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MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MERCHANTS md
PLANTERS SAVINGS BANK will be held at
their office on SATURDAY, the 14th Instant, at
o'clock P. NJ.
ja9--td VIM. q. JENKINS, CASHIER.
4 NNUAL MEETING.-The regular an
N nual meeting Of ths stockholders OF the
UNION BANK OF RICHMOND will take place
on THURSDAY. the 18th day of January 1871, In
the hall over the First National Bank. ut ooclock
P. ii. Stockholders are requested to be present
"a I'd JAMES MILLER, Cashier
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MT CHILDREN'S G II A l r S FOR
CHRISTMAS, CHILDREN'3 CHAI2S FOR
CHaISTMAS.-25 dozen CHILDREN'S CHAIRS
just received at
G. B. STACY & SONS, 1903 AND 1910 MAIN ST..
where can be found the largest and be&t-assored
stock of FURNITURE and MATTRESSES In
the city.
Don't fail 10 examine before buying. de
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~ L. WAGNER & CO., DRUGGISTS,
have removed to their newlg-ftted up and spa.
cious store, No. 52s, southwest corner Broad ana
9Th streets, diagonally opposite the old stand.
ia l0-3t*
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REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
EDUCATIONAL.


OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHooLS,l
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. Z, 1871.
MIGHT SCHOOLS.-The following Is
~ list OF night schools, with localities and
teachers names
WHITE SCHOOLS.
Broad street, between OH and loth-F. W.
Roster, teacher.
Additional white schools VIII be opened as COM
petent teachers are provided.
COLORED SCHOOLS.
Chimborazo w. L. Phillips, teacher.
Wesley Chapel 18th slrect-G.I. :. boshcr ,tescher.
leth ard Leigh strcet,-G. G. Vincent, teacher.
Navy Hili-Mrs. c. V. Usher, teacher.
Esd and Franklin streets Henry Boyce, teacher.
The tuition fees will be 81 and .? per month.
according TO grade. ~,,- -,
The schools Will be opened on MONDAY, the
wal ''' j. II. EINFORD.
tao-lm superintendent Schools.
YoUNvGiI LIIA.D21IEESS A A0sHs Mfs GA THE
on Grace street b,tween TweEty-secona ana
Twenty-rh!rd streets,
RICHMOND. VA.
The duties Of this Institution viii be reanmed on
the FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBEh. tor
prospectus OF terms application can DC maae 70
the SUPEKIORTSS Of the AcsdGmy.
au 3-dtOl&ecdtFepl
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MT CHRISTMAS AT GOLDBACK'S

MT CHRISTMAS AT GOLDBAChS.
just received, LACE, EMBROIDERED, mi
TIAL, and other HAEDkERCHlEfs; hh-
sEOIDERIES, COLLARS aud CUFFS, GILT and
JET JEWELRY, MAJ ms, FUhS, ia
PANEsE SILK only $40, SHAWLs, SHIRTS
NECK TIES, aud everything to Pladden the neart'
from the smallest up to the giant, at
A. G0IDBACK'S,
d. q COZ Broad street. between 6;t ard It'll.
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SEWESG-iIACElNES.

CROVER & BAKER SEWING-MA-
W CHlNES.-We announce 10 our numerous
friends and Gus omcrs that we have taken me store
COL BROAD street corner of 9th and Broad, retltted
and made euuzI to our former place on main
street Thank III for the liberal patronage be-
slowed previous To the recent disastrous IRE, we
tn,sc aIt to can and see us. and more especially
examine III. merits Of tn. Grover & Baker Sew
'Il . In G. IN. ". DARBY. 4 gents.
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M GLOVES, GLOYES.-Look at those
FLEECE-LINED GLOVES at 2sc., worth sOc.,
at 80. 30 aud soc., worth so per cent. more;
GENTS, CLOTH GLOVES al 4oc., worth soc.
at GCc., worth &c., at 7se., worth 81;
GLOVES for Boys Girls, Men. and Women At
reduced prices, at LEVY BROTHERS.,
1918 and 1915 Main street.
Use the DAyOL MILLS COTToN-supertor
to N ausutta or New y ork Mills. jas
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LECTURES.
DUBLIC LECTURE.

i
Richmond, W. A.. CALKlNS, Esq, Assistant
Superintendent of Schools. Sew York city, will
deliver a FREE LECTURE in The Hall of the
House of Delegates on WEDNESDAY, january
llth. at O'Clock Il. NJ. -
Subject "H1STORS AND PROGRESS OF
OBJECT TEA Gh1SG.' JllO-2t
DROFESSOR JAMES 2. HOLCOMBE
Il will deliver his Grafton on GGNERAL LEG.
for the benefit OF the Richmond Lee Monument
Association, on THURSDAY EVENING. Jan.
18th, the Second Baptist Church. corner Of Main
and eth streets.
chief drug and book stores Doors open at I;
Grafton at 5. Ja9-4t
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VULCAN IRON WORKS. 4,
RICHMosD, VA, Jan. J, ISL
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE This
i day formed R co-psrtHership for tee purnose
OF continuing the business as formerly carried on
a. these works. VA
WIN & CO.
WIN. VI. ARCHER,
j. F. GOODWIN,
ja4-2E WYNDHAM b, kOBERTsOS
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Yearlx.Report Of Deaths

IN the city of Richmond, Va, for the year
ending 31st December, 1870 Whole mum
Der OF deaths. 1900 in addition, 20 the
above, 102 still-born were reported In the
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ny UNDER GARMENTS for Boys,
Girls Mpu, ana Women the largest and best as
sorted stock ever offered In the city;
LADIES' HlGH.nECK and sh ~ ;I n;
NICK and SHnR r-sLEEVE SHIRTS;
MERIsO DRAWERS for Ladies, at ~, wosfh
IS;
UNiOH GARMENTS, for Children
SHIFTS and DRAWERS together,
A full assortment OF HOSIERY of every deserip-
ton al LEVY BROTHERS.
1918 and lal5 Main street.
Use tbs DAyOL COTTON; It IL superior 10 any
other made. "a
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A CARD,-The subscriber having Leased
Y the FOIyNpKY DEPARTMENT. OF y w
C.rdweiI 4 Co. on Cary, between 18th ana I'm
streets Degs leave g inform ns fslsaa, ss bis
nnid AS I'm como uci Ing thu IR0 AND hhasS
FOUNDRY. HEREBY Ie.uIn N. thanks IAN, nv
old customers and friends who nave 30 a.IT 20
patPonlzed the old concern, ana plenss ~ ali
accommodate those who IN ~ favor me III liza. Of
in nv Iise. am prsssrsa 90 m sss an = rst.s
as they can be procured either Ia this eisy ofc''
where ppAENAS.
lao 81 FRANt1S. L. pnaN 49,
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VULCAN IRON WORKS
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 81 is-o !
nlSSOLUTION.--L. E. FINCH. hav,n,
~ sold his interest iii the property IN a, ny
S Sn,ean Iron Works TO WYsDHAHB b. ROBERT
WIN co. The nsm- OF the firm viii SniT Ne
used In liquidation and that ct tied after siy ue
tnre' VIZ, Archer, Goodwin & Co In iiaaias-
tion. WIN. n. ARCHIE.
J. =. GOODWIN.
Ja A2T J.. 4. FINCH
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MARRIED.

Tho h b ND fatber. in Sidney. by The Rev. Dr.
C III Tfins Mr. THos. N. WHITLEY to Miss
ELLIE +. OWEN; both ofthis city.
Baltimore, New Orleans, and Petersburg papers
pleaEe CODY.
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r IST IT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IL HEATER, frs premium MONITOR cor
FEE Pot first premium: HUNSOa's TuBC-
LAR LIGHTNISG-KOI,, first premium; AMER
ICAN chimney CAP, iicst premiHm. Agent
oe found ut MOUNTCASTLE'S, $40 Broad street.
All In want OF above articles should Cal! before
nurcha sing elsewhere. nol9
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DIssOLUTIess q PARTEETsa,..

COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE~I.1Vs
o. ~ GO. General Agents for the w. IL
sewing Machine Company. Of CIeveisna" 6 l,9n
h 10, lag M Sa.es VJgnis sad North Carolins
With them In ire Richmond Branch ssa.e s saated
Mr.: ID. n. MAYO, OF this city. az Agency,
assumes charge, is oA "'' mayo
AVERY & co. 4 MAYO
Richmond Branch Stats Agency.
Mr. N. NJ MAYO invites bja fr,e,d, ..
call st their rooms, No. Goyernor stres, p hm
mond Va. 'aee1 hich-
JAN. l, 1871.
Mrs. MARY g. GARRETT. Mon,r,n..
OF the sufferers oy The spotswood fire NAV hera
aIter De found st our rooms, better prepared H.
ever TO please Der friends and patrons pieo 'han
ia 1o-3t No. aGoverro.haO,
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NET THE BEST
SEWISG-MiCKLNES.

THE BUTTJ E-HuLE sEWING-MACHTNE
is the best sewing chine no" made. 1t VIII &C"
wider range of wor; than any machine that has
ever been made.
II Is the best machiae in ali particulars. All
machines warranted.
Call at 1917, up stairs, over T. W. Kecsec's auc-
tion-housc, snd examine iefore bus ing.
Get the BEST !; it IS always the cheapest.
L.. Ian,
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DIENs
,rHgaAa nayssGG9.

In baltimore, Md, January 10th. JOSEPH A.,
second son of e. B. and Ann Spence, OF ibis city,
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REAL ESTATE Ar PRIVATE SALE.

TOR SALE OR RENT, a FARM Of 100
H acres, on the Chesterfield Courthouse road.
ten miles from Richmond. About One-halr OF the
lard is cleared and In cultivation the balsnce In
woodland and all we'll enclosed. hlre is u good
orchard of choice fruit on the place. tn Inn
provements consist Of DIV ELb1NG-HOUsE
with I've rooms, and the usual out-housea. For
further particulars and tcrms. apply TO
THDS. n. SHELLY,
rbay + 10 u Ill
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We now offer to the public the latest novelties
IN BRaIDS, CURLS, &C.,
and are also prepared 10 DRESS LADIES'
HAIR, at No. 32T Broad street.
ia 2-2w WM. VII DIT & SON
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Members Of the Board OF Health:
JIG. CABELL, III. D., Prest,
Governor ST., bet. Main and Franklin.
WIN. Fl. TAYLOR, n. D.,
No. ITO Main street.
r. s. J. PEBBLES, NJ. D.,
Franklin ST., bet. I'd and Sd.
MoaTUARy REPORT FOB THE LAST WEEK.
The following is the mortuary report Tor
the week ending Saturday, January I, 1911,
compiled from sections returns received at
the Office of the Board of Health
Whole number of deaths in the city, 20.
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ATWOOD g. RITTER HAVEM
IL REMOVED THEIR FURNITURE H.
ESTABLISHMENT To GOVERNOR ST., tE"I
where Samuel W. Earw0od did business MANY
years before the war. Having now very extensive
warerooms, and splendid stock Of
CHAMBER FUEH1 UkE,
PARLOR FURNITURE,
DINING-ROOM FURNITURE, and
MATTRESSES,
we are prepared to sell goods lower than we did on
Main street, as our expenses being very much re-
duCed, we reduce our prices accordingly. All In
want Of good, substantial FuRNlTURE, had bet
ter see our stock before buying. NOS
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IMpRO WE'D REAL

VALUABLE M p ROV l. ID REAL
Y ESTATE FOR SaLE.-I am authorized 10
sell the following VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,
stories above the baccmcnt) on the south side Of
Broad between l!th and Mayo streets, adjoining
On the west the residence OF Mr.. Jacob 4. Levy,
ern improvements, and Is really frst.class rest
dence. Also, the large FOUE-sTORY BRICK
TENEMENT on The west side OF 9th street, In
rear of and adjoining the Second Baptis, Church.
now occupied by The ney. j. n. Chambiiss. Also,
the LOT and LA kGE BRICK DWELLING.
known as the Nunford House, at the northwest
corner Of Canal and 5th ST. cetsot i by $50 feet.
Any or all OF tho foregoing real ,s.ate can be
bought at reasonable prices ara on remarkably
liberal terms Of payment, running from one TO hve
years. Apply to w. GODDIN,
Ia lO-2taw2w Real Estate Auctioneer.
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THE Observation-Disclosures RESI-
l. DENCE AT The NORTHEAST CORsER
OF CLAY AND aECOSD STREETS FOR
SALE.-The above property, formerly The resi-
dence of the late DR.. Il. a. 1atlm, can be bough.
low for CASH II early Application be made
The lot has from. Of Totxl53 feet IAN alley:
Ia lo-2t W.GODDIN, kuct'r.
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nISSOLUTION.-Th firm of CARY 4
~ CARLTON Is this day dissolved by the with
drawal of V. S. CARLTON. +. NJ CARY assumes
all liabilities and assets, gpd Is alone authorized
TO use the name OF the late firm.
+ N. CARY.
VS.. CARLTON
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COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.-I have
" this day associated with me IN business IN
son JULIUS, late from New York CITY. Tho
name and style OF the firm will hereafter De " NJ.
WILDT i son. VIM, WILDT
January . ISL,
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NEW CONCERN.-I shall continue the
IN B .OT and SHOE BUSINESS at the same
stand and solicit the patronage or my friends and
the general public. +. N. CARY.
can be found a. the store Of F. N. CARY, and
sh .ll be pleased to see my friends.
Jazz VS.. CARLTON
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METROPOLITAN wORKS}
RICHMOND, Jan. 3, 1871.
MIR. VIRGINIUS NEWTON, Of Nor
Iyl folk. Is admitted to an interest IN cur bust.
ness TO Ike effect from the Isl Inst
The style OF the firm will remain unchanged
j. 4-2T WIN. l.. TANNER q co
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Don't forget that We are closing out our DRESS
GOODS at REDUCED PRICES. jas
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-17
The Democrats in Congress.

A Washington correspondent o.
the Pittsbnrg Paper, under date o.
the 9Th inst, says:
Democrats wri'o cheefully from
New Hampshire in relation to the
prospects Of the party at the election
on Tuesday next, but the Republicans
are employing speakers and money
so as to retain their usual ascendency
1t is thought the Democrats may car
ry ono of the Congressional Districts
They are now all Republican.
The Democrats are confident o.
carrying Connecticut at the spring
election, and of gaining at least one
member of Congress-.
California, the Democrats expect
to carry all but three members, max
ing o gain of one; and in Texas, il
the carpet-baggers and military and
military ever again allow an election
the Democrats expect to elect three
out of fourmembers of. the delegation
They only have ore now.
The Democrats in the House east
ninety-three votes for Speaker. And
Vorhees, who was absent, and Wad'
dell, subsequently admitted, and their
vote, is ninety-ivc. One oftheir mem
bers from North Carolina, Mr.. Rod
gers, is under disabilities, but may be
relieved. They have right to cx'
pect eight members from the States
yet to elect, thus making their entire
strength in the House 1O4 members
It will be q formidable minority il
they attend. ,~ ,-'-...-
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Removal Of Sumner.

WASHINGTON, March 11.--:The Ttib-
une, of to-day, says editorially afhe
impolicy Of removing Mr.. Sumner
from the chairmanship Of the Com
mittce on Foreign Relations, without
better prctextthan his diseefadnt .fe:
lations with the White House and
State Department, must now be clear.
" manifest to the dullcst official at
Washington. 3 Z al1JG
aNo debate since the San Domingo
Com mission was authorized has arous,
ed so much feeling or ELECTED such
strong language as that Of yesterday
on the election of standing commit
tees of the Senate. 1t seems palmer
than we could wish from the line OF
that debate and from the language Of
the influential journals of the country,
from which we quote, that o new
|csuse of discussion has been needless.
ly forced upon the Republican party"
The Herald says, cditorially: Gun
til Yesterday the Republicans felt
confident of carrying New Hampshire
by at least 700 majority, but the news
I of the action of the Senate caucus Is
reported to. have somewhat shaken
their confidence, Yesterday evening
a prominent Republican published an
article denunciatory of President
Grant for his course toward the Mas
sachusetts Senator, which has, our
correspondent states, cast a gloom
over the party and elstcd tho Demo, o.
Gratis considerably. Whether it will
give the State to the Democrats is
not certain, but it is evident that the
quarrel between Grant and Sumner is
destined to produce a war OF factions
in tho ranks Of their party, at least
in New England"
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Washington News.

WAsH1karoN, March 13.-No South
ern nominations. -
Colonel George Brown was appoint
ed Treasury agent, vice Major james
Belger, who resigned in consequence
of bis restoration to the army.
w. D. Gallagher was confirmed as
llpension agent for Louisville.
i SENATE Sumner asked his success
sor to tako kindly charge of the
French spoliation bill, and to press it
to a passage.
Cameron thought it hardly fair to
expect q new committee to accom-
plish in one session what had failed
with tile late committee during ten
sc ssions.
The questioned credentials were
referred to the Committee on Elec-
tions and Privileges. The names re-
ferred are Vance, Goldthwaite, Blod.
gett, Hamilton and Reynolds, and
also Abbott's claims.
The Cincinnati and Southern Rail.
road bill was read a second TIME, and
referred to the Committee on Com
merce. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-A vast number OF bills
were introduced, most of them old
acquaintances. A joint, resolution tc
adjourn Wednesday noon passed by u
vote of 1876 to ,67. The bill placing
salt on the free list passed, 145 rtos3a46
The bill placing tea and coffee on the
free list passed, 161 to 40. These
bills were passed under . suspension
of the, rules, and take effect upor
their becoming acts. ..,ss.2
The joint committee of the Repub
lican caucus will meet tomorrow, al
10 o'clock, to. devise . Ku Klux bill:
! Whatever bill the com mitteo may
present, Sumner will move to amene
by his supplemental civil rights bill
Sumner, in the. caucus, held tina
that loyalists North, as we'll as South
needed safeguards. - ...> : ''..-..,
!; Thirty Republicans in the Hous'
ore counted upon to act with:the Dom
ocrats in.opposing such legislation:
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TAXATION! TAXATION!

The Charleston Courier calls attention
to Joint resolution, so carefully worded
as to disguise its real purpose and de-
sign, which passed at the recent session
of the Legislature. The proposition
comes in the modest form of joint res
olution, 'authorizing the State Auditor
to asses tax of seven mills on the dol,
lar, and the County Auditor tax Of
three mills on the dollar, for the fiscal
year ending November 1st, 1871"
It proposes to collect in one year the
enormous State taxes properly payable
in two years, and thus nearly absorb the
entire rental, at the present rates, OF
every piece of real estate in the Common
Wealth. Such thing is nnexampled
in the past history Of our State. There
might be some reason for, it, if under the
benefcence of Republican rule, our
farmers were enabled to make two full
crops IN the year. But SO far is this
from being the case, that with the pres
ent disorganized, systsm of labor, they
find it difficult to make half-crop
Their taxes are quadrupled, at the same
time that their resources are curtailed.
Many of them are: unable to find means
TO meet the taxes now due; and now in
addition to incur another heavy bur-
den will land them in. bankruptcy.
"1he taxation for 1870, now due, says
the Courier, is excessive. But this does
not sufiice.I Bricks are not only to be
made, sbnt without straw. The tax al
ready laid. and now being collected
would have been sufficient before the
warrior the support of every department
of the State Government for four years.
Such, however, has been the public spo-
liation, that 1t docs not suffice for the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-17

SMALL Pox, IN AUGUSTA. -. satur,
day. considerable excitement was zoe,
casioncd in the city by the trntkful
report that A.NC. Ives, Esq, assistant
cashier Of the Augusta National Bank
had been attacked with a case Of va,
rioloid: This ease is the only one
known. Mr.. Ives, in q recent visit to
Florida, contracted the disease oman
English vessel which he boarded at
Savannah, which Ind entered the port
with q clean bill of health. From the
prscaptioas taken by the authorities
and citizens, there .issno reasen to sap-
prehehda a sprcadof the disease Con
st;tufi0na2S.t 4 fcG - %ns.E =sf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-17

ST.. PATR1cK's DAY.-Our Irish
friends of the Hibernian Society will
give big "blow out" on the 18th. O.
this month, inshonor Of old Ireland's
patron saint. Those who were pres
cnt at last years celebration will
hardly fail to again participate in The
festivities Of a like occasion. BY
reference to the advertisement. it will
be seen where tickets can be. .pur
chased. In ages past, there were
persons living in one. part of Ireland
who said that Patrick was born on
the 9th of March; others coptendcd
that he was born on the 9th, and a
troublesome dispute arose, which, it
is SAID, was settled by the Head OF
of the Church, who, to. satisfy. all
parties, added 9 and 8 together, and
called the 18th of March St. Patrick's
Day.-PAanix.
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Editor A55eviNe Press q Banner: e..
A few days ago in company with 9TH
.er gentlemen, I examined Cotton
Planter and Guano Distributor, called
Hams Dissemination" for sale by
Messrs. Trowbridge & Co., of Abbeville
G. II. ..-...-... H. -...
We were much pleased with the work
ing of the machine which planted the
cotton seed and distributed the guano,
in an admirable manner. The machine
is simple, easily understood and worked,
and not liable to get out Of order. 1t is
decidedly the best we have seen. More
over, it is far less costly in price than
other machines proposing to do
the same work. I can safely recon-
mend it to my planting friends.
IL. Respectfully, ..
CHARLES T. HASKELL.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-17

THE VALUE. OF PART1Es:-speaker
Blaine, in returning thanks for his cleo
tion as Speaker Of the Forty Second
Congress, made some neat remarks. The
following will bear reproduction, as con-
tanning censure OF the Radical party,
none the less severe because unintended,
for its notorious disregard for the rights
Of minorities during the season OF its
majority: n.... ...5..,..
"Chosen by the party representing
the political majority in this House, the
Speaker owes faithful allegiance to
the principles and the policy of that
party. But he will fall far below the
honorable requirements of his station if
he fails to give to the minority its fullest
rights under the rules which he is called
upon to administer. The successful
working of our grand system of gov
crnment depends in large measure
on the vigilance of party equalization |;
and the most wholesome legislation
which this House produces and effects
is that which results from opposing
forces, mutually eager and watchful,
and well nigh balanced in numbers"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-17

A Tennessee postmaster enclosed to
the United States Treasurer slip cut
from recent North Carolina paper, set
ting forth that the postmaster at Hills
boro, n. c., has been fined two dollars
and ninety dollars costs for refusing to
receive rnutilated currency in payment
for postage stamps, and says that since
the appearance Of this article III print
his office has been flooded with mutila-
ted currency, and desires to know
whether he is compelled to take or may
refuse the money 50 presented. Treas
urer Spinner replies, stating that under
the rules of the Treasury Department
postmasters are authorized to receive
such currency for it's full value in pay
ment of postage stamps when in cases
of United States notes not more than
one-twentieth of the note Is missing,
and in cases of fractional currency when
not more than one-tenth is missing.
When such notes and fractional cur
rency are n1utiiated beyond the standard
referred to, no one is compelled to re-
ceive them for any part of their. value,
ard the only place where such notes
may be redeemed is at the United States
Treasury.