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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21
S1e 9aiIg Argns,
ROCK rsEAnD, .rxLTroTa
a Solemn Warning to the PRESIDENT.

From the Cincinnati Commercial.
Inc pleasing statement is made that
president Hayes u about to visit the state
of Kentucky. and witness the Lexington
fair. 1t is all right, we think. HAYES al
ways was willing to drink the wine of the
country. They have lovely wine in Ken
lucky, They take several Jumps of sugar
ana drop item into glass and cover them
with clear water and stir with a silver
spoon until the sugar is completely dissoly-
ed. Then few small bids of lee are added
ana stirred Tor few seconds. when the dis
nllment of corn (sweet NASH is poured ip.
aud the beverage is prepared. The tech
nleai name Of this drink is toddy. The
Important truth ahoutit is. that it is the wine
OF the country We think the president
will take kindly to it. lie should expert.
ment httle with it up in Vermont, under
the genial direction Of Mr.. Evarts, and if
tuckV
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

Jim Fisk used to say that Jay Gould
was bad bed fellow. HE gifts bis back
against the wall and his feet against the
small Of your back, and away you go out
into the cold. He has the coolest feet
OF any man | know. San Francisco
Bulletin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

The celebrated Peoria show cases;
cheaper than any other in the market
Quality guaranteed, Workmanship un-
surpassed. Rob't G. Luke, manufacturer,
Peoria, Ills, Field Bros, agents. Rock
Island, Ills. 5. lOdlv
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

Dunbar's Wonderful Discovery! Bethesda
Mineral Spring Water.
Waukesha Wis
This water is the acknowledged cure of
the lntractable and incurabIe disease known
as Bright disease, diobetes, dropsy, brick
DUST deposit, Inflammation OF the neck of
the bladder, alkali, and gouty swelling
For the liver it is unsurpassed. Il will al
lay all inflammation of the kidney and nrinal
organs in twenty-four hours giving imme.
date relief; also, in scarlet fever il pre-
vents the kidney from congestng, and re.
moves all traces of albumeneria. 1t will
give relief in all cases of high fever. Has
never failed to do what is claimed for it,
Col. RICHARD DUNBAR.
Waukesha, Wis.
Fer sale in Davenport 10 any quantity
by Emeis Il Co, land by druggists through
out the world. 5-l9d&w1y.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

A strong central government" produ.
ces such rulers as Belknap, Boss Shepherd,
Babcock and Badeau.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

Blaine fees no chance of success but il
maine strength and obstinacy. As ,
strategisE he is not success,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

A newspaper in Switzerland says, Miss
Mollie Mcguire, OF Pennsylvania, has been
hung for misbehaving.'
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nj M. CORRETT

A TTORNEY AT LAW. SOLICITOR IN CHAN.
y Gerry and Notary Public, Abstracts, Loans and
Collects. ONCE and Avenue 3rd door east of
bengston's Drug Store, Rock Island, Ills.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

The Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia, is a
model establishment. 1t is superb in both
style and appointment and its table and
service cannot be exceled.
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VIM. F. Zimmerman

DRACTICAL PIANO TUNER AND REGIrTA-
- ter. Leave orders with John Zimmerman
PIANO Manufacturer, 100 Main ST.. near First Ma
tlonal Bank, Davenport, Iowa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21
LUCIAN ADAMS

A ITORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
~ ofhce in Mitchell & Lynde's block, Rock Island
~. have complete set of Books Of Abstracts of
Iltle OF Lands in Rock Island County
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OLD MDDF0RD Rum

OF the finest and choicest grades and of all
ages. The public is cautioned agair st limitations
and eounterfeits Order direct from us, and we
warrant perfect satisfaction. Please address all
orders to MEDFoRD. MASS, or 131 Broad St.,
Boston, Mass, and they will receive prompt attens
ton. Send for circular.
DANIEL LAWRENCE & SONS.
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BUSINESS CARDS,
JOHN 3, HAWLEY.

4 ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
and, Illinois. 3Is5sT-e,o !
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KENW0RTE. z & REARDsLEY

AW AND ABSTRACT OFFICE. ROOMS IN
ey. T0-23dSwtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21
East and Soulful
TAKE THE
|. B. & W. ROUTE.

uuH bHOO1 as
No. OLeayes Peoria 2:1O m; Bloomington
AAU@ - 4:15 am; Danville, $40 am Arrives
IEDIAEAPoLIs, II :s5 m; CINoINNATf, 4:so D m:
DAYTON, 455 m; LOUISVILLE, z: AS m, CONNECTING
with trains for the East.
No a Leaves Rock Island 600 m; Peoria
4NOs 10:20 m; Bloomington, 1905 u m
Champaign, 1 "a m Danville, 3:O5 pm. Arrives
IIEDiANAPoILs, 600 m; CINCINNATI, 40 D m;
LOUISVILLE, Il:l0 p m: NASHVILLE 8:25 M: Day.
ton Il 40; P m; Columbus. u As a m: Wbeeling
20 "a M P,TTsBUEs 80 BALTIaoRE. 7:s5
n % NOMINATIONS - g:07 m: PHILADELPHIA,
m Buffalo, no m; Albany IL :45 m Rnt a..
NIGHT out 70 principal Eastern Cities one hour in
advance OF other lines. N' ~
". y 7:ac m; Bloomington. Gao nm leo ar1
rVes INDIANAPOLIS. 4:a0 "a; CTScINEHTf q a.Ak
u LOUSY LILLE, $50 m; Nashville S. m. nave
~ = =. :, : p ~ Solnm6us IL 30 m; Wheelin,
- II " 2 riTTsBURG T:45 m; BALTTnoRE T.45a
M y; y AsA1NGTON. s.12 m; PHILADFI1paHtfTA,
s'oo q NEW YORK. l0:35 m: Cleveland a:45
B. n, naAalo 40 P m; Albany, 20 m; Boston
- REcLIEIFG CHAIR SLEEPING Cans with state
looms, are run on No from aalesburgh and re-
" eala ~ indianapolis, and on No. g forom FeoiiA
THROUGH coAoHEs are run on al trains rom
svss ~ ana Peoria to eities giy
ing passengers choice of roates;s ,.e
Close connections made BY nos. ana az Dan
vie and IS N Terrs to Lafayette Logansport Fl
Wayne, Toledo and Detroit In advance of othei
lines.
The LIB ", is the only line running Its trains
thronuh 10 indianapolis without change.
Whsn travelling take the shortest route thst pre-
sa,.s ual advantages and convenience of through
rsrs The l. B. q W. rs the shortest through line,
and reaches all Eastern Cifies as quick time as
its competitors, without excessive speed. and with
the advantage OF the FIhksT OUTFIT OF THROUGH
CARS IN THE WEST.
Address the Genl Pass. Agent, and get q COPY Of
our NEW MAP-FoLDER, giving full information
aHOW TO REAUH THE EAST AND soUTHn
JOHN W BROWN, Gen,l Pass q Ticket Ag,.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND
IT,. BUFoRD. WefternaA gent. Davenport.
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CARL KUEHL.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, (DEuTsEHER ADvoK.r
second AVenne, bet. 18th and 18th SITS, (Justice
Choppers Office, Rock Island III v "''
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WHfaalnN MEM LEARN TELEGRAPHY
UWWU HE I'll with us, and ron will be
placed Ia charge of salaried Western Union
ofdce. Main telegraph wires in school. Pro-
motlon rertain. Address, with stamp WESTERN
SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPH, Engle1ood Ills
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

Positively cured-also Blind and Bleeding
Piles, Fistula, Salt Rheum, and all dis
eases of the Skin, by the use of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21

pies the face lost manhood positively be cured Ladies'
wanting delicate attention. call write
home patients. book for the mlionMarriage Guide
which tells diseases who should marry
not 10 cents to Dr. james has fifty and
pArlors the Doctor. Office hours
pm Sunday, 10 to IL. Dr. James is GO years of age.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-21
DR.. JAMES,

204Washington ST.,
Cor. Franklin, CHICAGO.
Chartered by the State OF
Illinois for the express purpose
of giving immediate relief in
. alleases ofprivate, chronic and
urinary diseases in al their
complicated forms. tits well
known DIR. James has stood at
the head of the profession for
the past thirty years. Age
and experience are all impor-
tant. Seminal Weakness,
night losses by dreams, PIN
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-03-07

TIE Chronicle ana Htnfin,t says
one OF It's Sonth Carolina exchanges
put i'm an appearance ut that office last
week with only II local in 1t. The
Subscribers to such Il county paper
might do better To take the {. q. ~, rs
they can always find copied in that
paper I'LL the locals that are plblIsi!rd
in any of the papers in South Caroli-
ma, boiled down and pressed into 4
column of ''palm leaves" All this
and ten thousand other things "too
numerous to mcntion."
1t is rumorcd that if Hugh Wilson,
of the -lbb>rihc Bnnn,I', is not APP
pointed toa place in Hayes Cabinet
he viii! seek matriniony. This l. a
terrible cunlinycncy.- thrO"icfc und
MHtiHci.
MIR. LEWIS w. SlMKINS, of
CIlaprcll's Depot. son Of the gallant
Cot. Jilo. Simkinf, who fell ut the
battle Of Srrrssiomvillr, June 1G, 1852,
is studying law III the office Of Mool-
MAI Il Schumpert, OF Ncwhrrry.
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is fast ia
king the place Of The old fashioned
cough remedies. 1t never fails 10 re-
lievt the most violent cod, and for
throat diseases it is invaluabic. Price,
- cents.
not more than half as much @uano
has been sold ut Al,levillc, up ia. this
time, as was sold last year. The
planters are ashamed to be seen haul
ing it home.
Col. J. ~. ROBERTSON and family
were at Lowndcsvilld last week, visit
ing their relative Mr.. A. Oliver, who
was seriously i'll.
Mis-. JOEL S. PEEKIH and Miss
Watkins, who have recently been the
guests Of Mrs. *. &. Perrin, are now ut
General McGOwan's.
MIR. GEORGE 3. SONDLEI is now
ut Raleigh, y. G., prosperous me hap
DIV. He reads the Press N?d Farmer.
Mrs. TILMAN has been in the coun-
try for two or three weeks, OH Il visit
to her daughter, Mrs. e. Calhoun.
WAHTED.-.A second hand piano.
Apply to G. V. Hammond, Ab1rville,
c. H., 5. &.
MANY friends gave us suhstatial ell
courgement OF Monday. Thanks.
TIE Democrats responded to Henry
Lcslcy's call for help last week.
THE prospects for a wheat and oats
crop in this county is not good.
Amos, q Lily and an Ivy make y
trio just at this season..
DIR. J. w. w. MARSHALL is build
inc an addition to his house.
THE Montrcd1 Witness publishes 4
good picture Of Hampton.
DIR. THOMSON and family arc at
Major WardlaW's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-03-07
Press and Banner.
Wednesday, March 7, 1877.
Death of Alexander Oliver.

After q short illness, this cstimablt
citizen died at his residence, ut Bow
mans Ferry, near Lowndcsville, on
Friday last, of pneumonia. ut the adj
vanced age of cighty-four years.
Mr.. Oliver lived all his life within
six miles of the place of his birth, aao
during this long s%ojourn conducted
himself, so as to command the respect
and friendship of his ~ncighborS. He
possessed the cardinal virtues of hon
esty and truthfulnesS, and his conduct
was characterized by kindness and
generosity. For many years he Was L
consistent member of the I.owndcS-
vile Presbyterian church, and his
pastor, on Saturday, preached anap-
propriate and impressive funeral ser
mon, at his late residence where Il
large ]concourse of friends had assem-
bled to pay respect to the memory Of
the deceased. AT the conclusion o!
the sermon the remains were taken to
the Lowudesville cemctary and there
denosited to await the sound of the
trumpet on that great day when the
sea shall give its dead.
In early life he was i cabinet-maNcr
NV trade, but more than fifty years
aro he took to farming, at which c
patton he amassed quite a fortune
before the war and even after
the emancipation of his slaves
he leaves II handsome unin-
numbered estate, which will. be
divided as the law directs, between
his aged and feeble widow, and their
two sons.
Several years ago he made q coffin
with his own hands, and procured the
suit of clothing il which he desired
to be buried, and kept them III his
dwelling, ready for Use whenever he
should receive the summons. AL
though he retained his health and
mental faculties up to his last illness,
he knew he had lived beyond his al
lotted time, and felt that his peace
was. made with Ged. Death. to him
had no terrors, and when it came, it
was not as tho thief in the night, bat
as a welcomed guest, who had come to
bear away to his God the aged patri-
arch, who was bowed down with more
than four-score years of toll and care.
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Letter From ErcenNllIC.

GHEENv1LLE. 5. G. Fob. IS, 1871.
E|iiOr Press uHd Kramer:
DEAR SIR Il see a piece III tn" f:hfrf'-
prise anil .MJUnt0iRcer of this city c"rIr6
from your paper, under head or ~
shame" upon the subject of the ignorant
distillcrs o! The u~ppr"coHntry. il strikes
! me as Il most admirable piece and strikes
mt one Of the greatest Outra%CS that we
have been forced to bear. If you will OK
cusc me for the liberty l have taken /
will auggcst in connection another @rca!
evil imposed upon these pitilhic ignorant
men. il is %tiliS-attcr being hunted down.
and forced by files of United States sol
,ljcys before and behind, handcuilrd and
lame with fatigue and travel, being COM
Ucliel to move at an unnecessarily r:lpil
rate (OiL and young,) they are sent To
Charleston for trial when we have 4
Court in ~tirrcnvil!r. ! WAS Il iuryman
last April and the scenes | witnessed Chen
were Il disgrace to the cOuntry-pr"r IL
norlnt men and boys tried by negroes
and Radicals without witnesses or cou:l-
ell, two hundred and fifty miles away
from a soul they knew, except their Fellow
prisoners, and convicted upon The tr>ti-
mOny Of Il vagralit set OF United 'otl'c'
officers. 1t was simply horrible. | SAW
men convicted, rs | thought, with scarce
~ Il lltl.t Oh Tcll ltSiiillJIlN. ~
refer to the ease particularly O.!
one John Trammcll, OF this coun-
". l heard the whole case from be-
ginning to end, and would have guaran-
tccd him an acquittal, but he vas convict
ed. one of the jury told me he thought
him innocent, but that he jury had agreed
among themselves to go By Il two-ll'irGS
or thrcc-lour,hs majority. merely NEIL
ton this to show the character Of the jul
~ that these me are tried before. Judge
Bryan made the point againS, Earle amt
Bond that these men should ne tried us
near their vincina"r Us possible. Just
think, event if proved by brut" force, clear
of the charge, the poor man was TWO hun
drcd and Scvcntv-iivr miles away from
his home or friends without money or
food. trust you will take the remarks
kindly. as, ] only make them to You
through Il sense of duty, thinking You
able TO deal with the subject. our
piece ! think an admirable one. think
that the ,,rc:s OF the State, in the nalnc OF
humanity, should take the subject in
hand and cnhcavor TO remedy the great
evil. Very respectfully yours,
NAEDRY MCBEE.
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Handsome Bed Quilt.

The most elaborate piece of patch
work that we have ever seen, has just
heen completed by Mrs. NJ. NJ. White,
of this village. The article is a silk
quilt, made Of patches only a little
larger than a nickle piece, the total
number being $50; the basting stich'
O. are estimated at $4,000, while the
sewing stitches are set down at 49,
800. 1t is believed after careful calcu'
lation, that the handling of the sepa-
rate pieces in putting this work to-
rether, will reach the enormous mum
Der of $3.50 times. Mrs. White has
worked at this quilt more or less every
day for the last two years, and for the
past months two has done nothing else,
This is a beautiful piece of work, and
will no doubt be kept in the family
and handed down to future Gc!icar-
atoms as evidence Of the handiwork
and energy Of the maker: The same
amount Of labor expended by q sHil!ul
mechanic would have built a com
fort.ble dwelling house.
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The Spar:anburg Herald.

This paper has been reduced from
an eight to q seven column paper, to
the page, in size, and from a two
dollar paper, to Il dollarand a half pa
per, in price. The reduction of size
was correct. We fear that ii will not
help matters much to reduce the price,
however. One other thing now, cut
off dead BEATS and reduce the cir
culation ten or fifteen per cent. The
HerGld is a good paper, but the editor
is somewhat like our friend Stokes OF
the Union Times, who doesn't aSs"ci-
ate much with his country brethren.
For a paragraph to meet his eye, il
should be in the Tr'ccnriUc Ncws, the
C0lumJia Register, the Ihoenir, the
Neus and Carrier, the J0urn0l o.
Commerce., or perhaps the Charlotte
Observer.
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Notice to School Trustees.

OFFICE OF School COMMISSIONER, }
ABBEvILLE e. H., S. q. J
Ihave this day appointed the Irus-
tees for the School Districts Of Able
Vile county, to serve for two years, If
not removed:
School District No. 1-E S Hale, }
w Fouche, Wesley Fletcher.
School District No. p II Blake, Z
A G. Waller, Jerry Evans.
School District No. 3-M B MCGEE,
G. NJ Hodges, Andrew Vance.
School district No. Al r Latimer,
7 w Madison, Allen Hamilton.
School District No. 81 N Young,
J NJ Carwile, William Pruit:
School District No. Civilian Hill,
Edward Westfield, Frank Vance.
School District No. 7-GW Collins,
J J Deylin, Tinslcy Frazier.
School District No. S--P II Bradley,
w G. Hunter, Watt Hacket.
School District No. 9-W + Cothran,
A b Kennedy, Ben Lites.
6 School District No. lO-Jno Lyon,
Clas Evans, Nick Wright.
School District No. 1l-W a Tenn
pleton, J G. Edwards, b w Hughes.
School District No. ia M Erwin,
III Bell, Edmond Stark.
School District No. BIN Latimcr,
Jr, Massilon Bell, Richard Valentine.
School District No. lis j Hester,
C D McClinton, Willis Cannon.
School District No. 15-M Talman,
M o McCaslan, Howard Strother.
School District No. 16-Jno IL Nor
rah, J J Hussey, Allen Dolphin: -,
The schools will not be opened until
further notice.
The Trustees will call on me for in
%structions.
JNO. A.. WEIR,
School Com'r Abbeville County.
January 81 II
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Poor Peckard!
HIS MAIN SUPPORT WITH
DRAWN!
Nichols to Dust Packard!

Nichols to Gust Packard!
HEADQUARTE RS OF THE AMY.
W~ASHINGroN, ID. c., March =, lN77.
TO cen. {. {, .imgur', C~Ommdndng, Ncw
OrIennS: The following dispatch has
gone to Governor Packard, and is hereby
sent you for your information and gov
eminent. w. II. SHERMAN, General.
[Copy Of 1"icGrum.
EQECUTIvE MANSION,
WASHISGToS, ID. G., March /. 1877.
To Governor $. u. Packard, NcW Or-
leonS, It,: In answer to your despatch
of this date, the President directs me to
say that he feels it his duty to state frank
ly that he does not believe public opinion
will longer support the maintenance Of
the State government in Louisiana by the
use Ct the military, and that he mnst con-
cur III this manifest feeling. The troops
will hereafter, as i'll the past, protect life
and property from mob violence, when
the State authorities fail, but under the
remaining days of his official life they
will not be used to establish or To pull
down either claimant for the control of
the state. 1t is not his purpose to rccogn-
iZc either claimant.
C.. (. S%IFElN Secretary.
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The NcWherrY COLLEGE.

The editor of the NetUbcray Ucrdld
was made happy last week Iy a call
from an Endowment agent. Did he
make the Endowment agent happy
Hear the editor:
I'VE had the pleasure Friday Of meet
ing Rev. S. p. Hughes, Agent for tho
"Bachnan Endowment Fund for New
berry College. He authorizes us to state
that he has alrca lv raised the sum OF s.
600; and the whole of this within the past
two months, from Orangeburg County
and two charges in the lower portion OF
this county. The prospects are that q
$50 600 Endowment will be raised with
very little trouble. Now, these fats
ought to incite Il citizens ~ use every
cxertion to secure the location of the Col
leSc."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-03-07

We arc almost tempted to say there
people to XIII, by any means most speedy
and c~flectual, any drunken scoundrel that
@ocs swinging q revolver about promiscu'
ollsly and shooting on the streets. The
instant a boy or drunken man shows Q
revolver he should be effcctually disposed
of. In fact there ought to be a law de-
claring every nan al outlaw who carries
Il rcvolvcr.--!Suicm Democrat.
Our Office was favored with an appreci-
atcdc call, 4 few days ago, from Mr.. Hugh
Wilson, proprietor of the 1btepiUe Press
nnd Banner. lie knows how to get up a
good paper, and the citizens Of Abbeville
give it liberal support Christian Neigh
tor.
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$37,794 81
Sl20,l4l II

BY tie r0rcroing statement, $ll9,132.4l
have hccn received TO date by General
lla@ood, the acting Comptroller AND
Treasurer, from the special agent collect
ing the contribution on account OF taNcs'
The agents have been authorized to retain
until Il final settlement i per cent. on
,hcir collections . per cent. Will be thcll
full compensation. Adding thls / PEI
per cent. TO the amount forwarded, and il
Will be seen that the people have already
voluntarily contributed to the support oi
the lla;nnton.govcrnmcn Si2l, iGS.TG, and
the books Of Tn" special agents have moi
vet been closed in any one county.
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New Type.

We have bought q new font Of min
ion and will hereafter set q great por-
ton of our paper in that type, instead
of BREWER, which rs Il larger type.
This change will enable us to publish
more matter than heretofore. y ma
jority of the papers seem to he now
using smaller type on smaller sheets.
This is a great saving to the printer
and no loss to the reader.
WE have been shown q private let
ter, written to Major Osbone, by an old
and valued friend, the Hon. William
w. Eaton, now a United Sts.cs Sena-
tor from Connecticut, dated Washing
ton 23d Yltimo, in which he says,
''matters political are at the lowest
ebh. we have been absolutely swim
died out of q great popular victory.'
The Major says his friend Il an un-
compromising States right, Democrat,
of the old South Carolina school.
They we're both at the same time, resi-
dents of Columbia, many years ago.
Probably neither Of them dreaming
then of what was to be their different
altered positions in after years.
MIR. ID. j. JORDAN WAS in Green
VILE a few days ago. He says the
streets Of that city were full. Of cOun-
try wagons. Many of them from Alb
beville. 1t seems to us that Abbeville
is going to the bad, and that nobody
is trying to stop 1t:
The GrcenuiUe NcwS is constantly
%chuckling over the trade down from
Abbeville county. Our merchants, it
seems to US, ought to be able to give
as good bargains as the G%reenvillc
merchants, with freight added.
Col. J. T. CALLIOUN's tenants pay
take 5 on the land they occupy and
cultivate at the rate of ten cents an
acre" He has about fifteen thousand
acres in Abbeville County, OH which
are siXty-five tenants. He requires
tenants to pay this tax in order
that they may feel some of the oppres-
sion of a robbing government.
The dwelling house belonging to
Mr.. NJ. A. Cason, and occupied by
Mr.. G. L. Smith, was burned down
at Hodges on Wednesday night about
9 o'clock. Insurance two thousand
dollars. No correct idea how the fire
originated. The house was a new one
located about half mile up the Able
vile Branch Railroad.
Mr.. F. D. PICKENs, of Trottcr's
Shoals, had the misfortune to lose his
valuable mare on.last Sunday week.
In rolling she caught her head in Il
crack of the stable, and was choked.
This is a severe loss to Mr.. Pickens,
as he needed the services Of the ami
NAL OH the farm.
WE have often spoken of buying
guano. If you will do so, be sure t 0
consult Messrs. Barnwcll at this
place. They can furnish the very
best article on the most favorable
terms.