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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-08-13
Manufacturing in the South,

s.
T The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
says General John B. Palmer is man,
|ufactpring cotton goods in the State
Of South Carolina, and is wonderful.
y pleased, with the results of his
operations, The experiment which
he is making in this State was tried
in Georgia some time ago, and was
attended with the most satisfactory
and profitable results. He says he
can make a pound of No. 20 yarn.
estimating the cotton at twenty cents,
paying fright and insurance to New
York, for 1913 cents. The lowest es,
innate he has seenof the cost Of man.
ufacturing yarns at Lowell, including
the same items except freight and
insurance (the same cotton there
costing 22.s cents) is x34.s cents. That
is he at the South can make five
cents a pound more than tho Lowell
manufacturer can upon the same ar
ticle, when both sell in the North
Mr.. Palmer further compared notes
with a manufacturer of cotton yarns
in Manchester, who gave him. the
cost Of manufacturing the same
grade of goods. there. The result Of
the Manchester manufacturers calcu-
lation is that pound Of No. 20 yarn
(the cotton there costing. "a tents)
costs him 1926 cents. Now if we
add freight and insurance from New
York TO England to the cost of the
Southern manufacturer-that is, Is
cents to 29.08, We find that Mr., Pal
mer can deliver his South Carolina
yarn in Liverpool 4.67 cents o pr aud
cheaper than tie English manufac,
turer can offer his own there. II
these calculations are correct--and
Mr.. Palmer is a practical manutac.
turer, and is in oasnest-tbere seems
good reason to2expect a rapid devci.
opemont Of the Southern manufac.
ture Of Southern products, especially
cotton. Will the Rhode Island and
Massachusetts spinncrs demand pro.
lection against the cheap yarns Of
South Carolina? Why should they
not have it as, justly as against til,
spinners of Mancherter?
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D@ We direct especial atten.
ton to the advertisement of Mr.. D.
B. Smith, who is a practical work
man, industrious and reliable.
Give him q call for anything in his
line and you will be sure to be
pleased. The Gins he offers for
sale are the very best, and we take
pleasure in commencing them to
the attention Of our planters.
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G The Patrons of .Husbandr

ne The Patrons of .Husbandry
and the organization Of oranges have
swept over the great Northwest, and
bid fair to have controlling influence
in the next election. Organizations
of political nature are generally Of
"a "quick breath and short lif;'.'
Iowa has 1922 oranges of the Patrons
of liusl andry, Illinois 4S6, Missouri
376, Minnesota 252, Nebraska 222
The whole number Of oranges in the
United States and Canada was 4,034
on the 11th of June. last and the tola
membership was 10000.
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,


OFFICE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July II, 1873.
lsom G. Clinton, Esq.,, Treasurer Ian
coster County:
SIR-Some days since. a communi.
cation was received from you. stating
that the county commissioners oi
your county had ordered you to levy
a tax of one (1) mill on the propert,
of your county. and requested ihfor.
'ration if you should make the levy,
which communication was returned
to you with this endorsement, viz:
''You will not make the levy withou
the authority Of the General Assem-
bly,"
When your letter was received, it
was supposed that it. was of instruc.
tions as to your dnties under the law.
and as your letter did not state Whist
the levy was for, the endorsement was
made simply US instructions.
1t appears, however, that, the &C.
ton Of your county commissioners
was based on an. order Of the Hon.
T. J. Mackey, of your circuit, direct
ing them to repair the court house
and Jail in your county; and to &c
complish the work the tax levy as
above was ordered.
In the absence of the comptroller
general, / write this to explain that it
is not the desire or province Of this
office to nullify any order or rule of
the Hon. Judge Mackey.
The one (1) mill levy, as above, is
specially i county tax for county pur.
poses and ordered by the judge in
court.
Being, therefore. q countytax, over
which this Office has no control, re-
spectfully request that tho endorse
ment referred to on your letter be
regarded as simply the instructions
of the comptroller general under the
law and cot in any way to conflict
with the order of your circuit judge.
Respectfully. &C.,
J. S. FILLEBROWN,
-r Tax Department.
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The COLUMBIA DAILY SUM-
This neatly printed and well edited
daily comes to our sauctum from
the ''City of Oaks This is a new
candidate for public favor, and we
wish it the largest measure of sue.
cess. Terms $500 per annum.
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The PRESS CONVENTIONAL num-
ber' of the members of the Press .ot
this State met in Temperance Hall,
Columbia, S. C., on Wednesday even
ing and Thursday morning of the
past week, and organized Press AS
sociation of this State. Gen. J. B.
kersbaw was elected President. The
meeting vas u pleasant one, and we
have no doubt but that. tine next
meeting will be represe' ted by mem,
bers from every section Of the, State.
We believe that such an organization
can result only in good, and we trust
that every newspaper IN tae State
will cooperate in the movement. The
minutes of the meeting may be found
on the fourth page. "
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kErURNED.-L. L. Guf1n, Esq.
who has been in the Northwest for
the past year or two, returned to
his old home in Abb@ille on Wed.
nesday last. We learn that be will
remain in Abbeville for the pres.
ent.
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Mr.. Orvi T. Calhoun with bis
brothers have just returned from a
three weeks trip to Ruckersville, Ca
The time was pleasantly spent in
going to barbecues, dances, and social
entertainments. He represented
Abbeville iu the railroad meeting on
the Georgia side.
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CHALLESGE AccEpTED.-We learn
that the Abbeville Base Ball club
have accepted the challenge of the
Cokesbury Base Ball club, and a
match game will be played on the
club grounds at Abbeville on Friday
afternoon.
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ET The bridge at Aston, at tn,

Ey The bridge at Alston, at the
junction of the Spar!anburg and
Union with the Greenvile and Co.
lumbia RaiIroad, which, in 1870 was
in a bad state Of repair, has been re.
Gently renewed, The bridge is moi
less than seventy-fve feet above the
surface of the water. and in Ku Klux
times presented Ku Klux appear.
ance. The late work has been ac-
complished BY CONTRACTOR Grant Will
kins, who replaced the old bridge with
ii new one without the interruption
of train.
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~ Quite a number of our citi:
cons are absent in the mountains at
present. Among others, the Editor
of the Press and Bonper. We trust
all may have q pleasant time and
come back in good health and spirits.
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A@- We acknowledge po-
lite invitation to attend the Session
of the "Teachers Institute of South
Caroline" to be held in Greenwood,
August goth and 21st. Prof. Car
Isle will deliver a public address
on the subject Of Temperance, in
the Methodist church at this place
on the evening Of August goth.
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W. ", Hunting, B. S, Henderson,
Henry sparnick.
From Barnwell W. Fl, Duncan,
From Chester Winbon Lawtop,
The Geo1yeto'on Planet favors the
sending of delegates from that
place. That paper considers the
work of great Importance to our
people, ...
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THE LAURENs & AsHEvILLE RAIL
RoAD.-The Board of County Com
missioners have ordered an election
TO be held on the 18TH August to vote
upon the subscription of $4,000 to
the capital stock of said road.
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n@e The Committees appointed Mt
the Railroad meeting, last Sale Day,
to solicit subscriptions in the Town
ships on The Western side Of the
county, for preliminary survey Of Il
route through this county to Dorn's
mine or some point on Greenwood
and Augusta Railroad, are requested
to report their success on or before
next Sale Day to VIM. II. Parker,
ESQ, Abbeville.
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NOTICE.

THE Anniversary Meeting of CAL
houn's Mills Grange Patrons Of
Husbandry will be held in the
Grange Hall on Saturday, 10th of
August, at II o'clock A. M. The
charter members are particularly re-
quested to attend.
BY order Of the W AZ.
9th August, 1873, It.
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Bridges to Build,
Abbeville G. H., ]
August i, 1873, 1921 !

CEALED proposals will be received
- until FRIDAY the 9Th day of
SEPTEMBER next, to erect new
bridges at the following points: Over
Wilson's Creek at Burriss' mill; over
Long Cane at Mackay's Mill over
Long Cane at Morton's Mill, and over
Hard Labor at Edgefeld Line. The
proposals must be in duplicate in
each case, and contain legally exc
cuted Bond with security for $500,
conditioned upon the faithful per.
formance of the contract.
By order of the Board,
W. P. MCCLELLAN,
Chair. B. Co. Com'r.
Aug 4, 1873, 1s-4t
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We were pleased to see in our city
last evening Rev. J. l. Bonner, editor
of the 4. r. Presbyterian and Presi,
dent of the Due West Female COL
lege, who has been among our noun
talns for week or so past, on q
pleasure trip. BE was accompanied
by members of his family and party
of young ladies from Due West and
Greenwood We trust they have had
q pleasant excursion, and that they
will come again and make longer
stay in our city than they did this
time.-Grse"ville Republican.
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BE- William Thomas, colored,
in the employ Of VIM. Fl. Parker,
Esq, of our town, accidentally cut
off two of his toes on yesterday
afternoon. William is old enough
to have done better.
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RETURNED.-General S. MCGOWAN
and Col. J. S. Cothran, who have
been absent for a month on an ex-
tended tour North have returned,
and are again at their offices, ready
to see clients.
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Mr.. QUITS, from Bhenix, died
on last Wednesday morning at the
Miller House in this town, OF
paralysis. Hs was for many years
a successful merchant in Hamburg.
and latterly at Phenix, S. G. He
was highly esteemed for his upright
and correct department, and leaves
many friends and relatives to mourn
his death.
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pa@ We learn that the mer-
chants OF Abbeville have agreed to
close their stores on Friday, the
18th, at 8 P. NJ, to attend the
match game Of Base Ball.
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THE SUMTER NEws,-Onr esteemed
friend, the Sumter Nr,0s, has failed to
find it's way to this Office for the past
two three weeks. We are always
glad to see this papor, and its presence
is missed.
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w A letter dated July 24th, has
been received from Dr. J. J. Ice, who
is now stopping at Royal Hotel, Rdin-
burg, SCOTLAND. His trip thus far
has been q pleasant one. ~
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w Mr.. John R. Holcombe, late
of the Pickens Sentinel, has returned
from Texas, having concluded that
the upper part of South Carolina is
better than the Lone Star State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-08-13

Gypsy BowL.-A glass gypsy bowl
was left at the Academy on the night
Of the charades. which the owner can
get by making application to Messrs.
Nelson & Cannon.
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A PIc-N1c will be given the
Warrenton School House, near the
residence of DR.. J. W: Thomas,
on the fourth Saturday Of August
inst. The public are invited, and
we have no doubt the occasion will
be one Of much enjoymegt:
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JUST So.-It is reported that Coun-
ty Treasurer Allen, Of Grcenville, is
now rusticating somewhere North.
Thirty or forty thousand dollars is q
small matter to the Tax Payers Of
that county.
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It is said that the Proprietor of tho
Glenn Springs Hotel does not take a
newspaper, nor keep a COW, uud plows
his land with a "little Red Bull" "
That must be delightful summer
,etreat. No news, no milk, and only
a little Red Bull" for u horse ~ Vniom
Times.
Yet, friend Stokes, it is considered
a good watering-place, is it not?
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~- Judge T. G. Andrews, of the
Columbia Union Herald, has been
nominated, by large majority, for
the Senatorship from Orangeburg
County.
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a@. Mr.. W. C. Lipford and
famil, who have been in Walhalla
for two or three weeks past, have
returned, and are stopping at the
Miller House.
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Wanted.

4 SITUATION as Governess by
H.. a young lady, who has had
some experience in teaching. En-
glish, French and Music taught.
Good references. Apply to j. L.,
care Rev. Dr.. SHAND. Columbia, sc.
Aug. 13, 1873, l8-3t*
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sm- Sec the advertisement of the
County Commissioners to be found in
another column. Road overseers and
Bridge builders would do we'll to
read.
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pg- Hon. S. J. Lee, Speaker of the
House, was in town last week, and
was the guest of Mrs. Lomax. He is
now visiting his sister near Lowndes-
vile.
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NEW STORE Mr.. B. S. Barnwell
having bought the Thos. Robertson
lot, will at once proceed to the erec-
tion of large two story store on the
same, which when completed will be
an ornament to the town.
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s@- Mr.. T. A. Jeffers, from Rich
land County, is now in Abbeville,
visiting his brother-i1-law, Mr. W. P.
Mcclellan.
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n@- Messrs. Lewis and Tilman
Wardlaw, of Charleston, are spending
a few weeks with US, taking respite
from their labors in the city.
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BG- The health of Abbeville is
now distressingIy good, so the doctors
say. The few sick persons are con-
valescing.
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M9r The citizens Of Columbia are
much exercised about the quality of
water furnished by the Water compa-
ny. .#
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"Wan'e ed-a few more Drug Stores
with complement OF Doctors and pa
lients to support them. We have
only five in operation, with the sixth
III contemplation. Thi~ time on Bun.
combe. Let each street have it,
drugs, until the street cars commence
running; then all can afford 10 ride
down to the city for their supplies
Greenvtlle' Republican.
We have heretofore regarded
Grcenville as healthy city.
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n@. Mr.. W. p. Mcclellan, our very

DssA. WI. w (. T.. MUAelliF, uuf NcFy
worthy and efficient Chairman Board
of County Commissioners, was on a
tour of inspection of roads end
bridges during the past week. He
reports that many Of the road over
seers have not done their duty. ir
working the road, while others have
performed their work faithfully. He
regrets to find many Of the bridges
needingrepairs, and some will have
to be rebuilt. In this connection we
would state that we are pleased to
note general curtailment of all the
expenses cf the County. The ex-
pense for paupers outside the poor
house, which has heretofore been
quite large, Cover $2.ocO,) has been
reduced TO- perhaps one hundred dol
lars year. The expense Of running
the poor house has been reduced from
about $4,000 last year. to about
$4,000 this. year. The bridges
last year cost the County about 5000
during the present year not 81, 900
will>be paidfor such work.
These are the principal items of
L.
expenditures controlled by tho Coun-
ty Commissioners, and we think hey
deserve the highest credit for the
faithful discharge of their duty thus
far. These figures seem to be en-
couraging to the hope that our Coun
ty may soon be relieved OF it's large
Indebtedness, and placed upon CASH
paying basis for all its wants. Let
the Legislature grant the levy to pay
past Indebtedness recommended by
the Grand Jury Of our last court, and
Abbeville will once again be, free Of
debt, and have a financial credit
equal to the best in the State. This,
we think, our Legislature will not
fail 10 do, and recognize the wish OF
the people as expressed by an ihtel'-
gent and representative body of
Grand Jurymen. Judging from the
past course of our Senator and Rep
resentatives in always endeavoring
10 advance the interests Of Abbeville
we are confident that they will not
disappoinL our people in their expec,
tations in this matter.
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M. Hon. J. Hollinshead has
returned, much pleased with his
trip to the mountains.
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@ Mr. Eldred Simpkins, pros
porous and energetic young farmer Of
Chappels Depot is in town, visiting
relatives and friends.
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EXODUS. - Over forty of our citi-
zens left town last week, visiting
mountains. springs, &c.
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Cotton Gins.

F you want a No. 1 COTTON
i GIN call on d. B. SMITH, who
10 agept for the TAYLOR COTTON
GIN manufactured at Columbus, Ga.
IL is.the best Gin in use. q
Aug. 43, 1873 184t
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New Advertisements.

The following IS the list of new adver-
tisements:
Wanted-Rev DR. Shand.
Turnip Seed-Wardlaw S Ed
wards. "
Dress Goods Mcdonald & Had
don.
Expected-Emporium of Fash
ion.
Cotton Gins-D B Smith.
Road Overseers-W P Mcclellan.
Bridges to Build-W P Nickel
lar.
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TERMS. Three dollars . year, In ad
vance.
No subscriptions taken for q shorter
tihfe than six months.
Transient advertisements are charged
for at the rate OF ONE DOLLAR per inch
space for the first insertion, and Fifty
CsNrs for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction from the above
rates is maize to persons advertising by
the quarter or by the year.
gSr All obituary notices and tributes
OF respect are charged for at the usual
rates of advertising.
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JOB PRESS.

We are now provided with an excel,
lent Job Press, and fine assortment Of
job Type, and are prepared to execute
superior work, Orders are respectfully
solicited, and we will guarantee satisfac-
ton In the style and price of our work.
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all. ~
The meeting at Anderson was
large and enthusiastic .assemblage,
They passed a. resolution. favorine
a county subscription of $3Oo,oOO.
and the town authorities favor d
subscription of $4,000 from the
town.
Edgefield will be represented by
D. G. Tompkins, Chairman, VIM.
johnson, Luke Culbreath, S. w.
Nicholson, e. B. Lake, J. NJ. Nc
Gee, Clark Simkins, Lewis Jones,
o. F. Cheatham, J. g. Sheppard,
W. T. Gary, DR.. J. A. Devore, j..
II. McDevitt, Lawrence Cain, Paris
Simkins, J. w. Tompkins, J. M.
Wise, Thomas Jones, DR.. J. II.
Jennings, and John Starks.
Pickeps will be represented by
R E Bowen, J B Clayton, E H
Lawrence, VIM Craig, J L Thorn
ly, A J Anderson, j A Bates, j W
Brown, T FL Russell. .Alternates
u r Gossett, w s Williams, B J
johnson, L Thomas, j R Hol-
B F Morgan, Gid Lynch, J
T Lewis.
From Aiken, E. J. G. Wood,
, 1873-01-02

From tas Lirerpoc1 Mercury, Dec. 6.
On Saturday most remarkable phenomenon
occurred at King Button, near Banbury, by
which mhn'had narrow escape. No less than
seventeen trecs we're torn up by the roots, thir-
ty-s1 more or loas injured, and liz yards OF atono
wall thrown down. About O'Clock in tho day
people in tho neighborhood saw something in the
shape Of hayoock, Of great size, revolving
through the mir. Il was accompanied by fire
ane great deal Of ainoko, and sometimes was
aoen high in tho air, mud at others neAr
tho ground; 1t msdo a gront noHo,
tho estates OF Colouel North, NJ. r, Sir William
Brown, Bart, and Mr.. Leslie Mo!yillo Cart
wright, ei1ty-one yards of whose park wall at
one place has boon thrown down from the foun-
dation. i toro up one Of tho largest beech
trees on Sir William Browns estate, and about
twelve to fifteen tons of oarth with it, and tho
branches wero carried about in all directions. A
man namof Adams, who WAS breaking atonos on
the road says he heard groat noise a. II rail-
way train were coming up. There was
o donHe snoko. and q tree that Lo
had been standing undor o minute be-
fore VAS torn up. There was heavy
rain At the time. and few minutes before .
vivid haah Of lightning. Tor mile and n half
the phenomenon, which aeema to have tray
oiled almos. in a straight limo from south to
north. It WAS followed by nhirlWinl that
swept everything before 1t, and pond it passed
WAS dried up, stones carried diatance OF forty
yards, and railings. knocked down. Frightened
oattle ran about tho folds, many OF which are
gtrcwn with the branches Of tho trees struck.
Say tho noise was terrido,-and they thought tho
earth Hes about to open and swallow everything
mp. After travelling for about two miles tho fire
meteor aeomH to hnyo expended itsolf.