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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-09-15

SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 6.-The
vote for Governor, as far as returned, is
as follows: Irwin (Dem.) $4,000.
Phelps. tRep.) $4,000, Bidwell, (Ind.)
$1,000. The Legislature returns are not
complete, but the Democrats will have
an overwhelming majority,
.Atlanta has determined to burn the
first series of water works bonds, can
celed on account of some irregularity in
signing them.
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! Editor. Press and Banner:
I hand you a problem which please
publish in your paper. A copy of the
Press, and Banner will be sent for one
year to the person giving the first cor
rect answer. Address, J. Y. Jones,
office County Commissioners.
Proposition A liquor agent of New
England town held the office for one
year, at the close of which time he gave
the following statement of his accounts,
viz. -
Amount of cash received upon
assuming the office. 80 II
Value of liquor received at same
tlme....... 81 "a
Cash received for sale of liquor
during the year...................... lO2 81
Amount paid orliquor purchased
during the year. ar........................ SO 81
Amount of salary of AGENT. Is 90
Value of liquor on hand at the
end OF the year..................... 81 81
Does the agent owe the town or does
the town owe the agent, and how much?
ANSWERS.
The following answers have been re-
ceived in the order in which they are
given below -
J. w. Trowbridge-agent owes town
S33 81.
! A. w. Jones-agent owes town SS1 60.
w. A. Briggs-agent owes town S76 40.
L. ID. Bowie-agent owes town SIG 40.
r. L. Hill-agent owes town $50 %.
H. p. Fl. McElrone-agent owes town
S76 40.
J. r. Robertson - town owes agent
50 70.
T. M. Galphin agent owes town
$76 40.
J. Allen Smith - agent owes town
SIS sc.
w. w. sprouse agent owes town
SIG 40.
John B. Wier agent owes town
S76 40.
7. Mack Mosely agent owes town
SIC 40.
J. G. acknowledgement owes town
$136 81.
S. L. Graydon agent owes town
ssl 60.
James T. Davis agent owes town
$Sl 60.
w. J. Young, Columbia-agent owes
town $S1 GO.
George G. Hodges-agent owes town
SSl 6U.
R. R. Seawright- agent owes town
$l39 II.
E. r.. Gaston-agent owes town $S1 60.
Press and Banner-Agent owes town
$Sl 80.
The Junior has concluded to settle the
whole matter and offers the following
as solution of the difficult problem
Town furnished:
Amount cash on hands 81 II
Liquors on hand, ......... 81 54- 80 II
Agent furnished:
Liquors bought, ......... SO 81
Agents Salary,."......... 25 o. 81 81
STA 81
BY sale of liquors, .......slO2 81
" liquors on hand, ...... 81 37-134 "a
Loss in the business, 40 %
The agent owes the town.........49 43
which would make the amount, $S9.7l
furnished by the town.
The town, we think, ought to quit the
business or employ better book-keeper.
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Wiel.'s Hotel.
rivals since last issue

List Of arrivals since last ISSUE:
is Chiplcy, Phoenix; s B McClin-
ton. McClin:onville; w x Blake,
Greenwood; Rev r w Seymour, White
Hall; Maj L White, Mrs NJ F White.
Miss Marie White, Mrs S II McCreery,
r E White, J F Lyon, + L Morrah,
Mountain View; Major + M lronmom'
ger, Norfolk, Va; WS Kellar, Marshall
Texas; J Werner, E F Werner, New
York; J G. Johns, Baltimore.
JOHN A. WIER, Proprietor.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The AlstOn House,
Ry THE MISSES CATER.

A hutchinson, f Thomas. Joseph
L Dictz, Baltimore; G A Briggs, Abbe,
Vile; Henry Briggs. jr, GreenvIile; 1
S Constable, st Louis; Geo RI Eaton
Savannah; J G Jackson, Mt Airy, ga;
NJ Y Postell, Widemans; Rev Il Bel
linSer, Bamberg; Rev r \ Pratt, city;
f A Mars, Calhoun's Mills; pr a 1
Wideman, Long Cane; Miss Florence
Tcmpleton, city; I ] Langston' Green
wood.
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AUGUSTA, September 13.-Cotton dull
and tending down-middling 12f; low
middling 12a receipts 24O bales; sales
los. -.
BALTIMORE, September13.-Oats dull
-Southren 45a4S. Rye dull at 80.
Provisions quiet and firm. Pork %. Sa-
22.5O. Bulk shoulders S5a9; clear rib
l2sa12l. Bacon active-shoulder 10.
af0t clear rib l3a; hams l5al59. Lard
steady-refined 144al4a. Coffee dull
and nominal-jobs 1Sia2la. Whisky
dull at Isl. Sugar firm and active at
1O}. Cotton dull -middling l4f; low
middling 13a; good ordinary l35; re-
ceipts l40 bales sales IS; stock 229:
LIVERPOOL, September l3.-Cotton
steady-middling uplands Z; middling
Orleans 7s; sales $1,000 bales; specula-
ton and export 1000; to arrive weaker
free sellars at Saturdays closing prices
receipts 1900; American $500.
NEW YORK, September 13-7 p. NJ
Cotton weak and irregular-sales 6S7
bales ut 143al4s; consolidate receipts
0,2sO. Flour steady, with moderate ex.
port demand -superfine western and
state 4.S5a5. .55; extra western and state
5. .70a5.95; good to choice $40; common
to choice white western extra 6, ,45a750
common to good extra Ohio 5.60a720
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Town Election.

The following is the result of the cleo
ton for Town Council:
Intcndant-Robert Jones, Isl. ,o
For JVuraens-W. H. Shives, l40
IT. NJ. Christian, l75; l. P: Kennedy
l54; VIM. Pope, lG6; Scattering q.
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FALL DRESS GOODS,

Selling cheap to make room for new
stock, at the
EMPORIUM or FASHION.
Sent. |. 1875 21-tf
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Due West Female College.

"HE Sixteenth year of this Institu-
ton will open OH MONDAY,
OCTOBER 4th. Faculty complete ;
course of study thorough government
kind and parental; location healthy
and pleasant, terms reasonable.
The President and his family will oc-
cupy the College Building and take
charge of the Boarding Department.
The College Building is undergoing
thorough repairs and the Boarding
Rooms will be completely re-furnished.
For catalogue, address,
J. I. BONNER,
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Fire Insurance.

"HE LIVERPOOL, LONDON {
GLOBE, FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, ihsures against losses by
fire at low rates, and pays all losses
promptly. Assets S2O,O0O, 10000.
VIM. II. PARKER, Agent.
Aug. II, 1875, lS-3m
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Notice
CREDITORS.

ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
against the estate of William 7. New
eli, deceased, are hereby required to.
ed. within the time prescribed by law.
Those indebted to the estate will make
payments at once, or suit will be brought
against them.
sAM'L w. COCHRAN,
Qaliaed Executor.
P. o. Abbeville G. H. s. G.
Sept. |. 1875, 2l-3t .-
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Store Room to Rent.

TE0HE corner STORE ROOM, in Ab-
bevillc, at present occupied ny
Mr.. R. w. Cannon, in the dry goods
business is offered for Rent after the lst
of Septcmber. HUGH WILSON.
Aug. IS, 1875, 10-tf
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AN OPPORTUNITY
MAKE MONEY :!
J. D. CHALMERS B CO..

WILL RENT MY PLANTATION
in Abbeville County, on Little Riv-
er, consisting of / 400 Acres, as a whole
or in portions, to responsible parties, OH
advantageous terms. This place con..
tains l46 Acres of Low Grounds: and
the high lands are fine cotton lands.
There are twelve firstrate cabins on 1t,
with comfortable dwelling-house, large
stables and cribs, good clubhouse and
screw. For further particulars apply to
my son OIL the place, or to me near PEN
dleton.
J. w. CRAWFORD.
Aug. "a, 1875 20-6t - .''.
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A Problem.

Editor. Press and Banner:
! I hand you problem which please
publish in your paper. A copy of the
Press, and Banner will be sent for one
year to the person giving the first cor
rect answer. Address, J. Y. Jones,
Office County Commissioners.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-09-15

which would make the amount, $s9.7l
furnished by the town.
The town, we think, ought to quit the
business or employ better book-keeper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-09-15
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
b A IL N w E Il l. & C o
COTTON BROKERS
AND DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.


ABBEvILLE, Sept. Is.
A telegram received in Abbeville yes
terday evening from Charleston, reports
the cotton market as dcmoralized, and
quotes middlings at 123c. The reason
assigned for this depression is the re-
ported large crop, which Is estimated..as
high as 4,500,000 bales. Owing to the
long dry spell Of weather, the receipts
at the ports have been remarkably large
up to this time. The market in Able
vile may be quoted from II to l2c. The
latter figures could only be realized on
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-09-15
Columbia Market

10 to l2c.; shoat, per pound, l5c.; CHICK
ems, 20 to 30c.; eggs, per dozen, 800.
Mr.. S. Bobo, agent of the S. G. Man.
ufacturing Company, in Spartan burg, y r.
S. c., has just completed O sale of 5000
acres of the Rolling Mill property, in
Guiding the shoal, mill site, &C., to 1.-The
English Manufacturing Company
This company will sub-divide the Land
into tracts of six acres each, and sell to
English and American settlers, men OF
small capital, who are also to take stock
in the company. Steps are already be-
ing taken to erect lumber and saw
mill and machine shops, preparatory to
building.
THE GOVERNOR ELECT OF CALIFON.
IA.-The Hon. VIM. Irwin, the Demo
cratic Governor ell ect Of California, is 9
native of Butler County; Ohio. He
went to California in 1852, and in 1861
and 1862 was elected to the Assembly.
In 1856 he was elected to the Senate,
and re- elected in 1873, being President
of the Sente pro tenn. under Governor
Booth. He was elected to the Senate
again, and became acting Lieutenant
Governor. He is now filling that office
From 1866 up to March last he has been
adorning ihe editorial chair of the Prc-
ku Union, and has there had an excellent
experience for the new position to
which he has been called.
The grasshopper is a little insect, but
he has large powers of consumption ana
never travels alone. The official report
of his work in Minnesota last year has
! lust been published d.-Twenty-elghl
counties, including 264 towns, were visit,
ed and the following is the bill of fare OF
the winged pest: Acres of wheat dam
aged or destroyed, 240,4l7; bushels o.
wheat lost on same, 2,64G 1902; acres oats
damaged or destroyed, 52,125; bushels
oats lost on same, 1877, ,733 acres corn
damaged or destroyed, "a, 1874: bushel:
corn lost on same, s,4l5. The exhibit
is fearful one, and affords people at q
distance a more vivid conception OF the
extent of damage done than mere oe'
scriptions can furnish.
Money is so plentiful in Massachusetts
that one savings bank at Northampton
RECENTLY refused to accept deposits on &C.
count, and a Springfield bank has hao
to send money away tor lnVcstmenC
DESPITE the hard times the savings de
posits are increasing, though the deposs
its are smaller in amount than usual
evidence that people are becoming i'm
pressed with the necessity of economic
ing rigidly.
"Glycerine will remove frecklcs," say:
a fashion exchange. If this allusion II
glycerine means the nitro" kim
there's no Jews in this statement. l
will remove almost any thing.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
Hints to Mr.. Bergh. i.

Eight hours should be a days work on a
dog churn, the dog to be allowed one day in
the week to himself. Let every dog have his
day.
A fine for imposing bogus watches on watch
dogs. The watch dogs honest bark has often
been raised against the swindle.
Protection Of ants for their nephews and
nieces.
Cushioned toadstools would be highly ap-
preciated by toads after ''hop."
Punish boys who frighten the frogs and
make them jump: sudden shocks are some
times fatal to nervous organization.
Encourage trout to write poetry. We
have seen some very beautiful trout lines ere
now.
Rostrums in the ocean for whales to ''spout'
from. This is want long felt, and the whales
pout about it.
Abolish mosquito bars. They make mos
quitoes irregular about their own.
Introducing the German language into the
schools of fish.
Pocket handkerchief for crocOdiles to wipe
away their tears.
A school in accounts for adders, who al
ready multiply rapidly.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
The Terrible Snow Slide.

Traces of the avalanche which came down
from Mount Davidson during the late heavy
fall of snow are still visible. In many places
snow still remains to the depth OF SIX or elght
feet. while the houses which were dtlnols!-
ed are as they were lett after the huge masses
which crushed them had spent their torcc
Some are hurled from their foundations into
the street. others are crushed into sllapeless
masses of debris, while others still, which
.vero only partially demolished, have been
repaired and are in use. The residents along
that part of Howard street tell of hair-breadth
escapes, some OF which are truly startling.
One man was on the roof of his house and
saw y huge ball of snow coming down the
mountain, increasing with great rapi,iity and
making directly toward him. He jumped off,
rushed in, caught his wife and threw her
from the back part of the building where she
was sitting just as that part ot the structure
was crushed into atoms Another talks of
covering over the snow as il lays in the yard
and using it for an lce-house all summer.
While still another has dug into the compact
mass and shelters therein his pigs and goats
from the piercing March winds which sweep
the nights. 1t will be months, still, ere that
part of the city will recover from the terrible
snowballs hurled ON it by Mount Davidson.
Virginia Enterprise March 5M.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
Charity in Silence.

For long time the English newspapers
have been acknowledging the receipt of
checks for thousand pounds for various
benevolent objects from person whose
never could be discovered. The money was
generally sent by post, either through the
Times or some other respectable journal.
Much curiosity was manifested to know the
name of this extraordinary and modest bene-
factor, who would, under no circumstances,
allow his candle to be taken from under the
bushel Rumor grew, and it came to be
widely believed that the Queen was actually
taking this method of disbursing part of
of her enormous fortune, and that she was
earning new title to the endearment of her
subjects by scattering thousand pound notes
for purposes of general benevolencc. 1t has
now been asccrtained that the real person was
a Mr.. Atwood, san old gentleman living near
Chestnut" He was about 80 years of age, a
bachelor, and had amassed large fortune in
the manufacture Of glass. He lived IN COM
plete retirement, and has recently died. Since
his death it has been discovered that he gave
away $1, 700,O 600 in this manner, and that in
the last year of his life his donations amount
ed to $500 Notwithstanding the enor-
nous sums thus contributed to the public
welfare, Mr.. Atwood left a fortune of So, ,O00,-
OUO This is an odd but pleasing evidence
of an eccentric disposition. 1t destroys,
however, one of the most popular delusions
concerning the Queen.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
A Cure for Diph iberia.

A correspondent Of the Scient.fc american
says: ''Take fiat iron and hea, il IL little On
the stove; on this apply very little pitch
(not gas) tar; have the iron hot enough to
make good smoke Then let the paiiel, take
into his mouth the small end of Il funnel, and
have the smoke blown through the funnel
into his mouth. Let the smoke be inhaled
we'll into the throat for few minutes five or
six times day. In very bad cases, it might
be we'll to use it oftpneI After this. let The
patient lie on his back then break up small
pieces of ice and pu, them into his mouth,
and let them go as far down to the roots Of
the tongue as posshle When they have
dissolved, put in some more; this will keep
down the i0flammati"n'
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
The Temple Of Justice.

what's this boy here for?" inquired His
Honor, as fearful lad of 10 skulked out and
stood before him.
Fighting" answered BUah.
''He kicked me tirst!" walled the lad, big
tears falling down.
"And then you--?" asked the court.
"Thcn / wallopet him. answered the boy.
II was boy once myself, said the c"u't;
Eyes, sir, strange as it may seem, was
boy. had my fights and my troubles. and l
don't want to be hard on you. You look like
good boy, and Pm going to let you so. BE
careful after this. don't say that you must
run when boy kicks you, and don't advise
you to kick back-not if there is IN officer
around. Go home, bub; be good to you
mother, respectful to your father, and see it
you can't be President of the United States
some day."-Detyuit Free Press
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
Now You Begin to Talk.

On {. certain occasion the counsel took
some exception to the ruling of the Court on
some point and a dispute arose.
IF the Court please said the counsel, and
at the same time picked up volume.
''There is no referring to any book" ex-
claimed the Court angrily. Il have decided
the pint. ~
''But, your Honor" persisted the at
torney. 49,.
s.Now, don't want to hear anything on
the subject yelled the Court. Il tell you
again have decided the pint"
Il know that" was the rejoinder, Il am
satisfied of that; but this is volume Of
Blackstone. am certain that he differs with
your Honor. and only want to show you
what q fool Blackstone was" rs9..
"Ah, indeed" exclaimed the Court, "now
You begin to talk"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01

The Spider.

This is inscck that cetches flies in net
like Il fish net, but not in the water. The net
is called web, and when it cetches dust in
sted Of flies it is cobwed. The spider knoes
he is ugla, so he stages good deal at home,
but ugly wimmen goes to church and walks
in the streets more than pretty; but they are
both in the same business, which is trappin'.
In Californy they has spiders that scorns to
spin webs, but goes out and cetches game
like other beasts of prey. They are about
the size of a girl baby, and lot of pizener.
They is tar antulers. When an injin has bit
hisself with a tar antuler he fills his skin with
whisky and steals blanket to wrap hisself
in, and hunts place where his body will be
most in the way. Then he lies down, and if
the pizen don't work at once he sings the
deth-s ing of the brave, and that nocks him.
We was told this to our house by traveller
who said he guessed be knew tarnal site
about injins and tar antulers. though he
hadn't never been to college. But Uncle Ned
he says it is best to get a good education
first, and then thro' in injins and tar antulers
according to taste.-Johnnys Composition in
National ReDublic0a.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
Removal Of u Tape.wOrm.

A writer to the Druggists Circular says
that in treating some cases Of tape worm he has
employed no preliminary provisions beyond
forbidding the patient tp take any breakfast
the day on which it is intended to remove the
worn, and giving him large dose of Rochelle
salts the preceding night. At 10 O'Clock in
the morning dose is given made of one-half
ounce of bark of pomegranito root, one-half
drachm pumpkin seed, one drachm ethereal
extract of male fern, one-half drachm pow
dered egot, two drachms powdered gum ara
bic, and two drops croton oil. The pome-
granite bark and pumpkin seed are thorough
ly bruised, and. with the egot, boiled in eight
ounces of water for fifteen minutes, then
strained through coarse cloth. The croton
oil is first we'll rubbed up with the acacia and
extract of male fern, and then formed into
an emulsion with the decoction. In each
case the worm was expelled alive and entire
within two hours. In each case, too, the
worm was passed with the bead firmly fas-
tened to the side of its body at about the
widest part, from which it was with difficulty
removed.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01

A bad little boy Ii: pack of shooting
crackers. and threw them into the street to
see them ''go OFF," One of Ike Batman's
mules came along and swallowed them before
they ''went off," The mule walked about
fifteen feet and stopped. Things wasn't acting
right inside. He began to taste the smoke OF
tire-crackers. He laid his left ear around
against his ribs and heard something. 1t was
them crackers having fun. The mule picked
out about three and half miles of straight
road, and started. A negro met him about a
mile the other side of the Aims House, going
south, white with perspiration, with streams
of smoke shooting out Of his nostrils, mouth
and ears, while lis tail stuck straight up, and
stream of blue and green smoke about ten
feet long followed in the rear. Ike found his
mule yesterday morning sticking half way
through farmhouse near Paddy's run, still
smoking. The man had got his family out
and put 'em up in a lot of trees. Ike hauled
his mule home, when he got cool enough, on
dray. The man is going to move his house
further back off the road, and his wife and
oldest daughter will be baptized when the
water gets warm. Louisville Courier-Journal.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01

About seventy years ago man was travel
ing through northern Idaho and camped one
pleasant evening ON one Of the plains. On
awakening in the morning he found himself
covered with snow, and ON digging out found
that it had fallen during the night to the depth
of forty feet on the level. He could see no
trace of his horse and sat for half day mus
ing upon the mutabilty of human affairs.
when all of sudden there came up one of
those Chinook Winds" CHATS what he called
IT'D and in half hours time the snow was
sli gone and the ground covered with water
to a great depth. He discovered and caught
his horse. and was obliged to swim him about
thirty miles to range OF mountains, where
stated that he was the leader of . scientific
exploring expedition, and the whole Of the
rest of the party, with all of their papers,
were gone, and the valuable information they
had accumulated was thus lost to the world.