Abbeville press. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, January 22, 1869, Image 2
The AbbeviUe Frees.
Abbeville, S. C.
W. A. LF.E. EDITOR. j
TItrpp Dollars * y?*ar in ail villus .
vr No 8ul>?? p?piioui tnkcu fur a ?!ior!e4
ltne than *ix mouths. I
*-i- ' I ^11 J
Friday, January 22, 1869. j
ftnmigration.
?*v? Imlebtad to our friend. Mr.
John Gray, fbr tin ablo letter, addreasto
him, by Col. P. AV. Aik?n, oi our
District, oa tho subject of "Foreign
Immigration," and which we publish
on our first pag?. Tho letter seta
forth clcarly aud forcibly tho inducements,
material, social, and political,
which this country ofJera to immigrants
from abroad-, and commends
itself to tho careful perusal of landowners
hero, as well as of those v.-bo
seek homes among ue. Mr. Gray, to
whom tho letter is addressed, in well
known to our citizens, and has been
long identified with hie adopted home
in the .South, first, by a residence in
our towu, and now in tho village of
Due Wept. He is a Scotchman by
birth, and for some time paet has been
in correspondence \*uh relatives in
fcnntinnrf Kuttincr before them the
great inducements -which the South
presents to those seeking homes. Hehas
a brother connected with the Seed
and Agricultural Warehouse of "Alexander
Cross & Sons," Glasgow, who
has bc6ti urging him to have a letter
prepared1 of tho character of that
which we now present to our readers,
promising to havo it published in the
Glasgow papers, and that of tho adjoining
shires. This brother writes,
that scarcely a day passes, but that
his House has enquiries ir.adc uf them,
as to "ivhtra is tho be-jt place to go
to." Mr. Gray h>\s been doing his
bast to answer iuoso enquiries by setting
forth th'j claims of the South, and
by furnishing to the extent of hie
power, a full aocount of our climate,
coil, atid productions, and other ad
vantages, material, civil and social.
His efforts have provoked onquiry and
awakened in.erest, and have prepared
the way for the publication of the
present letter which presents the argument
fully and elaborately, and
must hate its duo effect upon those
who control the laborers, mechanics
and shepherds of Scotland, in inducing
them to come to the South, instead oi
going to the West, Canada, Australia
or New Zealand.
Our friend writes thus hopefully o:
the good results which are to follow
from tho publication of Col. Aikiu's let
tcr in tho Scottish papers:
"Being raised on tno beet agricul
turai District of Scotland, to wit, Ber
"wiokshire. whoro mv father is nov
living?most of my relatives aro ii
fact. If you will bend me a dozen o;
eo copies of tho Pi tas, you will ai<
materially in a work whieh we mus
come to sooner or later?white labo:
for this latitude. I have a ncphev
liviDg in Yetbolm, whoro all? .
"AmouKft the Cheviot HilU tboy feed thci
If shepherds aro wanted that's th<
place; and by inserting Col. Aikou'
letter in the Berwickshire Adverlito
Kelso CAro>riclep Ac., in the heart of tb<
garden of Sootland, good miglxt r>i
done, the bent class of laborers wouli
be obtained, and what, with my broth
er's efforts in the Went, to ivil
Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Ilewfrew
shire, much might be accomplished
Yon know, friend Lee, I havo livoi
fiftoen years in old Abbeville, execp
on Intfinest olsewhore, Virginia for in
stance, and I oan safely say, there i
not in my experience, from the torri<
to frigid zone, in my estimation, sue!
a climate a* South Carolina."
Oar readers, we feci assured, ar<
prepared freely ix> endorao the stato
ments of Col. Aikin's latter, and t<
join in the warm cnlogiam which frien<
Gray pay* to oar own sunny South
We may not go as far as the Boh
tonianai, and believe it to be the (<hui
of the Universe," or with the Celes
tials, suppose it to be the only favors
spot Of Heaven, bat still wo canno
help thinking, that few countrioe sur
pass oars in the lavish endowments o
nature. In some one natural advaft
tage, or special characteristic, othoi
lands may vie with ours? or surpass it
There may be a climate as delightful
and a soil more prolific, but few conn
tries can present tbat rarer oombina
tion of climate, soil and variety o
production, together wifch advAntogci
social and civil, with which our owi
?avor*4 land la blabbed. Nature bai
dome aocMthinff far nm n*4 ? ? ?
bst sUowsd to achieve oor d?itiny
sad wiHfats work with * spirit &
all eogrpningarSta with oar opportotti
tios, wi bH ? bright fhtara in More
As* firststop io ths right diroctioc
ws mast bring iaferiign labor. T<
do this ws ttSst swtfksn sympxtBy a
horns, st tfc*ssaa*tuttsrtbst we etfer
tilt** s&qvtiry sbrosd. Aikib'
letter; ws ligilg?sj witi gtffcrttv pre
lasts-U?fc Sbjsutft. Itistsf?i?fti*thp8'
msnifcW ^raotsfrss wWofcr' thl
eo?Uf |MMt? io Us tatnigvsat
link IMA .MW AK. Km WM itii ??i 11 * -
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be ifyimirti^ tad at tbe^atft* t4m<
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tiut *SI Wtd tptmhjr tb ib* l&tni
gnat, toUiu?U
aiwigBaf. Wi will hot pr*Und t<
- *44 UK?*irm%**t iki*?p*kt ?lk
stgnkm iff! iMtWlkt
t&*u*-mia9iwr&'wtbd
f-\ii ii rirli-rtrtl1 linrl-*vi*rtKii
sidcr that, for a sum of money which J
would be required to pay his passage
to n home in the West, he may purchase
n de*irnl>le farm hero, and he
cunuot hesitate between the txro. In
the vay of iudneeinont, weoftor to. tin
immigrant, more substantial advantage*
and at a less price. Let oui !
land-owuoi-s olfor cncouugemcnt In i
I the way of cheap farms; lot our rail-j
11 u.tuo i vuuve mo rates oi travel, and i
let us ono au.d t\!l le^d aid and sympa- j
thy to tho work. Let us organize j
Neighborhood Clubs, District Socie,
tieSj undState Conventions, to carry on
the work. Lot ns ealist tho eo-operajtion
of all sections, and secure tho uid 1
of the Slate. Other States arc moyjingin
this matter, and other'Districtsj
arc taking tho lead of us in the work i
of organization. Let us leave for the1
j present the barren arena of politico. {
' and direct our energies to the development
of that material prosperity,
: which noeds only tho strong arms and
|stout hearts of tho "many aproned
.sons of toil," to restore our wasted;
land ruined fortune?, ar.d to build i*>i
i I
isomething raoro than our former]
.greatness.
Death of James Augustus Black, Esq,
It is with feelings of profound
4 .
sadness that we announce tho death
of one well known t<* us all?James
Augustus Black, Erq.?who died
! of pneumonia i.n Columbia, South
j Carolina, on Tuesday, the 19th
jinstant*. Only n few weeks since we
j were ca'.'icd upou to chronicle the death
'.of a gifted nephew?Joseph F. Black,
Jr.?who was nipped in his budding
. promise, Jike some fragile flower, which
| had yet Bcarce sipped the morning
'dew. And now the uncle is taken in
! the prime of manhood and in the vigor
iof his faculties?taken from the busi'inesfland
bustle of active life; from its
(absorbing earec and engrossing interjesto,
to meet the changed scenes and
untried realities of the spirit land.
About a week a^o he bid us adieu on
a visit to Yorkvillo to arrange his
business as assignee in bankruptcy,
with the accumulated nnnprnof wpk!"
, - J"1 * "
jof daily labor and nightly toil, prc'pared
with his accustomed neatness
jand fidoliry?with his credentials as
j representative from Abbeville to the
! j Legislative body in Columbia?with
I tho accounts of the District officers,
> and charged with various commissions
f from friends. Wo can bear witness to
? the untiring assiduity and kindness of
heart with which ho undertook tho
fj discharge of these offices of duty and
' friendship, and the fidelity and prompt"
ness which ho brought" to their pcr"
formanco. But alas! death came to
* release him from earthly engagements,
"! to sunder all ties of human affection.
7 land to blast all hopes of worldly
II ambition ; to afford another lesson ol
I
r' the frailty of life, the transitory nature
* of its enjoyments, and tho vanity oj
Hit* anticipations. *
rj We have not tho materials, nci
v thor would time permit us at
present, to enter upon an ox
r tonded biography of our departed
friend.. He was a nativo of our Dis
triet, and here survive a mother, si
? brother and sister, and other near
'? relatives to deplore their untimelv
s loss. He was of a distinguished Revo
s lotionary ance^y, a grandson o.
i Joseph Black, for many j'ears a Stat(
i* fienator from Abbeville, and one of i
numerous family long identified with
- our District and State. Enjoying the
1. advantages of an excellent early oda
3 cation, he studied law in the office ol
t Chancellor Caldwell, of Columbia., and
soon found oongenial efnplbyment and
s fn.l scope for his habits,.of systematic
i arrangement and methodical industry
i in the Secretary of State's offlco. His
familiarity with the records of that
3 office, and his excellent business oa
paeity led to his selection as the
5 Agent of the Stato in prosficuting its
4 1.?!? <
* xiovujuuunary claims against the
. Gen oral Government, and but for the
- breaking out of the war these claims
> i would have boen fully adjusted.' Dm*
ing the war ho was clocted to the
i honorable and responsible office ol
t Comptroller General, the dntidg ol
- which be discharged efficiently and
f faithfully. Losing in the general
- Wreok his offico and his booka, . and
r the we-ll-carned fruits of manyjfeRrs
. of labor, ho returned to hid* native
, Distriot to repair his shattered fortotnee
- among -the friends of his boyhood
Daring th* paBt twelve months he
f resided hero as tho general aesignpe
b in almost all the cased in bankVuriteT
i from oar Diatri&t; and to
b theiedatios Were "promptly, faithfollj
9 aad effloio&fclyperforrtfed, U -jHiyUg
V toft-a fefcbla tribute to
k tndsstryafld bnsli>e*9 eapti6ity.'jIr;^
r Oordaccttsefl frieridpofctessedl^^x
' eminent degree all the chlir&fct&ri^ili
i? trait? of h!s fatniiy?qaickn'ertls
? bfe'ptio^, VBUritivtfnesa
* VBfippWditiifn*of- character
t* a jntt Bense of nrnnn*tv ir'rri**k/?n? '* ?<
w ?Jr*Tr**vVI JSW
8 hfMTt, qTr#bttlty*6fT??per. and gretj
* suavltr of manner, " To fcwto'* tfc|
> [d cff Mr Bnrfc, |
:, iu (ndeod piado td 6s Wyed-'
> men indeed id *ttie StAt^ j
i belisr* Cfcat tf^'man Ufm. <?r ajar k n
> ettajJt. oitelroh >o
. ? _, . , .... . .-. |,
wha could only entertain for liini;
.entimeuts of tho kindest aiul jnost:
appreciative regai*d?-a friend.sbip ccnxQiited
by tho kind offices of a lifo-i
time?a chiirity the most benefioent?j
:v devo ion the most uusclfhsh?"pass-,
ing tho love of woman." Ask tho|
-vi i o w-su iciirn movner 11 mere ever :
lived a kinder or more devoted son ? !
Ask the bereaved brother and sister!
how much they owe to the generosity j
of that hand, and tho sympathies of
that heart? Ask those young rela-,
tives, to whom he was the confided'
counselor and tho trusted friend, i
whether ho ever turned away froru I
their appeals for sympathy and ad,-i
vice? *
Tho funeral of tho dcccj?.3cd took
place at, tho Presbyterian Church, in
Columbia, on Thursday, the 21st inst.
Corn and Cotton?r,ur Danger.
We append from the Charleston
yews a very excellent article which
urges m;.o;,i the planters' the necessity
oP u cul livating plenty of provisions
[lilst, and then a moderate crop ol"
(cotton." Its suggestions our planters
I would do well to heed and ponder,
land then reduce to practico. The
J eft cot of tho policy reco mm ended is
to furnieh us with a full supply of
i breadstuff's, at the same time that it
'does not dimimish the income from
j cotton. How hard it is to realize
| that "the half is sometimes greater
|than the whole;" that tho market
i value of an article depends upon its
scarcity; that not the < books of the
(sybil" merely, but all things else
!increase in price as they diminish in
number; that cotton is not exempt
:from the law whioh governs all commodities.
Read the articlc weekly and
j practico its suggestions daily:
The cotton crop of 1808 has been a
God-send to tho South. "Wo have
money in abundanco, our credit is
rapidly improving, the chains are
broken which bound us, our future is
bright with hope. And yet all this
will be an evil, rather than a good, il
wo do not preservo in that wise agricultural
policy whoso first fruits wc
! now enjoy.
! Our danger is that the plan tors may
j be tempted by high prices?the result
of a moderate crop, growing trade and
: reckless speculation?to pitch huge
| crops of cotton. Each man who sold
! ny>land cotton at 25 or 27 or 20 cents
ia pound, doubtless wished that he had
.j twenty bales instead of ten, or a hunidred
in place of fifty. This feeling.
however natural, we must conquer or
' be undone.
.We havo made monoy by the cotton
crop of 13C8, because cotton was not
i our fir9t and principal earc. There
had been two seasons of anxiety, disappointment
and loss, which forced
,j me planter 10 acknowledge mat tijs
[only safety lay in securing, at any
J cost, what broad and meat ho required
Tho dullest and most wrong-headod
i could 600 this necessity, and, as a con
i Eequonco, tho South produced all the
' breadstuff's eho needed, the corn crop
Ii of South Carolina alone being 2,000,
JOOO bushels more than it was in 1867
j Cotton was a secondary consideration
j with the planter ; but the two and-a
I half million of bales which from the
jcrnp of the year have still brought us
J moro money than four million bales
j would have dono at the prices before
i tho war. Had the whole strength o:
l|tho South been directed to tho culture
1 i of cotton, the crop would have beer
three million bales or more, and tboi:
j, our fortunes would have been staked
I upon one cast of the die* prices would
have fallen nnrl t.1i? nnv/ilmcn nf "Woof
jern grain would have swallowed uj
I the greater part of tho net proceeds
of onr cotton. As it is, wo have beer
' i independent of outside help. W?
' havo not eaten into the morrow, wt
have not boen obliged to tbrow oni
cotton upon tho market, and we ap1
proach another season with distended
purses and tho fairest prospects ol
1 huoccas.
i
But the lessons of this year and oi
the years which have preceded it will
,j be worse than thrown away, if high
, prices induce our planters to make
cotton their king and not their slave.
The first labor, the first thought, the
first pains, should be given to wheat,
corn and Drovisious : and ihnn. and
not before, might* the reign of oetton
bogin. .Wo should h?ve the befit seed,
bo as to improve tho ate.ple ; fertilizers
| Bhould be nsed freely, bo oato increase
| the yield per acre ; no moro land
, should be {Ranted than can be enltl.
vated regularly , and we}],- And a
[ cotton crqp made in this manner will
k repeal-the Lesson of 1868, and realize
\ for ue far more tjian a larger
t yield at lower pricoa with:inilhons oi
dollarstopay *w*y in baying our daily
L bretf* : :
s m?
Anere ??, we jrope?t, bpfc.on* ?afe
" >, plan : Pleniy .of prppimona jfrjt and tltxt
li a.mtferote erop.qf. eotto?.< If otfr plantk
to tbtV ; policy, they, will
\ ?Iftbeydo aot, they will
t ?IW?dly , day w be?* b^tioeiro
y Y> become suddenly wealfcfcyc*&&?i
E|hflp.to l>?ip oi
! fc*denCe ftnd ??ipman
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Our Court*
The Court of (a oil oral Sessions for,
our District convoned here on Monday
last; the Court of Common Pious
on the Wednesday following. Ac
cording to the present law tbov artdistinct
Courts?tho criminal nnd civil
jurisdictions being kept separate ?
though administered by tho sumo
Judge. Three sessions are held regularly
in the course of tho year, on
the tbird Monday, autl on tho AYednosday
following in tho" respective
months of January, May and September.
If the criminal business is not
idispatched in the fir6t two days of the
! week, the session of that Court is
|
: continued at tho discretion of tho
{judge, and may be prolonged for two
'weeks or more if necessary.
| Abbeville, Laurens and Spartanburg
| form the Seventh Judicial Circuit, of
i which tho lion. T. O. P. Vernon, of
| Spartanburg, is the Presiding Judge.
It was his Honor's first appearartee
' here in a judicial capacity, and with
ihis ability, patience, courtesy, and
[fairness of mind, we have no doubt
'that he Avill make a very acceptable
(presiding magistrate. In his charge
; to the Grand Jury, he expressed his
sconfidence that the public sentiment
, of so intelligent a District as Abbe
' villc would sustain the administratior
; of justice, and that, the juries of th<
country would lend him their earnest
jaid in bringing offenders to justice
[without "fear, favor or affection," an<
'without regard to race or color, oi
any political or partisan bias.
! "With the exception of a few hour
jspent on Monday in tho call of tin
; Civil Dockets, and the disposition o
j the unlitigated business of the term
, the Court has been occupied entirely
with the State eases. The State i
II * _ i 1 -
wen represented uy our young trioiuJ
;ir. L. MeGowan, Esq., who makes hi
\dibut hero as a prosecuting officer, am
'is winning golden opinions for the zeal
. I tempered with mercy, the fairness am
efficiency with which he discharge
ilhe delicate duties of his otliec.
.! The Grand Jury is organized for th
'whole year, and from the amount c
{business which has alroa y como be
1 fore them, avo judgo that their posi
, Ufon promises to bono sinecure, i
! number of true bills have been fount
' for offcnces, presenting every grade c
J guilt, through a varied catalogue c
,[murders, larcenics, and assaults am
i batteries. As usual, the freedmei
I figure largely in these trials, and on
of the most remarkable features c
these proceedings, is the carne6tt.ee
with which their employers have su
tained them in their defuuee, and th
,!ability and zeal with which thoy hav
i! been defended by Counsel.
| No bills of indictments havo yc
been given out against Col. Aiken, au'
>|1Iobst6. Dondy and llodgen. So fa
.1 . i t ? i .?
jiitj wo nuve xjcihu, mere xa not a part
olo of testimony which oould sustai
I a bill of indictment against these gcr
tlemen, beforo a Grand Jury. Th
> reason that wo have heard assigne
? for the delay, is the sickness of To
bert. Chamberlaiu, the Attorney Gei
eral came up on Monday's train, bu
i roturned the next morniug. lie e:
pressed the opinion, we learn, that th
s Governor would veto the bill for th
> change of the venue, should it pass th
5 Senato.
s In tlio case of the State vs. Itichar
[ trimn, lor tlio murder ol~ Aloxaudt
> Chiles, both colored, after an able d<
i fenco by Col. Thomson and Gen. M
1 Gowftn, t&e prisoner was found guilt
I of manslaughter.
^ In tho caso of tho Stato vs- Richar
Ely, for the murder of Harvey Hou
' ton, both colored, the prisoner aftc
* an elaborato dofenoe by General Mi
1 Go wan, was convicted.
: The juries were drawn under th
i supervision of J. A. Lolnnd. Ksn.. b
, I ' "
appointment of the Judge, and ar
distinguished by ev*n more than thei
' usual intelligence. Juries now ele<
^ thoir foremen. Win, A. Giles, Esq., i
the foroman of the Grand Jiirv. nn
r G'apt. Jas. T. BarneB and Hugh Wil
I son, jr., of tho respective pettlt jurio:
I *' *
m m .
Masonic Female College. ? B
reference to tho advertisomont in an
other column it it will bo seen thi
the exorcises of this well known inst
tution w,ill be resumed on tho 1st (
February next. Tho trustees hav
been so fortffnate as to secure the sei
vices of Col. 6- B, Jones, a gentlemai
of established reputation as a scholai
and successful teacher, assisted by ai
ablo corps of instructors. The mod
orate rates of b?ard and tuition, th
healthiness of the location, and its n
Jigious and aocia' enrroundiqgs, pr<
, sent, a combination of a<ivantagoi
which ara'not ercehed by any eimila
institution of the coup try,
p,5 'f?. ' ' ' wr
Tab Abbeville CommitIkb.?\Y
learn that the committee appointed a
' the public meeting on Sale I>ay laso
'jpmltyg oti,?ol & A. ink;' Dr.' 3
Jamcjs afcC^lan, Esq., had an. lntoi
J Viaw Vilk, the Governor during thl
Ttf tjiffiifl llWliip ^
flm'wM n> it'rlu:. idmmmi 'niiii'i
Senator Sawyer and Southern Loyalists.
During the debate on tho Sue Murphy
case in the United States Senato
on Thursday, Senator Sawyer, of
South Carolina, read n\i argument in
; lavor 01 tne bill.
1 Ho was not quilo flalisfied of the
jloyalty of Miss Murphy previous to
j the arrival of the United States army
in Decatur, and as she was thou only
sixteen years old, ho thought it very
'doubtful that bhe hud formed any!
j opinions on the subject of loyalty or
J disloyalty ; but on the general question
of tlio right of loyal Southerners
to bo compensated for their property
i taken and used as hers had been, he
j felt very strongly, and he had been
jsurpri.ed and shocked by the ground
taken by the opponents of this bill.
. lie would not undertake to controvert
the legal propositions or arguments of
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr.
I... - -
. Mimner), or the Senator from Oregon,
i,(Mr. Williams.) Tho loyal men ol
11 the South might bo proved, to tho
(satisfaction of those who desired such
proof, to have been public enomic.i
* during the war, but he had entertained
i: a different opinion of their position
i| and character. The Senator from
t1 Michigan (Mr. Howard) had spokcr
-1 slightingly of the Southern loyalists
i their sufferings and their sacrifices
s'.but if he had happened to live, for j
t while during the war in a rebel State
, he would undoubtedly have come to !
1 j different conclusion.
r j Mr. Howard said he had not intend
jed to cast any slur upon the loyal moi
t; of the South?nothing could havobcei
p J further from his thought.
fj Mr. Sawyer, was glad of it ; but tin
J language of the Senator had givei
,r{him the impression that he value*
? lightly the sacrifices of Southern loy
jalists, and, indoed, rather envied then
cj for the advantnges of their position,
j | The argument of the Senator fron
I ! Massachusetts (Mr. Sumner) that loya
3 : men at the South during the Win- wer
B'public enemies, might bo unanswera
i ble ; but ho appealed to that Sen a to
c! to say whether the conclusion to whiol
his legal logic had led him was no
i revolting to his sense of justice ? I
jtho loj-al people of the South wer
J now, and had been all along, publi
^[enemies, why had the Govern men
rrnade a distinction between them am
the disloyal d-iring the war? Th
r, i Government during the war did no
U I ^
jdetermino who were its friends bj
y I law. Tho Union men of the Soutli
j.j who adhered to the Government, di<
not hesitato about their duty unti
they could consult FufTbndorf. Th
Union prisonors at the South had no
found it necesSary to read Vattcl ii
order to ascertain who wero the*
J friends. The policy advocated by lb
^: opponents of t his bill was most unjns
I and unwise, and bo hoped it would no
,r | bo adopted by the Government.
i-i The following Companion
cjworo elected, Saturday 16tli, 1869, t
d I servo tho ensuing Masonic j*ear i:
1. Aurora Chapter, Millway. S. C.:
j. R. J. Robinson, High Priest,
it II. M. Jordan, King.
t, M. C. Taooart, Seribo.
l0 J. C. Chiles, Captain of Ilost.
l0 V. Griffin, Principal Sojourner.
lC O. Henderson Royal Arch Cap tail
J. F. Lvon, G. M. 3rd Veil.
A W. J. McCain. " 2nrl
,r J. L. \Vnitk, " 1st "
3. W, McCain, Treasurer.
c. J. K. McCain, Secretary.
y
Eertilizers.?"Wo direct attentio
d to the advertisement of Messrs. J. W
Trowbridge & Co., who are the agenl
;r fbr the sale of the supcr-phosphat<
C!- and other improved fertilizers. Th
great meritof these fertilizers is, tht
e that whilst thoy yield a speedy returi
y they add a permanent value to th
>e soil. TJioy are also ofl'oring the be*
ir Peruvian guano,
it W I ?
'8 W We direct attention to the ac
d vertisement of Wm, JR. White, Ai
- signeeof C. V. Barnoa, calling a inoe
3- ing of creditors ou sale-day in Febri
ary next,
y
i The Soutuenn Cultivator.?Th
it January number of this sterling jour
i nal has been received. The tabio c
^ contents presents a ploasing variety
e whilo the letters of Mr. Dickson ar
"" Invaluable,
d
? ? m
f> A Washington correspondent wr
a tingon tho 10th inst. says: "Froc
tl^e remarkable condition of retioenc<
6 General Grant seems to have posse
5 to that of a man who has his owi
'* views, and we know human natur
'> well enongh to be aware of the fine
r that, a man haviner views is verv an
to oxpreaa them- - AYitbia the l&afefou
days I have met three prominent gen
B t|emeti who have bad fcftlfca W?th Gen
t Grant, and each one, without. evei
i> giving me the topics of discourao, aaj
\r. tbpt he eppke frepiy andat, length
i The Praaktent elect <haa certain tyorJ
- on hand that he cannot accomplia)
p wilhoiHt,.:conaaUaUon, and, being i
I ?n.:uu u. ? '
- wiiojut, prypuflBB ID
WW***.-, **P?:. to , MMOmp)Jiak! &l
J; fa&ilppkt** .??<* m? <*r^.; &? * <*
p get a cla? to his ftdvisere, and hearing
| o|l^7oom
^ r^ 11 ~| | , Mtgifc^if T >liVi i ijf^ tA&WiMI 'T
belief of the shrewder set, silled
through my own opinion, aryi at the
present writing the Cabinet stands as
follows: Stanton as Secrotary of
State ; "Wells, Secretary of the Treasury
; Wash Inline, Secretary of the Interior;
Schofield, Secretary of War ;
iSelienck, Secretary of the Navy;
|Greeley, Postmaster General; Edj
ward:? i'ierrcpont Attorney General." j
j The. Virginia Republican Slate Ccn-1
! tral Committee are called to meet on j
| January 27th, to consider the proprie-i
I ty of euUitiK i^icw Stale couvention-:
It is understood that the new convention
is to consider the nomination of
new candidates for governor and
other ofliecrs.
Notice of eon test has been served on
all the new Louisiana Congressmen,
to whom certificates have been issued,
except that of L. A. Sheldon.
, ....jm IT" . . . _
CONSK1NKKS.
! The following named jiorsons have
i; freight in the Depot at Abbeville.
; J II V? ilsnn, W D M.irs & Co, C V
I , Barnes, W HlVnnall.S L Jones.
II EXPRESS ?W D Mars & Co, J A
i Taliuadsi??, II W Lawson, Se;?l, S:jrn & Co
7 .
.; L>r Ried, Win Rii*liHrr]?o?i, J W Thomas
D. R. SONDLEY,
i '
Agent.
) J ^
aj JJARKi'.TS.
J AnnKVJLLE, S. C., Jan. 22.
j j Sales of tho week 120 bales at 2-tv
?:io -f, cio-sing ncuvc at -i>.
j Columbia, January 20.? Sales o
2jcatton to-day 230 bales?middlings
1 27 Sc.
J Nkw York, January 20.?Xoon.?
- 353- Col Ion firmer at 29?.
i 7 P. M.?Cotton more active ant
dccidcdly higher?sales 4,200 hales, ai
i|29Ja29}. Corn steadier?Southerr
1 j white 95; 97. Gold 35].
sj Baltimore. January 20.?Corn dul
?prime .vhite 85 a SB, yellow 85 j
i'. 88. Oats dull, at 70 a 73.
1 J CrTARi.ESTcfjr, January 20.?Cottor
t; Ae. better?sides 800 hales?middling!
f" 28; receipts 1,027.
e Augusta, January 20. ? Cottoi
C morl'nf o .4vonr>A/l Kril/lni?o ^ "?v
| i.VW M\l ? 4UJVVU ilVlUWO TUi V III II
j?sales 475 bales; receipts 1,13C
I j middlings 27} a. 27*.
c[ LlVEiirooL, January 20.?B P. M.?
t i Cotton firmer?uplands on apot anc
pj afloat 118; Orlcsns llf.
II
TO
^PLANTERS.
. ?t :0:
fi
?| I have just arrived
u i with SIXTY head of fine
! Kentucky MULES anc
HORSES, which I wii!
offer for sale-a few days
in ABBEVILLE. Those
?. w i s hing to p u rchase
I would do well to give
me a call.
W. R. Doty.
Jan, 22, 18G8,39?tf
T. , YICK'8
a fim&h mim
o
t FOR I 8 6 0.
l, 'THE FIRST EDITION OF ONE HUNX
drei Thousand of Viuk'sII Unarmed Cnt
alogue of Seeds and Guide in the Fl-?wer 0?r
jt deii is now published it makes a work o
10 1 pigrs. beautifully illustrated, wi>h ah<>n
160 Fine Word Engraving* of ^Flowers nix
.Vegetables. and an Elegant Colored Flale,
j. A Boquet of Flowers,
It ia (he ino-t beautiful, as well as tlio moa
i;i.?l rnctive Floral Guide ptilditlied, pivini
t- plain And thorough direct ions for the Cuhur<
, of Flowers nnd VeL'etnb'es.
Tbe Floral Guide ia published for the benefit
of my customers, to whom it in sent frei
without application, tiul will be f<*rwar<lfd t<
all who apply by mail, lor Ten Cents, whiol
0 it not half the cart. Address
JAMES VICK,
>f Kuchesier, N. XSan.
28. 18C9. 39?tf
NOTICE!
rj A LL personR having demands again s
l\. t)R. C. V. HARNES, prior to tin
* >)?.i 1 one J..ill 4i
rviii -jni n-'uu, wii! nicri nic ni nir
d buville Court iluUse, oo Sale Daj in Feb
t ruary, next. . . <
t W.R.WHITE,
r .. AMtgoee.
,j Jan, 22,1866, 3Qr-2t
. MASONIC .
; FEMALE fiOLLESE,
' COKESBTJBY, S. O,
?t, i ' : "
4 3o i icW-j '* .' * '
^ fTIBS ExeroiMS in iliw,0^iJ^?i?iP fe
I -A. fe?ufne?i tbe FJftST ?f- FSjB^iU*
} / : * '
iiLii'1l__ iirftittlf **' j>Jrf5SR*>*o ^?T
?JCITKJN ^ te# ^
!U f frJWp'j ^ffo-A
f. jr. (MJgtY, Swetsry.
J*o.?2, 18M.
lis mw i
:o:?
BAUGHIS CHICAGO _
CALDMET MILLS
L i ...
rl"MIRSK Ferjili/U?rs <via l>o rpcnminrmloil nn pi>
1. QUALITIES ?| Bono, an well no (lie vnpid civ
T'lie liot'is ?> nil Hipm! manures is Bone, wliivli,
with iliu j:iBuhilik' mineral uulstuiic'cs uliiuli aic lb
now iu llig market.
PURE PERUvl
FOR S.-1LE BY
TROWI
Jiin-.ary 512 I860. 33-If
Eighteen S
Thankful for the
ronage bestowed c
| past year, we hope
ition to continue to
We shall adhcr<
CASH system, proi
mcrs as good barga
jin any House. W>
lies, hardware or Ci
i;assured wc shall I
in Fancy and St:
Millinery, > lioes, d
i We are now selli
\ Flannels, Linseys,
( at reduced prices.
i1 ask all to call on u
FOWLER & 3
January, 15 18G8?38 tf
; ?fetiij]
' RHODES' SUPEli PHOSPHATE, The 01
ORCHXLLA GUANO.
, T"> IIOORs* M ANUKIC, in it* prepniatiou, i* mi
IV Colton, Ci-rn, When', Tohici'ii. I'utatiw* nu
partm?<i.i U cnndii'-ted hy Frederick ltlett. one of
id tlie Uui'ed State*.. It. ih endorsed, npproved,
lien i. Cliettiia'M mid AgricullueiMR in the $piiUi<-rn :
qnalitv." always reliable. productive of larj-* or"
tl.o high perc<-ninue of "Tium Fei.lili/.ini? I'rinei
F-ttttora acceptance, mul 7 per cent. interest until
"AA."?A fine Bin! (iiiano, rich in PhoFplial*s i
iltne. PERUVIAN UUAKO, warinuted pure, a
priuca for cusli.
B. S. RHI
PJ0J8. 13<>8, 84_--3m
XJ^ITEX) STATES
INTERNAL REVENTJE. V
i * (
Assistant AsEessor's Office,
( ABBEVILLE, 8. C., ) \
January 14, ISfif). ) <
M ? T T " "
; a ijXj persons, farmers, Merchants. ?
x\_ Mechanics, Lawyers, I'hysi- '
cians, Manufacturers, and every other f
braneh of business, will come forward
? and make their Annual Returns ,
> for the past year, 18S>8. The law re- (
i quires ail Returns to bo made by the J
' 10th day of March, 18C9. t
* All Executors, Administrators, '
* Guardians and Trustees are required J
by the United States Internal ilev- ?
enue Laws to make Returns of all r
Estates in their charge FORTHWITH \
or they will bo LIAB LE TO THE (
PENA*LTY of the Imw, which will /
be ENFORCED. 1"
All Manufactures, Mills, Jacks and Stallions
are to bo returned. ?
S. L. JONES,
Ass't Assessor 3d Div., 3d Dist,, S. C.
Jan. 14, 18G9, tf
- Notice to Commissioners of
* Roads and Bridges, Abbei
ville County. S. C. j
A MEETING of tlio GENERAL ?
BOARD of CommisaicHiers of t
z Roads and Bridges ivill lie held ?t Al>be- j,
1 illeC. If. on SALE DAY IN FEB
- KUAliY NEXT. A full attendance t,
1 is expected, nuil assessments npade for the t
i present yoar.
Tho old Commissioners will continue in
office until newly appointed Commissioners
are installed into office.
L. C. CLINESCALES,
Chairman Old B'd Coin's, i
Jan. 4, J869, 37, 3t ... '
, ASSIGNEE'S:
SALE. l
HI
?7+ T pi
Notice is hereby qivek, that
1 will sell at (ipb)io outcry at the
Villpca of Greenwood.on TUESDAY, 4be
{2 1 February pext, all tbe REAL ES
TATE lately o*i.ed by JAMES BAILEY %
hh& embraced ip the conveyance to me as ri
? J
S. P. BOOZER, ?
Assigaoo, M *
fth Jan., i860. 4t
^<i. . U; ..I-'.. : ~?V t', ^^
excels*- of this Institution will W'&-' ^
oi^^3r4-?rS^etii? V
shhbhBM
* ,- 3AMD5|X B. joites,
Jan. II, lHt, M?if *
i rum
BLOOD MANURE,
BONE DUSTfseesinp
tlie PERMylNKNT IMPROVING"
i|)-|iro?lucinir ^fTVctf of l'cvtrvian Unnnn.
us is wt-ll known, coinpHVe* muitt InvoraMy
e bates of nearly ail iltv Sup?r 1'hofipkaU:}
0.
IAN GUANO.
RIDGE & CO.
ixty-ninc. 1869
very liberal putin
11s during the
by strict atteni
merit tlie same.,
e strictly to the
raising our custolins
as can be had
e keep 110 grocer ockery,
but rest
keep every thing
lple Dry Cxoods,
rr
l/V.
ing Dress Goods,
. Cassimers,. dtc.
We respectfully
s?
M DONALD.
isams rb.
d and L<in<gEstablished Slmidiivd Mnoura
PERUVIAN GUANO,
i _ ,, #
i*ie rcjuauy ttoapiHU for forcing large crop* #*
:) other root. crop*. The Manufacturing Do"
the iiiomi skilllul Clicmijlc ami Munnf.ieiur? r< *
P'l'l f,ntiR!r)Piid?l l>3f nil of the mo*t pi on i?
Sluts#. ' If, cnu l>c relied upon jm uniform m
>ps, iinil unveiled by ui.y in the mirtvt, in
pies." 1'rice $.77..VJ c:i;<h, or $*j.5 lime witU
1st necfiiibor, CilCIllLLil GUANO,
iiul Alkaline ^altH. Piiee ?36 chpIi or #40
nd ul ways ou huuj. i'UrjiUlied at murkitl
2TT & SON, Adonis.
(Ml ARLRSTON"; R .
CO r !
CO WIS g*
r-sT >?oopq-s-f ??
yj_ CJ&-,?. % ? ^?
cq r~3 | S* c -3
?^ w rr^ . j a oo a
?z h.HH Sq:? s
^ro^Sg^l . z s
2 zr
=*> ^ -s ~ m ? ?>
CX3 -a | v, 2 ??
iSsg.g^ ^ o?
?pg A. frrt i 2 ? P*
a s-g
=?'fiMssaSii < %*<?H
g=; h-h<s g -2?
2Lj Hg
fe. nas|s?.
p> t-^sl.?a .J:
?^ ? -* s?f?3 rr. "3. ? ?
3<f "Sd
^ *%*
WTO
\.TY WIPE, the Inta Mib, CIIARw,
LYJL L0T1E IRVINE, and myt>*if,.
iave Bcpnni'.ed. Tliero was a rnnrri/iga^
etilemcnt betveen us?, by which each waq .
o retain tlieir own property, I.therefore.
;ive notice to ?U, that my wifq io.not my
pent, nml ha* po right to raal*#. coptfacta .
o bind me. Those who credit hf?r mu^:,
to it on the faith of her separate,property.
0, VT. CROipR.
i a icftn o>
onnuary ?, pl^?06
DISSOLUTION 0F;
Copartnership,.
CHE Copartnership heretofore eslMingbn- .
twren 1I10 opacrBiptnrrl, under the nrnme
nd fltvlo of "IVIER * MoDON'ALI>." h.. ,
?y bct-n diwelved bv mgtaM'cOflMQt. . i|
The fttock o? hand will be.replenfelied, and
ie business will bn cctatf fitted by MV IroDdlfi
T D. with whom .wilt
counU, iind towhora debtor* wilt &n/y n;*k?
iym?Ot. '.:'v v
JNQ. A, WXER,
M. MoBONALII,
/no. 4,1869, *Wtf. r> ; . ; -4),
~?'?ft ? ' J':i i", _ ; r?
I10 Due Wo8t Female College.
PHTS t4 one of most- flookishujg,Inatitft*
L ttou* in th* 3t&U>. P.ftpflB^ee+iveffikMay
mo. and charged from lima ?)f i ' J
Tuition?iDoludiitg Latin *na Pxaanb, fU.OO
>r wonth. lionrdifif?, fqcladiag red aud
ashin#, tu.Q?pernioptb.., . Ml ,no 1
too,- ^
ft
t 1 ''ifljrftSi'' .V'l'''flii'ifJ