The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, February 08, 1887, Image 2
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1AMKS S. 1* Kit It IX.
K?I I T (I l( A N D r lt O r KIKT O It .
Tt'KSDAY. February S. l^f-7.
S it *i-u 1 r*rion f 2 01
Indiana luis at. last elected a Demo
erratic Senator, in the person of Judg<
Turpi n.
The hill to pension the Mexican veterans
has become a law. The Presided1
has signed it.
War clouds are still gathering in Ku
i-npe, and they will not dissipate even at
John Bull's bidding.
\\\- miss the telegraphic dispatches it
1
the Ureenvuie uycivs, muu^n its tuuu'
rials arc as spicy as ever.
"A City of Magnificent Disasters" if
the way in which the i\Fcws and Convict
speaks of our City by the Sea.
We are under obligations to Congressman
Aiken for seeds of various kinds'
from the Agricultural Department.
Messrs. Todd and Neville have retired
from the Seneca Free Press, and
that journal is now edited by Will Webb,
South uarolina nan ner uiu quota 01
candidates for the position of Commissioner
under the Inter-State Commerce
*>il I
Judge lieagun, ex-Postmaster General
of the Confederate States, has beer
elected United States Senator from the
Lone Star State.
"The tsriir question is now looming uj
in importance. We believe it is only i
question of time before the iniquitous
tarifF?will he done away with.
A Representative may have the righ
-to disregard the wishes of his constitu
cuts lint it kppiiik Stranfro tlint ho <;hniilr
to give his reasons for his actions
It is said that Gen."Alexander wil
soon put white men in the place of th<
colored ones, now employed as trail
h*nd?, on the Central system of roads
Jl good move.
The Governor of Alabama recently re
fused to attend an inaugural hall givei
in his honor, ami some of our religion
exchanges an; singing his praises fo
ihis narrow-minded act.
Gen. l'ierce M. Young has tendore*
his resignation a? Minister to Russia
lie tiiids the climate nt St. I'etershurj
too suvere, and thinks Constautinoph
would suit him bettor.
' When tin- people complain, they an
"-^S? always right," \isU'd to be the motto o
our neighbor, the Medium, but \vc an
constrained (o the belief that it ha
changed its principles in this respect.
The Senate of Alabama has passed 1
joint resolution providing for submittinj
the constitutional amendment prohibit
ing liquor traffic to the people, at tin
pext general election.
Secretary Manning and Treasurer Jor
tinii have phicod their resignations in th<
hands of the I'iesidunt. They rosigi
their political offices to accept the man
agemcnt of a hank just starting in Nov
York.
We arc informed that it is bolieve<
that a considerable number of negroe;
voted in the recent election for schoo
trustees in Whitehall township. On
Whitehall friends should give us th<
facts in tho case.
]>r. Strickb'r, of Atlanta, declines mos
positively to accept the Perkins chair ii
tho Columbia Theological Seminary
Tins is the chair formerly occupied b;
])r. Woodrow. and wo are afraid thi
trustees will find it right hard to ge
Anyona to accept it.
The Btate Grange hold a meeting ii
Columbia last week. The old officer
were re-elected, and among other thing
resolutions of sympathy with Hon. LI
Wyatt Aiken were passed. Tho Grang
is not as popular in this Stato as it wa
some years ago.
The Columbia lteyixter is waging n
unceasing conflict against the licensin,
of cock-pit* in that city. Its mott
seems to bo "war to the knife, and th
knife to the hilt.** The city fathers ar
paying little need to thu warfare. Th
^ however, will eonio off victo
fiou? iii'ihe e.iul.
t?S?; ' . !. ;
GKTT1KG AT THE TRUTH.
For several weeks wo have boon attempting
through (Tie columns of the
r Mkssk.nmiich tn iri'l some information from
our .Senator ami Uoprrsoritativos relative
to the appointment of Trial .fusticos in
thi>. county. >?" ?oo ill tln.ni, however,
paiil any att?-nti<ui .to the printul int'T-.
rogatories in tho Mhssknukk. Last week
we <li?tcniiineil to address each one iitdii
vidually on tin' subject, and accordingly
had tin* following circular-letter printed,
which we sent to each one through the
mail.
Okcice ok tiii: Aiiuuviixk Mkbbenokk.i
. J. S. I'kkkis, Proprietor, !Aiuikvim.c,
S. C., Feb. 3, 1887.}
My Dkak Sir: Your are nware of the fncl
Ihnt considorable cotnnier.t (most of it not
tavornblv) lins been caused in various parts
of the county concerning thi: recent appoint
.nent of Trail Justices. My object in addressing
you is to obtain some information on
this aubject. That information will be furnished
me bv answering the following qties
lions:
^ I. Was a caucus of the Delegation from
this county held during the session of the
Legislature, to recommend to the (Jovirnor
suitable persons* to fill the offices to which
the power of appointment was invested in
" him?
i 2. II so, at whoso request whs saitl caucus
held?
3. Were the recommendations made by the
caucus adhered to in the list of appointments
pent to the Governor, and by him sunt to the
' Senate for ei-nfirmation? If r.ot, please pive
. the instances in which the action of the Delegation
was disregarded?
;4. Is it not customary for the entire Delegation
from a county to recommend the various
. persons for appointment bv the Governor nnd
are not the names of the persons so appointed
sent to the Senate, for confirmation by the
Governor, with this undeistanding?
6; Was this not the understanding of the
Governor, in the recent sppointmcnts made for
Abbeville County.
6. Do yon know of any reasons why the re:
commendations of the Delegation should have
been disregarded?.
Any other facts that you can give me with
regard to this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very respectfully,
Jaukh S. Pkhkin.
In reply, the following letter was
handed us by Senator Hemphill:
r Abukvtlle, S. C., February, 7th, 1887.
Dkak Sir :?In response to your circular
, of the 3d instant, 1 have to .-ay : As Senator
from Abbeville County, I made the recommendations
for appoint .licnts to Governor
ltichardson, last December. I assume the
| responsibility for every appointment made
duriug the Session.
1 Yours Trulv,
HUBERT It. HEMPHILL.
To Jahkb s. Pkhkin, Esq.
It will be observed that the Senator
? does not answer a single one of the ques1
tions asked in the circular-letter. The
; only object in addressing these letters
to our Ileprei.eiiatives and Senator was
to lind out the manner in which these
^ appointments were made. Why, then,
' does Senator Hemphill seek to avoid our
questions i:i this manner? Is he averse
to letting the people know what he did
do in Columbia? It is true that he assumes
the responsibility for the various
L* appointment*, hut does he t<* 11 us how
1 he assumed that responsibility? Does
' ho give us any information concerning
the caucus which the delegation are supposed
to have hehl? Does he tell us
whether the Governor knew he (Senator
Hemphill) was arting alone and upon his j
own responsibility when he handed him !
the names of the di1lVi< nt appointees?
These are thp facts we want to get nt. |
j The Governor is primarily responsible i
for the appointments, and if he has acted
upon insuilicient information, we ought
to be apprised of it. If, however, ho
has been imposed upon, the people of
iL : - a_ i *1. - L ? . ?
iius coiiiii)' iwivi! me rigni 10 Know who
p did it and how it was done. Capable
f and efficient officers, whom the people
e by their petitions said the}* desired to be
kept in office, have been- removed, and
no cause has been assigned therefor. Is
Senator Hemphill afraid to give the reaa
sons for their removal? Does it tinge
t too much of partisanship? It looks very
_ much this way to a casual observer. Lot
B the Senator answer our questions directly,
and we will hav<- the information
we want, and he ought not to mind our (
- strictures upon his olfioial acts.
3 We desire to cast no reflection upon j
i the gentlemen who have been appointed J
- to these various offices. So far as we i
r know they are honest, capable and effi
cient. It in the manner of their appointj
ment we aro criticising, and this we conceive
to be no concern of theirs.
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A DANGEROUS PUECE1>ENT.
r
Wo noticed when the Sheriff, Clerk,
and Jury Commissioner were drawing
t the last jury that they did so with closed
, doorc;. Of course, with these efficient
and conscientious officers everything
y was dore right, but nevertheless we
B think this a rather dangerous innovat
tion, and one that ought not to have the
approval (by precodent) of such officers.
In fact, we believo it to bo contrary to
n the law. Abbeville county may not
s always have such faithful officers, and
k it would not be well to let this practice
>. become law by custom. These are
o merely suggestions, but wo think they
a ought to have some force.
We notice the School Commissioner
n has made Rome change in the public
g scnooi irunices lor wmtenali township
o In this wo think ho hits done wise, hut
o believe jt would have been better had
O ho appointed tho*e who were Heeled,
e Wo do not heliove they Aould have1,
i- served, and he would have been it lib*
erty to appoint whom ho pleased. N i
. *&? vik'.
OUR HOADS ANI) UIUDUKS.
We aro axvnro of thc? fact that this is a
ijuustioii uxliviiM'ly liini to d<-al with, '
ami tliut morn limn otic ol our greatest ;
men havo utti-mptcd to di?-uss it and !
failed to find any rt'tm dy in
The diilicuity of dralinjr with it, how-|
ovit, ought Hot tu tk't?T us from discuss- i
iug it. We have tu) pet tlnory couc rti- j
ing our roads siiid bridges which \v>> :
jiiojiitsc to promulgate, hut it dm-s svin |
to us that more care should exercised
in tin: working of uitr public roads and i
bridges. With the former, as little work
as is possible is done in as short time as
is possible. With th'j latter, as a general
rule, as poor bridges as possible are
built with as little money as is possible.
This strikes us as an economic heresy.
It may seem to pay at lirst, but it wont
do in the long run.
The remedy then is apparent. Let
the supervisors and overseer* of the
road be men of practical understanding,
and make them personally responsible I
for the condition of the roads. I,?>r thi in I
work with the idea that what they arc
doing is to last, ami not to bo done away
with by the first hard rain that comes.
Let the County Commissioners '.homselves
superintend the building of the
bridges, and see that they are properly
constructed from the foundation; that
they are above high-wator m:irk, a:?d
strictly in accordance with the .specifications.
We have allowed enough of th<people's
money to be washed away by
freshets, and we have had experience
enough to know that our bridges in the
past have not been high enough, nor
strong enough, and experience is a dear
teacher. Can't we profit, then, by our
learning in this school? If we do not.
we deserve poor roads and poor bridges,
and will continue to have them.
THAT )10.SIJMKNT AGAIN'.
We believe one of the principal reasons
why no active steps hav* been taken
towards erecting a suitable monument
to our Confederate dead, is because the
matter has not been kept before the
reading public. Everyone thinks it
ought to be erected, but no o:;e seems to
think it is his business to keep the matter
before the people, or tnke any steps
in that direction. One tiling is certain,
if 110 one will take the lead the uionu
ment will not he erected. Whi r" is the
patriotism of our country? Are we
ash an. oil of the cause which cost these
citizens their lives anil their property?
When did this state of things come to
he thus? Itow long is it to continue?
True it is. wo are willing to hury the
hatchet, and live in one lT nion, knowing ]
no North and no South, hut surely that
does not hinder us from paying this
slight tribute to the gallant defenders of
tne F.ost Cause, who gave up their lives
for its maintenance. Oh r><> the world
I at large will think the better of us for it,
J and will believe more readily that we
fought for a principle. It is an act of
j justice. ami we hope tho day is not far
| distant when wo can herald its erection.
i Mrs. Chapin, the temperance lecturer,
I has written a communication to the
Southern (Shrtslt'ttn Aifrtnutfc in favor
i of woman's sulFrtge. That paper v<ry
! properly refused to publish it. We are
i not surprised that Mrs. Chapin has espoused
this cause, for there was hot one
short step from her former standpoint to
this.
The Newberry J/euthl <iml Yacx is
making a vigorous effort to obtain Sunday
mails for that place. You are riirht,
brother, nnd wo hope you will continue
your efforts until you succeed. We sec
no reason why those of us who are so
unfortunate as to live along the line of
the C. & 0. 11. II should be kept behind
me progress 01 others.
Sonic of the most ultra silver men in
Congress have more than hinted' huir
intention to formulate charges of impeachment
against Secretary Manning,
for violating the law regula'ing the issue
of United States notes, and for failing
to purchase silver bullion every month
to the full amount required hy ihe Bland
act. We shall see what we shall see.
Theory oi' Kartliqnakes.
Earthquakes are generally supposed
to be caused hy sulphurous nitrous
vapors inciuHuu in im? oowcis ot the
earth, which by some accident take fire
where there is-little or no vent. These
vapors may take lire by fermentation, or
the accidental falling of rocks or stones
in hollow places in the earth, and in
striking against each other. When the
matter which forms subterraneous f'.-es
in the bowels of the earth ferment and
inilnme, the fires thus ignited make an
effort on every side, and if it does not
find a natural rent or vent, raises the
earth and forma a passage bv throwing
up the upper strata of the earth, forming
i _ ? ?i ? .. f r ii - . . ..
wriiu wu can vmicbiiouk. it ine inaucr
which forms these subterraneous fires be
not very considerable :i shock niuy ensue
without a volcano being formed.
'J in* ;?ir produced and rarefied by the
Kiihti'Vrnrooti.s fires |mav also form small
I vents by which a shock may he prowinced
without a volcano being formed,
| arid it is only when this vapor of kt? am
[ is pent up that volcanic eruptions take
I place. The earth i.s very much like a
person, it has its pores and safety-valves,
itnd these are the volcanoes or nature's
safVt)-vulves. When these safety-valves
arc in mi active state earthquakes are
less fr< ?pieiit; hut when they become
obstructed the earth, like a steam engine
pert up with steam, linds relief in a disastrous
explosion. The volcanoes, then,
,ir> ritii re's safety-valves, through which
?l! to accumulated gasses and lava
lomicestono is emitted. We think the
I t tli. ?>ry of earthquakes which we
h\ j;i *l related is fur more plausible
in hi any advanced recently by quite :i
in? Iti*>iicity of half-Hedged scientists.
II is a \vcii-< stahlished fict, and we believe
sill scionlists will admit, that the
rsir inclosed within the bowels of the
earth must necessarily be in a state of
very great rarefaction during the time ot
of *he shock, although subterraneous
tires be not very considerable, as we
have before stated. A shock may occur
without a volcanic eruption, such as was
at Charleston on the night of the iilst
August, 1880. The force exerted by
the vapor of steam is known to be twentyeight
times greater than that of gunpowder,
or inversely as fourteen thousand
is to five hundred. Further, in
support of our theory we have only to
refer to history in confirmation as to
the wonderful power of these dreadful
phenomena >if nature, l'liny has not
only recorded many in his own time,
but quotes the books of the Tuscan
learning, where he speaks of an ear'hquake
so terrible in a certain city < i" the
Lacedemonians that wholiv buried the
city and caused the mountain Tay^'-uis
to fall down among them. lie relates
another in Modena, of Asia Minor, where
two hills were repeatedly dashed together.
The greatest earthquake in the memory
of man occurred during the rei??n of
Tiberius Cassar, when twelve cities of
Asia were laid waste in one night. ! '"ir?and
water then are the principal agents
employed in these dveadful convulsions
of nature. That there is fur down in the
bowels of the earth molten matter. Sire
and vv?.t i, there can be nt> doubt.
(JlNOKHKl.I.A.
The Inler-Stute Comiuerco Uiii.
Tin* House wil. probably adopt tho Tutt rStalc
('nmnitTCf bill to-duv, and tin-re i.-; : i
| reason t?? <! >ubt that Hie I'rt"..t '.ji.i ol/u i:
and iiii.t it wil' bu virv ii .00 & j.-.irt of the
law "J" lIn.1 l.iii;!.
W t- ; I'o a .i;: '^c.*tion hero mid there
lhat sola~ r.iib'o.t I corptiralinns will attempt
l to niitr.L- tiic lav.* oiliou.-i bv their manner of
i;:.r i! >vo soppose the uijien&itr of the
r.ii!ro*d managers, aided by the ingenuity of
highly paid lawyers, could contrive to in convenience
the public by thoir treutment of
the law. But we advise railroad directors* and
manager." not to do thi.s. . It will be a mistake,
and it may turn out a very bad mistake
for them.
Our advice to the railroad corporations is
to accept the measure in good taith, to carry
it out loyally and trive all its provisions a fair
trial, and to show the public and Congress
that they are ready to help cure the many
abuses which undoubtedly exist in tho transportation
system of the country. The bill is
not a bad measure. Some of its provisions
which have been strongly accepted by railroad
men as harmless ..ml wise after they have had
a fair :rial. Mnav of the evils wh'ch the publie
has justly coinj luined of are struck at by
it, at.d ought to be.
No capable and honest railroad managor
denies in private that '.he present system is
so utterl) bad that almost anything is better
and hardly anything can be worse f ir the railroads
themselves. The bell forbids pooling,
but what are nools except prectext promises,
mado to be broken by the least scruplous
roads? And no honest railroad manager will
justify or defend the secret rebater, special
rates and other cut-throat arrangements
which are so notorious.
One form of pool is possible under the
provisions of the bill, and this we recommend
to the corporations afieeted by it. The may
meet together and determine to carry out ail
its provisions in good faith, and to sue and bring
to justice in every case aw ry road which
violates them. Such a pool nt that the pub
lie would welcome, ami ll it is formed and the
engagements wo propose are rigorously carried
out, we shall see, for tHe first time in
many years, the business of railroading corducteil
without trickery, without a constant
cut-throat game among rival routes, and in a
?ay which wiil make an upright manat;en
ashamed.
For ourselves we have the greatest hope of
good ctfccts from those parts of the hill which
command publicity ia rates and accounts. We
should have been willing to accept those
par's alone as Securing a great reform i'i railroad
management. Thorough publicity for
all the business of a corporation is on the
whole the bc>t s> curitv the public car. have
that these modern busineH.-. monst- rs shall
not become dangerous to their creators,
l'ublicitv enable a public ???>ini- n to rallv
agair<t?t their encroachments. condemn ami
pr.nisn their misdeeds and to enforce ttie people'?
rights against them. It is because we
believe that the public hurt a rijiht to know in
every detail what great cororations d >, and
thai being thus informed tlie people will alu a\6
he their masters, that we have urged that the
commission of inquiry into the Pacific railroad
management- voted by tlie ll<->u??e shall have
verv broad scone and large powers, shall l>e
highly paid ana shall sit with open door*. We
hope the Senate wil nim-nd the House bill in
this direction, and we warn the rorp--rations
concerned that they would do well to welcome
such an inquiry, and not secretly or openly to
resist it.
As to thy Inter-State Commerce bill such a
measure ought to have been passed long ago.
If the present bill is faulty Congress Can
amend it, a? experience mav show to bo advisable;
but if the ?reat transportation cor
pm?' ions wiiom it ariccts win agree together
to ifive it a fair (rial we believe it ? il! require
but little change hereafter.?JVrtr Jfrr
aid Jar. 21st.
A Trip hi tho Ynllpy.
I could only tnke a passim? glimpse at the
beautiful little towns along the line of tho
A ugusta atid Kuoxville division of tho Carolina
railwav system, until I reached McC'oroiicfc.
Not more than half a dozen months
ago there were not over fourteen business
houses there; now there are about or near
twenty*. Everything appears be on n boom
so to speak,, considering tho scarcity of money
unri thn ifoiwirul H*?nruuu;nn in ?
e>? ..I ui.a.MLPIT, tlll lU
are a number of enterprising men in business
men who work, money or no money, The
Sturkoys, W. A. and 1*. L., arc men of wonderful
determination. Then como Creighton
Bros , Stuart I)orti Key Harnian, Minis Calhoun,
Peak Cothrau, Branch anda number of
other anmes which I cannot just now call to
memorv. This place does not claim to be a
Birmingham, yet-it is the place where Colonel
Horn of oldon time made on immense fortune
digging gold; and there are numbers of gold
fever people who believo lirnily that there are
millions of gold in this region'vet, and no
doubt there is if the right rein could noly be
found. At McConnick,, I met an old friend, a
gold seeker, whom 1 hud entirely lo*t sight
of. lie is there with determination of sounding
thoroughly ihe bowels of the eirth round
. about McConnick, and if possible *rike the
j true gold rein which will lead on doubt to
nti Sinmen?e fortune.
? mi m Bui iim m ???? ? lamnni i
TUi: S .W AS S A II V A I.LK Y.
This great auction m Carolina, which has '
recently been conn. ote?l with theont.->i??e w..i ni j
by tlm completion ol tin* Savannah VuiUy .
road from Mct'ormick to Amierson, in oik- of !
i In- i idlest scot i?.u.-, be \ oiiil a iiouL/1, in i ;>u ,
State. Along the line of this new ro;tl are
marked i.-viiienees of \s, n<n rful enterprise hii.i
prosper.. Ai .\i llnt ''aillO'i u>>sn \
me ii;n>-.n ai.co ill i Ik* m/.<- t.i .no town lioin
the iii.i-: U'?" i??wii :> .?.?!: < <lial. new ? ?! > '
there iiaiMi Uc nt leaut ei};!?t <-i ten pio ,j.? imu? 1
btisiucss houses wh<-u -ni?v a umi Ufi-. tiii fe j
were no oj.eeiai of |>i. riiy \ i.->- J
iblo.
'1 he oiil tiihk;iiJa(<!tl btiii iitij; thai J. U. it ;
mentioned !a.?t .siuuincl' i n i,i> nilic.e \\ntch '
utterly oh^etircii and ruined ihc view <>! lilt
town, had been ov i rhantd and esil.u;;rii tiu.ii j
now i' it-, <>r will he, when eooij'ii-t jn-oie i
of the town. It i.-t t:ie liotue ?>|' M , A. o . .. ti ii,
formerly ??t Augusta, w Uo i> oo.? i <11011:1.; r. i
large bn.slliei>.\. .- > lae i?._\ n. i d t??it v. .: . nr.; |
J. K. 1'.. mi\ luii^vr. ai.oa; aa.il i.v s;u.; ..i re- !
^nr?l to M - .i.l l '.is'iuwi. I.. \ lv a.> a:.-.I '
I lie will j?ri\i.4e i' : .r if.^ O-.-.itiijk <u_. .? j
modern .:p[.c.iruuc.- ia the future wh'-n I. tr.is !
the [ileuaurc und oj-j-ortuimy ol ;-.v. .-?:? }; th.:*. <
I,H\VX:iUM; 1. K.
1 .. . - ' - ' '
...... i. . '..unci in iir.> iin ;i.c !:..
wit It HIIV III" t i? Mure.'. Ill .
doubt, i.i the ? ?: liiit.it', v..I. ^.. .% .- < wo c.wi j
draw jh-ii j.ici i:t o of them.
LowiiiiKavub-, twenty tnili*sbelow Anderson [
is a live, progressive point, ^ i tii.tr the
line ol Abbeville at id A >id fix i ii, count u s. i ho i
town proper is just over tin- bill troni tin? ~ta- I
tion.out ?.f .li-lit, but there is :i iim^iuti.-e;i t j
new brick bui'diujr just on die brow ot tlio bill,
overlooking botb the town ami tin- Mat ion. j
This building is a commodious struct ur>-j b - |
it>K ,Wn stories high, the upper of wbicli Will I
be u.stid as a hotel. Your 'urrc-ipondciit a.->kod \
n umUcni.tu at the station why it was Unit the 1
town did not move on1, to the road. ili.i reply
wa.>, why uoos not I ho road move to the town?
So, it the town is lh.it important, lien Alexander
will have to move -the road or the ctii
ter|>riaing people round about will have to
j compromise use n.alter by moving in attil till|
injt tij' the vacancy i;.t weitl the town and the
j station. flic littler might be adwiable.? il ,
! ?/ (J . 4 H ?{. U*J U4nit U.'t-rt/HtCtt .
T1k? n < Urania.
Coi.riiBiA, Feburary The Orsi^gi- ]
met again this mo . ing .iceordi: glo ..>;j>?ui n- j
ntetit l.i*l night. Several t o;..:.:i, t i. riji'.rt.- !
ed. A committee, consiting i U. i'. I>ll:ic.,r.. '
A. l\ liii'b-r, .lames N. l.i.i.-o t.i;> anil M. b. j
Uochc was appoint <:l ; i vi:->i; Speri mi.'iu <? to i
loeate and make v.ll i.?-ce.-?:iary iirru^iineiits :
lor tiie Int.: ; Orange l'-.:i'.':iiiipiiieut to
lie held tiler.: tlii.i summer. I'he I'l'iniini'Iri
" v 11 j : ol ably \isil Spartanburg, tio.?t <
w . k.
ho fn.luw in.u pte. tii'-lo and n solutinn- !
Were un.t:iiir.iiu.->iji adopted bi a j; i
vole: ? .|
V? lu-ivKs, we have heard wi ll t i deepest j
concert, and ivgrei that <>;u I'a-t \? orthv Mas- j
ter, l>. Wyntt Aiken. ti w lying in a low j
and erit ic.ii < o.oiit ion, t in- result ol a -t ulliotn j
and linjjeriu.u ili?.-.i.-e: and ?;.vrv;i?. ?-iil es- :
teemed and di.->ti:i;;ui.s;i d brother ! ?;> ahvuya ;
been, heart and soul, tisu- t.-iemt < !' aitricul- j
Hire, and particularly o. iln.-i Order; tlnTi.li.re !
, be it.
JitvolKid, That this Grange, ivcowniamjv his j
eminent services, which hate a national repu- j
tat ion, undTculiiiK that what we may say tn.iy j
not relieve his suH'erin-i or improve hij coml t
i>>n, still we wish to tender him our heartfelt
sympathy and express the hope that Un may
be restored to health speedily, and tluit he
may be spared to his country tor many y? ar.-> j
to come
litsulvai, That a copy of these resolution t r
forwarded to Mrothe'r Aiken, under the seal < t'
this (?ratine.
Ttie Grunge at 111,SO A. M. adjourlieil fin |
d it.
TUK AOKICl'l.TI'UAL SoOIKTV.
The State Agricultural, and Mechanical j
Society met a^ain thin morning, linislied its ;
iv? lotwii \>1 i m; |'i vut aiui tnv iiujwiu i?cw )
to meet <?a tl;c lir.^t \V,i(liie*duy in August.
Tin- only proceeding of this morning's session
wa* tho adoption ??t"rules i?\ wheieh the conduct !
of the Fairs of t ho society will bo simplified!
and i ho work by the departments fucilita teJ. |
Tho proposition to make tin* spring moot it 1
tho principal meeting, viz., tho occaion 1
tho election of tho olliecrs of the society, was
passed to the regular meeting during the
Fair next fall. The custom heretofore ti. s
been to e'oct officers and conduct other iniportiiut
buisn.ss at tho Fair meetings of the
society, hut rush incident to the Fair, if i
linked, renders it inconvenient, and im:tr.i<*t;c
i! to transact at that time business not imtini!i.it?>'y
concerning the exhibition tWiv
<1 tui. V" ii r!t f.
W F. IIolco, I'ro&i.leiii of the C'eorsjia Car- j
olinti and Northern raiboad was in I.aureus
wtiferu.iv inor.iing, And at Ctintion on yestor- j
dav looking f'^r the interests of h-s roavl in
this vieinify. Mi M. T. Simpson for several
tlays has been engaged in oblainini; the right
of way through Uioss iiill Township, aim he
succeeded in procuring the deeds and renunciations
of dowel* in evi rv case in that townshin
except two.?\uijutfttt C\nmU'U February,
j. i
OF
Abbeville County.
rrtOWNSHir 1.?T. I.. Moore, J N Kin^r
.JL Jan- !'. Mo..iv.
TO WNSHI 1? 2.?('. A. C. Waller, T. F Riley
J. F. C<>W'nuu:,
TOWNSHIPS.?U. W. Connor, E C?n*>er,
T. K. Black well.
'ri^wvsiiiri' .1 1 \v i \v..:_
M. Erwin.
TOW NSI1II' 5. ?Wo> I t-y Crawford, Dr. K H. I
Edwards, ?l. It. C. I>iitin {
TOWNSll 11' ?>.?T. I.. i(addon, 15. II. b'aLin.
W. E. Morrison
TOWNSHIP 7,? ti.W,Collins, A. P. Youiik,
L White.
TOWNS HI PH.?O. M. Jordan, J. M. l'ruitt,
Will it: in Bent lev.
TO WNSH I I'D.?T. M. Jay, J. I) Noil, M
I)., W Robinson.
TOWNSHIP 10.?J. L. Prot*alv, John Lyon
A. K. Watson.
TOWNSHIP ll.?W A. Tumplcton, Jn?,
(?. Edwards, S. II. Cochran.
TOWNSHIP 12.?J. H. Hull M., I>., John D.
AlewitU', H. 0. McAdnms.
TOWNSHIP 13.?I. II McCnlln, J. J. Johnston,
W. (5. Huckabuc.
TOWNSHIP 14.?E. Calhoun, W. M. Taggurt.
M. I) .J. H. Hester.
TO WNSII 1 P 16.?J. II. Mnrrah W. R. Powell
W. Ii. McBr do.
TOWNSHIP lfi.?James Cot h ran, *Jr ,L. B.
Raniey, W. Ii Britt.
E. COWAN,
Chm. Bd. V.x. A C.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Georgia,
Carolina ami Northern Kaihvav Co,
in South Carolina will In held at Abhuvill',
h. C., on Thursday, March 10th, IS87, at JO
o'clock a. in. to consider the adoption of articles
of consolidation between the Georgia.
Carolina and Northern Railway Co,, in South
Carolina, the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Railway Co., in North Carolina, and the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern Railway Co., in
Georgia.
A. L HULL, .
Hey. ami Trcax.
tifri-; ' ' t' ' "
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?r ojntaz STATEMENT
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Abheviiie County.
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TO IIAI Sr. Sl-ITUFK FOU THK
TOWN OF AI'-r.KVILLK, S. C.
Foil Till) V l-.AU IS87.
I>K ITOItDMNtil.) BYTUK IXTKXDANT
JL> ami \\ aniens ot the Town nt Abbeville*)
r*. I'., in Council assembled, mid by authority
of the saint.1, That .1 tax tor the sums aiul in
the- manlier hereinafter mimed shall be raised
and ?>aid into the treasury ot' the Town Council
for ltic uses ami pui'imses thereof for the
year
> iu 1 !t<> I. On everv one hundred dollars
i.f i:.??h value of all < < al ami |-ersoual e?1..I0
\? it hi 11 t!i?- uict?r'i>oraimn ot the tiaid Town
.1 Aht>i*\ille 1 h-j .it ti'U'. a cents.
<>.. c.u ii bili.;.;>i ..nd pool table or
ten [>iti it-1 -* kept t'..i iiifc the sum of Twentyfive
i'?i|;.i.uu 1 in- hr.-t ?ao!e or alley tiud
lw?-u:v i* ?* 1 Miliars fur . ;.cti table or alley
i.n'.v t. ...1 one ki-jr. b_\ fiie same owner. On
each b.ij..?tvile t.ii<;<! kept for hire the sum of
I'ltlceli i'<i;im.-i.
5"-..C '> I'Oi ?aeh licence to rotail spiritous
I -1110 S .11 the i'eWli oi Abhevtite the sum of
1 tl.r.iiUed Do.i.trs tor l ie u'.ir, bciriuning
vviiii ioi' iir>i tlav of .iaiiit.irv, , r.iid endt
? !; tin- liua\ 1.1<*.:i 111 I'he said
>.u.ii.-i t'.u.iim- i.i tiiiew e?pi;u installments in
ail\ani?>,< .-aid tieai. r or tu-aiers to jjive bond
..mi seeuiiiv for payment m said sum of tuoti*
ey,ai.:i it at a;-\ ..me oiuin^ the vear the tmid
.ieai. r oi iloaltrs ? .t-uM ^.imit ofbusiiies the
whole .uiu.ii.it if T'.vu lii'.tidred Dollars shall
imme ate \ I'tin nv due and payable, and
an* jietooa or persons doinj; hu.-iness the
ivnoie oran\ [.ail o? the y?>ar shall pay the
whole sum ot two Uismlia! I'ollars.
r>..u i. 1 hat ..It ii a'.c jiei'snus betweun tho
a^'en of A'.Xteril a:.il lltt\ Uill.i, c.\Ot.pl those
(Mi. .iii;..i.\ iiitabh to earn .1 support, are linl.'j
1,1 III.Ill till' V llllli Sfl-.ll I'1 * ..I --
oil I lie mail-, ??id?; ?V;d k>. ^tri'Ol.S \Vi;.. Ul
the i?eur|>??! ai i<i;i <>i : ii i'own <?t Abhev:.lu
live daya iiiiuii the diiectiuu of the Town
Council T!ie commutation tor ?a!d roiid duty
to he thi" sum ot Two Ooll.irs to he paid ?t
ttic tiiue of payment of other laxe.t, to wit, ou
or bel?-re the tirst day ot M.ueti. All persona
refu.-isij; or tailing 10 woik live full da\.s to be
.u*ia jiii J ami approved Ijy the Council <>r pay
ttit* above couitiiiiiiition Mi.itl be liable to pay
.nicli title sunt penally as the Council limy iui>i:c.
j. That ail itinerant auctioneers, pedi!icr.-|
.mil ot'ier tiiitiaieiit persons, except
venders ot" t'arni produce rttiged iti the County,
o tier in/ i;' r <>ds wiiatooevcr for
.-sale, si; ; a license of iiot more than
Tivoiny-iivc Dollars nor le.ss tlian Due Dollar
()C? ll.l\ .
Ste. t'?. Thnt all eireu.ses snail pay a licence
of One ll>jM<:rt'd Dollars tor oae'u ai.d every
exhibition; and all other .-how.-, including
ill'c r'.uiitti. ul v ??- - -* ' ~
- - ..v .?o aiiows Ultachedto
a circus ~li 1 p?iv 71 liecnso of uofc
more than Kilty nor les-? u?.-?n lwo Dollars fop
each exhibition.
Skc. 7. Thai all rot urns shall bo made under
oath mi or before the tir?t- ilav of February,
lt>rt7, ami all taxes shall be uue and payable
on or before '.?<. lirst da/ of March, lt>a7.
it any pcr.ioii or person.- shrill refuse or uoflf
'?? ( ? 2?.->y;iietii of tiie t.tx.s herein levied iv ithiu
toe lime --peci.ie.l '.Ue i'roti.tury of the Town
Council is ;n i\.l>_i ao ioii-;/a'.: and required to
add iwciily o> r // ?//. j > >?..ii;., .tiitl if the tax
w ilt i tie penalty i.s not j-.-i^ a .ihui thirty days
thereafter, it shall be the?lntv oi Hie Treasurer *
of the Council lo issue ex.euiicus I here for
iiiu.ii?li.?tv!y and collect t.ie .-auie by due
process of taw, a.-> provided in the charter of
sinl ToWll of .vblieville
Sec. The Town Council or a quorum
tliescof sii.ilt constitute a board of u.ibvtiBOrK
to alllx the value ol property returned for
taxation.
Ski:. '.I. I!' any person or persons shall refuse
or Ui^'h-ei i make si return of i heir .property
for t . .'..on vv.iiiiu the time prescribed heroii.,;
i. return of ta.it vear with luviiiv n
rt ilium ill ;io ileemod and taken by
tlk Tiv.i?n;vr lii t o tin- ts*ne value of th<?ir
property ;i:i' ca\.?t.o:i anil il ./null bo a.-sca.?e<l
i;t tiilit rate.
Untie an.i Uatitici in ('oitncil and the seal of
the luu.i i'ouncil .ulixeW t:us day ??1" January,
eighteen t.umlieu and ?v-mm ell.
\V. C. .Meti<) WAN",
Joni:s F. Mn.i.r.n, Intendnnt.
Secretary.
Jail. 6, 136J. f
Man to Mate Court
Administr iturs, Kxccutors, (Juardinns and '
Trustees, must make returns before the first
uav in iMurtii.
J. FULLER LYON,
Judge Probate Court.
. c. casus. m. l. noxnam. jit.
^1ASON A RONUAM,
Attorneys anil CouiiKellors at Law,
Abbeville, S. 0.
Wi|l practico in all the Courts of the States*
TJlt. O. A. XEUFPKR, x
Physician and Surgeon,
AllltKVIt.l.K, S. C.
Feb. 10, 1885, 1 yr.
(MENTHAI. HTOF.L,
J .
Mrs. M. W . Thoimtx, I'ropnetn'ss,
Broad Strtol, Augusta, (!a.
K. K. IIKMPIIII.!.. VII. r. CALHOUN
JJEMIMIIM, ? CALHOUN,
Attorneys at I^iw,
Ahbk vii,lk, S. <i
Will practice i n nil the Court* of the Stat
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pEIUHN A COTHIt AN, T' P'C0TnRA>?
Attorneys at Law
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