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??? -L'^alb a??? The Press and Banner. ' Wednesday, Oct. 22,1879, , Recent Republican Successes.?I)o they! Affect the South ? Maine, Iowa, Ohio?score three for tliej republicans, and put down a round O for the Northern democrats. Such is the state of the great national game of politics at the present time?not a very cheering thought for the national democracy. I The loss to that party of the great State of j Ohio certainly is a grievous one, regard | it in what light they may. Jt win necessarily give the republicans throughout the North great encouragement and con- J fidence in the elections in other States ; while the democrats will sutler from a corresponding discouragement and nor- i % vousncss. The man who draws first j blood greatly increases thereby his chances of whipping his adversary ;? and what is true in pugilism is true in , political party-warfare. Unless some grand mistake is made by the Northern republicans in future elections, such n mistake which we confess we have small J hopo of seeing them make, the victory In i the presidential election of 1SS0 will be gained by the republican party, Wel< 1-K..U nnlnrnn flip pommonts I jlUIJII.'MI 111 (IKi'tnui of the press on the recent election. Our ; readers will find there that different peo- , pie have different opiniohs about the re- j suit in Ohio just as they have different ] opinions about apples and onions. One! thini? is certain, however, the democracy i has lost Ohio ; the republicans have car-1 j ried the elections there by a majority of ( at least 17,000. This majority is not large ( for that great and populous State, but af- f ter a campaign of unexampled activity j on the part of both democrats and rcpub- ] licans, a miss is as good as a mile, and a j majority of 17,000 is as good as a majority ( of 70.000. It counts as much ill, the pres- j ldential election. t "What does the republican victory ] mean ? Not tho triumph of republican j over democratic principles ; it is not a < question of soft-money against hard- ' money ; paradoxical though it may seem j it is not a defeat of democrats by repub- < licans it is something more serious and j more significant. It is the emphatic dec- t laration that thero is a United North as j well as a Solid South ; it is the legitimate < fruit of the sectional legislation and < blood}'-shirt and shot-gun ^speeches of i the extra session. Persistontly and con- j sistently tho Northern republican lead- ( ers have assured the people that a demo- i cratic administration meant tho rule of < the Solid South. Tiie peoplo were asked j if they wero willing to submit to South- { ern domination, the conquerors to the i conquered, the loyal to tho rebel; and f the people of Ohio and of other States ] have answored at tho ballot-box that they t cannot brook the rule of tho Confederate i Urigadiers, that they wjll not have these i men to reign over them. This truly is < tho serious lesson to be learnt from the rocent elections. "VVe believe thero are as many democrats in Ofiio to-day as there ioo? ..onv linf "Vnrt.hpj-n democrats as well aa Northern republicans have a wholesome and constant dread of the South, and the instant the power of the South is seen to be in the ascendant they join with their republican fellow-citizens in forming a United North. Llood is thicker than water, sectional feeling is stronger than party fealty and geographical connections more enduring than party principles. There Is no doubt about it; and we of tho South should open onr eves and look this grave fact in the face. How will the recent elections affect tho South ? On the whole we think the effect upon our Southern elections will be favorablo, on the following grounds : 1. By making tho issue in tho presidential election less doubtful, by making the success of the republicans almost certain, tho recent olectious havo precluded the necessity of carrying the presidential war into the South. Wo in South Carolina, therefore, may well look for a more peaceful campaign next year than we should have if the opposing forces were more equally matched and if the republicans required to count in this State or Florida, or Louisiana. If they required any Southern State, South Carolina would be * - - .. , . _ J tlio one, being small ana easy to manipulate. But as much money and mueh * work would bo needed for this, the ropub- c licans will not expend either if the pres- *" idential election is decided at the North. 0 Wo need peace and quietness next year in South Carolina much more than we i j; need tho election of a dlinocratic presi- v dont, and if tlio recent elections have, as t we think, decided the presidential clec- ^ tion in favor of the republicans, for tnis ^ we should be measurably thankful. n 2. Another reason for considering the ii effect favorable to the South is that the ^ Ohio election gicntly diminishes Grant's v chances, and greatly increases Sherman's i chances of nomination. For the same reason that renders the Southern States unnecessary as ropublican allies, Grant is unnecessary as the republican candidate. The republicans will not re-elect t! him if they can get on without him. On- jly in tho event of a close and dubious C struggle would Grant's great popularity S be required as an element of success. But now the republicans may pretty confidently count on electing their candidate, and as Sherman is the administration can- c didate, we m?3* look for his nomination ; and to us of the South, Sherman would ^ be more acceptable than Grant. 1 Sixty Per Cent. 1 Wo are reliablv informed that the death ? rate of the prisoners sent from the South I ^ Carolina Penitentiary to work on the!" Greenwood and Augusta Railroad has q been sixty per cent., Including those who wer* returned to the penitentiary in such s physical condition that death was inevitable and could not possibly be stayed by <, the best medical skill. How much*better would it be to have these men employed in useful labor at home, in building a dam and increasing the capacity of our canal ??Palmetto Yoeman. v Exactly so. Appropriations by the t Legislature to build up Columbia are al- t ways in order, but when it comes to t building a railroad it is u different thing n altogether. The State of South Carolina v has spent enough money in Columbia to c pave its streets with gold, and the cry is r still for more. We now refer particular- fly to the appropriation of $11,000 to dig 1 tho canal at Columbia. It would be just s as reasonable to make appropriations to c build up any other languishing town. Ifjs Columbia cannot maintain her existence 1 without additional appropriation we will t move to change the capital to Charleston, t Greenville or Spartanburg. Tho City of 1 Atlanta offered theState of Georgia great inducements to move the capital from g Milledgeville to that city. If Columbia is dissatisfied with " present advantages. we venture to say that Charleston, j ^ Greenvillo, or Spartanburg would oiler a 11 premium to havo the hvadquarters of j c the governmentchangod to either of their < ^ towns. If the rule stands good to tax the j farms to build up Columbia, why would! it not be as well to tax the farms to build s up all tho towns in Uxe State ? Wo think , ^ one proposition as good as the othor. (j Congressman Aiken's Speech. " We take pleasuro in presenting to our! t| readers this morning tho excellent ad- u dross recently delivered at Ninety-Six tt"> i #>f jJiai town UU1V4C fuw X/lbViftl J OW1VVJ v? -w - . , by ilou. D. Wyatt Aiken, It is well | worthy not only of a careful perusal and | reflection, Lut of being preserved as ajV valuable repertory of interesting statis- j tics and information. The thanks of the ] public are due Col. Aiken for his admira- 1 ble address, and due also to the Ninety- " Six Literary Society for having It published. ' mamm?mmmmammmmammmmmmmM?mmmmmmmmnmmm Our Coming Fair. On the 29th, 30th and 31st of October tho Kleventh Annual Fair of tho Abbeville Agricultural Society will be held at their grounds. There can be scarcely anything more commendable than tho object contemplated in such associations as Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Companies, viz: The development and improvement of the country's resources in agricultural and mechanical pursuits by competitive exhibitions. Here comes the larmer with an exhibit of his care and industry. Here, too, is the mechanic interested in this or that labor-saving machinery of his inventive genius and anxious to prove its merits to his Iriend, the farmer. Kven the children catch the spirit and have their signs of agricultural or mechanical turn of mind. Here, too, the mothers and Jaughters find ample opportunity to exhibit their tasteful handiwork. There can be very little doubt to the thoughtful mind of the good that may beaccomplished by the annual Fair. Very little, if any doubt can be entertained as to tho good resulting from these annual gather' ings til our county. One sees finer turnouts; more care is taken in tho growing of crops; stock is seen after more carefully; tho vegetablo garden receives L-loser attention; and each lady must have a new gown and trimmed in the latest of styles; all resulting from the uinual exhibit, where each in commendililn rivalrv strives to surpass his com petitor. While tho premium list is attractive, ret each one should be niore interested n the great objee^of the association?the levelopment and improvemont of our ;ounty. As much ?is each one can, he diould contribute to so desirable an obeet. None need say, "I cannot help." [11 one way or other each may do some:hing to help the cause. That is the poor5st motive that finds its incentive in the Dreiniura list. All who are interested in ho advancement of the county should :>v all means be present and help by their .presence, at least, and interest in auoth)r's effort in so eommendablo a causo. rhe approaching Fair promises to be an inprovement 011 the others. Tho in jreasing prosperity in our agricultural nterests will make the. gathering larger ban tisnal and more interesting. Hence i more attractive exhibit may be expect;d. We have intentionally said nothing >f the social feature of this Fair. Yet in his very respect a great deal of good is iccomplished. The county comes togotli?r to see how all its parts are improving, friends new and old moet?and maybe >nly this once during tho year. But this s only a side issue, important as it is, ind too inviting a subject to undertake low. If you want to see your friend? mybody ? everybody, come to the Eleventh Annual Fair next "Wednesday ttid be sure to bring with you your ,vivos, your sisters, your cousins and ,'our aunts. Let as make the Fair a suc:ess! The Hauipton Guardian. Our friend McSweeney tho proprietor >f tho Hampton Ouardian is meeting ,vith great success and from a pressure of idvertisemants on his columns ho has >eeu compelled to issue a supplement, [n the last issue of that excellent paper, ,ve tind the following paragraph, which in A lilifvilltt (!olllltV will ead with interest: "Orit Supplement.?On account of he number of .advertisements which we jave received our space for correspondence has been more limited than we desir- j :d, although wo still have a great deal nore reading matter than most of the veeklies published in the State. We have joen compelled lately to decline several rommunicatiohs for lack of space, and letermining with the increase of our paronage to continue to merit the favor shown to us, we begin with this i&sue the publication or a supplement, and shall continue to do so until with the increase >f our patronage, which iVom the indiuaions of the past we have e#>ry reason to iope for in the future, we will enlarge >ur paper, so that it shall be equal in size oany weekly published in the State." Quarreling Christians. It seems that the Christians down in Darlington are quarreling over their religion. When Christians begin to fight .. 1 1 ? ^.,n?(ulo imong uieiiiMuivti.i uuuui nuii-^.^uumo, he Evil One generally gains supremacy >ver tho whole lot. Tho Darlington Southerner has this to say to the roaders if tliafpaper. "What on earth is tho ?v .*ier with the ircachers and tho churchos and tho reli;ious denominations ? Are they going to rar ? When churches get to lighting hey aro no longer any ftid to morality. Ve are not prejudiced to either sitro. nor lo wo object to publishing the articles of 10th sides, but we think it would look nuch better if tho brethren of all denomnations could "dwell together in unity.1' Ve all aro reaching for tho same place, nd what difference does it make whether >-e get to that place through the Baptist, Iethodist or Presbyterian religion?" The Ilailroad Tax. The following is the exact amount of lie Railroad tax in this county : tato, $1,150.89 'ounty, 998.07 chool tax 499.02 --?I ?l,0?l.W Of this nmonnt 81,497.07 is duo to tho redltors of this county. This was tenered in bills of the batik of the State, 'en days after the passage of aiv Act reuiring that tax to be paid In money, nd fifty days before the expiration of lie time allowed by law in which the tax layers should redeem their bills, the 'omptroller ordered our tax collector to carry it forward to next year's dclinuent tax list," and of course that tax is till uncollected. + ieualor Wade Hampton at the AbbeTille Fair. Greenville Fair did very well last t'eok; Newberry Fair is quite a success his week ; but Abbeville Fair will beat hem all next week. Besides having bctcr exhibitions of horses, cattle, crops .nd domestic products,Ab beville Fair vill lmve tho presence of our distlnguishd Senator, General Wade Hampton. A ousing and hearty welcome awaits the ;reat leader, not only from thoso who folowed him in war, but from tho Midlands who followed him in the campaigns tf '76 and '78. As ho has not been here iiice tho terrible accident by which ho ost his leg and came near losing his life, he people of Abbeville County will flock o see him and hear him, and welcome ??%? * V\or?L" ^ lavannah River Navigation-Senator M. C. lintler. When General M. C. Butler comcs to IbbevillG Fair next week, we hope to sco lie citizens of Abbeville County out in rowds to hear him. Especially is it to ho interest of the people of the Savanah side that they come hither en masse n that occasion, as lie will give them imie information concerning the navigaion of the Savannah. He has that unertaking much at heart, and surely the (habitants of the region that would liicfly be benefitted will help him by lieir presence, as well as by signing peitions. Letter from Senator Hampton. Columbia, Oct. 21, 1879. j 'ol. J. S. Cothban, President Abbeville j A Jtlffl I ,C/)Al>i)/4f i Dear Sir?I will be in Abbeville on 'hursday morning, October 30th, if noth-1 :i? prevents. Very truly yours, WADE HAMPTON. ?caw????????? Tlic Ohio Waterloo. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS. I I H'hnt the Lending Journals of Vari? j ous Shades of Opinion say Aboui I the Result in Ohio, [ from the i\V*b Yorf; Time*.} ,| "All the dispatches from Ohio show tlint tin i interest in the election of yesterday was ill j tense and that tlic vole polled was among tin largest ever known In the Slate. Tills is [ greatly duo to the importance of tbegeheru issues involved, and partially to the elfee which the result of the eleetion was expecteci to have upon the personal fortunes of dis tiiiguished men, especially in the l)etnocrail< party. The campaign, so far as the public discussion went, has been atinostas complete ly national In its character as if representa lives In t'oncress, or even Presidential elect ors, were to have been chosen. On the He | publican side great prominence has been | given to the Southern question. Althougli j Mr. Foster was intimately connected with Mu earlier efforts of Mr. Hayes to give a new complexion to the Southern policv of the gov ernmcnt, neither he nor ills friends have lies. Hated to occupy the most "stalwart" grouitd, In fact, Mr. Sherman, who Is regarded as tin political sporisorof Mr. Foster, has gone as fui | ii* any one coiuci go in uuvucuiaug iiiu vicm I which theextreniest Republican critics of the Administration have advanced, and Mr ScliUrz, who has been the most intelligent 01 tlio President's advisers in Soutiiern matters I cave more temperate and rational, hut not I less emphatic support to the doctrine that the only reme-dy for the evils with which the South threatens the country was a decided Republican sentiment in the North. The ; magnet which drew the disatl'ected to the Rei publican ticket was the unmistakable firmness of the party for equal rights in thcSoutb Had the Republicans taken the highest (ground on the currency, we believe they would have succeeded equally well, and theii victory would have bad greater value. But the significance of the victory lies inthcevi dence which it. ?i fiords that the peopleof Ohio, fairly representing the people of the North are thoroughly aroused as to the tendency ol Democratic rule, and arc resolved to overthrow it wherever it has galneel a footing. From the Louisville (Kentucky) Courier-Journal, As we surmised, and, indeed, predicted yesterday, the result in Ohio Is disastrous to the Democrats. Headers of the Gmricr-Journal will not be taken by surprise, therefore, for without/surrendering the battle before actual defeat, we have prepared them for what was from tlie first, really inevitable. The oddf we- re too great for us. We might have beaten I Foster, or even Sherman. Rut we could not J beat the government. I Thlsresultoitirht to satisfy Demoeratsof the [ folly of financial equivocation. Jt shows conclusively that the "Ohio idea," so-callcd, is, and has always been, a delusion and a snare, | Kwlng was its strongest expression; Thurinan I its most respectable advocate. Roth are reI tired. One Is beaten for Governor, and the; other loses his seat in the Senate. It is too bad that such able and service able men should be sacrlficeKlto such a blunder. Democrats have now not hing but New York to look to. If we lose New York, little less than a miracle will save us. We may as well take matters as they are and consider them r^n, < Rimidnoint. We cannot af ! ford to deceive ourselves. The worst fears ol the Oft trier-Journal have come te pass. In the light of this great reverse wild and visionary Democrats must see the error ol their ways and make an etlbrt to amend their folly. Theirhopes are scattered. Thelrcounsels have come to naught. They should go to the rear and fall In line, ready to follow and obey. All is by no means lost. Ilut all will be lost if Democrats cnhnot bo brought to a sense of their danger and a comprehension and application of the strictest rules of party discipline. [Worn the iVVw York Ilcrald.] This decisive Republican triumph is of national Interest. Besides disposing of several prominent Ohio statesmen, it will inspire courage and hope in the Republican party throughout the United States. Kven locally it is of considerable importance. It extinguishes Senator Thurman's chances of reelection and puts an end to any lurking aspiration which Kwing may have had to be Thurman's successor. IJut these local cousequences are as dnst In the balance. The great significance of the Ohio election lies In Its Influence upon national politics and its bearing on the selection of candidates and the success of parties in the great Presidential contest of next year. It makes it impossible for the Democratiecandidate to be taken from Ohio, and favorsTilden's chances of nomination by puttlngsome of his principal rivals out of the field. IJut In proportion as it improves Tilden's chances of nomination it diminishes his chances and the chances of any Democratic candidate for an election. TUden is a shrewd calculator, and It may turn out that he will not covet the nomination after the smoke has lifted from the preliminary battles of the present year. If New York should follow the example of Ohio. Ti'den would simply lose his labor by Intriguing any further for the Democratic nomination and he may prefer that some other candidate should lead the forlorn hope. The result In Ohio tends to a Republican success In New York, and should this be thoactual effect TUden may bid a long farewell to Presidential honors. [From the T\etv York TToWrf.] All that can be asserted positively of the result in Ohio to-day is that the Republicans have failed to take that great Commonwealth - ii.,? ,.r cmtAn rlnnlitfnl OUIOI me Wiivvmifc nuv v.. for 1880, and to plant It, as they hoped to plant It, In the van of the Hepublicau column, where of old It used to plant. Mr. Maine stands on as fair a footing to-day in Maine as Mr. Sherman in Ohio. Mr. Ewing has been beaten, as he elected to be when at the outset of his canvass be deliberately abandoned the strong ground of an outright Democratic protest against the votes of President Hayes, und undertook to counter with his own linancial theories the stalwart facts of a magnificent harvest In the West, of tuiparallellcil crops at the South aud of nil inflowing tide of gold from Kurope. It appears, even from the partial reports so far received that the Democratic candidate in Ohio owes his defeat chiefly to the stern hostility provoked among the (iennan-born Democrats of Hamilton County by his financial heresies. [From the Washington Post.] This Is disheartening intelligence. We had hoped, even when it was evident that Foster had been elected to ttie Govershlp, that the Legislature would turn out to have a Demo L-11.4 1 ,J.? ri>?? cratic majority on joint, uauoi, mm .Uw that the reverse la really true 16 what makes it a serious disappointment. The result is probably due, more than anything else, to the unfortunate stand of Oen. Ewlng on the financial question. The people of Ohio evidently do not believe in soft money. On the whole we think it is about time for the Democratic party to recognize the fact that this is a hard money country. Let it return to Its old time principles and act, in every instance accordingly. [From the Kexu York Tribune.] This great victory must not be belittled by assigning it to too narrow causes. It is not j the result of Mr. Foster's energetic canvass, I nor of the labors of any one man, however able and sincere. It is not the result of the Sherman boom, norof the Grant boom, nor of the Blaine boom, nor of the Hayes boom. All these currents in tne campaign have had their eft'cct, no doubt, but the one mighty cause has been the profound conviction of the people that the interests of the country would not be safe for the next four years in Democratic hands. [From the Philadelphia Telegraph.] Ohio has In a very distinct manner repudiated both Ewlng and Thurman, mid witii them the financial interests which they have advocated, and it has declared itself so emphatically in favor of all that Is worth while In Republicanism that nothing hut egregious bad management on the part of thcRepuollcan leaders, combined with superlatively good management on the part of the Democratic ditto, can prevent the Republican candidate of next vear from getting the electoral vote of tho SUite. [Front the Philadelphia Times.] The vote of Ohio simply means that tho firesent National attitude of the Democracy ias recalled Republican deserters, stragglers and grumblers back t<> their party allegiance, and that the State lias anchored herself in the Republican column for lsst). The Ohio Idea ought to be allowed to stay dead this time. It lias a great deal of impudence, but it certainly can't have enough to attempt to impose Itself upon anybody any more. [Dram the yew York Sun.] While, however, Gen. Ewing was put forward hh the Democratic candidate, he was known as an advocate of soft money and of thcopprrosive, inquisitorial, unconstitutional Income fax. The circumstances that lie held to such unsound and odious doctrines goes far to reconcile us to his deleat, [From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.] Th?Ohio victory is a warning to the South that It cannot obtain the supremacy that it covets by the means it has adopted; and what Ohio has said respecting this matter will be said with equal vehemencc by other Northern States in November. [From the 1'hlludelphia Inquirer,] Ohio is firmly fixed in tho Republican column, an integral part of the coming "solid North." made necessary by the ominous threat* of a "solid South." Further, the result in Ohio Indicates a solid Republican column this fall. [From the Philadelphia Press.] The result effectually disposes of what is popularly known as the "Ohio idea" in finance. The paper-money delusion has been repudiated in tho State in which it hud its origin, and where it was propagated by men of ability and character. Outlawry in Georgia. AugCsta, (Ja., October is.?a special to the Chronicle from Sparta states that the accounts | of deeds of outlaws In the eastern portion of Raid win County arc greatly exaggerated, buti reveals a bad state of affairs. There aro about) a dozen men In tho band, and the trouble is i personal, not political. The outlaws have (.ntmirnii nn Kpvernl nersons. They I burned the gin ami cotton houses and fodder stacks of Dr. Robeson for the purpose of drawing him out of his house in order to shoot him. Tbey killed a negro mini for reporting them to the grand Jury of lJuldwin County; they burned the tannery and barns of Luke Robinson, and they whipped a colored woman mid her daughter in Hancock County. The gang have taken refuge In tho swamps of Oconee and Ogeechee. The grand Jury of Hancock, now In session, have investigated the outrages, and are determined to bring the perpetrators to Justice. The people of Hancock County are armed and Indignant at the outrages, and express a determination not only to protect tho white and black from further outrages, but to visit summary Justice on the perpetrators. Judge Pottle, presiding Judge, will vindicate the majesty ol the law throughout his circuit. The Story of a Ring.?Thorc Is a diamoud ring in this county that has a story connected with it. The ring contained two diamonds and a ruby. It wns tho wedding rim* i\t a l(id v u'ltn win married about ninety years ago. It descended to her daughter and j namesake, and has come down through four| generations of ladles bearing the same name, j Once when broken, It was lent to a man to cut glass with. He carried It oil In hlsvestpocketund gave the vest to a colored man, who found the ring and returned It. It was lost again, and found In the sweepings from the house. In 18G6 a diamond fell out of the ring, and was lost for four years, when It was tound In the bottom of a trunk In which the ring had been kept, though the trunk had been used several times In the Interval. The ring has had a number of vicissitudes, and It has inauT associations connected with it.? Winnjboro Newt and Hcruld. -4b. Our Age and its Progress. K Am i ADDRESS OF HON. D. IVY ATT AIKEN the I BEFORE THE NINETY-SIX LIT- j,tt i ERARY CLUB. .1 As t unf( Some Striking Statistics - Why tlie Country is Poor?Unequal Distributioii of the Nation's Currency?A WcT ] Chapter on National Banks. inci I Mr. J'rcmleiU, iMdiesund Gentlemen: 1 Anlnviuuion to address aliteraryclub.sugI gests, by implication, accomplishments, not 'J . possessed by your humble orator. I am no *>' ' ? adept at Word-painting, imd hence eanuot en tertain you with tropes and figures and llow- ";-ss . el's of rhetoric ; but will endeavor to interest war . and Instruct yon by advancing a few thoughts ,JlJJ . upon the peculiar characteristics of the ago W'LI . in which we live. <nl ' i I am told this Is your second anniversary, JJult i but 1 have not. been advised of tlio purposes e*P( ? of your organization ; presuming them to be, however, the mutual improvement of its J:1'?' . membership. If my presumption is correct, _ '<l. let me ask each member of the "Niuety-.Six r,,!Je , Literary dub'' to review the past two years, rt'ui > and answer me, has your connection with Pu,u this club Improved you in any manner ? .J" i If you reply that it has not, then I warn JJiin > you, that you are not by your connection with . j this club, Imbibing the spirit of the present fj age which beyond all question is pre-eminent- Jn, , i ly characterized oy its progress and improve- ;vic-( ;! men I. iU1" . I Kvcrv litre, and nlmost.every nation has had > some distinguishing feature. Away buck In *-" I the distant past, when the pyramids of Iigypt > were built, and when God's chosen myriads 1111-> . subsisted themselves within the confines of ,lV01 . Palestine, we had theage of miracles. Homer "*" and Virgil by verso, and Demosthenes and I ; t.'lcero by forensic eloquence, left thelrlmpress creu upon Greece and Home no less than did the 11,(3 numberless conquests of their embattled Jven ; hosts. The life of I'eter the Hermit, and the be? . chivalry of the crusaders are inseparably con- ** , nected with the Middle Ages. The history of! '1(fw , Kngland would be incomplete were 110110 of I J1"1 r Its pages devoted to the lives of Henry the . Eighth and his beheiidcd wives. France would not be France, without Napoleon, and J*?UI all Kuropc is to-day what it is because he 1,111 ' lived when lie did. Jlut my friends, the ajie J>cr. In which we live, this, the latter half of the ' lUlli century, varies in its distinction from all p,' 11 those which have preceded it. Wo too, have (,ov, , our monumental plies, our poets and our ora- "uai tors, our wars and our conquests, our clilval- of 11 i ry and our wife slayers, but our peculiar dls- surv ' stinctlon Is our progress; we are living in 'an vyttr ago, practical, material and utilluirian, but "1C eminently and emphatically progressive. I'KKRECTING INVENTIONS. So-1,0 Other ages may claim, for Instance, the dls- 1,1 i covery of gun-powder, the invention of the printing press, and the utilization of steam, Plltjl Out i t was left for our day to perfect these dls- ^tat coverles and Inventions. Anterior to our J).ur) ' late war rltie cannon were unknown, aud a tl<J" I smoothbore was not.effective beyond a thousand yards. To-day rilled siege guns have a M 1 point blanc range of tliree miles, aud will throw shells of several hundred pounds or vII wolcbta distance of tifteen miles. _ The old printing press upon which lien, j"0 Franklin labored assiduously that he might ,er. turn oil' one hundred sheets of paper, printed ?'?r' on only one side, In an hourf is to-day an objectof curiosity in the patent ofllee at Wash- {'18'j lngton. In that same city there is a double f,ne.' cylinder bullock press, propelled by steam, JP ' tliat will ])rlnt in an honr both sides of ^0,000 copies of the largest newspaper in Amcrica. 1 Fulton saw the boiling water throwing the 9 , , top of the kettle up and down, aud applied ' tills same power to propelling u small "l0', steamer three knots an hour through calm ^.n.a waters. To-lay, majestic steamers propelled , , by engines of an hundred horso power, plow rP.ru the surface of the boisterous sea at the rate of , IW twenty knots an hour. n,S' To our age, too. belongs tin* Invention and f*,K the development of the telegraph, which in , its circuitaround the earth bearing messages "'I1 from nation to nation, so completely out- , , strips the sun, that It announces daily English ,!*' news to American readers many hours beforo 1111 the moment of their occurrence beyond the Atlantic. ... More wonderful still, the telephone dispatch- ) ' " es words and sounds upon telegraph Is wires, and the phonograph bottles tliein for future use. Truly, we are living in a progressive age. . But in all the realm of science and art, howhere has progress been more appaVent than ' in that noble vocation In which we are all r~f, vitally interested,?the science, the art, the } , 1 comprehensive industry of Agriculture. {."' J Within the memory of many of us the great J1*; father of waters was the dividing lino bo- 2#.?., tween civilized and savage life. To-day,[two '/'Jr.,.' thirds the urea of this preat Union lie west of the Mississippi river, and the reclamation of f~. ' tliat vast domain Is due to Kc l'ROGUKSSIVE ACKICOLTtTRE. Wlie When I was a school boy, the great Amerlcan desert was but a sea of arid and sterile land, to day it lies within the States of N'ebras lea, Kansas and Colorado, and comprises some of the most productive aud reinuneraLive farming lands in the United States. {j'! Where the red man twenty years ago chased the butlalo and the elk for his morning meal, " comfortable farm houses are dotted all over {i," * nuignitlcent prairies. Cattle are there upon a thousand hills, awaiting the butcher, who by fu aniililuil ir% wntitllv l,'.c IIIC prugruBn U? KUC <.sv ?rr; u.m, British and European consumers with fresh rousts from our western beeves. What blessings should be heaped upon those . n Northwestern farmers! Pouring Into our Eas- "I. J tern ports from foreign lands, imbibing Amor- vV', iean energy by association, tlicy have emi- . * J'j grated westward at from 100,000 to 100.000 per J, . annum, and pushing their frontier liutK en- 1 tlrely across the continent they have beautltied tlie prairie, irrigated the desert, sealed , the Sierras, and Christianized the Pacific \V| slope, until to-day the happiest homes of our frugal farmers are away yonder where the J ' balmy breezes of that placid ocean rustle J:,,,;' through the waving grain in the sunset regions or our country. J.l,c 1 Many of us remember when Minnesota and Iowa were wild uncultivated territories. To- *. . day they are States and will this year export , over 50.00(1,000 bushels of wheat. Minnesota i,". llour is unsurpassed iu tlie United States, and to Iowa were awarded sevenil premiums at " the Centennial exhibition for her superior cattle. * ' Of course the development of that country did not result from an increased Immigration I ^ alone, new and progressive ideas must have this accompanied those people. Had the farmer deed curried with him only his one horse plow and disUi the hoe, and the reaper been dependent upon tw'o his cradle at harvesttime, many millions of are# those cultivated acres' would to-day be un- men productive. Invention has kept abreast with co'lfi this westward tide of emigration, so that the ur'? centre of meuhanical manufactures, which muc ????if o m?ntnrv umnnp l.hn b)?*nk ^ IICTHCU IUI ...... ~ ? v lii lis of New England has long since moved lure* west of ttie city of Pittsburg. The three great ]ant States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois arc rap- burr idly monopolizing the manufacturing of ag- bloc ricultural implements, and besides supplying und the Northwest, the .Southwest, and large por- sum tlons of the South, they are actually shipping amo their manufactures eastward. fram The Northwestern farmer no longer meas- Plllr ures his cultivated area by the number ol "am hands he am employ, but he calculates every- *?i?lrl thing by his horse power. Neither the A<J area, nor thenumber ot hands are the impor- comi tant. factors in estlmatlug the result of his the t gear's labor, but it is simply a rev taxe UOW MANY HORSES HUCi has ho employed. Ono man and a boy with J t' two good horses will plantaud cultivato sixty 000,01 acres of corn, and sow and harvest forty acres but; of small grain. I-'ifty bushels of corn, and acco twenty bushels of wheat, or lifty bushels of toni outs arc fair crops. Oftcuer than otherwise the the corn is sold to cattle and stock feeders as year it stands in the field, netting perhaps but ten Prev dollars per acre, no great Income truly, but <iuce when we remember, plowing begins in April, the seed arc planted in May and n* ' June, and the crop is sold in September, .It is Cubt a speedy and profitable return for expended P,an labor. One mun aud a team of four horses men will turn over ten acres of eoru land, and cver seed It In wheat in a single day with the Chi- lmP' cago Screw Harrow, and in tlio same time mo" will one man driving four horses, aided by a over single "help," harvest from fifteen to twenty "'ati acres of grain. The self-binder cuts the grain "< binds the sheaf with small wire, and throws it far enough to one side to prevent its interfering with the .team in their next circuit tea r around the field. Then again their immense All threshers are compicusurato with the extent ?Plu] of the crop and frequently turn out from 800 J'01"1 to 1000 bushels of sacked wheat as a day's yw"" work. P?rt( WftS mkciianical inventions. the i As lii agriculture, so In every department of life, the American artisan has unfurled the J ,*> banner of progress, and excelsior is engraven "J'"1 upon most of Ills median leal inventions. All the clothes we wear ure made by machinery, and annually over 100,00(1,000 pairs of shoes . y J are made Iu the Unlted.Sta.tes, 85 percent. ol "TO the labor being done by machinery. so e.\- ?l l\\ pert have these mechanics become that one : , man can, with u sewing machine stlch 1000 pairs of soles to as many pairs of uppers In a vr, single day, Socks and stockings are knit hy *.' machinery, propelled by seam, at so small a ^.J,} cost, that a pair of socks can besoldat a profit of one cent more than the cost of the raw materlaloutof which they are manufactured. Y'l Car wheels aro made of paper and exported r;' to all foreign countries. Locomotives are i~ sent to Australia, Kussiuund Brazil and other , South American SUites. Horse shoe nails are " made by machinery so cheaply that tho man- A' ufaeturer sells them cheaper than the black- , smith can buy the iron out of which to make r/ ' them. Klgin watches made in Illinois Jure exported to Switzerland, the superiority of Ulij? whose time pieces has been acknowledged for . , " a century. And my fair country women, one , half the lubor performed in all these nianufactures Is the result of tho tiny fingers of ' women as fair and as lovely as you. Yes, with increasing Interest 1 have watched their ' J. skillful manipulation of the delicate parts of }K " a watch, which t<? be seen at all had to bo J*'', viewed through a magnifying lens, nor did ? , j my Interest abate when observing them assorting home shoe nails, rcjeating with the V | rapidity of thought every nail with a flaw, .1.1". ! which to mo was apparent only after the h|A,, : closest scrutiny. J , " I Hut why continuo to Instance evidences of our mechanical progress ? They aro around and about us continually, and show thctn- 7,,,t selves In every Implement we use. As in mechanics so in all the arts and sciences Amerlcan genius Is preeminent and unrivalled. It is as successful In discovering hitherto un- n known planets away in the region of tho fixed stars, as it Is In manufacturing spurious I,?J;." coin and substituting it for genuine money, P,""; Whether it bo in Astronomy or Alchemy, * ' , moral scicnce or rascality, the American ex- ,, pert is a master mind, state prido, patriot- a,,([ { ism, reverence for thctSaltbath, nl tendance up- J. , on divine worship, a tender regard for the .A-'i-rrights of ptlicrs, aro all ofvo ESSENTIA!, ELEMENTS what iniimnlinniiiiiriir llii> rnnroupntntlvn Amtlrl. since cuii citizen, liut. u perusal of thudiifly papers ,,iert:i admonishes us, that ho 1h Inimitable in IiIh ! skill ut picking locks, defrauding Ills neigh- \ bar, committing murder or even In Inventing . metliodH of taking his own lilo. ^ \Ve are a I'rotestant people, and conscrva- J,',1, tlve in religion, but few nations liave gone "JJ1 ? further Into inorinonlsm, freelovelsm and ad- J, ' ventism than we. Nor are wo luggard in the fPfP , science of Government jus Is Indicated by the constant boust. of that sumo uverago Anteri- _ can citizen, that "our's Is the best government ' ,. the world ever saw," and every school boy re- VJJ peatedly asserts, whether ho bollovesit or not that "tills Is the land of the free und the home ? , of the brave." ?'' 1 Yes my friends, we do live in an age of pro- i?'1' press. It was our age that carried the star of ? , civilization westward till to-day It twinkles n,9'? above our cxtreinest western shore. It was our age that strapped this continent with , 1 bands of Iron, stretching from the Atlantic to "i?'1 the 1'iiclllo Ocean. 11 was our age that girdled i , ?? the world with electric wires, annihilating both space and time, It wus our age that hoc I"1 ? ovorcd rr;ison In the fury of the storm anticipated the course of Ihc wnlrlwiiid. it let us Luke another view of our progress crlcan development .has been greatly at expense of European nations. Within last forty years nearly 10,000,000 souls have led on our eastern shores, fleeing from opinion, searching for freedom, or attemptin some wise to better their condition, hese teeming millions moved westward, aiding as they went the scroll of progresscivilization, they carried with tliem the ire of population to a point beyond tho ghenles. Territory and population were t Increased, and almost in tho same ratio 0 It EASED TIIE EXPENDITtT BUS OF OUll GOVERNMENT. om 17(10 to 1800 the expenditures lie United States were less than S-l,Wannually. From 1800 to 1810 they were than Sli,000,000. Of course In the event of tho expenditures are greatly Increased, there is one remarkable fact connected 1 this, which Is that when tho war Is endnd the people have returned In peace and !t to their accustomed avocations, these anditures are novel* reduced to what they c before the war. For Instance, though expenses of the Government were but 35, oo in 1811, during tliewar of 1812-13 they to Si'i,000,000, and were never afterwards iced to less than 311,000,000 annually after tc was declared. 1835 they Were ?17,<>00,000. In 1830 and '37 ng the Seminole war tlioy rose to S-IO.OOO,'1 hey were never afterwards less than $25,0:>. 1815 they were 527,000,000. During the lean war In 1810-7 they rose to S10,000,000, from that time to 1800 they gradually rose >7,000,000. li lng the late war our national expendls were enlarged to fabulous amouuts un?>5 they amounted to ?1,207.555,224.11. The ago annual expenditure during the war l 1801 to 180-5 inclusive, was over 35700,000,Since the war they have gradually dosed, until tho estimated expenditures of fiscal year ending the 30th of last June 2 CZUU,UIIU,UCU9 lUSUXi JiU UII1UUUI UA) YHOI lv nmprehendcd by the human mind, ell amy tbe thoughtful citizen enquire, Is it possible to expend annually this tlous amount ol' money, over SS0U,00'J a lor every working day in the year. y friends, the debt of our country is In id numbers about ?2,000,000,000. This Is icshape of bonds, drawing 4, 4%, oandG cent. Interest, payable semi-annually, this Interest Is paid promptly in cash out io Treasury, amounting to Sfl-5,000,000. The eminent pays g:{0,0()0,000 In pensions anlly to the wounded and disabled so.diers ie lato war, and a few thousands to the iving octogenarians at the South of the of 1*12. There are 40,000 post offices in United Stales, and these with the route its, and the Post Office Department at ;hingtou, cost the Government annually 1)0,000. An army of 25,000 men and officers aiutuined at an annual expense of 327,IX), or more than S1,000 to the man. The tic buildings throughout the United es, our light houses arid coast surveys, urmorles and arsenals, forts and fortltlcak, selling and collecting revenue from the ; of public lands, our hospltalsand charts institutions, and our United States -ts, all aggregate an annual expenditure !l,000,000. The Senate and House of Imputative* in Congress, the President and Cabinet with all their attaches, of whom o are several thousands, (there being 3,000 cs in the Treasury Department" alone at hinirf/m and nbout fiO.OOO others In Wash on unci throughout tlio United States,) [Sovcrnors and Judges of our nine terria, the salaries of the District, Circuit and reme Court Judges, and of the United es .Marshals, aggregate an annual expenro of 813,OUO,OOU. Our Navy, which has lewshlpMind they or little use, costs us IX),000 annually. Improving the rivers harbors of the United States costs us ycarSO.OOO.OOO. The Indians In our terrl;s cost us ?3,000,000. The printing oiHce at hlngton, the largest In the world, employnearly l.jOO men and women, Is an annual :nne of 81,500,000. Cur consuls and minisat foreign courts costs us 81,0^0,000 anly. West Point Academy, and the Naval >ol at Annapolis are sustained at an anI expei eofS500,000. it my ldcnds, apologizing for BKWII.DKKING YOU i this army of figures, I must submit our reflection one other Item of expense, :h I beg you to remember; and that is, out of all these many millions of money Jally appropriated to support the Governt, there are only SIOO.UOO expended directbehalf of the cause of Agriculture; that e which feeds a nation of 00,000,01)0of peound in which more thau half the entire ilation are directly Interested. There is i for progress here, but that progress has in, and 11 the agriculturists o/ the United as are only true to themselves this approtlon will annually Increase uutil Ills mensuratc with the interest lor whose itit it Is given. w, my friends, you readily understand re all this immense amount of money to annually, but 1 presume you are not ared to say exactly where it all comes i. I might generalize an assertion, and it every cent comes from the pockets of people, averaging an annual tax of at , tfti upon every man, woman and child, k and white, lu the United States. If an excise were levied directly upon the ile, it w^uld result lu revolution, but the y insidious methods by which it is lmd prevent the victims from discovering point at which they should begin to :e. For Instance, whiskey, yes, WHISK KY e, pays to the Government a revenue of w,000 annually. Each gallon pays a tux cents and there are nearly (>0,000,000 galdistilled annually in the United Stales oulsville, Cincinnati and St. Louis there li*tillcriea> that pay a tax of from ?10,000 to )0 every week. Other fermented liquors i source of $10,000,000 revenue. rely this oceau of intoxicating liquors Is Iruuk annually by the people of the IJnistates. Such an Intimation would be a ctiou upon their sobriety. I will venture isscrtion, however, that the American >lc drink fur too much whiskey for the ic weal, and though no advocate of total inence 1 further assort, by way of episode, iuld rather sec the Treasury of the United i'K empty than have it repleted by enemirg the distillation ot tills soul destroying revenue of $10,000,000 la derived from a TAX ON TOI1ACCO. iave but little more sympathy for narcotic than I have for whiskey, init Is to my Individual palate fur more isteful. It will thus be seen that these articles, intoxicating liquors and tobacco, l direct source of revenue to the Govern........... Itv ^.r Clim Oil l rim It vrmil.! hn 11 ointion to know, that, this amount of luxuk chewing and drinking were worth that 1) contentincnt to tlie people every year, u will readily understand from these tlgwhy It Is, that, the Government ls*o viglconcerning these two articles. Every el of blockade whiskey, and every box of kade tobacco defrauds the Government, necessarily imposes upon innocent colters an Increased taxation, equal to the uut out of which the Government is deJed. llence It behooves, indeed it is the lotic duty of every citizen to diseountc;e and discourage illicit tralllc in either Is or tobacco. ' Ihesivestumps are a source pf SC.'iOfl.OOO ind annually,-*sl,000,000 of which come from ax on matches. Banks and liaukers pay 'en tie of 80,.50*1,000. other miscellaneous s, and penalties swell the Internal revert initial receipts to about $111,000,000. nld you our unnual expenses were S200,J0. If from internal revenue we receive SI 11,000,000 there are yet 81.50,000,000 U> be unted for, which Is collected In our cushouse8,and Isjust the amount ol money people of the United States pay every to the manufacturers of this country to ent their being undersold by tho prots of other countries. Forlnstance, sugar own in this country, but not so cheaply n the West Indies, and to prevent the in planters from underselling our own ters In our own markets^ the Governt imposes a tax of nearly 3 cents upon y pound of Imported sugar. Last year we jrtcd 1,831,000,000, pounds of sugar and isses, and the duty collected upon It was 840,000,000. Sugar produces more revenue i any other one Imported article. 3 Imported lose year over 87(i,000,000 worth igar; 847,336,810 worth of codec, and 814,Ui worth of tea, but there Is no duty on lor cotrco. most every article Imported from foreign tries Is dutiable except crude materials. Instance, hides are admitted free, and last we Imported $15,859,078 worth. We (raid 87,5<m,354 worth of leather, on which pnlda duty of 82,G00,00O. or Just about % ralue of the leather. Some men call this tecting home Industry." I can see nothn It but imposing an unnecessary burden i the men and women who wear the s, and those who have the largest leet of se have to uay the heaviest tax x>l Is taxed from 2 to 10 cents per pound , but woolen goods pay an import duty >out5t) percent, upon their value. We >rt no cotton of course, but cotton goods i duty of about 50 per cent, upon their cost. j imported last year about ?146,000,000 h of merchandise. Of this amount about 100,000 worth pay 8150,000.000 duty, or an ?ge of 50 per cent, on first cost. About Kw,000 worth are Imported free; coffee, nd hides aggregating more than % of our Import*, sugar as 1 have said Is our iest dutiable import. Home of the other ng articles are as follows: Expressed In d numbers, woolen goods 830,01*1,000; 824,000,000; drugs and medicines 87.000,ootton goods 820,000,000; flax and its man* tires 81ti,000,000 ; till 810,000,000; fruits and 810,000,000. n, breadstuff*, leather, tobacco, provls-1 wood and its manufactures, crude India 1 er, Jute, chiua ware, rags, (of which Inst wc imported 81,000,000 worth,) buttons, i, precious stoues, live animals, straw spices, paper and books constitute the :ipal remalnlngartlcles upon which duty id, and which swell our custom's revenue ch an enormous amount. Last, year we irted about 821,000,000 worth of gold and r coin and bullion. lust apologize for bewildering you with itatis'lcul array, which you will be una \ remember, but tins announcement win ess you with the Immensity of the come, find the grandeur and power of this eouutryto which woowoour allegiance. PROSPERITY AND GROWTH OK A COUNTRY t measured by it? Imports: for unless the i ts aro equal to or greater than the lm, any apparent prosperity is a delusion. >n mc then for a moment if I speak of latlonai exports. ive told you our Imports last year were D0,iKX? worth of merchandise. During iiuno t ime our exports were S717.tKXJ.000, 1,000,0:? more than our imports. Most u are ready at a moment to advise me Is the clilc;! article ot export, for long were wo inured to the Idea, thntcomInlly speaking, "Cotton Is King." Hut I eyou.be not deceived: tills tleecy dlIs no longer absolute. Of the crops of vhlch was the heaviest crop ever pro1,70 per cent, was exported, 27 per cent, nanufactured at the North,and only 3 ent. manufactured at tho South. The nt exported was valued at ports of shlpat S1.H0,000,00(1. Only 81(12,000,000 worth of ti were exported during the year ending jf last June, or jfl8,000,000 lesB than the before. liiK tho year 1R70 (ending 30th June) the | >d .States exported 8100,000,000, worth of t and flour; S-12,000,000 worth of corn and > meal, and 815,000.000 worth of other ce: so that the aggregated exportation of! grain was 820?,000,000, or S400,(>M),000: in value than the exported cotton. iin. the word "provisions'* in conimer manage means'bums, bacon, pork, lard, j fresh and salt, and preserved meats,' e, butter, llsh. vegetables, and con'd milk: of wliicli we exported ifll7,0iii),jrtli last year, The value of exported J provisions In 1879 was nearly double what It t was In 1878. Should litis truffle eontlnno to ( increase, the value of exported provisions { will in rtvo more years exceed tlie valuo of j our exported cotton. !( In 14)9petroleum, which Is raw or crude. 1 kerosene, was discovered In Pennsylvania, i Last year there was exported, 840,000,000 . Worth. ,7?' ..? I Ten years ago, we exported no live stock j worthy of notice. I.ast year we sent abroad 1 811,500,000 worth. Five yearn ago had any one , proposed to export fresh meat, lie would have < been considered demented. Last year we ex- , ported nearly 810.000,000 worth of fresh beef. | mutton and pork, und ..some of it went to s Japan and the Islands of the Paclllc, but \ chiefly to Great Britain ; so that to-day fresh i meats butchered In America, yes in Chicago < 1000 miles west of New York, are sold In dally competition In the English markets with ] meats butchered on the spot. i DAYS OF PROGRESS. My friends, if this Is not progress, what Is < It? Think you had .Solomon lived in these days 1 he would have written, "Is there anythiug 1 I whereof It may be said, see this is new? It hath been already of old time which was before us," * * * * * "and there Is no now , thing under the sun ?" In addition to the above enumerated articles the United States exports a vast quaii- J Illy or woou iinn arucies iii.uiumcunuu <?i . wood, furniture,lumber, agricultural lrnplo- . mcnts, sewing machines, Iron and manufactr , ures in iron, Are arms, cotton goods, leather, hops, naval stores, soaps, ordnance stores,oil cake, and cotton seed, and hundreds of others aggregating a valuoof S787,0U<),0(K). I Great. Britain Is our best customer, taking , 'Viper cent, of our cotton, 05 per cent, of our . provisions an<l 70 per cent, of our bread stuffs. ( Germany receives per cent, of our oil, and , China ubout ?> per cent, of our cotton mauu- | facturcs. It it be truo, that the exports of a country must cxceed its imports to secure prosperity, , and that our exports are $271,000,000 more than our Imports, why is it that prosperity does . not sn'lle upon our country ? why ls'itj that ! to-day there is unrest and discontent ail over , our land? why is it, that North, .South, East and West, we are familiar with tliat unwelcome visitor thntstlcketb closerthan a brother. intimately knowo as "Hard Times?" Numerous reasons may be Riven; to my j mind there are but two: 1. The deranged , condition of our monetary affairs has caused i too great an inequality in *he distribution of the wealth of the country: that thing known universally, and accepted as money, Is in the lands of too few. And secondly, WJJ ARK A NATION* OK DEBTORS. The Secretary of the Treasury In his last annual report says: The Government has in circulation S34.6S1.U16 In greenbacks; that the National Banks?of which there are 2.050 In the United suites?have In circulation 3323,147,711) In National Hank bills; that the gold in the country amounts to $250.35 i.ftOO. and the sliver 899,09 >,5',7, the two metals aggregating SJ58.413.fll7 of coin, ro that the srnenbackH. the National Bank bills and the coin are nor. very unequal in amount in the country, the three aggregating 81,028,272,082. This wiine authority tells us In the same report that THE INTEREST BEARING DEBT of the United States is 31,797,043,700. If we estimate our population at 48,000,000, the debt of the country is more than $17 to cach inhabitant, while the circulation of the money of the country, were It all put in circulation, Is only $20 to the Inhabitant. As, however, at leasi one-third' the money is kept in the Treasury and the vaults of the banks to provide against emergencies, there Is really in circulation only about Sir, per capita. From the report of the Treasure!" I gather these additional facts: The 2,050 National Banks own a capital of 3400,147,430, and their loans and discounts amounted to 3S30,521..>12, from which they realized a surplus nrotltof < 8157,833,flsfl, or very nearly ten per cent, upon every dollar they handled of bills, capital, loans and deposits. And yet tome men attempt to induce the belief that National Banks are a blessing to the people. Of these 2,0o0 National Hanks, 5t> of them are In New England. 280 In New York State, 235 In Pennsylvania, 09 In New Jersey, 32 lu Maryland, i4 lu Delaware, 070 in the States from Ohio to California, and only 205 In all the 1 South, including Kentucky and Missouri. You are aware that a >atlonal Bank Is organized by parties subscribing money, which Is invested In the bonds of the Government, and for every 3100,000 so invested and deposited i: with the Treasurer of the United States, there are glv n ja return 500,ouO worth of notes to be' circulated as the bills of the bank so organized. The Government supplies the bills to tne bank and pays them an Interest upon the bonds 1 n which (the stockholders have Invested their money, Reside drawing this interest the bank i loansthe bills to THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO BORROW at from seven to ten per emit, per annum. | These banks .arc also allowed to receive money , on deposit lor which they pay a small interest, and which they loan as they do their own bills. The Government taxes these banks one per , cent, upon their circulation, andoue-balf per cent, upon bo much of their capital as is not In- . vested In Government bonds, and one-half per cent, ou their average deposits. The States tax . them an average of about two per cent, upon* their capital, so that their total tax Is only about three and one-quarter per cent, upon an ; amount equal to what they have Invested in Government bonds, while the Interest paid incur uy tue uu>muiin,ii? , averages four aud one-halt per cent. Beside these National Banks thorn are' 5N Savings Bunks, Tinst Companies and private bunks in New England, 1,:ku of the same in t he Middle States. 1,'JMi In the Western states, and only 5Ji in all the South. The capital of all these various Sonthern banks is only $>7,010,(WO, whii-t the capital of the Western bunks Is Sl"ti.820,0'Kl, aud t ie capital of tho New England and Middle States' banks Is 8ijl.U10.U0o. Then ! there ure In New England and the Middle ' States lire and life Insurance companies that 1 are very wealthy and loan a vast deal of ' money. There is not a State in the Northwest ' which is not 1 COVKKEJ) AT.Ii OVKtt Wr.1t MOUTRAttES held by these Eastern companies. The PresI- i dent, of thevEtna Life IiiMiirunce Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, told me two yearn ago that his company bud loaned ?],ikj0,0i>u to ttic i farmers of Iowa, which loans were secured by I mortgages. The city of Chicago Is to-day Indebted to Eastern monetary Institutions 52f)U,iHHj,ixx)t and not three months ago I saw the tux sale lists of real estate in that city which ' covered 18tij?n(7e? of a newspaper. i These same shylocks. for such many of them < ur?, have their clutches upon some of the southern States. Mississippi Is blanketed i with mortgages; Alabama Is little more free; Georgia, with all her reputed prosperity, is sult'eriug equally with the rest, and none of them to-day are one wbil more prosperous than South Carolina, and you are as capable or Judging of our solvency and financial status as 1 I am. Then If so much of the money of the United 1 States Is In the bauds of incse few banking in- ' stltutlotis, you can well understand how tliej ' can control the nlt'alrs of the Government, aud oy collusion enhance or depress our prosperity. 1 But worse than this: there are three men in j New York SUite alone who by collusion could produce a simllur state of affairs. Win. ii. 1 Vandeibilt is worm snw.wu.uw, win. 15. A*ior Is worth S76,imjO,UOO, and A. T. Stewart's estate, represented by Judge Hilton, is worth $70,W)u,UUU?the three aggregating $2lj,l.'001UOO. Suppose these men were to eon vert their entire property into United StatrH bonds and present thein, at maturity, for payment at the Treasury, us they would have v right to do, it would ' exhaust the vaults ; or every dollar of ihelr coin. Where then would be our return to specie payment? Yen, my friends, the distribution of weulth in this country is too unequal, and Is greatly a consequence of our late fratricidal war. Much vicious legislation, as well aa speculation has centralized the wealth as well as the power of . this Government into the hands of a few. During the war Congress passed a law making greenbacks legal tender for all debts public and private, except duties on imports and 1 interest on the public debt. W ith this money all internal expenses of the Government were paid. Foreiyn contracts were negotiated in coin. Of course, more or less distrust pervaded the public mind, and this caused the owners of coin to hoard it. For these two reasons coin I became scarce and more valuable than green- 1 backs. In July, 1864, one'dollar In gold was ] worth $2.58 In greenbacks; nor did the market 1 vary in price materially until February, 1805, 1 when a gold dollar was worth 82.05 In greenbacks. During these six or eight months speculators, both foreign ai>d native, hopeful that thu elfort to establish a Southern Confederacy was a failure, unlocked their money chests and Invested their hoarded coin in paper money at an average rate of two and a quarter to one. This pap. r money was then at ouce converted lntt Government bonds at or about par. Let me illustrate: A hoe S1UU in gold which ho exchanges for $225 worth of greenbacks. With this hebuys 8225 worth of Government bonds, drawing live or six per cent, semiannually. Now, Ave per cent on S?i~> is llji per cent on the $1U0. so, for his Investment ot SlUo in gold, A draws IV/i per cent, in gold annually. Now, A and his tnends unite and organize a ' National Dank, the legitimate profits of which I have shown you arc ten per cent, annuully, 1 so that by adding this and that together, we , - . . . j Til a Slmlfn li 11(1 a iihh iimue uu iuhbwu?u. v. ...? .... ... gold that pays him per cent. Deduct 'iy2 per cent. lor taxes, and tie has a net income oi ' nineteen per cent, upon Ills investment. True, millions have been invested in these bonds by men who were not so fortunate us the one I have instanced, but millions were ao invested, and these same millions did puy the investors as J have recited, and are to-day the bulk oj the cnorxioun debt of the Government. 'ihe Republican party, intoxicated with financial revelry, demonetized silver, and passed laws declaring the bonds payable In gold, whereas the original law said they were to be paid in "coin." The circulation of greenbacks was continually contracted by being paid into the Treasury for bonds, and becoming very scarce they o. course became more valuable 1 until finally on the 1st day ol January, 1871), the Secretary of the Treasury gave a gold dollar for J a greenback dollar presented at the Treasury, and specie paynieut waa resumed. Hut, my friends, at what a feahkul. expense wm this done to the people ? Silver being out I of the way. and gold and greenbacks now be- . ins equal in value and both scarce, each be- . came very dear and everything else became very cheap, except that thing which oppresses the people more than all else?and that is D1SBT' And debt is not influenced either by the scarcity or the redundancy of money. If a man buys a horse andilves his note for it when money is abundant and cheap, but does not pay that not? until money becomes scarce, of H course he will find It far more ditUcult to lift/ J the note then than if money had remained plentiful. A note of Sluo given ten years ago, even without interest, Is to-day worth nearly twice as much us it was then, and for that reason Is that much more onerous burden forliim to bear who gave the note. Hence It Is that I say a too great Inequality in the distribution of wealth and debt are the two causes of what we familiarly know as Hard Times. llut you may say to mo rcllel is what we want, and therefore tell us how to get rid of the hard times. In my Judgmont there are but IT two roads to prosperity lor us individually or J collectively. The first is by close, frugal, economical llWng. Do not understand me as encouraging miserly habits. Not at all. Our first I and greatest ellort should be to LIVE WITHIN Of 11 MEANS, and this can best be done by increasing the number of producers, or by couvertlng our vast' ? hordes of consumers into producers, ltellecti J for one moment upon the comparative number of each within your own knowledge. We arc) -II 11.?. n niw.p U'lirn. hilt is I nit (iuui.iiu 1.U./.W ........ , our poverty Incompatible M'lth thrift? Those ? of you who arc farmers estimate the quantity and quality of labor performed by each of your J employes,- then estimate, if you can, the discount of his or her Idle hours, pius the discount of the idlers, non-workers or consumers on _ your farm, and tell me if the discount is not, | more than equal to the whole amount of.-"promised wages? Of course every producer I who support# a consumer liga to work just J ( wlce as hard as he would have to work if th souHumer were a producer and ^ccomplisht in equal amount of work. So that. If thed namiH of society were such as to compel ovei me, male and female, while and black, wl whs able to work to become a producer. ? tvould at once become self-sustaining and ha' isurplus to export. I have told you to-iugl that we export 07 per cent, of our cotton cro But Is this a surplus? Not at all; it Is export* to pay for the food and raiment of our fumlli ind employes, the animals and hnplemen h i tli which we work our crops, and to pay tl exorbitant profits made by others because \ auypn a credit. What, wonder then thai \ seldom have cash In hand with which to me Lhe demands of the tax gatherer? In this r ?ard our habits must be changed or prosperl will never smile upon us. The only other means of attaining prosperi Is through such legislation as will reduce o national debt, thereby diminishing the cost livlrgand increasing the circulation of mum It is with a proper feeling of my Inabili Hint I venture to say afew words upon so inti sate and ab?truse a subject as our nation Inances, but. such as they are I submit the for your consideration. WHAT THEN IS 3IOXEY ? rsita commodity? Is It something that b intrli.sic value? Or is it simply a medium jxchange, representing the amount of coinmc :lal confidence men have with each other? It what k may, we know it is a thing fearful scarce in this section, and we may rest assur will never become more abundant until ^ shall have produced something new to give jxchange for it. Much can be done by Congressional leglsl tlon to asslst'us in accomplishing this, and t first enrfctment should be to place silver up< fin equal basis with gold. Until the session L'ongress recently closeiU silver was a leg Lender only to the amount of S3. That sessii by law has made the silver dollars legal tend to the amount of 520, and the smaller silv coins legal tender tt) the amount of SiO. t ctfor . was made, but failed, aud will be i newed this winter, doubtless with success, make silvern legal tender for the payment nil debts. This being done, and then by U the Secretary of the Treasury being allowed purchase all silver bullion offered for sale the Treasury, and giving In exchange there! legal tender silver certificates to be used money, or greenbacks, there will be added our vol ume of currency at least $00,000,000 ann ally, for there Is on an average that amount sliver biiilllon dug out of the earth In themlE of the United 8tates every year. Many of you know that our banks before t war were allowed to Issue $100 In bills for eve S-M they held In reserve In the shape of coin credits'upon other banks. This was done comply with the law that required every bai to hold In reserve enough ofits availableassi to meet any extraordinary demand or "ru upon Its treasury. The Secretary of the N tional Treasury says he finds that a reserve coin equal to 40 per cent, of the entire paper c dilation of the country Is ample to enable hi to resume specie payment, which slinj means to mate paper money equal to go Now if he were to nui chase annually with t ver certificates 860,000,000 of sliver, made by li equal to tbatmuch gold in value, and hold tl silver as a reserve. Dy his own stuieineut could issue 8!H),000,000 more of greenbacks ann ally, and with tbem pay off that much more our national debt. These silver certificates b greenbacks would In a short time be SEEKING REIN VESTMENT in real estate, manufactures, or some kind tangible property now In the hands of tb< who are Impoverished by Its possession. If, too, the circulation of National Hunk Bl were gradually withdrawn and their plai supplied by Greenbacks, with a view to ul mately closing up the National Hanks, th< would be a saving annually upon the Inter of our national debt of nearly $2u,000,000. Fi thermure, if ttmgress were to levy a tax up Incomes, and reduce the import duties up 1*11,?uivg vi uvvvoowi jr wuouiu^i.iuii, qu us st.g .r and clothing, and thus require the rl and monled men of the country to bear u d proportion of the burtheus Imposed upon t people, our wealth would be more wluely d trlouted, our tuxes would bo lighted mon would be more auundant, debts would be mc euslly pulu. our country would be more pn perous, and our people more happy. These or* my views, and they are In accc with the views of a large majority of the Dei ocratlc parly, liut upon ail great qucstlu vital to this section of our Union, the Detr crutlc party Is by no means a unit. Tbe bai money Democrat of the North with his vau well lined with government bonds opposes t settlement of the Na lonal debt anu deiuat. that iUt is settled. 111* bond#, principal uud I terest shall be paid in gold, The Nortlie Democrat, w o Iuls invested uls wealth manufactures, combat the idea of free trade of even reducing the tariff on manufactured i tides. The Democrat in the North, who is i ceivitig annually a handsome income from I Investments In National bonds scouts the id at repealing tbe law establishing Natloi Bonds. The Louisiana De.i.o rut. with his t lire invcstmQiiui iu u sugar plantation and ELppurLeuunces, advocates a l'KOTECTIVE TARIFF upon Cuban or other West India sugar. Yi my friends, the South Carolina Democrat, w iuls his money invested In a Kaoline fastc ar a rice plantation, asks the Government i lirotectlon from the lnlerior cl ys of Euro] mU the cheap rice of Indlu and China. Ai ueniocrats everywhere, whoaccumulate weal by discounting the paper of unfortunate dcol( Aiu see no Justice in levying a tax upon I joinca. And yet our only friends throughc the Nort h are Democrats, whether they be list mouey or soft, money, protective Uiiitfor fr? trade, bondholders or day laborers: so tt >'ou see we of the South aYe to-day, and ha Deeti since the war, between the upper a uetner millstone politically. How long su will continue to be the ca.se, no one caa tell. Willi thu Nutinmil llcniiliilrjin uurr.v wu n never for one moment think of aiilliating. 1 side tho purpose of continuing the cstrunjj incut between the North uud the aouth, tlii only aim seems to be to establish a powerfi centralized, consolidated. federal Governmei subversive of everything like our confederal! of Suites. Wltn thein this Is not a Union of< equal Suites, but. a Natlou, with powers :>t i times and under all circumstances transccr Ing the poweis of the States. They have : versed the 10th amendment of the Uonstltutl which reserves to the .slate* all powers n lei elated lo the United Siutea. They are uni fear always will be hostile to us and inimical what we believe to be free government. That tlie National Democratic party will e> boa unitugaln upon the great economic a vital questions to which I have alluded, is iny mind very problematical. Eastern Dem crats arc generally hardmoney,commercial m Western Democr is are chielly agricultur soft money men, and are INVOLVED IN HEAVY INDEBTEDNESS to the East. Thus far ihey and we live unc similar circumstances. Our troubles are Iclc Ileal and our wants are not dissimilar. Nell pr tho south nor the West apart can conti this government, but united they would be r slstlhie. But if united what pr|ncluieor pc :y would be tho bond of union ? It Is not i mo to forecast the future but the signs of t times suggest to my mind, .that the curren question is tlie one great and intricate probU which we have practically to rolve in the n< future. Tho South must assume a position u in this question and let us trust that It may anc that she will be able U? maintain, so tl: ?he and those who think as she will, whetl: Lhey be from the cast or thn west, may be al by their united efforts to rehablllUite our c tire country, and restore to us that pro-perl xnd contentment wtiich will mado us tliutlui py people whose Cioti is (he Lord. VALUABLE LAND For Sale THAT valuable rraot of land on Turke Orrek belonging to tho estate of Wllllai Rlehey deceased, containing TIIHEE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIV ACRES. 5omo 25 or 30 acres of bottom land, 100 acrc [if well timbered forest land, and a good farr In cultivation will be sold nearDonnaldsvIll on the 31st of tills Instant. The land will I divided If desirable. The terms will be wa*l Favorablo. 0, M. Mattison, Executor, Oc). 15, .It. Lethe School. IWEannual election forSuperlntendentan , Teacher for ensuing year will be held o FIRST FRIDAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT. Salary of Superintendent, with board fn 'aniliy not exceeding five, SiV For Teacher, for scholastic year, wltl joard ?1S( Applications mnst be handed to Wm. L Mars, Chairman, or the Secretary. Several scholars can obtain admission oi ippllcatlon. W. H. Parker, Secretary. Oct. 15, 2t. MILBURN WAGONS, The Best in the Market I Lightest Draft and Best Finis 1 J. W. ROBERTSON, HAS J list received a car load of these cel( brated wagons, which he is ollerlng n i)w prices. All sizes?from one to four horse In also has buggies and harness. October 13, 187!), 3m. Don't- Forget no look for L BM Cashmeres awl Alpacas -ATWHITE BROTHERS, Oct; 15, 1879. ZLSIE'S BAKING POWDER -ATEdwin Parker. Oct. 1, 1879, tf Red Clover Seed. T'C'KHN SKKD, OUCH ARD GRASS KfcED i fur ?jiln liv Dr. E. Parker. Oct 7.1ST!). APIER PAPER AND ENVELOPES. N FANCY UOXIvS, fron 10c to 60c per box, unci VISITING CARDS. Edwin Parkei\ Oct. 1,1379, tf m li I ht p. ** / ' r. ;' ' -ii i 'pnK Ladle* of the county wittflnd a uplen- o< .J? JL did assortment of Clonks at ? I White Bro's. Az ANY person In need of an article In tbl* met fv line, would do well to call and examine their stock. > s Ocr. 15, 1879. 0? 1 ROSENBERG SC. .RETURNED,* it- ' Tbi Be cen y pan fact A XD NOW HAS as good ft STOCK of ftll 11 in J\ kinds of goods iisevercame to Abbeville j)r. Ills stock now being complete 111 all of Its de* w*el a- partments, he take# the liberty of asking COn he every one to come and inspect bis GOODS my 5ii and be convinced wbero * I [ m mm z CA.TST HAD. M At % ror The largest and best selected stock of a. JrCeady-Made SI : CLOTHING, I or whl 2 THIS SIDE CHABLESTON. T n" L ? at prices that can't be Deaten in the State. In i Boots & Shoes inBY THE THOUSANDS and at LOW LOW D?TP1?vi V*.t\ 11 r?? mitJufflptlftn gmirnn tCGd. ?" P. ROSENBERG, f Sept. 10,1870, tf ( SOUTHERN RAISED 1| 1 Garden Seed.' esi ir on co: on \XT HO will help me Mil them f I will pay uh YV the freight and send to any reliable cb party an assortment of my Garden and Field \/l ue Seeds, and give 80 per cent, commission for I"J he selling, and take back any part that may not Sill Is- be sold at the end of tho season. J<V ey Five cents per packet is too little, bat as Lot >re large Northern houses put them down from anc us- ideas of monopoly, no doubt, I shall ireely sell accordingly, and take my chances. I ?rd have, however, two grand advantages: First. ?i m- I sell to a population having decldcd prefer- i?[ 'ns ences for Southern enterprlso and Southern ><>- men; and secondly, there is not i& dear old 0 ru- .woman In the South that does not know that 11,5 [Buucombr Cabbage Seed are tho best . In the he world. Females make first-rate agenlji |(ls I don't keep such a variety as to makes beu wllderlng list, but the best of the usual Garni den and Field varieties, and try to keep them In fresh and sound, and soli them cheap. ? T)n or seud your orders early. | IH *r- Respectfully, ? J. W. VANDIVEE, a Garden and Field Seed Pif ducer. n- Weaverville, N. C. wa It* Oct, 1.51879,6t , LE j ? - vrii ?, State of South Carolina. ?? S? County of Abbeville. ',gr Paobate Court?Citation for Letters of uj Administration. th By J. Fuller Lyon, Esq., Probate >? Juoob. . i "TTTIIEREAS, George Richcy has |U rtl VV made suit to me, to grant bim If !o- Letters of Administration of the Estate mt and cffects of John Harnett late of Abv? bev J lie County, deceased. TV "}j These are theret'oro to cite and admon- I ish all and singular tho kindred and cred- j an itors of the said John Harnett do- , te- ceased, that they bo and appear, before dnj :tj* me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at ' Abbeville C. 11., on Wednesday 29day of s nt! October, 1379 .after publication hereof, at on 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause o if any thoy have, why tho said Adminis*j{ tration should not bogranted. ? re* Given under mv hand and seal, this on 14tb day of October, in the year of >ot our Lord one thousand night bun- _ * dred and sevonty-nlno and In the n ono nunarca aim luurui vwu ui rCr American Independence. I ud Published on the loth day of October ? to 1879, in thfl Prexaand Banner and on the Court House door for the time required __ J", tj-law. \\ J. FULLER LYON, or* Probate Judge, lot, October 15, 1870, . for ler 8lJ* ;n- ' RP0 Packers all Healing Tar Soap, jr. pORSALEBY ?*' jjy Edwin Parker. >ar The latest Variety of Note J: fic Paper with Envelopei. '2J: T)INAFORF. paper and envelopes. Colors? ? Sea Foam Pink, and Pench Bloom, for i sultf by vty ' E. PARKER. I LP- Oct. 15, 1879. I ' H HOPSON PINCKNEY'S ! Boarding and Day School, FOR YOUN(x LADIES, CHARLESTON, S. C, WILL OPEN OCTOBER 6TH. For terms f apply to tlie Principal. n ? Sept. 17,1879, lm V : PINE MILL. io A le at JHLHHll I mint# vim in 1/nvviiv 0th fttCl Has just had his mill on cal- b?j lioun's Crock, eight miles west of Abbe- 82.2 vllle Court House, put In Cue repair by oue stec of tbe best mill Wright's in the country. With SA.7J , n new bolting cloth, a fine new water wheel larj " nnrt Improved machinery of every kind, he Bui n cannot fall to please all who may favor him K with their patronage. All lie asks in a fulr upv ,r trial; when he will guarantee satisfaction In arnc ) both quantity aud quality of yield. and lj Juiy 2. 1*71), tf en$ i; "tooth peeperation. Boa n \ s RIGHT'S Checkerbcnr Paste. star . Wright's Charcoal Paste. 1ns: Frangipanuo Tooth Powder. UEI West India Tooth Wash. feet ALSO, Tab Pouolne Soap, Sand Soap. Can Hand Sopollo Soap. eve; Jumper Tar and Glycerine Soap. I't Edwin Parker. 1 ten Sept, 17,1879, tf State of South Carolina | Edgefield County, Se IN COMMON PLEAS. Thomas E. Byrd, Administrator, Plaintiff, against Mary A. Ryrd. Charles L. Byrd, Or ' Wm. M. Hyrd, George E. Dorn and others, this I Defendants. Complaint to Sell Land to pay Debt*. Arr T>Y virtue of an order from Hon. T.J. Maek-LJ ey. Circuit Judge, to me directed In this Arr cause, I will Hell cn Monday tne win an) 011 November next at 12 o'clock M. at theplantatlon recently owned by the late \Vm. E. Ilyrd, Arr and George E. I>orn on Hard Labor Creek in Abbeville County. Tho Interest being one- Arr half of nald tract of land, which tbe said Win. M. Byrd, deceased, owned at the time of his death, In said lanu, containing Arr Four Hundred and Ninety- Arri Three Acres. Arrl more or lens, adjoining lands of Daniel Arrl Thomas, It, \V. Seymoure, Thomas Watson, and others, Arrl Terms of sale: The costs of suit and onehalf of the pufchnse money to be paid In cash the balance on a credit of one year, with In- Arrl terest from day of sale; on credit, portion to be i secured by bond nfi'il a mortgago of the prem- Arrl ises. Papers extra to be paid for by the purchaser. J. F. C. DitPRK, Arrl 8. A. C, Oct. 15, 1870, tf IVotioo. AS and! * Cot rpHK Notes and Accountsof Mosrley, Le- Poj" 1 ? - - .... .... I? Til I Hoy A" CO. Ill)a .J. 11. .iKWcirj IV I.u. ... --my hnnrts for col Icction /ind hi nut be settle! ocii I by the 15th of November, next. Parties in- P?'u debtee! look to voiir interest. _ * J. Ih MO.SELEY< J Oct 15,1S79, t/ ^8' Notice to Tresspassers. UNTINO, fishing and pawing through our hinds In Mmithville Township ar? sby forbidden. The law will be enforced iUbt those disregarding this notice. Ji. U. KLUGH, J. A. K EL LAB, * (J. W. COLLINS, B. 31. MABTIN. itober 7,1870. IEPHYE W0B8TED L.L COLORS, Card Boord, Mottoes, Splints . for iV'all Pockets, <*c., in large assortit and very cheap at the EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. it 8,1879, tf m\ SCALES .'SCALES!! panic prices. . VOULD say to my farming friends that I have acceptcd the agency for the CHICASCAfJS COMPANY and will be pleased ill their orders for any tiling In this Hue. b Company makes a flint-clas* Scale 60 per t. lower than any other flint-class Comv. Every Scale warranted to give satUlon or money refunded. liavo erected one of these Scale* In rear of Parker's Drug Store, and am prepared to ghany kind of term product, and will aider It a favor to receive the patronage of brother furq^rs. have a flrsUcTnsa "NEW SCALE," ana as 111 give my per&onal attention, I hopo to me both Buyer and Seller. JAMES S. WILSON. St 6,1879, tf Irs. Sassard 'HOSE fine taste and ability as a Milliner Is well known to the Ladles of Abbee and surrounding country is still to be ud at the EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS, I being better prepared this season than r to offer extra inducement* to ber nnmerfriends and customers in search of stylish I cheap Hats and Bonnets, would respecty solicit a look before purchasing else* ere, guaranteeing perfect satisfaction, ct 8,1870, tf ImporiunT^ of Fashions. -OUR? FALL, AND UPRISING ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN "ILLINERY, DRESS GOODS, LADIES' . Cloaks, Dress Trimmings, Trimming ts. Ruffling*..Scarfs Corsets, Zephyr Shawls felr^j Kid Gloves and everything for the nun is now cuuifiieiv in oyctj uciwrmiciik 1 prices guaranteed at lowest cash figures, , ^ ' -AT THE- . UPORHJM OF FASHIONS, ct?, 1870, tf NOTICE TO? Mors Jws F. Maty, M LL perrons indebted to tho Estate of Dr. . JAMES F. MABRY, deceased, either note or account are requested to come forrd and pay the wme at nn early day to the dcrsijrnedor tomy agent Dr. J. *. KELIt. Those neglecting to heed tills notleo >1 And their notes and accounts in the ids or an Attorney for collection, as furir Indulgence will not be given. .? SIRS. M? J. MABRY, ? Administratrix. cCl, 1879. tf ANNUAL " IEETINGOF BOARD. HE ANNUAL MEETING of the County Commissioner* for Abbeville County will tield on Tuesday thiMth of November next. persons holding claims against the COuntvili file them lit thlsoftlceon orbefoi^tbat J. P. LIVINGSTON, tuuuty uuuiuftiHMiuer. ct. 1, IS70,4t EOTOplS J 8. ALEXANDER with an experience 1 of ilye years In Photographing, has (lied a GALLERY on the Alston Hons* , where he has completed hts arrangements making Photographs, In nil the various leu. Copying and enlarging is ono of my cialtles. Life size portraits mode Ifde;d. I tike pleasure in showing my speclns, and respectfully Injrlto the pnbnc to lundsecthem. All who wish work done 1 do well to call early as I will remain here , a short time. W. S. ALEXANDER. ept 17,1879, tf . FIJHNITU^ mil At Anderson9 S. C, t F. TOLLY, NNOUNCES TO THE ABBEVILLE Public that he keeps constantly on hand ANDERSOX, H. 0. The largest STOCK FURNITURE kept lu the up-country* !ch he Is prepared to sell cheaper than EENVILLE, AUGUSTA, or CHARLESy. As a proof of tills, I mention a few ;c? below, which are not Intended u? tch-pennies" but are my Regular Prices, er articles will be found to be proportion' y low. Good Hard Wood and Cottage steads, with Slats and Castors complete, 5 and upwards; Fine Solid Walnut Bedids, Head Board ft feet 5 inches high, at V, Dress Bureaus, Imitation Walnut with :e Glass $7.50 and upwards: Solid Walnut eaus^ Marble Top. Drop Handles, 813.00. Itchen safes two Doors and Drawer. H50 rards; Large heavy Cane Back and Seat i Rocking Chairs, 82,50. Nurse Cane Back 8eat, ?1,&>, Cane scat Choirs per half do*5.00 and upwards, Washstands with drawnd Towel end 81.2.5 and upwards Imltai Walnut suits consisting of Solid Head rd French Bedsteads, Dress Bnreau, Washid, Table, 4 cane seat Chairs and one RookChnlr nl S1BJ50. SOLID WALNUT CHAM It SUITS, consisting of French Bedstead ft u Inches high, Press Bureau, Wa.ih?tand, le, Four Cane seat Chairs and Brace An>? c Seat and Rack Rocking Chair 832/jO, and rything else in prodortion. irlor Furniture of all styles cheaper than where else, call and see me. as I ant do nlncd not to be Undersold by Any Houscv G. F, TOLLY, DEPOT STREET. Anderson. 8. C, pt. 17, lffTC, anta & Charlotte Air-Line Railroad CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. 1 and after June 28th trains will run on rouu an lonowu: Day Ptuteruier Train. (EASTWARD.) Ivcat Scneca.. U 12a.m.-Leave... 9 13a.m. (WESTWARD/) lve at Seneca- 5 lop.ra.-Lcave... o 16p.m. JS'ight Passenger Train. "" (EASTWARD.) ? ^ lve at Beneca.. 0 Olp.m.-LeaYe... 9 02p. m. (WESTWARD.) Ivc at Soneca.. 6 34a.in.-I.eave... 6 J5a. m. Local Freight Tratn< (EASTWARD.) ? ^ _ lve at Seneca.. 5 <X>p. in.-Leave... o 23 p.m. (WESTWARD.) lve at Seneca.. 7 03a,. m.-Leave... 7 1- ft. ni? Through Freight Train. (WESTWARD.) ive at Seneca.. 1 .>5 a. m.-Leave... 1 o5a. m. Day pa88knokb Thais. (EASTWARD.) ve at Green vl lie 10 4.", a. m.-Leave 10 4. a. m. (WESTWARD.) vcat Greenville 3 30p.m.-Leave 34.p. m. Night Pas?kn?3ek Train. (EASTWARD;) ve at Greenville 1043 p. m.-Leavo 1045p. m.(WESTWARD.) vcatGreenvllle 4 3"J a. m.-Leave 442a. m.fjinii. ViiKifjTiT TWAIN. (EASTWARD.) veat. Greenville 7 :i8a. m.-Leave8 ;iO a. m. (WESTWARD.) veatGreenville 354p. m.-Leave 420p.m. Through Freight Train. (WESTWARD.) ve'at Green vi He 103.1 p. nt.-Leave 10 45 p. m. nncct?ng at Atlanta lb* all pplnts West Southwest. meeting at Charlotte for all Eastern t>. rough Tickets on saleat Gainesville, Sen:ity, Greenville and Spartanburg to all is East un?l Weft. G. J. l*'t)REACRE, General Manager. . Houston, General F.vssengoraud Ticket m eni. J