The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-09-08

The New York Herald deplores the
fact that Ohio Republicans have chang
ed their base, and made the school oues-
ton and not the currency the main
question in the canvass, This savs the
Herald, "is an indication t,tat their own
party is so infected with the Imitation
heresy that they dare not risk q canvass
OH that issue. It is true, in point of
fact, that the Republican party of Ohio
is divided OIL this question and that a
considerable proportion of its voters are
inf1atiOnists. In the last Congress nine
of the twelve Republican members Of
the House from Ohio voted for imitation.
and they, no doubt, supposed at the timo
that they were in accord with their con.
stituents. Those Republican constitu-
cncies in Ohio may have waived their
views, but not changed them, and this ia
probably the reason why the party dare
not make sqnare fight on the initiation
issue. Their change of base to the school
question, in the midst Of the canvass, Is
lekely to be interpreted at confession
that, on the imitation issue, the Demo-
Gratis would carry the state"
The Knorriye (7enn) Chronicle learns
from those conversant with ex-
President Johnson's private affairs that
1t is not known as yet that he made
Will previous to his death, or rather that
any such document Is now in existence.
1t is believed that he wrote more than
one, but it does not appear that any one
Of them is in force. 1t is known that
he incurred heavy loss from the fail
ure of Jay Cooke, and it is possible that
this change in his estate made it neces-
sary that he should change any will he
had made previous to that time, and 1t
Is probable that he never made will
afterwards, owing to the uncertainty as
to what his actual losses would be.
Those who have the custody CT his prop
erty and papers know nothing of the ex-
istence of an insurance policy on Mr..
Johnson's life, and they do not believe
that he lad any such policy. Mr..
Johnson's estate is not large, but suffir
cient to keep his surviving family above.
want. -.,, ....,.
THE FALL TRADE.-In the past week
some Of the interior merchants have
visited the city on purchasing tours.
The jobbers have not made large sales it
is true, but the indications are that they
will as soon as trade regularly opens.
The season is not sufficiently advanced
yet, and will not be until next month.
Ample stocks have been laid in, and
what with their variety, adaptability to
the markets for which they are intend
ed, and the terms the jobbers can offer,
& ere Is no doubtthat there will be brisk
and remunerative fall trade. The
wholesale establishments Of Meeting and
Hayne streets begin to wear q lively as
pect. -News and Courier. >..--.-...s
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, has written e
letter to the New York Tribune upon
the currency question, in which he con-
cludes that the only currency known to
the constitution is gold and silver or pa
per convertible into it OH demand; that
nothing but gold and silver can be-
made legal tender that the govern
ment being no longer threatened or apr
pretending danger, Congress has no pow
er to authorize the issue of all irredeema-
BILE currency and make it legal tender;
and that the credit Of the nation and the
permanent prosperity ofall classes of our
citizens demand as speedy return as
practicable to specie currency.