The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 16, 1876, Image 3

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The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S>. O. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1876, A SECOND REPLY TO JUDGE COOKE. Since writing our article of lasl week in reply to the false charges o; Judge Cooke, we have had a more de tailed report of his remarks, and take the earliest moment to add something to the denials of our former answer We indeed have some hesitation as tc .-..4 ine propriety ui ??> <ng huhihu6 .u. ther iu reply. Iiis position, however entitles him to some consideration and lienee we make a brief reply which otherwise we would ljut make, HIS CHAUOKS may he resolved info two divisions? first that we have deviated from oni published rates, to make unwarranta bie hills for advertising; and secom that we have made a combinaiioi with corrupt officials to lleeee the pub lie. JJotli charges we pronounce to b< false in every particular. Our b inks are open to the public, and we cour an investigation. The statement tlui we charged thirty dollars for thret insertions of five inches, is an unmit igated falsehood, wiiich we are pre pared to prove. The statement thai one emu III ll <?i "ill Jit uui iuiv would yield $-\r>00 a year, is so OUTItAG HOUSI.V AliSl'KD that it (loos not call fur a reply. Th( maximum price that we could chargi , at our published rales,(from which \v? have never deviated,) wjuld not ex ceed S73), whilst we hive never real * ized one-half of that sum. As to tin charge of our having made a corrupt combination with the Sheriff* to swell the cost's of advertising, we prououuet it as we have done above, AN* UNWJAMKIKD FALSEHOOD. If Judge C'ook& wants us to ventilate his past record, let him continue his attacks, we will give him the bcnetil jof some FREE ADVERTISING. He cried "hold enough" once before .and appealed to our forbearance, and unless lie is very circumspect in the future, we shall hold him up in hi* true colors. We pretend to know linn oeuer man lie Knows nimseii? haveguaged his vices ami sounded the DEPTH OK HIS INCAPACITY, and are prepared to make good what ever we allege. We are ready for the fray, and are satisfied that our arro gant self-righteous judge will rue the day when he engaged in a newspaper controversy. th of Mr. Samuel Jordan. We regiet to announce the death ot Mr. Samuel Jordan, a well known and highly esteemed citizen, at his residence in the lower part of the County on Sunday morning last, at the advanced age of eighty-live years. The deceased was a member of the Legislature before the war, and was the author of several works on i>oliti .-oal subjects. A staunch Uniouuiau, lie was always a firm believer in the power of the* Federal Constitution to remedy the evils under which the .South is now suffering. His peculiar views were liehl wiih great tenacity, through evil and through good report, but never impaired the confidence of his fellow-men, or the respect and love which they enterlaiued for the sterling traits of his character, and the kindly feelings of his nature. Me was a man of great energy of character, and had accumulated a good property, and was . always liberal in aiding every prai>e worthy and benevolent object. For many years he had been a member of the- Associate Reformed Church, and ' <vas an earnest and consistent Chris tian.; The public spirited citizen, the neighbor, tlie affectionate hus fdiAfR- band'and father, he discharged faith fully the various duties of life, and IcStves a wide circle of^elativea and friends to mourn his loss. His wile preceded him to the tomb some t welvo years ago, but he leaves a large family of children, all of whom are married? the daughters, with one execution. living in this County. His two sons are both daud. The funeral Bcrviecs took place at Cedar Springs Cliurch on Monday, and were conducted by ltev. H. T. Hloan, who preached an impressive sermon on the oecasion. Thus one by one the old landmarks are being taken away, and the repre sentative men of a former generation are passtng away. We too must share their fate. Let as emulate their vir tues. The Ninety-Six Herald Is Not Dead ?It Is Only Sleeping. We ai^ in receipt of the following note from the editor, which explains itself:? Greenwood, 8. G\, Feb. 14,1S7G. Editor Frens and Banner: The Xincl'j'Six Ha aid failed to ap pear last week, in consequence ot a want of a competent foreman. As Hoon as one can be procured, it will la' prep a red "to resume its regular issues. W. K. liLAKE, Kditor. The i'ayaieut of Taxes. By a staiemeut of the Comptroller General, the time for the payment ol taxes ex ten'hi for sixty days from the date at which the Treasurers in the va the books were opened in Abbevile on tlieJUth iii.it., the time here would ex teuu by the ubove rule to the 10th March. O Laurexsvii,le Female College. ?The subject of education is awaken ing a larger interest iu the minds ol our people now than ever before, and every means to the accomplishment of an end so desirable is hailed with sat isfaction ; therefore we take pleasure in calling attention to the advertise ment of ilr. James Farrow, who ha* been called to preside over the Lau rensville Female College. Mr. Farrow is an accomplished gentleman, with large experience as a teacher, and is well and favorably known in this sec tion. We commend him and hi* (school to the -reader. An* Old P'iiiexd. ? Mr. Adam >> iUUIIittHj \Jl UVil^ \yUUV, io V/ilS. ?/I V44V be.-?t aud most substantial citizens ol his neighborhood, and makes his own corn, and never buy* guanos. He ha* read the 1'rcus and Brnner for more than thirty years, and has just paid in advance for ahother year. May lit live long aud prosper. Religious. ? The Rev. Henry M. Jackson, of Greenville, will hold di vine service in Trinity Church on Sunday next, and administer the com munion. Mr. Jackson is the succes sor to Mr. Capers at (jlreeuvillc, aud will visit Abbeville for the first time. He will doubtless attract a good au dience Tiie Micah Jenkins' Society o1 King's Mountain Military School had its first meeting since the opening <>l the school, 011 Friday night, the 11th iniif Thf? fnJluwimr nHieers wort elected: President, W. Adieker; Vict l'rcsident, F. J. Brooks; Secretary andTreasurer, M.W. Culp; Assisianl Kteretary and Treasurer, j. 8. I'errin; Janitor, 8: S. Farrar. Bomb of our exchanges occasionally have articles on counterfeit mo.icy We handle so little of the irredeeina hie nowadays, and when we do, it1 gtay with us is of such short duratioi as would hardly give us time to detec good from bad. delinquents can setth their bills at the JWeti nd JiamteA office with reasonably good counter feit. Rev. Judok Cooke formerly fillec a puipit for a Christian aenommauoi which h old* the faith, that "I an fully persuaded that," &c. Now, tin question is, was the Rev. T. H. Cook* a hypocrite at that lime, or is h<* still i good man ? Will the Abbeville Deba ting Society consider this matter fo u?? The Public Square' needs clean in j up, and we have no doubt our Mayoi will attend to the matter at an earl} day?as soon as th'e taxes are paid. with a fiiend is like ai should at once hav< Whiskey Peddling Broken Up?An j Important Revenue Order. A revenue officer lias called our at-] tcnlion to the following important' order, which has just been issued from ' the office of the Commissioner of In ternal Revenue:? Treasury Department, ] Office of Internal Revenue, > ; January 29," LS76. J Collectors of Internal Revenue arei hereby instructed, hereafter, to issue! the special tax stamps for liquor deal- j era only to dealers in distilled spirits, I wines, or malt liquors, who sell at a| > | rixeu puice which snati oe eie;wiy m-, dieated ui the special tax stamp. >1 .All rulings of 111i.s office, whether promulgated bycirculars, letters, or . otherwise, which are inconsistent with . | this circular, are hereby revoked. D. I). I'll ATT, Com. j It will he seen that, by this order, ] whiskey peddling is abolished. Those; . I peddlers, however, who have obtained i r| their licenses, will be allowed to carry .jon their bu>ii.?Ks until the licenses ex-1 I j pi re, which will l>e on the 1st of May. | A riie whiskey peddlers have hee'i the; .!h>'(r noir of the revenue officers, audi J their suppression is regarded as break-! ,1 inc the back bone of whiskey bluck-j t jading. t j -o ?! The Collection of Taxes. j 'j We are indebted to Mr. S. C. Cason ' of the Treasurer's ofliee, fur the follow-; ' imr item of the collection of taxes up! ! [o the 15th of February:? j State Tax, $44,010 (12 j (County Tax, 16,o49 15j j Past J ndebtedness Tax, 12,151 5'Ji i School Tax, 9,201 37! | Poll Tax, 3,0X9 001 j Total, $ S4,5S9 04 ? (!> j Mi:. J. J. Dkvmn called at ourj ! office on Monday last. Ho Kays he is j ?.*ii tit led to the i'l-ms and /tanner forj one year on the insurance business, j j It will be remembered thai we ollered i I a year's subscription to the first man! j who had received as much dividends) j on his life policies as he had expected.; i Mr. Devlin says he has paid the New! j York Kipiilable Insurance C'ompanyl ! thirty-three nnndred dollars, and that j ; lie has received fully a^inuch as he j j expected in dividends. This is the i first instance of the kind that we have j heard of and we shall set a peg down ; here. Are there any other similar i cases out of the thousands who have intiowil in Abbeville CouiltV. ! Look Out for Gray Horses. ? , j We luid almost forgotten this old con- , J ceit, until a contemporary brings it to i < i our mind again. During leap yearthe * ! girl who counts all the gray horses shei sees, until she gets up to a hundred,! will be married within a year, to the I j first gentleruan with whom she shakes!, hands, alter counting the oiiehun-jj I dredlh horse. L i Mrs. A. J. Weed, of Long Cane,'' died on Sunday last. The funeral was]1 preached by Itev. H. T.Sloan, at'1 I r ? Air \vop<l!l < JUO W CI JLiWM? vuuv; V nui vu. * * >. ?? , ' has our sympathies in this sad be-11 I reavcnient. Last Christmas Mr. Weed I | fell and was badly hurt, from which !, j he lias not entirely recovered. j j PmjsoNAl'.?Our old friend, Mr. M. jt j Winstock, we regret to learn intends s I to remove to Charleston in a few days. v Mr. \V. is a good citizen, and we re-1 gret to lose such a man from our com-; ^ uiunity. Our best wishes attend him. t Ciiaulrs NOkdiioff's letter to the JVt w York Herald luis been published; v by the Appleton's, under the title of: j j "The Cotton .States in the Spring and j j j Summer of 1875," and is very highly < i commended by the Southern press. * je Judge Coojce is reported to haveij I said ai Anderson, that "lie thinks an U j occasional lecture from the press on j temperance, and less fuss about poli ties, would do gjod." Jf t! at isn't i "Satan reproving sin," what is it? J The Grand Council of Royal Arch ! Masons in .South Carolina met yester j day morning in Charleston. Among j others in attendance from this Coun ! ty, we would mention J. F. C. l)uPre | and Dr. J. A. Stuart. j| I This Winter quitea number of per ; sons have changed their servants, but [ 1 we have our same Cooke. The greatja ! trouble with him is that lie will ooea- J1 i sionally get his tongue sealued in other I' j people's tulips. j Thk time for the payment of tftxesi' ! ha* beeu extended to the 10th ofM March. Our friends would do well to! ! pa\*up by that time, as it is likely that ] j this i?9 the last extension which will;c j be granted. Our Cooke will attend the Centen- j I uial. We understand that he wants to \ {represent the Kepithlican party of , p^onth Carolina at the Convention in j Louisville. We can very well spare ! him. | Out of respect to that respectable body of Christians to which Hew h Judge Cooke belonged, we will not!' ! stale which branch of the Christian ! j Church he was connected with. ;J 'I Thk Presbyterian and Methodist j, eh inches, were closed on last Sunday|j in order that pastors and congregations I, ! might participate in the Dedicatory j' | services of the Baptist church. | Trial Justice.?Mr. A. F. Calvert h j of our County lias been appomteca a: I Trial Justice, fie is a man of intelli-! gence ami integrity and will doubtless! ( make a good officer. Toe Rkv. T. H. Cooke used to fill j the pul|)it at Bull Swamp with white I gloves on?the white was intended, perhaps, to indicate the purity of the | heart of the preacher. Makion Arnold will plant only I half a crop of cotton this year. It is hoped that this action on his part will briug up the price of the staple next tall. It must indeed be painful to his former congregation at Bull Swamp to know how their pastor, Rev. T. II. j Cooke, has back-slided. ; Mr. "NV. L. Miller's school at Wil-j liainston opens this week. Mr. Miller is well known to our people, aud de serves success. Mr Robert McGowan Hill and Mr Thomas Enright had a candy pulling I at the Alston House on last Wednes day night. Mr. Rosenberg is in want of mon ey, and would exchange some goods at low prices for a little of }he "irre deemable." Monday, the 14th of February, was Valentine's Hay, the most popular day in the Calender to all the votaries of Cupid. On Sunday night there was a heavy nan 01 nun, \viin uiunutT ami njrm-i } niug, and again oil Monday morning. Bacon is varying in price: Hulk j sides, 13$ ; smoked sides, 14J; bulk>4 shoulders, 10^; smoked shoulders, 10$. It is said that Rev. T. II. Cooke I was as great an ass in t lie puipit, a*;' f J'tdge T. II. Cooke is on thu bench. IIkv. Dr. Toy, of Greenville, was a guest of Mr. Thos. 1\ Qnarles during) his recent visit to Abbeville. I Tin: railroad schedule lias been j j changed. The cars leave Abbeville at J [ 'j a. iu. and arrive at 4 p. ui. i| Several of our exchanges announce j i the unusual amount of drunkeuuess on last sale day. I Purchase not friends by gifts; when [ thou ceasest to give, such will cease to * love. i Oi k Cooke says he believes crime . to be on the increase in this Circuit. Abbeville's Senator worshipped at the Uai'tist chujch on Sunday. Tl>e small-pox is prevailing to an alarming extent in Philadelphia. Gen. McOowan and Mr. Thomson are al the Anderson Court. Mb. J. Mac. Moseley, of Hodges, was in town on Monday. C'okx in sack8 is selling at 90 cts. to S1.0U ?t Abbeville. There is a great demand for poul try at Abbeville. Our Sumter friends read all their exchanges. Salt is $2.00 a sack at Abbeville. Cotton seems tcybo lookinir up. A x eg ho attempted to commit a rape on a white woman near Hunts ville, in Laurens County, and the people, instead of hanging him in stantly, carried him to Laurens jail. 80 says the Greenville Enterprise and Mountaineer. Hark chance to get Music Les sons.?By reference to the advertise ment in another column, it will be seen that a lady who is thoroughly competent to teach, desires a music 1 cla':s. ! See the notice of Rev. B. F. Miller! in another column. The institution which he represents is one of the best in the South. Tuition iu that college is free to all students. Gossip With Our Exchanges. Tire Lancaster Ledger is a lively 11 ifiih The piipur, wt'ii iiiiud ?mi editors head is level on the farming question. >Ie thinks the "truest C?raHirers are those who live at home, | and do not have to keep store ae counts." True as Gospel. Wk know men who would take all the cash surplus that Abbeville lias, at twenty-live |?cr cent., and then home stead on their friends in less than six months afleiwards.?Lancaster Led r/er. r.'enty of that sort of people in our own borders. Mns. B. F. Wiiitnkk, of An dersou, is-dcad. Tub LawcnsvUfc Jlrratd, of last week, makes the following announce ment :? "i110ai>s off.?After this issue every subscriber iu arrears to this ollice, re siding beyond the limits of this Coun ty, will be discontinued. Also every subscriber, six months or more in ar tears, will be stricken oil'our books." Tub Union-Herald has a new head j For the paper. Oi u neighbor of the Pickeries <SV;;i-l 'ind craves to have preaching at that ' [ilare. If he likes that sort, lie v. j Judge Cooke might olliciato during j "nui'f tl?i>ro. Our neighbor of the Merchant and I Farmer lias a new dress. It is one of Mir best exchanges. Success attend j he editor, Mr. j. J). McLueas. May j :ie live long and prosper. Antrcvillc Items. Your Lowndesville correspondent1 writes as if lie thought the pound par :ios were something new. We have heard of thl-ni all our life; Some were 'just nine pounds," some more and some less. They are of frequent oc currence in all sections. Mk. W. D. Mann was attacked by i band of robbers, ashe supposed. iie i eturned their tiro, gave old Dave the eins, and got up and dusted. The obber. proved to bu Sam Fleming iring off his pistol one-half mile from at here Mr. Mann was. lie now car iesasi.x shooter and is never seen out ifier dark. It is well enough to be prepared. Wk are sick and tired of seeing so nuch about the love affairs of the [iowndesville young men. Will not I lie Reporter give us a sprinkling of iomething else? Something tliat vould make us laugh. Mit. J. C. IIamulix is an expert in lorne trading. Lately lie traded one! hat was twenty-live for 8 years old. What has befeome of the Cireen vood reporter? Wa would like to oiroin Ifi. in, i f r >11 t if ms married that fourteen year old jirl lie had to discuss. Mr. (?. W. Mjm-'ord, of Pumkin-j own, has built a new gin house on J spear's Creek. Jle is an energetic and j prosperous man and reads the l'rc*s\ tad Banner. That's what's the niat-i er. \Vkhave about done with the King! >f Antreville as there is no more fun [ n hiui. Black and Gordon have reformed, i ;o they say. I say, gentlemen, you j vi 11 feel contented in reflecting on a' ife well spent. Tiuai, Justice Haric.vkssi'h doing i good business. Some people will lever be satisfied liil they get intoi aw, and then you can't saiitly them.) Mk?. Lou Ljffokd lias moved tot ,)ue West to educate her daughter! Jzzie. I iiavi: not got tlio subscribers thai I ' proToi*ed la-t week, but they will :ome after awhile. The farmers are hard at work ch-ar ng land, fixing. fences, plowing, <fce. We have a few respectable vagrant* ,vho are not at work. A. K. I Lowndcsville Items. Mr. Weston Harper is in doubt! whether to marry of to finish his edu-j ation. lie don't know what to do.! We were in tnat fix once ourselves,) ind consulted (he divinity to whom j ive were paying homage, and she pre-! mailed on us to post none the wedding i>. xi.. it ..I I.I I, I. ! IlUCnillU'iy. ;u1, 11. niiuuiu ni^. jirl"' about this matter. . I Mk. McDiUi, of Lowndesville, lias j received an offer from some lair lady i rt'ho has a turkey in the pen ready for Jieir hymenial entertainment. The lady forgot to attach her name to the I letter, and Mr. McD. is in much rouble for fear lie will never find out he name of his fair friend. Rome of the young gentlemen about Lowndesvjlle have been recipients of sentimental valentines. Mr. A. J. ^'authen has had the palpitation of the leart since Monday. Mr. A. C. Latimer's su?eeptib!e leart is not his own now. It will soon jc in Abbeville. Okk half of Lowndesville is setting >ut shade trees, and the other half is aiad about it. Tub Court at Lowndesville in in the niddle of the main street. The calaboose at Lowndesville, like he Lue West calaboose, is behind some of the stores. Clear Spring Grange. The following is a list of tiia officers of i T,'lenr Spring Grauge:? J. T. Hobton, W. M. A. K. Watson, 0. William YVilhok, Ti. "W. r. Kkknedt, h>. J. It. McCombs, a. S. M. O. McCasi.an, C. A. B. C. Lindsay, T. 11. A. AIcCaslan; &kc. P. II. McCahi.an, (Jr. K. Mrs. A. ('. Morris, C. Mrs. A. I?. C. Lixdhat, F. Mils. M. \V. Ci-iiDY, P. Miss M. S. McCaslan, L. A. 8. [)UR NOMINATIONS FOR COUNTY] OFFICERS. Wo present bolow our ticket for C'ouu- \ y olB-Jord at the ii*st election :? For Sheriff. Kkt. Jl*du? T. II. Cooke. For Clerk. Rev. T. II. Cooke. For Probate Judge. IIev. T. IIamden Cooke. For School Commissioner. Rev. thompson H. cookk. For Couuty Couunissiouors. JVDOE thompson H. CuoKK, Kkv. T. 11. cooke, Kukcs IIakdkn. New Advertisements. Town Taxes?T N Tolbcrt. Mules?James 11 1'errin. Carpets?Bailey <? Brothers. Furraan University?B F Miller. Sheriff's Sales?L 1' Guffln, Sheriff. So much for being a hero. John Fitzpatriuk, one of tlie famous "8ix Hundred" who participated in that "rash and fatal charge on the battle's bloody marge!' at Jialaklava, has died [>f starvation at Manchester, England. ir _ J A? tumrnluiiiiwl Vudu/ill fit' UlUl, lur fcVUJC i<ucA|;iauau ivm-tu.., received no pension for years; was too oltl to earn his living, us he did for a time by circus riding ; refused to go to the work-house, and so starved to death. The verdict of the coroner's jury was: "Died of starvation, and tiie cane is a disgrace to tb? War Office." The Baptists. THE DEDICATION OF TIIEIR NEW I'HIRCJJL Ordination of Deacons-?Laying On of Hands. Dr. Toy, ltcvs. Martiu, Wiphtman, Mi Hit nnil Prnlf in ttm 1*111 nit. Able Sermon. Last Sunday was the day set apart for the Dedication of tiie new Baptist Church at Abbeville. The weather was warm and Spring-like, and long before the hour for the commence ment of the services the house wan tilled to overflowing. At eleven o'clock the pulpit was oc cupied by Revs. Martin, Wightman, Miller, Pratt, of Abbeville, and Rev. Dr. Toy, of Green villa. After the choir had sung the voluntary Mr. Pratt read auotner hymn, which was into sung. THE DEACONS INVITED TO COME FOR WAlil)^ After which the iVtor Rev. Mr. Pratt requested the D&icons elect to come forward for Ordination, when Messrs. .J. R. F. Wilson and James 11*11 t; I m 1 <? im'dwoi i 11 w I t \-f-i in front of the altar. I)r. Toy then rose ami read from I Timothy iii: S?13, as follows: Likewise must the deacons lie grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery "of tlio faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved ; then let them use the office of a ueaeon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be tlie husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. For they that have used (he office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the l'aith which is in Christ Jesus. At the conclusion or this reading the Doctor delivered a beautiful lec ture, impressing upon these oflieers a sense of tho dignity and responsibili ty of their ofliee. That by tins posi tion they had been elevated to a high er station in the church, and to a more prominent position in the com munity; and by this mark of dis tinction the eyes of the world would be upon them, and he hoped by their exemplary conduct they would be as shining lights in both the church and the community. They would be looked upon as guides or examples for others, and hence their influence for good would be in proportion to their circumspection ia the daily walks of life. LAYING OX OP HANDS. They then knelt'for prayer during which"in conformity to Apostolic ex ample the "laying on of hands" took place, not, however, as indicating any transfer of ecclesiastical authority or ofllcial power, but simply an invoca tion of a divine blessing, as in the example of Israel's invoking a bless ing upon his graudsons Ephraim and Manasseli, and also in the more beau tiful and striking example of Christ when "lie took.them [little children] up in his arms, put his hands upon ' Iwnn nn?l 111 7 J SETTING APART TUB MTJLDIXO FOR DIVINE SKHVICE. Mr. Pratt announced that in the ab sence of any special form in the Bap list Church our dedication is therefore simply an announcement of the fact that the building is set apart for di vine service, and that all association and services in this house hencefor ward are to strengthen our love and worship of God who is a Spirit, and to elevate our thoughts in the contem plation and adoration of Him who made us. This idea, the Baptists and many other Christians, accept as the New Testament teaching on this sub ject, since they reject the Roman Cath olic belief that the church itself or any of its furniture is made more holy ?ii* nwiro un<>r<>ii lw fcimli c.orBmonies. TIIK DKDICATOItY PUAYER. Rev. J. Ij. Martin, pastor of the the Presbyterian Church, was request ed by Mr. Pratt to make the Dedica tory Prayer, who add re-sing the Throne of (Jrace in an earnest and impressive manner, implored a special biessing upon that house which was being this day consecrated to the hon or and tflory of the Great Name of the author of our being; that we might with due reverence and humil ity set apart this building from the common uses of men with a proper 11 IIUL'I'SIU mil 11^ IM IIIC .-UICIIIII UUUVP \v* are about to perform ,* that these dedicatory services might be pleasing in the fiijL*ht of the Lord our (jod ; that we might make our worship pure in his sij;ht by keeping our hearts pure and by devoting our services wholly to him while within its precincts; that those who are to worship here, may he ever able to come into this house with a proper spirit, to offer their prayers to Jesus Christ, who is ever ready to grant the remission of our sins, ami to make intercession for us at the Throne of Clod our Heavenly Father. He prayed that the Lord would in a special manner, bless the labors of the pastor of this congrega tion, and enable him ever to worship ills noiy name in noiiness uiiu puruy of heart: and that- the hearts of this people may be an acceptable ottering to tliat great ltuler and Governor of the Universe, whose name is God. 1)It. TOY'S SUttMON. Tlie Rev. C. H. Toy, of Greenville, then delivered one of the most elo quent, able and impressive discourses that we have been ever privileged to hear, and which commanded the un divided attention of the large and in telligent audience. Mr. Toy is a mail of rare endowments, and fine scholas tic attainments, and is oue of the burning and shining lights of the Theological Seminary of which he is au liouored professor. GOD IS A SPIRIT was the subject of the Doctor's sermon, which was prefaced by the reading of "Solomon's Prayer at the Dedication of the Temple," from which we make the following extract: Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who kcepeth covenant and mer cy with thy servants that walk before thou with ail their heart: Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou pronnsedst him ; thou spakest also with thv mouth, and hast 11??? i, ..-in, ri uu ? iu tfiiu (lay. Anil now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spake?t unto thy servant David my father. ISut will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven of heavens can not contain thee; how much less this lionse that I have builded? Yet have tlion respect unto the prayer of thy nurvant, and to his supplication; O Lord" my God, to hearken uuto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to-day; That thine eves* may be open toward this house night and da}*, even toward the place of which thou hast said, Mvname unto the jwaver which thy servant shall make toward this place. And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place; and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place; and when thou benrest. forgive. When thy people Israel be smitten <iown ueiore iue i'ijuhij', uucuusv- uu-^ have sinned agaiust thee, and niiall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house; Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive tho Bin of thy pooplo Israel, and bring thorn again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers. CAUSE OF THANKFULNESS. He commenced his discourse by giv ing expression to the sentiments of thankfulness and gratitude which were awakened by the success which had attended the erection of the church edifice, as well as the building up of the congregation which was to worship there. Three years ago there seemed but small hopeof such a result, hut the little handful has increased, and the Baptists of Abbeville have not only a respectable congregation, but a handsome aud commodious uhureh building. THE CHUltCIt A MOIIAL AND RKI.I-j GIOUS CKXIUIE. He urged that the cstflblinhmont of ft Church was a benefit to the whole community, and thus in proportion as the truth is preached in it?that if sets on foot unnumbered moral forces, and as from a firm and vigorous centrc imparts religious and moral thought and life. On the other hand the re sponsibility of the Church is great in proportion to the greatness of the truth which it represents; and conse crated to God and God's service it will I l?f held to u. riirid discharge of the duties which grow out of tlie relation. DEDICATION OF SOLOMOX'3 TEMl'Lli. Tlie dedication of this church, lie | said, carried us back thirty centuries | ago to another dedication, when Solo-!, J inon consecrated his own gorgeous and ' I splendid temple to the service of the j j (jod of the Hebrews. He quoted L | from the prayer of Solomon, and h showed howjust were its conceptions! of the greatness and holiness of God auu of the sinfulness of man, and of ! tlie election of tlie Israelites to be | CJod's peculiar people, at the same , time that they were charged with a . mission to the whole world. Here he j j | yaifl we had the essence of the old Tes-1 i lament idea of worship?a lofty con ception of God and Jiisrelation toman coupled with a restricted local concep tion?that Jehovah would inhabit the | house, and that praying people would ! look to it?all according with the Old | j Testament teaching, through outward i ] forms. FORMALITY AND HYPOCRISY. As time rolled on, and hypocrisy i and formality, and superstittun ?how-j jed themselves in connection with the worship of the House, the prophets, faithful guardians of God's spiritual truth,-thundered out their reproofs, I I wwl unmolimnc nlnumf in flu* lfili j | guage of contempt towards the build- .< ing, Jor. xii: 1 -1">. So God destroyed ( j the costly and beautiful house, and after Ions; years' of captivity a new I temple was erected and the mingled | joy and grief with which-it whs re-/ 'garded is set forth in Ezra iii: 1:2,13 i new temple. The outward reverence for the House increased until the coming of ' Christ. In the meantime the Samar itans had built a temple and establish- ' ed a worship on Mt. Gerizin, and even ' for a century after the destruction of the temple, the reverence for it con tinued. oi:r lord at the avell. ( With these surroundings and under i tfiese circumstances our Lord stopped one day at a well in Samaria, and in a passing conversation with an obscure I woman uttered a truth that has given I a new turn to the world's thought? j declaring that neither in Jerusalem j nor there was hi* worship to be con fined, but as a Spirit, G?xl was to bo I every where worshipped in spirit and in truth. TJIUK WORSHIP. The speaker impressively set forth the reasons of Worship?that (Jod it supremely worthy iu his holiness, j love and power, and that worship is a i natural sentiment of tlia soul; that i he who recognized or adOTed no Clod was an orphan in the world; that the natural cravings of such a soul lievei felt the comforting grace of a Fa ther's love. GOD THE OHJKCT OF WORSHIP. How are we to worship? 1. It Li God who is to be worshipped. Our worship is imperfect, so far as it seeks to add to or take anything, from ! God. To suppose that a place or time is essential, is to add something to him. To make a God according to our fancy Is to take from him and to add to him. For example to have a God, who is without holiness and justice, or who does not take account of the Jife, as. ; some nomuuii v^iinsuuns suuiu u> ! think, is to live in neglect of deity to * \ (Jod and men f i 2. It is ourselves tvho are to worship. 1 j Our real self is not the body, not the * word, not the passing feeling?it is the \1 centre of life, the essential belief and i1 will, the spirit. There must be a right!1 idea of CJod?thorough surrender and ' outgoing to (lod. Having conceived 1 of him us holy,just, true, loving and J' merciful, the soul must then with full 1 consciousness, and with full consent in all its parts prostrate itself before him. ESSENTIALS OF TRUE WORSHIP, lie referred to the saying of Cole- ' ridge, with regard to thcdilliculty and I sublimity of prayer, and showed in r wlmt sense it was true?that the same was true of worship in general, which l( isnotessentially different from prayer. The soul is asked into the presence of|f God. Here lies thesecretof defective, 11 unproductive worship. It is not | thought of us a great effort of soul, 11 | and is not an outgoing of soul?the! t i soul has never really thought what Clod is, and without it means to nc 1 * f ? ? /' - i i I | Kliowieuge linn as vjtou aim jiuj nun i homage. Where ho is acknowledged, there lie is worshipped in truth. The 4 man who worships is living in an at-;1 mosphere of truth. ( tiiu liKst'i/r of woksjtip. Man assimilates himself to the oh- . jeet of worship, because he lives iri it ( and measures himself by it. In Per vitin (iod we come in contact with . perfect truth, holiness and love. And 11 we come as learners?in humility as 1 sinners. Ho dwelling with him, we 1 become like him?sin becomes dis tasteful to lis. I A MliAOHK OUTLINE OF ON ELOQUENT ( SERMON.' I Such is a meagre outline of the elo quent and profound discourse, which I' to be appreciated must have been!( lionrd. and whose imnressive words!' i will long live in the memory of the j1 i audience. Parts of the discourse were |1 supremely grand, when in glowingi< words and brilliant imagery, he dis-f coursed upon the splendors of the first temple, to which was vouchsafed tiie < ark of the covenant and the shekinah 11 of glory, and he pointed the minds and < souls of the devout worshipper, to that '< "temj?le not made with hands eternal>, in the heavens" to which all earthly ,< temples are hut faint types and shad- i ows. i TIIB CLOSING PRAYER was by Rev. J5. F. Miller in which a special blessing was asked for ail pre- I sent who named the name of Christ; I and for this little church?that it, like j t a tender vine, might entwine itself ] around the Cross, sinking deeper and it deeper its tiny roots into the genial Ji soil of divine truth; that all presentii might be delivered from committing ; ] the fatal blunder of ancient Israel in ( degrading the worship of the Only < Living and True God into adoration m of temples made by their own hands .] ?thus incurring the Divine displeas ure which lead to the utter destruc tion of "the grand old temple," to- L gether with all its riles and eeremo-lj nies. S FINANCIAL CONDITION ?A COLLEC- j j T10N. | j Mr. Prntt here anuounocd that thejt I building hail been paid for, with the; t I exception of a small amounK which; t j was still due. lie expressed sincere j gratitude on the part, of himself and j, his congregation, to the people of this It community for their cordial sympathy j | in this work, and for their liberal do-1 j nations heretofore, and requested the I j Deacons to take up a contribution from the audience which would be applied I to the liquidation of the debt 011 ac-!, j count of the building. Til K CLOSING IIYMN. Mr. Pratt then read the following' beautiful hymn, and the congregation and choir joined in the singing with { fine effect: i ' Here, in thy name, eternal God, j We build* this earthly house for thee ; j O, choose it for thy fixed abode, And guard it long from error free. ,T""" t..Nnn flitr nnmilrt thv frtfo. HUir, ni??/n v*?j -r.v ,r 1 Aiul dying sinners pray to live, Hear thou, in heaven, Ihy dwelling-place. And when thou liearest, Lord, forgive. Here, when thy messengers proelaira The blessed gospel of thy Son, Still by the power of his great name Bo mighty signs and wonders done. But will, indeed, Jehovoh deign Hero to abide no transient guost ? Hore?will our great Redeemer reign, And lioro the Holy Spirit rest? Thv glory never hence depart; Vet choose not, Lord, this house alone; Thy kingdom come to every heart; In every bosom fix thy tfirone. ' THE BKNEDICTION was then pronoureed by the Rev. Mr. Wightman of thofMothodist church. I THIS IloL'SK OF WORSHIP is indued a neat anil eomfoitaole struc ture, ami it should be a source of grat ification to those who have labored ugainst adverse circumstances so assid uously and so energetically, for its erection. The building is thirty feet wide by fifty feet long, and of the brothicstyle of architecture. The bell tower, which is at the front part of the building, as "yet is not finished, nei ther have permanent seats been put in, but the rest of the work has been limit:?the brick and phtfftering work by Mr. Andrew Woodhurst, and the wood work by Mr. D. Ji. Smith, which facts are sufficient guarantee of the skill with which the building has been put up. ' The large windows have been tilled witli handsomely siained ^lass, which adds a grace and beauty to the whole. The puipit is recessed, and in the lear of the building is the well from which water will be drawn lor the purpose of immersion. The pool will be on the elevated platform of the pulpit, and the solemn rites of baptism will hereafter be administered in the miilding in the presence of the con gregation. On each side of the pulpit ire rooms which the newly admitted members limy use for changing their ippareL THE AUDIENCE )n this occasion was as brilliant an issemblageas Abbeville could a 1 lord, ind every available seat was occupied, while muiiy parties stood at the door, uid in tiie vestibule and gallery. An ;;ra of good feeling and of unusual in terest prevailed. 'J he Presbyterian ind Methodist minister.') were present with their respective llocks, while many of the Episcopal congregation were participants in the exercises. TIIH USIIKItS. Maj. Galphin and Mr. Clarence Bu senberry acted as ushers on this occa sion. Their courtesy and attention In seating the congregation was appre ciated by many. VISITORS. The services attracted numbers of persons from a distance, among whom we met Mr. J. II. Wideman, of Long [Jane: Messrs. John Pratt aud Robert l\.. T l. A fratt, ot ijiltie m ver ; m. jmrn n. Kobinson arul Messrs. B. C. DuPre H. M. MeUhec, Lindsay Pratt, and l/'apt. James Pratt, of i)ne West: Mr. A.. If. Morton, of Hmithvillc; Mr. F. Wilson, of Warrenton. S U X O A Y-SCHOOIJ addkess. In the afternoon I)r. Toy delivered i lecture to all the Sunday-school jhildren of the village, who had ac cepted the invitation of the Baptists, .o join them in their evening worship. ? kVbat Some of Our Exchanges Say About I'd. Our old friend, Mr. T. B. Crewfl, of :he Laurenisvillc Herald, knows as A'cll as any one how to say a kind ,vord, and lie lias the heart to say it. In his last paper he says: PitKsss and Bannkh. ? The last lumber of the Abbeville Frcsn and liurincr uwuii's m us iuu^u ^,vu uid improved, being now one of tJie argest newspapers in the State, con aining nine columns of matter, neatly ->riiitell, and otherwise ably conduct ;d. Its chief Editor Mr. W*. A. Lee, s a veteran among the fraternity, and vithal one of the most chaste, elegant md able writers in the State. The lo ;al department of the paper is mainly :onducted by Mr. Hugh Wilson, one )f the propietors, who has proved limself equal to the task?industrious md persevering. We trust the proprietors, Messrs Lee fe Wilson, will mwet with a success ommensurace with their merit?, and villi the size and worth of their Jour lal.?Lawrcneevillc Herald. The editor of (lie Newberry Herald ? fi crnod friend, and lias a uood word 'or our paper. He aays: The proprietor? of the Press and Banner, Messrs. Lee <fc Wilson, have u I til led their promise of enlargement, Hid this week they send out the full jrown p;i{>or with nine well tilled col unns to the" pa^e, making a total of .hirty-six. The Press and Banner is low the largest paper in the State, and lie enterprise and tact exhibited in its management is being reaped in alaige larvest of prosperity. Success attend ,he gentlemen proprietors. That staunch old paper the Kumtcr Watchman adopts the words of the lVcwn and Courier and says : "The Abbeville Press and Banner las been enlarged to a nine-column mper. It is now ore of the largest Mid best of our interior exchanges. We trust that its prosperity will be jommensurate wun in size Tue Progressive. Aye, who gave us aid) a good notice soiifu time ago, thus efers to our enlargement: The Abbeville, Pre** A Banner lias jeen enlarged and otherwise improv ed. ??>. Democratic Meetings. The delegates from the different ileetion precincts in Union County net and organized a county JJemo ratic clul) on ^uledav. the 7th instant, i It. \Y. fchanu, l'Jsq., rresiueni. A series of resolutions favoring a straightout Democratic policy were tdopted. A County convention will be held 11 Edgefield on Saleday in March for lie purpose of perfecting an.organiza tion. Col. E. M. J>oykin, county ehair nau, in urging organization upon Ihe citizens of Kershaw County, .says .rulv: 1 Without organization, nothing can je done. We can neither attack the common enemy, defend ourselves, or .real with any (and there are, we have easou to believe, many) who may be willing, irrespective of their political connection, to help us in >o good a work. A meeting to organize the Demo cratic party of Chester was held on lie 7th. Resolutions to that effect and - others nrovidintr the mode, &e., of carrying out the design were passed. A complimentary resolution to- Gov. "hamberluin was adoped. The next neeting will be on tho fust Monday n March.' A distinguished gentleman writing 'rorn Knoxviile to the editors of the Walhalln Courier, gires the informa ion that the Cincinnati -{-'o.ithern ftailroad is making inquiries in regard o the Blue Ridge route acrote the iiountains, and he expresses the opin on that, if the condition of the Blue [Jidgc Railroad was made known at Cincinnati, the Southern Railroad 'ompany, or capitalists at that place, ivould undertake to complete the Blue Ltiilgo Railroad. Now then (says the <SLouis Jic. vi\ ??n Kr/Mirrht fYw?n fn fllPP n South Carolina with the question .vhich, dodge it as much as we may. uimt sooner or later, lie definitely or permanently settled. Here is the ques ion : Shall a hopelessly degraded black Majority rule and ruin a white niinori-l ;y? To .suppose that this isw'nat is meant ' iy ''a Republican form of govern- K nent" is an insult to the memories of he founders of the Republic. The "Executive Commitlee of Fur- ' nan University has thought it expedi ent to waive for the present the effort o raise an endowment of the prepara ory department. This act is taken in Jew of the stringency in money mat- J era. SfAHKKT IIEPOUTS. CORItKCTTiD r.T Barnwell in Co., Cotton HroLcrs and Dealers in General .Merchandise. AnnKYi r.r.E. Feb. 1G. fotfon, u i 'odder, $1.25 ! Apples, ?>2.0G ' ICS, 20c | I 1:k-<>1 j 12c(o,l">c dolassos, 5Uc('i ?1 | flutter 2;V ?'lour,....fc.S.00@ $10.00 Cotfee, 2. K-Ca Heal, SJ Corn *1.00 ?eas, ^ 1.00 | Chickens, 2.rjc Bai-timotk, February 14.?Cotton qui lt? middling 12J; gross receipts 302 jales. Augusta, February 14.?Colton quiet? niddliug 121; net receipts 247 Dales; tales 374. C'uaklehton, February 14.?Cotton piiet?middling 12*(? 12 'J-16 ; net receipts ,003 bales; sales 1,000. New York, February 14?Evening, iold steady, at 13i(ftll]. Cotton quiet, it 13(ryl3 3-lt5; consolidated net receipt* 12,916. ^ MARRIAGES. MARRIED, at the residence of T. J. I Hill, liv the Rev. Mr. Walters, Mr. SAN- j'j DMR.S* PARNELL and Miss SALLIE 1 JiAYGOOD, all of Antrovillo. (HOTEL ARRIVALS. Wi Kit's IIoTiir.. ? Cliarles li Trutubo, * J ]) Wilde, C if La man, E J Hale, X Y; < Castor Berkley, Virginia; L O Durgan.! f W E Fisher, Vv L Culp, Charleston-; W'J B Midiryde, Willington; C H Beard, C<>-|( Iniiibi.tJ L Miller, l>uo West; Jamea j 1 Bailey, (J A (J Waller, Greenwood ; J W : ( Wideinan, Long Oaue; A 1) Cooper, X, I!f li I'i'i'pin.'in .Tno It irnrrivrm llfilfi-.1 more; Fir*eno B (Jury, C YV Cason, city';!! I J Devlin, Jnnatlian Jordan, Cedar|J Springs; Gill Cade, Calhoun's Mills; E El' lveorfe, Atlanta, (.la. 1 Alston Uoimh. ? J F Calhoun, Wil lington; E A Mars, Master Willia Mars, L'alhonn's Mills; Thomas Sprig&i, Haiti more; Jas L Kennedy, Mrs J L Kennedy, Mason Miller, Lo\vn<iesvillo; Miss Moliie Kennedy, Jackson Station ; A C llroolcs, .1 V Sborder, Dr H S Bcckham, Lowndes villo ; J no 1) Green. (i II Butler, Atlanta, lin; J as A Itcid, Chapol; Dr Win Taggart, ( L>r J T Bask in, Monturcv; J F Wideman, Long Cane; Dr A T \Videinan, Wide- i mail's; Miss TCate Small, city; Mrs L t AmtKViLLts IIotkl. ?John Brooks, i( Brooks'Mill; Robert Calhoun, J W Cal-I, !ioun, IT Iv Blako, Eiq, Ninety-Six; T ll!{ Packet, Greenwood; T N Tolbert, Smith- j ville; Jed'eraon Floyd, Ninety-Six; Ed] Cresswell, Now Market; Robt Jones, city; J( llobort Dorsett, <t Dorsfilt, J K Dorsett, ' Fenn ; J K Tolbort, Phamix; W II Brarri ett and wife, Donnldsville; II linker, t ['alhoun's -Mills; W II Whitloek, New i Market; Morgan Dison, Ninety-Six; Wj< L Miller, Cedar Springs; A W Jones,L ity; David Kemp, Barnwell; Dr Sam'lu Marshall, Greenville; A J Woodhurst, ounty; Ben Williams, Roger Williams, > t fohu Brown lee. Diamond li ill; Cant J II! : l'niM'fin^ ( iri?i?iuvr.n/i (i XfitPtillu 1 Icsvillo. " 'l Consignees. Expkhss.?J L Simpson, N "Ward, 71 E i IIill, Geo Griflin, W 0 Cowan, E Noblo, \V il l'ark or, .Miss Kato Wier, Rev J i Kershaw, J C Surearcngen, J Wideman, | LPGulHn, A L Miller, II W I.awson,' 1 i'r H McCaslan, F E Gray, J Itnrton, II H i t Thompson, L Evans, G* \V Williams, A Johnston, MuAdams ?fe Black. FiuuaiiT.?J E Caldwell, F M Milchel, T Baker, J W Lison, Mrs Lipford, W JI Lawton, W J Smith, Wm McCaslan, M J 0 McCaslan. \ Special Notice. - GrT.EENVILLK A C'olumma llAILHOAI), ) jl CoM'MmA, January 1, 187(3.} t THE following resolutions having been , addpted by the stockholders of the Green-1. vlllc and Columbia Railroad Ctompany, at ' Lheir annual mooting in Columbia on theiatli of/Ipril last: . ] Resolved That for the more satbfactsry ar rantroruant of the company's bond and gener- ' ?1 debt, authority is hereby given to the board ! I dT directors to creatc a llrst mortice on the . road and property of the Greenville and Co lumbia ltailroad CornpHiiT, subject tothefol- 1 lowing conditions anu restrictions : I That the amount of tiie mortgage shall not , exceed three million dollars. That not more than two millions five hun- ' ired thousand dollars of the bonds, made un- I ler the mortgage, be used for ttie arrangement j . jt settlement of the debt; and, That (he balance, five hundred thousand I Jollare, be held in trust, applicable only to 1 <uch acquisitions and additions to the proper- , ty as have been authorized and approved by the stockholders? ? I./.a -/I ,?#* i1lf4infArc In <l\n nrni*/?lcA r\f t Vi o luthorily given to them by these resolutions.! have executed a first mortgage on the fond and | property of the company to the Farmers' 1 Loan ana Trust company of the cliy of New York, In accordance therewith, and now offer for sale the bonds made under the said mort- , nane at 75 per cent, cash, or the equivalent of ' that price in any of the company's outstand- I lug obligations in whole or in part. These ( bonds arc dated July 1st, 1675, hear Interest at r per cent., and mature In twenty years. The!' bonds and coupons are payable in the city of! Sew York. I. Their superior claims to the confidence of ;apitnltsts are sufficiently established by the11 fact that the past exceptionally unfavorable] ' year to railroad interests exhibits? i the-gross earnings of the Greenville and Columbia railroad - - - S-S40.0001' rhecurrent operating expenses - 2^5,000: i Leaving applicable to interest - - $215,000'| Hie confident expectation of theboa'd I 1 is that the $2,000,000 of bonds now of- < fered will absorb every obligation of t the compaey, and leave the net earn ings as shown above, subject only to 1 charge of Interest on these bonds, 1 which, at seven per cent., would be 176,000 t balance of earnings over expenses and Interest - - - - - -8 70.000 Provision hnsalso boon made In tliearranjte ncnt of the bonds of (his issue for their Hog stry at th>? option of the holders. ylny further in formation which may be de sired will he furnished on application totho .reasnrer, nt the company's office in this city. W. J. McGRATH, President. C. II. Manso.v, Treaa. G. <fc C. R. R. New Advertisements. SEWINC MACHINES. liberal Tennis ef Ex chtmeefcr Second-hand KacEine? of every de> cription. "DOMESTIC" PAPER FASHIONS. The Be?t Patterns made. Send Sets, for Catalogue. Ailress DOMESTIC SEWING HACHINE CO. Acern Wi?w. "W NEW YORK. 0 a day at home. Agents wanted. Ou lit and terms free. i'KUE ?t CO.. Augtis a, Alnlue. ASTOS1SIIING I ' Yet forty days, and Xlnevah shall be overthrown. 'Future events prophecied by rules in llen rier's Prophetic hook. Fortunes foretold in Lhc lips and downs of prices for the next .vrenty years ; tlie futurejudged by the past. What years to make money on pig-iron, hoge. :orn, provisions, cotton, and when we will lave the next panic, what year hard times will and and business revive again. Evwy "arniar, manufacturer, leKitlmate trader and aiecultttor should have this book to know the future, ho as to avoid loss and hesiu'essful. Sent to any name. post pnl'l, for 51. 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Tliis art ail ean posses#. t ree by mail, fur 111 cent*; together with hi. rfarrfape Guide, Egyptian Oraele, lireums, i : lints to Isdie*, etc. I,<niO,iHH> sold; A ?|Ueor 'l >onk. Address T. WILLIAM & CO., I'ulj's, i e Miiladelphia. L, ?G1\NTS, tho ureatest^chance of tIn* aye. j Address, with stamp, National Ccpvini: j } 'o., Atlantil, Ga. EMPLOYMENT. Male and Female, salary * L or commission. We pay asjen s a salary ... >l fSO a week and exr0Ils<-'s- KUIIEKA * ilANUF'G CO., Hartford, Crtnn. Particulars I' 'rco. b TAILORING.--The subscriber offers | his services to tho public of Abbe- . /iilo and vicinity, and solicits a share of \ inblic patronage. Satisfaction vnaran- l' eod. Call at the stand below Cfi^^jimn ^ fc Howie's on Washington Street. Jan. 1, 7G-3m] lL A. MARTIN. ^ A liieiaaclioly Suicide. A Correspondent of the Columbia RcgiaUr writing from Newberry given .he following particular* of the sui cide of Dr. C. H.&ondley, late a rtsi lent of this County, and who leaves: uany friends in this community Our community was shocked yester-l lay the 7ihin?t. by. the announcement )f a suicide, the particulars of which ! ollow this writing. The deceased,) Dr. O. H< tjondley, it !^>pmrs, left home I ibout the hour of 8 A. M.t with guni ti hand, slating, that he was poinirj -1 ' ? - * 1 .* I ?* A U ? Hit Jiunilllg, huh was iuuim u'jnui t r. VI. of the same day?February 7. The :ostimony adduced berorc the coroner's ury was to cited thai he wus found at 'Johnson's Jiuiial Ground," at the io?r above named, his'hody Hitting up igainst a log, his luad leaning upon he j-afne, and his gun upon his left >higii; the muzzle of the gun about burteen or fifteen inches from the wound. The gun was unloaded. A itivk was found with a prong upon it, .vhioh was used in pulling the trigger >f the gun. The wound was in the eft Chest, in the region of the heart. His clothes had been opened and! .brown back, thus preventing tiny! shot from piercing his garments. Dr. j ). B. Mayer, Sr., testified that he Blip-1 josed it was a gun-shot wound, and! hat it was sufficient to cause death, i I'lie verdict of the inquest was that i ieceased earno to his death by a shot I 'rorn a gun in his own hands. \'n ixinAia u-erp fmiiiH uimii hln hrwtv i hat would indicate its cause. Jt is a nystery, unless it he attributed to pe suniary embarrassment and to a low itate of health, no charges of mental iberration having been made. lie was a pleasant gentleman, hough somewhat retiring in his hab ts, and practicing medicine a mile 'rom our town, lie leaves a widow vitn throe children, all boys, and sev ;ral brothers in the country. Mr. Sondley was a son of Richard iondiey, formerly of Columbia, and he owner of the handsome lot and vsidcnce on Upper boundary street, A'hich is now the property of Capt. itichard O'Ncale, Jr. He was educa* ed in Columbia, The Usury Law. A. correspondent of the Columbia ficguter makes an interesting extract rom the late Report of the Comptroller )f the currency, showing the evils tvhich arise from tlie conflicting State egislution on the subject, and giving 1 number of reasons for leaving the ivhole matter to be determined by the aw of supply and demand. He says: "The rates of interest tlxed by State laws are not governed by any sound, iconotuical or business principles. In :hree of the New Eng'ana States jsury laws are abolished, while in the remainder the rate has remained for lialf a century at a uniform standard, ihe Bank of England. In Minnesota md Virginia, the rate is limited to J2 percent.; in Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri, to 10 per cent.; in Alabama and Ohio, 8 per cent.; while in Penn sylvania, Maryland and Kentucky, the rate is fixed at 6 per cent. Jn New York the taking of an excess be yond the limit of 7 per cent.-, forfeits the whole debt, and subjects the cred itor to fine and imprisonment. It would be difficult togive any good reason why the rate of interest should be limited to 10 per cent, in the city \f Wiiiihinirinti ti\ ft rior in thp neighboring cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington and Raleigh, ind.to 12 per cent, across the Potomac In Alexandria and in the capital of Virginia. - ? j Mnny of the Slates have practically epcaled their usury laws, while other leighboring States' retain u{>on their statute books laws which aresocon ;inually evaded that they have become ibsolete. Tlie expedients for violating he usury laws are so numerous that it nay well be doubted whether it would ?ot be hotter for all parties to alfr>w he rate charged to be regulated by the state of the money market* Under cxistiug laws, in an easy noney market, the rate not unfre juently falls below that prescribed by aw. If money is scarce, the rate is lominnlly within the limit, but really egulated in accordance with a*pre ,'ious understanding between borrower ind lender. There are no usury laws n Grefit Britain, or in the other com nercial European States; and the :ommoiiwealth of Massachusetts, one >f the most prosperous and enlighten ed States of Union, htw recently abol shed such laws*" The writer remarks that under the jxl.-ting Jaw money has recently been oaned at 9 per cent, in Charleston ind 11 in Columbia, and that its re )eal would prevent the influx of cap tal, and bring about astringent money Market and the consequent high rates. rhe Southern Life Insurance Com pany. VU'JKt. uwiuwu auu vwiijiwvv hiwrv nihlishcd a card, in which they say "The oflicersof the company inform 19 that the complication is caused bj' in unexpected decision of the Tennes ee courts, holding them liable for a arge debt duo by the Carolina Life insurance Company, which the South rn Life had bought out, and that hey have taken this step to save and ecure theirown policy holders. They epresent to us that they are, inde >cndently of this claim, abundantly olvent, and that, if they can have a hort breathing time, they can even ueet this claim and be perfectly sol -ent, aud that the going into bank uptcy is to prevent the preference and bsorption of its assets by judgments ind sales under these Carolina elaims; We pledge to you that we will exert 11 our energies to protect your rights, laving complete record of the status if your policy, we will promptly noti y you of any action that may be es 1 1 vaiii* UlUiUi IV JUVU |?? W^vv.w.. The Whiskey Frauds. The most important trial in the government prosecution of the wliis cey frauds is that of Gen. JJabcoek, lie private secretary of the President, vfiich is now pending and in which he greatest interest is manifested, rom the high official official position >f the accused. The prosecuting at-J orney, Dyer, claims that it will be: ilearly shown that liahcock not only lad full knowledge of the existence of I he frauds which were carried on, but liat lie aided the conspirators in their . ! 1 1: ?. VOJ'K Jlllfl reuciveil JlUJUv.iy uncmj Votn Joyce, who mailed it lo him. Jabcock and Avery were the two men it Washington who kept the King >osted. Even after the indictment of iea. McDonald, Babcock, it would be jroved, was in secret correspondence! vith him. The evidence, Col. Dyerj vpeuted, would in a measure I?e eir-, umstantial, but there would not be u, ink missing in the chain. All the sympathies of the Adminis-j ration are with Babcock, and his! on vietion would be a serious blow to I Jrant and his party. >Vhittcinorc's Bill. Whittemoro has introduced a bill, rhieh seeks to undo the wrong of the; iitejudicial election, by redisricting| lie State, and thus legislating two ofj lie judges out of otllce. Jt proposesi ? divide the State into six instead ofj ight circuits, ami thus get rul at uu> aim* time of Judges Reed and .Shaw s well us of Wluj'per and Moses. ,'lie objections to tlift'measure ore iiauifold?it would establish a new .ml dangerous precedent?it would j .pporlion six counties to some circuits : ml involve the necessity of holding | ightecn terns or a term and a half j ach month?it would {dace two of: he largest cities of the State under he control of a single judge, and; lence with inordinate political intlu-j nee?it would involve besides grave; onstitutional objections. Iccting of the State Democratic I Committee. j Gen. M. C. Butler the Chairman, hasi ublished a call to the State Demo-' rauc uormniuue, to luuei m vuuuu-i <iii, at the Columbia Hotel, on the veiling of the inst., and also to j he chairman appointed to organize! he counties to meet the committee for; onferenee the day following, at II A.J I. the object is to arrange for a eon ention of the people, and to consider utters of general public interest. ' A VAUIXG BVOLAR. Assault and Probable Murder?The I2rute .Hakes liis .Escape. | Messrs G. B. & A. J. Con we JI keep a grocery nt huwuian's Ferry, on the Savanna:) river, in Elbert County, situated nhnut three mile* and a halt' from the village of Uuekersville. Un Sunday morning last as Air. A. J. (Jonwell (or "Jack," as lie.is called) entered the duor of the grocery, ho espied a negro drawing whiskey. .Drawing near the sjjot he recognized the negro as Bedford Heard, who lived in i.he neiyhl>orhooii. J'erfeetiy undaunted by the discovery of hie po sition, the negro told Mr. C'uiiweli if he would promise to say nothing of the theft, he (Bedford) would not dis turb him. This the incensed proprie tor utterly refused to do, whereupon the negro seized a bar?used for tau tening the window?ami struck him a severe blow upon the head, .leaving an ugly gash. 1 he indications are that Mr. C. was knocked down l>y the bar, and after he fell Bedford found a ham mer with which he pounded hiui uj>on the side' of the head, breaking the skull in two places near tiis temple. The brute made his escape, and though every effort has been made for his apprehension, he is still at large. The wounded man was living at tho last accounts we received, though we are told that the physician, Dr. Darby, considers tho wounds almost necessa rily fatal. He-is in a stupor most of the time, from which he is hard to arouse, but he has been able to give a full account of the affair. It is thought the assailanf is still in the County.? Elder (on G azcllc. + < >?. The Fcnce Law. A bili is now pending to submit to the votes of Anderson, Pickens, Greenville, Union, Spartanburg, and Chester, the question of "fence or no fence or no fence" at the coming elec tion, and we trust the provisions of the bill will be made general. Now is the time if ever to pass a bill which will be of uucalculable benefit to the agricultural community. To use the language of the News and Courier:? Continued, but unsuccessful, efforts have been made to secure a repeal of trie fence :aw. rseverai aimcuuies present themselves. First, many col ored voters have each a pig or a cow, for which they claim pasturage on the laud of others; and, secondly, a great portion of tho lower Counties consists of swamp lands, on which a large amount of cattle and other stock feed; so that a "no-fence" would to these stock-raisers be as onerous as the pres ent law is to their farming brethren. Suggestions have been offered for the removal of these obstacles. Judfje Mackey proposes to couple with the abolition of the present iaw an Act providing tiiat the laborer be allowed pasturage for a limited amount 01 stock on his employer's land. This would meet the objections rnis ed by the first mentioned opponents of the bill. Local option, heretofore rec ommended by the Nciv a and Courier, would eettle the differences between the agricultural and the pastoral Counties. The change has been adopted with success in certain Coun ties in North Carolina. where, in or der to prevent any conflict arising out of the existence of diametrically op posedja ws in adjoi n i ng Cou 11 ties, i11 u< been nVccssary only to build a lawful fence around the County in which the plantation fences have been abolished. The Wealth of the Rothschilds. The combiued capital of the Rotli [schilda is-stated by Einile Burnouf, well known publicist, to have at tainediti the present year to the al most Incalculable sum of seventeen billions of frances, or $3,4O0,(HK).0W). The significance of these stupendous figures may be rudely conceived by fl>?? ivimiittrlsifin hut tlipre i* nothinir in the history of private wealth with which they can be compared. The financial- resources attributed to the Rothschilds can best be measured by contrasting them with the funded debts of the richest countries on the globe. The capital of this house, is about equal to the funded debt of Great IJrittain, or that of France, and considerably exceeds the debt of the United^Stutes. A single century, or the possible span of one man's life, has surtlccd for the accnmulation of this fortahe and the rise of its authors from a shabby rookery in Frankfort to the financial domination of Europe. At the period of the Rothschild's first triumph over the London Exchange? the day after 'Waterloo, just sixty years ago?John Jacob Astor was al ready a rich man. The great fortune which the latter bequeathed is not believed to exceed fifty million of dol lars, while the inheritance of his He brew contemporary has been swollen to more than sixty times the sum. Although its territories arc to be found on any may, and the names of its representatives are set off with no princely dignities,- nevertheless tho House of Rothschild must be reckon ed among the foremost war-sustaining and world compelling powers of tho earth. 'The TJ. fi. Supreme Court in two cases from Georgia sustained a settle ment by the husband upon the wife against previous creditors, as he had nronertv enough at the time to pay his indebtedness. The Court says: "that while by the old rule of la?v such deeds as against previous credi tors were void, the rule now is tlmt prior indebtedness is only presumj> tive and not collusive proof of fruud. And this presumption ruay be ex plained and rebutted. If no fraud appears there is no defect in the deed. Kvery case depends upon the circum stances which surround it and is to bo carefully scrutinized. In this case it is said that there is no evidence which would warrant the Court in holding that the transaction was not in'good faith. The grantor was able to pay his indebtedness and offered to pay in Confederate money, the medium in circulation in that State, aud which was then but little depreciated, and continued able to pay long after the making of ^ne deed. No taint of a (lisnouesi purpose is lomiu. Give the Children Onions?A mother thus wrijte's: Once a week in variubly?and it was generally when we had cold meat minced?I gave tho children a dinner which was hailed with delight, and looked forward to? this was a dish of boiled onions. The little things knew not that they were taking the best medine for expelling whatjmost children suffer from, worms. I believe mine were kept free by the remedy alone. Not only boiled onions for dinner, but chives also, they were encouraged to cat with their bread and butter, and -for this purpose they had tufts of chives in their little gardens. It was a medical man who taught me to eat boiled onions as a specific for a cold in the chest. He did not know at the timo, till I told him, that they were good for anything else. Tin-: following from the Union Un-ald, moans business: "The J5ab cock case attracts the Attention of the pcopleof the United .States to a greater extent than any trial since that of tlie srreat JJrooklyn preacher. The indi cations are that it will k<> hard with him; not that the evidence is very convincing as far as it has been devel oped, but there is a demand for vic tims. J Us danger lies in the inllamed condition of the popular mind, whb-ii tit last is thoroughly and painfully aroused to the prevalence of public corruption. A Western cxeliango rather sleepily says it was a curious thing recently, to see a horse in Iowa pull the plug out of the bung-hole of a barrel and slake hi* thirst; we don't foe anythingextra ordinary in the oecurance. If tho hor;e had pulled the barrel out of the bung-hole, and slacked itsjlhirst with the nluir. or if the barrel had nulled the Lung-hole out of the plug and slacked it* thirst with the horse, or if the plug had milled the horse out of the barrel and slacked its thirst with the hsing-hole, or if the bung-hole had pulled the thirst nut of the horse and slacked its plug with the 1 arrel, or if lIk- barrel had pulled the horse oi.t of tlie bung-hole and plugged Its thirst with aslake.it might be worth wLl.o niak'pg a fuss over it.