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IP SB M??MWI l)c iVlcs sen get". ^M. L. BOXII<VM, Jh., > KniTOKS and JArf. S. i'EKRIX, 1 I'ROPKIKTOKS. TUESDAY FfcHKUARY 23, 18S8. PHIK. M Property in Abbeville is increasing in value, in beauty, and in amount. The ' .place shows signs of increase and growth and prosperity. Thousands and ..thousands ,of dollars nrc invested in ^buildings and merchandise right on the . public square. The buildings are large and costly. Yot no means are provided ii by the town to protect this large amount of property froin danger by fire. 'Two Additional wells have been dug within the last year. Rut .ve have no apparatus to utilize even the supply of water that is furnished by the wells. Abbeville ought to have a lire engine. The town can afford to. and oiurht to buy it, together with a sufficient quantity of hose to reach to the top of any building on Main Street. Machinery of nil sorts is very much cheaper now than formerly, and a hand engine could he bought at a figure and on terms that would not i>ul a heavy burden on the lax-payers in town. The decrease in the rates of insurance would amply compensate for the increase in taxation. With a pood hand engine and two cisterns near the centre of tlx; public square, we would be in position to light the fire fiend when he comes, It is the part of wisdom to prepare in advance for such accidents as arc liable to befall us. Don't let us wait till thousands of dollars of valuable property have been destroyed befor? we turn our attention to this matter. Our immunity from lire > for so long a time should not make us cateless. Wo liave no doubt thsit if (ho town will buy the outfit, the young men will .organize to man and use :.t. z THIS C. C. (i. & C. II. It. ' In formation was received on ycsterl *lay that the meeting of the stockhold? ers of the Carolinn, Cumberland Cap >. and Chicago Railroad Company which was to have been held at Greenwood today, has been postponed until further . ? notice. This action has been taken in h' consequence of an effort that is being made to unite the separate sections of the road upon a plan for its completion. Pit appears from the communication received, that negotiations are pending that promise well. Time is essential to ,deyelope these. Hence the delay. Of ? course we .are unable to snv whether tho hope will be realized, llut certain it is that there is ground for the friends of the road to indulge the hope that I they will yet see it built. ' There was no money in the treasury to pay witnesses and jurors at the late term of the court. We don't know how this can be. It seems to us that these expenses can be anticipated and 0' provided against. It is hard enough to make jurors and witnesses come here KP.;, and serve for the miserable pittance ,th,ey now get. llut it is infinitely ,worso to force, them to discount their pay certificates. V President E. F. Verdory, of the Au<0 gusta and Knoxville Rraihvay thinks the p; Cumberland Cap road is one of the grandest enterprises ever suggested in the South, and he believes ii, will be built. So mote*it be! tThe lila.it* Bill is again before the Senate. It has been robbed of much of its objectionable nature by mi amendment leaving it to the State Legislatures to accept and apportion the fund. ; We hear that there are some symptoms in Col. Aiken's case that make his Iriends feel more hopeful about him. J)r, Waddell is in constant attendance upon him. .We arc indebted to Senator M. C. >'?/ JliHler for some choice seeds sent us 5K from the A'.rrii*nltnr.il --o- i/v.jmiuuciH 111 / .}V ashington. | .General "William ToiumHch Sherman ?v;"vi8 in hot water again. Mr. Dana is af|, tor bim. C; Distress. ; j On yesterday two charming ladies visited law range and the merchants bv/ upon a mi?j{ion of charity that appeals V strongly to every person who has a g: spark of pity within him. These ' ladies inform us that there is a family ' in the community \vho?e destitution is awful, and they have set about raising a !:l to provide a shelter and food and hing for them. Surely the example hose ndble women who have thus ie to the relief of this poverty uken family should urge us all to ilation. They beg us to #ay that 1st the response to their appeal has n very generous that much remains >e done. The}' ask that contributions wnt to the Mf.ssknoeu office. Whof contributes* mav rost assured that y are doing a deed of pure charity h as will commend itsolf to Him who 1: "Give to him that askcth thee, from him that would borrow of thee 11 not thon pway,"'V ? ' ;! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmmmmmmMamA C^ourt Proceeding*. MONDAY. Monday morning judgments by default and orders of t5onr.se wore passed. Monday afternoon the.court heard the case of John E. Ellis vs. J. (.'. Martin., Administrator. The jury returned :> v(?rdict for $60. On motion for new trial the motion was granted unless plaintiff remits on the record all of the verdict over $40. In the case of \V. I'. Wideman. Administrator vs. M. M. Adamson, there was a verdict for plaintill' for $145.75. TIKSPAY. The ense of Ilobertson, Taylor ifc On. vs. Smith ?Sr Hodges was submitted to the jurv who found fur plaintitV's t $1,075.00. In Cooley & Williams vs. 1>. K. Coolev, jury found Tor defendant. In Whatley & Chipley vs. DulVe Sheriff, the plaintiff askecl fov a continuance because of absent witness. Defendants insisted on trial, and plaintiff's submitted to k i.oii suit. The next case called was that, of J. T. Solomons vs. A. M. Hill it Sons. wednesday. The court continued the bearing of i tbc ease of Solomons vs. A. M. Hill it , Sons, and the jury returned a verdict of ^1 (!().;">() for the plaintiff. J. C. Beall vs. Port ltoval it Augusta II. 11. caino next and after a lonjr and able light on points of law, tin* rase was given to the jury who found for the defendant. till'usd ay. The first case called was \V. A. Ijoma.x vs. Samuel and Simla Wardlaw. for posession of land. The juTy found fur plaintiff the posession of the land and $(!0 damages. ? verdict by consent was taken in case of F. \V. Foster vs. 11. \V. Hester for $243,10. 'J'he court called case of Wallingford IV HIISSOII VS. II1U \J. VI. IV. li. '/Illllpany. This was the most hotly contested ease of tho term. It was an action for $500 for injury to stork, whilst being transported in said rail road. Moss. Park or & McGowan for plaintiffs, Moss, lionet & Smith for defendant. After tho testimony for plaintiff was in, defendants attorney made a motion for a non suit. After lonjr argument. His Honor granted tho motion. 15ut very soon reconsidered it and allowed the case to go to the jury. All the balance of the da}' was consumed in hearing testimony. Kiel DAY. The court was eng.;.*otl in heating argument in the above named cusp. The jury found for plain till' $425. The balance of Friday was given up to hearing returns to rules and passing orders. SATURDAY. Saturday morning Judge Witherspoon ' heard the motion for bail in tho Ferguson case. Court adjourned sine die. The Nintli Scnii-Amiual Celcbrat iua of (lie Kupheiniun Society, l>uc "West, S. C. "Love for your country and your God," is the motto of one of our literary societies, where every Friday evening a literary battle is fought. The exercises of these splendid institutions consist on every Friday afternoon, in reading essays, speches &c, and the correcting of the sumo. At candle lighting the society has two original speeches and then the debate of the evening takes place. There are no institutions in tho fttato that oif'ur finer society advantages to the young men. Those young gentlemen soeui to be improving these and living u:> to their motto. On last Friday evening the finest audience we ever remember to have seen, in one of these liter ?ry halls, assembled in the Eupheiuian to witness their semiannual. The speakers were hemmed in to a little narrow space, so great was ti'.e pressure. As the audience filed in the following young gentlemen attracted at tontion by their gallantly?each having on ins arm a divine brunette or a prutt v blonde?Messrs. 0. Y. Bonner, A. S. Kennedy, li. II. Crier. J. P. HarUness, T. C. r,l)is, 0. McGee, Tounnie Chiles . and some others we did not see. There were some notable masculine wall flowers that might have made the hour more pleasant to themselves by looking after a young lady. The President, Mr. M. A. Cox, filled the chair most gracefully, and in a neat little address opened the exorcises. Mr. T. \V. Sloiin, of Tennessee, the Senior orator, made a graceful oration with polished manner. Air. W. \V. Bradley, son of Hon. John B. Bradley, made a declamation that was indeed creditable to one of his years. "The Future of America" was nicely portrayed by Mr. if. i'. Miner 01 uonxicn. Ala. The Sophomore class was most worthily represented hy Messrs. I. I. Canterbury and J. M. Garrison. We think the speeches of the above four young gentlemen as creditable as any we have ever heard from young men in their positions. The debate. "Is a break in the solid South dosirablo.on her own account?" was a living subject and worthily handled by the respective champions. There was some fine reasoning in the debates of the young men. Wo may state as a fact that the negative largely had tho sympathies of the audience from the start. The -affirmative did the best they could with the subject in hand. The committee gnvo their opinion in favor of the negative. We hardly thought the young men had fire enough in their debate. It wou'd have made this part of the txorcises more lively. . The Marshals, under the leadership of Mr. J. S. St ri biding, wore exceedingly gallant and accommodating. Dr. Edwards's orchestra gave charming music. We thought the hall with its literary audience, its hanging portraits, its tnottos, its splendid chandelier, its handsome new wall papering, never looked more beautiful. W" the following visitors : Mr. | JnmS. Perrin, of the Mi:ss?)voki:, Mr. : T.'C. I'errin, Mr. Ilaync MolJIill and K. ' S. Link, of Abbeville. Mis. (i>r, Dron-j nan, of Verdery, Mrs. l>r. Addison, and | Mrs. \V. l\ Wideman,.Trov ; Mr. John ; Chiles, Brtolley ; Mr. W. Ij. Miller. Al>-j I heville : l)r. O. I'. H:nvtli<irti, Mr. M. \V. j Cusoti and Mr. l'oore. The rhurnjinif*Mis.s Nellie Morny. of Troy. mad<ftner ?luhu!i. in!lhie West on j th:.si?oeea>ion. M>'.? Carrie Uradlev :?n?l Miss Josie Chiles alse lent 'their presence to the j occasion. We s^ive die programme of the exer- j cises : j ammi:. ?\! usic?Mocking ! Pro*;iden.l.? M . A. Cox. Laurens, S.. j Senior Orator.? T. W. Sloan, Tenn. M usic.? M?dley Wait/. K!(Ks:iM UN* l>U?:l.A IMBUS. ! W. W. Bradley. Tiny, S. C.?Stonewall JHfkson. M usic?.1 apanese <ialnp. ; 1). i\ Miller. Camd?n, Ala.? The Future of America. Music?IVarl ?>f the Orient. SOl?n ()T,| oltK r- Kill. A l M KttS. I. I. Canterbury, Lower IVaeh Tree, i Ala.? Free Speech. M usic.? Knune; l"s I .u I la by. f. M. Ciarrison. Charlotte, X. C.? Mulo- j uv on Snniner. Music.? Mlewise Waltz. I'KIIATK. Query : Is a hresik in the s >Ii?1 South tit suable. 0:1 her own account. ? Ailiriua ti ve.?I. K. Miller. ll.tcl; if ill, S. j C., and It. (J. Peoples, Culleoka, Tenn. Negative.? 1). G. Philips. Louisvilo. (Jsi. and ?Y. C. Bell. Amreville, S. C. Music?Climbing up the Golden Stairs. niMMITTKK OK DKCISIOX. M. A. e.v-otlicio Chairman, Laurens, S. C., ?J. H. Moll'at, kichhurg, S. H., and 11. 11. llobinsun, Cotton Plant, Mists. Music.?Stortn Waltz. MAUSIIALS. ?1. S. Stribling. Chief. Itichland, S. C. .1. S. Callison, Middlebrook, Va. ?J. W. IJaird, Atoka, Tenn. F. X. Martin, Newberry, S. C. Si. S. G. A Non-Scclioiiul Issue. The executive cotnmille of the Free Trade Association of South Carolina met in one of the rooms of .the Courthouse at noon to-day to arrange various details for the conduct of the Free Trade J campaign in this State. Although the i Association is independent of party dictation, it recognizes the fact that in South Carolina the tariif reform work must be directed toward instruelingani' imp n\ss- j ling the Democratic voters 1 oilicej holders, ami nothing in ?he line of a disruption of the Democracy or of "independent'' tickets would he tolerated by any o.licer or member of *he executive committee. The eoni.nittee sat for several hours ami discussed the situation \urefully and hopefully. It was deciuefi to hold a special meeting of the whole As*ocisttion on the evening of Wednesday, June "J, at which tine |i\e essays will he read. President Dargau was authorized by the association at its sn.nual meeting in December to appoint the essayist and select the subjects to be treated by them. The following is the list of subjects j and essayist: "A brief account of the organization | and growth of Protection in the Uuiioii States." Gen. lidwurd McCrady, Jr., of Charleston. "The Free Trade struggle in Kngland." Mr. \Y. C. Benet, of Abbeville. "South Carolina's record on the Tariff question.*' Col. John \V. 1J. Pope, of Columbia. "The Tariff in its relation to Agriculture*'' Capt. \V. li. Davie, of Chester. "The duty of the Press in the present Free Trade agitation." Mr. N. (J. Gonzales. ot Columbia. The essays, which are not to occupy more than twenty minute* each in delivery, will afterwards bo publislio'l. President J. J. l)ar?an is the Smith Carolina member of the national executire committee of the American Free Trade League. Cul. F. W. McMuster was elected the alternate to altend the meeting of the committee i'> Washington, on or about March 0, in case of Col. Durban's inability to be present, . Prof, II. Means Davis, the chairman of the executive connuiltec of the Association, was requested to address a:i open letter to the Senators and Representatives from South Carolina inviiir.g thom to advise with him as to the times and places most agreeable to them to have public discussions of the taritf'qucslion, with a view to the making of a joint effort by the Congressmen and the Association to inform the public 01. the subject. Our Congressmen of course, will be glad to report to their constituents in this manner what they h:?v<> done to advance tarill' reform, a matter of such vital importance to the people. The Association's speakers are ready to as :i..\... OIOI. bill; vuiipicijniu' ii in ^wiui V*' the public information on the tariff. President lJargan has received a great many letters from all sections of the Union, asking for information as to the progress of the cause in South Carolina, and promising cu-operation. lie was one of the guests invited to the recent Free Trade dinner in Brooklyn, at which Henry George and Henry Ward Beecher spoke, hut was unable to attend. The Revenue Reform Club of Brooklyn, of which Mr. Beecher is president, has invited him to deliver an address in Brooklyn, offering to pay the expenses of his journey and such other compensation as he club can a {lord. The club invites similarly from six to eight Free Trade speakers every winter. Col, Dargan has accepted tho invitation?of course not charging for his services?and will deivor the addresses on March 19. After this he will accept the invitation of tho Connecticut Reform League to deliver several speeches in that State, and will he the guest of its. officers during his stay. President Dargan and the executive committee accredit these ' 'I? * ' wuMBn. wsmmmmmmmtmmmmm ?? iramaa courtesies to the desiro of the free traders of the North to[cultivate an nllianee with the South, and particularly with South J, Carolina, so long recognized as the w leader of the hest Southern "sentiment. j They arc accompanied by the most kindly assurances* and demonstrate the on- u sectional feelingof Northern allies. The ai committtee appreciate; the spirit direct- 31 in,' these acts, and .so will the whole C?A . ' i7H?IU. N. j ,, I : T. J. Syfan, conductor on Abbeville branch of the Columbia nnd Greenville railroad, was this city at the Kxchange Hotel last night with his bride, c who was Miss Ijillie. L. (Jossett yoste- v tiny morning Mrs. Syfan is a daughter !,j ot' Squire (Sossctt, of Kinsley, who oh- ,| jocied to his daughter's marriage. She a went, to ride with Mr. Syfan on 3'esterdav, accompanied him to a preacher c who performed the marriage ceremony !j ami then came on her wila her husbsuxl. u The happy couple had their happiness t made .complete last night by a telegram n from tim h li'le's father expressing his ^ forgiveness and inviting tliem to return j ^ to iiis house. ?frrec.itcil/'". ..Vt!<rv <. Constable Tin.slev arretted a colored ; f hoy lor whom he had a warrant in West j Greenville ::i,>i started for the jail with I him. The enterprising youth suddenly J decided that he di<l not care to go and ! ran oil', showing a clean pair o! heels. | r Deputy Sheriff Gilreath and liis dogs I weie sent for, bill the fleeing prisoner j was overhauled ami captured byn citizen, j ^ surrendering willingly when informed t tint the blood hounds wero to l?e j, introduced to his trail. ? Gwuvfllc ; j .Yea'?. i; Ilir. llilVIM UHU lllh 1<()Vi'I'IH>lS. j, 11 [Gen. liidilcll in Southern Bivouac for Pehru- j I arv.l j t It was clearly seen now that the enemy was ; * trying to get in Johnston's rear and force him i ' to withdraw from Itutfll's front, lie w.is al-! 5 together too weak to hold his ground, having ! 1 lost at Mill Springs and Forts Ilenrv ami i 1 Oonelson about one third of his coimnnmi. i ) Thus were niv fears one by one realized ami ' ' the miserable spread-out policy of ttio Con- j ' federate Government about to reap its deplor- i able harvest of disasters. Hueil should never have been allow.nl to ! J unite with Grant at Shiloh. 1 never could t comprehend the fatal apathy that characlari/.- ! 5 e?l the conduct of the Confederate Govern-M inent, at that time. Perceiving that John- j niton's annv was bound to fall back, too weak j after the Lionel.sou affair even to resist Ituell's ; t column, and that now (at the supreme oio- ; t inent) reinforcements must come from some j j quarter, 1 went to see Governor Moore, of t Louisiana, then in the city, and eagerly urged 1 upon him the necessity of sending a suggirs- i tive telegram to the l'residcnt, to the effect, v that "the numerous steamboats at the wharves < of New Orleans might be used for transport- \ ing Price's and Van Dorn's commands to Gen- < oral Johnston's in Tennesse," that this sug- ? gestion would bring the matter to the notice I of Mr. Davis who might then take immediate action. 1 urged that time and eeltrity wer? I everything with us, and delav might be fatal i even to New Orleans and l>oisiana; for the s possession of the Mississippi Kiver by the t enemy would follow failure on our part. It ' was all to no purpose ; the Governor hesitated i and finally declined doing anything, saying jj that lie "lind nothing to do with ttie military." < I then called aside K. W. Moise, State's At- i torney-General, who was said to control the brains ami conscience of the Governor,and entreated him to use his iotluence and nave the telegrams sent, lint this man said, quickly and jcrkinglv, ''the Governor has been re- ] pcatedlv snubbed bv the President, and will i not subject himself to any further indignities from that quarter." I was so shocked at the ; ' vindictive absurdity of the excuse, when I ' disaster was threatening the very existence j I of the State and city in which these two men j i ruled, that I could only say, "I would take a j : thousand suubbiuffs to save the cause." [ ' "Well," he said, with a cctcrutined shake ?.i'|i the head as lie turned away, '"the Governor I I will uoi, and ii is usoles to talk furl her about : : it." V\ tiat lolly ! _ There was a strange indisposition ou the [ < part of some of ilie Stale governors to I assist and co-operate with tiie Confederate i ^ Government. Kach wanted independent i* authority and desired no superior. They seemed to pull a way from Mr. Davis, and to seek to thwart his objects. Can one wonder then, that Mr. Davis should have had a hard | < time with so many obstacles persistently < thrown in his way by the very men who had I I instigated ihe war'.' They felt so sure of "] Southern independence that they never con- i templated the ruin which would result from a j failure of the Government, and regarded its 1 iron struggles with fatal indifference. I The sample telegram suggested, if sent i might have caused the troops of Price and Van Dorn to have taken part in the battle of ? Shiloh. What might not have resulted from the efforts of eighteen to twenty thousand ad- ! * ditional men, veterans of Elkhurn and Oak- | ? hills, in that day's tight ? ; Garland's Mind Made Up. { t Washington, Feb. 16.?( Special.)?At tor- j * ney -General Garland to-day said that he had | 1 nothing '?cw to say concerning the manner I ! iii whicn no became interested iu the Pan- 1 1 Electric Company, or the circumstances un- ? del* which taa suit at Memphis against i!i.> ' liell Company was instituted by direction off' the Solicitor-tJeneral last autumn ; ''Fur," ho j ;| added my published statement to the President I 4 last October' saiu every-thii:g I knmv about; those matters, and my attitude in regard t<> i them has not changed in the least since then, j Hesidcs, K now appears that an investigati mi ; covering the whole question is to be. had by jH I he House ot" Representatives, and I am glad I v of it and hope it will be thorough and complete j n mid that fill there is ot* it- will be reveaied and i :i made public. In advance of this invitation | ' which I heartily welcome, 1 feel disinclined to j " go into the subject iu detail,but I will say this c iiuwevr. i i is iisarnct* nwiut- nuim mai, i as I mu n member of a rival company Jo the J1 Bell Company and tlie Governinont is now * prosecuting a suit agugainst (tie Hull plant this ' suit may result t?? my benefit or advantage, . nnri that, too, while I am at the head of the Nepartment of Justice through the Solicitor tieii- ! eral of which the suit is to be carried on, that therefore, something should be done by me to ]< relieve myself ami the Administration from au apparently delicate situation. I have 1 considered this suggestion in all its bearings. * so far as I have been able and I recognize the ' fact that there is tnuch in it worthy of i thought. I;have discussed in my mind most thoroughly what I ought to do in view of this state of the case and 1 have determined to ' take steps to meet this in a way that will, I <) think, receive t e approbation ot all people ji who desire to be satisfied. This would be at ? once consummated, but as an investigation by the House is now to proceed I do not think it right fur me to do anything or explain '' what I intend to do until the investigation t is concluded, as mv motives, in view of this }investigation, might be misconstrued; but whatever the result nf the investigation may be, I will carry out and execute the deteriui- c nation 1 have reached and of which 1 have al- r readv sunken: and more than this I hope vou do not expect me to say or indicate." j ^ "But Mr. Attnrnoy General, will you allow ; . me to inquire whatever tliin foreshadows : your resignation from the Cabinet?" "No, 'it does not." I \ Just received another lot of 30 inch h chashmero. in all colors at 95 cents. ! i< See it before buying a colored dross. ! C Bell rfc Galphin. , i ilvi&Jtcik; f?.V til to iuem vjc nmwaKwe ow?xsnrv.v. n* *cor^ -. -rtr.-7t.v1ru- iw All Ai>|>('i)l T<> TI?o iiisliop. Atlanta. Keb.lW. late this af'ernoon M011. . S. Davidson. of August s, who is associated ' it-li Mr. lloke Smith, as counsel lor Kev. J. (?. ] rmstroV'T. culled at the residence >>: itisliop j . W. Heekwit!i and tiled with him '>r. Arm- , ronjt's reply to the notice serve! on him b.v ic Hishop. rccit inv the findiii-.rs of th .* F.cclc ltd according to inscnii.ti'iK'tioniil tiiei.iwh fistical Court. The Msshop received tpiipcss ' ill have lif'.een days in which io consider and (rt upon them. Tin* answer, it i?> stated on oo?1 authority, contains an appeal for a now rial upon a number of strong grounds. It is' Iso stated th it the communication contain:!, riets of the arguments made by She defense t the trial, and also a record ??t"i i. tiu'limr of tie court, together with cci*i:>m m-wlv dis-: nvrrcd evidence that is considered id" much alue. and a strong aupeui from tin- friends i nd admirers of Ih. Armstrong, who ask liat.'in the event a new trial is refused that , lie sentence imposed .vill he tempered with s much leniencv as possible. Hishop Heck with and the attorneys in th" j use arc very reticent and decline to divulge | he seeri ts contained in the bij; envelooe. ; 'o-nijrht the Bishop broke the seal of the nvelope and passed the greater portion ofi lie evening examining its contents. I to fore j cling in the promises hi* will have a eonuroneo wirh Sir. \V. <?. Charlton, of Savati- ; sib, Church Advocate. Mr Charleton will ( ic called to Atlanta about tho end of tho i oming week, to give his opinions upon l!io ! c?gal points in tho case. Mr. Davidson loft' or Aujjustu to-niirht.?.-1 iK/uctu. Chroiticl<. I l?o (iuv ami Mirtliftil. [From il. \V. Heeeher's Sunday Sermon.] to all tho young that arc coming into this i hureh I say, Ho young. bo gay, ho hopeful, | to niirthi'ul. If (Jod has given vou a sparking disposition, tliank <?od and educate it. iVhilo i! is not tho end of your life to have he joy that comes from these qualities, it is | ho privilege of your life to pcfbrm all your luiies under its intluenee, and they can bo terfonncd in no other wav s<? well. The I vorld needs just such a dcvelupement of j 'hristiauitv. The world is full of sorrow; it loods cheer. It is full of despondency; it :oe<is hope. It is full of cowardice; it needs rourage. It travails in pain; it wants a icalthful atmosphere, sweet and balmy aud 'ailiant. It wants a singing Christianty. It vantsthe mrssongor of Christ to be a lightjearer, and no man has a right to make himlelf a dark lantern to go homo Htul open the ijrht to himself and family alone. Thov that arry a burdensome, woe-smitten face dislonortiod. It is contrary to His saying. It s saying substantially to the world that all tope, all tho promise of the divine presence, ill the lovo which is poured like an atmos diere around about us every day from the )osnin of Jesus Christ, is false and wrong. I'he man that carries a doubting, wenrried. iaddened face misinterprets the religion of thirst. ?On Thursday a constable from he lower section of the county bruncht in a colored prisoner who had been tried by a trial notice for breach of contract and sentenced iO thirt v ib-.y.s in jail. Constable and prisoner H'ranic separated in some way, and the latter, ifter wandering around awhile not knowing vhat to do, betook himself to the jail, told Jail?r Willis of the facts and asked to be locked tp. Ashe had no commitment his prayer :ould not be granted and he was turned adrift >n the cold and cruel world, lie had not been leard of again at last accounts. Mr. Willis remembers but one other case ike this?that of a white man from the upper <ection of the county who started for town to nerve out a sentence with an officer who was uiddenly called away bv important business. The prisoner walked to town with his commit1lient in hishan-l. delivered himself to the ailoi single handi'd, and served out his term if imprisonment without a murmur.?(irecnrille jYow*. Iliutlielors. Our cordial support is extended to the Louisville Courier--/0ur>wl. which steps aoblv into the breach as follows: "For the millionth time an effort is being made to scare old bachelors into matrimony l?v publishing a series of time-worm figures to prove that old bachelors do not I've so long is married men. Hut those very tough citizens, tiie bachelors, are not to be frightened t>y being fold that they cannot live to a totlering ami dependent old age. The kind of families raised now-a-days, and the innumerib!?* end insatiate relatives of every marriageable young woman, keep up a constant terror in the bosom of the old bachelor, and tiis thoughts are n>t on death, lie dreads nothing but*matrimony itself. Hxpected Help. At a certain battle of the late war, a Federal chaplain* huppened "to get into the vicinity of a battery of artillery which was :iotly engaged. The Confederate shells were flowing furrows about the guns, and the cannoneers were grimly anct actively at work to inswer shot for shot. The chaplain addressed liiinself to a Sergeant, who was verv efficient, :>m .it the same lime rather profane, in the following words: ' My friend, if you go on this way, can you i.'cpect Mie support of Divine Providence?" 4 Ain't cspectiu' it," said the Sergeant. 'The Ninth New Jersey has been ordered to support this buttery."?Southern Jfivounc. ?Another attempt was mado last week by he nrisonorK in th<- Chester jail to make the r siMtpc. Ati assault was made upon the do. tuty sheriff while he was giving the pris. mors their breakta<>t and Ike came very near )eioR' over powered, but being a man of itDneto, tie warded off their iiVack " 'I fired nto I hem as they were going 'oui, wounding wo, nue of whom accompanied him as visitor uid has since died. Duo prisoner only rsoaped. Saved II in Life. >ir. I). I. Wilcoxson, of Ilorse t'.ive. Ivy., lavs tie was, for many year, badlv alliiricd nth Phthisic, also Diabetes; the pains were a ipst unendurable and would sometimes l:nost throw hi in into convulsions, lie tried S.ectrie HiiL-rs and g.>t relief from first bottle ,i>d after taking six bottlos, was entirely ured and had gained in ilesh eighteen pounds, v.yshe positively believes he would have died, mil it not been for the relief alTorded by jledric Hitters. Sold at fifty cents a bottle >y Cothran & Perriu A DVICK TO MOTHKltS. Aro you disturbed nt night nnd bro:?. it of your rest by a sick child sulferng nnd nryiog with pain of rutting o'ith ? If so, send ut once nnd got a mttleof Mrs. Winsi.ow's Soothing Syuh' fok Cim.i>ni?n Tkethino. Its value s Incalculable. It will relieve the po<?r ittle snfiorerimmediately. Depend upn it. mothers, there is no mistake about t. It. cures dysentery nnd diarrhoea, regilutes the stomach and bowels, cures rind colic, softens the gums, reduces ininmntion, and gives tono nnd energy to be whole system. Mum. Winslow'm motiim Syp.pp how Ciui.dubx 1'eethino u tn tlwi tnofo ?n/l |. . - ? * > ? V</ V HMM in HIV }?i r."? ription of ono of the oldest nnd heat fell alo nurses and physicians in the United Itates, and is for sale by all druggists hroughout the world. Trice 25 cents a >ott!e. 5-ay 72 Weak :?n?i delicate females will find Vestinorelund's Onlisavft Tonic, the est strengthening atul invigorating tonj on the market. Bo sure and try it. Set the genuine from Speed & NeufFor $1 per bottle. V ? i TH ., wyflUKCtar/^Kffn. CTWWC-rcrv i Fall and air# i W inter R. ffl. HADDON & CO., IN yite the ladies to inspcct their line of PATTERNS, I1ATS, box nets, rirbons, featiierf, birds, FI A) W li US, 11U FFLIN G S, silks, satins, combination suits, km broideries, dress pattern's, ("! I IM 'I' r V T?s; vrw j MA RK KTS, AYIIAPS, 1 SHOUT WRAPS, anrt all the novelties of the season. THURSDAY 24tli SEPTEMBER. II. M. TIADPON & CO. Wc have many Novelties to show onr friends this season,lhat thev will not find in any other House in this section. ('all cnrlv if you wish the most desirable pdoils, many lines in onr stock cannot, be duplicated on less than twenty-live per cent., I advance. (roods ari adrancitifr. but as lone as our ' st'ck lasts will sell at old prices. | Don't fail to call and see us. we have some real bargains to oiler in th?latest novelties. ill. M. IIADDON & Co. I September ll>, ft 131 ;??r THE contract for buildvn&r a new bridge across Little Itiver at Harnett's, Abbeville Township will be let to the lowest responsible bidder on Tuesday. 16th of February, lSSi>, at 11 o'clock, a. n\. Specifications made known on dav of letting. W. T. COWAN, Jan 25, '80. tf Gonntr ('oitimissiotier. 'CeitB-1886-HBial Cheap Gosds, but Cradit j Played Out. j rilHOSK wishing to get the worth of their 1. money, for this year, will iind it to their | advantage U? trade at this well-known establishment, as no pains will he spared to keeji i on hands Finest <tr-.uh-.-i and finalities of all i kinds of WINKS, l.UH'ORS, HHANIHKS, CM.'ARS and TOltACTUiS. You who pay l*os?i are specially invited and gn-runteed to reevrve kind and nnnnpt attention, together with best goods. CieiitUinen can at any time find pleasant amusement in a game of MILLIARDS or FOOL, at a reasonable charge. Reapect full v, F. CUNNINGHAM, Jan. 20, '8l? If SOLE PROPRIETOR. | ISffo- 3421 Treasury Department, Office of Comptroller of the Cnrreney Washington, December 10th, 1SS5. YX7IIKRK \ S, l?y satisfactory evidence preYV sented to the undcr*igned, it bus been made to appeal t lint "Tim Tfatifwnl PpnV nf Aho&Trillo " ! ixiu jLiuuuiim JJUIin. IW X1UUU Viliu, ,11 the TOWN OK ABBEVILLE, in the Conntv nf ABBEVILLE, and State of SOUTH (CAROLINA, has complied with all the provisions of tint Revised Statutes of the United Stale*, required to he complied with before an aii.societion shall hr. authorized to commence the business of Banking ; Now therefore I, HtfNRY W. CANNON', Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify llmt "THE NATIONAL BANK OF ABBEVILLE," *hr Town of Abbeville, in the County of Abbeville, and State of South Carolina, is authorized to commence the business of Banking'as provided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of th? United States. In the testimony whereof wi'aea my i L.S.) hand and Seal of ollice this 15th day of December, LSK5. II. W. CANNON, Comptroller of the Currency. Dee. 22, '85, tf G-E.EB1TWOOD SALE STABLES LOT of FIXE MULES and HOUSES just received. Ki.quire for terms HARTZOCr ft HAYS. V Jnn. 5. 1S86. tf. MONEY TO LEND. ! 1 T"N ?ums of $300 ?nd unwnrd on AbberilU X farming land*. A pply by letter to ALFRED ALDRICH, Barnwell, S. C. j Or in p?rson to my Attorney, CAPT. M. L. BONHAM, Abbeville, S. C. I Feb. 2','85-3m I