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W. A. LEE. EDITOR.
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-QUESTION OF RECONSTRUCTION.
Whilst Ui?re erems to be much unanimity
of seutiroent at tho South, as to the propriety
of exercising all the privileges of reir'>lrnlion
nn<l voting, winch are conceded by tli^ttnilitary
acts, tbtie is eomc difference of opinion
among public ni>'n. ns to the mode in which
tlie privilege shall be exercised?whether the !
people should endorse the cull for a Convention
or not. One of ihe luiest utterances on the
Bubject, is a letter from oc-Uov B. 1'. l\sriy, in
which he advises every roan, who is not disfranchised
toregiet^r hi* nnnie, and lo vot>? fur
the wisest and best of the candidates to the
Convention, but at the same time to exercise
the privilege which is allowed liim of voting ;
against holding u convention at nil. He will
thus take proper precautions to protect, his in- j
terests, in case the Convention is held, nt the
eame time thnlhc will contribute to maintaining
the prcFcnt military statue, which the writer
thinks is preferable to any change w.Iiicli would
grow out of .the action qf the Convention.
The prominent reason which Governor Perry
urges in behalf of this course is, that any
other would lie dishonorable, involving the loss
of our self rcfpcct and the abandonment of our
principles. If this were so, there could be no
doubt of the soundness of the advice given.? |
Toothing could reconcile 113 lo the loss of honor;
oi.d .the attainment of all else would be dearly j
purchased at the sacrifice of pritici| le. But is j
there any lops of honor or abandonment of
principle iuvolved here? Were we required
to give the lie to our putt record, byswillow
ing the "irou-clad oath,'' or to dishonor ourselves
and the memory of our slaughtered dead
by impugning the motives and repudiating
the principles whioh sustained lis all, throughout
the eventful struggle, there might be good
reason for the assertion. We_ are not asked
to stultify ourselves, however. We find onreelvesiti
a changed condition, and are required
to conform to our new relations. We are a
conquered people, and are made to receive our
law from the conqueror. The situation may
be humiliating, and the course which policy
dictates may bn painful, but it is the part of
true wifdom to 6ul>mit to whul is inevitable,
tied to make the beet of our circumstances
The Governor himself advised the adoption of
the amendment to the Constitution which
abolished slavery, and at one "fell swoop" confiscated
two thirds of the property of the State,
and is it yet dieliono/able to recognize the law
which enfranchises the blacks, and disfranchises
the white man I We cannot see any reason for
the.^iscrimioalioD. But he objects to the pop
ular endorsement of the call of a Convention,
as recogniriogjthe legal validity of the military
acts. But it there not an equal recognition in
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But wliut is propot ed as the result of A policy
of inaction f The continuance of t)ie pres.
eut military law, until the restoration of our
rights is effected) either by the aid of the Supreme
Court, or a change of public sentiment nL
the North. In the opinion of the beet informed,
these hopes are entirely delusive. The wave
of public sentiment as yet -shows no receding 1
ebb, and so far from the Supreme Court inter
posing for our relief from the prer.ent military
law, it is the opinion of no lt-ss a juiint than
Reverdy Johnson, that it is very doubtful
whether that court would give any relief 1
against a law of Congresp, confiscating our 1
Irfnda and dividing them between the blacks
An<J loyal whites. Congress might declare the 1
insurrection *ljll existing, the war not ended,
.Southern property confiscated as the property*
of public enemies, and the judiciary recognize
the validity of the act. But even if the decision
of the court was as favorable as could 1
be wished, yet in the opinion of able and ex- '
fierienccd men like Judge Campbell, of New Orj?aDf>,
himself once a member of the Supreme
Court, that court is too dependent upon Con~
gresa for its organization aud disli ibutior
to afford any substantial relief against its eucito$chment#.
A choice of evils is, at prevent, our only resource.
It may be that tho acceptance of the
situation will not ensure our exemption from
ihe evils which many anticipate, but its ruction
will certainly secure tliei** infliction.
BELIEF FOR THE 0UFFEBING.
. Throughout the length and breadth of our
Southern land, ihe -cry Cor bread comes from
the aufTering thousands, and for sooie time at
least, each day will but add to the severity of
the distress. For the first time in our bistorv. '
we, who have known .of want and privation, 1
only by rumor from olber lands, where the crow- '
ding millions press upon the means of subeis- 1
^nce, have been forced to taste of this bitter '
ingredient in the cup of our humiliation. The
aword haa'deprived us of relatives and friends,
of political rights and property. The opulent
Jjave been reduced to poverty, the poor to indi '
gence, and now the failure of the harvests involve
thousands in a struggle for the bare
means of subsistence. Delicate women and chil
dren, accustomed to all the refinements and luxuries
of wealth, ara now in want of the merest 1
necessaries of life Governor Orr estimates that 1
there .are ow? hundred th ousand people in '
I South Carolina who have not tasted moat in '
thirty dsye, and many of them are suffering
from starvation. Ther j is no doubt of the cor- 1
redness of the 1
goffered more than others, bat all hare shared
ia the common calamity. We trust that that
statement, deriving weight -from *his official
position, will produce in other communities a
\ rt [realizing sense of the drstitalion of our Buffering
?' people, and awaken anew their sympathies and
estiva ehnrity in otir behalf. Many commioi
tieejiavepontijbuted uobly ; and rising above
CT. t{ie prejudices of section and the bitterneca of
po*t strife, huve poured oat their contributions
as bcceitte the citizens of a common country.
(he generous bono/actions of out friend*, iu
Mew York city, our .District is indebted for
. twelve hundred bushels of oorir; contributions
*' are Hewing ia from 'other quarter*, and that
these have not been larger and more frequent
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uvwing vo uit jut that the extent of our
t'- diatresa naa ftot yet been realized. But whflet
R: w? moa? raly upon foreign . aid for relief, are
? there not some in every community who, by
? *. prjwjtiolng & little ihe art of aelf denial, way 1
V; '* contribnie aoqaptbiog to the cause of charity I i
Will Dot oujp citizens generally ascertain and t
report all cases of destitution which may exB
ist iq'tbo District? Doctors Branch and Ward.
Jay?, of our village, bare generously assumed
. th? thankless office of distributing tho benefac- !
^ tlons designed for the poor, and fM thankfully
j^V .yylMto* 0.11 contributions io their beb?l? - ; \
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PUBLIC HEETI1TG8.
A large meeting, irrespective of color wno
held at Lexington C. II. on the 9th inst, ?'
wJiicli .resolutions were adopted, pledging (lie
people to an earnest effort to secure the restorution
of the Union on the terms proposed by
Congress, and nn executive committee consist!
ing of " '?lf and 'nlf," was appointed to secure
j r.ominatinu* to vaejint offices. JuJje I.. Haoz-r,
the well kiK'Wii Senator, presided. and the
colored element, seems to Imve mingled freely in
the deliberations.
| A meeting for the same purpose was held
hi i kkpub v 11. imi * iir ioiii ioi, lib which our
friend Col. 11. A. Thompson presided, and advocated
ilsobjuctii in HII able ItdlllVSS.
Among (lie re?ulutiona adopted were .the fol- I
lowing:
"That in good faith, nnd without rQ?ervittioii, j
we accept the plan of reconstruction Inid down j
l?3" C?>ngrpiii? in tlie Hiertnmi bill, nnd the bill
MipplfMiu-ntiiry thereto.
That it is the duty of every good citizen to
clime forward, and in (joi.tl fnith lend hid nssis
tance to the reconstruction of the Stale tinder
Jhe Slierm.tn bill, nnd thus to put nt> end to
the evils of our present condition.
That we will jointly and severally use our
be?.t exertions to enforce the limn, unci to Re.
c'ire to nil | ereon*, iriespcctive of race, color,
or movious condition, full tirotwiion fin- lit.*
liberty mid properly.
Tlmt every res|iectuh!e Northern w?"'. *> " f?>'"
e:jTtier, who brings phyr-iea! strength or capital
into South Carolina, hliould lie received ns
n friend ond trent?d as t>icli.
That iu future. 110 qualification for oflficp,
from the lowest lo the highest, will l?e exacted
among lis, nave that of merit.
Tint the security of our p^Jitical instityt i.ons
demands that the hi^heitt facilities for securing I
elementary education to lliema'scsof the peo
pie ho guaranteed hy court it utionnl provisionThat
coii^t itutional inovision should heiil.ide
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for the exemption of every roan's homestead i
from levy u?d (-ale, that our population may 1
become fixed and permanent to llic soil.
That the laws of this Stnie require modi/ication
in many respect*, hut more especially
should the}- be so clini'ged ns to do awny wiih j
imprisonment for debt, except in eases of j
frnur), and corporeal punishment for uny other I
CUUbC.
Gkn. Poi'K ask Gov. Jenkins.?The General j
in a recent correspondence, calls tlie Governoi'e j
attention to the annexed paragraph of liis '
General Orders, and desires lo know whether I
lielind accn it when lie nf vised the people of |
Georgia to a course of non-action. lie replies
that lie had only ?xercined a right which he
conccived to be conceded to aver}- free citizen,
but would seek in the future lo avoid any conflict
with the military authorities. The Gen?rt?l
declares :hat the explanation is satisfactory,
but insists upon a rigid adherence to the
terms of ilio order. I'nrgrnpli 3, (General Ordr
No. 1, reads: "II i? to be clearly understood
that civil officers being retained in oflice shall
confine themselves strictly to the performance
of Iheir official duties, and whilsl holding offi
ces shall not use any influence whatever to deter
or di?RI)A|]i> til* nunnlo frnm li-l'""" ?
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live part in ll>? reconsi ruction *f thsir Stale
Government, under the act of Congress pro |
viding for tlio more efficient government of the f
rebel States and the Act supplemental !
thereto."
TnE Taulkau ok tiik Pilgrim's Progress ?
The exhibition on Muuday night was well attended,
and proved to be much superior in variety
and general attractiveness to the generality
of such performances. The children were out
in strong force, and seemed to be especially de
lighted. An e!iterta:nment of this kind is an ]
event in liie life of a child, and rhould not he
neglected. It appeals to the imagination when
lost active, and leaves an impression which is
ineffaceable. Ilore the story i?one which pre
Bents irresistible charm* to the infant inind, und j
the illustrations heighten the impressions of the
varied rcenes of that eventful journey from the
"wicket gate," through the "vulley of humiliation,"
and over the "delectable mountain*," to
the ''celestial city." Oilier scenes, serious nnd
comic, were presented, and the entertainment
cloned with a distribution of prizes, in which
the blanks were many and the prizes were few.
We take pleasure iu commending the entertainment
to the patronage of other communities.
xsr We are indebted to f}, F. Butler, M.
CJ., from iluMnchusetu?the "best abused
man" of modern limus, and who lias themelansholy
conseM>u?ne>s of deserving it all?for a
copy of the debate between himself and Judge
Uinghoni on the bill for the relief of "Southern
rebels." Our fiist impression in looking at
the paper was, that a lingering regard for his
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iuniuwvcri liUU pi'UUIIHl'U 1(5 UIBLTIUU1 IOII, UUL
inojihtgr claticc satisfied us that liis lru? motive
tvaa to gralfy hi* cherished spleen against the
;>enpltf whom he has insulted and robbed. The
speech is oharncteriatia of the man, and called >
Forth the indignant protest of Judge* Bingham
against the attempt to levy "charity by confiscation"
against the conaliUttioa of tbe <u>uutry.
Twit Charleston IIousk.?Messrs. Stoll, Webb
ib Co., the well known wholesale and retail
dealers in dry goods. No '287 King si., Charleston,
publish their cord in another column, to
which we especially invite the attention of our
readers. This is emphatically the ''Charleston
House" and to our merchants and planters they
after special inducements in the prices and quality
of their"goo(J?. Semplesgpill In sent free of
:harge, and all orders will receiva prompt ?tlention.
Mr. Alexander Bowie who is well
known to onr citizens, will give his personal
attention lo tll
Tue Weather.?We have had frequent
ihowers and tome heavy rain* during the past
week. On the Savannah kide of the District
especially, th?re ha* been an exoaft of rain, and
farming operation# have been retarded. Tha
rop* of grain are generally promising, and
but for some ugaeen contingency will produce
abundant, barveate. From all aeetiona of the
country we hear the iqpu cheering report* of
the eerning grain crope.
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tr We direct attention to the adcertuem'ent
of. Mr. F. W. .Connor, Photographic Artit
t, at Cokebury, 9. Q, We bar* had the
pleeeure of infpeetiog hie pictures,' and can
certify to th4ir excellence. They are etriking
likeneseea, exeoutedja the beet etyle of the art.
We copunend bioi to the* patronage of oar
frieode. ?* ? v.'
ir Oar enterprising frieodyifeket*. fiiJl A'J
Trowbridge, hare jn?t reoeited a choice mock of
provisions, oonfeetiAnaries, liqoore, whfeh
they are offering cheep for earh. Purchasers
cannot do hotter than to giv* them oftlL
. 'a i.e'i1: -f' *'"
fW See notice^ of B. Iomi Joterxlent, Jbat
til licences te retelj, nlurt be paid ~fjy?.by lb?
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N*w York RtLitr Commission.?The New
York Timet, of Friday, noticing the munificent
donation of $30,000 in gold from Man
Francipco, says it will make the receipts of
the connnUsion thus f?r $108,000. In relation
to the destitution in this State, the 77>ne?says;
Mr. II. A. MccIm. of Lexington, Lexington
Distiict, S. C., writes the Southern Famine
Kelief Commission, in a loiter received yeateri
:
' The destitution in our District is immense,
! and useless our friends at a distance will a>:t
' promptly ni.d continuously, for some time to
I conit', liutiiMii I if.-, 1 f.-ur, in ninny oases, will lie
lost. We lioptf tliul UoJ will give us a good
yield of wheal ; but tliii c.tnuol be gathered
before the middle of June. I am now receiving
the '200 Fiu-kd of coin eent through (Sen.
Suuti, uii'l the applicant* are witho'it number
iilmoit. I ?m pure, if you could see, as I ii?,
poor Women coining, ooine uh far as froui fifteen
tolwenly mile*, on fool, to curry lia'f a bushel
of corn or tnenl Irnok, und the thiinkfn I espies
sion of countenance with which they receive il
\<m would tuit-lv conclude that Cnil will IiIckd
Alio?o cng ^ed in n charity like this. In llie
name of uur suffering people-, I return to you
and your noble ns>*nciittcs in r In-art felt gratitude
for 5 our generous ?fF?rts, nnd in the name,
of buffering liumaiiily, may you continue tliein.'
On tli? 'it tli ult., the commission lent 8,000
liu-tlii'ls of corn to Charleston, S. C., to be distributed
among the deatiiute of that blaae,
under tlio joint direi-tion of Major-Generul
Scott, the District Commander, and Governor
Orr.
The com?ni#sion nlso received, lately, dikt
resting reportti of the destitution. Mr. \V. It.
|(?lit'i'lsun, of Fairfield Dirtrict, S. C., wiites,
from Winusburo, S. (J.t April 4; .
"We arc indeed in n most sad and distressed
condition, nnd unless (omo *j:eedy nud substantial
aid is rendered, God only konws what the
sad result will be. 1 suppose there arc, in
tjii? l)islrict, at least on.e thousand human heing?,
including black mul wjjite, now needing
cum uuuie assistance. A lley are literally with- I
out food, money or credit."
?3^"* Spring work is coming on in the field,
orchard and garden, and in the grounds about
the house as well us in the house. The hevt J
information about the most pjea?#ct and prof- j
iiuLle method of performing this work is, of !
course, to be found in thut large, reliable and
rheap journal, llie American Agriculturist. We
have received the April number, and it fully
cameo mil Ihc publislieis' promise to always
keep on making evciy number betler (lian the
previous one. Tliii", like every other isme thus
far this year, has eight large pa^es extra.?
This single number contains between forty nnd
fifty pleasing nnd instructive engravings, one
of them a full pnge, und several others very
large and beautiful. A full three-page oaleudnr
of work to be done will furuish many u?eful
hint* for the farm, garden, and household.
A slashing article on humbugs exposes by name
a large number of the swindlers of country
people. There are, besides, more than a hundred
ar'iclea nud items luil of instruction to
every cultivator of a garden plot, or a farm.
More ihau 150,000 people now enjoy the ad van
tages offered by th? AgriruHuritt, and everybody
else, and his wife (and children also,)
should have il. Its beautiful pictures are alone j
wuith many times ita eo?t, which is only $1.50 :
a year, or four copies for $5. Take our advice I
and try the Ayriculturiat this year, and Wu j
u'ill irlinrntllon B?l itfnwl ?., ? J. I
D v*".'br' wuuu "* j
Co., 41 Park llow, New York City, are tlie
publishers.
Under Mihtaky Rule?The Charleston papers
of last Friday contain Special Order No.
21 from the Jleudijunrlers of Gen. Sickles, suspending
the civil Coune in I It- Duiiicl of
Edgefield und Barnwell, in so fur as the frvedman
is concerned. A Provost Court is extaUlished,
which shall have Jurisdiction of any
ense to which a person <>f color is a party, except
murder, arson nnd rape. Upon application
of any person of color, sued or prosreu
ted in any civil Court in Edgefield or Iiarn
well, tins Provost Court rnuy order the trans
fer of such esse for its adjudication. Lieut.
Wm Stone, 45ih U. S. Inf., iii I lie presiding
officer, with Lieut. Duherty, 5tli U. S. Cavalry
and A. lCarosry, of Edgefield, ansociatra
All the expense of (lie court comoa out of the
finrs nr. d coits paid t?y partieu tried before it.
U. S. Revenue Taxes.?We direct the at
teotion of our ci<izeue of the Savannah Regi
menlc, to the advel (demerits of various appointment*
hv Mr. M L. Gooeline, the Assistant
Awuesor of U. S. Revenue taxes Mr. Gonseliue
is desirous of discharging his duty with ns
little embarrassment us possible to our citizens,
and we cannot loo earnestly urge upon them
the necessity of promptly meeting the requirements
of the law on the pubject. One, failing
to muke his return, places it in the
power of the assessor to make the assessment,
without any right of appeal, and
subjects himself to the further penalty of
paying fifty per cent udJitional on his
tax. Many of our citizens who have made
llieir returns fur the years 1804 and 1865, teem
to remain unaware that a further return is required
of tlieni. A prompt compliance with the
law will save our citizens from much annoyance,
at the same time that it will relieve the
nssesaor from the performance of a very disa
greeable duty.
CouuEgcc or Ciuai.E*TO]f.?It appea rs from
a statement in tha Charlesaon (9. C.) Newt
that upwards of 80,000 more bales of cotton
Irave been shipped from that port in the firs1
three months of this yuar than for the same ne.
r.od of tha year 1866 ; an exceu in valuation
of nearly $2,700,000?a very heavy increase
when Ihe reduction in the price of this ataple
ia taken into conaideration. On tba othor hand)
the import trade ahowa a falling off, the decrease
ia the amount of duties received during
the quarter amounting to nearly $26,000 a*
compared with the firat quarter of 186ft.
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AbKAHSA* AXD THB Injuscriax CAfM.?
Gov. Murphy, ot Arkjina**, hai telegraphed to
Senator ?Uot Garland, ordering him not to
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-?i> f?>i>iuu iw *u iigunciioil tgllOU lil< enforcement
of the reeonatr actios bill for tbii
Stat* M he think* that * drtUiotr against it .
will not reeult favorably to Ma intaya?ts of his
oonitittienl*. Senator Garland hae accordingly
abandoned hit intention to brifig tha mattar
before the Supreme Court, and haa been engaged
by governor Sharkey in behalf, of the
IfUebaippi petition. - -V. . ,
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EAeTB*~lfop?>Y-Eu9Tt6*.-?At a meeting o
the congregation of Trinity Chtireh, on EaetaisMonday.
tha 22d bat, the following' office)*
v?r? ?n?oing y?r:
Vairtfncmj*?A. Btfrt, J. A. Norwood, J. T
Robertson. .*
A. C. IjU*lcelI, Edfeio Parker.
, DdigaUvlv Ikp Gtotttfefc\A- Bart, A. 0.
J. A. Noriro^ W. A. U..
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MILITARY OBDER8.
We make the following extracts of genera'
interest from General Orders No. 12 and Special
Orders No. 23, issued, on Monday Inet, by
General Sickles.
(General Or den Ko. 12.)
Tar. X. The pale of spirituous liquors by
any perron or persons to soldier?, sailors, or
marines in the service of the United States, is
hereby prohibited; and any person so offending,
procuring for, or giving away to nny col
dier. sailor, or marine. anv s-niritiiou* linuor*
i will lie brought to trial before a military tri
! tiu lull, and j>Ii;ill be fined in n mi in not exceedj
ing 8100, ,H,r I"94 'l>nn $.'?(>, or imprisoned for
' a period not exceeding two months. Any per.
| ion giving inforination of any violation of this
; order, shall, upon convic<iuu ol the person ac'
cused, lie entitled to receive one fouith of the
I fine imposed nt.d collected.
! l'o#t Commanderi will require sheriffs, dep
j uty sheriffs, constables, nn<l thu police force
I within their cotumuiids, to report to them any
i violation of military orders, and urrest the
! guilty parties.
i 1'ab. XI. I'ost Commanders will exercise
j supervision over all magistrates, sheriffs, dep.
j uty sheriffs, constable* and police within their
commands, and will, whenever necessary lor
| the preservation of order and the efficient
! ilischaigeof their duties, Assume command of
; the police force.
1 lie Military Sub Districts of North C?roli!
nu and South Carolina are hereby diseoiuini
ued.
| The territory cmbiaced within thin comI
tnand is divided into Posts as follows:
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{ 1. The Military Post of Charleston, to eni|
brace the State Districts of Charleston, Colle!
ton, and iiet kel}*, und the arijncciit iflmids ; to
i be commanded by Brevet Brigadier-General
j 11. B. Glitz, Lieutenant Colonel Cth infantry.
1 Headquarters at Charleston. S. C. Garrison;
I Headquarters, and Companies A, D, F oiyd 1,
| titli lulnutry, and Companies 1) aud F, 40th i#|
fun try.
1 2. The Military Post at Hilton Head, to embrace
the State Hi trictof Beaufort aud adjacent
islands ; to be commanded by Brevet captain
James Chester, 1st Lieteiiant tfd Artillery.
lleadquar icie at lliltou Head,
3. The Mili'ary 1'ont of Georgetown, to embrace
the Stole Districts of Georgetown and
Horry ; commanded by Br?vet Major E.
\V. II. lt.eed. Captain 8th Infantry. Head
quarters at Georgetown, S, C.
4. The Mititary I'ost of Aiken, to erubra t*e
tho State Districts of Barnwell nud Edgefield :
to be commanded by Brevet Major L. Walker,
Captain 6th Cavalry. Headquarter* ut Aiken,
S. C.
5. The Military Post of Darlington, (o embrace
the State Diatricts of Williamsburg, Clar
endoi., Motion, Darlington, Marlboro and
Chesterfield, to be commanded by Captain H.
S. llawkiua, 6th Infantry. Headquarters at
Darlington, S. C.
0. The Military Po?t of Columbia, to em
bracd the St?te Diatricts of Orangeburg, Sumtef,
Kershaw, Ricliland and L.ex'iigton ; to be
coinmandsd by Brevet Brigadier Genera 1
J. D. Greas, Colonel Gth Infantry. Head
quarter* at Columbia, S. C,
7. The Military Post of Newberry, to embrace
tlie Klati> Di*lrini? r>( I
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rensaii'l Abbeville: to be commanded b\ Brevet
Maj->r J. M'Cleary, Cnptain 6tk lufantry.
Headquarters at Newberry. S. C.
8- The Military Pout of Anderson, to embrace
Uie Stnte Districts ol Anderson, Gre.;uvi
lie and Pickens ; to be commanded by Brevet
Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. Smith, Capl 8t.li (it*
fantry. lleudqtini Icrs at Anderson, S. 0.
9 The Military Post of Unionville, to embrace
lie State District*) of Spartanburg and ITu iou ;
lo be commanded brevet I.ieuteliaut-Colonel
4. j*. /mum-wa, (jnptaiu Hih Infantry.
10. The Military Port of Chester, to embrace
the Slate Districts of York, Chester, Fairfield
niul T.anc?ster ; to be commanded by Breve't
Miijur D. D. Lynn, Captain 6tli Ii.fantry.
11 end quarters At Chester.
[Spccial Oredr* No 23.]
Par. I, Special Orders No. 21, current series
IVoiii these Headquarters, which establish u
provost Court within the Military l'ost of
Aiken, S. C , are hereby so modified I lint no
sentence afTeeting the liberty of any person
shrill be executed until it ia approved by the
Commanding General; and it is further ordered,
that white persons charged with murder,
manslaughter, rape or araou on the persons or
properly of persona of color, und persons charged
with like offences agniuat the persons or
property of white persona, will be brought to
Irittl before a Mifitary Commission ; tlia arcus
ed will be taken into Military custody, aud
tlie evidence in the rase, with charges, forwar
dtd lo these Headquarters.
-Gov. Jenkins'Views of tiik Injunction Casks?IIe
is not Without nor*.?In an editorial
article published in the Augusta Chronicle
<L Sentinel, of yesterday, the following pauages
occur. They should be carefully read and
taken at their full value :
We had the pleasure, while in Atlanta, on
Friday last, of meeting Ilia Excellency the
Governor of the State, who was on his way
home from Washington, wher?i he has been for
some weeks past looking after the interests
confided to his charge.
In regard to the situation at the Federal
Capital, aod especially as to the propable remit
of the application recently made by the
State of Georgia, for writ oi injunction
against the milita ry officers who at e about euforcing
the Sherman bill in our State, we
found the Governor nAt without hope that
the Supreme Court would graut the prayer 'of
the bill.
The question of jurisdiction seemed to be
admitted In tha granting of the order for a
annran anil I mua il?/?n?U? k* ? * ?
Washington, that tbe court would at the
heariug of the bill on Friday nett, grant the
injuuoticn Pendente hie. -Eveii tba temporary
injunction to restrain until the answer of the
<Ufe*danU are regularly Hied and fall -'hearing
had upon the nerite of the great queetron
rai<ed by the bill would protect ue against tbe
enforcement of tbe Military ball for a year at
53? _ ? ["
Paku, April 38.?It b-at a ted on very good
[ authority that Napoleon is^ende**oring to pur
ehrfae ansa is the United States. Tbe efiauee*
apparently tr* favorably 0
__ On tlie Lnumborg qaaation, it is itat?4 that *
PrdwU duapprpvu of (ha aomproiuka propo
aed by tl? great powQu
Oladatone ia mooh oeaaared by ibe mipbirt
of (Jto Liberal party and the friaa^f of the
Lib aral eadaa, for what ihay tarn hia mUnianajtMvtotof
th? Mforta moramaot.
' LoNDod, April Evening.?Peaaa H3tweep
Pr.oea aod Pruwia i? almost defpair,?J
6t The PrtU^M. ara flatly arming, %?f
rr*p*rtag tor ?>*e*p?cwo vkks or *rmu
Th? w?riiK* ??p<Kif bf \ltnt0; ooawd wb'U
. Jfe.;
, -;,o
MM?????I?I?< ??Pl?rt
They are hnving a "renrpernnee revival" it.
Newberry, nnil meetings nre held frequently,
it which numbers of the first citizens ore pros
cnt. The following bio the iflicers of tli*
Newberry Total Abstinence Society: II. II.
Kinard, President;.!. H. I.eorell, "Vice-I'rcnident,
M. W. Dythewood, Secretary ; Thos . 8.
Moorman, Trsosu rer.
Tho New York F.xprejs ?-i?ys : The Hebrews
are talking of extnldUhii-g nil insurance com- ;
pany in iliii) city with a very large capital. |
[ Mmiy of thelli Are indignant lit the refusal 'of (
[ existing companies to insure their property,
itnd regard it us an unjust reflection upon ,
their integrity.
CS?" Major B. Sloan, the eflioient and
courteous Superintendent of the O. tt C. Hailroad,
will please accept our thanks for complimentary
favors.
car We direct attention to the ndvertiteniwnt
of fresh arrival*, of while corn and country
flour, at l)r. E. I'urkerV
?? . - i i
BJflr i lie ioiiow inc person have /re:ght rft-''
miiiningin III* Depot, April '20, nt Abbeville: T
I'' Lnuier, F A Wilson, II W Lawson,
M Calhoun, W C Moure, II A Ilollmgswoith,
Mrs Lynch, L (I Iluasell. F E G Keiinrdy,
J II F Wilson, While, Smith ?fc C??., S C Wid??man,
Bradley & Wideman, K L l'nttom
J L Lrsle), W 1) Mure, J II Wilson, II S
Ilnnimoud, A I* ('on nor, C V Burner, O F
Kinloch, J W Crawford, K Cowan, 1) L
Wnrdlnw, II Sharp, L Gillespie, A J Clink
cales, J S Cotluan, 1> M Rogers, S C Link
W Tmjgart, J J Cunningham, C F llankelll,
II II Crowell, J F Calhoun, A Ervin, G Allen^
W II I'arker, JOB Ford. C Davis earn ?1 II Harper,
1* S Burton, S 8 Marshall, T C I'errin.
1>. It. SONDI.EY, Agf. i
.-.j " . . . 1 ia ,
M A. H. It E X S - J
ltKPOltTtU BY J. X. DKI.CIIKIl
Aiirkvillk, April 20. ^
uom, ?2 OU; meal, $2.00; flour, $14 00 a
20.00 per barrel; Mulusse*, ?1 a 1.60; bacon,
side* 20 a 25, shoulders 18 a 20, Immn 20 n 25;
onts $105 ft 1 50; pens $1.50 a 2.00; sugar 15 a .
20; coffee 30 a 50; rie4 14 u 10; colton 15 a r
2S, buyers paj-ing Ihx.
New Yoiik, April 22?7 l'* M.?Collon
declining ami unsettled ; mle? of 1,0(j0 balus
nt 25. Flour steady and iiuchntiged. Coru ac
live?mixed Western $!,35 a 1,28. Lnrd firm,
I
ut 12J a 13}. Sugar in good dvinuud and advanced
^ Coffee heavy und declined Gold
41*.
Baltimore, April 24 ?Middling uplnnde 25.
Coru active and liiglmr?white $1,24 a 1.26;
mixed $1 20; yellow $1.25 n 1.26.
Augusta,April 24.?Cotton flat and declining. .
with sales of G1 bnles. The market is too irregular
to give quotations. '
Charleston, April '24.?Cotton weak and inactive?middlings
23. Sale* 54 bales, lie- r
ceipta 190. t
Cincinnati, April 25.?Flour$11.00 a 12.25.
Corn activ* and advanced 3 a 5c.?sacks $1.05.
Liverpool. April 24 ?2 p m.?Cotton com- .
menced declining this morning and i* still defOinintr
mi/4.Hi.... n<.l.-J. iril .. 1
- D M|'?uuu9 ?*T a iu| ; vyrie?>UB
11 I n l(?f.
ASSISTANT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE,
U. S. INTERNAL '
REVENUE.]
I
A bboville, S. C.. April 25, 1867. '
I
N'OTICK is hereby given to the Tnx Payers
of the 8th Savannah Krg:ment' tlmt 1 S
will be
AL Calhoun'* Millc, from the Gth to the Oth C
of May. p
At Itonlamix. from the 9th to the 11th. p
At Mo*?-ley a Box. from the 12lh to the 15th. h
*. i> It. ....
ill urnuirt B .11 HIP, 10111 IO 1 St ll. It
At Chiles' Cross-Roade, 18th to 21 et.
At I.owndt-eville, 21st to 24th.
Al Tribhle**, 24 Mi ti> 2!>th ; for the purpose
of R EC IF. VI NO RETURNS for TAXES for
the year 18C6. The peop e will find it lo
their interest to come forward promptly, nnd make
the Return* required by law ; a failure ~|
to do ho. will subject them to heavy penalties,
which will be mr^elly enforced against delinquents.
M. L GOSSELINE,
Assistant Assessor, 10th Div., c
3d Dist., S- C.
April 2fl. 1867,?If
IMPORTANT!.)
r
BE SURE and enclose to the Subeeriber, 1
at Cokeabury, I
ONE DOLLAR,
BY MAIL, and you will be aure to receive by
RETURN MAIL,
FORTY PHOTOGRAPAS1
Of citizen* of C??ke*bury. These Picture*, tukeo
apnoM LIFE,
On a flingle card, are all excellent, and would be ^
an altt Taction to any photographic album. Seod
us ONE DOLLAR, and tlms reoaw you r acquaintance
with the "Old FoIk? at Home."
P. W. Connor,
8
Resident Artist, Cokesbur/. J
April 2ff, if |>
FOR SALE.
DIAMOND DROP SYRUP,
At $1.40 Per Gftllon.
WHITE CORN
nmiNTRY Ft mm. '
- wwwi* p k, a Dr.
E.Parker's.
AMI*. J-* ? ' " " ' f
' .
. ?' r "
KTEIW SF?nxrffGr U&.IO-X
AT THE " ClIAllI
STOLL, W1
Bancroft's Old Stand, No. 287 Ki
? 11 G
WE beg Itave to coll 11>e attention of llie ,
Ciitif. arid Kolicit tlioir orders. \Vp k**?*|?
M EST JO GOODS, wliicli arc pold airmail ndvi
Pfiid on Ink viiitr t !? ? orders put up ai ST AN DA
,i,T COM US TO II AN J). N. D. We also
in the city. Sauiple? eeut free of cliaiye Ic
promptly attended to.
_QT Mil. ALEXANDER BOWIE is with M
is peraoiift) attention.
Hill & TROWBRIDGE
Have just received
EXTRA COUNTRY P! OUR,
Extra Country Hams,
Extra Country Sides,
Extra Country ShoSMors,
Baoon Strips,
Pure Non-Explosive Kerosene Oil. |
i
TO AKKIVE THIS WEEK:
Pure Honnessy liraridy,
Irish Whislty.
Extra Itye " (
Sherry & Madeira Wino,
NT. E. Rum.
ALSO,
JratuJy Pcaclies nnd Ch?rrie?, uesorleJ Crackers,
Qystere, ?fec.
All of which will be sold low for cn?li.
April 17 . 25 if
The State of South Carolina,
11
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. j ,
"r ? "m _ _ _ j ('
xii xL.cjvii.ty. j
i
Jeorpe M. Smith and John A. Howie nnd wife
v$. Augustus M. Aiken nnd oilier?.
Bill far Account and Distribution. ,
ET /I'PHARIKG that O. F. Simpson nnd
wife, Isabella, defend mis lo this Bill, reide
beyond tlio limits of lhi? Statn,
On motion by 1'eriin &. Cotlirnn, foinp. Sols , *
Jrdered, tliat siiid defendants do appear nnd
dead, answer or dnnur to mid Hill of Complaint
vilhin forty d'tyt from the publication hereof,
>r the name will be taken pro confen^o against
hem. WM. II. l'AIIKEII, p. k. a. t>.
Cunimiss'oner's Oflice, April 2a, 1867.
April ii ?6 6t '
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, i
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT, J
In Equity.
jidcon Powell t?j. John T. Tories, and others.
A nirtn/lnd T>-11 A\?. A
iijiiujiuuu uiii iui /lixuuin. i
IT nppenring tlint Sarah Powell, the widow
mid eliil ren, five in uumbtr, of Samuel
'owell. deceased, whose names lire unknown,
ohn Laurence, Hen Powell, .lumps Powell, '
letter Powell, anil Ellen Powell, defendnnls
u Ihis Dill, reside beyond the limits of this
itate.
On motion hy Wilson it T.cmnx, Comp. Sol.;
)rdered that said Deft-ndnn's do appear and
lead, answer or demur to said Bill of Com
laint, within fohtt i?ats from ilia puhlieatioD '
ereof, or the same will be taken J'ro Confttto !
gainut them.
Commissioner's Office, ) <
April, 25. 1867. I )
W. n. PERKER, C. E. A. D. <
April 2(5, 1867,??t *
"uc CTATC nr onilTil IUI
hi. tf inn ur ouuin u/inuLMMrt.
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT,
In Equity, 1
I
lornelia A. Sloan, by next friend, vs. Thomas
M. Sloan, and others.
Hill for Belief\ etc.
|" r appearing that Thomna M. Sloan, and
L Houston Sloan, Sloan, children of
aid Tliorqaa M. Sloan, defendants to this Rill,
eaide beyond (he limits of (hi* State. On meion
by Burt., Comp. So). ; Ordered that a>iid
b-fendanlH, do appear and plead, mnwcr or
lemur, to said Bill of Complaint, within forty .
ays from ihe publication hereof, or the same |
rill l>e taken Pro Vonfeun agains*. them. '
Commimioner* Office, )
April 26, 18G7. f
W. II. PARKER' C. E. A. D.April
26. 1887?flt f
rHE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. '
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT
In Equity. 'ho
Trustees of the Estate of Dr. John De 1
La Howe, vi. W. P. Belcher; and others.
Bill to Account, Refund, (be.
IT appearing that W. P. Beloher, J. H.
Belcher and J. C. Delcher, defendants to I
fie abov? Bill, reside beyond the limit* of this
late, motion by Thomson.A Fair, Com p. Sol.;
Ordered, that tald "Defendants do appear and
!?<./! in o.M n;il nf finm
laiut within ronr dati from the publication
ereof, or the tame will be taken Pro Con/euo
gainst tbcm.
Commissioner'* Office, )
April 25, 1867. f J
W. M. PARKER, C. E. A. D.
April 28, 1867,?6t - - . }
A LL thoee I* whom LICEN8J5 has been
Cm. grfcaUd to #tslL 8 pi riotous Liquor*,
J,f.i __
BY THE QUART OR RETAIL,
4" A I
blast par the amonnfc rwpilraJ (branch LifitDM* 1
n or btion the . - > *
g V * i ; First
Day of Mfcy, .
)r 4>#jr#tfl b? ? *&?& .jftl patsoM \pr!n> h*T?
lotnwuft It?TUKTi?dgj<3 H*J? ftotpald(m??t
lo to oa or ib? fSQCTtf DAY of MAT,
' ; * : ' *
' j
"'j* '* -
i 'I ii ii
> SUMMUn GOODS
,EST0N HOUSE."
EBB & CO.,
ng Street, Wholesale Dealers in
0 ? S@ ? o
Merchanta and Planters of Abbeville to on
always on hand FULL LIXES OF DO
jnces on original price*. Merchants can de
III) MA11 ItET RATES. for the day the or
offer at Retail the largest stock
> any pari of the State. All orders will b
STOLIt, WEBB & CO.
eusre. S., W. <fc Co., and will give all orden
April 27, 1807, 1, 6m
The Stato of South Carolina, ]
ABliEVIL,LE DISTRICT.
In Equity.
Cynthia Robertp, per pro. amie, vs. Rnch&ei 0.
Adams and others.
Bill for Account, Settlement, &c. J
IT appearing that George F. Adnms antjf
John Adnms, the children of Julia Mk
McCalla. deceased, wlioxc names and num"
her nre unknown, and the children ?(K ^
Louisa Yurbrougli, dec'd, whose names and nuni
her are unknown, and B. T. Yarbrongh, defend ' *
untti to !hi? Dill, reside beyond the limits of tb>< i ?
, , . . i
On motion i'V Perrin <B Colhran, Comp. Sols.,
Ordered, that'mid J,.reiid?nts do appear and
plead, answer or demur to said bii! within forty
days from the publication hereof, or lllfl iaine
will be taken pro con/esio agninct tliem.
WM.H. PARKER, o K. A. ?. j
Commissioner's Office, April 23. 18G7.
April '24 96 Ot
The State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.
IN EQUITY. ' '
Fas. J. Devlin, Adm'r, v*. Mary Diennan and
others.
Amended Bill for Account, JlarphaU -4'
Assets. &c. ?
IT appearing that Martha McGaw, VVni. If. \
Dronnan and Betaey Drennan, hi* wife,
revide beyond the limits of*this State, ?
On motion by J. II. Wilson, Sol., Ordered,
lint siiid defendants do oppear and plead, an- t
>wer or demur to said Hill of Complaint wjthin
forty day* from (lie publication hereof, jor the
mine will bo taken pro confrnxo nguinet theni.
WM. H. l'AUKEK. c. e. a. p. ,
Commissioner'* Offict, Apiil 22, 18G7.
April !i4 2ft 6t ?
r. e State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.
la Equity.
I. Alexander Speer vs. Z. W. Barnes. T.
Barnes and Christian Y. Burncs.
Bill for Relief, &c.
IT appearing that Z. W. Barnes, a defendant Ta
this case, reeidea beyond the limits *f this
state,
,On motion by Burt, Sol., Ordercg, that said
Irfaiidjnt do appear and plead, answer or drmur
0 soid Bdl of 'Complaint within forty days from
1 he nulilicHtion hereof, or the *ame will bs
iiken pro cotiJe**o ugninM him. J
?? U. .11. rAlitlEK, C. * A. D.
Commissioner's Office, April 22, 1807.
Apiil 24 26 St *
rhe State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.
IN EQUITY.
riio Trustees of Entitle of Dr. John Df La
Howe vs. John F. Calhoun and others.
Bill for Account, Relief, &c,
IT appearing that Charles A. Alexander and
wife ldu, Rosa Calhoun, and 11. U. Midillaon,
defendant* to thid Bill, reside beyond ths
imitH of this Stale,
On motion by Thomson it Fair, Complainant's
Solicitor*, Ordered, that said defendants do
ippcur und plead, answer or demur lo suid Bill
>f Complaint within forty day* from the publication
hereof, or the same will be la)teu pro
oufeaao against them.
\VM. II PARtfWTJ ~ - ? ?
Cormnissioner'a.OfBce, April 18, 1867.
April 24 26 (St
CORN MEAL
AND
HOMINY
ALSO, 2 BARRELS
EXTRA GOLDEN SYKUP
FOR SALE BY
WHITE, SMITH & CO.
April ?. 1867, 60?If
Just Received
AND FOR SALE,
PURE APPLE VINEGAR, 4
FRESH SODA CRACKERS,
SUGAR AND COFFEE,
KEROSENE OIL, AC.,
fffth a Splendid Assortment of ">
. , }s&r2sj&* ??$-' '*
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
W. T. JPEIN Y.
* *>?? 186^ 4*-$ : .? * ^
' Il l [.t> ?.'n i
Mil & HUTCHISON'S
MILL. :
gpHId MILL*f formtHy known u Barott*
ie-eeij^opp?d, undergoing thor?
V WILSON * ncncniSON-.
April 19, 1807, ^