The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, November 20, 1857, Image 4
- ~ A ThrflUng Adventure.
We question whether in the history ol
*tair breadth" eechpes, a parallel.to tlie
following CRh be easily fotind. The story
I was told tis hv an vld and valued friend,
S. residing in this country near ifris city
, but Vuoso early days were spent near tbo
tragic adventure here recorded.
- We give the atory as related to us, in
& ^60 Words of the hero : *
MIt was about the year 1b05 that I settied
in Virginia, tiear the fall' of the Kanawha.
Theiwuntly at that time was an urn
broken wilderness. But few settlements
. had been made then by the whites, and tbey
were qp far apart as to render vain all hopes
Of a^btStance in CAKA of nn iittnoV frnm linn.
* tile I udians?Cumbers of whom still infest-?d
the neighborhood. .
> . *\I< lived there alone- with my wife for ?ev.^rat
months unmolested, and by dint of perBoverance
Wing then young and hardy, had
succeeded in making quite a large cleArv
ing in tho forest*, which I had planted with
% ' oorn, and.-which promised an abundant
yield. .
*, mOd& morning after we had dispatched
' Our humble meal, and I had just prepared
to venture forth upon my regular routine
of labor, my attention was arrested by the
tinkling-of a cow-bell in the corn-field.
"Theresaid my wife, "the cow is in the
?orn-field.w
"But the cijr of tho back-woodsman becomes
by education, very accute, especially
so from tho fact that his safety often depends
upoi^ the nice cultivation of that
sense. I was not so easilv decivpd. 1 lis
tened;?the boh ml was repented. That,
.Btfid'I, in the.reply to tbo remark of my wife,
was not tbe tinkle of a bell upon the neck
of a cow: It is a decoy from some Indian
/fcho desired to draw mo into ambush.
*Be1i<Sving this to be the case, I took
jlowD my old musket, (I had no rifle,) and
- seeing-that it was properly loaded, I stole
cautiously around tbe field toward the point
' from wbith. tbe-sound seemed to proceed.
.As I bad suspected, there in a cluster of
bushes^Uiched an Indian wailing for me
to appear io answer to his decoy-bell, that
lie might send the fatal bullet to my heart.
I- approached, without discovering myself
to him. until within shooting distance, then
raiSed my piece and fired. The bullet *ped
true to iis mark, and the Indian fell <b?nH
' Not knowing that lie might be accompanied
"by others, I returned with all speed
to tlie cabin, and. having firiuly bnrricadcd
the door, I watched all day from the port
boles in anticipation of an attack from the
companions of tbe Indian I had killed. To
add to tbe danger ; and fecining hopelessness
of my situation, I discovered that ]
had but.one charge of powder left. I could
but make'one shot, and then, if attacked
by numbers, I should be entirely in their
power. Determined to do the best with
vrhat I l^adj I poured out the lust charge of
powder and put it into my musket and then
Waited for the approach of night, feeling
confident of an "attack. Njgbt came at
lasu: A beautiful moonlight night it was
too, hnd this favored me greatly, as 1
would thereby be able to observe the movements
of the enemy as they approached my
cabin. It was some two hours after nighttall,
and as j^t I had neither heard or seen
f sign of the Indians wlion suddenly I was
startled by the baying of my dog at the
stable. The stable-4Uood a little fcto the
west of the ckbin^and between tlib two was
a patch of cleared ground, upon which the
. light of tfee full, moon fell unobstructed.
Judging from the noise at the stable that
they would advance from .that direction, 1
posted port hole on that side
t>f the <*WOi|^5tC - -lt
'lp jpmvartisly . placed my wife on the
cro^pole iK;the chimney, so that in case
our dneniiea effected on entrance into the
eabiw^Ue climb out through the
low cinmnoy aud effect her escape. For
myself, I entertained no hope ; but determined
not to be tnlr?n nlirn?T
. soil- my life dearly. .
fe. .^Willi* breath less anxiety~I watched at
^ihe |>ort hole.,. At length I taw them
?merge frpm tbe shadow of the stable ^and
advance across tbd" vacant ground towards
my cabin. One?two?tbreo?great
lieaven! six stalwart Indians, armed-to the
teeth, and .urged on by ihoilope of revenge
and 1 aloW to'oppose tliem, with but one
charge of powder. My case was desperate
iad?ed<. With quick yet stealOiy step,^ in
claw-sin glo ffte they 'approached, and were
alUady in-a few yards of the bouse, when
"a Blight change in tbe movement of the format
d Indians changed the position of the
entire six{ Sothata portion of tbe left side
ofeqeft, jvaj- uncovered.^Tliey were in a
?one.'aim wouJa^coYer them all.
Quick w'thortgbt I aimed", .and " fired. As
tbe-sni$<S clawed away, T could hardly
ewm wnai my Senses showed me-, as the
re?n|t>'of my ahipL 'The Bfteeo slugs with
which I^liHd loaded _ray musket bud dope
tbei^RK>Mr9rfi]i(^ftve of the six Indians lay
^deadniponiiIie?i?u|Kl,aud .the ofxth had
disappeared.' v %>; * * ?
Although no enemy was now in si^ht, I
ditl noisvealiire forth until morning, t There
ic?ofAre Indiana undisturbed,
tog^fjy'.wWrthaoiflf of the others Securing
Ui^UbQb aod* atnunition of 'the fallen
Intfl?ljKj?l folio wed u p .the trail bf the missiogpnff,tmt$l
it reached the river, beyond
WL$?h poin^<fec<Jvld discover no trncAjvhat?r?r.
'From;tbe'wbwnt of. blood wbieb
. guyrked theritail, together with the' unjtistillcabie
enrdeftoe tbtjfr be "had picked hi*
i. way yith dijtfteulfy, I yfras led to believe
*' that Btri&feyertalljr. wtwmd^d, arid, jn yot<fmm
f?1Iin/? m<?
^ "X - T* *"vv
thejuMul?efJ& (o&> he naJ groped
tUa>-j^r 1 l* ^I
** jjlfeBBi^H^MSSwSwBnfe^iiii*^^
* SMfcff^^nrjtf?jLljj^f^H^KgiP^|Kf?j|K|)^P^Q#^^ffff?~'
? SSS^B^^A BCF3 HKWHQS^^
The Hott'i Qunti.
f Whefi age hu cut iU shadows
i O'er life's declining way,
And-tke evening twilight gathers
Round our depgrtfng day?
Then ahall we ait and ponder On
the dim and shadowy post;
Within the heart's elill chambers *
i The guesft will gather fast
Hie friends in youth we cherished,
SlmU come to us once more,
Agnin to tiold communion
As io the days of yore.
They may be stem auil sombre,
They may be 3'oun^ and fair;
But the heart will have its chambers,
'the guests shall gather there.
IIow shall it be, my sister I
Who, then, shall be our guests f
How shall it be. my brother*,
When life's shadow on us rests I
Shall we not, 'midst the silence,
In accents soft and low,
Then hear familiar voices.
And words of long ago f
Shall we not see dear face.*,
Sweet smiling as of old ?
Till the mist of those still chambers
Are sunsets' clouds of gold 1
When age has cast its shadows
O'er lift's Heeling way.
And the evening twilight gathers
Round our departed day !
vw uy uwu't ruuieiB oen ineir uoilOl).
We daily hepr this question asked, "why
don't the planters sell their cotton?" We
can answer for many of the planters, although
we do not presumo to answer for
all. The great innjoiity of the planters are
out of doubt, and prefer to hold their cotton
until a more acceptable time comes for
them to sell. Ifthe planters owe no money
to the merchants or the banks, what relief
would the selling of their cotton afford ?
The money that would be required to pay for
the cotton, would be as available, at least,
in ordinary negotiations as bales of cotton, j
. ?.? wt>cvu jMnniviouni: WUIKI| mcr- i
chant*, and country merchants owe city
merchants, and city merchants owe the
banks, then the planters should settle up
their accounts at country stores with, money,^otton
or produce of some kind that is
convertable into money in our cities, and enable
payments to be made through the lines
of indebtedness.
The mercantile community are more or
less-perplexed in making collections, and
there are doubtless some few . planters
who owe bills and notes that are due. The
present is the time when prompt liquidation
would, without doubt, bo "thankfully
acknowledged.
Planters who are in debt, and hold their
cotton for higher prices should at least sell
enough at market rates to pay their debts
and then hold on to the remaining portion
of their produce for the "good time coming''
that they anxiously expect n hen the troubles
of the times pass away.
If the planters consider the present current
prices too low, they cannot be unmindful
of the fact that prices are relatively higher
in Augusta than any poition of the L'ui- I
ted Stntes.
There is no difficulty about money matters
in this city, so far as the sale of cotton
is concerned. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars are ready to be paid out whenever
the cotton is put on the market and directed
to be sold at the rulincr rates.
Constitutionalist.
The French papers have interesting accounts
of newly bored artesian wcils in
the Sahara Desert in Algiers. They are
six in number, and and some of thein are
257 feet deep. The appearance x>f the water
in each case produced the greatest excitement
among tho desert tribes. Their
joy over the first well was unbounded, and
news of the event spread towards the south
with unexampled rapidity, l'eoplo came
from long distances in order to seethe miracles.
The Marabout*, with great soleinnity*consecrated
the newly-created well,
and gave it the name of "the well of peace."
At another place, as soon as the rejoicing
outcries of the soldiers had announced the
rushing forth of the water, the natives drew
near in crowds, plunged themselves into the
blessed waves, and the mothers bathed thwr
| children therein. The names immediately
applied by the people, such as "the well
of bliss," and "the well of gratitude," sufficiently
attest their feelings. It is said that
these wells will work an important part in
a-social revolution of the tribes in their
neighborhod. Having been obliged, like
their ancestor*, to wander from plaee to
place as the desert springs dried up, they
will, now remain around the constantly
flowftig.weH*,cultivate tfie land, and take
the first steps towards civilization.
^ ? *
" Fvsion Firing? Why do Uicy Shoot ?
The following, from the Cleveland Flain
Dealer, is not bad. It is a center shot :
~ + t --
iu?rusiQiiiBL oi c-ieveianu nclunlly liad
the impudence to Are seiveral bip guns on
the square on Saturday night.' Not to be
bullied out-of our own well-earned thunder
tho Democrats opened the battery upon
them, and fired two guns to their one.
After the "battle was over," tho Demo-^
crata asked the Fiwionlst what they were
firing for f After the close of the Revolution,
King Georgo ordered a day of thanks,
giving throughout the British domains.
4^is Prftoe Minister did not understand the
object of the order, and thus questioned the
Ring: J.
toYoor majesty, is this tfring of thanks
for the recent loss of the tuirteen American
Colonies f ' *
"By no means," said the King.
' uYonr majesty, Is it the loss of two hundred
thousand of jour Bigness' loyal ?afat>
jects If ?? . _
.../-HOIrWHUlf MW the J0wg..
"Theu^yotrr M?je?ty, it m??l ba for the
.twobuodred ^llt^T^iW*Vf1||tITrg' itnfc
in the war !" T *
"It fe.notr tfat, .ehMr^W^^Uie King, '
'''bat to tUartk tiod 4b?t 4pnot .tqre to
tVOTM r : V "' T', >.-: ' . iJ-^r .
* Bo of ow Fusion v frtode^TTver have
Connecticut, beien terribly be*M?
in6,Uifon,^buriedten thu*end fcth'nm?
rlniiTt IV " i 1 i i?i - #v.
Thn Post Offioo Department.
Washington, Oct. tf*?The preaert
month'liRs been one of unprecedented labo
in the General Post Oflico Departmenl
ti,:. : 1
auiO| iu gyuu parif re aiuiuuiuoio lO llli
prompt Action of Governor Brown,- who ii
a detertfaihiiliotj to relieve, to tfie uttnos
extent of his authority, the dfects of tlx
ever-memorable September suspensions
causcd the orders for payment of mail trans
portation to be ready in advance, tha
immediately on application, the account
were adjusted and paid, liy this arrange
ment about three quarters of a million o
?i.i ?j ?
gviu miiu silver nave, in inre<
weeks, been distributed 10 every scction o
the country ; in many cases the bearers o
drafts in the morning receiving the amount)
and returning by tho cars of tho samo af
ternoon.
Another important object has been at
taiued. Many of the railroad companies a
tho North, and some in other States, al
though carrying tho mails in a manner gen
erally acceptable to the department, de
clined entering into regular contracts. Wit]
the opening of the new fiscal quarter, how
ever, the New England companies liav
evinced the proper feelincr. and amicubl
complied with all the legal requirement;
of postal obligations. Others are about t<
follow the example, which will render tin
railroad transportation of the mails mor
perfect and satisfactory than ever before.
Added to rt'gular current duties, the pre
parations of tlio advertisements for tli
great lettings of next spring hare ocenpiei
the well-matured experience of the ofiicer
of that appropriate division. The servie<
in sixteen Slates and Territojies, embracing
the whole Southwest, besides California
Utah, Washington, Minnesota and New
.Mexico, about seventeen hundred routes
will thus bo ottered for competition?bj
far t lie largest letting ever held.
To the appointment office the present re
cess of Congress has brought no cessatioi
of labor. The rapid growth of the eoun
try mid the intelligence of haidy emigrant:
have involved the necessity for many nev
post offices, changes of name, changes o
site, so as to locate tliein at proper distan
ces, discontinuances of the useless, and op
poiniffients, almost innumerable?for 11
thousands of cases each year postmaster!
find themselves too poorly remunerated loi
umir responsiuiiiiy anu -trouble, and an
quite willing to leave tlie honors, to others
In 1853, when President Pierce's adnutiis
tration commenced, there were About 22,
300 post offices ; now the number must exceed
20,000/ The average net ineie?s<
over over all discontinuances is one /tun
lire J per month.
The American Banking Syetem.
The Lvierpool Times thus discourses "of tin
American hanking system, and the elFec
in England of the financial revulsion :
The reperu>al of the Persia's ail vice con
viuces us that our previous remarks, touch
ing the monetary crisis in the Unjtei
States, were perfectly correct. Indeed, w<
arc now persuaded that wo took too lenient,
view of the matter. According to the In
test New York advices, bank after banl
was succumbing to the pressure. So gen
eral was the "run" it lm/1 !??<
parative to hold a meeting of bank direc
tors, to avei t,one universal crash, and d?
vise some means wherefjy the wheels o
commerce would be extracted from th
threatened period when there must be i
general cessation of business.
There must certainly be somcthinj
wrong in the banking system of the Unite*
States, for no commercial "panic" appear
but immediately the banks show syuiptuu
of "monetary ague," and a few days aftei
wards most of them aunouueo suspcnsioi
of specie payments. This clearly manifest:
that such an extensive paper cuireney a
prevails in America, when so recklessl;
dealt in, although advantageous in sonii
respects, has disadvantages of much greate
magnitude, and when not foreseen and pro
vided for in time, never fail to inflict K(?ri
ous and irreparable injury upon the en
tire community. It miglit not mutter s<
mucli to England that Brother Jonathan
was so frequently in financial diflicultj
were it not, as We Lave already remarked
that we are so intimately and directly con
nected with all the monetary and commer
cinl operations. What effects him most
touch us severely. We invest in his StaU
and national securities, and wo are larg<
shareholda in liis rnilwnoa nn<l ntl.n* "!"
J~ ....v. V...O S"6"1'
tic undertakings. If, then, his stork nut
shares cotnu tumbling down. John Bui
must suffer for not being on the spot. 1I<
docs uot know of the impending crisin, fx
as to "realize" iu time,- and thereby avert i
total spoliation of bis capital.
The Bank of England, foreseeing the na
ture and extent of the "crisis," made sure o
an expoifc of specie" to America: Tliey wen
not wrong. The steamship Baltic, whicl
sailed from New York on Wednesday, tool
out, as a first installment we suppose, ?70,
000. This will be continued weekly, aye
and semi-weeklv. as Ion:? as the monetart
and corifthereial atfairs of the United Stair:
continue as tbey are, and tlio rate of ex
cliange- remains at *05. Il would pa}
specu lators in gold coin to ship specie t<
New York, if there is the prospect of reali
zing as much as 35 per cent, on first clgf:
paper; and." this we aro told, was deemed
by the meeting of bauk directors already
mentioned, as a fair fate under the circum
stances. Well, added to the demand froir
America the East India Company hav<
borrowed onelnillion sterling, and tocrowi
the whole, there is a continued drain to tlx
continent.,. ? * -?
Truly England just now is in a ticLludi po
wit ion. Placed hs tbo Bank of England is, i
behooves its directors -to be prudent it
tto^eand* the exercise o?fhat caution wbicli
the responsibility of their position to im
j^ose upon them to take car? that tbo dram
of gold from their vaults be neither loo
heavy nor rapid. Tbi/lbey effect by Huru
ing the screw" i. e. raising the rate of discounts
A Mtun?r was given on Thursday
another on Monday, aud we shall be glmi
to learn that another will not be ordered by
the "conrt" in a fcw dm ??a?
??A ^3*" at prewn^ ehnpe jt look* *erj
hktfU~ !*.>* all very well for ceJEnia jour
decafit Jipon thi%iaU*y^W .?
trade?ad commenio in thi#cbuniry..to-?4e
matid for all descriptions of our . mau/ac
A rural poet sends to tho New York Even- [
t iug Mir ror the following pociu on n "Squirrel," i
r remarking thnt he (tho pocl) is fully awaro '
i. that tho 1 ?at line is a lectte too lo??jf ;
c "The squirl am a^iicft, bird,
1 Arid has a busby talo,
t He eoifctttimes sit* opon 4-lim,
3 And sometimes on a rale,
I. And gcthers nuts in the summer so that his
winter etoek wont faiL"
3 Breaking Promises.?It is linrd work'
. to make even honest men keep their promif
ses, when either their interest or convenience
3 is promoted by doing otherwise. Call on
f your tailor, for instance, and order a new
f coat, and lie will say in answer to your
i most serious inquiry, "It shall bo done, sir,
- sure, next Saturday night." Well if you
get it a week after that, you may consider
yourself fortunate. Wo need hardly mention
t boot-makers, for they tell?break their
promisee? as a part of their trade. Un.
truthfulness sticks like wax to the whole
i- profession, and no reform is anticipitated
!i except the last-end of a mighty eoflict with
- their hide-bound consciences. But tailors
e and boot-makres are not the only persons
u who break their promises. Merchants,
1 bankers, aud thoso in every profession, not
a excepting ministers, are strongly addicted
2 to this w rong doing. A promise is made to I
e perform a certain work at a specified time, I
and the same may be in writing, yet, if not 1
i- repudiated, it is often entirely neglected or i
c forgotten. This soon becomes a habit, so
1 ' 11?*it 11\ tJ/\ 4<oc orrr/io?lw lo ?**? - ?
, . %(,nv vv WV/ MW ..p. VV.V* to tin C.\\;C|HIUII IU a
s I gvtieral rule. A merchant buys a bill of
j ' goods, nnd promises to pay .it a specified
r time, lie don't keep his promises, because
i ho can do better (?) with his money, or he
r unwilling to make a sacritii-e, or it is not
, ! quite convenient. Poor follow ! be lias lost
f : his character, injured his credit, nnd enroll!
ed his name among the ranks of No. '2 mer- ,
- i chants, lie has lost, therefore, more than j
i j lie has gained, lie comes to New York I
- and says, '-It is true I allowed my note to j
j bo protested, but"?nonsense, lie puts on j
v | wis, siops ni n nrst-ciass Hole I and tries to 1
f | make a sensation?but it is n failure. His '
| reception is less cordial, he pays-more for
>- i credit than before, and after making a few
i | more such experiments, is announced as |
> "suspended." H iving time now for refiec- i
r ; tion, he wonders at God's providence, thinks i
u | it hard thus to suffer, and perhaps finally !
. : sets himself down, for life, a ruined man.
- 1 Who ever thought of tracing their down
j fall to such a cause?
- j Header, whoever you are, regard your
) ! every promise as sacred as life itself. lJo
t? j any thing and everything that an honest
! man may do, rather than forfeit your word. 1
Independent, j
b ! Mkksonikit's Tadi.eCi.otii Sketciief.? j
^ i An odd anecdote is told of Meissonier, the i
! great French forest artist. He was lately !
dinning at Brussels anil among the compaI
ny was Baron tie KuylF, wlio recently <xhibited
some charming landscapes at tlie
! Palais d'Industrie. Sotuoking was tlie or'
1 der of the day, and Messonier, which light,l
! ing his cigar, took it into his head to make
j a sketch on the table cloth with the burnt
i cud. The Baron kept lighting matches, j
I and as soon as the end was carbonized, |
; placed them by the French painter, and by !
[ j the time he had smoked his second cigar
f he had finished a charming sketch of an
g . v.??.vwf , uvauuiuii; CAUUUIUU. I1CU
the evening was over M.do Kuyff took the
table cloth, folded it up Bnd going down to
y th? mistress of the establishment, said t,
j "Madame, be good enough to lock up this
s ; table-cloth with great caig, To-morrow I
s j'will call for it and pay you the value of it."
| But sir," was the answer. "I must at least
get it washed." "Nothing of the sort," said
' I A I. _ T* -
g me j>aron. "l wish to have it just as it is,
1 with all its spots and marks." The next
J (lav, accordingly, he came and took away
| the precious table cloth, which be Las since
; had framed in a curious style, with a dou!
ble frame, the sketch being placed in the
smaller one, and the rest of the linen carefully
and tastefully arranged in the space
} between the frames. It is said that an
1 amateur had already offered M. de Kuyff
, 5,000 francs for it. -
- ? ? ^?
' A certain Irish attorney threatened to
prosecute a Doublin printer, for inserting
the deatli of a living person. The menace
concluded with the remark, that "No prin*
; (er should publish a death, unless appraised
of the fact by the party deceased
| Little act "of kindness are stowed away
' in the heart, liko bags of lavender in a
' drawer, to sweeten every object around them.
1 Thfi vnnilr nf tinman lifi? So lit-o o :>?
,a ...? ? ...ci ,
constantly passing away, and yet eonstant
ly coming on.
i Cheap way of fattening liog*?turn them
i into your neighbor's cornfield every night.
God comes, and the doctor takes tho fee. 'ABBEVILLE
MALE ACADEMY.
a i i
miip v-?:? ? ? *
I aa?< jj.\t:rciw:3 01 ims institution Will be
JL < resumed on the First Monday in Jioua7
ry next Tlie government of the "School will
) he rigid, and every effort will be made to main.
tain n higfc standard of morality. . V ?
The Scholastic year will be .dmdafll into
two Terms. Tho first will commence 6n tlie
' 1st Monday in Jannary, and continue Twent}'eight
weeks; the sccon^ will begin on the 2d
. Monday, in September, and continue twelfo *
^ weckrf. %
s TEIIMS OF TUITION": . .
l Heading, Writing, Spelling, lstjfcs. 2d Sm>
a and Primary Geography, $14 00 .. $-.1 (K>
Tlie above with GeograpVyf,
History, Arithmetic, English
Grammar and Exer
t cisea in English Composition,
- 20 00 0 00.
The abova with all the ad- ' .
vnnced English Branches, 28 00 10 00
The above with Latin* aud. "
Greek, - - - 18 00 . 12 00
Student* will ba received at-apv4ime during
the*Session and will be charged from the'
time they enter onti) the eml of the Session,
unless special arrangomenta are made to gte
contrary.
I Boarding ean be obtained at taasorfhble rates. ,
* A. G. ELDER, A. & 1
Deo 19, ISM 83-tf
ntf"^ a n n o f" w^i 11 ^ ^ ^ ^
Tho friend# of C?pt O. M. MATT1SON reipectfully
onoounce him as a candid*to (W
T?~ Collector at tlio next election.
The frion^s of JA?ttiS A. McCOHD respectfully
nnnounco hinj as a Candidate for Tax
Collector at the next election.
Tho friends of Dr. J. F. McCOMH tiiptvttfully
announce him ;is a Candidate for Tn.?.
Collector at tho next election.
a???mti?i
C35' The friends of tyATTHEW Sl< DONALD
respectfully nnnouifce him* a Candidate
for re-election oh Clerk of the Court of General
Sessions and Common l'leas, fo$ Abbeville
District, at the next election.
A few of the Long Cano friends of W. G.
KEEL, would respectfully announce him as a
Candidate for Sheriff at the next election.
The friends of JAMES II. COBB respectful
ly announce him as a Candidate for Sheriff at
the next election.
?30-The friends of JOSEPH T. MOOItE respeelfully
announce him n Candidate for Sheriff
at the ensuing election.
The friends of T. B. MILLEORI) respaetfully
announce liiin as n Candidate for Tax Collectoi
of Abbeville District, ot the next election.
C3T The friends of GEORGE W. RIC1IEY
respectfully announce liim a Candidate for
Sheriff of Abbeville District at tlie next
election.
EST The friends of MATTHEW It. COCII
HAN respectfully announce him a candidate
for Sheriff of Abbeville District, at the next
election.
Tlio numerous friends of Col. T. J.
ROBERTS respectfully announce him a Can
didnte for Sheriff nt the ensuing election.
ear Tlic friends of I>. W. JIAWTllOKN re
upcetfully nnnnutico him ft cntididutc for Sheriff
of Abbeville District nt the next election.
MANY Fill ENDS.
The friends of N1MUOD McCOUD respectfully
announce him ns n CandiJate for
Sheriff at the ensuing election.
139'" The friends of S. (?. W..D1I.I. iv.'pi-etfully
iinnouiice him a Cnndidale for Sheriff, at
the next Election.
The friend# of W. \V. GKIFFIN resi-cct
fully announce liim a caiiilidato for Sheriff nl
the ensuing election. [May 7, 1855
Xc. G&imm,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR. IN
EQUITY,
ABBEVILLI3 C. II.,
Will attend jirowpl/if to all busuuxs cut rutted to
/m# ciirc.
January 30, 1857. 39-tf
S. Mc GO WAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFICE IN LA W KA NGE,
\p\* f Ilnnr fa TKaiwbam r.
><va> uuvi iu iiiuniDuu a ruir,
ABBEVILLE C. II.
January 1, 1867. 35-tf
PERIUN & COTIIRAN,
Attorneys nt Law and* Solicitors in Equity.
Office, the one formerly occcupicd by
McGoioan <fe PerrIn,
LAW RANGE.
Jas. M. Ptaniw, Jam. S. Cotiirajt.
January 1, 1857. 35-tf
? ff
II. A. JONES, 1). Y. JQN?5.
j ?*
JONES & JONES,
Attorneys at Law and Solicitors in Equity.
OFFICE?ABBEVILLE C. //., 8. V.
WILL practice in Abbeville, Anderson,
Laurens, Newberry, and adjoining Districts.
Will Promptly attend to all butjincHS
intrusted to tliem.
April 16, 1857- * GO
MAESHALL, LEE & DeBRUHL.
^I^IIE undersigned have associated with tliem,
JL in the Practice of tlfre Law, STEPHEN
C. DeBRUHL, Esq. All business entrusted to
their euro will receive prompt attention.
J. FOSTER MARSHALL,
W. A. LEE.
January 12, 1857. 37-tf a
NEW NOTICE.
GOODS-AT COST.
TVTESSRS. PERRY MAN dc WALLER take
UA pleasure in making a new bow in their
>*ew Store, at Greenwood, -near their old place.
They would announce, to their friends and
the Public generally, that'Hicy, being desirous
of milking room for the very large Stock X>f
the Fall, will sell a large portion of thoir
DRESS GOODS at the originnl Cost Pricks.
HT.nTHTKf} will hn rpiliispil ?o n? tn m?t?
it astonishingly low.
Greenwood, August 4, 1857. 14 6m
P. 8.?We ltnow we-have the best friends
and Customers in the world, ^nd feel that we
havo l*?t to coll on them for help and they will
respond. Now. friends, as we are absolutely
in need of funda to buy "new Goods so^ as to
accommodate j*ou, we would ask you to help
us by paying your old scores.
ABBETILLE TIAHISIJl YARD.
r I MJE undersigned* having dissolved his coX
partnership with J. K. LEAVELL*ales
plaesure hi announcing to the public generally
ang to the citizens of AbbeVillo District ill
particular, 'IhaX lie h%s largo, stock of *
&RM0NT AND ITALIAN MARBLE
on hands, and from which he proposes to manofacture,
to oni* r, *" __ "
Every Variety of
AlONVlfHXTS AND. TOMB STONES.
* jH?j would respeclfnlly soy to the pablie
that he has secured the services of the t< .
HOST EMINENT MARBLE ARTISTS.
*nd bopes/by close attention to business, to
to crib reasonable sfcure <ft- pttblio patronage.
J. D. CII ALMElCSv
'^August 20,'67 18 8m *.
^ -. r< ** * ?.
T?? 1
Iftrlcfcmasonry sad Plastering
^T^IIE pudersigned having fortnedV Co-partJL
nureliip hi the above business, aro prepared
to doull work entrusted to tlicni in the best
and moat subitantia) maun on. Having s long
practical experience 1a tue business, they flatter
Uitmselvv that they can please the most ttstid*
ious. All work will be warranted.
- JOHN COUMBE,
**. A. J. WOODBURST.
R?ks**c*.?H. A, Jones, J.. A. Calhoun aid
rw?. i. w ./ Avi?-it
"TV w - ^ sT
mm mJbfcjaj-jflga
FROM ??
ABBEVILLE TO WASHINGTON.
A FOUR HORSE STAGE leaves ABBEVILLE
on Monday, Wedpesday and
Friday nt 0 o'clock, A. M.
I-caves Washington, Ga., on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday mornings.
fl A Daily Train lenves Washington at 61 o'clock
1*. M., for Atlanta and Augusta.
OFFICE at the PO.NT OFFICE.
JOHN McBUYDE, Atjntt.
Abbeville C. II., April 3, 1857. 48 *ly
DISSOLUTION.
rr,IlE late Law Finn of McOOWEN ?fc PERA.
KIN' is lJij#ulv(!<i by mutual consent.?
All business commenced un to this <1n?o will i.?
conducted und tinifthcd by im together under
tlie inline 6f the old Firm, as if no Dissolution
had taken place.
S. McGOWEN,
J/VS. fiL PERKIN.
January 1, 1857. 35.tf
TO THE LADIES.
More New Mantillas I
CHAMBERS & MARSHALL
HAVE received this week diroct from New
York, a beautiful assortment of
BLACK CHANTKLLY LACK,
Black Silk and Black Moire Antique handsomely
Trimmed White ii Colored
No. 1 Granite Range.
Abbeville C. II., S. C., April 17 [50tf
BYTHEWOOD & COWAN,* '*
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
No. 204 Exchange Row,
COLUMBIA, S. C.,
17M)U the Sale of REAL EST AT E, EG ROES,
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Corn, 11113* ami Produce generally.
Strict personal attention paid to tho sitle of
any of the above?liberal advances made and
prompt returns.
Matiikw W. IivTiiEvoon, ?T.\Mr.s M. Cowan.
Aug. 10. 18.r?7 17 - tf
.ISorc ISooliM and Drugs!
rfnin? u.-t *? ? * " *
1-ju-j ouwiTiutTfi nnve jusi received their
Stock of Mctlicine.*, JJooks and Fancy
article*, ami lire prepared t-o sell nt. <Aburt
profits. ' ,
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it Haker'sSRWING MACHINE, acknowledged
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S?;pt 17, 1857. 21 tf
500 Agents Wanted ! ^
a homestead pok'ten dollars.
THIRD bTVISION. A1"
AOjA AAA WOTITH OF KATIM9 AND
?>) 1 U^VUU BUILDING LOTS, jn the
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July 6, 1857 1 0 It
rpUE COPARTNEBSIIIP heretofore existing
JL between H. A. Jones nnd J: W. Livingston,
in the Practice of LA^V, is this day dissolved,
by mutual cohsent. .
II. A. JONES,
i. W. LIVINGSTON.
March 31,1857. 48-tf
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Abbeville J)i*trict?In the Comman JVtas.
m Amos Clark. Jr.. " ? Attoplimnnt.
' vs. > McGowan Jt l'errifr,
, Jnmes A Lidjoll. ). PlfFa Att'ys.
WUI'KIiAS, tlio Plaintiff did, on thathirtytirst
day of October, 1856, file uis deci
Inration ngainst tbc Defendant^: who, (as it i? *
said) is absent front and withtftft'llig limits of
this State, and lias ueitlier wife or attBrpey
known within the earn*;- tjpon whpra *a fiopy
of tlie said declaration might be^serVQL lt>i? *
therefore ordered, tliAtrlhe said'*Pefendant do
appear and plead to th^.aaid declration, on or
before the fii-st day of November, which will
be iti/ftiie year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred "
nud Fifty-Seven, otherwiso-?liaal%Bnd absolute <
Judgment will then be giveH iiicL awarded
agniuit hiui. *
MATHEW McT* nLD, c. c^r.
Cle;}i*s Oflise, Oct SO, 1> .j*' j7 * t'y . . .
Tlic State of.Sonlb tparo^in^
, Abbeville DittricL?fn Ike Cowmen Pleats
William AVilson, ) J ' ? vs..
y * Foreign Attpchmenf. ? } .
Jfca. A. Liddclf. J Thomson Jr-Pinr Attorneys. ?*
Whereas the Plaintiff did, on the eleventh "
day of April, eighteen hmidred and fif- *
ty seven, file his decinrftttion against
fendnnt, who, it is said, is absent frorfl andfe
without the limits of this State, and Jibs u*UhlV
er vtrife nor attorney known wittih the satntf>~" ,
upon wnotn n eopy of the said declaration
might be served?- ?. ^ * '. *
It is therefore ordered, 'that tbe said Dafeudnnt
do appear and plead to tbe said. deeJ?ration,
on or before the twelfth dny of Aprit,
eighteen hundred and fifty-eijttit, otherwise i
final and obsoltite judgement will then ,be'gif*
en and awarded against him.
MATTHEW McDONALD, c.c. ly *
ClcrV'w Office, April 11, 1867 51~Iy
The State ?( ?onth Car?(ll%,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. *; .
Office Court of Common Pleat atj^ (jcn'l SetdonK^. , .
James T. Baskin, ) Attachment/* *
7.
WHEREAS tli*Plaintiff #d( onvtfce ei^V
tee nth day of Oatober, eigfcU?9*hntfr. * r
dred and fifty^x, Ale bt? declaration fcaainit
the Defendant, who, (it
and without tho limits. <?f .tli?
neither wife nor attorney .knownwUhjathw
same, upon whom a 'copy of (aid deflfaratlorfiS
might be served; H' ? therefore orderedC *
that tho said Defendant do aptear and. *.
. .to the said declaration, oh or before the toinfe*
tcenth day of Odtober, eight?ett htitidjrod aoi?
fiftv-??vAii iitli?Alu 1
uient will then be Vmd 5&U& , *
him. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ .*
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