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k-The Press and Banne ABBEVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, June 29.1881 Commencement in the Abbovi ( railed School. Last Wednesday evening, a !nrs:o a enthusiastic audience gathered in t Court House to witness the Cum men < lilent exercises of the Abbeville <?ra?l School. The weather was delightful ;i though the hou>o was crowded, the p< jile seemed to bo com forcible and toenj and appreciate fully the perlornumc \vhieh consisted of declamations, o lions, dialogues, essays, music, calistlx ics ana me uuunn.-. The Salutatory was delivered in atri enphalic manner liy Master Willi; J jam bert Kir by, and was received \v applause. The Declamation by Maxtor Lamb Jones White, selected from "IMea-ui of Hope,'' was well rendered, with go intonation and gesture. Master Walter Tusten brought out t pathos in his declamation, "lioll t'al winch represented the roll call of a eo: #>any after a severe battle. Out of Tinndred who went into the tight or: tive answered to their names that night The debate upon the question, llesolv "That Knowledge is more Powerful th Wealth/1 came next. Master Thorn Harrison, upon the atlirmative said tl knowledge was mind and wealth u matter, and that all would admit U 'mind was greater than matter. He that he understood the question to me u-aj fh/? niiirn tinvvprfnl fnr trm " ,,,vu nc*" *"w ,,,v,v I O ' j*mi argued the question from that sts* point. The negative side of the<juesti was wellargRed by Master John Callim who honored and desired knowledge roueh as Iris opponent, but was forced the conclusion that knowledge was < peudent to a great degree upon weall lie contended that a man might be e\ so wise, but poor, and not be :i 1?13 to s complish as much lor tho ditVusimi knowledge as had the wealth of a Joh Hopkins and a VanderbMt. The arg meats on botli sides were numerous a very good, and did the young debate great credit. After the debate, an oration was deli cred by Master Lewis \V. Parker. 1' subject was "Duty." In manner ai style it showed considerable thong and good taste. Music was then furnished by the you ladies of the sixth grade*, after which, essay ? "Our Golden Hours"?by Mi lies-do Miller fr&s react by Kev. it. Pratt. It was pootical in conception ai oxecotion. An essay on "Pleasure," by Mi Clarkic Cothran, was next read by IU Jas. L. Martin. It was well conceiv And happily expressed. Calisthenics came next on the pi framtne and were executed with sc.die ike precision in time and moveme nt, I the boys iu the third, fourth, tilth ai sixth grade*. The different motions a evidently designed to give all parts of t | body good exercise, especially the clu and to impart ease and grace. An essay ? "Woman's Sphere" ? ' Miss Goorg'e Gordon, abounded in bea tiful si miles Art d many excellent thoughi It was read by Capt. L. W. Wbite. An essay?"Ambition"?by Miss Kitl Perrin was well read by Mr. \V. C. Bern It was logical in construction and beau ful in expression. After the reading of the essays, t! young ladies of the sixth grade sung concert, "The (."lass Farewell." A declamation "The Miser Fkly Pu ished," was then vividly rendered by Mn ter Walter Barnwell. You could sect miser with his gold and hear the trap do fall. Our young friend has cousideraL dramatic talent. Master Thomas S. Martin followed wi an oration upon the subject " "fis not t whole of Life to Live, nor all of Death Die." It was well and forcibly deliver andimpreSsed the earnestness of life. The dialogue, "The Professor Puzzled by Masters James S. Cothran and Frai wardlaw, brought down the house. Tl? displayed a self-possession and addrt which was remarkable for buysot tin ago. Master Samuel Visanska declaimed "I tsnzi's address to the Romans," iu a 1:1a tier that did him much credit. The Valedictory was delivered 1 Master Charlie Hammond, and die* em to himself, and was delivered in au ei nest and feeling manner. The exorcises were of a very reason LIj length, lasting only a little over hour. The poople wont away seeming ve much pleased and in hearty sympatl with the entertainment. Second Night. The people turned out en masse < Thursday evening for the closing exc cises of the school. The hall was crow ed the first night, but was tilled to ovt ftowing the second. Longbefore the tii appointed for commencing, the hall b become full. The beauty and chivalry Abbeville had gathered there, and we w add, on the authority of another, tli uott eyes looked love to eyes that spa ^giriiV. A warm and beautiful welcoi was given by the young ladies of the til and sixth grades, in the "Welcome Son, \vhfch they sung with so much express! land in such good time. Miss Man Ziegler presided at the piano. , Tne music between ti?e tableaux w furnished by Mrs. Coogler, Miss Wil T. Coogler, Miss Hessie Miller, Mis> Mamie and Etta Ziegler and Miss Coco Visanska, and consisted of selections bu instrumental and vocal, from the uu eminent composcrsi Mrs; Coogler, t sides charming with her vocal and instr mental solos, gained the applause ot t house by a combination of the piano, wi hells rung by her daughter, Miss JJes: Coogler, and two harmonicas by Masl Tommy Coogler and Abbie Alien. The first tableau was the "May Seeflc Which was very beautiful and bail to presented twice in compliance with t vociferous applause of the audience. Mi Sabitia Ziegler, the queen, was surr nin ed by her attendants, Misses Sallic Wat law, Marilia Winstock, Corrie McClui Lizzie Walker, May Barnwell, Ma .... .. ?T T M..IA vviiiiej xouna munun, ncn? n iu<nw Lilla Winstock, Mario Calhoun, Ed Tusten Lily Jordan, Rosa Jordan, Ilat Caterand lilise Bowie. Both the queen a all her attendants, were beautifully die ed and gracefully placed. After the music the boys and pi of the first and second grades wt through tho calisthenics to the sound the organ, Jplayed by Miss Mamie Ki< gler. The effect of the costumes of i and white, and the regularity and pre: ion of the movements of the little oi was very pleasant indeed. The tablean, "Choir in an Old Coum Church'in which appeared Misses E ma Perrin, SallieMarshall, Josle R'isst Masters Thomas Martin, John Calhoi Lewis Parker, and Walter Baruwcll, v loudly encored. All was going merry as a marrit bell, when a candle caught trie ci tain and, a gentleman in putting it o turned over a lamp. Louder than a * on a stony street or even thunder, an the cry of tire. There was really no dt ger, as the Principal of the school an< great many other gentleman throughr the house attempted to explain, but 110 listened nor could they have heard, h they beeu so inclined. The coufusi ana excitement was very great. \ had heard of many ludicrous cireui stances and trying situations, as results the scare* but we refrain from telling tal out of school. We know of one gal hi gentleman, who was held in durance tho arms of an elderly lady when he v anxious to perform the same service fo very pretty young lady. Some of I scenes presented, barring the fright of ! fair creatures, we think, were decidec prettier Tableaux than any we had s< during the ontire evening. While do uot professto beja Samson, or even to verj' muscular, one of the "half deiti* knocked us over at least three benches afair calculation, but still wo clung her with a death-like grip, which, though it was not a "tie that binds t hearts," was firm and secure, which i were determined that nothing less tha; cyclone^ a great deal of tire and so brimstone, could make us let loose. 1 are deterred from reporting on others fear of wounding their modesty a timidity, suffice it to say that we nei saw such another getting down stai All was soon quieted down, liowev and tho tableaux went ou Without any f ther interruption. "Blue Beard in Two Scenes" was r< resented by Master Lewis Parker a Miss KlttiePerrinas Blue Beard, and J tima by Misses Ella Penney, Lucy Coi ran, Sallle Marshall, Clarkie Cothr Lula Leslie, Hessie Miller and On Hughes, as his beheaded wives. "Grandmother's Likeness'' was M Mary White, dressed as an old lady. "Bonaparte Across the Rhine" wa complete sell; A watermelon rind w a bone across it constituted the tableau Calisthenics and Wahd-Driil by ,1 young ladies of the third, fonrth, fi and sixth grades were admirably ea ftuledi The young ladies made a spl< ?did appearance in their red and white c tumes, with silver stars in their crow The graoe and uniformity of their n tions as they went through the varic figures to the soandof music was vt striking. Miss Laila Ziegler presided the organ. "Box on the Ear'' was well receiv The participants in the tableau were Mi ca Hessie Miller, Kittle Perrin, Mast Thomas Martin, Kerr Belcher, and W tar Winstocb. "Hiawatha's Wooing," was presenl by Misses Orene Hughe.^ Etta Ziegl Masters Thomas Harrison, and Clarei Winstock. At the requestor tho au unce, the curtain was drawn a secc time. The costumes were very good deed. All seemed to be perfect India "Statuary" was hSghiy appreciate The statnes were Misses Nettie Boss* Ella Penney, Howelle Mcintosh, Jen Harrison, Martha Winstock and Mas Arthur Winstock; The "Departure of Rebecca^ madeqn * bright and striking contrast to "?l oary* The parts of the picture w made up by Masters Thomas Mart Lewis Parker, Misses Georgie Gorci *od Clarkie Cotbr&a. Tho "Goddess of Liberty was well p ? Iraywl l?y Miss Kale Marshall. Her poise X ? ? vow <r<>n<l iiiilcod. Sho was sur ? rounded by the following numbers of the "Hilies" as a guard: Messrs. T. 1'. Cothran, A<liter Calhoun, L. W. Smith, ? H. 1*. Ouckett, James Chalmers, Cal houn Marshall, <1. B. Lythgoe. U .lust before the last tableau Hon. Win. II. l'arker made a few remarks upon the success of the school for tlie past year. Ue In the course of his remarks he stated that had been raised for the erection of a new school house. nd j The "Season-" were personified by ;fcc ; Misses M.nnie Kiegler, Klla I'enney, S-:l e | lie Calhoun and Aylett Chalmers. They led j made a very beautiful and appropriate ml j closing picture. o- All seemed to go away satisfied and oy much pleased, notwithstanding the alarm L-s, of tire and the consequent delay, ra- I Judging from the large attendance and mj- from the expression of iuterestr.nd approjciation. we should say that the people of ilv Abbeville and vicinity sire thoroughly ;i;,-,. t,i ?ii.% vnliicct of education, it is i:h truly gratifying to sop sucli brilliant au: dicnces gather to witness the closing exert ercises dt' ail educational institution as res gra?Td the hall of the Court House, las?. 'Oil Wednesday and Thursday evenings. It indicates a deep interest and sympathy he j which cannot he over estimated nor too 1," i much appreciated. Ill- . ? ?<S> fa Tho Literary Revolution. II v . * , if was started only so Iomr ago as Sep'(;,j teniher, 1*7."), with $70 cash ami a lew old aii books. lint by January, I*7!> the K"Voias lution had accumulated sutticieiii strength iat print one small volume, which wn.<mi as creased to a product in Isjsu, of over one ,'.lt million volumes. One item of its pres(jtj j ent large list of standard publications is ! an edition of Chambers' lCn cyclopedia, Jtj | in 1*> handy cloth hound volumes which IHj it is selling at the low price of per set. ....! Chambers' Encvdopiedia, being a lor lu eign work, it could not bo expected to n^j satisfy American readers. To supply to this and other doliciem.fs they are now le.1 publishing under the title of the "Lib'rath.' ry of Universal Knowledge," a new edir(M*. tion in fifteen large octavo volumes in which American writers have added about 1 10 topics, covering ."!,(100 octavo pages,1 MS|thus thoroughly Americanizing it. Price { per volume in cloth SI, in half Russia, j' gilt top Tor price list of standard ,rs; works address the American Hook Ex-1 jetiaaire, 7'il Broadway, New York, John v. I). Alden, Manager. lis! nd i Almost a Fire. j About twelve o'clock last Friday night ; the store of Messrs. Cunningham tfc TemnK; pleiou was discovered to he on lire. Affin i ter the alarm a goodly number of our, ! citizens were promptly on the spot. The j j door was broken open before the arrival 1U' j of either of the members of the linn, and [the work of throwing water on the lire\ '*s; was com UK need without delay. The IIre j "* joriginateu ununr me romm-i, iu u?: iuu e" ! of the front door, and had made consider- ' I able headway in burning the counter, ".he' ?" [show ease, and the goods under the eotin r" ter, and in the show case. The smoke j l,y was so dense that it was suffocating to. any who might attempt to remain in it. re> Those who threw water did so immodi',elately after approaching the lire, when ?s^:they withdrew immediately to tlic door ! for fresh air. Although one end of the; ?y ! counter was well-nigh destroyed, and the ! ll" j^.re extended its whole length, the appli- j cation of water poou brought it under; (. I control. Loss estimated in damaged, ',e 1 goods about $500 or ?tiUU, and to the store i some 8-">0 or $7o. tl- : _ ( he Entertainment at Asbnry Church. in' The ladies connected with Ashurv I Methodist Church will give an entertain- j 11-! incut for the benefit of Asbury Church, I us- j on the evening of July 14 instant. Great' he I preparations are being made to make the : or entire programe enjoyable. There will ] attractive charades presented theso.j [ with Charades Dialogues, Scenery Arc., tli ull promise great amusement, wijijc me; lie inner man will not be forgotten. Icecream j to Lemonade; and other refreshments will eii bo.served. Let all turn out ami help in so j good a cause, i," 'k Dwelling: House Burnt. ,ss The dwelling of Mr. .John (,'owan in jjr the neighborhood of Dry (irove was, I burnt last Friday night. A loug piucc ol'i 1 jmie wns left burning in the tire placo, u. j when the family wont to bod. The flame extended to the lloor and set the house on ! ?v i tire. The dwelling and smoke house, tolit j gethor with contents, except the meat! : wn rliMtrnvoil. I.ossaboutSS'JO. jsoin-i j su ranee. an i 421 Hats. I Tn cleaning up in and about the Jail on | r-^ ] Monday, the Sheriff and his bovs eau^htj '*v and killed 4^1 Hats. The Sfierill" savs | there are at lcast'onc hundred more of the same sort 1< ft. They are jin the eealing >11 land walls of the building and make night >r-! iy raids upon the inmates, and in'the I ,j. lust six months have damaged the bulld>r I ing one hundred dollars. ne I ? ;ul j The Sumter Advance is the name of a; of new paper that will make its appearance ill j in that town on the 1st of August. ml t Messrs. Uarr tV mrmi'ioi' arc 10 ou uie ;;e | publishers, and as the former gentleman no j is an old hand at the bellows and a practitiijcal printer, he no doubt sees his way g" i clear. The town of Sumter will then* un! boast of four papers, all of which we lie hope will do well. Sumter is certainly a great country. If the new paper would as uso small typo on a large "patent out- j lie side" its success would not be an experi- j ,es ment, but an assured fact. lia It seems to us that the Southern Chrix tii tiun Advocate is raising its standard. ICe-j 'St t certtly those deceptive medical advertise- j ,e~ j nieuts were taken out of the . I dcocalc,: tl"! and now we miss from the columns ol; be| that paper the old horse frame, fleeing! th ; the bird of prey. It is really gratifying ; to see the religious press taking higher, or ground than formerly. In the Advocutc\ there are now only a fctv advertisements ?" of a "doubtful" character. We oongrat- j be nlate editor and readers on the change for | be th? better. jyjj I (j Tiik following officers were elec ted at . ; t'1e meeting of Palmetto Lodge, Knights j j of Honor, on Tuesday evening last: '?l M. L. Iionhain, Jr? Dictator. ^ i J, M, Giles, Vico Dictator. ? G. A. Visaifcka, Assistant Dictator, j!" A, B. NVardlaw, Treasurer. V B. S. Barnwell, Fin. Reporter, C. V. Hammond, Chaplain. ss" F. ]j. Morrow, Guide. . j J. M. Gambrell, Reporter. J"*? E. Parker. Guardian. Jacob Kurtz, Sentinel. a,,_ | In h very few years all (ho Southern 'gj roads will have adopted the standard ,js_ Northern trauge, four feet eight and a half jyS inches, instead of the Southern six-foot j gauge. The Mississippi and Tennessee lrv road has resolved to follow the example m' : of the Jackson route, aud will relav its ill" i rails to 4.8i about the beginning of next jU'! month. It will, however, lay a third rail ;aJJ!at the same time, so as to enable it to j transfer with those roads still clinging to lKC i the old gauge. or-1 Tiierk seems to exist in Abbeville at ut, present a great spirit for building an aead ar omy, and the move promises to be a suc>se cess. By spending say $2.5U0 or m- they can Uuiid a school house, which will J a ue quiiw HUllUUie lUt" UIU pur|HJ!M; uu H1IH.1I >ut it is intended, and at tho same time save no one bunded dollars a yea.* which they now ad pay in rent for the Female Academy, on The investment is a most excellent one Ve for those who have children to educate. It is astonishing what hobbies some men 1 ?t i will take up especially newspaper men. cs J Horace Greeley, went crazy over his farm int at Chappaqua, James Gordon Jiennett, by | spent his money lavishly on yachts and its' orchestras, and now we ere effected with r 11 an inordinate passion to cultivate certain be p(.ils and persons, and know of no better ;l?e j place to try our hand, and ascertain our ">* I prospects than at "Pea Ridge." 1?"; Bad on Ikisii Potatoes. ? County . I Commissioner Talley informs us that a 'jv? I bug, about a half inch long, and about . j half that in breadth, has made its appearly |ance in his neighborhood, and is doing . ! considerable damage to the Irish potato wo I croP*?I'ickewi Sentinel. A drouth struck our Irish potatoes about six weeks ago, ^? |and very nearly ruined the crop. ni0 j The Columbia Register says that Davis' iVeT'Rise and Fallot' the Confederate Govfor eminent" lias a larger sale in Unit city ,nd than the Revised New Testament.? ,-er Georgetown Enquirer. Both volumes will rs. j be found offered at all the estate sales er> which may occur in the future. And Dalirl vis' book can then be bought for less than half the subscription price. 3p- G'apt. W. T. BiiANcn now represents nd in this State, the firm of Jeliial Read Pa- i Co., of New York, Fur and Wool Hats, 2h- | Ac. Captain Branch has all the elements an, in him to make a successful drummer, Jue enemy, go-a-headitiveness and jovial manners, and we .visli him all sucsess. 1SS | Wanted.?A new form of congratulation and compliment to newly married ? .aj couples, to bo used by editors of country j newspapers, when acknowledging tho re ' ceipt of a pieeo of wedding cake about fth "ie s'ze one 8 .0_ ! Mr. Beacham, has put up a bath on >n~ the spring branch. At present it is locaos_ ted near the foot log. As soon as we ns have good rains it will be located near tho j mouth of the culvert, about fifty yards )US I below its present cite. iry j The Williamston Female College Com[ at mencement came off on last Thursday. I About twenty-five persons were present, ed.' and the exercises lasted twenty minutes. ss-| There were three graduates. "Abbeville ers was represerited.al . It is thought that the work of tracklaying will soon be commenced at the Greenwood end of the Greenwood and ?r, I Augusta Railroad. Wo hope that the ice work may go on uninterruptedly to coiudi | pletion. '.n(* j Abbeville village has been fortunate m"j indeed this summer, for never has she nf" | hart in hor midst, such an army of beauty ; tiful, attractive; and accomplished young .' i ladies, from a distance, as at the present te?ltimo" Mr. Eugene L. Wilson is now taklite lessons in Dontistry from Dr. II. D. at- Wilson. In the fall he proposes to attend ero< lectures in a College of Dental Surgery. 3?f Success to him.lon Mb. T. C. Goweu, of Greenville, came to towii Monday, *nd, with Mrs. Gower, or- roUpkifid yesterday. v'-j ... .1 . I The Late War. GENERAL 31 AHOMvS CIUTin.SM ON JEFF DAVIS' IJOOK. TJio Proposed Abandonment of Virginia?Responsibility Tor 1 he Prolongation of t'le War ? General Lee's ; Peace Suggestion. [.Veil' Ifrrnltl.] I't'TKKsitci:;;, Va., .Innc IS. 1SSI. i It lms hl'OIl s;iiil that liiiTf was ?o <iJli<VI' in Ihi- CoiilVrt.'iate at in.V <>f whom < irm-ral K. 1\. I.?'tr h;t<l a higher a)>|i|v?*ialioll thai, la" <1 i< 1 of .M.iIkhk', ami he is lopxrled to have remarked on ???i1 ticca -lull that hi I. he even'. of his death lie would have ]>r> ferred Mahonc of nil ins j lifiu-ral otiicers to succeed liim iu command of tlif (.'ouiedcrale forces. Tlies'.! hi^li comi plimctits oi' Lee to Mahotie were the result of I u close ii'jM'i'Viit ion of I lie courtuc, skill and 1 military lad of the latter a<a commander 'and intrepid leader. where thcfjrcat traits of : a fr<-iM-ral an* developed. <m more than one ! occasion MiiIjoii- distinguished himself liy tin- execution of Mirii rapid movements apd 1 darimi ads as In hear favorable comparison , Willi 11 in t remarkable uemus of tin* Confederacy, stonewall Jackson. lVr'nap* there is | hardly an orlic-'i of Lee's army who made J sue!' a terrilicahy siic<re.?s:'ul hat in* as that in tront of lVti'r*-lninr. whiehxamcd lor M.ilhiim the sohi'i.|iit-i of ihi-"Ilerooi tluM'ia'er,"and i which iias I> ? i? handed down to ] osterity by {tiie | en ot the historian a:id the hru*h ol tin* 'artist, as the imiM awful se-'ircof carnage of ' the late war. It is well known. Ilioimh not, J acnerally admitted, that toward Mic close of the war Malioiiv was not only :ic(nii11 *<! to all ! conferences with tin* t'oiifedernic commindj i r-in-i-liicf, hut that lie :il*o became one of I ho iv.ii- u-Ik.ih i | Icallcd l''i" Collli I d of t if I consultations. lie was lm sent at every conference of tin? ' <>ri>? commanders i id | mcdi itciy preceding tiichisloVic eveiits which transpired in front ot Richmond ami Peters''Mi <i, .-I nil is in innate! y acquainted, from per- > ! sonni e<Vi viTsal ions |; u?J with i?cc, with the' \iews of tin; latter eonreniiinr the events' which led directly ( ? I tic evacuation of the i two ei ties anil the surrender of the Confederate fori c-. Headers of the extracts recently ptih|iv|ied in the Herald from I lie hook enii-1 tied "itiso and Fall of the Confe iciate Government." by .Feiierson Davis, will recojlect that tiie author by suggestion :in?l strong iniimaiion, hoids L-.e n sp >i?siI?Io for tiie delay in abandoning the <'onfedcrate capital and also, in vague terms, hints that thai movement should have been carried inlocH'cct at a much earlii'r date than it was if the life of the Confc leraey was to be prolonged. The insinua-1 t tons of Mr. Divis iiave o.-ea-io a good leal of feeling anion;; tiie ttieads ot General. Lee. m \ ttoxt-.'s vklisi.'int. Asa matter of historic imprest, however, | and for tiie guidance oi' future writers upon tiie late war, a JirralU correspondent <T.'ieii to-day upon General Mahonc, wiio is known 1 to be an authority on Ih? subject, for his ver-| si on of tiie facts mi t!i" ca-e. lie was found at, home busily, enva:cd in over locking and an- I sweiing letter* wliieli had accuiiuiiatcd dur-. ingan iiiness of a week or more and by which ; lie w;?s eon lined to his bed. i, "I iiope you are not le re to interview me," | General Mahone said, "lor in truth I have:1 nor hi nc !o say." "That is tlit object of niv vi.it,"'said the': /Im,hi correspondent. "Well, I declare I'm very sorry, but what can you wish to know now? I thought I told you ail 1 knew at the Convention." "General, have you seen Jeti' Davis* book?''' "I have not. l have a curiosity to look i111 over, but res?llv have been indisposed, and now have not tiie time." "What do you tiiink will bo theortectof it?"'! "Oil, none, except to net a lot of old fossils!1 to '{nocking thcirhca:Is together. It is doubt-! i less tiie history of the war frotu Mr. Davis'pe- : cr.liarstand point, if you may call that his-; tory." who was rksi'onsilit.i". "General, .Mr. Davis inferentiallyslates tliat General i.ee was respou>ibic tor holding tiie ' ( iiimv in front of llichmotid so ion," at tha; clo.su oi the war ami just j>rior to the evacu- 1 at ion of K:<hmoud and Petersburg and tlio retreat to Aj proinattox." "I think ti.at is true."' "Will you please give ni" your reasons for;, thinking .-o, tjeucral?"' ' u ell, it is \?eii known that it had long been j th?* inti j!lion of .Mr. Ilavis ijot only to ahan-J don nieliinond and Petersburg, buttoaban-j don Virginia altogether, Oencnd l.ee ??|>|?;?s- j ed stieli a propositi*. 11 on very .substantial ], grounds, not tne least of which was the one I tiiat to leave Virginia would be to lose the} mainstay of the t. onfederacy and pel haps half of the army. When this notion of Mr. Davis became known it caused considerable leeling : among Virginians in the army, and so a 111a-! jor general wrote to (.Si ner.d I-' eand cmphat?t ically stated that i! sucli a moveineiit was re-| solved upon lie for one would not carry a man Ill hi* di\ isioil out of lltoiai.'. .Vim im'.iniij | }><>rt:>>n of Virginia was not nil that. opposed this paui of Mr. Davis. It became known toj Governor l.cteher. w ho entered an indignant. I ptotcst against it, ano' declared tliat to al.au-1 don Virginia and tIicmaj'it'il of the Comfedcriu-y w<<ul<i tie to saonticv I ho cuise, anil lose I all tut; moral lorce by ?i-ti.cy wire held lege!her, a* well as t'iiU*stroy tin: little cxprit i itn ciH'in remained in troops. iiiej Virgina J.cgisia'iucaiso opp.iscd the move-! meiit with {.'icli vi^or that the absurd idea of. llie l'residsnt was never broached again." j i.ss: s ACTION. "Then it is yotir Me t that General I.oe did beep the troops in Iroiit of ilichuiotid until I linaily compelled t-? retreat?" "Ves that is my opinion. Neither (Joncral T.ee nor any proiiiiue<-tConfcdt rate army of-! liter had any sympathy w itii Mr. Davis' idea ; of abandoning the .-e..t of government by 11 j retreat lOthy mountains, and the prolongation ot the war by .a sort or running light. E\ery one felt that the fall oi Kiehmom] would e:.d liie war. Had the Confederates' cepuned Washington th< y might have been i recognized by foreign l'owers and their inde-j penuenee tin d y established." 'In his book, .Mr. Davis says:? "Dee had tuvi.r eoiiU-mplutcd surrender.; lie had long i? fore, in language similar to 'that employed by Washington dining the I lev j olutioii, expressed to me Mie.beilef liuit in the! inouniainsof Virginia lieeoiiid earry on thej | war for twenty years, and in ^directing his; march towards Lynchburg it may bu well be-> iieved that, as an alternative, he hoped to' reach these mountains,and with tile advan-j tage w liieli the topography would give, yet to batUe the hosts v. hie.i were following him. ' \\ hat is your opinion of ili.u statement?' j "The statement t hat General Lee never eon-j tenij.laled mii render is not true. 1 had a eon- ' fei'ence with (leueial I ee in his own quarters; at Appomattox immeilialeiy after tiie surren-! der, when. In di*c.losing llie latter d iys of tiie ' Con fed erae.v, he said to me tbatfcsomo time \ before, during the w inter, he lir.il urged upon Mr. Davis tiie dt siratdhty of making teiinsj with (>eneral Giant, lledelailcd to me.some ' of tiieeoavei'saiions witii Mr. Davis, which I j do not mnv recall. Davis, he said, would not listen to tiie pioposiiion.and insisted that he; must tight to the last. General I.c?s told me that hee.Nplained to AJr. Davis the .situation ! ol the two armies, thecomltlion of his t ranspint tiivii and the inferiority ot his command in point of numbers to that of Grant, ami that when Grant attacked him it would bej next lo impossitic to get away ami thercfoiei that t- rms had bet it r he made wit hout furth-! er loss of liie or prop rty. Grant's calvary, his arulleiy horses, ami his transpmuuion 1 were in exvlieut condition, and only nine' mites from his base of supplies, l.re's were' quite the reverse, and he had no supplies to; bespoken ol ill ease of a retreat, the talk j between < ieneiai I."e and m>seit upon this ( subject marked itself most iml'.diibly upon i my memory, for lie evinced so ?nuich reeling' in reference to .Mr. Daii's reiusal to make! tei ms that 1 said;? ... ? t. i .. .. i....i .... ii,?i ? nf vnlir I 1 K IM1 J UU Mil i IW'i u?\.viiu.ivii>. v.. ,, .. .. , jofficer* alter Davis' refusal," ' What would they have done? said Lee* j i ''They would have taken t he matter into) | their own ha uls," said 1, 'anil authorized you J | todi al with the matter according toyour own j Judgment. "wetieral Lee thought a'inomciit and then ' ' said:? j "ll Is too late to remedy mistakes now." ! Ills officers would have dune just that tiling, | lor Lee had the coni'.dcnce, not only of thei ! sohliers, hut ot all the Confederacy a thousand I ' fold nio:c than Davis ha I. Indeed. I'avls was ; seriou>ly disliked l>y our people, lie kept In 1 position ami about him his peculiar pel*, ami the oi tencr I hey lost alight the more l're(|iient- i i ly were they promoted. History will never! j credit Jell'l)avis with being either a model! i executive ollieur or a ureal general, llis hook will douhtless convict liini ol being neither." i (iencral Maiioue discussed the various! j movements or the two armies in amaiincrj I that proved his intimacy with the subject, j but beyond tiie facts narrated above there' i was nothing farmer disclosed of an histoiicj or remarkably interesting nature. TtlK KKKKNCK AT KOKT FISH Kit. The following isa copy of a letter forward-1 ed to Mr. Davis by (\>a>ncl William Lamb, ; of Norfolk, who so gallantly defended l-'ori ; Klslier, making a correction of a statement j | regarding the delenco contained hi Davis"! book: . I NoitfohK, Va., June 15, 1SS1. j ! How. .Tkfi epson Davis:? Mv Dka itsnt?1 have just received my copy of vour work oil liic "llise and Kail of the ! Confederate tiovcrnmcnt." 1 very naturally | j turned to your remarks In retard to Fort ! FIsIit, u work which I hull! and commanded until it was captured l?y the enemy. In your I statement (p. ?! '?) alioul the parrison of tIio i fort there oceurs an error which must have; been atupsii.ipenna. You put Butler's troops' in the tlrst attack at9,.K?i men. I have before me my official report of the first fght, writ-; i ten with grutt care on Jieceinbcr 27, ISO!.; From it 1 find that- on December :!4 I had a; tout I of U-8, consisting of 73S regulars and HO Junior re-erves choys under eighteen years).; I On the'ioth I had a total of 1.:J71, consisting of i ICJl regulars and 453 junior reserves. In the lirst terrific hombardmeut the artna-1 ment of the laud face and the palisades were | uninjured, and the rceonnoissance cf the cn< etny was tuet with such an effective /ire of I grapeshot and small arini? that they wore ! withdraw without an attempt at assault. I In regard to the la:'.t. attack, you say that j the garrison of Fort Fish?*r had been increasj cd to about double the number of men there j on the 21th .^f December. In this tightldid . not have, from tlrst to last, over 1,!>0U men in ' the work, an.'l this includes the sick and disai bled. Resides, S-Vi of the force, comprising the i Twenty-tlrst and Twenty-tlfth Soutli Carolina | reiriments,Jarrived just previous.to the en-' trance of the fort by the federal troops. j I feel grateful for your recognition of the i heroic defence mudc by my garrison after sixty j j hours of continuous bombardment by the] 1 heaviest armed tleet that ever attacked a fortification, and,in the face of overwhelming1 ; numbers. Tours, sincerely. Wilmam ; Lamij. I THE AUGUSTA AND KXOXTItLE: Further Humors about the Pertinacious Fight for its Coutrol. [Acmjs and Courier.] Avousta, Juno 23.?It is known that the Clyde Syndicate, through Gen. Ilasi kell of the Charlotte, Columbia atul Au' gusta Railroad, will soon present another proposition to the Mayor and Council of J Augusta, and it is said that this proposi! tion will contain more definite offers than j that previously made. The sentiment I here is strongly against accepting any | proposition offered by the Clyde Syndicate, as it is believed that tlio principal | object is to keep out the Baltimore and jOliio. The Mayor will not act upon any | proposition until the board of directors of i the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad have j had an opportunity to pass upon it. Yalnablc Table. The following table will show the number of checks or hills contained in an aero of ground at certain distances: 1 foot apart each way 43,500 j 2 feet apart each way 10,890 3 feet apart each way 4,K<J0 ' 4 feet apart each way... 2,722 ' f> feet apart each way 1,740 j o Jeet apart each waj' 1,210 9 foot apart each way. 597 10 /ftet apart each way 435 12 feet ap^rt each way 302 15 feot kpari each way 198 20 feet apart e?eh way 108 25 feet apart each w'tty 09 30 feet apart each wul3T?. 40 feet apart each wa$> 27 A RIG BLOW IN BEAUFORT. IaIhomJ n Hurricane ? Treos Blown s Down?Fences, Uridines and Houses Destroyed. t LVch\s' ami Cbterifr.1 H Ukax'Kout, June 'JO.?On Sunday after- ( j noon, about 4 o'clock, a tremendous wind .. . stoni, accompanied with copious floods 'c lot" rain blew up from the northwest, pass-j i ing through our town with great vel;e- f I mcnce. Fortunately the force of tlieL I storm was of comparative short duration, ( jor wo should have to record perhapsL j more damage to trees and structures, and i oven to buildings than we now do. Af-j, i ter a half hour or so of unabated vio-j., I lenee the atmosphere cleared away, leav- j'[ i ing a most refreshing temperature, which { s had been preceded by several days of, excessive sultriness. During the storm c tho pattering of diminutive hail stones was pere<'$MibleagaiusttIio Window patios.! ^ In the track of the w ind a great many \ j; line trees were blown down in thestrcets :a and in several privale yards, doing damage in some instances to fences ami j, houses. 'J'lio bridge leading to the hotel |, bath-house had several spans carried i\ si war. A corner cf 1he bulk head of Walorhouse's wharf, at which* the Pilot j, Hoy was moored, was damaged. A ehirnney in Mrs. Talhird's house, formerly J. I). I'opc's, foil in with a crash upon,'] the roof, ?nd tho old building on "the jj I'oint," known as Talbird's mill, was j blown down and w reeked. On St. IIcI- j( ena Island trees were uprooted and prostrated in the track of the luirrieane, the breadth of which is yet to be ascertained. e So we have had a most propitotis season n for the crops, which are flourishing under i ,> exceptionally forcing circumstances. ! ""** " ' V( Ti'ic Augusta and Kuoxville Iioa<]-, j w We are of the opinion that our c?ti;:ens! it did what was for the best when they du-!c< clined to allow tin* control of tho Angus- j h ta and Kuoxville Koad to pass from their j tf control. We are also of tlx; opinion that w they will not rest until the route shall be p completed to Spartanburg, where the j4-' \ trginta .uuikiihi is in maite a junction i js witii lis. We consider it entirely safe hi fur the peojde of Spartanburg and other tc Sontli Carolina eounties interested to vote j U the several Minns asked for to complete | n the project. The ,?eoplc of Artgusta, ifjtl they know it, will not consent to he? bot-'d tied tip bv any syndicate and cut oil' from 1< legitimate local trade or another Western Ul outlet. All fears of the Richmond and j u Danville making such |a scoop may be-ei dismissed. We promise To make the Au-1 ^ustaand Knoxvilk Koad all that its first i tl founders intended it to be, and, if possi-jtl ble more tha i they ever dreamed of. Wes| also propose to opin it impartially for t!le a; competition or use for all rival eombina-; w lions' seeking a common good. Wflhjrt such assur.mccs, which are the overwhcl-, a ming sentiment of our peojde, there I it should be neither hesitation or doubt on ; e the part c.f onr friends in South Carolina.' g Kathcrshould they go to work with ro-|t< ilotibled zeal for the enterprise that is tojN benetit them and us. That. Augusta will ;y hold the Augusta and Knoxnille Itoad.lai even after its completion to (Jreenwood a! or hold 1t in conjunction v.itlia power! frendly to Spartanburg and Augusta in-1 terrsts, we nave no more count man we j have of our present existence. So, Ihc ! peoplecl' Spartanburg may without hes- j itation, or apprehension, go tr> the polls on the J'th of July, vote their sub-1 scriptiou, and be sure that we are on tliojp march to meet them not only at, but be- j ti yond (ireenwood. tpi We might write a great length upon this y< [heme, and repeat tlitfse guarantees; but ( nothing would* give additional force to J', mir meaning and intent. ii Not only are the people of Augusta will! c? ing anxious and determined as to the Spar1 j;' tan burg connection, but they are about to j! move practically for a connection with 101-' ^ berlon, so as to restore to this city a trade! n that of right belongs to it, and which can j ti be recalled at a comparatively small ex-:01 pettsc. We not wish to be "bottled up any more than Spartanburg does, and there is no danger now visibjoof any such 1 tl calamity. On the contrary, Augusta is is ?li 1 ,nir lkiD* I nn/1 Mnut li ( ' !mli. ' O' n:i neighbors, with iron arms, and asks L| that, as far as.possible, thcv shall give u bat:!; a Macedonian erv of encouragement > -"?< iiiitl, by practical movements, demon-j* ' strain thai tlic.v recognize the gravity of the situation, its splendid prospects, and ; that they are ready to con;coyer and help u us, as we are more ihan eager to recip-'* rocatu the fraternity of the slogan and the J ' act.?Aug aula Chronicle ami Sentinel. | Cholera Infant nw. j-; A writer in the Xcip Yo kSun, alluding (21 to tho fact that cholera infantum andjs) innli.ifiiitc trnitlil/ie iiipi'V r?H" 111 r? hllllv of'.. infants who die during tlio heated terms ! tl of Summer, says: "It may almost ill-! ways bo tracod to food and drink and the j |' manner of j;ivin? thorn. You would be! surprised to know the number of chil-. K dren who are killed inadvertently by the; p carelessness or ignorance of mothers orjT nurses. The majority of infants who die ; in the Summer season are those who are j') fed by the bottle; the milk used is often ; y sour or part ly .so. Another prolific cause v of their death, and an exceedingly important one, is the failure to provide them a * sullieieney of cool water to drink." Ho proceeds to show that the depriva- t( tinn of water has brought about a larger a number of ca^es of death than all other j ti causes columned. i ney ate always ioo|"< much wrapped up, and in any case would i u perspire very freely. Tlie water lost by |ol prespiration must bo supplied. As I)r. T Murdoch stated in his paper on "Cholera i hi Infantum," "The child is thirsty, notj'j1 hungry; but, not getting the water, which j| it does* want, it drinks the milk, which it ic. does not want. Tho consequence is thatjci thestotnaeh is overloaded with food which j t' it cannot digest, and which soon ferments ! R and becomes nsource of severe irritation, j j. Then follow vomiting, purging and cholera infantum. lb The remedy for the evil is thus given : r' Jiavo water?without iee?always ac- jj eessible to the child, who will then reftiso iioiir milk and will eat only when huti; u gry. Water is the great Indispensable articlo for the preventive treatment of ftliil- a dir.n in hot weather: It is important j enough to nurs.'n,; children, but is life it- [ self to those reared on the bottle. There-1 ei suit of its judicious use is that they will j then take milk only when it Is sweet and J will drink it only in such quantities as they will be able to digest. * * A child who drinks often of water is much less likely to get overheated than one who is deprived of it. A child must be watched, of course. As a rule, its instinct is its best guide. It is only in the grown-up child that the animal inst incts become vitiated and unreliable. You may state with cntiro confidence that the free giving of water is, in a majority of cases, a potent preventive against tlie'ter nolo scourge ol cuolera iniantum. These may be timely hints for many mothers, especially those who arc either ignorant of some simple but great truths or misguided by ideas that have no basis in cold fact. *<s>. Iiedncc the Posiatrc; Mr. James, according to the dispatches from Washington, has found in the Post Ollice Department a mine of wealth for the government ami the people compared with which the fatuous lissnres of Nevada are mean and insignificant. We have forgotten the exact sum he has taken away from the beneficiaries and friends of the late administration, but it runs into tlie millions. It is to hu hoped the New Postmaster (Jeneral will not relax his etl'orts in this direction. The public funds should not be squandered on a set of political vagabonds?on star route robbersaud others who in rumc mysterious way contrived to snugly nestle under the angelic wings of Mr. liayes. In unearthing these frauds and rascalities Mr. James has rendered a most important -r service to the whole country. lie has j v shown that Hie Post (Jflice Department | T for the last four year has been the most I corrupt branch of tlie public service; 0 and, what Is more, lie has rendered cor- A ruption in the same lino impossible lor many years to come. If ho will only ex- A ert himself to utilize the money saved in this way, so that the business men of the i 'j country shall be afforded cheaper rates of j postage, he will have rendered a service t which will cause his name and adminis-j tratiou to be held in the most grateful re- i^, membrntice. Jn this ago of cables and j j, telegraphic lines and post oflices the most tax on commercial communication isa T heavy one. City letters should pay only j'j! one cent, and two cents would be amply I suflicient for mail matter all over the! \ country. 11? There maybe a deficiency the first year; '1 or so, but in a short time'the increased ? volume of business that would How to j j the post oflices would more than makoj> good tho loss. Will Mr. James take hold > i of this great reform 't?Scw York ller- ? ! aid. \ Tho Erlander sj'ndicato controls lines i from Chattanooga to Merid'au, from Me- / ridian to Vk-ksburg, and from Vieksburg J | to Monroe, La., in all 508 miles. Ninetyj six miles are building to close the gap bo; tween Monroe and Shroveporf, connect- ^ i ing with tho Texas system. The grand q j design of this syndicate is a projected air I line from New Orleans to Meridian. The ^ ; New Orleans papers say: "That road will jopen to us a country which is ours l?y| j geographical right, but which has been | ; rendered inaccessible through the hostile C policy of the Georgia railway combina- g lion. It will open up to us an immense and valuable trade. J[t will add another 1 j and potent tributary to tho vast stream of | tratlic which is now turning in this dircc-:1 : tion, and which, when its accumulated i volume shall have been regulated, will make New Orleans tho greatest seaport on this continent." r When itcomcs to pluck in an emer- 1 gency, commend us to a Southern wo- 3 man, and especially a South Carolina J woman. The other day, down in Hamp * ton county, as Mrs. James Sauls was on 1 i tho way from a held, sho had quito an * i encounter with a wild cat. Sho heard a ' ] goose screaming, as if in great agony, c land ran to the place to find that a huge y | tvild cat attacked one of her ganders and had almost killed it. As she neared the ] : scene of conflict tho cat showed fight, x ; and made an attack upon tho gallant t lady, and even whipped tho dog which I j : had followed her. Mrs. Sauls procured a ( stick and finally whipped tho cat. Afterwards she found two kittons on a log, whiob she dispatched, and then again put j the faother to flight,?Augusta News, 1 Tin; NEW COMET. >omo Facts About Our Sidortal VIsifor. j 'J'ho now comet is engrossing the attcn- j ion of t lie astronomers ami those who are [: bud of star gazing. A great many per- j oils in Charleston sat up for the purpose' if seeing tho wanilcrer on Friday night) nd were amply rewarded uy ? good view j irit. * . The place of tho comet can ho easily , bund. Jt is a few degrees southeast of j he bright star (Japella, which is a star r?f j ho tirst magnitude in constellation! Ulrica. Cnpclia rises /arin the north- i ast at about h:?lf-p:>st 1 o'clock in thei norning. Xo one can mistake the star I s there is no other bright star near it. j rom 2 o'clock until daybreak the cornet f hould be easily soon without telescopes.; Tho astronomers arc not agreed wheth-(' r the comet is one that has visited our |' ystem before or a new comer on this ( iioal of the universe, but they all say lint it gives promise of becoming remark- I blv largo and .brilliant. Several ob- i ... I , .1:....... I I crvers lay claim 10 inu nonor <m inquiry, and it i< not yet determined whoshall avo the SUM) eomot prize o I lured by Mr. j Varner, of Rochester. I Tlieastronomers have long been wish-: fig for a chance to get at a tirst-rato com-1 l, lor many interesting q uesti ons have| risen since they had the great comet of; sr>s, and its brilliant snccexsorof Itf'Jl, in lie tieid of their telescopes. Tim astrologer.* and Mother Shiptoni-j s will also be bnsy. Comets have in all ! i;es been the most efficient allies of those i ho make money and intlneneo by cat-j ring to the superstitious. The world has; lore than once been terrorized by a eo-j iet, and even Newton contributed to the. istrust with which tho comet of l(i.'50 was garded. He calculated that the comet) as headed almost straight at the sun, and j was believed then, as it is now, that if aj met should plunge into the sun it would eat that luminary up to such a degree as : destroy the earth. Newton was not rong In his figures, for tho comet did tss very n>?ar the sun. The comet of IS 1 ? To if ?, ijuwI'vi'j wtiib vri uw9vi* **? .? i said to liaye grazed the sun's surl'aec. ( id some astronomers have assumed this be lhoeau.se of certain great solar dis- f irbenees that were subsequently vit- c sssnd and that made themselves felt in i 10 electrical condition of the earth. The iscovery of vast trains of meteors fol- ( '\v in the tr:icks of comets renders it all j j ic more likely that the fall of a comet pot) the sun would be disastrous to the irtJi. | . .But 1 lie astronomers reassuringly assert J >at the chance of a ?*on>ct plunging into!" ic stin is very slight; They have jMI ! >a?*e to wander in, and although they j1 e drawn toward the sun when they fail j1 ilhin the scope of his attraction, the| (suiting orbit is such that tbey swingji round iiim on a curve, and are Hung out t ito space again. There is snmctliing ccppuingly impressive in thought thai! j rent conu-ts probahlv wander Irom sun i i .. ii i 1.1. 1. ! I SHI), I rt'Vl'l ICI ? LllM'U^li mi; Miinci.iv, | iiw oiifi visits ns, and sotnn millions of I liars hence it may <jlo\v in the morning! id cvoinj? skies of the worlds that circli) iout Sirius or Aldebaran. tiii: tohacco territory, j I riiat States it Includes, nnd the Amount of I'roductiou in J SSO. Wasiiixerox, June 22.?The repoi t, of J. It. odjic, special agent for the collection of stasties of agriculture, showing the tobacco roductol the I'nltcU States for the census iars JSMiand INTO, was issued from the cenis ollice to-day. The coin punitive statement resented in the report short's atiapparent ln lasein the production of Super cent, duri_r the decade, the product in lsso being placJ at -17:1,1ti7,-r?.'l7 pounds and that of 1*70 at 202,! >, ."til pounds. Tills apparent Increase, Mr. odgc says, exajtijerat-'s the real advance in ibacca cultivation as the preceding census op \vi',s a small one and fear of taxation lay have operated to prevent a full census of >bacco in Is70. The crop reported in 1S.S0 was ne of medium production, not In excess ol resent requirements of home consumption I ?**! i.viwii-lulinn j ( Fifteen St;ilcs produce now, a? in 1S70, more utiiMl jicr cent, of the tobacco of the United 11 sates, ultlioiiL'h It Is reported In twenty-two :her States and six Terrilorics. of these tlf cn only Missouri, Illinois, Iiulinna and lassachuseltH prod useless than i 11 ls70. Ken-1 lcky occupies the lirst position, producing'' i pei- cent, of the loud crop of the curt n try. 'irginin hoMS the second place; Pen.tsylva-1 ( la liaji mlvitncd Cronl twell'tii to third. Wis- j , insin from flitccnth to letUli, anil North rtioliim, Connecticut and New York have ]' vch gained one point in the rank of tobacco I tatcs. Those that 1 live retrograded iit rehi-Ij ve production arc Massachusetts, Maryland.: t'est Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri . ml Tennessee. 'i ll'; average yi "Id per acre is shown lo bo 1 11 pounds, van from 1,59!) pounds in Mas- ! ichusettsto 171 pounds in North Carolina. < his variation in rate of yield, the report 11 ales, is due In a differing desirec to the use r:ii'?iect of fertilizers, habit of growth of! I iflerent varieties and vicissitudes of seasons. I The following table shows (in round nutn-li t r>i the totjJ piodnct In 1SSU for the flfteen j \ 'tiding tobacco growing StatC3 : Pound*. Pounds. L Cntiiflry 171 ,t:0!,000 VIrsinla so,ooo,o< 0. eitn :!7,i):in,iK?.i Olsio 35,000,(NO enn HO,fK?O,'H)0 X. C 27,000,l!?) laryland IMS.nOO.OOO Conn U.O-W.IHIO lissouri 12.l)un,iioo Wisconsin H.OOO.OiK) idiana O.WO,U>> New York ti.'iKl.OOil lass .W.ooo Illinois -J.OOO.UCO ,'est Va 2,1)00,1X10 Tribute of Respect. 1 At a recent meeting of the Hoard of Trus- ' :es of Adger Coile.'e liie following preamble J nd resi'lulions were adopted and requested ] ) be published fin the death of Judge Tliom- < jii who was r. member of the Uoard of This- , ies: Whereas the hand of der.th has bereaved us f an honored member of our board. Judge hornas Thomson, of Abbeville; and wherec ?-o ri-pnt'nlv.iMl iii tiini a friend and nromot r of tlie srealcauso of education and deeply eplore his lo.-s to the cause In which we , ave embarked us well as to the general edit- i itlonul, moral and religious interests of I he :?.untry; and whereas also it Is our tlu'y to . itst in the I<ord and meekly submit to hlsj j rovidences; now therefore be it reso'vedbj' J to Hoard of Trustees of Ad^er College in our dividual and otllcial capacities: ls.t. That we deplore the death of ourco-Inorcr In thofield of educational, moral and cllj ious advancement. I'd. That a blank pa,?cof our rccord book be isorlbed to his memory. I'd. That we tender ourhenrtfelt sympathies > the family of the deceased. 4lh. That H copy of the foregoing preamble nd. resolutions be sent to his widow by our ^ rotary,and that the Kcnwce Couritr, the Ibbeville Medium, the Abbeville l'rrss and Rune/'und 1.110 Southern J'l-citbylcriuii be request- j i to publish tltcni. ^ delinquent Land Sales for Taxes, June 1 27, 1SS1. ^ T5 X x - u o ?c-j 5 S* is S x i.^5is\?i \p\? <_.L .3J5J5_.t25.SS.. I ffss!?Ii.-?5*!ll JJ fljo: 5 = tc s 4 r^!3Tr=l - fc<<a'S2 ~ p^jg^dssssissas xri iitio) I g"1'1"01"' . , 3u?p|jnq | H sjo'i 'ox | I. -il-'l ! s \L ox -^"------- 1 "i mm l lllliplsll | s5':^fp?|I I ilililslill : Supposed Soliloquy of a Bachelor. 0 wed or not to wed?that Is the question, t'liHIier It were wiser in the mind to bear he stings und torments ot woo-begone celibacy r take up fortune to woo, and isigh, and pop the question, L.nd, by marrying, end it! To toko a wife to wed, Liid by a simple ceremony to sep tild end ho heartache, and the thousand natural ills i 1 fingle life is heir to?'tis u consummation evoutly to be wished. To wed?to take l wife! perhaps a shrew?ah ! there's the rub! or, in that wedded life, what dreams may come rust give us pause. There Is the thoifght , hat makes celibacy of so long life; or who wuuld bear the scoldings of a vixen w I fe, 'lie husband's wrongs, the curtain lecture, 'lie pangs cf despised love, the meal's delay, 'he extravagance of dressing, and the neglect ' if household dut les to peruse the trashy novel Vhen himself he might his quiet keep ly base celibacy? \v ho would fardels bear, 'O grunt and swe at under a single life, tut the dread of something after marrying? ler unknown temper, from the power of which 'o adventurer, after the ccremony Is said, | lay ever bo released? puzzles the will, uid makes us rathCrbeaf those Ills we lmvo 'ban fly to those we know not of? 'bus fearing does make cowards of us all, ind thus the native hue of resolution s sicklied o'er with the pale cast of doubt, ind enterprises of great pith and moment Villi this regard, their currents turn away ind lose t!!ie name of action. )! say not woman's love is bou;;ht With vain and empty treasure. I! say not woman's heart is caught By every ldlo pleasure. Vhcn first her gcntl.e bosom knows Love's tlame it wanders never: )ecp in her heart the passion glows ; She loves and loves forever. )! say not woman's false as fair; That like the bee she ranges. >till seeking flowers more swCet and rare, As tickle fancy changes. Ih ! no; the love that lirst can warm, Will leave her bosom never; Co second passion e'er can charm: She loves und loves forever. If this is a good crop year, there will be norfj cotton raised iti the Mississippi! Galley thafi there lias been for many I rears past, l'lio colored "men end broth-1 ;r" is not having as luxurious a time as 1 le had last year. The uierohats are hold- j' ng the land owners responsible for| svery dimo's worth there hands trot, and | lie consequence is that the negro with- \, >ut land or good security. 'S bound toi, ,vork for a living. Bv telegram wo learn that Mr. J. W J ?artlow,"formerly of Lowndesville, but : eceutly a resident of Atlanta, died in hat city on the 27th instant, aged 21 years. Sir. Partlow was a grandson of Mr. W. J. Cozby of Lowndesville. Parker <k HihJj have in store a full stock of groceries which they offer atbot;om prices. * 4 Ninkty Six will have too excellent entertainments next week Monday, evening iinil Tluirsilav mornintr. Sec tins noiices; and put in appearance. Professor Carlisle ol' Wo fiord College, Judge Mdjiownn, Senctor Maxwell, lion. 1>. XV. Aiken, and others have been invited to speak. Tin-: Coyrii'rs,?Two Comets were seen last Monday night. At early dark, ow was .seen for a little lews than .two hours, the other appeared between two and t h r? i o'clock in the morning each appearing very nearly in the North. Mr. \V. IT. Paur;Kit, one of the bes fai mors in tho country, has had his cott- i very much injured by the backing of th wntor frotn the railroad culvert over hi bottom lands. Mr. Edwin Camioitn, of Mont ore} made this year on fifteen .teres of lam lour hundred and twenty-five bushels os :?aN, anil still this id not a good year fo: mts either. Mn. and Mi;s. Gkc.. C. Pr.nniN lef ' for Union last Saturday. They will re main there but a short time,and then ! leave for North Carolina their futun lioine. Mit. ISroKNK DrPnr:, shucked hi? a \? 1 i f>i ii i;i>b .Holiday is*ri mikm i?w mm Irod and twenty one rats, that have beei. ivingin his grain. It was reported in:ho country last SntmlAy that Abbeville was the scene of si i rencral conflagration?being completely | lestroyed bj' lire. ' You will find it a very difficult matter .o get a conveyance to curry you to Due IVest, if you have not made a previousmgagement. Tiikhb, has been a great demand foi ( vehicles for the last day 01* two every 1 Dody wanting to go to Due West. Comnencement. Pnor. Kennedy has been elected Prosdent of the Duo West Female College, to . serve for the unexpired year of Dr. Don- J ler'.s lease. \V ii kx a newspaper lias nothing else to lo, it can abuse IJuecher. A very small nan can throw mud?and he generally . Iocs. Thhhe is a very decidedOpinion with < some pi us, that Micro are some young lalies i:i the Graded School who are hard to jeat. Miss Ioxe Smith, who has been at College in Washington City during the ast scholastic year, returned last Tit u relay. Storm.?A heavy wind and lVnstorm] massed west of Due West, last Monday ifternoon, blowing fences and corn down. Ladies, bo sure to look at tho<,e boauiful muslins, laces, milllinaries &e., Just eceived at the Emporium of Fashions, j If you want your mouth to water just j 1 cad Mr. A. W. Jone's. advertisement of! i Irv lit'cf. Tf. is flit'vnrv host: i Mr. Stratford I)oi;ijlass, afterspcnil- j ng several vcurs in Alabama, returned I lomo last week. Mr. Pattkrsox Wardlaw, who lias )een teaching at Pendleton, came home ' ast Friday. Fdoefikld will erect on the .Court luus'j square a monument to Gen. M. kV. Gary. Mns Frances P. Canx, of Mountain Vriew, died hist Friday night, aged 7U fears.. MissSali.ib Widkman, passed through \bbevilio Jast Friday on her way to Due A-est. Call and "see the coffee tree and try a package of No. W coll'ec at Smith it Son. Gkkat reduction in prices of dry goods md clothing, at Parker it Hill's !, Parchkd coffee, the best for the money ;, rburbcr's iso. ;54 at smun tv son. Mil. T.J1\ Wakdlaw, of Augusta. i.s in I own, visiting relatives. Tucrrok tV: Cos 2s o. 34 codec guaraneed at .Smith & Son. I)n. \V. L. Tkmi'lkton's condition is jonsidcred hopeless. Wanted.?I'tirc rustproof oats at Parker A Hill's. A Nuisance. Editors Press anil Manner: < Having noticed for the last few years I .ho condition and aetionsof a certain class! ivlio assemblo cvuru^iibhaih. in tho va- I ;-ant lot, in rear 01 ^Th:?!jingslon street, for the purposo of drinking, swearing; ind lighting. It is a regular nuisance. J [t being ou the road leading to thoehurcli-1 Hi, where tho church going people darej not pass, without being insulted l>v the swearing and boisterous language of hi drunken crowd. Tho side walk at the head of said back street, also being completely crowded, where you cannot pass without going out in the big road. It isi in injury-to tho church, a nuisance loiho I town, but a paying business to the barroom. Let the council look into the matter and .shut up the Sabbath breakers, f C'rri/.kx. ?<k>? ? Edncational Mass Meeting at NinetySix. There will Ke a meeting at Ninety-Six, July 6th, at 10 o'clock A. M. in the inter- i est of Education. President Carlisle will Jcliver tho address. Other prominent gentlemen are invited and expicted to be i present. Tho public are cordially in-! vlted. All expected to prepare a basket j Jiurier. L. M. MOORE, y. M. POPE, It. P. QUAULES, Committee, j Literary and Musical Entertainment.! Tlio citizens at" Ninety-Six, will give 11 j' literary unci musical entertainment, on j Monday evening, July 4tli, at 8 o'clock P.M. Recitations, reading and music,j Refreshments served. JAS. H. RICE, E. S. HALE, T. C. STUART. Committee. MARRIED. MARRIED, at tlie residence of the Inkle's father, J. N. Black, on Thursday Lho 15th of Juuo, bv the Rev, Mr. Sample. Mr. E. M. OSBORNE to Miss BELLA 13 LACK. BIRTHS. At Monterey S. C. on Friday 24 inst, Mrs Geo. W. Speer, a soil. ??11 Fourth of July Excursion : Rates. COLUMBIA AND GREENVILLE R. R. CO., Passenger Department, ; Columbia, S. 0'., June 25,1SS1. Round trip excursion tickets ! WILL be sold to awl from ?ll points on! the COLUMBIA AND GREENVILLE RAIL- i KOAD, and branches, from the 2d to 3d of Ju-1 ly Inclusive, good to return until July 7th < lucluslve, at TWO CENTS PER MILE each j' ivay. ?.'UTIIE limit to these TICKETS will not i)c extended uuder any clrcniustnucis. J. W. Fry. . A. POPE. Superintendent, General Passenger Aitont June 23 g NOTICE fS hereby siven that, thirty days from this 1 date,applications will bo made to M. U. Killer, i&i, Clerk 'of Court for a Charter of Reoperation for the Abbeville School assoclAtiou.?28,188i. Win. II. PARKER, J. I. y. L. W. WHITE, R. M. PRATT. i W. c. L'TTVET. S. C. CASON, J. F. LYON, JACOB MILLER. O. A. VISANSKA. Trustees. ? A. M. E. Disciplines, IiHE ICtli Revised Edition. EUWIN PARKER. June 22, 1881,2t J. Knox & Co. -AGENTS FORHE, TOM YOUNG'S PURE CORN WHISKEY THE best and purest CORN WHISKEY brought to this market. June 22,1S81, tf ' ' Whether you stand or Whether you sit, the JKIUHMIE SHIRT j Is sure to fit. --SMITH & SON. June 8.18S1, tf PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, Periodicals, Newspapers anfl Music, State, County and Railroad Officers j1 aDd business men generally, sap- j 1 plied with blank books made to any pat+ern. 4 LL families have OLD BOOKS PERIOD-' A ICALS, NEWSPAPERS, MUSIC. C., I which they desire to transmit to their poster- j Ity, should HAVE THEM REBOUND.! Which will preserve them antl will make them look almost as well as new. Old Books.dtc.. should not only he rebound, but the current literature of the present day should be put In a durable form for preservation as well. This can be done In tho shortest possible time, with the best material, in the most ' handsome and durable style, and at a price . which cannot be duplicated anywhere, by E. R. STOKES, STATioi'XJt, Book Rindkii and Blank riooK Mandfactuuek, . ? No. loo Main Stkeet, < COLUMBIA S. C. i^jr" 8 ^ "j |icoi ! Lett n _... > , ?? , Leu ] IAJU j&A Will sell for cash 10 per cent, on actual cost the fol-|rci lov/ing srocds. 1]>? 0 0 \ l.WV ! I., {l DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS OF 3 ,;g A LARGE STOCK OF j licit j J .C'il' Spring and Summer Clothing,;! White Goods, HamburgjEdgings, in varied p: Styles, Gause and Check EEuslin, Undershirts, ArVl fta/nsa TTnHfirvfists. Laundried and TTn- r.^ 7 . j A,ri laundried Shirts, Bleached and Brown Drawers 3 Juno 15,1881, tf ? ? ? r-r??? . j [-?}; Spring' Goods, Spring Goods, p; J i'2i< Arfl \JV I UlllUUillVl IA iUilJI UU1U1I,!S y i polti ti ?u HAVE RECEIVED TIIEIR FULL STOCK OF an'^ SPRING & SUMME11 GOODS. I ' k CONSISTING IS PART OF m?<,1 Clm Prints,TLawns, Dress Goods, Bleached Goods, of allkinds^ Piques, Gloves, Lace Mits, an endless variety gl<j of Buttons. Pockets. Etc. A snlendid stock of Sfc r-iw Hats for Gentlemen, at r ' will CUNNINCHAM& PLETON. bl11 April 2'?, ISS1, tf A, "i; i"BEA~iMri Contractor ?DEALER INnarccsrvAiun Rnur.u TTTMRFR wmnrmNnc D VitiJ J W 1IUUU11 UUK1WM1I) JII1V w MViii wwj SCBOLL WORK and TURNINGS if every Dsscripten, SASH, BLINDS, DOORS, LATHS and LIME. .t Dj OKi'H'K? OvfT J. KNOX & GO'S., store, Abbeville, S. C. (;0< April 'M, HS1, tf. Giv muii - ?OFFER? ? A COMPLETE STOCK T1 OF ' - _ ol ? - ? ?kl H | i W Spring and Summer Woods! Hei H< OUR stock is LARGE, embracing many things that are Hi Ap: ' ! ACTIVE. STYLISH .main SEASON. Examine our stock and get your wants sup- W plied. S W. Joel Smith & Son. AI April 13,1881. ? , r I E.~F. PARKElt. K. M. IIILL, Formerly of III1I & Thomson. PARKER & HILL. * ABBEVILLE, S. C \\ ABBEVILLE, S, C., January 10,1881. WE beg to inform our friends and the public generally Ttm linrra o o O Aft 1 Q f nil r ft. plir fi S 11 TTfl fir t.ll fir m nfl.lTie Of bUdt W l> JJLC4 V V/ W VI* W W * 1 W? . PARKER & HILL for the purpose of neralmer- Vt cantile business at No. 4 O'Neal Block. Oiir stock will _ always be found full and complete, consisting of Dry Goods, Groceries and plantation supplies. "We take this oppojrtiraity to thank those who have favored us in the past and ve j respectfully solicit their continued patronage as our pres- .. ent facilities will guarantee to s^rve them as reasonable " as any house in our line. Respectfully, ? E. F. Parker, E, M. Hill. January 12, im j?Bj G. C. UKADLEY. x. i*. i'uuiiisuri.i BRADLEY & THOMSON a a pre* DEALERS IX GENERAL MERCHANDISE AT ABBEVILLE C, H, AND BRADLEY'S MILLS, ALWAYS I&j:r ox HAND A FULL STOCK OF FIRST CLASS DRY GOODS. FANCY GOODS. NO- ^ mm iwr DBfCCMfTSBTAT. ! J XXV/ ill JLfMJUUU READY-MADE CLOTHING?^ HATS, BOOTS, SHOES AND DOMESTICS, * a LSO Family Snpplles - CORN, MEAL, FLOUR, BACON, LARD AND GRIST, CHEESE, A HAMS, Ci IFFIJKS, TKAS. CANNED fJOODS, SUGARS, MOLAS.SE>, !- ISII AM i.ONFE(TI0NARI12S. Also u splendid s toe It of TOBACCO AND SEOARS iintl all kinds Of PLANTATION SI'l'PLIES. lhSn- tf "B7 W7CANN0N, T-AGENT F0RGullett Gins, Brown Gins, Bigelow Engines, Economizer Engine, Birdsall Engines, j n Sweepstakes Threshers, Farquhar Threshers, j V Reapers and Mowers, Saw Mills. Grist BlilJs, Cane Mills, Hay and Cotton Presses, Rubber and Leather Belting, &c. TTTITir SEVERAL YEARS' EXPERIENCE, INCREASED FACILITIES, C' W and special arrangement* with some of the largest manufacturers in the I ^ lTnited States. I feel confident of beitig able to ofl'er buyers inducements that cannot be excelled. _ Call on me or write for circular and prices. Terms easy to responsible buyers or liberal discounts tor cash. Jan. 19,155SO, tf OR, S. G. THOMSON, new goods. J DENTIST. Spring Bed Bottoms, Wire \ UPTPVTT T T? ^ r1 [Spring Beds, Boston Spring" X* A13BL\ 1LLL, b. 0. | Beds, Mattress Cotton Top ti?JVnr over Emporium of Fashion and Straw, Mattress Cotton July 7,1880. lyr. . . ^ (Top and Husk, ' Mattress! Make the Children Comfort- Wool, Elastic and Cleanly. able. One of the best Mattresses, CHILDREN CARRIAGES and PER AM- All at lOW Prices. - - n hulntors. Some of them very handsome. JJ J.D.Chalmers. / D. CHALMEES. r. June 1,1531* J June 1,1391. w ' ... , - . aTlKf.r'* I 11 ........ : .- ' ' umbia anJ firrc.i? <1 ; PAB3EM3En UKl'AKXM COTA'MBt A, 8. C., 51 ay .TO, ISEI. .' i nnd niter Wednesday, Jun? 1. )?Sl, Pw*5 r Xrains wlil run re herewiih indicated 11 this Ko;id und lis bj'uiiullo. v DAILY, KSCKPD'XirND.VYS. , ' NO. C. CJ' IVSf.KXCKIM}. , ' - ; , vo Columbia A _...ll el a p., ve Alston JJ 12 02 j? nv. ve Newberry <2 '4i p rrv. ve IJodiics n 51 p in ve lie! ton 1 51 n ic I ve at Greenville C 20 j> m no. 4.'!. now.v pa?sb.nge?. ti ve (Jreenvllle at 10 ~ a mi ve BeJion li i5 a m ve Ilodge* 1 1>> pm. vo Cow berry 8 lit p in ve A 1st'in 1-j 4 St p ui ivc at Columbia ? ' S .jti p n* UTAM'fiui, UNION AND 'COLUMBIA KA1X,-.BOA I). * NO. 12. UP r.VSSESGKB. ve Alston 12 05 p m ve Strothcr. 12 42 p tt?. veSyles r'oi'il 12 5S )> in . vcBhC'toi) 1 iw p7iv-r ve l-'ish L'uiu 1 27 p in ve Saiiluc 1. 45 p m it Union ,.-2 J4 p ra vc Jonesvule /.ii 41 p n>, ve l'acolet ?. 8 02 p ni , veSpaitanburgS.W.ifcC.dapotH 3Wpui ive>p:irtniibiH'A II. & D. depot T3 I 1" P W NO. 43. DOWN I'AMSMSGEB. veSpa. liitiburji It. A U. dej-ot fill 1.1 a ity veS; arinnburKS.\V.J:C.depot(il2 16 p m, ve Pajolet 12 55 p m ve Jonisville 1 13 p tti. ve Union 2 li p n\, vcSautuc 2 47 p ni vc Flsli 1 am .'5 (/7 pm . vebhdti.n. V. 3 2S p m. ve i.yles Ford. 3 39 p n> Slrol lu-r 3 07 i> ni vent Alston .. 1 43 p in .# J.Al'KENd It AILIIO A D. ircNewborry 4 01 p m veat I/aurens (?. II C .10 t> in re Lauren* IT. 8 30 ft til ve at New berry : 12 So p m? AURIiVIM.K BrtAKCir.. j i-e Hotl^es 3 .To p m. veat Abbeville* 4 li p m ire Abbeville. I- 20 a m vc at Hodges 1 10 p nt E ItllKJE ItAII.KOAU A.NU A.NDEKSOX' itn.vxcii. rc Bel ton .. 4 57 p m. . e Atulerson 6 M p in. * vc l'onilleton (J 15 p iu. .'0 Sen oca O " -0 p invent Walhulla 7 45 p m, re Walhalla 9 1SJ n ro. /eScnOra 13 !) ii a in, /e Pendleton iu ;10 am. :6 Anderson..... 11 11;h >u. vc.nt Helton........'. 11 -J6 |) in i and after the above. lliroti?h earn will he hctwoi'ii Columbia and JicndcisonviUe, tout change. ; CONNECTI^Xf. . With South Carolina Railroad from rlfiion. With WiliuluKton.Coiutiih.'aand ust:i Railroad from Wilmington and nil its .North thereof. With < harlotte, cou. lia and iuirusia Raliroid from Chailot(o nil points North thereof, .. . ' > . With Ashovllle and spurt an hum RMli for points in Western North Carolina. , . With Atlanta and Charlotte Alr-LIno way lor AllaiKu and ull points rfouth and . With Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line , way from Atlanta and tv-ynmH : . Wliii Richmond and Danville Rallv I. . . With South Carolina Railroad fof, rlehton. With Wilmington, Columbia and usta Railroad for Wilmington ami tho. ill. With Charlotte, Columbia and Aun rn 11 road for Ciiarlottoand the North. Willi A<l?pvil!<? :ii\il Sn>irtniilinri/ 17n.lt* 1 from liciidersonvillc. [. With Richmond and Danville RallI from Charlotte and beyond aiulard time used Is Washington. T>". C., cli is Ufteen minutes faster than CoiiraiJ. W. FRY, Superintendent. . roPK, General Passenger Agent. i [11111 Have In store and to arriv?. a _ ^ ' irge and Varied Stock OF RY GOODS, STAPLE and FANCY NOTIONS, GROCERIES, HATS; CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS. f ?D many oth^r artlelPS. nil of wl>l?*h will be sold as clos-c for C^VSH, itnd upon n? ? r. >D TERMS, as any . ljonso i:i Abbeville. e us a look &nd wo v;iH*glvc you a bari. }..\Vc will ship your Cotton crbny It.'C* . ?Chromos. r LARGE lot of new Cbromos 22 x 2\anil 21 \ HO.) on exiubit'oi) uuil lor iwlo, at 5 fiicll lit" i i-; , LAWSON i WARDLAW7?. pr? 20. 1881. ^ Received This ^Feek! IUKK-NEW AND STYLISH WALNUT Chamber Suites at bottom prices, ut LAWSON & WARDLAWSi prll 20, 1S31. "."W'.sics-nxr ABBEVILLE, S. C? EEPj^o" band a fall assortment of ('OF-; FINS?from the cheap?s.t to the best. irso will ufi^nd funerals, wben desired. 5 will also" Cdiitract for the Erection of Buil&n^sIs acrcnt. for the sale of StashNPoors ids, Mouldings, Htatr-raillngs, FioorfJtlflL everything pertaining to house building^^ II 7th l*?. tf - - > > ; COLOGNES. . . -! OMAN'S NICKLE COLOGNE 23 een?{ per hot tin. 'Ja.vlor'd Preininni Cologne Mits. Monumental Cologne !i> cents and,' :nis. Fellow's Extract 25 cents* Fellow's erior lixtrnct 50 cents.. Toilet S<;a<>s 10 li to 25 cen t*. ' v" . EDWIN PARKER. , :b. 23.1S81, tr ? j IV. c. Beset, - jr. n. Rick, bbeville, S. C. >'inety-Wix.S. V, 3ENET & RICEi attorneys at Law- ; j E have formed n partnership for the practice of law. And will practice in nil the rts or tnc suite. BENET & RICE. eb. 23,1381, tf 'Jr. II. PARKEIt W. (J. McGOWAN. ' 4EKEE & fficGOWAH 1TTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, ABBEVILLE, C. II., 6. C. riLL practicc also in the Clrruit Court*o: llie United States for South Carolina- . ill 7. ISiH). tf Dr. H. 1). WILSOjN, dentistry; bbeville, C. H., S. Office; Upstairs over the Vosl Oftic I^fotic?. tale Tiiomas Tliomsoa, teaseit LL persons liavlnsr demands nsrnlnst the estate Thomas Thomson, deceased, will ient tliem duly probated. an<W?ll those Inled to the n?ini9 will make Immediate payit to either of the undersigned' M. M. THOMSON*, Administratrix. S. G. THOMSON", Administrator T. T. QUARLES, Admlnrstraj^fc^-^ jbevllle ,S. C., June 21,1881, 3m \ SELLING OFF r"i : w ... -ATrew York Cos t ' y IE GREATEST BARGAINS; TO BE HAD I>' Gents' and Boy's LOTHING/ CENTS' AND BOY'S TRAW HATS; -AND ALL OTHER? SUMMER GOODS, . OR THE CASH,' all soon ati'1 get yourself suppltod. -ATROSENBERG & CO,, k. . JL* urch 30, 1851, it _ A