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The Press and Banner. Wednesday, Jan. 7,1880, The Conricts. In concluding a long article on the sub" " ' ! ?- - r>r Trr?7.P ject 01 uoi. liipsiumu n ?>m . vant's Reports as to tho convicts at work on the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad the Wuitisboro A'ctrs and Herald, says : It is peculiarly the duty of the Directors of the penitentiary to take tho matter in hand. Lot them make affidavits against Captain Cahilland others suspected of cruelty to the convicts?including if necessary to a full investigation, all u iiml overseers. If the parties vuc w are innocent, they cannot suffer. A judicial inquiry can only vindicate their innocence and their characters. The Directors need certainly feel no hesitation in this matter. If, however, they refuse to act, then let Col. Lipscomb, the otllcer in charge of the penitentiary, make the nocessar3* affidavits. Enough has surely been shown to call for a thorough judicial inquiry into the treatment of the convicts. If no such step be taken, thoro will "certainly be ground for some people to say that the proper authorities connivo at conduct which, from the evidenco given to the {jublic seems to have been worse thaniniutnan. The Collation. We know that our readers will thank lis for furnishing so full an account ol the banquet given last Wednesday night In honor of the Literary Club. Six columns of more interesting matter never appeared in any paper. The speeches are short and highly entertaining, and embrace nearly all that was said on that oc$ caaion. Besides the regular toasts and responses, it will beseen tint some of our visiting friends wore called upon, namely : Dr. F. L. Parker, Colonel M. L. Bonham, Lewis W. Simkins, Esq., Capt, GC? Perrin, each of whom responded in beautiful impromptu s?eeehcs, that did credit alike to their heads ami hearts. Abbeville always extends a hearty welcome to men of thiftstamp. 9 Sale Day. Last Sale Day was a beautiful day, and an unusually large number of persons were here. Wo have hoard the opinion expressed that the crowd was larger that day, than any gathering which has ever assembled at Abbeville Court House. Considerable property had been advertised for sale, and much that was advertised was sold. The prices showed a perceptible falling off from the prices realized for similar property on Sale Day in December. The mer^ants had a fine cash trade, and the printers were made happy. Quiet aud good oruer reijcueu supreme, and we have additional reasons to be proud of old Abbeville in tlio fine conduct of her assembled citizens. Nobody was drunk or noisy. The 6. and A. R* K. We ask attention to a letter from General It*. II. B:adley, which may bo found in another column of this week's Prczs and Banner. It would appear that the friends of the Road have just cause of complaint in that the reports favorable to the directors of the enterprise have not been published, Wo think tho accused should have a hearing and we hope that the reports of which General Bradley speaks may be forthcomihg. We will take great pleasure in publishing tho reports in our paper as soon as we are in possession of a copy of them. General Grant. This distinguished citizen and Republican candidate for Presidential honors last week passed through Columbia, Charleston, and Beaufort, on his way to Florida. Some persons on tho route were anxious to show him attention, while others again seemed to care very little as to his movements. If not positively rude in his manners, the General, at least did not distinguish himself for the civility with which he received attentions from some of those who would do him honor. The Savannah Valley Railroad. It will bo gratifying news to the friends of this Hoad to learn that the County Commissioners have ordered the Auditor to levy the tax for grading the Road as follows: In Magnolia, ?1,404 In Lowndesville,- 2,175 In Ualtioun, i.oou Making a total ef, $5,429 Or one-third of the whole tax levied bv tho voters, for this enterprise. The Tax Act. It is now pretty generally conceded that there will be no necessity for calling an extra session of the Legislature to remodv the blander in the bill to levy taxes. The News and Courier, and the AHgu-sta Chronicle aiul Sentinel hold to this view, while the Register shows very strong grounds for holding that the act is not of binding force, bccausc of the irregularities of its passage. ?w Law Firm. We ask the attention of our readers to the new law firm of Parker A McGowan, the junior member of the firm being Mr. W. C. McGowan, who is active and thorough-going in whatever he undertakes. His energy and ability will secure success. With such a partner as Mr. Parker there is no doubt of results. ^ ^ The results of stopping ai-apkr.-a ccrtaln man got mad at the editor and stopped his paper. Tbe next week he sold all hi* corn at four cents below the market price; then his property was sold for tuxes because he didn't read theSherltrs sales; he lost Sl(i betti UK on Molly McCarty ten days after Teu Broeck had won the nice; he was arrested and fined Si forgoing hunting on Sunday, simply because ho didn't know It was Sunday; and he paid $3<K> for a lot of forged notes that had been advertised two weeks and the public cautioned not to negotiate them. He then paid a big Irishman, with a foot like a derrick, to kick him all the way to the newspaper office, where he paid four years' subscription in advaucc, and made the editor sign an agreement to knock him down and rob him if he ever ordered his paper stopped again.?Register. Gaby vs. Hampton.?When General Gary makes attacks on Hampton he wages war against his own popularity and makes the successor hiscausean impossibility. Hampton is a patriot whom tho people revere and love, and any thrusts, coming from any ource, will meet their steru disapproval. Admitting for the moment that Gary's charges are true, the difference in the two men seems to us to be: that Hampton sought torelleve his people ofa thraldom worse than death, while Gary seeks to advance his own interests, even if the liberties and happiness of his people must be sacrificed In order to attain theend In view. ButGen Gary ha? mistaken the temper of the people. He has been hoisted by ids own petard.?Chester Bulletin. P.cv. T. C. Llgon and family were Hiddened on Christmas mornlnc by the reception ol very many substantial tokens of friendship from the congregatlou of Smyrna Church, D. A. P. Jordan, Esq., Is with us carrying around an arm in a slinij consequent upon the bad condition of ihedepotof the Air Line RallroodatSpartanburg. These aro "slckl.v time6" but he says It wasn't that. He should hrlngan action for damages against the company for such unpardonable negligence. r?%<rr> T t. TIT Tt txrlll Kfl *? ? people to know that the Air-Line Rallwav Company has decided to pay fifty dollars pei mile for each mile of the road in our county Pickens and Spartanburg towards building the line fence. Real estato in this county i? thus enhanced in value from ten to twentj per ceut.?Greetivillc iWif.t. The liver pad man has departed, and tin number of |<?ople who are n?w culling him t fraud cuuuot bo countcd.?Otmdcn Journal. What is the Matter ? Why no pale, so languid? Arr- you sick Evidently,your liver is not doing its duty You canawt IIv<? in couifortor peace until yen are relieved. (2o to the nearest druir stun and buy a box of l >r. Gilder's Liver fills. / few dotes will restore you to perfect health and give a rony tint to your choek. Js'oveiuber 12, lo79. 2m. / / V f 4 Greenwood Notes and Comments. i BY QUID NUNC. | The supper at I)r. Watson's New Year's! } night under tho auspices of the young ] ' men of town, was an elegant afl'air, uiul drew out the elite from town and country A good string band was on hand, ana .! numbers of the fun-loving guests adJjoumed to tho old Chapel whero dancing j ' | was kept up with real gusto for several hours, I Mr. L. Shepperd was last week qualifi- , ! ed as deputy sheriff. Rev. Mr. Porter left on Friday for his new home at Georgetown. Mr. Green has commenced to improve his place here and will move from New ; Market during this week. j A darkey, hearing that mules were only eight cents apiece in Finland, has saveti ' twenty-five cents of his Christmas moni ev. and wants three m ides?wants to)! | know if they will come by telegraph or * i post office order. j l'rof. Townes and wife, of Greenville, were visiting relations hero last week. Col. Rook, of Ninety-Six, with the impression that professional men should be at headquarters, contemplates locating in Abbeville this year. " j The many friends of the Rev. Mr. Sitley " I will be gratified to learn that ho will re- e I main a resident of Greenwood this year, v I Grant is not the only man who has li j evinced a high order of moral courage in ! t) turning down his glasses. We have 11 among us an intelligent, cultivated geu-L tleman for many years a pretty faithful knight of the goblet, who has emplmtieal- 1 lv turned down his glasses and placed a| *' solemn interdict upon all intoxicating po- | 11 tat ions. Such an example is worth all >J J the rhetoric and eloquence of all the tem- n perance lecturers in America. e A great deal of pork has been spoiled | 'i by the recent warm spell of weather. h From forty to fifty dollars will be the'u average prices of good field hands this 11 year. The Legislature could not have en-!, acted a law more efficient to the depopu- j _ lation and impoverishment of tho coun-|^ | try than the lien law. It is worse than 11 j folly to talk of encouraging immigration * j when this vampire system is daily deple- <J ting the strong agricultural blood, our " I .1!#. 1 Ik. ?l.l InnflHinttL'D . OlllV 11IO, illlU UIIVIII^ UIU win mmimuinnii from the homes nnd country of their la- \ u thers. | c "Our books are terribly out of fix, and ;, are now closed for repairs." The above j| unique notice occupies a conspicuous! place in the store of Bennet Reynolds <fc r Co. * 4 There have been at least a half dozen parties, dances and sociables, in town;1 within the past few days. , it There was a delightful soiree at tho 11 residence of Mr. Elmore, Friday oven-Is ing. 11: Mr. W. G. Calhoun, who lately started 11 a confectionery business, is doing splen-j didly. Nothing like pluck and energy, i About twenty-fivo persons will soon j leave the Bucklevel vicinity to settlo in ic Madison county, Florida. Tho Pino Grove school is yet without a j ' principal. The former principal, Mr. J. j r II. Blake, thinks farming more lucrative, j I, All the Christmas cruisers have hauled ! t t<*in tact or been brought in by tugs for i t repairs. Several lost their steam guages u when they first put-to sea, had their' smoke stacks changed to an illegitimate!0 red, damaged their rigging, and not ai few came near exploding their boilers. a A few days overhauling in tho dry dock,: * will set them all right. [ t The lovely day that installed tho New j n Year was enough to make every heart,1 r, like the angel of Manoah's sacrifice, go'., up in thanksgiving to him who regulates | tho calendar of time and eternity. I Several car loads of corn have been re- j ' coived in town?sells rapidly. I 1 Mr. Ross, a farmer residing a few miles | h distant, sold cotton hero Friday, and j b while in town, lost ?40.00 in bank iiotes. | d The election for intendant and council- o men will take placo on the twelfth. I, Several families from the Bucklevel sot- t] tlement have recently gone West, and to; Q Florida. Among them Hob Buchanan j* and family and W. F. Diko and family, who left last Thursday. The agents here for the purpose of hir ing wood-choppers lor JNOOies iron:" Works, below Home, Georgia, succeeded i ^ in getting a good number. The wages of-1 c fered, ?10 per month and board, arc great- j n ly in excess of what farmers can possibly i n give. Whilo this is a free country, their, s| presence, jnst at this time, when farmers j ^ are endeavoring to make contracts for the !,, year, is to be seriously deprecated. Oats that were sown early in the Falli11 are growing off very thrifiilv. Mr. T. M. Dendy will probably retire from the drug business this year and spend his time upon his farm. 11 Mrs. Dr. Maxwell is visiting Edgefield village. v If the town really intends to remove,^ the restrictions on tlio sale of liquor, in j r the name of free trade and commercial I fairness, away with* all compromises and conventionalism. Fix a liberal license,! employ a good marshal, pay him well,6 and compel his services, and open com-i81 petition to dealers from all quarters. Several hundred dollars of capital are now awaiting the final action of the new Conn- j h cil npon this matter. I After servant contracts are all arranged | ' and general domestic and agricultural business quietly moves oil' it is estimatedI r that seven-eighths of the entiro church j membership will bo back-sliders. .Mrs. iMttriin iroin vrevrgm is visaing; the family of Mr. L. Shepperd. 11< A few liours hunt on the plantation of; J' Mr, Frank Arnold resulted in the taking i of 2.5 squirrels. r Several un-reconstructed Zulus, who n became involved in an affair of honor, (?) k went off the streets for a regular setto, ? but the operation of the code was stopped * by tho vigilance of the Intendant. t' The band boys ought to uniform. Their c services will "be in active request this c year, and a band ts always more impos- J1 ing when its porsouel is a la milUaire. , Tho prejudice against white domestic i servants, one of tho relics of pro slavery times, is being gradually extinguished, n Their tidiness, skill and integrity com- j bine to render them more valuable, and .< when once installed in a household, are t soon found to bo indispensible. li W. K. Blake, Esu.; is still in Texas, t professionally, working like a beaver, ^ and will not return for some time yet. 0 All interested in tho cause of education I, should attend tho mass meeting at the Baptist church at 7 p. m., next Sunday * evening. l)r. lliilen will possibly b*o j present. ^ The residence on the lot of M r. Plow- t den, the site of the late tire, is nearly ? completed and will be occupied by Capt. {! J. T. Parks, tho former occupant. e The penchant of small boys for billiards t 1 is by no means commendable, and might I , well be positively cnscouraguu uy uiusu wbo have their care and training. One hundred dollars would supply the j' streets with lamps?much needed. They i should certainly precede the new head- ? light. JMr. M. Coleman and bride, of New 1; Market, will soon commence life in earn- i, est, in the residence to be vacated by Mr. 11 Green. Mr. Coleman will add another d story, and make many general improve- 1 I ments on the premises. He becomes ^ II sole proprietor of the mercantile inter- e esLs at that point. v The supper and danco at the hotel a D few nights ago are spoken of as brimfull of dainties and fuu. There is plenty of material in this part j of the county for a splendid military company. It is eminently in keeping with ! the pride and history of our people, to ^ foster a spirit of chivalry ana military b prestige, which can bo kept alive fully by ft such organizations. h Rev. Mr. Powers, the minister assign- * ed by the M. E. Conference to this work, p will preach his first sermon on next Sab- E bath. He is said to possess a clear head and excellent qualifications, and has an experience of twenty vears' in the min- JJ istrv, having during tfie time tilled some | M of "the most important stations in tlio' 11 State. I v At least one hundred individuals white IJ and black, will leave this part of the i" county, for other States during this 11 month. J i Mr. L. O. Paris, salesman with J. H. Oldham, will shortly leave for Versailles, |? I JVCniUCKV, |iltf IS <lll t??\UC11 trill/ juuijp i j man ana will ho greatly missed from j |< j Greenwood society. ; The Onward March of Civilization.1 J, ! I Greenville News. | v j Inasmuch as there are a great variety ofjC , opinions and surmises as to the actual pro- c , I visions of the stock Law In Greenville coun-1 j ' | tv, we have taken It upon ourselves toget the J c , I substantial points of the Act from the Itepre-11 j sentative who introduced the bill, which areas, j i follows : I ? ,! 1st. All of the county south of the northern ' r boundary line of Bates and O'Neal town-! t I ships, is included under the act. 2d. The act provides that the authorities of the Atlanta ic and Charlotte Air Line Railroad shall pay i ? ' fifty dollars per ml!e for as many miles as there are miles of said Railroad in Greenville j f ,'county, for the purpose of erecting the ne-1, ;! cessary fences icqulrol by said act, (which j) > the authorities of said Railaoad have, ] '' through their general attorney agreed to do.) c j ;<>). The law is to take effect on the 1st day j of March, 1S.-K). So it will bfc?t>ea tluM. it is u t sure II.lnj;; anil all eoncerncu, maj wsm av.j -;otice to Uiifcl their operations acroidingly.1. ' i< i Tlir. Srot it L.wv.?The people or Mils coun- ( , ty are in lie congratulated on having r. win le i yenrto plan unJ prepare for the operations of i ! this law. it wilt go into eM'ect. tins first of t ? January Iski with the same provisions attach- s ' i e<! lo the law in Union, l.ttureus and A l>h?- t ' vine, llere we will huve 110 tax u? raise as ' f ! thole will to 1.0 fence to build. Null!. Caro-|t , i lina will have to take eare of her own ftoek. j1 Th<?se living on the line ran adopt. the law on j one side or the other: or tliey can raise their j I crops on this side and pasture on the other.? ) | Carolina Spartan. I < 'The Homeless" Collation. ?? C D 3ANQOET IN HONOR OP THE AB- |? BEVIILE LITERARY CLDB. n Ol e< L Joyous Gathering1 on New Year's Eve. ? cl tt te iVIt, Wisdom, and Eloquence?Toast di and Sentiment?A Feast or Rea- Ik HI sou and a Flow of Sonl. ?< lz A BRILLIANT ASSEMBLAGE. ?! HI M "air "Women and Urare Men?Garlands, Flowers, and Dainty Viands? ti Slranpers Entertained - The Press ^ and Banner Toasted. ?? hi The banquet given to the Abbeville Liter- J," ry Club on New Year's Kve, Wednesday* 3Isi tli lllmo, was an occasion long to be rememberd by all whosegood fortune It was to be pres- j8 nt. It was given In honor of the Club ai y a few of the members of the Club who, cc ndcr the name of "The Homeless," Invited C6 he gentlemen of the Club and their wives w nd other lady friends to what,they modestly " ailed a "Collation," In the rooms of the icadcmy. It Is perhups uecessory to ex- el lain what Is meant by the name, "The loineless." The Literary Club hold monthly (j, (leotlngsat the houses of the members, who tl aeh in turn entertain the Club to a supper, Hj 'en of the members who are without lomes of their own, or who have been from m ny other cause prevented from entertaining ^ lie Club at their homes, conceived the happy a| ilea of Joining together in a temporary or- ot anlzatlon under the name of "The Home- J ess," for the purpose of giving the Club a ti sew Year's Eve entertainment. The rules el if the Club wisely do not permit any out frugal" 6uppers; and, whether wisely or ju lot Is not for us to say, the rules also do not 81 illow the presence of tho ladles. On this oc- ?{ vision, however, "The Homeless," cousldcr- ?| ng themselves as not bound by the rules and m ty-laws of the Club, did not confine the sup- e: ?er to the limits of frugality, and they invlt- ft d the iudies. p The rooms of the Academy had been beauifully lltted up for the occusion. The parti- "| Ion separating the two rooms up stair* had m >een removed, and the two thrown Into one paclous hall. A table In the form of a T hud lecn constructed, capable of seating seventy- b Ive people. The hall had been tastefully dec jj. rated with festoons of evergreens, and picurea adorned the wulls, and the hugest bunch r< if mistletoe we ever saw hunt? from the cen- ^ re of the celling. A committee of ladles had I teen appointed to superintend the arrange- < * nentsoi the table, and a number of youug "1 adles assisted the "Homeless" In beautifying heir''home." To the ladies of the commit- ^ ue and to the young ladles, "The Homeless" re greatly indebted for tho splendid success f the entertainment. The hour of Invitation was half-past eight, nd soon thereafter t he recept ion; room down talrs was crowded with the ladles and genlemen of Abbeville, old and young, married bi nd single, all Joining in gathering together cl >rn Joyous meeting on the last night of the M? g The scene in the supper room when all were rated, was a very brilliant one. Rlxty-elght idles and gentlemen sat at the table. The "i all was brightly lighted, the board was ountcously supplied with fruits and flowers, CI! ellcate viands and varied sweets. Wo are h< nly a country editor and don't know much, ut we have heard from those who do know je nat it was one of the most magnificent ban- ai uets they ever saw. and altogether one of the Icasantest gatherings they ever attended sn Ithcr in Abbeville or elsewhere. lo The company assembled in the lmll below w lairs, and at a quarter past nine o'clock, all jg 'ere present. Upon invitation, they pror?<?dr*l tn thr? hnll nhove vtliftrfi noch crnest or ^ lember of tho Club took position at the hi ible to which be liud been previously nR- hi Igned, lleforo being seated the President, y rapping the table, called a silence, when esaid: '-The Reverend Mr. Gallaudet will ce sk u blessing." The Blessing. f?( In response to the request of the President tie Reverend gentleman said : o, Almighty Uod, who hast promised to bo fo k ith us, in our pleasures and our sorrows, be lo raclously pleased to be present with us, on ? his occasion, and give us Thy blessing, In hi nueli mercy for the sake of our Saviour, the m ,ord Jesus Christ. Amen. yi At the conclusion of which the guests were euted. and a most sumptuous supper of ^ olids and liquids, was served. At half-past ?n o'clock, aftorall had feasted most bounwusly, the President announced that the n our for toasts Had arrived. >ur Guests--The Abbeville Literaiy n: Clnb. ? ROPOSED BY THE I'llESIOKNT, OF "T1IE ^ HOMELESS," MK. W. C. BESET, tl Ladiesand Gentlemen: I welcome you all n t tie home of the "Homeless," and if I am to ndge by the pleasure depicted on your faces i. believe that you all feel yourselves at home. n, lie lime for toasts has come, and I rise to hl roposeone. That I shall do In few words, ir, desirous though I might be of making a D. peech, it would he unparliamentary In me .s chairman 011 this occasion to be guilty of .v peech-maklng. Tho best way to keen a man ? ulet is to place him in the chair. While I t). Iiank the "Homeless" for the honor they lt onferred on mc, I am not blind to the hint. onveyed therewith. I ask you all to drl;ik ? o the toast which I am about to oiler?a toast -j<i o wnlcli you will nil respond most neariuy,? lie toast of the evening.?Our Guests?the n. literary Club of Abbeville. . We have assembled around this board to- n( light for the purpose of doing honor to our ? .ltciary Club,?a Club whose well-housed c. nembers lmve so often entertained us of d( The Homeless" at their hospitable homes, ? hat we determined to lease this temporary lome for their entertainment, and to call on he ladies to come in and help us. The word Club" is said to mean brotherly love, a band f good lellows; we have tried to Improve up- Hi m that meaning to-night by including sister- tl v as well as brotherly good-fellowship. sh The motto of the Literary Club of Abbe- c< llle is "F*to 1'erpetun"?a legend which we A lorrowt-d from our Illustrious prototype, the of ,lterar.v Club founded by Dr. Siunuel John- fo on. That famous Club has existed for more th hati one liundred years. At the close or w very meeting, its members stand and pro- n< lounce the charmed words "Esto Perpctua." e^ ientlemen, the toast goffer Is the toast of the veiling, the standing'toast, and I ask you all o stand as we drink a health to theAbbcvjllc .Iterary Club. Long may she flourish; long nay she continue to be. what she lias been in he past, a wellsprlng nolonly of literary, ^ nit. of social pleasure. A hundred years n, lence. when these walls shall have crumbled ^ 11 to dust and the place that knows us now ni hall know us no more for ever, may a path- j,l ring such as this of thk men and the women i,i f the Abbeville of 1079 bo found assembled Df n rooms more lovely und spacious and at a w ioard more bounteous, on the last night, of he year H?7#, standing as wo arc to-night s, :rlnking to the health of the still flourishing cc Jterary Club of Abbeville. "J->lo Vcrpctuan) Ladies and gentlemen. I couple with this w oast the name of thccentieman who honor- a| dtlieClub by reading the first essay, and w rho is at present the president of the Club? n(! iy distinguished friend, Judge McOowan. fr REPLIED TO BY JUDGE MCOOWAN. w tr. President, lAidle.t and Gentlemen: |'{ In rising to reply for tho Abbevlllo Literary ?( Hub 1 can only express my regret that tho *i uty had not fallen upon some one more able n do the subject Justice. Doubtless I have ,i, uen qp I led on from no supposed fitness, but . . "inn tiio circumstance ttiat at this time I iippca to bo president of the Club. Mr. . resident?U Isn large subject and If I were apable of doing It any t hing like justice, the {l, roprletles of tills occasion would not allow " ne to do so. " Of course I shall not attempt to ?ay nny jy tilng about literature generally?nor even :{ bout that, glorious old literature of our : lother country. Whose heart does not glow it ,1th a delightful enthusiasm at the mere lention of the words "Kngllsh literature," " ,-liich has given us Shakespeare, Milton, L onson, Dryuen, Scott, Byron, Macaulay arid fr host of others, poets, historians and writers flio.se names are destined to pass safely down he long corridors of time: from whose pages, ,j. 11 the vernacular, It has been our privilege J. ml will be the privilege of our children's " hildren to the remotest generation, to drink ? eep and imbibe knowledge?pure taste and lie highest sentiments which the world has mown? After the bible there Is no book ever Jv lublished comparable to Shakespeare. I :[ lave often wondered to myselt how much ex- r [uisitc pleasure he has given to his fellow- " uen in all ages and In every country. Such ? k roati alone Is enough to fix the people vtilch produced him among the first nations ? it" the earth. The people of the United States, and espo- _ lally the Southern portion of them, are belind on the subject of literature. We are oinparatively a new people, and it takes Itne to build up a literature. Our liberal nstitutions open the gates of wealth to all. ind we are almost consumed by the love of * iroperty and the "almighty dollar." An an- 8idote for this poison Is needed, and none can ?e found so good ana efficient as a growing ? leslre for pure literature. We deny that we n ire incapable of attaining a high degree of ixcellence In this direction. We have pro- * luced some highly literary characters. For ? mre sentiment and a simple sweet style, 01 Washington Irving has no superior, and I'rescott and Motley are certainly very re- 01 pectable, and then we have our own poetj" I iinrod and our novelist, Sims, who has made' lassie our own tields aiul hills and daies. |H iut notwithstanding this I would stiil say n 1 hat a pure literature is the greatdesideratuni j r' >f our country. |. Our Abbeville Literary Club, to which wej11 irn Indebted for this ctHertnintnenl tonight, in su small thing but it is in the riglit ?Urec-;P,' lion. To > peak of it in counectlon withKn-',. jH^b literature or the numberless Literary;*1 ,'lubs of London, Is like Virgil comparing:" II Munlini ||> (IrfMif. IfoDI.." lillt. Still It is 1! ,lio widow's mite. The inten'.Ion is good anil 5' ive are proud of our little luiiilllng. I1 U will hardly In* regarded Improper In me,'In MMiy that Abbeville has lon^ been tumousj"! or lier devotion to education, and tiie culture! A >t her citizens, sho could boust oi'the far-j A .med Waddell's school at Wllllngbon in th ilen time, and In latter days institutions ? arnlng cover the whole County,?Erskln nllegc and the high sel- ools of Lowndesvllli onnaldHvllle, C'okCHbury, Greenwood, Nln< '-Six, Mount Carmel and Abbeville. H? mg list of worthies equal that orRnyothc Millet, village or town in thecoun try, Y?nc: owle, McDuffle, Calhoun, Burt, Petlgri obleandthe WardlawB, and a catalogue < :hers too long to be stated. Our young men, remembering who ba ane before them, und having pride in thai >unty and an nmbltlon to malntalp her ol liarncter, and perhaps & little ambitious, fc lemselvcs, having resolved to resist th mptatlon to Idleness,gossip and dlsslpatioi stcrmlned to form a literary club, and 1 >end at least one night In the inonth In gh igand receiving Information. They huv icoeeded admirably. It in creditable that I > small a town, they have b?eu able toorgar e and keep bp a literary club. It was orgar cd in March 1878 and in now nearly tw jars old. I venture to say for them that nt in of them regrets it, but that they woul I say with one volcc, that they have not or received profit but pleasure. The first er nislasm has not abated In the lenst, but o le contrary the Interest In It has Increase* II now look forward to the meetings as topu es'of pleasure. All of the essays have bee istructlvc and some excellent. No gentli ian has been callod upon to read a secon le, and from the advantages which the clu as aflbrded In reading mutter and genen istructlon, I have 110 doubt all will improv son the second round. We cannot estfmat io advantages of havlhg the opportunity t iid here In Abbeville, all the finest ningf nes of England and America. That ltse conclusive proof that, In information, w e not provincial. Hut It has sometimes been asked how w >uld get along as well and keep up tile intc t witnout tne presence of that olcmcr hlch elevates, adorns and sweetens ever: itug it touches?the ladles. Considering 01; irroundlngs, this is a dangerous subject, bi must be met boldly in the tone and spirit i ilvalry. In the history of English lILeri > clubs, from the first, that or Sir WrU( aleigh which met at the "Mcrnmld Tavern, >wn to the present time, it has been foun lat the presence of ladles is too much f( teruture. That the influence Is too grea hat as a condiment It it too highly finvorei . was discovered thut when ladles were at iltted. Instead of discussing about MIlUi id Shakespeare, Dryden and Ben Jonsoi >e whole talk,in a sort of under tone, wi )out Cupid and Venus, darts and benrts an >oingand billing about loves and dove be only club that ever ventured to defy tl nlversal experience on this subject was tl rst "Beef Steak Club" and that resulted 1 ectlng Mrs. Peg Woflington, the famous ai ess, president, and leaving her the only f tale member. So you see that the fact thi idles "are not expected," that we adopt tt allclaw, Is the very highest compliment 1 icscx. It Is a declaration of uncondltlom jrrender and of our inability In thelrpresem tid under the shadow of their wln^s to d ny thing, but to Inhale the orders of Frenc stract* and look deep down into their ey< lid say absurd things. We tear ourselvi way irom the fair for a time, only lor tl urposo of tiaklng ourselves more worthy icm, not daring to venture" more than t inAt thnm AM Ko Kn If 4V penny reading" or on occasions like this yitcd side by Hide, to enjoy the full measui r the only perfect bliss vouchsafed to man je kind, sweetpower of lovely woman. Mr. President, it will not be In my power 1 b with you us regularly la the future as ave been tn the past: but I hope you wl lalntaln your motto taken as you have Ju ated from Dr. Jolmson's literary club an ?peat?d by All at each adjournment, Es vj>etua. When I am absent, sometlnv jink of me kindly. I am sure that wherevi muy be, I will never forget the happlne iIm little club of Abbeville has afforded m Not fate do her worst there are relics of Jo; : ight dreams of tho past, which she canni destroy, *hich come In tho nlghtrtlme of sorrow an care, lid bring back the features thatjoy used I wear.'' Oar Hosts--" The Homeless." PltOPOSKD BY CAFT. L. W. WHITE. Home Is suggestlveof all thatlsJoyous, an -Ight and happy. The associations whlc aster thickly uround this charmed word ai le purest, the tenderest, the sweetest, tl ?st known to humanity. To tho anxlou lllng struggling son of Adam, there cant > higher earthly Joy than a happy hom here love relgus supreme, and albeit tl orld's cold charily may dlstrossnnd grieve i auklng cares annoy,still the hcurt. hoi er oppressed, "quickens with ekctr irob" and hope springs ever afresh amid tt idearments of loving and loved ones i jmo. If these things be true, alas! how wrctchc ust be the mortal who has no home. Hom 6s! there is something peculiarly shockir id revolting in the very term, we assoclat wtth such words as desolate, outcast, abai ined, forlorn. lost. My friends, there metnlng contradictory in the scene we no ok upon. In obedience to kind lnvltntlor o are assembled this evening to share th jspltallty so richly supplied, by the horn ss?so called. These, my friends, are not. the provisions i lose to whom the joys and delights of hon: e wholly unknown. Ouryoung friends an jsts. by this very collation, so bountofin*. i itidsome, iind no nice, have given full pro ' tlie fact, that they know something at lea ' the pleasures and privileges of home. On behalf of the I.lterary Club I would sli xely thank those of our number who ha^ :>t constituted themselves "Lords of tl lanor" for this splendid hospltullty, and b re I take my seat would give as a toae Dur kind hosts!" Mny you all "live long* mn I have time to tell your years." Ma orious conquests await each one of you ii| i the "world's broad field of battle;" mn rtune. honor, and happiness crown yot its and your lives. May the near future fin ich one of you in possession of u brlgli !?ppy, charming and attractive home, an iny the domestic destiny of every one :>u, be such as that, or each, anon, the blazing hearth shall bur A busy house-wife ply her evening care, nd children run to lisp ihelr sire's return, And climb his knees the envied kiss i share. EPLIEP TO BY THE PRESIDENT OF "Til HOMELESS," MR. W. C. I1ENET. Mr. While, Jm dies and Gentlemen: In tl ume of "The Homeless" I thank you for tl )rdlal reception you have accorded to tt >ast so elegantly proposed by my friend Cap .'bite. As president ol tho "The Homeless do not know how I can respond fittingly i ie toast drunk in our honor. Weare not o "Homeless"?our modesty makes us speec ss. We are not "Homeless," liowover, I ie mournful sense of the word: some of \ ideed are neither wifeless nor childless, ar 9t one of us Is hopeless, after beholding tl party and encouraging way in which yr ceived the kind wishes of Capt. Whitee: ressed in our behalf. We are glad to see i uiny guests around our board to-night I lis our temporary lodging, which Cap 'hlte has said Is n beautiful home. It. ;autlfut, and,like all other homes, It owi s beauty to the fair hands, kind hearts, an tlstic taste of gentle woman. They na\ iade ltso beautiful that we of thC'Homele en" are filled with a desire to build hero u ibernacles and here remain. But We hai 9 continuing city here, although wo sec ie to come. Capt. White has with faith ft ess and feeling described the Joys of hom 'e of "The Homeless" all look forward i lloylng In our homes all tho comforts an jlights so sweetly alluded to by my frleni 'e all look upon Home as the one ?Spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest. And when we shnll have built and estal shed our snug little homes, ladlesand gei emen, yon mav be sure that to no ono thi lall cross our threshold will a warmer w? >me be given than to the members of th bbevl lie Literary Club and to the mem be ' their homes. "The Homeles*" thank yo r your kindness, and they would exprei ielr gratitude not so much in words a hlch Is moreflttlng, in works,?In thelreu st endeavors to ensure to you all a pleasai .ehlng on this the last night of the year. The Stato. PROPOSED BY M. P. DeBRUHL, ESQ. Mr. President, Ladies and GiniUcinen 0 > is occasion, it is my pleasant dut id highly esteemed privilege to propose tt ie State of South Carolina, the commo other of us all. A State of whose entli [story her sons may Justly be proud. Si ?s always had a place among the first Stan ' the Union toth In tlmesof peace and i ar. An hundred battle fields have atteste ie skill and valor of iter soldiery : and hi atesmen have stood among the first In tt lunellsof the nation. Among her state en t hero have been many whose Icarnln isdom and purity have been unsurpasse id whose unswerving fidelity to truth.cau I them to be as much respected by their foi i they wero honored and loved by the lends. I think wecan nevcrsufflclentlyudmlrc tl Isdom of these statesmen, nor suJllclent! jpreclate the bravery of those unconqucr e veteruns who sacrificed thoir lives for tl tod of their State. They do not need tho a stance of the seulptor to perpetuate the emory ; they need no monumental pile, f< iey can never be forgotten by South Carolli ns. Mr. President, no State In the Union hi ;en distinguished by a more lolly and dlsli rested patriotism than South Carolina. SI is ever been true to the principles upo hlch the Union was founded : and it wi lly when driven to it by oppressive legisli on, which set at nought the constltutioi int she severed her connection with her si ir States. In the strutrarle which followe ic wager of battle wan against her. but si ibmltted to oppression only when hIio coul 3 longer resist, preserving untArnlshed tl ight record which had been handed dow oin the past. Her son 8 have shown themselves men, in w irslty, as well as In times of prosperity. I ic dark days of the recent past, when a le seemed to have departed from the Sta ivethe wouderful fertility of corruption, hi }ople kept themselves unspotted, and boi leir sufferings as only a brave people coul ), hoping that the time would come whe ley could rise In their might and throw c ic yoke which oppressed then). That tin is come, good government, peace and pro srlty have once more been restored to 01 tate. Let us hope that her fnrure will I rcn more brilliant than her past. With th >ast I couple tho name of one of South'Ca ina's distinguished auu must falthrui soi Mr. Solicitor Cothran, REPLIED TO BY COL. J. 8. COTHKAN. Mr. President: In responding to the Bent lent assigned tome, I am embarrassed i ell by the magnitude of the subject, as by snso of my own Insufficiency. South Carolina! She has been well desl ated by my young friend who has Just take is scaW'tbe common mother of us all." Fo /en to the few here present, whose fortuno as llrst to see the light on other soils, si oendsa kindly welcome and fondly en races them in tne arms of generous attectloi I am proud, Mr. President, of the tradltioi f her people?their prowess in arms, the Isdom in counsel, so well spoken by m oung friend, and more than those I am eve roud of the faults Imputed to them?the lleged headiness?theirmueh derided cblva are but. virtues In excess. VVe have passed indeed Uiro' dark days?daj i which her sons almost wished "tliey liu ot hearts to pant with Indignation. 1 wl ot us did /Kueas to Queen Dido and In oiirt, recount our in/nntlo* Mores I iis presence more beautiful tliau that whlc if-plrcil the pious son of AnrhiseH. I Voul <tijrr, rejoicing in her deliverance, faste our gaze steadily on the bright future wlilc waits her, which, with the eye of abidlri lib I see, firmly believing that, iho like the eagles; will remember youth nd fresh historic plumes of fame puton nothcr Athens alter Marathon,-' e And yet, sir, upon this occasion and upon >f every occasion is It not meet to mingle with e our rejoicing the memory of the brave and 5, the truo? Wo owe It to them. We owe It to e- ourselves. Wo owe It to valour and to virtue. :r We owe It to the generation coming after iu :r and so soon to take our places. F, Within easy rlflo range of this place of asi, sembly, went forth at her call three of het it gallant sons who wore tbe stars of the "1 ist oause," whose brave lives were quenched Iti A blood. I saw two of tbem foil In tbe thickest It of the tight. "Looking proudly to heaven d from their death bed of fame." ? Besides these and from within the narrow ie confines of this incorporation went forth tc i, meet a similar fate many untitled braves, leaf 6 conspicuous In rank, but no less deserving oi r- honor. e In her poverty, which Is ours, sho nor we n have been able to murk with suitable memo j- rials their resting places, nor to transmit in i- marble the memory of their virtues. Many o of them sleep to-duy In unknown graves bul >t the ground Is hallowed, For d "What hallows ground where heroes sleep? l* 'TIs not. theseulutures piles you heap; nui hiruw niH 10 mu wi?u I1 Where sword or voice has seized mankind ' Is not to die"?To live in hearts we leave beir hind. u ^ The County. b PROPOSED BY W. A. LEE, ESQ. ll c Mr, President: To me ha* been assignc ed the honor, and it Is my pleaaanl ,o privilege, to propose, Abbeville ; the i- banner county; ? first In name, first in If fume;; Abbeville! the home of Calhoun e Cheves, McDufTle, Petlgru, Bowie, Noble, Hurt and the Wardlaws, par nobile fratfum e the home of McGowan, Thomson, I'othran? r- worthies who have Illustrated the brighten! it pages of our country's history. Abbeville: distinguished alike In arts and in arms?In ir the genius which Illumines, and the virtue; it which ennoble?In the labors of the Cabinet jf the triumphs of the forum, and the strugglet x. of the battle field; In heroic achlevemenl ?r and patriotic endurance. Abbevlllo! raaj the recollections of a glorious past inspire d successful effort In a brilliant future, and th< >r mantle which Is now so gracefully worn by i t. Burt, a McGowan, a Thomson,and a Cothran d. fall unon shoulders worthy to bear the namei j- of noule sires. jj1 REPLIED TO BY CAPT. J. W. PERRrN. i* Mr. Pretiilent: In attempting torespond t< u the toast to Abbeville County so kindly offer * ed by my friend I am embarrassed with tw< 10 considerations?the first Is the magnitude o >e the subject and the second my Inability U n treat It In a manner suitable, especially lr p* the brief space in which I would encroacl o- upon the festivities of this occasion. Abbeville?Who of us does not love th< name? to First alphabetically In the list of the Coun *1 tics of the State, we claim, that it is her po f? sltlon also by right. lo For a long series of years Abbeville Countj has held a prominent position in the affair of the .State and Nation. She has furnlshec her full share of public men whose names wil >o stand as long astlineshall continue. Her record In our State Legislatures wll lO />nmniirfl ravornhlv wlt.l> anv iit.hf?r fVimitv ie and It Is a matter of pardonable pride that w< - refer to the time when Abbeville lurnlsbe< re the Governor of the 8tate, the President o ? the Senate and the 8peaker of the Honse o Representatives, McDuffle, Noble, Ward to law. j We should never forget that Abbeville Coun " ty was the birthplace of Calhoun and thi "J1 home of McDuffle. |<1 It Is with equal pride that we recall the II to lustrlous names wnlch Abbeville has furnish ed to the Bar of the County?a Rar which hai pr always stood second to none? a Bar whlcl 8" has given more Judges to the Bench of thi: e. and other States than that of any other Coun y, ty. and I know Mr. President that I need no at ask the indulgence of this audience whilst refer to the fact that at the present time thi id Bar of Abbevllleha* two distinguished repre sentatlves on the Bench of the State, consist to Ing of eleven Judges. Long may they contln ue to adorn the Bcuch and reflect credit* upoi old Abbeville. Time would fall me, did I attempt to men tlon the other professions. Abbeville has ulways held a high poslttoi In Agriculture and the subject of Eaucatloi id has ever received conspicuous attention. ;h Her men are Industrious, honorable, patrl 'fi otlo?her women distinguished for beauty, in 'o tellicence and virtue. In all matters of public moment, the con Je duct of affairs has ever been governed by wis e. upright, conservative counsels, anil In conclu ?? dine, Mr. President, with your psrmlsslon, will volunteer the sentiment: MuyAbbovlil ever be spared and saved from the evil* o ,c the demagogue. le it The Town. d PROPOSED BY COL. J. T, R0BKKT80X. *1 Mr. Pretidrnt /?The gentlemen who bav !? preceded me this evening have invade* , the territory assigned to me to sucl J" an extent that there Is little left t J" bo said. Yon will, however, pardon m u Tor alluding to an Incident In my own histo p ry. On the 1st day of January, 1851, Jus twenty-nine years ago tomorrow, I came t ^ the town of Abbeville. I havo lived here eve f since (except the four years spent in the hi ,J tny,) and I feel now that 1 can speak as one c '5 her citizens. This town may uot receive i stranger with a gush, but It Is a good pluc f for a good man to spend a lifetime. I lovt , Abbeville county, I love that particular local lty known as the "Nation;" for It was there was born; but dearer to me than all Is th place for which I have been called upon to ol ? fcr a sentiment. 'c The birth place of Wnrdlaw. the home c f>* Judges, great statesmen, distinguished law yers, eminent divines, beautiful women,"Th y Conservative old town of Abbeville." f>- KEPLtKD TO BY W. H. FARKER, E*Q. ty jr Mr. Prrrident . ?! wish the duty had beei (i assigned to unotber of responding to the sen t, tlment. It was due probably to Jthe fact thu d' I once enjoyed municipal honors, but in tlia of I havo hud more experience In working roud and managing finances than In making afte dinner speeches. I have been told that I wo "? to respond to the sentiment to the town, bu It appears to me that every speaker, who bn r preceded me, from th^resident down to hi w friend who offered the sentiment, have bcei talking on my subject. I feel that nil m; IE "th under" has beeu stolen, the very starch ta ken outof the subject, and nothing In left fo me to say. Abbeville has no traditions, n ic sleepy Hollow, about which to weave roman ie tic tales. no historical memories to form th >e basis of a centennial celebration, It. Is a bp! >t. made town. In thelanguage of aspiring poll tlcluns, "all we arc and all we expect to be, to we owe ta oursolves. The mother of th n- Gracchi pointed to her sons as hor Jewel*, a h- Abbeville pointed to her distinguished soni In whether adopted, or to the manner born, wh J* have Illustrated her civilization anil give: id tone to her refinement as her Jewels. W ie point with pride to those distinguished men >u who, commencing their professional caree *- here, were transferred to tlie National Hal: to to serve the State; to the dignified Noble in who wore gubernatorial honors with mod t. esty equal to his mind; to those otli Is ers, dead und living, who have wor: es and now wear Judicial robes with spotlen d purity and whoso names have bee: 'e mentioned so frequeutly already thn ss i will not repeat them, and to others le# n distinguished and too numerous tomentlor -e Abbeville claims as Jewels also her lovel, k daughters, but I would not encroach on th il* prerogatives of my young friend by my sld e. [Mr. H. T. Wardlawl who has been nppolnte to to answer for the Ladles. I would allud d also to another distinguishing characterlsti of Abbeville, which has not been referred t by previous speakers. and that Is the ger eroun and freely extended hospitality of he citizens, who are ever ready to extend a cor dial welcome to deserving worth and wll never prove themselves tardy to open thel doors to tho "Homeless." The Clergy. ic rs PROPOSED J1Y MAJ. A. B. WARD LAW. ijs Mr. Prcriderd : It Is a pleading doty to pre ,s pose a sentiment, In which all present will rI I know, most heartily Join. Abbeville Is now and Hi nee my earliest recollection, ever ha been singularly fortunate In her clergymer At this point the sound of the church bell was heard, the speaker hesitated, and a pro found silence prevailed. Many thinking I m was the alarm of Are. In a moment th i' President said : |n "The bells are tolling the death of tho 01 rc Year. Mr. Ward law will please proceed wit ie his remarks." es Resuming. Mr. Wardlaw Baldly We have had at times men eminently dlstlr gulshed?always, men of Intellect, of educti sr Hon and of refinement; men, perhaps, c 10 strong convictions, but of such liberal view 8* as to accord to all the privilege they clalme for themselves?that of cach man thlnkln for himself. Tho kindly feeling which chai R" aoterl/.cs the different denominations here 1 ?s due, perhaps, as much to the high-toned, con lr servatlve Influence, courteous bearing an< genial manners of our clergymen as to an; other cause, and we honor them for this. "I venerate the man, whose heart Is warm, 10 Whose hands are puro, whoso doctrines ani u'hnsp lifp ir I Coincident, exhibit lucid proof )r That he Is honest In the sacred cause." ti- Most of us, Mr. President, occupy this eve nlngu somewhat novel situation. We i^r *s the guests of the "Homeless." The "Home n- less" nro almost to a man wifeless. Who ie thought more In accord with my theme, o it more In sympathy with the sentiment of till *8 delightful occasion, then theearneiithope tha i- during the Incoming year, whose advent th n, bells are even now ringing, the services of th s- clergy may often and again be called Int d, requisition in behalf of the unfortunate onet >e In view, Mr. President of this elegant enter Id talnmentl think I may say of all your guest ie as was ouce said of a particular clau; n "If fuch suppers you give You'll ne'er lack for parsons as long as yoi n llve'" 11 I propose te The Clergy?"The ftilthful, pure and meeh er from Christian folds"?partakers of our hot ro rows, we welcome them to participate In ou [d Joys. ;}J. REPLIED TO DY BBV. MB. QALLACDET. e Havlngbeen born In the South, and lived li h- a portion of theSouth, having passed througl ,r the war, suffering as wo all surfertd, and hop lng against hope, until almost the last, hav Is inar stood ainld the wounded arid the dylm r- in our hospitals nnd tried to comfort an< 18 prepare tbcni for death, there Is no spot Ji the old Confederacy, In which I do no not fee at homo. To Colonel Cothran I return m; thanks, In welcoming me from another 6tate i* on this occasion, but the past In which wltl i8 you I Joined In that same sacred cause, mus a make me feel at home here, as elsewhere li the old Confederacy. Oil tbls festal oc S ca8lon, however, let me say, that It glvei in me much pleasure to speak not, ex officio r. but as coming out of the pulpit, and standlni In your midst, and enjoying your festivities 10 There are some persons who would box th? a" Clergy up In the pulpit or set them off at t 3* distance, and have religion only for some oc )s caslons. But religion as we understand It, it lr meant to go into all the everv-day affairs o >y this world of ours, to leaven the whole o 'u life, to enter into itsjoysas well as Its sorrows lr ancl I know of no bettor Instancn of the goor effect of the Clergy mingling with the laity and being ut tiume in their midst, than h "1, found in the morality and deep toned pletj l'J of the English nation. In thcf rural district) 111 while there are no scenes of distress !r Into which the English Clergy do not petie {' i trato, so there are 110 scenes of amusemcnl ;'} in private life where the Clergy of the En< "jgllsli Church arc not welcome guests, anti " i where while he may mingle gladly In the h joyous scenes, still he acts as a restraint, nol 'K, to any true pleasure, but to all excesses. lr j the lnrre cltlcs also he Is welcomed,at dlnnci party and great social gatherings, whert music and good chcer, anu dancing enliven j the evening. And it is this welcoming of the i English Clorgy, a* friends and brother* that i ha* had much to do, with rendering the EnI tlsh people not lew Joyous,"but less given to , ? excesses. And so should it be in our land; f! we of the clergy not only present, wheu we " > Join the hands, and bind heart to heart, but ~ also when the violin sends out It* Joyous J* ' notes, and summofta the young to the happy " ' and Innocent dance. Standing then lb this ' - brlghtscene, ao? amid this brilliant gather- * > ering, I am glad to be tible to express my r lr pleasure in mingling with you, and let *5 i melsay it is well Cjergy and peqple should JJ thus meet together, and tbat I hope I may R find a place in your hearts and homes, and " > thus mingling wlthyou in life's varied scenes. J* i mny be belter enabled to fulfil the blessed {* f Saviour's injunction, to weep with those who * weep, and rejoice with thoso who rqjolce. ? i [Applause.] . " i The Old Year. ? r a PROPOSED BY Jj. W. PERRIIf, ESQ., S( 6! Mr. President, Ladies ami Gentlemen p I rise to propose the name of a venerated g friend; one with whom we have been intimately assoclatea for twelve oventful months, e, throuirh whose medium we havebeen the ro- l clpients of many benoflts. Shadows have ,v darkened the pathway of some of us, but even from these clouded skies the fertilizing . shower has descended. Without the Inter- n ventionof this venerated friend we would not, this night, be enjoying this feast of reason and profusion of good things : but he is a ' setting sun, there are but few to ao him hon- tl * or. We must soon bid him an eternal fare- si ! well, even now? si "He lleth still: he doth not move. J* He will not see thedawn of day." " The Old Year?Let us cherish its triumphs, 0 profit by its defeats?and may the God of a ' Providence so direct succeedlngyears that we D I may not have less cause for gratitude and ?l i thanksgiving than for the benefits oi the ? i year 1879. | REPLIED TO BY R. H. WARDLA.W, ESQ. y ' Tho t/wit. nf "Thn Olri Venr" was responded Ci . to by our venerable townsman Mr. R. H, ? 5 Wordlaw, who berore taking bis scat propos- d 1 ed the toast of ? cl * The New Year. * REPLIED TO BY W. C. MCGOWAW, ESQ. tl ) Mr. President, Mr. Wardlaw, LadAetand Gentle- i men: 1 must say, Mr. Chairman, that this v ) change of toasts has taken me by storm and n r rathercaught mo napping. I bad laid the flat- p > terlng unction to my soul that this toast would c ! never be reached, but. since the tolling of the ? ! bellshasjusl warned us that the old year has t, breathed his Inst, you have seen fit to make t] 3 this appropriate change. I thank my vener- ^ able friend and kinsman and appreciate to its n . fullest extent the honor conferred. I can only e . nay. however, that for this new-born year, I a wish yoa all the Joy and happiness of a heart a r abounding In good wishes, and may the good e , old ndageoe perfectly exemplified In 1880,? c 1 "That this year may bo better than the last t 1 and worse than the next." c I The Bench. ; ' PROPOSED BV 8. C. CASON, ESQ. ? \ Mr. President,Ladietand Gentlemen: It has f \ been assigned to mo to propose a toast to the {, r Bench of south Carolina. I fear that I may J * not bo able to do Justice to so worthy a sub- y Ject. But, an Inexperienced knight even j * might well break a lance in such a cause, ; B though victory should not be nchlcvcd. The Bench, sir, of our Commonwealth, like J * the women of our land, Is something of f * which we delight to boast, and Ita purity like I 1 theirs should Be guarded and protected with J; 1 the heart's best blood. 1 s The Bench oi our State, Mr. President, has ? * been one of her prides; its history 1> known 9 t not only throughout our land, but across the j, 1 deep ocean have our Judges been admired. J, c Illustrious men have sat on It, * Strong men, tall men, men that wonld not lie, c ' Men whom the lust of office could not buy. j 3 Like pure gold tried In the furnace, they came forth only the brighter because of the s . tire through, which they passed. Though the f ermine or our Bench had a dark spot resting ? i upon It for p. number of years Just past, now t i we can rejoice that the blemish bas been re- r moved. And amongst this galaxy of dlstln- J . guished Jurists, Abbeville has always had 1 . some of the brightest lights: so ll Is to-day. 1 First, sir, on the gory battlefield,".first In the . preservation of peace, she stands first in her e representative upon the Bench. . Banishing for the sake of rhyme a part of the I speakers' name, e Under poetic license I shall call it Samuel ,f Cowan, And include amongst those of merited fame, That of the honored, Judge Samuel McUowan. REPLIED TO BY IUDGK MCQOWAN, e Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen :?l am i much , obliged to my talented young friend :i for the handsome way In which he has como plimented me. But I think it advisable in e inc to make no lengthened response, lor sev eral reasons. In the tlrst place the hour Is t getting late; then I have already trespassed 0 considerably on your patience; und thirdly, r I have been on the Bench for so short a time that perhaps the best ;reply I can muke to the if toast so kindly received, Is to thank you all a for the compliment of Joining my name c with it. ! The Bar. 1 PROPOSED BY MR. W. C. MCGOWAN, ^ Mr. Chairman, ladies and OentUmenf?l rise to ask you to drink a health to the pro l" fesslon of the Bar?a profession of which it - does not become ine to say much in praise, e in caso, being a member of it myself, I should lay myself open to the charge Ill IllllgllllJ il?fc limit V/UI1.0. ...j connection with It Ih of so r.ecent dnte q and my carecr therein so short, that 1 i- shall be pardoned, I um sure, IT I stiv that It ,t deservedly ranks as one of thd most honor*t ble, and dignified, and Influential, of tho s learned profession*. It has Its enemies, no r doubt, but what food man or good cln*s of 8 men. Is without them? But It philoscphlt cally takes comfort from the words of holy h writ, "Woe unto you when all men speak x well of you." It has been said of It that it is n like a restless sleeper, who lies first on one y side, and then on the other. But when were. member the multitude of law-suits, that in r every law-suit there is an unsuccessful suitor, a Is It surprising that those who trend the . "dusty purlieus of the law" are subject to e severe criticism? If It Is not, however, either out of time or out . of place In Abbeville to say, that the stnnd" ard lawyer Is the standard man In lnc tegrlly as well as intellect. The law o as a whole Is a grand and glorious t ?, field, but to-night, wo huve to deal more o particularly witn me liar 01 Auueviuu, uuu n tis a shoot upon thin renowned and venerable e branch, I can truly suy, that It swells my i, heart with bride and ambition to think on r the Bur of Abbeville?what It ha* been?what s it 1*. An hus been recently. Raid, "It 1h the ?, Ktuir of which Judges are made," and higher I- praise could not be hud. The Bar of Abbei vllle ever has been looked upon a* second to n none In South Carolina. Her list of great s men Ik a long one. They have been referred n to many times to-night, but they are men .t who, notwithstanding ten thousand .repetih lions, are still fresh and dear to every natlvoi. born of Abbeville; and so I aguin refer to y them wlih pleasure and with pride : John C. e Calhoun, one. If not the greatest, of Amerle ca's sons, sprang from the Abbeville Bar. d George Alebuffle, who possesed to auch an e eminent degree "the saucy tongue of a punc gent eloquence," launched his skiff from the o Abbeville Bar. Tho Wardlaw brothers?the i- one a Chancellor, the other a Judge?shod a r halo of Judicial brightness around the Abbe - vllle Bar. Governor Noble, Chancellor II Bowie, and others, down to their contempo- . r rary and equal, my honored, esteemed and admired friend, tho Honorable Armlstead Burt with whose name I couple this toast, ' REPLIED TO BY HONORABLE A. BURT, who spoke from tho left of the President i '* nf the "Homeless." I r: The Medical Profession. n l ' PROPOSED BY COL. J. 8. COTHRAN*. I ? ] Mr. Pretidcnl . ?There Is ft stranger In onr * midst, not altogether a stranger either, for It whilst It Is not. our privilege to lionor him In i c hi* noble calling as a citizen of onr county, having? lent him to the metropolis of the .State, wo claim him and lovehlmasan Abbed ville boy, for ho was born here. h It has been well and truly said that we have a great deal of timber out of which good Judges are made?there has certainly been as little lack of the material for making great ' physicians. Wc have sent to Charleston a * Geddlngs, a Robertson and a Parker. Allow >f me to toast that grand profession of which 8 they are such distinguished ornaments and to , ^ propose the health of one who has followed ff closely In the footsteps of his two elder broth* ors whom 1 havo named, and at no mean dlss tance?their associate and peer?Dr. Francis i * L. I'arkcr. d y RESPONDED TO BY DR. F. L. PARKER. Th6 following purports to be only an lmper- 1 j feet synopsis of his remarks: In responding to the sentiment I congratulate myself that 1 am able to bo presont on j this occasion. I have listened with much j pride and pleasure to the high tribute paid to " the citizens of Abbeville, who had dlstln- | gutshed themselves In other professions, but I I am soyiewhat surprised, that no allusion has been made to her distinguished physl? clans. Abbeville has bren equally dlstln* ? gulshed In the profession of medicine. I ? would refer first to Dr. J. P. Barrett who was ? notonly eminent as a practical and success- 1 J: ful physclan but also as a Herpatologlst. His ' ? dwelling was In Itself a miniature museum, i * that he had greatly assisted Dr. Holbrook In i " his work upon Insects, birds, ac., of South ' 8 Carolina and his name and reputation were i associated with Dr. Holbrook not only in i America but In the Continent. I would also < a refer to Dr. A. 13. Arnold, of Lowndesvlllo 1 whose practice had a range of fifty miles. 1 That distinguished physician, Dr, Geddlngs, 1 . had spoken of him as a Dhyslclan whose in- ' ; tuitlve perception of disease was most re- 1 * markable. Though not a learned phyliclan. i r he seemed to understand the nature and i charncter of diseases Instinctively. I would 1 speak, too. of the distinguished services of ? tho late Dr. Geddlnps of Charleston, who t ' studied medicine and commenced the prac- ^ 1 tlce of the profession In AbWevllle, but after- ? * wards removed to Charleston where he had * * reached the head of the profession. Also of * f Dr. P. M. Robertson a native of Abbeville, g 3 but who had domiciled himself In Charles- s } ton, by his knowledge of medicine and his 1 1 successful practice, reflected honor upon hi? k f native County. v > Education. t i Mr. M. P. DeBruhl proposed this toast, * which was respouded, to by Mr. S. J. Gra- 9 ? ham. ' tj 1 The Press. ? ' PROPOSED BY MB. R. E. HILL. c Mr. President, Ladies and Gt&lemen .-?Tho ii i infiuence of the press being wide-spread and c r far-reaching?I might say coextensive with k r civilization Itself, lie high and noblo mis- e slon, which Is to Instruct, to edify aud toglvo o | tone to society, should never be lost sight of h , by thoso who control It. It should ever be si i tho frleud and advocate of Truth and Justice, tl - and tho uncompromising foe of every species J I .......I.f,1 J people whose press is controlled by those] it . who comprehend aright its true mission, and : u t who endeavor to fulfill It. I propose as a el . toast, Jlr. President,?The Press, and I couple! b 11 with it the name of "tbe Abbeville iVr.w and111 Manner." May it ever continue that 1'earlesn Ii i J and out-spoken advocate of honesty and fair j tl 1 dealing which has so pre-eminently charno 1 a * terlzeci it in 1 lie past. And may It never lend i p! Its columns to advance the Interests ofUiejlj 1 base charlatan or the bchemee of tbe unprin* ai 1 clpied demagogue. h; ; ,, v replied to by mr. hugh wir?on. Jtfr. President, Ixxdiet and Gentlemen :? 1 the name of tbe Press and Banner I lank ray friend for the handsome complllent which he has paid the paper I in part ^present. But I follow at bo great a distance i the footstep* of the able ana distinguished ten who have honored the press by their serIces, and who have given lone and cbaracirto the nation by their influence, that I ?1 a delicacy in responding to the toast of ly friend, which has been so beautifully and leasantly said. He eulogizes the power of >e press, and attributes to it an influence altoflt superhuman. I agree with him that an onest press, undera vigorous management, i of manifold value to any people. It guards ar political interests with fidelity. Itwlelds powerful Influence In giving direction to Irtuous thought. It Isa wonderful agentin irrecting evil. But, Mr. President, there Is much greater power, held in modest re>rve, which has a million times more Influnce, upon me at leant, than all the types and ressesln Amerlca?I refer to the flutter of n apron string. I would call from the floor my tal ited and accomplished young friend Mr. owls W. SImpklns, of the Newberry Newt hom I would Introduce : The President said?"We shall be glad to car from Mr. Slmklns.'' lewis w. simkind, esq., said: Mr. President, Mr. Wilson, Ladies and Gen cnien:?1 nave no sei purases or Dgures or ^eecb In wbtch to address you to-night. I lall do myself the higher honor of talking > yon In the spontaneous language of the eart which Is, you know, always simple. I m truly glad to be once again upon the soil f. old Abbeville, where most of tne pleasures nd sorrows of my boyhood's days were exerlenccd?amid you, my friends. And It Ives me special gratification to meet and ilk to so many of you to-night. The toast to fittingly proposed by Mr. Hill, as been gracefully responded to by Mr. t'Uson. and I have nothing to add hi this aunectlon exccpt to endorse what he has lid, and to pay a deserved compliment to le paper represented by him and the Preslent, Mr. Benet, which I have long enterlined In my heart. For enlightened crltlIsm, and outspoken views, and, In ahort, adanced Journalism, the Abbeville Preu and Jctnner stands In the foremost rank amongst he weekllet of the 8tAte. Abbeville Is a grand oldconnty.my friends! can better speak of her now than one of; ou, since my lot Is cast elsewhere, and raise from me would naturally be more im artlal and leu vain. True greatness is anonsclounof Itself, and I would not have my rords make you vain. I speak them ratbcr 3 encourage and to warn. The tendency of he times, it seems to me. Mr. President, is a place too high a valuation on money, for Ih own sake?to use selfish means for selfish nds, at the expense of all the proprieties nd amenities or life thatassungo Its sorrows nd soften Its asperities?and too often at the xpense of honor Itself. It is therefore a uuse of congratulation to this people to be old that amid all the feverish anxiety of the ouutry for money and things material, (a iaturpl consequence of the Revolution.) they tavc adhered with singular fidelity to prlnIples and customs which should never hange ? they are yet conspicuous in ostcrlng the clvlltles and humanities of lie. Natural and necessary changes lave taken place in your society and Intltutions since the war, but ft is well hat you have carried over in tho transition hose graces and virtues that adorn all intltutlons and all societies. I hope I am not inderstood as deprecating a primer appreclalon of money. We all now have to work lard and we should value our earnings; but Sod deliver us from that selfish hoarding of noney that refuses to lend a helping hand In levatlng the human race toa high-toned and ultlvuted state. I agree henrtily with your llustrlous President, Judge McGowan, when te says that societies such as this by cultl atlng the hearts and minds of a people derate them from the baseness and sordldness >f life, Heavenward. A cultivated Christian s the grandest thing on earth. You, young gentlemen of my own age, hould appreciate the dignity and honor that ire yours In being citizen* or old Abbeville. ?ons of a noble heritage, take care how yoa ise It. Sonsofa noble family cannot trnly ippreclnte the dignity and benefits they enoy, until they have been denied those prlviegesby Fate and cast out Into the battle of Ife?they then realize the true worth of their Mother family. So wltb me to-night. Since ! left you in 1873, to use a common phraiie, I 'have knocked about considerably," have )een thrown with many people, (among hem some enemies and many friends)?In short, I have taken part In the buttle )f life, and to-night I am In the bosom of my )ld Mother Family?Abbeville?to bear teslmony to her worth and excellence. It gives ne pleasure to add that wherever I have met lcr sons abroad, they have shown themselves vorthy of her. I come again to this Attica jf the State to take fresh Inspiration from her Pierian Spring. There is such a freshless and an ulr of freedom In your broad itreets, beautiful gardens and pnre water, hat here one's youth is renewed like the ingle's, and he goes forth Into the world for (Yesh conquests, And now, Mr. President, a word to the adles CGo<1 bless them !) and I am done. I tnow that I?m now on a subject with most idmlrable taste set apart for the graceful elo luence of my young friend, Mr. Wardlaw, ind I will not tarry long. I will only congratalate them that the little girls In sundowm ind barefectwith whom we boys used U> gathjr chinquapins and wade In the branch, arc before me bursting Into such beautiful wonanliood. And I must farther congratulate ihem on such lovely acquisitions to their itock from the shores of "My Maryland." And now, ladlesundgentlemen, good night. With this parting injunction "Let brotherly ove continue." The Merchants. ritOrOSEI) BY DR. H. D. WILSON. The bench and bar may truly bo proud ol .bin representation. South Carolina may unurl an unsullied banner over her statesmen ind warriors. Nay, our lovely village may itvetch forth the arm of pride In defense ol ler beautiful women. And whHe I with my jrethren feel a keen thrill of gratitude, when ve contemplate so valuable a heritage, let is not forget the brotherhood of the mer:honis. Let me say to them, through my rlcnd, Opt, White, may the rose of prospcrty never drop It* petals In decay around heir future etforts, but shed a healthful fragrance that will continue to Inspire that pe:ullar zeal and enterprise that have ever chariclerlzcd the merchants of Abbeville. REPLIED TO BY CAPT. J? W. WHITE. It gives me great pleasure to respond to the oast last proposed. I rise not so much to aslumc the championship of the mercantile jeorld. as, on behalf of the calling which I eprcsent.toncknowlcdge tbecourtesyso genirously bestowed by our young friend who las Just taken his seat. From a period alnost as far back luto the ages as we can go, iown to the present time we find men as mcrshants playing their parts in -the drama ol ,hls worlds history. In the time of Abraham, t Is recorded that the purchase money for the lcld of Macbpelah was such as tho merchants ffould take. That grand old patriarch did lot propose to pay money that was under mr; he did npt desire to subject the seller to oss that might arise from depreciated cur ency, but he Dald the cash down, hard money iuch money as was current among the merchant*. In a little later period of bible hisory, merchants aro referred to as those who io business upon thegreat waters. But without taking tho time to truce the history ol merchants through the past. I would come at jncetoourown day, ana ask you to consider tfie vast importance of the work now being accomplished by merchants all over the globe, l'he mercantile, agricultural and manufacturing Interests of a country are closely allied, tach Is necessary to the proper maintenance ?nd development of the other. They constitute the grand essentials of commerce, and who fur a moment will question the prom! ncnee of the place which commerce Alls in the Krcatnomi of any people? Kllmlnatc from Britain hor commerce, and you rob hei of one of the mightiest contributors to hei power and vlory. Take from America hoi gigantic mercantile and commcrclal interest! and you would strike a blow at her greatnesi find renowit under the force of which she would fall from the high eminence upon which she now Justly stands as a nation, and won lapse Into obscurity and Insignificance But not only Is it true that merchants have ever acted a conspicuous part In developing the resources and contributing to the wealtf of the world, but some of the noblest charltlei now known to the world, have been orlglna ted and firmly established by men engaged In mercantile pursuits. Some of the mosi illustrious pnuauinropisis, uuu uiunt uusci flsh and liberal benefactors ever known U earth have gone forth from the mcrcantilt community. This portion of society has alsc contributed a no Insignificant quota of authors, statesmen and scientific men. Ah a class merchants are liberal and benev olent, and to them the church Is Indebted foi a larger share of material support than sh( ilerlves from any other source. As to th< merchants of our own town, I am sure I wll be permitted to say, without having th< charge of arrogunce laid at my door, thai they are high-toned, honorable gentlemen men of character, Integrity and Intelligence worthy citizens, enterprising and public splr Ited. ready and willing at all times to assist by their means and efforts any and every undertaklng having for its object the genera Eood. The Citizen Soldiery. PROPOSED BY MR. T. P. COTHRA27. J/r. President: I am admonished by tht lateness of the hour, both by the flight or tlm< ilnce the chimes have "rung out the old year ?nd rang In the new," and also by frcquenl reminders of It by those who have preceded ne. I therefore promise to have at least one nerltln proposing the sentiment allotted to lie?namely, brevity. Resides, I am threat:ned with almost utter annihilation, and cerainly with exclusion from the next dance al ler house by the lady on my right, if I speak ong. Owing to these considerations permit ne to propose only a branch of the sentiment vhlch covers such extensive territory. Let is then drink to the health of the AbbeMllo Rifles, whose shade doubtless is hoverng around these walls, upbraiding its quonlam followers for their neglect in allowing uch an Institution, once the pride of Abberille, and the victors over "foeinen worthy if their steel," to sink into oblivion. May lew life be Infused into iho bones of that >ody which now lies a-dylng, aud may the ;rand old "Village of the Oak," goon reound to their martial tread, led by our gnlnnt Captain, with his no less worthy rlghtiand man, Lieutenant J. Fuller Lyon, with those name I couple this sentiment. REPLIED TO BY J. FULLER LYOS, ESQ. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen .-?Yon annot. imagine how glad I am that it Is so ?te. I had hoped that the whole time would >e consumed by others. I find myself exacty In the condition of the irrepressible Sophmore, who had a great deal to say, before it anie his turn to speak. My position on this occasion is an exceedDgly awkward one. A soldier and especially a ltlzen soldier is not apt to be a speech-maer; but his sphere maybe well comprehendri in three words, the first Is action, the sec nd Is action, and the third is action. We ave heen highly favored this evening with [leeches extolllmr the power and influence of ;?eState, the Bench, the Har, tiic i'ross, the ledicai profession, the Merchants, Ac.; but lose all pale into Insignificance when there i some "unpleasantness" to settle, when the lilitary is called into action. Then the prlnIples laid down in Blackstone will not apply, attics are not fought with quinine pills,] or arms measured with calico yard-slicks. | i lookinx over the roster of illustrious wor- j lies of the past, we see in Theology a Luther Wesley and now a Spurgeon. In l'hllosohy, Copernicus, Plato. Socrates, andNewton, i Literature, Shakespeare, Homer, Dryden' ad others. Hut for men of genius, men who ave most impressed the world with their power we tarn to tbe great military heroes, iiuch an Alexander, Ctesar, Napoleon, Washington, our own Jackson, and Von Moltke. Those were truly great, but Infinitely greater than these were tbe citizen soldiers which they commanded. Greater than Napoleon, waN the Old Guard which be commanded, greater than Washington were the patriot colonlsU, and greater than Von Moltke is the patient,' methodic, mechanic Landwehr of citizen soldiery. . Oar beloved Jackson standing on the field at first Manassas was swinging his sword between his thumb and two first fingers when he was asked by Gen. Beauregard if his troops, which seemed to bo raw, could stand fire 1 "Stand fire!" said Jackson, "Yea, like a stonewall." And from that day, when Southern arms and Southern men were triumphant, to the day of hlk death, be was distinguished by this name, but which hcfmodestly, and truthfully declined, saying that it belonged to his boys, and not to himself. Without the Old Gnard, Napoleon was to France a nuisance, Von Moltke without the Lnndwehr, toGermonyabumbug,and George Washington without tbe citizen soldiery, to America an egreglons failure. Wenre all thrilled with delight at the stories of Marion and his men. But I need not so so for back into the past, and will recall the days of the recent 'ft), when South Carolina's beloved con, and eminent citizen soldie*, whom we delight lobonor; whose name is a household word, not only In South Carolina, but throughout the South?Wade Hampton,?at the head of; the Little Reformer Company at Anderson, tbe Abbeville Rifles, and similar organizations of citizen soldiers known as tbe Red Shirt Democracy, put an end to those eight years of depravity and corruption. ' Indies, I would commend to your favor the citizen soldiery and especially, the Homeless ones Id our midst. With your permission, Mr. President, I will yield the floor to one with us to-nlgbt, who Is a worthy scion of a noble sire, one ^nose father was one of the original Brigadiers, a youngman who ban been educated a soldier,1 He it Ib who cao present toyou tbecitlzen soldier in foil uniform, under arms, andat dress parade?Capt. M. L. Bon bam of Newberry. CAPT. X. L. BOXHAX SAID 5 Mr. President: I had supposed I tu to be held in reserve, only to be called on in case of emergency. But so thoroughly haa toy gallant mend who responded to this toast, doDe his duty by the citizen soldiery, that there Is uo need forme. Coupled with this toast was tone to the Abbeville Rifles. I am. glad of it since it affords me the opportunity of giving expression to a compllmentto that company which I have long had in my heart. It is said that those who meet each other in honorable warfare after the reconciliation, have all the more re. spect for each other. Now, I have met the Abbeville Rifles in friendly but .most exciting contests, and they have beat me. Bat I bear willing testimony to the fact that I never met a more generous foe or more magnanimous conqaeror. If there be a people who should hold In tender respect and love the memory of the killzen soldiery It is the people of the Sooth. For in that straggle of American independence which began more than one hundred years ago, the battles were fought, the privations and dangers borne, and the victories won by volunteer troops?and when tho liberties and rights for which thoy thus did battle were again in Jeopardy from Northern tyrany and oppression, citizen soldiers again rushed to the front In their defence, ana though in the end they were not victorious, the grandest achievements of heroism and courage are blazened upon their shields. But it needs net that I should recapitulate their deeds. The story of that drama of four years' duration U writ in blood, and the finger of deep sorrow has touched upon the hearts of many of us, in scenes from the death of loved kinsmen, memories of It which death atono can efface. I have but referred to It to demonstrate the frowess and courage of volunteer troops. or though oar greatest leaden Lee, Johnson, and Jackson were graduates of the National Military Academy, Gordon, Hampton, Rutler, and he whom Abbeville delights to honor, McGowan, have illustrated the faet thnt valor and genius guided and controlled by love of country and by patriotism are superior toany training. It would seem thnt Sooth Carolina should , have done something for her citizen soldiers, but It has not been done. Bill after bill has been introduced in the Legislature looking to the better organization and maintenance ol the militia. Bat with a few exceptions of local nature tbey have failed. I do not look tipon the body of militia as a mere holiday show,and a source of amusement. It has its practical use*. Republican governments must of necessity depend npon their citizen soldiers for all military movemenU offensive and defensive, standing armies are repugnnntto the spirit of their Institationsand principles and hence the necessity of a train en u<xiy ui icwrvc iruup?, w uc cnucu uuv in tbo hour of danger. This Is the greatest use of the Unitedfetates Army, for It Is totally insufficient lo point of numbers with which to undertake any military euterprise of Importance, but It serve# as the nucleus for the formation of an army of volunteer troops. We are aboutentering upon a political campaign so fraught with Issues or the greatest moment that I tremble to contemplate Its results. It then behooves us to employ every legitimate agency with which to propitlute - honest government and the reign of law and decency. 8lr,a word to the wise Is sufficient. 1 Then in behalf or the cltlzeu soldiery, and ' more especially upon the part of the Abbe' vlllc Rirtes. I urge upon you the importance ' of sustaining and encouraging them. Those 1 of yon who cannot by reason of private or business demands upon your time and attan. lion become actlvc members, can lend them your countenance and aid in many othei wuys. And now, Mr. President, yon will I trust pardon me for introducing a matter foreign to this subject but it may be that I shall nev< again have the opportunity of addressing so large a numbtfrt* the representatives of Ab, bevllle's hospitality, cnltare and refinement, and I owe them a debt of gratitude which 1 needs must acknowledge. When I came among yoa more than two . years ago, a perfect stranger, you took me by the baud and gave mc welcome, and your kindness never flaggod nor changed. And I /Hinnnt allniv (ho ru>/>o?lnn a i/n hi? urUhntif giving expression to my emotions. Forever will I hold in most loving remembrance your conduct to me. In return therefor I can only thank you, and pray God bleu you all. Old Virginia. In compliment to Mr. 8. J. Graham,a Vir? gin Inn, Judge McGowan here proffered n health to "Old Virginia Never Tire," which was resDondcd to by Mr. Graham. Tfae Memory or the Departed. At this stage of the proceedings, the President of "The Homeless" rose and said; Ladiet and Gentlemen 'The list of toasts ii . now nearly exhausted. Only one remains, the < ne appearing last on the list.?"Tbe Ladles." This toiist Is usually placed almost al the beginning or tbe list, and Is usually understood to bo a signal for the retreat of the ladies. In former days, this toast was some times couched In the form of "To the Out ward-Bound." "The Homeless" desired the ladles to grace this whole occasion with their presence, and we therefore took the liberty o, placlug It last on the list. Before It Is offered. however, by my dlstln1 gulshed friend who hai It in charge, I desire . to offer to you "The memory of the departed.' It is not out of place or time to thlnlgof those who began the year 1879 with uh, butwho arc ' not now atour side,?who "have sought a felr 1 er country, faraway," Itlsrlgbtto ' "Mix sobriety with wine > And honest mirth with thought* divine," ! and thoughts of sadness, too. Let us stand | and, in solemn silence, drink to "Tbe Memo. ry of tbe Departed." \ The Ladies. [ Honorable Armlstead Burl, proposed thl . icwisi, wmcu wiia I REPLIED TO BY MR. H. T. WARDLAW. ' Mr. Presidr.U, Mr. Burt, Ladies and Gentlemen. Whatever experience I may have had Id j proposing tojtne ladles, this Is certainly raj 1 first attempt at responding for them, and J approach the toast, which has been so grace1 fully proposed and so kindly received, with f all that deep emotion, with all that modest} 1 and with all that sensitive shrinking sc * beautifully characteristic of them when call: ed upon to give an answer. Mr. President. 1 know not, I cannot divine, why I should have 1 been chosen as a fltand proper person to rep" resent the ladles on this Joyous occasion, roi * of all the manifold and varied virtues and ? graces, of all the beauties and excellencies oi ' mind, body and sool that we know to be con ' tainedinthat one word woman, I can laj claim to only one-modesty; and as thai " modesty would Interfere with the proper dl? r charge of my duty, I have with infinite ef5 fort divested myself of it, and called upon ' one of the manlier virtues?chivalry?to aid 1 me on this trying occasion ; and with some ' thing of the spirit of the chlvalrlc knlghfe 1 of old, I. have come to the rescue of lovely * woman In distress and lowered my lance in * her behalf. For, Mr. President,could yon con * ceive anything more trying to the woman oi 1 the South, and of Abbeville especially, than ; to be called upon to open her month in 1 public speaking 7 Of Her it is true mat sne "Seeka to be good, bat alms not to be great: A woman's noblest station is retreat, Iler fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth that shuns too strong a light." ; On bebalt of the ladles I thank -If my fal? ' constituent* will allow me?we Jhank Mr, Burt for the handsome manner In which he f has proposed our health: bot my fair frlendi 1 must permit me to say that I agree with Mr. 1 Burt who said It, und with all the gentlemen 1 who drank It, that woman is heaven's last ' and best gift to man, and I am fortunate In ; not being forestalled by him In borrowing ' from his favorite bard. Torn Moore, who so sweetly sings the praises of woman, the fol1 lowing lines: ' "0 woman, dear woman, whose form and " whose soul, Are the life and the light of each spell we pursue; Whether sanned In the tropics or chilled at the pole, If woman be there, there Is happiness too," After the ladles had retired from the tabic to the reception rooms, the gentlemen spent a few minutes giving and responding to volunteer toasts. Amongst thorn the President proposed a health to The Strangers. RtfllEt) TO BY JIB, GEO. C. KERRIN. Mr. President, and Qenttcmen : ? l am called npon to respond In behalf of "The Strangers." This cnll is very unexpected to to me. Though "homeless" I do not feel like a stranger and Judging from the manifest way in which all have enjoyed the festivities of the evening, I do not think there are any ! straugers present. I therefore offer as ,a sub; stltute to that toast, one that Is very near the . hearts of us all: "tiroMA>\" Cka chorna Aim frtli hi nu Multtp lies our Joys, And increases our pleasures. m m ' Messrs. Thompson Nafrle, the jrenth'tnen who propose to complete the Columbia Canal I and develope its water power, asked the city | council to guarantee them indemnity from any suits that may be brought lor damages arislnpfrom ovorflowage. Tnecouncil determined to submit tho question to the voters of the city, and tin election was accordingly held last Wednesday. The result was as follows; In favor of the guarantee, ; opposed, 6. 80 the city will assume the rcspomiblllty, as requested by the contractors. 1 State of South Caroling Abbeville County. | IN THE PROBATE COURT. In re Estate of Nathan Calhoun, deceased. I Petition for Settlement, Ac. . NOTICE Is hereby given that Robert C. Cslhonr, Executor of Nathan Calhoan.deceased, has applied to this Court for discharge from his trust. It is ordered, that Tuesday the 27th of January, 1880. be fixed as the day for the settle- ! mcnt of the said estate and dUcharxe of the ' executor. , J. FULLER LYON, j Probate Judge. Eec 28,1879, tf Complaint for Relief. % Lewis W. Ferrin, as Administrator of Estate of T. C, Perrin, dee'd, J. E. Perrin, and others. -?JI "DY order of Court the creditors of the estate iJ of Thomas C. Perrin, deceased, are required on or before the 23d day of JANUARY next, to present and prove their demands against said estate before me at my office at Abbe vl Ho C. H? 8. C. On that day a reference will be held under and in obedience to . said order. EDWARD NOBLE, Referee. December 23, 1878. lit STATE OF SOUTH CABOLIHl County of Abbeville, IX THE PROBATE COURT. In the matter of the eatate of T. B. Scott, do* \TOTICE Is hereby rlrcn that B. R. Morrab. 11 Executor of the Laat Will and Testament # of T. B. Hcott, deceased, baa applied to tbia Court for a discharge from bia trait. It ia ordered that Monday the 2Mb of Jannary 1680, be fixed aa the day Cor the aettle? nimitof the said MtAte and dlacharre of the ! Executor. ~ ~ '& J. FULLER LYON, Judge of Probate. December 22, lf7f. State of South Carolina. Oonaty of Abbeville. F. M. Pope ti Robert Htekttt. i , Foreclosure of Mortgage. 'PRE covenant* of tbe mortgage In Ibis cas? I I being broken, rhereby declare tbemort- 1 gape foreclosed; and by virtueof tbe power " of ?nletherein contained, will sell at Abbe- ? llle Court Hoase, on SaJedar In February, A. D. 1880, tbe premises described in tbe said : j mortgage. Eighty-Seven and One-Half 4 Acres, more or less, bounded by tbe lands of Thos. L. Moore, Newton Williams and others. TERMS CASH. * f F. H. POFB, MORTGAGEE : Dec. 29th 1879, tf ' 1 ! NEW FIRM. WE reiipoctftiHy announce to oar friend* that we are now receiving a line a*- il Mptmenlof ALL KINDS OF GOODS, M at the McILWAINE CORNER. Will be prepared to tarnish food* on liberal terms to prompt paying parties. QUABIES & CO. 4 r. p. quarles. m. t. quarles. Dee SI, 1870, tf I NOTICES. j The largest and mom complete Stock of J BOOTS AND SHOES i To be found In the county Is now offsred for ""''WHITE BROTHERS, ; CMs! CM:! Mil (Ms! /HALL and see them. Bargains offered at , t W. JOKL SMITH * SON. Nor 28,1879, tf '.Robertson, Taylor & Co, \i -SUCCESSORS TOGEO. W, WILLIAMS & CO. i Cotton Factors t Wholesale Orocert, A -and- a GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANFS H 1 and 3 Hayne Street, CHARLESTON, 8. C. ' Will give all basinets tbeir moat careful 1 attention. ' Consignments of Cotton Solicited. July 23, 1879,6m Theo. Markwalter, MARBLE WORKS, < 1 Broad Street, near Lowxr Market, Augusta, Ga. ... -O * *" |?EEP8 on band and tarnishes to order Monuments, Tombstones and Marble Work In general. A large selection ready for lettering and deli very at short notice. Several hundreds of new designs in the most modern styles Monument famished cnenpcr iiiuu ever uciuiciu vui> uiai>r? ?uu of tbe beat workmanship,similar to that of the Confederate Soldiers' Monument recently erected by me In tbia city. Marcb 'i?, 1879 Christmas Primers Boo ks &c. &c.? Uncle Tom Scrlea, 5 cent?, Father's Series, 5 ccnta, Little Pet, 5 cent*, ? i -w Golden Scries, 5 oenta, Familiar (series, 10 cents, Cinderella Series, 10 cents, < [ My Indeetructable Primer,35 oenta, Annt Lncla'g Series, 25 cents, r My Prim or, 30 cents, Tbe Child's FavoWte Series. , Stories for Little Jack Tar, 50 oonta, Stories and Plctares for Little ones, 50 cts, , Gar Pet Lamos. 50 centa, , Little Snow Ball Albums, 50 cents, [ Stories for Little Troupe?The House, fiOct* - i j Pictures for Blue Eyes. " ^ A Young Rover, 50 cents, I Sandford and Merton, 65 centa, \ j Chllds Own Magazine,50 centa. f Happy Homes in Picture Land, 50 centa, See-Saw Margery Daw. 30 centa, r u?i? r Aftla'a PUinro natUrv. wYrontm f AilHIW AJUUIV O I t Robin Red Brant, 30 cenU, Jennie Wren, 30 cents, Wee Willie Winkle, 30 cenU, My Young Soldier, aOccnts. The new Tea Things, 60 cents. Oar Romeo, 60 eeats, The chlldrens Treasury, fiOcents, ? The favorite nursery Series, 1 Walk through chlla land f 39 cents, Little Snow Flakes, i0 cents; DafT a Down Dilly. 30 cenu, Dick and 1,25 cents, Games, Old Maid and Bachelor, 10 cents, The merry game of Old Maid, 2Socnts, The Dewdrop Series# (12) 15 cents, A. B, C, Cards and blocks, 5 to25 cents, Vases, Toilet sets and-Albums, Writing Desks, 51,40 to 11,75. Wort EDWIN PABKER. December 2, 1878 STARVED OUT. WITH A GOOD PRACTICE IT is a singular fact, bat sacb Is the ease. I do not collect enough money to feed my fomlly and horse. Consequently I am under _ the necessity to stop my country practice and W ^ sell my horse, and decline to see those who are disposed to settle their accounts, with the promise of paying "In a Few Day*-'' . This most stop. I will work for thoae who will pny me, but sue and collect what I can from those who do not pay np. Tbte refers also to Parker A Perrln's notes. Settle before the first of December. _____ miTTW PA UTTER. AiA/ WW ? Nov. 12,1870.tr ^ Another Lot ?OF? ' ZEPHYR SHAWLS, e All colors, beautiful brocade *' Press Ooodfi, Trlmmkftg Silks, Buttons, j Millinery Ac., In all the iMeitt styles received I this week, at the ' EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. ? | Octob er-tS, 1*79 a Sew supply of " Paper AND ENVELOPES, at reduced prices. Edwin Parker, ^ ocui, iS70.tr J