The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, May 10, 1882, Image 2
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I he Press and Banner.
Hngh Wilson ami II. T. "Wardliuv.!
Wednesday, May 10, l8S2.j
The Pickens Sehlincl KraMs l's a I.ov- j
ture Which is Unworthy of that I
Paper.
, We have been often admonished I
that when we write for the public,
that it is absolutely necessary to write j
as plainly as possible. With this ob-!
ject constantly in vio<v, h maf.'sinten-1
lions ever so gooa, ami ihsi'.\|ihwh'u.t
ever so orthodox, lie is still 1 table to
be misunderstood by some people.
There is, however, very little published
from which extracts might not be '
Jnade, accompanied by misleading
comments, that' would totally1
Vni sir preset it the whole meaning
mid intent of their author, and what,
we write, is no exception to the,
general rule. As has been sug-;
"Rested to us, vve can prove by the
words of the Bible that David said .,
1'There is no God." See Psalm xiv:1
Verse 1 ? "the fool hath said in!
his heart there is no God." Now!
leave off the first seven words of:
the text, and we have Bible au-j
thority for saying " tliere is no
God." To make the quotation with-1
"out tVie first seven words of the text,
rind use it as an assertion to prove that1
... : . __ ? (rl.?0f.
"lIltTL* IS IIU VIUU, nuuiu uvii?q.w>
"er perversion of the facts than wore I
those quotations, made a week or two!
ngo by the Pickens Sentinel and the
'Saluda Argus, from our editorial of.
the 19th ultimo. We naturally
assigned to our neighbor at Gieen-j
\vood, as the possible reason forj
placing us in a false light, the malicious
pleasure that one sometimes J
receives from the covert attempt
*10 'do a neighbor an injury. But when |
the Pickciis Sentinel docs Hie same J
thing, we are at a loss to assign a rea-1
sou, except thtet It possibly may have)
hot read oar article, and was mislead
by seeing nothing more than
the mere quotations Copied and remarked
upon by the Saluda Argus.
We caunot believe that the Safinc/
5s deficient in the ability to understand
reasonably plaiii English, and
are loth to believe that the editor of
'that paper would willingly do us an |
injustice. For this reason we feel sure I
that the PicJxns Sentinel did not read
the whole of the article from the Pres*
rind Banner, which has caused him to
misrepresent Us, and which has furnished
him a pretext for using language
which ill becomes the dignity of
a South Carolina editor. When we
remember that the oM disreputable
style of controversy, which cousisted
inainlv in assuming that idiocy which
Von Id authorize the assailing party to
\nisconstrueaud misinterpret the simple*
language of his adversary, has
been abandoned by the belter portion
'of tlx* of the State, we are the I
ViTA'ie certain that the editor of the
Vickens Sentinel wrote his article without
having read ours, lie that as it
may, however, we are perfectly certain
that we are not going to degrade ourselves
by going the defensive because
of such an unjust, unwarrantable,
and unbecoming attack as is made
by the Pickens dentinal, of last week.
What care we for such a palpable!
slander, eveu when endorsed by
the Oreenvillc Newsf But, when
we remember that this is not the first
time that the Pickens Sentinel has
taken occasion to speak unkindly and
unfairly of us, it may be that thi re is,
behind all this, asptetieti'd reason. If
?0, we are sorry. We are unconscious
of ever having by word or deed given
that paper just cause oi onence, aim
know not when we forfeited the right
to expect that courtesy which one
journal may reasonably expect of another.
If it is a tilt for using unbind
words that our friend desires, we must
~be excused. We do not engage in that
business. Our neighbor edits a good
paper, and its editor "is a good citizen,
who has received Hie honors of the
people of Pickens County, a-nd we
know nothing unkind to say of him,
and have no desire to depreciate him
# or his paper, neither have we any in-,
clinatiou to misrepresent him. Our
only regret is, thut we cannot write in
a manner sufficiently clear to convey
to his mind at least a hint as to our
meaning. The article of ours, to
"wnicn mat paper iook. sucu wmuuusvxception,
needs no prosy explanation
to any citizen of Abbeville
Vjounty, as no man in this County
who read the editorials in the Press
and Banna' of the 19th ultimo, could
fai! to understand our position^-'The
fact that we had two Democratic candidates
for Democratic.'County Chairman
from two factions of the
iDemoc^atic party, together with the
v*Wle tenor of our article, and the
.. . " ' fact that there were no negroes or scalawugs
seeking any office, precludes
the possibility of any necessity of
explanation to our people, and we will
rrot now insult their intelligence by I
volunteering to explain to them the
rneauing of the following sentence,
wnicu was unuersioou uy every suu-1
tscriber to the Press and Sunmr, but \
which has been quoted by the Pickens
Sentinel, and taken, as we suppose,
from the Saluda Argus :
"We believe that all Americans are
"true to our forms of government, and
""that no matter who may win the of- ]
^'fices, our liberties and our protection
" 'in the pursuitof life, liberty and hap"piness
is vouchsafe!." ? Abbeville
Press and Banner, April 19th.
Taken from the context of our article,
and accompanied by the misleading
remarks of tlie I*tokens Sentinel,
4he above sentence totally misrepresents
us. The words of the Sentinel
which follow it, does injustice to the
general character of that paper for fair
dealing with its exchanges. We have
no reasou to be dissatisfied with our
5\rticie of the 19th ultimo, and have
ttothing to retract from its meaning-.
The election wtucii was tueu pending'
has taken place. Col. Gary has been J
'elected,and we have no doubt that he!
will be true to all "our forma of gov-j
?rnment," and that "our protection in i
the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness
is vouchsafed" thereby, with as j
much certainty as if his oppo- j
uent had received the honors. |
We have received more commenda- j
tion for the article, from which that
sentence was copied, than for any article
which we liave written in a long
time. It seems to have been understood
by all who have spoken to us on i
the subject, except the Saluda Argun i
and the Pickens Sentinel. No man in i
Abbeville County, other than the
{/(is, of whom we hare heard, has mis-:
understood us. Be that as it may,!
ho*re\rer, We wild give a year's sut>-1
scription to the Press and Banner to
See a white man living in Abbeville I
County who was so stupid as to put ;
the construction on the article, which ;
has been assigned to it by the Pickens'
Sentinel: We regret to see the spirit;
which seems to control our neighbor, I
In his intercourse with us. We pre-'
same that we must have unconscious-'
Jy erred in some way, and that wei
must have excited his ill will iu some ,
thoughtless expression, and that the;
sentence quoted hy him, only gave an
excuse for uttering the malice which
he cherished because of these unintentional
and imaginary grievances at
our hands. If it is to injure us that
our brethren aim, they are undertaking
a useless task. The Press and
Banner has so firm hold on the hearts
Of ifae jx>opIe of Abbeville County that^
neither the jealousy of the one nor,,
the malice of the other can alienate j
them from up. We have friends whoj
will .stick to the I'rcus and Hnnncr
through evil report and through good j
report. j
Xevr Methods of Advertising.
Tne editor of the O.ntra! l'rc?\y-j,
trricin Inw been sol.l hy reading a long i,
account of "Dark ForcbodingsMiin the i
Christum lit W"o/7.-, which wound up i
with a recommendation of a certain i
patent medicine. To liud relief In I
turned t'> another of his re'igioiis exchanges,
and was at once attracted t<
a conspicuous article of six column? ]'
headed "A Great Discovery." Ilei
so.in found that he whs snared again,!
and much of his valuable time iost. I,
Hy this (in'te he was just in the humor j
to Write a spicy editorial. We *juole l
from him and endorse every word he
sa vs : |1
"There is a practice which prevails
now hi'connection with the insertion 1
of advertisements in the newspapers,;!
which appears to us very rcprehensi-1
ble. It began with the secular papers; j
we notice it now in the best of our religious
exchanges. We allude to the
publication of advertisements as reading
'natter, ?nd ^n*iong the selected
matterof our newspapers. The adver-j (
tisement is so disguised, and so headcu j-,
that it is diHicult to distinguish it from '
the other selections in the paper, and j
plain {>eople often never do discover
that it isun advertisement. The ob-i
jeet of the advertiser is to deceive them
on this point, or, if it is not, they are j
misled by the position of the article in j
the newspaper.
"Now, we respectfully submit that,
this sort of thing in the religious pressi
is exceedingly unbecoming, and there
is not the slightest apology for it in the
secular press.
"We have been offered this sort of
advertising, mid have always refused
it. It in, of course, very profitable.!
All of us sometimes admit advertise-!1
nients that are objectionable; it isj
often ditlicult to judge ; but surely
there can be no 'question about this;
case."
Now that it is pood reading. It is a;
timely and just rebuke to a growing;
evil. * No man cares to be trirked into
the reading of whole columns of mat-l
ter which conclude with "Warner's!
Remedies" or "St. Jacob's Oil." If
seems ungracious to say that in the!
very number of the Cental Prcnby-j
icrian from which the above is taken,
we fonml a paragraph, in the reading j
matter, headed, "Not deserving of|
sympathy." Its editorial had thrown f
us ott'our guard and we were surprised J
to find (lit? paragraph a reeommemia-!
tix?u of "Simmons Liver Regulator."!
We copy the above from the Associ-.
ate Reformed Presbyterian, and en-t
dorse all that tlwit paper says, and all;
that the Central Presbyterian Bays, except
the latter's gratuitous fling at the j
secular press. We arc not possessed of.
the facts, to say Whether the religious'
or the secular press inaugurated the
plan of cheating their readers by iuxert- j
ing advertisements as reading matter, i
If the secular press commenced a I
wrong, the fact furnishes very little j
excuse for the perpetuation of a wrong j
iixr ?iio ruiiirimm editor. Until a ma-l
lV v"v - a
jority of tlie religious press raise their i
own standards a little they may very!
well afford to remain quiet as to the;
secular press. Because a newspaper!
claims to be "religious," is not an infallible
sign that it is a better or a
higher-toned paper than the "secular |
press." When a "religious" newspa-1
per will publish advertisements of well;
known swindlers and print editorial
endorsements of them, and then, in j
order to cheat the Government out of;
a little postage, circulate through I
the mails, advertisements folded in j
their papers, we are led to look to
men's actions, rather than their words
to ascertain their real character. The
Associate Reformed Presbyterian, un-l
like the Central Presbyterian, practices
what it preaches, -ami excludes the j
advertisements <?f -cheats in its reading
columns.
We trust to see no more of these "religious"
ttingn at the "secular press."
It is presumption in a religious editor
to say that lie is better than tne secu- j
lar editor, and it is, unjust and impudent
for the "religious" editor to say I
that secular editor is not as good as he j
is.
Decline of Doctrinal Preaching*.
It has been stated, time and again, j
by authorities of all sorts that there J
has been a steady and marked decline;
in doctrinal preaching during the lastj
twenty years. Dr. Green, of Prince-!
ion, absents to the correctness of the|
statement in his late articles in the j
Presbyterian Journal. A certain)
class, mostly of the "liberal" party, j
find in this a sure indication of the |
decay ot orthodox faith, and are jubi-i
lant over the "good time coming,"!
wheu the unpleasant doctrines of human
depravity, the natural inability of
all men, their exposedness to everlasting
punishment and the absolute hopefulness
of salvation outside of the
wvn-k and merits-of Jesus Christ, when i
these fundamentals will uo longer dis-j
turb their peace or shock their reasou, j
Tftiey are boldto assert that the end ol'
the old l'aiiV.8 has come, with their ob-i
soiete creeds, aiv.1 that an era of freer
thought is opening up'with its "swey^f
ucss and light." ?5uqn in liVen ^fls^Tre !
the result of narrow observation and!
are based upon misconceptions. That;
there is much less controversial preach-!
ing than there was fort.v years ago we
may uaaonabiy conclude from the!
character^ the sermons and the reli-j
gious publications of that period.
New England is no longer divided
into hostile camps over Hopkiusianisut
and Taylorisui and the like; the!
Old School and New School contro-'
versy is hushed, though it is easy to
discover those types of theology still I
in the religious literature of the lie-1
milieu Liiureii; . vniiiinamsiii aim
Galvanism have established a sort oi l
iruce, and I'relacy and Presbyterian-!
isui have accepted their owu lormsofj
Church Government us each thor-l
oughly Scriptural and jure dirivo', and <
the controversy has ended. But that j
the great doctrines of Redemption are'
less preached than formerly is not >
true, we think,of this Southern lati-j
tude. What are generally known as [
tha "evangelical" doctrines of our;
holy religion are as fully and faithful-j
ly preached here by all denominations j
as t.iey ever were. All Gospel preach-'
ing must be doctrinal preaching. If.
tbe great doctrines of the New Testatneut
be not distinctly recognized, then ;
there can be no faithful presentation !
of the plan of salvation. If Christ,
be a.Savior then man must be a sin-;
uer, lost and undone, and the whole ;
compass of doctrines that hang to j
these two must also be true, and they j
challenge clear and emphatic exposi-j
tion and enforcement.
We are glad to find the above re- j
marks in the Associate lie,formed
Presbyterian. In our opinion the jjeo-,'
pie generally use the word "doctrinal" j
wheu they mean "controversial," and ;
we are not sure that we have notour?
-l..? ? I Ii'linn ?.Q n.^unt !
onvcs u?t"u uu\; ? ?? ucu uicuui,
tire other. According to Uve Presby- j
tcrian's meaning of the word, we
would say that we are sadly in need of
"doctrinal" seruious.
A Compliment.
In the la.-;t week's issue of the New-'
berry Herald, we find the following i
very pleasant notice-of our work last!
week. While we do not claim to do |
better work than our brethren of the :
press, it is pleasing to receive such !
kindly notice from one softble to judge
as the Newberry Jlcrahl. That paper
says:
"The ref^ort of the Greenwood meetingand
that of the Abbeville County
Convention in yesterday's Press and
Banner are the best specimens of i*^- j
porting we have ever seen in any ;
weekly newspaper."
j
Wade Hamtton. -- When I was in;
South Carolina last winter 1 heard one,
...... olw<.iil mnrn ?lian fill tfii'otli
crs. I saw his picture in more homes?it1
was in every home, high and low, rich j
and poor: even the barbers had it in I
their shops. thus showing that tlie inaa j
was loved and honored by all hoth white ;
and black. That man is Senator Wade j
Hampton. I have met him and have the I
honor and pleasure of his acquaintance, j
I now know why his people love him. I
He is one ef the purest, kindest, bravest, j
noblest and most patriotic men that lives.
He is the man that General Sherman j
swore on oath he lied on, to lesson him in ?
the esteem ??l" his people: but Sherman's !
lie was like all other lies?harmless.? i
Luther Benson's Washington Letter. j,
ut:.Ttim 11 n mmwmm. mum if '? wwec
I
Al'GUSTA AM) KNOXVILLE RAIL- j
ROAI).
Annual Jlcftisig" of t!:e Stockholders?
Itejmrt of President VerdcTV?Reelection
of Old Officers--Jiarjaonious ,
Tlx.' annual nn.-c'tInur <?f th"*toekho!dors, I
>f tho Aii^usia ami Kno.vvillo Railroad j<
Company was hold r.t Hussar litil 1 ycstcr- |;
lay afternoon. President Yerdery failed !i
Ihe Convention to order and Secretary
L'alvin read the minutes of the previous j I
meeting. j i
On motion of Mr. May, the minutes;
wore continued. ji
The President stated that the next Ims-ji
in ess in order was to ascertain whether or j
not a quorum of the stock wore present. 'I
On motion of Mr. .J. lT. Jackson, the JI
President was requested toappuint a com-! i
mitteeot three to ascertain that fact. jl
'J'he President appointed said commit- j|
toe as follows: jl
lien. Stovall and Messrs. ('has. Kstes
ind Walter M. Jackson. !l
Pending the report of the committee,
the President read his report, wliieh is t'?J
the point and bristles with interesting'
i'aets. j
President's lteporT.
To the Stnekholdtrn of the Augusta an<l'..
Knojcvitlc Jiailrotid Company:
(iKXTi.KM kx? I have the honor to sub- !'
mit herewith, for your consideration, a!(
report of the work of construction and ' ]
operations of your road for the past clev-1,
jr. months, dated May 1st, 1881, to April!1
1st, 1N8-J.
At the time of your last annual meet-1
ing only twelve miles of track iiad been j
laid, leaving tit'ty-eight miles to finish,
besides nine miles of grading?all of!,
which, I am pleased to say, has been i
completed, the lirst train having been j
run through to (? rem wood on tho S8th i |
ult. j
The work woidd have been brought to
a close some months sooner but for the
delay and di'lieult.v experienced in getting
promptly reqnisite'material for construction,
as well as by reason of the large
amount of work whieh it was found necessary
to do on that portion <*.f the road
bed that had boon graded under the management
of t!io old Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad Company. in many
places the excavations had not been made
sultfciently wide, 1*04Hiring to be broad- j
ened from two to lour feet. Long spaces
between the heavier hills had been left
unfinished. There had also been considerable
washing and sliding on this part j
of the line, thereby taking more time and i
causing a larger outlay of money to com- j
plete the grading than had been estimated
011 at the timo of consolidation.
Added to these troubles the greatest dilli- j
eultv was found in the beginning to induce
the people along the line of road to
engage in getting cross-ties and trestle
fi libera.
During the past year ton freight cars,
one second class passenger Coach and one
mail car have been added to our rolling
stock. Wo have also purchased one new
engine?making a total of thirty-one ears
and threo engines now owned by the
company. It wiH require not less than
thirty more freight cars, two passenger
coaches and two additional engines to
properly handle the business of tlio road
for tho coming year.
In May last tho remainder of our first
< : -? j:-? 1 ..c !
mortgage UUI1U> nviu UI9|JUKU 'II. I< ,
have realized, l'rom the sale of the ei.itire j
issue. ?572,540.14. Of this amount $525,100/J9
has been paid over to the Treasurer i
up to tbe date of this report; the balance)
remaining in the hando of your Finance
Committee.
There has been paid in during the past
twelve months ?3,078.75 on old stock subscriptions,
leaving still due on this account
about $11,508.25, the larger part ol
which will probably never be collected.
Since the date of consolidation, scrip
for 2,172* shares of the old Augusta,
Knoxville and Greenwood Railroad Company
has been handed in, properly authenticated,
for which the holders have
received in lien thereof 1,738 shares ol
the new consolidated stock, making the
entire issue of slock, up to this date,
4,!?'J2 shares, of the par value of ?25 each.
The read, for a new one, has been operated
with unusual freedom from accident.
Except the injuries done our new engine
last January, in a run off . near Carle's
Hill, we have sustained no losses of any
consequence.
I would suggest that the work of tilling
the trestles along the line of the road be
commenced at an early a day as nractiable.
Full statements of tba receipts and disbursements
and costs of construction.
from the Auditor's I>epartment, are Herewith
appended, marked respectively A
and B.
The earnings of a road for the past three
months are shown in the statement mark-1
ed C. From this it will be seen that the
grots earnings for the last month reported
(March) were?5,498 24. Our trains during
the greater port of that month only
ran as far as McCormick's forty-four
miles out. The showing, 1 think, is a
very good one, and quite satisfies n;c that
in a short time, with the entire line in
operation, and with the additional equipment
heretofore suggested, the road can
be made to earn, 011 an aveVage, from
eightsto ten thousand per mouth, gross.
It is gratifying to be able to state that
work has been commenced on the Greenwood,
Laurens and Spartan burg Railroad.
This, practically, will bean extension of
your road, and will add incalculably to
its trallic. The line penetrates some ol
the best agricultural sections of Souti.
Carolina. The force on the work is being
gradually increased, and it is hoped that
tiic grading will be completed to Laurens
Court House by next Full.
Indications point t<> an early renewel of
the woak on the Savanhah Valley Hailroad.
Action should be taken at once to
induce this road to come to our line at or 1
\f? tliiv w rlnm> I
iiutu" jnuv;ui mavi\ o? ~ .
promptly, there is reason to fear the!
management will combine with the Atlantic
and French Broad liiver llailroad,;
and together push through aline toEJg^l
field and on to Aiken, thereby sericm^ny
ailcctiug the future of your roa^t^Kcspeetfully
submitted,
E. F. Verder^; President.
The Committee on Vj>.,xies reporten 4,283
shares represepACd in person and by
proxy. js
The repoi^vas, on motion, received.
Mr. Mity moved that the report of PrcsidentVerdery
bo received, entered upon ;
thiamin utes and published. Adopted
^>Ir. May oll'cred a resolution which authorizes
empowers and instructs tho President
and Directors of tho corporation to
issue, in the name of the company, a series
of coupon bonds not exceeding in
amount tho sum of two hundred thou
sand dollars, and to bear interest at a rate I
not to exceed seven per cent, per annum, |
the same to be secured in due form, and j
to be known as second mortgage bonds.
The resolution was adopted, after timely
remarks by Mr. P. L. Cohen.
The President stated that the next business
in order was the election of a President,
a Vice-President and a board of sixteen
Directors.
Mr. May nominated the present incumbents.
A Committee consisting of
Messrs. Dunbar, Stovall and M. J. Verdery,
were appointed a committee to con-1
duct tho election, which resulted unanimously
as follows:
President? E. F. Verdery.
Vice-President?P. H. Bradley.
Directors from Georgia?It. It. May, Z.
I 'I,.1U l.V?..U XI A Sil,.Villi Jill,
\V. (.'lark, J. il. Alexander, J. V. 1J. Al-J
leu, W. B. Young, \V. C. Sibley, lienry
Franklin.
Directors from South Carolina?J. ('.I
Maxwell, C. M. Burkhalter, J. D. Neel, |
R. H. Middleton, T. F. Riley, A. M.
Aiken. t
Mr. Mullarky moved that the thanks ol'
the Convention bo returned to the President,
Vice-President, Directors and other
ollicials-ol the road for the zeal and fidelity
with which they had managed the j
road.
Mr. J. II. Alexander offered a resolution,
reciting the fact that the primary ob-1
K'ct in building the Augusta and Knox*
vjIIo liailroad had been to secure inde-|
pendent railroad conimunieation between |
Augusta and the upper counties of South |
Carolina, and toescapo unjust discriminations
against Augusta, Greenwood and in- j
termed rate points; asserting that the ob-1
ject sought will be more fully secured by J
the building ol" the Greenwood, Laurens!
nnd Spartanburg Railroad, the Savannah ,
Valley Road, and the French 1J road and]
Atlantic Railroad, as now projected ; and j
asking the authorities of tlie'Augusta anu
Knoxville Road to use all proper means,
in their power to advance tlio construe-j
tion of said lines. Unanimously adopted, j
On motion, the Convention adjourned j
sine die.
Board of Directors.
Tl,n ,,f T\; !
immediately alter the adjournment of the;
"Convention and re-elected ollicers as follows
:
Treasurer, Ciu)t. John W. Chirk ; Superintendent
and Chief Engineer, Capt. A.
J. Tw iggs ; Secretary, Mr. Martin V. Cul-1
vin.
It was resolved that the Board meet
quarterly hereafter on the days and date ,
fixed by the by-laws.
The question ot depots was referred to{
President Veidery and Superintendent.
Twiggs. After the transaction of routine,
business, the Board adjourned.
The Dial of Tiiue.
Tick, t.ick, tick ; the hand on the dial
l'olnts to the hour of one;
Tlie t'eelile wall of the Inlant voi-co
ii?vini<i>?n >?v ui6uu.
Tick, tick, tick ; a shy young maid
Sits dicaming in i ho evening tide.
As she thinks of the manly grace of iiim
Who late has left her side,
Tick, tick, tick, life's noon is reached,
A fontl, sWeet kiss Is pressed
On the golden cui is of a littk' child
That sleeps on a mother's breast.
Tick, tick, tick; with noiseless tranl
'1 he years are slipping away;
The hair lias lost its golde.i hue,
And Its color is turning to grey.
Tick, tick but the hand stands stiH;
fSlo?v comes the feeble breath;
T.lie's feeble tin me at last goes out
' In the gloomy night of death.
? - <*One
of the largest and bosl assortment 1
:?f millinery goods in the up-country at .
Smith tfc Son.
Ei.koant lino of straw goods, for ladies l
md Jlisses at Smith Jc Son. j i
KENTUCKY BENDERS.
The Skeletons of Sonic Luckless Trav- ,
elcr.-j Fouir.l Under a floor. '
A few days ago Mr, Robert Edgar, who
lives at Edgar'* l'erry, in Buller County, ,
hired a mail by tin; nam;; of Ben Xorris
Li* repair a bouse belonging to him. In 1
:loingso it was necessary to take up the '
(tour, and Mr. Xorris noticed that at a eer- j
tain place it was nailed down with special i I
pains and extra secure. When the heavy j <
nails were drawn and the Mooring remov-j'
L'd, a mound of dirt was revealed. Mr. |<
Edgar told Norns to carry out the dirt, j|
is it would likely rot the sleepers. In j,
:lig:;ing down Mr. Xorris discovered heji
had struck a hole, and went a little far- j (
Liter, and, to his great astonishment and !
holy horror, discovered that he had run '
upon a ir.vsierious cemetery. In this ]
hole were the bones of three persons,
pronounced by Dr. <?. W. Milliken to be I
[hose (if a man, woman and boy child.
Whose bones tliev are. or who put them i
thoro, is a dee;) mystery that may he j j
solved, but the people of the community 11
ire unanimous in tin! supposition that '
some travcleis hive put up at the house I'
md been foully dealt with and laid under j
the lloor to tell no tulex. * '
The house is tifty or more years old ]
und has been Occupied all the time. Mr. 11
sloven Bond, now a resident of Cancy-|j
viile, K\\, owned and lived in the house
[hiring the war, and it is remembered by j
the neighbors that at one time lie was dig- j,
L?ilit? in and around the house for some
money he said he had buried under the]
lloor and lost, lie dug around in several |
places, stirred the dirt considerably, but !
never found tin1 lost treasure that he said j
ho planted and supposed somebody had 1
stolen. A man by the name of William !
Hendricks lived in the house before Bond !
und before the war. Old man Hiram I
(,'hilders, who laid the lloor when thei
house was built, is positive there was no>
mound or even utievenness of the ground I
when the bouse was built, and is certain
the unfortunate victims wore hidden j
away since the house was built, a.3 direct-!
lv over them the flooring was nailed!
-i ,in4( w* h !
U'JWII Willi t'Ajn.Titii vaiuiu... ov.v..n...T
was developed the other day, and hcj
knows that that part received no extra j
work when the job was being done. The:
people of the neighborhood know of no1
ono who is or was at any time missing,!
and thoy conclude that tho hones aroj
those of travelers who happened to stay;
all night an:\ never got out. With the!
hones was a partially decayed No. 4 lady's
slipper, in which was found a silver live-1
cent piece.
The people of that whole section are'
very much exercised over their lind, and '
would like to know who the human!
butcher was and who tho victims were.
An investigation is likely to he had.? |
Holding Green Gazette.
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THE JEAX>'ETTE\S PARTY.
DeLong's Death ami That of His Men,
Confirmed.
Washington. May (5.?A cable message j
received last-night stated that Minister
Hoffman at St. Petersburg had received a [
message from Captain Herry announcing
the loss of the steamer Ilodgers and tinr-'
ty of the thirty-seven persons on board.!
v'nAHnlnHTf Vr/.l 5 Mtrllll Vfl| 1 H HflPS-l
sage this morning from Holl'man saving: j
"I have requested the telegraph depart-]
rnent to repeat telegram of yesterday. Itj
now reads: 'Tho Bodgers was lost November
30th. No lives lost.' " !
New York, May 0.?The Jlcvald pub-'
lishes the following:
"Irkittsk, May Morning.?The fol-|
lowing dispatches have .just been received j
here bv a special courier from Mr. Jack-1
son, tlie Herald correspondent, on his
way North to the mouth of the Lena:
[Dispatch No. 1.]
" 'Deer Station, Kemitracji.
"'In the District of Verchnaransk,
" 'April 10th, 18X2. ;
" 'A rumor is current among the Tungus
natives that live men have been found
by the Tungus at the mouth of the Lena, j
They describe one as wearing a goldfaced
uniform. Nnros tells me Captain
DeLong wore his utiifortn crv.it under his
ulster at the time of landing. I (five this
as a rumor, but it is remarkable that news
spreads among tho Tungus with great
speed. " 'Jackson.'
[Dispatch No. 2.]
"'Foiity Miles Beyond Kei.pracii,
April 12th, IK,*2.
" "f he Cossack Kstafette (a special express)
has just arrived here with dispatches
bringing news that the bodies of
Captain DeLong and ten men have been
found all in one spot. He takes sealed
dispatches, which you will receive with
this. * Jackson.' "
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new mmiuiu's.
' [ licou'cc Courier.J
In connection with a call of the Logis- J
lature to redistrict the State some of our j
exchanges object to the chII for the rea-;
sou that it is proposed ?iti redisricting to i
cut up our counties. We object to the re- !
assembling of the Legislature as uniicc-j
essary and bcliev-e we-can and will carry ;
the State as a whole and by districts for;
the Democratic party, and that another j
session of the Legislature would opei. out;
anew the questions which have so agita-1
ted the people and might revive tho bit-1
ter feelings which are daily passing away, j
As to the creation of now counties by re- j
during the present constitutional area of
counties we jwo opposed to any iiml all
schemes looking to such an end, \f,_hpw-l
ever, the people desire suiaJJ.er countieVj
they will have them, whafher the Legislature
be reasseiriblii^Tor the State be redistricted
at tln.s/mne or not. We cannot,
see that this^nis anything to do with the j
mattej:/^
?>l?ould our counties be reduced lvolow]
"oir> square miles? We think not with our'
present sparse population, even if they j
should under any circumstances. In the;
tirst place tho creation of new counties increases
taxation, inasmuch as each coun- j
tv must have tho same expensive nia-i
chinery in the way of Courts, public
buildings, publicollicers, Auditors, Trcas- j
<?,.!,nnl r'/>mf?l^innnra Tlio
great, cry of the age is the heavy courtty j
taxation. Our tax this year is mills!
for all purposes as follow: 4if mills for j
State purposes, 2 for schools and three for '
county purposes. Of the tax for State]
purposes nearly ?100,000 or2j mills are re-'
quired to pay the interest ou the public
debt, leaving but two for expenses of the j
State Government, or one mill less than '
the county expenses. In fact the counties;
of this Stato have averaged four mills an-1
nually for ten years, though our county j
has not perhaps exceeded an average of GJ j
mills.
Do our peoplo desire to increase taxa- j
tion by increasing the number of coun-1
ties? It may be said the county expenses
will be reduced by shorter Courts!
and lower criminals to teed in jail by less- j
euinj; their area. If true at all, which we
doubt, this reduction would bo small.j
Our opinion, as formed from both obser-t
vation and experience is, that as you in- j
crease the facilities lor litigation you in-1
crease litigation, and we believe if aCourt;
were held here every month in the year
it would always have business. You may ;
notice as Courts draw near cases arise for i
them, and since Trial Justice have been j
invested with jurisdiction to try small of-j
licers, they hear as many eases in 0110.
year, cognizant in the Court of General
Sessions before the war, as the old Court
of Sessions, held but twice a year, would
try in live years. If the Court of Sessions
had sole jurisdiction of these cases,
as it did in 1SG0, it would hold l'min January
to January in a great many conn-;
tics. It is true another element has been
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UUWUU IU UlU jJUJJUIiUlUII 111 HI'J
apart l'rom him, the Court would be press- j
ed to hear the business of some co unties.;
As our counties are arranged persons can ;
come from the remotest points, attend to I
their business and return the same day. I
They seldom have to come and we would ;
oppose any increased expenses for so lit- j
tie inconvenience.
Again, large counties have large busi-.
ness centres, where people lind a better!
market both to buy and to sell, and the!
cutting up of counties would either crip- J
pie or destroy the value of the taxable j
property of such places. Some say our
State Senate should bo enlarged but the
enlargement, if any be needed, should j
rather bo in the quality than in tlie qnan-i
tity of the material sent there. Our State j
has thirty-lour Senators and will havej
thirty-five in the future, enough to agree j
or disagree, to discuss and rediseuss any!
subject. The fact is the House ought to
be reduced one-half and the Senate certainly
not increased.
The little counties of Georgia have in- j
ferior central towns, inferior public build-'
ings, inferior roads and of a necessity not!
as comnctent nublie olliters as our conn
tips have, for the reason Hint the fees and
emoluments are smaller. Their lands!
have generally rated lower than similar |
lands in this State. Some lew of our j
eounties may be inconveniently largo, but
we think the constitutional limit of G.'ioi
square miles sutiiciently small.
On To Aslicville.
Charlotte Obxrrvcr.
About five years ago the Spartanburg
and Aslicville railroad plowed though
Saluda gap, and on to Ilcudcrsonville, j
but here it stopped, leaving a gap of about j
eighteen miles uncompleted between!
that punt and Aslicville. Sometime last J
fall the owners of this railroad leased it
to tlie Kiehmond tfc Danville combination.,
It is now announced that the Kiehmond j
Danville Terminal Company are the realj
owners of the road, and that it has been i
decided that the connection between lien-1
deison and Aslicville is to be completed '
at an early day. One half of the road bed
is alieady traded and between these:
points tho country is nearly level, and
the cost of completing the road to Ashe-;
ville will not exceed ?10,000 per mile, j
The Terminal Company as just annouced
that work will commence at once, and >
that the road will be finished in a few
months. Connections will then be made
lit Ashevillo with tho Western North'
Carolina ltailroad, which the Tcminal
Company recently completed to l'ai.it
Kock, on the T<nnesseo line, and with'
lie lines of railway from Chicago, Cincinjati
and the Northwest,
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Seasonable Suggestions. |)
Chickens get their frames started i'
ivhile running with their mother ;J
therefore, to rear large birds, theyi,
in?;st have extra care while with the J
lieu. )
One of the bc-:t varieties of food forh
yonnir fowls is fndian men] and line! <
middlings; this is nearly equal to!1
xitmeal, and is much cheaper.
If lice aocmnulate upon the sittingi
liens, and ehiekers will quickly be the j1
Miflerers, After they leave the shells, j
l'lieir insidious enemy readily finds its (
way, In armies, from the feathers of .(
the' mother to the tender flesh of the
younglings. A little precaution at the
beginning will save a deal of trouble
ifterward. See to it that the nests are
. lean at the outset, when your hens are
placed therein.
yr - Kr* nnnlS/iil li/iltnnfli
IVeniSVHU anwiiiu ur u|i|yni.u
the rests, upon the woodwork only.
It is loo strong and penetrating to be
placed where it will coinc in direct
contact with the eggs that are being
<et mi, or to touch the bodies of the
fowls. And where it is carelessly or
Loo profusely scattered? so that the hen
-its upon it or her eggs may be touched
with this liquid?it does ruore harm
than good often permeating the shells
md destroying the embryo chicks, as
we have known (he instances to occur.
Never use cruel means to break a hen
r?f sitting. After you are convinced
that she has the "incubation fever,"
take her from the nest and confine her
in h nice, dry coop ; keep feed and
water before her. After four or five
days' "'reatmcnt" she will not return
to t he nest. She should be removed to
the roost with the other fowls every
night, otherwise she may get to sitting
in the coop. In a few days she will be
feeding with the other hetis (instead j
of wasting away on the nest or con-1
trading disease in a tillhy coop,) and!
will soon he ready for the next season
of "egg fruit."
Daily freedom of sitting hens from I
1 ho nest is an important matter, ami i
if omitted or Delected will probably re-!
suit in the loss of more or less eggs, in i
the efforts of the liens to free them
selves or appease the demands ofappe-.
t i to.
Many of the Asiatics' eggs have:
thick shells, which the chicks are u 11-.
r.hle to break through. Such may bej
softened somewhat by sprinkling or!
dipping in warm water during the last!
week of incubation, and thechicks as-j
sisted in getting out.
When fowls habitually lay thinshelled
eggs, their systems are not in aj
healthy condition, and have generally |
become enfeebled by overfeeding. Re-!
storation to general health, through!
change of d:.et, air, sun and exercise:
will be followed by the production of
perfect egg shells.
Ducks are very clever at capturing all
kinds of creeping things in the mud!
Iliofti-unniu find till'flinf llipm intn
cash?which flies, we may say parenthetically,
and this is the usu.nl source
of development?but a little water will
do nearly as well, and they will go
grubbing about on dry land.
The common impression that turkeys
are difficult to raise is erroneous.
With good stock and a fair share of attention,
we had rather undertake to
raise turkeys than any kind of poultry*
With poor, weak stock and carelesss
management, the success will be very
limited, and ought to be. Starting
with a vigorous cock weighing thirtyfive
pounds and a dozen liens averaging
sixteen pounds, if in the first year
and twenty if in the second, the success
ought to be belter than with any
other farm stock.
The ventilate property it is not necessary
to create a draft, as some supposes
I but merely to arrange your house as
to permit the escape of the bad ordor,
i WHICH pl'OYUM mj very iiijm itiua i*j uic
fowls. A slatted or wise-covered opening
at each end of the house may sot
cure the required ventilation, hut it
should he so arranged as to be able to
| close these places up during a storm, if
necessary.
When so many find it difileult to
i make enough lor life's support, it
[seems unaccountable that the pleasant
and profitable business of poultry raising
snould be seldom or nevsr resorted
to for the purpose of gaining a livelihood,
and establishing a paying and
permanent business, while an eager,
struggling crowd are jostling each
other in every other avenue of industry,
r.o matter how difficult or how
meager and uncertain the mnuneria|
lion promised.
A farmer friend snys "he meets very
few people who appreciate the value of
Kuitjiotvcrftrfdnsau occasional food for
fowls." We have long heen aware of
.the fact, and have often wondered that
this generously growing flower is not
more commonly produced upon the
farms of poull' vmen. I t is so easily
grown ami mul lies its seed so enormously
without any care beyond the
planting, it is surprising that so little
attention has hitherto been given to
raising it as toon io uie iowu.? American
Poultry Yard.
UPLAND RICE.
Its Tintflj?d?PwfllaJ>le for
nil 1 lie Region South of the Ohio
River?A Proposition.
[Prof. Stella, in the I.OuUvillc Cbwicr-Journal.}
I have been experimenting quite extensively
with upland riee. and the results
Irfive eonvineetl me that it is?, coming crop
of much importance, oven For many sections
of our country whose people do not
now entertain the slightest idea that its
growth could be made so much as a bare
possibilty with them. Concerning this
last, I wish to say a few words to the
readers of the Courier-Journal, because I
know that the paper circulates largely in
many of the very sections to which I allude;
I feel that it is my duty to do so.
That upland rice has been so little cultivated
in this country up to the present
time, and that its culture has been conlined
to bounds so limited, both are matters
much to bo wondered at, for it will
grow with most decided success on auy
soil capable of producing either corn or
wheat, and it is entirely at home in any
latitude whose warm season is long
enough to give five months without frost.
This makes it a suitable crop for all of
rr l 1. .. ?ll ?? rr.u.iw.uuno ?l,n mwi.it ni
J"V t*I 11 U l'l\ tY | fill KJI M Kid nicnoucf liiu ^luutu
portion of Virginia, at least: ?in a word,
for all that region below the line of the
River, and for quite an extensive scope of
country above. The live months rule will
always bold cnod ?thelatcst varity known
never fails of being ready for harvest
within live months from the time of sowing.
A Southern climate layors it no
mo-fo than a Northern one; all it requires
is a frostless season long enough to admit
of its maturing. And, even should a
spring frost bito it off to thu ground, no
harm would result other than a brief
check in growth, for it would come out
promptly from the root, and flourish the
same as if nothing happened; but a fall
frost would ruin it. And the wonder that
upland rice should be so much neglected,
increases when w.e reflect that the crop is
decidedly a profitable one; perhaps the
most so of any of the small grains grown
in America. Land capable of bringing
thirty bushels of corn to the acre will
bring from fifty to sixty bushels of rough
rice. This is usually worth one dollar per
bushel on the farm. The hulling process,
which prepares it for the cook, will leave
us about half the number of bushels that
we had in the rough, after the miller has
taken out his toll for the preparation, say
the acre has yielded us twenty-live bushels
of first-class cleaned rice. This will
weigh about 1,200 pounds, which, at ten
cents per pound, the usual retail price,
would be worth ?J2.r>.00. Or suppose we
put its<> low as eight cents per pound, we
still have a product worth ?5K).(K). Then,
in addition io tho rice, we have Hie straw,
which is much larger in quantity than
that of either wheat or oats, and very different
in character. It is a soft, spongy
straw, highly relished by stock, and said
to bo almost as nutritious as the best quality
of hay.
The worst discouragement to rice culture
in many localities would lie in the
inconvenience of getling it to rice mill lbr
huliing and preparation. Once the people
should get to raising it in quantities
suflieicnt to create a demand for mills, a
supply would come, of course. Up to
that time it would be neccssary for the
pioneers in the business to prepare their
rico at home, as is now done by small
growers in many portions of the lower
South. Tho proves* is an inexpensive
and exceedingly simple one. A concavity
eight or ten inches in diameter, and
about the same in depth, is burned into
tho end of a block of wood to serve as a
mortar. Into this the rough rice isplaccd,
where it is beaten by hand with a wooden
pestle weighing some four or live pounds.
After .1 few minutes beating the hull separates
from the grain, and may then be
readily removed, as chaff, by exposure to
a slight draft of air. Some persons rig
tho pestle to a spring pole, which greatly
reduces the labor of beating, ltice prentirrwl
mi Mii* rontrli nlan is thoiurht to bo
mud) better, in point of lluvor, tiisin such
as lias passed through a regular mill. In
China about tbreo-lourths of the l'ood of i
the poorer classes is rice [upland], and it i
is all prepared by hand with a mortar and j
pestle. j
The culture of upland rice is extremely j
simple. My plan is(l) to put the ground j
in good order by deep breaking and thor-1
oughly pulvonng; (2) lay off rows with j
a shallow running plow, three feet apart; I
(3) so soon in spring as all danger of;
freezing is over, drill in the seed thinly, j
covering from two to three inches with a :
plow or block; (4) bar off when lice is I
four or tivo inches high, and follow with
hoes removing weeds and grass, and
chopping out to a stand of about eight ;
inches asunder, leaving two or three!
stalks in the hill ; (3) throw back the fur- '
row and plow out tho middles, running
shallow, and (0) if the weeds seem to be
getting another damaging start?which ''
seldom liapnens, sis the rice soon covers
the ground and take* care of itself?
scratch thein down, and that is the lasl of; v
it. The culture must always bo jevcland P
shallow. Half a bushel ol' seed will sow j*
am acre. It is a wonderful growth toL
>tool or branch up from tlio base ; a sin- ] h
>rlo stalk will often increase to twenty or(t
thirty. The harvesting and threshing 1
joes* not differ from that of all other J
kinds of small grain. There are several f
varieties of upland land, such as the Pad- !
ly, the Silver hiHl, the Honduras, the "
Vengan (Chinese), ^nd so on. After hav- 1
ing tried them all, I have settled down to A
the Yetigan as being the best, because the i
uarliest?ripening some three or four >
weeks sooner than either of the other <
kind. It is a very white rice, with large, {
full grains. The stalk is not so large ami <,
tail as that of some of the other varieties,
but the head is long and heavy, threshing l
nut lirst-class as to yield. Dry and un- f
lUvnriihln ns the n;ist season was. the Yen- !
pin uave ine sixty-five bushels of rough
i ire to the acre. ;
To save trouble, T would state, in con-1
elusion, that I have not a pound of seed
rice for sale, and do not at present know
any one who has. A few bushels of the;
Yengan have been set aside by me for:
distribution on the following terms alone:
Any person desirous of trying upland!
rice culture in his locality can get one j
ounce from me, free, through the mails,!
by sending his address, with stamp to j
piiy return postage, and agreo to report i]
results tp me noxt fall. 1 am collecting:
materials for a book on rice culture, and j
hence look for my reward to the in forma- 1
tion which I shall receive by this means j
relative to the profitable range of the j
crop. The quantity that I shall send to J
each applicant will give hirnagood start
of seed for the second year.
Advantages of Small Flocts.
The reason why large flocks of
sheep?and the principle applies to all
farm stock?are less thrifty than a
small number together is answered
very truly by an address before the Indiana
Sheep Growers' Association, in
speaking of pasturing: There is one
thimr about rtasturimr sheen that has
been overlooked, viz., the damage
done to the gra?s by being run over by
the flock. While I believe one acre of
good grass would keep live or maybe
eight sheep well, I do not believe 1U0
acres would keep 3(H) slieep. Five
sheep would probably do but little
damage to one acre, even though they
were confined to it; they would put a
few tracks over it in a day, and would
easily find fresh grass cach day. J)ut
suppose we put 500 sheep in a 100 acre
lot; if cach sheep would confine themselves
to their own particular acre they
would probably do well in summer.
But they will not do this, and right
here is where theory and practice part
company. Our five sheep start out to
graze, and the 495 go along with then.
Now, a sheep is a dainty creature, and
likes clean food. So the hindermost
part of the flock keep pushing ahead,
paying little or uo attention to what
! has been already run over, and being
in each other's way each would go
over ten times as much ground before
it is tilled as it ought. And having so
' much more work to get its food, it does
| not do so well as one that can satisfy
; itself with little or no exertion. Go-|
ling over (he trail too frequently and
! picking about dung and urine for
; grass is doubtless what makes large
hocks so nuoie louisease.?-c.:c.
The Wheat Crop in the AYes\
The American Miller says reports
| from all sources give substantially the
I same account of the winter wheat crop
j iti different States. So far, except iu
isolated cases, the winter wheat crop
j 1ms done remarkably well, and bids
jfair to prove exceptional. Of course
] there is a long time between this and
| harvest; but it is a circumstance favor!
able to the prognostication of a good,
| full crop that so little damage has been
j done to the wheat plant up to the pres'ent
time. The country at large can
safely count on three good crops ol
j wheat out of live, and this makes a
good one due us this year. It seems
j that the only salvation from the grain
'gamblers rests upon Laving so large a
|crop that it cannot he manipulated,
'anil every increase of acreage furthers
! this end. Inmost of the winter wheal
; States, except Illinois, the acreage is
I larger than hist year. In that State,
i however, tho decrease is not so large
- i --i 1-1 1.1 |...
but mat a goou yieiu wuuiu mum'
j amends foi it.
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| Fkkdi.no Chickkxs.?A groat deal
may be Baid in regard to feeding;
pushing the young chicks along lo!
wards maturity as rapidly as possible.
.'The first month or two w the most
|critical period; while yet "downy,"
j they are very tender. Their thin covjoring
is not able to resist the cold winds
J or pelting rains; and unless judiciously
fed on cooked and dry food, scraps
I of meat occasionally, cut onions and
! cabbage, and milk, if it can be had,
I they will not thrive its rapidly as we
I would wish. A well fed and well
! cared for chick or adult fowl is not as
liable to disease as a neglected one. 11
I is poor economy to stint yung or old
birds, and it is well to bear in mind
! that there is profit in feeding well and
{pushing the chicks ahead than in not
j feeding them all at.?Poultry Monthly.
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VJ XTJL.U^JLAA. IWItichmond
and Danville Huilroad,
CHANCE OK SCHEDULE.
OX nnd iiftcr Sunday, Nov. 20, ISSI.Passcneer'Train
Service on the Atlanta and
! Charlotte Air Lino division ol' this road wiil
j be as follows:
feASTWAIID.
| Leave?Fast Mail. Express. Mail.
No. 55. Xo. 01. Xo 53.
' Atlanta 3 15 p m 5 .*>'J a ni
I AlllUVK
I Gainesville 5 31 p m 7-12 n m
| Toeeuu 7 25 p in 1 v 8 60 p m 8 10 a rn
j Seneca 0 3ti p in $ 17 p tn 10 47 a in
| Greenville 10 62 p m 10 51 p m 12 15 p in
Spurlanb'g 11 17 p hi 12 15 a in 1 38 ji in
! Gastonia I 2!) a in 2 5<> a ni -1 01 p m
j Charlotte 2 30 a ni 3 52 a in 0 00 p in
WESTWARD.
! Leave?Fast Mall. Express. Mall.
Xo. 51. No. 50. Xo. 52.
J Charlotte 12 10 a ni 10 25 p m 12 30 p in
A it it IV E?
Gaston la 1 01 n in 11 20 p in 1 21 p m
! Spartanb't? 2 57 ?t in 1 50 p in 3 -15 p in
; Greenvillo I 111 a tn 3 30 p in 5 03 p ni
Seneca 5 G a in 5 10 p in ti 50 p in
] Toeeoa 0 50 a in 0 20 p in S 00 p ni
I I,ula 8 11 a in Oil p in
jGainsville 8 42 a in 0 15 p in
; Ar. Atlanta 11 0o a in 12 03 a ni
T. M. R. TALCOTT,
Geneia.1 Manager.
_ 1. Y. SAGE, Snp't.
j A. roi'K, General ru&eeiiKcr Ageni.
A New Departure.
: r AIHKS made nnder-wcar, (Irtluron's
J j I'itiiu', Linen and Gingham Suits, also
Linen Ulsters in all sizes.
K. M. HADDON A CO.
March 21), 1882,If
New
IBIMI
W.P.Wardlaw
i
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
* ? *S rmonoit n 11 e\v st<vk of KUHXITI'IIK
M over the rftnre of A. M. Hill & Son, and
will l>e pleased to receive a call from liis
friends. His stojl; consists of every variety
of FURNITI'llK usually kept in a first-class
store. AH of wlifcli is oll'ered at prices to suit
the times.
Feb. 23, 1881, tf
Dr. Wm. D. Jenning's (of
Edgefield.)
TT FPATIC or Medicine for Diseases of Hie
I 1 Liver, Dispepsia, Cwnstlpation, Sick and
Nervous lleadaclic and any oilier disorders of
the stomach? GO cents per bottle.
April 25, EDWI.N l'AKKEJK. |
^ y_ g 55?TIio
Jfeivs nml Coiivlcr.?1882. r
The yews and Courier, In the New Year [
yiit have no other object limn to help the peoile
of South Carolina to manage thpfrown a!
airs In their own way. To Mils end It will enoitrage
the expression of intelligent opinion
in suujeets of general Interest, and strive to
i<; thf? means of laying before the whole State
lie views of those wiio have something >en<i?lc
to say, and know how tosiiy It. Tlie Xewx
i')tl Ojuricr will not he a passive spectator of
vents. It will niter Its opinions frankly and _
recly, but, holding that what Is wise and true |
ins nothing to fear from analysis and discus- I
Ion. It. will never scelt to strengthen Its own
uisition by suppressing the opinions of those i
vlio honestly differ from It.
The Newxuntl Cmuier, with one exception, t
? the only newsprper In the South Atlantic i
Mates which receives the whole of the South- :
rn dispathes of tho New York Associated 1
Jress, and fills service will be supplemented f
?y special dispatches from every part of the '
state and the United States. f
Recognizing the Importance of giving the
jeopie tlio earliest and most accurate intelligence
in Stale and National a (fairs, The Xeun 1
i nit Cou Her will assign one of the most trusted J
ind most capable members of Its Stall to per-;
nanent duty at Columbia, and has stationed i
it Washington the gentlemen who earned ! ?
rolden opinions while on duty at the State
Capital. This will be a year of ferment dm] |
possibly of change Id South Carolina, anu [
tvhat the people require Is to bnvc all the
news, without fear or favor, and no matter
ivlinni It helps or hurts. The Resident Correspondent
of the Xrws and Oturier at Columbia
will five our readers Information concerning
men and things which can be obtained In
no oilier newspaper. In like manner, the
Resident Correspondent of the News ami
Courier at Washington, having noolher newspaper
to serve and being nobody's henchman,
trill be in position to report impartially the
progress or events and tne nets of public men.
The creat effort of the Newt and Courier will
bo to get the most news, and to gel it first and
In the best shape. The purpose is to make it j
a newspaper that no business man, no plnnter \
nr farmer, no person Interested in public af- I
fairs can afford to do without. | ,
The {ftnidaj/ Wewx will retain its social and,
11 tern ry character, in connection with all the.,
news of the day. and the discussion of home j
Bubjectsof local Importandnppllcntion will be f
Continued. Hereafter none of the news pui>- ,
llslted in the fSundii// News will be published 1
in the JVVww anil Oiurier.
The Tri-Weekly edition of the yews and
Courier will be issued as before, giving the
render the news contained In the New* and'
r*u#nW with slb'bt. ox'e.oDtions. at one-halfi
tho prl<*e.
The Weekly News will be greatly Improved.
The Chess column and the Agiicultur.il department
will he continued. Puzzles and I
Problems for young and old will be a permanent
leatnre. beginning with tho New Year
and in a f"-w weeks weehiill begin the publication
of "Ten TcrNble Tales" by an English |
author of established reputation. Arrange-j
ments have been made likewise for a serial
Story by a South Carolina author whose works
have attained great popularity in Northern
periodicals.
There Is not anywhere in the South a hotter
advertising medium than the .Vwj mid Ct>urier,
and In South Carolina it has Hie advertising
tii ld, outside of the enfiuentlal weekly
press in the country, virtually to Itself. It
goes into every part of South Carolina and of
the I'nitcd States, and livs reached a commanding
position with the reading public.
Tlit; terms of the iVtio and Couria are as
follows:
the news a.vd coukier
One year $10 00
Six months 500
Three months 3 00
Tnr: sunday sews.
One year .......v...? 2 00
Six months 1 00
THE NEWS AND tOCBXEB THX-WEKKI.Y'
One year 00
Six months 2 80
Three months I jo
tiie weekly news.
One year 2 00
Six months 1 CO
UNPARALLELED
SUCCESS
4 !! WW
OF THE
MeSs^islie
TIIE WHITE SEWING MACHINE, the
best In tlie World. It has nn osciMaMti}!
.Self-threading Shuttle, a Self-setting needle.
It is r.djustablc In all its wearing naris and
made Horn the best of material. Its boblns
can be filled without removing work or attachments.
It Is so simple in construction
and Ilabt running that a child can use it. It
will do the greatest range of work. It has the
most complete set of useful attachments. It
Is far In advanoc of any other sewing machine.
It has bei-n thoroughly tested lor four
years in Abbeville county. It Is warranted
for th e year.''.
Rememtor no mnehlnc Is Rpnuinc or warranted
only those sold by our authorized dealers.
And those pretending to sell our Machines,
Needles or Attachments outside of
our Agents are frauds. Mr. J. L. Simpson is
our only authorized denier for the Counties ot
Abbeville and Laurens, and no Machines are
warranted except those sold by him or those
whom he may associate with him in the business.
Respectfully,
f!T.T?.VRr,ANn fiHTfl.
THE ladles, and those persons who wish to
buy Mewing Machanes, are respectfully invited
to call at Mr. JJnrnwell's, where they will
And the only genuine, warranted and cheapest
Machines, samples of the the Machine's
work, needles and attachments. Oil 10 cents
per bottle.
All persons desiring to communicate with
me on the subject, will address me at Abbeville,
S. C.
J. L. SIMPSON,
July 13, ISsi. ly.
THEBESTTHING
-EVER OFFERED?
For the Price!
I TH E BEST
: THREE BUTTON KID GLOYE.
| Sept. 21,1881, tf
| 3 L CLARK,
FOR THE GOOD OF THE CRAFT
! I IIAVR CONCLUDED TO GIVE MY
j 1' whole attention to my .snop. 1 kiihii give
i It GOOD ATTENTION. If any person wishes
to have his
WATCHES REPAIRED
Bring them In. I have all the tools and ma
terials to do it up in the best of style and at
the lowest rates possible. If you want ygui
clock repaired tiring it in nnd it will be done
right. If you want your
JEWELRY MENDED
' Bring It on. If you want your
SEWING MACHINE MENDED
[ This Is the place to get it done In the host of
j order. You can have any piece made new, or
| the old one repaired. Ifyou want yourgun or
j pistol repaired this is the phiee to have it
done. All these articles will tie repaired in
i the best of order at the Lowest Prices.
i Give nte a trial aud satisfy yourselves?
TERMS CASH.
JOHHL CLARK
i j
The Best Engine in the World!
THE ECLIPSE!
w R WATnN a new*!1
ff I III ivniuiij
AUGUSTA, GA, j
ALSO AGENT KOU THE
Geiser Grain Separator, j
Saw Mills, and all kinds of
Machinery.
IJpfcrs to I>r. J, A. Olhorl, R. C, Wall, anil
Allt'ii Morngne. <>f Abbeville.
May II, ls>J,ow i
I Itif
Is ACCORDANCE WITH THE
^.ct to raise supplies for the fiscal yearj
ommencing November 1st, 1881, ap>roved
February 9th, 1882. Notice is |
lereby given that the Treasurer's of- j
ioe of Abbeville County, will be open
or the collection of taxes
MONDAY, MAY 1, 1882,
iml will remain open until June 1st.
The rate per Oohtilm of taxes is as
bllows :
Kfrttp mirnosos.i .4] mills.
County Current .. 3 "
Deficiencies 1.1 "
Scliools 2 "
Total Ill mills.
Toll Tax $1.
"The taxes shall be collected irt t\Vo
installments, viz: The first instalment
shall be due and payable from
Lhe first day of May to the first day of
June, 1882, and the second installment
shall be due and paytble from the fifteenth
day of September to the thirtyfirst
day of October, 1882."
A penalty of five per centum attaches
to the first installment if not paid
by the first day of June, 1882.
Tax-payers can pay all in May If
they desire to do so.
Taxes are payable in the following
kind of funds and no other: Gold
and silver coin, United States Currency,
National Bank Note*, and Coupons
which shall become payable during
Hie vpnr INN? nn thr valid Honsolidat
ed Bonds of this State, known as
"Brown Bonds," also Jury Certificates
and the per diem of State witnesses in
the Circuit Courts will be received for
Cour.ty Taxes not including School
Taxes.
J.W.PERRIN,
County Treasurer.
Treasurer's Office,
April 5, 1S82) 4t
Convention of Stockholders
of the S. V. R. R.
'I'lIR Anntml Convention of the Stock1
holders of the Savannah Valley R, R,
Co., will lie bi*ldat Lowiidesvillc, S. C., on tin
lutu day of Mny, A. I). 1S82.
The Tuxnuvers of tlic Town and Township?
that have subscribed to the capiial stock ol the
Company are requested to meet on SATURDAY
, the (itli DAY OF MAY next, nud choose
not le>s ilniii three nor more thiiu live delegates
to said Convenilon.to wit:
The Town of Anderson, tit Anderson C. H.
at fl p. m.
Centievllle Township, at Hunter'sSprlngal
'J p. m.
VareiHiPS Township, at Flat Rock, at 3 p. m
Hull Township, at (Jur*well, ntU p. in.
Savannah Township, at at Win. Jones'at.'
p. m.
Dark Corner Township, at Sherard's Store
at 3 p. m.
Magnolia Townshlpat Riley's School Ilous<
at '{ p. m.
Calhoun Township,at Mt. Carmel, at 3 p. m
By o:derof the Board,
J. E.. BRAZEALE.
Secretary s. V. It. R. Co.
April 12, 1882, 4t
CoIcmMa an! Gr ieaville R. R. Co,
.PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
OC1IEDULE OF CHEAP EXPURSIO>
O lares to f
CHARLESTON.
during the FLORAL FAIR of the South Car
olina Horticultural Society.
uhi-plMiTUID 'Pli .? fTii tr. fU inrvsrnv
will be sold at all ticket stations on tliellm
of ih's road and branches from Aiyil 17th t<
2i)th Inclusive, at the following rates:
Alston S4 (WiPelKcr 7 8<
I'oniarla 4 85; Greenville. 8 'A
Prosperity ... 5 10'Pendleton.8 11
I Newberry .............. 5 30!Seweca rt
ChappelU 5 sSWalballa 8 ft
Ninety-Six 0 15 Martins' ? 5 81
New Market 0 ;tf;Clinton..? (5 (X
Greenwood 0 -W:Luurens 6 t
Hodges.. 0 7(i'Slroiht:is 5 IX
DoiiliauK 7 t'OShelton ?. 5 'I
Abbeville 7 lusantue... ...w 5 W
Honea Path.... 7 15.Unlon?..v. 5 8.'
lielton ;.... 7 40 JonesvlUo 0 IWllliamston
7 (JOlPacoIci 0 '?
Andeison 7 7()'Spartanburg........ G 71
Piedmont 7 8i!
Tickets sold at rliese rates will be good to re
turn until Apill l?d, 1532. -?
J. \V. FPwY,
Superintendent.
A. POPE,
General Passenger Ageut.
April 12.1S82, It
State of South Carolina
Abbeville County.
""""""""in the common pleas. v-"
Lucy B. .lopes vs benjamin U. Jones an
Elizabeth Jones.
T>Y virtue of authority of nn order of Hi
-13 Honor .Itid^e AldrJeh, 1 will sell oi
>- \ r lvim v* TV \f a V ik>J'> within t.lin leen
hou.is of sale,at Abbeville, C. H.. that lot c
land lying, being mid situated In the town c
Ninety-six, said State and Couuty.cnntuinln
TIIUEE AND THREE-QUARTER ACREi
more or less, hounded by residue of th
Homestead ol mid Lucy D. Jones, Church It
and School House lot, und others.
TERMS OF SALE?(.'AS1I. lurchaser t
I ay for papers.
, M. L. BONIIAM, JR.,
.Uiistcr.
March 5, 18S2. tf
jXT Otic^.
THE subscriber will be in his office to reel:
ter Schools Claims on every Saleday, an
on Saturday, iotb April, and Saturday, 13t
May, IK-i-.
E. COWAN,
School Commissioaer.
March 22,1SS2, tf
CUNNINGHAM
and
TEMPLETON
-HAVE RECEIVED THEIRSpring
Stock
1 ?nKIU
?anil arc {jrerurcu n< ?ci ?u f/uuuv?
MY GQODS,
j CROCKERY,
GROCERIES
HATS,
CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES
April 5,1SS2, tf
-CHARLES AUERBACH.
.
DEALER IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
! ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Has accepted the agency of
Wannuinaker Jc Brown,
FIKTB
CLOTHING.
? l ?? ?? ncmrtmcnt. of SfimDlCS CD lian<
loselect Iron); have also the Infest fa*hior
plates to select styles of CLOTHING. Wll
guarantee a lit. Will be pleased for every
body lo examine samples and prtaes t>efor<
ordering a line spring suit.
CHARLES AUERBACH.
March 20, 1S82,tf
LAND FOR SALET
I have for sale a valuable tract of land con
I talning ."J1S ACKKS. It lies ou Norrls'i
Creek in one mile of Abbeville, formerly
known as tbe "John H. Wilson place.'' Ii
contains 100 A CI IKK OF WOODLAND and tht
balance. Including 00 ACKKS OF RICH HOT
Toms, is in a tine condition for cultivation
It will be divided in tracts to suit the pur
chasers. 20 ACUKS and the dwelling and oul
houses being reserved for my own use. Per
feet titles and a bargain.
W. O. Dl'N DAK.
April, 10, ISS2, "in.
MUSIC.
" i I'Toi'lIONIi,"' Willi ") pieces of music
./V priceSti.00? every family should have
one who have no music in the house?easilj
performed. EDWIN PAllKLll.
March 1,1882,5t
" M
THE ELECTORI
Abbeville' count!
Aris hereby notified th^b
the books for the Registration of Votc^f
will be opened in each township, as f<JH
lows: SB
Bordeaux McKettricks Mill, May 9.
Calhoun's, Mt. Carmcl, May 10. EH
Magnolia, Monterey, May 11.
Lowndesville, Lowndesville, May 12^|
Diamond-Hill, Antreville, May 13. 99
Abbeville-, Abbeville C. 11., May IS
Cedar Springs, Frazlorville, May 17.
Indian Ilill, Troy, May 18. wfl
j White Hall, White Hall; May 19. H
Smithville, Evans' Mills, May 20. |B|
j Cokesbury, Hodges, May 23.
Long Cane, Douglass Mill, May 21. B9
Due West, Due West, May 2o. |SM
Donaldsvillei Donaldsyille, May 26. Hg
Greenwood, Grbenwood, May 29. BB
Ninety-Six, Ninety-Six, May 30. Ijfl
Oflioo will be open from S A. M. to^B
! M. ahd from I P; M. to 5 P. M. Mr
GEO. fi, WADDELL, H
Supervisor Registration Abbeville
' April 12, 1882, 3t HQ
BARBER SHOM
RICHARD GANTT, Is now prepared to|
all work in his department in the
manner and ai rco>onabIc charge*. Mont^H
customers ximvlng. hair cutting and sht^H
pooinz SI per taonth. Rasora honed and BB
in the bestcondltlob for ?>ccnt* each. HB
Shop under the Preu and Banner office. BB
March 15,18S'A tf
THE I
FOLLOWING GOOil
New York Com
FOE CASH I
CLOAKS,BLANKETS,SOLMAl
CANTON FLANNELS, H
HATS in all StylA
Embroidered Flannel
Winter Prints, I
Noveltifl
; CUNNINGHAM & TEttFLETl
Jan. 25, 1881, W H
..? ? H
3M otice.
THE whole of the line fence between aHR
vflhc attd Kduelleld will be sold t<^M
' Mzhext bidder at Uk* following places:
White Htt.l at J. I* Ward's on April 3
A. M. m
! Indian III11, at Millway on April S,^B|
P.M.
Itoideaux, Ht Doru'? Mine, on April 8,^^!
; p- m an
1'urties rl&lming fence Will he reoulr^^H
'' exhibit written coutract with ComwIsak^M
to thut eilect. IBB
W. R. McKINNEWB
[ JT, BA8KIN, JRlB
Connty Commlsslon^M
March 7.1882. tf MB
: H. 6. SCUDDAY, B
Attorney ani Counselor at Lafl|
AiNJJ&KKOJN, ?. CJ. PBj
) /^FFF.rtS hi* professional service* to
j U Irene of Abbeville. Parties di-slrii^^B
} consult with him, may do so at each ue^BI
i of the Court lor the County, or by letter a^B
) dfrsnn C H. BH
i June 15.1881, tf Hfl
?and? m
rapiml
TxT^i'ffejlow in store n complete li^H
?1 all
cittl attention to oar ldrgo stock MH
BS
\ Fansy ant Domestic Dry Gflj
* Flannels, WoolensH
H
1 Jfcans, Gents tfnderw?H|
CLOTHING, I
j?nH
HATS AND CAPS. I
CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLE'S
Nov. 16,1881, it jBI
speake&brI
I -AGENTS FOlt THE FAMOUS-^H
j Eclipse Traction and
THE WAYNESBORO ECLIPSE SEHH
TOR, SAW MILLS. COTTON
so, THE AMERICAN FRUIT DRYElSH
j tics wlshlug the above, address
SPEAEE * BRO
Noticsto CoatraotHI
SEALED PROPOSALS forthe gH|
of the eutire line of the
j Valley Railroad ungraded, eitheiSHI
! whole or in sections, will be recei^^Hl
. the secretary until the Dili day
next.
n liy order of the.Board. BB|
J. E. BREAZEAL?^M|
Secretary &. V. R. R.
Anderson,
j May 12, 1882. Df
| Fancy ^tiolesTPaperT^H
17ANCY Quill Pen Holders, DIcJKS
. Only" or Pencil Holder, Pens, lt.^HMH
l cils, Rubber tips, Pencils, white UpsHflB
I Cap Paper, i(J lb.; Legal Cap, 11 lb.
i Fine Linen Legal Cup Paper,Trump C^^^B
I clal Note, tf lb.; Hauly's Note. 4 1b.; ^ HQ|
Noie, 3 IK; The Kensington Note, 6
i [ Cream Octave Note, white Envcl^HSS
match. Linen French Note, Knvel^^^H
match, Mourning l'uper, Paper
aud Envelopes, Pocket Photograph
EDWIN 1'AltHH
I March 22, 1882, jt
Chrumos* 9H
A I,AUGE lot of new unromos a
24 x 30.) ou exhibition and lor HH|
s' $1.15 each ?t nw|
w. P- wakd^Hh
l! April 20, 18S1.
:! State of South Can^H
i Abbeville County.|H
IN THE PROBAT COUI^^H
i In the matter of the estate of Lart^H^H
more, deceasid.
NOTICE is hereby given that Bnrnfl^^H
Acker, Executors of lark in
! deceased, ha\e applied to this Court
! charge fioiu their ollice.
Ordered, that Friday May 12, 1*12,
i as the day tor settling said estate
r! charge ul the Executors.
J. FULLER
J udg# 1'iubutH^g