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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10

AN act 10 Regulate the Pealica7:
ton Of all Leggal 4 :qAA P4JHc No:
,liaes.'
SECTION i. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General ASSEMBLY, and by the
authority of the same, It shall be the
duty of the Attorney General, the Comp
troller General, and by the Secretary 20
State, conjoinAy, to designate, by pub,
lie notice Ein] one. or more newspapers
III this State, in which all legal notices,
advertisements, or publications for the
State, of any and every character, reauir-
ed BY law to be made public, shall be
published; and said ATTORNEY General, ,
Comptroller, General, and Secretary OF
State, Shall have power 10 make sdch
changes and new designations, from
time to timer as they may Judge that
the public iASsrest faahifes. hiot i
Sac. 2. All State and County Officers,
and other persons are hereby required
to furnish to the newspapers designated
under tliis Act, for the State and for the
representatiYe.cou fof publication.
all legal notices, advertisements and
publications, of any and every character
required by law to: be madepqblic; and
no legal'notice; advertisetaent OF r-publi-
cation required by lawfo be made pub:
lie shall flave any valid force or effect
unless published in the newspapers des-
ignated under this Act; and no publi-
cation, of any character In any newsspa,,,
per not designated under this Act, shall
be paid for from the funds Of this State,
or of any County: Provided, That the
said officers mentioned in Section one
shall have power, in cases regnirttn;g un, n
usual publicity, to order pgaicatlothh t at thona IN
deefgnated d.eefa n Under this Act, as by and
with the advice of the Governor they
may select; and bills so incurredSshall
;be audited and paid in the usual n1au-
'ner.
SEC. 3. All Acts and parts of'Aets in
consistentherewth are herebyrepealed.
Sec. A. This Act shall take effect from
and after passage. y Ian. q, 1872.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10

CHANGE OF SCEDULE.
On and after Thursday, September the
5th, 1872, the Passenger trains on this
Road will be run as follows, daily, Sun
days excepted: ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10
COTTON is MONEY !!
What we want is Medium OF Exchange

WYE give planters that during the pnt
w currency will pay OUTSIDE FlGOno rHn cve Stocks
the extensive ana
of brought this and the prices OF our goou
Than thew have been at We will
large buyers prepared furnish them Win all
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10

Rks" Connect at "A lston with trains on
the Spartanqurg and Union Railroad ;
conflicting at Columbia, S. c., with
Night Trains on the South Carolina
Railroad, up and down also with Trains
going Nortli and South OIL Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, and
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10
.rqOFFICIAL.'
State of South Carolina.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, |
-. ., Columbia, Jan'y 13, 1878. !
The Abbeville ''PRESS AND
BANNER" is hereby designated
as the Newspaper for the publication
of all Legal Notices and Official Adver-
tisements for the County of Abbeville
under the Act, approved February 22d,
1870, entitled can Act to Regulate the
Publication of Legal and Public No
tices," and the Order heretofore issued
designating the :Abbegille lle'iuna is
SAM'L w. MELTON,
Attorney General.
S. I: HOGE;
tComptraller General.
H. E. HAYNE,
Secretary of State.
certify that the foregoing is copy o
the original on file in this 0iliee;
...:'"' II. e. HAYNE,
.- ... Secretary of State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10
ABBEVILLE BRANCH.

ABBEVILLE .HISANCH,
Train leaves Abbeville at 9.15 A. NJ.
connecting with Down Train; from
Grcenville. Leaves Cokesbury at 81;
P. NJ, connecting with Up Train from
Colunlbia. - Accommodation Train
Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays
Leaves Cokesbury at / 10, A. NJ, or on
the arrival of the Down Train from
Greenville. Leaves Abbevilfe at
o'clock P. NJ, connecting with Ul
Train from Columbia. - -:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23
Slavery Among the Ants.

Among ants the habit of slave making
as discovered by the German naturalist,
Huber, is one of the wonders of the
animal kingdom. This habit belongs
to the Amazons, or red ants of South
Africa. These leave their own dwelling
in the evening, go to that of some tribe
of black ants with the intention of
making captives. The assailed are,
however, not to submit so tamely. They
organize for the defence and resist their
assailants furiously. The battle is long
and fierce, sometimes one side some
times the other having the advantage.
We have read of and admired the bra
very of the Old Guard in their charge
at Waterloo, but here are charges and
counter charges as fierce as any on that
famous field. We admire our Revolu-
tionary fathers for defending their
homes against foreign invasion, but
what shall we say of the ants defending
theirs until all the adult members of
the tribe are killed or wounded. But,
not stopping to dilate upon the con-
test, we can say the Amazons may be
defeated, but they will probably con
quer, and after killing or rendering
helpless all their adult foes, descend
into the dwelling, make captive. and
convey the larvae and young to their
homes. This done, and the slaves being
trained to perform the duties of their
new condition, the captors give them
selves up to a life of ease and become
so enervated and imbeeile as to be un-
able to care for themselves. If after q
short period their slaves are removed,
the tribe ill,die for want of food. The
distinguished naturalist to whom l re-
ferred took colony and removed theil
serfs. The result was the tribe were
dying rapidly, when single slave was
introduced, and was Immediately set al
work supplying food, rearing young
and in every respect caring for the
body, so that in few hours life and
vigor hourished where had been only
indications of infrmity and death.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23
How the Old Horse Died.

Gen. Otto Frederick Marshall, of the
town OF Wheeler, Steuben county, N.
Y, owned for twenty two years a horse
that died a short time since, apparently
because he felt himself injured or
sighted by his master. The horse was
twenty-eight years old, and appeared as
well as usual. Gen. Marshall had
driven him to the post-ofice, a distance
of one mile and half, once day dur
ing all that time. Every day, unless it
was Sunday, the old horse made his
regular pilgrimage, driYen by his owner
to the post-office. At length one eve
ming a short time age, the General
thought he would drive another horse
and leave the old horse at home. On his
way back from the Office he met the old
horse, who evidently surmised. that
something wrong had happened, and
had broken out of the pasture. The old
fellow made his trip as usual to the
post-office, and returning, entered the
pasture, lay down, and died.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23

although it seemed to choke me, too,
and L couldn't speak ct the moment. L
sits down by her head and takes her
hand in mine, and there we was, for n
matter of minute or two before either
of us said word, a-looking into each
others faces, joyfuller than we'd been
for some time. Then says she:
Father" she says, 81 want to see
Charley"
says:
"You shall, tomorrow, my darling" +"
"Let me see him tonight, father"
she says, beseechingly-"let me see
him tonight, because"
And there she stopped.
L gets up-not having it in me to see
her want for anything as 1 could give
her, though couldn't make out why
she was in such a hurry-leastway L
couldn't then 1 do now. I puts on
my hat, and just outside who should /
see a-coming across the road from the
other side but Charley hisself. When
he knew he was wanted, he runs faster
than 1 could, and by the time got in
the room there she was, with her arms
round his neck, a-smiling up into his
face, and he was a-kissing of her, as
happy as birds. So says nothing, but
goes and sits on the stairs outside, n
waiting till they had made it up. 1 felt
almost jealous of Charley, and l thought
God help me las how he would take
her away from me as soon as she was
well. She aOas took away from me, but
not by him-not by him.
sat there for a matter of half an
hour in the dark, when all of sudden
Charley gives a cry. I rushes in, and
there was my darling, with her head a.
laid quiet on his bosom, and her eyes
shut; and I could see, by the scared
look on his face, that my little beauty
would never cheer my poor old heart
again. n.-English paper.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23
Finding a BOOfiack,

A housekeeper whites the following
plant to the Cleveland Leader:
When the average husband of the
period wants to find bootjack he steps
to the buttery door, and leaning against
the doorway with his hands in his
pockets, whistles meditatively as his
eyes wander along the upper shelves.
When q break in the tune occurs, you
may know he has found the cake, which
he devours absently, still looking for
the bootjack. Being now deprived of
that aid to refection-whistlIng, he
executes waltz in slow movement, sus-
tanned by large piece of cake in one
hand, and sizable pickle il the other.
After a while, as the bootiack does not
make its appearance the husband does,
at the door of the room, where you are
getting the baby to sleep, and shouts
"Jane," at the top of his voice, under
the impression that you are up stairs,
an impression speedily removed. TO
cover the confusion of his retreat, he
steps on the dogs tail and bumps the
bird-cage with his head, then wants to
know what you have done with that
bootjack, and why it is that you never
keep things in their place. If you are
wise, and simply and calmly point, like
Columbia, to the object in question
hanging ON its accustomed nail, he
seizes upon it wrathfully, with the
solemn VOW that it was not there when
he went through the room before.
The offending boots are finally left in
the doorway where it is. convenient to
trip over them, and serenity transpires,
| unless YOU have occasion to go around
them, when you will at once see theil
value as a natural means of obstructine
a passageway. 1t is estimated that ONE
pair of boots judiciously disposed
about an apartment of medium size
will prevent either well-disposed per
son or a professional burglar from
quietly making his way about it.
At tea time the average husband does
not care about any cake; it isn't mucl
like that his mother used to make.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23
How the Chinese PLAY "Tan.D

An officer having caused the arrest of
thirteen Chinese gamblers in San Fran
cisco, found it necessary, in order to
make out case against them, to be-
come acquainted with the mysteries of
the game, and accordingly sent for an
expert, who showed him all the tricks
Of game he did not understand. The
game may be described as follows The
game is an intricate and hazardous one,
and difficult to describe to one who has
not witnessed it's operation, but its chief
points can easily be given. There is a
table upon which are pasteboard checks,
Chinese copper cash, chinaware but
tons, and pewter instrument, tunnel
shaped, and so arranged as to cover a
pile of cash when desirable. The cop
per cash lies in loose pile at the left
hand of the game-keeper. When bets
are made the gamblers place their
checks, representing coin, on the right
of the square of plate-glass in front of
the keeper, and others place checks on
the left. The keeper grabs a handful
of the loose copper cash, which only
figures as an article of furniture and
and has no real or fictitious value, and
places it under the pewter instrument
before mentioned. The gamblers who
have placed money on the left side of
the plate-glass bet that there Will re-
main under the instrument one piece
of cash after the keeper with an abbre-
waited wand has drawn away the cash at
the rate of four pieces each draw. Four
pieces is the regular number to draw
whenever the game is played, and the
bet is always upon the number left.
Ii only one piece remains the gamblers
on the left side win, and those on the
right side lose. Sometimes great odds
are given by the keeper to his patrons.
The principle of the game has been
given the minutia is intricate. 1t is
hampered with all sorts of rules. The
balance of power rests with the keeper.
Such is his familiarity with the game
that he can tell at glance, knowing the
total number of cash coins, what will be
the result of the game, and can make a
winning by cleverly sliding a coin be-
tween his fingers and dropping it among
those to be counted as he raises the in
strument of pewter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23
After Her Money.

But one woman succeeded in fairly
melting the heart of one of the direc-
tors of a Chicago Bank during the
panic. She was young woman, not
particularly pretty, perhaps, but inter
esting, and she had tears in her eyes
and $50 in the bank. She rushed
frantically to one of the directors, and
asked if she could not draw her money.
Il am very sorry, madam" said he,
'but I can't help you to it just now."
But must have it Immediately,
she returned, passionately. Its all
have in the world"
We'll, my dear madam, you must
have patience as we'll as the rest"
But mine is an urgent case, and
can't wait, because"
"Well, because what ?"
Because" said she, with a smile on
her lip and tear in her eye, "because
I'm going to be married, and I've got to
get some things. The man I'm going
to marry has not cent to pay the min.
lister, and he has only one leg, and SO
I've got to see to everything myself"
The benevolent director dove down
into his pocket and produced his pri-
vate purse, out of which he paid her
the amount. And she went on her way
rei0icinp
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23
Waiting for His Friend.

An eccentric and partially insane old
resident of Brooklyn died recently. He
had long been known as the "Twelve
O'Clock Man," for reasons thus stated
by city paper:
But the "Twelve O'Clock Man" was
known by sight by many persons who
daily passed the City Hall at noon. For
seven years he had stood near the City
Hall, within sight of the clock, from II
o'clock until the first stroke of the
MONDAY bell, when he had slouched
away to his home. For more than five
Jears his daily position was at partic-
llar part of the railing, against the
pickets of which he leaned, and looked
nournfully at the clock. If spoken to
he would humble out an answer to the
effect that he was waiting for somebody:
" He'll come by 12 o'clock; he said he
would" 5000.
1t seems that the old man had earned
a sum of money by hard work, and had
at some time loaned it to a person who
had promised to pay it by 12 o'clock on
a certain day. The promise was not
kept, and the old mans disappointment
drove him crazy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23
The Dark.

Where do the little chickens run
When they are afraid
Out Of the light, out of the sun,
Into the dark, into the shade,
Under their mothers downy wing,
No longer afraid of anything.
Dear little girl, dear little boy,
Afraid of the dark.
Bid you good-by to the daylight with joy,
Be glad of the night, for bark!
The darkness no danger at all can bring,
1t is the shadow of Gods wing.
Where do the little violets creep
In the time of snow 2
Into the dark, to rest and sleep,
And to wait for the spring they go
Under the ground where no storm can reacl
And God takes tender care of each.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-11
THE GRAHAM CLAIM,

In Mason county, over 800 acres of land
fronting on the mouths of Oyster and Skoo-
KUN bays, including the Arcadia Town site.
soil first quality. plenty of wafer for irriga-
ton back of claim soil second rate, timber
supposed to be good for two million feet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-11
For Sale.

VI tOCVAVs
TOWN PROPERTY IN OLYMPIA, VIZ
Lot Block SO, near the Swantown bridge.
Lots 7 and Block SO, on Third Street oppo-
site Sparks new building.
=. Lot Block 81, ON Second Street, opposite
the STANDARD Office. +-st~r- TT
Lot Block TO- ... ..f 4i
The above known as "the Mason Proper
ty."
Lots 8 and Block ii, east of Bettman's old
store. ~
Dwelling house and part of lot on Washing
ton Street, between Second and Third Street;
nearly opposite the STANDARD Office. RI
Dwelling house and two lots on jefferson
street, east afta adjoining Williams Addi-
ton. nv =
Lots /, and 8 Block 49, north Of and ad.
joining J. n. Gales residence. 100 feet front
on Main Street. This property is offered f6f
limited time. -
Lots 2 and Block 81, adjoining T. B. Rob
erts place, and running form Tenth to Union
Streets.
Lots and Block 5.
Parts Of Lots and Block 1, on Main st.,
with buildings and improvements.
Lot ~ Block 2, Mill Addition to Tumwater;
Corner lot, cleared, fenced, and orchard on
Same. Good water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-11
WHAT IT COST HORACE GREELEY TO
SIGN JEFF, DAVIS BAIL BOND,
From the Hartford Colrant.

From the Hartford Courant.
"The American Conflict" written by
Horace Greeley, was published in this
city by O. D. Case Il Co., who were
compelled after the first volume was in
type to keep presses running night and
day to supply the demands of agents.
No book previously published had met
with such rapid sale, excepting perhaps
Mrs. Stoves famous novel. Nearly,
if not quite, $50, 900 copies of the first
volume were disposed Of, and the sale
was going on successfully when the
second volume appeared. The pub
fishers were justified in supposing
that the second volume would have as
extensive sale as the first volume, as
every one who had purchased the book
for its historical value would surely
get the complete thing. When the
sale of the second volume had reached
some &C, 900 or 70, goo copies, and light
ming presses were rushing it off by hun
dlels every day to meet the urgent call
of agents in the field, Mr.. Greeley
signed the bail bond of jeff. Davis and
from that day the sale virtually ceased.
That stroke of his pen cut of thousands
OF dollars from the profits of the pub
fishers who had depended upon the
sale of the first volume to cover expep-
ses, and had expected their reward out
of the sale of the second, and it took
also good deal of money out of Mr..
Greelcy's pocket. In letter of Mr..
Greeley, made public since his death,
he alluded to two notable things in his
life, first that he threw away the United
States Senatorship when he published
an article in the Tribune, following close
upon the end of the war, in favor of
universal amnesty; and, second, threw
away a fortune when he signed the
bond for the release of JEFF. Davis.
Undoubtedly the last statement has re-
ference to tho sale Of "The American
Conflict" and that he did sacrifice
fortune, or good part of one, is evid
ent from the fact that SO far as the sale
extended he was paid by the publishers
$50, 900. Out of this probably it did not
cost him over 5 200 for the work of as
sistants, SO that he cleared a handsome
sum; but it is supposed that he saved
only a very little of it, as he was con-
stantly giving, giving, giving-and very
many times to persons who imposed
upon his credulity. The book is now
sold to some extent, netting to Mr..
Greeley before he died only about $175
% year, however. It never recovered
the fatal blow it got when the auto
graph of the great philosopher helped
to release the autocrat of the great re-
bcllion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-11

now about s27 900 COO. He considers
the labor question as of the first i'm
p"rt'.rce.
WssIIseTox, Jan. 2.-Senator Sum
ner passed q bad night, but is better
this morning.
Secretary Dela~o Restored to Health.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Secretary Del
ano telegraphs that his health is quite
restored. He expects tc leave Havana
on the Sth of January and reach here
on the15th.
The public debt statement shows a
decrease during the year of SIG, 3d.
BOZ.
CHICAGO, Jan. A Washington
special says that information received
here indicates that the British Govern
ment has conceived the idea that the
Government of the United States will
avail itself of the present condition of
affairs in the Sandwich Islands to seize
and annex them. What foundation
England has for tlijs theory is not
known, but it is supposed to have come
from this country. While the British
Government would not object to the
voluntary annexation of the Hawaians
It is understood it would protect the
people of the islands, if called upon,
against any tilibustering attempt to
seize them. However absurd the idea
may appear it is believed in England
that some such move is contemplated
in this country. This may be the en-
plantation of the sailing of a couple of
British war-veesels for Honolulu. So
far as the Administration is concerned,
it may be started that there is no foun-
dation for the opinion which appears to
prevail in Great Britain on this subject.
New York, Jan. At meeting of
prominent Democrats held last even
ing, presided over by Congressman
Roosevelt, resolutions were passed pro-
posing a coalition of the various Demo-
cratic factions in this city.
Owing to the large arrival of destitute
Italians, 900 more than was expected,
the Commissioner of Emigration is con-
sidering measures for charging accom-
modations on Wards island.
LONDON, Jan. 3.-Dspatches from
Queenstown, Birmingham and South
ampton report that Il tempest of unpre-
cedcntcd violence ragged all last night
The storm was accompanied by terrific
thunder and lightning, and caused
great alarm to the inhabitants. This
morning the wind is blowing u gale, and
sleet and snow is falling.
BERLIN, Jan. 3.-Thc Emperor has
conferred the Order of the "Black
Eagle upon Bismarck.
Napoleon Seriously Ill.
LONDON, Jan. S.--A dispatch from
Chiselhurst at three o'clock, says that
Napoleon is worse.
a midnight dispatch tonight says
that Napoleon's snferings are accutc,
and his strength and endurance are
great.
Death Of Napoleon HI.
PARIS, Jan. 9.-The news of the En-
poror's death reached here at u late
hour This afternoon. 1t is not vet pos
sible to estimate the effect it will have
on the lmpcrialists.
shipping Intelligence.
S>N FR,Nc!soo, Dec. 9:--Sailed-bark
O,"Jou for Port Townsend.
Arrived ship DaSl.i,'g Ware.
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. 10. Sailed--bark
RtiniG,', for Port Townsend; bark IIc-
tor for Nanaimo; bark B,'ontes for Ut
salady.
Arrived Oakland, from Port
Madison.
PORTLAND, Jan. 9.--Arrived-Ca lifor-
asia from Victoria and Sound Ports.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-11
A First Glass Business

NOR reliable men, with the assurance ~
l. making from $4,000 to ST, 900 rer annum.
can he secured in connection with an Agencv
for the e Y.,i ,, sale Of works by HENRY
MAKD nEEcHER. WILLIAM CULLEN
&c. Write for particulars to J. Is. FORD q
Co, New York, or $50 Kearny Street., San
Francisco. ''
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-11
For Sale :!

TWO Improved Lots, in the upper mart Of
L town. near Maple Park. For particulars
December q, 1872 8,tf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-11

have now enlarged cur
our stock, determined
to sell goods for cash
or country produce at
a very small profit, in
large or small quanti-
ties. Our are Sc
lected and bought by
one of the most expe-