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VERY PLEASANT VISIT

to the office of Mcssrs. Cover, Cox &
Markley, the manufacturers Of carriages
buggies, wagons, and every other kind
of vehicle that runs the public highway
They arc doing a large business, and are
expecting q share of the trade of the
people Of Abbeville. In their office We
had the pleasure of meeting Col. Ham
nett, who is noted for his practical
ideas; public spirit, enterprise and sue,
cess in life. Here, too, we found Maj
Holland, an efficient officer of the All
Line Railroad. All of these gentlemen
manifested y deep interest in the success
of the
GREENWOOD & AUGUSTA RAILROAD,
and are warm advocates of this great
enterprise. The people of Greenville
are watching with interest every move
ment towards establishing this road.
They think Greenville will reap many
advantages from it's completion. They
are delighted with the result of the
Greenwood meeting OH the ost inst, and
were inquiring as to the prospects of
subscriptions at Chiles' Cross Roads on
the 18th.
Greenville is justly famous for her
FINE HORSES AND CARRIAGES.
Mr.. J. N. Greer, who is one of the
most prosperous men of the city, keeps
the best furnished Livery Stable to be
found in the up-country. He has every
variety of vehicle that man could wish,
and full Stable of excellent horses, and
no one visiting Greenville can fail to
appreciate SO great convenience. Mr..
J. G. Dark is the polite and obliging
Superintendent, and is well known to
many of our people as recently from the
Congarcc Stables in Columbia, where lie
was in business for twenty years. On
Saturday afternoon We had the pleasure
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NOTICE.
Estate Notice.

HnEDSONS having claims against tho
late Miss MARY PErIGREW,
incooscd. arc requested to render attest
oJ statements. and those indebted to the
dnccnscd will make payment to
JAMES p. LESESNE,
Administrator,
No. % Broad ST., Charleston, s. Z.
July 81, 1872, lG~5t.
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$40 REWARD.
fuckers and Corders.

FUCKERS, CORDERs and NEE
4 DIES, for the Grover & Baker
Sewing Machine for sale by the
Agents, at tho
. Emporium Of Fashion.
Aug. Ii, 1872, lS-1t
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VISITORS PRESENT

doing honor to the occasion, we would
mention: Judge Bryan, Maj. Elias AL,
cxander, of Grecnville; J. A. Cleveland
Esq, of Marietta, Ga. ]. j. BlaclSwood
Esq, Maj. Oats, of" Chester; Col. J. S
Cothran, of Abbeville; H. Beattie, ESQ.
President Greenville City Bank; Maj
Byrkmire, of Charleston; Col. Amcs
Treasurer Air Line Railroad; Maj. Wm
Wilkins; Col. Hurdnutt, Chief Engineer
Air Line Railroad.
The meetings of the
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PROBABLE HOMICIDE.

One week ago yesterday william s. Erwood, OF
2ll Greene street, and his brotherln-law, William
Mckay, residing at the same place. became engaged
In quarrel, during which Mckay beat Erwood
over the head and body In a shocking manner, from
the effects OF wnich he Is still confined to his bed
Captain Burns, OF the Fifteenth precinct police sta
ton, on Sunday night received information that
ErwoOd was IN critical condition and likely 10 die
from the effects OF the beating. Roundsman Mas
chute detailed to arrest MCKAY, anu proceeding
The house In Greene street. confronted by some
OF the assaants' friends wh0 threatened 10 split his
head open with an axe. The oiiicer, notwith stand
Ing the threats, entered the mousse ana finding Nc
was locked up. Yesterday morning he was ar
ralgned before Justice Cox wncn certlhcaie was
presented from Dr. taylor, stating, the Injured man
snas received an injury on the BACK OF the head
WHICH II not carefully treated, may result very
riously, as symptoms or conclusion OF the brain
nave already shown themselves. lie has also re-
ceived very severe bruises about the lace. All
tnings considered, ne Is IN very DANGEROUS condl'
suit OF the injuries
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TRYING TO UNSEAT AsSEM3LYMAN FREAR.

The OHcial Canvass Shown to be False.
More Persons swear They Voted for Kilian
in the Twenty.ffth District than Were Re
turned by the Inspectors.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections was
again In session yesterday az the Sturtevant House,
to hear evidence In the contested election case OF
Mr.. Alexander Frear. With the exception OF the
testimony OF Alderman PunKitt and an Inspector
named Lowentha OF the FIRST district OF the
Twentieth ward, certifying to the genuineness Of
certain returns made, all the evidence related to
the twenty NTH district Of the ward, where the
inspectors returned but sixty votes for Frederick
Kilian, the contestant On Friday and Saturday
fifty that they voted in that district KHAN
The names OF the witnesses who yesterday testified
to the same purport re:--Rev. DR.. J. p. Thompson
Robert p. Anderson, f. New man, John Griilen, Jos
Meyer, Lew MaSchman, Leopold S0lluger, Thomas
Anderson, Joseph Singer, DR.. Robert 5. NewcOmD.
Edwin Rich, Carl Vallmdr, John Langan, Daniel
McNight, Theodore A. Con, Hermann Stereberg and
Lewis SchOonmaker.
Tne above witnesses, with those published in Sum
DAYS HERALD make the numOer who swear they
voted In the district sxtyseven, or seven more than
Khan was given In The canvass. The committee
adjourned at six O'Clock last evening until elgnt
when ten more witnesses were walting TO testify to
the same effect As Mr.. Frear's total majority in all
the Assembly districts Is put twenty-seven the es
adjustment OF the TACT that seventy -iour persons
voted Klan Ill the Twenty filth district OF the
ward Is sufficient to give KHAN majority Oh one
His counsel, however, do not propose TO sJop at
seventy five, but claim they can swear In nearly q
hundred votes, winch VIII leave The sitting member
far behind. subcommittee OF the committee Will
this morning take the evidence oil 10ur i've voters
who are TOO Ill to appear at the hotel the prospect
OF MIR. Frear retaining his seat at present Is very
slim indeed unless he can break down the testi-
mony Of some OF the witnesses sworn
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GOOD QUALITIES OF AMERICAN HORSES.
From the London pall Mall Gazette

from the London Pail Mall Gazette.
The Americans have steadily encouraged trOtttng,
or cour Sc the different circumstances OF the two
countries account to certain extent for these dif
ferent tastes The Americans are not IN the habit
OF crossing country no. have they any race courses
worthy Of the name. All their sport must necessa-
ry come of on their roads, or race courses hard as
roads. Consequently their sport takes the form OF
trOtttng, and good trOtter Is useful for any pur-
pose. We, on the contrary, In our racing overlook
prOe5seu end, or at least lose signt OF 1t IN the
immediate excitement OF the match. We aspire to
shortest possible time, encouraging the most useless
of all PAGES Tor the most impractical OF all purposes.
We neither hope nor desire TO write down racing
and galoping. We only desire they should not
be practised and encouraged TO abuse.
rapid trot; and 1t Is strange, indeed,
that trOtting should not be more cultivated with
nation OF riders and drivers. The qualities OF the
American trotter are precisely those that make
good troop horse. stamina and endurance are In
tances. Blood they must have, or they could never
show themselves "gameo as they no. Ii trOttlng
came into vogue with lis breeders would have to
look TO substance without negecting blood. Those
tally. Their celebrities frequently proong life Of
severe match running to twenty years, and vigorous
nature decays In It's natural course while ours as an
American remarks, are run on the turf IN thirty
months. OF course the secret OF this vitality Is TO be
sought In the constitution and education, not in the
climate. The practical American knows you cannot
exact with tmpunity or an infant the work OF man
in his prime. Nor can anything be stronger than
the language In when American sporting men con-
denim our English practice. We may import barbs
from Spain and Morocco or do anything else to So
ldfy the substance and retnvigOrate tue strain.
But what Will IL all profit or how can we look for
permanent Improvement, while we persist In
pracuce condemned Dy experience and common
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

"AsHiN6ToN, JAM ", ls72
Under the call OF State bills introduced referred
m folows.-
~ -,
ny MI Eihhs, Vep) OF me-Dennng the right OF part
owners OF vessels in certain cases.
Rv Mr. HAZE ren , nj Ne r,xnu a.. ,rn.,.r ., ..u.,
- ., 49, = AA"'s ''e "u'ioei vi ""'a
Omcers Oh certain ranks
Bv Mr.. SMITH. (repl of yt-To ADMIT nina ,ohor "a
,.h.- ,r.. ~ ~ p ~ anu
A"i Wr " .o 30, Am f~.. =, ". ,,,,, a., 80,
by nj. oLArD, IeP.l OF NI-blmting the time within
wnon ~san' 'he government may De presented and
by MI. DUfhhh' Vep.) OF Mass--Grantng woman sun
rage
ny Mr. bANke rep OF Mass-ln relation to commercial
and naviga,on n.enes's -, ~. -
BY MI. bgfnNIoN' rep) OF Mass-for the building of
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TURKISH SANITARY DUES.

The following tariff OF the sanitary dues OF the
Ottoman Empire went into operation on the first Of
September last
ARTICLE 1.-The tariff OF sanitary duties comprises the
tonnage duty which payable by vessel its arrival
conumacy. Third. Additionally duty levied pilgrims
and travellers coming from Persia by land, and
pilgrims and travellers going to HedIaz and Yemen by
ART 2.-Every vessel, from whatever country may
shall, arriving In Ottoman port pay duty calcu-
lated according TO its tonnage according the following
rules From to 500 tous, inclusive twenty
wards eight paras In other WORDS each shall paV
twenty for the first 800 twelve for the
Duo tons and eight paras for each exceeding 1000 TONS
ART Each vessel entering Ottoman port required
the duty mentioned the foregoing article but
in the course of its intermediate stations not being
therein included
ART S-Pigrims travellers from Persia by shall
pay duty OF ten piasers head This does not include
the contingent dues specified In the foregoing
article duty of fifty piasers shall be levied upon eacn
brought by land into the vayet OF Basdad 70 %
entering Hedjaz and Yemen port the Black Sea
snail pay duty OF ten piasters each - o.. ...s
ART bQuarantins dues or duties "a, duties or neaxn
Officers and portsrs Per gay PER naypa ave C. duties on
merchandise disinfeced goods IN bales or
per 100 oke three; rags bale ten large animals per
head one; sheep and smaller anmA, ~ Inn ,nr.
paras from 100 to 2O twenty; @o 10 4oo thirty; ~ 70
VT children under seven years OF and INDECENT
persons are exempted from the payment of hospital duty
mn THE following exempted from oil
duties the foregoing articles save the
have entered the por dses provided they engage
transactions while there third nshing vesse
ART a-Patent and visa dues and all other duties for
mery and not mentioned In the present tariff are
entary articeThe sanitary dues payable In
ali The ports of the empire 10 Medjid money.
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CONTINENTAL RACING GOSSIP.
IErOm LIE Snort. /


NJ. Lefevre last week visited his establishment at
Royal-Leu and tried his twO-year-0lds great num-
Der of which are to leave soon for Newmarket He
nred%ce of the stnd AZ panTu In ORDER TO avoid
the annOyances to which trainers at Chantllly are
subjected he has rented portion OF the forest
the stud, which Will also be Installed at Cnamans,
near Senlis, are undergoing important alterat 0ns.
GltanO arrived on Friday, from the haras az Ville-
Hamilton's Bar ie Due, Brown Agnes Malgre Tout
and Moscow lett Chantilly on saturday TO: England
where they Will go into training. The brood mares
Flamberge and Magenta viii be put this season to
Hospodar. Jean Cavalier, by ventre ST. Girls out
of Julia, has been added to the list, and Is for sale
at his owners IN. 7: Aumonu place. The Count
d Evry's Flora has left Chantilly for Ourscamp. NJ
Delamarre has sold BeauvalIet by Muscovlte out
OF Lllas. G. Palmer has entered Barth0lopew's
service. Steeplechase horses doing regular work
at Chantlllly :-Fleurlste, Mon Ami PierrOt, Wasp,
BarblllOne CrevecGur, CoucOu, lie Saphir, Dun.
MORE, Pylhonsse, Villers, Robert. Cadomus, Sacri
pant, Congress, Zephyrlnc and Sathaniel. Eole,
Parnasse and D0rdogne. belonging TO the Count de
Lagrange, nave arrived at j. Bartho0mew's estab-
lishment. Belvedere has arrived 10 be trained by
Page There will be held on the Tuesday and Satur-
day OF each week, on the Hppodrome, at Cannes,
two pigeon shooting matcnes at wnlcn q
considerable number OF foreigners Will practice,
in view OF the international contest at Monaco:
Nothing mas yet been decided a. TO the races, pue
the meeting will be held-if at alton the lotn OF
18th OF February, Immediately after tnai OF NICE;
The Spring Meeting at Marseilles VIII not pe he n
this year. In consequence OF steps TAKEN ny tne
Duke d'Aumae, the dlMculties which nave a,isen ~
regard TO the training alleys at Cnantiy VIII De w
rid OF we were persuaded, with tnose wn,cn me
In the matter, that this complication OF wCn s
Duke was completely Ignorant arose ansos no os
from the whim OF some understrappe, vn su 90
tate Since It's foundation the Socisse 70 he races
ment Jockey CluD mas gwen IN prizes 10 t v a9s
at Chantllly Paris and the departmea'S s1 ~ isyi
To 1885. the sum OF 957, 650f and rom 100, ~
the sum 81 forming nraars ANNA Of e races
at Baden " " appear ~ al edLJ u"so'
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HORSE NOTES.

The Board of Appeals OF the National Association,
in this city, the 2sth DAY OF December 1871, in
the Of the appeal Of Thomas p. Wallace OF this
city decided that Charley Green and James II.
Coleman should finish their disputed race on the
first lair day after the 10th OF May next, all the
other horses in the race being dstanced. me Board
have since that time changed their minds, and now
decide as fOllOws:-
We hold therefore, that the original has not been
Fleetwood Park at three o'clock r. NJ the
and track after the 18th day OF May next ensuing and that
titled TO start IN said fourth heat or between such Of said
shall be resumed that the record Of said Association shall
trotted and that the other heats assumed to belong
to this Glass; put said record be
consideration In deciding said and that
corrected by putting down said fourth heat counting the
heat by James II. Coleman, with Charley
Green second therein and placing
such subordinate POSITIONS shall be determined
ing allotment by the judges who ap-
pointed by the Fleetwood Association to preside the
conclusion of the
We Iurther hold THAT for the determination pools
and bets which may be peadng said original stands
the footing of trace postponed" which provided for
Betting Rule No And If any of the parties to the original
have received part OF the they
the at the Fleetwood Association.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Under the heading OF "The Sickly Savings
Banks, have this moment read In the HERALD Of
yesterday, the sad and Affecting story Of widow,
born culture and refinement but reduced by
''deatn, failure and catastrophe from wealth to
want who had saved the little she could gather
from the property that formerly belonged to her
husband and herself and deposited 1t in the Market
Savings Bank, adding to It, by self-sacr1cing
economy part of the fruit OF her assiduous toll with
the needle, during five years Of wIdowhood, In the
fond hope that when her two chidren-a girl and
boy--should reach the right age she might be able
to give them proper education Her situation
seems 10 aggravated by the TACT that she 10 the
only one now left OF her blood"
IL Is further stated That he incident Is the only
one or a touching character which mas occurred at
TINS oank since Its failure, most Of the creditors
being strong men, who, doubtless had not en-
trusted their all 10 one guardian institution, and II
they had could bear the misfortune with unpatnetic
forttude.D
Now, Mr. Editor, might they not do better still
Might they not see the unfortunate widow paid out
in full by rcInquishlng trhe from their own divl-
dendsi The share OF additional loss w eacn would
doubtless be small and OF no materia. INJURY, while
the benefit To the widowed mother anu her TWO
young children might be great indeed
am a stranger In TINS city, al mere temporary
sOourner, unacquanted with the parties con-
cernej, ana am moved TO offer this suggestion
solely from the having lorclby Impressed Itself
upon my mind wniIe reading your article l could
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ESCAPE OF 4 NEWARK DESPERATE.

yesterday afternoon owen Reynolds, one OF New
arks most noted desperadoes, effected his escape
from the custody OF a force OF constabes who were
escorting MN and other prisoners from the Court
HOUSE 10 the County JAN. Reynolds was hand
euleu 10 another prisoner his right nond being free,
anu Wiei near the Iall slipped on the cuIf as sup
posseu, eaoag means o. duplicate key. Reynolds
Is tne same VINO some lime ago was captured In q
saloon ON Railroad avenue, but not beiore he IRE W
plSto on tue detectives and thrca ened to shoot.
he was tnen a fugitive from Justicc as he Is now,
and had Kept out vi sight aUOut u year,
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Managers of Savings Banks.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Permit me to ask portion OF your valuable sheet
for publication OF important matters relative to the
derunct Market Savings Bank. knowing personally
that you are individually great and good friend to
the lab0ring class OF the community, and knowing
from the general details OF your universal sheet that
you are protector or the welfare OF humanity, am
proud OF your estmable sheet in the manner OF your
procedure toward the rascally swnders Of that rot
ten and corrupt institution. cannot but feel the
paigs Of sorrow OF so many that have been ROBBED
their all. If the President could but the coun-
tenances OF crest-falen victims his heart II not OF
stone would melt at the sight OF some OF the aged
mothers who have been misled by him as their rep
rese NATIVE and protector He certainly would put
his hand In his individual purse and forward them
what little they had put in store TO alleviate their
wants at the time OF dire need. He and the
trustees have robbed the graves OF the existing few,
but will 20 about In height OF fashion, making
grand and gorgeous display with the hard earnings
OF the poor. would like to know In what classitca-
ton we can place thief, robDer, or swndler. II
we are justable in seeking redress with the bullet
by law with the two preceding Ones why not IN the
same capacity with the latter, as we are all q hard.
working class OF people, earning every single dollar
by the sweat OF the brow ana stralning every
OF the body to meet the requirements Of our fami-
les They have distressed US IN the same proportion
If not greater than 'Black friday did Wall street.
They are not dead yet. thanks to God. 1t b to be
hoped That their iniquities will oe bestowed upon
meet the views OF the depOstOrs IL such trustees
would make up the deficit balance to clear them
selves from the hands OF assassin The time Is not
Tar distant, hope, when such action Will be taken
to bring such vlllanous scOundrels to justice. Re-
venge Is sweet wnen the last hard earned dollar Is
stolen leaving hundreds destitute through their So
called strict integrity is this the KIND OF protection
from such banks aud by such generous trustees we
get by placing little earnings dollar Dy dollar
10 supply the wants OF our dear famlhesf There
never would have been staten Island dollar In that
1t. Staten Island Is ashamed OF ner black sheep II
the President not guilty why not give the satlsfac
ton requiredS 1.-THE guilty need no accusern but
fee before the righteous. It Is based on good au.
thority that he had preferred creditors; 1t seems to
me to be an unlawful act which will be tested at
future time / advise Mr.. william Van Name to
fork at the captains ONCE all his Illicit gains
before the grass begins to grow upon newly s0dded
grave. A DEPOSITOR.
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THE COLLECToRsHIP OF TROY.
Mcclellan Gently Put Out and Macarthur
Quickly Put Into the Once.

TROY, N. T., Jan. y, 1917.
r. II. Mcclellan has retired from the office OF Col
lector OF the Port having received aetter from the
Secretary OF the Treasury saying that the President
has suspended him under the rules and regulations
of the civil service, and, therefore, Mcclellan was
holding ONCE IN violation OF law. Having been
duly removed. U. L. Macarthur Is now Installed IN
the position.
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Meeting Of the DepOsitOrs.

Mr.. WOODRUFF, chairman OF the deposit0rs at
large, secured order again, and, taking the chair.
SAID that 1t was the proper time TO hear any sug.
gestions that might be offered, and also the report
OF the committee which they the smaller de-
positors mad appointed He mad no doubt that they
mIttees although had been consummaJed with
out their sanction.
me committee reported, giving such facts as were
discussed In their own meetings, and announcing
that they had created q vacancy by removing Mr..
Hadnot and appointing In his place Mr. Woodruff.
Mr.. Woodruff SAID that IL was the first animation
that ne had had Of the TACT and he refused to be-
come one OF the committee.
The committee were Instructed to secure a room
for public meeting OF the depOsitOrs to be held at
promised at that meeting. Adjournment was then
effected.
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prove This. should you think It conducive to nc
1ully, A. B. q.
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The following tariff OF the sanitary dues OF the
Ottoman Empire went into operation on the first Of
September last:-
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what might I not have done for him
and the dear children with all that
money!
And the lady who had given me the
pin did not know until she was dying
the value it was of; and that caused
the STIR All me! it was one of those
chances in life that perhaps we all miss
on occasion; "the tide in the affairs of
men that taken at the flood leads on to
fortune. And about my crimson dress?
For long time, shabby though [ was,
l could not look at it or let it be made
up. But time soothes troubles. And |
must say that it made a charming
gown and one who was an artist saw
me i'll it and made me his wife. SO
perhaps it all happened for the best.
But I'm sure hope that wicked ped
dler-who made believe to speak like u
foreigner the better to take him in
came to be hanged