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The Press and Banner.
A. 3 BEVILLE, S.C.
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1879.
Jurj for September Court, Drawn
12th August 1879.
C S White, Abbeville.
VV A IlHrrolscia, NI netjxSI x.
W I* Anderson, < 'okeMbury.
CLSmitU, Okcsbury.
X It Otdo, Bordeaux.
\f T mnii-fi(son. Miikiuolia.
i)avld W Jay, White Hull.
Asa Howie, Lone ("line,
.1 X Dendy. White Hull.
JutH Woods, Donaldsvillo.
J H Simmons, Long Cane.
J C McClane, Cedar Springs.
\V D Mars, Calhouns' Mills.
^ Henry Kykard, colored, Smlthvllle.
pP^F K M S6on?, Donaidsvllle.
LJwuic X Walker, Magnolia.
Hichard Davis, colored, Abbeville.
Alex I'resslcy, colored. Long Cane.
JUs H Simpson. I/>ng Cane.
Htury V McGee, Due Went.
Tlx?? F KNey, Greenwood.
A H Dodson, Diamond illll.
fs c IHK Magnolia.
J,od T Hill, Xinety-Six.
John C Chiles, Indian Illll.
\T K Oothran, Indian Hill.
Kdwin Cox, Diamond Hill.
T J Kills. Cokesbury.
A J Woodhurst, Ceilar Spring!*.
Rennet Reynolds, Jr, Greenwood.
James W Irwin, Indian Hill.
J S Graves. Abbeville.
John M I'rult, White Hall.*
Thos J Arnold, Greenwood.
1* C Sutler, Diamond HUL
J A Held, Abbeville.
Nominations.
W."? have been asked lo give spare iu our
columns for the following ticket fur the ne-xt
municipal election.
Fbr InfrndnHi.
B. \V. B.VUXWELL
Warden*.
W. A. TKMI'LKTOX.
JACOB MILLER.
T. I'. QUAKLKS.
, J. .S. HAMMOND.
The Way to Begin Letters.
The form of beginning an article for the
newspapers has become about as com inon as
the old-fashioned way of beginning letters,
which whs in this way. "I hike my pen in
_ Imnd to write you a few lines, to let yon know
P*""" that l am enjoying good health, and hope
that you are enjoying the sam? blessing."'
The new way to write to newspapers is, "Mr.
KM I tor, my attention having been callal to an
article in your last Issue, I desire to correct," ]
Sc.. <*c. It neenis that correspondents of I
newspaper* never see anything except that j
to whicii their Attention has been callod by
another.
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Members of the Bible Society.
In our notice of the list of members of the
Bible Society, we Inadvertantly omitted to
mention tuc ttat?es of some of the oldest and
most prompt attending members: The following
is believed to he a correct list: W. A.
Lee. J. W. Pvrrln; Goorge White, Mrs. Lucv
\i-kito n .1 sinimons. Dr. j. T. Bask in.
J. S. Cothran, Robf, H. Wardlaw, Miss Lucy
White. L. W. White, Jas. H. Baskin, W. if.
l'arker, W.Joel Smith. Samuel McGowan, A.
It. Wardlaw, John (i. Kdwards, A. K. Ivcsly,
L. W. I'errlr., Rev. J. L. Martin, Thos. Thomson.
Hugh Wilson, J. F. Lyon and J. F. C.
Dul're.
Weather and Crops.
The last few dnys have been pleasantly cool
although the wind has come from the East. I
?nd an easterly wind, they say. produces !
*ickness. The night* have been as cool as j
mountain nights. The crops show the bene-;
tidal results of rain and cool weather. Cotton '
loot* vigorous and promising, aud even some
upland corn, late planted, louts fresh and j
ftourlshtng. The prospect of a good crop is!
twenty-live to fifty per cent better than it was
three weeks ago.
The Xontlilj Union.
We have received the second number of!
*" this emht-pajre iiapercdlted and printed In]
the otiice of the New York Newspaper I'uton, |
at filly cents a yeftr. When we say that It is1
edited and printed by the same parties who I
edit and print, the "outside" of the Prcxs nnd\
Jltiinrr our renders will understand us as pav-1
ln< it the highest compliment possible. We!
wish that our business would warrant- us in I
l?rJut iiig a sheet of the same slae.
We have received the Third Annual Report
? of the Bangor Women's Christian Temper- :
xiKC Union, at ltangor, Maine. Call It by j
\? hal.ever name you will, It has for its object.
11 good purpose, and from the report we learn
that sume of the churches have become Inter-!
r-sted on the subject of temperance. If it were
l%ot jHi-islhly Tor a spirit that is willf ng, I
"To compound for sins they are inclined to, I
Uy damning those th'sy have no mind to."
other preachers might be induced to enlist in J
I Ills glorious cause of tcmjieniiice. As it Is
however, some c?f them may neglect the
weightier matters of the law, to quarrel about j
trivial affairs.
Tub Ckoi?s IX O keen vii.le.?The Green-!
rille Mvtnl'ituerr under the head of crops, and J
Hinong other things, says: "Now it iselianged |
to one of cheerfulness and buoyant hope, and .
depression of spirits has been dissipated by
Hut descending drops of rain that have fallen
in almost every portion of Greenville county.
The very drouth itself, has in some Instances
proved beneficial, as many tanner* had made)
jrreparations for the cultivation of increased i
u eroiM of turnips, besides sowing largely of!
- fn.nl."
B cow |irai> in cm ? inn ^m wi .... . r.^.. ?
H Mk. a. \V. ISlakk, of Hollonsvllle, l'ikei
SS county. On., w?s recently at his old home in
Hp Cn-enwood. H" whs a Confederate soliiie:*,
Em mid ?>:>? of tl c few fortunate mm who i s-1
m raped without serious wouihis, I icing in iliirm
ty-tv\o tights out of the t!ilrt.v-flve, in which
W hiseompauy was engaged. <^uid Nunc willj
w keep him informed as to Greenwood h fin I in. j
1 Tev. Mk, Rti.ey.or Walhalla. who It. \\~7fj
ft l>c rem-inhered delivered that excellent oni- I
tton mi thcrhrlstian Brotherhood, at Abbevil!e,
preached a:rain In the Presbyierlan
rhurcfc Inst Sunday nlcht. It Is always a 1
pleasure to hear Mr. Riley pjeaeh from the I
liiet that he exemplifies dnrtnc the six days
of the week, the principles which he ex- j
pounds on the Knlibath day. We have a high
retard for Mr. Riley,
>Ve liad the pleasure of greelincin our of- '
flee during the pa*t week. Professors Strong j
and Riley of Walhalla Cotlece. They repre- |
sent an excellent Collide which is held In high 1
<e*teem by our citizens. Recently Mr. S. P.
lU>o7,cr of Oreen wood h<#? been added to the)
Faculty, who will be an acquisition to that !
Institution of learning. . I
Thk merchants next year will be exceed- j
Ingly careful about irivlng credit. You had
better see your merchant and see if he will1
rredlt you another year. If he wont you will j
l?e compelled to sow wheat, oa.s, barley and
turnip*, and its time to makearrangeinents. j
? A mefttsc. of the Boards of County Com-;
hilssloners for Ijturens and Abbeville will j
take place at Bozcman's Mills on the IKd In- j
Ktant, to take action about bulldinsr a bridge j
nt that place. Citizens on both sides are existed
to be there.
Oxk family In Abbeville made four trips to
Hodges Depot in a private vehicle, within the
Vo^t week on account of the Inconvenient j
schedule on the Abbeville Branch Koad. We
need two trains a day twice or three times a
Week, nt least. j
Unitko Status District Court?Jritoits
from Arrkvillk.?Grand Jury, C. W. Gullln j
Petit Jury, J. A. Townsend, Amos Johnson.
Samuel Agnew. The court meets in Greenville
on thc?>th instant.
Tiikke ha? been a great many drummers
in town since the rain, and all seem to be en-1
vourazed. One man Monday sold four thou Nind
dollars worth. Our merchants are now
giving many orders.
At a recent meeting of the Trustees of the
Abbeville High School, Mr. S. J. Graham was
re-elected principal for the ensuing,year, with
Miss Sallle Livingston and Miss Lucy White
as uwistnnts.
Wk direct the attention of our renders to
the advertisement of the Atlanta Medical
College. Its reputation is fully estaunsneu,
i nn4 we do not hesitate to present It as worthy
of I'utronage.
An interesting meeting was held at Greenvllle
and Upper Long (anc churches. Rev.
J*r. Adger, l'rof. Ill ley ami 1'rof. Strong assisted
tlie cantor Hcv. Mr. Pearnon.
Somebody bronght a load of peaches to
town ?'ii Monday ?n<l offered them for sale at
dollar a bushel. They were gobbled up be?
fore we pot In sight.
Due WrsT wilt most likely make the Rev.
Kamuel l?eard, of Edgefield, a Doctor of Divinity
at the Commencement.
Miss Kate Conn, one of Greenwood's
handsome young hulies is on a visit to Miss
Mamie Lftwffon of Abbeville.
MR. aNd.Mrs. MARcitANTand Mlm Lulle
* Giles left Aobevllle for their homes in Untn,,
Itevilte last Saturday morning.
/r These are still a lew men with big plantaV
Hons, and cal#tig themselves farmers, who
^ still give liens for their flour.
Miss Eliza Calhoun left Abbeville last
Friday en route for Gtorgia to the neighborhood
of Toecoa Kal Is.
i Correspondents for the /Ytm and Jtnnner
r.r? roonoitfwi in use the tironoun "I," and not
M?? oHtorla! "we."
Mis* Le Sassier, of New Orleans Ab>>c\llle
yesterday week Tor the Ketf .Sulphur
Hprlnus, Vltginla.
Tiik Cam<lm Journal offers a good Fair Hikwn
Printing Prow for sale at $?U0-*cost $1,000.
Sl?e:WX 'K
MtL* Mii.lkr Williams of Cntnden aftera
short visit u> Abbeville, returned home last
Wednesday.
The shooting of dogsduring the night-time
of last week, wasof more frequent occurrence
v than usual.
-paf* M h. M elv i n W i niitof k says th e ed I torlal s
of the Register are lo?B, bat they are "powerful"
good.
Brcce's Bakery Is the place to get your
caramels. AII kindles guaranteed pure and
fresh.
If you have only an acre of good bottoms
on the branch, clear It up and ptant corn
on It.
Hew Prof. Stkon? of Wnlhalla College,
{vrenchcd in the Presbyterian church last .Sunday.
Mtss Mamie Gary of Ookwbury, wan on a
Istt last week to her brother, E. B. Uury.
Esq.
rif Ahhevllle. is in the city, a
guest of Major Gower.?(JrreitOt'Me A Avert iter.
? The Five Cents Counters are largely patronized
by our people and the visitors.
Bruce has the best Havana filled 5 cent cl
gars In town, Try them.
Dr. Hart and Mr. GllKereon, of eokesbury,
were In town yesterday.
Mr.VJaKK Zkiglhr has returned frota his
trip to Greenville.
M*?. Bknet returned rrora Guilder's Valley
on Saturday.
Dr. Miles and family haVo returhed loBaltlmure.
Ma. Chalmers has deferred his trip to the
mountains.
Goats on the st~eet. Where is the Stock
Law ?
Don't neslect to tet your seed oius in iline.
^ Sow turnips and ouUs.
i*
- Penny-Reading.
The Abbeville Penny-Kcading Club will
meet ut the house of W. A. Lee, i--sq., on Friday
night 15th Inst, at half-i?ast eight o'clock.
A cordial Invitation is extended to all. We itm
understand that a very interesting programme
has been prepared.
- ?
The Asxociatc Reformed Presbyterian of last
Thursday s date has u very full and interest- 1'
Ing account of the proceedings of the Abtievilie
Teacheri# Assochitoin. Our Due West
contemporary speaks kindly and encouragingly
of the Association.
Ckhak Si'kings.?It seems that we should
have mentioned. In our address at the Centennial,
the name of Kev. J. 15. Kiley, President
of Adger College, as a son of old Cedar
Springs. We are gratified to know that it Is j
so?and now, with pleasure, enter his iiiTme th
ou the roll.?Associate Reformed Prcibitfrriaii. nn
Wk invite attention to the advertisement wi
announcing the o]>euitig of the Kali Session wi
of the Cokesbury Female Nemluary. Airs. nr<
(ilasK, the principal, is an accomplished and sol
experienced teacher, under whose cure the P<>
Seminary deserves to nourish. j tic
T"1, ' i?'nn ttauca tables were furnished |
with soft pouches I:tst night, whlfch grew on
the lot. TheJboaidiTS at this House are al* * f,
ways furnlsired with the best the market, af- '
fords. No better boarding house can be ,
found anywhere. We commend this house to ..
our friends. Bh(
Trinity church, the parsonage and the sol
grounds around the church are being put in Th
good order against the expected arriVMl of the be
new rector, Kev. Mr. (iallaudet. He will enter ed
upon his new charge about the 1st September, ly
Peaches for sal? by the wagon-load in the gr"
public square. A sight good for sore eyes this i-*a
summer. They were brought from the t'iil- w<
i 1m win's Mills neighborhood, by Mr. .Samual vo
] Kakin. They went like hot cakes at a dollar 1,11
a bushel.
Kev. Dr. (iitiKR's Wlnnsboro speech, i'ke
all tils speeches, is a most excellent one. Our y
| readers will find it In our columns. g[i*
I Jit. and Mb.*. Mii.ks and family of Balti- Mu
I more, and Miss Alice Wardlaw, left Abbe- ph
I vilie for liberty lllli last Friday. cai
j Mil Andrew Watt of Mountain View
lias ihe finest barley seed, which he oilers for J'11
j sale at the lowest prices. "c
I We hear that a duel will be fought by some
i of the White Hal! bloods soon, "with razors w<
at sixty yards, off h'?nd." rol
| Mis.sKu.en 1'akkkk. who has been on a su|
; visit to friends in New York, returned to Al> .>
J bevllle on Monday. Mr
- ? ? " ? ?. iin
| JlR. Bl'RTanu W. L'. .MOtowan art' enjoy-j-I
inn their holiday in Cashier's Valley, liolh
are well.
Mjis. B. C. DcPiik of Floral Hill, is on a alt
short and pleasurable trip to Willjpniston.
Dk. F. F. GAKYof Cokesbury was iu town ise
yesterday. trt
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| NICARAGUA'S MOVE TO COMPETE wt
1VITH THE I)E LESSEP8 PRO- Jg*
JECT. t?v
stu
The Work Progressing Interesting gr"
Interview with tlie Nicaraguan ***
Consul. LI I
[.Vw York Herald.] ?"
Washington, August0,1879 ~*i
The rather astonishing fact has come to the
surface tiiut while M. de. I/esseps is soliciting [V
subscriptions for ills Darlen canal theNicara- rj:.
guan government has part of a ship canal almust
ready for business. It will be remem- '
bered that al the request of the Nlcaraguan -r
government Chief hngincer A. G. Menocal,
?f the United States Navy, has been granted
five months' leaveof absence to visit Nicara- J:..,
gua and complete certain important improve- jl ^
menus planned and projected by him in that .. .
. Stale years ago. This request was made ,
through the Consul General of Nicaragua in '
New York, who for ward eif the letter to the K"5
i<tate Department about the middle of last I'
month. The improvements spoken of are on < r
the San Juan and the .San Juan del Norte r.
Hi vers 011 the direct ronte from the Carrlbe- '
an s>ea to Luke Nicaragua. Not only has the '
Nicamgunn government undertaken to com- b!
plete these Imyrovements. but every plan .]?
lius been perfected for opening dlrei t naviga- V
tion with Litke Nicaragua. The importance
of litis work cannot be overestimated from **.[,
either a national or an International point of . J*
view. Tlio completion of the engineering ', .
work which Mr. .Monecal goes out to superln- : {
tend, besides greatly facilitating the project " '
of 1111 liileroceaniccanal via Nicaragua will
rapidly extend and enlarge an already In- |
creasing comtnercc between that country and
? -? 1 ?!,.!. ,.n.? iiiiiImvmI.
>C? l<irK,illlUII|<CU UfJUIIVU ...... . v. ,, (1
oped region ol' country that promises u great- ,
er yield of products and wealth than In claimed
from the Florida Ship Canal route. The
linprovemeul of I lie Muchueu rapids 1m nearly
completed, and the Nicaragua!! govern- | .
ment now proposes to build a canal with the
necessary lockage around the Castillo itap- y"
ids, which will open up an uninterrupted line V,
of communication from the sea to LakeNIcar.tgua.
'J here will then retndln but a short
distance in be cut, said to be less than tliir- ' '
teen miles between the western boundarv of 7.,;
I?ike Nicaragua and the l'ucitic Ocean. This j
portion of the route has been already careful- i f '
ly surveyed lor the interoceanic ofUal. The'
advanced st..ge of the work along the 5fc?n Ju- !'
an Kiveraud the energy which the Nicarugu-1 , /
an government has determined lo put forth i J, J,
in completing the route between the lake and I, ,
thesea is an assurance to our government! J ,
that if an interoceanic canal is to be con-1 If
st.ucted it will be by this route, In which the ,f
United states Is us iargeiy interested us tne "ij
government of Nicaragua.
Interview with the Consul General u||
ol' Nicaragua?VI hat he Says ol the '
Improvements Being Carried out j t.ol
by hit* Government, j gru
A /:tr-i/d reporter had an Interview last
evening with .Mr. Alexander J. Cothcnl. Con- , I
sul General of Nicaragua, in regard U> the resources
of as well as the improvements at
present being effected in theeountry of which
he is the representative. The writer having' , |
staled the object of his visit, Mr. Cot heal
said : "For several years past the government ,I"
of Nh-autgua has been turning its attention 8, r.
to the policy ol Lnteriiai improvements. Thev "VV
have IiikI a long time of peaee now and they ,a
want to t:<ke advantage of it. These Improve- W,J'
inents were commenced in the UiverSan Ju- ?11.1
an and the harbor ol sail Juan del Nortel
(great arm;, where the work of dredging and | ,a"
blasting rojk It .is o.vu carried on for several ! ,jK
years, together with blasting the rocks in the *
Maehuca. or lower raphls in the samestream.! r''^
This work of hljisting ami dredging go<-s on i
slowly, as it can only be carried on a portion ! Kl^
of the year, when the wa'er is low. it is the;
intention to make a'channel oftidx feet at Cl1'u
low water all the way up to the great I<ake ol J,'"1
Nicaragua" for the benefit of thestcamersiiiid | *'JU
other crafts plying on the Su'i Juan. The I.,
Castillo ltapidson that river, is a thriving j Vs
settlement, but at present it can only be | W,H:
leached by small boats, except during the }w.'
rainy season, when the river is unduly swoll-1 to'<
en. Mr. Meuocal, civil engineer. United ,
Stales Navy, Is now about being sent there by | "u|
the Niearagnan government to commence |
preparations for the construction of locks by j ll"|
means of which the river boats may be pass- ! K>v
ed around the rapids, from the Jower to the or
i?^,..ui ,.f ?w/.i?M.?iiii, t>i,.ir !"hi
curgoes beion' unil having the goods carried J '1CJ'
around the rapltls by land, as at present. The jol,''
Nicamguan government lias great confidence
In Mr. Meuocal, ami will, I believe, ; *l,r
carry out any suggestions he may make. He i1,11
tuts been down there several times, surveying I s,<>(
lor the United stutes government and also for
the Nlcurairimn government so that he Is well J'1*"
known to the latter. It was he who planned u,lf
the Improvement of the whole KiverSnn Ju- u,'(
an, so iif to make it navigable for the steamers."
the
"Will this Improvement haye any bearing ",e
on the proposed Intcroccanlccanal f" J5
"Most assuredly It will. As soon as continuous
navigation Is established on the river it Jc"
will (flora great facilities tor the eonstruction J'!*'
of nn Interoeeanie canal on the Nicaragua I }"
route. If that route should ever be adopted, as I vot
It probably will be." | wr<
"The improvement of the San Juan then :
i would be ratheradverse to the Darlen Inter- 1 ''"l
i oceanic canal project ?" I >*')]
1 "It would, because the success of that
scheme would depend In a great measure up- cal
I on the California trade. That Is a bulky trade ..
! itiid In thut respect ll iliflers from the trade ?I |UK
South America, and the (.'all lorn la would l?e ; w"
absorbed by the Nicaragua Canal, If such I J11"
! were opened up." j
"What Is your opinion of the relative mcr-1 {"*'
I it-s of the two canal routes most prominently '>>'
I advocated ?" J-'"
j "I am perfectly convinced that the Nlcara- 011
I gua route Is thconly practicable one foran In- l*0'
| teroceanlc canal and thattlie Darlen route wr
can never be carried out owing to the insu- ert
I pcrabie difficulties to be overcome."
I "Is the Nicaraguun government engaged In
: any other Improvement*?" j "4V
"It is constructing a railroad to connect the 0I"
Corlntr> (port of llcaicjo; on the Pacific coast i
I wiih Moabitsi on the 1-iike of Managua, so as | ">'
to develop the Internal commerce of thecoun- I*a
;try, Karly in the spring J dipped by way of yls
K'ane Horn, the necessary equipment for this JIr
| uillroud. The total. distance between the wa
|H>int? mentioned Is about seventy miles, but
<>t present It Is Intended only to complete the P
first ten miles and make use of that. ThlsiJe'
1 and the improvement of the San Juan River
lare theonly public improvements now going j?
I on ill Nicaragua that 1 ain aware of." ''?'
I "Is the country productive?" l',f
"Along the banks of the San.luan the connI
irv In wihl. helnc for tiie mosL nart forests i '> ?'
and the usual tropical vegetation. The only ?hi
I business carried on there Ik the gathering of|Ju?
India rubber, and the trees have been cut mi \ we
frequently that they ure now almost exhaust- j f^1
ed within a null us where they ure considered per
alone profitable! In tect, the trees have been
cut to such an extent that people are now set-; 'l;s
ting out plantations of the Indlu rubber tree 1 sis
as a matter of speculation. This can only he i He
done, of course, by those having capital, its tin
they cahttot hope for any return 011 their out- mi
I lay until the trees have hud tllne to grow, and fer
this requires sotne years. After quitting the lJ"
river on the north side of l.ake Nicaragua w>|
you strike the region of the gold and silver col
mines." col
"Is the yield of precious metals there lmpor- est
tant?" . on
"I have never seen the statistics In regard
to the yield. There must be about a dozrn
mines, and these are worked prliic-ij>ally by
foreigners."
"W hat are the chief products of the country?"
"I think I may say thatoatlle form the chief au
product. These are raised lt> large numbers. w<
A considerable portion of thetu are used for; ct''
1 home consumption, while others are shipped ln'
] to various ports on the 1'acitlC. Tiie Is also a j
1 large business done In the exportation or In- ?J.
dia rubber, hides, deer skins, Indigo, dyewoods,
tobacco, rice, sugar, with some coffee. <'n
The latter article Is constantly Increasing in J'*"
I amount, aUd with sugar forms the principal
I export in California. Maize Is also raised In ,ni
: considerable uuantlty. A very superior urtI- Btl
cle of cocoa Is'also produced."" " ulj
,nl
Tho Great Wall of China.
Ah American engineer who, being engaged
in the eohstiuction of a railway in China, has
had unusually favorable opportunity of ex- ?
Hinlnlng the famous "Great Wall."' built to ,
stop the incursions of the Tartars, gives the 1
following account of.tlils wonderful work: 50
The wall Is 1.728 miles long, 18 feet high and "
tJ.O feet iliick at the lop. The foundation
I throughout is of solid granite, the remainder .
! of Compact masonry. At intervals of between !
200 ana 800 yards lowers rise up 25 to 30 feet
| high and 2? feet in diameter. Oh the top of 1
I the wall* and on both sides of It are masonry ,
I parapet* to enable the defender# to pass un- .
seen from one tower to ahother. The wall it- A
self Is carried from point to point In a perfect- ol'
| ly straight line items* valleys and plain*, and "ll
1 overhills, without the slightest regard to the
I configuration 01 the RroUnd, sometimes]
I plunging down into abysses a thousand feet
!deep. Brooks and smaller rivers are bridged
lover by the wall, while on both banks of
ilarger* streams strong flanking towers are |>>
placed. im
Jefferson Davis -Again,
que
IE STORY OF BEAUVOIR AS RECITED
BY A SEGLECTED HEIR.
iuei
or f
ie Ex-President of the Confederacy
Receiving Beanvoir as a Gift Before am
Mrs. Borsey's Death ? Mortimer
Bahlgren's Testimony in Advance of
the Legal Contest. rs \
| Xcw York Sun.] ["r^
*T. Loris, Aug. 2.?Mortimer DHhlgrccn of deu
U pit v Is il unn of fieri. Ohnrlns (I. Ltahlirrcn cttt
d oneof the perspective contestants of the guu
It of Mrs. .Surah A. Dorsey, whose fortune Ktu
is bequeathed to Jefferson Davis. Mr. Dull I- lng
en keep*a cigar shop at Huston unci Gurrl- for
n avenues, is#years of age, tall and of Im- ti??
sing presence, like Ills father, the ex-rebel tlor
merul, and his uncle, the Union lteur-Adml- bili
1 and inventor. Mr. Duhlgren Is the chief ei)u
tness relied upon by the contestants to cr|r
t?ve that Jefferson Davis exerted an undue
tiuence upon Mrs. Suruh A. Dorsey, which
suited in a gift of Heuuvoir, iier splendid jt
lue in Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico to
e ex-l'rcsident of the Confederacy, while 'ft
e was vet alive, and the bequest to Jeli'er- .,iv
i Davis of all her property at her death.
ie fact thnt Mr. Davis obtained Heuuvoir on (
fore Mrs. Dorseys' death, although suspectr ,hp,
by the other heirs, is mude known definite- t_t>
for llie first time l?y Mr, Mortimer DulxlMi.
It isargued by tlie lieirs that Jefferson
,vls apprehended a contest of the will, (iifi'
ilch was already in existence when lleuuIr
was transferred to lilm, and (hat he took Rit .
e precaution to obtain in fee simple the VCJ
tuliful place wfcich he hud often suld would ,j;
nderhltu happy it he could call it his wi,|
me.
Ir. Mortimer Duhlgren, who was Mrs. Dor- ^,r
;'h hulf-brother, lived nt lieauvoir from
ircho, 1877, to March 21, 1S79, and quit the K(>ir
ice because, as he says. Jefferson Davis benc
owner and director of the property, and ?
erted a greater influence over Mrs. Dorsey nnj
in Mr. DullIgren could. "I have evidence" nj
says In an interview with a Globc-Dcniocral L ,
>orler. "that wilt place Jefferson Davis in V
unenviable light before the world, and n ^
II show that he Is by no menus the chlval- j.,
in and upright man tliut he Is by muny llt;
>posed to be." ql.
lr. Duhlgren went to Beau voir, he suys nt '
s. Dorsey's request to tuke charge of her {: '
kIucss attairs. He was then Just through n
tool In Virginia, and lie met Airs Dorsey in '
w York. She had always seemed to favor
u most of all thecuJIdren iier mother bore
er her marriage to lien. Dahlgreu, and she 'J,
;ged iiim to go .South w I til her, She prom.1
him faithiully, he avers, that she would _
lit hint as tier child, and that he should
ver want for anything. When they reach- j',1*
uuvolr they found Jefferson Davis there, '' '
th iiis sonf Jefferson Davis, Jr. Mrs. L>uvls
s in Europe. Gen. Joe Davis, nephew of '
; ex-I'rcsldent, iiad a law office in Biloxi, 2; '.
e miles away, and Jefferson Davis, Jr., was jJ."
dying law under Ills instruction, and Mr. * '
hlgseu also went Into his office. Mr. Dahl- '.'y
n became Mrs. Dorsey's business manager.
took general charge of tlie plantation, "j?
do alt the contracts, and paid all the bills. "
'e wiu then veiv pleasant at Ueuuvolr. Mrs
rseyand Mr. Davis were dally In Intimate *|;v!
lversation and literary work. In October ?
1877 Mr. Davis and Ills son went to Mem- ' "'.f
Is to meet Mrs. Duvis who had Just return- "I1}.'
from Europe, but Mr. Davis speedily re- ,f
ned to Beauvolr. and Ills son remaining
:h ills mother, tell a victim to yellow lever ,
! next year. " v
S'hen asked ns to Jefferon Davis's employnt
at Beauvolr, Mr. Dahlgren said: "He
s almost constantly writing or conversing i
th my sister: he helped her with her book; 1
leed, I think she wrote much of It at his
mtion. She seemed at this time to have "
iceived a great appreciation of his literary * *
tensions. On Christmas Day of 1&77, Mrs. . J
rsey gave a dinner to Gen. Jubal Early at '"''j
luvoir, and a roasted peacock was served. ,, "
vas stuffed and placed upon the platter as l*""
lugli aboutto ffy. The same 11 Ightshegave '
arty In Gen. Early's honor. The old Vlr- II. ,'
ia reel was proposed, and Jett'erson Davis,
11. Early, Dr. Hoilings\vorth,and Major \V. .
Walnall danced, although they declared
t tiiey hadn't danced so in twenty years. J "L
s. Dorsey entertained magnificently, and It '
k considered a special mark of favor to be r,;,:.
I ted to her social gatherings, which were 'j
ctly composed of either literary celebrities [/'
x)ll!lelans of prominence. Mrs. Davis was j '"".
ely nt Beauvolr. she visited thereabout
?e 1, 1n7?, and did not purpose to remain
g. hut the outbreak of yellow fever delay- 'J .",
her return to Memphis. She started for
mphls shortly before Jan. 1,1S7?, but her
.band remained and seemed oncol thefnin- *
, Mrs. Dorsey's admiration for I1I111 was ''
y great. She wasa very inipulsl ve woman J" 1
1 seemed a monomaniac regarding Mr. *
vis. She thought tliut lie had been perseed
by Ins enemies, and thai since lie had -y*'
sed to be 1'rvsidenl even his fojiuer friends "
I neglected linn, she seemed to bo bound
in Jefferson Davis, lie ought in have seen ! J.
nid not suffered the motives of an Jnno-Jj JV"
II and excellent lady to be mlsconslrued in i,
.eyes of the world." !
n February last Jefferson I>nviR went away Pr *
rn Ileauvoir, but he returned in the same
nth, and then It was?-o Mr. Duhlgr..n ?
11 ?that Jefl'erson l>a vis-began to under- j J*!'.,
ne him. Mr. Dahlgrcn had In the mean- J" '
ic graduated In the study of law, been up-1 ,
lited Post master at llcauvolr, and beeome '
law partner of (ien. Joe Davis, and a half
ner in the Hewiliore Unzcltc, published In
udsboro, four miles from Ueauvoir. 11 is
;ouni of his last lew weeks ol life at Beau-1
Ir, wIimi he says, Jellerson Davis begun to, v
derinlne him, Is told as follows* j ..?V'
At this time only Mrs. Dorsey and Davis si""1
i myself were in the place, excepting, of M,,l,8
irse.a large retinue of servants. Mr, Davis ~?.*f
idualiy? though not offensively at first? i IV ,
[.in assuming iheiiianagemeutof the place j
lie I was absent tit my otliee. My sister .
i'rated it. She seemed to think that every ue,l
"" 'i""tiil was ol' iieet'ssify right. His very
ml was that ol' one born to control* He "
Iked about I tie place in a domineering anil
potic way. If lie disliked a servant lie CK'!{
t only to Intimate that dislike ami the
vanl wis discharged. 1 saw him on one J11'1
usion kick a crippled negro down a back f
irs forsonie fancied insult. The darkey ,'J
* an old fainiiy servant, and perhaps pre- n"'1
nod on tiie fact. The matter was referred "!irJell
to my sister, who discharged the uerv
I, but subsequently took him hack after lie
I apologized to I he cx-l'rcKident. Mr. i>utlircniciied
to beat another negro tor dls- ?
aiding an order of his, and carrying out \ j
f mine. l?y this time tilings came to jj
h a pass that i never knew whether my 1,^1^
ers would be obeyed or mrt. Mr. Davis
ntcrmalidcd them. Our relations were
erw'se still pleasant, for we built and f?('l
nehed a boat together, iiut i soon saw villi
it, eonipleiely under the control of Mr. l>a _
, as slie now was, my sister, Mrs. Do racy,
? greatly cm harassed. My self-esteem
uld not permit me to remain longer, and 1
.1 my sister 1 would go West. She pieaded j)|
h me to remain, and said that 1 might elil'
ea iiofseaml lot if 1 Woiutt do so. 1 did \ __
.accept the latter oiler, and she then said i
l as 1 seemed determined t<> yo, she would I
e me some of herlandsin either Louisiana I
Vrkansas, as I preferred.- I chose Arkansas \^=~
I she said that she would at onee write t<?|
agent in Arkansas to hate thedeed made , gaiis
in my name and sent to me.
in tin- moan time 1 discovered, to my great -?
prise, that Mrs. Dorsey hud privately sold
hi voir to l>a vis on time.- Jt was underixi
to lie u mere nomimtl sale, and Davis
i to give notes running one, two and three I*!*
rs, 1 bell live/ I sought an expluiiatlon,
1 Mrs. I>orsey told me there wus a private! | i
iersinndlng between her and Davis Hint
enever she desired he was to deed l.ac'k
laud. She said Hud she iuid merely si veil . ..
ex-J'resldent u home for his old age?a I 11
Iter over liis li?ud.
The day of my departure (Mnreii '?1 last) F<J
I'erson Davis catue t<? my cltagc. I lived
re and ale hi Die main house. Davis said,
>u know under what circumstances lieau- _!_
r is in my name.- J think you are dulffg n*
>ng to goawny, lor it Is your sister's wish f II
I mine that you remain an<l occupy this III
isr. Your f forces will be cared for anil! I
ir meals served In your pmhii If you Iike?' i I
Davis urued this course, but I told lilui IJ -l
ililn't live li< bis house, and I went away.
i) May last Mr. Dahlgren iftet ills slstei lit
1 St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, She
s there lor surgical treatment of a mull;:- _ ?
it cancer. It \t*s on this trip that Mrs. A1
rsev attracted attention by taking with
a large plrtufie"r>t Jellcrson Davis,painted s
the wife of lie* toother. Col. Stephen 1*. i J,.,;.,
is. of ltrooklyn. The portrait. was hung '
the walls of her room by her bedside. Mr?. ..
racy said that she hail been too busy to J
lie t<? her agent alx/tit the Arkansas propy,
and Mr. Dahlgren says that she relterutlier
promise tbu? he should have the projv Ai
y, ond told him If he Intended to practice ?
. In Hlloxi to select a housetherc, or have
a buillaud slip wofild pay for It. lie visa-1
near Beauvolr. Which was then occupied
Jefferson Davis and wife and Gen. Joe]
vis and wife, bnt he dfcl not call. Mr. Da- ! -?-y
, he says, spoke bitterly of this slight, and I *
s. Dorsey reproached her half brother for *.? _
lit of courtesy to the ex-Presidents
IJiave every reasofi to believe," Mr. Pfthh
iftontlnued, Irt answer to a question as to
1'erson Davis's inllhenee In preventing Mrsi A
rsey from fulfilling her pledges in respet't
the property, "1 have every reason to be*
ve. from her constant protestations to moi
it bnt for the lntlnehce of Mr. Davis, who
ti taken a dislike to hie, the property would
iv be In the hands of the lawful heirs; I 1 rflj
ill tell more when the will Is contested; and : |
itlw is done to myself and family. Then I will
shall show not only lioti wc have beCli lie- j A(,v
uded of our rights, bttt shall show up Jef- I A. !
son Davis to the conttTnptof the public, so 1 j>j
it he may no longer parade before the worlil j
a model man. JetU'fson Davis puts mv
terIn a wrong position before the world:
could not atleet her reputation among
>se who knew her, bttt the world at large
ghtjudge differently, ho knowing iier. .lef- A
son Davis must have known that, virtlial- ??
living separate from his wile, by so long X i
npanlonslilp with ahother lady he was fil
uproinlsing .Mrs. Dorsey's reputation?
iipromislng a wholly innocent and numtiMAl
itnable lady, whose bobnty he was llvlhgi |
eloi
F
Greenwood's Population.
Gkkcnwood, August 0, 1879. tft
>ifor.i pre*s and liumur i ' [
>V 11 hoiit Municipal, State or II n I ted States {f,n
thorlt.v, I have taken the census of Green- jf
kkI. so flir as the white population Is con- (j|p
riie<l. and find that we have 177 females, 117 (>ft|
lies; total 31M. j;
I'hls ought to have tircomhfinled my article Si
last week, on the longevity of twenty-nine \ hia
our citizens, Vou will see that one-eiev
th of olir white population, in over mjij i
arsold. The average ages of these twenty
?e,are seventy-one. Until othertowns, can
*ke n better showing tlian this. 1 would
vise nil invalids, Instead of trying to patch
1 their frail bodies, r?h mountain air and
Inerjil Unter to come to Greenwood.
Yours, respectfully, E. It. CALHOUN. tp]
Big tVork. bid
1)03
Okeenwood, S. C., August 8,1879:
iitors pre** and Jiarinef :
Dkah Sikh?Ak we hate been Informed tbrtt
iu wished to know how much gratb i
ch thresher has threshed this season,**;' A
ml you our statement: , , ~
Wheat 7r^ A1
Dats fl
Itarley < 65 "
Rye,.' 23
rotal., 1I.4C8 I
1 A
lid about ninety busheiH auuiinmiii i>u. v.. n
ir books, as \vp thrertied it, toll free. We word iK ,
it si* weeks ithd three tlnys, and never stop? jsji
d twenty minhtes for repairs at oi>e lime. ho
Yon will oblige, respectfully, tin
WM, A. LOMAX A SON. nei
tin
Mr, Frith broujrbf ten bwhels-otf dhmsofr oel
urn* to town last Mofida.v. They sold llkf
>t ?*hes ut a dollar and u half a WusIr-I, j
University nn Absolute Necessity, a
tors Press and Manner:
reel no scrupulous delicacy In discussing a
rstlon which Involve* the it lory uml pros- Kj
Ity of .South Carolina. And while I advo- H
j the propriety and absolute necessity of B
iblishlng a Slate University, I wish by no
ins to depreciate the Church In any shape
iirm. But I contend that, the State Is the "
litullou to educate and not the Church. It
he highest Institution on earth?guards
I protects the Individual In his sphere of
ion, and therefore. Is entitled to the highest n
torund nrofoundest atlccllon of all Its clt- K
is. And when the Church endeavors to U
:st this from her grasp?this human duty
veil as divine right?she deviates very
rely from her appropriate domain and natI
sphere. Sectarian Institutions ure most ^
uiy ana impincame in incir immune mm ?
cu, und, therefore, most sedulously |to bo
riled against In a confederacy of free BT
les. The growing influence and contend- pr
Interest of these colleges In their struggle Fl
n^ecndency may superinduce the corrup- (il
is and treacheries which tarnish our na- GI
ml glory and Jeopardize our national sla- TIty.
And then we ore In danger of re- ST'
ctlng the political Immoralities and W
nes of the ancient republics?repenting C/>
history and calamities of these splendid
wonderful examples of the post. PI
has been objected by secturlst* that the P'
te Is too much Impoverished to establish Al
Diversity nt present. It Issufllclent to re,
that the power to acquire wealth, and seIty
In retaining It and enjoying It depends
the popular Intelligence, and vlrtul", and.
refore, a taxation is both proper arid equi^ rr
le, as the rich thus reap the lar({t&ladvrii1
? from such taxation. Hut it Is rittf. this? k
y wish to carry out. their owii designs? I
regarding the sacreil duties and rights of (1
Ir State and arc consequently destitute of f*
iubllc spirit and patriotism, which l? Ihejjl
essence of prosperity and wertlth, and II
lint Is noble and good. It Is irrevclant
li good reason and sound philosophy for a
orist. to be patriotic, for he hasn't the Inst
of the Slate at heart, but seeks to adce
his own party?tinged with a spirit of
aggrandisement, and calumniating In rP
total extermination of this great renovat- 1
f political affairs. Show me a sectorlst thi
I will show you a demagogue and a syco- str
nr. 1 Ills lliiury IIII.N pmvuu line i uui i ?..
L history and It is more true at the present ter
. We see then that sectarlnns have no
dble reasons for op|>oslng a State Unlver.
Nothing but narrow-minded, selfish, lira
I views prompts them In such a course.
Ir doctrine that State Universities aro
line moreihan "hot-beds"' of Immorality
been exploded long ago. I refer them to
Thornwell's discourse on education if
wish to get a liluh-ininded, Intellgent.
ml, patriotic. Christian gentleman's
vs on the subject. The sectarian col I eges
Incapjible and incompetent, of meeting
higher demands of tiie State, and It's not ,
111 while for these petty political sectarto
be continually harping on this ques.
How In the name of common sense ,
our Slate ever attain any Intellectual su- I
oriiy and a high standard of civilization. L
n she Is continually agitated by these
Isan views- Five men by organized and
fly directed co-operation ?a?n often acpllsh
what a ml 11 Ion could notncconiplish
i working In Isolation. Anil the larger
sphere furnished the greater the possible
Its from this co-operatIon. Let us have a
/erslty so that younsr men may Rather to- _
ler from nit parts of the State to do hon- I <
?the valor and prowess of South CarollCrushing
sectarianism and producing
y of interest, unity of thought, and unity
cling all over her borders. Wecan have
our public men will only exert them
es a little. South Carolina demands it
, Notwl thstamlIng the sundry and scrl- F
objections to Church education. She Is LU
juate to educate refined and public spirit- S
mine men. These younginen have natumisslons
to fulfill, anil therefore, feel a
it Rcrupulorlty In uniting themselves
11 such narrow-minded people. They posbroadpr
and more liberal views. Are
hedged In by party spirit,hnt their whole
t, mlhd and bony goes oih mr incir *1
ifry. Tho past, record of the 8?uth Caro- Jj
College Is sufficient to vouchsafe for her
re success. Ix>ok for a moment at. tho *
i who now fill the high positions of public
t In the State, anil we find them to be tlio J
; of the South Carolina College, who Im<1
her nohlo pnllanthroplc views. Ami
a men have the welfare, honor, reputa- .
of their Statcat large, In view, and have I |
e<l a name for themselves and their State
uh will flourish In all coming posterity, *
he preserved by all eternity. Let South ' J\
ilina once more be a unit. Let her rear
triumphal columns io welcome her sons
i all parts of the land to honor her dlgnl- ??.
rid majesty and frown down tills sectarian m.
it,
sk why do public men hesitate to illscuss
question? Why are South Carolinians *
it In advocatinga doctrine which shall
ild their future destiny ? It will soon be
ate, for (lie sectarians are rapidly gainlnir ?J
ind and If they only grasp the reins or
rnnient th-iy will sap the very foundaof
this governmental fabric. It Is j
igh for them to grind out preachers ami
ngogues without entering the domains of
Mate. South Carolina Is able to educate (
patriots and statesmen. Then we ran p..
? unity, and harmony anil peace and
pcrity. Then there will be heard no
it a nil discordant note from the boa.t of
Constitution. All will he harmonious,
id and grand, and she will conMnno to \A'
on with that grandeur and majesty of {'''
nit-lty that she did in her ancient prosly;
J. A. S.
? St ? Dll i T I> I,* POP'PK |'e
Ill f\ MX l\ ? 1*- m.j i A IT | J,
:\t Youk, August2 ?12 m. ? Stolitirt |JC
us ;| money "J 0<-sold l.CKl; cxiimniiO- \-(>
1 ;short 4.M!{; slate bonds duller:
rfimetils lirm. Cotton Oall; sales .>!& A3
illlng upland 12}4; middling Orleans l'2r;C
ires tinner; A liens t il.4:t: September ,
: October 10.0D; November 10.51; DecefrU J'e
W.W. -?'
oriHVK.r.K, Atiz. 2. ? Klotir quieter : ?**
?at firm; corn ilnller; Oats firm ; Pork yc
i bulk Meats higher; bacon nominul { Ar
r sides.% ; whiskey active.
'<ifSTA. August ? Cotton steady ; r
ill Ins ll%; h?w mldi'lingll'/^jgood ordi- ? ,
f 11; nef. receipt* 1; mien ?. /
l.titbKSTON, August 2.?Cotton rjnlft.:?
Jllng low mldiiling ll'/?: go<>u ordi- /.
r 11; net receipts ?; sales ?.
HOT ML ARRIVALS* at
? Tu
jvrtls ffotrsK.?Jno R Morris, Baltimore;
I Alt-bison, lvberton; K I? Wilson, Ala- j
n; C W Casoii, Dry Grove; I'rof W X Mar- w{
it !tnd family. Miss Maggie Bask in, AG 0(.|
till. Monterey; S A Breitzeale, Anderson; jj,
yl/lk, Miss KP Cater, Hattlo Cntcr, Link j
I ,ni
._ ? - - up
DIED *?
... IT
ed< on the morning of 7th Instant, Infant
J uf Mr. Fletcher Anderson.
It IIM'IIS.
. Abbeville, August 8,187!), Mrs. O. A. VI- J
Ku, j? (laughter.
cokesburV I
iMALE SEMINARY.1
N
If- fall session will open mon- _
DAY. SEEJEMHER 1st, 1879. *
ir pnrtlculSrs upply to E
MRS. J. S. GLASS, Principal. J
must i:t, 1879, tf
?ipir!f
f election for Intendant and four Wardens j
for the town of Abbeville, will be held lu
Court House on the second Monday In
temlier next, Kill, l'olls to be opened at. H
?:k, A. .M. and reiiiain opened until G
>ek P. M. ~
order of Town Council. It
T. P. QUARLES, Secretary. :
CllRt 11. ls"79. If ne
GREAT BARGAINS fl
PRESS GOODS, MTT7MNERY and all r
kind? of FANCY OOODS are still being E
red previous to fait purchase*,at the I.
Emporium of Fashions. \ [
up. 13,197ft. tf o
iNTotice. L
?- I
IE rebuilding of the bridge across Wll- II
son'R Creek, on the Watt's Kerry Road, II
be let. to the lowest bidder on Wednes- 11
the 17th of September nest at 11 o'clock,
n. LI
ansnnd specifications will be given on 11
nT lel Mnff. vl
G. M. MATSISON, Chairman, Z
County Commissioner. nn
ugust 12()i 1S79. 4t
Janta Medical College. ^
IK Twenty-Second Annunl Course or Lec"
tnres will commence October 15,1870, and
>c Mnrch 4th. is?n.
aciti.ty.?.t. n. "Wcstmorclflrtd, W. F. West- IV
relnnd, W. A. Love, V. A. 'fallnferro. Jno. j l!
id. .lohnsoci. A. W. Crilhotih .T. IT. r/>gan,j
Ranks; Demonstrator..!. W. William*.
Ills well-established College affords opporIty
for tlutfonch me<i(cftl education.
. Is an nffiUntlon wlfil, find Its tickets and !
lonins. recognized f>V. etcty lending merit-, I
eollegeln the ennntfv. i |j
cqulreme'nts for graduation as heretofore. |
pnd for Announcement., giving frill Infortlon.
, :r
JNO. Tit At). JOHNSON, St. H., Pean, V\
ug. 13,187fT, tf Atlanta,-Ort. 'I
Notice^ |
ilE rebuilding of the bridge over Lo/it: |e
Cane, at Cromer's, will be let to th{? lowest tli
der 011 Saturday (ho 13th of September I ?u
ct at II o'clock, A. M.
J. F. LIVINGSTON, |
County uomniiHuiuner.
Litpust 13th 1S70, tf
iville AflMtnral Society.
MEETING* of the Directors and Stock- ?
holdc-isof Abbeville Acricil'ftunil Society f
requested nt Abbeville (V H, trii FRIDAY j
It AtKU'ST lust., nt lOo'etntfc A; M. Stoek- | Iders
may i>e represented by proxy in wrl-i **
c. A full attendance In requested a* btislbs
of importance, connected Wilf} tlic con- j
itied existence of the Society ivlll be laid ! V
fore the meeting.
James S. Cothran, President, \ i
August 5,1879, tf
lEBri
AKERY, CONFECTION]
MAIN STREET,
. Fresh Stock of ?Gc
trc.vn, CRACKERS, TflTOMATO C
>UXI) CAKES, rA SAIIPINE'
tr IT CA K ICS. w CI 10 W ciI
XOER SNAl'S. 50 JELLY, CI
NGElt (JAKES, IIAISIXS.
:a cakes seedless
OAR CAKES, /?j'PICKLKS.
IOP CAKES. !L PEPPER S
-KES OF ALL KIXDS, ^ PEA XUT.k
.XNED GOODS, (/) POTTED II
E. WITT ITS. ?. TOMATOE
XE APPLES. JU OIXGER. ]
?PLES, PEACHES, ?{SALT, SOH
All the above Goodi
August I.'t, 1870, tr
iiTiriii
iiUllill lULLLIllIli
WALHALLA, S. C,
HE NEXT SESSION BEGINS SEPTEN
her Ilth. BOARD and TUITION lowc
in nny other tlrst-cliiss Institution, lit
net Ion thorough; discipline parental: ml
ry drill dully; The clliriate Is mild In wli
and bracing lri Milmirier:
FACULTY.
REV. JOHN it. RILEY. Cltnlrrnnn,
3 Professor of Mentiil and Moral Science.
11. SLOAN.
Professor of Mathematics:
W. W. LEttAltE.
Professor of Natural Science:
REV. II. STRONG.
Prolessor of Languages, AiUcrlcilH an
Modern.
S. P. BOOZER.
Professor of Preparatory Deparltribnt.
lugust (I, IS7D, tf
ANDRETjrS TURNH
KJ H ~ H ~ y
We have Just received a full supply of
andreth's Turnip Seed
BLO0M8DALE,
RWEDK, RUTABAGA,
STltAP LEAVED, GARDEN
RUTABAGA, WHITE-FLESH ED
'TTRPLE TOP RUTABAGA. HANOVER,
N(i FRENCH. SWEET GERMAN, CHO
AVET,POMERANR>N, WHITE GLOBE
YELLOW ABERDEEN, AM HER
GLOFE. YELLOW STONE,
WHITE EGO, COW HORN,
SEVEN TOP,
NORFOLK,
Ac., Ac.,
t. W. LAWSON &
luly Zi, 1S70 tf
Don't 13e Deceived
?RUT COME ANDDOK
FOR YOURSELVE!
T the lonjj list, of desirable and useful n
. tides to be sold atgrcutly reduced prlei
irsteds worth-JO cents marked down to 2
>rsle?ls worth .in cents marked down to 2
>rstcds worth i"i cents marked down to 1
jrjjteds worth 20 cents niarkeil down to 1
Now Is the time to gut bargains.
?-TERMS CASH.
Jtt. m. naaaon <% uo.
tily 2,1871). o
I RE15NVILLE A COLUMBIA RAILROA
r
SUMMER SCHEDULE.
)n nml nflor Mdnday, Juno 2d, ICO, th
hsciiKer Trains Will run us follows dull,
nduys excepted:
VP.
nve Columbia Ht 10 Vi n i
live AlstOli.i:.::::: 12 *21) p I
live Newberry 1 .'Kl u i
nve Hodirrs;-.-. 1 27 p I
uve Helton. fl ftt p l
rive at (JnJeiivllle 7 .Top i
DOWN.
nve Ortenvllle at fl + } a i
nve Helton H 2o u i
live? Hddgcs " ! 05 a 1
live Newberry ?.12 45 p i
nve Alston 2 17 pi
rlri? at Columbia !l l"> p I
HDER-SOXAXD BLUE RIDOE BRAXC
IT.
nve Bolton ? #Wpi
avc Anderson 0 .V) p I
uve Pendleton 7 4-i p:
nvo I'err.vvllle X 20 pi
rive at Walhnlla 9 00 p i
DOWN.
ftvc WnllinUn 5 15 n I
uve I'erry vllie 5 .>i a i
ave Pendleton <1 10 a i
live Anderson / .? ? .
rive at Helton 8 15 a i
LAUHKNSHRANCH.
**ui ron x I! run el i Trains leave l-Mtirons C. I
7.%) a. in. and Newberry at 1.40 jt. in., c
esdiivs. Thursdays and Saturdays.
ABBEVILLE BRANCH TRAINS.
Uibevllle Branch Train counecl.snt Hodgi
Hi <lown and up train daily, .Sundays e:
i>ted. Leave Abbeville 8,W a. m.; leai
nlgos I.:i0 p. ni.
Jp and down Trains on tlie main stei
iko close connect Ion at Coluuiblla with tl
and down day Passenger Trains on (1
Utli Carolina Railroad and with the throne
eight Trains, wlili Passenger Oir attache
the Wilmington, Columbia and August
II road, a lid at. Alston with the trains or tt
artanburg. Union and Culumtda Ilallroi
Union, Spartanburg, Heiidcrsonvill
hcville, Ac., A-e.
THOMAS DODAMEAD.
^Aimrnl Siiim-rlntendcnt.
fabf-z Nokton, Jk? General Ticket Agei
P.TIcMU
?AGENT.?
To. 2, Granite Range
Buy and Sel
for Cast
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES.
ALSO,
V GOOD LINE OF CONFECTIONARY.
CIGARS, A SPECIALTY!!
?My motto Is "Live and let Live."?
UVE ME A CALI
MANTUA-MAKING executed with ner
ss and dispatch and upon Ilea tonal
ins, by
TVT *n MnTi Anol^
11 a. Hit J/i JLMLtd/UUUAU
March, 12, IK79.
?IHE MILL
uimmi
*
[AS JUST HAD HIS MILL ON OA
I houn's Creek. eight milcH west of Abl
Me Court House, put In Hue repair by 01
the best mill Wright's iu tlie country. Wi
lew bolt I n? cloth, u tine new wnter whe
kI imnrnviil nim-hliu-rv of every kind,!
nnot liill to please all who may favor hi
Itli their p'ltronuue. All he asks is a fu
lal; when he will guarantee satisfaction
ith <iuanlltv kimI quality of yield.
July 2, 1K7JI, tf
SPECIAL MENTION!~
rNITTfNCi COTTON In hanks, both colt
L ed and white, at
W. Joel Smith & Son
Junc2-i, 1S7U.
10 TO DUE WES'
-AND HAVE YOURfatite,
Clods and Jewelry Fin
)KING permanently located at Due We
f I wish to call the attention of the peop
Abbeville County, to the fact, that I a
fcpitf'fcd to do all kinds of work fin W'atcln
<??ks, Jewelry, &e., in me nesi mjirmiu
nfi itiiitibjr tliun any other watch maker
icStntC". AM work guaranteed Loglvoentl
llsfuctlort ctr no churce.
J, Mi VISANSKI,
J'cb. 19; 1979. If Due West, H. C.
Dr, H, D, WILSON,
DiSjSrTlSTRY
Lbbeville, C. H., S< (
a- Office; Upstairs over the l'ost Office. *i
.Kmc Si, 1H7U. tf. t
Whooping Cough Mixturi
Vkinj: wanted elire?t
KDW1X I'AKK KK\jaiKja,
187D.
uce, Agt.
ERY AND RESTAURANT,!
t DnT?TrrT r -n n y-i
rtUJDrj V HjIJIj, O. VJ?
>ods Always on Hand.
WTSUP. COIBLUEINQ, STARCH,
*. SALMON, ClFLOUR, RICE,
OW, CTMEAL. OH ITS,
TLION, OlCOFFEE, SUGAR.
CURRANTS, IHUTTEU, CHEESE.
1 RAISINS, |LSLACK\VELL\SSMOKINO
NUTS. COI TO IIA COO,
IAUCE, GlnFXT OHEWINO.
!, g,CIGARS-NO RETTER.
[AM. HIOUARANTEEI) HAVANA
*. REEF. ^FILLED, Ac.. Ac.. Ai\
MUSTARD, H OALL AND SEE THEM
A, wtfFOR YOURSELVES.
3 Guaranteed FRESH.
I KTotiofi.
I^HE rebuilding of the brldireat Fnlr's on
Little River, will he let to the lowest bid
der on the Kith of Aujrust next. Hans and
specifications will bcglven on the day of letting.
G. M. MATTISON,
July lfl, 1871) County Commissioner.
I Carpentry.
TlIF, undersigned hereby gives notice that
lie Ik prepared u> do all kinds of
CARPENTER'S WORK
" AND
BUILDING.
He also repairs .?
| COTTON GINS, THRASHERS, AND FANS.
A full supply of GIN MATERIAL always on
band. Farmers arc requested to bring their!
Gins up early In the season to allow time to
have them properly prepared.
Also agent for the
! tf&ylor Cotton Gin,
| ' The Brooks Cotton Press,
And all kinds of RUBBER rttnl LEATHER
BELTING. ?
D, B. SMITH,
Nj ABBEVILLE, C: H., S. C.
PJOffltt,
- NO. 3, GRANITE RANGE,
4
? Abbeville C. PI., S. C:>
r- Is daily receiving liis stock of
?K
I Spring and Summer
-DRY GOODS.
ie
y.
m
s GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
in
in
Uo-Tlic most perfect, Htyllsh nnil complete
,n lot of
in
? Rftarlv-llade Clothinsr
J 111
H
?v??r brought. to tills market?chonp, sulistanm
Hal and fashionable. ltcnieniber to cull on
i P. ROSENBERG,
m No. 3 Granite Range, Abbeville, S. C.
in April 14, 1870. o
in
: B ill H,
. Between White's Block and
,e\ the Central Hotel.
m ' 1
it*' I7VEKYTH1NG In the Drug line at reasonio
!j uble prices. Give 111c a call.
ill E. H. McBRIDE Agt.
In
; SOMETHING
, ATTRACTIVE AND NEW
I -ATCiDiiiilam
& Tsi jleton's
i
9 \
I A Five Cents Counter!
JOOO
L Useful Articles at FIVE Cents Apiece!
For CASH Only!!
Jnst the Thing for Hard Times!!!
June 25, ls7!i._
DRESS GOODS.
OF nil kinds nowsetllngoil'ntastonishing
ly low figures, it I the
. Emporium of Fashions.
( J? nc i), 1S79.
!';I H D. REESE,
L Ml Maker and Jeweler,
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
I \\J ILL he pleased to serve his friends nnd
!? the public with the hestof work in his
linent the lowest prices. Call at the slore ol
Messrs. Ifarnwell A Co., where lie may always
he found during business hours.
S April II, 18711.
Notice to Creditors!
I rilirosK holding (Malmsaunfnst the Estate
L- i X of Thomas J. J1 Hl^deceusrd are requestie
eil to meet me In the PrWImfe office at Ahhenc
i ville Court House on Friday, the illh of July
lh next for the purpose of canvassing the said
el I claims, with a view tonn Citrly settlement of
! ? srvid estate.
Tr W. E. WALTERS,
Administrator of Estate of T. J. Hill
July 2,1?70. o
' MILLINERY ! MILLINERY!!
?r- ^
fl'ST received another case of new and de?l
nimble Millinery eroods? new shapes of
'g lints unci Ronnets. Ties. Jabots, Hitllllnirs,
Flowers. Funs. Fan Girdles, Parasols, Ac.
We are nlsoOttering some bargains In thisderpurtment;
R. M. Haddon & Co.
Julys, 1870. o
id Dissolution.
rplIK partnership heretofore existing bc1
tween NORWOOD it .ION EH, Dealers In
(ienernl Merchandise, Abbeville <\ II., So.
('a., has this day been dissolved by miilpal
, consent. Thfc business of the old firm will b?
closed out by Norwood Uros. ,
ro H. II. NORWOOD:
A. W. .JONES.
Abbeville, S. C., March 11, 1.hT!>.
NEWllRM. ,
'pHK undersigned have this day formed a
1 copartnership under the tlrin name 61
NORW OOD IlKo'S, as successors to Norwood
1 ?? ?--? !...?? ??.,? nnl.lM
iV .KIIIl'S, mill Hill ut gum III uuii: UI<; j'uuuv
l'I vo lis it call.
ir. II. NOUWOOI),
y J. S. NollWUOl).
Abbeville. S. ('., March 11. Ih7!>.
" W ITHDKAWAL.
| T AVINft sold my imitiro Internet In the
' I I firm of Norwood ,v .tones to Mr. J. s,
Xcvvthhil, I bee to return my (banks to the
g iniulir! for the liberal patronage extended t?i
* its ami il<*<lrc to commend the new firm in
their imtrofirme.
' A. W. JONES.
Abbeville,- Slnrth 11,1S79;
- - ' -
ENTERPRISE GROCERY.!
No. 5, Washington Street,
Is Here Yon Will FM Choice
FLOUR, MEAL,!
GRITS, RICE,
COFFEE, SUGAR, j
TOBACCO, CIGAES, j
SODA, SALT, I j
BACON, LARD, i i
CRACKFRS and CANDY.
A Well Selected Stock Of
CANNED GOODsj,
ALLof which will 1)0 solil low for CASH.
At) Top of Market paid for country produce, i 0j
Respectfully. b(
I r\ mn?Vni* 1 +>
J, H. TdUnmS, E
.laly), Om o hi
ti
Robertson, Taylor & Co. r!
-SUCCESSORS TO- j
GEO. V. WILLIAMS SCO.
i le
Cotton Factors, JFAofcsafc Groccrs, | y,
-AND- |W
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHAl^TS ?C(
1 and 3 Hayne Street, n;
CHARLESTON, S. C. 8i
Will give all business their most onrcful E
attention.
Consignments of Cotton Solicited. J
July '?i, IS7H, Om
b
' J. S
Aoent fou Amikville County. ft
'Pill-: celebrated SINCLAIR CUTTER, No. oi
1 SIX and EIGHT. ^
These Machines nre un I versa Illy acknowl- 0
edged to be the best manufactured, ;or cnUtf;]
ting liny. Straw, Fodder, Corn Stalks, Sugar!
(.'tine, etc., and lor Strength anil Durability i p
have no ei|unl. :V/l FIRST PREMIUMS. I
(>OLI) MKDAI.S at the \Vorld's'Fair of Pnr-j ^
Is, I.ondon and .Moscow, besides thousands of (?
testimonials from large stock raisers, livery) 2
stables and farmers. j w
Samples to be seen at Kurz & Hruee's Hoot, j ff
Shoe and Harness Establishment, Abbeville,
Court IIor.se, So. Ca. Dee 2.1.1K78. I a
ih
Gall at the Cash Store and!?
i h
Buy your Goods Chi ap. !?
HILL k 1111. |
ijEO tonniionnee to nil that they are dally
D receiving their
Spring & Summer Stock
consisting of
DRV' GOO] .-?, NOTION'S, HATS, CI.OTH- a
IXC, BOOTS AXD SHOES; F
Wo would call tlic attention of the ladies s
to our stock of IIAMliUltG EDGING. j Q
Oar Grocery Department|?
is full and complete.
Give us a call ami lie con viheed that wo sell j r
cheaper than any one else.. r
Respectfully, ^
Hill & Thomson. *
April 1U. 1S70 t
Coin Purses. ?
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. '
EDWIN PAPvKER. e
April 23, 1879, tf x
Cunningham !
dcTemnleton:
11
Have opened their Spring!,
Stock consisting in j i
. part of
calicos, t
CHECK HOMESPUN, 1
NAINSOOK,' *
CAMBRICS, z
PIQUES, ,
LAWNS,
HLEACIIEI) AND | *
W!OWN HOME jPUN,j I
HAMBURG EDGING. P
CLOTHING, J X
SHOES, AC, j ?
Call and examine. ,t
March I!), is?n. j ^
BOOKS
< * S IT MAY TlAirKNV A Siory of!
American i.lie ami Cliarneicr. j.'yl
Tulior j c
EDWIN PABKER. c
Tt-. 19, 1.STU, tl'
I
McCords Colic Mixture, i
For Horses, Mules nnd Cattle. 1
Theundersigned huvebeeii appointed "<ble! t
agents for tin- suleof "McL'OSUst'(>!,!( MIX- i
TLrHK,'':?n InlulllljIci-urcJibr colic in horses
inuli's orcnltlc. Tills prepaidticin was pattented
June :I0, ISi.'i, jiml in the short ti>r:e
which has elapsed since linsatlairieil a rcpu-'
tal ion nnc<|iialed by any palc'rftcd medicine |
on the srlobe. We have in our jioj^'-ssjon Irs-]
tlinoniiasfrom numerous persons who have;
used it:
I have had two oecasiofy* to u^e Mcffyrds!
Colic .Mixture in cases thatseemed desperate.]
The success in curing wa* apparently magical.
it i< administered without trouble or delay,
is speedy in jieiioii, ami 1 thin!: is sp valuable
that every person who manages horses
or mules should kecd !t at bami.
I>. Jj. \VAUDI..W. . I "
I saw Mr. Mef'ord use his medicine on !i; ,
! i,i,.i-,. th:ii lisul born travelling iind wiis
I ed wllli cn<ui|> colic, 1'ht: animal was
pitiK ilowii f eiiuontly and In great pain, in
a short I line after Mr- medicine was jrlvvti ?li? .
ten minutcs.nl t Ke farthest,?thcanimal was ;
easier, anil In an hour I saw the sininii'.l.jjsu nesscd
ami driven oil'. And ,1 earn I'd s ii I '
quently she |i6rf?>rincd the jonhipy anif lit'd
j no more colic.
TIIOMAH THOMSON.
I have Jiadc'rio occasion, to use jl'e'.'or I's
folic Mi'.xtufo. II was very olieetlve ;\r d i
think is an excellent medicine, . ..
McfiOWA X.
r'orfJalen'l AfcbfivIUeby
. DU. K. rAi:fcr:n.
I Vof'wile hy Riiker, .Jjowndc-vffffe,
j J)!1: K. H. Wn'ilnls, Due West:
! WANTED.X';!?'?^, ,>K|
beetle c/vnpassers to engage In a pj&is ait ai.d!
I m-iilitnlili. I.Vrt'.ness. (ioild mell ft"t!i f-iwltbiul
A rure ehiinee to nvike.money:. { ueh will i
please nnsyjer this advertisement by letlrr, I
enelosinstslump lor reply, statute what business
they have been i-n^ajn il iii. Xone but
those who minim business neeil e.i >plv.
Address KINLEY, HAHVK'V CO.,
Oet.2, ISTvS, ly| Atlanta, tin.
HORSE M CATTLE MDERSj
-THE t'EI'.Ellil\T ED?
Central City Coiiriition, and !
'I Fout.z's Horsfe am? Catt!e Po'-vders' j
1
11 ?AT? I
j EDWIN PAJIXEJTS, |
I Al>ril 30, !57y.
i
ItEBUS No. 3.
TPeSoIL , ' | a
J J
WOMEN'S AGES. j t
Helen of Troy was over forty when j
10 * srpetrated the most famous j e
opement on record, and, as the seige t
! Troy lasted a decade, she must have ' c
*???*"* *"Vi AM fV?A til fAT- i I
3VU 4UJLt; ClUClljr TTUCU lUO *** an/* I *
me of Paris restored hertto her husind,
who is reported to have received
sr with unquestioning love and gratiide.
Pericles wedded Aspasia when
le was thirty-six, and yet afterward, !
?r thirty years or more, held an un-!
iminished reputation for beauty. '
leopatra wr.s past thirty when Anray
fell under her spell, which never!
issened until her death, nearly ten
sars after. Livia was thirty-three J
hen she won the heart of Agustus,
rer whom she maintained hfer asjndency
to the last. The extradrd-j
ary Diane de Poictiers was thirtyx
when Henry II. of France (theii
uko of Orleans, and just half her
cje) became attached to her, and she
as held as the first lady and most
eautiful woman at Court up to the
eriod of the monarch's death and of
le accession to power of Catherine of
[edicis. Anne of Austria was thirty
ight when she was the handsomest!
noon onrl PnoWhflr- 1
UV.UU VI OJUlVjJV) WUU Tiuwu X/
am and Richelieu were her jealous
dmirers. Ninon de 1'EnclOs, the
lost celebrated wit and beauty of her
ay, was the idol of three generations
I the golden youth of France, and
as seventy-two when the Abbe de
lernis fell in love with her; A rare I
smbination of culture, talents, and I
ersonal attractions endowed their j
ossessor seemingly with the gifts of :
ternal youth. Bianca Capello was
lirty-eight when the Grand Duke :
'rancisco, of Florence, fell captive to
er charms, and made her his wife,
lough he was five years her junior,
louis XIV. wedded Mme. de Mainjnon
when she was forty-three years
f agev Catherine II. of Russia, waa j"
lirty-three when she seized the emire
and captivated the dashing young
rloff. Up to tno time of her death
it sixty-seven) she seems to have relined
the wine bewitching powers,
>r the' lamirutations were heartfelt;
mong all those who had ever known j
er .personally. Mdlle. Mar, tlio tra-1
edienno, only attained the zenith of i'
er beauty and power between forty j
nd forty-five, when the loveliness of ]
er hands and* arms especially was ,
elebrated throughout Europe. Mme; 1
lecamer was thirty-eight when she I
ras, without dispute, declared to be i
tie most beautiful woman in Europe, 1
rhich rank she held for fifteen years.
____________
THE TYRANNY OF SHAKESPEARE. j '
Perhaps the attacks on the literary
nd moral records of Shakespeare are ,
iartly owing to a sense of oppression !
uffered by mankind under the weight:
f so tremendous an intellect. It is !
,n unendurable tyranny. There is no j
scape from it; No matter in what di- j
ection a new writer sallies forth, al-1
ost always he discovers that this in-'
[omitable mind has pushed its way
>efore him. Imagine, for instance,
he effect of a consciousness of this 1
ipon our nineteenth century, writers
>f tragedies. Tennyson knew well,
jeforo essaying his latest work, that
he highest praise he could hope to I
vin was the praise of even remote as
tociation with "that high and sacred j
lame." A critic dares to suggest such
m association, and the world rises up
n rebuke. In vain the Spectator reviews i
>ne of Shakespeare's tragedies, points '
jut its weaknesses, and shows how ;
minh mnm sflvftrft wft are iinon the
sontemporary poet than upon the auhor
of Henry VIII. What does the ,
vorld care for Shakespeare's faults! It j
s Shakespeare that it wants.?Scribner.
Physicians practicing in fever, dis-!
ricts are gratuitously furnished with ,
ho receipt that Bangkok doctors guar-i
mtee as infallible. "Take small pieces
>f rhinoceros horn and elephants'
usks, the teeth of tigers,crocodiles.and
jears: three portions of the bones of
cultures, geese and ravens; a fragnent
of a 3tag and a bison's horn, and
i minute piece of sandal wood; reduce
he whole to powder and mix it with :
:old water on a stone. Half the po- j
' awaIIaiha/I 1^ ' tliA nnfinnf i
1UI1 Jb LU U13 aYVciliU UVA uj cjuo j'awvuoj I
ind the rest is to be rubbed over bis !
)ody."
It cost3 Canada only $2 to care for
>aeh Iiidian. It costs tho United
States rdore than $-20 per Indian.
Answer to Rebus No. 3.?I long to
ay this aching head and wounded
leart beneath the soil, to slumber in J
hat dreamless bed from all my toil.
"We hear that keno is to be introduced
into society this Winter as a literary
raeans of passing tho long evenings.
We are told that it is a little arrange-1
aient where you sit and hear a man
jay "lev!" "sev!" "three!" and you
jet live buttons in a row all except
me,-. when some one at tho othei end
?f the room takes all the money.
"See here, conductor, why don't you
have a lire in this car?" "Well, you
see, ono of our direcU's is a clothing
man, and another is a doctor, and an* |
otner is a uru^ siuiu ?uu ?uothor.
runs a torabs-tone factory, and
you know in this world people must
:live aud let live.' So you see?" "All
right, sir; go ahead v.iih your coffin."
At Rawling, Wyoming Territory; a
fellow standing on the d^pot platform
of the Union Padiic ltailroad accidentally
shot oH1 his rille. The ball
?vent through a weather-board, through
a man's coat tail and between an invalid
lady and her daughter. Amid
the sensation the fellow looked at the
weather board and said, "It's a srnuthe
hole."
As a eolored resident of Detroit was
breasting the ptorm, with a new um
brella over ills uoaa, no was nauea oy
a friend and brother, who asked, "la
datyour umbrella?" "1'es, sah?cost
me $2," was the prompt reply. "Mr.
Savage," said the ot'i-'r, very solemnly,
"when a man will buy a $2 urnbrella
to keep the wet oif'n "a fifty cent
suit of close, what's de use to talk
about economy?"
A resident who reached Detroit by ft
fioon train lately, alter an absence
of two weeks, was met at the "depot by
his eight vear old son, who loudly
welcomed him. "And is everybody
well, Vv'illie?" asked the father. "The
tw.llr.er L-iml " rr?ii tin.* LtuV. "And
nothing has happened.'" "Nothing
at ail. I've f?*?od nnd Jennie's
beer, tfood, and I never saw nia behave
hviceir so well us shu has this lime!"
. n
liiii. n 1i "
THE CELTIC LEGENDS OF 8UNKKW
CITTK.
1 > ' t*,
There is one myth-common, to th/S
Jeltic race in many plaeea. a myth ,
?hich tells of a mighty city submerged
or the wickedness of Its itltuibitantsi
n Ireland the waters of LOugh Neagh
,re supposed to cover the vestiges of
ucha city, and in Wales the Bay of
Jardigan. But the myth has associated
Itself, in most detail and consistncy,
with the Bay of Douarnenez. As
. matter of fact, traces of Eonian roads
eading from inland to the bay, traces
if Roman buildings on the He Tristan,
.nd at many points of the shore near
he town of Douarnenez, point certainy
to an important station which ez-'
Bted at this point of Gaul, and oii
?ound upon which the sea' has at
east partially encroached; These renains,
in the days when legends grew,
nust have been far more conspicuous
han now. The popular imagifc&tioii
eems to have taken hold of them, and
?f the reputation of a certain Gradlonj
?ho, as far as real history shows, seems
o have had a historical existence as
ount over a small principally in the
31ack Mountains in the sixth or sev;
inth century. With these data, andwith
hat national myth of a submerged
dtyin their brains, they have fashoneda
legend like this: "Gradlon
he Great was King of all Cornwall;
md had his capital at Quimper. When
le and his kingdom were converted by
laint Corentin, he made over the city
>f Quimper to the government of that
iaint, and went to live and rule his do^
ninions from another city by the sea;
Chis city was called Is, and was one,
>f the mightiest and goodliest in the
?orld; but men lived there too rk>t>
?usly. It was built on low ground - bef
ide the sea, and the waters were kept
>ut by a pair of great sluice-gates ot
vhich no man had the key?a key of
>ure gold?but the king only. Now
ling Gradlon had a daughter, thd
Princess Dahut, and loved her dearly;
Jut DahUt cared neither for God not
nan; hrid Wfts first in all manned of
iotousness; and the ldv&rs that were
>rought to heir bightty she was wont
o murder before dawn; ind Send their
>odies to be flung into & pit far within
he country. So God Was angry against
Dahut and against that city. And one
lay King Gradlon met Saint. Corentlrf
or as others say Ms disciple saint
Juennole) in the forest of Nevit; and.
ihe saint said to him; "Beware; for
;he wrath of God is about to make it*
ielf felt against thee &nd thine." But
;he king took no heed; And one night
ifter the feas'c was over, the foul fiend
same in the gdise of a lover to Dahut,;
md caressed her,and asked faor for the
jolden key from about her tather'rf
leek. And Dahut went to' her father
vhere he slept, and took the kdy from
iMkt his neck, and gave it to her lover;
i.nu the foul llend Vanished away, and
;ook the key, and turned It; and the
ilUice-gates were opened and the waterrf
vent cfyer the city; And King Gradloo/
eapt upon his' horse; aifd rode for life 'K
ind Dahut begged with a greiit voice
hat he would take* her behind . him.*
!ind he took her behind him; but the'
sea pursued them; _ and a voice cried,"
'Let go thef accursed one that rides^
jehind thee," and Dafiut's arms were*
.oosened/aricj she fell,and was drowned,
md the waters were, stayed; and the
' ? ?l -.Uia j r? .i '
?Lace whore sue ieu is caneu roui
bahut to this day:?CdrnhUL'
TEACHING CHILUliJSN COURAGE.
Courage is a rltiil element of ; christian
chivalry. Without, it," indeed,;
neither truth nor fidelity to promise]
?n be honed for. The coward Is sure'
to lie when truth means punishment/
ind sure to retreat from his engage-]
inents when they involve peril' We,
need valiant souls that hav6 learned'
to enduW ami scorn pain, and.to face
clanger fearlessly and promptly when
iluty requires.- Some parents evade'
this vital part o! tf&lnfag by glosses'
and deception,' A infAher who' has"
taken her boy to the dentist's' to get a
tooth out,will' often sayiffyfe is shrink*
ing, "Sit HtiH, my boy/ft won't hurtf
you." Now she knows it wflf hurt him, v
but thinks if she can only get him by
this device to sit still and tst the dentist
get hold of the tooth,, then hl$ discovery
of the pain will ribt, Wniter its
extraction.' This is a dbubfe- mistake.
Tt-. ripsfrnvahprbov's confidence in her:*'
for he detect her in a lie.' Arid though4
it get tho boy this time.to sit stflt, it is'
under the delusion that there, & to be
no pain; whdreas he should be taught l
to face the pain and to scorn it?.' This
makes the differenoe between the, towards
and heroe^ A regimen^ 6t pol-<*
troons eotild march up to a battery a?.
cheerfully asV regiment of heroes^' if
they thought there was no enemy* at
the guns. The difference is that he-'
roes ku'o\V tht" danger and yet &Ce' it'
valiantly. v . . .....
IN OF SUllNAM^S.
It is inc? / <#?tng to tra&i some sur-!
names bu<y. t?t]ieir originafr lfcteanings*
The name La'tliiieriSa writer of Latin ;*
Barker is' syiionymous with tanner:
Milner is an old form of miller;' Lander
is a conti.iction of lavandier, a
washerwoman; Bannisterls the keeper
of a bath; Tubman?a name familiar
tofhe readers of the "Pickwick Papers'?means
a'breeder of rams, which
used to be called' "tups!" The names
Spinner, Tucker.'Fuller and Dyer, are
derived from the wbol manufacture
carried on by Flemish colonists, who
settled in New England.' " A^a gerieraT
rule, says Mr; Lower, all names ter-'
xninating with. er r indicate some employment
or profession; et is believecf
to come from the Anglo-Saxon wer, a
man; hence Sayier is saliman, Miller,
millman; Webster is the 61d feminine
form of webber,' Spitistef of spinner1,
Brewster^f BreWer.' .
There are now about f.OOO decked
vessels and lf.oou open boats, with 42,-;
700 men, engaged in'the Canadian fishery.
Prof. Palmieri announces thai! lie has
<?bserved new volcanic action ait Vesuvius.
It has been discovered that the
average life of a flea is' eight months,
and when you see a man scratching
his back against the edge of ? wood
shed door just tell' Him that he if
wasting time.
A Duluth girl married' a young man
Vwononcn llffiiil hid hot. QT> 1H fll 11V
WCUiUO^/ JUU ill W U Uiu iuiv t wu ivv%*w??
as he passed her. She got a' divorce
because he lifted the fable so beautifully
when the dinner aidn't'suit him.
?Detroit Free Press.
"Mrs. Henry," said Johfci'to' his' wife,
one morning, "if you give me ft Christ
mas present this year, please arrange
it so the bill won't come , in till next
month. It's just as well to keep up
the illusion for a short time."
.The author of "I want to' be ac
angel;" &c.. i3 disputed,' This ia
carrying the hostility .to' General
Butler most too far. .He wrote that
lovely little song in the'fond hope that
posterity would have' Something pleas*
ant to remember him by.
An apprentice sailor boy fell from
the "round top" to the deck, stunned,
but little hurt. The captain" exclaimed,
in surprise, "Why, where did you
come from?" "From the North 01
Ireland, yer honor," was the prompt
reply, as the poor fellow gathered himself
up. ' :
An Algerian idea is that the ringed ol
death seizes a dying man by the hau
of the head and carries him' up to
Paradise. To look at the front seats at
a can-can one would suppose that the
1 v>o?i horm mrtkincr ft
ailgui UI (ICdtU uuvt wwM .
good many desperate grabs, and failed
to carry away anything but hair.
Said a Nevada -lawyer concerning a
nuin who hiid kicked his wife down
stairs; "Gentlemen of the jurv, he
li'istedher! Great heavens, he h isted
her! He?the brute, once, perhaps, a
nuin?mispd his foot and applied It to
the form of her who, ut the holy ^ltar,
he had sworn to love and cherusu. .. _
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