The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, May 25, 1881, Image 2
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I he Press and Banner.
Djr Enjh Wilson and FI. T. WarJlavr.
Wednesday,SltEay 25,1881.
The Georgetown Euquirer and tlio
Pickens Sentinel.
The Georgetown Eiqittrer, from i:s continued
hnr( ln< on the sut>J;*ct, seems to ?>o somewhat
exeri-Ss(Ki about our denunciation of the
'habli of lynching weak and^defeneeless negroes,"
which has obtained In this State, ami
from the to :e of that paper w?? nre led to
believe thnt it would att&eh odium to us for
our position, and at the same time Indulge in
n lltlio self-laudation, while presuming to t>?
much betterand more wlsethnn we ore. Tin
proud position or this contcmro-ary is
unaccounted for when It is remembered
that we arc in no way accountable to it
for t'ie conduct <>f our !>u>lne?\s, and that the
Pemocritie party lifts not yet mnde theannouncement
Hint the Knitter his been made
its gt'.ardian or prosecuting Rttomey.
We tliink wo art-ou solid ground when we
Vay that tlie 'habit" of hanging negroes by
lawless mobs has not reflected honor upon
the go<:d name of t!?i? State. The force of this
expression will br> seen, when it If. known
how easy it is ordinarily t.? onvlct u ne.-ro
In our Courts. It may be thai we erred in
using the word "habit." But let that tie as it
may, that a number of negroes have been
lynched, cannot be denied. Neither ean it be
denied thai no ctlort has wr been m?Je to
brlngany of th? guilty parties to justice, exempt
in the ease of Judy Melts' murderer*.
We are quoted.us saying that these lynching*
had been done "without cenmrrWe think
that assertion nboul as correct as any genetal
remark could It, and which was spoken in n
general way, but it might have been bi tter
and less shocking to the sensitive nerves oi
our con temporary, if wo nan saui -mm very
litO crtiuirc from the public press, and twin
ti( all from the officer* of I lie Stale."
We linvc no desire to press this subject, or
to lake testimony In regard to the mutter*
which micht be Included in thiRquestion, but
as our neighbor seems disposed to appropriate
tc himself a genera! remark about the whole
press, as if it were applied specifically
o c,ne of the least kno vn Journals of the
Rl?te, it can rlenr itself of the charge it has
voluntarily and foolishly appropriated to itself.
by merely reproducing from bis Hies
6ome of his editorial remarks condemnatory
of ttie various lynching which have taken
place in Ithls State. He could have done
this at tlrM, which would Pave sot himselj
right on the record. I!ut lie didn't choose to
epeak to so insignificant a ont:sj as that ol
correcting any misapprehension as to his
own position, but preferred lo speak for the
vrho'e press of tho State. Like the fro? In
tbo fable, lie assumed immense proportions.
We have not the slightest desire lo do
our neighbor an Injustice, and if he wil
mnko the least showing wherein we have
done hln? or hl? paper, which was not thought
of when we wrote the article, any wrong at
all, we shall most gladly make the amende as
far as It may be In our power to do so. Wc
shall most gladly set the Enquirer on th?
' *idc of law and order. If he will only repnv
duce some of his expressions inado at tin
tlroc of tho various lynching* referred to by
tss. If he did not censure tliosc lynching*. wc
cannot sec wherein any injustice has been
<lonc to him; but, in fact, so for as we remember
to have observe;!, during the whole of his
three week'o tirade against us he never ouct
alleged that the (ico yrtown Enquirer had been
misrepresented in tl.c matter. It seeing to us
however, that our Irlend was endeavoring tr
make for himse'f a little cheap notoriety bj
the self-imposed task of defending other*
fj.-. ivhom he may hove thought Incapable ol
. 4 -taking care of themselves. To assume the
juv- .burden of others, who are In fact more able
fo bear them, may be evidence of a noble
trait of character, hut It is also very c:eai
evidence of a want of judgment.
TVe are inclined to tne opinion thru the
*
~ ror is more in the mistaken Judgment of the
editor of tho (jeoryctt in Eir/nirc, who seems
to havo forgotten the courtesy which governs
tfTe conduct ot a majority of editors of the
fc- Siftatc, than in any actual sin of ours. If ho
"" thinks It a sin to let the North know that
lawless mobs arr st and exe?ute the weakest
of our citizens without even tlic forms of law,
then indeed have we sinned, but we think it
n much greater crime to conceal murder,
and then attempt to shield the criminals,
"We denounce crime because it Is wrong. an'1
not because of any effect it may have ''
Northern sentiment.
11. j . , i ,, j-.vyt rcr any
\\ e do not pretentf to eive tl>' '
ii . ,< . . rnp >r, nor do
fldvice as to t'.ic conduct ul^ . . ,
u ? JW persi-tent In the
we eare to be offensive ' , ,
, ? .. jrcy of la'v and order
advocacy of the sunreF, , , .
i ,r. . .?e know how easy it is
in South Carol'to
be n1"- ' "* nn ':nProPer 'n this mat?
, ?nd we admit that it is popular to cnM
dvr<e lynehingns generally conducted in this
' State, and It would be a bootless ta*k if we
undertook to work any change of sentiment.
It may be well enough in the eyes of the mob
and their friends to lynch friendless creatures
whom they may charge with crime, tc.it If so.
our constitution, our government, r.nl our
civilization, are not what they pretend to be.
And if our neighbor, the Pickcns fcnli'tel.
will reproduce some of his "censure" of the
mob who overpowered and so nearly be.it to
. death, a strnv negro, In his own coun
ty on the railroad several years auo, he will
show lils own consistency in holding up his
bunds in holy horror nt what we have| said
about lynching; or. If he will reproduce from
his files some words of censure of any of the
work of any of the various mobs, we shall be
pleased to make all due apologies or retractions.
It Is not our desire to do any single
editor Injustice, and for this reason, we arc
more than willing to acknowledge an error,
or to correct our statement, whenever it is
?hown that we have erred
But until It is ascertained that the press of
the State have employed the editors of the
' Georgetown Enquirer and the IH?ke?$ Sentinel
to defend them from what has been said,
these wentlemen mu t excuse us from enter
lng Into a discussion of the faets, except in so
, far ns they nre Individually concerned. If
we envd in giving expression of our opinion,
each editor for himself had the right to speak
for himself, but wc arc unable to account for
the presumption of these papers in
taking lis to task in behalf of trie whole press
of the State. It appears to us that they have
gratuitously undertaken to do that which
was none of their business, and which they
bad not been engaged to do.
The Promotion of Solicitor Cothrun to
a Judgeship.
As everybody thought he would be, onr
townsman'James. 8. Cothran^ has been
appointed by the Governor of !he State, to the
office of Judge in the Eighth Circuit, to fill
the unexpired term, made vacant by the
death of Judge Thomson.
The appointment of Mr. Cotliran to this office
was nothing more than an act of Justice.
His ability and his legal attainment* preeminently
qualify him to adorn the Bench
to which he h is been elevated, and we
doubt not that in his new pos'tion he
wiii be the peer of any man who has worn
the ermine in South Carolina. With a good
constitution, and untiring energy, puidod by
excellent natural endowments, which can
rail to their assistance a cultivated and intelligent
appreciation of the nice and delicate
? duties wbicli he will he culled upon to perform,
lead us to the opinion tliat'hc will in
this exalted position shed lustre not only on
himself, but on a Bur even us distinguished
its Is the Abbeville I!?r.
Abbeville has contributed many 'distinguished
names totlie roll of South Carolina's
honored citizen*, and the promotion of so
many members of our Har to high places
lias been a subject of comment. This preferment
of our citlr.ens has not been mado because
of any favoritism, or outside (influence
which issometlmes brought to bear, for the
benefit of a favored individual, but it has
Ticen tbejust reward of real pluck and honest
worth,^?lch has been recognized at home
nnd abroad.
The succsss of the older members of our Bar
afford examples worthy of emulation, and
should furnish the young lawyer an incentive
to the highest efforts. The keeping of the
character of the Abbeville Bar is fast falling
Into the lulnds of the young members whoj
ehon Id be proud of an honorab'e heritage,
nnd whose chief efforts should be to make!
themselves worthy to receive and to wear the'
mantle oi their seniors. They should not forget
that the people of the County look to
them for the preservation of the high stand- i
nrds which have been established at Abbeville,
and thai only by constant application
to business, an unswerving integrity of purpose,
and an eye single to the attainment of
the greatest degree of usefulness, will the|
richcst rewards bo assured. Now, that so
jnany of Abbeville's ereat men have quit th?
JJar.it would be well for the younger mem-,
bcrs If some of those who have gone higher
would "blaze" the way for those who are to
come after them.
T/ist Mond iy Mr. Cothran left. Abbeville for
Columbia, where he was 'to have taken the
oath of office ycslcrday, preparatory to entering
upon the dutlesof Circuit Judge. lie will
of course without delay certify to the vacancy
in the ofllce of Solicitor, and Ibo Governor
will at ooco Invest some younger member
?.f the Bar with thlslmj-orlant t:u*t. A number
of the >egni gentlemen of the Eight Circuit
from the various counties, have presented
the attention <?f his Excellency the
names of quite a number of lawyers, whom
they dfem worthy nnd well qualified to hold
this office. To make the appointment of a
Solicitor will be a much more difficult and
perplexing one for the Governor than was
thnlof Circuit Judge. The whole public expected
him to give the Judgeship to Mr. Cothran,
but there is a great division or Jnteres:
jwid'senllnicnt in regard to who should be the
lueky candidate for Execntivo favors In Ibis
?natter. ,
Greenville could name several gentl <men
vhoare well wto wenld acccpt
t'; * . # . . . .
I the office, while Abbeville, Oconee, and An-j
i (lcrsoii could each iiauie a worthy man for;
! the place.
From so'nany good men nml excellent Ip.w- '
; yers fft kti?.? the Governor will Kud It dt(!l-j
cuit to make a choice. Hut there 1? :<. > help;
; for hirn. rie must *0011 make a decision end 1
; ?i ve the place to somebody, ni;d we know If j
he mukes the appointment lrom among the;
, iiaiiics which have been inmb* public In con-;
I connection \\l:h the ortlrf, the interests ofj
j the commonwealth will fuller no detriment. I
! 1
The Atlantic ai:d French Broad Rail*
road,
A citizen pi'R^e?!s a change of ro'ite of lhis
i road at upper Long Cane church from the,
j White Lick route to j\ line dircc'.ly from that
j church to ? point In Fort Pickens thence by I
I tl'p vineyard to either Ashury church nt
' Chile's Cross Road*, where it would Intersect
T.*.i 11 mill
, with the uroenwoou una auku.^m ........?
' This would save one third of the distance
i ;ri?u Abbeville Court House to a point ol in-!
; tiTM'ction with that road. and would answer;
all practical purposes. What we want is Kali-:
j road communication with deep water, andj
'by utilizing the ( recti wood and Augusta
I Hail road We will te from seventy-live to a
j hundred miles nearer l'ort Royal than to1
Charleston and it Is held that theie is little
i n?i' of l-uilding a long road to Charleston
when we can set to a better port by building
a much shorter line to Tort Iloyai. If we arc
j not in eiror, we have alrcudy nearlj enough ;
money subscribed to grade the road to either
Chile's Cross IUmdsor Asbury ehureh.
' Koro'irown part we know nothing deflnit-!
ly about either route, or whether ther*? Is any j
! advantage rf the proposed change, but wej
throw out the suggestion for what It Is
! worth. We arc ob'Ved to haven road,and are
'willing to leave It to others to select the)
j route. The surveyor of the road will be here
.- 11..1.V ...i.e.. ,.n.i it miirlit be advantageous]
in :t iti-it* .I..V
, to our interest if persons along the route;
; would make such suggestions as would fully J
1' Inform li'm in u general way, as to the to
' pogr.ipliy ?f tlie country.
j l?i*toIs and Ferers in Edgefield*
I V\'c had the pica-sure recently of meeting an
I Intelligent gentleman from Kdgetlcld who. In j
'; spcakinz of too law in reference to the carryj
lug of conceitied weapons, said that it had
revolutionized i ill-lie sentiment in thateoun'
tv, the sentiment being now almost entirely
j against tin'-carrying of pistols, llofore iheenj
act men t of the law it wan considered to lie a
, man.s business to he armed, but now if. contrary
to law, lie is armed, the act is considered
land regarde 1 as an etlbrt to'take an umlowe
or unfair advantage of his adversary. Kilgo.
field is right in this particular. It is a pity that
so brave and magnanimous a people should
i be so far behind the ago on the question of
''fences. We dislike to lie Instrumental in
breaking up old associations, hut if KdgetieW
c ninty does not adopt the stock law, we want
' tirny and Cooper townships transferred 10
this county. Abbeville is nearer totlien\tlian
Kdueftcld, And tlie f<-ncf, if kept up, would
1 seem tobcthenaturnl boundnrylinc. We ask
the citizens of these townships to think of
' the matter with reffcrcnr.e to tiie change, provided
EdyefleUl sticks to her old fogy notions
1 about the fence.
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CHARLESTON AND THE GREENi
VILLE AND COLUMBIA.
J
' i
Objects of the Lease of Hie Spar (anbtirsr
and Union Railroad as Explain'j
cd by President McCaugrhrin.
r.Vcirs and Courier.]
('oi.vmria. May I?>.?CM. K. I.. McOinghnln,
' prc-Jdent if the Columbia ami Greenville
i, Kail road, lias returned here fr.un S|-aft-:inburu,
and in an Interview to-niiht gave mnI
' the toilowinp: inf irmntion rcjardlnghis road's
1 lease of ihespurtunburgnnd Union Kn11road :
'I'll*. ij?.iKf. w:i< nt:i<l?? tiy the Columbia and
. tireenville Hailroad tor itself ami not tor me
Danville cotnbiualion, the owner* of the two
'I pot being identical. As soon as the summer
>[ travel beer1;.* tie will ran ears from Columbia
, to Henderson villc, withoutchangcat Allston,
heretofore. Mr ..lames Andersen.the present I
; superintendent, will remain in charge of the
mad until June 1st. After that, time It will bel
j opcintcd as a branch of the Greenville lioad. j
I Mr. Anderson will probably retain superin-j
tendency of the Spartanburg and Ashevillej
s' Hoed. Regarding this latter road C'ol. Me-|
j Caughrin states that t!ie Coluinbla and(Jrceni
vil:l is' now virtually itsowners, having puri
chased two thirds of its bonds. The present
| owners hold about SJOO/IOO and the Columbia
, and Greenville Railroad SIHS.flOO. Assoon^g
tin'sale to the present owners Is
which is expected in June,
vl-ed for its completion
j operation by the G reovJU^JPT^T^bin! j
lattei huj. ins out, Vtf tYliw^OO'VOO to jjny the ;
lrig with t 19,'j11oto111r:ro.'id. TheSpartanbnr-i I
,, ih'ht and i-j||C w tJ1 be completed to Ashcville j
.; jH'J'-JA^jctoher and January next, meeting i
i j.'feu^.^nsion from Paint Hoc It to Ashevllle
as- Minn as it is completed. This extension !
I will lie made by the Ivist Tennessee, Virginia
j and Georgia Koad, under the dole combiea-J
! tion just lonned. Assurances are given that
?i.r> ami iiitnvillo combination will work !
j in harmony to secure through Western con-1
; neetion lor the South Atlantic States. Col.!
MuCatighrin states that the eflortof the ('<>!
lunthla and Greenville and Its hranchcs will j
he to build up the Slate, encouraging in j
i every way its industries and making no dls- i
j crimination against any of its towns or points, i
J He took charge of tlie road upon the assur- j
j ance that there sliould he no discrimination I
I against Charleston, and there should not he.;
! Western eon nee! ions v.ouid be given her to'
! reap benefits from unhampered. In proof of!
[this policy of fairness he stales that Kitper;
j eent. of the cotton shipped this s:-a?on over j
i the Columbia and Greenville had cono to:
i Charleston. 'J'lie prospects of the comhhra-j
! tion were excellent, the business increasing
: and lost ground was being reclaimed.
!
A NEW NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD, j
CoiiQiicclin? Spartanburg' Trith Crnn- j
berry Iron Works. N. C.
' Spahtaskuro, May 19.?The railroad meet-)
j Ing at Kntherfordton, X. C.. yesterday whs
i large and enthusiastic. Tiie Hon. M. II. Jus-1
i tice, of iltjtln ribrdton. was elected chairman, t
j and T. Stobo Farrow, Esq., of Spartanburg, s.J
! s. II. Fleming, of Marion, N.and T. A. j
: il:>ydon,of liiitlierford'o:), were elected s-ere-1
; t iries. Kepresentalives were present from j
| Spartanburg and Greenville, s. C? Charlotte
and Marion, X. C., and Jonesboro', Tcnnwisee
Ti?e tiKCling was called to consider the practicability
of extending the railroad now being
j built from .lohnMin City, Tennessee, on the
i Kast Tennessee. Virglnlu and Georgia Kail-j
I road, to Cranberry iron Works In Mitchell,
County, X. C.. which will becompl -ted by the
1st lit' September next from that point via j
Marion aiut Rutherfordtou, >T. C., to spartan-;
burg. S.C.
! Able speeches were made by the rcpresentativc.sof
Spartanburg,S.C. Rutlierloidton ami
"Marion. N. C., and .loneshoro'. Tenn., which
were enthusiastically received. Resolutions
(favoring the building of the whole line were I
j pas-ccl unanimously. Resolutions were also I
' passed that the Kutherford and Spartanburg.
Railroad Company, a link in theproposed line
} for w lich charters in Norib and South Caroll-;
f na have been already granted, be organiz-dj
, without delay.and that a survey be made at j
i once and work on the road be commenced as i
j soon as practicable.
; The people of Kutherford County arc cn-|
I th used over the prospects of getting a railroad j
to Spartanburg, the railroad centre of upper
j South Carolina, and they pledge Rutherford .
j County for her share of aid in building the]
road. Every speaker seemed to appreciate!
i the importance of railroad connections atj
! Spartanburg, and urged that this now through ]
i line from Northwest should be extended to
I Spartanburg..
| THE C. C. AND A. RAILROAD. ?
Failure to Obtain a Quorum for the j
! Stockholders' Meeting-?Laying Steel,1
Rails?Issuing New Howls.
Avgi'STA, May 19.?Yesterday was the day f
j for the regular quarterly meetingof thedirec'
tors of ihe Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta I
I Railroad, at Columbia, but no quorum was
present. The reports showed a large increase;
) of business compared with last year. PresiHaskell
stated to the directors in attendance;
t. .. *****" /\I iiclurv t Iwi not rnci'ltift !
Hill III- Mi<l? IK IIHVI ...^ .... . V-. ...
of I lie road to buy steel rail*,and was satisfied j
(that thecntlre line could be supplied with:
1 these rails in three years hv this means. so|
far steel rails have been laidon tifty-twojnilies, j
and the company have besides a largo amount!
I of iails on hand.
! Some of the directors favor the Issuance of a
1 sufficient amount of short date bonds to com-i
I pietely steel rail and thoroughly equip the)
road at onc\ leaving the earnings to be appro-:
! printed to the payment of dividends. Itis:
believed that the st<?*k holders will adopt this I
course a' their annual meeting next fall. The j
freluht ea nings ofthe road for thcsecond week :
in May were over 1W per cent,greater than for j
ihf? corresponding week of last year. The!
! passenger travel was also much heavier than j
j any time since the war
Slock Quotations.
I f'entral Railroad stock Is not cjuile so strong j
ns It was yesterday, and Is quoted at 160 bid. |
I liil asked, (U-orgla Is firm at and Char- j
lotto, Columbia and Augusta is uctlvent 63. j
*?>?
Independent Journalism.
Columbia Yeoman.
[ Now and thpn we find an exchange that!
gets it< foot out of party traces and insists on
speaking its mind without slopping to ealcu- j
late consequences or inquire what the elect':
will say about It. Independent thought and:
action and expression are coming to the surface
and finding utterance [among the more t
bold, honest and outspoken members of the <
craft. Political heresy is- carefully, and some-!
times severely punished, and independence is J
| one of the interdicted privileges. It may be j
! necessary to keep in line and square our ac-j
tions;by orthodox articles of faith and prac-ji
tieeset fo'th in the platform, but some people
don't like to bo carrying up their ere'd'
anil having their utterances examined by a i
court of enquiry at every election to see if.'
they can pass muster. ';
11 Is necessary in politics, ns in all other':
combinations and association, to be com Is-;i
tent with the doctrines and usages of tiie party,
and carry out the aims and objects of the')
organization, but the membership sometimes
will insist. upon having a voice in the
law-making department.and help to make.
Ins well as to obey tno rules and regit- Nations
"of party tactics and arrange-!
intents. This Is a representative government.
formed and mnmigcd for the
people and by the people, and the work-j
; ing machinery and manipulating power
I of that government should be controlled and
; conducted In the same way and on the same
liberal and lalltudlnariati principles. A
| muzzled or hampcred.'press is n mere ticure j
i head, a weathercock that turns with every
' wind of doctrine, and isa very unsafe coun-'
- seilor and guide in cases of emergency.
I The announcement In the Daily A>? ? of
the candidacy of .Mr. \V. lionet for the So-1
| llcltocshlp of tins district was erroneous. He ,
j Is not and has not been a ciindidate for any- j'
I thing except the extensive and lucral lvc legal i;
| practice tuat his talents and energy will a!-;
i ways command.?(Jreruville Xeu-s.
I Mr. Henry D. Llnd say, n graduate of F.rs,
JclneCollese. class of '7l>, who has spent onc|
session iii the Princeton Theological Semina-i
i ry, ts with us again, enjoying the summer va-;
; cation. He speaks In high forms of his pro!
I fessors, Urs. Green, Hodge, and others. Mr.
I Lindsay Is a son of Dr. Lindsay, of Due West,
and is a young man of more than ordinary:
piomlse. We wish hitn great buccces.?Asso- j
i ciutc Rrjormcd Pi-rsby'crian. ,
Why Conkling Resigned
HE AMI THE ADM!N'KTRAT10;
CONFLICTED.
Ami ?.s the Atlmintsl ration was Per
sisteiit, Coukliug' Withdrew?Rol
ortscn t lie Whole Cause.
al.nany, N.Y. May 1C?The following
the u lt"TT?f resignation of Sei:a:ois (.'onklit]
and Piatt:
Washington, 1). C.May It?.?Sin?Trar
mining, us we do, our resignations, respei
lively, of tli? treat tnts! with which Xe
York has hono-od u-". It Is fit tlnit we ae juait
you,ami through yon the Legislature un
the |ie?file of "the staff, with the reas<
which,in our Judgment, makes such a step r
tpeetful oriil ii?'ce*sary. Some weeks ntt<> tl
President sent toSenuto in a group, the noin
nations of several persons fur public offices u
ready filled, Oneof these o .'flees is tlie folic
ior.-hip of tlie l'ort of New York, now held I(ten.
Merrett: another is the ronsiihCJenerji
ship nt London, now held hy (Sen. I!adcati;ai
other is the Charge I ('Affaires to Denniarl
now held hy Mr. Cramer, and another is tl
Mission to.Nwitzerlah.l. now held hy Mr. Fi?a
kid of thi- former distinguished Seer
t-iry of Sta'e. Mr. Fish has. in deference I
an ancient practice, placed his position at tl
disposal ot the'new Administration, hut. lit
tin- other persons named, lie was ready to r
main at his post If permitted to do so. All
those otlieers. save one?Mr. <'miner?a
Clll/.CIlSOl ?M-\\ I I I- . II I
displace them all, not for any alleged failni
or for any alleged need or advantage of mil
'ie service, hut In order lo give the- gre
(ilflc*1 (if < 'olli'otiir of (In' l'orto! New York
Mr. William II. Itoherlson. as "a reward" f
cert iln acts of his, said t> liavc aide-l in nvd
Inn I ho nomination of Mr. (iarlh'M possible
The chain of reward thu* proposed washroU*
hv (.'eneml Padeau's promptly declining
neeept the new place to which he was sen
These nominations summoned every mend)
of the Senate to say whether ho advised su<
a t ran?-aetion The movement was more tin
a surprise. Wo had been told only a to
hours before that no roiuovals in the X?'
York oftlcers we;e soon to he made or ov<
considered, nnd lin<i hcon requested to witl
hold all j apers and sugecstions hearing c
the subject which had h-on sent to us for pi
sentatlon. should occasion arise, until we in
notice from the President of his re-tdincss
receive them. Hearing that the Vlce-Pre.'
>- . . II.. . . : 1 , |.?,1 I,.,,
MCI1 t WJI.S mm mm
equally misled in re rani to Mr. James, t!
Cabinet officer from our State, and learn
that though he hail spoilt some time with t1
j President on morning of the day the non
nations were sent In. no disclosure of ai
Intention to send them had linen ma'le
him. and that he first knew of the matter I
hearsay following the event. After earnest.
j flection ami consultation,we believed thept
eeedins unwise and wrong, whether con si
ered wholly In relatlm to the preservati<
land Integrity of tiie puMic service ai
ia ptiMie example to he s?t, or
! relation to its integrity of the licpub
lean party. Xo public utterance of cominei
; or censure was made by cither of us in t
|Senate or elsewhere. On the contrary, i
thought the President would reconsider i
' action so sudden and hasty and would nt- lesi
! adopt les's hurtful and objectionable moil
) of requiting porsonal or Individual servii
i In this hup'* tiie following paper was prcnar
I and presented by Mr. James to the Presidei
' who was subscquenty informed that you h
authorized your name to lie added also.
"To th>' Prcsi'lrtit: We beg leave to romr
strate against the change in the ("ollnctorsli
i at Now York t>y the removal of Mr. Merr
'and the appointment of Mr. Robertson. T
j proposal was wholly a surprise. \\'e heard
! it only when several noininatlnns Involvi
ill the plan wereannoueed in Senate. We h
j only two days iiefore this been informed
I you tliat a cluing)* in the custom ofliec at X<
| York was not eontemplated, and quite igm
I ant of a purpose to take any nctio'i now i
I had Yio opportunity, unti' after the nomlr
. tioi<s. to make t lie suggestions we now pr'-sei
! We dv not believe that the service will be pi
| moted by removing the presentCollector ai
putting Mr. Robertson In his stead. (>
opinion is quite the reverse and we beiie
| no political advantage can he gained for ell
er the Rcpubliecan parly i*s principles, 1:
lievingthat no Individual has claims oroli
gatlons which should be liquidated in Ml
a mode, we earnestly and respectively a
that the nomination of Mr. Robertson
'withdrawn. [.Signed]
j oitbstkr A Arthur,
.T. (:. Pi,att,
TltO.UAM L. JAMKS.
I R'lSCOK (VisKMXll."
This paper was presented by Mr. James i
i Monday, the 201 li day of March. Knowii
the frequency with which everyone oft
twenty Presidents of the Republic, and mm
iedly the present Incumbent, had wilhdri
Humiliation-, on less serious renresentaliot
we did not apprehend that. such a sti^cstii
i would bo treated as sin Intrusion or an invj
ion of tli'.* prerofjalive of the nominating j?>
I er. Disappointed. immediately th'; Wvn
press, especially in articles and di(^'Ilsso
written l>v those in close an<i c</|^jt;n inline
ati'.n with tlie President a-n;.f' t.-eined wi
tiai member of his ,(/? U,o \sen.uors f,?
violent demmei:i(Uj.Vj|,ir" the.Administratis
| New ^ ork for to the President. JVr>oi
'.'I'd "diiMa^^o Kxeottiive^^.'.><i:slon report*
, whorcsenjjai ;ind impatient
consent*' to wh
TT We had made, we have mad
Pssault n))on anybody. Wf ha vent all tin)
PrTu-ed toanswer-i'testions l?y representative
of tlie press, or to makeeomj lant oreointnei
ordeniaiof many truthless charges asiain
ns i?y officious champions of the Administr
tion." Indeed, h-yoiui confidential coiimi
laiais ?um cuouier .t:kuoi\s aim omciai
we hnvmid nothing until now on the su
Ject; nor have we, or either of us, "promote
the deadlock In the Semite" Iti onler to pr
vent or inllueneeaction on any nominatio
nor have we so slated. Immediaetely aft<
the nominations were announced letters at
telegrams in groat numbers came from evei
pi;rt of the State, Irom its leading citizen
protesting against the propo-ed changes ai:
condemning them on many grounds. Sever
thousa .ds of the leading mercantile (inns
New York, constituting, we etc inl'ortnc
the majority of every Hoard of Trade, sent t
remonstrances, sixty of eighty-one Iteyn
liCan members of the Assembly, by letters <
memorial, made objection. The state's Itej
resntativesin Countess. the State ollici.ii
business men,professional men, commercii
and industrial and political associations ai
anions the remonstrants, and th?y >pouk fro
every section of the state. Besides the non
(nations already referred to, there wersnwai
inn action of the Senate several citizens <
New York named for ofliees connected M il
the Courts, District Attorneys and .Marshal
These were all reappointments. Most of tlie:
had been originally commissioned by M
Hayes. They wereeertlllul by the .Indues <
the Courts and many other eminent person
who Attested the iaithfulness and the incrl
of their services, and recommended their coi
tinuanco. These were not presented by u
We have not attempted to "dictate"' nor hai
weasked;the nomination of onej erson loan
otti-.-c in the state. Indeed, with the sole e
cvptlon of the written request set forth abov
we have never expressed an opinion toll
President. In any case unless questioned i
regard to it. Some days aso the I'rcsidei
abruptly withdrew, in one and the samonc
the names of Gen. Woodford and Mr. Tenni
and of the two marshals. This unprccedenU
proceeding, whether permissible by law <
nol. nominated these olllecrs alter they hj:
been weighed in the balance. Their ollici
records were before him and ha.l been fuil
scrutinized and approve I. It inu<t be pr
sumed that, lie thought the nominations tit I
be made, and that It 'vas his duty to mat
them. There is no allegation that he di
covered unfitness in the applicants. It coul
hardly be that he discovered unfitness in a
of them alike. What then, was the tneanli
and purpose of this peremptory step? It wi
immediately stated,as if by authority, at
seems to be admitted, that the purpose ws
Ihey would not vote if loit free from Kxec1
tivc interfcrenc'?. The design was i
control Senators touching matters cori
mlttrd l>y the Constitution to the Sei
ate. anil to the Senate exclusively,
had heen suggested, in addition, that I
recalling these nominations and holdin
them in hisown hands, the President migh
in the event of failure of another noininatloi
use them to compensate that failure. If
can be supposed that all these public trus
are to be, or would in any event be, mat
personal perquisites, to be handled and di
posed of, not only to punish the indepem
euce of senatorial votes or act ion, hut to liqu
date personal obligations of any indlviduu
howevor high In station, the conditions at
equally vicious and degrading, and their at
cepiance would compel the represcntatlvi
of the states to fling down their oatl
and report for duty at the footstoi
of the Executive power. Kollowir
this startling surprising Executive m
came ominous avowals that dissent <
failure to "advise and consent" would be lie!
fn actof otlense.and exposing all Senator
from whateverStite, to fcxeetlve dlspleasun
Thus, we find ourselves confronted by tl
question whether we shall surrender the plai
right and sworn duty of Senators, by eoliscr
ting to what we believe to be vielousand bur
ful, or be assigned to the pu-dtion of dl
loyalty t-onil Administration which wehelpe
to'ltring In and the. success cf which we can
estly wished for. Kvcry reason and motlv
which can enter into tlie case, we know n
tlieorv avowed by any party which require
such submission as is now exacted. Althoug
party services may be fairly considered i
making selection of public officers, It ca
hardly be maintained that the Senate 1
bound to remove without cause, incumbent!
merely to make places for those who an
of his Cabinet, wishes to repay for t>oitifr p
crcant to others or serviceable to him, Onl
about two years ago the Senate advised tlui
Gen, Merrit l>e appointed Collector at. Nc'
York. It Is understood that aniont! the Set
ators whoso advised wiik Mr. Windom, no'
Spcrelary of the Treasury and head <
the department whose subordinate (Jet
Merrit Is. Another Senator, k nou n to liuv
Kiven this advlee, was Mr. Klrluvood, no'
Secretary of the Interior. It. is said tha
like the l'ost master-Genera I from our ou
Stale, those Cabinet officers were not taken[it
to consultation touching the removal of Get
Merritt, hut their sworn nnd official n<
tion as Senators is none the less instruetiv
that tho Secretary of the Treasury and the iat
Administration up to its expiration?les
than ten weeks ago?approved Gen. Merrit
General Meritt as an ollieer, is weil knowt
It Is nowhere suggested that a citizen ha
petitioned for his removal or that any officii
delinquency on his part Is the reason of ii
In placcof an experienced officer, in the mid?
of his term tlxed by law. it Is proposed to pti
n man who has had no training for the pot
Itlon, and who cannot be said to have an
special Illness for Its official duties.
In the inaugural of President Garfield, d<
livered on the 4th of March, stand the*
words: "The civil service can never be place
on a satisfactory basis until It Is regulated b
the law lor the pood ol the service, for th
protection of those who are entrusted wit
the appointing power against the waste <
time and obstruction to public business cau!
wt by the inordinate pressure f.?r place nil
for the protection of incumbents against it
trigueand wrong. 1 shall, althcprnpcr timi
nsk Congress to tlx the tenure of minor ol!
ecrs of the several Kxeeutive Department
and prescribe grounds upon which removal
shall be made during the terms lor which in
ciunhcnts have been appointed." How goo
the distinction which would make the majn
offices a prey to Intrigue" and wrong an
"shield" minor officials from like havoc.an
whether the colloctorship of ttie countr
should belong to the exposed or proleete
class, need not be decided here. Assutnln
General Merritt to be an officer of average 111
ness and honesty, it might be reasonably ai
gned that all Senators should with alacrit
advise his displacement by a man of obviou
superiority^ possibly it might be said that a
should advise the selection in General Mei
ritt's place of a man who, w ithout superb
fitness, has rendered his country or even hi
party conspicuous and exalted service. Tit
casu in hand does not belong to eitherof Ihe*
two classes. The vacation of Mr. Itobertso
of his legislative and professional experieti
cos and surroundings Jo not denote superio:
ity in the qualities, the knowledge, the bus
ness habllsitud the fainiliarlly with the r?si
enue laws and system of the Pulsed Statt
which might make him more competent tha
(Jen. Merritt to coiled the vast, revenues at:
administer the vast business pertaining to th
Port of New York. Certainly lie cannot, t
this respect, be held an exception to the rule
of right and consistency on which the Const
tutinn and laws have placed the public sei
vice. \Vc know of no personal or politic:
service rendered by Mr. Robertson so trnr
scendant that tb? Collectorshlp of New Yor
should be taken In the midst of a term an
given to him as a recompense. Mr. Hobertso
is reported by die New York Tribune to liav
declared that his nomlnation'.was a "reward
?a "reward" for bis action as a delegate totli
Nu tionc.1 Convention. If Mr. Ilobortson, or hi
" j ~ " ? " I
jaction, wns Infltienecd by ft sonscof duly; IT J
I lie vowl and acted Ills honest convictions, It j
' is difficult to see what claim ho has for any rej
ward, not to speak of such treat reward. Ac- r
lion, of which an estimate is tlius iuvltcd, ii? j n
c so'in de:-tln*jd to be this; Kobertson and six-j 1
1 ty-nlne other men accepted from a Stain Convention
a certain trust; they sought and no-!
ceptcd the position of airentsordrWate to the j
National Convention. The stiite Convention r
declared a plainly sta'od JudgtTXMitnnd policy' 1
I to 1)0 observed and support oil l>y those it coin- j
{missioned. To this declaration all selected i
1. ; delegate* gave implied eon-cat, hut soveiai of
' 'I""" l.lition iii.kIk -1 nunc Slu'oltif ncr- I
I sointl pledge and engagement In exert them!
selves In good faith throughout Insecure the I
Is : nomination of <4encral Grant. They madoi
? ; pledge as ? moans ol obtaining their appoint- (
j incuts as del< gales, nml they did. as we hotli r
is ! personally I;imxv, obtain (heir seals in theXn- ,
j tior.al Convention upon the faith of their per- ,
w sonal statements of their earne-tties-' and lidi'
elltv. The obligations thus assumed wercun- f
id ' derstood to Involve the integrity h? an ol>!1?r.iit
th>n of one who reeeives the proxy of a stock-' j
e-! holder in a corporation on the pledge "'id j
le ! promise to vote as Ills principal would vote, j <
il-j Whether Mr. Hobcrtson was or was not. him-! i
il-1 sell bound. no' only by honor and implication, '
e but by expressly giving his word, becomes J
i.v <|uite imnniterial. in view of the claim made j
it-' lor him. "Or. as it has been sometimes said," ,
i- j he was the ioade. of the vote. This i? tu say j
l?. that lie Invited, persuaded and induced othi?'
| its, whom lie knew had given their word and '
h obtained their seats hy doing so, to violate
(! their word, and betray, not only the Kopuhli- j
to cans assembled in State Con vent ion. hut the ,
te i Ucpuidicnns of llieir DUIrleJ as well, who had '
to trusted in tholrhonor. Whoevercounselsand
e- procures another to do a dlslione-t or ?iishonofjorahle
aot mu*t share with that oilier the
re'guilt and should .share ?.ie odium Justly at-1
to j laeiiimr to it.
re We are, therefore, wholly unable. upon ,
> j whatever ground wo put it. toseejusiilio ul.in
at for ourselves, should we h come par'i's to1'
|c? | using I he public trusts, which belong to t lie
r>r j people, to ro<|Uit siseli service in such modes. |
;- : Hut (ho appliances employed to ell'ret the re-j
."Isultssel up new standards of responsibility !
Miami invade. as wo believe, the truths and;
to I principles 011 which tlie separate and eo-ordl- i
ii. j nale branches of Government stand. A Seller
: at or bus his own responsibility, lie l?amon?h
j Me to!?is State, and to lite body of which lie!
in i is a mouther, lie is hound by his oath to "ad?
' t...... !/ >!" on tilsi-onsclenccand |il<ltr
w! inent, before God. whatsoever or who-oevcr;
i?n else may constrain liim. If'-is lo l>e exempt j
li- from Kxeeusi ve monncc or disfiivoron theone '
?n ' hand, or Executive favor on the other. l.<-nsr
e- standing on orders of the House of ('ominous
.k1 !-as been a declaration that a member shall
Id sillier expulsion who even remits the wishes
;j. of tlie Kxeetitive he:ul of the (iovernnient to
h Influence th< 'oiesof tlie members Thi'Hrit-i
lie ; 1-b Con'tltMlon Is not morejeaio'is than one's j
p.j In tills icr-rd To-jive ad vice and honest, In-1
l1(> dependent advleo, as to an a])|)ointmeiit proii.
| posed Is us miii'li the l i^Iit and duly of a S -n- |
i v ! alor ns it Is the right. or duly of the President i
lo ; to propose the mime?he his advice one way
iiy j or the other. It Is no more mi act of disre- I
-t?.! sp-ct or treason to I lie nominating power tban !
! a verdict of a juror or a decision of a .Tudjje. |
(j. The Idea that tiio Senate Is simply to Ihul out
jh ; what is wanted and I hen do it, we cannot lie-1
1,1 lieve safe or advisable, and thus far no party j
j? has dared or descended to set tip such a test, of j
li- party fidelity or alleaiance. In tnisjinslancoI
i,l such prominence has been jiiven to the sub-,
f!0 ,l?'el and sneb distrust, has been expressed ofj
iV0 the correctness of our posit ions that we think j
Itriirhl and du'iful to submit, the matter to:
ml tlie power to which we are alone bound and j
l,.s ever ready to bow. The Legislature is in ses- j
sjoii. It is KepnbHcan in majority, and New j
,.,i York abounds in sons <|iiitc as able as we to j
hear her nn;-s;u'caimooiniiiiM-iiui m i.-m .-v>iiUj
ii!c of llie 1'niled Slates. Willi a profound j
sonso ?f lit*! obligation we owe, we, wit It devo- j
,n i lion to the Kcpuhlicin parly and its creed of I
Ip , lloerty and right, with reverent attachment
HI to the j?rrat Slate whose interest, ami honor j
1,0 ! arc dear to us. we hold it respect lul and he-j
nf j coming io make room for those who may cor-1
, j . reet all errors we hive made ami Interpret!
?,l' ariiihl all duties we have misconceived. We, \
l,v therefore, enclose our resignations, hut hold ,
,x\. last to the pri vilesie, as citizens and Keptilili-j
y.. cans, to stand for the constitutional lights of j
iVC | all men ami of all re pre si natives, whether of j
stale, Xalion or people. We liavn the honor I
U to he, \ery rcbpcetrully. your obedient ser
f(: vants, j.Sifrncd!
. I I Hosfoi: CojiKMNn,
I Thomas I'i.att.
vt, j To Ilui Ecectlcncy Governor Cornell.
?! THE G lu ANTIC ^SYNDICATE.
I i-1
eli!
The Damaging Effects of ifasfy and Un- j
wise Legislature.
! Savassah, May 17.?Kil-tor '>r?rnhir/ .Veir*.* I
In the telegraphic colums of this nxirnlic s j
? v" /..?..I iik. ii,,u i,ii' st:irrline dis
iK i patch: ''
lit- "New York. May Ifi.?Colonel B. AV. Co.c, of!
k- Tennessee, |<>rni<*il hi Now York today proba-1
w , bly the largest syndicate ever formed in thisis,
country for (lie* nurchase of railroad inicjvxt*. j
;>n The scheme enihraccs I ha cslnblh>hniii?i oi'u j
In- ' c(|in i>r?'l 10"''' **' If m 'roill tlie ort ilWCSt i
to the Allan 10 earthy the
. i purchase ot existing linos and the bulldingof!
cf : new ones. Purchases havealready been eon-1
c?- | eluded of tin; .Macon and Brunswick Head, of \
i'" j Georgia; the Mast 'J'ciincs'oi! ;i*?' irsiinta |
t h , systcins of roads. < > )?i.?'nj! ?;' nil les; t lie Sol-j
in ina, .Voiiie anci Daltou and tlio .Memphis audi
m' Charleston Roads, covering in all aiioilt l..'!'iOj
as miles, Contracts for building of several hurt ;
i'd dred miles will at once ho let, and the various i
of j systems connected. The syndicate has suh-i
at | scribed lO.iiif.Oiwt of capital.
?*,' "Among the well known capi.nil-Is who are I
' s | name I in thesyndleaie are George K. Keney,
es j Samuel Thomas.) 'alvin Brice, K. li. It, Lyman j
at una John T. Martin.
st j ' Colonel Cole will be imde President of the
a-1 whole system of roads, and will have charge
d- of extentlons by purchase and bunding."
Ik,' This announcement Is very slmildeaiit, and |
b-1 illustrates in a very forcible manner the ureal ;
d ' wrong thatjias been done to the railroad coir !
e- ; panics of our State by hasty legislation. The j
n;; law authorizing the sale of the Macon and i
r i Hrunswiek R>ad excluded certain parties)
id ; from the privilege of bidding for the property
y ;?anionk otheri, the Central Railroad and
is.. Banking Coinimny of Georgia, whik* syndl-i
id ! rates in New York or elsewhere could become i
id the purchasers. Now forsooth. It, appears, j
of that the Hrunswiek Road lias passed intothe J
d, j hands of capitalists outside of Georgia, who t
is j havecomtiined iu ?:rvat strength to divert the '
b* rich products of our fertile fields from Georgia I
>r and Carolina ports to Norfolk, Itiehinoud and j
p-1 Baltimore- This means death to our cities!
s, ! and to the railroads leading to them.
il The "tiijianiie syndicate ' means the praeti-j
rc (mi 1 union of the Richmond and Danville com-:
ui hlnation with the Virginia, Kast Tennessee
i- and Georgia Road and dependencies?a union
t- of tremendous strength; one that ciu do j
of. much injury to our home enterprises and honh
1 est. investments. The Richmond and Danville
s r in? ii i< ntre.'ulv reached Atlanta, and the.
(ii i East Tennessee and tieorgia I.luc passes
r. j I rough I *hI ton and thence toSelnm. Alabama.!
r?t"i Controlling now the Hrunswlck itoad, as this
N ! great combination does, the extent ion will he '
ts soon made front Macon, to Atlanta, thus in-'
n*; troduciug them at once to the great cotton j
s. section of our State. This will be perfected by
>'e extending the Hawklnsvilli* branch to Atiieriiy
j cus, near the centre of Southwestern Georgia. I
x- The bountiful productions ol our lands will j
e, j then beearried tiS'alisbury, North Carolina,!
ic either l?y Dalton, Knoxville and Ashvlile.orj
In tiy Greenville. Spartanburg end Charlotte,
iit, and thence on a cou.mnn road through Green*- j
t,1 tioro. X. V., ltanvllle and Hlchinoiid, to the
y York river. AH this threatened ruin has been |
'd courted?encouraged hy the ha-ty legislation j
>r forbidding Georgbieorporationsfronipurchas-1
id , ing the Urunswiek Komi. This ha>ty leclsla-J
..i .. ?...u nn/l fntnlnrt tn flu* I
??1 (toil I1M.1 IliUVVU (jUVH ?? %*?? % VX/....W. .
ly enemy."
i
;ej Judge James S. Cot It ran.
s* I i\Vw>* and O"trior.
[! | The appointment of Col. James R. Cnilimn, ;
'; of Abbeville, to be Judne o( ihe Eighth ?"1 reuit
is a deserved compliment to a worthy
"J nutn. A better selection could not have been
rnadq among Hie able and distinguished luwyersof
I he circuit, nor one that will give
iS more general satisfaction.
j .Judge C'oihran Is a i ativeof Abbeville coun- i
? ly and lias resided durii g Ihe greater part nfji
J , his life at Abbeville Courthouse. lie fatten- h
! ded Krsklne Col lege at Due West for one Ses-1 .
.. islon, and was afterwards grnduated with disj
tinetiou at the I'miversa:y ofiieorgla. After]
r completing his literary education lie deter-1 <
' minod to go to the i?arnnd entesed the c?Jlie?'
' of Ihe l'errins in Abbeville. lie prosecuted Ij
, j his studies with singular fidelity and was ad-1
{? niitted to practice In 1S5I. lie lived at Abbe^!
vilic ami was taken Into partnership by his j
J"! preceptors. Here he remained engaged in t i i e i,
'}*:ordinary duties <?f his profession until the!;
I | war, when he went into the service as a lieu- j'
i tenant in Capt. James M. Pcrrin's company ji
, i of flrr's iteuiments of llitlc?. He went to the '
'* j coast and to Virginia with the command, and ':
rS participated in all the hardships and dangers ji
I | of war. lie was r? pea ted ly and severely won n-!
l ded. and was a gallant soldier and capable j<
'-! mnitmiiiii After the war lie resumed theli
- . j pnn-tico of law In cumpui<y with tin.' lion. T. j i
J, i (/'. Herrin. and lias ever sinew been in the ac-' |
. | live duties and hard competitions ol pofes-!i
Nslonal 1 i lo. h
, In 1>7C .IndgeCothran was appointed I>em-ii
, I oeratie County Chairman of Abbeville Coun-11
1 ty. and but tor his fearless courage, wise coun-! i
{"jseland determined zeal the county would j
1 have been lost to the party. The campaign j
was, perhaps, the most brilliant In theState,!
,l: and through it Jmlg* Oothrun bore himself i
,* w:ih conspicuous fidelity ami daring. Jn that!'
: . year he was elected Solicitor of the Klghth 11
' Circuit, lo which olliee he was atiain elected :
*l^ in I.SS'.I. His work iu the Circuit is well-known, i
' ; He became a terror to evil doers, and he has ; <
" been the nio?t eflicicnt Solicitor the Eighth i
i" I Circuit has had since I lie war. ilefore a Jury i
. i he has hardly an equal in the State, and he j
neverspeaks without ailed. He is thorough-!;
;P ! jy familiar wilh the criminal lawsofthe Slate j
; and has enjoj til a large civil practice for sev-; (
" eral years, appearing at the various liars ofj
i ! his Circuit in almost every important case.;]
''i Ills quick and discriminating judgment, Ills ]
' I easy flow ol language, his ripe scholarship and i
.71 his untiring energy peculiarly Jit him for thej,
V arduous and delicate duties of the high posd-{,
I tion to which helms now been called. A man : i
who has been so faittiful In every other posi- i
1 tion ir? wli i li he lias been called cannot but j
-l uccood now that he lias gone Mill higher in i]
i tlie line of professional promotion.
,.! <? {J
J;I Independent Thought. i)
0 j lAincnstcr I.edrjcr.
?! There is a noticable disposition amonga few
ts of our exchanges to suppress a freedom of j
' onlnlon. This is wholy wronjr and if the In- ,
' elinailon grows will lead to dangerous eons?- }
1 queuces. one of t in: otllces that n newspaper, >'
!'' worthy of its name. Is supposed to discharge,,
i Is to hold the mirror up true to nature?to re-'
, | tleet tlie piddle opinion of soeicty just as It is. I
, ! Hesiik's, it i? a criator of tills opinion In no j
^ ! insignificant degree. When the I're?s fails to '
' [ ring out its condemnation ifwiong in winit-i
, ever speeious vestment, the same may ap-1,
'' pear it falls In one of i's highest duties and j
becomes the sport of the breeze?a mere weatlli t
" er vune.
\ Reecntlv.anoutrageous lynching look place:
,l In Laurens County. The \ietim was a poor
neirro woman. The stain on the escutcheon '
of our State rested, not alone upon tlie Cnin i
*7 j t.v which was the serene of the tragedy, but up- \
! on all of them as well. The papers of the State ; I
: in most instances raised their voice against '
this disregard of the law, and the Oovenor of- I
" fered aiewardot two hundred dollars for each <
* | of those eiifiaKed In ilie lynchin;, and yet. j 1
s sonic of our brethren of the Press, though i
T' not applauding thedark crimeof murder, took ; \
1 Issue with those who sought to set. the seal of i
'J j Cain upon tlie forehead* of the Ij ncliers. The r
, tliirty men who represented In their collected I >
tiody'the Judge anojury, and without ilie vir- t
^ jlucof humanity, hurried the trembling tie-11
*; gress in this summary way to a higher judg- I
ment,arc under that judgment and in that of i
. society guilty of the crime of murder. It is so. t
i Nothing can make it otherwise, ana for such i
' 'atrocities our land suiters. We care not tor i
j? thankless etl'ort which seeks to make n good |
. j i-howlng forourselves in the eyesofthe North- I
" I em people. They are not without prejudice t
,r j against us. Their eyes are ever suspicious, i
s They do not criticise us independently, but j f
e ' personally, and ho we ought to be content to t
'' smite at'their littleness and entertain on-jf
ly contempt for their indillcrenee. ifii
they can see any pood thing in Na/.ereth, (
i" i well; if they cannot, then, well still. There-|t
'* j fore we would not view our face hi such a I
[' j speculum. Hut we would, for the sake of sun- j
s pie Just iee and for the love of good order, eon-1
'! demn tlie wrong, even though it be found on ,
'' our own sunny'soll. 11
j Tlie Press of this State lias spoken with no .
;1 j uncertain sound and is true to the interest of
i (the state. It is Independent In thought ami ;r
." : free In the expression of tiietn. The few who ,J
[ are inclined otherwise, we trcst, will sen
J 1 their serious error and yet become the bold- '.
? est of the bold. j J
t| <!> j i
n On last Friday evening, Miss Rrcnnic Ed .<
e w>:r;ls, the accomplished daughter of Dr. El--;?
" wards of this place, gave a concert at her 1
o school, sotne twelve miles from Due West, 11
Is v\ hich was.a coaiplctc euccc:is. j I
J_J_ I I I i irnm?.? ?M.nsm
Everglade Scheme.
PHE FLORIDA WILDS TO BE
OPENED UP.
i
1
[he Plan Ity Which the Enterprise Is
To ISc ('onstiiumntcd-TIh Company;
Adopts a Title?A Well Known (jentle-!
in an Inter viewed.
A ugutUt Chronidc.
A Chrontci.k representative met, yosterUiy,
a t?c'iitl?'ni:i)i well known in Aiikumu ni?d
l 11 th? coinmoreli'! contern oi this continent,
vho rccilvcd tlic h?ll-jwlni; let.er from the
J.-ncrul Manager of this great cnto:pi-c:
" J he rtilhiiitli'Mia cimiuiiiy which propo*
ps to reclaim tiie Kv?-i'g li'lcs of Florida are
jolng to work with enemy. A bill chai tvrlns
i!ic compn-iy, which will beknown a* tlie Atimticsnd
list Coisl Cam;l and Okeechobee
LandCompany, wnsput through tin.* Florida
[.o^isiatme In thr-*c days. and the company
promptly d.-posited $5.01!) w'th the state
I'reasurer ns a guarantee that tlio work would
It' |>rosrcutfd cncrjiPiir illy. Meantime ThoMtiK
J. Harg-r, counsel for the company, has
telegraphed Hamilton Iiiss'tin. frxn Tallchasjce,
tiiiit lictianul tin.-Slut-*'* title to the lardvalid,and
that theHoard of Internal Improvements,
with wlinm the contract for reclaiming
tin* lands was made, ha< fill power to
let under the laws of Honda. The title of
the Stuti* to the land is by patent from t]* *
Flitted state? ot America.* The -elioina continue-to
meet with the trroatest favor. Feople
who are perfect. strangers lo Mr. J>l?ston
write to him rom tanlly from all parts ot the
Fnion as'cin* t<> he ,-iiloved to purchase stock,
and od'erliiR to .-end cheeks in advance t<-r the
niii'iunt nfi'-.cir sunseripliotis. I lie company
will l)i' forma! ly organized sis so .:i an I lie charter
arrives, whk'h will prnb.ibly ho t'? day.
Hamilton l)is<Lon will lie el octal President,
an 1 oth'Tequally well known and responsible
s;eiil lemon wil! Ix oluwii to (lie other of
licos. Tin: Troa'-uishi]) litis been tillered to \V.
II. Gat/.mer, who will accept if his atrc and
his manifold business out rprlKi's do not prevent
liltii from enframing In tliis now work.
Tho Chief Kntfinoor wiil ho a man who has a
national reputation, and is well acfjnaintetl
with the SoniIn rn country.
Mr. A. 15. IJndcrnmn, who yesterday relurncd
from Florida, will return next, week,
accompanied h.v a corps of engineers, who will
Immediately h<vrln the worn of running the
levels for tho canal. The actual work o!
dredsini: will be begun in thirt;; days, or as
soon as the ncc -ss-arv machine can be placid
on the. ground. I'a I en I steam divd-icrs, manufactured
in Ito- ton, will he used in the work
of excivation. Each machine is capable ot
doinvrthe work ot two hundred men.
"The plan of the company Is todi^ a canal
ten inilus long from I.akoOkeechobee to the
head wjit its of) lie OiUx-Knliritrhie river. This
river ttows into thcGulf of Mexico, and lis
mouth is. accoritlnsr to the surveys made 1 ?y
< 'olonei Melijs. of t lio Topographical ICn^riiterr*.
United St ites Coast survey, ji::?! <>cner:il
< ill more, 2VZ leei lower t!>au I ake Okeechobee,
The work of the engineers i? simply
to drain tii?* Infer* snllleiontly to prevent
its overflow. II. is this overflow which cause*
the Kverfrlade.s to he .submerged willi water,
the lake having no natural ou let. The Kvenrhulcs
are sut rounded l?y a limestone rid'/e,
which acts ns a dam to the waters, and after
the overflow of thclake It can otuy illsappeai
hy evaporation, which of course, is a slow
proce>s, Theerouml is consequentlyalmost
continually under water. If the canal ahov<
mentioned does not sufficiently ilrtiin I.aUf
Okeechobee to prevent its overllow, auothci
canal to the east ward will he cut to the St
Lucie river twelve miles Ion*, which will carry
the wafer into the Atlantic Ocean. The
mouth of the h't I.ucic river is twen
ty-flvB feet lower than fie basin o
I,ake Okeechobee. It will t ins tic seen
that (he cm.'incerin<r diflicullies can eosj.
Iy he surmounted.and the lake /trained snl'
fielently to prevent the overllow of its* hanks
which will make a warden spot of the whol<
Everglade country."
"({oner.il D'Assi, a wea'thy Ilalian, wh?
represented hi? country at tl*.? Centennial
proposes to locate tlve hund'xd families o
Italian emigrants on the redid ned lands.'foi
the purpose of iiii>in'Z fruits, at which tit<\\
are adepts. It lias iio-n recently dlscovcre
t'r.ai Mie caoutchouc or India rubber tree grows
wli'd In the Kver>rlades.ainl n large buly o
valuable hetamite or has br-on f>und. l'rofes
sor McCanlcy, of the Smithsonian Institute
recently found an li.dian in the Kvcr^ladei
cutting In a snpir e.incstall; t wenly-thn efee
lone. "From ail this (he plain in ierenor| vouh
seem to be that the future ofth : Alljiiilloant
ICnHt Coa?t Canal and Okeechobee Land Com
pany is likely to ha brilliant.
The Chiiomci.e representative Inlervlcwer
the gentleman referred to, who had been ove
part of the Kv.m-gli.des in May .ind June, J.S
, ' *
Heportcr?V?'|jnt do you '.lilnk of tin
scheme?
I believe it fenslble. and, Ifcrrrled out wl*
open !,h? way ti theonly part ofHorida I wouh
live the year riund in. I inarr toned IMgUff
Indian river twenty clays :ind
and was careful t'i o!iscrv'?n\ 'Vr'*.
I I; opt a diary of in v It \.i.s1.ioticed aftet
,nv |.f.|iirt .-'O.v.fsia, In the ( ncinm-.tl (Sa<
z ..\, . .uiscipiciit.iy I niaile 1 the diary to an
old friend of mine In New Yorfc tin', ills hov*
plight road it. ;.nd know some hitijr of thai
part of our common country. .My dairy wa?
lost.
What part of the southern peninsular diil
you visi:?
I visited Jupiter Inlet and across the hoavl
of the Kverirladts to Lake Wortii, from thr
Inad of I.ake Worth into the Atlantic Ocean
and In slfMit o! the Oulf stream. to l!i>ca>uc
Hay aihI the Miauicr river, and IVom there
round the coa*. In a small boat to Key West.
Is the land adapted for sugar cane?
It is; and I so slated in my <11 iry. that > t
Lake Worili I saw a< rich land as 1 saw in
I.ousianna, and as early as the twenty lll'li
of May miw luxuriant sugar cane !h<* prospi et.of
lar^e.Ki'owtl appearci! flattering.
If the enterni ise tie a success \\ hat other 111'
du?tries besides simar will be pmilted?
Kor the cultivation of suga- cane, it will
have the advantage over l.ou>iaua of beinn
below tin? trust line. As a fruit growing e >tin
try Ji will be the richest in tho worlil?climate,
toil situation are favorable to tlii;
view.
What fruits may wc expect from South Florida?
All troplcfil fruits grow tlicre. On the Fort
Palias plantation I saw thcminva apple, the
the cine tipple, dates, limes. h:iu:.u.i, hnion,
oranges, su^ar apple, cocoa, nut, patipa :i| p!<;
and various others. I noticed in my diary
such a good .substitute for arrow ro it, maniif;ie:ure<l
from roots growing wild on the Fori
Lai Ins plnntiiiion, mid fi-ut>d a ready market
in Key West,from six to ten cents per ponml
in bundle lots. When we take iiito consider
iitlon thf priniltice process ofmnnuracturlnu
this starch?the machinery belonged to the
seveuteentn cntur.v.
Will the grape grow luxuriantly there?
I think so, and in great. variety. The hairmoel;
hind will crow as line a vine g^ipe u
can be grown in France, und tlM* pos iliil!lies
are that in the future, not very distant futuie
t'llli'-r. Lake Worth .ami Hy scare Hay bratn.s
of champagne willji'.nd a ready market in Paris
und London.
Wiial ; i>->11 > <"c?uon ruiiivnuoti?
'i'lie sua Island col tun t no grows wile!. I
s-iw tItem at l.ako Worth. White river and
I>yseanr Hay-was told tin: (re-s were in perpetual
bloom. I brought some of the hull* to
(ieoigla. If I were lo givyouthe size of the
tree. Jt would read like a fairy laic?it would
appear Incredible.
What do you know about tho Seminole Indians?
I saw several of them up the M lamer river.
In my diary I suggested Ihe running of a
canal across the peninsular. This would
make the Kver?!udcs 'and the lndlans
powerless to injure tlieeili/.cusol Lake*
Wo: th, Hyseano Hay. Key Wes: and Tampa.
Tin re was soino alarm fltwhei I was there;
lliev might hi; troublesome; their numbers
i.nd strength noone knows?supposed to he
tilt ut (7' 0) seven hundred. They still i t tain
their African slaves.
You think the cll nato healthy?
I met a physiati at Hvsean'.' Hay who bnd
practised there for six years and never I rented
a case of chills and .fever. ills biolbor,
then a robust, hcadhy man, hn*! been a great
s'ufl'erer with asthma, so tiiat hi< life became
a burden, was then in perfect health, only
once he went to his people in Cincinnati, and
hail not Ixcn tin ro a week when he was attacked.
lletmade for Iho only climate be
could enjoy life in, and to useUsown words
"no inducementtould make him leave there
iigsiin.''
Is the climate very hot and enervating.?
Not at all. I wore an over coat on the hay
In .Inlie. and felt comfortable, This to Northern
and Western people will appear strange;
yet even the people of Florida in the i:ppcr
part ot the State arc wholy Ignorant of that
portion of the Peninsular.
What other natural resources and prospective
Industries came-under your observation?
There are many, Tho water Is fine and
L-ool. Ice machines could he established, and
.. t ? i. ? I?i?I <I.I, i,i,i ?II ii...
Ilsh they can find market lor. Tlie grey sn;i|>peru?
a table delicacy Is excellent; as a ta,
iney tish I never caught with a rod ami re-i
Lheir equal excent the Irish salmon. Knmigh
>f oysters in Indian river tosupply the continent.
The season was too lor advanced to lest
Lheir flavor.
How about supplies for t lie expedition?
I cannot answer I hat question Just ne w.
'I lie same kind of contractors may turn up
md put In hiils as^vas done during the civil
war. The general manager is wide awaKe to
the situation, ami if In; is his base of supplies
w ill be In reach of his hands, and will have
men about him who will understand their
luties. I know several o'dsoldiers on Indian
river w lu> would he valuable adjuncts to the
. xjvdition as guides and scouts.
You seem to think that the enterprise n
uire thins?
Yes, I am enthusiastic on the subject?and
jnly wonder it was not attempted before.
Had there been any route to make ISyscanc
llay accessible it would have been the most
popular resort for pulmonary or throat afilic:ed
subjects on the Continent or any other.
r\n air line railroad (narrow guage) from St.
\u-'ustlnc to Hyscsuie Hay may be one of the
fulure possibilites.
How ii'jout lumber?
I don't think anvsuUabt" for business purio?<
s jjrows there. The pine ishardand knotty
[.umber can he shipped from Pensacola to
Luldlcrs Keys in large vessels and by schooners
to the canal worus. The coeane stone is
rood for buildin<;. When unexjiosed to the
ilr it can be cut with an axe Inlo any shape,
nit. altera week's sun II.is as hard as marble,
I'lieGovernment buildingsofKort Hallis were
milt of eoeane rock?many of tliein are still
funding. The water there is as good as any
springs in Georgia.
*
COLORED CHILDREN AT SCHOOL.
V Decision Thai They Must be Admitted
with the Whites.
A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press
Vom Mead ville. Pa , May id. says: "A very
m porta lit decision was delivered to-day by
ludire Church, In the Court of Common Pleas
or Crawfort county. In the ease of the Coinnoil
wealth of Penns* lvania ex. rel. Kltns
II. Allen against the School IHrectors of the
Ity of Meadvilie. The plaintllf is a iieagro
uivlngchlldrcn of the proper aire to he adnit
ted to the public school of that elt.v, but
iVho were refused admission. The plaint ilf
ippliedfora writ of mumlamus against the;
colors to compel their admission. The directors.
tin- respondents, answered that plain-!
IfTschildren woreneuroes, and that by seeion
21, act of Assembly, May Mh, Wit, the
'oard of Control haviim established a sepu ate
school for negro and mulatto children in
heir district theyWere not compelled to adnit
I hem into the school where white ehll-j
1 ren were. The court, Hon. l'earson Church,
^residing .ludue, in a very elaborate and
earned opinion, livid that the 21st section of
lie act of Ixol was violative of the t hirteenth j
in 1 fourteenth amendments of the 1'nlted
stales Constitution.and hence uncoiistitutioii
il and void. A peremptory miiduinns was
irdered to bejissued, reciulrlngnnd comniandng
the respondents to admit the minor ehllIren
ofplaintlfrinlo Ihe schools. This is the
Irstjease ofthe kind deciiled in^the State havng
involved the main Issues.
<*>
Git ay Township.?On Saturday afternoon
ast, Treasurer liryan came in for a brief rest
rorn his tax-colleetlug rounds, and we learn d
that thus far Gray is by very far the banner
Township. At I Hirst s Store Sir. Ilryan coleeted
over SVXi of .May taxes. But then it
mist be remembered that all these people, ex;ept
Senator Calllsou, are protected by the
itcek law. Hence thelrattluenceand promptness.?A'c/f/eyWd
Atlwrtiner. By rights Gray
md Cooper town-shlpsshould be In Abbeville
:ounty, they arc progressive sections and the
fence should be on the line between progress
nid death. We shall use our best efforts to
;et Ihcte town ships on our side.
~ I
LEMONS FOR SMALL-POX.
X Pleasant Specific Plscorcred by an;
Irontou 0. Physician.
From the Ctncinnftli Gcuelle.
I wis taken sick April 11th with what. I su$.v !
posed wasuseverevolil, having liait my hair I
shingled the day previous, Friday, 15th. I was
quite feverish, with severe pains In head and
1 ? i.... T ii'iu r* r\ hrtHni* Klin.1
ilny. r-ver somewhat rod lived, j presume ?y|thc
niil of aconite, which had l>oei? administered
tii tno hy Urs. Morris anil I mint; eruption
very indistinct underneath tlie skin.
Monday iiiunjinir. 18, eruption unmistakably
that of small-pox. Tuesday nioriilr.s:,
, eruption very abundant? crop inenmsing rapidly
in size and number. Wednesday inoinir.C,
n very dense crop all over tlie face, fore*
I head, and scalp of the head. neck, and sniesol
[ feet. Upon the arms, hands, le:s, and bod)
: they were pretty evenly distributed, but not
so closely packed as upon the above mentioned
purls, fly evening I win suHWin? Intensely
from those upon tnesealp. Hy l$:i:l o'clock
the pain w:is almost Intolerable. My nurse
had retired and was fast asleep in bed behind
me. My feet were so tender that I dare not let
th in touch tho footboard of the bed. My
bead I could not sutler to lie npo:i the pillow,
r in v. raised ui). on my elbow, my neck rest
In.'on my hand. I h:ul by this time become
si) nervous, I i!:irc not shut my eyes from fear
of seeing unpleasant visions, l'tilse about
Hi. I hail upon t!ic table ill the hedsidsa pitcher
of water anil a drinking class.a box of seldlit /.
powders ami one once of chlorate of potash
in crystals. I had also at my bedside a
paper of lemons and also one of oranges.
These were n!l the adonis within my rfaeh.
I recollected that lemon Juleo in sntllcient
quantity was n sedative and vould lower the
J heart's action, and by so doini: might relieve
nil* of those unpleasant visions. 1 then-fore
squeezed all I he Juice 1 possibly could out oi
o:>?'of the lemons into the glass, to which I
a 'd -d about two tablespoons of water and
; <1 niilt it. 1 then opened the rind and sucked
the lahince of th- juice. In about Wl minute*
1 took another lemon, and u?c litlu thesamc
manner. In a short time I felt very cold, asil
I were Iy Injr In close proximity ton large mas*
of snow or ice. .My pulse had dropped to tfci,
'] shut my eves to *ee If the unpleasant vision*
were t:one. inn bypl.icins; tny hand upon tn.v
i head I found Jtliat the pox on my head hail
igone also. My head was bathed with grn
' ln*A .It li.iil nviiilnil fiVkttl Mir
J pox. ir stained the napkin I hud applied t<
i wipe It (iff. It seemed a>- if e.ich had pi van iif
) its contents and wilted down to a level witli
j the snri'aec. The same liad taik?*n place will
; those upon my face. .My beard was plced t<v
getlicr with the samekindof tinI I. Tlioseup
I 011 my neck had not liurstcd, hut liad siirmih
jiiwi'j* and dinsinlshed i:i size considerably. ]
' l.ihl down avd slept twohoiirscomfortnhly. ]
j awoke, I prosit me froin cold, although 1 law
j plenty of cover upon me and the tire wa? sift
t j burning in the grate. I felt so well piea?oi
i that I to:ik a Utile more lemon (nice 1 Icep
mj pu!-e from Wl to HT for :)ti lumrs, when a!
1J eruptions' and elevations Imd disappcarC'.
; from tiiy skin. 1 thou bid good-bye to lcmoi
I Juice and sinai l-pox.
j So strongly am I convinced In the power r>
jh iuon juice t-i abort any and every ease o
j sinali-pox, if admin lslcre-1 as I adminlsterci
i! II to myself, that I look upon it ana sped lie o
, as much certainty and power In sinail-pox a:
qulniii" is in intermittent fever. I thorefon
,i publish my experiment, hoping every pli.vsi
oinn navintr a case in smnn-jiox ?m (
fair irlal anil report the result to me.
| Jamt'.s Moouk, Surgeon, M. D.
i In ostox, 0., A)'iiI lnji.
[ --*???
A Croat Risk.
The c i rl who tnarric< before she lias had an;
, experience in llieiirinageuien! of domestical
. lairs. Is to be greatly i it? *?I. What can motli
r ers Ire thinking of when ihe.v permit thel
i; (liitJi;hl?Ts to grow r.p in complete idleness
. Vet it is not an uncommon occurrence? It I
. one timt istaUliiKplaeeevery day?lorn.voim
woman who has never had any responsibilil;
\ whatever, wIkihc duties, if she has had an;
'! v;ork worthy of the name. Imvebccn tos'vee
, and dust a few rooms, and to keep fri sh Mow
ers In the vases, to marry and leavehomeaw
j- friends to go witli her husband ioanewani
f st range place, whore they are to lie looked uji
. I on as iiiiui ami woman. Without one fami
I ' liar li lend upon whose eoun>( is she may Yclj
4 she starts out alone. Her mother's heartsa<
f dens a< she bids her child stood-hy, ami po??l
. blyatthat monicnt she realizes what a hcl|
less b-in^ she Is sending out. without th
slightest preparation to do a woman's liar
l work in the world. I'.ut it. is loo lute then Cu
j any: hi in: but. reurct. Mi an while, tiie poor II
j tie wiiijcomoienocsa new and blttcrexpi rl* m
. At home she never botiuht even a pair i
gloves withoutadvice: ln-r JudgmentIscntiri
i I* uncultivated, or she ha< too little indepei
1 ! ?1 MM. lul..l.nn i.l.ui
(. Ul'Iirirm Cltill.ll.l' I . i in ii'inMox II .MV..
rear.her lilt; :is a daughter' c:miscs lie
n: iii-li Milt'erlns: us a wile. .- lie ism* hi wiir
B with the uncertain s'eps of a child. Sli" hti
hi inaav hut anxieties, she makes swra jrmv
I n,is!iil:cs in Ihe things she buys, i.< ciisi!
L made t<j think in tltC store
srwTTrnflie, >ne does n.'.t ev?-i
is impo?ed upon colli ill list I
' ly. 11 isJvT shame lor ait Is lo he brought ii|> lik
! this, and gciicr,-i!ly they are not tobiame; Hi
, mothers, whoouiihl t-> know better, inn>l h
held resj onsiMe lor this state of thiti^s, nilI
lor Use poor, ineompoti n!. wives they are |>ro
. vitli itr foryoiin,' men from whom!hey l eijnir
j much iiioic Ih tn they are giving.
l|
A nourishing1 Enterprise.
s| The Piedmont eoltoti factory tsl (ireenviik
i 8. t'.. Is another prosperous sonrthcrn ittuiin
| litci H ri II IT I'll OT|?l ISC. J1 llil> J II* I ill.'Ulill I'll i
( sfiiil-;it:nti:iI dividend ??f -I per rent., free n
, taxes, 011 1 lie v hole of its e:i; i!: I stor k c
STHXI.nuO, mill hr.s n snip lis of 81.1.1*10, whiHi i
11< !<I a reserved f;ui<i. Al present tin1 factor;
runs ?|0 looms mid ID,(?4 spindles, and gi\v
employment to i-'D operatives; J?:it anolhe
j nilll is iii'i.riy completed, win ? s; imi! ?
j ami-Til looms will In- riiii. Riving c-nii>l<?y
.'incut io ;Vi'.i sl(iIli'?! operatives, ami whlcl
will kIvtr n product of a>) i-aics of cloth a:.i
I .'iO.WI pound-oi yarn per week. Tin* miil i
now eiiyjisi'd in tilting an order for 1.2j0 liale
of sheetings aiiii siiiriimrs for exportation iii
. reel to China, The factory, which runs en tin
i ly l.y water power, wes in opt ration .'! -?5'
days 111:riutr t lie pas*. yrar. The siocKho'dei
. have voted literal apj roprlations for the sup
port of a fl<?nri.-Iiiri|r school, which has lieei
in operation during the wist. year. niH fo
Ihe pay of a minister to till the pulpit of Mi
villare church. 'Jlircc-fourlhs ol tin: stock ii
this flourishing enterprise is held hy Sotitl
Carolinians.
Manuring1 Orchards.
r l IK! I nil i i* hi n,v (>i ixi tiruti mi "i in inn y iiiiii
. by care, al lent ion 11 ml <-<m>istnlly **U)
. the soil with the elements c.iiTieil oil'by crop
ping. No sensible 11111:1 expects to grow wheat
com or potatoes 1111 ihesunie ground your af
t :r r without iresb suppliesof mamirc, :i?:?
! yet tlieie ate many men, a* wv know fioii
obsei \al ion, who never think of niami lug ai
appleor other tree. Apple, <|uicherry
plum, tirul. c\c:i peach trees r.r>- allowed ti
stand, not only nntnanuercil, hut- oilier crop
are onen taken from the ground. while tin
; farmi'i' wonders why his tre.'silonot hear, or
it'tin y bear, why thefruit is so small, gnarly
' ami worm eaten, and his piutu and eherrj
lives dying of black knots. Is it to lie win:
1 ihivil a1? The healthy, mp forming find o
the trees I.a; hooi>meso source th.it a siroiia
ami vipii'!iii< growth is Impossible, anil wit!
a weak growth a tree is linhletothentlacks o
; every enemy anil the fruit, to fall from wain
' of nourishment or from the sting of insects
, whleh, a "tronirgrowth hail enabled it to over
'Colin*, li.nn or stable manure is a general
tertilizer, containing in 11 general way all Hit
' elemen.st. that, have la-en temovid by crop
ping, hence barn manure always make* a vigorous
growth ofweo'.l, hranehes and foliage tc
: all trull-producing plant* ami trees No mat
ti.TWIiat varieties of trait livesyou plant,givi
the land thorough c.tilititv in such eropsaspotatoes,
beans, cucumbers and tomatoes tor the
firs', tluveor lour ye ns, and alter that put in
: grass.? Watem AiivieullurM.
jlAHKKT K (SPOUTS.
eouurrTKO V/KEKI.V I;Y
i .13. ~VV\ Barnwelli
i Dealer in General Merchandise.
I
Ar.nKvn.LK C. II, s. c.,
{ToCon?Middling 10 Stains 5 (o
j Baeon, Hams ll>. j |
I liiKMIl, Sides Ilj. <iU,
I P>ac<>n, Shoulders lit. hi<2
Lard 11>. IV"
J?Torn Jill.
.vi 4 .$
j Fodder cwt. 70 1 00
I sweet Potatoes i?u. ?i0 7.?
1 Iri?U Potatoes. I?u. 1 50
I Itlcc ">. 8
I Jtntior . Il>. I") iO
! Ktfus il??z. \iy,
'Turkeys pi*. l rtt
, <ieese |?r. 7"?
! Chickens each l"i " >
! Hecswnx Il>. 15 S!0
; liecf. Il>. s
I Polk H>. K JO
I Tallow I?>. II 7
I 1 >;tlo Hope. Manilla lb. 20 "~>
j (,'iiiidies, Sperm lh. 25 SO
I Candles, Adamantine lb. 15 '.'ii
(( heese Il>. ill
Collet', Jlio Il?. IS 25
j Co lice, Java ; lb. S3 -JO
: liny cu t. li);?
Hides, Dry Hi. 10 |J
i Hides, (ireeli lb. 5 tl
J Molasses, ('ul>:l gal. 40 !.">
i Molasses, New Orleans gal. 10 7.5
I Xails ....lb. 5
iOII U*..ri.vf.no ? ill 25
j Oil, Machinery gal. 7'i
! Shot bag 2 .VI
jSiill fade 1 10 I 2~>
J Sllil]) lb. i> 10
I Sugar, Crushed lb. l Jt.;
; Sugar, Powdered lb. 12'.;
j Hucar, Wlille lb. 11 12
i Sugar. Brown lb. ii M
| Starch lb. I! S
: Tin, <?rr?;!l Il>. 7"i 1 ??
] Ton, I Hack lb. lio 7.j
Tobacco, chow i ni? lb. -10 To
Tobacco, smoking lb. < "> 7"i
! Vinoiiir, elder gal. 10 li )
j Flow PollitS lb. 10
New
IIIITMII
Lawson &
! W ardlaw
|
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
HA V F. oj>cncil a new stock of IT HX ITL'KK
over the store of A. M. Hill & Son, ami
I will be pleased to receive a call from their
friends. Tlirlr stock consists of every variety
of KI'ltNI'l'I'IlK usually kept III a tirst-elass
i store. All of wbleU Is offered at prices to suit
the times.
j Feb.il, 1581, If
! si, 21 81 ( XWK
UMNUVM XIA^aa 147
arras xnTiriV
UBUII0Q
IS 'TK8I '81 -<?K
iimmiiv,! *?t j
*s<>t{KtU(i qvinjuA puu'soxoq punod i k
s;niT3j po^jossy
LINEN ULSTERS
A T.I, SIZES ANI) PRICKS, JUST KECEIVcd
and very cheep nt the
EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS.
May 11, MSI.
Ayer's Eair Vigor.
EDWIN PARKER.
April 27,1881,2t
The Road Law.
The County Commissioners publish (lie fol?
lowing extracts from the Road law, for the
guidance of a!( concerned: ,
Sec. 2. Thatcoeli township In the Feverni '
Counties of this State shall constitute a hljfh|
way (Ustilct, ami it shall be the duty of the
| Hoard of County Commissioners of each
I c. in tit v annually, during the early portion o!
each year, to appoint some suitable itiiu proper
person Superintendent ol Highways for
eacn huh way district: lie .shall ba a person
resident in ilic highway district for which he
is appointed, and of those liable lo road duty
therein, and hy reason of I)is office exempt
from said duty. Kaeh Superintendent ol
Highways shall hold his office and he required
to discharge the duties of the same foi
twelve months from the date of his appointment.
He may be removed by the fount,'
Commissioiiersand another appointed to til
out iiis term,if for any cause they shail deen
'lis removal necessasy or proper; he shal
nave general supervision of (lie highways am.
road* In his district under the direction of the
County Commissioners. lie shall once In every
three months report to the County Com|
missioners in writing the condition of tiie
| roads and bridges In his district.
I Ski . :i. The Superlnteiident of Illghwnj
I Districts shall divide the highways In his district
Into suitable sections or districts of nol
I iess than two nor more than live miles each,
and lie shall appoint an overseer of roads for
i each of said sections or districts. He shall al!
s'i divide the persons liable to road duty in
j his highway district into convenient nndsultj
aide squads or companies, ami assign a squad
' or company to inch overseer of a section or
'district. He shall, as far as practicable, as
j sign the road hands to the nearest roads. He
shall require the overseer of roads in his lilgh I
? .. v ili.i rii.f. io enl 1 out. t lie hands assigned to
j tbeir resi>cctlvc sections nrdistricts mid work
. Itlio roads mill repair and build bridges <>i
r same, whenever he mny deem it necessary,
(after twelve hours' notice, ami shall require
I j every road hand to bring with liiin for use u
; i hoc, axe, mattock,spado or o'.hertool for work
II on the road or bridge*, lie .shall determine
, i the uiutiiier of days for each working and the
r tools to h_- brought by such road band: I'ro
i; viitrU. 'J'liat not more than twelve days' work
I arc requited of any one hand In a year. When
|1 the t'otinty Commissioners or any of them
j yiveorders to ill.? superintendent of HlghI;
way Districts to have any work done in his
.! district, and Sir ne^l-'eis (o do the same, he
I shall lie deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
|' ami, upon conviction thereof In a Trial Jus,!
lice Court, he shall be lined in a sum of not
11 less than t"n nor more than fifty dollars, and
i'the overseers of districts for ncglectlng to
. | call out their hands and work the roads when
.1 required by the.Supcrinteudert of Highway
; J 1'istricts siiali he deemed guilty ot a misde-l
f mcai'or, and, upon conviction thereof in the
I Court above named, be lined in a sum of not
1 less than tlve nor more than twenty dollars,
i Whenever a highway runs along the lire of
I two hiclnvuv districts (tie tsuperiiHcnui.-ui 01
t, | the sume shall Jointly divide the highway InI
I to suitable Mictions and appoint 1111 over<ecr
I ] for each of sail) sections and they shall assign
, i to each overseer from their respectlvedlstrlcts
or from cltherdlsirlel such laborers and road
f' hands as may be necessary to work the same,
fi Knelt .Superintendent of Highway Districts
1 shall cause his overseers when working seefj
lions in which there are bridges to have such
s' repairs or work dune on sueii bridges to preB;
serve them and keep them in order r.s can
. conveniently be done by the road hands,
n And In case the needed repairs to ixddges are
of.sneh a ehaiaeter thnt they shall in the
opinion of the Superintendent he given out
under contract by the t'ounty Commissioners
he should report the same to said Commissioners
without delay.
Sue. 4. Any person liable to road duty, who
shall have been duly warned two days before
k-1 the day fixed In his notice lor such working
f- slating the hour and place of working, shall
-1 be subject to the ovcrscr in charge, if any
r | person of the legal age rem;e to work upon
? highways and roads (having no jusliliableexs
cuse) according to the dirceifon of the overI.
seer, he shall he d'eined guilty of a misdev
1 mean or, and, upon conviction thereof in a
y Trial Justice's Court, shall be fined in a stun
jj! not less than five dollars, nor more than ten
! do.Ins, or be impiNoned in the County Jail
tl for a nciiod of not less than five nor more
il; Ulan twenty days.
i- Si:c. 5. That on any extraordinary nccn-1
stou when any highway shall l>c suddenly ol>
V structed by storm or otherwise, so as to reI-1
quire Immediate labor to remove such ob
{struciiou, it, shall be the duty of the overseer
>- in whosedlstrict such obstruction occurs to
? I proeced forthwith to have su.-h obstruction
>11 removed,and for this purpose shall summon
ir to his aid a sufficient number of workmen to
i-1 open and repair such hlghv.rty. If any per>,
I son shall, in such ease perform more days'
if labor than Is required by law for the year, lie
> I shall be paid for any sueh overplus, at the
i-1 !?'? of one doliiir per day. by the County Comh
j nii.-sioners, upon the certltleiie of tlie over>r
' srer .showing tl'.at sneh overplus of labor was
il performed. If on any such extraordinary ocis!
e tsion ?he over>eer shall, tor the J-pave of a
c! day atter application made to him for such
y 1 unVpoSo by anv *??idlns 'n hi*
? triei, i, to call out n sufficient number
i of persons to speedily open and repair nidi
- highway* lie shall forfeit and pay to the Coune
ty t '<?iii ini>>i<>m-r of iiIs County, to tie expende
ed in the repair of highway, when and where
e j necessary In hisui.-triet,the?umof flftrcn (1/5)
I dollars unl<f>< the overseer shall show suffi
elent reason for such neglect tin* s-ald fifteen
c{dollars to cuttd ) >* an action for debt,
in lSic nam* of such County Commissioners,
sis plaintiffs, betore any Triil .Justice in still
County. If on any such extiaordlnary oerasiou
any person liable to work on highways,
itf.cr being summoned lor the purpose of ro.
moving such obstruction by the overseer,
Sstis*!' neglect to turn oul and assist in opend
' ingjind re| airing Mich biniiway, lie shall lie
! deemed guilty <>f n mi-dcmeanor, and. upon
r con* let Ion thereof in any Trial Justice's
s j Court, shall be lined three dollars per day,
J Sill<! rtllC 10 Ml' caiiecieo HI1U exjiawiM UMim?
Inbctore provided in the mutter of foriciLures
j. | of oversells.
s Sic. 7. 'i lie County Commissioners shall
.! authorize tlu overseer Of any district to allow
1,1 :i*i>:un workinv one day, ami a'so furnishin;;
I a Icrsi'. plMv or cart, two days' labor,and one
s working hims< li' formic ilay anil furnishing a
s , wairon and two horses, mules or oxen, three
j. | days' labor.
.. 1 M r. s. All nl?!c*l'Otlie l mule persons be
t tw? e:i the aires of seventeen ami fifty yours
J: *hnl! he liable annually to work on the pub
lie highway ami roads i -t less than tines nor
n I more than twelve days, under tliedire< tion of
r; ine oveiseer of the district in which Ilie.v may
?; reside, jn v.nrnlnv men to work upon the
jnihlie roads, the overseer shall make out a
, j ii>t for the waruer, re juirin-i him to no
I tic to cuch person the kind of tool lie shell
1 use in woikinu upon the htghw ays and muds.
: Ami It slmll be the duty <.l nnv employer to
i furnish the overseer a lift tontainir-j; the
]' names of ail p-rsons in his employment liau;
tde to road duty whenever the same sha'i l.e
* reinlred of him by said overseer. Upon ti e
' failure yl any employer to comply with sueh
: I demanJl he shall t?c deemed jmilty of amis,
j demeanor and upon eonv ietiot; thereof befi.re
, any Trial Justice, shall pay a iineot i<n dol,
. Iar? or ten days imprisonment for every such
: oliVnci!.
!i Sic. in. The overseers In their respective
<, districts shnil Imve foil power to cut down and
, (make use of any timber, wood, en t!i or stone
j in cr near the ror.d, bridges or can eway, lor
'! the purpose of l'.'i tiiniin iliosanie, its to inerti
shall seem necessary, maUintr ,|u>t compensa.!
|Inn therefor, should the miiiic he demanded;
. i overseers sha'i not authorize the cutting
down of tiny timber trees reserved by theowni
er In elearmi: his laud or plan'ed for the jinr|
pose of shade or ornament, either in the field*
l : around the springs or about the dwelling
hotisesornppnrtenancs, nor I been t ting down
! of any mil timber when oth,-r limber may be
procured at or near the place, or take stone or
> i earth from v. iiliin thegronmW of any person
enclosed lor cultivation, wiiliout the consent,
! of the owner of tin-same. If any person or|
, persons shall '?y any means hinder, forbid or|
. oppose the said overseers, or either of tltem.j
, * fiom cutting down and making use of any
!. timber, wood, stone or earth in any or near
.said roads or causeways, for slight repaiis ofi
In kl-ics, tor the purpose of making or repair-:
j Iiik the same, or sti .11 In any manner obst ruct!
| the* passage (if >atd road, causeways or bridges
j bv pates, fences, ditches or any other obstructions.
exeeut where authorized by law. ori
j >IiiiI) hinder, forbid or threaten any traveller j
;froni travelling any public roads, mid every!
| person for Mich oti'enve shall lie deemed guilty I
'of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction I
thereof in a Trial Justice's Court, shall he lin- j
| rd in a stini not less than five nor more than i
| ten dollars. I-'.aeh overseer will 1.0 held re-;
I sponsible for his division of roa.l.
! XV Statutes at l.arzc?j> p. 731.
XVII Statute* lit Large?j) j>. 1 M,
J NOTICE ! |
THE County Auditor hereby gives notice
that returns of real and personal proper*'
i ty, subject to taNntion, will be re -elved at the'
following places, on the days designated be-;
low, vi/.:
c a? rnA cjr-r
X111 ly Sir, "Jt: ! i;-l Jr? oi' Jr.'-p.
J n.-ii.Nv 7! h elui !i of June.
1UI." ami ! >ih Jm.e.
! Ifr-Lis rtV'I. I ih :<:> ! I'-ih i I' .1;:i?**!
(.recti wo.id. I.m.'i. I It ami I-'!It of June,
j Evans' Mill,'ji.Ci ami 2;>i ot .!
1 White Mall, SM anil Jills of Juno.
| Chiles' Cross Ri mis, iMh and 2!ith oI June.
i SAVANNAH SIDE.
Abbeville Court House, 1st, 2nd si nil 3rd of
June.
I Wickinrs, Glh ninl 7th of June.
; Mountain View,Kill of June.
! Lowmiesvllle,!UI? of June.
j Smith's Cross Hoails, 101 Ii ol June,
j Calhoun's Mills, 20th a ml-'1st of June.
McKcttrlck's Mills, 22ml ol June.
, Horn's Mine, Slil of June.
j Ceilar Springs, 21th of June.
' Neuter's store, 27th of June.
j Arch K. Watson's, 2*th oi June.
I K. Westtlclil's, .'?yth of June.
I Capt. James Pratt's, 1st of July.
In addition to the appointments above I
made for Abbeville Court House, I would j
mention that the olliee will be open for receiving
returnson Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-J
j day and Thursday of Court week, and from j
the 1st to the 20tli of July.
J. T. PARKS, AUDITOR,
May 1,1881, tf
White Piques,
I AWNS, I.lnens. ?!tc., with rdjin; and Inccs
> to trim In beautiful variety: very cheap, j
at the
F.illPOKlUM OF FASHIONS. |
j April 27, 1*81, tf
3NTot?ce.
\r,L persons bavins demands against the
estate of the late J. \V. ItoitERTSOX
1 will present them duly attested, anil all those
indented to the same will make Immediate
, payment to HKNJ. S. IJAUNWKLL, my duly !
. authorized agent.
AGNES B. ROBERTSON,
Administratrix.!
t March 10,1881, tf
Fresh Arrivals.
I j* VERY WEEK in nil the latest styles, of!
It Ladies, Misses and Children's Huts and:
j Iionnets, at the
IvllI'OHIU.H OF FASHIONS. ;
April 27, 1881, tf
What-Nots,
BRACKETS, Erames, Glass for Pictures, Win-'
(low Glass by the box at low prices, at
J. D. CHALM ER8. i
April 11,18S1, tf
TROT LINES^ i
FISiirXG LINES and Hooks.
EDWIN PARKER. I
I March 23,1881, tf 1
' . . ? * ' -r/'
. .
11 Mil,
CONaAJREE
mi WORKS,
Co umbia. S. C. 1
Agent for "
CHAPMAN'S
mimTTiT vxr i unn i mnn
lMrMUiiii MArUMlUfl.
'IM1ERE WORKS WERE ESTABLTSHEFi
I In 1S47 l>y Messrs. Geo. Sinclair and James
Anderson ami purchased by me In the year
UfciK, and from that time till now carried on
successfully by myself. My friends and customers
will bear witness of the lar^ennd stupendous
Jobs executed by me. it was at my
works where tho largest and almost only job
of its class ever executed in this city wasdone,
viz.: the making of the pipes for the City
Water Works in the year If.>X. In the branch
of HELL FOUNDING, I can say that I have
made the lamest bells ever cast, in the State,
such as the bell for the City Hall In Columbia.
My stock of pittcrns for ARCHITECTURAL
WORK. COLUMNS for Store fronts. Is
larceand various, and in RAILINGS for Balconies,
Gardens and Cemeteries I have the
largest variety and most, modern patterns;
hi.imv nt' 01^ ii!ilnn!nil rinil I have Dill
chased iho riulit for Ibis Slate.
In the machine lino I e-m furnish my pa-I ,
irons with STEAM ENGINE* and BOILERS J
of any size and description. My CIRCULAR
SAW MI I.IX hnvo cnrrlcd off the prize at every
State Fair held In this clly, and In tticlr
construction I hnvo taken pains to combine
simplicity with the most useful -nodern Jm;
provenients, and may (latter myself that my
CIRCULAR SAW MILLS find favor with CV- _
cry sawyer who understands his business.
The many orders I am steadily receiving for
SUGAR CANE .MILLS prove that the public\j
! appreciate the mills of my make, and so It is II
with mv OKA KING for II(?R?K POWERS,
GIN WHEELS, GRIST MILLS and other
MACHINERY.
I Imve tlie manufacturing right of many
PATENTS, such a* castings for ROCK CU'l- ?
TON AND 1IAY PRESS and three or fnur:ij
dillerent FEED CUTTERS and other implements.
I will lie ph ased to send my circulars to any
applicant, together with price list.orestimate.
I My prices arc moderate, and I assure the pub!
lie that they are lower even than those ofi
! Xoithern manufacturers, and that my work 1
i will compare favorably with that of any oth- j
1 er maker. Addrens f
John Alexander,
! CosoAitr.K Ikon Works, Columbia, S. C.
T L. CALHOUN. M. D.
Surgeon and Physician, '
ABBKVILLK, S. C.
i Ofi-ick?Inrenrof O.T.Culhouu'slawoffice.
| March 2:}, 1SSI, 12ni
A New lot
;<
OF rRKTTY PRINTS, Creani ilrocndnrl
Muslims, Dros Goods, mid other desirable
good.-,Just received, ut the
Kit]1'OKIUM or FASHIONS.
j May 4,1881, U'
Two Cases
B! EAl'TIFUI, MILLIXF.UY. Flowers. Ribbons,
J?ice Scarfs, ltm-hlngs, silk Parasols,
i'c. Ju?t received ut the
KMI'OKIOl OF FASHIONS.
May 1,1S81, tf
Curtain Lace. )l
.Mi prices and cheilpor tflan ever, offered !1
! A. at the | f
KJIJ'ORIIM OF FASHIONS* 1
May J, 1881. tf
..c I,
oiuu; ui duuiu vjmUiiiiit, i
1 i
Abbeville County. 1
COUIiT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Ex Parte .T. L. Hrock, Petitioner In Re J. N.
Kay vk Amanda Kay, ut al.?Complaint for ,
Partition.
nn orocr ol nis Honor judge J norms .
Thomson, inude in the above ease April
27, 1S81, the creilitors of the esta'e of If. M.
Knyf are required to prove their claims before
me on the 2stb day of May, l>hl.
M. L. UONHAM, JR..
Planter A. C.
yT" y 4,1881, -It
Violin's, Violin Boxes.
BOWS, Bridges, Strings and Pej-'.i.
EDWIN PARKER.
Fi-b. 23,1881, tf ' (
A. B. C. LINDSAY, '
DENTIST,
, Practical and Operative,
: J | AVINO nttendrd the I.oi-.turrs of tlie i
I j 5 i i;niif>} i van 1:1 liiiii ji! 01 liriHHi iMirgerj t
j oilers his professional service* to the public
, as a Dentist and Oral surgeon. Calls through
; the country nttondcdto. Ail work warrant- j
otl ami charges reasonable.
Residence 5 miles cast of Calhoun Mills,
I South Carolina.
| .Juno l(i, I.' 'SC. _ ______ ! <
Rat Poison, \l
HOR.SK. Cattle and Man's J.inlment, Light : i
ning Liniment, Sowing Machine OH, very j *
tine, Nei vo and liouc l.lniment. i,
EDWIN PARKER. c
| April 1.1,1SS1, Ct
OPItlMi BEDS AND WOVEN ' I .
0 WIRE MATTRESSES, j1
We have the most complete stock of Sprintr.
! Reds in the up-country. Our Spring Reds | .
which contain HO and I">l spiral springs a!l I 1
chained together and clinched on tiieir slats | {
, arc 5') per cent, cheaper than any Spring Red,
j filtered to the people?price of HO springs S-1.50; J
price of 1-iJ sprints .Don't buy any i *
I spring Bed until you sec the 110 and 154. It is j ,
Juslas stated above, at ,
J. U.
March 30,1831. tf 8
SliEET MUSlC. ?
MUSICAT, HOXES from SS to S5?. ^ to finirs, t
Otiiiisrs from $1 to^w); will he ordrrcd
when ill-sired. KpWIN PAHKKH.
March 21. 1881. tf
WW ail Retire Framesj
T7ULL lino of tli? abovo always on hand;
JL prices low. Also, all sizes of Glass kept
lor piciui' S ami other purposes. Looking
Glass, Looking(Jla^sI'late to III! frames when
the gia-s are broken out; all sizes on hand
J. D. CHALMERS.
March SO, 1881, tf _
Boston Student's Chair
A SPLENDID CHAIR fit a low price. A
n :?! comfort, (.'all and see them. Wi 1
arrive in 3 orti days, 8dozen of tiie Louisviil e
Ky., Chair; solid and subslantial, at
J. 1). CHALMERS.
March.10,1881, tf
MRS. HADDON
WILL be nsslsle I by MISS ADDIE TYLER
'' n Inil v i.f ctilLivritcd tsislo and skill: wlio
hns had six yeui> experience among the most
l:ishioi'siL>lo Milliners of Baltimore ami New
Y'jrk. She is therefore prepared to suit tlie
taste and supply the wants of all who may
patronize her.
II. JH. Uaildon & Co. .
March 2t, ISrtJ, tf *
POwELL'S
"IlEEF, Cod, Liver Oil and Pcpsinc; ft vnlua
hie tonie,tlesh geuoratorand notunpleas- b
ant tn tlie t:iste. E. PARKER. . ?
April 18, issi, L't j a
Syrup of Tar '
And wild cherry honey ok tar,! "
for coughs. colds, &c. E. PARKER, j U
\ .->*11 PI 1 v'V 1 -it . .
ajiiu j r
, 1
Componnd Fluid 1
L^XTK.UT of IJUCHIN; for all nllmonts ;]
j of the liladdcrnnd Kidneys.
EDWIN' PARK ICR. 1 n
April 13,1S81, 3t j
Barber Shop. j 1
'j'lIE undersigned respectfully Informs the!
1 puMic that lie lias recently removed his' ft]
Toitsoria! Emporium to llic hall above Nor-1 ti
wood Hrothcr's Mwre, whore he Is prepared to j,
accommodate Ills customers, and the public;
ueneraliy In haircatting, shampooing, sliav-j
ln<, dyeing, in the best style, and at reason-j
able prices. .
Terms per month for hair-cutting, sham J "
pooing and shaviiix. only S1.0U. ; w
Respcetiully,
Richard Gantt. b
"HERB1NE." |
"1 ii Uii" "i Girt Hi?.'!'
-A CURE FOR ALL- j J
Malarial and BiliousDiseases, ^
ACJUE AND FEVEK, Ion
LIVER COMPLAINTS, "
BILIOUSNESS AND DYSPEPSIA, ;
REMITTENT I
-ANDBilious
Fevers, \
CONSTIPT ION. |"
It gives general satisfaction and those wlioi
use it say that
"IT IS A GOOD THNG,"^
IT IS A
futtl Vegetal) ie MEDICINE. EDWIN
PARKER, AGT. t
. Nov. 17,1880. tf *
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A. II. HILL
& SONS,
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Dealers in
Groceries and
A. ,
Farmers'
Supplies of
every
Description,
Abbeville, S.C,
DcC; 15, 1880, tf.
^^^BARKER^
1ELEBKAX tJL> iiorso nnd cntue mwacr?.j
EDWIN PAItKER.
March 10,1881, 2t"
IUST RECEIVED! Another Lot of White
I Sewing Machine which wc guarantee to
e the very best I hat'8 made.
R. M. IIADDON & CO.
March 23. 18S1.
Lumber.
PARTIES having; Hard Lumber. A?hov
Hickory, and White-oak, can |flnd sale
or the tame ut
SEAL & McILWAINE'8,
Currhige Shops, Abbeville, 8. C.
March 10,1881 tf :
CIGARS.
PHE following popular brandi of 5-CENlT
1 SEOARS,
9olou Shingle, Our Firm,
Live Oak, Eureka, '
AND TIIE CELEBRATED"
Calhoun Chewing Tobacfco, and
Little Joker Smoking Tobacco*
-ATCunningliam
& Templeton's*
April iJ, IBS'J, tr
Notice
WE tnkc tills opportunity of thanking on/
friends f?>r tlie liberal patronage bestowed
upon us tlie past year, with our store'
room enlarged and greater focilitlMi tor conshall.
I>v keeping a
much larger sk>ck and finer quality of goodr
endeavor to merit a liberal share of the pub-'
iic patronage. Very respectfully,
R. M. Haddon & Co.
March 23, 18*1.
|'O ARRIVE THIS WEEK ! Another lot.
{ of the Light Running Domestic Machines
[lie Domestic ranks among tlie beat of light *.
running machines.
R. M. HADDOX 4 CO.
March 23, 1881.
coming!
SPRINT, AND BUMMER MILLINERY.
Our Millinery department will befarmore N
uiruc.ivu ui la* em win uihii i*?ur.
11. M. Iluddon & Co/
March 21.18S1, tf
ladikst shoes; .
\,\rE mnko n speclnlty of Ladle*, Misses and? *
*' Children SIiops.
It. M. Ilnddon Sl Co.March
23.1881, tf
e. m. haddon's ~~"v
Sewing Machine Department
rO MEET THE WANTS of a rapidly liw
1 creasing business, we have opened a
SEWING MACHINE AND MACHINE
FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.
Wo Imvc arrangements by which we crfh far'
ilsli alinostany machine thutour friends may ,r.
,v?nt. We liuve now In stock and to arrive:
The Genuine Htewart, price to ?#).
The New Victor. ?2S to $ft).
The Wlille?with d.op leaf and 4 drawer#?"
Slo?u<l S10.
The Improved Weed, 5*25 to $30.
The Llyht-Uunning I)ome*tic. $So to$10.
On short notice we will furnish for any ma:hlnt*:
Itutllers ?1 CO Tuckers ... .75 ct?;'or.lers
5u to 75 cts. Hem mors...25 to fiO ct?.Jewing
Machine Needles [for any machine!,
per dozen 30 cts.
Machine O'l, per bottle ..IS ct?.
We guarantee all the above goods to be flreorlnMv.
Feb. 10. It. 51. IIADDON & CO.The
Wiliisti Female Colleps
!!ESPKCTFri>LY offers Its services to those pnvnts
who desire 10 secure for their daughter*
be thorough and symmetrical cultivation ot
heir physical, tntclleciual. and moral pow:ra.
li 1* conducted on what Is callecf the"
'C1?S-S7727" FLAW, with a Semi-Ansuai.'ol'iisk
of Study ; and, by a system of Tulional
Premiums, It"* Low Rates are mnde
till lower lor ALL who average 85 per cent.
No Public Exercises. No "Receptions.*
irailn.it Ion. v? hltfi Is always private, may oo'
lur eliht times a year.
For mil information, write for an Illustra^
ed Catalogue. Address,
REV. S. LANDER. President, ,
Oct 27,80,ly Willi: mston, 8. C.
8P00L COTTON.
ESTABLISHED 1812.
COZD)
(Wouxu os "White 8pool?.)
CEORCE A. CLARK,
SOLE AGENT.
00 BBOADWAf, HEW TORI*
0
Since the introduction of this Spool Cotton
nto the American market, its success lots
ieen unprecedented. No 'other brand of
bread has ever met with the eame amount
f public favor in the same space of time.
'i'tio "U. Si. 1. miiHUiuuiurera were wo
irst to recognize the importance of the Sewng
Machine and to make a six-cord cotton,
rhich bn? ever wince been the recognized
tandard for machines.
All the improvements in machinery thai
lie inventive genins of the niueteentn cenury
has produced have been adapted by the
lanufacturers of " 0. N. T."
At nil tho great International Fairs of thw
orld, "0. N. T." has been awarded tho
ighest honors.
The " 0. N. T.K factories at Newark, N. J.
ad Paisley, Scotland, employ 5,200 opera*
ves?make stifHcient thread daily to go aDund
the world four times.
Consume 140 tons of coal daily.
The manufacturers of "O. N. T." are th*
irgeat manufacturers of Spool Cotton in ths
orld.
A full assortment cf this Spool Cotton can
o hid at wholesale and retail at
Wardlaw & Edwards,
AND
Cunningham & Templeton,
Feb. 23,1881,6m
KEillinery! Millinery!
\'K lire malting additions to our stock of
y Millinery, every icwdays. The Indies'
n rely uium getting almost every thing that
ncwjlu'Millinery. by calling on
11. M. UAI)DON & CO.
April 20, 1881, tl
WM. II. PARKER W. C. McGOWAN.
'AEKER & McGOWAN
ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS,
ABBEVILLE, C. II., S. C.
?J ILL prncllce.ilso in the Circuit Court* of
' I tiiu United States lor South CarolinaJail
7.1880. tf
Dr. H. D, WILSON, "
D JE NTISTEY,
Lbbeville, 0. H., S. C.
S- Oflice; Upstairs over the Post Office."?#
Sandal Mixture.
L CERTAIN cure for diseases of the Blad*
L der. &c. E. PARKER,
April 13,1881, '."t