University of South Carolina Libraries
E Mlll'l'l . i-. GOSSIP WITB OUR EXCHANGES. JD3T Tlve palmetto monument whs .) l>laoeil in position on Monday tlio 7th front of the&tate CapitoJ. . J Splitting.?AVe have hoard of split \ thig hafts, splitting rails', and splitting leather, but the editor of the Grecnvlll* Daily JSTcws splits his printing paper. Eour bales of new cotton were sold ii Colurahiaon the I'd inst. One was soli at Kjc'.* and three ut 14Ac. On Thursday last the ten pin allej building at Glenn Springs fell in with j crash. Nobody was in it at the time. "VVe arc 'pleased' to know that peac find good will prevails t hroughout thi County.? Uniom'illc. Times. -Our Anderson exchanges are exult ant>ovcr the formation of.the "Boys am i Girls HoOk and Ladder Company. , The citizens of the town feel safe frou ibt? savages yf ftre now. ' TO ' For many years past the bees hav \ ' .been working in the steeple of the Baj >ta>/ili.imk 51. ^ruini1 It, aunt if }u mil fflguou vnmvii ??i vj??v.\. ? ii.v, mi<?? %. ?r posed thata'Hch'store of honey id con eenled ii> the spire. The first bale of new cot tan was r( . eelved in Wjnnaboro on the .')?!, frot the'farm of Mr. Henry A. Gibson. 1 ^as^lassed strict good ordinary, an ?<" ; tvas bought by Mr. ii. J. McCarley, i ' ' 10c. . ^Deputy United States Marshal Matt son, who shot and killed Davis, of Ai 9 . dereon. 1* sci 11 confined in jail, awaitin . ' Jifs trial before the United States Cour jr Judge Bryan has not yet decided win the amount of bail shall be. . i . * ; Marriagk. ? A good woman is n< thoroughly known before marriage. C "how many sweet domestic virtues ma 'not she be possessed, of which even li - vnliiAo Hoi* mocf luo-hlv 5?i lififtW&l TT *?\/ ??lUVO IIV4 "until he litis placed lier in his own max sion to be the guardian angel of h household happiness. Major Fra*iz Melchers, the com mi: sioner of immigration, has fust return ed from an extended tour through th "State, lie reports that the new comex ' are getting on finely, and giving satis faction to employers. Many have wril ten home for friends. The Commission er'is sanguine that lie can induce man, others to settle in this State. A Quondam Fkiexe.?Rev. "W T. Capers, D.D., who a short time bad was in charge of the Methodist churcl here, but now pastor of the Abbevill M. K church, is just now sojourning i brief season with us for his health' sake. Mr. Caper's friends and admi rers will once more have an opportunity -of heAri'ng some of his glowing sermons . ?Darlinyton Southerner. Coop your chickens. The cholera ha been playing havoc with the poultry ii this county this summer, and every rem redy that could be devised was adopto to prevent it, but all availed nothing A day or two ago our friend Dr. A. E Fant tola us that he discovered the dis ease among his poultry, and of cours expected to be chickenlessand duckies ii4~a few days. He, however, con trivet to catch forty, out of one hundred, an< '.sput them Jnto a coop. All, except fou of those that remained out, died, but In vnvoh aittv one of those nut into till coop.? UntonviUc Times. .The three ucgro men who have beci in our jail for sonic months past, undo MOntenee of execution?Tom Padgett John Mitchell and Henry Kilcrenseinade their escape on Saturday nigh last. They made a hole in the roof, am let themselves down by a rope of blank ets. The execution of all these mci "had been'stayed by the Governor unti -January next, pending motion for nev trials. Padgett and Mitchell are stil at large. On Monday, Kilcrcase wa discovered in an unfrequented buildinj near the jail, withoneof liis logs brokei in two places. It is thought he will die ?Edycfleld Advertiser. Cheating an Editor.?The Lau rcnsviUc Jfcrahl saysSeveral month: xince a negro man living in the neigh "borhood of Cros Hill, wishing to sub scribe, placed in the hands of a colorei iirAftclu-r. a small sum of monev whicl lie vvished applied as subscription to tli Jferald. Several days after the ncv -subscriber received the first copy of tli l>apert somewhat rumpled, and to hi ;Hurprise with another man's name upoi it! His paper readied him irregularly * a long time* after publication and ad dressed in the same way. Thereveren? friend to whom the money has beei paid, was himself a subscriber to ou ^>nper, and After he had read it sent it t the new patron, putting the little init . in his own pocket. A telegram to the Greenville Newt under of the 7th says: A large nuiube delegates are in the city, and time are exciting. Caucussing is going on ii every shanty. The Executive Commit tee are in session; and are tickling th< duly elcctcd. There are several contest ed delegations, and their rcspectivi rights will .be'decided by the conven tion t6-morio\v.' it'is thought titer* will be Wranghig o%'er this, but whei the convention comes to business, Cham .berlain will go through 011 the first bal Jot. .The following are the probable 'nominees for Congress: Riiney In tlx first; Ransier in the second; Carpente in the third, and Whipper in the liftl districts. Loxo Branch, iv. j., rsepicmoer o ?The President yesterday expresset 'himself as sincerely desirous of leaving the Southern States to take care of'theii 'own political affairs, anti of non-inter Terence oii the part of the Fbdeml Gov - -eminent, but the fact of the existence o 'lawlessness and violence in some of th< States was undeniable, hence the pre llmfn'ary orders for the movement o -the troops- are legitimate aud propel ' He hopes the moral effect of the presedce of the troops Inay render their ac "tire use unnecessary.'* Tinder the repre mentations that have been made, he believes lte would be guilty of neglect o . . duty of he did not take steps for the pre* : 'vention of threatened evils. ' ' " ' t . i_ - ! Ex-Governor R. K. Scott Tic ?- 4 "We have received a Ir.te number o the Democrat Nortlnvcxt, k paper pub lished at Napoleon, Ohio, the formei " " home of Ex-Governor .Scott, Vhicl . "speaks some good w*ords for our ex-Gov ernor. That paper aihortg other things 'says: " "No matter what the opinions o; others'may be, knowing him as we d< and as-the writer of this article has foi years, we hesitate not in saying we believe him to be What Pope calls "the lioblest work' of God"?an 'honest man, 1 At the time-he entered the army lie was a prosperous merchant in this place, Vorth, perhaps, from $50,000 to $00,000 "Which he had acquired by liis own enerxry and skill; with a small family, oco lforaical habits and more ttian ^rduuirv financial ability; this sum was greatly increa^d' during his term of service. 'By oue Teal estate transaction, alone in this town, he in a short time cleared over $oO,(XX>. By this and other legitimate speculations, we know that he 'made in this county alone over $190,WO. The fact then, that Scott should have become what would be called- wealthy, ' * ' " -??-* -A? K ~ Is no evidence 01 uisuoiiesiy, or-ttuit nu has swindled the people o? South Caro, liua." / R]>caking of our political condition the same paper says; ' "We hope tliat tlie better class in the South, of all parties, native born and 'those of the .North, will all unite in the election not only of honest, but of educated and qualified persons to the various oifleial positions among tliem, and thus right the terrible wrongs and abuses which oppress them and eat out their substauce." V . *> 1' ' f? . *v^ f g.. . [1 VLM. V**?g Flie Press and Banner. ? A-bbeville, S. C. I W. A. LEE, Editor. j Wednesday; Sept. 9, 1874. Ticmrs. ?Two Dollars a year, in ad * lance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents at the end of the year. Ho subscriptions taken for a shorte o Unit than six months. s Transient advertisement* are charge* ior at the rate or One Dollar per inel space for the first insertion, and Fin' ti Cents fur each subsequent insertion. ,, a liberal deduction from the abov rates is ma le to persons advertising b; the quarter or by the year. Both All obituary notices and tribute ejof respect are charged ior at iue usuti >- ratea of advertising. #, JOB PRESS. "We are now provided with an excel lent Job Press, and fine assortment c Job Type, and ar.? prepared to execnt 11 superior work. Ornersare respectfull, J solicited. d - j ; lt Regulations jok the Post-Ofkic at Abbeville.?The Office is open fo 1- the general delivery of let tern and sal >- of postage stamps from 7:30 A.M. to g P. M. t* Money Orders furnished from 7:30 A it M. to 3:20 P. M. Greenville and Columbia Ilailroa Mail closes .it 7:30 A. M. )l Washington, Ga., Mail closcs on "Wed y nesday at 5:30 A. M. ' + c Elbert, Ga., Mail, via Hcardmonl e closes on Thursday at 0:30 A. M. Antreville Mall, via Temple o *' Health, closes oji Thursday at 5:30 A. M s Elbert, (Ja., Mail, via LownuesviJit closes on Friday at 5:30 A. M. s- H. W. LA W.SOX, P. M. e s THIS PAPER IS ON FTLE WITH Where Advertising Contracts can bo made. \ , e SENATOR PATTERSON'S STORY 01 I OUTRAGE AND OF DANGER. y Senator Patterson lias been on a re cent 'mission to Washington, and has made there statements of a reign of ter s rorism in South Carolina which calls foi - 'iJi. ' the interposition 01 me unmary iiuuiui j ities. These statements lmve been do nounced, even by journals and politi> eians of his own party, as entirely unfounded in fact, and as having tbeii s origin either in a distempered fancy, 01 ] in a sinister motive. According to his I seport, murder and murderous outrages 1 are almost of daily occurrence, and ai: e armed outbreak is imminent? Ivu Klu> organizations, under the name of rifl< , clubs, are drilling all over the State i and can call into the field at any mo, meut 25,000 men fully armed and equip 7 ped?the only hope of the State is in tin j Federal army, ami bis present rui.-sioi - to "Washington was to have the arm3 distributed throughout the State, ani | held there until after the election?then I were troops enough in the State, but i s was necessary that they should be dis tributed generally?they were now con 1 fined to Columbia, York and Newberry where there were no disturbances, am should be sent to points where they ar< s needed. These statements, as we have said - have called forth an indignant protes -1 and flat contradiction from many quar ' * t...i? n itrnminaiih li<? cers. j uugc vjviuivc, ? jjiw.?..? i- publican, in a recent interview with tin e editor of the CJrccnvUlc News, declare.' s that his Circuit was never more tran J quil, and that for two years past then I- have been 110 cases of Ku Khix outmg* J in the State; I)r. Latimer, a leading ri4 Republican of Greenville, and a eandi () date for Congress from the Fourth Dis e trict, makes the same statements for tha . n,u fninniiiia "Hoard of Trad< OttUVU , UiV t denounce the report of anticipated col r lissions between the races as entirely s unfounded, and as disastrous to the ben' 1 interests of the State; whilst journals B both Republican and Democratic, conn . to the same conclusion. So far fron ? there being danger of an armed out break, there seems to be but little or > 1 U4 j ganizatiou among the white people - either political or military. The Tax - Unions have been only partially estab ^ lished, and partake notlung of a military j. i organizaiiuii. ouuio mv.ui.j v.a... ?. if clubs have been formed in the Stafe some eighteen in the city of Charleston but have gradually come iuio disusi j during the past eight years, and those I clubs which have recently been formed r owe their origin to the turbulence of the blacks in some sections?self-protection f being the sole purpose of these organi? zations. There is no battalion or brij. gade organization among these clubs, and they could muster, at the ontside, . I not more than fifteen hundred undrillod soldiers. Oil the other hand, there is | the National Guard of the State, organC ized and equipped by the .State.,- and - under the command of thorough-going Republican leaders. Whatever outbreaks may have taken place in other suctions of the South, none worthy of the name have occurred f of late in South Carolina, and whatever necessity may exist for the interposition -* ~l PKlsts Mil X'flliriitl UUKJI3 l-IOl/ll ov.<v, 11 in this State. Intriguing demagogues "| may fun the ilame of discord for selfish .|purposes, 'and unscrupulous journals may circulate unfounded stories of outfj rage for partisan ejids, but we feci | assured that the President will inquire . I into the facts fully before li???Jice more ; inflicts upon us the odium of a proclai uiataon Against riots, and brands the lair fame of the good people of the State 1 with the imputation of being violators . of law and good order. r Charleston to the Front.?Among our new advertisement, is tliat of one 'of the oldest establishments in this .State.' Established in 18452, it has maLu! tfcfned the lirtt place in its liue .of husifness.' With large experience and iu> ! surpassed facHities, Messrs. Walker, I Evans & Cogswell are preiured to sustain i the reputation of theior establishment. (Like A. T. Stewart, th^y behove in \ newspaper advertising, and take tnis j means to announce that they have this season added very largely to their stock of typeaud machinery, and are better i prepared than ever to please their customers. We wish them every success. ' Store Closed.?We are requested to announce that next Saturday being the Isrealitish New Year's Lay, the store of " ' v " ' Who is Responsible? A Washington corespondent of tin P/ucni.v, after dwelling upon the mis representation and abuse to which th< South has been subjected at the hands of Northern journals, concludes his let ter with the following paragraph It which he seems to justify the taunt : andsncsrsof our enemies, at our allege* imbecility and lethargy: i "I am too much away from the Stat ' to know what the political iri'look is n j home, but I am sure the political out took for South Carolina at Washingtoi j is indeed gloomy. The name is neve , spoken but in pity or ridicule. Th whites of South Carolina have li friends here and not many elsewhere e in my opinion. The Republicans t v whom I speak denounce Moses an ' laugh at our submitting to such gubei e notorial degradation. A New \orke j said to me: "If Gov. Dix had done a Moses did, he would now be crackin stones with Boss Tweed." A Wiscoi: sin man said: "Carpet-bag rule woul not last in niv State twenty-four hours. "I And a Pennsylvania Quaker, in in beautiful valley of the Cumberland y inquiring particularly about .South Cai olina, replied to my assertion lhat w 1 were doing pretty well: "Well, sir, K once adinirep South Carolinians, bi r you have lost your claim to admiratio 0 by not making a manly effort to crus 5 out your corrupt government." Sinii lar remarks, Mr. Editor, are constant! made to me in my association with me all over the North. This hist remark cj alas? was too true. Has South Caroli na ever made an eflbrt to relieve herself |. Not that I am aware. True, we did se lect one of our best men and tried t ; win by making him play second fiddl ' to a carpet-bagger; (I hope I won' ,f be arrested for contempt of Court;) bu was there anything in tliat policy t induce the true South Carolinian t I make on enun iu scium .<_ form? Not at all. And unless we d make such nn effort this fall and stcur ' a majority in our State Senate, we ar worthy the Government we will get am the opinions outsiders express of us."' Hut will the writer himself, before ta king part with our detractors, propos some possible plan of relief from ou troubles, and thus earn the gratitude o our people? "We suppose that he wil scarcely counsel a resort to secreet vio lence, and thus bring about a repetitioi of the ku-klux troubles?or advise ou people to appeal once more to arms am . vindicate our courage at the expense o j our discretion? Let him come liom - and not only point out but lead the way r We very much fear that distance ha - obscured his vision, at the same tim - that it lias given a stimulus to his rcso lution. What more can we do? Or ganize, and by so doing incite counter r organization, where our foes are two t< r one against us? Put a State ticket ii i the field, and make a melancholy exhi 5 bition of our imbecility at the polls i We have tried that already and pcrhap ; owe our failure to the "bourbonism" o > just such men as the writer, who rejec , all compromise and refuse to suppor - a ticket that has on it the name of; - carpet-bagger. Where there is a chanc i of success we believe that our people ar i lYinlrintr if: find lmve more to fear frou ; the rashness of would-be lenders, thai 1 from any apathy in their own ranks i Show them a chance and they will one t more rally to the breach. SAvaxxait Hivkii Valley Assc i ciATJON. ? This association, at whit:! 1 were represented thirty-eight Georgi and South Carolina Granges, met ii Augusta last week, and adopted resolu , tions providing for opening subscripts t books for stock in a depot and warelious - to be established in Augusta under th - auspices of tlio association, and thu ? none other but individual subscription 5 be taken less than ten dollars, viz: On - share of stock, or if in cotton, not lcs * than one commercial bale; also, tha * the capital stock be one hundred thou I sand dollars; and when ten thousam * dollars shall be subscribed, it shall b - the duty of tho executive committee t t call a meeting of the stockholders, giv ? ing them ten days' notice, for the pur " pose of electing suitable officers am " managers for each of said ce-operativ i organizations, and prepare ana procur . from the State of Georgia suitable char ? ters, and also for the establishment o i suitable agencies at other commercia poits. The convention adjourned fc meet in Augusta on the fourth "Wednca , day in February, 1875. . - At a late meeting in Memphis Tenn., speeches were made by Ex J President Davis, General Forrest an< > others, denouncing the massacre o prisoners at Trenton, and calling fo ! prompt aud most energetic enforcemen ! of the law against the perpetrators ' General Forrest st&ted he stood ready t< start to-morrow to assist the officers o 1 the law in bringing the assassins t< punishment. Resolutions were adoptci expressing the horror and iudignatior ' of the community at the foul crime, aiu 1 demanded of the Governor prompt ant 1 energetic measures for bringing th< 1 murderers to the bar of justice, and re lieve the State as far as possible from tin disgrace of such a crime, and asking tin ' Governor to employ police experts o Memphis to assist in capturing tin as&assins, and to employ the best lega counwel in the State to assist the Attor ney-General in prosecuting them. "Rvamink Yorit Wells.?Pure watei is the first essential to health and life In no way are impurities and conse quent disease so readily taken into the sj'stem as by th-e uso of polluted water for any purpose. This being the beginning of the sickly season, we would suggest to our citizens that their wells be at once properly cleaned, securely [covered, and carefully drained, to prevent the ingress of impuritives of any kind. "An ounce of -prevention h worth a pound of cure." The cost ol cleaning a well is less than the .expense .of .the cheapest funeral. ^ mm ? JKaT Senator Patterson publishes ? long .curd iu ihe K-atioual Republican, in -winch Sas replica to the resolutions | of tlbe?'oluinbia Board of trade and the statements of Judge Cooke and athcrs, ?s to the good order prevailing in the State, He sticks to it that the condition here calls for the presence of the troops. He says that he lias not asked for more troops, but for the distribution of those mat are uere. $ o i BSJ- Tlie Republican State Convention inet*in Columbia yesterday. The delegates from here went down on Monday. pi * # |Q5uTlios. A. Sullivan has been ap " ~ ' " " - r?~ ~-r-?7 - T - - t-T THE EEP^CAN OONVOTON. i , Pursuant to notice the Republican Convention met here on Thursday last ^ j and was called to order by H. H. Elli- ^ 3 son. A Committee on Credentials con- { 'sistingof one from each of the sixteen { , I townships Was appoiuted, and the Con- j ^ s vention took a recess to await tncir re-1 j j port which was nor made until 7 o'clock | p. in. The contests over the seats of | e delegates from Indian Hill, Magnolia , t and Abbeville delayed the rejxlrt of the j ' Committee. The Convention theli ad11 journed until the following uioriilhg, ^ e when an election was entered Into for , o officers, when H. A. Wideman was j , elected President?his competitors be- ( ingW. H. Wallace and H. H. Ellison? and W. P. McKellar, J. C. Wosmansky, r L. H. Jtussel and T. X. Tolbert were -s elected Secretaries. " - -H??nntn?, O 11<1 ? O f. f f> f 1 ? On motion uuMiiiunmi? !* fj delegates were admitted to back seats. " The Jules of the House of liepresentae tives so far as applicable, were adopted. I' This Convention, we think, was a J vast improvement on the Convention I which met here hVo years ago. In this it body there were quite a number of resII pectable colored men, and a small j* sprinkling of whites. Among the y whites were J. It. Tolbert, James M. u Martin, J. R. Tarrant, Jerry Hollins: head, E. L. Tolbert, L. L. Gulfin and o Rev. B. W. Reynolds, of Wisconsin. .1 Prominent among the eolored men who o took part in the deliberations of the v Convention were Beverly Vance, W. M. t Pressly, Mitchell Goggins, Win. Buto ler, H. A. Wideman, I. H. White, T. t? ISL Williamson, RobertGriffln, Jns. A " Spencer, "Win. Troy, Williatnm Slaves, " Arthur Jeflerson, and others. As far e as could be seen the Convention appear3 ed to be conservative and disposed to act for the best according to the lights * before them. It was clenrly evident e that they wore disposed to drop some of r whites whom they had heretofore supf ported, though they were strongly sup' porting others. They at least evinced a " disposition to change if not to reform. 1 The only old members of the Leglslar ture who seemed to have the confldencc \ and support of the Convention were 1 Tolbcrt and Wideman. p Tn mvior fn show thfe conmarative strength of the various parties'%vc apH pendalistof the names nominated and e the number of votes received by each. " Whatever may be the result of the Sen" ivtorial contest, the indications are now* " plainly in favor of J. It. Tolbert, and D that neither Guffln nor Hollinshead 1 have a shadow of a chance for the posi tion. It is possible that one or both of the last named candidates may be sent s to the House of Representatives. For the State Convention. t H. A. Wideman,... 89 t Itobert Glriltin, 71 ? A. J. Titus, GS J. It. Tolbert, Go e J. H. Wallace J1 t' T. M. Williamson, 28 Ll L. L. UulTin, 24 A. M. Johnson, "4 Henry Hurd,.. 2G ' J. Hollinshead, 19 e W. H. Khives, 1> Jo?enli Hawthorne 13 j. C. Henry, .. 0 I. 11. "White, 7 >- H. H. Ellison G li T. M. Christian, 4 , a Thos. Finley, 1 For the Conyrcmonal Convention. W. M. Prcssly, 82 MitchellGoggins,.... 68 11 J. R. Tarrant 56 e James A. Speneer, 51 e James "White, . 40 t T. J. Hurd 33 Ivcrson Reynolds, 33 Frank Relcher, 20 e Moses Morngne, 21 s S. li. Grant, 19 j James M. Martin, 1... 17 Lewis Clay,'.! 15 A. J. Hunter, 13 J H. If. Ellison, 11 e I. II. White, 10 J. Hollinshead, 10 The five receiving the highest number of votes in each case were elected. 1 DUE WEST ITiSMS. C ? e Mr. James McDill is a man of ener - gy. After teaching school for the past if six or eight months, he started off next I morning after the close of his schdol, to 0 take a position in T. A. Baker's store - at Lowndesville. Mr. Samuel Agnew left Due "West ' . ln^t Monday for New York, to buy ( i, goods. Messrs. Jumcs Agnew and Robert , 1 " ' IV !J. III- 1??. ' r*>tniui, 01 j-/oiiaiu?viut.-, iciu mi f York last week, to make their Fall purr chases. I 1 Revival at Little River.?A very i interesting religious meeting closed last ^ week at Little River (Baptist) Church. Rev. Mr. Burts, the pastor, Rev. R. N. 3 Pratt, and Rev. Mr. King took part in i * the exercises, and at the close of the ' ' m/intinir tliirtu npponiiis worn rcftpil'pd I uiuuiijj ??"V I'" into the Cliureh by buptism and two by . * certificate. We learn that Mr. F. W. It. Nance, 1 of Due West, is Umpire of the Due ' * Wefct Croquet Clitb. ? At TJofhol mi loaf Rmirlnv wftek. fiftv- ' I iU ~ J , j four persons were baptised and admitted j to ;tbajt Church. Beys. Hays' aud . Young, of t!ic Baptist Church, were , assisted by B^v. C". V. Barnes, of the Methodist Church. This is considered j as a great outpouring of the spirit. ' Rev. J. N. Young preached one of ( [ his most animated sermons on last Sun- , , day, in the Church at Due West. The , audience was small, however, in conse quencc of absence in attending PresbyI tery. * ] s Gallantry.?Our friend, Mr. Robt t r Crawford, ascertaining that a number of ; t . the handsome young ladies of Duejl r West liad walked out to the school exi ercisesof Mr. Sames McDill, generously p offered them the use of his splendid , horse and buggy. Two of their number Accepted his kind offer, and Mr. Crawford drove them home in safety. ^ % The closing exorcises of Mr. James McDill's school came off on Friday last with soino pleasant exercises, in the j, presence of a large and appreciate audi- y ence. Quite a number of young ladies H were present from Due West. The exercises were In exwmination in the various branches of study, and speeches ^ from the boys, which were admirably delivered. The day was spent very ^ pleasantly by alJ. Croquet, coquetting, and gallantry furnished no small part of the enjoyment of the'spectators. The school house is located near Due West, 1 and has been well patronized. Mr. j* McDlll gave general satisfaction to all interested in the school. (^U!irt0rS' ^ ^ rC"i ^ " -1 t'i" . f'i. ' . .... ' 'WW 1 Address ,of Col. J. P. Thtom Our citizens had the pleasure oh Tiie lay last of hearing an able and eloqnei id dregs from G. J. P. Thomas, Superii endent of the Charlotte Military Inst ute, upon "South Carolina?her pas >reset!t and future. But fdr till; slidV less of the notice and the absence nany of our people, the audience wou * 1 rni? - -l J nuve Dcen uiucn larger, me uuuic ivus worthy bt tlie ripeak^r, And \v istened to with marked attention, presented an interesting revieW of tl past history of the State even as farbai is colonial days, and unfolded theglo1 ing record of uncicnt prowess, as an i centive to future effort. It was earu< in spirit and hopeful in tone, and ma many stirring appeals to those sen merits of duty and of self-interest whi lie at the basis of the work of reno\ tion and restoration. It was a stroi protest ngainst the apathy which pi vails in e?rtain quarters, and a trump* tongued Call to active effort. The Co] nel was the guest of ReV. 13. It. Mil Religious.?Owing to the absence the pastors of the Presbyterian, Met! odist and Baptist congregations On 8u day last, they united with thelipiscoj in religious services at Trinity. An ii prcssive .serniou was preached by t Rector, Rev. E. It. Miles, upon the i ccrraimy 01 juu, n? su^^wicu t recent dentil of a prominent memb from the te.\;ts, "As the Lord liveth,a as my soul livcth, there is hut one st between me and death"?"I thank t Lord that he has given me warning' utterances of David "the hrxyeef singer Israel." The lessons of mortality taught in the Scriptures, and as broug home to the daily experience of us n were enforced with great fervor and e quence?Jesjons which however re-it ated are fruitless unless they are reeeiv as a note of timely warning, and brii about needed preparation. The serm was listened to with marked attenti and interest. After the sermon t Communion was administered. Bank Agency at Abbeville.?\ learn that the Bank of Charleston about establishing an agency at tl place, with Messrs. Barnwell & Co., t well known and prominent mcrchai nf our town, for the purpose of supp' ing funds for the-purcha.seof cotton a the buying and selling of exchanj Abbeville now is very much in want banking facilities, and this arrangemc when effected will supply a much ne< ed desideratum. The Bank could i select gentlenfen of higher cliaract for business capacity and integrity, a we are sure that the business of t agency will be managed by them vc satisfactorily to all parties. PioNrc at Bordeaux.?Mr. H. ' Johnson writes us an interesting sket of a pleasant Pic-Nic at Bordeaux, the 27th ult., which we regret has be crowded out. It does full justice to t hospitality or me people, me e.\ueuei of the music, furnished by Messrs. Cowan, McLaneand others, thejoyoi ness of the dance, the sumptuonsnoss the feast, and other attractions. \ sympathize with our friend in his la of a pair of dancing shoes to enable h to trip the iigiit fantastic toe, and wi him better luck next time. Missing Beef.?Some time ainee family in tins town procured of A Jacob Miller a bountiful piece of be steak, and in order that ii might kept nicely until the next morn rug, f it iu a bucket and lowered it in the wc Xext morning the bucket was <tra\ up and found to be empty?the bi ? ?* i?' r< _ . goue ami 110 cluc to tue tnier. 001 ten days afterwards when the missi beefhud been forgotten, a servant dri It up in the well-bucket. The beef w in as good a state of preservation could be expected under the circumsUi ces. ;* " *'>% . ' ' For Baltimore and New York Mr. J times A.' Howie and Miss Kt Small, of the Emporium of Fashic left on yesterday for the North,' for t purpose of laying in a Fall and Witil stock of dress goods,' millinery'ai other attractions. They promise tlii friepdij in a few weeks a brilliant arr of the best goods of tue season. >vi Miss Lydia Taggart presiding over t maptua-making department and M Small the millinery, the Emporium w sustain its past reputation. ^ ^ Welcomi:.?Mr. Thos. G. Coogl< loug a Conductor 0:1 the G. & C. li. I and lately appointed to the same po: tiori on our Branch Road, has purchas tlieSassard House, (formerly, owned I Mr. B. T. Hughes, and more lately 1 Mrs. Hansard,) for the sum of $2,000, ai lias removed with his family to Abt rille. Mr. (J. is an efficient and cot teonsofficer, and with his family will luite an accession to our place. \ jxtend to them a cordial welcome. Hon. Xiles G. Parker, late Sta Treasurer and now candidate for Co jress, from this District, was in our c [Ice last week. He expects no help fro ;lie Abbeville delegation, but thinks 1: ;hances good. Chamberlain he thin >vi 11 reecivc the nomination for Gove ior. ; We would like to know what tl Major from White Hall knows ubo he tight at Greenwood. We learn th he Doctor's head was "level." I ;uew all about the fight. The First Bale of new cotton w; >rought to town on Monday by Messr ' *?? t r%..y i ... ? .l;< ). ~1\ UIICl 1. Jj* V/BIIIOUIJ-*X|U??II ,'ood ordinary?weighed 4iJ(j lbs., an i'as sold to Barnwell & Co., at 13J cent J8g?? Mr. O. T. Jackson, wlio made arge sum in the horse trade last. 3*ea rill try his luck again in the same bus less this Fall. JSSF Sir. 8- A. Smith of Andersor jrmerly of our town, was In town la; reek, looking well. Matrimony agree dthhim. We learn that the Mayor c finety-Six positively promuiis ma iuuj hal from pulling oft' his coat bcfor nocking a prisoner down. j ^ j Mr. Joseph F. Leo, Phologrs her, will be abseut from hid gallery fo few days, but will be back at the las . " . " ' *' * v-".**;1*?*' V-*'-t v ^ : I ' THE PGtlCY ?F PBOSCRIP-itON.?Tlie citizens of RUgefield, from cooimunica^ g. tions which appear in th? Advertiser, it seem disposed tp repudiate the advice of ' ii- Gen. Kershaw, recommending a union i- of races in the work of reform, and one ;t, comhiuniedtioh sighed by bile hundred t- and forty names, vehemently urges a of policy of proscription, and calls upon Id the Tax-Unious to require of its memss bers that they will not hire, rent land as to, or any way employ thoSfe blacks who Tt refuse to vote for the white candidates I1C that iiiay bt! selected. Now, -whatever may be the evils under which We are kV_ suffering?dnd tltey iire neither fetv nor n. small?we submit that this is not the >st proper tfay to remedy them. Ra?h (je measures never will accomplish any ti- good, but must recoil upon the heads of cl, those who project them?we must con a. cede something or lose all. It will not do to ignore the black man, or forget re. that he is a member of the body politic. et_ As one of the wards of the natiou, he [0_ has rights Which we must respect, or else lose our own. It is difficult for some of our people to recognize the fact that of he is legally our equal, and that any ,0. combination of men to control his vote in_ is a violation of law and an infringe ment of the law of suffrage, m t. T.17H7TC T VftllfiH. W#> TlOfrlpntfll to lit ---o I m. mention in our lust, the death of this) he young gcntlemnu, \rlio leaves many efi friends in this county to mourn his loss. nc] He died nt Garlaudsville/ Miss., August ep 10, aged twentytVvo years and six jf? months. He was the eldest son of the >_ Rev. A. A. Morse, formerly of this of State, graduated with distinction al as Davidson College in 1872, and had been 111 engaged in teaching school in his Llli adopted home. Ho possessed many rare lo- qualities of mind and hertrt, which seer cured for him the love of his comrades, ed and gave promise of a life of honor hud ng usefulness. But alas lie has been cut on off at the threshold of his career, and on death has come to blight the hopes of he his early life. Let the Tkoops C'omk?Some peoVc pie are much exercised about Grant's sending troops to the South. We say lit let them come. Law-abiding people he hafie nothing to fear from their presence, ]t.6 while they disburse large amounts o< |y. money among our people. If we had nd enough of them they would enrich our rp. country. Every soldier spends from of ten to fifteen dollars a month, whije the lit officers, spend a much larger amount. ?d- We need the money, and see no reason iot why the soldiers might not as well be eri quartered here as anywhere else. nd he The Cctxty Hoard of ISqualiza>ry tiox, consisting of Messrs. F. A. Connor, J. M. Latimer, and J. W. Perrin, and County Auditor T. J3. Milford., and M. County Treasurer Thos. N. Tolbert, met cli here on Monday last,-but owing to the on sickness of the County Auditor, adjournen ed. It is the duty of the Hoard to hear lie all complaints of improper assessments, ice and to make a proper valuation-of pro^ A 1 ? ~ l'j. periy wiiicu jjh? ut-cn uuumjol Thu Crops of Cottoxin- tfie lower Vc section of the County, an JespeciaiT}' on ck the Savannah, have suffered from the im drought, and have &een affected' with sh rust, wliicli will cut .tfieni off very seriously. Many sections vcilE not make more than one-third" or on^half of a a crop. A short ?rop generally is expectrr. ed. ef- ? *" * be Tlie .Inni?p Editor of the Mccli>ut um had a nwst enjoy able time on last 11. Friday, at McDill's school exhibition vi) near Due West, He made the imp re. Cef sion howe7er, thivt "the feast fvf reason" presented by the entertainment was thong least attractive part of the exercises, jw nnd that he sought a "flow ?f ss^ul" in fts ;more delightful quarters. in- We are pleased to kcv that our friend Co?. Tilman, of Meaiphis, who for sometime past "has been on a visit to _ friends here, has been much improved lte in health. flTerels nothing like Abbe)n ville air for an firfrcTid", arid we would Luke gi. d to see ourfylcftdyofteirer and for a tf,r longer time. ' ejr Col. Doi)y\irkan.?We regret to learn py that Col. Thos. Dqdaniead, the efllofent th superintendent of the 0. & C. R. It. i.nNn'nf tn rniicm Ilia nn?Ifl<m Tin. VI(Iff heeil J)e 1 ;-:r o jgg offered the position on the Chesapeake HI and Ohio Railroad?a road of five hundred njilea long and of the fir?l importance. His loss will be seriously felt ;r) and much regretted. si: JJS?" Mr. Mansfield HoIIinsworth left etj our town on Saturday last for. \Vashing[,y ton & Lee University, Lexington, Va., hjy where he proposes entering as a student. 11(j He has many warm friends here who (C. I will be glad to hear of his success. If. ---? ke J53"* Mr. Patrick Walsh, of the Auffu*ta Chronicle and Sentinel, has been re-nomiimted for tho Legislature by the Democrats of Richmond County, Ga. He is an able, hard-working and progressive member, and will be re-elected )f_ by a handsome majority. m ?1 ,ja Mr. Tlios. F. Lanier, a good farlJS mer of .the Lowndesville section, lias ,r>. been very ill for some time past. He is still in a critical condition. May he be restored to health and long live in the )<?l midst of his family. at DSF A dispatch from the Warm j-e Springs, Va., to the Charleston JVcwn and Cnwier, states that Gem Grant on a recent visit declared to Col. Swann, a 1 prominent citizen, that ho would be ai eis (candidate for a tmra term. 8. y J5Sy Gen. McGowan and . "Deacon" ll' lingers drew straws who should culti- i s', vatethc Presbyterian Parsonage tract, 1 and the former won. The crop is turn- , a ing"outso badly, that the General is| f' decldcdly of the opinion that drawing I i l~ straws is not always profitable. * We regret to learn that Mr. Ga- ] 11 briel Hodges, a prominent citizen ofil ^ Cokesbury, is now seriously ill. ggL. After the 15th inst., a steamer is'( to leave Port Royal, weekly for Liver-1 ,f pool. -j e tSF There is a. great gathering of all the Republican officials in Columbia, j1" this week. j 5 - - -t r BSf Our young friend, Mr. Edward 1 t Noble, is back from the mountains in- . vigoratediu health a?d strength. r -I f) -1, *r TT " 1 " * ; 7 TH$ COM VENT ION. | Cta Chamberlain-Patterson-Elliot Ring Considered Broken. New Man for Governor. r GREAT EXCITEMENT AMOXG THE MEMBERS. "We are indebted to the courtesy of our friend of thePh'&nix foi1 the following dispatch which came to hiihd last night and is the latest slate up to the preseut 1 time: Columbia, Sept. 8,1874. The Republican Nominating Conveutlon which met to-day in the State Capital elected Post Master C. M. Wilder, of Columbia, tts temporary Chairman, defeating Congressman Elliott, very mucll to the surprise of everybody. This action Uf the Convention is regarded as a break of the Chaniberlain-Patterson-Elltott Ring. After the appointment of the Committee on Credentials, the Convention udjourned until to-morrow. A new man will likely be nominated for Governor. There is great exeitement.awong the members. |vj, je?" This year alitfuM teach crur farmers a lesson about buying guanos, whieli . they should not somi forget* Some of our planters will hot realize enough froin the sale of thoip> crops to pay for half the fertilizers creed;Mr. Jik>. It. \ViIs?on, who Jive* near the Poor House, proposes to give Guv. Moses his entire -cotton, crop for the [taxes, if the latter will pay for half of | the guano uned in the cultivation. The. candy-pulling at the Abbeville Hotel was quite a success fast night. I The evening,Hve learn, was an enjoyable one to all present. 8?gu The editor of the Charleston [ Chronicle hires a boy to fickle him 01 I oiwl titill hn fnilu tn nn fl ) HllJl ill iJ^Oj (VUU OV1H *A\> 4MI1M wv ? | laugh. "NVe have received a communication from "Eureka," at Clear Springs. Much obliged. Will appear uext week. Too.late for this issue. Politics is a dirty pool for preachers to ilubble. in. Those wlio wish to keep their skirts clear should stick to the higher profession. Some preachers in their sermons direct too much attention to trifles, while the vital questions are overlooked. 100 Bundles Beard Ties, Best Boynca Bagging, DmPEE, GAMBREIiL & CO. Sept. 9 22 tf ' 7,000 YABDS ASSORTED HOMISPMS ... . . DuPre, fiambrell & Co's. Sept. 0 22-tf new~^OUE7 LARD, SUGAR, BACON, COFFEE, TOBACCO, NAILS, &e..r &c.,at MM CMMTCTJ. 11m JJIUL JLt-Uf UXXilil^XLU-UJ-i U VU W. j Sept. 9 22"-tf ~BOOMS~TOEENT ' ' V 1 . ; OVER Cffl, &AMBBELL & CO'S ' ""1 '- " ' > .it STOEE. . i I Sept | 22-if , 1 :-S|tfeiwas3p^ Nos.3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. First-Class Work OUR SPECIALTY, YET, BY USING CHEAPER OBADEH OF STOCK, = WK CAN yCKNISU WOBK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES, j FIIIF FJMinsiTsTJTinilFRV. I lllik. I llVIIIWIItlUi.U V I Ik I IUJI fell I I I Piries Paper and Envelopes. Redding and <?all invitations ON THS BEST STOCK ANO PRINTED IN THE LATEST STYLE. ~CITATI03NT. The State of South Carolina, A BBE V1LLE CO UNTY. Hy Charles W. Gtiftin, 'Esquire, Probate J udge. Whereas, James H. "SVideman made . xx a 1.: T A A iUJl [O II1C IU glillll mill Jiui:cis ui auninistration of the Estate and ettecta of Daniel Collier, late of Abbeville Jounty, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonsh all and singular the kindred and jreditors of the said Daniel Collier, leceased, that they be and appear before ne in the Court of Probate, to. be held at \bbeville C. H., S. C., on September 2$, 874, after publication hereof, at 11 >'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, f any they have, why the said Adminstration snould not be granted. r jiven under my hand and seal, this j[ seventh dav of September, in the j^year of our'Lord oue thousand eight 3 hundred and seventy-four and in the h ninety-ninth year of American In- . ^dependence. I Published on the 9th and 16th day of t September, in the Abbeville Press and jianncr and on the Court House door for ho time required by law. CHAS W. GUFFIN, Judge of Probate. September 9, 1S7-1, 22-2t* Ele Stale of Sol Carolina, I ABBEVILLE COUNTY, In Probate Court. Mrs. N; J. Dickson and Thorn# i . . Dickson, Adm'fl, s C against Sirs. il. 1). Drcnnan and S. E; Ml# > Caslan aud others. Petition to Sell Land for Payment o/. ... i Debts. BY rirtne of an Order to me directed, by his Honor C. W* tinffiny Jndge of Probate for A1?bo^ ville County, I will sell atAbbeville Conrt House, en Sale Day in Octobef, next, withii^be^gal.hoyj^ , n -?0p? Trapt of .tank, fIffithM /IffiJ % Iituilfj Jb2 Acres, f .(iff more or less, and bounded by lands of* John Mars and others. TERMS?One-third of the pnr> chase monoy to be paid in CASH, the"; ren.aindoroft twelve month*' credit, vviih' interest from day of sale, to be-secured by bond and mortgage oh the' premises to tho Jndge of Probate, .of Abbeville County. The purchaser fcj>? have lcavo to pay all in cash if-desire# by hi in, and -pay for att-' aecesaary papers. Tho terms to be COfnplied with tie Probate Judge. /. ; j / KK. S. A. U. Sheriff'* Office, Sept. S, 1874, 22-tf Tie Stale of U Carolina, George II. Ilusfhey. Ex. of Deborah.' , , Hambltn, A. B. Hamblin and Ballard Jfc Deatt" Amended EUZ'fw Ivjunofion to Dcoldre :'.s " ' BY virttr&' c^aiX' ^r^cr tb-me- dt^ ^ i? v, reeled, by i>w Honor T. 1?. Cooke, 1 will sell at Abbeville Courts rT C!..U/lrtt#..U* AAlAfiAwik""* ILOUftCj Ul? OUll'Uuj* i?i vv^wy* v : ^ svitbin the legal bourne, fa ?^5ff containing M.Aem,- f; . . mora 4?HW, fl#&dedlj? Enot^i Nelsonfjwmn A.wfciiifcwwd tl?o Tract on which Mrs. Deborah Ilamblin, lately deceased, lived. Sold a? the property of Albert, B. Hamblin, at tUw sail of Bqjlai'l w I Dean. .... /v , JO /it) * ;*| Terms Cash. \10f .mj L. r. GTFFLN; M .Sheriff A,btoville County. ,Sherif^'? Offu-e, ) Sept. 8, 3871 22-lf { M ". p n. .1 n r.*L . ai rim affile 01 soon i$pa, COUKTY, | hn the tUwL of Cmmu Elcas.. (> Francis h. Corner, Tb&vlitit 1 ? *' *&*?*? '? J u j John C. C: AJLctv Defendants Complaint for IvfceOnm 'Ji "U i niolp >. v * J gU * : ' ' j r>Y virlnc of on Orrter to mo di? House, on SiUcday ur -OctQjjcc. iiext,. lw$tbiu:t;liuifa^m. hotifc; . ^ WO-EOTS Or-IANB. 4i awamasui. m 1 HbO riJiftl WjrBiVT ' i lo^urt-1 i.} {tf '' **'. f.j rruvre or less, jio<I bounded, l>y J.aM? TbomaM Mr*x>ki<, liagli R. J3ui?k? and i Gabriel No. 2, |j . . ' . tcontaining. . ) q Acres, moro or loss, bounded by hnda of John C.-William#,.Jymcs Cochran and ThomaM Jfahon. Sold a% the : property' of John 0. 0. AHeo, at the V suit of F/iA. Cotiuor. . '/$? TERMS CASII. ?T1!0 H2AX.CK 3IQS4N; s. a. c. Slioi-iff 's OfUforiX ' Sept. 8, 1874 22-tf j W. T. Branch, I LIFE AND FIRE I illl MIT, - / Office over New Post Office, Abbeville 0. E, S. C. Sept 1,1874, 21-3ra WARDLAW & CAREW, ?antnw QTifi Pflmmiwin?! Mprrhant? 'UUIU1Q UUU UUIUUI1UU1UU iUUl VUUUlllj M Charleston, S. C. fl SOLICIT CONSIGNMENTS OP ;fl 5 \COTTON AND OTHER PRO- fig )UCJ3. and are prepared to make liberAugust 19, 1874, lMt