The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, December 24, 1884, Image 1
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VOL. I. ABBEVILLE, S. C? WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEll 24, l<S8l. NO. hi.
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WI1.M 1NNTON. CO 1,1" Mill A AM) AlIII'STA
It A1I.UOA D.
(loins: Sou No -H No 10
Leave \Vilmiugton ... 0 30 p in 11 10 p in
Arrive at Florence . . 1 SO ? iii 2 20 a in
Arrirt at Columbia . 1 10 n in
(ioiug North so 4't so 17
l.raro Columbia 10 00 p m
I/oa?o Florence. ! SO p tn 1 :?2 a in I
Arrive at Wilmington 7 40 p in 0 10 a iii
Train No. CI stops at all Millions. Nos. 4K j
and 47 stop onlv nt Hrinkley's, Whiteville.
Flemington. Fair UlufV, Marion, Florence.
Ti tmnor.nville, Sumter, camden Junction at <1
Easi.iver. Passengers for Columbia ami all
points on o a u r n. c, c a a it u, Aiken Junrtion
and all points beyond, should take so. 48,
nijht express Separate Pullman sleepers
for Charleston and Augusta on trains 48 ami
17. All trains run solid between Charleston
and Wilmington.
OPART A Nil TIM! AND
D AS11KV1I.LK RAI MtO A D
On and after May 12, 1S84, passenger
trains will be run dailr, except Sundar.be- I
tweon Spartanburg nnd llendersonville as
follows:
UP TRAIN.
l*oav? R. A 1)- Depot at Spartanburg 6 00 p m J
l.eava Spartanbnrg, A. 1<. depot . . 0 10 p m
Saluda S Art p m
Loava Flat Rock ... 0 15 p m
Arrive Hend?.*on- ilio 9 SO t ,n
UOVTN MR J TN.
Leave Hendorsonville 8 00 ? iu
liCJre Flat Koek 8 IS n in
Leave Sitludu 0 011 am
l.eavr Air Lino Junction 11 25 a in
Arrivo R. .t I) Depot Spartanburg 11 30 n ui
Trains on thi* road run hr Air-Line liine.
both trains mnko conncctiois (V-r Columbia
nnit Charleston via Spartanburg, I'nion nnd
Columbia: Atlanta a nil Chariot '.v bv Air Line.
J A M K S A * I > E RSO N. Sur>eriut enden t.
^JONDKNSKO TIME CAK1)
?5a0E8lia Passenger Rcuto.
In cffect September 14, 1SS1.
SOINfi HOl'TB ,
Leave Oreanivood *6 20 nm + 4 00 pm
Arriv? Augusta .11 3d nm 8 50 pni
Leave AuguMla 10 JO am 9 00 pin
Arrive Atlanta b 4;> |im ft 40 am
Leave Augnsla 11 40 am
Arrive LScanlort 60 jmi
" Port Royal .... ft 0.r? nni
" Chalcston ft pni
" Savannah 6 4L ;>m
" Jacksonville 9 00 am
G 01 N 41 XOKTn. I
Lear* Jaeksoaville . 4 SO pin
" Savannah 6 5n am
" Charleston 0 10 am
Leave Pork Rural . T 25 am
" Tleanfort T 57 am <
" Augnata 1 40 pan
Loava Atlanta 4 8 50 run
A r ri t o Angaria fi 10 am '
Leave Augusta 4 00 put i 40 am
A r rira (i io on wood 0 00 ]>m 11 SO nni
Tickctfton anlc at (iivrnwund to hII points
at tliiouga ratps - liiijrjjnjre cliockvil to <K?sitinntina.
*i)ailjr. t Daily, ftxrent Stuulav.
W F. Sn m.i.m an*, TralYic Manager. I
J X. Bar*. Sit]t?<*inien?1i'nl. '
J^TLAXTIC COAST I.INF.,
PAR&F.XftKU DEl'AUMM RNT,
Wtlminyfon. JV. C., July infh, iSSj}. |
NRYV LINK h-lwocn Charleston antl j
.. 1 1. "l r ; ^ ' > ? '
voiumum ami i ppor r>omn i.aronna. <
coKi>r.sxr.i> r< ;ikdi i.k.
nnua ooina
HTE8T. EAST.
00 am I.v . . Charleston .. . . Ar. 0 45 jmi
8 10 " " ... Lanes ... . . " 8 #5
0 48 " " ... Sumter '* 6 in 4<
11 00 pin Ar . Colombia . I.r. & 10 "
2 31 " " ... .Winnsbnro .. ' ? 4S "
R ik " " ... Chester " J 44 "
6 2.S " " . Yorkr ille ' 1 00 "
G 25 " " ... l.anoaater. " 9 00 "
& 00 " " Hock Hill " 2 00 "
fl 15 ' " . . . Charlotte ?' 1 00 "
TTa pm Ar . Kewbcrrr ]. 5 0".! pin I
8 00 " " .. < recnwood ' 12 4S '
6 60 " " ... Lauren* " T 40 nm
1 IS " " Andcr.?nn . . . ' 10 33 "
6 Oi " " . . . . (irceiiTill* " 0 50 *'
T 03 " " ... WalluMa " ? 60 '
4 45 " ... A Itl>e v i 11 e . . . 11 03 "
k 60 4* *' .. S|iarli?nburjr ..." 1C50 "
0 JO ." " Z IlcnilprsonrillB ' f< CO '
Solid Train* between Charleston and Columbia.
S. C.
J V 141 V I V IT rr >1 I.'ll l.'li^AV
r.??n l Sup't. fion'l Pa*. Ajront.
C^OLUMRIA A Nil
j ? GREENVILLE HA II.ROA 1>.
0* and after Octnhrr ft. 18S4, Vajsf.nof.k
Thai** will ruu s* li o i owith indicated upon
t-hia rMtd and ii.? brant-lingi.
Paih/, t.rcpt finnrfaii*.
??o. s:;. i:p passenger
Losto ''oluuibia S. O. .lunc'n. 1A 4ft pin
" Columbia C. ii <i. 1). 11 10 p in
Arriv* Aliitnn lz 10 p in
" N?wl>erry 1 Upm
Ninotv-Si x 2 47 p m
Greenwood I 93 p in
llnd<?r? >3Hpm
Itrllon 4 40 p til
at Greenville f> Oft pin
No. i2. HOWN 1'ASSENGER.
Leave Greenville at 0 50 a ni
Arrive Reltou 11 Ilia in
llodgen. lit 2.1 p in
Greenwood 12 4fipm
Nmolv-Six 1 32 p m
Nawlierrr . . 1 1)2 p m
AI?tou 4 10 p ni
' Columbia C. k G. 0 i 16 pm
Arrive Columbia S C. .1 niic'ii. ft 30 p in
irihtinbcm;, i'siok i- coi.rubi a k aii. boai>.
ho. o.'l tp i'a SSKNfi kr.
Al?ir*n 1 > 1,1
- 1> ill
" ('aion . . S 66 p ra
" ^partnnlmrg, S.I'.1 O.drpot 6 60 p n>
KO, 62. IIOWN I'ASSKNCKIt.
I.* v? Spurt's; It. A l>. . . 10.16 a in
" Snart'g I", i. Depot 10 60 a m
" I tiion 12 60 p m
jkrrive ut Alston . . . t 4# p ir
I. AI* R KN5 llill.vn.il>,
Jjos y c Nnwlwr"? J 30 p in
Arrive ul Lanrun.s f!. II. fi 60 ]> m
l.earo I. aniens ('.II T 40 a in
A rrivo at Newlierry ... 11 10 p in
AliBF.VII.I.U llltAKfn.
]<cav? Hodges S 46 p in
A rrira ;it A bbev ilia . 4 46 p in
Leave Abbeville 11 00 a in
Arrivo at llodgi-s 12 00 pm
KI.IIK Kinnc K A I I.KO A I) AND i.MIKKHON UUANCII.
]<oa * t licit on 4 46 p in
Arrive Aiidnrtioii i IS p ni
" I'rndltfton 6 60 p ni
" foucca f S 40 p in
A rriva at Wallialla . i. . T 0:? p iu
l.aavo Wallinlla K 60 a in
Arrive Suucca V 15 a in
. ? oi a m
" Anderson 10 3:t a 111
Arrive at Helton .. II OS * m
COS \ FCTlOXS.
A. With Smith Carolina railroad to ami from
Charleston: with Wilntion, Columbia and
Augusta railroad from Wilmington and all
paints north thereof: with Chariotte, Columbia
ao<l Augusta railroad from Charlotte and
all points north thereof. It. With AslivYille
Mud Spartanburg; railroad from and for points
in Western N. Carolina. C\ With Atlanta and
Charlotte div Richmond and Danrille railway
for Atlanta and all points south and west.
Standard Haxtsrr. Tititt.
(?. K. TALCOTT, Superintendent.
M. Bi.al'outkk,(icn'l Passenger Agt.
T). CAhdweli.. Ass't Uen'l J'asa. Agt.
Lawyers go to the Mehsknqkr oflfica
for Letter Heads and Curds.
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SOI TII CAROLINA
ItAlI.WAV CO Ml'ANY.
Coininencinfr Sunday, Sept. 7tl?, 1SSI, at
2 36a in, I'asscncer Trains will run as follows
until further notice, "Kastern time:''
Co!m in Ziiit //iv /.?ion ? 0 a i l\ .
Learc Columbia 7 48 a in o 27 |? in
One nt Charleston 12 20 p in M 118 j> in
Leave Charleston 7 <10 a til 1 30 |> in
Due at Columbia 11 <10 p in 22 a in
Ciiuiiicn /'/rinion -Dailv except Sundays.
Leave Columbia 7 48 a in 5 27 p iii
One Camden 12 55 p in H 25 p m
Leave Camden 7 15 a jii ! 00 p m
One Columbia . 11 00 it ui 0 22 p in
.4 vi/iislit Pirision ? Daily.
I.eave Columbia 5 27 p in
One Augusta 7 41 n in
Leave Aujrusta 3 50 p ni
Ouo Columbia !l 22 p in
Con ncrtion*
Made at Columbia witli Columbia ami (ireenville
railroad by train arrivmir at II 00 a. in.
ami departing at 5 27 p. in.: at Columbia
Junction with Charlotte, Columbia anil Angust
a railroad by hamc train to and from all
points on both roads.
At Charleston with steamers for New York
on Saturday; and on Tuesday ami Saturday
with Ktearner for Jacksonville and points on
St. John's river: also, with Charleston and
Savannah Railroad to and from Savannah
and nil points in Florida.
At Aii&u.sta with (icorpin ami Central rail
| roans In ami from all points West ami South:
nl lilackville to ami from nil points mi Barnwell
rail mail. Through tickets can lif purcliasoil
tn all points South ami West by applying
to
1>. Mt-QcKiiN. A front, Columbia, S. C.
Joiin II. I'kck. Cpnoral Mannircr.
1). ('. A 1.1.us, ticn. Pass, ami Ticket Ac't
The (Georgia Facilic
Now Short Lino, via., Atlanta, fla.. nml
llinnin^ham, Ala., to Points in
A Inhinvd, Jlf ississippi, IsOiiisimw,
Ar/ritn.tfix, Texas mxl the 11'c.v* and
Xorlhircsl.
Th? favorite route TO THIS WORLD'S
1? A 1 1 > Vli'U' /\I>1 IS i 14
i n i n, . * u ?> waiii4A?in? Ii\ .
/lOMM KNCIN'O December l?t, 1884.
vj Double Daily Trains, with eh'gant
S1o??|>in*r Cars attached, for which the
low rate of $1 for each section is
charged?(he lowest sleeping car rates in
the United States, llerths secured ton
davs in advancc.
SK'.I that yonr Tickets
flScjy-IIoad l,*l\t)M?i^8
ATLANTA, ??
CKOHCIA l'AiMI'lv' IIA !,\YAY and
mUM INi; 11 AM. A I.A.
For further information write to or
call on
1j. S. r.lidW'X, lien, l'ass. Agent,
1 >iRmINi;11Av, AI.A.
A. R. Til W15ATT, Trav. Pass. Agt.,
Atlanta. <?a.
1 _ V Sn K ( ? K. (ion SsmiaiMt?tan?lniii
ft 111M IN < 11A M. Al.A.
RICHMOND AMI 15ANY1I.I.K
it A ll.RO A I)
/'imtfityrr Prptirim* n 1.?On nndnt'lcr Anqr.
3rl, IRS4. pnssonper Irani Rorripo on the A.
and C. Division will lie n.? follow*:
y<t ? / h II J rtf. No.nlN o. 531
I,care Atlanta 4 4!) p in 8 40 a in
arrive Oainenville 6 ?7 |i in 10 .15 a m
l.nla a 7 2.'i p m II ni it ni
Kahun Cap jnnc /> ?12 pin 11 30 a ni
Toocnn c 8 64 p in 12 04 p in
Seneca ('it v d 9 i!) p ni I 00 p ni
Central 10 32 p in 1 62 p ni
Liberty 10 53 p m 2 13 p in
Kaslev 1110 p in 2 27 p m
Greenville < 11 42 p ni 2 47 p ni
Ppiirlniihnrpy ... I 01 h m X 56 p in
Guvtoiiia i) 3 20 h in 6 64 p in
chariottc U 4 10 a ni 0 40 p ni
Smith? >;; </. No. 50* No.
Leave; charlotte 1 45 m in 1 00 p in
sirrireCaMonia 2 30 a ni 1 46 p m
Spartanburg ... < s in 3 45 p in
(ireenvillo 5 43 m in 4 55 |i in '
Easier G 1 7 h ni i 26 p in
Liberty 0 34 a m 6 42 p in
central . 6 65 a in C 10 p m
Seneca cilv . 7 33 a ni 7 30 p in i
Tnccou 8 40 a 111 7 35 |> in
Italiiin (Jap jiino 0 34 a ill S 30 |i in
I.iila . . ...10 0l? m hi 8 50 |> hi |
(ininesville ll) 3C> a in It 25 |> in
Allan!h I 00 i> in II 30 a in
Express. ^ Mail.
Freight trains on lliis road all carry |insspn- ,
CTwm: passenger trains run Ihrmifrh to llanrillct
and connect with Virginia .Midland rail- i
way tn all eastern cities, and nt .Jllanta with
all lines diverging- No. 50 leaves lt>chninn<l 1
at 1 p in and No. 61 arrives there at 4 |t in; 52
leaves ltichiiiniid at 2 2S a hi, 53 arrives there
a L 7 4 I a ill
HnQ'cl S/ccpiiiff Cars irifhonf \
r/tanr/c: On train* Xns. fit) and 51, New ,
York and Atlanta, visi Washii gton and
Danvillo, (ireensbnro and Ashevillo; on '
trains Nus. 52 nnd 53, Richmond and '
Danville, Washington, Augusta and New i
Orleans. Through t'ekets on salo at ,
i nariouc, uroenville, fSetioea, Spartanburg
ami Gainesville to all points south,
southwest, north and oast. A connects !
with N. K. railroad to and from Athens; i
h with N. K. to and from Tnllulah Falls; ;
<* with 1*11. Air l.ino to and fi oni Klhertoii
ami Bowersville; <1 with Bluo Kid;:o to ,
and from Walhalla; e with C. and (i. to
and from Greenwood, Newberry, Alston i
and Columbia;,/* with A. & S. and S.. (
l*. A' C. to and from 1 londorsonville, ,
Alston, Ac.; fj with Chester and Lenoir
to and from Chester, Yorkville and Dal- ;
las; k with N. division and 0.. C. A
A. to and from (Jroanshoro, Kaleigh, Ac i
Knursi> Ukiiklev, Supt.
A/. SI an (i liter. (Sen. I'a??s. Aj;t.
A. Ii Hivch. 2.1 V. 1'. and (Son. Man.
CAKPKTS.
CAKPKTS it inl House Furnishing
< !ood.?, the Largest Stock South of Baltimore,
Moquet, Brussels. 3-Ply and Ingrain
Carpet*. Hugs, Mat* and Crmuh
Cloths. Window Shades, Wall Papers,
Borders, Lara Curtains, Cornices and
Polea. Cocoa and Canton Mattings, Upholstory,
l-'ngrarings Croinon, Picture
Frames. Writo for samples and prices.
HA 11-1K Sc CORK Kit Y,
Augusta, (in.
AI.Ii th? new shapes in Huts ami Hnnnetfi,
with Itibhon*, limU, Flowers, Satins
ami Velvets to mulch.
It. M. HADDON A CO.
Ivxamino our Stock before buying
your wedding and Christmns presents
elsewhere. Speed it* Lowry.
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Legislative Proceedings.
Tho Registration Laws?The Divorc
Hill?Oniclnl Iloiuls and the Militia
In (ho (hreo weeks that have elapse
sine* (lie session commenced ahont tilt
hills have been passed, the rate of wor
being about three hills per day. One o
t wo matters of importance have bee
disposed of?the principal ones bein
the bill to prohibit the sale of seed cot
ton by certain persons; the bill to re
peal the Usury law which has been kill
ed in the House, and the attempt to re
peal the Act for the encouragement c
manufactures. This bill has been dis
cussed very fully in both Houses. I
will he remembered that in the Senat
it was defeated by a majority of on
vote. In the House it was passed to
third reading by n vote of 84 to 2!>. Th
House bill now goes to the Senate, wher
the discussion will probably bejrenewoi
during the coming week.
The colored Senators. Simons, o
Berkeley, Reynolds, of Heanfort, am
(he llev. Hruce Williams, of George
town, voted against the repeal of th
law. The reactionists hope to chang
the votes of these Senators, but the;
will he disnnnoiuted. for ! have rcct'ivui
assurances from each of tin* Senator
that thov have 110 idea of changing thoi
voles when the matter comes up, ami i
is not improbable that at least one of th
white Senators who voted in favor ti
the repeal of the Act will vole agains
(he repealing hill when it comes uj
again.
The question of an increase in th
number of the .1 ndieial Circuits in th
State has been postponed till the nex
session.
The Legislature slill has before it
Urge number of important subjects, 111
(liscusaion of which will more than con
sume the time loft, provided it is de
eided to adjourn before Christmas. Th
following synopsis of bills on the llous
f'nlondfir will Ko nf iiilnruvf i t\ <lwi
crs of tho JVrir? uiiif Courier :
TJ1K KEUISTIIATIOX I.AWS.
The committee on privileges and elec
lions, lo whom was referred tlio liill in
troduced by Mr. McCradv lo amend th
Registration law, hava submitted a sub
stitute which is now on the House Cal
cndar and which will excite some dis
(Mission. The provisions arc as follows
l'ersons vrlio have failed to register cai
do so upon application to the supervisor
The commissioners of election are to b<
appointed sixty days before the election
and it shall be the duty of cach persoi
>o :i[i|>oiiiumi. wumn ien diiys alter ro
ceiving such notification, to signify ii
writing his acceptance of such appoint
ment; and in ease any such person <le
sires to ho excused from acting as sucl
commissioner he shall, within ten day
nfter receiving such notification, state ii
writing his reasons for desiring to he ex
cuscd ; whereupon tho Governor may ii
Ids discretion require the person ap
pointed to act or make another appoint
ment, and in case he shall require tlx
person appointed 10 act, he shall at oiici
notify such person of his decision there
m : and in case the (Jovernor shall in:ik?
mother appointment, he shall at oiici
notify such second- person appointed
who shall likewise he required to signi
fy his acceptance or request to be ox
?uso.l within ten days after such iiotili
nation, a.iil (lie (iovernor shall decidt
mil act thereon as in the case of tin
lirsl appointment, and so on, until tin
three commissioners required by thu san
section of the (Jeneral Statutes are ap
pointed for each county, who shall then;
upon be commissioned, after bavin;
taken the oaths prescribed in the uai<
section of the (Jeneral Statutes. Eael
person so appointed and commissiouei
shall be entitled to receive the sum o
three dollars for eaoh dav in which h<
^ 11a 11 be actually engaged in the duties o
his appointment, the said sum to be pai<
by order of the County Commissioners
und in ense any person so appointed am
commissioned shall neglect to perfoni
any of the duties appertaining to his np
pointment as commissioner of election
he shall pay a fine not exceeding th
sum of fifty dollars, or shall be liable t
be imprisoned, at the discretion of th
Court, not exceeding thirty days. Ii
like manner the commissioners are re
r|nired to appoint the managers of dec
tion thirty days before the election, am
they, too. are subjected to a tine of lift
dollars in case they refuse to servt
The pay of ?hc managers is fixed h
1.50 per day.
1IIK IMVdltCK till.I,.
The l?ill to grant divorces for adulter
and to regulate the granting of (he sain
is upon the House Calendar without rue
onuuendation, the judiciary committe
having failed to a,?ree upon a report
The Court of Common l'lcas is to hav
jurisdiction in such suits, with the pow
er. after granting divorce, to make th
necessary decree concerning the estat
and maintenance of the parties and c
awarding alimony. The closing soctio
of the hill provides that when a divore
is granted according to the terms of tlii
Act, the party guilty of adultery shal
not be allowed to enter again into th
boudsof matrimony during the life c
his divorced wife or her divorced hu?
hand.
0 OI'KKMAf. IIOVIIS.
i* The bill to facilitate tin; giving c
tl bonds required by law provide* that .in
r company with a paid up capital of no
k loss than $i!5(x W), incorporated and 01
r gani/.ed under the laws of any State c
n the Tinted States for the purpose <;
g transacting business as surety on ohli
Rations of persons or corporations, an
- which has complied with all the require
- incnts of the law regulating the adinis
- nion of such companies to transact hit.si
if ness in this State, may, upon produclio
- of evideiiccof solvency and credit satis
t factory fo the Judge, head of depart
e ment, or other oflieer authorized to ap
e prove such bond, he accepted as suret
a upon the bond of any person or corpora
e tion required by the laws of this Stat
e to execute a bond and if such surd;
il company furnish satisfactory Ovidenc
of its ability to provide all the security
f required by law, no additional suret
il may, in (lie discretion of the otlicial nu
- thorized to approve such bond, be re
e quired ; and such surety may bo release
0 from its liability on the same terms an
y conditions as are by law prescribed fo
il the release of individuals, it being tb
s true intent and meaning of this Act t
r enable corporations created for that pur
t pose to become the surety on bonds rc
e <1 uirod by law, subject to all the right
f and liabilities of private parties.
1 Til]-: MIMTIA.
'' The bill to abolish the office of Ma
jor-General and stall' is intended to inak
L the State Adjutant and lnspeetor-<?en
I oral the ranking oflicer in the State. I
* provides (hat lln? (iovernor, upon Hi
application and nomination of tin* Adju
II tant and Inspector-General, ina)* appoin
0 not more than two assistant Inspector
<icnrrals with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel, t<> assist tin* Adjutant and In
r spector-tienoral in the inspection of th
0 militia of the State. A section also pro
vidos that the number of aides-do-raui;
to the (lovernor shall hereafter not ex
coed live, but the present aides are no
" to be removed.
(Joi.UMiUA, December 15.?The lirs
1 attack was made upon the appropriatio
of $14,(KX) for maintaining the militi
nr'rnni7nli(\nc l?i* n mntinn frnin V( ? W
II. Wilson* .Jr., of York, to strike on
the clause.
1 Mr. Haskell said that tho reason gov
erning tin? I'onunittee was that the
found the existing law required such a
' appropriation. If the clause was reject
1 -d it would in rfleet repeal that law.
Mr. Wilson said that he had made th
1 motion in full view of the elloct sup
{rested, hut while one Legislature ha
the right to make a law, it imposed n
1 binding force on another to make th
s appropriation. He assaulted vigorous!
1 the policy or utility of the expenditur
for such purpose as contemplated.
1 The discussion was entered into l>
Messrs. Mcllugh, Kennedy, Mc vei
Antrum, Simons, Iioykin, Davie, A. M
Youmans, Schumpert, Lee and O'liryar
The yeas and nays were demanded o
nuostion anil rr>?iiltf*il V(>n? imvc Kl
When the item appropriating $20,(X>
for the support of the beneficiary cadet
' of the Oitadul Academy was reachei
Mr. Dantzlcr moved to strike it out.
Mr. Pope supported the motion, bp
cause he felt that lie was not bound t
" vote for an Appropriation for the Citade
as it wns unnecessary,
Mr. Dautxler said he opposed the aji
' propriation, on the ground thut the in
structiou there given could be had at lb
State University at a much less cost t
* the State, anil because there was no no
' cesxity for any military academy in th
' State.
Mr. Holland at one limo thought h
would bp opposed to tho Citadel Acad
Lj. einy appropriation, but upon further ex
j animation ho had become sufisiied tha
there was a necessity in ti.is State fo
j military education, and that to suspen
this Academy would be to lock th
1 wheels of progress and put the State i
the position of endorsing a crawlis
' policy.
I Mr. l'rcttigrew thought the statomen
made by the opponents of the measun
that there was no need of military cduos
II
tion, was ono of those unsupported as
portions which would hardly control th
' votes of members who, like himself, be
lieve that such necessity now exist**
V and would always exist, and if the di
mand for it is not met hero it woul b
sought by our young men ouUidc of th
State.
Mr. Brookor simply called attention t
v the (net that if the motion of Mr. l)nnt>
e ler prevailed, it would send sizty-fiv
- poor young men, now being educated i
e ihe Citadel Academy, to their homes.
? Mr, Brawley made an able defense <
e the Academy. It supplied a dctnan
- for oducntioii in the mathematical an
e practical hrnnchoH, which was not suj
e plied Ity the University; and, ahovc al
?f it involved the good faith of the State i
n the establishment of the institution,
e If the Acadeinj had sent out no otlit
f> man than Micah Jenkins, that \va
II worth all the money that had over boe
c expended upon it.
>f Mr. Douglass moved to lay tho mc
?- lion to strike out on the table, and the
motion prevailed hy a large vote.
Mr. 11 omphill moved to reduce the
if appropriation (or the support of the
v schools in the South Carolina I'niversity
it at Columbia from tir>,<KX> to
- lie took tlw ground that the law regu>f
lating the admission of beneficiaries into
tf the I'niversity had been flagrantly vio
lated. No student had been admitted
d on the recommendation of delegations
- from the respective Counties I>3' appointi
ment of the Coventor. and after a com
petitive examination, livery student
11 had heen admitted free, and the advantages
were open to the son of -lay Could
- or any other millionaire in New York or
1- I elsewhere, for which the people of the
V State were required to pay. His proposed
amendment would allow $2lO to
e eaeh of the thirty-four ,beneficiary stuy
dents provided for by law. and for this
e provision the amount of $15,<XK> in the
y Hill was alomst double what was requiv*
site.
Pending the debate, at 3 o'clock, the
* llonsu took a recess until 7*3<> P. M.
The House rensembled at 7.30 and the
t? r.n ; 1*211 ? *
miilowing mus were liurmiuceu : 10 enr
corporate tho Troy Cotton Seed Oil L'oin?
pany ; to amend an Act to provide for
? the payment of election expenses in the
'* State ; to amend an Act to authorize the
Town Council of Georgetown to estahs
lish a system of registration of births,
deaths and marriages ; to provide for
the more speedy development of the Co!.
liimhia Canal ; to incorporate tin- town
e of Waterloo; to renew and amend the
. charter of the town of Central ; to pro(
provide for the payment of JftftK) to .Joseph
K. Hobinsou for making certain indexes ;
. petition of citizens of Lauren*, praying
I that the charter of the town be not
. amended.
Mr. Doyle?That it be referred to the
- Committee of Agriculture to inquire as
e to the cause of the diminution of shad
in llw? mtnnr wninra nf riv/?ri! in llu*
|> Slate.
The debute on the Appropriation Hill
* was renamed, llje question being on Mr.
Hemphill's amendment reducing the apt
propriation for the I'niversity from 15.n
(*X) to^K.WO.
a Mr. I'ope said that in consistency with
the position which he hud taken in the
t House, to oppose ewry unlawful and
unnecessary expenditure of the public
- money, ho was bound to give his snpy
port to the amendment proposed by the
n gentleman from Abbeville. lie claimed
- that tin: fund for the establishment of
an Agricultural ami Mechanical C'olloire
c arising under the Ac?. of Congress, had
been divested from its legitimate use by
d dividing it between the South Carolina
o Jollege and Clalllin University. lie
e would rather ser tho whole of thai fund
y given to the University and make it in
e fact, what it was now only in name, a
university. If the law of the Sli te
y limits the number of professors in the
:, University to ton, end their salary at
[. each, and $2U,OOt) has already
i. been appropriated to the Military Aoadi)
emy as a part of the University, it was
[. impossible, under the law, to uppropri0
ate another dollar to the South Carolik
11a College.
I, Mr. Mmonton saitl that tIn; line or attack
upon the institutions of the State
- had been now fully developed and it
o must lie lairly and successfully met If
I. the amendment proposed was adopted.
it would close up the College; this was
i- the issue. He charged that the argui
incut of the gentleman from Newberry
o was the merest sophistry, and proceeded
o in his usual clear and incisive manner
i- to make the charge good. He gave a
e succinct history of the legislation by
which the educational institutions of
e this State had been rescued from the
1- degradation to which they had been re
duced 1)3' the republican party while in
it control of the a Hairs of the State. Hp
r showed that the loth Article of the Oond
stitution, when it used the term "free,"
e in connection with thw system of public
n education, it was construed to ho fairly
h applicable to that institution which was
wholly supported by the money of the
it people of the State, and that in opening
?, it to the son of every man in South Cari
olinn, the Trustees, instead of violating
i- this trust and the law of the land, they
e were indeed fulfilling in the highest
?- sense the spirit and letter of the Constid
lution, as well as meeting the very rc?
(juirements and demands of the people
ie who created both the Constitution and
e the trust by which its provisions were
to be made effective. He characterized
n the specious objections and tlimsy sophistries
of the opposition as coming from
e those who showed that they did not
u know what they were talking about, and
furnished the proof that they had been
>f driven to the last ditch in their vain ef<1
forts to stop thu progress of education
d in our State.
)- Mr. Spencer followed in a glowing
1, tribute to the work of the South Cnrolin
na College in her past history, and if the
State was to ho put abreast of the edu r
(rational progress of the age, it must be
8 done by a liberal provision for the Coln
lege.
Mr.Hctnphill corrected the irnqression
>- which had gone abroad that ho had ovci
j characterized tin- South (Carolina College i
I ns au at istocratical institution. Such an 5
j expression liatl never passud his lips. 1
j His opposition was not, In' emphasized. !
to the College or to liberal education, ,
and the amendment proposed hy him si
was inspired by no such spirit, but was *
simply designated lo bring hack the
management ol" the institution wi'hin ?
the limits and hounds set lor it by the
Constitution and law. Clatlin I'niversi- 1
ty was put upon the Stnte, and the ajiri- r
cultural scrip devoted to it contrary to <
the Constitution and laws, ami such leg- r
islation must in the end return to vex i
the Stale. Is it conceivable that such M
a provision would be made to euuble
girls in that institution to learn the art s
of crochet and fancy needle work hy
those who had to labor in the cotton field '
to furnish the means to secure the aecom- j
j plishmcut ? p
.?? i . i uiiuiHin muu II M \vn^ 11*111% ilS ni- \
leged by ihi* gentleman from Abbeville, <
that the conduct of the Trustees was in
s
such open and flagrant violation ^
of tin; law and infringement of the Con- .?
stitution as to be apparent to every one,
it was strange that these flagrant violations
should l?e perpetrated by Trustees
placed there by this Legislature, com- j
prising the three .Tudgeti of the Supreme
Court, the Speaker of this House and j
President of the Senate, the Chairman t
of the Committee on Education of each t
brunch of the General Assembly, and a
number of lawyers and gentlemen whose
attainments would dignify and honor (
any bur and any State in this great ,
country. These were the men who are i
here charged with flagrantly conspiring '
to violate the most sacred trusts commit- | j
ted to them, and of the Constitution ,
and law of the State. He examined the 1
meaninjr of the term "free," used threw '
. . . t
times in the Constitution, and showed
lluit under this Constitution ilie
I of the I; ni versitj" must stand before the t
wall of tliut institution and, as with a I
flaming swonl like tliat which barred '
tho entrance to Paradise to Adam and
Kve, declare that not more than thirtyfour
of the poor boys of South Carolina
could enter there. To say that children i
shall he compelled to luarn, as says the 1
Statutes, and to close against them tin- 1
doors of the only institution which can j
give them "the education which the}* [
need, is to be more than guilty of ihe
folly of killing the goose which laid the 1
golden egg. lie implored the House to
stamp the seal of condemnation upon (
this ell'ort to destroy the institution. 1
Tin; speech of Mr. Youmuns was one s
of his most brilliant cH'orls, and its ell'ect ^
\> ua fiutuiLui , 11 w iu Willi J
the in tensest interest during its entire I
delivery, which occupied about thirty
minutes. The yeas and nays were demanded,
and rcsuted : Yeas U'J, nays
7li? the decisive vote showing that the
interests of education are sate in the
keeping of the present House ot Representatives,
and are proof against the assaults
which may l?e hereafter made
against them.
Till'? WKH I'KY.IN TlilO .NIGHT.
(.St. Louis (Jlulic-Doiiincrat.)
My name is Anthony Hunt. I am a
drover, and live niir.' miles away upon
the Western prairie. There wasn't a
home in sight when I lirat moved there,
my wife and I, and now we have not
many neighbors, though those we have
are good ones.
One day, about ten years ago, 1 went
away from home to sell about (ifty head j
of cattle?fine creatures as I ever saw. t
I was to buy some groceries and dry >
goods before 1 came back, and, above *
all, a doll for our youngest, Dolly. Slulinil
novi'v Intil a ilnll nf lirr nu n
only rag babies her it.other made her. (
Dolly could talk nothing else, and >
went down to the very gate to call after J
me to get a big one. Nobody but a pa- (
mil can understand how full my mind |
was <>f the toy, and how, when the cattle were
sold the first thing I hurried off to "
buy was Dolly's doll. I found a large j
one with eyes that would open and shut ,
when you pulled a wire, and hail it r
wrapped up in a paper nnd tucked it itn ?
der my arm while I had the parcels of
calico, and delaino and ten, and sugar (
put up. Then, late as it was, I started 1
for home. It might have been more '
prudent to stay until morning, but I felt j
anxious to get back nnd eager to hear
Dolly's praises about her doll. i
I was mounted on a steady-going eld
horse and pretty well loaded. Night set J
in before I was a mile from town, and J
settled down as dark as pitch while I ,
was in the middle of the darkest bit of I
road I know of. 1 could have felt my '
way, though, I remembered it so well ; '
and when tlio storm that had been hrew- ,
ing broke ami pelted the rain in torrents, i
I was five miles or maybe six miles from 1
home. |
I rode ns fust ns I could, but nil ol a |
sudden I heard a little cry like a child's j
, voice. I stopped short ami listened. I
heard it again. I called and it answered j
, me. I couldn't see a thing ; all was as
dark as pitch. I got down and felt
around in tho grass?called again, and (
again was answered. Then 1 began to
1 wonder. I'm not timid, but I was known
' to be a drover, and to have money about
I-v. Mi H?awaamj^
no. It might l?c? ? trap to catch me uniwaros
ami rob ami murder inc. I tun
iot superstitious, not very, but how
ouhl a real <*!iil?t he out on (lie pruirie
ii such a night. at such an hour ? I
night ho more than human. The hit of
i coward that hides itself in most tnen
ihowed itself to me then, hut onco
noro I heard the cry, anil said I :
"if any man's child is hereabouts Anhony
Hunt is not the man to let itdie."
I searched again. At last I bethought
11c of a hollow under the hill nnd
;roped that way. Sure enough I found
i little dripping thing that moaned and
lohhed as I took it in my arms. I etill>d
my horse and the boast came to me
iiid I mounted and tucked the little
loaked thing under my coat as well as I
ouhl. promisiuy to lake it home to
itauima. It seemed so tired, ami pretty
oon cried itself to sleep on my bosom.
It had slept there over an hour when
saw my own windows. There were
ijjhts in them, and I supposed my wife
tad lit them for my sake, but when L
;ot into the doorway I saw something
vas the matter, and stood still with a
lroad fear of heart five minutes before I
'mil.I I?r? il.? vf i?-? i I:-I :? >
i %% iv ii i ** V Kl.lt I MH? It IIIM4
ia\v tin1 room full of neighbors and my
rife amid thom weeping. When she
;a\v mo she hid her face.
"Oh, don't t?-11 him,"' she cried. '"It
vill kill him."'
"What is it neighbors ?"' I cried.
"Nothing now. I hope. What's that
,-ou have in your arm
"A poor lost chil<l," said I ; ''I found
t on tin; road. Take it, will you ? I've
urned faint." And 1 lifted the sleeping
hing and saw the face; of my own child,
ny Dolly.
It was my own darling and none other
hat 1 had picked up on the droit chert
l >? ?;..i i-iii i
ii.ui. nit niin; cm hi nau wanu<?re<i out
o moot pupa and the doll while tho
notliur was at work, and they wore lanotiling
her as one dead. I thanked
loavon on my kneos before them.
It is not much of a story, neighbor*,
>ut I think of it ofton in tho nights and
vomler how I could bear to live now if
had not stopped when I hoard the cry
or help upon the road hardly louder
han a squirrel's chirp.
That's Dully yonder with her mother
i) the meadow ; a girl worth saving, I
liink ; but, then, I'm her father and
lartiul, maybe : the prettiest and sweetest
thing this side of tho Mississippi.
A Mnu is a Man.
As a deliberate expression of senti11
ont and oninion. nothinir mom
oss or worthy of condemnation and r<jMniintion
than the following paragraph
vas ever written. It appears in a letter
join Washington, written by Mr. JameH
{. Randall, editor of the Chronicle :
.Junius said thatu"poor man could
Hither lie honest nor independent."
\s honesty and independence are eomirehensivu
terms, there may he much
ruth in this grim s. t're. It is often
lard for a poor man to ho honest to himlelf
and to his convictions, especially if
ic has "given hostages to fortune
nd independent he can seldom he uness
devoted to martyrdom. In this
ierce civil/.ation I am much impressed
villi the maxim of Junius, and the itiligent
man who is honest, though not
ndcpcudcnt must be on the high road
o heaven.
It is hard to understand how a man
an think such things and harder to
tnaginc the motives that could induoo
lint to put the thought in print over his
>wn signature. .Junius expressed his
ssault 011 the manhood and humanity
>f the vast majority of men anonimousy.
Mr Randall en torses it over his naino.
If it had been said that a man could
lot he independent and honest and rich
he truth would have.been more nearly
onched. The Creator and Exponent of
II knowledge and wisdom has told us
iow hard it is for the rich to possess
nd hold the characteristics to fit men
or the kingdom of heaven The inciliuit
of the man who turned from Ilim
md went away sorrowful because ho
uid great possessions has boon repeated
vithin the observation of every inaturo
nan in every age. The wisdom of tho
Vlmighty is borrowed and used by the
Catholic church in its requirement that
hose who consecrate themselves to tho
erviee of tiod in her ranks should dies!
themselves of the wealth that clogs
he upward (light of souls and presses
Item lo the earth and its timers.
Tin- man who can not imagine tin honist
ami independent poor man lacks a
nun's virility and heart ami isa supple,
lending nothing in clothes, with tho
iody and appetites of a man and without
the feelings that make humanity nodi'.
lie is lit for nothing hut to he a
slave and will inevitably gravitate to
slavery. No law can make him a free
nan, and whether lie works with hi*
iody or his mind he is a voluntary servant
and bondman proud of his collar
ind pleased with his own servility and
legrndation.
Mr. Ihindall probably does not know
t, but there is no earthly happiness
oinpared with that of the man who can
ieop starvation and suffering from him
ivitii his own labor, knows himself to
so honest and is afraid of nobody.
I'oor men arc honest and independent
ind very happy sometimes. The feeing
of strength that comes with con<cious
honesty anil freedom is tlic most
glorious one tho mortal spirit knows.
Jie honest and independent and manly
nan, however poor he may be, is kin
>i men, nmi no kiiows nna iouis it. i 110
freedom and courage that makes the li)ii
hold his hosid so proudly and give
terror to the *??rcam of the eagle, intpire,
strengthen and ennohlo. Life is
protracted delight and luxury. There
is happiness in every breath he draw <
mdall his senses gather pleasure for hi in.
An honest and manly man is the nol?lost
thing God has made and wo 1? lieve
(iod loves and cares for him with
Kpocial love and care. We are told th.ic
David with his spendid courage and unlive
majesty, was a man after Clod's own
heart despite his innumerable weaknesses
and dark sins. Wo do not '? lievo
tho in&n who crawls through lifo
dependent, servile and cowardly commands
his Maker's respect, even when
ho so lives and believes as to receivo
his mercy.?Daily yews.
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