The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 22, 1882, Image 2

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f he Press and Banner. Bf Hugh Wilson and H. T. AVnrdhuv. Wednesday,Feb. 22,1832. I An Early Campaign. From present indications we are led i to believe that the campaign of 18*52,' in South Carolina, will begin touch i curlier thao usual, and that it will be. the most editing whicii we have liad ; since the days of 1S7G. In every part, of the State expressions of opposition to the regular organized Democracy i may be heard, and whether this oppo-1 sition comes from Independents, I Ureenbiickers, Ketormers, or ouutj malcontents, all are more outspoken i than thpy have been at any time since; Democratic reconstruction. This may J he accounted for on the ground that! they arc in earnest and desire to se-j rnrc as many recruits as possible from Democratic material. To do this with any degree of success, it must ho done, before the Democracy is thoroughly j drilled and martiuled for the conflict, j The leaders of the opposition know: that those who re-enlist in tlie Demo-! cratic party for the campaign of 1SS2! will not desert that party on the eve of battle. We do not impugn the motives of| anybody, nor do we assign reasons for their action, but it is a notable fact,! that very few of the patriotic leaders of the opposition to the present economical administration of the laws) inthisState have evinced any aver-i Sjion to assuming the duties and res-j ponsibililies of ofTicial station* While a little agitation of the quiet waters is always healthful and bene-; ficial, yet the looker-on is impressed with the fear that too great a storm! may not result in good to the public.; De that as it may, however, we al-i ready see sighs of the approaching; nnnflir?f #ml whpthpr the organized v " i Democracy can withstand the opposition wbich will l?c developed within! Its own ranks, and at the same time! beat down the Republican element! which will be brought against it, re-! ttoains to be seen. We believe the chief cause of dissat-j Isfaction in the Democratic party is I hot owing, in a perceptible degree, to! any bad laws, or to any lack of fidel- j Ity in their administration, but we nre impressed with the belief that it will be ft campaign in which tbe "outs", are pretty solidly arrayed against the "ins," and if they cannot succeed in obtaining ottlcc themselves, it is quite certain that they will make the effort to defeat a continuation in ofTlce of the present "ins." As we understand it, the "outs," whether justified or not by facts we shall not say, entertain the feeling that official favors have sN ready run too long in the same groove, and they believe that almost any trhange would be more acceptable than the continuance of the same men in j office forever. Unless the Republicans should be too demonstrative in their threats to' resume coutrol of the offices of the; State, it may be set down as a certainty that there will be a formidable, division in the Democratic party, and all opponents of the regular organized Democracy under the old leaders, will unite against it. In an event like this the colored voters of the State will certainly hold the balance of power. For this reason it is imperative that party leaders move with the greatest discretion and act with unerring wisdom. A single mistake may decide resultsof the most momentous kind. The organized Democracy have a record, and upon that record they must stand or fall, while (he opposition have this advantage they have no record, aid their claims upon the favor of the people consist only In their own promises to correct the errors which are now of record, that have been made by those now in power. To the new organizatgy* tion, all who have grievances of any kind, whether actual or imaginary, will be invited, and the number who will accept the invitation and rally ttrouod the new standard bearers, none can foretell. In some sections of the State the stock law will be the hobby on which many may ride into the camp of the enemy. In nearly every secItoti of the State the registration law, will furniah.individuals a pretext, for deserting the old party which has saved the State from actual ruin, and the number of voters who desire to see n nuu; cot nf nipn in office will claim consideration. We predict that the division is inevitable. That the continuation of the same men in office so long will be the real cause of that separation. And, finally, that the old officers, though just as good and just as true men as any in the State, will be thrown overboard. Then dark horses from every section of the State will be brought out. Increased Representation. By reference to the Congressional proceedings it will be seen that South; Carolina, under the new apportion-; ineut, will gain two Congsessniun, and We see that already names are beingj proposed to fill those places. It seems 1 that the Republicans as a whole, desired the number of Rspresentati ves to be fixed at 325, while the Democrats, with a few exceptions, wished 319 to be the number. We are glad for South Carolina to gain a Congressman, and know, the people of the State will thank our delegation for voting with the Republicans in this instance. Seven is a good number, and with good men iu; the places, South Carolina's influence: should be felt in the National Leirishi tion. In connection with this, we must be pardoned if we digrc^j : As aumsing u paragraph as we have see en in the papers for a week is the praises! conferred on a South Carolina delegate I for making a speech favoring the hill, and attributing to him such oratorical powers as to control the entire Republican party for this number. "When a South Carolinian gains that degree of oratorical power, as to iniluence one Republican Congressman to change tiis vote on a subject like tins, we shall believe South Carolina has developed a real Cicero. We are always glad to give due credit to every man, but this cheap campaign thunder Will fool nobody. The idea of a Democratic Congressman leading the entire Republican party around by the nose! The real fucts are, that South Carolina would gain a Congressman by fixing the number at 325, and our Representatives, like men of common sense, voted for the number that gave South carolina me greaiesc power jii mat body. Only tliis and nothing more. Oratory ! Well! Just foii Fun.?We think it would be an excellent idea for any enterpris-1 ing local reporter to get a scrap book,1 and paste in it, all the different news-i paper notices of the Circuit Judges ( and the Solicitors, on their arrival at the various towns. Each of these officers have to be puffed by every editor in the State at least three times a year. They are all able and courteous Judges, and the Solicitors are generally talented and efficient. A book of the "pufTs" of these officials, as they go around, would make a regular sidesplitter. Mark Twain's books would dwindle into insignificance. Let some enterprising printer get up the book.! We want a copy. ji ***** ? ' '.1Ji jnjiux.:i Winn . nifKP?ye P/ofanitj. "This article is not written with ai view to comment at length upon thei grosser tonus of this vit'e. We presume thai our readers are not guilty of; it in thesenseof swearing, or of using j had words. Let who will use <neh [ language it is offensive to refined ears and to a cultivated taste. The hooks] of etiquette forbid it. The rules of de-| corum d<) absolutely condemn it? much more the decalogue of all sound ethics. We refer to the subject more particularly to present another aspect of it. The question may ho asked who isa profane person. '1 he individual who ignores the distinction between common and snored things, between common and sacred persons, between secular anil spiritual subjects ? who sees no difference between a ho ?> lioi? r\i* *1 nlona #\f* f/\in rr?>rt and a building which is usually called a meeting house or a church, is a profane person in the biblical sense of (he lerm. lie who would have no more respect for Melehisedec the priest of the Most High (Jod, or tor Aaron or Eleazar if they were resurrected and brought among us, than he would have for the commonest man in all the country would come under the above designat ion. \Ye would so designate the man who regards churches, preaching, prayers, praises, sacraments, Sabbaths and the whole system of religion as a superUnity, if not a delusion and superstition. It was in this sensethat Jv=au was a profane person. For the paltry consideration of a mess of pottage, he sold his birth-right, lie lacked a due appreciation of the privileges included in that birth-right. Are they any better among us who for the sake of some worldly object, for some present gratification, for some transient good will barter away their church privileges? Possibly some of our readers may not have thought of this matter just in this light. There is not so wide a difference between the two species of profanity as some are disposed to conceive. It were bad enough to take Clod's name in vain, to give utterance to curses and oaths, but it is scarcely less so to treat sacred things with contempt, to be irreverent in (iod's house, to speak disrespectfully of the ScripturcK, of churches, of pious people and of the institutions of religion." The above is from the pen of the Rev. James Boyce, D. I)., one of the editors of the Associate Reformed fWonnfirnlv ?iorrr?*? with " ' ?v "O" -- the learned and pious Doctor in all that he says, and only wish that his reflective mind had prompted him to write even more than it did. To those who believe the priest can say anything and sin not, our suggestion may at tir*t appear out of place, but a iittle reflection on the part of any man living in a community like this will sec that we speak not without cause. We believe there is much profanity in the pulpit. If there is not, we would ask | wherein the minister receives his authority to take lightly upon his lip? i the name of the Lord our God, from thirty to sixty times during the delivI ery of a single sermon ? Who author. izes him to speak of "God Almighty's I earth," without breaking the divine |command? Wherein is the minister delegated to associate that Name, I which we should utter only in reverential awe, with our common place ; matters. For instance, "God willing, II will hold religious service in this jchurch next Sunday." If the man who rings the bell were to say, "Clod ! willing, I will dust the benches nexl ! Sunday.'' would he not be deemed guilty of irreverence? And then how j many ministeis make use of God's j name in their ordinary conversation ' j We will mention one instance thai | come under our own observation. A j minister of the gospel was preseui j with a number of gentlemen who hap j pened to be together. Inn talk of per | haps fifteen minutes, lit; used the word "God" eight times. None of the others had used the word at all during I that time. If the minister spoke ol | the weather, he was sure to conned j God with it, and when he spoke o bachelors and matrimony, he knew exactly what God intended. Now, w< submit that preachers have no mor< right to make a by-word of our Ma ker's name than has the average lay I man. It may be plead in extenuatior iof the frequent and irreverent use o j that Name, that they pronounce ii j Gawd. That makes no difference j It's profanity, all the same, and if tin | miuhter profess riot repentence for the act, he should be dealt with by the I cliurcli courts. } Another matter, of which we wouli j speak, is the beginning of the use o profane words. It is a habit too com i mon among even pious peope, and lit tie children whose feet know nothing: of devious way?, to use the attribute: ! in an unbecoming way. For instance I wherein is the essential difference in ; saying "Good Gracious'' and "Good jGod?" Are not Goodness and Gract ! attributes of the Most High? In i I certain old sermon which some of oui I readers may have read, we find s i passage something like this: "Lei 'your communication be, Yea, yea; j Nay, nay; for whatsoever is mori I than these corneth of evil." ! DPATit OF MRS. II. G. HARLF.Y.?A : telegram was received in this city jester day announcing tho sudden death o] I Mrs. M. G. llarley, of Uarnweli, S. C., about four o'clock Thursday afternoon. She had but the night before ministered at the bedside of a dear friend (Mrs. Aldrieh) and sav; her close her eyes in death, Mrs. J-Iarlev was one of the most noble Christian woman it has over been oni pleasure lo know. A widow, and childless, she literally and truly "went about doing good." Hundreds are now living who can bear testimony to the fact thai she lived only to serve her Lord and Master. She was known throughout the South, particularly among the Baptists, to which denomination she belonged, and hor reputation lor Christian zeal and piot.v had even gone beyond our borders into other climes. Iler life was one continuous string of kind words and gentle deeds and her death brings genuino sorrow to llio many hearts. She had been l'or years the editor of 'he "Hearth ami Home" and "Children's Department" of the Jiapti.M Courier, and to the readers of that paper hor loss is irreparable. Her kindness to us in days of darkness and gloom can never bo forgotten, and we sincerely morn the sad event. The cause of hei death is supposed to have been heart disease. In a moment?in the twinkling of an eye?she was translated to a heavenly inheritance. She walked with <?od and was not, for God took her.?I'ulmcttc Yeoman. ?m* i The Anderson Infclligcncer states that J. C. Stribbling of Pendleton, a progressive stock-raiser has tried ensilage, or the keeping of green food in silos, and lie i^ now feeding his stock on it. He is pleased with the exiK'riment. Now let some ol our Sparianburg farmers trv ensilage this year. Col. 11. J. < I age, of Union, ?vas in Spartanburg last week, and stated that he did not think favorably of this plan at tirst. lint ho voriio wh-m and pea vines preserved by Win. Thomson, Ksqr., of Union, and had oecular demonstration of tho avidity with which cows devoured tlio food,'and saw the beautiful butter made by Mrs, Thomson, and now ho is a convert to ensilage. The only outlay of monoy is a machine to cut the green food. Corn stalks, pea vines or gieeti hay should be cut in short pieces. Ills more convenient to di? the silos in a hillside, because they can be easily drain, ed. After the pit Is*constructed, the cut food should be packed in with large pestles or mauls, or a hand lever press, so that it will be as compact as possible. The closer it is packed the better. When all is 1 in, put a layer of straw or hay on top and then cover over with earth so as to keep the air out. Water should not bo allowed to run in. Then when you get ready to use the food begin at 0110 end cut out the blocks with an axe or sharp spado, keeping the exposed parts covered with hay or grass. It is said to be the cheapest way possibloof keeping green food. What Senator Vest, of Missouri, Says of His Past Record. iiu. T ? !? a (Vmfedprnfrv honestly and earnestly : my whole soul devoted lo the success of that cause which surrendered at Appomattox ; and if I mention this personal history now, it is only that I may say most emphatically thai I accepted, without limitation or evasion, the full and legitimate results of that surrender. All that I have ever asked, all that I ask now, and all that the South asks, is that we may b? believed to be honest in having espoused the Confederate cause, and honest in our statement, of having accepted fully the results of its defeat. Air. President, those who risked and lost all have a right to demand tliis and it will be accorded by every just and generous oiiud." A Mississippi Deluge. THE RIVER HE LOW MEMPHIS! THIrtrY MILES WIDE. j< Damage to the Plantations?Drowning;c or Horses, Cattle and Hoars?Negroes p' and Mules Huddled Together in the; ? Cabins. jt.i ; Minimis, February 10.?A special rtis-l; paleh I'roin Ilelera says tliore is no a ha to-j*' j tnent or the disasters that have overtaken j J 'the planters of the Mississippi Valley ! Ifntispil 1?V the overflow or the Mississippi ! r.ivcr between Vlemnhis and Viekslninr. | j Kor three works i! has rained almost ' <hiil.v, until now bill a dreary watery' v waste extends i'ully fifteen miles inland ) from either bank. There have been innu- j s tnernblo breaks in the levees, and thej1 outlook for the present is anything but isl hopeful. Cattle and ho<rs have been j drowned bv hundreds, and barns have been swept away and their contents! wasted. The loss to planters bv these I mishaps cannot but have its effect inj. erainpinsr their facilities for pnttiivj in aj. crop for the year. This condition of af-j fairs exists to an alarming extent in aj number of the largest cotton crrnwintfl, counties in the Mississippi Valley both ' in Arkansas and Mississippi. Starvation ;! is tbreatenititf many poor people whose' t homes line the banks of the streams that!, have overflowed. In some cases cabins *' can be found in which are ncirroes, hogs j | and mules all gathered under one shelter! j awaiting the receding of the river. I Arkansas city Innndnted. > ! Xk\v Oui.kans, February 10.?A Tine I j Binfi'special says that Arkansas Cily is j' inundated. The trains on the Little Rock 11 and Mississippi lload have discontinued ' i their trips there on account of the high H water. I SOUTH CAROLINA'S GAIN. 1 The Apportionment of Representatives!, 325?Our Representation in ton-!1 grcss Increased to Seven. I Consideration of the apportionment bill! I was resumed at 1:45. j Mr. Prescott oll'ered a resolution, pro-! ! viding that whenever the House shall do.-!, | termine upon any number of members,! \ tlie same suan ne appni uonuu mc i States on the san:e basis of division used I Iat the Forty-sixth Congress, and now known as the old method. I Mr. Ravne moved to amend so as provide that the apportionmentshall be based j [upon the Kenton method, and Mr. Con-) ; verse to amend the amendment, so as to. I adopt the plan previously presented, and j favored by him. | Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, submitted ian amendment to the bill, selecting 326as 1; the total number of Representatives, i At three o'clock the previous question , was seconded, and a vote was taken on the i j amendment offered by Mr. Converse to! i the resolution submitted by Mr. Prescott, {and it was rejected. A vote was then taken on Mr. Raytie's amendment, but it only received nine affirmative vot^s, while 148 members were recorded as being op, posed to the adoption of theSeaton method of apportionment. f M r. Ra vne endeavored to obtain the yeas . and nays', but was not successful. Mr. Preseott\s resolution, basins rcpre-| sen tat ion upon the old system of appor-i I tionment, was then agreed lo without di- j j vision. I The last hour of debate was opened with ia short speech by Mr. Horr, of Michigan, | ! who advocated the bill of 325, followed by j 'Mr. Tvler. of Vermont, who spoke in | '! favor of fix ins the number at 294. >j Mi\ Springer stated that ho would vote] . for 319, though lie preferred the present _ I number, 292. The number, 210, bad been 'I determined upon as one of mathematical , and political equity by the last Congress, _! and lie, therefore, supported it. j Mr. Cox favored 310, holding that it : J would be more fair than 325, which gave additional Representatives to Iowa, Wis' cousin, and Kansas, surely Republican ' States, and to South Carolina and Texas certainly Democratic, and to New York, I j which was likely to be Republican unless j the Democrats behaved themselves bettor. j Mr. Presentt closed the debate, and, in | j the course of his remarks, reflected some- j . what upon his colleague (Mr. Cox) for his | change of base from the position he took i j in the committee room. The excuse giv-1 >jen for such a charge was that the New! i York Legislature might fail to rcdistrict Htlte State. Ili.s colleague evidently did . not take pritle in the rights and position > ' which New York maintained among the States of the Union. Ilconly viewed her! interests from the standpoint of politics. I As Mr. PrescoU concluded his speech! I loud cries of "Vote, vote !" came from all parts of the hall, but Mr. Cox in an in-j - dignant tone demanded his right to be! r heard. ' The Speaker stated that the time for de-1 ' bate had terminated. t Mr. Cox appealed to the House to allow | j- him a few moments to reply to the imputation of his colleague. Mr. Page,of California, objected unless; 3 he should be allowed to reply to some remarks made by Mr. Prescott as to the ; constitution of California. Mr. Cox then asked that he be allowed . | to move a reconsideration of the vote by which the previous question was second1 ed. f Mr. Presoott ?bjected. l "That," shouted Mr. Cox, amid cries of "order" and "vote," "is a cowardly pro ceeding to attack a man at the last mo j mcnt without giving lnui a clianco to reply?most cowardly." The Speaker suited that the first vote * would be taken on tho amendment offer-' ed by Mr. Cox, fixing the representation! at 307, and ruled that Mr. Cox could not) ' modify it by changing the number to 310. j f Mr. Cox thereupon withdrew the amendment. The next vote was taken upon the' amendment offered by Mr. Anderson, of | r Kansas, fixing the number at 325, and it j ' was agreed to?yeas 102, nays 104. ' Mr. White, of Kentucky, was the only j , Republican who voted in the negative, ! . but the following Democrats voted in the ] affirmative with the Republicans; Messrs. j 11 Aiken, Reach, Reltzhoover, Bragg, Cul-i )|ber.son, Curtin, Davidson, I) uster, Ellis, Evins, Finlcy, Hobletsell, Jones of Texas, McClane,* Mills, Resigan, Richardson p of South Carolina, Shelley, Speer, Till- j L man, Upson and Wellborn". . Representatives are distributed among: the several States as follows: ; Alabama 8, ArKansas 5, California C,! , Colorado 1, Oonnectict 4, Delaware 1, j ' Florida 2, Georgia 10, Illinois 20, Indiana' 13, Iowa 11, Kansas 7, Kentucky 11, Lou-i isiana <i, Maine 4, Indiana 6, Massachu-j setts 12, Michigan 11, Minnesota 5, Missis sippi i, Missouri 14, -Nebraska a, JNievaoa: . 1, New Hampshire 2, New Jersey 7, New j I York 34, North Carolina 9, Oliio 21 Orei gon 1, Pennsylvania 28, Rhode Island 2, South Carolina 7, Tennessee 20, Texas 11, | I Vermont 2, Virginia 10, West Virginia 4,! Wisconsin 0. The next vote was taken upon the ' amendment ottered to the third section of) "j the bill by Mr. Beltzhoover, of Pennsyl- \ j vania, the object of which is to niuUe it j unlawful to divide any parish or county Min the formation of any representative ; l district, which shall consist of one county 'lor parish. Rejected?yeas 117, nays 135. 'j Mr. Springer, of Illinois, moved to re j consider the voto b}* which the House i ' j had rejected an amendment oll'ered by j j Mr. Colerick, amending section 3 so as to; > provide that if any State in which the: number of Representatives is changed by I this act the Legislature thereof shall not have adopted ils laws in time to enable { I Representatives to be elected to the For-! | ty-ciyhth Congress, it shall be lawful lor' ' j the Governor of such Stat?, aftei it shall i have been rcdistricted, to provide for a! II special election for such Representatives, j | When this amendment was rejected mere i was no interest paid to it, anil Mr. Cole-1 ' I rick was unable to obtain the yeas and ; | nays, but Mr. Springer's motion tore-) i consider was mo signal lor a scone 01. I great noise and confusion. A motion to ! j table the motion to consider was immedi-! 1 ately made on tho liepublican side, and j tho* Democrats demanded the yeas and ] I nays. ! Mr. Springer asked that the amend-' Intent bo read, hut a storm of objections | I came from tho Republican side, and the i ; | Speaker ruled that it could only be read j by unanimous consent. '| Instantly Messrs. Moofter, of Mississippi, .Springer, and Aiken of South Carolina, were on their feet and insisting upj on I heir right to hear a proposition upon , I which they were called to vote. ! The continuous rapping of the Speak-. jer's gavel had but littlo efleet in allaying' ; the confusion, and it was not until consent had been given to the reading of tho; amendment that comparative quiet was; restored. The vote was then taken 011 II the motion to lay on the table tho motion ! j to reconsider the vote by which the llouse 1 rejected Mr. (,'oleriek's amendment, and I result?yeas 131, nays 4?no quorum, i . j Tho Democrats refrained from voting,! i Without further action the llouse, at 0:20, j jadjourned. Southern Items. [ylssoci'r/fc JO/ormcd I'rexbytcrtan.'] ' These are peculiar about some things.; ,|To some of them wo hope to din;;. One' i of these that should survive is a sensitive-! ; 11 ess as to woman's sphere. There is! amongst us an unconquerable aversion to! i woman Lecturers, and woman Preachers, j ct ul oinnr {/cam. This feeling, 110 doubt, | sometimes becomes extreme, and there'! is a suspicions coldness towards female j: I advocates even ??f a good cause. So j< aj Ions are we of the beauty and grace of 1 womanly delicacy that we are notdis-ll ! posed to allow exceptions. J tut admit-. ] I ting the extrcmeand indiscriminateinani- j 1 testation of this feeling, still il bans to i . mi.1 ii I...IHU u,. ,t,.,11.. i : tfiat we arcs ready to excuse* its errors (if | .judgment. W'e feel that it is a lortrcss in i which the crown jewel of woman may "? l safely lodged. It is a sentiment which is a frowning protest against tendencies that, would tinsex woman ; a menace to an , aping manislmess, that rohs womanhood j. of its true glory and its chief attraction. I ( i? Our two new Professors are very much ,s 1 ikc?I by the students. Though not hav- v iiif; much personal experience with them,.n vet their modest and dignified demeanor 1 has served to gain them the respect and i I esteem of all.?Erakint Student. i 1 i THE RECENT COTTON ItP.EAKw 1 .iignsla Specnlators Nearly All Long1 ^ ?Losses About Fifty Thousand Dollars. A prominent potion dealer said to tho Viioniclc, yesterday, that nerly all tho otton speculators in Augusta were "long" j. t han the recent tremendious cotton break ; J unc, and so rapid was the decline that [* uany of them were "frozen out" before:; hey had time to think. lie estimated' he loss to Augusta parties by the decline | j * at leist lifty thousand dollars. fcSomoj e\v held on lo llicir deals and continued t> put up in are ins as the prices sank, but i' lie great majority went out. Those j iho held on \V i 11 come out all right if the narket continues to advance. There were j, cry few dealing in cotton futures at pros-, 'nt, as the raj)i(l break had demoralized'! peculators. His New York eorrespon-.. lents considered that tho worst was over, 1 j ind prices would advance. I M.w.lo in Mnrniinith. . lidllM/ I/WVHO ? h......v , (Savannah News.) jj The rrpid decline in cotton which has;1 KX'.usioncd almost a panic in various cot-;' on ports ami cities wnere the speculation j 11 futures run rife, and resulted in a1 mmlier of failures, has had also a do-!1 norali/.ing effect in Savannah, though wt>j ire glad to say there are uo failures re-I( >orted. During the past several days! here have been an unusual number ofi * 'blue" and elongated faces on the Bay,!1 md some of the dealers in futures, buy-!. ms and shippers, habe been pretty badly I nirt, It is estimated that the total loss 11 Savannah will approximate ?2*)0,000, j hough it is so distributed that no one' iitiglo house or individual has been en-j irely crippled, though they may be sick.: rbere have, also, been great losses incur- ! red by speculators in grain, altogether the j1 dtuation on the J>av has not been as se-j reen and happy as is characteristic of Sa-. Hannah's great mart. A number of spec-1 ulators have nedged, and hope to crawl Lhrough without serious loss. The Shorts in Charlotte. The "future" dealers in Charlotte were ill nn tln> u-iimmi" sirlo in dm recent deal.! The Observer, of Wednesday, Hays:] "They are to-day closini: out their contracts, taking in large profits, and will bo ready to catch the market at its lowest point on the later months, and come in for their part <?t the gains on the August squeeze. There are many happy faces on j our streets to-day. Chariotte people have been on the winning side this time." On the Wrong: Side in Atlanta. [ Vast-Appeal* Tulle with Major Cumming*.) "Have Atlanta speculators suffered much ?" "Some. They were 'bulls' by a majority, too, but none of them have been seriously crippled, I believe." "How is wheat and other articles of speculation "Down. Everything down; wheat down, pork down, everything down ex- j cept stocks and bonds, which about hold i their own." "Then the 'bears' seein to have it all' their own way?" "Pretty much." "Well, is not this depressod condition of the market duo to wild speculation?" "Yes, it owns its present condition to the speculative mania." The system of speculation now in vogue, which is popularly regarded as the very worst species of gambling, has completely overturned the regulation cf prices by the law of supply and demand, ana wncncver a sumciencamouni 01 capital is applied, il is no corscqucneo as to the "long" or "short" of the product speculated in, ruin is entailed upon buyer or seller according to the strength of the opposing speculator Values aro fictitious, markets always nervous and confidence destroyed throughout the entire ramifications o! trade. ' TIIE CONFEDERATE ROLL. The Record to be Made of the Soldiers of the Lost Cause from the Palmetto State. The following is the Act passed by the last Legislature to effect the purpose of securing a roll of the State troops in the Confederate war: Suction 1. Be it enacted, <fcc., That it shall he the duty of the Adjutant and Inspector General to collect the names of all persons of this State who served in the army of the Confederate States or in the militia of the State in active service during the war between the Confederate and United States, and to prepare rolls of the same, corresponding as near as may be to the usual form of muster rolls in military service, and stating as far as can now be ascertained the name, age, place of enlistment, company and regiment, or battalion, battery or sqnadron, to which each such person belonged, or position held by satieas general or stair otlicer, witli staiernent also ns to wound or wounds, when and where received, imprisonment, death, discharge or surrender ol such persons at the end of the said war, and any other particulars in regard to any such persons which in his judgment should be recorded. Sue. 2. That the said Adjutant and Inspector General shall also prepare, or cause to bo prepared, a brief history or sketch of each and every rojjimerit, battalion, battery,or squadron, of said troops furnished by this State to the army of the Confederate States, or of the militia of the State jn active service during the said war, giving tho names of the battles, sieges, or affairs in which each such body was engaged. Sec. 3. That the sum of ?2,000 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the said work, of which the said Adjutant and Inspector General shall receive $.">00 for his extra services therein, aud the balance, ?1,500, if so much be necessary, be applied for stationery, printing, clerk hire, and postage, in connection with the said work. Skc. 4. That tho said rolls, when so prepared, shall be transcribed or printed into permanent book form and kept in the ollico of the Adjutant and Inspector General, and such rolls shall be tiled in tho oflico of the Secretary of State and be preserved with tho records of tho said oflice. Approved January 31st, 18S2. Corn and Meat this Year. ICof. It. J. Ilcddiurj. Ga. Dcnarhnent Am-. 1 There is no question that corn and meat will command an unusually high price this year. Even at this time, when the pork* paoking season is progressing, there is no sensible weakening in the price for bacon, lard and hog products generally. The west generally has made a greater or less failure in the crop, and the wheat yield is tnucli less than for several years past. Tho consequent scarcity of hog feed, augmented to some extentb}' the; diminished .vlieat crop, has had a telling; effect on hog productions. The prices that corn and meat now command, and the prospective increase next spring, will be such that farmers cannot neglect a single opportunity to make tho most of what is 011 hand by the most careful feeding and economical management. It is an occiusion that will justify the killing of every pork hog that can be made to weigh from seventy-live to a hundred pounds. In this way, although a pretty heavy draft may have to be made 011 tho coru crib to bring such young hogs into fair condition, the demand upon the limited supplies nextsprlug will be much less by so many less mouths to feed and there'will be less bacon to buy. Farmers often lose money by neglecting to make a few simple calculations. One year old hogs, as a rule, make the cheapen meat under our system of hog raising.* Or tho rule may be stated thus, the older the hog tho more costly the pork. A pig at nine months of age may boeasi- j ly made to produce 150 to 200 pounds of pork; and even much higher results may be attained with good atter tion. If proper pasturage and cheaply produced crops such as ground peas, chufus and potatoes?are provided, there is no sense in keeping a hog beyond a year old. A hog should not bo carried through a winter under ordinary circumstances. Farmers ought to consider that it is poor economy to stint the feed now because it is scarce and be forced to buy bacon at high prices next spring and summer. The policy would be wise if coin should be dear au'd bacon (prospectively) cheap. Cotton Seed Oil Mills. [Atlanta Constitution.] There is no question that the manipulation of cotton seed will give to the South two separate and important industries in additirn to what she already has. The running of cotton seed mills and refineries will give employment to new workmen, and profitable investment to money not employed elsewhere. They will add millions of dollars to the value of our staple. The use of oil in kitchens will keep at home money wo now send West to buy lard, and tho use of cotton meal for stock food will save money that we now send West for hay. The prolits of oil millsand refineries arc so thoroughly demonstrated by experience that it has j neeueu niu ineir advertisement to stiniulatc inquiry and investment. There wercl fourteen mills added to those in operation i last year. There will lie more than twenty built dining the present year. The Constitution hails these new indns-' tries with congratulation. Their devel-j opmcnt is hutone step of the many that' tho South will take in industrial im-| provement and in general economy. The i ifrowth i?f one branch of manufacturing! in the South will induce growth in other, i Every dollar invested here brings another jollar in some other in vestment. In the meantime, we shall realize fully the say-; ing of Mr. Edward Atkinson, that so j tnuny people characterized as wild when) it was first made, namely, "that if the, New Ycrk farmer could raise a cotton j [ihint that would not produce a pound of lint, he would get rich by manipulating ; he seed and stalk." Cor.nty Supkuvisok.?Mr. W. A. An-j rum has received the appointment of! hipervisor of Elections for Kershaw' :ounty. The appointment meets with the ipprovai of all our people, ami they are atisfied that no one need fear injustice ,. fliilo flirt 111 *t t1 <*? w in liiu li'itwisi T T i sx ihility ami integrity would commend 1 liin to tlio people for any position he night Keek at their hands. ? Camden : lournal. ?HE FEDERAL ELECTION CASES'. ' iVhftt District Attorney Melton Pro'poses 1o do about Them?A Warning!) to Willing Witnesses. j< [.Ywj and OuuHi-r ] Colombia, February 15.?'This itforn-1 riu i called District Attorney Melton's ' mention to a long dispatch in York ?Vines j relating to the Klcction *?nd Kegist rill ion laws passed by the recent Legislature,! uul in connection with this matter asked j Tor an expression ot opinion as 10 me political prosecutions before the United StatesCourt. Mr. Mdton said: "I have just read the article in the New York TimcH and know nothing of it. I have 110 opinion to express upon the proposition of law ungues tot! by that correspondent and do not know that I shall liavo, unless tile occasion arises devolving it upon me as a dudy. The efforts lieretc 1'oro made in this State to enforce; llie Election laws have been aitemled by, great expense to the Government andi great vexation to the people. Whatever' may bo hereafter done it will be tny dut}' J to avoid these objections ns far as possi-j "With this view I proposes to inquire j !ind ascertain what cases have been] brought in each of the counties which arej t)f suflicent dignity and importance to warrant judicial investigation, and "to that) end my'assistants will visit the several j c-un'.it-a and in an o.itirely impartial audi judicial manner inquire into the real i merit of these posecntions, and determine which of them if any should receive further attention. They will be instructed A . . fl?;? flnhr ? f *?* * > rl inl 1 V fltlfl with v,u """J ....J..... J , reference solely to the duo and orderly vindication of the law. It is not the pur- j pose of tne Government to Vex the people j r>r to do more than is indispensable to en-1 force the laws of the United States in this State with an eye single to the promotion of justice and public good. In ample time I shall notify parties and ' attorneys what cases, if any, arttto bo called for trial, and so far as the Government witnesses are concerned I shall expect them to remain at home unless they receive from tne special notice to attend the Court, and I request you now to .say that j if witnesses attend without such notice they will not be paid." J. C. II. , . Some Further Particulars. As far as can bo learned in Charleston the election eases which will bo selected ! by the United States district attorney for tHal at the ensuing April term of the United States Circuit Court will bo takeh from among the cases charging violation of the election|laws at the General election of 1880. >*ono of the informations in these cases have been liled, all the papers being in the hands of the district attorney. Besides these cases, the number and nature of which cannot bo obtained from tho dockets of the Court, there are on file in the Circuit C'Uirt fifty-eight cases, charging violations of the Election laws at the general election of 18Z?, which have been contiued from term to term, and now stand on tho docket marked for the April term. It is not probable that any of these cases will be tried. TIIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Importaut Circular from Hie Sl.'itc Superintendent of Education. An* Act t<> proscribe the mode of ascercertai fling the average attendance on the Free Public Schools of this State, and to apportion the school fund according to sucli attendance. Section 1. He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of So'nth Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the school month shall consist of twenty school days, and that this number shall be taken as the unit of computation in estimating the average attendance of each pupil in the free public schools of this State. Skc. 2. That for the school year 18S21833, and for each school year thereafter, each County School Commissioner shall apportion the income of the school fund among the several school districts of his county in proportion to the average attendance upon the free public schools for the last preceding year as ascertained b}' Section i of this Act. Sue. 3. That the State Superintendent of Education is hereby authorized and required, to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to en force the provisions of this Act. Approved December 20, 1881. The foregoing Act does not alter the law previously in force in this State pfe scribing mo mouo 01 apportioning me school fund. The amendment to the Constitution of the State approved January 20, 1878, provides that the school fund "shall be distributed among the several school districts of the countics in proportion to the respective number of pupils attending the public schools." Section 27 of "An Act to alter and amend the school law of South Carolina," approved March 22, 1878, requires each County School Commissioner to "apportion the income of the county school fund among the several school districts of his county in proportion to the average number of pupils attending the free public schools in each district." Strict compliance with the provisions of the Act approved December 20, 1881, herewith published, will enable schools oflicers to enforce tlio law previously enacted to regulate the distribution of the school fund, and will prevont mistakes heretofore made from different interpretations of tho law in some of tho counties of this State.. Tho following rulei will bo observed in ascertaining average attendance in the public schools and in apportioning tho school fund: IUlk 1. To find the average attend ance of one school for one school month, add the number of pupils attending each day and divide the sum by twenty. Hulk 2. To find tho average attendance of ono school for one school year, add the averages as found by Rule f and divide the sum by the number of school months that the school has been in session. Hulk 3. To find tho average attendance of a school district for 0110 school year, acid tho averages as found by Rule 2. Rule 4. To find the average attendance in a county for a school year, add the averages as found by Rulo 3. Rule h. Toannortion the school fund. divide tho proceeds of the school tux by the average attendance of a county as found by Rule 4, and multiply the quotient by the average attendance of the several school districts. Tho products thus obtained will be the amounts to which the respective school districts will be entitled. In your annual reports to this ofTice you will'be expected to make returns of the ayerige attendance as well as of the number of pupils enrolled in tho public schools. You should at onco give the instructions necessary to enable School Trustees and teachers to make reports in accordance with the rules contained in this circular. Additional copies of this circular can be obtained on application to this otlice. Very respeetfu Iv, IlUGfl S." THOMPSON, State Superintendent of Education. Clover. The month of February is, perhaps, tho best month to sow clover in this latitude. Let no ono flatter himself that clover will grow anywhere or that it will stand any amount of neglect, or climatic influences. It is not a native plant and cannot be expected to fight its way against fox-tail, plaintain, dock and sundry other pests to the manner born. Clover must be petted to bo successful, and the man who wants a clover lot a success may as well make his inind up to this at the beginning. A clay soil with plenty of lime in it is the best for clover, and the richer the better. It is a heavy feeder and will not respond satisfactorily unless it is provided with the necessary publum. Once set it may be kept in a healthy condition by an occasional dusting of plaster oi' Paris. Prepare the soil well. It should be thoroughly broken up. Opinions are divided as to the policy of sowing small grain with clover. Itdcpends upon the season very much. Sometimes (he small grain starves out the other and some times it protects it from the sun. When your clover is well up a dusting of plaster of Paris when the dew is on will give it a good send oil'. Don't giaze or cut it the first year and after that it will stand pretty hard usage. Remember when you turn your stock on a clover lot to graze, you are taking the best plan to spread all manner of weed and grass J seeds over it by theirdroppings. A clover lot about ?, homestead is invaluable. It will supply an immense amount of: nutritious food for all the domestic ani-j inals, but will bo especially felt in the dairy department. Rich milk and golden j butter are among its best fruits. Clover as a fertilizer to any extent is not lo be lliou^lll II ill iiua uiiiiwii uuiiiki^. x ii v j cow pea is the true clover of tho South j and can be made to play a more important j part in the resuscitation of our lands than ' any other plant.? Union Times. Not a Candidate. Several week s ago tho Barnwell rcoplc nominated Mr. Hugh Wilson, senior editor of the Abbeville Press and Banner, for tho olBco of Secretary of State. Several othor papers of tho State heartily endorsed the nomination. While we did not join those brethren of the quill in their expressions, no one more heartily ! approved such a nomination than the se- j tnor of tliis paper. From a long, inti-. mate and pleasant acquaintance with Mr. I Wilson we did not believe ho cared to en- j tor the contest, or would permit tho use of his name in such connection, llad lie been, or should he yet be, selected for | said position no paper will more heartily; endorse and support him than tho Latl- j remville Jlerald, believing him in every respect capable and worthy.?Lawenxviltc Jhrald. i Weareslad to state that tlio course of lentil res by the Professors, which were suspend-. ed for some time, have heeti resnrred Pro-' lessor, Win. Ilood, delivered the /irst lecture! of this year in the College Chapel, the Uih Hist., hel'oiea hope atidienee, taklni; as his subject, "The Formation of ilie Mountains.'' In ll he presented the different theories of their formation, and clearly proved the correct one. The lecture was not only lnstiue-j live, but highly entertaining. 119 and 825?What's the Difference 1 [ Columbia Register. J "Why (>, as everybody knows," we think we hear many a reAder say. lint there is a great deal more than the figure [5 in this thing. The Democrats, as a body, slofed on 811*: the Republicans stood fur 825. Our South Carolina deiegption voted With the Uepubiieans for LVJfi. We think they voted right. Hut let us see the difference it makes in Representatives appointed among the States. We will call the roll b}- sections as follows: lj 'ii ? Ilcp.AC- I Is I O cordingi js lc J NEW Enoi.and " !? = "2 STATES. 1 \ '? ,=--t 5 I I f i< = . ~ 310 325'' = - ! % ! I ; 4 [O | O 1 Maine I 4, 4! j 5, Loss 1. New Hampshire 2; 21 3 " 1 Vermont ! 2; 2; i 3 " 1 MiissncihiiB-tU | 12f 12'! I 11 Onln J Khoile Islamt ! 2| 2 1 2 " 0 Connecticut j 4; 4 , I 4 " 0 Total i 20. 2Ul; ! 2X Loss 2 . j Middle States. 3j9 3:25 ! Gain | I I :| [ ^' New York I 32 34,| lj 33 1 New Jersey i 7 7, j 7 0 Pennsylvania. i 2s, 28 ! 27! 1 < Delaware ! I: I'[ j 1 0 i Maryland j 8; (J ! Ot 0; Total v..1 75' 7?:i li 7l! 2 1 ~~ .j SOUTHERN STATES.J 319 323 Gain i __ Virginia 10 10 0 i! North Carolina j 0 9 8 1', South Carolina i fi 7 1 5 2, Georgia I 10 11| ? J! Florida.. 2 2 2 Oi Total .JJi? 38 1 _ 34 5 j southwest. 319! 323 Gain j West Virginia 4 4 3 1, Alabama 8 8 8 0| Mississippi 7 7 6 1 ' Louisiana C 0 fi 0l Texas Hll II 1 0 5 Arkansas ">l 5 1 1| r??inl in in n' Kentucky il ill 10 ll Missouri 11 llj 1-1 1 Tola 1 73 70! 1 8?i 10 northwest. 310, 325 j Gain ' 1 | Ohio 21; 21 20, l1 Indiana 13; 13 13 0] Illinois 20 20 , 19! 1 i Iowa 10 11 1 9| 2 ! Kama* #; 7 1 3; 4 I Nebraska 3' 3 1 2 Michigan Ill 11 9, 2 i Wisconsin s| 9 ll 8 1 i Minnesota 51 5 I 3 2 I 1 Total | 07 1001 3! 85; 15 I I I I 1 r.vciFifi states. . 319 325 j j Gain 1 ! | i Colorado I J It I I 0 Nevada 1 l! 1 0 California. ; 0 fil 4| 2 Oregon j 1 1| | lj 0 Total.....? I 9] 9: 2 It will he thus seen that the New Eng: land States loso 2 members in the coming Congress : the Middle States train 2; the Southern States gain f>: the Southwestern States gain 10; the Northwestern States gain 15; and the Pacific gain 2. Local Option Law. j The following Rill to provide a Local Option Law te now one of the laws of the State : Suction* 1. That whenever a number of the citizens of any incorporated oily, town or village in this State, equal to one-third of the number of votes cast in tho next preceding municipal election thereon, shall in writting,on or before the fifteenth day of November in any year, petition for an election upon the question of "license" or "no license" for the sale of intoxicating liquors therein, the Council of such city, town, or village, is hereby authorized and required to submit suoh question to tho qualified electors of such city, town, or.village, at a special election to be held therein, on or about ii-- c ?i j? 11 ? j llio lirmt uh_y oi liureiii inrr ; mm if a majority of said electors volo in favor of "license," then the Council of such city, town, or village, shall grant license according to the laws now of force in this State for the sale of liquors in such city town, or vi'lago for the enduing year ; but if a majority of said electors vote iu favor of "no license," then it shall bo unlawful for the Council of such city, town, or villiage so voting, to grant any license for the sale of any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, bitters, or fruits prepared with such liquors, for the ensuing year. Sec. 2. Hereafter all licenses for the sale of spirituons or intoxicaiiug liquors in the incorporated cities, towns, or villages of this Stato shall bo granted in such manner as to end on the thirty-first day of December in the year lor which, they shall be granted. Skc. 3. That whenever a majority of the electors of any incorporated city, town or village vote in favor of'license,' such licenses shall be granted from vear to year until another vote shall be had under "the provisions of this Act with a different result, and whenever a majrrity of such electors voto in favor of "no license," the Council of such city, town, or village shall from year to year, refuso to grant licenses until another election shall be held under the provisions of this Act with a different result. Skc. 4. This Act shall not apply to any city, town, or village in which the sale of ardent spirits is now, or shall hereafter be prohibited legislative enactment. Skc. That whenever the majority of the electors of any such incorporated city, town, or village shall voto in favor of "no license," it shall bo unlawful for any druggist therein to sell during the time when no license for the sale of spii ituous liquors are granted any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, bitters, or fruits prepared with such liquors, except upon the certificate of a regular practicing physician in actual attendance upon a patient, sucii certmcate to contain tne name 01 tno patient, and shall be filed 1?3' the druggist tilling tho same, and kept "for tho period of one j'ear, subject to inspection at any time the Council of such town, or village may direct. Sec. (i. It shall bo unlawful for any physician to give a prescription for any such liquors, except when actually in bona fide attendance upon a patient. Sec. 7. That any person violating Sections 5 or 6 of this Act shall upon conviction, be fined in the sum of not less than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than threo months, or both fined and imprisonod in tho discretion of the Court. Sec. 8. All elections under this Act shall he conducted according to the laws now governing the municipal elections of the city, town, or village, in which they are held. Sec. 9. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, so far as they may interfere with the provisions of this Act. Conflicting Views. A tiderson Intelligencer Tho State press has been von* profuse' in its abuse of the recent session of the! Legislature, but it has impressed us that! the complaints are of the most general I and indefinite nature. Even where they 1 object to given measures, they simply I denounce them without giving any argu-1 ment for such denunciation, as if the ip.se dixit of each paper iu the State was sullicient to fix the merit or demerit of every measure that is brought under discussion. To read tho averago newspaper of the XrntA iinn would imairine the last Leirisla-' I ture to have been composed of nothing! but idiots, demagogues and .schemers, | who neither know or eared Ibr the true; interests of South Carolina. To prove! this, a newspaper which approves of nine- i tenths of the work done by this body loses sight of that portion and devotes its whole time, space and energies to abusing the other tenth, which it happens not to like, apparently forgetful ol' the fact that it is impossible to please everybody, or indoed to please any person on every isolated action in a legislative session. I j There has probably never been a session j ! of the Legislature of any Stato which did j ! not do some act or another during its ses| sion to which the citizens of the State ob-1 | jected, though perhaps tlrey all favored j j tlio bulk of the work done. It is unfair ! to criticise Isolated acts without giviiiRj ' credit for the acts which one approves. 11! ! is amusing to take up our exchanges and read from the editorial columns of rival papers published in the same town. It is not unlrequent that you find the lirst paper endorsing the action upon the University, and the second condemning it, j while the lirst is abusing the election laws j and the second praising theni, and so on, j illustrating the fact that many men are of; many minds, and that it is beyond the! power of any set of men to please any' person in every particular. It is, therefore, fair in ciriticisiug not only to take; the whole work of the sessions, but to. give the reasons one has for objecting to any specific measure. Then the argil-j ment pro and can can be considered, and the general average arrived at. Send us the News. A western publisher has the following! Oil 111S letter ncauni^M; otnu u* uiti , news. When anybody flies, gels married, runs away, steals anything, build a! house, makes a big sale, breaks his ley, or gets the senses kicked out of him by ai mule, or does anything that is any way j remarkable, and you have reason to bo- ( lieve you know as much about the occurence as anybody else, don't wait for some ! other person to report it, or trust to us to | lind it out by instinct, but come and tell us about it, or send the fact on a post card. .See if you cannot improve this ' year: and let us know every item of news ! that transpires in your neighborhood. To cure a felon, as soon as the parts bo- j gin to swell, wrap the part atleeted with a cloth thoroughly saturated with tincture i of lobelia, and the felon is dead. An old physician says he knows it to have cured scores of cases, and it never fails if ap-j plied in season. The News aud Courier.?18S2. Tho yrus and Courier, in the New Year, rill have no other object than tohelp the penile of South Carol I nti 10 manage their own aflirs in their own way. To this end It will hiiodrage the expression of intelligent opinion n sunjficts of general interest, and strive to ie the means of laying before the whole State he views ol those who have something sensiilt* to say, and know how lo sity it. The iViitu :'i(t Courier will not he a passive spectator nf vents. It will utter its opinions frankly at ' roely, hiit, holding that what, is wise and true I r sas nothing to (ear from analysis and discit:- [ ion, it will never seek to strengthen its own 1 Hisition by suppressing the opinions of tho>c vho honestly differ from It. The AVitfjtunit CnuiU-r, with one exception, s the only newsprper in the South Atlantic States which receives the whole of the South>rn dispatiies of the New York Associated 'ress, and this service will be supplemented 1 ?y special dispatch's from every part of the J tale and the United States. Recognizing the importanco of giving the c ii'ople the earliest, and most accurate intellt;i ncc in State and National nll'atrs, The A'euv 1 inU Oiuricr will assign one ol' the most trusted I md most capable members of Its start to per- 1 nuncntduty at Columbia, and has stationed | it Washington the gentlemen who earned j ;oldeu opinions while on duty at the State ;apltal. This will be a year of ferment and losdbly of change in South Carolina, and I ivhat the people rc(|ulre Is to have all the j news, without fear or favor, and no matter tv'hom It helps or hurts. The Resident Cor-1 respondent of the A'ewx and Courierat Colum-j >la will give our readers Information concerning men anil things which can be obtained in | no other newspaper. In like manner, the ttc-ident. Correspondent of the Xetea and Courier at Washington, having no other news-] nauer to serve and being nobody's henchman,, will be In position lo report lnipartlali> the progress ot events and thaact<of public man. .The great effort of the A'cu<? und Courier will be to get the most news, and to got it llrst and In the best shape. The purpose is to make it a. newspaper that no businessman.no planter ur farmer, no person interested in public affairs can alfortl to do without. The Hunduy Xewn will retain Its social and ..1 ...1,1. ..iifi... Ilieiiir.V lllill ilCbCr, III I'UIIIICUIIUII inni un m>- i I news of the day, and the discussion of home I subjects of local Iniportundappllciition will be continued. Hereafter none of die news published in the Sunday News will be published In the Newt and CunritT. The Tri-Weekly edition of the News and (burier will bo issued as before, giving the reader the news contained In the AVw-. and Omrlcr, with slight exceptions, ut one-half the price. The Weekly News will be greatly Improved. The Chess column and the Agricultural department will be continued. Puzzles and Problems for young and old will be ? permanent feature, beginning with the New Year and in a few weeks we cliall begin the publication of ' Ten Terrible Tales" by an English author of established reputation. Arrangements have been made likewise fo<* a serial Story by a South Carolina author whose works have attained great popularity In Northern periodicals. Tlide is not anywhere In the South aJbetter advertising medium than the Sews and Courier\ and in South Carolina It has iheadvciUsing Add, outside of the cnlluential weekly press In the country, virtually to Itself. It goes Into every part of South Carolina and of the United suites, and lus reached a commanding position witli the reading public The terms of the Xcws and Courur are as follows: THE SEWS AND COCKIER One year 810 00 Six months. 500 Three months 3W) One yOnr 2 00 Six mouth* 1 IX) THE SEWS AND COCKIER TIU-WKEKLY* One year 5 (i0 Six months 2 50 Three months 1 *j0 TIIE WEEKLY NEWd, One yenr 2 0") Six months 1 09 State of South Carolina; Abbeville County. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Clarn C Mnddox against Peggy Mnddox, Miiry Mnddox and A.M. iJodson.?Partition. BY vlritie of nulhorlly contained In nn order of liis Honor Judge A id rich, lo niodirected, in above stilted case. I will sol at pu'ille outcry, within the legal hours of sale, on SALEDAY IN MAItCII. 1832, the MADDOX MILLS PROPERTY, ?CONSISTING OF? GRIST AND FLOURING MILLS, o A ITr "\,rTT x o-a > v xyxjljuju AND COTTON GIN, ?said premises containing TWENTYACRES, more ??r Ie>s, and bounded by Saluda Ki\cr and lands of estate of Wni. Maddox, deceased. TERMS OK SALE?One-third cash, balance In one and two years. In equal Instalments, interest from day of sale. Credit portion to be secured by bohd of purchaser and a mortgaceof the proinls's. Purchaser to insure buildings anit assign policy to the Master. Purchaser to pay lor papers. , M. L. DOXHAM, JR., Master A. C, Feb. 8, IS82. tf State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. IX THE COMMON PLEAS. Francis Arnold, Plaintiff aeainst M. C. Ta?gart, M. E. Tatgari ajd others.?Foreclosure. T?Y virtue of nn order of his Honor Judge Frasicr,tome dlieeted, I will sell at public outcry, at Abbeville C. II.. within the lejial hours of sale, on SALEDAY IN MARCH next, the following lands and tenements, to wit: That HOUSE AND LOT In the town of I Greenwood, said State and county, containing! THIRTY-FIVE ACHES, more or lefs, and bounded by the C. & G. R. R.. lauds of E.J. Plowden, A. M. Aiken, Milton Osborne and others. The said land will be sold in seven lot* as agreed upon by the parties. Plats to be exhibited on day of sale. TERMS OF SALE?Cash. M. L. BONHAM, JR., Master A. C. Feb. 8.1832, tf it wmamm\ rpiIE Light Running, Underbrnlder, Domesl tic Hewing Machine. For durability, light running nnd simplicity, the Domestic stands at the head. For sale by It. >1. IIADDON & CO. Feb. 1,1882, tf The Horfe AND HIS DISEASES. A valuable little book. E. PARKER. Feb. 1, ISS2,3t Onion Sets. EDWIN PARKER. __Fc1>. 1,18S2, .It Early Rose Irish Potatoes, i;OR SEED. GENUINE, r EDWIN PARKER. Feb. 1, 1JJS2,3t Looking- Glasses, I 00ICING GLASS PLATES to nil frames, j of any size. I J. D. CHALMERS. Feb. I, 1SS2, tf Received This "Week! Three new and stylish walnut Chamber Suites at bottom prices, at W. P. WARDLAW. April 20, I SSI. ! Hair Preparation. Ft A U LUSTER for promoting the growth. j preserving, cleansing and bcauiitKyiii}; j tiic hair. Hair Restorer. Tills wash an excellent medical comblna-j tlon. ha* no eiiual usu hair preparation. EDWIN l'ARKER. Feb. 1,1882,3t Window Shades 'I'HAT will last, for ten or twenty years?| 1 prices from S3 cents to SI.25. J. D. CHALMERS. | Feb. 1.1832, tf Chromos. A LARGE lot of new Chromos 22 x 28 and : 21 x 30.) on exhtbit'on anil lor sale, at j 81.15 eacli at W. F. WAKDLAW. April 20, 1881. j 'I'HE FURNITURE STORE OF J. D. CIIAL-! I ME1JS Is now no longer up-stalrs. We oeenpy half of Dr. E. I'AUKKK'.S store, where all of our best poods can be seen. On the corner store at the Demly Corner, we have it, tilled with COTTAGE BEDSTEADS, CHAIRS. TAHLES, SOFAS, BUREAUS, FRAMICS, MOULDINGS, Ac. : Call and see us. We xvlll sell you poods at | city prices and upon their merits. Just whutj they are. Respectfully, i J. D. Chalmsrs. ; Feb. 1,1882, tf " puBLinrdraT "| AltHEVii.l.K ('. ir? Jan. 1S.32. OWING to the prevalence of small pox at d liferent points In tin; South, and as a precaution against Its existence in thisccmmunity every < iti/.cn both white* and colored, ilving'wlthin tin* incorporate limits of Abbeville, is hereby earnestly reouested and ad- . vised to i?e at mice vacrinatcd. Notice is giv- 1 3n that the purest, vaccine virus lias been or- J iered through Dr. Eraser, 1'reshient of tiie State Hoard of Health and is daily expected/ [t will upon arrival be distributed amongst; I he physicians of the town and nrrauecineuts made with them to vaccinate every subject at llie smallest fee possible. I trust at! will feel the importance of heeding this notice. J. W. PERRIN, Intendant. Feb. 1,1851, tf mm: -AND- ' liiPM'Ii, HAVE now in store n complete line of J all kinds of GOODS. Wo call spe- * iul attention to our large stock a ?ancj and Domestic Dry Goods,! Flannels, Woolen3, Tpnns. Ofints Underwear. CLOTHING, BITS ID IIS, HATS AND CAPS, , CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETOH.' Xov. 16, 1881, tf | LUMBER ATYQUR DOOR., I HAVE cotnpletc<l my arrangements ' to furnish all kinds of LUMBER to to the public at short notice. My estab lishment is on the old Hughes place. i have a new and splendid engine and improved circular saw. The best sawyer in 1 this section, JAMES H. DUNN, has charge and is always at his post. PRICES LOW-GIVE US A TRIAL. B. A. RICHEY. Nov. 1G, 1S31, tf UNPARALLELED SUCCESS or THE TTTI ft ir. J.! The WHITE SEWING MACHINE, the best in the World. It has nn oscillating Self-threading Shuttle, a Self-setting needle. Il ls adjustable in all its wearing tuirss and made from the best of material. Its boblns can i>e tilled without removing work or attachments. It. is so simple In construction and light running that a child can use it. It will do the greatest range of work. It has the most .complete set of useful attachment#. It Is far in advance of any other sewing machine. It has been thoroughly tested tor four years In Abbeville county. It is warranted jor n vp yen I*. Remember no machine Is genuine or warrallied only those sold by ouraulhoi ized dealers. And those pretending to sell otir Machines, Needles or Attachments outride ol onr .Agents are frauds. Mr. J. L. Simpson l.? our only authorized dealer for the Oimties ol Abbeville and Laurens, anJ no Maehtucs arc warranted cxcept those sold by him or those whom he may associate with him In the business. Respectfully, WHITE SEWIKG MACHINE CO, CLEVELAND, OHIO. TTIE ladies, and those persons who wish to buy Sewing Machanes, are respectfully invited to call at Mr. Barnwell's, where they will find the only genuine, warranted and cheapest Machines, samples of the the Machine's work, needles and attachments. Oil 10 cents per bottle. All persons deslrlns to communicate with me on the subject, will address me at Abbeville, S. C'. J. L, SIMPSON, July 13, 1881. ly. I'lANARY 15IRD SEED. I j E. PARKER. Jan. 4,I8S1, 2t -ANDwiotbh! I DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, LADIES SHOES, and everything for the ladles. A large and complete stock can now be found at bottom pj ices, ill the EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS, Oct. io, 1S81, tr THE BEST THING -EVER OFFEREDFor the Price! TI-I^K T5 J : S T ^ I THREE BUTTON KID GLOTE. Sept. -'1,1881, tf AVE A I.AUGE AND WELL SELECTED j DRY GOODS,! ] -ANDGROCERIES,!! / n I' ?and tlic newest stylos of? READY-MADE CLOTHING, I. BOOTS, SHOES, |j ; t Eats and Caps, \ which they sell cheap. Oct (J, IsifrO, tf i fWALMCO i , ; Have In store and to arrive, a Large and Varied Stock OF DRY GOODS, STAPLE and FANCY NOTIONS, GROCERIES, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNK8, \ND many other articles. nil of whlrh will be sold as clos-e for CA.SH, nnd upon a? ;001> TERMS a? nny hoime In Abbeville. }lvii us a look and we will give you a barto.) n. ?3_We will ship your Cotton orbuy lt.-?* WM. H. PARKER "W. C. MCGOWANT PARKER &McG0 WAN ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, ahbeville', c. ii., s. c. ITT ILL practice also In the Circuit Court* dt >v the United States for South Curollua* Jau 7.1880. tf Dr. H. D. WILSON, ?o? .. "n i;1 "vr T* T ft m T? -V\ JL-i -i. JU JL .Ju JUV J Abbeville, C. H., S. C. *2- Omc.e; Upstalrs.ovcr the Post Office."?* J. Knox & Co. ?AGENTS*0RHE. TOM YOOM6' PURE CORN WHISKEY THE host and purest CORN WHIS* KEY brought to this market. June 22,1881, tf E. H. McBKIDE, ffl. D. ABBEVILLE, S. C. VI ILL cive prompt attention to all prac* tlce In town. Office at Drug Store. August 3. MM, 12m DAVID H MAGILL, Attorney at Law, ABBEVILLE, S. CWILL practice in all the CourU of tho Sinie. Jan 21,1880,tf The Best Engine in the World! HIE USE! W.R.WALTON, agent AUGUSTA, GA. ALSO AGENT FOft TUB Geiser Grain Separator, Saw Mills, and all kinds of Machinery. Itpferc to Dr. J. A. Glh^rt, B. C, Wall, and All<*n Monigne. of Abbeville. May 11, IS?*!. Bin Barber Shop, rPHE undersigned respectfully inform* lh< 1 public that he has recently removed h!4 Tonsoflal Emporium to the hall above Norwood BrothcrV store# where be la prepared-to accommodate his customers, und the public irencrally in hairuuttihg, shampooing, sbnv in/, dyeing, in the best style, and at reason* able prices. Term* per month for hair-chtMoc, sham poolng and shaving. only 81.00. Kespcctfuliy, Richard Gantt. BARGAINS! BARGAINS!! ?' kinds of ~ DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, &C. Try us and you will buy your goods cheap. CHARLES ft CO. Oct. 10,1881,1 m ' h. g. scdddayT" Attorney and Counselor at Law, ANDERSON, S. C. OFFERS Ills professional services to the ri lzer.s of Ablievllle. Parties desiring t c">nsu>t wllli iilin, ninv do so at each scsslo of i he Com t for the Couniy.or by letter at Atf 'U'rsiin C 11. Jutie 15.1881. tf MUSIC SCHOOL PROF. ANTON BERG will open hi* school of Music in Abbeville, October lit. Instruction on the Piano, Organ and Violin as well as Vocal Music. Solo and in class, thor? oughly taught. Terms: Instrumental Music twenty dollars per session of flvemonths. Foi references and further information, apply ta E. B. Gary, Esq.. attorney at law. Sept. 21,1881, tf "preserve YOUR BOOHS, Periodicals, Newspapers and Music State, Connty and Railroad Officers aDd business men generally, supplied with blank books made to any pattern. 4 LL families have OLD BOOKS PERIOD A. ICALS, NEWSPAPERS, MUSIC, 1c. which they desire to trausmlt to their poster uy, miuuiu HAVE THEM REBOUND, Which will preserve them and will mak< them look almost as well as new. Old Books,&c.. should not only be rebound but the current literature of the present daj should be put In a durable form for preserva tion as well. This can be done In the shortest posslbh time, with the best material, In the mo* handsome and durable style, and at a prlc< which caunot be duplicated auy where, by ?. B. STOKES, Stationer, Book Binder and Clam Book Manufacturer, No. 165 Main Street, C OLUJIBIA S. C LiB,ni WE WILL FUENISH Pine or Hard LumbeJ AT SHORT notice and try to pleaJ customers in every bill we nil ? hem. Mill situated one mile from 4H| jury Church, near the Promised Laoc^H J. C. FOSTER & BROS Nov. 9, 1884, 3m H jT lTclark, i ?0R THE GOOD OF THE CRAll I HAVE CONCLUDED TO GIVE ? 1 whole attention to my Shop. I shall gi^H t(JOOI) ATTENTION. If any person wiiH a to have his JH WATCHES REPAIRED '.ring them in. I have all the tools and rqfl crials to do it up in the best of style nnd^H he lowest rates possible. If you want yoqH lock repaired brin? It in and it will be du^H ijjhu If you want your JEWELRY MENDED Q Irfng lton. If you wuntyour B SEWING MACHINE MENDED 9 nils is the placctoget It done in tiieom ? irder. You can have any piece made new, o heoldoncrepaircd. If you want your gun o >l>ioI repaired tills Is the place to have 1 lone. All these articles will be repaired 1 he hest of order at the Lowest 1'rlccn. (?lve me a trial and satisfy youraelvos'EIJMS CASH. JOHN L CLARK.