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The Press and Banner. By Hujrh Wilson and H. T. Ward law. ju I n] Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1880. If Onr Court. * The regular February Term of our ^ Court enlivened on Monday th? ?'d inst. ^ His Honor Judge TIioovm Thomson, pro- j ^ siding, and Solicitor Coth ran at his ;>ost. 1 lu As this was tho first tire His Honor lias j held Court here, at his own home, there was great curiosity an< desire to see him ' y 011 the Bench and all vere struck with j (. the ease, dignity an< familiarity with j which he dischargedtbe duties of hisL high office. A new feature at this Court j i * tho dock in which prisoners are tried,' p and which hitherto lux been discarded.'. It reminds us very mich of an enclosure I to graves in a country Church Yard, and j must be very sugge^ivo to the unfor-j tunates who have to otcupv it. Upon the | assembly of the Coirt his Honor sub- j _,| mitted the following diarge to the Grand j J u rv . 11,1 - , j or Cattlemen of lfi> uraia Jury: , It is you?- dut> to hop that there Is nn;,c neglect of the to^s in yettr County, Ah i ir< in the olden titrrs tto ttoman Dictator | hud the power tokive life or inflict death ( and to see that nf injury befell th<? He- j public, ho also it ? your province <a neo that the law is n t violated* nndiMlpheld j in it* majesty. always brief in invl w charge to Juries. Unless there bo wtnie i reason to depart from your established I. rule*, abide by t em. 1 know nothing of j w a public nature ? call to your attention. P' You are broughl face to face, with crime w in ycur Court, j f a man violates law lieL, breaks the mo 1 law by a sanction of! crime. If the I v was written in a book, I n( and a young m twenty-one years old 1 in was obliged to s ibscribe to it, * it is as I oa binding on him, fterhe becomes a citizen ; to obey and enfo ce the law. In enfor-j cing law juries < > more than enforce it,! P( " rhp morals of their ;ar IIICV J{ITC Kincr country. For II hey do not protect their! ot HBf\? citizens, a man \ stsout of the traces, re- I ffP /V fuses allegiance* jecomes an outlaw, and K' ' / lie will rty ess his own wrong*. It; ?u " Xm to your in tore - to see that the law is d? oibeycd, for thei pense of crime is borne! bjv 5'ou, so faras he County isconeerned, j ^><Je that crime i? oppressed. fo ^fhe Judge he dwelt upon the increaa-! u> Jfng crime of ca ylng deadly weapons, I f(l y scathing lu unit M?ured terms those who j ' indulged in this port, and his abhorence ' for them. No < untry who ever carried i concealed #eap< s, succeeded. He contrasted the Italii i with his knifo, and . the Spaniard witn his stillcto to the En| glish and sturdy Germans. The Span-}h( jards and Itallko# being swept away. | se He then charged thwm as to.their oaths, I the importance of keeping their counsol; and that of their fellows. It often occurs j that a juryman dislikes his observations j of to bo made public, end that a juryman I g? may unintentionally disclose his own views, this should never occur, it iutroduces into the jury room the counsel of w others. Tho Judge theu defined to the se jury the different offences of arson, bur- of glary and larceny, forgery and larceny irofn the field. ' v ?c It is not necessai y gentlemen, to exam- bi ine all the witness is on a Bill of ludict- or ment. You will tiee the letter S opposite most of the names (of the witnesses, which ar means sworn. Onip may satisfy you in >s rend'jringa Bill. If one does not, oontinjie examining, *nd if all do not satisfy .yon, find No Bill. It is necessary for " Sn r#?ndprini? a Bill so ' twelve 01 you ... D ' and if in your discretion no good will re-! ni suit from such finding throw it out. j A number of you ought to visit your public offices, and penal and charitable.nH institutions and make report as to them. II Petititionsfor .selling spirituous liquors pj, In your county, if any such have been filed, you are to be guided by what you ou think will be the beat results. If you P> think any particular spot of your county j en will be more benefited, on proper security j grant the lioeow; but if, ou the other I hand, you think damage and injury will j arise, bringing about homicides, difflcul-i w< tiea and quarrels between neighbors, |or. greater than the amount paid for licensc, , . refuse it. j . W. 8. Richarsoo, Esq., on a certificate' from Dr. J. J. Boazman, at Ninety-Six, j ^ was excused frott wrving as a juror. | Mr. J. G. E, Brenyan excused?over1 ^ age. Mr. A. M. Erwin excused, ho being a school trustee. Mr. Borrv Deason excused. The Court thet adjourned until two' ' * I V UiWAi Upon assemblbg of tho Court, the! * Grand Jury retuned "True Bills" in the of( following eases: th( ThoState vs. \%lter Collier, arson. The State vs.&?orgo Bowie, larceny i Br frum the field. 5^ The State vs. JJin Brown, arson. n" ob The State vs. Ijwis Parker, grand lar- thi cenv. J? The State vs. Sm Williams, John Mc- Mi Ghee, Butler Sheman and Stewart Cole* J?1 man, forgery. Tue bill as to all the par- Hi tioaexoept Lewiflherman, and no blllns to hijn. In thiscase Sam Williams and w? John McGhee, tb only parties arrested, c" upon being questjned separately, plead- ed ed guilty and asedlorthe clemency of hi the Court. Onejannot write, and the J111 tei other is only ablctotign his name, thus nc verifying the saybg "that a little knowl- J'*1 edge is a danganus thing," and lacking the influence ofnoral training, his first e" application qf hiflmowledge was to a for-! |]J gery. - f 18Cl Col. M. L. Bofihtn, Jr., submitted an ; an order for the disoarge of Lewis Shor- 'la m.? Ktl inftn* In the case of Be.on Samson and Ben tli Soawright, whowonconvicted at the last \J' term of the Court of h rglary and larceny, ?t< Mr. Graydon, who btained a new trial er' for thetn before th Supremo Court, staled that for the prposeof obviating yh habeas corpus, he woid ask for an order from the Court to remnd the prisoners to; hi the jad, Jjrhicb the Goernor would sign, j and the Buperintendet of the Peniten- j m tiary would deliver te prisoners to the! hf, Sheriff. ! t? . , | toi The first ea? tried m the Stato vs. I co I^ewls Parker burglar and grand lar- j ",lj ceny. Messrs. Parkerfc McGowan for'otl the defense. A jury wh J. O. Hemin-|wt ger, Esq., as foreman, vras empanelled i and rendered.a verdict i guilty. K W. C. Be net Esq. submitted an order j that sealed verdict again Geo. McKet-! he trick be opened by the ckk of Court to :ll* allow him to get the reocd to go to the j en Supreme Court. ^ The State vs. Henry Hflson and John m' . Wilson, burglary. E. B.Sary, Esq.,ap- W1 peared for Henry Hudson&nd Mr. O. T.' Calhoun for John Wilson. j ui? Mr. Gary moved to qush the indict- j J}^ ment against Hudson on tb ground that: ho *-?- TJ VUi J | 187 niB IIAUIC JVI JiVlll J *? OUU OIIU ?VI? Henr^Hudson. Solicitor ^othran read several affidavits eatablisbig that he went by the name of Hudsu. 1 The jury was sworn and cfemissed un- \ til next morning, 10 o'clock I ?[ he i r Defrauding the Post Office fepartment. j The Government Is exceedngly liberal to newspaper publishers incarying thoir ' papers through the mails t nominal; th rates, but they are by law in vords for-! bidden to send through the nails circu-1 an lars or handbills folded iti tleir papers, I Jj? and a heavy penalty is attachd for the' in< violation of this law. We call attention , to this fact because it seems tiat some nl publishers do not understand tie law in j "n this particular. If they did weare sure wrf that they would not engage in tie perpe-; toi tration of a petty fraud on tht govern-1 inenL Recently in picking up an ex- an change whose avowed principle are to' teach men to act honorably in all things, i of and to preserve a conscience void of of-\ ^ tense toward Ood and man. a circular! from a respectable business Arm fell from it? fold*. The character of both the newspaper and the business firm are j entirely above reproach- We know that! S this error waa committed in ignorance of! the law, and we make not the slightest j to < imputation against either. j Mb. Otway Hskdeksojc. r??ntly orDom's mc Miue, Abbeville County, has bettied at Ma- plj rletta, Greeuvllle Couuty.8. C. He occupies mj the old Marietta Hotel, and cultivates a farm ) hrlni.glng to the lUv. B. Miller, ul tliu>| county. 1 The G. & A. R. R, Company. Tho Board of Directors of the Greenood and Augusta Railroad Company let last Thursday Ufth ultimo at tho oekade thi.teen miles this side of ury's Furry. President E. F. Yerdry lawyer and practical man of business om Augusta, Ga., presiding. There as a full Board from this side of the iver. A committor was appointed to rallt a new charter and push it through le next session (extra) of the Lenislaire if possible consolidating the two inrests. It whs resolved that Messrs. BhiWeand erdry draw up a petition asking tho overnor and Penitentiary Board to alw them to retain their present convict rce. Messrs. Maxwell. Verdrv and General . II. Bradley were appointed a commit c to confer with thcGovernorand Hoard Directors of tlie Penitentiary to-da3*, endeavor to secure this force. The >n viols, Ihirty-seven in number, are in a >od state of health, with few exceptions, here remains between eleven and twelve iles yet to grade, with the exception of ?e mile it is light work. They hope nfr the consolidation is effected to lay the on and tics in a very short time. ?<?? The Haskell-Uary Matter. From a paragraph in another column it ill be seen that there will be no bloodied on account of Hon. John C. Haskell's te letter. We feel sure that we but ex ess the sentiment of this community hen we say that wo arc glad of tlie fact, id that we hope that neither Hampton ?r Gary, nor Haskell, nor any of Gary's terviewcrs, will ever again refer to ch other in or out of print. The eontro;rsy is about exhausted, and we want ;a?:e. ISoth sides have ha-l thoir say, id <sach have said ugly things of the her, but fighting will prove neither the uth or falsity of anything that lias lx*cn id. We beg the gentlemen in future to isist from further controversy of any ind. There is room in South Carolina r both Hampton and Gary. And it is teless to keep up this newspaper warre. LoATtag- the Comity. Last week quite a number of ablo)died men left Ninety-Six lo search for >mes elsewhere. We learn that in some ctions of the lower part of the county cio are instances where large farms arc ft without hands. We heard the name one farmer who has nine mules in his able and not a hand to work them. We sar that a good field hand in this section ill command 3120 a year fur his rviccs. We are very sorry that so many the colored race aro going off. My ling off they injure not only themselves it deprive the county of their services i our farms. Without labor our lands e worthless. The capital of the country made up of money and muscle. I # I Since the above was In type, it was reived to hold a public meeting lost ght in the Court House. 1'ublic sentient had so far crystallised by that time to indicate a preference for Colonel , T. Wardlaw, nnd it affords us great easure to announce that at the meeting ir new partner in the publication of the rss atirf Rrtnncr was unanimously ahd thUsiastlcally nominated. We think ? know whereof we speak when wc say Rt no young man in Abbeville county )uld better discharge so high nnd lionable a trust. His natural endowments, ?culture, his unswerving integrity and ^'affability eminently qualify him for b position. HAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS ARE DOING. iralysis of the Grant Boom ? How the Machine has been "Fixed" for Sherman?An Interesting Budget of Political Gossip. [invu't and Courier.] JoLVMmA, January 20.?Since tlic meeting the Republican State executive committee, ?uir hereabouts lias been thick with ru >re which I have beeii carefully si ft In p. .luring the meeting it was discovered that, aytou Was making strenuous efforts to :ure the removal of" District-Attorney irthrop. It is certain that some of the sigturcs of members of the committee were ta I nod to a petition for his removal, and nt Brayton and Klliott wentto Washington further this object. But when the comttee met it was found thnt both Bowen and ickey were strongly opposed to Mr. Northp'8 removal, and their weight being premabiy brought to bear it was agrueu that eflght against the district attorney should ise, and sonic of the signatures tiial had en obtained to the petition for removal re withdrawn. 80 the attack is virtually ded. \t the same moetlng a resolution was offerendorsing Thos. E. Johnston (one of tnc o or four white members ot the "Mackey" nuse of 1S76; of Sumter, for the United States urshalshlp in place of Col. Wallace whose rm has expired. This was adopted, although it without opposition. Johnston, Bowen id Taft have gone to Washington to secure e appointment of the tlrst named. It Is roared among the faithful that they will also deavor to make terms with Sherman, and change the support of the State delegation the National Nominating Convention for e Federal patronage and offices. This lienic. it is said, looks to the removal ot Col:tor Baldwin, of Charleston, and the apintment of Taft In his place. Although iftand Bowen have heretofore been undernod to be Grant men, and it is more than obable that there is a good foundation for ese reports, it Is certainly unlikely that her Bowen or Taft. would be moved to go to ashlngton merely in the interest of John>n or of any other man. rhere arc ulso grounds ror Delieving anoinreport, which is to the effect that ?11 of the verninent officials in this State are working gether wilh a view to handing it over to erman. To this end a number of appointsntshave already been made, and unless I i very much mistaken or somebody changes s mind, a number of additional appoint?nts are to be made of active politicians, id by Uncle Sam, to aid brother John Sheran. The State executive committee hasalsdy been "Axed.'' It. 11. Elliott, chairman, ving been appointed a special agent of the jasury department; \V. F. Meyers, ex-Senarfrom Colleton and another member of the mmlttee, deputy collector of Internal revo le; Dr. J. F. Elisor, another member, board, leer iu the Customhouse, and several tier members of the satue committee hav? been presented with less Important offices, ilch are almost simx'ures. Two, ex-Conessmen, Rainey and Smalls, also now hold vernment offices, that of the former having en, it is said, also a sinecure, until lie anunced himself in a recent speech for Grant stand Sherman second choice; whereupon was put upon active service, his indlncrem having been his undoing. rhese are some of the symptoms that Indite a severeattack of Shermanism upon the 'publican carcass in Soutli Carolina, and e sudden paralysis of tlie Grant hoqfn. It list be borne In mind that Kiliott, If he goes the convention Instructed for Sherman, 11 be dangerously apt to make the fight alnst Grunt which itls admitted would kill m, If nobody else does, being an aide and ly fighter, on such occasions possessing as does the stubbornness of a mule, with the ie ''bulldozing" qualities which contributed much to Blaine's defeat at Cincinnati iu '6, and real shre%vdnesn and quickncss. Germany. Berlin.?The Emperor and Empress, with veral members of the Royal Family were esent at a charltv concert given on the 31st i., m me uernn jcmpie, urningeu lor ine nevolent purpose of aiding the poor in UprBllesia. The representatives of the Jewi community received their Majesties on eir arrival. Professor Joachim played, ?tnd e proceeds of Ihe concert were about 30,000 itrkH. 1'he concert vvns attended by upwards of OOOpersons, including nearly all the elite of e population. At half-pnst seven, the Crown luce made his appearance In Ihe Imperiul x. accompanied by the Hereditary I'rlnce id Princess of Melnlngen. The august pertmges were soon followed Oj I'rince Kredc:k'Charles. Shortly after the commencepint of the concert, a general rising of the dlence announced the arrival of the Empor^uul Empress, who were attended by severof the high Court dlirnltaries,and by some the Ministers, including the Minister of the terior, Count Knlenburg. In compliance th the request of the Committee of the Kvn UgUC nnu Hi IICVVl Udilv^ WIHI oun ten vunms when attending a place of worship, the ioIc of the male portion of the audlcncc. lnlding his Imperial Majesty the Emperor d tlie Imperial Princess, remained with sir heads covered during their slay In ihe llding The programme of tho concert waf a purely secular chnmeter, and Included sotioDdfrom tho works of the great German isters. Letter from Hon. J. C. Sheppard. Edgefield. K.C., Jan. 27th, 1880. i Wardlaw Ferrin, K\q. : ly Dear Sir:?Having been Informed i it on extra session of the General Assemr will soon be ordered, It be> omes my duty | order an election to fill the vacancy caused i the resignation of Hon. S. McGouau. The' It of election you will And enclosed. Ireit to subject your county to this expense, re especially as your delegation Is no ninr able to protect your Interest?; tut, it is - duty, and I have no discretion. Yours, very truly, J. C. SHF.PPARD, Speaker of the House. ] pan??a?WM-?? Stories of the Children. p TELLING OFTHEIR TERRIBLE LIFE! ; IN THE SHEPHERD'S FOLD. 1 One Child who wa? Pounded by the | llev. Mr. Cowley lor Not Ironing ! his Shirts Properly -- Picking up j Apple Cores and Pieces ol* liread 1 in the Street -- lleatcn with 11 Ei | P*?ker--Locked up m Dark Closets]"! ! --Hunger. j pi I ?1 |Xcw York Sun, January30.] | |lt i Th*.Supreme Court room, one of the largest! el ' 1 n the Courthouse, was crowded yc*t'- rduy j1' loreuoon when Justice Donahue took his seat w lo continue the inquiry into tlie conduct ofjel the Shepherd's Kold. lu the audience were | many Indies and elderly gentlemen. Super-I ei intend'cnt Jenkins, of the Society for the l're-1 ill vcntKMiof Cruelty to Children, brought in six 1 el little girls representing lambs from the Kold.! en 'l'hc shepherd, tlie llev. Kdward Cowley, did j hi ! not appear. There was a great deal ot euri- j lb osity about his appearance. Jle lias only 1" been in court once?on Saturday lasl. Hisitr | personal appearance is not engaging. A deep I I 1 I furrow that start* back of his nostrils runs di down ward behind his mouth. Tills throws N out the lower part of his face in bold relief. It, is dark, the upper lip is long and straight, m and the mouth is square cut. Mis eyes are ei deep set, overhung by heavy brows. His fore- sa lU'HU 1 > 1UW Ullll IK' JJ> IMilU. ] 4 After the day's hearing, two pictures, con- Hi trusting Louis Victor as lie entered the Fold. wi u stout, handsome hoy. and as lie was carried yi from it to St. Luke's Hospital, cm acta ted to a j m skeleton, withered and old with misery and ] ' starvation, were passed about from liand to.etl hand, and viewed will) (lie deepest, interest by all in the courtroom. 'J'liey awoke hot ] (-'i indignation among the ladies especially. The | tli | question was frequently asked: "Will the'ea I child, l/ouls Victor, live?" "Ves," Mr. Jen-jJi binsreplied. "It is now hoped that lie will. icv He is slowly recovering." tli Kx-jfnc;?: Fn.i.KitroN witiiiikaws. ^ Kx-Judge Fullcrton.as soon as court was er opened, made an ellort to check further pro- tli ceedingB in the way of testimony by auuouno- ]* ing that the counsel lor the Fold were entire- i js ly willing that an order should be issued con- tJ, signing the aire and custody of the children it. J to whomsoever the court- might approve, i They hud no desire lo continue the proceed- j jj ings, and hoped the prosecution would be n, content with achieving the avowed purpose |Cil of removing tile children without taking any i more testimony. Jf the investigation wenton hi lor a week or ten days more its result, so far | h at least un this court was concerned, would ! a, be simply what the defence now proposed lo j accede to. and he thought this inquiry hud I u, gone far enough. If it continued, it would I (j< call in question the names of persons that iiad j 1)( better be omitted, and only serve to bring jai out tilings which shoul 1 not be made public. 1 Mr. Delufield retortrd Unit. ulicn tin? llov. ! Mr. Cowley was proceeded against he threat* {t cned to prosecute tor perjury the president sa | of the .Society lor the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and to suefor libel the newspa- py pcrs that exposed the hideous condition of i,( atlairs ill his institution. When his counsel V' came into court he declared that he courted \ the fullest investigation. Kvcn now the con- o cession olJ'ofed was in no xulrit of penitence, tli but merely a propesition that the order sug- it gestcd should be issued by consent, which he j1( opposed, believing that the enormitiesol the. hi Shepherd's Fold should be fully exposed. uj K.x-Judge Kullerton replied that it was not | |it proposed lo try any libel suit here, and that it. j hi was not intended tiiat ttic order should Issue | hi by consent, but upon the testimony already iat taken, which he was willing to admit was n, conclusive. "What more," he asked, "does I tii I the gentleman want me to say than that he jh has made out his ease and is entitled to his j,| I order? I ccrtainly wish to avoid any furthei1 te investigation,and I think thepuhlic good and w the public morals will be beuelited by stop- C( ping It." pi Justice Honohue decided to leave to the dls- u| j cretlon of the prosecution when to apply for the order, and permit them to make out w whatever case they might deein proper. Judge I Kullerton then left tiie court-room with his | associate counsel. The Investigation went m I et I A TWEI.VE-YKAIt-OI.D CHII.n'3 STOIIY. dl The first witness called was Lizzie Hunter, a J1' bright little girl, who was prompt in her re- { plies. Her evidence was as follows: " "I am twelve years old; have been with Mr. J Cowley since I was little. I only remember 11 I my mother when I was little. I couldn't tell her if I saw her now, but I could when I wai t< little. I don't know whereshe is now. I was | with Mrs. Skinner when the Shepherd's Kold i was broken up in Sixtieth street, and Mr. I Cowley was in a house In Sixty-fifth street.! i When I was with Mrs. Skinner 1 nttended the : i KIfty-6cvent.li street school. One day I was I going home to my dinnerfrom the school and j ! at the school gate Mrs. Cowley caught hold j ol me and said: 'Mrs. Skinner says you are ; ] going to a picnic, and I want to make you a | J new dress to wear to the picnic, and she says | .or you to coine along with inc.' Sue held i ino by the wrist so that I couldn't get away. I i I cried, an<l a crowd gathered around, hut she I t held on to mo and put me on the ears at tho comer of Fifty-seventh street, and took me dow n to Forty-ninth street to a house there, j I where Mr. Cowley came afterward, and they if1' | had tlielr Fold there. In thecar Mrs. Cowley ] said to inc: 'I'm going to bring you to a nice i ?\ I place, and I'll take you on a picnic.' She said ; y : Mrs. Skinner said 1 must go with her. I snid I "? II wanted to go hack to school. They never! : let. me go hack to the school again. I was { sent to tiic Fifty-first street school, but was. Kr i scut away from there because I had a sore I J"e j faCe?a ringworm. I liked it at tirst at Mr. Ito ; Cowley's, but afterward I didn't like it, I ran I ; away three times, and each time I was taken i P< I back. .Mr. Cowley has thrown me down onjj" the marble Jloor of the halt, and held me be-1to | tween his legs and whipped me with a switch. I 1 j I had to cleau the cellar and the closet down I ! there, and the little children, and wash the ; very dirty clothes from the nursery every | 'J1 : morning, and I hud to sift the ashes of the I th [houseand put them out. I have seen Mr. 1?' j Cowley treat other girls badly. ] have seen | w him kick Kmimi Howman and slap her oven | the lace. And 1 have seen him take a sky- w; I rocket stick that was shot ofl' and break It I over Lilly llawes. And I lmvescen him kick Charley Fox with his boots, lie has locked | up Knuna Cowley and Fanny McCurdy." , ['testimony that followed as to the conduct of j the boy inmates cannot be printed.) *|l THK SMIKIS OK THIS IJOTIlEIiOY'S HALI.. ()i j Funny McCurdy was the next witness. ."he ru .is a tall, thin, plain-looking girl, with a w \ weary, dull expression of fuce. II er hands are [ cnimped, bent and knobby from the hard I I work to which she has been forced. She was | re I 1iL-i. till. ,.f lll..L-r?i'c llnlh..Knl''s ti', Hail. Slit* testified: "lam rtlteen years old. a j 1 lir.-t went to the Fold ten years ago, when It whs in Fyrty-eighth street. 1 went from there i to Sixtieth street, then from there to Sixty-'le fifth street, then to Forty-ninth street, and \ tli then back toSixtieth street, always with Mr. j hi Cowley, and was in the Fold on Sixtieth la street up to the time I was hrouirht into court, j h< There were no servants in the Fold. I did the j w I cooking and washing and ironing. and kept | as , the lower hall and kitchen clean, and attend- tli I ed to the furnace. 1 did the cooking for the I ! whole household, including the children, Mr. I and Mrs. Cowley and Mrs. Ferris. 1 washed I tl I Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and ironed Tuesdays, Thursdays and j I Saturdays, The washing included all of Mr. ! and Mrs. Cowley's clothing. I slept in thei : nursery with the little children. There was i | no furniture there but beds?iron beds. Each m bed had a straw mattress, two sheets and two I ri I tiiin blankets?no pillows. There was noj I light in the nursery at night; Ko night cloth- j ar ; es weie furnished to the children. When any ; of the little children were sick Bessie and I j sat up with them. Mrs. Cowley never sat up I with sick children that 1 know of. When ! they coughed Mrs. Cowley would come up i m j sometimes and give them a spoonful of syt;up ] el [ of ipecac and then go down again." to (j. (By Justice I>onohuo)?Was there no lit I light in the nursery when the children were sick? A.?No, sir. "The bill of fare was always bread and milk for breakfast. One quart of condensed milk [J* was taken everyday, of which halt was for j "( Mr. and Mrs. Crowley nnd Mrs. Ferris. Theirf' milk for breakfast was diluted with eight! j partsof water to one of milk. For dinner the |1 < ! children had, on Monday corn meal mush: on | I Tuesday, peas; Wednesday, beaus; Friday, j vr j peas; .Saturday, beans; Sunday, hominy. " i w'hen I speak of beans unci peas, I mean only a* soup. Two quarts of either beans, or pens, or lioininy, or meal, were wliat was allowed for a meal for nil the cblldren. The bread used was , German black bread: thfee loaves In tho inor- Kl' nine and three In the even inc. and two when Pl( they had pea or bean soup. There was never [ any meat except In Christmas week. Then we had some poultry that Mr. Connor Rave, | and some meat from Mrs. Morris. They wore 1 i donations. The children never had any but- Wl |ter, c^gs or vegetables, or fruit of any kind. J*"' ] The furnace had to be cleaned out once a "" week. I used to get up at half-past five o'clock w| In the morning and go to bed at nine o'clock. The only time I hud to myself was from eight to nine o'clock in the evening. , "The breakfasts for Mr. and Mrs. Crowley and Mrs. Ferris consisted of griddle cake* m sometimes, and hum and eggs and chops or ctr I hash, and tea and coffee, For dinner they vc I would have meat, potatoes, and some kind of ] vegetables, cabbage?or turnips or tomatoes." ( I T1IK GIKJ. URATES WITH A POKER. 'n "I was locked up for four days last spring In [f! I the little room on tho third tloor.and had only i I bread and water there to eat. I slept on a! u | straw mattress on the iloor. There was | uj I nothing else in the room?no other article of lu furnlturo of any kind. About a month ago, L.( on a Sunday, about two o'clock iu the after- i i noon, after Mr. Cowley came from church, he ??.' I assaulted tne. lie struck nic over the shoul- 0/ | dor with a poker belonging to the back parlor | nr I where ho sat. I was in that back room atip. ; tho lime. Cnarley Fox went up and told him j something about me, nnu then he struck rnc i jir I before I had any time to tell him what li was.' nil ; Mr. Cowley raised his arm over his head when ,() 'he struck ine with the poker, and my shoulder was swelled and bruised from the blow. ?<j ! I ran upstairs wild he pursued n>o. J got I nv away fiom hlni to the dressiug-room, and I cn .shut myself in. Five or six weeks ago lie j , beat me In the kitchen. He punched mc 1 |fl' three or four times in the back with his fist, j w| It was because his shirt bosoms were not done | vp 1 up to still him. i(|, "Once bo struck me .vith a cane on my head i vo and right eye so hard that It broke I he cane o, ' and cut my head and cut. and nrulsed my eye. t'j, ! The blood ran down and covered all niy|(je ! clothes, so that 1 had to take them ofT. Mrs. j fn | Cowley was present and saw him strike me. Lv. He told her to have the bloody clothes taken | cj ' oir me. and |she did. All my clothing was I i soaked with blood, and was taken ofT, so that! mi j I was left naked, for I had nothing else to put! j0| ion, and I was locked in his dressing-room! 1 and remained there an hour. Then Mr. Cow-1 ! ley came up and wanted to get Into the dress' Ins-room, but Mrs. Cowley had the key, r.nd (|, lie called herto get It.and he brought ine up a (j, i dress. Then I went into the bath room, and||n iny supper of bread and water was brought ?n lip to me there. I was not allowed to leave | "(j, the hath room for hnlf an hour. Then I was | ro, taken tip to the little room on the too floor j n, nnd locked up from seven to nine o'clock.'' i pr ! Other evidence was taken, nnd the Court N granted an order restoring Ave of the children to their parents, who had applied for an order I to that eflect. I ] A Persoual Rencontre will not he Prc-|}jj| cipitated by Gen. Gary. kv I and Courier.] | wr Columbia, S. C.. January mi.?Col. Haskell's j 1 'iter, I learn. Is quite as nincb ol a sensation ,rl< in tSdirefield asat other potnts. The attack Is 111,1 regarded there as unbecoming, after (Jen. P?* Onrx had announced his intention to drop n" the controversy with Gen. Hampton. Any apprehension the public may feel in ,Pf regard to a persona I rencontre belns prccipi-1 f]c' taled by Gen. Gary may be dismissed, I uc] HOME NFWS VIA WASHINGTON, j rohahle Changes Among: the Officeholders in South Carolina ? Will j) Judge Bryan Retire, and Who Will Succeed Him I?Maj. Earle's Yiew of Republican Policy in this State? jy Corhin Still Hoping to be Senator. [ Xews and Courier.) Washington, January 2ii. ? MnJ. Wm, uric, of Greenville, is now in Washington, id knowing that he possesses luiusiiut nil- j in tildes lor acyui ring mlornmtion In It*i-; ?r iblican circlet:, I asked him. u tiny or two hi ;o, us to the truth of Hie minors I lutvc;Cf . iird concerning several proposed political .Ju langes In our Slate. He replied that lie' t-1 louglit most x>f the rumors premature, hut at ould not be surprised if some material: langes were made, "i suppose,'' he said,; le hey have largely grown out of the ditler- 111 ices between the revenue collector and the strict attorney. 1 understand that sonic J' targes were made against the former for dis- J1 muting the pay of some; of his subordinates, I IJj it that he lias been luily vindicated, and i} I . - *? ?,h?r n... I 111 lilt. I1C Him Ills huiiKiuilimv-a, . ilillcuns, are urging the removal of thedls-!ec ict lUtorney." (The collector, Mr. JJrayton,; understand, came on to Washington a lew 1I't lys aao, witli a list oi" charges against Mr.! " ortlirop.) I se in reply to my questIon whether Ills own j Hi inie would he offered for the nomination in j S|! rent of Mr. Northrop's removal, Major Karlc * I id emphatically: Underhoclrcunistunces. I w am enjoying a freedom from that sort of: J'< ing which none know how to appreciate**)!ni I'll a* those who have worn the harness for J C' :ars, and my time is fully occupied with [C< ore profitable private pravtlce." rli "i)o you tiiink Corbln would ho appoint-!J'j Major Karlc replied that lie "had no doubt j I'l >rbln could have It if he desired it," and | nf at in ease lie was not confirmed (si likely I st sc? he ml^lit be appointed by the Chief) lo istlce. "Without any Information, how-jbs <t," added Major Ivirle, ' ! should imagine I at Mr. Corbin has very diflerenl plans." j Pi I did not ask as to Mr. Corbin's plans, but *1 tve reason to think he has hot ami has nev- j b.' relinquished his hope of getting a seat In ie Senate sometime and somehow in isisi or1 tli Si'. A photograph ol his familiar features ! *1 to be seen any day at the photograph stand 1 tl : the Senate door bearing beneath it tliejty gend, "Senator Corbln of South Carolina." P< "In the event that. Judge Hryan rctlrestrom !? ie District ttencli, do you feel indiliercnt to j tc lat position also, in view of the probable va- t' mcy?" 1 queried.. Jj "A Judgeship is not likely to ho declined, I i'l it it is certainly not to besought. Iliavej'i] veil the matter no consideration whatever. CI id shall not now." . | I may close this branch of the subject with i " e remark that Judge Samuel J. Meltou, ofjr.i iluinbia. is prominently nientloticd in eon- j J .'ctlon with both the olllees ailuded to *>' love. sa I asked Major Karle as to the prevalent Re- t* ibllean view of the Presidential question as oi had been presented to him here, and he o< Id: tY riiiflit. to know, and I ! ippose tin know, fcci assured tliat the Re- j iblican nominee is certain of election, j c? very contingency lias been closely ilgnred:; I'j moiii; Republicans It Is believcil that if hi rant, would express adesire for the olliee lere would be no opposition whatever. This t! seemv he will not do, though it is thought ; would he gratified to have it forced upon i m,and that its desirability would depend son that, ills wonderful popularity and ills rge experience and his international repu- |s lion it is thought render him a most deslra- y e candidate. lam told that many moder- 1,1 o Republicans who did not support his ad-jti inlstration cordially are disposed to with- (j, aw their objection s on account of his avail-' Ility, and they rely oti the advantages of j tt s experience and foreign observation toal-jni r those features of his policy to which they ni ere opposed. With regard to the .South, it is r? msklered that it Is more useful in the earn- j? lign left absolutely solid and severely $( one." cl "I)o you mean that no Republican contest hi ill be attempted In South Carolina, for in- ti ance?" ti "That Is my opinion, and It Is also my Judg- <,* ent. South Carolina needs to have an ex-1 nption troni all Federal issues and a free w seussloil of State questions and of such a n jlicyas will induce immigration and the in-1 o od action of capital to develop her great dor-j.s ant resources. All discussion of Nat lonal ]' jlltlcs result detrimentally to her material I ? osperity." C. McIC. |p " WENTY - THREE HUNDRED NE- J, GROES GONE TO INDIANA. ? ultitudes Sick IVIth Contagious Dis- n cases -The Address of Those Sick? ? The City Dispensary Now Fnrni siting o Twenty Prescriptions Daily?Inter-J i, views Held by Sentinel Reporters. " {Indianapolis Dally Sentinel, 2WA.1 j J'j There Is no abatement of the exodus. Theijs irolina negroes continue to an i vein ]argo:e< id small lots. The number having arrived ja . re since November Z7th isover2..">0, and not (T le to-day is making money enough to pro-ia dc the necessaries or jue lor niinseu uiiu(<i ml!y. I h Public opinion is divided ns to the en use of n e exodus. Jt is generally held that the lie- T oes were Induced to conic here through rep-1 n sentatlons and promises that were known c be falsehoods when made. j b One week ago Inst Friday night, l.jO of these ti or, miserable, deluded wretches arrived in m is el ty. and four hundred more are expected y follow within ten days. < i One of these Immigrants unbosomed him- w if to a Smtincl reporter yesterday. |:< Ills story is full of sorrow and would awaken < o ,e sympathy of any heart. lie is a planla-!" r>n negro, with no education, yet possessed i e< good common sense, lie talked freely j h lien met by the reporter, and offers to sub- j b initiate nil that lie says. The conversation I n us opened thus: t< "Where are you trom?" i." "Lenolrcounty, North Cnrolinn." ci "Why did you come here?"' in "Samuel Perry and Peter (' Williams come 11 lis and said, get rendy to go to Indiana, el icy electioneered Just ns they do In election <" mcs. They promised that If I came to In- ?> ana I would receive two or three dollars ;U r day for any kind of labor, and that J I otild be provided with a house to llvo in." "What other promises?" "Well, they said that there were five bund-; ] d houses built and furnished for ns. That'l' e would be given bed clothing and suits and tl milk cow." | w "Were you to get work?" a "Oh, yes; yes,hir; we were given the prlvl-, 1> ge of working for ourselves or working for1*' free dollars per day. They said we could i n ly land at one dollar and a half to two *;ol-| < rs per acre, and that provisions would be1 h furnlshou us tor se ven monins, iinu iiiumm ? ho (lid nol buy land would bo hired by invn u ; soon as they arrived in this city, right from a: ic tralnti." |Jl "Have you found this true?" a ' No. sir; no, Indeedoe. As I stand before II ie Lord, not one word is as they said." ? "You found the land?" *| "No, sir." "You obtained work?" * "] alnt h?ard of it." * "Tell me now," said the reporter, "how uch money have you made since you ar- ,t< ved, nine days afro?" e ' Ten cents. That is every cent, as true as I H n here." ^ "liave you a fnmlly?" w "A wife and six head of children." "Have you money?" "Well, I Is not forty cents what. I brunp wld R e, and nothlnu io eat.no wood and nojU othlnp. We sleep on the bare floor. They i Id me that wo did not have to burn wood , t< . re." i11 ml*st vote. i ny this time the reporter lind his colored I e lend in bis confidence, and nssuininp to I j,, the best friend be had in this world, the i Nv porter Inquisitively said: I a "They said something more. What whs It ( jrry told yon about belns Republicans?" I ri "Samuel I'erry told me that we must be jj illant-hearted Republicans; that, they did K| )t want any Democrat niggers in the party. iJ id?" v "Well, what else?" ? "That the Democrats had used the offices M r robbery and such, and that, we must all ri iow our principles us men and vote the rtc- c< ibllcnn ticket" ei "Of course you agreed?"' k "We all told him we would do as we had It icn doing, and that was to vote that ticket it want to say to you here, that they told 11s fii e would bo free up here, and I wn'nt to sav e< e was as free In North Carolina. There we w id work and all we could eat, and voted as y< B pieasCU. ' \V 'Did they not bulldoze and ti " INTIMIDATE YOr?" "Not as I have hoard on. T worked with my I aster seven yenrs, nnd ho was a Demo-1 at. and he never once asked me how I >ted." > THE Sine. Df the two hundred nnd fifty families now jx this city, fully one-third are sick with eon- ai gtous diseases. The elty dispensary line I w rnlshed fur the past month an nveragp of Je rcnt.v prescriptions per day for these, while Tl is often the case that, the negroes are ena- Y od to "strain" their credit, at drug stores, tl it of course tholr poverty, and for once be- \\ >ws a little "sweet, charity." It \ visit to 2-15 Shelby street.. In thenlley In gi e rear of fiOfl North Delaware street, corner CI California and St. Clair streets, on Ten- d< ssee. between South and the railroad, along in ospcct. West. Michigan. St. flair and South isslsslppi streets, nicy be found In ench e\ >usc three to five families, and always two, j til id sometimes as many as five, sick persons icc ench houso. <;| \s a rule, they nre without, medicine, some- m nos a little tire warms the stove, and in nlnst every case without clothing sufficient to I ver them. \ prominent colored man, who has been j entitled with the Republican party, nnd'ip th Urol her Broyle's church, told a reporter j A\ storday that not a slnirlo neoro had come to in Is town but. what understood that he was to ?, to the Kcpubllcan ticket. He further said I pi at since the publication In the Sentinel ofi e nrtlrle showing the sickness, poverty nnd 'la aths nmong the Immigrants, thoeommltton I , im the Christian Aid Society, who, hy the j ly. nre mi k"<hi uepnpi leans n? won n? I irlstlnns hurt ndvised Perry find others In nshtnctnn to Bond the noirroos In flmall i ]a imhers. nnd that they hud been coining in I Is of SIX AMI TEX FA MI MRS. j{| nd therefore had not attracted pubilcattenm. lie said there had been no mention of ese arrivals, and thut they had tieen conic for three wonks past. every other dny, pi metitnes three days apart. and were met by e committee, who would advise them to nt houses, which took nil their money, If ] ny Itiul any. Triis committee Is Rev.Moses nn ovlos, Rev. Mr. Sinplcton, J. R. Rnynor, S. I.c Klbcrt and Conrad Hurley. hn TIIR llEStTI.r. }"i n the northern part of the city the negroes j ?e n a burden to the people. Not a day passes ! an t that, they arearonnd asking tor aid, in all | Ji< ms? food, clothing and fuel. Home haveilm en solicited small pieces rf carpet In which to wrap their bnbles at nicht, to keep them'an ifin. This state of affairs can not be denied ! str lenltlskhown that, none ! avo received:an ire than eighty cents a day, : nd others ofjifc n few who have obtained "little Jobs" are Id but forty and fifty cents per day. What J ist the result he ? That they will either tin .rvcor he ihrowrnipon the township tris- of > for fupport.nnd Iri that case create a lar?:e Lii lit. Few, If any. have mon<y, and arc now llti [icndcut upon their neighbors. I At ?? iitoleraiice of Churclies. ( R. TALMAGEPUTS THE THUMB- j ] SCREWS UPON SOME PEOPLE. < ot a Pill for the Presbytery?Living \ for Emancipation?A Free Hallot, a 5 Free ISiblc and Free Heaven?Amer-. < ica is Emanuel's Land. I f I)r. Talmngeprcaehed in tho Brooklyn Tnb- ^' naele Sunday morning a sermon In which i( ' emphatically disclaimed having any refer-12 ice to ihe Brooklyn Presbytery. Tlie sub- 1 ctwas "Thumbscrews or Toleration?" and * ic remarks of tho preacher were a vigorous t tack upon all kinds of ecclesiastical tyran-.1 y, whether in individuals or synods. The;4 xt was taken front Luke, IX.. Jo?''"Ye know . J >t what manner of spirit ye are of." L'lirist, lJr. Talnmae began, said this to .Tohn j< id James, who were very mad and wanted j| ic Samaritans struck with lightning because r1 ley ditiered on some religious matters. IJ lierc have hcen blundering Instruments of|{ rture in all ages, but the thumbscrew Is t J unparatively delicate and belongs to the line ! j l of persecution. Vou could cany it in the ]1 iclci all unobserved. Put upon the thumb i J sometimes changed a mau's opinion. The!' rew was turned once ni'-i tire man began to1' link, "After all I may tie wrong.'* At the] } eotul turn he thought, "Perhapsmy nnta.go-,1 st may be right." But at the third lie11 ould cry out. "Stop! Stop! I think just as < >u do." Tills instrument belongs to all ages,f id to alt denominations?Protestants ami!1 itholics, Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans,:' iiigregntionalists, liplseopallans?Presbyte-[ litis, in other words, there Is abroad in the l I) urch of God a spirit which scents to fay,!* l)o as 1 do or you will have to sutler." The resbyterhin Church says, "Believe as I do' talnst woman's jireachiim? against ail new | yles of Christian work." A l'resbyterlan i oksnpand says, "I don't sec any particular! irm In woman's preaching, and I think; iinetlnics It rujiy bo salutary." On with the. reshytorian thumbscrew. in nil council)?, in j I conferences, in nil associations, in ail p refineries, all the world over, tiierc are men j bo, itguiati vely speaking, believe In the; iiiinbscrew. 1 know men who would make | iendid llerodsand Neros. Tiiey have alii 10 splrlt.nl' social, political and ecclesiastical I runny, and are only watting for some op>rtunity to display it. Now, mind you, II n not speaking of anybody in the 1'resby-j ry of Brooklyn. Some people are ail tliej me disposed to apply things to themselves.' make no such application. I disclaim Unit ] lea. I am talking on general principles this < ornlng. There a re In all denominations of f iirlKtians ministers who are by authority eld in tcrrorcm. That's Latin. We someincfi use in the pulpit Latin to show how inch wo know. Itgives one more authority, ou seem to speak ex cathedra. More Latin? nasi like my motner tongue better, I will ty that there are in all denominations I'rostant inquisitors, and If a minister have ly idiosyncrasy or halts in his obedience, T goes his henci ecclesiastically. If he be In ic Methodist Church hisantagonists will try id pet the Bishop to sit down on him. If in ic CongregatLonul Church, they will call a liincll and \gon't Invite him. If It lie in the resbytrrlan Church, they will try to grind Im up between the"Book of Discipline" and i < ic Westminster Catechism. Thumbscrews! j' inmhscrews! hat Dr. Tnlmnj;c Ilns Been Wait- j1 ing For. 1 I have been waiting for years for some minter to preach a sermon of emancipation, here are some ready for the rallying word, I lit they are so situated that if they move ; ley are in danger of being squelched. To- 1 ly. In the name ol God, I sound tho knell of ;elesiastlcal tyranny, and bid all who are utrrnpti UK to be free to rejoice. Stay where you re, und do not cross over from one denomiution lo another. In all there arc men nuUig-! n 1stIc to religious freedom. 1 stayed in the rebbyterian Church, anion;; other pood rea-J >ns, because I received many letters from j orgy men saying, "Stand firmly where you re. You represent thousands of us who are I red of palntul espionage and ecclcsluslicnl I ,Tunny." And I lelt that i was lighting not j uly my battle, but the battle of nine-tenths r the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, hit are tired of the tutelngeand the bombard- > lent and the lumberons interpretation of an verbearing one-tenth. What we want Is a [ tone wall Jackson's mid through the heart of j rotestant popedom. 1 nm not so opposed to nc pope, if lie be a good man. as I am op-! oseil to these hundreds of little popes?all ver Protestantism, two or three or four of [ hern In ercry ecclesiitstieal court?Methodist opes, Congregational popes, Presbyterian ' opes?and I will say that in this country It | ikes less timber lo make a pope than in'any I I her. Let us have a grand and glorious equality i mr tingj. iMiiiij mi me ccciCMasilCJU , utiles of this day arc the ware which eecio-j astical tillckW;rs art* making to keep their wn power. They have had it so long tliut i :iey cannot bear to pi ve it up. It is loo late i the history of the world to turn the wheel i f progress backward. The Stale free, lot Ihe j hurch be free. The great cry all over Christ- J ndotn is, "down with tyiants, whether on; rone or pulpit.'' St. John counted twelve ales into liraven. but there-are small-sonled j nclesiastics who want us logo In through an ' uger hole, and that of their own boring* here are ecclesiastics who decide everything bout a minister. Now, my young minister, l> as you please, if your cravat be hla<'k,| bite, strn?ed or brindled, l'nrt your hair on ( orth side or south side, or at the equator.: here ought to be enough room in all ourde-1 ominalions to let a man turn around and | xerclse his own individual taste, though it j ( natural to him tolndulgc a lew eccentric!- j cs. Let men of large charity advance. Beinse you areyouug, that is nothing against on. You will gel over that if you live long; nough. There are ecclesiastics in this day ho are trying to stop the age.saying It if i oing too lasl. You can't slop tlie age. The] uly way to do Is to keep up with il and get ; n the box beside tiio drivi-r and help him introl ills ten galloping fonrst-rs. in Hie, arness of Ihe Church there is loo much! reechirg strap and not enough tract's? loo' iucI) provision for holding buck, not enough > pull ahead. .More liberty in tlie christian \ hurch. Some one says, "WonId you not! nib fanaticism?" Why, my dear brother, j Liiat'clsin dies of itself. It l ever In: Is long., a thing bo not wisely Christian, It has the' leineuis of destruction Hut If llbcofliod irlcature il. denounce it, legislate against it, i ut you might us well try to abolish thecter-; ities, What IIus Intolerance Done? Intolerance never ^>ut anything down. It| uls it uj>. \t hi?t luiis intolerance done in the | reshyteriaii church ? What lias it (lone lor le .Methodist Church? iVrsc?uted every-} here sue ii;is her men in places of iciigious1 nd secular trust, The Mayor of our city, a| lethodist; It. 1;. llajei-, the j'residcnt.a ^iuthuist; his prcdcccsM.u*,u .Methodist; and some i.v iiis successor will he a Methodist, lntoliiwiee aguinst Methodism lilted il up. Let us iivc a division oi work. LetSutan uo all the| oik of persecution. lie is lively audaetivcj nd industrious, and understands all eeeicsl-i stieal law. lie will attend io that, ll you nd anything in ecclesiastical matters tnati re wrong argue against I4w;iu, reason against I Hem, hut don't hung thftat or violence or] ny thing that can he mistaken fur the thumbi-icw. i am not mraid'to trust the people, ut Into their hands a free Jiiblc. a free ballot, free Church, a free conscience and a free leaven. Here we are in the evening of the r.incL'ciith century, in a land wheie religious libriy ought to correspond with civil liberty, etween these two oceans, in our day, or the ay ot* our children, is to bo demonstrated liata man may be If his religion is unmo;stcd. The cradlc of the human race was the igrc-Kuph rates basin. The cradle of Us rccneiatlou will be this continent, I think, Ircul Britain and Ireland are too small. The ;uropean Continent has too many nations .) unify. The cllmatesof Asia and Africa arc propitious. Here in America 1 believe the i ork is to begin. l'lcnty of room. Knough Igors in ourcliinc to energize Hie people and nough of the balsamic to make everything enial. No earthquakes. No lam Inc. Astal'art race made out of all other races. There re many Christian people who think that hiist is going to conic on earth again and! sign personally. If He does come 1 b.Hevel [e will set up His throne between the A lie-; hanies and the ltocky mountains, and thatl [e will walk the streets of our great cities.] k'ould that the heavens might open to-day ud thai our J<ord would descend to take pos>slon of itiiis continent! How we would | .ish out to greet illm! Hut. whether lie lines In person or by His spirit, as I um rathr disposed to think, this Is to be Iinnianucl's' ind?Hie mountains, the valleys, the lakes, ie rivers, the cities. In that millennial day iore will 60 one denomination of Christians ir ahead of all others, if not having swallow1 them all up. Would yon like to know! nut denomination it will be? I will tell [>u. It will be that denomination which has orked the hardest, trusted the fullest, loved j ic mightiest, and eclipsed all others in the iiril of Christian toleration. JS'o thumbire ws in the milieniuni. Anderson Moving on Charleston. Three delegates, tien. W. W. Humphreys ir. (t. ] '. Tolly and Mr. K. U. Murray, m>jintedto represent the town of Anderson, rived in Charleston yesterday to ascertain hat encouragement will be given to the proct for completing the Blue Kldge Railroad, lie delegates will most likely goon to New ork. to lay before the railroad magnates icre the ail vantages of a connection with ihoj 'est, by way of Charleston and the old Hlue Idgo route. We understand that the dele-; ites had a cordial reception yesterday ill liarleston, and feel that nothlnjj that can be 1 jne will be.left undone to aid them in their | Ission and its purposes. Jt Is gratifying in the extreme to see such/ ,'idcnee of practical interest in measures | iat, while knitting the up-country and low- ! nintry together, will benefit the whole State. 11 liarleston Is ripe for action, and so are our 1 ouiitain neighbors. ?ifttos and Courier. Keeping 1 he Line Fence. Mr. J. F. I.lvingston,County Commissioner, t out, at the residence of Mr. J. L. Ward, last ( 'ednesday, the following contracts for keep- j. gup the lino (once between Abbeville said , Igeflcld counties for otic year, tlio tivcrago h Ice beingSSMW a tulle: llarvcly and {Street, through their own!, lids. 11 J.S. Alewine, through the Calhoun lands. ( J. L. Ward, through his own lands. / W. p. Harinuii. through hisown lauds. 1, Mrs. Mi L. Andrews, through her own . mis. t < Hlchard Duncan, through his own lands. i, 11. IS. Maxwell, through Sale Watson lands. , \V. A. Pennon and .1.11. Ward, through thei, irnctt and Adams lands. 11 Mrs. Isabella Deal, through her own lands. | lack Ward, through the Robertson lands. . ( Ward alid Benson, through the ftt/ynolds i fi ftcc rtArin I'komotion.?It Is not often that a I tin gets to bean editor and a member of the | J; glslaturo Inside of thirty days, but sneh 11. k been the good fortune of Coi.H. T. Ward-1 iv, of I he Abbeville preus ami llmmrr, who! j, s but recently donned the Journalistic liar- >, ss in connection with Hugh Wilson, Esq., ? d jiow an extra edition of the I'r?w and' ? inner informs us of the young editor's liav- i ^ ir been chosen %y the people of his county n represent them In place of ITon. S. Me(!ow- j, , now on llie Supreme bench. We under- ? md that Mr. Wardlaw is a man of ability J". (I will reflect credit on his const Itucnts.? s( gistcr. I b iltt. J. Danks Wa hih.aw, .Ttt., of Ogle }' npc, Ga., a cousin of (he \Vardlaw family n, Abbeville county, recently married Miss J, r,zle Davidson.of Maltlmore. Mr. Wardlaw, S( ,viII he remembered, visited his friouds in ; bcville, about Jour years ago. j' "Ex-Al)bcvilliau" on Usury* The ltadlcal party In the submerge of South Carolina and introduction of reforms and' , lovel ties, did hut little to their credit and vhich docs not require reconstruction. But, j miong the changes for which they deserve! :redil, as u borrow from an advanced civllUaion, was tlie repeal oil thu usury InwB, the )2iieficiai ell'ocU of wllch were better seen slsewhe.re than among those under their Inincdiate lull nonce. Hut, it seems that owing, n great part, to the measures of the Federal government to rcach specie payment and the 11 ;onsequeni decrease of credit, and the greater j H /aiueand purchasing power of money, has | a ncleaseci its rate ami the dlttlcuity In obtain \ p ng it; and because rff tills, coupled with au-| t dent prejudice, "the wisdom of State" has 1 ,'lelded to tlie clamors of an unreasoning 3 wpuliand restored tills ancient relic. Y't, P linee tlic restoration, notwithstanding thejc ; renter finnncliil ease generally, is not the it ate of money to the borrower as nigh or high- b r than belbre; indeed, does not a needy bor- g ower find it quite or almost Impossible to 11 >orrow at all; and when this Is said, if true, * loes not the reel oral Ion argi-ca blunder In g cglslatlon ? While in South Carolina during c lie non-existence of usury laws money Is 11: aid to have been obtain able at from twelve to i < ifteeu per cent, in Alabama, when obtulna-j^ >le at all, (with millions of it hoarded Hiidj-/ ying idle; under the intlucnce of usury law ( u t was to be had on I v at much hl<rher rate.".. Jnloss tho monlcd capitalist can be forccd to ouu his money at such rate, on bitch tline uul security an the borrower may dictate, isury laws ilo the latter an Injury hy prevents UK his getting the money atull, and If so by ; v >nying a high premium lor Hie rink of his|r lotior and against accidents; for legal repre- t. tentative* generally feci bound to plead all f sxceptions, and the capitalist hns to he paid a 'or all risks, In addition to value of use. li I do not think It necessary at tills day to llscuss ibe value and necessity of the credit * ivsicm. It has been and Is the promoter of] .hcgrealest progress and highest civilization. I It Is the credit system that makes the poor nan with business capacity and good charac- o er the competitor equal or the rich. "Pay as 71 roil go" J.:"*nu that tho many shall become f he hirelings airl day laborers Af the few. It f s the man ol snail means who want* the t' ireillt.and Is benefitted by facilitating and I iheapcnlng It. Money or Its equivalent of t :redlt is to all pursuits what blood is to the t uimun system, what oil Is to machinery,? uul whatever produces congestion orparalyiis Is alike disastrous. The usury laws which have comedown to ir. from Kngland and have been more or less j perpetuated In the States, had their origin In | l he too common praellee of thestrong against: | lie weak, the many against the few. The ? lews were and are now not only the chief 1 money holders of Kngland, but. of the world; j .he nobles who controlled the laws were the t jorrowers,and the prohibition and penalties, tesldes Its luxury as a persecution, operated o the advantage of the nobles In lowering the rates; and Kngland being an Island and joiumerce and manufactures a cypher, the usury laws did not produce the evil eonsc- \ ^nonces now seen and felt when the whole JJ lace of the world financial and commercial 1 lias changed, and the Jew as readily betakes I liliusclf tostocks and bonds, lands and tene- 1 iiients. ' bull and "bear'' as the veriest gentile ( " Tho ( oiU'liKinii i m *ilmnst in-1 1 ?vltable. that if England had not >it one and i r Llife saine time contained n dissolute and 11 spendthriftnobleman, 11 ending money, and a j I lew lo furnish it, we would never havcknown j of "usury laws,'' as understood, among us, i l'he causes which gave origin to these laws having passed away in England, and under iin advanced civilization, they have swept them from the statute books, and tlie rate and contractu for money are protected and enforced, as of other commodities, nnd with such satisfactory results that, no one would J think of advocating a change. Money being < protected, a stringency or panic brines out ' capital, and in competition the rate is soon j lowered and an equilibrium restored, Instead ' of the long congestion that follows where I usury laws prevail. i aintreating thissubject in the light of;] business and political economy; and It deicrves no other. The world is more influenced by prejudice ilmn reason, and much of it in tills matter is due to .Shakespeare's fictitious representation In the character of sliylock, nnd subsequently to misunderstanding and misconception of scripture. Usury was forbidden under the Jewish .Dispensation between .lew and Jew, but the restriction dirt not apply to others. | Deut. XXIII, chapter and verses 19 and ;?0.| The Lord so commr.nded and made it a sin between Jews only. Why He did not make the prohibition of general application Is not for us at this late day < to inquire Into. The usury prohibited was, any compensation whatever for the use ofj "money, victuals, or any thing that Is lentj upon usury." And this prohibition between even Jew and Jew could not have been In force when our Saviour, In the parable, en-, dorsed the action of the lord in Ills censure nnd punishment of the sloihful servant who failed to put out his money at usury; by which Is evidently meant the usual or highrest rate obtainable by "exchangers." [.Matthew XXV, v. U7.J Kstortlon is wrong and forbidden In the Scriptures. Vet it is practiced every day, if one party is allowed to Judge for two, among all classes including saint and sinner, and as little or less so In money lending as any oiher. Hut lew men who In "tight times" can i borrow money at the highest rates lo purchase j lor cash family supplies, or to prevent the sacrifice of property hi forced sales, fail to lie more benefited than the lender, who by with-1 holding his money could buy property at a! sacrifice and more beneficial to him than any usury ever demanded. Such latter practice is. unfortunately, too common among IJiblt. Christians, as they suppose themselves, who have no compunc.tlonsiof conscience outside i of the actual loaning of money above the legally protected rate. I have a pious and I prayerful neighbor who "dont lend money j at usury," oh! not he; but lie finds a mule driver witli a ninle for which he n??k SiW), cash, and ii farmer who needs a mule to replace a loxt one. but has not the money and is not able to borrow, and my neighbor comes In and finds that the farmer, rather than make no crop, is willing toglvc SIM for the mule on twelve months time, and my neighbor buys the mule and takes lor ItSKMoii iieredit.se-j cured by every thing the farmer has. and if; n?>t promptly paid, sells him out, "lock, stock ! and barrel," to have his money ready lor another non-usurious transaction; and no sin of usury afflicts his soul. The best and i?nly remedy to avoid these' palpable evils and disgusting, legally protect- i ed evasions is, to repeal the so-called usury! laws, protect capital, which is independent j and can otherwise protcct itself, thus lowering the rate of money by competition. The! benefits.on a fair test, would soon be palpa-j hie, and t lie fictions of Shakespeare ana thej fulmlnations of smattering theologians would lose their influence. K.\-A?i1kv i i.i.ian. ?<? j Lesson in History by the Charlotte' Observer. The Chnrloile Obtcrvcr says that when the' constitution was adopted the tjucstloti of se- j cession was lcll unsettled. Will the OOxcrverl please inform lis whether or not thiMjucstion of secession was settled when the Union whs' lormcd between Kuglandaud .Scotland? Will' It also be good enough to point out. the dlficr- j (. lice in tuc manner m wnicn the American | and lfriltsti L'liiojis were formed??Stutesvi/le' A mcricun. Tlic editor (if the Slatvmillle Amcrican ought j to tic too well reud in history to u?k us such n i (jiK-stlon. The Aincr'ean .States up to the I time of the revolution were simply colonies, j and it was not until tin y were recognized by j the government of Great Britain, uticr u seven years' struggle with that country, that tliey became iSY<iMv, and It was not until JTaT' that they aspired to that dignity. Ilhode is- J land was Pimply a plunla/ion. Tho deelnrntiou of independence declared that "the pa-, tlent sufTerenceof those colonies, was such that | tiiere was a necessity which constrained them I to alter their former system of government.! "We. therefore, in the name and by the authority of tho good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare that these united colonics, are, and of right ouijhl to be (not were,) free and Independent States." Independent States! .Independent of what? Why Independent, not only of (ireat Britain, hut ail of the world besides. Thlsdeclaration meant war, and with the end of the war seven years later, came the acknowledged Independence of the States, by the recognition of King George III. The colonies Jlrst attempted to make war upon Great Brl'Un each In Its own behalf ami cause. Massachusetts threw the foreign tea Into Boston harbor, and even fought the battle of Hunker Hill on her own hook. North Carolinians rebelled against the stamp act; made open war on tho British otllcers of the crown at Alamancn, and proclnimed the Mecklenburg Declaration, without reference to what any or all the other colonics would do. After the war had commenced the colonics united their armies upon the theory Hint In "union there is strength," but. no system of government for the young republic had been agreed upon except such measures as tended to advance tho weal and welfare of nil, In ft strictly military sense. Sixteen months after the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia, representatives froin the several .States adopted what was culled "Articles 01 i.onicaeraiion nna perpet-1, ual union between tiie States." Tlie govern- ' mcnt under the former system hnd been found to be Inadequate'to the wants of (he people, and the union wus declared to be so Imperfect 1 lit to be ulmost unworthy of tlie name. States 1 made commercial aggressions upon each other ! State legislatures unhesitatingly passed IHws 1 in retaliation for real und Imaginary Injuries, which demonstrated tlie necessity of a more 1 powerful federal government and a more per- 1 Icet union of the people of the United States. It was a government having iiojudlelary that commanded the respect of tlie people, and wus wanting in stability. The State legislatures often parsed laws favoring their own Immediate and respective localities, and ] State courts did not hesitate to disregard the decisions of co-ordinatv tribunals of other States. Treaties formed between the general government and torelgn nations were recklessly disregarded by State Legislatures, as 11 well ns by State courts. In several instances i. this open disregard of the plighted faith of . the nation threatened to Involve the whole j( country in war. Insolvent laws were enact- ( cd i>y some of the stntes, the effect of which, i when opplled to the relations of debtor and creditor, praetleallj-amounted to a complete illschargeof indebtedness without consldera- c tlon. Laws; also were passed by provincial 1 legislatures making unjust and invidious dls- r tlnctlon In favor of the citizens of the States 1 nnctlngthem. In fact, our covernmcnt as Ihon established became a matter of contempt at liome, und of burlesque abroad. When these things became apparent, aeon- " mention was called and a constitution was i idopted, which, after suhnilsslon to the Id States, was rntltled, and ^became thefunda- r ncnuu WW <JI IMl- i.iv.ii ..WIC HH.II, IU> I l iow, two |)o\vcrful parties in tin: country, the o ?nc, we will say, representert by Alexander s Hamilton. ft Kederjillst, nnd the other byjv Phomas Jefferson, ft Republican, ns he wan 1 e lien called. The one was for adopting a con- j n tltutlon which pave all power to the general ; lj [overnment, the other for delegating to the It enerni government only certain rights, and j |i eserving cerUiln other rights not ho deloifl alcd. to the States. In their sovereignty. The ti on tit I full on as we have It was a rmupromlic ictween these two antipodal doctrines. The reference to the British union between ^ England and Scotland, in comparison with he formation with the formation of the imeriean Union needs almost no notlccntl nr hands. The present Confederation ofijj .tales was formed after deliberate and well >j matured plans were considered and digested ,*v y a convention of representatives called to- [ ethrr fol- that purpose, nnd afterwards sub-1 titled to and ratified by the Stales In their C ffpamte, snvorelgn capacity, while the Union i etween Kngland was mainly brought about i nj the simple mnrriaycot the King of Kngland r, > the ijiiecn of Scotland, and the mutual crreement tlml a united Parliament should e formed in Which Scotland should be reprc-1 vi ;nted by forty-five members. There is no; nalogy whatever between the two incidents. I ^ M ???I THE PRESS AND BANNER. idditlonal Kind Words by our Broth-! rcn. True, and Urnvc, and Able. [Edgefield AdvrrtUcr.] The Abbeville Preu and Banner Mono of j he most honored land , arks of the State of loutli Carolina. It ha* shared her fortune*In dvenilty as wo) 1 as prosperity, In timvs of ilague and pestilence and war us well as in InicKOf peace. And in all,and through all, t ha* been true, and brave mid able. Lately I Jr. \V. Henct has retired from lis co-pro- j rietorshlp and eo-oditorship?toatlend more i loiely and more exclusively to his law prac- I leu. For two years he lent strength and rllllancy and novelty to Its columns, and ained theudmiration and friendship of all he newspaper fraternity of ourfctalo. Me is ueecoded by Mr. II. Tilman Wardlaw, a entieman whose very name carries with It ontideuce, eonM'ieiitioiisncsKHUd talent. He s a son of Mr. Alfred Wardlaw. deceased, of 'harlcxton. In the hands of the veteran V'ilson and the young Ward law, the old 'retx and Jlanner will even pitch Its teut pon.a still higher plane. Will be Missed From the Field. (Greenville Chronicle.) Mr. W. C. nenet has severed his connection pith the Abbeville rre?3 and Banner. Mr. tenet Is an apt scholar and fluent writer, and lie Press of I no.State will miss him from the leld. Mr. Hugh Wilson remains at the helm, nd has associated with him Mr. H. T. Wardaw. We wish all parlies huccosh. L Cordial Welcome to i>Kr. Wardlhw. (A ndcrsnn Intelligencer.) "W. C. Bonet, Ksq., for some time prist one >1 the editors of the Abbeville Press and Bunicr,has retired from the field of Journalism or the reason that his duties fin an editor conlicted with his duties us a lawyer, and vice crsa. }Io Is succeeded by Mr. H.T. Wardiaw, o whom we extend a cordial welcome into he fratirnlty. )ne oT the Most Creditable Papers in the Country. (Greenville Advert if rr.) W. C. lionet has withdrawn from theeditoral staff ol the Press and Banner. That valant knight of the<|iiill, Hugh Wilson,retains ihlef editorship, and has asssoeiated with iin> in business II. T. Wardiaw, Esq. The "ress ait'l Banner Is one of the most credltailo weeklies in the country. An Excellent Paper. (Pickens Sentinel.) Mr. W. 0. Benct has severed his connection vItli tlio Abbeville. Press and Banner and Mr. -i. T. Wardiaw assumes his position. Mr. Henrt was a very graceful andtorclblo writer.and n his ret I reinen t to t^ie shades of his law olllce, ic has our best wishes. To Mr. Wardiaw, we extend the Journalistic hand and wi.-.h hlni ong life, prosperity and happiness. Mr. Wition is the newspaper "reliable" of the Stale, ind Is so closely wedded to tils profession that iu has never found time to get married The Pi ess and Banner Is an excellent paper. Long may she wave. A Crnceful Salutatory. Newberry Herald. The ln*t number of the Abbeville Press and Vunner contains the Valedictory of Mr. W. U. lienet. who retires from tlie cditorlnl control if Mio tmnnr mill who wnnre sntixtleil rumen tvilh hfm the good wishes of Its host of readers, and their regrets because ofhlaretlrement. l'he i-VM* and Banner hus been one of the most ably conducted papers In I lie State, and ne loo regret losing *o able and forrlblo a writer. The same paper announce* that Mr. 11. 1'. "Ward law takes the plaec of the retiring editor, and In a graceful Salutatory expresses himself as to the grave responsibilities of his new position, we welcome him cordially to tho ranks editorial. The veteran 11. Wilson occupies his usual prominent place In the picture. I.ong live and flourish the Preu and Banner. An Ably Conducted Journal. Chester Reporter. The Inst Issue of the Abbeville Pre*t and Banner announces the withdrawal of Mr. \V. C. Kcnelfrom the editorial management ol that ably conducted Journal. Mr. timet'* retirement is a great loss to South Carolina Journalism; his scholarly attainment* iitul forcible pen aro much needed Just at thl* Iuncture. He Is succeeded by Mr. H.T. Ward' law, Our best wishes attend both the retiring and the incoming editors. A Gentleman of Superior Mental Endowments. (Abbeville Medium.) A charge has taken place In the ownership and control ol the J'res* and Banner and old firm of Wilson and Hcnet, who have conduct ed the papt-r for the past two years, hus bcec dissolved. In order that he mlgnt devote hh tlmeand talents inoreassiduously to the practice of the law, Mr. Hcnet has retired from al connection with the papnr. He edited it. will: much zeal and enterprise for two years and his retirement will he greatly regretted by hh readers. The new firm consists of Wilson A Wardlaw?Mr. IIu?li Wilson who is known mi one of the best newspaper inon on the Stat* press and Mr. H. Tilman Wardlaw, who was born and reared In this county and is known to many of ourpeoplu young gentleman of su perior mental endowments and fine buaine** abllltv. We hoDO that our neighbor wil crow inland flourishing unuerthe new nmn ngemont. A Sterling Journal nnd n Valued Ex' (-'lllllgU. (Laurcncevlll Herald.) Mr. W. C. Hf.nkt, who for the past two yean hiiH preMded us one of liiceJlturaur inut liter ling Journaland valued exchange, llie AObeviUe Press and Uanmrr, has disposed ol' hi* interest in said paper to Mr. ii. Tiliniui Wardlaw, and retires therefrom in order to devou more of Ins lime and talent to the practice ol his profession as alawjer. Mr. Hugh Wilson one of the most enterprising Journalists in the State, will rcUiin his position as Senloi Hill lor. Mr. Ward law is a young man of flue mind, liberal att<i lumen is and business capacity, to whom wee.xtcnda hearty welcomeintc the fraternity. We wish the old Press ami Jinnner and all concerned therewith, as well as the retiring editor, abundant suecrs. One ol'the Host and Mart Enterprising Newspaper Men. (Union Times.) We regret to find that Mr. W. C. nenct hot tired from (he e<ilioral charge of the Abbevillt Press and Jlanner. Although Ills editorial ca reel' has been unite brief, Mr. Heuel has estate llshed for himself an enviable roputatiou an an independent, forcible and profound writer, la his retirement Journalism in the stale has lost one of ilsablcsi best and soundest writers. He leaves our friend Hugh \\ ilson at tin helm, who is one ol the best and must enter' prising conductors of a newspaper we ever Knew. Our sincere wlsues for the prosporlty of ail parties will always he with them. coming Dili success lor me rress ana JUaiiner. (lAuicastcr Review.) The last,Issue of the A bbcrille Press and Rannvr, contains the valedictory of \V. C. Henet, who withdraws from the editorial sattt ol thatpapcr. Mr. Henet Ik succeeded by Mr. II. T. \Vardlaw. We nre always glad to gel the Press and Banner. 11 Is one of our best exchanges, and as Mr. Hugh Wilson still remain* III Nenlor editor, nothing but success can crown their efforts. An Old Established Carolina Jonrnnl. {Beaufort Crescent.] This week's number of this sterling exchange announces the dissolution of the partnership betweon Hugh Wilson and W.C. Henet as editors and proprietors, and the withdrawal of Mr. Henot from It; who retires In a ntat and chaste valedictory. Mr. Henet Is a polished scholar and writer, and t?-c press of the yuuc loses a good pen by his retirement. Mr. Hugh Wilson, the old stand-by of the Press and Manner, is not left alone, however, for he has associated with him In the proprietary and editorial control of the paper Mr. H. T. VVardlaw, who at once occupies Mr. Henet's seat. The Press and Banner Is au old, well established Carolina Journal, and we shall continue to welcome It under Its new regime, as we have In I he past, with the kindest foel* Ings and best wishes for Its prosperity. The Peoplg will Have no Cnuse to Complain. [Barnwell fkntinrlj] Mr. Benet, of tlmt veteran old Jonrnal, the Abbeville Preu and Banner. ban retired from IIm editorial statf, and will confine himself to the practice of hl.i profession. (Law.) Mr. l'llman AVardlaw succeeds Mr. Benet; he Is well known to the people of his county, and will, we are sure, keep the paper up to It* present popular standard. Mr. Hugh Wilson remains with Mr. Wardlaw.and through their r-omblned efforts tho people of Abbeville will havenoeauso to complain. Wo valuo the ncckly appearanceof this Journal, and extend It our very best wishes under Its partly new management. PUBLIC MEETING. II. T. >Vardlaw dominated for the Legislature. A goodly number of our citizens assembled n the Court House last night for the purpose of >xprcsslng their preference for a candidate or the Legislature. S. C. Cason, Esq., was ailed to the chair. Upon taking the olllce of Chairman, he said: CiKNTLEMEN?This compliment Is very nn-l xpected. I thank you for the courtesy. I: lo not know the object of the meeting, I mist await the suggestions of some gentlenan present. The object of the meeting was then slated.; After this, Mr. "\V.C. McUowan arose and ;ald: T? (c PlinlMiinn n-lfli frpllnrro fhn leepest and sincerest pleasure,that i rise to nake nnomination to rill tlio vncuncy In our ,eglslnture. I rise to nominate ono from our I iwn ranks?n voung man?one who, in every ense, Is a representative man?one who, irlth his keen intellect and clear foresight, omblned with his integrity of cliaracter, wHl lot only tfrace the legislative halls at Colulnila, hilt will do honour to the town and conny which cave him birth and whieii now I Clinches him upon his political career. It! Ills my heart with both pride and pleasure o nominate Col. II. Tilman W'ardhiw. Tho nomination was seconded by Air. James Norwood. The Chairman then said: Genti.kmf.n?You have heard the nomlnaIon which lias been made and seconded, 'omlnatlons are still in order. Aro there 11 y other nominations? No other nominations being made, Mr. ason then said: Gknti.kmkn? Is it the pleasure of this leetlnc that the vote be taken by ballot, or va vncct On motion fit was carried that the vote he ra voce. The question being put by the Chairman, x. Wardlaw was unanimously nominated. Mr. Wardlaw then arose, amid hearty cheers, and spoke as follows: Mb. Chairman, My Fries ano Gentlemen?I thank you most heartily for this compliment?the greatest of my life. If I have one idol most deeply enshrined in my heart It Is Abbeville County; for It Is hero TiY that I formed my first friendships. It Is here 1 that I was raised, reared and educated, and it quli is here that I expect to live and die. From nex Greenville church to Patterson's bridge lie oral mouldering the boues of my ancestors, nt Abb Upper Long (Jnne are the graves of my father, enc< molherand brothers exeeptone only who vol- said unteered under Ihe gallant and good I'errln, Jolneil Orr's regiment and sealed Ills devotion to Abbevlllecounty by hlsbloo<l at the bottle D< of the Wilderness under the command of the gallant, distinguished and kind Mc- rj, Gownn, my kinsman, to succeed whom will jSf] be the ereatest honor of my life. So yon sec, gentlemen, I belong to yon emphatically by lineage, education, association, and by preference, and should I ever become so fortunate as to be a married man it will be my best legacy and highest, patrimony to leave to my posterity whether elected or not, that my friends of Abbeville, the best County In the State, have puld ine the exalted honor of riij nominating me for the legislature, and if J [ elected 1 promise to *"e a true, faithful, and I gaci | trust an cdlclent tinember. of s j At the closc of Mr. Wardl^w's address, villi which was well received and frequently In- j *'J terrupted by hearty applause, ou motion th meeting adjourned, Ei State of South Carolina ? moi L. J Abbeville County. T: Probate Court?Citation for Letters ofip Administration. ?| By J. Fuller Lyon, Esq., Pkobatk D< WII ERE AS, M. O. Zelglcr, C. C. P. linn made V suit to me, to grant him Letters of Ad- % ministration of the Estate and ellecta of 1 T. C. McUride lute ot Abbeville County, I } deceased. "* These are therefore to cite and admonish ull and singular tlie kindred and creditors of the said T. U. McUride, deceased, that they be iitulapptutr, before tne, In thcUourt of Probate, to be held at Abbovllle C. II., on Tuesday, \\ the 2d day of March, J8H0, after publication ? ? hereof, at. 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show sorl cause, If any thev have, why the wild Adinln| (stratum should not be granted. 11 GtVKN under my hand and seal, this 19th day fl I of January, In the year of our Lord one *"* L. S. thousand eight hundred and eighty and in the lOHh year of American Inde- al 1 pendence, P?r Published on the 21st day pf January, 1880, Pro in Hie Abbeville Prvu arid JJanner and on tlio Court House door for the time required by law. J. FULLER LYON, R J udge of Probate. d j J {Ml -I, gm*if J Robertson, Taylor & Co. -SUCCESSORS TO- T GEO, W, WILLIAMS & CO. 11 Cotton Factors, Wholesale Grocers, ?AND? GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANFS A 1 and 3 Hayne Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Will Rive all business their most careful attention. s* Consignments of Cotton Solicited. I' July at. 1879, Uni IV 45 Years Before the Public. THE GENUINE DR. C. MoLANE'S T r, CELEBRATED - i >.p 1 v M f ldViUlt JrI hI iS, I FOR THE CURE OF Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint, T DYsrnrsiA and sick hsadach*. ut i Symptoms of a Diseased Liver. J PAIN in the right side, under the nY edge of the ribs, increases on pres- pk sure; sometimes the pain is in the left _ side; the patient is rarely able to lie L on the left side; sometimes the pain is * felt under the shoulder blade, and it _s frequently extends to the top of the j shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken q] , for rheumatism in the arm. The j stomach is affected with loss of appe . | tite and sickness; the Dowels in gen-1 | eral are costive, sometimes alternative [ l with lax; the head is troubled with ! ! pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sensation in the back part. There is generally a considerable loss of mem ory, accompanied with a painful sen- ? sation of having left undone some- for , | thing which ought to have been done. rc* A slight, dry cough is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains of weariness and debility; he is easily [ startled, his feet are cold or burning, i and he complains of a prickly sensa- c?'? . tion of the skin;'his spirits are low; ^ ,md although he is satisfied that cxercise would be beneficial to him, ye\ j i he can scarcely summon up fortitude ? ; enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts Cj j every remedy. Several of the above ^ '! symptoms attend the disease, but cases ! have occurred where few of them cx . -sted, yet examination ot tne Doay, ; after death, has shown the liver to j have been extensively deranged. "j^ \ AGUE AND FEVER. ft, Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, in jni cases of Ague and Fever, when * taken with Quinine, are productive 0/ nm f the most happy results. No better ; cathartic can be used, preparatory to, om i or after taking Quinine. We would 8vl | j advise all who are afflicted with this ; disease to give them a fair trial. For all bilious derangements, and as I a simple purgative, they are unequaled. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. / The genuine are nerer sugar coated. ? Every box has a red wax seal on the lid, "Jj' #ith the impression Dr. McLane's J.ivek taJ PlI.ls. The gennine McLane's Lives Pills bear the signatures of C. McLanx and Flemi.m. mo :<ki>s. on the wrappers. Alj Insist upon having the genuine Dr. c McLane's Liver Pills, prepared by FIcm T .ajj I!ros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market beinj full of imitations of the name McLatit, - onlhtii Hiffciantly but same pronunciation EXCURSION. Greenville ail Columbia EaiMjsi til 1^0 nccommodato those fristilng to visit V"1 Charleston durln* the meotlne of the Mr* STATE ORANGE and of the SOUTH CARO- hel( UNA JOCKEY CLUB. Round trip ticket* T< to Charleston will be sold at all Ticket Sta- cre< tions on the line of this Road from Monday, 1*' the 2nd, until Saturday, the 7th of February, inclusive. They will not be received for passago after the latter date, and persons holding them, In consideration of the low rate ni which sold, will not be permitted to lie over T1 : any place between the point where purchased gale and Charleston and resume the trip on the l)i I same ticket. Tickets will be jrood to return on any day | until Tuesday, February ttil* loth, but will in no Instance be extended or received for puss- jt; lose after that date. J j ! Price of Koun<l Trip Tickcts. CAS ?FKOM? j Alston S3 60|DonnaId/s, . | Jfl Pomnrln, .'J iiOiHonea rati), 6 Do j Prosperity 4 20!Helton 7 ."50 Newberry 4 50|Antlerson 7 701 ? r ChappoU'8 5 20; Willlnmston, 7 HO K . Ninety-Six, 5 (10 Ore nvllle 8 .'151.? f New Narket 5 POU'endleton, 8 .15 Green wood (i CO Perry vtlie, 8 60 Hoiljies fl 3.5 Seneca C,ty K no .Tn Abbeville 6 85;\V*allmlla,_ 9 00 From points on Tanrens Rnllronri.?LnuSe^ rens,$5 75; Clinton, $5 85; Martin's. $.5 15. It. H. TKMPLE, General Xuperlntonricnt. Jauez Norton*, Jit., General Ticket Agent. | ^ Teach Kits "Wanted. ? Applications have1 I... t.v <>,.> l/.n.il iMKliwt f.-. Ihnl V.lintv I *JU" Hoard for teachers to supply the public schools In the following School Districts, as | Ja follows Due West District, two white and! ? two colored. Donaldsvlllc District, two col-| ored; Srnlthvlllc District, one white; (ireen-j wood District, one white. Candidates, who' obtained certificates nt the recent examlna-i tIon should apply to the Trustees of the iiforo-l rlVH said School Districts. I " David Crawfort>, i * County School Commissioner, j JOHN S. THOMPSON, H] DENTI8T. |p "I?.T IJ.L be In Abbeville,Thursdny, January ?V L*2d to remain for a short time, fully | Hav rrep?red to do all dentil work, upon most, qi0;! reasonable terms. TOeth extracted without ir pain, by the use of nitrous oxide tas. i ,? Jaii 2lst 1880, tf J . | I* 1 ' . . 5 , \ Complaint for Relief. 'is W. Perrln, as Administrator of Estot? of T. C. Perrln, dcc'd, v?. J. E. Perrln, and others. ' order of Court the creditor* of the ostato of Thomas C. Perrln, deceased, are reed on or before the '?U1 d?y of JANUARY t, to present ami prove their demand* nut. said estate before me at my office at evllle C. H.. H. O. On that dHy a refer> will beheld under nud In obcdlencu to order. EDWARD NOBLE, Referee. >cembor 23, 1879.6t ate of South Carolina. i County of Abbeville. F. M. Pope vs. Robert Ifackett. Foreclosure of Mortgage. IE covenant* of the mortgage In this case being broken, I hereby declare themorti foreclosed; and by virtue of the poweriile therein contained, will sell at Abbei> Court House, on Kalcday In February, >. 1880, thfc premises described in the said rtgiigc. ghty-Seven and One-Half Acres, e or less, bounded by tlie lands ofThos. >foore, Newton Williams and others. KKM8 CASH. , M, POPE, MORTGAGEE ec. 29th 1879, tf llWlffi 7 E respectfully announce to onr friend* that we tire now receiving a fine o?imentof 4:L KINDS OF GOODS, he McILWATNE CORNER. Will be pre- A cl to furnlKh goods on, liberal terms to mpt paying partle*. QUABLES & CO. . P. QUA RLE8. M. T. QUARLES. ec 31,1879, tf ROSENBERG * t *n m tt rv it -r^i t\ imiKMU, ND NOW HAS n? jrond n STOCK of nil kind* of goodHHx ever came to Abbeville s stock now belli* complete id alt of lUdetmenu, he take* the liberty of naklnff ry one to come and inspect hla OOOUS i be convinced where m mil' CANBE HAD. lie lnrgest and beat selected slock of ^ LKeady-Maae JL0THIN6, I SB SHE CHARLESTON, prlccs _tli?.t can't be oentcn In tbe State. P- OL. >00 is onues THE THOUSANDS and at LOW LOW ICES. Entire satisfaction guaranteed. ?. ROSENBERG, opt. 10,1870, tf . PATEIJF SOUTH CAROLINA * j County of Abbeville. fl IN TIIE rnonATE CorBT. Wardlaw & Edward*, w against a Georye Rlchey m Administrator. fl Complaint for wile of lnnd to pay'debt. n 4 fl "WILL BELL on saloday In Feoroarx next, 1 at public outcry within the leiial hour*. 1 payment of debts, the following described ,1 estate: til that lot or pnrccl of land containing ONE ACRE, ] ?ro or less, with a,blacksmith shop thereon, J unded by W. H. Brooks, Mr*. H. E. Client- A id and others. ^ old as the property of John Burnett, deused. KRMS?CASH, Pnrchnser to pay for pars. J. FULLER LYON, J. Pro. A. C. onnnry 5,1870. tate of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. IN TIIE PROBATE COURT. In ro estate of John Barrett, deceased. etltion for Settlement and Discharge. OTICE is hereby given that George Richey ns Administrator oT the estate of John rrett. deceased, has filed his petition in s Court prwylnff for the appointment of ? y lor settling the said estate, and disc ha rgr hint frnm hi* trn?l t i? ordered, That Thursday the 5th day ?f bruary next, be fixed for the settlement. il discharge as prayed for. and that all p?ri? hnvlng claims against thesald estate will sent them to the Administrator, or flle tb?> ne in this Court on or before the day of tlement. J. FULLER LYON, J. Pro. A. C. robate Court, Dec 30th 1STO. t For Division. IE will sell at public outcry atAbbevlIIer f Court House, on Saleday In Jan nary xn Kt, all that tract of land situated In Abhele county, ou wmtcrs of Turkey Creek, conulng TWO HUNDRED ACRES, / *e or less, bounded by lands of C. I* Smith J Mander Aguew, Johns-ton and others. ' -41 e made for the purpose of division. ERMS made known on day of sale. f \ ! Charles Smith, D. C. Hart. cc.j7, i*7v, ii lie of the Fair House. IE undersigned wlVt sell at public outcry, at Abbeville Court House, on Kaleday lu luary next, the bouse and lot known us THE FAIK HfeUSE, lated on Main Street In the town of Abboe adjoining lot* of C. V. Hammond and i. D. F.JoneH. Sold for payment of debU 1 by them and for other*. ;rm*halfca?h, balance on twelve months lit, with bond and mortgage. urchaser to pny for papers ' THOMAS THOMSON. J. TOWNES ROBERTSON. lis property mny be treated for at private .till day of salo. CC. 17,1879, tf , 5 Notice. ST RECEIVED : 1000 yards. Bleached [A)N(? cloth. Dress goods suitable for the oil, Black CASHMEKES, black ALPaCR. M. Haddon & Co. nuary 21,1880. Millinery! Millinery!! lozen Toadies Hats. Flowers, Ornament*. fuflknnd Collars. VelllniM. Corsets. dcc.? reeclved and for nale, at R. M. Haddon & Go's. unary 21, 1*80. wing Machines!! Sewing Machines!!! <GER, Light Running "Domestic," Im? iroved "Weed," Sewing Machine Needle*, iind Attachments. All the above to bo id ut R. M. Haddon & Uo s. noary 21, ISSO, Notice. * [K rebuilding of bridgeon Wilson'*Creole near Jolni Buskins will be let to the lowbidder on Saturday the 21st of February Plan and specification* will be giveu lie day of letting. 8. J. HESTER, County Commissioner. n21.1SS0.tf J UN N INGHAM A TEMPLETO JV: P on hand a npUftdid assortment of iks, Shawls, lelt Skirts, aud I)re?* 1 ds. iccniber 17, 1879.