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The Press and Banner.
Abbeville, >3. C.
v S
W- A. LEE, Editor.
Wednesday, August 21, 1872.
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RAIL ROAD MEETING
: r
And Barbecue : ;
.At Chiles Cross ]Roads.
On Thnrsdaj' last, the 16th inst.,
wp ha<i the pleasure of attending
^he Railroad Meeting and Barbecue,
>vliich, according to previous an
nounceraeut, came ou *on mat aay
at Uoreb Church, near Chiles'
pross Roads, in the interest of the
<Greenwood and Augusta Koad.
Following close in the wake of the ,
great Greenwood meotihg ooi the ,
1st inst*, it was designed to keep
alive the interest manifested on i
that occasion, and to a.waken new ]
enthusiasm in behalf of the enter
in tl>i? it tvas entirelv sue
cessful, as was apparent from the
largeness of tho attendance, and
the deep sympathy exhibited; and
we trust will go very far to speed
on the enterprise to a gioripus ter
mination..
PLEASANT RIDE.
Leaving Abbeville at 8 o'clock
A. M., in company with our Junior,
and with the morning air cooled by
the recent rains, we had a delight
- - - -? * 1 -T-? 1 .
fill ride ot tnree uours uemou a <
fast trotting horse to our destina- 1
tibn. Our route was over the old i
stage road to Au^UBta, crossing
Long Cane and Curltail Creeks, ^
with' the Little Mountain to the j
right, and cultivated fields extend- (
ing on either hand a? far as thp eye t
fo^ld reach. At '
CEDAR SPRINGS j
yre passed the finp brick mansion e
T 'W I^Miviar* thft f
W U?. f| Jkr iu<j*y* | ?mvm ?*?,
time-honored Church and Ceme- i
tery, where the white tombstones c
greet the eye to show the graves of j
the fathers and mothers wno once ~
worshipped there; and beyond the <
Handsome residence of the Pastor, i
li. 1". Sloan, and other dwell- ]
Jug* intervale^ witt orohardo of j
luscious fruit, and fields of ripeniug ,
grain. The crops for the most
Jj^rt of the route seemed to have j
suffered for want of rairi, but in j
jhe qei^hborhood of Chiles', p;om- ,
ised abundant harvests." ' 1 "'
AT CHlfiES' CROSS ^OA?S
are located the residence and store
pf Qnr frieud My. Jno. C. ;
.and here turning to tlje right, we
reach, after a drive of a half j^ile,
the Ilpreb Baptist Church, where
abundant shade and cool water
furnished a suitable place for the
celebration. A stand' h^d been
erected in the grove near by, and
"benches from the Church afforded
convenient seats for the audience;
whilst not far distant the long
tables and the smoking pits gave
evidence of an approaching feast.
Upou opr arrival we fopud a
LARGE AUDIENCE
already assembled, numbering some
fifteen or two thousand of Ifae.Wst
and "brightest of the surrounding
co^utiy; with staunch men and
blooming matrons and lovely maid
$ps from the Saluda ^ind the Savaii
Greenwood wa3 represented
among ' others by Messrs. Blake, \
AilrArf Maxwell. Tao-erart.
?v , - 0i, ,
Jordan, Kiley anil Coleraan?the
Doru Miue by Ool. Wright and
Mr. Dorn?Edgefield by General
BoilejV Dr. Jennings and j. D.
Tblbert, Esq.?Abbeville Village
Col. Cothran and Mr. Quarles?
whilst the Millway section turned
out its Perrins, and Bradleys, and
Cjlfiles', to give the enterprise a
L<?arty greeting.
meeting was called to order
by Mr. J. Wardlaw Perrin, Presi
dent of the wbo introduced
the Droceedingfwith a
HANDSOME" INTRODUCTORY SPEECn, 1
and who acquitted himself most
admirably as a presiding oflicer,
with the ease and seJf-posses
fjioi) qf a veteran in the service.- (
|je assutned, he said, with great t
reluctance, the position assigned <
him on the occasion/ An humble (
farmer, he craved the indulgence i
of the audience, quoting the words p
of the poet, that "He who does r
the best he can, acts nobly,'v &c. s
It Was a.time, he said, not ipr fig- t
urea of rhetoric, but fo? the shovel v
and the pick. The mee.ting was 1
designed to effect practioalresfllts, P
and ne urged upon the audience the
importance ana feasibility of tHe *
enterprise. He illustrated ujp iie- j
eesaifo of the work as leading to a
thjO$iilding of the Road by fhe e
stolpof the sand-hill boy, who wa? p
fonnd .digging for "gophers,'7 and il
whepi asked if he thougnt ho wOuld o
catci him, replied, ."Catch him ! 8<
I am bound to dfcch him, for I am n
pjifc of ipeat." He urged that the ?
l>uild^ug of the Road was. entirely !;
practicable, passing as it did over a :j
natural rjd^e, requiring no bridging \
or t'restling, and throngh a country a
where a proper subscription of land t
or* money from the land-owners e
would insure its success. In this'b
enterprise he urged that all felioulc
boar their part, and told tfce itor}
of "Betsey and llfef bear,'1** to illus
tratc tire unfairness of' hoping tc
share in the fruifi' of "Victory" with
out contributing any of the labo:
which insures it. lie referred t<
the cheering omen of success whicl
was furnished by the interest mani
iCC51UU UJ uuvk ^i.y^>uvuiv?
that the half had not been told o
what she would yet do.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The President next aniiouncei
on behalf of the Committee of Ai
rangements, of which Mr. Jno. C
Chiles was Chairman?Mr. J.ame
II. AYideman as Vice-President o
the meeting, and Capt. "Wade Cotli
ran and Msij. John "\Viiite as Secre
taries?that perfect order would b
preserved by an efficient police
under the charge of Mr. Leonar*
Lqud?that ample provision ha<
been mavlc for dinner, at which th
ladies would be first served?tlia
no admittance would be allowei
vithin the enclosure of the table
except to the carvers, with Mi
Benjamin Chile? at their head, an*
the corps of fifty waiters, undo
charge of Dr. J. D. Xeal.
QEN. M. C. BUTTER'S SPEECH.
The President then introduce*
Gen. M. C. Butlpr, a gallant so]
dier, whom we all delight to honor
and who, having aided us in on
great trouble, was prepared to hel]
us still.
TVin finnorol stfltprl fhflt, it Wa
the first railroad speech that he ha(
been called upon to make, aiu
craved the indulgence of the aiidi
ence in case of failure. Impressed
however, -with the importance o
the enterprise, he had come, fol
towing the
PROMPTINGS OF IIIS HEART,
to aid a work whose importance r
was almost useless to discuss. Th(
Road would develop the resource;
Df a country for which nature hac
lone much?a country which was
Durs, and wjiich we intend to hole
m to, and to develop. "We were
poor, he said, with little left us bu1
enterprise, and character, and vir
;ue, but these, with the means al
land, would bring us deliverance.
Mature, he said, had blessed us witt
;vcry element ot prosperity, in tnt
,vay of climate and soil, but we
rcerp
TOO FAR AFA? FROM MARKET,
L4 miles to the nearest railroad, at
Greenwood. Cotton ^"as the staple
irop of-this section,'and cotton was
lie best crop in the world, being ae
!jood as bonds in gold, but the far
ner ftith his ten bags, would'spend
tome four dajs qji the ?pad at a
tt/lft na+imohnnf fimo DC
VI ^TVj
noney, when with the Railroad onlj
>ne day would be consumed. The
)ropo9ed road, he said, would add
10,000bales of cotton app^lty' to the
;rade of Augusta. He was grati
i'eld with th<S'
[XXEREST MANIFESTED BY AUGUST*.
but would prefer to hare her sub
jcription placed upon a more sub
stantial fiSrtfin a* nnrJ tmnlrl mnve
;ill(UVi(M AVVWAU^^ MUAM ( ? ? M ? *
blie appointment of a committe foi
that puipose. But before we c'oulc
i$k the help of- others, we must dc
cmr duty'oufselyes. "\Vith the s^K
scription of $85,000 at Greenwood,
ive need still $65,000, to enable ue
to secure a charter. A subscrip
tion of $200,000, he said, would be
needed, and with this we might
rrurigiige inu ruuu mm uunu it
He thought committees should be
ippointed to solicit subscriptions
from Augusta, Charleston and Sa
irapnrh. This road would
BENEFIT, NOT INJURE, CHARLESTON,
md she should subscribe at leasl
5200,000. It opened up the cheap.
2st and most direct route (beiii?
twenty miles nearer than any other
to secure the trade of the !N"orth
vest. The building of a road tc
[srreenville was only a question oj
dme, and that would furnish ar
iutletfor-a commerce so essentia:
to the prosperity of that city.
* AUGUSTA WILL DO HER DUTY,
md ice. should do ours. The Dora
!yf|ne should subscribe, he said,
5100.000. He dwelt at lentrth uoon
;he cheapness of cost in the con
3truction of the road, and its ad
vantages as a highway of trade and
travel-, and called upon all to invest,
rhe man of $2,000 might subscribe
5500, arid almost any one might
jive'$100 in money or land. lie
concluded with some very excellenl
suggestioiis upon the value of the
roatl in bringing in foreign immi
gration, and thus aiding us in oui
political troubles. As showing the
interest manifested in Greenville in
behalf of this enterprise, he read
rhe following
jETTER OF n. P. HAMMETT, ESQ., 01
<TR KESVILLE.
Greenville, S. C., )
August 13th, 1872. f
7cneral M. C. Butler,
My Deab Geneeal :?I understand
hat you aro going tq-morrow to
Whiles' Cross Roads, in Abbeville
Jounty, to attend a meeting which
ias been called in the interest of the
>rojected Augusta & Greonwood Rail
oad. I have read the proceedings of
everal meotings heretofore l?old, by
he citizens along the line, and havo
n common wild all tho citizens of
his section, (I think) felt a deep iu
erest in them and in the enterprise.
We regard the construction of the
oad of the greatest importance to us,
ud to all this section of the country
trust that th^ citizens of Augusta
ud those along tjie line through the
legapt coufrtry through which it
asses, are sufficiently impressed with
? importance an^ benefits, to at
nee rriise ihe necessary ; means to
ecure its early construction. Com
munication by .Rail between Augusta,
avannah and middlo and Southern
reorgia, with this Section, and' in
\ct with all western South Carolinp,
) so circuitous and expensive, that a
rade and business intercourse which
t one time existed between the scc
ions, has of late yec.rs been almost
ntirely discontinued; and I have only
ecu surprised that thp people of
I Augusta, distinguish#? as arc, ]
> ibr enteiyiriseland .BnsinVss^gacity, j
. and witWtho'WcaUnf wliicli^piey rep |
j resent, Bdrl^kit^f to ] thc^"0\vn in- j
terest alcfi^^av$not fon?*;fnneo.made j
tho railroad connection whiclT this
r projected road contemplates. J am '
5 sure that no road has boon projected 1
1 for a long time past, leading frcm
- Augusta into the upper couhtr}'
1 which promises such ^dyanlfiges {o,
f them, while I promise equally as .
great advantages lo the country pen- :
etrated by it. I am satisfied that if >'
Urn road is buiit, that,tho tirqp is not ,
^ far distant wljcn it will forma fink in
' one of the r^ost important and Ion-1.
!. gest Rail Road lines in the South, c.t- i
s tending into the richest' anil most
f productive sections of' tho States of
JNorth Uarolma. Tennessee, Ivcnlucicy
and Ohio, and form one of the prin
cipal lines over which the rich pro
ducts of those States nrust pass.
Tho construction -of a road from
Greenville to Asheville, N. C., (Go
miles) must, from the nature of things
in a few years at the furthest, become
a commercial necessity and be built.
The Southern Security Co., has, it is
understood, purchased the Western
North Carolina Road from Salisbuiy
West, through tho western counties
of that State, which secures its com
pletion, One branch of which, is from
Asheville down tho French Broad
in Tnnncmspn Hma at. Point
3 Rock, (45 miles). From that point
- there is a Road now built ?ind in op
; oration to Morris!own, on the East
e Tenfcqssep ' and Virginia ltoad, 42
3 miles east of KnoxvilTe. in the heart
1 of the best portion of East Tennessee
and from that point, by a Bhort line
t a connection can bo made with tho
1 Knoxville and Kentucky Iioad, lead
ing directly iu the direction of Louis- :
" iana and Cincinnati, and over roads
> already built. This is tho shortest, '
f tbo cheapest and the best lino that
- can over bo mado between Augusta '
and Charleston with the "West, and ,
its construction at some time is inev- -
itable, and when .completed its ad- j
t vantages at preseut cannot bo fully
} appreciated.
? The immense wealth and prosper
l ity of tho North and West, is attrib- 1
3 ntable more, to their long lines of :
Kailroad and river transportation,
than to any other cause, besides such ,
lines, and the continental business
ucqaiRtance and intercourse, and the
mutual interest each section has in
the other thereby, has the effect of
creating fraternal feeling and politi
cal alliances between the' various lo
calities along the lines.
Much of the trade from the wes
tern portion of this State, with a
direct and cheap ,line to Augusta,
yyould doubtless seek a market in
tfcat dirpption, and an outlot to the
sea by SayannaE afitf?ort Royal, at
leostthey'would i have fair competi- *
tion for it, which now they, flo not ]
have. The natural causcs whioh (
brought thfe two sections into com- ?
mercialintercourse frop tjjp first set- (
tie'ments of tfie ' country until inter- .
ruptcd by Railroad communication in ]
other directions still exist, and the
VlttUV Uligliv VV A V| * I VS?I ; - ^ 1
| ' I pm glad ypu are to bo at the
1 meeting "to-morrow, and trust that K
you can aid in arousing the people to *
a just appreciation of the importance *
, oi/fbe entcrpriso. . This section .can,- ]
. not be expected to aid materially L to- {
_ 'wards' its. construction, ..having 'been i
taxed to our utmost capacity in aid ]
of the construction of ihe Air-Line ]
R R. between Charlotte, and Atlanta ,
which will now soon bo comploted, 1
but you have our hearty good will,
and fce^t "wjgHp's fpr your ultimate ^
success.
I am, my dear General,
Very truly, _ ...... ... '
Your ob't servant,}
H. P. 'IIAMMETT. ,
l yv 'i * l
He then offered the following ^
' '"RESOLUTIONS: f
Rcsolvtd 1st, That a committee of '
five members of this meeting, bo ap- \
pointed Ly the Chairman, at his leis
ure, to Confer with (lie citizens of the
cities, of A.ugusta and Charleston, in
saelrmanner, and'at such time, as \
niav be most oxnedient: and ascertain
> what thoy are willing to contribute to 1
) tho completion of tho Greenwood &
Augusta Railroad.
) He&olved 2d, That said committee
f report the lesult of their conference "
i to a meeting of tho corporators 'to b? 1
[ had, of which due notice shall be i
given. ' 1
' Under these resolutions, the follow- ^
in# gentlemen were appointed by the I
Chairman, at the close of tbo meet- I
ing: (jen. M. C. Butler, Chairman; ]
Gen. P. II. Bradley, W. K. Blake, (
Esq., J. D. Tolbert, Maj. \V. K. Brad
ley. <
col. cotiiran's speech. ;
The President next introduced (
Col. J. S. Cothran, as a native of
tliis section, one who was no stran- I
ger to its people, and who had r
"learned his manners here."
The Colonel responded with his ?
usual lorce and eloquence?return- c
* ing his thanks and expressing his t
* gratitude to that home of his child- t
[ hood from which he had received f
a thousand favors, and not a- single ^
injury. He had responded to her 1
' call for aid to advance an enterprise
iu which she had so much at stake.
It was not an occasion, he said, for *
FIGURES OF RHETORIC, J
and if not eloquent, he would at ,
least endeavor to be earnest. The
importance of the Road to a section
that was 14 miles from Greenwood
and 40 from Augusta needed no
argument. To build it, we must
first help ourselves?must put
OUR OWN SHOULDERS TO THE WHEEL,
before we invoke Ilercules, and
look for extraneous aid. We had
been liberal in our subscriptions,
but must go further. ,The experi
ence of 40 years had shoarn what
cau.be accomplished in railroad
enterprises, if the people only re
solve. ' It had been rumored, he
said, that- he was1, opposed to the
building of this Road?br.c it was
all a mistake. It was natural that
he should not manifest as much in
terest as one living on the line of
route, bat as a friend of this sec
tion aud a citizen of the District,
he entertained all proper sympathy
tbi* its progress aud completion.
Fie adverted to the evils under
which we are suffering from our
EXCLUSIVE DEVOTION TO COTTON,
aud showed that we occupied that
A
niddleft ground equally removed
from (Jreqrfyilfe above and Colum
bia bekgr; at ynch atQftnaE
its mayTmurfilpicey rShis|w?^w|
tug to transporting
and can o?iy be overcome by open
ing up the pvoposed routes. The
increased cost of provisions for the
W&uj; ipi these ljiics/ \vouldfi|i three
yfcars, he said, build this Itoad.
He* adverted to fTie fiftfeTest'-'niani
fested by Greenville in tho proposed
Road-to Augusta, and whicfy grew
put of-a desire to effect a
- CONNECTION WITII ASUEVILLE.
Spartanburg was her Tival in this
ftnti?rnMar? nml hairier Rnniatohnt
nearer, the scales were so equally
balanced between them, that each
desired the aid of this road to kick
the beam in its favor. Whenever
the connection was made pver the
mountains, there, he said, would
spring up a great city, and he illus
trated with great force and beauty
the effect of this ultra-montane
commerce, to build up cities in the
plains below, before it sends its
fertilizing currents to the sea.
THIS TRADE HAS MADE BALTIMORE
\Y 11 AX 11 . IS,
increasing its population from 60,
000 to 375,000?wliicli has made
Richmond more beautiful and richcr
than before the war?which has
built up Atlanta as by magic* with
her 30,000 or 40,000 inhabitants.
The trade collects like some moun
torrent in a reservoir, and then
spreads out, fan-like, in unnum
bered rills to fertilize the plain.
Build this road, and you furnish an
inlet for this rich tpade which will
come from the valleys of the North
west, and effect a
saving in the cost of supplies
which would not only construct the
Road, but furnish it with a double
track.
"W. A. Lee, Esq., fhc editor of
this paper, was next introduced,
md made a short speech urging
rnE IMPORTANCE AND PRATICABILITY
OF TIIE WORK?
jpoke of the blessings of railroads
generally?of their rapid increase?
Df South Carolina enterprise in this
particular?of the promise of the
:uturc?of this route as the cheap
3st and most direct, and as running
:hrough a section abundantly able
:o build it?of the building of this
cad as a question of self-interest?
)f dollars and ceuts, &c., &c.
The President then introduced
J*. D. T0LBJ5RT,. ESQ.,
i promising yoking member j>f. the
Sdgefield Bar, ana a s$ap.nch friend
)f the Road, who made an excellent
ipeecji in its ^ehalf-?urging its
jonstruotiou as a commercial and
political necessity, to relieve us
rom tlie heavy taxation which hung
>ver us like tlie sword of Dapiocles.
5e felt that there was life in the
>ld.land yet, from the spirit which
ladj.been exhibited in this under
taking-?referred to the gloomy
prospects with whjch it .was inau
gurated," and the brightening hopes
tvhich were now dawning* on it.
He besought the doubting to be at
^east silent; and if they would not
lid, at least to throw no obstacle in
the way of the enterpriser IJe con
cluded with a glowing sketch of
the progress of railroad enterprise,
and of the benefits which would
follow the building of this Road.
DINNER WAS NEXT ANNOUNCED
irid the large audience repaired to tho
idjacent grove, where the tables were
spread, and where one ot the most
bounteous, and admirably conducted
entertainments was sorved up, that
sve have ever enjoyed. The spacious
tables formed a hollow square, in
which were stationed a full corps of
;arverd and waiters?were covered
with a neat cloth, provided with
plates, and loaded with
K PROFUSION OF DELICIOUS MEATS,
BREAD AND VEGETABLES.
rho cooking was superintended by
r* . ? it i'i. i
&vans, an expert in me nusiness, ana
ivho attained the thorough browning
md basting of his meats, by placing
Lhem on. the fire at the midnight'pre
vious. The ladios were first served,
jhen the white men, and afterwards
Lhe blacks. The most perfect order
n*cvailed, and every one feasted qui
etly, satisfactorily, and bountifully,
rhe arrangements were perfect, and
,he entertainment passed off as pleas
antly as a privato one. The manage
ment reflects the highest credit ou all
joncerncd.
After a recess of an hour and a
lalf, the President again called the
neeting to order, ahd introduced
W. K. BLAKE, ESQ. ,
in earnest friend, and zealous advo
:ete of the Road, who was proceeding
o set forth the various provisions of
,ho charter, and to show that full
)ower was given to subscribe land,
vith the right to redeem, with all the
ights and franchises of other similar
sorporations, wlicn a '
TU UNDER- siiower
vliich suddenly came up, dis
)ersed the audience, and forced Lim
o suspend. This was the only unto
vard incident of the day, but it had
he effect of interrupting farther pro
icediugs, especially in the important
natter of taking up subscriptions.
By reference, however, to tho action
>f the corporators, it will be seen
bat committees have been appointed
or this purpose, who will doubtless,
oake a full showing at the meeting
?n the 29lh at the Jonuings' Old
'lace.
The following >
NTERESTINO LETTER OP gen. la'COWAN
a behalf of tho enterprise, was re
eived, and would have been read but
)r the sudden tormintflioa 01 the
looting:
.
Iessrs. Jno. C. Chiles, Jno. E.
Bradley, and Jas. L. Pressly,
Committee.
Gentlemen I have received your
Olrt-e note of tho 2d inst.; requesting
10 to ''address a meeting of our citi
oha, on Thursday tho 16th inst, at
files'^ X JRoads, . ?in reference to
uilding tho Greenwood & Augusta
ailroad, &c." I am grateful for your
imembrance and courtesy, but re
ret that I cannot bo with you at your
linQpiinga 1 wiii, Loweyfri*, ayp.Il iny?
Sel&of ue opportunity lo.say^a word?
f ^icoaragcmciit. ! 1
A Western outlet from .the Grcen
illo roaq lias long been fiefcdcjp. ,vThe
IrcenvfTle road runs to ?oltitnbia and
Charleston by a circuitous routo, and
has- no Wostorn connection at all.
Years ago,, when in tho Legislature, 1
,labored, for & road frohi Greenwood or
Ninety-Six, to 'conned with the Soiitb
i'lflwlirt'ii Rntlrn'frt: nfr "ntvnp??i? Ail/-nrv?
and actually, at one time, got a char
ter, and thoqght tho road would be
"built. When thcro was an expecta
tion that the Blue Ridge Road would
be built, and tho GreenviJlo road, in
that way, become part of a continu
ous line, linking us with Knoxville
and tho groat West, it was desired to
shorten the line to Charleston, by
keeping on tho west side of the Salu
da river, down to Ailccn or its vicinity.
At that time, Charleston and the
State had a deep interest in the Blue
Ridge Road, and tho business which
was expected to come from tho valley
of the Mississippi; and they, very
naturally, did not favor the Augusta
connection, as tending to carry out of
the State, what they had brought into
1 L a. n f on Kaiivtv* a a/%
U1U UUHC ill/ RUUU IIQU.VJ' UAUCIIOU.
Bat I anppose the Blue Bidgo Road
is now postponed indefinitely, and the
Groonviilo road is not likely soon to
bcoome part of a through line, which
can very materially benefit Charles
ton, but is, for-the most part, to re
main a rpad for local convenience.
This being so, the circumstances have
changed. The Groenvillo road is a
great lochl convenience. We cannot
dispense with our road to the Capital
and the Commercial Metropolis; but
I 8eo no reason why its usefulness as
a local convenience may not be in
creased, bv running a connecting road
to "Washington, or Augusta, Georgia,
or elsewhere.. I do not, therefore, sec
that any ono has a right.to complain
of your increasing your local advan
tages, or bettering your condition, if
you can do so.
Experience has shown, that the
principal advantages of a railroad
arise from the convenience of travel
add transportation, and' the increased
value Imparted to the lands along
Tt ia nnlr in vnrn rnspn ('no
1/ilU 11IJU. AO v ? 'J ? W ,, ^ ? --
tho Air Line KailrOftd) th^t capital
seek ^investment in building Eail
roads. Taking this view of it, the
porsons immediately pn the liue 01
the proposed road?whether they have
surplus cash or not?.ought to be wil
ling to give a portion of their idle
lands to double the value of the re
mainder. Railroads bring into notice
the country through which they run ;
creato activity; stir up the people,
and induce industry, thrift and pros
perity. , These are the vory things
we-so mnpn need in. oar poor oia ui
lapidated, though still beloved Sta,te,
and I therefore wish yoa great sac
COBS. '
It has this moment occurred to me,
to iriqaire whether j^dti' ^li^ye consid
ered the practicability of a Narrow
Ouage Road. Suppose you try that!
I don't know much about it, but it
has always appeared to me -to be a
good idea. On most roads, the means
and power of transportation and, of
course tho expense, are beyond the
business and income. A large engine
anjl car often rnn witt a half dozen
papgengers! Have you inquired into
the comparative cost ? I have an idea
that the narrow gtiage will sacccetJ. I
beliove that a narrow guage would be
much less exponsive, and would do
the work of your road quite as well
as a wide gnage. It might be worth
4l? a kl A 4a iVkAtimn in^/\ i f
Wilt? VIUUUIU IU lU^UUO iUbVS 1U
I have the honor to be, gentlemen,
yery respectfully,
Your ob't servant,
S-. iicGOWAN.
Daring the day, we had the pleas
ure of meeting many friends?worthy
representatives of this
GLORIOUS OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
?whom we thank for their kindness
and hospitality, and could .wish them
no better return than the success oi
their cherished enterprise?the Green
wood and Augusta Itoad.
CORPORATORS' MEETINg AX CHILES'
CROSS ROADS.
A meeting of the corporators was
held after the recess. Gen. P. II.
Brdley was called to tho Chair, arid
S. P. Boozer requested to act as Sec
retary.
The following Committee were ap
pointed to secure subscriptions oi
stock lor tne Road, to report at the
next meeting:
At Greenwood, for the Saluda?R. W,
Anderson. J. T. Parks. M. W. Cole
man, and P. M. J^ajors.
At Chile*' Crou Roads?J. W. Perrin
Jno. C. Chiles, J. D. Iveal, J. E. Brad
Icy, and Jas. Whito.
On motion,
Resolved, That tho placo of the
meeting appointed for Dorn's Mine,
on the 29th, be~ehanged to Esquire
Jennings' Old Place.
Tho meetiog then adjourned.
P. II. I3I1ADLEY,
Chairman. ;
A. P. BOOZEP,.,
Secretiu-y.
Luscious Peaches.?We are in
debted to our townsman, Wm. II.
Parker, Esq., for the opportunity
foctn finrl limifllo" flrvnip
wr WUVAlJ lUtJtV IViiVk UMltVkAW V V *-*-* W
fine specimens.of large, ripe, juicy,
yellow, free-stone peaches, which
he has been cultivating to great
perfection this season in his orchard
here. This is the first season that
they have done well, having here
tofore rotted and dropped off the
tree early. This improvement he
attributed to the application of cop
peras to the roots of the tree.
Bushels of the fruit have been
gathered from a single tree, which
has been remarkably prolific.. Un
less some of our horticultural friends
from otlher sections, of the District
bestir themselves, the prize at the
Fair will be borne off by the Secre
tary and Treasurer.
Clarkson's . Cotton Tress.?"Wo
call attention to tlie advertisement of
the improved Cotton Press of our
friend Mr. A. "VV. Clarkson, which is a
model of simplicity, durability and
cheapness. \Vo ,.cppimend it to tho
attontion of our planters, as tho best
of its kind. It has been fully tried,
and gives entiro satisfaction. Try it
for yourselves.
es, presents an interesting reviow o
iho Presidential content. He Ess in
terviewed leading mon of all* parties,
and comes to the conclusion, first,
that the Bolting Democratic move
rnent, which called fox the -Louisville
Convention, will come to grief; and,
socond, that in spite of the 200,000
office-holders, who a^o"moving heaven
and earth to elect Gfrant, and, in spite
of their control of tho polls, the Lit
eral movement is.bound to swocp the
country. The defection of tho New
York Day 7?ook shows- thd weakness
of tho bolting Democratic movement,
whilst tho daily accessions of tens
c/iApna on/I hunHnArla nP DnnnKit.
UIIU OWIWO UtlU IIUUU1 VUD VI X?VJ^UV1I"
cans, who have abandoned Grant for
<
Greoley, show how the current is 010
' ving. Ko says:
"The defection in the Republican
ranks has gone so far tliat tho Iiit>6ral
committee actually.entertain hopes of
carrying Vermont and Iowa?hereto
fore tho two strongest Radical States
(excepting South Carolina) in the
Uniou.- A Tribune e?timato; gives
Iowa to Greeley by goven thousand
majority. This is etiarged to jthe:
German defection, . Tho Germans
hold tne balance of power in Itfwa,
aud have gono otfer en-masse for Gree
ley. In Vermont tho Liberal move
ment is spreading like prairio fire. In
some towns there is hardly a Grant
man left besides the postraastor. If
such things be in Iowa and Vermont,
what may we not expect of less Radi
calized States?"
Twelve Democratic States thrt he
. enumerates, will give 110 electoral
votes, and add to those Now Ycirk,.
with 35 votes, Pennsylvania 29, and
Indiana 15, wo havo a total of 189
for Greeley?five moro than necessary.
"The Ihreo last States we shall car
ry without a doubt. Now York is
Democratic anyhow. * Tho Liberal
Republican movement helps it to be
more so. Tho Ilartranft nomination
. and Forney's defection secures us
I Pennsylvania. We need but a change
jof luur thousand iivo hundred votes
at the mps(. in lnaiaija, ana licorge
WV Julian is tyoitii twice that." /
By this showing, Groeley can be
olected without the-aid of Illinois,
New Hampshire, Connecticut^ Gtdifor
nia, Louisiana aud other States, where
the Liberal Kepublican' moveinent is
Btrong, and where Greeley stands, at
least, equal chances with Grant." p
Thb North Carolina Election.
-'-Tile irregularities and' frauds
which have been committed by the
Republicans in the late election
have been so numerous, and - so
large a number of illegal and fraud
ulent votes have been polled in the
counties throughout the State where
the negroes are in a majority, that
it seems likely that after all, the
bogus votes will be thrown out,
and Merrimon declared Governor
by a handsome majority. In one
of the counties, Duplin, the voting
population is 2,950, yet the number
of votes reported is 3,485, and so
in a number of other counties. It
is stated as a fact hardly disputed
that six or eight thousand illegal
Radical votes have been deposited.
Rain and Higii Water.?^On
! last Thursday afternoon and night
? there were heavy rains in various
sections- of the country, which had
the effect of raising the streamy,
and doing much damage to the
( low-grouiul corn. Little River and
Long Cane Creek were unusually
I high, and until the Sunday follow
' ing the Georgia mails were detained
by the continuance of the high
: water. "VVe- learn that the freshet
' was more disastrous in Laurens,
and that thousands of bushels of
corn were destroyed there, bevoml
the Saluda. : ' ' i
, 0, f
The Bepublican County Con
vention.?This body convened here
on Friday, the lGtli inst., and after
a somewhat stormy session of a day
and a half, with E. Cain in the
chair, elected the following dele
gates : J. IIollin8head, E. Cain, IL
Titus, L. P. 'Guffin, H. Ellison?all
from the Village. The contest of
rival factions was cxciting, and the
battle-waxed hot and heavy, whilst
the Chairman flourished Iris gavel
and vainly strove to preserve order.
We ourselves heard the battle afar,
and preserved our distance. If
noise and confusion make an "un
lawful assembly," this was emphat
ically one.
The Republican State Conven
tion meets to-xlay. Charleston sends
two delegations, with Mackey and
Bowen at the head of each-^-so does
Beaufort, headed respectively by
Whipper and Swails. Moses, we
see, heads the delegation from
Sumter, and is endorsed by the
Aiken Convention. "We fear the
worst. A dispatch to the Charles
ton News states that the contest lies
between Chamberlain and Moses,
with the chances in favor of the
latter.
Camp Meeting.?A colorcd Camp
Meeting was held at tho Cater place,
near Clear Spring, commencing last
Wednesday and ending on Sunday
night. Thero was a largo attendance,
and everj* thing passed off quietly and
pleasantly.
BIP TO THE
Isure party of sa
?^non^ neighbor!
pffisedfcro^oglf our Village oh |y<
tewlayV bound tor a two weel
rip to Caesar's Head, Table Rock,
md other points of interest in the
mountains." The;party ocpsipts t>f
the Rev. Jas. F. CiLert and *fanuly,'
Mr. 'Thomas Link an j" two sislefs, 1
Mr. Charles Evans and dtaugbte^, K
and Mr. Willie/Fennel and otiiers. <
It will be a pleasant relaxation- at 1
thishot season, and wp Wish th?m' [J
a joyful time and a safe return. ' (
1 # i ?
tjnreconstrucebd.?There are 1
several dogs about town, who, by '
their daily arid nightly bark, 'de- j
nounce the 15th Amendment and 1
protest against social equality. They* -1
are Bourbons of the extremest type, *
and can scarcely be restrained from
catching by the heels every darkey
that they meet. We shall have to
supplement the Federal law l>y a
town ordinance on .the'XBubjeefr,- <
Dogs beware. J
n ?
potjfu Carolina Medical As%o-'
cxation.?We have received a copy
of - the' Transactions of tBe South
Carolina Medical .Association, at
the annual meeting, held in Colum
bia on the 16th and 17th April,
1872. It is a neatly printed pamph
let^ from the office of Ws&lfct,
Evans, & Cogswell,; the Charleston .
pub&hcrs,' and' conttfins much-iwat
ter both useful and interesting to
the medical, profession.
^ ^
- T-hb Baebecbjb at Clear Spuing.?
Wc publish clsowbere at> interesting
sketch of the Clear Spring Barbecue,
which wo have heard pronoiinccd one
of the best, if npktho very b$at of t&e
season, Und iappcnd -a*" fW'taddi&Ohal
items.
There were pres^i# *ya. XfrtJoOSfr
sioq,
men, 76. The dim^r bountifub,
and nioely cook?crptM eooks?f$Ti>?
TKnia Srtntti .? rvnTAnnrl rrinh nf. tfiAir"
'vicinity, who,w with, aRifalubfirjftf htW
associates, rendered substantiaK'witj
without charge. :f Thc^ cam3 in fox
their full afa^Q ofcttrc^sk ,y,, ?j .r
I The superintendents of tbe-cookvng,
were Messrs. "Wm. Wilson' anc^lEt A.
McCuslftn?Mess.s ?. F.
Wm. Horton preserved tho peAc^/uad
some eighteen carvers and wafttfrs,
headod by* Jtattftcliitsdsay; Taggrtrt^
TTnnnftHv And others. ministered uoon
the guests. r T ; , q '
abundance of watermelons, added their
aUmctiow. ? ?
? : 7" ?^? , 'i 1
V Jee New TJwcj^ ^Unci^he
handsome brick fta^go^ of ^Messrs.
Cothran & Wilson, -,09. j-^ishington;
Btroot, is now approaching .cample-)
tion, and when finished will add not
only to the beatUy., but Ipsi.n&ss c
isy of our town!- The* eriierpft
Western Corner, is the spacious one
l-n hn nwiininrl hy-fPwwhridvo'
& Co., the two next by Messrs. Ka
pha* Akklarz; tfifc!;&x|;T$ mtit
Bequest, the next bjr Mr. Wmi 0.
Guflln, the noxt by- Mr.. J^i.S. Mars,
and the last is still to rent. Mr. Be
quest is now moving into his store,
aud the others will do so when "com
ploted, Those needing the unrented
store should apply early. The upper
rooms ubovo the six lower stores
will bo rented as a hotel?the rooms
above Trowbridge & -Co.'b ftol-e; are
designed for a Printing 0
gtrtfrj-can Gallery, Ac. The lo
is an excollent business one, ap<f%lir
no doubt attract a large sharo. of tfre
trade of onr town.;' N
eg mJP <
#2j?? The Laurensvijle Htr6J/d ari- F
noUAccs the death of Dr. Johjij.II;
rteYrry, a valued and highly re
spected citizen of that place, from
ulcerated sore-throat, on Wednes
day of the past Veek.
fi@T There wilr^ftft grand Mai
queiside Ball this /eyefyipg ap tlie u
Caesar's Ilead Hotel, - for which !no !
extra charges will1 be made!' - " f
i ;? ;<
Personal.?We have had. the i
pleasure of meeting in our. office on J
yesterday, Mr. E. S.' ButWoll, of
Nashville, an elder br^thou of. our
townsmen, who, visits Abbeville in
the interest of the Southern Ltwlj
Review, ptrblishctf'iti that He'iS
a gentleman pf enfttifo,. bf extensive
travel and vcjried jnfprmalipn. ., ... y i
' . t
Application for . Charter of '
Incorporation. j
PUBLIC NOTICE-is hereby^ivei* *
that application will' be made at 1
the next Session of the Legislature for
the incorporation of Hodges Depot.
3mv;"
Look to yoi
1
rflHE IMPROVED! HORL
.;X i COTTQ3Tf. PRESS?the 'c
?the last improvement does awa^
the Press to be placed under th
durability, and cheapness combin
Individual, Townslm),. fouiity^
der the Patent,* wit&'M^rRstruct
Apply to . .
A. W. C
August 21, 1872,17-2in
m
Printing.
*h'e j&o{anwa Carolinian prints (ho
let
I
72 )
e op South Carolina,
trier Cleric op Senatb,
Columbia, S. C., August 7, 1872
Editor of .South Carolinian:
Sir?la reply to tho tstatoment la
vhieh sayt*- ? -> "
"Wo. happen to have tho bostovi
teoeer Urt> case*admits of, white the
>h*rge a^insUbe^Sfate was teaoents
>er ftno, in some cases the parties
.wh&t.
>ted the other four cents per line."
Onv tire part ofnhe clerks of tho
-wo Houses, who arc authorized to,
nake the Contracts, I- desire to say
Lhat they have never received any*
remuneration, nor ever iritiiifetc^
that such was expected, in consitfirrac
Lion of such contracts
. . . V J,:woo5MMaa
Clerk of the Senate^
Charleston, S. C., >
, ' ' August 7, i'872. C
EJUar Carol>mn;Vot'jM^ WW*, '
Deae liiaVe ccH^flfjr^6ne'
^^,J^t^^&Mfoodruir ao?^
myself in yorfr-iftdtoami published'
under Jjhe l^l of ' State Pri^^^|>
hqped tbat the.-^cmocratic press of'
the State would at least be just enough
to give us credit for the effort. We
have neycr demanded or received any
compensation from any person. tnffiTa.
Staid
faithsiiLft business way, by those wko
''knew how it was themselves."
Please publish this and obligo,
Very respectfully,
in aro.j!
Clerk Hoius^ of Rqprbsei
Pop ourflclv33 wo can sav that
rOfWTllP** di*Posedto
giro t& officers full credit fop the per
foi'maoco (if doiv^ftla jttro jftcftflTro
lif ^<^*6mciency>
and:^rttiines8 of tlio above namfcd
dfficcrtf4W^ika oar 'expori?h]fflrio3P
leodiiuffU ha* bffhzmi' C
^9-JUtllA 1 - -?-*' -->
of this SCHOOL will
JonzWtiiBff. Septeni
.TheJrall Terin will
20,' ISK^SCbitirgeMit
*? ?!/ *iA?T(iKla Oa.
tpber, and tue ri
date of entrance
other in formation
apply to the Teacher;,f 'wf
^EDWABJD-L^H
Aug, 21,1R7? Jfr-V _
pae*
WTO
&y on&ih ri?ad of Qatrf had' fcette*
gage thcni at once, as a large portlrt
thorn huvA ftiwadv been suokeu for.
GRAHAM & BUTLER,
COTTON FACTORS ?'*
AND COMMISSION MERCH4ITS,
1. i '< [ Wifl. furnish the best
ging and? Ties
attttfc L?WEST MARKET RAISES,
amt wnl sell Cotton at ONE. DOLJCAIt
PER B^iE^CcJijimissions.
Augu^a,'Ga.,>ug. 17,1872,19-lnjT
The State of South Carolina.
% ABBEVILLE COUXTY.^
In the Common Pleas,
Ex Parte Benrard\ O' Connor and Har
riet-Ms wife. ;
PeiiUon to Sel! Land. '%
QURgUAHTt* Order- ojPJudgifjOrr
P mttis ca^eYl will sell at FuWio
vAW}6ville CourtJlouae, ou
Haleaday;.in September nextH^nd,)
the Lot of Land
? Twiii.
on Corner of Water Street..ana
Square, near the Court House, Known
as _
the ^'Connor Lot,
with the material, thereon?25 73 feet
ipore or lesa. . , , ?_.'^'a
8tS&bi6?ieA^r^?
twelve mouths with mtereet.
eont. Cromctay-of
SSSSSMfftlSft IKK
>cuW<i npt dfillSQB? until cUi tns
ourchasc m
? i ? a jL x
.J$. PARKER,
Special Referee.
i,
Aog.19,1872, l?3t
ir Interest. *?
' I . f,Jl! J >.
ZQJVTAL LEVE^PX)ftrEE
heiapeartand "best
r with the long sweep and .allows
e lint room. For simplicity,
ed, it has no equal. - ':;! '
uid State. Rights,
ion ? to* build'an<~
>'it'J *1
Due West, S. C,