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Status of the Cotton Claims.

A Washington correspondent to the
Ne,v York Post says: "Tuesday was
the last day for taking appeals from the
Court of Claims to the Supreme Court,
and the clerk of the former has COM
menced his annual report to Congress,
upon which the appropriations for the
payment of Judgments are based. The
number of appeals this year is less than
usual, because most of the points grow
ing out of the war, and arising nnder
the captured and abandoned acts, have
been decided at former terms. The
most important case appealed is that of
Alexander Collie, an English subject,
whose claim for cotton purchased from
the Confederate Government, which
was stored at Savannah, present points
never before decided. His judgment
for over S950,0 is the largest ever
awarded by the Court of Claims. Judge
Mott, who dissented from the opinion of
the Court, held that the claimant was
barred under that section of the amend
ed Court of Claims act which requires
that the claimant, whether a citizen or
not, shall not have aided, abetted or
given encouragement to the rebellion
against the Government; and that, as it
was admitted that Collie was engaged in
blockade running, and that his busi ness
was conducted surreptitiously and con-
trary to the public policy of this coun-
try, he was in reality a smuggler, and
not having gained possession of the
goods in question, of which his claim to
ownership was obtained by this illicit
traffic, he was not entitled to redress
except under article twelve of the Treaty
of A Mashington. The Attorney General
is confident of reversing the decision in
this case"
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A GREAT AFFLICTIoN.

William H. Bonner, of Springhill,
Indiana, brother of the editor of this
paper, in an hour of mental gloom
amounting to abberration, took his own
life on the morning Of the 18th of AL
gust. He was the subject of partial
suH-stroke in the summer of 1853. and
had never recovered from it. He had
suffered from pain the head which al
ways produced mental depression, for
years. Last Spring his ailments became
serious, and partly in quest of health,
he made visit TO friends in Due West
in May. BY this he seemed to be i'm
proved. But about the first of August
he grew worse. and on the morning OF
the 18th he left his home before day
light, without the knowledge of his
family, and at all early hour he was
found lying in his own blood, in the
lot OF his pastor, about quarter of a
mile away from home. He leaves q
wife and three children. We have no
heart to write more, except to say. that
in the Judgment of others, he was q
good man. We know that he was low.
ing and a beloved brother
The above feeling tribute we copy
from the A. Il. Presbyterian, and ex'
tend our sympathies to the editor in his
sad af1liction.
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The Press and Banner.
-A-bbeville, S. G.
MOB LAW.

The Georgia papers are discussing the
subject of mob law; the discussion
growing out Of the recent killing, by ar
armed force in Augusta of Michae
Murrell, the colored man who shot Capt
A. F.. Butler. They unite in condemn
ing such,an exercise of lawless violence
where there are competent tribunals to
enforce the law-where there is an I'M
partial Judiciary, honest jurors, and an
executive able and willing to execute
the sentence of the courts. Where
these are wanting, and where the courts,
the juries and the executive are alike
corrupt, lynch law may be justified by
tie instinct We right of preservation, to
save fife and property from destruction.
But according to the Georgia journals
no such condition of things exists in
that State-nothing to provoke any as
sumption by mob of the powers of the
aegally constituted tribunals. The Ma
con Star well says:
"If it be once conceded that the pas
sion of few is above the law of all, !,
and that cases may arise when the blind
dictates of passion may usurp the au-
thority which belongs to the calm man
dates of the law, then security of life,
person and property, the object of all
government. is forever gone; the laT +,
no longer fixed, changes with the alter
ations of human desires, and anarchy
in its worst and most revolving form
subverts society and eniighten gov
ernpaent, until the iron hand of despot-
ism interferes to quell the riot of human
depraxity. In the present social condi-
tion OF the Southern States, the only
salvation for the white race is to vindi-
cate their superior intelligence, superior
knowledge, and superior virtue by the
most rigid obedience to the letter and
spirit of the laws. In our dealings with
the ignorant and inferior race, which
a corrupt and malevolent political ma
OF citizenship and lega equality, let
our conduct. Let US endeavor to induce
the negroes to respect and obey the law,
by respecting and abeying it ourselves,
and if, which God in his mercy forbid,
the threatened war af races shall come,
and the law be powerless to protect our
rights, we shall have the consolation to
know that we have done everything in
oaS power to avert the conflict.
''But it is especially our duty at this
time to be calm and forbearing. Our
political enemies at the North represent
usas still rebellious against the Govern
ment, as unwilling to recognize the
newly acquired rights of the negroes,
and as animated constantly by a dispo-
sition to oppress and maltreat them.
When we resort to mob law to punish
negro crime, we give color to these mis-
representations and prolong the Radical
tenure of power in the Government.
t'Religiously, morally, socially and
politically, mob law is crime which
the intelligent, sober, peace-loving
masses of the people should reprobate
and punish in the severest and most
condign manner"
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DELEGATEs.-At the Township Nom
mating Convention which met in the
Court House yesterday, the following
delegates were elected to the County
A J. Hunter, G. w. Foster, w. H.
Shives, Samuel Chiles, w. NJ. Pressly,
Il. G. Leslie, Hollinshead, l. T. Guf1in,
Green Ramey, A J Titus. The Hol-
linshead and the Guflin parties are
equally represented.
The election has not yet been declar-
ed by the Precinct Chairman, Samuel
Johnson, because of some informality,
On motion of E. Cain, the meeting
adjourned to meet to-day, wednesday, }
at 10 a. NJ.
We learn that the Chairman will de-
clare the election to-day if there is q
quorum present. Should there be not q
quorum present the Chairman will de-
eide that there has been no election.
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TROUBLES IN TENNESSEE. - NASH
VILE, August 26.- A number of ne
groes at Pickettsville, Gibson County,
six miles from Humbolt, threatened q
riot last Saturday and Sunday, on nc
count of some supposed wrong done
them, and manifested strong desire to
kill two or three citizens and fire and
sack the town. Yesterday sixteen of
the ring-leaders were arrested, taken to
Trenton and placed in Jail for safekeep-
ing. About one o'clock this morning
between seventy-five and one hundred
masked men entered the town and, RI
ding up to the Jail, demanded and COM
PEELED the sheriff to deliver up the keys
thereof. They then took the sixteen
negroes from the prison, and, after kill
ing four and MORALLY wounding two on
lhe confines of the town, rode off with
the remaining ten, and are supposed to
have killed them also. Nothing has
been heard of the party since they left.
Considerable excitement exists among
the negroes, and the whites are taking
steps to defend themselves in case of an
outbreak.
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A NEW PEsTILENCE has recently
made its Appeals ance in Louisiana, where
it is sweeping away the negro popula-
ton as with the Bosom of destruction.
The coEtagion is known there as the
"spotted fever" and is more fatal, if
possible, than the yellow fever. The
disease is most virulent in the sections
which were overhowed, and where the
deposit is filled with pestilence. The
people have not been able to put out any
crops, aud they are in pitiable condi-
ton. The spotted fever, thus far, has
been confined almost exclusively to the
blacks, and all the whites who can are
fleeing the country, and will remain
away until the contagion disappears.
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AN ILLUsTRATIoN.-A letter to the
Chronicle and Sentinel says: Last Tues
day Col. E. r. Rucker, of Elbert, de-
livered an address to the citizens, which
was we'll received. He compared the
meetings of planters, where each man
voted to plant corn, and then resolutely
planted cotton, to the action of the con-
gregation who resolved to give the pas
tor hogshead Of moiasses, feeling as
sured that his fellow Christians would
furnish their full quantalna being him
self economically inclined, brought OH
ly water. Unfortunately every other
member brought likewise, and the re-
suit was that the beloved pastoa had to
spread his bread with pure, sparkling
water the molasses was minus.
FAILURE OF THE KENTUCKY To-
BAcco CRoP.-The Louisville Courier
Journal yesterday published reports
from correspondents in fifty counties of
Kentucky, representing seventy-five
per cent. of the tobacco crop of the en-
tire State, which indicate all unparal-
leled failure of the crop. From the ag-
gregate estimate it Is deducted that un-
der the most favorable future conditions
the crop of 1874 will be only thirteen
per cent. of the average annual yield.
Two firms in Richmond, Va, are
under contract to supply $4,000, 900 and
Sc, 600, 900 worth of tobacco respectively.
The first contract is for France and the
second for Vustria.
The anderson Conservator says
"Judge Hoge made very fair and rea-
sonable Speech" at Anderson last week.
Major John p. Moore is announced as
a candidate for the State Sanate from
Anderson.
Gen. J. w. Harrison Is q candidate fol-
Congress from this Congressional Dis.
trict.
J.W. Dunbar, of Beech Island, Aiken
county. sold the first bale of new cotton
received in the Augusta market.
Gov. Moses has ordered the Adjutant.
General to loan forty-fve stand of arms
to the Richland Democratic Rifle Club
The numerical strength of the New
York police force, is at present 2,49;
men.
The Anderson County Fair comes of
on the 2Sth, Goth and 30th of October.
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REPUBLICAN MEETINGS are now in
order day and night, III town and coun-
try. On Wednesday night large meet
ing was held at Wardlaw's Quarter, at
which orators of greater OF less note
made harangues; and i'll the Court
House on Saturday night the meeting
waxed warm under the potent eloquence
of speakers, white and dusky.
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GEN. BUTLER's LETTER.

The GreenuiNe Ncws publishes eopious
extracts from letter written by Gen.
N. G. Butler toa friend, in which he
gives some excellent advice, on topics
agricultural and political AS to the
aest be. re-iteratcs and re iterates the
pregnant truth. that our material pros
perity depends upon car planting less
cotton and greater variety of provis-
ion crops-as to the second that success
depends upon organization, but. organi-
zatien gitlin the ta,o; that whilst con-
eeaing every right to the black man, the
#hite as the superior race must take the
initiative and furnish the basis of union
He says:
In South Carolina the white man
should be, not only the unit of organiza,
3 ,tion, but the unit of action, aud aaXili-
be utilized in recovering political con.
troll of the State. This course succeeded
jim Tennessee, in Virginia, in Georgia
in Alabama, was attempted in South
Carolina, in 1870, and if persevered in
would have succeeded here.
None other. is practicable. The white
man cannot go into the Radical party
IS it is in South Carolina without the
loss of selfrespeet. He daes not there
bye1exase the negro, but lowers him
self to the level of the negro. do moi
mean to say by this, that all negroes are
degraded any more than that all white
men are elevated, but do mean to say
that the white man is his superior, anC
that whatever progress the negro makes
i'm life, must be under the auspices o
the white race.
The capitalization of the white race
and such aid as we could secure from
the race, would not only restore goot
government in the counties to which W.
refer, but in very few years through
out the entire State.
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Appointments for the Methodist
Church at AbbeVtlle.

During my absence, the pulpit OF
tRe Methodist church will be sup.
pliod as follows;
September 9Th, by Rev. s. Lander
or Rev. 8. A. Weber.
September 18th, by Rev. Geo. +.
Round.
September goth, by Rev. R. N.
Wells.
September 9th, by Rev. W. Fl
Lawton.
October 4th, by Rev. Fl. NJ. Mood,
P. Il.
VIM. T. CAPERS.
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n4- The Acknowledgement expresses
the opinion that the continuance of
Southern disturbances will induce the
President to interfere.
eA In the Beecher-Tilton case the
Investigating committee have brought
in report acquitting Beecher from all
charges. Moulton still threatens reve-
lations.
BG The Republican meeting at
Greenwood on Friday last was addressed
by Purvis, Tolbert and Gilmore. The
meeting here was prevented by the
heavy rains.
~ Al convention Of Taxpayers Is to
meet III Colombia on The loth inst.
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MARBLE YARD.-Mr. J. D. Chalmers
is now prepared to do the most elegant
work in his line. His skill and taste are
we'll known, and he guarantees satis-
faction in style and price.
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NEW JEWELRY.
WILLIAM GLAZE,
COLUMBIA, S. c.,

COLUMBIA, S. c.,
HEAS opened a fine selection of
q Ladies' and Gents English, Swiss
ana American WATCHES. Sole Agent
for the celebrated Pauline Watch Com
pany, Philadelphia. Gold Chains, Vest,
Opera, Chatelaines, Leontine Necklaces,
Diamond Rings and Brooches, Pearl
full and half sets.
sILvER-WARE.
IEaake, this line a speciality. All Sif-
yer sold by ME guaranteed equal to coin,
Some handsome goods in this line, suit.
able for Bridal Gifts.
PLATED WARE.
Tea Sets, Cups, Goblets, Castors,
Spoons and Forks, Ice Pitchers. Egg
Stands, Coffee Urns, DC.
cIocKs.
Cutlery, Pocket and Table Knives.
HOUSEHOLD AND FANCY GOODS.
Guns.Engtish poHble Barrel, Breech-
Loading Rifles, Parlor Rifles, Air Guns,
and full stock of Sporting Goods; Da-
pont & Hazard Powder; Pistols of vars-.
Gus styles.
JET AND HORN GOODS.
WILLIAM GLAZE. 8,
March IS, 1874 4s-tf
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Rev. J. c. Williams, who is SO we'll
and favorably known to many of our
people has had second severe attack
of paralysis, and is now at his residence
at Davidson College, N. c., in very
critical condition.
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New Advertisements.

The following is a list Of new
advertisements:
Boots and Shoes-C EBruce.
Stammering Cured-Thos. G. Lane.
Dress Making-James A Bowie, A'gt.
Insurance-W II Branch.
New Goods-J D Chalmers.
Wheat-Quarles g. Perrin.
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AN ACT Ia Rssssass ae .Pubica
ton Of all Legal and Public No

hon Of alt Legal and Public No
tees.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate and House of Representatives of the
[State Of South Carolina, now met and
[si.ting 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 90
Estate, conformity, to designate, by pub
lie notice [in] one or more newspapers
! in this State, in which all legal notices,
advertisements, or publications for the
State, of any and every character requir-
ed by law to be made public, shall be
Published; and said Attorney General,
Comptroller General, and Secretary or
State, shall have power 10 make such
changes and new designations, from
time to time, as they may judge that
the public interest requires.
Sac. 2. All State and County Officers,
and other persons are hereby required
to furnish to the newspapers designated
FunSer this Act, for the State and for the
representative counties for publication,
talf legal notices, advertisements and
publications, of any and every character
required by law to be made public; and
no legal notice, advertisement or publi-
cation required by law to be made pub.
lie shall 6ave any valid force or effect
unless published in the newspapers des-
Eignated under this Act; and no publi-
cation, of any character in any newspa.
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 requiring un-
usual publicity, to order publication in
such newspapers, in addition to those
designated under this Act, IS by and
with the advice of the Governor they
may select; and bills 80 incurred shall
be audited and paid in the usual mau-
ner.
SEC. 8. All Acts and parts of Acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect from
and after passage. (Jan. %, 1872. ,
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Buckingham's Dye.
roR THE wH1SERRa.

As our Renewer ia many casea
requires too long a time, and too
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskers, we have prepared this
dye, in one preparation; which will
quickly and efectualiy accomplish
this result. It is easily applied.
and produces a color which will
neither rub nor wash off. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by r. P. HALL, & CO..
NASEUAa NH.
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Citation for Letters of Administration
The State Of South Carolina.
ABBEFILLE COUNTY.

ABBEFILLE COUNTY.
By CHAS. w. GUFFIN, ESQ.,, Pro-
bate Judge.
EXTHEREAS, LEWIS D. BOWIE,
" G. G. P. S G. S., made suit to
me, to grant him Letters of Admins
tration, de bonis non. of the derelict Es-
tate and effects of John g. Nickles, late
of Abbeville County, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon--
ish all and singular the kindred and
Creditors of the said John G. Nickles,
deceased, that they be and appear before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Abbeville G. H., s. c., on 2lst Sep
tember next, after publication hereof, at
II o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause,
if any they have, why the said Admins
uration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this
Eighth day of AUGUST, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four and in the
ninety-ninth year of American In
dependence.
Published for six successive weeks in
the Abbeville Press and Banner, and on
the Court House door.
CHAS. w. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate.
August 12, 1874, 1s-et*
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Citation for Letters Of Administration
The State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
BY c. w. GUFFIN, ESQ.,, Probate

BY T.. w. GUFFlN, Esq, IfoDaIe
Judge.
NMTHEREAS, L. D. Bowie, c. c. P.
wv g. G. S., made suit to me to grant
him Letters of Administration of the
derelict Estate and effects of Mrs. Nan
cy Wilson, late of Abbeville County,
deceased.
THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite
and admonish all and singular the
kindred aud creditors of said Mrs. Nan
cy Wilson, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in tile Court of
Probate, to be held at Abbeville Court
House, South Carolina, on September
2lst next, 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 9Th
day of August, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four, and in the ninety
ninth year of American Indepen-
derce.
Published for six successive weeks In
the Abbeville Press and Banner, and on
the Court House door.
g. w. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate.
A,o,,f 10 1914 1Q-6t*
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ssa- Dress and mantua-making is ex-
ecutcd at the Emporium of Fashion in
the best style and at the most reasonable
rates See advertisement.
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J.T. Robertson

AALLS the attention of the
IL public to his Stock Of
SPRING GOODS, now opened
and ready for inspection. He
spared no pains in selecting this
having made his pur-
chases under the most favorable
circumstances. His lines are
complete in all the various De-
partments, and it is his deter
mination to sell at the lowest
prices; he feels assured that
CASH BUYERS will find it to
their interest to give him a call:
He calls especial attention to
his Stock Of DRESS GOODS
and MILLINERY. His Dress
Goods Department embraces all
the latest styles Of SPRING
AND SUMMER MATERIAL,
GRENADINES, JAPANESE
J ENAPIN E, P RI N TED
LAWNS, STRIPED PUR-
GALS, PRINTED MUSLINS,
WHITE STRIPED LAWNS,
PIQUETS, with a great variety
of plain White Goods, JACO-
NETTS, MULLS, MAIN
SOCKS, FRENCH SWIsSES,
&C.,, &c.
His Millinery is in full bloom
and he cordially invites the Ia.
dies to give him a call, feeling
assured that the temptation
will be too great for them to
leave without purchasing some
thing in Miss RAMEY'S DE-
PARTMENT.
In connection with this, will
BE FOUND A DRESS
MAKING DEPARTMENT.,
in all it's various branches, un-
der charge Of Miss LIDDIA
whose long expe-
rience is we'll known to the Ia
dies Of Abbeville. ,
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r9- DR.. J. T. Darby, of Columbia,
has been called to the professorship OF
surgical anatomy in the University OF
New York.
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One Of our merchants says he favors
the proposed law for abolishing the
fences. TO get rid of the fences is the
Eoaly way to find outwhere certain cam
0idates stand, for they are always ION
1.-The fence,n and 1T were taken down
they would be compelled to locate else
t3fh nero. - deason c ioaserVat0r Ssa
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RELIGIOUS. We are requested to
state that the Rev. r.. A. Griffiths will
will preach in the Methodist church in
this place on next Wednesday evening
at candle-lighting.
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CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
BA RN w Ell l. & C. o.,
Dealers in Staple Dry Goods, Groce-
a.;es. Provisions, &c., &c.
AnREvILLE, September 2, 1877.

sales 7OS-uplands 165; Orleans 1T.
Gold 81.
AUGUSTA, August 31.-Cotton steady
and fair demand-middling 15}.
CHARLESTON, August 81. - Cotton
quiet-middling 153; low middling 10;
good ordinary l43; sales so.
BALTIMORE, August Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat active and ad-
vanced 2a3c. Corn firm - Southern
white 94a97; yellow S3aS4.
CINCINNATI, August 3l.-Flour dull:
Corn steady-69a72. Pork quiet and
unchanged -23 OOa23 so. Bacon steady
shoulders 81; clear rib 13s; clear 1874
135. Whiskey firm and active, at 97; :,
ST. LOUIS, August 81. - Flour dull
and unchanged. Corn quiet and firm
6Sa69 for No. 2 mixed. Whisky steady
at SO. Pork steady at "a 90. Bacon
firm and more doin for futures. Lard
unchanged,
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r@. The organization of rifle clubs in
the State seem to be an object of appre-
hension to Republican leaders.