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i v* THE INDEPENDENT PRESS 13 PUBLISHED KVEKY FBIDAT MORNING, 1IY * PUOKETT & WLLSON, Proprietors. , " TERMS. " ' {J3TS1 per annum, thvariably in advance. Advertisement* will'beinserted conspicuously at the following very low rates: ' , . " 1 square of i*2 lines or leus, 1 insertion, 75 Kvery following insertion, 87 1 square S months, $1 00 "vl ' ' 0 " 6 00 1 ",1 3"^ar, . - - 10 00 Announcing a Cuudidate, (iu advance,) 3 00 Liberal deductions will uci made to persons ' advertising lnnaalv. . All obitnurylBjSfeea exceeding twelve lines will bo charged n& advertisements. {33TA11 .communications and letters on busi* hess with this office, must bo addressed to Tnr. . Independent Press, Abbeville 0. II. S. C., puepaid, to insure attention. < s 77 POETRVT~ V. [From tho N. V. Express.] ? The Ooffin Makor. . Rap?rap! from morn 'till night, Hail?nail the coffin tight, "What reck who wants the box to day i Thoy!ro all for Death!?so rap away. * The journeyman whiBtles a jolly air, Whilo plying his arms, all brawny and bare; Tho coffins are gloomy against tho wall? For rag^od or gilded?or grent or 6ma11. Rup?rap?from morn till night? j: - Nail?nail?tho coflin tight. A tiny coffin ho hammered in gleo? - - A prattler's that smiled on a mothor's knee ; Then lullingly sunk to a frozen smile, "With a tearful kis3 on its brow the while! Rap?rap?from morn till night? Nail?nail?the colfin tight. A shrine for a boauty of sixteen Maya, . v Me rapped away, never pausing to prai6o, - A face that had lovingly shone on n crowd. Who 'neath tho enchantment had burned and . v'-\ bowed, . Rap?rap?from morn till night? $ ~ Nail?nail?tho coffin tight. This coffin?a youth to minstrelsy born, "Who sang and was heard with a soulless ecorn ? A ckylark 6 trick on, he fell to tho dust? But time will not let his memory rust. Rap?rap?from morn till night? Nail?nail?tho coffin tight. With glittering graving this coffin gleams? j? Forono who reve'd in luxury#* dreams, Who plunged into pleasure that wealth can give, Andjrillod hioisclf quickly striving to livo. Rap?rap?from morn till night? Nail?nail?the coffin tight Form ono of old pine and 6tain it w^h red, For?only a pauper?what caro how bred! Or whether for one who idled opart. Or want shod a blight on an honest heart. Rap?rap?from morn till night? Nail?nail?the coffin tight. A narrow coffin for a miser's gravo. Who yielded his life in striving to Eave: ^ 60 closely ho labored to hoard tho duBt, He gave his own frame for want of a crust Rap?rap?from morn till night? ' Nail?nail?the coffin tight A noble coffin for the warrior fr.amp "Whose eagle spirit no peril could tame; "Who battled for freedom, country and right, Aad died with his banner still waving in 6igbt. Rap?rap?from morn till night? Nail?nail?the coffin tight. Tbo journeyman whistles and emilos in glee, For here is a coffin he like6 to see? That, of a Doctor, who hoped to endure, But perished, with all his science of cure. Bap?rap?from morn till night? Nail?nail?the coffin tight One day this journeyman's tim* will come round? Tk? 1-: in-' ?... nig ui miuoeii ne noiea xor the ground, And thus reaper Death, who harvests us all, "Will find with old Time, a funeral pall. Rap?rap?from morn till night? Jfftil?nai!?that coffin ti^ht, MISOELIiANY. To Youxg Men.?Sorao odd geniut gives tlie following elegant advice to young men who "depend on father" for their sup. f port, and take no interest whatever in busi nesH, .but are regular drones in the hive . 5/ subsisting on that which is earned by others r *" Come, off with your coat, clinch the saw -- the plow handles, the axe, the pic-axe, tbc r."^. ~spade?anything that will enable you tc " . stir jroor blood ! Fly round and tear youi jacket, rather than be the passive recipient . of . the old, gentleman's bounty! Soonei than play the dandy at dad's expense hire yourself out to some potatoe patob, let your elf to atiop 'hog holes, or watch the bare. " . andvwhen you think yourself entitled to a fisting, spell, do <?t on your own hook Get tip .in the^morning?turn round at least twice before breakfast?help the old gen ^ ' c - T,{^f --.f > . ,_..y u>ui< uux nuu men a litt in business, learn how to take the lead, and : " not depend forever on being , led; and you have no ideahow the disicpj?je yill benofil .'^ yovu Do.thja, and our word fof it, you will ' ' teem to breatlie a new atmosphere, possess new frame, tread a ne& earth, ^Wake to a n?w deatiny?and yo^ noay -then begin to ' aapije. to manhood. ' Takes off, then, that |t* \tnmf firo^j your ljUy finger, break your cane, anft^your"upper lip, wipe your nose, hold 'bead^.^nd, by all means, neveT v the bread of idlepesa, nor depend " of tbe p^^ll^^that Matt. Ward, tha Qianda hies.?Knocking at the wrong door, and hesitatig whether you shall run away and say noting about it, or stay and apologize. Crossing tho road until you see a, g;g ( coming oikj way and a cab another ;so that if you move on you are sure to he knocked I down by one, and it' you stand still you j may possibly be crushed by both. I Finding yourself in a damp bed on a cold 1 ] night, cogitating whether you will lio still ' I and catch your death, or get up and dress, and pass the night on the two canebottoin chairs. Paying your address tu a pennyless fair one under the impression that she is an heiress; and, on discovering your error, having tho option of marrying the young lady, er of being shot by tho young lady's brother. Dining at a friend's house, where you j must either drink wine till yon become intoxicated, or retrain till you become disa I b' VV"UI^* i Coining to four cross roads, one of which j you must take at random, <>r just walk ! back a milo or two ami inquire your way. A Proposition.?We are authorized by a gentleman of high standing, and an old line Whig, to say that ho will be one of ten thousand men to pay a lunidrod dollars each to raise a fund to settle Southern men in Kansas. It strikes us as an excellent idea. Let this be done and it settles the character of that territory beyond question?cannot the ten thousand be found in Georgia ? and cannot a lniudred thousand in the Southern States? It would be well for an organization to be formed in every county in the South to raise a fund for this purpose. If there are in this count}', or elsewhere, any who aro willing to go into if, Sfnd us your namee.? Corner Stove, Columbus. Printers.?Lord Stanhope was a priuj tcr! Franklin was a printer! Beranger, j the great French poet, was a -nrinterli Thiers, the great French historian, v.as a printer! "If a brilliant 6tar Were 6tricken from the dome of night, A Printer's l'rew, if plauted there, Would fill the vacuum to n hair. And give, perhaps, a better light! " "Sam"' seems to be furnishing the country with any number of candidates for office. In Philadelphia the Know Nothing organ announces a list of only seventeen candidates for the office of Sheriff, and sixteen for the office of Register of Wills. If Americans do not govern America, it will not be for want of men willing to accept the offices. Samuel M'Donakl, who recently died in Baltimore, left an estate valued at 8600,000, which he bequeathed to various charitable iiiauiuuoiip, 10 ins mends and relatives. I He was one of the richest men of Baltimore. Among the bequests is the sum of 68,000 to the Second Presbyterian church. He manumitted all his slaves. If you ypishi- to secufc good bargains, buy of people who advertise. The increased amount of custom that a judicious system of advertising brings to a store enables the proprietor to sell at a smaller profit than those ean afford who have an accidental customer now and then. Land for the Million! T^HE Act of Concrress of Marnh 1 1. giv?;6 additional Bounty Land to all who have heretofore received land for military eer vices. All who have 6erved fourteen days, or j received pay in money for theiv services, are entitled. \Ve have. hv five yearn'practice in claims against the U. S. Government, become perfectly acquainted with all the minute rules and practice of that Departra%pt, and are well known to the Commissioner of reunions. We will attend promptly to all cluirns entrusted to us. As three hundred thousand persons aro entitled under this law, there will bo great delay in issuing them, and it is therefore highly important that application be raado without defay. We will also pay cash for tho Warrants, or ?d! vance money upon them. BLAB. V. P03EV. March 23 46 tf 1 IRON! IRON!I IRON!!! ' At the Sign of the Golden Anvil, COLUMBIA, S. C., At Prices to Suit the TimoB. THE Subscribers have now on hand a large 6tock of IRON, which they are now offtr' inrf at greatly reduced prices, for cash. ' Their stock comprises a complete assortment oi owecies, country, English, Oval, Band, Hoopv Sheot, Rod, Ilorse Shoe Iron, <fcc. die. wholesale purchasers will be supplied at Charleston prices, with expenses added. Iron and other Goods delivered at the Railroad Depot free of dravage. FISHER <fc AGNEW 4 CO. April 80, 1855 [ju 1 ly Executor and Administrator's Notice. NOTICE is hereby given to all parties concerned that a Final Settlement of the Estate of CHARLES A. SMITH, deceased, will be made in theOrdinArvVf>ffi/?? akk?:n* I on the first day of August next ' * PETER SMITH, Ex'or. I ALSO, That a Final settlement of the Estate of Hezekiah F. SMITH, deceased, will t be made in the Ordinary's Office on same day. All parties concerned will tako due notice of 1 the foregoing appointment*, and govern tfaem' selves accordingly. PETER SMITH, " > Adm'r Estate of H. F. Smith. April 20,1855 61 3m ' Dissolution. T| HE Firm of GRIFFIN, GRAYDON 4, CO. -was dissolved by mutual consent, on the first of January last. Those indebted will please call and make uUlment without delay with S. E. Graydon, who has charge of the books, papers, 'Ac. We dislike to."$un" our 1 friends, bnfcinthia case we have no choice.? West in debt, and are compelled to raise money- -We hope, therefore, that this call will ; ADVERTISEMENTS. i\cw Spring & Summer Goods | _ 3 HAMB E RS & MA R SH ALL'S ! CHEAP CASH STOIiK, Abbeville C. II. 1 XT' n,'e <l?>ly receiving our Sow Spring : T Stock, comprising the Intent style* in ! /Vend), I'nglifh, n ml Amcriciiu MUSLINS and! CALICOES, i French Mil J.MAN TICS, Fine Muslin GINGHAMS, Plain ami Fam-v BAREGES, Bl'k, Co M, an<f Fancy SILKS, Straw BONNETS an.) Misses' FLATS, GLOVES, HOSIERY, Bonnet RIBBONS, i md PARASOLS. j And nn unusually Largo and Cheap Stock of: EiflKROlDKKIF^, Swi?a CURTAINS, Gent's Straw HA'IS, NECK TIES Ac. ' Wo ino3t respectfully* invite the attention of the citizens of this DiM rict to the above Goods. Wc announce, notwithstanding the general depression in the Money Market throughout the country, the system ot business adopted by U6 more tlian a year ago, namely, C-ASII?ami to which we shall rigidly adhere?enables us to ; offer for the coming season, a very large Stock | ot priccs to suit, tho HARD TIMES. We will constantly receive addditions throughout the Season, of new and desirable Go"odn, from New York and Baltimore. March 27, 1855. 4<J t.f DR. II. H. SCUDDAYj Graduate of the Physio Medical College of Ohio, TENDERS his Professional Services to the Public, as a practitioner of Medicine, Obbtttrice and Surgery'. We shall reject venesection, vesication, mercurials and noiaoilK of ctotv dpfli<rint!nn nn^l use pure uiedicincs, in portions and forms nnd water in nil modes and of all temperatures mi i tod to tlie cases. We arc prepared to board and treat patients at priee6 varying with their condition, want#, and the accommodations they prefer. Persons from n distance who cannot remain, will he examined and provided with medicines and written directions, (a method hy which thousands have been cured,) at a moderate expense. Persons afflicted with old chronic diseases, particularly scurrhua affections, ulcers of the leg, nnd varicose veins, can have them pcrmancntly cured by the tteform practice. Though the euro of disease is at all times preferred, yet when they are indispensable, surgical operations of everj* description will be performed in the best manner known. Oftioo at Lowndsvillo, Abbeville District, S. C., where we can at all times be found, un ) May 18, 1855 2 3m The State of South Carolina. Abbeville District?In the Court, of Ordinary. WHERAS application has boon mode to mo by John Davis an>J wife requiring the Will of Mrs. Sarah Pace, deceased, to be aet up and proved iu "due form of law": Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to Thomas W. Pace, Aik^n Brazealle and wife LouiGa, Lucinda Jane Cannon, child of Henry and Luciuda Cannon, Sarah Jane Pace' and r-u_ r>:?i i? -l:u ^ uuuu i luunutvy i cnnurrn 01 lucnarn I'nce, dccoased, Sophrouiu Haynes, (widow,) Sarah Sheppard. wife of Sheppard, Sildon Thomas, Benjamin. George, Ilenry and John Thomas, and Caroline aud Mary Thomas, children of Matilda Thomas, deceased, to appear before nie, cither in persou or by attorney, at a Court of Ordi-nary for Abbeville District, to bo held at Abbeville Court House, on the fourth day of September next, and show cause why proof of the contents of said Will be not made and the eaid'Will set up aad odmitted to probate in due form of law. Given under my hand and seal of office, at Abbeville Court House, this 30lh May, A. D. 1855. WILLIAM HILL, 0. A. L. Ju I 4 3m 9SS.?ftK.MMrG- JLXSA^ao NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! WARD, BUR.CHARD & CO., Augusta, Ga., are now receiving, by every ate am or, T ? A J J 1 4.: JU at 2. a O JX UU111UH5 to their stock, of all that is IVew, EleKant and Useful! Such as Silk, Silk Barege, and Lawn Flounced Robes, Barege DeLaines, Eich Challiea, Lawns, Tissues, Bareges, Ginghams, Calicoes. Lace Bed Spreads, Wide Scotch Diapers, Linen Damask, Iiuck Towelling, Napkins, Do3'lies, 12 4 Cotton and Linen Sheetings, Irish Linens, Farmers'and Planters' Linen and Drillings, Cottonadea, Chambrays, Linen Lustres. ?ALSO ? Family Mourning Attire, a complete awwrtnient of all the various fabrics, to all of which they respectfully ask attention. Iheir prices to cash and prompt paying buyers -will be such as cannot fail to gvve satiafac 1 An r" ^[Mar 16 tf SPECIAL NOTICE. I WISH to inform my friends and . customers that I am still in the W&=M&~ CARRIAGE BUSINESS, in this place, and ready to do my work well, and as low aa possible. (New work warranted for twelve months.) _ '* * " ' But I wish to he understood that from this date all Jobs done at my shop, amou&inj; to five dollars and over, must be settled fofv either by Cash or Catfi Noiet, before token away. > My reason .for thiB is, that my stock is' cash, | my hands are cash, my provisions are cash, and cash I must have fyr my work. E. J. TAYLOR. V N. B.?I have on hand -three second-band Baggies, (one with top,) one light one-horse Barouche, one Curry-all, (first rate to travel in,) also two new Buggies, and more a-growing, tbat I will sell cheap for cash or cash notes. Bnt bear in mind that you can save ten dollars on every hundred by " paying cash, and also ten cents on every dollar by doing tbe same. ? J T? Abbeville C. H., March 10, J 85CT>lE-STAT^0Fr80irnT_^ District?f-In JEquitty. John W. Moore vt. Amended Petition to . John Rosamond and " reeeire shaft of Estate. Sarah, his wife, J rT TT appearing to my satisfaction, that John JL Rosamond and Sarah, his wife, defendants in above ease, are absent without, the Umite of the State, on motion of McGowaa and Perrin, J Pro Pet, Ordored, that Said ' defendants do apoear, ana. plead, answer or dtour to the* said Petition,-within three months -from this data,' 1 >r the same will be taken. Pro CmftMAgainst jiem. , vf. it Parker, <x k.-jd x>. .CortimMlioner'n (M - . . .c ; fcJ oaitodat 'iHi TIN! TIN M-TIN !! ! HAV. LAWSON, very grnteful for patron age heretofore cujyed, begs leave to ay to his friends and customers und tlio pubic generally, tlmt lie litis now, at bis old stand, >11 Main Street, next door to White <fc Bullock, i full and complete assortment of TIN WAltli n his store may be found :? Buckets?all shaped and sizes; Covered and uncovered; Bonnet Boxes ; Bed-Steamers; CotFeo Pot??all sizes; Cake 1' a n s ? a as o r ted shapes; Candle Mould p ; Cake Boxes; Coal Carriers; Cullcn- 1 dors; Coffee Roasters; Candle Sticks; Dish Pans; Dieh Covers; Dust Pans; Fat Stoves; Foot Tubs; Knife Boxes; I.untcnw; Lump-Feeders; MilkPans; Milk-Cup*; Money Boxes ; Molasses Cups; MilkSkimmers; Mufliu Kings; Marking Clips; Oil Lamps; Popper P> o x c s ; Pudding Pans; Pie Pans; Plate Covers; Reflecting Ovens; Shower Maths; Slew Pans; Sugar Scoops; Sugar Boxes; T e a Canisters; Trumpets; Water Pots; Wash Pans; Water Dippers; <fce., ?fc<?. In short, his stock comprises everything iu his line, aud ho is not morel}- willing to show, but will 6oll on as reasonable terms as can he comnatiblo with the first injunction of the niaxiin "live and lot live." Any article manufactured to order at bliort notice, and warranted to give satisfaction. Country merchants will find it to their intcrcKt to nrocuro smtnlies of Tin Wnro frum him, na lie will give good articles at low rates. To the building public he would s.-ij- that he is always prepared to attend to the roofing and guttering of house?, and will be thankful for any chance afforded him to give evidence of hie ability to do good work. Abbeville C. II., S. C.. Nov. 23, 1804. 29 ly FIRE! FIRE! FIRE ! 'I^IIE Subscriber's old stand hav- ....r.'m v. -L ing been entirely destroyed by fire, he hns removed to No. 142, Meeting-Street, Corner of Wentworth, the stand formerly occupied bj W. J. Gayer, where he continues his business in all of its branches, fto can offer to his friends a large assortment of first-class VEHICLES, composed of BUGGIES, SPANISH KIITER EEXS, BA It O UCHES, ROCKA WAYS, CARRIAGES, SULKIES, &.C., &.C. IIo liurtjust received some choice FAMILY CARRIAGES, built, expressly for bis country customers. All of which he will sell cheap for caeh <>r Citv acceptances. Orders promptly and faithfully filled. I foviiin i>u'iruv Charleston, S. C., Nov. 7, 1854. 27?6m CHARLESTON CARPET WAREHOUSE. William Calder HAS always on hand the largest and beat selected slock of CARPETING to be found in the city, viz:?Fine Ingrains, lowpriced; superfine Ingrains, Tapestry Velvet, Tapestry Brussels, low priced Brussels, Three Ply Carpetings, Green and Printed Baize, Hearth lings and Door Matts, Stair Carpeting and Stair Hods, Bindings, <te., <tc. Slatting, all widths. With a large assortment of FLOOR OIL CLOTH, from 8 to 24 feet in width, for Rooms, Lobbies, <fce., without seam. Noa. 246 and 243 Kiug-st., corner Hasol. Cotton (wins. THE subscribers, having had nine years experience, and given universal satisfaction to their patrons, being now fully prepared with guuu uiucmiierj una uie oefit. oi workmen, feel safe in sayinc to the Cotton Planters in genera! in this and tne adjoining States, that they caL furnish them with the best COTTON GINS now made. They could offer a host of certificates, but believing the warrantee to be sufljeient, they will say, send on vour orders through the mail or their agents, who will visit the moat, if not all the Planters in reasonable bounds. S. II. & WM. OGLESBY, Elberton, Elbert county, Ga. Feb. 4 89 ly IMPORT^ AT TO BEEF "LERS. DRY HIDES will be taken in Exchange for GOODS at KERR'S GROCERY STORE. Persons wishing to sell Dry Hides to the sub scribor, ore notified that they must Salt them well in the following manner, viz: Spread out the Hide on the ground, and cover it over well with Salt on the Flesh Side; then roll it up, and let it remain in thie condition for 12 or 15 hours ; then hang it out in the shade to dry. ' ^ By the above process, the seller will got more money for fua Hide?, while the tanner will be able to mako the best Leather of it- - HENRY S. KERR. February 16, 1855. 41 3m NEW TAILOR SHOP AT ABBEVILLE C. H. THE Undersigned ,respectfully informs the citizens of Abbeville village and District that he has opened a ohop for the purpose of carrying on -the.. Tailoring Business on his own account. He will -receive orders from town and country thankfully, and will spare no paiDs in endeavoring to please his customers, both in the quality of his work and pricee. By strict attention to business, and aoility to, do good work, ho hopes to secure a share of patronage. tsrs nop on Main street, next door to "Moore's Variety Store." [M*? 0, 1865 ly] FREDERICK'IVES. BLACKSMITH SHOP! OXHE Subscribers have opened jCSl ': a Blacksmith Shop, on Wash- If)! ington street* where they will v(y do an kinds of Plantation work' entrusted to their care. Having secured the service#of two first-rate smith*; Gerii TAYI/OR apd .George, they challenge the woi^%'?b'oWH*rt6iy^uicker or better than they c*Of o>^jtol?jt'?lse thoy profess to do. Give as a ohanceioplfcaa e yon, kind public, both in worl(^d;^lpw08Abbeville, Jan. 1, i^55. SPRINGS AHJD AX^fefl. Prices Reduced ! it tin Sign:of the Qolden A ' npHfe Undewignfi^biiPfepow on buMVcomX plots assortment of- SPRINGS and AXLES, which they ite selling at rfeduccdpffoes, GoftLow in Price. Ne HK made EASY ! M. ST A- - Cokesbury, rp IS KoBf>'?ni New York and JL Ch(K", Elegant and Useful Mac stock ofK SHi Fro?Wri.it.; ?tc., " B#Freiuh Muslin* ; or e " ft linglmnis; | ma! " tt^dTieks; '1 " BgUiircgc-fl, Tissues, Crape, anc Clinlly, Said Muslin Robert; Dress of! Silks, an<| fil pie WkADlES. 18 ! The beHtBiw \[fl JioJSwEW If A TS, mStaLo ves, i)r! MR HANDKERCHIEFS, . it in no ML of edIKsertinq, V' fMlANTII.LAS ntul pOS, Ac., Events. ii? ! R EA J) YMATIIING, | lilnj^S. CASSIMERES, gtff (" kJ \slj\jr I Ji, ? I LIXEX WRfiUMARET, i EAkKKLL and LI SEN, J. Tm? EN PERU. GLOVES, y ! HOOTS, JfejERS, J SLIPKDWARE, <?t PERFUMERY, Jkeey, GROCERY. I To lie soli^B Charleston price*, with p freight. ad^k '"Krikjar, 1 Nails, Twine, Candles, Teo, j Spices, Soil^Khrent), Scythe Blades, 1 Castings, rtlB I cnnnot^ftl tho articles which I keep. OnllBfiiic yourselves, and you will find ji^Hing to the times, and 1 l goods to |ill M. STRAUSS, April Cokeshury. M0??IETY ST0RE' Klc C. II. rIMIE l.'nd^Kry grateful for the eneoni-ni^Hivea during the few months he li^Hnged in business, calls the at.tcntioi^Bends and customers to the new and^^ipply he has just rc ccm:u. iih ^wca ul iiibsiucn, uc "i"j mention n fo^K/Yi UJT^Kry clime and of all varieties?Lem^KtB, Pine Apples, Cocoa Nuts, Applcs,^K CAA'UV^BpandV, assorted; Candy Toys, AliilK, Pindar Candy, Kisses, Assorted Ten^B-ops, &c., <tc. NUTS?ft, Pecaan Nuts, Walnuts, Altnoix^KT I'lCKLJ^tj*, any quantity, and choice qualities /'.ft.fi'S.i'^Bjtrons, Currants, Figs, Raisins, ?te., DOLL.S?a Rubber, Alabaetei ?from ten co^B&o. TOYS?'IbK't, Brittanin, China, Velvet, Sand, ^^Rumbling, Glass, Slag net, Box, (all s^Hzes,) Drums, Rattles. L UXUR/^Hico, Segars, Oysters Eggs, ?tc. 0\flKio very best quality will be served" ^Kours audin any man uer desired. IS} WEDDJN^IESfurnisliod in firs nf ohAct i^n ?4 P/\ltimKin nrinM. 'CHliTsTAiKuDA YS?Cracker* a full supply;_H Candles, Torpedoc! Wheel Rockets, l^M*, Triangles, Scrnenti Sky Rockets, niJHathcr combustible fo fun and frolic, In brief, his ^Hll, select and cotnpn heneive, he hav^H l?is own personal a tention to its selflHd he again asks tl: public to call o^Bhcing satisfied of h ability to please^By and prices. Remember th^L next door to Lju Eon'eTin Factor\V \VM. C. MOORE. Dec 8 | tf LAH& SALE. I OFFER for sBrract of Land, -AS? lying on bcH? of Turkey Jjjjji Creek, in AbbevilHict, about five mil North of CokesbuiKt, on the Cambrid road, containing OSBr e's. About one huudrcBmrteon acres bott< land, some fifty of Kg nifll-pond bottom >i :-i?? J ?.. - mc ncut'oi ?nu muHactivo quality; tni hundred neres fmBjland ; tho balar cleared and in cultiB. On the premises Bomfortable Dwellii house, having nineM all necessary o buildings, a BlncksiKop, and a Fine B&ut Mill. This placc is situBone of the most d< cable and healthy nBfchooda in the Disti or State. M| Tho plaeo was foB? owned by Reul RoberJson, deceaae^^ known a6 "the R ertson placc." Persons desiring ?r]lU80 ]0nd, would well to come and sp^ptraot, as I am coi dent they will be plKwitU it, aa well as terms ou which I *K. ROBERTSON Nov. 1, 1854 P; 26 * The State ?With Carolina Abbeville District.Whifo Common PI Britt <t Cowan k Attachment. o* K rhompson A Fail Edward Jones. B.tintifTa Attornej TTTTHEREAS, t?P'.?in tiffs in this < V V did, on thOjtieth day of Novi ber, 1854, file their?\,ration against said Defendant, who^b jB Ba;d) is abs from and without of this State, has neither wife nofl^oey known wi1 the same upon whomBty cf the said De ration might be serv^^ ^ aw 13 bucruiui d "rui:jMR)nt tllfc Said UCM ant do appear aad pi^fcto the said Deol tion on or before the t^bugfth day of Nov be^ in the year of ouw one thousand e hundred and fifty-fivcHferwise final and solute judgement will me given and aw ed aea,nsk^prHEWB-NALI)i c q j Clerk's Office, Abbevii Jjtrict. ) * "November 20, lB J qly 1 BOHHETS, K5ETS!~ THE Subscriber r^jKw;- invites at tion to bis new stSpf vi? Silk, Engliuh Stra^feniantsMISSES' BONNETS a?jLAis. ^Iso, bona, and Embroideries. Mutest stylea rec( by the Inst steamer from York. ' ^ TDEI 6HOD8 IN ^SllSTi, 0 w and Wonderful JYIacliine. WILLIAM STODDARD, Proprietor. IIE Subscriber having purchased the Right for the State of South Carolina in tho only lane now invented, for RIFTING and (WING SHINGLES. BARREL HEADING, , is prepared to sell the Right of the District*, lingle Machines, nt prices sufficiently low to ke it an inducement for purchasers. 'bo Machine being simple in its construction, I not liable to get out of order, is capable Splitting and Shaving Two Thousand Shinb per hour?better than made by hand. It portable, and can be worked by hand, horse stenin power. Ten to fifteen days work of a ichinc will make enough Shingles to pay the ice asked for a single one. Large inducements are offered to persons wishX to purchase the right of several Districts.? ic of tho Machines can be seen in operation ' the City of Augusta, at Wm. H. Goodrich's I ailing Mill, and one also may be seen iu a nri limn fit. Mr. J. Witt's Machine Sllon. at icefield G. II. TIIOS. 9, LAMAR. Hamburg, S. C., April 29, 1864< 6-F-tf The State of South Carolina, Ibbcville District.?In the Common Pleat ITillson A Williams ) Foreign Attachment. v* > E. Noble, Plaintiff'seremiah Shell an e. ) Attorney. 47~\7"HEREAS, the Plaintiffs in this cascr V t did, on the fifteenth day of Novem* ter. 1854, file their Declaration against tho" aid Defendant, who fas it is said) in absent mm and without the limits of this State, and ins neither wife nor attorney known within ,he rbiuo upon whom a copy of the said Decaration might be served: It is therefore ordered, that the said Defendmfc do appear and plead to the said Declaration on or before the sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight liundrcd and fifty-five, otherwise final and absolute judgment will then be given and awarded against him. MATTIIEW McDONALD, C. C. P. Clerk's Office, Abbeville District, ) November 15, 1854. J qly ly The State of South Carolina, Abbeville District?In the Common Pleas Wm. Hill <fc T. Alcx'rSnle, "1 I TohmpMnlfc Fair, Jeremiah Shehano. J Atfy. ~\T~\ rHEREAS, the Plaintiffs in this case V V did. on tlic twentieth day of November, 1851, file their Declaration against the eaid Defendant, wlio (as it is said) is absent front and without the limits of this State, and has neither wife nor attorney known within the same upon whom a copy of the said Declaration might be served: It is therefore ordered, that the said Defendj unt do appear and pload to the said Declaration on or before the twenty-first day of Novem| ber, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, otherwise final and ab. solnte judgement will then be given and awarded ugainst him. MATTHEW McDONALD, C. C. P. \ Clerk's Oifice, Abbeville District, ) November 20, 1851. J qly ly Tlae State of South Carolina. . Abbeville District.?In the Common Pleaa A M. Benson ) Attachment. 1 i'$ > Thompson ?fc Fair, Win. B. Lloyd. ) Plaintiff's Attorney. ' TTtTHEREAS, the Plaintiffs in this ease did, I' V V on twentieth day of November, 1854, file ** their Declaration against the said Defendant, r who (as it is said) is absent from and without the limits of this State, and has neither wife *" nor attorney known within the same upon whom a copy of tbc said Declaration might bo '.e served: 13 It is therefore ordered that the said Defendv ant do appear and plead to the said Declaration on or before the twenty-first of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight , hundred and fifty-five, otherwise final and ab_ solute judgement will then be given and awarded against him. MATTHEW McDONALD, C. C, P. Clerk's office, Abbeville District* ) tjL November 20, 1854. ) qly ly Ofofa rtf C/vn+h fJornlina QQ XUO U I1U.UU VI MUUUU VW?VMMW| Abbeville District.?In the Common Pleas Joeeph N. Whitncr, J )ni vs. > Attachment. James G. Spetr. J "ee "\X7"HEREA9, tho Plaintiff did on the thiricc * * tietli day of March, instant, file his declaration against the Defendant, who (as it ia ]g- said) is absent, from and without the limit* of ut- this State, and has neither wife nor attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of the said declaration might be served: It is therefore ordered, that the said Defendant do?i appear and plead to the said declaration, on or ict before the thirty-first day" of March, which will be in the year of our Lo'rd one thousand eight >en hundred and fifty-six, otherwise final and abob solute judgment will then be given and awarded against him. do MATTHEW McDONALD, C.C.P. nfl- Clerk's Office, Abbeville District^ ) tho March 80, 1865. , ) 48 qlyly k t E. J. XAYLORj f UaderUi?r.' L 18 I have made complete arrangementa for ^ r-' J\. the proaecutioft of the UNDERTAKING . eaM n?ra?Mixid T J.U.J ?? U . nmffimanl 1 ffUplnJUUf > wnruia^v ..... ... . , . part of my business, and therefore hold myself < , ready at all times fby day or night) to the mar. king of coffins, either from black walirat, pine tase or poplar, at the shortest possible notice, em- E. J. TAYLOR, the Abbeville C. H, .Tan 29, 1865 89tf and1 EXECUTOE'8 NOTICE. -bin \ LL Persons interested in the Estate of ola- J\_ Mrs. Jane Hairston, deceased, are hereby notified that a final settlement of the same ind- will be made in the Ordinary's Office, Abbeville arat District, on the 17th day of May next. Those em- foriu>ns who are vet ovine said Estate are re ight nuesfced to pay ap on or before that day, and J ab- those having demadds will pretest them imme' ?rd- diately for payment " ' * i DAVID KELLER, ExeoV. P. Feb. 14th 1865. 41 % 8m iy Administr tor's H??tice; . ' ALL, Persona interested in -the Estate^'of Nancy Brooke, deceased, are hereby noj ,ten" tifiedthaC a filial settlement of the same wil. bo made in the Ordinary's office, at Abbetill C. H., on the first day of April<n9X& ' 6TANM0RE B. BROOKS, Adm'r. T1 iqkk tx ftm Rib, "7yj Hp .. Notice. , PERSONS indebted to the Subecriber are requested"' to Call1 and fettle.- Jt is '**, utterly oak -of the quwtion to let GROCfiRY BILLS run- It.U to be hoped that thi? tatim*' *' tioit WiJ),Tj^rt?fEcieriUy plain, properly trader ^ { . stood and appreciated fcy all who owe rtje. ,7 " . 'it , HI 8.- EBRR. *v " : tf