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5- . iip:> - r Tie Press and Banner, j By IIUGH WILSON & W. (J. UK NET j' Wednesday, March 12, 1879. j i j Responsibility of Haitk DirecU rs am! ; Archbishops. ]i A few months ano the world was as- I tomulcd at the fall of the City <>f t!Ia<p?w ' Hunk anil thousands of happy homes ' wore buried beneath fia re.ins. Over 111-1' tv million dollars,;) sum too enormous !1 for the mind to conceive of, but represent ing the security, peace and indepemh nee of countless households, all dissolved like the baseless fabric of a vision. Then, a few (lavs ago a kind of poor man's Savings Bank, organized and controlled by . Archbishop I'urcell of Cincinnati and his brother, Father Edward, suddenly crumbles and falls like a house built of cards, and pool men's savings amounting to five orsix million dollars are lost, and alt the comfort and happiness which this enormous&um represented and which it could haVe brought to the poor man's home, is ruthlessly taken away. The, two cases are very similar, more similar in the sum of sadness each created than in the respective sums of money lost, for although the losn by the City of (Jlasgow Bank was nearly ten times that by the Purcell Brothers Bank, the latter was preeminently the poor man's bank, the bank where the thrifty working-man, t the economical servant-girl, the lonely widow woman, put their hard-earned and hardly-spared savings?the littleall which they had put by for a rainy day, for sickness and old age. Untold and manifold misery lias heen cftusfid by both crashes, an unmeasurable artiortnt of real happiness has been subtracted from this generation?for it is only a sickly, religiose sentimentality and a plain perversion of the teachings of the Bible to decry the value of money, especilaly to the poor man. Is there no remedy, no redress? Let us see. The failure of the City of (ilasgow Bank <vas made public one morning: 1 >y night, six of the directors and the manager were in jail. They were men of the highest social position, possessing townhouses and country mansions, valuable estates, yachts, and all the appurtenances of wealth and influence. They were men of unblemished character, almost all of them prominent church members, philanthropists, giving liberally of their 1 ;i ." goods to feed the poor. They were old men, men of hoary hairs, several of them haying measured the allotted span of threescore years and ten. The manager was by far the youngest, and lie was fifty-two years of ago. Those men were quietly but quickly arretted at the in- 1 stance of the Lord Advocate of Scotland, : taken from their luxuriant homes hjhI locked up in the common jail. From that day, 10th of last October, untfl Monday, 20th of January, they lay in jail, bail having been refused In all cases ex- ' *cept one. On Monday, 2<)th cf January, the trial began In Edinburgh. They wore charged on the criminal side of the Court with false-'1 hood, fraud, and wilful imposition. The trial lasted twelve days,?a trial which ' for interest and importance lias had few \i*r. equals. The jury returned a verdict ofr >. guilty, and the Court of three judges sen?* tenced the prisoners, two oi' them, the ' manager and chief director, to eighteen months' imprisonment, and the otherr live to eight months. This sentence at : first sight seems verj- light and in?t com - J mensurate with the crime of which they were found guilty, but to men of over seventy years of ago it amounts to imprisonment for life; and to men of their,' social position and connections it is a bit- j terer punishment than thirty years in; the penitentiary at hard labour to thej average culprit. The rights of share- j ^^holders and depositors have been vindicaHS&d the dignity of the law has be< n rnain??i*ined and the punishment, if it savours, Wmf mercy, is certainly free from any taint |h revenge. jMB"What a lesson to batik directors, maria- [ ^Hers, cashiers aud indeed to all who as-j Rnmc similar trusts and responsibilities.' ffi^jlhese prisoners were found guilty, not; actual, direct and personal fraud and, dishonesty, but of what in the estimation law amounted to fraud?neglect of du- j ty, and consequent violation of duty, j crassa negligentia aud culpa lata. For in the eye of the law of Scotland and of j jj- England, (in the words of the late Lord j President,) "If the case should occur of ki * I directors taking upon them to put forth in their reports statements of importance in regard to the affairs of the bank, false! in themselves, and which they did not bo- j lieve, or had no reasonable ground to be lieve, to bo true that would bo aj misrepresentation and deceit, and in the estimation of law would amount to a fraud." The fact of having implicit eon- j fidence in a manager, cashier or other of- i ficer, doos not shift tlje responsibility and the liability from the director's shoulders, it rather tends to fix it more firmly i there. Nor is there any refuge-for tin; j director in the fact that he has gained' nothing, has rather lost; the damning fact remains that through his and his codirectors' negligence infinite ruin and , misery have been caused, and the law ' *" justly inflicts the merited punishment. But is not this rather a severe law to, ? apply to Archbishop Purcell and his * brother?two old men, venerable priests ' ~ of God? Looking upon their gray hairs; and bowed heads, thinking upon their position in the church and in society, the *" . public heart is touchcd with pity and inclincd to forgiveness, as was the heart of Scotland when tho aged Inglis, Stewart, t ~ Potter and the other directors sat crushed in the criminal's dock. But that is only j ^ ono side of tho picture; jnd it behooves j us to look on the other side and see there, portrayed in gloomy colors the thousands , 'of cheerful homes now made desolate ,and sorrowful, tho humble but cosv; firesides now the abode of hopeless and baploss poverty. It is pitiful to read how theoldman Archbishop Purcell "looksj X-c careworn and feeble and shows signs of! ^ giving way under tlie embarrassments," , . hut is it not more pitiful to read of anoth- j er old man, who has many fellows in hisj * misfortune,?an old Irishman, who said *: to t'le Herald correspondent, "I have,' jr.' 1 trying to get a jol> of work to do on t the streets to-day, 1 am ruined by the Archbishop. All I had in the world was f In his hands, $4,500,?the savings of; .4 twenty years labour. My old sister, too, had ?2,0C0 there and she, like me, must V go to work to earn her living." The! short and simple annals of the poor: * should bo spared so sad a chapter as that, mid hank directors, bo thev lavmon or priests, should be punished for causing' r * ho much sadness and disaster. The Pur-; ' *' cell's Savings Bank had grown up during < over thirty years, like the ffrain ol* mii.sv . 'tard seed, to be a great tree, and many a :? '. snug cosy nest was built on its branches.; It : It4>erished in a night. Is thero no re- j *" ..-dress, no punishment? The religious pa- j il" pers claim that tho Archbishop should 1 y' not be blamed, because ho did not use the j .y money for his own advantage or pleasure, | but in building churches schools and the I f. like. That is small comfort to the thou-i >/ sands of poor men whose money he first attracted to the bank and then suffered i tobesquanderod and lost. "Public Schools." ' 3 * We copy from the Ninety-Six-Guardian 1 a long and thoughtful letter on "Public j Schools." We aro glad to seo so much in- j terest in educational matters manifested ] in enr county, and wo commend tho let- j "* ' tor of "Trustee" to oil readers. He fur- ' . .iiishes much food for thought on several i < ; *?ubjecfc? on which too littlo thought has'* been ejtpaudoJ. t Doiui)brook Journalism. If a stranger wore to come from any >ther part of the civilized world to visit ti >ou:!i Carolina at the present time he ii ivould tlunk, judging the tone and tern- ii >er of the press, that ho had got into a fi ournalistic Ponnyhrook Fair where edi-ir ors tight with each other just for tho fun j u >i' it. The editorial articles that have ap-1 n l?cared during tho last tew weeks in the! t olumns of some of our daily and week- is ly newspapers would remind him forci-js 1)1 y of l'addv's polite invitation, "Will! s my giutleman plaso i?o koitm euou^n,( jist to slop on the talc ov me ooat??"|s Ami several "gintlomen" of the press; \ can get their "1 rUIi" up at a moment's! notice, the invitation lias never failed toi,: he n<vo| Tod with alacrity, ami some "illi- J gant Ibights" have taken place with lhe| usual pleasant accompaniments of crack-, s c(! skulls ami broken noses. This is;s metaphor, ami pitv 'tis 'tis metaphor.!, We ( mi l wish it wore really true. A jj real lis;ht with shillelahs wonhl do aj great dial ??f good to our pugnaeions edi- ' tors who would rather shed rivers of I'u-, > riotis ink than have their nose to bleed, i who are skilled in every point and parry j I with the pen but have a wholesome j, dread of a elenehed list or sprig of oak, j who are brave as lions when their adver- .' sary islifty or one hundred miles away!1 but whose knees would tremble like I?el-, f shazmr's if the distance were reduced to| I twelve paoos. ! 1 What is the meaning of so much news- , paper warfare ? Why is it that no sub- j j ject of publie interest can bo discussed 1 bv one journal without its incurring the wrathful displeasure of some other jour- ^ mil? Lot the I'ublic Debt be merely.i mentioned, out coino nuzzimi ;i swarm <>i little, liery newspaper hornets. Let the j Phosphate question be spoken of anility acts oil same papers as shaking a red ( cloth does on a bull. And as lor the; Stale I'niveisitv, at thesoiin 1 of its name i! there suddenly starts up a lutlo army of, infuriated enemies, , I As if tlio yawnliiR liill t?i heaven L A subterranean hirtt hail given, brandishing swords and shields like the > followers of Koderiek }>hn. These (pies- i tions themselves are soon forgotten or ( ignored by the combatants who piteh into j eaeli other regardless of the cause they t mean to liulit for. They call each otiier ugly names, they make unpleasant and impertinent personal attacks and some- f times even indulge in a little blank s cursing. J The explanation of this state of affairs s is found, we think, in the fact tint the newspapers of South Carolina havo been 1 nt a had school for the past twelve years. There have been so many abuses to cor- \ rcet, so much villainy to expose,so many carpet-baggers to put out and so many j scalawags t<> put down, that our journals , have been obliged to use strong, empliat- j ie, extravagant and virulent language. And the habit has become a second uature, so that although the carpet-baggers' lire dead or gone, and the scalawags are I nowhere, editors still write as ifthev.j were scathing a Chamberlain, roasting a ^ Moses, or breathing out thrcateiiings and slaughter against the whole crew of cor- ' rupt radicals. The habit is so strong ind deep-seated. Like soldiers after a; war, the piping times of peace are too tame for them. They prefer to keep on fighting as did so many braves alter the civil war. If an enemy is not forthcoming they put up a man of straw, just to . 1 1 ... U r.f 1 I'lO-lll SHUOl ?ll mill, owiuu ui tiiviu vi v?< ^ shadows, , h For lack C?f somebody to licw and hack, 11 is high time that this pugnaciousness shouKl be checked. It is no evidence of courage, sense, or of a righteous cause. Now that we are living in a time of "mil-;' der manners, purer laws," let the press j of South Carolina cease its bickerings, itsi causelcss and fruitless quarrels, and let it i accommodate itself to its peaceful sur-j rouncliugs. There is no reason in the.' world for angry recrimination or vulgar 1 personalities in the editorial columns. Let editors discuss and dispute and dif-j* fer, but it is possible for tliem to do so " like gentlemen. It is even possible for;. them to tight like gentlemen, in which j case, we need hardly add, printer's ink i should not bo made use of. For the lion-; I or of our State, let us nut an end to ail L t this unmanly squabbling and calling of, nicknames. It is not up to the standard , j eyen of Donnybroox journalism. Congressman Kvins. An "occasional" Washington correspondent of tiie Xavc and Courier says in ; i . .. t .... .1 > i i. . j ( a lt'lUT U1UWI .uiiieu o ; "(J rent things arc ox pec ted of Congress-1' man Evins ol' South Carolina during the,1 coming session, fur in liis quiet and digni- ;' lied way lie lias been steadily coining toj' tho front, carrying with him the adniira-j' lion and respect of all parties." This commendation is just and well- j' timed, and in accordance with our own J' views and expectations concerning Col. ' Evins. lie is a man of action, not a man ! I of words, and when ho does speak lie ' speaks at the right time and means what 1 lie says, lie is not one of those gaseous >1 bodies that in every debate speak early | and often, nor is he on the other hamli like "single?speech Hamilton" of l'ar-; liamentary fame who exhausted himself in delivering his iir.-t, last, and only; speech. A man of solid acquirements, j clear in thinking and incisive in speak-j ing, Col. Evins belongs to that increasing] class of congressmen who eschew rhetoric whether of the IJurkeorthc IJtmcombej style, and use plain Saxon. Preferring! facts to fancies, they believe tliati 1:1." 1 ?* ?% )...ti ni.-iitririii'il is! ll'Ulll, ' I !\ U cm I J, ....v.. , adorned tho most, ami their ambition is j to have influence rether than admiration. | Such men will not l?e immortalized in tho pages of a School Speaker and in the;; mouths of declaiming school-boys, but, they will leave their mark on the laws! and statutes of their country. j! Wc have no doubt that the modesty j and self-depreciation of the "occasional cor respondent" prevented linn from pay-| ingas high a compliment to Congress-1: "'an Aiken. We therefore pay it for him and to him. <* ? i Britain's Little Wars. . The Afghan war is in .statu qno it was I, at tho beginning of winter, excepting: that tho Ameer, Shore Ali, died a few days ago, and his son Yakoob Khan! reigns in his stead. The latter seems dis- j, posed to be friendly and conciliatory to- j; wards England, and great hopes are en-!1 tcrtaincd that the war will not be prosecutcd further. L The Zulu war in South Africa is still j going on, although nothing definite or decisive lias been reported from the ' 1 11 front during the last week. Troops have 1 ( been sent from England and several of the Southern colonies in numbers sufficient to show that the home government; j does not look on the Zulu war as child's j < play. The English press complains loud-1 ly of the incapacity of tho Commander-1. in-chief, Lord Chelmsford, and demands j i his removal; j' Another Nnrrow Escape. j' Tho subjoined paragraph adds another 11 to the list of men who, convicted of mur-'1 derentirely on circumstantial evidence,!, have afterwards been proved innocent, j 1 According to the custom that obtains in j1 England in such cases tho young man IJ Habron was not hanged but imprisoned | j for life. He was the wrong man, as the j i true murderer confessed. c Tho P<>nt says that the Homo Secretary will t. recommend the pardon of Jiabron, the youth j j sentenced tt> death for the murderof a police- j man at Whnttey Range in I87fi,but wboscscn- 1 ;euee was afterwards commuted to imprison- j t ment for life. Charles Peacc. recently hanp-11 d at Leeds tor the murder of |Arthur Dywm,; f t will be remembered, contested that ho com- j ' fitted the aimc of which llabron was con- , ?Egaaii mii mm ?'innTniiBwi in irn The I'cabody Fund. The people of Abbovillo County and own arc at present unusually interested 11 educational matters. We therefore vke pleasure in laying before them the ullowing extract from the tenth annual eport of the State Superintendent of Education. It gives all the information iceded concerning tho disbursement of he I'cabody Fund, information which s very often asked for. ('an the handiinio assistance given by this Fund to hools alter com pi ianec with certain con litions lie obtained by any Abbeville chool ? Wo leave this question to be weighed by our readers. He fore any applications for tlie benefit.' if ihis fund can l>e considered, a strict ompliance with the following condition.' nust be fully guaranteed : 1. The school must he a free 'common ohool, under the control of the local ehool authorities. J. It must have a burnt fide enrollmenl ?f not lessthan 100 pupils, averagings." ter day. It must havean assured fund for curcut cvpenses, amounting; to at least twicr is mucn as the amount received from tlu 'Peabody Kdueation Fund." 4. It must lie a r/ntdrd school in thf )roper sense of that term. ">. One teacher, at least, must bo fur lished lor every lifty |ni|>ils. The following are the amounts allowei o schools according to the number ol heir pupils : For well-regulated public free schools ronlinned ten months of the year, am laving a regular attendance of not les.? han? on pupile, averaging sr> per cent. ? .'!0( !00 pupils, averaging S."? per cent. <>0< 100 p\i pi Is, averaging S."> per cent. 1,00< .-.o pupils, averaging S'."> perjeent. !">( !."i0 pupils, averaging S.? per cent. SiK Application should be made throng! he State Superintendent of Education lear the beginning of the school year. The regulations for colored schools art he same as for while. The number o uipils required applies to each class o schools separately. This is necessary it' rnler that the schools may be graded. The following instructions are also givmi to the State Superintendent bv the jeneral agent of t lie Peabody fund : I. Make all your engagements with ublic school oUiiMTa' only. 2. Listen to no request th.it wo should liter our terms. Forward to me no application which ,-ou do not fully approve and endorse. 4. Assist no school which will ecaso tc >.\ist when we cease to help it. ">. Accept no private school which proloses to become a public school for the ime being only. fi. Give (ho preference to good and effluent schools. 7. Let ail your engagements he for the iiture, nnd make no promises for pas! ervices. 5. AIwa\s l.ecj) in view tho improvenent of "the Str.te system ol' public chools. it. If it seem expedient, you can diminsh. but not increase, the ]?ublic rates of ssistanee. 10. Specify in evei'y instance the amoutil 'on recommend to lie given.. 11. Ditl'erent schools cannot bo Counted ogcther to make up the requisite hum>er. l)ill'crent grades of tlie same school nay be counted together. 12. Mofley appropriated to one school an not be given to any other school, noi an money that is forfeited be transferred t must remain unpaid. 1'!. All engagements made by meshould >e made in writing. Oral promises and eportcd conversations between you a/id lie applicants cannot bo recognized 1'hey only lead to misunderstandings. i:t. No school ollleer is to charge a com nission for receiving and paying oui nonev from the Peabodv fund. ?<&- -O? Educational Institutes. Wo commend to mo reauers m uu "j'CtS'Ai and JUtnncr an article which \v< :opy from the Associate Reformed iVc.v n/tcrian on the .subject of "edueationa nslitutcs." We heartily concur withal hat our brother editor has saiil anil sai( io well. Let tlie teachers of our eount\ (specially take its advice, for it is mean or them. We know of nothing mori ikely to raise the standard of our teach ts than a healthy, vigorous Teachers' In ititute for Abbevillo (.'ounty, connectec vith a Stale Institute. There is n< ed lb: Ktth, and room for both. We would emphasize especially our co emporary's warning words about tin ublic school system. lie points out it! eal objection and its dangerous tendency -namely, its tendency to discourage al irivato enterprise in education to the detraction of HighSchools.aud Academic! vorthy of the name. Unless something s done to educate the parents and kcej hem open-eyed to their duty [and open tool, our children will all bo jome educational paupers subsisting 01 he most miserable educational fare. Lc he Teachers' Institute be at once cstabished. Congressman Aiken. Col. D. Wyatt Aiken is in town, tin jnest of, W. Joel Smith Esq. Oui Congressman is looking well, and givei jvidcnco that the climate of Washingtoi tgrees with him. We is doing good worl ,n Congress both in the Houso and ii I'ommittoc. Alive to all the interests o ihe country, but especially having an ey< single to the good of the South and o jou111 Carolina, he lends all his cncrgiei md inilucnce to measures of economy free trade, federal non-interference, ant generally to all legisiation that tends t< lIo justice to the South and opposes cen tralixation. We have watched his course closely during the session that has jus ended, and his vote has always been 01 tlie right side. One tiling we have ob served?he is seldom absent when tli ays and noes are called ; his name in variably heads the list of members which is alphabetically arranged. II 1 1 ?,wl IJaa lliauv J5V ? VI Ui IV.I.IIL, ? .*%% speeches, and dourly is growing in in lluouce. For ourselves wo have gooi cause to thank him for a constant sup pi v of the Congressional Record and lb many other favors. ? . <? ? The Speakership of the Next House Randall's chances for re-olceticn ar not as great as his friends could desire and a movement is on foot in Washingto to elect lilackburn of Kentucky to b next Speaker. It is claimed that th Southern delegation will unite on Black burn. Perhaps it would be wiser polio; for the South not to make any light lb the Speakership. Still, Kentucky is nc so very .Southern. The President vetoed the Anti-Chines Bill. Its supporters intend to pass i igtin, and hope that on sober seconi thoughts Hayes will approve it. ?> ? Some Rcasous Why Our >Vclls Rn Dry. There never were before, as many fir; wells in Abbeville as there was this win tcr ; which fact our most observant citi ?ens attributed to the unusual dry weath r>r during the preceding season, and, a far as we are concerned, we believo nius be the true cause, but as the following ar tide from the Atlanta Constitution take :i different view of the matter, we give i publicly in these parts. That pane uivs: For some time there has been iron i-rnl comphdnt tJuit the wolls in the low Br part ul the city arc running dry. Tin trouble is mainly on tho cast sido o Peachtree stieet. Wells that have neve heen known to fail before have lateli railed entirely. The denizens of tin juarters most afl'ccted have been some rrlmt tinea?y?not knowing to whatcausi Lo put the troublo. A gentleman win lias watched the matter closely gives ui ihe following explanation of the matter 'Thro times," paid he, "since the build' mg of this city I havo heard this com plaint about wells giving out. Tho explanation is simple. Tho first well dug n a neighborhood will find tho water al i certain distance from tho surfaco: Pul i dozen wells in the immediate vicinity md it will bo found that the water-Jeyc! ias sunk considerably. The more drains hat are put to it tho lower it goes. Three imeshas there been general complainl ibout the lowering of tho water-vein. II s simply because of tho immense nuinjer of wells that aro draining it. II hose parties whose wells are failing will ?nly have them dug a few feet deeper, hey will find the watersupplyabunrhmt. :t is my opinion that the average well in Atlanta will havo to bo dug 10 feet deeper o get a water supply than it would have o have gone when the city was in its inancy. Of course, in some localities the rator vein has sunk eveu lower than this lelow its former level." - .-v.-v.t~ v,j: r \vr,v | THE RICHMOND HOMICIDE. TJ A Clerk in a Shoo Store Killed. A Women at the Bottom of it.-? DeS j Looks very Like a Murder. f | The find and deadly encounter which oc'c.urred yesterday between Mr. C. O. G'uit's and .Mr. John E. Poln<lexler, two young gen tlemcn highly esteemed in their respective ! circles of acquaintance, and which hos cul\ initiated in the death of Mr. Curtis, was the j result of youthful rashness and Indiscretion i In avenging a fancied wrong, and. on the 11 other hniul, of acting perhaps under unfortuI liate advice and Indiscreet cdtMisel. I The sad atralr which has widtienly plunged i one family Into deepest grief at the loss of 01 ' 1 one of its beloved members, and another in- *l,u !, to the most painful anxiety consequent upon ^'I1 tiin <-<1111111 Ission of a deed wlilcli must I"? the i subject of judicial Investigation and perhaps i " ?, long continued trial, is, as near as we could l'r 1; i learn, as follows: ' I the Cl'RTIS IlORSKWltlPPEI). not! ! Hoi 11 About half-past fl o'clock yesterday mornI in". Mr. .lolm K. Polndcxtcr, In company lusl \vll!i his hrotlicr Thomas, entered tlio store of Messrs. \Vin<ro. Kllett & t'rump and a?ked atl(] t to see Mr. Curtis, who was a cleric inihal.es- It c i1 taMlshmcnt. Mr. V. S. ('arlton. who was first ten j addressed, tiolnted out Curtis, whn was stand- its ing behind the counter, Poindoxter ad- j vanced. and accusing Curlisof having insult- slgl 5 cd a lady who had come into the store on last pr|| ; Friday.drf w a horsewhip and began chastN- [Mir i inn him. cutting him once severely across the gaz ,! face and several times over the shoulders. aj1(| ; Mr. Carlton Interposed anil prevented any tha further difficulty, saying thai heeonld not al- jiin low anything of tne kind In the store. Curtis Voi ; disclaimed having Intentionally Insulted ttie Vol | lady, and expressed his willingness to apolo- Jm. p clzcif tl'L- lady considered herself aggrieved ! nat I by any eoixhu-I of his. roindexter said that ; tsoi i he could make no apology that would suf- j trlr , flee, and that he (('urtlsl should never speak f jjik i to her again. Curtis protested that he had ; wil , i not willingly offered the slightest Insult to strl J the lady, and If his actions had been so con- j am I strucd,"would willintrly make any apology, i PX? 'jSome accounts, however unreasonable 11. j j <;J ) may ;;eem, state that the two young men then I for ) i shoo;: hands, and the Polndcxtcr brothers jy < I i left thestore, Curtis remarking that he would | pi |, . write him a note. It was thought by some hjs ' | that the affair had ended here. Others say \\'| I j that Curtis extended bis hand, which l'oln- foil , ! dexter refused to accept. ed, f'OfXSKI, OF A FRIEND'. J.1^' | | As soon as he could leave the store, Curtis, cou | who bad become ntt>re niid more aroused to did II the sense of the dignity to which lie deemed toll I j ho had been unjustly subjected, went to look fid; I Wita friend and adviser. He repaired to the Yo .; office of Mr. F. II. Mcyuirc, where lie found .vot , i that gentleman. bin ciUTlfVPVT | is I 1 ( ^ f i' To McQuire was that while in his place of| k<-t I business two men named I'otndexter called j uf(, . jumlar.kcd If hewas Mr. Curtis. He replied: ,m( I "Yes; that Ik my name," when one drew a j.\,, ! whip and commenced beating liiin for anal- cf>s II leged insult to a lady; that after a few strokes a(|j some one interfered, and they were separated, ,jrf He had asked for an explanation as to what ' j occasion was referred to, and what lady he cm] | had insulted. The party referred toapartic- ut? i ulur case. Mr. Curtis said he recalled the oc- ron >! elision and remembered the lady, but posi- (|re ' j lively denied any action or word that, could j(>}1 ! be construed into an insult-. He iiad come c|u ' to Mr. Mc^uire, therefore, to know what lie nv should do. yoi ' A FATA I. STEP. the lie wns advised to seek his assailant, an<1 demand an immediate and full apology and explanation, and if not given forthwith, to . beat him. Mr. Melanin* then told him if he wished a friend to go witn him ha would see jL,1 falrplav. They walked together down to; wards l'olndexter's place of business, Curtis providing himself with a stick. the sanouinaky encounter. |,'lu Reaching tho otllce of Mr. Poindexter, at shr John K. Childrey ,t l.'o.'s factory, situated at dec | the corner of Twenty-fourth and Main streets bcii . and walking in, Curtis inquired for Poindcx- wa I ter, and, seeing him behind the desk.de- gor 1 manded an apology, which being refused lie pac I Immediately walked around it. I'oiudexter, I drawing a pistol as Curtis advanced, told him off tliM If hestruck him lie would shoot him. eoi Curtis said he was not armed, and advancing for ' struck him. and continued to strike, I'oln- wh dexter tiring until Curtis fell mortally for i wounded, with four plslol balls in his body, ha' I any one of which might have been fatal. mi I CAI'TAIN LYON'S STATEMENT. We visited Captain A. M. Lyon, a partner for of Mr.Childrey, and asked If he would glvea g|j . statement of what had occurred; Said lie: bai i .John i'olndexter told mo of the atDii:' at hir Wingo, Kllett it Crump's. I was seated In am my chair reading my paper when Mr. Mc- lit" Quire, in company with a gentleman, ciune in into my otllce. I thought at first that the inn gentleman who was with Mr. MeCjuiro \Vas a <>t!i > lawyer, as our house has had business with I him, (MeOuire.) 1 waited, expecting tho par- mr 1 * '? * " " ** ? **? . Hide hiiitinncu l?llf f lw?\* I i<t ' I 11 ITS* 111 lllilHV Blliin . in?,w . i parsed inc. Mr. Curtis then said something wil ! to Mr. Poindexter, In which I thought I dis- to I tinauished the word "policy." Poindexter me II fluid: gni I "Sir, I have no npolony to make to you." '1 1! Curtis walked behit'd the countor and nd- kei J vnncc'd on Poindexter with slick uplifted, cm ' Poindexter. retreating towards (he window t Frl t with his left hand raised so as to avoid the the ri | blow, and his risrht drawing his pistol, said: am - "Don't you si like inc, I am armed; if vou de; - do I'll kill you." sou I Curtis hesitated aud McQuirc egged him on \ " |Baying: on< I j "What did yon come down here for? strike ed him; knock him down." f Curtis struck, and as he did so Poindexter wo began flrinu, with his left arm still upraised, J avoiding the blows. The last shot struck pri -1 Curtis in the forehead, and lie fell at the feet " J Of l'oindcxter. tol run wocsded max j1'1' 4 Was promptly cared for, medical aid at once ' Summoned, and l)rs. Crenshaw, Tompkins w?i I ahdTabb were soon at his side, doing all that (1(j II human skill could to relievo him. Young Poludextor expressed the greatest sorrow for j what lie had done, and was most active In at- ijnt s tending to the wants of poor Curtis, bathing ' >i< r his face, and personally superintending di- inil ' I reel ions for his relief. ,m, '| The city ambulance was summoned about |,is . 1 o'clock, and Curtis conveyed to the house ,i' of bis brother-in-law, Mr. John W. Cringan. corner of Fourth and Franklin streets, but no j hopes of his recovery were entertained. t AKKF.ST OF roiNDKXTF.il. Poindexter surrendered himself at the first ] . j jKilicestation, wliere lie wns taken In charge t:.. ny the olliccrs. Mr. John Ji. Young was at once employed as counsel, and Poindexter ur( will be examined before Police Justice White bci tills morning. eni the shots. vo. - Five or six shots were fired, four Inking ef- ?t?i I - ... 1......... I/\?, ?f M.O I Hw flirn; uiic in inv imiu i.......... i right side, another 011c In the lower portion of i)C| * tlio chest, left side, another above this on the }i ' j .same side, and the fourth and last about the ! " centre of tho forehead. j L THE YOl'Nfi r.AOY'S STATKMKNT. j J' i The young lady who was unfortunately and 1( ( ) unwittingly the cause of this sad catastrophe ?01 i and who resides outside of the city, j ester- yoi a | (lay evening, in answer to <j nest Ions, gave, in all I* substance, the following statement, which we publish tosilenee the many contlietingru- , s! mors which have been spread as tothe nature J of the alleged insult: lur ' Mr. Poindesler was to see ino Sunday eve- fro 11 ning. and took me out to drive. I told him n0 what .had occurred, ami after having reached ' > home, when seated In the parlor, I again told ilP; . Mr. Poindexter in full about It. J said to hint wi I hat about three weeks ago 1 went, to the store I nn 0 of Wingo. Kllett A Crump to purchase a p ir|(1f ? of shoes, and on last Friday, in company i...: with a lady friend, again called at the store to I 1 make an exchange of the shoes, as they didion not suit me, and to have a pair repaired. The bit gentleman who waited upon me was Mr. Cur-1 an 0 t Is, whom I had always endeavored to avoid, j..n us I thought him rudu. lie was especially so Mi.? " on this occasion, when he Insisted upon t " 1 lacing up my shoes, :v service which I pe-j l"11 retnptorily declined. I have noacijuaintance | he t' i with him, but he endeavored to draw me in-1 $< i! to a conversation. After I had handed him p., the shoes he bold up one of them and re-1 . - marked that it was a very pretty little shoe, is)l ,i and that a very pretty little foot tilled it. Ij les ! asked him not to make any comments about j Hi i- [ mv shoe, for I was very indignant atlils eon-1 'duct. He then commenced to talk to ine ... r j about the different sociables ho had attended a"( during the winter, and commented on how I the ladles dressed, and asked me iny opinion Hi in a inannor which I considered to be very >]? Impertinent. 1 turned to leave him, when I m) i found that I had not obtained the heel-taps , I Unit 1 wanted. He left me. and In a few mo| ments returned witli them, and when he did po i so, holding the shoes In his hand, he asked vo i me how It was that 1 wore ott' the heel of my so ! shoes, and wanted me to show him my foot, j (,i ! I was so much confused and mortitied that II did not know what to do, for his behavior to]as C nie was very offensive. I started out ofthejsul _ I store, handing him the money In payment j mi ~t for the heel-taps, and when I reached the > t,|1( y | sidewalk and was about to get in the phieton,! , ' he came out of the store and said I had not!". I i given him the proper change. I was not pos- j tin >1 i ltive whether I did or not, for I was so much | J confused, lie then opened his hand, and In j eei it was a dollar note. I told him I thought 1! f ' iiad paid him all. He then returned into the I., 0 j store and took from the counter the balance;''11.1 .. of the money that lie bad left there. 1 then i oi II started to get Into the phieton, when he took i of 1 hold of my arm, and, assisting me, squeezed I to It quite hard?much more so than I thought . , any gentleman ought to have done. I told j . . the lady who was with me of this, and further till _ remarked that I would never go Into that] or store again while that young man was em- an ployed there. After having told Mr. I'oin- ij0 dexter whatl have stated loyou, he said In a j y jocular way that he thought he would go by j c,,( . the store and horsewhip Mr. Curtis, and asked me to give him a description of him. I, | ad< laughing, remarked that he was anything ; ye; *! but good looking, and, really, he Is very ugly, j si lie then remarked that if he l.Mr.Curtis) was ! .. t j a large man it would be doubtful whether he j 8ti . I would attempt to liorsewhip liim, for he tig | might in return get whipped Idmself. From j (.'a ! tho manner In which he spoke 1 did not for a 1 \y M moment think that any dlttlculty would I (? . r grow out of the affair, nor did I think that It' .! was Mr. I'olndexter's purpose to make an at- 011 _ | tack or tocall him to account. lie certainly 1 " I said nothing to me that was calculated to R ; lend me to believe that he would, and I was t j very much surprised when Mr. Polndexter's r i brother came to me this afternoon and told j c f I mew hat had occurred. I deeply regret the I out ' affair. I fun I After having made inquiries of the reporter j has " j of tho condition of Mr. Curt is, she said she i nsl :? sincerely hoped tiiat the young man would I aft( >; recover. I iilu 4 | T1IK KNI>. | In 1 : j At 20 minutes pata 11 o'clock Inst evening j ''Vi . the spark of life which had been flickering i .since tho dreadful occurrence was extlu-| gulshed. (,1'r Young "Harney" Curtis, as he was familiar- Jy}' I ly known, was greatly beloved, nnd It may be j v J U trtily said a universal favorite with a large f,', I clrciecT frlbndsand acquaintances. , J A huge crowd around the door of the house I Uie , i where the wounded inSn lay waited anxious-11 ru 1 j ly from minute to minute for news, and when ] "f l the end was announced tlie expressions of tT'"t >! sorrow at the evbnt nnd syfnpath^ with the ! bereaved ones were deep andheartfeiL-Jtich- I moml Dispatkk, March 4. corr our ' Ifcai . I The day of prayer for Colleges was careful- Va. I ly observed In Due West. Dr. Sloan preach- ate ed a stirring nnd oloqucfit sermon in the trac morning. At night prayer meeting was held try. in thechurch, and much interest was inani-1 grer tested. Sat unlay night and Sabbath after- j Cro noon prayer meetings were also held, and ! idea Sabbath night the Young liens Christian As- j tire Jsociatlon held a public meeting in their Hall. I lng ! All these meetings were well attended, afid { hap j much seriousness wns manifested. Lasting Hog 1 good It Is hoped will rami U?Associate Reform-1 our td Presbyterian. Pre* W: ; f ' , ' ' .'lie Red Right Hand. ith Sentence Pronounced Upon A) red McNinch by Judge Aldricb, February Term, 1879. c Lnst Scene ?n Court of th'i Tci rible Thrco-nct Drtma. Laurensville Herald. inrsday, Fcbrunry '27th. whs Sontcncc T>n he term. Alfred McNlnch condemned t 'er the extreme penalty of the law for th rcler of Wm, C. ICllgorc.ttn the night J>< ibcr'id, 1K78, whs In the prisoners' doe! en commanded "stand up," theprlsot iromptly obeyed, with face sutl'used wit unnatural hlush, but resolute eye, lookln solemn Judge who was about to pn ince the awful doom, full In the face. II nor then proceeded as follows: l/red .IfrXinch We have now come to tli . scene of that terrible drama which hi n enacted for tbreednysln thiscourtrooi I In which you have been the chief acto inly remains for me to pronounce the sei ceof the law, before the curtain drops 1 tragic end. know no more melancholy?no saddi it than to sec a strong man, In . the ver r ?|? rl'rtlMfr fi I ll IIK'JlllU VIJ^UI >! IIUU!ll<IUU,rL<?iui..H < > ? (if lils country, encountering the upllfU oof Ills lissom bled countrymen, neighbo: I friends, to receive thclncvltablesciitem t terminates his earthly cavucr and sotn 1 to his eternal doom. Oh let nie wat i not to hope of escape by the efforts < ir zealous and able counsel, but prepare i et your doom. ShoulM they be so fort eas to avert thlsjudgment, such prepar it will better tit yoii to meet the sceoti il; and if, perchance, another Jury mti en more lenient view of yrtur case, yc I re-enter society a wiser and a better ma vine to redeem ilia errors of your yout 1 resolute by a life of repentance, to seta itnpleof a virtuous and liumblc man boo mnot pcVoelve the least cause or moth the "cr'Vn'e which, by a cruel and unt.lm lentil, cut oil" imor Kilgore in the vei ile of youth, full of vigor, and rejoicing I strength, lie was literally shot to deal th tlve (run-shot wounds on his person, I ght until his vital energies were ex ha us and only yielded when the ebbing currei ile deprived hi in of the strength to long ig^le. Much manhood, such persletoi irage, has seldom been exhibited. Wli you shoot the brave fellow to death? 1 il'you In the bar room that he was unnri that lie did not even have a pocket knil u were friends?he called you "Alf," an icalled him "Hill," and yet yon hunt) ii down with a vindictiveness that, to in lorfeelly inexplicable. You had been he day, and. by your own testimony had t l several drinks, lie came in late in tl mioon to bring a workman from his ml! Istepped in the store of .Messrs. Wallace ivlor. where lie met several acc|uaintonn , and, at the invitation of one of the pari ourned to a neighboring bar to take nk.?On the way they met you and Hlael II, who were InvlteVl to Join them. At tl inter of the bar. thedeceased said he wi irnied,.and knowing tills, you left tl in and Immediately after you got o w a long navy revolver thatyon used wii illy aim. Holding upyour pistol, you e imed, "I will kill any ni/in who hits Joh Hlaokwell." Thedeceased tried to sootl j, for he said,'1 What have you to do with re's nothing between Blackweli and me u were then seized by the Marshals of tl *ii, who tried to disarm you. In thestru you exclaimed. "You have broken my tl ,"and promised, if they would relea l. to put tip your pistol and go lioni ey took you at your word, and did relea l. Instead of keeping faith with the tow cers. you flourished your pistol and b i calling for Andrew KlehelbcrgSr, wl 1 broken your linger,,exclaiming, "I w ?ot the d?d rascal." In tlie meantime tl eased had thrown off Ills coat and gra I a pistol from Mr. Center. The mo< s shining, you passed In five feet of K e, and when you got in eight or ti es of the deceased, who was stan ; opposite you wllh his coat bell you exclaimed, ''Yonder he is, now" ai ntncnced tiring on him with unerring all he had live wounds on his person, four ich you shot, and one from the right. U Inflate man ! I cannot doubt that yi k*c here hardened your end with a wilt sstateiuent.?The Jury have so proved, ai o not see the least reason todouht. the or tnoss of their verdict. It was impossil von to bo mistaken. You had been strti ns with Klehelberger for the pistol, wl il (in an over-coat and cape. Yon passi n in the bright moonshine, in live fei 1 yet yon asked the Court and Jury to li k'e yonr statement?that you took a mi his shirt-sleeves for the person you we Ming! Ah me, how one crime begets a i nr. wish not to add to tlie anguish of this m nt, hut-rather seek to elevate yotirthougl that preparation and repentance will I find favor Willi fJod, anil be a consolatii tin* wife and children and the poor <i itlier, when you are laid away In the site ,vc. lie sentence of (lie Court Is that you be t i from hence to the place from whenceyi lie,and there safely kept until the Four day In June, which will be the 27th day nionth: thence to the place of eJiecuth I hanged by the neck Until your body id! And may Uod have mercy on yo il ! I'hcn his Honor had concluded, the pr sr, i:i a clcar and unfaltering voice, a.? Will your Honor allow me to fay a fi rds ?" udgo Aid rich bowed his consent, and t soner continued in subsUiwb a.i follow I killed that man In self-defence. Wlin (1 ok that stanti the other day was t tli. I know what 1 say Is worth nothlr s only the word of a man that is to ng?a dylnir man ; tint it Is true. My bio 1 be on the hands'of the Jury thatconvU me, and the witnesses that swore again tere the prisoner's counsel stopped hli i lie sat down. lie prisoner's protestations did not seem press the by-stnnders with much favor, n out feeling being rather one of pitv f misfortune- than credence to his assc I1SEducatiounl Institutes. Associate Reformed Presbyterian, n South Carolina the oauso of educ n is just now passing through a try ii leal. In no Statu, perhaps, have the in better private Schools and Aeatl lies maintained for a long series irs, than in our own. Formerly only mil annual appropriation was mauu n 3 common schools, and this was e: micd exclusively for tho education * children of tho p00r, It !l 8ot irk, but it was limbed'to a siwdl choose who were ablP tn pnv tuition we juired to do it, an(| thev did it. Thi ud scholars were maintained vear a^ nr, 111 all the vil|jlj,(,H ana towns, and intelligent ana enterprising coinm ies. S'dW the Stat0 appropriates a mm tier Jiinount, ,infj the benefits arisii mi it uro distributed aliko to rich ar or, white ana black. But the anion propriatcd, though large in comparisc th what it formerly was, and large, iv be said, in proportion to the ineai the State, js small when com pan th the work to he clone. When dividi t it gives to each child in tho Stal ick and white, between the ages or s il sixteen years, only about two dolla <1 a half to pay tuition for tho yea hen thus divided, the sum is insigtii ut. And vet there is danger of tho id coming prevalent that tho Pub] hools of the State are and ought to 1 cc Schools. If such an idea as tl ould become common, it will rcrjui is than a decade of years to destroy t igh Schools and Academics of the Stal d to establish in their room schools inferior grade. Such Teachers as theso Academies ai igh Schools have had can not bo en >yed for twenty-five or thirty dollar.' r>nlh. While the annual appropriate the Slate remains what it is, and ft rhaps of the taxpayers would bo in I r of increasing it, the only feasible pi; lar as we see, for maintaining go< liools, is to use the Public School fui far as it will go, and then supplome laries by the payment of tuition. V list not let the cry of hard times ru ii schools of the* State. The cause ncation is too important to be left u hands of those who won id ruin it. [ 'or the purpose of bringing about oo rt and harmony, mid at the same tin educating the teachers themselves a art of teaching and the best nietho managing schools, we heartily appro the organization of County Institute bo composed of the Teachors of t unty. It will be a most profital ing we think for Teachers to meet on twice a year, say at the Court IIous d discuss for a day or two such que ius as must be of interest to every oi gaged in teaching. ro these county Institutes, might 1 iledaStato Institute, to meet onco ur, in which all the counties of ti ite might bo represented. Theso I tutes are found to bo profitable and d litful in other Stiiles, why shall Sou rolina bo behind in such mattei hat do our friends of the Press say ?se things. What do the Teachers r Colleges aiid schools say ? rVe pause for a reply. Our IVcw Neighbor. ol. .T. A. Iloyt having purchased the fli tit of the Colutnbla Union-Jh raid, the ci ict orpin of the dethroned Radical part t brought It to this city to be used in pu ling the Iinptlst Courier, which will her >r issue from Greenville instead of Colur . The otllcchas been located immediate ear of the Ji'i'ws Ofllee, in the brick stor ise fronting on Laurensstreet. ol. Iloyt is well known here as ono of tl st successful newspaper men !n South ( a m, and Greenville may he congratulaU >n the accession of so good a citizen. IJ len Is to be principle editor, and litis in Iclent guarantee that iu disseminating r< ous trutli and Information according I tenets of the Baptist denomination, tl ricr will take a position in the front ran the religious publications of the day.envillc yews. )R. IIOOE?A JlAPPY SKLECTIOS?Th imunity and hose who expect to atten ne*t Commencement will be rejoiced t n lliat Dr. Moses D. Hoge, of Hlchmon , has fcHdsented to preacn the Baccalaurt tn?nnn Tvr Hnw Ik nnftof lhi> most hi itivc nfid popiilitr preachers of this conn Ho madequito an. Impression at th it Presbyterian Council irt Edniburg reds Hocked to hear him i> reach. lie Is th il Southern orator?stirring, fervid, full c and genuine enthuslnsm. Tho gradnal clashes are to be congratulated on th py selection which thoy have made. Di ;e wlU be most cor<L'"Uy welcomed b; en tiro community.?.a ^ate Reforms ibyterian. ' ' > { ' "i'7^rg|i'i' J',".1}' Agricultural Department. fi Vfi r PROFESSOR C. tJ. SHEPARD, JR., 2 ON COMPOST MANURES. & in ? al Great Care to be Exercssed in the Preservation of Animal Droppings _ to mnkc them Vnluable n* Mil- ? nurc--Commercial Fertilizcrs Shonid also be * o Used?Field Manure \t Ilenps of no Use. Pomaria, February 28,1870. h To the Weekly jVcttw: The* letter enR closed herewith from Prof. G'has. U. p- Shcpard, Jr., M. D., is in reply to a let- m ter of inquiry asking information in rc- " 1C gard to the proper modo of making cornis nost mannre: n * 1st. Of stable and lot manure, cotton r- soed and an acid phosphate under shel11* tcr' n 2d. Muck hauled to the field and there rj :>r composted with cotton seed and acid J y phosphate. . The subject of making. as near as possiblo, all tiie manure required upon the C x* farm from'material accessible, with the p Ik use of as little of commercial fertilizers a as possible, is of very great importance ['r[ to ou r people. r: tl. Fertilizers are being used and have a a- been for several years to such an extent, h id to the neglect of home-made manures, l>' with no visible improvement in the soil, 0 [" when not judiciously applied, that our 8 h' farmers are seriously considering the y ,u abandonment of their use altogether. . d- The plan suggested by Prof. Shepard will insure a more permanent and better v .y manure at much lest cost, (but more labor) a In than the amoniated fertilizer. r h. TITOS. W. HOLLOW AY. * ,u C'lfAt T.F.STON, S. C., February, 7, 1870. 11 J j M'ij. T. W. irolloway, Pomuria, S. C. : t t.r I)kak Sik? Your letter handed me by r it. Mr. O. E. Gibbon was read with much iy pleasure, and I will endeavo: to givo the " 'e desired information. t >* Stable manure is of vory many dill'er- r ?i ent kinds. Where the animals are stall d fed and care is taken not only to insure a <f> rich manure, but also to save the liquid 3 droppings, as well as tho solid, it lias a high value. But when the urine is al- ^ II, lowed to escape as well as the volatile a products of the subsequent decomposi- a n" lion, the value, at least in amonia, is ^ small. Again, in regard to tho value of lt. stable manure, it depends entirely upon ic the nature and quantity of tho food giv- ] i* en. Fresh cotton seed yields, say 3.5 to 4 per cent, amonia, as also 3 per cent, phosx phoric acid, and per cent, potash, n- Kough lot manure has very little value, l [>e except to tho land where it Was deposited, t *,Vi The first rain and a little sunshine dissi ',e pate almost all of its valuable ingredients X- into the soil aiid atmosphere. I question a- whether it is worth tho expense of col- , se lccting it. ' Muck, liko stablo manure, is of all J ? sorts, and has little manurial value. i o- Acid phosphate, by reason of its acidity, io is more valuable than the ash element for composts, as it products more rapid , chemical action. m With these facts, it is possiblo for yon il- to construct your manure piles. I would 8" suggest that a pile composed in proper ' proportion of cotton seed, stablo manure, < ,,j and acid phosphate containing potash, t n. then well moistened, protected from rain ] of and covered with muck or loam to insure t " retention of nil amoniacal fumes, must J" produce a rich compost. 1(l I doubt if there is much profit in conir. strnctirifr such u tliiinnrn Invin nu vnn <1n. ?'c scribe ("second") for your field oiie, be- t cause there is difficulty in protecting e," from weather. n, With regard to the apprehension as to lack of ammonia ami potash, a heap conl,n struotcd of cotton seed, stable manure and phosphate containing potash, would I he deficient in neither; but if there is o- any doubt as to the value of your stable ; ii*j riannrc?and real stable manure i.s al1:11 most never Keen in the South?it would ;i;i pay yon to supplement your compost 1,1 manuring by th'ejudiciou.s use of a complete manure, namely, an aminoniatcd a- superphosphate, coutaiug also potash and ' '{] magnesia. 0f In conclusion, the proportions and >n method suggested by you seem admira-i tu* b|i>, aitd I would suggest that the layers j ,ir be made as tiiin as possible to the end ol ( Is.I promoting the closest juxtaposition oil k" the ingredients. Verv respectfully, CHARLES U. SIIKI'AIID,* JR. I Muck on Sandy Soil. s : In some portions of the Southern States tl I hey are beginning to lind out that muuk . 'jr? hatiicd upon .sandy soils tends to increase I [fpj their productiveness, liven pure clay | iMl hauled upon light sandy soils, and intcr:i mingled, has been followed by excellent lKt results, the land increasing its crops ful[11 ly fifty per wmt. Where clay or much is ' as convenient of transportation as mato nure, there is no question but its applieap tion as here suggested would prove of |,r the most decided advantage, liven in 'r~ gardens, where the soil has become exhausted by long'continucd cultivation, a dressing of clay is far better than a coat of * Ihe w.st manure. J1,, Manure the Fruit Trees. re In all the older Slates manure is as eso sential for the best results in fruit growof ins as it i? for grain and grass. As a rule, a the orchard id neglected; it is taken for or granted that the applo trees, after they L s- are once planted, will take care of them- I of selves. Some men think theorehard can " nl bear a crop of apples and hay annually, is. | no matter if the orchard has soon 110 mare nure for twelve or fifteen years. Asa us general manure, wit Mil reach of all furor I mors, there is nothing better than stable in i or yard manure. A dressing of ten two- | u. | horse loads of manure per acre every I I other year will promote growth of wood " .jj j and the formation of fruit buds. Unjgj leached ashes are aniong the best and u] | cheapest manures for the orchard. A hundred bushels to the acre every livo or m! six years will pay Ubitndantlyi it ? Effect of Selecting Seed. 2il For a considerable number of years much attention has been paid to the ix breeding of the different classes of anirs{ mals, with the best results. Cows have tr. been bred with a view to the production li-1 of the richest milk, the greatest amount 11 oa | of butter, Ac., horses to the development lie of both muscle and speed, sheep for the be production of the best mutton and wool, i lis swine for the production of the most and ; re best pork, and fowls for the production lie! of the greatest number of eggs, tfce. But to, the principles of breeding have scarcely of been applied to seeds and similar effects upon tubers. While in some instances nd the best seeds of any particular variety ii- may have been selected for future use, it i a was done with no especial view to develon j oping any particular Valuable quality; >w i and yet there seems to be an appropriatefa j ness in making such selection in the use :in | of seeds, corn for instance, as will injd j crease tho yield per acre, with no change ncl i of condition in culture or fertilizing. n1.1 - ^ j Personal Attention to Business. of Nothing but ultimate ruin stares tluit in ' farmer in the face who dees not nav per- ( Isonal attention to the minnto details of n- his farm. There are a thousand small I no j leaks about the management of an ordiit) j nary farm that, if not elosely attended to, ds i will surety bring the hard-working farvojnier to ruin and bankruptcy. A large 1 ?s, | portion of the farmers can attribute their J lie,1 present condition to no other cause than ?leja lack o{ close attention to the small dece | tails of the farm?close supervision of the '0, machinery, tools, stock and tho fbed, a r ss- j place for every thing and everything In no. its place. No hired help is as much interested in attending to theso duties as be j ths farmer himscif. Such il course would a | in a few months, or years at most, enablo lie I mnnv farmers who are now on a down- I ?- hill grade to again begin to ascend, and,! i c- if persevered in, will surely make head,- ! th j way against what would Othertviso look|l "? doubtful. if to j Grape Growing. " As I never lose a crop of grapes from <J frost in spring or from rot or mildew in I summer, and have used this plan, after ie experimenting with many recommended lc-! methods of training, pruning, Ac., for y. eight years, I can recommend it confident- " b* ly. The vines can be grown, as for other I , plans of training, the iirst two years. At I j,! j tho tirst pruning after tho vines are two o- years old, if vines are strong bo as to s have two arms to fasten to tho wire, In 10 opposite directions, I put in a stake equal? ly distant between each two vinos. The rJ stakes should be six feet long and put C it I eighteen inches deep into tho ground. I then fasten a wire,?No. Ifi will do?to to I each stake along the row and give each | vino a wrap or two around tho \viro; j * _ they need no tying. I then place plank, I 1 full length of the rows, on top of the j 1 stakes, driving ono nail through the I ' ie j plank into each stake. The plank should i a H I twaltrn fi ftoon im-llPH wldo. fllld six I 9 Inches above the vino. I alwa3*s iettwo!/] shoots grow aboUt six inches below the \ > wire for tho next year's fruiting; all - other shoots I pinch tho ends off of at p about three leaves from last bunch of g grapes, and take off all suckers that may ,f appear alter pinching, except the last &ne, lr which I do not pinch any more. I havo j e 110 tying up of young shoots, as I let them ' grow in thoir own natural way, and by ^ \ the time tho fruit is full grown tho viue loaded with fruit ore undercover where J iw and heavy rains and hall cannot inro in the least, and the fruit?even the jncord?can bo kept on tne vines for eeksafter being fully ripe. I have kept q, ein sound on the vines until frost m J[ itumn. This is not costly here where arik is worth only ?1 per' hundred feet, orty of the leading varieties of grapes ive been grown here 011 this plan, and 1 proved successful. GRAPE GROWER. Rod Plains, Yadkin County, X. 0. THE GENUINE JR. C. Mc-LAJN-L S Celebrated American WORM SPECIFIC OR VERMIFUGE. SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. HHE countenance is pale and leaden- ed' L colored, with occasional flushes, or tii circumscribed spot on one or both 1 hj, heeks; the eyes become dull; the puils dilate; an azure semicircle runs to' long the lower eye-lid; the nose is ir- Ht; itated, swells, and sometimes bleeds; 1 swelling of the upper lip; occasional \Cc eadache, with humming or throbbing j 1 f the ears; an unusual secretion of i \ aliva; slimy or furred tongue; breath j ery foul, particularly in the morning;! ppetite variable, sometimes voracious, I ' .'ith a gnawing sensation of the stom-1 ch, at others, entirely gone; fleeting! ains in the stomach; occasional' lausea and vomiting; violent pains j hroughout the abdomen; bowels ir- j egular, at times costive; stools slimy; j tot unfrequently tinged with blood; 1 lelly swollen and hard; urine turbid; \ rj espiration occasionally difficult, and! 1 .ccompanied by hiccough; cough I / ometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy I md disturbed sleep, with grinding of r<i he teeth ; temper variable, but gener- jj Jly irritable, &c. ?; Whenever the above symptoms are found to exist, DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE Will certainly effect a cure. it dof.s not contain mercury j n any form; it is an innocent preparaion, not capable of doing the slightest njury to the most tender infant. r| The genuine Dr. McLane's Ver- 11 >iifuge bears the signatures of C. McLane and Fleming Bros, on the vrapper. :o: DR. C. McLANE S LIVER PILLSH !11 ire not recommended as a remedy "for all | fi he ills that flesh is heir to," but in n flee* ions | i ?f the liver, and in all Hiliows Complaints, I Dyspepsia and Sick I leadachc, or diseases of ;hat character, they stand without a rival. AGUE AND FEVER. { No better cathartic can be Used preparatory , :o, or after taking Quinine. j a auupii. 1 beware of imitations. The genuine arc never sugar coated. Each box has a red wax seal on the lid with the impression I">r. McI.ANK's Livkr 1'ii.i.s. i Each wrapper bears the signatures of C? I n vic Lane and Fleming Hros. h Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. Mc- 11 Lane's Livkr PM.i.s. prepared bv Fleming j' Bros., of Pittsburgh. Pa., the market being t full of imitations of the name Mc Lane, ]c spelled differently but same pronunciation, j niiiWi r Successor to J i H SOODWIN & CARTER, I Greenville, S. C. ' EI AS OjST HAND A Large Stock of i GROCERIES,, AND iOUNTRY PRODUCE! AT THE Lowest Prices. ^ Orders will receive prompt fUtoniion and I ic tilled at J LOWEST III1: FRIGES. On day of arrival. i Send for Prices I. A. Goodwin Mr. George G. Allen, OF cdKEsnu ItY, cqucsts his friends to give him n call. Jail. 8,1S7U, 3m. Notice. c I IT ILL bo let to the lowest bidder on the! Yt 12th of March next, the rebuilding of 7 lie bridge at Hurdelt's Still. Specification*: | iven on thedn.V. Contractor will he required j * ogive bond and security for the faithful per- j nmanee of the worlc. The traveling nubile' * re notified that we consider tlie old bridge | in.sufeand persons crossing do so at their I wn risk. I By order of the Board. 1 O. M. MATT I SOX. Cba'rlnan of Hoard, i ' Feb .% 1870. -U \ I0CKWHEAT! BUCKWHEAT!!! i i FLF-IUSING BUCKWIIKAT FOR r SALE AT | | lunnmgham & Templeton's* i January IS). 1S79. iflili VMM* BILil'J1 EVERYTHING In the Drug lino at reason-J !i able prlct'H. Give nie a call. < E. H. McBRIDE Agt. Lan. 2!t, 1879. J jp IOATS'COTTON?6 cents a Spool. . I 1 I r. kosenbekg; 1 fan. 20,-1870; . C 7. K.urz, VI Aoejit job Abbeville County. HE celebrated SINCLAIR CUTTER, No. A SIX ami EIGHT. t\ Hiese Machines nre unlversallly acknowlgrd to be the best manufactured, for cutlg Hay, Straw, Fodder, Corn Stalks, Sugar me, ctc., nnd for Strength and Durability ive no equal. 3.V) FtRsT PREMIUMS. Jl,i) MKDAI.S at tho World's Fair of Parlioudon and Moscow, besides thousands of stlmonlals from lar,;c stock raisers, livery 3 libles and fanners. ',w: Samples to be scon at Kurt <fc Rrnce's Boot, P?! toe and Harness Establishment, Abbeville, mrt House, So. Ca. Dccv 25,1K7H. JSE THEBE ST 2 Mori's anil Sea Foam Yeast POWDERS, AT ?. JOEL SMITH & SON, P L)ec 18, 1&78 NOTICE | 'o Debtors and Creditors l LL persons Indebted to the Estate of Dr. 1 V JAMES F. MARRY, deceased, either > v note or Hccount are reqnested to conic 1 rward and pay the same at- an early day to { le undersigned or to my agent Dr. J. \V. ' ELLER. Those neglecting to heed this otlcc will find their notes and accounts In ie hands of an Attorney for collection. All persons bavin;; claims against the Esilo will present their demands. MRS. M. J. MABRY. Administratrix. Oct. Zl, 1878, tf. Elegant Goods |'HE attention of the Indies are resnectI fully and specially cullcd to the followig: Cloaks froin $2.50 to$12.50< mn n all the fashionable colors and latent styles roin I2J4c to sl.uo per yard. HAMBURG EOOINGS., Insertings, Trimmings, \ ILOVEH, HOSIERY, UXDEItVESTS. IiLEACIIIXGS, <?C., Is ehcnp as any In the market. Special larval us ottered In Indies' Dress Goods. W. JOL SAJ IT & SON. Oct. 21, 1878. McCords Colic Mixture. For Horses, Mules and Cattle. ^ Th?* uudersignl'd have been appointed sole -rents for the wile of "McCOSHSCOLK' MIX'irRE,"an Infallible eure^for eo'ic In horse* miles or cattle. This preparation was patented June .I'l, IWO.and in the short time 1 k'hlch has elapsed slnee has attained a rcnu- J atlon uiicqualKi by any patented medicine s >n the globe. We have in our possr??!on tec- ji linonllusfrom numerous persons wllb havei iscd It: ii I havehad twri cfcciriflons to use McCords a 'olio .Mixture in cases Mint seemed desperate, 'lie success In curl up was apparently magic- r J. it la Kdmliilsiertid without trouble or de- ?i uy, is speedy In action, ami I think Is so val- b table thai every person who manages horse* >r mules should kecd it at Imnd. r>. Ij. WAItDI-AW. IsawMx. MeCortl use his medicine on a iy?rb thai hart been travelling, and wa? solz- * <i with cramp colic. 1'he animal was drondnirriown f eijuently anil In great pain. In 1 i short lime after the medicine was given?In en minutes, at the farthest,?the animal was asler. and In an hour I saw the animal harassed and driven off*, and learned suljse- j Hiently she performed the Journey and had ia more colic. _ . t ,, THOMAS THOMSON. ? I have had one occasion to iisc McOord's >i :ollc Mixture. It was verv effective and I p hink Is an excellent medicine. a. MeGOWAN. KorSaleat Abbeville by . . w. T. rENinsY. lJU. E. PAIiKKR. For sale by T. Bfllter. Lowndesvllle, l)r. K. If. lid wards. Due West. Lumber. r o A Lf. persons In nrod of LITMIIER should! consult mo before purclihasing else1, V, HAMMOND. Jan. 1.1, IKTUt ^ Marshall P. DeBruhl, j Attorney at Law, t< ADliKVILLE c. II. S. e. 1) 5PEG!AL ATTENTION,1 OF LADIES IN SEARCH OF MIRMII i illiliu lillllUlllllU " :S RESPECTFULLY DIRECTED. TO THE Emporium 1 Of Fashions. h |N OltPEIt TO RKDTTfK Tiff-: SIZE OK I Our Stock \vc have made great ruductioii ti prices. ] Bargains in MILLINERY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, lir t r<v AT P Vf'iS 13LACK SILKS, EMBROIDERIES, LA DIMS FINE SHOES, FANCY GOODS, 3'III NTS, HOSIERY, GLOVER, AC. ( All in want of real bargains Inour line will nil early and often at (lie SMPORIUI OF FASHIONSJanuary 21), 1ST!) . ? a HflHi' I* a monthly, 100-page Scrap Book of the cream of f ho World's Literature. Single espy, 20c.. or $2 per I ear. An Oil Chrcmo (14x20 inches) of "Yosemite i falley." price, $3; " Black Sheep," a fl.SO book, in j >aper binding: "Christian Oakleys Mistake." a f 1 . took, in paper binding, and a sample cop j of "Wood'* j fiousehold Magazine"?all post-paid, for onLr 30 cents 1 n money, or in ono-cent postage stamps. Agents ranted. Most liberal terms, but nothing sent free. f Idd'ess S. S.Wood. Tribnne Building, fie# York City. , I 1. W. CANNON, AST.;3 Abbeville, S. C., r DEALER IK Iroceries, Provisions, ) Coufectionaries, Vines, f Brandies and Liquors j" T TIIE LOWEST CASH PRICES, j Jive inc a call before buylnjr elsewhere. T 11. W. CANNON, Agent. * tan nilry 29,1S79. ;i m. ] 0 MAKE MONEY $ Pleasantly and fast, agents should address FINLLY, I&.RVKY A CO., 1 )c|2,1878, ly, f Atlanta, Gu. rf 30, 3o uoliara. tun wriyanu gciaoar* R. M. HADEOK & CO. Jan.va>, 1ST9. 3XT oticek 'IIE firm of McNeill & Klmorewan dissolved 011 September the 1st IK?S.r All pejs ins Indebted will make payment by litcx munry next, ns the business must be closed > that date, or the strong arms of the law ill.bp re-sorted to. The llrm hamo will bi >ed only in settling. AttiXAN'DER M-NFILIi, * HTriPUliN* Ki.MO-lK. CCt SJ, 167?, 3m* MRUFF & BRUCE GENTS, for tbe Improved and Light . running , inger Sewing Machine H feet wUlsfaction fnwrnntceil, and full Inactions xIven to purcliuccr. Q . J| j ?jfn Prices, $35, $40, $45. foclilne needlos of nil kind*, oil and atihnie.nls CumUlied at iihort notlcc?at any st office. Aridrcsft, JULIAN C. WOODRUFF, Oroonwood, 8. O. C. R. BRUCE, Abbeville, 8. a fov. 27, 1ST*. BOOHS To Be Used la The ?V ,; UBLIC SCHOOLS, 1879. iwlnton's Word Priiner, swlnton's Word Book or Spoiler, 4w In ton's Word Analysis, Webster's Primary Dictionary. Webster's Common School Dictionary, Webster's Acadcmlc and Common School Dictionary, ^wrtnton's Palmary U. 8. History, Swihton's Condensed U. 8. History, Uvluton's Outlines of History, I'-athcart's Literary Header, Re> nolds' 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Readers* Appleton's 1st, '2nd 3rd, 4th, and 5th Readers. Robinson's Progrssslve Table Book, Rol>lnt>on's Primary Arithmetic, Koblnson's Intellectual Arithmetic, Robinson's Rudiments of Written ArUhi inctlc, . if Robinson's Progressive Practical AHthnje* Robfnson's Progressive High 8chool ArlthA metie, Kohlnsnn's New Elementary Algebra,; Cornell's First Steps In Geography, Cornell's Primary ticojrmphy, Cornell's Intermedial Geography, Cornell's Grammar School Geography, Cornell's Physical Geography, Quackenbos Primary Grummrtr, Quaekenl>o?' Kngllsh Grammar, . Quackenbos'Illustrated Llssoris In our LaiUgunge, ., Quackenbos' 1st Lessons In Composition, Quackenbofl' Cnftipostlon Rhetoric. Qtvekenbos' Elementary History of tbd . United States, . Quackenbos'School History of tbi^ United States, Tlio Mo<Iel Copy Bobksfrom 1 to 8, Reynolds Goby Books from 1 to 5, at t. PABKEB'S. January 29,1870. SALE ANOVEBY STABLES. ? JL ' L J. Fendley, ABBEVILLE, S. C. r H.VVK rented the Stables of Seal ? Rlgrtf j L where I keep for sale at all tlmbs a lull to"k of horses and mules at the loir&t , irlees. for ctmh only. I will receive horses and mules on consign* neiitnnd will sell tlK'SiimeatsnrultlcomuiU* ions mid make prompt returns. 1 will keep vehicle and Iioo-oh for hlro si eusomihle rates, and shall be pleaded lofbrilsh enstot^vrs with anything In my Hue df lusiness. A. J. PENDLEY. 'Z% Dec. 4, lh78* Administrator's Notice. ^ LL jjersons indebted to tho &*tateqf, ', lx inuwaa ui JtMSKturn, uecpaiiety till make immediate settlomeut Ije Administrator, as lifter reasonable iidulftoiicelUl delinquent's claims will M ut intuit, LEWIS W. PERRIX, Administrator) Sept; 11,1878. tf . , ~ CARPENTBY, . .'fj rHE undersigned hereby gives nbtlcb that hois prepared to do all kinds. f Carpenter's Work ahd Building; [e also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrashers nd Fans. A full supply of Gin Material hvav's on hand. Farmers are requested 3 bring their Gins up early ih the seasob 3 allow time to have them properly pre- , ared. Also Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gib, tie I$rooks Cotton Press, and all kinds bf lubber and Leather Belting. D. E. SMITH, Mbovittc.C H.,S.Oi TEVER AND AGIlf J AIITKU.S A MOISE Fever and Ajjue PtlU 1 lire nilverllseH ilS bncclflca for thoaP roubles. IBM PARKER. Jan. 31, 1.S79. ~ STATIONERY. '': ^ SUPPLY Is expfctcd dally toarrlro. 1 EDWIN PAEKEE. Jan; 22,1S79, tf ~i,) Robert E. Hemphill, Attorney at Law, ABBKVILLE S. C.j Will practice In all io Courts of t'.i^ State. . ? BARGAINS, BARGAINS, GOODS AT COST ! M RAM, JFFEKS licr GOODS ut KEW YORK COST for tho next 15 DAYS All who want BARGAINS In MILLINERY ml NOTIONS, come undscc for yoursclre?. Jan 15,1ST!' iUiiiiing'liam & Templeton I AVE Just reeelrod FIVE DOZEN of those elegant JNLAONDRIED SHIRTS, lado of the best material "and fully made" , 81.00 npleee.. Jan. 29, l*7P. ?.f Sewing Machines. 17 E will sell our best MACHINES for 35,