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THE EXECUTION OF SAMUEL Sr?
MMS. - " i1
P . Iod
* I life
nOnc of the largest?if not the q0]
. JargesW^-crowds that we have ever laud
_ ^ seen m^bbeville, variously estima-1atta
~ -tc(^i"rom three to seven thousand,
assembled here on Friday last, to soj^
witness the hanging of Samuel' in.*|
Banus, convicted of the murder of wh.c
Thomas -Shed. TTe were glad to ei'i>
soef however, that few white men w^c
- ' ' " ^ not
were present ana wouiu nave ua-n
better pleased, if the freed men <jist
instead of leaving the plow i(He in. triet
the furrow, had remained at home and
to till the soil, instead of coming Pr,s
here to gratify a morbid passion
for excitement. There is some- jic j
thing ?o bratalizing in these public; at
executions, that we bejieve that all kno
the good effects which result from
the stern enforcement pf the law,
are more than counterbalanced, by cejv
the serious injury which they in- tion
ilict upon the public taste and the exp.
The natural and
legitimate effect of theee p.ublic
institutions,' is to familiarize' the
public mind with scenes of blood, ])i3
and thus to break down the barri- afte
r ers, which exist in a refined taste ma]
I and cultivated moral sense, against .
I * nC1'
F i tiie commission ot crime. '
THE ONLY CASE IX THIRTY-EIGHT TRL
YEARS. ' '
The excitement yvhicli the antic- a
ioatcd hanging produced, aud: the Cpfj
largeness of the crowd which it mil
brought together, were doubtless pQ'
. owing to the rarity of these occurrences?this
being the first execution
of a white man in Abbe- njoville
since that of Kindred Kitchr Tei
en, who suffered the extreme pen- C[ui
alty of the law in 183G, for the uoc
murder of John Iliuton, of tbe .?P1:
. neighborhood of Diamond Hill.
Col. Robert Gilmer the Sheriff e(j,
died before the time appointed, sta^
and Kitchen was re-scntenced by the
the Court of Appeals, .and' execu- nev
ted by Mr. Johu Taggart, his sue- kil
if ennm cr orftQ Jill '
<^L*5SU1 . JXllllUU ll< ?..
officer of the law and levied on C
Kitchen's horse, from which he Tlx
. induced Kitchen "to dismount^
' V|r promise not to: make" the
jev^and in the face of a threat cjo;
by the latter to kill him if he did to.
so." A number of colored people per
were executed botlr before and "'Jin
during the war, but this was the
first case" of a white nun in thirty- t00
eight years. ....... ;
VISIT TO THE PRISONER IN UIS CELL. scu
Our reporter accompanied by
Sheriff Gullin, visited Banks in his CQ1
cell, on the night before his death, he
and obtained some interesting nu;
facta relating to his past life,'liis jj^
own impression's as to the murder, nes
and his conviction therefor, and his tha
views as to his present and future the
state. He found him occiipyyiga ^a
large cell, neatly whitewashed, and
provided with necessary furniture. gjj
Adjoining were the cells of Jerry fri(
Coleman: and George Sti other, for
the former under sentence for mur- di<.
der. and the latter awaiting trial
for a similar ofibnce?and l]oth yj
like Banks brought to their uufor- mj
tunate condition doubtless by the an
too frqfl^eni' use of whiskey, be
Banks was-n njiUi of small stature, jj11
with ratfe%Kan intelligent, but impassive;
fctftiktenattce, and in the j<] ?
intervieV*"j)'etrayed - scarcely any j hi:
emotio9nV/]Ie seemed glad to sec; th;
our reporter, and- taking a cigar re.!
from hi* mouth which-h'e w&s'then ^
smoking, rose to his feet,' and of- pr;
ferei? his hand through the bars of th<
Lis ceil. II? appeared remarkably gri
t cheerful for*cno in his condition, 1111
and beiug asked if be realized his
i condition replied, "Ot course I do; an
ja, isn't to-morrow the 27th March ?? 8el
^ ftp tm^^^^ge fiooke^- tri
nied." He expressed bis wil- ir
guess to "die, bat said that lie Ci
ulii die more freely, if'his dedtii ^
old restore Shed to life; thought
it his execution would do no
vi to anybody. He spVnt most Gi
kis time in prison reading the Jj
ale, and upon being asked if he a;
1 any hope of Heaven, replied "
a jocular way, "yes, if there is tc
such place1."* The presence of e<
( ministers who were hi? spirituadvisettf
seemed to affect him
re than anvthincr .else, and his s(
ldnct impressed^ the Rev. Mr. ft
pere (especially, who was his jj
ist constant attendant, -very fa- c!
rably; so much as to warrant the di
ief ot* -his conversion. He had j?.
ielvod also' frequent visits from h
itjr ministers?the Rev. Messrs. ol
irtin, Pratt and Mile's, and several 01
hi the colored minister Rev. Mr. ['N
ker. lie was free from shackles, ti
1 bad''obtained this-indulgence, ii
an exhibition of a: willingness
meet his feet)tence,' A fet.r days
ore, he had determined to free b<
iael^and his wife having pro- 80
ed hiim with a table knife, he
nmeiiced the v/ork of liberation, at
I though the sheriff was very
viaut,!'the attempt was uot differed
until the ' day before the re
e' appointed for his execution,
2.U he .Voluntarily snrreuuurcu w
instrument, and pointed out hi? tu
gress in the work. He stated j?
t be lind been kindly treated 11
ail and expressed his obligations
he Sheriff! i : 1
, pr
ME INCIDENTS .OF BANK S LIFE. of
'lie prisoner very freely disclos- yj|
the leading facts of his past \yj
ITe Was born near Dorn'sr^
d Mine on 28th of March, 1850,1
hence lacked only one day of lit
iniughis twenty-fourth anniver- u'
\ His father Samuel Banks
I before hi? birth, and he hi in- i>
had only one brother who died
lie late war, and an only sister
lives in Alabama. His mothii
1S04 married William Banks. he
>though of the same nan:e was fa
a relative of tlie first husband.!
,. . iro
wag a member ot tlie .vicnio-j t(>
Church fV'Hii childhood. and|th
1 to do her duty to her children.
/ ' St?]
it was not her fault that the
on<?r .turned out .badly. A dis- tot
iement waving occurred been
himself and Ms step-father,
eft home and found an asylum
tlie Lethe School, the well- sci
wu charitable school ior jioor wr
dren, then under the super vis- ^
of Mr. C. B. Gufiin. Here he {{J;
lained thirteen mouths and re- th
ed the only school instruction j'!]
i of Jtiis "whole life. Upon the
i.ratio# of the time lie was in-J an
6(,1 to go hack home where lie; t r<
ain%$ a year. Thence he went,^
VIr; Jacob Dilleshaw's of that !m
ion,o<ud in 1866 married one ofj??
daughters, who died only a year, ^
r th?ir marr;age. In 18G8 he; ll{
Tied Mrs. Sarah Johnson, widow; sti
William Johnson of the sauie " >
jhborhood. * iu
\L AXD ACQUITTAL OF TIIJJ MUR '
DEP. OP JAKE ItflO^VX.
a the Fall of 1872, Jake Brown, fj1
ilored man living in the same; {jj
jrhunity, only a quarter of a I Ik
e from Banks' home at thejdt
rp"'Mine, was sfyot in lu> own jjj
ue late at night by parties un- of
)wn. Suspicion vesting on 1?<
iks, he was arrested the next J
ht and tried at tlw February
m on the Court in 1873, ajid-ac- fc"
tted. lie stated that he Was inent
of the .crime, though public hi
nionjvas to the contrary. Up- I
being-' asked if there was any |J|
Lb in the report that lie lisul kill- S(J
% man during his four months' lu
; in Atlanta, he replied that J.J'
re was none, and that lie bad: jjj
er done anything very Lad. \h
y US
LIXG OF SHED?ARREST AXD COX- a?
" VICTION OF BANKS. i Ii:
11)1
)n jthe loth November Iast,;m
:>mas Shed, white, and the pris-jc;'
r worked together iji the Dorn i };l'
1 as usual?Banks as engineer's]
I Shed as miller; and at the1
>e of the day's labor, Shed came j(]j
the prisoner's house after sup-1T
/and asked him to go out with I J*'
1 "Whereupon they went to- L,
her to Pat Kobertson's and Middle
f's store, where both parties!j1'
I- tn rlrinlc ;' and whilst*under I
influence ot liquor got into a lu
flic, when a pistol was (lis- fo
.rged, and Shed was killed. The ^
3oner stated that the whole diffi- p(
ty appeared to liiiri as a dream ;
said that he did not recollect ofjjjj
ing seen the pistol, or of having te
trd the report of the discharge. n<
recollected with some minute- 10
is what oc.curred in the quarrel?
.t Shed talked of buying a cow
i next day for $15, and that he, Cu
nlcs, wanted to know where he |tl
; so much money* &c. He stated;sv
/ fll
it ho had no ill-feeling towards 'w
ed?that they had been good lv
mds, and as intimate as brothers^
the past four years?that can-J ^
lly he did not know that he hadju
led his friend and co-laborer?\cl
- I wj
it he may or may not have killed! "
p?that on the same night of* tlie i it
i?dcr, he afterwards went to bed, tl
d was told the next morning that "
was sugpccted of the crime, but v
at he made no effort to escape?n
at he would as soon believe that!?j
>bertson killed Shed as that hc}0
1 it himself. Robertson had paid j fi
i rent in advance, and as soon as a
c inquest washeld and the body
moved from his dwelling, he left
th his family for parts unknown, y
iving his goods behind. Thci"
isoner said that he believed that ?
3 public sentiment against him v
owing ont of his trial for the o
irder" of Jake Brown, had as!41
ich to do with his conviction of j,
3 murder of Shed, as the Tacts tl
d circumstances of the case it- s]
f. There was doubtless much
itli in this, and that the public s
- - ---
nprcssion of his guilt fii the first ste
:ise weighed like a mill-stbHeabotit rn<
is neck upon the second trial.
DRINK TIIE CAUSE OF ALL.
The prisoner said that he had been in tin
le habit of drinking for the past seven tin
r eight years, and attributed to this mi
abit all tiie troubles which had come j<dl
pon hinjjthat when sober he was!'or
^reeable and friendly to all; was indus-1 dei
iots and energetic, and received good j "e
'ages?$15 a week?which was enough sIi|
v i.imvoif nm! fsimilv ouite I eel
jmfortably. ,u'
an
A MAN WITHOUT FRIENDS. mi
In the history of crime there has
areely bee,11 a poor outcast who had ,*
;wer friends than iianks could muster .
1 Ilia lzist great trouble. During the S
ial. not a kinsman, friend or neighbor y '
mic to his assistance, and all that was ,
oneforhini was done out of charity, .'l.
y his distniguishetlcounsel, Gen. Me- ,i.J
owan and Col. tfothran. It is true,
owever, that his mother, who is yery t(JI:
Id, visited him oitee dining liis impris- qu
imentand remained two. weoks with
iin, and that his wife yisited-him
vice, and remained tw^ weeks .each ()fme?the
last about three weeks l^el'ore wc
ia execution. ' t||(
pi,ax or Tin-: scaffom>. h?
The prisoner some two or three .weeks' -j
?fi>re his death,*''drew t'ie plan of the
afiold upon which he suffered, winch
as accepted by the Sheriff, and the
ruclure made :n accordance thereuntil,
iescription of which is given below.
ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A PAKDON. ^
The widow of Hanks, some time since
ceived contributions from the cliarita- cr?
y disposed of our community, to bear j-j1(
;r expenses to .Columbia, and armed
ith a petition to which many signa- C17
res were attached, she made an appeal f
executive clcmcncy in behalf of her
isband, but without cllect. ' of
HIE MOKNIXO OF TIIE EXECUTION. of
On the morning of the execution the for
isoner was presented with a new suit
black, which was secured by the aii(
icritr, through the liberality of our
i/.ens, when he called for a barber,
is shaved and neatly dressed. Our urj
nator visited him about half-past ten an(
ilock, when the prisoner remarked to
m that lie "had not done for him what p*l]
! expected,"?alluding to a pardon, m:
liich lie expected through his inllutce
with the executive. The Senator mo
plied that "under the circumstances,
was oiit of his power to relieve him."
THE FATAI. HOPE. ^lll
Illf
A. short time before eleven, the Slier'
placed the rope about the prisoner's crc
ck, and exhibiting nervousness and i 1
ling, the prisoner told him?1"doyour UI"'1
ty; don't get excited." After the tar
[h: was adjusted, the Sheriff was about .
put the black cap upon him, when
c prisoner objected, saying that "he C1.|
inted to wear his own hat. Jtcligious
vices were then held, in which the Ut)l
;v. Messrs. Capers, Pratt, and Baker a ?
jk part.
THE GUAIiD AND PROCESSION. .
slii
\ guard consisting of twenty-five .
lites and the same number of colored,
ectcd from the best men of both races, the
is formed at twenty-live minutes after
veil, in front of the jail, and the 11111
ITln being lirst carried to the scene of shi
c execution, marched to the fatal vpot,
e Sherilf leading the way, holding C01
e left hand of the prisoner with his (f()
jht, and holding the rope in theother, ^
d followed by the attending ministers the
d others. The scaffold had been ,nt
L-ctetl iiune jail enclosure, tome \\ cm |.
the buil^iug, and except thosetakinirj ill
rt in the execution?the "guard, the mi
inisters,'the members of the Press,
d a few of the prlsoner'sacquaintances is <
till were excluded from the enclosure,
le scallbld was attached to one of the ou
irights by hinges, and the other end (.](
stained by a rope which was thrown |
cr the cross-beam and secured below.
INKS' SPEECH UPON* Till-: SCAFFOLD. ^01
Upon rcaehingthegallows, the Shcrifl' ^'!
id prisoner ascended the steps, and
en the attending ministers, who hid. tl)
m a last farewell and descended. The
- . i--.. /\t
isoncr \vas then .told py 1110 Mienn
at lie was at liberty to say whatever
; desired. Standing for a moment in
pp thought, and looking first upon the all
lard ajid then upon the vast concourse no
motley spectators who were too far I
I* to hear a word of what lie spoke, qu
'turned to the guard, an.d in a composI
and distinct voice substantially as
Hows, ^aid: foe
Gi-ntlkmkx : You ail see mo, and
low what I am here for. I anv to be ex
ing, and for what ? Tor the murder ve.
Shed. I do hot know# that 1 killed
m, but T may have done so; they say
did, and I will not deny it. I regret ^
at my death will not restore Shed toK
re. Shed and I had previously had Gc
me little misunderstanding but AVe'?n
id that day made friends, and Uiat;'
ght we ate and drank together as!go:
lends?as brothers. I cherished no
l-feeling towards him, and I believe 0,1
lat he was friendly to me. You will sei
k the cause of all this, and I will
iswcr, Plantation P?itt?rs did it. * '
ail company and liquor have brought jtl;;
e to what I am. I have often made ,
?. lmnrf- I>]|>(>(1 mid have to
.used her to weep bitter tears on ac-i^|l(
iuiit of my barf course. It was no
ult cf hers that I am here to-day.' Co
10 did all that an affectionate mother;
?uld do to have me live as I should. Ij
;g that you will not scorn my eh i I- as
en on account of the death 1 die. I.
hey could'not help it, and 1 trust that!
iby will not sutler on my account. I j M(
ust the Lord will guard and protect ,
ibm from harm, and that tLey may be
ad in the ritrht way. 1 hope to meet pol
iem in heaven. I "feel that the Lord tlx
is been good to me. He has given me (j|0
mo for repentance?time to prepare for
jjjith. 1 feel that my sins have been *
rgiven an.d that my soul will be ac- NVC
pted by the Lord. I rely upon him | the
id hinf alone* I have full faitli in niv val
?ace with God. * | jy,.
Friends, J bid you all an affectionate! ,i
heh, and would advise you always toj
>stain from the use of l'JuntiitIoii^Iiit- |uS
rsand liquor in any form. If it had;col
it been for liquor you would not see! for
e here to-day. for
A QUESTION WITfljOUT AX AXpWKK. ^
At the conclusion of his speech lie
illed upon nil to ask liim any questions | J"
int. they might tlcsi'e, and that hej*l,<
oul Jb# glad to answer, After a pauseI "ic
id a perfect silence he named several j uh
ho inighta.sk him questions,and final- .in,
-some one came to the steps of thej]f()
illows, aud asked him about the mur-|?
cr of Jake Brown. Hesitating a little, I ^e;
e turned to the Sherilf and said in an 11 h<
ndertone, "I hardly know how tolub
immence talking about that." Tolor
hich the Sheriff replied, "You needn't) i
leak of it all. Bo as you please about j '
And no answer was made to this, iw'
ic only interrogatory. Two or three At
icn whom our reporter took to be com- in
udes about the mines, now came for-! ,re
raid and pressed the prisoner's hand IT
nd kissed him a final adieu?three or
>ur others also came forward and shook an
ands with him. The step-father, the m<
nly representative >rf-vthe prisoner's hij
imily-present. declined to go forward1 01.
nd bid him farewell. m(
the last scene. m<
Iu a minute more he fntimated to tho*-U j
heriff that he was ready, and exactly
t twelve o'clock that officer threw the 8U]
ope over the beam and made it secure, an
Je then presented the prisoner with
.'hite gloves, which he commenced at
nee to put on. The prisoner now no
brew the tobacco out of his mouth
rhich heiiad been chewing, cast off his cv
at, and the Sherilf placed upon him wi
tie black cap, which hung down on his
lioulders and over his face, shutting W*
le sunlight from his face forever. The
risoner then shook hands with the
in i,l i. --r'f !ps,
with nil accent and pathos that
>ved the spectators; exclaimed, f
"I'M 'MOST GONE."
le minute more and the Sheriff with
mtchet struck at the rope which held j ]
3 platform upon which the vie-1
ti stood, but from his excitement;]
ssed it. A second stroke was more I (
ectuai, me corn was severeu, uic puu-. t
m IV'il ami t lie prisoner was swinging;k
ml by the rope. Ho fell live feet?his!(
ck was broken ? after which the;
ixhtest movement was scarcely (lis- i
nible. The execution took i>lace in i
I view of the prisoners in the jail,
d when Hanks fell, involuntary excla- 1
itions of "Good Lord have mercy," f
., came with great feeling from some 1
his fellow prisoners. At tjie oxpira- (
II of fourteen minutes the jail "
ysician, Dr. Yates, pronounced him 1
id, and in two .minutes the Sheriff (
>k him down. The rope was reinov- .
from his neck and ho \vns placed in l
5 coffin, and immediately carried to (
3 hearse which was in waiting to conv
the.body back to his family that af- '
noon, in the neighborhood of Dud's
Id 3Line. 1
TJIK ARRANGEMENTS '
the Sheriff were well planned and
II executed, and the management of
! whole affair reflects credit upon the
manitv as well as efficiency of that 1
iccr. " {
ianks leaves a destitute family. ^
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The Cause of the Collapse. J
Gen. Joseph 10. Johnson lias <
it-ton "a narrative of military op- i
ttions," in which lie attributes j
i failure of the Southern Con fed- l
icy to tlie fact that the Govern- j
sutdid not at first possess itself ^
the cotton crop then in the hands ?
the planters. This has called t
th a reply in the Charleston News *
I Courier, from' the Hon. C. G. t
nnmingcr, formerly of the Treas- (
j Department, as well as from s
3ther correspondent in the same ^
icr. According to Mr. Mem- i
ngcr, "the Confederate Governnt
was organized iu February,
! blockade was instituted in May, |
to lfMiv? ii cp n. nnrinrl nf tlirofill
.WV.Wj, V. J... .
mths in which the whole cotton t
>p oil hand, say four millions of (
es, ought, according to the mili- 1
y financier, to have been got into i
i hands of the Confederate Gov- <
iment, and to have been shipped (
road. This would have required L
Leet of four thousand ships, nj-u
ring one thousand bales to the 1
p. Where would those vessels i
ve been procured, in the face ofh
5 notification of the blockade ?i'
il was not as much of the cotton h
pped by private enterprise asi j
lid have been shipped by the
comment? When so shipped,
i proceeds of the sale were in *
>st cases sold to the government;<
I
the shape of bills of exchange.j1
ic superior advantage of this plan i
jviucccl by tlic tact tnat, tnrougn- ?
t the year, the government ex-;'
anged its own notes lor bills on'1
igland at par, with which it paid;1
all its arms and munitions of i
ir."
The correspondent further states 1
at the cotton, at the organization';
the Confederate Government.,!!
,s not in the country, but had been
eady exported, and that the cxrtation
of the next crop in any;<
antity was an impossibility, as'1
3i*e were no vessels in the Con-| 1
lerate ports, and the only cotton ii
ported was carried out by foreign' 1
ssels which ran the blockade. i
Mr. Mctnmingcr argues that in .
y event it was impossible fop the,]
>vernment ?o have obtained in 1
v incr. nnd nrsi^tienbln wnv theif
ntrol of the cstton. This could J'
lv have been brought about bv
v ?T? #f ?
zur,e; purchase, or by donation,
ic first would have been an un-i1
>t and high-bandog measure, not!'
bo entertained for a moment?;^
1 second ;vas impossible, as theW
>nfederacy had 110 money to buy j)
th?and the third was visionary,;1
the planter was in a condition
solicit, not to extend, aid. Mr. 1
2 m 111 inger says: '
'Kvery one conversant with the
lilies of the day knows that it was
) current expectation -that tho|(
dcado could not bo continued butj.
' tlM f* 1 A. - t \ 1. I J
year, xnc uonieneraie ^ungrussj
rc so informed when they adopted j c
) international agreement as ty> pri-ji
Leers. The Government of the|
lited Statos equally supposed thatj
5 war would bo of jdiort duration, '
is apparent from President Lin- j
n's proclamation calling for troops ninety
days. There could, thcrec,
lie iifl motive to jndtico the .(Jotilej'ate
(government to store up cotj
as a basis of credit. When it be- <
ne apparent that the blockade and (j
5 war would continue, the govern-j
'nt then made arrangements for 8
ng cotton as the basis of a JoanjM
J the large foreign cotton loan ne- 1
liated in Europe by Messrs. Erlanr
furnished abundant resources to '
i government for its supplies from 1
road, lir.t even to the last its pow- ,
over the crop was restricted by the
go quantities held in private hands
licit could not be purchased at all.
no time that T am aware of was it ,
the power of the government to ,
t possession of the cotton crop, un:s
it had seized the same by force. ]
d by the same force compelled pay- 1
nit in <i depreciated currency; a
?h-liaiidc<l course which couui nev-i
receive the sanction of the statos-i.
3n who administered our govern
int. The on!)' approximation to it '
is in the shapo of a tax in kind!,
icn the currency failed to command
pj>Iies, and which was made as just
d equal as any other tax."
According to Mr. Memminger,
> war or the same magnitude had '
or been sustained for four years 1
thout a ;war tax; yet in the
ioIo Confederate war, but one
ir tax was levied, and the greater
rtion of it J was never collected, i
?H
..l-i.I ina,?* fc.nlj i r nilliVh*
~Z?f * ,1, . .1 ..! . . ?1?
Columbia Female College. ?
The Rev. Sidi IL Brown, lat<
Presiding Elder of the Columbii
O 4 I
District, and now the agent of till
popular institution of the Metho
ii'st Church, visited our town oi
Saturday last, and preached an ex
jollent discourse to a large congrc
Ration on Sunday. "We had th<
lonor of .a call Iroin linn, ana car
ecommend the College to tlie pa
;ronage of all of our friends. Th<
lble President, the Rev. S. B
Tones, is well sustained .by a corpi
>f accomplished teachqrs, and tin
nstitution is one of the most sue
jessful and meritorious anrthe land
The special.object of Mr. Brown'i
nission is to pay off the debt o
:he College, .now about ?8,000.
+ Improvements
at the Post Of
. ice.?Our enterprising and wide
nvakc Tost Master, Mr. H. "W
Lawson, has been renovating th<
ace of things generally at the nev
^ost Oflice. Fine new counters
I I ?1!a.A?
irtistically constructed anu gnuui
ng in a fresh coat of paint liavi
ust been put up, the office boxei
lave been re-arranged and im
Droved, and other changes math
vhicli conduce equally, to beautj
md convenience. It is now one o
he most pleasant resorts in town
md our friends may gratify thqj]
astu as well as advance their inter
!stsj by calling and purchasing i
itiperior stove, some choice tit
rare, a good lamp or some othej
lecded article.
?? <X>
Robbery. ? Some evil disposec'
)crson, not having the fear of th<
aw or of the public press bcfor<
lvcir eyes, inade a raid on last Fri
lay night, upon the hat rack of th<
ioti.se where the editor was board
ng, and stole his hat, and som<
jtliers, but touched with'a feelim
)f compassion perhaps for .tJie pov
jrtv of the editor, or perhaps no
leaning himself worthy tp wear s
lat which daily encircled so jnucl
vi?srlnm. hlino* tlifi hflt Oil a fC!lC<
.vhenee itwas rescued and returned
The Junior's line beaver, whiel
,v?b on the rack, escaped, perhap
for the reason iasi assigned.
CiiAXuy of Venue.?The profes
jionnl advisers of Mr. Arthu
Gllover, who is under indictmen
for the killing of the Gomillion?
father and son, in Edgefield, sue
seeded in obtaining a change o
acinic, at the recent terra of th
Court of General Sessions for tlia
County, and his case will be triei
in Aiken next May. The plea :ul
vanccd by .counsel was that a fai
trial could not bo had in Edgefield
as publicsentiment had been biasei
to the defendant's injury.
Tiie He v. II. T. Sloan, the zeal
ou.s pastor of the Long Cane ati<
Cedar Springs churches, has re
turned from a very successful min
istration in Charlotte, N. C., wlicr
lie hail been sent for the purpose o
making efforts for establishing ai
Associate liefonned church. IL
lias been very much pleased witl
his success, and after a few week
sojourn at Iconic, will return to hi
kvor!: in Charlotte.
To Mi*. Samuel Hodges, o
the firm of Baihv, Hodges & Co.
Grrecnwood, the Junior is indebte<
[or a pleasant ride around town, ii
)is fine buggy, drawn by an excel
lent horse. The firm is one of tin
most successful and enterprising ii
;own, and our friend is on 9 of tin
aiost active a,nd energetic of it:
business men.
<B>
m /~1 i r i Ttrnrin rtT.l TijTT.1 WfC
i llii 1>.HH l/JlAUlijii. Uf X/Uii it iao.
ihanges the town limits but slight
y, making it a little wider, apd no
[uite so l,ong. The town ig now !
nile and a half long, and a mil<
vide. Th.c surveyors have run thi
joundary lines, and the election foi
i Council will be held on the firs
Monday in Appil n.ejct.
44^4
Pase Ball.?Willie DuPre, eor
Df our townsman, Mr. J. F. C. D.n
Pre, wa3 badly Jiurt a tew (hay
since, by ;i blow from a base ball ii
lie hands ot Bnpken Lytbgoe
Willje Thomson was also knoekex
lown hy a ball. The game seem,
[o be getting exciting and rathe
.langerou.s.
The Greenwood Hotel i
Due of the best in the country
They entertain well, and know es
pccially well now 10 entertain prm
tcrs.
:
Nicholson lias fcnccd ii
Fort l'ickcns with his new fencc
IIow the denizens are to get t<
town lie doesn't state.
ESU Mr. A. M. Aiken had hi
finest blooded heifer run over b;
the cars on Wednesday last, nea
Greenwood.
Mr. R. W. Cannon left 01
Monday last for the purpose of lay
irig in a Spring and Summer stock
?m? V. ,.?<?. ' ' "n-v i.'?<-*?r-rrt,y
/
- .JBaT' Col. "\Vm. Livingston was'
3 in town last week. He is looking
! well. We learn that he and his
3 brother, J. Frazier Livingston, of
Abbeville, are soon to locate at
1 Seneca City. "We regret to lose so
. good a citizen.
Returned. ? Messrs. James A.
^ ?-* ? t m *ra nn/1 rp *p
j DUffiB, ?J. X. 1VUUC1 isuLij uiiu x. j. .
Quarles returned from the North a
3 few days since, having made their
Spring and Summer purchases, of
3 which our .readers are duly inform,
formed in another column.
We have Spring-like weather.
The trees and the more tender
j. plants are putting out buds and
leaves.
ffgr* CNeitl, of Charleston, will
' probably build two new stores on
the Public Square this Summer, on
the lot where KusscM & Bowie's
3 barroom now stands.
, Tiie Farmers are all complain
ing of backwardness in the
work of preparation. The wet
? Spring has been unfortunate for
- work.
^ 4^4 ?Col.*J.
S. Cothran has been
I attending Court at Greenville .for
the past two weeks. He has some
' very important cases before Ilis
Honor, Judge Cooke.
1 Goof Friday.?Next Friday being
Good-Friday, there wtll be
services at 11 A. AL in Trinity
ehurch.
! Shoes.
' A lot of VERY SUPERIOR SHOES
- from th?popular house of Gower, Mills
& Co., of Greenville, just received and
' for sale at "190" by
> Cunningham & Hill.
r ' April 1, 1874, 51-tf
; JUST RECEIVED.
l' A good assortment of TOBACCO at
: ; ]9o,
31ftt March, 1874. .
?e? *
' INT ptj.ce.
AH tliose indebted to the late fl/m of
WHITE, HILL sc' CUNNINGHAM,
are earnestly .calie^to come .forward and
settle their accounts as early as possible.
The claims in ay be found in the hands
r of the new firm, to whom payment.
? must be made.
, Cunningham & -Hill.
April 1, 1874, lil-tf
<! Emporium of Fashion.
t
; Spring 1874.
i
U/'E would respectfully inform our
numerous friends and former
patrons, our Stock of
j SPRING MILLINERY
- in all its latest styles, is now ready for
inspection/ and having been selected
c witn great care by the undersigned asif
sisted by Miss PERRIN of Baltimore.
formerly with us, whose good taste and
1 advantages are well known, feel perfect
q confidence in assuring the ladies will
be found as attractive as ever before,
3 and shall always combine the latest
g novelties to be had in the Northern
markets. Our prices will be upon the
s cash basis, and as reasonable as can be
round anywhere.
f MISS KATE SMALL,
, for years connected with the Emporium,
1 and most favorably known as a lady of
i refined tast and ability, still has charge
of our MILLINERY DEPARTMENT,
v and shall ever try1, to please' jthe most
_ fY?ut Iflf Al)<! *
e ?' r:
IJsls, A. Bowie,
?
Ag't Emporium of Fashion.
Apri[ 1, 1S74.
: LOW PRICES!
i.
:Spring Goods!
>
. QUARLES Si PERRIN
CALL tl>e attention of theirfriends to
' the arrival of their well selected
\ and varied stock of
; SPRING GOODS
> AT
1 LOW PKIOES,
3 comprising all of the novelties of the
r season. Ladies will find us prepared to
exhibit a BEAUTIFUL LOT OF
Calicoes,
s
and Gentlemen will find hero every*
thing to suit their taste in the way of
- Clothing,
Hats,
i
Shoes,
Ties, &c.,
ASD
S
everything to suit our planter friends.
r Special inducements to
GASH BUYERS.
- QUARLES & PEBBIN,
. March 31, 1874,51-tf ,
J*. T. ROBE
IS NOW RECEIVI!
l ' - '
SPRING & SUM!
C
%
embracing every var
STAPLE & FANCY
cloth:
Hardware, Crockery, Boots ?
Motions, &
Mv MILLINERY DEPARTMENT und
RAMEY will be ready for inspection In a few <
J. T. ROB
March 31,1874, 4o-tf 1
FINAL DISCHARGE.
NOTICE is hereby given that Wm.
Harmon, Executor of the Estate of \W,
imnps Ranks, deceased, has annlled to w-w
Charles W. Guflin, Judge of 'Probate,
I in and for the County of Abbeville, for
a final discharge as Executor. . f
It is Ordered, That the first day of Q_fr,ri
May, A. D.. 1874, be fixed for hearing* ^
of Petition, and a final settlement of'?
said Estate. JU|C.?
J. C. WOSMANSKY, 500
I.. Clerk C. P., A. C, rived
Office of Probate Judge, 7 kw!
April 1, 1874,51-It* /
j C. B. FARES, 1 =
Gun and Lock SiqgLith, * 1
GREENWOOD, S. C.,
WOULD respectfully inform his
friends and customers that he is -m- r
prepared to do all work in his line at I *
short notice and in the best style. A j~f \
good supply of material always on hand.
A.11 work warranted, and done only for wm
cash. Shop near the Depnt. Thankful
for past favors bestowed on him at
Cokesbury, he would solicit a continuance
of the game at his new shop in Api
Greenwood. ? *
April 1,1874 51-Gm Um
Dress Making at Greenwood,
B-sr
Miss Eliza Crews.
THE subscriber takes this method
of correoting the report which has A
prevailed that she had given up bu- f%
iiness, and would inform her friends
and patrons, that she still occupics the
same room as last year, ip the houso of
Mr. S. P.' Boozer. She lias juet'received TOT1frt
the SPRING FASHIONS and is pre{tared
to make. Ladies and Children's 11
)resses in the latest' styles. She has
also patterns for boys' clothing, and nice * D
fitting 'shirt patterns for gentlemen.
Terms reasonable?satisfaction giiaran
ELIZA S. CREWS.'
April 1,1374, 51,-tf "r
| Office of School CommssioBef,
a i
Abbeville C. K., S. C.t )
Marchnmj S
er wi
THE Legislature has devoted tb,o and c
Poll Tax to tho payment, pro of dr
rota, of tho past dae school claims.
All persons holding such claims will
present them to tho undersigned on
Saturday nest or tho Saturday following,
after which tho apportionment
will bo made.
w. M. PRESSLEY, 1
School CommissionerApril
1, 1874 51-2t ' .J 't
HAIR GOODS. and")
LATEST STYLES. Groe<
SWITCHES, Thread and Real Hair, 2A(
Plaits, ' 14 "
Chignons, &c., just received, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS.*
April 1,1874.
Fresji Arriyals, And
Calicoes, IttSl
Homespups, ^
Sheetings,
press Goods, &c., ^
Qheaperthan ever,
A f +Vi a a
JU.U yuv
Emporium of Fashion. i w<
April 1, 1874. ^
Sheriff's Sale. ' "7'
' APr
Porter Fleming ")
against f-Agr'I Lien. The
William A. Upton, J
? ? ^ ^
BY virtue of an Agricultural Lien
to mo directed, I will sell at
theBARNETT PLACE near Phoenix,
on TUESDAY, 21st day of April, 18/4,
commencing at 12 M., the following
property, to wit:
Three mules,
One two-horse wagon,
One Ox,
Six pair plow gears, two plow stocks, tif th<
eight hoes, twelve plows. that s
Three hundredand fifty bushels cqttpa
peed, more or ljess. ' '
One Gin and Baud, It is
levi.ed on as the property of William A. 1*
Upton at thte suit,of Porter Fleming.
L. P. GUFFIN, deceaj
S. A. C. ana ?
Sheriff's Offico, 1 S
March 31,1874, 51-tj pi4ec
. ery of
FRESH ARRIVALS S
it ,1
AT credit
WIER'S STORES
day tl
PLAIN and French Candies.
Fresli Crackers of all kinds. ^
Fine Jellies in Wine Goblets and Pr^01
Tumblers. of Pa?
Fine Pickles, all size bottles. 1
Fine Chow Chow. w ^
Fine lot Raisins and Dried Figs. * v .
ALSO . missic
Sardines, Fresh Beef and Sausages, and an(La!
Eggs on Draft. . toR,
Jno. A. Wier, ??i
Agent. tL's'
March 31, 1874 49-tf Apr
RTSON J
sG HIS
HER STOCK, 1
DRY GOODS, 1
[IVGr, I
ind Shoes, Saddlery,
er the charge of MISS JANE- JH
jays. H
ertson. I
Fresh. Arrivals I
.Joel Smith's. I
resk supply of PEARl GRIST to H
i this wtck?. fl
other lot of HAMS (really fine) H
rrived.
Hhds. BACON just arrived. H
yards CHECK HOMESPUN ar- M
jboiee lot of CANDIES and all I
\ of nuts to arrive this week. ?
-SI 1 1 OT4
1U i) XOIl*
- a * f
ine Tobacco.
)G CABIN CHEWING TOBACCO,
(considered by judges thekept
coustautly on hand. A;
r: Joel Smith.
ril 1,1874, 51-tf
ibrellas!
Umbrellas!!
Umbrellas!!!
LARGE Stock of UMBRELLAS
ou hand that I will sell at
Cost for Cash;
ng from commonest to finest, at
1. JOEL SMITH'S.
ril 1,19-74, 51-tf
tice Perfumery, SoaDS.
?f # ^ / ' ./
&C., &G. *
slioloe lot of arttMes for the toilet,
sting of the beit PERFUMERY,
RACTS AND" SOAPS. of varied
elect brands, just received, .tcgethf
th many other articles both useful
>rnnmental, including a large stock
ugp arid chemicals.
r ?ale at the CORNER DRUG
by
Parker & Perrin.
rch $lst, 1874.
LNNOUNCEMEKT.
3E undersigned takes pleasure in
of ll f I r-\ rw 4- r-v Vl VMAVttf /\1/1 MAfwAMfl #
oiai/ujK iu ijio xuau.y uiu ^jauuuo
lie public at large, that from this
he has again resumed business in
7ti name, and having now in store
x) arrive a general assortment of
tries, consisting of ' r
JON,
|yUB,
SUGAR,
TEAS,
COFFEE,
everything pertaining to family
ies, he is prepared to sell the same
lowest market rates for cash, or
rties so desiring on time for fi)>
d city acceptance, :
AT THE OLD STAND /
ner Campbell and Broad.
M. O'DOWD.
juld also call attention to a supetof
old WHISKIES, Ac., which
?to offer at 25 per cent, less than
esent prices at the distilleries.
M. O'D.
ill, 1874 51-lm
State of Sputh Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Ik the Court of Probate.
Lewis D. Bowie, Executor,
against ' * .
Rachael Agne\jr,
Thos. J. Ellis,
William A. Lomax, and
John Foster, Executors;
and others, heirs and creditors,
Defendants. ,
[E Cpmpiaint in this action having
been read, which is sworn to
; Plaintiff, from which it appears,
ujflicient grounds for an order of
ition exists,
aotion of Perrin &Cothran, PlainAttorney,
i Ordered, Thar Thomas J. Ellis,
nil A. Loraax, and John Foster,
creditors, and all other creditors
, "Porot-o nt ftAnrmel White Acrnew.
sed, and their agents, attorneys
ill Trial Justices, having their
in charge refrain, and that they be
led from commencing or further
luting their actions for the recovdebts
until the further order of
ourt, and in case of disobedience
3 Order that they be liable to the
hment therefor prescribed by law ;
is further Ordered, That all the
ors of the said Estate be required
sent and prove their demands be- ?
)e Cleric of this Court on or beforq
ird day of June next, on which
tie heirs and creditors are required
>ear in this Court for a settlement
s saia estate, ana ueuis nut men
ited will be excluded and barred
fmeut.
t further Ordered, That a com>n
to be directed to A. J. McKee,
[. Sharp, aud A. H. Aiken, com>ners
hereby appointed to lay off
3sign on the 4th day of May next,
ichael Agnew, widow, and the
en of the deceased, the homestead
ured to them under the const!fund
laws of this State.
jeville, 31 March, 1874.
1 C. W. GUFFIN, - - J.
Prob. A. C.