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A.bbeville? S. C.
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W*4n?sday, Kay 1, 1872.
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V&tes of advertising.
fcfcsfiftfc -SE3FK0R EXE
PR06R8SS OP IM
tfBOVBKBOT.
. On!Friday tffrinfhg, we (the Junior
*!iad theipleWUrerof attending the Set
llor Exh\btff6'a, of that flourishing If
Mjtitution Brskino College, which hf
done scr ifnu&i for our District, and ti
'oanBC'of education generally.
ArisltftoDue West is always pleai
-tintt'asMt' is here that wemeetthe friend
' of oufboyhood, and are reminded afres
of tile days of twenty years ago, whe
In the spring-time of life, we left th
^rental roof with the tears and blesi
: frigs of a pious mother, who has sine
Hhen been called to the rest whio
Awaits the righteous. Jt wa? here thi
' we spent the first wepfes absence froi
home, when we were sent out to mak
our beginning in life, and form its ear]
friendships,, and associations. Thes<
we all know, are more ardent' and las
lng than those of later years, and fc
this reason If no other, we take a livel
Interest in whatever tends to advane
the prosperity of Due West and he
Institutions.
Due West now boasts two of the mos
f ourishing colleges, male and female i
the State, and the progress of improve
menfc.in the town affbrds evidence c
the public spirit and liberality of he
people. The Female College under th
barge of its able and experience
President, Rev. J. I. Bonner, now num
bers one hundred and twenty-five pu
pile, and vas never in a better condi
tion. Erskine College, with its youtl
ftil President, Rev, W. M. Grier, a get
tiemen of fine talents and attainment'
Js fast recovering from the disasters c
the lace war, ana is, we trust, euccnu
upon a, new carper of usefulness an
prosperity.
A large *n^ intelligent audience at
sembled in Lindsay Hall on Frida
evening, at muulle-lighting, to hear tb
peecbes of the young men, who wer
selected to ftarnish the entertainment o
the occasion. Tbey constituted abou
one-half of the senior class, which num
ben nineteen members. Tbe follow
lng was the programme of exercises:
Prayer by Dr. Boyoe.
Music?Cast thy Burden on the Lord
The Struggle for Pre-Eminencc?T. A
Barrou, Oakland, Teun.
Music?"Excelsior Quickstep."
Tbe Grgat Need of Southern Hlsto
rians?W, E. Mcllwaine, "NVolfsville
N. C.
Music?^Carolina Waltz."
The Qalden Mean seems hard t<
Find?J. M. McLain, Elk Shoafo. N. C
Musio?"Bobolink Schottische."
"Roma Wasn't Built in a Day"?T
P. Pi esdjr. Starkville, Tenn.
Vntb^'lTaiHt'a Otllnnndp."
"Al Ko?aa"~R. A. Eeld, Andorson
g Q#
Muaie?"Masrcrfe If ay."
Ll^a WicRiug-G. 8. Robinson
Cralgwflle.S. C.
Mu?io??*When you and I were "Young
Maggie.'? , ; .
Loag -Ago?C. Clarence fiimpson
Anderson, 8. C.
Mu?ti??"Seaside Quickstep."
"Tbe&tarof Napoleon"?J. A.White
Chester, 6.C.:
Musi??"Song Walta."
Count Von Bxsmark?W. A. Wilson
Montteello, Ark.
Musics-4*Wide-Awake Polka."
ProWbility, the Guide of Llfe-W
Agnew Young, Gun town, Miss.
MimAc?FareWell Quickstep."
Theapeeches were well-written an<
weli-4<5lvered, and were listened t<
?UK ifuuh info roof hv fha nnHlprira
President Grier presided with charac
teristic oaee aud self possession; am
aided ife# an efficient Hall Committee
succeeded - in securing the utmoe
q a let .and good order. The young gen
tlemanof the Committee consisted o
the .fallowing students?Messrs. J. Q
Chisolro, W. H. Montgomery, and M
B. CUtrttscales, of the jBuphemian Sooi
ety; and T. J. 0. Hollo way, J. L
Brownlee, and J. E. Kinard, of th
Philomatliean Society.
Very excellent music was furnishe<
by th^Pue West Brass Band, under th
leadership of Messrs. T. Y. Parks, anc
VY&iiar xxawuiorn. iu? lunowiug gen
tlemea formed the Committee on music
Messta. W. Y. Love, T. D. Marlon am
B.sE-Patterson, of the Euphemlan So
daisy; and W. L. Miller, D. M. Georgi
at Ji E. Bell, of the Philomatheai
8o3iety.
After the close of the exercises, th<
audience remained one hour in the Hall
passing the time In pleasant, social in
tercourse.
Our Mends Messrs. Richardson anc
Hale wire present on the occasion, rep
scsen t?i * Ninety-Six.
IBt" a0VEJfEKTS IX DUE WIST.
Tina Wrtst mav well be nronri of
(Aae.'buIldlngB. The Colleges, the Bo
?iety Hall, and the Churoh, all speak o!
thelibcwiity and educational spirit o!
the people, whilst the number o
handsorce private residences is not snr
paas&t i>/any place of odr acquaintance
To Capt. A. K. Olarkson, an artist o
kill ana experience. Due West, as wel
as other sections of the District, is large
1y indebted for the spirit of Improve
ment which now pervades her people
nd which ? so largely combining th<
useful and ornamental In public and
private edifices. Mr. Mirrah, of Ander
nn hMA with A full (Y1M1S o
painters, giving the finishing toucbei
to anumber of buildings. Meters. W
p. Bo*seir& Co;, and P. P. Toale, o1
Charleston, have furnished full bills o]
their excellent wood-work, which is re
ceiving pfpper appreciation in the up
Among the improvements in provesa
or in contemplation, we may mention
Uba ,e*tejpor of Ersklne College has
been much improved. A new cornice
an?|}fa^lwe beeij, puli on?the walls
paintecnind pencilled?and the plaster
ing of the interior renewed. The ap
pearance oflKlfeXtefldfr of the College
Is B^tertfaan ever, and that of the inte
rior ?Hr equajto the original.
The Masons, we learn, contemplate
erecting a new Hall, which will add to
the beauty of tbe place*
Prof. J. P. Kennedy will build a
large dwelling, In the lateet style of ar
ifeitecture, on tbe lot formerly owned
5E$5gMi
by our old frlena Mr. A. C. Hawthorn,
aud occupied by him as a hotel.
President J. I. Bonner, of the Fe
male College, will change his present
residence into a large and commodious
villa, with bay windows and projecting
roof.
Col. D. Wasli. Hawthorn, near the
church, 'opposite Dr. J. L. Miller's
handsome ivsWence will erect a neat
and comfortable cottage, somewhat Jifce
the Methodist Parsonage of our town,
Eev. W. L. Pressly, who is the es
teemed pastor of the congregation in
Xtee west, will soon erect a, parsonage
on ttteflnesite presented by Mr, Uonner,
on-due of the uew streets,
We must not? forget tq mention too,
that the colored people here have caught
the spirit of progress, and are about
erecting a Methodist church on the east
i ni.l? * *1. ~ 4- ...V. 4.1
aiuu ui tuc tunu, >YUtrje uitrv |JMW 4iavr
a large spfopcrt. Iu this vicinity they
now have a large section Qf land, and
have within the past year built a do^en
ootiages,
To further the work of improvement
in the town, Capt. Clarksoji has ar
raqgemeuts for opening a brick yard,
where he will manufacture hrick by the
hundred thousand,
Several new streets have been opened
in the town, which wilj doubtless at nq
distant day boast a number of hand
some residences.
We cannot close without extending
our best wishes to our old friends Mr.
and Mrs, A, C, Hawthorn, two Qf the
oldest aqd best citizens of Due West,
aud who are striving to retrieve the dis
asters of the war, and their heavy losse?
k.t ?,-,1.1
kjjr ill w, l/jt icuuuuicu ct|ui io iu vnvii i/jvj
age. They keep an excellent Hotel in
Due West, which wo commend to tin
patronage of all of our readers, and as
well their example as one worthy of im
itation. Sucoess attond them,
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Important Decision of the United
States Supreme Court as to
Negro Debts.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has recently made au importanl
decision on the subject in the case oi
White vs. Hart, et. al? error tq the Su
preme Court of Georgia. This was an
action on a note given for the pripe of a
slave. The defenoe pleaded that by the
new Constitution of the State, the (Jour!
was prohibited from taking any jurisdici
tion of a oase Involving the question ol
the validity of such * contract. The
judgment of the Court was for the de
fendant, and announced the following
propositions;
First. That when the Constitution ol
1868 was adopted Georgia was not t
State In the Upiop! That she had sun
dered her connection as such, and a con
quered territory wholly &t the mercy qi
the conqueror; and that hence the inhi
bition of the States by the Constitutiou
of the United States to pass any law iin
paring the'obligation of contracts had
no application to her.
Seoond, That her Constitution does
not affect the contract, but only denies
_ jurisdiction to her Courts to enforce it,
Third, That her Constitution was
^ adopted under the dictation or coertion
6 of Congress, and it is in the Act of Con
j gress rather than of the State, an4 that
^ though a State cannot passa law impair
ing the validity qf contracts, Congress
can, and that for this reason also that the
iphibition in the Federal Constitution
has no effect in the case. '
The Supreme Court over-rules this
judgment, holding, in opposition to the
first proposition, that the connection of
the States is indissoluble, and that the
Southern States were never out of the
' Union?in contradiction of the second
proposition, that the validity of the con
J tract, find the enforcement of thereme
dy are inseparable?and that the third
nrnnoaiMon is etmaUv unsound, inas
much as the adoption of the Constitu
tion was clearly the act of the State in
pursuance of a power conferred by Con
gress.
Mr. JusticeSwayne delivered the opin
ion as also in the case from Arkansas,
No. 42, Osborn vs. Nicholson, et. al. in
that case there was a warraut that the
slave was sound; that he was a slave for
life. The Court says that such a war
rant does not extend the exercise qf the
sovereign power of the State by which
me siave wrs emancipiea, aua wai me
Thirteenth Amendment of the Consti
tution docs not affect the question. The
contract being valid when made, was
enforciblc in all the Courts, and that
j subsequent legislation, either by statute
or Constitutional provision, could not
render it invalid. The Chief Justice
[ dissented, and said that he would give
j his grounds iu an opinion to be filed
hereafter.
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Episcopal Convocation.?A Convo
^ cation of the Ministers of the Episcopal
Church will meet in Trinity Church,
'* Abbeville, on Friday next, and continue
" until next Sunday inclusive. The meet
ings are devoted to religious exereises,
to discussions, and to a free conference
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upon religious topies, and are both inte
. resting and instructive. The public are
respectfully invited to attend.
Religious services will Be held on Frp?
day at 11 a. m., and again atnight. The
servicns for the following days will be
announced from the pulpit.
Owing to the disturbed condition of
the upper Districts the attendance will
be small.
Greenwood and Auocsta Road.?
By reference to the notice in another
column it will be seen that a meeting of
the corporators of this Road will be held
at Dorn's Mine on the 24th May. A full
attendance is desired, as it is the inten
tion to give, then and there, a new im
pulse to this popular enterprise. All
ixirt.lM IntnrmitMl will irlvA tllplr fttfpnd*
r ance and their best efforts in its behalf.
[ Col."* Aikjen's Addbess at Milx
f way,?Bead our correspondent's letter,
- respecting Col. Aiken's address at Mill
^ way. All of our friends who wish to be
^ instructed and roused-up as to their true
. agricultural interests, had better get
- Col. Aiken to deliver one of his stirring,
* practical addresses, then have a Grange
I organized in their localities and after
- wards subscribe for the Rural Carolin
} ion. By so doing they will doubtless
1 promote tneir true interests,
r
f itFisn Story,?'We learn that Mr.
- Samuel Starke, an esteemed citizen of
Elbert County, Ga., lately caught some
( eight hundred and ninety-five fish In a
, fish-basket irhich had been set in Broad
River. The fact is well authenticated.
1 Our only reflection on the subject is,
| that the fish must have been very small
. or thje basket very large. What think
you of Georgia fish and fish baskets ?
Hook aj?d Ladder Company.?We
: are requested to state that a meeting of
the Abbeville Hook and Ladder Com
pany will be held this evening at 5
o'clock in Lawson's New Hall. Ml
attendance Is desired.
^ssgmssttai
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS,
The name of this eminent citizen is
looming up as the probable nominee of
the Cincinnati Convention fqr the Pres
idency, The Springfield Itepuhlican,
contains the following:
"As arranged many weeks ago, Mr.
Adams sailed qn his return to Europe
yesterday, on his return to Europe yes
terday, with his wife, in order to be
ready for the meeting of the Geneva Ar
bitration. Befqre he left, a gentleman
interested in the Cincinnati Convention,
and desiring that he should become its
candidate, wrote him inquiring as to his
views of the movement which it repre
sented, and suggesting that there should
be some one iij attendance who could
speak for him, to which there came the
following reply, with nq restrictions as
to its publicity;
Boston, April 18,1872.
My Dear Mil. Wkl^s:?I have re
ceived your letter, and will answer it
frankly. I do not want the nomination,
i ?UU VVUIU WlilJ uc iliuutcu IU UWIiaiWUI 11/
by the circumstances under which it
might possihly be made. Jf the call
upon me were an unequivooal one,
based upon confidence in iny character,
earned in public life, and a belief that
I would carry out in practice the princi
ples which I professed, then indeed
would cp.rae a test of my courage in an
emergency; but if I am to be negotiated
for, and have assurances given that I
am honest, you will bo so kind as to
draw me out qf that crowd. With re
gard to what I understand to be the dec
laration of principles, which has been
made, it would seem ridiculous in me to
stand haggling over them. With a
Kincrla pxnpiition of junhisriiitv. T see
riQthjng which any honest Republican
or Democrat would not accept. Indeed
I should wonder at any one who denied
them. The difficulty Is not in the pro
fessions. It lies everywhere only in the
manner in which they are carried into
practice. If I have succeeded in nuking
myself understood, you will perceive
that I can give no authority to any one
to ?u?t or speak for me in the premises,?
I never had ^ moment's belief that
when it came to the poiut, any one so
entirely isolated as I am from all politi
cal associations of any kind, could be
made acceptable as a candidate for pub
V..* r ...
iii; wiiiisC | uui i uiu su uiJiuv?v,Y iaj vuiuc
that independence more highly than
the elevation which is brought by a sac
rifice of it. This is not inconsistent with
the sense of grateful recognition of ihe
many fluttering estimates made qf my
services in many high quarters; but I
cannot consent to peddle with them for
power. If the good people who meet at
Cincinnati really believe that they need
such an anomalous being as I am (which
J dq not), they must express it in a
manner to convince me of it, or all their
labor will be thrown away. I am, with
great respect, youre, &c.,
CHAS. FRANCIS ADAMS.
Dayid A. Wells, Esq., Norwich, Conn.
Plains of the New Court House.
"We have had the privilege of inspect*
fng the plans of the new Court House,
which have been furnished to the Coun?
ty Commissioners, by the architect*,
l^essra. Abrahams <fc Seyle, of Charles*
ton. The proposed edifice is a large and
commodious one, some thirty-one feet
longer than the old building, and of the
same width, with two additional rooms
in the basement story. The plans have
not been definitively adopted, and W'U
perhaps be modified to meet some ob
jections that we have heard urged.
Prominent among these is the want of a
portico, which conduces so mucfc to the
beauty and convenience of a structure
of this kind. It is also objected that
the passage between the rooms on the
first floor (six feet) is unnecessarily
narrow. the erection of $ building
involving so. ipuch expense, it is all-im
portant that the best design with all
the modern improvements be adopted ;
and we are sure that the County Com
missioners will do their duty in the
matter. They have not decided, we be
lieve, whether or not to make use of the
old walls. It would be much better to
spend a few hundred dollars, if neces
sary, in procuring additional plans, than
adopt one which is radically defective.
Public edifices reflect the taste aud pub
lic spirit of a people, and whilst we are
building, let us have one which shall
be the pride and ornament of our Dis
trict.
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New Mail Route to Elbekton.?
By a letter received from Mr. Wm. H.
Mattox, a prominent citizen of Elbert
County Ga., we are gratified to learn
that he has succeeded intiis efforts, in
having established a new weekly mail
route from Elberton to Abbeville, via
his place (Heardmnnt), Moseley's (now
McCalla's) Ferry, and by Judge Ward
law's and Brooks' places; to be opened
on the 1st of July next. The mail will
come from Elberton on Wednesday, and
return on Thursday. It is desired to
establish offices on this side of the river
at Brooks' and in the Swearingham and
McCalla neighborhoods. Nothing con
tributes more to the public convenience
than the establishment of suitable post
offices, and post routes, and we hail this
step as a move in the right direction.
It is one in which we newspaper men
are especially interested. The connec
tion between Abbeville and Elberton,
auu tne intervening country, is aany ue
coming more intimate, and this route
will add a new link to the chain of busi
ness and social intercourse. Mr Swear
ingham has promised to take charge of
the office at his house, and to use the
best means to have it established, and
at other points we trust that there will
be no difficulty. Mr. W. M. promises
us some new subscribers when the
route is open, for which we thank him.
We are pleased to learn thai through
the efforts of Col. Chas. Wright, the
enterprising manager of the Dorn Mine,
a private mail-route, has been establish
r\A f+l>Iai nln/ift fn fV>of rvnlr*f loQtrtnrr Yf
CU 11 Ulil tlilO l^iUVU IU bliUW |/VJUVf
here on Friday morning, and carrying
only papers.
w
Almost a Conflagration.?We
oh
learn that on last Sunday night, one of n
the Clerks of Messrs. Quarles, Perrin & 111
Co.. of our town, before retiring to bed, w
had occasion to light a match, which he
inadvertently threw into a wooden
Bpittoon recently filled with saw-dust,
which was in the back part of the store.
Going to bed with a friend In the next
room, the lighted match escaped their
notice, and igniting the saw-dust and
box which burnt slowly during the
night, finally communicated the flame
to the floor, which was in a blaze an^
the room filled with smoke, when dis
covered in the morning. A little lon
ger, and the adjacent boxes would have
furnished material for a. fire which
would sooty have become uncontrollable.
Dreams'are strange things. We learn
that several of our friends had fiery
dreams that night. Did they presage
the impending danger ?
g@T Bee advertisement of Messrs. J.
\Y. Fowler & Co. announcing various
attractions io dress goods apd ityilliner^,
. Tn i , i ii,
I
The Cincinnati Convention. ']
The enthusiasm In behalf of the
incinnati movement seems to be daily -1
lining strength. Democrats will at
nd from every State iq the Union ex
jpt Florida, Nevada and Oregon, and
promises to be the largest political
^ttjering ever held in this country,
he most prominent Republicans have
[ven in their adhesion, and the fyvor
hich it will likely receive from the
(emocrats, }g pointed out in the follow- 1
)g extract from a letter qf the "Vyash
lcrton correspondent of the Journal of
*ommerce: 1
A Democratic census has been taken 1
1 the House of Representatives on the
lipcinuati question. It is found that ,
iere are of the number of Democrats
suaUy found at their seats in the House,
iijrty-one straight out Democrats and
irty-five "possums." It ia found that
' Judge Davis and Curtin, or Charles
'rancis Adams and Groesbeok, are nona
:iated, the forty-five "possums" will
dvocate acquiesence at the Democratic
invention, and twenty-five of the
ther thirty-one will also give assent,
rhile the other six will drop in line as
umble captives and follow the con
ueror. This is considered a fair census,
ecauso it is quite probable that the
verage would be the saine if all the
)emocratie representatives were present,
n the Senate nearly every Democrat
tands on the same fooling as the forty
ve representatives, A prom inept Re
ubiican member, of the House told bis
eighbor yesterday that it was a little
bniarkabie, in iiis view, that every
rominent Republican who proposed to
)in the Cincinnati movement gave ex
ysps 'or his conduct, The reply was
ood, viz; Th^; those who did not,
,-isely kept silent, having no excuse to
ive; that the former went of their own
ccord, while the latter feared the party
ash; that there was to be no "whipping
At Cincinnati. The other member
etorted that every path leading from
he Republican party went straight to
he Democratic camp. To this, reply
fas made that the Democratic party were
lying its best to get into the Republican
auks to make the latter strong, and that
lie best end of the Republican party was
bouf, to embrace them, and leave the>
fficfrholders with the name ' Republi
an party" without the recently disgust
d element it has heretofore contained.
Viewed from our central standpoint
ere, the Liberal movement seems to be
ist gaining strength. Its friends d(? not
men care whether certain prominent
entlemen proclaim themselves in its
avor before or after the Cincinnati Con
entiou. They intend to mqke the
omir ations after such a rule that every
ody vho opposes Grant will be satisfied,
nd every hostile element of strength be
entred agaiust him. Already they
qiint in almost any contingenoy the
leotoral votes of New York, Pennsyl
ania, Illinois and Iudiatta in their fa
or, and have strong hopes of carrying
Ihio.
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-U.AWDSOME X RESENT OF ?TBAWBER
ies and Flowers,?On yesterday we
ad the pleasure of recoiving as hand
ome a present of strawberries and
owers, as ever greeted the eyes or
laddened the heart of an editor; be
ig a gift from Mrs. James Shillito, of
ur village, whoso reputation as a flor
;t and horticulturist is well known,
he straw berries were twico as large as
artridge eggs, largo, ripe and juicy,
nd were a portion of six quarts
hich she had gathered that morn
lg. The flowers were of a number
f choice varieties, and formed a j
)vel;.' bouquet We return our very
oat. tK:inl/J A fntir mni'it onoli fa.
or9, and we would be led to exclaim,
who would not bo an editor?"?"scr
aps an editor's wife" ?
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Religious.?We learn from a friend
'bo was present, tbat a Sacramental
leeting was held at Little Mountain
Ihnrch, on Saturday last; interesting
sligious services being had on Satur
ay and Sunday, when able and in
HUUllVU UI0V.I/U1 BVO ? VI W 141/11 W V/U %JJ
he Rov. R. A. Fair, the preacher in
barge.
Thero was, also, a Sacramental
meeting on Sunday, at Itockj^ River
Ihurch, under the pastoral charge of
he Rev. A. P. Nicholson?instructive
iscourses being delivered by the pas
or and the Rov. W. H. Davis.
Fine Drove of Horses.?"We learn
hat?Messrs. Harublin & Guffins have
jst received from St. Louis, a large
nd fine drove of torsos, which tbey
re now offering for sale- They had
ho misfortune to lose a fine animal
om over-exertion in pu^uing an
ther of the drove, which escaned
:ora them at Washington, Ga.
Address Postponed.?We are re
uested to State, that on account of the
leetinp- of the Episcopal Convocation,
ae Temperance Address which was
nnounced in our last, to be delivered
n Friday evening next, by Mr. J.
^asli. Boyd, has been postponed until
je Friday evening following, being
ae 10th. At that time we trust that
lere will be a large attendance to hear
je address.
The United Brethren.?We learn
lat Grand Secretary Richmond of the
independent order of United Brethren,
as in our village on last Saturday
yening, for the purpose of organizing
le local councils for the County. The
rganization is one of those secret po
tical leagues on which the Republicans
ily so much to carry out their plana.
"Weather.?During the past week '
e have had some warm, cotton
rowing weather, of which our far
ers are taking due advantage. The <
eather continues dry, .and rain J
ould not be unacceptable. t
Survivor's Association.?To Messrs. *
ralker, Evans & Cogswell, the publish- ^
s, we are indebted for a number of
pies of the Third Annual Meeting of
,e Survivor's Association, of the State A
South Corolina, and the Annual Ad
ess of General Jubal Early, delivered ,
tfore the A-ssociation, Nov. 10th, 1871. ^
tie proceedings are quite interesting, t
id the address especiable able aud in- t
ructlve. We have several copies on ^
md which we will take pleasure in j,
Btributing. n
d
Trial Justices.?The Governor has
-commissioned the following named
tlemen as Trial Justices, their pres- o
t commissions expiring during the si
eseut month. J1
Abbeville?R. R. Hemphill, J. R. q
irrapt, p. 0. gawtho.ru, 1 -yt
"T"n I
better from Kilway-Col. Aiken's Ad
dress?Fanning Prospects
Editor Abbeville Press and Banner:
Dear Sir?A goodly number of the
citizens of Bradley's mill and vicinity
net at the mill, Saturday, the 19th lost,
o consult upon, and be advised, with
referenco to our agricultural interests.?
Col. D. Wyatt Aiken was on hand and
addressed the meetiqg for more than an
hour, in his usual free and decided
manner. The Colonel Is a good speaker,
well informed and very instructive. It
a von a
LO iI\#V MJLMJ 0?tv jvw v?vM -
synopsis of bis remarks; but shall be
satisfied with a few outlines, and hope
you and your numerous readers may
soon be permitted to hear him for your
selves. He pointed out, in a clear and
undeniable manner, some of the evils of
our present system of farming, and in
sisted on a change in order to be success
ful. We must plant less corn and cot
ton and sow more wheat, oats, barley,
clover and the grasses?raise sheep and
stock of all kiuds; study our lands and
plant judiciously; plant our bottoms and
low-grounds in corn; sow down our up
lands that will do to sow, and plant bal
ance in cotton. He said we needed a
more intelligent system of farming.?
The old adage "any fool can make a far
mer" has played out, We must read U
pnofe, and get better posted by taking *
agricultural papers and books; get new
ideas?did not believe in practicing all ?
we read, but we must read and think.
The Colonel dwelt at some length upon &
the lamentable condition of our oountry ^
in an educational point. The youths of j
both sexes, in a great degree, were being 11
raised up in ignorance, and we should s
see to it that we receive our pro rata of v
i.t 1 1 / 1 ^
UJU uuuuui ;uuu.
He said his mission was, therefore: u
First, to instruct them, if he could, in ?
fa,riiiing; secondly to form Granges; and *
thirdly, to secure subscribers to the Rur i
ral Carolinian. He described the work
ings and advantages of the "Grange;''- a
said it was intended to bring about con- ?
cert of action, and to guard against spec- g
ulators. By means of such an organiza
tion, the farmer oould get his provisions 0
imd supplies from first hands. He ?
formed a "Grange" that afternoon;
some of the principal men in the neigh.- c
borhood Koiripc into the same. He has ?
formed one at Cokesburry, one at Due J
West, one at Lowndesvile, one at Cal- \
Noun's fijills. The Colonel is a good
worker and a man in whom our people e
liaye confidence; they know he is true ?
and tried, aud has now, as^e always
has had, the interest of his countrymen \
at heart. ^ J
Colonel Aiken has made an appoint- 0
ment for Millway (Chiles' X Roads) j
on Wednesday, the 15th of May, at 10 j
o'clock, when he wants to meet men and c
ladies and address them upon the sub- {
ject. There can nothing be lost by hear- s
log, and it is liopeU be will nave a goou i
crowd. Our farmers are busy plauting ^
cotton, when not too wet. Corn stands g
are good, and the corn is looking re
markably well. Twenty days ago se
rious apprehensions were entertained
with regard to the wheat crop, but the
nico warm weather we have been having C
has greatly improved it, and now it ^
gives promise of an abundant harvest.? c
The oat crop is also looking fine, and l<
there has been an unusual amount sown f'
this season. Our farmers are backward 11
in their farming operations, caused from
Knf Hm ffnnHmAn
LUC UU1U| opuig, UllV KKV *4WVU?MV..
are working well, and if they have no
disturbance, will soon regain their lost
ground. Yours truly,
??ARD LABOR."
MEETING OF CORPORATORS OF
THE GREENWOOD, ANP AU
GUSTA RAILROAQ. .
Editor AbbeviUc Press and Banner:
Please announce a meeting of the cor
porators of the Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad to take placeat "Dorn's Mine,"
? -i- ?? -?-l_ ? ? W7*
on zna aiay, at n ouhjua, u. iu. tic |
cordially invite the citizens of Abbe- v
ville and Edgefield to be present as it r
will be an occasion of interest to botb. *
The place of meeting is selected by )
special request. The car of progaess is j
iu motion; let none dare impede it: its H
destiny is onward. We would be glad 0
to have you with us. J
One op the Corporators,
By order of the Chairman.
Religious Services on Sunday.? _
In the absence of Bevs. J. L. Martin j
and E. B. Miles, Pastors of the Presby
terian and Episcopal churches on Sun
day last, there were large audiences, in
the morning and at night at the Meth
odist church, where able and Impressive
fltnnAMM/ifl tifarn Hnll htr fhn f
uiotuuiovo
quent pastor, the Rev. Win. T. Capers.
Mr. Capers has the oratorical talent of
his family, presenting clear thought, in
choice language, and with an earnest
and persuasive eloquence. He is a most
acceptable minister.
A Council of the Independent
Drder of United Brethren has been or
ganized at Abbeville Court House, and
the following electcd officers were in
stalled under (he charge of G. A. Rich
mond, Esq., Grand Secretary, viz:
Local Preceptor?J. Hollinshead.
1st Vice Preceptor?W. H. Shives,
za v ice xrecepior?xx. xx. xluibuu.
Secretary?T. A. Sullivan.
Treasurer?J. H. Titus
Chaplain?Calyer Ward
Marshal?8. Lee Russell.
Guard?Broker Giles.
The Columbia l/mWpubllshes a
lispatch from Congressman DeLarge,
Elliott and Rainey, in which they deny
he statement of the New York Tribune,
hat they refuse to endorse Grant. On
.ue contrary, me;/ pieugo uieir tjupjjnj-i
>f the Philadelphia nominees, in case
hey recognize the civil equality of all
nen, irrespective of race, color or pre
rious condition of servitude.
The Anderson Intelligencer says:
'Upon careful inquiry, we have ascer
ained from the deulers in fertilizers
hat eleven hundred and eighty-flve
ons of the various commercial manures
lave been sold in this market during
eason now closing. The average price
i about $62 per ton, and this would
nake an investment of $73,570 for An
eraon couuty.
Miss Charlotte E. Ray, a graduate
f the Law College of Howard Univer
Ity, a dusky mulatto, recently made
er appearance in the clerk's office of
le Bupreme Court of the District of
olumbia, and presenting her diploma,
'as admitted to ihe practice of the law,
i i ?th?i fniwr i ii
Interesting Case.?One of the most
iterating cases before the Supreme
ourt, was one from Anderson, and was
'gued last weefc.
The State, respondent, vs. George Wt
ankin, appellant. Messrs. McGowan
ad Thonipson, for appellants. Messrs,
,eed and Whitner for the State. The
i9e, says the Union, was of unusual
iterest, it being an appeal from the
ircuit Court for Anderson County, from
le conviction of the defendant for a
uisance?charging the same with hav
ig destroyed the health of the vicinity
rid caused the death of many persons
ius not only affecting the property of
pnellant, but touching his cnaracter as
) his moral resnonsibilitv for such se
ious result*. Hence able'counsel repre
mted the apoeai ou both sides, and
rgumenta were full of research and
;uruing.
The decision has not yet been ren
ered.
There is great dissatisfaction among
lie Labor Reform organizations of va-i
[ous States because the committee ap
ointed at Columbus have agreed to defer
otifying Davis and Parker of their
omination till after the meeting of the
Executive Committee at Ciucinuati.
Mr. Cyrus W. Field is said to have
sserted that in his recent travels in
fermany, France and Italy, he did not
ear of a single statesman, jurist, or au
thority upon international law, who
oes not speak of the claim of the United
tates for indirect damages as prepos
?rous.
Obituary.
Dr. JOHN CUNNINGHAM, residing
t Temple of Health, Abbeville County,
outh Carolina, came suddenly to hia
eath on Tuesday, the 9th inst., (April
872) by a most distressing accident In
Ifting his rifle from its resting place, tc
hoot a bird in the yard, in some way, 11
ras discharged of its contents, the oal)
ntering under the chin and passing up
nto the brain. 'He lived but a few min
frAA nrSfliAnf fKa oKilihr Ia onoolr t/i
bUO) TTiVilVUW W11U HV1UVJ W wvi
xplain the accident, or to say farewell,
'hus, "In a moment, in the twinkling
f an eye," as it were, he passed from
ime to eternity.
A wife, a father and mother, a sister
nd an uncle were plunged into incoiv
olable grief, at this unfortunate occur
nee, and a whole community veiled ic
;loom and sadness.
Dr. Cunningham was born on the 3c
f February, 1839, and was, at the tim<
f his death, 33 years 2 months and <
lavs old.
Being liberally assisted by a kind un
:le, the Doctor was educated at Erekim
College?graduated in medicine in April
oui, uuu WMt >u, uia uetuu, tugugcu ji
t? practice in the community in whici
le was born and raised.
At the commencement of the war, hi
utered the service of his country, anc
luring the long and bloody struggle
aitlifully and manfully did his duty.
In 1359, or 1860, he connected himsel
eith the Presbyterian CU.urch at Littl<
fountain, and when cut down was ac
eptablv filling the office of Deacon.
Dr. Cunningham was the pride?nay
dol?of his family, and universally
opular in his neighborhood, aud in hii
ounty, so far as he was known,
The Doctor was a man of a most gen
ftl temperament?of great vivacity o
pirits, and of generous and noble im
>ulses; but over aud above all this, wi
tope he was, when in life, a child o
;race, and now an heir of heaven.
"Dearest brother, thou hast left us,
Here thv loss we amply feel.
But 'tis God who hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal."
On the 5th of July, 1871, MARTc
JARR, an infant of Doctor and Mrs
Cunningham, one year and thirteei
lays old, died ; and now the father anc
hild are sleeping side by side in th<
t)nely tomb. Little Rosa Villis, neai
Dur mouths old, still l.'?e?;, but wil
lever be able to recall a father's features
* nn ? Air tKo Klauciinnru nf 1> la
1 tUJWJ IUV Vi JJIO JUT V.
A FRIEND.
Fresi Arrivals.
KTKTE have just received by Express
W another lot of those eleganl
VHITE YOSEMITE STRIPES foi
idies dresses. These are the most pop
ilar and desirable Goods for the season,
'hey are very cheap and very hand
ome.
WHITE BROTHERS.
May 1, J872, 3?2t
Replenishing,
fkWING to our success in selling
LP handsome and fashionable Goods,
ire inform our customers that we shall
ecelve weekly additions to our Stock
)RY GOODS and MILLINERY.
Ve shall receive new and novel styles
n Millinery on next Friday and Mon
ay. Each Department?Dry Goods,
dtillinery and Dress Making?is fully
rgauized and in working order. "We
ay particular attention to the getting
p or outfits for brides.
Respectfully,
JAS. W. FOWLER & CO..
Proprietors Emporium of Fashion.
May 1,18:1, 4-lt
'he State of South Carolina
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
BY C. W. GTJFFIN, Esq., Probate
Judge.
In Probate Court,?Citation,
[T7HEREAS, E. EDWARDS
H has made suit to me, to grant
im Letters of Administration, of the
Istate and effects of Matthew Lewis
Idwards, dec'd, late of Abbeville Coun
f.
These are therefore to cite and admon
h all ana singular, tne Kinareu ana
reditors of the said Matthew Lewis Ed
ards, dec'd, that they be and appear
efore me, in the Court of Probate, to be
eld at Abbeville C. H., on the 15th
r May next, after publication hereof,
: 11 o'olock in the foronoon, to xhew
luse, if auy they have, why the said
dmininlstration should not oe granted.
Qiven under my hand and seal, this
>th day of April, in the year of our
ordone thousand eight hundred and
iventy-two, and in the ninety-seventh
jar of American Independence.
Published on the 1st day of May
172, in the l3rc?a and Banner.
C. W. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate.
May 1,1872, 8?2t
he State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
OURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
imes N. King, Plaintiff; againBt J.
Hedy Smith, doing business unaer
the name of J. Henly Smith <fe Co.,
Defendant.
OPY SUMMONS, FOR RELIEF.
rO THE DEFENDANT J. HEN
LY SMITH, whose Chriatian
ime is unknown to the said plaintiff,
ting business under the name of J.
enly Smith & Co.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
id required to answer the complaint
this action, which is filed in the
Bee of the Clerk of Common Pleas,
r the said County, and to serve a copy
your answer to the said complaint on
e subscribers at their office, at Abbe
Ue Court House, withiu twenty days
ter the service hereof, exclusive of
e day of such service ; and if you fail
answer the complaint within the
ne aforesaid, the plaintiff in this ac
>n will apply to the Court for the re
(f demanded in the complaint.
Dated 28th of March, 1872.
BURT <k VANCE,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
May 1, 1872, 3-Ct
MILLER & ]
BEG leave to announce to the public that
and ready for inspection; it i? LARGE
They call especial atteution to their
Dtess G
White Goods and
THE VARIOUS DEPARTS
Staple ana Fancy Dry M, Harm
CROCKERY AND 0
GROCERIES, SADDLES
are all full and complete; all of which will
MILLER <
?Jprll 10,1872, Mf
MILLIE
&
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THURSDAY, APE]
MRS. M. J. LYTHGi
The ladies of abbevi
respectfully invited to atter
on thursday, april 17th.
Having made this Department <
years, and having met with eminen
with the large, varied and elegant i
to exhibit this season, that we will
bly with any like establishment in
Carolina.
It shall be our purpose to keep w
the season, NEW and varied
Give us a call now and at any ti:
and we are sure that vou will be pi
i MILLER &
Abbeville, April 17,1872,1-tf
? WE ARE NOW OP
smnif of mim ai
Embracing a variety of Goods neve
Dress Goods of ail 'tl
WHITE (
EMBROIDERIES, LACES, TRM
Notion
Also a full line of Ladies', Mis
CASSIMERES, HATS. TIES
in Endless )
Together with Millinery Goods,
Trimmed and Untrimmed,
Also a Fresh I
Confection
Pine Old Havai
With a Choice Collection
Hardware, Crockery, and many
All are respectfully Invited to call and exa
McDonald
April 17,1872,1-if
KAPHAN&
AT THE WELL-KNOWN
PROCLAIM in tones of Thunder to all th
that now have on hand for the present
tiouably low prices, in fact, most demoralizio
A CHOICE, RARE AND ELEG
READY - MADE
Very cheap and of the very latest styles whi
rope tire "all the go" In America.
They have ulso,
HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND
OSNABUEGS, D]
and everything else, which the most fastidioi
Even the most economical person in all of Ai
actly ''suited to their mind."
April 17, 2872, 1-tf
Our Snrin*
[S NOW in store, and we would invite all tc
assured that we can please both as to qual
1 3
we desire to say that we have more and better
heretofore kept, embracing a large variety of
SPUING AND STJMME:
to which we would specially
In these "hard times to live" we have on ha
greatly to the "creature comforts."
We intend to keep always "FULL UP" in t
No. 3 Granite
April 10, 1872, 52-tf
iOBERTSON
their STOCK la now IN STORE.
V VABIED ANDCOM?LETE.JJ
Embroideries, mt
IENTS COMPRISES
ty Bonis, Slues, Hats, ClotMss, ?
ILASS WASH, . vvSirtt}'
v inn viMnm "
Jk UIV MViiVnDl vrsr.
. * i - "<J -?Oji
be sold LOW on a CASH BASIS* r.
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H. 18th, 1872.
OE, IN CHARGE.
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a.
LLE AND VICINITY are v' '
id onr SPRING OPENING, '11
i specialty for the last fonr vtyf
b success, we feel assured* that
stock which we are prepared
be enabled to compete favora
the UP-COUNTRY of South
ell-upwith all the novelties of ; 7
as they may come out. ><,
me during the Spring Season,
eased.
' * J -{.ixi'yyc
ROBERTSON.
ENING OUB
lcD
r kept by us
l _ r.i.
ae JLtaiesi ?tyies,
jrOODS,
KINGS, HOSIERY, GLOYK,
Bes and Gents' Shoes, with
, COLLARS and CUFFS
Variety.
Ladies'and Misses' Hats-*
Flowers and Ribbons,
Supply of
aries,
ma Cigars,
of Family Groceries,
*
things we cannot mention.
.mine our Stock and Price?.
& Haddon.
SKLARZ,
f BENDY CORNER,
e World and the "rest of mankind"
SPRING SEASON, at most unquea
igly ruinous rates.
LANT ASSORTMENT OF
CLOTHING
ch. prevail in all the Coorti of Eu
SHOES, DOMESTICS,
ST OOODS, .
18 and cultivated taate could desire,
jbeville, can find bargaius just ex
y Stock
y
> call and examine the Muse, fcelitg
ity and price.
iMMM
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goods in their line than ir# have
a DRESS GOODS,
call their attention.
nd many Articles that will contribute