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3$Y*? * eSPS ' / H The Press and Banner. Wednesday, May 15, 1878, ||pj Hon. T. C. Pcrrln. ||| This distinguished citizen of our town ||g breathed his last at his residence at three j g|j o'clock yesterday morning, the 14th in-' ?|f stant, in the seventy-third of liis age. j afe Mr., Perrin was the son of Samuel Per5j|| riu, and was born October 1, I80.">, on Hard j pji| Labor Creek, in the vicinity of the larmj now owned by the deceased, and known &?j as Cotton Level, in Abbeville County.! pf Of his boyhood and early education \ve j pH know but little except that he was for a ] IP while a pupil of Kev. John T. Pressly;' ???1 and Rev. John S. Presslv, who taught ||3 school at Union Academy, near the present residence of Mr! James H. wiaeman in mi* county. ms oniyi classmates at this school were Kcv. James P. Pressly, Rev. Kbenczer Press-! ly, D. D., and Rev. James M. Chiles, I). D., all of whom after long lives of em-j Inent usefulness have preceded him to the grave. In 1824 he entered the South ! Carolina College, where he graduated; with credit to himself in 1827. Among] those who were in college wilh him were) Judge Withers and others, who after-1 wards attained distinction in the State, j After graduating in the collegiate litera-1 ry course, ho returned to Abbeville] Court House and studied law with Judge ] Wardlaw and Governor Noble who were ; then partners in the practice of the legal! profession. In May, 1828?just lifty years ago?ho was admitted to" the Bar, j of which ho has so long been a proini-j nent membor. Soon after lie was admitted to the Bar the partnership of Ward law A Noble was dissolved, when he and j Judge Wardlaw formed a partnership.' This Arm received a large practice. As I early as 1840 Mr. Perrin had become; prominent for his familiarity with the I law and for his success as a practitioner, and when the firm of Wardlaw A Perrin was dissolved by the elevation of the t senior partner to the Bench, ho retained j' their large practice. Subsequently Gen-i eral McGowan was a partner in the office j with him for perhaps seven or eigj^t i years. About the vear 185:t Mr. Perrin | ~ A-j .L_ i> Vi ?< HCCepiOU ttlV l IISMUCIIm niu intni-i ville and Columbia Railroad and jkt'fortnc<l the duties of that position ably I and faithfully until 1800. ? He whs familiar with the practicc of the law under the old system, and had its mode of working ready at his command. He was particularly conversant with the subject of conveyancing and was in such matters a most safe counsellor. In all matters pertaining to the legal profession, denominated "office business," he was 1 always ready and accurate. While this was the c*se, it is also true that ho was an effective speaker before ajurv. It was once remarked by one of his brethren of the profession, that lie never feared I anything so much before a jury as the face of the deceased, beaming, as it did, with honesty, sincerity and high convictions of duty. Upon the elevation of his partner to the Bench, he well sus- I tained the reputation of the old firm, and J showed himself no unworthy competitor j of the best legal talent of the Bar. As a i, lawyer he was a man of tine business! < capacity, orderly and systematic in his j i habits.'and owinir to his mathematical ! bent of mind he was, while a member of the firm of Wardlaw <fc Perrin, entrusted ; with alt settlements to be made with the public officers, and especially with the Court of Ordinary. In all such matters] his judgment and actions were unerring, i In tha discharge of all the duties of life ho was honest, and conscientious, and ?1- j i though firm and unswerving in the ' course of duty, he was remarkable for his uniform courtesy and affability. He was related, directly or indirectly, to a majority of the citizens of our village, and was looked up to as the head of j, this larjfe and iniluential' connection, h By the people of Abbeville County ho I was universally esteemod and respected ' for integrity and devotion to their best! intercuts. A man of pure character and j consistent life, he maintained an unblemished reputation throughout all the changes of a lojig and honored career. j For many years he was a member of the StaV Legislature, and was for some j time Stato Senator from this Countv until he was succeeded by lion. F. J.' Marshall in livVO. Retiring from active i participation in the politics of the conn- j ty he still retained a deep interest in thei public welfare, and by bis presence and I discretion olten gave tone and proper direction to the scntiin< nts and expressions of the various meetings of citizens which occurred after that time, and was often called upon to preside on audi oc- j c;isions. Notably so in the instance of the first mass meeting which was held to' consider the question of secession. Thisj was held in the grove above thtf Depot i which has sinco been called "Secession j Hill," from the fact that beneath tho-e : trees was held the lirst mass meeting ofl the people of the South in the interests) of a cause which inaugurated and set in ; motion the war between the Spates. All this meeting he introduced "the Hon. A. j G. Magrath as the man *who would tirej the lirst gun lyr Secession.'' That day i the assembled citizens chose Mr. I'errin i as their trusted leader ami Chairman of the Abbeville delegation who were to represent Abbeville County in the Con-1 vention which afterwards passed the Or- j dinance of Secession, and be was lirst to} sign the roll or that historic paper.' mis was ins last political uoi a* a puu- s lie servant. His friends however seemed loath to al-1 le w him to retire from the political arena, | j and in the campaign of 8Git, placed liis;i name on the ticket in nomination for!] Lieutenant-Governor, with that of the Hon. W. 1>. Porter for Governor. These gentlemen were in that canvass the stun- , tlard bearers of Democracy in South Carolina. While Mr. Perrin and Mr. Porter received the vote of the white population, our readers will remember that the j Northern" adventurers in conjunction ] with the newly enfranchised citizens sue- , cecded in their policy of reconstruction. In 1?30 Mr. Perrin married Jane Ward- I law, daughter of James Wardlaw, Esq., and sister of Judge Wardlaw. Stie now ? mourns the loss of.him who shared in ' all her joys and sorrows throughout the long wedded life of uearly fifty years. ( They are the parents of a large family of | children, some of whom have preceded i him to the grave. The surviving members of the family to the third generation . constitute an important eleiueut in the social circle at Abbeville. Four of his sons entered the war?two of whom fell at the t post of duty auu two returned to the ] peaceful pursuits of life. Distinguished as Mr. Perrin was, adorning all the rolati'ons of life, as a lawyer, an a leader of the people, as a trusted business man, and as a private ! citizen, in none was he more distinguis.ied than in his relations with the church. He was remarkable for the activity i mid zeal he displayed in the alfairs of the ' Presbyterian Church of which he was a, membar. He connected himself when;' quite a young man, with Upi?er L?>ngl Cane Church, and has ever since lived the I' life df a consistent Christian, and many j years ago, peahaps under the ministration of Dr. Barr or during Dr. Turner's first pastorate here, he was elected an EI- j der in the church for which jttice his godly walk and conversation eminently fitted him. He has been often .entrusted with important commissions by the Abbeville! congregation, and was frequently a dele-! ~gate to the ecclesiastical bodies of the . Church. For years he was President of. the Board of 'Irustees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, South, and as a consequence, was present at many of the annual meetings of this large and intelligent body of Chris- ; uans, w noro ujs inuuejice was aesnuwi- ; edged and felt. In the exercise of the duties of tbei office of Elder, as well as in his conduct) in other churcitatTairs, his brethren had great contidence in Ills judgment and discretion. He managed every tru>t con lid- j cd to him with rare sagacity and fidelity, j Unostentatious and the reverse of agf;ressive, clergymen and laymen alike earned to regard Mr. Perrin as a man whose lead it was wise in them tu follow. "When they ditfered from hira, they doubted tao correctness of their own j opinions : when they agreed with him, they wished for no* other support. Just and conservative in his views and *elions, he never allowed himself to be draw it into extremes. The new 'isms" never caused him to waver in the faith of the fathers, nor drew him from the even ienor o/ his way. From the foundation of the Abbeville j District Bible Society Mr. Peirin was a constant and most helpful me lie attended all its meetings, and felt a deep interest in all its undertakings, and at j his death was its president. On Monday night a few lionrs before! iii* aeatti, in: was in attendance upon a meeting of the Deacon's Court ana par- j tieipaUnl in the deliberations of that body, manifesting his usu&J zeal for a 1 eauiie in which he had labored with so much pleasure foft' so many years. ; When the meeting adjourned, ho bade his brethren of the Deacon's Court a , cheerful good night aud went to his . ' homo.* Into the privacy of that home we must . not enter- Suffice it to say that he went ) to bed apparently in his usual health, and diaa at three o'clock yesterday i morning. Thus lis* passed away one of Abbo- I ville'* representative men, a landmark whose removal will long be mourned. xie was one 01 me generation ol njstin- 1 guished men, most or whom have depart- 1 ed this life, who made for Abbeville the \ \ ! honored naino she bears, of whom Ab| bevillo is gratefully proud, and whose i peci*s Abbeville may never sec again. [ Beloved by his family, honored by hisfclj low-citizens, lie will long be held in pleasant remembrance. And he will long bo I missed at the Bar, in the church, on the I street, for all, voting and old, looked on him as a friend, and They <liil not fall In reverence, or In c.mrtcsy; they prized IIis gentle manners; and his peaceful smiles Were met with answering sympathy and love. If lilo consists in doing what deserves to be written and remembered and in making those around us happier and better, in sharing our joys with others and iu enduring our own sad privations with pure contentedness of mind, if it consists in following the commandments of <iod and in a walk and conversation becoming tiie gospel, few men have lillcd up the measure so well as Thomas Perrin. The funeral will take place to-day at eleven o'clock. After services at the Presbyterian Church, the body will be carried to Long t'aue Churchyard, and buried in the family burying ground. The Railroad Meeting at Lowndesville. Last Wednesday there was a meeting of the incorporators of this road at Lowndesville, when a permanent organization was effected, and resolutions passed to submitting to the voters the question of taxing the townships along the proposed railway line. Much enthusiasm ami determination was exhibited, ami it was clearly apparent that the meeting mount business. A ltallroad Is an inestimable blessing to any eomninnity, and our Lowndesville friends ean easily enough secure to themselves the benefits to be derived from an iron connection with the markets and seaports of our coast. That community has long felt their great need of being brought Into more direct communication with the outside world, and we believe then- are few who will not contribute something towards the accomplishment of so desirable au end. We wish our friends great success in their enterprise and should have been present to report more fully the proceedings of this meeting but for an unexpected obstacle which prevented our going. As it Is we are indebted to the Anderson Journal for an interesting report which may be fou..d elsewhere in the 1'rei.i ami Manner, and to which we direct attention. ? ?? Greenwood and Augusta Railroad. We would warn our peopie against believing the many reports as to the cruelty of the llaiiroad authorities to the convicts under their charge. Prison authorities are obliged lo enforce order by discipline, ami it Is not to be expected that the situation of convicts should be a desirable one. The many reports :?f crycl treatment are exaggerated so mueh that wc are disposed to believe that there is scarcely a . eniblanec of truth in them. We diall at a later day put ourselves to the trouble of tindlngout exactly how they arc treated ?nd the world shall know the truth of the matter. If knives have been stuek Into the legsof the convicts we will not only let our readers know of the fact, but we shall give the name of the perpetrator of the deed. At present we believe that not more severity has t?eeu exercised than was absolutely necessary. The Blue Ridge Railroad. There are now several hundred convicts in the State Penitentiary who are being maintained at public expense and whose services ire of but little protlt. There is a big tunnel to be cut through the Blue Klnge. We sugrest that a reasonable number, say two hunired or three hundred be guaranteed on the mountain and put to work making the necessary excavation for the railroad. They could >e maintained at a less cost in the mountains ban in Columcla, and by keeping theui at work there, the tunnel would Ik* Anally finished. Wlien the road might.I?e finished this ivould enable the convicts to finish a work ivhich would l)e an achievement of which the state for ages to come would he proud. If ;he convicts had been at tills work for the last live years it would now tie finished and jcrhapsa much greater stimulus would now: K* given to the work on the Lownde&villej ftoad to Augusta. Public .Meeting. A meeting of the liar. Officers of Court, and .'itizens of Abbt-ville County, will he held at 1 o'clock a. m. on Saturday next, in the Court [louse, to pay a suitable tribute to the mem>ry of their brother and l'ellow citizen, Hon. I'homus C. i'errln. The Wasington correspondent of tno C/u imnilii Commercial says: '/'he Republican Congressional Campaign Committee intend j ,o make u thorough canvass of ten or lifteen | lihtneLs in the South winch are undoubted> Republican, but have been for the past few ,ears uiiowed to go by default. Northern lieu of prominence will be sent to these districts io#peak. and money will be used to iringout voters and to employ men to wateli he polls to prevent ballot box stuffing and tie counting out process. We do not knotv vimt th?-y term ' undoubtedly Republican," lulif tlicy uuiiii Counties where there Is a ilack majority, Abbeville county is one oi l ii" ilwv ciuiu! here to sLir Ui> strife be- ! Avccii the whites ami the blacks'they wiiij ikely bccumc disgusted with the business ukI retire from the office of mcddier. \> c :>ave had enough of scape-gouts here and I n ill give them such a reception as they little I ire.iui. We do not intend to give up Abbeville county to the control of ;he negroes, and 1 ,he sooner the Northern po.ilical adventurer iikIs tins out t!ie better I'or luni. A number of you lis gentlemen left the village last Friday afternoon with seins, Ac., Lobe present at the let ting-oil ol'the milll?omi of Mr. A. II. Morton, to catch a wagon load or so of lisii. One party seined for considerable time and caught no lisli. Others ;uught a few specimens of the linny tribe.! 1'liosc of our friends who went w ithout luiieh relt like they wouid have been tlie better of :heir suppers before they got buck tlie next morning. Ofn friendsof the Fhilomalhcan Literary society of I>ue West- have our ihanks for an invitation to paiticipate in the festivities of their '1 hirty-MMh Aimi versai y, on tlie 2Sil? if .tune, al 8 o'clock in the evening. The uniliirifiif ti-iniinsr of the ticket indicates a ;omincndahie progress in our neighbors. Wo I >liall endeavor to present on the occasion promises to be both pleasant and instructive, j Dr. W. C. llrow'n, of Anderson county, was| it onr court to testify in ttie great railroad j wise, lie says this is the tlrst time that he! lias been ai Abbeville since the war, but I that he has been here ii "heap of times'" before the war. ile was a leading Kcpudialionist iii the lust Legislature and will ilkeiy runl 3i? his laurels in that line for Senator this [ 'all. Abbkvill Literary Ci.ch.?Out of respect to the memory of Honorable T. C. Perrin. the members of the club have determined to suspend the regular meeting for this tnonih. which was t > imve b en held on 1:iay evening at the house of Capt. L. W. White. The next meeting will therefore be held on the eveniing of Friday Uth June. Killed.?The guards killed one of the prisoner* in attempting to make his escape from the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad last Wednesday. The guard shot at him nine times. The last shot was fired a distance of one hundred and thirty yards, taking effect In the body of the fugitive, killing him instantly. Tuk sound of hammering is heard in the |al'-yard. Carpenters are erecting a shed in whieh Jeff David is to be hanged out of public view, as the law wisely directs. We are ;lad that do longer will our town be filled with the throngs that used to be attiacted to public executious. Rev Mr. Nonius, a promisingyounsrminisier of the gospel who recently graditi ted at iho Theoogi'ai seminary at Columbia preached in the 1'ie-byteriiin church at this place last- Sunday night to-*lar e and attentive congregation of worshippers. Oar neighbor of tl e v.n fv>V<r Ouardimi presents hi* readers with a likenes- of his ?wilidatefor Governor. We expect to see the "phiz" of each candidate appear in the columns of thxt paper as soon us his artist can complete the.iob. MjiJ. Tl. F. Whitner, of Anderson atpre?e>'t declines to become a candidate for Senator of Anderson Comity. We know of no man in Ander.-on who would make a better Senator than (lie Major. We should like to sec him elect ?1. Wrcarein reeelp' of an invitation to the Anniversary celebration of the Adelphian I.itcriirv Society of Thurman University, which takes place next Friday evening. We should be glad to attene if possible. It seems that tin- Newberry Democracy do not regard the Instructions of the State Democratic Executive Committee in regard to the swearing of either voters or candidates. Sensible. The Drirthitjlon Xetrt heads Its account of Robert Knianuel properly thus?"Venaeance on a murderer." and then eoes on to tell how the Sheriff took the prison out of the reach of the vulvar gaze, atid hung him. We re/ret to learn that Mr. Amos Morse contemplates leaving our town In July next. We are sorry to lose so good a citizen. lie has a host of friends in Abbeville whose good wishes will follow Mr. Mo;sc. The scaffold upon which Jeff David is expected to he hung next Friday, from the outside. has unite the appearance of an ordinary stable or bjrn. The dangerous works are ill the inside of the building. Sicv.-We reirret to learn that T>r. W. M. Tairgart, of Monterey, a most excellent physician and a prominent citizen, is now seriously ill. We wish for him a speedy recovery. We thank tne Calhoun Literary Society ol Woflbrd eollese for a renieinlnantT in connection with their celebration which occurs on Tuesday evening, the Jltli of June. >In. H. W. Flinn.a member of the senior class of the Theological Seminary at Columbia, South Carolina, will lecture at Bethia church, next Sabbath, May in. Rev. Mr. Kershaw, and Messrs. W. II Parker arid O. T. Calhoun attended the I>Incesan Convention In Charleston last week, representing Trinity church. R. II. \VARnr.AW, Esq., left Abbeville on Monday morning en route for Knoxville, Tennessee, to attend the General Assembly nl the Presbyterian church. We are indebted to Mr. W. C. Latimer, ol Johnston, 8. C., for a c<;py of the E>:oefieM Mrmitor which paper has recently been moved from Hatcsbtirg. Gen. McGowas, Col. Cothran, and k. Noble, Esq., went to Columbia on Monday to attend the Supreme CVwart. W. Joel Smith a son jmvp cxcoi/cm cow |m?u.s for sale. Buy them nnd try tlicnu The.v *re only second to red outs. Jkff David Is nind about the manner in vhieh he U expected to shuffle oil" this mortxi 1 soil next Friday. The editor of the Tax Paver doesn't wn.?t? much of bin time writing editorials or locals for paper. Deaiv?One of the convicts died in tie stockade lout Saturday night. The Alston House boarders are luxuriating In snapbcajw. Itissu^estedt&atuU confederate soldiers, under some offlccrvf tlieSrown choosing, join the procession. We nearer say Pz-Confederite. We detest the phrase.?Edgefield, Adverser. IL Ml of Jan Patterson PresslyIIY REV. J. I. BOXJJEK. j [Prepared and Published by order of the Second Presbytery ot the Associate Ilcfonu! ed Synod, South.] From the A. II. Presbyterian. I I)r. Pressly was favored In Divine Providence in having sprung from a scotch and i Irish stock. Something over a hundred years ago large colonies of the better class of t Scotch-Irish people landed upon American ; si lores, seeking homes for themselves and i their children, and especially seeking a place ! where they could worship Uod according to] | the dictates of their own consciences. These colonies were scattered over the l>elt of States j that lieaiongthe Atlantic, especially in A'ew j York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. Among other favorite spots was the lower part of Abbeville County, and J aiuong the families that settled at an early in this section were the l'resslys, a large connection of whom entered into the organization of the Associate Reformed church at Cedar Springs about 17S-1. Among them was the lather of the subject of this sketch?Da| vid Pressly, who married Jane Patterson, and j settled a I tout three miles south of Cedar I Suriinr eliinch, at a nlace then known as the brick house. Of the parents an intelligent, friend, Cic?. P. II. linulley, says: "Ills father was a man of uncommon energy and business tact, and he succeeded in amassing a. considerable fortune for that period. For strength of character and keen perception his mother had few equals. Together they toiled und labored, and in that uncultivated age succeeded In raising and educating a family of whom any parents might well tie proud." The sons all received a liberal education. Samuel, the eldest son, became a physician, "settled near the place of his birth, practiced his profession successfully, accumumulated a considerable fortune, became discournged on account of political disturbances and the i want of a settled pastor at that time at Cedar springs sold out and moved to Wilcox county, Alabama, about the year 1SK, where i in a Jew years he sijkened and died in the | prime of life. ) The second son was the late Dr. John T. i Pressly, of Allegheny Seminary, Pennsylvn! nia. The third son. Dr. George W. Pressly, spent I his life In Abbeville, where he became emlj neiit as a physician, as a legislator, and above ' alias a pious, large-hearted Christian. William, the youngest sou, was graduated at -Miami L'lilversitv. Ohio, and has snent his Ilk-in the West, in Mercantile pursuits. There were two daughters?the eldest ot whom was married to l?r. Brown.and removed many years ago to Ohio. The younger became the wife of the late Rev. Joseph Lowry. of Jefferson county, Georgia, and the mother | and grandmother of a number of those who i have become prominent in tiie church.J The fourth son, and next to the youngest, was James Patterson, the subject of this sketch. Old Cedar Springs has furnished a long listi of families from whom ministers have sprung, hut none that can equal the family of j !?avid Pressly, Ksq. If the parents had roai son to be proud of their children, the ebilj dren have just as much reason to be proud of their parentage. And the church has reason i to congratulate both. I As already intimated. Dr. Pressly was horn ! about three miles south of Cedar Springs church, in Abbeville county, South Carolina. Of his early youth but little is known. During a portion of his boyhood his parents were without a pastor?Hev, Alexander Porter havitiirlr.f I'ci nr &tirlr?rrc unH wim to Ohio ami his brother John T. not yet having entered the ministry. Dr. Pressly was himself an earnest, I ife-long friend ofSabbath schools, and availed himself of all the helps he could obtain in Instructing his household, hut lie was a bright and shining example of what could be accomplished by careful parental training. EA III.Y EnrCATIOS. Of his early education we only know that it. was obtained at the common schools of tlie ' country, and the friend already quoted says, ' "Tht-y were eomnion enough." | His parents, having the mums, and believllnglhatan education was the best inheritance their children could have, determined to educate .lames, as they had educated Samuel and John and Oeorge. Accordingly lie was placed at an early age under his brother, Jo,in T. l'rvssly, who was presiding over Union Academy, an institution which in its clay had some celebrity. It was located near to'chiles'1'russ Roads, on the premises of the late Col. John Hearst. Dr. Kbenezer I'rcssley, his cousin. and lifelong friend, (.'ol. Tims. C. l'errin.a distinguished lawyer at Abbeville, tin* late Itev. James .M. Chi Ids, of the liaptist Church, and others, were his classmates at the Academy. Here I was laid the foundation of that, thorough scholarship which afterwards so distinguished him. He was resolved to obtain a collegiate education. itts roi.r.KfiE course. At that time there were but few colleges in the country. TheSouth Carolina College was In operation, but for some reason it was not selected. John T. I'ressly had graduated at Transylvania Universify, at Lexington, Kv., then under the Presidency of ltcv. R. II. Bishop, 1>. Dn a young man that had been brought over to this country by Dr. John M. Mason, of New York. Very naturally James and Kbenezer were attracted towards that school, and thither they went. Arriving in I < v i in in thpMnfumn of' fS'Jl I licv IVinml to their surprise that Transylvania hail undcigoue matt-rial changes, and that I>r. l!ish?>|> was :>t>i>ut setting out f?>r < )xford, Oliio to take charge of Miami University. They accompanied iiliti to the now College, in that new country, and entered II le Junior class. There, beloru tiie organization of Kiskine College, more of our ministers wore jrradnated limn hc any other place, Jefferson College Pa., furnished some, but Miami University furnished more. Here were educated, besides lite 1 >rs. Pressl.v James and Ebeney.er,) Revs. John Wilton. Thomas Turner, William Turner, Joseph McC'rery. James I.. Young, John X. Younsr, I<. McDonald, Neil M. Gordon, Gilbert fjordmt. David McCaw, Robert McCoy, David Pressly, James M. Young, Samuel Morris, W.'W. Patton.and perhaps others. Of tlie College life of Or. Pressly we only know that lie was a g<?od student?respectful, diiiuent and successful. This much we have [ heard front the lips of his venerable preceptor ' who sleeps in the valley of t he Ohio. A TIIUOI.OGICAJ. STUDENT. Though only eighteen years uf age. when he | | graduated, he had made up his mind as to bis profession, probably, even then, l'or soon af-! terwards we find him a student, of Theology. Au'aln. lie takes his ldace under his brother, I John T. Prc-*!y. who had been appointed by I the Synod to take charge of her Theological students und to direct their studies. In the embryo Seminary at Cedar Springs it was his | privilege to have under his tuition such men j I as Jlenry 1 try son, Samuel P. I'ressly, K. E. ] Pressly and James 1'. Frv*sly?all of whom ose to distinction, and reflected credit upon their preceptor. These four were the tlrst! I students in Krsklne Theological Keniinar.v, I I and the only one*, so faros we know, whilst | I Dr. John T. I'ressly was nt its head. As soon | I as lie had removed to the North, Dr. Hbenezer | i'ressly was elected his successor, und from | that day to this the Seminary has been in Due , West. | The old people that heard him still remember Dr. James Pressly's efforts as a student j I before the l'resbytery, and are wont to speak ; i of his youthful appearance, and his extreme timidity and const quent einl arrassnient. I llis last trial exercise before licensure was tie- [ livercd in Due West, on the-oth of February, j in:#. The next day he was licensed by the i Second Associate Reformed Presbytery of the Carol I tins, He v. Samuel P. Press! y acting as] Moderator. He was ordained to the full work j of the ministry nt Gencrostee. March Si, lsao, Kev. Joseph Lowry leading the Presbytery in the ordaining exercises. as a missionary. After licensure Dr. Pressly labored for r time In the vacancies of the Second Presbytery?at Due West, Uenerostee, Ucthel in Laurens,etc.,and then lie visited various points in Georgia, Alabama and Florida. His early visits to the churches in Carolina are still remembered by the old people, and many of them love to tell of how lie looked? so boyish, so timid; and of how lie talked? .so reserved, soeautlous; of how he preached? without moving hands or feet, and with his i eyes tixed on some object immediately in , front of tne pulpit nil the time. They love to ! tell, too, of how he dodged their hard (inesI i... I IIM1N ; IHMV l'iUIIIUU> IIV ?> 1?r? auiiMi' uif^ ?*?? | opinion about a matter that lie had not inves| tiffili'il, ami especially in regard to dtllicult j passages of>ciipture, saying, "I will tell you about that when 1 come again." How characteristic ihis was of iheniaii! How earcl'ul lie | was about Interpreting the mind of the spirit and .vet how tenaciously lie held to tiie truth I when once ascertained! HIS F1KST SKTTJ.KMKXT. i Among the clusters of Associate Reformed ! people visited l?y Dr. l'ressly in his missionI ary tours tlisotiifl: the West, wasoi.e in Dallas county and one in Wilcox county. Ala.?the | one on the north side of the Alabama river laud the other on the south side, about forty j ii.iles apart. The people in the former place I had none for tlic mo?t pai t from Newberry and Kairllcbl, s.and those in the latter I place, viz: in Wilcox, hail gone altogether final Cedar Springs and Long L'ane, in Abbcjvilte. The two communities eagerly seized j the opportunity and united in a cab to the young ( aroiininn and asked liiin to take the j care of their souls. Some of the people in both th('above places had been in Alabama | for a number of .Years, ami all the time withj out a l'astor. 'J'hey were greatly rejoiced at 11he prospect of getting a minister of their ; own sort, and a man after their own heart, to ! live ami labor among litem, reopie 111 oiu Isettled communities, where tlie Gospel is common ami cheap, do not appreciate it as they do who have been lonjx without it. ' "The full soul loathetli an honey-comb, but to ! the hungry soul every bitter thifig is sweet."' i The call for l)r. Pressly was Kent tip to the j Second Presbytery, and to the great graliliea| tion of t he people was l?y him accepted. | This was tils tlret pastorate and it turned I out that It was his last, lie divided his thuc [equally between Prosperity, In Dallas,and : Lebanon, in Wilcox, during the entire period I of his ministry in Alabama. The two places were forty miles apart and on different sides | of the Alabama river, as before stated, but In , those days the laborers were few, and lu?w I ever arduous the work, I ?r. Prcssly was not the mau to shrink from it. lie made his ; home in Wilcox, and regularly every other i Saturday he rode to Dallas on horseback, preached on the Sabbath and returned on i Monday. Thus, he labored, for a period of ; about ten years, viz... froin IriiW to lmo. j Here 'ie made his reputation as a preacher. | lie was a close student. All his sermons ' | were carefully written, and memorized, and delivered without any reference to the manniscript Indeed this was Ills habit through J life. He never went itito the pulpit without j the most, thorough preparation, and vet he | never used a manuscript .in the pulpit, nor f | even a note, nor did he approve It in ottiers. ' In regard to this matter his friends some . I times ventured to dilfer from him. They j even thought that be would have been a . | greater preacher than he was if he had indulged himself in the use of his carefully pre| pared manuscripts in the pulpit, sermons were not only grand exhibitions of I gbspel truth but they were elegant specimens of rhetoric, draughts from the "well of Fn jgiiMi uiiueuit-a." out they sometimes fell | ebort of thelrfull measure of power, bcamse of an apparent want of ease in the delivery. ! This evident struggle after the very words of [ t he manuscript. or the very best possible ex; prcssion of the Idea, would have been avoided by the presence of the manuscript. But he believed that the gospel should not be preached In th.'it way, and let it cost what It would, he would not. and he did not so preach It. \Vrltlng t.s he did all his sermons during his pastoral tern', he accumulated a large stock of manuscripts. Many of these are scat tered among bis jVletids: the rest are in the possession of his. fcjmfly. It would be difilcultto find better ceUglons reading than a volume of thorn wotild make. During the latter part of his life, and It Is bolieved through,tl*c whole of his ministerial V | career, his discourses were in the main doc- ] j trlnal, rather than practical, and hence his texts were usually taken from the Epistles of J Paul and from the discourses of t he Saviour. Hisgrcat forte as n preacher was exposition, T and only those who have heard him often J. know how successful he was In that depart-]}.' incut. ThcHlhlc was hisgrcat text book. HejJ made It the study of Ills life, and In his later years especially he was wonderfully familiar with it. His apprehensions of Divine truth * were clear and distinct. He had a thorough , understanding of the doctrines of the llihle, ! and his statements of them in the pulpit were ; clear as the light. He never left any one in I doubt as to his meaning. He understood ' clearly what he wanted to say, and he never j 'j rested until he had made his propositions I clear to others. His discourses on Total l)ej uravity, the Atonement, .luslitication by Faith, the Conversation of theSinner, Sanctlfleation,. (Sod sovereign and Man free, etc., I etc., if gathered together would make a volumeof great value to the christian world. AS A KKOFESSOK. A The great work of l>r. l'ressiy remains to be noticed. Ahout the year 18t0, his relation with the churches in Alabama, which lie had served so acceptably, was dissolved; and while he was looking about for another Held, iit> mm nlneted bv the Svnod Professor of Lan-1 guagcs in Krskine College. This changed Ills ' whole future career, it."Ik true that while a ~ pastor in Alabama he started a class of boys ' in Litin, lint up to the day of his election to a professorship in lirskine College, that was ? then to be, we have no reason to suppose tliat " he expected to be any thing but a minister of!" the Gospel. J' The College wns organized in 18-11 with a Faculty of three,all of whom were graduates of Miami University?Hcv. K. K. Pressly, {' President, and Professor of Mental and Moral '' Philosophy; Hcv. .las. P. Pressly, Professor of " Languages; Ho v. J. X. Young, Professor of " Matiicmaties. Jt. was the day of small things The Synod that had undertaken the work was " a small body, scattered over North Carolina, j* South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Ten- '' nessec. The Institution had neither build- ? ings nor endowment. Hut the enterprise was 1 undertaken In faith; and it was consecrated J' to God, who commands the resources of the 11 universe. The motto adopted : "The fear of ' the Lord is the beginning of wisdom," shows J'1 the character of the founders of the Institu-I ' tion. Trusting in God, whose arm is full of * power, and who can make the weak things of this world to confound the mighty, they went ') forward,and success, glorious succcss, crown- J" cd their etlbi tx. The corner stone of the tlrst College build- " ing was laid in is 12. About ten years after- 1' wards Lindsay Hail was erected, and about ten years after that, or not .quite so much the f ?.1W SO(>n ]) followed I lie Phllomathcan iIni 1?the whole forming ft group of buildings that would do honor to any College. The Faculty, though small at first, was composed of men whose n hi lily was only c<jualled by their devot ion to duty and their seifsacrifice. They lived upon the income from tuition, for a number of years, which atlorded them only u scanty support. Others were added to the Faculty as t hey were needed. Ersklnc College has undergone many ehanges In her faculty. Her first President, Dr. K. K. Pressley, after serving her for a period of eightor ten years, retired with shattered health, and was gathered to his fathers in 1S?'.). His successor, Dr. Robert. C. Grier, who by his learning and wisdom widened the reputation of the College, having served two terms, fell on sleep, in the prime of his manhood, March 3(1, 1*71. Del ween the two terms ! of Dr. Grier. Rev. E. L. I'atton, the present learned Professor of Greek in the College, filled the President's chair for a period which was brought to an abrupt close by theopening of the late war. After the second term of Dr. Grier, Sr., the present Incumbent, Rev. W. M. (irier, D. D., became the successor of his father. In the occupants of the Professor's chairs there have been various changes, which \re need not mention here. Of thcorlgluul Faculty only one survives. Like an oak of the forest, that has withstood the storms of many winters, he still stands a monument of the goodness of God, and in his solitude a warning of the desolations of time. Dr. Pressly was identified with the College from the day of its organization up to the day of his death, one year ago, and a more faithful, devoted servant no Institution ever had. Conscient ious in the discharge of every duty, lie nrenared himself thoroughly for his work. mndelilmself master of what he undertook to " tench, and tlicn with a punctuality worthy of P all imitation, lie whs always in his place, pre- " pnrecl to Instruct. He impressed his pupils at J. once with liisown competency, and he insist- P ed on thoroughness on their part. Honest !' himself, he liked honesty in others. Truthful , himself, he demanded inithfulness In others. ,,, Faithful himself, lie required faithfulness In , others. A scholar himself, lie labored to have : all his pupils scholars likewise. Ho was therefore, a rigid toacher. Woe to the young " man that, went Into his room unprepared. P Wiiile the diligent and faith'ul found him kind and always ready to help, the idle and ^ the careless received no mercy at his hands. The pretender In his room was sure to be unmasked, and the young man that mounted on stilts In his presence generally came down with a crash. It is safe, therefore, to say that but few men have been more successful as 0 teachers of languages than was Dr. Pressly. r| And during the thirty-five years of his con- 0 nection with Erskine College, he did a work j, that will carry his name down to posterity. w In the minds and hearts of the hundreds and ft hundreds of pupils that sat at his feet, is j, erected a monument more enduring than ] brass, ami generations yet unborn will rise up a and call him blessed. His name is a house- ^ hold word in a long list of families scattered e up and down through this Southern laud, and r, when the memory of many of tlio heroes of J earth shall have faded away, the name and ? tliedeeds of Dr. James P. Pressly will be fresh and green. g IN THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. p During the whole period of his connection y with Krsklne College, he was also Professor of '' Greek Exegesis and of .Systematic Theologv i- A iwl l,..r'n r lie found the work that was most congenial to! J? his tastes. l)r. Pressly was a scholar, in the '' highest sense of the word, hut after nil, per- 11 haps, his highest attainments were in tlio de- c partment of Theology. Here his heart and J1 his ml ml, hi* taste and his talent, ran together. ' Here he. found a Held for the boldest flights of his genius, and here a Held for the widest ex- J1 pansion of his heart and feelings. The inves- ' titration and unfolding of the grand seheme of S) human redemption, as it lies scattered here!1' and there over the pages of inspiration, and ? as it Is systematically stated by the Westinln- 11 ster divines, was ills one great life work. 1 Groat as he was in other things, he was creut- " est in this. Much as the church islndebtcd to v him for his abundant labors in other lields, * she Is most indebted to him for what he did as ?' l'rofessor in her Theological Seminal y. Asa c preacher, or as a teacher of Latin ami Greek, 11 lie may have had his equals, but in Theology he was a standard, his Interpretations of Scripture were accepted without civil and ' without dlspete. Asa teacher of Theology lie 8 stamped himself upon all wlio placed them- ]\ wives upon all who placed themselves under his Instruction. f In ths Co* lege he slirned every diploma thntj ,J was ever issued from the diitc of lis organlz;:- . tion to the day of his death?and in the Semi-1 ' nary l?c taught Theology to about four-fift lis of: r the ministers of the Associate Reformed Synod of the South. Rut few men are pcimitud ,e to occupy such n position of usefulness, and lK tor .?o long a time as he did, and but few dis- * charue the duties of such a position so t'ulth- 1 fully and so well. 1 AS AN ECCLESIASTIC. The conscientiousness which characterized c him In other things, made him a regular at- J tendant upon the courts of his church. But 1 here as elsewhere, he uniformly declined to v take the lead lie was by far too often, his j J| brethren being judges, a silent member. Not that he was listless or Indifferent. No one|( took a deeper Interest in church affairs. But bis lunate and unconquerable timidity caused 1 him to sit still when he should have spoken. 1 lie was a very silent member of church courts ' but nevertheless n very Inlluentinl one. Ills ' age and experience commanded respect; he ' | bad been the teacher of most of the members ' I of his 1'resbytery and of the Synod, and they 11 naturally deferred to him. But beside all this Ibis perceptions were unusually clear, bis j I judgment sound, and the ability to unravel 1 intricate questions and knotty points dlstin- | guislied him above others. lie spoke but ! nircly. and always briefly, but when he did speak his word was usually accepled as law? ' oti doctrinal points and constitutional questions absolutely as law. lie was a man of 1 moderate views and conservative in his feel- ' I ings. He was a devoted church man, but a 1 liberal constructionist. lie was a wise coun- 1 j sel lor and a sale guide In all religious and ec- ! ! elcslasl.lcal questions. IilS IK>MEKTrC LIFE. [ Dr. Pressly was married three times. His ! | first wife was a play-r.iate of his youth,a ' daughter of* I'ol. .Tolin llearst, of Cedar Sprlng? and a sister of the noble, large hearted christian gentleman, the late Dr. John \V. Hearst. , | She was a beautiful but. frauile flower, that withered and drooped and died Iniost before j it was fully blown. She re^ts in the cemetery | 1 of Lebanon church. Alabama. Ilis second w lfe was a member of his eh ureh in Wilcox, Ala., a daughter of Samuel Voting, Ksq., and a I sister of the late Uev. J. >1. Young. She was j likewise n delicate woman, and died early. I She left two children, one of whom has tol | l"? "" II1WIIH.1 I ' UH 111." ......... . I ; sleeps by the side of her husband in the eeme- I ! tery In I)xh West; the daughter lies henealhj | the sod ut- Steel Creek, Nort h Carolina. The i third wife, a daughter of the late Francis | Young, of Gen trustee, in Anderson County. ' S. C.,and a sister of Revs. J. J^. and .John N. I Young, survives her husband and lives among I us st ill, a worthy relict of a worthy husband. I Three sons and one daughter constitute the | fruit of this I aft marriage, and they promise : to perpetuate Ihe good name of their father. ! Into the privacies of Dr. Tressly's domestic ] life wemay not enter. Suffice It to i>ay, that ! whilst at home, as everywhere else, he avoin| ed everything like demonstration, so much so that be'was often considered cold and Indllt'erjent, almost austere; he was nevertheless a j man of refined and dellcato feelings. While ! his manner was not such as to invite famiij larlty, yet no man ever tried harder to make i those around him feel at ?>ase. He had really j a large heart, and his n fleet inns were of t lie ! purest and most unselfish kind. Others made | more show of kindness, but not many possessed It in a hiuher degree. j He was v>ry domestic In his habits. ITe pro| vlded well for his hnusehnld. He lived plain-1 ; ly from principle, feeling that he was but aj steward, lie hud Intt. little use for servants, I always waited 011 himself, fed his own stock. I chopped his own wood, find made his own | llres, although lie had servants In his house I I all his lITr, and means In abnhdance. As a master he was kind and indulgent to a i fault. He took special pains in giving relici ions Instruction to all the members of hit-' i household?to his servants as well ns his children. I.Ike Abraham lie ruled well his ! house, not only setting before them a trood exI ample, hut plvlnir -tlieni line upon line, pre; ccpt upon precept, here a little and th'-re a liltle. It wns a privilege, as we enn testify, to j live in such a man's house, to observe his I walk, to listen to ?ls Instructions and to join i in his prayers?it was such a privilege ns but j few enjoy. Of Hr. Pressly It may weil He said, ns one of I old, "Ho walked wlti; fjod. and he was not for . Co.; *ool{ him," (ui the Mtli of March, 1877, j lie was translated from earth toheaven. "Messed are the dead which die in the Lord, , ; from henceforth; yea, salth the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors,and their works do follow them," -v>?? ? Jurors for June Term. Jtlch Pay ton, No. 2 colored; W II Rovd,7; ' M I, Miller, 10; W \V Jones, 2; Wm M Pot- , :li Tames E Todd. .5; Wash Callaliam. 11" : Milton T Hutchinson, 14; \V W Kowlnnd, | 4; K A Griffin, 1; Joe liovvcn, 12 ; .1 K McOombs, , ! 15; S T Martin, fl; David C Davis, H ; W T Kli 11k, ti; Jas S I'.rltt. 15; G T Sm'/tli. 4; I' A Trib! bio, 5; John Hnenn, G; I' (' suhcr, 12; W C UrifHn, 1; Jiiiiios It IIndd'l)n 6; Isnnc Linsny, 5; W M 4; Dav' j s .Tones, H; A M | Krwlit. 1*4; Mosc Goul^Vy kh! ; J Y Hardy, 1? ; W O Crotncr, 7 ; J j.j jonpK. 16; T T Bench-1 I Bin, 1: -Tan II Wide ?,m ,,. Edward Calhoun, | i i :Wily Foster, W; R Wcs-I ly Crawford. C. . jm v Railroad Meeting at Lovrndesville. Zditnrx Presi and Banner A public meeting of a number of citizens of ..owndes vile Township, was held on Wednesluy evening, May t lie Kth, for the purpose of urther consideration of the S. V. R. Road enerprlse. Col. JI. II. Harper was called to the hair and I)r. .1. H. Mosely elected secretary. Ifter a free and animated discussion of the 'arious financial interests In said enterprise t was resolved bva large majority to increase lie township subscription from twenty-five housand to fifty thousand dollars. Resolved hat. the proceedings of this meeting be made iiiblic through the county papers and Andcr'utelllgencrr. J. U. Ml ISKLF.Y, H. If. HARPER, . Secretary, C. M. (Chairman, C. M. TIIE DIUDE OF A YEAR AGO. L Young Mother Sentenced to Death (or Murder Done Through Jealousy [From the. Atlanta Constitution.] Soon after the marriagoof Mr. Robert Sothrn. a handsome but wild young fellow, to liss Kate Hambriek, a ball or party was Iven at the dwelling of her father, Air. Hnmrlqlc. in the fall of 1X70, iu Pickens County, ill the belles ami beaux of the neighborhood rere invited and attended. Aniongthe nume.r was a beautiful young woman by the rime of XarclssaCowart Slie, it seems, was no of these handsome country girls who, nowlng her ehanns, delighted in making onquests of men, but never dreaming that, arm would in any way result. Gay and ight-hearlcd, she pursued the merry dance om early evening until the hour of inidight. At that fatal hour she. daueed her ist time with Mr. Sothern. Kate, his wife, it ppears, had becoinejealous of the beautiful larclssa. and early in the evening informed er husband that he must not(lancc with liss I'owartor speak to her during the night, o this. It seems, heassented, but at 1U o'clock > the astonishment of Mrs. Sothern, she beeld Miss Narclssa Cowart upon the floor aneingwith her husband. She calmly walkil uii to her husband and informed him that e had promised to (lance that set with her. le remonstrated, but she persisted. At length, rinding tluvt tlie two were dctcrilned to dance through the set, the Jealous onng wife turned and quietly walked outIde to her father and demanded the loan of is knife. Her father inquired for what purose she wanted It. She replied, "To cut a wth-brttsh." Reminding her that it was lither late to be cutting tooth-brushes, he re ictantly handed her his large pocket-knife, leturnlng to the (lance room she found that lie ilnnec was over. Watching with frenzied ye she soon espied the object of her Jealous ige alone, dancing across the room. Seizing er by the shoulder with one hand she exlaimed, "You have danced enough," and rundlshing the knife a moment over her liotilder she plunged it deep into the girl's eek. The warm blood shot from the wound i a wall live feetdistant. Still another blow as dealt, and the sharp knife penetrated eep into the left breast. A third blow was iven as the girl fell, and she lay dead on the oor. * Confusion and amazement were never realer. Some one -asked to know who was lie man that struck that woman. Mrs.Sothrn exclaimed flrinly, "I am the man that did I!" The excited.people rushed to the doors nd said that noone should pass. Sot-hern at nee took his wife by the arm and said, "Genlemen. I am golntr to leavo this house, and ike my wife." His remarks were made emhat le by the exhibition of a dangerous lookig Hstol in his hand. The people allowed iin to pass. Sothern and his wife made good tieir escape, and though MissCowart's family trercd a reward of SiSO for their arrest and he Governor added $150, a year elapsed before ny tidings were made public of the fugitives, lien,in January, they were found in Frankn County, North Carolina. The history of lieirescape and capture is very romantic, and liey were considering the propriety of returnng and giving themselves over to the law hen arrested. At the time, of her capture, 11 .January last, Mrs. Sothern had her tlrst hild In her arms. 5 The whole family were placed in Pickcns ill, together with two or three others engaged i the affair. J,ast week at Pickens County upcrlor Court thocase against Kate Sothern as taken up for trial, Judge Gorge. X. Lester residing. The ease occupied four days in rial. Every particle of evidence possible on ither side was brought out, and every legal (dnt was hotly contested. After an exhaus ve trial, on Saturday, the 28th. the young ride of a year ago waR found guilty of murcrand was sentenced to be hanjjed on the 1st of June. The woman held her child In erarms throughout the trial. When sen?nee was pronouncMl. she was completely vereome. A motion for a new trial was lado, and will be heard on Monday, the 13th istant* It is more than probable that the use will rench the .Supreme Court. John illorrisscy* Our exchanges, of all shades of political pinion, are tilled with accounts of John MorIssey's life and death. With the exception f Jay Gould's Journal, the departed cx-puRll<t. sporting man and politician Is treated ritli much fairness. He had L'ricvous faults nd signal virtues, and, now that the grave as closed upon him, admission Is freely made fiat, the g?w>d was predominant. His ear'iest mbition was I he brutal one of the prizc-i Inir, ut. ho never struck a foul blow, and displayd a certain kind of physical valor that warmted the possession or a sturdy spirit. He ;imblecl extensively," but nobody ever ncused him of playing other than a "square" ame, and Instances of his magnanimity and eneroslty, even at the faro table, are multilied to his credit. In this peculiar field, Hon. inion Cameron comes forward with testllony. He tells how a young man had taken 12,<HtO from his employer and lost It at MorIssey's establishment. The boy confessed Is crime to his lainri, who saw nothing bejrc hlin but disgrace and dishonor. The lot,her suggested that a friend should Interode with Xlorrlssey. T.ic friend consented, inch against his will. He went to the gam ler, tolil mm mo wnoie suiry, ana assured im that disgrace and rn In would be brought poll an estimable family if the money lost y the young man was not returned. Morrbi-.v listened miietly to all that was told him, nd then said: "well, that's all very well: ill the young fellow lost the money fair; and s for tiiin belli' a poor Innocent young dove liat didn't know nothing of the world, (hat's II stuff; he's been in our place often, and ron many a pile, but for the old woman's nice I'll see what I can do. Come to my ouse to-morrow morning, and like as not I an inakc the thing all right." The next norning the gentleman came as he was dlected, and with the simple words: "Tell the Id woman lo keen her boy away from sportng bouses," Morrissey handed lilrn the exact uni that the young clerk bad lost. "Jfsueh n action," said Mr. Cameron, in conclusion, does not cover a multitude of sins, my 7!) ears of life have taught me uo .lessons and irought me no knowledge." While In Congress ami the Legislature of lis State, Morrlsse.v did nothing to deserve he name of statesmanship, but, In the midst II 11 SllUirilUllft, lliu W1IUVM. miu mrnwcKt vcr known In tlio United States, lie was p^ronsilly Incorruptible, when ninny hristlan tutesmen," who looked upon lilin as a moral episr. fell by the wayside and were caught In 11 oft nefarious actions. JI. Is among the most wonderful things of >ur Inter history, that In the most pious and veulthy Kepubllcan district In New York, his man, with all of his well known habits, vas advocated by the principal newspapers ind the most eminent men, in church and Slate, for the Kenatorshlp of the New York General Assembly. The prime secret of his success, amid so nany tremendous obstacles, was, we think, in indomitable determination to be the lie io nan, the boss, In whatever he undertook. Later In life, though he clung to his old pursuits in the sporting world, lie strenuously ndeavored to make for his family a reputation that they would not altogether bt ishamed of. To this end lie maile the ract for Congress, and, gambler us he was, shout favorably alongside of men who had all tlu mi vantages of education and association, bill who were not honest, lie felt keenly tlu lack of mental culture and spaied uo e.\pens< to make his son u better man than himself LSitL in this, the chief desire of his life, he wai Joomed to defeat. His only son died, ffon excessive smoking it Is said, and in his gravi the rugged and devoted father buried his bes aspirations. From the date of the boy': death Morrissey seemed to decay himself 1'he giant frame collapsed and the lignt hac zone out of his life. In Ills last illness it 1: said that he humbly bowed to a Higher Powe mid craved forjji vencss lor whatever was evi in his farcer. As he was sincere In the .lay of his health in merely mundane alliiirs, weilotiht not hi sincerity wliiu the woritl was passing iron him. We think too that the pardon lie has n freely received from man will not Ijc deniei by Uod, who lias promis-\l to welcome th worst of his creatures, even at the elevent! hour, who come to him submissively am with confident faith. The hist work ever tit teicd by this remarkable man was a sacrei one?"Mother!" Very llkeiy that mother wa a jrond woman. Indeed, we may venture t< say that she could not have been otherwise for the nobler traits of her son's charade were, just such asonly a worthy mother couli transmit. Very few men. with .lol?n Morris sey's chances and temptat oiih, would hnv made sosijjnal a reputation ami done so littl evil. While his life is not one to be allogenic commended, it had redeeming features, and i will he well for many a reputed better niai to be able to say at'the supreme moment n existence that, amid a thousand faults, then was 110hypocrisy and uofoul-dealing.?Citron ictc and Sentinel. A CHRISTIAN WOMAN GONE. Death of Mrs. Ella V. Fowler Las Evening, Mrs. Kiln V. Fowler, beloved wife of Jmnc W. Fowler, Esq., died ut her husband's res deuce on Seventh street, about fi o'clock las evening. Seldom has a husband been cnllei to mourn a nobler wife, or society a pure christian woman. All the graces of lutein gence and piety that, commonly fall to th lot of mortals were shared by her. It wouli seem that the world couid 111 snare such pur and goo 1 members of society, but we must b consoled by the reflection that He who guv Irt lifts taken her to Himself again, and thn He is too wise to err, and too good tod wronir. Iter Mineral will take place at o'clock this afternoon ut the Francis strec Methodist Church.?JSt. Joseph (jazctte-Chruni clc. A correspondent of the Etlgrfohl A rtrrrtif proposes Lite following questions to be an swered by candidates for the Legislature: rii'M, v\ri* yuu in iiiyiji ui in'oiimiiuk li? annua) session* of the Legislature and adopt ing tho biennial system? Second, Arc you in favor of electing tin Governor for four years? Third, ?) you In favor of electing th< Judges for life or good behavior? Fourth, Arc you In favor of abolishing tin otilce of Auditor? Fifth, Are you in favor of abolishing the ol [1(H H of County niul School Commissioner unfl placing the matter upon the ante-bellun system ? Sixth, Are you in favor of giving the elec of County Treasurer and Magistrates to tin people? Seventh, Are you In favor of restoring th? office of Commissioner in Equity? A delicate complexion Ik best compared tor blooming rose; hut when the countenance li disfigured with Blotehes?-?<nd Pimples, Ilk' weeds in a rose-tied, the sufferer shonlc promptly usepr. Hull's Illood Mixture, whlei qulehly and effectually eradicated such un Klghtly evidences of Impure blood. ' > ?? .*.. . .2. . , .Y-j POLITICS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. A Republican JEx-Govcrnor's Opinion About tlie-Coining Campaign.* [From the Washington Pout.] Ex-Governor R. K. Scott, of South Carolina, Is registered ut the Ebbitt limine, wherea representative of the Post accosted him Just as he Iclt the (lining room last evening, and engaged him in a snort conversation. "What do you think about uttuirx in South Carolina?" "Well, sir, I have no hesitation in saying Gov. Hampton makes an axcellent executive. Under hl.s administration peace has been restored to the State. The negroes have got over their mania for othee-holdlng, and have L'OIIL' Into the cnl.ton mill rii>i? liolilu I inuiri-. Iiencl thai the crops of this year will compare t'avornbly with those of 1800." "Will the Republicans nominate a tlckct, then, this fall?" * "1 think not. The negroes, who form the bulk of the Republican party there, are disgusted with politics, and being sallstled with their treatment under Hampton, I am quite sure they would rally to Ills support and elect him over any man whom the Republicans might nominate. When! was Governor of South Carolina, iny efforts in favor of honest government were generally thwarted by the most graceless set of scamps that ever afflicted a people. Why. sir. these men have not | only confessed to their numerous acts of vilj lainy, but have attempted to shield themselves from punishment by making the most preposterous charges against every honest | man connected with my administration. 1 am glad to see that Hampton has driven them Into hiding places. Kven the rice Held negroes applaud his action." "Ho you expect to take an active part In the politics of South Carolina this fall ?" "I don't know that 1 shall. I think no necessity will exist for it. I supported Gen. Hampton in the canvass of 1876, and will glad! ly do so again If any opposition Is shown to Ills re-election." "What Is tiic cause of the trouble In the at iempt 10 coiieci tne internal revenue in soutn Carolina?" "Why, the ofllcers of the government are , strangers to the- people, and tuke no palus to ' Instruct them." "In other words, you mean to say that selfgovernment by a people should apply to national as well as Suite otllcers." I "Ves, the olllelal should he to the manor I bor:i." The ex-Governor is looking well, and JudgI ing from his conversation abounds In conI tempt for theChrlstion statesmen of the North I who concocted the reconstruction acts and i employed him as one of the agencies by which they were to be carried Into ctl'ect in I the South. He is accompanied by Hon. W. IShetlield, a banker of Napoleon, Ohio, at | which place the ex-Governor spends his stun mors. Whcse Ox is Likely to be Gored ? The democrats for some reason do not seem : so anxious as they were ten days ago for an investigation of the so-called Florida confessions. They find that a great majority of the | republicans are os anxious to havean investlfation as they, and this fact is most perplexng to those of them who want to get at the I bottom of the so-called electoral frauds. It is : said that with an honest Investigation into | the whole subject of the Presidential scttle: ment, that the republicans feel able to prove j that the tlrst overtures for bargaining came 1'rom the southern democrats; that the conference Col. Roberts, of tlic yew Or/aim Timet had at Columbus with then Gov. Hayes, whs .vn wvchuiv iiuni vn.iv. ,<iuiiiiij mill in raw: the democrats were given local self-government in Louisiana nnd south Carolina, that enough democrats would unite with the republicans to give the disputed electoral votes to Hayes and Wheeler, and insure their inauguration; that It can be proved that .Senator fjimar knew that thin proposition was to be made, and not only sanctioned it but advocated it; that they expect to prove that but for this initial bargaining at Columbus that the celebrated Wormley conference would never have been held, and that It was arranged for by southern democrats, who invited leading friends of Gov. Hayes to meet with them to arrange some plan whereby the illlibusters would be overcome. The republicans moreover say that if the true inwardness of the socalled bargaining Is to be open to investigation, that more democratic than republican hearts will ache. They will Insist that the Investigation shall not beconflned to Florida, hnt that it shall embrace all the averments pending the electoral count, and they claim to have material enough on hund to put seven'1 . distinguished democrat* on the defercj. The I democrats having the knowledge of the ammunition in the hands of the republicans arc seriously weighing the question whether in their anxiety to obey the mandates of Tilden they may not compromise some of their leading statesmen and really lose rather than make campaign capital.? Wuxhinyloii Slar. Savannah Valley Railroad--Lowndes> villc Meeting. The corporators of the Savannah Valley Railroad met at Lowndesvllle on the Stli Inst, a full representation bolnjr present, and organized by electing J. M. Latimer, Esq., chairman, and E. 11. Murray, secretary. A committee of live, with \V. K. Bradley as chairman, was appointed to prepare business for the convention, and during their absencc I interesting speeches were made by Messrs. I Kueker,Whltner, Mnmiy, Barnes and Fcatherstoh. The committee reported a series of resolutions providing for the election of a ! President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary, ! Treasurer, and an Executive Committee; also ; for the appointment of committees in the I various towns and townships along the line I of road to present the necessary petitions to j the qualified voters of the townships to secure the submission of the question of laxa1 Hon for the purpose of building the road. In I Anderson county, the Jmtrwtl says, the question will be submitted to the following townshins; Anderson, Centrevllle, Varennes, I Hall, Savannah and Parle Corner. The petl tlons arc to bo presented to tho County ComI mlssloners by the 1st of Juneand a vote of the 1 townships reached by the middle or last of | July, Provision was made at the meeting of corporators for the opening of books of subscription to the capital stock of the road, and a committee. conslstingof J. M. Latimer, J. S. Murray, \V. K. Bradley, E. M. Kueker and W. \V. Humphreys, was appointed to visit the city of \ugusta In the Interest of the road. Under the first resolution the committee I nominated tlie followingollicers: President? I J. M. Ijitlmcr, Sr.. FirstVice President?J. S. ! Murray; .Second Vict* President?W. K. Bradley; Hecrctary?K. B. Murray; Treasurer? Tlicophllus Ilaker; all of whom were unanimously elected. The meeting was very harmonious and earnest; and It Is believed* that work upon the road will commence by the first or October. The representation from Anderson nre loud In their praise of the princely hospitality of the good people of Lowndesvllle. and are more than ever j anxious for the railroad to bring us in closer connection with thcui. i Killed by Officers of the Law. The Krrawaw Gazette stato* that ft negro . named David Hinson. in liiut county was charged with the violation of an agricultural contract, and that Hinson refused to surrender to the olllcers with a warrant oI ills arrest under Indictment for the otlence.chargi'd. The (Jmette makes the statement of the most Hhockiuf a (fair. We would only ask, if negroes under Radical rule had done this deed, would it have been treated so lightly ? "On Thursday morning, Sheriff Dobv, accompanied by Special Deputies Glenn, Whit' aker and Baxley, started out to "demand a surrender.', They found Hinson at work in a field and shielded themselves behind a row ol I hedge plants. In a lew moments Ifinson left the Held and made his course towards the I river. The ofHcers of the law suspecting his | movements, also made lor the river, .where they found the despefado. When first e ;n lic'was walking slowly and deliberately in an open plat of ground near the river bank, lipon being accosted by the Sheriff, he made for the river, and advanced some distance beneath the bunk. At length he was seen tc emerge, and then began to advance in the dl rection of Glenn and Baxley. With pistol drawn and eyes glistening, as the bordei , frontiersman, he came within a few feet ol Baxley and passed on as If his Intention were : to nass Glenn. When within a short dis Nince of Glenn, (who hud his gun drawn _ r?ady for action in ease of necessity,) lie de . llberately turned and tired upon him. Glenn immediately returned tlie lire, lodging tin contents of one of the barrels of ills nun ir J. the left breast of Hlnson, who fell to tht . earth and bit the dust. As soon as the now .. | prisoner fell, he attempted to fire on Glenn ( I second time, but his end was too near, ho hat not strength sufficient; an<Tfeli back a corpsi . ? fitting end for such a desperado, sherli Doby returned to Camden and lnformei _ j t 'oroner Goo-lale of the occurrence, who sum \ | monc'l a jury and held ail inuuest. The ver s diet of the Jury was 'justifiable homicide." (J The Georgia Railroad. The Atiffnsfn Chronicle, ami Constitutionally e I last week published a full and most interest 0 ing account of the meeting in tha r U'll V r>f the stork holders of lhi> Georcrta Itn 1 road. over which Judge King has so long beei ' President. The meeting was n stormy one ' in which much opposition was manifested to p wards President King and Colonel Cole, win - was a director In the road and at the snni time?Sup< rlntcndant. of the'lailroad from VI lantH to Chattanooga and Nashville. Theoh ollicers to our mind, satisfactorily cleared hi all the charges brought against theni by th opposition, under Iho l?>ad of Judge Reese, i Washington, ?nd proved piearly that Judg f King and Col. Colo are pre-emlnetly ellleien ? 1 tall rood ojlloors, who had worked for the bos intorost of the stockholder*. 'i A Gentle Hint. d In our style of ellmate, with its RUddei r changes of tomperature,?rain, wind and sun - shine often intermingled in a single day,?1 e Is no wonder that, our children, mends am d relatives are so frequently taken from us b: e neglected colds, half the deaths resulting dl e rectly from this cause. A bottle of lloschee' e German Syrup Iccp:. about your home for ini t mediate use will prevent sorious .sickness, i o large doctor's bill, and perhaps death, by th :$ use of three or four doses. For Curing Con t sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia, Sever Coughs, Croup or any diseases of the Thron nr I.ungs, its success is simply wonderful, a your druggist will toll you. GcrmacSyrup i now sold in every jowu and village on tlii . oinlinent. Sample bottles for trial, 10c.; rc? [ lar size,75o *1 Have yon Heard the News About Be< <jue*t ? e Having had t*>n years experience as a llrpio p dealer, and beingfamiilar willi all the brands besides having a practical knowledge ol wha P Is choice, ho is fully able to supply nil win wish a pure article clt her as a beverage or fo medicinal purposes, of anything they deslri s in his line of goods, which consist of tin , following: Rye Whiskey, Tort W inc. Rourbon Whiskey, Madeira Wine, ? Corn. (PWCCHina sour niierrj ? lilt, mnsh.) Malaga Wine, > Crystallized Corn, Cntavbn Wine ' N. K. Hum, Hcuppernong Wine, Centennial Hum, C In rot Wine, OKI Crow Whiskey, Lincoln County Whs'j Scotch and Irish Whiskey, tine lmportci i Oin, Clnunpugno, Frcnch Brandy. * The above goods will be sold in tjunntitlei : to suit purchasers, at prices from two to ter I dollars a gallon. i Partfes desiring Christmas supplies will d< well to give me a call. A. BEQUEST Ms . "Announcement. Hon. D. 'Wytv^ Aiken 1m anno'iwced by bis friends as n ran<Hdftte for re-election to ConKrCHR from Tfilrti Congressional District. Subject to the action of,tlie Congressional dominating Convention. Moyl-tf. : * Thf. Easter offering: at Christ Church, Greenville, was this year deVbted to reducing the debton the Church. Tho'amount mined on Easter .Sunday was -seven hundred and forty dollars. That congregation seems determined to owe no mun^anythlng but to love one another. Give your children a cood start In the world, sshrlner's Indian Vermifuge will destroy and expel the horrid worms that gnaw at their vitals and deprive them of health aud beauty. , MAHRhT REPORTS. CORRECTED BY Barnwell & Co,', Cotton Buyers and Dealers in Gen ernl Merchandise. Xew York, May 13.?Cotton quiet; srtlo* 691?uplands li> %; Orleans 10J?. Futures steady St. Louis, May 13.?Flour dull; high grades lower to sell. Wheat?No. 3red fnll7.12J4al.13; No. 4 ditto 1.051$; No. 2 spring 1.05. Corn easier, at ."Wa38%. Oats firmer, at 2CKa2C%. Rye 57J^a58. Whiskey 1.05. Pork?Jobbing 8.90 delivered. Lard dull and nominal. Bacon ?1.37}^, 5.15 and 5.30 for shoulders, clear ribs and clcar sides. Augusta, May 13.?Cotton quiet?middling 9% receipts 68; sales 62. Charleston, May 13.?Col ton steady?middling net receipts 217: sales 100; exports coastwise 80o. CONSIGNEES. Express.?Miss E Calhoun. J A Gibcrt, Hemphill & Hemphill,L C North, .T L Martin, A C lien ret, J Kershaw, A Small, E C Norris' M W Watson, E C Norrls, B C Wilson, J Fucker. Freioiit.?J E Caldwell, II W Townson & COj T Barker, J D Chalmers & Co*, Wadlaw & Edwards, W J Smith & Son, Seal and Sign, W H Parker, .1 C Donghlass, Mr C T Hsskcll, WPWIdeman.J F C DuPre, J W Rykard, O A Douglass &Co. MONEY!! I AM prepared to pay ft dividend of FIVE PERCENT. to the Creditors of the CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK. . J. F. C. DC PRE. May 15, 1878, It. p7~K LOOK AT TnOSE PIQUES AT Sc. ALSO, WHITE VICTORIA LAWN8 AT 15c AT WHITE BROTHERS. May 15.1878, tf N otic?. To Public School Teachers. Office School Commissioner, Abbeville C. H., S. C. May 15, 1878. I WILL start out to visit the Public Schools in a few days,Justus soon as I can proeuro a horse to ride, as I am not disposed to try It on foot. JOHN A. WIER, School Commissioner. May 15,1878,2t. nxrotioe. ALL persona holding claims against Abbeville (.aunty Prior to 1st oi November, 1877. nre hereby required to register the same in this office before the 1st of .September next. The office will be open on Tuesday of each week, for this purpose. May 14,1878. By order of the Board. G. M. MATT 1 HON, C'n airman. Sheriff's Sale. Salel'nder an Execution. Thomas J, Hill against Wm. A. Gaines. BY virtue of an execution to me directed in the above stated case, 1 will sell at Abbeville Court House, ou Sales Day in June next, wllhin the legal hours of sale, the following land to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land in Diamond Hill township, known as tile Russell place, containing two hundred and eighteen (218; acres more or less and bounded by lands of T. J. Hill, J. B. Heawright, and others, levied npon ua the property of William H. Gaines. Terms Casa. J. Y. JONES, May 15,1x78. s. a. c. Bibles i nnn fiimtlv and Dulnltuse. 1 EDWIN PARKER. Mny 8,1878, tf. LAW NOTICE. fPHE underpinned, having retired from the JL Olllcc of Judge of the 1st Circuit, lias resumed the. practice of the law In the counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee, Plckous, and Greenville, which constitute the 8th Judicial Circuit of this State. Business la respectfully solicited for these Counties; also for the City of Charleston, and In the United.Suites Courts for the District of Synth Carolina. All matters committed to his charge will receive prompt and faithful attention. He may be addressed or consulted at his Old Ofllcc, Anderson C. H., S. C. April 24th, 1878, St. J. P. REED. N otic?. WILL be lot to the lowest bidder, on Thursday the 23d of Mny next, the building of a bridge over Hurd Labor, near White Hall, also one at Birds'bridge, at 10 o'clock, a. m. 1111(1 2 O'ClOi'K p. in. jnccgmniuiui mil uc required to give boud with good security. 11. A. McC'ASLAN. G. M. MATTISON. \pril 24,1878. Co. Commissioner's. LADIES SHOES IN cloth, morocco ant? pcblj, hand made, every pulr warranted. and twenty-five per ccnt. cheaper tlian Miles' work. All we ask for is a look before purchasing elsewhere. At the EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. April 21,1878. AT AUCTION, MY entire stock of Hot and Green House plants, witiiout reserve, on 8th day of ' Mny. J. F. C. Dl'PIlE. ; April 17, 1878, 2t. Fresh A rrivals. f [N new nml stylish nmunery, receiveu JL every week, and sold at the lowest cash . prices, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. | CALICO FUR ALL! i HI TIC BROTHERS have now In store I ?* over lo,iwo yards of 1'rlnts of the mosl desirable Spring and Summer styles. Priced^ I; to 7 cents per yard. Just think of it?Hi yards i i good prints for one dollar. ' FOR" ~ DRESS GOODS \I7HITE GOODS, SCARFS, ItUFFLINOS >> HAMHURG EDGINGS, DRESS TRIM ,, MINGS, and everything new and stylish foi the Ladles, go to the ; EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. April 10, lt>TS-tf. \ CUNNINGHAM & TEIPLETOD e HIT i \V"~~ I COST AND CARRIAGE. ! DRESS GOODS, ELANNELS, SHAWLS, j OVERCOATS, [l ' ; R. M. CLOTHING AND : HATS. f) ' IF you want a bargain call on them. k January 30,1878, tf. J. F. C. DuP-RE, TRIAL JUSTICE, \ Abbeville O. H.? S. C. ? i NY business "entrusted to liif care will re r nL ccivc his prompt and personal attention LADIES LINEN SUITS, IN BEAUTIFUL styles nnd cheaper than material can be made up from to ?7,30 can now be found at the EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. j April H>, 1778-tf. j Fans IVflE largest assortment to bp found In Silk Linen and Japanese from !>c to 15c At the KMPOKIL'M FASHIONS. April 24,1679. * v ^ ^ "HARD PAN ajtg now : FROM NEW YORK XJjXTXJSX] Lflro*ft Audi Sfl DRY GOODS, NC CLOTHING, ] HARDWJ GROCi Their Goods having been I at tHe lowest range c At Bottoi Call and examine. tir i tvt a nr WAttULAW April 17, 1878/tf SPRING CIIHISTOPHK INVITE your attention to NEW GOODS?t; vlnccd, send to us for samples, FIXE BLA Bought at enormous sacrifice, and selling less t .... >, New Spring and' Summer Linen Damasks; Towels i EVERYTHING AT /, -'a,--. Pine Casimeres, Beautiful Parast LAWNS 1J YARD WIDE, Freight Prepaid on all < April 17.1878,3m. 4 not TTVEB PAIN UVIimail U 111 T UU A avui I No Humbug for Chills and Dyspepsia. At . DR. E. PARKER'S. March 25,1878-tf. CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON J J AVE just received a large stock of CROCKERY, HAND MADE SHOES, Spring styles, at $6.00, SPRING PRINTS, HOMESPUNS, &c. February 27,1S78, tf. GREENVILLE MACHINE WORKS AND IRON FOUNDRY. Redmond, Macdonald & Co. PROPRIETORS. STEAM ENGINES, Boilers, Saw and Grist iMllls, Cotton Gins, Promes, ctc., promptly repaired. Wc have recently added to our establishment an IRON FOUNDRY and are prepared to furnish all kind* of CASTINGS,' equal to the best furnished by any foundry In the country, at short notice, and on reasonable terms. Cash paid for Old Iron delivered at our foundry. Works on River Street, rear of Cagle's Planing Mill. October 3,1S77,12 m. CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON HAVE on hand ajjood supply of BACON, FLOUR. MOLASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE, and RICE. February 27,1XTH. RICHARD GANT, FASHIONABLE BARBER. Abbeville, S- C, C WTEST | ALADDIN .& sons'! Security Oil, THE BEST HOUSEHOLD OIL IN USE. Warranted 150 Degrees Fire-Test. WATER 1VIIITE IN COLOR. Fully Deodorized. WILLNOTEXPLODE HIGHEST AWARD at CentennialExposition For Eiccllencc of Manufacture AND HIGH FIRE TEST. Indorsed, fcy the Insurance Companies. I IUad thU CeriifLcait? Ont of Many. > Howard Fip.e Insurance Co. or Baltimore, Baltimore,Dec.23d, 1874.?Mtstr*. C.Wnt <?- Stint,?G'lUltwtn: Having used tlio various oilssold in this city for illuminating purposes, I 1 j%, vnnr" \ tnfl/lilt I IHKU |MCflsulu ill icwiiiiuciiu..^ JV? ... fc-ocurlty Oil" oa the tuftst find Ml over used in our household. Yours truly, [Signed] ANDREW KEESE, President. Mannfactared by r C. WEST & SOWS, Baltimore. Try it, and 70a will use no other. Ucnn ninkc money faster at work for Uf than at anything cl.sc. Capital not requirj ed; wo will start yon. si'J per day at home mtulc by the industrious. Men, women, boy* and girls wanted everywhere to work for us. Now is the time. Costly outtitand terms free, .AddressTkuk <k Co.. Augusta, Maine. Spring Stock !N~e*vvly .Arrived. A select line of PRINTS, blenched and unbleached HOMESPUNS, bleaelied and unbleached JEANS, striped HOMESPUNS, SHEETINGS, LINENS, COTTON ADES, TWEEDS, tie. TTn+n Pln+lnnnr Olinnfl MILK nais, uiuiuiuu., outrea, OUR stock is replenished and wo arc prcpnr ed to serve our friends and the trade Konerallj with good goods and prices as low as any. W. JOEL SMITH ?& SON. April 10,1878. J. c. Alexander, , Joseph Ali,en Vakpry McBee. Alexander, Allen & McBee, Manufacturers of and Wholesale and Retail Dealers In TTPP1PD-9. HAMTO IVmVV Ui i jail ix uniuujuu uunmuii, Kip and Calf Skins, GREENVILLE, S. C. Highest cash prlcc pixltl for Hides, opt. 20, 1877, 12 nt. Marshall P. DeBruh Attorney at Law, 'ABBEVILLE C'. II., 8. C. \ AT LAST," " - t ' , :-}im 'i; *'-- %MWM ReceivingAND BOSTON AF rAIaliY . lect Stock of rtlONS* FT A TS SHOE& IRE, . 5RIES, AC., &C, ought at headquarters and if prices, are offered xl Prices^ jr ? r r .? ? - 5 & EDWARDS. ~18781 I! GREY & CO, hey announce, a tumble Id prices?to be eon- * cit silks'* . 'I \ J'ly 'I ' 1> , ban cost of manufacturers, ; Dress Goods,'Linens and ; Napkins, and' Hosiery. BOTTOM PRICES. )ls,'a Bargain in Spring Lina^ WORTII 2.5c, ONLY 12}c jrdera amounting' to $10. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD* On and after Sunday next; the 3d Instant ,-N the Pussenser Train# on this road will ran an J follow*: ' v FOR AUGUSTA.?{Sundays excepted!.) yAg Leave Charleston 5* 00 a m - J 30 p. m Arrive at Augusta -500pm 6 55 a m FOR COLUMBIA.?(Sundays.excepted,) . , . 3?1 Leave Charleston 5 00 ar; m. S &yi 91 Arrlvout Columbia 10 50 a. pi. .7 45 a .n? FOR CHARLESTON.?(Sundays excepted; ' % Leave Augusta 8 SO am 7 40pm Arrive at Charleston 4 20pm ? 49 a n* .--S Leave Columbia 6 00 p.in. (TOO-pi**' Arrive at Charleston 12 15 pm- 8 m, - ii71 ?itm*fcitvri.i.k Tit a ix.?(Sundays exceptedi> ;3J3l Leave Summervllle 7 -to a lof . Arrive at Charleston 8 40 a m Ii Leuve Charleston 3 15pm q Arrive at Suminervillc 4 25 p u*- "C* ACCOMMODATION PASSKN'GER AND HRSIOHT * tkain,?(Dai)y, except Sundays.) . '. i Leave Columbia 5 30 a ntf *-fj Arrive at liranchvillc at 12 25 Noott "Wa Leave Urauchvlllc at 12 GO Koon ',;3 Arrive nt Columblaat 7 00 p ,m -j Breakfast, Dinner anil Supper nt BranchvUlc . I ' CAMDEN TRAIN. . Connects at Kingviilo daily (Sundays ? j ccpted) with Accommodation Train Mm Columbia and with up Day Passenger Tradu from Charleston. Accommodation .Train connects at lirancliville with up and'down- - 4 Augusta Day Passenger Trains. >i ' > . -J Day and Night Trains conncct at August* / with Georgia ltnilrood, Central Railroad, and' ' , Mucon ana Augusta Railroad. This mutc-'ls ' the quickest and most direct to Atlanta,- ' } Macon, Montgomery, New Orleans,Nashvllle" ^ Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago. St. Loal*, \* and other points Ir. tho Northwest. ? ' 1 U. Tiie Truing on uie urrenvme miu vuiuwuut mid Hpartnnbnrgand Union and Blue Rldgo hyj Railroads mukc close connection with the' Train which leaves Charleston at 5 h. m., aiid) returning they connect In Nime manner with. vj the Tniiu which leaven Columbia for Charles-' * ) ton atCp.m. Laurens Railroad Train connects at New-' berry on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.- , Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad connects closely at their crossing near Coluni- v>j bla with the train which leaves Charleston at "v 5 a. ni. and with the train which leaves Col*' umbiaatC p. m. This Is t he ijuick Route to all points North1 * from Charleston. . Leave Charleston at <5 00 a m Leave Columbia at 10 <0 a in Leave Charlotleat 3 <1.5 p in w Leave Danville at 10 80 p n* Leave Lynchburg at 1 05 a m ' ?? ? ? s 10 ? tit I AITIVOUl >V U.>iiiu|;wu v ? ? , Arrive ftt Baltimore 9 Warn Arrive nt Philadelphia 146pm Arrlveat Ncfl^i'ork via "Limited Express" 4 ID p m Arrive nt New' York via Regular Train 610pm ONLY ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY 1 . ' Close Connection. No Omnibus transfers' and no delays. Pullman Cars from Coumbia ? to Washington, "Washington to New York. This Is the only Route connecting with th? magnificent Sound Line of.StoomerB out of ; Now York for Boston, every afternoon. Passengers deslrlnR to go from Danville via ; Richmond will arrive in Richmond at 6 06 a. : m.. and in New York at 10 05 p. m., same as the Route via Wilmington. \ S. S. SALOMONS, General Supt. S. B. Pickens, Gen'l Passenger Agent. Ayer's Cathartic Pill For all the purposes of a Family Fhy-v and for curingCostiveness, Jaundice. Indigestion, Foul Stomach. Breath, TTT--W? aonuuguu, uyv.u.. tlam, Eruptions and Skin Diseases, Biliousness, Dropsy, Tumors, Worms, Ne ural jo a; as a Din^ ner Pill, for purifying the Stood, :ire still the most thorough and searching cathartic medicine that, can be employed: cleansing the stomach and bowels, and even the blood. In small doses of one pill a day, they stimulate . the digestive organs and promote vigorous health. N . ' i Aykii's Tills have been known for more than a quarter of a century, and ' have obtained a world-wide reputation1 for their virtues. They correct <}ls cased action in the several assimua- ? live organs of the body, aud arc so H composed that obstructions within s9 their range can rarely withstand of 0 evade them. Not only do they cure D the cvery-day complaints of every- MM bocTr, but also formidable and danger- 9 ous "diseases thr?t have belled the best . of kaman' skill. While they produo- ffl powerful effects, they are, at the sauw< flS ' time, the safest and best physic It? ~ H |! children. By their aperient actk>a flu I the; gripe much 1cm than the common N j purgatives, and never give pain when H the bowels eve not inflamed. They H I reach the vital fountains of the blood,' SS 11 aud strengthen the system by freeing' B . it from the elements of weakness. , ? , M Adapted to all ages aud conditions H in all climates, containing neither calomel nor any deleterious drug*' H these Pills may be taken with safety H byjtnybody. Their sugar-coating pre- B serves them ever fresh and inakfcs H , them pleasant to take; while being H purely vegetable, no harm can arise IM from their use in *ny quantity.' aH FI1EPAHXD BT H >. J. C. AYER L CO., Lowell, Mass., B Practical and Analytical ChimliU. lfv ALL DBUGOIfTS MVM*XWUm*W IB r , > Qh TAN YAED. ./ | THE unden-lgocd now have in MiccopRftil. operation. a good tan yaid, at Doiirila*-, {Hi vlJIe, whrrc niilos i>f <verj-.Uescrlptlon.will. I bo bought. For dry tilde* we Day 12 ccnlfc;' ! for green hides, (i cents. ? ? JHfl I HAWTHORN & B6DGE&- M Jan. 31, liu.STS B C1AXNED GOODS OF AI.L KINDS B J a-t Ctirin'ogliiwii it TeihJ#!?tj r?'s?. mk )i.nc tith 1ST U* Hi j. be m