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The Press and Banner,
ABBEYILIiE, S. C.
Wednesday. May 11,1881.
An Interesting Sonyonlr.
Tlic Bonham referred to t>eiow wns jamo>
K Honham, a hrolher of <lov. Itonham.
was kil>od at the Alamo, in the war for Texan
Independence.
We saw yesterday an interesting snuivenii
of the Texan warin theshapeof apiecpof thf
Alamo rock taken from the part of the wall
where the last supreme stm^'pletook place.
It was carved into a small block about font
Inches square and three iuches high, Tfrith s
small class inkstand fitted Into
On one of the side faces was carved a lone
*tar and underneath it the word "Alamo."
On the face nexl to It, on Vhe right, r-as the
inscription: "Thermopylre- h&d her messenger
?>f defeat but the Al?mi) had none."
On the third face the names, Bonham,
Crockett, flow I a, TraVl*.
Oil the. fourth th?! words: '-nic blood ol
Ilcrdes hath stained me."
The *tone was cut. from the wall tinder the
personal supervision of Jnd^e Thomas .1. Ih-x-ine,
of Kan Antonio. Hon. Edward ClArlc,
of Washington. had it carved Into it? present
ytiape, and it wa< sent to Governor, Bonham
by United SlAtefs Senator M.irey. of Texas.
(iarik-H Festival.
The ladle* of the Episcopal congregation
propose giving an entertainment in tlie gar<1
en of Mrs. Norwood on Friday evening the
tS)th Inst, in In-half of Trinity church, Refreshments
will be served ixjtwojn tlie hour*
'of 6::?, and 10 o'clock P. x. The pUblic arc
Invited to atteitd.
JTMksrrs. J. S. Oothran and I* W. U'hitc our
delegates to the meeting of the fitodk holders
- bf the Atlantlcfjnd French Broad VAlley Railroad,
rejmrt a most excellent and encourngeIng
meeting. Mai W. K. Britdly was elected
President of tlic ICbad. The directors for Abbevlllo
county, are atDuc West R. W. Hftddnn,
Abbeville a H. \V, H. l*arker I? W. Whkc,
J-ong Cane J. N- Cochran, (VdAr Springs. A T.
\Vldeman, Treasurer, J. \V. Perrin. 15 was
determined to .sorvey the ro^te ap'd begin
Work at once'at TrlckcttV. K Convict* cannot
be procured, thtf labor will he hired and the
work pushed, The doubts of t,he most skep
llclo have about vanished, ami toe gem-rui
beller U that tlic road will be speedily built.
The vacancy ou the Circuit bench caused
by the death of JUdge Thomson, being for
less than ft jca<", will be tilled by the appointment
by tfae Governor, under the power conferred
by Section 11, Art. 4, of the Constitution.
There Is very little doubt that Colonel
Colli ran 1II receive this appointment. In
which event the office of Solicitor will befcome
vacant. This vacancy is aNotobe filled
|iy the Governor by and with the advice of
the Senate, under the Act of 24th of March,
1877. It is un open question whether the Appointment
would be for the unexpired term
or lor the full term of four yearn. The Act
does not say.
Today Is the Centennial of tHo battle of
Cowpens and it is being celebrated at Spurtainburgon
a grant! scale. Spb-chesby Hampton
and others, Picsideniahd Jirs Garfield,
Scnetor Blaine and other distinguished northern
visitors arc on hand. And troops from
>?ll over the 4tate are present. The Spartanburg
papers last week were fiiil of interesting
accounts of the battle. And the life of Gen.
Dnnlcl Myrgan who Cdminanded the American
forces in the fl?:hf. And to whom a monument
has been brected which will be uuvall cd
to day. It is agritnd dccasion
Thk Salnda Airgiti fcaHie to lis too Into trt be
not level last week, we had already gone to
pr? ss i erore its arnvar nierenmui: ii<iu?u?
tliat every paper. wlch a community supjwrts
repays it ten rold, especially if it 1k> a good pai>er.
ThcrelUre Uteerittdod Is to be congratnI
ited na having such a paper a* the Argus in
it.K mid st. We hope Mint town will give it
the liberal Advertising patronage tt deserves.'
And thutall Ule Country will suhscrltte to it.
Vc give lu hand a hearty cordial shake, with
feood wishes for it* health and prosperity.
tV'BzlvoCi'se where the Xccs ami Courier's
f Htlcisitt. df Col. McCrady's phamphlets on
he question of raising the Standard of citizen
ship. And the right of the Legislature to
provide pualittcatlons for electors. We have
received n copy of thisadmlrable pjiper: And
delayed our noticeoMttrustingthat wewoild
tlnd time to review it carefully, and give ctr
views of it, but local events of importance
have cngagagt-d our attention. Arid we are
so much struck with what our coutfempoary
says that wc transfer it to our cd!umus;
Fclt. Stock.?Seal <fc Mellwatnfe have Just
received by the carload, Cincinnati HugKics.
}'haetons and Double Sprlnst Wagons, which
they will *icll low down tor money. The<e
veliicie^ the best material, in d lp
the latest style^wtacy are cher.p. ilurublw.
pood, and worth Kiorfc tRan the' mOney that
will buy them. Nrf such bargains in this line
weroeveroflcrfed t-o the Abbeville public liefore.
Come quick, btifore they are taken, for
any Judge of gottd work utid material will buy
on sight. tf
Wk are requested tofel^e nottce that there
will he a eonceftdt Walntit Orovfe ehilrch on
Friday night the ltfth lunt. It Is given for the
?special benefit of the church : the proceeds
to be ("pent in celllnc the church. All are urgtvl
to attend, Tito. Dtni West band will furnish
the music. This notice should have appeared
Inst week, but did not reach us until
? nfter we had pone to press.
Tiif. Y. M. CL Association <JfEr*klneColl?,jrc,
the Faculty and Students of the S inie tne
{toard of Trustees and Faculty and rupiis of
he Female Cotlree all passed resolutions upbn
the death of un Jitfhnef. Truly this great
inan will be much mitu>bd in Due West.
Sxowdes Rko^n, nn old and respected colbred
citizen of. trils town died last Friday
Evening. He ftae the father of Bey Brown,
ivho Is ver>* popular with the white people,
frnowden was a servant of Gov. Noble, and
t-lolmca 10 oe 'jc years mu.
Trtv. President's Coup dclnt In withdrawing:
all of the Xcw York nominations cxcepl
Robertson's. Is a check mate to Ix>rd Rorfeov.
Conkllncs plant. We hope thCSowthern Senators
will support Mr. Garfield: He is right.
The ladles of the Baptist church will give
an entertainment at Knox's Hail, on next
Friday evening, the 13th Inst. The young
bten will please makea note of this and govern
themselves accordingly.
Thk Temporence cause is sweeping nil over
ihe country. Charlotte is the first place of
any size to electa prohibition ticket. Indeed
in North Carolina the Mends of Prohibition
talk of starting a new party.
Tobacco asd Cigars.?Mr. .Tame* M. Law*K>n
h>ts just received a larzc supply of the
beet cigars and tot>?ccd, which he is retailin-z
at low prices. He keeps the headquarters for
such goods. tr
.Tcdoe I.yon attcnded^the^me^tlng of^ 171
reciorn oi inruraii?WM?im nuKu-?
):vat week. In Augusta. Ho says due of the depots
will be located at ASbtiry.
Dr. Calhoun is now prepared to tf-eat the
, fllflerent rye disease*. The blind, crosseyed,
*tc.,wUl Ahd It to their advantage to call On
him while in town.
Examine the date opposite your name on
the paper. If it has ISSOou it you may be sure
that you owe, and that we need the money.
Mr. and Mrs. Cason, Mr,.DeBrtih'l, Mr. C-'
T). Allen, and Miss Io'no Allen havegoneto
Spartanburg to the CCwpens Centennial.
PkesidentGarfield ahd .Secretary Biaine
and their wives won't beat the Centennial on
account of the row with Codkltng.
Some people who are' now reading the
Preu and JJainer will eeasfc tO do 80 in a little
while?unles* theV pay up.
? The State Normal Sfchodl wili be held at
preen vilie In Aueitat, We had hoped It would
oe held at Due west.
Bruce'm saloon kee.psa fresh slock of soda
water and SttrSaparillu Of tbe best and purest
Wands.
Pr. H. t>; Wilson will be absent from town
one weok flrOm Thursday, he will be In Greenwood.
Tiie Rifles have been invited tonnencampShent
at*(irlffln Georgia, this summer.
Lots of good novels always on hand, some
'croqiiet sets, too, at E. H. McBride. tf
Call and see my varieties of mixed paints
-and kalsormne, at E. H. McBride. tf
Os Tuesday Prof. Johnson's scholars went
a pic nicking to Shnnkltn's Creek.
A good younjj milk cow wanicd at the
rtnri Bonner office.
The Rifles will drill on Thursday night at
S o'clock.
Bbucb's soda water is the best In town,PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
4*he ETasion of Taxes?A Complaint
frotil Edgefield.
Edgefielp, April 28.
. TV the Editor of Ths yetof, and Courier: In
our editorial of the 27th instant, in commenting
upon acommunlcatlon lately in the Columbia
llegUtrr, by "One who thinks," you
show that the total vnlnfe of ".Money, bank
notes, Ac.. Ac.," for Edgefield County is"84.a>0!
1?dou reading the articles a gentleman of this
town called m v attention to tho fact, that lie
alono returned In "money, Sn-wO; upon
examining the books of iny otlice, I tlnd hh
1 statement correct, which shows tliat the.statement
by "One who Thinks" was Incorrect.
It 1? true that there isa lamentable deflcien
cy Id the returns of personal property but It li
not so bad as Is represented, as the single fuel
above stated shows.
Yours, verry respectfully,
* B. C. Bryan. Treasurer e. C.P.S.?Since
the above was written 1 have
glanced at my books and find that four o'hei
parties in the aggregate return of such proper
ty $13, 150. 15. C. B.
The figures in TrtE News asd Cottriei
were taken from the carefully tabulnted suite
ments of "One who Thinks," which weri
made np from the official report of ? "? Oomp
troller-general. If the statement or the voun
ty treasuer of Edgefield Is cornct the re>K>r
of theJconiptroItcr-Ktnc'ral IS wionij. In tneli
B of the contpiroilers's report, "repre?cnth;j
tha personal proporty, including telegraph
expressand insurance companies subject Utaxation
n* the assesment for the fiscal yea
1379," the " Value of moneys, bank and cfrcu
luting notes" in Kdgeffeld Cftuuty is returnw
at W.&0. There Is no reason in the world whi
the treasufcr of Edgefield and every other goo<
citizen Off that county shorfW tfot blush at sucl
a showing. It is a reproSich to the county an<
a reflection upon taxpayers. We^hall be glac
to publish any facte going to1 show the lucor
rect ness of the comptroller's statements. Ou
only ojoct Is to show that the present sys
tern of assessing property in the State Is radl
cally defective, and that the taxpayers liavi
evaded the payment of taxes by making gross
ly inaccurate returng.?tXf. News and Couki
EK.
. Two Ekkors.?In news"paper reports 6f th'<
North Carolina Constitutional Convention 6
1868, a member was reported as saying ln.de
bate that the State was named after a Britisl
Queen,and fn Montelth'sComprehenslveGeo
graphy. page IOt), Charleston is said to derlvi
Its name from King Charles I, of England
Both statements arc erroneons. InlGia tb<
feeble and infamous King of Krante,- Charlei
IX. commissioned an expedition to Amerlc:
under JObn Ribault, a Protestant.- Klbaul
landed at Port ttoyal, and left a colony o
twentysix persons "to keep poscsslon of th
continent/ They named their settlement For
Charles fn honor of Charles IX, and the colin
iry was called CafollDa. The colony perished
but the name remained. "Munltionem Ctird!i
nam derei/it nomine dictum." Thus the twi
Carollnas have thetr name fTom a Frencl
king and not from a British queen, Charles
ton was establf?bed by the' English as a vi]
lage at a place called Oyster Point, In 1080, am
named according to Bancroft, vol. 2, page 1C
alter therelgnlngklng?whofrom 1660 to 168/
was Charlfe* II.?Cttapel Hill Educational Join
naL
_-.-n-.-~,- tt- - i ~ i
married.
MARRIED, May 3;.>881, by Re*. SV. F
Fearson. at 4 tfelock, Mr. DANIEL H. WINI
*nd Miss FANNIE H., daughter of Jno. E
Keawrlgnt, all of Abbeville county, S.C.MARRIED,
at the residence of the bride'
father by the Rev. Samuel Leard. on th
morning of tn6 4th. Inst, Mr. JAMES R
HARD and Mirt JLWW jV?LES, all c
ttiranJtevllle, s. C.
.
r\? - - r-r- -| ?tj ii-tt n
I -----jifhe
CJnallifiraliors of Voters ami lie'
j strictions of the Sufferage in Sonth
: Parolina.
I Co!. Kdwiird McCrady, k member of th(
! House ol' Ucpresenta lives and of the Joint
: i t onuuitlee of Elections, has published a pain!
phlet entitled "The necessity of raising "the
I standard of citizenship, and tlie right ol
! "the General Assembly ol the State of South
, | "Carolina to impose qualifications upon eleeJ
"tors." In this phamphlet Col. SleCraly
I discusses the political condition or South Car
|<*liiw, hi connection with the election lawsol
.; the state, anil explains elaborately a remedy
> | tor the evils of the sufleiage as now existing,
, This reme<ly has been submitted to the public
before,and was under consideration In the
. Legislaturelast winter. There was no sufll,
I cleat opportunity to dispose of the matter,
I and a Joint committee was appointed to
which were referred all 'impositions lntrodu.
ced in either branch of the General Assembly
looking to uuy inoditicatbm, ;lm<-ndmcnt, alteration
or repeal of Hie electiuti laws ol the
, State, or in any way connected with the reg'!
istration and qualification ot electors,
, In order ta.?t we may the beUer appreciate
the Inaguitudcand dillfcultics of the subject,
IJol. .McCra-ly shows that:
| "Kven if our people should have report to
I to every scheme and device of fraud, corrup
tfon ami intimidation by means ot which our
I political opponentscliAryethat weoverthrew
and by means of which ii is said thr.t we yet
: keep uown; the infamous rule so long forced
< upon us by an ignoraut^aiid vicious suffrage
leaded into existence for the purpose, and
Which still threatens u* with ruin~we would
, In cacti instance nmi preccui-ni m ium<h; >
theconduct ^f those liuin whom we derive
our system ol government, and in our own
I times, of those who have had neither the reason
nor theexcuse we might p'ci haps claim in
' the. necessities of our position.
I "il" the Invisible Empire of the Kn-Klux
j huil hud the real existence and power which
fiction and perjury together Ixivc united to
I represent it would have been surpassed In its
cxvieise of intimidation by its con temporary
j Hi? Trades Unlort, which judicial proceedingsj
and tlelluii have woven into the History of
I England, as the former has been made a part
J of the history of this country."
| Bribery, intimidationand;fratid, have been
t the common IneidcnUi of elections, ns well In
i England ns in this country, from the earliest
| times, sometimes one means was jesorted to
j ana souumie.* uiiuiiht, hi mu u]>i>i>iiuhui>.o
I ol'the particular occasion allowed. Such facts
14houIil relievo us from Hie depressing Idea
' that. \re are "struggling "absolutely without
j chart against an evil "peculiar to our own
: people."
j Tiit- General Assembly Is required by the
I Constution of the State "'to provide front tinii*
I to time for the registration of all "electors."
This is a provision of the Reconstruction Constitution.hut
the Republican party despite the
protest and appeals of the opposition; lulled to
cnforce this thclrowu provision against fraud
Col. McCrady says:
'We charge that so far from cnrrylng otit
I this requirement of the Constitution, the election
law enacted by the Kcpublican patty
I was farmed to cOvfr fraud and prevent fair
electlous. And so It was that when we resolI
ved in 1*70, cost what it might, to redeem the
I State from tho wretched .government under
which we had Suffered, we have no choice but
j to make the struggle under the law which
| had been enacted for our oppression. We
i were not responsible for thi* law. Wc had to
a<-t under it as we found It, and to do the best
I wc could to circumvent its operation. The;
necessities of our position, the necessities of
I revolution, were our jusiincnuoji mr hii.v
measure fur the overthrow ui' the rule with
i which we had been cursed. But now th:vt we
have had the government In our own hands
for five years, we cannot excuse orrselves
if ?>ur eleeionsare not hereafter conducted in
J the fairest possible manner. If the election
I law, as it now stands, was in the lir>t Instance
] drawn with purpose to permit fraud and pre:
vent lair election we arenot responsible for it.
{It remains as it is by our deliberate ciioice.
j We cannot avolu the responsibility;"
i By a most vigorous etlor' in ISTti, the govj
eminent of "misrule, robbery and disgrace
i In Soutli Carolina Whs overthrown, and Intel-' j
j licence restored to the rule of the ^t."te. But
how continue our rule? How prevent a return J
of I he reign ofignoruncc and vice, and, at the
j same time, preserve our official integrity?
j Tills Is the questiou to which we have to tind
I an answer.
I Two great difficulties beset this question.)
Thesenre"the utter ignoftince of the negro,!
and the iact that politics with him, "as
I vet Is ? matter alike of race and religion."
With "rncearrayed against nice 'under the!
I naiuoof political parties, ami "under theelee-j
lion law as It I'oiv stands, "in older to secure j
tlie control of the government to the inteilij
gent rtlce. that is, to "the white people, hut
One or two courses is open to us, that of viol
ltnee or fraud."
I ''It would be futile to rely on violence to sp.
' ureus j-ood government. It we would be al-!
k-wed to indulge in it, we would reduce ourl
Sf?te to the condition of one of the South!
AnK'rioan political volcanoes, under whieli no j
clvll'zed people could live. 15ut it is useless
to discuss the propriety of impropriety, as we I
will liot be allowed to practice It. it wc would.
"Bu. by ull means, let us hazard violence,
be t Inconsequences what they may, rather!
j than r<*iy upon fraud. Violence will, undouM-1
lo.Ho i.hwwlk in nnr nosition ns a civilized!
people. PraeTTCeitand If even we!
must go many years In our social prog ess.!
I But violence will not degrade us as fiuudj
will.
The theory, Col McCra l.v Kays, und^r which !
we have been endeavoring to keep the power |
In our own hands, Is that the whitepeople are i
to act forever as a unit, and that, by keeping
together, with the addition of the comparatively
few negroes "whom we can Influence!
In one way oranother," to control thef'overnmcnt.
Negroes can be kept together, because
they are Ignorant. White men will not long)
subordinate their convictions to the rule of hi
party caucus controlled by an inner ring, intent
only upon party spoils. Kven if the
j Radical organization crtnnoi. b'e maintained,!
I the immense ne^ro vote will not bo allowed |
| to lie Idle.
j "When we have the caucus all arranged, j
condemn, if we will, those who in their dissatisfaction
turn to the negro vote; but when |
I we happen to he the losing party, arc we sure I
that we wljl then be so virtuous? I.et us not j
deceive ourselves?Jtist as sure as that vote re!
mains as it Is, it must. It will be Used; If it Is j
i to remain as it is, we say unhesitatingly, het-j
| tcr bteiiK clown an p.-rry lines iinu n<> mm i nc i
| unsavory strugxlc to dfvlde Si. If tlie negro
j vote Is to remain In Its ignorance and numerical
majority, then let us encourage, rather
j than roudemn: Independents. Let us do all j
wc can to divide it. even it" In dividing it we
divide the white vote also. Better, far belter,
j that white and black should alike he divided,
| and white men be free toexert their Influence
pro and con anions the negroes, than by a
j system of exclusion, to wall up this immense
black vote against us, and then expect to
overcome, it by fraud."
I l!(tt is there no remedy for the evils under
j which wo labor! Is there no Way lell opexi to
us to amend the election law. so that the ncI
gro vote, while it remains in its ignorance,
j can Ue rcduced in numbers, but so that it will
: Ultimately be educated to its responsibility ?
I The necessary power, Col. McCrady contends,
! Is given the Genera I assembly. The Constitution
of 1SCS, though "framed as It was for the
purpose W forcing upon us the Ignorant negro J
vole,' contains the means by which we may j
In a irreat measure be relieved. The "remedy ;
is an educational qualification."
A ballot Is in its essence a secret vote. But
the voter who is dependent on another to
write his vote or choose his ballot cannot vote
! in secret: Ills notorious that by imitating
LIIC anur, jjciicuu 4*1 ?w VI mv i
balltrt Creed by one party, the other party often
j Imposes its own ticket* 011 those who cannot |
i read. The Constitution of the Slate, therefore.
Is ''built upon ttie Idea and assumes that each |
and every elccior shall bcubie to read and!
virUs; and its trainers, while proclaiming universal
suH'rasie. took aire to require that the
General Assembly should, us soon ns practicable;
provide for the compulsory attendance j
of children eillicratpublicorprivateselioDts." i
Col. McCrady says: I
"Here, then, wc have the Constitution, it-;
' self a written law, to secure freedom of eieo-:
| lions, providing that the vote of the elector
j shall he cast by ballot, the ossentlrrl of which j
is secrecy, which secrecy requires that the!
I voter shall be able to read and write; and to :
I enable him to comply with the requirement.!
and to benefit by its protection, providing an 1
! annual tux for the support of sciioolsin which |
j the elector may be able to learn to read and >
write. Is it not then right and proper that,
having gone so far, and havlngdone so much
to secure the freedom of the voter, tlie State
should go one step fnrtiier and require each
and every elector to read and wrPte, as a condition
and fjualltication of the exercise of his
I rJ^M to vote? is not this me logical result 01;
the theory ami system of the Constitution ?"
One of the bills committed to the Joint coin-!
mfttce of the Legislature enforces an eUuca-l
tlonal qualification by prescribing that "each j
elector shall register; that is, himself write;
his name on the register" of electors to be,
. provided for under tire Constitution. It has;
been objected that such a requirement would
be Invalid under the recent aineudmentto the
Constitution of the United States, and in
conflict with the provision of theConstitntion
of South Carolina which prohibits the Ucneral
Assemby from passing any law that wilt
deprive any citizen in the State of the right
of suffrage except for causes therein specllied.
Oil. McCrady gives fully Ins reasons for believing
that there is no force in this objection.
In looking Over Constitutional provisions,
"we must be struck by the constant repetition
as to the qualification of the electors."
"The Constitution first provides that every
inhabitant of the Ctonmonwealth, possessing
the qualifications provided for In It, shall have
an equal right to elect officers and to be clect1
ed to fill public office, and then that no property
qualification shall be necessary for an
elector. Here, then, we see that the electors
arc to possess qualifications of some kind:
! that some qualifications are to be imposed
upon them, but that no property qualificat ion
1\ shull be required, lly a familiar rule of conII
straction, the very.denial of the right to 1m'
' .t .... i-l? l.i ..mi lifl,.-. lf/1i tn It'll tin. Iirilll.'
' I orty qualification, assumes the right to lni'
i po^e (.tliers.,' When "the framers of tbeConI
stltntlon were so careful to Insist upon the
" I qualification of the electors or voters, and In
j I providing for the election of the several ottl^
cers so mindful to repeat that the officer
should he elected by the qualified citizen,
elector or voter, it must be assumed that they
understood the common distinction between
? those who were competent or entitled to ber
come electors, and those who nre qualified as
* such; and that they meant, to restrict and
limit the exercise of the rlghtto vote to those
1 who were qualified to do so."
It is made the duty of the General Asscm3
bly to provide for the registration 6f all elcc"
tors. In carrying out this mandate the Legls*
lature must make one or two provisions :
L "It must provide cither that tho elector
2 shall write his owrr nrone upon the register,
! or that sortie, one shall be authorized to do so
* | for hfm. Why not the first? Why not re>!
quire him to write ft himself? TheConstltur
tlon pfe.^uppoSes that he can read and write,
' and if he cannot, It has provided him the
1 means to learn."
' The condition Is not an Impossible one; and
1 Is It unreasonable to require the voter to do
} that which the Constitution assumes that he
] Is able to do, and that which otherStates now
1 require their voters to do? Col. McCrady has
satisfied leading members of the Charlt.stor.
r bar that what he proposes is within the law.
* Air. Memmingvr, m a letter to him, says that,
" the duty of registration being Imposed on the
e Legislature, "the mode of execution Is left tci
' its discretion." Judge Magruth expresses
" great satisfaction with'th<e "Convincing argument
you have presented of the remedy
which shouldbo and can be applied." Mr.
a James R. Campbell saysthat his doubt as Uj
Z the right to rcqutre the voter "to register his
name in his own hafrd" 1* satisfactorily rely
I moved. Mr. .McCrady, Sr., concurs entirely
i I'd these opinions.
. i We have endeavored to give a clear Idea ol
; Col.- McCrady's pfan. and of the argument by
I) which he enforces the necessity of a lawful
remedy lor our present troubles. It IsdemonJ
I strated, we think, that the registration pro>
J posed is within the law. It Imposes no 1mj-:
possible cond1ti6h. The State presumes thai
B j every voter can read nnd write, and gives tc
5 every one, in the public schools, the means ol
J ] learning. There is no neprlvatlon of the
l".i ijight to vote, therefore, in requiring the felec
S tor t6 write his own nameon theregister than
;. | there is In requiring him to vote at a partlcufar
place and within prescribed hours. The
registration proposed will so reduce the votr
lng population at the next election that, at
j that election", any needful amendments to the
?] Constitution, qualifying the suffrage, can be
? j adopted ; that is, Cannot be defeated, by the
? colored vote. It is an expedient; aphrnk on
I which to cross the ditch.- Once across, thf
I people will be safe, and each year, If there b<
: i an educational qualification, the ntimber o:
persons disqualified will grow less. The danSer
to which we are expbsed by the consolida^
ion of the colored voters cannot be conceal
' ed or explained away, and Jt Is incumbent or
thcrte who oppose Col. McCrady's plan to oflei
* some better plan of their own. Whatisthen
r. loft to us. besides a system of registration
that will lop off the ignorant vote t Moh
emphatically we deprecate any off-ha'nd con
8 demnatlonof views which Col. McCradypre
? ; gents with so much ability and with so patri
[;j otic a purpose. We trust that the whole sub
'* Ject wfll'bc frankly and tbqughtfully discuss
K
; An Unexpected Arrest.
, PRIESTER THE PARRICIDE CAUGHT
IN' GREENVILLE.
r On his Way to his Father-in-laiv's
I Home?Recognized by Old Acquaintances?Tries
to Pass for his Twin
1iImr*?rimrnccoc -Tntprripff Willi
his Wife?She sajs he is Crazy. ;
- A'ews and Courier.
1 <jKEF.NViH.E, May#.?William Henry Pricsi
tor, vviio slew his father near Allendale recent-1
1 ly, was arrested here tills morning, lie arri1
ved at Greenville, where lie iswell known, by
the5-IOA. M. train from Charlotte, took a
street car Into therity and stopped at. the Eteliange
Hotel, He requested theptirUV not to i
disclose his presence, although the |>ortcr did
not knowhini, and while he washed his face
and ImndsKcnt to assert if a livery stable was
I open Remaining at the hotel lor only a few
I minutes he proceeded to Hillhousc's stable
and arranged forcotiveyanre to the home of
i his father-in-law. Mr. W.T. Loog, about twelve
mlleslrom the city.
Several young gentleman having recognized
Priester notified Policeman Carter; who arrested
him at the stables as he was preparing to
depart In a bUggy. When first upprouohed he
attempted to pass for his twin brother, but
| sOon alter his arrest acknowledged himself to
; he Win. Henry Prlester, He was confined In
I the city guardhouse all the morning, and was
j this aitcrnoon delivered to Sheriff Ullreath,
: who removed him to tlie county Jail, and tel!
egraidicd the news of Ills arrest to the sheriff
| oi' Kuril well.
I Priester ask?nl about his father, nnd receiv|
i>i|j: the rep y that he wasd -ad and buried he
| completely broke down and wept bitterly.
i His wile, who had returned to her parents,
was sen I for by Prlesters earnest reqitost nnd
| was permitted to sen him in till! Jail .till? afI
term ion. Priester wears n hazard and wild
i expression and declines to cotiverse, except
I briefly with intimate friends and former
schoolmates.
I His wife, who snooks of him in the kindll!
est terms, expresses herself convinced of Pri!
ester's insanity, tiie first symptoms of which
: she says developed themselves about three
J months ft^o. Airs; Priester ills') suites that
the suitement that Capt. Priester requested
that his son be hung is not true; that the old
j gentleman before h? died forgave the deed,
I out asked tlirit If ills son be captured he be
i dealt with Inamanrlerto protect his fellowI
men, hinting doubtless at liis confinement in
i the asylum.
I Mi-s. Prlester's statement has to a very great
I extent assuaged public sentiment against the
| prisoner in this community, where she and
her ntthcr and faintly enjoyed the highest esteem.
A Terrible Affair.
The Xcw South.
| Our citizens were somewhat startled on Sati
urday last on learning that Win. Henry Priesj
ter. a former student at the Greenville. Mlllta:
ry Institute, ha 1 shot and fatally wounded Ills
; father at the home residence In Allendale.
Voting Priester married MissKlla Long, daughter
of W\ T. Long, of Greenville County, in
October last, lie was for some time a cadet
! Ill Ilirt Inuttlntn mill ivns H'fill kllOWll to oilri
[citizens. Ho possessed wnm Hue traits of
character,but wns;ayoung 111:111 of violent and
I ungovernable temper, which lias resulted in
blighting llis 11 ft-and ousting an Indelible stain
upon his young and innocent wile. To her in
i tli is great and sore trial and to her father's
| family the warm sympathies of our people
are extended.
The (Ihomlstry of Character*
jiurlington ItuwkcD'e.
Jrilin and Peter, Robert and Paul,
I God in his wisdom created them all:
Johtl was statcsmun, and Peter a slave; ,
J Robert a preacher, and Paul was a knave.
| Evil or good, as the case may be.
White orcoldred; or bond or free,
John, and 1'etor, and Robert, and Paul?
| God In his Wbsdoni created them all.
i Outof Karth's elements mingled with flame,
| Out of life's compounds of glory and shame,
Kashonedand pimped by nowilioftheirown,
And helplessly Into llfu'K history thrown;
Rorn by the law that compels men to be, <
Roru to condition they could not foresee,
John,and Peter, and Robert, and Paul?
God in his wisdom created them all.
John was thehend and the heart of hlsStnte,
Was trusted and honored, was noble and i
great;
Peter was made 'ncatli life's burdens to
groan,
And never onced dreamed that his soul was
his own;
Robert great glory and hfcftor received
For zealously p'reaclilini what no one bolicv
ed;
Wliik? Paul of the pleasures of sin took his
r:i.
A11U gate up his life to the service of ill;
11 chaiio.'J lh<it the men in their passing
awny s
From wi th nnd its cOnfllctr, nil diet! the ]
saint- day.
John was mourned through tlie length and
breadth of the land;
Peter fell 'neat lithe lash of a merciless hand,
Robert died with the praise of tlie Lord on ,
his tongue, .
While Paul was convicted of murder nnd 1
hung.
John, and Peter,and Robert, and Paul?
(jod in his wisdom created them all.
Men sa'.d of the statesman, "JIow noble and
brave,."
Hut of Peter, alas! "He wns 011I3- a slave;"
Of Hubert, "'"lis well with his stfttl, it is
well;"
Wltiie Paul they consigned to the torments
of liell.
Born by one law, through all uature the
same,
\Vhnt made them cl.'JTtr, aiid who was to
blame?
John, and I'ctcr, anil Robert, and Paul, <
Uod In his wi.-iloin created them all, t
<
Out In the region of infinite light, 1
Where the sou I of the black niau is as pure J
as the white? I
Out where the spirit, thro' Borrows ruado
wise,
No longer resorts to deception and lie??
Out where the flesh can no longer control
Tho freedom and faith of the God-given soul.
Who shall determine what change thall
befall
John, or Peter, and Robert, nnd Paul? ,
John may In wisdom nnd gooduess increase,
Peter rejoice In Infinite peace.
Robert may learn that the truths of the
Ixtrd
Are more In the spirit and less In tho word. J
\nd Paul may be blest with a holier birth
Than the passions of men had allowed him
on earth.
John, and Peter, nnd Robert, and Paul,God
in his wisdom created them ail. I
MARKET 1H2P011TS.
i'OKKLA- l t.U nc.LAiii xix
B. "W\ Bar'n^ellj '
Dealer in General Merchandise.
ATTBKVILf.F. C. II., GV, April 30, 1881.
Cotton?Mi.Idling 10 Stains 5 to 8 i
Bacon, Hums lb. 12U M
Bacon, Sides lb. 11'^ ,
Bacon, Shoulders lb. 8>i >
hard. .'..'.v. .v.' lb. 15
Corn ......b i'fV 85
Peas liu. 85
Oat* bu. 73 1
Flour cwt. 3 50 4 50
Fodder cwt< 70 1 00
Sweet Potatoes .......bu. 00 75
Irish Potatoes .bu. 1 50 *
Klcc lb. 8
Butter lb. 15 20 ,
KkcS. doz. 1 >yf
Turkeys pr. 150
Ueese pr. 75 |
Chickens each 15 25
Beeswax lb. 15 20
lh. 8 '
Pork lb. 8 1(1
Tallow lb. 6 7 L
Hale Hope, Manilla lb. 20 25
Candles, Sperm lb. 25" J10
Candles, Adamantine lb. 15 'JO
Cheese lb. 20 ,
Coffee, Rio : lb. IS 25
I Cofl'eo, Java lb. 35 40
Hay cwt. 1 00 ,
I H 1(1 ok, l>ry ...? lb. JO 12
I Hides. Green.......... .....lb. 5 6
j Molasses, Cuba gal. 40 45
I Molasses, New Orleans gnl. 45 75
jXalls ...... lb. 5
| OH, Kerosene. gal.- 25
OIK Machinery .v.-..-. gal. 75
I Shot .v..; bag 2 50
j Salt saeK 1 10 1 25
Soap . v.lb. 5 10
! Sugar, Crushed .....'. lb'. 12i./
I Sugar, Powdered lb. 12i'<
Sutjar, C White lb. 11 12'*
Sugar, Brown lb. 9 10
SiotcIi lb. I! 8
i Tea, Green lb. 75 1 00
1 Tea, P.lack lb. GO 75
I Tobacco, chewing lb. 40 75
| Tobacco, smoking lb. 65 75
Vinegar, cider pi). 40 fiO
j Plow Points...... . lb. 10
The Best Engine in the World!
mi. ran
W. R. WALTON,agent
AUGUSTA, 6A.
ALSO AGENT FO'R THE
Geiser Grain Separator,
; Saw Mills, and all kinds of
lt Machinery.
RrFF.fts to I)r. J. A. Oihort, B. C. Wall, atxJ
I Allen Moragne, of Abbeville.
! May 11. 18*1, 6nY
Low Prices!
; SXtm'mER CALICOES, 6J4 centrf,
1 ...
COLORED DRESS GOODS, 10 ccntJT,
% BRO. SHIRTINGS, 7 cents,
\ BRO. SHIRTINGS, 8^, cent*,r
* .
( BRO. DRILL. 9 ceuts,
t BRO.- LINENS, 20 cents,
i HEAVY OSNABURG8, 12J.icont?,
, TLAID OSNABURGS. 10 ccnis,
i
? COTTONADES. all prices, at
" May 11,1881.
NOTICE.
T*HE ftnderslgned hereby gives notice to all
' 1 persojis not to hire or shelter ALLAN
" EDWARDS, under penalty of the law, he bo
lng urnler contract for the year.
- Jacob Miller.
May II, 1881.
? i
-1 k V
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS
OF THE
SAVANNAH VALLEY
RAILROAD COMPANY.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Savannah Valley Ral
rontl t'oni|>any will bo hold ut Lowndesvlll
on the 22nd day of June next, at 10 o'clock,
M.
The Tnxpayers of the following namn
townships In Abbevll'e County will meet a
3 o'clock, P. M. on the 18th day of June next
and choose not less than three nor more thai
UVe delegate* to said special meeting, to wit
Lowndesvllle Township at I/>wndcsville.
Magnolia Township, at Uiley's ScHoo
House.
. Calhoun Township, nt Mt. Carnicl.
Rv order of the HnfLrrf:
J. M. LATIMER, Prfesident.
J. E. RREAZEALE; Secretary.
May 11,1881. 21
" lixexIjlsYers"
Alt, sizes ani) Prices,justreceiv
cd arid very ohenb nt the
. EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS.
May 11, 1RSI.
On hand.
A SUPERIOR Estey Or^na for chanel oi
home. EDWIN PARKER.
May 4,1881, 2t
Instruction Book
mil KSTEY ORGAN". Hunter's Instri'e
r Hon book for Hie l'lnno.
EDWIN PARKER.
May 4,1831, 2t
-ATP,
ROSENBERG & CO,
WE have just h full nnil o/tinplrt'
stock of UKNTLKMEN'S YOUTH'S
AND BOYS'
it early-M acl e
CLOTHING,
H ATS in Rreat variety and style
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS
>f all descriptions. Groat bargains In
BOOTS ID IIS,
A fine lot of GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING
HOODS Just received at extremely low pricfcsj
Our Stock of
GROCERIES,
-ANDPROVISIONS,
i1?r?y.s lull nnrt nt lowest msrkct rates; Wc
make n specialty In
Tobacco
which we offer as Itfw ris it co u be purchased
:ii tlit- State.
P, ROSENBERG & CO,,
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
March 30,1831, tf
Application for Charter.
NOTICE is hereby {riven that thirty ilays
aflcr date application will lie mmlo to tlie
^Icrk of the Court to charier the Kureka Mil:ual
AI<1 Association, under an Act of tlic
General Assembly, entitled "An Act to provide
for granting certain charters" approved
February 2J, 1S74. iiv older of the A*soclaion.
S. II. JEFFERSON,
ROBERT SMITH.
ISAAC JI. WHITE,
April C, ISfil, It CoTnrnlttee;
Pond's Extract
AND Roman Eve Balsnrn. .
ELAVIN TARKEK.
March 23,18SI,2t
trotlinesT"
FISHING LINES and Hooks.
EDWIN PARKER.
Mafcli 23,1SS1, tf
LIST OF
Supervisors of Highways.
pOlVXSillP NO. 1, Nincly-Slx.?James B.
Plnson.
Township No. 2, Greenwood;?R. P. Blake.
Township No. .1, (Vikeabury.?P; V. Sharp.
T6'wnship No. -J, Dounald.'vllle.?Wm. liarnore.
Township No. 5, Due "West. ? F. "W. R.
S'ance.
Township N6; 6,- Lorrg Cat) e.?James Tratt.
Township No. 7. Snilthvllle.?George Lonax.
Township No. R, White Hall.?D. W. Jay.
Township No.'J, Indian II111.?William Adimson.
Township No. 10, Cedar Springs.?William
Miller.
Township No. 11, Abbeville.?P. A. Chcatl.im.
Township No. 12, Diamond Hill.?John AlCivlne.
Township No. 13, LorVndetfville.'-O. F.Burlett.
Township No. H, Magnolia.?Frank Cowan.
Township No. 15, Calhoun's Mill.?Henry
Latlmor.
Township No. 1G, Bordeaux.?S. A. Mcintosh.
W. T. COWAN,
T1 * r ..1? T XT.V l^VT
*v . iv,
J. T. BASKIN,
County Commissioners.
T; P. C&tfunAN, Clerk.
March fl, 1881, 2t
FITJRITY
LOjSTG CUT
SMOKING TOBACCO,
FOR HALE BY
JAMES M. LAWS OK
March 10, 18S1.
Bat Poison.
HORSE, Cattle and Man's Liniment, Lighl
ning Liniment, Sewing Machiue Oil, verj
line. Nerve and Rone Liniment.
EDWIN PARKER.
April 13,1881,2t
Atlanta & Charlotte Air-Line Railroat
change ok schedule.
Atlanta,- Ga., January 17, 1881.
passenger dki'ahtm ent.
On and after Janttury 16th, trains will rui
on this road as follows:
Day Faxscnncr Train.
(eastward.)
Arrive at Renccii, 9 12 a. m
Leave 'J 13 ft. m
(WESTWARD.)
Arrive at Seneca, 7 18 p. m
Leave Sencca 7 19 p. m
Night Passenger Train.
(EASTWARD.)
Arrive at Seneca, 8 37 p. m
Leave Seneca, 8 30 p. m
(WESTWARD.)
Arrive at Seneca, 7 10 n. m
Leave Seneca 7 11 a. ni
Local Freight Tkain.
(EASTWARD.)
Arrive at Seneca, 0 50 p^ m
Leave Senecu, 7 20 p. in
(WESTWARD.)
Arrive at Seneca 5 13 a .m
Leave Seneca 5 30 a. it
Through Freight Train.
(EASTWARD.)
Arrive at Seneca, 10 25 p. m
L6avc Seneca 10 39 p. it
(WESTWARD.)
Arrive at Seneca 3 06 a.- rr
e avo Seneca, 3 00 a. ni
Connecting at Atlanta for all points Woe
and Southwest.
Connecting at Charlotte for nil Easter
points.
Through Tickets on sale at Gainesville,Ser
eca City, Greenville and Spartanburg t6 al
points East and West.
G. J. FORKACRE, General Manager.
W. J. Houston, General Passenger and Tickc
Agent.
Bargains! Bargains ! \
IN MILLTNERY, Dress OoOds, Dress Ti'lnr
mings, Flannels and all kinds of goocTi
preparatory to spring purciiases, arc now bi
lng olforcd at the
Emporium Of Fashions,
January 20,1881
INGLURIN.
A SPECIFIC in vomiting in pregnancy; a
so useful In Cholera Infantum, l)lai
rhcea and Marasmus.
EDWIN PARKER.
Feb. 23,1881. tf
ESTEY ORGANS.
TWO Superior Instruments on band at lo'
prices. EDWIN PARKER.
March 2,18S1, tf
i
.? * " _ - _ , _
ywww^w-n ^inww??TaIW?MWgrgPtB|P
Spring* Goods, Spring Goods.
CIIINMTntDi.
HAVE RECEIVED TItEIR FULL STOCK OF
ammTfi p. cTtUwrD nnnno
;!oi: niim? OL JiJiLii uuui;o.
\ CONSISTING IN PART OF
) . ? \
; Prints^ Lawris, Dress Goods, Bleached Goods, of all kinds,
Piques, Gloves, lace Mits, an endless variety
of Buttons, Pockets, Etc. A splendid stock of Straw
Hats for Gentlemen, at
CUNNINCHAM &> TE PLETOjST.
April 20,1S8I, tf
*-T- TX T"1 t /Si T T I "X r
B. K. MAUhAM,
Building: Contractor
-DEALER INDRESSED
AND ROUGH LUMBER, MOULDINGS,
SCROLL WORK anfl TURNINGS of even Bescrijlon,
SASH, BLINDS, BOOKS, LATHS and LIME*
*?^Office?Over J. KNOX & GO'S., store, Abbeville, S. C.
April 2t), 1881, tf.
JOEL lllll Jt SSI
! ?OFFER ?
A COMPLETE STOCK
OF
Spring and Summer Goods!
o ck is LARGS, embracing many things
that are
TTRACTIVE. STYLISH and in SEASON.
Examine our stock and get your wants supa
pucu,
W. Joel Smith & Son.
April 13,1881.
Spring Opening
OIF1?
Millinery, Dress Goods. Linen Suits, Childre
Suits, Dress Trimmiii^tf, gibbons,
Laces, Neci? Wear, And JSverytmng flew
I and Stylish for the Ladies.
Ail the LADIES ate more spvornV.v incited fa consult
their interest by examining our elegant stock, the largest
and cheapest ever offered, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS.
March 21,1SK1, tf
?????ummmtmmmmm?? ammmmmmmtmm????r????w?mmmm^^
AntiiTmri 101
1991 urj^ninu. AO J.
?op?
SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES MILLINERY
WE respectfully invite the LADIES to inspect our stock
Whic&we promise will be MUCH LARGER AND MORE
ATTRBCTIVE than ever offered before in Abbeville.
Many of our HATS AND BONNETS have been copied from
the lated; Paris iinpootations. The very latest styles
Ladies' Neck Wear, Laces, Rufflings, Flowers, Ribbons,
Veilings, Jewelry,&c. Also, the latest styles of
DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMINGS,
R. M, HADDON & CO,
Mnrcli23.lffll.tr ...
" iCr: FAifkisit. " u. aim II,L7
frill M. 'I'l.nmonn
rui uiutiy ui Aim u> xiiv/uiovu<
PARKER & HILL.
ABKEVILLE, S. C.
ABBEVILLE, S, C.,- January 10,1881.
WE beg to inform our friends and the public generally
that we have associated ourselves under the firm name of
PARKER & HILL for the purpose of doin g general mercantile
business at No. 4 O'Neal Block. Our stock- will
always be found full and complete, consisting of Dry Goods,
Groceries and plantation supplies. We take this opportunity
to thank those who have favored us in the past and we
respectfully solicit their continued patronage as our pres*
ent facilities will guarantee to serve them as reasonable
, as any house in our line. Respectfully,
E. F. Parker,
ft. M.Hill,
| .tan nary 12. fyj). '_ - .
RW CANNON,
-AGENT FOR:
Gullett Gins, Brown Gins, Bigelow Engines,
Economizer Engine, Birdsall Engines,
Sweepstakes Threshers, Farquhar Threshers,
Reaper's and Mowers, Saw Mills, Grist
Mills, Cane Mills, Hay and Cotton Presses,
Rubber and Leather Belting, &c.
WITH SEVERAL YEARS' EXPERIENCE, INCREASED FACILITIES,
and special arrangements with some of the largest manufacturers in the
United States. I feel confident of being able to offer buyers inducements that cannot
,j be excelled.
Call oh me or write for circular atid prices. Terms easy to'responsible buyers or
>. liberal discounts lor cash.
> Jan. 19, im tf
6 G. C. BRADLEY. T. P. THOMSON.
BRADLEY & THOMSON
9
:? DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE AT
ABEVILL H. AND BRADLEY'S MILLS,
i- ALWAYS KEEP ON HAND A FULL STOCK OF FIRST CLASS
' DRY GOODS. FANCY GOODS. NOTION
S. DRESS MATERIAL,
!: BEADY-MADE CLOTHING.
. HATS, BOOTS, SHOES AND DOMESTICS,
LSO Family Suppllos ? CORN, MEAl, FLOUR, BACON, I,ART) AND GRIST, CHEESE
A HAMS, COFFEES, TEAS. CANNED GOOJ>S, 8UGARH, MOLASSES, FISH ANI) CON
w FECTIONARIES. Also ft splendid stock ol TOBACCO AND SEGARS find nil kinds 01
PLANTATION SUPPLIES. [Jan. 19,1S80, tf
? v
- mi?w
Fooiy&co;
riavc In store nnd to arrive, a j
Large and Varied Stock j
OF
DRY GOODS, r
STAPLE and FANCY NOTIONS, ?
GROCERIES, HATS, CAPS, .
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS,
AND many other articles. nil of which will 1
bo sold as close for CASH, and upon ns <
GOOD TERMS ns any honse in Abbeville. ?
GlveuH a look and wc will give you a bur- *
Sain. *
ttS-We will Blilp yoiir Cotton or buy It.'tfl c
Marshall P, DeBruhl,.
Attorney at Law,
ABI1KVILLE C. II. S. 0.
J. D. CHALMERS'
PARLOR and OFFICE FURNITURE,
LOUNGES, CHAMBER FURNITURE,
MARBLE TOP TABLES; &c.
A FULL Ntock of goods always on hand.
My price* will be found ns low nr. any oth- _
cr house selling ?umc quality of goods. I will I H
always represent goods Just wlittl they arc. .1
Sept -JO, iSfeO. ,j
n&TTTTk IT MAflTTT.
l/UI Ai/ Ul J.E1UU AAJAJf
.Attorney at Lew, n
, . ABBKVlljLK, S. c.
WILL, practice In all the Courts of the
Slate:
Jun 21,1880. tf
ATTENTION! FARMERS!
\|,TE afe now prepared to furnish FAR- li
VV MEltS with all kinds of fanning Implements.
tl
PLOWS AND PLOW STOCKS, s
h
Trace Chains & Back Bands, S
AXES AND IIOES. n
f<
-ALSO ALWAYS ON HANDCora
aid Bacon, Flour aafl Meal,
SUGAR, COFFEE, &C. "
QUARLES & CO. ,
Feb. 9,1881, tf j
DR, 8. G. THOMSON, 1
DENTIST,
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
I&A-Offic over Emporium of Fashion.
July 7,1881). lyr.
J. 2?L"U"3Ft.S5,
Boots and SHoes, Harness
and Tanyard.
BEHT material used, fine worlurien employ ed,
custom work made promptly, and at 1
the lowest bottom prices for cash. Hides al- *
ways bought at the highest niurkot price for g|
cash or In exchange for leather or work.
January 28. 1880, ly.
? L_.. ft
"FAMILY BIBLES. fl
1 BURNER'S CATECHISM. A; M. E. Hymn
Hooks. EDWIN PARKER.
March 10,1881,2t
H D REESE, Mater
anil Jeweler, 1
AT THE SSrCLRE ^ S?^
WILL nl ways have on hand' a rarfMJr'W ^
CLOCKS and WATCHES for stU*. A
lurKC number of handsome clocks are "dally
cxpected, Call and see thorn. .
^ Prompt attention given ti> repairing nml
toltllllng orders for all kinds Of goods pertainlng
to tlio trsidc.
FK,
Have a large and well selected
stock of
DRY GOODS,I
^ /
?AND?
nnni?DTrc j
lWUUJLUIiO,
?and the newest styles of?
READY-MADE CLOTHING,,
BOOTS, SHOES, ?
Hats and Ca ps,
WHICH THEY SELL CHEAP.
Oct (J, 18.S0, tf rj
PRESERVE
VHTTR PHflTTS 1
JL V WAV rfW V J
Periodicals, Newspapers ai Mm ^
State, County and Railroad Officers ]
and business men generally, supplied
with blank books made to
any pattern. J
i LL families have OLD BOOKS TERIODA
ICALS, NEWSPAPERS, MUSIC, -0.,
whldh they desire to transmit to thoir posterity,
should
HAVE THEM REBOUND, f
Which will preserve them and will make
them look almost as well as now.
Old Books,&e.t should not only be rebound,
hut the current literature of the present day
sbqtVld he put in a durable form for preservation
as well. j.
This can be done In the shortest possible
time, with tuo nest materiai, in me niosi
Imndsome and durable style, and at a price
which cannot b2 duplicated anywhere, by '
E. E. STOKES, '
' o
Stationkh, Book Bjniikk and Bi.an t.l
Book Maxitfactuiikr, 1!
No. 155 Main* Street,
COLUMBIA s. C . .
r<jES"w
tun m
?IN"?
r.urcwwnnn i
UJLlJL/JUil W? \J\JMJ I
MRS. J. P, STEPHENS
BEGS leave to Inform tlwclt!7.ens of Greenwood
and surrounding country that she
has this week opened a full line of
MILLINERY, ]
e
-AND- h
FANCY GOODS,'
0
at her residence, next door to S. ft. Hodges & j.
Co. Her stock comprises LADIES'IIATs!
AND BONNETS In nil the latest styles una 1
novelties, trimmed to order, TOILET ARTI.-!o
CLKS AND FANCY NOTIONS, of overv h
stvle and variety, LACES AND TCiACfci
GOODS, SWISS AND HAMBURO FRfNGES j C
ANTIQUE, CAROLINE AND LANGUEUOC i n
LACES, CHILDREN LACE CUIVS AND
1 WHS, ,1JNKN CUFFS, COLLARS, &6. in
fact every thin? kept In a flrst-clnss establish- >
rncnt. Goods till fresh and stylish. l>i lees to l;
suit tho times. He sure to glvo her a call before
purchasing elsewhere. ,
Greenwood,'S. C.', March 30,1S81.
SPECIAL NOTICK " t
TO ARRIVE THIS DAY ! 1 ease mill Inory,
embracing many new styles of Spring!
Hats, also something ENTIRELY NEW in I
Indies' r.eck wear. For the latest slvlcscall
on R. M. IIADDON'tS: CO.
.March 2, 1881.
Marble Works. ;
ALL kinds of Marble kept on haml. Work done
In best manner mid at short not ice
We have tho best of workmen, and all kinds 1
] of work done from plain to thetiio.st ehil'o-i I
rate. Several hundred design* on hand to
make selection. Our prico always as low as f
same class of work can be buncht in rhr> cities
J. D. CHALMLKS. !,
March .10, 1851, tf
IPurity
CIGARETTES,
FOR SALE BY .
J JAMES M. LAWS0N. !
March 13, ltWl.
^ .
?rr>ar-''
?i % ^ "''/.y*
ABBEVILLE, S. C, {
["/ EKPSon har?d a full assortment of COF- 1
\ FINS?from the cheapest, to the best,
learse will attend funerals, when desired.
le will also Contract for the
Erection of Buildingsle
Is acent for the sale of Stash, Doors j
Hinds, Moulding, Stair-railings, Floorings i
nd everything pertaining to house building s
..pril 7th MM, tf
COLOGNES.
I/OMAN'S NICKI.E COLOGNE 25 cents
l? per bottle. Taylor's Premium Cologne
5 cents. Monumental Cologne 25 cents and i
) cents. Fellow's Extract 2o cents. Fellow's '
uperior Extract 50 ceuts. Toilet Soaps 1U
cuts to 23 ccnts. ?.
"cnwtTvr PAPPT1P |
Fcb.23.1881.tr ?
D ELINQUENT
ll\ MIKE!;
Or
"b
:. Treasthrk'si Office. n
Arnrvi r.i.r, February 4. IS*'!.
rllR following circiV'nr froin the Comptroller
Ciencrul Is pnhllHlied for the bouelit of _
tie few Tax Payers In Abbeville County who
nve not paid the taxes on their lands.
J. W. PERMIT, . ]
Preoenror Ahhe?X7iT!o flrmnfTT
Executive Department,*
Office of Comptrot^ek-Oenekai,,
('OLITUBIA. S. JllU. IS; U&l. r
[Cmcur.AitNo. 4 J
In the matter of Delinquent I.and Pales j-ou
'111 obey the Instructions contained In Circu- i
ir No. '(. recently issu?;d from this oftlce. J
You will neither advertise nor sell any of o
iohe lands whjch were to have been sold on a
ie tlrst Monday in February next, but in tl
eu of raid advertisement the County Trrasu- e
er will cause a notice to he Inserted In one of
Is county papers to the ettect-that all parties s
wltig orlmvlnc?an interest therein may roeem
nil lands that havo not become, as?ets of ;??:
State in charge of the Sinking Fund Com- j?
lisslon until the May Slat, 1881, as provided s
>r in the A. A.approved December 2-ith, 18SU. *
JOHN BKATTON, !
Comptroller General, s
lEAL & MCILWAINE " '
[T AVE .nil the grades of Buggies from tlie
[J chucpest to the best, whlcu will be sold
t the lowest figures.
Dec. X. 1S.S0, tf ^
RUBBER BANDS, I
A UTOMATXC PENCILS, Paper und Ehve\
lopes in boxes. . . ,, ~
. EDWI5 PARKER. I
March 2, lRSl, tf |
'he Following Ordinance was Pass- J
ed in Regular Meeting of Council.
r T TIIAT ALL PERSONS ARE ilEliE- L
* i by prohibited from throwing Into the j.
Lrcets trimmings and brush from gardens
nd any rubbish whatsoever, nnd that the
ne for violation of this Ordinance shall be q
ve dollars for each ofl'euce.
By ordor of Council.
T. P. aUARLES,
Secretary Town Council. ?
April 2T, 1881,'St.
. .. L
Just i
^
? ? Tl./n I 4
Abbeville, 8.^? lln'WW ft
BENET & RICE, ;
attorneys at Law- /
I/K lmve formed a partnership for theprae- r
(V tlceoflaw. And will practice lu all the
ourta of the State. |
BENET & BICE.
F^b.21.1881.tf ;
X"WSfcr*&fHigjL'' j
iUECclebrnted"YONO PLAITERX .Every I
lady should have one; almost Intmieponsl- I
e In making drusses. For Mils oy I I
11. M. IIADDOV CO. I
Apfi/SVfitt./A " ' ' * ?
cEromos; c
4 LARGE lot of new Chromos 22 x 2* and ^
\ SI x 30.) on exhibition and lor sale, at P
1.13 each at u
LAWSON & WARDLAWS. "
April 20.18S1. _ ; ,
A Fine Young Bull ?
TTOR SALE. *
rTAVING two on hand I wish to sell one.' I
LI lie is a solid color, 21 months old. weighs !
X)0 pounds and has taken three lirsf pre- li
liumsat our Stale Fair. Price, ?50.00. *
Address
M..ERWJN, ^
Honea Path, S. C. is
April 20, 1S81. 2t v
Received This "Week! l)
pIiaEE NEW AND STYLISH WALNUT
I Chamber Sultes-at bottom prices, at
LAWSON & WARDLAW S.
April 20, 1881.
PICTURE frames rind moulding in many ^
styles and varieties at h
LAWSON A WARDLAWS. f,
April 20, 1881. >
Notice to School Teachers.11
PIIE teachers of Cedar Spring, township, _
L will sond in their School Reports to Dr. i J
[. Drennan immediately.
e. row an, 11
School Commissioner.
Ma? J, 13?1, tf
o.^ak n.?1;??
jicuL ui outtiu uaiunuii, i
Abbeville County.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. j
\x Parte Leo A Sloan, Petitioner* In lie .7 N.
Kay, Plaintiff. vs. Amanda Kay. ? Complaint
for Partition, Ac.
)Y an order of lits Honor Judge Thomas
^ Thomson, made In the above stated ease
n'27tf> April, 18HI, the creditors of the estate,
f A. J. Kny. deceased, are required to prove jr
liolr claims before mo on theathday of May, [
K!. M. L. BOKHA.M, JR., I
Master A. C. ?
3'ay I, lSSl.-tt ?
$100
EWARD r
Static ok PorTir Carolina,
EXECUTIVE CltAMllEK,
Coi-u.MiiiA, February 2*>, 1SSI.
IT7 HERE AS Information has been receiv ?
ed at this Department that an atroeious
iouth Carolina, on the night of Friday
Iglitconr.li day of February, 1SSI, upon the j i
oily o" Caroline Fairow by one William Eee .
lartin. anil that the said William lice Mar- ,
in has fled from Justice,
Now, therefore, I, Johnson Hagood.Govemrof
theState of South Carolina, In order
hat. justice may ho done and the majesty of
he law vindicated, do hereby offer a reward ; i
f one hundred (5100) dollars for the appre- j
icnslon and delivery to the slierifl of the '
oUnty In which the alleged crime; was comnltted,
of the said William Bee Martin.
Said Martin is described as being about 2fi
ears of age, 5 feet U inches high, with dark
ialr,anil weighs about 1.10 pounds.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set j
my hand anil caused the Great Seal of j
the State to he atllxed this 26tli day of j
L. s.] February, A. I>. 1AS1, at Columbia, and j
in the one hundred and fifth year oft
the Independence of the United States j
of America. i
JCINSO.C IIAGOOD, j
R. M. Simms, Governor. ,
Secretary of State. jl
ro ARRIVE THIS WEEX.i^
m SEEING AP SUMMER 1
' i
111TI~ largest nn.1 nio^t. attractive stock of,
I,a<Mes'Goods ever oflVrrd in Abbeville,
n-oss tloods. Dress silks. Trimming Silks, ]
Slack and Colored Satins, Black and Colored
fringes, Cords and Tassels, Fancy Buttons, Ac.
Ui M. Haddon Co.
March 23,1S81. if j.
New Styles. |j
~,HILDRKN CARRIAGES, Doll Carrirwrcs.;,
o/ Boy Wagons, The Carriages are new
tyles, very handsome, and first-class goods.
J. D. CHALMERS.
March 80, 18Sl.t,f 1
i,i.i ii li ? i %
A Hew lot
r\7 PRETTY PRTNTS, Crcfim P.roflrdM 1/
docd-, *nd other <tc*lia)lc
goods, just received, at tl:?
KMI'OKIUM OF FASHIONS.
Mny4.iwr.lf :
' _ ^ '.JS-gj
Two Casa? .
B' EAITIFUI, MILLINERY. Flower*. Ribbons,
Laco 8:arff, Rnehlng*, Hllk Paruols,
Just vccr-iviM at the L
EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS.
May 4,1881, It . " .
Curtain lace. . 1 .
ft LL prices and cheaper than ever, offered
" EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. .. .
May i, 1831; If ' -
?: *- -v "
' *
state of South Carolina, "
Abbeville County.
COURT OF COMMON* PLEAS. y '
:x Parte i. L. Brock, Petitioner In.R<? J.
Krfy vh Amanda Kay, ct aI.-r omplulnt for.
Partition' , ^
IV nH.order of his Honor Judge> Thom?s * '
J Thomson, made In the above oace April
r, li>81, the creditors of the eetnte of II. M.
Lyy, are required lo prove their cloiinabethra
10 on the 2?<th day of May, ixfll.
Mi L. tiONIIAM. Jr..
MasU>rA,C.
May J, lS61.lt .
Violin's, Violin Boxes. .
SOWS, Bridges, Strings ond Fes?*.
KLi WIN PAUKER. *
Fob. 23,1881, tf
A. B. C. LINDSAY,
DENTIST,
^radical and Operative,^
f T A VINO attended the I/vt.nros of (ho r '
[1 Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery Mors
hie professional services to the> public
s h Dentist and Oral surgeon. Colin thrmv/li ,,
lie country intended to. All work warrant- ' Z "7
(land charges reasonable. . \ ,>
Uoidt-nce 5 miles east of Calboun Mills;
oiitli. Carolina. June
1(1, 18?0. - T-'jjS
tPilliVG BEDS AND <VOVEN '
) WIRE MATTRESSES.
We have the most complete stock of Spring
1it in flirt 11 n_<?A nrtt^i* Aitt? . UnHrn* a/1 J ' JL
'VVJ.-I >11 VUU lljrviiunu^, VU1 UCVW 'hlch
contain 140 and lfri spiral springs ft'l*
[mined together and clIncJH-'d on their bIhik ; t
reiU per cent, cheapcr than any Spring Bed .
Itered to thepeople?prlcc'of HOsprlqmi t4M - . '
rice of 101 springs S5.01'; Don't Lay nhj-"
pringlied until you seethe MO and IJ>i. It is :
ast as staled above, nt -
. ; J. D. CHALMERS. - '&
Maftsh 80.1S81. if , ' 1 \
SLEET AlUSIC. '..J ?01
L f USICAL BOXES from $8 to S300.2tn fialrs, " *
VI Guitars from SI toSST: will lie ordered *
rhen drslh>d. EDWIN PA'BKEK.
March 23,1881. it /-J
ioiMitls ani Piclfira Fran?;
FULL line of the above always on hniitf:. !j5g
p:lccs low. Also,'all sizes of Gliisx kept , j 'vj
jr pictures end other purpose*, j/ooklng . (lass,
LooklngGlafsPlate to till frame* wheu
lie glass are broken out; all sizes on hand \
J. D. CHALMERS.
March 30,1881; tf *
Boston Student's Chair
\ SPLENDID CHAIR at a lmv price. It? *
real comfort. Call ami see them. WILT
rrtvp in 5or?f1iiyH.8(fozen'of tlie f oufHyillc, [y.,
Chair; solid und substantial. at
J. D. CHALMERS. . Wl&*
March 33.1881, tf . ."1 ;''i
olumbia and f>'rec!i\i!>& < Rdilrogri.
IMS3ENGKR DEPARTMENT. -T * 1 ' *>*:?
Columbia, m. April g, 1S81. 19
Ou and after Thursday, April 7,1>SI, I'aurn- }.>
cr Trains will run as herewith Indicated up- iBv'u
this Komi and Us branches.
DAI r.Y, EXCEPT SUNDAYS; -I JB r.
no. 4J. .VP PA33KNGK1!.' .p.
,eavo Columbia A- ? ? _...U 00 a'rrtj Ml " ?
.cave Alston I (fii p m
,'.'nve ry... .. i jjnH
irrivo at Is en berry.?.....?T.'.L!....!..!..TfiCT^^T!^^^7 ?*aj
a?revfl.lf. branch. .<?9
,eavo Ilodc -* 4 +? P 'f-.
arrive at Abbeville...'..'-.". - 6 p "? \
<eavc Abbeville ?..12 2) u m
irrivent Hodges 1 J" J 9*8
ILUC IlIDQK K.MLiCOAI) .AND /SDEHtiON/ ' ??
BKANCU. / .SE&
,?rvc Be1t/>n 5 35 p mv
A'avo Anderson fl3l.pn:
?favc Pendleton 7 11 VWl' A
.eave I'orryvlllo 7 41 i"1. *-*" jfl
,eave Seneca O 7 48.? M,
Arrive at Wulhaila.... ? 2Vp W.
,eavc Walhalla .t.- 9 0> ? nj:
..eave Seneca D - ? 8 <1 a ra. AH
j-jhvo Puiryviue ?~ 0 ?} a,u.
jcavo Pendleton 10 23 nn\
>ave Anderson 11 W am
on?...? . li
Witfi South Ciir?7f/Wri. ff.Ji.'iWSCT-from'
.'liarl^Rton. With WITmIn?tOn,(>:$nbtHnn<J
tngusta Railroad from WiltriJn^lon'afatl'r.'U
loinls North thereof. With Charlotte,Col- .
itnbin and Augusta Railroad from L'harlotts
nd nil points Xorth thereof. ?' " ?
33. With Spartanburg. Union and Cohort- .
iia Railroad for Spartanburg and all points
it tho Sruruinbargniid Asbe\ltle Railroad. . ?
<v With Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line
tali way for Atlanta and all point* tfoutli and
Vest. mJ 1;
jf. Wflh Atlanta and CharlotteA.lr,-Lfn6 ^
laflwnv from Atlanta and beyond. " ' \K
Wlih Spartanburg. Union and Coltim- ' -/?
ifit Itiiitrnntf fro'iti Kniir*j<nl>ur<r and miilits ori
iprtrtauUurg and Aslioville iiaiiroad. . ...
I<\ Willi Smith Carolina Rallroeq for!'
haileston. With Wilmington',Cnlumbl?iui*t' <. iiiKiista
Railroad for Wilmington and the .
Jorth. Willi Charlotte, Columbia and Au-'. .>
usla Railroad for Charlotte and the North. X*.?*
Standard time used is Washington. D< C., '* t'hicli
is llflceu minutes faster than Col urnla.
...
J. "W. FRY, Superintendent.
A. Pot'E, General Passenger Agent.
MBS. HADDON ;Z
LVU,I, be.asslatc.l by MISS A DDI K TYLER
'' a lady of cultivated taste and skill; who
as had nix years experience nmonp the most
ishiouable MflliiiTR of Baltimore and Nc?K
'-irlf. She Is therefore. p~cpami to mil tho
lisle and supply tho wams of all who may
s'tronize her. v .'-i
R. 91. lladdon & Co.
March 23,1881, tf
r077 ELL'S
3EEE, Cod, Liver Oil and Pcpsinc; a v.ilunJ
bio tonic. Ueab generator and not unpl.asntto
the taste. K. PARKER: \.
April 13,1"J81.2t
- : : jfefjftSg
, Syrup of Tar
\NP WIUV CHERRY HONEY OP TAR,
for coughs, colds, &o. E. l'ARKER.
April 13. 1881,->t
Componnd Fluid.
nXTRACT OF UUCHIN; for nil ailments
Ci of the Bladder mid Kidneys.
EDWIN PARKER. .>
April 11,18*1,3t . V*
Barber Shop.
I'HE undersigned respectfully informs th?
public that he has recently removed his
"onsoriul Emporium to the hpJl a"bov?vNor^ood
llrother's store, where he prepared.I<> ,
.cepmmodate his customers., uud tlie public,
;Cnerr\lly In hair cutting, sl!..ni,K>oliig. sbavu.?,
dyeing, in the best style, ui?d at reason-, V
ilile prices.
Terms per month for hair-cutting, shata ooing
and shaving, only $1.00.
Respectfully,. .
Richard Gantt.
"HERBINE^ ,
i New Tlioi" "A Good Thing." ;
?*A CURE FOR ALL?
.: , ' . j
VTalarial and BilionsDiseases, * :
AGUE AND FEVEIt,
LIVER COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS AND DYSPEPSIA,
REMITTENT
-ANDBilious
Fevers/
CONSTIPT ION. :
It pives perioral catlsfaction and thoso whe
lse i t say that
"IT IS A GOOD THNG."
IT IS A
Merfnl Veptalle MEBICIHE.
EDWIN PARKER, AGT.
Nov. 17, 1SSO, tf
J. L CLARK,
FOR THE GOOD OP THE CRAFT
r HA\T5 CONCLUDED TO GIVK MY.
^ whole attention to mv Shop. 1 shall pivo
tOOOr> ATTENTION, "li wiy person wishto
bavo his
WATCHER REPAIRED
3rtn?? thcn> In. I have all the tools and matrials
to do it np In the heif, of style and at.
he lowest rates possible. If you want your"
j'oc!? repaired brlni? It In and it "S'ill be done
ig'.n. if you want your
J EWEJ.'.IY MEN jED
nriRS it on. If yoiV Want your
HEWING. MACH ISE.MENDED ' '*
Fins Is the pine-.' to sret-lt t!o^c In thebest of
>rdcr. Yoq can have arty pieceinadtt now^^t
,lu old one repaired. If yon want yourgirior
pistol repaired this is the "place to havo It
jone. AH rii3-e articles a :;i be repaired In
Uie best of order t the L.r.vef-t Prices.
<fiive nio ? trial and s.i.'.sfy yourselves?.
rERM'J CASH. - y
30tS I. CLARK