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hereafter no abatements will be graat-.
ed except in cases where clerical err
rors occur. 1t is also the duty Of
every Taxpayer to see that those
who appear dillatory in making their
returns are urged to do so, and if not
report them to the, County Auditor
who will Immediately execute tho
law. which provides that where 4
Taxpayer fails to-. make his return
to the County tAnditor;a ( or his
deputy within the time pre-.
Scribed by law. the last return made
1y said Taxpayer will be copied
from the Auditors books and 80 par
cent. added rthoreto, and in cases
where Taxpayers escaped paying
their taxes for any one year the pen
atty quotedin Sec:47th,:special Session
1868, will be strictly adhered to,
which provides for the same. penal
ty as in the above case. = would also
suggest, that parties making returns
would tontrive to- attend the Asses:
sors on different dates, asconfasion ,oe-
casioned by a large number of Tax
payers at the close Of the Assessors
lsglventine. may occasion many ,disa-
greeable. errors and give to. thei Tax
payers and Assessors great deal Of
unnecessary trouble, :sl e zs;2s i 2.
There will be competent, Assessors
at the time and place appointed, twks
will furnish aa necessary intormation,,
&c., &c. : ~ M; - '..:5. ssays3q,s.s
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TIE TAXPAYERS Of Abbcvillet
L County arc hereby notified, that
on and after the 1st day Of July, 1871 |,
the Auditors office, Abbevillc County,
will bc open at the "Court House" for
the purpose of receiving Returns Of
rers"nal Property, &c, ior the year
1871, and remain open until the Goth
day Of August. 1871. Tho following
programme will Lc read attcntively.
and strict adherence TO- instructions
given therein will be necessary. - =.
The fonr centre Townships, Able
vile, Long Game, Cedar Springs and
Smithvillr, will he assessed ut the
Court House between the first day Of
July. 1871. a. d 10th August, 1871.
Assessors will he stationed at the
most public lace of resort in Ninety
Six, l)ouaIdsvile, Diamond Hill and
Im.lan'I Hill. from the 10th to the 18th
July inc! !usive
The same Assessors will also be
stationed ut Greenwood, Due West,
Lowudesville and Bordeaux, from the
18th to 22nd July inclusive; and
again ut White Hall. Cokcsbury, Mag.
noIia and HaIhoun's Mills, from 9th
to 10Th July inclusive.
The above method Of assessment
has been adopted in order to give
the taxpayers an opportunity to
make correct returns upon oath, as
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PARL0R SUITS.

Fine Parlor Suits Mt the Fur
|. niture Store, will be sold very
low, BY J. D. CHALMERS l. co,
June q, 1871, loft
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CONSIGN.EE

The following named persons have
freight in the Depot:
Jas Briant. ] + Bradley, Baker s. Co.
] S Cothran, A J Climkscalcs, a w
ClaIkson, ] ] Cunningham, + Z
DuPre, NJ D Drcnnon, Harper & Co,
Robt Jones, Lee & Wilson. { + I'attl-
more, w D Mars, J a Norwood, u
.Neesc, Mrs. Mt Owen, ] NJ Yolng, II
L Tustin, w, S & ".
No goods delivered until freight is
paid. ,>.rr.,,
J. W. MARSHALL,
Agent.
The following persons have packages
in the Express Office.
c H Sondlev, N Barmore, F NJ
Mitchell, G w Miller, G T Latimore,
w c Moore.
C. V. HAMMOND,
Agent.
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June q, 1871, i4-2t
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Markets..
ADBEvILLE, August 10.-Cotton

ADBEvILLE, August l0.-Cotton l3
@l7
New York, August Z. - Flour
and corn dull. Wheat quiet and firm.
Pork steady, at 1880. Cotton dull and
nominal-middling uplands 19s; Or
leans 20; sales AS bales. Gold strong,
at l2l@l2s.
7P. M.-Gold 12l@l2s. Flour-quiet
at 5.30@6.50; good to choice 6.55@ 800.
Wheat-spring a shade firmer; 1869
lao. Corn irregular, at 65@6G. Lard
lower-kettlc 10.
CHARLESTON, August 7. - Cotton
quiet-niddling Is; receipts 2C6 baics.
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State of South Carolina.
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
In PrOJute Court.-Citliion.

In ProJute C'ouri.-CItaiion.
By L. L. GUFEIN, Esquire, Probate
Judge.
~ HEREAS, Gen. P. II. Bradley,
~ Rubt. w. Lites, and John II.
Chiles has made suit to ME to grant them
Letters of Administration, OF the Estate
and effects Of George p. Chilrs, de-
ceased, late of Indian Hill, Abbevillc
County.
These are therefore to cite and ndn,on-
ish all and singular, the kindred and
Creditors of the said George P. Chiles,.
deceased, that they be and appear, he
fore me, in the Court OF Probate, to be
held ut Abbcville G. H., Oh the 7th
August next, after publication hereof;
al II o'clock In the forenoon, to shew
cause, if any they have, why the said
Admininistratio should not he granted.
Given under my hand, this 22d day
of July in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
one, and in the ninety-siXth year. of
American Independence.
Published on the 22d day Of July,
1871. -
L. L. GUFFIN,
J. P. A. C..
July q, 1871, 14-gt
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The Metropolitan Underground
Railway of London, since its cx-
tention to the heart OF the city, has
not been able to accommodate all
the gers de string TO pass oyer
the lire. Although the trains run
every five minutes, crowds Of pas,
sengers are left at the stations, and
the carriages are filed with two
ard three times the number foI
whom seats are provided. This
overcrowding, it is stated, is posi-
lively dangerousin the second and
third-class CARRIAGES, while in the
frst:class the compartments design.
ed for.eight persons dte msd, to
hold sixteen,
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DRY GOODS,
172 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
GOODS AS LOW AS BEFORE
THE WAR;
The One-Price Store

T HAVE now received q carefully
selected Stock of tho Latest
styles Of French, English and Do
nestle Organdics.
Mn,Iius, Lawns, at 10, 12, 20, %,
35 cts per yard.
White Piqnes at Is, 20, 25 cts
White Swiss MuSlins, Cambrics,
Lawns, ETC. at prices from ~ cts and
upward.
Linen Drill and Due for Gents
Wear, ut %, 30. so cts.
Cottonades, Cassilncres at 90 cts
and upwards.
White L. G.. Handkcrchicf at 80
cts per doz. !
Ladies' White .Iiuse at IS cts per
doz.
White Linen Towels at 90 cts per
doz.
Musqu:to Lace and Gauzc very
low.
The celebrated 4 No. I Brand
Black Alpaca. only 25 cts per yard.
Frints of al! the L!st makers from
6 cts per yard.
Ladies' Laced and Congress Gators
only Sl.50 per PAIR.
Mems Cutters at s1.5o y
Mems Coats for Summer wear at
only sl.25.
Mem, Vests and Pants to match at
only 81 %. :
Mems New Straw Hats at only
25 ctS.
New Styles of Sundowns ard Hats
for Ladies' and Children at onl )
60 cts.
Mems White Dress Shirts at only
IS cts
Ladies' Corsets of the most popular
makers, at only so cts III
Hoop Skirts, IS springs, at only
so els.
White, Buff, Slate and Drap Lin
ems, for Aprons, Dresses and Shirts,
only 25cts.
Brown and Bleachcd uomcspuns
1T from u cts. =.
A full assortment Of Factory Goods
ut Factory prices.
could cnumcratc many more
other Bargains, space permitting but
in conclusion I would say that my ia
riIi,ies enable me to buy when and
where Goods arc cheapest; and in
exercising the greatest economy III
i'll The departments. am enabled to
sell Goods vt least US low us.any one.
l have adopted and riyidly adhere
to the policy Of asking
At Once The LOWEST PRICE.
This is the frank, straightforward
course. and ensures
Justice to Purchasers,
Because it enable all to purchase at
The lowest price.
All orders should be addressed to
H. L. A. BALK,
Augusta, Ga.
June 80, 1s71-lO: tf*
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State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
By L. L. GCFFIN, ESQ.,, Probate
IIldre


Judge.
WHEREAS, John W. Williams
~ has made suit to me, to grant
him Letters of Administration of the
Estate and effects of Elizabeth Williams
deceased, late Of Abbevilie:
THESE ARE THEREFORE,, to
cite and adinonish all and singular, the
kindred and creditors of the suid Eliza
beth Williams, deed, that they he and
appear before me, IN the Court Of Pro-
batc, to be held at Abbeville &. H.. on
the 7th day of August, after
publication hereof, at II O'Clock in the
forenoon, to shcw cause, If any they
have, why the said Administration
should not hc granted.
Given under my hand, this 22d day
of July. in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
one. and in the ninety sixth year Of
American Independence
Published on the 22d day Of July,
1871.
IL. GUFFIN.
J. P. 4. G.
June q, 1871, i4-2t
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ITEMS.

rermltteu III hentucky, auu tHe ~
suit is an increase in the idiot aud
insane population of the State.
Mr.. Charles Fechter proposes to
become the lessee Of the Four
tecnth Street Theatre, New York.
for the ensuing fall and winter sea-
son.
Bismarck's Schwarzenbeck es-
tate, presented to him lately, is
estimated at about $2,l00,000 in
gold, but yields at present only
about $4,000 in gold as rent.
It is estimated that the corn crop
of Iowa this year will amount to
100,000,000 bushels. .....
Madness in and about Paris has
been very much on the increase OF
late. Who can doubt it?
A new religious sect has been
formed in Scotland, which calls it.
self the Northern Evangelical So
riety."
E;ro norso,s - e,.b bonse ;s thc
average in Great Britain; while the
average in New York city is twen-
ty-one.
:. c,, pu;,1,,
n IRE IN o.'";'SSso" n'';'i;s :, trnn,
ou'ne" ~, H". , ."o ','IntsI 1t'taI .,d j. nr,n, ~
ed at.cne time an extensive conti'-
grafton.
vno,o borls of cattle ncar Conn.
-, p,',G, I,,n, .ra h.ou;,,u tot.I.
i. - M;,I and NO canse can be as
.;.,,sI f,r the calamity.
A london TELEGRAM states that
,,rsn,rat;nns ore muk;np in Paris
tho racert;on Of ex- pr.siJen,
Anl,ra,r Johnson who ;s shortly
axnaa,od 70 visit Por;.
prominent citizcn aud man of let
ters in Philadelphia, has inst died
near that city. lie is said to have
left u large fortune. .-.-
m
tween Miss Ella. the daughter of
the late s. A. Throckmorton, and
Baron Louis Lemme was solemn
lied in New York last week.
n.t ,o.. e>uoo tho.n,r,;rn
A""t - -. :. to'e ~ n:s Wv LIE,
ing. 1t will pnt up not less than
two hundred miles of board fence
this year, at a cost Of sl75, 900 tol
5000, 900. .......
-. ....
IL IA sa'a mat during MS coH,eH'' ':
the President will be the guest Of
his cousin, lion. IS. Marshall, al
Democratic member OF Congress
from that State.
-.
In Boston they call 1ouhol:ns
hospital asyIums Tor anonymous m
tants, ana IN IN ChlcaSo ttrey s'yle
on the European plan.
~, =. .,-z.
Inc meet wh'cn VIII accompany
the urand DuSe AieS's rom Cron,
stadt 10 the oh,'co o'a'cS' TO sal,
August o9' VIII DC the "rgesl 'nat
mas ever 'ei' HuFopea" water i''
p;,,nost;no :, +1,;s oonntrv ;s
r.anlar ovo,,t;on fn!l,,wcJ hI
ohout tro hnndred and savsntv.6vs
ocoss;ooai ~ @ In, .'eS.1.o ,T,,a,o
ipS"",, p.ss.o" ", L oo .,,>'
oo0se' enp'oJ a'J. ~, wv: .: " s"en
y lne o@'n ~ ~ VIC i'''''
IN Broadway New York there
are several fine snecimens Of Him
alava rabbits ;mnort.d from Ind;a
where thew. ab6nnd ON the 70, Of
the mountains from whence they
nmre white While the l.vs o,rs and
49,. - ~. ha.d S, l5'o ~
P' - ' - ." 90 0
Elect;ons sill ho held the cor
;no f,li in tho fnl,nw,ra n.uel
States: New York pennsvlvam;a
Uhio Iowa California Kenturkr
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0THER
ELITES
JUST RECEIVED!

TUsT ARRIVED, Novelties
eB in Milan, Neapolitan,
Straw and Chip Hats and Bon.
nets. Also, Ribbons, Flowers,
Laces, Rouches, &c. Prices
reasonablc-trst class Goods
the best taste employed, and
everything sold for CASH, at
the .:.. ..
Emporium Of Fashion,
Abbeville, s. @. :.
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The Woven Wire Mattress

rs the best Summer Bed Made, it
only requires II thin covering to
make it the most perfect sleeping bed
in the world. Some Of the advuhta-
yes Of the bed:
lst. It's ease and comfort.
2nd. Its cleanlincss.'
81. liz perfect noisclessness.
4th. 1t adaptsitsdlf to the Form OF
the Body.
9Th. 1t never leaves this shape.
9th. 1t never ge:s.out Of order.
7th. 1t never needs repair, and
will last q lifetime, Fbr sale at
J. D. CHALMERS & co.
juno l6, 1871, S-tf
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A DOZEN Chigpons Of the
Il newest shape. Also, an
other dozen pairs Of Perfumed
Bracelets, Spar Necklaces, &c.,
at the
Emnorium of Fashion,
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v, GRAHAM & GO.
Cotton Factors
AND
Commission Merchants,
AUGUSTA, GA.

w I'LL give strict attention to the 6
STORAGE and SALE OF COTTON
and other PRODUCE on Commission.
And will make thu usual ADEAN-
CES Of PEOVISlCNS, &C., 10 Pla''
lers. :,
s,onsirnmcnts and Orders solicited
Office, No. S. Mcintosh Street: or
nositc Mcssrs. Jennings. Smith i co.
References j" EayJi''d:-GenS' Bon
ham Dannvant and Butler.
Rrfe,ences in tlhJerills Cen. Nc
Gowan. Hon. a. Burt, Judge D. u
WardIaw.
Can't. O. n. BUTLER, Of Edge;
field, is associated with our Firm, and
will represent our House in Edsefleld
Abbevillc, and adjoining Counties.
June %, 1871, 9-3m
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sugar from sweet Potatoes.

The report of the Department of Agri-
culture for February, says the Charles
ton Is. c. Courier, contains an item on
one new branch of industry which will
doubtless be extensively engaged in
throughout some portions of the South
ern States. 1t is in reference to the
manufacture of syrup froE: sweet pota-
toes Of yam variety. The average pro
duction is said to be over two gallons OF
syrup to every bushel of sweet potatoes,
and the residum, after the juice has been
extracted, is valuable edible for either
man or beast. AS there are large and
extensive tracts Of barren "piney wood V
lands throughout Arkansas and Georgia,
and other Southern States, which are al
most worthless for any purpose, except
that they appear to be peculiarly adapted
to the growth Of the sweet potato. The
development Of this new branch of in
dustry will prove a God-send to those
hitherto barren and unproductive re-
gions. If a man with one mule can cul-
tivate fifteen acres in potatoes, and the
yield will exceed on an average two
hundred bushels to the acre, we have as
the result of one mans labor six thou
sand gallons of syrup, which is probably
worth not less than fifty cents per gal
lon, as the syrup is said to surpass that
of the beet in delicacy of flavor. 1t is
stated in the report above referred to
that the yield of syrup from sweet pota-
toes is much more abundant than from
beets, and such being the case, there can
be no reason why the sugar product from
the same source should not be proper
tionately greater.
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GentIemen's Fashions.

This year everything is to be toned
down. The plaids of last year have
dwindled into neat little checks; stripes
are narrower and more subdued; drab
and mouse are mode colors. Panta-
looms are larger at the bottom and COM
Portable at the knee. In full dress there
is, as there can be, nothing new. The
new walking coats ought to be quite as
suitable in the drawing room as in the
street. They are of dark brown, green
or black diagonal cloth. Coat and vest
of this sort, with quiet trowsers, make a
very becoming suit. Full dress vests
expose the greater part of the shirt
front Shirt bosoms are made with four
or five plaits on a side, instead of one or
two wide ones so long in vogue. Che
viot linen is extensively used for every
day wear. The new spring coat is the
only thing that approaches the " loud. "
II is niade of light Melton or English
tweed, and is not intended to button.
The fronts are turned back fnll quar-
ter of yard, and half this width faced
with silk shade darker or lighter than
the material, as the taste Of the wearer
NAV dictate. The sleeves fit closely at
the hand. As regards neck-gear, a gen.
tleman cannot be questionable if he
tries. White linen suits are expected to
be very much worn. The sacks will be
made quite short, almost like sailor s
Jacket. A favorite style with some has
been to bind these white suits with fine
black braid. This gives a dainty finish
to the toilet, which can be little better
indicated by the adjective nobby," per-
haps, than any other.
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Paris.

A Paris letter of the Sth says Pill
lage proceeds in the most daring fashion,
accompanied with arrests on every side.
The most recent and determined robbery
has taken a solicitor for victim. After
the Church the Law NJ. Denouille is
an advocate and agent d'affaires in
the Rue de Luxembourg. Guards APP
pointed by the Commune went to his
house with locksmith. They found it
impossible to break open the door, and
they got in at a window, which they
broke. After searching for an hour
they returned empty handed, but came
back with orders to break open the iron
safes. 1t was work of four hours, at
the end of which time the robbers man
aged to carry off about l0,0O0lrancs,
with various receipts for money lodged
in the bank and with the Credit Foncier
Next day they broke open another safe,
but found very little in it for their
trouble. In the meantime one of the
clerks cleverly managed to clear out a
third safe, which had escaped the notice
of the guards, intent on the two which
we're most conspicuous. The third safe
was the most valuable Of all, containing
G0,000 francs"
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RUFUS Choate.

Rufus Choate was engaged in defend
ing q man on trial for his life. Mr..
A was Attorney General, and Chief
Justice Shaw was upon the bench. In
the course of the trial high and hard
words passed between the counsel of the
prisoner and the prosecution. Choate
had introduced into the courtroom the
wife and infant child of his client and
under his skillful handling their presence
wrought much effect upon the jury. Mr..
A saw this, and sought to turn the
presence of the prisoners family into
ridicule. 1t was late in the day, and the
Attorney General, having, as he sup
posed, contemptuously disposed Of the
weeping wife and child, was drawing
toward the conclusion of his plea, when
one of the jury, who had for some time
manifested symptoms of uneasiness,
groaned outright and begged that he
might be taken to his home. The Judge
asked him what was the matter. With
his hands pressed convulsively upon his
diaphragm, the juror replied that he
feared he had the cholera. am dying,
said he, with the pain in my bowels. ="
Your Honor" said Choate, rising in
his place, and speaking with sympathetic
gravity, al think we have a sovereign
remedy for the suffering man. Let him
be appointed Attorney General of this
Commonwealth, and he i0iH hare no
botceis at air
How much this mint had to do toward
neutralizing the philippics of the prose
cutting attorney we cannot say-we only
know that the prisoner was acquitted.
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THE TRUE WOMAN.

Her name shines not in hammered field,
Where Right aud Wrong so boldly war;
Nor rings her voice in any cause
Which men and women battle for;
Yet in her presence, subtle, sweet,
You long to kneel and kiss her feet.
No wondrous romance wreathes her life;
Nor hath she led martyr train;
Nor beautiful nor rich is she,
But peor- and some would call her plain;
Yet in your two dear eyes you see
A beauty shining constantly.
No silken robe enfolds her form;
No dainty leisure hath her hands;
Her jewels are a simple ring;
A ribbon binds her hands smooth bands;
Yet in her garments simple grace
Her souls regality you trace.
No gift hath she to shake and thrill
A thankless world with warbled songs;
And art that wakes the ivory keys
To other hands than hers belongs;
Yet in her words of tender cheer
richer music charms the ear.
She walks in humble ways of life
That lead ofttimes through gloom and shade
And cares and crosses, not few,
Are on her patient shoulders laid;
Yet smiles and drinks each bitter cup,
And keeps her brave eyes lifted up.
And homely ways she wreathes with grace,
Harsh duty turns to loving zest;
And cheery hope and steadfast will
Are at her side, in work and rest;
Yet never dreams she you can spy
The angel looking from her eye!
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MEMPHIS, TENN. MONDAY EVENING. NAY s I811
"Knowlcdge OF the world.,

II is q common thing to boast Of a
knowledge of the world, yet the in
huence of such knowledge are often OF
the most hardening and demoralizing
character, and deaden the best and
holiest impulses of our nature. This
kind of knowledge is very different from
that acquired from books or the oral in
struction of teachers. 1t comes only
from uncompromising, hard and practi-
cal contact with men, from the struggles
and miseries of life, and its hideous re-
velations often cause distrust and doubt
to- usurp the place Of confidence and
charity in the heart. We have known
both men and women, deeply skilled in
the knowledge of the world" whose
characters were above reproach, but
whose hearts were frozen from too much
contact with the world they "knew"
A stereotyped smile lowered about their
lips, coldly if not ostentatiously politei
we'll bred, yielding implicit obedience to
all the usages of society, but never act
itg from a generous impulse; these peo-
pie are fascinating, but heartless. Their
exterior is decorous to fault; they
would shrink from vice or crime, but
their hearts are bitterly cold and all
their instincts are hypocritical. To
this worldly Moloch they sacrifice all
manly or womanly emotions; all mercy,
charity, sense of justice and right, and
all that makes liberty, humanity and
knowledge blessing
We would not stain pure hearts with
the subtle poison of too much of this
knowledge of the world, but rather let
us cultivate that sort of knowledge which
will stimulate warm impulses, give us
faith, hope and charity, and a true love
for the human race The silly and in
sipid demands of "society" soon pail
upon the appetite, and are at all times
Improbable. They reject the instincts
of a versatile and confiding nature;
practice upon principles which make ty-
rants of men, and of the other six mere
semblances of true womanhood and
measure all thoughts and actions by a
standard which is as false as it is debas-
ing and dangerous. There is, however,
a knowledge of the world which is enob-
ling to our natures, and which will stand
the severest tests at all times and under
all circumstances This cannot be
learned "in society,"" so-called, but by
contact and intercourse with the pure
and cultivated minds who are to be
found in every community; who do good
to others; practice the law Of love and
charity are sincere, consistent, forbear-
ing, and who do not advertise their good
deeds that they may return in profit to
their bank accounts.