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The Press and Banner. Wednesday. Sept. 5, 1S77. Work of the Court. Tho Court of General Sessions convened promptly at ten o'clock on Monday in >ruin|, Ids II ?iior Jndgo Northrop, presiding. .The jurors responded to the call of their names and the business of the term commenced without delay. This, to us, was ;i pleasing feature, as' we believe that it is the lirst court, under the ilcpublican regime, that opened pr??inj>t- j ly on Monday morning. I sualtv a great- j cr portion of tho lirst day ol' court has] been lost to the county by the failure of the Judge to arrive in time. We note this , improvement, and return his Honor the thanks of the tax-payers for his prompt- ; ness. . This court will not have very many in- i teresting cases to try, although the court j room was tilled to a jam each day. Tho case which probably drew the largest crowd of idle and curious people was that I of the SUite against Weston (Jwinn, col- J ored, for an i^nmentionable crime against j the person of ji little wnite girt. icmtcrj tiuui briii}? the case to a trial it was agreed between the counsel for the defence and the State that the prisoner should plead guilty of assault and baticrv. The other more importaut cases are the trial of Lew- j is (Jraut for the killing of Hiram Weeins, I at Tabernacle camp-meeting, alxnit four] four weeks ago, and Kinsy Cunningham | for the killing of-Lewis Prince, about aj week later, while working on the public road, near Lowndesville. All the parties I are colored. The case against Lewis (irant was progressing yesterday evening when the court adjourned. -Mr. Gary had made his speech for the defense. Messrs. Gravdoii, ltook A* Cason will follow this morning at the assembling of tho court. The Solicitor will close the argument. The following cases have been disposed of: The State vs. Jack Haskell, for assault ; > 1/1 Willi intent tn kill, (illiltvofi assault and battery. The State vs. James L. Pilleshaw, larceny. No!, pross'd. The State vs. l'eter Wimbush, resisting an olHeer in the buttle of Witubushvillo. Nol. pross'd. ? Tho Suite against James Cunningham, colored, grand lareeny. < Juilty. The offense in this ease consisted in "tho prisoner's breaking into a dwelling and appropriating to his own use a shot gun, a ??eguerre.?type, a roll of ribbon, a vest, glovrs.ete., tho property of Mr. A. I'inson, who lives near Ainoty-xix. The State vs. JJeau regard Whorton, Al- j fred M'.'Uowell and Joseph Wcciris, as- j Kuult and battery with intent to kill. Not I guilty. j The offense in the last named case consisted in some of the party making a target of a wliitc man for pistol practice, but tho shooting was so badly done that the prisoners wore released. .Mr. Krnest Gary, after a very creditablo examination, was*admitted to tho bar. The present jurv is doomed the best | (hat wo have had since the war. Both juries were selected 111 strict accordance with the law, ami are composed of our best citizens. Jury No. 1, with Capt. J. Cochran aa foreman, lias only three colored men, and No. 'J, with Col. i>. Z. Hcrndon as foreman, has no colored man ! 011 it./ v The Grand Jury will l>e dismissed to-1 day, and it ifc possible that the Petit J uries j will also bo dismissed until nextJMonday.1 It is hut due to Judge Northrop to say that the bar are pleaded at having him to preside at the present term of the court. iTe dispatches the business promptly and rapidly; is clear and impartial in his rulings and changes, and treats the officers of [ the court and bar with courtesy and alia-1 !* bility. The present court looks much like those | of the olden time, and the ]>coplo and bar! seemed grutiUNI that wo are hereafter to have the interchange of circuits undur the new law. Due West Female College. We ask the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the opening exercises of this College, wIYieh may be found flscwhere 111 this oaner. At this < 'olloire i a thorough education may bo obtained at j the cheapest rates, while the kindest and j best attention are bestowed upon the young Indies. The inducements ottered j are so great that many pupils from neighboring States are drawn thither every year, and we learn that the prospects now lire for a good Attendance, which is most cheering to the friends of the institution. Hoarding ha* already been secured for a number of young ladies front -Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Florida and other States. The able and etlicient V'acultv will remain as formerly, with the addition of the Cultured ami intellectual Miss Ella Elliott, of Winsboro, as teacher of music, whoso accomplishments will be quite an acquisition to the Faculty and an attraction to the College, while her presence ali;l personal magnetism will j add an additional charm to the society of! J >ue West. Miss Elliott graduated a few | v??rs ago at this College with the highest lionors of her class, and wo congratulate the patrons of the College, no less than the Faculty, in having the services of one possessing so many of the graces to iui-l $>art au.Qlegaut ..coi Mdislnuent. Erskine Cob "go. Wo a=<k attention to the .'act that the ex-; onuses of Erskine College will commence j on tlielirst of October next. Wo notice .from the adv irtiseinent in j anothor column that ltev. h E. l'atton, I I>. D., will occupy the proijssorship of j Greek, made yacant by the death of the lamented Dr. James P. Pressly. l)r. Patton is perhaps the best Greek scholar in the county, and.no one is better fitted by nature and education to teach this branch of study. Erskine being one of the best eoiiegea in an its apj>omtnieuts, we reel | sure it will receive a liberal sliaro of pub-| lie patronage. We hope t<> sco our younr, 1 men seekiug education. We have a'sclu#!-! sirship, or one year's tuition in thU col-! le^e4 wbieb we will givo to any young uuim of this county who may desiro to educate himself, but who may feel his inability to pay. Peu.son.yi,?Our deservedly popular ' Representative Col. F. A. Connor, oil Cokesbury, was in town on Monday in j attendance upon the court and called at i our ottyee. lie is hopeful of tlie country, j ?iul has the greatest contidenfco in Gover- j j.ior Hampton, lie believes if the Governor's iutegrity and patriotism is to be | ( doubted, that he would despair of any i : Jiope that the country could .select aj | leader iu whom the peoplo could trust.! J The Colonel i? one of the most iulluen- j tjal member* of tae Aboevllleaoiegation, jind his course in tbe Legislature l'roni iirst to l:wt luia met the approval of his <?onstitucHt8, while his genial nature, his intellectual endowments, purity of character and moral worth command the highest respect of all with whom he j comes in contact. He was one of tbe few members who thought the pay of .Sena-' tors and Representatives for the last I session should havo been reduced to four hundred dollars instead ol'xix hundred dollars, jis fixed. Tho Colonel lelt by the train yesterday to visit hts daughter, Mrs. J. F. J. Caldwell, of Newberry. Our citizens should not forget the election for town council, to come oil' jicxt Monday. It is all important that wo have an honest and ellicient town council, and to the securing of this end We urge a full attendance of our citizens at a public meeting in tbe Court House on Friday night. Our business houses should be closed on the day of election, and every man should feci himself called upon to boM the polls ;ts soon as they are Wo iru tin* iwifir tn ft 1 low *j n in. 4'flicicnt or corrupt council to be elcctod p> waste our money. Delegates.?The following gentlemen have been appointed delegates to the 3 tail road, meeting at Lowndesvillo on noxt Saturday. It seems that the people ;ire becoming fully aroused as to importance of this move, and will no doubt Hberallv furnish the "sinews of wan" M. O. Tolman, W. K. Bradley, Dr. J. A. Gibert, G. Cade, J. E. Calhoun, sr., W. l>. Mars. J. S. Britt, R. B. Cade, S. J. Hester, A. T. Wideman, S. K. Morrah, J. bCovin, G. C. Bradley, "\y. P. Wideinaij, David Morrah. "Captain*" Thomas.-rWo wore shown yesterday tho preamble aud resolutions jinsxed by "Captain'' Thomas' compaivy Jast Thursday night, but owing to their 1 _4t. ...^ ....llk l. 11 jt-ii^iu ?? art: iiuunu; n> jiuujisu mem. The resolutions disclaim "any political tnutim, present or remotely," and assort that the "organisation is purely social ;uid for mutual improvement." The company, numbers ono hundred men. The ''Captain" propose* for Gen. Moiso to inspect the arms on the 7th, when that! dignitary in expected to be here. <ien. P. If. l.radley was among the quests at the Alston House sale lav. jgQMcM ?an gggqggrap j ! And how it turns out that the great ; Texas preserving lluid, is a humbug. I For ocular demonstration call at the store i of M r. T. 1'. Quurles. It was claimed that itliis lluid, which couhl he made at the ex-' ! pense of live cents to the barrel, would i | perfectly preserve meats and fruits l'orj I years. One Strauss was recently here of- j j ferine to sell the county rinht at four ' hundred dolw.rs, hut fortunately, no one' i invested. A medical friend, after read-1 | ing this paragraph says there is 110 doubt II he preserving: qualities of the Texasi comj>.)iind. hit; being a chemical product,; !some attention should he triven to the) j laws regulating such compounds. If the preserving liuid is exposed too much to I 'the air its properties are entirely! ' changed. Ukv. T. S. I>\nikt.died very suddenly | af his home in Abbeville, on the 27 Any:. I ilo had preached the day before, audi seemed to he in usual health up to within ' a halt' hour of his death, which was! caused, it was supposed, by heart disease.; lie. was a member of the South Carolina, Conference lor forty years, in the active itinerancy thirty years, and a local! preacher ten years, lie was irreproacha- i bio in his ministerial elmraeter during I this long period, and tho truthfulness of' his blameless life, and the sincerity of! his christian character* give hopctohisj brethren that he has gone to his reward.! The young may die, the old must die, and i those who knew him lies* can say of him 1 "well done good and faithful servant." Wk publish the prospectus of the J?-! (juxtu Chronicle and (YmstitntioimUst, a superb paper printed just beyond lheNa-[ vaunah, but always taking the liveliest, interest in South Carolina politics. This! paper was the lirst to suggest to South, Carolina the propriety of adopting the! straight-out policy in the last campaign, J and many of our people regard it with ' high favor. This paper is one of the ablest in 1 he South and has ever been true to our best interests. Pianos and Okoans at Pactouy I'kicks.?Messrs. Ludden A: Hates, of Sa-! vannah, C?a., the great Wholesale Piano I and Organ Dealers of the South, have; withdrawn all Local agencies for the sale of j1 their instruments, and will hereafter sup- : plv J'urc/utxers, direct without the aid or in-j' terveiitwn of .lyentx at Mrfcfti/ Juictoiy pricc.s. There arc no more relible men in the music trade than l'uddcn it Bales, lload their advertisement, and send for catalogues, etc. Ykuy ]>uy.?There is a scction of eoun-): try from Abbeville Court Mouse to Salu- | da fivor, and from the Anderson line top Ninety-Six, in which area no rain hasp fallen'for nearly six weeks. The crops j are much injured, in consequence. The cotton crop will be reduced to at least onehalf of the ordinary yield. The county generally is not suffering so much for rain as these sections, but the crop of the great staple will certainly not be over two-thirds of an average crop. | i Mas. jfcvmiis A. Norwood and the Misses Norwood and l'arkor returned I last week from the quietude of a visit to Cashier's Valley, where they had spent 11 the summer in a cool and health-giving atmosphere surrounded by sublime!! mountain scenery, ami ?!1 its attendant j! beauties and attractions. Abbeville I; society, by the return of her highly es- j | teemed absentees, will resume its wonted {; cheerfulness. Last Saturday we received a call from'; Mr. ;7. W. Baker, who is traveling in the interests of Messrs. \V. C. ( Joodwin & j i Co., of Greenville. If peoi>le will buy 1 the kind of goods that lie is dealing in. i wo think they could not do bettor than to trade with him, as the firm for which he i travels are reliable and liberal merchants. ( Lie is an old typo and for this reason wo , would like to see him do well. Col. H. 15. Gillksi'IB, after spending . soveral weeks with his brother, Mr. A. L. Gillespie. of this village, took his departure for Mississippi bust Saturday. The Colonel was formerly a citizen ol"! this county, and has not lost his lovo fori J the land that gave him birth. Our peo-|* pie honor him and always give liim a;' hearty welcome on his visits. Mu. Tiios. Co'thkan, sinco wo pub-'' lishod the notice'of his being struck by; iightning, has received letters from sev-: enteen lightning rod agents, but ho is yt-1J vincible, lie knows that lightning doesn't! strike twice in the same place, and thut j he is safe, for there is nothing in the ' same place fur it to stril e. The young 1 lady still has his heart, and there is now ' a vaccum where it once was. At a meeting of the colored military company in the school house on the 30th, ultimo, at the suggestion of the Captain, i* M. F. Thomas, it was determined to] unite with thetvhitcs in their support of'; the old town council, on next Monday. P This, it seems, is'evidence of good feeling and confidence on their jiart, and should ! be appreciated by our people, if they j i shall do so. 1? L"rn> v L?n Af ??c Polli/snn ??iwl Misses Calhoun, Noble antl Lomax re-J turned last week from Porter Sjnin.cs,! l?a., Mhero they had spent u most do- j: lit*litful summer. Uf all the company assembled at this popular watering' place, we know that none possessed j inore of the sweet attractive graces than;, Abbevill's lair representatives. Mu. (ieoiuik Ai.lkn, and Mr. .T. O. j' Carter, of Cokesburv, are in Greenville,} with the lirm of W. P. Goodwin, ?t ('o,;. Mr. lJantzler, of Cokfsbury, is selling j1 goods in the house of William Meattie;; it Co., and Mr. K. C. Conner, is with K. | 15. Dixon it Co. They are of our beat; young men and will no doubt attract; "trade from this county. Oru esteemed townsman Mr, W. L. ( Templeton, was oil' two or three weeks holding United States Court at Green-! villo, and returned a 'week or two ago, but is .now oil' again. This time ho is in New York buying a largo and varied stock of goods lor the firm of Cunningham & Teiupleton, wluch they propose to sell yerv cheap for cash. Bisiior IIowe was witli Trinity congatiou 011 Thursday last. There was one baptism, and live persons were received j into full membership of the church bv the "laying 011 of hands" by the Jlisliop. j The state of the church is encouraging. Tiris Egyptian correspondent of the' Associate Reformed Presbyterian wr'tos the linest letters that we lind in any of tho newspapers. If she is as succes'si'n! in ie:uuung <11111 cimvoruiiK uopis as sue is in writing letters, she is accomplishing, a most excellent work iu^uur Master's! vineyard. We learn that Capt. F. W. Dawson was i at Hodges on Monday, lieought to have' come to Abbeville, where his eountry, cousins would have given him a hearty , weicomo. Onr people appreciate ;l?s paper?the News anil Courier?aud they j "would bo glad to see the editor. The llold Spring Baptist church, (in I Kdgelield county) below Phoenix, has hail a great revival?Iwoutv-live wore; added to the church. Rev. It. W. Seymour preaches to this church. Jlo was! assisted by Rev. 1*. F. Miller, during; this meeting. Tlio meeting at Mount Moriah contin- j ued for ten days. The church was great-j ly revived?congregation good all the tune. Twelve were added to tho church. Some of the best citizens in the neighborhood were among the number. Ed Giiikkin, who has been a fanatic' ou the subject of religion went crazy last week ,on that subject anil now } has to be tied at home. A little more i piety and less fanaticism might restore J iiis cquillibrium. | Mr. Wade Cotjiiian will play a| I match game with the Warronton Club ; I against the Lowndesville club to-nior-' row. Wade goes more to see the young ladies than to win laurels at base ball. : The young men about to\vn4iavc organized an order of tlio Good Templars. This is a good move and we hope thci young 'gentlemen will preservo their! ardor in a good cause. Ouit Dead?Departed this life from Pneumonia on M?mlay tho *J7lli of Au-! gust, James Francis, son of Capt. W. K. and Mrs, S, JC. Cothran, agud 1U months. If more of our merchants would in- j vest something in advertising their] wares, it would, in all probability, drawtrade to their stores, The store of P. Rosenberg will bo ; closed on Saturday mo bin ana Monday, I the 17tb of tiii.s mouth on account of j Jewish holy days. I Jupok Northrop is stoppimr at the j Central Hotel, where he is fed hi^h by i that prince of hotel keepers, Air, J. A.' | Wier. Wo think nnr bnslnoss men should see ' i that the roads are properly worked, or know the reason why. Mit. Pattkiisox Wardi.aw is devoted j to the ladies. He is learning to blow his 1 own horn. [ Nothing pays better than a small j amount spent in judicious advertising. [ Mr. T. F. Hi ley of Greenwood was in; j town last Thursday. j Tiik Run. TIip l>ir?'ftors have detei I mined lo have the Annual Faironth ' 17th, 1S1 It hihI 1!HIi of October, ami on : readers will be presented t!ie preniiui list next week. Wo hope that oaeh <. our readers may feel like sending sonic tiling t<> this most interesting exhibition The Fair as a social organization is wort I i<K>re than tlie cost, besides fostering tiia spirit of emulation and rivalry whirl will contribute to our material prosperity The young people'especially enjoy oe casions which give them an opportu nity of'seeing their sweethearts williou exciting remarks from ythers; and thei it is the best place in tin1 world to beconc instiared by the divinities in that lie which raises poor bachelor mortals to tli< very portalsof that better place. Moi-fc Mad 1)o<is.?Last week then was a mad dog at large about Chiles Cross 1 toads. The raiibid dog bitsevcra other dogs, and wlien he attempted to gi into a dwelling house, the ladv of tip house struck iiim a fatal blow at the door Another was recently on the Snake Uoad but was killed befoie he bit anybody The yrwbcrri/ llcrnhl states that then have been others in that county. Fnn-;xi> <?rcnekcr of t!ie Xcichcrn Jlrrobl has been oil" to Glenn Springs, M Trion, Spartanburg and Williamston, I In returns to his nost of dutv refresh ei mid improved by his trip. Ron;; may In live and prosper, lie is one of the mosi gonial editors in (lie State, and never fnih to write readable articles. In fuel, we often gut our best editorials out of that paper.' New Cotton*.?On Friday (ho nisi o| August, Mr. S. 0. Riley, from the Savannah side, brought the lir-st bale of now cotton to this market, class middling, weight l~ lbs. On the next day, unolhei bale was brought to market, from Sharon neighborhood, by Mr. J/. 1'. (Jullin, class, the same, Ii-1- lbs. Roth of these* bale* were sold to Messrs. Rarnwoll tfc Co., grocers and oominissionj,merchants at this place, at 9i cents. RkmovaTj.?Miss Jane Ramoy has removed her millinery store lroni White's block to the store in (J ran ite Range recently occupied by Mrs. White. If our lady friends are in want of any ornamental garniture, they should call on Miss Ramey, as no one knows better how to beautify the human form divine. ])ISTIX(il*fSJtKD Akkivai.s.?('apt. J. X. Cochran, foreman of jury No. I, and Col. 1?. '/. llerndon, foreman of jury No. 2, are getting their daily allowance of hash from the will furnished tables of the Central Jlotol. Col. J. M. Moslov, of Llio city ol Jlotiges, was registerou at the Central last Monday. As wo intimated last week, lie has the heart disease. Kkv. Mr.. Davis, a recent graduate oi the Theological Seminary at Columbia, lias received a call from the Hopewell :ind Willington churches. Mr. Davis is a young minister of great promise, and \vc Mmjrratulato tiie churches in their good tortunv in securing the services of so good a man. The AnnEViLLE Hotel, judging fr?m Ihe number of guests iloekingaround the piazza, is full to overflowing. Mr. Miller knows how to cater for the inner man, keeping everything in apple-pie order ibout him, and giving the fullest satisfaction to all who know how to appreciate i real old-fashioned Carolina welcome. ( ONGIIESSMAN AlKKX AVUS ill tOWU Oil Monday. We wanted to publish this week Ins bill of labor for farmers during the month, but our circumstances pre VUULUU. 11U ijas IIIU1U VJKVlgJ bllUil tU?J leu men in South Carolina. Tlio DullaloBaptists held their meeting Inst fourth Sabbath and for .several days following, llev. A. W. Lamar assisted ;luiir pastor. Nine were added to the hurch and others are expected to follow 40011. AVk direct tlio attention of mothers to ihearticloof Dr. F. F. <Iary, to bo found in another column of this* paper, on the subject of di]>theria. Tlio Doctor lias had i large practice in such cases, and his suggestions arc timely. Mr. W. T. McDonald hired a new clerk :?ne evening last week, ilo locked him up in the store when lie went home. The new employee lifted the cash from the .1 rawer and nuul-j his exit by tho back loor. Tho Amendment to tho Constitution Levying two mills annually for school purposes was voted upon by our people without uuderstanding'what they voted for. and it is hoped that the Legislature ivill refuse to ratify it. The Newberry llcrald thinks we oughtn't to have said anything about the Railroads and their hiirh freights. Our ..tr.*.,.*.1 ...m. ..i \>ii? unvivu >wui luu iiujju uj helping you. Tim County Commissioners sonic time siik*o lot out tin* building of tlio bridge sit I'ade's Mill, for five hundred dollars, being about one half tlio amount heretofore paid lor a bridge at that place. A Pkothactkd meeting has been going on at First Creek Baptist ehureli l'oi several days, and up to last Monday night forty-rmo additions had beou mack to the ehureh. Mr. Eugene Allen, of Florida, son o] our former esteemed fellow-citizen, Charles Allen, defeased, was in town during the past week, visiting relatives. .Mr. James Clark, of ]>ry Grove,'haa just returned from a trip to Toceoa ami Tullula Falls of Georgia. Ho reports good erops on tlie road. Miss Anna Knox, ahandsoirQ^younp lady from Wiliiamston, is 011 a visit t< relatives at this place. Ixsituk your Flour, Crist and Saw Mills without delay, with Conner, Dul'rt & Branch. l)n. Majisitatj., and Miss Janio Marshall, cxpeet to visit St. Joseph, Mo., in i few days. West :inil Tjowndosville crjivn ji liberal support to the Alston House saleday. Ono oi'Mr. W. Joel Smith's line black horses (lied last week. Level Laud Items. Goon Farming.?Captain II. Robinsoji will gather from his thirty aeres msv ground tliis year, six hundred buslieh .?f corn. A protracted meeting is point; on a First Creek church, conducted by Rev \Y. M. Walters. Several converts liavi been made, and several more anticipated. P. B. Canvile has returned from Eben ezer Springs, which ho visited in ordei to recuperate his health. It is, indeed singular that he should be aceompaniei by a young lady. The young men of Level Land liavi doffed their holiday garments, and havi gone to work in the fodder field witl that earnestness, which if persevered ii neverjfails to reward with success. The beautiful and accomplished Mis Mollio Cromer, was on a visit at Mi> Mandalinc Kay's last week. J. X. Robinson, a prominent voun; man of Level Land is in search of a will Success to his efforts. ? ?? Cokcsburies. Rev. T. Emory Watson preached i the Methodist church on Sunday, an liro. Gibort in tho Presbyterian chape at night. Mrs. Dr. Barnctt, of Enfaula, Ala., foj mcrly Miss Delia Conner, is on a visit t relations. She sings as pretty as ever. Tho Grange discussed, on Satunhu the question, "should the usury law I re-enacted? Our representative Col. (' took part. The usurers wore unci I uj ! and the question decided n tho allirmativi i with only two dissenting votes. Th [question for next Saturday is "shoul i tiie. farmers of South Coroliiia raise llici I own stock ?" | Capt W. A. Moore speaks of moving 1 I Greenville?if he would oiler $."><)() re war j for the rohIters who knocked him oil' hi ; horse, ho might remain in old Abhevilh | We eau't spare such good "citizens. Our neighbors' children look so ros I and healthy and are never sick. On I children are so delicate and have sue I sallow complexion. Your neighbu keeps up with the times and give .Shnner's Indian Vermifuge to his ehii dren twice a year. What other preparations fail to d< Hall's Hair Ken ewer surely accomplishes It renews the hair and especially ri stores its color when gray and faded. A a dressing it is unsurpassed, making th .hair moist, soft and glossy. The ino> economical preparation ever offered, it elFects remain a long time, and those wh have once made a trial of it will neve use any oilier.?Advertiser and Union l-'rcdonia, X. Y. Don't wait til! your property is hnrn< ami tlien wish you had taken Ihe ad vie of ''onnvr. lMii're?V IJiaix-h. a?iMnraw?wmmtmc 111 Bit M WWWliWMnrrfnir-Ti Contributed Locals. r Xoticb.?If any one's feelings am nilii intentionally hurt l?y any tiling under ,C the head of "Contributed Locals," the editor will please refer them to lis. AVe L will either apologi/.u out, pay out, kick lj out, drink out, run out, or I Mick out? tj jtis! so we gel out, without being whipped I, i out. IIK Wkaus Wki.i..? A young lady, - and a l>e:iu!il'ul out? too, reuiiirked to us -I some time sincc, Hint -Mr. Mcl>ill, t| Low ndcsvilie's most popular and ellicient l J salesman, improved on acquaintance., iM Friend Mack, wo would advise you toj tj "stick" to your profession. A salesman j eiwho is popular with the ladies can sell J I goods as well as li ud a good market lorj j his own qualifications in the inatrinio-j '|nial market. 1Nk'.v i?itii)(ii;.?The important and! >,iuuch needed bridge at Dr. Milliard's .' lower mill is a!>out completed. It is: I-'. .< . Kuf.nHi.il I I rwin i n> iri) turn oiiwifinv?ni, j jthere is 0110 tiling certain, the contractors | I Messrs. Jlradlov tfc J;?y. ?li<l n<>! make a j 'fortune by t ho,job. .John JO., preached! jeeonomy last summer. lio is practicing i | it tiiis slimmer. j Mr. Fulton Clinkscales, of' I>iamond j ! 11 ill, a friend of his says, lias ordered at | of line horses i'roni Tennessee.) jSoine people would think Fulton expect j ed to cross th? "Jtubieoii," but we happen j to know hotter. j Fiki.d?MAnsirAi.r..?Gen. .Samuel Me-1 (Jowan says Iiiamoitd JIill's most gal-j Mailt s ui, j. E. ISrownlee, is the noblest ] lookinir Field Marshall that lie has over j j seen dash along the lines. Correct. 0 I ('ll A Ml'ION W.VTKIIM KTjON KaISKU.? jMr, .Stewart Uaskin, of Jjowndesville, is , the champion watermelon raiser of Ab-! beville, and understands what to do with I them when friends come around. SonoiiAM and Cow 1'uas.?Wo are gratified to be able to say, that llioro is a marked increase in the above named crops | throughout every section cf the county. I | Seat tor your risk's in as large a number of | crops as possible. i I.( IVVIiEVIl'll.I.V T? ATT.TIO \ TV Tf AVO could got southern orators to :ulv<>c:itp Railroads and yankec capitalists to build , (lieni, we would soon have a road to every town, village, and hamlet in tlio land*; but the misfortune with us is, we eau got the orators, but the capitalists won't respond. Hotel. Akuivals.?In looking over the register ol the "county hotel,'" wo were astonished to see 2.'$ arrivals during the month ol' August. We believe this is the only colored hotel in the town. This is comparatively an idle month amongst the colored element, and SheriffJones keeps the cheapest if net the most popular hotel. They generally stop with him. Stnino Tiiem ui'.?Wo learn a large ; number of road workers are being reported and tined, 011 account of refusing, or failing to work on the roads. Report them. Overseers, if you let them oil your authority is gone. You may as well resign. It is not justice to the county, to yourself, or to the balance of your hands. Report them, blacker white, rich or poor; they must work. We supposo aline of live dollars will open their eyes a bit. Why Don't Font Pickens Secede. ?Some months since the good citizens of the lbrt were in for leaving Abbeville, and getting a new charter, with the fort as the center. Since the Hon. R. R. Hemphill, the eonimandor-ht-chief of tlio fort, h:is been in the hulls of Legislation, we liavo heard nothing of this grave .subject of the .secession of the fort. Wait .Y\viiil*e G kxtlkmkx.?Governor Hampton is censured in various parts of this county for his action in the election of Wiilard; ami in reprieving tiie LownUesville murderers, Jcc. Now, if wo do not approve of ins administration \#e propose to wait until his term of oltiee expires; then it will lie time to consure him for mistakes. Wo knotv one thing full well, that if there arc any errors of judgment, they will be made in trying to accomplish some act for the good of the Stale. If there ever was a true patriot General Wade Hampton, Governor of South Carolina, is that man. An Enthusiastic Advocatk.?Mr. T. J hiker is an enthusiastic advocate of the new liailroad. Ji'o says Lowndesviilo must have it or she will go down, lie seeuis to be under the impression that Abbeville is opposed to it. Not so. The citif.eiis of AbUevillu u-aut.ntl tin; ; Kailroads they can get in this county; the more the better. A Noblk JIkautkd Milmsu.?The boys who are in the habit of bathing in Mr. Mac Millan's pond say he is the oest j hearted nailer in tne county. i3oys arc | I hurt I tu fool in such matters. I ! The 111:111 who plan tod cotton aJonc, in- ! ,1 tending to pay out ami run liinisclf durI ing l.*>75> will be sadly disappointed. Ncv, j er trust all your goods in 0110 boat, if you have the eiioieo oi' scattering them in' ten , or a dozen. Goon Coitx.?Mr. J110. C. Douglass has a field of corn", for average fineness, can j 1 nardly he surpassed upon Long Cane, lroin I line West to J trad ley s mills. We being r familiar Willi thin bottom for more than! liftecu years, in fact, cultivated it in lstiti,; yet our crops were never its line us the present one. sc.yttkk Yoru IIisks.?Ill observing for a number of years, the crops that fail and those that succeed, wo luive found that no season suits all, and liff who who depends upon one alone, if it happens to fail, is completely swamped. An intelligent planter should diversify his crops, j'lie greater the number of crops you plant, the better chance you have of .striking the nail on the head for some of them. For instance try oats?if they are killed by the hard weather, you ciri cultivate the lulid in some summer crops. Try it. I i Wo have always advocated a diversity! of crops in this uncertain climate of! ' " - ! llrnilgJltS ailU ircsilOUJ. nir jumuiilt, I this season tlic oatcrop was comparatively j a failure; the wheat crop was never bet-J ter ; cotton is badly injured and in some sections cut otr one hall'; corn is a com-1 pleto success ; Irish potatoes were splen- j itid; sweet potatoes are or will lie poor; ' peas and sorgliam are good; ruta bagger I turnips will prove a failure. Wo hope! > there will be rain sulllciont for tho white | varieties. Api?les were scarce; poaches I t were heavy. We have always .thought a, . sensible I'arincrjshould scatter his risks as 2 much as possible. PruLic Men.?In the feverish and iritablo State of the public, pulse itisdanger ous for a public man to express himself i" upon any public topic where the people , aro divided. We object to this bigoted 1 and intolerent spirit which causes one section to denounce another because p they simply ditl'cr in opinion. Let all I agree to disagree on some subjects?be i charitable. A man may be in error, and j i still liO as honest in what he believes as you are. s Faiimkrs, Gardeners, Save Hood ' SB Kb.?Farmers and gardeners should be particular in their selection, and save seed. K Kvery seed has all the elements of plant ;. growth within itself. That is, the young plant must live upon the seed, * for a while until it reaches a proper age, and vigor, to draw and abstract nourishment from the soil. It Is just as impossible for n a young plant to abstract nourishment (j from the soil and live, as it would for a ^ young babe to live upon raw turnips. This is a wise provision of Providence, aud it should be known, and acted upon, *" ; by those >vlio plant seed of anv kind. If ? the above is true, it follows, that the lar| ger and sounder your seed, the stronger r, and more vigorous your plants, a small io seed of its kind, will as certainlv brinf? .,! forth a small sickly plant as that water >, | unobstructed will ilow down hill. 1 P.r.vk Mixcnants.?\Vr. honr Mmf t!ir> (l merchants at Ninety-Six, Greenwood, jr L'okesbury and Hodges, arc very gloomy on account of the terrible and iong-coritinucd drought which has prevailed in the " I sections where they have risked their ylgoods. If the lien law is not extended ls j there will be suH'ering in this portion of our county in 1X78. Goon Brume Bt*n,T)KUs.?We learn from Dr. Milford. of Anderson, who owns y a good mill in this county, that the bridge ir|put up near his miMessrs. Bradley " ! tt Jay is by far tho^Pst bridge ever put >r ; across Rocky river, lie says the neigh s ! bors will ride out of their way to see it. j We say, well done, Long Cane. ! JriKlK NoRTJIROI? is A "BlUOK."?II | is the unanimous opinion of the ollicers ; | of the court and young lawyers that " j Judge Northrop is a considerate gentle' ! man and a good Judge. I <t' Jtpok Noirrnitor has made some .s j fric?i<ls in the Tjowdnesville country, eso poeiallv among those against whom a rule r j was served for failing to appear as witi, I nesses. i The next litno yon hpo fad Waller nsk il him if it is printout to lmllo "school. Ivto ; li r" at Morrow'* scholars fl??\v>i at White I Hall. I.owinlesvillc Dots. J Thn limit of which Mr. Jones coin11?'?I so loudly :i week or two has i been removed. It is no longer a terror It leg-horn hats and nervous men. j M:-s. Win. Cozby is still snllbring from ] chronic rheumatism. ! Mr. L?. C. Kay has boon struck by | lightning. I At three o'clock on Saturday I be 8th, i "Kuslies" and the Kuckcrsville club will I contest a match game of base hall on the I play ground of the Rustic club. | Mr. Theodore G. Uaker has a heart overflowing with the milk of human kindness, and is in tjuest of a "divinity"' before whom he might prostrate himself, and confer this richest tieasure. Mr. Ih-Witt I'arnes is moon struck. His greatest fear is an eclipse. Mr. (Joorge Iturdett, the owner of that splendid mill on Kocky Itiver, will give lifly bags of cotton towards the Kailroad. Everybody about Lowndesville is taking an active interest in the proposed railroad, and nearly all will subscribe liberally. A meeting of the friends of the rail"roail enterprise has been bonked for the Sth, inst., next Saturday. Xu'.v Militia Company.?We learn that a new company has been formed at Lowndesville with the following ollicers. < apiain?it. ra. i.ecKimin. Lieutenants ? John Jiuskin, J. P. Pritehard, JO. W. Harper. < Jrdurly Sergeant, ? James Carlisle. The company lias boon accepted and the olliceis have been commissioned. We learn that sixty stands ol'arms will be allowed them by the (Jovernment. 1ST r. TlieodoroG. linker will makeup for losses in corn last year, by the excellent crop which he will gather this Fall. Mr. James T. McDill is in love. He docs't acknowledge it, even to his sweet heart, but every body knows it, and be might just as well tell her about it. Mr. J. P. Young has ono of the finest crops in tho county, and it is astonishing how far some of the young men of that section will ride to see it. Col. J. Marion Latimer Is taking an active interest in the railroad, and grows enthusiastic when talking on the subject of the railroad. Wo had the pleasure of greeting in our ofliee during the past week, Mr. Theodore (J. ]taker, of Lowndesville. Ho said when he sold his cotton that ho would remember tho poor." He will soon sleep with the printer's blessing. iMr. James rs. jammer, junior, wo learn, is making sin extra largo crop of corn this year. This is well, when we consider the number of visitors he will likely entertain during tlio coming year. Mr. S. S. Jlakor, is building an addition to his ab-cady splendid dwelling. When fiuishca, tins mansion will bo an ornament to tho town. Tlio grounds around Mr. Baker's residence have also been greatly improved, and now palings add to the beauty of the whole. Mr. Lindsay Scott voted against tho fence law. His neighbor's hogs knowing his opinion on the fence question, called at his fields and have been helping themselves to his corn ever since. The peach crop in this section is very large, and much of tho choicest fruit has been converted into that "which givoth its color in the cup." Dipthcria. Editor Press and Banner: I In compliance with your request I herewith send you the following propositions in reference to Diphtheria, which are in accord with my own experience and observation and which have received tho sanction of the majority of tho medical profession. Mode oj Attack.?Diphtheria iscanseu by tlio inoculation of the membrane lining the air passages with the diphtheritic. poison, which from this point infects the whole system, tho local inflamation is attended with tlie formation of membrane (exudation,) the fever and general syniptons arc the result of this local infection. tSympfons.?Tn ordinary attacks tho poison begins to act the moment it lodges upon the tissues; there is fever with marked prostration, drvnoss of throat and pain tn swallowing; tho tluoal becomes red, and patches of grayish white exudation appear, tho glands ol' throat and ncck are swollen. In mild cases tho symptoms subside in four or five days; if unfavorable the fever increases,~the local inflammation spreads and exhaustion rapidly follows. The J'erson.?Diphtheria attacks by preference, chikFren between the ages ol two and ton years. m tic.aaonx.?Diphtheria is not affected by either heat or cold, drought or rain. J'rccuutiftm.?When diphtheria is prevailing no child should be allowed to k iss strange children, nor those suffering from sore throat, nor should it sleep with or be confined to rooms occ upied by, or use articles, or toys taken in tne mouth, ii.nxi A-r. lmlonyin?* to children having sore throat,cm up or catarrh. The Sick.?Sick children should ho ridtridly isolated in full aired rooms. All discharges from tho mouth and nose should bo received into vessels containing disinfectants. l'revcntivcs.?There is no special preventive, nor anj' one specific remedy for tho cure of diptheria. Attention to ordinary hygienic rules is enjoined. Quinine is the best preventive, and may bo taken in tho following combination: Chlorate of Potash, one drachm; Quinine, .twenty grains; Muriated tincture of Iron, two drachms; water, seven ounces j. take a te:i-spoon-full three times a day. * Treatment.? Details of treatment would be out of place in this connection. Examine your children's throats every day during tho prevalence of an epidemic of diptheria, and as soon as yoti discover tho characteristics of tho disease, send for your phvsieian for it is eminently true in this disease "that a stitch in time saves nine." IS you cannot get a physician soon, give tho above mixture, and gargle tho throat with a weak solution of carbolic acid, clorine"water or even the same mixture as taken internally. Tho best way to apply washes to the throat is by means of tlie Atomizer, or by inhalation. Kough mopping of the throat is an injury. None but careful hands should overuse the in op?a camel hair pencil is better. Conclusion.?The above observations are not intended for tho medical proles sion, who are presumed to kudv. hmmmui. | as tho writer about diptheria, hut simp! ly to furnish the general reader of you 1 dipllutria, that they may not ho " unj paper with some observations about j prepared to reconizo it, and should it ap I pear in their midst, have some suggestions qs to what is best to do. Respectfully, F. F. GARY. Rev. Thomas Sumter Daniel. Tho ministry and life of this faithfu I servant of Christ are ended. IIo diet | near Donaldsville, S. C., 011 -Monday last The sad intelligence is borne to us in tlx following note from (i. M. Mattison, lOsq. August 2H. 1S77. "Rev. T. S. Daniel died suddenly yes terday (Aug. 27.) He was in usual healtJ to within thirty minutes before death land had preached tho preceding Sabbath It is supposed that disoaso of tht? hear was tho cause of his death." Inclusive of 5111 interval of ten years ii tho local ranks and tho present year as 1 superannuate, Brother Daniel had been j worthy, trusted and esteemed member o tho South Carolina Conference forty-om years. Ho was a man of excellent jiulg j incnt; his preaching was evangelical (practical and pointed; and oftentiinci | was attended with great power. His cir cuinspcet and diligent walk?the express sion of an abiding faith in Christ?pro pared tho waitittp servant to answer a ain* hour the Master's call to come uj higher. A good man?true, tried an< proven?lias iinished his course.?Chri.i 1 i'.nu ATfu/h/mr. Murder Will Out. j A few jrearsngo "August Flower" wu [discover to lie a certain euro l'or Dyspep ! sia and Liver Complaint, >i lew thin Dys j pepties made known to their lricnds hov {easily and quickly they had been curei ; l>y its use. The tfreat merits of (Jreen' j August Flower heeame heralded throng] ; the country by one sufferer to another | until, without advertising, its sale has be I come immense. Druggists in every towi hi the United .States are soiling it. N< I person suttcring with Sour Stomach, Sic] | Jleadaehe, Costiveness, [mlpitation of tli I Heart, Indigestion, low spirits, etc., em I take three doses without relief. (Jo t j your Druggist W. T. Penney and got I Imttle for 7."> cents and trv it. Sampl I buttles 10 rents. M;.y V.'?, 1^77, i'.iu Y. J. I'. Owens Dying. - [Special Dispatch to tin; News and Couric < I (-omtmiita, SopteinbcrS.?A telegrali > | roeoived Jiure this afternoon amiojinc j that Y. J. I'. Owens is dying at tlio Jioi i lard Uotol in Raltimore. Tlio Qrccnvillc Enterprise and Mwtntftlnci cop led a recent notice of ours, of that pap , I and says: "Tne above we copy from the A I hrriUr J'rcxx and JIunner of a recent dm [ which Is edited by Hindi Wilson, Ksq. Tl /'.and ]{. Is one of the best papers in tl State, therefore wis value a compliment fro , it. Having read it for many years, at known its Editor, wc like tliein both. V like the Kditor because lie is an exeellci man, and we like the paper because it is govd one and from the the fact that he frets up. Hut he Is a confirmed bachelor, and tin obscures all bis good (jualities. Pkhsonai,.?Oon. 1*. H. Hradley, memln of the House of Representatives Jrom Abb ville county, and 1'nairman of the Comml j tec on the l'enitenlir.ry, was in the city tl past week, and uavo. us a call.?He has bee on ft tour up the Kpjirtanbiin: ami Aslivil I Hailrond inspecting the working of the coi i viet labor on it, in North Carolina, <!cneri Mradlcy is n truly progrcsslvr man, and is n ilonht a valuable legislator. Orifv: roit IJiircrjrATistf.?The Xiw En< tanu Warmer represents the following red) as a-slmplc find In v;tlub!e remedy for rhei inul.isu). 'J'iiko a pint of the spirit of lurpei tine, to which add half un ounce of campho Let it stand till the camphor is dissolve* then rub it on the part it (reeled. And It wi never full to remove the complaint, ttepei the. application morning an evening. It, said to hecqnally avaiiablo for burns, scald | bruises and sprains, never falling of Kucccts Onr Exchanges. ' Tin? IJanwell Sentinel Is much bettr than the average local paper, as regard the county and general inteligence. Tli outside of tho paper howevor is iu equal to the insiue. This paper woul lind tho patent outside a great at Ivan ta^ to publisher anil reader. Atloj)t tlii plan brother Rronson and take oil' aboi half your present iist, and you will gt new * subscribers to take tho places ( dead beats, which-will result in 3'on making money. Thh Camden Journal and Gazcti threatens to cut oil'dead heads after tli !!?,.? - 1 T TP r.nM urst ui m.'.\L oiiiiuu^y, n vm uuhuui will look ovor their books they can lim iu nil probability, cjuito vr number < names that they could spare at onc< Don't give awav your paper. Better r< duec t-hc circulation to one-half. It's mistake to give away your paper. Tnrc Cnmdcn Journal and Gazette is a excellent local paper, and every time v see It, we regret that such men sis Trfli thou <fe Beard should go back to tho o] trend mill stylo of printing the outsido < their paper, "when thev could buy a pa ent outsido edited wilfi moro ability at m ucli less cost. Tho Sumter True Southron says if v can't liavo Cotton Factories, we will tali moro Counties, Court Houses, Jail Sheriffs and Trial Justices, and conso oursolvcs "with the hope that there will 1 less stealing, and more hogs, chicken etc. The Winnxboro' Neicn is ono of the mo ably edited and is one of the best prink papers that we receive. This paper hi enlarged views and does not devote great deal of space to Jus own town. 1-1 looks principally after tho welfare of tl State and the nation. Tjik Port Itoyal Advertiser would t improved if it was reduced in size ar number of dead advertisements. A patei outside would not hurt, but be a wondc fill help. This paper doesn't waste muo space on locals. The Wa&liinf/ton (Ga.) Gazette, is also good papor. The editor works on the ir side of his paper and succeeds well 1 this department, but we would not 1 suprised to hear that the devil edited tl outside. Tiik Andemon Journal givos a read) bio account of his recent trip to Moui Tryon. The American People. No people in the world suffer as mm with Dyspepsia as Americans. Althoug years oY experience in medicino had fai ed to accomplish a certain and stiro rerin dy for this cfiseaso and its ell'ects, such t Sour Stomach, Heartr-burn, Water-bras] Sick Headache, Costivoness, palpitatic of the Heart, Liver Complaint, comiri tip of tho food, low spirits, general debi since tho introduction Green s August ! lower wo DCiieve tnei is no case of Dyspepsia that cannot 1 immediately relieved 30,000 dozen so.' last year without one ease of failure r ported. Go to your Druggist W. T. Pel ney and got a sample Bottle for 10 ccn ami try it. Two doses will rolieve yo Regular sizo 75 cents. 3 ?*? CI--? L'rtAurn "PVCIT TlnwVI Ill K Oll'll OI1ULIIU Jlimi heavy family affliction, tho continue feobhinoss of Bro. Manning Brown h prevented Ills meeting sonic of his Qua terly Conferences. Bro.W. if. Lawto ton, returning last Tuesday, from Salu< . circuit, where he had been in place tho P. ! )., says that 15ro. Brown needs a solute rest a way from, hi* u-ork. To tli we heartily agreo. Bro. Lawton himst was, as usual, chenrfuJ, bodeful, worJ fu 1.?OA rial iun Neighbor, A delicate complexion is best compari to a blooming rose; but whim the com tonance is disfigured with Blotches ar Pimples, like weeds in a rose bed, tl suH'eror should promptly use Dr. Hull Ulood Mixture, which quickly and ( fectually eradicates such unsightly ev deuces of impure blood. Ixsukk your dwelling, barns and st blca, with Conner, DuPre tfc Branch. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Alston* Hof.sr.-l' J Carrawny, Lynchbu A 1' Nenl, Kiehniond; T I<'Harris, Thonif villc: M Masxnil.li, Columbia; .) 31 AI Coun llaltiinore: \V U C (iilkerson, 15 L Hundtj Cokes bury; Hr AT Widenian, Gen I'll lira icy, liold Hraneh; 1) Morruh, J W M Murrn Ml Carniel; <1 15 Kiley, ilodgcs; J T linskl - Tlico Kennedy, .Mountain View; J 15 On I web. Wllll?Klon; li M Winn, Simtuck; T i linker, J M Latimer, jr, 11 1) Kay, J I-Slmps* Lowndesvilje; J lev J Jf Youiik, H W Jladdt \V .1 Bonner, O d Jlnddon. Due West; Jolui 1 Chiles, Mill way; I, .1 Wilson, E W Wllsf Kl. Pickens; M Uitiueron, Fairs lirldgc; W Mars; Calhouns Mill; J Y Jones, A II Temp > ton, Patterson Wnrdlaw, .1 M Olios, City; 'I Cunningham, Vincville; I'.C Litton, Havana Valley; Miss Kate .Small, How Hill: .1 M C: lisle, J nines Clarke, Lowinlesvlllc; \V ' Priiico, Wllllanistoii; J W linker, Oreenvill . i.' a Miii* i 'iiIIii.iiiik Mill: K M .lohlisto Baltimore; 'j W Ward, Charleston. Ajibevij.i.k ItoTKii.?Pnpt. Tarrant, Mill Coleman, it Nichols, J I'inson, Mrs .Saudi' Tlios Jones; JnoCrawford. Greenwood: Sa Watson, W C Hunter, K Hutchison, .J Rook, l'lueuix; A II Me A lister, Willing IJ It McAlistor, Colliotins Mill: It N 1'ratt, lti . Jackson, W K Wheeler, W J Rogers, W . Wardlaw, W I, .Miller, Juo Hill, A W Jon | I.eroy Wilson, O T Calhoun, City; T L Co " inn n, New Market; Can Madison: I lev II - Miller, Smithvilio. Ckntiiai. Hoi'KT,.?Arthur lirynn, Miss J j Sires, Charleston; J \V linker, Greenville; .] i ( arlisie, Hon I, (J Northrop, .Spartanburg; iM'C Norwood,.! M Moseley, Ralph Hugh Nathaniel ilaynes, Lewis liant/.lcr, Capt J Cochran, W 11 Arnold, Hodges; SK Grayd< KM Godbold, AV II Sloore, K AJ'onner, I Conner, Col I! / Herndon, 1 ?r 11 C Hart, Col bury; T K Illiey, Geeemvood; J Sulzbael 11 Columbia; Calvin Haddon.J CHoeges, W l /Sharp,Sanil Agnew, l'lio West; I-' A W Ils< ; W K Koll ingsworth, I.lttle Itivor; John Ly< Lit Mountain; J S Jay, Millway; Krai J | Henry, L Cane; A J Speer, Lowndcsville; . : IIussey, Bordeaux; W A Lanier, f.iooten \V Kliell, H T Ward law. J T Ligon, A u;rus . J <) Keller, JCnoxville; H ( Souddy, Aud son, Mrs rd linker. Miss M linker, C W (.'nsi 1 J A Calhoun, Iiluc Hill; J V Jones, City; W , Goison, Ala. MAItKI'T REPORTS. l i CORRECTED UK n 1 T3 arnwell & Co 0 -1 Cotton linyers and Dealers in *Ge ? eral Merchandise. I -1 A mtKv i T.r.K.?Cot ton middling,!)%; haggi . | uer yard KialS; tics, per bundle, -..Vm-!. . I/lour per barrel, S.iKlalO.Of); meal, per busli T j I.(Kfal.il; wheat, per bushel, l.i~>nl..V); on j pur bushel, 75; corn,*per bushel, I.(hi; bar sides, per pound, IhiflU; shoulders, per poui I 7a*; salt, per sack, 2.(K). LouisviiJe; flept. 3.?Klour firm?l.jVnil Wheat dull?I.Iia'.'O. Corn dull?white mixed 4(i. 1'ord dull?Pi.iJO. P.ul<i meats tl ?5->h for shoulders, clear rib and sides? Uaeon steady?.j%:uS for shoulders and eh ribs, sugar cured' hams 101JU2. Lard ipiic h choice leaf tierce* K'alUV,. Whisdy ijuiet - j l.mi. Bagging dull at l-'lVj. . I St. Locts, Sept. ;i|.j<Klniir Inactive a j steady. Wheat lower?Corn tlrn v. mixed 8SU? 1'ord dull and lower? jobbi > 12.7.1. IjinTdull?whiter S.IM). mini aiuai.s i 8 ! settled?7 I'orclcar rilis :iml ciear siil til Itaoon active.shoulders 5J^, clear rilj sides' . | clear sidesi %. '? CONSIGNEES. ; _ el Fjikhuit.-J M fJllli.nn, V. F Anderson ,, | V Moore, 1! W Williams, .1 ! ' Caldwell, \\ ! ro\voll. W J Smith, A Bequest, T JJukev, ? Holiinson. !| K\*i'Ki:?s.?M Marfin, A 'Iiifin."\V TPf im jit I! Smith, .1 A U'l< r ,r M l.atimer, I* 1 ;Iit<lull. 1~>LUK STONE?nt 15 cents per pound. \y E. PAHKER." r.] September G, 1877. tf. rn ' /"lOIiOfiNICS.?Monumental at 23, CO, 81.1 and Sl.jO per bottle.?? superior und nci iv- liranil. The Gonnnn In long bottles?too we known to be recoininonded, nt 80 cents. E. PARKER. September 5, 1877. tf. t J. D. CHALMERS & CO. 10, So ABBEVILLE S. C. Ill ! l?i Dealers in Furniture nt it' TJART.OR SUITS, ('HAMPER WALNU' nt 1 Buils, Wotta<re Suits, Walnut and Palntec liurenus, Wash Stands, Tables, Jiedstendf | Chairs, Wardrobes, Safes, Lounges, Chlldrei i Carriages, Window Shades, &c. l'' j WK also keep the largest and best seleete< l~! stock of Picture Frames, Mouldings am ICivin^MMnnK l-Mlt ll> tin. fc?ntilvp 11K ! 1 eall and wo will self you goods as low as the; 10 lean hi! bought elsewhere. All goods wiu 71 runted as represented. September.*), 1877, tf. Fall Goods J.ust Received 'c 17AL and wlnterCnlleoes,brown and hleaeli 1 ed Homespuns, Canton Flannels dc Spool Cotton, Iti for Sl-W), 3> dozen pairs I,a . ; dies and Children Shoes, from 75 cents to $i.O i per pair. Call early anil secure bargains a It. M. IIADDON & CO'a j* September 3,1877, tf. " TUST received a lot of hejiutlAil Flowe a* *) Stands. Something ticw. At J. D. CHALMERS A CO. September 5,1S77, tf. T VTEAT SAFES.?The cheapest Tin Safe foi Is ill meat and other purposes, ever offered G at J. D. CHALMERS & CO. jj. September 5,1877, tf. 1 1 Mark the Spot it \\7HETtE reposes the remains of yon; )t Tf_ friends by plaelnga marhlo Monunien or Jtcau ft toilu 10 uii'ir memory. n.i uie .?uir l.lc Vixnl can lie seen a full line of all erode* r ofMarble-jAlso ttlarg? collection of the la test designs from which we can at sliort no fe tlcejuet up all grades of work. Our prices an ,, as low as city prices, and work better llnlsli ed than done elsewhere. S J. D. CHALMERS. 1, September 1877. tf, ? DDE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE u . ? NEXT COLLEGE YEAR OPENS OCTOBER 1st. i- ? d FACULTY same as last year, with the ad L>f J? dltlon of Miss Eliu Elliott, first clas t- Teacher of Music, Drawing;and Painting. a Location Retired and Healthy. e TUITION and Hoard, Including Fuel am Lights, for College year, $177. Extras ut reasonable rates. 8? For circular, send to le J. I. BONJfEIt, President. )e * Due West, S. C. s September 5,1877. tf. J PIANOS. & ORGANS. 1(1 I "$fK0 Pianos for 6175, | "8200 Organs for $05," *-s 1 "Strictly First-class, j The Dest made." j it it htm f WO I Those so advertise, ofTer in/e rior Lutrvmaits, priced at three timet the! >c value. IJnyfrom Jieqwnxible Home Dealen and avoid Im]xj*ition. As WboImlJ Dwlori, ha\ .? ing Wo Agoats; payiug Wo Coooiuloai, we sell Stlii V felo laitmaoati from Boit Maluri, direct to purcluu ers at Paetorjr Prlcoj. Wow PUaoa, [with stool am it cover J, 7 ort., $180; 7 1-J lot., S230: 7 1-3 cet r- Sqmrc Orir.d $289.Hm031 Himlla Oagaai. [with stool, h 3 itsTiJ. 299: 7 rtoW.ttOO: 9 itOM. tllb. Other Oi I "i;n8, 4 stops, 9.V); 7 stops," Sitj; 0 stops, 57.' Fifteen days trial ;wrltton guarantee. lteduc a tlon to Touchers. Schools and Churches. Fal j. nnd Square dealing. Itcfer to any Savanna! n Hank, or Merchant. Send for Catalogue* am " Special Oilers Sept. 1, 1.S77. 50 LUDDKN & .BATES, Savannah, Gil. io Wholesale Piano and Organ Dealers. September 5,1S77. tf ERSKINE COLLEGE. h The Exercises of this Insti ? tution Open October 1st a- With a Full Corps of Pro if fessors. HI / 12 1- HFiHE vacancy created by tho cleat! JL of Dr. James Pressly has boon lille< ro by-tij0 election of that eminont scholar )C v. x,. PATTON, lato PrOBident o [d ^ cs*. -Tonii^ypo College, e- I' j? very luoprtant that students ^ should enter or rev,m t0 College at th ts beginning of the Bessu-^ ?jnc0 un ab U- senco of a few days at a timo^.jjen anuv branch of study Is commencea, ^?idon CiiIs to embarrass tho whole course, ?.tv ^ some are unablo to make up the loss. L EXAMINATIONS. Students are required to stand a writto j' examination on every brsuich or texi \ book completed during tho wholo course .' I Tho intermediate examinations occur ii j" | regularly through tho year, as tho diffei .irjent branches or subjects arc tinlshw .11 I # *!_ ? 1 A/M'nviiKy aim i- lUU iiiiiii UAUiJuimuviiOf wtvintg ?Mv branches and subjects as liavo not 1k?o previously finished, begin on Thursda 3d before ti*j first Wednesday in July, an 11- closes on tho following Tuesday. Tl: id examinations aro open to tho public. EXPENSES. ?f- These includo Tuition, Board, Wasl i- ing, Lights, Fuel, liooks, College and S< ciety fees, as follows: a" Cortificato of Sclwlarsliip inthc?lflO,CK Endowment, which pays Tuitition or 5 year 9 i Board, 812 per month 1J Washing, ?1 .25 per month J ? Lights and Fuel per year 1 Hooks, " " ] ltl, Collogn and Society Fees, per year, >n| (averago,) about il- Aggregating, per year, less than ?1' In, This statoinont may lie sufficient to sa (1; isfy inquiries which arc frequently mac in respect to tho nccessary expenses of ,?t student at this place. -Every one know i (3 that clothing, pocket money, all mattei >", of tliis sort, depends entirely on tho i: dulgouco of parents and tho habits < IVp their sous. WM. IIOOD, ir- . Secretary oj Faculty. b Septembers, 1S77 -It. ?? State of South Caroline w Abbeville County. )ii; I'j, I'robate Court?Citation for Letters < ,.S( Administration. lc!?' HY J. FULLER LYON, Esquiri 1'uoitATK Jro(u;. . || Whereas, JO. Alico Wosmansky li: j),. made suit to mo, to grant her letters i es. Administration of tlie Estate and eil'cc N of J. C. Wosmansky, late of Abbcvil ?>' County, deceased. These arc therefore to cite and admoi a.'r ish all and singular the creditors of J. < i[ Wosmansky deceased, that they be ai appear, balbro me in the Court of l'r< bate, to be held at Abbeville C. II., c I j Wednesday the 1'Jth day of Septcmbe [,y. 1.S77, alter publication hereof, at la; o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, it- my they have why the said Administr (ion should not be granted. li'.vcn under mv hand and seal, th third day of September in the yei of our Lord one thousand ei^I hundred and seventy-seven and i the lO-'d year of American Ind pendenee. Published on the fifth day of Septcn l-er, 1S77 in the Abbeville Press and Jim '} tier and on the Court House door for tl n- time required by law. J. FULLER LYON. . Judge, of Probatk. ng si;Tie Slate Of South Carol on ,u? County of Abbeville. 50 In The Probate Court. is j mi Ex Ittrle?D. Wyatt Aiken?Petition f ^jj Final Discharge. at; "VTOTICE is hereby given that P. W; ! JJN att Aiken, Guardian of Mamie tul Perrin, minor, has applied to me for a 'Jj~ nal discharge from said trust. m.| - IT is ordered, that Friday tho 5th di i ,4.! Ol Uctolior, !?</, OC Ii.\uu an LIIU wy i % I (hi; settlement ami linal discharge of sa j (jiuardian. = | (iivon under my hand and seal this tl f.th day ol' .September, 1H77. .J. FUJjIJKR LYON, , Judge of l'robate, A. C. j K J .September f>, 1S77. tf. l/^VUJNlNE AND SUL. ('INCHON ?..|W 111A with other went orders ! jC, diTi-s. Ki-WIN rAUKMIl. ? .June -0, 1*77. iV. *- - " laiMUL-UL'.1.-?" eg-JLl JU_i_.L - - - . j Take the Best! | 1877-78. Tie Chronicle anfl Constititionallst, CONSOLIDATED MARCH 17TH, 18J7, 18 THE OLI)E?T and lk**t Newspaper pub; lishcd In the South. Jt is the only Newspa- .v. tier published In the City of Augusta?the lending Hallway and Manufacturing centre of the South?and the only Ncwyiftper published In Eastern Georgia. The Chonlcle A Constitutionalist ho* a very large and dully Increasing circulation In the States of'Georgla, South Carolina and North Carolina, and r> reachers every class of read^rH-^merehnntw, , i farmers, professional-men and working -men, ; and Is a most valuable a<lvertlslng medium. ' The DAILY Chronicle A Constutlonalltft 5 publishes nil th ecurrent news of the day, ro,1 selves all the reports of the Associated-Prcs^ { lind special dispatches from Washington, A t>lanta, Columbia, and allotherpolnu of Inter,i est, supplemented by correspondence. Jt ; gives full commercial reports of domestic and foreign markets, of ail Itxsil and Southe/h matters, and editorial comment Upon public affairs. Terrtls: 810 for 12 months, 85 for (J, ' for 3, aud 81 for 1 mouth, postage prilii by us. Tl,n TRI-U'CPVT V Jk -4l?? * H JJIilVUt VlltVIIIVIQ U WJJBUIU. tlonallst contalns two day's news of (he Dal ly. Tonus: $5 toe 12 mouths, SWOforfl,ipo?. tnge paid by us. 0 The WKfcKLY Clironlclc <k ConstlWatlonalt 1st Is a mammoth flieet, and tlie largest and handsomest Weekly published In 'thi? South. It contains all the news of the week?telo. graphic, local, editorial, miscellaneous?anil r carefully prepared reviews of the market. This edition Is gotten up for circulation among plnnteis and otlu-rs Hvlng In the country. Terms: 32for 12 months, $1 Iter 0, postage paid by us. The Chronicle & Constitutionalist is the1 paper for the merchant, the planter, the lawyer, the mechanic, the politician. It Is a pnpur for the oiilce, the counting room nnU'thc Jam1 ly circle. tifcctaien copies sent -free. Address, ...... WALSH A WRIClW, Managers, Augusta, Ga. September 5, 1877. tf. ' TAX NOTICE. 1 ; ' ' ' . ' b Treasurer's Office, Abbeviik County-. AUTHORITY having been given by , the Comptroller General of too State, to the County Treasurer, to use his discretion as to the collection of TaxcM 5 prior to the 1st ofOctober. I hereby givo notice that my oiHce \vill bo oi?ou on ami * after Monday, tho 3d day of September? and remain open for the month except as . stated below. ' s In order to accomodate the tax layers* of the County, I will attend at the follow*. ing places, at the times, stated as follows:. iMneiy-JMX, mouuay ana luesaay, s-?a 1 and 25th Septomlier. Greenwood, Wednesday, 26th. Hodges, Thursday, 27th, DonaldHvillo, Friday, 28th. ' Due West, Saturday, 29th. My office in tho Court House, will bo - open from tiie 1st to 31st October. Tho Court House being tho cotton market for the sections of tho county not specified I above. It is deemed advisablo that no other appointments than those above y enumerated, be made. \ r The Books will closo October 31ft All !> taxes not paid on or before that day "Will r' be liable to a penalty of 15 per cent., and j. the, Treasurer will proceed to collect the il same as provided by Mw. - . , t Persons liable to pay a poll tax and fiilJ>i ing or refusing to pay too same shall be f deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, i\nd .1 sliall be punished by a fine of five dollars, r or bo imprisoned in the county jail for '} thirty (lays. J Tax payors are notified to bring vrith them the Receipts for the Hampton am) County Tax, given by me, as the name il i.~ ?i? .v .. TO 111 UC UIKUII U29 I1IUUVJ Hi HJU UUV U!VU? V* tho present tax. J. W. PRKRIN, . ' County Treasurer," August, 29, 1877, St. The"RUSS0 W A|> TURKISHWAJ* ; AGENTS WANTED! F0I1 this f'oniprehcnslve, Superbly IUu?tnited History of the present iiiomen? tous struggle In the East. It* aceurutc'xArs, plans mid many eh-gant Kngrnvlngs are a special feature. ? <'vc8 n ojjAnnc history' l of each Country, with Hl?torIcnii?| j>esorli>ti Ive sketches or the primitive luresqtrc* customs and domestic Hrer? Contestants. Describes the , , Dreadful Massacre of Christian* In Hulgaria; the Frightful Turkish Atroci. tics In other places; the uprising of the innxa* 0 es in Herzegovina. It (fives tho Stirring But* -1 ties and Thrilling Incident* of tho was^and U v the most faclnatlng and exciting work of tho n nge. Agents are sure of prompt and ready a Villus. rru&ueuiuo IMWIND HUW ??/. Also Agents Wanted on our ORAND COM* ??ATION PROSPECTUS representing , ? 150 distinct books t- of universal Interest. It Includes Agrlcull*3 ral, Biographical, Historical, Kellgiou* ami Miscellaneous Works, with Size, Title and Deception of cnch Book, Specimen Page# *" uiKl Specimen Illustration*. Sales inado 1. from Uiis PmspECTtH when all tingle Books It fall. Also on our n TINE nTKT1?0 ENGLISH & 5 I AMILY UlBhiL0 GERMAN,.. to Protestant nnd Catholic, With Invaluable II lustra tod Aids and Superb fundings. Nearly 100Style*. Superior to all others and indlspcnslble to every family. An' Particular* free. Address !- JNO. E. POTTER & C0n Publishers. PH1LADELPIA. jq August 20,1877. tf. ie ? i cl0sing0ut '"at cost for cash. r> i'i . n AVIXG to vacate the Store House now , II occupied l?y us, on 1st September next, 1<J and being unable to got another, we offer our a entire rs: STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE of .At Cost For Casli Only, UNTIL 1st September next. Cull and securo . bargains. Itespwtfujly. W. T. MCDONALD & CO. Aujjitst 22, 1ST", tf. I, Town Election. jf AN election for Intendcnt. and four W?r? dons for the town of Abbeville. to servo ' for the ensuelnc municipal year, will be held on the SECOND MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER w NEXT, (10.) The polls will l>e open at ? Df o'clock, A. M., and close at 0 P. M? when the ts managers "shall forthwith count the votes, and declare the election. Managers. [d Messrs. Amos Morse, "W. R. Wh Ito and B , W. Hughes, are hereby appointed Managers, and will conduct the election according to 1,1 law. r, 11 POLLS to be opened In GRAND JURY jf ROOM in Court House. \V. II. PARKER, is Jntcndent. ir lit August 2D, 1877. 2(. L" Notice to the Trustees in the Several School 10 Districts. This is the vear for making an enameration of all the children between the apes _ of six (<>) and sixteen (1(5) years, resident within your Suhool District, distinaKiiishiiip between malo and female, white I and colored. Tho Clerk of said Board of Trustees, shall return to the County School Commissioner, a duplicate return of the same. j You must maKo tno return u> mis uwcu . by tho 25tli September next. or The Clerk of eauli Board of TrnstCH-s w ill call 011 mo for Books and Blanks. JOHN A. WIER, v- School Commissioner, Abbeville Co. '*> August 1 ?77, lit. To the Public. i?r I itl.'T HAVE removed my DENTAL j OFFICE to the room 011 the upllc per corner of tiranite Iiange, over I Mr. Mars' store. JNO. S. THOMPSON, Dentist. ? May 16, 1S77. 0} /^AXXEI) GOODS OF ALL KINDS j \ J at Cunningham ?fc Tcmplctt-n's. I Jni!o I'-th, JS 7 tl