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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-09-02
The State OF South Carolina. 81.
Il ABBEIILLE DISTRICT


ABBEIILLE DISTRICT
Petition for The benefits of tie L.soircnt Debtors
1dct
DIN W. BROWN, who is in the custody
e of the Sheriff of Abbevile District, ly
virtue OF Writ Of Cnpias ad Satisfaciendun,
at the suit of William Sherrard. bayinr f;lrJ
in my office. together with n Schedule. on oath,
Of his estate and effects, his petition to the
Court OF Common Pleas, praying that he NAV
6e admitted to the benefits Of the Acts of the
General Assembly made for the relief of insol.
vent debtors.
Its Ordered, That the snid William Shersrd
and all other creditors to whom the said John
W. Brown il in anywise indebted, be, and they
are hereby summoned, aud have notice to an
pear, before tho said Court at Abbeville Court
House, OIL the third day Of October next. to
shew cause. ifnny they can, why the PRAYER O fthe
petition aforesaid. shonld not lie granted.
MATTHEW MCDONALD, c.c.p.
Office Of Common Pleas. J
Abbeville District, 2Sth
June, 1889. - am
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| as eFidehee ei the untlucsfloned superiority
| OF tlcir Machines, The GKovEn &. BAkEu SEWING
MACHINE CoMrA%r beg leave 10 lesi,ectfully re.
fer TO the following
TESTIMONIALS
Having had one of Grover e bakers Ma
chimes IN my family for nearly II year and u hulc
! tmkc pleasure in commenting IT, ny every way
reliable for tho purpose for which il s Designed
Family Sewing '-.Hrs /oShua Lcaritt, ,cit. of
Der. Nr. LcariH. Echtor If " Y.-.IudcpcS.lcnt.
81 confess myself delighted with your Sew
ing Machine. which has been in my family for
many months 1t has always been ready for
duty, requiring no adjustment. and is easily
adapted t" every variety Of family sewing, by
simply changing The srools of tlrcad"-!Hrs
! EH:a6eM Shirk!nnd. riff Of R,r. Ur Styick.
h"d Eaitorot' y. J. ChriStian 4Idrocotc.
! "Afer trying several diff rent good machines.
! ! preferred yours on account of it's SIMPLICITY
and the perfect ease with which it is managed.
rs well as the strength nnd durability of the
seanl After long experience, | rerl competent
! 10 speak IN this nlanner nn,l to confidently re.
commend it (or every vnrirty of family sewing"
hrs E. b. Spooncr. aei'e cJthc Editor Of Broox.
Ign Star
81 hnye used a Grover & Baker Sewing Ma.
chine for two years, ard have found it adapted
| to all kinds ot funlly sewing, from Ca,nbric 10
| l}r"udclolh. Garments have be-n worn ON
without the giving way of a stitch. The Machine
is easily kept i'll order, aud easily used."-Mrs.
a: H. rhiPpfe rife Of Re". Geo. IFhippte.
4'e'0 1oT@.
"Your Sewing Machine has been in use in
| my family the past tw" years. and the Indies
request me to give YOU their testimonials 10 ia
perfect a'apte,iness, as well ms labor saving quail.
tues III 'he ner'orn"hce "' family and houss.
''old sewing. -Is0beH boo'man' ". }.
-
''Fnr several months we have uscd Grover d
conclusion 'mat every lazy who desires her sew.
Hs;a "E osaIaf'y q "na Yn'c@tv aonc. would be most
.o',"".e u, poSSess'hg one oi thcse reliable and
,n"e,aisa"le III non needle women whose combin-
Geo. p. Uo,r;s t;l,,r nf -, tsc ou"y'T Mn" ~ J'"'
y '"' '1'"'' ''"''"
w
on Amsros" q, o',, m'"r ',." ,""s IL; ne"st. Esl
"J SI ,snt 'n,',. Ia'H" IT, MaI ,,''iH. -, 1929;
which there were over III, .r ,hn"sau% "nrd. ~ ~
sewing done with ,n,. or t:r,v.r e. R,,Lor's XIa'
chimes, and xinolc seam Of that has on,siood nj,
the doalle seams se,eJ by sa"rs ,,S viii, ss sadia M
"1e 11on,,,
hsis e' m '1,H v"'I ne eI'aea up IRON ms mnr.
n,l"r "" "s 10 m"", Sng ,ne aasent oI uroVsr&
Was ss ever m Tu"aps siv i'%S'" M wo %' a1. un"n
midnight shirt making ns the direfn spring of
woes ""numoersd. .''-i''ot. North.
NJ take pleasure in saying, that The Grover
''aker Sewing Macl'nrs have more than sus
tanned my expectation. After trying undSre-
turning others. have three OF them in opera
tion oil my different places aud, after four years
trial, have no fault 10 find."-L H. Hammond,
Senator Of South c"re'i"a.
"My wife has had one of Grover l. Bakers
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Approximation Prizes.

25,S2S Prizes amounting to $:iG6,UiV
Certificates Of packages will hc sold ut
the following rates, which is the risk:
Certificate ofPackages of 10 Wh"le Tckcts 500
- 10 Half " 80
10 Quarter rs
IL Eighth " $50
In ordering Tickets or Certificates enclose
the money to our address for the tickets order
cd, "n,rrceipt of which they will he forward 10y
first mail. Tlurclascrs cun have tickets ending
in any figure they may designate.
Notice to cor"cspondents.-Tho who pre-
fer not sending money by mail. can Use the En-
press companies. whereby money for Tickets.
in sums of Ten Dollars and upwards, can be
sent us at our risk and expense, from my city
or town where there is m Express Office. The
money and order must be enclosed in Gov
ornment Post Office Stamped Envelope. or the
Express Companies cannot receive them.
The list Of drawn numbers and sprizes will be
sent to purchasers immediately after the draw
ing.
All communications strictly confidential.
Orders for Tickets or Certificates, by Mail or
Express, to bc directed to
M'kINNEY & Co,
- Savannah, Ga.
April Is, 1859, 5O-l2m NJ
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z WJ N
YOUR GOODS FOR Cash

YOUR GOODS FOR Cash
And he no longer led by those who hold out
long time and big profits
Here it is hardly necessary for us to say that
one of our firm WAS Of the first in the
Northern Markets, and nearly the last tn leave
it. nnh that We have many OF the novelties Of
the season consisting i'll part, follows:
Barrge Mantlcs, $3.50.
Man'lilas at Sl.nU.
Mantilln Shawls
Illusion Caps.
Robe Almeda
Robe 1.runula.
Robe Magcienne.
Robe ttuilies.
Robe Leg.
Robe a ]. Imperatrice
Double Skirt Robes,
R"hc Chcvnler.
Robe \ Nolants.
Robe a 2Jupes Nolants.
B"nnciS from 25cts to $40
E~,nornlla Sleeves.
Primalonna Sets.
Ievelln Cloth.
Esmoral,la Barege.
Granilien.
Circular and Quaker Fans.
White anil Col Piqne.
Tine Back Combs 81 90
Burcec Robes Double and Single
Plain Earrg"s, l2Acts.
Thunder and Lightning Hats.
Straw Hats Of every color and style
Clothing of all styles AMI prices.
We hand you this short list but if YOU will
bring with you the AS II. we can show
you many goods that will make vour hearts
leap for joy, and pay you well for coming fifty
and even an hundred miles.
Fearing that we shall occupy more space
than the Editors Of the Banner" and Press"
had the kindness to reserve for us, We shall
make but one more appeal.
1lt is to those who live nt n distance TO
come to town, aud if you cannot bny all
Of your goods of lis for Cash, yon will find
some of the Fogies who are clever fellows and
ever ready to welcome you inside the portals of
their doors, and extend to Won that which we
refuse-Time! Time!! Time J.! until time
shall be no longer on their books, then take
from You scrip Of paper on which is. written,
Zone day after dntei" de-, with yonfa name at
the bottom.
Our advice would be, bring with you the
"hlthy lucre, and pay as you go; then,
Calm will be thy sleep rs infant slumbers
Pure ns the purest thoughts thy dreams.
And all the JOY this bright world numbers,
Shed Ger thee her mingled beams
MOORE g. QUAIFE.
April G. ls59-49-tf
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wOOI FACTORY.

WOOL FACTORY.
T,HE $sUBsoRIBER is now prepared to ac-
Il comodate all who msS favor him with
their paronagA am prepared to take all
the burrs out of the Wool by machine, apd
manufacture the Wod in Rollsssin the best
manner possibIe. ssss
LocaGon-EIeven miles North Of Abbeyille
G. H.. three miles Hsst' Of Due West Corner.
I'D three miles from the Railroad.
d. o. HAWTHORN.
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tsEs- .R.; -. JA1ERDArT, !,
MLIL stiIl continue tie pr1etise Oh Ned.
Glue. and may ID fonsid at the Marshail
Hcass u Room over adfsssn a, LIss's Lav
Asy'a'1sSa e.sr .5s ,s.g
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Aug. 5. 1889, l4-tf

$4,000 Shin&les
WANTED.
TNHE subscriber desires to purchase Twenty
l. Five Thousand Shingles, to .be delivered
at his lot in the Village. above DR.. Livingston g
Steam MILL
Mr.. JOHN ENRIGIIT is authorised to
make the contract in relation to the same du
ring the subscribers absence
,,,,,,,s,. ,,,o :, =, A, M. sMIHu.
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In tho Matter of the Real Estate
of Joshua Davis, decd.
The State of South Carolina,

/lbbcriUe District.-M Ou!inarv.
./oh" Daris, applicant, rs. Siias Ray aud wi/r
C"'hdri"e, ct. al. D.fendants.
appearing to my satisfaction that Charles
L Stewart aud Palscy his wife, William Davis.
Joe Davis, The children Of Fanny Stewart, decd,
(names not known,) child OF Susan Roberts,
nrc I' H. (na'ne not known,( Adam Patterson and
Mili-y his wife, some Of the defendants. reside
without this State, it is therefore ordered, that
they do appear, aud object TO the sale of the renl
Es'at. Of Joshua Davis, decd, on or before the
ti'st Monday in September next, or their con
sent 10 tho same will be entered Of record.
-" WILLIAM HILI., 0. A. d.
Ortlinary's Office
June 9th. 1859. 1ot
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SEWING MACHINES,

We win deliver these atlfany point on any
Railroad in the State. or at any place in the
District and warrant them to give satisfacti ion.
BRANCH, ALLEN & EDWARDS
Abbeville, April %. ls69-sm
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Sale of Real Estate.
FINDER the direction of the Will "f !. f.
~ Foster, Decd, We will sell, nt Abhcvillc
Court House, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER,
A plantation. on which the Deceased lived,
containing about
800 ACRES.
on which are good Improvements. Also,
The Coolie Tract, containing
no ACRES.
adjoining the home place. Sod on a credit of
twelve month";, interest from date with note
and approved security.
All persons having demands against the Es-
tate will please hand them in to the Executors
as they wish TO oaknow the Indebtedness of the
Estate. Persons KNOWN" themselves to be in
debted to- the Estate will make payment with
out delay.as hsdebtss of the Estate must be
paid. aAsSfs -
JAMES McCASLAN,
c. w. COWAN,
Exnpniora
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Commissioner.


The State of South Carolina.
-. ABBEYILLE DISTRICT
Henderson, KirtIand, J.
North i Plat, Bill for Acct. Marshall,
vs Assets. =,
Hadden Slayer & Co. .ss" -.
DURSUANT to order Of Court ttha oi;sdst-
Il ors Of the above naned firm Of Sine,
Hadden d Co, botIaindiyi idusL shd pa artnsr-
ship " are hereby, .ffequired present and
prove their demands before me oucy 6efoys a.
yfrd of. October fiexi. q
WI, il. PARKBRsH EA.D.
conmissio1sr's Office,
4. n9$aAa&5o. 8m
|. I1a5WU .A-1.1.1vaIsaas
WE have! have slisday y reeeived's siasees and asv
,Blsached and Brczn HOMEsPUNs.
Black and White Goods for DHBTERS.
Blssk, end White cALICos. rsJIhaa
And other article. shiel We Offer at a smu,,
lproht. " s6& Sai& ii 49, sA
I MI s;2g..sR 4 MOORE 4 QuAJPE.
= Nay ~, 1850, 1T - GL;s = -
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P. B. GLASS,
SUCCESSOR TO r. L. BRYAN,
BOOB sE.II,E7

sTATIONER,
175 Richardson st. Is doors above the Market,
COLUMBIA, S. c.,
IT AS for sale large assortment of Law,
IL Medical Theological, School and Miscel.
ianeous Books. Fancy Goods Cheap Publea-
.ions and Blank Books Of every description,
Stationery Foreign and Domestic of every va
riety and Quality, Oil Paintings, Autographs
and Artists Materials. Globes, Writing Desks.
Musical Instruments ttc, DC.
BLANK BOOKS manufactured to any pat
tern, and blank work of every description pre-.
pared to order
Wholesale Purchasers supplied and all or
ders promptly atterdcd to at Tie lopcst cash
prices.
Aug. l2, 1859, 6m.
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SANFOR RD'S
LIVER INVIGORATOR
1EVER DEBlLITATES

TT is compounded entirely from Gums, ard
l. hns become an established fact. a known
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haye used Grover e. Baker Sewing Ma
chine for two years, nnd have found it adapted
to all kinds of fu,ny sewing, from Cn,nbric 10
BUudcoth. Garments have be-n worn oul
without the giving way of stitch. The Machine
is easily kept i'll order, aud easily used"-Ars.
4. H. l'hippie. rife Of Rco Gco. IFhippie.
Ncp York.
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TESTIMONIALS

Having had one of Grover e bakers Ma
chimes in my family for nearly year and hulG
| tmkc pleasure in commenting IT, ny every way
reliable for tho purpose for which il is Designed
Family Scwing.'-.Hrs. JoShua Lcaritt, ,rits of
R'r Dr. HeariH. Eiit"r If ". I...ltdtyc.,irnf
confess myself delighted will your Sew
ing Machine. which has been i'll my family for
many mouths. 1t has always been ready for
duty, requiring II" adjustment. aud is easily
adapted I" every variety of family sewing, by
simply changing The srools of thrc.d."-Nrs.
EH-a6eth Stiirk!"nd. ~ifr Of Err Ur Shick.
land, Editor Of y. J. Christian LI1rocotc
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ANer Tying several diiItreut good machines.
preferred yours, on account of its simplicity,
and the perfect ease with which it is managed.
rs well as the strength nnd durability of the
seam. After long experience, rerl competent
To speak in this manner, mud to confidently re-
commend it (or every variety Of family sewing"
AIRS. f. Is. Spooncr. acifc Of tic Editor of BrouL.
I'm Star
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April Is, 1859, Collin
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-08-27

-
The zu.scA Consesssce..What fielness
villa lmsls4 spOes. 20
A correspondent Of the N. 7. 7is'es'
writing from Turin, says: % % :.
The Zurich Copferencdwill limit 'tseli
exclusively to those questions WHICH orc
technically 1t Issue between the beli'ecr.
ent powers, leaving the final settlement
Of the rest of Italy to future Congress.
Piedmont will claim, beside the restitu'
ton Of the iron crow6, which has been
taken to Verona, cthe immediate retur"
Of the five Austrian infantry regiments
which we're recruited in Lombardy, End
urc now stationed 70 Bohemia. Z The
main difficulty will be satisfactory reg'
ulation Of the boundary liue<of 10 ntar,
dy. Piedmont insists net only on hav'
ing possession of Pesehiera and Mantau,
but dcnurs also 10 that part Of the pre-
liminarics by which the district Of Dor
gaforte, near Msntus, on the right bank
Of the 20, is lef, in the hands Of Austria
vs. leaving her thus, in immediate terri,
torial connection with the Duchies, ano
affording undininished facilities for tn
ture Austrian interventions. If an
well info. med, the ministry Of Turin have
decided upon not acceding to the claim:
of Austria to saddle L,,rbardy with
proportonatc share of the Austrian pub
lie debt, unless Pcschiera aud Mantu;
| are adjud;cated To Piedmont.
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Cedar County Agricultural tS,ciesy.

We should have said more about this
s,cicty and its fair, but We have not had
time to notice it rs i, should be. The
society was organized by those who have
two or three times come up to the coun
~ sea, to attend the fairs Of the old
society, and having Z warm, active inter
es. in agricultural pursuits they have de-
tcrmioed to start society on their own
Look. They have not done this from
any i'll feeling towards the people Oh this
eide Of the river but because they thought
that Cedaf county ought to have an Asri.
cultura! Society to hep deve!orc her
resources, and they ~ " invite every man
in Cedar county to unite with them in
their coming fair. They are 70, fearful
of being eu,vo,ed by those living cas-, Of
the river, if they are, they will cheerful,
~ come to the point that shall! be deter
mined upon, to attend future fairs The
farmers Of this county have raised
large crop and it is Citing tina. they
shouid spend two days in attending their
county fair The people of spr;ngdale
are renowned for their hospitality, aud
We should like to SEQ i, put to the test.
There ought to be CROUCH in attendance
TO fill every house, in which case all would
realize the truth of the old saying, "thc
more the mcrricr" The fur is to be
held near VI. Y. Bgtler's in Sptingiale,
on the 9th and 7th o. October mex. -
Turn out farmers aud make this fair as j,
eau and ought to be--an honor to our
county.
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An ther "Nigyer Loose"
from the FAY cite lra.) Patriot


1t is well known that few days since
President Buchanan was sojonrnins q,
Bedford Springs. surrounded BY his fawn.
in. officials, and followed by concourse
Of Office seeks and partisan fattcrers !, /,
was during this stay that the Pittsburgh
lost nominated him for reelection. and
here that he was induced, either through
the influence e Bedford Water, or unu.
sual alarm about circumstance that oc-
Cured there.bout, to decline the proposed
honor A friend who was on the ground
gives US the particulars Of an incident
that transpircd during the President.
visit. Along with Ills ietinuc. and IN.
der the protection Of the President,
cam. facina,ins and wealthy Southern
widow. well known in the fashiouably
circles OF Washington. OF course being
Southerner and the owner Of large lot
Of slaves, she could not think of coming
without her most faithful waiting maid
She Escw how. affectionately tie slaves
cling to their owners, and she was conf.
dent that slave property would be sacred
and secure under the wing II the pres.
deui-the vicegercnt of the Fugitive
Slave act. She needed her ebony "chst.
t!e' 10 curl her hair, to PIN her dress, to
give her crinoline the graceful touch, and
to arrange things generally. IN short she
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TRI ArEEsS SAY,E.

NJ htHfAs on tho seventh day of Apri1 .
~ y. 1881, John Mckenzie executed nm, :,
nh'nony Van W!ck as Trustee cer,ai,, Deea !,
a alns' conveying to said Trustee the land IN ~.
r Ny county, Iowa. described ~ fellows /. III,
i"e east nail I'd OF the southeast quarter III a.
"n nhmhcr twcniy three f2al in ,owns, in
n"ihner seventy nine t7g) north Of ran ue nnnhsr
one west OF the filth f3ih) prnci., al meridian.
when said conveyance was made l., John NJ
msnA'e Tor the purpose NJ securing the na mon,
y. que certain promissory nnte for the sp,p az
80 h"hofen and eighty-seven SO 100 f,s7 6oloo
aoIsfs' mace on the seventh day of Anri, 4 u
la's' st said John Mckenzie. sayable ar ma,,h.
ae' aase, Win interest at the rate Of ton no,
.eh.' Ter annnm after maturity. And nov ia
I'm I'm has.h. ., come siae. and payable. and tbn
s1ia '"hn Mckenzie having faii.d 10 n.r ~.
s''ne' J. Anthony Van Wyck as Trustee afp,s .sia
~ hereby givt this public notice that nv VIII.
" .he power which is in ME vested by said D.sa
y, rust VIII on tuesday the 18Th day Of Sa,s
!. mte A. D. 1889, at the hour of one o.,,o., T.
.ie a'te' noon OF se't day ut the Cour, IonsH
E"a' IN iipta' expose aud osfer for sale At NH
-. AUCTION the parcel Of land above described
- 70 much hereof ~ shall b necessary "a .,,,
sis' anu, pay The amount Of said note with ,hs
.'..est thereon 10 the day OF sale, together Win
80 .ae sosls ahd. expenses attending said al.
sos,s o. shs neticeand Trustees tees.
p"'ed The 18th day ~ August. 4 d. ls,a
O.1 ANTHONY VAN WICK. Trns..e
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The Killed and \. ounded.

The following is SAID to be an authen
tic statement OF all the killed and wound
ed on both sides during the recent Wa
in Italy:
At Montebello-Allies, 900 engaged
$50 killed aud wounded. Austrians
5000 engaged, /, $50 killed aud wound
ed, and $50 prisoners.
At ralestro--Allics, q 900 engaged
] 400 killed and wounded Austlans
$4,000 engaged, =, loo killed and wound
ed, $50 PRISONERS, and six pieces Of can
non.
At Magenta aud Turbi:o-Frencl
$4,000 engaged, 1, 500 killed and wound
ed, 200 prisoners, aud one common Aus
TRANS, 10000 engaged, IL 900 killed ans
wounded, 1000 prisoners, and four can
non.
At Mclesnano--Frcnch, 10000 en-
gagged, 900 killed and wounded. Alsiri
aus, $4,000 engaged. l,4OO0 killed sud
wounded, 900 prisoners.
AT Solferiuo--Allies, 145, 900 engaged
1880 killed and wounded, $50 prisoners
Austrians. lie, 600 engaged, q. 900 kill
ed and wounded, 1000 prisoners, and
thirty cannon.
/; is thus seen that tho total loss i,
killed ard wounded of the Allies VII.
1850. and of the Austriaus 80. $50
making a difference against the Aus,r,.
aus IL 300. The number of French
taken prisoners Was oniy 300. while the
Aus,rans lost IA, 900. The French took
forty pieces of cannon, and Aus,rians the
only one.
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National! Fair.

We have received a supplement; to III.
Chicago Pathdalcr, containing the reg
ulasiops, premiums, &c, OF the Ns,iona
Fair, to be held at Chicago on the l2,h
10 18th Of September. Every EFFORT ia
being made to make this fair worthy oil
the nation. Experience heretofore OBJ.
,ained, is being put to use in prepare
i;ons for this occasion. Arrangement,
Lave been made with all the railroads
connecting Iowa with Chicago, b. which
they are to ''carry stock and other art;.
Giles Free" and "visitors at l. alf the usual
fare subject to the following conditions
and regulations:
Full pay will be required from persons
going to the Fair, and these tickets
stamped by the Recording Secretary,
will be good for the return trip. l, lie
now doubtful whether or no Fowke's
steam ploS will be there, Is j, will be IN
tic hands Of the Illinois State .igricul-
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Trade is more active. Buyers are in
creasi,g. The consumpt,ve power OF the
country is expected to be large, as the
low price of food and fuel must place
within the means OF the masses Il larger
proportion of their earnings for purchases
Of cio,hing--that is, of dry goods. All
desirable goods are wei! sustained IN
price. There Is no disposition to give
way on the part of sellers at present -
Purchases, however, are comparatively
small. French goods are the least active
Silks are not at all trisk OF sale, but prices
are very firm. Woolens Of fancy style
and staple quali,ie. arc in demand-nost-
y cassi.ners. The supply is very larg"
OF all kinds. aud there is talk of reship
mcnts to Europe, where, since the peace,
goods are rising in value. Merinos are
in rcgeust, as well as shawls, In domcs
tic goods there is considerable activity
with one or two leading houses who have
large assortnients, but GENERALLY the activ-
ity is no, great. All buyers, whether
from the neighborf God, the West, South,
or South. west, arc limiting the purchas
cs. Cotton staple goods are all in good
demand ut full prices. Prints are / :
good assortment III well as supply, but
the demand is not yet great. There arc
some ola styles offering At reduced prices
WOODEN goods arei" request for the coun.
try trade, especially fancy cassimcrs. -
Domestic delIines are very active, and
cammand fair prices. The export dc,
mand for our domestic co.toas is active,
and exceeds that Of last year Il; the cor
responding period