The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-11-05
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Bo"E R.!o,m az T:mnrSMr.-Thc following is
the substance Of bill pending before the Legs
lature Of Tennessee:
LIST. That no bank shall ISSUE nntcs PAYABLE at
any place except where issued. "a. That no
bank shall have office or branch or agency for ,,s
count. 3d That all notes al 81 and under shall
ID" withdrawn from circulation by The first day
of January, 1S59-all Of ten dollars and under
by the first day of January, lSiO-and all of
twenty dollars and under ly the ir>, of january.
1861. .ith That no notes of similar amounts
after the dates aforesaid shall be issued. Sec 5
prohibits the circulation Of all notes of the banks
of other STATES, of the amounts specified aft rr
tn: dates aforesaid. Sec. provides for the in
d'rilual liability Of S!"ckhni,lrrs af,rrthc cxhnus
ton Of the effects of the bank. Sec provides
that the chartered banks shall accept this act rs
part OF Their charters; and in the event Of their
refusal TO do so; il shall be the duty Of tho At
t"rncy General to institute suits for their forfeit
! ire Every violation of the respective rroyi-
s"ns OF this bill is inatcu m;s'lcmcaror.
I"b"cco Gro,rrrx' G"nrrufion-The tobacco,
growers of C0nnecficut to have Il convention
at Hartford OH the 3D. November. Tie Times of
that city says:
An enormous crop Of tobacco was sown last
summer, OF which perhaps tw" thirds has been
gathered III good condition. 1t now hanus i'm the
drying houses awaiting good opportunities for
selling. Last year there were MANY sales direct
from the producers ut % e, IS cents. This sea.
son. owing to the scarcity Of money and other
causes, the prices must he considerably lower
I'"lne growers propose TO hold their stock over
until next year, unless they can get fair oif;.rs
now. In this state of things would il not bc w. ell
l" devise some plan which all can unite for
The common benefit and get rid Of their stocks
at what, under The circumstances. NAV be called
lir price, without trusting to the chances Of
! ncNt ycar3
1"r"ty.fre mile Rocr.-Thc trottins mattel, be-
! tween the Taylor and Dalton horses, Doctor and
broker at Bridgeport. Conn, on Friday last, was
Won by the Dalton horse in hour, 81 minutes
| and 36 seconds. The TavIor horse broke buIIy-
during the race, and the last home stretch raj,
| ny The other, coming in n neck ahead. His run
i'ing however, qualified him for TAX ing the purse
| and the Judges decided in favor of Broker. The
Two kept very near together during tho whole
ra"c and divided the haf-mile about equally
Their first half mile was made in Ii5; their last
IN l:43 while the least time was l:39. and the
! Longest 2:0l. Mr.. Dalton stopped his horse
| Three times for rest, but tho other kept on the
track fiom the start to the close.
| Applicants for the Bnr-Candidatcs for ad.
mission to the Law Courts of South Carolina will
| be examined in Columbia on the fourtI, Mondny
tZad November and must file petitions and GER
| t,hcates on or before that day. The examining
i. On the arc: Constitution Of sta,e and the
United States-Mr. W. ID. Simpson. of Lau-
| Tcns.
2. On Evidence, by the Common and Statute
| Law-Mr. James L. Aldrich, Barnwell.
| 8. On Contracts, under Common and Statute
Law-Mr. w. Turlow CASTOR, Camden.
a. On Estate, and there with the Doctrines l,y
Descent and Inheritance, at Common and Statut e
Law in this State-Mr. j. l. Iuglis, Cheraw.
5. On Pleading and Practice. as regulated by
Common and Statute Law-Mr. J. l.. G aston,
g. On Criminal Law, boil, Common and Statute
| Chester.
Solicitor Melton, Chestcr.-ITmes.
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Crawford the celebrated American Sculptor is
dead. lie died in London on tho 10Th ult. lie
has resided in Rome since 1884 where his genius
was highly appreciated
The La Grange Reporter says that on the line
OF Georgia and Tennessee last week, corn was
| selling at twenty-five cents and wheat at ffty
| cents per cusheL