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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

CABINET AND MILITARY REMovALs-The
smost important eyept of the past week is the
removal Of Secretary Stanton, and the accep-
tsnce BY Gen. Gran: of the post of Secretary
Of War ad interim. The nomination Of Gen.
Grant was o stroke Of policy which the Secre-
tary was unable to Pesist. and bis acceptance
left him no alternative but to retire. TO the
record Of General Grant the Radicals can urge
no Wild objections. whilst to the Conservatives
his administration of the War Department Of
fords guarantee that whether not he lends
an active support to the Presidents recon
struction policy. no effort ill be spared to al
lay sectional strife. and to assuags the present
political agitation. The recent action of the
President in abrogaling the order of Genera
Hcklss, setting aside the process of the U. s.
Courts shows determination to uphold the
civil authority, and the more recent changes in
the Military Districts seem to imply an entire
harmony between the President and General
Grant. That the President should furnish
these exhibitions of frmness at this eleventh
hour is in itself . ern@iRdication, but the
acceptance by 20 cauiouss3Fmau as General
Grant and occupying his peculiar relations to
the Presidency. Is much more signifi can't 1t is
certain that his present attitude whilst encour.
aging aie hopes Of the conservatives, is giving
much aaxiety to tho Radicals.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

Wool CARDIHG.-We direct attention to the
advertisement Of Messrs r. - & J. w. Good.
gion. who announce that they are now prepar-
ed to execute satisfactorily all orders for card
ing wool at their well known mills in Iaurens
District Consignments of wool made to
Me'srs. u. r. Sond-y and II. NJ. Clark will re-
ceive prompt attention, and the carlrd wool
be returned without cost for transportation
The proprietors have erected new buildings,
aud with improved machinery and Tie best
operatives. are furnished with unequalled fnci-
ilies for carrying Oh all the operations Of their
business. They guarantee that entire satisfac
tI"n shall be given or no charge will be made.
Let all OF our larners who huve supply of
raw material on hand forward it promptly
TO Messrs. Sondley and Clark, and have il
turned to some useful purpose.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

1lEAvI RMHs-TnE CEors-We have been
visited during the past few days with ii eucces.
sion Of heavy rains, accompanied with some
hail. which in violence and duration have rival
cd the eqnnoctial storms. From the quantity
Of water which has fallen, we suppose that
much damage has been do nc to the crops upon
the low grounds. The rains seem TO have be en-
very general throughout the country. and have
been very destructive 10 property. With ms,
and generally throughout the upper portion Of
the State. the crops both Of cotton and corn
aro very promising. In the West, and IN the
lower part of this State. the cotton will he cut
short by the army worm and other casual,ics,
and perhaps The effect Of the limited produc.
duc,ion may soon be felt in the enhanced value
Of the staple
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

HASISniSG 4 NEGRO 1T seems Mr.. Horton,
the newly appointed Military Mayor, Of No
bile. has rc<ortcl to banshnent rs IL punish
m-nt for political Offences, and as it is 81 han
renc'l i'll this case, he has been arrested BY the
United States Commissioners for violating the
civil rights Till. The nrgr" Charles Archi.
johnson, by name, WAS IL vr;Ilrr nfncw.p, ,prrs
M! cried nlou'l. "II"rr'S your Mobile T.ijmnc.
with all about Mayor Horton and his Nuuberr
Rats " For this hrn;uus "f-nce he wus or
dcrcd to be .Xilci 20 New Orleans and has of
course been warmly received in TINT land of
liberty and home of the oppressed
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

New C"uNIiErEIr.-lt is stated that new
and dangerous counterfeit 81 national cnrrcn-
cy note has just appeared Mt Detroit On the
left end of the note, the wrist Of the left arm
Of Columbus is scarcely visible. whereas in ihe
genuine ii is distinct. At the top real This
note j, secur cd 10y h"nds." the letters b and y
are to" FAR nrart. aud the o in ''honds" is under
the y, whereas the b in the same word is i'm
meliascly under tho in the genuine. The
general appearance of the bill is Il close i.nit:..
tion CT the genuine.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

EnGErlELD.-From all sections Of our large
district. save one, come unauaIiiicdy cheering
ler"s of the corn and cotton prospect. The
unfortunate section whici, makes the execution
is tia: around M,. Willng-the scope of coun.
try between Clouds Creek mud Sauda River.
On Saturday Inst, an intelligent freedman him.
self farming near Mt. Willing. gave US very
d"lesul account Of the condition of the crops in
the said section, only confirming what we had
heard before. lie reports that for five weeks
proceed ing the first Friday in August the
drought was intense aud unbrokcn. W.
hope the sequel will prove that crop prospects
among our honorcd fellow citizens Of Cloud.
Creek md Mt. Wiling are no, 30 gloomy as
we II, present lei to repert--idrcrtiscr,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

General Grant has received from General
Popo letter enclosing paper containing II
speech made by Hon. Is. II. Hill. late n sen.
tor III The Confederate Congress. lie was
par'l"ncd some weeks ago. nal General Pope
says that he being representative man. this
speech shows the horeessness of any satisfac
tory reconstruction while su. men retain in
fluence. Pope thinks they should be sil-nceL,
and says it is better that the battle should be
fought now. Congress did well 10y dsiranchi-
sing the leaders. but General Pope thinks il
would have been better to have banshcd them,
nn'l lie is opposed to relieving the disfrunchsed
classes of their lisabili ties
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

REGISTRATION IN NiIGiSIA.-The official re-
turns of registration from Virginia, although
not yet complete. give already a majority Of
white over negro voiers Of nearly 10000.
In view of this, e.Virginm papers are urging
registration. 1t is estimated that the whites
exceed tho blacks Ivy about 30 900. Of which
they reckon that Is 900 would be large nun.
Der to he deducted disfrnnchised, leaving
a majority of about $4,000, if all register who
Gun do SO. -------.--- -----
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23
"AsiIrNGToH. Auguat 19 The following il II

WASHINGTON, Auguat 19 The following il
summary Of tho cable news:
The Vienna Go="ic says that there will be
an alliance between Austria and France if Rus.
sla aud Prussia become niles. Tho Empcror
and Empress Of of the French aud tho Empcror
and Empress of Austria, and the King of Bavn.
mot at Salhhury on the 18th inst. The Enrc-
ror ol Austria gave grand state dInncr
Rouhrr and and Won Burst were also there
The conference OF sovereigns tool, place on
the 10Th.
Columbia. August 19.-Registcrcd 10 d.,
Whites Go; Blacks II. Total, 49,
Augusta, Aug. l?.-Consilerable feeling has
been caused by General Popc's Order i9 and
his letter to General Grant. IL is believed
that they will in ure the cause of reconstruc-
tim. The press ARE agilating The call Of a.
State Con:cntion for the purpose Of making an
on organized effort in opposition TO T." orsani-
z''i"n nnder the Military bills A number of
papers favour the ealing Of such II cnnycntion.
County meetings ARE being held in Alabama to
elect delegates to n Conservative Convetion to
be held at Montgomery, September l.
The e"ru and cotton crops in Alabama are
better than III many years. The yield of corn
Is I.nmensc,and The cotton prospect nattrring
lhe worm as yet is exciting little appr. h.n$i"n
Accounts from Louisiana, Texas. and South
. ern Mississippi. nrs disastrous. The worms and
aud overfows hnve destroyed half the crops.
Judge }. VIC. Horne prominent citizen
"f Suml,er County, ia. murdered hv IL
party Of frcc'lmrn--iive of whom were arrcs-
ted by the military and imprisoned ut Macon.
four confessed rnI nIticipation in the crime
Radical "r Republican organizations have
been established i'll every city and town in
the South, preparatory to conducting a
wig 'rous campaig gu for reconstruction under
the military bills.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

AUGUSTA, August 2l.-Gencrsl Orders No.
So. from popc's headquarters. directs that
grand and petit juri.s, for the trinl of NIL
in his department., be hereafter drawn cxcln.
sively from the lists OF registered voters. with
out discrimination. Sheriiis will require
Jurors To swear that they were registered
specifying the prccipct and county; which
afidavits are to he placed on file IN court.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

The following persons have freight in the
Depot Mt AhbeVills:
Freight.-t} Dupenberry. J f G Bell. W.
Lomax, G T Haskell. VIM Hill, F Livingston.
Freight by Erprfss,-W.H II Parker, l. t De.
Graffenried, W W Marshall, d Mcneil Tur-
ner. N r Price. John Bowen.
Money 6y Elpress.-T Perrin. Thos
Wildman.
Consignees will save expense Of storage by
taking their freight away at once.
ID. r. SONDLEY, Agent.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

NEW ORLEANS. August 2O.-There were
twelve deaths from yellow fsvor OH Sunday and
eleven yesterday. Ofthe cholera. there are q
couple Of cases daily on an average.
At New Iberia, La, there have been forty
one deaths since the appearance of tho disc ase,
out Of population OF 5000 or 1000.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

MEssns. ARMSTRONG, Gator d. Cove di
rect tho attention Of our readers to the card of
these enterprising Baltimore merchants. who
advertise an extensive stock Of ribbons, miIiin-
cry and straw goods. DC. They are gentlemen
Of high character, and entirely reliable. nn.l
we take pleasure in commanding them to the
public patronage.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

SALE OF VALUABLE PRoPERry-See the ad-
vertisement of the sale Of the we'll known
Barnes mill near Lowndesvile. on Saturday
the 18th October next, and also the mill tract,
containing les acres. house and lot in
Lowndssvile. with other property and also
on Sale day in October the Mccormick tract
tract, containing $50 acres
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23


GALVESTON, August 2U.-On Monday, an or
der was issued forLi.l,ling distinction by CHAR
chartered companies whic|, crm?,ui.s ARE
aarr.crs. on account OF color, race or previous
co:diLi
A. b. Hail. Of Harris County, has been ap-
pointed Sheriff, rice lr"ucfoot absconded.
llEADu'R or THE ARMY,
hDJCrANT-GESEEALs OFFICE,
WAsnINGr"N, Aug 10. 1867.
General Orders No. II.
The following ories have been received
from the President:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, August 10, 1867. Major
General George IL. Thomas is hereby assigned
TO the command Of the Filth Military. District
created by Act OF Congress passed the 2nd
day Of March. 1867. Major General p. II.
Sheridan is hereby ass .ncl to The command OF
til. Department Of the Cumberland. The Sec
rc,nry of War al interim will give the neccssa-
ry instructions to carry this order into effect.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
III. In pursuance Of the foregoing order OF
the President of the United States. Major. ell
eral G. II. Thomas will, on receipt Of tile
order. turn over his present command to the
officer next IN rank to himself, and proc :ed to
New Orleans. Louisiana. to relieve Na or. Gen
eraI =. II. Sheridan Of tie command Of the Fftl,
Military District.
Ill. Mnj jor- General p. II. Sheridan, OH
being relieved from his command Of the 5th
Military District by Major-General G. IL.
! Thomas, will proceed t" Fort Lenvenworth,
Kansas. and will relieve Mnjor- General W. S.
Hancock, in the command of the Department
of tine Missouri.
~. Mnjor-General W. S. Hancock, on be-
ing relieved from The comma nd of the Depart
men' Of the Missouri by Mn jor- & Gencral Sheri-
dan, will proceed to Louisville, KY, and will
assume command Of the Department of the
Cumberland.
! v. Major General G.. II. Thomas will con.
| tihue to execute oil orders he may fud in
force in the 9th Military District at the lime
of bis assuming Of command Of it. unless au-
thorizsd by the, General of the Army to an
null, alter or modify them.
vi. Major-G General Sheridan. before reliev-
ing Major General Hancock, will report in
person at these headquarters.
By order of General Grant.
f. d. TOWNSEND. A. A. G.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23
WREN & WuEELER's PiIOToaRArIIIc GALLERY.

WREN & WurELEE's PnorooRArIIIc GALLERY.
We suppose that most Of readers in the
v''lag" have hHi :hc pleasure of looking
through Mcssrs. Wren tt Whceler'e Photographic
Gallery, and we SEQ that II number of them have
added 20 the richness Of the collection, and con.
t.ihutcd To The pleasure of their friends, by
leaving their handsome autographs The
cXhibitinn is ms 1nLicring to old Abhcvillc rs it.
Is crclitnblc To the skill o! the artist md con
firms cur impression that we are decidedly n
good-lookine people. We would like TO compare
Photographic notes with some Of sister
Villages, and would chcerIully nblc the
decision of some Paris upon the charms Of
rival beauties. without the fear Of another
Trnja an war But do friends reflect that "a
"mnnv bravo ,ncn lived before Agamcmnon."
but have passed AWAY unknown for the want
OF the faithful chr"niclcr. so the -vanesccnL
charms "f many Of our beautiful mailcns and
handsome y"nihs have left no record in the pho
tographcr's We have the artist will, his
nrp'Ianc"s; let hbbrvilc exhibit and perrctu-
at. her charms The pictures of M.ssrs
Wren Il Wheeler are admirable specimens of
the art clear and truthful in the outline, and
easy nnl natural in the attitudes. l.rt at
least all Of Your good-looking friends give
them call
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

REGISTRATION commenced here on Thursday
last, and continued until Saturday, upto which
time 10 whites, and 4l9 colorcd were register
tered. Tie operation Of admins tering the
oath and the dull comprehension Of many of
the applicants, made the process remarkably
tedious, aud to any one not blessed with :
large share OF patience wonid have ban ex
ceedingly Yexatious.-NtrbcrrH Herald
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

ImE CoLrMnlA PnrE<Ix-Wc are glad to ace
that th" proprietor of tins sterling iourn a, has
resumed his former dimensions, with III. FROM
Is" of still further enlargement. The JH,enir
is one Of our most welcome exchanges, and is
admirably conducted: furnishing everything Of
th: latest anh best ni the current news OF tn.
day. II is the only daily published tLs side Of
Charleston md We rrc-ive through il the very
latest ,clrgrnphic Intelligence.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23
REGISTRATION.

The work Of Registration seems to be steadi-
~ progressing before our several boards. the
lions elare of the work falling upon the Board
at this place. As WAS to he expected, the col
ored element SO far has largely preronderated.
Outof 69l names registered at this place 3s
were white and 553 colorcd. AT Calhoun's
Mills the proportion was CO whites to 800 col
ored. The blacks in registering seem TO be
acting under the impulse of unusual stnulants
aud the upiion seems generally 10 prevail
among them that registration is a condition
precedent to dra wing raiions Of landed or other
property. We very much fear that the de
sunnd will exceed the supply, that it vii! he
found easier to vote oneself n forty ncre.farm
than to get it-easy to call 'spirts from the
Vastly deep" but twill they comes' As Gree
Y said in shis Richmond speech. those who own
farms earn or inherit them
We trust that no one who can, will fail TO
register. We need every conservative clement
to temper the fiery current Of sgrariarism and
Red-Republicanism In Virginia the white
element il largely in the ascendeney; it is in
the ascende ency in Georgia: and here with prop
er'exerlion it,can make its inhuence..f.l Read
and ponder the following advice from the Co,
lumbia Phnnir:
There is one thing we desire to call the at
tention of all of our readers TO, and that is,
the mere act of availing themselves Of the priv
ilege Of registration dues not commit them 10
an endorsement of the reconstruction Acts, or
voting for a CO uvention. tits simply an &C, of
qualification. comforting upon them the right to
vote as they please on the questions ut issue.
They should bear in mind that, having regis
tered, they;can vole for or against n convention,
can select their men to represent them in that
body. and can vote to eject or adopt the con-
.titution it may submit for their approval.
This is an important point for those quail
fed 70 register. The mere registration Of their
names does not commit them one way or tho
one way or the olEer, and, indeed, if they
choose. they may refuse to vote at all. But
by registering, they will have secured the or:
ton, whereas the neglect to do 20 precludcs
them from exercising their judgement ut the
ballot box of either Ineu on measures: and dis.
quali6ce them from voting for or against other.
so long as these laws are in force. Register
then, ifyou do not 20 near the bnlot-Lox. and
thus preserve to yourselves the highct privilege
conferred upon the citizen.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

FREKpMES's DINNER At GREESvooD.-We
learn that very excellent public dinner WAS
given on Saturday last by the freedmen Of the
vicinity of Greenwood, for the purpose of ex-
changing ideas, aud Informing themselves upon
the pending Issues that there was a largo at.
tendance on the occasion, and that the day
passed off with remarkable quietncss, harmony
and good feeling. There WAS ample provision
made Of good cheer for the entertainment: Of
the guests. and to this end the whites and
blacks all freely contributed. The meeting
was under the special direction Of the freed
men, but the whites had been very generally
invited to participate, and furnished from
prominent citizens of the vicinity the chief
speakers on the occasi. n. The assembly was
succensively addressed by S. y. Boozer Es]
Capt. J. r. Tarrant, Maj. J. A. Leland. aud Dr..
E. II. Calhoun. The addresses Of these gentle
men were replete with honest advice aul wise
counsel The freedmen were inslructel as to
their changed relations and newly assumed du-
ties. They were advised to eschew party poll
tics, secret political leagues and NIL ailiiliaion
with unknown adventures. Taey were urged to
improve their coudiiion by acquiring m eiuca
ton, and exercising habits of industry and
economy. and above all to cultivate harmonious
relations with the white race the necessary
conditions OF this progress. These sentiments
were well received by the freedmen. and We're
reiterated aud enforced by several colo
speakers among waom the most prominent
was Paul jefferson, the teacher Of coloreil
school at Greenwood. The meeting was OF
The most harmonious character md afforded
the best evidence of the friendly relations
which exist between the two races in this vi
cinity, and would exist everywhere bu. for The
efforts Of needy adventurers aud selfish agita.
tors.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

Liberty, EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY We
learn that few days since n delegation of our
most respect able conrrd fellow ctiz-ns headed
hy llutson Lonax. our col"r:i register, waited
upon number Of our prominent citizens, with
n request that they w"ul. allow their names
to be used ns candidates fnr the Convention
AS these gentlemen are all among the .lisfran-
chised and proscrihe'l, they could only signify
their appreciation of the omplimrnt aud de-
cline the proposed honor. The freedmen ex-
pressed great surprise thatIheir imprimat"r was
not sufficient t" confer eligibility AMI pccmeL
10 think that the rish, Of suffrage was a pitt
fnl boon, If il did not enable the black to
elect whom he pleased. As an evidence of
kindly feeling on the part Of the blacks, ge
hail It with pleasure, aud tender IN behalf Of
the whites their appreciation Of this teslimo-
nial Of regard.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

MEssEs. GoRpoS IL hLn"us.-By reference
Ia the advertisement "f these gent lcncn it will
he seen they have opened carriage shop ut
Diamond Hill, where they are prepared to
carry on all branches Of their business. They
are well known IN this c",S nunity expert
enced and skiiIful work.ncn. and entirely rr!ia-
be, an! We take pleasure in commencing.
item TO the patronage of on" readers.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

The Duke of Montrose expressed the hope, in
the House of Lords. that very early there would
be daily mail communication with the United
States.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

L. &. SEALS CARRIAGE SH"r.-Wc commend
to the attention If unr readers the card Of
our friend, L. G. Seal, who has been 80 long
c"nEcct"l with the nrrage business in our
village, who has sold ovr citizens many n fine
v"l.icie, and is still as ready 10 sell n new car
riag", or r"P"r nh old one. lie has al the np-
r!;anccs of his mt about him, and is we'll
known us Il th"r"ng', workman, who brings all
the resources Of las skill to perfect his work,
and satisfy his patrons. His prices are mode
rate. We commend him 10 the patronage Of
our fLieGds.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

cSy- We are in,cht.l to our friend Capt
John G.. Eh hyaid-. the Treasurer Of the G.. Il
c. Railroad. Ia ro,iiion. by the wny, for which
he is admirably qualified. and ills ns cr.dta-
bly, to himself us advanlngeously to the Compa
hS.) for copies of lake New York papers. We
ar: gratfrd to learn that the financial MI i
business prospects Of the Road are very cncuur :
aging and every effort is being made to Sc
cure heavy Fall trade, by promr.ness nnI
security i'll transportation, and liberal echcd.
ulc of frcigh,s. The recent bre, k upon Cane 5
Creek. about three miles this side Of Columbia,
has been required, and the promptness with
which the loss Of about one hundred aud Glty
feet of 'reste was restored, is highly crcdi,ablc
to the energy Of the Company.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

Official reports shows from January TO July
89. 376 cases aud 32,074 deaths from cholera in
in Italy. Sicily suffered most
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-23

SUNDAY SCrIooI. CoNvENTIoN.-Accor,lin to
various Sunday schu"ls Of the District " as held
in the Methodist Church i'll our Village on
"Wednesday last The proceedings Of the Con-
vention were opened with religious services by
the Rev. W. +. Farr"w, unl the meeting was
organised by the election of DR.. John 5. II Reid
Chairman, and Mathew Mcdonald, Esu Sccre.
iary.
Delegates were enrolled and reports rcce;v-
ed from eighteen Sunday sch"ols, after which
the Convention was addressed hy Col. Il. \
FaIr., Rev. H. 7. Sloan. AMI DIR. G. w. Press
ly in behalf Of the objects uud PRINCIPLES of
the Assocntion.
a committee. consisting Of the Rev. w. T.
Farrow, Il. a. Fair. and Matthew Mcdonald,
was appointed to rcuort at an MI ournrL meet
ing to Le held on the 81 Or,u!cr next. rs to
the best mode of advancing the Sunday school
cause in the District.
The Secretary WIS requested turxtpnd an in
vit"ti"n TO the various schools to rcnd up dele.
gates to the al j"urn.d meeting
a committee consisting "f Rev. J. I. Bonner
Asa Bowie. jus. I. I.iddc!l and Thos Craw.
ford, was appointed to report Il, III" next meet
lag, the hest books to b" used in the schools.
committee. consisting Of the Rev. II. T..
Sloan. DIR. G. W. Prcssly nnl DR.. {. V. Barne<
was appointed /" report the suhj.ct Of sun
day school instruction Of the colorcl people
at til. next meeting.
The Convention adjourned to meet Oh the
I'd October nex..