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mmmmmrnmrnmrnii m <i The Abbeville Press. -A.1obevill?, S. C. W. A. LEE, EDITOR. TERMS?Tlrtrec DoMnra a year'to advan ?. Friday, February 22, 1867. THE COHOBEflBIOWAL BED0H8XBUCTI0H SCHEMES. The passage in ihe House of the Steven's Bill by ?Tote of 109 to 55-r*tt|e passage of the same Bill iftithc Benate, with Sherman's amendmeat, bv a voto of 2V to 10? the rejection of the amendment in life IIouw, by a vote of 98 to 78?'the action of the Seuate, insisting upon its amendment, and the appointment of a committee of conference? are all parts of an exciting Congressional drama, which during the paat week, has b^en attracting the eager atten. tion of the whale country, but especially of the Southern people .who arc most immediately interested in the proposed legislation. A review of the prominent features of the proposed measures, and the probable action in relation thereto, would no doubt be interesting to oar readers. The Stevana Bill, whrch was reported by the Reconstruction Committee, and whioh passed the Houa\ provides for the establishment of a military despotism at the South. It provides' merely for the present exigency, and does viot look to reconstruction ; in tbat' respect it dlf fisra from the Sherman amomiaiorit, which .was engrafted upon it in (bo Semite. The prenmble of the bill declares that in the ten so-called Confederate States, tlie Si;?te Governments vrero eet op without the authority of the people, nod afford no adequate protection to properly and life, but einpurago lawlessness and Time. Tlie ^Irst and second sections of the Bill divide the ^o-called Stntesinto five Milita ry District*, and authorize the commanding general of the areiy to appoint to the comnmnd of caeh of these districts an officer of the regular army, not below the ronk of Brigadier-General. The second and third?the two aioso important scetioua of thtf Bill, are iu thesp word*. 'Sao. ?. And he it /ar'htr enacted, That it shall foe the duly of each officer assigned As aforesaid to Drotect nil neraons in their rislits of pqraon nnd property, to suppress inai'rrection, disorder and violence, and to punish, or e^seto be punished, all distuibecs of the pub lio peace, ?Dd criminals; and to this end he m,ay allow civil tribunals to take juriodiction of end try offenders, or when, in his judgment, it may ba necessary for the trial of offenders, he shall have po.wer to organize military comrni|i*iou9 or tribunals for that purpose, anything in jthe Constitution and laws of the socalled States to tho contrary notwithstanding; , and all legislative and jndioial proceedings or process to preveut or control the procaedirga of said military tribunals, and all interference by said pretended State Governments with the ejereiso of uiiiilary authority, under this Ac.t, shall be to id and of no effect. V Spe. 4. And be it furihxr enacted. Thai tho cocvlt.U aud judicial officers of the United Stale* shuil not issue writs of habeat corput in behalf of pe?*ona in military custody, unlets some com mitsioner or person on duty in the district wherein the person is detained shall endorse upon said petition a statement, certifying, upon honor, that be has knowledge or information as to the .cause and circumstances of .the alleged detention, and that he believes the ssme to be wrongful; and further, that he believes that the endorsed petition i?prnferl*ed in goqd fniih and in further&bce of justice, and ndt to hinder or delay the putiishment of critne. All persona put under .military arrest-by virtue of this Act hall be tried .without unnecessary delay, and no oruel or .uniuual jpc.iil(Mu< shall bs inflicted" Tho fifth -section provides that no sentence of a military.commission affecting life or liberty, shall be executed without the approval of the officer commanding the district. In the Senate after-much discussion, lh? Bill pasted with an amendment offered by Sherman as a substitute for one of substantially the same character proposed by Blaine. 8herman!s substitute has preamble and military district provisions similar to Stevens's Bill, only the President instead of Lhe General appoints officers, ?nd the de%lh penalty requires the approval of the President. JIabta* z or put is not tuspended, beyond all interference of the State authority with the military authority being nullified. Section 5, !s as follows. " When any rebel Slite shall foim a Constitution fratned by a Cou* "trV'Ptf t i by male citicena 2i years of age without regard to race or color, or preyiope condition, resident in the Stato one year, except persona disqualified by participation in the rebellion or by felony; aud when the Conetilurton shall provide that the oicvutu iiiuouik udii oc enjoyeo Ly all pareons qaalified to -tots for delegates, and lias been ratified by. a majority of the electors who voted for delegates, and submitted to Congress and approved, and when the Stale Legis lain re elected under said Constitution adopt the constitutional amendment, and e?id amendment becomes part of the Nation si Constitution, said State shall be t'eolared entitled to representation, and .Senators and Represents* tires therefrom, rimll bo aJmitioJ on taking thi oath required by lair. 4 Tills amendment hae bean rejesled in the House, and a committee of nonfersnee appointed but witfc no proSpeet of reconciling existing differences. - Vhe'aQfatt of;tb* dieagreepitat it is opposed will bo "i? legislation on the subject during the jpreaent session This, it is said, is looked upon e## Conservative tri urapb?tha? Bjngboro, Bank#, .and otb?r pobjicana f?Toc,U>t J>Un, wjiirh ia no* befor# tbf 'Kocx!? Carolina I^fdatuVa?and ibat prominent man b?1\aV? ibat Ibe adopilon'of the propdtad amendment by tW StaU, will dn mueh to ?traaglh?n tha band*.of thaOi?Mr?at?f aa. W?plWr ar. p? ftM* w waU-feop4?& t>?* of Congre*a afford#, "M"4.*! jEj^wr d^wtijov aoygmu^tfr*gwalff^tb^nay. wTj>bl? 1 THX DISTRICT COURT. The first Quarterly desaaton of our District Court, commenced op Monday last, hi* Honor Judge A. C. Haskell, our newly appointed District.Judge presiding, and after * session of somewhat over two.days |djournsfl on Wednesday last It is needless to say, that Judge '^askejl presided in.a style eminently jpdioial, and by his ability, dignity and courtesey, se| cured respect, and inspired confidence, fully 1 realized the anticipations of his friends, and justified the opinion of his eminent fitness for the office to which he has been appointed. His charges were clear and to the point, presenting a temperate and discriminating review of the issues of law and fact involved, assisting the jury in reaching their conclusions, without encroaching upon thsir provinco. The Court was organized by reading the commission of the Judge, and swearing in the jury. The jury system of the Court presents tfce somewhat anomalous feature of a single J'" J "-""""-"B ? J><? W.O, U U ? LJ ? venire of sixteen. There is uo Graud Jury, and this provision of the law in itself, seems to deprive the Conrt of jurisdiction in capital felonies,' since the Constitution of the United States provides, that "no person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous offence except on presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury." The opinion of the Bar here is so decided on this point, that the question of the jurisdiction of the Court in capital feloniea was not made, and a caso of arson was continued over to the term of tho Superior Courts In Laurens we see that the question of jurisdiction was made and diucusscd and the decision of the Conrt was adverso to the assumption of iuri-idiction in such cases. In Newberry tliere were several convictions of capital felonies before the District Court at its last session, but new trials we learn, have been granted. There was no civil business before the Court. The Court lint indeed concurred jurisdiction wif.b the Superior Court to the client of ?100, but owing to the debtor's right in this Court to an imparlance, creditors selected the other Court. The State was represented in parson by our very worthy and efficient Solicitor J. P. Reed, Esq , with his usual zeal and abi iitv. Being compelled to leave on the second d:iy of the session, his duties were nbly and sAlisfac torily discharged by Col. II. A. Fair of our Bar. The prisoners were defended by the beet of legal learning and ability. The calendar of the term presents the following record of cases disposed of: The State vs. John L. Jfainlin?grand larcenyReed, Solicitor, fur Slate ; Burt for defendant. Not guilty. The Slate vs. George Roundtree and Marshall Perrin, freedmen?grand larceny. Heed, Solicitor, for Slate ; MuGowan aaaijjuod for defendants. Guilty. The Slate vi. Daniel New, frccdman?grand larceny. Fair fur State; Bowie assigned fur defendant. Guilty. The Slate vs. John Valentine and .Rovemm \W6oj, freedmen?grand larceny. Fair for State; McGowan for defendants. Not Guilty. George Roundtree and Marshall Perrin, freoduoen, were sentenced to twelve months iranaiflnnmani at Knr/1 1 n Knr .1 ?1 I lia of rlnf iiill until the completion of tbc Penitentiary, and then in that institution. Daniel New, freedman, wee sentenced W? three months imprisonment ile ia an iuvalid, and scarcely a fit, sulijeot for punishment. The impression upon public eeutiineut, eo fatmade, by the practical operation of the Court, ia of the most favorable character, and many hastily formed prejudice! have been removed by witnessing the cheap, speedy, and efficient juatiee which ia administered at the Quarterly Sessions. BETUBN DAY. Last Saturday was Return Day of the March Term of our Court or Common Fleas, wlurli meets oq next Monday Week, his honor Judge Glover presiding. There wera about five hundred cases returned, much leu than wan anticipated. leu than were returned to the October Term, and much leu than the exonerated rumors would represent. Owing too, to the action of our Bar in recognizing the validity of the law suspending the October Term of the Court, eases in the higher jurisdiction which were returnable to that Term, will not proceed to judgment until the next October Term, and the country to that extent will be relieved from the pressure of legal process. There has, indeed, been a good deal of sueing, but there migni nave been rnucn mors; ana a urge proportiou of the cases are for small amounts put in suit Under the pressure of larger claims, or under the necessity of adjustiog partnership and fiduciary accounts. Bountiful harvest* will 9o much to relieve our distress, but timely forbearance on the part of creditors in enforcing legal liens will do more in building up out- broken and mined fortunes. Col. C. J. Elford, Chairman of tho Board of Managers, will please exoept the thanks of ourselves "and family," and of the publisher and employees of the Pre?t ?ffiee, for an invitation to (he Ladies Fair ot UreenvilU whieh ia to come off on Monday next, and to continue for three days. Passengers will be pns*ed over the O. A 0. A. R , going and returning for one fart, and tlii* together with the attractions of the Fair, will make the occasion a rare opportunity of enjoying n delightful holiday excursion. The attractions of the Fair in themselves will be of no ordinary character, and will be unexampled in the up-coautry.? Large compiitteee of ladies and gentlemen have been appointed to preside over the entertainment, and will sparejio attention which ean eontribute to the entertainment of the visitor. The object of tfie Fair is to raise funds 'forth* relief of the Bepliat Church of Greenville, and the visitor will here tlie pleasure ol advancing a very praiseworthy object, at the same time that . ha mlniaters-otherwise to bis I own gratification. Haw ABmm***m.?Krwlu'e Milia?M Erwin. Photographs?Wren * Wheeler. *- Shoe ?fgm~M Hansom's BUue Shop. State Ta*ee?O. A.Hedga* , Fertiliser?Kinsman A llowalL Foreign Aiuohmipt?BrjU A fit*, r?. J, JR Mfe AWW-Perr'm 4 Colhr.tr, Soliaitor* ">i i->cm**-wm.*nL; - * 'rii.1 -"*>< . VMM to Deb tor*?J. T. 0 W4D, Sor?ivof. ' 1. -Htfl * ?ro?brldg?f r . Pmn ' Bmnand J?t forMk-i-L. F??rJ?MP*C " . - * * ETEVXN'B BILL AND AMENDMENTS. By reference to the following {Washington despatches it seems that Steven'a bill after passing the House with Wilson's and Shellabergara amendments,.by a clo>? vote will likely pass the Senate. " SfNATa.?The Sanate engaged on district bill until a .message was received from the House announcing the pnwnge of Sherman's bill with amendments. Mr. Williama moved that the Senate concur. Several Senators regretted the disfranchisement clause inserted by the Houisc, but would vote to concur, notwithstanding. Mr. Johuson said if he had his wish, he would immediately receive Southern representatives, but he would yield to tha majority and tvnnlil onfo fnr iKa Kill liAantxr in ifc a mode of rescuing tho coin.try from Ilia peril which now threatens it. llousic.?Sherman's bill came up and Wilsou'a amendment was adopted by 69 to 60. It passed as follows: And that persons excluded from oflice by the proposed Constitutional Amendment shall be excluded from voting for members or being members of Conventions to form State Constitutions. Mr. Shellaberger offered this amendment, declaring that until the rebellious States are admitted to representation, any civil Government shall be deemed provisional, subject to the authority of the United States, to be abolished, modified or superseded at any time ; and all elections under the civil government, to be conducted by persons described in the 5th section. Adopted, yeas 98, nays *Z0. A rosolu tion to concur with Lho Amendment wot then pa?s?-d, 125 to 46. Mr. lXawkins of Tennessee and Ilubbell of Ohio, are the only republicans voting nuy. Tim Army appropriation bill was taken up and adopted, including the section in relation to the General of the Army, Thich contains in addition, other points telegraphed last night, that orders and instructions relating to military operations issued by the President or Secretary of War, 6hall be issued through the General of the army. Wasuiscton, Feb. 20.?It is conceded thnt the Senate will pass the bill with tho House amendments. The incroased stringency developed by Wil?on and Shellabergcr's amendments is attributed to Stevens' etraiegy. It is generally conceded ihut the President will waive the advantages of time and veto tho bill in time for Congress to act. Washington, Feb. 20.?The Tenure Oftlce bill was hurried to the President lust m'gnt to prevent a P^eket veto. C35"* Messrs. Quarlcs <fc Thomson are con stunt!)* receiving additions to their large and varied Stock of Dry and Fancy Goods. They j nre now making preparations for laying in a j rare and select Spring. Stock. Mr. Quarles will visit New York in a few day*, and promi ses his friends to return with a rtiro assortment from that market, of all that is beautiful, tasteful and fashionable. Messrs. Ilill <fc Trowbridge have just received a superior stock of Groceries and Provision*, to which they are constantly making addition*. Their stock consists of Corn, Bacon, Lard, Sugar Coffee, Cheesa, Cr.ickcrs, Ifu's, Pickles, p.. a...... JL- 1L. c * _ r t : - vuii-ii uivo, i ?j? uv.,?mouucai ui ^ugrp( a superior lot oi Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, and many other urticleo. Give Ibem a call. J3W~ S. A. hedges, Tax-Collector, announces various appointments in Ihc District for the purpose of assessing the property of tax payers. lie will reccive no taxes btfore the assessment is completed, which will be by the 20th April next, after which time he will be found constantly at Abbeville C. II., except ou Saturdays, until the 15th Juue^ the last day for paying tuxes. pg" Erwin'a Mills will sttfp on the 28d March next to rebuild. These Mills have for a iuu| viiiio ciijujcu a m^ii rtpuiunuu auu received the moat liberal patronage. This has forced the Proprietors to rebuild on n larger and more extensive scale. When the Mills are finished, they will be one of the finest in the State. They will doubtless be in order for tbe next wheat crop. tsr We would remiud our renders, that the Ilot Sapper, to be given by the ladies of our Village in behalf of the Presbyterian Chnrch of this place, will come off this evening. We learn that every preparation is in progress, and that abundant provision will be made fot the entertainment of the guests of the evening. We trust that there will be a large attendance. jy We publish io another column the tribute of respect offered by the Memphis Bar la the memory of our lamented fellow citizen, the late James C. Calhoun, Esq. The address of Col. B. S. Stuart, is a model of its kind?an eloquent and touching tribute which wo commend to the perusal of oar renders. . ?? ? ? ir See advertisement of Messrs. Wren ?fc Wheeler fine photographists, who will be in our village about the 1st April next. Out friends wanting pictures wonU do well to patronage these gentlemen, as they mabe the best of pictures embracing every variety and style of the Art. or We regret to annouuoe that on Tlmr^ day night of the last week, the store of our esteemed townsman Mr. II. W. LavrAon, was gain broken opto, and entered from ono of the back windows, and * considerable quantity, of floor and sugar stolen. or Messrs. Kinsman dc Howell, 153 East Bay, Charleston. advertiM Mape'sNitrogenited ' Super Phosphate of Lime?-An invaluable manures, which cannot be too earnestly recomi mended to the attention of opr planters. HT L. Pearlstlne Advertises a valuable T house and lot fo,r sale at Donnaldsville. B?- 8#e advertisement of W. N. Ransom, who offers for sale a Oat tot of Am *wum j ? 3 fire Kirtr Colobki Duabtvjmt Clku.? Our dr?patehe?, ye?ter<Jay morning, atftUd tliet <n eofo?d man bad Ue? Appointed a oUrS Hi tha TrtMVJ D?p?rtin?ot. A dwpatch toibv Hew York firaUuji.lbU bii name k Sal?*' mon Johnson, and that ha . waa formarl* }bi tlB?oU%harb?r. HeU to be atopl^iAfo tha StaraiaryUown *?eA Wt ibansfero d?mU ' bta IMJ'?'*?*? pMfMoaiMtaf (i i^iiM tf hie ?af?WiilNp.;: S?it*bfc*8 *3 <* * - , * ' * ?.. ' ;fc' ijfr ?. ^ \. <*", *Z&ktn rtjiffifrr -* *vJK Mr- Editor : It is due to the memory of one who lived and labored amongst us that the fallowing Iributo abould appear in the paper?of his native Diatriot. ile wm reared amougat us, known by moil of tie, and beloved by all. These were the scenes of bis early promise, aud of his early usefulness. It was our privilege to see in embryo those qualities which, ripeniug with mnturer years, have elicited from his associutes these just and eloquentaentiments. There is a touching and melancholy grandeur in contemplating that assemblage of gladiators in a distant city?many of them well kuown to fame?meeting in solemD sadness, and expressing in fitting terms their grief-for the loss of a comrade who was their peer in all things, save in ago alone. . Bar JIketino?Passaoc of Resolutions upon tub Death of James C. Calhoun, Esq.? Appropriate Eulooium Dklivkreu by Col. Barnwell S. Stuart. According to adjournment, the members of (lie Memphis Bar met on the 3()ih day of January, 1867, at the Law Court Room, to hear \he report of ihe Committee, appointed ni o former meeting, to draft appropriate resolutions upon the death of James C. Culhotin, Esq., Churles Kort recti t, Eeq, iu the chair. In the absence of Mr. Estes, Secretary at the previous meeting, C. VV. Ueifkell was appointed Secretary. The Committee, through Van W. Anderson, Esq., submitted the following preamble aud resolutions, as their report: Whereas, The Supreme Law-giver has removed fioin the field of his labors and his usefulness, in the vigor of early manhood, James C. Calhoun ; and whereas we deera it right and proper to ofler to the memory of the man and the lawyer a tribute of rospect; therefore, be it resolved: . Fire I. That, while we bow in humble submis I eion to (he chaslising hand of God, wo deplore the untimely 1ob? of our professional associate, James C Calhoun,.and in bis decease recognize tliaL the Bar of which ho wus nn honored and respected meinbsr, has suffered a severe loss. Second. That, in his intercourse with his professional brethren, ns a man, he win ever urlitne and polite; na a lawyer, erer dignified and courteous, adorning by his virtue* as the one, and his talonU us iho other, the profession of his choice and adoption. Third. That to the family of the deceased in the hour of their affliction we tender our itynipathy. Fourth. That a copy of tlitse resolutions he transmitted lo the family of our decerned associate. Fifth. That the chairman of this meeting ?ppoiul ft member of this bar lo present these resolutions to tho icspective Courts in the city of Memphis and county of She I by, with a request that the same be spread upon tho tninutesthereof. Sixth. That as a tribute of rcspect the members of this bar wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty ddjs. E. M. YBr.or.if, Chairman. L. C. ll/ yxes, Van W. Anderson. The adoption of the resolutions was seconded by Colonel Barnwell S. Smalt in the following appropriate eulogium on ihe d< ceusrd : Mr. Chairman, I second the resolutions As a South Carolinian it is with diflidencw I rise to | pay my niitc of tribute to the memory of our '"is'fc'l brother. Coming, as a bird which the etoini of war hnu driven inland from the sea, to rent my foot upon the hunk of your great river, and attempt to rvhilild my shattered neat, " the hand that we shall clb.sp no more" was one of Ihc first to extend to hip its kindly pressure, and the sound of n voico that is still" w. is one of the first to welcome me to the hospitalities ofhia home, and the freedom of hia office, and 1 riso, sir, to-doy, to repay, in aomo fuint measure, a del>t of grotitudo 1 owe. It ill becomes ine, a stranger at j'our bar, to speak of our friend's lig*l attainments. Suffice it to aav, ho had u large and lucrative practice, and whs ever found equal to iis nrduoitM responsibilities. But of him, in all the social virtues which adorn character with a moral grandeur, I can speak. Nurtured among the sunlit hills which belt the tipper pt>rtion of our little State, in who?e cl'issic boSuin ili? vnnilifitl ?? >"* '' * gifted Harper, tlio enthusiastic MclJuflie, the mngnanimous Petigru, and llint great one man, the iordiy itiunic of whose logic will swell to the illimitable years, nnd whoso surname our friend bore, he imbibed their spirit of high culture nnd unswerving integrity, and it shone in his polished courtesy, his simple nnd unnsbuming dignity, inspiring confidence on first acquaintance, and inviting re?pect. Dlamelers snd beloved as son, brother, husbnnd. father, friend, after passing through all the perils'of a disastrous war, he was doomed to die far from home, his last hours soothed by the ministering kindness of the utter stranger. "We are sorry, but not as men without hope." Let it be proclaimed in this hall of justice, fie left a heritage more exalted than high ancestral name) more grateful to his widowed home than wealth or worldly power Our friend fltfkfi A f'liriKtian ' **' ""*** grave, and heard the chilly day crumble and re-echo from his coffin VI id, ihut clieerlru sound was caught up and drowned in a grander tone, the words of ihe enwrnpt Saint at Patmos : " 1 heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write from henccforth bless.d aro tho dead who died in the Lord : even so sdith the Spirit; for they rest from their labors and ' Hope, the brightest of the angelic choir," closed up thai charuel hou*e and it bloomed a bank of ainarauthiue flower*. ' Peace ; come awny ; the ?ong of woe Is after all uu oartlily song. Pence; coine away, we do him wrong To siug so wild'y : Let ua go." Gentleman of the Bar, Let Ua emulate the virtues of our friend's modest and manly character; so that when the dread reaper may next come among us and the whirl of his "sickle keen" be heurd in our rauks, we may fall, but falling, pass from the sackcloth ana ashes of earthly griff, and the wail of broken-hearted woman, to " where beyond these voices there is peace." The resolutions were unanimously adopted. It was further revolved that W. M. Randolph, Krq., bp appointed to famish a copy of these resolutions to the pnreuls and family of our deceased brother, and that a copy of these pro* ceedings be furnished each of the city paper* for publication. The-Chair then appointed the following gentlemen to prevent thete proceedings to the several Couris: To the United States Circuit and District Court*, Colonel Landon C. .llaynes ; to the Ghaucery Court of Memphis, Colonel Barnwell S. Stuartto the Law Court of Memphis, II. Townseud, Esq.: to the Criminal Court of MemphU, Van W. Anderson, Esq,; to tlia Circuit Court of Shelby county, K. Hi. Verger, E>q , and the meeting adjourned. Ciias. KoaTBBcur, Chairmsu. C. W. IIemkkll, Secretary. , ?s Nkw Ychk, February 16.?In the Suprems Court, in Chambers, yesterday, the cine ol Qeorge Olney, Captain of the steamer Wath ingtoit, having corns up oo application for bis dischaige on a writ of habeat eorput, the peti tiooer'e oouusel contended that the requisition gf Governor Pier pout invalid, on tho ground that there vw no audi State asVirgmU th tfn Uuion reeognixed by the Federal Government, or Senate, aa each ; tb?( Governor Piernont had bean appointed Governor by the Prraideat, vho had po right to m*k? aoeb appointment: that tha Governor' of Ne% York bid legal authority to expatriate a^fitisen pa (be requi wgoiuea nu idmbhob or imerung tn? retard 0!b?t ?m ok Ik* rcqaUIdon #f. Got~gs-s-s5:rj ' %' ; " * )? Ofpokd to n.?A ap?oi?l despatch to the New York Tbnctmyu that it in understood that the members of the Cabinet are unanimously opposed to the military government bill for the Sooth. ?ggSBB?SBHp?mmmm?m MARKETS. AbbktilUc, February 22d, 1667. Corn per bushel of 66lbs $2.00; Meal per bushel of 48 lbs $2.00 ; Rice IScts; Flour $15 to $20 per barrel; Salt $4.76 to $S.OO per aack ; Molasses, N. O., $1-80 per gallon ; W. I., $1.00 per gallon ; Cotton 20 to 47 cts; Irish Potatoes $2.25 to $8.00; Sole Leather 46 to 66 eta ; Corn Whiskey $4.00 to $5.00 per gallon ; Factory Thread $2.76 to $3 00 per bunch ; Calf 8bina $6.00 each ; Apples $2.00 to $2.60 ; Mackerel, No. 1 in Kitts. ?4.60? Cheese 25 to 80 cts ; Pens $2.00 per bushel ; Lard 20 to 25 eta ; Bacon Sides 20 ets. Augusta, Feb. 18.?P. M. The ma'ket opened very soft this morning, and limit.* d sales were made during Ihe day nl prices indicating |a 1 ccnt decline on Snturj day's rates. Str;ct Middling is about 30 cents. Corn.?Stocks are reduced, and the market is stiff at $1.65. Bacon.?The supply is light, and under r.r steady demand, priceB are tirm, 13} a 14 fo Shoulder.^, 15} a 17 for Sides. Gold.?The demand lias been light, and prices a shade lower?36 a 39 being ths prevail, ing rales for buying and selling. Silver.?Dull at 29 ? 32. Liverpool, Feb. 20.?Noox?Cotton quiet and steady ; estimated sales of the day 8,000 hales of middling uplands at 14d. Lard 60 a 6Cc. New York, Feb. 20.?Gold 3f>J ; money 6 ; easy exchange 8 J a'9} ; five-twenties '02, coupons 111^.; '64 108$; '65 109. New issue 106} ton-forli#>? 101 8 ft ft-.# ? 106; others 105ft; stock market strong. Ksw Youk, Feb. 20.?Flour market quiet nnd steady; wheat dull and drooping; corn dull and declining; rice dull; onU dull and heavy; pork firm; new mess 2075 a 20 80; old mess 19 75; lard quiet; barrels 11^- a whifkey quiel ; ashes quiet; barley dull ; peas dull ; cotton dull at 32^ a 312 J for middling upland# ; freights quiet. -d 'J-. . ... MARRIED, on the 14th. nt 10 o'clock, A. M , by llcv. \V. 1'. Mouzon. Mr. L. D. HOWIE to Miss MARY JANE RUSSELL, all of Abbeville District. SOUTH CAROLINA, ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. By William Hill, Ordinary of Abbe villi JJislrict. -W UEREAS, Elizabeth J. floghry hn* J Administration, with Will annexed, of all ami singular the good* and chattels, rights and credits of the Estate of Win. II. Ilnghey, lafe of said District, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite iiti'J admonish the kindred and creditors of the snid deceased to be and appear before n?e ut a Court of Ordinary for Abbeville District, to be held at Abbeville Court lloase, on Monday, lh? -1th day of March next, to ehow cause, if nny, why Letters j{ Administration should not ho grunted. Gfven under rr.y hand and teal, this ICih day ef February, 1B67. WM. IlILL, 0. A. P. Feb 20- 17 2t Tho State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. IN EQUITY. . Wm. J. Smilli, Executor, and Tlios. C. Perrin, Executor, v?. Jnmes Ridley and Jsiruou P. Buozer. Bill for Discovery and Relief. IT appearing that Janes Bailey, one of tlie defendants in this case, is absent beyond tbe limiia or this Stat a: On motion by Perrin Sc Coiliran, Complainant's Solictors, Ordered, that said defendant do appear and plead, nnower or demur to said Bill' of Complaiut witliin forty day* from the publication hereof, or the same will be taken pro confesso against him. WM. II. PARKER, C. E. A. D. Commissioner's Office, > February 19, 1867. J Feb. 20 17 6t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINAABBEVILLE DISTRICT. In the Common Pleas. Britt sod Brother ) vs. > Foreign Attachment. J. B. Widsman. J WHEREAS the Plaintiff did, on the twentieth day of February, A. A., 1867, file his declaration against the Defendant who (a? it is said) absent from and without the limits of this State, oud has neither wifo nor Attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of the said derlarstion might be served. It is therefore, ordered that the ssid Defendant do appear snd plead to the said declaration, on or before the twenty-Aral d?y of Februarj*, wb:eh will be in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, otherwise final and absolute judgmcut will then ba given and awarded against him. MATTHftW McDONALD, c.or. Cleik'i Office. Ahtierillit m?t 1 Feb." 20, 1807. \ Peb. 22, 44, ly. FERTILIZER." Mapes Nitrogenized Super Phosphate of Lime. CJotton, Corn, "Wheat, "V"egetable Crops, <fcc. : i FOR * ALL OF ITS PJUOSPUATBS are hi a condie tion to beooine quickly SOLUBLE in thl soil arid available to the drops. The aniina, matters, blood and flash, yielding ammonia, produce nn early alart ana vi^oreas growthenabling tlio plants to. appropriate the Phosphates aod other valuable ingredients in the Fertilizer, (or the complete development of the , hut and ?eed of cotton, grain of wheat and crop# generally. Sold by KINSMAN & HOWELL, i SOLE AGENTS. f 168 East Bay* : I] ;C H ABIE STON, S. C? E LOOKOUT J LOOKOUT! iWBf ?? , I"?wn? vvuiiuK w rh%wmwiiim wu ur PJ!QTOr)^AVa$, amJiu)ry4 ric>! ? " r. ? I - ' STATE' TAXES. THE TAX COLLECTOR hereby notifies thd citizens of Abbeville District, that ha Trill attend at tha following named placet, at the times reapectit*ly designated, for the porpose of ASSESSING,.(not collecting,) th? State Taxet: * Lowndesville, Monday, March 4. Tribble'a, Tuesday, March 6. Batil Cnllahnm'e, Wednesday, Maroh ?. Due West, Thursday, March 7. Donnaldaville, Friday, March 8> Cokeabury, Saturday March-9. -Calhouna* Mills, Monday, March 11. Bordeaux, Tuesday, March 12. Moselay'a, (in the Range,) Wed'y, Matcb IS. Bradley's, Thursday, March 14. Chilea' Cross Coade, Friday, March 16. Cokesbury, Saturday, March 16. Ninety?Six, from 12 o'clock. Monday Narah 18, to 12 o'clock Tueaday March' 19. Greenwood, from 12 o'clock Tueaday March 19, to 12 o'clock Wednesday, March 20. Cokesbury, Thursday and Friday March 21 and 22. AbbeviKe Court House, all daya of tlia wcekexoept <jti Saturday, when ha willba at Cokesbury. From Monday March 26, to Saturday April 20, when the BOOKS will b? closed for returns. All parties failing to maka their returna before that iSmo ?.:n ?-?- ?? ? ?.w WV UUUU1D va*' ed. Returns mutt bo made of the value of all reftl estate, o#ned on thn 1st January 18&7. All (pirittious liqnorssold between let January 1867-68, (quarterly return*,) all buggies, carriages gold and ylrer plates, watches, jewelry and pianos od hand 1st January 1867. Returns must be made of all gross incomes from employments, faculties, and professions, mining between 1st January i860-1807. Amounts of sales of goods, wares, merchandise brtween 1st January 06-67. Amounts of sales of goody, wares and merchandise between 1st*January 67-68, (quarterly returns ) incomes in excess of $500, from salaries, notes, dividends and money at interest. Incomes from mills, and loll on cotton ginned, Ac. Returns must he made by keepers of Hotels, Livery Stnbles, Billiard Tables, Bar Rooms, l umiB tineas, Stnt;? Coaches, Ac. Tax-payera will be rcqnired to returtf tha nutriM of mnln on their plantations between the ages of 2 I and 60 years. No taxes will ba collected before the 20th April, th?f last. day of making retnrn*. From that time to th? 16th June. I lie Tax Collector will bo nt Abbeville Court lloose, for the purpose of collecting t?x?-e, except on Saturday*, when he will be at Cokesbury. Executions will be jraued against nil persona failing to pay their taxes hv the 16th of Jump. The taxes herein levied, shnll be paid only in sold and silver coin, United States Treasury Notes, or Notes declared to be a legal teiider by the Governm?nt ot the United States, or notes of National Hanks, or the bills receivable of this State;' also, the pay ccrlificatea of jurors and constables. o. A. tlOUtllii?. Tsx Collector. Abbeville District. Feb 22, 44-, If. IN OTIC 111 TO rr?IlE ACCOUNTS of 0?e)?(e firm of M. T. L A. .1. T. OWEN have been placed in (he hnnda of ROBERT E. BOWIE, Eeq , for collection. f ain being pressed by tho creditor)* of the Firm, mid can only meet their claim* by collecting oor cluims against others. J. T. OWEN, Feb -20 17 tf . Snrrivor. t mwm Miiir . milt J 111 u iiiimju WILL STOP ON THE 23d OF MARCH TO REBUILD. All the DEBTS DUE would be received witfc thauk* at the present time. M. ERWIN. Ftb'y 22, 44, It VAUABLE HOUSE AND W FOR SALE. TIIE atobscribnr will offer at public vale on ' Snleday next, if not previously disposed of, n valuable . HOUSE AND LOT in the Village of PONALPSVILLTS, situated ? t. cor I lie O. &, C. R. R. Upon thc<prenaisea ie a comfortable dwelling?alto a first rate garden *. under fence, together with an excellent wall of water. Parties wishing to parehaae at private ; sale will jipply to W. A. LEE. Esq., at Abba* ville C. H. ' v; T T? 1 _Ai_ Feb'y 22. 44. tr *' " * ' DILL I TROWBRIDGE HAVE ju?t received, end will l(Mp 'eon. et&ntly on h?ud, a select Mook of * ' GROCERIES AND PROYISIONS, j >, *. iJi * >.: . .oousiating in pert u follow*: i CORN, ? LARD; SUGAR, COFFEE, BODA, crackers; nuts, candies, J. ' mi.. sardines, mustard, pepper, spicks, citron, lemun* 8xrus,; . WHISKIES, WINES & BIJAMDSES, d8w ing and smoking ' ; . r. > . ; /SOBAJDOQu^a^ Fresh st!" ~ ** j! -1 * V* * . '.".^ ' '.0- . ... V":" : ^