The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 09, 1876, Image 3
The Press and Bannei
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 187<
JUDGE COOKK AS A JIATREMJ
TICIAN.
He Cicts too Smart nnd Comos With
*i u*?i? ?f Tolling thn Truth
About ft Column of Ad
vertisements.
The Real Motive That l*rompt<
the Attack.
Judge Cooke announced last wee]
with as much pomposity as it is poss
ble for eyen olu liufus to assume, "th;
one column of the I'rcus and Jiannc
at our present rates, would cost
nyear. He had counted it himself,
Until last week the length of 01
columns has been twenty-four inche
TtV.r ?liic armi'li U*f? ollRJire $24 for tl
Jirst insertion, and $12 for each subs
(juetit insertion. For one month
whole coffumii would be only $00; f<
twelve months $720. In no case
wore than this rate ever charged ft
anything, but we have never realize
one half of $720 for any single columi
We think when a public functiot
ary attempts to make statements dan
aging to any citizen, he should have
little regard for the truth. This is
matter pertaining to which the Judjc
could nave ascertained the e.\a<
truth by calling at our office. W
have no concealments, but keep a boo
which any one is welcome to see, an
which Judge Cooke could have sed
by making the slightest intimation c
such desire, which course, we thinl
would have been decidedly more man
ly than "nosing"around town for fact
to injure us.
Whenever a man seeks to do a liltl
thing, it seems that he seeks to con
ceal the real facts of the c:tse, and s*
Judge C'ooke preferred tomanufactnr
his own truths or facts in this caso
What confidence ran the people hav
in an oflioc-r who holds the high ollie
of Circuit Judge, that will sit upoi
the bench and announce such palpabl<
misrepresentations of the truth.
Should a witness on the stand in tin
presence of llis Honor, make swon
statements with as little regard for tin
real facts as Judge Cooke had ii
ctrtAa ir tic* I'rrRs and J tanner
we doubt not, if the witness were in
dieted for perjury, that this sann
righteous Judge would be ready t<
sentence him to a term in the fc>tat<
peuitentiary. The Judge does noi
swear to hU statements, but he assert?
that "he made the calculation him
self," desiring to assure the Court thai
there could be no mistake as to hi:
remarks. This Judge, we presume
thought in their absence that he woult
gain a little cheap notoriety oil' inci
who aro laboring for a living. This
righteous Judge need not think U
cover up his own sins by attempting
to show faults in others which in trutl:
exist only in his own fertile imagina
tion.
There is no doubt of the fact thai
J UUge V. OOKC is pruuiinuu iu uno uuuin
1)3' a three-fold motive: First, to gaii:
a little cheap notoriety for honesty
second, a desire to divert the public
attention from his own short-comings
third, by a desire to retaliate on us foi
exposing his gross neglect of the dutiei
of his office last winter. The exposeii
fresh in the minds of our readers, bul
lie should have forgotten it, we an
vad}' to repeat it, and to supplemen
jhc t>ame with additional interesting
circumstances which we though
proper at that time to withhold.
Did not the Judge publicly abus
the County Commissioners here tw<
years a^o in the court-room, and a
soon as he met these ofllcers out o
Court, apologized to them by sayinj
that he "meant what he said for ef
feet," or words with about this mean
it?g?
Judge Cooke is too vulnerable a mai
lo attack anybody, but if he seeks V
renew the warfare o i us, we are read;
for .the fray, and slisdl endeavor t<
teach him the propriety of telling th
truth,-and of attending to his own bu
aiuess.
iioyt Pretending That They Wit
Shot, and What Uecanie of It.
Frightened Mothers Hushing to th<
!$c?uc.
One day last week, some half dozei
little tartys of Abbeville took theirgun
and dogs to bunt the woods for what
ever game they might chance to liud
The sCele of their explorations was ii
the skirt of woods between Fowler'
l'ark and what is generally known a:
the "Jiock Falls." Failing to tind.nn
game, their hunting was monotonous
AYheji in close proximity to the dwell
ing ofi an old colored woman, a bri/^li
idea rt?Ubed -the brain of one o
tbeir they might havi
.some fun by soaring thisX>l.d creature
The rtriginator of the idea suggests
The matter to his comrades, who eager
ly adojj^'d it, and arranged to have
hcene, afcthis old granny's expense
Loadin^their guns with blank eart
ridges, tmry marched up within a shot
,1??? ivT tl?n Iwniiio un/1 lififrnn fir? in
HinUllIUCWI HIV MVUnv wuv
at each bftier. Two of them fell, eaei
iicreamiap. that he was killed, whil
the otheip ran off' "for the doctor.'
( The old vapnian was at onoe frightenei
'out of hiewwits and scared most fear
__ fully, while her children ran oil' fo
" the mothers of the killed boys, witl
the sad intelligence of the kilHingo
their soiis. These households were a
once the Heenes of great lamentation
and fond nipt hers mourned for tliei
??ona as for the dead, and without ain
preliminary at ranging of the toilet
or even looking at the mirror, tlv
aforesaid mothers went out of th
house and struck oM' in the directioi
of the Killed Upy?, over lences, guueys
Ac., at a ratfe of speed which wa
much greater than tliat of the railroui
train over the Abbeville branch, urn
M?oii arrived afc tlie scene of the terri
hie tragedy.
We let the curtain drop as the moth
ors arrived ou the spot. We will onl;
Mate that the thy* were not long v.
letting it be known that they wer
unhurt, and wo would uierely men
tirtn that some of these young tra.^u
?lians are now as badly scared a* thei
mothers were?for fear their father
may lind it out. t
Last week durhnj our absence fron
the Court room thw functionary tool
occasion to show his extreme virtu
and honesty by denouncing the man
agement of this olljce. It seems sin
gulartons that this personage seek
continually to bother himself abou
us. Last Spring he provoked us t
tell him and the pubjic some unplea*
CO&HE
aiik (.I UII1B Od iv-^aiua mo v/it>v<M4 vw.(
ductat Abbeville, and we thought h
had buried the hatchet and had con
eluded to attend strictly to his uwi
business in the future.
It is always iiifinitely more pleasan
to praise an officer than to ceiisur
him, and feel now that we can truth
fully say that Judge Cooke, us u whole
has diseharged the duties <?f his oftic
during the last Court with more re
gard for the public good than he ha
ever done at a previous Court, but w
fail to see his justification in inakin;
an uncalled for attack upon us. 1
it because he seeks to revenge us fr?
what we said of him last .Summer
is it not because he wants to gain
little cheap notoriety at the expens
of others f Or, is it because he wishe
to divert public attention from hi
own shortcomings? If this be so h
will find out that the assumed oflice <j
Public Meddler with other people'
private affairs is an unprofitable busi
ness.
The Pnxs and lianncr failed la.*
week to make its weekly visits t
thirty families that had heretofor
ln-tMi accustomed to receiving it.
Keader, are you a delinquent? If st
we want your money. We publish
large paper for the low prlee of t\v?
^ollurs,and cannot afford to send it oi
4a credit. As far as heard from ou
jeaders arc delighted with the eulargt
\ientand improvement of ourpapj
Mr. James Uldiucii died
lier'H house, some three
jles from the yj
Nomination for Sheriff.
The time is not far distant when the
people of Abbeville County will be
culled upon to nominate the County
ollicers, and we think it time that we
I were looking up the most suitable men.
I Our attention should be directed
especially to the nominee for sheriff,
i That otHcer should he a kind hearted
man with the warmest sympathies
for the distressed, and who would
work for the lowest amount possible.
If we are in order, we would like to
make our nomination now, and will
propose the name of T. H. Cooke, for
merly of Oramreburir. but latterly of
Ureeuville. At present it seems that
he is disposed to usurp the business of
that office, and w<J think since he has
turned his attention to economising,
that he would not charge the poor any
fees at all, but work entirely for the
public good. Our nominee is a "pow
erful" good hearted man, and would
never use his oflice for the oppression
or misrepresentation of any one. lie
would never attempt to be constable
or clerk of the court at the same time,
and would pay the printer's bill out
~j of hisown pocket, or rather would see
that the printer had no bill at all. In
extreme cases he might pay off vora
* cious creditors without even remind
ing poor debtors of the demands of
their creditors. We hope our people
will second this nomination and will
do all they can to elect this eminently
self-righteous man.
? - ?
The Difference.
2t| A week or two ago our neignuor at
e| Due West, published an article from
k the peli of Kev. D. W. Keid, assailing
d the management of the Endowment
n Funds of Erskine College, and at the
)f same time reflecting on that institn
tion's,best friend, Kev. Dr. Hemphiil.
i-1 This communication could have no
s other effect than to Injure the College
tin the estimation of its friends and
el the public generally. This is what
- our neighbor did.
[> A year ago the Press and lit inner i
e made some jocular mention of the!
>. calaboose at Due West. This is what
e did.
0 We ask an impartial public, which
1 of us has committed the greater of
e fence? We spoke jocularly of the
calaboose. He publisher letters clam
? aghuf to 1]rskine College.
t Our friends will remember how this
i same editor attempted to make it ap
i pear that we were unfriendly to the
, Colleges and everybody about Due
- West, because we had the temerity to
i answer him personally because of his
>[unjust assertions against us; nnu u
j will also now be observed, since lie
t has taken an untenable position to in
> jure us. how he assumes lamb-like
- meekness.
t His Royal Highness in assuming to
i be the whole community, is about on
, a par with a certain Judge of ourac
1 quaintance who presumes on all oc
i casions to be "the Court."
i to*
} The New Church.
' The Baptists will dedicate their new
1 church in Abbeville 011 next Sunday.
The Pastor, Ker. It. N. Pratt, will be
. assisted by the lie v. Dr. Toy, of Green-}
! vi,le
On the same day ineacons j. it. r.
Wilson and James II. IJarksdale will
be ordained.
Owing to the scarcity of money the
congregation will use temporary
benches until money is raised sullicieut
to put up new and comfortable seats.
This building is quite a handsome
and comfortable house of worship,
and will long stand as a monument of
the zeal and enterprise of the pastor,
the congregation, and the Association,
who have gone ahead with its erec
tion despite the many embarrassing
and discouraging financial circum
stances. The Baptists are a working
people aud the church at this place
will he a success and will henceforth
be one of the institutions of the
place. Bince Mr. Pratt has been here
the membership has increased from
six or seven to thirty-five or forty.
Has any minister within the last
twelve months been rewarded with
greater success? ?
Home Iiifcurauce Company
Our friend of the Union Time* has
been urging the formation of a Home
''"nuumr /in lor t/i I'/xlimn
I :i^uiauv,c V/Viii^*nj in v/iuv. tvixuMw
0 the present excessively high rate of
insurance. A Spartanburg correspon
dent of the Time* nays:
L> "How can we lighten this great tax
ation is the question. A few towns in*
1 South Carolina spend annually, in
s premiums, enough to form the capital
. of a sound Insurance Company.
[ j Spartanburg alone, since the war, has
,* opent in premiums more than some of
s the best companies in the country
s started on, and in my recollection
j only one loss paid.
1 would suggest that the business
1 men of Greenville, Anderson, Piek
t' ens, Oconee, Laurens, Union, Chester,
j i York vi lie and Spartanburg, have a
ej meeting and select a Committee to
! meet the Committees of other Coun
j J ties at some central point to devise a
_ plan for a Mutual Fire Insurance Com
[i i l'aiiy."
j# j Why he loft .Abbeville out we do
I not know. Can the Spartanburg 2Jcr
II aid or tPe Spartun tell? Wo would
,j!ask the Union Times, but we thiuk he
j never reads country exchanged.
q|
' Another Life Insurance Company
.1 "Busted."
We have for the past twelve month#
1 ; been guarding our people against life
insurance. A few days uyo another
| j one of these great humbugs collapsed
M leaving thejr duped victims with
' j nothing but their own regrets for fool
ish investments. A correspondent of
k ! the Union-IItrahl says "thousands
' have been paid iy premiums within
L" j the last few mouths into this popular
Southern company that goes volunta
' | rily into bankruptcy, and many who
\ have made this their sole dependence
? j are now left without insurance, and all
the money they have paid heretofore
! is a total loss or nearly so. Agents are
" j not always to blame for the failure of
j their companies. They do not know
"j what is the actual condition at the!
j home ot^;e. They take their state-1
'j ments on paper. It may or may not '
\ be correct. Assets considered ample
" I to-day may be impaired in a month
~ jand tiie company bankrupt.
The Value of Walnut Logs.
"Walnut logs are in such demand
| that a man who recently purchased
j a farm of 2o0 acres near Now .Albany,
1 i Ind., for $1(),UOO received an otter of
i}$9,GOO for 1-0 large walnut trees grow
e ingonthe place. There are also on
- the farm over200 poplars, worth from
$20 to $.'50 per tree.
8 ft??.- We republish the above for the
I benefit of those in this region who
? have Walnut, Cherry and other tim
ber used for cabinet work. Themoun
l" tain region of this .State abounds in
e such timber, and wcadvise those who
have walnut trees upon land to care
II fully preserve them. When we have
direct railroad communication with
t the large manufactories at the North
I which will be in two years?that luni
hbit will be very saleable at very high
prices.
Officers of Level JLniid Grange.
| av. A. Black, AV. m.
' It. M. Pkatt, o.
: It. 11. Akmsthoxg, L.
j w. 1\ m( i'AICTKJl, s.
m. s. a8iii.kv, A. 8.
J. M. UlJYAXT, C.
J. m. Cakwili:, 'J'.
| ii. l. Ci.inkscai.I'S, See.
}t. P. (.'allajtam, (J. k.
| miss P. II. I'jiatt, c.
Mits. s. (!. Callajiam, P.
Mils. JO. 10. ('ai.uham, f.
Alus. F. A. Wilson, l. A. 8.
officers of Due* West <?raj;i;e.
J. n. Yoi'no, W. M.
1). o. Hawthorne, o.
Wm. Hood, jl.
T. ii. Haddon, S.
L. Y. Elms, A. S.
Rev. W. F. Pearson, C.
R. W. IIaddux, T.
John A. Romxsox, Bcc.
Wm. Alkwixe, g. K.
Mrs. h. E. Haddon, C.
Mrs. T. C. Gowan, P.
ss E. A. Sittox, f.
M. A. RuZi'xson, L. A. S.
fdng sons to fight
os, and daughters
%
What Some of Our Brethren of the
t Press Say of Us.
Wiro doubts the good judgment of
the Charlotte Observer when lie says: ,
"The Abbeville Prcsn and lianncr
has been enlarged to a nine column ,
paper. It is now one of the largest, ,
as it has long been one of the vcrj/ best,
papers in the Palmetto (State."
That ably conducted journal, the I
Winnsboro News, makes the follow- ]
iug mention of our enlargement:? (
"The Abbeville lJrcM and lianncr
comes to us greatly enlarged and im
.1 proved. This is one of the oldest j
| newspapers in South Carolina, and it |
has been constantly rising in the es
teem of the people. We trust its new
step forward will be attended with in
creased prosperity."
That enterprising and wide-awake
journal, the Charleston Ncwh and
Courier, which seemingly forms the
warp and woof of so many country
papers, is pleased to say:
"The Abbeville Press and Banner
has been enlarged to a nine column (
paper. It is now one of the largest 1
and best of our interior exchanges, i
j We trust that its prosperity will be 1
commensurate with its size." 1
Sale Day.
Tn spite of the unfavorable weather j t
there was a very good attendance of! j
our people on Monday last. Only ati
portion of the properly advertised)
was sold, and on account of the strin
tmnnv nf flwi tiinc>u Iii'ntlf-hh low!'
V1 ~ ?I o--- --- (
prices. 1
Two billiard tables,'and one briga- 1
telle, the property of Christian <fc 1
Wilson, were sold?the tables for $212
and the bagatelle for 54.50. \
The Wilson tract near the village s
was sold?tract No. 1 to K. Noble, for 1
?40, and tract So. 2 to same, for $171.
The interest of I J. M. Mars in the
tract in Kort Pickens containing forty- 1
live acres, was sold to A. JJequest for ?
$50. *
The Rogers mill tract, 150acres, was i
sold to (t. Cade, for $3,530 ; the Arehy 1
tract, 175 acres, to S. Jt. Morrah for "
$370; the other real j?roperty will be e
sold on next Saleday! Jthe personal 0
at the property mill on Friday. * l1
Real estate of It. If. Mounce, 4(H) a
acres, to Francis Arnold, for $7<H).
The Cobb land, 178 acres, for $1,810. a
^ e
Judge Cooke's Appreciation ofNcws
papers. ?
"When Judge Cooke said (o us that h
he was sorry that we were not in the 1
Court room that evening, and told us h
that a column of our paper was worth
$2,550 a year, we were surprised, at
I..V, rnoll,, ,l;,1 tl.ii,!.- Cl
11 10 ltUltUU Utl\i iVIUIJ VHH ItWV V1IK?U
lie was in earnest as to what lie said
until we learned the next day that he
had made use of the same language
on the beuch. We then began to
count it lip, and found that he only
missed the facts a little over eighteen
hundred dollars. lie also said, so we
are told, that if a newspaper should
praise him that he would examine
himself to see what bad thing he had
done. In all civilized society respec
table people desire the approval of
their neighbors, and especially of the
public press, but it seems I hat our vir
tuous Jndge says that he would ex
amine himself to see what hail thing
he had done if he should be praised in
the newspapers. If he doesn't lei
this oftice alone, we think it hardly
probable that we will give him any
cause for self-examination.
List of New Advertisements.
General Merchandise?McDonald &
Haddon.
.school JNolice?j. i'. i;. i;ui*rc.
Eugene 15. (Jury?Attorney at law.
Great lieductiou ? Emporium of
Fashion.
Pupils Wanted.
Merchandise?Cunningham &, Tcm
pleton.
Guano?Barnwell & Co.
Sales by the Sheriff:?
J. J. Lee against M. McDonald and
Win. llill.
G. M. Jordan against J. AV. Lips
comb.
Grange Appotxtmknth.?Col. Ai
ken, Master of the State Grange, is
now filling Jils published appoint
ments. He was with the Hodges'
Grange on .Saturday, with Lebanon j n
on Monday, and with Liddell's on e
yesterday. 80 far lie has been greeted !
with a good attendance, and we arc
sure that, our fanners appreciate too
highly the benefits of his practical 11
wisdom and enlarged experience, to "
neglect the opportunity of hearing 0
him discourse upon their favorite to-jti
pics. Let every body turnout to hear | si
him. |$
( I'AXO.s.?On this subject the JTa--1
chant and Ft inner an excellent paper!
published at Marion says:?
"A person may as well ui^ertake to! ,
sustain life 011 salt, siurar or any other! ,
condiment, alone, us to successfully L
enrich his land or raise profitable)#
crops by the simple use of commercial'
fertilizers on poor land containing no
veritable matter or humus. It is the
abuse and not the use of our fertili
zers that has ruined our planters. As .
we have said Vepeatedly, they depend | <
too much on it, and not take the troub-j ()
le or time to make any other; hence'
their failures."
The Press and Banner has now the
largest paid-up list of subscribers that
it ever had. We appreciate this
promptness and evidence of apprecia
tion for more reasons than one.?
When a man cheerfully pays in ad
vance, we tliink he is pleased with
our paper, and then the money is nev
er objectionable.
A Man' of Excellent JiinaE
mic.n'T.?Mr. J. A. Foster, of Nevi!.
York, rencenfly a guest at Wier's
Hotel, in Abbeville, we learn,
says that he can <;et more news out of
the Press and Manner-than any paper
lie ever read. We have every confi
dence in Mr. Foster's judgment, and
fully endorse all that he has said.
Wom-m-v Pleasures.?1The New
born Herald proposes to publish a
unrioe of nrtif>li'si on thf? nlmve Sllhiee.t ! Ii
by a Newberry divine. As this nub-! 11
jet embraces all the pleasures except i
tlio.se of which we live in anticipation, a
we should judge that the articles will c
cover a large scope. c
"NVk are indebted to Messrs. Connor 11'
& Pul're, insurance agents, for some};,
superb calendars for 1S70. They rcp-j
resent a number of the most reliable '
insurance companies, backed by mil
lions of assets, and insure on the most N_
accommoiUking terms. Try them. ?
Vi'e take pleasure in asking the at
tention of our friends to the adver- (
tisement of Messrs. McDonald it Had- c
don, who will be pleased to sell their f
friends as uood bargains as can be (
fouiid anywhere.
Pm*nr akehs nf mill nrnnorl v and t
water power would (io well to consult
j Mr. John Pratt, of Due West. He isa ?
I liberal man and would give a good , f
ibai^rainin some of the best property I *
in flie county. _ c
The best receipt that we know fori ^
keeping the nose warm is to keep po-:':
king it into other people's business, j
Judge Cooke might give some iuter-j.
esting particulars on this subject. | J
This, from an exchange, applies (
here: "Scarcely a month has passed j
I since the new year was born, and yet! t
; the world is full of broken resolutions ! ^
j and lamp chimneys."
i tiieke were more ouiuk mm inis
Ltown on Monday than we luive seen j:i
i for six months?all wanting <o tfiveiu
liens on crops that were ex pee ted to,j
j materialize next fall. . r
Col. (J. Mel). Mnn,nu, of Ninety-jt
jSix, one of the proprietors of the
1 Yhu /ii-S'ir. Ih rnlfl. was ill town hist t'J
(week, He fays the Jlcruhl slock is j
rising.
Ji'DCi; Cookrc will excuse us for (lie j
limited ."puce which we have devoted j
to liini this week. Next week we will I
try to iiud room for some interesting j
dots.
Mrs. Marcarkt Keaton, we learn I
was operated upon a lew days ago at!
the residence of Mr. Jas. A. Heid for'
cancer of the breast.
Wm. A. Giles, Esq , of Granite
ville, spent a few days with friends
here last week. Ho will read the
P. <t* B. hereafter.
Maj. W. T. Gary, a prominent
lawyer of Augusta, < ia., attended our
Court last week in the trial of an im
portant ea&
Gossip With Our Exchanges.
Tin-; Columbia Register.?We
have received the first number of the
tri-weekly edition of the Columbia
Register, the publication of which
was announced some weeks ago. The
tri-weekly contains twenty columns
)f reading matter, and like the daily
is full of good reading. The Jicg inter
iius beeu doing good service for the
icople ever since its first issue, and it
Jeserves a generous support.
The Andetson Journal is a new pa
per of much promise that comes to us.
Lt stands on independent ground, re
serving the right to approve or disap
;uove 01 hii puune una puuueui ucis,
irrespective of parties.
Wk are largely in debt to the Kcw
'terry Herald. He learnt us how to
iuu.
The Southern Cultivator for Febru
iry has been received, and contains
Is usual full quota of interesting and
nstructfng matter. Among other
*ood advice, it directs the farmer to
)oware of over-cropping, and to avoid
lebt?to sell ofT ail surplus stock and
and, and not to cultivate more than
le is able to do well. This is sound
id vice, and would save many a poor |
mprovident farmer, if acted upon,
Yom debt and ruin. Sell off" all the
xipital you cannot utilize, and then
end your energies to making the rest :
uoductive. Above all, economize.
Tho^Mcnsffcorr/fanputsitthus: Be
bre the war, the farmer bought negroes
o make cotton to buy more negroes.
\.ftor lho war, they buy fertilizers ty
mike cotton to buy more fertilizers.
Thb Darlington Southerner this 1
veclc comes to us with its mutter set
olid?a great improvement in the '
ooks of the paper.
Tirnv Mrax Husixess.?'The pro- I
irietors of the True Southron publish
.notice to debtors from wdich we ex- '
ract the following: "We shall put on
our paper a X mark, to let you know ,
hat we do mean you, and as we can- (
lotcarry on our business without mon
y, if you do| not pay beforo the 10th ;
f March, we will positively stop your
inner find take nieu><uros to collect the
mount due us."
tent" You are right gentlemen. "We
re cutting oil" our "dead beats" and
living the accounts to a Trial Justice.
We learn from the Herald that the
rippled calf has run over our special
importer at Ninety-Six, and "busted"
is poetical machiue. Unless the
Vinmhoro News comes to our rescue,
is last piece will make him victor.
Our esteemed neighbor, the Lau
nder Lcilyer, has just entered upon
:s twenty-fifth year. We esteem the
jcdf/cr an excellent paper, and have
o doubt the good people of Lancas
- r accord it a good support. That
anersays: "Weenter upon our new
olume with irood will to all and ill
'ill to none.'7
What have our brethren of the
ress at Newberry, Edgefield, Union,
liken and Sumter to say of life insu
iince now ? We believe that it is only
question of time as to when any of
ie life insurance companies will
real;.
Wk are sorry to learn that Mr. D.
l. Smith, of the Kcowcc Courier of
ce, has serious sickness in his family.
onthcrn Life lusurance Company.
The January statement of the af
tirs of Ibis company, published in
ie New York Insurance Monitor, was
3 follows:
assets.
miliary 1, 1S70 $2,104,807 78
1XCOMK KOIt 1874.
'remiums and interest...$1,052,(578 7 4
'otal liabilities 1,7?>,042 01
urplus to policy holders... US 1,820 17
otal JCKC.'KIl'ts SINCli OKU AS IK A
TIOK.
'remiums and interest...$4,800,120 25
aid to policy
holders $1,787,790 75
k. 11 other dis
bursements 1,003,470 72
2,791,201 47
balance (assets as above)...$2,104,897 78
Willi $2,000,000 of assets and a sur
lus of $381,825, there seems ijo doubt
lint tlie policy holders will be protect
d. ^
Reduction of Salaries.
If the amendment recommended l>\*
lie committee of the senate to the hill
to fix the salaries of certain public
ttlcers" is adopted, in regard to coun
ry treasurers, there will be a large
living to the state, equal to at lea*t
20,000. The compensation of treasu
ears in the various counties will be as
jllows, on a collection of a state and
gunty lax of fifteen mills:
'Abbeville, $1,925; Aiken, $1,737;
Jam well, $1,737; Anderson, $1,812;
lean fori, $1,0(12; Charleston, $3,500;
hester, $1,812; Chesterfield, $1,000;
'larendon, $l,r87; Colleton, $1,550;
Jariinglon, $l,uiu; juigeiieui, si, <??*;>
'air del, $1,002; (Georgetown, $1,1S7 ;
lorry, $1,000 ; Kershaw, $1,37.); Lan
aster, $1,07-3; Laureus, SI ,072; Lex
ugton, $1,375; Marion, $1,550; Marl
oro, irl ,.*100; Newberry, $1,77-3; Oco
it'p, S1.1S7 ; Orangeburg, $1;C02; l'ick
ns, 1,187; Richland $2,223; Sumter,
1,002; Spartanburg, $1,700; Union,
1,550; Williamsburg, $1450; York,
;l,850.
With a less aggregate tax than fif
een mills of course the compensation
rill be still farther decreased, as the
ommissions allowed upon all taxes
olieeted in their respective counties is
s follows, to wit: Five per cent, up
n the first $20,000, tliree per cent, up
n the next $10,000, and one per cent,
pon all amounts collected over $-10,
iiO: Provided, The same shall not
xceed $2,500, or be less than $1,000
ier annum, except in the county of
'harleston, where the commissions
hall not exceed $3,500 per annum.
Another ameudmen proposed is In
elation to the salaries of county
L-hool commissioners. Instead of dec
reasing them all by a fixed sum, they
re proposed to be graduated as fol
aws: "That the county school oom
nissioners of the several counties
n South Carolina, iu lieu of an annu
1 salary, shall receive annually a
ntMinission of twentv-flve cents per
apita upon the whole number of chil
rcn attending the public schools in '
heir respective counties: Provided,
'hat In no county shall the said com
missions exceed $1,(>00 per annum, ex
t'pt the county of Charleston, in '
k'liich the county school commiesion- |
r shall receive an annual salary of 1
1,200."
Should this amendment be adopted, '
he school commissioners of the vari
ais counties would be compensated as
ollows, upon the basis of school at- ]
endance last year, as shown by the re- (
?ort of the superintendent of educa
ion:
Abbeville, $1,000 ; Aiken, $57">; An
lerson, $1,000; Barnwell, $1,000 ; J?eu
ort, $1,000; Charleston, $1,200; Clies- ;
er, $1,000; Chesterfield, $400; Clar- ,
ndon, $400; Colleton, $942; Darling- '
on, ; jjugciiviu, , i-iuiiuiu,
1370; Georgetown, $040; Greenville,
11,000 ; I lorry, $570; Kershaw, $.'588;
Lancaster, $ii(?5; Laurens, $1,000; Lex
ngton, $505; Marion, $729; Marlboro,!
wl)0 ; dewberry, $485; Oconee, $(>20;
)rnngeburg, $053; Pickens, $143;
lichland, $000 ; Spartanburg, $1,000;:
inmter, $775; Union, $000 ; "Williams-1
>urg, $775 ; York, $1,000.
The aggregate would be $23,030, a
living of $8,200 per annum over the |
.mount paid now. Should the school j
.(tendance increase, however, the ex- I
>ense would increase, and might soon j
un tip to a figure even above ilial ofj
lie nresi'ii t salaries.
?> ? ?
The Chester and Lenoir Narrow- [
tillage llai I road.
("!astonfa, N. C., January .'51 nt, lSTfJ. j
-The engine lias been received, stud
nade its first motion on this part of;
lie Chester and Lenoir railroad on j
Friday last, and work has begun in i
tamest. The track is laid to Catawba
>eek, nearly two miles from the Air-i
jine Railroad. The tressel over this
reck is finished and the track is laid
eady (or the trains to pass over. The
cason why the work was not contin
icd from Yorkville to this place,* was
jecause there was a saving of a hun
Ired dollars of freight by beginning
lere; and besides this, the company
'ould transport their own freight from
lcro without any outlay of money,
A'hich is (f'uite an item these hard
i mos.? Ch\irh>t(c Observer. 1
THE SITUATION.
The Carolina Spartan on Chamber
lain's Letter.
It is not only remarkable but in
atructive, as giving such acinar insight
into the affairs of the republican party
in this State. Born, bred and raised a
republican, it is not astonishing that
Gov. Charabelain should be a republi
can to the core, and only when we
place ourselves in his position, can we
realize the ditliculties by which he
has been surrounded. It shows that a
man may reform himself, but that
when he undertakes to reform a party
of low whites and negroes, scalawags,
gamblers aud thieves, he has au her
culean task before him. When you
"unload" all these, Gftvernor, you will
have no parly, not even a corporal's
ruard left, and nothing but the whip
ping post or the penitentiary can re
form or restrain tliem. If all you
have said be true, then ad "friend"
Morton has said, you have practically
abandoned the ltopublican party and
identified yourself with the democra
cy, for in South Carolina, if not in
Washington, to be honest, fair and
just is to abandon republicanism and
practicalls identify yonrself with the
democracy. In following such a poli
cy, as you well know, you have no
willinrj supporters, other than the de
mocracy ; then, there is but little if
any difference now, between liberal
republicanism and liberal! democracy,
why not acknowledge that you are
II 11.. M S t V. ' 1,,#.
])l'iiULiuaiiy luirijuiitu wmi uic
tor? AVo have "praised" you and
will praise you, whenever you do right
but neither the administration at
Washington, or at (Columbia, with all
r>f their appliances; nor things civil,
nor things military; nor things pres
ent, nor things to come; nor any thing,
can prevent-South Carolina from be
coming what she ought to have been
long ago?"practically identified with
the democracy."
What the Snmtcr Watchman Thinks.
If thefc has ever been a time, since
the close of the war, when the fallacy
>f the Idea of running a straight-out
Democratic ticket in South Corolina
ivas conspicuously apparent, that time
is now. And here comes in the idea
:>f Democratic organization, as now
proposed. In so far as this organiza
tion may tend io draw the lines and
lience to drive Republican influence
md votes away from Gov. Chamber
lain, we cannot see it but in the light
>f a misfortune to the State. To or
ganize with a view to straight-out
nominations, would, of course, accom
plish this in its entirety, while it
inustfailof carryinga large part of the
;ons?rvative citizens of the State,
whose judgment would be against it,
is promising success.
And in what are we stronger, or is it
nore politic, to draw the lines now,
lhan two years ago? Certainly Gov.
Jhaniberlain is stronger. now than
Judge Green was then?stronger with
lis own party, with the conservatives,
ind with the outside world.
Thus, looking calmly and delibcr
itely at the situation, and with great
ieference for the opinions of those
kvlio are in the lead of the movement,
tve cannot but see that mdre diaadvan
;age than otherwise is likely to result
prom the movement? especial I y as the
white citizens of the State will vote to
pettier as well as with organization.
What tbe Sumter True Southron
Thinks.
"We will be found advocating a per
fect straight Democratic ticket under
;he stiongest conviction that any oth
ir policy auopieu now win result in
J Masters not to be thought of by us
without horror and dismay.
The Republicans, as a party must be
lefeated next fall, orourState is lost
irretrievably. If our people aro not
iroused by the late action of the Leg
slature, then, in the name of God,
what can arouse them? If they aro
:horoughly aroused they will defeat
:he thieves overwhelmingly at the
next election. If they are not aroused
:he thieves will defeat them and take
Lhe Btate for their own.
The Lexington Dispatch Spealis.
The day set for the mass meeting of
he Democrat Lexington County is
next Monday. Let every Democrat
who possibly can attend. A struggle
jetween honesty and roguery will
ioon commence, and it behooves every
lion est man to step to the front and
show his colors. Our condition is des
perate, and it will require the counsel
md support of every good and true
nan to enable our State to overcome
:he many obstacles which beset a move
:o\vards reform. We are hopeful thai
much will be accomplished towards
his end during the present year. II
s apparent that, unless a change takes
iilace, the affairs of the State will
jrow worse, until at last the good, the
;ruo, the honest and upright among us
will have to seek other places in which
:o breathe the pure air of freedom,
[.'rcenville Enterprise and Mountain
eer on Reduction of Salaries.
Gov. Chamberlain,, in order to se
cure for the Slate a general reduction
>f salaries of public officers, consents
In, a like reduction of his own, al
;noiigu ji is siipuiuieti uy uiu tonsu
ution. Is llii.s not true reform?
What other Governor of this State
jver made a like concession j)ro bono
oublico f Gov. Chamberlain exhibits
isgreatnn interest in the welfare of
he State as any man that will ever
1111 the Executive chair!
IJIaiue niid Morton Destroying Each
Other.
The following is given as a Cincin
nati view of inside secrets at Wash
ington: "Maine and Morton may
mutually destroy each other and pre
pare tha way for some one else. The
personal struggle for advantages will
itill go on between them, and as nei
ther will consent to accept the vice
presidency, it will probably end in the
defeat of both. It is stated here that
the third term ticket of Grant and
Hayes will be presented, and if Grant
finds that it will not be accepted, he
will withdraw his name and make it
Washburn and Hayes." From these
observations it would seem that the
..t *ITnol? itllrl/.n i-a i.w* .In.
>111111 <IU 'T aDilill^tWU AO Otbl itig SAM
uidedly westerly.
To be Rescued from the Ilanda of
the Despoiler.
At a public meeting in Darlington,
Col. Warley offered the following res
jlution which was unanimously adopt
ed :
Jlcftolvcd, That we fully apprehend
the absolute necessity of a thorough
organization of all good and law-abi
ding men, with a view to rescue the
State from the hands of those who,
for eight years past, have plundered
md despoiled her.
True Reform.
At a rousing meeting in Camden on
last Thursday, General Kershawofter
ed the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
Jicnolvcd, That this meeting unani
mously approve the proposed re-organ
ization of the Democratic party in
South Carolina, as the best mode of
supporting all true reform iu the gov
nF tlir. Silnfn >>
The End of Corruption and Vice.
Darlington is perfectly alive and tie- ]
termined to ilo lier duty in the next;
campaign. There was a very earnest
and enthusiastic meeting at Darling-!
ton C. H., on the 24th tilt., the senti-:
ment of which was: ''We intend to!
uml the reign of corruption and vice." j
Cov. Chamberlain's Victories.
Cjov. Chamberlain has gained three,
victories in the Legislature during tliei
week. The first was the defeat of tliOj
bill giving the appointment of mana-i
gers of ejections to the tiencral As
sembly, instead of the < Jovernor.
The sreond was in const raining the
his recommendations for :i reduction
uf expenses, and so reduce the Stale
lax for 1S77 from twelve mills to
eight mills. And the third was;
when the House hy a vote of Oil to 17, |
adopted a resolution to expunge from
the journal the recent abusive ha
rangue of W. J. Wliippcr. During i
the debate on the resolution, Whipper j
denounced ex-Congressman Elliott, i
now speaker of the House, who was
Whipper's chief supporter and advo
cate for the Charleston judgeship, and!
Elliott in rejoinder branded Whipper
us an ingrate, a falsifier, and a knave.
Snow fell for sis/hours in Richmond
t)u Friday, and when It ceased was six j
inches deep. It Avas the first snow |
Htorm of the winter.
Hard Times.
Tiie Christian Neiyhbor*a head is
level on tho subject of hard times.
Does not his idea strike you as the
correct one? There arc twenty pro
fessed idlers, paupers, vagrants or
nuisances, as you may choose to call
them, about Abbeville who might
profit by taking his advice. That pa
per says:
"If at all necessary to make both
make both ends meet*, wear the coar
sest clothing and eat the homeliest diet,
rather than live beyond your means.
Keep out of debt, unless, as an honest
man, you must go in debt to keep, out
of jail or law-suits. Don't be too
choice: take hold of any implement
that will do to stir the soil, cut and
shap-j timber, break a rock, stop a
a wash or kill a snake?and lay on till
the honest sweat breaks out 011 the
forehead and those soft hands become
commeudably hard and respectably
uiriy.
Give a kind word to every ono who
is trying to soften hard times by hard
work and by ousting all ignoramuses
ami thieves from office?not that a new
ring of the same sort may come in,
but tiiat men of honest heart* and
iron back-bones may get hold of the
reins.
Rather Hard on Bacliclorn.
In tho matter of J. It. Latnbson,
bankrupt, petition for homestead, it
appeared that tho petitioner was au
unmarried man, and that he resided
on the plantation claimed as home
stead, with an adopted child and ser
vants. Judge JJoud decided that the
petitioner was not entitled to the
homestead, 011 the ground that the
intention of the Constitution and the
Statutes of the State of South Caro
lina was to provide a home for the
family, and that a bachelor was not
entitled to the exemption.
Legislative Work.
The Legislature under the influence
of the Governor has been doing better
during the past week. It lias staved
olT the question of a recess?it litis laid
on the table a resolution of enquiry as
to the Governor's action in relation to
certain official bonds?it has been In
vestigating the frauds of the land
commission?it is about cutting down
the State tax to 8 mills?it has killed
the new election bill?it has investi
gated tlio text.book commission and
will likely expel expel Robertson
it has expunged Whipper's speech
from the Journal of the House. In
fact the body ueems to be entirely
cowed, and seems to be'traveling very
meekly the back track on the way to
reform.
Utilize the Convict's Labor.
The Governor has again addressed
the General Assembly urging the
leasing out of the labor of the Peni
tentiary. The institution i9 becoming
overcrowded, and always was a heavy
expense. The appropriation has been
brought down, however, nearly fifty
per cent, since the first year of Dennis.
That is something, but the men are
generally capable of work ; some have
trades, and all, even the women, (as it
seems there are, unhappily, some of
that sex there,) will be benefitted by
being employed. The able-bodied
men should be hired out to railroad
contractors, and made to contribute
something to public improvements.
A considerable number might be em
ployed temporarily in putting the
street* of Columbia in tolerable plight.
They are now in a disgraceful condi
tion in many places.?Jlagixlcr.
Corn for Fuel.?A letter of a re
cent settler in Nebraska says: "We
UI t' UUII11II? uwi II ill uui vv/va ou/?g,
aud it makes the best fuel 1 ever used
for ft quiek, hot fire. I pay 18 cento
for seventy pounds, and I think it
fully as cheap as wood at $0 a cord."
Tills seems a pity, when ho many peo
ple want bread?but it is evident it
won't pay to bring that corn to the
people who need it, henco tho peoplo
ouglit to go to the com.
CiunniNG.?Wo notice several of
our articles are copied by our ex
changes, in part or whole, without
crcdit being given. While wo are
trying to get introduced to tho public,
we think it only fair that these papers
should be generous enough to give us
a helping hand. We always credit
when we know tho source.?Anderson
Journal.
Tjik farmers in the neighborhood of
Pendleton will have an agricultural
fair in lliat town next Full.
MA HU! AGES.*
MARRIED, at tho residence of Mr.
fJeorjje M. Sibert, by Rev. R. F. Miller,
on tho evening of January 25, ]87f>, Mr.
JESSIE REA<JAN viiil "MisH JENNIE
JiAJtui."5UA, noiii oi .vuijevmc*, o. v-.
Married in Oeoneo:?
Albert iii11 and Ellen IIrook.
Leonard Jones and Mary 8mith.son.
J. W. Voting and Johanna Harris.
Married in Anderson (.'onnly:?
A. 1\ Graham and 10, E. i'almor.
75. S. Davis and Sarah "NVillingham.
E. F. Jteed and Nannie Mobavid.
Hiram King and Sallic Odd.
Wm. Frost and Emma Jolley.
G. A. Uowen and F. S. Williamson.
IIOTKL AltUIVALS.
A nTn\ Tfnrstrc.?J II Clark. Andnrnon:
S A Kingman, Now York; M Cooper, St
Louis; 15 If Sloval, Augusta; P M Tabb,
jr, Baltimore; Wm A Giles, (Jraniloville;
C S Say res, Cartersvillo; Win IT Cater,
Charleston; M O Talmon, Calhoun's
Mills; ]{ 11 Baker, Calhoun's Mills; Col
G McD Miller, Ninety Six; J M Coehran.
S Agnew, (J G lladdon Kobt Pratt, (.'apt
J M' Pratt, T Tj Had.Ion, lJr J T Miller, K
W lladdon, Duo W'ost; J M Pruil, Mill
wnj'; J F Calhoun, Willington; J M
Mui-iin, Easley Station; A C lirooka, J V
Sehneder, J L Simpson, Lowndesrillo;
W 11 Moon, Isaac MeCalla, Tlio Fork;
L Smith, Hodges; J L IIill, citv; K F
Parker, Mrs E F Parker. Katie C i'arkcr.
Columbia.
Abbeville Hotel,?Judge Cooko
and lady, Greenville; W MeCelvey, Ab
beville; SV J I logons, Atlanta; Cutlet Cor
I ey, Clem Corley, J C Jennings, W F
Jennings, Ii J Burdashaw, 10 G .New by,
J Corley, Fllington Soarls, Z Harris, W
II l'eake, II Brown, John Deason, J F
Edmunds, W Harrison, Bordeaux; John
Clark, Anderson. Charles Huekabec,
Bordeaux; Alphino Arnold, Tenn; T N
Tolbert, Smithville; Jacob Peake, Ro
berts vi lie, Tenn; A Napier Cedar Springs
P M Calhoun, Bordeaux; A J Clinkseales |
S A Miller, Abbeville; J P Tucker, P 1)
Gailey, G W Grogor. Amlecson; Dr Lim
beck cr, Nine tj* Six; J JC Milllbrd, Groon
wood, John "Lyon, Cedar Springs; 1) K
Norais, Orangeburg; C A Cobb, Capt
Tarrant, J D Crawford, S Ingram, L Hus
by, J N Pinson, Greenwood; J 11 Slief
li'eld, A J Sprowlor, Kobt Smith, W C'
Agnow, Donalds ville; A H Martin,
Smithvillo; N E Jolinson, Duo West;
J 13 Patterson. Donaldsville; \V 'I' lluteli
ison, Jaa Clark, X McAtlams, Lowndcs
ville.
Wiep.'s IIoTKr,.?Jamos P. Gibbs.
Charleston; A II Ellison, Scncea City;
S C Link, Linkvilio; T F Wisson, J A
Foster, Now York; Fred T Look hart, (
W T Gary, Augusta, Ga; J W Greene, |
New Market; J A Calhoun, Kugouo Ji(
uarv, city; it i,:iwj-micii, t .nun n, v w-, >>
1 unThiu; (J Mel) Miller, l' A Whatley, Tjl
C Piuson, 1) 11 Husby, Ninety-Six; J M i ,
(iaiues, <? It Caidwell, I'lm-nix; 1? A
Means, Greenville; Geo \V Jlrown, l'hil-;,
adelphht; S A IVI i I lor, Monterey; S<> Me-jc
Clinton, Joseph Lindsay, Long Cam?; r
\V M Cobb, T II Cobb, Greenwood; J N -J
Dabb, Cartersville; ! M Latimer, I'
Lowndesville; \V S Chamberlain, Lor-jj
deaux.
MAltKKT KKl'OKTS.
COmtKrTKD IIY !
llnrawcll *V Co., 4'ntluu Hrohers and!,
Dealers in (General Merchandise. j
AliltKVII.I.H. Feb. !).
CoUrm, I Ui II! | ?
l-'odder, ! Appl?r., Jj.mii
KgiPS Kifon, l_Vf.< I'm- i
.M"hisses, ..(irr.i.SI j JJiitb r, (
l'Moiir,....^.(i<l(<(.JfllMMI I Culler, :'.(>< j I
Meal, ?l.2;"? | ' 'orn $1.00:?'
l'eas, S1 .on j Chiekens, J.V j
AtoVsta, February 7.?Cotl on dull and r
irregular? middling PJA; receipts (W.'S:
bales ; sales <>< :!. j
Cuaui.kstox, February 7.?Cotton did I ;*{
?middling 12|; net receipts 115 bales;;
sales til Ml.
Livekpool, February 7.?Cotton?!
middling uplands, low middling clause, M
March and April delivery i) Long .
clear middles oil. Short
JJAl/riMoitK, February 7.?Cotton dull ,
?middling 122; gross receipts 2SS bales;1
exports to the continent lUli; sales 1:5^; to:
spinners (10. ,f
iNkw Yoijjc, February 7. ? Gold
12'. ('oilon weak ; sides !(15 bales jjf I j
..'Ml.. J _
~L^
r^?ww?a?
Consignees.
Kxtrksm.?IJ N Boyd, .1 L Simpson, M
MeMillain, E A Morris, J C Sweran^nn,
L1 W Cowan, IS' Ward, L P Gultin, W M
rng^nrt, M J llussey, L Evans, H II
Thompson, T L Cosby, T Baker, J E Cal
lioun, (r B MrCnsIin, L II Copefield, T X
folbort, S Wallingford, T J Bu^h, W
Moore.
Fakiqttt.?J A Blake, E Calhoun.
Morrah W ifc Co.. J It Schroder, D R
Williams, B Ilope, P II llobinson, W II
Law ton, J MeXeilo, J E Caldwell, J A
MoCord, J y Cothran.
Greenville & Columbia E. R.
Passenger trains run tlally.Sundays except
ed, connecting with night trains on Sotilli
'arollna Hal I road up and down. On and
vfler .Monday, December 13, the following ,
UP. DOWN.
Neavo J>avc'
Columbia - ~A~> ft in Oreoii vlilo - 8.00 am
\lston - - 9..1*? 11 in ]!<jlton - - !i, 10it hi
N'cwborry - 10^3u 111 Abbeville - !>.30am
'okesbury - 2.v7pm Cokesbury -14.20 am
\rrlvo Newberry - 2.40pin
Abbevlllo - 3.35 pm Alston - - 4,'jOpm
Laivo lt?ltou 3.50 p m Arrive
\rrlvc Columbia 0.03 pm
jreonvillo - 5.25 pm
\udcrson Branch nnd BIuo JRidgc
Division.
down. rp.
r^oavo "\V'a! bulla G.OOnm ylrrlvo 7.1opm
[.envo I'crryvlllo 6.45a in Leave (i.36pin
lioavo l'cndlcton 7.35a in Iahvo 5.50-p in
r.eavc ylndcrson 8.3i a in Leave Ulpm
,-lrrlvo at Helton 9,'JJ a ill Lcavo 3..V) p in
Accommodation traliiH run on tlic Abbe
ville branch Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
lays. On Anderson branch, between Helton
uid .4iiclurnuii, 'fiuadays, Thursdays arid .Sat
urdays.
THOMAS DODAMKAP,
Ooncrjis Superintendent.
Jabkz Norton, Jit.,
Uenoral Ticket Agunt.
Special Notice.
LillKKNVItif.K A COLUMHIA R.ULHOAD, V
Columhia., January 1, 187U.)
THE following resolutions having heen
adopted by the stockholders of the Grccn
vlllo and Clilunibla llailroad Cbnumnv. nt
their annual meeting In Columbia on the 29th
:>f vtprll last:
Iic*olv<d. That for the more Ratlsfactsry ar
rangement of the company's bond and gener
al debt, authority is hereby given to the board
if director* t<> create a first mortgage on the
pond and property of the Oreenvlllo and Co
lumbia Ita 11 road company, subject to the fol
lowing conditions and restrictions:
That the amount of the mortgage shall not
exceed three million dollari.
That not more than two millions five hun
dred thousand dollars of the bonds, miulo un
ier the mortgage, bo used for the arrangement
ur settlement of the debt; and,
That the balanco, fivo hundred thousand'
ilollars, be held in trust, appllcablo only to
nuch acquisitions and additions to the proper
ty as havo been authorized and approved by
the stockholders?
The board of directors. In the exercise of ilie
nuthorily given to them by these resolutions,
have executed a first mortgage on tho road ana
property of the company to the Farmers'
Loan and Trust company of tho cljy of New
York, In accordance therewith, and now offer
for sale the bonds made under the said mort
gage at 7;? per cent, cash, or tho equivalent of
that price In any of the company's outstand
ing obligations In whole or In part. These
bonds aro dated July 1st, 1875. bear Interest at
7 percent., and mature In twenty years. Tho
tionds and coupons aro payable In tho city of
New York.
Their suporlor claims to the confldonco of
japltaltsts aro sufficiently established by the
fact that the past exceptlonably unfavorable
year 'o railroad interests exhlblts-T
rhe gross earnings of the Greenvlllo
and Cblnmbla railroad ... S.r>l0,000
rho current operating expenses - 2)0,000
reaving appllcahlo to interest - - 5240,000
rho confident expectationof the board
is that tho $2.500,000 of bonds now of
fered will absorb every obligation of
tho compaey, and leavo tho net earn
ings as snown abovo. subject only to
charge of interest on these bonds,
which, at seven per cent., would bo 178,000
[SUIIincu ui ciumugg uv? nuu
interest -$ 70,000
Provision has nlso been made in thenrningc
nentof the bonds of this inane for their Ree
ntry nt tho option of the holder*.
Any further Informsition wiiich mny be de
itred will be furnished on nppllcatlon to 11^
,reuanrer, nt the company's omce in tliiH city.
W. J. McGRATH, President.
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SPENDTHRIFT.
Tlio fault's not mine, you understand:
Uod shaped my palm so I cau bold.
But little water in my hand,
And not much'gold.
FA MR.
Such kings of shreds have wood and won
her,
Such crafty knaves hor laurel owned,
It has become utmost un honor
2sot to be crowned.
EriCS AXD liTKICS.
It sometimes chances that tho stimeliest
boat
Goes down in seas whereon a leaf might
11 oat.
What ponderous epics have been wreck
ed by Time
Since llorriek launched his cockle-shells
of rhymof
a child's ohave.
A littlo mound with chipped hoad
stone,
Tho grass?ah me!?uncut about the
sward,
Summer by summer left alone,
With one wh'ito lily kco ping watch and
ward.
TO ANY POKT.
Out of tho thousand yciuch you liavo writ,
If Time spare none, you will not euro at
all;
If Time spare one, you will not know of
it: *
Nor Nhamo nor famo can ?calo a church
yard wall.
?T. D. AUh ich, in Harper't Magazine /or Feb.
List of Letters in the Post Office on
1st February.
Ja^ob Atkins,
Bo iben Bavlin,
M It Bastou,
\V A Clawson,
John Cowan,
John Kennedy,
Alice Cochron,
T L Cosby,
Peter Livingston,
U W Litos,
William Mcrtin,.
J 11 Mann,
James A Murphy,
Lewis Kamey,
A T Spergorson,
J M DeNerry,
A 11 firflrv
John E Brown loo,
ftheada Bnston,
Julia Brown,
J B Camp,
Beverly Cartor,
L L Calloway,
Ed ware Calhoun,
\V C Latimer,
fiartth Lake.
Thomas LMorriman,
W J Martin,
J II Montonoy,
B 11 Penny,
Belle Stevenson,
Oliver Shumnke,
David Dornsby,
VV V. X rift
Hamilton Grecno,
Henry Gordan,
William Guilford,
B Harko,
Kate Western,
A W Johnson,
David Kino,
II A Tonnent,
Joo Terry,
Janus waller.
TC Smith,
Joo Thomas.
Vina Todd.
Lizzie Wilson,
J J Hickok,
John Killson,
Champion tjluillobo
D li Garrison.
E Hsdgo,
II Hill,
Mary E White, J W Whitemire,
Harry Williams, H W Lawsou.
Flogging Unworthy of the Teacher.
Montaigne, speaking of the colleges
of his day, says, "They are mere jails,
where imprisoned youths are taught
to be debauched by being punished for
It before they are so. l>o but come in
when they are about their lessons,
outcries of boys under execution, and
the thundering of pedagogues, arunk
with fur v. A verv nrettv wav thia to
?? -
tempt these tender and timorous souls
to love their book! leading them on
with a furious countenance, and a rod
in hand!"
It is this practice of flogging chil
dren that haa made nearly every great
writer denounce or ridicule the school
master. It is the only Ignoble work
in the teacher's round of duty. If
this practice were universally discon
tinued, the teaching profession would
rise in dignity aud self-respect In a
manner to almost make the heads of
its member, dizzy. Children may de
serve punishment in school and out of
it, but it is no more the teacher's duty
to inflict such punishment than it is
his- business to reconstruct all the
scolding wives aud lazy husbands of
his school district. It Is the duty of
every one to do all the good he can in
the world; but the more diligently a
man attends to his own businesss, the
more good he will do. The teacher's
business is teaching, and the more he
flogs his pupils, tbe more ho does not
attend to his own business. When we
make pupils and patrons understand
that we can not be hired or provoked
to whip the former, at least children
will come to school as their elders will
go to church, with the thought of
i i _i ie il. ...
gijuu uuiia>iu& in liiiiiu , nut i%a 11 uurv
were on their way to a picnic for a frol
ic, certainly, and a row, if possible.
An irritable teacher is a sort of natural
curiosity to children, and delight in
stirring him tip, even, at the price of a
Hogging now and then, from the same
disposition that prompts them to poke
wild animals with slicks at a show.
Brothers and sisters, let us bo teach
ers, not thrashing machines I Divis
ion of labor is a device to civilization.
It is only among barbarians that
jacks-of-all-trndes make money So,
if we cannot be atonco the father ami
mother and priest and doctor and tai
lor and dressmaker and nursemaid
and teacher of each and every one of
our pupils, let us fill our oflice, and fill
it well. Let the parents feed and
chastise them. If they are not com
petent to do the latter, we are not in
fault; we did not establish the rela
tionship between tlvein. Let the doc
tor lake care of their bodies, the priest j
i>f their souls. Let the tailor make!
their jackets, the cobbler mend their!
shoes, ami the nursemaid dress and
uomb them. Lot u? teach them. If
we do this well, we have done our
hare.
I'ut the Idiers to Work.
Editors J'rctm and Banner
Sib I believe there is in thin Slate a
law, known as the Vagrant Law.
Now it seems to me this law was en-:
rneed nnd nil those nersons male or;
female, who arc night and day seen loi
tering around, wore taken up and made
to ahow by what means they support!
themselves, and if they have no!
means, made to work on tho chain J
Kang, or if there he no chain gang let j
the city fathers pass an ordinance by j
which we can have one or have some!
other means of punishment with as I
little expense as possible. I do not:
think that begging or (what is the i
same thing) playing on an old hand
organ for the nickles that they can get, J
constitutes a means of support; and if:
there be no ordinance by which it can;
be stopped for Heaven's sake let the,
city fathers enact one.
A Truthful Skctch.
Let a man fail in business, what an
eflect it has on his former creditors!]
Men who have taken him by the arm,!
laughed and chatted with him by the
hour, shrug their shoulders and pass]
r\t? u'itli it 'Mwmv /In vnu <ln 9*' I
>'11 Willi il V/WIM ^ "U U" ?
Every trifle of a bill is hunted up and
presented that would not have seen j
the light for months to eome, hut for;
the misfortunes of the debtor. If it in
paid, well and goad; if not, the seowl;
of the shcrilF. perhaps, meets him at|
the corner. A man that has never j
failed knows but little of human na-!
tu re.
In prosperity lie sails along gently,!
waited by favoring smiles and kind'
words from everybody. He prides'
himself on his name and spotless,
character, and makes his boast that lie
has not an enemy in the world. Alas!1
the change. He looks at the world in
;i dilli-rcnt light when reverses come
upon him. He hardly knows how to
move or hi do this thing or the other;
there arc spies about him, a writ is
ready for his back. To know what
kind* of htntl* the world is made of, a'
person mu.4 be uiif.?r(unate and stop
paying oiiiv in bis lifetime. If he has
[vii! I friends, then they are made man
iIV".-1. A faihiiv i.; :i moral seive, il
In in;:.; oiil (be wheal and show.; Ib^'
r-liali'. A man thus learns that wmkU
Hill plfit'llde l j'uod will ;iri' hot and
i|ii not coii.- l 11 ill t' ri ;?I friendship.
(Iirrriiu* I'ni? perl's Cor llie Prcw ami
!
Manner.
II is encouraging in these hard limes
to l>e remembered l?y our friends.
Those indebted to the i'rrss and Dan
tier are pitying up every day, and new
fiuhRcrihors are coining in, showing an
appreciation upop the part of those
whose good opinion is invaluable to
us. The J'. tfc 11. endeavors to do its
work honestly and unostentatiously.
,So far as lies in the power of those in
charge, it will always he found on the
right siil". there to battle until the
right shall triumph.
The young getilleinen about IVlidlc
(no li.-ive oij-anJ'W-d a eoruel baud.
SUNBEAMS.
Just think of that! Even the plump*
est woman has 240 bones.
Elephants are the most Intelligent
of animals and jot they have the larg*
est ears.
A Western man says that figures
won't lie unless they happen to be on
a gas meter.
"Smothered Verms" is a California
dish; in spite of its name it is only
t al*. l. ' 0
UUUiblUUJl UUU VillKJUM*
An old fogy in [Springfield objects to
paying a gas bill of $18 for -the frivo
lous reason that there Are no burners
in his house.
The boy who presented his father
with a chri stmas cane now rubs his
back, and wonders that he didn't have
more forethought.
"What do you know of the character
this man?" was asked of a witness in
court the other day. " I know it to be
unreachable, your honor,' replied
the witness, with much emphasis.
According to Kate Field, the pur
pose of American clerg)itnen in visit
ing London is to be able to go to the
theatres without having their presenoe
there commented upon.
Landlady (fiercely): "You musnt
occupy that bed with your boots on."
Boarder: "Never mind; they're an old
pair. I guess the bugs won't hurt
'cm. Lot 'em rip anyhow."
The absurd story about the phenlx
grow out of tho fact that i>henixes
always roosted in ash trees, and heneo
when they took wing they wexe said to
"rise from their ashes."
As old Mr. heaved the fast scut
tle of four tons of coal into his cellar,
ho was heard to remark: "If they had
been boys instead of girls* it would'nt
have been thus. One ton would last
all winter.
A few days since a man convicted of
drunkenness stood up before His Hon
or at the Police Court, and His Honor
said, in his slow, SDienin way. "I'll
five you l$10 or thirty days." 4SWell,
'11 take the $10, squire," said the
Jfallow,
"The excuse of the third man," said
Mr. Moody, illustrating the parable of
the guests who were .backward in com
ing forward, "was mora absurd than
any?'I havo married a wife, and there
fore I cannot come.' Now, why didn't
he take his wife along with him ?"
An exchange wants somebody to In
vent a new danoe for the girls. Yes,
do I Got up one whore the young ladies
dance around the house helping the
old lady to get breakfast, wash the
dishes and sling dirty shirts in a wash
tub. Do, and see how the girls won't
dance worth a cent,
"As to opening oysters," said old
Hurricane, "why, nothing's easier if
you only know how." And how's
howl" Inquired Straight. "Scotch
snuff," answered Old Hurricane, very
sententiously; "Scotch snuff; bring a
little of it ever so near their noses,
and they will sneeze their lids oft"
A strange minister officiated in 'a
suburban pulpit recently, and among
the notices to be read was one request
| ing me lauies w eeuu iu iciicoum^uKj
| for the cafe of a fair which was to^w
| held jduring the week. The olergy.
man innocently read it "refreshments
lor the calf," and the audience tittod.
A fond parent who bought a cow for
his summer residence, in anticipation
of the delight that the fresh product
would cause his daughter, was some*
what chagrined when Julia looking
upon a pan of nectar, e xqlalmed. "Oh,
wnat horrid yellow stuff! It isn t half
so good as tne nice blue milk we get
ia town."
John Henry, reading to his wife from
a newspaper, "There is, not a single
woman in the State Penitentiary.
There you see, don't you, im%t wickod
creatures wives arc? Every woman in
the Penitentiary is married." "It is
curious," said she; "but don't you
think, John, dear, that some of them go
there for relief?"
During a recent examination of a
class of youngsters in one of the Che
mung county schools, the teacher
askca: "What is a monarchy?" and
was immediately answered by a bright
little eight-year old boy: "A country
governed by a king." "Who would
would rulo if the King should die?"
"The queen." "And if the queen
ahoulddio, who then would bo ruler?"
The jack."
At the court In Belfast recently,
Judge Libbey sentenced Martin L.
Tower to twenty-five years' in State
Prison. This fact whs communicated
to the prisoner's mother, who was
struck with " astonishment as to the
magnitude of the sentence. "What
did they do that for?" she exclaimed.
"Twenty-fivo years! Why he won't bo
contented thero three weeks 1"
"Cussed, if the darned thing ain't
a-going!" was the surprised remark of
a sight-seeing Granger from Maine,
who caressed the teeth of a circular
cviw In n. North End nlanlncr mill: and
now should you profound to him that
first problem for young arithmeticians,
"How many fingers have you on your
right hand V" he would bite that lone
ly thumb and sadly reply, "Nary,
strangorl"
A stout lady entered the cabin of a
Fultou ferry Jboat, and knowing noth
ing of the iron partitions between the
seats, requested a slim young gentle
man to " move up a little. . I'd rath
er give it to her altogether than share
it with her," was the way in which the
young man afterward explained the
precipitancy with whivh he relinquish
ed his seat.
He seomed more than seventy years
old, and all who saw him thought he
was a defunct negro when the wheel
of the stage rolled over his back. But
he slowly got upon his feet, wined the
mud out of his eyes, shook nimself.
and muttered dismally as ho pottered
toward the Jsidewalk, "In Noo Yawk
pusaons afoot 'ain't got no rights as
pussona on wohicles is bown' to re
spec'."
A gallant gentleman of the old
school, in a crowdcd waitfng-room at a
railway station tho other dav. cave his
seat to a lady, who failed to ra ake the
projKir acknowledgement. Standing
awhile, he stooped over as if to listen,
and said 4to hor, "What did you say,
madam J"
"Nothing, sir," was tho reply of the
startled lady.
"Oh!" iiid he, "excuse me; I
thought you said, 'Thank you.'"
CHIMESK AKMAMfMTSt
It Is thought by many, that should
an European war occur, England
may, perhaps, find herself with an
Asiatio war on her hands too. The
letters sent to tho Times from month
to month by correspondents in China,
show that there are always plenty of
disputes going on betwoen English
subjects and Chineso officials, any one
of which might bo made tho excuse for
serious Quarrel. Tho Chineso have
been preparing for war steadily for
for some years. Thirty-ilvo years ago
we ridiculed tho Chineso armaments;
and no doubt soldiers armed with'
bows and arrows were not very formid
able. Lut twenty years later they
had learnt the use of artillery, as
our experience at tho Tuku forts
taught us.
Since tho war of 1800 the Celestials
have been reorganizing thoir forces*
both by land and sea. They have
had the help of English and American
officers. They have replaced their
jiink.-j witli ironclads; they havo
armed those and their land defences
wiill ri(!>> I ciiik f.f iho hon.vip?t inotal.
They have un army of a million
of men, a considerable portion
of tliern provided with breech-load
ing rifles. Above all, the Chinese
troops are now disciplined as they
never were before. Now, against
whom are all those preparations di
rected? Anglo-Indians have no diffi
culty in answering the question, they
say, "Against England," against the
"foreign devils," as the Chinese call
us. They thoroughly detest us be
cause we have already beaten them,
and lined them heavily more than
once because we are over" vexing
them by <piv endeavors to open up
I heir com