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W^tegc?y ?orajjxg, March 26(1873. \8priog is al <uin'rLJ > The time of the SyPifPKW 1B iMhe land. In the ?ofchtfry it Mi >9 6tirriug soeae of bustle and activity* Fences and gates have .beanpat io repair, oompoet heaps hauled ? ?oa^ and placecT'Where \bey 'will do most ?opd, and tbo word ia now, "Speed, the .plough." Tho main crop of corn is al Wady planted, but many farr?srs will no doubt put in a few more aores,so as to ?a tob the . latter rains,-, and v bare two strings to their. agricultural how. Fer? tilizers are-all the rage, and wherever you tarn their fragrance salut^a the nose. Bi^ilroad* are heavily freighted with 4hem, and yet fail to keep op with'the ?demand,-. Not uufremueotly farmers who *?v?,:wjd!^.^ and villages, for their supply of the pro clous dtoff, have to go awuy with empty wagons, facing the nnpieaaant prospect of the expense and trqublo of a second trip. The rc^h'ng stovk ^ the roi^ his graved inadequate- to supply the de? mand. Orders have been given for new freight oars ior ,the Greenville end Co? lombia,' the 'Wilmington, Colombia and Augusta, and for tho Oharlotte, Colum? bia and Augu 8 ta Railroads. The tracks ?of4i???0 of these roade are soon to be re laltfj in whole or in part, and engj.nefi pqrohased, for p thorn. These are gratis Jyttftt indication?, auro evidence*,' we flboold ra*her say, of growth, progress ?ud IW^^Mty.y ^^?priepl?/Beehi to,he acting unconsciously upon the advise of Mr. mv{d:Diokajgu, of Georgia, to quit begging for immigrants, and to take mat? ten) in their own hands. "If we make all we need at home," he says, "one-half the labor in cotton will make more jaoney than all. Make up your minds that we cats accomplish anything we need, without'any more men or foreign dollars." . -. irth - 'OToourse, we differ wijb Mr. Dickeon ou ?he question of tho need of more men and money,-?iid we shall Continue to ory ?load \ for them to dome, and the . more money. tUoybrir^g,.and fte .mor.e land they bnj_a4d impt?ve, the* more .'manu? factories they ostabjuih, the better will we holdit tgia forus. ^erequir^^he irrfqsifoof ^eWeriM OTe$ha4^be all theQ^>tet4)ff ^h-Htrnppiy of braiu, intelligence, muscle"", skill, money, ioti$^ tfusi nee? t&et and talent especially. We peed them' for m&'rjufaploriea, -for farming and for trades Sod art^( qtad in all tbe various pnrsuits of life. 1 Bat our difference with Mr. Dickson ia more apparent than real. His advice, as a . practical ? tiling, can not he bettered. Oat people should cea&o to look anxiously abroad for'.* help/ Let them help themselves, and. do all they ?oao, and make tbe best of the ciroum etance^ in which tboy are'placed. And we are pleased to recognise that this ia just what they are doing.' And in doing it; they'are'" presenting one of the . most powerful inducements to immi? grants <ood -capital to turn their steps in . this direction. If they successfully de? monstrate that, in spite of the drawbacks . of small means, reduced oironmstances, unsatisfactory labor and corrupt and ex? pensive government, they can win a de? cent, support, rear their families respect? ably, and educate their children here, they hate made tbe best argument that can be made in behalf of a oountry so blessed and favored by nature and cli? mate, however it seems cursed and abused by men. They may add to its strength, by definitely resolving to hold on to the old homestead and the old State, and by earnestly striving to muko the one attraotive, pleasing and agreea? ble, with all the comforts, delights and charms which make up tho idea and centre in the word "borne," and by their conscientious toil, patient example and ? prudent counsels, to do all that may be possible to reclaim the other to respecta? bility, decency and houeety. It is a conspicuous error, a wretched habit, to noglecb tbe homes in which wo live, and in which our existence is to be prolonged in the persons of our descend? ants. We should adorn tbem with every reasonable care, and cherish them as if tbey were a part of ourselves. Books, pictures, tasteful arrangements within, should correspond to orchards, vine? yards, gardens, flowers and shrubbery, neat enclosures and pretty walks with? out. Farmers should not limit them? selves to tbo production of cotton and corn, or content themselves with a diet of corn bread and bacon. They should rear fruit, keep bees, raise every variety of etook and poultry, oultlvate the cereals, sad by no means negleot the amenities of neighborhood, the agremens of the social circle. Bespeotable visitors, the better class of immigrants would find in so oh condition of thioga induce? ments to remain, and a mode of living ?atsfc wewlw fwflfy wun ??bstavitiwi nt! tractiouB. Oar industry is commend? able, and already pleads oar cause. It ehould be"TBioro $^biyinefifhn?'-^tu?% should go.: hend-in-haii^UaSto, ??lture and refinement. .ThuJ#ilj the string** find arguments toindi#e trim, to oast In bis lot #Uh ha, more pioariog'aud more con viuoing than our im'por tuuitiea. Thus will we bare speaking for our oouutry and its people, "Books in tho. running brooks, sermons in .stones, and good in everything." v. Governor Moses promptly furnishes the following statement-as to tho notion he too? iu the pass of Mr. CDo Montmol lio^of; SaY^nOah, tp which. we. made reference in jester day'a issue. It ex paehttes h^ntfrofn all blamo in the mat tor, and placed it,'where wo supposed it belonged, en-the shoulders of Repre? sentative ?qjp^tp?nj of Beaufort Coduty: In the early*'partof tbo lust session of the General 'Assembly; a: petition from Mr. De Mooiefollib for tfarrlon was pre? sented to Governor Moses by Mr. Perry I M. -Delison, of Savannah, who repre? sented.himself to the Governor a? au in tfoiate'personal friend of Mr. De Metat mollih. ' After reading the petition, tho Governor in?u? Inquiries concerning the oases of several persons fron? Bennforl County, and was call od upon by Mr. 7. *D. Robertson, a member. of the 'House of Representatives from Beaufort Coun? ty, who stated that ho hod beard that the Governor was in receipt of the said peti? tion frora Mr. De Montmolliu, und that he (Mr. Robertson) know all about the case, he having been tbe Trial Justice by wboax.:the Initiatory, steps in Mr. De MoulmollLn/a caao imd been taken. The Gjoyornor thereupon placed the petition inMr. BoborUon'a hands, with, the request-that ho would prepare a,ud. submit to him a fu)l atntement-of tbe caso in writing. Since that time, the Governor has not.heard from Mr.-Ro? bertson concerning the ease, nor has he had jtny 'farther commanicalion or eon versatiOn with Mr/ Robertson, or with any other person, iu relation to Mr. Montmoiiiu s oaee. If the statements made in tho Savan j nab - Advertiser are oorreot, Governor I Moses is wholly ignorant of them, and be has neyer in any manner authorised any action or proposition by Mr. Ro? bertson or any one else, beyond request? ing from i Mr. Bobertaon, as before stated, ' an official report of the facts of Mr. De Montmollin'e oaeo. - - Awards ux xi?i ?ODiHiiiu; .CuaiM? Co>n^ro*e>-The following is Hhe-Ofli oial ii^t-ataaards tnado by tbn-Southern Qla'ira's?e^raittion^^b -citi^dns "tft 4btf Stater,^l--Soothr ?ffjtUp o0 together .with eheA several H&anfs oppr^op^ratod '"By Congress to pay them: (nC, , 8 $7" * 1 George Bonknight, $324; Lucy Con Stubbs. S265; Carolina Taylor, $207.50; Isaac Vansant, $315 50. B?aitNEfla E?nx?ES ? TAo Boston mer? cantile agency of Edward Russe) A Co., has just issued an acnnsl statement of bnsmesa failures for the year 1872. The whole number is etated at 4,089. The amount of liabilities is $121,056,000. This is an immense increase over 1871. Iu that year tbe number of failures were 2,915; the amount of liabilities was 658, 252,009. In 1871 tbe failuros in this State were 645; the liabilities were $29, 791.(100. In 1872 tbe failures reached 808; the liabilities amounted to 838,301, 0007' In Pennsylvania, tho failures foot up *ii5; in Massachusetts, 353; in Illi? nois, 188; in Ohio, 228. Tbe Circular says: "The figures exhibit an increase in the number of failures and amount of liabilities for 1872, over the two pro ceding years, which is somewhat startling at first sight, but a little oonaideration will show that a large proportion of Huh increase is due to the great fires iu Chi? cago and Boston, aud, therefore is not chargeable to the ordinary casualties of business. It 1b true the Chicago fire oc? curred in October, 1871, but its efieots were not fully manifested till the begin? ning of the following year, and henoe tho losses caused thereby came under the returns of 1871. This is observable by the increase of liabilities for tho State of Illinois, viz: from $5.820,000 in 1671 to $11,470,000 in 1872. Taking into ac? count theso items, tho exhibit is not after all so discouraging, aud although the Jyour 1872 has not been, strictly speuking, a money making year, still it has nob been made disastrous by heavy credit losses, oxoept so far as relates to thell res above named." M?K?MENT TO STONEWAI.Ii JACKSON.? Wo learn from General Pendlotou that the English mouumont has been finished, but has not been sent over, owing to the unsettled state of things in this country. This monument is an expression of re spect and admiration from tbe leading members of the British Parliament for tho lamented hero, who died for the Constitution of his country. Among the contributors to the monument, were Hon. Mr. Gregory, now Governor-Gene? ral of Ceylon, and Hon. Berrisford Hope, long a leader in tho councils of the nation.?Southern Home. An inquest was held in the suburbs of Charleston over tbe body of a colored woman, who was 101 years old, and was said to have witnessed the battle of Eu taw Springs. She died from old age. Her husband died of dropsy only the day before. Not Dhad.?Captain Silas Ray, of Abbeville, is not dead, as published last week. The Washington oorreapondenfc of the Oinoinnati Gazelle fu^ nishee tho follow* iog fyghlj, ?e|^Uon0|g^^^^f,,*g !| MiD-moHT Attack o? fSBTOsOTiHD State* TTiKASonr-AN OEOAfrmro Ba?* Bbbaxs Into tub VAUiiTB-^TK? Waxok mkn OAPruna? and 00jrytHKD?OBJ* suai; Spinner Knocked BaNsauss? All? Bound?Tue Poljoe PowXBLBsa?Doobb Battered Down?One MrLUQH and a Half Taxen?Escape of tsr Pabttis. ? Washington at night is a grant oily. After mid-night the streets ale always %u lent, und about the pubho bUildiDga, especially; everything ia generally aa still as the dusertB arooud the pyramids. If a crowd should aWarm about and enter any one of them daring the email hours of the morning, and the police, if by ac? cident any happened near, should, through fear or favor, hold, their, peaoe, the presence of. tho crowd, and tho acts j they committed, might long remain on- ] known. And so the following strange | story, told quietly by tho officers of the ' Treasury, i? at least plausible, since all agree that in some way more than 81, 000,000 has been stolen from -the vaults and divided sines the Stst monthly stale - ment of the publio debt:. Soon after mid-night, on Sunday, the 2d of March, the watchmen who ait i u side the East eutranoa of the Treasury Department were surprised to see But? ler, Banks, Logan and some others enter. Accustomed to pass, members of Con gross, they at .first thought it nothing ir regular, but a visit made neoessary by the late sitting of Congress. Bat in a moment more they fouud themselves all in the hands of the Capitol polioe, forced bodily bank into tboir waiting room, and bidden to say' nothing or do nothing, on pain of losing both their positions and all back pay,'. The messengers at Gene? ral Spinner'a end of the building bad, bowover, bearing au unusual tramping outside, hurried off to General Spinner's room, where he happened to be engaged with a number of bis employees in work, made neoessary by the hurry of the closing aeaalou. Thus, partly alarmed,: they bad all stepped'across the ball into the cash-room, when a orowd appeared on the North porob of the boitding, di? rectly facing the cash room. The mes? senger at the door reported the entire party as Senators, and aa demanding im? mediate admission. At the same mo? ment a rush was hoard along the corri? dors from the East front, aud General Spinner, with his score of assistants and watchmen, bad barely time to olose the two small doors to the oash-room before half the House of Representatives were in tho great inside^area near these en? trances, demanding admission in the nnwu of tho Congress of the United States. Aa usual, the chandeliers were lighted iu the North halU and thoae thus (driveo to protect the publio money could isee through the glass transoms the ohar aoter of the crowd aud .w^teh its move? ments. ' Butler .seemed to bo tho leading spirit, i With his broad slouched' hat, lobes saoK, buttoned in at the waist, and pants flow? ing about his short legs, .he. looked the vary'picture of a model pirate, no Been on ttm oovers of dime novels, mi hue the big knife und the horse pistol. In ooui mon with the rest, he had a bludgeon in his hand, and so little was taken from the character of pirate. He was moving every whereiq tho crowd, and evident!/ inciting it to activa operations. The orowd on the North : steps at once at? tracted attention, and Butler, Binghatu, General Negley and Sypher1 rushed to lei them in. The soldiers of the Senate were batjtering outside, Up ion and Con? federate?Logan, Ransom, Ames and Spencer?while'locks, bars and boltr on the inside were attacked by the soldiers of the Houso?Banks, Butler, Garfleld, Negley, Shanks, Stonghton, MoHeury and Sypher. The doors soon gave way, the Senate orowd entered, the doors were closed again, and there, before the cash rooms of the Treasury, with dark? ened doors and windows to oonoeal them and lighted halls to aid their operations, stood the lordliest band of robbers that ov * demanded riches in tho name of their numbers, their standing and their weapons. Onoe in, they spread over the great halls, and their consultations aud their work began. Outside the streets were quiet. The Metropolitan polioe bad no right to inquire, even if unusual noises disturbed them. Tho band felt itself seoure, and the bold one? among the number were bound tbero should be no half work. To make sure of no intru? sions, a squad of Capitol polioe was placed at all t. a doors, and ordered to assumo themsewes to be the Treasury watchmen, and to admit no one, nor an? swer any quest: on a aa to who was within, or what was going on, further than to say that the closing session made lato work necessary. It was a strange crowd that General Spinner aud his little company looked upon through the narrow glass windows. Their presence in tho room had not beeu discovered by the crowd, and ao, while the outsiders were being brought in and the guards stationed, there was time to examine tho composition of tho baud, aud make a hurried list of those who had gathered. It seems, to go back a little, that thirty-six Senators and 102 Representa? tives?a largo part of whom were going out?had agreed together that before they did go, and while they were pro? tected by their official position, they would Quite and each help the other to take a good round sum from the Trea? sury. And so after consultation among the most unscrupulous and the boldest, it was decided to maroh to tho Treasury after mid-night, and obtain an entrance in the manner desoribed. The faces were well known to the company inside the oash room. There were Banks, tall and dignified, and hold? ing tight to his olub as if it were the Speaker's gavel or the sword of the Red River campaign; Butler, of Tennessee, stalking around with a nonchalent air, as Hl,-*!? mum imaabrij fuinhi Treasury, was not altogether a new busi .neae. for' bim; Boles; Buckley, Oobb, W&BSh Pierce. Sypher, Tarner, Bainey f&d ElliotTTanE-a olotfd ol <)arpoi?bflg mm?, white abfjfc'.eos. lookibg, eaoft and abS aeif this Upor wen more fitting to their tos tea and bettet- onder stood than matters of legislation; and so with their fellows. Republicans and Democratn, they walked around uneasily, constantly epeliing out and reading the long in? scription in gold letters, over tbo door they watched so wistfully?"Cash room offttii'United:States Treasury." Dickey, small" hntf active and imperious, strode aiound as if-questioning by what right any doors stood in the way of the "suc? cessor of TbaddeuB Stevens." General Negley was utterly unconcerned, for this, in his eyes, doublles*, seemed the small? est of jobs he bad, at least, beard of; and so noted and so thought Sargent, of Cali? fornia, if countenance indicated any? thing; and so acted Williams, of Indiana. Twitobell, of Massachusetts, was as cool as when, on the floor, be openly sought votes for the road of which he was Pre? sident. The Speaker was circulating freely, with Gen. Butler on one arm and Sim. Randall on the other, busily eu gsged in conference. There was no dis tiuction of party?Democrats, Republi? cans and Liberals were bwarming to? gether. Eldridge and Yoorhees Mood talking by tbe side of Turner and lUiuey, the colored members, and the color about the conscience, at least, was the same here in all, and so all the colors, all qua? lities of intellect, all shades of politics, all .'grades of influence crowded, aud jostled, and questioned, and encouraged each other, as the hands of the olook over the entrance moved on toward 2 There Were a few who looked as if con? scious that they bad no business in such a crowd. .Of these were Bingham, Gar field aud Burdette. Maynard seemed to have just ?harne enough to hang his bead a little, so that bis height might not make bins qaito so oonspfonous; while Platt, of Virginia, appeared to rejoice that bis short, thick figure was so well fitted to conceal activity on such an oc? casion. The Senate reinforcement from the North frout bad all well known faces. They Blipped in quiokly after the door was forced open, as has been described. Logan, Caldwell,'* Oarpeuter, Clayton, Nye and Speucor seemed the leaders. Ames declared it reminded him of the night attack on Fort Fisher, though the presence of bia father-in-law might have suggested it' also. Cameron seemed re? minded of contractu as questionable as tho business in band. Clayton re-assured those around hita by tbo opinion that worse things had doubtless gouo uu dooketed and unpunished iu Arkansas. Stewart whispered to Nyo that it was easier to get money out of the Bank of California. Bayard, Blair, Norwood and Viokers seemed relieved to find that Democrats were not undertaking the job alone, but that even the Liberals had turned out in tho person of Tipton, Trumbull and Texas Hamilton. Iu far less time than it takes to tell it, the crowd had all been admitted, and the leaders were busy deciding upon their course of notion. The two Butters, Spencer, Caldwell, Maynard, Logan, Carpenter, Cameron, Stewart, Nye and others had all tried tbe doors to the cash room, only to find them secure, and after a brief consultation it was agreed that all should take part in an assault upon ' them. .None op to this time bad .dieo vered Gen. Spinner and his lo'roea in? side. The brief consultation had brought about partial quiet, and there were many signs of shrinking. Butler and the other managers took in the situation at a glance, and, stepping hack from before tbe doors, be called oat, "Now for what belongs to us," and hurled his olub through tbe glass transom. Half a dozen others, repeating his words, de? molished tbe other windows simultane? ously, and another crowd of tho boldest put their shoulders to the doors and at? tempted to foroe tbem in. At this point, Gen. Spinner made his presence known, and ordered the crowd off. He had hardly spoken beforo a dozen clubs oame through the transom, and one, bounding back from tho wall, prostrated and reudered him senaeleas. Those inside hastily barricaded the doors with desks, and effectually strengthened one by rolling a heavy iron Rafe against it. After many fruitless attempts to force in these doors, and vain persuasion to induce Maynard, who is tall and slim, to be slipped in over tho transom, but who protested that he would not so risk his chances for tho next Speakership, it was decided to batter one door in. And so a dozen grave and dignified Senators, and a eoore of less grave and less digni? fied members of the House, unswung one of tbe heavy North doors, and all who could gather round helped use it as a battcriug ram against the weaker doors of the cash room. The first blow started tho lock, and the second cleared the way. In spite of the defenders inside, who at? tempted to hold tbo yielding doors and bear back tbe crowd, they were in a mo? ment overpowered, and in another mo? ment in the bands of the Capitol police. Once in, the excitement became great. Just over the oounter were tbo boxes of greenbacks, and before Butler could say "Juck Bobiuson," or "Go easy, boys," three Democrats, two Liberals, ten car? pet-baggers, white and black, and fifteen Republicans in good standing, had leaped over the high oounter, and were filling their pockets. Thero was little distinction of rank in tho matter, as about one-third of thoso thus first at work wore Senators, and all seemed to have previously preparod their pockets by emptying tbem, after the fashion of York, before he called on Pomcroy so late one night. Butler soon put a stop to this, and leaping on the counter, called a halt, and swore, in the namo of all that is virtu ous, that there should be an even divide; that if those going out of Congress thought there was no such thing as ho? nor among thieves, they would find With this, backed bj warm expression* of approval from those outside who bad! not been able to Jump over tUeJbigb rail ifbgvho insist^ tfct al? hol?d f?ph*ok ?gab. This ;tb>y dfd, 'When ?j'B'utler ^crSJnblod dowt? inaidesrohe. (Jpnater natron seemedft^J sein the entire party at Once, and about twenty shouted out, ??PoUoel" 4,Polioe!" while others, with j emphasis, ordered Butler back. Butler I then proposed, aud it was unanimously agreed, that the roll of both Houses should be called, and that all present should have an. equal share of whatever was found, and thut the old Scriptural -mode of payment should be strictly ad? hered to, and those who had just come in, and those who were going out, and those who were to stay to adorn Congress in tho future, should have un equal inte? rest in tho spoils. - I The Senate call showed the following to be on hand and engaged in tbo as.' sault: Alcorn, Ames, Bayard, Blair, Brownlow, Caldwell, Cameron, Carpen? ter, Clayton, Cooper, Davis, Flanagan, Gilbert, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, of Tex? as, Hill, Hitcbcook,*Lewis. Logan, Ma uhen, Morrill, of Maine, Norwood, Nye, Oaborn. Poo), Ransom, Rich, Robertson, Sawyer, Spencer, Stewart, Stockton,. Tipton, Trumbull, Viokers, West?80. The House oame up strongly with the following: Messrs. Adams, Averill, Bunks, Bigby, Bingham, Blair, of Mis? souri, Boremau, of Massachusetts, Boles, Buckley, Burdett, Butler, of Massa? chusetts, Butler, of Tennessee,- Cald? well, Carroll, Cobb, Coghlan,' Conner, Oritoher, Cressland, Darrall, Dickey, DuBose, Duel), Duke, Euiridge, Elliott, Foster, of Pennsylvania, Gartield, Gar? ret!, Gets, Giddiogs, Golladay, Griffith, Huooook, Hanks, Harmer, Harper, Har? ris, of Mississippi, Hayn, Hazelton, of New Jorsey, Herndou, Houghton, Ken? dall, King, Limison, Lamport, Lansing, Leach, Lowe, Mayoard, MoHenry, Mo Junkin, McKee, McKiuuey, McNeely, B. F. Meyer, Morey, Morphia, L. Meyers, Negley, ? Niblack, ? of. Florida, Packard. Parker, of Missouri, Peek, Pierce, Perry, Platt, Priefe.1 Prindle, Rainey, Randall, Rioe, of Kentucky, Robinson, Rogers, of New York, Hogers, of North Carolina, Sargent, Shanks, Sheldon, Sherwood, Slots, Snapp, Suy der, Sturm, Stoughton, Stowell, St. Johu, South er laud, Sypher, Talle, Thomas, Townsend, of New York, Tur? ner, Tu thill, Twiohell, Voorhees, - Wad dell, Wallace, Whiteley, Williams, of Indiana, Wilson, of Indiana, Wioohea terand Young?102. Next, fonr of the employees of Gen. Spinner were brought back, ono for each window ot the counter, aud others to pile up and opnnt the'greenbacks; and enough was found accessible to give each present, excluding 'tho Speaker, who refused to receive any, aboqt $5,000. i'his was paid in the order of the names, and aa each received hia share,1 he start? ed from the North front for his lodgings. Such is the stoxy oP Iba uiid-nlgut at? tack upon and' roBbing' of the United States Treasury, as rel a ted by p. Tnaaaars watchman. But ouothoi vars?/ii, aiid probably the true .one. Lb, that the gen? tlemen named effected their purposes by ballots: at tha OapH?t jmstea^dljblndr gebnft at the Treasury'. BWt, h?'wever they managed the' matter, it was done at night, and they got. tho money". And to the extent indicated in the watohjjaau's story have tho fuads ?f the poopl? been seized and divided among the idantieu.1 Congressmen named in his liste, Sudden amd Sad Death.?We regret to auoouuoe the sad death of Mi, W- P. Peterson, an employee in the Medium office, from meningitis, on lest Monday night, at the residence of Mr .'James A Wright. The deceased was attacked on the previous Monday, and thus in' the short space of one week fell a prey to the destroyer. He suffered greatly at first, but^deliriom came to hia relief, and for several days befors bis death ho was unconseious. [Abbeville Press and Banner. Invention.?J. M. Davis, of this place, has forwardod to headquarters a model of an improved fire extinguisher, aud has applied for a patent. We had the pleasure of seeing it operate, and most certainly, for cheapness, simplici? ty, durability aud suitabilty, it surpasses all indentions of the day. Mr. Davis is a deserving yonng man of great onergy, and we prediot a great fortune will crown hia efforts.?Abbeville Medium. Death op Mrs. J. C. Douglass.? This esteemed lady, the daughter of Mr. John A. Hamilton, and the wife of Mr. J. C. Douglass, both well-known citizens of our vicinity, died on Sunday morning last, of pneumonia, resulting in conges? tion of the lungs. She was a member of tho Methodist Church, and was loved and esteemed by a large circle of friends aud relatives. [Abbeville Press and Banner. Incendiary.?Some infamous sooun drol, on lust Saturday morning, attempt? ed to burn down tho colored parsonage, by throwing a burning chunk on the piazza. A considerable hole was burned iu the floor, but it was discovered in time to prevent serious loss. The preacher was absent because of sickness, [Abbeville Medium. Death of a Respected Colored Wo? man.?Nancy McGowan, of Abbeville, long a nurse in Gen. MoGowan's family, and esteemed and respected by all who knew her, died on Monday last. A largo procession of the "Sisters of Con? ference" and others, and closed by Gen. McGowan himself, followed the remains to the tomb. United States Cocbt, Charleston, March 25.?On the application of Maria R. Thurston, and the executors of the Rev. C. P. Gadsden, the time for prov? ing liens in tho ease of Thurston & Holmes, bankrupts, was extended to the 7th of April.- L. F. Levin was appoint? ed assignee of Jessie E. Dent, bankrupt. Hou. Levy F. Rhame, of Clarendon, died at his residence, on Friday last, in the seventy-fifth year of bis age. oopiee of tb* Ymmtrcf. ?; fir? cents- >JL ii Tbe bell. ofi-ttoe Vpboaui* Hook and Ladder Gorbpacy cornea off this evening, in. Parker's rie. w hall. It will, doubtless, be a very pleasant affair. - A lodge of Gdod Templars was organ? ized io this ciiy,. yesterday evoqipg. There were thirty?t wo new members initiated, fouttson of them ladies. .The followingofficers were eleoted for tbe ba? lance of tbe present year: W: H, Jack eon, W. O.-Ti'i Miss Carrie Bool, W.fJV. T.'; H. ?. Beard, W. Secretary; H..B. Browne, W. F. 8.; John F> Sutpben, W. Treasorer; A. S. Hydripk, W. Chaplain; Geo. Irwin, W. I. G.; W. B. Miller, W. O. S. Capt. J. O. Ladd, who was formerly in Capt.'Parker's office, iain Columbia. Messrs. Kinard & Wiley are in. receipt of their spring and summer stock of goods. Mr. M. L. Kinard returned yea terday, from 2. selecting tour, and con? sumers are requested Id examine. J Yesterday,' we bad a square turn of the equinoctial.?more wind than nervous folks had any use: for. The firm of Porter Sc Steele has been dissolved. See notice-iu another column. MailAbuancujirbts.?Th? Northern mail opens 6.30 A; M. and 3.00 P. M.; closes 8 P. M, and 11.00 A. M. .Charles? ton day mail opens 6.15. P.' M.; closet) 6 A. M.; night opens 7.00 A. 41.; closes 6.15 P. M. Greenville opens 6.4&P7M.; aloBes 6 A. M. Western opens 1130 A. M. and 12.30 P. M.; closes8and IP.M. Wilmington opens 3.30 P. M.: closes 10.80 A. M. On' Sunday the office is open from 8 to 4 P. M. Phcbsixiana.?The magio mirror: A beautiful faoe lit up with smiles. A failure in a good cause is better than a triumph iu a bad one. Nothing is more lovely or more holy than a thoroughly wifely woman. Not to be behind tbe age, Time has thrown aside the hour glass and scythe, and now uses tho mowing machine and watch. Fashionable young ladies carry pretty little silk umbrellas,'suspended from their waists like swords;- It has a picturesque effect. [ ?;'.:;;'.*;. a1\':, >. x .? HoTsn Aiuuval?, March 26. 1878.? Columbia Haiel^-} J Spiro, N Y; J J Browning, SOBRr'WvM'lX?kO, FJe;.J D Gardner; N O;1 J ITjSijlier, Ga; 0 D Ratlilone, H G Craft, W MoCammon, D Wentann,' N Y; J J MnreU, J F New? man, Charleston; J O Bailey, Greenville; F i> Been, G & O R R; J Coatea, S ?., , Whcder.House?W H Bruet, D 8 Des? sau, Mr aud Mrs Denslow, S Sheldon, Mrs Jones, Mjfs Jones. NY; D B Bau tim. and wife, U 6 N; J A'tkina andjufe, Miss Atkins, N Y; H N lleraoh,J**^? JeW>r. Union; W.D Starling, tfflahlknd; L O Northrop, J B BriWon, Charleston; U H Flack, Md; J M Brawley? Chester; L Merrill and wife, U 3 A; E A BiuAow, Bradley, Ga; Maior Bomford, Mai Gou McDowell, J H Jones, U ? A; J BEM< ner, Ga; Mrs 8 Montgomery, Miss S Montgomery, Newbeiry. . Hendrix Bouse?H B Rogen, Ridge way; S R Smith, FO Nioodemus, Md; J L Black, 8 O; J H Hancook, Va; S M Lessesne., Cpnwsyboro; N ' Perkins, Goon; J B Je welk Charleston; JO Ladd, Washington; J 8 Bobbins, N O; SM Seeiey, Ky; J A Hayn es, Md; J F O DaPre, W P McNeils, Abbeville; A S Barn?, J W Steinas, Doko. List op Naw Anvbrtigkments Porter Sc Steele?Dissolution. D. C. Peixotto & Sons?Auction Sales. E. E. Davies & Co.?Vegetables, etc. Meeting Acacia Lodge. R. W. Turner?Proposals. *'There's Many a Smt."?A private deapatoh was received in this oity yes? terday from Washington, wbiob indicates that, after all, there is a very strong pro? bability that the present postmaster of Charleston, Mr. Stanley G. Trott, may yet remain in undisturbed possession of his office, notwithstanding the recent ap? pointment by the President and con? firmation by the Seuate of Dr. B. A. Bosemon as his snccessor. The despatch is to the effect that the President has sent a message to the Senate requesting that body to reoonsider its aotion in con? firming tbe nomination of Dr. Bosemon, us a preliminary to the withdrawal by tbe President of tho appointment. A request of this kind, coming from the President, partakes, to some extent, of the charaoter of a rooal invitation, and there is but little doubt that the Senate will cheerfully obey. It is rumored that this sudden change haa been brought about, to some extent, by the influence of ex-Senator Sawyer, who, while his own confirmation as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury was pending, offered no obstacle to the ap? pointment and confirmation of the friends of Senators Patterson and Robertson, but who now appears to be zealous in tbe defenoe of bis own friends, of whom Mr. Trott has been among tbe first. I Charleston News. ? Eduoationaxj Munifigbncb.?Commo? dore Vanderbilt has given 8500,000 for the purpose of erecting a large seminary for females on tbe grounds of tbe Mora? vian Ob a rob at New Dorp, to 6e built on the same plan as the one at Bethle? hem, Pa, whioh was also endowed by him. Workmen have already broken ground for the proposed building.