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Tiie Press and Banner. ^ AlilJEVILLE, !S. O. j [>[," Hy Ill'UIi \\ ILSON A* >V. U. KKNET. j we: . TOO Ts'tMs?Twe Hollars a vcar. in ndvaneo i tiiu or Two Dollars auil Fifty Cents, if pay- Lm. iiient is delayed. I (-m Advhhtiskmkxts will bp inserted at; . the rate of One Dollar per inch lor the:',51! first insertion and Fifty Cents for each!; in subsequent insertion. j .H>( Jreailv reduced rates will bo piven to those who advertise bv the quarter or by j (t the year. * ; Th Ail obituary notices, tributes of respect,! tio and other matter of a personal or private)^ nature will be charged for at the usual j advertising rates. j !,U1 - ] it Wednesday, Jan. 23 1878. j*01 ' f?r Down with the Caucus. I. I tor Tho Charleston Journal or commerce i an: strenuously opposed the novel caucushes system a year ago when it was so prac-; in tised and encouraged hv our unriedgcil j cx legislature ; and the sauie journal direct-. ed public intention to the pernicious thine; i-2x the other day. If the Journal of ConJ-J vicrcc will only constitute itself the ver-| itable uinlleui* of the caucus, and destroy j ^ it in this State, it will merit the thanks of, all true patriots. . ' I tio The subject is one so new to the politics of South Carolina that our people and | our representatives, are puzzled to know J . whether to approve or condemn. Sill j wj. we must strongly because truthfully as- j ^ s?rt that caucussing is not in accord with j ^ either the practices or the principles of j our poople. The caucus is a new thing L#0 in this State: it is a plant of strange L. growth, and hitherto has failed to take j root in our soil. It ought to be scrutinized closely, merits understood and its evil tendencies i su, pointed out. We confess it is not an tin- j st!, mixed evil. It has qualities and powers p() for good that recommend it in the eves of 0p wise statesmen?on occasion. When po- Jjr litical parties are nearly oqually divided | *a< in numbers and possess powers nearly equally balanced, a caucus may then be an effectively and rightly used to give more ca( pnintpd expression to the opinions of t|1( either. A caucus may in such a contin- sv goncy be useful in enabling the party ^.( leaders to concent Rite the power of their Gf following on some special measure or ( point ol attack to secure all the advanta- jn! ges of consolidated energies and prevent vj, thein from being weakened by dilution or 0p separation. But when a political party 0(j has virtually no opponent, when it pos- ro( Besses unquestioned and irresistible the tj1( power to elect its own men and pass its m( own measures,?then a caucus isanonia jCJI lousand unnecessary, and if made use oi js 1 it is too often only a powerful engine to a(.( elfeet personal ends and to givo exprcs- no ?ion to personal preferences. In its very wj nature it is liable to be abused, and un- fjU less the necessity for it is great, the abuse fes is sure to be greater than the use. ( Those of our readers whose political tj1( jaieinorics can ante-date the war well re- fjU member the fate of the Congression- j)0 al Caucus. After having for so long as- cja sorted atid practised as its perogative the aU( t l?o Prutidont t liA CftTl 4J?l?W IW HWMi.i.mv ? <1^ gre-sional Caucus became so odious in tju t lie eyas ef the people that under the ^ blows of the wisest and most philosophieal statesman of whom Calhoun was chief . it fell never to rise again. Thev showed . * wii how a caucus gives inordinate power to demagogues and unscrupulous wire- ' pullers: how from necessity it does not j give expression to the opinions of the many, but only to the opinions of a few . strong and domineering minds. And >QJ what was true of the Congressional Cau- j cus is true of any caucus whether in , Columbia or Washington. It affords a ^ j shelter to weak and timid minds afraid ^ to be responsible for their individual opinions. For such it possesses a factitious and fascinating attraction. Man is said to be a thinking animal, and in this distinguished among all creatures, but his godlike property is so often a burden to him that for one man who strongly ^ thinks, you find a thousand who are glad j to bo thought for. Our representatives are men of like flesh and blood with our- ^ selves, with this difference?th^ir posi- . tion and representative capacity call upon them to think and act not only for * themselves but for their constituents. And are they to be trammelled and * J CO I shacklcd by the new-fangled caucus sys* tetn ? Are thev to be made the blind but *. sio docile creatures of one or two strong minded leaders? Are they to become nnmKnrc "onfnl ?u n m?iinritv lull ..... ,.u guiltless of individual thought and action? t|jj Surely South Carolinians will be the las! , men on this continent to adopt and prac- t() tice the tactics of men who lovo the darknes* of caucus rather than the light ol ,ju individual responsibility because their t0 ( deeds are evil. pr, The caucus was unknown in old South (oj Carolina, and its bad character came before its face. We of this State have been taught and rightly taught to regard it as bli the potent and l'acile instrument of the I wire-puller and the demagogue: as a synonym for the party lash and the ,IU rliqne-whip. Let us beware of it. To sec the casual observer and the inexperienced parliamentarian it may seem patriotic ^ and useful; but its benefits are mure c<h seeming than real. The caucus is a cap- sar tivating and illusory subterfuge, and is resorted to in the majority of cases as a convenient means of avoiding responsi- cli; bility. It effectually stilles all manly 1 and independent expression of opinions and reduces the representative of the ]>eo- jv pie to being the'mere plastic instrument pu of the importunate, persevering and un- s"' ? principled . manager of cliques and coteries. It is the destruction of real ski statesmanship. It is the asylum of weak wa minds and the 'stronghold of pretentious politicians. It is the shelter of the unthinking and vacillating, and the proper uu; home of the trickster. A candidate of honest merit never needs a caucus and 1 never succeeds bofore one. Men lacking in the two vices of ostentation and am bition can not Hucceod before *v caucus. 11 4 It offers a premium to chicanery under- J ground management. An honest man Pa must blush to find himself in a caucus or before it. tlu This caucus?this mongrel In name, origin, and nature, is essentially "Ameri- 1 can." It has not yet crossed the Atlan- ric tic: It ha* only lately appeared in South 1 Carolina. Let us bo cautious. Ai ' All change in perilous and chance unsound." J certainly?and our representatives will do in well to beware of following after false ij godsi They will do well to doubt the I r Justness of his claims who invokes tlie Mi support of a caucus. To honest minds t" that is virtually a confession of the weakness of* his claims. The evils of the ^ eauens system are patent in the North. jn5. There the effect has been to exorcise real ter statesmanship, and crowd the political 1 arena with petty politicians and self-seek- y tng demagogue*. Co Tea Culture. Ch The Charleston Neivx and Courier and I other journals in the State have brought | ja^ phe subject of tea-culturo prominently det before otir people during the past lew He weeks, and the publication of a special report by the Department of Agriculture ges on "the practicability of its culture and Ion manufacture in the United States," has y Rurmliad some valuable information. 1 J, Ab to the culture of the tea-plant, thero j is no doubt that the sunny lull-sides of z our undulating up-country are as adurir- chi. ably adapted for the growth of tho then * piridi* aa ia the hill country in its Chi- { nese home; and upper South Carolina 5. . witij it* sandy ioam soil might produce we< tea sufficient for this continent. The ^' difficulty lies in the manufacture. In ^0' China tba preparation of tea for the mary is a proec-s thoroughly Oriental injfl tediousnes:,, and nicety. Each leaf is 1 irked separately from tlie t?vijr; the irked leaves are carefully separated \ I classified; they are subjected to ajl irisonie system of sun-drying, honse-L ling, hand-tossing and clapping three | les repcau-d ; and then follows treat- j nt in tin ing-baskets, sieves, charcoal> heating, separation according to size, ' .1 drying and tlsen packing. This;; some operation is performed by ex jctieed laborers wiio ran be hired in 1 ilia at from two to eight rents a day. e practical questions for our consider:!- < 11 are these?Is this slow, careful and j lorious process of manufacture indisisable to the preparation of tea, or is j simply an instance of Oriental con-j vatism? Might not American ingenu-j' invent some machine that would do tei culture what the gin did for cot-! i-culture? Until these questions arc J5 >wered satisfactorily, it would be use-11 s in our farmers to plant their hillsides j1 tea when labor is twenty times more;1 pensive here than in China. Himnatiou of Public School Tcach- |' ers. The thanks of the county afe duo thej' ;amining Hoard for initiating so thor- j gh and impartial a system of examina-1 n as is reported in our columns this j' >rni:ig. It is to be hoped that it will be itinued in Abbeville county and apted and practiced throughout the lole State. Wo commend it to the at ition of the State Superintendent oi l [ucatiou, and we arc sure that its adop-1 n by him would before long raise the! tus of the Hehool-teachers of South rolina. A plan somewhat similar to J j following might bo pursued:?Let the ite Superintendent propose questions of >per testing quality and scope; let ai fiicient number of printed copies bo it under seal to each county School | mnussioner with instructions to be ened only in presence of the candidate intcd on the outside; let one day in di year bo appointed for the examin- j on of candidates all over the State;! diet properly qualified examiners in i h county examine and report upon 3 papers. We are confident that a stem such as is here roughly sketched >u!d work infinite good in the schools our State. 3ur negro fellow-citizens are fast mak? progress in education. There being rtually no other learned profession en to them, the ambition of the better ueated among them finds field and >m in the teaching profession; and o results of the examination show a )st gratifying improvement in the ichersof that race. Tne Jnegro teacher taking pride in his work, and rising ;ordinglv. If the white teachers do t bestir themselves, the time will come len the negro teachers will be as well alilied and better organized as a prosion. The mass of the negroes will vcr excel or even equal the mass of| ; whites in educational intelligence; t the negro teachers as a class seem i nnil to equal tlie white teachers as a| ss unless the latter will take as deep! 1 abiding an interest in their work and I great a pride iu their profession as do ! former. nong the negroes the teacher is respect aml honored as a man of ability and elligenco: among the whites ho is, th a few honorable exceptions, too ofi looked on as the unsuccessful farmer, s bankrupt merchant, the shirker of rd work who makes the roof of the tool-room shield him from the sun. n vain shall we look for an efficient ps of teachers until the avocation of ; instructors of youth shall bo considerby tliepublic and the teachers themves as a profession as honorable as the rical, the legal, or the medical. And ,s will never be brought about until the blic are willing to pay the scliooliclier adequately. Examination of Tcachers. Hie great event of the past week in tbeviile was the examination of candites for the position of public school cher in this county. The law requires it the examination be in writing bee the board of examiners, and as the plicants usually number more than L* UlllllUC'U it. incYiuuui. uiai a nuu.navn>examination cannot be licld if they ne singly. The hoard consists this irof Mr. J. A. Wier, School C'omniisner, W. C. Benet, Esq., and S. C. Ca1, Esq., and these gentlemen were aninious in their desire to secure a r, just, and impartial examination. To s end they drew up a list of questions | ,-ering all tlie requirements of law as the three grades ?f teachers. Mr. Ben- j s long experience as a teacher enabled I ; board to prepare a testing paper, and conduct the written examination hi a )per and business-like manner. The lowing is a copy of the questions: EXOLISII. rVrite what follows, and correct thej aiders it contains: t is perfitly suppriseing to nottice how inny miss takes is evry day made by isable people both in spellin and granir. e bcleive verry lew persons ims compitent to write desent eng-<? !i. Their writcing is bail, their spellis wuss, an their pronouneiation ia, if ssable, more wuss. General poppular cation is not only valueable butneccesv. Them that has a exellcnt opertuniof receaving a com pleat eddication a dilligent coarse ofstuddy is oblidged my judgement to be considered in the irracter of a lunitic jfhedont make lis pertickler bizness again allobsticles j seek knowledge and persue it. Them kill Will l I ill? iwnrim nuiua vuiurishould jest be reckiuod onable prop- ' rlv to t'ulltil the dutys of good citizenp* to liold orliee uuder the govern- ' nit, nor to operate in polyties nohow: : n-eable, seperate, relief, suposeing, illful, heighth, pidgeon, pieces, eieling. gon, assertam, appearantly, suddently, ginning, hankerehief, ubsense, lionise, brethren, streat, whoet, repete, ' lection, wealthy, presumptious, r'ebry, litterature. ENGLISH GRAMMAR. . Define Grammar. Name the parts of speech. I. What is a verb,?a conjunction,?a ; )iioun,?an adverb? :. Parse the following sentence: Poverty and ignorance are the fruitful rents of crime, but they and their offring may be checked aud repressed by i lustry and intelligence, the spade and ; spelling book. HISTORY. 1. Tell what you 1> now about the va- ' ius discoverers of America?giving'; mcs and dates. Mention the various wars waged in! nerica from 1755 to the present time. ! I. Where were the earliest settlements!' America made, and by whom? ! I. Give the names of the Presidents in ' ler of time. j1 >. State something about Cromwell!! jhannued, Napoleon, Cortez, Sir Wal- i Raleigh. GEOORAPPHY. ;. Write what is meant by geography, itude, zone,.equator, ocean, island, peniula, isthmus, archipelago, lake, washed ? !. Namo the counties in South Caroli-1 i. Name tho townships in Abbeville untv. . Where and what are tho following: icago, Savannah, Quebec, New Orns, Boston, Liverpool, Constantinople, i usaleiu, Paris, Calcutta:, the Hiina-j as, the Alleghanies, the Alps, tho An-j >; Cape Cod, (.'ape Horn, Capo of Good pe; tho Baltic; Behring's Straits; the j rdanellos; the G nil' Stream ? ' . Name the highest mountain, the Jar- | t city, the smallest continent and the , gest river in the world. ( . Name the States of the Union. I ARITHMETIC. ] . Divide fl5o5K547823 by 5578. , A man lt?ft 1U,li04 dollars among nino' ldren; how much did each receive? i , Multiply fifty thousand and ninety- < ee by nine thousand aud seven. i , Multiply 79S50 by 27. < , How many seconds aro thore in a : ik? ' ( IIow many feet in seven miles? ? Subtract 4(>,fX)4 from seven hundred usand and thirteen. s ^ J Add nine thouvnud and forty-seven '< < orty-six thousand five hundred anc liirty-six; seven thousand and eighty tine; ninety-seven; eight thousand. ! . A bale of cotton weighing 52U j>ound! vus sold for ?(>5.75. How much was tlin ?er pound? 10. .Subtract 85 A. 3 It. 27 P. from 123 A I It. 25 P. 11. If 38 yards cost $40.50 what is th rice per yard ? 12. How much butter at 15 cents xuindcan I buy with ?11.32}? 13. What is the interest on ?4(55,375 fo > vears at:? ner cent ? 'It ,1,. n J4. How many men win 11 iiiKi'iuut<a much work in (i days as 7 men did in IK In. If 7 horses cat ^1 bushels of oats i 14 days, how many bushels will 3n horse i>al in ^ days ? 1<>. I>ivide e by J. 17. Add I and }.. ]<\ Subtract I from I. The above had been printed late onTues day night and no candidate had an of portunity of seeing the questions. The had not even tho slightest intimation ( the nature of those propounded unt [lie printed slip containing them was plat :*d in the hand of each candidate. Th examinatirn was conducted in the Coui House, w'.ierc fifty-live white candidate ippearcd it eleven o'clock, on Wedne? tlay morning with pen, ink, and papei f)n Thursday *.? the same hour fifty-thrc i-olored candidates went through th same ordeal. The board gave some gen cral instruction as to the mode of ex animation, and the candidates forthwitl set to work earnestly and silently. Mo> of the candidates took four hours to com plete their paper. At the close of eao day's work the papers were handed in t the examining board to be looked overall reported upon. As this is the first yeti of such an examination, a few candidate failed to appear on the days appointet Those wore examined on Saturday, ui by an entirely different. set of question specially prepared for them in justii to themselves and those previously e> aminod. The examining hoard wei anxious to ineto out impartial justict and so far as we can learn they have su< ceeded. They have since then earefull looked over the various papers, and w learn thut t!iey aro gratified at tli high average status of the teaehei of this county both white an black, as evidenced by tho examin; tion papers. REPORT OF THE EXAMINERS. To John A. TFiVr, School Commission?. of Abbeville County, Sir: We ha\ examined all the papers handed us by tl 115 candidates, anu the following is tl result: WHITE CANDII ATES. First Grade. Females, 15; Males, 14?Total, 29. Second Grade. Females, 10; Males, 10?Total 20. Third Grade. Females, 3; Males, 1?Total 4. Failures. .Females, 1; *lales, 1?Total 2. Total 35. Total 26. Total 01. COLORKD CANDIDATES. First Grade, Females, 0; Males, 2?Total 2. Second Grado. Females, 3; Males, 12?Total 15. Third Grade. ^? 1 -~ ic Ta^i on r emails, A?j n>-iuim Failures. Females, 2; stales, G?Total 8. Total 10. Total 38 54. * White Candidates. Female 3;>, Male 20, Total 01. Colored Candidates. Female 10, Male :>s, Total 54. Grand total 115. We examined the papers carefully ar noted all the mistakes and omission The white candidates on the whole d good work. The papers of three of tl female candidates and two of the ma candidates were nearly perfect. As the colored candidates, it is gratifying state that they have made great pi-ogre since last year. Two of them obtaim lirst grade certificates. The paper of oi of those was scarcely inferior to the be of the pa pel's handed in by the white As a fair test for both colors and for a three grades, the ungranimatical an misspelt paragraph entitled "Englisl was given to ail for correction and tl results carefully scrutinized., as fojlow While two of the white candidates females?had no mistakes, and eight? both sexes?had only one mistake, tl average number of mistakes was 8j. 1 f -r the colored candidates, while one m; had three and two others had four mi t dees, the averago number of mistak was 25. With reference to English Gaamma this curious anomaly was presented, that wiiiie the candidates, with few e: ceptions, showed by their passing an a curate knowledge of the rules of Gran mar, very few seemed able to apply tho: rules in their own aomposition. The papers on *Iistory were vei meagre and incorrect. On this subje the best paper was wrstten by one of tl male colored candidates. The geographical papers were more sa isfactory than the historical. All the candidates both whith and en ored showed a inoro intimate acq nam anco with Arithmetic than with any the other subjects. The papers on tli subject were highly satisfactory. Respectfully submitted, \V. G. BENET, SAM'L. C. GASON, A COLORKD MAN'S PAI'EH. As a specimen of the ability and intf ligence of some of our oolored teacher we publish the following extract from tl papers written by a colored man at tl public examination. He is one of tlie t v negroes, who obtained first grade certil cates. His paper on history is as follow Question 2. Revolutionary war; wi of 1812; Seminole wars; Mexican wa: the late war between the States. The were other small, I might say local war but the above are the principal ones. Question 5. Cromwell, (Oliver Cron well) was an English lad, and of Prote ant parentage. I forget wliero he wi born.' He after various trials and cluing of life became the ruler of Great Uritaii He assumed the title of "Protector" ar in his austere but just manner of coi ducting the affairs of government, he we merited the cognomen. After a prospe ous reign or administration, he died, an again tho government relapsod into monarchial form. He entered the Exe utive seat, through a popular insurre tion against Popery, I believe. Mohammed; a Turk, and the foundi of Islam ism?a religion based upon tl teachings of the Koran. He proposed I subjugate all people to his religion, t means of the sword. The devotees < his religion, or rather the religion < which he claimed to be the prophet, aj what we christians call fanatics, as the are extreme in their views; the presei Russo-Turisk war is the outgrowth < this same prophet's teachings. Napoleon : born on the Island of Cors ca, West of Italy, in the Mediterranen sea; he was always noted for his courag iiujiuii v uwcut^. A^VCII ?licit t* i'u> to a military school, lie showed grei tact in managing the snow battles of h school-mates, llo rose rapidly from tl Lieutenancy, to a held marshalshlp, the to become the Presidontof the-Frnnch R< public andtinally whs crowned Emporo: The "soldier of fortune" as he has bee called, put away his lirst wife, I forgt her name. (Josephine, I believe,) an married another. Then bis star of fate b< pin to wane, and his power declined. H conquered Prussia, Germany, Itab Spain, Austria; sent an expedition int Egypt which by the by, failed; he aj pointed all of his relatives to kingdom! as rulers, like some statesmen of tl; present day, and after suffering defeal in many ways, he was forced at T'outair blcau to abdicate. Again he sought hi rural homo, on Oorsican soil; and agai in; rutin xiini n? j- raucu ami assmnea COII mand. Fnallv after an effort at Watcrlcx of English, German, Austrian At*., ai rnics called in history allies, he was tali en prisoner and imprisoned at Heleni where he died and was buried, though li was afterwards taken with great pom and buried in a beautiful building calle "les invalides" in Paris. Cortez; a bold unprincipled soldier, < Spanish birth. He was an explorer, cor quered and subjugated the ancient A3 Lees of Mexi"o to read tho historical a< count of his travels would interest an one; ospeciallv his warfare with the nt tives,though one turns withdisgust, Iror the accounts of his baseness, treachery in his campaign to capturo tho city ( !/.? LHUAIVW* Sir Walter Raleigh, an English noble man, who ruade several voyages of dis :overy under the English flag. To hit s given the honor of introducing the us :>f tobacco, into England. Ho was quit i favorjte of Queen Elizabeth's; and a >ne tinie was said to have thrown hi rape over a muddy place in the road, t jrevent her majesty from soiling her feel le named Virginia alter the "Viagii juccn of England." ! THE R... KING CODE. ?l t; SAD FRATRICIDE UPON TIIE DUELLING GROUND. . 1 1 o Two Carolinians Exchunge ShotH Near Savannah--Brothors - in - Law Es,l trunged by Petty Politics?-Ouc r! I'ires Into the Air Rut Receiycs His | Opponent's Rullct-?IIis Death. S i '); Savannah, January 15.?Ilarlcy, who j was shot 111 the duel Saturday is still s alive. Physicians say he cannot survive ! through the night. His wile has arrived. ! JjATKU.?W. S. Ilarlev is dead. The I coroner's jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death from a gunj shot wound by some person unknown to IUCJUIJ. 1- Origin of the Difficulty?The Chalv lenge and Contest?The Man Who jf Would not Widow His Wife's Sister ilj --Erratic Course of the Wounded ... Man. (. j [Savannah Xctvs.] I j The community were greatly surprised ^ | to learn yesterday morning that a duel ' j had boon* fought on Saturday alternoon H within three miles of the city, and that r. one of (lie combatants had been very e seriously, and, in iho opinion of the surgeon attending, mortally wounded. c The parties were strangers, and arrived i- here during Friday morning after. noon and registered at the Pulaski House. They were very quiet in their movements andbeing strangers their object was unknown. i- The lirst arrivals were Mr. Walter ji I Stevens Harlev, one of the principals, | accompanied by Mr. Charles II. Farmer, his second. Later in the day Mr. Robert d Fishburne, the challenging party, his ir second, Mr. W. M. Rivers, and his broth, Jer, F. C. Fishburne, arrived and register] ed at the same hotel. The parties are all ' j from Walterboro, Colleton county, South it Carolina. Mr. Harley and his seeond, siMr. Farmer, are prominent lawyers ol | (lie place. Mr. Robert Fishburne, who is (a brother-in-law of Mr. Harley, hvviiiK * married tlio .sister 01 ..Mrs. nancy, is o Clerk of the County Court, and his broth> cr, Mr. F. C. Fishb'urno, id a Trial Justico. They left the hotel at different hours on y Saturday morning, and proceeded to tin e junction of the Atlantic and Cull' and Savannah and Charleston Railroads, ncai j which the duel took place. Messrs. liar"s ley and Farmer walked out, and reached d the junction some tiino in advance of Mr, j. Fi.shburne and his friends, where thev were joined by a surgeon, according tc appointment. After the usual preliminaries for THE COMHAT. '*? The ground was marked off, the distance being ten paces. The weapons used wen 1C Colt's and Smith <fc Wesson revolvers 10 The party had regular duelling pistols but on examination the.y were found t< be unlit for use. Tho former weapon: were then produced, and Mr. Harlej gave his antagonist the choice. Mr. Fish burne chose the Coifs, and the Smith d Wesson, small size, was taken by Mr Harley. These arrangements completed and the principal being properly station ed, Mr. Rivers, the second of Mr.. Fish burne, said: "Gentlemen, are you ready?" Mr. Harley replied promptly, "I am.' Mr. Fishburne simply rejoined, 'ready. Mr. Rivers then gave tho word: "Fire! one, two, three, stop!" Mr. Fishburno fired promptly, whils Mr. Ilarlev did not tire until after he wai hit, and then lired upwards in the air a ho was falling. As he fell to the grounc his second hastened to him and discov ered that he had received a wound in tlx left side, having taken his position facta; His antmmnist. and thus exoosinir himsel more than was necessary. The surgcoi who was present, after examination, ex pressed the opinion that the WOUND WAS MORTAI, the ball having penetrated the cavity. Mr. Fishburne ami ins party immedi ately lull -the ground on loot, taking th track of the Savannah and Charlestoi l(] Railroad. s> The surgeon remained with Mr. Jlarle; i"tj giving him stimulants and morphine ie and doing everything necessary to relicv lo him. Lo Mr. Farmer secured a wagon fron ^ some parties living in the vicinity, am ss with their assistance and that of the sur geon,the wounded man was placed ci.m 1C i'ortably on a mattress in the vehicle, am then proceeded to the city. On renchinj ,s here, he was carried to"the St. Joseph' L'jj Infirmary, at the corner of Habershaii [(j and Taylor streets. We visited the hospital and saw the tin ! rortuiiHto man, who was iinaer the innu s.jenoe of morphine. Mr. Farmer, hi j friend, was with him, and seemed to b ol- much affected at the condition of hi ie principal, and expressed the intention c remaining by him as long as it was net in cssar?' S- ORIGIN OK TIIE DIFPICPCTY. cs Mr. Ilarley and Mr. Fishburne are c tho same political faith, both being zeal r, ous Democrats, but for a longtime, w ? understand, there has existed ill l'celin k* between them, and this hard feeling wa <- increased and embittered on account of fi- dispute concerning the recent inunicipn so election in Walterboro on tho 7th instanl Harley having espoused tho sidetowhic rv Fishburne was opposed. We understan ct they have had several street rencontres. 10 THE OFFENSIVE WORDS. We loam that the correspondence be tween tho parties shows that the dial ,j. lengo was the result of offensive word t_ used to Fishburne in his office by Harle; ()f on the evening of the 8th instant. Oi the morning of the 9th Mr. Fishburn addressed a note to Mr. Harley, relerrinj to the objectionable language used to hin and requesting retraction or withdrawn of the same, in reply to this Mr. Harle; disclaimed recollection of having usol the language quoted, and added, "What did mean to say was that you and W. J j. Fishburne are" weak and cheap copies o ujc juieu lauiny, wuuuui uieir djuiiim u '*? courage, mid I must positively and om le phatically deelino to withdraw anytliin; 1(> that I safd on that occasion." This was followed by -other eorrespon deuce, in which Mr. Fishburno cxpressei the desire to know when and where out s: side of the State the correspondent') ,u. could be concluded. Mr. Ilarlcy's re r. joinder w:is that he regretted he couli rp 'not immediately name the time and plao s as requested, but would do so at the verj ' earliest moment that circumstance; v would permit, adding: "If it would no a. seriously' interfere with your plans ls would suggest that this matter be settle* py in Colleton, as we could apprehend n< n difficulty from such an arrangement, if i ,fj is managed quiptl}'." This was l'ollowe< i- by 11 A PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE. r* On the 11th instant from Mr. Fishburne 'J which concluded as follows: "I demuni u that you meet me at the junction of tin P" Gulf and Savannah and Charleston Kail t;" roads to-morrow (Saturday,) tho 12th in stallt, at half-past twelve o'clock, to givi -r me satisfaction for tho insult offered 10 My friend Mr. Wm. M. Rivers, who wil -? hand you this, will arrange all details." ACCEPTED. :)f This challengo was accepted and tin o parties made arrangements to come t< V Savannah. Mr. Hurley and his friend i*t Mr. Farmer, left Waltbrboro on Thurs uf day night at eleven o'clock for Greet Pond station, on the Savannah anc i- Charleston train, and took the fast mai in j irain, wnicn passes 1110 station snurtiy ui e, | ter daybreak, reaching Savannah at nin< ip o'clock Friday morning. Mr. Fishburm it I with his friends, came by the accoinrno is dation train, which arrives here at y;50 10! p. m. n | The other details of tho duel aro as rc 2- lated above. r. I MR. HARLEY'S INTENTIONS. " j Mr. Farmer informs us that alter roachi ing the ground selected for tho combat , and before the meeeting took place, Mr ' Harley wrote a few words to his wile or e the leaf of his memorandum book, oJ which the following is a copy: ? "My Darlino /Wife?I am about tc meet Fishburne. I will not widow Claus? dia, for I do not intend to shoot at him, ? (Signed) \V. S. II." j'. IIIS CONDITION*. i? Mr. Harley was considered at a late 11 hour Saturday night to be in an extremei ly critical condition, and it was thoughl a, | ho would die before morning. Yesterr-j day, however, there was an improvement j and lie was somewhat better, with faint i, prospects of recovery. In the opinion o! ie one of the attending physicians, the ball p did not penetrate the cavity, but struck u d rib and passed around tho body. The other two pnysicians \vu<> huvv bbuh uiin )f are of tho opinion that tho wound will i- prove fatal. EFFORTS TO SETTLE TIIE AFFAIR y AMICABLY. i- It i? but proper here to sav that efforts n were made on the ground to scttlo the r difliculty without resort to hostile pro,f eedure,'and tho parties with Mr. Fishburno expressed a willingness to enteri tain a peaceful solution. Mr. Harley rei fused to make any retraction whatever, n i as he has persistently dono up to tho o) present time. lie was conscious yestere | day, and stated that he could not have reLt' traoted anything ho lmd said, and that s | there was no possible way of avoiding o! the meeting. This seems strange, inasi much as he had determiued not to return [ijthe fire of his antagonist, as the note to 'his wife shows, ana his action in dis charging Iii.s weapon in tlio air as be fc clearly prove. His family were telegraphed on Satu day night the result of the meeting. LEFT FOR HOME. Mr. C. II. Farmer, his friend, findir that he could do no good by if: main in left lor hia homo yesterday afternoon. UEQAL ACTION'. The mutter of the duel was considerc to-day bv the crai-d jury of the ('hatha County Supreme Court," and otf'orts we made to apprehend the participants, hi up to Hi o'clock to night tliero had bet no arrests, sis none of thorn could 1 found. Turkish Reconstruction. How the map of Europe will bo chanj cd by a violent settlement of the Eastei question remains to be seen. What mt become of the Turkish people, if tin chance to be favored with Hussion "r construotion," we can conjecture by r ferring to other peoples who have had taste of that particular reformation. M know very well that Russia, win she feels disposed, can be tolerant oven Mohammedans, far more so, in point faatthan she is to either Roman Cathol or Jew. We also know, that, if the ca demands it, she can emulate the Amei can carpet-bagger, and, in some respccl outdo that species of modern despc Take the Poles, for example. A Was ington contemporary sums up thesyste towards the Sarmatian population, thu "The Pole is forbidden to use his ov language or to teach it to his childre All the professions, even tho medical, a closed to him unless he takes an oa which would make him a renegade to h country's cause and to his religion ; f the first pledge exacted of a ChristianPo who "submits," as tho term goes, is th he shall become a member of the Gre< church. Failing in this, ho cannot opi a shop in his own name, nor buy lan | nor become a school teacher. No mom 1 l.it. A?/?m oAH?Mnn>f UtllJ Sl'UUii;iij^uAv;inj'iiwii nuui nui > 1*1^ t years in the army. His boys iirc tnuji out of Russian histories, winch treat 1: country with contarnpt and tell them tli their patriot ancestors were brifrapc 1 No Pole molested hy a Russian can got 1 ' dress, but if a Pole?man, woman 1 child?molests a Russian, a public flo jring is the punishment. It is a penal < fenso to publish a book or a newspaper Polish, and all works in that langua 1 accumulated in private families ha ! long since l>ecn do (roved. Every n ; and then it is pretended that a eons'pira ' has been discovered, so as to tighten : grip of tyranny on thoe wln> are beli< L ed to be disafl'ected, ami strike tori > [among thtt Poles serving in the arm ' Notwithstanding all this, a Pole remai 1 a Pole all his file. lie is powerless, course, f<?r all political purposes, but nevertheless continues to keep ali something of the old national spirit in 1 , children." I European complications likely enoni will spare the bulk of Ottoman subjei ' such an infliction ; but (Jod help tin j who happen to remain within appropri 5 ed territory, at the close of hosMlbir r We can conceive of but ono con. ol.it 1 I for a follower of the Prophet of Arab . I under such a dispensation, and that is t '' conditions "Holy Ru.-sia" will sun '! impose upon Bulgarian and on Routmi | inn Christians who, hoping to be tibe ted from the thrall of the Sultan, v have fallen under he yoke and system the Czar.?Chronicle and Constitutional ) m t m Sensational Journalism. One of the greatest cursrs of the c ? is sonsatioiiiil journalism. We do not, i this time, particularly refer to the di*t K tion of news matter "by telegraph or I vented fabrications, biit to Unit per-ul . feature which is based upon an invusi c of the domestic hearth and sets at di anco all private privileges. A cert; |- number of persons may be pleased i their names ucing constantly paraded . public prints, but we arc satisfied t such a license is condemned by the gr majority and pronounced an intolera abomination. Omitting one city of South, which appears to consider Chi "j go as a specimen for imitation, we 0! satisfied that the citizens of all oi II placos, in this section, desire their ho j affairs and home affections to be sac v | and not matters to be hawked about j ''Cheap John" style, day alter day, in e I newspaper press. This new style journalism is, we believe, in its coai 1; ness, essentially American, and when ' i has crept snake-likelnto the South it " | had to trace its origin to Northern ei "Iof very bad odor morally. The ab '* j too, if not checked in time, becomes ? j enormous nuisance. At first, the I' s, Pry paper is, apparently, innocent enoi Q though still offensive to all delicate i refined perceptions. Then, made au " cious, by supposed impunity, it advar " step by step into paths which are at' s with societv itself. Every city in ?l XorLh has had an experience of this H soription. We have seen some of the 11 per* published there which are onlj for tho perusal of those unhappy creatu who infest the lowest haunts, and they began with moderate respeetabil ,j- but did not remain decent very long. . Southern man who has accidentally e countered one of these so-oalled soci ^ papers, in a Northern city, cannot h s wondering that, such a leprous conc a could exist after the first issue, an<i forms a very emphatic opinion of a j: I pie who permit the scrofulous edito h such pig-wash to abide among ilu j We are of opinion that the tendencies such journalism are debasing, alw going from bad to worse. The harn does is immeasurable. Luckily so rr a plant has but a small patch' of con " nial soil to thrive in, at the South, i s we hope that ever that slight margii y chartered libertinism will ere long be II strictod. Chicago is no doubt jus ?j famous for its enterprise and its Ik KI It is also notorious for its bud 'nor 11! Wo maj' praise its enterprise and I l' i fio hogs, but we do not want it demo V i/iiig journalism.?Chronicle and C utitutionaliat. f A HORRIBLE CRIME. - Two Negro Fiends Confess th ? Guiltiness of Robbery, Arson a Murder in Bnrnwcll County 1 On the night of Thursday, the 3d inst - house on tho plantation of Mr. D. l'\ a Sprawls, some throo miles from Wit - ton, S. C., was consumed by fire, toge 1 er with tho occupants, Stephen Ene e his wife and two children. On Salurc r inquest was held by Coroner Jack Flc s ing, which was adjourned until next < t on account of tho absence of several v ?! i.i?ii.? ?,u? ,. 1 i nwwus, r rum tuu cviuuuto v* mv n 1 nesses and the circumstances connect D with the burning, it was presumed tl t the fire was accidental in its origin, a ] that there was no l'oul play conned with this affair. The matter, liowev underwent investigation, developing si pici<yi which terminated in the arrest ? two negro men who confessed to a crin ' the wanton cruelty and revolting villai e of which have hardly counterparts " modern criminal depredations, 'l'ho p ties suspected were captured Thursdi 8 in Barnwell, and according to their sta ment, the object of going to Stepli 1 Knock's house was to steal a sum money which he was said to posse Their first acts were to murder Stepli 2 and his wife, after which they proceed > to ransack tho house in their plunderi t scheme. This accomplished, they retui I ed to their victims, and covered tin i with bed clothes saturated with turpc 1 tine. After firing this mass, they lock 1 up within the house an infant and a lit . child to perish in tho funeral pyre of I j murdered pa*;nts, and tho sum of th \ fiendishness was complete. Tho villai] I after arrest, were taken to Williston, ai thence to Aiken, to be locked up, as tlx ' is no jail in Barnwell.?News and L'ouri The Subject of Agency. We toke tho following paragraphs fr< > the Pee Dee Watchman, and have I doubt they will be road with interest f the public generally: A case that will perhaps be of some ii > portanco to persons transacting busim as agents, has been argued at Chamb< before Judge Townsend, at Bennettsvil against certain parties at Society iii A, having a judgment against B, i , tempts to levy under an execution, oi ' stocK of goods run by B, alleging hii self to be his wife's agent, under tho fit name of "B, a^ent." The Sheriff bci: . told that the croods were Mrs. B's, ai that lie would seize them at his peril, i [ turned the execution unsatisfied, therefore under supplementary procee ings, had B and his wife examined as , ownership. The ovidence showed tli B was insolvent and unable to procure a vances from any one to set himself up business, as his'old creditors would sei everything. At this point, Mrs. B's si ter, out of sympathy, as the defen claimed, directed her husband, who w also carrying on business as agent, to su ply Mrs. B, with a small stock of good the business to be conducted by her hu band as clerk and managing agent. Tl: was done, and since then the stock h been constantly replenished out of i own proceeds. A contended that the agency was dodge of B's behind his wife "to avo paying his old creditors, and in suppn of this, attention was called to admissfr of the parties, that B had run the ht:> ness ai his own, not consulting his wil making no reports, Ac. Judge Townsend decreed the agen< invalid, and ordored B to pay A's jud; 11 mont in twenty daj\s, or bo attached for contempt. r- The case will go before the Supreme Court on the ground that the Judge erred in decreeing the agency invalid, and that the relief granted A in the decree, is.op- / 8 posed to the code, which decrees, Sec. ^ 3-f>. "In order to save to parties the right of trial before a jury that in cases of this | iiiwire, niii-ii iiiuu {Kiruivi ujuiiu ?ii m-iutip >d tercstin property attempted to be levied m on, the Court shall appoint a receiver who jjjj re shall institute proceedings at law to test ut the title of property?in regular session A m of Court and not at Charabers." jj*rj J0 Mtee I';ir< A Refined Man. uin t ^ i . ' . . 1,111 A refined man is never "loud in nis hum rr. dress, for relineinent i.s always allied to -M simplicity and a judicious and tasteful lv employment of the means of the good , >y and happiness which it has at command. e. It seeks to divest itself of superfluities, e_ and aspires continually to the utmost riT a possible purity. Refinement leads toper- JL /*,. sonal cleanliness and elegant neatness, 0f ?n good taste and simplicity. Needless disto P^a.v anf' bashfulness are alike repugnant r of to its spirit. " ic - . . < Always keep tho. bottle '>"idy, 'l- !> . ! . >!'.? i' sight, "S, For it cured our little Andy, He >t. Who was coughing duy and night, and I,. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. ajw in . *- ?? to 1) S: Tt will navtocivnMlirlnor's Indian Vnrml- *oa fuiroa t'lal. it will .Wtr.?y ...id expe. worms par n* -.Til beautify the complexion. r,e - tlio S _ m| , Ku J { I ?-v in the most genial bain am ever used by ?11 sufferers from pulmonary diseases. ht It is composed of herbal products, which /l J have a specific effect on tlio throat and H| ,,!s lungs ; detaches from the air cells all Irmt ritating matter; causes it to be expectois rated, and at once checks 1 ho inllammation which produces the cough. A single doso (Jf relieves the most distressing paroxysm, I or soothes nervousne.-H, and enables the sufferer to enjoy quiet reut at night. Being a pleasant cordial. It tones the weak stom)i n-li, and is specially recommended for j? children. rpWhat others say about L v TutVs Expectorant. I Had Asthma Thirty Years, . Baltimore, February3,1S75. "I have had Asthma thirty years, and never found *t IV. * "" edicinc thut had surh a hannv effect." _ n* W. F. hOQAN, Char!s? SL B.0i i"f A Child's Idea of Merits j?;) "" I IS'RW UHLEASS, , , "Tutt's Expectorant U a familiar name in my house. ! cos 1 ; | My wile thinks ic the best medicine in the world, j Co 1 and the children snv it is 'nicer than molasses Fr ,rj, candy.* " NOAH WOODWARD, 101 N. Poyd.-?? SL th( ? "Six, and all Croupv." <4 Hi- " I am the mother of nix children; all of them have >s i been croupy. Without Tutt's Expectorant, I don't * | think they could have survived some ol' the attack*, m on It is a mother's blessing." S ia. MARY STEVENS, Frankfort, Ky. u '!iy A Doctor's Advice. Llj. " In my practice, I advise ail families to keep Tutt's i .... | Expectorant, in sudden emergencies, for cough^ I B croup, diphtheria, ctc." 11 'l!j. T. P. ELLIS, M.D., Newark, N. J. I W .0! Sold by all drugr/ist*. Prlc? $1.00. Office 1st. ^ 38 Murray Street, New York. % "THE TREE IS MOWN BY ITS FRUIT." [ at 'Tutt'aPills are worth their wrightin (fold." I ill REV. I. R. SIMPSON, Louisville, Ky. hat! ' Tutt's Pills nre a spTctaFblessine of the nineOat tcenthcentury.''?REVJ^R. i OSGOOD, New York. lilt. | "I have used Tutt'? fills for torpor of the liver. l|i(.! They are superior to any medicine for biliary dis- J 1 orders ever made." j j I. P. CARR, Atterneynat Law, Augusta, G?. j' / ] "I have tsed Tutt's Pills rive years in my family. ; p t'1 They are uneiiualed forcostiveness and biliousness." I Ij ">< ' I F. R. WILSON, Georgetown, Texas, j rod | uj have ttsed Tutt's TTedlnnc with great benefit.'' .n , in I W. W. MANN, Editor Mobile Register. | " the | "We sell fifty boxes i'utt's Pill* to fire of all I .. - r^n n..t?..:n. n. ! OIJ olliers."??n!ntavivMviiigiiiiiia| ... , ><>- | "Tutt's Pills hsve only iq be tried to establish j J it j their merits. They work like inapic." ( lifts' BARRON^S^Summer St., Boston. Cfl ties " There is no medicine so well adapted to the cure j , ' | of bilious di-ordcrs ns Tutt's Pills." 1;s,? JOS. BRUMMEL, Richmond, Virginia. | " aul I AND A THOUSAND MORE. (J lull ! Sold by drttjK/lttfi. 25 cents a box. Office j|l,| j 3S Murray Strret, 1Sew York. IITUTTS HAIR DVEls K 1 asraoHsap, i ? lJ2 1 HIGH TESTIMONY. I :f,. \3 FROM THE H.tCtr-'/C JOI/RX.1L. Ea V 1 "A CREAT INVENTION Bl A j h*? brrn made (>> l?lt. TCTT. of Now York. on_ JJ which ro-tores yoti til fill beauty to th>? lialr. H ' Tlmt eminent chemist htw *uri:i>ciled III B ety , pri.Jueiiii; n Hnlr Ovc which Imitates H IGlu !3 I" perfection. Old bachelors may . JT 1 Dow rejoice."' B I ,. ' fl Prim St.00. 0?ic? .7.7 Miirrnj/ St., H fin. ' ^ l *il iOPWTiPit ! 141#;lll mk frffiff iIWIPEH8E0 m Ke; nrfi^iinn,ffTiMTp Iz Hid Br J r L 1 of til !% 3?Jf?W[f) ar iMMmm - lav | H. AJBRAHE, < :" } DEALER IN \ ? WATCHES, DIAMONDS i* , ol ' ' 1C nv JEWELRY, SILVERWARE hi And Fine Fancy Goods, r 1L0" 20G BROAD ST. COR. MclNTOSCH, en AUGUSTA, GA., led * ng ESTABLISHED 1842. /\ rn- :l1 sm WATCHES and JEWELRY cnrcfully _ ;ned REPAIRED AND WARRANTED. lie he October 1877,3m. eir ?CHARLESTON HOTEL, 3 E. H. JACKSON & CO, no CEARLESrON, S. C. by J pATES REDUCED. $2.50, S3.00 AND S1.00 IV l'ku day, According to location of m- room, [ZJeceniberID, 1S76,3m. - S3 fM I Tie Palmetto Cotton Gin, ? ;l- MANUFACTURED BY f.(j' J.M. MATTHEWS, e-1 Ninety-Six, S. C. J' DEALER IN Q to TjlURNITUHK, Collins, I.elting and at -I? Gin Material generally, and Agent d- tor Steam Engines, Threshers, Reapers in ami iiiiiwers, miwhi i rcsscs, cvo. ,? j zc CONDENSKRS, Feeders and Seed jr is- Crushers attached to (tins when desired. " ItKPAIUINO CARKKUI.LY DONK. All comm 11 nieati ons rceeive prompt at|V tention. b> : sl Purchasers should call or correspond with him before purchasim; elsewhere. Jcfi oun, 1S77. tf. ts To Debtors. j(j "VTO mnn has been rnnre lenient than I [ Ne? rt; have been towards my debtors, and tt"| ,n for this reason I think they should pay XJ <j_ .1110 now that I need tho money, l'ay up t,|Sp old scores and start anew. wj,j ' Respectfully, Lam W. T. PENNEY, say. g- Oct. 17, 1S77, tf. Cou \ . Southern Depot for Carraige 1 MATERIALS! I 0$0 D. FRANKE, 157 MEETING STREET, |1 isltc. Cnarleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. 1 t T)EAT,EIt IN . 3 C BS, SPOKE, RIMS, SHAFTS Etc. | P CTjKS, Sprlnps, Bolts, flfthwhcls, ctc., m-M Horse Shoes and Nulls. Hfr Bund and <e shoe Iron, Sj>rinjr, l'low nnd Castle I. l'nInts. Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, etc. basing direct from MAN U F ACT 11H KKS iblcto offer lny (roods at NOKT1IKRN CKs. and always keeping a full stock on 11 J can fill Orderj w.hElapaich. [Nov. 14,1S77. 11 CARPENTRY. HE undersigned hereby gives notice that he is prepared to do all kinds Jarpenter's Work and V] Building. also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrashers Fans. A full supply of Gin Material ays on hand. Farmers are requested iring their Gins up early in the season How time to have them properly preed. ? v lso Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gin, Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of bber and Leather Belting. D. B. SlilTH, Abbeville C. JJ., * C. COKESBURY DEFERENCE SCHOOL, _ ikesbury, Abbeville County, S. C. [IE Elghty-thiril Session of twenty weeks begins on the second Monday, 14th of uiary, 1878. . P. PRICHARD, A. M.( Rector. ?r. F. F. GARY, Secretary Board Trustees. EXPENSES. . Itlon, Primary Deportment, 812.00 Intermediate " 15.001 Senior " 20.00 ? ard per month, 12.00j n ons of ministers of the Conference, freo of! |r| tlon. u .oration, proverbially healthy. Easily aeslble by Greenville and Columbia Railroad, mmunlty, Intelligent, refined and moral, re from dram shops, gambling saloons, and ?lr attendant evils. 'or Cotalogut* address the Rector or Seere y, of Board Trustees. )ctobcr31,1STT, tf. HOES, SHOES, SHOES. UNNINGHAM AND h - TEMPLETONi" [IAvE opened their SHOES and cau sup-|^; y customers at greatly redueed prices. I ATS, HATS. HATS.21 CALL ON Cifliiilaia & Templetos $ \ND get the latest style HATS for young u ,d old men. ^ R0CERIES, GROCERIES. 1 5UGAR, COFFEE, and SHELF GOODS of i kinds at lil'A DOZEN Cotton and Shuck Mat- T ? \ I / tresses * | J Oozkn Country Chnlrs ; 8 Doxen Walnut | i. me Chairs and Roclwrs, handsome styles at vv prices. J. L>. CHALMERS. orn Whiskey and>* APPLE CIDER. I I KEKP nothing but the purest North 1 irolina Corn Whiskey, the best A pple j tier, ana frfPgor a i.,uper iieer, wmcn i j 11 only for tlie cash. Dod'ta-sk for c.r'ed- ; Store on Washington street, third ' K >or from the Carriage Factory. Dec. 5. '77-tf J. W. RVK/IRD. j i( "Eragene B. Gary. 0 Attorney at Law, a ABBEVILLE C. H., S. C. ?^Special attention to tlie collection o a aims. fNov. 12,1K?G tf For Young Gentlemen. 1 HHK most Stylish IIATS, hawlsomes L CRAVATS and elegant SHOES, at W. JOEL SMITH'S ^ Octobcr 17, 1S77, tf. larshall P. DeBruhl, jj AttnrnpTr at. T.aw. I 1 ABBEVILLE C. H? S. C. ( 1 ~ WAGON'S^ ^HE BEST AND CHEAPEST WAGO! HE Tennessee ag< * TWO HOESE [EAPER thun over beforo, FOR SALE B W. JOEL )ctM 13, 1877. 'ENDLETON PROPRIETORS PENDLETON & 'OUNDRY & MAI AUGUST M AN U F AClTItF.I KHODRS' GOTTC LSO made to order Steam Engines and tioilei Horse powers, Threshing Maehines, rumps, slses. Cotton Presses, for hand, Horse or \\ ate lepairlng done at very low prices. SANTA ( HOLIDAY THE LARGEST IN THIS 3XSISTINO or TOYS, DOLLS-FRENCH A ESE WAHK, FANCY SIIAICKIT AND INDI I'SSI A Leather Gooods, Walnut Brackets, Wal DRAI, and I'lated Jewelry, Tics Gloves, Silk, lars and Cuffs, M ILLINT Ell Y Ac,, at un Your Inspection and A.t J ctobor31, 1877, 12 m. > L. CALHO WHOLESALE AND RET. >ry Goods, CI Motions. FanC3 NO. 270 BROAD ct to Bonos, Brown <k Co., "AVING commenced business at tho al . who visit Augusta to call s;nd examine where. "We promise to sell a little ches eh we can easily afford to do, our expen er houses. Call and sec for yourselves, am Do not forget vour Carolina frieud I nty. S. C. fRY HOME FIRST, Qi CONGAREE It. M f ARKS v< ilUil 11 UilllU, l\[ Columbia, S. C. - a II MIDI,! PROPRIETOR. , REDUCED PRICES: ? ERTICAL CANE MILLS, ~ List of [Prices- ^ 2 Rollers, 10 inches diameter $35 00 tat 2 " 12 " " 45 00 2 *' 14 " ' 55 00 fll 3 " 10 * " 00 00 I, 3 " 12 " " 70 00 3 " 14 " " 80 00 Of t love prlcPRCompletc with Frnme. Wlthou Frame, 910 lens oa each Mill. ORIZONTAL?3 Roller Mill for Steam or Water Pow. er, $150. and pro M Your Orders for 3 VJ ane Mills ~ AND Syrup Kettles TO * D. B. SMITH, Agent. F Abbtville C. H,S. C. :? G! oois for tie Million, at Prices to Suit the Tiis! , M ^ ^ Dry Goods, r* \ * ! f Of every description at a mall Advance on New York Prices. \ GOOD ALPACCA for 25 cents. V. Bleached and Brown Goods, cbeap than bofore the war. A fine lot of HOES. No. J BROGANS, the best in 10 market, for $1.50. A large stock of CLOTHiisra, ?i : remarkably low prices. A SUIT for 5.00. HATS, at 40c to $4.00. No. 1 UGAR at 11c. A good COFFEE at 20, 2J, and 30c. I GIVE lie top of the market for COTTON and ell goods at a very small advance qn | few York prices. Come and examine ly stocky at No. 1 Granite'Rango, AbbeeTa. mars. Oct. 71, 1877, tf -|'i )AY, TAmilILL & CO, Manufacturers of and Dealers In CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, WAGONS, U SADDLES, TRUNKS, HARNESS, iEATHER AND SHOE FINDINGS, IPRINGS, AXLES, CARRIAGE MA'ERIAL, MACHINE RELTING AND 'ACKING, 225 Broad Street, Oppoitc Central and Globe Hotels, AnUMtU , Gu. Wo are now receiving a large and varjcl assortment of vehicles for business r pleasure. A full assortment of 1,2 nd 4 HORSE WAGONS, best mannfac re, at the lowest prices. Call and ox- . mine our stock. DAY TANNAHILL A CO. fov. 7, 1877 , 3m. w n T^TTiisrTTinn. Attorney at Lawf Law Range, Abbeville C. H., S'C. [ome~made fertilizer. ONO'S CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS' i sold by E. PARKER. Jan. It), bra. Agent.B WAGONS. 1 Vi EVER BROUGHT TO MARKET. )n. Large Splendid d WAGONS, Y SMITH. M & BROS., 5 OF THE HOARDMAX LJ :hine works 'A, GA. ts OF THK J )N~ PLANTER ,r) s, Sow Mills. Grist Mills, Flour Mills 1 Iron Hailing, Water Wheels, Gin Gearing, pre ir Powers. G Oct. 31. 1S77 12 m. s< Tl bev ]LALTS. i GOODS: j STOCK EVER < CITY: jBND GERMAN FANCY GOODS, JAPAN AX WORK-BASKETS. I PookeW, Mottoc Frames. Ac. LInon and Embroidered Hankerchicfs, usually LOW I'RICES. -j Orders Solicited. Du H, TBUMP'8. NO. 220 BROAD STREET. ? 0 UN & CO ^ \IL DEALERS IN A lothing, II ats,by * t G-oods. etc> 0c STREET, # AUGUSTA, GA. ( > )ove named place, we ask every one our stock of goods before buvinii tper than any other house in the Oityj sos being about one-fourth of those o, rril J bo convinced that we mean w! at we X \ L. Calhoun, formerly of Abbeville, Oct. 31,18*7,3m. 1 Oc 4 1 at This. Out. Will Save Your Money. r THEIR Cheap Grocery Depot, to be found on Washington Street iran <fc Trowbridge old stand, have rmined to sell their goods ut prices to the times for tiie CASH and the Hi only. They have in store a moat plete and well selected stock of Heavy stnd Taney }R CERIES, General Family and Planion Supplies, [GARS AND TOBACCO, ho best brands, Sugars, , , - is ; <' Coffees, Knick Knacks, 1 every thin); kept in first class and gressive establishment. Their price* the lowest. The top of the market d for Cotton and all country produce, 'ct. 17, 1877 3m GIN GEARING And Shafting AND BOLTS CHKAPKH THAN XVER BIFORB E AT THE Jn orest City Foundry I and Machine Works, B EO, R. LOMBARD & CO., 1 AUGUSTA, GA. B ENGINES, COTTON SCREWS, 9 ill Gearing and Machinery B "OF ALL KINDS % (ade and repaired promptly* B ict. 3, 187*, tt WSj/L 31 . _ \| Ayer s .ague Cure, For Fever and Acne, Intermittent Fever, Chill tFever, Bemittent Ferar, Ihimb Ague, Periodic*! or Bilioua Fever, Ac., and indeed all the affection! which arise from malarioua, marmh, or mia*> matio poiaona. Thblta compound remedy,preparedirith irlMiHAf <kfll from rrretable kwndlMtl. vlilch rarely folia to cure tbo aerereet caaea of CUUi Hfl and Ferer and the concomitant disorders. Such a remedy the neccasitiee of the people in naUrioua districts demand. - Ita great superiority orer EM any other medldoe yet dlaeorerod tar the' core BB of IntormltUnta la, that it contains no quinine or Im mineral, and thoae who take it arc free from MB danger of qnlnlsm or any injurious effect*, and are JU. healthy after using it aa bcfi>ra.. It bat '^Kj been extcnslf cly employed during the Jaat thirty BB yearn in the treatment of these distressing dla. M orders, and to unrarylng baa been ita suecesa that it haa gained the reputation of being InfslUble. It can, be safely recommended aa a >ar? Dfl remedy and specific for the Fereraad Ago* of IH the West, and the Chilli and Fcrer of the I South, which, once broken up by it, do Mt Hfl return afitll the dUssse ia again contracted. Q9 J The great variety of disorders which aria* HE from the Irritation of this poison, such sj Ken* 1^9 nlgli, Itheumatisin, Uont, Headache, Hflfl Blindness, Toothache, Karachs, Cm tarrh, Aithma, Palpitation, Splcnlo Affections, Hysteric*, Pain in the Sow* H els^Collc, Psralyaia, and derangement of H trie W)miCBf Ittoi wmcn uvcuuic iuirnaiunH ot periodical, haro no ipccdicr rrmedy than AVEtt'tt AOL'K Ccmz, which cure* them all alike, flm nd protcct* the *y?tem from futurr attacks. A* H8j[ a preventive, it U of ImracnM tcrricc in thoa* H com muni tic* where Ferer and A rue prevail*, ^BKj u it atajr* the development of the disease if takra ^HG on tlio flmt approach of the premonitory ?jtnp- HH torn*. Traveller* and temporary retldentf an tho* enabled to defy the*c disorder*, and few wfll ever *uff?r if they avail themselves of tlia protection UiU remedy affords. .V For Liver Complaint*, arising from HHj torpidity, It is an excellent remedy; it stimulate* thl* orpan into healthy activity, and produce* HDj many remarkabla curca where other medicine* HH HI Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co,,B9 - Practical and Analytloal Chwnlf, HH LOWELL, MASS. BOB KLD Bt ALL DKlMOUXi XYXilVllXMM. P.C.Gower&CoH I Greenville, S. C., I WHOLESALE AND RETAIlB HHH ' DEALERS IN OORS, JB SASH. ? BLINDS. . ANTLES AND SHINGLES? STAIR WORK^M NEWELS, HAND RAIL AND BALUSTERS^H [ME, CEMENT. AND LATB^H TEMPLES IMPROVED POCELAIN LINED PUMPS. IBB Sewer and Drain Piping. fE most complete establishment in th^^H| upper port <>r the State from whioh cure BUILDERS MATERIALS. S9H Ihsh In any quantity on hnhd. HXM ?nd lists for estimates. hnnkful for the liberal patronage of AhHE llle County conferred In the past we r^H^H itfully request a continuance of the o_ MS :.v.uower&v?| Oreenville, S. C. Nov. ?, 1877,12m HH DIGARS.I mble Bee, 8H| Home Again, nfl Peculiar, shH Figaro. H BLACKWELL'SH rham Smoking TobocccBH CHEWING TOBACCO II P all kinds, from 10 rents to 50 ccnti^^HJ Plug, frum 50 cents to a $1.54 H^Hj nd. IBn jr?jrtL?. mBra now lot of Fancy Pipes just rcceir^B^H (AMES M. LAWSON. H itober 17, 1S77, tf. NNINGIIAM & TKMPLKTON nre mnHH in? propurations to plennw the little hrlsttnna, [Dec. 12,1877 tf Be in the fashion. HB IIS is the reason fhr wearing the^lBflfl those stylish HATS at HHH W. JOEL SMITH'SH^B tober.11.1S7T. BHB