The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, August 21, 1878, Image 2
The Press and Bannei.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
By IIUC;iI WILSON & W. C. BENET.
Wednesday, Aug 21, 1878..
The Elections.
Last Saturday the primary elections tor
Abbeville County came off, with the reKiilt
as published . in another part
t>f this issue of tlio Press and Ban\
studv of the figures will
give food for reflection, and will perhaps
disclose to those familiar with the farts,
the devious ways of somo of those who
enter the political arena and assume to
; control the votes of thoso who have
i minds absolutely nt the control of others.
j The conduct o'f tho campaign for the
" nomination at the primary election has
been among neighbors and friends of the'
same political faith, and it would seom
natural for them to have worked in harmony,
and with good feeling towards
each other, with only a spirit of generous
rivalry pervading tho hearts of all.
Instead of thi?, however, tho campaign!
has been carried on with that bitterness
and a spirit to underestimate the virtues
of the contending parties which sometimes
characterize fierce political adversaries
in a heated contest. Wounds have
been inflicted which, in somo instances,
mav sever the personal friendships that
have existed for years, a#d under the
first impulses of disappointment some of
onr voters have been so indiscreet as to
declare their intention of withholding
their support from some of the nominees
W nt the general election. Since the days of
the landing of the pilgrim fathers we believe
there has never been as many false
rumors put in circulation to the detriment
of the different candidates for the
Legislature. As far as we aro informed
tho candidates for this honorable position
are gentlemen, holding tho esteem
of their friends, and it is surprising that
mon in Abbeville County could be found
who aro so ignorant or stupid as to bc
-* ' ion mmors intended
nevu incausuuuj
for tho injury of a neighbor and rival;
. candidate.
The register of tho votes cast at somci
of the boxes does not prove that j
there was not some foundation fori
the fears heretofore entertained by a
few, that there was a possibilitj' ofj
combinations on the part of the citi-j
zensof some localities, not only to vote|
for friends but to leave off the names ofj
others and vote less than a full ticket. I
Men of course have the right to do this, j
but in a normal condition of affairs wo!
think Ruch action In Abbevillo County!
would suffer rebuke.
Xow that the nominations are made,
wo hopo that all will unite in confronting
the enemy and in electing the ticket. It
is about equal to the ticket which we put
In the field and electod in 1876. Captain
W. K. Bradley and Gonoral R. It.
Hemphill aro of the old ticket, and of j
courso so far as they are concerned at j
least, there is no deterioration, Their records
are known of all men and their
acts as statesmen and representatives
need no eulogy from us. Colonel J. II.
Rice, of Ninety-Six, the third man on
the ticket, is a man of education, ability
and pleasant address. Personally he is
less known to our citizens than any of
tho other delegates. Soon after tho war
he came to Ninety-Six, cast his lot with
the good people of that section and since
then he has so favorably impressed his
neighbors that they unanimously nominated
him for the office of Representative
and upon their recommendation the
people of Abbeville county have conferred
this honor upon him, and wo have:
no doubt he will in turn honor his con-1
stituentx by a faithful service to the)
State. Colonel II. H. Harper, the fourth ;
man on the ticket, represented his sec- j
tk>n of Abbeville county in tho State;
TuMrSalnfnro in IfiJVK nrid IS Well knOWIl aS |
a good and truo man, and in whose
hands the interest of the county will not
suffer. His patriotism and zeal lias never
been doubted by tho people of Abbor~
villo County, with whom ho h;is lived all
his life. The fifth and last man 011 the
ticket is General Samuel McGowan, who'
but for combinations against him, would I
hdvc occupied the highest place on tho j
ticket,' has served his county in poaco j
and in war with marked a bility j
and courage, lie stands to-day tho j
peer of the best, with a record inferior to j
no man whom he mr.y moot in the Legis- I
1 itive halls. In times past he was a man
whom Abbeville county delighted to nonor,
and by twelve years of public service
in the Legislature, reflected tho highest
lustre ui>on the banner county of the
State.
Upon the whole, wo believe this I
ticket will present as strong a front to the j
enemy as any we could have selected.!
Of the men who have been defeated, wei
would say as much as we do for those!
who were elected. Colonel F. A. Con-}
1 /- ?r v 1
HCT JU1U liljllillll ? ?. VIIVIMIIU line |>vi- I
Imps the best known of any of those who
wero left at homo. Colonel Conner's recent
course in the Legislature was commended
by the well-informed of onr citizens,
while his ability, education, manliness
and upright deportment was |
universally acknowledged. Captain j
Cochran was for more than once a lloprc- j
scntative of Abbeville county in the General
Assembly of Sooth Carolina, and '
has many friends who would gladly have
made him a trusted delegate. Like the
vote cast for those who wore elected, the
vote for Col. Connor and Capt. Cochran i
did not fairly indicate their strength, i
Tho contest being so tierce that
tho friends of tho one would not vote
for the other. Dr. (iary is a physician
of acknowledged ability and a
gentlemen of standing in his community.
Amid the heated content between his
neighbors Connor and Cochran, ho received
a much smaller vote than would
otherwise have been awarded him. Dr.
John A. Robinson of Due West, is one of
the original straight-out Democrats in
Abbeville County, and was a pioneer in
the business of originating and sotting in
motion the work of redemption in 1876.
In tho nice in the primary elections ol
that year, he received a high vote for
member of tho Legislature. In the eon'
1 * 1 n clYiiiHoi. I'nt/) CASl
UiSfc J1WI VIIUUI, U OUIU11V/K 1V?V
for him than his merits deserve. No
man has worked harder for Democracy
than Dr. John A. Robinson.
Carolina Military Institute.
Wo have received the annual Catalogue
of this excellent institution, aud note
among the students tho names of the following
Abbeville young men: Messrs. A.
Gibcrt, Bordeaux: P. S. Brooks, W,
Brooks, Ninety-Six. Prom South Carolina,
37 ; Florida, 1; North Caroiina, 28;
Georgia, 7. Total, 73. The expenses o)
attending this Institution has been reduced
from $300 to &370. Col. Thomas, the
Superintendent is so well known that he
needs no commendation from us. Fi*
up your boy and send him to Carolina
Military Institute when ho will bo prepared
for tho higher walks of life, whether
in the civil or militar}' walks of life,
?? ? ?
The Georgia University.
The authorities of the Georgia State
University have rescinded the edict prohibiting
the students from forming college
secret societies. It was believed that
the prohibition had heretofore injured the
property of the institution by keepjng
young men from attending its sessions
In opinion it is tvfcu to allow the students
to follow tlieir inclinations in this
matter. For our own part we cannot see
the reasonable objection to such organizations.
kf
Meeting on Monday
| Last Monday the County Democratic
Club met in tfxo Court J louse to receivt
[ the returns of managers of the Primarj
: Elections for nominees for tho various
j offices which aro to be filled bj
| election next November. Although w<
believe there was much feeling amonjj
. various Individuals present nothing eaini
j to the surface to mar the harmony of tin
; meeting, and we hope that any little dis:
appointments or grievances which indiI
vidnals may have experienced will soon
j heal over tor the public good. We are in
the minority and cannot afford to divide
j in the face of a powerful foe. The fol)
lowing will indicate something of tho
I proceedings of the meeting, and we
I hope may be ot sufficient interest to
j be read:
J Tho President?The meeting will coim<
I to order. The club meets to-day in aeI
cordanee with the following resolutions
j which was adopted at a previous meet!
ing;
| Rrtolecd 1. That tho primary elections for
Abbeville County arc hereby ordered to bp
hold by the various local clubs- of the County
I on Saturday 17fh August Inst., In conformity
with the pian proposeu oy uieoinrmi
mlttct. and adopted by "the Central County
Club on June 3, 1878.
Kexohvd. 2. That on the Monday immediately
following said elections, n meeting o(
the Central Club shall be held; one manager
f.oni each box, chosen by the respective
Boards of Managers, attending the same, and
there as thcConvention may meet, canvass
the several poll lists and after having aggrigated
the same, declare the results.
Tho resolution contemplate* the canvass
of the vote by this club, and it is for
you to say whether we will supervise
the rolls bv a personal inspection or accept
the certified returns of the managers
as correct.
Capt. White?I think it impracticable
i to go into a supervision of all the votes oI
J tlie different clubs, I therefore move to
] accept the managers' returns as the true
result. [Carried.]
Tho President?Messrs. L. W. White,
T. P. Quarles, aiul 0. T. Calhoun will assist
the Secretary in aggregating the vote.
We will call the clubs in the regular order.
Will tho managers from Ninety-Six
report? Announce the total vote first.
Mr. Lewis Mooro came forward and
made the return for Ninety-Six, who was
; followed by Mr. John Turner for the
| managers at Greenwood. When Cokesj
bury was called Capt. Hodges came forward
made a report for that club, stating
J that the report was signed by only two of
! tho managers. Eight votes fiad been cast
| at this box for Capt. Cochran and others,
J without specifying for which otlioe tho
candidate had received the votes, and the
| managers could not certifv for what office
! these eight men had voted for Capt. Coch:
ran to fill.
- tha
Mr. Itichey, ono ot me maiw^is ui
election at Cokesbury?Mr. Hodges on
alio 19th of July counted a larger number
of votes for Connor on which thero was
no office designated. If he could then
certify that Connor's votes were for him
as a candidate for the Legislature, it seems
reasonable that he might now certify that
Cochran's friends voted for him for the
Legislature. lie should bo consistent
and count the eight votes which have
been rejected. Mr.
Hodges?Thooleetion to which Mr.
Riehey alludes as coming off on the 19th
of July was a club meeting to nominate
candidates for tho Legislature. It was
known then that Connor, Cochran and
Gary were candidates for tho nomination
from our club, and many votes were cast
for each of tho candidates with nothing
elso written on the ballot than tho name
Tbppft were as manv
VI HIV \ aiuiuinv. ? w
votes of this kind counted for Cochran
on that day as thero was for Connor.
The election was to test the strength of
the candidates. Wc leave the matter
with tho club to receive or reject the
votes.
Capt. Cochran?I am not in the race.
It is uselc&s to waste the time of the club
discussing this matter. I hope the report
of the managers will be received and
that tho business of the club will proceed.
Mr. I*. C. Moore?I move that tho report
of the managers from Cokesbury be
received. [Carried.]
When Smithvillo was called Capt.
Ryksrd said that the managers at this
box had been offered three votes by
proxy, and they had rejected them. If
the Convention* rules that we erred in so
doing, we will yet add them to our report.
The votes are sealed. We do not
know for whom thev were cast.
The President?Tlie Chair rules that
they cannot be received. Stockholders
in a railroad or other corporation may
vote by proxy, but in a political election
i?ft v,itn hv nroxv is ever taken.
HV*v/%v X ^
Isaac Kellar?I offered one of the proxy
votes. It was impossible for me to attend
the election at Smithville last Saturday.
I was at Long Cano howeveraud
voted thero. Tho managers received my
vote with the understanding tliat it
should not be countcd if my vote
shcukfbe received at Smithvillo.
Samuel Prcsslv?Mr. Kellar was at
Long Cane in person. Tho managers
wished to receive his vote, but the club
objected, and his vote was refused.
Isaac Kellar?The olnb knew that I had
sent my vote toSmithville, and being under
the impression that it would be received
the Long Cane club objected to
my voting there.
Capt. Kykard?He is a regularly enrolled
member, and should be allowed to
vote somewhere. We objected to receiving
his vote by prox\\ fie is as much
entitled to his Vote as anybody, and I
move that the sealed vote of Mr. Kellar
in the hands of the managers of the Long
Cane Club be now opened and countcd
by the managers of that box. [Carried.]
G. A. Hanvey?I would state for the
information of this club that wo at Palmetto
received ten or eleven votes by
proxy.
A motion was then made to the effect
that this club receive the report as it
stands, including the ten or eleven votes
cast by proxy.
ft. C . Bradley? I .second the motion.
It is too late to interfere with the returns.
Some six or eight of these votes
by proxy were given by persons living
in the neighborhood, who are now absent
in Edgefield County, building a
bridge.
The motion to receive the report with
the votes was carried, Very few voting.
The reports from the other clubs were
received in their order.
The President?The reports have been
received from all the clubs. The Secretary
and his assistants will now retire to
ono of the jury rooms to complete the
count.
After the committee retired, the President
announced that Mr. Dul're desired
to make some remarks, and he hoped
that he might be heard.
Mr. Dm Pre came forward on tho platform
and said:
\r- T>?aU;,iniif nml Gontlomen of the
Convention: I thank you for the privilege
accorded to mo, and for the kindly
manner in which I have been received.
I have .but little to snv. On Salcday in
J ime I was waited on by delegations
from seven clubs in the county and urged
to allow my name to be put before the
people as a candidate for School|C'ommissioner,
and I consented to do so. Up tc
: that date I had refused to run for any ofI
lice. Subsequently Mr. David Crawford,
and Mr. James L. Lesley were broughl
out. By a memeranduth which I have
I kept while the vote was being announced,
' I tind that Mr. Crawford has received
| at>out 173 votes more than myself, ant]
! Mr. Loslv about 17"> less than myself
I Under "the rule" Mr. Crawford and myself
would bo returned to the clubs for s
new ballot. Mr. Crawford is a one-leg.
gsd Confederate soldier, and Mr. Lesly j
teacher of over forty years experience
' and I am here to say that I willingly ant
- cheerfully withdraw from the canvass ii
. favor of these, my friends.
The President?Tho count has beoi
completed. Several of the delegates havi
asked me to request that the lesult o
this election bo received in silencc
This I think eminently proper, as thi
fight has been among friends
Those who have been left out are th
i* xi- hnirA honn
, equals oi iuusc
Let us save our demonstrations for tli
1 enemy. I will now read the report. Th
total vote east is 2,716, thirteen hundrci
, and fifty-nine being necessary for a con
stitutional nomination.
[ For the Senate:
J. C. Maxwell 2,574
p For the House of Representatives:
W. K. Bradley 1,836
R. R. Hemphill 1,779
* James H. Rice..... 1,721
> j H. H. Harper 1,719
S. McGowan 1,718
. F. A. Connor................ 1,205
'J. N. Cochran .~.T.7.... T,l34
F. F. Gary 430
J. A. Robinson 370
For Probate Judge:
J. F. Lyon 2,400
For School Commissioner:
J.A.Crawford 1,117
J. F. C. DuPie 869
J. L. Lesly 08o
Onimtv Covimissioners
S. J. Hester....."! 1,632
G. M. Mattison 1,387
T. F. Livingston 981
Jacob Miller 80s
G. F. Burdett 712
T. M. Jnv 600
- - ~ ' ? 44S
K. A. iUCOiusiiui
A. J. Ferguson 302
W. A. Black 244
Ben|. Gibort 158
L, J. Johnson... 68
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I The regular nominees of the Demo.; \
' cratic party of Abbeville Comity are J. C-1 j.
; Maxwell lor the Senate; \V. K. Bradley, a
} R. R. Hemphill, II. II. Harper, James J a
r H, Rice anu S. Mc(?owan for the House t
of Representatives; J. F. Lyon for Pro- t
51 bato Jugdo ; S. J. Hester, < J. M. Matti- i
" son for County Cnmmissioners. None I
? of the other candidates having received
p a majority for the third place as County I
'j Commissioner, the names of the two can-11
? jdidates receiving tho highest vote will be a
''returned to thelocal clubs for their ae-|s
' tion in the premises. The names to be 1:
I sent back for tho County Commission- s
ers ottlco are J. F. Livingstone and
' Jacob Miller. Neither of the cun[
didates having received a majority of tho I
' votes cast for School Commissioner there
j is no nomination. Mr. DuPre having
'| withdrawn, the names of Mr. Crawford 1
and Mr. Lesly will be sent back for the
1 second primary election. r
. II. II. Harper?Mr. DuPre being the ?
j second highest candidate, and he having t
| withdrawn from tlio race, can you consti- u
! tutionally send back tho nariie of the
j third highest candidate? f
j The President?The Chair so under- I
(stands-. Are thcro any other remarks n
I upon the matter. I]
1I.JII. Harper?I have no objection to j
the ruling of tho ('hair. I only desired to !i
\ call the attention of the club to tho mat- c
i ter ii
The President?The names of Mr. jc
Crawford and Mr. Lesiy will be referred |i
, back to (he clubs lor their action. ii
('apt. 10. Cowan?When will the see- o
ond primary election take place? K
The President?By resolution passed at t
our last meeting the second primary elee- t
tion will take pTaco next Saturday. Will u
some member please prepare a resolution f
1 ordering an eleotion of School Com mis- s
sioner for next Saturday. e
Capt. White?I would offer the follow- tl
ing resolution which will meet the neces- t
ities of the case: ?]
Itc.whrd 1.?That a primary election bo lipid a
1 by all the Democratic clubs In the County on t
Saturday 21th instantnt their usual placcsof u
meeting for a School Commissioner and one j
County Commissioner, each club appointing ,
its own manager* of election, and polls to be
kept open from 'J o'clock A. M. until 3 o'clock P
j 1-.
I Retohed 2.?That on the Monday fol lowing n t
j meeting of the Central Clubshall be held, one
manager from each box attending the same
with the poll-list and result of said election at
his box, then the Convention shall canvass S
the poll-lists and after having aggregated the b
same shall declare the results. j,
Tiie President?Door the club under- f;
stand the rcrolution? It is moved and
seconded that an election for School Coin- s
missioner and one County Commissioner I
be held at the usual voting places next c
Saturday from nine o'clock in the morn- o
ing until three o'clock in tho afternoon, d
Is the club ready for the question ? /
The motion was put upon its passage o
and carried unanimously. V
The President?In addition to the reg- t
ulnr elections held last Saturday, the v
members of some of the clubs have t
thought proper to vote for, or reeom- d
menu to the Governor certain persons for ii
the otlices of Comity Treasurer and c
County Auditor. I will read: s
For Auditor. ?
R. E. Hill 12
I J \V T'orrin :tt f<
S. E. Gray don 1 v
II. P. Black .107 a
,T. L. Lesly 28 ?
J. T. Parks 177 v
S. W. Cochran 325 ?
J. T. Robertson 1!) n
T. P. Quarles 4 "
David Craw lord 2 c
S. II. Cochran i)0 I
r
For Treasurer. s
J. W. Perrin m
W. I). Mann 19S c
v
T. L. Moore?That is ont of order, t
Mr. President; I move to lay the whole r
report on the table. We have nothing to f
do with tho appointing or electing of r
County Treasurer or County Auditor. t
The' motion to lay on the table was sec- j
onded and unanimously adopted with- t
; out further discussion. - j
i Vincent Oritlin?I would offer tho fol- y
I lowing resolution in reference to rcceiv- i
| ing votes by proxy: i
: JtcnJivd?That In all primary elections to t
i be liei''.?fter held, no manager of election f
shall receive any vote by proxy.
| Captain Ryxard?I am in favor of t
j Mr. Griffin's resolution, and second the c
: motion. All should be treated alike, f
' The proxies at our club wero refused, t
J while the proxies otfered at other clubs <]
i were accepted. I say rule outallprox- f
!i'' f
I
I E. G. Graydon?Capt. Rykard is entirely
wrong. The local club lias supreme
control of its own box. This report
that came from Palmetto was received
by the unanimous action of the
managers. When the managers are divided
In opinion, as they were at Sinithville,
the Central Club decides. When
tho managers are unanimous in their
rulings this club has nothing to do with .
the matter. The club to-day has acted
consistently. No injustice has been
done.
Capt. Rykard?Every club has a right
to exercise its own discretion when it
doesn't interfere with the law of the
land. I believe in keeping within the
j bounds of the law. If the law of the
J general elections is recognized, this club
has control.
E. G. Graydon?'The law of the land
has nothing'to do with this case. The
gentleman from Sinithville is mistaken
in this particular.
The motion was then put and carried
unanimously.
A motion was then made to adjourn.
The President?Before that motion is
put I will merely remark that the preliminary
tight between ourselves has
ended, and you have determined which
of us shall go in front to incet tho enemy.
| Let us forget our own littlo piques arid |'J
i disappointments and present a solid front I
to the enemy. <
The meeting then adjourned. *
('apt. Rykard?Then rose and asked to 8
he heard. He wished to correct some re- a
l>ort which had been circulated as to his 1
; party fealty. He was a straightout Dem- f
j ocrat and would upon no consideration a
dabble in muddy waters. c
(. en. McGowan then said that he had t
[ been requested to say that the "Morrie '
; Makers" would enliven the spirits of our ^
people in this hall to-night. The ladies
had also requested him to announce that *
I they had ice-cream on the corner. [A i
j voice from the crowd, "At the expense of a
j the nominees?"] Mowing to the gentle- >
men making the suggestion, the General
continued : "I have not been authorize!]
to mako that statement."
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s that man educated who knows how to
nea.sure oil' a few yards of dry goods to
lis customers and thinks of nothing beond
the threshold of his frontdoor? Is ,
ie educated who knows how to frame a
abin, but aspires to no higher knowledge
ii architecture? Is that blacksmithedu- f,
uteri who onlv knows that a liorse shoe I
mil must be bevelled to prevent prickng?
Is the farmer educated when ho
nly knows, that by keeping down the
rass his efforts may secure a crop of coton?
Are the masses educated when ?,
hoy cry hurrah for the man who de- ,,
loiinces any system of taxation that will J,
ound colleges, universities or other .,
chools of instruction for the rising gen- ,
ration? And most of all are ourehil- ?,
Iren to-day being so educated as to assure f,
heir being capable to cope with tho de- "
nands that will be made upon them in
ftcr life ? and are not all these subjects, | ^
homes, each of them upon which vol-1 j
imes might bo written ? Had I the time
would like to discuss one and all of ?
hem in your columns solely for tho purose
of defining what education is, and ,
ritli a hope that I miglit direct the "
lioughts of our people Into that channel. "
Who among your readers has not pon- ?r
ered over the advertisement of our "
ichool Commissioner, Mr. Wicr, and
teen strncu wnn me iacts unci suggest- ?
3ns therein contained ? Look at the j
nets. ,
First, there are reported as going to I L
ehool 4,014 children black and wh$e and n
snppos; ?his means between the ages of ^
ight and sixteen. Now does not every .j
ne know that there are many more chii- j
Iron of that ago than there are voters in ?
Lbbeville County? And yet wo vote (.j
ver 0,000 male adults at every election. l{
Vbv, the last primary test shows that n,
herb arc over :!,Ooo whitif voters in Abbe- gj
illo County. May we not conclude from n
his that there are not one half of thechilIren
of that ago hi Abbeville County go- jj
ng to school; and especially is this the 0j
asc among Hie white chihircn, since we ^
ee only 1,5W7 are reported at tho common 0
c.hools, and perhaps 200 more may bo at t(
trivato schools. sj
Second fact. There arc 100 more white 'Ql
pmalcs going to school than white males,! t|
I'hile the number of males and females I a
mong the colored children is almost the j _
ame, and each far in excess of thefj,
riiites. Who are to be the future rulers
f Abbeville County, the males or fc-JG
nales, the blacks arc the whitbs? Is this
- Ai l v..
KH ?i (Jlll'MHMl lllitt nilUllKl rtJII* j ^
em every parent, and property-holder? j ?
Yom whoso pockets comes the'taxes that i 0
rincipally support these com uon i c
chools? L
Third fact. There arc 720 more colored j
hildrcn at school in the county than j ?
k'hite children, and yet tho former arcij,
aught by forty-one less teachers; does it \
lot stancl to reason then, that if tlie school |.?
uiul is distributed "according to the
lumber of children in each school dis-jj
rict" that the colored teachers arc better j a
>aid than the white teachers, and if hot- 'u
er paid better talent is commanded, and t|
f better talent is commanded the children ! c
,re bettor taught? Each white teacher |c
nstructs a fraction over twenty scholars | ?
n tho general average. Each colored 0
eaeher in tho general average instructs a I ^
raction over forty-eight children. a
Now it is the experience of old tcachors y
hat where thorough svstem ?s the order, j,
>ne can teach and satisfactarily instruct
ifty scholars about as easy as ho can c
wenty. If this bo so, (and it cannot he ^
lisputed,) are we not wasting our school r
und by dividing it up amongst too many ' ^
eachers? jtl
Fourth fact. Tn those school districts |t
vhere there are the greatest number <?f j
hildrcn there are the greatest number of
chools, and the greatest number of
eachers, and therefore the greatest divis- B
on of the school fund, and the shortest ti
ime of tho school session. Does this not ti
ivince great lacii of systematic arrangenent?"
Whore the population is thickest y
md the children most numerous, the
chools should be the largest, tho teach>rs
best paid, the best talent employed, i ?
ind tho school session the longest. The' j,
sontrary is tho case, for Mr. Wicr says, ]
'there are more teachers in some districtsi j,
ban in othors, which is another eauso of
lifference in timo of running the v
ichools." ii
The census of 187"> gave us 9845 as the c
lumber of children in Abbeville county tl
jetween the ages of six and sixteen of
vhom tho colored out numbered the t]
vhites by about 400. My judgment is v
hero grc?tinaccuracy hero. If there be
1000colored children in Abbeville county 0
here cannot bo far short of f>000 white
ihildren, and yet out of the entire 11000
?nly 4014 attended school in 1877 and '78. |j
s'ow if the poll tax was properlv collect d,
(and no citizen should be allowed to J a
rote who did not pay his ]>oll tax) it
vpuld aggregate a sum not less thunSG,000. ] v
I'he property of this County has a taxa-:
dc value of five and a half millions of; tj
iollars. The tax of two mills upon that | j
vould raise $11,000. The two aggregating (j
117,000 as a county school fund. This | c
imount supplemented by tho payments; j
nade by parents who are willing to pay j 0
or the education of their children, woultl
iecnre to every child fn the land a fairln
ionimon school education, if no pay- L
ncnt were allowed to any teacher who i j
lad less than ono hundred scholars, u
vhieh should bo the law. ^
I will not comment ui>on Mr. Wicr's r
itatement, which I submit as the last fact tj
n the ease, to wit: "The colored children v
tro very precocious." What of the s
vhites ? Arc they less so ? V
A TAX-PAYER. ?
1<
AN INTERESTING CASE. f
I Respectable Citizen Condemned to |
Die Under the Old Law?The Governor
Appealed to. f
Just after the war ended, during the v
lummer of 180.r>, when everything was in
haos, a imrn uuiunguif; iu jussu iu. i
?healy, of Lexington County, was humid
to tho ground. It was known at the
,imo that John W. Coogler, a citizcn of
hat county, and the owner of tlje barn ! t
,vere at variance, the former being du- L
ing the war, a conscript oilicer, of the
Confederacy, and the latter a tanner for j]
he Confederate government. Some people
said that Coogler, on account of nil- r
list persecutions py Shealy, had after
ho enemy passed tnrough Lexington,
Irod his barn through revenno for tlio
onduct of Sheaiy towards him during
he war, und hero the matter ended, ils
ho respectability of tJio accused, forbade
ho suspicion going any further.
From the time Sherman, the great in- v
jendiary, passed through this section of
;ountry, up to last June, nothing was s
taid about the burning of the barn. For 0
;hirteen years they lived sido by side, n
lear neighbors, and the offense, if it was 5*
>ver committed, was condoned by the 11
lilenco of tho accusing part}'. Early ?
ast spring, however, there seems to have l'
jeon some disagreement between them T
ind immediately alter an indictment fol- 11
owed by tho grand jury, which pro- y
Maimed to tho world, and more especial- 11
v to tho peoplo of Lexington, that John c
kV. Coogler had "feloniously and with (*
nalice prepen?c\r\d aforethought set lire 1'
,o his neigfibor's barn.
*t.~ -?..~i -vr.. e
X>\V COIIIUB UIU rtiMiuui. mi, vwusiti i
ivas put upon his trial in June last, and ?
lie jury sworn "to well and truly try the P
jause" rendered a verdict of "guilty," f
ind Judgo Aldriuh sentenced the accused "
x> bo hanged.
Now, let it be understood that the laws 1'
>f South Carolina, at the time the alleged '
jffenso ivas cominittedj read that arson
must be punishable with death. Under
tho new order of things, which was in- t]
lugurated with tho incoming Radicals, ^
irson was made only a felony, punisha- j;
l)lo by confinement in prison. Tho last
Legislature re-enacted the old law, how "
i\er, and Mr. Coogler was sentenced as
before stated. 4
A large deputation of responsible citi- ?
sens of Lexinffton accompanied by I
vmnHftl. annpArod before Judcre Aldrich
yesterday afternoon, an<l presented 11 petition,
accompanied by affidavits, which
must, in this case, ultimately inllu2nco
that dignitled and just Judge,
rhe appfal asked for the official endorse- /
tnent of the Judge to a petition which u
bad been signed ov over four thousand S
citizens of Lexington and Richland, ask- T
ing for a pardon from the Governor, on
the ground that the evidence w?a decid- A
^1" onrl thof fhfl f?Hnvv-r?it.i- 1
3UIJ UOSCUblTCi onu n.?v v?.v <w..w .. ?...
sons of the convicted man believed him
io bo innocent.
Jndgo Aldrich listened patiently to tho w
ippeal, the affidavits and the argument
>f counsel, and reserved his decision unit
this morning, remarking that lie was
i '
ivorably impressed with the evidence
rought before him. His decision will,
1 nil probability, be all that Mr. Coogler
nd his friends can hope for; and if it is
ot, the ense will go to tho Supreme
ourt, where wo hope this gentleman,
rho everybody believes to be innocent,
otwitlistmuling tho evidence of tho wit
esses against nun, win at icusi ue ac5rcled
a new trial.?Register.
Another Respite.
EFF DAVID GOES TO THE PENITENTIARY.
Judge Mackey's Oflh-iat Opinion.
[if? Solemn and Deliberate Conviction
of Jeff's Guilt, but Conscious
of ttic Fallibility of Human Judgment.
Si'Af TAS'Brno, S. 0., Aug. 18, 1878.
r/s Excellency W<ule. Ifampton, Governor
of South Carolina :
Sin: I have the honor to acknowledge
10 receipt of a communication from
our Excellency dated the 14th instant,
ldosin^ certain letters and petitions,
irnr?fl hv mnnv trnrwl pilizons of tl'O
unity of Abbeville, who pray your Kx;llency
to commute the sentence of
Bath or to grant 11 further respite, in the
use of Jeff David, who was convicted at
le May term 1878 of the Court of GcnerI
Sessions of saiil county on the charge
T having murdered George and Drusilla
rauklin on the night of December 20th,
*77, and isnowjiii Abbeville jail awaiting
Kecution. In view of the contents of
lose letters and petitions, all of which
xpress grave doubts as to the guilt of
eflf David, and, in some of which, it is
lleged, that the murder of which he
;ands convicted was committed by anther
person named therein, your Kxcelmey
requests that I will furnish you
ly olticial opinion, as to the justice or
xpedieney of granting a further respite
i the said case,. or permitting the said
>tivict to be executed on the 23d of the
resent month, to which day he has been
. spited.
In mj' judgment, the facts and circumances,
proved on the trial of this case,
y the testimony of unimpeachable witesses,
establish the guilt of Jell' David
cyond a reasonable doubt. Not one of
le material circumstances in proof was
enied by the prisoner; ho only denied
le deduction therefrom. When all the
ircumstances aro aggregated, they atich
to the prisoner such badges of guilt
s could not, upon any rational hypothcis,
attach themselves to an innocent
lan.
The jury that rendered the verdict was
Ighly intelligent, and was composed <f
ight white and four colored citizens.
it 1 1 1 +1.^
iicy wurw uiiiii^uti vy uiu w? ?wijju^i, tnu
vitience to the severest scrutiny, and to
*st thp chain of circumstances by the
trcngth of its weakest link. I instructil
the jurors to propound to themselves
le question, "May he not be innocent? '
lid to solve every doubt in favor of the
risoner. No question is made as to the
itelligence or impartiality of the jury.
But the petitioners allege that "It was
nly circumstantial evidence."
This is truo, yet if by this assertion is
leant that circumstantial evidence floes
ot furnish a stirtleienlly stable ground
n which to base a verdict of guilty, in a
npital case, the proposition is both false
nd dangerous. Should it receive judiial
sanction it would sncu re absolute iin1
unity from punishinont to the criminal
ii every case of secret murder.
Those who urge it, arc at the sarno time
uilty of the startling inconsistency of
sscrting their sincere belief that one W.
I. McGarvey is guilty of the murder,
ml they avowedly baso this assertion
pon circumstantial evidence far weaker
lian that upon which the verdict in this
asc reposes. The strongest link in their
liain is that a pipe of peculiar form and
nounting was tound near the dead ImhIv
f George Franklin on the morning aiur
the murder, which pipe is identified
s having been previously owned by
IcOarvey, who denies that it was ever
ii his possession.
It is testified to as his pipe by one Rcvrly
Vance, a witness for the defence at
lie trial of David, which witness- was
opresented to me by several odicers of
'ourt, as a notorious thief. But even
lint witness does not locate the pipe in
lie hands.of McGarvey at any time withii
asixty ddys of the date of the murder.
iIcGarvcy however may take the stand
nd admit that sixty days prior to the
nurder ho had owned the pipe in ques
ioii, but that ho had lost it in tho mean-j
iine, and under t!ie judicial lest above I
Uitod, this link of the chain would in-!
tantly melt away.
After a full and careful review of all!
Iio evidence in this ease it is my solemn j
nd deliberate conviction that .let!" l>avid !
i guilty of tho murder of George and!
Jrusilla Franklin, as charged, and that!
is guilt hits been estalished by legal
roof, as clearly as if his face awl form,
>ith the deadly club uplifted in his right
iand, had been seen by a multitude of
redible witnesses distinctly mirrored in!
lie glazed eyes of his dead victims.
It may be that another is also guilty of
liafrmost atrocious crime, for the proof
, as that it was executed by at least two
crsons, but I regard him "as surely one
f the guilty parties.
While mypresent convictions arc thus
ositive, I am too conscious of the fallibility
of human judgment to hold that it
i impossible that the future shall reveal
ny lhct to prove them erroneous.
in view therefore of the investigaton
;hich is now being prosecuted by skill-1
nl detectives who give assurances of
lieir ability to establish the innocence of
off. David at an early day, and of the
oubtas to his guilt "thereby manifestly
reatcd in tho mind of your Excellency,
do not hesitate to recommend, in "defrenco
to the sanctity of human life, and
S a saieguuru ;igum>u im; uuiiiimmiuu i?i
fatal error, that Jeff David, now contin(l
in the jail of Abbeville County, liner
sentence of death be further respited
ntil Fridaj' tiio twentieth (UO) day of
tacember, 1878, the same being one year
roin the date of tho murder of which
he said David stands eonvictcd. I
I'ould further recommend the better to
ocure-the safe custody of the said Jell'
)avid, that he bo immediately transfered
to the Stato Penitentiary, and there
:ept in solitary continemeut under strict
uard, until removed to Abbeville Couny
to be executed pursuant to law.
In conclusion, I beg leave to request
hat this communication may be pubished.
I have the honor, to be, very respectully,
your Excellency's obedient seraut,
T. J. MACK BY.
Presiding Judge.
SrrVRTAXlTOIW, S. C.,
August 19th, 1878.
In accordaucc with the rcconimendaion
of Judce Mackev. Jelf David is ro
pited until tho ^Oth tiny of December
icxt, nnd in tho meantime lie will bo conined
in the State Penitentiary.
Tho Sheriff will see that lio is transferred
there without delay.
WADE HAMPTON,
Governor.
Science has accomplished no more
wonderful or gratifying result than the
icrfection of an antidoto to the chilling
igus of approaching age, something to
Illiterate the tell-talo tracks of time,
nd preserve the natural adornments of
outh to ripe old age. Nail's Hair lteiewpr
does all this, and its praiso reminds
in eottago and palace. Tho dwolers
among tho snows of Norway and the
icasants of sunny Franco and.Spain, find
iso for it, and find means to get it, and it
iocs not disappoint them. Tho whitenng
locks again resume their youthful
olor, the thin, dry, and faded hair beomos
brigit and glossy. Tho whole ap
learancc IS CliailgCU as n 1i v iiiu>;n-, mm
lio man or woman, wlio, before was call(I
ai?ed, now appears as ono in the prime
f life. Such wondrous changes cannot
iass unnoticed, and they have produced
lie unprecedented demand that now ex<ts
for tlio first and only article ever
mil pounded that can produce them in a
leasing and satisfactory manner.?2?cic
ira, Woodstock, III. !
A beautiful complexion depends upon
he purity of tho blood. To keep the J
lood pure and healthy use Dr. Bull's'
Hood Mixture.
Spring Stock
3STewly A.rrived.
1 select line of PRINTS, bleached and un\
bleached HOMESPUNS, I Reached niul
n blenched JEANS. striped HOMESPUNS,
MEETINGS, LINENS, COTTON ADEB,
WEEDS, AC.
fotions, Hats, Clotliinf, Sloes.
OUR Ktock la replenished and wearo prepari
to serve our friends and the trade generally
1th good goods and prices ns low as any.
W. JOEL SMITH & SON.
April 10,1878,
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Mark the Spot
\17IIRRE reposes the remains of you
? V friends by plnelnsrn marble Monumen
or Head fjtono to their memory. At the Mar
blc Yard can l>c seen a full linn of all srrtules
of Marble?Also a I a rue collection of the latest
designs from which we can at short no
tice net up all grades of work. Our prices are
us low as city prices, and worlt hotter flaliihedthan
done elsewhere.
J. 1>. CHALMERS.
KID GLOVES,
IX ALL the new shades and very low
prices, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS.
April 101 li, l.S'8-tr.
CHEAP
Millinery! Millinery!
RECEIVED this week another lot of new
and stylish HATS, for Summer. FI.OWERS.
SILK TIES, LACK TIES, RUFFLING*,
FAN'S, FAX CHAIXS, rtc.
It. M. IIADDON A CO.
i June 20, 1878, tf.
LIVERY STABLE
LEVI LEVY keeps the Marshall
House stables nnd feeds horses as
cheap as anybody. Hive the old Democratic
dafkoy a cliance.
July 17, 1878, tf.
TO ARRIVL
rjMIK celebrated Gem Fruit Jars, nt bottom
EDWIN PARKER.
July 3d, 1S7N,
Alexander, Allen & McBec,
Manufacturer* of and
"Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
UPPER & HARNESS LEATHER,
Kip and Calf Skins,
GREENVILLE, S. C.
KZ- Highest cash price paid for Hides,
ot.'p 21', j: ii-.
'Fresh Arrivals at
WHITE BROTHERS,
NEW Pill NTS?Stylos very choice nnd
handsome, New I<onj; Cloths'New l'lqucs,
New Victoria Ijiwiw,-Now Black Alpacctts,
New Hamburg Trimmings.
May 20,187K, tf.
Bibles
pOR family and pulpit use.
EDWIN PARKER.
May 8,1K7S, tf.
CUNNINGHAM
&
TEMPLETON
HAVE on hand a (rood supply of BACON,
FLOUR. MOLASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE,
and RICE.
February 27, 1878.
TTcan ninKC money lasier in wum n>i u.i
1 ) than ut anything else. Capital not required;
wo will start you. 312 por dny at home
mafic by tho industrious. Moil, women, boys
j and girls wanted everywhere to work for us.'
Now Is the time. Costly outtltand terms free.
Address Tuce ?fc Co., Augusta, MiUno.
__
Carolina Military Institute,
Charlotte, !N\ C.
COL JOHN P. THOMAS,
Superintendent,
Assisted by a Corps of Experienced Teachers.
Ample provision lor iiitarucuon m rrtjiumtory
and Colleginto Departments.
Next Session begios Sept 15th, 1878.
HEALTH OF THE PLACE l*NSi;Ul'ASSEI?.
For Circular, apply to Superintendent.
July 21,187JS?tf 1
New Goods,
! JUST KECEIVED
I
NEW lot of
j HATS, LACK, COLLARS, OUFFS, VKIS, AC.
AT
IMiss Ramey's.
i enn nn7rwc
JUU UUiuLlW
jCOATS SPOOL COTTOJY
White and Black.
Merchants supplied at 1 lie trade prlee.
WHITE BROTHERS.
| July 21, 1878?tf
TURNIP SEEDS
?OF?
DIFFERENT VARIETIES
FOR SALE BY
WHITE BROTHERS.
July 21, 1873? tf
Great Reduction
In Prices.
Millinery, press goods, white
piques, linen suits, and other
; desirable goods at the
EMPORIUM OP FASHIONS.
May 20,1678, tf.
1
\QWt
32s
'O < 1
if
k?
; c?;
* 1
i 2. 1
3tf| &
S^ssS! J. C. Maxwell. ?tc P
IKtsS W. K. Braplsy, J | ^
? is to "I I ,
;,,?M R- R. Hemphill. j? 2
'Soc o g*
James H. Rice. J j
i=SgjH' H' Harpcr- I g P
Snmuel McGowan. 2 ?
IA* (-onnor' 3 {> E
>im? (J. 27. Cochmn. 1 c? r
L4?IL! j re r
\~?Ar-F- Gftry- 7 2- a
SS^-icj I John A. Robin won. h 0
| J. Fuller Lyon. | e"lJ <5 "
issa IDttVld Crawfqrd- ci j ? j.
1 J- F^C DuPre. 2.|j <+ [
!.J" | " t
jgic,? | S. J. Hester. | ^ c
jEggJ O. M. MnttlHon. J j
>a jc | J. F. Llvlngnton. ?> | ? f
Sggg i Jacob Miller. | Q ' 1
j | G. F; Bunlett. r ji H [
>?__* i x- ^rTjay. 3 j 2$ ,
^'.S? I H- A. ,McCn?lnn. | i ?? '
w | A. J. Fcrgufon. j- 1
;M g | W. A. Black* 2 j
__ | BcnJ. Glbert, " |
J L.J. Johnson. . | ; (
13 r> Totnl vote.
COLOGNES.
\/I UiMjJIti.Mj\ lj 8tna 11 DOttlCS, 1^>CIS
-UJL " bottles, .^Octs |
Best Ciermun Ions liottles fJOcts i
at EDWIN PARKER. i
June 10, 1878.
i 4
BJiST FOOD
FOR Infanta and Invalids, ready lor ,
uso without boiling, or struining.
A child deprived of its mother's milk,
can only be fed properly, when the food
given is equivalent in power to that of
the mother's milk.
EDWIN TARRER.
June 19th 1878.
BARGAINS BARGAINS
DRESS GOODS, White Piques, Millinery,
Funey Goods, Ac.. mid' ladles will ?lo
well to attend our ULOSIXG OUT WALE, before
purchasing elsewnere, tit the
EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS.
J u ne Ull, 1878.
PLANTATION SUPPLIES
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
1 l-o-f
CORX, OATM, MEAL, FLOUR, BACON
MOLASSES, SALT, SCO AH, COFFEE
TEA In In r^e or small quantities. PLOWSTOCKS,
I' LOWS, 1IOF-S, AXES, TRACK
CAHIXS. AO.. Ac..
GUANO ON BEST TEEMS.
ALL the wants and necessities of the
fanner earcfully consld<jred nnd prepared
for. Specln I inducements offered the planter.
Iiefore muki.ng your nrrnnjementselsewhere,
dlveus ii trlnl. We will exert ourselves to
give entire: wtlsfactlon.
W. JOEL SMITH & SON
Jan. 1H, l>rs.
CIGARS.
Bumblo Bee,
Home Again,
Peculiar,
Figaro.
BLACK WELL'S
Durham Smoking Tobocco.
CHEWING TOBACCO
OF all kinds, from 10 cents to ">0 cents a
I'lug.. from 50 cents to a $1.50 a
pound.
PIPES.
X new lot of Fancy Pipes just received
1)3"
JAMES M. LAWSON.
Octol>or 17, 1877, tf.
1ST otice.
To Administrators, &c.
HEREBY notify Esecutors, Admlnistrators,
(Jui.rdlans, &c... who have not made
their annual returns; that the time for making
such returns will ci:plre on the 1st day of
August-. Riilus will be Issued agalnbt those
failing to mstke returns by that time.
J. FULLER LYON.
July 10.1878, -Jt J. Pro. A. C.
3XT otice.
ALL persons holding claims against the
County prior to 1st iNovembcr^ W77j arc
iioreoy rcqui.reu id urmt uicMimciviuig ?iticc
for cunenllntlon and consolidation, on or
before the 1st day of September next, or they
will not be i Deluded in tl ie levy for past Indebtedness.
Ct. M.JUATTIHON,
July 17,1??. C. B. C. Commissioners.
1000 Hands Wanted to
Work the Roads.
ALT, Overseers of public roods nre pnsl
ttveli required to -work their respective
roads by the 1st day of September next,or be
dealt with a< wording to !i iw.
Parties kn owing of any roads not being put
In good eop.dltlon by the time specified will
please repor tthe same to thlsofllcc.
By order of the Board.
G. M. MATTISOX,
It. A. McCASLIN*.
V. P. QUAKLKS.
ic-nj ?? r-mmiv ('nnitnlsKlotiprs.
TAN YARD.
1'HE undersigned no\i have In successful
operation, n good Inn yard, nt Donaldsville,
where hides of t very description will
he bought. ?ordry bides we pay 12 cents;
for green hid en, 0 cents, J n barter.
HAWTHOJtN & HODGES.
Jan. 31, lm ?78
CARPESTRY.
THE und srsigned bicreby gives notice
that ho is prepared to do all kindu
of
Carpenter's Work and
Build ing.
lie also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrashers
and Fans. A lulljmp ply of Gin Material
always on Biana. irar mers are requested
to bring tlioir Gins uj? early in the season
to allow tiin.e to have l.hem properly prepared.
Also Age nt for the ' Taylor Cotton Gin,
the Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of
Rubber am I Leather J Jolting.
:D. B. 51MITH,
Abb evilleC. H.,S. C.
w. c. b:enjct,
attorney at Law,
Law Raiij-rn, aoIjcwiIIc, C. 1.:
Jfctcs ant I Courier,
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NATIONAL STANDARD.
Webster's Unabridged.
3000 Zagmiacs; ltlfi Pijuftaarto. <
3,000 1VortU and Meanino* not in other Die I
tionnriet. j
'OUR PAGES COLORED PLATES, <
A WHOLE LIBRARY IN ITSELF. <
INVALUABLE IN ANY FAMILY,
AND IN ANY SCHOOL.
'ubllslied by 0. k 0. M112UU, Springfield, 1
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Warmly indorsed by <
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lalleck, WhlttJer. Willis, Haxe, KllhU, Bur- .
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ther, the smaller type giving much more on
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[ 45- LOOX AT the three picture* of a Whip on
>:igc 1751,?thesealone Illustrate the meaning
if more than 100 words and term* far better
haii they can bn defined In words.]
More lhan 30,000 copies have been placed In
he public schools of the United States,
ltecommcnded by 33 State Superintendents
>f SchoolH, and more than 60 College Presllent*.
Has about 10,000 words and meanings not In
ther Dictionaries.
Emxidles about 100 years of literary labor,
ind is several years later than any othor large
Dictionary. . w
The sale of Webstar'a Dlctlonorles is 20
.Imes as great as the sale of any other scries
>f Dictionaries.
"August 4, 1877. The Dictionary used in
he Government Printing Office is Webster's
Unabridged."
Is it not rightly claimed that Webster Is
The National Standard.
Kreenville and Colombia Railroad
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE..
Passenger Trains run dally, Sundnys cx' titi*!
nvnnwtlni/ with the Knst Dnv Trains
k)uth Carolina Uallroad up and <lown. On
ind ufler Wednesday, Nov. 14th, 1877, the following
will be the schedule :
UP.
Leave Colombia nt ..10 10 a m
Leave Alston 1 10 p in
Leave Newberry 2 23 p m
Leave Hodge** 6 15 p m
\rrrive Abbeville 0 15 p m
Leave Bel ton 7 05 p m
Arrive at Greenville- 8 35 p m
- DOWN.
Leave Greenville at - 7 20 a m
LeaveBciton 0 10 a m
Leive Abbeville 9 00 a m
I e ive Hodges _10 47 a m
Leave Newberry 1 42 p in
Leave Alston .. ; 3 20 p m
Arrive at Columbia .... 5 00 p m
ANDERSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE
DIVISION.
Dally, except Sunday*, between Belton and
Walhalla. Accommodation trains between
Belton and Anderson on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturday*.
UP.
Leavo Belton 7 05 p m
Leave Anderson 7 50 pm
lA?avc Pendleton 8 45 p m
Leave Perryville 9 20 p in
Arrive at Walhalla. 10 00 p m
DOWN.
Leave Walhalla 5 50 a m
I/eave Perry vllle 0 30 a m
Leave Pendleton 7 20 a m
Leave Anderson "... 8 10 a m |
Arrive at Belton 8 50 a m
Laurens Branch Trains leave Clinton at 10.00 J
a. m. and leave Newberry 3.00 p. m. on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays ana Saturdays.
Abbeville Branch Tmln connects at Hodges
with down and up train, daily Sundays excepted.
THOMAS DODAMEAD,
General Superintendent.
abe7. Norton, Jh., General Ticket agent.
Have you Heard the News About Be
queat f
Having had ten years experience as a liquor
dealer, and being familiar with all thebrands,
besides having a practical knowledge of what
Is choice, he Is fully able to supply all who
wish a pure article either afc a beverage or for
ntiriuiuim ,\t nnvtllllMT thPV deslro
in his line of goods, which consist of the
following:
Ityo Whiskey, Port Wine.
Bourbon Whiskey, Madeira wine,
Corn, (sweet unil soar Sherry Wine,
mash.) Malaga Wine,
Crystallized Corn, Catawba Wine,
N. E. Rum, Scuppernong Wine,
Centennial Rnm, Claret Wine,
Old Crow Whiskey, Lincoln County Wbs'y
Scotch and Irish Whiskey, line imported
Gin, Champugne, French Brandy.
The above goods will be sold in quantities
to suit purchasers, at prices from two to ten
dollars a gallon.
Portfes desiring Christmas supplies will dp
well to give me a call. ?
A. BEQUEST
McCords Colic Mixture.
For Horse*, Males and Cattle.
The undersigned have been appointed soU
ii-'cnts for the sitlc of "McCOSDS COLIC MIXTUBE,"
an infallible curejfor colic in horse?
^*Hn Thlu ncnnamtlnn vt'nfl nut
ion tod Juno 80, lSti.'), and in tho short time
which lins elapsed since hns Attained a reputation
un equaled by any patented medlcini
on tho globe. We have In our possession testlmouilas
from numerous persous who have
used It:
I have had two occasions to use McCords
Colic Mixture in cases that seemed despemtc.
The success In curing was apparently magical.
It Is administered without trouble or delay,
is speedy in action, and I think is so valuable
that every person who manages horse*
or mules should kecd it at hand.
D. L. WARDLAW.
I saw Mr. McCord use his medlcinq on a
mare that had been travelling, and was seized
with cramp colic. The animal was dropping
down f.equently and In groat pain. In
a short time after the medicine was given?lr.
ton minutes. At the farthest,?the animal was
easier, and In an hour I saw the animal harnessed
and driven off, and learned subsequently
she performed the Journey and had
: mi more colic.
THOMAS THOMSON.
I have ha<l one occasion to uso McCord
Colic Mixture. It was very effective ait
think Is an excellent medicine.
S. McGOWAN
For Sale at Abbeville by
\V. T. PENNEY.
Pit. K. PARKEIt.
For Bale by T. Baker, LowndcsvlUe, S. C?
Dr. E. H. Edwards. Pue West.
J. D. CHALMERS & CO
ABBEVILLE 8. C.
De a ers in Furniture.
i
PARLOR SUITS, CHAMBER WALNUT
Suits, Cottage Suits, Walnut and Painted
Bureaus, Wash Stands, Tables, Bedsteads,
Chairs, Wardrobes, Safes, Lounges, Children
Carriages, Window Shades, <te.
WE also keep the largest and best selected
stock- of Picture Frames, Mouldings and
Finest Pictures kept in the State. Give us a
call and we will sell you goods as low as they
can bo bought elsewhere. All goods warrunted
as represented.
Septembers, 1877, tf.
COKESBURY
CONFERENCE SCHOOL,
Cokesburyt Abbeville County,
S. C.
TiIIE Eighty-third Session of twenty weeks
begins on the second Monday, HUi of
Januury, 1K78.
J. P. PRICHARD, A. M., Rector.
Dr. P. P. GARY, Secretary Board Trustees
EXPENSES.
Tuition, Primary Department,- 8
" Intermediate "
" Senior ' ....... :
Hofurdper month, '
Sons of ministers of the Conference, freo
tuition.
Locution, proverbially healthy. Easily ac
possible by Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Community, Intelligent, retlnedand moral.
Pree from drum shops, gambling saloons, and
their attendant evils.
For Cotaiogue. address tho Rector or Secretary,
of Board Trustees.
October 31,1877, tf.
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The pang iou you, or perch, measures
twenty-four Inches long, thirteen
nches girth, and weighs seven pounds, Lis
rat it often attains a weight of twenty .. _
? twenty-four pounds, and four'feet
In length. Its flesh is rather coarse *
ind flavorless, which is the chief complaint
of most Tangtsze fish. It is
lold.here at this season of the year
[May) for forty cash, say . one and <
three-quarters pence, per catty, equal .
boa pound and a third. This Is, of <
course, river-caught flsh. Kuei yu,
[perch, or "Mandarin flsh," as our
"boys" often call it, from the fact of
Its-being the best fish jio be found in
the market almost at all times of the
year,) grows to a large slse, and is of
excellent flavor and very firm if fc?Il
Bized. The prices range from forty to
ilxty cash, equal two pence to three
peace per catty J 1-3 pound, according
to season and time of day; but
even at the latter price, "Mandarin"
flsh would not be a very expensive v--vflf.
ttiK inwAr r.l/iMM seldom "
indulge in it. After the Kuei yu the
Lien yu bream ranks teiing a
rich and firm fish. It often grows
three feet long and twenty pounds in
weight. The Euen yu though a .
coarse-looking fish, has sn el client
flavor, and in the proper season iaa>very
acceptable change at one's table,- .
after the everlasting perch with which'
our cooks continually supply us. The
fry of the Shihyu, or shad, which ascends
the river in May, to spawn, does
not appear to be caught or bred topondsor
lakes. It is greatly edt?*med.
by the Chinese, andbais undoubtedly
the best fish of their rivers.. The sea'
son for it is soon over, lasting from
about the middle of If ay to the third
week in June. In former years. this
fish used to be taken from Nanking to . I'
Peking for the Emperor's table, but
the labor of getting it there fresh, was
so trying to the people engaged to
carry it that the Emperor was induced
to forego this luxury, and the prac- '(
tice was discontinued. The pike o?
these waters grow to a very large size.
All attempts made by Europeans at
fishing with hooks appear to have
failed, few even being rewarded with
as much as a bite, nor are Chinese often
M*m ancrlinff with rod and line on
the Yangtsze. The system of taking
spawn by forcible parturition as prac*
ticedin the United States?a long; do
scription of whicb was given in Harper's
Magazine for June, 1874?does
not appear to 'be known along th>
Yangtsze, and 'it is a question
which fish culturists . can decide
whether the Chinese method of spawn ..".V
collecting, or that adopted in America
and Europe, is the most effective. It
is said that at Canton fish are oaagbt
and their spawn expelled, and after*,
ward impregnated with the milt of the
i male fish, as described in the maga*
zino quoted, but the statement has
: yet to be verified. ? All the Tear Bound.
THE SLAVES AMD BOUMAN& ' v. *
? S'OS*
From the Northern Carpathians to
the Dardanelles, and from the*'Adriatic
to the Black Sea, we view a lair
region peopled by forty millions ef
Slaves and Roumans, of the same pro*
fesslon of faith as the Russians, and
the majority, the Slaves, speaking
what may broadly be termed the same
language. These, with the exception
of one million free Servians and four
million Roumans of the Principalities,
languish under the grinding tyranny
of alien races. Many millions are held
as in a vice by the iron military rale
of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy,
which, with all its fair exterior, Is,
slnoe 1867, bat a compact between Germans
and Magyars for. the subjugation - .
of the Slave races. Thirteen millions
more in Boumelia wan underthe
lash of less than two million emasculated
and degenerate descendants of
the Asiatic barbarians who broke into
Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries, and who are kept the#?. v
by the fictions of an eff^.diplon ' v
macy. ^v.-^In
Austria the Slave vainly beate
against the bom of his cage; bat the
can still live as a man. InTarkeyke
cannot live as a man. ' The hainginig
of priests, the suffocation of people.
with their heads thrust into bags of
millet?all these barbarous proceed* <j
ings of a Tartar horde against a Christian
people act of course differently
on Russian nerves from political op*
nresston in Austria. The question of
humanity la sometimes in advance of
the impulses which result from an
Identity of blood and religion.
Is it wonderful that Russians re*
gard this state of things with intense
dissatisfaction, and long ardently for
the hour of retribution? Let us Imagine
ourselves in a parallel position.
Let us suppose the .pashas, with '
horse-tails, eunuchs, and harems com*
plete, loose among our kinsfolk of
Denmark or Holland. The attack of
civilized Germany on the former In
1864 raised such a frenzy among ourselves
that we nearly rushed into hostilities
without the allies indispensable
to our taking the field on the Continent;
such a state of things as we
have supposed above would evoke a
modern crusade. Tet to the perpetuation
of a similar misery have we been ?
devoting our arms and diplomacy for
ounh a. nrnlonsed period, it Is to be -
feared from the bese3t of motives?'
the maintenance of our imaginary
trade interests at the expense of the
sufferings of our fellow creatures.
So indifferent are men to the misery
of those who are remote from their
personal spheres of observation I?
Fraser's Magazine.
There are in England and Wales
114 local prisons, crone to every twenty-two
square miles of territory,
equal to one to every 900,000 people,
Somo are nearly if not quite empty at
times. Through 1874 eight had an
average of ten prisoners; thirtythree
others had only fifty, and only
thirteen had upwards of four hundred.
v - n
UTACKS AJTD QUAMK OTDICXXZ*
The President of the British Ptuuw
maceutioal Conference, in his fnao*
gurai address, called for legislative
Interference in the matter of patent
1 " ? V. _l-.Vl.l_
medicines, WHICH, aa ao ngau/ re*
marked, are not patent, but secret
remedies. He recommended the appointment
of a commission, to which
the composition of these specific#
j should be disclosed, and which should *
I exercise some control over the extrar*
j agant and lying puffs by which thell
ale Is extended, to the Injury In many,
'perhaps in most cases of the public
health. The first precaution is obw
served In all other countries, the othef
proceeding would be more difficult ft#
carry out.
Another evil of a similar descrip.
tion the president did not notics, and
that is (says Iron) the practice, which
Is becoming Increasingly frequent, of
chemists prescribing- across the counter,
regarding which, there have been
tome disagreeable disclosures of late;
and still more correctly than of th?
regular practitioners, it may be said
of chemists and their smart assistants,
who thus encroach on another profession,
that they pour drugs of the
nature and action of whioh they knon
little, Into a body, the structure, and
especially the functions, of which they
know much less.
A [colored woman in Macon, Ga.,
wrote to her husband in South Caro*
1 lina: "You rote me word you was com
In'hum soon, and you havnot kum.
1 Sol am" korting now; i am goin' to git
. marrid; andgoin' awa' rrom ueorgy. m
I remane yure wife." A pretty let- I
ter that for an absent bus band to re- fi
I