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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

On and after Thursday, September the
5th, lS7:!!, the Passenger trains on this
Road viii! be run It's follows, daily, Sun
days cXccptcd:
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Not long since a very nervous
lady took passage at the Tip-Top
House, White Mountains, to de-
scenl by the almost perpendicular
railroad. Her fears were apparent
to every one, and the following
unique dialogue took place between
her and the conductor: Mr.. Con-
ductor, how do you hold these cars
when you want to make a stop ?
Conductor.-Nladamc, We apply
the brake, which you see there.
Lady.-Suppose, Mr.. Conductor,
that brake should give way, what
do you do then? Conducto".-
Madame, we then apply the double
acting brake, which you see at the
other end Of the cars. Lady.-But
Mr.. Conductor, suppose that brake
should not be sufficient to check
the cars, where will we SO then
Conductor.-Aladame, | can't de-
eide. That depends entirely upon
how you have lived in this world !!
Lady, with a deep sigh,) Il wish |
had never seen cars"
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OFFICIAL L.
State Of South Carolina.

SJate OF S0uCh CafCllHa'
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, !
Columbia, Jan'y l3, 1873. J
The Abbeville PRESS ARD
ESAkSNssn - is hereby designated
Is the Newspaper for the publication
Of all Legal Notices and Official Advcr-
tiscments lor the County Of Abbeville..
unier the Act, approved February 22d,
1870 entitled "Am Act to Regulate the
Publication Of Legal and Public No
ices" and the Order heretofore issued
designating the ALocviUc Iie"ium is
hereby rcsc.nded.
SAML w. MELLON,
Attorney General.
S. L. HOGE.
Comptroller General.
II. Il. HAYNE, r
Secretary of, State.
I certify that the foregoing is a copy
lhe original OH file in this Office.
II. f.. HAINE,
Secretary Of State.
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C. e. BRUCE,
Boot and 4 Shoe 81 N NMaker,
Cglhral & Wilson's RANCE,
Sept. 8, 1878, If

WOULD respectfully inform the public
that he has opened a. shop in Abbeyille
at the above location, where he has pro-
vided himself with the best material,
and is now prepared to execute all work
in his line with Teatness and dispatch.
He guarantees satisfaction in quality
and price, and will be pleased to receive
the patronage of the public. . ''
Sept. .24, 1873, 24-tf - *.
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AN ACT to Regulate tie Publica
ton Of uN Legal and Public No
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ARK KANSAS.
End OF the War.

LITTLE ROCK, May l9.-About day
light this morning Brooks. with a small
guard OF cavalry. evacuated the State
house, going no one seems to know
where, but it is reported he went out on
the road toward Fort Smith. The
federal barricade across Markham St.,
in front of the City Hall. was removed
this morning. Col. Johnston, Secreta-
~ OF State, went to the state house and
put squad OF workmen to cleaning up
About IL o'clock Gen. r. E. Newton,
commanding Bakers forces, with his
.taff and two companies, went TO the
State house and took possession, sta
tioning sentinels throughout the
grounds and buildings. After getting
possession OF and examining the sur
roundipgs, Gen. Newton sent word 10
Baxter, who, in company with his staff,
the Secretary OF State, and few citi-
zens, took a couple of carriages at the
Odd Fellows Hall, and proceeded
by General King Whites caval-
ry and followed by the in.
fantry and artillery marched up.
Mark ham street TO the State House
At the gate the column halted, the
party gol out and the Governor pre-
ceeded to his room in the LETT wing OF
the State House, which had previously
been occupied by Gen. Newton, who
was in waiting. The room was imme-
diately filled with friends congratulaA
ting the Governor. The big 74-pounder
wass fired, and was followed BY lOl
guns from the two parrots. Intense
enthusiasm prevailed.
/ The building was found in a very
dilapidsted condition. Earth works
and plank barricades were scattered
throughout the grounds, The desks in
the two legislative halls, the Supreme
Court room, and other rooms, had been
improvieed into barricsdes. Many ol
them were broken and the utmost con-
fusion prevailed. The State arms were
left lying loose around the building
Workmen have been busy through the
day putting things to rights.
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MEMPHIS.
Fatal AHrBys

MEMPHIS, May ia fatal afray
occurred on Cherry creek in Pantotoca
county, Mississippi, last Thursday. The
parties engaged were VIM. Garner. Sim
Mccoy, Sam. Reeler, w. Mccoy, Sr.,
Lark Williams and George N cCoy'
Fire arms were freely used and Will
liam Garner was shot dead. and Lark
Williams was shot three times, each
wound however, proving to be but
slight. VIM. Mccoy, Sr., had his arm
broken and Sim. Mccoy was eighty
bruised. All the combstants had, be-
fore this terrible affair, been friendly to-
ward each other, in fsctIwere all related.
No other cause is assigned for the un-
fortunate and deadly collision, than
that the parties were at the time under
the influence OF ardent spirits.
Steamboat Accident.
In decending the st. Francis yester-
day, the steamer St. Francis struck
against a pier OF the railroad bridge at
Madison, tearing away come fifty feet
O. her lower guard, smashing her cook
house, and pulling her wheel down. She
met with a similar accident at the same
place some three weeks since, and
shortly since a small steamer was
capsiZed and lost at this point.
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NEW YORK.
Temperance,

New YORK, May ia committee
OF the Women's Temperance Union
waited on the Excise Commissioners
Yesterday to urge the consideration Of
their proposition for 9 stricter enforcs'
ment of the excise laws. The COM
missioners assured the women OF their
intention to carry out the laws as fully
as possible, aud explained the difficult
ties attending the execution OF their
duties. They are not. for instance,
authorized to prosecute in court for
civil damages, and in cases where they
have wished to lay case under the
criminal laws, which make violations
of the excise law q misdemeanor and
punishable by one years imprisonment,
they find that the great rush OF busl-
ness iu the criminal courts obstructs
them. They have filed with the dis
trict attorney since March last seventy
complaints. with proofs. against offer-
ders but only two indictments have
been found, and the district attorney has
said that there were so many calls Of
greater importance that it would be
some time before they could all be
reached. As to the general aspect OF
the temperance question, recent statls-
tics developed the fact that in New
York city in 1873 the cases OF drunken
ness were 90 per cent. less than in
Brooklyn or Boston, proportionally,
and intempersncs and the crimes re-
sultipg from it had decreased 30 per
cent within the year. The ladies
thereupen announced themselves satis-
fed, and stated that they would at once
lend their energies toward influencing
the District Attorney to more rapid
disposal OF the complaints. Prayer Was
made and the committee withdrew.
The Liquor Dealers Protective
Union met Iast evening. The Commit
tee on the Excise Board reported that
they had called on the Excise Conn
missiouers with their propositions and
that the latter had treated them very
rudely, calling them outlaws and
rebelp. Resolutions were adopted by
the Association recommending that the
dealers make no application for license
till the Excise Board are disposed TO
permit iairer terms, and also declaring
that when members are inter!ered with
hv the Excise Board the Protective
Union will take upon itself their de-
tense.
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DAKOTA.
Trial of WIntermafe.

YANXroN, May l9.-In the Winter
mute case to-day fourteen witnesses
were examined 10 behalf of the prose-
cutiou. A majority OF these were eyes
witnesses to the shooting, and corrobo-
rated all the main points Of the state
ments concerning it given by the fret
witnesses yesterday. They agree as to
Wintermute being seated in a chair
next to the aisle, looking frequently
toward the entrance. lie rose and fred
the fret shot toward the door. where
McCook was standing; that McCook
rushed toward him and Wintermute
again fired, after which blood was seen
coming from his lett bresst and back !;
in subsequent struggle two
more shots were fired, making
four in all; the pistol was after
wards taken from him by Maj. Hanson,
who produced it in court. When
thrown away the cylinder was missing.
This was found by another witness who
produced it. and it was found to fit
perfectly. When found it had four
empty cartridges in it. 1t was shown
by other witnesses that McCook had
been in an adjoining room in the ho-
tel previous to the shooting. and that
Wintermute few minutes previous
looked into that room and then went
into the court room and took his seat,
looking frequently toward the door
McCook came out OF the room where
he had been, stood IN the court room
door with his hand above his head,
leaning against the jamb, and had on
ly stood 30 few minutes, when VIM
termute fired at him. Captain Wal
dron, an old cities testified to COM
ing into the court room alter the strug-
gle was over and after McCook had
been carried out, and saw Wintermute
standing with another man, and in
quired who did that shooting, when
Wintermute answered, II did"
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New York Market.

NRw YORK, May l9.-Cottou-
Dull; middling uplsnds lS!c. Flour
STEADY and unchanged Rye Flour
unchanged. Wheat-Ia tair de
nand and slightly higher; No. 2 Chicago
spring | 4S@l5G; No. 2 Milwaukee
/ 53@l "a; Iowa and Minnesota No. ]
spring | 55@l 81, winter red western
| CO. white western / 10; interior spring
| 35@l 40. Rye-More active. Bar
ley-Dull and quiet. Corn-Fair and
unchaugsd. OsIs-Opeued steady and
closed heavy; mixed western 64@65c
white western 66@67ic. Cofee-Dull.
Sugsr-Firm. PeroIeum-Firmer; res
fined l3!9l3lc; crude sc. Esgs-
Unchanged. Pork-Lower; new mess
II GOALS 90 spot IL so June; II 9OC9
Is 90 July; Is 373@lS 25 August. Beet
Unchanged; middles steady; short
clear l0!c; city long clear lO@lOic:
Lard--Firm; prime STERN II ic spot and
June; II Lilo July. Cheese-Quiet at
l2@l6c. Whisky-Steady at CSC. But
ter-Steady; new westerI 25S29c.
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TEXAS.
business Prospects.

DENNIsoN, May le.--The wheat crop
in this region is now out OF danger and
will be the largest and best ever raised
in northern Texas. New wheat will be
iu the market here by the Let OF June.
A large breadth of land is planted in
cotton and looks finely. Business 10
reviviug all through Texas and all the
railroads are crowded with immigrants
while the prairie roads are lined with
people in wagons seeking new homes.
The Texas and Atlantic Refrigerator
Company have added improvements to
their slaughtering works here and are
now killing 100 beeves daily and will
soon slaughter 500 They own one
hundred cars built expressly to trans'
port fresh beet to St. Louis. Chicago.
New York and Baltimore. and will
send train load daily TO those cities
during the season. Beef cattle are now
getting fat in this State. - -
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CONNECTICUT.
Election OF L. 3. Senator.

Election Of L. 3. senator.
New HAVEN, May l9.-Tbe vote foI
United States Senator wac taken to-
day 10 the Senate aud House. OF &c
votes In the Senate. W. A. Eaton,
Democrat, received l6, and of 227 in
the House, Eaton received 1872. SEN
stor Buckingham received 4 votes in
tho Senate and 70 in the House. David
A. Wells got one vote in the.sHouse
and Joseph R. Hawley ii. The Leg.
islature will meet tomorrow in Joint
Committee and confirm the election OF
Eaton.
In the Legislature this morning a
resolution was passed, under suspen-
sion OF the rules, appropriatiug for the
sid..oi the sufferers by the late catas-
trophe at Williamsburg $4,000 from
the State treasury, TO be expended
under the supervision Of Governor In
gersol il required. A committee was
also raised to ascertain what legisls-
ton is necessary for the better protee-
ton OF lives hszsrded by poorly con-
structed reservoirs.
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eterually, or tha. be failed TO see the
effect OF causes which be himself put
into operation, neither Of which We can
suppose of God.
81. "Is il reasonable that God was
defeated by Satan, one of his own crea-
lures, and that his triumph is almost
complete No, it is not reasonable
and reasonable man would not raise
the question, much less profess to be-
lieve i, 80 it appears TO me, reasoning
in the absence OF faith.
have referred to these few questions
oil Orthodox, merely to give him IN op-
portunity OF explaining himself. Is be
an ipfdel or q christian II . chris.
tisn where is his Sunday school educs-
tion-if an iufidel where is his candor :
INNOCENCE ABROAD.
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WASHINGTON.



At the workiugmen's mass meeting
held here last night resolutions were
adopted demanding the enforcement Of
the eight hour system and the removal
of Architect Mullet; depreciating the
introduction Of Coolies as threatening
the exclusion of enlightened workmen,
and tavorpg the opening OF the Peo-
pies Freight railroad and OF wafer
communication by the Government.
The House Committee on Poet
Offices and Poet Roads TO-DAY agreed
10 report that the contract with the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, CIV
ing a subsidy OF $5O0.O00 per annum
for additional mail service, is null and
void BY reason OF their nou-tuifillment
OF the contract, and that the sum ap-
propriated be covered into the Treasury
and that no additional appropriation be
made under that contract. This leaves
the old contract Of $500, 900 per annum,
having three years to run, undisturbed.
The SRnbOrn case.
The Committee on Ways and Means
had before it this morning Mr.. Dickin-
son, Boston lawyer, who furnished
the committee with an interesting his
tory of F. A. Prescott, Sauborn's laws
yer. He detailed the circumstances by
which Prescott took from a New Bed
ford boot and shoe dealer 5000 on a
pretence OF settling for him a case Of
insufficient income tax, He gave a
snccipct history of Prescott's career
from the time he was clerk in the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau, when he divulged
correspondence from the Boston District
Attorneys Office until the time when this
same District Attorney Hillsrd made a
motion for Prescott's admission to the
bar in ignorance of his aptecedents. As
to Sanborn, be secuted the idea that he
vas a mysterious map. He would as
soon think OF mentioning Dom Pistt
in that character. He believed that
Sanborn was sim ply put forward as q
man through whom the knowledge and
information OF revenue frauds might be
Investigated by others.
Cabinet Meeting.
All the members Of the Cabinet were
present at the session to.dsy, bat there
was no public business before the meet.
ing and an adjournment was effected
early.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Aid for the unerers.

NORTHAMPTON, May l9.-As pub
lie meeting here in aid Of the sufferers
hy the Mill River disaster, the follow
ing committee was appointed to receive
a tund and make distribution OF the
same: Luther Bowman, President Of
the Ham pshire county bank OF North.
amp,on; VIM. Skinner, OF SINNERS
vile; Joel Hayden, OF the firm Of Hay
den, Gere & Co, OF Haydenville; Lewis
Bodmap, of williamsburg, aid Colonel
j. L. Otis, of Leeds. All remittauces
in cash or drafts should be made to
Luther Bowman, treasurer OF the relief
committee, Northampton.
WORCESTER, May l9.-The remain.
der of the Chicago relief fund amounts
ing to $500, has been given to the
Mill River sufferers.
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Chicago Market,

CHICAGO. May 10 -Flour-only
q limited jobbiug demand extra
sprlng IS 25@5 IS, Wheat-Demsnd
active and prices advanced; No. !
spriog 81 q; No 2 spring ] 22i cash;
| 22i June; 22t July; No. 3 do | l7i;
rejected nominal. Corn-Demaod &C.
tive and prices advanced; No. 2 mixed
62962iG mixed 64iG65c. 0ats-Ds-
mand active and prices advanced; No
2 4Slc cash; 45c July. Rye Scarce
firm apd higher; No. 2Sl 00. Barley
Quiet and unchanged only samples
sold. Pofk-Demand sctive and pri.
ces advanced at $l7 0O@20 % cash
Is 25 June; II 459l7 so July. Lard
Demand active and prices advanced
at l0Ic June $40 30 July. Bull
Mea,s-Demapd good at full prices and
unchanged. Whisky-In iar demanc
and 10 4 er rates at s44c. ,-'
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CHICAGO.
Con, p,erce With British North Amel

CHICAGO, May l9.-Tne Board OF
Trade to-day passed tie following res
olutions:
WHRREAs, This Board has been in
formed that negotiations are pending
between the governments OF the United
States and Great Britain and the Do
minion of Canada, with a view the
enlargement and extension Of our COM
mercisl relations with British North
America therefore,
Resolved That we cordially commend
the spirit OF national anity aid good
will OF which these negotiations are
significant; that We approve the purpo'
ses thew are intended to accomplish.
Resolved, That We are in favor OF as
free 8 commercial intercourse between
the United States and Dominion o.
Canada as the revenue requirements o.
the two countries will admit.
.Resolred, That the enlargement o
the Welland aud st. Lawrence cana
to the capacity OF the Lake hsrbors
at an early and definite period, is OF th'
greatest importance as a means o
sbeapening the cost of transportation o
western products to the seaboard, ant
such enlargement. together with tn
right of using said canals on the sam
terms as Canadian vessels, should b
included 10 any treaty which may b
ne gotiated, and the right Of Canadian
vessels to navigate Lake Michigan su'
use American canals contiguous to ant
connecting the great lakes, should b
placed on same the basis a. the ri ght o
American vessels to navigate the 81
Lawrence river, and use the canals Q
Cansda.
Resolved, That any treaty which ma
be concluded should run q sufficieu
length OF time to assure the bushes
community that the capital invested i
, such trade shall not be exposed 10 th
! hazard OF political contingencies.
Resolved, That this board would II
{ gard the conclusion oi Q treaty base
on the foregoing principles as an apprt
} pirate sequel to the treaty Of the Wasl
: ington and Geneva arbitration.
Retolred, That copies Of these resi-
lutions be transmitted to the Secretal
Of State, Secretary Of the Treasury,
: our Senators in Congress, sad to Il
: British Minister at Washington; oil
10 the Secretary of State Of the D.
e minion of Canada.
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OHIO.
TPiaI OF Dunlap.

Columbus, May l9.-The trial OF
Robert Dunlap for the murder Of Jas.
Carpenter, in September, 1872, COM
menced to-day. The indications are
that the defense will set up that Dunlap
vas provoked to the deed by the
knowledge ofa criminal intimacy ex-
istipg between his wife and Carpenter.
The prosecution will set up that at
the time Dunlap was married to the
woman known in this part OF the corn-
try az his wife be had wife living in
Virginia. This is done to secure the
testimony OF Mrs. Dunlap, who Was the
only witness to the murder.
Mary D. Springer. aged l6 years
who ran away from her parents 10 Nel'
sonville last week, was found in g
house Of prostitution here to-day: She
refused to return home and was locked
up 70 await the arrival OF her mother.
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Faith ys. Reason.
Editors OF the Register.

hulLOIs VI ING ncBbNoi' Z"
l have been reading for reveral weeks
a series OF articles in your excellent
paper upon the subject OF religion.
While admire the csDdor and fairness
of your correspondents (Iesving the
monkey out OF the admiratiou) and fully
appreciate your tolersncy for their
opinions, for which. OF course, you are
not responsible, l cannot but admire
equally, the smooth discrimination
skilled to grace devils purpose with
with an angels face" exhibited in the
articles writtea by one calling himself
Orthodox"
would not have your readers sup
pose that am writing in yDdlcation
Of orthodoxy or heterodoxy bat as one
indifferent alike to both, having as a
motto, think, speak, and act against
mean dlvice." Religion is something in
which we are ali deeply concerned, its
influence extends into every lonely
nook and corner OF society, it exerts
coutroliLg influence over every emotion
OF the soul, beDce it should be treated
with candor and seriousness.
This man Orthodox" is writing
oste usibly, IS q Christian, and at tht
same time laboripg assiduous|y and no
ineffectively to show some OF the crosses
incongruities and sbsurdities in ths
Bible, protesting to believe them
through faith, that 10. tb'
faith ofa grain OF mustard seed" Il
occurs to me that il lhere were any
determinste relation between his pro-
fessed faith aud the mustard seed, h'
would have enough TO plant the Is
lands OF the sea. He has read the Bi
bic, evidently, and too, with care, bu
il seems strange that he quotes moth
ing, refers TO nothing, except what NJ
reasonable man OF ordinary faith pre-
tends to believe, and TO believe which
would require faith more than sufficien
to remove the Himalsya mouutsins
!. He boasts, or rather intinates, tha
. be had thorough orthodox Sunda'
, School" educahon-this 10 very proba
. ble-Psul says, Romans aud Is
"The good that 1 wonld, do not, bu
the evil that / would not, that | do"
Here are few OF the questions ask
ed by Orthodox" while he is either
BY "indirection seeking direction out
"or he has stole the livery OF the cour
Z Of Heaven TO eerve the devil TO-"
let. us it reasonable and Can me
= believe that God repented that be ha
I made man and was grieved al hi
3 heart 7
|, To this l answer empbatically, no.
e We cannot reconcile the ideas Of .,
peptauce and grief with those Of inm'
!. tlbility and infnity. Orthodox know
d a. do all OF your intelligent reader
= that this is one OF the most vulnerabl
+ dogmss in the Bible, one which the q
most stretch OF fsilh could not epab
; q msn. having q" ything like . respec
' table or intelligent idea Of God 10 b
o lIeye for o. mousnt. ra. a..a.r q
e I'D. "ls it reasonable that God shoul
% damn all mankind Tor the sins OF OF
}. man who lived six thousand yea
agoT No, this is in confics with 9
our ideas Of Gods jnstice and psrte
tiop; and, 70 believe il, We are forced
- cosclude one OF two thingr, either tb
y God created the human rsee for q
special purpose OF puuishing the
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New York Dry 6~sas Market.

NEW YORK, May l9-There were
more nearby retailers 10 the market
to-day, and both agents and jobbers
we're a shade more actively employed.
Heavy brown shee,ipgs in fair package
and piece demand. Bleached shirtinss
in steady request. Prints dull in fret
hands, except bordered styles. Mos
cows, Beavers and ChIuchillas are more
INQUIRED after by the clothing trsde.
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Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI. Nay l9.-Cotton-Dull
at lSc. Flour-Dull and unchanged.
wbeat-Quiet and weak at 3s@1 40.
Corp-Steady at 72975c. Osa-Firm
at $4,000. Rye-Scsrce and firm;
nomipalIy / Is. Bsrley-Dull and
usehsoged. oiis-- U Dcbsnged. Egg.
Firm at l3c. Butter-Siesdy and
unchanged. Cheese-Firm. Pork
Firm; held ct Is 90. Lsrd-Quie, and
firm; siesm noninally lie; ketlle lag
life. Bulk meats-Firm; shoulders
held at 6 4036 So clear rib 81; sales o.
country meat, clear. At 9le also sale'
OF shoulders and clear ribs at 6t9e,
buyer May. Bseon-StesdJ; shoulder
7t97tc; clear rib sides sold freely Al
lOc; clear held at l0ic. Whirky-
Active and firm At 94c.