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Carl Schurz and the Ex-Coniederates.

Several hundred eN-Confedcmte sol
dicrs. comprising every grade and rank
Of the late Confederate service, in apprc-
ciati0n of the speech delivered by Carl
Schurz, ut Nashville, Tennessee, on
"Wednesday last, addressed him formal
letter, expressing their regard for hpll
and their appreciation of bis speech.
IScnator Schuz replies:
MAXWELL HOUSE,
NASHVILLE, September 2233. {
GENTLEMEN: l have received your
letter, and without atfectation l may say
that cannot find words strong enough
to describe the joy it has given me.
Spontaneous expression of such scnti-
nicnts rs your letter contains, coming
from YOU as late soldiers of the COnfctl-
crate army, may well be called au event
of great significance in our days.
When your former comrades, as well
as you, do now rally around the flag of
the American Republic as the symbol of
universal freedom, equal rights and con-
stitutional government; when they de-
clare that they will turn their backs OH
all parties cropping in the moonlight OF
the past, and discountenancc that partl-
san spirit which is so apt to obscure the
scs of the heart; when they once more
recognize the identity of their true in-
tercsts with those Of our great common
county, then every patriotic citizen Will
feel that the recognition of the South is
certain to bc accomplished by her own
people.
II there is still lurking here and there
i spirit which keeps feelings of animos-
Il II .f,.,,S srll ifl hS-
Of social prescription or intimidation or
violence, strives to impede the devel-
opcment of free public opinion, you can
render it harmless by your influences
and example. If there are still distur-
| anccs of peace and order of society
occurring, calculated to produce thel
that the rights of citizens
can be- sufficiently protected only by the
of the General Govern
ment in your local concerns, you can
'iispcl that impression by directing your
energies to the enforcement of the laws,
thus proving the capacity OF selt-govc.I,.
ment here q; we'll rs elsewhere. lfi
If there is sill an apprehension Us to
,ect designed to subvcrt the loyal Gov
.rnmcnt, and byreactionary movements
you will remove the apprehension by
demonstrating that the young South has
.iscn above old prejudices and ahsolctc
PRACTICES, and is determined to build up
again the pros pcrity and power of these
States on basis in harmony with the
spirit of the age.
Men of courage and convictioHy like
.ou, will do nothing by halves; they
will not look back when they have put
heir hands to the plough. ! assure you
hat your efforts will have the sinecrcst
appreciation, hearty applause and en-
.rgetic support of every true friend of
# liberty and free. institutions. Your
lights will bc the security of the rights
# all, your power will be strong in the
cstoretl brotherhood of all Americans,
md the Republic bc proud of all her
uns, Yours, &c. CARL SCHCRI.
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A correspondent Of tho Country
Gentleman says that in order to pre-
vent the dropping off Of grapes, it is
only necessary to mako q circular III
:ision On the wood, cutting away a
ing of the bark about the breadth OF
IN inch. The wood acquires greater
ize about tthcincision and the operation
accelcrates the maturity ofthe wood. &
that of the fruit likewise. The lncis-
ion should not be made too deep, nor
farther than the bark, lest it spoil
both wood and fruit.
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wH1rrw.Asl1r:-,fh .sl following is sent
out by the Lighthouse Board Of the
Treasury Department:
The following receipt for whitewasli-
ing has been found BY experience to an
sWer on wood, brick and stone, nearly as
well rs on paint, and is much cheaper !:
Slack half-s busliel of unslatked lime
with boiling water keeping 1t covered
during the process. strain it and add 9
peck. Of salt, dissolved in warm water |;
three pounds Of rice put in boiling water
powdered Spanish whiting, and pound
of clear glue, dissolved in warm water,
mix these we'll together and let the mix
ture stand for several days.. Keep the
wash thus prepared in kettle or ;por-
table furnace, and when used put it on
as hot as possible, with painters or white
wushbrush." .-..0 .sFr ,. ~. .
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Markets..

ABBEv1LLE, October S. - Cotton
lGG1Gt.
NEW YORK, October 2. - Flour
100, Zoe. better. Wheat 1@2c better.
Corn 1c better. Pork 1880. Cotton
uplands 1Oa; Orleans 2Us; sales 10000
bales. Gold l4}. r.. x
7P. M.-Flour-common to fair extra
7.20@7 100; good to choice 7.95@s.W.
Wheat l.Gs@172. Corn 77@774. Pork
1850. Gold l4i@1ls.
CHARLESTON, October 2. Cotton
lst; sales 100. ~.s .Ir--5'
AUGUSTA, October z. COttoh
Is; sales $50.
LIVERpUOL, October - Evening.
Cotfon-uplands sl@9i; Orleans 9iGos.
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TIE PORT ROYAL RAILROAD.-The
Beaufort Republican says: "1he railroad
is progressing rapidly. The track is laid
to the draw at Whale Branch, and on
Saturday ali engine and six heavily la
den cars were Oh the trestle. The draw
is completed, and will shortly be put in
place! 1t is believed the road will be
completed by November IS. There is U
large gang of men steadily at work.
The number Of bales Of cotton brought
in and shipped from Fairfield County, in
the year ending September ], 1871, was
Il. 1856 including ~, ,752 esshipped from
w innsboro. Winnsboro shipped only
7,4l5 bales III 1868, and 1854 bales in
1869.
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Every ono knows that tobacco was
first brought into rcpu,c in England
by Sir Walter Raleigh. At first be
smoked in private: not wishing it 10
become common; bnt sitting one day
absorbed in meditation, with pipe in
bis mouth. he called to his servant to
bring him a mug Of beer. The fellow
as soon as be entered the room, was
was seized with terror, threw tue
contents Of the mug into Sir Wal,
ter's face, and running, down stairs
'bawIcd out, "Fire! fire! tire | help!
Sir Walter has studied ill his head is
on fire, and the smoke is. bursting out
OF his mouth and nose" .
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1867. OUR ANNUAL. 1871:

1901. UUl ANAOAl' = IOi1:;
4 - =" -" .-atg:f' : .rsG
HvHE EMPORIUM MI /: OF 1
: FASHION will " enter;
upon the 5th year Of its exis-
tencc on 1stq October. We
hank those who have stood ,,"b.y
us during the past four years.
In that interval VIC have striven
hard by honorable means to
extend our business. operations:
We have worked hard for pub
lie, patronage, We have stu
died the wants Of the public
and the interests Of our custo.-
ners, and we, are determined
to sustain our, reputation for
keeping the best selected Stock
Of Dry Goods and MilIinery'in
the up-country, and for having
Dress Making done in the, best
of style. = 1'Confining oilrself
strictly; to Dry Goods and NJ Nil !;
linery, ;sn't it reasonable to ex7
pect US to show a better, 'selecs
finn Of such GOOdsa.than any
house keeping general stock I?
Attending closely to. our own
business, we hope to merit from
The people Of Abbevillc, and
adjoining Districts, cQntinu:;:
ance Of the liberal patronage
bestowed upon us in ting past. >.
Our business is done strictly
upon the "casb. system '-conse:
qucptfy we arc enabled to al
ways give good bargains.
With atbea4ltif'll Stock Of Dry
Goods and. Millinery, first class
NIilliners and Dress Makers,
accommodating salesman and
;Ss,ilcswomcn, we hope: to do a
large business this Fall 9 and
Winter. H91A - 3 80 AZ -
+. Our force during The busy
season shall he sufficient to wait
upon all our customers. .t~rra
Entire Stock to be open. Il Z rst
week in October. :
Respectfully, u E.. =. +. -
JAS. ". FOWLER, ~,$
.... ..,, Proprietor,
o. Emporium Of Fashion.
Sept. 7, 1871, 20-tf
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1t is said that within eiglty-slx work
ing DAYS the now Territorial Govern
ment Of Washington City passed bills
$lO,500, 900. The luTiot
saws the existing and proposed debt and
created under the late cor
poration and the present Territorial Gov
ernment will reach $4,000, 600, equal to
one-fifth of tile whole property of the
District upon the assessmcnto OF last year.
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When Hannah Moore visited Mrs.
Garrick, after the death OF her hus-
band, and Expressed surprise at her
great eomposurc, the widow answer
cd, "Groans and complaints arc very
we'll for those who are to mourn tor a
little while; but sor1ow that Is to
last for life will be neither violent nor
romantic.
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The Australian knavc, who sails
under the name of Fisher. and de-
clares himself tho true Messiah, is
now attracting great attention. He
saws he is not only the incarnation OF
Christ. but also Of King David, and,
being tho incarnation Of King David,
is entitled to four wires instead Of
one. and four lie has.
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Ku Klux Committee.

The Ku Klux Committee OF Congress
completed their plan for further inrcsti-
cations yesterday, by appointing a sub
Committee to visit Alabama, Mississippi
and Tennessee; another to visit North
and South Carolina. Georgia and Florida.
and a third to remain in Washington.
Senator Blair moved To appoint com
mitt,e to investigate the last Congress
Sional election in Arkansas, Governor
Davis usrrpat ion in Texas, and the acts
of the United States officers in their at
!c,npt to control the politics of Louisiana.
The Republicans opposed this PROPOSE
ton, and it was defeated by u party vote.
When the Ku Elux Committee closed
its work and published its report III the
summer, all reasonable men hoped it
would not have cause to renew its lnvcS-
ti1ati0ns We d0 not sec that the COM
mttec has offered any new excuse Tor
Keeping up the agitation. The rcspec-
table men of all parties acknowledge that
the 1iu KluX organization exists, anu
that it has committed dreadful OutrageS.
The only difference of opinion Is with
regard to the remedy. The evidence al
really taken by the committee and the
accounts received from correspondents
ought to be sufficient. TO continue the
seems simply waste or
time and money for the purpose OF Keep
ing up an unnecessary excitement.
DO the members of the Committee
propose to continue. this agitation for po-
|litical effect? We know that, as the
time approaches for the meeting of Con-
grcss, the politicians and the nIonopo-
lists, fearful that certain reforms which
the people demand may require their
first attention are anxious to invent some
new excuses to postpone them. Messrs.
Maynard, Schoficld, Buckley, and other
members of this Committee have especl-
ally distinguished themselves In oppos-
| ing revenue reform, and they are well
known for their devotion to party mana
gers where any change of the civil ser
vice seems to conflict with the interests
Of the otlice-holders. II Investigations
are called for anywhere, Texas offers a
good field; Governor Davis has certainly
pursued course which Would not nave
been tolerated in political opponent of
the Administration, and the best Isepub-
licans in the State denounce him. Ar
kansas has also been disgraccd by the
rule of the Clayton hetion, and the
charges of election frauds in that State
Fought to be faithfully investigated. But
the testimony from these States is not
likely to be such as is wanted, and there
fore they are avoided by the lmrtisans
whose interests are not OH the side Of
pcace.-INcW York Etuning Post. f.
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4 roasted onion bound upon the
pulse on tho wrist;it is said, will stop
The most invetcrate toothachc in afew
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Sale Of -.
.aii5 Aga fgshi SIT
ValuableLand.

This is one OF the most desira-
BILE settlements of land In the county.
F1t IL finely improved, dwelling large
and convenient, Stables, Cribs, Shops
and Clubhouse all complete aud in good
repair, most of them newly covered;
there Is on excellent well Of water iii
the yard, and two nice little streams
running through the farm. There is
geod body Of bottom land attached to
tnls place; there Is an abundance Of
timnDer to keep up the farm, o consider
aoie portion Of the tillabie land Il fresh
ana the whole farm under good fence.
%. THE HIx PLACE, z
Containing q 2o2 Acres 5
There is, on this place con, n,sortoh,a
dwelling, and all Necessary out.bu;ld.
ings. There Is a good fountain Of watari
near the Houses and two small st,aarns
running through the farm, on these
streams there fl bottom lard enough "a
make corn to supply the place; there H.;
about one hundred acres in cultivation,
all under good fence there is atcrt
60 acres Of. original forest well timbered.
This is,a splendid, little lirm, scl.r.,
any waste land omit. So y
/ Sd. The Beayerdam Place =
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breaks Out, we SIlOulu tiIN AtuSSfo ~'N
France and Turkey ON the same sldc.
TIE GERMAN aOCcUpAT1oS OF
FHANcE.-The telegraph informs us that
the German evacuation of the depart
1ncnts, s,emitig,ieast to i'aris has been COM
plctct. 4 FeaIr departments convenient
t. the capital are thus freed from the
prcsence Of the German invader. AL
though the troops havefeft the places
which they held possession OF since the
close of. the war 10 docs not follow that
they have departed from French soil
They have now taken upa position be-
yond the borders, and are awaiting in-
structions announcing that tho sigma
lures toStlSe Ais,icc treaty have been af-
fixed. This done, and n aspcedy return
~ iatherlahd may be expected. ~ -"
Speaking Of A,e>grcs.. benefit to +au-
g,sta, GeOrgid, Of the Augusta factory,
the Chronicle and sentinel, of that city,
gives these figures: "Over two millions
and half Of dollars has found its way
directly into tlEe psNkets of our citizens
from this factOry-i IN six: years, besides
the benefits derived from increase OF
popuk.tioH, etc. The factory has paid
out here annually more money than 1t
TcQuEeS W SulHoII tue cutic ihui'Si l~AA
government and pay off the interest on
the city bonds. Putting our population
ut lG,ej6, the census figures, the factory
has declared since the war cash divi-
dend Of Que hundred and sixty-two dol
Jars to each inhabitant. Atthese figures
,,,e new mill which the factory com.
many proposes to erect will more than
con;ppasate for the enlargement of the
~
EHsColieetor Gould, Of Savannah
an alleged deEiulter and fugitive,
who was pursued into the wilds OF
Florida. it is rumored has been mur'
.dcrcd.
On account, Of. the aAscncc Of the
Governof Of Georgia for nearly three
montLs, the State Treasurer gives no
aicc that he. will pay, no more war
rants without 4 resident Governor to
prove. them; except on the. civil estab
lishnientd and Special appropriations
when the law specifies the amount.
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RtyyisG soTgs-pOLlTrCAL AND GENERAL.

81. Joseph, No., must be nourishing place FOR
river trade. Another new Departure Of the repuo-
can organ, the g.. Joe Herald, Is announced.
me Gaaiin Tenn.) Era0siner says:-A live ku-
Klux has sent TO the Penitentary for years
from Carroll county. IL will not be long before they
will exhibit these animals In the North In cages a.
If they were live orang outangs.
Old Ben Wade once said Of the Cleveland Leader,
which now supports him for Governor, that It was
the Cd d--est liar In the State.n
Profane History.-Thc life OF Ben Wade. -Ne,c
orleans Tines
An iTeverent exchange says Horace Greeley has
gone South to serve as a scare crow IN some Ku
Klux cornfled.
The Warrenton IN. C.) Gazette states that while
1t Is not disposed to advocate the claims OF General
Sherman for the Presidency II Is free TO admit that
In its opinion he IL the surest chance the democrats
have to defeat Grant.
The Shellbyvlle (Tenn.) american Rescue ex.
poets 10 see not less than three candidates from
she radical party for President next year. aud sug-
gests that the democratic party, II It acts wisely,
evil let things rest quietly until the meeting Of the
National Convention, and then, II wisdom and
patriotism prevail the selection Of suitable can
didate win Be quite small job" That win Be just
- rood siDa 70 p0mjpate Sherman ~ any 0shegs
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PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
CHICAGO. May 10. ISL.

In the Presbyterian General Assembly the com.
mttec appointed TO obtain charters from the LcaIs-
laturcs OF New York and Pennsylvania presented a
report stating they had not accomplished their
object
report from the Committee on Manses was pre-
senied and read. Seventeen questions were sub
mtted IN the report relating TO and for information
regarding manses seeking statistical information
with reference to supplying houses for minister's
by their congregations, 10y issuing certificates TO per-
sons subscribing certain sums 10 the Mause Memo
rial fund. Any person paving i've dollars can re-
celve % certificate Qualification is expressed
at the large number OF memorial mauses al
rr e s P eVer, snro T
whole number OF manses Is 453. total value
$1.792, 700 and the average value s3.767. The al
nv the committee In carefully prepared
statistics. 1t is estimated that over
manses in many localities. Forgive hundred and
twcnty-sx churches are reported In the minutes OF
the General Assembly; The report was accepted
quested TO appoint cooperative committees.
Ex-Governor Pollock, chairman OF the special
committee appointed by the last assembly to ex
anime into and report on matters involved
in the Female Institute at lexington. KY,
mat a,se e Gon''ne' sss w w vas s
under the constitutions OF Kentucky, and the
United States creating vested rgnt NOT diycstiolc
port recommends prompt measures TO re-enter upon
the rights invaded. The report was accepted and
REFEREED
The Committee OF Conference on the Basis OF
Union with the United PresDytery reported two
bases one nom each body. involving general
agreement regarding Westminster standard
and divergence ON all other points. The
United church lays down "a one condition the
exclusion OF membership nom secret societies as
relative or the spirit Of the scriptures. The uses OF
hymnOIoRy was another point OF difference. After
discussion the committee was directed 70 continue
negotiations with view 70 an agreement on basis
that can stand upon, II possibla.
COngrasulatory letters were read from the English
Synod OF the Presbyterian Church In Great Britain,
representing 100 congregations south Of Tweed.
The credentials OF Rev. william France, OF Pals
ley Scotland and Rev. Mr.. TaylCr, Of London, Eng
lAnd. - aopufloa from SCQNpnd. were read,
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Kentucky ClaimimG the second Post Of Homer.
HARRISBURG, Pa. May is, 1871.

Kentucky Claimims the second Post Of Homer.
HARRISBURG. Pa, May is, 1871.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The damaging expose made by General Sherman
and his nomination by the HERALD--made in con-
sequence thereof-are unquestonably the severest
blows which radcalism has received since It's az
vent TO power. Throughout the entire country your
nomination of General Sherman Tor the Presidency
Is echoed aud re-echoed by the people with
clarion cry.
The masses OF the people OF the entire country
would rejoice to see him the occupant OF the White
House because Of the wisdom and craftsmanship he
evinced III the times OF capituiation made with
General Joseph Johnston nc the close OF the war,
and which, unfortunately for the country, not
accepted at Washington, and because his cleva-
ton to that lofty station would give assuring
evidence that ''the dead past should bury
the dend'' and the Southern people would hail his
election with acknowledged satisfaction, knowing
that I'm the dauntless warrior they would find the
hero 'too noble and chivarous to strike an unarned
foe.n With sherman as their leader, and a states
man OF unbemlshed antecedents as their candidate
for the Vice Presidency. the old democracy would
roll M such Overwhelming majority at the ensu-
ing election as would bury out OF sight and forever
those pigmy politicians who now seek to retain the
power so unwlseiy placed III their hands by means
subversivc OF law, order and common decency. l
have noted tile careers Of rhe prominent OF the
day, and among them all | know no one az this
time and under present circumstances, who would
nc as tue CH-StdnuaFu bearer Oh the
democracy with General sherman than the Hon.
John w. stevenson, Of Kentucky. Governor
Stevenson Is statesman or broad and COM
prehcnsIve views he has had experience In
the halls Of Congress; he was reelected to the
gubcrnatorial chair OF Kentucky by greater ma
Jority than any candidate had before received,
and. IN Difference 10 the wish OF the people, the
Legislature OF his State has lately sent him as the
worthy successor OF the immortal Clay to represent
Kentucky IN the Senate Chamber OF the United
States.
Governor stevenson Ia known as q stanch and
those principles which rendered our country
honorcd abroad and prosperous a. home.
To the West and South his nomination would be
particularly gratifying, and, on the whole, there Is
man IN the country more worthy in every respect
Mr.. Editor, ana with your permission, | herewith
nominate as the democratic STANDARD bearers Tor
1872 General Tecumseh Sherman, the chlvarous
warrior. and the Hon. John w. stevenson, the PRIDE
OF Kentucky.