The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, April 12, 1876, Image 3
The Press and Banner,
ABBEVILLK, S. C.
Wednesday, April 12, 1876.
Arc they Intimate Friends of God.
or do they Violate the Third
Commandment ?
We do not publish a religious news
paper, but we shall take the privilegt
rtufiMm O Mir* It u
of remarKing upou me uuow...
many ministers of the gospel, and
also among various church-members,
of speaking of the Author of our be
ing with that familiarity which might
make the impression upon their hear
ers that they were intimate friends
and acquain"tan<^8 of God, who had
delegated to them special urivileges in
the use of his name, whicn privileges,
in the Third Commandment, were es
pecially forbidden to ordinary sin
ners. A minister of the gospel we
have been taught, from the cradle up,
to regard as an example to the world
in godliness, and while men of the
world are not surprised to hear non
professing men violate this^oemmaud,
jt is certainly grating upon the ears of
any man to hear a professor of the re
ligion of Jesus Christ taking the
name of the Father upon his lips in
his common conversation with the
jnen whom he meets upon the street
corners. We make no personal allu
sion to any'one, for the practice is
nnmmnn. Who is it that has not ob
Nerved it? Borne time since a minis
ter of the Gospel said something to us
about getting married, and took occa
sion to make an irreverent use of our
Maker's name; on another occasion a
group of men were standing on the
street, various anecdotes were told by
all. No one told a story in which the
name of God occurred except the
preacher. On another occasion the
subject of dancing was discussed.
A preacher was among the crowd.
No one called the Name except the
preacher. Once upon the cars we
heard a minister of one of the Protes
tant churches, in order to prove love
of place and nativity, tell the story of
the man who believed that "if a neu
JKUUliCU a IHVA/U V/I VUivnvuo m .?v?.
that she would scratch about that
place for a living." We ask if the
us(? above made of the Name at
whose mention "all the nations of
the earth should bow," is not sinful,
while the last mentioned story is sim
ply disgusting, and under other cir
z cumstanccs its publication would be
inexcusable.
When ministers speak of God with
such familiarity we cannot help being
reminded of the absurd story of Mo
hammed of whom it is related that he
made his famous night journey from
Mecca to Jerusalem, and thence to
Heaven, in company with the Angel
Gabriel, who knocked at tha door of
heaven, and informed the porter who
lie was, and said that he had brought
"Mohammed, the friend of God."
Now. does not the action of many
ministers of the gospel lead us to be
lieve that they claim to be friends ol
<4od who has authorized them to use
his name as they please ?
Patent Outsides.
Our neighbor of the Barnwell Senti
nel pays us a nice compliment in his
last paper and at the conclusion of his
notice lie says "he is surprised that
we use the patent outside." Friend
Bronsoti, we would reply by statiug
that we are surprised that you do not
print the Sentinel on a patent outside.
We think the opposition to patent
outsides is only prejudice. While we
set more matter than four:flifths of
our country exchanges print, we pub
lish, we presume, more than double as
much as nine-tenths of them. By
printing our paper in small type solid
we have room on the second and
third pages for as much matter as
our business will warrant us in setting
up, and all the matter on the first and
fourth pages is just so much clear gaiu
to our readers. Many of our ex
changes set their papers in large
type leaded, which makes the same
matter cover a much larger space than
if set in brevier, minion or nonpareil
solid. Leads make a difference of
almost one-fourth, and we regard the
space occupied as lost to the reader.
We believe If our friend of the Barn
well Sentinel will give the matter a
careful thought he will adopt the plan
which will add to the popularly of
his paper. We do not urge this plan
upon any of our friends, nor do we
find fault with the old plan. This
is a matter which every one should
determine for himself, but we make the
prediction now, that half of.lhe pa
pers published in the State will be
printed on patent outsides in less than
twelve mouths from this time.
The Convention on Thursday.
On Thursday last one hundred del
egates from the various townships of
the County, assembled in the Court
House in County Convention, repre
senting the negro party of this Coun
ty, for such it may justly be termed,
although they still themselves persist
in calling it the Republican party,
lu the Convention there were about
seventy negroes, twenty-seven colored
men, and three white men.
We r?gret to say that we beiieve
that there was less intelligence in this
Convention than in any similar con
vention which has ever met iu Abbe
ville. The negroes now seem dispoe
ed to draw the color line closely
against the whites, nearly nil of whom
have been excluded from participa
tion in their deliberations, and it now
seems clear to us that they look with
distrust upon the more intelligent col
ored men.
We learn that the question of run
ning the Government entirely by offi
cers of their own color has been freelj
discussed in their caucuses, aud the}
cite our neighbor county of Edgeflelc
as evidence of their ability to run tbt
Government aud control the white
man, and say if the negroes can gov
em Edgefield without the aid of th<
whites in office, they ought also t<
govern the white people of Abbeville
county.
NO EXCUSE FOR BEING UGLY
Vrotta r?nthi>n mnU Prettv Birds
Last Wednesday was apleasantday
and the "openings" of millinery a
the Emporium of Fashion, and a
^Irs. White's, over the Bank, drev
quite a number of our ladies to thesi
delightful bauquets where charaiin;
eyes might feast on the beauties tha
grace the matron, adorn the bride, anc
make- the maideu more lovely, bu
leave an aching void in the "oh
man's" pocket We are unable to d<
juntioe to the attractive aud beautifu
goods wiiicb are offered in tnese place
and will not attempt to "paint tin
lily." Goods may be bought at tlies
stores whfch would make the hardes
face on the globe reasonably .lovely
while faces more favored by natur
would be perfectly irresistible afte
making an investment with the ad
vice of Mrs. White and Miss Itamey
over the Bank, or with the approba
tion of Misses Small and Cater at th
Emporium of Fashion, at each o
which places an endless Quantity o
goods may be found exhibited ii
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"graceful eomuaiuii.
Oapt. John Cowan, of Dry Gove
was iu town on Wednesday last, an<
lie says this is the hardest times hi
ever saw. He says when he raise*
cotton and sold it at five cents a pound
there was more money in the couutn
than there is now. The Captain rais
es his own corn, wheat and oats, ant
is able to pay in advance for his Pre?
and. Banner. He has been a subscrib
er since our first issue, and we doub
not that he may still read it for man;
years yet to come.
A unrvrr t r? Vi 'I a on nlil hlnnlc OCiX
f A MUM ? -
that has Jilted lunches and horse fee*
out of 1,932 buggies on the Publi
Square, and has had about a ton and
half of brick bats thrown at her. Sh
is still alive and able to make ai
"honest" living by "foraging."
It is generally conceded that th<
farmer who fails to plant com an
raise bis own pork, this year, don'
know much. Plant cotton as a sui
plus.?Lancaster Ledger.
The people endorse the Press am
Jianner.
!
: Let us Publish a History of Abbe
1 ; ville County.
"I An esteemed citizen has promised]
; to give us some historical facts in ref-J
'erenceto the early settlement of the;
Savannah side of the County, which!
will no doubt be read with great inter
est. As there has never been any his
, tory of Abbeville County pubiished
we think the centennial year a good
! time to put all historical matters on
} record, and any one in possession ofi
, j matters of interest will confer a favor j
j on the County by handing them to the
; Press and Banner for publication. If
j the old people of each portion of the
; county would contribute something
J we would be enabled to publish an in-1
| teresting history of our county, andj
1 possibly at a future day we may pub-j
i lish it in book form, that the history I
j of our county and the personal remin
iscences of our old people might never
I be lost. Facts and circumstances re
! lating to the lives of our old and hon
ored citizens would be treasured by
I the present and future generations.
The Reminiscences or Abbeville by
'a former resident are, as far as we
I know, remarkably correct aud are
i read with much interest.
Let every one contribute something
by putting oa record the facts that
may be kuownto each. tf
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Tiie Ninety-Six Herald, after re
gaining in winter quarters for two
i months, again made its appearance in
our sanctum on Saturday. We are
glad to welcome back the Herald, and j
; hope that the infant may live to arrive)
at the age of maturity. The editor's]
name does not appear, hut we pre
sume our friend Mr. R. P. Quarles
manages that department. We shall
hereafter look to the Herald for
"Echoes from Ninety-Six," and hope
to be allowed the liberty of transfer
j ring them to our own columus.
Quite a number of our exchanges!
: have made complimentary mention of:
I our notice of the death of Gen. Hodges.
' We always feel inclined to say "much
1 obliged to you" when we hear a man
I say that he has read a long piece of I
j ours, but when he reads it and then |
I compliments it we feefrthat we owe
j him a debt of gratitude which we
! can never repay unlers he sometime af
. terwards should deliver a speech in our
hearing.
Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, or
the Sunday before Easter. Friday
will be Goo'd Friday, the most solemn*
fast of the church,and Sunday will be
Easter Day, the most brilliant of
Church festivals, commemorating the
Resurrectiou. As usual Trinity
Church will be decorated, and the ser
vices will partake of the inspiring as
sociations of the Day.
"We noo from written notlccs about our
I town that the votera of Ninety-Six will be]
1 required to register three days previous to
! the eloetion, which takca place on Monday!
! week. Tills Is a step in the right direction
and a fair example for other towns to follow.?
Xinrty-Siz Herald.
Sticking advertisements on
trees may do for towns where no news
paper is pnblished, but we are sur
. prised to see our neighbor advocating
die plan for that town. .We think it
1 would have been much better for the
coun<fll to have advertised in the
Herald.
Rkligiocs.?This being "Passion
or Holy Week" services were held in
, Trinity church on Monday and Tues
day afternoons at 5:30, and will be held
at the same hour on Thursday after
noon, and also on this (Wednesday)
and Friday mornings at 11 o'clocK.
The ladies of the congregation will
meet on Saturday morniug for tiie
purpose of decorating the church fox
Easter.
Divided Equally. ? Recently a
Northern lady bought a long ginger
cake from a huckster while the train
was stopped at one of our depots,
uroKe u iruo mree e<juui pari*?givmgj
one piece to a negro, one to a dog, and j
the remaining piece she threw to aj
hog, leaving the passengers to draw |
their own inference.
Thk members of the Legislature
took their departure for the capital on
Monday. We presume that body
would adjourn if the elections
were not coming off next Fall. They
may be sitting as a committee to ask
the President for soldiers to perpetuate
the negro party in South Carolina.
Mrs. Thomas Bowks who lives
near Due West was seriously wound
ed in the abdomen by the accidental
discharge of a pistol on Sunday morn
ing last. The pistol fell from its scab
bard which was hanging to the wall
| of the room, and was set off in the
full.
More healthy children are raised i <
on milk and mush than on any other ;
diet. Coffee is injurious to all chil-j
dren and ruin9 the stomach of very |
many children. Coffee brings more <
dj-spepsia than all other causes com-!
bi ned.
Last Saturday night began the 11
Jewish feast of Passover, which con-i<
tinues for eight days, ending on Sun-!
day night of this week. The first two i
days, (Sunday and Monday,) were re- j
ligiously observed by the total bus-:
pension of business and work of all;
kinds.
The Periodicals of the Literary!
jclub, consisting of the most popular j
' monthlies and illustrated weeklies of'
11875 will be sold at public auction on i
; Thursday, 13th ln9t., at 11 A. M. at!
1 store of Parker & Perrin.
Our neighbor of the Laureiutville i
I Herald, copies the dot about the An-i
treville heroine in putting out the!
fire on the kitchen roof, and goes fori
, us, the Junior. Our time next, neigh
. bor.
On the 4th instant the following
| gentlemen were elected to office in the
] town of Due West:
p Intendant?8. Agnew.
A lilarmnri Inlili \f PnnllMin "R. Af !
, McGhee, I. J. Galloway, Dr. N. Henry.
i Messrs. Cunningham Temple
ton have a nice stock of goods, and
? purchasers will find it to their interest
> to give them an early call. Their
1 stock comprises a great variety of ar
ticles, both useful and ornamental.
Plant Corn.?We"trust that every
* farmer in Abbeville County will plant
enough corn this Spring to feed him
* self and his stock. Cotton will do
, well enough as a money crop, hut it
t wouldn't do to neglect your graiu
t crops.
k "Newberry hns nuitca number of old clti
2 zonn. We shall take a pen and ink portrait
r of tliem'yewberry Ptogreuivt Age.
t iST" Yes, by all means. Such mat
1 ter will be more interesting than any
t! thing you can put in your paper.
|; Hymeneal.?Mr. Percy Brown and
, i Miss Rosa Jones, of Newberry, are
J married. Mr. W. C. Pelham and Miss
Carolina BranJjy Leavell, of the same
' town, have also been uuited in the
t! holy bonds.
, Various tax-payers have recently
e I enquired why we have two marshals,
r! when a set of men can break a store
-jopeu on the square, take a safe out
,1 and pound it with an axe with im
-| punity.
r A good milch cow and a good gar
r den are invaluable to a small family.
' But little bacon need be bought when
? famlli, Vioq a frnnii milpll (>f>W AnH
C* JHI14 A J J tIMO W ?
plenty of vegetables.
"I am too poor to take a paper." If
jjyou are, you should be indicted by the
grand jury for obtaining a family un
der false pretences."
Mr. Rosenberg has a fine stock of
good9 which lie Is anxious to sell for
the money. Give him a call and f;et
a nice suit of cloths.
The. Governor has refused guns
to the Due West Rifle Club, nnless
they will join the militia. This they
decline to do.
Mr. L. W, White has just return
ed from New York where he has been
i to buy his new stock of Spring goods.;
Detective John B. Hubbard has
been in town for several days. His
visit is ominous.
Isn't it a reflection on a farmer's
business capacity to be compelled to!
buy corn ? I
Generally the rocks are on the
hills, but on Sunday the Hills were
on the rocks.
Gen. Bradley was at the Probate
Office on Thursday.
The Conutv Convention.
We ask the attention of our readers
to the card of Col. J. S. Cothran, call
ing a meeting of the County Conven
tion at this place on Wednesday, the
^Gth inst. Of course it will not be
necessary to urge the prompt attend
ance of delegates from the various
clubs, especially as the number is
small and each club is entitled to only
oue vote.
If we were to express any choice in
the matter, we would much prefer to
see a larger delegation in attendance
from the various clubs, but as it is, we
are perfectly satisfied to abide the ac
tion of those who have the matter in
charge, and who doubtless nave studied
the matter more than we have and are
more competent to decide which is
best. We take this view of the mat
ter, however. A convention of this
kind should be a public one in the
Court House, and in that event seven
ty-five or a hundred men as a deliber
ative body would likely enlist more
enthusiasm from the masses of the
people than a much smaller body.
Drugs and General Merchandize.
Dr. J. F. Townsend has just receiv
ed in the new brick store at Hodges, a
superb stock of drugs and general
merchandize, which he has purchas-'
ed since the decline in prices, and is!
now offering to his friends at great re
ductions upou former rates. Our
friends in that section should not fail
to give him a call.
Fire Insurance.
"We direct attention to tho card
of Mr. L. W. Perrin, of our town,
who has accepted the ageucy of a
i p nt?_ t .AMi
uumoeroi r ire j.usuruiii;ev^uiJiiJaijic.->,
and is prepared to issue policies at
reasonable rates. Mr. P. solicits the
patronage of the public, and can make
it to their interest to give him a call.
Office at the Law office of Messrs.
Perrin ?fc Cot bran. We commend
him to the patronage of our friends.
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Election of Delegates to the County
Convention.
At a meeting of the Abbeville Dem
ocratic Club on Thursday last, the
following delegates were elected to the !
County Convention :
Delegates?W. H. Parker, J. T.
Robertson and E. 13. Gary.
Alternates?E. Noble, Sr., T. P.
Quarles and S. C. Cason.
A Greenwood correspondent of
RoweVs American newspaper Reporter
shows a just appreciation of our paper
when lie says :?"The J'reus and Jiun
txer 1ms enlarged to nine columns, and
is foremost among the best papers of
the State. It has acquired much pop
ularity and an increase in its
circulation by its fearless denuncia
tions of corrupt ofllcials. Long may
it wave.?J. L. NorreJi, since the re
moval of the JS'cw I.ra material to
Ninety-Six, has opened a small job
olfice in this place."
Death of Miss Emma Parker.?
We regret to announce the death of
Miss Km ma Parker at Williumston on
last Saturday morning at 10 o'clock,
from the injuries received in the late
sad accident. The remains were taken
to Columbia the same eveuing, where
the funeral took place on Sunday
afternoon. The melancholy accident
which has brought to a close, the
bright career of one so young and in
teresting, carries deep-felt sorrow to
an alllicteu liouseiioiu ana a wiue c.r-i
ele of Iriends and relatives.
Wants a Pardon.?Lewis Chiles
who was pardoned out of the peniten
tiary, soon after his return to his old
home, was charged with burning Mc
Cravey's gin-house last Fall, tried,
convicted, and sentenced to the peni
tentiary for ten years, now wants a|
pardon, and a paper is being circulated i
asking his release. We trust the I
Grovemor will do no such thing. We
have enough house-burners here now.
Let him stay where he is.
Concert ox Tuesday Night.?
fhe Abbeville Cornet Band will give;
i concert ou Tuesday night, assisted ;
Dy the ladies of the village for the ben-1
;tit of the Baptist church. We hope I
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;o see h wen putruui^uu, as we cuici
;ainment will be an excellent one.
Tjie Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
evili be administered in the Presbyte
rian church next Sabbath. Rev. Jb'er-j
iinand Jacobs, D.D., will preach in
tiie Presbyterian church next Satur-'
day evening, and Sabbath morning
and evening.
The Young Men's Christian Asso-j
fiation "of Abbeville was organized on!
last Sabbath afternoon at the l'Vmaje j
Academy, with W. A. Templeton,!
President; S. C. Cason, Vice-Presi-i
dent; T. M. Galphin, Secretary.
Blind.?We regret to learn that'
Mrs. David Keller has been totally;
blind siuce Christmas from the effect]
of neuralgia in the eyes. Mrs. Keller!
ha3 ourslncere sympathy in her sad
affliction.
1HL JXUyUUSlU, KsUJWlUUllU/lUllHLy VI1C
of the most valued of our exchanges,
and one of the best papers published
in the South, has reduced'lts Subscrip
tion price to six dollars.
Easter Monday.?Next Monday
being Easter Monday, a meeting of
the congregation of Trinity church
will be held to elect Wardens and Ves
try and Delegates to the Convention,
for the next ecclesiastical year.
Sunday was a beautiful day. Re
ligious services id all the churches ex
cept the.Presbyieriau. Rev. Menden
huil preached in the Baptist church
in the morning and in the evening at
the Methodist.
New House.?Mrs. Sassajd is hav
ing a comfortable two story dwelling
put up on the lot adjoining the home
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Floral Hill. The houae will contain
live rooms.
Mess. McDonald & Haddon always
sell goods at the verv lowest figures
for cash, and if a roan 13 a good talker
they will sometimes sell on a credit to
prompt promising customers.
Dr. John S. Thompsou is the hap
piest man in town. Judge Bruce has
the same reason for congratulation, I
but such occurrences in his family are
monotonous.
We regret to learn that Mr. Gordon
McWilliams had the misfortune to
lose his mule a few days ago. It fell
in a gulley and broke ita leg. This is
a severe loss to him.
Religious.?There will be a Sacra
mental meeting at Rocky River church
on the fourth Sunday of this month.
Services will commence on Saturday.
Paralyzed.?We regret to learn
thatW. D. Simpson, Esq., a promi
nent member of the Laurens Bar, was
paralized at Anderson on Friday last.
Passover Bread.?We are Indebt
ed to Mrs. G. A. Visanski for ,a nice
I present of Passover bread for whir.h
she will please accept our thanks.
Col. Robertson, as assignee, will
sell the goods of Messrs. DuPre, Gam
brell & Co., at auction on Friday.
Dr. A. T. Wideman of Abbeville is
a juror in the United States Court i
now sitting in Columbia.
DpPre's Hot House, on Floralj
Hill, is visited daily by persons iuj
search of rare flowers.
Mess. McDonald & Haddon have a
beautiful assortment of new goods.
Go, look, buy.
Capt. Bradlky represented Long
Long Cafie in town one day last week.
Mr. B. C. DuPre', of Due West,
was on the Public Square last week.
No man should neglect to have a
good com patch and a good garden,
j Nearly every solvent farmer of
this County raises his own corn.
Every good farmer will plant
enough corn for his own use.
We iire indebted to our friend Major
Small lor late Scotch papers.
Help Chamberlain.?The P<resi
Ident should not neglect the appeals,
mads to him by Chamberlain, of;
I South Carolina. If the Governor
I cannot save the State from the worst <
[elements in our politics, then there is;
j no salvation for It?AT. Y, Iferold. |
Assembled TTisdom.
PRESIDENT-MAKING AT Til]
hadical row-WOW.
The Chairman's Prayer.
The preciuct delegates came to At
beville on Thursday last to elect dele
gates to the Suite Convention wbicl
met in Columbia on yesterday for th
purpose of electing fourteen delegate
to represent this State in the Cincin
nuti Republican Convention whlcl
Convention will nominate a candidal
for the high ollice of President of th
United Stutes of America.
John Henry Titus, as County Chair
man, called the Convention to orde
at eleven o'clock, and requested Job:
L. Adams to act as Secretury.
The Chairman made a speech ii
which he explained the object of th
meeting; he wanted delegates electe<
Willi IIIC uiuioi } ouvu liivu mo tt
could depose in; wanted all to giv
their honest atteution ; be was up til
two o'clock last night; before be re
tired he prayed that all would mak
such a wise choicer would please At
mighty God; that we might be worth?
of the footstool where ho?rcsted his feel
this morning [the other being a gooi
prayer] be prayed as before; be want
ed his brethren that were to be elect
ed to display their knowledge in th
advancement of the interests of th
Convention, etc., etc. The Cbairmai
said, the Convention was now?
Four members excitedly rose ti
their feet, raised their outstretchei
arms high above their heads, witl
the hands down so as to point at th
Chairman, at the same time, in no lov
voices, calling "Mr. Chairman!"
The Chairman after repeated call;
from these gentlemen, decided that h<
"recognized Mr. Holland first."
Holland at this announcement, pull
ed oft' his grertcoat, [it now seemed a
if he meant business,] and wanted t<
uominate a permanent Chairman o
the Convention who would give equa
1U1U UI1UIVIUCU junilkc I [lit gup|iva<
he meant no reflection on the oltiee
presiding at that time;] wanted i
unanimous vote, and nominated Isaa<
H. White. About fifteen or twenty
instantly rose to "second the motion,'
and perhaps some thirty or forty eacl
called for the "question" about*flfteei
times. During this time Tom WU
Iiamson endeavored to say something
which was understood to be, implor
inglj", "Mr. Chairman! Mr. Chair
man!"
By this time all but five or six hat
taken their seats, and the Chairmar
rapped them down. [By this we d<
not mean that he with his dexter fis
against their knowledge boxes, pu
them in a horizontal position on tin
floor.]
The motion to elect White was pu
and was carried by an overwhelming
vote; Titus abdicated and White toot
the Judge's seat, and was sandwichec
by Secretaries L. L. Guffln, John L
Adams, Robert Logan and WilJIarr
Hurd.
A committee of one from each town
ship was appointed on credentials
with Guffin as Chairman. The Com
mittee retired to one of the jury rooms
and soon returned with a roll of the
name9 of the members of the Con
vention, which we would have insert
ed here if the eopy of the same had
been furnished us.
Jsaac H. White is a colored man,
and makes a remarkably good presid
ing oflicer. He has perhaps the best
education of any man in the Conven
tion, and as far as we know, is a man
jf. fair character, yet they never con
fer upon him any office of honor or
trust, except to send him as delegate
to the County Convention, where he
is reu nested to preside over that un
ruly body. Last year he was a candi
date before the Convention for school
commissioner. His opponent was
perhaps the most ignorant member ol
:he Convention and received the nom
ination.
"VVui. Spencer, colored, is a member
)f the Convention, and also a member
} 1 111U JUC^iOiaiUlC, iO 4* UiUii Wi
sense, ana when compared with hit
ace, is weil educated, and has as much
lie manner of a gentleman as any
nember of the Convention, but is
,vithout much influence.
Mitchell Goggins is a colored man ol
prominence among the negroes, hut it
s doubtful if his convictions of right
itid wrong are not too clearly defined
or him long to hold his position,
fiis sincerity in his declarations of
jrinciples in the last Convention will
ioubtless damage him in the estima
,ion of his constituents. A man, ol
:ourse, is expected to talk honesty
md reform but, it seems to us, the mo
nent a man shows a determination tc
ict in that manner he loses his influ
ence.
William Holland, of Ninety-Six, if
i negro of small mental endowments,
md perhaps one of the most ignorant
md influential members of the Con
tention. He is also a member of the
Legislature, and a concurring brothei
11 a partizan contest.
Wnm?ihni Widmnan. of Loner Cane,
s a man of better sense tlmn Holland,
ind can talk much better than the av
rage African, while his air and do
neanor is such as to impress upon hl>
learers the fact that he has by w
neans a low opinion of himself or hl?
ibility ns a statesman and orator. In
lis speech in the Convention he said
ivanted men "elected who would dc
;he moist good in permuting the inter
ests of the party.'' He will probabl.v
je re-electcu to the Legislature nexl
Fall.
Arthur Jefferson, of Greenwood, ,b
a man of no education at all, hut h
not lacking in the power of making
sound and gesture. He can opuab
most vehemently for a given length o
time nud keep the point or aim of hit
speech a profound secret, as far as tliii
ieponent is concerned. He has tw!c<
iieiti tne omce m coumy uduiiiiipbivxi
?r, was elected twice to State conven
lions in Columbia, and next Fall h<
may be delegated to Columbia, to en
act laws for the constituents of Abbe
ville County.
Thomas Williamson, once schoo
commissioner of Abbeville County
was noted for his long uncombed hair
shaggy gray beard, and white rufiiei
shirt, furnished as much amusemen
to the spectators as any one in tin
Convention, except perhaps a littb
blue-coated delegate from Donalds
ville, who was heard perhaps as oftcr
as anybody. Williamson made man")
speeches which were entirely unintel
ligible, but his manners and the pecu
liar sound of his voice made it quit
amusing.
Nearly every member of the Con
veution had something to say, first o:
last or all the time, and except White
Spencer and Guftin, none spoke with
out the grossest violation or the rule
of grammar and rhetoric. In makinj
nominations, five minutes were allow
ed to each one respectively in making
nominations. The speeches delivere<
in urging the merits or uie anrerun
candidates are too much for this report
er, and our readers roust excuse hi
shortcomings in this particular. Ii
most instances the nominees wen
well-known to be ltepublicans, sonn
were recommended because they wen
honest, but we don't remember if an;
man was recommended because h"
was competent.
When George Edmunds' fricnt
nominated him ho commenced, hi:
speech by addressing the "Chairmai
and gentlemen of this grand conven
tion," and after repeating the saro
some half dozen times, said he didn'
"know much of parliamental rules
uuc wanieu men ui iiuncaiipi iiwicii,
The gentleman who nominated Ar
thur Jefferson "appeared before thi
Convention feeling a great interest ii
my people throughout the world.'
This brought a titter from the au
dience and he supplemented hi
speech with, "and especially in Soutl
Carolina."
C. M. Mattiso 11'a friend wante<
"men to represent us for the hono
and not for the assistance of the office
He waB trying to secure every goo<
point and every opposition. He ar
faithful."
George Foster's friend was modest
and said that "he would not ascertaii
the time of the Convention with ,
long speech."
One member "hoped the Conven
tion would not execute foolishness."
A delegate, who did not like th
way matters were progressing rebuk
ed the Convention by saying "they
were acting like a passal of geese,''
and thought it was "disgraceful for
'forty members to rise at once to anom
inate one man."
One man thought his friend "capa
ble of occupying the business of the
State Convention."
Another man "felt a great intrust in
the affairs of the State Convention."
Arthur Jefferson thought his man
"would do his duty wherever we col
lect him to go."
It was now getting late and per
haps not more than fifty or sixty
nominations had been made, when
William H. Shives proposed to expe
dite matters by passing a resolution
nominating the whole Convention
as candidates, which was as sharp a
thing as was said In the Convention.
The following delegates were elect
ed : L. L. Guflin, T. M. Christian,
Arther Jefferson, Hannibal Wideman
and G. W. Foster.
THE EARLE LIBEL CASE.
Verdict of $50 Damages for Plain
tiff.
This exciting case after occupying
the Court for more than ten days has
15 ? ? 11-- .nr...UA,1 2 n *TA H/J tnf f\P fl fflT
nuuuy resuneu m a vuu^v ui mvj
dollars damages for the plaintiff Earle,
and the costs of the suit as a necessary
incident thereto. The bestlegal talent
of the State was enlisted on each side,
and their efforts corresponded with
the interests manifested and were fully
equal to the demands of the occasion.
Two of the leading members of the
Abbeville Bar, Gen. McGowan and
Col. Cothran were associated with
Col. Simpson, of Laurens, in behalf
of the Plaintiff", whilst Messrs. W.
H. Perry, Whitner Symms, and Gen.
Butler and Gov. Bonham, ably repre
sented the defence. From the Green
ville Newa we extract the following
notice of the closing arguments which
will be found very complimentary to
the efforts of our townsmen :
Yesterday morning W. H. Perry,
Esq., was heard for the defendants, in
a clear, rapid and concise argument,
followed by Col. Cothran in his usu
al earnest, practiced, lawyer-like way,
reaching towards the conclusion in
his appeal to the Jury, to a high order
of bar oratory. Ex-Governor Bon
ham, for the defendants, closed the
^AlfSn/? fnt* I V*q ilntt A a fhic r>oQr> io
D^cciniuu av/i uiw u?j. w??w .?
quasi criminal, the Governor has the
advantage of many years experience,
as solicitor under the old regime, and
showed great familiarity with the law
of libel.
One is much struck in a case like
this?with the peculiar cast of mind
of the various speakers.
Mr. i'erry displays no flourish of
rhetoric. He looks neither to the left
nor to the rtght, but goes straight
along to his point in a rapid business
way, to the hard 6onse of the jury.
Cothran is as polished as he is earnest,
and while he bends forward to his
work, and never loses sight of his pur
pose, picks a flower by the way, to
woo the jury to his embrace.
Gov. Bon ham marches as a soldier,
well trained in his duty, and com
mands the attention of the Court and
jury by his reliance on the justice of
his cause, and on the law and the tes
timony, as it is writ, no matter who it
hurts; Cojae down to the law.
Gen. Butler, for the defendants, and
Gen. McGowan, for the plaintiff, occu
pied the next day?a crowded house
in attendance. 11*"
These two distinguished men, each | ba<
in his own peculiar way, held the ;peo-1en'
pie for nearly Ave hours, as they were j110
never before held in that Court House. | th?
When General Jiutler concluded,! Ca
his great speech, iuvoluntary ap- 8U(
plause camc from the audience. oul
General McGowan followed, and gotjHl
at once the attention of the audience. N^0
The closing appeal of General Mc-1 Prt
Gowan to the jury was, perhaps, the! ho
master effort of the General's long and i pe]
successful career at the bar. His style wi
of speaking is well known, and it is
hardly necessary to say that he ranks
among the first jury lawyers in the
State.
Items from Lebanon.
The grain crop of Lebanon is very
promising.
Green peas are now being eaten?
by the rabbits.
On next Sunday morning the Sah
bath-school will be re-organized at
Lebanon church.
Quite a pleasant little party met at
Rev. J. F. Gibert's mill on Saturday
last, and spent two or three hours very
profitably in fishing.
Wu nnt.inp thfit. afpnre has recently
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b?cn built across the public road lead
ing toward Warrenton, at the Summer
Cabbius. Is this right?
Corn Is beginning to make its ap
pearancu in some of the fields about
Lebanon. Owing to the wet weather
very little has yet been plauted.
Txik Sacrament of the Lord's Sup
per will be administered ou the 5th
Sunday at Lebanon church. Preach
ing will commence 011 the Friday pre
vious.
SoMKof tho people of this neighbor
hood are rejoicing over a second crop
of peach blooms. The first crop were
killed by tho heavy freeze during the
latter part of March.
Thk young gentleman wearing dark
side whiskers, and living ou Savannah
River, In delighted wiin ins visit 10
Lebanon last week. JIo speaks of
calling again.
An Interesting jaso was tried bofore
Judge Tolmaii recently. Mr. Robert
Thornton sued Mr. Jan. 8. Ulbert for
$10 damages for having set bis dogs 011
a bog nnil crippling it. Tlie jury
brought in a verdict for tho defendant.
Moral?Keep up your bogs.
Mahtmk Joheph Giijekt deserves
much credit for staying at home and
plowing his cotton paloh on bust Bat
unlay evening, while his little friends
were enjoying themselves on the
creek fishing. It was quite a sacrifice
for a boy of his age, but perhaps he
will not regret it next Christmas.
Rev. J. F. Gibekt's mill and dam
were washed away on Monday, the
id Inst. Messrs. J. 8. Gibertand Sam
Evans, and a negro bey, were in the
mill at the time grinding, andnotioing
the house moving they ran out?nar
rowly escaping with their lives?the
house falling in behind them, and was
swept down tho stream. Tills house
had just been finished, and makes the
u1 i/i mp a 1,11(1 |141h th? mlnfortune
to lOSC.
~~ * *
A Rock Failing fnom Lookout
Mountain.?On (Sunday, hundreds
went to the mountain to see the im
mense mass that is slowly severing it
self from the ledge at Bragg's Bluff,
near the toH gate. The first indica
tions of this severing process were
discovered about a week ago, and
since then the work has been almost
constantly going on. The greatest
progress so far discovered has been an
hour, but on Sunday, at 3-30 P. M., it
had reached a distance of about six
teen feet from the parent ledge. The
crevice is about thirty feet deep. The
lenght of the falling rock Is about one
hundred feet, and the weight is esti
mated to be 0,000 tons. The rock
commences just above the spring near
*1? /vnf af ctiiiullmr
ine _
under this great mass of rock, ho
many people have drank, feelling per
fectly secure. When it falls, it will
take with it this cool chamber where
in so many people have slaked their
thirst.? Chattanooga Commercial.
In Colorado they apeak about tlieir
Italian climate merely because when a
man gets up in the morning he feels as
if lie were going round with a lot of
plaster images on his head.
Mr. Watterson complains that there
won't be many apples in Kentucky
this year, but he is hopeful that last
year's distilleries, with a little water
ing, will tide him over till next sea
son.
This is the time of vear when a fel
low has to go around looking at now
seventy-five cents whitewash brushes,
and wondering whether he will buy a
Steinway or a Chickering.
The bonded debt of the city of Au-jno
gusta, Cla., is $2,000,000 or over, and itjed
consists mainly of bonds for helping|th<
canal and i ail way enterprises. isijj
The
3MIXISCENCES OF ABDEVILLE
BY AN EX-ABBEV1LMAN OF
OVER FORTY YEARS.
rbe only church or meeting house
Abbeville to about 1842 was the
3thodiBt. The nearest Baptist was
ulab, six miles east, over Long
ne. Mrs. John White was the only
lite Baptist for years and years in
ivn, anu neia iter uiemueisiup ui
ulah, under the pastorate or the
iv. James M. Chiles. About 18412
3 Episcopal church was built by
ids raised by Capt. Thomas Parker
town and elsewhere, aud the first
stor was the Rev. A. H. G'ormish.
ltev. Wallace, however, preceded
in and held service In the Court
)U8t\ Upper Long Cane was one
d three-fourths of a mile from the
urt House, and the Presbyterians, a
ge number, all belonged and wor
ipped there, and the church was to
intents and purposes in town. The
Btor for many years and to his death,
out 1842, was the
REV. WM. BARK, D. D.
; was a finished scholar, possessed
ents of a high order, and a genuine,
idling eloquence, 8ui generis. He
t it no degradation from Jrue piety
study and prepare his sermons, per
ps to write them, and if tho latter
was only to condense, for I never
iv in the pulpit his eyes elsewhere
an upon nis audience or uplifted to
aven. No one ever saw him "in the
ash" and having to get out back
irds or sideways; but he went
aight through from texts well taken
d premises well laid, garlanding
d scattering Kerns of truth as he
ssed along, and when he pro
unced his peculiar amang, it was
aclusive that all that should have
en said, in the fewest words and
>stforcible manner, had been said
d done. He was a favorito for tie
? "the silken cord that binds two
lling hearts," and had a little cere
>ny of hia own, (I imagine,) as terse
Solomon's advice to his sonr reca
;ulating the duties of the man (I
vays tried to forget that and sue
;ded, but remember all to the wo
rn,) and concluding with her,
s yours to smooth tho ruKKCd patli of life.
And Boften all its cares."
Dr. Barr was a man of intense ear
Btness, clear in his convictions, and
ill informed on all subjects. He
is of the State rights persuasion in
Iitics and along side of Calhoun on
J"unification as the rightful remedy,"
tlceptas clear as he could in the
Ipit; but during the excitement
d height of the great ar^umeut be
cen 1812J-3U, ne tnougin mat. ne
md a corner of it in the pulpit, and
jlared Christ a nullifler, which gave
cnce to one of his elder? and one or
0 others, who were anti, and they
thdrew their memberships. A si
ice ruled upon his lips until 1840,
len the "fox and the weasel" waa
vin upon the track, and the Doctor
ving a respect and confidence in
irrison and Tyler, was on fire for
5m. He wrote not a line, spoke not
/ord outside of his privatQ quarters,
t his mouth was an armory and a
intain from which Arnold, Harris,
in and Connor loaded and diank
} whole Harrison ticket, and were
iten only a little over 300 votes in a
II of about 2,400, with Van Buren
3ked by Calhoun, McDuffle, Pick
j, VVardlaw and Burt. There was
contest except at a few points, and
1 State was safe for Van Buren; but
lhoun felt such an interest ill the
;cess in his old homo that he came
t, on a point of honor, from Fort
11, like Napoleon at tho bridge of
di, and all this fright and hazard
iduced by one old man. Mr. Cal
uu, it was said, made direct and
:s,onal appeals to his old friend,
Lliout avail.
>tie of the most impressive scenes I
it witnessed was the burial of James
irdlaw about 1839. He had lived
i full or near four-score years and
d in peace with God and all man
id ; had discharged well and faith
ly every duty and relation in life,
nitting or neglecting none; had
:d perhaps for 40 years au elder of
>per Long (Jane. The grave yard
s densely packed with attendants,
d every heart was touched with the
iviction that a good man had gone
his reward. When the coffin was
teed over the grave, Doctor Barr
k his staud at the head of it, and
laining the arrangements several
nutes. owing to -the depth of his
lings lie overcame them and spoke:
great man has this day fallen in
ael?" and added a few of the most
quent remarks upon his life and
iracter, which brought tears from
;ry eye.
doctor Barr was tall and lean, and
ir the close of his life, by the wear
age and the wasting of disease, he
peared in his last ministrations,
th his tremulous voice, his colorless
b, his few scattered gray hairs fai
g back, his long arms and fleshless
Lrpr* extended, and his brilliant
38 flashing the fire of faith, he ap
ired as if transfigured and anxious
awaiting upon the banks of Time
i second and last deliverance. It
ne about 1812, and he was succeed
by the Rev. D. McNeil Turner.
There lived at Abbeville in 1834, and
fore and long afterwards, the
HEV. JAMES MOORE,
ocal and licensed Methodist minis
. He had never been other than a
al, and suffered no disparagement.
; came from Charleston and carried
a harness shop, to which he at
ies added shoe-making, to which
ainess, (the harness,) he had been
)ught up. When he reached Abbe
le, he drank a little, and while car
ing on his business, kept and fought
tne chickens, but was never a "gross
irobate." but nerhapsa little above
) average sinner. He became, liow
L*r, about 1828, "soberly and sound
converted," and joined the Metho
it Church, and was afterwards 11
ised to-preach. He was a man of,
common parlance, but little "edu
;ion," but of excellent sense. He
is a man of no pretensions, and
)de?t. He occasionally, on a pinch,
t rarely, preached to a town audi
ce, but filled regular appointments
"Flag lleed," Asbury and other
ices. He was when 1 knew him,
d all others alike situated will sa>'
3 same, a man whose "walk ancl
idly conversation" illustrated the
ith and power of the religion ol
sus Christ. His sermons were nev
mentionsd, but his prayers were as
9 most eloouentand approved, and
vavs suited to the occasion; and in
i shop,.and every where elso, at all
nna >nwl nf- oil unnvrmti h? U'fLt rfittdv
ft kneel and offering up. The sick
d dying always found him near,
less positively refused, and if tbc
ter ever occurred I never heard ol
I always thought that with
ightman, Smith or Shlpp to prencli
d '.Father Mooro" to conclude witli
ayer, the service was perfect. H(
is one of the few men calm and ed
ited when the "stars were falling,'
<1 was in general demand to praj
others. He "led" at prayer-meet
?8, and wfiB the most punctual at
idaut; and "Father Dannelly,'
lose statistics gave the Devil a thou
rid to one to Christ, rechoned bin
long the fortunate. He died, as 1
ve learned, in 18(14, in the full tri
iph of the faith in which he had sc
>g lived.
l'lie first sermon T ever hoard in Ab
vill was preachcd by the
KEV. LEWIS DAVIS,
>m the text: "For what shall it pro
a man if he gain the whole world
d lose his own soul." This divine
is a son or ur. jmi e., uui uuierum
many particulars from his father,
i was a man of deep and earnest
jty, and there was in his "mistor
ne" and appearance much to enlisl
mpathy. He had a melodious sil
ry voice, very like the blind Mil
rn, whom I have also heard, as n
eaker, and in Hinging ho was une
aled. Language expressed by nini
song sec-med to have a breadth ol
jailing beyond any other. Who
at ever heard can forget his "When
vas sinking down." and "I would
t live alway ?" He wasnot a learn
man, and could not have been undei
e circumstances, having lost his
;ht when about in years old, by the
J accident of a ploceof lightwood which
he was splitting, flying up and pene- t
traling oneeye-oall and tno other go- >
inn out from sympathy. His father ^
then in fine circumstances, gave him t
an intelligent colored hoy named ?
Humphroy, whom the family taught
to read and write well, for the purposes I
of his owner. Humphrey was a man c
when I knew him, and seemed mucii a
attaciied and devoted to his dependent,
! led him everywhere, slept by liim and
, read to and wrote for him. They
went West with the family about
18u(i. I learned several years after-1J
wards that Humphrey became tired j ^
,of his monotonous life, and wrote c
i himself a pass that carried him safely j1
to Oberlin, Ohio, where he settled !r
, and married. How his place was sup- t
plied I never learned, but I.saw many }
years afterwards, in a list of travelling^
preachers in the Memphis Conference, ir
the name of Lewis Davis,* which may z
or piay not have been his. He was a t
. man well calculated to do good, and ^
the sympathy which his condition *
evoked gave him a weapon which he
l used in the warfare in which he was;
engaged. He suffered physical pain (
more or leas all the time, and often in
speaking of his condition thanked
God for it, as the means of his salva
tion, for a wicked boy l*e was, as ad- "
mitted, and that hissuflferings (though j
painful) were light and a joy to liim,^
and were "working out for him a far! ]
more exceeding and eternal weight of; t
glory." In the order of nature he isii
now basking in it, and if still alive i
his face is to the front, and when he
falls it will be in the full armor of a 1
soldier of the cross. * * * *
Hints for the Month. <
No doubt every farmer by this time j
has his pegs set lor the year' and in
tends to make a ten strike before the (
close of this Centennial Jubilee. The j
haps and mishaps of the year are sel- i
dom anticipated in the farmer's calcu- i
lations. A wet spring or a dry sum- <
mer; The loss of a mule or sickness )
amongst tlie nanus; aim mis year,
above all others, a political canvass
that may possibly eventuate In a so
cial revolution, are some of the innu
merable vexatious and troubles to
which the farmers will be subject, as
they are almost every year, and there,1
is not, never has been, and apparently
never will be, any combined effort
against these foreseen hindrances. A
general diversity of crops is the only
remeay for these ills, if not a preven
tive of most of them.
Are we diversifying our crops? If
not, is it loo late yet for this year?
By no means, and a greater diversity
is much needed. We would advise
e\#ry reader of the Rural at once to
plant one acre to the mule, of the best
prepared cotton land he has in oorn.
Plant one row on the bed, and the next
row in the second water furrow, and
so also alternate the patch, and watch
the experiment so as to test the ques
tion whether, under general circum
stances. corn will yield better planted
on the bed, or in the water furrow.
ntwmnru ir\ flio muln nf
J UCii ISIUIIV UUV MV?v kV V*1V .UM.V va
| your thinnest cotton land, already pre
pared, in sorghum or cow peas. If
your labor should prove refractory
this election year, these crops can be
grown with less labor than the cotton
crop can, and if worked thoroughly
but once will yield a remunerative
yield, or eyen if then abandoned will
produce a crop worth harvesting, and |
otherwise improve the land.
Curtail as far as practicable the cot
ton area, and increase the area allotted
to breadstuff's and provender.
Prepare thoroughly before planting.
Your upland corn is or soon will be
planted. Thin done, finish the prepa
ration for cotton, but do uot be iu a
hurry about planting, which is a
small job where everything is ready
for it. Nothing makes the cotton
plant more weakly than for it to make j
its appearance above ground during |
nnol nicrhls* Hence we say don't hur-!
ry. Let the sun warm the earth a lit
tle before planting. A bold, vigorous
plant that will stand alone at "siding"
time encourages the farmer all the
year through.
The averuga net yield of cotton In
this State in 1875, was one hundred
and forty pounds of lint per acre ;
whereas, in Mississippi it was two
hundred and twelve; Louisiana, two
hundred and thirty-nine; Arkansas,
two hundred and thirty-niue, and
Texas two hundred and sixty-nine.
For the previous five years the net av
erage in South Carolina had been one
hundred and seventy-one ner acre;
Mississippi, one hundred ana seventy
one; Louisiana, one hundred and
ninety; Arkansas, one hundred and
ninety-cne, and Texas two hundred
and fifteen. The other Southern
States were below this average in 1875,
and the preceding five years. Thor
ough preparation of the soil, clean
and rapid cultivation, and moderately
late planting will bring South Caroli
na cotton fields to the Iront every time
at harvest.
If the sweet potato bed has not been
made from which to get "draws," this
should be done at once, and the
ground for the potato patch broken
11 n. laid off and well manured in the
(drill. Upon this furrow of manure
! throw two furrows, and let it so re
main. If the weather should be dry
do not let this patch get hard. Bun a
few furrows in the manured ridge to
keep the soil mellow, and ready for
the draws.
Break up land for a pea patch in ad
dition to what yon intend planting in
your corn. Lay it off in thirty-inch
furrows or beds, and throw out in the
middles between these furrows pre
paratory to planting the pea. Too
early to plant peas in April.
Plant any and everything not yet I
planted in the garden, and look for the I
nine-lived weeds that will now orj
soon heir*n to show themselves. At
cotton or corn field can be kept clean
jaudin growing condition if worked
jonce in a fortnight or three weeks
j even ; but the garden will require al
most daily treatment.
The peculiar winter and spring we
have had, have in many places de
stroyed the fruit crop* This can be
easily supplemented by a large melon
crop. Plant lifl-gely of watermelons,
muskmelons, and canteloupes. Noth
ing is more refreshing at noon, on a
hot summer's day, than a watermelon
just from the spring. And tho deli
cious cantetoupe is an excellent sub
stitute at breakfast for heavy, un
wholesome meats. Every eight feet
square, dig holes eighteen inches
square and deep ; mix the earth with
half bushel compost of stable manure
1 ?uaari onlinl l">ArfS ! I
2111 CI IU HL'li UUtbWll OVit/Uf v\j u?? !<> j |
make a fiat hill, and plant the Heed
thereon. Cultivate as soon as well up,
when four inches high thin out to two
vines in a hill.
Look well after the stock. The
plow animals need daily a bait, it mat
ters not how small, of green food.
The cows need extra food aDd shelter,
for though the sun is warm, the nights*
are cool, and the wind trying to weak
frames. Hogs will soon begin to take
caro of themselves, butflcc them every
day. Give your sheep fthelter, and a
little green cottton seed every night,
and by no meaus shear until next
mouth. Don't change your under
shirt'till next May,?Jiurcil Carolin
ian.
Bridgeport (Conn.) Standard:?
Some statistical genius calculates that j
the fences in the United States costi
$2,300,000,000. About5,000,000,000 trou
Her seats are annually torn out in get
ting over these feuces, and not a stat-;
istic on the subject.
Superintendent Killebrew, of the [
Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture,
Statistics and Mines, has received a
letter from Mr. Somuelson, M. P.,
who represents a capital of $25,000,000 !
invested in iron manufactures in Eng
j land, signifying an intention of estab
lishing a branch of his house in Ten
nessee. A Pittsburg capitalist has al
so made a proposition to invest iu Ten
nessee mineral lauds.
Wendell Philips says that the ten-!
dency of civilization is no longer to!
spread, hut to cut the country up into"}
!cities Where money and men arc'
concentrated there is corruption in j
j politics. The magistrates and police;
I obey their masters, the rabble. The!
j magistracy of European cities is al-',
ways chosen by the careful, virtuous j'
1 and conservative elements of society. i<
A selfreliant magistracy puts down ]
drunkenness. !<
A practical joke was once attempted
0 be played on Mr. Erskine as iic
vent one day to Westminster Hal,
vitli his ample bag crammed fnll oi
>riefs. Some waggish barrister hiret
1 Jew's boy to go and ask him if h<
lad "any old clo,s to sell." "No yoi
lttle Hebrew imp," exclaimed the in
lignant counselor, "they are all new
Hits."
Wonderful Success :
It is reported that Boschee's Oerma:
!yrup has, since it? introduction in tin
Jutted States, reached the immense sail
if 40.000 dozen per year. Over 6,0W
druggist have ordered this Medicine di
ect from the Factory, at Woodbury N. J.
md not one have reported a single fail
ire, but overy letter speaks of its aston
shing success in curing severe Coughs
'olds settled on the iireast, Consumption
>r anv disease of Throat and Lungs. W<
id vise any person that has any urediapo
o weak Lungs, to go to their l)ruggist
iV. T. Penney, and get this Medicine, o:
nquire about it. Regular size 75 cents
lample bottle, 10 cents. Two doses wil
elieve any case. Don't neglcct you
ough. * tf
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Labor Associations Advocated.
Editors Press and Banner:
Being an humble citizen and of bu
ittle influence, I thought I would offe
pou a few ideas, whlcn. though imper
ectlv expressed, might oe the means o
wakening the thoughts of stronge
ninds ana perhaps Home good might re
in It from the effort.
The times are very unpropitious indeed
'or whilst it HeemH that our lawn are in
iuiUcient for the suppression of crimo, w
ire not united as we should be upon th
;roat questions that are agitating ou
ountry, and threaten us with ruin an
lisgrace. What is the matter? Are w
ost to all feeling of honor and patriotism
Do we intend to tamely submit "uuti
aur enemies have bound us hand an
foot?" Or shall we assert our supcriori
:y and shake loose the manacles that ar
now encircling us, and show to ou
would-be destroyers, that we wili ylel
no longer, as forbearance has ceased to b
i virtue. Corruption, rottenness, info
my and all the attributes of a debase*
legeneratc, demoralized aud pollu
led humanity stare us in the faco, an<
bid Us to halt and consider before we ar
thrown headlong into the abyss of utte
iegradation.
Where shall we got assistance to aid u
in this awful catastrophe ? Shall we ex
pect it from our inveterate enemies wh
have been domineering over us with iin
Srnoticable hatred for ten long, long years
ot much of it. "The gods help* ther
who help themselves." I hate thus fa
hinted at onr political condition. I wil
now offer you a few thoughts upon tb
primary object of this communication
which *1 hope will awaken a spirit c
;hango and improvement and bo th
means of enlisting others in at
tempting to break down and destroy tha
Dane and curse to which a portion of ou
county has boon subjected, and some c
jur best citizens have realized heavy pe
:uniury loss. 4. mean the abomniabl
traffic in farm productions.
Our section of the County has suffers
but very little from this curse so far
l)ur neighbor Laurens has experienced iti
baneful effects for several years, and cot
tori shops wore springing up in the ?ai
if the year like mushrooms In the ?prin|
an til tney had become so thick, in somi
neighborhood thoy were in sight of eacl
ather. They became intolerable, and tli<
;ood, honest, law-abidmgcitizcns of tha
jounty determined they would put a stoj
? it. How did thoy do it ? They firs
jrganixed what they termed anti cottoi
<hop associations and called upon all t<
oin them. Thoir negroes were slow foi
iwhlle but sure.
They kept having their meetings
tdopted constitutions and by-laws, anc
low nearly all the citizens of the countj
iro members of these association, inclu
ling those who have been running cottoi
iIiods. Another ereat stride in the dl
oction of employment was that they in
:orporated in their associations Laboi
Reform, which if it can bo carried ou'
mccessfully, will result in incalculabli
;ood both to the employer and laborer.
As I presume you'oxohange withth<
. aurcusville Herald, it is not necessarj
hat 1 should go into details about thi
>rlgln and working of theso associations
Suffice it to say they originated in Lau
ens, are headed by "its best und most in
iucntial citizens, and they feel sanguim
hat it will result in the destruction o
sotton shops and the improvement o
abor. Thev mean to treat the labore
orrectly, give a fai r remuneration for hi
terviecs, but at the same time to let bio
liaf they are lords of their own farm
ind households, and expcct the labore
o be honest, faithful and efficient in a]
10 promises or undertakes.
SALUDA.
South Carolina Presbytery.
Editors Press and Bannrr :
I send you the subjoined itsms of businesi
ransucted at the rcccnt mooting of Houtl
Carolina Presbytery:
Presbytery of South Carolina met in th
'rcabyterian church of Anderson Cour
louse on Wednesday evening, April 3th, hall
>ant seven o'clock.
Opening sermon was preached by Rov. T. C
ivoflrlncr mmlsminr. from llrutPet. lirs
ihaptcr 8th verse, first clause. Present at or
;anlzatlon, ?! ministers and ruling ciders
ubsequently Increased to2J ministers and 3
ullng elders.
Rev. F. Jacobs, D.D., was elected Moderator
lev. J. II. Jacobs, Temporary Clerk, l'rcsby
cry dismissed Kov. L. K. Clasgow to Concon
'resbytcry, N. C.; lie v. J. a. Young to Nash
ille Presbytery, Tenn.; Kov. J. Y. Fair, t(
Central Presbytery, Miss; Rev. W. II. l)avls
o Augusta Presbytery. <?a.
Itev. H. II. Banks, Financial Agent of Da
rldson College, N. C.t sent a circular letter U
^esbytery in reference to increasing the en
lowment of tho College. Presbytery recom
neuded the churches to contribute liberally
;o that free tuition might be given to all stu
k-rU-i, and heartily endorse Mr. Banks oj
Vgent of Davidson College.
Tho following ministers of tho town o
Vndersou were invited to sit as corres
>onding members: ltev. Thou. Dawson
he oldest minister of the Baptist denom
uatlon in South Carolina; ltev. Mr. Mood
uistor of the Methodist church, and Rev. J,
Scott Murray, pastor of the Baptist church.
Revs. R. A. r air and J. L. Martin were ap
>olnted to proach at Edgeflell Court House
!tb Sabbath in May.
The report of Dr. Jacobs on overturo front
lock church, respecting cliaradcs and ta
>loaus, was postponed until Fall session o
;'resbytcry.
Presbytery, in response to a roquest of th(
Vssombly, for Its opinion on the subject o
iducatlon and support of candidates for tb<
ninlstry, expressed unanimously this opln
on, viz?In the Judgment of this Presbytery
ho whole subject of tho education and sup>
>ort of candidates for tho ministry should be
to tho Presbyteries. Further.
Presbytery determined to cease eo-operatlnj
it once with tlio General Assembly's Kxecu
lve Comuiittce^of Education, and lnstruetcc
til of its churches to send all lunds hercaftei
aised for educational purposes to the Chair
nun of Presbytery's Executive Commltlee o;
Education, Rev. r. Jacobs, U.U., Coltesbury
iouth Carolina.
Mr. J. L.McLee?, member of Rock church
vim rocolved under the caro of Presbytery m
i candidate for the ministry.
The place of next Htatod Meeting, Ninety
six, Wednesday before the Mi Sabbath Id
October, 3 P. M.
The following trial pieces were assigned tc
V. K. Korrls: Latin Thesis?An ifylritut Banc
us <SW Utut; Popular Lecture?Mth Psalm
Critical Kxorclso?Galatlans, iv: ?2?31; Trla
iennon, Romans x : 4.
The matter of readjustment of Presbyterlal
3oundarles, to which special attention o:
Presbytery wus culled by last Synod, was re
erred to a spt-clul committee, of which W. P
lucobs is chairman, to report at Fall meeting
The pastoral relation between Rev. John G
jiwand Walhalla church was ny mutual re
tuoHt. dissolved.
The delinquencies of churches in the matte
>f synodlcal assessments for the past tw<
. ears, was referred to Rev. J. 0. Lindsay, t(
eport at Kali meeting of Presbytery.
A Sabbath school convention will be heh
it Greenwood, 3d Tuesday In July next,3P.M
Commissioners to General Assembly: Revs
r. B. Adgcr, D.D.. and J. G. Law, principals
llcvs. F. Jacoos, 1).D., and W. C. Smith, alter
nate* Ruling hldera, Col.G. McD. Miller am
i. P. Dcndy, principals, and Dr. W. T. Kusscl
md Dr. Williams Wright, alternate.
Licentiate 1C. C. Llgon wa* granted pcrmla
ilon to preach at Providence churcu untl
Kail meeting.
Liberty Springs church was granted per
mission to employ 'service* of ltev. Hug]
Strong until next meeting of Presbytery.
Executive Committee oi Domestic Mission
was reorganized, with Rev. T. 11. Law, Chair
man, Rev. H. H. Rocd, Ruling Elders T. J
Moore and J. H. Evans.
All ministers are roqulsed to report ncx
full the amount of salary promised tliom an
the amount actually paid.
Churches arc to be held responsible nex
Spring, tor failure to take up any of the At
scmbiys collections.
The clerk wan Instructed to procure on
ropy of the minutes of the Assembly for eac
minister, licentiate and clerk of session.
The following list of appointments wu
made for Anderson and Abbeville counties
Anderson County?Bclton church, Rev. .
0. Lindsay and W. F. Pearson ; lionca l'at
iihurch Re\s. A. L. Miller and 11. C. Llgoi
Midway church, Uevs. H. A. Held and l>r. ,
Li. Adger, Nuzareth Beaver Dam, Revs. W. (
Smith and W. F. Fwirson.
Abbeville County?liethin. Revs. A. L. Ml
ler, S.'L. Morris; Cokesbury, Rev. W. 1*. Jacol
und J. li. Martin: Little Mountain, Itcvs..
0. Lindsay, mid S. L. Morris; Rooky Rive
Revs. J. L. Martin and Dr. F. Jacobs. X.
COKESBl'RY. S. C\, April 10th, 1K76.
Editors i'rivw and Jiuimvr
You will please give notice In your pnp<
that allure will be a Hitie Club organized i
Hodges, .Mosely Hall on next Saturday l">t
Inst., at 2 o'clock, on the same basis as that <
uthcr bodies of a similar character.
Very respectfully,
J. M. MOSELY,
(f. M. 1I0DUKS,
M. G. ZEIULKli,
Committee.
OBITUARY.
Dikd, at Greenville on Sunday nighi
id inst., of pneumonia, Saidee Mae, In
fant daughter of Thomas and Sal lie M
l.nvor, uijod four mouths and seven d.iv<
T.
Tribute of Acspcct to General G. W.
Ilodges.
Editors Press and Banner :
The Cokosbury Quarterly Conference
of the M. E. Church South at a meeting
held ou the first day of April, requested
us to beg of you to L?e so kind as to insert
the following preamble and resolutions
in your paper:
This is a sad meeting! We miss here
a venerable form, a cheerful spirit, a wiso
counselor, a father in Israel. General (J.
\V. HODGES, so long a worthy and lead
ing member of our Conference has passed
away from nmong usuand while wo bow
with submission, we trust, to this dispen
sation ol' Providence, we caunot but be
sensible of our loss, and our hearts aro
sorrowed by it. Through all these long
years we havo valued our brother for his
counsels, we have honored him for his
consistency, we have loved him for his
warm, cheerful. Christ-like snirit*. hut
? we shall see his face 110 more again on
3 earth, and nothing is left for us now but
" to mourn our load and to cherish hi*
? memory.
r While we bow with humility to our
; sad bereavement we should not forget
1 that there are other sorrows more poTg
r nant than ours. Would that by word or
deed we could do something to alleviate
them. Alas! how impotent we are. The
God of all comfort sanctify this affliction
to the good of the large and stricken
family of our brother, and of ills infinite
t mercy may He send them help, for vain
r is the help* of man.
JRetolvfd. That in the death of General 0.
f W. Hodges this Conference hat sustained *
grievous less, and that his n&ine, his virtues
r and his piety be cherished in our memories.
Resolved, That a page In our Couforonco
journal be Inscribed with his name, and ded
i. Icutcd to his memory.
' Renolved, That our sympathies be, and are
" hereby tendered the stricken femliy in this
e their hour of sud affliction.
6 RICHARD D. SMART,
r B. Z. HERN DON,
j Committee.
? CONSIGNEES.
} EXPRESS.?J J Mosely, S 8 Baker, E
t Huckabee, J II Walker, R 1) Bruce, Moscley
i- Leroy & Co, Wm, Hill, R W Basaard. Wm.
Taggart, R B Cade, E McCowan. 8 8 Pen-in,
FREIGHT.?L D Bowlo, A M Dodson & Co
B & J., S M Calhoun, J D Leo ? E Baakln,
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
ALSTON HOUSE.- J W Wldenmn, Mill.
Chicago; T F Harris, North Carolina; J V
Shroedor, Shroodertown; J T Baskln, Monte
rey ;
WIER'S HOTEL.?Captain J B Hubbard,
Colombia; W P Rupell, Charloston; Thonufe
Harper, Seneca City: W B Dorn, Dora's
Mine; L M Fouche, Ninety-Six; John A. Cal
houn, City ; F M Hlght, Nashville; B Free
muu, Baltimore; J K Swift, Elberton,
MARKET REPORTS.
CORRECTED BT
Barnwell 6c Co., Cotton Broken and
Dealers in General Merchandise.
FACTORY GOODS. I Fish
Cotton Yarnfl-ll.15al.80 Mackerel ....fl.75a2.5B
Osnaburgs 12a 18 Cod, per lb. 10a 18
? Shirting 10a 12| White M 10a 18
-4-1 Sheeting.... 12a 15;Solt, per sack 2.00al'26
PROVISIONS. Tobacco,?
Flour. per #>...$ 4a 6l Chewing,.... 75&1.00
Corn, per bu... 90al.Q0| Smoking. _. 60aL00
Meal, " ...- 1.10al.20 AMMUNITION.
Grist, per lb... 3}4a 6 Powder per lb 40a 60
Feus, " ? 100ul.25lShot, M 12a 15
Oftts, " ? 1.00 Lead, 44 10a 12
n nrJ ? ir!/i - tA- ia
iKicuu. muni... ion iu;vuOT,yiTWA ivm w
, Sb.'drs. 11* 12 LIQUORS.
Hums. 18a 20ICornwhlskc-yS2.00oS.00
? Lard .... 18a 20iFrcnch br'dy. 5.00?7.00
3 IrUh Potatoes. 1.75a2.00i Holland gin. 5.00&8.00
l Sweet " ... 75ol.00 Amerl'n gln_ 8.00aWW
. Eges - 15a 20IB'rbon wh's'y 3.00*1.00
i Chickens.- 20a 251 Wine* 3,OOiiS.OO
Turkeys.. 1.00al.50i HARDWARE.
? Butter 20a 25 Iron, Swedes. 8a 10
t GROCERIES. I " English 7a 10
1 Supar, cniHh'dS 15a 10 Nails,...?.... 5o 8
" A L4a 15i Cotton cards, 50a 60
i ? B 12a 15 Horse shoes- 10
r " C IHa 15 " " nails 35
" Brown 10a 12 LEATHER.
, Coflee, Rio 25a 33 Hemlock 9 80a 85
[ " Lagu'aa 28a 33'sole leather... 40a 50
, " Java..... 37a 40|Up'r leather- 6fe 75
7 Tea 1.00aL50jHar'ss M 40a?5
Syrup, cano... 75al.00.Calf skins iv'Caff.98
1 iloiosses, s. h. 40a 4o> Kip * kins
Caudles, sp'm 40a 50|Dry hides 6a 10
" ad^m't 20a 25,Green hides... 5a <
. Cheese 20a 25 BAGGING, ScC.
[ Onions, perbu 2.001 Bagging, pyd 16a 18
1 Starch...: 12a 15|Ties 7a 8
3 Tallow...- 10a 12 Rope,ootton- 40a 50
Rice, per lb..._ 10a 121 Rope, grass... 2S
j Abbevillb, April 12,?Cotton
rHARfiEOTON. Aoril 10.?Cotton easier?
middling 12 11-16612% net rocclpts 701'. ex
ports coastwisc 1,575; sales 1,000.
LIVERPOOL, April 10.?Cotton?Futnres
weak?middling uplands, low mlddllug
eliinse, shipped March, per sail, 6 13-16; ship
ped June and July 67-19,
"BALTIMORE, April lO.-^Cotton dull and
roller?middling 12%al3; net recetpU25 bales;
sales .160. <
JTEW YOBL, April 10,-Cotton onfet wlf*i
sales of 571 bales ot 13 6:W; consolidated net
receipts 16,9(J0 bales.
BASKETS iu great variety from 25cta.
up. at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
April 12, 1876.
SPRING PATTERNS
r' all the latest styles, for Ladies,
Misses and Bovs, just re<wlved, at
THE EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
April 12,1876.
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
rpHE next regular meeting of the Coun
X ty Council will be held at Lowndes
ville with Grange No. 6, on next Wednes
day, 10th April, at 3 o'ciock P. M.
Delegates will please report promptly.
A. M. Aiken, Secretary.
April 12, 1876.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
HUE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS of the
JL County are requested to send dele
gates to the County Convention which
will meet at Abbeville Court House on
WEDNESDAY, the 2Cth inst., for the
purpose of sending delegates to the State
Convention which will meet in Columbia
on Thursday, the 4th of May next. Each
club will be entitled In this meeting to one
vote.
April 12,1S7C.
J. S. COTHRAN,
County Chairman.
_ _ f
M'DONALD&N ADDON
are now receiving their Stock
Spring Goods,
consisting mainly of
uomestic u-ooas, motions, oco.
a larger stock of
SHOES AND HATS.
than they have ever kept pefore.
Always on hand the choicest of
FAMILY GROCERIES,
Confectioneries, &c.
CIGARS! CIGARS!!
eW keep the finest and cheapest as
sortment of CIGARS in town. Great
inducements to cash buyers?offered
by
McDonald & Haddon.
! April 10, 1876, 52-tf
Fast Indebtedness.
ALL holders of past due claims against
the County made pryor to Novem
! ber 1st, 1873 una 1874 can got their pro
[ rata share of nhoso claims by application
I to the County Commissioners on antl af
j tor the Jd Monday of April, 17th instant
riinvnt invFS.
C. B. C. C. A. C.
! April '>, IS7G, 52-3t
Insurance Notice.
1HAVE accepted the agency Tor
t-.evernl SOLVENT FIRE IN
rSUIUNCE COMPANIES, as fol
i lows:
Old North State.
I *R ?X7Q 1 Pfinflniftn.
Merchants and Mechanics
and Commercial of St. Louis,#
ami will insure at the lowest rates
, consistent with a sound business.
Patronage of the public is solicited.
Otllce at the Law Ofllce of Messrs.
Per-in tfc Cothran.
L. W. PEE BIN,
Agent.
A|?i il 12, ISTf,, Z2 1y