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gfrwar" 1 1 * 1 BPS- The Abbeville Press. pfilj?" .Arbbeville, S. O. Mp^TV' w. a. lke. editor. TEBMS-r-Thre* Dollar# a y??ar in advance. Friday, October 26,1866. ^ fJT Hereafter all Oblituary Notice*, ?Vib Kv_' tilM of Re*p<ct, and arnmuniccutions on Kutgectt m -V&xif a ptr*oHil charactcr, insertcf in the I'rm? jw'1'' or tke Bask**. will be charged for at our regular ; jrf advertising rates. Such Notices mutt, in every Bj>r intlanc*, be apcowpanied by the nam* of thaperfis~. iah in trhntti thni are tn fte rhfirnrfi I fgy* The frlendt of 8. P. BOOZER re*pe?tfolly announce him a candidate for the office of T*X Collector al the enminp election. |p;.vfV5 luottiiTmu% For the oonrenieaoe of our reader* we herewith append a list of important Sale* advertised ia opr paper. > , SO/A October*?Ttaeaday.?Tbe Real E?tata of Robert Eilia, deo'd-Woaeph ?1U*> John T?- Cowa?, Ex'-tm. p'_y 20fA October?Toeedajr?All the Stock, Fur4,tv nitnre, Ao., of Dr. John Logan, deo'd-~Jaa. W. Law, Ec'r. iu 1?< November??Thuraday.?Peraonal Propf mity of John Speer, dee'd?John C. Speer, Ex'r. 6th November?Sale Day.?Hale* by Commieaiener m Equity of Real E^tatea of Dr, Prank Ioomsomum, ueorge jDioert, ^aoisis w. DtDiin Thomas W Cbilec, L W. Tribble, MA November?-Salt Day-r-flalea by tbe Sber- : iff of a considerable amount of Heal aud Per- j jj* aooat Property, ! November?Sale Day?Valuable Tract of Land belonging, to tbe Eatato of Wui. A. Moore, dec\]-~Win. A. Moore, Executor. Tuesday?Personal Estate of Benjamin F. Tolbert, dee'd?Mrs. Mary Ann Tolbert. Adm'x, and Thomas B. Tolbert, Adm'r. Gih November?Tuesday?Sales by Sheriff at j tbe late plantation of Wm. Butler, deo'd, f>th November?Tuesday?Farm, 800 Acres, together viib everything on the place?MrsNary A. KurwoedSth November?Thursday?Personal Property-, of Mm_ Louiu (v. .J W TjhIv AilmV 18tk November? fridty?Personal Property | of Franklin Miller, dee'd?Mr*. Elisabeth A. Miller, A dm'*, and Davit M. Miller, Adm'r. 14Ih November?Wednesday?All the ' Persoaal Property of Motet T. Ow?o, dee'd?Mr*. Martha A. Owen, Kx*x. 'l6rA November?Tbnnday?Tba Ptrawtl ?-1 PA)party of B. P. Hughes, dee'd?Joha T, iiyM, Adm'r. " JWA November?-Thursday?Everything ne osstary to a lock a firtt elaaa farm.?Jumet Ciesl^pjptu. a i a BELIEF TO DEBTOBfl. Tl,? t-H ?,,.v .?..??? ivnviavtuuo avvpu^l II p?OUC R/Stating in QraenriHe District OB the 15 init, wa find published in the paper* ?( that District, and -olhw of ?*r caahaogeac 1. Rfolvtd, Tbatwed-J rcspectfolly recommend that the Legislature of tbia State be petitioned, through oar respective member*, to ? )! a Co q rant ion at /in early day, lo take into consideration the eoaditiM and want* of the paople, and, If practicable, to pro rids mm ad adnata and certain means of relief:; and to niptify any imperfections which experience sod ? solemn second thought m?y sbojr to b? wrong and Qnjost ia principle, and iiijariou* to the gauersrl welfare and good -of aU the citizens thereof. 1 Rmiolmed, That wa do forthar recotamepd that aimilar pretimiaary meetings bo held in ttt?aafl other District* tbrougbuot this State, rwu MHM gvunat UIOOUIUjf, W CllTy 1BW W?0l 4he foregoing ohjects, b? held At each Court ?. House, on the first Monday in 2io?emhar r nest. The resolution* are introduced by a pre am-' bla, which affirming that the late Convention had emancipated slave property, and had deprived debtors ot the means of discharging jf their liabilities, and that the Legislature had "steadily and presiitenlly" refused to grant any permanent and sure relief, urges the .necessity of resorting to another tribunal. uere as ad entire misrepresentation of the lion of lb* late Con van (ion, and the spirit and ? Umper of the Legislate- The Convention ao v- . i^r froin abolishing ilwer^, etudiously avoided the oee of any esj>revdon which oouldbecon trued into Jhe endorsement of the act, and aioiJ^jr provided in tbe new Constitution against its ' re-establish meat. The 1st Section of the 9th - ?riiela >s as follows : , Baith OonUm, listing ~b?sn , emancipated by tbs action of lUs.Unitsd States BtboriUe*, neither elarery or tnwiutiry servitude except aa a pnnishment tot crime where ef ft* jpesty shall hsvs txen My ewtietcl. bell ever *be re established fnHMe Stat<|^ ~ " AyitMO far from tbe Legislature "steadily rfhi1'nfifsLrf<illii ?? iu. ' thi country, tlw* stm umiliwftty ,r. ^ A|^|^MMt_dc?yra?n the p?tt of ?U Ik* m?m'./jMNlftt the to4at-S^oj^tojdfrfd ftny relief Mhiilfcwould b? compmtiSle'with their Conclife i^tionia obligattoaiWnd &natly to ^feel thi* tha fiMiy Vf % Uw which ia .the of ft lftrge minority vu ele&ly uneon^ * ft* don* by n COn' y pt?bi?',aa in ww r"pe<>^ni Ws2&>. tM '?bjeo^4 rrapoui than the Iagttfttnrit? HmH wtfibe utuUi br m M?h*r A-i<~ ?? fhHltolilbD* dtetrev it mry doubtful? tfcattetrill b# vested t?tth no^reater power* i? fry %le?r. A Slate Convention equally with tt State Legislature 4e bound by Ibki olaueo of 4be Oonatitultou of 4)i* United BUter, which prohibit* any State froip pouting a "Um in* pairing tho obligation of contracts." Tbe ob* jcetion to Bankrupt lasr* and Homeatead. lawe, -and allf other lam paeeed bj a State, eo , e( Um 4^Ur from existing oblig&tiuua V^ th*t tbsj icCrinfe npon ihii tl?oM> of l?? CMtf Ugtiw-^ aqaejfy tvin<ffnc Opoa State and'^^a*"! ? * J P?lk of Fin* Stock.?We diraat attention to (he vale of some fine ?took by Mr. Jinw CresweH, on the'Ifttti of No^eatber nVxt Up Creawall bw bad much experience, and uqtir> lepatatioo M a st-ook raiser, and bia collac(loo. will be foapdto ombrace a fine assortment of blooded animtla. Horaafc muLea, ?alt1?, hoga and farming Implements of tbe beat <$*alifciaa are offered for tale, and ?? would recommend onr reader* to avail themselves of the rare opportunity which ia preseatod. N*w Ai>vertipemcnt#.?Estate Bale?Mrs. M. A. Oweu, Ex'x Arrivals at Cunningham's Store. &tsLe Sale?Jaa. W, Lav, Ex'r. Pavilion Hotel. Estate Sale?John T. Lyon, Adin'r, Sale?Jamea CreswaU. Hewitt's Globe Hotel?W, C. Hewttf, nniw* -f r<i?i??? ,.?6? vnWKIWU. Dan Caatello'a Great Show. Hxwitt'b Globc Hotel.?-Ste the card of tht Proprietor of this popular Southern House located at Augusta, Ga. Ao experienced friend who faaa juat returned from the city infortns ua that it ranks first?primxu inter paret ?among those of a city noted in thia respect. An attentive hoat, polite servant*, and a bountiful table leave the guest nothing to -deeire.? We lake pleasure in recommending it to the patroaage of our friends. CoLLROB or Cbarlxstoh.?In another col-s omn will be found the advertiaeineiit pf thi well known institution which h?a been re opened under cheering auspices, and with greatly reducedrate*?offering the highest educational Caoiliiiea, on the most reasonable term?, the inalitution eommenda itself to the patronage of ilia T?uhVi/? Tnc Washington Gaehte.?The last number of thia well conducted journal cornea to ub much enlarged and improved. The paper ia edited with judgment and ability l>y David Q. CoUiag, Eeq., a veteran of the press, whilst the typographical department reflects credit upon our old friend Jas, A- Wright Success to tlieoj. Scinm New*.?Among our moat welcome I exehaugea ia this excellaut weekly, which ia well edited and neatly printed. Mr. N. J. Otteen has been re*??,ly associated with H. L. Darr in the management of the paper, and under their joint auspices, the JVexst, promisee to be a worthy representative of the int?llia?nAa tn<J enterprise of its District. ir The more recent return* reduce very 1 anuch the Radical majorities in Hie late election*. The Democrats ?j\e hopeful of carrying Uew Tork. i cr a. C. H?wtborn, E?<j , and James c. i Willsrd Lave been appointed Acnessors of la Uroal Revenue for Abbeville. They ate both good citizens and will make efficient officer*. tar Sherman endorses Ute President'* policy. II* is spoken of as Staunton's successor. tw We hate been visited witb heavy frost* during the past few oigbts. pf* Mr. J. F. Sell?r will plena* aasept our thsbks fox tome fine cabbages. Ta* Cottow Caor.?Tbe Agricultural Bureau'at Washington, in a recent report, gives an<estimats of tbe probable crop of cotton for 1866. The Cotqmiasioner prefaces bia ealimate with the statement that it ia too early yet to predict the result <of the year with certainty, aa ioaect en?micr (Bay yet affect the crop. Ha gives, however, tat in) a tea for each State, computed from the reporta of his agents in various counties. He thinks Alabama will produce 286,986 halea. Arkansas 146.967, Florida 21.717. Georgia 176.460, Louisiana 281.66J, Miesiaaippi 800.<526, North Carolina 72,867, South Carolina 70,282, Tennessee 296,464, and Texas 172,576. Tbe total cotton crop, according to the eatiinate of ?be Bureau, will bo 1,836,486 bnlea. th. :-i-- ?? " ... U> Iiigcr mpn uie majority -ol estimate*. A special Washington dispatch to the Boston Journal state* tliat treaties with the Imperial Gover?meiit of Mexico have been agreed upoD, and are now under process of exchange. The French troop* and Maximilian withdraw thia year from Mexico. The United State* assume* the protectorate of the Republic, guaranteeing the French claims. Id consideration, Mexico cedes to the United State* the peninsula of Lower California, and other territory south of our present southward boundary. Corrpx -?An exchange remark* that few persons t hi irk how much money even a short crop of cotton will riald the South ihi? ?? ? ? "? - Mot priors. Intimating the crop at 1.600,000 bales, which la obout it will be, at $180 por bale, about a fair average price, the crop will lifedutie ffftS Qoojoob and yield the OoverntneM ? rmmoanpf fW 000,000. Th?a un dif fused among the branches of trade and business, will greatly JfeUave the present "'dull, hard and stringent tlrriea. The cotton money will soon begin to eirculste, we hope. fM.T. F. Warlej', member of Che Legislature from Darliogton, in a cpeeeh on aaleday, declared, upon the beet authority, that the majority of the Judges of the State are satisfied tha^ ib? Sutote of Limitations was effectually barred daring the oootiuoanoe of the Stay Law, 1 stid there was nb violation of the Conitftation A Waehingtofl diipntch u;i-. The city is at prCMot crowded with 8oatberaers, and everyday bring* i Bomber of fre*h arrival*. A number of Sontham ladies have *ko arrived. Tka toiM of Washington society u becoming I gradually Boaibemiecd. A ?UU?ttea1 (able, exhibiting lbs raUs of ineresse of tbo. population ?f the United btatee ainee 1860, the data of tbe last censu* is being prepared. In i860 the population of the Untied States was 81,. 448,831, and it is calculated that at tbe present time it is folly 86,600,000. - *' XVm. Van Wyelf. E q, Ars*s??r of Internal R?*eira?<fur the 8d eolleelion district, gives aetlee Sbat4hete*of three ceute per poud on Hltai mnetlM paid before it leaves the col lee mom aietnok A4*bitow* <i'iiwon will be loealwd * Colombia, Cbeeter, end H?mbofg. "After lif.'s fitful fever, ? v* " WtUr" -vvDIRO, ???rffo**n, viH?, G?,.S9th September, tim&Ur*'tkmHi illneto. Opt. JAMES J? P^?-.1?UtSS aSSE^ ?IZ , ji^*OWp^i>iiCTM^ iiHiii il"lftin>^ aftiif IWW^!5iKp^X?>i|pyjj)|t^ wjpipfMF r 11m trare'lsg delegation from the Black andTan Convention, known aa Southern Loyalists. fi+ra issued* or ere about to isaae. an address to tlia people of the United StaUa, in which the recommendation Is made that the Governments of the Sogtbern 8tatee shall be at>oliaaedf and saw one* organised upon the basis of negro enffraga. Abbivills. a c., Ool. 26. Cotton.?Only a few sales hare been made at aboot8So per pound for Good Middling. The low?r gredea are not sought lor, and fall far be low the above figures. Kxw York, October 24.?Noon.?Gold 86J. Exchange 109J. Cotton dull, at 89 a 42. Mojoilk October 34 ?Cottoa sal ?, to day, ?00 bale* ; middling# 86. Market quiet. Kkw Orlkans, October 24.?Cotton steady and unchanged, with sales of 4,800 bales. Acgcbta. October 22. COTTON'.?Sales to-day, 149 balee, na fol lows i?3fi at 83, 11 nt 84. 8 at 85$, 4<> at 86? and 37 bale* at 8tycent*. Receipts 1S9 bales. GOLD.?Brokers are buying at 146, and selling at 147. 8ILYER.?Brokers are buying at 133a H0, and selling at 142. Oct. 25th. RECEIVED THIS DAT AT RIINNINRUAM'Q winviaswunMI V] ANOTHER SUPPLY OF I-IEMLOCIC Sole Leather, PRENCH Calf & Kip Skins &c. &c. Oct aa, isfiO. tf ESTATE SALE. IN puwnanc# of an "Order of Salt," from Wni. Ilill, O. A. D.> I will sell ou WEDNESDAY; 14th November Prox , rT the late residence of SARAH WIDEMAN, dec'd, the following PERSONAL PROPERTY Of MOSF.K T rvnrsvxr n?M ? V rwiiru x. V M JL-JX1 J U. CORN, FODDER, HUSKS, WHEAT, OATS, COTTON, Cotton Seeti, llorses, Mules, Cows, Fat and Stock Hogs, SHEEP, TWO "WAGONS, BUGGY, "W atcli. FAKMING IMPLEMENTS, And Household and Kitchen Furniture. TERMS?r\. oredit of Twelve Months, with intereU from dale. MARTHA A. OWEN, ? v1.1 October 24, 1866, 28, St Lands ZEfcented. WILL BE RENTED at the miaa tin* by tha E*eeutor, th? Lands of the Eatate of SARAH W IDEM AW, Jeo'd. for tha Bosoiog year. Oct. 88, 28, St < EXECUTOR'S SALE. I WILL SELL AT TUE PLANTATION OF Dr. JOHN LOGAN, dec'd, On Tuesday, the 30th instant, All ?juv k7liw ay Consist! imp of? A ?" . 1 ... ! H0B8ES, MULES, v'f H CATTLE and Hog* MUHG WLipm, x -jfe- "t ? 'h liilU I > - iX^Mp^Q Wj JCtSi <\ 4^' . ^'''" " fikfe-..... .2S52 .*j/ '. ' GREAT BARGAINS OFFERING*! J \ FINE STOCK! HAVING dinpoasd of my FABM four railea from Ninety-Site Station, <?. and C. Railroad, I will o?f?r for sole on aaid Farm. On Thursday, 15th of November next, MY STOCK, Which can be treated for privately before or UUtil (bft dav />f tale. ^DniiaiiitiT nf TEN HEAD OF EXTBA MULES, 2 PING BROOD MARES And Colts, AND PINT? wnnvunBSFc * U1U vv vim UUUPII1I) Twenty Head of Grado Milch Cows, Crossed oc Sbort-lio;n*d Durharaa and Airaliira, SEYERAL HEIFERS, Fron fine to two jregrs old. Two Fine Young Bulls, Two year* oW, Mv COWS ar? aliuta.1 - > IMPADTPn AIRSHJRE BULL. ALSO, TWENTY-FIVE HEAD OF GRADE SHEEP, Cotswold crossed on Bakewell (Ewes). 2 FINE COTSWOLD BUCKS, Two Venn old. 8 OR 10 BUCK LAMBS AND "Yearling Bu.clts. THIRTY DEAD OF. PORK HOGS. ALSO, 3 FIVE-HORSE ROAD WAGONS AND ONE FOUR-HORSE AND ONE TWO-HORSE (Goner & Cox) Wag: ons, ONE EXTRA (STRONG CURVE-WHEEL WAGON, Suitable for Steam Mill purposea?all in good order. ALSO, A VARIETY OF FARMING iwht niiiiiTmii larjflHfiji f?. Amoog tlem are ten improved IRON STOCK PlOWS, A SUPERIOR PLOW, GRAlN CjRiCLES, IRON-TOOTH HARROWS, TWO BAB8HAB1 FLOWS, A.zea, Hoes, IRON WEDGES, &c. JAMES CRESWELL. October it fiS St LAND FOB SALE. . v r <; - . ... j y ' f ,t , iJ. t * ? . "? I WILL 8EUUAT ABBEVILLE a H. sai*SMI mx% KT*-or*X&ratoifr ? p?bi? <*ury, l***- nv' ?'i. " * iSfc^ - '; y''' : ^ ^ -1^"" - ' ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. * * * THURSDAY, % I 1 XT ATT AVVt1\ AM I AC/tll JL1UVUUAUC1 PERSONAL PROPERTY Of B. P. HUGHES, dec'd. BY order of the Ofturt of Ordinary, I will ell at the late residence of B. P. HUGIIES, deo'd. all the I'eraonal Property of srtid deceased, couB.ia.Uog in part of lh? following; HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, 1 YOKE OXEN, 1 Horse, 1 Mule, <5090. Cows, 1 wn unnsp iivaiiaivt i 1VVU 11UUD1H VTilUUll) BLACKSMITH TOOLS, 1 SET Carpenters's Tools, 1 BUOOY, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &cM &c. JOHN T. LYON, Administrator. October 24, 1S06. 28. 8t HEWITT'S GLOBE 111 llinilOTI HA nuuudiA] Ufti W. C. HEWITT, Proprietor, Late of the Hewitt Houte, Va. ? ( The GLOBE HOTEL, under the present Proprietor, has been thoroaghly Renovated, Repainted and Refurnished, and i? second to no Hotel in the Bouth. Attached to the Hotue ia an elegant BAR ROOM, BARBER 8HOP and BATH HOUSE, for Ladies and Gen-Aleoieo. Alto, a No. 1 LI VERT STABLE, where Hacks antf Borsei ea? be oro oared for pleasure or for trip*to the oountry. October 20,1856, 28, 8m. COLLIDE OF CHARLESTON, S. C. rpHn FACULTY of the COLLEGE OF 1. JHARLfilTON would reepeetfuUy in? form pirwu and goardiana of jonng geu Jemen deairoue of obtaining a Collegiate Udocelioo, (bat thts Ioctitotlon baa bean tc>4patad tinder vary favorable aoapicae and at a greatly reduced rateofTaltloo, tlie terme of which are only Forty Dollar*, par-Annum, payabW <j?art?riy. 8to-deota from lb* interior oan obtain board at reasonable rates, in rcapeetable Diivate family r*_ tiding lu tU ofcy. " ADMISSION. Candid?te? for adrnieeioa into the Freshman Claaa mutbt able to Lfalialata h?U? F.nglinh I be whole of CaM^r'e Commenturies, Virgil, Ckeru'e 8eM OraiioM; end Sethaefc They mart alee poeeeee accurate end minute kuoft'fedge of the ullo Grammar and Proeody. la Gi'aek, ibev ttill*e>zaoctod (o poeeew a thorough kwvltdc* af Greek OramfJ. mar, AjlheaVaditloa,mte able to IwhMc a ad aa>aa WW r i?H iipf m* f+thmtt*aaah'e QihTk wiW, 4b* IwMirete ?he of Xeaayhao* *?<*?*, and tfc>*i?r leakef Him#* Iliad, DAN CASTELLO'S _ GREAT SHOW - And Trained Wild Animals! j3fl(H5aSjjJ!3pZ^ i \\ flf4\ / / j^BHKjn^SHRgnl. ^ ^keihBKM^E IS^SMk j^ ^ .. % \ Forming a Model and. Moral Exhibition I i LOOKOUT FOR THE GRAND PROCESSION! j JJK^fck \ Knights in real armor, Ladies in Begal Robes, Queen's ] Carriage of State, tke Mounted Zotiavcs, the Coft*et Band, i ( ^ggj~LAV Golden Chariot, Horses Ponies and Mules, will be protni- .] pent]y Bgen awj admired; but the novel feature will De tho | ^C^jF53' .' T.ixra T(?? 1a* 1 *? * mmm V X# JUVU lOk 1UVDO lU IrllO BU000| u' Taken from its cage by the intrepid HEBK LENGEL, I "walked over aplatform and placed upon a Oar, andcarried in triumph. The Golden Car of Orplieus, containing Eck- ,! IflMy'XI hart's Silver Cornet Band. A Street Parade, gorgeous to ff\ an extreme! unmistakably indicative of the strength aotl (L ii iMi resources of Dan Castello's Great Show, At Abbeville, Wednesday, October SL ' ? The manager, in annoaneing the eowsoenoement of the 5 Second Annual Southern Tour of Dan Caatello's Great Show, . ia pleased to bo enabled to present an array of artistic names, | 'comprising the very best talent in the world. Better Riders, 1 * greater Equestriennes, bolder Gymnasts, more d&rinir A?m. a '* 1,11 bats, liner Blooded Horses, smaller Ponies, funnier Moles, i ? more original Clowns. Dan Gastello, the Original Converu\ / \i sationalLst, will appear at each entertainment, and introduce ijlfcA the only thoroughly Trained Horse in? the Universe, thst, ? jL * Xtusslaxx Beauty, rtO?H?rfw Circassian Steed, the creature with the FhOWINQlO^lR U\ and SWEEPING TAIIi, styled tlie "Aflin?'*^B&l,'r the Paragon of beauty, doeihty and intelligence." In faet, a yj finer and better show than has ever been organized. "Ble* ga'nce, refinement and attractiveness a*e the distinguished vJL features of DAN CASTELLO'S GREAT SHOW. IIEER THE LION KING, will enter tho den off the ferocious ! -JMKT wild Beasts, and give an entertainment thafc i?Mt intrepidity i ? -- xNnil daring, far surpasses the triumpU achieved bv -the kda L A. Yan Araburgh. . , , ? ?v,; ... . i y V ? ^ ^ ^^ -j > J?1^. |' '/ ? $1 _ . ^ ,'t?^, A - f^" rn. 1. - ' ' 1~? mi uo vuiuwumeni 01 grace and style, will, - wi tifcv JfltrTWO fl PUBTTY aod GIFTED BOYS, render a pl^n^ipea o i living pictures, which, for easerexcollenoe Jjfcd.Weganoe,- ' have never before been-witnessed in Amefic^v^bis joongr Southerner and h& two-littte children 45onstitatcd the leading attractions in tiie^neip^ Theatro^^vodre^i^MMl ^ THE BATCOfTE ligSaR^ j*L Are specialities in the Great Show, and asegftrejiLi* a styjS ^ unattempted by cotemperAvyeoneens^ (Btrrmfcl^ execa- . * J/T ofthese exercises, ^ < \V U Mr. E HQIJOD^V-AX Mr. T. WATSON, who bids fidxto win ?(#lKt (fffltefc " pion Bidcr of the -World.' ; .,y M &\j? Mr, THOMAS BOMKKl ^