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MIf I, I Ml'If llll I I II I ! The , ess and Banner. AUUEYIJJ.IJ, S. C. ! BY IIUGII WILSON. Wednesday, August 22,1877. | .Mack Thomas Not Captain--Thc Soft Impeachment Emphatically Denied. Roth tho Charleston papers deny that Mack Thomas has been appointed Captain. As their statements are similar, as to the facts, and as the jVcws and Courier's article shows less temper, wo copy it, and direct our reply to it, which will apply to both: 1st. "Capt. M. F-Thomas, colored," lias neither been commissioned nor appoiuted by the Governor, the adjutant-general nor any one else, as careful inquiry at the State House this morning proved. -d. "Mack says that C!en. Moisc is a nice gentleman * * * and introduced hirn to the treasurer and other ollieers," itc. (Jen. Moise was absent when Thomas was in Columbia, and, of course, introduced him to no one. I "The treasurer and other oflleers,"de 'flare that they have never yet seen Mack, "even in their dreams," as one of them expresses it. 3d. Mr. Swattleld was also absent I from Columbia at the same time, and , has never seen "Mack" in his life to j ins Kiiowieuge, 4th. The Columbia oditors will doubtless answer for themselves. oth. The whole account is, as was recently said by one of the slandered olllcers, "a lie out of the whole cloth," the only grain of truth in the entire) story being that Thomas, as captain oft the so-culled militia company in Abhc-j ville, was required to collect the arms I in the possession of of the members of j his company only, uud to hold the j same subject to the order of the proper authorities. Tho gentlemen, whose names have been ?>? freely used in such doubtful connection, express themselves in most indignant terms in regard to the insult thus attempted to be put upon i them. '"Captain" Thomas. The Columbia correspondents of our city neighbors, the News arid Courier and the Journal of Commerce, 1 we are pleased to say, deny in toto, Mack Thomas' statements in reler< enee to his appoiumentas "Captain." ' Our citizens will be glad to learn that 110 suoli appointment lias been made, as this whole community was surpris on the evening of the 9th instant, at teeing in the Register, an announcement in these words: " M. F. Thomas, colored, of Abbe" ville, was commissioned yesterday " as Captain of company lA,' 11th '" Itegi men t of Sou t h Carol i na Mil i tia." .Statements of this kind from the llc<jUlcry have heretofore been strictly correct, and our people have regarded such announcements in that paper as semi-oflicial from the fact that the editor* have access to the [State offices, und are iu full accord with the administration. In this case no ono had a shadow of doubt, as to the correctness of the Itcghilcr^is statement, especially as the order heretofore given to Captain White to collect the. arms Jiere, had been rescinded on the 8th, I and l?e informed from tho Adjutant j .and Inspector General's office thatj Mack would perform that duty. This community at the apparent existence of such facts were noc less indignant than the gentlemen who considered "their names so freely used in such doubtful connection." No.I body here believed that our Mackj went driving, or drank lager, with t lie State officials, but as it is now* the , practice to "interview" men of sta-j tion, we thought we would commence J on Mack, and lot the Governor and!' other gentlemen at the capital knowi what manner of man had won their confidence, at least so far as to substl- : tute. him forJCapt. White in the deli- ' cate duty of collecting the arms. We deny that we attempted to put an insult upon any of the gentlemen j named or alluded loin the "interview" ' of Captain Thomas. The correspondrnt of the News and Courier misinter- , prets the article, and does us injustice in making that statement. The same!i correspondent says that Thomas was j1 "required to collect the arms in the' possession of the members of his earn- ' Tlic original order now in ! Thomas' possession says lie was "required to collect the arms and accou- ' (remcnts belonging to Co. 10lh : Jtcrjt. N. O." Note the difference. The Messrs. Swaffleld will readily see how we were imposed upon as to i their part of the performance, when Thomas exhibits a sample of cloth, , suitable for uniforms, with the price! of suits marked 011 it, which he said j camo from that house, as well as a ' printed card, and their name and 1 address in his meraoradum book, ev- 1 idently written by some ono other ' than himself. This community were curious to! know how such an appointment could! have been made, and when the per- j son named returned from the capital, j he caiue to our oince, conhrmeu the news and gave literally, amr in words, tlie account of his actings and doings in Columbia, which appeared in | our last issue. It did strike us as aj strange story, but in no respect more strange than the "appointment" as; Captain. Captain White, one of cur most ac-| tive, intelligent and reliable citizens,! had been ordered to collect the arms j and was diligently and successfully! engaged in the work. The first effect of the "appointment" was to stop this work, and to put it under the control of one whose history and diameter gave no assurance of adding strength to the peaceful relations now Inmrtiltr nvictiurr liotii'nnn ll?/\ I 1 * J t " vv..* V?.^ We k new there was no vacancy, to fill which "an appointment" could be made, as there had been no meeting j of Company A for months, and if the company was not disbanded, the old Captain, Kennedy, was still in oitlce. This community was struck with wonder and amazement that such a! < man as Mack Tliomas should be created Captain, and assigned to the delicate and responsible duty of]1 collecting the State arms and accoutre-' nients scattered through this community, thus overslaughing both the Captain of the old company, Kennedy, and Captain White, so coinpc^ tent for the work and so acceptable to ] this people. We are pleased, howev-j, s^>r, to learn from our Charleston ex- < - _n???y??i i_iJ^KJr; been appointed Captain, although it was so announced?and that his own account of his reception in Columbia was somewhat colored. The aecount of Mack was given literally, as likely to amuse those who knew him, and not in any respect intended to wound the feelings of others. That is not our practice as journalist, and we make the amende honorable to all who so regarded it, or felt aggrieved at our mention of their names in that connection. The object intended has been aecomfPlu? mnftoi* in *mr rmininn seriously involved tlie quiet, peace and good order of this community. We have shown that we had sufficient authority for saying that Mack Thomas had been "appointed Captain," and it is admitted that he was commissioned to collect the arms of Co. "A." Now we submit, that it would have been better for Democratic officers of the great State of South Carolina to have frankly admitted the mistake and recalled the appointment, than to make a futile attempt, through the Columbia editors of the Charleston dailies, to cover the mistake, and at the same time to bring odium on the country editor who called attention to the matter for no other purpose than to promote peace arid goou win in ins own cownnumy. Freights to Charleston. Wo ask attention to a communication elsewhere to bo found in this paper, taken from tho columns of tho Charleston Journal of Commerce. Tho article scorns to bo written in a,"rood spirit, with evidence of a disposition to speak fairly and practically. Wo would ho glad if tho Railroad authorities would give tho matter their sorious consideration. It sooms to us that the Railroads are in a degree dependent upon tho prosperitj' of tho country through which they pass for their own prosperity. Rut wo are not disposed to believe that Railroads have no rights and hat the stockholders' interests should bo entirely ignored. As a rule, we believe the public are too much disposed to crush out those corporations and by popular clamor control thom in tho interests of tho disinterested citizen more than in tho interest of thoso who have paid their monev to build tho rnnd. It sooms. when a road is to be built that the moneyed men are appealed to in tho stongest terms, and then in many instances, as soon as tho road is sot in runnier order, those who did not invest, manifest a spirit or eagerness to take possession of it to their own interest and to the detriment of stockholders, who subscribed under a spirit of patriotism. To run a railroad successfully requires the best twin it and a constant watchfulness ns -well as a familiarity with all the facts, feelrncrs and interests of the people from whom a railroad derives its support. Xine out of ten, and really we mi*rht say everybody, speak unkindly of the South Carolina nnd the Greenville railroads, for what they term the exorbitant freight tarrlfTs imposed. It would bo strancre indeed if a line of railroads should be able to conduet their business in a satisfactory manner to all their customers as well as to the interests of tho stockholders. "Within the memory of our citizens, travelers moved about in a rickety old stape roach, at. ten cents a mile. Now the Railroad furnishes an el ecrant palace ear, with comfortable seats, drawn at the rate of fifteen miles an hour, at five cents a mile. Thirty years aco we would have congratulated onrsclvelves bovond expression at such a change. The samo difTerenee has been made In tlio transportation of freights. We are too apt to underrate tho inestimable blessing of a railroad, even if it doe? charge half as mueh for passage and freights as the old slow plage coach and wagon lines charged years ago. Wc know that it is more popular toblamethe railroads than to justify their course towards tho pooplo. That the South Carolina Road and the Greenville Road are driving freight from Charleston we cannot deny. For v.'o believe that it is a fact, lliat they are in some respects pursuing i shortsighted policy. We are unable to ><oo the justice of charging SOO for a cargo of molasses from Charleston to Abbeville, when tho company would take the same eargo forty miles further, to Greenville, for 844. All other freights to Abbeville average fifty per cent, more than to firoenville. The working of such tariff is driving the greatest quantities of our tradeftom the upper portion of our county ??%#! i:mu? UHI II >1111 i in; 11 Ii.ui j M u ail: inline ' ' l IIJI> town to Greenville, where Uio cotton is ?ol<l nt a h ichor price, and goods aro bought nt a lower price than at Abhoville. Tho railroad is either making an immense profit ofT their froichts to Abbville, or olso thov aro losing money hy carrying thom to Green villo. Tf thov aro carrying froijilit to Greenville tor less than cost it certainly is poor financiering, anc^ if thov got enough of it to <lo thov would break tho stockholders, wliiln they aro ruining tlie towns along tho lino r?f the road. IT~e thivk the rates of freight should he mnrte more equal nlovrj the whole live and not make tho road instrumental in tearing down scvotnl little towns to build up one. Tho equalizing of tho freights would bo not only for the best interests of the country, but for the railroad stockholders as well. As for the passenger travel we wonld ofFcra suggestion for what it is worth, not that wo know much of running a railroad. Lot tho company rcduco tho faro from points within tho com it j' to tho Court House. At present tho faro from Donaldsvillo to Abbeville anrl return is $2 00; from Hodges to Abbeville, 75 cents: from Greenwood, S2.20; from New Market, ?2.r?0; from Ninety-Six, $3.10. TIio distance from tho points to Abbeville is such that men owning horses and buggies can como cheaper by their own conveyance, and hence do not travel on tho road. Let the faro from Donaldsville be reduced to 50 cents to come to Abbevillo and return, and to .SO or 40 cents from Ilodgos; to 50o cents from Greenwood; to 00 cents from New Market; and to 75 cents from Ninety-Six and we will guarantee that tho company will make more money, than under tho present system, which is almost eqnal to tho exclusion of our pcoplo from travel on tho rao<^ fn 4-i?r? Pah *?f TTauc-a TKa I v/?u I.V Viiw VVUIV IHU rates may not bo too mucli for for the road to receive, but it is more than tho people will pay. Upon general principles it is bettor for a great corporation to be accomodating in small matters, when nothing is lost by it. As it is, the road lias not one passenger a month from 1 Ninety-Six to this place, but if tho rates , were changed as wo suggest, there would bo more travel and more mouej* would ] I'K) paid into the treasury, and tliero would be a better feeling botween tho ' people and the road. The plan of giving , jheap excursion tickets for the past 1 nonth or so has brought a now feeling >vcr all our people, while the road has ( ?MM mi it ittutmesi The News and Courier. We will publish next week from ill Augusta Chronicle and Mntincl a lettc from tho ltev. A. Toomer I'orter, givin a littjo sketch ol' t'upt, F. W. Dinvsoi and the part which he took in the lut war. Wo publish it for two reason? First, for the information which it eoi tains in reference to 0110 of the publishei of one of the very best newspapers prin ed in tho South. Second, as anoll'setl some very unkind articles which Inn recently been published by those wl: would injure his fame. Whatever ma have been Mr. Dawson's faults wo ai not of that class who are disposed I magnify his shortcomings and forget hi virtues. Wo never join a processio which would make a wanton attack upo any one. While tho Reverend broth* relates some interesting facts in referonc to Mr. Dawson, wo would have boon gin if tlio writer had written it in somewhat different sfyle. During tho reading i this narrativo wo were constantly n minded of the average nauseating story < some Sunday School scholar, who wi supcrnaturally good, und who died < fever after lingering nino weeks?ju before ho was thirteen years old. All tl way through wo looked l'or a funeral pr< cession with weeping barefoot Suiuln school scholars following tho corpse to tl grave. This, however, is nn interesting litt' scrap of personal history and w are pleased that so distinguished a divin as tho Rev. Mr. Porter, of Charlestoi accords to Mr. Dawson a military reeor so good. While the publisher' of tli News mid Courier has mado some niii taken, (and who lias not made tlicm' all admit his ability, energy and succoj in making for the people of South Car< Him, a most excellent newspaper. W think wo can speak impartially, for \\ have never mot the editor of the Xc.n (iv(I Courier, and havo nover thought tli Press and Banner was a special favoril of that paper. The News and Couric also copied the article of which we speal and made, jus we believe a nopdless apop gy for so doing. As a rule wo thin newspaper men should not assume sue extremo modesty. They soon learn 1 bear Avith equanimity any little words < kindness spoken by others. Edltoriall the Avrptnta Chronicle and Constitutiona ixt says: ("'attain F. W. Dawsox.?We pnl lisli this morning in the Chronicle an Connfitiition"li.it a letter froin Itev. J Toomer Porter relating the nceonnt r< e?ntlv K'ven by Commodore Pegram ( the irallant service rendered the Son! durimr the war by Captain F. W. Pawso now one of the editors and proprietors ( the Charlc.*lnn Xews anM Courier. Coir mod ore TVcrram was a distinguished oft eer of the Con^derate States Navy, an ponmliments from such a source m? neod he srr?tifyinct to an.v man. ire dot not stint his pra1-"0 in speaking of the er reor of Cnpt. Pawson? bnt bears unsoltc: ted testimony to the zeal, the devotion an (he conspicuous srallantry displayed b the young Englishman in the cause c constitutional Iih01'^". Put it is as Journalist tint Capt. Dawson }s be< known, and his services in that field hnv been of the greatest value to his adonte State and. section. Hp has striven ion and untirinely to raise South Carolina t her nropcr pla^e in the American Fnior and has advocated. with all the ardor < his nature, every measure calculated f promote her material or political T>ro< norfty. Tho splendid work donoby Cap! Dawson an<l Ill's colleacrno of the Ifm nvf Oovrlrv in tho trront TTainnfon can' palrm of last year?work which nevr ooa?cd until i'rmvn?l with victorv?Is sti fresh in tho minds of Carolinians an CoorHans. Tt affords ns srreat pi ensure 1 publish (ho letter of tho distinrruisho divine who irives the words of Comrw dorp Popram whon speaking to Parol in ans of one who has done so much fc Carolina. ? - - * <> * Judsc Rood's Idea of Justice. Jadfro Rood of Charleston, has a stranc idea of justice, as may he seen from tt following cxtraot from a recent doeisio of his in a mandamus case. Wo believ the decision unconstitutional and ha\ no doubt that the Supreme Court < tho ?tare won in so necine n in Paso was carried up. "We cannot <1 othorwise than characterize such moi dling with private contracts liv a Judp on the bench of tliis State as unworthy < the ermine of reconstructed South Can lina. It might have done for thothievin Radicals, who ran riot over law, order an justice for so loner a time, but for reem struc.ted, Democratic South Caroliu never! "We have lieon disposed to ontortai some respect for Judtre Heed. In ma ters heretofore before him he hasacted wo and has met with our approbatioi and tho Judge being a former citizen < our neighbor town of Anderson, made \ feel rather anxious that he should a< quit himself well as Judge of themost in porlant circuit in tho State. "We can coi oeive of no object in making so unju and unconstitutional a decision except 1 cain favor with the popular clamor of tl low rabble of ropndiationists. The Sta employs teachers, refuses to pay thei promptly, and when those poor peop get advances from others on their claim "this upright judge, this learned judge interferes with private contrafts, in viol: tion of the explicit words of the const tution, and would, in the face of law an justieo, rob the party so advancing, of tl interest on his money. If such d< eisions are good law, our people had he: tor employ this righteous Judge to mal^ their contracts for them. We have in words to denouiico in sufficiently stron terms such illegal meddling with eoi tracts. The following shows the gist tho whole matter. "The return is entirely sufficient. I pnrtre tlie contempt, hut there is nothin in it to show, nor have I. upon a rev in1 of tho facts, been able to discover an reason why the claims of petitionei shall not be allowed and paid, if retainc and presented by them personally i good faith for services rendered the pul lif. But if thev have been transferred t other parties who may have been enga: od in speculating in county papers f< any sum less than their face value, an are presented by or for such parties, th same obligation to allow th^m for an sum beyond the amount pair, for them h the holders is not recognized, and tli Court regards it as an imperative dut\ being called to pass upon the matter, it put its seal of disapprobation upon practice so demoralizing and injurious. It is, therefore, ordered that the rule b made absolute, and that the county com missioncrs, upon being satisfied by th oath or affirmation of tho parties re spectivolv thai the said certificates ar presented by the payees in their ow: right, do proceed to audit and allow th same; but, if presented bv an assierne or purchaser, that they audit and allo\ the same for such sum. and no more, a was paid for them, to bo ascertained b; tho oath of the pnrtv. The order is desiened to apply to al similar eases, will be filed by tlie elorl and a copy of tho same served on tli county commissioners, whoa.ro rcquirei to pay the costs of the rule." Mosquitoes will carry buckets witl them this summer. The other night tw< blood-sucking musquitoos, one with i lamp and the other with a bucket, enter ed an up town resideneo, and found i fair victim "lingering in blissful reposo.' rhey looked at a wagon load of- tiltcrs bustles and other "make-up" lying abou in chairs, then at the fair beauty. Th< >no with tho lamp snid to tho ono witl ;he bucket, "Too thin, pard ; lot's go.' And the fair ono escaped being tho vie tin >f thw two midnight assassins. -1?nrfn-i-*iV -inrvrrii' .Vifirr~??Sna^frKiTr,ri What They Think in Edgefield. ? c Several correspondents of the lCdyefirhl ir Advertiser take the same view-of a divisg ion of that county, that we take of a ili?, vision of tills comity. "Repudiation and e Edgefield Forever," says: t i: "Mt. Wiluxo. Ancr. 4,1877. ," i- Mkssrs. Enrrons : A friend hnsk indrs ly forwarded mo a late ropy of the Abhc' ville Pres.? and Manner, from which T I clip the following editorial comments in ^ opposition to the division of Abbeville; *o and the reasoning is so sound and so ap- a 10 plicable at this time in onr pallant old f Edpofield, that T must respectfully and j; iy urgently beg von to trive it space in the r re Advertiser[Hero follows our article ' tO I "The editor seems as proud of his "glo- m rions old Abbeville" as your acred eor111 respondent "Bier Creek" is in his love and in veneration for Edgefield ; and it is a scn3r timont I find deep down in the hearts of * many in this section. And, Messrs. ed- " itors, many of ns, at this to us inauspiid cious time, are not disposed to support, n any of the division schemes now before , the people. We are not eonvineod as to the certainty of nny material good rec" suiting from the formation of tl\p throe ( of or four now counties now under oonsid- ? ls oration. And besides, after all, may not - one of the projects?the Jlatesburg* now county movement?bo a deep laid liadical plot to cut off the strongest Democrat- ' ie ic vote from Edgefield, Lexington and Aiken?making the new county thoroughly Democratic?and yet at. the snine -* time making it a very easy Radical 10 achievement to convert the three connlies, losing the larcre white vote which < they would loso by the formation of Batesbnrg county, into lladlcal hellholes ' c at the next election? Or mavhap, from it.. 1 -.1 It U *1, ? I 10 tut? vtivrizy juiu vim wiiii wnn;ii iiiu j?r? n county projects nro being brought for1 ward, it may be the work of the whom " inir "15ond TJincr," to create dissent ion ic and wmn'rlintr throughout tho country. ( find thereby withdraw attention from the Bond Rifig swindle ond the Public Debt 5 ' ? whirl) at this particular juncture is in- 1 finitely of move importance than the )- division of fence law questions." . o Another correspondent, "Lambert" has e ft level head, as will be seen by the fol;s lowing extract: 10 "Wo cannot brook the idea of seeing our beloved old county cut up, and so many good and true men separated from *r us by now county lines. And, ye divis- ' c, ionists, with all due respect for the cans- . cs you assign for wanting more counties, : ~ and particularly new Court Houses, we ' k implnro you to consider well the result of h the different division schemes you seem 1 anxious to consummate; and'with the ^ , earnestness of our hearts wo implore you to do nothing that will tend to the J nmiry or notjTennuon 01 nin juiijrenein. I- Wo stand redeemed now?acknowledged | throughout tho Slate and the South,, a|i proud and a gallant old county. Pnn't- ? do anythins, prood friends, that will tend | j! " in 1110 slightest decree to place brave old j * L* Edirelield back in the clutches oftho|" Radical devils. No, noble old Saluda! J1 boys, we know von well, i.nd know too " that, you would shed tho last drop .of " your hearts1 blood before you would )f permit your grand old comity again to! 1 [" be ruled over by "Radical thieves and |' bummers. Therefore, be cautious; don't t '} jeopardize our present liieh estate by any premntnro and thoughtless movo of ' :s yours." I j. We are informed that the friends of the d new county are making a strong effort, , y and aro now circulating a petition for slg^ natures praying tho Legislature to estab- t ,t lish Ninety-Six county. Wo aro glad j J P to seo our own people are beginning to bo I d aroused as to the necessity of thr.lr pa v- ? c ins* some attention to this most imporj taut matter. Our people should not ncplect this matter as nothincr of more imo portance has agitated this county for years. Tho questions are simply these: Are you willing to havo this grand old i- county cut to pieces? Aro you willing '1* to pav one-fourth moro taxes to run the old mutilated county than you would do n If we remained, as wo are, in tho proud d old county that T has produced more ?" erreat men than any singlo county In tho ' )r South ? Our peoplo are becoming aroused as to jj tins matter, and if they tako it in lmnd, all will bo woll. t i ? , Correction. 1 ip Wo take pleasure in giving the followin ing letter from Mr. Swafticld, winch sets o him right on tho rocord. Mr. Swafticld j *o is one of the mo.st substantial citizens of Columbia, and is held in high esteem by if those of ourcitizens who know him. lo Editor Press and Banner : i 1>EAII Six.?III your isiuo of the lilth, Inst., , you publish it conversation hint with olio jp Mack Thomas, in which thero is artntcment . In j>/nnl to nivsolf, utterly devoid of truth. 1 I do not know Muck Thoinsis, luivo ncvor mot t f. htm, do not.own a horse or buggy, was not in i the city uurmg me purported visit., nemeun!?T set)t ut Anderson uttemliittf the Agricultural ,i Society ^Meeting. J5y giving this publicity in your paper, i- 1 ou will oblige, your obedient Servant-, \V. C. SWAtTIELD. n? ColnmMn, August 10th, 1X77. ; M Your Orders for "r Cane Mills AND Syrup Kettles TO Geo. R. Lomliard & Co. I Forest City . Foundry *; nnrl J; Machme Works. 1(1 Augusta, Ga. 10 t We use Only Wraught Iron Journals, | !; the Best. [ Safes. 10 KIDEliOAllH AMI MAT SAFER,Just to 1- I-S liuuil at J. 1). t I!ALMJ?:it.S &CO. 0f. Oct. ai, iMTii. tr. v NEW STOCK K1MIINO CLOTHINU TO k fr> iV arrive lliis week at i:i ;n ni n u h a.m &. tem pleton\s March 21,1X77, tf. w I Barpics . , II TVTntr hp "RYnft^t.Arl r? Every Day During tho Present Month y >r AT THE ^ Empouium of Fashion. y Stock must be Sold to make Room for A i ' Fall Goods JAS. A. HOWIE AfJT. ? Empouium ok Fashion. 7 o rpURXIl' SEED. o Kod Top Strap. 1 ?- Early Flat Dutch, n' o < lobe. n .Norioik. ??r o Seven Top. J'1 e At-10 ccnta pur pound. .y. v EDWIX PARK Ell. ;j notice. k TI/-ILL belcl to the lowest bidder, on Tuch0 Vf day, the 21st of August, next, at ten 1 o'clock, h. in., the building nf h bridge al ' Cades Lower Mill. The contnietor, will be required to give bond, with good securities. It. JONKH, , (!. M. MATTISON, t.h ll It. A. McCiuslan, at D County Commissioners. ()Jj 1 August 1,1877.3t. 1 Lost or Mislaid, I t c pi l \ NOTE on "William h. Wilson for Twenty > J\ Dollars (riven to me about the first of the year 1X77, duo on the lirst. of Julv, ls77. f All persons are hereby forewarned from tra- I ding lor the said note. J* tutto pis i ^ K VT? ? B X& H IU3BBV A Noted Divine says . c They are worth their 1 weight in gold ?.! FtEAD WHAT HE SAYS: g w Dr. Tutt:?Dear Sir: Fc.r tea years 1 have been .martyrto Dyvpepsiu, Constipation, and Piles. Last iirinir ytmr pills were recommended to me ; I used ln-iii (lint with Hi tic Initii). I am now a well man, lave good appetite, digestion per.'ect, regularsiools, *' liles ff out:, and I have trained forty pounds solhd te*h. riicy arc w'or'lt tln ir wrijrht in gold. Klv. K. L. SIMPSON, Louisvillo, Ky. " - w r:i | a Dr. Tutt ha? been en. L fu IT'S riLLi ?*s^vinpep * or <i" medicine thirty years, and tl CUES STCK IISAD- fora longtime wasdeinon. c: ACHE. stmlor of anatomy in the ' , t Medical College of Geflrj 11 | 2 P;1 I v ria, hence persons using I U I I O I iLuUvJ his Pills have the gnaranCUItS DYEPFPUIJ. tee that they arc prepared _ i on scientific principles. JMI ! <"* and are free from all rUTl 50 hLLS quark cry. ' lie ha* incceedccl in JURKCCITBTIPATIOK coiul'iuing In them the .. _ _ hcretniorr antagonistic rjSTT5? P? ! Q n?wiiti??r I U I I C9 i ll>?Vr ,h,^furQalivt^audapur* CUH7: PILU8. ityiujt touir. Their hrst npparent ef. T,riV"~>5<"* {> : I feet is to iiu-renne the ?pI \i ! I C? hLLO peiile l.ycausinp the food to properly aKHimilate. CCXli: PSVEIl AKD Thiii" the system is nour. ifclicd, mid uv iiitir tonic rJtVTtf* n'i I fl action on the'digertlve or. I futt50 plllo k*'*?jwtorandhmuiy ? evacuations areproducerf. 31 3UEK BILIOUS COLIC The rapidity with which ~ " 1 ptrsomt take on /ftri, I THTTJO Dl! I C while under the influence I U I I G liLLu of these pills, o( itself in* 71,1111 C0M" ttnourishlheW^iS .. i hence their efficacy incur* t rtCTIIA IV i I ft iner nervous debility, mel* ? iii ! s o pills ancholy, dyspepsia, wast. ir.tf of the muscle*, sluor:cRE TORPID LIVER jfishnesi of the liver, ?" ?? clironir constipation, and mpnrting health and strength to the system. Sold V rvcrywl.cre. Office, 35 >tu; ray Street, New York. g -fl., ...rr jW? atfekjssph of science. i " 3 Cnv Hair can be changed to a H J t'!os>y black, by a tingle application ef M JDr.TuTT's HstrDye. It aofc likeroegic, H and is warranted ii? hanoles# aa water. ? Prfcc 4< .00. Office 35 Murtay St.,N.Y. g( what is queen's delight? elead the answer It Is a plunt that grows In the i. Wh, and is speially adapted to the cure of diseases of that climate. . ' nature's own remedy, Entering at once into the blood, expelling all scrof. ilous, syphilitic, and rheumatic affections. Alone, t it a searching alterative, but when combined with iarsaparilla, Yellow Dock, mid other berDs, K lorms | Dr. Tutt's Sarsaparilla 1 and Queen's Delight, rhc most powerful blood purifier known to medical cience for the cure of old ulcers, diseased joints, foul lischarges from the ears and nostrils, abscesses, skin liseases, dropsy, kidney complaint, evil eSccts of ecret practices, disordered liver and spleen. Its us? trengthens the nervous system, imparts a fair con* ilexion, and builds up the body with 9 HEALTHY, SOLID FLESH, e 1 As an antidote to syphilitic poison it is strongly ecommended. Hundreds of cases of the worst type lave been radically cured by it. Being purely veg table its continued use will do no harm, The but ime to take it is during the summer and fall; and nstead of debility* headache, fever and ague, you * will enjoy robust health. Sold by all druggists. | >rice, |(.<jp. Olficc, 35 Murray Street, New York. I nKPATINE for the Liver. EDWIN PARK DR. E Jnlv 2o 1877. RASE BALLS AND BATS. Hod Stocking Bulls, $1.-10. / Star * " 51.00. V Juniors " 50. Bats, 'SI, 33 and 40 inches long at 40c. \ E. l'AIiKHH. July 2."), 1S77. Joseph S. Hammond KKErx on hand :i line stock of fast horses j mid light running vehicles for hire to |, ,he public. ri His charges arc reasonable andsulted to Hie a lard times. Transportation to any part <if Ills or adjoining counties will he furnished ri >n tlicsbortcxt posyil<ie notici'. ij Apply' to him at the lJepot or at his roslIcucc on Main street. Aug. 1,1?77. tf. Kfotice to Tax Payers. !i ALL Persons having any Ileal or Personid Property in their possession, >r under their control as owner or holder, >r as husband, parent, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, agent or atoriicv, on tlio (irst day of June, 1.S77, are * Kjuired to list or exhibit the samo to the joniity Auditor or his Assistant, For the niruose of Taxation my office is openid daily, (Sundays excepted) for the puriose of receiving such returns until oth September next. For the accomodation of tho tax pavers r lmvft iiri*?ti<n>d to Imvfi Ail iLssistant at ho following placos oil the days designaod: viz., r At Ninety-Six, from arrival of down i rain on 2i?d July until arrival of up J rain on next (lav. J1 At Greenwood, from arrivnl of up train >n 2-lth July until arrival of same train loxt day. Hodges Depot, from'arrival of up train m 25th July until arrival of same train text day. (}il?;al Church, "Otli July. Sinitliville, 31st July. -A Cedar Springs, August 1st. 11 White Hall, Augsut 2d. u' Chiles Cross Roads, August 3d. Doualdsville, August lliih. l?ue West, August, lltli. l> Krwin's Store, August 13th. ijowndesvillo, August 11th. 1{ Hester's Store, August 15th. n Calhoun's Mills, August lt?th. r< Lebanon Church, August 17th. H lJradley's Mill, August20th. * McKetlrick's Mills, August 21st. It is made my duty, when parties fail o make their returns within the time ^ >roxcril>od, to copy the returns of the >receeding year and add thereto lil'ty ("} >or cent., as: a penalty. J. TOW'NES ROBERTSON, Auditor. Abbeville, July 18, 1877. ?] State of South Carolina, ? ; tr u County of Abbeville. i'1 - u u X COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. fary s. Seller and Franccn E. Gray,?Plain tlftv, a (/a in.it T simry T. Wideman, Administrator, Tnmns A- Wldeman, William If. Wldumnn and John .Morrnli,?Defendants. V) the x't irt Defendant*, of whom William \ II. \\Tideman in a resident of the lie/rub- ^ lie of Mexico: ur st; TOIT ARE IIKKEMY SUMMONED AND gr ( required to answer tho Complaint in <J< ils^K'tfon of which a copy Is filed in tho cr lice ot'< 'lerU of said Court and to serve a copy U( your ynswer on the subscribers at their j lice lit .M'tievlllo f'ourt House, S. 0., within j icsity days after the service of this Summon.'; 1 i you, exclusive* of tho day of service, if ( in'fail to answe r tills complaint within the h mcafitfesald, the PlnntlU's will apply to the _ hirt for the relief demanded In the contain t. At, l'Eimix & wriritAN. PlaiiitilTs Attorney. b William JT. M'idcman, one of the Dc- F fcnilanttt: TAKE XOTIt?K thnt the complaint In tills ;*c, l??!fntlu*r with Mm Summons, of which o forotfolnt; Is 11 copy, was lllcd In my ollloe S1} Abbeville Uourl House, S. on the ^Stli Sa July, 18T7. l?'i i? s.l M. U. ZEIGLKU, C. C. I?. i/'Xn? is>-<it- - pi? of 3RADFIELPS Female Roirulnto an J EDWIN PARK Ell. ms A pickpocket works on abstract princi- _ cs. ?. - j CONSUMPTION CURE. Thrashcr'a J consumption cure at 25c to Sl.ft) a (J B9 9 ? -- COLUMBI jnA.israii] IN i HHR undersigned hnvd leased tills old-e I exceltcune, the only properly construct Ions, nlry, well lighted and ventilated, 11 nuBO In this city. It will be the nlm of tin nservedly popular, by keeklnsa table whe es of the season, HUPEltlOK TO ALL . > have the Columbia Hotel well filled wl 111 eompete with the boarding-houses of t on and aeuommodatlon, surpass tliera all. Transient Boarders enrd by the weceor month at prop&tlon nests may bo assured that In no manner s imfort. the Inner man. Onr obleot Is by d [otol nl h reowonablo price, which the p'ubl ill l>o mndri up by an increased business, iquors, with pollto attendants to meet the ntcd with good liquors, mixed to suit the ?o traveling public to give us a trial, liclnf ill again, uud advise ull their friends to tie \Vm. O on man, Manager" Columbia, S. C., August 1,1877, A Strictly A. BE r^TCSTRES to notify Ills friends tl LP sincHgonsi strictly CASH 13 nail profit. His stock will consist i )rv Goods. Clothing --*/ > c Crock 'LOUR, BACON, JjARD, COF I also lmve on Hand a Fine S VHIKKEYS, COON AC, PEACH HEIIUY, MADEIRA, PORT, VINES, and a Good Stock of ALE I will make it to the advantage o( ud Prices. 1 April 18,1S77. tf. Dr. H. D. D'E 1ST A.BBEV] OFFICE OVER ' t.28,1875, -tf 1877 187 IXTErW SPRING STOCK. No. 2 White's Block. IcDonald&C [ave Just Received a New a Fresh Stock OK Jeneral Merchaudisi vliich They Will Sell at the Lowi Figures FOR CASH ONLY. nrrANKTXO my IVIonilsami rustnmprs [ the liberal patronage bestowed upou I it<! tlrin of McDonald .t ir.'iiKlon, I wot ^pectfuily solicit a. slmrc of Lite sumo at I Liovc well known igi.iiii. Don't forgot where I inn ami by nil iner fineinher the place where you enn buy I est, unci inoKt goods, for the leant money. No. 2 White's Block. W. T. McDONALD. & Co. April 1,1.S77. rrsr received at crxxixfirra?.! I TEM 1*1 i ETON'S Hi pieces Spring l'rin ilenehrd and 11 row u Cotton. March 21, 1S77, Mattrasses. t NKW nml splendid lot CU15DED 1IA 1 MATT II AfcSWISK. J. D. CHALMERS & CC Oct. 2T), 1870. tf. AIST0N_H0TISE. 1877. The Misses Gate I^Xl'KKNS thanks for jmst patronage a Pj solicit ii continuance of the same for 1 resent year. Moth regular nnd Transient Boarders \i i; accommodated. Jan. 3,1877. THE CSSkT , volume of thrilling intercity by the rutin istoriun 11. 1'. JJuockktt; describing 1 iuvtiamand Wvrkn: Social, I'outicai., a uli<;ioi;s histoiiy und condition: tli iiiiw-li/r, varied cuxtmiix, -anti junmlhiriHat, I ,mses of the war, the Issues at stake?Cln <m unuinxL ilohuuimt'ilan?WiG iniyhty inlcrt f other nations Involved; Biographies ic Jtnlerx, Statrsmm and Ueiwrulx; . iculy IMA'STitATKD. TIlO bunk mim-ifl kki> now. Wanted iiuifuntl/j, 3,DUO mjents try liberal terms. Address inmiAHI) illtOS., Publishers, 7:? Hansi t., l'hllada. CAKPENTRYr CHE undersigned horol>y gives not that he is prepared t(j do all kin Carpenter's Work and 'Building. To also repairs Cotton Gins, Thraslu lid Fans. A lull supply of < Jin Mater ways on hand. Farmers arc request ? bring their <?ins up early in the seas ?allow time to have them proporJy pi iircil. Also Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gi ie IJrooks Cotton I'ress, and all kinds ubber and Leather Helling. D. B. SMITH, Abbeville C. II., S. C. he Place to Buy the Bei Goods for the Least Money. TCmviTJISTANPIXa the hard times, N M. lladilon & Co., have sold out the st stock of Millinery and Fancy (foods at e receiving dally a fresh supply of the late Vies of Hats Bonnets Trimming Silks, fir ain Ribbons, Neck Ties, French Flowci irseis, ivc. ah 01 which win oe mhu riini than ever. Also a fii'.l line of Whi xxis mid Muslins froin l.?o toflOo. Ji) I'IKCES Now and Pretty Calicoes. 15 SPOOLS Coats Cotton forSlOO. L'AI.Ij on It. M. Ilmltlon & Co., If you wa: u best goods for tho least money. GOLDSMITH. P. KI> Goldsmith & Kind, ounders And Machinist (1'HOSXIX J RON WORKS), COLUMBIA, S. C. Manufacturers of Steam Engines of a tea: Ilorse powers, Circular and Mulf w Mills, Crist ami Sugar Cane Mill our Mills, Ornamental House and Stoi outs, Iron Bailings, Agricultural Iti amenta, etc. Brass and Iron Castinf all kinds made to order on short notic d on tho most reasonable terms. Al.s< mufaeturera of Cotton Presses. indersonviile Mills. OTTON YARN'S. New process. Mum A HOTEL PROPRIETORSHIP. RtJibl I shed and well known HOKEL, which fs, par r cd hotel in tee city of Colombia, being coin mould is far ahead of nny other hotel or boarding l? proprietors to make the COLUMBIA HOTEL reon can bo found nil the substancials and delicar\Nl) IXFBKIOK TO NONE. Our object will be ith guests, and to accomplish J,hls desired end, wc he city ns to x>leoe, while we shall as to fare, utteni Two Dollars Per Day. nte rates. While our prices are reduced,, our j\| hull our tnble be lacking In the good shiuirs io alng a large boslness and keeping a well tilled le can afford to pay, that what wc lose in prlcc I' Our BAH will contain the purest and choicest * tixinfu (lilmti. lwiI. .lndi-i. In l.n ??/ /.T?mn. L" wants of the most fustldlou*. In :v word we want u, ; assured that those who stop with us once, will > ho likewise. KEENA.N BROTHERS, Proprietors. k. m. Cologne, Cashier and Oillcc Clerk. Aug., 13-77. 5t. Cash House. West * iat lio lias determined to conduct his bu ; IASIS and will dispose his goods with a ai in part of ai f, Shoes, Boots, Hats, ery, &c., . CORN, GRIST, SUGAR AND I FEE, &c. took of LTQJJORS, CORN AND RYE AND APPLE BRANDY, N. E. RUM, MALLAGA AND SCUPPERNONG AND LAGER. " purchasers to call and examine my stock V. Bequest j WILSON, 2 TIST, [IIIIE, O. rHE POST OFFICE 71877 1877 rd\innTf( Anmimn mm fin OF t NEW GOODS, 0 Tlxo 2 "a Emporium B; Of Fashion. BSt J OTTIt numerous eustomers In tills County mid surrounding, nre respectfully Informoil ttint, we ore now ott'crlnir one of the Lnr ?i>t mid most Attractive Stocks of ? Millinery the to be found in the up country, also all the lutCKt novelties in ins " Fancy Dry Goods at prices defyinsrenmp^tlon any whore, anil p all we sisk for is an inspection to convince. f. Samples of any kind of ffoM.s sent free. D Iv\press paid on ail orders amountingto & Ave dollars or over. ? Respectfully, * JAS. A. BOWIE, 11>, EC Agent, ? ? Emporium of Fashion! nr April 11, 1*77. * 01 Edwin Parker ?i ? 01 ?DEALER IN? h< DRUGS, MEDICINES, I bl Stationery 'and Books,E ? FANCY ARTICLES, SEED, * "ill WTi m am T> nnr?/ltt a4/? v* iuco) ijiaiiuj) vbvi FOR CASH. S Juno 27, 1877. ? C] Groceries, Groceries. " IK 7 A c-ii J LI IS COFFEK SUGAR FOR ?1.00. ar :h' J i\<, and 4 lbs OoftVe for Sl.UO. m 11 and 12 lbs Rico for $1.00. 1 nt .1II(')in Tomatoes, W.lio dozen. ' cc o. 1 1 lb Can Salinond, '2X7% dozen. . a? M'l 1 lb Can Oysters, l.Sli dozen. oi tx*. Adamantine Candles, 20 cents. t0 on Cheese, cents. , Soda Crackers, W/. cents. U1 Mil Fresh lot of Fainflv Flour Just received? and cheap for tho cash .it pi ? it. M. i I ADDON & CO.'S. April 11,1S77. i ? to To the Ladies. . ? fa WHEN you visit Abbeville be sure and| n cull ar, No. 2 (Jmnltc Range and lie con- 1 vinced that one stock of millinery was never larger and at more satisfactory prices. Mrs. Magiiie Sassard's long experience and cultiv.-ded taste is n guarantee that you will be :..i I pleased. , j Respectfully, o';!l MRS. M. M. WHITE. rc.j AV11 11,1877. 1 'n? 1 Greenville and Columbia Railroad ol CHANGE OP SCHEDULE. Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays excepted, conncctliur with Nit'llt Trains on|* South Carol inn Railroad up and down. r?n . Jg and after Monday, July Kith, laTT, the fol-i lowing will be the schedule : St UP. |U I T.r>nvp Columbia at 12 -15 p m; *,1 Leave Alston 2 ?.i p m | ;v Leave Newberry .'! -M p m; *' Leave Iloileos (! St I p m | Arrrlvc Abbeville 7 15 p in Leave Helton s ai j> m j H. Arrive at Greenville 10 0u p in ? 'lr DOWN. ") Leave Greenville at 5 a m I*1 LoaveBoltnn 7 2<i a ni 2" Leave Abbeville 7 -ii a ni, \ Lonvo IToiIkcs * 57 a m J AI J'" Leave Alston 1 ? > p m 10 Arrive at Columbia.: 2 M p ni j Q I fnl ANDERSON 1JHANCII AND BLUE RIDGE,'be E ? 'Leave W'nllialln 4 Jo a ml 1 Leave l'erryvillc 5 <W a ml _2 fD Leav<? l'endleton 5 -10 am Leave Ariiim-son C :H) a m ? I Arrive at Ueltori iw ? :u Up. 13 Arrive at Walhallp 11 J.'i p m Leave Ptirryvlllo l" -10 l> n>i Leave Pendleton 1" 1" i>m | ^ 11 Leave Anderson 0 |> in >v Leave Hel ton 8 80 j? ni f ? Ijuirens Branch Trains leave Clinton at 9.(1(1; |J ? n. in. and leave Newberry :t.0() p. m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday*. ~ 1- THOMAS POPAMEAP, { ] rf General Superintendent. t-/ Jaiiez Nohton. Jn.. (Jen. Ticket Axeut. ^ 0; j "Eugene !B. Gary. p. Attorney at Law, AHREVILLE C. II., S. C. s '* I eoi ^^4^SpeemMUtcntloiiU^he collection of, am MILLINERY ; store: ?->ss Jane E. Eamcy =$ now prepared to show to her friends and cutitoiiKirffof AI>l?ovlllc mid surrounding untry u choice and cheap stock of Dsiery, Gloves, Ilankerchlefs. Scarfs, Hows, MILLINERY NOTIONS, Fans, Collars, Cuflfe, Jewelry, Corsets, Veils, Ac., nil new. Special Care "Will be Given to the Dress Mali DwdM: rn whl<5h kIio will l?c assisted by MR.4?. M. ( DONALD, whose taste and skill needs not word f?r rceoineiidiition. A full line of Patterns always on hand. Patronage solicited, und satisfaction ^uaritccd. All orders promptly filled. Any bill nountiug to Five Dollars or more, sunt Exess Free. April 4, 1877. tf. SUNNINGHAM i nn ANSi TEMPLETON \ IiT'T Constantly Adding to Their AlV. ready Varied Stock of General Lcrclumditse, 'hey Receive this Week TJGAR, COFFEE, CANNNED GOODS , t M' . ... of all Kinds. And next week, a ftill line DRY GOODS, Boots and Shoes. Nov. 22r tf. Tig Palmetto Cotton Sin, MANUFACTURED BY m a a a mm mm* IMIilM Mi MAIIHtWS, Ninety-Six, S. C. DEALER IJT [TtURNITUkE, Collins. Belting and L- (Jin Material generally, and Agent >r Steam Engines, Threshers, Reapers ml Mowers, Cotton Presses, tfccv CONDENSERS. Feeders and Seed, rushers attached to Gins when desired. " REPAIRING CAREFULLY HONE. All communications receive prompt at>ntiou. Purchasers should eitll or correspond ith him bo tore purchasing elsewhere. , Juno 15, 1K77. th iyer s .ague (Jure, For Fover and Apue, Intermittent ever, Chill Fever, Remittent Fever,, umb Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever,, c., and indeod all the affections which rise from malarious, marsh,, o? mi Asiatic poisons. Till* is a compound remedy, prepared wlthi lontlfic fkill from vegetable ingredients, which, .rely fails to cure the severest case* of ClilUa id Fover and tlic concomitant disorder. Such remedy the nccc*nJtics of the peoi)lc In nwlarl19 district* dcronud. Its great superiority over ly other medicine yot <lincoverc<l for the euro ' Intermittent!! Is, that It contain* no quinine or inern!, and those who tako It arc free from jngcr of quinism or any injurious effect*, and c as healthy after uik'ng it as before. It has ion extensively employed during the last thirty ?ara in. the treatment of these dfstreeiing dls dera, and no tfnvnrylng haji been its *ucc?m. int it ha* gained the rcpntatlon of being infaJllIc. It can, bo safely recommended as a suro :medy and spceillc for the Fever and Ague of ic West, and the Chill* and Fever of tlu> DUth, which, oncc broken up by it* do QOt turn until tlic disease is again contracted. ' The great variety of disorder* wnicn nriao . om the irritation of this poison, such as IVcu>Jp:Iu, Rheumatism, Gout, Boadach?, llndnegs, Toothache, Earache, Coirrli, A at limn, Palpitation, Sploclc flections, Hysterics, l*aln in the Bowls, Colic, Paralysis, and derangement of , 0 Stomach, ail of which become intermittent periodical, have no speedier remedy than yeii'h Ar.ut Cure, which cures tlicm all alike,, id protects the system from future attacks. As preventive, it is of immense service hi those immunities where l'wr and Agrue prevails, 1 it stays the development of the disease if taken i the first approacii of the premonitory *yrapma. Travellers ami temporary residents aro ms enabled to defy these disorders, and few 111 ever suffer if thoy nvall themselves of th? rotcctiou this remedy affords. Jor Liver Complnlnta, arising from rpidily, it is an excellent remedy; it stimulates lis organ into healthy activity, and produces any remarfcauit; curva *uuc guivi mvmvi?v II. repared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Practical and Analytical Chemist*, LOWELL, MASS, bold dt *' * s&UGoiara jevtbivngbk. STEAM Planing Mill, COLUMBIA. S. C. \W. WING, Proprietor f AXT'FACTUIiETl of Sash, minds, Poor.*, 1 Window ami Door Frames, Inside J'lvot iml* ami .Shutters, Pilasters, Mantolpicees, oldlnjrs, ltriu:lcets, Handrails. Newel*, Baiters, Scroll Work of all Description. All Work Guaranteed a No. 1. Feb. as, liS7li,tf. Eurek.a. ro More Bald Heads. X reeepton of One' Dollar, I will cend an Infallible receipt to prevent tlie lialrfroni llngout. and even restore the hair on llahi ads, If the person Is not too old to enro letherhe has auy hair or not. No chemical rnpound, no OruxKist's bill.fbut a simple ned.v at the h(<nd of any one. V.ldress JAMES PllATT, Duo Went, R. C. Jurcli 2S, 1S77. SOLID HARD WOOD EDSTEADS nt $1.(10 nnd upward*, wnr? ranted all liard wood, all complete, and .'best bed sold lor the pt'leo. at J. D. CHALMERS <k CO. Iarcli 1, 1*77. tf. a i arriages iorunuaren. ANOPY TOP PKRAMBULATOIIS, Rucpy Top Pemmbulutors, Silver mounted minings and handsome stylos. Just rroelvut J. I). CHALMERS A ca larch 7,1877. tf. ine Chamber Furniture. ?RRSSINO Cnso Suits, very handsome * and durable. iOIjID WAT,NTT CHAMBER HI'ITS. nplcte .it *10 and upwards?all well mado I finished in bust manner nt y & CO.