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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-21

RICHMOND MARKET, Dec r: ZU.-Ine mstNgV
is only moderately active flour Is IN H Snund 10
s fsrnss Of wheat today on Chsngo amounted
to about $500 bushels, with sales OF white Al =, 20
al4O for common to choice. and red at lloaliJ
70. common to prime Fultz and Lancaster caster
Sales Of Corn at 50 for white ana % Ios :,e.r
Sales of good spring Oats at SIC. Sales OF very
pnOd Rva at 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-21

DR.. PEcK's LECTURE The lecture by Rev
Dr.. Peck, on Might Life Amoog Young
Men" at the M. L. Church, last night, was
toerably we'll attended. The lecturer spoke II
hi, usual highly entertaining style, aod al
nrrsent rassed very pleasant evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-21

Ea5-Old and iuGrm persons need snuc mild
tonic or gentle stimuant, especially 10 warm
weather The wioe made ia New jersey by a
Mr.. Spcer, called Spcer's Port Grape Wine, is
used 10 the Atlantic States. as the best tonic
wine known, aud is regarded as pure.
dec20-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-21

CANAL Boat CONDEMNED. The canal boat
O e. V. White has been condemned at George
town aud sold to Mr.. Drcifus, :. + this cry, VINO
is breaking her up for juuk. The negro hands
cmnloycd 10 her demolition are working Tor the
6rowoo3 they oaD secure from her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-21

ACCIDENT Mrs. Hughes, wife ct Mr. NO.
ward Hughes, of the Alexaniria HOUSE was was
80 unfortunate yesterday as to fall anu OresA nt'
right wrist. She received the necessary sG.s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-21

Local BrcVities.
Mr. Oscar +. Bsggett will have at his stall
- the Royal street wing of the market, TO-,
mo Urn some of the iuest beef offered this
season.
The steamer Express, Of the Baltimore '.a?
MAKES her last trip, for the season, from THIS
city tonight. u
A marriage license was issued, 10 Mashlns,
,on yesterday, TO 4. Ii. Clsrkson and margaret
NJ. Burrage, both Of this city.
The renairs on the nine mile level OF the ca ;
mi inst below Cumberland, were competed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-21

MOVEMENTS OF TUG BoATs;-Tbe tug beats % Is
s,musI Gedney, Potomac, aud VIM. E. Bell
have had ice plows fitted to them aod gone to
RsIt;more. where they will run during the WIN
ter. The tug boat Smith Petit IS engaged 10
towing 90 the James river.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29
News and 0ihar Iten,s

Queen Victoria is reported better pleased
with Lord Beaconsfeld than with any other
Prime Minister she has had.
During the seven days ending December Sth,
London had precisely four ard half hours of
sunshine, though the sun was above the horizon
for fifty-six hours.
Moody has a church in Chicago of which he
is nominally pastor, aud to which be says he
may, few years hence, entirely devote him
self. The house and ground cost SS4, 900, and
ara entirely paid for.
Temple Bar, London, though torn down, y
not to be destroyed utt terly The stoues will all
be numbered and stored away TIL the court of
common council has fixed spon new site fds
the erection of the old monument.
An adoption Of tho telephone for Indicating
the velocity of thewind in mines has been made
in Nevada, by attaching to it the instrument
usually employed for the purpose and thus
sendipg the report to the superntendeut's
office. Thus a man at the top of shaft is mads
constantly aware of the manner in which the
ventiatiug apparatus is working.
There is a man in Indianapolis who was Bit
ten some months ago b. cat, and, though tie
wound was promptly oauteIized, he has made
himself about crazy By imagining that he is
going to die Of bydrophobia. He reads all med
cal literature bearing upon hydrophobia, takes
special delight in newspapers that detail hydro
phobia cases, and, whenever any paiu mani
tests itself near the old hurt, then he feels sure
| it has come at last. His physician thinks he
will eventually develope the disease purely by
imagination.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

A NEW GLOUCESTER correspondent asks
if concurrent resolution can become a law
unless it has the signature of the President,
and wants to know how the Stanley Mat
thews resolution can affect the remonetiza-
ton Of silver. The passage of that resolution
cannot bring about the reconciliation of sill
yer nor force the Treasury to pay the bonds
in silver. 1t is merely declaration that in
the belief of the two Houses of Congress sill
yer should be remonetized and the bonded
debt be discharged in that deprecated metal
of varying value. The declaration Is put in
this form so that the President may have no
opportunity to dissent from it, for it does not
go to him for his consideration. If adopted
it will go out as the deliberate judgment of
the American people expressed through their
representatives All men will understand by
it that this nation contemplates the payment
of its debts in deprecated currency, and in
tends to compel its creditors to take ninety
cents on dollar. The only obstacle in the
way of such payment is the President. The
world will believe that he acts in opposition
10 tue WISHES oi Tue people anu VIII % sue
ceeded at the expiration of his term by an
Executive pledged to the principles of the
Matthews resolution. The effect will be TO
stop the refunding process by which we are
annually cutting down by millions the inter-
est charge on the public debt. The capital
lists will not subscribe for four per cent.
bond payable in silver, and so the six per cent.
bonds cannot be withdrawn and four per
cents. substituted for them. This means that
the decrease of the public burdens begun by
the funding process will stop, and that we
shall be regarded by the world as nation
which intends to repudiate portion of its
debts. And we shall be treated as all other
dishonest debtors are.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE

Pressiog political duties, says the AtAana-
um, having prevented NJ. Victor Hugo complst-
ing the second portion of his Hist0iTe dun
Crime in time for Publication on the ID inst,
as proposed, the volume will pot appear now
until the 10Th of January. To recompanse his
many admirers, apparently, for this delay, ths
poet has arranged to issue early in 1873 new
volume of poetry to be entitled Les Annees Fu-
nestes This volume will form a connecting
link between the ChGtimeRts and L Annee Ter
rtbLe, and include all poems on political sub
jeots written by NJ. Hugo during the Empire
and those written since with reference to the
same regime. With few exceptions, the
whole OF this collection will be quite new to the
world, and even the few excepted pieces having
been published abroad, their first appearance
In France will be in this forthcoming volome.
Mr.. r. S. Shaler. tia weil-known scientific
writer, has recently privately published series
OF little pamphlets on subjects connected with
inventive property, patents AMI copyright
They discuss successfully the nature of such
property. the effect of invention to national.
ize culture, and the relations of American
communism to this species of property, the
question of the fostering OF invention 10
its relations to the profit Of a state, and the
international relations of property in patents
ami copyrights, taking throughout high ground
in favor of the fullest aid to inventors and au-
thors as both just aud polite Messrs. J. r.
Osgood & Go. propose to make these. papers
chapters of a book ia "Litte Classic shape
Two works CT the new Dutch school of the
ology whose position corresponds somewhat
to that Of Professor Robertson Smith in his
celebrated article on the Bible in the Eucyclo
dia Britannica, are promised by Roberts Broth
ers for early next year. The first IS the work
already famous, on The Religion of Israel, by
Pastor Knappers, of Lsydeu, as translated by
R'chsrd A. Armstrong. This recognizes dis
tincsy a mythic character ia the early Bible
legends, and is otherwise rltioualistic inter-
probation of the development of the Hebrew
faith. The other is an English Translation of
The Bible for Young People. by Professor Oort
of Amsterdom, and DR.. Hooykaas, of Rotter-
dam, which will be issued 10 two volumes for
the Old Testament and one for the New.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29
NOtea and AnnOuncement Is.

Jules Verne is to write biography of Chris
topher Columbus. Christopher Columbus!
A History of English Hunor, by the Rev. A
G. EEstrange, is announced in England.
Mr.. George P. Lathrop has nearly finished
his novel, which will bs published by Lock-
wood, Brooks & Co. in the spring. His scene
is laid 10 New Hampshire.
In the February sr1eI's will bo begun the
serials of William Black and Thomas Hardy,
the first with the illustrations of Milsis, Petite
and other English artists secured for the work.
The new novel, Homo Sum, of the well
known German Egyptologist, DR.. George Eb-
ers. oeals with the times of Constantine the
Great A reprint of the German work is an
nounced for immediate issue here, and Mrs. r.
c. Bell, the English Translator of his Uards, is
preparing an English version.
Parts fifteen aud sixteen Of Miss Martha j..
Lambs History OF the City of New York, are
out. Part sixteen which ends volume one of
the work, brings the narrative forward to the
time Of the first Congress A comprehensive
and we'll edited index of the volume accom-
panies the part New York: A. S. Barnes q
Co.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

MR.. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER's S open letter
to the Republicans of New Hampshire, Of
which we elsewhere present an abstract, Is
the political sensation of the day. The letter
and accompanying documents would take up
seven columns of this paper. Mr.. Chandler
directly charges that President Hayes gained
his seat by bargaining with the Southern lead
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

THE crop statistics for 1877 as made up at
Washington show that the yield of cereals
surpasses all previous experience in this
country. The harvest of wheat reaches the
enormous figure Of 360OOO,OOO bushels, and
the corn crop aggregates 1,300,O00,000.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

THE majority Of the ways and means COM
mittee Is undoubtedly in favor of the reimpo-
sition of the income tax, and the committee
will in all probability on the reassembling of
Congress recommend its restoration.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

THE impression prevails in Washington
that the Administration is not using its pow
er and influence as it might and should
against the Bland bill. There Is no doubt
that the President will veto the bill, but it is
claimed that he does not vigorously oppose
its passage
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

THE Texan rangers are amusing them
selves by shooting without trial those inhabi-
tants of San Elisario who have delivered
themselves up to the authorities. The shoot
ing of prisoners seems to be favorlte recrea-
tion in the South.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. DEC. 20.

We DO not read anonymous etters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return preserve COM
munications that are not nsed.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. ALI railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
nur
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

THERE are. tits confidently asserted, ,200,-
900 tramps In this country who get their liv-
ing by beggary or crime. We can no longer
afford to laugh at the English poor laws.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

NEW HAMPSHIRE will be the chief object
of attention in American politics for the next
three months.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

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The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29
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vance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11
The Lowndesvilie Prisoners.

There is q division Of sentiment In
this County in reference to the justice
or propriety of executing all the
L~owndesville prisoners. 1t is now be-
lieved that the Governor will upon
application of prominent citizens
commute the sentence of five or six
of them to Imprisonment for life or
for Il term of years. 1t IS said that
a majority of the jury consented to a
verdict of murder in the case of all "f
them with the understanding that
they recommend executive clemency
in behalf of u portion of them. Judge
Cooke ut one time thought it proper
to recommend the Communication of the
sentence of six of them to imprison-
ment, but we are not informed as to
what his views are at present. There
will certainly be a hanging on the
10Th, but it is highly probable that the
Governor will commute the sentence
of six of them. The Governor no
doubt feels able to act generously af-
ter obtaining SO great a political VIC
tory, aud tor this reason, 1t for nc
other, he will be inclined to show ia
the colored people that he Is their
friend and disposed to execute justice
i'm mercy. The Governors cOnserva-
tive feelings have been 40 conspicuous
throughout the whole of our late cam
paign and in the more recent struggle
in which he won 50 complete a victory
that some are led to the belief that he
is anxious for All opportunity to show
himself generous.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11
Learning to Write.

We had the pleasure Of examining
specimens of tile handwriting of Prof.
Perry's scholars last Saturday, and IL
say that their improvement is beyond
any reasonable expectation could moi
convey a just idea Of their advance
ment. The specimens compared were
those given by the scholars beforetak'
ing lessons and those given by them
to the Professor last week. Among
the gentlemen who have made marked
progress we would mention Messrs.
J. S. Hammond, J. Allen Smith,
William +. Bell, f. l.. Wilson, f. F.
Parker, aud others. All the ladies
have made such marked Improvement
that we learn a number Of them have
determined to write to their gentle
men friends to return any notes or
theirs they may have OH hand, with a
promise to give others more gracefully
written. A beautiful note has a Won
derful effect on the heart, and none
understand this better than the ladies.
No better investment can be made
with q small amount Of money than
in writing lessons, which will DO one
good for life. Prof. Perry also exhibit
ted to us his certificate of graduation
in Eastman College, New York as
we'll as some most excellent specimens
of pen drawing. He is fully compe'
tent to teach drawing, bookkeeping
and penmanship in all their branches.
When such a fine opportunity Is at
forded to our young people it seems to
he a pity that any should neglect to
improve it. Take the lessons and il
you are dissatisfied Prof. Perry will re-
fund your money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11
,und. AS next in guilt they arrested

found. AS next in guilt they arrested
old Peter Wimbush the father Of the
r~ascals, Cyrus wife and sister who
had used tn cir tongues and clubs so
vigorously on Wednesday, and two
negro preachers John Donald aud
Dave Presley. 1t is 4 notable fact
that in all riotous disturbances negro
preachers are sure to he present aiding
and abettiug. These five were
brought to the Court House Jail last
Saturday guarded by fourteen armed
men. This numerous escort was sent
because of threats of rescue. 1t was
thought proper to guard against any
attempt to rescue the prisoners or way
Law the escort. The two Wimbushes
are understood to have gone down to
Columbia, probably to appear before
his ex-exceliency Chamberlain, whom
though dead they yet adore.
They will soon discover how vain it is
to put their trust in princes that have
been d%ethroned. Our Sheriff knows
something of their whereabouts and
between him and Captain Radcliffe,
Cyrus and Jesse will find it as hard
to escape As if they were "between
the devil and the deep sea-" We hope
our Due West friends will manage
their matters well and bring all the
offenders to Justice. All concerned in
this open defiance of law ought to be
lodged in Jail and punished as this
heinous offence deserves and Justice
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11

STONE APPOINTED DISTRICT ATToR'
SEY.-Mr, james f. Hagood, clerk o.
the United States Circuit Court, received
Yesterday a communication from Attor
ney-General Devens, enclosing the ap'
nointment by Chief Justice Waite of Mr.
VIM. Stone AZ United States district attor'
new for this State, to fill the vacancy ex'
listing therein, and to servo as district at
tornev for that district until an appoint
ment is made by the President and the
appointee is duly qualified.
THE BLACK FLAG IN CUBA.-NEW
York, April 3.-Gon. Campos has mott.
fled the Cubans west Of the Trocha thai
prisoners made after the first OF May
will be shot, subject to q verbal cour'
martial, whose judgment will be sub
mitted to the Commander-Gcneral OF the
Trocha, of the Villa, or of Matanzas, &C
cording to the locality. Deserters caught
after May first will also be shot.
THE Ninety-Sir Herald has ceased
to make its weekly visits to this OF
flee.
Mr.. GAINES SCUDDY is now at the
office of Messrs. Perrin 4 Cothran:
THE Episcopal and Presbyterian
churches were closed last Sunday.
THE Lexington Dispatch has gone
back to first principles.
Now is the time to plant Irish
ponghteighteaux.
Nix. JAMES H. COBB has been quite
sick for several days.
Mr.. JAMES SHILLITo, SR., has
been lying i'll for several days.
REV. j. T.. MARTIN will preach q,
Cokesbury next Sabbath.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11
Troops Removed
Chamberlain AbdicateS

We arc Indebted to the courtesy of oul
friends of the Columbia Register: for tho
following dispatch, which tells it all in {
very few words:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11
Death OF Mrs. DR.. TempletOn.

1t becomes our duty to chronicle the
death of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Templeton,
the wife of Dr.. w. L. Templeton, OF
this place, after an illness Of about
two weeks. After lying unconscious
for several days she breathed her last
on the morning of the 9th, and was
buried at Upper Long Cane Cemetary,
on yesterday. She was the daughter
of Ira andySusan Griffin. She married
lS43, aud leaves three children and
q husband to mourn her death.
Mrs. Templeton was highly esteem
ed in this community, and her genial,
objectionable nature, had endeared
her 10 a large number of friends, who
will long cherish her memory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11

State of South Carolina.
County of Abbeville.
Probate Capitalization for letters OF
Administration.
Ely J. FULLER LYON ESQ.,,
PROBATE JUDGE.
EX@HEREAS, Ann J. Erwin has
w made suit to me to grant
her letters of administration with
will annexed of the Estate and
effects of Arther Erwin, late OF
Abbeville County, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors Of the said Arthor Erwin,
deceased. that they be and appear, be-
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Abbeville c. H., on Monday
the I'D day Of April 1877. after
publication hereof, at II o'clock In the
forenoon, to show cause, If any they
have why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this
9th day Of April, in the year
of our Lord n thousand eight
l.. s. hundred and seventy-seven and
in the one hundred and first
year Of American Independ-
ence.
Published on the 18th day Of April,
1877, in the Ab6eviWe Press and
Banner and on the Court House door
for the time required by law.
J. FULLER LYON,
Judge Of Probate.
April IL, 1877. ct
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11
The Pee Dee Waterman.

Messrs. 4. A.. & F. A. Gilbert will com-
mcncc at Darlington Court House, about
the 18th instant, the publication of a
weekly paper, with the above title. The
long experience of the Senior editor
with the newspaper business, together
with his practical knowledge of typogra-
phv, is a guarantee that the new paper
will be well printed and we'll edited, and
will merit the liberal patronage of the
citizens of our sister county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11
COLUMBIA, s. c., April 10

COLUMBIA, s. c., April 10.
The troops left the State House precise
lv at twelve o'clock. Everything Is
quiet. Everybody is JOYFUL, but there
are no outward demonstrations OF de-
light.
chamberlain has issued an address in
witch he gracefully abdicatcs. All Sc
rene.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-11
BROKE J !!1lsn SIS Re-

UHREE Negroes-Harry Hamp-
ton, Gaines Cothran, and Calvin
Brown, prisoners in Abbeville Jail,
charged with highway robbery and
grand larceny, escaped this morn
ing at daylight. Hampton will likely
90 to Columbia; Brown, to Augusta /;
Cothran, towards Edge6eld.
will pay $25 for the arrest each OF
these men. ). 7.
Sheriff A. G.
March 7, 1877.