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THE INDEPENDENT PRESS fe I-tftfUSUEO EVERT FRIDAY MORNING BY XjEE & WILSON. W. A. LBC, - - ----- Editor. Individuals, like nation*, fail in nothing which they boldly attempt, when unstained by virtuotu purpoxe, and determined rcMltilion.?Henry Clay. " Willing to praine, yet not afraid to blame." Terms?One Dollar a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE O. H. FRIDAY. - - NOVF.MIiV.U <21 isr.n An Apprentice Wanted At this office to learn the printer's business. The President of the Abbeville District Bible Society requests the Directors of said Society to meet in this place, on Monday next, til o'clock, a. m. Religious Notice. We are requested to give notice that Rev. William Royal will preach at Friendship on the 6th Sabbath in this month, and the Satur day prevwas. XSunicipal Taxation. In anether column wc publish tho scheme of taxation reported by the Committee, and o dopted at the a<yourned meeting of our citizens. Hie tax is moderate and we believe will give general satisfaction. Savannah Valley Railroad. The Annual Meeting o? the Stockholders ol this read was held according to previous notice, on Wednesday, the 12th instant Owing to the pendency of negotiations between the citj of Augusta and the Georgia and South Carolina Railroads, in reference to the terms ol connection, the Convcntioo. determined to await the result; and adjourned to meet at Cal lioun's Mills, on the 3d of February next. Presidential Election. Including the vote of California, which has Hot yet been heard from, but about which there is no doubt Mr. Buchanan has received th< votes of 19 States, making in the aggregate 174 votes; Frememtof 11 States, making 114 -vetes^ *nd .Fillmore has received only the E TOtes'of the State of Maryland. Mr. Buchan an has thus a majority of 60 votes over Fre mont, or 62 over both Fremont and Fillmore It -is estimated that the popular vote o! Daehanan will exceed that of Fremont bj .about half a million, Advertisements. We Would eall attention to the change of th< r^ar nf aaln nf t.liA rnftl Pjitjiti) rtf Mai .TftJin Cochran, deceased, from Sale Day in Decembei to Sale Day lb January next. Also, to the advertisement of Messrs. Iarae A Bruasel; the Administrators' sale of Maj Tlios. Nichols, deceased; to the sale of Sam' L Hill; to the notice of J. I. Bonner, Adm'r and to the card of John L. Clark, watcl maker. To the lovers of oysters and fish we com mend the Invitation of Messrs. Math is <fc Sales Literary Notices. We*re indebted'to a friend for a copy of a (Report of the Committee on the Hutory q, 'Clinton 'Lodge, No. 8, of Ancient Freemason* The Report vie the first fruit of an endeavor U 'collect the scattered memorials of Masonic his tory in this and the adjoining District*. It wil .give us pleasure to present in our n^xi. ia&u< -an abstract of its contents. The Patriot and Mountaineer.?Mr. Gcorgi iE Elford ha$_become sole proprietor of thi ;pnper, having purchased tlie entire interest o ihfs'brother, C. J. Elford. To the retiring ae fsociate editors, Messrs. C. J. Elford nnd T. CJ Donaldson, and to the new proprietor, Mr. G E. Elford, we extend our beet wishes. The pa perBtill remains under the editorial charge o ]B. _E. Perrv. Esq. Arthur'a Home Magazine.?The Deccmbc Number of tills interesting monthly has bee: .received. Terms, $2, Philadelphia. The Ocean Telegraph. "Without invoicing the wand of the enchafttei 'or.eallinsr aniritu from tJiA " itaaum that we mne About patting a "girdle round tli earth." fi<k?ee is Cast accomplishing thoa triumph*, aad acquiring that supremacy ove nature, which the far-eeeing ken of Bacon, d< scried ia the fete re, and to which is the hig honor of bis philosophy to have furnished th great incentive. The spirit of modem philoi ophy has been that of progress. Deserting th barren field of verbal subtlety and abstrac speculation, it has sought to be the interprete of natnre; and by a careful observation of il phenomena, to obtain a control over its agei oies. The giant power ;of steam, has bee made a jQgbmissive tool of the intellect, an now the lightning*.' of Heaven have b< coine the swift courfeAof it? wide spread en pire. ' We perceiffc by late statements in the pi pers, that there is a prospect of t^e speedy e tablishment of telegraphie' etfmmnnioatio with Europe. The line between New Yor and St John's, Newfoundland, has been a ready laid, and is now in operation. The di tanceia 1^716 miles. This portion of the lia isjtg^ned byvAmerican eipitalitU, and ia sai to be a moat perfect and ad^jBhotial work. Th remaining distance from Newfoundland I i- T " * ' ' - viHin ?j, iu xioiftuu, Borueo wie AUIQUO, El 1 600 mile*; tod a company hps been resent] \ farmed u London, for the purpose of ooropl ting'ikl'iijMs over this pert of the route. Tt enterprise is regarded with the highest fav< by SogUah^fagineera and capitalists. At tt first Meeting of the Company, eoe-third stock necessary, wm immediately snbeeribed and the remainder would have been taken, bi fof jpM desire of the projectors that the ahaa | - phealdbe apportioned among the aemmerol tiifHri'H*' of Europe. Sueh men uftvu and^gMpheaaon express every confidence ?l the pcaetfaability of tbeenterprise, aad an* paM Ha aessmplUhiasnt before the alee* < the ensuing pnuur. t A peetdttr featw* of detfrlett? ia eonne li?tt?fah'il*i t?l?graphhigwt?' dtteo sftf Vsoadajr, the Otflaguirfcri ? 7 t, I ' - i soon after the line was lnid between England tn and Holland. Tlie cable at first would not as operate ; and as it was well constructed and ap properly insulated, tlio difficulty was inexpli- tli cable. Faraday, upon being consulted, found pr that the action of the salt water was such as ! t<> convert the insulated wire into an elongated 1 Loyden jar, and cause it to retain a portion of the charge. The difficulty woa obviated by reversing the direction of the current after 111 eatfi signal. This plan has answered between ,n( London and Holland, and without doubt will be effective to transmit news from Now York I _.. i? ?*" WV JJUUUUU. m , , br Tho Next Congress. yi Tlie rccent Elections, show largo Democratic gain*, and there is no doubt, btrt tliat the nd- til ministration will havo dccidcil majorities in Ft both houses of the next Congress. ze According to a statement of the. Journal of mi Commerce, the Senate which consists of 62 ar members, will compriso ST Democrats; and te 26 opposition members. Among tho opposition o<] are ranked Messrs. Clayton of Delaware ; W Thompson and Crittenden of Kentucky ; Pearce da and Kennedy of Maryland, and Bell of Tennes- al see, who arti strongly conservative; and on to most quor,'tions will very likely vote with the w Dcmoorata rathor than against thorn. sii Heccnt Elections in 17 States shotf a return cii ui iuu meiuuero ia> me xiuusu 01 ueprcsenia- aa tives, of whom 64 arc Democrats, and 86 oppo- sh aition; making the opposition majority in ta these States 22. Their majority here, in the Tl last Congress was 88; and ia thus rcduced by th 66 votes. bi > The House consists of 234 members; and re deducting the above 150, and thore remains 84 ' members, to be ascertained. Of these 49 are w ' Democrats; 28 Southern Know Nothings, who on on most subjects act with them ; and 9 Northern cc f Know Nothings. This statement then -give* Fi ' 141 as the whole number of conservative mem- w ' bers; and 93 as the number of the opposition, sit wuiuii cxuiuiim a conservative majority 01 40 ll? in a full House. en ( It thus eeems that if the Black Republicans th expect to accomplish anything in the way of vr t stopping the supplies, sanctioning Topeka ei: f Conventions Ac., they must effect it before the ri| first of March next* when the administration aj I of Mr. Bnchauan will commence. <fc - . ? fi. The Position of the South. le Tlio New York Eivning Pout, one of the tli j. ablest of the anti-Slavery papers, in view of the T1 . recent defeat of the Black Republican pnrty, id finds in the circumstances of the struggle, a< strong grounds for consolation, as well as good tli cause for many cheering hopes of its ultimate D i triumph. This expectation is founded in the w i fact that though it has not carried the United w r States, it has obtained large majorities in a di portion of the Confederacy distinguished for H i intelligence and proeperity, and have there ei established a strong anti-Slavery party, which w 1 is destined to exert a powerful influence, upon jn ; public opinion. In those States of the Union, ]a 1 which have given large majorities for Fremont, the spirit of the party, once vacilating and e< - undecided, is now fixed and controlling, ni . Since the Presidential contest of<-1848, the ai anti-Slavery sentiment has been rapidly ex- hi tending and has given to the party, a wide tr spread power and influence. Instead of thou- aj f sands, it now numbers millions ; and instead of respectable minorities in a few States, it now 0j 5 ranks, the powerful old States of the Atlantic B] and the flourishing young States of the West, j,, 1 The party of 1848 was but the nucleus of that of p, c 1866; immeasurably inferior in. number*, hi ^ names, in moral power and influence. It is a n 2 youthful eause not strong enough to triumph g B now, but destined to glorious triumphs in tho _ future. In these grounds of prophecy for the ulti! mate ascendancy of the anti-Slavery party, 0] r- the larger portion of the Southern press, has seen justcause, foranxiety, increased vigilance, g and a closer union, on tho part of tho South, g TU- a ti_ T?? .I i t xue eiecuuu vi or. Ducnanan is regaraea as ft q r mere check given to the progress of- a rapidly ^ 0 increasing party. - That election, too, has been j effected by a lucky combination of fortunate jj circumstances, and good political management on the part of the Democrats. The personal e' r? popularity of Mr. Buchanan in Pennsylvania, j 8 was one of the chief elements in securing the e vote.of that State, whilst in New Jersey, Iridic v 0 ana and California, the antipathy to Roman 0 >T Catholicism prevented a consolidation of three- y J" fourths of the Fillmore vote, upon Fremont. a ^ A consideration of these circumstances, shows e e the feeble barrier which is interposed to the p y progress of Black Republicanism, and the pre- ^ 6 carious tenure bv which tiie South holds its - . - C 11 equality in the Union. A11 her true friends g >r recommend a "much closer combination, a firm- D A er tone, a more inexorable jealousy, and a more determined fronts where the Slavery n question is concerned than Bhe has yet exbib^ ited." 8" The Carolina Spartan, regarding the elec- fi tion of Mr. Buohanan ae a mere truce in the e conflict of parties, oonsiders the present moment an auspicious one for obtaining new . guarantees, fm^e security of the South, by an ? 'amendment of the Constltu^Bto. It recom- ' k mends that the Legislature of each Southern 1 1* State eonvene a State Convention, which shall appoint delegates to a Southern Confederacy; 6 and that thia body shall determine what d amendmenU to th? Constitution are necessary ie -to guarantee the peace and integrity of the 1 ? South. If these be accepted the Union may r be preserved; ifnofc, conventions, North and y Sooth should negotiate ? division of tbe debts &" and moeta of tbe Government, and quietly *e disedhre tbe Union. < >* Mr. Bhett, in bis Jste latter to the Mercury, le it will be rrtn em bared, recommends tbe same >* ultimatum?an WJiendment of tha Constitution ; >; th^Bgb be riMommende that, the matter be brougbtto th? test of pubJfcNjpinitJn, *t tbe 68 iosUnoe of any os? of the State*. Whatever may nltimately appear, to Jb'e tl* true mode of ^ re^TwM, there iano doubt but that tb* present ? '?fi*i%.Jta?>dl tha wisest dejiberstipn, and *jthapo* ?tjp}ant fora sight* paaee p?fe ? pure ior a mmiyi J'ecafPliV' f bb to the {iniirt ian|W?y, The drifti* 1 tr*ti*i ?ri#r. Bttrh(te?, .wW .be pWLrly < E fortduftte, If it ahatl Afford, * Mtiefacioiy #o- i * .tvtioa. of the fre%t problem whiclj * * d** A .r * r nets the country ; but it will be indeed distrous to the South, if it induces a state of >athy, with regard to our real dangers and e ndoption of the only securities, which can otect against them. The State Agricultural Fair. We had the plonsuro of attending the First inual Fair of the State Agricultural Society, Columbia, during the jmst week, and did tend to give a minute account of all that we w and heard. Hoving deferred, however, o preparation of our nrtiele to the presentanient our compositor admonishes ub to be ier. As necessity knows no law, wo must elil to circumstance*. Not finding it convenient to devote more an one day to tlie occasion, we selected iday, the lost day of the Fair, when the pris were to be distributed. By so doing we issed the thorough inspection of the various tides exhibited, with tho examining Commutes, as well as a rich treat iu the anniversary Idresa of Gon. Jamison of Orangeburg, edncsdny was the great day, and on Thurslywhcn we reached the City, the crowd had latcd considerably. The jam, however, wasyet 0 great to be pleasant. With groat difficulty, e succeeded, in getting a room intended for iglo gentlemen, but which, by the force of rcumatances, woe made to accommodate three 1 lurge and stout gentlemen, as ever before, apt in ono bed. It required some skill to obin a vacant chuir, at table or the fireside, lie number of strangers in Columbia during ,e week we have heard variously estimated, it suppose at the lowest calculation, they ached 6,000. Wishing to mako the most of our time, e, on the evening of our arrival, took le of tho various oniuibusses which were intiuually plying between the hotels and the lir grounds. These are located in the Northestern part of the City. The buildings, beles the Secretary's office, consists of three ind*omc wooden structure*, situated in an iclosed area of about eleven acres. That on e left of the entrance was appropriated to iriouB kinds of machinery, turned by a small igine, also on exhibition ; the building on the ght was filled with the various products of jriculture, horticulture, the vintage, dairy, c. The chief attrAC.Lion wns tho central edi :e, which fri its ample llall and spacious galries, presented a very choice collection, in ic departments of the useful and ornamental, lie arrangements here and elsewhere gave evcnce of the tuste and skill of the able and :tive Secretary, Col. A. G. Summer. Near le entrance stood a bronze cast of GeD. Mcuffie and beyond a biiBt of the great Calhoun ; hiist at con venient intervale, were displayed ith proper regard to effect, the various promote of the loom, the needle and the pencil, ere were to be seen rich carpets, quilts, and rery kind of embroidery ; crotchet and needle ork ; delicate wax flowers, rivaling nature ; all save their fragrance ; craydon sketches ; ndscapes, portraits, nmbrotypes <tc. The ores in front of the buildings was cover1 with -mechanical and agricultural implicate, and the finest carriages and buggies: id among (hem all was a bee-hive with ita asy multitude, fit type of that industry, whose iumpbs, this Exhibition was intended to foster, i well as commemorate. In the rear on each side, extended a long row f stalls, filled with the finest cattle, horses, beep and swine; the Devon Brnhim and Durim breeds of cows; fine blooded rncers; imorted jacks ?tc- Two fine elks lent an inter)t to this feature of the Exhibition; whilst ear by was a complete manngerie of fowls; hangbais and Cochin China; Hong Kong eeee <fcc. UIl r riuay uie premiums were nw ni ueu. bbcville famished many successful coropctltrs, as will appear frori" the following lint of lose to whom prizes awarded: C. W. prowl; Allen Yanoc^Gen. J. Gillam, Mr*. L C. Gillam; James Creoswell ; Mrs. James resswell, Mrs. Henderson ; Mrs. J. C. Reed ; [re. C. M. Wilson ; Mrs. J. H. BAakin. A Silver [edal was awarded to Mrs. Mary Hunter, a fe member. A. P. Calhoun, the able President was relected; and Col. J. F. Mashall appointed to eliver the next Anniversary Address. We have heard but ooe opinion expressed nth regard to the succes*, of this the first Fair f the Society. The display of articles and lie interest manifested, were truly gratifying, nd exceeded the expectation of all. Future xperienee will suggest improvements! and artieularly in the prize lists, wHich it weni a bu the general impression may be so amendd, as better to foster, and develop the spirit oi eneral improvements in the various departsenta of agricultural industry. m i m [FOR THE INDKPXNDENT FRESH.] RnnUmra Hnmmwrrlal flnnvanflnn. In compliance with a request received rom the "Committee of Correspondence ind Invitation" of the Southern Commeriial Contention, I hereby appoint the folowing delegates to attend said Convention, o be held in Savannah, Ga., on the 8th tff December next. J. G. WILLSON, Intendant. Abbeville, S. C^Nov. 10,1850. F. A. Calhoun, Johu McLaren^ 3. A. Jones, Jas. A. Norwood, R. J. White, A. Wier, r. W. Perrin, R. ^' Wardlaw, K A? Allen, Henry S. Kerr, Dr. I. Branch. J. T. Lyon,* \.*Bruesel, Jas. A. Cobb, [je. T* Barnes, J. J. Lyons, K W. Hawthorn, Col. T.J. Roberts, 3, F. Faeeland, A. A. Williams, Tletchar Connor. E. Cowan. iV. IK, wilier, f*Wm, D. Mare, r. F,j|. Davis, * ^ It Strauss, MoQ, killer, J'Q. R, MeCalla, f ooted wfcticiaJwM receo t^'<caught bj ifriaad in tbea$t of,pausing the scfiptur* J pen aaidiur him what particular portion )f ttho gtxxl tjook- he h$dselected for ex ami lattoo, ne replied : "l am reading the efpri tbouMhf<leaTfMu4.1Wb?a!M; 'ft [kor ti1k independent press.] Proceedings of the Publio Meeting. An adjourned meeting of the citizens of ^ tbo Village, to consider, further, the propriety ^ of having the Act of Incorporation so altered j and amended, as to give the Town Council the power to tax the town property, was held in the Court House, on Saturday the 15th instant, at 11 o'clock A. M. J. O. Willson resumed the Chair, and requested J. W. Livingston to act as Secre- j!' tary. J. M. Perrin, Esq., Chairman of the Com miltee appointed lo "report sonic suitable 8chcme of taxation, and also a Hill for the ' amendment of llie Charter of Incorporation," submitted the repot t of the committee. On motion of li. H. Wardlaw, the re- ^ port was then taken up and each clause acted upon separately. After a general debate the report of the " Committee with some few amendments was unanimously adopted, as follows : (; Tlio Committee appointed to submit a scheme of Taxation, beg leave to present tlio '' following report: ? Tliey have given the matter submitted to them, a full investigation. The power proposed to be conferred upon the Town Coun- 1> cil, to levy a tax upon the citizens of this Village, is one of great importance and whilst your Committee admit the necessity la of such a Tax, they think the power should ^ be well guarded, and should be so imposed ? as that every class of persons, according to their means, may bear their proportionate part of the burthen. To equalize the Tax upon all kinds of property, so as to effect this end, has been the difficulty of your Committee. w The plan now proposed, may not in the f opinion of all accomplish this purpose: but your committee submit, it is as nearly equal j,, and just a* thay can make it. Your Committee was further charged with the preparation of a Bill founded upon the schedule proposed by them. From this { duty, they beg to bo relieved, as they are q not conversant with the forms, necessary n in preparing such papers. They recommend that the schedule adopted by this meeting, be handed to Col. Marshall, Mr. Thomson and Gen. McGowan, with the * request that they prepare the Bill properly, " and attend to it in the Legislature. c Your Committee propose the following o TK11 C o\>iiouuio iu?> wuoio UI ouull Mill* ^ Its. Every person, before he shall vote for <_ Intendant and Wardens, shall at least one e week before the Election register bis name in a book, to be kept by the Intendant for that purpose, and pay into the Treasury ^ two dollars. ( Id. A maximum tax of 1-4 (as amended ^ 1-5) per cent may be. levied on the cosh value of real estate within the limits of the [ Village?the value of the real estate to be fixed by the Council. If any real estate owner shall feel aggrieved by the value thus fixed upon his estate, lie shall have the f _1_a a- 1 a. ? ?_i i* n rigm 10 appeal 10 a special jury 01 nve ireeholders, to be drawn by ballot from the tax- f payers, whose judgment shall be final. 3d. All real estate held by churches and school associations shall be exempt from 1 this tax. * ' 4th. A maximum tax of one dollar (as { amended fifty cents) on each negro between the age of 16 and 50 years of age. bth. A maximum tax of $3.00 on every pleasure carriago in use, drawn by two or ^ trl r\ rrt Vi/sMAa I1IVI V I1V/IOVO* 8th. A maximum tax of $2.00 on every ' ' Bugg3'ftGig, Sulfeey and Barouche in use. t 7th. A maximum tax of $5.00 on every Omnibus, Hack or Carriage drown by two f or more bones and used for hire. 1 8/A. A maximum tax of $3.00 on .every ( Buggy or Barouche kept and used for hire. ] 9ih. A maximum tax of $5.00 on every >s four horse wagon used for hire. j 10<A. A maximum tax of $3.00 on every two horse wagon, dray, or cart used for hire. 11 th. A maximum tax of 10 cents on every $100.00 of sales of merchandize. ' 12th. A maximum tax of 15 cents on every siuu.uu or professional tncome, inciu' ding Lawyers, Doctors and Dentists. ? i 13th. A maximum tax of 10 cents on t " every $100.00 income arising from mccban- 1 ical employment. 14*A. A tax of $5.00 on every Daguer- j rean, who opens a car or room within the 1 Incorporation. ^ 16<A. A maximum tax of 60 oents on j each Dog. a ' 1 A it A A ^ A ? - A / J 1 ivfa. tax ox per ceuu ^as Hineouea { 5 percent.) oo all sales made at Auction by J transient persons. 17th. a tax of 2 percent on all sales of ] Shoes, Medicines, Leather, Hats, Tobacco, Books, Ao, <fcc., by transient persons ex- J posing the same for Sale bn"t^e Public Square or within the Incorporation. < 18*A. Re to roe of sale of Merchandize, Professional and Meobantcal income to be made on oath by the parties 1a the n&nth ' of January of each year, for the preceding year, and paid by the flwt of March. - < [ 19tk. Property, holders to return on 1 f oath their taxable janperty in the month ] of January, and pay ly M?18lw V ? *? 20th. Tlio Bill to be in forco for fuur ;ars only. " Vour Committee bog leave to recommend -y at nll persons subject to patrol duty liave e privilege of being exempt therefrom, on lying into tlic 'treasury a sum to be fixed ' i as a commutation. nl And tliey further recommend that the ihuy of the Town Marshal be increased, id hisduties also be increased bo as to tl rce him to do patrol and police duty un- ^ ;r penalty for neglect. The report as amended, having been lopled, on motion of J. II. Wilson, Kso., le meeting adjourned. J. <>. WILLSON, Chm'n. J. W. Livingston, Sec'ty. !>IARRfED, j (>N* tliii lHlli hv t.h*? lift if T A Hm-* I' r. i). S. BENSON ami Miss MARY K., daughicr of llie Intc Col. N. II. Miller. 1 On fit.]i November, lRfifi, l?y Uev. Joseph iberl, Mr. JAM ICS WHITE nn.l Miss LL'LA KSLICY, nil of Abbeville District. By K. Trililo, Esq., on the 15tli ilist., Mr. . A. ROBKLTSO.N nn.l Miss CA lilt IK CAN ICS. lioth of Abliuvillo District. COXSIUftKF.S. The following persons have freight in the ejiot. at Abbeville:? II S Kerr, 11 ?t R .1 White, Branch <fc A, utliii* A* S, R W Palmer, W 1' Davis, John rav, 11 W l.awson, J Moore, E Noble, Wardw <fc L, 11 IVrrin, T R Cochran, Knright ?fc S, ichliirc it A, W I, Calhoun, C T Haskell. T). R. SONDLKY, Ag't. MAR KETS. aisijp.v .nov. 21.?There is but liltlc ?ttoii iu the market. We quote 'JJ a 10 J as [ ctrcmcH. f" COLUMHIA, Nov. 10.?Tlie cotton mnrket *. rs quite dull yesterday, although there was t r> ehangc in the quotations which still range oiu 10$ to 1 1?e. | CII ARLKSTt>N, Nov. 17.?Sales of 3,000 files at lrom 10j n life. Oy?tcrN and ii^li AT MATH IS k SALES'. , H11AULKSTON ami Norfolk Oysters kept J constantly on hand and retailed by 0113- 1 unutity. * They can he furnished to any one in a man- I er to suit their tastes.? (Jive 11s a call. f Also, Kresh Fish every Tuesday and Friday. | Nov 21, 18.r,fi. 2#-If I Public Sale. i IWLL sell at my Residence, on Wednesday, the iutn 01 .December next. lorn. Fodder. Wheat, Oats, I'ens, a large lot f Cotton Seed, l'ork, Ilogd, Stock Ilogs, and lattle, and a Fine Set of Smith Tool*, and nil iy Plantation Tools and House Furniture, )ne fine Griswool Gin, Wheat Fan and Thrashr. SAM'L L. HILL. Nov 17, 1856. 29-3t rn'OTT JBC?Z2 E: ? A FINAL Settlement of the Estate of James l\. Lindsay, Deceased, will he made in the ).rdinary's Onice, at Abbeville Court House, in Abbeville District, S. C., on Thursday the first lay of Januajy I860. All persons having demands against said Es iuc? uiuwu jircNuiib Liii.iII uii ur i>ei<>re mui uiiy, o the undersigned. J. I. BONNER, Adtn'r. Due West, S. C., Nov. 17, ) 185f5. J 29 3t ^r<aL?THr,3e?z3JH5:* I'M IK subscriber having settled himself nt Hodges* Depot, prennired with Tools ?nd Materials sutHeicnt to uo any kind of work n his Line of business. Sueli ns Repairing Watches, Clooks and Jewelry. Work will he done in the best of style. nnd ivarrnnted to Jo well.?Terms very moderute or Cash. Any person wishing sucli <lonc will please ;ive ine n eall and satisfy themselves. JOHN L. CLARK. Nov 21, 186ft. Public Sale. Estate Sale of Maj. Thomas Nichols, J ? J uec u. rnK Adininii^ntor and Administratrix of Biiiil Estate, will sell by public miction, it the late residence of said deceased, on tli6 18tli Day of December next, ill tlie pergonal property belonging to the janio, consisting of some 17 Likely ffegroes, Uorn, Cotton, Wheat, -Oats, Cotton Seed, Uorrtea, Mules, Cattle, II?g*, (several fat Hogs,) ibeop, Plantation Tools, Household and Kitchin Furniture, ft?d various other property too edioua to mention. Tornis made known 011 dav of sale. IlENRY HEARD, A<1in'r. ELIZABETH B. NICHOLS, Adm'rx, Nov 17, 1856. 29-8t NOTICE i IN Execution of the Will of Major John Cochran, deceased, the subscriber^U! lell, at Abbeville Court House, on S^Je day n January next, the LANDS belonging to he Estate of said deceased, embracing the -essence familiarly known as tho Deadfall, ind containing n divisions as follows : nv? a tin,Ifc >?a>? a IMVI v/ili A* xs?v.i>, wubailim^ T I ~&i ACFCB rfie McNA IR YTract containing 200 Acres Fraetjlo. 1 containing 304 Aores Mso, Land belonging to Estate of A- B. Cochran containing 800 Acrea Said Lands lie adjoining and contain in ;ro?s Eighteen Hundred -and Sevibty-onc Vcreft, situated immediately on the Oreenvilte knd Col am hi a Railroad, the+grMter part in W^od*.^ The Deadfall is a finely improved >loce, and considered one ot the most beauti'(>] and licnltliy localities in Abbeville District. Either of the Tracts, or the whole, may be ;reatcd for nri rately (on accommotHking terms) before the day of sale. J. N. COCHRAN, Ex'or;. Oct. 22, 1860. 25-tf F. P. ROBERTSON. PUBLIC AUCTIONEER, \T^\TOULD resneot fully #pffer bis services to T j the citizens of uiis tQtd lie adjoining [MstvMR He * so generally knowD, that he teems It unnecessary to do mora than refer to tis address, viz :. Jfamaumd ifm P, Q., Abberille District; and all communications directed "will reo?ji*#.prpppt attention.$ tHI) . .. x. * Citation. v WILLIAM HILL, Esq., Ordinary of Abbe* H vi 11c District: BlUl \\7 IIKltEAS, Irvin Hutchison, has applied to flHj T V ni? for Letter* of Administration, on all HH ul singular llie goods nnd chattels, rights gSBH id credit* of Maximilian Hutchison, late of ie District nforennid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite nnd ndinoniBh H| II nnd siugulnr the kindred and creditors of lid deceased, to he nnd appear before me, at mBM ar next Ordinary's Court for the said District, aBS > be liolden at Abbeville Court House, on the BK lirtl day of December inst, to show HI line, if any, why the said administration BHH lotild not l>e granted. HH (liven under my hand nnd sea), this eigh- m5I teentli day of Vioveinber in the year of our SB l.ord one'thousand eight hundred nnd fifty 9S six, and in the eiyhty-lirst year of Amer* jNB icun Independence. QBE W. Ill LI* O. A. D. Ml November IS, l&'iti. '2U '2t siu i il! s KalcN, I f) V virtue <>f sundry Writs of Ficra Fncinf?I J to Tito directed, I will sell nt Abbeville HH ourt Home, on thu tirst Monday nn<l Tuesday i !)< < < mher next within the lcpnl hours of sale, H In- following property, to wit: 127 Ai'i'os, more or less, Hounded by Jno. A^ 99 'ulliuim, Charles 1 letidy ami others, as the* 3M ropcrty of Israel Ilolt, nds. Ham'l Morrab,. 98 lHSt(r|lce. 9 Also, nil tlie interest that 1. Holt has in a met. of l.nnd containing <"<00 Acres, more or' Jb ss 1?iihii<1<m1 by .Inn, (Jray, Estate of A. IIous- jygg mi niid others, as the proprcrty of I. Holt, ads.. H I. A. Jones ami others. IB 1 ISO Acres, more on less, bounded by Jaa. 99 'othran, Arch. I'oyd and others, as the proper- W y of S. \V. Willis, ads. Sanil'l Perrin an<l others. BB '.!(?) Acres, more or less, bounded by Robert H ,it(-s, A. Wideman and others, as the property j|9 fT. .1. Lyon, ads, S. 1-'. Stephens and others. oBI o'M) Acres, more or loss, bounded by Jus. Kilinjrsworlli, l)r. W. T. Jones, as tlio property of .T. Curler, ads. K. tfc S. Afrnew and others. Bj 60 Acres, more or less, bounded by P. Guilleicau, .1. I'. Graves and others, as the property if It. K. Uibert, ads. Curmichuel ?fc Bean and 91 llicrs. 99 '2 lieds and r.i-adstends and Furniture, as the M iroperty of Thomas Uobinson ads. Cowan ?fc 3 Vuwriirht. jH :tr>0 Acres, more or less, bounded by Hazel 81 imitii, .1. I>. Koz?-i:ian ami others, a? the propTtv of Jimi'pli lludd; ads. Jolm IF. Holt. 1 Negro woman, 1 lorea.s, levied on as the troperty of .Mary Gordou, ftds. Tlios. M. Chrisinn. TKKMS CASH. T. It. COCII11AN, S. A.D. Sheriff'* (Iflico, Non. 10, 1880. 28-tsd i&tg. a-jan I'M IK Umlci-sitrii'-il being about to retire from the Dry Hoods IJusiness, will dispose of lis stock of Fancy and Staple ]>ry (ioods?oce >f the largest in the city?at New York cost, or cash, llis friends and the public are reippctfiillv informed that the lowest possible irii*e will be linked, and from which there will 4 >c no ileviatian. Country and City Merchants, urn i?ry i ifHnis i/cm?'i-a 111 general, nre invited io cull ami cXiiiiinc the Goods. THOMAS It REN NAN, Snccsssor of CoscnovE ?t Brennan. Nov. 7, 1850. 27 7t Yam Potatoes for Sale. AT MY Homo place, lOO HuhIicIb of Fine Katino I'.l J/N, for sale nt "75 Cents por Bushel, Cash. Muntbe applied for imrntdidiat'ly. JOHN A. CALHOUN. Nov 11, 18511. 27-2t Land for Sale. I OFFER for Sale a Tract of Land containing :t20 Acres, lying Five miles North West of Ahbcville Court House, hounded hy land* of L. W. Iloid, W. S. Cochran and others : fullv One-lialf in Woods, the balance cultivutiblc laiul?mostof the fencing in good repair. A comfortable Dwelling House with Out buildings, and a ipirie ami almost New Gin House and Screw. ) A bargain can he had in this land, and terms to suit any reasonable purchaser. J. A. LYON. I also offer one of the best PONIES in the District, ut n less price than she is really worth, at private sale. If not disposed of "by Sale day in December next, 1 shall then offer her at public outcry, to the hii'heat bidder. J. A. LYON. Abbeville C. II., Nov. 14, 1656 28tf Poor House Election, rpnE Commissioners of the Poor for AbbeJL ville, will elect n Superintendent, and l'liysieian to the Poor House, for the year 18G7r on iSitturduij, the S'.tthhmt. The Superintendent will have charge of the inmates of the l'oor House, and net as Overseer of the farm, lie will be supplied with provisions for himself and family (if he baB one) by the Commissioners. The Physician must supply his own medicines, and attend to the inmates when called on. Proposals will he received by the Secretary and Treasurer, up to that day. The applicant for the place of Superintendent, will state the number of his family, and give some idea of the serviecVthey can perform, Ac., ?tc. .1UMK A. wifelf, ?c#'y and '1'reas'r. Nov. ]'(j| J 856. i?a 3t Pnfolic Auction. BY permission of the Ordinary for Abbevillo; District, the subscribers will sell by public Auction at the late residence of U(>bcrt MaComb, dee'd, near Hopewell Church, on Monday the 24th inst. the peraonal Instate of said dee'd, consisting of a very valuable negro Mao,. Com, Fodder, Sleeks, Wheat, Oats, Plantation Tools. Household and Kitchen Furniture,, and a good stock of very fine Cattle, Horse*,. Hogs, Sheep ?Lc\, with other property too tedioim to mention. Terms uiade known on that day. M. O. MoCASLAN, Adra'r, MAltY McCOMB, Adm'x.. Kovemer 6, 1856. 27 ? , qjuauoii By WILLIAM HILL, Esq., Ordinary of Abba*ville District: W II HUE AS, Andrew Gillespie has applied to me for Letters of Administration on all and singular the good* and chattels, rights and credits of John I]. ? Kerr, late of the District aforesaid, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and oreditors of: said deceased, to be and appear before me, at, our next Ordinary's Court for the said District)' to be holden at Abbeville Court House, on the > tweuty-geventh day of November inst, to show . cause,: if any, why the said administration should not be granted. ^ Given nnde/ my hand and seal, this eleventh day of November, in the year of ours;. Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and in tho eighty-first year of American Iridopendonce. , ' . W. niLL, O. ArD. Not 11, 1856 28- - St: r ( . . .1 ' Just Received A FEW Extra Fine Cloth*, CfLS&i-. bereft, 0, ITEteR, V<3?Ung% and Trimming*, Ac..by 4AMES SHILLITJO.. July4180fl ^ <" 4 %- :r*' "