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THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED SYOD:

The last number Of the ASSOCIATE
Reformed Presbyterian contains intcr-
esting letters from tho editor and
"H." in regard to tho meeting ,!of the
A. r. Synou which met at Ut. Zion
Church, Miss, On the 24th dit Rev,
J. p. Weed was elected Moderator,
and Rev. ". L. Pressy, Assistant
Clerk.
The propriety of appointing attitor
for tho Preparatory Department OF
Erskinc CuAege WINS pretty thorough
Iy discussed, and finally the matter
was referred to tho Board Of Tr1s'
tees.
Rev. W. NJ, Grisr, D b.; was elected
Professor of Hebrew in Erskine
Theological Seminary.
The first Thursday Of JANUARY,
1874, was appointed as day Of fast
ing humiliation and prayer.
The sessions Of Erskine College and
Seminary, are to open hereafter on
the 1st day Of October, and to close
the first week in July.
Hopcwell, Maury County, Tenn,
was selected as the place Of tho next
meeting. The meeting.to commence
on Thursday before the last Sabbath
in September, 1874.
Rev. W. L. Pressly was appointed
to preach the Missionary Sermon
next year before the Synod. 49,,
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b6r Barnwell & Co.'s now store
with the return of good weather, is
again making rapid progress to com.
pletion. 1t promises to be one of the
most beautiful and commodious on the
public square, with its lofty ceilings,
large windows, and handsome front
The sash and frames, and the orna.
mental woodwork, rre fiom the well.
known establishment of W. P. Rus.
sell & Co., Charleston, and the super.
intendence Of this part of the work
is under the skilIful charge Of Messrs
Sign and Smith. The brick work is
a fine specimen Of skillful execution
by Mr.. Jeptha Wilson. ..... =,
AN AFFRAY. - Alex. Ramey and
one Hall, both colored people Of the
vicinity of Brooks Mill, had an alter.
cation a few days since, about the
whipping of a little girl by .Ramey's
wife, when Hall struck the latter, and
Ramey coming to the help Of bis
wife, received blow with a shovel
in the hands of Hall, which fractured
his skull so that a portion of the
brains came out. He lies in a preca.
rious condition: DR.. Rhett is the at.
tending physician.
THE CONCERT AT GREENWOOD, which
was gotten up last week, in behalf ot
the Baptist church and Furman Uni.
versity, was postponed from Thursday
to Friday evening, on account of the
inclement weather, and proved quite
q success. The ladies Of Greenwood
understand the management of those
things, and their skill and taste are
always duly rewarded The receipts
amounted to S130.
PERsoNAL-We are pleased to soc
that onr young friend, Mr.. r. NJ. Had.
don. has recovered from his severe
spell of sickness, and has gone into
the country to recruit his strength.
Wewish him speedy return to health
and business.
ne- DR.. Henry Sherrcr, young
and promising physician of Wilkes
County, Ga. was thrown from his
herse, which came into collision with
a COW crossing the road, and received
fatal injuries, from which he died on
the lst instant.
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GREENWOOD ITEMS.

The Junior during the past week
paid q SHORT visit to the thriving
town Of Greenwood, and as usual was
impressed with the liUelality and
public spirit of Its people and was
made the recipient of its generous
hospitality. The town is doing a
large business, and the building 6f d
new depot, and the erection Of va
riohs slbrcs ahd residences give evi.
iencc Of the progress of ittpfoee:
ment.
Among the finu'dwellings lately erect.
ed; tile handsotfie residshte bf Dr.! NJ.
G.. Taggart is conspicuous-a large strue-
ture, finely finished within and without,
and boasting Mahsard roof.
The 1ineInew RESIDENCE of Mr.. G. G.
Waller, will attract the attention Of the
visitor with its tasteful exterior adorn-
ments in the way of .crestings and verge
boards, and otlier beautiful attachments,
and its finely finished internal arrange
ments. 5i .' I e..
A fine two-story dwelling of Mr.. W..
Fl. Baily, has just been finished. It
boasts Mansard roof and all the mod
ern improvements, and Is tasteful and
commodious residence.
Among other handsome dwellings is
that of Mr.. A. M. Aiken, the we'll
known citizen, and we report that we
were unable to avail ourselves of his
Kind hospitality. ,Taf
Mr.. F. B. Houston was the architect,
contractor and builder of most of the
above named buildings.
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BE- We are indebted to our
friend Mr.. Andrew Small for late
copies OF Scotch and Irish papers.
One of them contains the great
speech of Mr.. Bright delivered at
Birmingham in defence Of the
leading measures of the Gladstone
ministry. 1t affords a fine speci-
men of the style of the greatest
English orators.
s@- The G. 4 G. r. R. are of.
fering round trip tickets to the
State Fair in Columbia, for one
fare good till the 18th inst
aH The late State Fair held at
Macon, Ga, is said to be the finest
ever held in the State.
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DEATH OF DIR. LABoRDE.-Our
Columbia exchanges announce the
death of DR.. NJ. La Borde, long a
member of the Faculty of South
Carolina College, aud late a Pro-
fessor in the State University, who
died in that city of bronchitis on
Thursday afternoon last. He was
a man of high characters, and was
universally popular, on account Of
his kind heart and afable manners.
IMMIGRATION. - A number OF
italian immigrants have been sent
to Almeda the new colony near
Port Royal, S. G. Some 500 are
expected during the year. Some
forty German families have arrived
in Newberry, having been brought
on through the agency of the
grange. The farmers of that Sec
ton are devoting increased atten.
ton to the cereals. This looks ell
couraging.
H@- One hundred mechanics of
Charleston, fifty white and fifty
black, are to be employed upon the
large and costly Centennial Build
ing, which it is supposed will re-
qulre two years for its erection.
m- The Choctaw Indians still
hold some three thousand negro
slaves, though Congress has paid
5000 per capita for their emanci-
patton.
~ Stewart the merchant
prince of New York, has not been
effected by the panic-owes moth
ing, has plenty of money and is
making money out of the panic.
ma The suicidal letter of the
Count De Chambord, the Bourbon
claimant to the French throne, has
put an end to his chances.
aaE The great Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is in a critical
financial condition.
Rsa, Most of the recent English
Parliamentary elections have gone
against Mr.. Gladstone.
na= One of the creditors OF
Jaw Cook & Co. is about throwing
the firm into bankruptcy.
aa- Eastern people are rcjoic-
ing at the low price Of coal.
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No CHANGE IN THE TREAsURER's
OFFIcE.-The Senate refused on
Wednesday last to confirm the ap-
pointment Of Mr.. 7. n. Tolbert as
a successor to Mr.. j. F. G. DuPre,
the incumbent, and hence the latter
remains in office. Mr.. r.. woald
doubtless make good officer. but
the the Senate has seen no sufficient
reason for taking the Office from
one who has discharged its duties
faithfully and satisfactorily, and
hence he remains Treasurer.
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The BILLS REcEIvABLE.-Prof
VIM. Hood, State Treasurer, dur
ing the Orr Administration, pub
fishes a letter in the Phenir, ir
which he corrects the surmise made
by the present Treasurer to a cor
respondent of the Charleston Ne,rs
that he had cancelled some $780,,
900 of these Bills Receivable which
had been printed but not used un
der the authority Of the Act o1
1885. He says:
"The Act of December, 1865,
authorized the issue of $5OO,000 o1
these bills receivable by the Treas.
urer. When, however, the Amer.
lean Bank Note Company had print.
ed $500, 1000 of them, it was found
that the amount would be ample
for the purposes intended by the
Act, and the printing was directed
to be stopped The balance Of
$4,000 was, therefore never print.
ed. Of these bills I signed and
put into circulation, as necessity
required, during the years 1866,
1867 and part of 1868, S222,000
leaving a balance of $168,000 un.
signed, and whichwere were turn.
ed over to N. G.. Parker in the
transfer of the treasurer's Office tc
him in the sumner eff 1868" ..-..
This statement is confirmed by
Mr.. Niles G. Parker, the late
Treasurer, and Mr.. John Fl. Little
late book-keeper in the Treasprer's
Office, who testify to the cancellins
of all the Bills signed or unsigned
remaining ip the Treasury at the
close of their term.
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Anderson in furnishing the means
for.its complctieas ''' =.
The Writer draws glowing;pic
of what ii opening of th's, great
route would bring about in the ,ad-
vancemfut' of Southern prosperity,
in turning into our lap the great
Western trade, and directing here the
tide of Westctt. Immigration.
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The RECENT ELEcr1oSs.-The
recent election returns show that
the Democrats and tile Opposition
have cAYied Six States by band
some maior;ties- Maryland, Eir-
ginia, New York, Wisconsin, Kan
sas and Illinois, while they have
won partial victories in Minnesota
and Michigan, and made large
gains in Massachusetts, New Jer-
sey and Mississippi. This year
Maryland gives a Democratic ma
jority of 10000, or gain Of 22,-
900 on the last election; Virginia,
22,OO0-a gain of $4,000; New
York, 15,6OO-a gain of $1,000;
Wisconsin, 15,000-a gain OF 49,
800; Kansas. (estimated) 5000
gain of. $4,000. In Minnesota
the Opposition candidate for Treas
urer is elected, but the remainder
of the State ticket is defeated. In
Illinois fhc Opposition carry ma
jority Of the. counties. In Massa-
chusetts the Radical majority is
reduced from seventy-fve to thir-
teen thousand, and Boston and
Lowell both go Democratic by
handsome votes.
These teach the same lesson with
the October elections in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Iowa aud Oregon
and express in tones which cannot
be mistaken the popular disappro-
val Of the shortcomings of the
party in power. The financial
embarrassments seem only y to be
precipitating the issue and intcnsi-
flying the elements of opposition.
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Reduction Of Price.

With the present issue Of thePaEss
AND BANNER we reduce the subscrip-
tiSn price of the paper from $500 to
$500, payable strictly in advance, or
81 50 payable at the end of the year.
As in the past, so in the future, we
will spare no effort to get out good
paper, and trust to increase largely
our subscription list: All OF our pa
irons who are indebted to US by sub
seription or advertising will confer a
1xHor by'settling up At an early day:
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The James Logan Tract,
containing ~
Two Hundred and Twenty.
five Acres, sr

exclusive of so acres reserved by 1Silas
Ray,) and bounded by lands Of Shef-
rod Smith, James Watts, and, others.
Terms of Sale-One third cash, the
balance on credit of II months with
interest from day of Sale, purchaser to
give Bond and approved security for
balance of purchase money and mort.
gage on the premises, and lay for papers.
1ag -. L. P. GUFFIN,
Sheriff Abheville County.
Sheriff's Office, I #sia a4 e ''&e.
7th Nov. 1873, 31-tfJ @s55 ~ Eg&
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Citation for Letters Of Administration.
The State Of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.

ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
BY c. w. GUFFIN, Esq, Probate
Judge. - -.
EXIHEREAS, Jas. L. brennan made
w suit to me, to grant him Letters of
Administration Of the Estate and effects
of James brennan, late Of Abbcville
County, deceased.
THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite
and admonish all and singular the
kindred and creditors of said James
Cienuau, deceased, tii,au a,iSyy t,iSyy be and
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at Abbeviile Court
House, South Carolina, Oh November 81,
1873, after publication hereof, at II
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause,
if any they have, why the said Admin
istration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this 5th
day of November in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three, and in the ninety
eighth year of American Indepen-
deEce.
Published on the 10Th and 10th day Of
November, 1873, in the. Abbeville Press
and Banner. -" - o.
G.. w. GUFFIN,
...j Judge of Probate.
Nov. 10 31-2t*
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23d DaV Of December next,

be fixed for final Settlement Of the
estate of Irwin Hutchison, deceased,
and that Notice Of said Settlement be
given according to law.
1t is further Ordered that I, w.
Hutchinson, Rebecca Emma Hutchison;
Joseph G. Hutchison, and Jennie b.
Hutchinson be duly served WI tn Q copy
of the Petition and this order, ACCORD
ing to law, and the creditors of said Es.
tate will take notice hereof, and they
are hereby required to appear IN this
Court to be holden at Abbeviile Z. H.,
S. C.. on the day fixed for Settlement Of
said Estate, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the
purpose of protecting their interest IN
the said Settlement.
II appearing to the satisfaction of this
Corrt that Irwin W. Hutchison, one Of
the Distributes of said Estate resides
beyond the limits of this State, and that
his Post-offioe Is unknown. 1t is there
fore Ordered, that service on the Baid
Irwin w. Hutchison be made by pub.
lication of copy of this order once a
week for six successive weeks III the
A6bevile PRESS and Banner, and the
AJbcviUe Medium, public Gazettes pub
Iished in the county of Abbeville.
CHARLES w. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate Abbeville county.
Nov. II, 1878, 3l-Gt
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A SrABB1NG AFFRAY took place at
the colored hot supper, on Magazine
Hill, on Saturday night last, in which
Jane Mcdonald inflicted serious with
a knife upon "Ku-Klux" West, a we'll.
known citizen of the town. The
wounds are serious, but not danger
ous.
na- We are glad to SEQ that our
friend, Mr.. J. Calvin Hemphill, one Of
tho editors of the Medium, has nearly
recovered from his severe spell of
sickness. We wish him an early res
toration to health.
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FINAL DISCHARGE.

NrOT1CE is hereby given that John
~ A. Adams and Andrew Stevenson
Executors of the Estate of Mrs. Rachael
q adams, deceased, have applied to
Charles W. Gutfin, Judge of Probate, in
onJ for the County of Abbeville, for a
final discharge as Executors. ,
It's Ordered, That the twenty-second
dav of December, A. u. 1873, be fixed
for hearing of Petition, and final set
Element of said Estate.
J. e. WOSMANSk4,
Clerk Court Probate, Abbeville County.
Nov. II, 1873, 3l-tf
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Saturday, 29th Inst,

n
CHILEs, deceased; on
Saturday, 29th Inst,
1 will sell, ut the late residence of his
widow, Mrs. CHILES, ut sCHlLES,
CROSS ROADS. in Abbeville County,
that valuable HOUSE AND PLAN
TATlON Of which he died seized
and possessed, containing
Five Hundred and Forty Acres,
more or less. It will be sold in two
tracts, the Abbeville road being the
division line. Plats of the tracts
will be exhibited on day Of sale.
The house is large and commodi-
ous the improvements good. All the
buildings on the place, including the
STORE HOUSE, will bo sold with
tho land.
1t is a good stand for business and
tho lands produce cotton finely. AL
together it is a very desirable place.
TERMS-One.third cash, the bal
ance in two equal annualinstalmcnts,
with interest at the rate Of ten per
cent. per annum, from day Of sale,
payable annually, to be secured by
bonds and mortgage Of the premises.
Possession to be'givcn the first of
January next.
Purchasers to pay for papers.
THOS. C. PERRIN,
Executor.
Nov.5, 1873, 3l-3t
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O"y3 ~
Sd DECEMBER,
Cows and Calves,
4 Yearllng., ' ''"' .'.. ..' .'
10 Head Hogs,
10 Head Pigs,
l Road Wagon, 3.
5000 lbs. Seed Cotton,
$50 Bushels Corn, moro or less.
80 Bushels Wheat,
House Of Shucks,
2 Mules, g.
l. Bay Marc, 1.
II Head Sheep, more or less,
Carriage and Harness,
4 Beds and Furniture,
and sundry other articles of
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN
FURNITURE,
all at the same suit.
Terms of Sale Cash.
L. p. GUFFIN,
sllcrif A. G.
Sheriff's Office, l.
10th Nov. 1873, 31-3t
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IOR PRESS.

We are now provided with an excel
lent Job Press, and fine assortment ol
Job Type, and are prepared to eSec9iifs es,s,iit;
superior work. Orders are respectfully
solicited; and we'will guarantee satisfac-
ton In the style and price of our ~olk
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DY virtue Of an Execution to me
ID directed will sell at ALbeville
G. H. on SALEDAY IN DECEM-
BER 'he@t, within the legal hours,
ONE TRACT OF LAND tohthin-
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Wednesday. Nov. IL, 1878.

TRRMs. Two Dollars a year, in ad-
vaIce. or Two Dollars and Fifty Gents,
at the end of the year.
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Sheriff IS Sale.

Sherif's Sale. i
F. J.. Smith, 10 $3.50 lG :
w. 8. Marshall, F-.g y-g,s!c,
!: ! 9: & Hss:sa,'; %s;ssa'; Partition,
and Others.
nY virtue of an Order from lie
D Cottrt Of Probate for Abbeville
County,,1 will resell at Abbeville Court
House within the legal hours, at public
outcry on Saleday in December Eext, at
the risk Of the former purchasers,
Z The A. J. Logan Tract,
containing
Two Hundred and Seventeen
~ H. Acres, 5g.e1.aS.
more or less, on waters Of Curltan
Creek, bounded by lands lately belong
ing to VIM. Smith, deceased, Silas Ray,
and others. =.
b. q
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Sheriff. Sale.

3. NJ. Martin, and wife,
& VS.. dBkeeation.
Sam'l A. Smith,
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Real Estate
F For o. Sale,

DY authority of the last Will and
ID Testament of Maj. JOHN
deceased; on T..
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800 ACRES,
more or less, bounded by lands Of
Sam'l Lomax, Mrs. Adams, and 9TH
ers, levied on as tho property Of B.
NJ. Martin and wife at the suit OF
Saml A. Smith, and others. 10, ... .,
''- ALSO, . .
the following PERSONAL PROPER
TY will be sold at the residence of
B. NJ. MARTINI
m FIRST WEDNESDAY oftor Sale
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Government bonds, which can now be cold at NM.
sually high prices the following Securities of wall.
known character and established reputation. viz.
The CHESAPEAKE AND ONO Six PER CENT BoSpa
Principal and Interest payable in Gold Coin in
New-York City; Interest payable May and No.
vernber issued in denominations Of 800, son
and $1,000, either Coupon Registered; price, ssI
and accrued interest.
Also. The CHESAPEAKE AND ONO SEVEN Pm
CENT BoNDs-Principal and interest payable In gold
coin in New-York City; Interest payable January 1
and July 1. Bonds Of $1,000 each, Coupon or Regis
tered, Price 90 and accrued interest.
The CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILROAD is corn-
pleted and IN operation from Richmond to the Ohio
River. distance Of 40 miles, at cost, with the
equipment, of over S95 100000, and the rapid deye
Opment of its business indicates that the earning,
for the ensuing twelve months will not be less than
100000 and for the succeeding year not less than
S5,OOOOO0.
Pamphlets, containing full information concern
ing the Road and the country through which il tray
erses, will be furnished upon application.
We also deal in GOVERNMENT Bonds, CENTRAL.
AND WESTERN PACIFIC, and other frst-csss secnr-
ties, receive deposits which we allow four per
cent interest, make collections, and do a general
Banking business. FISK q HATCH
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WEDNESDAY, June 4-P. NJ
The foreign dispatches to which reference Is made
further on was made the basis for change in the
speculative current on the Stock Exchange. and in
stead of the advancing stocks and declining gold of
Yesterday, the reverse was true of to-day The
movement in stocks was pretty active during the
forenoon but after - o'clock the market became dull
and neglected the discussion of the yacht regatta
to-morrow-which bids fair to reduce the attendance
at the Boards to corporals guard-holding the at
tention of brokers to the exclusion of financial mat
ters Deprived of any head, as the mar
ket now is. through the triple absence OF
Gould, Clark, and Tracy, and bevy OF
their particular coadjutors, no new movement
could possibly expect the necessary aduncts to sue
cess. Quite demonstration was made on the Leading
stocks at the beginning, on the first impulse OF
foreign news, and prices declined per cent or So
but reacted again later, as Pacific Mail developed
unwonted strength. This stock formed the attrac-
ton of the Exchange and its eventual advance was
to All from S9s with closing sales at 40s. Some
attributed its rise TO the alleged fact that the true
statement of the Company will prove to be better
than had been anticipated and that, every i'll con-
coded the stock is really worth what it is fetching
There certainly was deal of short covering to-day
and some affirmed that the late Capt. Stockwell
himself who had hitherto been on the short ~ side
of the stock e has quite likely been on the short side
of CASH had covered and was now identified ON the
long side As the various stories circulated so
the stock changed its course, moving TO certain
extent the rest Of the market which was lower and
somewhat unsettled all the afternoon. The ordina-
rily active stocks were quite fairly traded in Enc
was especially weak on the London decline. There
were evidences of selling in the Telegraph stock,
while Union Pacific ranged about half under yes
terday's quotations. OF the investments Harlem
rose to 1929, and closed lower, Delaware, Laeka-
wanna and Western moving at 1Oi3 to 1Oo. Of the
miscellaneous list Canton sold at 3d. and Quicksilver
common at 40 The coal and express stocks were
neglected The opening highest lowest. aud closing
nr;caa ~ atocka IA follows.
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BANKING HOUSE or JAY COOKE & Co.
No. % WAII1sT NRW-YORK

The Northern Pacific Railroad Company having
determined to close its 7-SO First Mortgage Gold
Loan at an aggregate not exceeding thirty million
dollars and thereafter to pay higher rate Of inter-
est than per cent further issues Of its honda the
limited remainder Of the $40 loan being disposed
ofthrough the usual agencies.
As the bonds of this issue made receivable in
payment for the Companys lands at TO- they are in
constant and increasing demand for this purpose,
and will continue TO be after the loan is closed-a
fact which much enhances their value and attrae-
tiveness as an investment.
The Company has more than 800 miles Of its road
built and in operation has earned title to nearly ten
million acres of its land grant, and sales Of lands
have thus far averaged 8 GO per acre.
All marketable securities are received in exchange
for Northern Pacifics at current rates
JAY COOKE & Co,