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> * *- V-, / V *,>' '* ;,V ' ' ie?el * -', *SM Mmmm || - a'* , ?The Abbeville Press. " W ' ' ' -,.".1)1 . ' Abbeville/ O. ' W. A. LEE. EDITOR. Friday, February 9, 1666. E3gT* We arc authorized to announce WILLIAM iJJLL u candidate for re-electiou for Ordiuary of Ablfsville 'District, at tbe ne*t election. . ?5?" We authorized t" announce Mr. HOBT. U, WARDI.AW, a cuudidnte for the office of Ordinary of Abbeville District, at the ensuing lection. * Bpitok I'rkss.?l'lrhsti announce illLTON T. 11 UTi MliSOjN' ?? a e*udidate for Sheriff at the next election. * Mant Friekds. EST We are authorized to ao'io-unoo DAVID CRAWFORD, a candidate for Tax Col ltdtnr nt. tho pnaniiicr filiation. * THE FREEDMAB'S BUREAU. The Bill for ttie exteu6ion of llie Freedman'e Bureau, which passed the Senate, a fow days -since, by ? Tote of 31 to 10, and which promises to become n law, if not vetoed by tho Prc?ident, is one of the most radical measures of the prefect Session?in direct conflict with thereconst ruction folic)- of the administration, prej udicial to the best interests of the South, and incompatible with tho early restoration of the Southern 8tnte? to their just rights iu i he Federal Union. The firtft section of the bill provides that the Freedman'e Bureau 6hall be continued uutil ..tl.~ : a, .i i .. i it..* ? i ?? Iiiun ?ID? JM UVIUI'U tty law j II1UU II bliail ex? tend to freedmen and refugees in the section covered by the late rebellion (go-called;) tliat the President may divide this section into twelve district*, and with the consent of Lho Senate, appoint an aseiitont Commissioner far each district, or army officers ?iay be detailed for these duties without increase of pay. Section second provides for the division of each district into .sub districts, uot to exceed the number of comities or parishes iu a State ; that ?ach sub-di&tiict shall have, at least one agent; if an officer without additional pay ; and if a T*?ititen or enlisted man at a compensation of fiftaen hundred dollars per annum. Over All these districts, sub-districts, and employees, the President and the General Commissioner shall exercise military supervision and protection. Tho third eeation provides that the Secretary^ of War shall issue provision*, clothing, fuel and vwcr ouji^JiKja lor mo ciesiituie refugees and freedmen. The fourth section provides for the aetting apart of three millions of acres of the public lands in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas, whi?h the Commissioner shall parcel out under the direction of the President, in lota not exceeding forty acres each, to the loyal refugees aud freedir.cn, with the privilege to the parties occupyirg the lands, of purchasing, in fee simple at their estimated value. The fifth section, and that which cspecial ly arfieeta the rights of property holders in the lower part of this State, provides that the oc-cupanta of the sea islands of South Carolina. Georgia and Florida, ind a strip of the main land next the ?liopn Hiinii. n?;i?. ?; ? ?. muc, ull -der General Sherman's order, dated January 16th, 1866, shall be confirmed in possession for three years from the date of said order?in oilier words for two years yet to come. The sixth section aa if in anticipation of a salo and stirrender by the owners, Authorizes the Commissioner to buy the lands to be sold to the blacks at cost and to build asylums- and school houses for indigent fieedmen Other scclions of the bill provide for the enforcement of the 'Civil rights of the blaohs, against all laws making discriminations against them on account of color. Such are the- main provisions of the Senate Bill for the enlargement of the Freedmen's Bu- I reau ; the functions of which are only to cease with tl.e full restoration of the Southern States to their c'onstiti/lionalrelawous with the general government. The objections ( the bill ar? i.or.ifold, and so patent'that he that "runs may read." It .perpetuates in ocir midst a foreign j>ow<?r, repugnant to the apirit of freemen, and incompatible with the righta of the States?a military jurisdiction inconsistent with the enjoy. tn?nt of civ.il rights, and alone applicable to the condition of a conquered people. It aggraTales the very evils, it is designed to remedy fontera the prejudices of raoe and color, and of> fera a preminum upon idleneas and vagrancy among the liberated blacks. Above all it indicts unjust and partial confiscation of the prop. erty ot * small portion of oar citizens, a number of whom are unoffending women and children. Aa it-has been well remarked by Governor Orr, in his 1-te letter to the President in refereooe "to this bill, there ia no reason that the planter on the coast, should be deprived of bis property, whilst another in the upper disr tricta ia suffered to remain in undisturbed possesion. That letter presents a forcible state* mentof the atils whiohbere already reaulted to the interisata 'of the lo*ar 'aeetlon b?f\be Btate from the inttoduotlon' x>f the "bill?-confirming as it does the belief, that the whoie -coaat rtfgion of Soulii Carolina ii'lo be conflVc?ted for tho parppw of establishing an iDd?r? p?nflant colcnjy of free&mao, and fren.oQ iras. , pending all "contraoU for labor, and, arreiting tha iWwUneOt ofirortbero e?pttal which vh MArng'er^lojtnept la"a^th?magrkuUur?( Tha "rtjSb j?ta^tmista . betw?inl;th?3^^C^hiotl %% praJuflfokVto J?t^ >?t afnacijflylo thajtfaqk -Tha b;iLW6 cp(ir?ly incon?ij?tebt with-tha vPr?atf?nt> rfrtorafean policy, that it seoioa to itet^fc^ror?r9aVe4th?tjN|<irUl ?ato it>. irnE OaiCNvauc Mountain Kin.i^e neglect-' * 'iBBm&S#* 'prop?'Hn>a.V*Vn*a?>?Q of tJ?U popakr joorn?l Tlj* Colonel Wields* facile pjji?ad will provo * valuable anilliary. Tbtf^pt^^wrTwenily'lMeB wUrffrt *nd in-.; proved, od gi^i' ?ridenea of groviog pros * SllfeStt&SlH&Mtf i I - (M ^ > 3W ' J . ' c >*- - ^' . -a* : * >v:.; ?? - ( ' : ?'.; ' ' SALE DAY. i .**+ ? ' ?ist Monday was - Sale Day, and in spile of the fnolemetfcy of the wenthSr there wm the | uauel attendance of citizens. Some lend, hone* mules and furniture was sold, but at roduced rate*.. -Tbe weather seemed ' to chill specula (ion, and the spirit of purchasers to partake oi the sombre oharacter of the.day. Four hundred and twenty-niue shares of the Greenville it Columbia Railroad Stock wan sold by Mr. II R K?rr_ AHI>t!nii(Dr ot n?. l?'? >" specie. Tin's is not a fair test of the market value, as the same stock sold in Greenville, a shart time siocc, at $1 per share. The par value is $'20. Some cotton changed hands. A gentleman informed us that he had purchased fifty bales, aud hoped to bo abla to purchaao one hundred and fifty or two hundred bales more. There is still a good deal of eotton in the country, and until another crop comes in, I perhaps enougU, to keep the wheels of trade in I motion. . , With regard to that coming crop, and the reliability of the force, necessary to produce it? negro labor?opinions differ with the temperament of individuals. As a general rule, the young are hopeful, nay confident; the old aro despondent?perhaps too much bo. But whether reliable or not, negro labor is certainly in great demand. Parties from Arkansas and Tennessee have been in our village during the past two weelca^offering the greatest inducements iu the way of bigh wages to freedmen to emigrato to thoso Stales?in sorqe cases paying as much as $15 por month, with food andclothiug. As a coneequeuco great numbers liavn been induced to go. There bos hence been a reduction in (lie home supply, and other causes have contributed to the same reeult, at the same tizno that the demand ha? increased. Female lubor has been in a great uieasuro withdrawn from agricultural operations, whilst a large number of the males' are now caiployod by small farmers, who formerly relied upon their own labor to make a crop. As a geneial rule, the blacks have with commendable spirit mado oontracta and gone to work. Whether they will adhero to them, remains to be seen. One ground of apprehension as to their reliability, seems to have arisen from the efforts which have been made in certain quarters, to induce them to leave the serviee of thoir employers under the stimulus of higher wages. StJcll efforts should bo HPVerolv* niinl.lmit ? There seems to be u general disposition among our citizens to give negro labor a fair trjal. Willi us, the experiment is made under nuspi' cions circumstances, and if unsuccessful, the question is settled, and the fate oftho negro soalud forever. lie can only rise in the scale ot being with the a>d of the white man, and is incapable of. establishing an independent civilization. Mimical Entertainment.?We take pleasure in announcing that the Abbeville Minstrels, a corps of amuteur musicians of our Village, present to ihe public an attractive programme of performances to tako place at tho Court ITnimo thin fFpMmA 1 -? N. vtbu^iig. i/uvra u|iuu at 7 o'clock- Pricc of tickets CO eta. Tlio funds., to be realized, will be appropriated ton clinrtt^ able purpose. We anticipate a lavge attendance, for who is iusensible to the claims of music, or who would forego the pleasure of advancing a charitable purpose, in eo agreeable a way f I^et all attend. Htuenka!.?We direct the especial attention of our young readers to the number of Ilymenial notices in another column. Thirteen marriages announced in oue week I "Peace has iU victories as well as war"?an-* Cupid his triumphs as well as Mara?all too for the "glorious union." Amonir the viaLimn w? ?? ;< ? ion, an editor?our old friend of tho Anderson Intelligencer. After escaping tho missiles of many a well-fought field, he lias at InBt been transfixed by a shaft from "tho eilvcr bow." Our friend the Rev. YV. A. Gaines proves himself a valuable auxiliary?-a very "Richmond iu the field." - / 63T We regret to loam that Mr. James Pursely, ? aged and ran oh respected citizen of the vioinity of this village died at his residence on Sunday last. He was atAhe time of his death, and had been for many 3 ears an elder in the Upper Long Cano Church. He wa? well known as a generous and kind neighbor. His death will be lamented by numerous frieuds. car It is our dnty to chronicle the death of another good citizen, Mr. Emory Shaw, who aiea near Uonaldsville, 8. C., surrounded by bis family and many friends. Bis death will be sorely felt in the neighborhood. He. was generous and liberal to all oharitable .enterprises, and was possessed of a warm heart, which, with bis suavity of manners, won for him many friends. DtiiH- of a -Worthy Citizkk.?We regret to announce tbe death of Capt. W. T. Drennan, an esteemed citizen of oar District, at his residence near Calhoun's Mills.. The deceased was for a long time an -elder iu the Presbyterian Church at Wellington, and"wa*uhi*eraally esteemed by eU who knew him. Ad net ire church member, a liberal and public spirited oititdn, a tfnd fa* th'er and husband, be lsaveamany relatives and friends to deplore bis loss. t Knn> WdEDs to -rait'-^Sumoa? School Cxtl. built, is the titledf'* n?at and-fttractive publication Of ihs Greenville Baptist 8unday School Association. It's cheapness places It wlthin tbe reeehefydfc The papfr is publish' ?d moplhly at 10 cents a year?ten copie?*for Ofle Dollar. . . _ ' . ' ' Dinaicr Tax*s.?In . a preseditfg .-issue waT; stated the road and bridge tax fradbean aslcised at $12,000. In additien w? would mention fhat tlia ptfor tax has been esaasaed at 48.000 ; and the taxfor public building at $1.60&--malting io all $16.600. * . T-" i '?*1." Um.' ' - , ' 'v *;.: J3T Mr. Jj A. Epslo w,<Jr., b as jest rate rjsdfrom Charleston, where ba haa m*d8arf?n?* tank# r*elif(5tt|fo^ fl4?rcb*ndi*4'ftom idMBV''-'^" '4 -_'J''P~ '*" toffiowjittti** fir lifafiiW4?U?1, 'jltfc '?rf MKT aM ;c^^E^^5^S2^M *I "r ? js? >.v^V,* ;*.V-*-';. % | - ' - . COVSTlTTmbirAL AMENDMENT PASSED ' Tho House of Representativeefcaa passed -jho , Mpr^nt^tiafc amendment by a vote of 180- < yeas ngftio?t?4ft nays. Tlie following is the ( amendmeiit: -v. _ . Article.?Representatives eball be "appor- * tionod among the several States which may be included in this Union according to their res- 1 poctive numbers, counting the whole "number ] "of peraons in each State, excluding Indiana not taxed ; provided, that whenever the eltctivc fran- ? chise shall be denied or abridged in any State, on < account of race or color, all pertons of such race i or color thall be excluded from the batU of rep' I reienfsifi/M* - ts- The above amendment differs from that I original]}' reported from the Reconstruction Committee by Mr. Stevens, in the omission of ^ie word "direct taxse" alter "representatives.'' The amendment leaves the right of tho States intact as to suffrage, but deprives the South of representation on acoount of its black popula> tion unless the right of suffrage be extended to them. According to tho statement of^ Mr. Stevons, in excluding tlie blaeka from tho franchise, she would lose thirty-five out of oighty representatives. But it would certainly bo much better for the South to sustain this loss than to yield to Conercss tho rieht to rer?nlaio tba right of sufFraguin the States. The power of the South iu the Seuate ie at present of greater importance than in the Ilonse, and the addition of twenty two Senator* wouid give the consevativo element a controlling influence in that body. FOR HIE ABBEVILLE FRESH. NAPOLEON THE ANTI-CHRIST. Mr. Baxter labors to prove that Napoleon tlie Third is the Anti-Christ spoken of in the Scriptures. Hp quotes from more than fifty ex. positors in confirmation of his views about Napoleon and the seventieth week of Daniel. It must be admitted that a goodly uumber of theae expositor are Englishmen, and the Eng lish were eo rbde'lilv liw Hm firrf O?J J -..-V | leon that they cannot be expected to look with , much favor on his successor. But wo are not to suppose Hint these English 1 writers are moved by malice or national antip- ' athies in representing Napoleon as the Antichrist, or eighth head of the Beast. They think 1 they have good grounds for representing him 1 in this odious light. In the first place lii9 name indicates that bo \ is the Anti Clirist or Destrovej. the oi\nnB;?? i i ' ~ri " J JesUf, tlio Saviour. "The locusts (Rev. ix: 11) i hail a king over them which is tho angel of the ^ bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew j tongue is Aladdon, but in the Greek tongue ] hath bis name Apollyon." Napoleon ia of I Greek extraction and his name ia very much 1 liko the Greek participle Apoluon or Apolcoto , the letter N making a trivial difference. Not \ only does the uKme "Napoleon" resemble very much tho Greek name "Apolcon," or "Apoluon," but the other part of Napoleon's name, i "Louis," when written 4,Ludovicu8" represents the number of the Beast, viz : six liunrlrwil ?n.i 1 sixty-six Rev. xiii: 18. Buster says the Ro? J man Catholic Priest, iu their Latin prayers for *] Napoleon, Bay Fuc Sttlunni Ludovicum ond Zti- ' dovicits, which reduced to figures according to " j^lhe re5i?cctivc values of these lloinan letters, j atnonnU precisely to six hundred and 6ixty six. j "Wlien the word A'arpolcon, wjiich is of Greek origin, is written in the dative case in Greek,?the usual Greek form of dedicatory iu- ' pcriptionR upf>n tlic forehead* of devotees, it he- , comes yapoleonti, which contains the fatal 1 number six hundred nnd sixty-six." When ' both names aro written in Greek, Lmiit Xapo- * Icon, they inukc tho number of tha'Beust, nix " Uuudrod and sixLy-six. * J l'erhap* j??t another nntno can be found which counts up so many wuys this fatal nutn- " lier. n?_ t>?:--f ' - ' i?n. uiaivi m?! Hiw HjmiiOQ mtl MIC king Of fierce, or imperturbable countenance epoken of 1 in Dan. viii : 23, 25. ftnJ llie wilful king mentioned in Dan. xi: 3G, moot their counterpart i in Napoleon. . " . g Ono of the principal points on which Baxter ,j ar.d others dwell. is the fact that the la*t, or | seventieth week of Daniel's acventy weeks has r not j'etT inet its fulfillmeut?Dan.ix: 27 and t xii: 1, 10. If the events of this seventieth' t week are yet to bo accomplished then undoubt- t cdly astounding things are not far distant, and ^ if they occur in our Jay Lonis Napoleo* is i moro likely than any one else to figure largely ~t iu the history of the times. H. i rvn inCi 41U|)1>T1LLK 1 Rev. W. T. Farhow?Dear Brother : Your 1 advertisements a* ugeul or missionary of tho American Sunday School Union, for the |Stale of Sooth Carolina, asking for aid, proposing to ( organise and visit Sunday Schools, furnish ' books, <fcc., have induced me to ask for myself' ( and others some information respecting tbo or ' ganization in whose employmentyou are enga- ' ged. - My object is not to oppoee or retard in ( any wise or in any rooasure the good that haB < been or may be accomplished* by the "Unfou" * or wrought by your agency; bat that many, J, uninformed persons, may know more fully the j oharaoter of the A. S. S. Union: i 1. Is the "A. S. S..Unioq" connected with or ' under tbo auspices of any particular Churcbf ] If bo, Whioh I 2.'Is it allied to any Church in any way more than to another! Or, is it equally rela- ] ted to.fe.veral Churchest. if tlie Utter,'. Which < aro th?y I ' ' *. .. : ? 8. .What is the comparative ^presentation ' of the of rthe several churches.concerned in 1 the Bosfd of the "lAion*1 t ^ t Wlii l( (lie comparative representation * of the MT?r|| O|)tirob? concerned in the C&m- j (hiltee of PnbUcatloa, whioh determines what j books shall .be poblished and what ^shall < be the doctrinal feature# of the books publish* < *d. ' * ' . . " ' , 1 Hoping Chat your former and present con- ' neclion with the A. S. 8. Union will. enable yon to give the desired information, f remain ? youf brother and fellbwdaborer In Christ, 4 . SIDI H. BROWNE, , Cokesbary, S. C.,"Feh. *, I8to. J * Tfi55$SW^Bra5r. y , . A* a mating ef "Palmetto' Lodge, JA. P \ Jl^ rrp. 19, held on 8atcf*ay.lihe $7th ipst., J the /allowing minut*-Vt*. adoptedi ^ ?> . , Whereas, it has pleased the S. >? tk \ to-remove from his earthly'labors -and- our vi iidst, our belovad brother WILLIAM A. Mc- * At#** th? "s^ri^ ?ebpre abWe|. A? J 'uvaam/* <vryu, ;nt?^ jgiHT.wiB uanat; i M?rn?i , " JtixtiXrJigsI $j|?Sj 1 ;^^j^^^l^,i-t'0*llc,0!cnQ?^' * ^ jUMLItx' Thlit 4-kUaV iute !ln .mffwMt'^fii' ? *7< > \ +4- ' ' { . * ' \ M >.;. * . ' ? ' V ~ \ : JV'*-* - ..* '** ?* y'V v* :v\ '.a'.V.- . .'*a*T" # . . * .11" 3 A- f V- - " , V | - ?? v. . .i'; -. TBOH WASHINGTON. "Washikotom, P?bru?ry 2,?Tins Senate <Ji?sussed tli* bill providing for; th#; protection of ill parsons in their civil rights, and oftcr along' leb&te passed it, by a vote of S3 to fa, The House was engaged in discussing tbo >ill enlarging the" powers of the Friedman's 3ureou. . * . . The President to-day sent a message to the Jonato, nominating a Minister to the Republic >f St. Domingo, as he believed the commercial nteresu of the country would be benefitted >y its recognition, while at the eatne time such iction would bo iu accordance with thesetled lolicy of 'he United Stales. W . o *?*? * ' noninuiun, I'uuiuaijr o.? iiiu immediate withdrawal of tlio French troops from Mexico nay now be regarded as certain. Reports lonlirmatory of the above state that an extra> >rdinary commission has been sent to Mexico, .0 make the necessary preparations for the svacumiou. TlioKmpeior Napoleon no Ioninsists upon the recognition of Maximilian by .he United State?, but is satisfied with the renewed promises from the United Slates Government lo preserve strict neutrality with regard to Mexico. Dates from New Orleans stato that General Weitzel has issued orders directing every commanding officer to arrest a'.l armed persons ? .1 - ? i >uiitiij? 111 mtjir uiotncuj ua uic i;>o urouue, Gen. Wcitzel lias issued an ordt*r rescinding the mustering out of the 108th infantry until Lhe report of the Commission is mad*. Chief Justice Chnso and Aeaooiato Justice Wayne concur in the opinion that it would be improper to bold a circuit court in Virginia until Congress shall hare had an opportunity to consider and act upon tlio entire eubject. rhe civil court in n district under martial law can, they any, only act by the sanction nnd under the supervision of the military power, and they cannot think it becoming the Supreme Court to exercise jurisdiction under luch conditions. The President hna troEsinittcd to Congress Lhe report of Gun. Sherman on the condition t>f affaire in the Southern States. lie says he Pound everywhere in the South alargg number of our oilicera and soldiers looking out for land and-employniont, and doubted not that during me next year ell the land which is cleared will be under cultivation, and a large part of it under the direction ot energetic young men. The President, on Friday, ordered a warrant Lo be issued for the pardon ot 300 North Carslinians. Interview ok a Pennsylvania Delegation with tue Pbesident.?A. Wusliington dispatch jf the 25th, says: A number of leading Pcnosylvanians, including so ven members of Congress, bad* an interview with the President last night. It insted for two hours, and the prominent polit* cnl questions in Congress wore discussed. The interview was wry cordial. The President reiterated his opinion that Congress should i<Imit the rebellious States to representation. LLo thought the passage of tho Negro Suffrage L?ill wa? untimely, but did not intimate any purpose to veto it. Upon leaving, a member >f the delegation remarked that they wore determined to hold the President, and- be replied .bat it was his purpose to hold on to them. Tile Cask Stronclt Put.?In a special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune, dated Washingion, January 22d, we find the following: The President to day in conversation with ilon. Mr. Lawrence, of Pennsylvania, asked he following question: "Would jou justify ,he Governor ot Virginia, or the Governor of I'ennesseo, nigning a bill posted by the State - 'irislrtture, against which niuo-tentha of tho itato hnd entered their protestK" lie then emarkeil that he considered iiiiu^elf placcd in ust tho position he had indicated toward the People of this District. Death of Miss Ijuemer.?'The Stockholm. >npera announce I he death of Mind Frederica iremer, the celebrated Sweedish novelist.? Hiss Bremer was born in Aho, in Finland, in 1802. After spending several years in Norway ind Stockholm as a teacher, she devoted hnr elf entirely to literary pursuits. ller llrst invel*, *'Tlio President's Daughter*'1 and the Xeighbvrs," had a ^reot buecusi, and wera .ranslatcd into most European lnuguages. rtiss Bremer traveled a good deal, nnd visited i?*ri?Any, France, England, Aaieiieii, Italy und lie East. A Washington peper of a late dale saysl!iut vc understood that the report of the eomniislioncrs appointed to oludy, investigate, and re. >ort upon our eye torn of internal revenue, are * repnring to report in part. They have been it work about six month*, And it is the thought hat it will require six months more to enable hem to digest the material they have colleced and make their full report. We learn that while tho commissioners complain -that they inve experienced difficulties iu procuring dc irtfble dhta from tho Treasury Department, the clerks of the Departmont assert that they lave furnished suctr data an was called for, but .he aommigsionerft fulled to understand such as svas furnished them. The National Debt.?The Washington correspondent of tho Baltimore Sun says, in his letter of tlio 10th mat.: "The great bug-bear >i me any is repudiation of the Federal debt, l'hough there ia little cause of apprehension of his disaster, yet the House, at the opening of .he ueesion, guarded against it by a declaratory resolution, which wag adopted with only oba lissenting voice. But an alarm haa been raiss(J, not so much on account of any fear that he South willcouic into Congress with a force *qual to the task, and a disposition to use their itrength, as the greater ana newer dread of a risiug t'uutiou in the North. Thero is said to >e an organization now in embryo, for makiug repudiation a political insue ia tho North. It soinraenccs in an influential quarter, where political measures of moment have before irisen. The Washington -correspondent of tho Philulelphia Ledger says: "There ia a audden ilteh ia the arrangements for tho trial of Semmeg, and adouht is now.expressed whethjr he will be summoned to appear beforo a sourt'martial. Judge fjoghes, his leading ivunsel, haa remonstrated againat tfi is mode of rial as unjust and. wrong in view of the circumstances attending th? 'parole of hia client, in a me expression 01 tne -President, not long linoe, that he should oppose all snoh trials in .ho future. % If I am oorrectly Informed, (he l~udge (who itf a-personal friend of the Prewlent) has appealed to him directly with refer* inco to tbe case, and report says tbe postpone L neoit juit annouuced is the result of said ap- " : * - . , A dispatch from Washington, dated January 18, says tbe United States steamer JDe Soto, Xsptain "Walker, arrived at Washington about, t .O'clock, P. M., yesterday, direct freni Ha-"; rana, and Uoded Secretary /Seward, Mr. and Hrrt' Frederick A. SQwara, and Miss Wh&rton, drs. Seward's sister; at the Navy Yard. The >arty first visited" SL Thomas, where they vera received by' the Qovferoor. Secretary Se-. r?rd held a l?T?e -on th* DeScrte, receXv'?(t aiL.1 ^ewly id port nd tfc* irlnoip?lt)fflci?l8, The JDi Bolo next stopped it flwauf Ct*K wh?M the party w*r? honored rilh ?epeowl dlanfr by tb? Qovarrror.- She ' WvW*<l San Doming*, >& *> n% * wet*' Mired by. tJn'Pmideat.of-the Doniiiaik th* > j**?*de*- IfLlTart ktiit nfoGeffrird Dtid -tbam rerj gotten/ Oj SnV * S^t&4VftSrV.i ' <S^t^?n?e*oor^y tand-red ! ~ "?.-V 'vV? *" ^^ ' -!" V. L W- - " V - ; > -. . .. -< ~'JT Jv > ?&Fr* V V . * . ' . V ~ .; . ?, . " >'- -> "r A New York oorrrapondent of the Baltimore lYatticrijpi states: "It ia reported -in political oircles that Mr. William P. Evarta, one of our most prominent lawyers, ia daily oloaeUed all alone with his law-books, prepaiing for tho trial of Jefferson Davis. lie has been engaged by the OoVeriitnent for the sura of one hundred thousand dollars, and the great iurist now has his entire soal in the matter. He is studying all tho old law-books ho can lay hia hands ?o, for tho puryose of procuring a conviction, and all his other law business is for the lime being laid aside. No one is permitted to see him at hia aflins hi. ??:.. ?: -? , ???? gutlio HIUU l? UVUU|)I(JU III Iliaking the nccessary preparations for the trial." Gen. James Longstreet, of Alabama, has formed a copartnership, at New Orleans, In the commissi^ business, with the young Messrs. Owen, who did good servica iu the artillery. . Notwithstanding the immense debt Uoclo Sam has incurred in the war against hi#Southorn nephews, h* is still well to do, having taken in last week in customs no less than $87,000,000. ... . W General Grant expresses tho opinion that the necessities of maintaining a largo military forec in the South no longer exists, and while he desires to keep there any army sufficient to quell all outbreaks that may occur, he believes Unit material reduction can bo made with eafoty. The benefit to Stonowall Jackson's widow, recently given in Richmond, uotted her over one thousand dollaiH. Tbe Emperor of the French rccolves every <lay ft resume of every leading article in the foreign papers. The Albany Evening Journal ? Thnrlow Weed's paper?bos a long leader opposing tbe trial or punishment of Jefferson Davis. More tban $500,000,000 of gold have been received from California during tho last twelve years. The Emperor Napoleon is said to be very much pleased with somo Iowa wine which was 6cnt him from this country. Ex-Generals Marmaduke, Preston and Walker, of Texas, are in London, as is also Mr. Judah F. Benjamin. v It is reported from Washington that orderc will shortly bo issued mustering out of service all volunteer organizations. M A ttjFt I AGE9. MARRIED, at the residoncaof the bride's father, on Tuesday evening, January 30th, 1866, by tho Rev. J. Scott Murray, Mr. JAMKS A. 110YT, Editor of tho Anderson Intelligencer, and Miss REBECCA C., daughter of Elijah Webb, Esq., all of Anderson Village. MARRIED, on the 25th January. 1805, by Rev. Win. F, Pearson, Mr. JAS. J. HARKNES3 to Mrs. LETITIA WALLACE, all ol Anderson District. MARRIED, on the 21th January, at the resilience of the bride'# father, Mr. WM. G. WATSON, of Anderson District, to Mjm AMAMDA 11 ALLEN", oldest duughter of Charles Allan, ol Abbeville District. MARRIED. on Thursday eveninjr, 1st Feb ruary inst., by Ilev. J. I. Bonner, .Mr. W. IL AUSTIN to Miss MARGARET DRAKE, all of Abbcvillo District. MARRIED, on Thursday evening, 18th January, 186C, by Rev. R. C. Grier. Mr. W. T. ELLIS to Miss NETTIE CARWILE, all of Abbeville District. ? ' MARRIED, on Thursday evening, 1st February, lfttre, by Rev. J. DeWitt- Burkhead, WILLIAM MANN. Epo., and OPIItSLIA BOW EN, all of Abbo*ille District. MARRIED, on the lltli Oct. 1805, by Rev. W. A* (Jaiue?, Mr. G. W. ELLISON- to Miss MARY A. MILLFORD. Bv the same on tlio 14tli Dec. lflC3. Mr. JAMES A. McKEB to Miss MARY A. McMAIIAN. By the aame, on the Uftli Dcc., 1865, Mr, JOIINMcCURRY to Mrs. MARY A. IIEATON Bv the *nmr, on the 2nd Jan. 1866,. Mr. JOHN CRAWFORD to Mm. MARTHA M. Grant. Tlir <1.- 1 - - - ~?? ..J ...v u-Mic, UU I.I1H inn J (111. . ichtt,' MrJAMES MoMAIIAN to Miss J. Mc A LISTER. By the s^ime. on ihe 11 Mi Jan. 18GG, Mr. GEORGE A. MARROW to Mrs. ROSA 1\ CROMER, youngest daughter of Rev. C. V. Burnett. By tljo same, on the 18h Jan. 1SC6, Mr. DAVID K. McCLELLAND to Miss C. L. F. WARE. * . ? 3D E A. 07TE3: 3~ Ditvi>, on the 23d of April last, of dropny, Mrs. S. O. HODGES, consort of ft. II. W. Uodgpp, in the 52<1 year of her ace. Often have wo been called to mourn tho death of n?ar and dear friends, but not oftea'has the demise oi any one caused us audi iutenee mental Buffering aa did that of tho subject of this notice. Endowed with a kind, liberal, oftccljonate and affable disposition, ahe gained many warm and devoted friends, some of whom will over cherish her memory with the foulest rccelleotiona. The poor and needy could alwavR enter-her dwelling with entire 'confidence, and a cheering hope of having their wants supplied as far as it was in her power to do to. A deep and genuine sympathizer with the distressed and disconsolate, she ever looked with pity and the teuderest compassion upon those who called on her for assistance; and none wera ever turned away with a frown, or caused to rotrace their steps with sorrow aud disappointment. . Avajice aud selfishness?those great banes of human life? never found a home iu her generous heart; and she was one of tho few whose friendship wse entirely unadulterated by that unenviable principle?self-interest, The writer had the mel ancholy privilege of witnessing the closing scene of her earthly existence^ And. while weeping kindred and distressed and. loving friends were gazing with tearful ayes upon. bee.who wu soon to leave Lfiera forever, tlieir sighs, aud sobs, and groans, aijd tears told,, r^ore' plainly than words could.'exprees, how .deeply they felt on that truly Mid and solemn ocoemod, and how keenly they #?ra already beginuing to fee^ the loss.of a kiod neighbor and .inestimable frtanJ. And when-U?e aerranU-foW and yonngr-coI? letfed ftroand the "bod of UJeirloYud; ruitrtrese to bid lief a'topjj, a last farewell,' the tears that watered ber eoaeb, tho quivering lip, thetroubled., look,, and -trembling Jjarid tlrat gra?ped warmly \apd affectionately that dj their .dying friend for the last time, were, all convincing evLdejic?? tbat they daavly loved her- wbo was then swiftly parting away?her whose fostering care had been ktadlyaBO tenderly bestowed on'mouy of them /Vorn -thetr , efcrjiett. i n faoey. They no doubt felt, that tbeV were afcbuf to sustain a lags tbat eoald tierer be repsirad. Mrs. H. joined *f . W ? - - tao ro. vnurcajn iwm, aoout which' time she professed conversion, and lived, as far as I know, the life of a Christian from that, period tip (fa the time of heir death. She was Mked repeatedly duriojj her ilioesa if the felt that she tyas prepared t* die, when she Always answered in the affirmative; said she saw her way olear to' i| brighter, and beWffwoildi There did not. eeear 19 m titer loist lingering shadow^of a doubt dftjiifr mtad^rith Vegard tojier gtceptanee with WJtykir..- . IV L w'Nq. iCfiaW* tolled scroas jlW pipeful . - .brftut;" A ,.\s ? ' ' / ?-> but&a.c?rm!y M M?+ thi light ?r?lo? W&S& ? .-'V * ' -- ; i . , s.. ,V -V uv, * , ; t'' i r >- > V -% . Si . ? ' -/>- ? V ", / ' ii ; i - - ~ y i r /V~. ?ha Empress Bagente continues to set an ex- 1 > ample lo the fashionable wojld as regards thp " - j simplicity of her dress. An American gentle* * X" map, an old friend ol Louis- Napoleon, recently breakfasted at tbe Imperial Palace, when the * ' Empress appear**) in an English linsey dress, - / dark oolor*, with a narrow linen collar, and - . i ,C cuff*, aud a bluo neck tie, her liair dressed perfeetly plain, turned back from the face and' gathered into a knot behind. At & stag hunt, ' *' * a short while-ago, her Majesty, wbo morely drovet?- the rendezvous, woro a black silk dress,-looped up'ovcr a scarlet merino petticoat, n violet plush paletot, aud Maria Tudor "* hat of black velvet with a black aigrette ia front. ... 3vr A I* K Exs. / t . AABKvrLi.r. F?h'u o imp J V, -UUU, COTTON.'?We note a few transactions in fine Cotton at full prices during the forepart of Lly* week, but a further decline in tbo European American markets, has depressed and de* 'pft'flCd our market proportionately. We will venture the quotations as follows: Strict good middling, 20 cents in Coin, and 30 cents in Currency. Lower qualities without any inquiry, and when sold, at much lover prices. The Mobile Adverliter and Reaittcr says the market in that city is well supplied and quotes the following prices: Fresh butter is held at 76 cents per lb; eggs 76 cents per dozen; chickens $1.60 to $2.50 per pair ; turkeys $3.50 to $4.00 ; ducks 83-00 per pair: venison 25 cents per lb ; and other family supplies in like proportion. Augusta, Feb. 3, 18CC. Gold.?Gold, buying 140, selling, 141: Silver, buying 130; selling 140. Bagqino and Roij^p Kentucky, Loom, per yardr40 ; oWnny, fi9r yar<* $> Baling Itcpe, per pound, 24 ; Twine pcr^ ifcV 40. 4L Butter?State, per pound, '15 ; Goshen, ptfTJ pound, 55. Candles.?Pressed Tallow, per pound, 25 j , ^ Star, per pound, 32 ; Adamantine, per pound/ 42; Sperm, j>er pouud, 60. / ' Cheese.?Slate, per pound, 25; English Dairy, 80. >' "* Coffee.?Rio, per pound, 34a85 ; Java, per pound, 48a50. Cotton ?Middling, 38al0. Cjoars.?Good American per M, $30al10 00; Uavftnu, imported, per M., $75o250 00. Eggs.?Per dozen, 40ad5. Flour.?Superfine, per barrel, $15 00; Extra Family, per barrel, $17 00. Fish.?Mnck?re), no. 1 kits, ?3.75; Mackerel No. 2 kits, 8 60; Maekerel, No. 2J barrels, 12 00; Mackrel, Ko. 3J- barrels, 1100, Herrings, scaled $1 25, Herrings, No. 1, 1 00; r Sardines, half boxe.<, CO; Sardines, quarter boxen, 30. . Fruit.?Apples, per barrel,? $10 00al2 00 ; Peaches, dried, per pound, 12o20; Figs, in - , drums, 85; Oranges per liundred, $5 00; leiu. ons f?r bo.v, 8 (JO. Grain.?Com, per bushel 17on2 00; Oat per bushel 1 25. n J hn i ci I'uunw, |v? limes.?Green, per lb 12$. " f '* Iron.-?Bar, per pound 12 ; hoop, per pound 15; sheet, per pound 15; Duil rod, pgr pound 20e. Lard.?Fer pound 32n85. * * .~-r Leather?Solo, UOaGO; harness, 40n75; lii|> tkins, CO OOal 25-00; calf fkins CO 00a 12C 00. Lids.?Rockland, per barrel, 3 00a6 00. Kails?Per keg, M 00. _ ' Oils ?Kerosene; in 5 gal cane, 1 F.5 ; While lead, 12, 14, and 10. Onions.?1'er barrel 3 50o4 00. Fqtatoeh.?Sweet per bush, 1 W)a2 60. I'otasu ? III tin cunn, per (>uund,.25. 7 Rick.?Per^tomid I6al8.. _ 4 Salt.? Liverpool, per sack, 2 75. &HOT.t- Per bag, 4 oO,M' ' , " , Soap ?Laundry, pei-pound, 14a 1C; Colgatef, heat, 18; fancy tnili-t, ner jjioss lOall Ou ; honey glycerine, 12 00; brown Windsor, 13 60 >'ie:icii eei tibbing, per pound, 14 . Stioes.?.Nutmegs, per pound 1 75; pepper, . 40a4A; race ginger, HO ; cussu, in iuuU, 1 25; allspice, 88. sncea Ground.?Put up in foil, pepper. Durkees, per doz 60; mustard, Durkeer, per dozen, 1 20; cloves, Durkee?, per dox, 1 10; nllspice, Duikers, per dozen 80; c'mger, Durkees 70; cinnamon, Durkees, per di>? 2 00. Sioar.?Fair to piiioe Cuba, por pound, ICa 20: good to very rhmee Porto Rice, 19a20 ; crushed and powderBd 24. , ^ " Tx\4.?Ilysen, p<?r ponnd 1 00< gunpowder per poUnd, I 75a2 7oj block, per pound 1 60. Tobacco.?SmokHig.. per pound 60al 00 ; black, lO's per pound 25.; common,. 50; medium bright, per pound > brignk fin# per pofiul 1*1 sill TottoFtoS^ COIN WANTED. ^ ' * ... * ' ? I AM paying tlie liicliest market price for *, COTTON and OOLD 001NV ? ? . EXOUANGE ojf Charleston <m<f New'York, ? For Sole. Wagons wanted to haul Cott<m-t<> Augusta. J. A. 1S10W, JO, P 'Purchasing and Fcrwardig igent. Office 'at the Store, of Messrs. Branch & Sondlpy. Feb. 8, 1805, 43, It. , THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Abbeville District?Inlhc Wwrt orflrditoaiy., I n^Mwrrr ? * M r ** ^ ? -* r xiy rviJaLJiAjn jtlLtLi, Jltq., i/ratntlT]f ?J. AO' ' j* hevitte District, i WMT UPHEAS. E? A. fresaly has iqada appliwv cation to mo forLettarp. o? Admnus( r&liou of all and wtainlar thB good* and chattels. jigUta'.aud credits .of W.,A. jPRESSLY* v' dfceawd. ' , .v, ' * ?. ' ' Theseare", ther?fbra,t*citQand admonish tb? r <* kindrpd and creditors of the ?aid dco?RMd to b? and' appear -me at a CopM of Ordinary ." ' > for^bberflls DWrffli tb bewhW?t'Abb$Tltt? > r J+i Z Couff Hous*. on Tuesday, lfea JOiiwhry of Febr-\i'' ' ruary ihitt to ibow <mu?o, if anyjbe> can,why. the said leUerg-should rot be gmptid." ... ::,Oiven?und?r.rty baa'd-and seal thisSthd*y : / .nf-jFebruary,'. i860. >WlLuMJ&HEtdb, Sjv/? . Fab. 38, * . > .16 > rt *r ig vtBWM* i: ' 111* ' ., I>^trp0?,ya0d irUK M' happy to'iUrouhT - ? .J'?ll tbechyiccgt .frayi^fo: ':":' ;' *'., adapted to our olimato,-. v."--t r-j-'.- -'- "-.; AWM PoMhea frfd-lWetMfaf^. at so t*W*' ' ' "i,. ''*. aenta; Pear*, PfcrtJi, Chjsrrioa, . .:,.