The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 25, 1880, Image 2
The Press and Banner, j
Bj llngrh Wilson and H. T. Wardiaw.;
Wednesday, Feb. 25,1880. j
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Grant to Pass Throngh the Southern
States.
General Grant who has filled the office j
P.ofi/lonf fnr two tnrms is now fairly ;
In the field for a nomination for the third j
time. As will be seen by an article else->
where in the Press and Banner it is ex-1
pected by his friendR that he will shortly i
return from Mexico, landing at New Or-'
leans and passing through a number of
Southern citics, will stop ouly long
enough to aiFord his admirers sufficient
.time to demonstrate their loyalty. In
our opinion a majority of the white peo-1
pie of the South at present have very lit-1
tie love for Grant, and we shall be disap-1
pointed if the distinguished General is'
not himself disappointed and discouraged :
at his reception in the southern cities.!
To judge from expressions of tho press, (
wo would be led to believe that if a uem-1
ooratic President cannot bo elected, that I
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Sherman would be the first choice of the j
Southern people from among the Radical
candidates, but for our own part, wo fear
Sherman more than any man whose name
we have seen mentioned in connection
with tho office of President. General
firantnaa noldiwr acted nobly towards
General Lee and the soldiers of his army
at Appomattox, but his career since then
as a politician, and as a political office-1
Una nnf Win In Irooninc with his !
11UIUC1 ) uno uvv WWII AM VVJ 0 ,
bearing as a military commander.
Grant's treatment of the South while he
was Presldeni is not forgotten, and for
this reason his magnanimity to General
Lee and bis soldiers has had a shadow
east over it which the four years of Haye's
administration has not quite cleared
away.
Some time since Grant was acknowledged
by all to be hoad and shoulders in
advance of any man in the Presidential
race, but of late It seems that strong combinations
within his own party may be
effected looking to his defeat If, however
in the face of a growing opposition to
giving any man tho office of President for
a third term, wo may make a prediction
thus far in advance, wo would nay that
the chances are still in favor of Grant at
the nominating Convention. In that convention
he will most likely recoive the
vote of every Southern State, despite the
efforts of Sherman and his supporters. (
Hut in an eloction before the people
it will be seen that Grant will be
defeated in the South. While the South
will vote solidly for him in the Republican
nominating convention, jit will vote
with equal unanimity against him in the
electoral college.
In order to secure a Democratic victory
in the contest for President, we are led
to the opinion that tho South should desire
to see Grant nominatod by the Republicans,
With Grant as their nominee,
tie South \?ould be a unit against him,
1 wltl, a crnwint' mmosition in the
North to a third term, an acceptable Democrat
u-ould stand a fair chance of carry~
in^a sufficient number of Northern States
to elect him.
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The Blue Ridge Railroad.
We aae t;iad to see that legislation favorable
to this road has been effected at
the extra session of the General Assembly.
We have not seen the text of the
Act, but we giveaa interesting synopsis
of it as takea froai the Charleston News
and Courier. As to the practical result*
that are likely to <? accomplished by
this action of the Legislature wo are unable
to speak advtoedly as we have not
been admitted to the secrets of the inner
temple. But if there is nothing more
than is to be soen on the surface we fear
that the work is not yet much advanced.
To build a road costing such an immense
sum will require more money than any
1?11 ~inn(iou run raivtPL It IMmS I
uail UVM4I wuuvivo ? ?
that no provision has been made to furnish
that enterprise with oonviot labor,
and without convict labor, it is next to
on impossibility for poor people to build
a Railroad across the Blue Ridge and
along the ruggod line as indicated to
Knoxville. # If our readers remember,
we urged several years ago the propriety
of putting a large number of convicts to
work on the tunnel. If that had been
done then the great obstacle now in the
way would have been overcome ero this,
and if in addition to what has been done,
the State had directed the authorities to
puta large number of convicts to work removing
the granite, it would be only a
question of timo as to wh?n the greatly
desired end would be accomplished. Few
persons seem to appreciate the importance
and magnitude of this work. If the
General Assembly in the December session,
had detailed tbe convicts to work
on this road instead of wasting time on
imaginary canals and magnificent factories
which will never exist, except on pa- j
per, more satisfactory results would have
followed. We think the welfare of this
portion of the State arnjthe prosperity of
Charleston, are greatly dependant upon
the completion of thi? great line to the
g Western markets. While the legislation
is not all that could be desired, still we
are indeed grateful for this much.
The Anderson Court.
The most important case tried at the
Anderson Court of Sessions during the
last week was tho Arson case. Five white
men of that county were charg&d with
the burning of R. W. Anderson's store
at Williamston last Fall.
The importance of the case, the eminent
counsel eugaged, and the character
of the accused, all combined to make the
case one of special interest and crowds
from the country were attracted to the
Court House and remained in court during
the whole of the trial, which began
on Wednesday morning and continued
until noon on Saturday, when the jury
retired to make their verdict. WednoH
day and Thursday were consumed in the
examination of the immense array of
witnesses?a cloud of them?numbering
not less than one hundred. Friday morning
J. L. Orr, Esq., made the opening
speech as assistant counsel for the State,
and presented the main points of the prosecution
in a very forcible wap. He
was followed in able arguments for the
defonse by Messrs. J. S. Murray, J. E.
Breazcale and John E. Allen, which consumed
the balance of the day. Saturday
morning the defense closed with the
speech of Jno. B. Moore, Esq., and the
State replied through the Solicitor, Colonel
J. S. Cothran, whose eloquence and
terseness of style never fail to enchain
his audience.
The arguments are Bpoken of in
the higheat terms, and altogether, the
case was a most interesting one. After
_ .U1 A s.V.nwsrv/'i Kt? T TK A?v\ n/\n 1U . i ..
n ttUlt? UUttI gO UJ U UU^D 1IIUUIOVII LIJ0 JU- j
ry retired and remained in their room j
until late Saturday evening, when they
brought In a verdict of "Not Guilty," and
the happy prisoners were sent on their
way rejoicing.
Printing Paper.
On the subject of the rise in the prico
of printing paper the Laurensville Herald
has this to say :
"We see no way out of this difficulty
of high-priced paper, and relief from the
oppression of the paper-mill combination
or this country, except for Congress to remove
the duty ou printing paper, )in accordance
with a bill now before that oody,)
and plaoe it, and all material n*ed in itx
manufacture, ou tne free list. Let the entire
Pre?8 of the country?North, South,
East and West?speak out against the pa/
pe:-mill oppression." I
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The BAnks and Real Estate.
Mr. O'Connor, Congressman from
Charleston, has introduced in tho House
of Representatives a bill authorizing National
Banks to lend money on real estate
as collateral security and some of our exchanges,
notably tho News and Courier,
arc very profuse in their endorsement of
the bill, which they allege will give a long
needed relief to our planters. The position
taken by Mr. O'Connor, in which he
is bo ably and so zealously supported
may possess all the virtues which he and
they claim for it, but of this we have serious
doubts. We are one of thoso who
think that farmers should not borrow
money at all, or go into debt except for the
purchase of property, and any temptation
uviuvub w vuoui i/u cuvvi i/iicuiuiia nihil vuv
speculators has, in our opinion, always a
demoralizing effect, and is very generally
attended with the most disastrous financial
result*.
For our own part, we believe the present
lien law is a very great draw-back to
the prosperity of the country. Farming,
as a rule, if properly carried on, is a safe
and profitable business in this State, but
when a man idles away tho time which
should be em played in sowing oats and
wheat, and in planting corn, and in consequence,
is afterwards compelled to run
to town and buy out of the stores at exorbitant
prices tho very articles which
he ahould produce on the farm, Ibero is
only one way of winding up that man's
business.
The Bill of Mr. Connor will only moke
it easier for the former to mortgage his
farm, and in our opinion thousands of
them will do so in order to raise money
for speculative purposes which they
might do better without. Under Mr.
O'Connor's bill, in a fow years the banks
will own many of theso farms, and the
farmer will bo homeless. We fall to see
the advantage of Mr. O'Connor's bill, to
the farmer, but consider it of great advantage
to the banks, who will soon own
so much real estate through its workings.
Vfhj Not Make Them Pay I
Wo seldom pick op a newspaper that
does not rccord some intentional or accidental
wounding or killing from gun or
pistol. While the government i> taxing
printing papor and other necessaries to
the public welfare, would it not be well
to levy a heavy tax on guns, pistols, gunpowder
and lead ?
As our people seem determined to kill
each other, we have no doubt they would
willingly pay a higher price for the
wherewithal -to execute in the most
prompt manner their deeds of violence
and death. It would be a shabby fellow
who would not be willing to pay from
fifty cents to five dollars royalty for that
which would speedily answer the demands
of a murderous heart. There is a
strange thing, however, about tho killings
of tho present day. The greatest
number of man-slavers now claim as a
justification that the killing was done in
self-defence and we may add that there is
also anothor strange thing about these
killings. The aggressor is always killed,
and ordinarily the larab-like defendant is
not much to blame? his character is usually
about as good as a christian missionary's,
while the dead fellow was not much
of a man any way, and deserved to be
killed by an inoffensive man, because he
was so dangerous to the community.
Railroad Commissioner.
Tho Legisl dture at its last session abolished
this office, for the reason that the
Railroads had refused to pay t?e salary of
the Commissioner. As this is an office
of recent creation we know very little of
its workings, but it does appear to us that
if tho office had accomplished all that is
claimed for it in the reduction of freights,
tho prevention of discriminating in favor
of certain localities, &c., it was an important
adjunct to our State offices and as
Buch should have been maintained. Of
one thing we are well assured that if it
existed, it should have been made a State
office, and as such paid for by the State,
the idea of expecting the Railroads to pay
the salary of one whose very creation was
to watch them, and to prevent their extortion,
appears to as very much like putting
"kites to watch doves." "While on this
subject we weld like to ask one question.
Is itjust, fair or equitable that the
people of Anderson can ship cotton to
Charleston cheaper than we can ? Why
this unjust discrimination ? They have
to pass right by us, and can ship Cotton
at |2.50 per bale, while we are compelled
to pay |2.75. It oertainly was the prov
low U1 WD tuuiuiiMiuum w wumb tuu
evil, and it is the business now of some
one to see that it is remedied.
Greenrille and .Colombia Railroad
Company*
We have received a copy of the report
of General James Conner, Receiver of
this road giving a condensed statement
of the earnings and expenditures of the
road from January 1st to December 1st,
1879. The earning as compared with the
year 1878 show an increase of $52,005,23
for the present year. While the expenses
have been greater. This was necessary for
the road had become greatly deteriorated,
and heavy expenses were absolutely necessary
for the safety of passengers and
rapid transportation of freight. Many
improvements have beon made on the
line, new depots, trestles, cross-ties, iron
and bridges have been put on the road,
air brakes have been attached to the
nna/tViAa n aqi? nnur riin thmnoh f/> Phor
leston avoiding the necessity of changing
at Columbia, the rates of fare have been
reduced, local travel has increased and
altogether the old Greenville and Columbia
Railroad has become first class in all
its appointments, and the present management
gives universal satisfaction.
The Public Printing.
Elsewhere wo publish an article from
the Columbia Register on the subject of
public printing. We aro glad to know
that the General Assembly acted wisely
in not attempting to bull doze tho officers
of the State into paying home printers
a higher price for work than they
oould have it done for in more distant
cities. Public officers owe it to the tax
payers of the State, whose agen to they are,
to get the work done as cheaply as possible.
The Abbeville delegation votod as a
unit on the right side?against needlessly
squandering the people's money in patronizing
mechanics who will notcompete
in prices with others. Do away with
competition and the tax payers would bo
atthe merey of a few, who might bleed
them to their hearts content. The Legislature
showed its good sense in voting
down Mr. Britton's resolution.
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Against Rotation in Office.
In another column we present a forci
Die ana convincing article on me rdovb
subject from the Lexington Dispatch.
The voter may find some wholesome
; "looaior tnougnt" Dy reading u, wane
[the faithfal office-holder will find many
appetizing "crumbs of comfort" from
I the outHpoken position of our contemporary.
We republish the article not for
I the Rpecial benefit of any present incumbent
or any new candidate, but from the
! fact that it discusses a subject which will
| soon engage the attention of our voters.
II any man now in office has acted well,
there seem to be good reason for retaining
him, but if there are other men who
dosire the office and who would make
better officers than the present' incumbents,
the change should be made without
hesitation.
Death of an Editor.
The Chroniclc and Constitutionalist of
Augusta, Georgia, yesterday came to us
draped iu mourning i'or the death of Mr.
II. O. Wright, ono of tho editors of that
paper, who died on Sunday evening last.
Mr. Wright was a young man, only
years of age. Lacking the benefits of a
scholastic and collegiato education, by his ;
own indomitable will, perseverance,
and natural ability he rose to the front
| rank of his profession, and was acknowl- (|
1 edged as ono of tho most vigorous and
j brilliant writers m the held ofjournal:
ism. It was our pleasure to bo acquainted
with him. Having met him atCfcsar's j
Head, and more recently in Charleston,
j we were impressed with his atfablo and
courteous manners, his devotion to his
State, his attachment to his paper, his keen
intellect, and his gentlemanly bearing.
To the Chroniclc and Constitutionalist
wc extend our sympathies in losing
one of ils brightest ornaments, and
./.. /Uia wtifVi tHo nf Georgia in part- ,
ing with one of her most gifted sons.
The Stock Law. j
The extra session of the Legislature extended
the benefits of the stock law to a
considerable territory in this State. At
oach session tho limits of the Stock law *
are being extended over now territory.
At the next sitting of tho Legislature we
shall expect it to become the law of tho ;
State with exceptions only where it may
bo deemed bost for cattle to depredate on *
the growing crops. The fly and caterpil- {
lar do very well to destroy crops, but in f
some localities the crops are of such lux u- '
riant growth that it is necessary to call in J
the assistance of the cattle to do the work j
of demolition completely. t
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Juries that Did Their Ditty.
From interesting accounts of the Court j
proceedings in Barnwell county, which ,
have beou rurnisneu 10 iuo jycu-a u.
Courier, we see that the juries in that I
county have had the manhood to find verdicts
in accordance with the facts of the ^
murder tiials. Two white men were con- j
vict^d of murder?one of whom was re- I
commended to the mercy of the court. J
If the juries of the whole country wonld ^
act in the same fearless manner, the cow- i
ardly bullies, tnat carry pistols, and I
drink whiskey to nerve them to deeds of 1
violence, would learn to conduct them- ,
selves like dccent people. t
THE GRANT PROGRAMME. \
The Great Hero Expects a Triumphal ,
March Through the South to the i
White Honse--Shall We so Soon For- j
get the Weight of His Iron Hand J
Washington, February m.?The promo- j
ter? of the Grant movement In Washington
are rclvlnir upon the effect of the reappear- -
ance of their cundidutc la the United suites c
before the meeting of tha Chicago Conven- J
tlon toglve their "boom" a final impetus that i
hull shall carry the nomination of Urant i
theougb with a hurrah against nil opposition.
On the return of the General from Mexico'!
It Is intended that he shall land at New Or- '
leans and mako a triumphant progresllt
through tho Southern States. The white |s
people of that seetlon are expected to treat ,
nlin with marked consideration und respect.
They arc being depended upon to give him, 1
| in their excitable way, assurances of Dolit- J
leal support, and tnus to revive the Demo- i
cratlc Grrint "boom," about which there was j
some talk a month or two ago. In addition
to that, it is believed that the colored men of
the South will nuiko n.T enthusiastic demon- .
st ration in favor of the General and that the ,
whole proceeding will have such an effect on 1
the canvass for tho nomination as to make '
the success of anv other candidate entirely i
out of the question. '
The four circumstances upon which the <
Grant men base their hopes, therefore, are:
First, the solid vote of Pennsylvania, which '
they think Senator Cameron nas already se
cured for them: secondly, tho "0 votes of I
New York State, which they bellove Senator ,
Conkllng will be able to. give to Gen. Grant; ,
thirdly, the solid voteof Illinois, which they
do not yet admit that any other candidate 1
can break; and lastly, the enthusiasm which
Gen. Grant's return is expected to Inspire.
This oombluatlon is not one that Is despised
by the thoughtful friends of other candl- I
dates. They believe that they can defeat It, |
oni lllfly wen H.UUW lunv iuc; mil uuiv
easy task.
Cotton.
Somctimei too much good luck or fortune
Is not at wuys the bent, as frequently It exhilarates
too much, and the bounds of prudence
are overstepped. We are now very forcibly
reminded of (his fact when we observo the
very high rate atwhich cotton hnsbeen ruling 1
for the past winter, and the good price It now i
holds. No one uoubts but what there is ,
money In It at 12 cents, and If our southern i
farmers could be assured of this prlcc In
future, there could be no better gold mine j
than the great fleecy staple. But, unfor- 1
tunately, cotton fluctuates, and this fluctn- ;
atlon, to a very lArge extent, depends upon
the quantity made. There is very little
question In our minds whether Ave million !
bales of cotton made by the south would not '
realize fully as much money ns a million I
more, for with the former amount there j
would be a brisk demund, the mills would be ,
vigorously employed and competition would
be very widespread and general, whereas If 1
the six million be produced something of a <
glut is at once made, and the keen edge of i
the cotton trade Is quickly bluuted. None
can. we think, gainsay this, for It Is a well
established principle of trade that nothing pro* ]
duces greater depression for any commodity ,
than an over supply.
With the tremendous Improvements since !
the war, with the discover}'of the phosphate l
,m/l ?honvlnnBlmi nf belt i
UVpvnuo ouii biiv vaw.?o.w.. v. .
to a much biglu-r region than ever before, It |
ii no longer a question but what the future ,
crop* will far exceed any of those anterior to
the war, unletts the acerage In tho cotton .
States Is greatly reduced.
Tho crop last year was a very large one but
despite tnls the prices have kept up well, and ]
now It in to be feared that our planters and ]
farmers stimulated by these prices, will plant ,
an over whelmingcrop. and again bring disaster
upon themselves and the country. '
Already large quantities of guano are being I
purchased, mules are In good demand and <
extravagant ideas are taking strong hold
upon our people. This is to be regretted, '
for no greater calamity could befiilUhls country
than an enormous crop of cotton to be >
sold at 7 and 8 cents, Debt and poverty '
would again staro us in the face, and the <
bright outlook of to-dny would soon be <
changed to a dark and unfortunate reality. |
We sincerely trust that our planting friends L
will not be led away by the allurement# of ,
the high prices and over stock our markets. 1
rather let them plant all kinds of grain?ev- <
ery thing that can pc raised at home let them '
raise?and no longer will that black cloud of '
J ' ?* n < % ?u(tK h om Kut
I aeftpuirn.uu UUIIUI icumiu mvu viivic, w?.*
| only a happy and bright futuro will bo before
J them.?Andcrton Journal. >
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The Acts of the Legislature. I
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Among tne Acta of thq General Assembly j
at the extra session were the following : ]
Joint Resolution to regulate the collection 1
of special taxes voted to the Savannah Valley
Railroad In Anderson and Abbeville Counties.
An Act to amend the act amending the 1
fence law so aH to extend it to Pickens Conn- |
tv. (
Act to charter the Greenwood, Spartanburg
and Augusta Rullroad Company.
Act to further amend thelaw regarding the 1
drawing, empanuclllngandtormof service of I
Juries.
Act to reoulre the attendance of circuit solicitors
at the sessions of the General Assem- |
bly and define their duties. .
Act to facilitate th? completion of theBluc ,
Ridge Railroad.
Act to amend the act to utilize the convict
labor of the Mtate. I
Act to amend the fence law so far as regards |
a portion of Lexington.
Act to extend the feuco law to the lower
Township ot Richland, and to a portion of 1
Fairfield, without an election. 1
Act to amend an Act to authorize the build- i
lng of a canal In Charleston.
Act to amend the Act to provide for the
funding of the bills of the Hank of the Stale.
Act to amend an Act for the funding of the j
consolidated debt of the State.
Act to allow the electors of Hamburg to
elect an Intendant and wardens. i
tnrtfrlnre nubile certain roads in Colle
ton, Horry, Abbeville, Anderson and Newberry
Counties.
Act to authorize the consolidation of the
| Augusta, Knoxvllle and Greenwood Railroad
Company of this State, and the Augusta and
i Knoxvllle Hull road Company of the State of
Georgia.
Relative Merits of the Nicaragua and
Panama Canal Routes.
The committee on the Inter?oceanic ennal
had before It this mornlug Mr. N. G. Menocal
United Slates Navy one of tne otvi 1 engineers
formerly engaged In making surveys of tne
Isthmus, and heard his statement a* to the
Panama and Nicaragua routes. Mr. Menocal
favored strongly the Nicaragua routo as being
fif-0 miles shorter thun the Panama, as between
New York and San Francisco, and bccauso of
the greater salubrity of Its climate, bettcrsupI
ply of building material and Its relatlvo
! cheapness of construction . He expressed his
conviction that the cost or the Nlcaraguan
canal would not exceed 870,000,(100, while
that of a sea level canal at Panama would not
be less than $400,000,000. The latter ho regarded
lis commercially Impracticable. He
admitted that tho passage o.v the Nlcarnguan
I route would consume more iiinquu kltuuului
Its greater length and largo locks, and the
' annual expense of maintaining It would be
twlceas great, but he thought thaf these
objections were more than sot off by Its
relative cheapness.
We acknowledge the receipt of an Invitation
from the committee of the Carolina Lltorary
Society of AdgerCollcge, to attend their
anniversary celebration on Friday evening
March 12th. The subject for debate Is, Have
false systems of religion caused more misery
than fals? systems of Government.
Amkrica's Romd Sympathy.? The New
York Herald's Irish relief fund had rcach?'d
onW cdnexday evening 8206,WjAI. Among
Tuesday's con?rlbUlonn waB 81,000 from Mr.
Jolin Jacob Abtor.
A. Woeful Tale of Texas.
V STATE IX NO WAY SUITED- FOR
ANY EXCEPT THE WILD, BOY'
ING ADVENTURER.
V. Land Where Neither Life Nor
Property Arc Safe.
Hie Texan's Questions?What Hare
Yon Done! Why Did You
Come Here I
lis Supposition That all New Comers
* -? DAfti?AAo fHAiit Tiiof Ino
Alt; lii'iugrto 11 vm viiomw.
No Old Men in Texas.
The Young Fall Early Victims to
Fever and Ptilminary Diseanos.
The Earth Rent in Twain, and the
Ox Fallcth m the Ditch.
I Land of Deserts and of Pits?-A
Land or Drought and of the
Shadow of Death.
tonth Carolina's Wayward Sons
Long to Leave the Inhospitable
Clime.
Editor* Pi'ms and Banner :
The freqnent inquiries mndo of mo
tinco mv return, as to what I think of
Texas has induced mo to ask space
;nough in your columns to give my ob*
icrvations and impressions of that State,
loping that my report may bo of sorvice
o any who are afflicted with a spirit of
estlessness and dissatisfaction, and are
notified to flee from their present evils to
hose they know not of. Being familiar
vith the troubles nnd difliculties with
,vhich wo havo to contend hero, and not
iltogether content myself, I determined
o seejthings in tho West just as they were,
ind to receive such impressions only as
,vere the legitimate result of my observaions.
On my arrival at Atlanta, appropriately
termed
THE GATE CITY,
' was forcibly reminded that I was geting
away from home. That city is realy
the gate through which one passes
rorn the comparatively quiet and ordery
deportment of the people of tho old
itnfou into that.neculiiir tvne of society
vhich characterizes the "p??P'e ?f the
iVest. On his arrival here the stranger is
jlied with a number of the most impertilent
inquiries, by a troupe of agents representing
the different routes, each of
vhoin points out to him, whether inclin:d
to listen or not, tho special advanttges
of his own line, and the dangers and
lelays attending that of his rival. To
he uninitiated, this is a great source of
mnoyance and can only bo avoidad by a
nodest rejoinder that you are of age and
vill assume the responsibility of decidn>;
foj yourself in the matter. From this
joint also
TITE TIDE OF EMIGRATION
begins to flow and gradually swells as
,-ou proceed westward, receiving accestions
at almost every station. It is composed
of men, women and children of
ill ages, conditions and tempers, who are
tiuddled together indiscriminately, with
nsuiliuicnt space for comfort; add to this
ho crying of children, tho heaving of
lie sick, tho prostrate posture of the
ileoping, and you have a fair picturo of
i western emigrant train. The emigrants
ire bound for Kansas and Nebraska as a
general rule. Tho tide has coased to flow
nto Texas, os it once did. On tho con rary
THOUSANDS ARE LEAVING TEXAS,
rx/>1?f SauI nnrrnuAu net IVnm nfhAP
lUb 1UI mu a w... vv..v.
States, but from djro necessity, with a
yiew of reaching a place where they can
procure at least the necessaries of life,
rho negroes are going into Kansas, but
the whites are moving in every direction,
Mining East as well as North 'and West.
A. spirit of restlessness pervades tfce entire
population, which is not a matter of
iurpri6e when their condition is taken in
view. An old Texas (armor euid to mo
Lhat they could do well in that State if it
was notffor the
' ''dry drouthh"
to which they were subjected, and remarked
that they had not Had a thorough
seasou since May two years ago.
In traveling a distance of five hundred
miles on the International and Great
Northern Railroad, which runs throngh
Lhe centre of Texas, there Is not a running
stream, except those that are ordinarily
navigable, and they are so low as
to be fordable at the points where crossed.
The channelsof less size are as dry as
the uplands, and present the aspect of a
rountry having channels without streams.
Ihe eflect of tue "dry drouth" is not so
disastrous in Eastern and North Eastern
tvyuh whir>haro timbered and the soil
has littlo lime, as it is in the prairies in
Middle and Western Texas whero the
9oil abounds in lime in great excels, and
is almost destitute of timber. In the
timbered regions better crops have been
made, though by no means equal to the
lemaud. This is owing to the increased
moisture attending the existence of for3sts,
and is an argument in favor of their
preservation. A great
8CARCETY OP WATER
however exists in every Bection. It is
uot unfrequent that water has to be liaulsd
ten to fifteen miles, and then of the most
inferior quality. I had supposed that air
ind water were two essential elements in
nature which were free and abundant and
would continue so ; hence my surprise
when I saw an advertisement
"NO WATER FOU SALE HERE,"
posted in unmistakable characters on the
highway leading through tho prairies,
fhe trains on the Railroads have to car??T
n'iKi thntn Mioir ?iir>nli(?? nf water for
their engines. The effect of the droutli
jn the black prairies is most remarkable.
[ was credibly informed that
TUB QROUJiD 18 KENT
into deep crevioea in which a ten foot polo
*ould be hid and that it was exceedingly
Jangerous to ride over the prairies on
that account. I saw satisfactory evidence
of it myself but saw none to the extent
ibove mentioned. Cattle and horses are
iften Injured by stepping into them.
There are however, in the interior of
Texas now
VEKY FEW CATTLE.
There is nothing there for them to subsist
on. The prniries are aa destitute of
?rass as are the old Holds of this county,
ind the cattlo have been driven far out
lor hundreds of miles, on the frontier
long ago, where they are tendod by that
primitive character known as
THE TEXAS COW BOT,
whose adventures upon the plains, amid
tils thousands of wild cattlo, amid storm
md lightning, and other attending incidents,
ho can rolate with great interest.
Under such conditions as those above related
your readers will not be surprised
to hear of the
FAILURE OF THE CROPS
in Texas. That wneai wmcn nau Dewn
sown four months, as I was informed,
was as sound and as dry as tLe day it
was .sown. The average corn stalks were
the size of the finger, and cotton stalks
from six to eighteen inches, and yielded
little or nothing on lands that would produce
under favorable conditions from
forty to sixty bushels of corn or a bale of
uotton per acre.
THE CONDITION CF THE STOCK
reminded me of the average condition of
those usually brought into our villages
by the freedmen. The total supply of
corn has to bo imported at high prices,
with no money to buy with. Upon the
whole the people of Texas may bo said to
bo
IN A BAD BOX
generally. It is not to be denied that the
average quality of their lauds in good,
but what does that avail if it will not
yield a support, it matters not from
what cause. Wo cannot do worse lioro. It
is also true of Texas as of other States,
that she has much land that is as poor as
any we have, but whatever be the quality
of her soil, her condition is such, and
the opinion was freely expressed, that if
speedy relief did not come from some
source, a largo portion of the State would
become depopulated. I observed there
were very few old men to bo seen in Toxas,
few apparently over middle age, and
on calling attention to tho fact and inquiring
whether it was so, the reply was
yesi
* MEN DON'T LIVE LONG"
hero. Chills and fover which with us is
usually attendant 011 fruitful seasons,
prevails extensively in Texas even in
the bald prairies. Typhoid fever of the
most malignant character also prevails,
and consumption is not uncommon.
These fucts wero pressed upon my attention
becauso they existed, as I thought
under circumstances which would have
produced tho opposito effect with us. It
also struck my attension that the
WOMEN IN TEXAS
as a class were worso looking than the
men, which observation was confirmed
by others who had remarked tho same
?' 1-1 1 lrvrvL-_
tiling. More SICK1.V uiiu uuiucuiuu luuning
ladies as u class I have never met
with, and I would ospccially wuru the ladies
ngulnst uucb a
CLIMATE
as that of Texas in which extremes meet,
from hot to cold, from warm to Jfreezing.
So sudden and extreme are these changes
: that the people who are familiar with
I such frenks of nature never allow themselves
to bo caught unprepared. Starting
on one occasion, in a buggy with a gentleman
for a point lifteen miles distant,
ho suddenly halted and called for his
overcoat. It was then midday and tho
sun was uncomfortably warm, so that 1
would willingly have dispensed with my
dress coat. On being asked what use he
would have for it, he replied "I don't
know, but you will probably see before
we return." We had not gone more than
half the distance beforo
A STIFF NORTH ER
began to blow directly in our face. We
soon drew^our coats around us, turned
up tho collars and buttoned them from
top to bottom, and still not comfortable,
we drew ourselves into as small a compass
as wo could, in which posture wc
had to remain shivering till we reached
shelter. The efloct of these Northers is
very damaging to stock as well as persons,
and the merciful and prudent always
have their blankets at hand to cover
and protect them. Tho cold is so intense
sometimes during the prevalence
of these winds that even this winter of
of unprecedented mildness there were
instances recorded of persons frozon to
rlpfif.h. Tlifl ofTo#?f. nf thpua nrtrmnnfi nf
tomperaturo is to produce a moist atmosphere,
and to induce pulmonary disease
which is very common. The manner
and *
style of living in texas i
is of ft very primitive character. The
houses arc, many of them, without shutters
to the doors. The inmates content
themselves with hanging a sheet or some
temporary covering over them during the
prevalence of a cold wind, and when it
ceases they don't neod anything. The
houses] have but one room usually, and
the largest of them rarely ever have more
than ono story. Even in their citie# the
houses aro only two story buildings,
which gives them a half-grown appearance.
I have often heard it said
society ln the west
is as good as it is in the South or anywhere
else, but I confess I could not boo
it in that light. That intelligence and a
degree of rctinement exists cannot be denied,
but there is an absence of that sociul
tie which unites the component elements
of society, and to that extent it is disinterrv,
WMu !c ?Q,.nlinrifv nf Wnut.
ern society, arising probably from the
fact that it is composed of persons from
every locality and of every character,
driven there by various causes. When a
stranger arrives in Texas the first impulse
is to ask him why he had left his
home, the suspicion being that he was a
refugee from justice. Such characters
form so large a proportion of the population
as to lower the tone of public morals.
There is not that
ODIOM ATTACHED TO CRIME
which attaches elsewhere. A man may
commit an offense, aucl if convicted, hoi
pays the penalty, the stigma is jviped out |
ana they give him a "new trial," as they
call it, without prejudice if ho can escape I
the vengeanco of private parties for tnej
oncncB 01 i
CATTLE STEALING
and forging land titles, two offonces a
man had better not commit in Texas.
The murderer h:ts a good chance to escape
the penalty of his otfenco, at least so
far as to reduce it to an inferior grade of
homicide, and sutler an imprisonmentfor
a few years, but the danger to the cattle
and land thief is that they become "lost"
a signiticaut term in Texas, and never
reach the court. The material interests |
of the State has suffered so much from !
such offences that the people have under-'
taken to put a speedy termination to such {
practice. Notwithstanding this their!
criminal courts are crowded with such;
cases. I should think it was a
GOOD TLACE FOK LAWYERS.
Court there is a perpetual institution,'
never adjourning over a day except!
Christmas day and Sunday. So great is|
the amount of business before the appel-!
late court, that they have two courts of]
appeal ; the one their appellate court pro
per and the other a conrt of reference |
which has equal powors with the appel-1
late court. One who has been accustomed
to the dignity and gravity which I
characterizes our circuit couit* cannoti
fail to be amused with the free and easy !
.stvln in which i
' ?
A TEXAS COURT
is conducted. Their district court cor-!
responds with our circuit court. Thoirj
judges are elected by the people and hence i
they are ever mindful of the popular favor.
While at Austin I attended the trial
of several cases, and found thai the judge
did not confine himself to the bench, except
during the examination of witnesses,
but lights his cigar, or pipe, if more convenient,
and doscetids among the lawyers
most of whom are also smoking, "and J
holds a free chat with them, walks
around the bar, occasionally goes outside!
to speak with some acquaintance. This j
is the occupation of the Judge whilo the |
lawyer is addressing the jury. Thev
have but one jury empanncicd for a wefck
at a time, and it is never allowed to disband
after a cause has been commenced,
till it is ended. Whatever bo the necessity
for h juror leaving the jury box, the
whole pannel must go with him in charge
of ii constable. Tboy nil oat and sleep together.
I met quite a number of
CAROLINIANS IN TEXAS
not one of whom but would give almost
any consideration to get back to the old
State if he could. They express the
most earnest desire to return, but having
exhausted their means in getting there,
many of them, and those wno had means
cannot dispose of the investments they
have mado and therefore are unable toreturn.
I have thought that were I possessed
of a fortuno, the most grateful disposition
I could make of it would be to
expend it in bringing back to Carolina
her sons, who iu an unguarded moment,
and without due reflection have strayed
off to^inhospitable climes, and are literally
ekeing out a miserable existence, homesick
and dejected, like a child from its
mother. I do not believo there is another
State where the devotion of the native
citizen is so great as that to South Carolina.
Tho
conclusion of the whole matter
is that those who can stay here had better
remain. Texas is in no way suited
for any except tho wild, roving adventurer.
Neither lifo nor property is safe. They
have good land and that is all that can be
said. You can buy any quantity of that
for u small consideration now, as evorybodvis
anxious to sell; in fact I don't
think it ?vould take much to buy out the
whole State.
A CAROLINIAN.
THE CINCINNATI SOUUHERN.
Guns to be Fired and Flags to be
Displayed in Cincinnati?One Hundred
Car* of Freight Expected to I
be Collected Before the Train
Reaches Chattanooga ? Time,
Twentjr-Nine Hours.
[Newt ami Courier.]
Cincinnati, February 22.?It is now definitely
arranged that the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad will bo opened through to Chattanooga
for freight business to-morrow. The
first train over the newly completed portion
of the line will leave Somerset at 9.30 A. M.
on Monday. It Is proposed to celebrate the
event here to-morrow by Hrlug guns and displaying
flag* Forty cars were sent out last
night to go In the first train, and the prospect
Is that a hnndred carloads of freight will be
gathered In time for the pioneer train. The
schcdulo time Is fixed at twenty-nine hours
from Cincinnati to ChatUinooga.
THE PENITENTIARY.
No More Convicts to Be Leased ont,
and all Females to be Retnrned to
the Institntlou.
[Neivi and Courier.]
Columbia. February 21.?Tho board of
directors of the Penitentiary held an
adjourned meeting to day, and resolved
to allow the farmers in Ijiurens County to retain
what male convicts they have. It was
i also'determlncd to order the.lmmedlato return
of all female convicts leased out. Tho superintendent
was Instructed to notify all parties
applying for convlcU that they are not to
be hired.
HON'. ILWTAIKEN.
A Prominent Citizen Desires to see
Him lie-Elected to Congress.
Editors Prcu and Banner :
1 ?tee n move In the right direction In the
Anderson Intelligencer of the 19th lnst&nt, although
copied from the Lexington Dispatch.
which want* Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken returned
to Confrewi.
Now, Mr. Editor, even his would be successors
Hdmlt that he Is one of the best memI
bers that ever went from this State or the
HoutU. Then why not return him.
with much rcsnect.
M. ERWIN.
j DEATH OF A l'ROMIXEXT EDITOR.
;The Last of Mr. H. L. Wright, of the
j Augusta Chronicle and ConstitutionI
alist.
I Ai'hiista. Ga.. Fobuary 22.-II. L. Wright
I one of the editors andpronritorsof tbo Chron!
iclcand CoiistUionnlisP, alnd to-day, aged twen|
ty-nlnc, at the residence of Governor II. V.
11 Johnson, In Jett'en?on county, after a few
weeks' Illness. He has been the chief writer
,' on the Chroniclc .since tlie death of tiis father,
It-lie late Uen. A. K. Wright, and was one of
the ablest writers on the Southern press. His
donth will be doeply regretted In Ucorgin.
Carrying1 Concealed Weapons.
The Rl II toprovcnt thecariylng of concealed
weapons lias passed the legislature . It provides
that any person who shall carry any
pistol, dirk, butcher or bowle knlfo, sword
or spear cane metal knuckles, rasor, ac.. shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, und on conviction
Shall bo fined not less than S20 nor inoro than
{100, and imprisoned for not lessjthan thirty
nor more than sixty days. The bill contains a
proviso that this prohibition shall not apply
to pcr><Qiia carrying weapons on their own
premises nor while travelling nor tojofflcers or
the law while In discharge of their offlclaj
duties.
There Is a man living Just, over the Laurens
line, In Newberry, who takes no newspaper,
has a hundred bales of cotton lying In his ginhouse
yard, don't know the price of it, and
yet refused to take a newspaper from the post
otllcc. within atnlleof his residence, although
a friend proffered to send him a papor gratuitously.?
LaureiuviUe Herald.
BEBU8, Wo. I.
&&D(B
A is i
(flADDZ/
MARION AND HIS MEN.
It is said that Marion often encamped
at The Oaks, the owners,
the Middletons, having been from the
first devoted patriots. And this bring?
up again Marion and Marion's men, c
little band who probably nevei
dreamed that they were to go down on
the page of history embalmed in poetrj
and romance and song, figures strong
in local South Carolina coloring, and
yet known all over the country almosl
as widely as George Washington himself.
Gen. Francis Marion, who, as
the angry and harassed British officer
complained, "would not fight
like a Christian and a gentleman,'
belonged to the Huguenot colon)
of the Santee, north of Charleston, the
same Santee that owned those Higfc
Hills. On the formation of the Revolutionary
Army of Carolina Marior
was made a Captain in the regimenl
commanded by Moultrie; he rose tc
* 1 aw
& uoioneiuy ueiuie luo cvutuanuu v.
Charleston, and, escaping the fate o:
prisoner of war which fell to Moultri(
and many other officers, he collected
the fragments of his regiment togethej
in the recesses of the swamps anc
from that moment became a dread tc
the whole British Army in the South
Marion made war in his own way
now here, and now there; now seen
now gone, he was like a meteor in th<
night, and the successes gained by hL
extraordinary swiftness and darinf
seemed marvelous alike to frienc
and foe. He selected young men foi
his band, generally from his owr
neighbors of French descent; he livec
in the swamps; he swam rivers or
horseback; his favorite encampmen
was a cane-brake. He did not wal'
for all his troops, but sallied out fro
quently with only ten or twelve; h<
took saws from the saw mills, anc
turned them into swords; ho frequent
ly engaged when ho had but thre?
rounds to a man. Scouts were kep:
out constantly, and when word wa*
brought in of a small party of th<
enemy anyw here, then forth wen
Marion's men, like lightning aftei
them. It was said that he was so so
1 4 ? Kla mrrn aAl/Hnw
ere I. Ill 1113 plana turn uu unu SV1U1V1I
had no idea when they were to b<
called out, and that their only way o
knowing was to watch the negro oook
when the old man was seen cooking i
little store of the poor food whicl
was their only fare, then they pre
pared for departure. Marion's favorite
time for starting was sunset, and ther
lncfnrl fill nfrrVlt MnHfin'i
l<LiU 1UUI V?li IUOUVU uil m
men?brave, shoeless, rugged, blanket
legs, gallant little band?the following
Is a verse of one of the many songi
that were made about you:
"Our band is few, but true and triad,
Our leader swift and bold;
The British soldier trembles
When Marlon's nam* is told.
Our fortress la the good greanwoed.
Our tent the cypress tree;
We know the forest round us
fit seamen mow mo so?,
We know its walls of thorny vines,
Ita glades of reedr gmn,
Its safe and silent islands
Within the d*rk monus."?DnrAKT.
It is said that Cornwallis hod an es
pGcial fear of Marion, and never sa
down in any strange house in th<
neighborhood of Charleston, but al
ways on a piazza or under a tree, tha
with his own eyes he could watch fo:
the swift-darting foe. Poor Corn
wallis! what joy swept over the coun
try, when he was taken! Even th<
Dutch watchmen of Philadelphii
called the news after midnight, "Bas
twelfe o'clock, and Cornwallis &
dagenHarper's Magazine.
PREVENTING ESCAPE OF HEAT.
Experiments have been made ii
* * nn/innfoin TpVlflf 1/inrl C\f POJlt
JL' A aiiLXJ IU QOV/Ol bCHtu nuuv MUJIV& V* ?.vt?
ingbest prevents the escape of hea
from steam-pipes. After numeroui
trials It was found that chopped strav
was the best, and that it reduced thi
loss of heat by radiation from th<
bare pipes sixty-six per cent. Th<
next best way Is a pottery pipe largi
enough to cover the steam-pipe an(
leave an air space; the pottery wai
coated on the outside with loam;
earth ancl chopped straw, Kepi in piac<
by straw bands twisted round the pipe
This reduced the loss sixty-one pe:
cent. The next was cotton-waste
which, wrapped round the steam-pip<
to an inch thick, reduced the loss fifty
one per cent. The next was waste fel
from printing machines, under whicl
the reduetion was forty-eight pe:
cent,; and the last was forty-five pej
cent, with a plaster made of cows' hai;
and clay. Experiments made with i
view to test the effect of color showet
that the coatings when painted whit<
reduced the loss a further seven pei
cent.
The present population of the United
States Is estimated at over 45,000,00(
with 54,000,000, in 1880.
1
Akbwer to Rebus, No. 2.?A well
bred and deserving boy is a delight U
all his companions.
VICTC'S
ILLUSTRATED FLORAL GUIDI
A BEAUTIFUL work of 10(1 Pnpcs, Ono C'ol
ored Flowur Plate, and nOO Illustrations
with descriptions of tbo best Flowers and
iv 1.1r?*.innnf da.wIu nt.i{ l.rvw t,
crow them. All for a Five Cent tttamp. In
English or Gerninn.
Vlek'f Heeds are the bost in the world. Five
Cents for postage will buy the Floral Guide
telling how to get them.
Tho Flower niiil Vegetable Garden, 175pages
Six Colored Platen, and many hundred Engravings.
For 50 cents In paper covers; S1.0C
Id elegant cloth. Ill German or English.
Vlck's Illustrated .Monthly Magazine?32
Pages, a Colored Plate In every number and
many Jlne Engravings. Price 81.25 n year;
Five Copies for W.IK). Specimen Numbers sent
for 10 cents; 3 trial copies for Hi cents.
Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y.
Jan 21, 1880, tf
Dissolution.
THE copartnership heretofore existing In
the Firm name of BARNWELL & CO.,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
11, \V. HARNWKLL,
BEN J, S. BARNWELL.
January F, I08J,
TORS
A.. LARGE ASSC
mi MO wi
BY
w. joel sra:
WE RESPECTFULLY ask tl
It embraces nearly eve:
the TRADING PUBLIC. Wo h
selling at reasonable prices. >
vertisement to represent every
cantile profession, l^ortorais
Cheap! Oh ! so Cheap!" But v
truth to call the attention of al]
WINTER GOODS to our Stock,
, in many of its features.
' AS TO CHEAPNESS, LET'
i
I WE GUARANTEE PRICES j
MARKET OR MOP
Our Stock of DRY GOOPS i
Our Stock of DRESS GOODS, i
Our Stock of CLOTHING, we fe:
Kentucky Jeans and Fancy C
pieces, prices from 124 to $2.00
from $125 to $9 00, embracing
man*s Hand Sewed Gaiters and
Brogans. Hats and Caps fron
Groceries and Provisions.
Look through our Stock nnd see It. It mav he
effort, on our part shall bo spared to do mo. Hlglu
ways in the market* Very respec
w. jo:
1 Oct. 8,1870. tf
I THE GENUINE J
! _'3R._ 0. McLANE'S
; "Celebrated American I
; WORM SPECIFIC i
j OR
\ VERMIFUGE. I
r a
[ SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. ?
II ^THE countenance is pale and leaden- "
t colored, with occasional flushes, or ['
t x circumscribed spot on one or both c
- cheeks; the eyes uccome dull; the pu- {
5 pils dilate; an azure semicircle rims
i along the lower eye-lid; the nose is ir*
. j ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
5! a swelling of the upper lip; occasional ii
t i headache, with humming or throbbing [j
- I r\f nirc nn iinncn.il Stfrretiiin of
3 saliva; slimy or furred tongue; breath
t very foul, particularly in the morning; .
f appetite variable, sometimes voracious,
. with a gnawing sensation of the storn5
ach. at others, entirely gonc;? fleeting
3 pains in the stomach; occasional r
f nausea and vomiting; violent pains e
. throughout the abdomen; bowels ir- "
[ regular, at times costive; stools slimy;
. not unfrcqucntly tinged with blood;
belly swollen and hard; urine turbid: j
respiration occasionally difficult, and J
acco.npanicd by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy *
and disturbed sleep, with grinding of (
the teeth ; temper variable, but gencrally
irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist, *
DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE I
will certainly effect a cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
omr Crn-TYi if ic on innnrmf nrpnirn
Ill CXI i J IUIIII J < W tJ Ml* IlillVVV***, m
tion, not capable of doing the slighter I
injury to the most tender infant.
The genuine Dk. McLane's Vermifuge
bears the signatures of C. Mc
Lane and Fi.emjng Bros, on tlie* 1
wrapper. :0:
' DR. C. MclANS'3
; "LIVER PILLS ]
Ire not recommended as a remedy " for all
the ills lhat flesh is heir lo," but in affections i
of the liver, and in all Hiliou.s Complaints.
5 Dyspepsia and SicK Headache, or diseases ol J
, :hat character, they stand without a rival.
? AGUE AND FEVER.
' No better cathartic can he used preparatory
to, or alter taking Quinine.
As a simple purgative they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
The genuine arc never .sugar coated.
Each hox has a red wax seal on the lid with
the impression JIr. McI.ane's Liver P11.1.s.
l> l'.acn wrapper Dears uic signaiuics ui v..
3 McLane and Fi.kmint. Pros.
^ Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. Mo'
Lane's Liver Piu.s. prepared by Fleming
? 3ros., of Pittsburgh. Pa., the market beint;
3 full of imitations of the name .l/cI.an
J ipelled differently but same pronunciation
Mill1
?A.t .Anderson^ S. C,
G. F. TOLLY,
Announces to the abbeville
Pifbllc that ho keeps constantly onjham}
, I ftt AJIUEHJjU.N, M. (J. 1 nc largfM i
3 OF FURNITURE kept iu the up-country, I
r which lie Is prepnrecl to sell cheaper than
GREENVILLE, AUGUSTA, or CHARLES- (
TON. As .a proof of this, I mention a few \
prices below, which are not Intended a# t
. ''catch-pennies" but are my Regular Prices.
I Other articles will be found to be proportion- 1
j atcly low. Good Hard Wood and Cottage 1
Bedsteads, with Hint* and Castors complete, c
8"J.i5 and upwards; Flue Solid Walnut Bud- t
steads, Head Board B feet 5 Inches high, at j
$<5,75; Dress Bureaus, Imitation .Walnut with
? large Glpss S7.")0 and upwards-Solid Walnut
Bureaus '4 Marble Top. Drop Handles, $13.00.
) Kitchen safes two Doors and Drawer, S4.50
upwards; Large heavy Cane Bu k and Seat
arm Hocking Chairs, fj.-V). Nurse une Back
and Seat, SI,85, Cane seat Chairs pat ialf dozen
Sl.itO and ujiwards, Wnshstands wi draw|
er and Towel end 81.25 and upwards, mltation
Walnut suits consisting of Solid end
Boaril French Bedsteads, Dress Bureau, Wa h
stand, Table, 1 cane seat Chairs an 1 one Hod
' IngChnlratS10/)0, SOLID WALNUT CHAMI
BER SUITS, consisting of French Bedstead l>
feet 5 inches high. Dress Bureau, Wushsland,
- Table, Four Cano seat Chairs and Brace Arm
. Cnnc Hem nnu J5iick uocKing i. nair mm
1 everything else in prodortlon.
> Parlor I* nrnlture of all styles ehenncr than
i anywhere else, call and set-mo. ii* I nin determtned
not to he Undersold by Any Houso.
G. F. TOLLY, S
i DEPOT HTRKET.
, Anderson, SS. C,
Sept. 17, 1S79.
M. Jj. Bonikam, JR., I .1.11. HICK.
Abbeville, 8. C. 1 Ninety-Six, S.C.
BONHAM & RICE, J
.Attorneys at Law.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
W 11. L practice In tho State and United
States Court*.
Jau 2*, 18S0, tf
{ALE!
)ETMENT OF
Will
ITH & SON.
le inspection of onr Stock,
rything usually wanted by
.aye bought largely. We are
Ve do not propose in our adarticle
known to the Mere
the usual cry of "Cheap!
ire do wish in soberness and
L those wanting TALL AND
which is new and attractive
rHE PEOPLE KNOW IT.
IS LOV AS ANY IN THE
IEY REFUNDED.
is larger than ever before
substantial and reasonable,
ar too large, and must be cold
lassimeres over seventy-five
per yard. Boots and Shoes
Ladies' Pine Shoes, GentleBatcheller's
Star Boot and
i 25c to $4.50, Full line oi
Ann rrltfft VA11 oaf (ufiinHAn AAPtntnlv T?T
wt market price given for cotton uuif ttl<
tfully,
EL SMITH & SON.
State of South Carolina,
Abbeville County.
'robate Court?Citation for Letters o
Administration.
5y J. Fulleii Lyon, Esq., Pbobati
Judge.
VHEREA8, M.G. Zeijfler, C. C. P. haa mad*
hull 10 inc. to jtrunt lilm Letter* of Ail
linlNtratlon of the Estate and effect* o:
'. C. McIJrldo late ol Abbeville County
ecea*ed.
Thetc are therefore to cite and admoniHh al
nd singular the kindred and creditor* of tb<
ild T. C. McHride, deceased, that they bi
ml appear, before me, in the Court of Probate
i> be held at Abbeville C. II., on Tuesday
lie 2d day of March, 1KS0, after publication
ereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to nhow
hum;, if any thev have, why the naiu Admin
Uratlon should not bo granted.
llVEN under my bund and seal, this lt>tb daj
of January, in the year or our Lord oni
?. S. thousand eight hundred and eight]
and lti the 10nb year of American Indo
pendenec. "
Published on the 21st day of January, 1880
n the Abbeville J"res* and Banner and on tlx
ourt House door for tho time required bj
iw.
J. FULLER LYON,
J udge of Probate.
Jan 21,18*50, J
Notice.
I'IIE rebuilding of bridge on AY'llnon'sCre*)
near John Haskin* will be let to the low
mt bidder pn Saturday the 21?t of February
ext. Plan and speelrtcutious will be glvei
n the iluy of letting.
S. J. IIEKTER.
County Commissioner.
Jnn 21,1880. tf J
njLNNINGHAM <fc TIC
Tare on hand a splendid assortment o
;loaks, Shawls, Felt Skirts, and Drew
Joods,
DecemberJL7, 187fl. _
Vrtfino
VVAVVt
I T"ST received : 1000 yards. Bleachc<
I LONG cloth. PrvKs cood* suitable for th<
nason, Black cashmeres, bluck ALPaC
:as,
R. M. Haddon & Co.
January 21.lfiSfl.
Millinery! Millinery!!
* Dozen Ladles Mats. Flowers, Ornament*
) Cuffs and Collars, VeJllngs, Coraota, &c,
ust received and for sal<\ at
R. M. Haddon & Co's.
Jaunary21, 18K0.
ENTERPRISE GROCERY.
No. 5, Washington Street,
i Where Yon Will Fill Cboici
FLOUR, MEAL,
&RITS, RICE,
nnPFFF IIC&R
UUI i kbj v uunii)
TOBACCO, CIGABS,
SOAP, SALT,
BACON, LARD,
CRACKERS and CANDY.
A. Well Selected Stock 0:
CANNED GOODS
ALL of which will be sold low for CASH.
fctf'Top of Market paid for country product
Respectfully.
) R, NQRBIS, AGENT
Lively Times
AT
MDONALD & GO'S
MALL nnd see how they sell goods, arul yo
U will forget It Ik dull tunes, and think col
on high, inbncy flush, nnd goods cheap.
Here you can buy all you wish atboftor
Igures. We keep a full stock bought n
icadqunrters for ca*h and we will sell a
iheap ?? any one. If yon want good goods n
:losc prices, give us a call and wo promise t
>lcase yon.
Respectfully,
McDonald & Co.
Oct 22,1879, tf
H D. REESf
Watch Maker aid Jeweler,
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
irriU- be pleased to serve his friends *ni
\j the public with the beNt of work In hli
Ineat the lowest prices. Call at the store o
tessrs. llnrnwcllit Co., where he may al
avs 1)0 found during business hours.
April 9.187P.
Notice.
VII,I< bp let t o the lowest bidder on Thursday
the llth day of March next. The reullillna
of the bridge across Calhoun Creek
L Jlrooks' Mills.
Samuel J. Hester,
County Commissioner.
Fcbruaryll, 1S?0
1
NEW FIRM,
:o:
WE respectfully announce to our friends
that weore now receiving a fine assortment
of ?
AIL KINDS OF GOODS,
at the McILWAINE CORNER. Will be prepared
to furnish goods on liberal terms to
prompt paying parties.
QUAELES & CO. ?
R. P. QUARLES. M. T. QUARLES. ?
Deo 31,1879, tf
TlOSTCNRERa
RETURNED,
AND NOW HAS as *ood a STOCK of alt
kinds of goods a* ever came to Abbeville
His stock now being complete in all of its departments,
ho take* the liberty of asking
every one to come and Inspect bis OOOIXJ
and be convinced where
wi mins
CAISTBE HAD.
The largest and best selected stock of
Jrtea dy-jVTade
fiT nmnTiT/i
vuu i uxn u, ^
THIS SIDE CHARLESTON. .
at prices that can't bo beaten In.the State.
Boots & Shoes
1 BY THE THOUSANDS and at LOW LOW ,
PRICES. Entire satisfaction guaranteed. 4
; P. ROSENBERG,
^ Sept. 10.1879, tf
Robertson, Taylor & Co.
> ?SUCCESSORS TOGEO,
W. WILLIAMS & CO.
Cotton Factors, Wholesale Qrocer*,
?AND?
( GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANFS
1 and 3 Hayne Street,
CHARLESTON, S.C.
f Will give all badness tbelr most careful j
attention. *
2 Consignments of Cotton Solicited. 1
July a. iK7i>. Qui *
} Sale of the Fair Home.
I TP HE undersigned will toll at public outcry,
> 1 at Abbeville Court House, on Maleday lu
; January next, the house and lot known m
; THE FAIK HOUSE,
\ situated on Main Htreet In tbelown of Abbe*
. vllfe adjoining lota of C. V. Hbminond and
Mrs. D. F. Jones.' Hold for payment of debU
r held by them and for others.
i Terms half-cash, balance on twelve month*
; crcdlt, with bond and mortgage.
Purchaser to pay for papers
THOMAS THOMSON,
j J. TOWNES ROBERTSON.
This property may be trcalod for at private
sale, till day of i<alc.
Dec. 17, lt>7?, tf
Sewing Machines!! Sewing
Machines!!!
SINGER, Light Running "Domestic," Improved
"Weed," Scwlug Machine Needles,
: Oil, and Attachments. All the above to be
found ut
[ E. M. Haddon & Co'b.
jKuuary +i, IOOU,
Atlanta & Charlotte Air-Line Railroad
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Atlanta, OA., June 3d, 1879.
passhxger departxekt. '
r On and after June 1st, trains will run on
tills road as follows:
Day Puumgtr Train. / L
(EASTWARD.;
Arrive at Greenville,........................10 iS a. m.
Leave ? ?..10 47 u. hi. _ v
(W EST W A KD.) '
, Arrlvcftt Greenville,.. 4 42 a. m.
1 Leave Greenville - ..... 4 44 p. m.
f Night Passenger Tkaix.
(EASTWARD.)
Arrivent Greenville, ?.10 47 n. m.
LcHYeGreenville...... ? ......10 4V a. ni.
(WESTWARD.)
' ArriventGrccnvllle, ... ? 3 92 a. m.
Leave Greenville, 3 34 a. ni.
Local Freight Train,
i. (EASTWARD.)
,, Arrive at Greenville......... ? 7 38 a. m.
Leave Greenville, - ? _ 8 30 a. iu.
(WESTWARD.) ,
Arrlveat Greenville,-. ?.... 8 54 p.m.
Leave Greenville, ...... 4 20 p. m.
Connecting at Atlanta for all point* Weat
ana nouwiwrou
Connecting at Charlotte for all Eastern
point*. \
Through Tickets on sale at Gainesville, Benecu
City, Greenville and Bpurtanburg to all
points East and West.
O. J. KOREACRE, General Managor.
W. J. Houston. General Passenger and Ticket
j Agent.
' SECOND EXAMINATION
^ -FOR- '
Public School Teachers.
rpiIE Connty Board of Examiners bare ap1
pointed Thursday 12th Inst, as the day on
which they will bold a second examination
of l'ubllc School Teuoliers. A new set of exuml
nation questions will be submitted. Both
white and colored candidates* will be examined
on the same day. The examination will
take place in the Grand Jury room, and will
last from 10 a. ni. till 3 p. m.
David Crawford.
For County JBoartL *
Feb 4, 1880. %
'1EWUET
J -ATNINETY-SIX.
i
Robert Jones.
i
General-Furniture Dealer.
Qultes In Walnut and imitation of different
5j fashionable wood*, and detached peicca.
Hardwood bedsteads, and upward, Pictures
framed to order in gilt or walnut. Furniture
repairing nnd upholstering done to order.
Rosewood burial cases constantly on
band. Kineoilchromo*.mottoes.cards,rings,
picturc rumishing of all kinds. All orders
promptly attended to. Jitw house, new
I goods, low prices,
' Robert Jones,
Ninety-Six.
n January 28,18S0. j
J. K.URZ, J
Boots and Shoes, Harness
and Tanyard.
BEST material used, fine workmen employed,
custom work made promptly, and at
- kAttnm fftf iHUlh TlldPJI AU
111U 11 f V* C/n v IAIUUI1I put.v.1 -v. ?
wiiyn bought at the blKbext market price for
cash or In exchnngo for leather or work.
January 28, Wt>0, ly.
Jffll! Mi!
<
f j
Take Notice.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS offered to Crnbs.
Cheaper than lactyenr. Standard Brand#
which have been larncly used and twted,
(live uh a cj?U before buying elsewhere, it may
be wc can save you money.
W. Joel Smith & Son.
January 28, 1SS0.
TRUNKS ?
ALL .sizes for I.iwlles' and Gent*, can now
be found, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS,
NOV 12, 1879, tf