The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, October 01, 1879, Image 2

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I The Press and Banner. | Wednesday, Oct. 1,1879. The Barnwell People's Attack upon the Press und Banner. Wo Rive the Barnu cll People's article in another column, to which attention is directed. Our paragraph, which he takes as a subject, we thought was sufficiently plain for any man of ordinary intelligence to understand. It is a little out of the usual order of things for one journal fri /vi 11 11 non another to irivo its reason fori favoring or opposing any candidate for I public office, but as our neighbor of the | Barnwell People, in his zeal and fervency! for a citizen of Barmveil county seems surprised that we should not endorse his j inan, wo are dispo-ed to humor him in his eccentricities. Tho Press ami Banner has no objection to using "very plaiu English"?English so plain that, our usually courteous and dignified neighbor may not fail to understand. Wo do not favor the nomination of <1en. Hagood forGovcrnor because we beJievo that there are a number of men in I the State better fitted for that office. Is j this clear to the Barnwell People 1 We believe the voters of Abbeville I county will not support General Hagood I l>eccuiso cf his unkindness to them j in attempting to raiso our taxes thirty percent, above what wo thought to be! Just. Is this clear to tho Barnwell Ptv pie T I If there was a single man in Abbeville nnrinrapil the Comntrollor General's act in reference to our taxes "last year" we have failed to hear him express his opinio!). We have never made any assault upon the character of General JIagood, and j make none now, because we believe him : to be a good citizen. The Barnwell Pco-1 pie's defenco therefore of the General when he was not assailed, is a tilt against an imaginary wrong which existed only In bis own bruin, and furnishes another j evidence of the truth of the old addage,! that an over-zealous friend is to be more dreaded than an open enomv. That paper asks us- to be specific as to the "tax business of last year." We shall answer his question by putting a few interrogatories to him, tvhich he can no doubt answer quite satisfactorily to himself, at least. Was not the old law, creating the State Board of Equalization, and conferring upon that body unprecedented powers, a Radical machine for the oppression of our people? Did not tho Comptroller General attempt to use that machine to tho injury of Abbeville County? Did the State Board of Equalisation, of which the Comptroller was the virtual, if not actual, Chairman, and ruling spirit, raise the valuation of any of the farming lands of any County which had a representative on that Board ? tho Pf>rnt>tpnllpr-neneral vote' ,.w* ...V, in the State Board of Equalization for an increase of the valuation on the taxnble property of Lexington County, so tliat the taxes of the citizens or that County were more ouerous than thoy were under Radical rule? Wat it not the wrong perpetrated against, the tax-payers of the Counties which had no representatives in the Board of Equalization, that forced the Democratic Legislature to annul their work, and to make a new law, creating a different Board of Equalization composed of representatives from each County of tho Stato, amlrovoking the authority heretofore vested in a few of the Executive officers, in Columbia? Asa member of the Board of Equalization di&he Comptroller Geueral not pursue Abbeville with an unbecoming vehemence? After it Docame raorany ccruiiu hjui tho Legislature would put their condemnatory seal upon the action of the Board in their attempt to raise the taxes of the Counties not represented in the Radical machine, did not the ComptrollerGeueral say to the Legislative committee that he was willing to correct the workings of the Board in every Couuty except Abbeville? Did he not insist upon raising our taxes thirty per 1 cent.? Did not tho Legislature by their , act, condemn this act of tho Board as in- ] iquitous and unjust? I If the attempt of the Comptroller to ' extort from us seven thousand dollars a! j year moro than our share of tho public < taxes, was not a "stretching of the pre-j rogatives of office," was it not the exer?fflnl?il nAirnt* in wrntwr nt tr% I tioc VI VUJVfOI pVT?v* I.V " ?"??h vv gratify personal spleen ? And was it not an error so patent that tho Legislature felt called upon to correct it, despite the , protests of that olficor? If the Comptroller-Genoral in tho ordi- , nary exercise of the duties of his office, . is ready to commit as wo think, such a , wrong upon a portion of the unoffending people of the State, is it to be wondered at, if we fail to believe him to bo a suitable man to be Governor of tho whole people of the State ? Will the Barnwell rcoplc itself deny , that the Press and Banner had good reason to say that "Abbeville County will .* ' not support General llagood for this of1; v.s fice?" .;'Y But for the fact that the Columbia Register copied the article in question, we should have allowed it to pass unnoticed; but when tho Register gives importance and dignitv to a pioce of this kind which only assails lis, without contributing any, additional laurels to the brow of Barnwell's distinguished and honored son, we aro forcod to say in self-defenso more than our inclination would otherwise prompt us to say. rTAiiK^Un 4A f'l)aflnclnn AiAVUt iJAVU IV VUW4 AVOtVU* Ttye present Railroad authorities are active business men who have infused new life into the Green villo and Columbia and the South Carolina Railroads. The people have received more accommodations from the uew management of these Roads in a fow months than they did in years under *he old, management. The JVcirs and Courier says : "We learn from the Greenville Neieis that there is to he an excursion from (Jreeuville to Charleston on Octobej 10, at the low rate of ?4,75 for the round trip, the excursionists being allowed tho privilege of remaining three days in Charleston. Tho middle of October is a very pleasant season of the year,and is suitable alike for merchants and families to visit tho city. The best part of the cotton crop will nave been gathered by that time, and those planters and farmers who are going to have any money at all will have it then. Thocity will be lively, business and amusements will be in full blast the hotels and boarding houses will beat i their best, the weather is likely to be pleasant and comfortable, and all in all a better time could not be selected for an excursion to the city. The excursion of the first week in September amply repaid the roads engaged in it and was of incalculable benefit to tho trade of thecitv. There is every reason to expect threefold results from an excursion in tho middle of October, and it scetns to us that it would be worth while for our merchants, wholesale and retail, and also our hotel "1 krto^inir-hninifi Lrta??nnr? to iftin ill Ji mi\l U"UI MVMS-W general movement to inliuencb tlio railroads to exttmd the privileges of the proposed low rates to ax many places ana for mi long a*time as can be done consistently with the exigences of their regular business. . | School Fees. To all who think that on r colored imputation will not pay school-fees, wo oar-' neatly commond the letter wo publish' from the pen of Rev. S. H. Jefferson, the! intelligent and energetic colored minister! of the A. M. E. Church of Abbeville.' Wo believe that our colored citlzons will j gladly bail any measures of reform which i look to the support and continuanco of n I better system of schools. j The Sandy Springs Xegro.--Ho Hits Boon Killed Two or Three Times? And Not Bond Yet! The readers ol' tlis Press and Banner i will remember that last week wo referred j to the beating of a negro man at Sandy j Springs Camp meeting, by white men bo- i cause he appeared on the grounds with his white wife. From the Keowce Courier we learn that the injured man has since died. That paper savs : "We understand that the negro man, who was shot and otherwise boat uj> at the Saudy Springs camp meeting on last Sunday, has since died from the injuries received. The Anderson Journal of hist week says : "A negro man and a white woman were found associating together, apparently married, were chased some distance and the old man mercilessly beaten with slicks and clubs. We heard one pistol shot during the chase, and it is rumored that he hits since died from injuries received."' Sinco the above was put in type, we learn that it. was not the husband who was so badly beaten, but that a colored friend who came to his resoue received j the maltreatment. A nnther i-wini'l ic tlvifir wa< 9 n<-irrr? that was stabbed 011 the cars, who died. LATER. The following despatch will explain it- j self: Andkuson, Sept. 30, 0 P. M. Pjt.vs avd lhmncr: The negro wlio is reported to have died 1 from injuries received at the Sand.v 1 Springs Camp Meeting is not dead; He is not even badly hurt. Jouknal. The Tilden Claimant. In an "Interview with Haves'' which we published last week we find the l'ros- j idem represented as talkinr about the Ijresidcntial candidates. >'otiee his remarks about Tilden. Says he, "I think | there are lew men who are his equals in organizing anil conducting a campaign." Maybe so: but the. question is, has he sense and courage enough to seize and en-1 joy the victory and the spoils of the campaign ? He is like one of those foolish old hens that beat all other liens in laying I a big nest of eggs with infinite cackle, but will never hatch out the chickens. Tilden permitted the republicans to play him cuckold once, and that was once too often for the South. Senator Vance says rightly that the South does not want him ! nominated. The Tichbourno Claimant was interesting to the public, his case was so romantic ; but the South has no patience with the Tilden Claimant; she does not want as candidate a man who, as Senator Vance says, would certainly need defence on the stump. Nothing fails like a failure, and Samuel J. Tilden Esq., was a failure in '70. The South emphatically tells him, in the quaint words of Tennyson's "Northern Farmer," Them's my noatlons, Sammy, whereby I means to ^tictc. Most certainly "them's the noations" of South Carolina, and we hope tnc News and Courier and the Register, whose voices can reach the ear of Tilden and the national Democracy, will say without ceasing that this State has no part nor lot iu the Tilden Claimant. Bolton, Williamston and Easley Rail-; road. There was ? great mass meeting on the 16th inst. of the citizcns of Transylvania County, to further the intescsts of tne h Bolton, Williamston and Kaslev Rail- i road, which is to pass through the Blue J Ridge Mountains at Ea'statoo Gap, and | down the French Broad Valley via Bre- ' vard to Asheville. There were present citizens from Buncombe and Henderson i counties, in North Carolina, and Pickens Rnd Anderson counties, in South Carolina. Estimate of cost of grading road from i Belton, South Carolina to Asheville, j V?.1. /u,..,nn,,nn., T.ow.fi,lilt I. tiwitu VtU^UUa, ^jnaUlHUIVU W MUVH"?y Section No. 1, 25 miles, ? 1,500 per mile. Sec-lion No. 2,19 miles, ?3,000 per mile. Seetion No. 3, 13 miles, ?9,500 per mile. Soction No. 4, G miles, ?0,000 per mile. Section No. 5, 9 miles. ?3,000 per mile. Seetion No. 6, 27 miles, ?3,000 per mile. 90 miles, ?302,000. Col. R. W. Hume, of Brevard, offered ;he following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, "Bv the citizens of Transylvania County, in mass meeting assembled, that we do most heartily endorse the proposed Railroad through the Valley of the French Broad, and hereby pledge ourselves to contribute all the means within onr ability towards its zoinpletion." We would have been glad to publish the proceedings in full if we had room. Savannah Navigation. Some months ago we urged on ourpcor>le. esDoeiallv the dwellers on the Savan nah, the importance of agitating tho'question of the navigation of the Upper Savannah River. We reminded them that a, most favourable report thereon had been submitted to the government at Washington bv Mr. Curson, the engineer. We also informed them that we had the best authority for (stating that proper petitions sent from this County and other Counties along the river both here and in Georgia would undoubtedly be effective in obtaining for the work a handsome subsidy of not less than one or two hundred thousand dollars. Now is the time for action. Agitate, agitate, agitatel Get up petitions. The government is more willing t? grant the subsidy than our people are to ask it. Let us send for Senator M. C. Butler, who knows all about this, and will gladly and readily aid us in any so laudable effort. What say the people I of the Savannah Side? It is for them toi blaze the way. The Prcsn and Banner M will be glad to have an expression of , opinion from the Savannah Side. + 4^ + The Fair?Excursions. The Anderson Intelligencer reproduce* j our article on the reduction of irate fees! i . . ? . ... !i at ino I* air as a suggestion lor the ueneiit;, of the Fair authorities at Anderson. Itjj is idle to talk of hiivin-ra large attendance i at Abbeville or Anderson, either, with the gate fees at fifty cents. Tho attendance has beeu growing smaller and smaller every year, and it will continue to growj' smaller, with gate fees at prices whichI amounts to prohibition. Let us hare a big reduction of gate fees, the presence of a big crowd, and a glori-1 ous old time generally. The Railroad 1 has been good enough to ru^i an cxcur-' sion for the camp meeting, why can they j not do as well for the Fair ? The Bond Question. The decision of the Supreme Court of' the State was filed in Columbia Saturday evening. It makes seven columns in the Register, of very small type. It was a feat worthy ol that enterprising [taper to j present it to its readers 011 Sunday morn-! ing. Tho decision itself has created a flutter in every section of tho State and : nowhere tnoro so than in Charleston, j ??u gi vo in iiuuuier pan 01 me i're?S and j Banner some interesting points of the i decision as taken from the lii-glstcr and ! the News and Courier, which was compiled with care. Of course the country will hope that this may be h finality of a question which has disturbed the State for years, but it remains to be seen whether the bondholders will carry the matter into the Supreme Court of the United States. Wo believe the State is willing to let the matter rest where it is. Do not forgot that wheat sowtni;time Is near | at hand. It may cost a dollar a bushel to make j wheat, but even at that cost, it is better to] raise it than buy Hour. We would like fori some of our dealers In fertilizers to ode;- premium* for the best lots of wheat. made nest year. Koine of them have enterprise ami I public spirit enough to ofl'er the premiums, if they supposed it would stimulate the farmers 1 to greater energy and e^ire In wheat produc-j Hon.?CXtrolina tipurtwi. j*fi "L'lfWfizrv.11. j. mm lurr.ura "ui u'ia - *nu?fe*5*.*iwi Excursions. rj "Tlio towns of Greenville, Anderson ami Newberry are important places on the line of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, and their prosperity adds to the ? prosperity of (he road, and with this view we suggest that the authorities inaugurate a system of regularsonii-inonth ly or monthly cheap excursion rates to 1 these points from intermediate stations, and by thus facilitating local travel increase the trade of the towns and the receipts of the railroad. It is worth consideration."?Anderson Journal. Especially is the remarks of the Journal appropriate during the Fairs at the Jl respective towns. w The Supreme Court's Decision of the ? Bund Cases. .s (Columbia Ili-pixtcr.) v We publish elsewhere the decision nf the " SiijirtMiu; Court of Smith Carolina of the vex- 11 ed bond question. Those desirous nf review- ^ in;; the grounds of the Court in the decision " rendered will consult the ease nt lnrae. We 'J only desire to slate here for the general read- u er iiie conclusions reached by the court. They " are? " I. Thai all the bonds issued under an Act i' enuuru * .\n /\n. 10 rc;uucc mc voium? 01 uiu publtc debt and provide far the payment of " the same" lire valid obligations of the State of South Carolina except as follows: /ji I. such as were issued in exchange for bonds 1 issued under the Act entitled "An Act to an- 11 thorlzea loan for the relief of the treasury," or for the coupons of such bonds. "2. Such as were issued in exchange for the j, second issue of bonds under an Ac t entitled ,, "An Act to authorize a Stale loan to pay interest on the public debt," or the coupons of k such bonds. .'!. Such as were issued In exchange*>r those conversion bonds which were Issued for eitli- j.j cr of the two classes of bonds last mentioned. r, viz., bonds for the rnltef of the treasury, and the second issue of bonds to pay the interest on the rmbllcdebt, or in exchange for the con- jj pons of such conversion bonds. II. If any consolidation bond rests wholly upon any of the three objectionable classes of ,,, bonds or coupons just mentioned, then it is ? wholly void : but if it rests only on one part ,, of such objectionable classes of bonds or cou- j, pons, then It is only void to the extent which B] it does rest upon such oblectionuble bonds t] ami coupons, and for the balance of it, It.is a n valid obligation of the Stute. " v ill. That the burden of proof is upon the c, State to show that any particular bond which may be brought into question does rest, either )( i i whole or paVt, upon such objectionable |, bonds or coupons, and, if in part only then the State must show what part isso all'ected. S The ju'lum.'iit of the Court of Claims is set ,.( aside, and the cases are remanded to that court for such further proceedings asr may be necessary under the principles herein announced. \ .< The opinion was rendered by Mclvcr, Associate Justice, JVillard, Chief Justice, concur- i. ring. Haskell, Associate Justice, concurred n sis to the general results reached by a major!tv of court, but dissented from thccxecptions ? made with regard to the particular classcs of ' bonds included within the terms of the Con- *, solidation Act. J. If we apprehended the result of the dccis- {. ion it. excepts from being valid obligations of "j. iiu .-M.ur iiiiiu-i inn UII.vimuiihwii <i cd in the final report of tlie Hond Commissloners "Vouchors not issued in accordance Ji with law uml authorized to beconsalhlotcdby .. the Act" as follows: j; PAYMENT INTEREST PUREIC DEBT, SECOND tl I.SSL'E. c A mount Attached. Detached Jivrid*. Coupons. Otiijwn*. Total. WiO WW S113 5U5 t US) t<45 SI 010 000 j, HEMEK OF TREASURY. tl S091 000 Sl'iG *10 Sl.'SC 170 SI 000 015 si CONVERSION RoNDS. *! S20U 450 S 20 720 S 01 870 S 2!>4 059 ii 409 514 " If we apprehend rightly, those are tlie false g vouchers which, wherever found, are held to be not valid obligations of the.state and are to be deduced from all consolidated bonds issued therefor, the balance, if any, being pood. P That is, suppose a holder of securities funded SlOO.OiJO of vouchers of valid obligations, and w iuiotliet'1 S100,i,00 consisting of second issut 1* bonds to pay the public debt, or for relief of ii treasury, or conversion bonds issued for eitli- C' er of the classes of bonds as above, lie would t! have under the decision the latter hundred tl thousand eliminated from his vouchers as P never having been valid obligations of the w State, and hence would receive $50 000 of con- a sotidaled stock on hisgooil vouchers iilone, or M on S100,(AW. as by terms of the consolidated " Act ; the court holding that the Consolidation Act did not carry these invalid obligations. We then may estimate that this decision n shuts otr 52,409,584 of vouchers as bad and saves the issue of 51,204,757 bonds, or that r( much actual money to the tax payers; and r< this because the suite is held by the court w never to have incurred the obligation in con- Is ronnity to its Constitution and laws, and this d' being the only way in which an obligation n" igainst a Stale c m arise never to have owed ct the money. And, of course, it will not be tl pretended that the people of the State ever n L-njoyed It. c< is 1'he Decision of the Snpreme Court on "] the Consolidated Debt of the State. p [A'cuw and Courier.) The protracted contest between the State w ind the holders of her Consolidated bonds ins resulted in a drawn battle. The Supreme Jourton Saturday tiled its decision in the 01 jond cases, and the points of the decision aro _ given in another column. J TheState raised nine exceptions upon which ' he validity of these bonds was challenged. [' I'iic disputed bonds were those which had ' seen consolidated, 1st, from detached coupons 'roin the Relief of Treasuiy bonds; 2d, from !1< letached couoons from Conversion bonds; 3d, " 'rom detached coupons matujinx on or before *p< luly 1st, 1.S71; -Ith, from detached coupons ? "unded by Scott, Zealy and Owens -51b, from lypothecated bonds and coupons *Oth, from cf he second Issue of bonds furpaymeut of In- a crest on the public debt aud coupons; 7th, 111 rom the Land Commission bonds and couions; Kth, from Conversion bonds and eou- J' mns issued for the-seeond issue of bonds for lie payment of interest on the ]>tibl ic debt; ni ith, from the Conversion bonds and coui)ons 1,1 ssticd for the Land Commission bonds. The Court has sustained the first, sixth and Ighth objections, and has overruled the oth- n is. The opinion is an elaborate one, coverng over fifty pages of manuscript and dis- n. :usslng the several questions raised. Two of he judges concur in the opinion. .Mr. Justice ... laskcll dissents, holding that all theConsoll- Cll lation Londs are valid obligations of the j1( <tate. te That part of the decision which holds as in- w . alid the bonds consolidated from bonds Is- ej iued under "the itellef of the Treasury" Act iVi11 be a surprise, inasmuch as It affects a p lass of bonds which were not amons; those >; lisputcd by the Hond Commission and rejects d by the ISond Court. The total amount of pi hese "Ilelief of the Treasury" Londs was SI,- L and the eflectof the decision will be to limlnish the Consolidated debt of the State y ,o the extent of tll'ty per cent, of this sum, or f.jtil,IG5. The "second Issue of bonds for the pay ment of interest on the public debt" which Si tave been declared invalid by the Supreme al Jourt amount to ?l,0l!M 10. Jf these he elimi- j \\ uited from the Consolidated debt of the State' II t will be further reduced by S-j24,720. tl In brief, the ellect of the decision Is to reduce si :he Consolidated debt of the State something II jver a million of dollars. S1 It Is impossible at this time U> designate w .villi any approach to accuracy wiiieh of the 'onsolidated bonds will be alt'ecled by this al Jecision. Bonds for the payment of Interest jpon t lie public debt of the second issue enter cc 0 a greater or less extent into nearly all of al hein. In some the taint is a very small per- pi cutage; in oiliers it is much larger. Under litis decision, each bond will have to stand on its own merits and be the subjcctof a separate U udiciat investigation. This onerous duty pi jannot be devolved upon the Bond Court, in uklition to the circuit duties which the law niposi's upon.Its members. Further ieglsla- d Hon will be absolutely necessary to carry out .s [he decision of the Supreme Court. U It will be a matter for congratulation if this n lecislott is accepted both by the State and her b isreditors as a tinality. In this way alone can ibis distracting issue be elimited from tlie po- Si 1 i t !* ? I 11 rottji Tli?? In m?l n iihkI inii is tlio nnlv In >110 which threatens to divide the Democracy tl in the earnest work which lies before it In ISM), mid the sooner it is laid to rest the better d< will it be lor the public weal. n ?<?? ai The Bond Decision* Greenville yews. % c< The decision of the .Supreme Court in the Urand l'as$s1* elaborate and thorough in its ; ' reach of all the law points in the case. It rejuccs the debt of the state a million, but rc- 0 Itiires some further legislation to carry it in- '! loc.Teet. It is to l>e hoped the decision will be accepted by both purlieu, and the question * be definitely settled. ??? ? U THE PENITENTIARY SCANDAL. v lerrible Condition of Sick Convicts Re* \ turned from Railroad Work?The n Governor Orders nn Examination. ^ f X'-wi dud Courier.] Coi.kmma, .Septemi>er 2S.?Twenty-five sick c convicts were brought down from the Green- t wood und Augusta Railroad yesterday after- * noon. One died upon the way. I cannot find p language to depict the condition of these j wretched men. Some were blind, soniespeech- n less< and all helpless. More than'one-half of j< them will never do another day's work for the s Slate, hut are only food for the grave. The a Oovernor appointed a special hoard of physi- ( eians, composed of f?rs. Gritlln, Taylor and u liortie, to examine them and makau report t! IIS lo UlCi CUUSC'.S UI llll'ir t'UiiUJiiuu. ? e striving to MAKirKACTCnR ax octragk. ?I*ostmaster-(icncnil Key who, since being "struck in the l?ol)3* by a pone of broad" j, thrown at him three years ago b#Mr. Hayes, j is as stalwart as any of thein, is endeavoring j f to manufacture for Republican campaign usei. an outrage based upon the recent shooting of , Nix, the postmaster at Blackvillc, H.C. Jt. is 1 _ sought to be shown that thejissaultupon lilin {J was committed-because he is a Republican and an otiice-holder. More than a week ago J" Senator ButlerwrotetotheposfmasteKfenernl! n protesting against iheapnointmcnt of Nixon |{| the ground that he is turbulent, rude, ot)'en-|a sivcand incompetent, and destitute of the ; n character and qualifications emitting mm 10 (l tlie place. There can hardly lie a doubt that .. his rudenessand pre-distiositlon toturbulcnce ( {rot him Into this difficulty. and that the penalty for these was not visited upon him in South Carolina any more promptly than would have been done, under the same clr- , cum stances, in any ottier State.?Charlotte Observer. j ISA CoNnt'crojt's IIokiujjlk Deatii.?Cnpl. r 11. V. Moore, a conductor on Hie Kichmond p and Danville Railroad, met. with a most hor- < rible death, ou the northern end of the road, t two days iij?o. It Is Minted thai lie was pussIng down the ladder on one of the cars and missing his footing fell through. The train j, was then about twcnty-Uvo miles from Itlcli- h mond,and rushing at lull speed. The unfor- c tunate gontleman was Instuntly killed and n his body fearfully mangled. Mr. Moore had n been j)roinoteil from the position of brake- r man. Hi; is a resident of Manchester, Vii. jj lie once .saved the life of (lie engineer of his Irain, Kidwell, at the risk of his own, by pull- M ing him from u burning w.?C/uirlvtle Ob- j | n-riir. | A ii MB?????iwoma-antt?MB HI? [he Man to Lead us in 1880 ' < IEXTIMENT OF THE SOUTH -"ANY- , BODY EXCEPT TILDEN J" < 'alks With Some Well Known South- ' enters at the White Sulphur Springs j ?What Gens. McGowan, Gary, Lee . and Chalmers Said?"Hayes a Fraud \ and Tilden a Failure!" < A correspondent of the jVcw York Hcraltl , ms been talking with some well known * ouUierncrs sojourningat the White Sulphur |irings about the coming residential election. He says : "The o|)j>osltlon to Air. Til- > en's notninalion is much stronger than the , lews given would seem to indicate. One , entleinan remarked to me that'if -Mr. TIN | en Is nominated Virginia, North Carolina, ] outh Carolina and other Southern States , , ould go for the Republican candidate.' An* j I leir do legates to the Nominating Convention j III, If necessary, instruct, them to vote for ( lie twu-thirds rule, which willell'ectually de- ( jut .Mr. Tiiden's nomination.' There are In- j icutions of a desperate contest In South Car- ( Una next year, the apprehension of which is , nly partially conceded by the guarded ex- | rcssiotis of lien. Meliowan and <jei>. Gary, ii the other .States, though the Democrats lay l>edivided 011 local Issues, they will vote 1 didly lor the Democratic ticket in the na- 1 onal campaign, provided, some say, Mr. 1 ilden Is not at the head of it. Rut this re uiins to he seen. I WHAT GK>\ M'COWAN THINKS. j "Gen. Sum Mcdovvnn, of Abbeville, S. 0., ( at! been a visitor at the Springs. He comlanded Maxe.v Gregg's South Carolina ] ri?ade after that distinguished soldier was 1 llled. Alter tiie war he look a prominent. | art in the politics of the State, and in 1K70 1 asoneof theTildcn and Hendricks electors* < le is now spoken of hs the successor of Rep- ] ,'sentatlve Wyatt Alk6n I11 Congress when lat gentleman's term expires. "How is South Carollnn progressing under < leinocrntlc rule?" I asked. I ' Very well indeed. We are getting compe- 1 jnt and honest men I11 ofllee, reforming the 1 overnment and exercising economy In ollr ttlces. public and private. I11 the single < latter of the costs of legislation alone we s nve saved largely. In a session of twenty- < ix days the Legislature does more work now lan they did in lour months under Radical ( iile. The State is quiet?never freer from ; lolence. There has been an Immense de- j reuse In crime. Kind relations exist be- | ween the races, and all aro as contented as s ; is possible for a people who have been ] itcly so humiliated and plundered. The > ropcrty destroyed cannot be restored In a < ay, but there is confidence and a gradual 1 ustoration of prosperity. It is easier to pull ] own than to build up?to be the architects 1 i rum. i "Do you anticipate a lively campaign in iso?" "There Is a general belief that we are to ave a lively time next year. There would ot be the least trouble If outside influences re not brought to bear. If left to ourselves II will be well, butas It will bea Presiuentinl ear our State will be drawn into the mneltrom of the national election. The colored eople appreciate the blessings of peace and istlco, which they enjoy under Democratic ule, and would not be unreasonable If left to u'tnselvcs; but we fear tliat they will be nglited by demagogues for the purpose of secuing their votes in the Presidential election, nd an a part of that agitation an effort will e made to restore the State Government to liose who had It for ten years, and by the otninon consent of mankind gave us the lost offensive, corrupt and infamous race ominatlon ever known in the history of the rorld. This is as well established as any part 1 history. It seems to us strange, Indeed, tint any person could be found who would truggle, or even consent under any cireumlances, to the restoration of such a miserable irieature of Republican Government. Havlg had most bitter experience of such infaloiis rule we do notintend that it shall be e established without a great struggle?even water than that of 1870." THE MOST AVAILABLE MAN. ( "Then you anticipate trouble from the Rcubltcans?" ' As I just said, we anticipate no trouble i hatever except what may come from the | epubllcans?or, rather, Radicals, for there is ] ) fact no, real Republican party in South \ aroliim. It Is a nondescript race dominant!, which for Its corrupt purposes assumes | le name of Republicanism. If the colored eople arc let alone we will have no trouble j hatever. There will be, as now, peace, <julet t nd prosperity, Thceflort to overthrow all , lat Ims been done and restore the old rule 1 lust necessarily produce disturbances nu<l be ] jsisted to the Inst extremity." f "General, who. In your opinion, will be the f ext President?" I "Wc have had sucli bitter experience ol por- / lpt rule that our llrst desire Is to prevtnt its ( istoration. We care little comparatively | ho may be President, only provided that he < , a good Itemocrat and that lie Is willing to t a us simple and equal Justice. We ask no t inre. Wo feel such mi overwhelming inter- / it iii the great question of self protection u>t we desire the most available man. We ceil, indeed we must have, Democratic sue- \ ;.<s. To obtain that success, in which alone our safety, we are willing that the South iitll put forward no clolrn to the nomination ml thus dispose of the charge of ambition t tid a desire to control." t "Will the Democratic nominee be the next ( resident?" t "Yes. I think the Democratic nomlece 1 111 be the next l'resident, whoever he may j j." "Well, will it be Tllden, Baj nrd, Thurman s r Hancock?" 1 "We have no prejudice against Mr. Tllden. 1 voted for him at St. Louis froin the first. c i the campaign which followed I advocated t Is election upon every stump in South Cnro- f. na as one of the Democratic electors of the late. I did it 'eon amore'?without personal i jquaintancc and without the least expecta- * on of any reward of any kind except the t jod of the country. I thought then, and ( still think him an able man aud a great rermenbutl think we are more likely to sue- c ed with new men. There is a freshness and t charm about novelty. Bayard, Thurman i id Hancock are all good men. Mr. Bayard c the first, favorite of our people. Judge s liurman has for years done good service in I le Senate and he deserves reward, but events p ay take place before the nomination which t ay control it." n KWINO NOT THE MAX. 1 "Suppose Gen. Ewlug should carry Ohio K .1.. ...M #1*. r>,.t tl.l.,1 f 1.1 ' and a good chance for the Democratic uouii- N itlon?" "It does not 6cem to me that Gen. Ewing ( ouldbeagood nomination in ease of hi* . irrylng Ohio this fail for Governor, which I ^ ipe lie will do. That election to some ex- < lit will be controlled by local issues, which ould not result so favorably in a general , ectlon." , "Do you think the Democracy can carry the . residential election without the votes of ( ew York, New Jersey and Connecticut?" "We may get some other Suites in their . lace, but it would be more comfortable to 1 tive the votes of these three States. We , mst have the great Democratic State of New . oik." , GEN. GARY'S VIEWS. ! The next prominent and representative ' Hitiierner I met, who has also iiad considerlie experience In politics, was Gen. Mart J ". Gary, whose home is at Edgefield Court j otise, S. C. He was a gallant soldier during j le war. lie was the. leader of the "Red- 1 i.lrt Democracy" that redeemed Soutli Cam- 1 na from Radical misrule, and was elected j tntesenator in tlie stormy campaign of 1S76, 1 liicii he now holds. "General, what is the conditton of political ' fl'airs In South Carolina at present?" ' Quiet, very quiet Just now; but there are ' jrtain crop pings out that mdieiUe consider- \ ble dlflcrenecof political oplnlonaniong our 1 eoplc." J "In what way, General ?' ' Our party leaders are not In nccord on cer- ' lIn issue* which will bo made in the camililMl of 1S80." "What arc those issues?" 'The main and principal issues that may , Ivide the party are the adjustment of the tatedebt, the present national bunking sjs m and the greenback currency, as an Initial lovement toward a return to a fixed and sta- , le currency." J ' .Should the Supreme Court decide that the tate is liable for the fraudulent issue of unds under Radical rule, will the people of ie State acquiesce in the doclslou?" r "I do not believe that tliey will; they will emand a constitutional convention to relodel the Constitution and definitely fix the mount of the State debt." ^ A NICE LEGAL POINT. "IIow can they get over the decision of the mirt of final resort?" "In Hie first place, if the theory that the J Dverelgnty of South Carolina was destroyed y acts of war be correct, corporate existence f the state was destroyed at t he sanietlmo, nd the ante-bellum debt ns one of the Incl- ' ents of It-S corporate existence was destroyed lumltatieously witti the sovereignty of the tute. South Carolina was treated as a conucred province and was placed under milltry rule, and under the reconstruction acts ] lie was compelled to adopt a new Constltuion.and underfills new Constitution she was [ admitted into the Union. JCow in this now 'onstllution and in formation of this new ' orpornllon there is no clause recognizing this nte-bcllum debt, so the debt has no legal ex<tence. The taking cognizance ol the nntcellum debt by one of the co-ordinate depart- . icntsofthe government cannot bind the lasses of the people, whose sovereign will an only bo expressed through a Constitulonal Contention. Again, a State can only be ued by giving its own consent to become a arty to a cause of action. The action of the .egislature, whicc is only a third of the cordlnatc powers of the government, cannot [ gaily bind the State, and the decision of the upreme Court, amounts to a Judicial farce nd will be disregarded by the people. As to he post-bellum debt, or that portion created i ndcr Iladieal rule, the whole of It Is one of lie most glaring and stupendous frauds that ver disgraced any government, and will nevr be paid by our people." OBJKCTJ0NS TO NATIONAL BANKS. "What is your objection to national , auks?" "1 am opposed to them on principle. It Is he concentration of the money power Into he hiinuH of a few, and the money power Is lie great power of any government. It is a radical step In the direction of a consolidate! government or empire. There Is also a real hue and cry against thorn raised by the i 1 lers urn! owners of the soil, Irrespective of arty afllllatloii, as their charterH prohibit hem Irotn loaning money upon real estate as security. Ijtml istherebv excluded troni utlnnal lianksas a basis of credit, cuu.ilng It o depreciate in value and a paraiysiK of the ndustrloK of agrlculluru throughout the , United States," KWINO KOIl PRESIDENT. "Who do you tlilnk will he the next I'resient?" "If Gen. Kwlnp ehrrles Ohio this fhll lie will e entitled to receive, and in my opinion will i-eelve, the nomination of the Democratic arty, and If he receive." that nomination of , 0111*0 lie will be elected the next President of | lie United State?." "How about Tilden?" ( "Tilden was elected President and did not . ave tlic backbone even to be sworn In. Had ( e taken t lie oath of office at the proper time, ven In the city of New York, (for he won frnid togo to Washington,) the sober second bought of the American people would have ecognlml him and Insisted 011 his rights as ' 'resident of the I'nited States. No one wish- < s(t?i vote a second time for n man who was 1 ntriieto himself and false to the highest rust of his party. Tilden showed the white I Hither In 157U, uuil we want u wan who is uot ^ I ifrnid In 1880, and that man is Gen. Ewlng." f|1 "What do you think of Bayard or Han- ? Mck?" NO EASTERN* MAN WANTED. p "Bayard Is a very good man, but his views iironotin sympathy with the people on the juestlons of llnancc. He Is from the smallest State In the Union. He would start with too small a vote from home. In conventions small States arc lost sight of. I do not think Buyard available. I like Hancock, but the conservative element of the party will not go for a professional soldier. Grant satisfied tlie v American peoplo that tho clink of the sword ?.? iind the rattle of spurs did not sound well in *? the White House. We have had too many sandldatcs from the East. New York has had three candidates. Turn about Is but fair 1,0 i>lay. Ko we must have a man from the gruut _ West." ?? "Then you think Ewlng the coming man?" "Certainly I do. He was a brave sol dier in t,? tt'ar, ti wise statesman in peace. His political ?,? principles are but the reflex of the Ideas of the f/.' people; they are In accord and sympathy with v' liiin and he with them. His great personal R magnetism and his innate aggressiveness mnrkhlnias the great leader of the Democ- 5^ racy for J880. The Northwest Is the great mil* Itjiry centre of this conntry, and the people _ :hn natural allies of the South. An enllght- iie. >nu<l Sout hern statesmanship should cause us B ,o grsipple them tous with hooks of steel. The .. ' 4outh and West combined will control this B ' ;ountry. Let us elect Kwlnp. and then see B ivho will dare dispute Ills claims to a seat In H : the White House." Be! GEN. W. n. F. LEE, Be ion of (Jen. Robert E. Lee, and who wlU be Bei emembered as a major-general of Confeder- Be ite cavalry,oncoheld .'is a hortage at Fortress Monroe, was walking across the lawn when ?ei :ie was Joined by your correspondents/ Bel 'Whoof those named as aspirants for the Democratic nomination for President lu 1880 J*e lo you favor, General ?" gei 'Jam not vory conversant with National "ei politics, and think that my views are not n orth much, but as far as I have been able Be: :o Jud?e I think that among the civilians mmed Mr. Bayard, and among the soldiers, Be, :ien. Hancock, are the favorites with the peo- r?' jie of Virginia." Bei "Whom do you personally prefer?" Ba "Mr. Bayard, though I esteem Gen. Han- Bei :ock very highly and formerly knew him In- B& tlmately. He was a quartermaster of iny old Bc, -eglracnt, the Sixth Infantry, before the gi, tvur." - Be, "It Is contended that Mr. Bayard could not Be; sarry the State of New York, which Is con- Bc; ildered essential to the success of the Demo:ratic party ?" "Well, don't you think that Is merely an irgument? Why would not Mr. Bayard carry Be Sew York as well as any other candidate, if tie becomes tho nominee of the Democratic Bet party? His financial views are thoroughly in Bei iccord with those of the people of New York. Bei lie Is a statesman, and a Bayard sans pair et Be tmu reiirochc. Ills nomination would give Be ilgnlty and respectability to the ticket and Be Hie party, and I believe there are many Be- Be publicans even who would be willing to vote Be lor him. He would certainly create great Be intbuslasm in the South." Be CONGRESSMAN CHALMERS. ?e H0j Gen. Chalmers, Representative from Missis?li>pl. was seated under the porch of the hotel when your correspondent was introduced to iiim. Be "Who do you reenrd as the choice of the h? people of Mississippi lortheDemocratlcnom- Be [nation for President?" Be "I ciin hardly say who would be their choice, Be but from all I have been uble to learn the Be jrisat majority r.re opposed to Mr. Tllden." Be 'What 1h the cause of this opposition to rilden?" "Well, that Is hnrd to define. I can best 11- Be Instrate It by quoting a resolution which was Be filtered by a Representative In the Mississippi Be Legislature when Montgomery Blair's resolu- Be lions about the Presidential title were offered Be in that body. That was: Be fiexolvctl, That Hayes 13 a fraud and Tllden Is a failure. "That covers the ground better than any- Sp Lhlhg else I can sny." S ' "How does Mr. Bayard stand In Missis- p sippl?" E* "Mr. Bayard Is popular and would have the \ support of the friends of Lamar." t>5 "Mr. Thurman ?" "Thurman Is still more populnrthnn Baynrd. [ think he would makeastrong candldiite." "What do you think of Ewlng's chances should he carry Ohio In October?" R. "It Is not easy to tell. Ewlng I like, and Spl ivlille I agree with his financial theories he 2" tvould be objectlonuble to the Democrats of .he Northeastern States, and would not In all probability make a successful candidate for Be; the Presidency." Bei "Individually, General, whom do you pre- Bci "er?" Bei "Individually, I prefer Oeu. Hancock. As Be; 1 soldier and a Democrat there Is no man in he country who has such a sublime and lrrejroachabie record as Hancock. His Texas Bci etter, refusing to Subordinate the ctvll to the nllltary authorities, during the era of rccon- Be* ^.ruction, Is one of the most patriotic nets Be! ilnee t he days of Washington. That letter Is Kei ilatform enough for any man. What we want 'or our candidate Is a Northern man, with a Bei rood war record, and In that respect Hancock ms no superior. Every Democratic speaker ? , :ould proclaim his patriotism from every ji,. itump In the Union without a fear ofltever fsj; icing assailed. He would be acceptable to fjw jvery section of the country." Bo Keneral Hagood for Governor, "It Is Bei Said." Be! rjf>nf>rnl "FTnn?nn?l It. Ic coM Ka liCJ id for Governor by the Columbia mnnipuiaors. It Is unnecessary to a<ld that Abbeville bounty will not support General Hagood for ,hls ofllce. We huve not forgotten the tax justness or last year.?Abbeville Press and f, "J Bunner. The nbove extract, for singularity of conitruction, Is fully e<jual to anything In It* Ine we recollect to have seen. iKillclously 15ei m personal, except, ns regards the object or lta T? joninient, It Is as wildly assertive as It Is sen- j*e' entlously predictive and mysteriously sug- f, ;estlve. * .Sneaking in the Indicative mood, the Press J?"' ind Banner intimates to Its readers, on the J!C1 trength of an "It is said," that "General 11a- *? :ood will be nominated for Governor by the ,'olumbla manipulators." UU! Now Dame Rumor often elects to travel ~ [bout leaning for support forherfrnglle figure ueJ lpon such weak sticks as "they say" and "it ssald." Hut when the Press and Banner un- _ lertakcs to sturt. the poor old soul upon the S?; tree to as prematurely and as thinly clad as It las done on this occasion, with no more tan- BC: ;lble food to subsist on than the Intentions of he "Columbia manipulators," it Is guilty of ge, in net of depravity even more heinous than gu, be Infringement of a copyright. We do not know, for our part, whether niiy uch thing has been said. Hut there ore one hq, ir two things in relation to the matter that vecan say in very plain Kngllsh?first, should jjuj Barnwell be honored by the nomination of uci >ne of her most worthy and capable sons to jjCi he high ofllce indicated, that nomination will not be made by the "manipulators" "of jjej Columbia or anywhere else; and, second. ut. Iiould such a nomination be made we have nci lot the slightest idea that the Intelllgenceaud nc] nan hood of Abbeville County will employ He: ,he Press and Banner to signify their opinion )f such nomination. To whom the Press and Banner refers ns 'Columbia manipulators" we do not know. If the Press and Banner knows nnvthlne we Fir lcein an explanation to be In order and eer- lta alnly due to the public. Inuendo Is not tlio Be venpon of either a bravo man or a wise one, lie: md damages fully us often him who uses It as Be ilm who Is the object of It. Be: The "tax business of last year" lnw no moan- Be ng down our way, We have not heard any- Be ,hing of the present Comptroller General fall- Be ng to comply with the requirements of the Be aw, or even of stretching the undoubted pre- Be Ogatlves of olllce Irt any particular. The Be Press and Banner must be more explicit to be Be inderstood beyond the limits of his sanctum. Be Finally, Barn well is not lisblng for a nomination for any of its sons. So far as General tlngood is concerned, while we are proud of ?c :.hat nccldent of Dlrth which entitles us to ?e :laim him, we are nevertheless conscious that lis fame belongs to his State, and when his ?e character is assailed he will not need for dc- {}e fenae in any portion of South Carolina.?Burnveil People. Be The Parting. Be lie Though silence and coldness may part us for- t,e evor, Mid all the dull pains thrilling deep in my i,p heart, fte [ come now to tell you, at least, it were well you B(, And I in forgiveness and friendship should i,? part. \\l That though could I see your fair form here before me, {>? Faint signs of the old love my face might be- S,; tray, 3nco lavished upon you,'tis nowjdriftlng from Ec you, 'Tis waning, and fading, and passing away. [ loved you too well, and too well did you }?!; know It; j.,, I drank deep the friendship my vision had planned, That friendship you plighted, that friendship Be you slighted? Be The prize was worth nothing when hold In lie the hand. Be Be r?nl In hnvA T nsoil tint a llnlr hniffl T cr?~ eel. If fallings I had, they were well known to you, S The love you accepted, and afterwards neglectcd, Tip Whatever to others, was perfect to you. And so let the mystery llojust where you left ?e it, Tip If I met you earnestly, your heart will tell, oj; You know in your heart I was true to my jjJ; part? ue You changed, I did not?with forgiveness, ?p fhrewell. jj0 Ijn For what you oncc were, I shall love you ab ever. Though what you uro now may be nothing to me ; Be Othor friends, though newer, can never be He truer, Be Go be you to them what I wish you to be. Be Be I freely, I truly, I wholly fonrive you, Be No ciildlngs within my sad bosom shall Be glow, Be And If I cling to you, remember'twas through Be you! Be If weak I havo been, It was you made ine Be so. Be /Be I bent to your power when Its spell was tipon Be me, Be But you must not blame me, for full well Be you k now, Bo rimt you should not grieve mo; enough that Be you leave me 1 am what I am?It was you made me so. Be; __ Bei Be An Outlaw.?Wo rogret to have to chronlcl e a base outrage, which occurred near this place on Saturday night last. Astiie wlfeand Bei [laughter oi Jasper Price, colored, wero re- Be: turning from a neighbor's they were assault- Bei Ml by a white man, who flred several shots at Bei the daughter. He then beat both of them Bei unmercifully with a mil. On Tuesday even- Bei Ing last tho same person flred on two colored Bei females near town, but they succeeded In Bei making their escape. We learn that this man Bei lias been loitering around town for some time. He Is charged with having committed T, rrlmes In Georgia and left that (State to nre- f3_! vent arrest. W c hope the people will turn "Rr; jut and arrest this flend In human shape.? JjX, h'cowce Courier. jjg( . Be; Wo arc plad to know thnt .ludKOftped has Bet nearly entirely recovered from the openition Be> >f removing the cancer from his face, and that lis general health is also much Improved. !? . rt'e hope he will be enjoying his accustomed . urf neallh and vigor utan early day.?Anderson Journal. he Abbeville Fair. 'emium List of the Eleventh Annual Fair of the Abbeville Agricultural Society, to be Held at the Grounds October 29, 30 and 31,1879. Field Cropt. r tho best Bushel White Corn,- 8 1 r the best Bushel Yellow Oorn, } r the best Bushel White wheat 1 r the best Bushel Red Wheat,- 1 r tht best Bushel White, Red and Black Oa.8, each - 1 r the best Bushel Barley 1 r the best Bushel Rye 1 r the best Bushel Field Peas J r the best Bushel Sweet Potatoes 1 r tho best Bushel Irish Potatoes,... 1 iiglit of Bushel struck measure to be given and considered by committee. st Bushel Ground Peas, 1 st Bushel Turnips, I st Bushel Rula Baga Turnips,.. 1 st Sack of (Flour, 2 at Sack of Corn Meal, 1 st Do7.cn Carrots, I st Dozen Beets, 1 st Dozen ParsnlDS 1 st Dozen Mangel Wurtzel, 1 st Peck Onions 1 st 14 Dozen Cabbage Heads, 1 st Dozen Tomatoes, 1 st % Dozen Pumpkin*,- 1 st kBushel Buckwheat, 1 st 'A Dozen Cotton Stalks, 1 st % Bushel Sorghum Seed 1 st Bale of Cotton, 400 lbs, 5 stand largest collection of Vegetables not less than 20 varieties, - 1 st Bale Native IIay,..? 3 at Rnla f'lrtfnt* Wov 51 it Bale Cured Pea Vines, 3 The above to be grown by exhibitors. it Sample of Wool, 60 lbs 8 Horse*. stStalllon open to the World 8 10 st Stallion 4 years old, county raised 6 it Stallion 3 years old. county raided, 6 it Gelding 3 years old, county raised,-... 5 st Filly 3 years old, county raised 5 ?t Horse Colt 2 > ears old, county raised, 3 a Mare Colt 2 years old, county raised,.. 3 st Horse Colt I year old, county raised,.. 3 st Mare Colt 1 year old, county raised,... 3 it Mare 4 years old, county raised 5 it Mare and Colt, both county raised,?.. 6 it Mare and Colt, colt folded In county, 5 Saddle and Harness Horses. 9t pair of Carriage Horses, open to the World $ 5 Bt pair of Carriage Horses, county raised 10 st pair of Mare's, open to the World, 6 st pair of Mare's, county raised, 10 Bt FancyTeam, 5 st Single Buggy Horse, 6 Bt Single Buggy Horse, county raised,... 6 st Single Buggy Mare, world, 6 it Single Buggy Mare, county raised 5 st Saddle Horse, open to the World, 0 st Saddle Horso, county raised,- 5 Bt Saddle and Harness Horse 5 Bt Pony not over 14 hands high, to be ridden by a boy, 5 Jacks and Hide8. Rt .Tnck,standing In the county,- S 5 st Mule, county raised, - 6 st Mule 3 years old, county raised, 5 si Mule 2 years old, county raised, 3 st Mule 1 year old, county raised 3 st Mnle Colt, county raised 3 st Pair Carriage Mules, county raised,.. 6 Cattle. ef TJnll I m nrrtuflfl hrnml 5 vnam nnrl K Rt hull 2years and over, 3 st Bull 1 year and over 2 st Cow, Improved breed 3vears and over f> st Heifer, Improved breed 2 to 3 years...? 3 st Heifer, Improved breed 1 to 2 years,... 2 Grades open to South Carolina. st Grndo Bull 3 years nnd over, S 5 st Grade Bull under 2 years 3 st Grade Cow 3 years and over 51 st Grade Heifer 2 years and over, 3 st Grade Heifer 1 yea: and over, 2 n tills elass are Included Common Stock, st Ml fell Cow, to be milked on grounds, 5 st Yoke Oxen,_ 5 st Fatted Beef, Sheep open to South Carolina. st Buck S 3 3t Ewe and Lamb, 3 st Pair Cashmere Goats 3 Swine ojprn to &iuth Oarolbiq. st Boar, $ 3 st Sow, 3 st l'alr Pigs,. 3 st Sow and Pigs, not less than six o st Fatted Hog, 3 Poultry. st Pair Tnrkeys 8 2 Ht Pair Ducks, 1 <t Pair Geese 1 st Pair Fowls, domestic, 1 st Pair Fowls, Game, 1 st Pair Fowls, Fancy, 1 st Coop of Fowls, not less than 10 2 Manufacture* in Wood, Tin, and Iron. stPalrSplitUnttoinChalrs.county mode? 1 st Well Bucket. Ironed, county make.... 1 st Tub, Pall or Plggln,county make,1 st 14 dozen Brooms, corn, county make 1 st Family Vehicle, S. C. make, 2 st Buggy, with Top. 8.0. make, 2 st Buggy without Top, S. C. make, 2 <t Two Horse Wagon. S. C. make 2 <tOne Horse Wagon, if. 0. make 2 <t One Horse Cart, H. C. make, 2 st Ox Yoke, S. C. make 1 st Wheelbarrow, 8. C. make 1 <t Cotton Drill, open to World. 2 st Guano Distributor, open to World,.... 2 st 1 Horse Turning Plow, open to world 1 st 2 Horse Turning Plow, open to world 2 st Subsoil Plow, open to world 1 <t collection Plow Moulds, county make 2 it Single Horse l'lovv Stock, bounty make,. 1 ?l Club Axe, county nmke 1 it Hatchet, county make 1 H Broad Axe. county make,.. - 1 st Grain Cradle, county make, ] <t Two Hampers, county make I ?t two How mskets, county make, 1 <t ]A Dozen Axe Handles, county make 1 it % Dozen Horse Shoos and Nails, county make 1 it Cotton Planter, ' 3 Manufacture* in Stone Ware. ?t collection Pot Ware, S. C. make 3 1 <t specimen Drain tlle.S. 0. make, 1 st specimen Bricks, 10U, S. C. make 1 Leather if. C. Manufacture. st U Dozen Sides Solo Leather S 2 st U Dozen Sides Upper Leather, 2 st % Dozen Sides Calf Skins, 2 st >A Dozen Sides Sheep skins, 2 st U Dozen Sides Goat Skins 2 st Set Double Harness, 2 st Set Single Harnens 2 st Gentleman's Saddle 2 st Riding Bridle .2 st Set wagon Harness, 2 st U Dozen Blind Bridles, 2 st U Dozen Brogans, - 2, stPLir Dress Boots, 2! Pair Dress blioes. J st Pair Leather Collars, 2i stand largest collection Leather, ccnm- | ty make 3 j Domestic Manufactures S. C. make. st pair Woolen Blanket* S 1 st 10 yards Kerseys 1 st H yards of Woolen Jeans, 1 st 7 yards Homespun. 1 st Dozen Shuck Collars, - 1 st woolen Coverlid 1 st Cotton Counterpane 1 Ht ]4dozen Fairs ol Wool (Socks, 1 st 'a dozen Pairs of Cotton Socis,. 1 st U dozen Plow Lines, 1 st Feather Fan, } st Feather Fly Brush, 1 st Dozen Skeins Hewing Silk, 1 st % lb. Cotton Thread, 1 Tailoring S. C. make. st Gentleman's Coat, S 2 st Gentleman's Overcoat, 2 at Gentleman's Pants,- J ?t Gentleman's Vest, J st Pair Drawers, J st Shirt 1 Patch, Needle and Crochet Work. st Patch Work Quilt In Silk 3 1 st Patch Work Quilt In Cotton, - 1 ,st Imitation Marseilles Quilt, 1 st Laid Work Quilt, 1 st Silk Comfort, 1 st Worsted Comfort, 1 st Cotton Comfort, 1 st Piano Cover, 1 st Ottoman Cover, st Worked Handkerchief, 1 ist Embroidering In Cotton, 1 st Infant's Dress. 1 ?t Specimen Embroidering in \\ orated, l ?t Crochet Shawl, ] stMats in Cotton, J :ht Speclmeu In Tallin * Work, 1 Ht wpecimcn licnu w orn, i :st Pair Mats, Worsted, - 1 Wax, Hair and Shell Work. 8t collection Wax Work,- S 1 8t collection Hair Work, 1 8t collection Shell Work 1 Painting, st Oil I*n.lntlnpr. by Exliibltor, 8 1 wt Painting, Water Color, by Exhibitor, 1 st Grecian Pnlutlng, by Exhibitor, 1 Ht Crayon Draw In k. by Exhibitor 1 st Specimen Penciling by Exhibitor,-... 1 atSpecimen Graining by Exhibitor, 1 Home hold Department. (^1.) st Jar Lard, 51b or more, $ 1 st Butter, 21b or more 1 st Carolina mode Cheese, 1 st two sides Bacon, from county ru!?ed hogs 1 st two Hams.froin County raised hogs,.. 1 st cooked Ham with skin on, 1 st specimen Corned Beef, 1 st specimen Dried beef, 1 st specimen Domestic soap.olb or more, 1 st specimen Toilet Soap, .'Jib or more, 1 st CakeTallow, 51b or more ] st Quorter Fresh Beof, - 2 st quarter Fresh Mutton, dressed, 2 st Pig dressed, i (JO) st Jar Peach Preserves, . 8 1 st Jar Quince Preserves 1 st Jnr Pear Preserves, 1 st Jar Preserves any other variety 1 st Jar Apple Jelly, 1 st Jar Plum Jelly 1 st Jar Blackberry Jelly 1 st Bottle Tomato Catsup, ,.... 1 st Bottle Walnut Catsup, 1 st Bottle Pepper Catsup 1 st Gallon Homemade vinegar, 1 st \A Bushel Dried Apples, 1 st UBushel Peaches,., 1 st 1$ Bushel Dried Damsons, 1 st Jar Cucumber Pickle 1 st Jar Mixed Pickle,.... 1 st Jar Sweet Pickle, 1 st Display of Hermetically sealed irult, not less than ten, 1 st Gallon Chinese Syrup 1 st Sample Chinese sugar, J st Brandy Peaches, 1 (O st loaf Wheat Bread, 5 1 st loaf Corn Bread, 1 st loaf Rusk Bread, 1 st l'ound Cuke... 1 st Sponge Cake, 1 st Jellied Cake, 1 st Fruit Cake st Molasses Candy 21b, 1 st Honey, 51b or more, 1 Native Wines and Apples, ?tc. ?t Bottle Orape Wine 8 1 ?t Bottle Blackberry Wine 1 it Bottle Muscadine Wine, 1 st Doxen Table apples, \......... 1 <t % Dozen Pears 1 ft OrapCB dozen bunches, 1 : it Kcuppernongs 1 i a Drum of native flgs 1 Special Premiums, :atest Commendable variety of products grown and exhibited by any i emu plainer lucludlug n toe it uud ] field crops, exclusive of garden vege- tables, - 9 3 , Greatest variety of Articles made and exhibited by any one Lady in the Household Department, 3 Greatest variety or articles of domestic fabric madd and exhibited by any one Lady 9 Trotting matches for two or more entries, ?Entrance fee So, Society to contribute So.?Purse to be given to Winner. Also Riding Rings for young men and boys, If made up. REGULATIONS. Prices or Admission. Tickets, 50 cents ; children under 14 years, half price. Vehicles, 50 eenis each?each in- i mate, including driver, 50 cents. Man and horse, SI. No money will be received by thegatc-keepers. No return checks are to be given at the gate. By resolution adopted at last annual meeting all stock-holders will be required to pay the admission fee. Every person must procure tickets before attempting to enter. Nostock will be permitted to enter the enclosure, except under bridle, halter, or perfect control of the groom. No premiums shall be awarded to any animal or article without competition unless the Judges shn.ll regard it worthy. No spirituous liquors shall be sold on the grounds. , No Intoxicated person shall be permitted to | exhibit an animal, contend for premiums, or remain on the premises. Every animal or article introduced on the errniinHu niutli ho under control of the offl cers. No animal or article shall be excluded (or 1 having taken the premium at a previous fair, and entries may be made In different classes, when suitable. No one shall act as a Judge If related to the person competing for a premium, and no ex- i hlbltor, except In the case of machinery, will be allowed, by presence or by personal state- , merit, tolnfluonce thedeclslonof tbecommittees In making awards. No animal shall be entered In any other name than that of Its true owner. No charges for entries of articles or animals for exhibition, but a fee of one dollar foreacli groom admitted on tbe grounds, must be paid. | No article or animal entered for a premium can be removed or taken away before the close of the exhibition?a violation of this rule will forfeita premium awarded. Exhibitors will be furnished by the Entry Clerk with duplicate cards, one of wblch must be securely attached to the articles entered for exhibition; the other will be retained by the exhibitor and surrendered to the Class Superintendent when delivery Is claimed at the close of the exhibition. Exhibitors must not remove articles on exhibition without applying to the Class Superintendent. Officers of Agricultural Societies, and editors and correspondents of newspapers, visiting the Fair, will obtain complimentary tickets upon applying to the Secretary. Citizens from the town desiring to exhibit, are "required." to make their entries on Tuesday. The Secretary will attend at the Fair grounds on Tuesday, October 28. 1879. to receive %ntrles, and all entries must be made by 10o'clock Wednesday, October 29. Article* for exhibition sent by railroad, If sent by Tuesday's trains, will be delivered at the Fair Grounds by the Society. A sufficient police force will bo In attendance to preserve order. Forage will be furnished on the grounds for those wanting it, at customary prices. HEADLETS ILLUSTRATED LIFE AND TRAVELS OF a w w iTm I1UL HIT. A Brilliant Hecord of hi* Remarkable Career, from /tut Boyhood1 x Home to the Completion of hi* Extraordinary Journey AROUND THE WORLD. Tbe Guest of Queens nnd Emperors. The Honored of all Nalious. GENERAL GRANT occupies ft large place In the Interest, tlie admiration and the atlectlon'of the American people. Theevents of the lust two years show that he also occupies a large place In the estimation of the whole world. In the years.which have Intervened since the great National Struggle, personal ambitions and prejudices have In a measure died away; the real history of those dark days has become more clearly defined, and In the view of friend and foe Grant stands as Incomparably the greatest military genius who led the armies of the Union. Whatever may be thought of his civil carcer. his fame as a great General will Increase and endure through all future history. His experiences in his already famous "touraround the world," which has occupied more than two years, and which Isjust completed, are full of deepest Interest to every American, and this for many reasons. He has visited nearly every civilized nation of any Importance on the globe, 'fhc fame or his military triumphs, and his position as the twice-chosen President of this great Nation, liaveunlned for him such a reception In the royal courts of all nations as was never before accorded to any American, living or dead. Kings, Emperors, Princes, Presidents, Municipal Dignitaries, and Commercial and In-1 dustrlal Corporations, have vied with each other In doins honor to the man and to the [ nation of which he has stood as the distinguished representative. lie has made the Joumes' leisurely; taking time, not only to view the splendors of royalty, but to observe the customs and pecullarl ties of each nation through which he hns pass ed, to study carefullv their resources, and to view all the wonders of nature and of art which are to be found in these various and widely separated lands. Moreover, in the series of addres#es made in welcome to General Grant., and In 'hiifc^resnor.ses to thesame, tho attitude of each of these nations to the United States, their political and commercial relations with us, and the steps which It Is possible and desirable should be taken In order that closerand more prosperous relations may bo maintained and perpetuated, arc clearly sot forth and discussed. To follow hlin, therefore, In this Journey, Is! to pass through doors which tool her travelers have ever remained closed ; to gain an Inside view of the flittering splendors of royal pala- j ces and courts lnalllhe irrcut natloifsof the! earth; to visit all, the world's grout marts, ] and see all that the Ingonuilyand industry of man has accomplished; to behold all that Is | most wonderful and foeautllul In natureand art; In a word, it Is to behold In one brilliant panorama the ureatest and best that the world has to otter to the eye and the Intellect of man. It is also Interesting, asclvlng a eompletc view of the place which this great Republic holds in the estimation of the crowned heads and statesmen of Kurope, India, China and Japan, and tc learn what are our political and commercial relations with each of the great nations of the earth. The present volumcpresentsacomplete and vivid picture, with pen and pencil, of this Journey ; an accurate .-ecord or the many Important and suggestive addresses mada bv rulers, distinguished statesmen and ambassadors, and the responses made to the same; pen portraits of emperors, kings and princes; brilliant descriptions of their palaces, with their costly adornments and Oriental splendors; a detailed arcountofthe magnificent receptions given, with their courtly forms and Imposing ceremonies; a description of all thelands and peoples visited, the wonderful sights behold, and every Incident, by land ] and sea, of this famous "Tour Around the j World." Rut another result of this Journey has been to bring Into review, thecntlre career of th Is remarkable character, this man ol cool heud and Iron nerve, who through all the pomp and pageantry of these royal surroundings, and In the midst of alt these magnificent honors, has remained simply ana sturdily an American. Time has sift6d the facts, and the hour has come when there Is a demand for a History of the Military and Civil Career of General Grant which shall be at onco critical and historically correct. Such a history Is Incorporated In this volume: especial prominence being given to his military campaigns and tho chief battles of the war, which are here recounted with an accuracy which earlier historians could not attain, and in the vigorous and brilliant style for which Ibe author Is distinguished. A history of the events of his successful administration Is also given. Asa Biography of this distinguished man it Is entirely new, and Is, beyond doubt, more brilliant, trustworthy and historically accurate than any which ha9 before uppeared; while as an Illustrated book of travels It Is believed that It will bo found to be more deeply interesting and instructive than any similar volume that has ever been published; both from the fact that no American was ever before so welcomed to royal courts, or tbo choicest views of the curiosities of the aucient world, and also from the fact that few men living wleld60graphica pen to set forth these things to the mind's eye as our Author, Hon. J. T. Ileadiey, formerly Secretary of the great SUite of New York, long a close student of History, and lator the most popular Author of Biographical History In this country; who has himself traversed and studied many of tnc liuuisana peoples wnicn nave oeen visited by the great Chieftain, and has therefore followed liiscourse with peculiar Interest. His superior descriptive abilities as an author, and ills personal acquaintance with the Old World, are guarantees of an intensely interesting book. in order that readers may enjoy as near as possible the pleasure of seeing what General Grant saw and our author describes ; of Palaces, Parks, Royal Treasures, Ancient Cities, Curiosities, Ruins, Costumes, Customs, Ac., Ac., great pains have been taken and a very large expense incurred to make th.s work specially attracts e and instructive in this respect. It is unquestionably the most richly Illustrated volume that lias been otlered at any such price for years past. Contents* Styles find Prices* This work Is published In one elegant volume of over 700 pages, printed from large, clear type, on line touedaiid super-calenderou paper, made expressly for this work, and is enriched by over 200 illustrations. It is bound in elegant style and the most substantial manner, as follows: In Extra English Cloth, fled Edges $8,50 In Extra English Cloth; Full Gilt, elegant -1.00 Address office nearest you. Hubbard Bros,, Publishers. 7.1H Ransom Street, Philadelphia, 51 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, O. 300 Main Street, Springfield, Mass. 36 La Salle Street, Chicago. Maj. J, F. Osborne, Agent. Abbeville, S. C. Wo are Informed of a fata) accident that occurred lust Monday on the place of Mr. W. P. Wright, in Martin Township near the Abbeville line. Some men were engaged in repairing a crib, having propped a shelter thatsur- i rounded It, when t no shelter fell, injuring Mr. William Fields so that ho died within an . hour and seriously injuring Mr. Wright and . slightly Injuring a Mr. Burton. Mr, Fields leaves a wifeand two small children.?mlcrson Journal. The Postal Guide, lust Issued, shows that 1 the number of post offices In the United States lias doubled oinco it&J, uow uuiuboi'iugJli.QOO 1 I mmmmtmm ' ..v .... - ... , "j WhiteB: ' Sr ujjk & ' & * / JfflH 5 ! ARE NOW B AN EXTENSIVE AND OT vim. mi wi HILL mill III THEIR Stock is Comple A An inspection bythi solicited. Prices are low ot Goods as they offer, chandise of any kind cai plied. white i Oct.. 1, 1379, tf c. e. bruc: BAKERY. CONFECTIONER MAIN STREET, A1 A Fresh Stock of Gooc BREAD, CRACKERS, >lrt!TOMATO CA POUND CAKES, ?'SARDINES, FRUIT CAKES, O CHOW CHOI GINGER CAKES, JELLY, CIT TEA CAKES, ** RAISINS, Ct SUGAR CAKES, SEEDLESS I DROP CAKES, ^ PICKLES, N CAKES of'all KINDS, " PEPPER SA GINGER SNAPS, ^ PEA NUTS, CANDIES of all kinds, POTTED H^ CANNED GOODS, C/5 TOMATOES, PIE, FRUITS. GINGER. Ml PINE APPLES, * X FRESH CAI APPLES, PEACHES, ? SALT. SODi All the above Goods i AugUHt 13, li>79, tf ' ! ENTERPRISE GROCERY. No. 5, Washington Street, Is Where Yon Will M Choice FLOUR, MEAL,: GRITS, RICE, ! ? ? ???? ?- ?i ^ < COFFEE, SUIiAK, ! TOBACCO, CIGABS, SOA, SALT, LACON, LARD. CRACKERS and CANST. A Well Selected Stock Of CANNED GOODS A LTj of which will be sold low for CAfiH. -9VTop of Murkct paid for country produce. Respectfully. < J. R. NORRIS, m oJu 0 ! Atlanta Medical College. THE Twenty-Second Annunl Conine of Lectures will commence October 15,1879, and close Starch 4th, 1S80. . Faculty.?J. O. Westmoreland, W. F. Waitmoreland, W. A. Love, V*. A. Taliaferro, Jno. Thad. Johnson. A. W. Calhoun-J. H. Logan, J.T. Hanks; Demonstrator,J. w. Williams. This well-established College afford* opportunity for thorough medical edncatlon. , It Is an affiliation with, and it* tlcketsand diplomas, recognized by, every leading medical college In the country. ItequlrementK for graduation as heretofore. Send for Announcement, giving full Informal ion. i JNO. THAD. JOHNSON, M. D., T)ean, Aug. 13,1870, tf Allunta, Ga. , 1 THE GENUINE I)H. C. McLANE'S I' Celebrated American ( WORM SPECIFIC 1 OR * ' VERMIFUGE. ' i SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. , THE countenance is pale and leaden- j colored, with occasional flushes, or a circumscribed spot on one or both i cheeks; the eyes otcome dull; the pu- i pils dilate; an azure semicircle runs along the lower eye-lid; the nose is ir? t ritaied, swells, and sometimes bleeds; i a swelling of the upper lip; occasional headache, with humming or throbbing c of the ears; an unusual secretion of t saliva; slimy or furred tongue; breath very foul, particularly in the morning; I appetite variable, sometimes voracious, MMtVi o irnoiifinrr concfitinn f\f flip ctnm. vriui a ^uunui^ owiiauiiv/u v? ?? w?v?? ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting pains in the stomach; occasional nausea and vomiting; violent pains throughout the abdomen; bowels ir- . regular, at times costive; stools slimy; I not unfrequently tinged with blood; ' belly swollen and hard; urine turbid; ' respiration occasionally difficult, and accompanied by hiccough; cough sometimes dry and convulsive j uneasy and iisturbed sleep, with grinding of the tjeth; temper variable, but generally irritable, &c. Whenever the above symptoms are found to exist, DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE 1 will certainly effect a cure. i IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURT ' in any form; it is an innocent prepara tion, not capable of doing the slightest injury to the most tender infant. Thf? trpnninp l)n MtT.ane's VfcR. mifuge bears the signatures of G Mo J Lane and Fleming Bros, on the Wrapper. :o: ?i BR. C. McLANE'S * LIVER PILLS" are not recommended fts a remedy "for all the ills that flesh is heir to," but in affections of the liver, and in all BilioUs Complaints, Dyspepsia and Sick Headache, of diseases of :hat character, they stand without a rival AGUE AND FEVER. No better cathdftid can be Used pfeparatofy ? to, or after taking Quinine^ 1 As a simple purgative they are unequaled. I BEWAftE OF IHITATIOX8. The genuine afe never sugUf coated. Each box has a red wax seal on the lid with the impression Dr. McLanE's Liver Pills. T Each wrapper bears the signatures of C. McI.anf. and Fleming Bros. I vsist upon having the genuine Dr. C. Mo t Lane's Liver Pili.s. prepared by Fleming bl Bros., of Pittsburgh. Pa., the market being o'< full of imitations of the name McL(inef ipellcd differently but ?ame pronunciation, < ?I " < "?*c* rothers WKJVING ELEGANT DISPLAY ' N / ri N tn A' .... ..y^ ?j7 Ufl;/ ii.? i (US. / *. '.*'I- .? ; ite in all Departments. 9 Dtiblic is resnectfhlly and with such a Stock all in .search of Her1 be satisfactorily supBROTHERS. H *- Oft'' ; ?/> E, AGENT. Y AND RE3TADEAIE| 3BEVILLE, S. C. Is Always on Hand. lTSUP, H/llBLUEINO, STARCH, SALMON, WFLOUR, RICE, N. ImIMEAL, GRITS, RON, ?Z COFFEE, StTGAR, JRRANTS, W[BUTTEK, CHEESE, IAIS1NS, C/J BLACKWELL'8 8M0UTS, <H KING TOBACCO, TTCE, S BEST CHEWING, ZT CIGARS-NO BETTER lM, 5T GUARANTEED HABEEF, VANA FILLED, Ac. JSTARD, Call and see them for LAM ELS, F" yourselves. Guaranteed FEESH. I .WMi! /' ============== . <Je .J. . Tax Notice. / Treasurer's Officii, August 27th, 1870. IN accordance with the Supply Bill, ap* proved December 24th, 1878, notice is liereby given that this office will be opeu for the collection of Taxes Monday, 16th . September, and will remain open nntll October 31st, except the day* included In the schedule of appointments made be-,. low: The Rate Per Centam of Taxes is ? Follows t State purposes, 2J Mills. County, .. .........^JS " Past indebtedness.......... i ' , Public Fence,... J 44 Schools,... r 2 " Total, .,.?.9 Mills. jroii tax, ?i.w. Id all cases where the May Installment bos not been paid a Penalty of Five Per Centum will be added to tuiid Installment. . All Taxes remaining unpaid on the 1st day of Novomber will incnr a Penaltr of Fifteen Per Centnm, and will be collected by distress or otherwise nntil 15th November; after that date the County Treasurer will proceed' \jf ; to collect by levy and sale as provided by law. Taxes are Payable in . i. /. the following kinds of Funds and no other: Gold and Silver Coin, United States Currency, and National Bank Notes, and for County Taxes Jury and Witnesses' Tickets. Parties liable to Poll Tax / , nnd refusing or failing to pay the samel. will be indicted before a Trial Justice tot a misdemeanor and upon oonriction shall be fined not more than ten dollars, beside* costs, or by imprisonment In tbe County Jail not more than thirty days. In Order to Accommodate :ho Tax-Payers who sell their produce ort j| ;he line of tbe Railroad.' I will attend &L.. ;he following places at the times design ' ^ ' jated. To wit: Al Due West, Monday, 2Zd September. At Donaldsville, Tuesday, 23d Septem? >er. At Hodges, Wednesday, 24tb Septem* ber, from arrival of down train to safntf lour next day. , At Greenwood, Thursday, 25th Septem-? t jer, from arrival of down train to t>aratf lour next day. At Ninety-Six, Friday, 28th September, rom arrival of down train to same hour* lext day. , , The balance of the time from the 15th if September to 31st October, I will be ill be office in the Court Ho se. All information as to Taxes freely given jy mall or otherwise. J. W. PERRIN, County Treasurer. August 27, 1879, 12t ?t*SH SB IU {TIM, Tbe New Merchants of Abbeville. 1 ttft how rAMttvlnar a AAmnlata an<t Imj fltato^stoSkor * GROCERIES, -ANDDRY GOODS, r all styles, prices and quality. Best cttlco LtiJicenU. No one will regret an Inspection of the#?r BW enodfl. for ritlmn nji low ilk t.hpv ranr ho ad," - Respeetftiijy, ^uguat27.'jli)i ^001800, SILVER SOAP. ?AT? 0?dlri" Pukn't Bridge Notice. HE rebuilding Of tlie Bridge Over Hard Labor Creak Cothra/i'8 old Mill, will be let tothfc lowest ader on the 4th of October; 1870, at! sieved :locka. m. J. F. LIVINGSTON, *4.1,** tf * i J