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The Abbeville Press._ Abbeville, S. O. W. A. LEE, EDITOR. TERMS?Three Dollars a year in advance. Friday, April .27, 1866. Editor Press:?Please RDnounce MILTON T. HUTCHISON on a candidate for Sheriff at the oejct election. * Many Frie.vps. ?r We are authorized to nanounca DAVID CRAWFORD, a candidate for Tax Col Bt UIC CUDUiUj; OlCUUUUi ~ Tbo friends of :3. W. COCHRAN, announce him a Candidate for Sheriff at (lie next election. * r? ???????????? %W T. P. Slider, Eeq., of tbe Mills House our authorised Agent, iu the city of Charleson, for soliciting advertisement*, and receiving monies for the same. JTHE EFFECT OF THE LATE PROCLAMATION. The effect of the late proclamation of the President, in restoring the writ of habeas cor juts And Uie full exercise of .civil jurisdiction, U receiving a very general discussion, but no common interpretation. The terms of the proclumalinn ilttplf annmnil mi ffi ninn 111* Avrilinil. 1st I warrant the impression which first prevailed, j thai it was designed to inaugurate the full restoration of civil law. But that such .was not Abe President's intention, appears from certain recent reported declarations, as well as from the action of the War Department in the premised. In reply to an enquiry of Gen. Howard on the subject, the President is reported to have said "that the proclamation was a declarcitioti of policy, and nothing more; Jthat it did not abolish military court?: did not Remove martial law, pnd wai r.ot designed to modify the operations of the Bureau in any respect whatever. On the contrary, it was the President's expectation nnd express deiire that tho admin ist.ation of the Bureau should be continued as heretofore, and, that till judicial functioas'ehauld bo cxei;cised as the interests .of impartial justice might require." A similar declaration was made in reply to despatch of Gen' Tillson, who was acting on the presumption that martial law was abolished, and dtsired instructions how to proceed And in acoordauce with these declarations an order seems to bave been issued from the War Department, tp the various Commissioners of the FreeJman'a Bureau, directing them to "inform the people that tho recent proclamation did not release them from the operation and government of military law.'' in accordance with this view, is the recent decision of Judge Underwood, of the United States District Court pf Alexandria, who decides that the proclamation has nc effect upon ]the status of the Military Courts, assigning, Jhowever, the very strange reason, that inaa moon as lexas is excluded in me proclamation, the rebellion still cxidta thipughout the South. Ln the case of Mojor Gee, who is on .trial .before a Military Commiqpiftii at Raleigh, N. C., 00 a charge of cr.uelty to Federal prisoners, (lie question is distinctly made, \7betl1er tlie proclamation suspends tbo Military Courts or not. Id this case orders from the War Department issued subsequent to the proclamation require Xjia .Court to go on with the case, and the miliary commandant iu reponso to a writ of liabea* corpvt returns that he holds the prisoner under order_of the President, And refuses to produce the bodj*. On the other hand, the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of three citizens of Indiana, who,were arraigned and tried before ft/rnilitary tribunal, on the charges of conspiracy and disloyalty, recently decided after elaborate argument, thnt tlmv wi>r? ViaI.1 SlLmlliiin a , .? /custody, and that the Military Commission bad no jurisdiction legally to try and sentence the accused. And such, no doubt, will be the . decision, in all cascF, where military tribunals H"?" jurisdiction of offences committed by pvilians. In the mean time, however, and until the final withdrawal of the troops, and the removal of the Freedman's Bureau, which is ee~ aantially a military jurisdiction, we are neces&arily subjected to the restraints of military law, the flattering promises of the proclamation to the contrary notwithstanding. Our position ia an anomaloas one, and we can only make the best of it, by avoiding all conflict with the military, and exerciaing all 4Jie right* $rhich are vouchsafed, an -the most .effectual means of bringing about their full restoration. Such is the advice of General Jenkins, of Georgia, who gives the following int^rpreta- I tion of the effect of the proclamation and cer- ' tain military orders upon the roHiiary status in that State. This statement, in .certain particu' Jvs, it ttilj be seen, is local in ite ppplidation : ]jt Thft the agents, in the jsevera^' countie*, of thai Freodmsn's Bureau, nill have jurisdio (Ion m all cases "between Freedmen and other*, tohen ike sttm involved does not exceedfifty dollar*, exehuive of intereit They may alto take cognisance of and try all offence* committed by treed people or against them, provided the punishment doe* not exceed a fincbf fifty dollar* or thirty day* Imprisonment at hard labor:" They are . ""?? also still charged with the duty of examining - v ?ad approving or disapproving lahor contracts, and of assijrtingand protecting, by legal mean*, Vfvedraeu requiring such aid. Trials by strictmilitary commissions are dispensed with, exeax>t jrhere the aeoqsed is a soldier, or the offense charged i? one'agaiuat the Federal Govumafc., ; xz% / ;'.v tdlV. I llAVA llttf)* it. -.1 urn or vperat* <?%x any way upon the in '*? *3Mrei"' of U* legitioiB^' Siaee writing ibo Prudent, !ia *?oord?nc? -fith the ojdejorv of At^onH^OM^ hM dlrwt^i^tUfWtbf eorpvt thcmld iai^e in this caw in >Wbleh~ $*WjM ttfatj by 7adge Underwood, and lit* lf#W "Xork eoamentSng upon tbi? deoi?r??>ria? iH? ?ompr?m?cy of fifft. I#*.;. TJ?i *?, ^Goyerpo# A*, howmr, iMW to be ?o feeaiatUkg and oontrt4 \* '* . r \ t ' n v didory in this matter, that we cannot regard it a final settlement of thequestion. Ju n reccnt.case of habea*?orpu\ issued by Judge Busieed of tlie United States District of Alabama, wo tee th*t the military authorities, acting under ina^raotioDS from Washington, delivered ?vqr.the prisoner to t|ie civil tribunal. EXCHAN0S*. Tiik Carolinian.?This is tlio title of a neatly printed daily, recently established at Columbia by Mr. F. G. DeFontaine, editor and proprietor of the South Carolinian, published in Charleston. The editorial department ia in charge ot Messrs. J. A. Sperry and Henry Timrod, anaociate editors, and the typographical, by our old friend, Mr. Wm. II. Wilson, whose well known ekiU is a safliciept guarantee of ihe success of his department. The Carolinian remiuda us in name of its predecessor in the a imo placc?one of "the old .familiar faces"? the Soutjt Carolinian?and we can .wish it 110 better success, than that which was so deservedly earned by thp.1 popular journal. Tuj: South Carolina Baptist?We have re Ccived the first number of this neatly printed joiiruu! published at Anderson C. II., and edited by our friend the Itev. W. E. Wultcra. The paper presents an agreeable miscellany, aud we have no doubt .that vuiJer the charge of one so well qualified, it will prove (in able and in tercsling paper, y.'eitna, $2.0.0 iu specie, or | i'-i.&O in ciureuoy. TriK Soirrn Carolinian.?This .p ft per lms recently been enlarged and improved, and is now a very attractive mi'l handsome ilieet. It itt now published bs pn evening paper, and together with its able .morning contemporaries the iV>km and the Courier, furnishes a trio ol which any city might be proud. Mr. Do Fontaine, the proprietor, announces that he will soon commenec the publication of a German week ly t,o bo called JJic Charlcstoi). Ztituny. Tuk Concert.? We liad the pleasure of attending the Concert of Prof. Sohmitt and daughter wliioh, according I9 punogucement. whs given In the Court House on ^udueaday evening laat. There w^a * la^ga audience and the prograinmo of peribrmu^ces vai a very attraotive one. Choice selections from the best operas were rendered with striking effect by Prof. Schmidt pn the violin, and Miss Schmitt on the piano, and in a number of pieceB of the Professor's own compoti tion, the interest and variety of the exercises were enhanced by the aid of ecverul of our young friends?bia former pupils ? Messrs McBrjdc, Fair and Hodges. The audience was remarkably attentive, and testified their appreciation of (he merits of tbe performances by verj- frequent applause. The Concert was a decided sueces.*, and all who were present are enthusiastic in the commendations of the high character of I he performances. We take pleasure in stating that Professor Sclimitt, encouraged by the euceesa of his last Concert, proposes to give another, at an early period when he promises to surpass hia former efforts. To all who have an ear for "the hidden soul of harmouy" wo can promise a rich treat. We are pleased to learn that Profc Schroitt iuteuds taking up his residence among us, and trust that his sojourn may give a new impulse to a branoh of education which is too much ueglecled. Melancholy Accident.?Dkatq or an Es teemed Citizen.?It is with regret that we announce the dea'.h of John Speer, Esq , a well known acdlhi^hly esteemed citizen of LowntW. vijle vicinity, under peculiarly painful circumstances. On Friday last whilst attempting to cross the'Ford of llocky River, in a buggy with a small boy in companyk a portion of the harness gave way, 9119 in attempting to adjust it, lie fell into the swollen stream, and was carrind down by the current and aoon drowned. The alarm was given, but before succor could arrive, life was extinct Thus suddenly and sadly bas this highly esteemed cilizcn closed his long and useful career. He had attained the extreme limit of fourscoro and ton years ond might have hoped to breath his last, cheered by the assiduities of laved relatives. But Providence decreed otherwise. In his death we are called upon to deplore the loss of a public spirited citizen?a man of noble impulses and inflexible principles. To his fp.mjly h.a leaves the legacy of his many virtues, and, tp us all, th^ bright example of h is honorable a?d useful life-^a life or owned with all ?'"which should accompany old age, A? honor, love, obedience, troops of friends." tlljc gkkkayillc amd columbia b*jlroad. In a recent letter fropi Mr. J. B. LasSalle, the Superintendent, to Mr. D. R. Sondley, our i courteous and efflcient Railroad Agent, lie BftJK 'On and after Thursday the 19th Inst., the trains will run to and from Douglass'?the stages at that time becoming part of the line, and under the control of the Company. Ia selling tickets through to Columbia, yon will add ftl.&O to the road fare, making a "seat" through, $10. (Sixty pounds ot baggage only allowed to each passenger?all over to be charged extra." This is a reduction of one dollar and a halt on the former price of * ticket, from this place to Columbia, and from other depots at corresponding rates. The Annaal Meeting of the Stockholders, it will be recollected, is to be had in Columbia, on the 8d May next. . s ? ? - Skntcitcb or the Miutabt Comjomio*.?We, learn from oar Charleston axehan<?j? -~i. ?~"~ Meurr. P. O. Slower*, Crawford Kaja, Rob't Key* and EJ.uha J^yrem hpva baan found guilty by iba Military Commiuion lately held* in that city. JJejsra, Stoweri and Crawford Keyahavabeen canianaad ta be bong at Oaalla Piacktwy on Friday, the 27 th laaL The aa> tanaaa#f IJybert Kaja and Pyrw bar# been ?omm?tedto impriaontnaat for life, in tbaState prison ?t Concord, New Hanpabira. Yjgor, oub effart* *re being made I? ohUi? A re*pit,e of ?ba ?ani?ua?, and^re trp*t yill *a if#**** fat#-- ' . i < v- ' I Liar &?*<Oeorge Staam Mill la now la full operation, and turning otft (barffoart of ma*V Ik i* a pnblie <H>n*eni*ae?,and w? truit a fcaocftwn* uroflt V? the anfcrpri* """fr* < i Jfcjf MS 4riv? gtraak ?4-~ ?antly for hi?b?jt ??$?, bat wa*n- fioM^r. foroed to yi#Id. i' *% M J'. V J. - V * *?'"& - f THE DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL. 8001ETT. Wo lake pleasure ia republishing tli? following .communication on this subject, which opposed in the last issue of the Banner, and cordially endorse <tha call of the writer for n public meeting on Sale Day next, for the purpose of rc-orgaulzing our District Agricultural Society. The benefits of such an organization are too patent to require a lengthened comment, and all the reasons which could be once urged in its favor, npply with equal, if not greater force at the present time. We are slill an 'agricultural people, dependent not merely for tlio elements of our prosperity, t>ut for sustenance Itself, upon the culture of the soil; and the very extent to which our rrsources have been imnflirpH hv llin rmmnllifH nf niir affords nddi? tional reason for stimulating labor and developing cnpiial. What though we may not at first achieve the success of the old society, we can emulate ita spirit, nnd in the course of time may hope to be its equal. Its lamented I're<ideul and it?ciontMecivtnry are no mi re, but w.e trust tliiu their tnacllehas fallen upon others, .equally ^uju'etsed Avith the icipottance of tUc ol'jeels to be accomplished, iuhJ equally zealous Lu tlieir .proaeeution. We have been common aiit!Vrc;-8, Jci us all aspire to be co-laborers in a iuitv career of wealth and prosperity. What Ihoc.gh oiir aie crippled we nil stand on the eaine platform, and no one need fear Co enter the lists of competi'.ion.? Wlmt though we have no prizes bt the first Fair, they will be forthcoming in 18G7, and in the meantime, we may console ourselves with the rewards which flow from geuerouu rivalry and successful competition. Lot us have n so ciety which will infuse into our Agriculture the earnest spirit which is now pervading every other avocation of life : Mr. ISditoii : I propose inditing you n few linen upon the subject of nn Agricultural Society, which need not recall the baps and inisliHpB, the fortunes and misfortunes, and, withal, the terrible devastation of our dear old State, during the past five yearn. Your readers nil remember tnat Abbeville District only a i>hort time since boasted a Sui-iciy that would have been creditable to the State. Are not the elements of uncii a Suciuty still in the District, and they not be culled forth thin very year ? True, our lamented President, whose devotion to the District was beautifully evinced in the cause' ,pf Jiar agricultural success, has failed, and we^nn ,Uul motun his loss. Our courteous and ef$ci,ent Secretary, loo, has been sacrificed, as aoiiia people wyuld have us believe, upon the a 11ar r?f V.rrnr I liofn ?ai ~fi~ cprs enough led living ill the District to resuscitate, and material rtlo.uyii in tlie District out of which to ,reb\ii!d ,o*y noiile Fociely. ' During til if war" iny sti^ck was increased, and some ?re the finest I ever paw. Can they be beat I If so, {el us aneet in the fall and " compare notes." IV e Jjavo no nionied inducements ?a premium list for iugtauce?-,to make us strive for success at a fall meeting of the Society, but we can easily so inanuge mutters to insure a handsome premium list for lfc(l7. For instance, 1 boast of my stock, and would freely pay one, two or five dollars to sec belter rai&ed iu the District. Then let us meet and exhibit, and instead of awarding a premium for the best, let us impose a fine upon lht> worst, and niy word for it, we will have a purse for next year, fur no man wilt think his is Hie worst, and if not the best, he will feel assurred that ?ome will bo on exhibition inferior to his own. We have plenty of time to prepare for next fall. Field crops ate just being planted, and can be harvested with an eye tc the Fair. Horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, and jioultiy, can all I ue prwpareo. .Manufactures in wood, iron, tin, I and leather; woolen blankets and carpeting; wool hul6, rhuck collars; patch, crochet and needle work ; wax, hair and shell work ; drawings and paintings ; laid, butter, soups, sxrup.s, preserves, jams, cakes, bread, vegetables, fruits, candies, wine, iu fact, Mr, Editor, everything that has heretofore been exhibited, could easily be on exhibition next fall, even to a suit of negro clothes ; I mean a suit fur the genuine *' nigger," and none of your " freedinanV cut. Then let lis away with despondency and frown upnn despair, and bestir ouioelves as men wiio are determined to succeed, and next fall make a public axhibition of our success. 1 propose tlijn, that the farmers and planters of the District, and all persons interested in the agricultural welfare of Abbeville District, meet on saleday iu May, in the Conrt House, at the village, at 11 o'clock, a. m., for the purpose of reviving or reorganising our District Agricultur* al Society. What say you, Mr. Editor, aud Mr. J'rtMM F L? ;io.t jjio time most opportune I Truly, A PLANTER. ^ ^ Due Female Colleoc.?Tho Junior Exhibition of this very popular institution will take place on Friday, the 4th of May prox. The exercises will commence at 10 o'clock, A. M. The public ara respectfully invited to att.end. Under the Presidency of the Bev. J. I. Bonner the Institution fi.as ben steadily advancing in public furor, and now numbers over one hundred and twenty pupil*. The occasion promises to b.a one x?f unusual interest. fg* President Jnhngon's lata rpeeoh to the deputation of soldiers and sailors at Washington is one of those vigorous Doonlar innntU which inuat Sod a response in the heart of the masse*. Already we see the cheering signs of greet popular reaction in Missouri, in fII*?' nob, in Indiana, in Ohio and in Pennsylvania, which will refult, we trnat, in a triumphant endorsement of the PretjdentV policy at, the autumn elections. , - We bare l?#d the pleasure of -inspecting a few days since a specimen of writing? traced in the celebrated ink of the "National Ink Company," of which Mr. Clarence MoCar-' tha is th? general agent for this Diatriot. The writing had been exposed to the elements dor* ing the pest incleopent week, end bed pasted the ordeal with entire success. The indelibility of (the i#V W fairly te^d end fuHy proved. ' v ' ? r J 1 ? 1 " j v V . |y TbeRav.W. K. Boggs !m been called to tha pa*lorat? of the Preabyteriau Church of C61umina. Hc wa?, durii>g the war, the v?ry popular Mfljd jnaloua Cbaplafn of tbeglh South Cvo!!j>i R<gfn?Bt, 4bd la o??of lbotno?t "?JoT .qaMt and talents! ministers lo th* StaU. t ? ? ' . 1 _J?> ' f-''! * ' ~ _ N#pr Boot and 8ho* Suop.?We directattaotiori to tba adrertUemant of Wat. N. & T. L Ranaom who hava opened a B?W Boot and Shoe Strop ouljepot Btraat, near tha' market, Wo troat tbeyiaay faactr* k aharc public 9?*?*+ - VV - 1. * '0?0.'' , ^ ,?v. y TbaHon.CJtareot C. Clay has.hcen r?lcaacdfr?m bla oonflofAanlat Pgrtreaa Muftro oajwole.... .ygjafeft* < & fi?? dktingal^?d officer of tW siuvp Sbootart, dMkracootl/ at P?lartburj? V?. , ^ # V , i. r. ' ~ ( .r * ' . - . ' " ' 2 ' " n ' * ? V-V' - % .It ii r -_ . . ..-.''V ."Vi Mksmib. "Mili.br s?t .Roujtn-Mo* ?Jiy reference to the rtdvertisemont of ihcso enterprising gontlcinCD it will be sccu Hint they nro again recoiviug an almost entirely new stock of Spring ^ind Summer Ooo?l?, purchased since tlio great reduction in prices. They have l>een selected with great carc in tho New York market l>y one liaving every facility fur the ?eleclion of the most desirable tind fashionable varieties. Tlio slock embraces the latest and most becoming styles of L^/cb* and Gentlemen's Good?, and will bo found to present a choice and utlraclive variety in style, quality n?.i ti i.. I I-. ?? ?.-j ""V. -ducemeuts to purchaser*. 1ST" The cholera, or somethiug resembling it linn made its appearance on Iii.glishsteamers arriving ot Halifax nod New York, and is creating very general nlnrni on the Atlantic Seaboard. O* Daniel S. Dickinson, the well known politician, died .recently in New York. Ilia aon-in law, S. G. Courtney, succeeds him ns U. S. District Attorney. C39~ The contest for the New Y'ork Collectorship has resulted in the cppointmcut of llenry A. Smith, n neutral in politic?. fc?T See he ndvtrlisttnenl of Dr. Parker. | lie otlVrs Kerosine at $1.25 per gallon, and ' other yoods at propoitionatcly low prices. The pioceediugs of Congress are uuinlercstine and uuiiimort.i'it. C2T See advertisement of Sbi.nglcs fur snle, | Vasiiinutox, April 18.?The President tonigiit nildreseed a de'ise assenibtancc <>f soldiers, snilora am] others who eornpliniente'd him willi n serenade. lie vaid thai lie cared not for his slanderers, whom lie characterized as 1 ho "foul whelps of bio." Tlw* rebellion hali been put down. "Did we," be asked, "she?i so much blood ond iniike so many sacrifices for the purpose of destroying the State.L! No! It was lo preserve the Stales guilder the Constitution and the Union of the Stairs-" Jle repented: "VVc toiled not to break down the Union, but to preserve it." In time of of war we hove the right to sliike, nan cripple omi reduce to subjection, but in time of peace the reverse course in the right one, and we must rebuild tho cilie8,^re*lore the villages, renew agriculture, anil encour/e all the ni ts nod in. dustiial pusuit". The soldier, from the private lo the comrnonding general, knows better what should be done than the closest politieions and the humanitnrion. Let us (he said) make every effort to restore the relations which 1 hereafter existed between the Kudrrnl l!nr?in. menc and nil the Steles. There wn? now no enemy out* Government: IVnyingthe right of a si atu to secede, he now, ?h heietofor, took hie Bland both nirainut secession and consolidation, and intended to maintain his policy. lie was frequently interrupted by applause, which frlio\re<l that the soldiers and sailors present heartily endorsed his remarks Tiie Civii. lliuii-rs Hill.?The Washington correspondent of the New Yolk Times says: Among the various misrepresentations of the President in regard to hit* consideration of Olid action upon the Civil (lights Bill, is one emanating from a Boston paper and copied extensive^', which, in justice to Mr. Johnson, should he corrected. The statement is, that there was a time within the nine days that the President held the hill, when he was well nigh resolved either to givo the hill his signature or to permit it to become a law bv tlie exniration of th? lime for applying his negative, t?nd it is inti muted by (lie authors of this statement, tlint other counsels availed to change his dctenninntion, ?to. We have high authority for saying that there is not on<? word of truth in the hlMeniout quoted; at no t.ime during I lie period Mr Johnson li^ld Hie bill under consideration did he entci'iriiu a thought, of approving the measure, or of permitting it to heroine a Inw by any net of commission or omission on his part; nor did he ever give utterance to anything on the subject lluit could have been construed into such a determination' The President had numerous voluntary advisers, eminent legal rncu in the nature of amicus cur ice, whom lie was*glad to meet, and to whom ho gave attentive audience; but lie did not intimute to any nf these gentlemen what he proposed to do with the Civil Rights Dill. ??- o Washington, April 24.?The President has filled all the appointments in Virginia for the Internal Revenue Department with patties who have taken the test ontli. > ?.-o I.-? i - ........ ?< < uuiuuiuicu uy me senate ns Minister to tlie Hague. Washington, April 22.?It is stated the Reconstruction Committee have agreed upon tho following important propositions First.?The Constitution must be so amended that hereafter no State shall make a discrimination in its laws or Constitution on account of color. Second.?After ?he 4tli of July, 1876, negroes shall have the right to vote. Third?No representation will be allowed between 1866 and 1865 for negroes nob allowed to vote. Fourth.?The Southern States to be represented on these conditions on taking the oath. Cotton Estimate*.?The CotumbuB, On., u?u covmiaits mai me crop -will yield from 1,200,000 to 1,600,000 bales. The Now Orleans Times thinks it will be 1,600,000 bale*. DeBow'a Review, the editor of which has recently made an extended tour through the Southern Stales, also calculates the crop at 1,600,000 to 1,800,000 bales,- and tho New York News at 2 000,000 bales. On the other hand, various letter* received by the Secretary of the'Treanury, from Southern planters, announce that the crop will barely exceed 1,000,000 bales, . The "Georgia Nations) Bank" has been established 1n Atlanta, John Rice, President, .and EL'L. Joue?, Cashier. ;v' Fairs, concerts, and contributions ite JesorUedto in St Louis for- tba relief of Southern widow* and orphans. . The United Stet?s Debt, on the lst of April, 1886, according to Secretary McGalloch'a offl-r eial exhibit^ woo,$2,?06,646,616.01. * s Tho New York Tribune e?ys thai the taxes ia this country are heavier .than "are df ever were bo roe-by any othtr thirty million* of people on earth. Adding bar State and municipal to ?ur national paxes,"and they artoijnt to not" f penny Us* than Iwtijjty dollars eaeh per mr*~~ ocm for the whale American people.' . ' Th? -GofcriMr of Ycrooot,- as the LfgisUlature to.BafcinuMMtentT*; >H"?fepoin'trft ' >or to ll\e deceased Mr. Fpote. We .learn thab hI? ?lioice vill a1mo?t o*tiatniy full obdn Mr.. Hijlatul Hal), a gentbtneu who wm farorably W?> &>?(?' ?: ??? t^DiyVfiT* . vein ? ?C?. *nj VH ?Oerw|rd i aieraber { ? tlMl pUlra Cowjnij?kio/u in GalifornlW^lf*. B*Uk may.b* */ ?V, ; The Boston ro?tsay?: IJr. S^Difler is r?807^ Injj to the scrap-book e/garaent to ahow he ie A)f tbi South SSTJbe l4atfd?n|,^'nwjf oil? er maQ^r^h&oUn*T6i?" ragea eom^itUd^uporr negroes and all .^g'ood petition t '. : ?. .* * A .> '. ' ' ' % - . ' ?'?*.*' ' .-. ? + V .* ' ; ^ N; . ' ; ' _* *' f * *? * Will Dry Good* A gain Advance!?On this subject, tho New Yoik Sun lakes a negativo position, and reasons ft* follows: "The price of raw cotton was, at one" ctnge of the rebellion,over $ljperpou|id. Nowjtho average price in New York is less than 40 cent* a pound, the reduction licing caused, not by increased supply, for little nutton litis been grown since the high figures were current^ but it is canned hv the certainity of supply in the future. The decline in the value of imported goods in attributable partly to the snine cause, but directly to tho decline in pold. Now there is no probability that gold will advance to any moforin 1 ovlnnf 10 ? ? > ^ 'v inn any new canoe will inlorvcnc to occasion distrust In relation to the enpply of cotton; consequently there is no ground upon which to hase U\.< opinion that prices in the dry goods market will again advance. Tne present decline has heen very fteady nud cradunl. It hns occurred in spite of t ho most ntrcnnous opposition of the speculative interest, and it may be Bet down iih tic natural and legitimate effect of thefrn1 il.fiu of a country froin a condition of unrest excitement to a condition of comparative aonfidiucc, stability and certainty." M ABKKTS. Aunp.vu.KR, April 27, 18GC. COTl'ON?11# to 18 in specie. Butlur 30, Kirgs 25,Sugar 12 to 30, Coffee 30 to 40, lJaeon 10 to '25. Kr.w Youk, April 23.?Cottun dull at 87 cte. Gold, 26J. Nkw y?ir.K, April 21.?Liverpool dateg to the lltli havf l?ei?n received, fialea of cotton for two days iS.GOO bales. The market declined Id. INDIAN CIIOLOTWI AN UNFAILING REMEDY FOR CHILLS AND FEVER, AND ALL OTIIER BILIOUS DISEASES. Kcrosinc Oil, per Gallon, DYT EDWIN PARKER. April 24, IS66. 26 if FREE MASONRY, ALLEY'S RITUAL FOR. SALE BY EDWIN PARKER. A | > i i 1 21, 18Co. 2G 2i BOOT AND SHOE SHOP. WE have opened n BOOT i?n<l SHOE SHOl\ in far of the Masonic Ilall, opposite Market House, and wit! find material, or work flock for other people, for Cash or Haiter. Hepniring dune neatly and with dispatch. We arc beginners and solicit a s/uir<- of publift nfltroniiiTfl. g a ~ " WM. N. it T. L. RANSOM. April 27, 18CC, 2, 4t ~ masonict 7" ERK will be a Regular Communication J. of Clinton Lodge, No. 3, A. F M., on Monday cveniug, J4tli May. A full uttendance of tlic brethren is desired as.there will be busiiiCPft of iiiijiOflititce before the Lodge. By order of the W. M. K. EDWARDS, Seo'y. April 27, 18*?f?, 1, tf miiAlnW suu iu iiA^T UORRER PUBLIC SQUARE. STABLES Connected with the Establishment, where Horses will receive the best attention. April 13, 6ii, St. Be. WANTED. A SOL ISR and INDUSTRIOUS WHITE MAN, (one with a email family preferred,) who can come well recommended as competent to look after the business of a farm, and also labor when necessary. To auoti a one liberal wages will be given, and a comfortable Dwelling House furnished. I Annlu In #I?a aiiK?ni-iKai? I.So near Ninety Six. W. H. DAVI3. April 20, 18C6, 1, St fMTfWlia; Surgeon Dentist, ABBEVTLIJEI COURT HOUSE, SOUTH CAROLINA. Offlop, over J. A."TALMADOE'S Store. . April 17, i8ea. . v:3? ?!?*? ? ? - ^ ??* ??f- - i * * " j' . * SfO TJ T EXPRESS COMPANY. THE SOUTH EIU? ??E?i(i:pot pakv r. "will forvirj Freiffhi knit Ildniwt1?ii*kl agar to <11 iWU . cuxAetibtef'by RaifroadoV B?rJ!e?> Expr^Corap?n*i,*;4^ jatyfM io ti? care of the ^ottUiefA -Ex^m Comphti^, *'U ? wfeS^NhMltemwithout charge for commiesiob, Btorngftor driy.' SSnis$iB " - X v';:* S "'.' '* ' w.'jJ&iSf&Qi!' . >.* '.?'. -' . 'W-Ls: -fc . ArJWiWLK.u : * O.McD. Miller. J. TownesRoliertson. I mm & I HAVING formed a Copartnership in the 9 MKRCANTILK BUSINESS, iiud hav- 9 inp taken iho Store Uomn No .1, Smith's Block, affer to their former putt'on* nnd to the publia 8 generally, u largo and splendid stock of en- 9 tirely new goodtt, consisting in part of th? 9 following luticltB: 9 LAD1F.S' 1 DRESS GOODS, ' I j Fancy Silks, Black Silks, Mozambique*, Paris 9 I.euo, Poil De Chcvro, Barcere AnoInU naregrfi, Crape Maret, Gran&dinea, printed Or* 8 gaoUW _|?r ..u<l Lawns, Muslins, Fieuch Per- I calo, Uftlioo*, j&c. 9 EMBROIDERIES, I COLLARS AND SLEEVES, &C. I STAPLES, I lirown nml Hlcclied Shirting niul Sheeting, I | Check Uoracvpun, Denim.*, 1'lcUinu, Linen I I Drills, Lilian Duck?, Ulny Linen, Table Dam- I { ftfck, ?fcc., <ic. 1 Oassimeres and Olotlis, 1 Itlnrk Cloth, Black Doa Skin CbShinicrea, I Fancy Cnssimt-rts, <]k fur IJojs. 3 HOSIERY, GLOVES, I ?fcC., 1 A LARGE LOT OF 1 Et ? THOMSON'S Celebrated crowning discovery "110 U LE YARD" Trail HOOF SKIRTS, & oaasn, Ladies' Ilatf, Flowers, lli'ibons, Ac., A splendid Stuck of GENTH' OASSIMERE A.1STJD LEGHORN HATS. MADV-ilemiiNii, TO SUIT THE SEASON. HARDWARE, CROCKERY, Saddles, BRIXJIOSS &c.. All of which wo propose to sell Hi low prices for CASH. MILLER & ROBERTSON. TCTn 3 Smitli'R "RlnftV Al.lieviUc 0. " , M it tell S7. L?2 ?f. rp T-T Jj1 VHItl'LAlWAIUllVAIS. ' NEW GOODS. | s> ^ ^ . . '' ' * * t*- 1. m 31 v, _ ? m I xxeaju, \>noico ana uneap j WHITE, SMITH k CO. ] BEO leave lo announce To their fiienda and ouatomer? that Ihey now hare in Store, (and are constantly receiving accemtooe thereto,) a large and well aiaorted Stook of STAPLE MD FANCY DRY G00D8, LAUltiS' 11 A 1^, 1 l.Mr.rt M UA1B| SHOES HARDWADE, GROCERIES, CROCK1 EltY, Ac. Our Stock of LADIES' SPRING AND ' SUMMER DRESS GOODS, is full and desirable, embracing Printed Lawns, JACONETS 1 and ORGANDIES, MOZAMB1QUES, CBALLIES, CRAPE, MERETZ, &o. - I We would Inviie special attention to our large arid complete assortment of Ladles' and Gentlemen's SHOES, among which is to be found every variety of style, quality and finish. * r Havjng purchased onr Stoclr after A very eoneiderable decline in Good*, we feel assured .that thosefavoring us with a call, will find it -to tbeirunterest to bay. ,WiU^E, SMITH & CO. Secretary's Office, Greenville [&^22s?'>:. : columbia. -j .?fFKS- ANNUAL MEETING of th? 8to?fr. b?ma fo#v*tVw*t si^fDonlh^ prevjoo^ .' *? ' *'* ^*'"*' * < * * ' ' * V* # 1 1 .** '' ' * 3 \ Nr.'; ' * ' j I .V. ' ** # . '-' ? . ' , d : v , . ? ,>.; ... .: K.vv : ^v..: ; _? . i