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The Press and Banner.: ABBEVILLE, S. C. BY HUGH WILSON. j Terms?Two Dollars a year, in advance I or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if pay- j incnt is delayed. Advertisements will Ik* inserted at: the rate of One Dollar per inch for the j Jirst insertion and Kifty Cents for each j subsequent insertion. Greatly reduced rates will bo given to : those who advertise by the quarter or by ! theVear. All obituary noticos, tributes of reaped, | and other matter of a personal or private nature will be chargod for at the usual! advertising rates. Nothing which may bo written in malice shall appear in theso columns at any price. Our Job Department is wort supplied with material for Job i Work, ana our assortment of new job I type i* as good as can be found in any country office. The Proprietor is a practir il printer and will givo his personal attention to this class of work. Our vork compares favorably with the same j class of work executed anywhere, and Is j always put at the lowest living rates. Wednesday, May 23,1877. j The Chief Justice. Judge Willard, a Republican native of' New York, who oame to South Carolina) as a lieut. colonel of oolored troops during j the war?who was the Judge Advocate who nrosccuted Crawford Kcvs and oth-! its of our nelghljoring county of Anderson for the Brown's Ferry murder at the close of the war, has been elceted Chief j J ustiee of South Carolina over some of; the best men in the State. This extraordinary result has been brought about by two causes, without which the result would have l>eon different. First, Gov. Hampton required his election, and reluotanoe to seem to antagonize the administration caused some Democrats to give him an enforced vote. Hut .second, this would not have been enough to secure his eleotion but for the co-operation of auother cause. A oaucus of the Democratic inernliers was invoked to choose between Willard and good Democrats. No Republican, except Willard, was thought of. Tho caucus was not only useless for any good purposo, but absolutely hurtful, as its only object was to nominate Willard and exclude from the race every good Democrat. If all the candidates had been allowed to run before the Legislature, as the constitution , contemplates, Willard would not have been elected?indeed he was not elected, unless a man can be said to be elected by a minority. General McGowan got a! majority of the Legislature and is morally Chief Justice. Adding the votes he K<>t in caucus 26, to those he got in tho House 39, he roceived 65 votes which was ] a majority of the whole. Yet, by the] operation of tho caucus system, Willard! was declared elected. What a mortifying | and extraordinary result! \fr r;?llir?nn shnwwl nn the hfunitios of! r I the caucus system forty years ago, and it is entirely a new doctrine in this State. It looks as if he was a prophet indeed, lie said : "I, acting with Genoral Jackson ""and most of the leaders of the party, at "that time contributed to put down the "Congressional caucus, because we believed it to be liablo to bo acted on and "influenced by the patronage of the gov- j <4erument. There is indeed somcfAin^j "monxtrou* in the idea of giving the major- \ *lity the right of impressing the vote of the! "minority into its service, and counting 4ithcm as its own." Augusta's Connection H'ith the West i should be Throuffp Abbeville ! County. Before it is too late, we would suggest the practicability of running tlie new j railroad from Augusta to the immense! grain fields of the West, through Abbe-| ville county. The line of the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad could be used to Dorn's Gold Mine or thereabouts, and thence from a suitable diverging point, a survey by Calhoun's Mills, and Lowndesvillo to Anderson, could be made, then with a helping hand to the President of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad oti.l tl.a Qnntl< noMliim Vr . i 1-no , V, UUV4 k/vuiu V'Ui V/4i UO AMUiAUOU>1| V\ UU lias acquired the Bluo Ridgo Road with ail its property and franchises wo may soon realize the accomplishment of this most important of railway cour^'ous. It is possioiu io secure this road and we hope that our people will be fully alive to its importance. The building of this road would be doubly advantageous, in that it would make the Greenwood and Augusta Road a success. A very large local subscription could be obtained all along this route, and besides, it is the route upon which a railroad could be most easily built. The line from Lowndesville to Anderson could be graded with half the cost of any other route, and then tho people of the Lowndesville county are tho richest and best to-do citizens of any section of the State. This together with their public spirit and the earnestness with which they work at everything they undertake, truly presents inducements which are worthy of the highest consideration. Their liberal subscriptions of money and land, together with.the convict labor, if our Legislators would authorize that disposition of tho penitentiary boarders, would soon put the road ready for tho iron. Tho importance of this route and the advantages which it presents over any ft+Viat'a tl'all Kn v?u>?v? "vi* wu vTCtvnuuiawu i.*j our people, and they should bestir themselves at once to lend their p.id and inlluencc in securing Its location on the Carolina Hide. Our wide-awake neighbors on the Georgia side arc working with a will, and It is to bo hoped that our people possessing more wealth and greater natural advantages will leave no stone unturned to secure to ourselves this great iron connection. The lands about Calhoun's Mills and Lowndesvillo would increase in marketable value four-fold, besides building up these towns. Liowndcsville especially needs this connection as it is twenty miles to the nearest railroad, and its people appreciating the need of such a thoroughfare will contribute enough to build the road for ten miles on either sido of the village of Lowndesvillo. The Dorn's Gold Mine section are rtci mn/tk im naA/1 on a14 iiwu vi n 4miluau? ft?d with h little encouragement from Augusta this people will be able to build an indispensible highway, for the transportation of passenger* and fright. The wealth of this rich and populous section will contribute more than their full quota for the accomplishment of ho desirable a result* With theso facts before us, what is to hinder the road to be built from Augusta to Anderson, with a branch road connecting with Greenwood? This completed* the Blue Ridge by a concert of action, could be completed in a reasonable tim# when this would be to us, the mont important railway connec- j tion in tho world. As will be seen by the proceedings of the railroad meeting in Augusta, which wc published last w*'v'" * - ' likely bo built, I arid wo hopo to sec Abbeville county reaping the inestimable benefits to be derived from its construction. We know that tho villuge of Abbeville cannot get the road, and that our town would not be benefitted by auy road which would divert trade l<> Augusta or to the local towns which would spring up on tho line of the new railroad, but tho advantage tt our citizens would be so great that we art willing not only to relinquish this trade but are willing, as far as we are able, tc help secure the road. We need it, and by rights, arc untied to it. ???? The Election of Chief Justicc. The plain statemont of tho foots below do not bear upon their face the actual choioe and truo expression of the will ol tho Legislature, but this explanation, we think, is necessary to make the mattei clear to the casual reader. General McGo wan was all the time opposed to the caucus, as he knew very well that it meant no good to him, but was convinced that if he appeared before tho Legislature for a fair eloction, tho office would havf been tendered to him on the first ballot, by almost the unanimous vote of both political parties. But knowing that Governor Hampton had determined to pul the Republican carpet-bagger in tho position, he disliked to seem to come in antognism to the Administration, and requested his friends to withdraw his name entirely from the race. This they doclin ed to do. Finally, they reluctautly consented to go into caucus with tho Administration followers, with the hope that they could defont them, even after tho Governor had, in tho public prints, instructed his adherents to voto for "Willard. There were eighty votos in the caucus, and General McGowan's was the onlj* formidable name presented against the Administration candidate. Fortjr-one votes being necossai^- to choice, it was not until throe o'clock in the morning that the necessary odd vote was secured, ?uu uiuw y* uu nrru 111 a majuruy ui UIIV in the caucus whipped the balanco into their service, and defeated the will of the Legislature and tho peoplo whom they represent. General McGowan was from the first, industriously fought. The Register took sides with the Governor, while tho reporters of both the Charleston pa* pers entirely ignored his strength in the canvass by either omitting to mention him at all, or in merely alluding to him in such a manner as was calculated to lead the casual reader of these journals to the impression that he had not the ghost of ? chance. With the administration solidly arrayed against him and in favor of their own candidate, aided by the help of the local paper which is supposed to be the expositor of the viowsof the administration, together with the inuondoes from the Charleston papers at first, and their open opposition at the last, is it any wonder thai "General Samuel McGowan, of Abboville the best man in South Caroliua," was defeated, and the Republican LieutenantColonel of a negro rogiment, from New York, put in the position ! The Senate came Into the hall of tho Houk< of Representatives, Ave minutes before on< o'clock, lu procession, and Lieutenant Gover nor Simpson took the chair and culled th< Joint assembly to order. The Clerk read th( resolution under which the joint assembly had convened. The Lieutenant Governor said th?t flveirm utes would be allowed for cuch nuinlnaiion and five minutes for each second to a nomination. Senator Sam Green asked the Chair for how lone a term the Chief Justice wus to be elect' ed. Tho Chair?The resolution has been reac and each member must luterprct it for him' self. The Clerk rend the resolution again. Mr. Orr?I rise to nominate Judge A. .T Willard. Extended remarks are unneeesxa ry. Judge Willard has for Ja long time flllec tne position of Associate Justice with honoi to 11ic iiuuo ana wun uignity. 1 am sattsneu that tf he should be Mpmoted to the posltlou of Chief Justice he wm still continue to hol?] the balances of Justice properly, and con Untie to be an honor to South Carolina as h< has been in the past. I, therefore, urge hh claims on thin General Assembly. Mr. Andrews?I rise to put in a nomlna I tion. In puttluR in my nomination I do not want it to bo understood by this General Assembly that 1 do It for the purpose of Injuring the wheels of the government, but J pul it In with the motives that have alwayf prompted me according to my own conscience for the welfare of the .State. I fee that there are able gentlemen in tho State o South Carolina who can fill tho office of Chic Jutlce an well as the candidnte who hits beet nominated. It will bean honor to vote foi my candidate. This is the Hon. W. D. Porter, of Charleston. Mr. N. B. Myers?I rise to second the nomination of Judge Wlllard. It gives me a grcal deal of pleasure to be able to demonstrate t< the people of this country that the people o South Carolina are determined to recogniz< worth. It has been said that we are opposed to a certain class of men; and I want to declare by niy vote to-day that I am not opposed to men who are identified with South Carolina and her imprests. Ir.therefore tak? great pleasure In seconding the nomination of Judge A. J. Wlllard. On motion of Mr. Hamilton, the nominations were theu closed. Mr. Palmer rose to make a nomination, but th? Chair said that It was out of order. > The vote was then taken viva vocc, and rosuited as follows: A. J. Wlllard. 80: S. McGowan. .W; W. D. Porter, 2; J. B. Kershaw, 2- W. H. Walloon J. Mr. Keith originally voted tor Mr. Mclver, but changed to Gen. McGowan. Mr. Caldwell voted for S. W. Melton, but changed tc Gen. McGownn. Those who voted for Judge Wlllard are; Messrs. Aldrlch, Walluce, E. S. Allen, W. S Allen, Anderson, Asblll, Austen, Bamberg Bates, Blssell, Blakeney, Blue, D. F. Bradley, W. K. Bradley, Bridges, Brown. Byers, Calfl son, Colt, Compton, Conner, Cooper, Cummlngs, Davis, Deal, Donnaid, Edeus, Erwln, Gray. C. S. Green, Guignard, Hamer, Hamilton, J. J. Hemphill, R. R. Hemphill, Holmes Hood, J. B. Humbert. Hutchinson, Jeffries Jennings, Jones, Kinloch. Leapheart, Maree MaBsey, McRae, Moore, Muller, X.B.Myers, Orr, Parler, Petty, Peake, Redfearn, Reedish Rogers, Rountree, Sawyer, Shaw, Sheppard Simpson, Sloan. Vandiver, Vomer, vVatts Westberry, Westmoreland,?Wofford, Woodward, Youmans. Bowen, Butler, Cannon Corwin. Counts, Crittenden, Evans, GaHlard, Howurd, Jeter, Livingston, J. C. Maxwell Meetze, Todd, witherspoon. Those who voted for General 8. McGowan are: Messrs. Alexander, Boston, Coleman. Curtis, Dibble, Evans, Forrest, Galther.Ganti Keith, Lowman, Miller, Milton, Morgan, Palmer, Peterson, Rcod, Robinson, Scott, J. A, Hmith, Wells, Wines, Bird, Cartor, Clinton, Cochran, Duncan. Gary, S. Green, Johnston, H. J. Maxwell, W . F. Myers, Nash, Swalls, Taft, Warley, SVllliams. Those who voted for Mr. W. D. Porter are: Messrs. Andrews, and L. D. Bryan. Those who voted lor Gen. J. B. Kershaw, are: Messrs. Ferrlterand Hough. Mr. Caldwell voted for Hon. R. W. Melton. Mr. R. H. Humbert voted for Gen. W. H. Wallace. Mr. S. J. Keith voted for Mr. Mclver. Mr. Ferritcr asked If a majority of the whole number of irembers elect were required to elect a Chief Justice. The Chair?That is not a parliamentary question. The Lieutenant Governor then declared A. J. Willard elected Chief Justice, and the Senato withdrew. ~ . The House then adjourned. NOMINATING AN A8SOCIATK JUSTICK. Wo aro now beginning to corao to the supposed location "of the milk in the coeoanut," and may bo abl?, by linking somo of tho facts together, to fairly account for the zeal, which lias heretofore been manifested for the promotion of a Renuhlican earnft-hAwnr in nrpf?r?rM *- x ?no? r.v.v.v..vv to a native born Democrat, the peer ol any man in the State, and whose life-long service on the stump, the forum, and the tented field has always been in the cause of truth and justice to the private citizen, and to the advancement of the interest and renown of his nativo heath?the land that gave him birth. On Thursday night the Democrats held a caucus with the following result for Associate J ustice: First ballot?Mclver 27; Haskell 19; Wallace 12; T>rdiaw 12; Tracy 6. Sec.? OA . ns . uuu uuuwi-^iuujiv -I ov t M j A.CI shawll; Wallace 10. Third baliot?McIver 37; lu^itoil 22; Wallaoe 9; Kershaw 9. Before the declaration of the third ballot numbers of members changed their votes until Mclver's vote reached 49? more than ?cough to declare him the choice of the caucus?and he was so declared, when an adjournment followed. At one o'clock Friday, the Senate met I iu the IIuusc of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor Simpson presiding. Mr. Coit nominated Mr. Henry McIver. j Mr. Keith seconded the nomination. Mr. Gary obtained the consent of tho Joint Assembly to make a second 1 to Mr. Melver, and said: Nothing has i afforded me more pleasure than tho fact , I that, for the candidate presented by the I Democratic party, a second sliould have !! como from the opposite side of the house. > It is tit and becoming that it should be so > because ho who holds the scales of justice 'should hold them for black and white ' i alike?alike for Democrats and Republijcans. He should go to his exalted poBi uon as tne cnoico 01 an tne people ana 01 both parties. It seems then that wo are fortunate in presenting tho name of . Honry Mclver. A native South Carolin. ian, an accomplished jurist, and a Chris1 tian gentleman, ho will give satisfaction f to the Republican party and satisfaction > to tho Democratic party. He will stand . conspicuous as the representative of the intelligence of South Carolina, and we " will ask the people to contrast him with > the Chief Justice?[applause]?to look on > this picture and on that. [ Mr. Hamilton wished to second the nomination of Mr. Mclver, but the Chair ' ruled that any further second to that ! nomination wait out of order. Mr. Samuel Green said: If ho desires ' to say something that will help to bring 1 about peace ana good feeling, like the gentlemen who ha? just taken his seat, I ; think he should bo allowed to do it. Tho voto was then taken, and Mr. Mclver unauimously elected receiving 129 votes. The announcement of his election was i received with cheers. Representative Conner has introduced . tho following bills into the House besides others of local import; i "Bill to repeal an act creating certain State scholarships." This act pa id toeach scholar ?200 to come to the UnierVfcity, limiting the number to 120 for tho State. "To protect persons paying the taxes of others.*' This was to give to a man who i paid the taxes of a friend or neighbor the i same lion which the State held. This i was rejected on report of committee. "Bill to repeal an act to provide for widows and orphans whose husbands were killed for political opinions. It ap > plies only W> counties where the habeas corpus had been suspended." This was never done in Abbeville and yet we have , beon paying that tax. "Bill to transfer causes from one Trial i Justice to another." i (.aw-IHaking at 925 a Day. 1 Our Columbia correspondent tells us i that a matter that is, at present," oocupy[ ing the minds of the Senators and representatives, to a great extent, is the pay of the members; and that it is highly prob1 able that the pay of the Senate ana tho members of tne Wallace House will be fixed ut $600 for tho last session and $200 for the special session. At this rate the ! office of Legislator will pay better than 1 any other occupation, anu the members . are worth tlicir weight in greenbacks. The Wallace House, last winter, was in session from November 28 to December 22, making twenty-four days. A salary of 9<)00 is equal to ?25 a day. If the presl ent session shall extend to May 24 its length will be thirty days, and a salary of $200 will be equal to $*>.65 a day. This is handsome pay, even when the charac ter of the work is considered. j Ono hundred and fifty-six thonsand dollars in six per cent, "bonds, at par, produce only $25 ^ day, when the inter est is regularly paid. Each member who ; gets ?600 for twonty-four day's work is ! receiving as much as if his brain, muscle and sinew were worth $156,000, and he f had rented himself out at six per cent, interest. Comparatively few men in South Carolina make 92,000 a year, and it would takomostof us seventy-eight yoars to accumulate ?156,000, even if we could live, the whole timo, on such interest as could ' be obtained on the gradually accumulatl ing sum, and had no bad debts. The . members of the Wallace House who draw the $600 will bo in the same position as if they had been saving, in that way, for ; seventy years and more and were drawi ing their interest regularly. It is true r Chat at the end of the twenty-four days i the pay stops, and the imaginary ?156,000 | has disappeared; but it disappears no . more completely than the money ol'inno cent bondholders would vanish if the i General Assembly were prevailed upon to repudiate the State debt. [ The law fixes the salary of the members . of the Legislature at 9600 a session. We . know that. But is there any reason why L the law should not bo changed? Are ; there not a host of substantial Reasons [ why it ought to be changed t And if it r cannot be changed, need tho members r draw the money? Congress passed a l hn/'k-nnv lnu- mmmnnlv Vnrtwtv tho [ Salary Cirab. A large number of members declined to take it; others who had . taken it thought better of it and returned t it. Not many who did take, and koep it, > were re-elected. We do not call the pro; posed $000, for twenty-four days' worn, a [ Salary Grab ; but how can the members - of the General Assembly face their con stituents, hard-working "farmer* and oth1 crs, if they pocket $25 a day for the last I session ? The proposed pay for the extra session is not unreasonable, although even that is high considering the impoverished 1 condition of the people. Five dollars a . day ought to be enough, for either session. This would give each member , $270 for the two sessions together, instead of $800, as is talked off. The saving to ; the State, if the whole number of inem] bers (one hundrod and fifty-seven) wero Sut on the same footing, would>bo the iflerence between $125,600 and $49,390, or $83,210. There Is, also, the very awkward point that the pay which the members of the Mackey House are to be allowed to draw i? the lower sum of $200, and that , the ?C00 for last session is to be given ox elusively to thf Senators ana to the ' Democrats and handful of Republicans | who composed the Wallace House last winter. Again, the Republicans in the . Senate were as contumacious as the Mackey House. Why should those Sen! ators get 8600 each anil their allies in the , House get nothing? Wo hope that the members of the Gen eral assembly will remember the homely t adage that what is sauce for the, goose is sauce for the gander. Retrenchment should begin in the legislative halls, and if the Senator and Representatives will put themselves in the place of their con' stitucnts, they will find ways and means | of coming down to flvo or six dollars a duy.?Netts and Courier. Proclamation. Executive Department. As it is our duty as a God-fearing people to turn reverently to the Lord in our , prosperity no less than in our adversity, ! and to give Him humble and hearty thanks for all His goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men: I hereby appoint and set apart Thurs; day, the 24th day of May, as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to Almighty God. And I earnestly awk the people of South Carolina, in public and private devotions , on tliat dav, to return thanks to our Heavenly father for all the blessings He has bestowed on us; to invoke His divine Guidance in the present, and to imploro lis protection in the future; praying ( with numblo and grateful hearts that He may give to us peace, prosperity and liap pin ess. i Tn tPuHmnnr wViorfwtf T horn hnrnn^tA ' set my hand and caused the Great Seal of , the State to be affixed, at Columbia, this 17th day of May, A. D. 1877, and in the 1 one hundred ana first year of the indei pendence of the Unitea State* of America. By the Governor: WADE HAMPTON, Governor. R. M. Sims, Secretary of State. Death of a Pendleton Lady.?Wo aro sorry to announce that Mrs. Carrie Millor, wifo of Dr. Millor, of Pendleton, died on last Monday evening from the effects of the burns which we recordod last : week. Mrs. Miller nuffored intence ; agony from her injuries, and the scythe ; of death came to her as an angel of peace {troclaiming rest from her woes. She eaves a large circle of relatives and I friends who mourn on account of the nlacfl made vacunt hv h?r rinmidfl.? ,1*i derson Intelligenccr." General Walker, Democrat, was ejected Senator from Cheater, who takes the i place a Radical negro Senator who rej signed to keep from being prosecuted for , malfearaace in office. Y_"r "Tiriii" injLJPlI'HJjJIMlLgL'ISI'F.J M ie Pay Interest omit FiUic Belt? WHAT REPRESENTATIVES CONNEB AND HOOlfHAVE TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT, t Shots from Diflercnt Standpoints. Mr. Hood resumed his argument on th< bill to raise supplies, and said he regret ted the papers represented hivn as sa3'im the ante-war debt of the State was onlj $400,000. He had not stated what it was, The $400,000 meant was the amount o past due interest remaining nnfundec when Governor Orr's adrninistratior nanoA/1 Tf on/1 fKft Ivtnrla Suuuo/1 in ISAM to retire tlio bills recievable, togethei with bonds issued to raise money to puj interest on the ante bellum, dej)t must b< added to tha ante bellum debt before vol cun see its volume. We cannot alford t( entertain the idea of repudiation. A1 governments must liave the moral, phy sical and financial support of its citizens These arc the three main pillars that support it The patriot's strong right arm ii raised in vain if the others do not com< to its aid. We neod credit not onlj amongst our own citizens, but umongs our neighbors. How can wo gain anc: preserve it without we show an hones intention to fairly moot our honest obli gations ? The opposition to this sectior of the bill under consideration looks tc repudiation. You may shapo it as yoi pleaso; you may modify, qualify and ex plain as you can, and st'.ll the true inten of the opponents of this section is repu diation, plain or disguised. My frieni from Chester read the resolution to tlili House that was adopted by the Demo cratic Executive Committee on the -1th o October last. The platform of our part} left the subject of the public debt ir doubt. We called on all parties, color , and raccs to support the reform movement. In answer to inouiries on thii subject, the Democratic Executive Com mittee pledged us to the debt as settler, by the consolidation act of March 22, 1?73 I do not consent to pledge myself to on< thing to-day and break it'to-morrow Nobody objected then. That was th< time for objection. Not having made wo cannot recede now. We propose tha the commission shall examine tno debt und having examined and certified its va liditv, to pay theinterest. We intend to rotreuch?with all mj heart I will retrench. But let us do 1 with judgment. In return from the ex treme under which we have sufferod, w< ' must not go the othor, and deceive otn people with the belief that the govern ment can move successfully withou money. You know, sir, that we ar? passing over claims at this session tha merit attention, and must have it at tin fall session. Is it wise now to postpou< . the interest, and have to pay double th< same next year ? Will the citizens of th? State not be justly disappointed if w< 'levy a tax contemplated by the opposi tion this year, and then be forced to in crease it by four or live mills next year! We pay it this year in three installments A thing unheard of in our State. Hov can any man predict that we can paj twice as much next year as this? I'ai jrou afford to enter on the canvass o next year with broken faith and a bur deiLof tax as hoavy as it was last year! I confess, sir, I cannot look forward t< such a state of things with the hope o succcss. I have serious doubts whethei the opposition to tins section is based 01 an intelligent comprehension of the char acter of our debt, and the position ii which a doparture from our pledge wil plnce us. The coupons of the consolida ted bonds are receivable for taxes, an( will flood the ta;t collectors, and yoi can't keep them oat. The debt as con solidated now is $4,396,290. When com pleted, it will be $6,183,759. The cou pons on the funded part will force them selves on you; then, you are not onh defeated, but your government choked ii its infancy. Why can wo not provide for light installments next year, as w< havo this year? Iam award there maj be but little sympathy for speculator! that hold large* amoiyitfl of these bonds . But manv of them are held by our owi people. l>ay before yesterday, encourag ed l>v the auDearance of this section o the bill, to my knowledge, $115,000 of th< old, venerable debt of the Stato asked t? be funded at the treasury office, and thu be reduced one-half undor tho consolida tion act. I do not know the owners o all this security, but I do happen t know that three poor widows owned ; part of it. These are the natives of ou own State. There are hundreds of such Shall their claims be disregarded ? opinion is that the funding should pro ceed, the tax bo levied, the commissioi be put to work, and as tho bonds, our b; one, ftro examined and found to be cor rectlv out, the interest paid. Thus, w fulfill our pledge, sustain our crodit, up hold the ndministration, and keep our selves on a basis that is safe and sound. Mr. Connor said: At this lato stage c the debate on this bill I do not propose t< intliet a speech upon this patient bu wearied Houso. The question we ar discussinir. however, is or such moment ous importance, fraught with so much o good or evil to the people of this State th;it I cannot permit the occasion to pas Without briefly giving the reasons tha influence the vote that I shall cast. I ii the outset confess to a prejudice agains the debt that has been heaped upon us b< the Republican party sinco it came int" power. They have wrung from an im poverishod poople by taxation such ai enormous amount or money year aftc year that there has nover been any nee< of borrowing monev or issuing any bonds But they have piled up debt upon debt like Pelion upon Ossa, until they stoo< amazed at the superstructure, and, tvu to their nature, they began to destroy i by repudiating a part and stealing thi balance. Money enough has been raise* by taxation to have paid the current ex penses of the government, sustain anc Duild up the public institutions, flnishe< this grand old building, which has beei going to decay since they received it, ani Said off a great part of the public debt Jut there is nothing to show for this vas outlay; no valuable consideration. Th< range of discussion has been wide, bu the main line of argument pursued bj the friends of the bill nas been bused upor false promises?that the opposition mean repudiation by striking out the fifth sec tion. This is diverting public attentior /fm n fViA Mol rvA int of Soulia o n rl i a 1IUIU kUW 1VU1 LfViUV UV IOOUVf UUU in llibVIIU' ed to bring oaium upon those who op pose the section as repudiationists. ] contend that repudiation is not involvoc in this queHtion at all. To say that to re luse to pay a claim that is neither legalh nor morally binding Is repudiation, is ar absurdity. We propose to pny tne rea bona fide debt of tne State, and as an evi dence we provide for the appointment o a commission to ascertain what it is, anc wc simply ask the creditors to wait unti an exammation is had. We have jus commenced a new era, our grand ok commonwealth has Just arisen from th< dust of corruption and fraud, and is put tine on the habiliments of honesty unc reform. This bugaboo about the treasun being flooded with coupons presented fo; taxes is without force. The holders o these funded bonde, with few exceptions pay no taxes. They would have to sel their coupons before they could reacl the treasury and if we do not provide foi them few tax payers would ever se< them. The holders cannot sue the State The State is a BovereiRntv and cannot be sued for debt, or under the act of a Login lature. This funding scheme which i! claimed to be a contract, upon the part oi the State, is only an act of the bogislHturo and does not bind a subsequent Logisla ture. If disposed to do so, we can repoa it in threo days. But there is not the difference.bctweer the advocates of this bill, and its oppo nents as would seem to be from the torn and temper of the discussion. Let us examine it. Neither party advocates the repudiation of any bona fide, debt of tiu State. Both parties want a commissior raised to lina out the valid debt. Oue party wants a levy and appropriation o: f300,000 to meet the interest of the debl before it is ascertained what that debt is, We want no levy nor appropriation until tho whole debt has been thoroughly investigated and tho good separated from the bad. We are unwilling to recognize, either morally or legally, bj' this appro1 priation any part of the debt until the : commission has made the examination ! and reported to the next General Assembly. We desire, in the meantime, to pul ourselves upon the record that, by refusing to make the appropriation at the present session, wo in no sense mean or imply repudiation of the bonded debt of the State ; that the object and purpose*of the motion to strike out the filth section are ! to secure time and the proper means for I the full investigation of the subject of the I validity of the indebtedness with a view I to provide ibr the paymert of so much o, I the same as is found'to he valid, cnul ?k more. With thin assurance proporlj made, I think every holder of an hotted claim would he content to give us all th< indulgence wo ask. But when we ari informed, and it is a common rumoi i among Republicans aa well as Democrats ' that no small part of the bonds already funded is fraudulent, why should we hi in haste to exact from the people, at thL stringent time, taxes to pay these bom holders. Fnt Hogs. Some time ago we published a repor > of a New Jersey farmer, who had recent - ly killed a pen of ten fat hogs averaginj ; over 500 pounds each net. This repor r came to the eyes of tho secretary of tin . State Grange of Now Jersey, and lie f somewhat surprised at our wonder tha I such a thing could be done, writes to i 1 friend in .South Carolina that such i , thing la nothing new in Jersey. We ar< r permitted to make the following cxtrac r Irom his letter: i "We do not seek large bone to mak i "heavy weight. I have seen within tlirei ) "miles of my house liftv-tive hogs of tb 1 "Jersey Red bread in one pen, every om * "of which were entirely blind, the ia . "having closed over their eyes ; and ev "ory one of them had to bo assist< d ii i "getting upon their feet. This pen aver J "aged when dressed 515 pounds at om r "and u half years old. As to the quality t "of the meat, I have no other evident* I "than this { Jersey pork always com t "mands in Philadelphia market iO to 7 "cents per 1W> pounds more than an< i "other pork in market. ) "You may ask for tho secret of feed i "ing? There is no secret ahout it. W< - "get them to cat as much as possible, am t 'give them just as much as they will cat "During the first eight or ten month I 'tlio feed is principally slops made o i 'bran, or 'round feed' (? Ed.) never ban - 'grain. We put with the bran or roun< f 'food all the milk not needed for housi r 'use. This is considered the best feed t< i 'promote growth, and vou must hav< i 'growth to get weight. *We never keej - 'the shoats too fat, just in good growinj i 'condition. When we begin feeding t - "fatten we take awry tho slops, and fee< 1 "grain, (corn,) ground moistened wit] ,,,111 n/,nu?l?>,?n oil I 1\ puic V) IIVU | U Ultll nut wiinvivuvv c**? v??< 3 "drink necessary. Until penned to fat . "ten, allow the shoats good pasturage i "clover lots aro the best. Whilo fatten , "ing encloso in good comfortable pen t "with plenty of litter, and distuib as sol , "dom as possible." Our IViends "down in Jersey" have cor tainly reduced the fattening process to ; ? science, and if we would only imitnt t them a little we would in a short whili - bo eating bacon and pork that cost u scarcely an appreciable prico. We saw i f cotton farmer a few days ago buy a sidi - of "Dr. and pay, or promise to pa^ t 16c per pound for it. In our presence i ) sido of the same meat was bought am t paid for at 11c per pound. Visions o i credit and shades of lions, when wil i our farmers bo IVee I?Aiken in JS'ews an< Courier I Donaldvilles. The rice birds aro bad on tho bnrle? f and wheat at Donalds. Messrs. Soa wrlght, Dodson and Agncw devote thci ' sparo IIIUIIIUUIA UJ suuuuiifi nu-m. The 'marble and horso-sboe-pitelilm }. alubs have reorganized with Mr. Jamci Sheffield and Master Willie Donald, Pros I idents. Tho members aro practicing reg j nlarlv. f Messrs. Sharp? it Mattison'8 larce cot r ton crop was ho badly beaten by tlio hai , that they were replanted. Mr. Booker's doe is a stockholder li i the G. <fc C. R. R. He went to the con 1 vontion on his stocky : Anotiikr New Batiy. ? Mr. J. C 1 Hodge? turns out school early. ' Mr. W. E. Barmore's dog was fount " at W, B. Acker's gate early one morninj * lately. Something wrong there. The new drug store has been opened f Oct your "certificate from I)r. Town ! Jones. L' " * ? Wonderful Succcsh. ' It is reported tlmt Roscliee's Ger J man Syrup lias since its introductioi in the'United States, reached I lie im 1 mense sale of 40,000 dozen per yeai " r\ o n/i/i k...n ..u.l.oo/l tl.i j- wvn o.UIIU j;iU(Jgl.-)l. Illlir umicicu nil B medicine direct from thw Factory, a o Woodbury, N. J., and not one hits rc s ported a single failure, but#every lette - speaks of its astonishing* success ii f curing severe Coughs, (/'olds settled 01 o the Breast, Consumption, or any di* a ease of the Throat and Lungs. W r advise any person that has any predb position to weak Lungs, to go to Ihei _ Druggists, W. T. Penney, and get thi ^ Medicine, or inquire about it. llegu v lar size, 75 cents: .Sample bottle 1 - cents. Two doses will euro an e case. Don't neglect your Doctor \\ - T. Pennev. 3m. _.4?? Sublime Porte.? A corresponder if asks "why the term 'Sublime Porte* i 0 applied to Turkey ?" Tlio words mean J t lofty or magnificent entrance, an e are French, which is a language general! - used in diplomatic relations in the ol f world. The title "Sublime Porte" is oil i, cially given to the Ottoman Govcrnmon h It comes from flic circumstance that Ork t han (1326-00) erected in his capital, lirnst 1 a palace with an imposing entrance, o t which ho bestowed the nameof "Sublini y Porte," which from that' time to the pre> 0 ent lias been applied to the monarch an - Government of the Ottomans. The use < a the term, too, i.s partly owing to th r oriental custom of transacting public bus 1 iness at the gate, or antechamber of tli i. palace. i ?? D Wasted.?The P. O. address- of ever ^ person who has an old "Florence," c 0 any other kind of old sewing machiti j (no matter how old or poor.) To such w will mail,/rec, a very liberal propositioi Y to exchange for our new late improve j "Florence." Read the advertisement c j the Florence Oil Stu . es in another co j umn of this paper. Write for circular' ?ts. Address 1 Florence Sewing Machlde Co., Cliicagt j? March 7, 1S77. 8t. t Messrs. Gaillard and Brvee, of Fail r field, are elected to the Legislature b i over 1,300 majority. The Radicals carric t that county in November by 600. There - fore the Democrats have gained 1,900 o j the November election. l,900in Fairfiel . and 700 in Chester foots un a gain in tw - counties of 2,600. Wo tender our congrat [ ulations to both for their good work an i its splendid results. * T)o thk figures, "77" stand afte > joiirname on the paper? If not se 1 to it at once.-Don't let the Post Mas " terknow that you are behind will J the printer. tf 1 " ALST0N_H0USEr ; '1877. r The Misses Cater f EXPRESS tliunks for past patron % age and solicit a continuance o | the same for the present year. Both Regular and Transient Board ers will be accommodated. Jan. 3. 1877. ^^"ALKING SHOES f AND GAITERS. An elegant lim .! inst received at the ;j" "EMPORIUM OF FASHION. M ApnJ 18,1877. ! Buttericks patterns > JX the latest styles at The Emporium of Fashion. J April 4, 1S77. ! Calicoes ' IN beautiful styles, and the bes 1 brands at Sc., at the i Emporium of Fashion. [ Apri~ 4 i/,.8'1 , CtaiT TolfSoap ! AT ! il D AT? IT CD jfc PPRRTM'R ri '' Jj'eh' 7- 1877- 2L ! C. E. BRUCE. ' Boot and Shoe Maker, o NE door above Murble Yard. April 11, 1H77. ~ n:TT's " WEED rHE PTLLB f TCTPS SXXtXdAM JLXX?i PILLS ; iiiWords of Advice,IE ( / tutt's pills C TUTT'S "RESPECTFULLY offered by ILLLS : tutT'S W- H. Tutt. M.I)., for many piLLi, - mrrTT'o years Demonstrator of Anatomy 111 PTj T ? r "le Mt'dlrn, College of fleorgla. Thirty year*'experience In tbe*j*',JJS ? TUT! e> practice of medicine, together with PILLS . POTT'S fifteen years' lest of Tutt's PI1K PILLS -> TUTT'S and the thousands of testimonial* PILLS i TUTT's Riven of their oflk-acy. warrant me PILLS ? TTTTT'H I" sayIne that they will positively pills 1 wJttt'j cure all diseases that result from a pjll3 iSii,I diseased liver. They arc not ree- ?{172 TUTT 8 onimendnd for nil the Ills that afflict TUTT h hnmanltv, l?Uforl)vsnepi?la, .faun- J*II?LS TUTT'S dice. Constipation, Pile'!. Skin Uln? PILLS TUTT'S eases. Bilious C'olie. Rheumatism, PILLS TCTT'S Palpitation of the Heart, Kidney PILLS ( tttttw Affections, female Complaints, Ac,, piLLS - "tittt's a!1 of which result from a deranifc- pills r TT7TT'9 n,cut of the LIver'1,0 "iwllclae has PILL3 ' *vcr liroven so successful as DR. t TLTT'8 TUTT'S VEGETABLE LIVEBPJJ?LS TCTT'8 PILLS. fll-LS TUTT'S ? PILLS ' TOTT'S I TUTT'S PILLS PILLS t TUTT'S CURE SICK HEADACHE. ; PILLS it TUTT'S pills l tutt's : : pills , TUTT'S : TUTT'S PILLS 5 PIL .8 1 { TUTT'S : REQUIBE NO CHANGE OF i PILL9 c t tutt'S : DIET. ! PILLS fwrrmnsto ! PTTT.Q X luii o i - 0 TUTT'j3 : PILLS I ] TUTT'8 ; TCTT?? 1'ILLM : PILL* \, ? TUTT'8 -ARE PURELY VEGETABLE.- PILL9 < B TDTT'S i PILLS ] 0 TUTT'S : PILLS t TUTT'S TBTTN PILLS : PILLS . TUTT'S | NEVER GRIPE OR NAU8E. TILLS . TUTT'S I ATE. ! PILLS 1 TUTT'S ~ j PILLS * TUTT'S 5 : PILLS 0 TUTT'S : T1"^ DEMAND FOR TUTT'S: PILLS j TUTT'S -PILLS Is not confined to this- PILLS j TUTT'S -country, but oxtonds to all parts: TILLS TUTT'S :uf the world. : PILLS I : TUTT'S PILLS 5; TUTT'S : - : PILLS / TUTT'S : A CLEAR IIKAD,elii*tlc limb*,: PILLS TDTT'S icood digestion, sound sleep,- PILLS _i TUTT'S ibuoyant spirits, fine uppetlt*,- PILLS "! TOW'S -are torn* of the rasnlts of the- PILLS 3 ; TUTT'S -use of TUTT'S PILLS. j PILLS 1 TUTT'S PILLS ! TUTT'S : : PILLS a TCTT'S : AS A FAMILY MEDICINE s PILLS .. TUTT'S : TUTT'S PILLS ARE THE PILLS f TUTT'S : BEST?PERFECTLY HARM- j PILLS J TCTT'S : LESS. | PILLS 1 TCTT'S : : PILLS , ?UTT'8 : : PILLS 1 ' TUTT'S : 80LD EVERYWHERE. PILLS TCTT'S i PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CTS.s PILL8 ? B TDTT'S PILLS ) TUTT'S PILLS - TUTT'S : PRINCIPAL OFFIO E : PILLS ( ' TUTT'S ; IS HURR4Y HTRF.ET# ' PILLS 1 ; I TUTT'S NEW YOBK. PILLS 1 TUTT'S i PILLS ! DR. TUTT'S punpATfini iit ' : CArcviunHnii This unrivaled preparation has per. formed some of the most astonishing a cures that are recorded in the annals of u history. Patients suffering for years from J the various diseases of the Lungs, after s trying different remedies, spending thoun sands of dollars in traveling and doctoris ing, have, by the use of a few bottles, ' entirely recovered tlieir health. ! "WON'T 00 TO FLORIDA." , Now York, August 30,1072. 1 DR. TUTT: I Soar Sir :-Whon In ADcan, last winter, I used 7001 , Xxpootorant for my oough, and realised more benefit from It than 4ny thine I ovor took. I am to well that ] will not go to nortda next winter aa I lntonded. Sand me ono dozen botUaa. by express. for some friends. AUHED CUSHINO, 7 133 West Thirty-first Straatr Boston, January 11,1874. This certifies that I have reoommended tho nsa of Or.Tutt's Expoctorant for dlaeaaea of the lungs 7 for the past two yean, and to my knowledge many 3 J bottloa have been used by my patients with the hop-I plest rosults. In two oases where It waa thought oon- , - ! firmed oonsamptlon hod taken plaoo the Expeotorant | affected a our*. B. H. SPRAGU.E, M.D. * 1 "Wo can not speak too highly of Dr. Tutt'o Ex* 1: poctorant, and for the aaka of suffering humanity ! hope it may beoome more ganeraUy known."?Cu*l? , I tux Advocate. , I j _ told br Drugglata. Price SI .OQ ,j Drawing Near. ( DON'T forget that my sojourn in { Abbeville is drawing to u close. . !* You know you menu to have yourself < photographed so why delay? lte- 1 I. member Unit ''procrastination is the sj thief of time" ami that delay has caused more disappointment than you have any idea. Call early then and "eatcii the shadow ere the substance '-! fail." I will be here another month ( II or six weeks yet perhups. but don't - put oil'until tlie last minute. Photo . ir ran 11 Gallery. North West corner of s .Public Square. t W. S. WHEELER, f- M?y 9, 1877. __ , n Mattrasses. \ n A NEW and Splendid lot CIIRL- 1 ' 'A EI) HAIR MATTRASSES. el J. 1). CHALMERS & CO. . i-j Ovt. 23, 1876, tf s Black Alpaccas. <> "THE BRAND FOR THE TIMES' >'! Cheap at | ft. M. HADDON <fc. CO'S. April 11. 1877. it I WH"0\Y en11 you ?ell so cheap i#- the I s n question asked when a lady has | 'a looked through the ntillinerv room of d 11. M. HA I) DON & CO. y BECAUSE our goods are paid kor ^ and we are content witli small prott. ^ | i, YOU want to save money do not] n j[ fail to call on Mrs. H. T. UHildon, o who can maick or trim a hat to suit] 4" tin* most fastidious. d REAL HA in SWITCHES FIN, ger Pull's <ke.. mav lie found at ? II. M IIADDON & CO.'S. 10 TiTPifflit laifaclfii Go,manl'i acturhrs of >"r SHIRTINGS AND SHEETINGS, ie mills AT PIEDMONT, S. 0. ?!h. 1'. 1IAMMETT, Preset and Tres' Post Ollleo address?Greenville, s. c. (J. HAMLIN liEATTIK Seeretar , Tost Olllee address?Greenville, S. C ROYAL KALLOCK, Superiutendo ' Post Ofiieo address?Greenville, S. n .Jan. i/, om. i h ?""" NEN~ liosoM *- ami mamsutta ' Homespun shirts at CUNNINGHAM <1 & TEMPLETON'S at $1.00 apiece.* March 21, 1877, tf. n , 5 A Strictly < : A.BEQ rKESTRES to notify his friends that li ~ 1 w siness on a strictly CASH B AS! small profit. His stock will consist in pi Dry Goods, Clothing, Crocker] : FLOUR, BACON, LARD, COR ' C0FFE1 T also have on Hand a Fine Stock WHISKEYS, COGNAC, l'EACII AN SHERRY, MADEIRA, PORT. M/ - WINES, and a Good Stock of ALE AN T ?, !]! til tl L* n if In Hin .i.luulitnm. /?f mil j ..... ?.anv v, j/u. ana Prices. -A.. April 18, 1877. tf. L. Sir House, Sign IP j?l I iixr 1 ABBEVILI GRAINING, Marbling, Paper-Hang Tin and Wood. flfiTSpecinl alte HjiIIh, and Dwellings. B?"*ALL WOf April 18, 1877. 3m. Dr. H. D. i DENT lABBBVIl OFFICE OVER-THI I fippt.28,1875,-If . 877 1877 1ME ' -X No. 2 White's Block. . IcDonald&Co ,ve Just Received a New and 1 Fresh Stock I \ * groceries, Groceries. | 8 lbs Coffee Sugar for $1.00. 3i and 4 lbs Cottee for $1.00. ]I and 121b8 Rice for $1.00. 3 lbs Can Tomatoes, $'2.05 dozen. 1 lb Can Sa'.mond, S2.87J dozen. 1 lb Can Oysters, 1.40 dozen. Adamantine Candles, 20 cents. Cheese, 20 cents. Soda Crackers, 12? cents. Lemon and other Sweet cakes, 20c. Fresh lot of Family Flour just revived?and cheap for the cash at It. M. HADDON & CO.'S. April 11,1877. ^ * To Ihe Ladies. ' ^ U/'HEN you visit Abbeville be sure Ha and call at No. 2 Granite Range and be convinced that oue itock of millinery was never larger tnd at more satisfactory prices. Mrsr ^ Maggie Sassard's long experience and Q cultivated taste is a guarantee that you will be pleased. W Respectfully, MRS. M. M. WHITE. April 11, 1877. CUNNINGHAM ' 3 AND ? TEMPLETON i \RE Constantly Adding to Their Already Varied Stock of Generil Merchandise, rhey Receive this Week J SUGAR, COFFEE, CANNNED GOODS of all Kinds. And next week, a fulUine of . DRY GOODS, | Boots and Shoes. Nov. 22, 1876, tf STEAM 1 Planing Mill, COLUMBIA. S. C. F.W. WING, Proprietor / MANUFACTURER of Sash, Blinds, Doors, Hp ..?/4 r?oi,iA ITI ?> wiuuu miiu i/wiu riauivn, iiiniuc riYuv oj Blinds and Shutters, Pilasters, Mantelplecfls. * Moldings, Brooke's, Handrails, Newel*, Hallisters, Scroll Work f all Description. All Work Guaranteed a No. 1. Feb. 28.1876,tf. ^ Elur^Ka. 4 No ISors Bald Heads, ON recepton of One; Dollar, I will send an at In fill It bio receipt to prevent the hair from af [idling out, and even restore the hair on J!ald heads, if the person is not to*> old U? care '' whethor he has any hair or not. Noebemical sompound, no druxKlst's bill, but a simple fr remedy at the hand of any one. Address No 10, and llox 1H, Due West, 8. C. ? March 2S, 1877, CARPENTRY. The undersigned hereby gives noti<v that lie is prepared to do all kinds of Carpenter's Work and Building. rie also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrashers ind Fans. A full supply of Gin Material _ ?lwuys on hand. Farmers are requested Q Lo bring their Gins up early in tho season to allow time to have them properly prepared. Also Agent for tho Taylor Cotton Gin, the Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of Rubber and Leather Belting. / 1 D. B. SMITH, J Abbeville C. 7A. & C. $25 Reward. ft ?:o:? P" SWILL gite $25 reward for the eap- >J[ tureof Westly Nelson, for whom 1 have a bench warraut. Any one who will undertake to eatch him can get the warrant by calling at my office. He is laboring for Roger L. Williams, in Diamond Hill Township. 1 have failed twice to capture him by the parties with whom he ? lives giving him warning. I hear he is still working for R. L. Williams. J. Y. Jones, u s. a. c. r May 2,1877; 3t. 4^1 ALL FOR Ayer's Ague and Fever cure. Roger's 44 44 44 Dr. James' 41 44 Moise's 4 4 4 ' 44 Dr. Hartevo'a 44 41 Shalenberger's 4 4 44 PARKER & PERRIN. May 2, 1877. 5}EST Calicoes at 8c. R. M. HADDON A CO. April 11, 1877. J -1 DOZEN CANE and CANE- f Ym BACK ROCKING CHAIRS ni ut J. D. CHALMERS & CO. n Oct. 2-5. 1876, tf UJ Dash House. U ES T ! ie has determined to conduct his bu J !S and will dispose his goods with a 40 irt of Bi Shoes, Boots, Hats, 7, &C., 1 N. GRIST. I 01 G, &c. \ 7of LIQUORS, CORN AND RYE D APPLE BRANDY, N. E. RUM, ILLAGA AND SCUPPEBNONG I iD LAGER. * chasers to call and examine my stock < . Bequest. ? >i th, F: eiz and Fresco fJ, T 3E3 R , #< jE, S. C. an' ;ing, Kalsomining, Gilding on Glass, j ntion paid to Frescoing of Churches, I IK WARRANTED. I WILSON, 1ST, S ' BUI jIJE, s. O. 3 POST OFFICE i OF eneral Merchandise, hieh They Will Sell at the Lowest ^ Figures FOR CASH ONLY. rHANKING my friends ami customers for the liberal patronage I rv/itl rv Infn AwMA /\ 9 Ma. nvu vi cvi uia/ii tuc invc in ui ui jiiiv- < imald & Hadrion, I would respeettly solicit a share of the same at the tove well known stand. Don't forget where I am and by all eans remembei the place where you 11 buy the best, and most goods, for e least money. Ho. 2 White's'Block. W. T. McDONALD. ft Co. April 4,1877. 877 1877 Hi Mil ' ^ - * ^ m o IP m GOODS A.t Tbe Emporium Of Fashion. >UR noroeroas customer* Id th!? County an:? surrounding, are releetfully informed >hat we are now faring one of the Largest and motrt j. ttraclive Stocks of . Millinery be found in the up country, also ail latent ?ove}t>?H in / Fancy Dry-Goods prices defying competition any vy where, and all w.^a?k fwrisan iur . . v' icetioo toconviuee. i<au>ptes of any kiwi of goods sent <. : ee-. ' s Express paid on alt orders amount" g to five dollars or oreiv Kespettl'nlly, JAS. A. BOWIE. Agents TTmporiwsu of Fasbkrn. April 11,18*7. Nov Opening F A FOIL STOCK OF > "'v. r*y Clnrtinor Anl C1nMm/\? * ? *- >' - api! m DUBtm6f QUUH, " i \K ''* I [JFTHICH has been Mleeted with fyH Great sare, em^siathkg <>f Dry oods, Ready Made Clothing, Gentle- \ en's furnishing goods, Hals, Boots, . joes, Hardware, Groceries of all . nds, Tateeeo, Cigars,- Trunks, Vases, <fcc., Ate., at prices tbat will comire favorably with Augustaa?d Colubia Louses. All I ask is a call oiu one and all, and satisfaction jaranteed. ? Bo?t fo/get the plaee at IP. Rosenberg's. Granite Range, Abfcevillt, S_ (X April 4,1871. tf. Geo. R. Wart k Cn. 'AWAflf fi+TT T All *> <1 ? vicob vxigr * vouiuj and ' Machine Works. Augusta, 6a. k GENTS FOR THE VARDIKE ' ' m. AND HARMON J Plan tat ion urn and Wheat Mills cheap durable id good griuders. Call ana see one inning at our works. Price $85 and p. Send for circular. March 28,1877. tf. CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON JTAVE in store Bacon, Lard, Corn, v ^ MaYA*. ougnt, i>Uilcr, J\itc auu , si as low us the lowest. j. ( ' March 21,1877. rust RECEIVED at CUNP NINGHAM A TEMPLETON'S pieces Spring Priuts, Bleached and rown Cotton. March 21, 1877. i ??? ??? Lnenv stock spring clothiuff to arrive this week at L'NNIJfGHAM & TEMPLETON'S March 21,1877, tf. 4 * Safes. SIDEBOARD and mat j5u SAFES, just to hand at J. D. CHALMERS & CO. Oct. 25, 1876, tf OOLDSMITH. T. XIND Goldsmith & Kind, J i_ j If. ounaers iina macmaiats (PHCENIX IRON WOHKS), COLUMBIA, S. C. ^ Manufacturers of Steam Engines of nil ;es: Horse powers, Circular and Muley \v Mills, Grist and Sugar Cane Mills, 9| Dur Mills, Ornamental House and Stor* onts, Iron ItailiiiSSj^j^Ticultural Im- -^Hj sments, etc. Brass ancTSi?<^Caatiiigw nil kinds made to order on sKStaotic?, W tl on tho most reasonable terms.^WI^^^^ W inufueturers of Cotton Presses. Wade Hampton Collar. SOX worth the money at tho CASH HOUSE. T. P. QUARLES, Agent. \pril 4, lo77. IOMETHING NICE FOR BOYS ta, cheap for cash at The Cash House. T. P. QUARLES, Agent. April 4, 1877