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ORGANIZATION OF THE n. G.. 4. {

ORGANIZATION OF THE n. G. A. c.
We publish elsewhere the military
order appointing tho Adjutant and
Captains of tho various Abbevilc
companies composing the regiment Of
of which Senator Hollinshead is the
Colonel. The officers are duly ap-
pointed, and will be obeyed ard re-
spected accordingly,
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THE DE LA HOWE ScHooL.-The
meeting of the new Board of Trus,
tees came off at the Lethe School on
Monday last. We have heard no par
ticulars.
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Marria ges.

MARRIED., at the residence of the
bride, Oh the evening of Wednesday
the 22d inst, by the Rev. L. r. Miles,
Mr.. Wm. c. PARKER and Miss MA.
RY THOMAS, all of Abbeville.
MARRIED, at Mrs. SARAH NIGH
LES, April ed, 1871, by Rev. W. +.
Hcarson, Mr.. SAM'L II. COCHRAN
and Miss MARY NJ. NICHLES, all OF
Abbcvillc.
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s9-The meeting of stockholders OF
G. g. G.. r. r. will be held in Colum-
bia on the 30th instant, and stockhold-
ers pass over the road without charge.
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On THURSDAY after Sale Day, Il
9TH Day of HAY,

l will sell at the residence Of Thos
+. Riley, near Greenwood, the follow
ing property, to wit:
2 Horses,
Mule,
II Head Of Cattle.
Z Hogs and II head of Sheep.
Household and Kitchen Furniture
Levied on as the properly Of Silas
Ray at the suit Of Elizabeth Cobb,
and others.
L. P. GUFFlN,
Sheriff Abboville County.
Sheriff Office, I
April II, 1874.
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sa~Tho Annual Diocesan Convcn-
tion Of the Episcopal Church,
will be held in Charleston on the
second Wednesday, tho 18th May
next.
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J.T. Robertson

MALLS the attention of the
p public to his Stock Of
SPRING GOODS, now opened
and ready for inspection. He
spared no pains in selecting this
Stock, having made his pur-
chascs under the most favorable
circumstances. His lines are
complete in, adj the various De-
partn1onts, and IT'D his deter
minaSion 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 ENAP n +, PR.I N TED
LAWNS, STRIPED PUR-
GALS, PRINTED MUSLINS,
WHITE STRIPED LAWNS,
PlGUETS, 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 la
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 RAAIEY'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
TAGGART, whose long cxpe-
ricnce is we'll known to the Ia
dies of Abbcyillc.
J. e. ROBERTSON.
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], D, CHALNIERs& CO.,

TEAVING secured the services OF
N H good CABINET MAkER, arr
now prepared to have old furnitur(
made as new by repairing and uphol
sting at the FURNITUEES STORE. :sss
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swe Tho weather, after a briei
interval Of sunshine, Is again wet and
disagreeable.
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q Monday was delightful day
and the farmers were all busy cotton
planting.
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s9~Strawbcrries are ripcniag and
will soon be abundant.
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shsl|i' BE.

i!
|DY virtue Of q Mortgage to me
LED directed, Twill SELL at "A bbeville
Court House; on Saleday in May
next within the legal hours,
One Sorrel Stud Horse,
One Wagon and pair Of Dou.
BILE Harness,
And 100 Acres of Land,
more or less, bounded BY lands of T.
W. Mcmillan, NJ, Mcdonald, G.. a.
Douglass, and others, levied on as the
property Of Everidge Cain at the
suit of A. Bequest.
L. P. GUFFIN,
S. A. G.
Sheriff's Office,
April IA, 1874 1-tf
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Citation for Letters Of Administration.
The State Of South Carolina.

ABBEFlLLE COUNTY.
BY CHAS. w. GUFFIN, ESQ, Pro-
bate Judge.
UMTHEREAS, GEORGE II. KAY
wv made suit to me to grant him
letters of Administration of the Estate
and Effects of ISABELLA KAY, late
of Abbeville County, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all and singular the kindred and
Creditors of the said Isabella Kay,
decd, that they be and appear, before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Abbeville G.. H., S. C., on May
9th next, after publication hereof, ut il
o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, it
any they have, why the said Admins
tration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this
twenty first day of APRIL, in the
year of our Lord one Thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four and in the
nincty-eighth year of American In
dependence. ~
Published on the 22d and 10Th. days Of
April, 1874, in the Adt2riUc Press
Q1atl Banner.
CHAS. w. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate.
April %, 1874 2-2t*
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Notice.
q. S. INTERNAL REVENUE
SP PECIAL TAXES,
May 1, 1774, to April so, 1875.

FEVHE Law of December "A, 1882, re-
E quires every person engaged in
any business avocation, or employment
which renders him liable to Special
Tax, to procure and place conspicuously
in his establishment or place OF business
a Stamp denoting the payment of said
Special Tax for the Special Tax year be-
ginningssMay l, 1874, before commencing
or continuing business after April 80,
1874.
The Taxes embraced within the pro-
visions of the Law above quoted are the
following, viz:
Dealers, retail LIQUOR. ................. 900
Dealers, wholesale liquor. 10000
Dealers in malt liquors, whole
sale. ........ ............ 5000
Dealers in malt liquors, RETAIL. 1900
Dealers in leaf tobacco. .............. $500
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco. 10000
And on sales of over $1,000,
fifty cents for every dollar in
excess of 81 900.
Dealers in manufactured tobacco 500
Manufacturers of stills. .............. 5000
For each still manufactured: 1000
| For each worm manufactured 20.OO
Manufacturers of tobacco ........ 1000
Manufactures of cigars............ 1000
Peddlors of tobacco, first class
(more than two horses) ........". 5000
Peddlers of tobacco, second class
two horses) s)........................... 25.u0
Peddlers of tobacco, third class
Zone horse) ............................ 1900
Peddlcrs of tobacco, fourth class
ION foot orfpublic conveyance) 1000
Brewers of less than 500 barrels 5000
Brewers of 800 barrels or more. 10000
Any person, so liable, who shall fail to
comply with the foregoing requirements
will be subject to severe penalties.
Persons or firms liable to pay any of
the Special Taxes named above must
apply to c.. L. Anderson, Collector of
Internal Revenue at Columbia, South
Carolina, and pay for and procure the
Special Tax Stamp or Stamps they need,
prior to May l, 1874, and without further
notice.
J. W. DOUGLASS,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Office Internal Revenue,
Washington d. G., Feb. lG, 1874.
April 8, 1874 52-4t
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SPRING MILLINERY.

in all it's latest styles, is now ready for
inspection, and having been selected
with great care by the undersigned. as
formerly with US, whose good taste and
advantages are well known, feel perfect
confidence in assuring the ladies will
be found as attractive as ever before,
and shall always combine the latest
novelties to o;be had in the Northern
markets. Our prices will be upon the
cash basis, and as reasonable as can be
found anywhere. 'G" 49,"
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wEER'S EGoT-D.

wLSR'GS EGoEEI.
SINCE List LSSgLE.
4 B iIamblin, Little River Valley,
J L Lyon, Trotters Shoals; Il l. Cole
man, Now Market; j. \ Connor, Cokes-
bury J Is Sweavngin, Poverty Range;
II ID Jeacs, Ienesvillc; w l. Clinll-
scales, Lowndesrille; J ID Cresswell,
Ga; II T. Holiinsworth, city; W + An
derson, John ~ Brooks, } Il Link, W
Z Wideman, J L brennan, II II Har-
per, Joe Chealham, II M.Pinson, COun-
ty; } w Gray, Grecnvillci L Norrell,
Bremen; Elneil Reeler, Germany; }
+ Frentien, Columbia; DIR j L Miller,
Waiter Miller, Laurence Brownlee, Miss
Emma Christian Due West; J NJ Mar
tin, Monterey; Col Guynn, New York.
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Joint Resolution
To Appoint Trustees under the.
Will Of the Late Dr., John
De La Howe.

Be it enacted, by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina now met and sitting
in General Assembly and by the author
ity of the same:
That G.. B. Guffin, James Whorton,
Thomas Finley and Thomas Christian,
be and they are hereby appointed Trus-
tees under the Will of the late DR.. John
De La Howe in accordance with the
provisions of Section Chapter NXNI,
Title VIII Part l Of the General Stat
utes =
Approved the seventeenth day of
March, A. D. 1874.
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Mouldings for Pictures.

WALNUT MOULDING, Gilt Lining
RUSTIC MOULDING, Gilt Lining
All Gilt Mouldings, Oval Frames, al
sizes made to order and Oh hand at j
D. CHALMERS & co.
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Sheriff's Sale.
Silas Ray and others,
against Execution.
others.
DY virtue Of an Execution TO me
ID directed, l will sell at Abbeville
Court House, on Saleday in MAY
next, within the legal hours, one tract
of land, containing
Fifty Acres,
moro orlcss. and bounded by lands
of Thos. f. Riley, James Watt and
others. ...r. ..
..ts u. s...i. ALSO
On THURSDAY after Sale Day, the
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ME- would respectfully inform our
w numerous friends and former
patrons, our Stock of 3
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and are neveV drunk he asserted that the worst nhu
ence VISA exerIed by the last class. Drunkards are
loathsomc ObiecAs. and by the disgust they ex-
cite help tbs temperance The occa-
siOBal excuses Of the second class are con
demned in common convention. and the young are
warned to avoid their fault The third class, III ths
0 the young and the sight OF tbs world make
dPtsklng respectable. aud more TO be blamed than
druDkards, who In sort lunatcs, ard often csn
not cnntrol themselves.
Oyee thirty lady visitors went out yesterday, under
the auspices OF the WOmen's Temperance Onion. ana
tried get signatures to pledges not 10
sell liquors for beverages, They Visitcs Keep
OF groceries,. druggists, property -aold-
ers, and few saloon keepers. the stores
In FultOn-st and Myrte-ave were chiefly s0ugnI Inc
visitors report kind reception, almost universally ana
affirm that 8 number Of signatures were obtalne1 al
drug stores and groceries ana among property holders
saloon which three ladies visited prayer Of
fered, the pFoptietOrs aud CUSTOMERS manfestn1
marked interest, and 10 that saloon and another
the dram-seler said they hoped To change their
trade. Prayer meetings will be held tomorrow evening
dram-shops under the conduct OF the Union
cordial invitation 10 DR. Lewis 10 engage 10 the temper
work in Brooklyn has been cfrcu ated 10 some
extent the OF that city ana mas recescu
signatures from several prominent clersymen ana other
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MRS. LP. CUTTERS LECTURE.

The Mott Memorial Room was crowded, last
night Lizzie Petit Cutler who spoke there on
the subject OF Married Frts," heard by al as
sembage of intelligent cultivated. and kindly persons
This lady Possesses tho advantages OF personal beauty
and natural dignity. Her voice, though not strong is
sweet and her oratOry, though somewhat nerveess
aud untni3hedas Is usual with inexperience IN public
5peakingis entirely earnest, and therefore impressive
and wiuning. The qualities of integrity OF mind ana
gentleness OF temperament glow through II, likewise
aud increase It's charm upon kindly sympathy. Mrs
CATERS lecture slightly satirca upon the married
males who disport themselves in the fields Irritation
and poIntedly severe upon the married females who
live for admiration" and ia pervadng tone OF
thought and sentiment IN deep sympathy with the
home feelings, aud with the best principles and tender
affections by which human conduct IL nodded and
ennobled. IL dd not impress by originality force. nut
10 wOOed regard by grace ana Wholesome emotion. Mrs
Cutler often applauded. Her effort did betoken
the ability % AFFECT large assemblies the great halls
but it such effort would always please select
hearers and such AZ Ia credtabo 10 lady OF delicate
CaaL
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SERVICES AT DIR. sTORRs's CHURCH.

The regular Friday evening prayer and con-
ference OF the Church of the Pilgrims Brook
lyn was largely attended last evening The pastor the
Rev. DR.. storrs, not present The subject upper
most in the thoughts OF everyone was the COngrega-
uonal Council. Nearly every prayer that offered
was petition that inc blessing OF God
might rest upon 1t during every session
that its delegates might receive strength and
wisdom from on High that the Council might he just
and righteous in it, deliberations aud its DECISIONS and
that the interests OF Chrsts kingdom might be power
fully advanced result OF it's labors. The absent
pastor. too especially remembered. and
prayers offered that he might receive especial
strength in this especial emergency and that all his
deeds might meet with the Divine approval.
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TEST SHIP NEWS.
For other Sh,D Neirs see Ftfh Page

ARRIVED
Steamship Liverpool March Il. Queestovs
18th - &. e. f.aack!ga.
Of Loudoul. CadY Calcutta Dec CaYenns
Fark Lsenitor tRaS.l GrOnglst. ~ dars
Milne Iun (of bangor Dnksser rOaoe. R. 10 dsyS
With nOlasses
schr Res uc lof Haitian Anderson Ccninegos Is
Colon (o PheDhls ROObsoa, Csntsesos ~ dsTS
aug aud mei4ao.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
March 27-Ar1Ved STEAMSHIPS Amerss. nom Psierse,
Geoy- Apro Baumoei hsTeu from Nv fort Arr~ ssa
Philadelphia iar Turner om BeAuior . q
CHARLksroN March 2Uare ELIAS Moore FOR New fers
Nellie Baltimore.
from LIVERPOOL
FOREIGN PORTS
QUEzSsrowS March 2Tae steamship cY Of Pans sailed today
for Ne E.Yor6 al we'll 81,
ewYogS March y. here yeeriag, Copenhagen
LONDON 27.-Salcd the Uutd StsteS hiud Az -
Campbell Paul DubroVac Mi. ruIskO Edward Betty
niustne F Znrak FateiL Arrived oat from Tie Unissd
ministry Bo g. Sherwood John Dunyan. biIa Secse h~f
Kong. COunet aad Metz
MEMORANDA.
steamship Ctr Of Ga~emaa aIEvc Aspn~ah hssh H.
from nsw-iork.
Tue ste np Mohougo March i6 ,ot -.
Francisco. - ~,
The steamship Chauneey March 81
Ssw-iOrK, and sailed the evening for AsD'n~AiL
SPOKEN
IA lat % ~ long "a w. bark Llams tGer from R"saf'
darn Sew-YorA. 40 DAYS ont
lat 81 NJ long 90 w. bark DeTus brl Aletpy Zoe
New YORK, 80 Jays out
Voorhees, March 27.-Tbe wecsius steamship Re.oae
FaOsO, Om CurecA beach, passed. 40 t'sT ~
Norfolk
apparently Her salts and IA OeaAe scfs
.Tound her. She vas heading southwest
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MR.. TILToNs POSITION.

LETTER TO THE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL.
Mr.. Theodore TiltOn sent, yesterday, letter
90 Council giving his position in the controversy
Following the chief points Of the communication:
To the Congregational CoURel-GES rLEMES CLERICAL
AND LAY As your honorable body are discussing
m which made 20 appear principal actor you will
accord % the courtesy OF contributing 10 OH
cal records correct statementOf my OWE position;
privilege which ask because my position has been
nsfepresented IN your body 20 my grieyous injury.
This misrepresentation touches Two vital points nrd
my attitode toward Plymouth Church second
action toward ts pastor. win make plain statement
Of the facts bearing an both points
kTst. an 1870 became member Of Plymouth Church.
Ia l5S9 terminated my connection with that church.
IA 1919 my name, which still fingered the roll,
officially erased. My retirement from the church
executed 10y In strict oonf0Fmitv with a rule
OF the church and the validity OF my act has
since been siRnally aud repeatedly ratified by
the unanimous vote OF the church, affirming and reaf
nrmng the principle on which thai act was based
mat principle, as hold IT, h the free right OF man
svfef Lao connection With church free Will AIa
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GOVERNHENT WEATHER REPOBT
WAR DrrARrMYNr
OFFICE or TIE CHrEy signal ovr'csn


OFFICE CHfEy SIGNAL OYrfcEn
WAsnIScToR. ID. C.. Saturday. March 1s-i a -
Synopsis for zee past treafa.fosT h0"rs =.
North westerly winds, high barometer, ana
low tempeBalure. prevail tue NORTH WoSs am iaSs
re on. and thence the Mssuuri aud Ohio ystrys.
with clear weather. except in the latter section. wbero
cloudy weather and rain exist
SOsthcrly winds, nigh temperature. r~1g barone'~
partly cloudy weather In the 5os ern stats~ IL.
barometer and nm Westerly winds tph
clear weather la the Middle aud Eastern states Inc
rivers have risen al lanktOn, Caro- ana itisbufgi,
and fallen at LeayenwOrt1. Nashville Cincinnati ani
Louisville.
Probabilities
For the Middis states s0uth Vestrty inds resTTr1 ~
n0rbt Uesfsriy. rising barometer, fdt'hg r~PcF""e
cLOitdN heather and RAIN on lie codst
For New-England, sOutb-wesierlY winds. increi-ins
c0udness, falling temperature. and oecasonai ram
For the lakes aud thence TO the QUO aaJ Lower MIS-
souri, Valleys low temperature. partly cicsdy and ces
ing weather and th- westerly winds.
For the Southern STATES, rIsng barometer, colder.
cloudy weather and RAIN clearing IN the Gail sIsss IN
afternoon. -,
For the North West noTth-westerly winds pos,iey
veerng southeast sry. low temperature asa partly
cloudy weather.
The rivers will probably rise Mt Cairo and rankton.
ami fall at Nashville, ,Ciaeignati, and Louisville
The display OF cautlOnIry signals viii 10 Resumed az
tue lake stations on April 1.
Reports missing from al the Canadian aud gen
orally from the trans Mississippi stations.
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shall never become a ohurcbman in any church in
Cnpreb, this same principle has been similarly stated
Every has an indefeasibe right to separate him
sen rom the church by his sole act.
was ths right, thus held and now championad by
ryuouin Cnurcn that exercised in that church four
years ago by that act, aud principle have ever
since stood, and stu stand aud believe that n the
stamping this principle into currency as a canon law
among any considerable number Of churches, shall
thereby have contributed BY accidental example, 10
further not little the religious liberty OF mankind The
anecuonate loyalty which bear to my father and my
mother evernore reminds me that they belong to the
church OF whose liberty Roger Williams the early
champion in this country and 1t is the native blood
within me that makes me jealous TO an extreme de-
gree OF sacerdOal authority and ecclesiastical bonds
No action of Plymouth Church, growing out of my
could nave been more in consonance with my traditional
convictions, or more gratifying 10 my ancestral pride,
lowed me into my retirement and invested my
Individual tN act with the moral majesty OF a
ment OF the human mind from church bonds and presy
powers. But whether YOU agree disagree with this
whatever doubts your honorable body may cast upon
this method Of voluntary retirement, whatever such
when assumed aud exercised this right four
yet this assumption has since been ratified by that
church on several signal occasons and now put forth
by Plymouth Church as cherished principle Oi It's &c
Second -Four years after had thus terminated my
connection with Plymouth Church, was charged by
NOTED scandals derOgatory to the Christian integrity
OF the pastor ana injurious TO the reputation OF
the church" widespread impression over
Swallowed good mems minds that whatever points
were i'll doubt, there could be doubt that /
had slandered the paster OF Plymouth Church hereby
declare that had not then, nor have since, at
time in all life have ever uttered SANDER against
any human being. Mr. Tilton proceeds quote
support of his position tGc letter of Mr. Beecher pub
shed the "a OF June, denying that Mr. TtOn the
author of the caumnes against him (Mr. Beccner).
he then quotes his own letter sent 80 tho Examinng
Committee of Plymouth Church, explicitly denying that
he mad spoken against Mir. Beecher falsely, and
asking for examination He then refers 10 his state
Plymouth Church to the effect that If he had
slandered Mr.. Beecher lie ready To answer Tor IT,
aud calling upon Mr. Beecher TO speak, II he hrp any ac-
to make against him. After abiding 10 Mr..
Beecher declaration that he had no charges 10 prefer
against MN, he concludes as follows:
In conclusion. ilet repeat the points which the
above stat dement's prove, namely:
First: That my voluntary retirement from Plymouth
Church was wholly Ia accordance wish the rule and
spirit Of that church; and
Second That my action towards the pastor has al
been prompted by honorable " what
sti.ltes iair dealing between man ana man. Yours,
with respect, THEODORE IILION.
Brooklyn, Thursday. March 26. 1874
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vomiting which she believes ssve&her life. sss sx>'
the bottle containing the vine IN ,tne Judge "
he rstaiued "a evidence. During tho ,svesiss abb
found letter In her husbands writing, written Tn sn
swPr TO Personal" published In View York paper.
The advertisement purp0rted TO emdrate nom woman
years Of who good -l0oEug. well educated,
and search OF husband. When Mrs. Weber feaC mo
letter she thought that her husband tired or her
o ghe conclusion that he waDtod 10 remO~o
her make way for another. Weber slbseq 1entb
arrested and committed for examination He 10 Gee
man. years OF age, or lark com PIE xOn, and
feet inches IN haght when searched at the s,atiOn
house. namber % small vas and a copy ~ TIE letter
found 10y his wife, signed w Lewis were found 10 his