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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-21

Congress appropriated h alf million of dol
lars to hefray the expenses of reg- tratirn un-
der the military reconstruction net. 1t is esti.
mated 10y some that this amount will fail far
sh"rt Of the actual expense for we hear 1T -
stated that "a single military department in
the South has three hundred boards Of regis
trati"n There are fivc departments, and l 500
boards in all. They have already held their
sessions for week. and will hold them for
many to come. Each member is paid eight
dollars day. Estimating ten members upon
each board including all the runners and al
tendan's, and three hundred boards to each
of the live nonarcliirs, and We have duiiy
expense Of one hundred MID twenty thousand
dollars for these boards alone"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-21

CnAELEsroS, June l9.--rhe comments upon
Gen. Slckles' course contained in The Attorney
Geherals opinion, published hero this morn ing,
created profound sensation. Gen. Sickles
has to-day forwarded request to Washington
to he relieved from duty us commander Of this
military district. and demanded u court Of in
qury on his official action
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-21

The SrREArr TRIAL The trial Of John IT
Surratt for the assassination of Lincoln. ;s now
progressing at Washington, and the prosecution
$ now III the midst Of their testimony.
" In opening for the prosecution, after descr-
bng the assassination, the District Attorney
said:
The prosecution will show TO the entire ant
sfac.ion Of the jury. hy competent and credible
witnesses. that HE prisoner, John II. Surrat,,
was then and there present, aiding and abct.
ting in that murder. We will chow that at
the tim: Of the murder he wos in front of
Ford's Theatre cooperating with Johu Wilkes
Booth. You will hear what the pri son or sul
there. You will know him as the rnr,ner Of
Booth. You will know him ms the director Of
the bullet that pierced the Presidents head,
and the director of the knife ,hat fell upon the
throat of the secretary Of Stat. You will
know that the compsnionshir then ard there
between the prisoner and Booth was not acci-
deptnl, hut was the result of long and premed-
itated plans and associations"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-21
Abbeviile G. H., June IS, 1867.

FINALLY.-The World thinks that the threats
OF the extreme Radicals against the Presidsat
and the South should be explained and EXPO
sed. 1t says: Anything is better than that
the South should be deceived. II their com
Pancc With the law Of Congress in the only
shape it does can reach them. is not to insure
their prompt admission forsooth because the
s''"rc 10 not what the Radicals would have it,
then n July session is the only way in which
the South can be informed Of The full measure
of Radical expectations and unless ali the
registration and reorganrz ,ton now proceed
ing is to go for no,hing, and reunion . to be
indefinitely postponed. the sooner July ses-
SOU is openly demanded and had by the Radi.
Gals, the better
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-21
Notice.

rt Notice. # :, ..a:,
A LLspersons indebted to ms. os BELL III
IA CUNNINGHAM foss Black snjth xesk.
will find their Notes and Aoeoants ip tie Asad'
Jaa.ls. 1887, 80. II '*~..t0
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-21

WHAT Is LEGAL JuRY.-A question has aris.
en- before Judge Moses, who is holding Court in
Char 'cston. Us to tho legal constitution Of the
juries who were drawn prior to the order Of
Gen. Sickles regarding the lists to be framed
irrespective of color-with regard 10 wh,oh
the Mercury remarks:
The recent order Of Gen. Sickles reauiripg
that juries shall be drawn from lists framed
without distinction of color, has ruised the
question whether verdict rendered by Jury
not 80 drawn would be binding III law, either
so as 10 aifeet the title to property, or 10 iusi.
~ the punishment Of a Grim nal The practice
IN the courts of this State is to issue the reuire
Tor jury at any particular term at the clote
OF the term previous and thus the iuries for the
present term Of the Court Of Comrnvn Pleas and
"e"eaa' sessions appear in court in response to
rcntre issued at the close of the lust term of
the court at the end Of May, before Gen. Sick
les order was issued, and of course according
to old jury lists which contained the uumes of
white men only. There has in consequence
oeeh considerable consultation between judge
aoses and the military aulhoritic. on the sub
Jec', the latter advising that the court be aI-
Jo"rned until new jury lists can be prepared
Judge hoses has, however. deciin ed to adjourn
The court and will proceed with the business of
the court as usual, unless of course prevented
ny such positive military orders as hnye no,
yet been issued.
similar question was rnised recently in the
'rlal OF case Mt Iarburo, n, c., where in a
pending criminal execution, there wns n chal-
'nge to the array Tor like reason. The
.5e overrnled the challenge but continued
case withou, dschnrring the prisoners.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-21

Nearly i1i ths battle-helds around Riehni ond
are now. aown with grain.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-21
Notice to Debtors Ssand Creditors,

ALL persons indebted to sw1LL1.M L.
n WHARTON. deceased Of Anderson Dist.'
rict, s. C, are hereby notified that they must
come forward and make payment before the
goth Of July, or they will havsSto isttR With.
All officer. and have costs to pay. as settlements
must be made Immediately. All persons hsv.
ing demands against the Estate will prtssna
them, properly a.tsstsd, ON or before the same
time. Il
SAMUELswHARTON,
=, Administrator, y
Juns14, 1867, st
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18
SnnT AS 4 FERTILIZER.-E,

SooT AS A FERT1LIzER.-Evcry
occupant has SCOT at command, whose
presence in stovepipcs or chimneys is
not unfrcquently the cause of fires,
occasioning the loss sometimes Of both
property and life. This agent for e.
vii is one ofthc most valuable manures,
and nothing but the most culpable
Cal clcssness and Indifference will suf-
fer it to remain a standing menace to
life and property, when it can bc ca
silly removed and turned to good ac-
count in the field or gardon. Twelve
quarts of SCOT in y hogshead Of water
will make powerful liquid manure,
which will improve the growth of flow
ers, garden vegetable or root crops.
In either q liquid or q solid state it
makes ON excellent top-drcssing for
grass or cereal crops. t.r..
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18
NUMBER /. .

The STATE DEMANDS IT.-The
Macon Telegraph, in urging upon
our people to register, properly says:
''It is our duty to impress upon
our citizens the Importance of going
forward and discharging this duty
without delay, fhey have but little
power left-even, the franchised-.snd
they should nat fail to exercise tthes
little in behalf of suffering country.
No man can vote at any coming elec-
ton who fails to register, and, cons,
sequently, those who neglect it must
consent to sit quietly BY and see their
State 60 into the hands Of those who
are utterly unworthy to conduct its
affairs, and under whose administra-
tion the little they have left ofIberty
and property may be taken away.
Then, let every man who has tho
right under the present unequal laws
60 forward and put himself in a posi-
ton to render an acceptable service
to his State and country, and save
them from at least some of the evils
to come"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

for some time on exhibition in this city.
It's advantages and the manner in
which it can be used for the benefit Of
the State and of individuals have al
ready been discussed. Doubtless it
could be freely sold in the Carolinas;
but, great as are its benefits, it is far
better that it should be made here
than that it should be constructed in
the West and then brought here for
sale. Capital is scarce and credit is
not always available, but the Caro-
linas can still. perhaps, find the means
of organizing a company that shalltake
this and invention in hand commence
in this city its regular construction.
The capital required is not large, and,
while good dividends might fairly be
promised, it would insure the ability
Of selling to the people of this and
our sister State an invention that
promises to work revolution in the
whole systems of domestic weaving.
Charleston Mcrcury.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

An editor having stated that he
neyor knew q person to be an honor
ary member of a church, one Of his
correspondents replies: "Two-thirds
of the members Of my church are
honorary members. They don't come
to prayer meeting; they don't attend
Sunday school; they don't add to the
life of the church. They are honor
airy membcrs-they arc passengers IN
the Gospel ship. They bear no bur-
dens and no strength. We have their
names. You must have been for
tunate man, never to have been in a
church where there were no honorary
members" ."
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conn Rpr.n-When bread. be.

Sour BREAp.-When bread. be-
comes sour by standing too long be-
fore baking, instead of using soda, I
use. lime water. Two or three table
spoonsful will entirely sweaten o batch
Of rising sufficient for four or five
large loaves. I slack a small piece
of lime, take the skim of the top and
bottle the clear water, and it is ready
for use. A bottle full will last all
GUNNER.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

Practical REcE1pTs.-Fly time
is approaching, and with it will doubt.
less come the usual myraids Of insets,
&c., to poster and annoy ua. We
have selected q few receipts, which
we can recommend. Try them: ..Is
To kill roaches-Put your reaches
in barrel, put on a pair Of heavy
boots, get in and dance. q ogqa.
To render mosquitoes harmlesa--
Pull out their bills with q pair Of
tangs r.a ~ q..j, q. = l:s,.s: :.:ss,iso ~,
For 3feas-=Tie them to the ibedpeat
with log chains, and: let the dogafn-,
lsh them. tgyhaa.iae;,.-,o. i5inya!i =
To, kill mice-.-Flatten their. heads:
with o lemon-squeezer. y,G.I49 .d1
ITO kill ,rnts-TThis receipt is cheap
aadsneverfails.i When you reirs for
thenight, place . small bit of ,cheess
in your%mouth. 81 Caref should he, ta4
ken to keep: the mouth well openy and,
when the rats whiskers tickle your
throat, bite. s.>.::gs3 .:,.i asss9io,-1i
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FRUIT DIET FOR WARM WEATHER

FRUIT DIET FOR WARM WEATHER.
Let us have a little talk about
orchards and gardens as life-prcserv-
crs. Many a farmer thinks he ''can't
fuss about a garden with vcgcta-
blcs and small fruits in ample varie-
ty, hardly an orchard, especially be-
yond apple trees. So he goes on to
wcighter matters of grain, or stock,
or dairy, and cats potatoes, wheat
bread, pork and salt beef, all summer
long; no fine. variety of vegetables,
no grateful berries, no luscious peaches
or juicy cherries. By October. fever
comes, or bowel complaints of some
kind, OF. some congcstive troubles
most likely. He is laid up, work
stops a month, the doctor comes, and
he ''drags round all winter, and the
doctors bill drags, too. The pool
wife, meanwhile, gets dyspeptic, con.
stipated, has fever, too, perhaps, ano
she s..just crawls round" What's the
matter? They don't know, poor souls
Would they build a hot fire in July
and shut the doors? Of course not
in their rooms; but they have done
Just that in their poor stomachs. How
50? They have been eating, all sum
mer, the heat-producing food, fit fol
q cold season, but not for warm one
A Grcenlander can eat candles ant
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

A careful analysis of information
received by the Agricultural Depart
ment from all the States, shows that
the total area in wheat is ten to if
teen per cent. greater than last year.
It lis too early to estimate the final re:
suit of the harvest, but with average
success in ripening, the crop.ought not
to be less than 200, 100000 bushels:
An average area of winter barley
has been sown in a majoTity Of the
States. The condition Of clover rs
good throughput the country. The
area of. oats is larger than usual in
the West. Ohio is the only State
which cannot show an increase: ;
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

LADY. SUBscR1BERs.-An expe.
rienced editor pays high and de;
sepved compliment to the fair patrons
of the press. Women, he says, are
She best subscribers in the world to
newspapers magazines, &C., We
have been editor for forty years; and
never lost a dollar by female subscri-
bers. They seem to make it a point
of conscious'duty to pay the preacher
and thes printer--tvo classes of the
community that suffer more by bad
pay, and. no pay at all, than all the
rest put together, 12..,. >. .::ir-l1I y,H
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for1t, beg forsit, steaf forit, sstsfve
for it, and die for it, and oil the while
from the cradle to the grave, nature
and God are thundering:in our ears
the solemn question: "What shall it
profit man if he gain the whole
world and lose his own soul?' This
madness for money is the strongest
and lowest of the passions; it is the
insatiate Moloch of the human heart,
before whose remorseless altar all the
finer attributes of humanity are sacri-
feed. 1t makes merchandise Of all
that is sacred in human affections,
and oven trafics in the awful solemni-
ties Of the eternal. .;
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

The Federal Union, published at
Rochester, Minnesota, says in it's issue
of the 22d ultime! "A very intelli-
gent gentleman connected with q prom
inent business house in Milwaukee,
and decided Republican in politics,
proclaimed it as his own opinion, in
this city a few days since, that a
repudiation of the bonds and paper
money issued bysthc Federal Govern
mcnt was inevitable and that pro,
position if submitted to the people OF
Wisconsin tomorrow to pay or re-
puliate, would be decided in favor
of the latter alternative. y
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

Recently some of the negroes resi-
ding in! and about Louisiana, Mo-,
held meeting to regulate the price
of harvest hands,. ..at which they re-
solved not to work in the harvest for
less. than $3.50. a day.. The farmers
of Louisiana, many Of whom arelarge
wheat growers, took the matter up,
and resovled not to employ any OF
the negroes participating in the meet
ing at any price. The consequence
is the negroes were worsted. .5a:u
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

The Boston Aduertiser says: In
some of the towns in Western Massa-
chusetts a thriving businessis carried
on in thesale of cabbage plants" The
customers are said to call at very ear
lyhour.in the morning. Themost curl
Gus part of the transaction is that the
customers. all bring jugs OF: bottles to
get their cabbage plants in!
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

The freedmen in Arkansas aresah
TO have eclipsed the army ofFlanders,
when they first learned that they had
to pay a tax of three cents per.pouna'
on their part ofthe cotton crop .g.s
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

CoTToS ~ CHINA.-A consular
report, forwarded by the foreign Of
fec, was received from her Majesty S
Acting Consul at Ningpo, China,
upon the cultivation of cotton in that
district. According to the native
Gazetter, Chekiang contains about
$4,000 square miles, and it is be-
lieved that cotton is cultivated over
about half, such cultivation being, of
course very partial. There is 70 prac-
tical limit to the extent of land suita-
bic for the growth of cotton, and did
suficicat demand exist, all the plain
could be devoted to the cultivation.
Cotton Aourishes on the calluvial plains
which have been left by the great riv-
crs of the province. The best is
grown near the sea. No land has
been reclaimed during the last three
years, the people not having yet re-
covered from the effects Of the civil
war. An experiment made with A.
mcrican cotton seed sent out by the
Association has not been successful.
1t was plantcdin gardens, in ordinary
cotton fields, and in sheltered posi-
tioas on the islands, but only few
p1,t.lrs aT,rurrg5 up, amt; trIU sIIUUrrs
from them fell off as soon as formed.
From experiments tried elsewhere, it
is believed that American seed does
not answer, as the flowers always
drop off. The American war gave
great impulse to the production OF
cotton, but the imports to Europe
have now nearly ceased; the sup
,ply is falling off every season. The
country being thickly populated, there
is no trouble in obtaining agricultural
laborers, who are usually paid lOd.
per day. and.under ordinary eireum-
stances, 7 I'D. or Sd. per pound for
cotton would be rcmunerativc to the
growers. The crop this year is cx-
pectcd to be fully us large as the last.
The deputatien appointed to present
memorial to the Secretary of State
for India, urging the adoption of fur
ther measures, already proved. >be
successful, for extending and impro-
wing the growth of cotton in India,
reported that they had successful
interview with Sir Stafford Northcote,
on Friday, May 24, andthat he prom:
ised to give the recommendations OF
the association his best attention. II
was resolved to present the medal Of
the association to several individuals
who have rendered valuable service
in connection with cotton cultivation
in Turkey. This concluded the bus
mess.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

RUMoRED DEMAND FOR THE Re-
LEASE OF SANTA ANNA.-The Uni
ted States steam frigate .Sassquehanna
was dispatched by thegovernmentfr from
Hampton Roads on Saturday last for
Very Cruz, with sealed orders. 1t
is now understood, says the National
lntelliyencer, that the Susquehanna
takes peremptory demand upon the
Juarez Government of Mexico for the
release and surrender of General San
ta Anna. The same paper further
remarks:
No authentic adrices of the actual
execution of Santa Anna have been
received by this government, and his
reported death is open to some doubt.
Santa Anna was taken by force from
an American merchant vessel, the
FIayinia. under the protest of the
master of the vessel. The master as
serts, and will prove to the satisfac-
ton of this government, that the FIR
gi;nso was not at the time in Mexican
waters, and that she was more than
a marine league beyond the Mexican
shore. OF course the seizure of San
ia Anna, under such circumstances,
is a national affront.
1t may be we'll doubted whether
Juarez, if his government should be
in existence upon the arrival of the
,SusgucAanna and the reception Of
our demand, will have the power to
comply with it. His numerous sub
ortlinatech icfs are by this time, pro-
badly, at variance with each other
and with him. If Santa Anna is
merely a captive in the hands of some
one of the Maxican leaders, We may
next hear Of a pronunciamento inhis
favor. The factions Of Mexico that
were united under Juarez as against
Maximlian will soon be rallied for
renewed struggles against each 9th.
er. The suggestion that'Juarez will
call a eortes and surrender to it his
own authority which he retain ed from
necessity beyond the time for which
he was elected President, is very
probable.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-07-18

TIE CoNGAREE BRIne F. E.-u I, ~ ZsteAArasEE. tseAaE
Of Of tic Sol South ! Carolina ne fl Railroad Com
pany, over the Congarec River, from
the Charleston Mercary: -
The bridge is a fine piece Of work,
and the staunchest bridge Of the kind
in the South. Its whole length is 44O
feet, and it is composed Of two spans
of 146 feet, and draw Of LAT feet.
The width inside is thirteen feet six
inches, and outside twenty feet.
1t is what is known as a high
"Howe Truss, set upon black cypress
piers, thirty feet above low water, and
five feet above the height reached by
the highest freshet that has been
known.
The builders arc Messrs. Renno &
Co., Mr.. ]. B. Lassallc superintend-
ing.
There is no doubt that the bridge
is one of the finest works of that de-
scription in wood that has ever been
constructed; and Mr.. H. T. Pcake,
the able superintendent of the road,
the builders, the supervisor, and all
persons engaged, are congratulated
upon the energy, skill and perse-
vcrancc which have united to mako
the Congarcc Bridge great and en-
tire success,
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II payment IS deMyed tIlree montfs'
HATES OF ADVERTISING. PER SQUARE.
For iEtc first insertion. 81 50: for the second,
Sl.O0: for the third. IS cents; for each sub
scoucnt insertion. so cents.
Scmi-monthly, Monthly anil Quarterly ad-
vcrtiscments. Sl.50 cac! insertion.
The space occunied by ten lines (solld' OF
Hhis size typc) constitutes a square.
Payment is required in advance from tran
s;cnt advertisers. and as soon as the work is
done, from regular customers
Contracts made for yearly and halt-yearly
advertising payable quarterly made on
moderate terms.
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OruERs.-Captain Hawkins, com
manding the post at Darlington, has
submitted the. following points to the
Commanding General for his opinion:
"Frcquent.cases of theft arc repor.
ted. Corn, fodder, ETC., are found
missing, and traced from the premises
of the owner direct to neighboring
plantation. Tho owner desires a
search warrant from ma gistrate to
recover his property. He is sure
that it may be found among the Ia
borers' quarters on said plantation,
but he does not know onwhom to fas-
ten suspicious. The question is, can
ma gistrate $50 frame n search war
rant as to entitlc the holder to entry
into and lupSn any and all premises
on said plantation, or must the owner
Of ,the La4 egrRs.e q obtain separate
BY contract, the planter generally
specifies that he is to be permitted to
enter any house on his place at will,
because of their being all his own
property. Now, can ncighbor who
has lost the corn, ETC., look upon the
different negroes quarters as consti-
tuting one and the same premises, all
subject to action under the one war
rant!
From the reply of Gen. sicklcs, We
extract its mainparagraph:
"In general, search warrants can
only be issued upon form by affidavit
showing probable grounds for the be-
lief that the stolen property is on the
premises designated for search; the
warrant should be placed in the hands
of constable, sheriff or deputy sher-
if, and by him executed. If the at
fdavit describes a plantation as the
premises where the property is sccre'
ted, the authority to search would ex'
tend to the dwelling and all appurte.
nances. Premises held by agree
ment between landlord and tenant
would not be appurtenant, and sep
arate warrant must be issued to atl'
thorizc search thereon.
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whale fat. because they create heat.
In January, we are up toward Green
land in climate.
A Hindoo lives on rice, fruits,
juicy andEEapical vegetables, cooling
and opening to the system. In July,
we move toward Hindostan, in a heat
almost tropical Diet must change,
too.
Have apples, pears, cherries, &C.,
from the orchard every day, Of early
and late kinds. Let there be plenty
of good vegetables, raspberries,
Strawberries &c It takes a little
time and trouble, but it's the cheap
est way to pay the doctors bills
And bless your dear souls, these
things taste good!
You study what feed is good for
pigs and cattle. All right. But wife
and children are Of higher conse-
quence; and it is shame if, with all
our great gifts of intelligence and in
tuition, we do not obey the Divine
laws in our, own physical being so
we'll that the doctor shall visit the
house less than the horse doctor goes
to the oarn. Don't fail of vegeta-
blcs. berries and fruits. Try it, and
you'll say We haven't told half the
truth.-Rura1 Nc1O Iorker..