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EPISCOPAL CoNvocATIoN.-ACo Convo.
cation of the Ministers Of the Episcopal
Church will meet in Trinity Church,
Abbeville, on Friday next, and continue
until next Sunday inclusive. The meet.
'ings are devoted to religious exercises,
to discussions, and to free conference
upon religious topics, aud are both inte.
resting and instructive. The public are
respectfully invited to attend.
Religious services will be held on FRI
day at II a. M, and again atnight. The
servicns for the following days will be
announced from the pulpit.
Owing to the disturbed condition OF
the upper Districts the attendance will
be small.
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by our old frieno Mr.. A. c. Hawthorn,
aad occupied by him as hotel.
President ]. I. Bonner, Of the Fe-
male College, will change his present
residence into q large and commodious
villa, with bay windows and projecting
roof.
Col. D. Wash. Hawthorn, near the
church, and opposite DR.. J. L. Miller's
handsome residence will erect a neat
and comfortable cottage, somewhat like
the Methodist Parsonage of our town,
Rev: W. l.. Pressly, who is the es-
teemed pastor of the congregation in
Due West, will soon erect q parsonage
on he-dne site presented by Mr., Bonner,
on NRe of the new streets,
We must not, forget to mention too
that the colored people here have caught
the spirit Of progress, and are about
erecting Methodist church on the east
side OF the town, where they now have
large school. In this vicinity they
now have o large section Of land, and
have within the past year built q dozen
cottages.
To further the work of Improvement
in the town, Capt. Clarksop has ar
rangements for opening brick yard
where he will manufacture brick by thu
hundred thousand.
Several new streets have been opened
in the town, which will doubtless at ne
distant day boast number of hand
soms residences.
! We cannot close without extending
our best wishes to our old friends Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Hawthorn, two Of tht
oldest and best citizens of Due West
aud who are striving to retrieve the dis
asters of the war, and their heavy losses
by fire. by redoubled efforts in their ole
age. They keep all excellent Hotel II
Due West, which we commend to th'
patronage of all of our readers, and a
well their example as one worthy of i'm
itation. Success attend them.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES ON SUNDAY
In the absence of Revs. j. L. Martin
and E. R. Miles, Pastors of the Presby-
terian and Episcopal churches on Sum
day last, there were large audiences, in
the morning and at night at the Meth
odist church, where able and impressive
discourses were delivered by the elo-
quent pastor, the Rev. VIM. T. Capers.
Mr.. Capers has the oratorical talent Of
his family, presenting clear thought, In
choice language, and with an earnest
and persuasive eloquence. He is a most
acceptable minister.
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n@- A Council of the Independent
Order of United Brethren has been or
ganized at Abbeville Court House, ant
the following elected officers were in
stalled under the charge Of G. A. Rich
mond, Esq, Grand Secretary, viz:
Local Preceptor-J. Hollinshead.
lst Vice Preceptor-W. H. Shives,
I'd Vice Preceptor-H. H. Ellison.
Secretary-T. A. Sullivan.
Treasurer. II. Titus
Chaplain-Calyer Ward
Marshal-S. Lee Russell.
: Guard-Broker Giles.
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Obituary..

DIR. JOHN CUNNINGHAM, residing
at Temple of Health, Abbeville County,
South Carolina, came suddenly to his
death on Tuesday, the 9th inst, (April
1922 by most distressing accident. In
shoot bird in the yard, In some way, il
was discharged Of it's contents, the ball
entering under the chin and passing up
into the brain. He lived but few min
utes, without the ability to speak to
explain the accident, or to say farewell.
Thus, "In moment, in the twinkling
of an eye," as it were, he passed from
time to eternity.
A wife, father and mother, sister,
and an uncle were plunged into incon.
solable grief, at this unfortunate occur,
ence, and whole community veiled in
gloom and sadness.
DR.. Cunningham was born on the 80
of February, 1889, and was, at the time
of his death, 33 years 2 months and
days old.
Being literally assisted by kind un
Gle, the Doctor was educated at Erskine
College-graduated in medicine in April
1861, and was, at his death, engaged ir
it's practice in the community in which
he was born and raised.
At the commencement Of the war, HI
entered the service Of his country, ant
during the long and bloody struggle
faithfully and manfully did his duty.
In 1859, or 1850, he connected himsel
with the Presbyterian Church at Little
Mountain, and when cut down was &C.
ceptably filling the office of Deacon.
DR.. Cunningham was the pride-nay
idol-of his family, and universally
popular in his neighborhood, aud in hi.
county, 80 far as he was known.
The Doctor was man Of most gen
ial temperament-of great vivacity o
spirits, and Of generous and noble i'm
pulses; but over and above all this, WI
hope he was, when in life, child o.
grace, and now an heir of heaven.
dearest brother, thou hast left US,
Here thy loss we amply feel,
But tits God who hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.n
On the 5th of July, 1871, MARY
CARR, an infant of Doctor and Mrs
Cunningham, one year and thirteen
days old, died; and now the father an6
child are sleeping side. by side in the
lonely tomb. Little Rosa Willis, neal
four months old, still li7es, but will
never be able to recall fathers features
or enjoy the blessings of his love.
A FRIEND.
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MEETING OF C9RP0RAToRs OF
THE GREENWOOD AND AU'
GUSTA RAILROAD.

Editor A6beviWe Press and Bonner:
Please announce meeting Of the cor
porators Of the Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad to take place at "Dorn's Mine" ,"
on oath May, at II o'clock, a. m. We
cordially invite the citizens of Able
Vile and Edgefield to be present as 1t
will be an occasion of interest to both.
The place of meeting is selected by
specia! request. The car of progaess Is
in motion; let none dare impede it: its
destiny is onward. We would be glad
to have you with US.
ONE OF THE CoRPoRAToRs,
BY order of the Chairman.
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FINE DROVE OF HoRsEs.-We learn
that Meesrs. Hamblin & Guf1ns have
just received from St. Louis, large
and fine drove of Lorses, which they
are now offering for sale They had
the misfortune to lose fine animal
from over-exertion in pursuing an
other of the drove, which escaped
from them at Washington, Ga.
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ALMOST A CoNFLAGRATION.-We
learn that on last Sunday night, one OF
the Clerks Of Messrs. Quarles, Perrin &
Co., of our town, before retiring to bed,
had occasion to light a match, which be
inadvertently threw into wooden
spittoon recently filled with saw-dust,
which was in the back part of the store.
Going to bed with friend In the next
room, the lighted match escaped their
notice, and igniting the saw-dust and
box which burnt slowly during the
night, finally communicated the flame
to the floor, which was in blaze and
the room filed with smoke, when dis
covered in the morning. A little Ion
ger, and the adjacent boxes would have
furnished material for a. fire which
would soon have become uncomfortable.
Dreams.are strange things. We learn
that several of our friends had fiery
dreams that night. Did they presage
the impending danger?
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SURVIVORS, sAssoCIAT1oN.-To Messrs.
Walker, Evans & Cogswell, the publish
ers, we are indebted for a number of
copies of the Third Annual Meeting OF
the Survivors, Association, Of the State
Of South Corolina, and the Annual Ad-
dress of General Jubal Early, delivered
before the Association, Nov. 10th, 1871.
The proceedings are quite interesting,
and the address especiable able and in
structive. We have several copies on
hand which we will take pleasure in
distributing. .
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THE UNITED BRETHREN.-We learn
that Grand Secretary Richmond of the
Independent order of United Brethren,
was in our village on last Saturday
evening, for the purpose of organizing
the local councils for the County. The
organization is one Of those secret po-
litical leagues on which the Republicans
rely so much to carry out their plans.
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ADDRESS PosTPoNED.-We are re.
quested to State, that on account Of the
meeting of the Episcopal Convocation,
the Temperance Address which was
announced in our last, to be delivered
on Friday evening next, by Mr.. J.
Wash. Boyd, has been postponed until
the Friday evening following, being
the 10th. At that time we trust that
there will be large attendance to hear
the address.
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Important Decision Of the United
States Supreme Court as to
Negro Debts.

| The supreme CoufG OF tpe Unlteu
States has recently made an important
decision on the subject in the case of
White vs.. Hart, ct. al, error to the Su-
preme Court of Georgia. This was an
action on note given for the price of a
slave. The defence pleaded that by the
new Constitution Of the State, the Court
was prohibited from taking any jurisdicz
ton Of a case involving the question of
the validity of such q contract. The
Judgment of the Court was for the de-
fendant, and announced the following
propositions;
First. That when the Constitution of
1868 was adopted Georgia was not a
State in the Union. That she had sum
dered her connection as such, and con-
quered territory wholly at tho mercy Of
the conquerar; and that hence the inhi-
bition of the States by the Constitution
of the United States to pass any law i'm
pairing the obligation Of contracts had
no application to her.
Second, That her Constitution does
not affect the contract, but only denies
Jurisdiction to her Courts to enforce it,
Third, That her Constitution was
adopted under the dictation or coertion
of Congress, and it is in the Act of Con-
gress rather than of the State, and that
though State cannot passa law impair
ing the validity Of contracts, Congress
can, and that for this reason also that the
inhibition in the Federal Constitution
has no effect in the case.
The Supreme Court over-rules this
judgment, holding, in opposition to the
first proposition, that the connection of
the States is indissoluble, and that the
Southern States were never out of the
UnioR-in contradiction of the second
proposition, that the validity of the con-
trsct, and the enforcement of the RENE
dy are inseparable-and that the third
proposition is equally unscund, mas
much as the adoption of the Constitu-
ton was clearly the act Of the State in
pursuance OF power conferred by Con-
gress.
Mr.. Justice Swayne delivered the opin-
ion as also in the case from Arkansas,
No. AZ, Osborn vs.. Nicholson, ct. al. in
that case there was a warrant that the
slave was sound; that he was slave for
life. Tho Court says that such war
rant does not extend the exercise of the
sovereign power of the State by which
the slave was emancipted, and that the
Thirteenth Amendment of the Copsti-
tuition does not affect the question. The
contract being valid when made, was
enforcibIe in all the Courts, and that
subsequent legislation, either by statute
or Constitutional provision, could not
render it invalid. The Chief Justice
dissentsd, and said that he would give
his grounds in an opinion to be filed
hereafter.
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The anderson Intelligencer says
"Upon careful inquiry, we have ascer.
tanned from the dealers in fertilizers
that eleven hundred and eighty-fivs
tons of the various commercial manures
have been sold In this market during
season now closing. The average price
is about $62 per ton, and this would
make an investment Of $73,57 for An
derson county.
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Replenishing.

nWING to our success in selling
" handsome and fashionable Goods,
we inform our customers that we shall
receive weekly additions to our Stock
DRY GOODS and MILLINERY.
We shall receive new and novel styles
in Millinery on next Friday and Mon
day. Each Department-Dry Goods,
Millinery and Dress Making-is fully
organized and in working order. We
pay particular attention to the getting
up Of outfits for brides.
Respectfully,
JAS. w. FOWLER & CO.,
Proprietors Emporium of Fashion.
May l, 1871, Alt
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n@- The Columbia Unionpublishes q
dispatch from Congressman DeLarge,
Elliott and Rainey, in which they deny
the statement of the New York Tribune,
that they refuse to endorse Grant. On
the contrary, the.f pledge their support
of the Philadelphia nominees, in case
they recognize the civil equality of all
men, irrespective Of race, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude.
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UNO THE DEFENDANT J. HEN
LY SMITH, whose Christian
name is unknown to the said plaintiff,
doing business under the name of J.
Henly Smith & Co. .
and required to anawer the complaint
in this action, which is filed In the
Office of the Clerk of Common Pleas,
for the said County, and to serve copy
of your answer to the said complaint, on
the subscribers at their ofhce, az A6oe-
Vile Court House, within twenty days
after the service hereof, exclusive Of
the day of such service and if you fail
to answer the complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this ac-
ton will apply to the Court for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint. -
Dated 2Sth Of March, 1872.
BURT q VANCE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
May /, 1872, s-et
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FISH SToRY,-We learn that Mr..
Samuel Starke, an esteemed citizen OF
Gilbert County, Ga, lately caught some
eight hundred and ninety-five fish in a
basket which had been set in Broad
River. The fact is well authenticated.
Our only reflection on the subject is,
that the fish must have been very small!
or the basket very large. What think
you of Georgia fish and fish baskets?
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COL AIKEN's ADDRESS AT MILL
wAY.-Read our correspondents letter,
respecting Col. Aiken's address at Mill
way. All of our friends who wish to be
instructed and roused-up as to their true
agricultural interests, had better get
Col. Aiken to deliver one of his stirring,
practical addresses, then have Grange
organized in their localities and after
wards subscribe for the Rural Carolia-
ian. BY 30 doing they will doubtless
promote their true interests,
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GREENWOOD AND AUGUSTA ROAD

GREENWOOD AND AUGUSTA Road
BY reference to the notice in another
column it will be seen that q meeting of
the corporators of this Road will be held
at Dorn's Mine on the Oath May. A full
attendance is desired, as it is the inten-
ton to give, then and there, a new i'm
pulse to this popular enterprise. All
parties interested will give their attend
ance and their best efforts in its behalf.
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Wednesday, May !, 1872.
rKAas. Three dollars year, In ad-

TEAMS. Three dollars year, In ad-
nnce. .s,.-.
No Subscriptions taken fof a shorter
0me Cham six nfontSffs.
Transient advertisements are charged
lbr 1T the rate OF ONE DOLLAR per inch
space f6f Mte 'Grst insertion, and FIFTY
CENfs 'for each subseq lent insertion.
4 liberal deduction. from The 'tbovc
rates is tlade to persons advertising BY
ths duhtter ,6rby me year.
1 All obituary notices and Tributes
VI respect are charged for at the usual
yates OF advertising.
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B@ Miss Charlotte E. Ray, graduate
Of the Law College of Howard Univer-
sity, dusky mulatto, recently made
her appearance in the clerks office OF
the Supreme Court Of the District OF
Columbia, and presenting her diploma,
was admitted to the practice of the law,
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WEATHER,-During tho past week
we have had some warm, cotton.
growing weather, of which our far
mers are taking due advantage. The
weather continues dry, and rain
would not be unacceptable. S..
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TRIAL JUsTICEs.-TheG Governor has
re-commissioned the following named
gentlemen as Trial Justices, their pres
ent commissions expiring during the
present month.
Abbeville-R. r. Hemphill, J. R.
Tarrant, D, o. Hawthorn,
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VX7E have just received by Express
" another lot of those elegant
WHITE YOSEMITE STRIPES fol
ladies dresses. These are the most pop
ular and desirable Goods for the season.
They are very cheap and very hand
some,
WHITE BROTHERS.
May ], 1872, 3-2t
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NEW MAIL ROUTE TO ELBERTON.-
BY letter received from Mr.. VIM. II.
Mattox, prominent citizen of Elbert
County Ga, we are gratified to learn
that be has succeeded inhis efforts, in
having established a new weekly mail
route from Elberton to Abbeville, via
his place (Heardmont), Moseley's (now
McCalla's) Ferry, and by Judge Ward
laws and Brooks places; to be opened
on the lst Of July next. The mail will
come from Elberton on Wednesday, and
return on Thursday. It is desired to
establish Offices on this side of the river
at Brooks and in the Swearingham and
McCalla neighborhoods. Nothing con-
tributes more to the public convenience
than the establishment Of suitable post
Offices, and post routes, and we hail this
step as move in the right direction.
It is one in which we newspaper men
are especially interested. The connec-
ton between Abbeville and Elberton,
and the intervening country, is daily be-
coming more intimate, and this route
will add new link to the chain of busi-
ness and social intercourse. Mr. Swear
ingham has promised to take charge Of
the Office at his house, and to use the
best means to have it established, and
at other points we trust that there will
be no difficulty. Mr.. w. NJ. promises
US some new subscribers when the
route is open, for which we thank him.
We are pleased to learn thai through
the efforts of Col. Chas. Wright, the
enterprising manager of the Dorm Mine,
a private mail-route, has been establish
ed from this place to that point, leaving
here on Friday morning, and carrying
only papers.
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There Is great dissatisfaction among
the Labor Reform organizations of va.
rious States because the committee ap
pointed at Columbus have agreed to defer
notifying Davis and Parker Of theil
nomination till after the meeting Of the
Executive Committee at Cincinnati.
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Hook AND LADDER CoMPANY.-We
are requested to state that meeting of
the Abbeville Hook and Ladder Com
pany will be held this evening at 5
o'clock in Lawson's New Hall. a full
attendance is desired.
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Mr.. Cyrus w. Field is said to have
asserted that in his recent travels in
Germany, France and Italy, he did not
hear of o single statesman, jurist, or au-
thority upon international law, who
does not speak of the claim of the United
States for indirect damages as prepos-
terOus
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H~ See advertisement of Mcssrs. ).
". Fowler & Co. announcing various
attractions in dress goods and millinery.
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The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

James N. King, Plaintiff, against j.
Henly Smith, doing business under
the name Of J. Henly Smith d Co.,,
Defendant.
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COPY SUMMONS. FOR RELIEF
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-. elNssH alh ~ q sseal9a.s ~ -. ::
Lido IL fsass DgSlll fs Nsx ySrk:
sFaather Pfese6a ~ Hattvo x NsT -
ff94, tke clerical sanka x BisheR Potisr.
workink roSH livinR. Had be rsmained nn-
der Bishop FStssf he would DO 10y sSe
fDremoak Protestant Clergyman " tne ~
tsepolts, for, 10 talent, b: Sses .r3 s
It caneot be said that he changed as cseeo
| from ambition, for ecclesiastical place OF
| for social rank for he has more than oace
refused to allow his name to be sent 70
iisht 10 to be employ ed all day long among
the poor and uudistiusuished No doae.
| a similar thing to the latter would DO true
of DR.. Hall, II DR.. Halls church were not
ia the most important quarter o. the c,ty
aud II iiis people were not in the front rsnk
Of opulence, aristocracy and fashion.
There is great pleasure In listening 20 II:
Hall Ia the pulpit. His cir Of authos1sy =
very Imposing, and the arrangement Os me ny
discourse, his voice and hts gessure Sn% ~" ~
rapidity Of Iord are ,, IN she ye arS. eloquent
man. But he is often very sophiss ~ me
Q Mad and = hsrsh bigot in his dispoaation:
: Nuch of his logic in ,expounding eacfs ss
): matters is transparently shallow, SUI ,n Is
tseldom or never descends from n's PS.p.s
= tW1tH00t ubvI0& S1ce 10" <no
70 in th6 hearts of his hearers against toe
3. Church of Rome. This defect 10 30 mucn
= a vice with him that it Is lawful to .uspec'
10 that the elders who have given him nis 20.
IN sitiou have stipulated for an emoittefes
q. arrow at Rome 10 every sermon. Bnt tner'
u, is also great pleasure in hearing fatne
eG Preston. His voice 10 very mellow, nj
at gestures graceful a. that OF . Span'arG
eeod his aentences--every ono Of them wei
81. shaped, and short and long - ytnm oe
ne mands-aow from his lips Ike water frol
ny bubblinn we'll. And this eminent Catnc
Ied Iio priest IL entirely free Of the odious po
ne aon of bigotry. While most OF his sermSe
IN are controversial, the severest WoSd NO ~
vi. for the Protestant sects il "s1r d,ssenut
md friends.n It appears that DR.. Hall 10 no
co. bic to write we'll. We have seen G1e
seq many contributions from him IN ine ~
ird, testsnt papers, and candor oompen ns
. nss gay Of them that they are rather meo'os
!! Oh articles. They do 10 honcr 20 e. ~
brought here from Ireland at the htgh p. Pr,
!. j., hand, Father Preston 10 even . mas,
tn 4 writer, A volume Of sermons puonss
Eaat Nv him some years ago and book Eec9c
st. nyoduced by him in defence OF the -
fustify this statement OF colrse tros;
'ture ants would sooner go to hear Df. Han =
rson. Father Preston, and Of course Csseo
q the would sooner 10 to hear o devoted Pre-;
} az their own that decided enemy 81 9
ma Church. But we are here speaking
esty, eritics. and now, that We haxo neerd u
the women. our judgment 10 that the TWO
pre-, about equal in giving intellectual Pleas
rapio These remarks may help 10 snow
uses comparative merits Of the Two grea'
nm pits Of New York.-N. I. He'"s"'
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The steamer JuanG. Meigs, belonging
Costa Rice Railroad Company VIII ""
monthly trips to and from New Orleans ~
Aspinwall, touching at Belize and forI n ".,;na
Two more steamers are to be added to 'ne H"e
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WILLIAM EGAN, Rs,:.r.Y Of spraas,
zz, roAther- Moss and Excelsior 1919. Ih ~.
Also PiloSs shestH BS snsT Ahst1ren ROyai and
No. % BouIbon streeSs, New oTisanA .-,D,isa Al
| s...rboafa HOsela and beA1hl1SS E.oraae received
sSetem , SSioa sd ieW rs'es Aho' - = ~
| AID carefully stored.