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The Picnic.

A friend furnishes us the following
dots about the picnic last week, which
we were unable to attend:
The Young people of our town together
with a few Of the older ones, assembled
at the Female Academy on last Thursday
morning preparatory to starting into the
country for the purpose of having a pic
nic, which had been in contemplation for
some time. The picnic ~ usual about
this time every year, was under the au-
spices of the schools of Misses White and
Livingston. AL having assembled, the
lonS train started in which there were
wagons, new and old buggies and carrla-
pcs. all filled to overlooking with a mix
ture of men, women and children, and in
Il few instances, the children were in the
W; V. One of the pleasures of such pic
MICS is the riding to and from them. The
heavy jolting Of the wagon gives llvell-
ness otherwise that otherwise would not
Morton's Mill and thence to the Baptist
Church called Bculah where we halted
for the days enjoyment. y few of the
young ladies and gentlemen descended to
the creek to try their skill in the art Of fish
ing, whilst the married ladies and the
children remained near the Church.
1t is believed Cupid's arrows were not
shot in vain every time on that day,
Returning from the creek the ladies had
begun the "shutfle" of the cards, and the
dealing and playing Of the same, whilst
the bows and girls we're having their fun
around the pool, I suppose e~ndeavorinS
to get as near to it as possible without
getting into it, for being Presbyterians
and Metllodists they had no idea OF getting
into it. The time for dinner having ar
rived, a ~ploasurabio sensation was
created. The ladies had two wagon bodies
inverted, over which was spread TIT
white linen and then the eatables were
spread in abundance. There was no jail
in the mean time and no excitement, eX'
cept some said that if Mr.. ALEX Chal
mers had any friends, they should look
after him, which caused a momentary
anxiety.
After dinner, the time was spent very
pleasantly. the young men resting und
the smiles Of the young ladies, whenever
an opportunity was offered. AS the day
drew to a close our party left the place O
the feast and returned home, having
spent a most pleasant day. Oul
pleasure now is, the anticipation Of
another, a year hence, but who Shall say
the same party will meet again.
Mr.. Gus Mars had a delightful time a
the pic-nic-he went fishing with Mr.
Scuddy, consequently failed to see TIT
lips that were ruddy.
One of the boys got his foot into the
pool at tho picnic as also did a dog.
Mr.. DeBruhl takes his fan beneath &
spreading oak along with another-say
an hour and a half at a time.
A young lady at the picnic shot a pis
tol seven times-a splendid shot she was
She missed the mark the first time an
each succeeding shot she hit where sh'
missed the first time.
Prof. Perry was the only man on thu
fishing excursion who carried hooks ant
lines. This is the first fishing party That NJ
has attended at Abbeville.
1t is said that the heads of some of oul
young ladies are turned toward Mr.
Wheeler, the photographer.
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COLUMBIA, May l5.-l0 P. NJ.

May l0.-lu r. M.
The Democratic caucus adjourned this
morning at 3 o'clock, having met at 8.
On first ballot, Willard received SO votes,
MCGOWAN received % votes, scattering
10 votes. On the fourth ballot, MCGOWAN
gained three votes. Necessary to q
choice fl, which number Willard receiv-
ed on the last ballot. Action of the eau
was made binding, and to-day at
O'CLOCK the two houses met, consisting OF
l24 members. On the frat ballot Willard
received SO votes, MCGOWAN received 80,
scattering 6.
The Abbeville delegation went down
in caucus fighting to the death, for Nc
Gowan.
Willard will be sworn in st once.
No action has yet been taken to fill the
vacancy occasioned by Wizards promo
ton. =.
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What the President Says.
Governor Hampton sent the following
message to the Legislature:

Governor Hampton sent the following
message to the Legislature:
COLUMBIA, May II, 1877.
GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REP
REsENTATIvEs: Yesterday l transmit
ted to his Excelleucy the President Of the
United States the concurrent resolution
adopted by the General Assembly invok-
ing Executive clemency, and 1 here have
the honor to communicate his reply.
WADE HAMPTON, Governor. .
WASHINGTON, d. c., May II, 1877.
TO Gov. WADE HAMPTON: I am in
formed by the Attorney General that he
has instructed the District Attorney OF
South Carolina to prepare for trial only
three indictments in the Ellenton cases,
and to notify the parties in all other cases
that they need not prepare for trial. 1t is
possible that only one case will be tried.
The fact that the indictments were found
by the grand jury, composed of both po-
litical parties, seems to Justify the as
sumption that the prosecutions are not
partisan. I agree with you that a gener-
al amnesty should extend to all political
offences except those which are OF the
gravest character.
r.. b. HAYES. President.
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A Pacing Race,
The Dcac0n's Prayer.
BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.

BY WILLIAM O. SToDDARD.
In the regular evening meeting
That the church holds every week.
One night Il listening angel SAP
TO hear them pray ana speak.
It puzzled the soul Of the angel
Why some to that gathering came,
But sick and sinful hearts he saw,
With grief and guilt ahame.
They were silent, but said to the angel,
"0ur lives have need Of Him -h,,
While doubt, with dull, vague, throbDlne
Stirred through their spirits dim.
You could see twas the regular meeting
And the regularseats were tlleu, .,,,,
And ull knew who would pray w anH i"''
From his place in front, near the pulpit
IN his long.accustom med me W nnydi the hymn was
The Deacon arose to pray.
First came the long preamble
IT Peter had opened so, hod
He had been, ere the Lord his prayer PAD
Full fiifty.lathom below.
Then a volume Of information
Poured forth, Us II to the Lora,
Concerning His ways and attributes
And the things by Him abhorred.
But not in the list Of the latter
Was mentioned the hooking breath
or the hypocrite prayer TINT Is not prayer
And the make-bclieve life In deatn.
Then he prayed for the church n the pas
tor: ,.,
And that "souls might be his hire
Whatever his stipend otherwise
And the Sunday school; md the choir.
And the swarming hordes Of Indlai,
or whose guilt he had much to ell
He prayed, or he told the Lord he prayed
For everything out OF hell.
Now II all Of that burden had really
Been weighing upon his SOUL,
'Twould have sunk him through to the China
side
And raised O hill over the hole.
=
Twas the regular evenin' meeting,,
And the regular prayers were maze,
But the listening angel told the Loro
That only the silent PRAYED.
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Pleasant Day at LowndesviIie.

There was a large and successful picnic
at the Double Bridges, near Lowndesville,
on the first day of May. About four
hundred people were upon the ground.
The table is said to have been about fifty
feet long, and was literally loaded down
with contributions from the good ladies
of that vicinity, who have the reputation
of being the best cooks in the county.
Abbeville was represented by Miss Nam
ME White and Miss Josie Hill, Mr.. Rich
ard Hill, James Chalmers, Robert Jones,
w. e. Bell and J. Y. Jones. According
to their statements this must have been
one of the most successful affairs of the
kind that they have eve attended.
Messrs. Prichard, Moseley and Allen
should be gratitied at the success of their
picnic, which was followed in the even
ing by a social gathering at the Hotel OF
Mr.. j. NJ. Moseley, where all enjoyed
themselves IS only lovers, young folks
and friends can. We learn there will be
another in that rortion Of the county at
an early date.
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From Columbia,
WILLARD ELECTED Grief JUSTICE,
THE LIEN LAW REPEALED.
Senator B. F. Whlttemore Takes His
Northern Flight.


COLUMBIA, May 15.-Associate justice
Willard was nominated in caucus last
night for Chief Justice, by a majority
and in the General Assembly to-day he
was elected, to that Office, on first ballot
by a majority of forty-four, the Demo
Gratis voting solidly for him.
The Lien Law was repealed to-day
This of course does moi affect existing
contracts.
Senator Cadet Peddlcr B. F. White.
more, asked and obtained indefinite leave
of absence, and is now on his way to a
more !congenial cline. 1t is thought that
he will not return, in consequence of Sc
rious charges % pending against him
in the Senate. SO mote it be.
+. A. G.
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To Make Cows Give Milk.

If you desire to get a large yield OF
rich milk, give your COW, three times a
day, water slightly warm, slightly sailed,
in which bran has been stirred, at the
rate of one quart to two gallans Of water.
You will find, if you have not found this
by daily practice, that your COW will gain
twenty-five per cent. immediteiy under
the effect of it. She will become so at
tached to the diet as to refuse TO drink
clear water unless very thirsty, but this
mess she will eat almost any time, and
ask for more. The amount Of this is an
ordinary water pail full each time, morn.
ing, noon and night. Your animal will
then do her best at %discounting the lacteal'
Four hundred pounds of butter is often
obtained from good stock, and instances
are mentioned where the yield was even
at a higher tgure.-Erchamge.
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REPORTS.

NEW YoRI May 1852. M:-Cotton QUIET
unIands 10 1915: Orleans ~ 1916; sales 55i
Consolidated net receipts $685.. .o,, o,t
ST. LOUIS, May R.IFlour dulll %eaf fra ahe
lower to sell, with only q small l3oD1n Ed tfI Tai
los bid No. 8 ditto OF. Corn inactive ane
lower-No. mixed 5lMa52: Oats hrmer-SSn
2 45H. Rye dull. at 49,: Whiskey steady p ~
unchanged. Pork, dull and lower, AZ l59o
cash. Lard dull, sales of summer at Yas l.l6
Bulk meats dull and .drooping-clear ribs u
asked. N bid. Bacon d~ull-shoulders 81
clear ribs 81, clear sides 81 u
AUGUSTA May l4.-Cotton quiet and IN fair
demand.-middling 10, receipts 372. sales $50.
CHARLESTON, May b-Cottop active and
lower-middling 1O5s, net receipts 223, sales
| 900, exports coastwise III.
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WANTEp.-The P. o. address Of every
person who has an old "Florence," OF
any other kind of old sewing machine
(no matter how Old or poor.l To such we
viii mail, free, avery liberal proposition,
to exchange for Jul new late improved
"Florence." Read the advertisement q
the Florence Oil Stoves in another col
umn of this paper. Write for circulars
cts. Address
Florence Sewing Machide Co., chicago
March 7, 1877. st.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

ASTON HousE.-Mrs NJ ] Hussy,, Miss / N N
WYNN WYNN Atlanta, Ga, Or Wm G SorWood,
Hodges; j E Caldwell. Mt Carmel; Y S,, "
Mars Calhoun's Mills; Jas McGill, J Ellis
B G DuPre, Due West; j Y Jones, ADDeViiie
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Total.
Of those from South Carolina, three arc
from Abbevillc, viz: Thomas Perrin
Cothran, VIM. Campbell MCGOWAN, SAM
uel Gooue Thomson.
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MEssRs. BAILEY MILFORD, A. M. Hill,
T. C. Seal, A. w. Jones, James Shillito,
James Norwood and others, left the vii
ago yesterday to seine the Savannah.
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RED RoBIN.-Take one pound of
lump sugar put in d stewpan with ohe
pint of water, boil till it becomes
thick. then add two pounds of tart ap-
pies peeled and cored, the rind of a
large lemon but thin, and boil all to-
getle- till quite stiff, stirring it fire.
Guently, to prevent burning; then
pour it into a mold, and when cold
turn out aid serve with custard, or 1t
is very good alone, " with cream.
An excellent and healthful drink
for warm weather may be made by
putting two or three spoonsful OF oat
meal into tumbler Of wafer. This
should be used to the entire exclusion
of the common mixture of vinegar
and m~olasses will! water which fur
mers use in the harvest field. This
drink will quench thirst, and IL also
strengthening from the nutrlnent
contained in the meal.
If all destroying powders have fail
ed to drive away cockroaches, try the
following-a teacup Of powdered plas.
ter of Paris. mixed with about douh-
le that quantity of oat meal, and q lit:
tie sugar. Strew this OF the floor and
place in the corners frequented by the
~cockroaches.
To CLEAN -YINpows.-Wash first
with a sponge and good soap suds;
then rub with a dry cloth, and lastly
polish with a newspaper-it Is supe;
rior for the purpose to channels skin
Mirrors may be done In the same
manner.
To prevent hair from falling out.
have it rather short. Wet the head
morning and evening with moderate
w warm water, and shampoo 1t occa'
sionally. Do not use salt, that Is par
ticularly conductive to a dry and fe'
yerisl condition Of the scalp. Oils
are Injurious. Avoid all the patent
inyiporators and restoratives.
Hot LEMONADE.-A hot lemonade
is one of the best remedies for q cold
It acts promptly and efficiently, anc
has no unpleasant after effects. On
lemon should be properly squeezed
cut in slices, put with sugar, and Gov
cred with half a pint of boiling water
Drink lust before going to bed, and &c
not expose yourself the following day
This remedy will ward off any attack
! Of chills and fever if used Promptly
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WE have received a copy of tho Cata-
logue of the officers and students of the
University of Nirginia-titty-third SEES
sion-ls76-7. There are three hundred
and forty-seven students III tcndanc
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Singing Church Notices.

The Rev. E. P. Parker. in the Chistian IN,
proposes that church notices, when ule
read during service, should be sung
chanted, He argues that the delivery OIL
them in O solemn order OF the hour ii an IN
.terruption, and are received rs an element Ior-
eien 10 the service. lie proposes the reduc'
of all such notices, on Saturday night, 70
the hymnic form. That they may be proper
ly suns by the choir. Here are some exam
pies:
H. NJ.
1.-THE deacons of this church,
And the committee too
Will meet on Sunday night,
Grave matters to review
A full attendance is desired,
And Is most urgently required
l.. NJ.
o Thursday evening will be held
The weekly gathering for prayer;
The pastor feels himself impelled
To urge the brethren to be there
s. NJ.
1.-THE Busy Bees will meet
On Friday evening next;
Young gentlemen to tea, at six,
They eagerly expect"
c. NJ.
"The Ladies' Sewing Circle meets
On Saturday p. m.
All garments for the Mission Box
May then be sent to them.'
'rhe Cold Water Lodge Of Good Templars
vii; hold . festival and fair on Tuesday
evening.
Soda water, Ice cream, and fancy articles
will be sold. ,,-
All friends of temperance are cordial ~
in vited."
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CONSIGNEES.

FRE1GHT.-CT Haskell, 8 A Breaxeale, E +
Power, J A Blake, a Denham, Wardlaw & E
W ] Smith, J D Chalmers. 81 McNclll, l
NJ Mitchell, A Bequest, II W Lawson, B !
Smith, II s Hucllabee, W o Cromer. Miss A
EXPRESS Baker. E Noble, W A Lee
W P Wideman. ] c Lindsay, Miss CT Has
kcll, w d Mars, K G Perrin, A Powell.
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James r. Cunningham, Admir-,
Against
Elizabeth A. Liddel1 and: others.
BY order Of Court in the above case
the creditors of James T. Liddell, de.
ceased, are required to present, and
prove their demands against his es-
tate before me, al my office at Aobe-
vile Court House, on or before 10th
of June next or be barred. .
EDWARD NOBLE,
Special Referee.
April 2, 1877 st.
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RaiSlnS
May l6, 1877.
For the Best Assortment of ScarfS,

RUFFLINGS, Tuck Combs, Cor
sets, White Trimmings, Gloves, Ho
siery and everything for ladies 60 II
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
April 10, 1877.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-08
MINING
lFrom tho Gold nan News.l

90 IVAN 1850 @NSV
In the matter of relocating old min
ing claims, any movable property,
such az hosting works, etc., can not be
taken away from the original owper,
vet whatever tunnels, drifts, shafts or
other openings may have been made
into the ground can he taken advan-
tage of with impunity by the %relocator.
This last proposition has been a matter
of doubt and discussions; therefore, for
the Information of all, we give the fol-
lowing official opinion on the subject,
communicated by the Recorder Of Tin
tic Mining District, Utah, to the Salt
Lake Tribune:
Having much discussion upon the
subject Of working in abandoned tun-
nels and shafts, by relocators, and un'
Outstanding that some OF the best
attorneys of Salt Lake held that q
person., or persons, relocating a for.
feited claim, could not take advantage
Of the work done by the former own
ers, but sink new shafts or new tun'
nels, l wrote to the Commissioners.
His answer Is as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GEN'L LAND OFFICE, WASHING
o City, ID. c., February |, M
A. q. Sutherland, Esq, Silver City
Utah-Sir: Referring to your letter o.
the 18th ult., l have to state that where
parties relocate abandoned tunnels oil
mines, they may continue the work
already commenced or sink new shafts
at their option. Very respectfully.
j. A.. WILLIAMSON.
Commissioner,
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PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.
K~eiiOag's Examination Continued
to March 3sth EMbezzleunent
by the Secretary OF the CaiifOr.
MIA STOCK Exchange.

SAN Francisco, March Z.
The case of James Kellogg's exam
ination was continued until March Is,
and the prisoner admitted to bail in
the sum of $4,000, it not appearing that
he had received any portion OF the
amount obtained on the forged checks.
This afternoon the discovery was
made that j.. +. Beales, secretary OF the
California Stock Exchange, was miss
ing. together with the books, papers
and accounts of the board. Beales has
not been seen since last Thursday, but
his absence had excited M special
comment. To-day Jay Smith, presi-
dent of the Exchange, concluded to
look into the matter, and found docu-
tents missing as above stated, and
upon further examination it was dis
covered that Beales had evidently en-
bezzled stocks to the value of about
Sl7 900. 1t seems that the Exchange
has considerable funds on hand
which are loaned to members. and
stocks deposited as security. These
Beales has made way with, and the
loss will of course ultimately fall on
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the Board. The Board held an execu-
tive session this afternoon to consider
the matter. 1t il reported that sus-
picions exist hat Beales had confeder-
ates among the officers of the Beard,
and a motion was offered that all Off
GERS be ousted, but it was ruled out of
order. Beales is an Englishman,
about % years old, light hair, about
five feet ten inches in height, and plain
in appearance. He leaves a wife and
child at No. l,017 Suffer street. Mrs.
Beales informed MIR. Smith to-day that
her husband had gone into the coun-
try several days ago. She apparently
knew nothing CT the difficulty and was
astounded to learn of 1t.
Arrest Of BlackIOck-An Indict.
ment FOund-W Weather, Etc.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7.
A New York dispatch says that
Blackjack, the absconding President
of the California Oyster Canning Com
pany, has been arrested there on a tel
egram from this city, and a consider
able amount Of money recovered.
Further inquiries made it apparent
that the com lany of which he was
President is a fraud Of the first water.
Weather very warm and pleasant,
business dull, stocks dull, news dull.
Marshall ID. Smith, the Visitor of
the San Francisco Benevolent Asso-
citation, was arrested last evening on
an indictment found by the Grand
Jury, charging him with conspiracy,
in connection with Rosa Maithouse,
her brother. Julius, and their mother,
Mrs. Nathan, in attempting to extort
money from Allen, the late secretary
of the association.
A Family Burned to Death-Fatal
Shooting Affair.
CoLUSA, CAL. March 6.
News has just reached here of the
burning OF a family near Butte City,
in this county, this morning. A daugh-
ter of III. ID. Blodgeit, a prominent cit
izen of this county, was recently mar
ried to A. L~iversage, who resides at
Sacramento. The lady came up here
with her three children to spend the
winter with her brother. At 5 o'clock
this morning the house took fire, and
Mrs. Liversage, in attempting to save
her children, was so badly burned
that she expired in an hours time.
One of the children was taken out
dead, and the other two were fatally
burned.
A man named Mccormick shot ia,
tally one McConley, at the Willows, in
this county, last night. They quar-
relied about the feed of a horse they
had been working. Mccormick claims
that the shooting was done in self
defense. He has surrendered himself
to the authorities.
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

Our dispatches give the III of the
members of the new Cabinet.
President Hayes held a grand re-
ception at the White House last Tues
day.
There was q rumor that General Joe
Johnston of the late Confederate army,
was TO have had q place in the Cabinet,
but latter news shows that the report
wa unfounded.
An attack is to be made on an Indian
village lately discovered about sixty
miles north of Deadwood.
Joe Coburn has been awarded a
home for ten years in the State Prison,
for shooting = policeman in New York
a few weeks ago.
The London press speak favorably
o. President Hayes message.
Governor Chamberlain has written
a s~quealing letter to Corbett. dep
recating the avowed intention of the
President to leave him without the aid
of Federal bayonets to continue his
reign In South Carolina.
Judge Davis has sent in his ~resigna-
ton as one of the Judges of the United
States Supreme Court.
A fire on Bond street, New York,
Tuesday night, resulted in the loss of
81, 095 900 worth of property.
Blackjack, the absconding President
of the California. Canning Company,
was arrested yesterday in New York.
A family was burned to death near
Butte City, in Colusa county, Califor-
mia, Tuesday morning.
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THE CABINET.

Our dispatches this morning give the
Cabinet appointments of President
Hayes. Some of the gentlemen named
are comparatively unknown to the
masses, having never, so far as our
knowledge extends, taken any prom
inent part in national politics. The
appointments, however. of the men,
bers whose histories r known, are
good ones, and we presume the Presi-
dent has exercised similar Judgment
in regard to the more obscure persons,
and chose them for their fitness fol
the several positions which they
are to fill. Evarts, sherman,
Schurz, Thompson and Key are
well and favorbly known te
the people as able and honest men,
conservative in their views and free
from the narrow-minded sectional
prejudice which characterized a ma
jority, at least, of the Cabinet of ouI
late Chief Magistrate. Mr.. Hayes in
ignoring Zach. Chandler, Morton,
Sargent, and others of that ilk, has
evinced a determination which argues
well for the success OF his administra-
ton, and which will at its commences
ment tend to secure for it the respect
and confidence of the better classes in
all sections of the Union.