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-v;* - -Tw-jyr? rhe Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wednesday, August 4, 1880. The Anxiety About l)r. Pcrriu. Ijist Monday I>r. Lewis 1'errln, who lias t>een quite fceble;for years, and who lias suffered for some time from paralysis walked ?way from Mr. Walker's, where he hoards, mid nothing strange was thought, of his ahHtjnce, at the time, n? It was supposed that he liud gone to town. In the afternoon it was learned that he had not pone there. When this fact was ascertained search was hntnc^ diately instituted by Mr. Walker and his family, hut without finding any clue as to his whereabouts, The fact of his absence was reported to town about dark, and soon forty or fifty young men, with torches, were deployed,! and marching in given directions made thorough search. About eleven oel.?ck In the night, he was discovered about six hundred) yards from the house, lying on the g.tound. nud in n helpless condition, where he had, been for some ten or twelve hours. It seems | th:it he had had another attack of paralysis,)' which prostrated him. Ho retained con-1 sclousness, but was unable to assist in his discovery. When found he was in much nerd I of wttcvt'ion, and but for the timely arrival |, of assistance, he Sould most probably havei died in a few lours, lie still lingers In aj critical condition. Abbeville Rifles. The folllowlng tlattering invitation from the Gate Cltv Guard was received by the Abbeville Killeslast week, along with a similar one from a committee of the citizens of Atlanta. This occasion will bring together the soldiers of the North and South, and will be , t?ie biggest thing of the kind ever held In the ' J5outh: Armory Gate City Guard, ) Atlanta, Ga., July '<fi, IssO. { Captain We Join In extending a cordial i Invitation to you ard your command to vMt I the city of Atlanta 011 October ?. ISSO, and participa'e In the ceremonies of laying the h corner stone of a Memorial Hall tc be erected by the Gate City Guard as a monument com- , mcmorativc of the reunion of the .States and , the return of peace. , It will aftbrd us exceeding gratification to , welcome vou iu our own behalf and in behalf of our citizens on this occasion, and we earnCstly hope that we shall have that pleasure. ' " With sentiments ot regard we remain. Respectfully, J. F. lU'UKK, ' Captain Commanding G. C. G. 1 Alfred H. Coi.quiit, Governor. ? * Carolina Military Institute. ] An ex-oadet of the Carolina Military Instl- < tnte has the*e words to say of this excellent Institution: We have recently seen a circular ( of 1 lie Carolina Military institute, and are pleased to sco thiit Colonel Thomas, Its most] efficient Superintendent, is preparing with i new energy for the coming Session. We know whereof we speak when we say that I this Institute is one of the best educational | institutions in thcSuutii, and well worthy of! support. The system of military drills (level-j opes the physique of the cadet, tiie discipline inculcates habits of order and neatness, and its curriculum tits tlx*cadets either for the active duties of life, or for further advance ment In collegiate studies. The cadets who graduate from this institution arc peculiady fitted for application lor cadetships at West Point, Their are several of them there, and j they reflect credit on their Alma Mater. Col. Thomas deserves a high degree of snccss. He is a Christian gentlemen of the highest and purest character, and enforces the strictest rules of morality, etlquetk .. id honor upon the attention ot the boys entrusted to his c .re. j General Hemphill's Card. ! In another part of the Prctt and Itanner mav be found the card of General Hctnnhill. 1. In which he announce* his determination to! withdraw from the candidacy for the Legislature. The General Is a pood politician, and It will he surprising news to his friends to learn | that he does not care to continue longer in i his seat in the Legislature, when it is known I that his popularity is such as to Insure his L re-election, if he so desires it. The reason [ alleged for withdrawing from polities is his intention to apply himself more exclusively to the profession of the law,end to the interests of his excellent paper, which wields so great an Influence on publtc sentiment. His political friends will have to look out for some one to take his place while the .Subscribers to | the Medium will have Just cause of congratulation in t he fact that he will labor the more Industriously for their benefit. General Hemphill's withdrawal is a surprise to everybody. Due West Female College. W'ea^k attention to the advertisement of this most superb institution, which lias educated more excellent young ladies from Abbeville (Vanity than all the Colleges in existence. I'resident Itonner, we ar<* clad to state, is now <nu rising ground as regards his health, and the institution itself never had a fairer out look lor usefulness in ilio future. As may . have been noticed from our recent reports ot ; a Hairs at Due We?t, tlio Col leges there are lion* atiout entering upon a larger ti?-M of usefulness than ever before. President Bonner;1 Is a thoroughly practical man, and through t his tj?ct ami executive ability has raised tlie Due Went Kcmale College to the first ranks ( Among female colleges. The tuition here is > cheap, the surroundings bcaiulful and pleasant, the teachers able and evident. , An Escaped Convict. ' Mr. J. A. Devlin went to Columbia Monday ' in truing with William Calhoun, alias Win. ' Thomas, a'las Win. Houston. Mr. Devlin captured him In the Promise I,and. He suit- ? pd the description given by Mr. supor'ntend- i cnt I.ipseomb. If Mr. Devlin lias the right man he was sentenced to the penitentiary from Fdgetleld for life In 1S78 foi burglary and . larceny from a whlow lady. There Is n large reward out f?r him,and we hope Mr. Devlin has succeeded in getting the right man. .? >? A Good Surest ion. A correspondent of t ho 1'iion Timex last j \vek hns this to say: "I would suggest to our future l iw m dcers the justie- and expediency of changing the law In n-gtrd to working the 1 ro-.ds. so ns t'? make .VI wations and teams liable to road duty. without allowing the own- < crs to el 'Itn personal <?xeinptlon for such service. I think It unfair to compel n man who t doe* not own aho'seto contribute us much to tlio repair of roads ns one who owns many." West Point Cadctshfp. < Mr. C. P. Pressiey of Fraziersville, has been appointed to the Cadcl*hip, with Mr. J. A. c Towncs of Anderson C. H., as his alternate. We congratulate Mr. Pressiey on his good fortune. He is a recent graduate of Due >\ est. .??. m-i.l _* Wl.!?. Unit lHUlPUIIA Ul If illic 11a 11 The Sunday School scholars of White Hal! I. will gS'e tableaux, charades, <ic.,at the school I house, next Friday evt-nlng, 6th Instant, coin- j mcuclng at eight o'clock. The public are in-: < vited. At a moetine of the Board of Trustees of| the Abbeville Hl/h School Association, held ( yesterday in the Court House, l'rof. D. B. Johnson, of Knoxville, Tenn., was unanl* mouhly elected Principal of the Hi^h School at this placo. Mr. Johnson presented the highest testimonials, as to his scholarly attainment*, aud his experience as a teacher, j having been for some time a Professor in the 1. ('' liege at Knoxville. Prof. Johnson, lsal, young man. unmarried, and comes to us high-, ly endorsed, as a man of culture, refinement,! t ability and morality. Misses White and Livingston were re-elected is Assistants. Thol( third session commences on the 3rd Monday I ( In September. Land for Sale.?In otir advertising col- i limns are offered for sale some tine cotton lands in Oconec county near the Mine lttdge. j t The lands are also noted for their largo yield j j of corn. The lands in the section where this i vuluuble land Is located suffered from drouth | I ' last year but this farm and the lands in the I vicinity produced an average crop of cotton 11 and corn. We have a long letter descriptive.: of this place which may be seen on npplica- > Hon to the /Vpm and Banner office. If any of j our citizens desire to remove to a hieher and I r healthier section, they would do well to cor-j < respond with Mr. Jones at once. The farms about White Hall are still suf-, * fering for rain. Some of the creeks in that j' vicinity are already dry. Beaverdam creek Is i1 Hry at the crossing on the road to Abbeville, 11 the second time since tho war. The Hcrrin House branch and Hard Labor Creek have al- 1 most quit running. The crops, which, in the I spring, were the finest that have been had;! there for years, are being cut short for want of : 1 rain. Cotton in some fields is beginning to 1 open. ' There wasa large crowd at Abbeville last Monday, and many were eager for a meeting of the County Club to discuss the primary elections. The opinions prevails that the )>eople are anxious to have a fair prlmarv election and all are convinced that this cannot be had under the old svstem of strong clubs appointing their own managers, and hold a farce of an election, when It is only Intended to adVrnlcc retard the Interests of particular cancandidates. Give all a fair showing. Examine your Label.?Wo request each | of our subscribers to examine the address-la-; bel on his paper, and particularly to observe J the date upon It. This date shows the time up to which the papor has been paid for. Many of our subscribers will thus see that , they have paid in advance; but there are: many others who will discover that their (d aii? r\r- will Ko ?ann nnd \rp Htich IO \ j renew promplly. ! There has been a (Treat demand recently I for buck numbers of the Pre** and Banner 1 which we regret that we cannot supply. That I Issue which contained the account of the l>oc? tor's Collation has been called for by an lnnuK merable host, and the demand for the issue L containing our article on Erskine College is unprecedented. We thank our friends for the implied compliment, even when not express-1 ed in words. The Stock Law and tho Primary elections are being agitated In Marion county. The Merchant and Farmer is divided on tho right, j Jt fiivors theStock I*aw, which Is right. It opposes the primary elections, and in that we think it is wrong. We have both the Stock Law and the primaries and would never think of going back to old laws and old customs. There will be a meeting of the Alumni students, and Faculty of Newberry College at Ninety-Six on the 12th inst. Mr. Elbert 11. Aull, an alumnus of the college will deliver; an address before the meeting. Speeches will ..i?? iio ii<*iivpred bv others on educational j topics. There Is no iloubt that the occasion will bo one of great pleasure and interest, bi The Orangeburg Democrat hps made a mistake in reducing the size of its p.nper, and in reducing the subscription price to Ono Dollar. It will be found hard work to print a pood pnl per for a dollar?especially so when the nrop/ietor^Ktick to the old style plan of printing Colonkl J. t. Robertson sincc the Arc has moved into one of the small houses in the yard. He has trimmed the scorched shrubbery and trees, and placed things to rights generally. When he re-builds he thinks of erecting a brick dwelling. It may not be generally known that some L Baptist churches in Tennessee still adhere to V the custom of feet-washing.?Jtaptut lie<icon? W We would be very sorry, to know that any of & the Baptist in this suction failed to wash r their feet. r Read Hampton's speech in another col. umn. which was delivered recently In Vlr|w. gmla. Llfea everything Senator Hampton 31, says, it is good reading and furnished wholoKome food for thought. Mrs. Susan \V. Lyon, wife of Captain John E. I .von. of the Savannah side, died on tlie night of ihe 2Hh ultimo, at the advanced i^e <>i seventy-live years. She was a niembei of the Methodist church from early life. Tboujih prevented by atlliction from attending the sanctuary of linn who tlrst loved us, she lived the life of a meek und huinble'Cliristian. Thk mail to Calhoun's Mill will in a week oj two bo changed so as to leave Abbeville on Thursday morning. All the horse mails will then leave here on Thursday morning. The mail irom Kraziersville to Dorn's Mine should be so changed as to connect with the mull from Abbeville Court House. Miss I'attkkso.v of Cirillin, Georgia, who has been 011 a visit to Mrs. Cater and her daughters leaves to-day on the afternoon train lor her home. Miss I'alterson during her stay has gained many friends in our town who regret 10 see her go away, and will be glad to see lier come back. Ik you want to read a really Rood letter cast your eyes over General Hancock's letter to Lien. Sherman in IbTli. It is an able and manly letter, which speaks to the point, Such letters urn as chapters of history, and well ivorth reading and preserving. Typhoid fever Ik now regarded by our be.'t physicians as liitii lever, and in many cases the immediate causes is to be found in access of tilth of somcsort to the well or place from which the water Is obtained for domestic purposes. Ki?mi*nd Show's family, colored, near I>oriuldsvilit; have typhoid fever, and three 01 his cni.dreo have died?all over len years* of age. i'iiree otnors are now sick. Tiie cause of typhoid lever is either impurcair or impure wu:er. Mkssks. \V. S. IiASicins, T. J. Ilnskins, T. J. Ooivman, \V. I,, Bowman, J. T. Speed, and 1'. 15. Speed, of Lowndesvllle, are otf for the mountains. They expect to go to Ctesur's Ilead, Table ltock,and Cashier's Valley. Shk Loved Too Wei.i..?.Adeline Likens was lodged in Jail Monday by Justice Calvert. Site loved I'eaehes too well and now has to serve a term of 2U days for stealing thein out L>f James >i, Cochran's orchard. The proceedings of the Board of {Equalization which met last Monday, may bo found! In another column of the 1'rc.vs a mi Bunner. It will be interesting at least lo those whose petitions were heard or refused. Offices are not intenucu as rcwarus ior individuals,or as prizes to be contended lor by tmhillous or Impecunious citizens, (juices should lie dispensed by the people with reference solely to the public good. A large sugar cane crop is planted in White Hall township, which has been suHering for; ?onic time for want of rain. Recently the' ;rop ha* been attacked by a fly that seems to be doing some damage. t TiiuitF. has been but one duel fought Id the ' Stateof Indiana since it became a .State. The | survivor of that duel was tried and tiiemajes-1 ty <if the law was vindicated in the hanging j if the murderer. WKnsk attention to the call fora meeting of] >ur citizens to take place this afternoon In the interests of the new Railroad, it is important that we giAO this matter our attention. The Kcivberry Ilorald has made one step' forward, In that-It now sets the local page sol- j id. All that paper now needs is a patent outside and smaller type for the inside. Miss Sa i. i.ik Livingston and Miss LI la] VVardlaw are ofl' to-day lo visit a friend on j he Hudson river. From thence they expect j ,<? visit New York city, Host on, &c. l ' . viimiTfC orn (Vim I lie to thl! front- That is right, gentlemen. Nothing like being iif. to' inie. Your constituents will want lull time; lo interview you. Tit kick nre seventeen hundred and thirty-! wo candidates in tills County?only about' lfty of whom have been so announced In the lewspapers. Mr. Bitot has had his portrait of John C. [ L'alboun shipped lo Charleston at the request ( >f llie ladies of the Calhoun .Monumental Association. Something New.?Lowndesvillo had a pic j lie at Young's .Mill on the '?M installt. Political candidates were not allowed to bepres- j Mlt. Tiik County Hoard of Examiners and School Trustees are exempted from jury, mi- , Itla and road dutv, but not from poll tax. Miss Pattf.uson, who has been on a visit to j he Misses Cater for several weeks, will reurn to-day to tier home In Griffin, Ga. Mr. J. R. Cunningham will leave to-day for Vfotiterpv and Mountain View, to remain In hat section for several days. Tiik Lebanon Democratic Club will meet! ?i Saturday lltli instant,at a o'clock at the usual place of meeting:. Mit. and Mkh. J. M. Visanski. of Laurens : \ H.. are on a visit, to Mr. G. A. Visanska and iimily at this place. Mit. Jamks T. Latimer. and family, Mrs.] r. 1'. Younsr, and Miss Eula Young are fit; /larksville, Georgia. Oou James M. Latimer of Lowndesville Is I low in Clarksville, Georgia, where ho will , -cmaiu until frost. The Xfiu>tn rry Ilerahl copies n portion ot1 [>r. Mcintosh's speech at the Doctor's col'a-j ion in Abbeville. Mrs. I)r. R 0. Jones. Miss Alice Kinnrd and J Miss Gussle Dickert are at C'okesbury.?AVm>! >vrry Xeu-s. Lookinc-Oi.as's Pt.atk for re-'11tins Frame",1 constantly kept on hand at Chalmers' Furni-; .lire Store. Rev. II. \V. Skvmovr. of White Hall made >ne hundred and twenty bushels of oats on >ix acres. Miss Mamik and Fannie Lawson, who have j jeen so kick, we uie^iau to suite, are now 1111-1 proving. | Ul:v. W. F. Pkakson of Pue West is at | Ucbl.uuis. X, c.t where he will reinuln a nonlh. Thk case of Alexander LaughI in bas been ontinued to the next term of c urt for Richland. Col. J. F .T. Cat.iwkm., of Newberry, de-1 lines to becomeu candidate for state Sena- j .or. Mr. James M. Baker and Miss Ktfio T!a-I kcr, ol Iain nde.sville, were in town yesterday. Rkck.nti.y, we d >n"t hear anything of col):n 1 It. C. Watts of the LuurensviUe JI> raid. Mrs. Ciialmkhs ol our town and Miss L?<-aveli of Newberiy are in Greenville. A new lot Walnut Ileds'ca is Just received it Chalmers' Furniture Store. I'li'onisto have another paper with Coi>nel Dave Jolinson as editor. (.'or.oNKL, i'otiiu an aud family nrc still ibsent in the mountains. Thk merchants are going to New York this rail earlier than usual. A si.tGHT rain loll yesterday ? about >nough to lay the dust. Thk roof Is being put on tlie new stable of <eal A Mcllwaino. Mks. Calhoun gave a pleasant parly la6t Friday evening. Col. J. F. Calhoun Is off at Glenn Springs r..r I.it Ik.II Ith "" Mrs. Kerr lias finished the additions to ler house. Mus. Lytuqoe has Just returned from Vlkcn. Bruce'S Hotel Is doing an excellent business. The town wr.s full'of candidates last Monlay. Miss Ellen Parker Is at Port. r'sSprlnSs Greenwood Notes. Greenwood Is still dry. Crops in this Imnediate country arcsuffering for rain. The ip and corn crop Is already pronounced ft failne. Mr G. R. Bailey lost his horse last week, leath c.iu'c.l by a kick in the tlank. The concert lust Thursday night fortheben;flt of the Methodist church was a grand suejess, financially and otherwise. The proceeds imountinir to thirty odd dollars. Tins troupe ivill visit Ninety-Six on the 13th. Mr. Riley Ik kept busy .hunting up chickens ;o feed hungry "drummers."' Ho thinks of ;oing into the poultry business, as his potatoes will probably not be ready for use before he first of April next. Messrs. 11. Reynolds Jr. A Co., have bought e Arnold store. These gentlemen intend making some improvements in too store und will move in September 1. Messrs. Ducketl & Elmore will, after the Irs. of September, occupy the house now occupied by B. Reynolds Jr. & Co. The young ladies of the female school asslst;d by others will Rive a concei t about the first jf September. The object of this entertainment will be to raise money with which to purchase a piano for the school. They promise an evening of enjoyment to all. and think that "anything for a change." will take well. W. K. Blake Esq., read an excellent essay an "Reading Clubs and Reading,'' before the IteadingClub Monday evening. This gentleman is an excellent wri cr und this was one i>f his best productions. Saturday was exceedingly dull. j W. F. J. A Card. Greenwood, August 2, 18S0. To my Mends who have in such a complimentary manner, presented my name, to the people of Abpeville county, as a suitable candidate for the 1/cpislature, and the many friends who have urged ine to accept the same, I return my sincere and heart-felt thanks, previous business eng.-gemeni-s, miu financial embarrassment would of themselves, be Kulliclcnt at this time, to prevent me from accepting the position so flatteringly tendered, were 1 an aspirant for the position. I have no aspiration to be a representative (it so intelligent a constituency as the people of Abbeville county. I nave In the past, contributed to the utmost of my ability, towards tlie redemption of South Carolina, yet it bus been done lrom a sense of duty, which I owed to her as the home of my adoption, and the mother of my children. J. T. PAKK8. Public Meeting. Thero will be a meeting of the citizens of Abbeville township, this (Wednesday) evening at 5 o'clock 1*. M. in the Court Ho'uso for the purpose of making arrangements for the Kailroad meeting to beheld at this place on Wednesday 11th inst. This is a matter of great Importance and it i? hoped wilt com foiiii itMfir <> ,l1I interested in the future of this town. MANY CITIZENS^ Card of Thanks. I desire to express my heartfelt thanks to many frleuds for their exertions in my behalf during the lire last Wednesday morning. I ?m indebted to their efforts for whatever oI luy furniture was (saved. Aualu expressing thanks for the timely uid, I am, Very Respectfully, J. T. ROBERTSON. THE GREENVILLF INCENDIARIES, Respited Until Next February. j Columbia, August 2.?Richard Bates, Ties ant Adams, Joe Burton and William Dotsoii sentenced to be hung In CJrecnvillc on tlu sixth of August, for Incendiarism, have beer I respited bv Gov. Simpson until the first j Friday In February, 1&31. j The farmers have about finished "laying ; by" their crops. The cotton crop is reportci I excellent thus far. Tho old corn cannot make half a crop; some of it will mako r otli ; lng they say,-r.Kershaw Gazette. I "Thkee Score Years anij Ten."?It wil ! surprise many persons to learn that In New I berrv county, with a population of ^6,550, then arc only forty-seven u-hlie men who arc sev enty years old. Yet, such Is tho fact from act ual count from tho census eiiumeiutor's books ?Herald, . . : ; Special Announcement ISSO-'Sl?Car olina Military Institute, Charlotte North Carolina. To the Parents and Guardians of Cadets, and t the J*iibhc InterestedI desire to luinounci that 1 Khali continue toconuuct the Institute at the present excellent quarters, where It wai founded and established several years ago The buildings and grounds, for edueatloiia purposes, are unsurpassed in the Youthen Stales,and 1 have found the health of tin plaeeuninterrupted, and promotive of the ro bust developments of the cadets. It will be seen that my terms have been re I duocd. Attention, furttier, is called to a mod I ideation of the curriculum, made to secun l prompter and more thorough results for i?tu | dents whose necessities require tiicm to en | gage in theaetive pursuits of life without a I tempting a long and expensive course o studies. This school seeks to give an educa lion thoroug and pructiod. I invite your at tention to the plan of education of the Insti tute. In Its "Classical Course," students art prepared, if desired, for our colleges or unl verities. In lis "Hegular Course," involving the modern languages, and excluding the an clent languages, in order to give more time to English, mathematical ami scientific studies, students are iraiimi?<|iuviiucu in an essential principles?to cuter upon the duties oi lite. Hoysnnd youns men nre further prepared for Went l*i?lnt and Annapolis. Above all. the Carolina. Military Institute earnestly seeks to lay in tlieyouMi committed to it the basis of sound and solid character, Special attention is paid to the manners, the bearing, the habits and theethicsof tin? cadet, To the intellectual, moral and bodily Improvement of the cadet, the Superintendent Kives an experience of more than twenty years in thetralulng of youth. My purpose is to impart to the operations of the school that I have founded greater enemy and etliciency than ever before. In the full appreciation of the dignity of that employment that moulds mind and character. 1 shall redouble my iuborsand work to make the Institute more than ever worthy of the generous support of its well wishers, of whom those of Georgia and the Carolina* e.liiint nij special recognition. J. P. THOMAS, Superintendent, and Proprietor, Barbecue, Political Spccchcs and tlic the Organization of a Farmer's Club at Keaton Springs. I-ast Saturday there was a barbecue at Kcatons Spring, six miles from this place on the Fair's m idge road. The object of the gathering was (or the permanent organization 01 a Farmers' club. This section of out county was at one time, consideied the verj poorest part of it; but the development ol science lias dispelled this erroneous idea, and J the bell ol sandy loam known as "Santuck" ! has become, by tne judicious use of fertilizers ! the finest cotton lands in the county, and this fact has caused the farmers residing lu It, tc become more energet'c and enterprising, and to-day there is not a more prosperous section I of our county than that embraced between the Ixnvndesville and Cokesbury and Dut West roads. The committee of arrangements consisted of Messrs. Kdward Westrleld, Sharp Uldrick, McC'omb (Jordan, and Mr. Benjamin Kaken, the prince of cooks, and to their united efforts, is to be attributed one of t tie most successful affairs of the kind, I have had tlit pleasure of attending for many years. It was a field day for candidates, strange to say, they were all 111 a good humor, glad to meet every body, and anxiour to know how each member of the voter's family was. I wish every body were candidates, for they are so good humored, lively, obliging,and never contradict you, assert what you will. Alter discussing the merits of uncle Henjamin's culinary skill, the crowd arranged themselves around the stand, and the speakers of the occasion took their scats. Mr. Kdward West field was the first speaker. Mr. Orvllle 1'. Calhoun, a candidate for the. Legislature,delivered a short, but eloquent address upon the political issues of the day. Mr. Calhoun was followed by Mr. James N Cochran, who Is also a candidate for tne House. He made a short, pointed, foreibic and witty speeeh upon the condition of tlie Stale to-day compared wilh what It was a fewyears ago. Mr. 11. it. Hemphill followed, and among other things stated that he would not be a candidate lor re-election din ing the coming campaign. That his duties as editor of the Medium eon sun led his whole time. Hut although out of active personal jnilitlcs, his utmost effort*. and that of the Medium would be tlliceieu 10 uic #11111 ui nccuiniK mi iihtiwhelming lx-inocratlc victory in November. Mr. J.\. .tones was then Introduced, who said he was a candidate for no office, but appeared In accordance with the invitation ol the committee to address the meeting upon the advisability of organizing an agricultural club. His speech was altogether upon the necessity of union amongst the til.ers of tlie soil, i'hatas long as they remained isolated and disunited, just so Ion::, would they r. main the dupes of the balance of the organized world. At t ho conclusion of his address the books were opened and most of the men present Joined. An election for (he ofticcs of President and Secretary was entered into, which resulted in the election of .Mr. Edward Westfield as President, and .1. Y. Jones as Secretary. The club will meet at I'inetJrovc school house, near Mr. William Mcl'ombs*, on the third Saturday In August for the purpose ol completing its organization. 1 think this i? a move in the right direct ion. The farn**iB, a< well os others, must discuss their business to Improve in it. and their families should have something in (he nature of social meetings to break the dull inon itouy of farm life, The following are the names of those composing the cllib : 11. J. Kakin. Leroy C. Wilson, J. M. Sirawborn, J. H. Sharp, James Harksdale, J. F. C. Dul're. Hdwai'd westlleld. ICob'i Winn, IJcn Co.-hran, J. K. IJidrlek, s. W. Cochran, Archie Cochran, Thos. Carollle, W. K, Morrison. Hugh Wilson, S. JI. Cochran, Jak< Clump, .Joil11 Miller, JNewion ivicKies, j*um. Presley, 1>. K. Newel. l)oc Bowie. J. B. Noel, J. 1). King, Marlon Arnold, A. M. Keed. Jus. (ionlou. vi m. MeCom'i, .Janus Keed, Jaino N. Cochran,Shim Go; (ton, T. C. .Mill'ord, N. I', Mlltord, Mlitbrd, M. G. Zelgler, A. J. Ferguson, J. T. Lyons J* I-*- Duncan, A. E. Lesley, Hoi) t Wottield. IX C. Winn, .1. A. Newel. \V, Ilobertson, Thomas Hobertson, lieiiton ltobei'tson, W. 11. Mc''oiub, K. L. Clinksc.les David II addon, James lluddon, II. ddon, J. Y. Jones, J. II. Walker, John Simmons Lulco Mad.Ion, Keed, G. 11. Moore, l'atricb Huclie. (iRANGKR, Ileal Estate Transfers. M ESIarnes toSaridi Edwards, 1 aero, Nino ty--Mx, Sr>. bounded by lands of C L Klnart and M K St-'irnos. John (J Cllnkscales to Sarah .T Roger*. 17( acres, 121 h townsliiu, ?o2a, hounded by landso Julia U Clement, V 1' Barmoro, E Cox ant others. J G Cilnkscales and W L Prince, Executoi to 170 acres, l.th township, ?1!12.8U, bounded at above, it being the same tract. J O Cllnkscales ami W L Prince, Executoi to Julia P Clement, IK acres, 12th township St2?>. IO, part of <*li nksca'es land, tract No. 5. J G (litikscales and W L Prince, Executoi to Sallle J Itosrers, H2 acres, 12th township, St.V.to. Cllnkscales homestead, designated at tract No. 9. P A MeMahnn to John A Crawford, 150 icrcs l"th township,r.'%>'l, hounded by lundsof Elia* Kay. James Hodge and otheis. G P Chlpley to Lake .t. Stall worth, 2 roods and 2H perches, near Phoenix. ?50, bounded by lunds of_Dr P II Adams, Mrs Lnkc and others, ! John T Johnson 10 \\ /. .Aicwnee, ? .> acres, ;w township, S-2~>, Itouuded l>y lands of A M Agnew, Win Riley and others. | Marinda Dunn to Joana H Dunn, 121 acres 4th township, gift, hounded l?y Geo Wallace, J W I'ratt, \v It Dunn and others. W RDunn and others to Marinda Dunn, 121 acres, 4th township, hounded as above W T McDonald to Klijah Jones, 1 acre, Abbeville, ?11, hounded by lands of W T McMll Ian, G A Douglnss and others. Mary A Martin to Julia Martin,31.1 acres Abbeville, SI,000, bounded by K L Williams, J C .Martin and others. ISenj Franklin to Mrs Annie M Franklin, li'iO acres, 2d township, 875(1, bounded by land* of W A Moore, .1 F Smith and others. IienJ Franklin to Mrs Annie M Franklin, 2>7 acres,2nd township,$711. bounded by lands of J F Smith, Jas Itampeyand others. I?enJ Franklin to Mrs Annie M Franklin 120 acres. 2nd township, fotK), bounded bj lands of Jno Hothrock, J 1) I'ace,Titos Ander son and others. J 1$ McWhorter to W A McWhorter, 115 acres r.th townshin, s-Viu, hounded by It H Armstrong, l* Cailaham and others. James New to Francis New, 70 acres. lfltli township, S75, hounded by lands of J II Ilrlit Z. Harris and others. ? ?? ? Meeting of the Hoard of Equalization. Auditok's ol'kick, \ Ar.nEviLi.K C. H., August 2,18 <0. f The County Hoard ot Initialization held its annual meeting this day. Present?M. O. Tol inan. It. J. Hobertson, Geo. It. Caldwell, 1;. II ltykard. W. M. Taggart, W. A. lilaek. J. N* Cochran, 11. Z. Herndon and O. A. (.'. Waller Theehairinan W. II. l'arker being absent on motion,'M. O. Tolman wns called to tin ciiair. The first matter submitted by (Ik county Auditor for the consideration of tin Hoard was the application of Mrs. E. A. I)endy for an abatement of the valuation on liei house and lot. An abatement of $l,ouo wai asked for and the same was recommended. The application of A. T. Wldeman praylnf an abatement of S<ii0, on the valuation of hii i buildings was next considered. As this ex j cesslvo valuation was caused by a tnlsconcep ' tion of faetson the part of ttie local board o j assessors, the abatement was recommended The petitlonon the part of A.G. Hogan win ! was. through error, charged with one linn ; dred acres of land In excels of what he reallj | o\vn?, a-king that said error be corrected wai granted. A petition front Oeo. Rosenweick asking at abatement of fifty percent, on tlio valuatioi ol his place, was, after considerable discus slon, refused, and tiiesame valuation as afllx ed by the board of assessors was continued. The Improvement* on the farm of Jama Met aslan, which werothroueh an oversight omitted 011 tho part of the local board of as sessors, were valued at $800. An informal application on the part of "W P. Kennedy for an ubutemcnt of SstiO, on th valuation of his dwelling was considered am j it was determined to leave the same at th present valuation as charged. There being no lurther business the Hoar adjourned siiw die. M. O. TOLMAN, It, K. IIil.l., Chairman. Secretary. -4 4^* Grccuvood Splinters. A necro.ln passing a crowd of men, rendtn and talking aiiout Dr. Tanner, stopped to et j quire what it meant. On being told that I): Tanner was proving that a man need eat onl | every foitieth day. "Bless God !'' heexclain j ed, "What a great dlselvory for the poor bloc man. Ho needn't work now but one day i de month to keen him gwine." A little soil ol .Mr. Thomas Riley fell fror the roof of the bar room last Saturday, nti was badly nurt, though not seriously Injure* , 'J'here are so many candidates 011 the Saluil side that two or more have to rldo the sani horse, andjthey liavo ceased toelectlooner.e: ecfct among themselves, and they think a will be elected. ; Card from Gen. R. R. Hemphill. p Editors Press and Banner: I have been solicited by many influentii men in various parts of thiscounly to run f< , the Legislature nsrain. I have thouRhtfUll j considered the matter and find 1.h?t It will I I ruinous to my private interests to do so. .Si . uated as I am I find tnnt it will require m " j whole time properly to attend to my newsp ' per and meet the demands of an increaslr I'law practice. I therefore take this publ -' jnethod of thanking the pconle of Abbevll 9 I ft?r the kindness heretofore shown to me. fi - j t.lie ImnorH conferred upon mo and to deelli - to allow my name to he used as a candidate tills time. / iki not retire in the interest <>( <u truin KOBEKX It. IIEMl'llLLL. ; The Array and the LavvJ, ? HANCOCK'S VIEW OF PDTV IX TIIE!! I HAYES-TILDEN CONTEST. j i i i A Friendly Letter to Gen. Sherman j * iH Which Private and Public Affairs ) arc Discussed with Equal Freedom jt The People Fleet the President*! ^ tho Army UDeys Ilim?-The Unlaiv-jr 1'ul use of the Army in South Caro-jr lina - A President Cannot Hold I Over -- In a Disputed Presidentialjc Succession, it inay be Necessary lor an Army Commander to Decide lor Himself who is President. Skw YoitK, July 31. ? Much talk having been made overu letter written by Ueu. Han- 4 cock to Uen. Sherman in December, I87B, when the whole country wasconvuiscd by tlie rival claims of Hayes and Tilden to the I'residenr e.v, Gen. Hancock wrote lo Uen. Sherman, a ml asked that the letter be irlven lilm fori* I publication. Uen. Sherman was aliment at I lie time on a trip to the West, but as suon as lie returned lie sont a certified copy to (Jen. 1 Hancock, wlio furnished It to the Associated , I'icss. This letter was written in reply toi ? ! two letters on the situation received l'rom c , Gen. Sherman: t CAKON11KLKT POSTOKFH'E. ST. Lot'IS, |i December 2-\ 1S7G. n My Dear Gknki:ai.: Yourliivor of the-Jth ? instant reached me in New York on the 5th, c i the day before 1 loll for the West. I intended . to reply to it before leaving, but the wires in- ii i cident to departure interfered. Then again. fi . since my arrival here, 1 have been so occupied t' with personal a Hairs of a business nature, |> > that I nave deferred writing from day to duy ? until tills moment, ami now I find myself in tl i debt to you another letter in acknowledgment ? of your favor of the 17th, received a few days C since. 1 have concluded to leave here on the ? JSKlnto-inorrow evening,) so that I may be ex- a pectod in New York on the^lst Inst. It has been cold and dreary since my arrl! val here. I have worked "like a Turk" (F pre. sumc that means hard work) in the country u in making fences, cutting down trees, repairing buildings, A-e., Ac., and am at least able to ' sav that St. l.ouis Is the coldest place in win- ^ | ter, as it is the hottest in summer, of any that , ' I have encountered in a temperate zone. J 1 . nave hiio?ii ot. miuij in jjccl'iuut'r io iiuvk : . genial weather throughout the month. This . December has been frigid and the river has j1 . been frozen more solid than 1 have ever , i known it. J ' When I hoard the rumor that I was ordered . to the l'aeillc coast I thought Itprobably true. 1 ! Considering the past discussion on that subJect possibilities seemed to mo to point that j t way. Had it been true I should of course , have presented no complaint nor made rci>lst' ancoof any kind. I would have gone quick- !' , ly if not prepared logo promptly. I certain- ' ' ly would have been relieved from the responslbillty and anxieties concerning Presidential 9 matters which may fail to those near the '' 1 throne or in authority within the next four | months, as well as l'rom other incidents or IJ matters which I could not control and action ? [ concerning which I might not approve. I 2 , was not exactly prepared to go to the Pacific, , however, and I therefore felt relieved when 1 '! received your note informing me thai there , was no truth in the rumors. Then I did not j wish to appear to be escaping from responsi- ' I.Illlles and possible dangers which may cluster around military commanders in the Mast, ! especially In the critical period fast approach- !' lng. All's well thai ends well. '' The whole matter of the Presidency seems ^ to me to be simple and to admit of a peaceful solution. The machinery for such acontln- J gency as threatens to present itself has been ! all carefully prepared. Itonly requires lubri- 1 cat ion owing lo disuse. The iirmy should have .. not/iiny to do with (lie elcclwn or inttiiyuratiou oj Presidents. The people elect the President, Congress declaresin Joint session who he is; , we of the army h.ive only to obey his maniliites,ami nre protected in so doing villi/so/ar as they may be UiujuL Our commissions express that. I like JKKKEILSON'S WAY OF INAUGURATION. It suits our system, lie rode alone oil horseback to the I apitol, (1 four it was ttie "oldcap- * itol,")tled his liorse to the rail fence: entered and was duly sworn; then rode to Ineexecu- 5 tive mansion and took possession. Jlc Inaugurated himself simply by taking the oath ol ottice. There Is no other legal Inauguration In our system. The people or politicians may Institute parades in honor of the event, . and" public olliclals may add to the pageant by assembling troops and banners, but all that only conies properly after inauguration, not before, and it is not n part of It. Our system does not provide that one President should liiauguiate another. There might be danger in that, aud It was studiously left out of tin; charter. Hut you nre plnecd In nn exceptionally important position in connection Willi coining events. The Capital is ill my Jurisdiction also, tut lam suboidinate ami not on the spot, and It I were, sonl-o would be my superior in authority, for there Is the station of the generel-ln-cliief. on the principal that a regularly elected rresident's term of oillce expires with thefrl of March,(of which I have not the hliglitest doubt,) and wlili:li the laws bearing on the subject uniformly reeoyiil/.e, and In consideration of the possibility that the lawfully elected President may not appear until theotli of Mareh and a sreat ih-ul oi ivsjionsibility may necc-siuMy fill upon.von,.von hold over* You will have power and prestige (o support you. The secretary of win, loo, prnb ably holds over, but if no President appear.* ho may not bo able to exercise ninrth.ns In the name of the President, for his jiroju. r arts ure those of n known Mijierlor, a lawful President. You acton your own responsibility and by virtue of a commission only restrict-d by the law. The secretary of war is the mouthpiece of a President, You are not. If neither candidate has n constitutional majority of the Electoral (Villvge, or the Senate and House,on the oci-n-ion of iheoniit, do not unite in df-lnrlng some person legullv elected by the people, TIIKMR A LAWFin, MACIIJXEHY already provided lo meet that contlnirene.v and dechle the tj nest ion peaeefulfy. It has no: been recently used, no occasion presenting itself, but our forefathers provided It. Jt l-a* been exercised and lias been recognized j.nil submit ted to as lawful on every hand. Thai machinery wo ld |?rob.tbly elect, Mr. Tihlen President and Mr. Wheeler Ylee-Pievident. < That would be risrht enough, for I ho law provides that In the failure to fleet duly by Ihe I. people the House shall Immediately elect the > I President and Ihe .Senate Ihe Vice-President. 'Some tribunal must dtclde whether the poo' pie have duly elected a President. I presume, c 1 mi ciiuim:, uium. I'lv.nMiinuiu ui.iin r hui mmi I I of the Senate and House, or why are thev present to witness the count if not to see 11111*1 . " it is fair and Just? If a failure tony 110 nnsis 1 lic-t ween t wo bodies there can l?e 110 lawful aflinitativedecision that- the people havcelected ' a President, and the Ilouse must then proceed . to act, ot thoSenate. Ttie Senate elects VicePresidents, not Presidents. Doubtless in case " of failure hy the House to elect a President by 1 the 1th of March, the President of the Senate 1 tif there be one) would tie the legitimate person toexereise presidential auihority for the 1 time belnj*, or until the appiarance of a law! ful President, or for the time laid down in the Constitution. Such courses would be peace! ful, and I have a firm belief lawful. 1 have no doubt that ' OOVKKXOlt HAYES WOt't.n MAKE AN EXCELLENT I'lUCSl m:nt. I have met him and know of him. For a brief , period he served under my command ; butns , the matter stands I can't see any likelihood of his being duly declared elected hy the peo; pie, unless the Senate and House come to be , in accord as to that fact, and the House would . of course not otherwise elect him. What the . people want is a peaceful determination of. this matter, as fair a determination as possi- ' , ble, and a lawful one. No other dcteriuina, tl<m could stand tlie test. The country, if not plunged into revolution, would become poorer , day by day, business would languish, and our 1 bonds would come home to find a depredated nun ket. I was not tit favor of the I MILITARY ACTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA 1 recently, and if (Jen. Jiitr/i r hail teteffraphed to me or askeil for advice, J would hare adirised him ! not, muter auy circumxtumex, to allow himself or lilt troops to determine who were the lawful membcrx of a Utotc JjCffixlnhire. I could not havo , given him better advice than to refer him to the special message of the President in the cane of Louisiana Home t ime before. Hut in South Carolina he had the question settled by a decision of thcSuprenie Court of the state, ' the highest tribunal which had acted on the j question, so that iiis line of duty seemed even 1 to be clearer than in action in the Louisiana I easo. If the Federal court had interfered and 1 overruled the decision of tliestatc Court there miiiiit have been a doubt certainly, but the 1 j Federal Court only interfered to complicate, t . not to decide or overrule. Anyhow it i* no c business of t lie army to enter upon such a ? question, and even If It nilfclit be so in any 1 | event, if the civil authority is supreme, as the I Constitution declares it to be, the South Caro- t \ Una case was one in which the army had a 1 > plain duty. Had Gen. Kuger asked nie for ad- ( C vice,and If I had given It, f should of course 1 ^ have notified you of my action immediately, I r so that it could have been promptly overruled 1 < if it should have been deemed advisable by 1 you or other superior In authority. i ? Gen. Ruger did not ask for my advice, and 1 5 I Inferred from that and other facts that be ( . did not desire it, or that being in direct com- 1 . niunication with my military superiors at the 1 f seat of government, who were nearer to him 1 in time and distance than I was, lie deemed it | "> unnecessary. As Gen. Kuger had the ultl- 1 . mate responsibility of action, and had really 1 j the greater danger to confront in the final ac- < 5 tIon in the matter. I did not venture to em barrass him by suggestions. He was a de- , 1 part meat commander and the lawful head of ( 1 the military administration within the limits , . of the department. Hut, besides, I knew that 1 . he had been called to Washington for consul tation before taking command, and was prob- 1 5 ably aware of the views ot the ad ml 11 intra- ( tlon as to the civil atliilrs In bis command. 1 1 I knew that he was In direct communication ( with my superiors In authority in reference to 1 delicate subjects presented for his considcrae tion, or had ideas of Ills own which lie believ tl ?d to besuniciuntty in aeeoiu wmiuie views e of our common superiors to enable him to act Intelligently according to his Judgment, ami tl without suggestions from those not on tlio spot and not. as fully acquainted with the facts as himself, lit; Ucslreil, too, to be free to act. as he had eventually the greater responsibility,and so the matter was governed as between hiuiuud myself. J, As I liavo been willing thus freely to yon. I jl may still further unbosom myself by stating r that I luivo not thought it y LAWFUL OK WISE TO USE FEDERAL TK00P8 Jl! in such matters as have transpired east of the I J: Mississippi within the last few months, sa\e so far as they may be brought Into action un-; ! <!er the article of the eonstitution \\ bicli eon- j J; templates meeting armed resistance or invaI i sions of a SUUe more powerful than the Stale j authorities can subdue by ordinary processes, I ' ,' and then only when requested by the L.egisla- i ' ture, or, if it could not he convened in season,! l[ j by the Governor. And when the President of the United States Intervenes In that manner,1 it is a state of ? ur, not pence. The army is laboring under disadvantages, j and has been usyd unlawfully at times in the * - ' ? ? 1~ /!? nn,l?|nk. tl |JUUgJJlVJlH>l . 1JU jii:u|nu, nil III1.H. w i<* . j ./ | , and we Imvo lost a great deal of lclndly feel-! " ing which Hie community at large once felt i for nn. "It. is time to ."top and unload." Oflieers in command of troops often tlud It diMi-j 1 j culty to net wisely and safely when superiors j r"' ! In authority havu different views of law from i f : theirs, and when legislation has sanction', d * notion seemingly In conflict with the funda- j I l mental law, and they generally defer to the f? i known Judgment of their superiors. '| OlMcers of the army aro so regarded In such ] J, I Kreat crises, and are hr-ld to such responsiliil- > j Ity, especially those at or near the head of It,, ' ' that it is necessary on such momentous ocea" sious ?????? to pare to determine | ( or themselves what Is lawful and what Is net & awful under our system, If the military authorities should be invoked, as might possibly jo the ease pi swli exceptional times, when . here existed such divergent views as to the 1 correct result.. The army will sutfer from Its ast action If It has acted wrongfully, (lur euuiaranny has little hold upon the atrocious of the people of t:>-day, and Its superior > (flleers should certainly, as far as lies in their >owor, legally and with righteous intent aid o defend the right, which to us Is the law, and he Institutions which they represent. It is a veil meaning institution, and it would be veil if it should have an opportunity to be ecoguized as a bulwark In support of the ielits of the people and of the law. I am truly yours, win field s. hancock. To (Sen. W. T. Sherman, commanding army if the United States. Hampton in Virginia. X O || tl L PATHETIC APPEAL TO THE OLI) 1 MOTHER OF STATES. n Senator Vance's Humors of Southern i< licconstruetion. {] JUiilimo>e Gazelle. i PTArxTox, V*., July 2(5.?A ticiiicmlous rallflraion nicptlns was held liere tn-rlay under Hie iiu?|.l- n ijs of the llmcoik and English Democratic Club of v he (Juri-n City of the Valley of Viruinn. If the tern er of tliif meeting b'j an index of the spirit of Deuocrncy of the State, the breach In ihe party will in ^ 10 long time be healed, ami In unbroken array the loal factions of Kunder and llcadjustor will nmrcli toother on the 2d of November to victory. Tho meet- n ip took (ilucc in the Opera House, which was pne ?ed 0 rom pit to dome?Ml's and men alike turning out ft, i> do honor t" tho dis.iiiguished speakers who ?rerfc v resent. Stonewall Jackwin's old brigade hand lur- 0 ii-ht d music for the occasion, and the enthusiasm of lie audience, composed of Keadjunters and Flinders P like, was tremendous. licsolutions endorsing the ^ 'illcillliati platform and nominees having been adopt- " d, Cupt. .lames Uumg-rdtier, Jr., Introduced to the udicucc, ~ In GENEIIAL WAPK HAVI'TON, WHO BAIT* J ? FricmLi vf Virginia: lhavc responded to your L all to be with } ?? to-day not only fur the reason that (J ly heart is enlisted In the cause which yon advance. 11 ut also because 1 oluim some right to speak here and ? 11 Virginians. A hundred y-ars ago my ancestor, a 1 rirgniiuii, left this btute to fliiht the Indians in South li 'arolina, and fell there. Nearly a century later al- si lost every male descendant of Ms who could then o nckle sword came hither to light and die fur Vlrinia ai d Virginians. I)o not undcrstsnd that I come n ere to dictate a policy to you or to mlvise you what & ou must do. Kuthcr um I here to consult with you tl s a Democrat, as a man and as u Southern soldier?as li no who looks back to the. time when he shared with b on privations and suirertn^ and defeat In the army or v (ortlicrn Virginia. I um here lo voice the earnest ii iope tliut 1 !eel, to utter the fervent prayer of my d icart, that Virginia, the mother of States und slates- li aen. of iicrors and p:itri'>is? th; Sta o tliut uuve the s iruin tlmt coticeivul and ilie Jmnd that penned the d Jeclaration of Independence?the Slate that gave the h word that Hindi; that independence u fact?will not rove recreant to nil her high traditions. t Wbut Is Virginia's duty uow y You hardly realize, e ly friends, how much depends on the a :tlou of j our tl late. You do not bring home to jour thought what si responsibility you eairv In this contest. We of the v ouiu, who, having been so loiu plunged into outer b arkness, have at last emergi d from the blackncss of p espair aud currle.l forward our States to where they p eiong in the splendid sisterhood, come to you to- p ay and tell you that we mean victory. We Intend to iiuoi'dliiatc every selfish personal consideration; we w mend to put away every side issue; we Intend t" li ink Solely and only to the Democratic platform and ti iio liem.crntic standard-iiearerri, and with God's help t* o intend to win tuts light lor that platform and for H Ijose standard-bearers. Wil* Virginia, when we have o iccess iu our very grasp, w ill men who were born e ee, men who were reared under the doctrines of .lef- ti rsoit and of Madison; will men who followed Lee 11 nd Jackson?will you sacrifice the Democratic party, e ill you sacrifice the oouth. will you sacrfice the N?- h ioual Govermnent by aiding, indirectly though It be, tl ) electa Republican President? I cannot believe it. s !ei 1'Ze, If you can what will follow a Republican trimph in November. You havcal! Been what strides p nit p u ty Ii .b made towards centralization; you have < en i ourjadzes stricken down by the mailed hand of fi lie ^National Uovciiiment; you have iteen the llepub- ft can party ma>s troops at your polls to oveiawe our freesull'rnge; jou have seeli their deputy luar- f< lials, their Hiipei visors, their Returning Uoanls?the a ustruinciitH to an overthrow of the last vestige of p late rights. I tell you, my coimtiyiniin, the fate of c lie South will be burner than ever if the Republican arty is successful in this campaign. We shall hold ll o more Iree electttiis. no more unlramelled i xnrel>? ll loD of political sent men: and no one of i^J , w Ivitg ri ill ever again sec a ritlorullou to Driiioctulic rul< ti ml principle. i It wo elect the Deinocatlc nominees the Ritmbli- li in party will pi to pi- icu likr Mopcol sand. 'Jluir v lisilon is rndcd, it they cverliud a mission. There < i nothing (but holds thrin together to-day s:?ve "the <> uiit-bivu power of public plunder." 'I lie ltcptihllcMi li arty Is tlie party of Imte, tin* party of rabid scutluii- d Hsm. The Democratic 1'iiity is the paity of peace ml of union that would i<l?t out ull sectional (litl'er- c: nc-s forever, aid it has prove 11 this in the nmninalon of Uvn. llaiicock nt C'iinloliati. Theie was hut ? no leclln^ there mining the Southern delegates, 'hat fevimz was expressed when we Bald to our o forlbcrii Democratic brethren : 'lilvcusa Northern )cinocial who can lie elected. We bring you 13> n utcs mid we nek you to bring ns a man who can briiifr o liftv more." 'l'liey gave us the in in; his name i? t! lancoek. That name took like wildfire at Cincinnati li s it has taken like wild lire from ?ro- end of this Jnioii to the other, oluev thai nomination was fi l-.ih; every man w ho was in that enliven lion has tl nine to the conclusion that we could not possibly ave ln.idea winer ora belt r. When Hancock Was o omiiiated iiayurd wrote to me that he was perfectly itislicd?th t Hancock was the only man who had ci o.ip|.oiients In the party; n&il furthermore he was n ne .'ifaitrst whom tlie tnoody shirt Could not be wuv- ? d. We have put it in the power of the people to a met tins tic-el. 'l'liey tan elect it if tliey will. You I; k ill hear t'.-day from one who can speak lutter than b ny other iniui alive for N<-rth Carolina?nay, lor th< I rh?l<? South, i-ovmior Vmiew will cotiflrm my fi cords ai.d tell you that we can carry our States, thai ti ire tvn carry Hie South, !' jolt will only carry Virgin- c lie has come like uiu to appcul to yon not to lor- ti :.ke us In Ilils hour ol our iiee-l. 1 appeal to you in '1 he mimeot thegiva'. men of Virginia. 1 know, that ti >"th tuba are sincere in this local tight. I know o here arc lionet men ai.il true iu both your factions. nit whether you be it.'iuijuster or Fuinlcr, whether b 'ou lie tirei iibueker r llaril .Money man, I adjure a on in (toil's name rcn-ctnbcr lhat you urc Virgin- f< aus. c After the .Stoiicwiii: band had jituvcd "Hail Columi!j," the chaiiinau introduced Dr. M-dfitt. of "Mof. r . li*. It III f.itin. u h.i ill ? liiiii,..r.,n<t -nil . ..n- ? nlali-ry speech. hrlii the atidhnio lor about three- r |ti;nU-r.-> '! an hour. At the close nf Dr. MoilVtt's rr- i unrkii t'tpt IS itiuardner introduced (inventor Zebu* i; in l(. Vatnv. lu the course of ti s speeu.i 1 ' - 11 (iOVEU.NUH VAXCB SAID : It is scarcely necessary for me to eaumeratc nil the f :urrii|it nuts'>f the K> publican party lioni the tlmo e hat they obtained iilfuliitu control of the govern* u lientut the bc<<innin?nf the war down to a very late c lay. They are almost innumerable. The Credit Moilii-r htcal is'ine Nv which tfi",QiiU,000 were illched rnui the government and in tvhich uteal a Inrge tinnier oHic-ale were engaged. Durli.g the eight years i f lmnt'n administration the oitice-holdt rs uiider him nade way with < liM,)H)i,(>tiO. There was tho DeOoU C er pavement business, thi ro was the Kreedmen's < av iish itank. there was Jilack Krldf.y, there was, last I nd most ludierous, the removal of the bodies of the A at nolle Union milles to lu-auti.'ully laid ort'ceinetcr- I i'w to rest as quasi Federal soldiers under costly inar- 1 ilesiii the shade of gleen tree*. 8tate Sovereignty K ulminated in secession. Secession was destroyed not and branch, and can never live again. Hut St.iie ights, still exist. They will continue to exist so long f Magna Charm, the petition of right and the writof iiibvas corpus continue to exist. Ours was n paternal C ud Ide.-seil government when it was administered ac- I ordit'i; to the do trill, a of ourlathers. But a t nun cannot go in the most secluded .-pot on hlsTnrm > ml draw a hhick bottle out ul a hollow stump without I mying the Uutilled States Government. Now the '1 iilvrrimifiit of tin- United Stall's is on top of every- Si hing. Why, long ago in ilic go<l old tint* s the Jk-oile never thought ab-ut tlie United States Governuent except w ben thu rumbling coach drove up twice J i week, mid tlie driver blew his horn for th.i port- 1 naster to grt up and coine out after the United siutes mill. Thru (lie ballot box "lis not uiil'ic<|iifiitly nn ihl Kleeple crowned hat wilb it red bandanna hamik-r- t thief over the top?an iiistruiueut an great as the ti Ilihtrilli.'H of God?and no man tainpered with It. 0 Sow then; is a scaled box and Uniied States super isurs and commissionersand inn'shale, toaw that: 11 I s fair. One insuperable objution to ibis system Is bat tlii-re isnoboilv to watch the supervisors and oinn issloi ers and man-halt I< the dominant paity j loii't like your arlthiuetlc they proceed loithwith to end a troop of soldiers down to count the vote-', 1'here is no relation of life that Is not invaded by ;ho icner,>1 Government They would make you forget hnt there ever w ns such a thing as the State of Vlr- ( Miin. They have Inculcated I he idea that nn ollicer [ if the State Government is incapable ai'd corrupt, and J hat virtue dwells in the slums ol citics and ill the ? icrsons of such men as Johnny Davenport. All 1 hose frauds culminated in thcjth-ft of the i'rosldency ( >ased upon the vilest perjuries tholever escaped the ips of nn-n. Gentlemen, this Iicpublican party "reconstructed" forth Carolina with a vengeance. They stole everything in the state that was portable and could be Stol- J a. and then, like ltnchel, mourned and refused' lo bo J on.fort- d because they could notsteul the land. With , una ami gpsplng iii.greedy flngrrs they ranched * brward into futurity and stole the p.itiimoiiy of the J nfant yet unborn. Tiny intended to ' reconstruct*1 ' is: they were going to build raiioads and schools and ihurchcs; they were going to revolutionize agrlcullire: they were going to do away with our old fashoned bull tougued plows that were pul'cd by one- ^ veil mules, and put in their places sulky ploughs j ivith seals fur the drivel, who conld wear his Sunday i ilothes then during wcek-n-day aa well as on the Sab' I jntli; they were going to give us reapers and mow. j rs and patent dog-churns and ben-persuadcrs. All , his they were going to d? for poor sleepy old Kip ran Winkle Tnr-lleel rsoitli I'tnoiu a. Tliey began to egisla'o. They lcylsl.it.nl. They passed hills approbating twenty-four mitllousol ilollitrn of lionds lor ail loud nurposea. Tlicy lal<l <dT a number ol mil- ( oads. 1 hey put those bonds on the market at 74 j sent-, but the bonds (.idn't May on the market at 74. 1 They were g'dng to develop tnlnes. They were the t leTeloplngest people in the world. They ereated all 1 torts of corporal tons, and made all their friends presl- ( leiits and directors, and handed over the bonds. They Jidn't build a mile of rail toad. The engineer would start out nlth a f700 carriage and a pair of $1,000 liorsej. The bonds went down, and next summer the snglnrerbad to Iravel In a shabby old bugcy pulled by i sore-shouldered mule. Ai d still the boi d? went ' lown and the next time the engineer went out on hia railroad he walked and led a yeilow dog. Every bill that wo hitve passed lo the Senate since I I I have been a member of that body, with the Intention of remedying the tfrrors of this party, has been 1 tie: en ted by the veto of their fraudulent President We have got one more chance to redeem ourcountry. I We must do it. and >ve will. We have friends at the North who stand by us. The principles of constltu- ! tctinl government, as expounded by the fathers, .were upheld by the Notiiern Democracy amid a t-torm of . obloquy." That Northern Democracy stands by us yet. Thutman and Vobrhes and Hcnurlckg anil Bayard ' stood up for us ; thry fought and expostulated and an-ued and made a lodgment, and their party grew, and they carried India- a, and then New York : and ; at last the Southern States were redeemed. Then we msdea contost in union in 1S7G Wo won that fight and were cheated out of It. Now we aro going to ' t-y It again. Now the great fight for the ten cm- ] miindineniH Is leginnluganew, and we aro going to; ?in. Who s-ij-s Ilaneoek Is disloyal, lied in his teeth like t a d'siardly doir. lie wtt.s a w?r man in war, a peace i man in peaco. lleiefuvd likea brave man jto strike j when men iim longi r resisted. In the i.aine of I bo t Constitution ol this country lie upheld the rii:ht. | Fiotts Main lo Texas the country is ablaze. Our great j leaders swords are Hashing in the alt-, and 'the battle lings aro waving all along the line. '1 lo re l.-s only one I.. H.?? li,.,. nnv (-..ll.-rillP (Jnrl forgive tuu that 1 have to niv"it? It is the old ^trite of Virginia. N?rndeon at Waterloo, when destiny trembled In the balance. exclaimed: "My God ! my God! tlio Old (J ward rrc??lls I" nud ho thought that the ho-ivens were uplifted ntid the earth wis upheaved I lie forgot for one moment that "liie Old Guard dl?s but never snrrend. re ! Virginia, the elder sister of the1 boulh, the uuislntr mother of commonwealth, the land of Jt-flerson and of Madison, Is our old guard,! Che may die, butsho will never yiold. 1 tell you that Garfield is the representative of nil | the violations of tbe Constitution of which I have i spoken to you. becaus* ho lias been concerned in J them a!l. lit Is the repieieiita'lvo oft'ue-faud and j corruption of which I have Bin-ken to you, bccauso ho I liag been engaged til it all. will you Rive tUe eleven electoral votes <?i' Virginia to this ui:ai Ui.ili ulid I to t Lis party f I do tiut bcileve It. Savannah Yalley Railroad. L VEXED QUESTION SETTLED BY THE LOCATION OF THE ROAD. L Full Meeting of the Hoard 'of Directors?The Chief Engineer Submits His Final Report?The Friends of Particular Routes Urge the Claims of their Several Lines? The Western or Lowndsvillc Route is Adopted?100 Convicts to be Abplied for, and Work to Commence at an Early Day. (A julcraon Intelligencer.) Tho Board of Directors of the Savannah Valley tailroad Company, pursuant to adjournment, mot at Ills place on Friday, QUA Instant, at lOo'olocka. m., he entire Board except one rr ember being present. Waj. JJ. F. Wbltner moved that after the reading f the Keportof the Chief Engliii-er tlmt any gentleion present not members of tho Board ho allowed to ly their views before the meeting as to their respective route?, and th'it aflur they have been heard, ail resent nut Directors be requested to withdraw, as it ras a meeting of the Directors to locate the J?oad. idojited. Maj Thomas (B. Lee, Chief Engineer, then snblitteil hi? ilnisl report, the most Important parts of i'lilch wc publish: Knginkkh's Ofkick S. V. II. H. [ Amdf.kson 0. II b. C,. July Hi, 1SS0. ( >>l. James M. iAtiimer, President of the Savannah Valley Ilailoacl: Sir?1 Herewith submit, ns supplementary to mv sport <>f the Stli July, .n report of further operations f the Knglneeer Corps ,on perlimlnary surveys and pproxiuintc estimates of cost,of different lines suri yed, together with ma| s, .'profiles and full details, n which estimate', Ac., nre based. By resolution ; of tho Board of Liirectors, I have i:,de, sinco your lust meeting, a survey of what Is nnwn as the Double Bridge line. This Hue diverge* oin the iimlu lino about eighteen miles from Anderon, along the ridge between Wilson's Oeek and >ong Branch, to a polntjnearly opposite Mr. Slitherind's tlienecaerc ss Long Branch by Mr. Burdett's nd Theodore Kennedy a ;(along tho ridge between ,ong Branch aud Charlie's Creek,) crossing Charlie's leeok near Its mouth, passing Lowndesville s.'i of a lile from the centre of the town, (ihe western lino 'III pass 50 of a mile from its centre), crossing Rockoy liver about one inile above Young's .mill, and unitjg with ilie main line neur Mr. Bolin Allen's. (See uppliinent "A" for details and comparative estimates I tills line with main llnejwest of Lowndesville.) I also, by instructions embodied in same resolution, laile a rocontioissanco of the country from ML Mur.a I miles from Anderson, to Lowndesvilie by way of lie Curs well Insttlute, with the view of passing the ne down the Wilson's Creek and Kocky Liver ridge, y way of the Carawell Institute, and across the alley of Wilson's Creek and Long Branch to the uersccllon.of the Double Bridge line neary Theoore Kcnnaoy's. It would he linpraciicnble^(wtthoui lrrejinnl cost of construction over the lines already urvi-yt-d) to build u roud on litis route , It would be o shorter, and Its operation, on account of the rise < ml fall In the crudes would be longer. I The country from Anderson by way of Carswell to I be cross roads nt llolln Allen's, crossing Kooky Kiver t ast of Wilson's Creek, is {similar In Its character to lat wDlcii has beoit s:n vuyed from Anderson to the I nuie point by way of the iJouble 15ridge, and it is I ery doubtful ? hether a shorter or cheaper Hue can .? 0 h..d than the line surveyed. (I rerer you to sup- J lenient marked "1<" for detailed liiiorinailou on this olnt, and also to other routes which have been pro- i osed.) ( I would present for your consldcrniion n fourth line riiich 1 have call.d tlio "Combined lllie." This route I 1 cotnpo-cil of the Trlckiiui line Irom Ureter's quar- ' ,-rs to a point near Anderson's Creek, crossing thence > the Kennedy line, near McCaalan's, and on the i Kennedy line to Kennedy's; G. <fc A. something i ret one mile of this line has not been Instrumental!) xtiniiicd, but sufficient examination has been made i j determine Its cost. This route is two-thirds of a illo shorter than the Kennedy line, and near the same I slimated cost of construct ion. On a location it ran < e inudo one m le shorter than tho Kennedy line, and lie shortest distance from Anderson To Tabor, (see i illinium nt "il" for detailed diameter of this line. The value of one mile of distance saved to the per- i ctunl operation ef a railroad depends Jon tho amount | f traffic passing over it it is assumed, as d-me by rtnur KngineeiT, for this K"ad. at per mile, nd the comparative estimates bused on that. These estimates have been miide for a Kncd of live *et gauge; maximum grade of 00 feet per mile, and ininuiiium curvature of 956 feet radius; lion, Oli oi.nds per yard a; upproved Joint fasteuings ; 2,64U I rost lies prr iiiIK i Thu question oftraugo Is a matter of vast importance i a view of tho facts developed by the workings <>f I lie two 8} stem?. The narrow gauge system (u'ei'ir- ' ally H feet in the United states) is but of coinpnrn- I ivi.lv recent dale. Tneflrt locomotive bring put on j ho fVsilniiig llu'Ivvay (t- J inches w idtli of gunge) 3 V\ ales in b63. The wonderful success of this enturu has induced other companies to adopt a nar- i ?.v gaugo then thue'.iindaril (4ft. S{:-.)'*n i invurta- j ly has the lnm'Vnlioii proVi <1 u success. The foiiowg aeis, In reference to the narrow gauge aro liot i enied : 1, The IJnad can be built cheaper on the same lo- ( ition, and be t-quully as ellielelit a.-, the broad road. i 2. lit peculiarities render a line of road possible, here the brond gauge Is Impracticable. 8. It is capable of doing all the Work yet (demanded ! f nny broad gauge line. It can maintain the same rate of speed when \ ecessary. ft. The stability of the engines and enrs Is eqtm Ito , :iat of lh<- bioad' gauge, and in traversing cui v. s there ] i less disposition to leave the track. , 6. The passeiigur cai s are conni)"dloUS, and com- i triable, and ma; be as luxuriantly fitted us those on \ lie broad gIIage. I ". Goods can be handled for 25 per cent, less than , nn competing broad guage Hue. J'Jit only objection in iii:? system is, time me cni-s t tin not be t un over the gauge.read, ami const- | iK'iitly tlieir contents must be loaded into other earn I t the end of tiiu road, wnen the connecting r >ml is or <]:li'i-r<-ltt g:iii?>. 'lliis sienilligiy surit-us illtiiuulty i, when invesilcated. not so objectionable as tnlirbt <; expected. What <loes It cost to transler (foods? n (Irent Britain, 'I pence per ton: on the Canada ontier, 3 cents per ton ; on the Jtenver and lCIo Ir.unie Hotel, wi.ii |?b"r ill two dollar* per day, I be i>f.t of handling coal, lumber. Iron, *c., isiu cents per mi?miscellaneous merchandise, 1.1 cents per ton. 'he avenue cost of transportation of freight may be ?ken at I j per mile per ton ;on the wide ;roads ; but ii the nnrrow roads it is lound tl-atuv can tiunspnit 5 per cent. cheaper In actual expenses. Thus it will us found that, even on so short u road us yours, and suming that it would cost 10 cents jior ton to tra .s,r freigh:, your actual expenses would still be 15 per ent leas than those of the wide road. Our pei plo, ?? long necuhtomcd to tbo siz? of the ol ing sti ck of tile wide roads, are apt to view with ontumpt the d nilliutive curs and engines of the nai ow road; but 'h:s is only pre} ulice, and not a busiicss view of the mailer, ll a smaller outlay for neans of transportation Is stillicirnt; why make tli rger f (Keferi nee is had tosupplliuuiit -Ji" loriestlnates of a narrow guage road ) In conclusion, allow me to extend to yon my thanks ur the uniform courtcsy and ninny attentions riccivd from vou since my connection with your company, nd ?ls? to iny assistant* fur their prompt and otiiciont o-ojierution in the work of the survey. Rcspctfully submitted, Tims. U. Lee, Chief Engineer. Supplement "A." ESTIMATED CtlHT of DOCJ1LE BC1DAE LINE, Irading $16,379.80 .'ontlngencles 8,729.20 !. and Grubbing 150.00?$20,759 Jasonry $ 18,714 Irldging, 150 fret $30 per lineal loot. 4,SOU 'reBtUwork, 8U0 feel (ft, $3.50 per linoul loot.., 1,050 iiiperotructlire, U 40-llJU wiles (ji, $5,676 per mile. 63,304 Total $93,377 main LinB as covered 11y dol'ule bridge like. trading $14,OSS .'outlngoncles 3,309 and Urubblug 2u0?$10,597 lnoonry 14,444 (ridging, 150 feet (ij $80 per lineal foot 4.500 ,'restlowork, 400 feet (&$350 perlilir.il font.... 1,400 uperatructure, 10 t/2- loo miles @ $5,676 per mile 60,279 Total $93,220 Iain line $93,220 Joublo Uridgu line 93,376 $4,844 Ldd for 1 22-100 mileincn-nsod length of nnln line over Double liridgu line (fo $30,10 per mile 86,600 11 favor of Double Bridge lino $-11,444 Supplement *'C." Estimate of coot of Uoad equipped? 5 feet ganuo; maximum crude, 60jcet per unlo; minimum curvature, 955 teet rail)us : TABOR LINK. Iradinz $ 6-!,65' iridgiug and Trestlework 19,800 ilMonry 29,854 iuperstructuro,57 6:1-100miles@ $5,676 per m. 327,109 equipment 78,200 Jontingeucles 6,000 Total $56,647 KE.NXADT LINK. ?m?Unpt $ 5*,4T7 irldglng mi<l Trestle work .... 15,072 ilaronry 80,022 lnper.-.tructure, 56 G010U inilua ? |5,570prr in. 321.0O2 equipment 79,200 Contingencies 6,000 ToUl 1610,370 TEICKKM llKfijg Irnillnc .. 0?,7ft4 {ridging and Trestlcwork 1S.S00 ilusonry ; 43,024 lupi rst'ructure, 54 28-1UUmilos @$5,076 pcroi. ?<|iiipment 79.20S Contingencies 6,600 Total $523,421 cumii1neu i.i.nb. Jradinc 9 553.29 bridging an* 'Irestlowork 17,400 liasonry 41,450 iiipiTstruotnre. 80 aillcs ? $,670 per uiilo.... 81TfS55 ?<|ilipment 79.200 Contingencies 0,0UU Total 1521,473 Supplement 44D." Memoranda of distances on air lines and lines as surveyed from Anderson to various point* on the Savannah Vallay Kaiiioud router : Main (or western) line depot at l.owndcsvllle will be ftvin center of town about 2,040 feet Double Bridge line depot feet I Both sites cull be approached from Lowndesvilie by zood roads. Air line from Anderson to LowniTesville.. .20,40 miles Surveyed line (by way of Double Bridge)..23.00 uiilei A l?s? of 12J per wnt 8,00 miles Air line from Anderson to Allen's Cross Koads 21,34 miles Surveyed line 25,00 miles A 1?hs of 17 2-10 per cent 8,00 miles i Alternate line, by way of th?' Car swell Institute and crossing Koeky Hivereastof Wilson's Click, would j he laid along a ridye equally lis winding nnd iindnia-' ting. The crossing of Jiocky Hlvor would tie similar. This stroam cannot be apprutclfd or left l>y a direct! line on ar c-lint of the great fall in the ridgos leading | to it; but all lines must be run obliquely, croesinj;} ridges and vulieys, wliicli causes the passago of tins stream to bo expensive. Tho Uivercast of Wilson's I (.'reek is lio exception to tills, and il in highly probable . that as large a per rentage (,17 "i ll1) mint be added to j the nir iillens ;? obtained by the Uoiil-le Bridge route. I An inspection ol tho nmji of tho propused route j strengthens the portion here assumed. Air line to Trickum, (passing 1J miles from ' tho 0.1!. at Alibevilie,) from Amlersoa. .41.3" miles Surveyed line .-...{>4.28 miles A loss of 314 pur cent l-.'JJ miles Deduct It 2-lOprr cetit of nir lino 6,11 miles l'robnblo distance that might 1h> 4nvcd by a direct survey over tho route now surveyed 5,5-t milis Air line from Anderson to Kennedy's, 0. & A. K. 1! 4:5,10 miles Knrvereit lino 47,lit> tlliieS l>educt 17 2-10 per cantor nlr line 7. 02 uiilea Probable distance that nii^ht bo saved by a direct f\71 miles Air line to 'labor from Anderson C. II -14.30 inllf* SuiveyeJllne M.03 iiiIIkh A loss of 80 1-10 percent 1!J.:<2 miles Deduct 16 1 10 per etnl, of air lint* 7.62 milcu 1'toUa: lo tiikiuncu ihut might be saved by a dirict em voy ?',7t miles liy diVcr^ii it Uotii iIk TVecr iim at Salem ChiKcls ?nd passing down tho Taller'of SaTTnej's Creek an on to Kennedy's, a favorable line can be bad fro] Anderson C. II. by war of Double .Uridjje. to Kenni Iv'b M} in I led lor p. Making the Sfltrlo comparison ( ibove, it will be fnuud that the* length of this lit tvould not excced that of any direct line to Kunhuly more than three miles. At the,"conclusion of the Engineer's rpport tho tw rocatos of different routes were requested ;tn icjpro; themselves. C.ipt. VS. D. Mnrs advecated the central to Kenned Ine, on the ground that it would he most convenien ind that it would be the SboiteSl Mid most ecolKtn ail. L)r. O. It. I lorton contended that the ronte throuc .he corporate limits of Lowndesvllle miiiIiI be mloptc is required by the charter, and its it . cheaper I ;rado. Tbree-i|U?rters of the Jieoplo of the towi ihipareln favor of this route. l.'r. Gibert favored tbu Talmr route In oppo-dtior :o tb>> Kennedy liue. He said it was three miles fit tiler to tlin Junction with tho Green wood Jc August Itiiilroad, but is the shorter line to Augusta and Ctin estop. It runs throng a good country, and Is nei 'tiouzh to the JSavannah Klver to prevent the col Uruction of a new mail on the GeorgiA hide of tl river. Taking a largo view of tho benefit of tl :ountrv and Its future development, tills Is the Hi jpon which the Uoiid should be located. The roai ted on this route Is best, biiiI, In the long rnn, will t :llCftpeflt. We have a rotidltlonal subscription for th nute, which will nearly, if not quite, grade the add tlonal distance. It goes nearer the center townshi :nan the Kennedy line, and w< u'd, therefore; bei lerve the interests and development of the Imuiedlat township. Mr. John Bradley said : We are under obllgatlor or the able and lull reports submittal by M?j. Lei >ur accomplished and thorough Engineer. Tlie un IitsIi.iwHiiit !n nne fown^hin before tile Vote was take a'iis to adopt the shortest aud beet ttlu) cheapen rouU IV?i ore willing, however, to submit the decision i he location to the Directors. We want nodirsensio md are willing to |?ty the taxes if tho lioad runs o ;hcbanks i*f the Mivniinal; Kivnr or within a stone' brow of Abbeville V. J)., but we beieive the be! i terests of tlii* Road and the |ieojile demand the ad >ption of the Kennedy line, C?|>t Mars said; If cinditionnl subscriptions ar X) be made, tiio location cu<ht to be positioned. 1 am willing to postpone so as to secure the addition) uihscrtpllniis. If t.lio location is to l>? based on sue inscriptions, it should be postponed until the inone ssecurid. If liordniux will pay equally with tb )ih-r townships, I would be willing to have the Mi Jaitncl route adopted. I don't want the Director mod-winked by promises, which will not bo p*rformri f such eubscilpt ions lire to be made, let tlieui be 1 he nature of bankable paper. Dr. filbert said that there was no bni>a:i8 ?bou Bordeaux subscription, It will bo paid, and wl teepthe Jiowl in center of township. It is tho natu al and legitimate route. It is more direct to Alke >1 Augusta. It keeps down competition. It will ir irease tho value of the stock and [bonds of tho Koa 111(1 win uo oeuer in many ways. i win see lues iroiolriefteiri led out. Capt. M?rs said lie wan ted "It fixed ?o a* to prodnc lofuture litigation. Mr. Bradley said tlio taxes aro certain. We slinul itlelc to tlieiil. 1'rivute subscriptions are un?itf Paxes lira negotiable and are bailed on real esut vlille private subscriptions limy be worthies*. All persons present not members of the Board the vithdrow, and the business of the Board was proccei id witb. Tbo committee appointed at the last meeting I :onsider as ti> ihc power cf the Directors t" locate tb Koad reported through MaJ. Wbltner. their elmirmai hat it was the opinion or the committee that the D vctori had the power to locale the Bond. CoL > orris inowd that the notliern terminns ( .hi" lJoad be nude in the vicinity of the iJlu# Kids Itidlrond depot, on tbu west side of the town of Ande >on, and that the route t>out "tbat point as fur as M Slorlah Church be adoptvd. This motion wr.g.imeiidedby Mnj. Whifner, extern )g the location to Mrs. Manning'#, which, after die illusion, was unanimously adopted. Cnpt. J. T. Barnes moved that the Bond be locate rroui Mrs. Manning's, by way of Luwndcsville, on tl ivi si of Sel. in Chutvh. Col. Norris moved, us a substitute for Cnpt. Birne notion, that the route to the east of Lowndesvillo I uiopti-d. Maj, Whltner seconded the substitute, but did n< ;mtimit hlnipeif to Its su|>port. On inoti'iii. thu President was allowed to partlcipiv ,n the discussion, Between tlio two routes the Pres lent favored the Western or Lowndesviliu rwiite. The siibsliiuc was lost, and tho original inotic unanimously nd' pteil The Hoard then adjonrned fordlnner. and at 4 p. r reassembled, when Col. Norris moved that thefurthi location of the lioud be postponed. On motl-.n of Cnpt. Butncs, CoL Norris' motlc was laid on the table. 'apt. Barnes then offered the follow ing resolutlo ivlilch was adnptuti: lirsolvcd, That the route from Salem Chnreh, 1 Mt. Ci.rtnel to Tabor Church, on the (?. ?fc A. B. 1 be Adopted ; provided, That a bona JIdc private sul wription of ff.,Uon, iu addition lo the subscription c reaily made by the towns and townships along tl lino Hi naui Katiroan, i?o sectircn, to be pawl to ti Treasurer of ?ald Itaihoad Coin pray, iu the sat) Insta incnts and at tht; same tiino that townsh subscriptions aro paynble ; provided. That fticb su iciiptions lip rucnn-d .in ? manner nceeplablo to tl Board of Directors, or the Executive Conunltti thereof, 11\- the 1st of October next: and jrrovidt further, '/hnt such lecitlon smith of Salem ('hurch int. nded to be entlicly conditional upon such add ti?iml subscription. Gen. Humphreys moved that tho Poslden'. be ai tho. ized to'onake application to the Board of Dire tors of the St?te Penitentiary for one hundred co: viets. Adopti d. A motion \v>'8 here made to adjourn ovrr unl ?n''irdry, hut upon being submitted was lost. Gen Humphreys JoiJ.-red the following rcso'utlo. * ij.cii was ii(l"jitvd: lie.vilvcd. Tliat tho President Is Instructed to ai rerliso for proposals for tliegradlnc of si* tulles < Itoad^ceinmenclnc nt ihenothernjtcrmlnusofthc Pos aid proposals to b- made on or before tho 16th day i \ugii8t, ISSn; payments to he made In cash and r nonthly estimates of work done, made by the Cor istiy's Engineer*. ISi ls may be mado for the vrbol >r In sections of one titl e. Mr. John E. Brr..ze:ilu wnsthen elected permanei Secretary of the Hoard, and Mr. W. B. Wut-on. i tls own r"|tieit. was relieved from further scrvli ti the Auditing ('nmtiilttee. Gen. ltumphreys moved that an Kxocutlve Cou nlttee consisting.of live members of tho Board 1 Directors, with tho President as chairman, be appoln d to transact ail such litisine-f Is incident to ex :utive eommiltcs.^aod epeciaily to direct the perm rieitt loealloiior lite section of the Road to be let. receive and act upon the bids submitted, to secu the tig' tsof way along the line, and generally to c . verythinir nece-sarv the progress of tho Koad. Tho mot on was?dopt?d, snd the following genth nii'n appointed as I In- Kxeentive Comniitte provldi for: .1. M. Latliner,W. W. Humphreys, U. P. Whi ner. W, B. Wiiuon and J. W. Norris. Hter transacting aotue unimportant business, tl Board e.iljuurncd. General Hancock's Lettei A PAPER EVERY WAY WORTHY 0 THE SOLDIER-STATESMAN. The Constitutional Theory of Frdcri and State Governments, Each 1 its Respective Sphere, Must t Maintained?The Amendment# ai oT Equal Forco with the Constiti tion the War has been Long Ovc Let us Work Together for Oi Common Country. (i\'ews and Courier.) Nr\r York. Jill* 80.?The folluwimg In Ocn. JTn cock's letter of ncceptnnco: flOTERSOr.'A IM.AXD. | wkw yop.k City. jcly29. 1 Gcnilrmcn :"l havi- tlielhonourto arknuwledsre i receipt of your letter of July 13, 1SS0, apprising I formally of my nomination to the office of Preside of the United States by the National Democratic Co vention lately assembled in Cincinnati. I accept t nomination with a grateful appreciation of the con dence reposed in me. Tim principles enunciated by Hie Oonrentlon t those I have cherished in tko nast and shall ehdeav to muintuin in the future. the 13tii, utit and l.'mi amnnnuexts to tin* Constitution of tho Unnlted States osrihrxl Ing the results ut the war for the Union are Ini-vltnl If called to the residency 1 should deem It my dn to resist, ?itb ail of nty power, any attempt to Imp: or evade the full force ?ml effect of the Constltu'b which in every article. section and amendments Is il Hupreiue law of the land. The Constitution f> ri the basis of the government of tho United Stat The powers panted l.y the leglslativo, executive n judical department# define and liinlt the authority tho General Government. Powers not delegated the United .states by the Cocstltutinn nor pn-hih e?i by it to the States belong to tho Stales ri Bpetiv< or to the people In general; and the Male gorei tnents, eacli aetion in its own sphere without trent Ing upon thelanful jurisdiction of the others, cons tute the Union. Tills;Union, comprising the Cone Government with general powers and tub 6tatk oovebkments with State powers for purposes local to the State, i polity, the foundations of which were laid in tin* pi foundest wisdom. This is tho Union our fatln made and which has been respected abroad, and beneficent at borne. Tried by Mood nnd lire it stan to-day a model form of free popular government, pollticil system which lightly administered, has be and wiil continue to be the admiration of the wor May we not say nearly in the words of Whnshlngti "the unity of government which constitutes us o people Is justly dear to us; It Is tho'main pillar in t ?dilico of our real Indeper denee, the sunport of <j peace, safety nml pi osperlly, and of th:tt liberty we h-ghly prize and intend at every hazard to pri >erV' lint * no Jorui of government, however earefu devised, no jiiinclples. however sound, will pioti the rights of the p?ople, unless the administration laithfui and efficient. It is a vital (principle in our system that neltl fraud nor force must 0.1 allowed to subvert tho tlgl oi the people. When fraud, violence or Incouipctei controls, the noblest constitutions and wisest laws i useless. THE BAYONET s not fit instruments for collecting the votes of fi men. It is only by a full vote, free ballott and f count, that th?* people can rule In fact as required the thvory of our Government Take this fouudat! nway nnd the whole structure falls. t'ublic olliee is a trust, not a bounty bestowed uf tho holder. No inconipetnet or dishonest pen should over be entreated with It. or if appointed tl should bo promptly ejected. '1 lie basis of any si stantial. practical civil service reform must be est; llstied by tho people in tilling elective offices, they lix'u high standard ol qualifications for othce n stetlily reject tho corrupt and ineompetant, the re> will be decisive in governing the action of the serva whom they entrust with the appointingpower. tiiE waj: for the rwojf, was successfully closed inorq than fifteen years n All classes of our people must share ali'se In the ble: intra of the Union and aru equally concerned In i perpetuity and in tho proper administration of pub nffuirs. We are in a state of profound peace, Item forth let It be our purpose to cultivate sentiments of iriendshlpjitui no animosity nirainst our fellu citizens. Our material ln*er?StS, varied and progre ive, demand ourconstantand united efforts. A se< loiis and scrupulous care of the public credit, togct with a wiso and economical management of our g ernu.nitn! expeiniitun kthould be maintained, in 01 thr.t labor may be light ly burdened and that all persi may be protected in their rights to the fruits of lb own Industry. The time has come to enjoy tho I Sfll.-TANTIAI. MS'.SKUrS OF IiECONCILlATICN. [ As one people wo have common Interests. Let ! encourage tli.it hannony and cciierou* rivalry mm our own tnduj-tmies. wiiich will revivoionr lanzui | i nt: Merchant marine, extend <mr commerce u J foreign countries, acslitour Merchants, timunfuctiii , nnri producer* to devol?po our vast national rewiui and increase tin) piospority ami happiness of our [ pie. If cl'ctcd, I shall, with the D'vlno favor, lebor v | wlit ahi'st; I [His.<e:s to dUelmrre tiny duties wit] ' tlelity iiei-.iiilnu' to my convictions, and shall take < ' to pr?t<C and defend the and to sea that I lews he faithfully njul e<ju.?lly exocuto'j iu nil parti of tlie couiil. y alike. 1 will H'aiuuol:!? res[>otii>llil ' fully M-iibiblc of ;':c fact tlmt to administer tl^l thi- fiu.ci :i of Government Is to discharge thn n sacred >i'it J that can devolve upon an^Uuerlcan c | Zl-ii. J am, vry lesptoUiillv, i AS INKtKl I> S. IIaxcoc To-loii! W. Stevenson, ptvsiihnt of Convention, 1 I John 1\ Stockton, chairinun, ui.d othtrsol lite I' j IKHttft i>eiuuiraHe tobVcMivtt - ? J , d S9&E VERY PLAIN ENGLISH. m ? Tho Letter of Acceptance of the *,1 Democratic Candidate for Vicej President. ;i) Induxapolin, July 50.?Tho nom William IT. : Eiiifllfli tianeioltiid thf following tbb letter of accepy tnl'Cf it llif hominullun wf can (J Mute for Vlcc-Preslt, dent to lliu.coiiunlttfc of notification to-day : i- To JJuli. W. Stevenson. Prmtdciit of Convention i J Ion. John P. St/K-kldn, Qtuirmun, and other h A/einbtitqf the Committee of Xotijlcalion: ? d InbiAKAPoLiB, Jnly 80. ) m Gentlemen? I now the honor u> reply to v your letter of the I3th Instant informing me that I ] was iiitbiiiuiousljr nominated for Vlel'rcjldtnt of the is United States bjr tho lnte Democratic Nutloiial Con- < r. ventlon wlduh assembled nt Cincinnati. As roreslmd oweuin verbal rem irks made by int* at the time of I r. tlie delivery of your letter, I have now to &.iy that 1 1 lr accept the high trust, with u realizing nenso of, Its re1 sjon.-ibilliy, nod am profoundly grateful for i ho honor I l(, coiifoi r?-d. "i accept tuts nomination imp.hi tlia pl.it ,e fouu of principle f adopted by the Convention, which lf X cordially approve, and 1 accept it quite as much tc- 1 ]. cause of my luith In the wisdom mid patriotism of < IP the ?rent statesman ?nd soldier noi> Inated on the l? same ticket for President of the United State's. Ills ; eminent services to his country, Ids fldvlity to the Constitution. the L'tilon and the Laws bis clear procep,t tion of coirect principles ot goverun;.ut as tau.lit by x JeCV rson ; his scrupulous cure to keep the military In i strict subordination to the civil liberty, p>i soral right* I ,g and tho rights of propriety; his acknowledged ability .. in civil an wili as military affairs, aud bis pure ana 1 _ blameless lifr, all point to him, as a man worthy of ~ theconlldcr.cc of the pcopKyps not only a brave sol, diur, great commander, wise statesman and pure 1 "f pan lot, but a prudent, painstaking, practical man oi u iiiiQuestioned honesty. Trusted often with linporn tint public ilutlcs.luithful to .-Very truet und In the i ig full ineridlaii of a ripe and vigorous manhood, be is, (t lu my judgment, eminently fitted for thu hlghe*t J i position oil' earth?the Pretldoncy of the United i 6t itcs. v Not. only is bo the right tn.m for the place, but the : j time hab cotnr wiiei. the b?*et interests of the conn try require that the, party which has ^nenopollzed tha ex- 1 jj eeutive department of the General Government for ? the last twenty sears Miould be retired. The contlnu j e mice of that party !n j tower four year* longer would ( not be beneficial to the pnbllc, or in a accordance | with the spli it of ,otir lepuldleun Institutions. Laws I of entail hnvo not neon favored In onr ,sj 6tem of govh eminent. The perpetuation of property or place In I one family i.: ..of uiep has never been encouraged In t tills country, and'the great and good men who loiindI] ed our Uepubllc.ni government and its traditions, . wisely lliniltd t/.e tenure of office, and in many ways ? showed their disapproval of long leases of |?>wer, I- _ TWrifTT YEARS d of continuous power la long enough, ard has already * led to irregularities and corruptions which me not ] ilKely ti> i>t- promptly exposed uuder tbe s?me party ( :e tliut perpetrated tinm. It should not be forgotten that the foui*last years nl | '' power held by tli? party were procured by discredit- i " able means, itnd held in m-Hhiicv of tbe w ishi 8 of the i f> majority of the people. It ivxs n grlev.in wronit to e\erv voter and our system or te!f government? bleb i n jlioulil never be forgotten or forgiven, Many ol tbu | I* men now in olllce were put there because of corrii|it partisan eervicea in thus derating tbe fairly and j legally expressed will of tbe majority, and the bypoc 10 rl?y of tbu profession' of tint party in favor of civil i '? service leform was shown by puctng such men in ' ofllcewid turning tbo whore brood of Federal office- I holders loo.-e to ihti ieuce elections. The money of ] the people taken out of the public trcusuiy by tiies? i :c iiiru for services often poorly performed or not perr" formed at all. Is being used lu v.st sun s wi;h the i t- knowledge und perauediMnctlonoftlie administration Ui Mtitrnl flit i>tl>tnc ftnil ? vmi mooitini** ..f tK- J'nl.l ' H4it are strolling ubont the country making partisan >* speeches, lueto.d ii( being (o tb' ir department at Washington,discharging ilm pnMIc du.ien for uhirb '<< they are ;?uIU by the people. but with all their clevis ( riir.'vs uiiu abiiity a discriminating ?public will no , doubt rood between the lines of tlifir i<peeche? that " their paramount hope and aim to to k< ep then.selves >" or their satalites four years longer In office. That #t rektettutixo tiik rowtu of chronic Federal offleehotders four yours longer will te not belli lit the millions nf tnoll and women who hold I- no office, hut earn their dally bread bv huiiei>t Industry, Is what the same discerning public will no doubt in tiiliy understand its they will also ttn>l It is because o( their own industry and economy, and God's bountiful n. harvests, tuat tiie country Is comparatively prneperer oils, mill not because of anything iloiio by tb-?e Fi deral officeholders. The country is comi>umtively piosm perous, nni bi cause of theui, but In spite ?l them. Tills contest Is in fact botweeu the people endeavorn, Ing to retuin the political power which rightfully belongs to them, and to rcstorfe the pure, simple, eco,y nomicni, constitutional government of our fathers on tho one eldr, and a hundred thousand Federal office|>_ holders nnd their backors, pampered wlih place and il- power and determined to reuin them at all b..zur<ls,oii 10 the other, llence the constant assumption of new j? j and dangerous powers by the general government unie d. r the rule or the Hepabllcuu party, the effort to Ip build up what they call a strong Government, the Info torferance with home rule and the administration of ie Justice in the courts of the several States, the Interne f?rence with elections through the medium ol paid el partisan Federal officeholders Interested lit keeping Is tueir party In power, and coring more tor tr.ai tliau 1- for fairness in elections. In fact the constant encroachments which have been made by that party upi on the clearly reserved rights of the people and bt-.tes c- will, If not checked, subveit tho liberties of the peon J !< , ond the Government of limned powers created by tiie fathers and end io a great consolidated central ;|| Government, strong Indeed ior evil and theOVerih ow of llepubiican insulations. n, The wise men who founded our Constitution knew tho sv1l6 of stbono g0vekxmi3t ir] and tho long continuance of pollticnl power In the 0f same bands. They knew there was a tetnUuey in tbis 1D direction In nil governments and consequent danger n. to Hepnblican ins I ntlons iroin that caus , and took e [mins to guard Against it. The machinery of a stiorg ' centrally d general government can be nsed to peri-eiuu:e the same set of men In power from trim to term, until it ewes to bo a Kepnbllc, oris such only In ;e name, nnd the tendency of tbe party now in |M>wer in that direction, as shown in various ways In sides tbe willingness recently manifested by a Urge muulier of . .l.nl ... . T'ruwljlunf un ,, ? 11 .r, 11... I ...,.,.l.-...f [II ....... I? -J w?HV. - ? ...... _. t- times, is qnito apparent, and ir.nst satisfy thinking o- pcopli that th? tltno has corno wh.-n it witl be satett a. and best for that party to be retired, lint in roiistto Ing lbs encroachment# of the General Government upon the reserved rights of the people and S ale*, I It wUh to bo distinctly understood as fnvorlnc a proper exercise hy the General Government of the powers n_ rightly belonging to i', and under the Constitution tho encroachment upon tho constitutional r.trhts of t- the Genoial Government, or interference with tlie proper exerclseof its powers, must be carefully avoidtje e<l. The Union of States under the Coii?tMuilon must bo maintained, and It Is well known that this h:is always been tho position of both thecatidl<l.?t?sen the Democratic Presidential ticket. It Is iie/juiesced In everywhere, and is now and Anally and forever srt* tl-d as one of the roanlts of the war. It. is eertniti '* beyond all questions that the legitimate results of the war for the Union will not ho overthrown or Impalted should the Done'erotic ticket be elected. In that event proper protection will be eiven In every legiilr mate way to ererr citizen, native or adopted, In every sectiou of the l:epubltc, In the enjoy incut ol all the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and lit amendments. . A SOUND CURtrNCT OP D0SE8T JfOSBY of value an.i purchasing p-'wer corresponding snbm stantially wl'lt the standard recognized by the com)c | jncroi.il world, and consisting of gold and silver Slid I p'per convertible Into coin will be rnaintulned. The re labor and manufacturing, commercial and btisluc/sin-1 . terests of the country ?ill be favored and encouraged in every legitimate way. The tolling millions of onr r, own people will ho protected froui the destructive competition of Chin-se, and to that end their linint>T gration to our shore* will be properly restricted. The public credit will be scrupulously maintain'<1 and i strengthened by rigid economy In publlcexpendlttiree, anil the liberties of tho people and the property of the people will be protected by a government of 'aw and n. order administered strictly In the Interests of all the people and not of corporations and privileged classes, i do not doabt the discriminating justice of the peo pic* ana inoir capacity jor laiciu^cni acwjiuvcnimniw, I )1(> and therefore ilo not doubt the success of tbe Dernone cratlc ticket. It* success would bury beyond rcsurrecnt tlon n- the RKCTioxiL JKAWcarr.s ax*> jutects which have so long been the chief stock In trade o u* pestiferous detnaTOfrneS. and In no other way can this be so effectually accomplished. It would restore har|r0 niony and pooil feelli.-r betwecriall sections and make or us In fact as wi ll as In natiieoDe people. The only livalry then would bo In the race for the development of material prosperity, elevation of labor, enlargement of hmii.iii rights, promotion of education, awy rality. religion, liberty, order and all that wound tend ile to make us the foremost nation of earth In tbe graml ty march of human progress; ?lr 1 am, with great respect, very trnlv yours, n, Wji. H. Ex?usn. >e. Sonth Carolina. n(' Tlio following is a tabic showing the populntion of South Cnrolluabv counties,so far ns t0 heard fr.-in, with their population In 1S70, and the In< rea'.e since then : 'ly s. LI I cl ce oral COU5TIE3, r? Z- ? Z S, J 3 3 g O = I sc Jj; ^ rn- .Vllcen i I 2S,:i>0 28,330 rsl AblH-vllle ' 31,12) 4<>,701! 0,035 so AndciMin ! 24,'H0| 33,77S; 0,721) ids 15HIS1 well :?.724t 30.1MI 4,210 a lViUifort* | Sl^iO! 47,lOl| 12,742 cn Charleston ' 102,700 1:>,00C Id. Colleton i 25,410 3(1,MO 11,(TO A (.'heater 18,805 21,-123 5,<80 lie Kdu'OlWI.I ;.... 42;4M 45.174; 2,088 he (inenville..; 22.M32 3<i,017 13,715 mi- Horry 12,0311 15,581 .1,550 so i.cxinjiton 12,lfl< is,560j 5,58) i." Ijjiurens 22,;VWj 20,302 6,700 lly Lancaster 12,?K7j 10,S87| 4,POO . et Ker.-hiiw 11,754! 21,1811 0,427 Is I Marlborough.. II,814! 2->,500 10,089 Oratv.'cbitrg 10,*05 41,.'RM 24,5-'0 ier Oconee 11,252 10,250 ! 5,<07 Kichlami 2:1,025; 28,538) 5.55S |CL' Spartanburg 25,784 40.4S11 1 >.<>S7 ue Union l!',000j 21,UK) 4,0ti0 Total I -Ml, 1W roe Tills Includes the population of the netf air county, Hampton. f'J" pianos and Organs ? Spccfal Offer, Ion Fall I?S0?Cash Prices with Three Months Credit* ib- Pianos and orerans "comtnpr, eominp, 100,000 If Krone" by every steamer, to fill our mammd moth new double store (CO feet front, four stonli sles hiclP. from cellar to loft and supply the nts trade of the South. Just closed most advantageous contracts with leadlns Piano and Organ manufacturer*- New styles; newprices; new terms for fall trade 18S0. Spkciai, offer cn to cash nuYKits?Durlner the months of Aula.' 'just, September, and October we will sell at it3* Lowest Cash prices, payable $25 cash on Plug anosor$10 cash m Organs with balance in three months witheut interest. New Pianos, "0f SltiS. S100. $237. New orcans, 5 stops, ,?50. (I lW stops, ?50. Selection from 10 makers and 165 ,s. ditlerent styles. Lowest prices in America. 1?. (riilrantccd Instruments. 15days trial. EvelR.r ry Inducement that any responsible house ran ofTrr on standard instruments. Send for ,|(.r Kail 1?S0 Special Offers. AiMross LI'PPEN PATES' Southern Music House, fc'avunnah, ldr C' Aug. 4.18S0. It "Tiio Press Association of South Carolina us passed through this city last month on an ex one eurvlon to Cincinnati. Wo had the pleasure t.h- of being present at the session of ihat body lili in (Greenville, S. and can nnhcsltntiitRlj rere ft -s ;it thata more diuniflnl body of men nev -? eronncvcpniefi toiretber. South Carol I n a owe; ieo- n debt of cnitltmlo to bor pi ess. and thelrpros er^cnt Cincinnati <1'<1 much tor?loTnt<> 1 rv tin rlth mir.ds r>( tbo vft-1 O rfincs thor^ the hlph pstl a ||. roationof tlif 'old FnlwtJo State' fortlio caI !?ntry <in<1 eoml <w>(>u<>t of Its mm)."? Mod ih<- mmti Air-Line Jfm<W(/hl. I TO'RENT. l f\f\ ATUFSnf enfiil mt'nn sit'tl err. lnn< J5, l ' In (Vnni"1 pritnly, I fnHow N". AV. o Ion. Wnil':il'i!. lit Ihi' I'wt <if tl?o T11 h r Ki> ulu" 11Ir.tx-ini??)<.rs. t'Tli's otc.. KJ'J'SV u! '.IiN Olli'v. 804. '-t' ill-- 3 * ,> , ' ?. Greenwood Gossip. Mr. J. C. Nichols Is off fora few days, to Ens* ioy's station. Messrs. 11. P. nnd J. It. Blake are on a vlsifc' to Lowndesvllle. i ' Miss Annie Townos of Greenville with Mls.1 Llllle Nicholson of this piacenre visiting rel iitlveH near Phoenix. Miss Townm Is solicit \ng subscribers totlio Cu'Lye Mirri/T. a spicy litilenapcr published by lhe?;irlsof thpGrecnvl He Fein-tie College. lie prepared young men slio will give you a call. Mr. E. G. Walker, the deaf and dumb boofc upcnt. wan In lown last week, he sold about. -ii>? worth of book*. Mr. Hill has opened a shop here for (he purpose of repairing wiitch.-s, jewelry, Ac, ;J The Junior Reading t?lu'> is In a flourishing ' condition. Mr. U. It. Cullioun is president. \ Messrs. WllUstna a -d- Tucker or .Andcrron have been visiting the doctors In and around . Uroenwond. The young peopleof town spent a very pleav * * ? * int evening last week at the residence or Mra. Elhfiore's. , , Having read so much of thoCamden duel we ' linaidno that it would be an easy matter to re- . iosnlr.e tlio parties Implicated; s Croquet is a very popular game among our poling folks. . Mr. John T. husmlnraAil hnmn frnm ' Wnlhal!i?.. The protracted mectlnirof tbe Paptlstchurch -> doted with feveral addition* to this branch of the church. - S We nr/w get our down mall about two o'clock; ' Our streets nrc In a bettor condition now tlian than they have been for several yearn. ' . v? So much for the good work Mr. J. II. Is&uca . * had dOnG in the spring. Thu watermelon crop is very fine and they tire coming In by the wagon load. Quite a niimncr of cars loaded with .atone ? coal have pawed dowfi tho rofld within the la*t ten day*, . - .?,- \ Wo k will soon becommeoced on Dr.Park's * . new residence on main street below the lioteJ-."There has not been a pernon in ourcalabooso for several month*. -? . Mrs. Ailed Ciinley, danghter of Mrs. Amer- -j Icuss Cobb, died at Iter home in Kdgefleld last''. ruesday? She was sick bnt a few honra. Her . . remains werelntered Ip the Methodist Cetne- - tery hefc on Wednesday evening. V, , + - y. There are people who never did and perhaps . never will get a letter, thatctiqnlre at the pobt'v office regularly for their maiL <kr (*A% 'irMr. W. H. Patten is getting the nancncfcu; . (lag ready for the campaign. Ho was tho stan-'-' ilard bearer for tills club in 76. . . ' Mr. T. M. Dcndy hax been quite sick foi'ser- . , c pral days with lover, but Is now. couvales- Wnt. -'-.v. . k " Dr. L. T. mil of Nlne?y-Slx wa? In town-v . :?. last week talking his vuluublemedicines to oor .1 Jru^glsts. . , . ' Our merchants expect to do a large trncTq r . '* $** this fiijll. They will keeplargcfctocksoftcoodsj jrjll them low and keep them well adverts ' ;/ jg MIfs F^tmle Merrimon .hns returned from^eneca, whither she lias been visiting her 8ln-_ tors. . .?!) . Tho niip?tlnn fnr riisftiiftfilnn fit therifiXt mecU Ing of the Greenwood Debating 8oclety la, "Is woman capable of us great mental attainment* w man ?" f , * . Master R...It. Ca'lioun's Inaugural address ' ' ' >vj before the Junior Readldg Club on last Friday , . night Is Hpoken-Df In terms of highest compliment by those present. Prof. J. F. I>aryan'H school has closed for the >.i summer. - SK Miss ClnudlaTownes, of Greenville, Is on a -a*. * ' aj visit to reh'jl*5fl here... She vlil.probabljj f ?p?-nd her vacation in our community! ' M . ,'r Rev. II. C. Hmurt, n*s!stcd by Kev. R. N, \ ; , ;*j Pratt has bc-m conducting a vet-y Interesting > mooting In the nnptlst church at Ninety-Mix." . The meeting closed with six udultlonS to tbo * . )\i chnrch. . Judge J. R.Tarrant has been a-snbscrloer to*' '' the Press and Hammr for thirty-three yean*. * Tiie excursion 10 urneijviuc ior iuc wiuim * . people wnR well patronized. _ : Rev. If. C. Smart commenced a protracted \jE3Sl meeting at Olive Branch last 8 on day. Kevi ; fv \t W. C. Power one at. Lebanon. . * . Let those whoaro Inclined to l?oa*t of thff ' -'^9 "cnliehtened age" remember that thero are* ? . , families In our community Mho have not a'* ' Bible In their house. . . ' Celebration of the Lord's Supper In; tha Baptist-chu.-eh Sunday, A good number Or - :'*i comniunlcnnU were present. .. Kev. W. C. Power preached an excellent sermon in the Methodist church Sunday eveu- J~ ln?r. {.-? Miss Mamio Lipscomb and Ml?s Annie Marshall are visiting friend* and relatives ' <$ here. Mr. Butler fobb lost a little child last Sanday nluht with dlptherin. Mr. J, \V. Rykard has invented a very con* venlent fruit cutter. , : Mr. Wm, Pace's house was broken into olionight last week and soveral dollars worth of groceries token, tho exact amount is not , * \ known. Four suspicious netrroes were ar- * " WS rested. One of them confessed that he wui . "S one of the party. ... Several or our young men are on a flloun? . .-dS tain trip. 'i The old men of the Presbyterian chnrch are ' "Vjj tumlne their attention to the study of. sacred music, to relieve the younger members of .tod, onerous duly of having every Sabbath to *' lend in singing. UNO. 1 ? ' , Brief Mention at the Corner. - Duo Wot Im n small town, situated four q miles trom the On-enville and Columbia BiilN road. wtfcd forlts healthful locution, morality and linocoilogon. How am It bcotherwUrf ' than niorat. when out of a population of 4M; * ,r C.-i there are lounteen ministers of the uosp&i. llev. W. I.. Press Vy preached to a largo ami attentive congregation In the village cburctf, last .Sabbath. There Is but one church In ihe " ^ i [>lace, the building 1m on the most modern^ plan, and U hs well llnlshedas any church Irv " the up-country. Mr. 1'ower 1* a strong advocate of the stock _. law, he lias the finest. inllch c<iw In town.- . ' " 1 ltev. K. Piatt, assisted by Itov. IT.C-. Smart, protracted a meeting at DonnaldHYUla t lust Week, great Interest was manifested through the entire meeting, there was several additions tothechurch. . ; Due West is quite a dull place at this season ' < : -rd of the year. Tlie young peoplo ull go off td ; -A spend their va<-ation. There uavebeen several flue d wclllng*hon.?C!i built here lu tbo last few years. Mr. Oscar Cowan will leave for Florida In ft few days. Master Jes!>e Harkness, bet ter known as tho mai* boy lias carried between this place and , Donnaldsvllle St.'WXT nudls, making the.diss *h .r.,n .xt Mm m>rll 3S.44H C UlIICC UUVCiUl <u w. ?... miles. -* i)ur present mall nrrangemopts ,0ft tha ' Greenville nnd Columbia Railroad fire pad enough at best, but It Is much worse whon o'ftj . " ^ up ninll come* down nnd xicevertaaa Is oftoii , ''-'-2 the ai.so. Perhaps, If Mr. Sullivan would pay , r&9 better Attention to assorting the mall, It wouldn't be so often thecuse. -.y The tinkere are puttlug the roof on Mr. IT. ? -v? P. McOee's new rcsldeuce on main street . .n This will be when completed, the fluent dweU lngin tho village. Mr. McUee has been hero but a few years, during which time ho has . .' been merchandising, being a thorough business young mini, ho has built up a large trade. . he has a very fine store huuso and keeps It well filled with goods. There were fifty excursion tickets sold at , Donnoldsville lust Friday. . 4 Out of sevon officers of the Ornnd Lodge of Sons of Temperance, Anderson furnishes ... four, well may she claim tho Imnnership for'the temperance cause, even If her papers do sometimes chronicle a sad accident resulting from strong drink. The war tho Ifetot and Courier has waged against whiskey and pistol"* meets with hearty approval by the peopIO ol the dp-counMrs. Hawthorn had a very line rhufo vory sorionsly Injured if not ruined by the barbed , , wire around thccollcgo campus last Sabbath. This is the third time stock has been Injured by this fence recently, besides It has served a . > good purposo in tearing dresfes, bclug near tho pavement. . . * A largo crowd Is expected at the raflnjtid meeting, soon to be held hero. 'lhep?opl{; fii, this section are hopeful of the road, that Is Id run frotn Trlckcm via Abbeville, Duo West and Bclton and on to Chicago. UNO. *? Barbccnc at Clear Sprliigw Abbeville C. II., S. C; Augusta. . , *. The Barbecue and Pic Nlc at Clear ;Springa iavt Thursday 28th ultimo, was an occasion of Joy and pleasure to all the participant*. Tho young tolks amused thoinselves with the Might fantastic," while the more matured dis- . cussed polities, candidates, <fce. At noon dinner was announced, nnd while tho accomplished females exhibited rfijG handicraft In their culinary arrangements; the services of Messrs. H. It. Glbert, P. II. McCaSlan, and R. A. McCaslan wcTe gnit<-futly acknowledged by all who took part in thq Jlegant repast so well spread and so satisfacrily managed. All were bountifully fed nnd impressed with the Hiirli tone and .beauty o! the ladles, together with tho hospitality ana kindness of both sexes. The candidates were out in force, and worked with zeal. . . . Mr. James A. Wldemrtn presided over tho meeting and Introduce the following speaker*: Dr. F. Gary, Mr. John II. Morrah, Orville T. Calhoun! ESq., l>r. J. D. Keel. Col. M. O. Tcflman, Mr. J. L. Less lev. Mr. Win." McKlnney, Capt. Cowan. Capt. w. K. Cothran. A Participant. Bridge"to Let; On Friday the 13th, Inst., nt, I2o'clock M; There will be let to the lowest blder at 13ozcman's Mill the building; of a BRIDOK OVER SALUDA RIVER. Plan and Hpeclrictatlons can he had on np-' plication to the Secretary at Nienty-SIX 8. C: E. M. LI PS< OMB. Secretary. DUE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE, MOREprosporonslnstyeir than usual ran-" - . nually growing In popular favor; tvcen-i . ty-one year* under the pfifpe administration cm ploy 8 only the best teachers; depends upon merit for sueccs; and oilers the best advantages for the least money. $162.00 paya board and tuition for one year. Tno n"xtColleze year will op?n Monday the 4th October. Send for Clrcnlar to Rev. J. I. Bonner, Pres. Due West, Abbeville Co. S. C. A op. 4, 1880. tf To Trespassers. ALL persons nro hereby forbidden to hunt; cut trees, or otherwise trespass on my i lands. The law will be enforced against sucll as violate the provisions of the law. ... THOMAS MOOftE; August 4,1S80. . CAKOLINA MILITARY INSTITUTE, ; Charlotte 1ST. O. -I ??TIT7 n?h(h nnntifil <a<v?k1on Of tlltS TnHttUlfO 1 will open an umi.iI, 011 September IStli, * next. In this "Cr.isoicnl Course" ?tiulf>nf? prrpnr' e?l f>>rnny of our <'oilmenor Uujyer?itlc*. in the "Kfjrulnr O'tirso,'' (mined4to cngago ?t one.": in til* imriues* of lilt*. [ rinMilyr-i/ivJiij; full Information, nj ply ; !o the llll'IrrclKinnl.. fj Col. J. P. Thomas. r| ^ siiju-rinteiitlciit :i;.U i to;-*- to''.