The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, May 03, 1876, Image 3
The Press and Banner,
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Wednesday, May 3, 1876.
The Deceased Senator.
Senator Jerry Hollinshead died o
consumption at his residence in thi:
village,on la<t Saturday night, ajrer
about 40 years. His death was not
unexpected to any one except himself
and though it was apparent to other;
that his days were numbered yet il
was not until a day or two before hi;
death that he became convinced as tc
his true condition. The deceased was
a native of Napoleon, Ohio, and cann
South soon after the war, a protect
of Gov. R. K. Scott, who in also a na
tive of that town. His history sinc<
lie came to Abbeville is known to all
He first came hereon the constabula
ry force, and brought himself i 11 tc
notice by his arrest of Tolbert, xir
escaped penitentiary convict. He af
terwards filled a place in the revenue
department at this place for a period
Sixyeareagohe was elected Senator
by the Republicans, arid after the ex
piration of his term of four years, he
was re-elected to the same position.
He leaves a widow and three little
children.
Religious services were held 011 Sun
day afternoon at his late residence, at
the conclusion of which his body was
taken to (Jpper Long Cane cemetery.
Our citizens were especiallv attentive
is ? u _ ?.Au liilnn e,.* fl.o frMi?
II) 5tMHlUJ? i licit vcuiuico ??/? wuv - ? -
use of any who might not have con
veyances.
Senator Hollinshead was an active
panizan and fully identified with the
Radical element in our county and
State; hence it does not become us
to speak of his political character.
As the husband, father and friend lie
secured the friendship and love of his
associates.
l?ut the History of Yonr Section on
Record.
The article on the early history of
the CalMftn settlement ha* been read
with great interest by many of our
readers who are anxious to see more of
such articles. Our friend has promis
ed to give them.
We hope in a little while to publish
some interesting reminiscences of
ty'OKesuury. ?? V Iiavc mr j/nmi-ov .?/.
some articles of that kind which will
give facts in reference to the colleges
located there, and other mutter* which
will be read with absorbing interest.
We are also making an effort to get
a history of Due West and all other
old towns in the County. We hope to
entertain our friends with the publica
tion of much interesting local history
during the Summer, and if we succeed
in getting sufficient data we may
write a history of Abbeville County
from its eaijiest f<ett lenient down to
the present time. A book giving
facts anil anecdotes of Abbeville's
honored citizens of the past and pres
ent, together with the rise and pro
gress of its public institutions, schools,
colleges, churches, <fcc., as well as
the origin ami growth of its towns
and villages would be invaluable, and
as no such book has evt?i bet?u written
wi- think ?ncli a work would till a luug
felt vacuum. We dt*?ire communlca
iinns from every section in regard to
matters of public interest.
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The Cokcsbary Rifle Cfub.
0:ir neighbor of the Xnrb'-rry ffcr
aid is alarmed at Tho organization of
^t!iis company and ?< ' .< off 'he follow
ing paragraph. We think there is no
dangernf this company kicking up a
row. I?ut will not attempt to answer as
we are a lonir way from the peat of
war. The Herald saya .*
The Abbeville papers inform ns that
a Rifle Club of 12ft member* has been
organized at Hodges Depot. Why,
what's the matter with our neigh
bors? Is there an insurrection in Ab
beville? A company of 120 members
with four surgeon* and two chaplains!
They must expect hot work on both
fides of the river There is likewise a
whole lot of Advisory Board?some
twenty or thirty?who no doubt com
pose tlie council of war. If we did
not see the names of the best citizens
of that country connected with it we
wou^i consider it a big hoax. What
doti?it mean? We might think they
intended to compcte with the Irish
team at the Centennial if it were not
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JOr Ultt juur sui^roin, liio < ??. / win|r
lains, and that volumninous Advisory
Board. We liope the Pre** and Ban
ner and the if odium will allay our int
ensities aud give uh full assurance that
Hodges Is not going to secede from
Abbeville before the 4th of July.
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A Model Lucerne Patch.
"We had the pleasure during the past
week of inspecting a model lucerne
patch in our town (owned by a gentle
man whose modesty hav prevailed on
us to suppress his name,) which should
v awaken the emulation of a'.l our peo
ple who aspire to be farmers, and lead
to the more general culiivation of one
of the best forage crops in the South.
The patch which is overall acre in
ti\-ft* h?< linen in cultivation less than
one year and will yield a yearly pro
duet of between six and seven tons
per acre. It Is cut every five or bi.\
weeks aud grown up a?ain rapidly;
portions of the pateh are now covered
with a most luxuriant growth sev
eral feet high. As a food fur stock ol
all kinds it is invaluable. It is better
adopled to a Southern climate than
clover, and stands the Summer
droughts without surfering.. It has a
long tap root and is able to take care ol
itself. It requires to be sown again
? only after five or six years. For fur
ther particulars with regard to the
plant, see Appleton's Cyclopedia.
The Democratic Meeting.
The.Democratic meeting in the Court
House on Wednesday last was well
attended, and all the delegates took a
lively interest in the deliberations of
the meeting. The cause of the Democra
cy has every reason for congratulation
on account of the zeal aud determina
tion evinced. There were only ten
delegates to be elected and there was
" >> anviolv nn flm inirf ?,f pwri'
neighborhood to be represented by a
delegate from that particular section.
While it would be desirable for each
neighborhood to have a delegate in
Columbia, it could not be so, and we
trust those who are without represen
tation will bide their turn and hope
for better things next tune. Let all
be governed by the action of the ma
jority. The Saluila side has more rep
reseutatives this time and the Savan
nah side may have more at anothei
time. All who were elected are gooii
men and we feel sure that they wil
do their best for the whole country.
Presidential Prospccts.
AWashington correspondent of the
Augiwta Constitutionalist makes tht
following calculation of results, giving
a Democratic victory in the next Pres
idential election. The whole electoral
vote is 369, of which 185 is a majority,
and giving to the South 128 votes, af
ter deducting 7 votes for South Caro
1S?in and ofift-nir Jlfl vntou fnr \T(nv
York, 9 for New Jersey, 3 for Dela
ware, 6 for CWnecticut, 6 for Califor
nia, ami 3 for Oregon, arid the aggre
gate will be 100 votes or 5 votes more
than a majority.
On last Saturday quite a number o!
visitors were in town and among oth
ers were two of the handsome, accom
flished and talented teachers of the
>ue West Female College. This wat
their liret trip to Abbeville and the>
visited some of the many beautiful
flower gardens of the village, and wt
are pleased to know that they formed
a good opinion of the place. Several
other ladies of Due West were alsc
here on that day. To all of whom,
the people of Abbeville ever extends a
hearty welcome.
We learn that Cv. Winbush has
been arrested at Due West for retailing
intoxi^Uing liquors to "the boys" al
that place. It is said that he was held
for trial at May Term, lite R H?
becoming oue of his bondsmen.
"Chicken Stealing" is on the de
cline at Due West, because it takes
more than one night to cook an old
lough settiug hen.
The Pic.N'ic on Friday.
j One of the largest and moat pleasant
I aflairs of the season was the pic-nie
j given by the pupils of the Female
j Academy, now conducted by the
Misses White aud Livingston, at
Mortou's Alill on Long (Jane Creek on
Friday last. The occasion had been
eagerly anticipated and ample prepa
ration had been made for a bountiful
dinner, and a good time generally in
the open air and in the woods. The
day dawned bright and cloudless and
at un early hour some fifteen or twen
ty vehicles, loaded with their living
treighl of youth and beauty headed by
the Abbeville Cornet Baud, wended
their way to the scene of festivities.
Here along the banks of the creek and
under the unbrageous trees the young
people disported themselves, and
amused themselves as be.*>t they might,
...i.iLrti,.. tmitivinft of the nartv irath
I Wllilll HIV - - 4 V w
'lered together the baskets ami spread
' forth the tempting viands. A boun
' I ceo us dinner was served up in due
' time to which ample justice was done,
' and as of old the gathered fragments
' tilled many baskets. A slight shower
' during the day, and upon the return
trip, threatened to mar the general
I enjoyment, but happily resulted in
' nothing serious. The occasion was
! well patronized by our ministers wlm
| were all present, and parents and
jother relativtsjoined in the pleasures
Iof the young people. The occasion
passed oil' very handsomely.
Columbus, Ga., has the most dis
graceful scandal that we have ever
heard of. Rev. Kendricks, a promi
nent Baptist minister of that city has
been living in criminal intercourse
with one of his Sunday school schol
! ars since July last. She would go to
his study. <vhen they would retire to
the church. She was thirteen years old
in November, lie instructed her to
I tell her mother that she found the ar
ticles which he gave her. The proof
of his guilt is conclusive. Suspicion
j resting upon them they were watched
by two men. When he was first ar
rested he denied his guilt, and put on
the air of injured innocence. Tliegirl
afterwards made a full confession in
court. lie will be tried for his of
jfense.
We have received a copy of the ad
dress delivered by Governor 1). H.
I Chamberlain at ,Greenvlile upon the
{occasion of theijward of the Whitsitt
! Greek prizes, last December which
; has been reprinted in handsome form.
| at New Haven, from the New Eng
lander for April, in which it appears
as a contribution upon "The Value of
Classical studies." It is a scholarly
production replete with the fruits of
earnest thought and ripe culture, and
characterized by those graces of
thought and expression which mark
all the efforts of the Governor. The
address discusses themes far removed
from the din and bustle of party pol
itics. and presents views which will
meet the endorsement of scholar* ev
erywhere.
We received a visit during the past
week from Mr. John A. Grubbs, the
agent of Wheeler <fc Wilson's sewing
machines, which are so well known to
our community. Mr. G. has been for
many years in the busiutss and is
thoroughly posted. He is selling im
proved machine", which he will take
pleasure in exhibiting to our lady
friends. lie may be found at Wier's
Hotel, ami will be happy to fill any
orders at reasonable prices.
A SEW election for. futendnnt and
one Warden in Due West, on last Sat
urday, reBulled iu favor of Dr. 10. II.
Edwards, for Inlendent, and H. M.
Johnson, for Warden. Much is ex
pected from the new Council, and
the old council weie reluctantly re
ltased.
The sermon at the Communion
" Ml..
i meeting 01 urt'envi?ie ihuru, aw-?.
W. F. Pearson, pus tor,- was delivered
l?v Rev. Dr. Jucobs, of ('okesbury, on
last Sunday. The Doctor preached a
very able discourse from John xiv : 27.
after which a large number partook of
the Sacrament.
Wii liad the pleasure of a call a few
days since from an old friend, Mr. T.
A. Hayden, who is theagent of (he
| Remington Sowing machine, which
I comes highly recommended. He has
established a local agency for the sale
of the machine* in our town. Mr. >1.
T. Tustiu Is the ag?-nt and will be
pleased to receive orders.
A man from Williamson driving a
mule to his wagon traveling the coun
try buying raw hides suffered a
serious accident on Saturday last neat
Duo West. His mule became fright
ened and he jumped from the wagon,
and broke his leg.
During the past week we have had
a numberof briefs to print, which t??
getherwith the constant job of blow
ing our noses, baa kept us ijuite busy
for the past few days.
Dlt. J. F. Towxsknd. of Hodge
Depot, is a monied man, and alwavs
< ! ? ?!.? ..uoi.to
JKevps Uic yi/imo in (iir.iac uiv
His prices are low, and purchasers will
find it to their interest, to buy from
him.
A pic-kic of the young ladies of
the Female College during the day,
and the Junior exhibition of Erskiue
College at nijrht comes off at Due
West next Friday.
M,\j. W.M' Stone, of the firm of
Corbin & Stouc, of Charleston, ha>
b?>en appointed Attorney (iener?l of
the State in place of Hou. S. W. Mel
ton, resigned.
We are indebted to Dr. Ensor, the
Superintendent, for a copy of the
Annual Report of the Louatic Asy
lum.
We call attention to the advertise
nient of the"Centennial Excursion
tickets of the Coast Line Railroad.
TnE Junior Exhibition of Erskiue
College will come off* on the 5th of
May. The young orators will display
tlie'r skill that night.
| Thk Rifle Club at Due West is in a
j flourishing condition at present. They
I have not procured guns yet, but it is
I understood that there will be no fight
ing done.
Thk Due West Jail whs occupied by
two negroes last* week, for removing
sixteen sacks of gun no from the Depot
without informing the Agent.
Mns. Foster, of the Wideman
neighborhood, liied on Friday last of*
cancer. She wa? a member of the
Hopewell Presbyterian church for
many years.
We were pleased to meet in onr
office yesterday Rev. It. (7. Ligon. the
very acceptable pastor of the Lown
desville Presbyterian church.
Crying children and "eetle dorprs"
are quite a nuisance in a church. One
who is trying to hear a serntop can't
always keep up with a preacher.
We were pleased to meet Dr. J. L.
Miller, of Due West, on our streets on
Saturday. The Doctor is one of the
best physicians in the country.
The publication of the Columbia
Phoenix and the Oleanor is to he re
sumed, with Julian A. Selby, us busi
ness manager.
The "Enifcconal Convention of the
Diocese of South Carolina meets hi
Trinity Church Columbia on the 10th
inst. *
Wb have received the new Premium
List of the Agricultural Society and
regret our inability to publish it this
week.
Messrs. Burt, Thomson, McGowan
and Cothran left on yesterday to at
tend the session of the Supreme
Court.
DlSTINGUiSHED Gtkst.?His Royal
Highness shed the light of his counte
nance on this village on Saturday last.
Due West was well represented
here on Saturday last, by teachers and
pupils of the Female College.
Mils. M. K. Casey, died at Due
West on Monday of the past week,
leaving an infant a few hours old.
The claims of Tilden, of New York,
are now being strongly pressed for
the Democratib nomination.
Saleday, Monday was a wet day,
with a small attendance and no official
sales.
The Democratic Convention meets
in Columbia on to-morrow.
There is to be a pic nic at Warren
ton on next Saturday.
We have had heavy rains, and some
prospect of a freeze.
! Preparing for Freedom.
WHAT THE CONVENTION DID.
The Democrats In Counsel.
Abbbvili-e, 8. C., April 26, 1876.?
A convention of the Democratic p*rty
in Abbeville county was this day held
in the eourt house?the object being to
elect ten delegate* to "the State Conven
tion whifh is to assemble in Columbia
ou the 4th of May. The most striking
feature of the convention was the very
bjgh degree of intelligence and respect
abi'ity represented by this body. Col.
J. 8. Cothrau, County Chairman, was
called to the chair, and Messrs. W. H.
Parker and R. E. Hill to act as secreta
n
riea. The Chairman read the cull of
the chairman of tho Stare Executive
Committee for a. State Convention to
assemble in Columbia on the 4th of
May, which necessitated the call for
the present con veutiou. Nineteen dubs
iu the county were reprtseuted as fol
lows :
Abbeville Club?J. T. Robertsou, W.
H. Parker, E. B. Gary.
Ahtreville-J. W. Black, W. A.
Black.
Bordeaux?J. H. Morrah.
Calhoun's Mills?K. A. McCasian, E.
A. Mars. ja
Cedar Springs?John Lyon, J. W. st
v\ idetiian, G. C. Bradley. | ii
Cukesbury?F. A. Connor, A. B. Ellis,
\V. Z. McGhee. M. ii. McGhee, George
Jones, D. W. Aiken, J. N. Cochran, jo
M. G. Zeigler, W. A. Moore.
Dounaiusville?G. M Mattison.
Due West?Dr. O P. Hawthorn.
Gieei.wood?Dr. J. C. Maxwell, J. T.
Parks, J. R. MeKeiiar, A. M. Aiken.
Long Caue? Edward Wcetlicid, R.
H. Hughes.
Lowudesville ?II. H. Harper.
Magu?>lia?Dr. J. W. Thomas. j
Mean's Chapel?S. W. Cochrau, J. H. $
WjuliMr. I li
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.Millway?J. VV. Perrin.
JSew Market?J. VV. Green.
Ninety e>ix?J..N. King.
Palmetto?W. M. jMc(.'iwJau, J. G.
Tittle.
r>niithville?J. Fuller Lyon.
\\ tille Hall?J. T. Heals I.
E. B. Gary moved that any member
be allowed to make nominations for
delegates and the ten receiving the
highest number of votes bo declared
elected; amended by J. \V. Perrin
mukiug a majority of the vot<*s cast
necessary to a choice. Accepted aud
passed.
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I iug the different sections of the county,
alter which [lie convention proceeded
to oaliot?the chulr huviug auuouncetl
Messrs. J. W. Perriu ami A. M. Aiken
jus a committee to receive aud count the
' ailois. On the first ballot Colonel J.
6. Cochran, K. A. Connor, Dr. J. (J.
Maxwell, Captain G. M. Mattisou, J.
W. Perriu anil A M. Aikeu were de
clared elected; second ballot, G.' C.
lii .dtey ai.d D. \V. Aikeu; third, Dr.jF
Jotui A. ftluart ; fourth, no election ;
dttli, J. fi. .Morrali
it was moved aud earned that the
Ctiair upi'OiMt a committee <j1 live to
uouiinate ten alternate.-*, whereupon liie
ioilowing persoias weiC appointed : J.
T. Parks, v upturn J. vV. iVrriu, K. 13.
t*ary, li. A. McCuclat:, Dr. O. f. Haw
Ihorj. After a short consultation the
eoniuiittee agreed upon aud reported: j
the following persons us alternates iii'.s:
Hit; order in wnicn imy come .
W. ii. Pujker lor J. b. l.'othrau.
VV..iiuiu riood iv?r <jK Al. Mattison.
Juiiii B. Brownlee lor t\ A. Connor.
Jf Ji. Bradley lor J. W. Perriu.
J Fuiier Lyuu lor J. C. Maxwell.
Col. U. AloD-jlill-r fur i>r. John A.
SdlUal't.
J. K. Call J well tor J. H. Morruh.
O. l*. Hawthorn for L>. W. AiKeii.
J. C. l"ieiin?lnd lor G. C. Bradley.
&. (J. Ua^on i??r A. Al. Aiken
'1 lie L'liair read a communication o!
vjoiuufl I'liaricts jM. DiVis, of ttpanan
??urg, member of the .National lAmo
entlie Kxeeuii ve Uommitlee, asking for
Che names and post-oltiee address ot a
number of our most prominent citizens i
wiili a view to cite dissemination of use
ful political matter during tile approach
|tng campaign ami 'Ugs^-sted that Llie
name* of ihe piesddents of the ditl'eieui
cluhs in the county with tlie atiditssts
t?e left with the eretaiy of this meet
ing to be forwarded to Colonel Davis
which whs done.
There being no such organization in
the county as a central t county demo
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V.'I ?IL?V; 1/It >? il3 VVIJV'UUUI VllMb V??x ||
present was a most opportune time for tl
ilit; formatiou of such, which was ac- '
cordingly done. Tlie following wereit|
fleeted au officers of the smue : It
President?J. S. Cothran. a
1st Vice-President? J. 0. Maxwell. '
2nd Vice-President? tf\ A. Connor.
3rd Vice-President?J. H. .Morrah. J'1
Secretary?W H. Parker. j t
Treasurer?J. C. llemphill. (tl
The following resolution was iritro- |l|
duced hy Colonel Aikcu and eDforced I
by a few spirited aud sensible remarks :! h
Resolved that each club in this county ''
be eutitled to seven representatives in
the Abbeville county club either of n
whom may cast seven votus for his elub p1
iu all elections. ..
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ft riioniiooinn nn tl.P M
part of various members this resolution
was put to the convention and carried.
It, was moved and carried that this duo
l>? called td meet at the discretion of the
president of the same.
Reports were heard from the different
clubs as to their membership, etc.,
which were quite encouraging, pioving,
beyond u doubt, that the good citizens
of Abbeville county are massing their
columns with the determination to
uirrv every thing before them at the
next election. This wud emphatically
a live convention. The discussions
were participated in by a laryc majority
of those present and the utmost harmo
ny prevailed tilroughout?every one
present weiniiitf to be iiu|>resse<l wi!h
'he importance of the work in which
he wad en aged.
J. iS. ('(ithran, Chairman.
W- II Par her It E If ill, {Secretaries.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
To the Memory of Lieutenant C. H.
Lubken.
The subject of this sketch departed
this life in Charleston, S. C., on March
2ii, 1878, to which place be went about
<ix weeks prior to his death hoping to
repiiu his health.
He came to Abbeville in the spring of
1874 and, during his 3hort stay amount v
a., i *..?r e~i i~ i i. a.
i US, inuui: iiuhus ui ineuus. ai. uie orguu
' ization of the Abbeville Rifles he wa^
elected Third Lieutenant, in which ca
pacity he faithfully served to the satis
faction of all until his death. And now,
iu honor to the memory of one whose
death is grratly deplored by all who
knew him, the "Abbeville Kifle*" have
adopted as a last tribute to his memory
the following preamble and resolutions :
Whekeas it has pleased God in His
all-wise providence to take from our
midst in the prime of life our worthy
'Lieuteuautaud comrade, C. H. Lubkeu,
therefore he it
Ite&olutd 1. That in the death of Lieu
tenant C. H. Lubken, the "Aobeviile
Rifles" has lost one of its nu>t>t hearty
supporters and efficient officers, aud
that we bow down -villi sadness at the
loss of one to faithful in the discharge
of his duties.
2. Thut we hereby express our sym-jsi
pathy with the fumily and relations of
the deceased iu their sad bereavement.
3. That we devote a blank page in
our minute book to the memory of our
departed comrade.
4. That a copy of this tribute be given
to bis family.
5. That we respectfully request the
publication of the foregoing iu the Ab
beville MEDiyM and the Frcm and
Manner. f*
Schools.
reminiscences of abbeville
BY AN EX-abbevillian OF
OVER forty YEARS.
Mrs. Cottrell liad been teaching the
'emale Academy at Abbeville several
issions, and taught the firstsession of
334. She, however, removed to Ala
atna in the lull of the same year, and
as succeeded, I think, by the Rev.
has. Martin, he by Win. S. Burch,
nd he by Miss Landon, covering to
bout 1841 and perhaps later. There
lay have been some others and I
my not have placed them in the
roper order, which must, if so, beex
lained by the fact that my interest in
le dear creatures did not assume its
ue proportions until the reign of Lau
un. All were superior instructors,
nd Burch was a star of the first mag
itude. His father was an eminent
iviue, and lie himself had been a col
go president or professor. He start
I from Kentucky, lodged at Abbe
ille and stayed lii.s usual period at one
lace. He cared nothing for money
ud knew not its proper uses. His
;hools were always teeming and he
as a man of many wants and they
ud to be supplied; and he was also
mail of pride and could not stand to
,'a'd in every face a creditor or play
>iok Sniveller in two alleys. To give
ii idea of how his money went I will
ate a small item. Ho one Saturday
ivitert myself and nine others to dine
ith him the next, day at the house of
friend in the country, eight miles
nt. All accepted and he chartered a
age coach, team and driver, whose
jstdayit was, to carry us. We met
y appointment and found the top ami
boot" well supplied with demijohns
n.I baskets tilled with Chard, peach,
[adeira and Champagne. We ar
ved at 10 o'clock a. in., and met pigs,
irkeys, hams, etc., in cooking array.
Jw? whnlp thinir must have Cost him
! 00. It <vas a day of eloquence, spark
ng wit, and involuntary genufiec
ona. Our leader went down eqrly in
ic> action ami Pr 'a house at five
'clock p. ni. would have been taken
ir a hospital?two only were in a Con
ition to ac:t as nurses, ami they har
i>red Champagne enough to see at
'ast two horuson the moon. Howev
at 5 o'clock p. ni.tvc put them in,
it them up and locked them ; then
tie pulled and the other pushed up
ack MeDulHe, the driver and bal
iccd him on both sides. So assisted
e could manage ^the lines; but he
?ve us much trouble, and nearer
ome he imagined that some fellow
as trying to beat him, and in spite of
1 we could do, he ran us the last
in?e miles in sixteen minutes. Many
ill say this was bad work for any
ay, more especially for the Sabbath,
confess the fact, but plead in extenu
:ion that it was July the fourth,
iost of us were young, that I got
lore than I bargained for, and was
aight a lesson, valuable and iiunrov
1 upon, since. But with all of
urch's wildness out of school he was
latchless in it; handsome, polished,
nlabie, taleuted and well-dressed, no
aeher was more beloved by his pu
ds, or more highly appreciated by
itron.s. He was a sickly man from I
ridav niirht until Monday morning, |
rid if he had kept bis bed, It would
;ivp been so much the better ; but he
ouldgoonthe afreets and talk too
inch. The writer remembers one
aturday afternoon, Burch, Dr.
id himself were sitting on a certain'
iazza, when the first I knew the two
inner were on iheir feet in the atti
ide for combat. I sprang between as
preventive, just'in time to go down
Itli them?iiurch on the bottom, the
lociorou top, and myself in the mid
!e, and the heaviest sufferer. At the
une moment about fifteen of Lurch's
ills were passing, and discovering
leir beloved teacher in peril came
inning in?the braver shouting
hurrah for Mr. IJurch !" and others
dont hurt him !" and others a word
Hcreum. It stonned the tiiiht at
tico and extricated me. Miss Lan-L
dii w;ls an English Northern lady, If
iperior and much esteemed. This!
iter owes her a pacing notice for a!a
unpliment she once paid him behind u
is hack, to wit, th?t if his face was as ,
andsomc as his tooL every young wo- n
tan would be iu love with him; to rj
diieh be replied so she heard it, that
she could take oli' ten years and j
ransl'er her internal qualities to her ^
tee, she could not with his consent ..
land aiunc one hour in his presence j
rith a minister of the Gospel in sight. ^
Last, but the farthest of least from ^
II, Alphcus Baker, Senior, was teach- },
ug a male school nn "Baker's hill" <
'est of the town in 18o4. There I |
iund him and never lost him. He
lay have been there ten or twenty j
ears, I never enquired ; but had been ,
iking on and letting oil'at way sta- t
ions hoys (if all sorts and sizes, and ,
urlying as far as required through r
assengers. It was understood that }I
is endowment, with certain mystical |
haraeteVs only deciphered by the c
igher literary craft, would carry to j
lie point indicated an applicant into c
rale, riwvord, or any where else. s
Ihe account of him as picked up is, j,
liat he was a native of Massachusetts,
ut lie never said it in my presence,
s that locality was not a pride in that
iiy ; but the defeat of Ben Butler and
he elevation of the Bauks and Tur
oxes, and the reception of Fitzhugh
and others in Boston, all within
lie last two years, will no doubt in
uce his lineal descendants, and there
re none more capable, to claim where
e came from. I often heard him say
e was in college with and perhaps
lie same class of Daniel Webster, and
rould have considered it no compli
ment to have been his equal only in
uholarship. The further account
picked up was that he was at one
ime connected with the South Caroli
a College, but left it on account of a
uarrel with Dr. Cooperthd President,
bout' religion ? the former being
ii itlipUt nr and himself aRo-l
>an Catholic. Why he Rejected Ab
eville is still a guess, but I suppose
aving staked on South Carolina, he
iok the point- containing the Cal
ouns, McDuffle, Wardlawsand No
len as the highest, and feeling him
i?lf equal to any requirement, he came
iiore to teach, and taught their boys,
ome may bay the Roman Catholic is
poor religion or noneatall. but I have
een Alpheus Baker bestowing as much
t tent ion to poor widows' children
without fee, reward or the hope
liereof, as upon those whose tuition
ms paid in advance, and otherwise
raciiring more religion than any I
ver heard of those standing upon
treet comers, or rising up in church
nd claiming sanctification.
No man outside of a school liou??e
nd his pupils had any right to claim
-> know more of Alpheus Baker than
is name and person. He had an im
edimeut in his speech that made it
itticult to talk and under any excite- 1
lent ran into a stutter atid final cleav
ug as it were his tongue to the j;oof of
is mouth. This was liis out door ex
ibition; but the moment his foot
juched the door-sill of his school
ouse, his Bpeech returned, and he
.'as the man an old man eloquent, and
:>wards the end of a session when he
. as closing a class, some to go out up
n the world, and others to enter col- *
ige, ho would hold the whole school *
r n. hundred snell-bound as listeners v
>r hours at a time, a side way tcach
ig valuable to others. It was there
ou naw him as the lion in his den,
tie Douglass in his hall. He had no
r>d and he never talked about them.
Ie wanted born gentlemen or such as
tiuld be made so. His^ boys did not
ght as at other schools. I have seen
everai leave on walking papers, but
ever one behind the chimney crying
nd swearing what he would do when
e "got bigger." The very atmosphere
/as too pure and rarilied for tT at. He
ad a happy faculty of making every
oy believe he was his favorite aud
rodigy. I met him ono Saturday in
?wn and he offered me his hand;
queezing mine he remarked "that is
nice hand, but nothing to your head
f you will only study." I did it on
iwt and this. Long afterwards I corn
ered notes with old Bcboolmates and
>und a dozen other stupid fellows
/hom he bad snaked in the same way
> push, and all had done it beyond
11 calculation. The hardest case I ev
r saw him at wOrk on was Clem, (or
nother name,* as an orator. His i
poech was: "My Lords?You havo i
ow two wars before 3'ou, of which
ou must choose one, for both you
an not sustain. The American peo
Ie are as far from conquered" &c.,
'he defectsjof this orator wereseveral,
ut tiie heaviest were detective empha
is and the crucifixion of punctuation,
(owing his head autoraatomically
ud squalling?"silly Lords," he
rought his right arm to a horizontal,
nd ran out the balance as if the
leaning was to choose one for both
'ars?he then stopped a period after
both" and run another sentence to
people." Teacher carried him back
nd led the way several times, and
egged him to answer l*)w an enemy
auld make such selection ; also to re
icmber that this was a speech made
i the House of Lords of England
uring the war between England aud
le colonies, and it was the farthest
ora the intention of the speaker to
jstain the Colonies. I left Clem in
is hands and he worked on him an
ther session. About six years after
ward I received a number of a Wes
;rn paper giving a synopsis of a
peech made in the Mississippi Legis
iture by the Hon. Clem of
Minty, and complimented for ability
nd forcible delivery.
The personal appearance of Alpheus
laker was not less striking than his
ualities. He was about 6 feet 4 inch
* high and so slender that the wind
jemed to go through him ; his head ,
squired a two-story hat which he is ,
apposed to have taken oft'at night., i
never saw it oil'but twice and the
'ind did that; liis hair was inclined ,
) red, with heavy eye-brows and side ,
diiskersof same color; his eyes were
reddish brown, green gray, black :
nd blue color, and when tixed on
ou seemed to go through and see
'bat you were thinking about. His |
ress was a blue or blown overcoat, ,
>mclimes one and sometimes the oth- ,
r, reaching to his ankles, Summer
nd Winter. IT anybody ever Saw
im without overcoat, it was not my
df nor ntiy other ever heard of. His
ants were of brown or blue broad
loth to match the over coat; ins hat i
'as new occasionally, and if a dent
line in it, it did not matter to him ,
ow long it staid, but he looked well
) his thick heavy boots, always well
olished. He wore buckskin half
aim let gloves, and carried a cane
ften thrown ui> at the point,
^alklngalone with his countenance at
.jpose, he badadull heavy look, but in
is shool-room sitting in his tall side
rm chair, made to order, especially
diet) expounding and illustrating the
lassies, his face resembled a ehande
er. No one ever left his school with
:spectability who did not carry in
im a hoop of steel that grappled also
!ie teacher. Mr. Baker left Abbeville
arlv in 1845 and removed to Lump
in, Stewurt County, Ga. Two years
fterwards the writer passing through
is new abode, called to see him and
pen (I an hour, and waa at once sen
>nced to forty-eight hours imprison
jent, pleasant any how, and which
'ould have been delightful, had my
usiness been other than to foreclose a
ersonal mortgage on a charming
reature on the other side.
Alpheus Bnker died in Barbour
'ounty, Alabama, about 1858, after
aving for more than fifty years per
)rmed a mission which the world
;els without seeing the hand and
umprehendiug the power that gave
jotion, steadiness and velocity.
.? + omr v
l Blast at Oar Aotrcville Reporter.
Lowndesville, 8. C., \
April 29th, 1876. /
Cdilorn Press and Banner :
Under "Aiiirevuie juems curiam
x previous were used which are cal
uiated to injure the usefulness of a
sinister of the (jospel, and to circum
cribe his influence* I care not who
lie writer be; lie is either devoid of
roper respect for religion and the
,'hurch' or lie is criminally imprudent,
iuppose bro. C. has preaclied "money,
iioney who is to blame? Certainly
he church which systematically re
uses to pay the miserable pittance
tiiieh is required of it to support the
readier.
"The servant is worthy of his hire,"
nd if employers keep back his wages
hey should be told of their ain.
Men can sigh forone gospel sermon,
ml wail out their laerymose howl for
piritual food, but when the preacher
* to be paid, and he tells them his
iceds they "cry out" "he preaches
nont-y."
Now, what are the facts in this case.
3ro. C. has labored faithfuII3' with
hat people for four months; he has
?r?u?iiod "Christ and Him crucified."
lis time.and talents have been devo
ed to the work, and for all this the
vhoie circuit, of which Shiloh forms
i part, had up to the second week of
Vpril paid their preacher the enor
nous sum of nitty whole dollars.
Now, what must, what can he do?
lis family must life, his children can
ioi be permitted to grow up uneduca
ed, and il* Shiloli refuses to pay, Iih
nust (ell that church her duty. Your
eporter from Antreville had (if he is
l church member {?) in good standing)
>elter pay his assessments, urge the
hurch to do the same, then pray
leaven to forgive his past delinquen
;ies in that respect, and pledge liim
elf never to be guilty of the same
tgain. Then bro. C. will preach gos
>el sermons, and his heart will be so
Med with love that the Press and
5unner will never have occasion to
cho his "sighs" again. *
'Tis yourself my brother and not
'our preacher, who is deficient in
luf?f Tf hi? lardor is emntv. his
shiiilrcn poorly ciad, and his patient
vife brokeu-down by drudgery and
saiy, bis thoughts must wander from
pi ritual to temporal things. Feed
hem, clothe them, relieve that wife
if care, lighten her labors, hold up
rour minister's hands and pay him
jromptly, then the members will
'caie a cent" and the church be bene
itted. Yours, truly, J. P. P.
4 O *
The Official Delegates.
The Delegates from South Carolina
o the Republican Couvention, which
neetsat Cincinnati, on the 14th of
fune, are:
1. It. B. Elliot, (colored,) ex-mem
>er of Congress, Speaker of the House
if Representatives in the State Gener
il Assembly.
2. D. H. Chamberlain, Governor of
he State.
3. R. H. Gleaves, (colored,) Lieuten
mt-Goveruor.
4. J. J. Patterson, United States
senator.
5. S.A. Swails, (colored,) State Sen
ior.
6. J. H. Rainey, (colored,) Member
>f Congress.
7. H. G. Worthlngton, Collector of
he Port of Charleston.
8. W. K. McKinlay, (colored1) Reg
ntrar of Mesne Conveyances for
Charleston County.
9 H. C. Corwin, State Senator.
10. W. B. Nash, (colored,) State
Jenator.
11. A. S. Wallace, Member of Con
fess.
12. John WInsmlth.
13. Robert Smalls, (colored,) Cou
;ressman.
14. Lawrence Cain, (colored,) State
Senator.
Of the regular delegates eight are
olored and six are white. Among
hem there is one Governor, one Lieu
enant-Governor, ono United States
Senator, three Congressman, ono
'peakpr of the State House of Repre
entatJves. lour aiaie ceuuium, uut
Justomhouse official, one County
tegistrar and one private citizen. A
lelegation of office-holders. How
nany are for reform, and how many
aiurft, is a puzzling question.
New York is famous for wealthy
widows. BeHide Mrs. Stewart, there
re Mrs. Paran Stevens, who lives in a
1700,000 house on Fifth avenue, Sirs,
jleorge Cray, Mrs. Horace F. Clarke,
drs. Loring Andrew, Mrs. Thos.
licks, Mrs Astor, Mrs. Warren, Mrs.
Vspinwall, Mrs. Addison, Mrs. Jerome,
ktl-H. Chase, Mrs. Blodgett, Mrs.
3rooks (widow of the late James
Jrooks,) and Mrs. Benedict, each of
vhoni could start a National Bank
vith larRe capital on her own ac
ount. if so disposed. Mrs. Keep,
>nce the richest ladv in New York, iB
low the wife of Judgo Schley, of Sa
vannah, Ga.
The Democratic Convention meets
n Columbia on tc-morrow the 4th
list.
Abbeville Long Ago.
EARLY HISTORY OF THE CAL
HOUN SETTLEMENT.
Annt Ann ? How She Treated Her
Bashful Lover.
*
Ann Calhoun was about six yeare
old when she was taken captive at the
Long Cftiio Massacre. When the In
dians were prepared to return, they
each seized a horse, and two of them
taking the little girls before them, set
all' at a rapid pace, recrossed the creek
and reached the deserted settlement
about midnight; here they remained
till morning, when they more leisure
ly resumed their journey. Not much
conversation passed between them?
there was no exultation?and it is a
notable circumstance that they had
taken no scalps. If they did not
treat the little girls with kindness,
they did not treat them with cruelty.
They seemed to have been actuated
alone by a spirit of retaliation''?au |
eye for an eye." And as this bad
been fully accomplished, their savage
nature was softened, and their sense
Df justice satisfied. Another reason
! 1 f..~ ,1 r, 11 CI 1U I
nas oeen ussigneu iur iuvn umwui..
conduct 011 this occasion. Iti all their
intercourse hitherto with the whites
nn Long Cane, they had no cause for
complaint for any act of insult or in
jury?they had been uniformly dealt
with fairly and even tenderly?and a
strong personal attachment hud
3prung up between the chief men of
the two races. This is just what we
might expect, when we consider the
impulses of the Irishman, with his
Presbyterian training on one side, and
the instincts of the Indian with his
strong sense of abstract justice on the
other. The* rash act of the young
men, which led to such fatal results
to their own people, had been opposed
by their wise men, and a majority of
the i ation, and savages a hundred
years ago deferred to the wise, and an
enlightened public sentiment. Soon
after the return of the party to their
own country, a council of the whole
nation was held. Here tho children
Ann and Mary Calhoun met for the
last time. They were placed in
charge of the women, but separated
when the council broke up; Mary be
ing a tender child of three years of
age, may have died, but no intelli
gence of her death,ever reaoheu her
friends?we can conceive of her grow
ing up to womanhood, adopting the
life and habits of an Indian?perhaps
becoming the mother of a family,
Ann being three years older, arid pos
sessing a robust constitution endured
all the privations and hardships to
which she was exposed; and at the
close of tho war when she was deliv
ered up to her friends Bhe had become
quite an interesting little savago. Of
ten has the writer when a boy, sat by
with strained eyes and pricked up
ears listening to "Old Aunt Ann," as
she would tell of her "hair breadth
'scapes," and toilsome tramps over
the mountains. She never complain
ed of harsh treatment. Ou the con
trary, although the Indians were often
rcduccd very low, and obliged to sub
sist on whatever they could pick up,
they always divided with her their ra
tions, which sometimes consisted of a
snake, a frog and sometimes a venison
steak. Tlnrre was one peculiarity
about the old lady which it was said
.she acquired during ner sojourn
among the Indiaus. She could not
bear for "us children" (o ask too many
questions, and whenever we persisted
in doing so, she would begin to grew
"savage" again. She was married to
Isaac Mathews, a plain, honest, sub
stantial fanner of the neighborhood.
Isaac was a ditfldeut young man,
slow in making love, as ail modest
young men are. He did not think
himself half good enough for her,
and though he had been visiting her
fni- tinmi! time had "never tola his
love." Miss Ann did not agree with
him in his estimate of himself, and
had grown weary of the delay, and
she determined at his next visit to
bring the matter to an issue. Accord
ingly when Isaac called tho next Sat
urday night, and after Jie had taken a
seat at a respcctful distance from her
she nervously laid down her knitting
folded her handstand said wilh thf
broad Long Cane accent, 4'I>-aac, thh
thing has been hanging on tho hinges
long enough ; now let it be ott" or on.'
Of course he surrendered uncoudi
tionally. She carefully picked up hei
dropped stitches, and quietly resumed
her kr.itting. Aunt Arin longsurviv
ed her husband. She died in 1S30
leaving ono son, Capt. Joseph C
Mathews.
FARMER BILLY.
The name of William Calhoun was
at one time so common in tho settle
ment that it was necessary to discard
altogether the terms junior and senior
and adopt others by which they con W:
be distinguished. There were five o
that name, viz: Farmer Billy, tfavan
IUII1 1VIVC1 JUIIIJC, -LJU V I 1 JL?UI, Ulil,l
But-Cut, Aunt Patsy's William ami
William Henry. Farmer Billy was
the eighth child and the third son o
William Calhoun, one of the fivt
brothers who settled on Long Cane in
17o6. As ho inherited his father'*
name, so ho inherited the old home
stead. He was a quiet, good man, and
a Killing Elder in the church, lit
received the \pobriquet of "Farmer,"
not because of his knowledge or sue
'cess in the business. It was an hon
orary title which brought ?io emolu
ment, and was perhaps as well merit
ed as many of the same sort at the
present day. The Farmer was nc
Pharisee, he did not thank God that
ho was better than other men, bul
gratified for the blessings which ht
received, he felt that he did nr
wrong in enjoyinrfithem. He though!
there was no sin in dancing?but thai
it was not becoming in a church mem
ber to cross his legs, to cut the "pigeon
wing" or to make extra flourishes,
Sosnime and honest were his con
victions in this particular that as he
could dance to the "Flowers of Edin
burg" without violating his rule; ht
cnniolimon f-ulro liftft ill ft ftfttlll
try reol when Ills favorite tune was
played. He lived in peace, and diec
with a conscience void of offence. His
death occurred about 1S26. Ilia son
Col. Jauies M. Calhoun was Mayor o
Atlanta when Sherman eutered thai
city.
Granitcville Factory.
The report of the Ganiteville Cotton
Factory just made to the stockholders
is encouraging. The profits are nol
large, but larger than .in mills distanl
from the cotton fields. The last yeai
whs one of depression, and markel
prices of goods declined, but Granite
ville realized a fair profit, and ran on
full time throughout the year. Its bu
siness was increased, new looms pul
in, and 126,793 more yards of cloth
were made thun in the preceeding
year. Eight thousand three hundred
uud forty-seven bales or cotton were
consumed; the profit on sales ol
goods during the year amounted tc
$74,5'J9, from which a dividend of It
per cent, on the capital stock of $600,
U00 was paid. The company purchas
ed a valuable mill privilege, also erect
ed gas works and new operative houses,
and maintained the high condition* ol
the property.
Cotton mills will pay in the South,
even in the hardest times.
The plague is onco moro threaten
ing the confiines of Europe. The
progress of tho pestilence last year in
the valley of thy Lower Euphrates
aroused some alarm, and tho conta
gion some weeks ago began to spread
to Mesopotamia, and since the liegin
" it liuu puuoIimI Hllirdud.
The new outbreak shows much of the
old and mysterious tienvness before
which medical science for many cen
turies recoiled in despair. Theie is no
reason to expect that its ravages will be
limited to the ptovluces of Turkey in
Asia. Both in Egyp' and in Euro
pean Turkey the conditions in which
tho plague spread < and breetls are still
prevailing, wiih little mitigation since
the time when Cairo and Constantino
ple were almost annually decimated
by Its attacks. Happily there is nol
tho least ground for believing that the
essential condition* for its reproduc
tion in Western Europe any longei
exist.
General Tom Thumb and wife pass
led upv the Groenville and Columbic
Railroad last week.
I
Come Into Court.
"Adam II. Murphy ! Adam H. Mur
phy !! Adam H. Murphy! I! Comk in
to Count."
"Take a seat, Mr. Murphy. Mr. Bailiff
reud the charge against the'defendant."
"Adam H. Murphy is charged with a
repeated violation of sound butineas
principles, in attempting to get other doal
ers' patrous away lrom them by offering
merchandise at prices which will pay no
profit on articles of good q uality, and It is
further chargcd that the ?iaid Adam II.
Murphy has prepared, printed and pub
lished an advertisement which is calcula
ted to lead him Into bankruptcy and
greatly lnjuro buslnoss prospects of other
rotail dealers, the said advertisement bc
ln the foliowiug words, to wit:
GROCERIES,
5 lb box best Japan Tea for $2 50
5 lb cans Sweet Sugar Corn for 1 00
5 cans I<'resh Tomatoes for 1 00
10 lbs strictly choice Raisins for 1 00
10 lbs Bay of Funday Codfish for 1 00
4 lbs splendid ground Coffee for 1 00
Extra Family Hour, fresh Eggs and
Butter, at vory low prlcos, Goods deliv
ered free.
ADAM II. MURPHY,
739 Market Street.
And the prosecuting witness in this
.. ? ?? - il-!,. l.Kn/vual.lA nnn rf fn
ciiusu uuw pruya una uuuuiauu wn??
reprimand tho said Adam H, Murphy,
aud send him about his business in a
proper way."
"Mr. Murphy, stand up. It Is the mis
fortune of tuose clothed with authority
that they are called upon only to correct
abuaos and settle disputes between oth
ers, and it ofteu happens that the lino of
distinction between right and wrong is
very obscure, rendering the duty of a de
cision ono of great delicacy, but there is
only one side to the question now before
tho court. Mr. Murphy, you have com
mitted a grave error, and I regret that the
court excludes the language which should
be used to indicate your commercial iden
tity, but, to put it in the# mildest terms,
you aro a dunce! What benefit do you
expect to gain by solHng five cans of su
gar corn for 81 ? The lowost prico at
which a really good article is sold at is
?2 50 per dozen, and you know yery well
that you can make nothing selling live
cans for a dollar, in fact, you lose ten
cents on every dozen, if you aro handling
a good article. It is unnecessary to speci
fy tho other items charged against you 3s
they aro similar to the one mentioned,
Now, Mr. Murphy you gain nothing by
such a courso. You havo beeu trying it a
long tirao, ana tne mstory 01 your enter
prise (?) demonstrates that others have
had to suffor for your folly. This putting
down of prices below a living profit Is
ruinous to the whole trade and secures no
advantage to the man who does it. A
customer will go Into the store of a com
petitor and ask for a dollar's \j[prth of
green corn. The dealer hands out three
cans, and tho customer says, 'I can't take
your cans because I can get five cans
from Murphy for one dollar.' Then the
dealer says, 'All right; I guess I can do as
well by you as Murphy can. I have corn
which I'sell fivo cans for a dollar, but it is
a poor article. This I offer you is good
and worth tho money, 'But,' says the
customer, 'the corn which Murphy sells
he says is the very best,' 'Oh, vory woll,'
replies the doalor, 'I .will sell you any
brand of corn as cheap as Murphy will,
so there's no use leaving our slore on ac
count of price.' So you see, Mr.
Murphy, that f.he putting down of prices
only injures tho one that does it, and all
other dealers as well. It has frequently
been the duty of this court to pass upon
cases where there was abundant evi
dence that the defendant was working for
a compromise with his creditors that
would enable him to get goods for twen
ty cents on tho dollar, so that he could
break dowu tho profits of solvent men
who pay promptly one hundred cents on
every dollar's worth they buy. But this
charge is not now entered against you, and
the court will pass on to the consideration
/t/imnlninf \f? AfnmVlTT. if
UA bilO vuiu^/iuiuva A'Afti 1
you desire to prosper in tho groecry bu
siness you must make a living profit on
every salo you make. The public give
Kou no credit for your liberality, and the
est class of buyers always avoid a store
which offors to sell groceries very choap.
Tho natural conclusion is that the dealor
moans to make himself whole by putting
up short-weight or selling a poor article
as a good one. You nan now go back to
your store, and it is to be hoped that you
will hereafter conform the rccognfzed
principles of sound busines methods.
Sell a good article and get a good price.
If you can't do that you are no merchent,
and ought to send your atock back to the
jobber l'rom whom you bought it and go
and join tho Grangers."?Pacific Grocer.
How to Mix it.?Ah the time for
whitewashing has arrived, the follow
ing receipt for making the wash, re
commended by the Scientific Ameri
can, is published. It answers for
brick, wood or stone: Slack about
one-half bushel unslacked lime with
boiling water, keeping it covered dur
ing the process. Straiu It and add a
"n"1' "f ""If iliuonliroil In u/)?l'rn WAtf?r
\*i oiii k uiog?/i ivu < >* .. .....
and boiled to a thin paste, one-hall
pound powdered Spanish whiting and
tone pound clear glue dissolved in
warm water. Mix these well togeth
er, and let the mixture stand for sev
eral days. Keep the wash thus pre
pared in a kettle or portable furnace
and when used put it on as hot as pos
sible with either paiuters' or white
wash brushes.
Is Your Life Worth 10 Cents 7
Sickncss prevails everywhere, and ev
erybody complains of some disease dur
ing tbeir life. Whon sick, the object is to
get well; now to say plainly that no per
son in this world that is suffering with
T ItmN pAivinlninh niiH ifyj of
JJ1TUI I/VIIYIX.".
feots; such as Indigestion, Costiveness,
Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, 'Heart
Hum, palpitation of the Heart, Depress
ed spirits, Biliousness, Ac., can take
Grbkn's August Floweu without get
ting relief and cure. If von doubt this
go to your Druggist W. T. |Penney and
get a Sample Bottle for 10 cents and try
it. Regular size 75 conts. Two doses
will roliovo you. If
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Alston Housk.?W P Widcman,
Long Cane; J W Had don, H E
Bonner; J I Bonner D D, Due
West; Miiis Evelyn Roony, Columbus,
Ga; Miss D L Carber, Paris Kv;
J C Hempliill, Fort Pickens; F A
Connor, C'okesbury ; J F Calhoun, Cal
houu's Mills; E FTruit, Wideroans; J E
Lyon, Cedar Springs; J T Baskin, Mbss
Carrio Baskin, Monterey; J M Pruit,
Mill Way; WB Peebles, Sumter; 0 T
Calhoun, Blue Hill; Miss Kate Small,
Rose Bower.
CONSIGNEES.
Exi'itzss.?T 0' Perrin, R B Cade, R D
Bowen, W H Parker, Airs Haskoll, E
McConnell, Mrs S S Perrin, E Cow;m. J
E Dulloso Goorgo Griffin, T B Zachary
P N Pickcns, J li Knox, Mrs M A Belcu
er, J L Clarke.
FitEiauT.?White Brothers, J D Chal
mers, W J Smith, S M Calhoun, Bradley
ik Jay, J C Pressloy.
MARKET REPORTS.
CORRECTED BY
Barnwell St Co., Cotton Brokers and
Dealers in General Merchandise.
FACTORY QOODS. | Fish
Cotton Yarns..S1.16al.30i Mackerel....91.75a2.50
Osnaburgs 12a 18' Cod, per lb.. 10a 13
Shirting 10a ia| White " *10a 13
1-4 Cheating.... 12a li.Snlt, per nack 2.00a2^5
PUO VISIONS. Tobacco,?
Flour, per 4a 5 Chewing 75ol.OO
Corn, perbu... SOal.OO Smoking,... 60*1.00
Meal, " 1.10ttL20, AMMUNITION.
Grist, per lb... 3>?a u'Powderperlb 4<kv 50
Pens, " 100al.25iShot, " 12a 16
Oats, " l.OOiLead, " 10a 12
Bacon, Sides... 13a 15.'Caps, per box 10a 10
Sh'drs. 11a Li) LIQUORS.
Hums, lga 201 Corn whisk oyS2.00a3.30
Lard l<Sa 20i French br'dy. 5.00&7.00
Iri*h Fotiitoos. 1.75a2.00 Holland gin.. 5.00&8.00
Kweot " ... 75al.00!Ajncrl'n gin.. 8.00atf.00
Eers 15a SOIB'rbon wli'j'y 3.00a>.00
Chickens 20a 2S|WlU0S 8.UW1U.W
Turkeys 1.00ftl.50 HARDWARE. _
Butter 30a 25'lron, Swede*. 8a 10
GROCERIES. I " , English 7a 10
Sugar, crush'dS 15a 16j Nails, 5a 8
n A 12a 15.Colton cards.. 60a CO
u 12a 15' Horse shoes... lu
' C 12a 151 " " nails 35
" Brow 11 10a 121 LEATHER.
Cotlce, Rio 2ia 33 Hemlock $ 30a 35
" La?u'aa 2Sa 33-Sole leather... 40a 60
' Java 37a 40|Up'r leather 60a 7a
Tea 1.00al.50.Har'6? " 40a 65
Syrup, c.ina... 75al.00 Calf skins 5.00afl.00
Molasses, h. b. 40a 45lKIp skins 4.60a6.00
Candles, sp'm 40a 50jDry bides 6a 10
ad'm't 20a 25, Green hides... 5a 6
Cheese 20a 25. BAGOING, &c.
Onions, perbu 2.00lBajrging, pyd 16a 18
Starch 12a loiTies 7a 8
Tallow 10a 12!Rope, cotton.. 40a 50
Rice, per lb 10a 12|Rope, grass... 23
Abbeville, Mav 3,?Cotton 01@11
. liverpool. May 1.?12 M.?Cotton easier
hut not quotably higher?middling uplands
^3-16: middling Orleans9%: sales 8,000.
NEW YORK. May 2.?1 i M.?Stocks aotlvo
but unsettled. Gold I.12& Cotton dull and
nominal; sales 91?uplands 125^; Orleans 12
15-10.
baltimore. May 1.?Cotton dull?mid
dling ltfkl: salos 170. , ,
AUGUSTA, Mav 1.?Cotton nominal?mid
dling : receipts 88; 30.
CHARLESTON, May 1.?Cotton dull and
nominal-middling 12%: net accclpts 306; ex
ports coastwise 1991 sales 300; stock corrcetrd
10,81o.
J
J. F. TOWNSEND,
OF HODGES',
IS constantly receiving NEW GOODS,
' his first Spring styles have been sold,
and othere are now coming In since th?
decline. His motto Is "Sell cheap for
ensh."
May 3, 1876, 4-tf
Mrs. M. M. White
TTTOULD ask the attention of her lady
TT friends to an entire new Stock of
Hats, Flowers, &c.,
Just in to-day, per express.
Also will sell you an improved Rem
ington Sewing Machine on terms and at
prlcoB to salt the times.
Mrs, M. V. White.
May 1,1870, tf
FRESH ARRIVALS.
LADIES HATS in all the newest
shapes: RUFFLINGS, SILK
SCARFS. VEILINGS, RIBBONS, Ac.,
nt the EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
PARASOLS,
IN SILKS, GINGHAMS AND COT
TON, all prices and colors, cheaper
than ever offered, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
May 3, 1876.
OVERSEERS' NOTICE.
THE Road Overseers' of the county
will inform tho County Commis
sioners without delay what sign boards
arc necessary to post the roads in their
respoctive sections.
E02T. JONES,
G. B, C. C. A. C.
May 3, 1876, 4-tf
The State of South Carolina.
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Bv T. B. MILFORD. Eso.. Probate
Judge!
WHEREAS, Leroy J. Wilson
made suit to me to grant him
Letters of Admiuistratlon of the Es
tate and effects of Charles Jlarvey Wil
son, late of Abbeville County, deck
ed.
These are, therefore, to cite and ad
monish all and lingular, the kindred
and creditors of the said CbaTlesHar
vey Wilson, deceased, that tbey be and
appear before me, in the Court of Pro
bate, to be held at Abbeville Court
House, on the 15th day of May next,
after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, to show cause, If anj
they have, why the said Adminis
tration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, thh
twenty-ninth day of April, ir
tho year of our Lord one tnouaam
eight hundred and seventy-*!*, ant
in the oue hundredth year of tin
American Independence.
Published on the 3d and lOtl
days of May, 1876, in the Abbe,
ville Press and Banner, and on th<
Court House door for the time re
quired by law. _
I heai,. THOS. B. VlLLFOftD.
Judge of Probate
May 3,1876, 4-2t
To the Public.
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following tabular statomeu
. of receipts (by County Treaa
urer,) aud expenditures of PuUHt
School funds, to the first day of April
1876, is published as Information.
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Canned Goods.
Canned Roast Turkey,
Canned Roast Beef,
Canned Corned Beef,
Canned Salmon,
Canned Oysters,
Canned Tomatoes,
Canned Peaches,
For sale by
BARNWELL Ac CO.
April 26, 1876, 3-tf
j Emporium of Fashion
SPRING, 1870
The ladlM will find our stock of '
MILLINERY,
Dress Goods, White Goods
Embroidery,
KID, SILK AND LISLE GLOVES
SCARFS,
RUFFLINGS,
. NECK RIBBONS,
CORSET8,
PARASOLS,
FAN8,
TRIMMINGS,
Domestic Goods, Pretty Calicoei
FANCY GOODS,
and everything in their lino now cos
pleto in every department and all we as
for is inspection, to convince our cuaU
mors thai we arc offering all good at tl
very lowest cash prices.
Samples Rent by mail, and exproi
[mid on all bills amounting to Ten Do
ars and upwards.
? Kcbpectt'ully, - ,,-r
Jas. A.JBowie, Ag't,
Emporium of Fashion.
April 19,187C, 2-tf
Black Hills
^s^TidSoos maJT; sir!? ?,
MENT FREE to any addreso,
Apply to W. P. JOIINSdN, Qen'l Pom, At'
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A
Centennial
Transportation
. f * *
Arrangements
OF THE
Great Atlantic
COASTLINE,
FOE THE
i <" : ' ' > r 'r'-y*
Accommodation of Vis*
itors to all Points
I '
South.
r
* ' ^ -
I
- A- - - ; '
" i ;
The Railways and Steamship
Companies between Aognsta,
Ga., and Philadelphia, comprise
iog the ATLANTIC COAST
LIKE, will during the progress
of the
Centennial Exhibition
Ofc THE
UNITED STATES,
present for the patronage of tho
citizens of the Sooth, routes of
transportation and forms of tick
ets upon which to reach Philadel
phia, that will .immeasurably ex
eel all other lines in point of
I
Direct Dally Movement,
Comfortable Accommodation
.Yl-y- L. .{. ' < * * -?;
Variability of Tran4&
Economy of Expenditure,
0
To enable this to be done, the
combined resources of the RAIL
WAY LINES SOUTH OF
NORFOLK, together wkh those
of the BALTIMORE STEAM
PACKET COMPANY and the
OLD DOMINION STEAM
SHIP COMPANY will be em
ployed and the individual tourist,
the 3ocial party of tea, twenty or
more, or the civic or military or
ganization of 100 to 300, can
each be cared for in a manner
that will satisfy their dfesirea.
Price Lists, Time Cards, and
all needful information *ill be in
hands of our Agents by April
'? 15th.
It. will be to the interest of ev
ery individual and each organize
tion proposing to make this trip
to communicate with the under
signed.
A Centennial Exhibition Guide
Book as authorized by the Com
mission will be given to the pur
chaser of each Centennial Ticket.
A. FOFE,
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i.
General Passenger Agent.
May 1, 1876, 4-4m