The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, August 11, 1875, Image 4

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Tie Press and Ifenner. t ^beville, S#1; dnesday, August 11, 1875. p - I., ? EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE ? LETTER FROM THE JUNIOR. grkkvii.m; ('< The Junior at Walh'alla^oji Jb^rJj?a^ accepted the kind offer ^flhom Col. mmS Mrs. J. T. Robertson, of a seat in thug carriage from ihat poifit to this place,' arriving here on Friday ni'ternoou after a very pleasant journey of two days along the foot of tlte nM>untains?tf)ri Thursday night we stopped at the ens Hotel kept by Mr. P. McD. Alexander, and were indeed hospitably entertained, and reasonably obliged. We were much pleased with tiie management of the hotel and recommend this ;iuu^c lu ii.iv ?>aj iiu ju^, khiu <* pleasant retreat. We crossed the South1 Saluda which runs along the foot of the mountains and live miles from ''the Head," about half p:u*t three o'clock in the afternoon of Friday the 24th, and lifter a three hours' constant pull ar-j rived at the Hotel on "the Head," where; we, tired, wet and worn out, received a hearty welcome and good cheer from i that courteous host, Dr. Miles. The Doctor and his good lady make this place home-like and cheerful, while the. cool air and bracing breeze enable one fully to appreciate the pleasant association with the nice people here assembled for either health, pleasure or sight-sec- , j ing. ' ! There are daily arrivals and departures; iroru this place. New visitors always! meei. a hearty welcome from everybody, while all regret the departure of any. In the afternoon we walk from the Hotel to "the Head," the "cold spring," to the crown of the Hill in front of the house, or to other places of interest, and at night, we either dance, play whist, j enjoy a tete-trtc on the piazza, or in any other way that our inclination may suggest. We have been delighted with* our visit here, ami we would like t<> write something that might be of interest to the reader* of the Pre<ot aiul J?an- J tier, but we scarcely know what facts t<?' write that most of our readers are not already familiar with. If we write of the sublimity and! grandeur of the mountain scenery, or of, the beautiful valleys below, we will write that which is familiar to all; if we write of the most fragrant and deli? varieties of the houey-suckle, or the' kaltnia, which blooms in elegant eJiis-l ters, or the rhododendron, which is the: most lovely of all the blooming bushes,; or the heavily laden berry bushes, the * phlox, the fern, or the in numerable' liost of other flowers that dot the How-! er-spangled carpet of green which eov-j era this mountain, we will only repeat1 what our readers already know; if we; write of the stalely hemlock or spruce-! .]>ine, the fruit-bearing chestnut, the, majestic oak, the beautiful hickory, I lie j ' lofty poplar, or the staunch old walnut, i which together with other varieties! make up the principal forest growth,: it would be as a thrice-told tale. So we; shall pass all these points. char'S III:AI> was bought in lS&j and settled in 1S."7; by Major Hagood, who paid ten cents' an acre for a tract of three thousand| acres. Since the settlement it has been; more or less popular as a .Summer resort,! E- and of late J)r. Miles, who kevps onj I "the Head" the best Hotel thai we know of has devoted a great deal ol' time and much money in establishing new roads! to places heretofore almost unknown and never before frequented by visitors. The most prominent point of interest lately opened.up, and we think one of j the.chief attractions among the natural urenery for visitors, is the SALUDA FA I.J S, which are about threc-und-a-half miles from "the Head." L'util this Spring] there was no road to tlie.se Falls, and no I [ L visitor until recently, ever had the pleasure of beholding this truly sublime; and awe-inspiring spectacle. These! Falls are a succession of falls and rapid descents over the faceo'f immense rocks.: The greatest fall from any one point; liuinrr iivint/j/l of nliAltt /tfifi lmrwlr/wl uviiig vouiuaivvi Id CU'V/IU- w:iv jiuiuii'.m and fifty feet, or twelve feet less than tbe Niagara Falls, and thirty feet loss: than the Toccoa Falls in Georgia, withj this other difference, the Niagara is a| much heavier volume of water, and the, Toccoa being much less, and leaps from 1 the mountain crag one hundred and eighty feet high but the stream is so small that "Ere it reaches the rocks it hoped towinj y borne away in vapor thin." rom top to bottom it ii estimated that ie Saluda Falls are one thousand feet, be stream is more than ample to run a ill, and pours over two precipices in broad sheets of water falling upon the granite clifl's, foaming and running with a continued hurrying impetuosity over the steep rocks, seeking a lower resting place at the foot of the mountain. Viewing these falls from one point the eye takes in at a single glance adescent of the Saluda River of some six hundred feet. We passed under the highest fall of water and behind the broad sheet which ceaselessly pours from this great attitude to the rocks below, which if possible, send the restless stream with greater velocity over the granite jjk clifiis farther down the mountain gorge. $1; ANOTHER NEW l'OINT OF INTEREST "Jfis the Smitten Iiock, on the top of which the visitor stands at a shadowy height, and takes in a magnificent view ybf the mountain goige below and a delightful sightjof towering mountains and rolling valleys in the distance. The Head, the Devil's Dining lioom, and his Satanic Majesty's House, the BlufF and Stony Point, are all points - tliASU ..'iw. <i.;_ place, as well as to those who have read i interesting descriptions of them, and we presume they care not to hear it told fx gain. FROM THE HOTEL seven different towns may he seen more or less distinctly, viz: Spartanburg, Grier's Station, Greenville, Easley's Station, Walhalia, Pickens arid Pendleton. King's Mountain in North Carolina may he clearly seen, while on the other hand Currahee mountain, near Atlanta may beobserved. Those mountains are some two hundred miles apart, ppd between them an innumerable [number of mountains uud valleys se< j to have been thrown together in. gra ful confusion. - *. ' *' j tjik or c.t-'.sAn's nisa$r3 is as good as possible. No man c>\ has the second chill, even though came from the most malarious localit jwiih tin- most ohstinate ?.;i<e of cl j and fever. The hottest hour that we have h here the thermometer indicated 81 ( grees farenhoit, arid*/theu only t'ui ale oi toe. day when exposed to its reot rays; but in the shade-we iu \ su&^with heat and at. flight aiwa sleep with covering?reminding one October weather at home. -, Among the guests.istheyoung, gi ftc handsome and accomplished authored Miss F. C. Fisher, of Salisbury, N. ( ! whose numerous productions over t } non (h.plume of Christian Read, h:i justly rendered lier name illustrioi ; Among the list of attractive works :i found "Valeria Aylma," "Xina's Ator | ment," "A Bohemian, Ciirl," "Mnrti House," <kc., which many of our rea ers have doubtless seen and read wi pleasure and prolit. Col. A. M. Speights, tlio editor of til live newspaper the Greenville J)n\ X< ivs, was here on Friday and Saltird: and is now on his way to Warm Spring N. (y. The Colonel is a progressi man, always makes a hold strike for ti right, llis paper has done much to a vanec the interests of the city of ( ree villi*, and lie richlv deserves the lihei support that, is accorded to that paper. Aiming others that have hcen he during the past lew days are F, M. M Bee, Ksip, Dr. W'j.star Vance, of (5ree vilie; Col. J. T. Robertson, .1. M. it bertson, Abbeville; Peter \\\ Jiairsl< and fumily, of Haiti more. Cj*:sAlt's JTkai>, Aug. 3, 18v3. IN THi CLOUDS. For the past twenty-four hours th "exceeding high mountain" has bet "oncooipassed by a thick cloud," tl like of which is not familiar to the j>e pie of Abbeville. At times it has be< impossible to distinguish one man fro another at.a distance of lil'ly yards, h a- tiie clouds seldom rest on the mou tain top for any considerable length time we arc constantly expecting t! veil 10 dp lined ny tin* sun wiien oi eyes may ajrain bo feasted on the nui beautiful ethereal and iandseapo vision Immediately before the settling of tl cloud around us we had the most heii tifwl views that we have ever seen. 1 describe the varying eMeets of the ligi upon the wooded valley or upon tl shifting clouds requires a more rea< pen than ours, and we shall not atteni their description. AUot'NI* ti!k i-ii:i:. Since yest? rdav morning the doors tlie hotel have been closed, and tl boarders have assembled around tl cheerful ingle which lias been briyhl burning for the past two days. Eve night we sleep under cover, but hi night an additional blanket was add* to our comfort, and the windows we dosed. Since the wet weather set we have had fewer arrivals llian for tl same length of time since we have he< here, which has had rather a dcprcssdi efl'ect upon those upon the "Head," b clear weather and fresh arrivals will i spire new life. TJIE VISITORS AT THK "JIHAD." Among tne visitors here wo are su prised to note the very small numh who come for their health. The gre:i er number, it seems to us, are heaitl people, who come to get a little rc lVoin their ordinary avocations, and have "a good time" in the society those here on the same business, as wi as to enjoy the natural scenery of th grand oid mountain. We are of tl opinion that it will do anybody mm good, both physicalJy and socially, spend a month or two with the got people to be met here, while we Indie' it to be the '{u/y of those sick withchil and fevers to come. NO CHILLS IILRE. ?\o man was ever Known 10 nave li second chill on this mountain. V believe many persons in Abbevil eoiuity mi^lit prolong their lives 1 spending a month or two in this niu enjoyableeliniate, far away from mal via. The air hero is so pure and go< that no than need take medicine to eu chills and fever. This cause of so mu< expense, pain, broken constitutions, ai even all the horrors of death itself m; be avoided by breathing this mounta a i r. This enemy that "stickcth clos | than a brother," "fleeth when no m: pursueth," when the sufferer com here. cvesak's jii:ai>. j This mountain takes its name fr<j the peculiar "Head" formation of a pi jecting rock at its summit, which ovi looks the valleys and mountain's as f isathe eye of man can reach. To n i proach near the edge of the precipi tills the heart of mo>t of us with a sie lenin^ awe, and at the same time with feelintr of beinc almost irresistiL j thrown thither preparatory to uj king that leap which would indc send the soul to its final aceountaljilit | Asa rule the gentlemen are more en tious of going near dangerous precipit than the ladies. A KEAKEUL LEAP. ! 15v some great and unaccountal 'shock of nature one of the prineij I projecting rocks was split, leaving I fragment of some three or four A ct J uneven surface, lying about three ft j from the main body of the rock. M , P., of North Carolina, who it will j remembered, spent the greater part last Summer in Abbeville, and dcligl : cd the society in which she moved, wi her quick repartee, beauty of perse ; uml gentleness of manners, is a lady ! uncommon nerve, ami did here wl no lady has ever done. She leaj from the main rock to this rough ci and back again, with a fearlessness, o ( want of the appreciation of danger, tl , perfectly horrilied and made sick t heart of every bachelor. A misplat j foot would have dashed the fair adv< j turer to pieces on the rocks a thousa , feet below. I From the top of Ciesar's Head 1 j most prominent object in the prosp ; live is the TABI.E MOUNTAIN, or "Table llock," as we call it in Ab ville. Jts barren sides rise perpendii I larly to an immense height, but 1 I equal to that of tho "Head." The 1 mmmw&m-' . - - ?m is rounding and.with but little growth ce- upon It. No*>ne lives upon the mountain owing to its" barrenness -and the irur.aifli<ii?lh? nf iitnftuf. ft ll!lQ 1inVr?V httPfl Y* -r r - ? f\j trod by tne lioofg of horses' or.-cattle; jj(i i Visitors attain the top only by sting . . j which are fastened lo llie 'idc ('f "SB .^mountain with iron railing. A taj|? J placed foot or a dizzy head would sQXUI ,! the unfortunate creature to the rockig ad ;. , . ; below. # le- V-,.< *<^>, aj Dka i ii or Mns. Xantv Jam; ligjjE IJ10-? wo regret io announce me ueasu l\" of this estimable lady, it'. the residence '"'of her brother, Mr. James Strain, at 11 j Air Mount, Miss., on the "?<>th July, in - si the ? year of her age. .She had oJ j been in feeble health for some time pasjfcfc | hut sank rapidly a short time previous; ' j to her death. JWn and reared in this >f,?;community, she married in early life ' the late Win. Howie, and after his death K'j spent the years of her long widowhood,) VOjin devoted attention to the education^ lp* and comfort of her children, of whofh iro|only one now survives her, .Robert E; ,L*" J)owi<i Ks'|., late a member o: the Ab"n hevilic JJar. She was for many years.*-* tvir.Ml I nil' /if' I III. 1 ?IV>4il IV t Ml* l!l 11 ( !llII IV11 rtml , UIVIIIWVI W, tltv . .v. vr|f v??. V..f l'11 possessed ina high measure alljlhegraces which adorn the Christian character. a^. In all the relations of life as wife, nioth'^jcr, and friend, she exhibited '&'n' examj pie worthy of all imitation, and display's' ed those qualities of mind and heart vej which endeared her to a wide circle of ',c I friends. This community where she j was best known and appreciated, will n"! long cherish her memory, and hold in a'j remembrance the lessons of her inspiI ring example. "!| t c-; SrM>.\ v.?There were service? in all n-] (he churches, except the Episcopal, on j o- Sunday hi-t, and we had the pleasure of ?n j hearing an excellent sermon in (he morning from Hew J. L. Martin, of the Presbyterian church, from Isaiah 12: 2, setting foclh the grounds of Chrhtian j faith in atlliction ; in the afternoon from is, Kev. R. X. Pratt, of the Baptist church, n an impressive sermon from n*j showing the intimate connection be "" i ween iime aim eiei nii.v as me nmiileimi ' parts of each other; and again at night in in (lie J'resbyturinn church, a line serul,, mon from Jim-. 1). E. Frierson, of Ann-: dCMson, from Isaiah o: -1, in which i ' of lie discoursed upon the peculiar ic t privileges extended tn the .Jews of old, ur ami to ChrLlians now, ami urged that st I every proper means of salvation had been is. j ex ten iled to a guilty world. The eonie j invention :it night was large as the variii 'oils oilier churches united in the j-erviI'o ces. lit; ?WV ft )ci Tin: Dine \Vi:st Coi.lkoks. ? T)r. jv! Wilherspoon, of New Orleans, writes m a ielter to ihe editor of the A. Jt.J'rcxbyj fcria/i, ret inning lhanks for the recent I kindness shown him in Due West, and ' making the lollowinij (. om plimcnlorv <>r .. not mo ot s?s colleges : IP' I brought away with mo a wrv favor1(1 ahlo opinion of your colleges Male ami ly Female, also of your School of tho rv ; Prophets. Youryouny; ministers show ;sound ami thorough instruction, and I "J nu't u iiii several irom your 'J hcologieal >(' j .Seminary. re I f you desire to advertise in any of in tin* New Orleans papers, communicate ;)C: with me, ami I shall !ake}rrcat pleasure jinsvrvinir you. lam very much in-. >M clined, when I .-end my hoy out of New >{? 'Orleans to college, to semi liiin to you, ut for I was more pleased with Erskine than any college i have seen. Vour late Commencements were highly creditable and tin1 moral and religious atmosphere of your village is remarkably good, and j ami your college expenses* very moder-| ir"jate. Tiien 1 was also delighted wilhi oriyour way of boarding llu* college boys! it-1 among your kind families around the iy I college.* . | ?-o toI C.okiwih'uv Township.?Wo liave! ()fj received an interesting letter from Maj.; ,]| jM. G. Ze/gler, containing' the census ls returns of Cokesbury Township, and ,L. other interesting items, which we re-' I, gret has been crowded out this week. t(, We return our thanks. The following J(j is the return: Population?total, 3,000;! a,j white males, tint), females, 030; colored |s | males, 'juo, females, s7'i; total while, 1,-j I li.*?'), colored, 1,770; whitt; votes, 27ti; j colored, 30:J. lie iinds the cultivation' I of the cereals very much neglected in; Je the township?but makes an exception; ^?j of the Mc'Jiiee settlement. ) TruNtPs.?It is not necessary for us! ,stj to remind our farmers that now is the! "'" time to prepare their lands and com-1 " | mence to sow turnips, for they all know 10 i it; but we vould advise them to sow a ' j larger area than they have sown in the l( | past, for there is nothing so valuable for / j man or beast in the winter. (Jive your j attention to your Turnip crop and have cr plenty oftliem in the winter. Parker 1111 it lVrrin a lvertise choice seed. Call | and get supplied. And Stiu. Tjiky Comr!?Our pood n) friend, Major Zeigler, sends us six more 0.inew subscribers?three front Hodges'? | two from Donaldsville anfl one from ..-Greenwood?mo king with those sent p. j before twenty-eight in all. Many, co | many thanks to our friend. He can't j..! be beat. 11.. j A Coi.okkd Frxi:n.\i..?Ucverly |;i.! Harris, a colored man of the town, died on Sunday, and was buried with mili.. Itary honors on Monday. The militia * . company of the town turned out in strong force, and with measured tread and mullled drum cseortud their late comrade to tjie grave. ?<?>? ,Ic'' Mi-ssns. F. A. Coxnoi: and .T. V. C 'a Dul're havefonned a partnership in the ' Kire Insurance Agency, representing a ? | capital of !?12,' <)'),They are food ;'t't men and true and represent the best of lsaIcompanies. We commend them to the ! patronage of our neonle. or i * ..Of. * I The Abbeville Debating Society dec ii ded the question of educating the negro M'! in the negative, at their meeting on Satiurdav night. Tlie next question is jjit 0 1 . i "should free trade be the iioliey of the >ed | ? ag country?" _ ' Oliininim !ir/? diviiloil nu 1 r\ w-linMini mt I V| j I Parker escaped through the roof aiul by ' ^ : the lightning rod, or by the use of a nil; vcr key through the door. .'ii o"We have met the enemy and we are j theirs" is the cry of the North Carolina Democrats since the election, ec- ^ ^ Tin: nrcmvW'! 1***.?/ ? contains an nrjticle from Rev. J. C. Hiden, urging the be- study of Sanscrit in our colleges. lot Col. Cotiiran and family went up op to Greenville on Monday. I 11 III? MB?i -Ml 11 II ! i i A Good Timk for thk Editor: Our Junior is still absent it Cresi s Head.and from the length of bin st as well as from his letters which app elsewhere, we judge that lie is bavin; : good time. The QvconviUr j\'< ws nut Kthe glowing report: ;p "ftlr. Dawson,of the Xacuroirf ('01 . prr is at Flat Hock, and occupies ; itime playing "set back euehiv." for ' jjfcjtusemen t of .Judire Farmer; wl ' wflvAVilson, of the j'rcsx and Horn. ^endeavoring to "found" u pho-ph ' bed of chicken bones at Ca?sar'? 11e ;2They do say that Wilson is the avov enemy of ,#yaIlow legged" chickens, ;i mine host. Mr. Miles. brinirs I hem tin I brigades that he may demolish ih< with his dinner knile." ? ?? '4 "The Abbr.vi.Ur '1 J'rrs* and Jt</n)in\ a secular paper?just as secular as V-is having a theogicai passage at ar &jith, the A. /<'. ./'j'csbi/fcriao on I jfierits and demerits of thy Kpiscoj Cjuurch. The weather is gelling eoo .Hpjw; and we remind ourselves of t Irishman (nouonbt a good eatliolic)w jkid "Twelve o'clock on .St. l'atric .day, anil nivera light yet ; and wo fioiiie gentleman do me the favor totri %n me coat tail?" The truth is that are spoiling for a (denomination) iig and Unit's the reason we used the win I of the fhirl.v second chanter r?f l*rr. ; orbs in our argument on t he "Catlio j question" which appears iusye terda, : paper." Greenville jS'cwx. As friend Spieghls is so anxious foi idenominational light, we shall t deavor to gratify him the next time have one on band. We suppose tl like Dnlgetly, he doesn't care which si he fs on. ])ui: Wkst J-'km alio ('ou,kc;j..?A direct attention to the advertisement another column of this well-known 1 stitution, which ranks with the best c leges of the land. Jt lias been stead growing in popular favor during t past sixteen years of its existence, a year after year presents new claims popular favor and support. With able faculty, a thorough course of stiu kind but lirm discipline, a healthy cation aud moderate rates, it appe strongly to the favor of the people, is the pride and ornament of our cot try, and merits the fullest measure of : support. ! liiniCJJoi'K.?J?i>hop Howe will mn : his annual oilicial visit to this l'arish .Sunday, the 20th September. On I Wednesday previous, being the ?id, 'will visit St. Stevens, Willington. i On the Sunday precccding the JJislu | visit, being the U'th September, the Hi ;J. II. Siringfellow, of Columbia w hold services in Trinity Church, a Iduriuk' his visit will irive instruction ! candidates for confirmation. ?-C*** ? \Yk were honored with :i call at r oflice on Friday morning last fr< Prof. J. it. Blake, the distinguish Professor of Davidson College, and : gret that \vc were out at the time. rl Professor was returning from a visit tin' Commencement of the Georgia I* versity at Alliens of which he is a gn , uate. Jleisa worthy son of abbevi ' ; 11 (1 we \. i> 11 liijn a pleasant visit to . relatives in Greenwood. Fjkk l.nsi'j:am ) :.?.See the adverti meat of Win. II. Parker, Ksq., agent I the Liverpool, London & Globe F 1 insurance company. One of the old land most popular companies it is i j surpassed in strength of capital, hi ness of rates, and prompt payment losses. A better company is not to found and wecommend it to our fricn Tub grand barbecue at Brooks' 51 comes oil'on the thirteenth, and ev? preparation is being made for having rousing day. That section knows h< to gel up a dinner, and will spare pains to surpass itself. .Success to t movement. Ot'H friend Lawson, of the post ofTi is one of (he most obliging men in tow When needing change we always apj to him, and never in vain, lie is ways ready and willing to oblige. Mi!. John* li. Wikh has returi from Atli-nla where he has been spei ing several months at Moore's IJusin University. He is now armed a equipped for business. It is said that a letter has been jceivedby relatives at Donaldsville, i j nouncing the death of Mrs. J. W. Fc j ler, late of Abbeville, but more recen | of St. Josephs, Missouri. Mit. J as. A. Cohi-kv is now fixi ! up his papers preparatory to receivi . his appointment os postmaster at Lih , (v. "He is the right man in the ri< | place. T!ii:jjk was an interesting Hacranu , tal meeting at. the Upper Long C':i IChurch on Sundav. 'J'he Kev. 1). * i Frierson, of Anderson, assisted the p j tor, Rev. \V. F. JVarson. .><*>-? j \Vn are indebted to the Hon. \i. (' j Carpenter, M. C.t for the report of I Committee on Elections 011 the mode 'electing the President and Vice-l'n don t. | A w.yk of words h:is been waged < | ring tlu; past week between Col. Ci tendon and ('apt. Earle, of Ureeiivilli ; "this and nothing more." j Tin: Rev. Tiros. C. Lirmx, an a and zealous young minister of the ]'i hyterian Church, was on a visit i 1 week to relatives in Abbeville. i Tjie Ci.eau Si'j!inci IMc-Nic ca ^ill'on yesterday. Some of the you 1 people of our town went down, :i ' doubtless had a good time. 1 The Week of Prayer, duly appoin jhythc Methodist Church South, co | ineneed here with services in the Me odist Church on Friday eveuing last. The lovere of good eating and g< things generally, will be sure not t <lw. ?. *! > i?.pvi vuv jjuruuuiiu WHICH to come oil' on Friday. | Tin: work on Messrs. Wardlaw & J ! wards' new store is rapidly progrewd jit will be a tasteful and comiuodii j building. * o * IJUTTKU is a scarce article in to1* I Our country friends could find re: sale for the article. ?o? The colored camp-meeting on Railroad comes off on the 18th. s.? The Jfashvillc Union and American iv's says the story of the Nathan murder is in being once again discussed in Now !l^'' York. In the police investigation now ear j progressing there, an ex policeman r a'named Coqoling swears to having B |ccs tracked up and arrested a man the ' j morning afier the inurdcr was commit- js I tedf against whotijj his story .makes out '*'i~ a strong caseofcifcumstantial evidence, his ('ounling says that lie visited Wash Nalj>e 1 than, one of the., sons of the murdered : a | ?i'(: man, and he tried to dissuade lnni from ' working up the ease, aid that when he|* a toi wciiL to the Saperinli-ndant of Policcj*'1" ad. | for permission to follow it up, he wasfdi ,l'd flat |y denied aiid was told to go back fo j md , his beat and about his business. Conk1 hi ling's story is calculated to revive the I"1" i old charge that lias been ho often hinted |111 I at tluit Wai?11 Nathan knew su I more about the dreadful occurrence (0 "a than i! was expedient* to bring to light. ^? . ? in-ij I-r'-'l'lu' quarterly meeting of the [ . [||(.' (irainl Division of Sons of Temperance, of |,ajj in South Carolina will convene in Tern- e(j I,.r 1 peranee II.ill, at Anderson this evening lie'at Ko'clock p. m. On Thursday morn- Pc 'holing at l i o'clock .there will he a mass k'.si meeting of ihc Sons of Temperance of < n't,! Anderson County held in the Baptist q. i.tn i Chnrch, where addresses from distill-1 wcjguislied speakers ill the Temperance Icc' ht, cause may be expected. |on ()h' ?~;V"Wo are pleased to see in our midst i ,y~ Mr. (Marl; Ward I aw, formerly of Wal-j * ''cllialla. Mr. Ward law, as all know, re- 01 y's cently married one oj our fairest ladies, ag the second daughter of the late Colonel ft! Robert Moorman. jNTi*. Wardlaw lias ( j come hero with the intention of going j into the drug business. He brings a oa "ej very tine reputation as a thorough busi-1 be iat( Hess man, and that spi-aks well for him. I sit it|e We wish him every success.?JVoryrcsH ive Af/c. - *?W3g35E^* ^538*?*" - an ,, CtlifiEXWOOD AND AUGUSTA RaTL\ e ee . j koa L>.?A. writer in the Anf/unta Const i-1 j, . Itiifwimfiut urges upon the people of that! ' I !city the buildingof this road as a means of Hanking the .Spartanburg and Ash-1 11V i 111* villeconnection with Charleston: . To build this road to Greenwood it j ^>" 11(1 will cost about one million dollars. The j to city of Augusta can aflbrd to give half] jyi, this sum, and never feel it. The shares j NV( are only &J0 each. Let every man take!., j ' as many as lie can. lie wiil not have to *0' pay in more than Ave per cent a month, als Any man who hns ft house and lot worth It'?500 can well allord to subscribe Sot), *0 |and soon in proportion. The house and . "j lot, worth ?500 to-day, will be worth "c $1,000 long before the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad is finished. . ~ ^ co ilvoi An altercation* tool? place 111 ureen-j(|., on i villi;, on the ."?insl., between Col. S. S. j10; Crittenden, editor of the Jlnlerprixc mull ' \ Moun/aiiircr, and James M. Jtunion, 110' Ksij., of the Jtcjjublicrtii, on account of in |an offensive article in W\o lir/tt/Uican, dn )ps; which resulted in the caning of the lat,,, |ter. A hostile meeting is anticipated I ...' hetween C'ol, Crittenden and Capt. Win. I E. Earle, who avows himself the author on nd of tiie ohjectional article. j ? l<> j A monumcnttothemostgiftednovclisf j of South, Win. Cilmore Simms, is to; i be erected in Magnolia cemetery, Char-1 lesion, S. C. Jt will lie a bronze bust on j a 1 >m 'a granite pedestal. The whole will cost I'1 t.,j ! about ?2,o000. 10"j The Xnv Era gives a glowieg notice 'le'of I)r. Taggarls' new merchant will. ,l t() .1 u.-t hear bin : "'-j "We had the pleasure of tryimr a' id-jsainple of the Hour from this mill which fri ]|e we werecuriou? enough to test in many! tu |jjs! ways. I ;i biscuit it is delightful, dis-j , olving iu the mouth almost, before you | j are aware of it. in apple dumpling itj I is excellent, and requires no "shorten-M' se-'ing" whatever. In jieach pie it can't bcjfr ,of!bcat-" ire; es(j Parker escaped through, the .scuttie in je Jn. the roof above the corridor of the jail, | vj lW_H between It and 10 o'clock on the 1th Au-{ 0j* gust. He then slided down the lighll,e ning nul. Rewards respectively ofju( dg,!So,?)0D by the Attorney (General, and! !?2,0W) by the Sheriff have been o He red, fill j for his apprehension. He has been cap- \ >ry turcd near Camden. a " Tiik census-taker in Aiken County , t)\V J ,] I does not always meet a cordial reception, j 1 Asking an old lady the number of hogs he was told to count them, and was then taken to a bee-hive, which she overturned, with a like injunction. 1 That census-taker did not tarry long! 11 * - . ! Si!l )jv i enough to matte an accurate con iu. A copy of Guido's beautiful painting! of "iris," taken L>y Mr. Mills, the ar-j*'1 j list, from the original in Col. Lather's! itj ]gallery iu Charleston, was rallied l'or ^ jhere on Friday; there being thirty \ j chances at SI each. The lucky compet- of 1 itor was Mr. H. T. Tustin. hi ?<?> ?i in re. I'lle population of the town of Aiken n, in. j is 1802, a? given by returns published in g( IW_! the Tribune. The colored vote prepon-|as dy derates?of the marriageable "young men and maidens" the latter prepon- ^ derate. ^ ing ut i?jr The fall session of the Williamston w ? I Female College opened on Monday last j 1,? er~ j with more boarding pupils than any pre-' ?/ ?ht viousone. The third-stories in the new i *-? wing of the college building are to be|,n completed by the 1st of September, ! which will give accommodation for more | dt | boarders. , li: I The Anderson Intrflif/cno.rr gives an j (|j account of a pleasant Pic-Nic at I\I r. ]J. j (|, j K. ('ravioli's model farm, and speaks ;ni ! highly of liis success in employing Get-! ?1 j man labor. p JNS ! I <i._ i r .... .......1... u,n I I \\ U III II till/ JKl>l l?:vv ? liic niwv; iv . : ' raisers of KenlneUey have lost over a!J,j of i liuiiilrcil thou.-.and dollars worth of extra , j ( isi- line animals. j j | Mr. Jefferson Davis is about to devnt? ! m j himself to the work of writing a history j?> In- of the late civil war. * ai , ! i Hj 11 j Louisiana will raise 2M.000 barrels a? of riee this season, o/twice as much as; j last vear. cfJ j of |in 1,^.' A Jury in Marion returned the fol-> ,|, v.s- lowing verdicts in a civil cause. jW The first llnding, "No bill for I he du-j" |feiidanl"?theseeond, "No bill fur (be ^ ! plainliirV?and Ihe third?"We fiiulj j nothing for the jilaiiitill'.'' '< me i ?? ? j Tin: ladies of the I'aplist Church ofj111 , Xinetv Six, will <rivc a fair on to-mor-'" I ' ' ?.; < ]..... n,.;..,,1-1//' i row iij eoni mm.- i ? i> 'tiun- .. ..... ' loci ion of fancy work will bo on sale, ^ i together with reftoshments, substantiate, fi< m~ | etc. There will be charades, music, ctc., sf lh" at night. [}J 4 O * )od Dit. (i in a kdkak writes to a member to'of the board of Directors of the Theo-j Is; logical Seminary in C'ouinuua, mai nej i declines to accept the chair of theology j I in that institution. |^(] ug.! Tiib Anr/usht C'hronidr and Sen I hid l'j ous urges the increase of the salaries of the ! ^ v arious State oflices as necessary to se- j ].' cure men of coni]>etent ability and'li< vn. character. PJ idy ? | in The advice of the Newberry Jit redd ,SN is not to dun any one during the dog ^ the j days. It ia safer to wait for a change of S(! weather. afmmsmmmatammamaatmm nrrrn Mawa^y^ The follow! v\Mng ticket has been nom iated nt a town meeting in Anderson For Iudencndant?James A. Hoyt. For Wardens?O. F. Tolly, J. N i own. Tb? question of "license or no license' to be made a separate issue. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson has been lef legacy of 10,000, by Wade lJolton, o emphls, of whbdi So,000 has been paid id tbo balance n\vail.s the result of pen ng litigation. *<K>* ? ? Di:. Witilkrsi'oox, agent of "Pal crV Life of ri hornwcll, obtained 2,001 bscribers to the work on his recen ur, and has relurned to New Orleans Ai.k. Yvamckk, the negro niurderei Rev. Mr. Miller,of Union, was hangon Friday in the presence of .">,001 ople. ran Centennial of the birthday o: Council, (.ue great liberator was duly k-hrnted in Ireland, and this Country Friday last. '?it hat floo^jjlori t^a^Wftsfgsippi' alld iio II;vers, are 'doing immense darne to the crops. * Inn Commencement at Athens Ga. me off last week. Dr. Tucker has en re-elected chancellor of theuniver y Messrs. DuPke, (iAMhhelIj & Co e now paying a dividend of ten pei nt. to depositors of the Citizens' Sangs Bank. * <-,< ATit. Wm. H. Pkakk. a successful farprof the Savannah section, report' rls line rains and promising crops. ?< > We had a spell of cool Septembei . ainer Ja*i weeK wnicn mauo "UK ver" very pleasant. .?yf Mn. Lewis Wakdlaw, of Charles ii, is now spending his Summer vaca >11 with relatives in Abbeville. A Mkihoijist Quarterly meetinf mmenced at Liberty church onSatur y and will continue for several days Mn. T. (!. CIowkii, of Greenville ade a flying visit to our town on Fri 'y. Tiir Xrw Era boasts tiie largest mel i of the 'season presented by Mr. T. J mold, Tiik Beocher Trial is to be lencwed .ii Sf ?ij Mwiiitrlif will nnt n<?r?iiiiv iiiril'i an two weeks. ?? -- - Axnv Johnson, at his request wa iried in the folds of the I'. S. Hag. ? <yy Ex-Treasurer Farker, lias eacapci tun the jail in Columbia and been cap red. <ra ? Til I-: County Hoard of Equalization i ili in session, going over the return: rlatim. Mus. S.^PKitnix, with hcv sis r who arrived on .Saturday, left Abbe lie for Richmond on Monday last. Tick Cedar Springs section is stil ceding rain. o * The colored militia paraded on ,on reets 0:1 Saturday afternoon. * <,r> There was a fine ratn here on Satur ty night. The lower section of the County hav id tine rains. O * Some nice peaches would find a read, ,1c in Hie Abbeville market. Mil. P. A. Wilson brought soui no mutton to town last week. Wc clip the following from the Allan llcrahl: Andrew Johnson, four years ago, sal ' 1Jrownlow: "Death has already lui is icy lingers upon you ! And yet yo t, a poor, galvanized corpse, and laug i the face of the king of terrors!" An nv the shriveled parson, in tolerabl jod shape, sits and listens at the clod > they full on Andy's coll'in. Big Niooeh ok Tennessee.?Get edfordN. Forrest, of Memphis, is tio\ iebiggest free nigger in Tennessee negro girl presentedhim withaboque a negro Fourh of Julv celebration, t hich he said in reply: I accept i irticularly because it comes from a eo ed lady, for If there is any one o od'searth who loves the ladies, it j i y self.' As it has become quite popular in thes ivs ofjournalstic enterprise for pul dicrs to give away their paper for th ggest "something," we "have couch ,'il to offer our paper one year free.t le party furnishing us with the he? ilch cow. This proposition will stan ion for six months.? WilHaiitsbury A\ tbfican. If any one wishes to grow fleshy, lit of niiik taken before retiring n Ight will cover the scrawniest bone: is a great mistake to scrimp the mill teller. Take more milk and buy lew eat. Have largcsized, and welllille ilk pitchers on the table each meal id you will also have sound flesh am [ lit doctors' bills. The reports from all sections of th in n l ry gi ve a very discouragi ng accoun the crops. While the cotton regioi the South is vu tiering from aprotractei -ought, thegrai'n lields of the West ar ell nigh deluged with rains and llood.Iie crop prospect, which two montsag< as so promising, is now dismal enough The wrapping of the body of Andre\ )hnson in an American lfag, and th aeing of the Constitution of the I'ni il .States in his dead hand, strikes usa solemn mockery. What sort of tog ?ry is that to enter Heaven in??An m!rt <,'oti.-fi/id!()ii((/i,-it. The Jf.ra'tl, reviewing the politiea ,'hl, thinks the Jlepuhliean party i ill fully committed to (Jen. (Jnint, mu iiit everything points to his rcnomina 311 by that party next year. AGUE CONQ.UHJIOR ; o Quinine, no Arxcnic, no Pomona This is strong language, as Physician id Chemists luivc tor years tried t< impound a preparation that would en rely euro Fever and Ague witliou 10 use of strong medicines such as ()ui ine, Arsenic and other poisons injuri is to the system. There is no ease o ever and Ague, Intermittent or J Si 1 [)iis Fevers, Congestive Chills, Nigh kveats, Liver Complaints, &c., that thi tmdy will not cure at ftnee and per anently. Il purines the Blood, Live i?leens, and all .secrcalory organs si ll'Ctually that the Chills will not re irn during the season, even when per ins have had them for years. May 17, 1875, 5-ly atffrlxr-fiiT in i i in iiiiim-Mwiri?i United States Senator Kobertson, of J this State, is at the Warm Springs with _ liis family, including ason who has been " jat. Georgrtown College. Monday was '\ | the young man's twenty-first birthday, , (and on raising his plate at breakfast he_ found a check from his father for $10,000.' The Charleston News and Courier is j jour authority for stating that the late C tj lamented Andrew Johnson believed in ] fj life insurance, and that various sundry I j companies are out of pocket, on his ae- \ ' | count, $350,000. j c rs* r tfarw ! t "TVTo r~\^*1 i I . 1 ' I ' MARK! ED, at the residence of Mrs.> I t Mary Voting, near Antruvillc, on Wed-' ! nesday, July 2S, by the Rev. Wilson * I Ashley, Mr. TINE YOUNG find 1Miss . jSKTjI NA KTLLINGSWORTH, all of rj Abbeville County. M Consignees. *v ? The follovvfitjx named porsons ha^e.M ' '' WD Mare & Co.^CLink, J E .Cal.djli i The following persons have packages es i in the Express office. : n; Mrs P N Pickens, Mary A Smith, ll Miss Annie Black, Rev J F Gibert, Rev Tf II T Sloan, J W M Morrali. >9 C. V. HAMMOND, d Agent. ' w r 7. .* w ft Market ^Reports. [J . -=^? ~ S j COURKCTKD WEEKLY BY B A 11 N W E Jj JJ & CO.! CO TTON LR OKERS j 1 r| AND DEAJ,KRS IN 0 GENERAL MERCHANDISE. p A fiBKVTLLE, August4, 1875. ri Cotton, 11 to 12. 11 Fodder, $1.50 per 100 lbs I - Eggs 15c per dozen ii Molasses, 50 to 100 per gallon tl Flour, $8 to $10 per bbl g /'< ? ] isorifn. uiuuiiu i curs, tu v'-.-'J uunuc Meal, S1.40 to $1.50 per bushel p r Nails, '.08 cents per lb ? ' Oranges, 80c to $1.00 per dozen " Peas, $1.50 per bushel Apples, $2.05 / Paeon, 14 to 15 * Ratter, 20 to 25 Coffee, 25 to 35 v "| Corn $1.30 11 Chickens 15 to 25c each r . 11 : METROPOLITAN TEA CO. j , account of the hard times we are ^ .' determined to sull Teas of auy kind, cheaper than any liou.se in the World. ' ^ \\ s JJLACK TEA, from 50 cts to $1. lb* t( YOUNG IT YSOX, - 50 to $1. ^ "> a ; IMPERIAL & GUNP'R, 50 to $1. V lb. 11 ,i i . j We will sold a pound or half pound \ , package to you by mail ' ! FOB A SAMPLE, la SI I .jon receipt of the price. Please state the j *" ! kind of Tea you want, and bo vsrv par-jc, ticuliir to give us your correct address. | tl All letters must be addressed, jS :j Metropolitan Tea Compauy, I 32 & 34 Vcsey Street, jj 1 NEW YORK, d June 30, lS75-2t. 8 Notice. \ \ WITI[ a v'eu* of' devising some y v system for working the roads, I request that all the overseers of roads and such other persons as take interest e in this matter, meet the County Coin- * missioners at the times and places indicated below: White Hall, July 29. y Ninety Six, July 30. ? Greenwood, July 31. Hodges, August 2. 'c' Smithville, August 3. e Donaldsville, August 4. ] Due West, August 5. J Douglass Mills, August 6. I Abbeville, August 7. ( Lowndesville, August 9. !l j Black &McAdams, August 10. JI Liberty Church, August 11. ' Calhoun's Mills, August 12. I Chiles' Cross ltoads, August 13. r .i Cedar Snrinsrs, August 14. * J e llilcy'b "School House, August 16. u Eobt. Jones, ( i. Chair. B. C. C. s f July 14, 1375, 14-it j s Mew Goods. 1 I- s n a rf .o. b e "ffl UST RFjG'EIVED, the following at j ,.*j? the FURNITURE STOKE : | J e| New Wardrobes, Is i- New Meat Safes, I 0 New Spring Rollers, ;t New Window Shades, j New Walnut Chairs, New Hall Stands, very lino. r . J, D. CHALMERS & SO, I May 2o, 1S75, 7-tf _ \j ?i Beware, I a ' '15 If. RCSSELTj has no authoritv ''I B i. to sell MrCOKD'S COLJC LmIXTCRJO. 1 warn the public not tolv e deal with him for it. The price is So! t! for a family ri^'ht. Whoever buys from! a ii | Russell will have to pay to nut the full'e 1 J price. I will sell family, County or! e ! Slate rights. J W. J,. Mi COHI), j [? Patenter. j .J Any;. J, 1ST"), 17-_t i . i ! .j Medical Card. s| j; ens. BECKHAM & JOHNSON have associated themselves to-: ;i jgethe'' in lifeprae-ice of tlit ir profession, ^ {and may 1"? found at their otliee in; \ I' liowmlesville. They respectfully oiler| s their professional services to the public.! j! ROUT. S. HKCKllAM, M. 1>. I ~ J J. (f. JOHNSON, M. 1) j ypril 1l\ IST.j, l-oin* Fresh Lot CIALK'OES, Weachod Homespun.-:., 1 J Silk J jolts, .Brussels ami Wash, L)jNett, While Lawns, Ilats, Corsets, Kul'-' * " liinsi's, &.C., just arrived, :tl I ho l KMj'Oltll^J OF FASHION*, i jT July 21, 1S7.">. ! i;! ; SPa/tteirxus S S # I - fl" kinds of garments, tlio la- ? r!_i? test styleB just received, at the]^ J : v - Emporium of Fashion. ' March 31, 1871. few Advertisements; 'iic Brown Cotton Gin Co.,. ;.? ' ' - . ' '?% ' jfcllSi' IB [jinufacturer^ of Cotton Oirtff, Cotton ave an >op?tni ioiV'fcr^m[icity,^ ligSft fuuning,' <Jui |?ji)Irk'et&nd feed with'more regular- . rfian iHfifls.-jMe by-hand, increabinj?| outturn "ami giving a cleaner ana tier sample., At .all" Fairs where ex- j3 ibitcd and l>y Planters having them In >*? se, they have been accorded the high-^^^BHBtS ' it encomiums. Our C'wdenseruare well v . . iade, durable and simple in cohetrttje&dNH^^ML on, and do what is required of then#? ,W*r 'v ipidly and wellj| No additional power '*- jgfe s required to drive the Feeder OT elisor, and no Gin House is complete^' arrant, to any reasonable extent, per-*??.. >ct satisfaction to every purchaser. irculaw, prices and full information..' ' irnished. Address as above, or apjjly St." Mary's SchoolT Raleigh, N. 0. i The sixty-seventh term ofthis school ill open on the lid of September and V mtinue twenty weeks. It is a school ^ f the church, which seeks for itspu- T.jg ils, "first the kingdom of God and Ilia* ">78 ghteousness." The Bishop and Assismt Bishop are visitors of the school." ?.\2S t is not only one of the oldest schools .. ?- *\ ?the South, but it is one of the most lorough, and, considering its advantaps, one of the least expensive. For irculars containing full particulars, aply to the Ilector, REV. ALBERT MEDES, D.D^ Raleigh, N. C. Alberton's Segment Screw ~ lOTTON PRESS. Unrivaled for simplicity, speed, conenience and durability. Makes a 550 ). bale with one horse and only IS euuds. Screw, 10 inches diameter and 1 . * [) feet long. For circular with descrip- * ion, testimonials and names of agents i the South, address J. M. ALBERTOX, Now London, Ct. 1ST, IP. DBtirniiam's TURBJNK Water Wheel. ' V'as selected, *1 years ago, and put to * ,. ork in the Patent Ollice. -Washing>n, I). C., and has proved to be the est. 19 sizes made. Prices lower thau ny other first-class Wheel. Pamphlets cc. Address X. F. BURNHAM, York, Pa. V'aters' jNcw Scale Pianos j;o tlio iit'st made; Tlio touch elastic, nd a line singing tone, powerful, pure ' ml even. Waters' Concerto Organs :. iiino! !;e excelled in tone or beautvr jpy defy competition. The Conserto lop is u tine Imitation of the Human ruice. l'RICES EXTREMELY LOW for ash during this month. Monthly^ Iutalments received ; Pianos and Organs > Lot, and Rent-Money allowed if purbased. Second-hand Instruments at reat bargains. Agents wanted. A libnil discount to Teachers, Ministers, . liu relies, Schools, Lodges, etc. Spe- _ ial inducements to the trade. Illustraid Catalogues Mailed. HORACE - \VATERS & SONS, 4S1 Broadway, row-York. Box 3,oG7. $58 fD $10,000 " las been invested in Stock Privileges and paid a n k T2 T7IT5 r\ rvvpji yUU CENT. MUM'. IIow to Do It," a Book 011 Wall St., c-iit free. TUMBRJDGE & CO., Bankrs &, Brokers, 2 Wall-st., N. Y. DOUBLE YOUS TRADE )ruggists, Grocers and Dealers! Pure Miina and Japan. Teas in sealed packges, screw top cans, boxes or half ehests J rowers' prices. Send for circular. 'HE WELLS TEA COMPANY, 201 pulton St., N. Y., P. O. Box 4560. [ HE WEi{LTSON?f9^ ' imns, from now to New Years, jx>?taid, 60 eta. Address THE SUN, N.Y. WEEK guarantcod to Male fe/| and Female Agents, in theii jcalitv. Costs NOTHING to try it. 'jirticularsFree. P. O. VICKERY & !0. , A ugu tsa^Ie. PS YCHOM AN C Y, OR SOUL < CHARMING." How eithoex may fascinate and gain the love and flections of any person they choose, nstantly. This art all can possess, free y mail, for 25 cents ; together witbar larriage Guide, Egyptian Orace, S. )roams, Hints to Ladies, etc. 1,000,000 , v' old. A (|ucer book. Address T. W.IL jIAM & CO., Pub's, Philadelphia '* CAROLINA ian tt*nv tpjctittttd miLiirtni lnjiuuit, .. C1IA II LOTTE. N. C. 't*j 'jurine; f/tc <S'tSiion ! 874-7-3 125 MiUricu* (rites. [ext Term begins September 15th, 1875, FlIlS Institute is now fully equipped with apparatus for instruction and i 111 arms for military drill. The Superintendent and Proprietor is ssisted l?y an able and experienced orp.s of Instructors*. l or Circular, address, COL. J. P. THOMAS, Superintendent. Jijly -1, 1^7';. I.VJt :jI' ^%/sstsaS^^ C/vv^v?> ?-n r? jV/. rrr?' r / \ /y T fryo* . ? A3.6iVXr ? At. VSZJJt/jtrUVnJ*. DRESS ' vS AND ^MWk MTUA-MAKING-tH Ifi IS.S L1D1A TAGGART, assist/ Vil by Mrs. George Shiilito, wfn jivo charge of this Department?both n idies well known to the public for theft 1 * uod taste and ability. Dresses made, it ;md fit mi nirtsf. rr?ns;nii<ili]o fprnisjind lortest notice. Also latest styles of atterns always on hand at X. Y prices. Fas. ii= Bowie,""". .Agent Emporium of Faehron, April 7,1375, 52-tf