The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, November 14, 1877, Image 2

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^i T?e Press and Eanner. ABBEVILLE, S. C. By TII CH WII.SON & W. C. HENET. Wednesday, Ifcv. 14, 1877. To the Public. 1 tnko;>l";tsan> in presenting to our n-.i'lcrs W. <* IJenet. Ksq., to whom 1 liavo this tliiv sold one-hiilf interest in the olliee of the Prrxs and Hunnrr. Mr. itenet's high literary education and mental endowments are too welt known to I the people of .-Abbeville County to need] any introduction from nie. In the future he will in eo operation with ; myself devote his energy and ability to I the maintenance and elevation of the high1 standard of acounty newspaper to which wo have in the past striven to attuvn. With the lu.'!p of so able a scholar I may safely jwoiuise that the JYe&s uiid Bunnrr ot the fiiiuro will be?u improvement on tJtir jVrs* ami Banner of th e recent ]last of .which however many of our readers anddjrethren of the press have been kind cuocsrh to express themselves In complimentary tetuis. On matters pertaining to the public welfare, niio J Ve-s-s find Banner may.be alrw.ied on in the future as in the fw i ^dependence of thought and spvuoh. I" urcstrained by party tyranny -oi "!o<al cl anior we will at all times approve the right and condemn tho wrong Hvhosievt wo see it. -IV) nt y brethren of the press I tender my be si wishes for their prosperity and 1 hope tlull in the future they ivill extend to my -partner the fraternal kindness and vourt ?sy which they havo heretofore generou? ly shown to nie. Very respectfully, Jlt'UlI WILSON. C ft. 1", 1S77. Card. In entering into partnership with Mr. 1 /ilson as joiut proprietor and editor of t in JYr.ss and Banner, it is fit that 1 houid address but few words to the readi ng publio and to our brethren of the ] n-oss. The position whieh I now occupy ' ins boon rendered honorable by the able nion mv predecessors who have so long J?cpt tliis journal in the front rank among "the county papers of the State. It is with ditlidenee that I venture to take up the* ]?en whifch they so ably wielded. This, however, has been made an easier task forme by tho propitious circumstances in which our county and State are now placed. The work of a Democratic editor is not so difficult now as it was during the past ten pears. The years of alien tyranny, corruption and spoliation?worse than a decade of the dark ages?aro now happily ended, and Abbeville county and South Carolina aro at last enjoying the restored blessings of home-rule. All through these gloomy years tho /Veaw wtd Banner has hcen faithful to tho principles of Democracy and has Imttled stoutiv an^ well until the great party of whoso doctrines it is an exponent is supreme in South Carolina and likely soon to be supreme in the United States. It is, my dosire and will bo my oarnost cn-i deavor to keep this journal true to the j straightont Democratic principles which it j h:ts always strenuously advocated, and to, whose triumph last year it contributed} not a little. It is gratifying to know that In forming! this partnership with Mr. IFilson, I tind i the Pre** ait'! Banner in a most prosper- j ous condition. It's subscription list is numerous and increasing, and its busi- j ness is healthy and growing. It is characteristic of our brethren of the press to give generous indulgence to | filch novice as he enters their ranks. I j need not therefore bespeak it for myself.: 11*. C. BEN'KT. j <S> ? What's the Matter with Edgefield? j We hoar whisperings of discontent in ; Edgefield with Governor Hampton's ad-1 ministration, the man for whom old, Edgefield so recently did so much ( to elect to oifice. While we did not' endorse his action in reference to the elee- j tion of Willard to the office of Chief Jus-1 tice, we are an earnest supporter of his | campaign policy, and would bo ready to denounce nnv attempt to divide the Democracy of the State* which would cer-, tainly result in turning the Government over to the negroes. A rumor has also reached our oars to the effect that another paper is to bp is-1 sued in Edgefield, and un effort made 1 to break [down that staunch old paper | tiie Edgefield, Advertiser, whose name! lias been handed down from father to son ! i in that county us a household word, and! whose faithfulness to the cause of home rule has been only equalled by the energy j and efficiency of its work. The earnestness with which it battled with Radicalism was made clear when it denounced corruption at a time when it inflicted i great pecuniary loss to its proprietors, and on one occasion even wont .so far as ] to attack Judge Carpenter on the Bench, i With a record like this, that proud oldi Edgefield Advertiser need fear no efforts j to crush it out. It does not appear in the' history of South Carolina journalism j where an old journal, run with any energy j or business tact, was ever compelled to j succumb. Tho attachment of a reading! public to a newspaper likp the Advertiser, j always so distinguished for the vigor of! itHthought and the bold ability of its ex-! pressjon, cannot be readily severed. Other ; parties may desire to publish a newspa- I per at Edgelield; if so, the Advertiser can' certainly have no objection. Competition j is the life of trade, aud a journalistic mo-1 nopoly is not wholesome. There may bo I enterprising citizens in that town with a surplus of ready cash, and if they dcuire to spend it in publishing a newspaper, i no one certainly need object. We would j welcome another paper hailing from | Edgefield, as it cannot injure the old jour*1 ual. Wo speak whereof wo know. We have been at Abbeville nearly twenty years and in that time many changes have occurred in the printing business, j Part of this time we had competition and j part of the time since the war we did not. j The book in which, all of oar *cttleuicntx\ have been entered will show au iucreaxcdl net profit Jtincc u e hod competition. The j Adocrtiicr has only to continue to make j a first-class paper to meet with continued < (avor and prosperity. While many have: an attachment for an old friend and will; lake tin? Xdcertixer under any circum-l stances, there is another class who will exercise thf same discretion in spending money for a newspaper that they do in other matters?and will subscribe where they can get the best and most for their money. Capital Punishmentrim neeuis a uainful dkmwd fc*r life aiming Jiuiue of our people, if their expressions of a desire to Increase Uie crimen, to %\ aich capital punishment sbidl be attached. We are opposed to capital punishuientfor .any ofl'euce vlutf ever, provided a safe place within :the walls of a }>eaitentiarybe assigned the culprit, whence ho may not emerge except by uet of the Legislature. There is a growing sentiment in the civilized world aguiust. tlu; death penalt}',. Cakdozo. the .ex-State TSreasun'-c, Who was on triid last .week for Jiis misdeeds while Treasurer, was found guilty of a J ^conspiracy In rob the treasury' a! the State. 21 e has applied to the Supieme 'Court, where his .counsel hope to lind, some loop-hole ithrough which the culprit may escape. Our own opinion is that it is only a question of time, and very short time too, when he will be escorted to the The Recent Homicides. It is not without a pang of regret ! we record three homicides during I jKist week within the borders of A I viile county?a county which has ah ! been so distinguished for its quiet : law-abiding citizens. While we c shed a tear for the poor unfortunates have so suddenly been summoned , the presence of the Supreme Ruler <>1 universe, we are not less sorry for trouble which the actors in theses h< ( ides have brought upon themselves their families, as well us for the grief llieted upovi the families of the doees Wo caunot think that any of tho pa to those ollenees against tho peaoo dignity,of llie State would wilfully malice aforethought, kill a follow-i and can but attribute some of tho eas ties at least, to the fatal results of the 1 nieious practice of carrying tiro a I only to bo Used in ?u unguarded mon jwhon perhaps inllumod with whiskoj j kill a eouirado for souieslight offence If our L< gislaturo in its wisdom w [puaota law requiring persons to pi license for carrying deadly weapons f : casualties would in our opinion bo of j frequent occurrence, and the citizen i tho community would be saved the tendaut evils. j It ought to bo a law, if it is not, any one who habitually goes about walking armory, has in his heart premeditated malice towards mank that makes homicide, when oommitte ! him, to bo wilful and deliberate inui J Such a practice shows a heart devoi i all social atl'ection and desperately 1 ; on mischief. It is ;i truism that a people are only I ilized thoroughly when all wrongs |private ehuraotor are redressed by I law and by that alone. Let that be ri I !v enforced and we have nothing to j The war is over and we must have pi j Escnpcd Convicts. j Oar neighbor of the Xcwberri/ lie is disposed to be a little hard on our J road authorities in the following j i graph. We know that it is bad for t : outlaws to bo at large, but we know j our railroad authorities have done t j best to keep them within bounds, ant j believo that they will use every exei j to have thorn re-captured, j 1'iciminai.s at Laugh.?Newton Ren\ I Peter Williams and Press Gray, (colored, ; Frank Klford, (white,) sentenced by J I Miuk ey at the last term of court to the 1 | tentlary for four years, are at large, havlr wiped from the stockade of the Greene 'and Augusta Kail road some weeks ago. oi our Trial Justices, while riding aloiij ! road near town n few days ago, met > I with a sixteen shooter on hisshoutder. T | convicts make their living by stoiiling, we think It the duty of the railroad nu'tI | ties who hired them and let thorn esonj j make some efFort* to catch them. Aftei | county has been at the expense of trying [ convicting them, it Is Jnsta little toon that they should be turned loose on her a before their sentence lias fairly begun. T | who hire convicts should be required to bond to the State fbr their safe keeping, should be mude to indemnify the Stat every escape. If any effort has been inad the part of the rallrojul authorities to rc tare these convicts, we have not heard ' tr rtif nroiiur efforts were made they coul recaptured. M'c hope they are not wal on t lio officials hero; it Is not their duty. Newton Hemvlok unit same others ot sang have boon afterNime Anil. Sinie i? i.eu'to who testitled against Newt. and can toll a "black dug's tracks" when ho thoin. Ho was shot in tho arm not 11 nights ago by Newt. Judge Davenport, charged with murde his step-child, and for whom the Gove has ottered u reward of 5100, and Hurrell venport, a noted oow?thlcf and escaped hi iff, arc also in the neighborhood of I berry. These nog roc* uro not only great rot but aro desperate characters. In the language of Tweed, "What are going to do ahuut it." Death of Dr. Buist of Groenrill A t an early hour last Sunday mort the inhabitants of Greenville we're prised and startled at hearing the bel the Presbyterian Church solemnly i ing. It was woon announced that IJuist, the revered pastor of the Chi had died that morning, ilo had bee failing health for some time, but his f ily and the congregation and oommu that loved him so well fondly hoped the end was not vot, and that the good man would still be spared to go iu out among them. Dr. E. T. Buist was born in Charlei of Scottish parents, llis family liav< ways been staunch Presbyterians, was educated lor tho Church, and fo three years ago, he settled in Groenv luoK cuaige 01 uio imam cnurcn mat then struggling for existence there bus ever wince remained as the faitl pastor of tiio congregation that bis lal gathered around him. yls a minister, l>r. l'uist wasfbelovei all his congregation over whom he e: cised a paternal care. As a schola ranked high, and the Greenville Litei Club lose in him one of their most turcd members. Asa citizen aud men of society he was respected and belovtn all who knew him. His genial mm and pleasant smile endeared him to acquaintances. By his death Grooni loses one of her best and most inlluei citizens, his congregation lose a dev< and pious pustor, und his church lose learned divine whose influence in courts was great and well-directed. Hon. D. W. Aiken. Our immediate Representative has livered his maiden speech in Congr It was a very happy effort, aud was rueeivwi. n c print it uuiow. coi. ai has modeJUly kept quiet hitherto, and are to know that his voice lias t heard in the capital. When lie spe he speaks to the point, even when here, he is humorous: I do not propose to make a speech, but I Impressed yesterday by the tact that It m difficult matter to learn whether the Gen of the Army knew that we lind any Arm} where the Army was, or how many men tl were in the Army, or whether he knew thing at all about it or not. The geutlei from >-ew york [Mr HewlttJ and the gen man from Ohio [Mr. Banning] have iu this morning to have published in the Roi certain tables and statements showing w the barracks are and where our soldiers a now I wish U> append to that a little r or information which I venture to say net of them will tlnd In those Uibles. It is i ply this, that there is oue company of soli stationed at the city of Columbia, in my suite, for which we' have 110 more use 1 you havu for them 011 thistloor; and we der them respectfully to our fellow citizei Texas. [Laughter.] There is a battallio troops In the city of Charleston. LastJ'l day Cole's Circus exhibited In Cliharles I presume some of our friends here I heard of this Institution. The soldiers tl took it in to their heads that they would gi to tbitt circus without paying anything, they went there, turned over the ticket-> 011, broke down the door, and made a p deal of trouble generally. The pollci Charleston got after them and did not cal any help, but gobbled them up and put t! all in the guard-house. |l<uugliter.J ai l?op?r that when ihey get out of the yu house they will all go to Texas. Senator Maxwell. Tlio VAgtfiel/L Advcrtutrr makes the lowing deserved mention of our hi> respected Slate Senator Hon. J. C. I* well. The Senator's eourse in the lit Iature ha* received the general comn dation of our people. | Senator Maxwell, of Abbeville wh -in lSdgeiield ou a visit to thel'ainil j .lohu llollinsworth, Ksq., was on | streets on Monday and Tuesday i where uixu v friends felt honored ! shako hi in by the hand. Among the f j and true men that our political rede j tion has thrown into the Senate of Si | Carolina, none rank higher than this ' > thv son of ojd Abbeville. I * Yo*)rhees vice Morton. Yesterday an event occurred in : Senato of the IJniUxl States which is ! calculated to ?eud a thrill of joy thrc ; every Southern heart. Daniel W. \ j liees, was sworn in as Senator from I diana to fill Uie unexpired term of C | Morton recently deceased. [ "The Tall Sycamore of tne TTabash, ! the former ibi'ondly called by liisjfrie and than whom the South has no ti ! friend, thus succeeds when ourne< the sorest, '-the apostle of Late and bl j ness." Let us have peace, and lots c i ' , , Mr. Cowan Armstrong's bead is lc He means business this fall. Mr. Milton Ellis mado tho best < this year he evor made. | Taxes??-Good Suj,r2estions---Let o ^atj Legislators Head and Digest. _ ^ ^ Pi??it nmj 7?ijntijr bbc-1 |Rn matter of very great lmportan vays! to your numerous readers, mid in fact, tot , people of Soul !i Carolina generally, conecr ant* lug which I propose making a suggestic ould through the columns of your paper, for t consideration of the Legislature at its a who | proaching session. into ' " *s certainly obvious to every one who ! at all Informed as to the pecuniary conditl< ? the of a large majority of our tax payers, that ti1(.' is out of the question for them to pay anotli | tax levy next spring or at any time before t >tni- I next crop Is made. mill This being true, would It not he_worse (hi folly for the Legislature to levy such a h 'ill- and have the effort made U> collect It? Nc , j what Is to be done? The machinery of g<: used. | crnment both State and County must not st rties i and It takes money to run them. My sugg* , j lion Is this: | Let the Legislature levy a tax for State pi with! poses, based upon the assessments wn 1 I have just been innde, of ten milt*: Provl nan,! for the collection of this tax, promptly, t I ! tween the 1st of October and loth of Novel >UUi" ber next. Divide the proceeds of thlK le per- ] equally between the two fiscal years?the o ; commencing 1st of November 1S77 und en rms, j jug Hist of October 1X78 and the other co lent,' mencing 1st of November 187SHnd ending ll ' of October 1879. Authorize the Governor '? to | borrow sufficient money todetray the exni sesof the Government for six months of t , | tlscal year upon which we have Just enten oulu | to be paid from the first collections In Octot IV ..laud require all officers of the jovernment | wait until the collectlonsare mivde InOctoli mell and November for the latter half of their kj I r ... ?l.? nwiflulnn mo,I,, In ? " ! once to tho public schools, as mostof the pi and | He teachers can manage to getalong If th . | are paid one-half of thclrsalarlcs In cash a iU" i have the assurance that they will recelvct other half In the fall. As to the County g< , erniuents?I would authorize thoCounty Co ",a* mlssioners to levy a tax of five mill* to as ;i I equally divided between the two fiscal yei j as above montloned and to be collected att that eaino time as provided for the collection ind the State levy. ' ' I would also authorize them to borrow d by limited amount of money?say twenty-fl hundred dollars?to be paid from the first c * lections In October. This amount would ft d of nish the means with which to pay Jurors a t witnesses, transportation of prisoner* and JUU natlcs. &c? ana any other demands whi | might absolutely require the cash or othi , . wise result in a grsat hardship or Inconvc m* ience. All other claims against the Coun of a to be audited and checks on the Coun , Treasurer given by the County Commissi* tho ers at their annual meeting In Novernb icicl- 'fhus y?? see I have provided forthestatea b county governments for two years with a le fear, of fifteen mill*, which Is loss than three-fourt mco of t'16 lev>' DU,<le a,ld oollected by the Radii party for.the fiscal year preceding that whl has Just closetl?and I have provided for t collection of the same at a time that Is in< convenient for every one. Ailother great e rahl vantage In this arrangement Is that It will t . the tax machinery Into proper working ore rail- again and bring on the collection of taxes ?arn- the time contemplated by the original t act, viz.: in the fall of the year, which is u hose doubtedly the proper time to collect taxes tlrit (,ur State. I am fully convinced that the levies whlcl heir have suggested, both as to State and Coun > ... are ample forall legitimate purpose*, prov ed the phosphate royalties are honestly ps 'tion in and applied, the sessions of the Legislati reduced to their proper dimensions, the lab of the penitentiary convicts properly utilize rick, and the establishment of the whipping, p< i and asa punishment for all petty offences, lnste udire of confinement, as now. In our county Jal 'ciil- lit a heavy expense to the tax-pnyers oft iges- various oountles is provided for. I a root! equally convinced that some arrungeme Oih' looking to the postponement of the ne r the taxes until another crop Is made will have iewt. be made, as to oollect another tax right up hese the heel# of the one now being made ls|out and the question. Respectfully. lorl- K. E. HILL >e to r the : nnd Interesting Itevolntionnrjr Ilistoi inch: gain ! Editor TTcxs (i7i(l Banner : hose I I send you a sketch of Revolutionary II glvejtory whicii I apprehend is not geiioral and known and which may prove interesting e for your renders. e 011 "Throughout the year 1782, the Amerle rnp- army aeted chiefly on the defensive. A she i)l'It, time before the evacuation of Charleston, d he attempt was made ngulnst a British detac itlnjf ment on James island. Jn this unsuccessl enterprise Cupt. Wilmotu brave and wort the officer of the Maryland line lost Ills life, i the This was the last drop of blood shed in t who American war. After (Jen. Green mov sees from the High Hills of Santee in the It lany country near Charleston in 1782 a scei of inactivity succeeded different from t ring busy operations of the late campaign. J rnor was unable to attempt any tiling against t iM- British within thelrlines, and they declin Jail- risking any general action without them. *ew- While the American soldiers lay eucamp in this inactive situation their tattered ru rues, were so completely worn out, that seven hi dred of them were as naked as they w< yau i born, excepting a small slip of cloth aba their waists, and they were nearly as den lute of meat an clothing. In thisconditl they lay tor three months within four hoi c march of the British garrison in ChuriesU IWHIl'U U\MIUII111:U III IV lU VIC iv|uini vi vn than there were Continentals in the A ait cun army. Though they hud abundent r? son to complain, yet while they were evu duy inarching and almost ovary week fl/l lug, they were in good health, good splrl toil- and good humor; but when their enemy w jjr con lined within the fortifications, and tli * were Inactive they became mutinous. Tin ircli long arrears of pay, the deficiency of th? n :n clothing and their waut of many comfo wore forgotten while onstaut action emph inn- ed their minds and bodies, but when an It terruption of hostilities pave thein leisure uuy bro<id over their calamities these evil* w< (hat presented to the Imagination In aggmvnt . , colors. olu A plan was seriously laid to deliver the and gallant and victorious leader Into the hands the British; but the whole design was hap] ly discovered and prevented from being u ston r1'*^ execution. To the honor of t Continental army it may with Justice be 11 ) al- ded, that notwithstanding the prosure i ru their many sufferings the whole number cc ecrned in thlsplot did not exoeod twelve, rty- In the course of year 1782 John Matliav =. I Esq., Governor of South Carolina concert * measures with some of the citizens of Cln WJW lesion, who wished to make peace with tlx i countrymen, for sending out or the urm an<J lines necessary clothing for the almost nak Ijful continentals. When their distresses had nei ly arrived to that point beyond which hum jors nature could face no more, Mr. Joshua Iak: i wood under the direction of Gov. Muthev j brought out of Charleston a large quantity 1 bv | the articles most needed In the Amerlei : cam)). This seasonable supply, though mil i short of their due, quieted the minds of t rhe ' suffering soldiers. Tranquility and good c , der were restored to tlie camp and duty w a - ! cheerfully performed. It Is Impossible toi L'ul-1 justice to tnat invincible fortitude which w . i displayed both by officers and men on t ibor campaign of 1780 and 1781. They encounter J ljV fatigue which If particularly related wou * appear almost incredible. Tlicy had seen liter of suffering to bear up under wnlch eitlzo i.js In the peaceable walks of private life w ' form no adequate ideo of. "Hee Rainsaj rillnj History- of South Carolina, pugo <-M>a nd i itial j vo'" SEN EX >ted j m | m >s a j its "O. P. II" Tears up the New Rai roads?Buries the New County-and Cries Aload for the Reinstatement of the Lien Law. deE<litor Preu and Banner : eHS' It appears that the contemplated "ne wcl county" is in a qulescont mood, enjoying v i imagine a season 01 repose reiresniiiK list K0 I for a more vigorous effort In futurity or h; l we j eked out an einbryotic premature ex 1st em. I "sleeping the sleep that knows no wakening teen ^|lt. ?flat heads" around Due West are restli aks I quietly as to Its inevitable faU? and have i desire to bring about a resurrection. > 48 Judging from the numerous meetings th are heldreeently In this, and adjacent coui ties railroads seem to be the "cry." supers was ding minor questions. Such a spirit i? coi 116 f mendable, praiseworthy and Isan Index th erttl progression, internal improvements are pres ' or ing their merits upon the consideration liere the people. We heartily endorse un ente an>' prising spirit, and coincide with vlewath uian have a remote tendency to redound to tl public weal. Far be It from us, to throw ?Keu jamper upon any laudable undertaking bi cord jfi jt ^Is early day of redeemed llberi here feasible, or practicable, to build so many ra re- roads? Are we not In danger of essaying necc accomplish too much? Three railroads a l"or now undergoing consultation and resolution '{m* Each one, demanding aid from tne peop tiers Greenwood and Augusta, Spartanburg, A own (justa, and Anderson and Augusta; all tra ''ia11; erslng more or less this County, the forinc ^"*.1 has already commenced "throwing up dlr us ol| and we hope Its onward progress will not I .n retarded, but acceler/ ted with Increasi ues- velocity. The otherjtwo mads are In embrj to", awaiting further developments. In o |mve straightened destitute circumstances is '";re not a mistake to think about prosecutli > three railroads. In lhe County? Our mea; So now are not adequate to accomplish such st pendous ends. Inmans capital is required :reat put railroads, in running orderand that 01 what wo do not possess at the present tin 1 Tor we cun scarcely meet ourlowuixes. Hlu hem we not be allowed ample time forrecupei 'd 1 tion, to regain our financial strengtn, ere \ lard- cubmlt to railroad taxations? We have been writhing under unmerclf taxes,* without Intermission, for the In decade of years and we long for a prolong respite, until a competency can be acqulr | to justify Investment in public enterprlsi fol- j It Is an Inconsistency to suppose that we a 11 I exirucv jtHurpiun nmuuutiiuiu HUD WUIU u 5"'y | soil in owe crop to liquidate arrears, defray 1 lax- cldeutal and Incumbered expenses, pay tax< preachers, lawyers, doctors, printers ai other bills, and then have a little over 1 ion- building railroads. The money crop, (cottc for a few years past has been curtailed, ai | under the best managementiand economy t o farmer is not able to pay ' debt*" in the rei , let alone horde up treasures for lnvestmei J In additlou to this, the ponderous Radlc our tiixen had to be met and last year's lnooi last, was spent principally in behalf offreedc to front the servltue of corruption. By the w rood of digression, My Editor. I would say t latter cause of impoverishment enumerate IU1P" no better investment has been made sin DUth the duys 1776. We are now reaping an Ines vvor- utable dividend that makes the heart leap 1 Joy and hope for "better times" lh the futu Times must be allowed ere prosperity c > re-Instate itself and a surplus amount ! means pbound. We are "head over heels" debt and our first aim and effort should be the extricate ourselves from this sinking que mlro. ''Pay what thou owest" If you desl well to enjoy the prlnceless peace of consclem lueh With ?load of debt over our heads, we c . 6 never be prosperons and happy. The li oor- law Is abolished making lit necessary fort T,. ftrmer to retain some supplies In ordes to r his "machine" on his own "hook" for anoi >. P, er year. By the way, I would say, the coming legislature do not reinstate t lien law for a year or two longer, many ape as farmer has to hang up the "fiddle and t j j bow" and suspend operation. The cre< i 18 an JndJspenslDle pra-requlgite unc ruer the prenent ejtlstlng impoverished condtti . . of the laboring class. More anon. 18 0. P. H tter? ?f it. * * Editor Press and Banner: i Please announce through your colum; tfie following gentlemen: . ' . ,. For Colonel?M. L. Bon ham, jr. :rop For Lieutenant-Colonel? W. Z, McGhe i For Major?J. C. Hempliill. X. ur When to Hold Inque8tg>>*CriminaU may be Arrested Without Warrants. Editor Pre*$ and Banner: Allow me space enough In your columns tf call the attention oftho public to.these facts; ' I. In all proper cases for holding lnquesti "" over the bodies of deceased persons, (ana sacli . ' are those where death does not clearly occur ' from vlsltntlon of God,) the Coronor, If within ' " fifteen miles of the place where death occurs j siiould be immediately summoned. If the l.linjHI-r IX >IVC1 llltccu uiih .-I |1?uj Villi ujaiii j( the nearest Trial Justice. II. In nil cases of felony, such as mu'rder I urson, burglary, rape, itc., It Is the duty o: every good citizen to raise hue and cry, and arrest the offender. Tho first thing to be dorn is to secure the felon; the warrant of arrest ' may be procured afterwards. ... J. S. COTHItAN. SolIcltor. 0 Solicitor's Oftlce, Abbeville, S. C., Nov. l:i. ir. The wondcrfnl Cotton Plant. f}\ I.isbon. iiixroiis County, Oh. Editor Pre-u and Banner: I have some cotton seed which I wish to In t.roduce In your vicinity, that I think Is fa J* superior to anything I ever saw. Thecottor was planted on the first day of May on abon one qunrter or one-third of un acre on ordinu ."r ry lund without any manure that yleldec ',7 about GOU pounds of seed cotton, notwitn .* standing the long drought. All the bolls wer , " opened ?vs well a* I remember by the inth dnj ' , of October. When the rain* set In It tools i 'second (growth and is now full of grown bolls , I enn find a great many stalks with if) or 3 bolls, and some with, I suppose, 4(1 or 50. I be ', licve If this cotton was planted sooner 1 l*f" would mnke two crops a year. Mr. H. M Clark and myself found one stalk with tw.en pv ty-four large bolls of the second crop, w ' ? cut the top ofT and sond it to you. wish yoi to exhibit It In your town, and If it will no ". take too much spaoe in your columns pleas ' " publish. Yours Respectfully, b'j J. M. ANTIIOMY. trt> ?o -m lie of THE NEW ENTERPRISE. a ve Augusta, Knoxville and Grecuwood olir A meeting of ths Board of Directors of th nd Augusta and Knoxville Railroad was held li lu- the parlor of the Commercial Bank yestordn; ch at 4 o'clock, President Wheless In th >r- Chair. Messrs. Estes, Barrett, Allen und Cat n- well, members of the CHnvaa.?ln? committee ty were in attendance by appointment, ity The reading of the minutes was dispense* m- with. er. President Wheeless stated the object of th nd meeting to be the taklug steps necessary t vy the commencement of work on the August hs and Knoxville Railroad. Ml After a free Interchange of views, Mr. Ma; ch moved the appointment of Messrs, Esto he Clark and Wheeless as u committee ohargci >st with the duty of arrnngelng for a survey c id- the route, by two distinct. Hues, from this clt; jet toh point opposite Waltons's island, on th ler Georgia side of the Savannah river. at On motion, it was determined that the firs ax assessment on subscription shall not excee< n- 5 perccnt. In Mr. May moved to leave to the Proslden the time when the flrst call shall be mode li I Agreed to. ty There being no further business, the Boar Id- adjourned. iid The meeting above reported was a very in ire terestlng one; bocauso every word uttere< or and every suggestion made proved that th sd, conviction which had forced Itself upon th ist minds of our citizens as to the nccesxit; ad which exists for the proposed road has eiy* Is. Utilized into a ilrm resolve that the roa< he shall he built without further delay. Mi km Estes, Majors Allen and Caswell, and Mi nt Barrett were outspoken on the subject. Th xt far-sightedness and Indomitable eDerg; >rhliih hnvA nor phnrnf>terl2eil Mr. Kate on make his position on the question In ham oi Interesting. Ho is persuaded tbut tire enter prise is practicable, und-he has resolved t give It the benefit of his best efforts. The gentleman who Is now engaged survey Iiir the route from Greenwood to the rive j. will reach tho hitter point this week, and h and his corps will be cnguued to muKc tli sufvey from Walton's Island to this city. Ik- The flrst assessment in the Interest oi thi II v road will be made about the Mb Inst., und to meeting of the stockholders will probably b held in December next for the purpose c an electing a Board of Directors.?August :>rt Chronicle and VaiulitulionalUt. n rnl A Raid on Court housk Vagraxts.hy Just before the midday reoess of the Court c General Sessions, yesterday. Judge Cook he created an immense sensation among the col ed oretl portion of the audleuce by calling upoi ?w Jim Davis, Geo. Mvlntyre, Geo. Bryan an ie Xed Green, four colored boys whom he sav he seated In the rear of the room, to come foi He ward, as he desired to say something to them he The four specially selected for this mysterlou ed audience with tho Judge expressed tliel amusement und consternation upon thel ed features,and their companions around then igs looked 011 with feelings of mingled fear am in- curiosty. Geon?? Bryan refused to come, bu :re the deputy sheriff dragged him forth, desplt ut his plea that his name was Collins, und tha itl- "he hadu'tdonc riothing." Ned Green couli on not be found, fortunately for him. When th in? mree kuiuul mcu were umnu uviviv v? >n, Judge, he usked of euch In turn wliat niannc >1>R of business he was enguged In, nod rccelvin ri- no satisfactory answer nc remarked that h *a- had seen them sitting in the court-room sine ry the session began, and had good reason fo it- believing that they hud no means uf lituklni t?. uu lionCHt living?111 short, that they beloiigci as to that class in the community known a ey vagrants, who lived by stealing, and were th fir leaders of all riots and disturbances. "Am dr remarked tne other duy," the Judge said, " rts Intend to olear this town of a! 1 such fellow >y- who cannot and do not earn an honest living In- If you can't And work here you must go lnt> to the country and till the soil, llefore thre >re months pass over your heads, I. have goo* ed reason to believe that tho law will uuthoriz me to place all you vagrants in a chalu-gani :ir to work the streets of this city and the road of ol this county. The palmy days of crow In pi- fat and sleek In Jail are gone forever, und yoi >r- will learn the trutn of tho little maxim, "i> he the sweat of thy face nhalt thou eat bread.' id- After this lecture the Judge turned the thre of boys over to the sheriff, and told him to loci >Q- them np until the solicitor could prepare pro ceedings against them for vagrancy. Trlu ?'*' Justice Burnet wait then called into court am I'd was Instructed by the Judge to take the inal ir- ter in hand, and if he found that the partle fir had no visible means of support, to report hi "h finding to him and he would sentence then ed according to the statute. i>r- The Judge Intimated that he had a long lis mi of names which he would call from duy ti k- day, und the result was that ut the aftoruooi rs. session tho courtroom, which had been hith ol' erto crammed, wasulmost deserted.?Charlei im tott Xewt und (Mirier. j"h ^ t What the Bird* Accomplish. iis d*> The swallow, swift, and night-hawk are th us guardians of tbeatmosphore. They check th ho increase of Insects thut otherwise would ovei ed loiul It. Woodpeckers, creepers, and chlckln Id dees ure the guurdlans of trunks of trcei es Warblers and tly catchers protect the foliage ns Blackbirds, crows, thrushes Hnd lurks protec nn the surface of the soil. Snipe and wood ;'h chuck protect the soil under the tturfucc Ml Each tribe has ltsrespectlvedutles to perforn In the economy of nature; und It Is un un doubted fact that If the birds were all fiwep otr the face of the earth, man could not 11 v upouit; vegetation would wither und die; In sects woulu become so numerous that no 11 v I" Ing thing could withstand their attucks. Th wholesale destruction occasioned by grass hoppers, which have lately devastated tin West, is undoubtedly caused by the thinnlni out of the birds; suen as grouse, prnlrie hem etc., which feed upon them. 1 he gr^at am Inestimable service doneto the farmer, gar dener, and florist by the birds Is only bocom lug known by giid experience, spare th p birds und save your fruit; the little corn am J.f fruit taken by them Is more than eompensn ted for by the quantities of noxious Insect they destroy. The long persecuted crow ha ,/ been found by actual experience to do fu more good by the vast quantities of grubs un< '{ Insects he devours, than the little harm hi ? does In the few grains of corn he pulls up. II t Is one of the farmer's best frieuds. e- " " n- New CritE Foit Diptheria.?The Pomncii ?t correspondent of t he Xewberry Herald says: is- Our highly esteemed physlclun, J. A. Her of ley, reports one of his cases of diptheria u r- rapidly disappearing under a treutment o at sulphur. He says: "The sublect was an In ie fant, and the cuse an unusually well market a one. The previous treatment by the parenti ut suggested the use of sulphur, and 1 detrrmln ty ed to give Jt a trial. I prescribed nothing du II- Kmnll quantities of'Flour of Hulphur,' lntl to mutely mixed with sugar. and given thre re times per day. In twenty-four hours the pn ik. tlent had been so far relieved as apparently le to experience not the least Inconvenience u- und was playing about a* usuh i. I comment v- this to the favorable notice of the profession jr. both because of Its results In this case an( t" the ease with which the remedy (if foum ue such) can be applied. I think an occasloea Ml dose might be found cfllcuclou* as a prcven o, tlveof tills dangerous disease, ur m f m lg Important Virtue of Toxato Leavkh.ns A statement comes from South America tha u* ii singular property of tomato leaves had bcei to discovered by a fruit grower. Having cu 1h down some tomato vines, he used them as ; ne mulch around his peach-trees. He soon dis ill covered that the curculio, which was destroy "a- lng his fruit, had abandoned the trees Mir ve rounded by the tomato vines. Following u| this accidental discovery, the free use of to ul mato vines proved aperfectprotecliou.no 1st only against curculio, but against other nox ed ious Insects. He found, also, bv steeping ii ed water some fresh leaves of the tomato, am ss. sprinkling the Infusion upon other plants tin the innumerable insect* which covered then ut were driven away. n- Some gardener* have tried tho above remc dy, some by accident and others by intention ad und their success was remarkable. One gen 'or tlemau hod his apple-trees ravaged by tli m) curcullo until last year, when he secured i na splendid crop. He knows of no cause for hi he exemption from the curcullo, except the tc ?r, mato plants that were grown for the tin. it among his trees. ni Treatment or Cows.?a market-gardene ,m had a very fine cow that was milked week ?l av ter week 6y hired men. He observed that th he amount of butter ho carried to market weigh xl ed about a pound moro on each alternat ce week. He watched the men, and tried th ti cow after they had finished milking; but al for ways found that there was no milk left in th re teats. lie finally asked the Scotch girl win an took care of th# milk If she could account fo of the difference. "Why, yes," she nays, "whei In Jim milks, he says to the old cow: "Ro! nr to pretty muley: so!" But when Torn milks, h' ig. hits her on the hip with the edge of the pall l?e andsayi: "H'lst, you old brute!" oe. tkocblehohe Fekt, ? Persons trouble* an with feet that perspire or smell offensive!' en can effect a permanent cure by buthlng theii he every night or oftener, In u strong solution o an borax, using a tablespoonfu! of pulverize* lh- borax to ft basin of water, two or three week U of such treatment will probably be found su) he ficient, i SI To CUBE Freckles.?Mix together twi P., ouncee of lemon J nice, n half drum of pow ?" dered borax,and one dram of sugar, and allov 1 ' them U> utand la a bottle for a few days. Rul on occasionally over the fioce and hands, WpEYfl..?Until tjrjteni about theweevl get to know that the lnsec? generates ln?ldi of the grain and then bores It* way out, the1 had batter write on ^omfitblng they under stand. TO CPRK PorPLES A?D EBUPTIOJ*B.?Di lute cofrosivetubllmate with oil of almonds A few days' application will removethem. To Remove'the Smki.i, or Boimko Cab bAGK.?Place a smallpieco of charcoal in th< pot. f i The Ninety-Six Currency. W take from tlio Quardiau the following items: Thahks.?Colonel Dodamead wan not deaf ' to the appeal ol the Ninety-Six Itifleafor an ! extra train to the Abbeville Kair, for which " 1 klndncKM he ha# their overliuitlnp gratitude. 1 Give us a more timely notice hereafter, Colo' nel, and we will glveyou more passengers. ' Yesterday was the 7th day of November?a ; day ever mcmornble In the history of Month ' Carolina?theannlversary of her freedom and election of her illustrious son, Wade Hampton, as Governor. r There Is no county in this .State that can [ boast of more energy, more enterprise, or 7 ? more progressive spirit man ADuevine. uci- * i tainly no county ciin get up a better Fair n Ninety-Six stood square up at the military contest nt Abbeville last week. Well, the ( Abbeville boys pot the prize, but Ninety-Six rubbed them mighty close.?1 to 3 The Prw* and Banner ns increased its sire, and Is consequently the largest paper In t the State. Greenwood Is to have a military company, ^ - They have the muterlul for a tlnu organizer tton. i ? .. . Splinters. | , A man who has been an Inveterate smoker 1 " for twenty years has suddenly and perma. rifently Riven up the practice. He knocked , the ashes of his plpo into a keg of blasting pftwer. u Why should the spirit of mortal bo proud . bus stood pretty well the wear and tear of a t conundrum's experience, but a tougher one Is . why should a barber catonlonsT ' The nights are prettlng that chilly that a e poor man must begin to feel tinges of regret , J at not choosing a residence nearer a wood When a man get* so low down that nobody will itc about him, he had bettor turn over a new leuf. Ten years from now stealing will have liecome' a thing of the past. There will be nothing left to ftteal. Vhere is. once in a while a woman In this country who thinks that "household management" stops at the malcing of a worsted dog. e Now comes the obstinate stovepipe and the 11 sheet-Iron oath. i, Glorlowi Indian summer. e A beautiful complexion depends upon the ,i purity of the blood. To keen the blood pure and healthy use I)r. Bull's Blood Mixture, e Twenty-five cents for one or one dollar for 0 five bottles of Shrlner's Indian Vermifuge, a The hest worn medicine now before the public. Every bottle guaranteed. ii The Vacant Scnatorship from Sontli 'j Carolina. e The telofjraphiu correspondent of tho t Charleston Newh and Courier of yester1 day says; t The noglect of the Senate committee on , privileges and elections to take action In ' the South Carolina case is the subject of j much unCivorable comment he:e. The contestants, Butler and Corbln, havo agreed on the sco)>e of Inquiry and upon all the fact*, ,7 so that there Is nothing further for theconimlttee to determine. The contestants are ' both anxious for the matter to be acted upy ou or reooinuiitted to the Senate for action. ? Record Your Homestead Returns. \ Tho Homestead Act of February 22d, y 1873, it is thought, contemplates a record s in tho oflice of the Register of Mesne J Cor vej'ance, of tho return of appraisers ~ noftliifr nif a Homestead. and we would advise all persons who have had a Iloine stead assigned them, to have the same r recorded, aftor the lapse of the thirty days e allowed for objections, It will save troue ,ble, e b "Touch me Gently, Father Time," I, Jh the title of a now and beautiful song and chorus by Chaiilks Bakkk, author of the famous "Z/ie 'Hold* the FoYt of Heaven." Dealers are ordering it by the "j. thousand. The whole world will soon bo c singing "Touch me Gently, Father Time.'' . Any music dealer will mail you this beauii tiful song lor 40 cents. Published bv F. 11 W. HELM 1CK, 50 West 4th streot, C'iu' cinnati, O. u Gin House and Saw Mill Burnt. s ?About four o'clock p. m., on the 0th ? instant, a lire broke out in the cotton gin ? and saw mill of I)r. W.C.Brown at Belli ton. The enliro building with all its cont tents, except one gin, was totally destrov? ed. j Says an Exchange?the inoro a hat ree seiu Dies a cart-wheel in size, a vegetable e garden in decoration, and a military esp tablishment in general 'make-up,' the e more plowing it will bo to the averu ago fomalo wearer. * The time for the collection of taxes i without the penalty ends to-morrow, and 1 all who do not |>ay boforo that date will j certainly bo required to pay the penalty i of twenty per cent. * Mr. Andrew O. Xorrishad a cow grazo ing in a tield with an old dry well in it. e For ono week the animal eutiroly disap-1 11 peared, and was tinally discovered in the I ? well unhurt, where for one week she liud j ? been observing a strict last, having had' u neither food nor water.?Andcrnun Intel' I a liyeuccr. " Judge Reed is holding Court at Andor-! l* son this week, for thcTtrial of such cases j I as do uot go before a jury. ] Speaker Walaace has ordered an > election to fill the vacancy occatione<l by s the resignation of C. S. Minort, meiu8 ber of tlie House of Representatives, II from Richland. Also an election for Sent ator lo fill the place recently made vacant j by the resignation of W. R. Nash. Elec? tion to take place next Tuesday. The Newspaper.?What a comfort is the newspaper! says a writer. How j small is the sum that is required to patronize a paper, and how amply remunerated is a patron, I care not how humble e and unpretending the gazette which he ? takes; for it is next lo impossible to till a * sheet with printed matter filly-two times !. a year, without inserting weekly some v information that in itself is worth the * subscription price. A newspaper is a * history of current events as well as a I,' copious and interesting miscellany, and . which youth will peruse with delight t when they will read nothing else. - Tuk Newberry Herald proposes to] - comiDcaco publishing an original story | e in a week or two. Subscribers who wish j to know how "Jack Ridge made u start," ? should subscribe at once. ^ Thk Newberry Bank now has a chrononieter lock on'tlie vault of thut institu tion. iJy this urningement tho clock or ? lock may be set so that it can be opened I by no one, with the key or without the ? key, until the time for which it is set, biis * expired. ;l Wanted,?not only by us but evervp body?debts to be paid, truth to bo told, e and people to face the music like honest men. A great many wild geese are reported a as migrating into the neighborhood of Mo3'er's Mill on Broad River. Suggested * that the tisherman take their guns with f them?and a wagon for tho geese.?New. berry Herald. J Dr. J. F. Donald, member of tho Legis' luturo from Greenville county, having J purchased the residence of Mr. W. A. . J[untin in WestGroenvillo, ha* movfcd ine to the city, and is now one of our oitii zens.?Greenville Eiitcrjirisc and Mounr taincer. i. ^ False Impression. \ It is generally supposed by a certain class J of citizens, who arc not practical or experiI enced, that*Dyspepsia can not Invariably he i- cured, but we are pleased to say tliat Green's August Flower lias never, to our knowledgo, failed to cure Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint In all its forms, such as Hour Stomach, L'os" tivcnesft, Sick Headache, Palpitation of the t Heart, low spirits, Ac. Out of:{0,U(J0 dozen i II bottles sold last year, not a single tiillure was I 1 reported, but thousands of complimentary ? letters received from Druggists ot wonderful * cures. Three doses will relieve any case. * Try It. Sample bottles 10 cents. Regular size ? 73 cents. For sale by all druggists. tf t Boschee's German Syrup. ? Can now be purchased right at home, it Is J the most successful prepenttlon over Introi, duced to our people. It works like a charm ii in all cases of Consumption, Pneumonia, Hemorrhages. Asthma, severe Coughs, Croup w and all other Throat and Lung Diseases. No i, person has ever used this medicine without i- getting immediate relief, yet there are a great U e many poor, sulferlng, skeptical persons going i ii about our streets with a suspicous cough, and | s the voice of Consumption coming from their lungs, that will hot try It. If youdio, it is t your own fault, us you can go to your Drug-! gist and get a Sample Hot tie for lucent* and try It; three doses will relieve any case. Kegr ular slzo only 73 cents. Sold by all Drug'* gists. tf e | COKESBUEY \ CONFERENCE SCHOOL, Y j 0 Cokesbury, Abbeville Coun-j \ ty, S. C. f rpHE Eighty-tlilrd Session of twenty weeks -1 I begins on the second Monday, Mill of ? January, 1878. P- J. P. PRICHARD, A. M., Rectop, Dr. F. F. GAHY, Secretary Board Truhtces. I EXPENSES. I Tuition, Primary Department 512.0(1 " Intermediate " 15.0" " Senior " 20.1-0 1 Board per month, I~t0 ! Sons of ministers of the Conferenoe, free of H tuition. Location, proverbially healthy. Easily accessible by Greenville and Columbia Railroad. ' Community, Intelligent, retlned and mom.. > Free from dram shops, gambling saloons, and their attendant evils. For Cotalogue. address the Rector or i ezrei tary, of Board Trustees. October 31,1877. tf. ?******* - -Tie Falsetto Cotton Gin, MANUFACTURED BY J. M. MATTHEWS, Ninety-Six, S. C. dealer in Furniture, coffins, belting and Gin Material generally, and Agent or Steam Engines, Threshers, Reapers | md Mowers, Cotton Presses, Ac. CONDENSERS. Feeders and Mnerl Crushers attached to (JIiih when desired. KHPAIUIXG CARKKULLY DONE. All communications receive prompt atention. # Purchasers should call or correspond with him before purchasing elsewhere. Jtjl oun, 1877. tf. STEAM Planing Mill, COLUMBIA. S. C. F.W. WING, Proprietor Manufacturer of Hn?h, Blind*, room, Window and Door Frame*; In*lde Pivot Blind* and Shutters, Pilaster*, Mantelpiece*, nrm;?iei?s nuiuinuiH, ixewen, UHIUHter*, Scroll Work of all Description, All Work Guaranteed a No. L Feb. 28,187U.tr. GREENVILLE MACHINE WORKS AND IRON FOUNDRY, REDMOND, MCDONALD & Co., PROPRIETORS. STEAM ENGINK8, Bllers, JSnw and Grist Mil Ik, Cotton (Jinx, Presses, &c? promptly Kepalrod. We have recently added to our entablement un IHON tOUNllKY and are prepared to I'unlsh all kinds of CASTINGS, e<|Oah to the bqpt furnished by any foundry In the country, nt short notlue, and on reasonable terms. CASH paid for OLD IHON delivered at our foundry, Works on Illver Street, rear of Cable's Planing Mill. lOctober 3, lf<77,1'im. CARPENTRY^ THE undersignedvhereby give* noti<* that ho in prepared to do ull kinds of Carpenter's Work and Building. IIo also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrasher? and Fans. A full supply of Gin Material alwavs on hand. Farmers are requested to bring their Gins up early in the season to allow time to have them properly prepared, Also Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gin the Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds o; ltubberand Leather Belting. D. B. SMITH, Abbeville C. II., S. C. ~TDV UnMCCIDOT i n i numc r mo 1 CONGAREE III WORKS, Columbia, S. C. m IL1HI8, PROPRIETOR. REDUCED PRICES: VERTICAL CANE MILLS List of [Prices2 Rollers. 10 mohcs dlumeter, , ?V5 <X 2 " 12 " " -.I....... r> I* 2 " 14 " " .V V, OC 3 M 10 " " ??0*1 3 " 12 " " .. 7? t?) 3 " 11 " " 80 0(1 Above prlwscomplete with Frame. "NVtthou Knime, $10 lesson each Mill. H0R[Z0NTAL?3 Roll Mil If-- Pi TTT?i? ior oicttju ux t? ttici i uner, $150. M Your Orders for Cane Mills AND Syrup Kettles TO D. B. SMISH, Agent. Abbeville C. H? 8. C. August 15, 1877. 26 Tears ill Bed. IF ft mnn lives 80 years, one third oi his life is spent in bed. In ordor tr make it comfortable, all persons shouU: use the spring IkhI, which is now sold sc low as to bo within tho reach of all. Foi sale by J. D. CHALMERS <fc CO. Oct. 17, 1877, tf. LOOK AT THIS! Ucnts OVEll SHOEH at 75 cents per pair. 1j?(1U"k (iVKKSHOKSat <10 cent* per pair. M Uses O VEK SHOES at oil cents per pair. Olillilri'iis OVEU .SHOES at 40 cents pcrpalr, All of tbu above at White Brothers. PENDLETON PROPRIET PENDLETON FOUNDRY & Mi AUGUS MANUFACTU KHODES' COl"] ALSO mtuln to order Steum Engines nml b Horse powers, Threshing .Machines, Pun all slses. Cotton Presses, for htind. Horse or ) Repairing dono at very low prices. GRAjNTD ( MIL LI -A REAL LAC 25 CASKS TRIMMED HATS. 50 CASES STRAW AND FELT HATf >00 Cartons FRENCH AND AMEBIC; 50 Cartons PLUMES AND FLOWERS 1000 Pieces GR0S GRAIN RIBB0NS1000 Pieces-NEW HAMBURG EMBR 100 Dozen SILK TIES AND HANDS 20 Pioces TIE AVD SCARF LACESA COMPLETE STOCK OF TORCHON it A m at) v i w i^xrrncj ni?r t t?t att\ m U.AI vuuuu j r* And all the Novell AT WHOLES A L MILLINERS SUPPLIED AT NEW Y At October3!, 1877, m. P. L. CALH WHOLESALE AND ] Dry Goods, < Notions. Fai NO- 279 BRG Next to Bones, Brown & Co., HAVING commenced*bu.sinesB at th who visit Augusta to call and exar elsewhere. We promise to sell a little which we can easily afford to do, oar e: larger houses. Pall and see for voursolve say. Do not forgot your Carolina frii County, S. C. v J 100,000 READERS ARE CALLING FOB Tie ORIGIN aM HISTORY of the RUSSIAN TURK I AND THK GREAT CONTEST NOW WAGING BETWEEN THEM. Our RU880-TURKI8H WAR BOOK in the most Rellublo, accurate and Comprehensive; anil witli ILm :ioo ELEGANT ENGRAVINGH, MAPS and PLANS, the inont showy,desirable and useful book now published. 5000 ACTIVE AGENTS WANTED. Those desiring Territory on this should avull themselvesofun early application. Alto 1000 AGENTS WANTED ON OUR Grand Hiiation Prospectus, REPRESENTING " TiTfimr^rnm TlTTTlT T? | HITAim io" dimm ru wnujjis Of unlvorsal interest, Including Agrlcultuml, Biographical, Historical, Religious, and Miscellaneous works. Hales made Droni this ProspoctUH when all single books lalL Also on our nearly, 100 styles of premium FAMILY BIBLES, ENOIJSH and GERMAN, PKOTK8TANT and CATHOLIC. Awarded superlorlsy over all others, for their Invaluable Aids and Superb Bindings, at tho GRAND CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION. 1878. Particulars Free. Address, JNO. ? POTTER & CO., Publishers. FIIILADELPIA. Nov. |4,1877. tf. T.f/.finwer&Co . Greenville, S. C., WHOLESALE AND BETAU DEALERS IN . DOORS, SASH. BLINDS. MANTLES AND SHINGLES STAIR WORK , , NEWELS, HAND RAIL AND BALUSTERS I LIME, CEMENT!AND LATH* TEMPLES IMPROVED POCELAIN LINED PUMPS. , > Sewer and Drain Piping. I rpHE most complete establishment In th i 1 uppor part of the Stnte froin which t procure BUILDERS MATERIALS. (iliiss in any quantity on band. Bond lists for intimate*. i Thank Oil for the liberal patronage of Al f bevllle County conferred In tbe puxt we rt Hpectfully request a contlnuuncv of the xuirn T.C Gower&C( Greenville, S. Ci Nov, 14, 1877. J2ra .? . _ ,i. . . VM.T. QTftnU JL A* 111J M A VVJU RECEIVED. 1; PRINTS, Homespuns, Blankets, Whito Hud' and Canton Flannels, Be Comforts, Ladies' Cloaks, and j General Stock of Dry Goods an i Notions. ( SHOES, SHOES, SHOES CUNNINGHAM AND TEMPLETO* HAyF. opened their SHOES and can suj ply curttomerrt ut greatly reduced price*. HATS, HATS. HATS CALL ON Cmiiikai & Templeton AND get the latest style HATS for yonn and old men. GROCERIES, GROCERIES SUGAR, COFFEE, and SHELF GOODS ? j RU K1I1UH Ul | CUNNINGHAM&TEHPLETON'! Fresh Arrivals. PRETTY CALICOES, Ft]nok Alpa< cas, all prices, Skirt Protectors, Veil ings, Pretty Scarfs, Black and Coloie p Dress Buttons, Ladies Huts, Now Shape , cheaper than over, and other desirubl goods, at tlie , EMPORIUM OF FASHION. . November 7, 1877. For Young Gentlemen. TH E most stylish H ATS, handsome.' CRAVATS and elegant SHOES, c W. JOEL SMITH'S October 17, 1877, tf. "Eugene B. Gary. Attorney at Law, ABBEVILLE C. H? 8. C. WSpcclal attention to the collection olnlinn. [Nov. 12,187U tf & BROS. ORS OF THE & BOARDMAX WHINE WORKS >TA, OA. , RER8 OF THE roisr PLANTER oilere, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Flour Mills u>s, Iron Italling, water Wheels, Gin G carl tig \ uter Towers. Oct. 81, 1877 12 m. opening-! : N E R Y NDT rnAnc i iU UUUUJ I 3, X.N FLOWERS, t -all shades. OIDERIES, 3c. to 75c. :erchiefs, -in all shades. LINEN LACES. WELRY, Plated and Jet Jewelry. ties of the Season, E AND RETAIL. ORK PRICES. Orders carefully filled. J. H. TRUMP'S. XT/\ T>T1 a & T\ cirnT?r?T.im v/. r>i\u;vu omrii\i 1. OUN & CO., DETAIL PEALERSIN Clothing, Hats, icy Goods. etc? IAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. ie above named place, we ask every one nine our stock of Roods before buyinS i cheaper than any other house in the Cityj tpcnses being about one-fourth of those o, s, and be convinced thHt we mean what we end P. L. Calhoun, formerly of Abbcvillo. Oct. 31,1877.2*:'. A 1 n-i 11-rTrill igk GIN GEARING And Shafting A AND BOLTS CHEAPEH THAS EVEB BXrOBJt AT THE Forest City Foundry | and Machine Works* ' GEO, R. LOMBARD & CO., .AUGUSTA, GA. ENGINES, COTTON SCREWS, ' 2 Mill Gearing and Machinery , OF ALL KINDS Made and repaired promptly. ' Oct. 8, 1877, U. ~ . Keep it Before the People! 8 THAT STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES AT WHITE BROTHERSB ALL KINDS?Cheap 1 Cheap!! Cheap!! Ureenville and Columbia Railroad. J CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. / ^Passenger Trains run dally, Sundays exxnnnMtinffBiththe Kui Dav Trains South Carolina Railroad up and down. On and after Wednesday. Nov. 14th, 1877, the fol* lowing will be the sonedule: I UP. Leare Columbia at. .. ?10 10 a m Leave Alston 1 10 p m ' Leave Newberry i'i3pm " Leave Hodge* 5 16 p m Arrrlve Abbeville 6 15 pm Leave Bel ton ... 7 05 p m , I Arrive ut Greenville- 8 35 p m f DOWN. v Leave Greenville at 7 20 a m LenveBelton - 9 10 a m Lenvo Abbeville.. ....... 9 47 a m Leave Hodjrea .10 47 a m Leave Newberry 1 p m Leave Alston .. .1 20 p m Arrive at Columbia 5 00 p m ANDERSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE 1 DIVISION. J k Dally, except Cundaya, between Bolton and t Walhullo. Accommodation trains between Bel ton und Anderson on Monduya, Tuesday*, g Thursday* add Saturday*. r. Leave Bel ton .. 7 0T> p m g Leave Anderson ....... 7 iO p m ? Leave Pendleton H 4T> p in Leavo Perryvllle 9 20 pm a Arrive at Wullialla .. ?.10 00 p m 11 DOWN. Leave Walhalla ... 5 50 a m s >t Leave Perry vllle fl 80 a m Leave Penuleton 7 'JO a m t Leave A nderson K 10 a ni Arrive at Belton 8 50 a m Laurens Branch Trains leave Clinton atlO.Ou a. in. and leave Newberry 3.00 p. m. on Mondays. Tuesdays, Thursdays ana Saturdays. Abbeville Branch Train counectaat Hodge* with down aud up truln, dally Sundays excepted, THOMAS DODAMEAD, 'General Superintendent. Jabkz Norton, Jr., General Ticket agent.' $ c T i o ' To House-Keepers )* . In (icnoral and Newly Married Couples ] > IN PARTICULAR! > VERY Largeaaaortment of . j CROCKERY J [ At WHITE BROTHER'S, i PLATES, CUPS AND SAUCERS, ' DISHES, G LASS-W A HE, Ac., Ac., I very cheap Aison good assortment of ^ Table Gntlery, ? ^ WOODEN-WARE, POTS, OVENS, Ac. ' g Coll and be satisfied. ' WHITE BROTHERS. 1 October 24, 1877, tf. ' Gilt This Oat. I It Will Save Your Money. \ i \m\mm A inra liUlUV UUU 0!/JUIIUOJ AT THEIR Cheap Groeory Depot, to J be found on Washington Street , Cothran & Trowbridge old stand,. have * determined to sell their good* at prices to suit the times for the CASH and the I CASH only. They have in store a most complete and well selected stock of ? Heavy and Fancy GROCERIES, ?f . j General Family and Plan-J ' tation Supplies, = CIGARS AND TOBACCO, , , of the best brands, ri Sugars, e Coffees, Knick Knacks, and every thine kept in first class and j ( . progressive establishment. Their prices I arc the lowest. The top of the market | paid for Cotton and all country produce.! 1 Oct. 17, 1877 3m j * ' Ms for lie Million, at Prices to, Soil tbe Ties! t o , Dry Goods, 1 Of every description at a 1 Small Advance on New c York Prices. 1 \ GOOD ALPACCA for 25 cents. XJL Bleached and Brown Goods, cheap-'1 er than before the war. A fine lot of SHOES. No. 1 BROGANS, the best in the market, for 91.50. A large stock of CLOTHING, ! at remarkably low prices. A 8UIT for |#o.00. HATS, at 40c to $4.00. No. 1 SUGAR at 11c. A good COFFEE at 20, 22J, aud 3<fo. I GIVE ttie top of the market for COTTON and sell goods at a very small advance on New York prices. Come and examine 5 my stock, at No. 1 Granite Range. Abbe- ? ville, S. C. J E. A. MARS. Oct. 71,1S77, tf ' J ' tl CIGARS. 5 Bumble Bee, ^ Home Again, T Peculiar, Fisraro. tl ? w BLACK WELL'S " Durham Smoking Tobocco. CHEWING TOBACCO E OF all kinds, from 10 cents to 5C?cent* a Plug, from 50 coots to a fl.50 a i pound. PIPES. A new lot of Fancy Pipes just received n by ? ! JAMES M. LAWSON. 'October 17, 1877, tf. 01 : fjj 4 GOOD over coat can be bonght for SI. ' j ? -* o***a?Vyyv m.pm i ii ~ ?> BARNWELL & GO., re Daily Adding to Their Stock, Consisting of -f STAPLE )RY GOODS Of all Icings. OOTS AND SHOE8 A Great Viriet) of He* Style Olot2xix3.gr, UGAEAID COIfSf Of Enay (Inte*, * ACOH, LABS, FLO TO, SYKTO ABO MOLASSES, 'resh Meal and Grist BAGGING AND TIES Alvaya on band. September iS, 1877. t? \ ESTABLISHED 1874.. | JEO B. EDWARDS. COTTON and GESZlUc COMMISSION MERCHANT, CHARLESTON, 8. C. >BOMPT attentloo riven. to anJe of'cdtton, L Corn, Peas, Rice and Prodoer J* all Inds. . '* Merrhnndlxebought free of oommlflon. Agent at Charleston for Htate Line Ocean tcHirmhlp* between New York, Glaseww, .iverpool, London an?l *11 parts of Europe. UEFKKKXCRt?Bnnk of Charleston, Ja?. JL6er * Co., C. T. Lowndes * Co., Charleston, - c. [Oct. 8, W7, imt Groceries, Groceries. LRM COFFEE KUOAR FOR $1.00. J 3?* and 4 lbs Coffee for fU?. 11 and 12 lbs Rice for $1.00. X lb* Can Tomatoes, t2jt> dozen. 1 lb Cnn Hnltnond, 'JK7% docent ? I 1111 no ujikii, i.w uwu. . Adamantine Candle*, SO cnu. Cbeese,20 cent*. Hoda Cracker*. 12^: cents. Fresh lot of Family Flea* Ju*t received? ml cfceap for ttu ouh at ' r> ' VK. M. HADDOX * COJS. April 11.1877. rhe Greatest Bargains in Ladies Goods ever Offered in this Market. r A DIES' Hats un trimmed from 5fc.to&50. Li Ladles' KUk Tie* from Se. to MJU. Ljulles' Silk HnndkereblefW from 85c. to $1M. Linen Uandkercfclcf* from if* to TSc. * jidVe*' Mourning Haadkercfalefe froig 3$e. t? utiles' and MUses LaceandftUk Bite from IS* tofl/iO. jidtos* Linen Collar* from 10*. to 35c. .udltV l'uff* from Tie. to 75c. MLlies' WlilteBluckADd Colored Kldierms* to $2.26* * t > ladle*' Real H*tr Switches ftDawSUB toftJ?. jidl?*" BlnHt Cloak* ffoa $IJ? fofKJW. Ladles' Corftetsall No*. flromQAe. iottM. Laces and Hambnrg Edging* in great variety from 5c. to $1.00. . [jadie*'Hhawla, float ery, Glove*, ?, In great variety and very ebeay. Just Received V run line or MILES' HIIOES pwiHW ? U.00. Call and we as nnd l>e eonTineed thai we ran sell u? cheap as any boaMtBhstteof lufosta. R. M. HADOON * CO. _ O- A.- Traylor ?WITH? < WILLIAM MULHERIN, , ?HBAT.FR IX?i Boots and Shoes UAT8 AND TRUNKS, t93 BKOAD 8TKKET, Half Block lelow Planter*' Hotel, AUGUSTA. /!. >U It ABLE BOOTH AXD HH?E? A ^MtCIALTT September. 19,1177.3m. < ?, f. C. Alexander. Joseph Allen, Vardrj* McBec. UiEXAKBES, ALLEM & HfiBEl Manufacturers of m*d Wholesale and Retail Dealers In JPPBR AND HARNESS LEATHER KIP AND CALF SKINS. j^nt)DW*a? f n m n oniiiin ?iiiiiUi 0i vt IS* Highest mh prlee paid for hides. Sept. 1?, 1877, 12 m. . NOTICE?Is hereby riven thai AppUcatloa will be made to the Legislature, at its text aessslon. to charter PUiJKJulT A TURN :H'B FERRY, on haluda Blvcr, at 8* 6ritflal ?Ito of awt>tuey^Pwrnr^^ ^ nSwBRAugust 22H?77. tf. . . V H FLOUB! FLQUJ! Splendid For lojff Bread, Does not Require Yeast to Make It Rise. TRY IT, At the Cash Store. T. P. QUARLES, A|eat. September 1&, 1877, tf. BANNED GOODS OF ALL KINDS U at CunniriKham A Teuiplfcton?*. June 6th, 1877 tf ' 4 -f> 1 Marshall P. DeBruhl, Attorney at Law. ABBEVILLE C. H., S. C. >> >* / Cv?.v 4 * J State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. lobertaon P. Callaham, Administrator of the goods and assets of Dempsy Callaham, deceased, Plaintiff, ' again* ? " liomas C. Callaham, JobnWlp< V. Callaham and others, Defendants. 'OPY SUMMONS, (Cbmpiaint served.) 'o the Defendants Thomas C. Callaham, John Wm. V. Callaham, Thomas Callaham, James M. Callaham, Robert L. Callaham, George D. Callaham, Samuel Callaham, Aldora J. Callaham, Elizabcath A. Callaham, James A. Shaw, Nelia Shaw, George R. Caldwell and Mary Jane his wife, of whom Thomas Callaham, Thomas Callaham, James M. Callaham, Robert L. Callaham, George D. Callaham, Samuel Callaham, Aldora J. Callaham. George R. Caldwell and Mary J. nts wife reside be Yona me iimua ox mu ouuf in me State of Georgia. \TOU ABE HEREBY SUMMONED X and required to answer the comlaint in this action, of which a copy Is iled in the office of the Judge of Probate, t Abbeville Court House, State of South larolina, and to serve a copy of your anwer to the said complaint on the ?ubcribers at the office, at Abbeville Court louse, State of Sooth Carolina, within tventv days after the service, hereof ex* lusive of "the day of such service; and if ou fuil to answer the complaint within se time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this aeon will apply to the Court for the relief emanded in the oompiaint. Dated thirtieth day of October, 1877. PERBlft <fe COTHRAN, Plaintiff's Attorney. L.8.] SAMUEL C. CASON, C. P. C., A. C. O the Defendants above named and especially those who reside out of the State of South Carolina: TAKE NOTICE that the oompiaint in lis action together with the Summons of hich the foregoing is a copy, was filed in ip office of the Probate Judge, Unr tho dd County, at Abbeville Court House, - OA*V* ?v# j iuu ovuiuhj ul vummirr io| 4, SAMUEL C. CASON, C. F. C., A. C. October 31, 1677. * , J. Whit* E. M, Hughks MiooaMe Eat Ipporii. WHITE & hUCHES, t\p k t pno t\t J^C*AiJCiIV9 in ate, Caps. Fun, ; Umbrellas, etc. 269 King: Street, pp. Hase), CHARLESTON, S. C tfBRELLAS MAD- JTD RBP.VIRIDTGOflDHJL. a '?n. J