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ft ? - ---- l)c Messenger. M. L. BOSH AM, Jr.. ) Editors and JAS. S. I'ERRIX, )' I'rotriktors. , TUESDAY DECEMBER 2% 1885. : \ COLVMllkA LKTTEU. . . . Columbia, December, 18, 1885. As the 8oRKWh draws to a close, the House awl Senate begin to wish their business tfiro<agh, each member looking :afterhis pet measures. The two Hous es are likely to get into a snarl over tho <oenfius matter. The Senate rejecf??il the t'.-,. 1>ilt to make tho enumeration of the inliabitants of the State. But Mr. Lt;e of mter, by a brilliant stroke put into tltop appropriation Bill on its third rending the House an appropriation of .$25,000 fdr the enumeration. It is said that the t^enatc will not agree to the item and <hat the House will insist on it- That > both sides have th=?r mettle up, and hence there is a probability of a dead lock. If that docs not occur the adjournment will be on the 24th instant. The Senate also rejected the bill to repeal the lien law. But passed the bill giving to the landlord a prior lien, without recording, for rent and Mr sun plies and money advanced by him. It if? thought that whilst there is a loud dcinnnd for the repeal of t'?e law, that it is inexpedient to attempt it now. General Hemphill's hill to aboiish .he system of "Free Tuition" in the South Carolina College, was rejected in the House hy a vote of 80 to 31). It ought to have passed, and the Board of Trustee* ought now to enforce the payment 6f fees. Last night the Senate passed a bill reducing the Railroad Commissioners to > one. It will probably bo rushed through to the House with a view of makings fight against the whole thing. Mr. Blue's hill to convert the Citadel Academy into a female institute came up last night and. there were present the ~r * v. ? r>?.? i.:_ ? 1 iiiuuciun v-i mi.' viiuiuillU i'UIIIUlU V_/?Jllege. The Bill was* "aide-tracked" by a resolution instructing a committee to prepare and report a place for establishj ing a female college, without interfering with the Citadel. The bills chartering the Abbeville Building and Loan Association and the Abbeville, Greenwoo-l and Chester Kail Road Company have passed and are all right Mr. Blake has a joint resolution to introduce, instructing the Secretary of State to enquire if the Old Star Fort $ * near Ninety-Six can be bought by the State and at what price, and to report a plan for its management and protection. It is a very proper measure. This relic of revolutionary^ days ought to be ure served in memory of those days of a strug-gle for independence and liberty. The Abbeville prohibition question ramc up again last night and was indefinitely postponed by a vote of 50 to 37. This seals its fate for this session. Yesterday Mr. Parker introduced a petition from Troy, to nmko prohibition DCrnCtUal in that town. I iiiri infnrtnnil lerday for its Christmas holiday, and |aV; Judge McGowan left for home to-day. ||?/. M. Ij B., Jr. p; The Pre** and Jionner contained Homo marvellong atateinenta laat week in regard to the gchOOl tax. It seema to forpet that abortions \inlesg backed p.) up hy facta, are not argumenta. We S&v propose to ?how up some of its fallacies I at an early day. . / thiiit it in signed by nearly every lady in the town. I do not know how many men signed. If the majority of the oitizcntt of any town waut prohibition itbey are entitled to have it. J nee by n copy of the puj %r itself that C. H. Orr, Es?p, is the editor of the Tvi'Wcekly Democrat published at Columbus, Mish. Mr. Orr has the brains and energy to make his editorial management successful. And all his friendR in Sooth Garolinu will rejoice to ihear of it. I see that Conference has assigned Mr. Richardson next year to thin place. I have had the pleasure during the time Mr. llichard^on has been in Abbeville to meet him on .very pleasant tertrR. and J consider him ono of the be*t and brighest of the able young prenchers in the Methodist Church in this State, and I *hall watch to see him distinguish himself. The Conference however has .sent to tha ,churoh at Abbeville, Mr. Weber, under who^e editorial control the Soulheni. Clirintfan Advocate has been a power in journalism. And Uev. \V. Kirkland was elected its next edk' 4tyr. Ilis nwc is guarantee that the ^coluipns of the paper will bo filled kwit,b sound, vigorous, Knglish. Among the young men admitted to the Bar in the clasK examined before the | * Supreme Court this week, was our talented 4nd handsome yatiar friend W. |$g[ H. Parker. Esq, The capital city >.as put on its holiday attire. The streets arc filled with peo-V. pie and vehicles. And the stores are |?? crowded with beautiful and tempting w[|"" . .goods. ^ v The Supreme Court adjourned yes CHRISTMAS. Before another issue of this .paper, Christmas will have come and gone. The Messkngkh wishes to all of ils readers a season of merriment and pleasure, such as the} never had before. Let us all for once, forget the troubles and trials of life, and see if we cannot do something, not only to lighten our own hearts, but those of others. Let us forget our grievances, and live peaceably and happily with our neighbors. Let us remember the poor and the alllicted and see if we cannot add something to their pleasure and comfort, and our word for it, we will be none the poorer, and none the less happy. The many friends of Congressman Aiken will be distressed to hear of his serious indisposition. He received a i fall on the ice Inst year, which seems to | have injured his hip hone. He is now | confined to his hed and suffers the j greatest agony. _t will be gratifying to j him to know that the sympaythies of his constituents go out to him in his ailletion, and their hope and prayer to an all-wise Creator, who doeth all things well, is, that he may bo spared to them for many years to coine. Atlanta, December 14.?For throe or more years Georgia farmers have been making the practice of borrowing money from Northern corporations and giving mortgages upon their property to secure j ! the loans. The rate of interest has usually been 10 to 12 per cent, a year j and the farmers have paid this in order to get ready money to tide over the embarrassment of short crops. Some few j finding themselves unable to meet their ! .paper hi mammy orougut suit against | the holders of the mortgages charging them with usury. To day .Judge Kinory I Speer rendered n decision that the loans can be collected to the very cent: that the exorbitant interest exacted and i promised by the borrowers to be paid is j not usury. This will involve the transfer of thousands of acres of land to Northern capitalists just because the people bit at this sugar-coated bait There is no appeal from judge Speer's decision. Death of General Robert Toombs and j a Sketch of his Life. I [Froic the A uyusta Croniclt.] Washington, Oa., December, 15, 1885.? , Gen. Toombs died at 9 o'clock this evening, 1 attended by all the members of bits family, i bin brother, near relatives and friends. His death was entirely painless, and had been expected for scverul days. He Itus shown no signs of consciousness since Thursday, the 10th inst. He will be buried at the cemetery in this place, by the side of bis wife, whose body was removed from the family burial ^iuuuun, mi i ue oia xooinos Homestead, five miles from Washington, and re-interred here to-day. The members of the family ure averse to anything like ostentation in the fuueral ceremonies, and wish to have only the simple hnrial of an American citizen. The intermeut will probably take place on Thusday at 12 o'clock. GEN". TOOMIl'a Fl'SERAI. will be preached at the Methodist Church, on Thursday, at half-past 11 o'clock, by the ltev. \V. H. Lal'rade. Methodist minister in charge at this place, assisted bv the liaptist minister. Dr. S. G. H;ll>er. an<\ the Presbyterian minister, the Kev. Mr. lirown. Immediately after the funeral services the burial will take place at about 1 o'clock. This arrangement will give ample lime to friends in Augusta and other points below Harnett on the main liue of the Georgia road to come to Washington on the morning fast train and return on the same day. General Toombs' death was so entirelv free from pain that it could hardly be called death. He simply stopped breathing, und his spirit passed to the {treat future beyond, without a perceptible tremor. He had no fear of the change from life to death, and ofu-u said in his lucid moments that he could not understand the pur|w>se of his crcator in keeping him here on earth. He remarked to Dr. Steineroulya short time ago: ''Looking over my broad field, I have not a resentment. I would not pang a heart;" and, as showing his strong convictions in all the acts of his life he made another characteristic remark to Dr. Sieiner: ;'I am fast passing away. Life's fitful fever will soon be over. I would not blot out an act." All the members of the family manifest the grief that would be expected at the loss of a very dear relative, but me uencrni s Droiner, .Mr. (iabriel Toombsf, is utterlv prostrated. To him it is the severance of the lust love of old associations, and every heart in the community goes out to him in the deepest sympathy. S. HKKTCIl OK 11IS LIFE?A STRIKINGLY TOLD 8T0RY OP A GREAT CAHKKK. In Wilkes County, Oeorgin, on the 2d of July, 1810, Robert Toombs was bom. He came of trood porentaee, and sprang from the loins of Revolutionary siren. In the schools of the neigborhood did lie receive his elementary education. His collegiate course?begun at Franklin college, in Athens, Georgia?was completed at Lmon college, in Schenectady, New York, where in 1828, he received his decree of A. I?, from the hands of that famous instructor, Prcj-id.-nt Kliphale Nott. Selecting the law us a profession, he repaired to the University of Virginia, and, at that noted institution of learning, spent a year as a member of its law class. At school, at college, and at the university he was, bv toucher and student, regarded as a youth of* unusual promise and of remarkable mental ability. Mis natural gifts were almost marvellous, and his powers of acquisition and utterance quiio phenomenal. United with this intellectual su penoncy were a superb physical organization and a social nuture most attractive. Before lie attained his majority he was, by special act of the (Jeneral Assembly, admitted to the liar. He at once opened a law office in the town of Washington, in his native county, and rose rapidly in his profession. Impressed by the ability evinced in hi* early efforts in the court room, that great (ieor.;iau, William H. Crawford, then the presiding judge of the Northern Circuit, prophesied for Mr. Toombs a career of marked distinction. During the ensuing six years he devoted himself with great assiduity to the pursuit of bis calling and the establishment or a reputation enviable both within and beyond *.hc confiucs of the court room. In J836, aa the captain of a comnanv of volunteers, he nerved under General Bcott in *hu expedition for ihe pacification of the Crwek Indian who were engaged in activo hostilities against the inhabitents of Alabama. Tho following Tear bo waa elected a member of tho Lower House of the General As, seinblv of Georgia. This position he filled | until 1840,1842-43. From ma earliest, eonnecl tion with political life he beoame a central figure. His views were bold, large and emphatic, and Ms utterances eloquent, aggressive, and weight)'. In 1844 he was, by an admiring , 4 v . - v ? ; ?y:V ^ i\\i$!K;i fififflSI # constituency, promoted to a sent in the Rep- w resentative Chamber of the National Assent- a bly. There his debut was made on the Oregon question. In the laugunge of Mr. Ste- T ohetiH, "hlu first speech placed him in the o front rank of the dooators, orators and states- w miMi of that body." fi Educated in, and a firm dcciulc of, the Jef- ? fersoniun school of politics, Mr. Toombs was tliin in sympathy with the Southern Whips. " In March, 1803, he quitted the Hall of Repre- u sentatives for a chair in the Senate chamber a of the United States, which he continued to occupy until the passage of the Ordinance of secession by the State of Georgia, when lie withdrew from the National Assembly and J! cast his lot with the Southern people in their . struggle for a separate political exist once. *. The public utterances of Mr. Toombs us a * Representive and Senator from Geortria have 11 passed into history and may' not be here re- . peated. Among them will be specially re- Jj numbered his speech defining his position on ' the organization of the House in 184'.)?on the power of the House to adopt rules before its organization, and on the 1'luralty Resolution '' upon the admission of California, in which he arraitrncd the Xnrtli fur hn>nnki>d 1 liistli, ami demanded equality for the South in J ths Territories?and in justification of the right of secession. His lecture deliver*?*! in H Boston on the 21th of Janunrv, IS5G, will not u be forgotten. He was the Mirabeau of the 1 period, and on all occasions exhibited womler- 1 in I physical and intellectual prowegy. Tlie righta of his section, as he Ci in prebend- ! ed them, were paramount in his esteem. To 1 their assertion and maintenance was his su- 1 prenie devotion acccvdcd, his best effort di- s reeled. Hold even to temerity in his asscr- 1 tions, in tone and manner eiii]ihatic even to the verge of menace, iconoclastic perhaps in his efforts, he was, nevertheless, always true 1 to the principles of exalted statesmanship, J and loval in the last degree to the best inter ests of the .South as he forecast them. Mighty was his intluence in precipitating the ' Confederate revolution. Most potent were his 1 efforts in persuading Georgia to secede from ' the Union. It was his boast that he would ! live and die an uncompromising opponent of the unconstitutional acts and assumed author- 1 ity of the General Government. When in- 1 formed of the passage, by Georgia, of her Or- 1 dinance of Secession, the Senators and mem- J bers of the House immediately severed their connection with the Congress of the United ' States. Upon his return home Mr. Toombs took his seat in the .Secession Convention of 1 his Slate, where he acted a conspicuous part. He was selected as a delegate to the Confeder- 1 ate Congress, which assembled at Montjroni- ! erv, Alabama, on the 4th of Fcbrnarv, 1801, j participated in the deliberations of that an- ! gust bodv.nnd as Chrirman of the commit tec from Georgia, w:is largely instrumental in framing the Constitution of the Confederate i ' States. Upon the inauguration of the lion. ! Jefferson Davis as President, and of the Hon. 1 Alexander II. Stevens as Vice-President <?f | 1 the "Southern Confederacy, the portfolio of J Slate was tendered to, and, after some hexita- i tion on his part, accented by Mr. Toombs, j lie was content to discharge the duties of, this office only during the formative period of the Government. His restless spirit ami ac- ' live intellect could not long brook the tedium of bureau affairs, or rest satisfied with the small engage lentsthen incident to that position. In the following July he resigned the portfolio of a department, the records of which he facetiously remarked "lie carried in I his hat," and accepted service in the lield wiih the rank of Hrigadiei <i>*itvral. His brigade was composed of the -d, tiith, 17th i and 2Dth regiments Ceorgia infantry, and the 1st regiment of (Jeoigia regulars. To lii* imperious spirit, unused to subjection and unaccustomed to brook the suggestions and commands ot others, the exactions of a military I life were inost irksome, and the orders emanating from those superior iu rank often very distasteful. On more than one occasion he did not he.dtate to criticise severely, and that publicly, in defiance of the well-known army regulations. To such an extent did this show of insubordination obtain, that he was placed under suspension from command of liis brigade pending the determination of the ?l._ J 1 I U ? 1 vuni|ii:i> niiivu imu uuun (jreierreu. He was restored, however, to command, ami participated in the famous battle of the Second Manassas and Sharpsburg. In the latter cn^a^cmcnt he was wounded. On the Itli day of March, 188% he resigned his commission, and returned t?? Georgia, llis brigade then formed part of Lonirstruet'a corps. Army of Northern Virginia. Gen. Toombs was not in sympathy with Mr. Davis' administration of public atfairs, nor did he acquiesce in some of the most important legislative enactments of the Confederate ('onpress. His heart was thorough' enlisted in the can^e, and he Ktood prepared to render every assistance in his power, provided men and measures comuu-ndcd theinseives to his approval. The attitude he assumed was dangerous and not conducive to general harmony. He reserved the right pnblicv to denounce what he condemned and to deride freely what his judgment did not sancion. Such cnndnct in one of hia acknowledged ability and wide-spread influence would have been more tolerable in a period of profound peace; but when a new-born nation, struggling under diflicultii-s the most overwhelming and against <.dds, without pa. all- 1 in the history of morderu wars, was engaged in a death grapple for life, and all were intent upon rendering ther best Rerviccs in the common cause, it appeared to say the least, questionabl" and obstructive of unity. It was characteristic of Hen. Tooms to measnrc men and laws by hy his own standard of character, exc-.-licnce and pmprie v. It the ordei or ena -tmeut, no matter how august the source I om which it originated, or how potent the an horlfv t'rAin vvliirtli # J ....... .....v.. mil ii?>< coincide with hid views of right or necessity, lie hesitated not to criticise, to condemn, or i<> disobey.... He was largely a law unto ihimself, and, in some instances, did violence tu the expectation which, under circumstances tlu-n existent, might w >11 have been eniertuinted with respect to the conduct of one of his graud powers and gifts. At the outset of the Confederalo lievo uti.m lie committed the grave error of underestimating the course, thdetermination, and tli^ muterial po?vvrs of the North. His hatred of that sectiun w. a so intense that his judgment was warped. So intent was he upon precipitating a wur between the States that he refainea from counting the cost. Soeiger was he for tie succecs of the Southern anus that he did not hesitate to dcuounCo unmercifully the leader* noon whom, by any possibility, the blame of dofest or blame' c >uid be cast.?lie was an avowed enemy of West I'oint, and ridiculed the idea ho freely entertained, of the superiority of the officers of the old army. Of President Davis, and his capacity for the esaltrd position he tilled, General Toombs did not cherish a tavorable o tiinate. The lonscript act, the suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus, the r.-gulatii ns restricting the act of planting cotton, the laws governing the improBsmcnt of animals and the collection of stores for the use of the army, and some orders of the Executive and enactment of Congress, he violently denounced. The cousoquence of all this was that this distinguished Georgian, who occupied so large a place in the public esteem, who was so richly endowed, ana who bad been so inatrtmental in precipitating hostilities betweon the sections, aid not, btllo Jlagranlf, in the advice given, in the stmport afforded, and in the services rendered fulfill the general expectation. Upon retiring frrtm the army of Northern Virginia, in March 1863, he took service n*Ub the State foroes of Georgia, and retained his t ?tAl- AI ai? ? - - boiMiuviiuu mm luoiu umii me close or the war. . Eluding the nurauit of a body of Federal soldiery detached to effect his arrest, ho fled i from his home, and ftticceodod in making bis ' escape to Cuba, and thence to Europe where he remained until 1807, Upon the restoration | of the privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus whithin the States recently in arms against the General Government, be returned * to Georgia, and resumed, with undiminished ? power and marked success, tho practice of bis profession. The angry billows of olrfl war were rocking themselves to rest; a par* . tial lull had succeeded the great storm; bate 1 Was giving plM* 16 reason, and no( attsmpt v.\ ? '&!,1 \' *?s made to execute tbe order for his ' rrest. The last public service rendered by General 'numbs was performed bv him as a member f the Constitutional Convention of 1877. rhich was presided over by our distinguished Bllow-citizon,ex-Governor Charles J. Joukius. u framing the the present Constitution of leorgia, General Toombs exerted an almost vershadowinp influence. The suggestion i ml the adoption of not a few of its loading, J ind, in tne opiniou of many, its most bjcctionnble features, are directly referred to .is thought and persuasive eloquence. His last utterance in public was delivered rhen with tearful eye, trembling voice, and ' eeble gesture, be pronounced in the Hall of I tepreaentatives, a funeral oration over the lead body of his his life-long friend, Goverlor Stephens. For some time General Toombs has been mt the shadow of his former great self. The | loath of a noble wife, to whom he was devoodly attached, proved an afllction to grievous or his declining years. The light wout out >f his dwelling, and gladness no longer dwelt in ho i hatube of his heart. Impaired vision diirivcd him ut' the ability either to read or to rrite except at intervals and with extreme dlficultv. His splendid physique, mouths agone, iUiVctcd iiupairuiuettt at the advance of age, | .nd the proud tread and commanding iresence gave place to the bent form and the nisteady uait of the feeble old num. llis intellect too, formerly so authoritative, uasxive, and briliiai't, became uncertain in Is action. To the last he denounced the reconstruction mea&uresof Congress as uncoilititutional, and proclaimed himself an "nillardoDed, unreconstructed, and unrepentant Ltebel." In the morning, at high noon, and even beyond the meridian of his manhood he was ntelleutuallv the peer of the most gifted, and lowered Atlas like above the common range. His genius was conspicuous. His powers of >ratory were overmastering. His mental operations were quick as lightning md like the lightning, they were dazzling in their brilliancy nud restless in their play. Remarkable were his conversational gifts, ind most searching his analvses of character ind event. The boldest flights of fancy, the profoundust depths of pathos, the broude.->t range of biting sarcasm and withering invective, generalizations of the boldest' character, and arguments the most logical { were equally at his command. He was a close student and deeply versed in the laws, i jt.ltevriit't. mill tinlitienl 1 monwcalth anil nation. In all his gludatorial I combats,.whether at the liar, upon the bust-j itig!?, or in legislative halls, we recall no instance in which he mot his overmatch. Eveu during" his years of decadence, there wore occasions when the almost extinct vol- ' cnno gloweil axain with its former fires,? j wheu the ivy-mantled keep of the crumbling castle resumed its pristine defiance with Jeep-toned culverin and ponderous mace. In the death of this distinguished Georgian the Commonwealth Iris lost a son whose fame for more than half a ccnturv has been intimately associated with her iiopcs. her fears, her aspirations and her glory. He was the survivor of that famous companionship which iucludcd such noted personages as Cobb, Johnson, Jenkins, and Stephens. While durisjr his long and prominent career (Seneral Toombs was quoted, admired and honored? while in the positions he filled he has done the State anu Nation "some service," it is sad to realize and record the fact thar he will live mainly as a tradition, lie has left no enduring footprint on the sands of time. While his remarble sayings, epigrammatic utterances, and caustic satires will be repeated by the present generation, it may not be questioned that he has erected no lasting monument. Among his legacies will, we fear, be found uo substantial contribution to knowledge?no token of intellectual labor which will perpetuate his name and minister to the edification of the coming aare.?Natural gifts so great us those which he possessed, and opportunities so famous as those which he enjoyed, should have vielded fruit morn abundant, harvest less insubstantial. With a reputation as a legislator, it statesman, a counsellor, ar. advocate, nil orator, a Confederate ehii'ftinu and a lover of his nativo State towering among the highest and brightest of the land, this illustrious Georgian will be also r.membered as a leader not always wise and conservative in his views?as a mighty tribune of the people in some respects careless of the genuine ctvilizotion of his age, and sometimes dethroning images where he erected none better in their places. Oiiaui.rs C. Jonks, Jr. Augusta, On. Tho entire sentence is, "Tin; Devil to pa}', and no pitch hot." To "pay" the scums of a ship is to till litem with hot pitch. ("French, payer, from paix. poix, pitch: Latin, pix.) Devil is any dirty slab, hence, "The devil to pay, and no pitch hot," means the shih is conic to pitcli the scams of the ship, and there is no pitch hot. i. e. there is nothing ready, our money is all thrown away. Hence, "Here is the very devil to pay.'" tneans.^ Here's a shocking waste ol money.?(ilobe- Democrat. EMITS _ w w?VMh V liXVUI NOTICK is hereby given that in pursuance of the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, entitled "an act to charter the Greenville and Port Uoval Hail road Company," approved Ducemher 23rd 1882. an election will he held on the 19th day of January, 188t?. at the voting precinct for Uokesbury Township in the town of Cokesbury, at which election shall be submitted ro the qualfied electors of said township, the cjuestion whether or not the said township shall subscribe the Hiiinnut of five [>er cent, of the assessed value of taxation of the total property in said township in the intesest bearing bonds ol Uokesburv Township muturing in twenty years, to the capital stack of Greenville and Port Royal Railroad Company according to tho provisions of said uct' tnd the amendments proposed thereto jy the bond of corporators of said Railroad Company. At said election those votine in favor >f said subscription, shaH cast ballots, Having writtdn or printed thereon the word "SUBSCRIPTION," and those noting against said subscription Khali :ast ballots having written or printed :horeon the words "NO SUBSCRIPTION." The polls shall be opened at ) o'clock, a. m., and remain open until > o'clock, p. m., of said day, and upon dosing, the managers of said election lhall at once proceed to count the votes ind shall return tho same with their statement and tally ahtet, and the poll iflt (n tllA ftflfloo Af Pnnntn ? ?w ?..V UIMVW V. WUUIIVJ UUUIIIIIAHIUII' !>rs for Abbeville County, on Monday text Buccedintj said eloction. M. A. Canon, J. 0. Ellin and Wm. Henry Moore have been appointed Manigers :o conduct said election according o law and the provisions of the said tot. By resolution of the Board. J AM KB A. McCORD, 3hair Brd. Co. Cora. Abb. Co. 8. C* -Dec. 8, '85. . / >. pu . S. \ i utiwmmmwtowu NOTICE.j: The subscribers to the Capitals ->ck of the National Bank of Abbeville, S. C. AUK hereby notified that :? eiul for the payment ol'thr srcoinl installment (hoiuu | 1 >ne tenth nt' Ilicir .?nlisrr>rition) tven niuilv J lor JANUARY 1st, 1B36. I * The Cashier will be prepared Iv rvceipt tor the sumo ut the of the Hank. II v otdcr of the Hoard of Director*. A. ?. WAHDI/AW. President. HKSJ. S. BAUSWELL, Cashier. | Nov3-tf J AS. G. BAILIE & SONS,. DEALERS I2ST Carpets, Oil Cloths, Window Curtains ami Shades. WALL PAPERS, I'OHDKKS AXD DADOES, Hearth Rugs, Door Mats &c 1 l it liltOAl> STREET., c'^t? APGPSTA, GA ; Notice i tay mm i 111/1 1 llilJllU I! i i i TUK COUNTY AUDITOR HKRKBY gives notice thnt ALL RKTITRXS of 11KAL AND i'KUSONAL l'UOPKHTY subject to taxation, also. ALL Tl'ANSFHUS OF UK A L KSTATK made since the 1st of May, 1884. will be received til the following places on i tbe days designated below, viz : Ninety-Six?11th, 12th and 13th January, 1880. Greenwood?14th, loth and 10th January. 1886. llodjres?18th and 19th January. 1886. Donnalcsville?20th and 21st Januarv, , 1886. Due West?22nd nnd 23rd January, 188G. Verdery?25th and 26 th January, 1886 Bradley?17th and 18th January, 188G. Trov?-9th and January, 188(5. M?*Cormick?1st and 2nd February, 1880. Bordenux?3rd February, 1880. Mt. Carmol?oth and 6th February, 1886. Hester's?8ih February, 1886. (Jrave's Depot?ilth February, 1886. Antreville?l()th and 11th February, 1886. Lowndosville?12th and 13th February. 1886. Mountain View*?loth February, 1886. (filial Church?16th February, 188(5. Cudar Springs?17th February, 1886. Abbeville C. H.?1st January to 1st March, 1886. The law imposes a penalty of twentyfive per cent, on all Heal Kstate and fifty per cent, on all Personally not returned on or before the 1st Mach, 1886. J. T. I'AllKS, Auditor. Dec. 1, 1885. QTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK AMIBKVII.I.K. Probate Court?Citation for Letters of Administration. By J. KtJLi.KK Lyon, Esq., Probate Judge : Whkrkas, Belinda Chancy hn? made suit to me to grant her let its of Administration of the Kstate uud effects of James Chancy, hite of Abbeville County, deceased. Those are therefore, to cite nnd admoniah all nud singular the kindred and creditors of the said James Chancy, docca.*cd, that thcv be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Abbeville C. U., i>n Friday the 11th of December 1885, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show rnu<e if any they have, why rhe said Administration should not be granted. ? (liven under my hand and seal, this <8kal. > 27th dav of November in the year I ') of our Ijord one thousand eight and eighty-five and in the 110th year of American Independence. Published on the 1st day of Doccmher 1885, in the Mksskxobk and oil the Court House door for the time required by law. J. FULLKR LYON, Dec. 1, '8a. Judge Probate Court. jgTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COfNTY OF AHBKVJI.LB, In the Probate Court Ex Parte S. F. Buchanan as Administratrix? Settlement and Discharge. Mrs S F Buchanan ah Administratrix of the estate of William Buchanan has applied for settlemen." and discharge. It is ordered that Wednesday the fith day of January next be fixed for scttlinK ??id estate and granting the discharge prayed for. | J. F. FULLER LYON, Judge Probate Court. Dec. 8, '85. f JJTATK OF SOUTH CAROLINA, coitnty of abbkvim.e. In the Probate Court. Ex Parte L. W. Pcrrin an Admiatrator Ac., Petitioner.?Petition for aettloment and discharge. N nonce ij? nereoy given mat Jj. n. porrin . Esq., ax Adniiatrator of thu estate of Hon. T. 1 C. Pen-in, deceased has applied for settlement e itn<t rtischarjre. It in ordered that Thursday the 24th of De- , remher next bo fixed for aaid settlement and ? discharge. , J. FULLER LYON, Nor. S3, '85. Judge Probate Court. } a ? inwriwr wniwnni twii?wwiw E&exxxo'VdJU Mes&TlioMs IIAVK REMOVED TO THE. Sew Store on the Corner iiutiM' tlie new hotel. Whvn yon c?>i?e to imvii call in ??; see them. Svpt.30/84. QL ARLES k THOMAS. 37 Speed &Neuffer DRUG-G-ISTS. x lifti' constantly on hand a fall, and well IV selected stock of pure Drugs, Chemicals etc., etc. All the lit tost and iwnular lines of Patent *nd Proprietary Medicines. IXerbixie, (lie best Liver Medicine, cure* J>T?pepsia, for Hale only hi/ >m. Try onr lJLACKBERKY CORDIAL for Summer Complaint : and onr ('omponnd S_vrup Sarsnpariltu with Iodide Potash, for the 111 nod. hi:i) hug roisox, (he most canrenient tvav of . "?--.' a insects. DIAMOND DYES, all the Staple and FAsbionable Colors. A full line of Fancy Crouds, iWet Articles, Stationery etc. etc. The best brands of Ci^nrs, Tobacco, nn<I|CIgarettes. A complete stock of White Lends, Paints Oils. Varnishes, etc., ctc., Paint Brnsbus, Window Uhu's. Golden Machine Oil. W? sell the celebrated Harrison Brother's Prepared Paint; the best in the market. Special attention paid to the Prescription Department Physician's prescriptions and family **;ccipe# filled at all hours of day and night, hr experienced and competent hands. Orders bv hand or Mail, promptly attended SPEED & NEUFFER. April 29, 1885. tf 83. n ?71 TITITT/NTl JEj. DJi U UJlij K UliZ'S OLD STAND, Boot and Shoe Maker . FIRST-CLASS work rondo and repaired at abort notice. All kinds of work made. I.udies and (roots Kid Top Gaitors and Ladies Ihitton Uaitors. All work pmranteed. Host French Calf and Kid naeu. Term*? Strietlv Cash. Feb 18-tf ? 10 French Candies, Fresh! LEMON CRACK Kits. FRESH ! SODA CRACK KHS, FRKSH ! OINOKft SNAPS, FRKSTI! ASSORTED JUMBLES, FRKSH! Just Received. I-.I-.4U WiAKl.hiS 4 THOMAS. SALE OF LAND. 1WILL soil nt public auction on Saleday in Dowmhcr no\t "The Burnett place containing TWO HUNDRED acres more or loss bounded by lands of Jainea Carlisle, James Lomax. Isaac Carlisle and othors. This lai.<l is located four miles west of Lowndesville near the Diamond Springs. E. A. Robehthon. Terms Cash. "Nov 10, ?85. The Light Running New Home. rHE New Home Macbino has become on* o the must popular machines now sold, tod is rapidly superseding all nlhrr machines md attachment. It now takes the lead in towing machines. Almost noiseless, simple ind durable beyond all dispnte by tho<<e that tare tried them. The New ITotre is unsur>a?fled in light running and leads the world is a familr machine. Over two lnindi?ii ?f he** New Home machines have been sold in t4 Ibbevile Connty in the post two years. Th# ielf-*ettin? Needle combined with all the lstist improvements. These machines are sold ipon monthly payments snd are within the each of all in need of a Hewinpr Machine, 'avmont* mado to snit the purchaser. You rannot afford to do> withont one of those mabines when you can pet it on such easy erms. Come one come all and sec the New lomo. 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