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TII v. iKDKrEji ]11:i\ T PRESS
A BITev 3 TLLXO, S, "O".
W. A. LEE, EDITOK.
Friday Morning:, September 14, 1860.
See tho ntlvcrliwniciita of Dr. S. Henry
l.enrti; Miss 31. t. ruinani ; j.ue?, uraiuey s
Co.; Juliiieuu Kamey; Snmuel A. Weber;
Howie, Lnfitte ?fc Co. ; W. M. Rogers, Assignee:
Iirnnch ?fc Parker; Jno. G. Edwnrds; Jfoticc
of Election ; Ordinary, and Sheriff.
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GODET'S LADY'S BOOK.
The October number of this popular monthly
hna been r.-caived.
BANK 0FFICER8.
Mr. W. II. C. Dtiu.KV lias been elected
Cashier of the linnk of Newberry, vice II. L.
SIcCavcuriv, resigned.
Mr. L G. Rkcs haa been elected Teller of
tlie same Bank, vice Josnrii M. Ward, rcrigned.
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A METHODIST PREACHER HUNQ.
The )>npeis sny llinl n Rev. Mr. Btiley was
hung by n mob of about three hundred persons
nt Venl's Station, in Texas, a few days since.
Tlie Central Christian Advocatc thinks it must
have boon Rov. A. liewley, a member of the
Arkansas Conference, who was chosen as a
delegate to the last General Conference.
TOWlT COUNCIL.
The following gentlemen were elected on
Mondny Inst Intendanl and "Wardens of this
Village, for the ensuing year :
D. F.. Jones, In Umlaut; Jos. T.
Moons. Jas.'JB Cotiieav, Howard Westfield,
John Esiugiit.
nmrpsnnTiv pnw^^?wvwpT,. RrwniT.
Tlie Exercises of this Institution will b? resinned
on tlie first Wednesday in October
next, under tlie eharge of an able Faculty?
It. W. Boyd, Principal. Th? Institution
is one of the best in the State, and we hope it
v.-ill meet with that cneourngement which it
deserves. ^
THE CENSUS OF 1860 IN THE .CITIES.
The census returns are hciiigrftpidly brought,
to completion, and ilie documents t>o far show
4ix. * 1. :i. i_ : - ~ r 1 _?: it.
viwk wiiiic uiv mi'i <11 j'u|)uiaLiuii in uic
'^Wtjcip^l Western cities is very great, the cities
on the Atlantic board have not grown jo much
as was anticipated, with the exception of New
Yo-k which has increased from C16.C00 in 1850
to 960,000 this yenr.
SAD ACCIDENT.
We regret to learn of a s??l accident which
A ??1iX.T in tlm jlurt I ti ?r o n n nw. <)
Selvly, in the neighborhood of
Greenwood, on Tueailaj- night lust. He wns
out with a pni tv of hunters ; nnd in felling n
tree wns accidentally caught under the fulling
linil-8, which inflicted such injuries as to cause
his death. lie was a young man of excellent
character. He leaves no futility?but a mother
ai.d other relutives to mourn his loss.
" ABBEVILLE FEMALE ACADEMY.
The exercises of the above Institution were
resumed on inbt Monday, under the chargn of
Slins M. E. Putnam, the accomplished Principal,
who has given general satisfaction as oil
Instructress.
To parents having daughters to educate this
Institution affords very su perior advantages
and we take pleasure in presenting its claims
to their notice. Our village has been remarkably
healthy during the present year; very
excellent hoard may be liad in private families.
See flic advertisement in another column;
which ahoula have appeared in unr last issue.
A FINE^BELL.
A large Bell of verj' superior manufacture
from the well known Foundry of Messrs. Joiin
Alexander ?fc Co.. hasbe?iv.i?4ei>nllv nrwientpd
_ . -fY Trr J I
to the Episcopal Church of thi* place, by our
liberal fellow townsman, Col. J. F. Marshall.
T4io Bell weighs 600 1ha., jind has a tweet,
clear tone, and is well worthy to form an
appendage to the beautiful Church edifice,
to which it is attach'd. It is made of the
best material, and we have no doubt will give
entire satisfaction.
The skill and enterprise of the Messrs. John
Ai.f.xanhf.r J: Co., have established for them
a high character, and we truBt that their exertions
in the cause of Southern manufacturing
industry will be duly appreciated and'Tewarded.
Tli>:se gentlemen are the only Bell Manu
fjctnrers at the South, and challenge compeli
tion with the best fabrics of Northern manufacture.
iilli fLADUniU ifilEAl/i, VUJiUSUE.
The friends of this Institution will regret to
learn of the resignation of the President, the
Hoy. B. Johnson, who retires from the po*t to
which he was unonimously re elected by the
Board of Trustees, and the duties of wh ch he
has discharged during the present year in a
very ahle nn'd satisfactory manner.
The following response was made hy tlx
Board of Trustees to his letter of resignation:
Dear Sir :?At a recrtft meeting of th<
Board of Trustees of U. P. College, the fol
lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted
JietolvrJ, That this Board highly appreciate
the ability and diligence exhibited by Rev. B
Johnson in the discharge of his duties as I'res
idont.
Retainfd, That we sincerely regret to receivi
his resignation a? President, and extend t<
Lim our l>e?t wishes for* his future p^ijperitj
and happiness.
Respectfully.
F. F. GARY, Sec'y.
QUE8TI0HB TO CANDIDATES.
The following queried are addressed to tin
candidate for the Legislature in Pickens Dia
trict. through the columns of the Courier :
1st. Do you believe that the praetiee now ?
common, practiced in all elections, by eandi
dates, of treating for tbe purpose of makinj
votes, is an abuse which calls for Legislative
suppression f
2d. Are you in favor of the abolition of tto
Usury Lnws? ^
8d. Are yon in favor of the establishing of
Penitentiary in this State, as % better means <
suppressing crime f
-4th. D* you believe the election of Abrahai
Lincoln, tbe candidate of the a?etional, parti
known ?? the Republican party, will be jut
and sufficient cause for tb? dissolution of th
'Federal Union, or th^ withdrawal of any on
or more of the alara Statra from tha Faden
oopipMt; or do 30a beltoTA th? Sooth abou]
quietly acqaiaaea in tha ioangnratioa of
Black Republican Administration ifVt?Ui{
ton, and wait the enaction of ammm oy?rt a
bj.tbc Adroioiatration, auoh aa tba aboli'ioo
alarary in any and all pltwi ?b?r?*ir tl
Fad*ralauthoriU??may barajoriadwtion: <
tha paaaago of 411 appraaaWa aad onaronaUr
ot; or tba dUflpamlxrmant of torn*
8tata for Uw parpoao of oonvartiag it Into ft
tarritory, or thaaoaetmeat#* ujMlwr m*
ura dafcimamUl to oar^rlgbUnad MawUt
T*m Ootkh!?o??"CHIKan" nonifoat?athre?f
Dm tMMrtilb H*rM, Omk. David Jamm
- . ' nimjofMmnwM, bat raMatly of Of?ag?tort
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THE ABOLITION OUTRAGES IN THE
SOUTHWEST.
The rcccnt outrages of the abolitionist* in
T^cxus, and the disclosures which have been
made elsewhere, afford evidence of ou extensive,
and deep laid riot, for exciting general
insurrection among the slave population of the
Southwest, and effecting a widespread conflai
grntion and massacrc. In Texas the scheme
: has been pnrtlv carried into execution?cou!
spiraey has been ?i nnifeated in overt acts, and
! conflagrations throughout the State, and the
' threatened danger from fire, poison, and the
word, have produced wideapread alnnn. The
Onurifhing town of Henderson has beeu burnt
to the ground, having been set on fire by negroes
and whites. Iilack and white men have
been caught in the act of lighting the flames
Anal llftVA llP?n linnDfftmnnlnn.l.t '
| Large quantities of strychnine hove been
I found in the possession of llic negroes, mui
I they linTc disclosed a deep laid plot to poison
i the public wells, and upon a given day to efI
foot a general massacre of tlie whites. Tires
have occurred throughout tlie State; nt, least
$3,000,000 of property lias been destroyed,
aud still the work goes on. Tlie result is, that
die people are exasperated to tlie last pitch of
enditiance, and are vlsitii'g a deserved retribution
upon the authors of these outrages.?
Abolitii nists are hnng up in all parts of the
I out't'p aim every man itrings intelligence 01
fresli hangings. In this we cnunot blame them.
Self preservation is the first law of safety?inter
anna, legrs ttilenl.
Similar plots have been disclosed in Louisiana
and Alabama?serious apprehensions have
been excited in Georgia . and almost ever}'
mail br'ngs accounts of the prowling of suspicious
chat actors in various portions of our
11..? ?...
cannot be too nctive in organizing and disciplining
an effective police. We perceive tliat
other <list ricts arc moving in the matter, and
wo hovo the same if not greater reason for apprehension
than they. Let us beware of n
false security, and liy timely precaution let ui
prevent any attempt to jeopardise our peace,
or dw?troy onr institutions.
On l!iis subject we commend the communication
signed "Public Safet}*." in another colj
urn n.
SPEECH OF MB. BRECKINRIDGE.
Tlic New Yoik lltnit hnd Herald, publish
! an iuiperfcct telegraphic report of the jpcech
oi air. isreeKini luge, delivered at the great
inni<s meeting at Lexington, Ivy., on Wednesday,
llie 51 li inst.
IIr. Breckinridge, after thanking his friends
! for the eordinl reception which had greeted
him, proceeded to justify himself against various
aecubjtiun 'which hud been brought
ngninst him?to wit: that he had ever intrigued
for the noininntion?that he hud ?igncd
a petition of John Brown?that he wns in favor
of Gen. Taylor for the Presidency?that,
he had ever advocated the doctrine of Squatter
Sovereignty. ic.
He repelled the charge of disunion made
| against him and tlie Constitutional Democracy
| by Mr. Crittenden, \<y allowing tlint the prin|
ciplcs of tlint party had been endorsed by the
j Government, affirmed by tlie highest judicial
I tribunal of the country, approveil by the Dein
( ocrncy of Kentucky, and declared to be true
b}' Mr. Crittenden himself.
j Tlie Guardian in furnishing a summary of
j the speech, concludes with tlie following rej
flections which wo cordially endorse: "In
I making litis brief summnr}1 of the remarks of
| Mr. Breckinridge, we take occasion to ext'resa
; our regret Ibat in liis position, he considered it
proper to acquiesce in the wishes of his friends
nn<! neighbors, to take the stump even in a
single instance. lie lias fulloto-td n had precedent
in thus apparently justifying the undignified
coursc pursued by Doiiglns. His public
career was a sufficient vindication of his own
soundness, consistency and patriotism, and the
j principles 01 ins party are ?o plainly in con;
sonance with the Constitution, and have been
| so clearly expounded by b igliest judicial
I authority of theGovernment, sustained by the
; unanimous action of the Democratic Senators
j ?that in our opinion, the necessity did not
; exist for this departure from the wise and dignified
course heretofore pursued by Presidential
nominees.
THE GBOWTH OF THE UNIOH.
In 1820 there were twenty-three States in
the Union, now there are thirty three; then
its area was 1,787,169 square miles, now it ie
'i.'JSb.ieo; our population then was 9,639,131
now it is 33,000,000; our registered and enrolled
tliipping then was 1,280,105 tons, now
it is 6,)4.5,I37; our annual imports then
amounted to $74,450,000. now they amount tc
5338,768,130; our export* were $69",fl69, now
they are $366,789,462; our revenue then win
(16,779,331, now it -is (70,000,000 ; the real
and personal estate of our citizens then wat
not over $1,000,000,000, now it is estimated at
$10,0000,000,000; then we had 350,000 persons
emplo3*cd in manufacturing establishment!
producing over five hundred millions of dol
lure yearly, now we have 1,260,000 person* it
: the business of manufactur ing.
! MAS8BACHU8ETT8 THOROUGHLY AB0LI.
TI0N1ZED.
The extfoWe bigotry" and radicalism rif thi
j M issnchusetta republicans have forced Cover
f nor Banks to retire from their counsels, and U
remove to the West. In the place of an abl<
statesman, a skilled executive officer and' *i
efficient parly leader, they have taken up as i
candidate for Governor Mr. John A: Andrew
e a Boston lawyer, who has never held office
but has been prominent m a private soldier ii
the Gnrrieonian ranks. Mr. Andrew was si
3 abulitioniai of the "Moaancbyaetta school," s<
" ardently beloved by Mr. Seward, before lb
? Tree soil party waa formed, lie waa promir.en
e in reaiating the Fugitive Slave law on two n
three occaaions, when its operation was teate*
e in Bolton.
AURORA BOBSAIII.
?f Tlie Aurora Borealia of Friday night wt
very generally witnessed. The Augusts Com
n *titutioncdi*t aaya:
We ner?r.witn?aMd a grander or more gl<
it riona diaf>)*y of the northern light*. It ot
t <corred at an hour *li?| onr population ha
generally retired to rest, and but a small poi
il tlon of them badan opportunity of seimg i
Kit waa a elear, bright; Moonlight qigbt, an
the air seemed ovtr charged With electric fltiii
The Ulograpirwirea, in a great measure, w?j
et neeted by'tba ?aperinouino?tit etmoa^her
of jalaotrfetfy, and the tratnaauaaian of mafcafl'
b? Vm inaoh delayed.
or 1 tU ? ? '
iff -'J tBMWUtmBi \
M ft "HI U ?w? by .UUguph ie ?a*?, that M
give tfla Tifeokinridga party fat Vfw YOrk, tj
' Netora on tfaa'tifcte <*?**? aftdilta Ltatteba
V. OOteraor ?r>d C?b*1 cUimla***. Tlfta *
g. M*?^M toJbe t?ti(ied the Dottglaa>?ta
K,J . ??ta fu4?a,: *ual?u>t
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THE C0UB8E LINCOLN WILL PURSUE.
Wc subjoin tflo following outline of thecotirse
that it is supposed Lincoln will pursue in caselie
becomes our next President. The sketch is
from the New York ilcrald. After showing
that is the settled purpose of Lincoln oikI his
party to urge on the "irrepressible conflict,"
that paper presents the following ns the inild
plan that is fust to be tiied. It says:
The first step will be the Appointment to every
post of executive or administrative power
within the gift of the President of men who believe
that sluvery is an evil uud n sin; that it |
is their moral and social, as well us political j
duty, to make war upon it every way; that:
"this Union cannot stand half slave and huif
free and that Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Wendell
Philips and John Brown are right in tliu theories
they have proclaimed and the policy they
have advocated. With men holding these
views au judges nml officers of the Federal |
Couris, as postmasters and collectors of customs,
as district attorneys and niurshals of ttic
United States, tlu-re will cotnmcncc an agitation
of the slavery question such as the world has
never witnessed. Federal officers inaj- refrain
from immediate1 participation in criminal acts,
but the abduutora of tlavefl, the fomentore of
servile incendiarism, and the coming John
Browns. will pursue their iniquitous labors, in
the full confidence that, if arrested and
brought to trial, it will be by marshals, prosecuting
attornrys, juries ami jxirigea that sj ni
pnthise with them, and who believe that the
cause ui which tlicj- nre cngngcnl in tlio enuse
of righteousness.
The effect ol" this fuct nlonc upon the spirit
of fnnntic nholiiiotn?m in the country will pW?iluce
the most disastrous results. Give the
criminal hut the conthlenca that men of his
?:n __ >-r? :* . ?
auuiij" win Nt up jM?iy;c8 wv?r mm, 11 urresieu ;
auJ clime will nt onoe become tlie audacious
ruler of society. So will it. bo with the "irropre.'siblo
conflict." The underground railroad
will l.o brought to the light of day; the stealing
of slaves will become ft trade of which
thousands will be openly vain; heroism in the
act will be worshipped, and not alone Virginia,
but every Southern State, will have to record
its John lirown raids; and the abolition
promptings to incendiarism now seen in Texas
will be witnessed in every slave State from the
Delaware to the Hio firnnili? nml finm itio
Ohio to the (Julf < f Mexico. In such n stale
of tilings there will be no need to use thcnimy
ond navy of lh? United Stales to suppress or
extinguish shivery; it will only be necessary
to defeat its employment to suppress factions
and incendiarism. In such a state of things
i parties will be driven to the highest pitch of
excitement, aets of fury will be perpelratcd on
all sides, and day by day the whole countrywill
reccdu farther aud farther from the rule of
reason.
Telling TAt.Es.?The following rich revelation
of Washington life anil practice is only
one instance out of thousand : "It is dnngemus
to have any one who knows j'our- secrets become
your enemy?provided 30U have done
anything to be ashamed of. Bits of private
I history, which may have come to the knowlj
edge of lhat enemy before he ceased to be a
1 friend, may some day be paraded before the
community with very unpleasant results. A
ossein point is the contest iiow waging between
the Columbus (O.) Statesman- and the
Evening Bulletin ; the lntter eheft; being nn
offshoot of the lornier, edite^t^. ijien who
were formerly in the Statesman's employ, nnd
know the history of the establishment. In
the course of a controversy, the Bul'etin has
divulged the fact that Hon. S. S. Cox, a member
of Congress from Oh io, was in the habit
of writing self adulatory letters to the Statesman
from Washington. One of these, signed
'J.' has been exhumed. Mr. Cox therein ?l
hides to himself as "the youthful orator;' tells
how he demolished John Sherman and spoiled
Torn Corwin's chances for the Speakership, and
closes by asking his constituents to be proud of
- him ! It only needed this stroke to put the
finish to Mr. Sherman's recent castigation ?>j
Cox. The Statesman was unwise in tpinrreling
with its old cronies, if the Bulletin has
many more such revelations to make."
MONEY MABKET.
There is some difference of opinion in Northern
fiuuncia)'circles in relntipn to the monetary
oflairs during the approaching fall and
winter. There are so many circumstances to
disturb calculations that it se^pis impossible to
i I approach even a tolerably certnin conclusion.
The first event that will control all others will
be a war iu Europe. This would derange all
' commercial and financial relations. There
i would be new war loans, and. consequent)}*, a
i great scarcity of money. If peace should be
preserved, the next circumstance that would
i operoto in financial affairs would be the ex
I tent of the failure of the grain ciop in England
i and France, and the proportion in which th?
t N'ortliprn norlionn nf Fiirnno m?r 1>? at.lu ?/i
I ? I? J ~~ "
- BUpply the deficiency] In that proportion w^)]
i be the demand for the produce of our wheal
fields. If then sheuld be a food inquiry foi
i our breadstuffs in Europe, art* a limited importation
of European fabrics in the Uiyteci
States, the foreign exchange would rule in oui
favor, especially if our cotton crop did not
fall materially short. This would have a de
cided tendency to render our money matter)
^ ea?y and safe.?Evening Kites.
s Welcome to tuk Blue Uidqc.?W? Inn
i the gratification of announcing that the cart
k of the Blue Ridge Railroad entered our ter
rilory on Tuesday last This it a moit ampi
? ctous more, and we hail it as a harbinger o
i our future prosperity. It ia a bright omen
i too. for the sucpeca of tbia great enterprise
0 Id I860 it entered our borders?in 18C0, alial
<* we not have the required aid for it to pierci
1 GeorgJt^ liie beet rfnd highest interests o
r the Wintry imperatively demand H
d ThfSi^8g?w<n?ca River is being pnshe<
ahead, ehi,tb?kfyyging vill be tip as early ?
possible. Tna'dtosa-ties hate been furnish**
a the entire distance to Walhalla, and the ro*<
will sooi^be completed to that point, alte
croMing^be Seneca.
An efficient workman, Mr. E. Braseen-, ha
} the contraet for the depot .building at Wsl
^ halla. It will be completed in good time, .
r Thrice welcome to the Bias Ridge.?J'iekgn
. Couritr. u
^ t '^1 - fr > JJ
<* cottoh aTATxxsrr.
3. The receipt* in Cherieatoo for the peal *M
' were 788 bnlee, agfttaet 2,?I0 balee l*?t year,
io The total receipt# since th# Aral of Septan
m be* l??t at the porta anrbtWt to
Tbe total eyprvrU Icr thU mmob t? fcrilg
pwu'Miow ah^araaeoof 9M,?" Wee. 1?
.hipmaat to no^ra'. J&ta ?bo?r *? iaftrea.
* <>*or 1m* year ?t 21^8^, fe.Ua Th* "toek o
te Qpn?r.-.He Vyoyyy&g Yad Ian' i
A another o?h?*fc boilinfJBjtofBWl* #**???
for the "Oherpkoe i.
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COMMUNICATED.
POLICE BEFORM.
Mr. Euitou:?The events now transpiring
in Texas, Alabama, ami oilier Southern Slates,
show conclusively the existence of a plot R*?icetly
and skillfully planned, and having tho
most extensive ramificutiona for the purpose of
inciting our negroes to outrage and rebellion.
How soon we may be exposed to its perils who
can sav I Surely it behooves us then, to be
on our guard and tnko bucIi means aa shall
seein best suited to the maintenance of our
ponce. Are our resources at the present time
Mimcioiiif?tloulHfiil. What docs it avail to
run oft suspicious characters from one placc to
another. The mere publishing them in the
newspapers, wliicli is (xcufioiiulli/ done, is not
enough; it irivce them ample opportunities to
pursue their nefarious designs. There are.
doubtless, inahy who in their wanderings over
the country, poison the minds of our n<-gros,
unknown ntid unsuspected: It is evidt nt.
Boinething else is needed ; eotno system that
shall ha detective?a countrv noliec. fur in.
Blanco, whose powt-r shall extcrnl b?\om|
municipal bounds; whoso Iuhuiichs it shall be
to k?'fp an eye on nil on whom it may appear
desirable; niul when a man is caught la:npi-rinir,
not put him on the earn, mid Hen-' him oil"
do mischief elsewhere, but. lod^o him in jail
riyiii nwny, or in iiiccrenlot Ms getting nway,
follow liim up mill arrest Mm. Three or foiir
of the ri^lit kind of men iti oneh <)istriet
would prohahlj- answer. Prevention in heller
tliau cure, and a small tnx chared l>y ul! butler
than a few suiToiing heavy loss.
rUKUO SAl'KTY.
TRIBUTE OF RE8PECT
To the Hlo. h\ K P liKSSL J . J), J), by the
A. hwmi Anxoi iatiuit of Jir?kivc Collrye.
The Alumni of Krskine College would mingle
their sympathies and tears with those who
deplore the death of the Kev. Khenezer Erakine
Freealy, I>. 1>. As the founder and Una president
of our Ahua Matcr tv& who were under
his administration, eirerifh hist memory for his
dxVolion In i;?.AP..t ..Inonlion ft.-!..- o<T?...
ate and lively interest in the mental mid moral
welfare of his pupils, for It is readiness to communicate
instruction, for tlie courtesy with
which lie uniformly demeaned himself to those
who were placed under him, for the patience
and untiring zeal with which he sought their
advancement, for liifi generous sympathy, and
for the eonstnnt exercise of all the qualities of
the gentleman, the scholar and the Christian.
As the faithful minister nil of us remember
with liveliest emotions his fervid prayers, his
earnest exhortations, his nflWtionate warnings,
and his pure example which combined fear to
God and love to men : and we mourn nsii sore
loss that we tire no tnors to <o?n lii* fnr>? nr
hoar liis voic, or fool the pressure of his hand.
It is no empty tribute which we now pny to
I one who was related to us as a teacher and a
I pnstor. He was endeared to us by all that is
: tender and sacred in tliefc relations. Wc re?j
peeled li'in and we loved him. To us lie was
as a father; and as orphaned children we
vreep over his grave, nnd will cherish witli
teuderesl affection tin: remembrance of liia
n tmc.
We esteem it os no Mnall nritilcirc to hove
Wen associated wiih such a man, enjoying hi*
! instructions and receiving the moulding impress
of his character. If we ore not better
men for such an influence the blame must be
taken to ourselves, and while *-ihe chariot ol
fire an?l horses of lire" have parted him from
us, we would tuke up his fallen mantle anilwrr
billing a double portion of his spirit go fortli
to life's great brittle, ready harnessed and hope
ful of victory.
While we mourn his decease, we vet believt
that, our low in his gain, and even rejoice thai
j liia once stricken and slmttere'J spirit is deliv
ered from its sorrows. H is hoflJ$r.an<f nienta
afflictions arc past. In hia cape it was a mercj
to die. Now he i* comforted. He is enterec
into the joy of his Lord, and is feasting od tju
pleasures which are forevermore. *
<J. O. LINDSAY,
w. a. lei:.
H. L. MURPIIV,
Committee.
TIipb Olp Aok.?In going through the eit}
in taking the census some of the Marshal"
found numbers of old persona who have livei
far beyond the term allotted to man. InSt.ock
ton alley, near Ualtmiore street, Mr. Andreu
C. Oregg found in one holme three colored wo
men, the youngest of whom ?jts ninety year
of age. The oldest, is Mary Johnson, who at.?
ted that she wa? one hundred and five jvar
old ; the nest, Maria Jennings, who is one hun
dred, and ln?t, l.eiilia Mnrlin, ninety yeBrs old
Immediately on the opposite aids of the allej
' is one who siat^d her nL'0 to he one hundred an<
t eieht years* The eldest of these wns twenty
| eieht years of a^a when the independence o
the Colonies wn* declared.?Baltimore Sun.
[ TESTIMONY PBOM SOUTH CAROLINA.
1 Lauhensvillk, S. C., April 20, 1800.
' M pears. 8. W. Fowlf <fc C.?.
I Gentlemen :?Please fend me per first stp#
> mer six dozen of Dr. Wihtah's Bai.?am of Wn.i
. Cherry. 1 find thnt the Balsam is fast grow
in nooulariLv. and hv those who haA used i
is exceedingly valued. Indeed, purchaser
I generally are loud in praise of its virtues i
. sppedily curing Coughs, Colds, and Pulmonar
, Affections.
Respectfully, J. H. HENRY.
Of'JJja man}' respectable gentlemen in Law
ensvilleTjistncl who have used and believe i
the great value of ilie lialtam, is William Simi
s son. Esq, Clerk of the Courts, to whom we ar
i permitted to refer.
For sal* by D. McLauchlin, Abbeville.?18, 4
' THE USUAL RESULT.
' Green 1slani>, N. Y.t Mau 6, 1860.
Mr. W. E. ilAOAx: I have used yoar Hai
Restorative, with excellent effect. It fully r<
' stored iny hair, which was quite grey, to it
1 natural color, thickening it up very lunch. M
f wife has also nscd it, and it has restored he
hair, giving it new life. Re*pectfully, J. 1
1 GOODELL.
Remember that this result waa produced b
1 Hrixstrect's Inimitable, the original and onl
1 reliable Hair Restorative.
<* Price fifty cents and oat dollar a bo ttl
Sold every-wbera, and at all the drags ton
in Abbaville, W. E. HAG AN A CO., Piopri,
- ora, Troy, Nj Y. 18, 4t
f OONSIONEES.
' ,
D J Jortdbj* ll?Brj-d?, J H Widem?D, 0
. 8e?nlin, Brantfb Afarker, Gray A BobcfUoi
* M YiruVDr L Ynrborocgb, A?t?? ITeD
, Oo, E M DuTfc w H P.rKr* Obrk* * D?
f- Pro, * JTajlor, JT / W.rd.
i A'Norwood, A Blmosd*. Jbho White. J A .43a
* ho on, JAN Knos, Dr O A]
A J Olink^Rlw, J W Po#cfr'*J|n Browil^
Pool and Rsitt*djr?, Lites, BnlJItf A Oo^ V '
* '
THE CROPS.
According to the returim already received at
the Census I5t>rean nl Washington, tlie crops
in nil 1 lie Northern anil Northwestern Stntes
nrc immensely heavy thi* yenr. In Pennsyl*
vaniu, they nro represented to be nearly. if
not quite, double those of lm<t Venr, nnd in
other Stntea they will probably be correspondingly
heavy.
FLOIttD.t.
The Micanopy (Pla) (>utrl(r, of the 2-1 tit in- |
stnnl. says:
Wi'havp cnnvi'iFi'd with several prominent j
planter* in thin vicinity who report, froin #>x- |
tensive ?b?t,i'v.i'imii<, that our "Limp Staple" '
erop is tn>w in n fair way to make an abiinilanf. j
! yield. The "bottom erop" is very irnod?veil :
| developed bolls and very fine staple. The j
lower pan. 01 i.ihs '.miil'iie ernp " is e?|tii>lly n.-a .
po<nl. hut the ?1 r???itr'i? h'ta prevented the full
development. <if the M|i|H>r pnils <if the plant,
(In* fruit heinir fiiinH n11 ! Kt'lited.
Th?j umikiial warmth nii'l <1 i?mjrl.t Imvn nl?o
hroupht forward tlio opfliuif! home three weekn
in advance of tin; u?nnl time, uml Nome pine '
IuikIh btp nffoeted willi the runt. Mmiy ?>F the .
planters* here are culti ve I iti^r eoiiHidemhle short !
I cotton this yriir: this linn made a pour yield j
itself, ami also lessens the amount of lonp staph*
! ..i.......i
Fiom wlint we linvc corn, nnd can l^nrn from '
In" |t>lit? " ) of AUvlimi, wr will not Imvo n*
l nl-o:i<lniit. corn crn|w as potni? ??f our in-ig!il>nr*
j in Murioti (Jouiitv, link I In? or?|i i* inoro ilian
nil nvornpe. \V?* will hnv?; nn nlioudiiiice fur
our own ? ??*. inn! plenty for nil who nmy viwit
ii6 during the coming winter.
?koi?;ia.
It in ostiinnted by Hmmii wlm are well posted
in such mnt tern. tlial tin-re will imt lit* more
tliii:i linlf iIip inniil> T of lia!t*s i>f (Nilion made
in Wiisliington county tliu priwnt yenr Hint
! wais mailt* in tin* eniint.v ln.l. v..nr S.ni.<. n.>i _
i si1iis ti ll lis Mint theil Cotton will he nil ojm n
| mill mil l>y the fir-,t ??f (letiilw-r; others
! I>y ilii- first of Nuvviulivr.?Hnudmcillr. Giorgum,
i'Mh.
a i. a ii '.ma.
Tlio wcaMifr, for mhiik weeks pn.?t. linvintr
lu-eii more (nvnri<l>l>: to cotton limn in tin:
em l_y j-iirt of Mi* Miminer, it is now ilie jirc\
tlilintr opimoii tlitit tlie nminint of eotton i iiit-e<l
in lliis irctioii will In* much trailer Minn nt
first 8iippo#i?il. Corn are very ehott.?
Juifauta $S],iril of llic South, '18th.
ABBEVILE
FEMALE ACADEMY.
MISS M. E. PUTNAM,
rpiIE Principal of the above 1 iifiitnlion iv1.
(umi8 Iht thanks to (lie public for tlie |>ntronnge
heretofore <?xteml??l, ami solicits its
kitul interval clui'iiiir the next sossion.
The exercitfea of I ho Academy will ho rcsmni-il
mi tli? bECOSD MONDAV OF SIC1'TKMUEIt.
The follow inq nre tlm l?atos of Tuition for
the Scholastic Your of FORTY WKEKS:
Spelling, Reading ami Writing, JJfi.OO
The above, with Geography, Ilielor}-,
(I raminar, A r it hit) el ic iin JCoiiiposit i?-n, 24.00
The at'ove, with Algebra. Oeonielrv,
rti?i?iiain- u..i v. ;ii-...^?:? i
Klietoiic uml Kthiv*, 32.00
The above, with French nn-1 <"!->rnian, 48.00
Tlit- above, willi Lutin and l.'reelf, 40 ro
Mu?ic, .... . 4O.00
1 Use of tin; Piai.o in taking Irsson?, 3.00
U?e of the Piano in praciiisitt^r, 3.00
Coiitinj>--nL cxpt-nsc*, li I'lv cents each Setifion.
or One l)<?llnr per year.
1 Sept. I. 18C0. tiO, If
;l SUPPLIES
\'
; of
: FUNK
U- ?...
We have opened at the old Bland of Wier ?
Lythgoe,
A PROVISION DEPOT,
Where we ke?*{> on hnnd a f>upply of
| COM, MR, ME,
OATS,
BACON AND LARD.
9 . .
We would respectfully solicit the or.lcrs ol
our friend?. Our prices will he low, nnd f?i
, CASH ALONE.
1 fJTKS. BRADLEY <1: CO.
Sept 12. 18C0, 20, 8t
* r -r^
r U Jri fc
OLD CORN
; WHISKY.
r I "'HE Underaieneil wcnl?l infurm tlic put>]i<
JL that lie hoa a superior lot of this urliclc
n for sal<?.
, Annly to me at the Mnrshnll riou?<\
JOHNSON KAMEY.
6 Sept. 12, 18B0, 20, tf
' COKESBURY
: CONFMICI SCHOOL
.8
y -
rr T?nE EXERCI8E3 of this Institution wil
' X be resumed on the FIRST,. WEDNBSDA)
in October.
v SAM'L A. WEBER,
? ' 8e<Ty to Faculty.
3epf'12- 1860'20'^; ~.t
; BOWIE, LAFITTE & CO.,
8UCCX8SORB TO
' . BOWIE, BRO. & CO.,
= Fetors and Commission
pMBJIlOHANTS,
J Central Wharf,
y JOB* A. DOW IK, )
> CHARLESTON, 8. C
^ KDWABD lakittb. ;
P. I960. SVf*
" ' -I. . * *
^ JwOTIi^ki.
^LL R R^BKHT
:j L^ a^ilo
jp "m
BRANCH & PARKER
\^k7 OI,*!,!> inform the :r frionds tlint they
\ t luive now on hand, not only their u?unl .
eu}?j>W of
DRUGS, BOOKS,
PERFUMERIES,
AND FANCY ARTICLES,
but in addition, llicy buvc mi assortment or
zp'uxrjst
PICT&X& 3? H&MES?
Itntli Stjunre ami Ovnl, nt Icm thun Columbia j
FINE PIANOS
Which tliey will warrant to yive perfect ?ntisfiictioi),
or lo Iih returned lo us free of all
clni''|??* <? tli?- purchiiHer. I'licen running fruin
$'2.>0t<> *150, delivered here.
SEWING MACHINES
At New York I'rices.
LXTIIOG It 1? II S,
Cheaper than ever.
i Grecian am! Afantic Varnish, Tube 1
J'uinls ami /{rushes, ?kr /or O'recian |
1'aiutintf. Linseed Oil,
Tanners Oil,
Ami nil other Oil-1, usually called for, l?y tlie ;
; linri"! ?r trillion ot. low prie<*?.
WHIT/-: I.HAD. iiml oilier pain'*, vptv !
I elifiii'- IVrMins ui*liiiii{ their hou?i-s puiM*<>
| wiil fiinl it l'? their inter-?t lo give vt a eal!
! before purchasing. j
\Vinilow (ilu- <>r vnrinim nizoa ?n?l i
Sifcty Fu-?'t for iilnn'int; purposm.
Wiflinvc (lie 10th Volume of that i^rent nntional
Wink, !
The New Cyclopedia,
Now oil our "lielvcu, with tli?? |'ir?;?-.lu>ij volI
niiKts. tli?* popubirii y gf H is work iiirreasv-s
j wi:htlw fit hi ii-ation of oanli imci-ci-iliug volhum*.
Wh con ink* istly refer m our suh^eVibers,
I of which we have npw?r<U of thirty.
As we arc both j li\?icinns we *pi,ct to at?
! tend upon piofcp- inr.nl calls, ami iIip services
of one or liolli will be rendered without additional
charge.
i. branch, m. n.
K. i'ARKKIC. m. i>.
N. B. ? Dr. "aukuu will be fuuud during ilie
night at W. II. l'arlter'e.
riept. 12, 1860, 'io. I2t
nr? a ?? ? *t? ?? ? ?? ?
MIUUIYIS MW fLUUK WATS.
U'K II.\VK j'i!*i r< <-cived n consignment, of
]>r?oiiis htitl Coir Floor MiiIp, nil of
I which nri* made 11v tlic I>i-iif, lliunl) ami Blind,
of the Spnrlniiburg Asylum. Superb articles
ui.il low pria-il.
BRANCH it l'AUKER.
Sept. 12. ISO. 2", 1 2t
Sheriff's Sa es.
BV VIRTl'l* ut Mindry Writ? of Fieri Facins
to ni<; directed. I wilt sell ut Abbeville
Court lloiH'*, on tlic fir>t Monday in O'JTOH1%R
next, within the legal hours of sale, the
following property, to wit:
100 Acres of I.and, more or less, n* the property
of Ai'.en Reagan, nds W. \Y. Ferryman,
! nml others.
| 114 Aeres of I,nnd. mori or less, us the p^opj
el'ty of James l)avi#, ads, Joel F. Smith, and
others.
G A ore* of Lfitul, more or l<*?s, a? the property
of ndmoitd I). Guinea, ad?, Charles Murphcy,
ami oilier*.
3.1 Acres of Land, more.or less, cs the properly
of Johu MelJiyde, ads, Reuben Weed, and
others.
1 House anil Lot in tlie Vd'.ape of frreenwo^d
contniiii'14 ?L*v?*t! Aeivs. ni'?r? or Irss, u9 the
property of S. l.owia liond, ads, IVriyman and
Waller, i?nd others,
2 WnuoiiH. one Four Hor?e, and the oilier a
Two Horse, nut. us the property of J. V.
Schrader, add. &loan. Mnure ?fc Co.
.IOS. T. MouUK, a a. d.
Sheriff's Office, Sept. 12, 16tii>
Election Notice.
rTMlE El.KC'l ION tor iSinntor, Rcpresento1
trven and Tax Collector ill he held on the
SKCON D M < > N 1 > A Y of (Jctobrr ncxt.nl the.
fo.!ow"m?plnce9, and conducted hy the follow
tnp pprp.'iiK. i ii:is> (i|xii i?o uav? wr r>e?aior
anil Ilepresenifttiveti?one <!uy for Tux Co!Ice
l>r:
Court Monte?John \V. Lcsl}*, Jumps A. MoCoril,
John A. Hmiler.
\V?rrcul<m?W. II Brooks, Win, O. Pursly,
UoItlM t Wilfoll.
L'allahtni**?James M. Carwisle, Bazil Calla
...I full..!,....
LoirtiMrXfe ?T. T. Cunningham, Jolin M.
Mostly, tldu.f.s ('lark.
Cafhoiiu'n MM*?KMwnri] F. Parker, Wm. II.
T:iirir-?if. T. A. iJ-'tr^rs.
Jlrotlln/'s?A. L. McC.islan, J. F. Crifwell,
J. C. 1 )ow?oh.
j. Whits Hall?Dr. Jop. Marshall, Willis Smith
i .u. >* ^5 ! ii
OrcrntMuul?Georue M. Conner, T. L. Cole
mnn .lulin Boozer.
Wooih-ille?.1. 11 "Tultiert, John Hutchinson,
W. 1>. llnnt.r.
Long Caw Mills?Thus J. Ellis, Vv'rii. Xichoir.
beiij. k-ikin.
Ituu nahUcitlc?B. F. Mosely, J. N. Sou light,
Kol't-rt Krownlee.
Trihle'* Store?It. E, Gaines, W. L I'fince,
David ('It llnriil.
SinitfiiiiUc?Silas Uoy, Franklin Kellar, A.
II. Morton.
Cedar Spring*?Franklin Ilnflf, David J.
Ward law, julm L. Devlin.
Moxeh/a?J. C. Willard, George L. Palterso
. \Villin-os Trt'witt.
Cot/iran's?Jan. 11. Widernan, Jno. II. Chile*,
Roher' Lut-s.
Due Robert W. Hodden, Js:ne? Mb:
irill, D. W. 1 Inwihorn.
: Cokexburry?W. C. Kiugli, II. J Hart, Jos.
P. IJllll'k U 1:11.
Speed'*?Joseph Mosely, J. G. Johnson, Samuel
J one#.
Dod*vn'? Store?W. A J. Ware, W. L. Nor
wood. Jhincs It. Latimer.
Bordeaux?J. L. Bouchillon, Thomas Mc A lister,
I'eter Gnilicbrnu.
Sept. 12. 1860, 20 t<Je
HEADaUARTEKS.
I 8th Keoimknt, s. C. M. )
September 8, '800. J
PURSUANT ro nu ord. r from Brig. Geii'l,
J.'-P. LiAtes, there will be an election
1 held for JJajor General of the 1st Division, 8
' O. M., to fill fhe vocnnejr occasioncd by the
v rrsignutiunof M?j. Gen 1, Smith, at Morrow's
Old Field, <>" Tuesday the 27th oi September.
JJujor W. J.iy and Maji-j" J. T. Owtn will
assist in Managing the election. The votes'to
be forwarded to Brig. Geii'l Bate*.
By order of
W. M. ROGERS,
' Col 8th Reg't, a o. M.
Sept. S, 18C0 20 2t
NO T I O M.
PERS0N8 fined at the l??t Court Martini
held ut Morrows Ohl Field on Saturday,
1st inat, for non-performanco of Military and
Patrol duty, will save osat by calling on the
subaoriber nod paying np before the 2oth inat,
, aa after thai date ex<'cuii<in will Hi entered
Hgaiu*t all n6t-ccm i>lv<n?.
\ JSO. G. EDWARDS,
, ' ? Pay-MMler, 8th Reg't. 8. O. M.
Sept 13, I860 20 2t
' . ; M f
Taylor's China.
J USX RECEIVED and for vale a Mjpply o
thia'hiirhly entertaining boo*. Price $ 1.2!
! AB&UfT* HOTEK,
ROCK ISLAND
DDIS
AND
JUST RECEIVED a full line of the nWe
well known durable poods at
OR \Y <fc ROBERTSON'S.
P??pt. f>. 11*60 19 tf
SEWING
IAGHINE,
FOR SALE
At Less Than
W YORK COST!
AT THE "PRESS" OFFICE.
August 24, I860, 17, tf
For Sale.
A No. 1 Second LI and
I
TOP BUGGY.
A'JT THE " PRESS" OFFICE,
A CARD.
TMIE nndt-mtrnetl in retiring from the pracI
..< .i.-T .1?i
to Ilia frieuds a??d clients for their generous support;
and hegs have to recommend to hia
friends, hia successors, Messrs. OUR A LEE, by
whom the imfinished business vt the fiim of
Mtirahall ? Lee will he nettled.
J. FOSTER MARSHALL.
Copartnership Notice.
rl~MlE undersigned have formed * CcpartnerX
ship under the firm of ORR <fc LEE, for
the practice of Law and Equity in the District
of Abbeville.
J AS. L. ORR.
W. A. LEE.
JSf Mr. ORR will attend to any business
coiuiiiiited to his car? in tli? Districts of An<lersou,
1'ickciiB. Greenville, Spartauburg aud Laurens.
Sept. 1, I860. 10 3m
EXECUTOR'S
NOTIO 22.
VLL PF.USONS indebted to tbe subscriber ?
Kxecumr of
JOHN B. BULL'S
Estate, or etlterwiee, are notified to make payment.
,
By tlic Ppcretn] Order of the Court o( Equity
litis Estate in to be immediately Mettled.
W. P. NOBLE, Ex'r.
Sept. 6. I860 19. 4t
BURT & CALHOUN.
ARMIHTEAD BURT and JAMES C. CALHOUN
liave formed a partenerahip for
practice in the Courts of Law and Equity
Mr. Hurt will be in the (Jffiee ?n and after
the tliird day of fc-'cptrmfcer nest, and will de
vote m* individual aiiauuou to ail proieaeunai
business.
Abbeville Court House*, )
August 18th I860, 8m f
NOTICE.
APPLICATION will be made at the ner
deaaiou of the Legist* turo to amend th
Charter of the M&sonia Female Inatitu te, Ookea
ury. [Au<u?t iO, I860, Sro.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT~
In the Court of Ordinary.
\ By WILLIAM HILL, Ordinary.
I In the matter of the papf>r pnrporting lo ba the
i last Will and Testament of Mary A.
?. Ellison, deo'd.
WHEREAS, notice has been filed in my
office, requiring tli* paper purporting
to be the will of Marj A. Ellieou, dec'd., to be
"iiroYfd 10 due form of law."
Theref?r? notice is hereby given to Mrs, Her*
riet llsrrisou. Will am Campbell, and wife,
Mary, Alexander W. Yongue, and wife, Mary, ^
r (heir# at law of the deceased, reaiJing beyond
I the limits of ihit Stale) to appear either in person
on by attorney, at a Coart of Ordio^iip, to
be holden at Abbeville Court House, fur the
above purpose, on the fourth day of January,
1M1. '
WILLTAM BILL, O. a. D. [L. S.]
Sepi.fr, 187? SO lm8m
r V