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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-24
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

OFFICE CoMPT. GENERAL,
COLUMBIA S. G.. Dec. %, 1876.
.Auditor Ab6cUiNe County.
SIR: In accordance with the act or
the General Assembly approved the
23d instant entitled an net to raise
supplies for the fiscal year commenc-
ing November the 1st. 1876, Section
10 you are instructed to assess the
property represented on your duplI-
cate against any name or party there
on the sum of (15) fifteen mills on
each dollar as the levy for State tax for
1876. -,
Each Auditor in the State has al
ready filed in this office his abstract for
real and personal property for 1877
which are his originals and in max
ing up your abstract of duplicate you
are requested not to include therein
any property except such as is already
reported in your 'Original."
Abstracts of personality and reality:
If you find any property in your
county liable to tax and not already
reported OIL your "originals' you VIII
enter same on your duplicate rs "addl-
tional assessments" and forward alb
stracts thereof to this Office in same
form as the "originals" at the time
you make your annual settlement
with the County Treasurer.
COUNTY TAKES,
Section Sof the above Act authorizes
your County Commissioners to certify
TO O q levy Of not exceeding three
(3) mills OH all the property in your
County az q County tax, viz: For
County purposes (3) three mills.
In addition to the above you are di-
rcctcd to levy the following additional
County taxes viz: For soidons and
orphans (see act approved March II,
1927 J mill. You are requested to
proceed at once to notify your County
commissioners of this circular, urge
upon them the necessity OF their
prompt action and thus enable you to
complete your assessments and dupli.
cate at an. early date. Please proceed
Immediately TO enter up your State
tax, as prescribed i'll series and circu-
lar one. -,
Blank abstracts of duplicate and the
railroad property in your County Will
be sent to you by mail in a few days
with further instructions.
Respectfully &C.,
Comptroller General.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-24
Scarcity Of Money.

There is no doubt but the present
condition Of all kinds Of business and
industry is fearfuliy depressed, and il
behoovcs every family to look care
fully to their expenses. Winter is
coming on when children are liable
to Group, Whooping Cough, etc
Coughs and Colds will prevail every
where, and Consumption, with Other
throat and lung diseases, will carry OF
many.-These diseases should not be
neglected. Doctors bills are expen'
sive, and we would advise our people
to use BosCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP,
It never has failed. One bottle at u
cents will keep your whole family well
during the winter. Two doses viii
relieve any case Sold in all towns in
the United States, and by your Drug
gist, w. II. Penney. jim
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wednesday,, Jan. %, 1877.
The Trouble into which GA Iliueh
Democratic Got.

We devote much of our space TINS
week to the communication OF "A
Tilden Democrat" and to the replies
to the same by General McGowall ana
Colonel Haskell. We have given the
correspondence entire, only emitting
I'm Colonel Haskell's letter the extracts
which he makes from the offending
communication. AS IL readers have
the entire letter before them it is use
less to irepeat extracts. The whole
j. ably written and should be read by
all. we very much admire the spirit
and ability of General McGowan's let
ter, and while Colonel ltaskelPs letter
shows the ability of the writer, we re-
gret that he should have occasionally
lost his temper. -,
We. like "A Tildcn Democrat"
were under the impression that there
was a GOODNESS existing between Gov
crnor Hampton and Gov. Tilden. in
consequence of the fact Of Tilden's re-
.orted failure to reply to q let
ter which Hampton had written
to him in reference to the con
duct of the campaign, and the
letter which Hampton sent to Hayes
did not correct any such impression.
For some time back and up to the
publication of Col. Haskell's letter we
were disposed TO believe Hampton to
lea little indifferent rs to which OF
the Presidential candidates were ILL
augurateG.
There is but Que opinion here rs to
who is the author of the letter Of "a
Tilden Democrat,' and if We are cor
rect in our surnlises, he did about as
much towards electing Hampton rs
ussy other Man in the State, anu IL
see.us strange to us that the COlun'b'd
EeJister aud Colonel Haskell should
br 50 ready to denounce the man
without whose aid all our efforts
would have proved q failure, and Gen.
HAMPTON would not have been Gov
erlaor to-day.
Some of our exchanges have gone
into Mysteries, because OF the crlti-
cis,ns of others upon ome OF Gov.
lIampton's acts since the close OF the
c7sn1aiga. We take it for granted
that Gov. Hampton is q public ser
want and that we have q perfect right
to approve in him whatever is right,
and that we have also the privilege to
critici~e that which we may believe
to le ~ error.
Ne believe there is not q man on
the continent who could have SO sue
cessfuily brought us through the late
campaign as Gov. Hampton. He has
made u name which will give him
o national reputation for greatness oil
character, and hrs proved to the
wnrld that no one hundred mel III
South Carolina have half as much in
fue4,ce Us he has {; yet, for all TINS
iT there are any of his acts which
to the less Informed to DC
sl,reuded in mystery, the humDles'
citizen has the right to enquire int
it. Truly great men like Hampton
have nothing to fear from having
their acts discussed in the newspapers.
Such publications only show up the
lustre and greatness of the true man.
Since the publication of the articles o!
Gen. Mcliowan and Col. Haskell,
hampton will siand'on higher ground
fi,an ever before. For this reason We
l1,iuk it well that the publication OF
the letter Of "A Tilden Democrat u
.vss made. Truth is mighty and viii
prevail.
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Florida for Tildcn,
New York. January %

NEW York, January %.
A World special from Tallahassee,
dated yesterday, Says yesterday Gov
ernor Drew approved an act Of the
Legislature requiring the board OF
can vassers to take a canvass of the
electoral vote in accordance with the
decision of the Supreme Court in the
case of BEoxhain Us. the Secretary OF
State, decided in January, 1871, and
In the case of December q, 1876. In
Incidence to this law, the board met
to-day Acknowledgement Raney
having been Of counsel for the Demo
cratic electors, declined to act, and
Mr.. Corley,I Commissioner of Lands
and immigration, was designated in
his place. TIE canvass was then
gone into, and all the returns found to
be regular, were counted, and
footed up "a ,43i for the Tilden cleo
tors, ai,d2tss40 fer the Hayes electors.
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TO a TAX PAYERS
LBBEVILLE COUNTY,:

NNTE, the undersigned County
wv Commissioners for Abbeyille
County, would respectfully represent
the financial condition Of the County
as in a condition that requires imme-
diate aid. The inmates Of the Poor
House must be provided for and the
prisoners in Jail must be fed, and, as
there are no funds at our command, We
therefore appeal to the Tax Payers to
come forward and pay one MIL on td1
assessed vatte of the property Of the
County to meet the pressing wants OF
the County. According to the report
of our predecessors, it will require
three mills tax for current expenses
but rs we do not think that the or
ders from the ex-COmptrOller to the
Auditor are valid, We therefore de-,
cline to order the Three Mill Levy
for county purposes at present, and we
therefore make this appeal In accord
ance with the resolution Of the meet
ing Of the Tax Payers, January 9Th,
1877.
r. JONES, C.. b. G.. c..
IL, q. NJ. MATTISON,
r. A. MCCASLAN,
County Commissioners.
Jan. 10, 1877, st.
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By HUGH WILSON.

TEHMs-Twe Dollars il year, j II advance
OF Nv" Dollars and fi;tr Cents, If pay
mcnl is delayed.
AprERrISEMESTs will hc inserted at
the rate of One Dollar per inch for the
first insertion and Finy Cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Greatly rcduccd.rates will ho given to
thhse Who advertise by tho quarter or by
The year.
All obituary notices, tributes of respect,
and other matter of q personal or private
natur will be charged for ut tho usual
advertising rates.
Nothing which maybe written in NAL
leo shall appem. in theso columns ut any
price.
Our Jee Department
liz we'll sanpind with material for Job
WorR, and orr assortment OF re" jon
type is as good as can DO found III any
country Office. The Propr;etoris a rrA',,
teal printer and will give his personal
attention TO this class OF work. Our
work compares iavorably with the same
GLASS of work executed anywhere, ana Is
always puta the lowest living rates
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-24

A we'll known young sportsman OF
Charleston killed, last week during
four days sport, 1873 woodcock an av-
erage of32 birds q day. This is believ-
cd to be the best shooting done in this
country, and possibly in the world,
but it may he of ~incalculable damage
to the farming interests, as each n OF
these birds would have eaten great
numbers of bugs aud worms daily.
would have been more proftably
employed cleaning out bitches OIL the
lOw-lands.
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The State Of South Carolina,
County Of AbbeVills.
Sale of Real Estate

a S the duly authorised agent and
IA attorney of William A. Moore
| will sell at public auction at Abhe-
Vile Court House on Sale Day in Feb
ruary next, the tract Of land, in the
County and State aforesaid, on which
A. w. Moore lives, containing
Two Hundred and Fifteen
Acres
O or less, bounded by lands Of B.
II. Herndon, Robert Ruckhanan and
John Pulliam.
Terms of sale: one half Of the pur-
chase money to be cash, and the bal
ance, OH twelve months credit, with
interest from day of sale, secured by
mortgage of the premises. Titles
with security against w. A. Moore
and all persons claiming, under or
through him. Purchaser to pay for
titles.
ARMISTEAD BURT,
Atn'y in suit of William A. Moore.
January 10, 1877.
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South Carolina Democracy.

The State of South Carolina has every
eonfidence in her beloved Governor.
His devotion to his State is the high
%st.lnpulse of his heart but his fidel-
iey 10 his party is as strong as his well
known devotion to friends and cour-
try.
south Carolina is MS true as steel to
tile National Democracy. Her vote
will be cast for Tilden and Hendricks
If FIVE get fair play. AS she has been
tl,e most hated and best abused" Of
ill the States of the poor South, be-
s:ause she was active in promoting Sc
session and the first to secede. AS
ahe has been ''prc-eminent in ruin"
amidst the general desolation afflicted
upou the South by the results of the
war, and q merciless, wicked recon-
s~truction, we had q secret, deep burn
jng. desire that she should cast her vote
for Tilden and Hendricks, and thus
by one bold bound give an agreeable
surprise to the whole country aud re-
store herself in the good opinion and
confidence of every patriot. In antici-
patton we gloried in the thought, that
Ivy a sort of poetic justice ''thc pros
trate State'' would have the good for
tune to give the Moab stab to tyranny,
oppression and corruption in the adj
niinistration of public affairs and thus
save the country.
During the canvass the most prolific
source of Republican eloquence, pas
sion and hate WAS the lying charges
made against 'the solid South" We
knew that this was done to turn tho
attention of the people from their OWL
Infamous corruptions, and we had q
hope, that in spite of hayonets and
oficcholders, we would be able to make
tn, SO malice mongers true prophets TO-
once. That the South would be solid
solid against the Republican party
with all its fecuicnt corruptions ant
u%nspeakahle infamies-solid forevery'
thing good, for virtue, truth, peace
and prosperity, and doub!y solid fol
good government, rctrenchment anc
reform, and Tilden and Hendricks.
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State of South Carolina.
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.
In the Court Of General Sessions
January Term, 1877.
! General Prcscntmcnt OF the Grand
jury,

General Prcscntmcnt OF the Grand
Jury.
To His Honor Judge +. II. Cookc:
The Grand Jury would respectfully
make the following presentmcnt:
We regret that in this tho beginning
of the new year we lave SO little upon
which to congratulate our fellow-citi-
zens. The political and financial out
look is anything but encouraging.
Powerful cOnapiracies are known TO
exist whose purposes are nothing less
than a total subvcrsiOn of both our ma
tional and State governments and all
that we, rs American citizens, hold
dear to-wit: civil liberty and the right
of self government. We have seen in
the last few months, the solemn decls-
ion Of our highest State courts ignor-
ed and detied' by those who are sworn
to support the constitution and laws
of our State. We have seen our legal
ly elected Legislators denied entrance to
to the halls of Legislation at the point
Of the bayonet. We have seen the
soldiers Of these Uunited States divert
ell from their legitimate and proper
duties and made to act conspicuous
parts in the organization of State Icy
islaturcs. We have seen a combina-
ton Of persons in the city OF Column
bia under the protection. Of armed SOL
diers arrogating to themselves the
right to rule over and make laws TOR
the people of South Carolina in def
ance of all law and in direct conflict
with the Wishes Of the majority as
clearly expressed by our recent cleo
tons. In view of these facts, we
deem it eXpedicnt upon us as the
grand inquest of Abbeville county,
the rights of whose citizens have been
violated by these lawless and revolu-
tionary acts, to utter in no mistaken
terms our condemnation OF the same,
and to urge upon our people the I'M
portance of standing firmly in the
maintenance of their rights and of
refusing to recognize in any manner
whatever the acts of this assembly of
persons styling themselves the House
OF Representatives of South Carolina,
which said assembly has been declar-
cd by the highest courts of our State
illegally constituted and nothing more
than q body of citizens.
PROBATE JUDGES OFFICE.
In the discharge Of our duties we
have visited all the public offices and
inspected them to the best of our abll-
ty. The Judge of Probate, who a
but recently entered upon inc antles
Of this office, reports everything III
connection with the office rs turned
over by the late incumbent with the
exception Of the funds winch nc mas
on deposit in the National bahk
ut Anderson, amounting to nj
81 ,oon. For This his predecessor WI
draw IL draft in his favor ~ soon as q
statement OF accounts can DC hau
from the bank. ne mas on ilanu, Us
received s'l!ce ms nuucai"n ~ oiii,
the sum u sl,oi4'ot' "iio anrI. ,%n'o
i'ctAl'.!s !" l'"s u" LoI.i,nd
i, ns rno,'irr,i NV INV.
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If we are TO believe what the North
ern and Southern Christians say of
each Otter, they are indeed Il lovely
set. Freh the religion which coun-
tenances hatred and malice toward
one another, good Lerd deliver us.
THE town COW doesn't rejoice much
over the close of the sleighing season.
It's O little ainiSandy climbing up into
wagons to steal lunches anu Oxts.
TEE editor who can conduct q news
paper one year without making an
cnemy, would make a very successful
managing editorofa medical almanac.
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Do THE figures, "77" stand after
your name on the paper? If not see
to it at once. Don't let the Post Mas
ter know that you are behind with
the printer. u
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NOTICE.

Will be Sold by the Under
signed at Abbeville
Court House on
Sale Day
The PirstM0lday in February Next
THAT tract of land in Abbeville
County on Little River containing
Five Hundred and Forty
Five Acres
more or less, bounded by lands Of the
estate of James It Liddell deceased,
Leroy Wilson and others. Assigned
to ME for payment Of debts.
Terms of Sale One-half Of the
purchase money to be paid In cash,
and the balance, or q credit Of twelve
months, with interest at ten per cent.
per anpum, to be secured by bond with
personal security, and . mortgage OF
the premises.
The purchaser to pay the Taxes for
last year.
WOLF ROSENBERG,
Assignee Of
G. A. VISANSKA.
Jan 2,1s77.>
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j. Y. JONES',
Sheriff Abbeville County.
Sheriff. Office, Jan. l, 1877,
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EARNEST SUPPORTERS.
A largo majority Of tho voters OF the
State wero strnightout before Hampton's
nomination. As l said before, no leaders
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-24

In the meantime General Gary and others
had continued 10 urge the nomination OF
Hampton upon the people OF the state, and
, the idea took so well that 1t soon became APP
parent the movement would become sue
cessful In spite Of the strenuous opposition
! which the scheme encountered. He had in
timatcd II willingness to run, and his high
personal character and brilliant military
record made him II favoritc with the people.
When the State Democratic convention as
semblcd in Columbia in June, 1t was evident
that Hampton was the strongest candidate
before 1t. Governor Tilden, however, had not
abandoned his opposition to this candidacy,
and was represented In Columbia during the
session OF the convention by Coloncl Coyle,
OF Washington city. This gentleman confer
red with the most prominent OF the dele
gates, and, in the name OF his chief, warmly
demonstrated against the propriety and poll
cy of the proposed step. 1t was explained to
him that Governor 1ilden was entirely mis-
taken in his estimate OF IiamptOn's charac-
lcr-that tho latter instead of being an ultra
democrat and a fire eater, was very prudent,
cautious, and conservative, would unite all
factions and make Il stronger race than al
most any man in the state. Moved by these
statements, Colonel COyle finally proposed to
telegraph TO Headquarters OF the subject. He
sent a telegram to Colonel Pelton, who had
been with the Carolina delegation at st. Lou
is, asking his OPINION. The answer was
short and to the point. 1t was sui slaDtia!ly
as follows: General Kennedy knows my
views with regard to the nomination of Gen
craI Hampton.'' General Kennedy knew that
1ildcn was strongly opposed TO
such a nomination and so stated. Unless /
misinlOrmcd, General Bratton subSe-
qlently went into the convention AS a candi-
date against General Hampton, but was de-
ie;,ted. Those who know General Hampton
will not be surprised to learn that when he
heard of this interference and opposition he
was deeply nngcrcd, and was inclined to with
draw his name from the consideration of the
He was finally over-rulcd by
his friends, and consented to run for COVER
nor.
AMER ibis matter had been rrnngcd and the
democracy had fairly commenced that MEM
canvass which uttrncted the attention
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08
THE MARRIAGE LrcEyss [

The MARRIAGE LicgSsG Law
The Presbyterian Buaer, a reli
gious Journal, has these comments to
make on proposed law. which will
70 read with interest ave hope
ciargyman aud others in different
parts OF the State will take ln inter-
est IN this mat ar, that the people
may be protected from the cl..sa Of
ciergymen always ready tn marry
persons who may presen themselves
without any respect to age or the
ciaims OF parents aud guardians (:
amt that minister's who '~s... I. Co act
ohed!ently tn the law of the State.
snd not cutrags parental faeiings.
may be saved from the impositions
% oftsn practiced upon them by
parties 'eeking to he married Oar
hwunhars at Harrisburg viii 10
RDGG srrvice to the public by en-
ncnng carefully prepared law Of
The Slul ind!cated In adIitiou TO
ths 'or sideration4 already given,
sU. 4 tw would De Of great alyln-
sae' u Preserving accurate record OF
ma nsgas, During and after the
war many widows were SUBJ
jectsd tn great Inconvenience in OH
tanning ,snsious, owing to the din
SaitY OF procuring marriage rs-
ooris."
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SINCE the Democrats have come
into power IN 'ougreas, the CALLER
ias are pretty generally well illed
With friends Of the lost Cause. y ho
loudly appllud whenever Ueuo-
cratic Congressman, ~ is Frequently
done, says something that meets
their approbation Randall, the
Speaker, never rehulsed this indecen
cy until he was made TO smart under
. mild cnstigation for his Neglect Of
duty from Judge Hoar, the other
day. It would be wisa to keep the
''rebel yell out OF the Legislative
aa!l for while yet Le6aaon Couri
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08

Mr. LrScH. member Of Congress
from Mississippi, testified before the
Congressional Committee. that he
believed that there wouli have beeu
e majority of twenty thousand in
their State for Hayes, il the election
had been fairly cnuducted. And We,
Mississippi was made u return more
than sixty thousand for TI!Irn. ani
this is part Of the grand popular mt.
loTity OF a quaiter Of a million,
which the Democracy iusAne!y th,uk
VAS cast for them a. the ll:e elec-
lion
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Tus President is decidedly OF the
opinion that the resumption OF spe
Gle payment can be effected on th,
first Of March next lie is expected
to send special message to Con-
gress this week shboj ing his viess,
and recommending some sneul-
nents to the resumption act, - AID
10 the desired result.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08

A resolution providing fnr the final
adjournment or the JaIislatnre on
Thursday. March IL, To meet again in
adiOurued session on the first Tues.
day of January. 1873. was introduced
into the lIo1sl of representatives. On
Monday evening. and laid over under
the rules
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08

WAR PRoB,sLs ~ Evgore -Tur-
key positively refuses 20 ace. l. to
Tie demand made upou her by ,hc
other great Europesa power-, and
there will no. have 10 be some lii
rect backing down. or WAX i merit.
able. The general opinion no., is
that Spring will witae IS the uGeniu.
Of q great war tha. will determine
whether Turkey shall cumtiun. a
hold on Europe or retire to Asia
England will give Turkey 40 further
support. and Bismark - sail ,u have
made some strong declarations. aud
Wleu he spei,ks be NJ I'm /. sn nathInr
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08

TIE Electoral COmu.s>iuu to So.
tie the Presidential question il now
souplete. and is now ia session. hav
ing under consideration tEo vote OF
Florida The following are the
members selected: Serators. Geo
/. Edmouds. R., Z I. Frshnghny.
sen r, y 7. Morton RIA. G. THUR.
man D. I. F. Bavari. b. Repre-
sentatives, j. 4. Garfield. r., Geo
+. Hoar, r. Il. b. Fayne. D. J u.
Aboott. D. Z Hlnton, y. Jut-es.
y. Clifford, b., ;. +. Miller. r. :.
J Field. D., W Strong. r., J. Z
B.adlsy. z
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WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs will coniuc.
the Republican case before the Con.
gressioDal Commission. Hon Stan.
lev Matthews of Cincinnati will be
one OF his assistants
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08

TnE Huntingdon Joarnui sdvo-
Gates tho passage of u stay law 10y
the Legislature. Eight basiness
houses were closed by the sheriff iu
the borough Of Huntingdon re.
Gently