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e Press and Banner.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Wednesday, June 7, 1876.
be Cause and the Probable Effect
of the Harmon Murder.
Tbat the Harmou murder is th re
ultof the present power of the negro
rty in South Carolina and the inef
|iciencyand iudisposition 01 ourcourw
Sunish offenders agaiust the peace
dignity of the State, no one cog
iizant of the surrounding facts can
ieny. That the summary punish
ient of the guilty parties in this in
stance by an incensed community
ivas reasonable and to be expected no
ine will gainsav. This act of retribu
lion will probably inspire the people
lo resent other ciimes of less degree of
|kggt-avation with the same punish
lent. Suppose now with the present
leeling common among our citizens,
that the Governor should pardon from
[he penitentiary that arcn scoundrel
(Lewis Chiles, the gin house burner,
loes anybody doubt that the next
jin-house burner caught would be by
i mob hung to the first limb. The
|aw is intended as a safe-guard to the
)ple, but if it fails to perform that
t_~ ? 1 ...
luty the people "wui ue a inw umu
themselves," and administer swift
|)uuishment. While there is directly
10 politics in the murder of the Har
uons, the people know that the negro
>arty in the State have ho paralyzed
lie arm of the law that the white
>eople seem disposed and will to some
extent hold them responsible for the
>utrage, and will be the more ready
p use whatever force may be necessa
y to oust the negro party from powpr,
lot only in Edgetield but in eTOry
part of the State. Id Edgefield the
negro party have only some six hun
dred majority as shown masters of the
Democratic clubs. This murder taken
rnirothw with the most shameful con
duct of the County officials have so
exasperated the people of Edgefield
that we believe the negro officials
might just as well pack their carpet
bags aud prepare to abdicate. An
outraged people cannot longer submit
to the present degradation. The citi
zens of .bdgefield are lacking in the
manhood we accord them if they will
without decided resistance longer be
robbed and murdered, by the negro
party of South Carolina. They should
do a little wholesome aud judicious
shooting if necessary. The treacher
ous white leaders could be spared
very well. They are more to blame
than the ignoraut negro and should
be madfe to aufter first, This is our
country and we are not worthy the
name of white men, if we allow aD
ignorant usurping African pauper
race to take etitire control of ourcoun
try, aod levy taxes which are almost
equivalcut to confiscation. If our
t'r?r?fathers went to war because our
tea was taxed, what should the citizens
of Abbeville aud Edgefield do, who
are daily plundered by the A?icau
usurper, and who neutralizes the pow
er of the .Government to protect Hie
citizen and to punish the crime? Has
not forbearance ceased to be a virtue?
.Ov Delinquent*
CHAPTKR I.
The subject of this sketch was born
at a very early age, of respectable pa
rents, who are now ashamed of their
son's financial delinquencies. As an
infant he attracted a great deal of at
tention. The young ladies carried
him around in their arms aud said,
"Do is muzzer's bezzy darlin, and a
sweety, 'eecy, 'ittle thing." It was
nice, though-he wasn't old enough to
appreciate it. He's a healthy, big old
ilarling now. He has failed to pay his
subscription for years to the Prt*a and
Banner but always sustained a good
moral reputation, aud was uever a
railroad director. He loves onions
aud fried., chicken. He is an early
riser, but don't do much after he gets j
up. He is afraid of sunstroke, and
will not work in bot weather. He
could pay for his paper if he diet not
spend his time in fishing and did not
buy whiskey or tobacco. . These are
nil of the peculiarities we can recol
lect at tkis time. Further particulars
will bo giveu at another time.
Store Robbed.
We learn that the store house of
Messrs. Aguew <fc Bonner, at Du*
West, was broken into on Friday
night and a considerable quantity oi
goods, variously estimated at from
$:i00 to $500, taken oil*. The thieve?
did not despise the metalic currency
und carried off some thirty or forty
dollars worth of the shekels. Messrs.
M. M. Casey, W. W. McMorris, W.
XlilUUUIl UUU XI* JK. UUUuv-i n viv i
here on Saturday' looking up the
thieves. Trial Ju&tice liruce at thi>J
place refused them a warrant of arrest
for one of the supi*>scd guilty parties i
because his name was not known. It
this rule should become common
among Trial Justices, thieves should,
for their owu safety, keep their uuinet
a profound secret.
Dr. Robertson, Messrs. B. M. Mc
Ghee, It. W. Haddon, Frank Hark
ness, J. E. Moore, J. D. Brownlee, 8.
Agnew, from Due West, were here
on Sunday, looking for the thieves.
They tracked one man to the edge ot
village and there lost trail. After ta
king dinner at the Alston House they
returned without their game. We
wish them better luck next time.
Wiiiiamston Female College.
We are indebted for an invitation to
attend the Summer commencement ol
this flourishing institution, arid here
with append the order of exercises:
Wednesday, June 14th, 8, p. m.?
Sermon before the Christian Associa
tion, by Rev. A. B. Woodfln, Colum
bia, S. C.
Thursday, June 15th, 11, a. m.?Ad
dress before the Erosophic Society, by
Hon. James Harrow, President of.
Laurensville Femal College, S. C.
Thursday, June 15th, 3, p. m.?Pub
lic Exhibition of the Kindergartou
System.
Thursday, June 15th, 8, p. m.?Clos
itig Concert ana uraauating exerci
ses.
For admission to the Concert, an
ISntrance Fee of Fifty Cents will be
chargedthe proceeds to be applied
to the purchase of a fine Bell for the
use of the College.
Carrying Coals to Newcastle.
Some of our citizens having read of
the wondrous growth and business
prosperity of our neighboring city,
concluded to carry a load of farm pro
ducts to that place for sale. Amoug
other articles was a quantity of pota
toes for which they had been offered
SI.25 per bushel at Due West The
potatoes were carried to Greenville
where 70 cents a bushel was all that
could be realized. The mistake thev
made was in not selling at Due West
anU buying ac ureenvnie.
By reference to the advertisement
in another column it will be seen that
the mid-day accommodation train on
the Abbeville Branch road has been
discontinued. Our citizens will glad
ly accept the change as for the better,
if tbey are relieved by the necessity oi
leaving Abbeville in time to be com
pelled to wait an hour at Hodges De
pot for tbe down traiu. We trust that
Col. Dodamead will change the sc^ed
**/. mnlvn aiarA a/?n no/kf ^artcl <1
Uie OU IU IXlUtVC uiuac WUIICVKWHO UI
Hodges?not that we do not enjoy
loafing about Hodges for that lengtli
of time, but because we sometimes
have business at home which could be
forwarded or finished in that time,
and then it gives persons living at s
distance a better opportunity to gel
aboard the train.
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Hungry.?We have never known
as many hungry people in Abbeville
County as there is at present. Man>
negroes and some whites are toe
proud to work, while the negroes art
too lazy to go regularly to work a(
farm work, but depend on jobs by the
day, and this kind of work has aboul
''played out." and tbose fortunate
enough to get work by the day are
paid at a reduced price from former
wages.
Less than two months from now
Jerry Coleman may pay the forfeit of
his life on the gallows for the killing
of his oomrade, Adam Hackett, some
three years ago. The Governor out of
the plentitude of his mercy may, how
ever, commute his death sentence to
imprisonment for life, or give him a
full pardon before tbat time, but even
( if he should do so would there be any
thing amiss in some one offering spir
itual aid and comfort to the man now
, in so perilous a condition.
Card of Mr. W. G. Kellar.?
We take pleasure in giving place to
the card of Trial justice Keller, cor
recting the false statement as to the
advice given by bim with reference to
the Harmon murderers. Our state
ment was made from the report of
*' 1 '"""lit (hof It HiH In.
(UUltTB) auu no I^ivv VUM? ?v
justice to the actiou of our frieud. He
is a staunch mau, and true, and we
are happy to number him among
the best frieuds of the Press and Bwt
n*r. .
Killed Herself.?We learn that
a negro woman who had not for some
time had enough to eat was employed
last week on Mr. W. O. Cromer's
place, some three or four mile9 from
the village, to help hoe out his cotton
crop. Owing to her reduced condi
tion from lack of food and the large
amount eaten when the opportunity
presented itself, she died in four or
j five days.
Nature's Beauties.?Seems to
' ?? * * 4 Kofnya OA
us unit me luuugc woo uoci wiuav ?
dense or so green and fresh looking.
Talk about it the way you please, it is
a love of a world, and we know one
good journalist who used to be a Sun
day school scholar, wbd would be
pleased to stay here until Gabriel
shall blow his trump and summon
him to "come up higher."
"As this is Leap Year we trust that the la
| dies will pardon as for suggesting (modestly
I of course,) that, as'business Is business.' per
' hops it might pay some of them to advertise
' In the Herald that certain precious and deslr
; able articles are on the carpet and ntarketa
ble.' ?lsvirennilie Herald.
t&F You might save them the trou
ble by notifying them of our wherea
bouts and of the fact that we are in
| search of a mother-in-law.
I
We learn that our young friend,
Mr. Robert McG. Hill, has been elect
ed honorary membea of the Thalian
Society of the Elberton, (Ga.,) Female
Institute, and that he has been so no
tified by a committee of the divinities
from that institution. This will no
doubt kindle a flame of love in that
susceptible heart of his.
There is a good prospect of a decline
In rents in our town, particularly of
business places. There is now a fine
opening in Abbeville for a good busi
ness man with capital. There are
now fewer goods in" town than has
been sinca the war, and the demand
is good. Many persons are oompelled
to send off for the desired articles.
Godey's Lady's Book for June
has been received at our sanctum, and
is really a beauty, giving all the latest
fashions and making them plain to
the eye by beautiful cuts and illustra
tions. Its reading matter is never ex
celled and never fails to interest the
ladies. Subscription priee $3 per
annum.
Whitewash your outhouses, fences
the trunks of shade and fruit trees, if
you would have your place look nice
ly and the atmosphere pure. A little
of this work may save a spell of fever.
There is notbiug so good as a little
lime for improving the health and
the looks of a settlement.
The farmers are preparing ror nar
vesting their small grain, and about
75 threshers in the county are waiting
for their crops.?Elberton Gazette.
You do not need so many
threshers. Send some of them to us.
We have more oats and fewer thresh
ers.
"Too proud to beg, too honest to
steal," and too lazy to work, are fail
ings that the youth of the country to
much given to. What accounts for
the large number of respectable va
grants to be found in every communi
ty. Ostracise them from society un
less they go to work.
Slow Mails.?Uncle Sam Is not
prompt in bringing us the Audcrwn
Journal. It seems with good mail
arrangements that one day would be
. lufficieut to bring that paper from
Anderson. It is printed Friday and
comes to usou Saturday. ?
When young men visit their sweet
hearts in the evening at this season
of the year, they should endeavor to
make their appearance before nine
o'clock, as they may put the divinities
to some trouble if they arrive later.
Little Harry, the youngest
daughter of the Rector of Trinity
church, is ill. for whom the prayers of
the congregation were asked on Sun
day last. We wish her a speedy de
iiverauce from her present atliiction.
We were under the impression that
fishing parties had played out, but it is
not so. There were two parties out
last week. One good lady by accident
jumped into the creek where it was
auuuv a j aiu uccp.
Trial Justice Barker and Sherifl
Richardson make official statements
of the lynching of the Harmon mur
derers, giving substantially the facts
which we have already published.
The garden thieves have been ope
rating on the premises of W. H. Par
ker, Esq. They pulled up all of his
Irish potatoes one night last week.
An uuudually large quantity of cab
bage plants and potato slips have beeu
Met out since the rain, and the prospect
for crout and potatoes is fine.
It is a notable fact that a nickle
will make as much noise as a silver
quarter, when dropped into the con
tribution box on Sunday.
~ J. T. Miller, Esq., has a boy
fhrofl mnnfliti nlfl anil so fur. he lias
been unable to find a suitable name
for the little 3filler.
Miss Hattie Lythgoe, of our
town, is going to Aiken in a day or
two, where she will spend the Sum
mer with relatives.
There will be a good many peach
es this year, notwithstanding*the cold
snap that was said by some to have
injured the crop.
The sweet, soothing notes of the ac
commodating serenader is often heard
in our midst?the sereuaders being a
brace of cats.
Remember that good clean oat
straw is as good for your stock a? fod
der and much cheaper. Save it by all
means.
The season for green plums and ap
ples, sick boys, paregoric and mustard
plasters will soon be here.
The Rural Carolinian for June has
been received and as usual is filled
with interesting matter.
The cost of shooting an alderman
in Ninety-Six ranges from one dollar
to five dollars a shoot.
The fine season of rain has helped
vegetation wonderfully, and gardens
are doing their best.
Miss Kershaw, of Camden, is now
in Abbeville, visiting her brother,
Rev. John Kershaw.
Mr. J. R. Dickenson has left Ab
beville. He will henceforth reside at
Madison Florida.
Mr. JTewlin Mercer says we are mis
taken in supposing that he is a Car
penter man.
That sprightly little daily the Phoe
nix is soon to be enlarged. May suc
cess attend.'
The finest field of oats that we have
seeu is on Capt. J. W. Perrin's planta
tion.
The vegetable thieves have been
sampling Mr. Thomson's Irish pota
toes.
Rev. Me. Kershaw's garden has
been robbed of early vegetables.
Mr. Amos Morse will in a few
days visit relations in Alabama.
Alfred Ellison has resigned his
position as cbief of police.
London Hill's two year old hlld
died on Sunday.
Gen. McGowan was at Laurens
gourt last week.
Echoes From Ninety-Six.
The Sunday editor of the Ninety
Six Iferald fell asleep in church last
Sunday morning.
The up and down passenger trains
of the Greenville ana Columbia rail
road meet at Ninety-Six.
The Largest Crop.?Mr. Lewis
Moore, of Ninety-Six, will harvest
fuily a million of oats this season.
A little son of Mr. Frank Cooper,
aged eight years, died last Friday of
ulcerated sore throat.
Two brick yards are now in full op
eration at Ninety-Six while the third
is waiting in suspeuse. Hurry up the
mud!
This is harvest week. Within the
Al/)?af tnkom fanf
llitJIUUrj' Ul 111C Uiucob iuiinuiMiuv|
shocks, sheaves and grain have not
been so plentiful.
A practical gentleman assures us
that at least two thousand bushels of
oats will be made within the incorpo
rated limits,
Messrs. Lawrence Fouche and James
W. Fouche have been drawn to serve
as grand jurors for August term of U.
8. court, Greenville.
The great rush of new and paying
j subrscribere has forced the editor of
the Ninety-Six Herald to advertise for
| iron steps for that office.
We are pleased to state that some of
our moneyed men propose establish
ing a national bank at this place at an
early day. We hope to see it in full
blast before the cotton season opens.
An old tlop-eaced hound took break
fast in Mr. Pope's grocery store on
Wednesday. Not being able to settle in
* -1 ? ??n/>nkanlra Mr Pnnp
eiiuer specie ui giccuuauuD ?
just took it, the pay, out of his bide
with a wagon whip.
A young man came to the Ninety
Six Herald office the other (lay to ad
vertise for a mother-in-law, and the
editor of that paper being a married
man dissuaded him from committing
so rash an act. We have been looking
for a good mother-in-law for a long
time, but have made but little progress
so far in securing the relation.
'Inter-County Pic-nic. ? The
Ninety-Six Herald, savs that some ef
fort is being made to have a grand in
ter-county pic-nic at Cambridge?the
guests to represent the re-union of old
Ninety-Six county, comprising Abbe
ville, Anderson, Newberry aud Edge
field. The Old Fort is the site select
ed, and the time the Fourth of July.
We trust to see it a success,
The I. 0. G. T. of this place have
elected and enstalled tbe following of
ficers, to serve the present quarter:
J F Cason, W C T; Miss Lou Grif
fin, L 6: Miss M L Lipscomb, E S;
"' " II ur \T rp . n VVMo.1
anas Hiiiu i/uiiiuuu, u ? i , ? ? ?.?
jor, W S; Miss E McCants, W AS;
R M Anderson, W T; Mrs Lucia
Itice, WFS;TC Lipscomb, W G; J
YV Lipscomb, W M; Miss Mattie Cal
houn, WDM: Jeff Power, I G; J N
King, PWG T.
Our very excellent neighbor the
Ninety Six Herald, has a good word
for us, which is appreciated. May he
grow rich, live loug and reflect the
public sentiment of Ninety-Six, hear
him:
"The enterprise displayed by the
Press and Banner is truly commenda
ble. Its attractive illustrations of the
Centennial ouuumgs, anu me pun
style iu which its Jocal matters are
written up, make it a most desirable
paper. The proprietors are eudowed
with those rare qualifications which
are necessary to the existence of a
newspaper."
.
Sparks from WjxLeman'i.
C. P. Leserne is now building a
water gin at his plantation near Buf- 1
falo. 1
Mr. J. S. Britt's wi^at crop Is '
Excellent.
Mr. A. B. Kennedy 4s in trouble. 1
Mr. J. 8. Britt applied to jbim for a (
peck of peas and he could sot supply
him. Kennedy says he would rather
sell Britt peas than to be the Emperor
of Brazil. He is in worse trouble 1
than he was when he lost his ha?j
Miss Fannie Truit will be-In Ab- ]
beville on the 10th.
E. E. Truit will make a speech to 1
the Democrats at McKitrick's Mills, 1
4th Saturday in June. 1
Ttxe- not nnrt whpnt OrOTM In flip 1
Buffalo section are very fine.
W. K. Bradley has the finest corn
on Long Cane. He also has a good
potato and watermelon patch.
Capt. J. H. Jones has the best oat
patch iu the lower section.
J. U. Britt's wheat will turn out
20 bushels to the acre.
J. H. Morrah is now busy prepar
inga speech for the Missionary Bocie
ty at Long Cane.
?. E. Trcjit will address the Bible
Society at Long Cane, in July.
E. E. Truit is a good old thing.
Lei it Publish a History of Abbe*
villa onatr.
An esteemed citizen has promised
to give us some historical facts in ref
erence to the early settlement of the
Savannah side of the County, which
will no doubt ber read with great inter
est. As there has never been any his
tory of Abbeville County published
we think the centennial year a good
time to put all historical matters on
record, and any one in possession of
matters of interest will confer a favor
on the County by handing them to the
Press and Banner for publication. If
the old people of each portion of the
couuty would contribute something
we would be enabled to publish an in
teresting history of our county, and
possiblv at a future day we may pub
lish it in book form, that the history
of our county and the personal remin
^ haamIa n/vifAr
IBCCIitXS VI UUI U1U lUJgUIr UCVVI
be lost. Facts and circumstances re
lating to the lives of our old and hon
ored citizens would be treasured by
the present and future generations.
The Reminiscences of Abbeville by
a former resident are, as far as we
know, remafkably correct and are
read with much interest.
Let every one contribute something
by putting on record the facts that
may be known to each. tf
There are some magnificent cos
tumes on exhibition at the Centennial.
There is one dress especially which at
tracts a great deal of attention from
the fair sex and over which many of
the lady visitors go into raptures.' No
doubt some of them could make a
fair estimate of the price at which the
dress is held, but this does not appear
to have been true of two young ladies
who recently passed before the show
case containing the costume and spec
ulated regarding its cost. Their ideas
on the suoiect were decidedly primi
tive, for while oue guessed that the cos
tnr.io umu u'nrlh ?5IMY thpnthprnAnntpd
the idea that such a large Jsum would
be necessary for its purchase; and
both were struck dumb with amaze
ment when informed by the attendant
that the price was 45,000 francs, or
9,000 in gold.
Garden Work for June.?Win
ter cabbage seeds, if shaded by day
until up, may still be planted. Con
tinue to plant corn, snap beans corn
field beans, and table peas, and save
all garden seeds as they ripen. Pre
pare ground for turnips, by frequent
plowfng or digging. Continue; ;to
transplant celery, Winter cabbage,
sweet potato slips, tomatoes, etc., pro
tecting them from the hot sun. Thin
out the later plauted crops of carrots,
beets, etc. Cut off the upper shoots of
tomato plants where the fruit is half
grown, as it hastens maturity. Irish
potatoes may be gathered this month,
dig early in the morning or iate in the
evening, or in cloudy weather, bo as to
avoid the hot sun.
The Mississippi Jetties.?Bom
Pedro has visited the Mississippi Jet
ties, and expresses himself as amazed
that so great a work should have been
achieved by private enterprise; as
Congress only appropriated $5,000,000
when thirty feet of water was obtain*
ed at the mouth of the river, and $2,500,
000 when a depth of twenty feet was
reached. Private enterprise under
takes the whole risk. The success
ftromises to be complete..and to revo
utionize the whole trade of the Mis
sissippi Valley. Captaiu Eads promi
ses to be the hero of the day.
The Harmon Murder.
WHAT SOME OF OUB EX
CHANGES HAVE 70
SAY ABOUT IT.
The Lr>ckiac * Edgefield.
Tbe lynching of the murderers o
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon, in Edgeflelc
county, was, we grant, an extrem<
measure; but the crime was unusually
horrible aud the surrounding circum
stances were such as to provoke a re
sort to means of an assuring public
safety which obtain where Courts and
Juries are unknown.
The age of the murdered man and
his wife, their feeble and unprotected
condition, and the absolute absence,
on the part of the murderers, of an}
other motive than nlunder, make the
crime most foul ana unnatural. A la
borer, whom Mr. Harmon knew, en
gaged the old mau in conversation,
and the bloody gang seizing the op
-thom hoaf Hntvn
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their victims with bludgeons and fin
ished their work with the knife.
There was no doubt of the guilt of the
accused. There was no danger, as in
some cases of lynching, of punishing
the wroug persons. One of the mur
derers confessed the crime, and his
confession was fully corroborated.
We grant that even the character oi
the deed and the certainty of theii
guilt might not, and would not, serve
as any excuse for the summary killi ng
of the murderers, in other Slates than
this ; but they do, in a measure, ex
cuse it in South Carolina, and we say
it with deep sorrow that it should be
so. The negroes overwhelmingly out
number the whites in this State.
They are passionate, and heedless,
and have a narrow sense of moral re
sDousibilitv. When a necrro is tempt
ed to commit a crime only oue thing
will restrain him, and that is the cer
tainty of a quick and severe punish
ment. In this State there is no such
certainty. The iguorance of the Jury
and their clannishness give a crimi
nal a fine chance to escape; one man
on a jury will save the felon's neck,
then the carelessness and inexperi
ence of the prosecuting officers is such
that an indictment is rarely drawn that
an astute lawyer cannot pick to pieces.
There is usually an appeal, or a mo
tion for a new trial; delay, and delay
and delay, and possible escape at last.
The negroes understand this and 90 the
death penalty loses its terrors for them.
They kill their victim, and trust to
their color and to luck for safety. It
was, therefore, as an example to oth
ers, as a proof that punishment does
t#?i_ 1 ?: s? cn,<th
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Carolina, as much as to punish the
special offenders, that the Harmon
murderers were shot to death.
Violence is always to be deprecated
and generally to be condemned. Es
pecially muse this be so in South Car
olina, where by peace is all to be gain
ed, and by bloodshed is all to be lost.
But in dwelling upon the act of an
outraged people, and in condemning
'lynching," except where the law has
been tried and has failed, we must
bear in mind the nature of the crime,
the provocation the people had, and
the danger to which tney are exposed
when, in any way, such erimes can go
unpunished.?Charleston News and,
Courier.
Judge Lynch.
Tn o nrolt nnlorpd nf BOCfetv
such acts arc inexcusable, but the very
fact that a gaeat number of citizens of
sound judgment dispassionately pur
sued such a course is alone sufficient
to show in what an awful condition
we are placed if but such action can
make life and property reasonably
secure. In a civilized country sucn
thiugs should never occur; but in such
country we, at present, do not live.
In a well organized government the
criminal is brought to justice with
reasonable surety and promptness.
Everybody knows that criminal jus
tice in this State has been a mockery
for years ; the^ury is filled with igno
rant and unprincipled men, who do
pot hesitate to bring in a verdict of
not guilty against the plainest and
mo9? conclusive evidence; color, poli
tics and money control the verdicts of
most of them; we of Newberry have
some experience in una inciter, xi
might have been Hupposod that with
people who bad just been released
from slavery larceny would be a com
mon offence?well, that Is bad enough,
and it has been suffered a good while
?but when the tripple crime of mur
der, robbery and arson threatens to
become epidemic in the land and each
recurring case is accompanied with
more brutality than the pieceding,
can people be blamed for becoming
alarmed for their own safety; when
citizens become afraid to walk half a
mile out of town for fear of being
killed for a quarter of a dollar, should
they be punished for applying a reme
dy that is not found in the regular
Materia Medica. We had never
thought it possible that we could be
placed in such a lawless condition as
to find an excuse for the application of
Lynch Law under any circumstances.
If we still cannot approve uor recom
mend repetition?for the precedent is
exceedingly dangerous?excuse can
hardly be withheld in this particular
case.?Newberry Herald.
Six Murderers Lynched.
We publish this week full details of
the cold-blooded murders of Mr. John
D. Harmon and wife in Edgefield
rvmntv onH nf (ho ImmpHintA nhnnt
ing in broad daylight, of the six ne
gro men who confessed that they had
committed the murders. The annals
of crime would be searched in vain to
find a more brutal and fleudish massa
cre in cold blood than the killing of
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon. The punish
ment of the murderers was swift and
awful, but we cannot say that it has
not been just and deserved. A terri
ble crime has been atoned for by a ter
rible punishment. A fearful disease
calls for a powerful remedy. All good
people must deprecate the lynch law
under any circumstances, and must
regret that the people of Edgefield
and Abbeville, in this instance, could
not have controlled their feelings, and
allowed the law to have taken its
course. It is a dangerous precedent
for any person or persons to take the
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mw in tucu uw 11 nanus, nu mauci
what may be the provocation. But, If
there ever were an instance in which
lynch law was justifiable, the lynch
ing of these six confessed murderers
was justifiable. And while we abhor
lynch law, and are opposed to its ex
ercise under any but the most ex
treme circumstances, we must look
with Bome toleration upon the sum
mary punishment inflicted upon
those "fiends in hnman shape," who
so brutally murdered Mr. and Mrs,
Harmon. ?Spartanburg Herald.
The Troubles in Edgefield.
The news from Edgefield county
this week is startling. The horrible
murder of the Harmons is without a
parallel in this State, and can only be
equaled by the savage Indians on the
border. People may say what they
filease, but the people who. after wait
nc for the veraict of the coroner's ju
rv, took out the murderers_?nd shot
tneni down, did the only proper thing
to be done under the circumstances.
The two extremes had met in this in
stance, and it would have looked like
abject cowardice to have turned over
these self-convicted murderers to the
State, when it is so well known that
justice is now a mockery. All ol
these things are but the result of bad
government, and when the crisis
Anmoa tha nnlv rnmorlv loff ia fnr iHc
VUUIVO btiu Vli ij ivuivwj ?VI v IU ??/* fcwv
people, in the broad light of the day,
to take the law in their own hands.
We allude not so much to our Gover
nor, who so far as we can see has used
his power to preserve the peace, and
restore good government; but bit
power is limited, and his willingness
to apply the law, without fear, fovor oi
affection, can be too easily defeated
by other officials..?Carolina Spartan,
Tke Edgefield Tragedy.
It was the deliberate act of outraged
citizens, whose homes are in jeopard*
while such inhuman crimes are.toler
ated for an instant. We deprecat<
lawlessness and disorder as the worn
evil which can befall society, but it
this instance we believe that the safe
ty and security of every citizen de
iuandcd that prompt and unhesita
{ting retribution should be visited upon
the villains who concocted and carried
out this scheme of plunder and mur
der. Until the recurrence of such aw
ful crimes aa the Harmon murder is
effectually repressed by th9 strong arm
of the law, are cannot expect any
community to refrain from executing
dire and speedy vengeanee upon such
enemies of civilised society.?Ander
son Intelligencer.
Lynching of the Hansen Marderera.
We have no details of the lynching
of the murderers of the Harmons in
Edgefield county. We give elsewhere
an account of the murder, taken from
the Advertiser. We have seldom read
a more' barbarous butchery, and the
action of the citizens of tne neigh
borhood in lynching the self-confessed
criminals will not be regarded with se
vere disapprobation by the publio gen*
"M11 \\7? A?r? AaatltT unflAM^Otl/l fllA
CIU11J TV C U?U COOliJ UIIUVIOIMUU iuv
deep thirst for speedy vengeance
which takes possession of a communi
ty when brought face to face with
such a crime, with bloody corpses of
friends and relatives, and with the un
doubted perpetrators of the deed with
in reach. No part of the United
Statf3 has escaped some such experi
ence. Nevertheless, the fact remains
that lawlessness begets lawlessness,
and mob law is the very reverse of
what law should be. It is heedless,
fierce, vindictive, Impatient. It par*
takes of the same spirit of disregard
of tbe sanctity of human life that is
evident in tbe bloody deed sought to
be avenged. It leaves behind it also
seeds or future trouble. We, there
fore, regret and deplore the action of
the citizens, while admitting that the
circumstances of the case seem to go
far to excuse it.? Union Herald.
Served Them Bight.
Five negroes, who foully and brutally
murdered an old gentleman and his
wife, named Harmon, in Edgefield
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uuuuty, a lew uujrs biuuo, wiving wu
fessed their guilt, were taken trom the
Sheriff and shot by the people of the
coram unity where the horrible deed
was committed. Two of the murder
ers were preaohere.?Merchant and
Farmer.
Blood?Cfcilled Murder*.
Within the past five months four
blood-chilled murders have been per
petrated in tliis State; viz: Mr. Reed,
at Poiuaria, Mr. Murphy, at Lynoh
burg, Sumter county; Glen. Howard,
iu Oraugeburg county Jif we recollect
correctly. aad now this one. the lead
ing details which we have j ust given.
Therefore, need there be surprise at
the instant shooting of the murder
ers of the Harmons? We think not.
Such diabolical ooeurrencies are two
common ; besides, Hue chancer under
the present laws and Jury system are
two many for the ^scaping of the guil
ty ones. The people wiU not regret
this action of the citizens of Edge
field, in avenging a great crime
against civilization.?Qreenvillc En
terprise and Mountaineer.
The Natural Coaaeqaejuse.
The wholesale lynching la South
Carolina, though there was nothing
political in its character, had its -ori
gin in some measure in polities. In
that negro-ridden State, the natural
consequence of Radical misrule has
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oeeu a isx ttuuiiuuiirauuu ui jubuw,
especially where colored men were
concerned. The people at last, tired
of dilatory or corrupt courts, insecure
jails and easily obtained pardons, and
when the Harmons, old, feeble anu in
offensive folk, were knooked on the
head and had their throats cut by a
gang of murderers, they took the
scoundrels and put them to death.
The lynching was conducted with un
usual deliberation; The vigilantes
made no effort to disguise themselves
or avoid responsibility for their act,
which was done in broad day and be
fore the whole population, whioh,
without an exception, approved it.
Altogether the execution is one of the
most remarkable that has been record
ed on this side of the Rocky Moun
tains, and one that should not be
classed with the exhibitions of mob
law so frequent in the South and
West.?New York World.
The Harmoa Murdereira.
It would perhaps be improper to Bay
that we approve of the way in which
these fiends were made to expiate
their crime, but in what manner are
sucn uruitti uuuugcs up;u ja?wiuhi
citizens to be reached ? If we allow
such cases to be carried into the
Courts, nine cases outof ten, the ju
ries axe .composed of the most unscru
pulous class of men, who are manipu
lated by sharpers and tricksters, and,
moreover, moved by political prejudi
ces against the white race to such a de
gree that a desperado is turned loose
upon the public, scot free. In the
above case the murderers confessed
their guilt, and in eonsequenee suffer
ed no severer punishment than a civ
ilized and law-abiding community de
mands. It will stand open for years
as a readable lesson to those who
cherish like animosities, In all in
stances suoh atrocities will be punish
ed by the people if not by the law.
There is no use in trying to "whip the
Devil round the stump/' the murder
ers deserved their reward. And the
sooner all such characters are oblitera
ted from the face of the earth the bet
ter it will be for those of their race
who are endeavoring to live on peace
able terms, and with good will towards
all men, white and colored alike.
We were glad to note the iuterest
manifested by the negroes of the sec
tion in which the murder took place,
in bringing the guilty to justice. For
the last three or four years, crime in
South Caroliua has become an every
day occurrence, and it can justly be
attributed to the loose manner in
which some of the juries dispose of
their honor, and the easy time peni
tentiary convicts have when their la
bors should be Jbard.?HarntoeU Aent<!
ru>l.
One Handred Cheenu
A prominent gentleman x?t Union
in a private letter to a friend at this
place, "sends one hundred cheers to
the noble men of Abbeville and Edge
field who avenged the cruel murder of
the Harmons J'
The Cbops.?We hear of some just
in the wheat crop of the County,
though it is hoped that the general
crop is not seriously injured. The oat
crop will be a tolerably fair yield, fall
oats particularly. Spring oats was cut
somewhat short by drought. The
stands of corn and cotton are reported
good.?Laurensville Herald.
Closed.?The Columbia Hotel was
formally closed yesterday, and the
boarders?some of whom have been
quartered there since Its inception as a
hostelry?are scattered here and there.
?Phoenix.
The late Blue Ridge meeting In
Charleston seems to have thrown cold
water on the enterprise. More seems
to have been expected of Charleston
in furnishing "the sinews of War"
than she is prepared to give.
There baa been a torpedo cbicken
invented, and has been used success
fully. Let's get a few and try 'em
about here. We are nevertheless a
friend to the colored man.
We are indebted to the Fuphemians
for an invitation to be present at the
commencemt at Erskine College
which takes place on the 5th, of July.
Charles O'Connor has been com
pletely exculpated from the charge of
having made exorbitant fees in the
Forest Divorce case.
Governor Chamberlain has pro
claimed the 28th June, the anniversa
ry of the battle of Fort Moultrie, a le
gal holiday.
An effort is to be made to set aside
the will of the late A. T. Stewart, on
the part of some of his deceased rela
tives.
Vne Sultan of Turkey has been de
throned, and the heir presumptive
elected to the throne.
Delegates and visitors to the St.
Louis Convention are to be passed
over all the railroads for one fere.
The negro party have been defeated
in the municipal election In the city of
Petersburg, Va.
Mr. Frank Cox, of Greenville, 8. C.,
is preparing to erect a fine residence in
Cha|totte, N. C.
Abbeville Doctors.
REMINISCENCES OF ABBEVILLE
BY AN EX-ABBEVILLIAN OF
OVER FORTY 1fEAR8.
The practicing physicians at Abbe
ville Id 1834 were Fmnklin Brunch,
Isaac Branch and Robert Lewis Tag
girt. The last was the youngest, best
educated, for he was one of Baker's
boys, aud perhaps naturally the uiost
talented, but was too convivial and
"'smiled" too often at Coehran's. Frank
got nearly ail the practice around about
for a long time?Tnwrart went West
soon, and as for Isiiac, it did look
for a long time like the Jordan of bis
pills was a hard road to travel, but the
sickly year of 1836 brought him in de
mand and he showed to such advantage
thnt. h? crnt. in tha nlrhirps. and then
and there became physician in the
family ot this scribbler, and ever after
wards maintained it and had no
further trouble, except sentimentally
with his oousin Frank, whom he
(Isaac) hated with "a perfect hatred,"
and took all occasions to show it and
often to tell his cousin of It, to which
the latter replied always with a laugh,
most abominable and more shattering
to Isaac's nerves than a broadside from
a battery. I knew from his looks he
In his heart of hearts cursed that laugh.
Frank wouldn't quarrel with him, and
that laugh was all that Isaac or any
for him couli set in that direction.
Isaac would nght, but Franklin
wouldn't; both were In the Methodist
church, and Frauklin was a" licensed
minister but seldom preached, as his
practice required all his time, or nearly
so. Isaac would hear or imagine that
Frauklin had slandered or disparaged
him and have him "up in the church,"
bat the laugh was all that could be
proved satisfactorily, and oonvlctlon
would necessarily foil. Isaac thought
he did not get Justice, as Franklin was
tried by his peers of rank, and he
(Isaac) complained in such emphatic
Anglo-Saxon terms that Brother
Crook, who presided at the last trial,
was about to take him jjp. Isaac, after
I left him, became Presbyterian in
felth, and ft?om whieb he should have
never diverged. But that was not all.
Dr. Taggart was unfriendly to both
and both to him. and he being a
Brinkerhoff, also, had a regular nse
to" with Isaac. They fought and i
saw it And let this writer here -say
that away from Abbeville twenty-five
years ana more and In the far distant
West he has had much acquaintance,
and never has he seen or heard?f?uch
a doctor's mess as Abbeville <uaed to
Sresent on the "amity question." Dr.
o. Ward law came ou about 1838 and
helped matters, as It became possible
then, if Arnold couldn't be .had, to
have consultations, as they and every
body else liked him. He was .a good
doctor, but should have been some
. ? AM J? ? I < a
lUlUg CiKJ| UKJW 1U1 bUO IMCA AJU .aUlAHJy
for he bad plenty of sense, Jbut be was
too sympathetic. He pulled a tooth
for this writer once, and plague me if
it did not give him more pain than me,
and I was told when be bad a sick
female patient it also gave him another
ease ill himself: and it wasn'tchicken
heartedness, for he was the pluckiest
Ward law ever seen, genial, but met
every square Inch of fight tendered
hid with one inch and a quarter; and
speaking of his takiDg out my tooth,
reminds me that about the same time
he removed one for Frank A. Calhoun
by sending it down his throat or In
that direction. But Abbeville had
another doctor, the doctor?all doetor
and a great deal more, and more of a
man by far than his inches, for he was
below medium size, the two first let
ters of whose name was Alexander
Arnold, born probably at the Dead
Fall, where hjs lather lived in 1800,
so said mine, wno was a schoolmate of
A. B. in 1800. He had before my day
moved his camp to the country, with
headquarters in the saddle, but he was
the national doctor of Abbeville and
also for several counties in Georgia.
He once lived at the Court House, on
the place afterwards owned and occu
Eietf by Judge Ward la W, and perhaps
uilt that house which we all talked
about and bragged on in' "those days."
bysand Garlingtonbad nonesuch. He
was the seat consulted, and his word
was medical law and gospel. The stars
and garters and knightly spurs thrust
upon him, and which be wore without
seeking, were won by achievements
all his own. The confidenco in him
was unbounded, and the respect for
Mm, both in and out of his profession,
amounted almost to adoration. It was
his influence, in conjunction with the
Bey. Dr. Barr's, that came so near
against such tremendous odds making
Abbeville in 1840 change the line and
tenor of her political life. Dr. Arnold,
though small, was well developed and
active in early and middle life, he
moved as if on springs, but wore.him
Al/nut; literal!v in his profession for
other people's tieneflt, not his own, for
with an economical wife and no chil
dren and a small form scarcely a year
passed without the sheriff advertising
something of what he had. The poor
begged for his presence and the rich
sent for him, and all got him unless
the demand was more than tbesupply,
and between conflicting demands be
was as apt to go to see one as the other.
Had hd demanded fees In advance the
demand would have oeen met, and
with Alston to invest or Posey to loan
it, be could have died a millionaire.
majcr aibiuu, ma noiiu pcisunoi auu
political friend, deplored him fl
nancially. I knew both of them,
and ate several times good
meals with Mrs. Arnold; and
neither Major Alston or Dr. Arnold
died or suffered for food and clothing,
and tbis was all Jacob Astor, on his
own statement, got out of his "pile."
I make this reveiatiou for the consola
tion of your poor readers (of which
this writer Is chief) of your rich col
umned paper. But begging pardon
for this digression, let me return to
Dr. Arnold, and as there are so many
living wbose diseases he cured ana
whooe lives be prolonged, and If they
are now dead tbey tola their children
so much About him, tbat I may prop
erly omit many things which would
be proper and pertinent to posterity
fifty y^ars hence. Dr. Arnold very
inativ )v<Lri mnre confidence in his own
practice than in any other, and when
worn dowu by exhaustion prescribed
for himself one of the unadulterated
ingredients used in tincture, and occa
sionally took Alt overdose for his heels,
but never his head. This was so well
understood after 1840 that the rich sent
for him with carriages and orders to
drivers: "Bringhim if need he." As
an evidence of the-confidence in him I
will relate what I-heard thirty years
ago, in his lifetime, and which was so
well authenticated at the time that I
never doubted or questioned the truth
of the statement, and so well cor
roborated by general character and
facts. A man and his wife sent for
him to see their sick child and be
wont fnnnd it verv sick, but to his
well initiated understanding not dan
gerous, and heso stated, but the parents
grieved and cried until he got mad and
swore (bis theology admitted of such
on a pinch and as an ingredient in his
practice) that he intended to sleep
with it and it $hould be well the next
morning. IJe did so on a pallet, with
the parents snoring soundly in an ad*
joining room. The next morning the
-LJIJ fKo Hnnfnp ha/i
CIIIill was nwii unu >uv
almost to light his way out of the em*
braces of the parents.
I will here relate a matter with
which Dr. Arnold was connected before
my day. It was current forty years
ago upon the streets of your town, so
talkea about and never questioned in
my hearing, and "I tell the tale as it
was told to me." I can't date the event
and it bears a good margin as wide as
the old jealousy between Georgia and
South Carolina growing out of their
Ppqtit m 1-H and P*I.
boun. When Dr. Arnold lived in the
town there lived also in the old Mc
Laren building a wealthy family nam
,ed Wooldridge, and there boarded there
a man named Tom Wooldridge. He
was sent to the great high school at
Sparta, Ga., taught by the father of
the late honorable Hotfell Cobb. He
there also fell in love with a love
ly women, (and what man except
hereinafter named, could blame
him,) and found a rival in a fel
low.student named Moffett, and as
usual in "those days," the former hav
ing precedence in favor, the latter
challenged the former to fight a duel,
but the former having Falstaff ideas
of honor, and the fear of death before
his eyes, not only surrendered the
girl, but apologised for loving her, and
for peace and safety came home; and
the girl still not showing favor to Mof
fett after his disgrace of Tom, he fol
lowed him to Abbeville Court House
and challenged him again, through
his friend and second the late Gov.
McDonald of Georgia, if my recollec
tion is not at fault. The cartel was
written in the Taggart building and re
ceived in the Hotel de McLaren. It
put Tom to bed and he sent for Ar
nold, not as a "friend," but as a phy
sician. Arnold came and Tom told
him honestly what was the matter.
The Doctor gave bis patient a stimu
lant and tola him he would get him
out of the difficultywrote a note
which he had Tom to sign acknowl
edging the receipt of their note and
referriug the "whole matter to my
friend Dr. A. B. Arnold." Iu about
an hour the Dr. returned and told Tom
the "arrangements" which were?"at
Petersburg tlii* day week, 6 o'clock A.
M., xylols at ten paces." Tom
swooned declaring that be could'nt
go: to which the Doctor replied:
"that's all right; all you have to do in
to|default and that will give me a
chance at them. Georgia shall not
crow on this soil." At the appointed
Hour tne juocior was inert, uuu wu
trary to his expectations, Tom was on
hand and ready to take the peg,
which he (the latter) insisted on and
did, and at the first fire received his
, adversary's ball in the elbow going
out at the shoulder and seut his into
the forehead of his adversary who fell
and expired instantly. It Is said that
Tom then left and was uneasy until he
had himself lauded at Vienna, while
the Doctor remained on the field uutil
all others had goue aud returned with
measured steps.
Dr. Arnold took the stump for Har
rison and Tyler in 1840?was a splendid
conversationalist, but only a sensible
speaker, not eloquent on the stump;
but his face, not handsome, spoke
Wore than most men's words. The
last time I saw bim was more that)
twenty-five years ago, when J met bim
on his 2.40 pacer at the fork of the
Lowndesfille and Anderson roads, 7|
miles above the town. We stopped
mutually aud shook hands; my former
practiceliad been to stop him. if he did
not aae. He was in a great hurry,
always was, sever over or out of it till
death, and simply said: "Collins, (or
something else) I understand you are
going to leave us," and the reply was
in the affirmative, and with a snake of
the hand he added, "I am sorry for it
?good bye and God bless you!" and
to which this writer added, "And the
same to you. Doctor.1' He died yea re
ago, so said, and Abbeville was long
before him without such a man, and it
3
will D6 many a ua^ wnuuui o umawi,
before you look upou bis like again.
* * *
McDevitt's Flight.
McDevitt is goue?to the Centenni
al. to New York, to Canada?to the
devil we hope! Previous to sailing
from Charleston, be removed $40,000
from the Central National Bank of
Columbia, to a Charleston Bank.
Forty thousand ? It should have been
nearer. One Hundred Thousand!
Edgefield's tax, just collected, amounts
to some $70,000? of which extremely
little has been disbursed. And (Judgd
Carpenter confesses to $19,000 of the
money enjoined. A beautiful state of
things! beautiful Treasurer! beauti
* ' I Koaiitifnl srlminlnfrntinn f
1U1 lIUUKCi 1/Vt.UW.V. .
beautiful party! and a beautifully
chiseled set of white taxpayers!
Yes, McDevitt is gone! But heaVen
has left us some comfort yet. We
have Paris Simpkins still?Paris, with
whom, mark you! McDevitt settled
before be left?And Cain, and Carpeu
ter, and Runkle, and McDevitt's yel
low dog, and the glorious memory of
MeDevitt's virtue!
And Edgefield is robbed at one haul
of Oue Hundred Thousand Dollars.?
Edgefield Advertis er.
Mabjcuuuqe.?Girls talk and laugh
about marriage as though it was a ju
bilee, a gladsome thing, a rose without
a thorn. And so it Is, if i?f. is all right
?if they go about it as rational beings
instead o?# merry-ntaking' cuiiaren.
It is a serious thing to nany. It is a
life business. Therefore never do it
in baste; never run away to get mar
ried*; never marry for wealth or stand
ing, or fine parson, manners, bat for
character, for worth, far the qualities
of the mind and heart -which znako an
honorable man. Take time; MUlitJc
long and well before you accept an.\7
proposal; consult jour parents, then ,
some judicious friaod, thee your own 1
judgment. Learn all that Li possible
for you to learn of your proposed hus
band. When all doubts have been re
moved, and not till then, accept liiio.
?Exchange.
The ministrations of the liev. 3L A.
Fair, and the Bev. Mr. 3?artln, in our
town, on Saturday and Sunday last, *
made up an occcasion of rare pleasure
profit for our people. Our whole com
munity was udfeignedly "delighted,
and all congregations and All classes
hastened to-ao united honor -to the*e
Brood and gifted men. It is long in-)1
deed since we have beard such
able aud such zealous preachers.
With perfect sincerity we can assure
these reverend gentlemen that nothing
would give our people more unfeigned
pleasure than to see and hear them
very soon again?indeed very often in
future. We hope that such will be
our privilege.?Edgefield. Advertiser.
Capt. G. W. Rhellandhis son,W.
L. Shell, were tried at Laurens Court
House, on Saturday last, for the mur
der of Joseph Crews, before Judge
Northrop, and the verdict of the jury
was not guilty.
NOTICE
Gejiebal Supebintewdant's Office, )
Greenville & Columbia R. R. Co. >
Columbia, S. C., June 2, 1876. J
THE Accommodation Trains Nob. 2
and 8, on the Anderson and Abbe
ville Branches.vis: between Belton and
Anderson, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays; and between Hodges and Ab
beville, on Mondays, Wednesdays and .
Fridays, will be Discontinued, on and af- i
tor Thursday, the 8th of June, until fur*
ther notice.
THOMAS DODAMEAD,
General Superintendent.
Abbeville Agricultural Society.
AMEETINti or tue HlOCKnoiaers ui
this Society Is called on Saturday,
17th June next, to be.held at the conclu
sion of the address of Mr. Smedley, ,
Grand Lecturer, before the Grangers of ,
Abbeville County.
By order of President Aiken.
W. H. PARKER,
Secretary, Abbeville Agr. Sty.
June, 5th 1876.
Attention, "Grangers."
WORTHY Lecturer, A. B. 8medley,
of Iowa, will address the public, at
the Court House on Saturday, ifth June,
at 11 o'clock, a. m.
All Patrons, male and female, are ex
pected to do tlieir duty.
The public are rospectfully invited to
attend.
J. WARDLAW PERRIN,
President, Abbeville Co., Council.
A. M. Aiken, Secretary.
PTWAT. T)TSfiTTARGE.
NOTICE is hereby given that Betsy
Caldwell, Administratrix of the
Estate of Willis Caldwell, deceased, has
applied to Thos. B. Millford, Judge of
Probate, in and for the County of Abbe
ville. for a final discharge as Adminis
tratrix.
It is Ordered, That the thirtieth day
of June. A. D. 1876, be fixed for hearing
of Petition, and a final settlement of said
estate.
J. C. WOSMANSKY,
Clerk Court Probate, Abbeville County.
Office of Probate Judge, >
May 28, 1876, 4t J
To Arrive.
LIGHT PRINTS, Blonchojl Home
spuns, Linen Fans, Rufflings, Mil
liner?, Lace and Silk Scarfs, Veilings,
Ac., this week at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
May 24,1876.
THE DELHTQ
On Monday last the Audi
tracts of land for taxe*, ? rti
by Che parties interested p?y
which they paid, with 25
with oO per cent, additions
the Auditor will make titles tc
The land sold is to be run ofl
square from the most north-we
The Hales are to be continued t<
Xarae of Delinquent.
Hansom Chany
Richard Davis,
Thos. Reid, ...
John M. Long,.
Est. J. B. Armstrong,
Est. Robert Hlnton....
Mwy WUllam*
Darcun Mitchell,
Estate jM. Erwin,
Baily, Uoozer H dfc Co,
j? A. Andenson,_...
C. Cuddy
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Nancy Botta,.
Estate Lem Ucld,_
Mrs. E. VauKhn,
Eat. Robe.t fioyd,
James M. Martin,
Hutson Lea, Trustee,?
Mack Bugg, ? 15
Robert Black, 15
Isaac Jenkins? 15
Elijah Tullls, 15
W. 8. Chamberlain^- 16
Estate Jas. Banks, 40
Est. B. M. MoKltrlok, U
Estl'eter Bmlth,w
PoHyAnn Carroll,.? ifl
10 300
11 65
11 750
11 100
12 130
13 8801
U 2450
" 48t
50
12
63
803
508
214
51
150
WALLER
MER<
: BE now offering to the publlq
full line of all the Goods get
THEII
m
have been selected with gr
READY-MAI
A FINE STOCK C
A go<n
Groceries, Hardware,
to which the attention of purchasi
WATJJR"
Feb. lfl, 1878, 45-tf
Ammoniated Bone S
1CAXUF4
ATLANTIC AND TIB
8olttbKe Phosphate Acid, 10 per ce:
Organic Matter, 80 per cent.; Yiel
ONE TON, CASH, PAYAl
ONE TON, 44
V<vn l.t ?
l/ilTj X Uil, JWJOUIC xivi. in, lu U
For sale by
Feb. 9,1876 44-tf
Dr. H. D
den
OFFICE OVEE
s?pt. 8,1876, 22-tf '
Barnwell &C<
Are daily receiving j
ditioDs to their Stock, cone
ing of
STAPLE DRY GOOD
Hats and Clothing,
800tS AND SHOES
they keep constantly i
jffand, also, a full
, line of
fcrweries,
Bacon and Lard,
Meal and Flenr,
Coffee and Sugar,
Bagging and Ties,
Molasses and Syro
A FINE LOT OF
SUGAR CUBED HAMS!
Oct, 6,1875 20-tf
CUNNINGHAM
AND
TEMPLETO
Have received and ope
ec'l their large Stock of aiifcifl
of goods.
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Boots,
Shoes,
Caps,
Hal
Hardware,
Crockery,
Saddlery, &
call and see for you
selves.
Oct. 6,1875 26-tf
J.T.Robertsoi
CJTILL HAS A ERMNANT (
STOCK ON SALE, at pri
BELOW COST
At the old Stand, now occupied
Messrs. JDuPre, Gambrell & Co.
I AM NOW CLOSING MY BU
ness, and I expect all who c
me to mako
Immediate Paymeni
and I hope that I will not have to
sort to a legal process to enforce <
lections.
J. T. R0BERTS0I
Nov. 10, 1875, tf
DEJfT LAND SALES.
Itor sold portions of the following
ich are redeemable within 30 days
inj? to the purchasers the amount
additional, and within 80 days
4. if not redeemed within 90 days
> purchaser.
as near as possible, in the form of a
sterly portion of the original tract,
vday.
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'2
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Name of Purchaacr.
3 0] |?10 901882 6#
9
4 _
2 08
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196
1 22
2 251
7 29
? 09 118 94
4 0*j 14 74
2 Ofitf 11 44
1 021 8 47
1 *4 9 72
. 95 7 07
1 Sii I 10*1
7 02i 19 98
S&i 13 74 ae 17
3 20 14 40 ?t 98
8 is} 14 aoj si 89 m
<3 29| 46 061114 00 470
II ? 47 04 122 71 100
I 92! 1 83! 7 07 H
T. V. To] berk
Tbaa. Thomson.
R. XL Hill.
J. C. Woamansky.
J, C. Wonuaitr,
J. C. Wo* macs* jr.
J. C, Woeman?ky.
A. jr. Jones,
T. W. To! beri.
Waller & Parks.
T. 1*. Tolbert.
R. K. Hill.
8. McOowan.
K. H. Dsrlin.
A. W, Jones.
2 78
2 04
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.1 41
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1 32
2 bO
I an
675
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1 12
5 X)
8 74
M| ICS 62| 29
82| 10 411 3
40 18 50 14
01 001 48
2S4 43125
8 72 9
13 77 44
10 22 U
19 87 63
48 75 120
S3 74 90
83 481 60
38 17, 49
13 ? 20
S. McGcnm.
A. Burt.
AM. Hall.
A. W. JOTICT.
Dr. J. W."W. Marshall.
Asa Hall.
B. H. Baker.
J. C. Wotinaiuky.
B. H. Baker.
R. E, Hill.
J. a Jermings.
T. V. Tolbert
A, a Smith.
T. X. Tolbert,
aer
& BROTHER,
CHARTS AT
Q0D, 8. c?
In their new and handsome bulldinb, a
ieralJy needed in tbiscoihmunity.
t STOCK OF
eat care, and unusually attractive.
DE CLOTHING.
IF BOOTS AVO SHOES.
f ' ?A - ->0, r ^
1 assortment of
Crockery, and Glassware.
i? is Invited.
a & BROTHER.
i . .
IEKA
uper Phosphate of Lime,
CTUBED BY THE
GIHIA FEETMZIHG CO.
nt.; Insoluble Phosphate Acid, 5 per cent.;
ding Ammonia, 3} percent.
1 APRIL lit,. ..?$ 47 ?
liddliog cotton at 15 cents per lb....... CD 00
lwell db Co>
. WILSON,
T 1ST ,
IXiIjS, s. O
THE POST 01TICE.
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list
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ON
CONGAREE
ooiumbiA, m. o.
PEOPRIETOR.
JtAItTJFACTCREB 07
STEAM
ENGINES AND BOW
| irou ana uregi l/'anugs
of all descriptions made to Order,
I WAS awarded the first premium
castings atrlhe State Agricultural ana
Mechanical Society .Fairs, held in Colum
bia, November, il?fe,''<Z2 and '78.
Circular Saw Hills
of all*sizes.
Also took the .FIRST PREMIUM
State Faire.held November, 1871, '12, '.73.
.Manufacturer of
GRIST MILL IRONS
. .?f "
of all sizes.|
Gin Gearing of Ae Allowing sixes :
>0 foot wheal and pittlou....^.? $30 00
tO 44 44 ...^,.. 32 00
11 44 " u .35jQC
as " " A5U#>
'8?
;c.
R
ft
l\ ? " " ?"S0^?
With Bolts $6.50 Extra for each set.
Antt-fnictloo plates and Balls for-Cotton
ftcess f 10.00 and JlZtfOper set.
Dj B< SMITH, Agent
Abbeville, S. C.
Dec. 10,187$, 35-tf
Goods at Cost.
JWll -deae
ei
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Bsota, Btoes, Hats,
wnsrmv mmnvfl
AND
DRY GOODS,
COST FOR CASH,
AT
Qnsrhs A Perns'*.
Is,/ I * -
Feb. 1, 1876, 4S-ti
' JJtS
Thresher and Fail
FOB SALE BY
BASNWELL & CO.
May 31, 1876, tf