The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-05-12
COTTON STATEMENT.

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COTTON STATEMENT.
The receipts Of Co,tor in Charleston E.r the
past week were, by Railroads BIZ bales: hy
water anl wagon III hnl"s-t"r..tl.r =, | (i;
hales-corrcslonlIng week last year II,Grp
bales.
The export. from Charleston for tho same.
time were, to foreign ports 7.ii6 bales; coast.
wise e63 ba'"s-makin. the total exports Of
the week S.W' bales and leaving on hand a
stock If Sc, bales, inclusive of li.252 bales
on ship beard not cleared, against II stock If
is,17I bales. aud l",:.sG bales on sl,ip.h hoar,i
sam" time last Year.
The sales in Charleston during The past week
Amounted To ,lID bales, Mt prices ranging from
Z 10 III.
Tn" total receipts at all ports during tho
past week amounted To 36il7 bales, against,
';5.IhO ba!"S received 'lmrin. the snn,r Jcrnl
last year. The total Receipts AT all the ports
since the LIST of September, amount to :s.i9J,-
9?S ba;"s. against 2.TI:l?ii up to the same.
da"S last year, showing increase this year
Of ~, 0:,2 bales.
The exports To Great britain up to the latest
dates. nm",lnt to 517 i1:,. showing an inrrras.
OH the rXpur,s TO that county last Year Of 2Gi
G"G bales The shipments t" Northern p"r;@
show nn Increase of 216.2I2 bales from the
shipments of last year.
The stock on hand and Sp-hoa,d at all th..
ports, mp To the latest dates. amounts tn 80
5"3 bales, being 7l.7!:: bales less than the
stock on hanl at the corresponding date las,
year.
H.form in Nr Nrth"d;Sf fhn,ch An i,upor.
iant change is d's"u>S'! among tn" M.th"disi~ in
| regard 10 the government "f the church aud tn"
itinrrnncy Of tl. ministers. The l.ay,nan's AS
s"ciatI"n Of the Cincinnati Conference" recent "
in session. resolved that it would coI,s!u:c To the
welfare If tn" whole church $" 20 change thu
present system as To- allow lay representation
IN Til" general and other conferences. They "b.
l"ct /" being :" exclusively governed by minis.
t"rs. They further say Ihat "ih" c"nI "f their
children, the church nnl the w"rII, loudly call
Tor ii 'i"r~ nstiin," relation between pastor and
people, which can only br "htain,l ny "a more
prolrucicd stay of the pastor with III" p"op.c."
One "i tile rcas"ns th"v urge against tie pre-
sent system of i!incraicy is, that ii is :rS"us
and unnecessary burden upon III: clu,.h. They
Calculate that III Gis'iicluS heir liIuU min sicrS
iron lici'iS wil"r' they h:v" n>, began to labor
with success, aud in removing ihrm 10 new one
wtcr" six E!"nts will lr required to make ac.
qua nlanc"~. ali cXpc:.s- Is incnrir.l every tw,,
Years of SlonnoO for removals, AMI amo ther
Sl2n.0ou in the rlrrciaiU ion Of household goods.
making an aggregate whr, exceed, the " hole
sum c'mt- ihui.d by the M.iho.iiSt E,,iscopa
Church to foreign missions. They also reckon
that every tw" years Of thnus MI yrl,sl minis,
terlal labor an" LOST i'll the process Of rcm"v a
anu hISHc tnat me system iS ''c&tTavAghnt.
They also protest against the absorption ui the
time Of rninlfers in editing. teaching Latin aud
mathematics, und directing book concerns. and
hold that laym"n may be found To attend 10 many
things which now divert many Of their minister's
from their proper work.-.N. u Er.,,imy Post
Fire and loss nj KE:-.A very distressing or
currcncc is to be recorded, from the Saluda si.lc
of THIS District. Tho dwelling house Of Zcb dee
llavirl was destroyed ny fire during the af, cr-
noon Of the 2a'l April nnl in IT pclishc II little
had lost hs wife only few weeks before this
terrible accident. Having occasion in leave home
on the day Of the srl calamity, his children were
placed in charge Of his sister. witt, special in
strnc;inms tn hr very careful of them. After
dinner, this lady walked out on II visit to .
neighlors house. in sight, an,l only few hun
dred yards distant She hal scarcely reached
the place. whrn, "n locking back. she discovered
her brothers c"ttnge aIeaLy in u blaze. Ilastc
and help were unavaiing. Before assistance
could come the bnldng was wrapped III flames.
-Four little children escaped. They seem lo have
been playing in the yard. The eldest child, n
girl of seven, and very smart. would appear to
have been in the house asleep However this
may be, her bones were f"uEd after The fire amid
the smoking cin.lers The poor little Sirl is
said to have been uncommnnIy intelligent, active
and accommodating But why say We "poor
little girl, when she has only gone 10 Join the
choir OF little angels above! Let the afflicted
parent take this balm to his hrart.--EdgcGcii
Adrsrt;Scr.