The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1854-07-08
Local Items.

THERE was fuller attendance OH saleday
than was last month. The requirements of the
office kept us in doors the entire day, and we
cannot speak from actual observation as to
what was said and done. No sales however
were made. nor anything of Importance DONE
that we are aware.
From various sections of the District we heard
pretty good reports Of the crops, from citizens
with whom wo conversed. Good rains have
fallen in several directions, the past few days,
and the majority of farmers being about
through with the working of their crops, those
rains have come opportunely. A continuance
of such favorable seasons for a few more weeks
will insure doubtless, in this District, excellent
crops Of corn. And from us this crop claims
decided preference; for 80 long as m abun-
dant supply of corn is made, we can have plen-
ty of good fat stock, and be independent, if
not wealthy. We are firm believers in grain
growing. Plant plenty Of these first, and then
devote the unoccupied lands and unemployed
labor to the production of cotton. BY such n
course, if but little cotton were made, the far
mer would realize higher price for it, and have
more stock (which is no less source of wealth
than convenience) increasing around him.
Besides the tradesmen of the country would be
enabled to get supplies of provisions more casi-
ly and cheaply, and in return could furnish
their different articles of manufacture ut lower
rates. So the benefit would be mutual through
out every department of home pursuits The
system of wearing out the best lands of the
country in the cultivation of cotton, we cannot
help but regard as injudicious in tho extreme.
Every one doing his utmost in trying to outdo
his neighbor in the number of cotton bags,
when, If fewer were sent off, in the course of
few years when the new system has had time
to operate upon the market tho price would
certainly be 80 much enhanced as to insure a
return of money almost if not quite as largo
for fifty bales then as for one hundred now.-
But we suppose it is pleasure to be a sort of
exchange bank agency else farmers would
cease to raise cotton for the purpose of selling
TO get money to pay for Tennessee mules and
Kentucky swine.
But we did not expect to get into disquisi-
Ion on agriculture and commerce, and will re.
turn The above, of course, are only our opin-
ions. Let them 60 at their value. We charge
furnish every man in the District with our no.
tlons on all subjects at one dollar per annum!
Sickness We regret to say, is prevailing to
some extent in portions of the District A yir-
ulent and in many cases fatal disease, denon,i
mated typhoid diarrhea, has made its appear
ance. Some of our old and useful citizens have
fallen before ii. Mr. ENocH BARMoRE is one of
whom we have heard, and his only surviving
has lost by its ravages q little
daughter and three servant children in the
last week or two There may be others Of
whom we have not heard. A moderation of
the excessive heat of the weather will doubtless
DO much to arrest it's course.
Mr. VAN, citizen of great age and fair
reputation, died Lost week. He was nine
ty-two years old. What a volume of personal
history and "reminiscences is sealed by the death
Of such patriarch!