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r The Press and Banner. AHlJKVILLi:, !*.C\ "Wednesday, July 16, 1884. ! T'le Duly of the liotir. Wu have returned from our visit to! Spartanburg and Columbia with n profounder c?uviction than Over of tin'absolute necessity of our col lours to 1 lie Melli- j odismof South CrtrolinA. Asa chrireh, wej would lie dOprVv< d of the right arm ol | our infi nonce ;litd |io\v(<r if Hi her of t hese i institutions should be allowed to go ' down. We have due respect for the institutions of oilier denominations in this' Stat , but llie.v can no more do our work 1 th in we ean theirs. Nor can the I'niver silV, so oatlCil, III ( ollllllliiri <! > mo W>ri\ : w hich wo as a dcnoininali?>n stand |?l**?Itr- i' oil l<> perform, both by the traditions of 1110 past and tin* living issues of tho pros( lit. We have no quarrel with tho low excellent Methodists who tind it oonve-i nient to patronize the State institution: and yet, wo do not hesitate to alttrm that, a* Methodists and as Christians, we owe it to the moral and spiritual woll-boingof onV* children, as wt U as to the ohtnvli which h ?s nurtured us, that we should patronize our own schools and colleges. , It is Our lirst duty to give our children a Christian education, and in this connection Vl>vi?!ian is denominational educa-j tloit. Wofi'ord College appeals, then, both lo phr denominational loyalty and 1o nur highest self-interest to give it a hearty support. That .Methodist is weak 1 indeed who can be seduced from his loy- , :dtv to his church, and can be blindfolded to the moral and spiritual well-being of. his w>n. by the cheap clap-trap of "free tuition" and "I'nive sitv" honors. He may tind out when it is too late to rem ft- , d.v the evil that bo has made the dearest; jiurohaseot his life.?1'hnrvh /i'iwivI. Our good brother of the < '/ntrch Hcronl, it seems, delights in referring to the State Vnitcrsity?'"so called." What good pur-' pose he hopes to attain bv this way of re- \ fcrring to the South Carolina 1 "Diversity,' is not very clear to us. If he is opposed j1 to the institution we think be has a per-j JVv-t Hghl to srty so?and to do nil that he (ran to break it up. But why use Ian-j guage which can only irritate such of his readers as may happen to be friends of both bis own College and the State I'nivcrsity? We think very few men or, Very few Colleges in the South at least, j have attained that degree of eminence j which would warrant tuem in speaking contemptuously of the South Carolina College. We ask our good brother's attention to this fact: The Suite of South Carolina; is obliged to pay the interest on the land j scrip?about $12,000. This money must go ill one of two ways. It must go to mo j education of our youths, or else it mustj he paid into the Treasury of the Federal j Government. At present this sum is j supplemented bv a small sum, the pre-,1 feise amount wo do not now recollect, but, \\e suppose not more than $20,(K)0 or &J0,-! 1300 annually. Now, if the good brother vdio so per-1 sistentlv speaks of the South Carolina!' University, "so ealled," really desires to i withdraw that money from the education of our youths and put a largo part of tlie j' same in the National Treasury at Wash- j, ington, why not let him say so without j making uncalled-tor covert flings at the able and learned gentlemen who have frlmrge of that institution. We venture ihe assertion that such able and zealous j Henoininational educators as Drs. Carlisle j' and Grier would not speak of the South Carolina University, "so called." It is a very easy matter to use offensive Svords. For instance, if we were as in-1 tolerant as our good brother seems to bo,' we might speak of the "alleged"' denominational Colleges. It would be quite as easy to say "alleged" denominational t!olleges, as it is to say State University, "so called," and the "alleged" would bo , fully as applicable and equally as just as j the aforesaid "so called." Of course we 1 would not presume to suggest a proper!1 courso foi the Church Record to pursue, || hut we venture the assertion that any un- j just or nv.Melons warfare on that institu-11 tion wouM do nothing to advance the til- j ] lercsts of the College which our good', brother has so much at heart. j | The Record sa\*s : j ( "We have due re?peot for the institu- . tions of other dene minations of the State, jj but thov can no more do our work than j " - -| i ? u uiu wivit-?. Exactly so. As the State University' < can not do your work, neither can a de- s nominational College do the work of the i State. Denominational Colleges, avowed-!! lv, are to do a special work, for only a : I portion of the people. If it were not so. j 1 Why not let one donominational College! I do all the work for the whole State? Hut; < no. Denominational Colleges are todo.1 more than to give a literary education, i They are to teach morality and the tenets!' of the denomination to which they foe-' long. The Record says: "We do not; "hesitate to affirm that, as Methodists and j' "as Christians, <ve owe it to the moral and j1 "spiritual well-licing of our children, as "well as to the Church which nurtured i "us, that we patronize cur own schools "and Colleges." Why should not Chris tians send their children to Due West as "well as to Spartanburg? Is it not foecause ol the different church training?! There certainly can be no objection to the Christian training of either, the Due West, the Spartanburg, or the Columbia Colleges. The great mass of the people need a College, and if narrow and contracted i views should close the State University j then many of our sons will go abroad to' seek an education or else be deprived of, the advantages of a collegiate training. The tenets of a particular de lomination are of inestimable importance to the denomination itself, but we set little im- ( portance to slight differences of church \ creed as compared to the importance and j value of Christian character. If Metho-11 dists are bound to support their "own , schools and Colleges," then the people of other denominations should do the same! as to their schools and Colleges. But suppose a parent be flot a Sfetho- [ dist, a Presbyterian, or a Baptist. Would j the Record compel him to violate his con- j ? ? no nor rlo. I HCIUIIWJ III UUlllj^ n uiiv in..i ..v | nouncos so strong?the giving ot support j to another College than that which is in accord with his own religious creed ? j And suppose a parent is a member of one of the denominations which have a j College. There are advantages and disadvantages in both State and denominational Colleges. If a son is to be a politician ho might deem it conducive to liisj jfttefesfe to send him to the South Caroli- J na College. If he is to be a minister of the gospel he should be sent to his deJioTnlfiational College. We think statistics would prove that the South Carolina College, and the Citadel, educate a large majority of the men holding office under the government, While tho denominational Colleges liavel educated the officers and ministors of tlie j church. These facts would indicate that; everything depended upon whother a man's son intended to engage in politics Of Theology when making a decision an to which College to go for instruction. As a matter of business and success in Jffe, wo would suggest, that the young. flnan who expects to he a loeai, or county; politician, should he educated at the Col- j lege in his own county?no matter what! his creed or the order of the College. If i A man seeks political preferment at the! hands of the people of the State, or its \ Legislature, then lie would not be hurt *by going to the South Carolina Universi-1 ty. If on the other hand, a man expects1 to enter the ministry or to rtndy Theolo-j gy, then be ought, by all means, to enter j the College especially adapted to the | teaching of the creed which is more in i accord with his own views. Let us Hare a Shorter *111110. t From our earliest recollection wo have known the Aufjmtu Chronicle and fiend- | nel?now the Anijntfa Chronicle and Con-! rtitutionalixt. The old name is so firmly I fixed in our mind that wo seldom think to speak of it by the changed name. We ' almost invariably write it Chronicle ami Sentinel. Sometimes wcchange the man- j nscript. Sometimes it escapes notice until it nppears in the proof sheet, and occasionally it still escapes notice and appears in the Pre** and Banner as the Chronicle and Sentinel. Lot ns have the old C'trouict'! and Sentinel, or let us have; it simply the Aiifjnxta, Chronicle. Life is too short to pronounce and print such names as the Auf/uxta Chronicle and Con8liluli?nuli*t, however much wc may lovo ' Ami inliimc Iho pajxjr itself. i I The State Superintend! lit of Education.! Klsowhcre ill lhc.se columns weeopv an ; i'tl;ti<rial comment of the M'.'intxb'tr'j s!!> ! ;!<{ 11:11111 some remarks of tin; Ti nt//? / ?arc U'or/.er, in reference to j I in* "State Superiutciiilciit of Kil Mention." | Wo entirely agree with the Temperance] II'oi l:> r in saving that "Col. Coward is a| uoocl man," but we think the Temperance j IT'/rker is wrong in expecting efficiency { of any man who accepts tiro ollice of} State Superintendent of I'M ileal ion while nniler contract with the KxetfiUive Committee to teach his own private school during the term of liis office?no matter how competent lie may he. The law requires tlWStaleSuperiutendi'nt of Education "to vUit every county "in (lie Slate, for the purpose of inspect"ing the schools, awakening an interest "lavorahfe to the cause <>l education, and "diffusing as widely as possible, by pub-; "lie addresses and personal coininuntea-1 "tioli Willi School ollicers, teach rs and "parents, a knowledge of existing delects "and of desirable improvements in thej "government :tnd instruction of the said ".schools. * 5i lie shall submit in "lt;s annual report a statement\>V his of-; "licjal visits during the past year." Wc have not a copy of his reports, but we will venture the assertion thai' they do not claitn that the ttup'o'rihtendi-iit has, diiring his official career, visited miy county along the line of thefJreen-1 villeand Colombia Railroad. We will be very much obliged to the j Ins.'juro Xrirs mat Ih'riihl if it will explain to the public how any school teacher can comply with these, the very first requirements of the law prescribing the duties of State Superintendent of Education. j The salary of the Stale Superintendent! i)f Education is "twenty-one hundred dollars," and, except the work of visiting the various counties of the State, the remaining work to be done by thatofflcei is attendance upon the meeting of the; State Hoard of Examiners; lb May and September. The remainder of the Work ; is office work, tabulating the different! Ihcts relating to the schools as furnished by the dillcrelit County School Commissioners. To do this work the State Superintendent is allowed "the sum of "twelve hundred dollars for the purpose "of defraying the expenses of clerk hire "in hi.; ollicc." Col. Coward maj- have spent a few days in the year attending tho scini-j annual meetings of the Hoard of Exami-i ? i uers, tut he certainly neglected his offi-, eial duty to 4 vi?it every county in the' State.*' How could he faithful!v dis-' charge the office of Superintendent ofEducation while teaching school nine, months of the year? The most conspicuous act of his official: career was that of his famous journey to! Washington to testify before Uk1 Uotigres-1 <ional Educational Committees, where lie! proved conclusively, to our mind at least, . that Iiis knowledge of the public schools | und the school system of feouth t?aro- J tina was unequal to the task of furnish-j ing tlie desired information. Will somebody explain by what right the Executive Committee contracted with n public officer to excuse him from the duties of his office for nine monthsof the year?the very nine months in which nearly all the work of his office should be done ? I?y tho re-nomination of that officer, did not the Convention ratify an itnprop- j sr trade of the Executive Committee by j which the services ot one of the mostim-' portaut officers of the State was lost forj nine months in the year? The Xew.i mid Herald says: "We ask the Temperance Worker to toll tis what iie has done and what ho lias left undone that will warrant the conclusion that lie is unfit to he Superintendent ;>f Education and 'ought not to accept tliej' nomination' unanimously tendered him j by a Convention of the people." j \Vc do not proposo to answer the ques- j | tion f >r thc Temperance Worker, but npji liere some of us think "ho ought not to lceept the noihinalion" liiitess he means :o give it the proper attention, and j1 hereby become an efficient as well as an ' ihle officer. Wo do not think any man'' 'ought to accept" pay from t he State j' f ho neglects his official duties in or- |' ler that ho may pursue a private or per-1' <onal avocation. We do not think it was much of a compliment to get a "unani-1' inous nomination from a Convention of j the people," the delegates to which vio- r luted the express wishes of those who ' trusted them. If there is any honor In avrfflditlg the will of tlio people, then the brews of tiie members ot tho recent ! State Convention should he "Crowned with victorious wreaths " We are surprised that tho Temperance J Wo) ker should have had the temerity to j r* v i ioicn thn r\ C o nfTi. 1 per. Wo shall now expect to hear of that paper being read out of the Democratic party. This way of discussing the merits of Democratic officers and their manner of discharging official duties ought to be stain pod out immediately. *09*? The Nominal ion for President and! Yice- President. The Democratic National Convention at Chicago nominated Grovcr Cleveland, of New York for President, and Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana for Vice-President last Friday. As far as we know our own people aro perfectly satisfied with the nomination, though, we tliink, some of them would have voted foi' firtyard for 1 the Presidential nominee. The ticket 1 will receive the earnest support of all our people, as they are and were more inter- : csted in the success of the campaign than LA/ VWIJttTI U^UIl ?lll%V 1II<111 111 IIJC Democratic party. The South, and South 1 Carolina especially, wanted a man who could lead the Democracy to success, and they were willing to give a hearty support to tho most available man, whoever that might be. From extracts published in our State daily newspapers as taken from Northern papers, and from the very vigorous work of the Xcw Yurie Herald, which paper is daily tilled with campaign thunder, we are inclined to the belief that no other ticket could have created as much enthusiasm in the North as that of Cleveland and Hendricks. The Ilcrald has put the ticket at the head of its paper, and is working daily for the good cause of Reform and Democratic rulo at Wash- ; ington. Tho Herald itself is a power in National politics, ahd its sagacity in aligning itself on the side of the heavy battalions, is at least a straw to point the drift of the popular current at the North. From all the evidences of satisfaction both North and South, at. the nomination of Cleveland and Hendricks, and from the unusual dissatisfaction expressed by the Republicans at tho nomination of Klaine and Logan, we are inclined to the opinion that we have better prospects for the election of a Democratic President than we have hud for a fjuartor of a century. In the nomination of Cleveland nnd Hendricks the Democrats have notlrin^' of which to recretor to he ashamed, but their ticket is one which, for purity of personal character and eminent fitness for the high position, lias not heen surpassed by anjr previous nomination by either of the two great political parties of the United States. This ticket must command the respect of the whole people, and it really looks as if the day for our deliverance from Republican rule is near at hand. Wo hurrah for Cleveland and . Hendricks* A Prcaclier to Go Away. The Rev. R. N. Pratt, who has labored with much energy, and great success,1 among us for the last ten years, has ac-, cepted a call to the pastoi ate of the Bap-; tist church at Benncttsville. As a church ' builder, and as a church organizer, he has | no equal in the Abbeville Association, j and no man in the Church, has so clearly' left his imprint 011 the community as! Mr. Pratt. During his ministry he has organized 110 less than six congregations and built as many houses of worship. , With great energy and zeal for the Mas-)! ter's cause he will 110 doubt do a good 1 work at Bennottsville. Success and happiness to him in his new home. The Candidates. j We have found it impossible to publish biographical sketchesof the different can- j Ji dates this week. Next week we hope : to publish their biographies in. full. i; * Death of W. C. Norwood, M. I). ])r. YV. Norwood, of Hodgos, died at liis home yesterday, alter a long illness, in the 7S111 year of 1 is age. He graduated at <"astleton, Vermont, and practiced his profession over lifty years. Ills success as a practitioner was great and limited only by his power of endurance and willingness of work, llis physical capability for work was remarkable, and this, together with energy* promptness, selfcm lidenee, added to real ability secured ind maintained a praetiee to whieli few attain. In recognition of his distinguished position as a prai'tilfouer, he was elected to a Professorship in Oglethorpe Medical College of Savannah, <?a., in 1S.V>, Which he declined. l>r. Norwood is known throughout the world for his labors and discourses in reference to the therpciUieal i?fleets of X'ri-atriiiii tVWi/i\ The money derived from the sale of this preparation brought him a handsome income and fortune. His home was made happy by his genial disposition and his afi'crt innate delations with his family. His tastes and habits were thoroughly domestic. His highest enjoyments were associated with h'cJme life. Death eame to him at an ape when it is considered that to live much longer is to encounter mental and physical infirmities, which render our present existence undesirable. Hut his powers of body and trim! were so well preserved, that his departure seems ulitlmely. IIo Was married twice, but leaves no surviving children, I wo of his sonsdied in the war, and his nearest surviving kin are five grand children. A life spent in the alleviation of human suffering is itself, a graiid memorial, but it is only after the bourse is finished that the salutary services in the silent profession and the added inspiration and influence of an exalted character and a noble lifeare fully comprehended ami appreciated. "Death is the crowil of life." G. Jolm Kelly. No article which we have seen in reference to John Kelly half so fully expressen our sentiments as that which we have taken from the Aufjuxta (ttrnnicle ami C'nn.slitutionnlint, and copied into these columns. That article contains words of wisdom, which tho Democratic party would do well to heed. While John Kelly, no doubt, has committed errors, yet it cannot be denied that there was force in his argument against the unit rule of voting in the Chicago Convention, and the manner in which he has beeti blackguarded by tho JYVir York herald and others, excites in us something like sympathy for him who has been so vilely abused. We believe he has cause of complaint, and we, like the C/iroiiidc end i.'iiivttitittiouafisf, hope that the olive branch may i>o held out to him iii spirit and in sincerity. The best interest of the Democratic party dcrtlahd that John Keliy be treated riirtit. if that jiisiletf to which be is entitled is withheld, the people of the United States may resent the wrong which has been done. When n Man Ought to he Relieved of Responsibility for Support of his Wife. We seobv the Medium that Mr. G. W. Promer "thinks when a man's wife leaves him, and goes off and stays weeks and mouths at a time, without his leave, he might to be allowed to get a divorce from her, and relieved of all responsibility for her support." ?<?, Mortgages. We ask attention in another part of the Press and Banner an tho subject of Mori n;<ges, which we copy irom me rmmcuo Yeoman. Let every man read it and ponder well the terrors of the "death irrip" which is possessed by the morti ^ The attention of tho Xcwlttrri/ Herald is asked to an article elsewhere.in these columns, and credited to tlie Xeiv York San. Of course our friend must believe that wo do not believe that education degrades tho negro. What wo assert is, that the development of the intellect, while tiio morals are neglected has no ?ood effect upon the moral charactcr of the citizen. It really seems difficult for some of our friends to take in tho idea that our moral nature and our intellectual (acuities are as distinct as possible. We presume the Herald has heard an expression like this: the ihrtssliig of men, brightens their wits while it blunts their sensibilities. Such articles as that of the Xewherry Herald, which is not totally different in tone from that which appeared in the Xeu-.s and Courier several weeks ago, will never convert anybody. 4 ^ + The cuts of Logan printed in the newspapers have been criticised because they made him the/ac .simile of the peripatetic Indian herb doctor. Nearly all the cuts look enough like Logan to iie easily recognized. it seems in accordance with the fitness of things that a quack statesman may look a good deal like a quack doctor. ?Rock Hill herald. The cuts of Blaine and Logan, as printed in some of the newspapers, Would; in nur opinion, create the impression on a stranger, that tliey wore negroes of the blackest kind. Contrary to expectation, ten of the eighteen delegates to tho Chicago Democratic Convention voted for Bayard. Hampton led the delegates for Bayard, and Dawson was captain of tho host for Cleveland. Now, all South Carolina, including tho Bayard men, will work vigorously for the election of Cleveland and Hendricks. Connecticut lawyers are horrified and incensed over the order of the recent conference of the Judges of the State Court requiring them to remain standing during tho examination of witnesses as well as while addressing the Court.?Augusta Ercnhiff Xcws. No lawyer in South Carolina would propose to examine witnesses or to addross the Court unless standing. Schofikij), the financial agent of the C. C. G. C. R. B. returned frofn England a few days ago. Only a few mysterious winks are given to tho public. Mr. Sehofield will return to London at an early day. *9* Xegro Education. New York Sun. What, then, Is the ctrcct of llin common schools upon the noarro? Unhappily for Vir glnln, most unhappily for this pari of Virginia, where the Macks nre the laborers upon whose services the farmers must entirely depend. the effect, thus far, of what little education can be trained at the public free school* is to render tne negro even more untrustworthy, more averse to patient, painstaking labor, more idle and more criminal. This may bo thought to be a strong statement, hut in by far the greater majority of cases it Ik the exart truth. There are. of course. Isolated Instances where the result Is diflerent, but the almost universal experience of farmers Is that when a negro has learned to read nnd write a !ett?-r and perform the simplest arithmetical problems, he is spoiled as a farm laborer. He considers the plodding drudgery of farm work unworthy of his mental attainments and his rights and privileges as n citizen, and takes either to preaching or politics, getting his living as best he may, or drifts away to a city, where he rapidly gets into evil ways. If the same state of a flairs continues for the next ten years that has prevailed for the last ten, the negro question In southside Virginia will be settled by the dying out of the older negroes, the gradual emigration of the younger, and the Impoitatlon of white laborers from other portions of the Union or frATW The root or the trouble lies In tlio schools themselves. With proper teachers and correct methods of Instruction these schools might be made the power lor good, and for the elevation of the colored people, that they should be; but party politics, which Intrudes Its harlequin from every where, has also Invaded the school room. To "propitiate" the colored vote, the prejudices of the negroes arc pandered to even here. Colored teachers arc employi d In the schools. Wefe these teachers competent, tlislr color would be no objection, but they are, with too few exceptions, poorly trained, thoroughly imbued with the prejudices of race, with nil the peculiar characteristic* of thought of the Alricart rather intensified than diminished, and are entirely unfit for the delicate and difficult, task of elevating a people laboring under the almost overwhelming disadvantages from which the negro is yet suffering. Which Is the Monopoly Candidate ? New York IJernld. A feehle attempt has been made to prejudice Workitigmen against Governor Cleveland bit-barging that lie is friendly to monopoly. Then why are the; most conspicuous monopolists, stfirl'i as Jay Gould, Cyrus \V. Field, Russell Sage and others against him aild lor Blaine? Gould has declared that he is "perfectly satisfied" with Illaine, and UouFd never mistakes his man. k City that Seeds Only a Public Hall and a Commodious Hotel. The sound of the saw and hammer is heard In almost every section of the city. Everybody who visits Anderson seem to be surprised at the number of buildings going up. Ml we lack new Is a large public hall ancf a commodious hotel bulldlnsi^TbuenuJ. C> TAMMANY'S GRIEVANCE.! I j ; NOT STATED IK THE NATIONAL CONVENTION WITH DIGNITY, BUT IT NONE THE LESS EXISTED. The Victors ran Afford In l>p iianimoiiK?'The Vanquished Cannot Itesist With nerency a So tie Tender or Amity in n Common Cause?feome Word* oT Truth. Wisdom. and jmllrc by the AnKitstu Chronical and Constitutionalist. The teleeraph slates thilt amonjr the promt .lout de'e^ates invited to confer i pmi th? Vieel'resiilenMal nomination was John Keily. the Tammany chief. This mii.v he an itidlcation of hatchel liui'vimr hot ween the New York factions and a prelinilnai'y to sinokiiii' together the pipe of peace. We so. Some of our friemN appear to exult too much over t he defeat of M r. Kelly at. Chicago, hut it may he remembered that If he was hostile to Cleveland before Hie nomination, he was ftvoratdu to Thurman and Itavnrd. lie may | have gone too far in com hat in g the New York I < iovernor's nomination, tint It often happens I that with n eessaiion 01 tne original quarrel and a setllenicntof the main difficulty, by an ! outside Iriliunal. the bitterest foes are turned 1 to the warmest filends. Now that, the Unlit Is ) over and John Kelly Iris come out. second | hest. let us calmly and briefly review the sltI nation. The strongest point made hy Mr. Kelly against the unit rule was. as he said, that'whtle the proleslant.s against, the operations of the unit, rltle were In a minority of the New York delegation they probably represented a majority of the voters in the State, or at least they came from the counties which I east the heaviest Democratic majority. It is I computed that there arc not more than twelve ! Democratic counties in New York. TheDcm! oeratie voteis massed in New York and Kings I counties. ,|oha Kcllv has tremendous Influence In the Democratic citadel, and while It I may lie true that he can not injure Mr. Cleve[ land's chances of election, is It. worth while (taking the risk that he can do so. If provoked by his own pariy beyond endurance? We j need every Democratic vote in New York and elsewhere to defeat Maine ant Logan. We I cannot afford to do what sonic Souiliern hotI heads desire?read John Kelly ami his faction | out of tlm party and compel them fo inaction I or hostility. Thcsouth has troubles enough i of her own at hotne, without Interfering with I New York broils. Let New Yorkers settle their own dissensions in their own way, and 'takethe responsibility of their own action. | For our part, wc should rejoice to see an lion. I'orable compromise between Manning and i Kelly, whereby the Democratic party shall bts j united at all points ami sullen and dangerous nowhere. If Mr. Manning shall consider Mr. Kelly less troublesome as a ton than as a friend, why tie It so. lie knows the peril and can count the cost. IV.it it seems to us that just as he allowed Grady to have all the rope desired in the convention, he can afford to tender the olive branch to John Kelly during j the campaign. It must be admitted that j Tammany had some cause of grievance against a unit rule that, ignored delegates repj resenting great Democratic strongholds. We | I UIIIft I Hill. K' II'VIUHC 11 an iwii 111,1 .-i.iivm iii IUC| convention with dignity: but It none the less! existed. Victors can afford to be maun nn 1-1 niotis. The vanquished cannot resist with 'decency xi noble fender or amity in a comI mon muse. Mr. Manning may llnd I tadvan tageous to himself and to Gov. Cleveland to! make no tin necessary war on John Kelly, if a J protler of friendship be beyond his power.! 'Had Mr. Mmning been a man of genius, as > ' lie Is a con?iimmatelv taleiilcd political tnnn-j iager. he would liave let the unit rule he sns| pended Judiciously If not altogether Ignored, j This would not have hurt Cleveland, hut It , would have prostrated or disarmed Tamma-I ny at the outset. He could well afford to ; have done that, as he can well a (ford to be 1 high-minded, tolerant and pacific now. THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. | A Declaration of I'rlneJpleH liy the Itcccnt National Democratic Coilvenflaii at Chicago. ! The Democratic party of the Union, through Ills representatives In National Convention! assembled, recognizes that as lUe nation grows 'older new issues are horn of time and pro| gress and old issues perish, but the fuiidameni tat principles of tbe Democracy, approved hy the united voice of the people, remain, and will ever remain, as the best and only security lor the continuance of free government, tiie preservation of personal rights, the equal' liy of all citizens before the law, the reserved i rights of the States and the supremacy of the Federal Government within the limits of the Constitution, will ever form the true basis of our liberties aiid can never be surrendered without destroying that balance of right and power which enables the continent to he developed in peace and social order to be maintained hy means of local self-governments. Hill it Is iiulispenslhle for the practical application and enforcemen* of these fundamental princip'es that the Government should not always be controlled by one political party. A frequent change of administration is as necessary as a constant recurrence to t.ie popular Will; otherwise abuses grow, and the' Government, Instead of being carried on for the general welfare, becomes an instrumentality for Imposing heavy burdens upon the many who are governed for the benefit of the few who govern. I'ubllc servants tints beSome arbitrary rulers. This is now the conj dillon of the country. Hence a chain: e Is demanded. The Republican party, so far as principle is concerned, is a reminiscence. In practice it Is an organization for enriching | those who control Its machinery. The frauds and Jobbery which have been broujhtto liuht In every department of the Government are sufficient to have called for reform within the Republican party. Yet th-ise in authority, made reckless by long possession of power. I have succumhel to lis corrupting Influence I and have placed In nomination a ticket | against which the independent portion of tlie | party are in open revolt. Therefore a change ! IS illHll il ?iui iiiinc,m;v:':r | snry In IS'ij,but the will of Hie jienpic was tlion defeated l>y fraud which can never ho forgotlen nor condoned. Aualn, In 18^0, the change demanded l>y the people was defeated by the lavish use of money contributed by unscrupulous contractors and shameless Jobbers, who bad bargained for unlawful profits or for high ofTieos: . The Republican party, during Its legal, its stolen and its bought tenures of power, has steadily decayed in inoial character and political capacity. Its p'atforin promises are now a list of' its past failures. It demands the restoration of our navy; It has squandered hundreds of millions to create a navy that does not exist. It calls upon Congress to remove the burdens under which American shipping lias been depressed; itlinposed and has con United these burdens. It professes the policy of reserving public lands for small holdings by actual settlers: it has given away the people's heritage until now a tew railroads and non-resident aliens. Individual and corporate, possess a larger aiea ! than that of all of our fitrins between the two seas. It professes preference for free Institutions; it organized and tried to legalize the control of Siale elections by Federal troops. It professes a desire to elevate labor; It has subjected the American workingtnan to coinpetition of convict ami Imported contract, labor. It professes gratitude to all who were disabled or died in war, leaving widows and orphans. It left to a Democratic House of R'presenlaMves the Ilr.?.t efTort to equalize both bounties and pensions. It proll'ers a pledge to correct the Irregularities of our taritl; il created and has continual them: its own Tarlfl' Commission confessed the need ol more limn.20 per cent, reduction ; ihiCntigresfi gave a reduction of less than ! per cent. It professes protection of American manufac-i tures; It. lias subjected them to an Increasing tlood of manufactured coods and a hopeless competition .with manufacturing nations nfitj one of which taxes raw materials, it professes to protect all American industries; it has Impoverished many to a subsidized few. It J professes protection of American labor; it kis depleted the revenues of American agriculture, an Industry followed by half of our iitnple. It professes the equality of all men before the law, attempting to fix the status of colored citizens; the Acts of its Congress were overset by decisions of Its Courts. It accepts anew the duty of leading In thy work of progress and reform; its caught criminals are I ? ...I. I ?r.,l IHI1IIHIU.. WCTl.pr U...w,.S.. or actual connivance In their prosecution. Honey-combed with corruption, theoutbreaking of exposure no longer shock lis moral sense. lis honest members, Us Independent j Journals, no longer maintain a successful contest for authority In its counsels or a veto upon Kk had nominations. That, a change is necessary Is proved by an existing surplus of more than SlUO.OOO.tKlO, which has yearly been collected from su fie ring people. Unnecessary 'taxation Is unjust taxation. We denounce, the Republican parly for having failed to re-; lleve the people from the crushing war taxes j which have paralyzed bnsinc-s, crippled In-1 dustry and deprived labor of employment' and of Just reward. The Democracy pledges! itself to purify the administration from corruption, to restore economy, to revive respect for law and to reduce taxation to the lowest limit consistent with a due regard to the pre-1 servation of the' faith of.the nation to Its! creditors and pensioners?knowing full well, | however, that legislation a fleeting the occupations of the people .should he cautious audi conservative in method, not In advance of! public opinion, but responsive to Its demands. The Democratic party is pledged to j revise the tarll!" in n spirit of fairness to all Interests; but In making a reduction In taxes! it Is not propos?d to Injure any domestic In-J dustries, but rather to promote their healthy I growth. From the foundation of this Govern men t the taxes collected at the custom house have been chief source of Federal revenue. Such they must, continue to be. Moreover, many Industries have come to rely upon legislation for their successful contln-i uance, so that any change of the law must lie j at every step regardful of labor and capital. Thus involved the press of reform must be j subject in execution to this plain dictate off (Justice. All taxation shall be limited to the requirements of an economical Government. Necessary reduction in taxation can and must be effected without depriving American labor of the ability to compete successfully with foreign labor and without, imposing lower rates of duty than will be ample to cover any increased cost of production which may exist in consequence of a higher rate of wages prevailing In this country, sufficient revenue to | pay all the expenses of the Federal GovcrnI onnnnniliiillll' IlH 111 i 11 Isl Croil III el 11 (1111 L' pensions, the Interest nnil principal of the public dei>t, can lie >:ot under our present system of taxn'fiou from custom house taxes on fewer Imported articles, bearing the heaviest I on articles of luxury and hearing the ligntest |on articles of necessity. We therefore dej nonnce llio abuses of the existing tariff, and, snhjeet to the proceeding limitations, we demand that Federal taxation shall he exclusively for public purposes and shall not ex-1 ceod the needs of the Government economi willy administered. The system of direct ' taxation known as "internal revenue" Is a ; war tax. and so long a? the law continues the I money derived therefrom shoulil be sacredly! devoted to the relief of the people Irom the! leiniilnlm: burdens of the war, and he made a j fund to defray the expense of the care and ! comfort of worthy soldiers disabled In the J j line of duty in the wars of the republic and' j for the payment of such pensions as Congress | may from'time to time grant to such soldiers, j t a like fund for sailors having been already provided ; and any surplus should be paid In-' to the treasury. We also favor an American! continental policy, based upon morelutlmat?' 'commercial and political relations with the j i fifteen sister republics of North, Central and i I South America, but entanullng alliances wit h j none. We believe in honest money, the gold ' and sliver coinage of the Constitution, and a i circulating medium convertible into such i money <vlthou.t. loss. Asserting the equality j of all men before the law, we hold that It Is : the duty ot the Government In Its dealings! with the people to mete out equal and exact itustice to a!l citizens of whatever nativity, i race, color, or persuasion, relieious orpoiiti-i I cal. Wo believe In a free ballot and a falri count, and we rccall to the memory of the | i people the noble struggle of the Jiemocrats! In liie )"?(h and Kith Confesses by which a reluctant Republican opposition was com-' polled to assent to legislation making everywhere illegal the presence of troops nt. tlie { , polls as conclusive proof thata Democntlc administration will preserve liberty with order.; ; The selection of Federal officers for the Terrl- j torlos should bo restricted to citizens previously resident, therein. Wcoppose surnptu- ] j nry laws, which vex the citizen and interfere ; with individual liberty. Wc favor honest civil service reforms and the compensation of all United States officers by fixed salaries, the. ' separation of church and State, and the difl'u-1 slon of free education by common schools, so [ that every child in land may be taucht the, rights and duties of citizenship. While we favor all legislation winch tend to an equitable distribution of property, to the proven-' tion of monopoly and to thcstrictenforcment j r J of individual rights against corpor8^"bused, wo Itnld tliut the welfare of (gclety tfe- , pend.i upon ? scrupulous regard forri;e ' Ight-s of property as defined by Hie laws. '.We be* | I levy that labor Is the best rewarded where It is the freest and most enllghtrnec; It should therefore be fostered and cherished. We favor the repeal of all Jaws restricting the free action of labor and the enUetineiil of laws li.y which labor organizations may be Incorpur-; ated, and of nil such legislation as will tend j tii enlighten the people as the true relation of i capital and labor. We believe that the' public land ought* as far ns possible, to be Kept its lionxistends for nctlinl settlers; Hint all unearned binds heretofore improvident ly granted to railroad corporations by theiictlon of the Republican party should be restored to the public domiiitt. and that 110 more grants ot land shall be made to corpora'ions or be allowed to fall into (lie ownership it alien absentees. We arc opposed to all impositions whifch npoti any pretext would onvcrl the(icneral linvenlment Into a runohine for collcftlnu tuxes to be distributed .1111011^ the Stales or the citizens thereof. In reallirmiug the d -cbirations of the Demoeratic platform of lTifi that the "liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the declaration of Ind'-pcndi'tW and sanctioned In the ''(institution. wiilcii ma'<es our lanuot iinerty in asylum for the opprc-wd of every nation, have 'ever been ordinal principles In Ilio Democratic faith;'' wC nevertheless do not function the importation of forelgil liilior or the admission of servile races, unfitted by habits. training, religion Or kindred for absorption into thCgrdat body of our people or for the citizenship which our laws confer. American civilization demands that against the Immigration or Importation of Mongolians to these shore.s our gate* be closed. The Democratic party insists that It Is the duty of the Government to protect with equal fidelity h nd vigilance the rights of its citizens, native and naturalized, at home and abroad; and to the end that, this protection may he assured, United Stutes papers of naturalization Issued by Courts of competent Jurisd'ctlon. might, be respected by the executive a; d legislative departments of our own Government and by nil foreign powers. It Is an imperative duty of this Government toeftlcient i v protect ail the rights of persons and property of every American citizen in foreign lands, and demand and enforce full reparation for any Invasion thereof. An American citizen is only responsible to bis own Government for any Met done In his own country or under her flag, and only can be tried thereupon on|hcr own soil and according to her laws; and no power exists In this Government to expatriate an A tneriean citizen to be tried In any foreign country for any such act. This country bus never bad a wtll defined and executed foreign policy save under Democratic administration. That policy has ever been, In regard to foreign nations, so long as they do no art detrimental to the Interests of the country or hurtful to our citizens, to let them alone. That as it result of this policy we recall the acquisition of Louisiana, Florida, California and the adjacent Mexicic territory by purchase nlone. and contrast these grand acquisitions of Democratic statesmanship with the purchase of Alaska, the sole fruit, of a Republican administration of nearly a quarter of a century. The Federal Govern-: inent should care for and Improve the Mississippi River and other great water ways of the I republic, so as to secure tor the interior States1 easy and cheap transportation to tide water.! Under a long period of Democratic rule and: policy our merchant marine was fust overt-iUliigand on the point of outstripping that! ui nii'JiL di ii utu. u im11 I iwiMiiy ui ivcpublican ruin mill politty our commerce has: been left to British bottoms, nnd ihe Amcrt-I ran lint: lias almost been swept o/T Hie high I sens. Instead of tile ltcptibllcan party's British policy we demand for the people of the' United States n? American policy. Under; Pcmocrotic rule and policy all our merchants j and sailors, flying the stars a*id stripes In' every port, successfully searched out a marlcet for the varied produce of American Industry, i j Under n quarter of a century of Republican I rule and policy?despit" our manifest advantages over all other nations In high-paid labor, favorable climate and teeming soil?despite I the freedom of tr.ide among all these United I Stales?despite their population by the foremost races of men, and an nnnmil lmmigrn-1 tlon of the young, thrifty and adventurous of all nations?despite our freedom here from , the Inherited burdens of life and Industry In the old world's monarchies, their costly war navies, their vast tax consuming non-producing, standing armle<?despite twenty years of peace that Republican rule nnd policy?we have managed to surrender to Great! Britain, nlon? with our commerce, the eon-! i trol of the markets of the world. Instead of ! the Republican parly's British policy, we de-| maud, in behalf of the American Democracy, j , an Anierican pollcv. Instead of the Republi-1 !cnn parly's discredited scheme and fal<e pre-j tense of friendship for American labor, ex-j pressed by Imposing taxes, we demand In be-1 halt of the Dnniucrixcy free<loin fop American , lnbor by reducing taxes, to the end that these United States may compete with unhindered powers for primacy among nations In nil the arts of pence nnd the fruits of liberty. With profound regret wc have been apprised by that venerable statesman through whose person was struck that blow at. the vital principle of republics f:ic'|tilcscence In i | the will of the majority) that, he cannot per-: mlt u< again to place In his hands the leader- j ship of the Democratic hosts, for the reason that. t!ie achievement of reform in the admin-, lstration of the Federal tio^ernment isnn tin ; dertaklnz now ton heavy for Ills nge and fall; Ins strength, rejoicing llint his life has been ! proiongcl until tin? pen ml Judgment of our fellow-countrymen is nnite?l tlnit that, wrong should be rl-jilted In hi* person, for the Democracy of tli.- United States we offer to him, 1 in his withdrawal from public wires, not onty I ( our respectful sympathy and esteem, but also I that best, homage of freedom?the pledge of our devotion to the principles and cause now Inseparable In the history of this republic.! ! From the labors and the linme of Samuel I. 1 ! Tllden, with Ibis statement of hopes, principles and purposes of the Democratic party, ; the great issue of reform and change In ad-, ; mlnlstrj'tion Is submitted to the people, In i 'thecalm ''iifldence that the popular voice! will pronoi. -e In favor of new men nnd new ! and more fa\o:,ft-'jle conililions for the growth ; of industty, ibe extension of trade and the [employment and due reward of labor and of, ; capital aim tlie general welfare of the whole I country: ?<3>? Tlioug-lits on Mortgages. OjJuhibia Yeoman. I A man might be considered ns declining,' financially, when lie has to bolster himself, up by mortgaging his real estate. And whatj he proposes to make hv it. Is not. altogether as clear as il might >>c. It. Is as bad as the lien | law, which enables a man to consume his: crop anil spend his surplus change a year before he m ikes It. No m m who can m:tke a reasonable claim to even a,modicum of bnsl-. ness knowledge, could even expect to make! ' pioney or even get. out of debt, hy cither of I these financial projects. A person cnn iot feel ; athouiclna mortgng'd house, although he ; may have a fee simple title to It, for a forc, closure which Is hanging over him constantly! i like the sword of Damocles. may come In nnd ; take his possessions at any time, and he is perfectly powerless to help himself. In the whole range of sacred atfd profane' literature, perhaps there Is nothing recorded which has such staying propensities as a good , mortgage. It can be depended upon to stick i closer than a brother. It has a mission to perform which runs against t.lnl^aiid never! lets up. Day after day it is right there, nor ; does the slightest tendency to slumber Impair 1 Its vigor lu the night. Day .and night, on (He! Sabbath, amid the merry throng at the! fensf, j 'and attlines of mirth atul revelry, without al 1 moment's time for rest or recreation, the! with-1 erlng oflspring oi lis existence, the bird o'i" ' evil omen, interest goes on. A man has a troubled,, waiting/ leep, and rises In .the morn- I ins deeper In debt than when belay down. | The seasons may change, but. not the condl I'itHio ui inc inonj:iigi |!< n*e onyiiifK a bond or pound of Hush, II. must be satisfied or i it. will devour every (Iilnsr in Its reach. Time anil ride wait for no man, tliey both1 run on, arid minutes run into hours,and days j into weeks, and weeks into months, audi mouths Into yearn, to be swallowed up In the; gray man on the downhill ot life, but thcl mortgage stands there like a faithful sentinel I on his post. o"V Hanquo's ghost that will not) ; down at man's bidding. The interest, like a i | perennial stream. Is ceaselessly running on, j ' gathering bulk and force at every turn. Like! : a huge nightmare, It hanirs there, drying tip ; the life-blood, nnd stopping or retarding the heart beats and destroying the repose of some restless slumherer, who, in his delirium, I clutches at Ills property and his home as he sees them waning in the distance, but he c mnot call It back, and It goes along with life, hope and happiness. The unpaid mortgage rears Its gaunt front, ! mocking the miserable victim that Is hHd | within Its c:u?l nnd pitiless grasp. It.Is the! spirit of evil, the shadow that throws Its dark I pall over the path of the unfortunate, con-j stantl.v reminding him of Impending ruin In i I the evil tncorne, for It must and will come, I sooner or later. Death and taxes are said to be inevitable but they are no more so than mortgages nnd Interest. The debtor's enemies arc paralyzed, the light of his life fading nnd waning, and he is held iu the re* j morscless clutch of the wolf at the door. | There is no escape; not one hour ofrocrca-l tion: nota moment's evasion of its hideous! presence. The Candidate. Father, who travels the road so lale? Ilush. my child, 'tis the candidate; Kit example of human woes, [ Karly lie comes and lute he goes. i He greets the woman with courtly grace I He kisses the baby's dirty face. j He calls to the fence the farmer at work I Tie hort'S the merchant, he bores the clerk. i The blacksmith, while his anvil rings, Hr precis and this Is the song he slugs I Howdy, howdy, howdy do. How Is your wife /ind how are you? Ah ! it fits my tlst as no other can. The horny hand of the working man. Husband, who is that man at. the gate ? I Hush, my love, 'tis the candidate. Husband, why can't Me work like you ? Has he nothing at home to do ? I My dear, whenever a man Is down, No cash at home, no credit in town, Too stupid to preach and too proud to beg, Too timid to steal and too lazy to dig, Then over his horse his leg lie fllnus, And to the dear people this song he sings: Howdy, howdy, howdy do. How is your wife ami howareyou! j Ali! it tits my flst as no other can. I The horny hand of the working man, | Rrothers, alio labor early and late. A*k these thing* of the candidate: What's Ills record? How does he stand At. home? No matter about his hand, lie it hard or soft, so is lit; not prone To close over money not his own. Has he in view no thieving plrtn? Is he honest and capable??lie is our man. Cheer such a one till the welkin rings, Join in the chorus when thus he sings. Howdy, howdy, howdy do ? How is your wife and how are you? Ah ! It tits my fist as no other can, The horny hand of the working man. * ? Villains that Ought to be Hanged. Ren. C'apeland, a colored boy, was committed lo jail last Friday,charged with an assault and battery and attempting to outrage the person of a little 11 year old white girl in I Brushy (.'reek township. The IIMlo girl was ilkl'i'-lM-ll UJ> Mill > 11 iil111 WIIIIL'Kllt' Wit?) JMCrvlU^ blackberries some distance from her home. Oji Saturday Felix Sloan, colored, charged I with attempting to commit a similar crime) upon the person of a littlo colored girl, In j Ccntervllle township, was also committed to. Jail. This makes three negroes who have liecn committed t6Jall within the last two or I thiee weeks charged with the same crime,! Wo believe in letting the law take Its course,' but these crimes are getting too common, and wo think Judge Lynch could exert a wholesome influence were he to nssumejurlsdlcllon of all these cases where the proot of the ciOnrc Is clenr. This class of cases should never reach the Court House mil ess there be some doubt as to the guilt of the pATty charged.? Anderson lnltllioencer. The Time lias ome. Aiken Recorder. The time has come when, unless those having the best interests of the Democratic party and of the State at heart talk out boldry In! meeting, we will become a collection of pup-1 pets, made to dance by the pulling of a string, j first at thecounty seats and then at the capi- i' tal of the State, and for the want of a common 1 enemy.upon which to expend our energies, we will soon have recourse to the same expedients against each other that were found necessary to spike the guns of the Itadfcal blun- ] derers. Let us hope, however, that the patriotism and conservrvtlsiti of our people vfill ' long avert so direful? catastrophe. Mr. Randall writes from Washington to the J Augusta Chronicle: "I regret to learn that Mr. Kvlim, of South Carolina, has a fatal case of Bright'* disease, and that he has gone to the . Wuukesha Springs as a last resort." iJ ...j* NEW CARRIAGE, I 1 BUGGY, AND : WAGON SHOP. in) ? Repairing a Specialty. CO I on hand a Frist Class Supply oj Material frnin the Host Market and will continue to receive until my stock is complete. All Work done with Short Xotlec, and low Prices lo suit the times. W. 6. Chapman, MAIN STUKKT, ARBKVIIjLE, C. H., 8. C. March, 2flth, 1881. 9mo. School Meeting;. A MEETING of the Abbeville School Association will be held In the Courthouse Fridiiy, July 1th, nt 6 o'clock, p. m. J. F. MILLER. Secretary. June 18th, 1881. 3t Bny Mason's Improved FRUIT JARS. -ATPHI & HILL Juno llth, 1884. tf BARBER SHOP RICHARD OA NTT. Is now prepared to do; till work In his department In the best1 manner and ut reasonable charges. Monthly customers shaving. hair cutting nnd slianipoolnu'Sl per month, ltasors honed and put in the best condition for a cents each. Shop under the Press and Jtamicr oftlcc. March IS, 1881!, tf Marble Works. WE have on hand twelve beautiful Cottage Monuments. Will be sold very low. The styles the best in the up country, half of I them direct Importation from Italy. A complete line ot Head Stones from Sl.fil) to32.00 per foot two Inches thick. The two inch ctock is lower than is sold In the up country for same ouallly of marble, at J. D. CHALMERS Marble Yard. Sept. 19, 1684, tt MEDICAL CARD. DR. L. T. HILL n A VINO sold his intoroRt;in tliedrug store, will devote Ills enllro utteiitlon to the Practice of his Profession. OFFICE in rear of Spied & Lowr.v's Drug Store. At night may be found at the Rowle House. Dec. 19, mi. cinci^ista/t i REPOSITORY ABBEVILLE, S. C. FCRSONS WANTING WAGONS, HUGO IK'S, HARNESS, WHIPS, HALTERS, f'TT?nrnvs AXI.K UKKAKK, l'l,< >\V OKAII, HIDING HHIDLKS, IIA.MK STRINGS, Ac., Will do well to cill before purchasing, ns I will not be undersold. THOS. BEGGS. Morcb H, 1S?:J. tf The Improved I WHITE UN lilt j With its Improved Attach- i ments is King Over all j Machines. 'I'HE WHITE stands in the front. It lead* the I world in [mint of durability, in font urea of ???*? ctianicai construction, til now and valuable impfr >vemcut*, Fur light running qn-ililies and fur great range of work with the embodiments of all the latest improvements known to Seeing Machine nirvhanisin, with elegance of drnigti an'l beauty til fluUh the whie j stands without a rival. The improved White is the. Machineof the future. THE W lill'E la manufactured by an old company! who have had an ex|?crlence of over thirty yeurs in the manufacture of Sewing MacliiDes. THE WHITE is the most simple constructed Shuttle Sewing Machine made and aiijustible throughout so that any lost motion van b? taken up in an instant T1IK WHITE U too lightest running, and uiadu from the best material. THE WHITE makes less noise than ?ny other Shuttle Macliinc, aud has a larger space under ;he tnn. THE WHIiTE bus an oscillating self-threadinc shu'tlr niid self-setting needle, it has a strong feed on both sides of tile needle. THE WHITE will do all kinds of work that any; Mi.i.liin.. *vin ill. Till. Whit* will do Wurk tllftt UO ! other Machine in tho world can do. j T1IE Will TE heins.und sews on lace, and Inserts j Mas trimming; at the head of hem all In one operation. T11E WHll'E does welt cording, and scollop Mud-; Inc. . ) THE WIIITE does dross trimming, fold making ( Coat binding, and the only Machine in the world that; iloes hem-stitching without the use of paper. The hem stitch attachment reduced from I0.u? to fl.UU. | THE WHITE haa an automutlc bobbin winder?I every bobbin wound us smooth as a spool ot lhreaJ,iind ; an automatic take up and Is self-banding. THE WHI TE ruffles between two bands on tbe j edge of a curitietit. or through the centre of a garment. I With the above and other rangesjoi work too nuiner- ] otu to mention the White stands without a peer. THE WHITE Machine has been tested In Abbe-' vllle county over seven years and is warranted from Ave : to ft!teen years. The shuttle carrlt r is lined and warranted twenty-five years. In order to demonstrate j the above I now challenge any one of uiy coiupetetors to meet me In a public contest. THE WHITE Machine can be run successfully by : electrlcty, un advantage that every delicate lady will: appreciate. With the bias lokl cutter, button-hole ut- j tachmeut and electrical itioter combined with the | above the White is king or Machines. '1 he Machines and sample work may be seen at tbe i store of Miller lirothors, Abbeville, 3. U. J. L. SIMPSON, Agent. ! P. 8.?Ry order of the White Sewing Machine cntnpa'iy I would warn all purtie* against purchasing the While Machine needles or attachments from any one excipt the Company or their authorized Agents, as such would be frauds. The company would take It as a fa vor IT parties would report to them directly any or all personsoutsids of their agents who offer their needles or attachments for sale. Jan. 16, 1SS4, 1-ru The Place to Get What You Want! THfK M. fiHRISTIAN mwwi ivii viiiiiw inn HAVING bought tlie interest of Mr. JOHN WILSON in the business! formerly conducted by them jointly will j keep always in store,- a complete stock Of FANCY GROCERIES, CANNED J GOODS and CONFECTIONERIES of all kinds. The host and cheapest CIGARS and TOBACCO. The FINEST WINES and I/IQUORS. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey For medical purposes a specialty. Also, Choice Liquors of any kind for medical purposes. (Sive him a call. Satisfaction guaranteed All porsqtis indebted to the firm of Christian it WiTaoti must make immediate payment. THOS. M. CHRISTIAN, . Abbeville, f5. C. J Feb, 13,1884, tf Just received. A beautiful line of whits;1 lawns, all-over embroidery, lawnedgingoi] and insertings to match. R. M. Iladdon & Co. Uny your laces, ruchings, wash neti] hosiery, corsets &c., from Wardlaw A i' Edwards. tf If you want anything in the tin line> 3all at the new tin shop, and goteither t he 3boapest or the licst goods. tf , Landreth's fresh turnip seed. All kinds iust recoiyed at LI. W. I-?h\vsoh <fc Co. m Columbia aud (Greenville Ilailrond. f \N and after May II, 18W, l'asaenger Lf Trains will run us herewith indlcuUtd ipon this icMtd und its brunches: DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS. NO. 53. UP PASSENOElt. [ enve Columbia A ) V.C.4A.Jun, 12 35 a m L,ca>e loiumuia A- { c.&U. Depot 12 50 ft ui Arrive Alston 1 53 j> in Arrive Newberry 2 55 p in Arrive Ninety-Six 4 13 p iu Aril ve llodges 5 i~ pin Arrive Helton 0 22 p m Arriveut Greenville 7 50 p in UO. 52. DOWN fA8.1E.NCKB. Leave Greenville at 0 55 a m Arrive Helton 11 21 u in Arrive HodgeM .. 12 34 p ill Arrive Ninety-Six 1 23 p in Arrive Newberry 3 11 p in Arrive A 12 p in rrlvo Columbia A J C.&G. Depot 5 25 pm toiuniblrt A ( W.C&AJun. p in Sl'AKTAMIlKU, LMU.> A.MJ UO.L.LJ1U1A HAJ It* JIOAD. NO. 5.'!. CI' PAHSESOER. Leave Alston 1 55 p m Arrive Mtrolher 2 02 p 111 Arrive Hheiton 3 OJ p hi Arrive Huntiie 3 35 p in Arrive Union 4 00 p in Arrive JoueHViile -1 41 pin Arilve.Np;irUtnbui?,!S.tlj.tU,.dcioi.. 5 1:7 p m Arrlvcftpnrianbtirg,K.&b.iieput 5 37 pin KO. 52. DOWN l'ASSENGEK. Leave Spartanburg R. & 1). depot 11 11 50 a ni l<euveSpartuiiburK g.li.&C'.dcpot U 12 lo u in Arrive Joneuville 1 02 p in Arrive Union 1 55 p in Arrivertaniue, 'J 21 pin Arrive Slielum 3 00 p in Arrive Strolher 3 30 p in Arrive at Alston 4 0" p in ULL'E lliDUE KA1I.UOA1) AND AMJEltSON UKANCIt. Leave Helton fi 25 p m Arrive Anderson U .">8 p ni Arrive Pendleton 7 33 p in Arrive Seneca C 8 15 p in Arrive ut Wulhallu t? 53 p m 1/Cave Walhulla U oo a m Arrive fteueut 'J 2J u in Arrive lVndlwton. 10 02 a in Arrive Anderson 10 45 a in Arrive ut llelton 11 17 a in I.ACKKN8 KA1I.U0AI>. Leave Helena 4 10 p m Arrive ut Uoldvilie 5 40 |> in Arrive ut Laurens (J. 11 7 20 p in Leave 1 .aureus C. il 9 15 u m Arrive at Uoldvil.e 10 50 p in Arrive Ht Ueienu 12 25 p in AUOEVIliI.E UitANCII. Leave Hodges 5 30 p in Arrlveut Abbeville tiM pin Leave Abbeville 11 30 u in Arrive at llodges 12 30 p in Leave Hodges 1 00 p in Arrive ut Abbeville 2 00 p in Leave Abbeville 4 0J p in Arrive at llodges 5 (JO p in CONNECTIONS. A. With Soutli Carol in it Railroad from Charleston. With Wilmington,Columbia and Angustu Railroad from Wilmliigtoii and all points North thereof. Willi Charlotte,Columbia und Augusta Uailroud from Charlotte uiki ull points North thereof. U. With Asheville and Spartanburg Railroad for points in Western North Carolina. C. With Atlanta und Charlotte Division Richmond &. Danville Railroad from ull points rtoutli and West. JL). With Atlanta and Charlotte Division uiciimonu & iJHtivuic uanroau iruiu auhiiih unci beyond. K. Wlih Atlanta and Charlotte Division Richmond und Danville Hullroud from utl points Mouth hiuI West. p. With South Carolina Railroad for Charleston. With Wilmington,Columblaand Augusta Railroad for V\ iimlngton and the North. With i;harlottc, Columbia and An? gusla Railroad for Charlotte and the North. (3. With Ashevllle and Spartanburg Railroud from Hendersonville. H. With Atlanta and Charlotte Division Bicninond and Danville Kail road from charlotte and beyond Time?Eastern standard. G. R. TALCOTT, Acting Superintendent. M. Slaughter, General Passenger Agent, CONGAREE mi won Coumbia. S. C. Agent for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR. 'I'llESE WOIIK9 WEBE ESTABLLSAED lr I 1811 by Messrs. (Jen. Sinclair and Jiiiin-s An dersoti titid purchased by me in the year 1360, am from that iinir till now curried on successfully b\ myjk?If. My friends and customers will bear wltne?i oft be lar?e and sUi|K>ndous |?hs executed by ine. I w .s *t iny works wln-re the larseat mid nllnost onlj J.ih of Its dart ever executed In this city wan dom vizi llie making of the pipes fi>r the City Watei Work* In the year ISSS. In the brmicli of BELI FOUNDING, I ciin say that I hare made the lar^es bulls ever cast In the State, such ue the bell for tin Cltv Hull in Columbia. My .lock of patterns for ARCHITECTURE I WORK COLUMNS forStom fronts, Is larice am various, and In RAILINGS for Ralcoiiies, Garden* and Cemeteries 1 have the laivest variety und mo* modern patterns; many of these are pa eiited and ! have loirbhased the right for this state. In the maeb'ne line I can finnMi my patr-ins will STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS of any size hi.< description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS hsiV. earried off the prize at ev>ry State Fair hold in till' city, and In tb< ir construction I have taken pains ti combine simplicity with the most useful modern im provemen's, and may flatter myself that my CIIICU LA It SAW MILKS Mud favor with every sawyer win understands his business. The" manv orders I am steadily rorelvlny for 8tT flAK CANt MILLS prove that the public nppreclati the inlll? of my make, and so it Is with my GKA1I IXO for HORSE POWERS. (JIN WUEELS, GRIS1 MILLS and ..ther MACHINERY. I have the bianuracUirins right of many PATENTS sueh us castlncs fnr ROCK COTTON AND HA1 PKESS and three or four different FEED CUTTltl and other Implements. I will be pieus-ed to s-nd my circulars to any appli cant, together with price lift or estimate. My price ure moderate, nnd 1 assure the public that they an lower than those of Northern manufacture.*, and" tbu my work will compare favorably wltu that ol any oth er maker. Addr ss John Alexander, Conoarke Ikon Works, Columbia, S. C. Dry Weather, SHORT CROPS, ?AND ? MRU THIN U11UII 111T1UL , IS THE PRESENT CRY. BUT THE WA1 lu which P, ROSENBERG & CO, Intend selling their GOODS this FALL ANI WINTER, will compel pooplc lo drop tlia subject to wonder why limy cat' nfl'ord It give such great BARGAINS. Their prices are such as to supply tlie wants of those whe have little money und a great deal to buy MR. ROSENBERG lins remained North ul summer and has selected with ?reat care t most complete stock of everything In tlieii line and at such prices as to enable them It give entire satisfaction to all who favor their with their patronage. He has In most ill stances bought direct from Hie manufactory whlelt has enabled them to secure a greal many goods much below their market value and which will be sold by them accordingly Constant additions tire being inadc to tlieii stock, and it will pay any one to call on them and examine It before purchasing elsewhere They can positively sell goods of any kind Iri their tine as clir?p as tiny market lc the South, either WHOLESALE OR RETAIL Their stock consists In part of GENT'S, YOUTH'S ANI) BOYS' READY-MADE CLOTHING, GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS. BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS, VALISES, JEWELRY, ROGERS' TRIPLE PLATED J^LVERWARE hi thehitest designs, CROCKERY. HARDWARE, GROCERIES, ETC., ETC. Also have on hand a complete stock of GUNS, both BREECH nnd MUZZLE LOADING and PISTOLS of all qualities. They make a specialty of Tobacco The above goods are guai'art tec d to give satisJuU.lnn in i?vprv f )mm n nnll anil .save moljcy. F. ROSENBERG & CO. Kept. 12, ISA", ff J. W. SIGN, ABBEVILLE, S. C. J?EEPS on hand a full assort merit oT IRON CASES, FINE BURIAL CASKETS, COFFINS. from the clieapect to the best. Hearse will ittend funerals, wften desired. He will also Contract for the Erection of Buildings. Fie is nprent for tho wile of Sash', Doors llllnds, Mouldings, Stalr-nUllnKs, Floorings mrt ovefythiirf; pertaining to house building April", 1880, tf Hall Stands. HAT RACKS, Rook Rucks, nnd Whatnots full stock and low priees at J. D. CIIALMEUS A CO. Oct. 31, 1SS3, tf IN'ES'OT < Landreth's T All K Flat Dutch, Improved Purple Top, ! mi a w ? 11 i wime morioiK, Ruta Bagas, Purple Top Globe, And Seven Top. h, w. law Insurance and G< benj. s. 1 Represents the Jollowing Coniprin United States amount to $16, OOO,i Home of New York,. Merchants of Newark, N. . Rochester German. Liverpool and London an Invested in Enrc Lancashire of England, Consult Tottr Interest am 1 Having laid in a Large STOCK of TIN SETS, and having bought them Very! | CHEAP we are now selling ( JK1TCHEN and HARVEST J TIX SETS at $1.00 per Set' All other Sets cheap in pro, portion. H. W. Lawson & Co.: March r>, 1834. tf GLOBE HOTEL, Augusta, 6a. i ReCKXTLY renovated anil Improved, with Table of Superior Kxcollcnce, offers first, class accommodations to Visitors to the city at moderate rates. B. P. Brown, Manager. May 14th. 1381. tf OIL PAINTINGS. Oil Chroma*, Stereoscopic Views, Stcrvosoopeo, Just received, > at J. D. C1IALMEK8 <fc CO. Oct. 31, 1883, tf Just Recived. i k NOTIIER lot of Onc.TwOand Fotit TTftrse > ;V Wagons, all Iron Axles, the best nnd 111'Hsloot running Wagon* In tlie country, which r I will sell CllMip forciltih. ? THOS. BEGG8. t 8ept. 4.1883, tf ? - Collars. , T70R mules and horses, that won't hurt if t J; properly titled. Have pity oh the dumb t brntc that you are so dependent upon. For sale by THUS. BEGOS. , March 19,1884, tf | N otice. ALL person* Indebted to tlic late firm of QUAllLiSS & (JO. will make 1 immediate payment to inc. ; T. P. &LARLES. Jan. 7, 1884, tf * ! Making Arrangements. I T?OR tlie benefit of persons who wish to I JT economise by having ibelr SADDLES and HARNESS REPAIRED on und ufter. the 1st. of March, I W4II be rendy to do all 'f such work with neatness nnd dispatch. THOS. BEQQS, . jeb. tjth, 1884. tf i SAMUEL C. CASQN, .Attorney At Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. No. 3. O'Neal's New Law Buii.dio, Will practice in all the Courts of tbe State Jan. 2, 1884. # ' Drs. Mabry & Hill. 117 E have this day formed a copartnership I W III the PRACTICE OF MEDICINE in all Its branches. In cases where the attention of both of us tnuy be needed no extra charge will be made. T. J. MABRY. M. D. L. T. II1LL. M. D. Mnoch 12, 1884, tf Something: New Uunder the Sun. I WILL bo ready on and after the 1st of March to do any REPAIRING which j may be WHnted to your SADDLES and HARNESS. Don't postpone tbo matter too | long. The cyclone muy come along. Be I ready tor the emergency* THOS. BEGGS. Feb. 27th, 1884. tr ; BOMANS & BUTLEE, jj o AVE opened a BLACKSMITH SHOP on , I JlJ the Alston House lot, next door to Hill Son's LIVcry Stable, where they will be 1 pleased to serve the public In the mostsutisI! factory way. Any work on Carriages, Wag.' oris and Buggies or horse shoeing will be done r'in a workmanlike manner, at the most rea, I sonable prices. , RICHARD ROMANS, HUTSON BUTLER. . April 10,1881. j MRS. TAGGART B1 EOS leave to inform her old customers that she is Still in the Dress Making Business, and hopes that they will all patronize her. ! Cutting and rlttlng done ut all times at the moRt reasonable rate* Satisfaction ctirtranteed. She may be found at her residence in New Orleans. April 4, 1883, tf Blind Bridles. OF the cheapest quality and lowest price. THOS. BEOGS. March 19,18S8, tf WARDLAf & EDWARDS. 1 .... NOW HAVE THE PLEASURE OF alinounclftg the arrival of an atrructlvo Line of FINE SHOES. Consisting of a full assort- j j ment for Men's, Ladies's and I Children's wear, in all the! Latest Styles, Marclr 26, 18&f, tt Abbeville Repository __ T70II the salo of Wagons, Buggies, Harness, jl mm every tiling usually Kepi in sucn es-i tubllshment-s. I am also prepared to repair Saddles, Harness and Trunks, with neatness 1 and despatch. Call soon. Don't wait until hey become worthless. I THOS. HKGGS, ' At Seal's building. Alston Corner, March 19. 1884, tf Abbeville, S. C. CROP 'ornip Seed! Unds iSp Purple Top Hanover tglldW Abberdeen Fotneranean White Globe Amber Globe At SON & CO. , ** llectioti Agency. IARNWELL fes whose assets invested in iA 000. $ 7,492,751 I J, r? 1,221,964 575,000 d Globe,) 5.571,930 ipe, over j 20,000,000 1,455,815 4 I Insure your Property. I ' "7 *2 ^ ^ w g 3 O ^ - s? ? fc J! 2 fl ' O fl ^ 03 h 'S ? a Eg pL| - g ! iJ - Cu GO If a ?2a|l b -s s -01 H GO t? 2 I ?8 II ? -a x ~I 0 & 4j < w 2 1? h .? e J 2 5 Q 8 1^21 Z ? ^4 ? 25 P ? Q | O ? d-i :3 Q2 ? g-si ? .9 BS< 1884 OPENING 1881 May, April 1st Spring aud Sumnft^B Millinery, Patterns, Hats and Bonnets copied from I the latest French impor- H tations. Flowers that al most rival nature itself. Laces, new and hand- H some, Huchings, Trim mgs, Silks, Feathers, I Ribbons, Summer Silks, fl Black Silks, Dress Goods, fl White Lawns, Gloves, Hosiery, Lawns and Hamburg En broideries, fl The ladies are invited H to come and examine I our Stock which tor Hj style and variety cannot B be excelled. I E. M. Haddon & Co J March 19th, 1884. 11 H IT STANDS AT TEE HIAl 'The Star that Leads Them ifl THE LIOHT-n DOMESTM THAT It Is the acknowledged lender ln^H trndb Iff ? Met that cannot be dtupute^H MANY IMITA'/E IT! NONE EQUALH The largest Armed, The Lightest Running, Hi The Most HenutTiul Wood Wot^H ?And Is Warranted? H To Ce made of the best material, To do any and all kinds or work, To be complete In every res^H FOR SALE BY V E. M. HADDON & C| Abbeville, 8. < Afi^nts wanted in unoccupied territory. Jress DOMESTIC S. H. C0? Richmond, Vfl March 28,1883, tf Wagon Bridles. I WITH or without blinds. For tho?e^B * * .are able und willing to pay for a f^H article, home made nnd hand stitched, keep a supply on hand for sale. H THOS. BEG<fl Murch >9,1881. tf Dissolution.! The firm of quarlks a ccxH this day dissolved, and the old ness will bo settled by T. P. QUARI^H Mcllwaio Corner. BB QUARLES d Jan. 7, 1884, tf Make Your ^eds" ComfoB able. I Mattresses at ss.oo, Spring BedH at price* from $2.0 some of tlicra will last a life time. SdVI^Hfl for each bed and live longer. For rale j. l). chalmers a cm Oct. 31, 1885, tf Marshall P. DeBrufl Attorney at Law, H ABBEVILLE C, H? S. C. I