The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, July 16, 1884, Image 2
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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."
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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
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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
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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