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... . Tiie Press auJ Banner. A?!tKVILLE, !^.C. Wednesday. July 23, 1884. li:e Lion Law. Vr-?tn present indications a strong presKC.ro will I??* made ! < hear upon our Representatives l<> use their inllupifo toward tin- repeal of tin* 1 ii*ii hi.v at the next sittini; of I lit* fiencral Assembly. While it may In; well to repeal the I;tw> vot we regard a movement like this of some importance to our people, ami, if it weiu not for recent decisions of the Supremo Court, one \viii>*h mi^iit lie ,.l *?; !? flifk irWi!ll(Kt <?V i Is "" "'ii 'i " n ~ Of course thrifty people, as a rule, do u<>t resort to the lien system of securing credit, hut the jjre.it mass >?f our people arc pour, ami will :i!ways lie so?"the poor ye I'. tve always with you." This groat mass of people will be sure to eat, whether they work or not, and as a matter of rinht, we should say that they in equity are as much entitled to mortgage the result of their lahor.asa better-oil* man has t<> mortgage his hor.se, and the Supreme Court h is so ruled. The repeal c?f the lien law will therefore only change the character of the instrument ot writing which may bind the crops. The lien or mortgage on the growing crops enables the moneyless cl.iss of people, through the present venturesome mode of conducting business by the merchant, to secure food that they may work and exist, even if they do not make money to by up. Another tiling: The lien law does not hurt those who do not put themselves within it.' provisions. It is harmless to those who provide f<>r tlu-tn selves'. id ilie iiisi 11 iiuuni <mini l?e ruinous to the thrifty fanner, if lie were required to quit, his work one day I iu the week to go to the stores for his ra- j tior.s, even if they were given (?> him, and it is in many instances ruinous to the merchant to credit out his capital on such uncertain and insubstantial security i ks u lien on a crop which has not yet been i planted. To repeal the lien law, if it were not I now possible to mortgage the crops, j would be injurious to many of our] white people, while such a course would j l?e promotive of crime among the negroes. All these people will eat, wear cloth .'s, and go to camp meetings, even it they should he compelled to report to acts which are not in accord with strict ruhs of justice to their neighbors. If some of our fanners undertake to go between the laborer and the merchant, they will have to mortgage their land for the credits. If other farmers undertake to advance the necessary supplies it is unreasonable to suppose that they can do so more safely or more profi ably than the merchants have heretofore done. If tliov should do so, however, many farmers will bo compelled to mortgage their lands, and when their farms are once mortgaged, the debt will never be paid until the land is sold. No farmei need expect to relieve Ins farm of a good Iicalthy mortgage. The demand for the repeal of (lie lien Jaw because of any desire on the part of white men to "control labor" is fallacious. Men who now lack the mourn and business tact to "control labor''could not control it even if the lien law wen repealed. Under any circumstances men with money and business tact will "control labor." Men with money and tin disposition to be generous to the laborei have never failed to "control labor" under any and all circumstances, and it wil be so until the end of time, and no law which can be enacted or repealed will give any man without money the powei to "control labor." Money and skill art the lovers by which "labor" and everything else in this country is controlled. 15y the lien law the landlord is enabled to rent his land without the danger attendant upon the risk of advancing supplies to the laborer. The merchants havt heretofore done this, and we all know tin fate that a wreckless credit of this kind has brought. As for our own part, we have no special interest in the lien law one way or tin other, except that we have a little pieci of ground for rent. That land we hop< to rent to some man who tnav f.nd ; gudgeon who will relieve us from risk in the matter of furnishing supplies which will enable the tenant to pay his rent "We are perfectly willing fur th< merchant to make the profit to lie derive" from advancing provisions to any man on our place. We have tried the plan ol "advancing," and we are now more thai: M illing ior others to have the profits arising from that business. As a matter ol fact, there never will bt a law which will prevent tho farmer from mortgaging his crop, and the repeal ol . the lien taw will fail to work the great charge which is now so blindly soughl. In reality it matters not whethei tho lien law is on the statute book or not. As soon as the lien law is repealed tin moneyless farmer will mortgage his crop, and if any man is indulging the hope that he may secure a slave by reason of the repeal of the lien law, he will be disappointed. The Public Health. The newspapers contain much about Asiatic cholcra in France and elsewhere, and they fi*elj' givo expression to tticii dread of its approach to this country. A;a consequcnce, the authorities of the va rioiis cities arc urged to tako every precaution to preserve the health of their re spestivo towns by thoroughly cleaning the lots and streets of sickness-producing matter, and while the towns of larger size are guarding against the approach of tlii> de:ully disease from abroad we should not forget that we have the means in oui own midst of producing a disease equally as dangerous and fatal to life. We refei to that of typhoid fever. Our people should be mo.st scrupulous at this season as to the cleanliness of their lots and the purity of the water winch may be used about their premises for any purpose. Good water is of first importance, and on 13- perfectly pure water should lie used at all. Fever may be produced by giving tho milk cow impure water, or it may be taken from butter which lias l>ecn washed in contaminated water. Nothing * more to bo dreaded than typhoid fever, and it never comes without an invitation. It is tho product of tilth in either the air that wo breathe, or in the water which we drink. For this reason we hope that our people may look carefully to the cleanliness of their premises. Lot them see that there is no objectionable matter in the closets about tho house, or in the cellar. and lot them nave mo gromm uruu.-r the house cleanly swept. If cotton seed, in the least quantity, have found a lodgment about tho house, remove them at | once. -Fever may lurk in them. The! baeK lots should be carefully attended to, and especially should all rotting cabbage lie removed from the garden. Hotting! cabbage in the garden has carried many ! men to their graves. Finally, in a business point of view, as t is less expensive to attend to these small matters than, it is to pay doctor's bills and furnish coffins, it will be economy to prevent the approach of sickness, by a careful regard to the rules of health ! and hygiene. Valliable Invention. We take the following paragraph from J the LouimiUe Courier-Journal. The Messrs. Strickle are brothers-in-law of cur townsman, Mr. John Knox. The in ""dicationsare that they will become rnu-i lionaires from the sale of this valuable' patent right. The Courier-Journal says: "Messrs. J. W. and G. R. Strickle, who' recently secured a patent on an appliance: for starting street cars, have just dispos- i ed of the right to manufacture and use their invention 1:: the lower half of tho - dilate of Ohio to Mr. Edward J. Johnson, of tho Cincinnati .Street Car Company. Mr. Johnson investigated the invention thoroughly, and had confidence enough in its practicability to give the Messrs. fcitrickle something over $13,000 for the right to manufacture and use it on his lines. The "starter" works in the same manner as a brake, excepting that the power used in stopping the car is stored up by means of a heavy st?el spring, and when tho broke is thrown oil' this stored power starts the car. The inventors claim that the saving in mule power ivhero the sturter is umvI will more than j>ay lor it in two 2 ears." ft?IIMWIIIW1MI 1 Bin* I The Male SnnoiiidHuJent Our much beloved friend tlie YnrkriHf lui'i'tirrr, makes the following remarkaliit* statement or apology in behalf of the Stale Superintendent who has, in our opinion, tot illy neylc.-tcd tin- duties of his oKb-e: I '"It will be remembered that it) 1SS2, \v!i"ii tli?; call upon Col. (Jo ward to accept ) trtiposition was spontaneous from ab most every section of the State, ho felt It his duty to decline the prolVcred honor, andauothcr worthy name was substituted l>y the Si'ate Convention for his. This gentleman declined the nomination, and | m meeting of the Countv Chairmen of tlie various counties was called in Columbia! to select a candidate. The position was 'again urged upon Col. Cowtrd, and he, 'consented to accept the nomination, pro- I vided he would not be required to make; his residence at the capital, and that the! duties of the ofilce should not render iti necessary for him to discontinue his 'school in Yorkville.' ' There are perhaps a thousand good and ; competent men in South Carolina, who! would l?c glad to get so good an olliee as that of State Superintendent of Kduca-j tion, and yet the Kxeentive Committee beg a school master at Yor.;ville to take the otliee and draw the pay, while he is teaching school, and consequently abs >-j lutdy unable to discharge the duties required or him liv law. The State Super-1 intendent <>f IMucation, in our opinion, has done literally nothing except to draw the salary, and to no to Washington where' he exposed Ids lack of information as to! t he schools. A Suggestion to llie Tax Commission. As the law now stands real estate trans-' i f'ers are required to be recorded in a book kept in the County Auditor's office for I that purpose. This is a wise law, which j I prevents t he escape of land from taxaj tion. A similar law in reference to mortI trages on real estate is of equal, if not of. more, importance. If land is sold and a' mortgage is taken on it for securing the payment of the purchase money it should not be allowed to escape taxation. If; ! money is loaned on mortgage of real estate the inotiev so loaned should pav its i [just proportion of taxes. Under the present system of assess-! ments very few persons pay upon a tithe, of their credits?the whole energy of the1 officials seems to be directed to the eollec- | tion of taxes on land. > o citizen is as won auie to pay taxes as tlie tnan who has money at interest, and yet very lew of them pay anything at all,! while a majority of thoso who do payi pay only 011 a small part of their credits. | If creditors wore required to rocord | ?heir mortgages, thoy could not so easily dodge the payment of their taxes?even ; if they should he willing to commit perjury in the making of their returns. If j a system of recording mortgages was in-' angnrated the tax of this county would: he greatly increased, and we suppose tho; same would be true of every county in the State. Our Bridges and the l)?ty of 1 lie County Commissioners. Now that Abbeville county has seme iifteen or twenty bridges to build, we j think it would bean act of wisdom on j the part of the County Commissioners to| consult practical bridge builders in refer-j unco to the great work which is before them. Under the old system, bridge con- j tracts h ive been given to anybody who would put a lot of large timbers on ' which to make a crossing, regardless of the skill of the contractor. Abbeville | ountv should have good bridge j, and the. people are able and willing to pay for; them. Would a railroad company ctn-' i idoy inexperienced persons to build their bri Iges? They have not done so, and it 1 is a rare thing for them to lose a bridge, ji Tt seems to be a reflection on our business j melt) bo always building bridges, and '! seldom possessing a full supply of them. We will never have good bridges until :he County Commissioners learn that something else is ncccssary than big un-; vichlly timbers and loose, unfitting i joints. The timbers in the least and most; insignificant bridgo in our county, it ?eeins ;o us, is twice as big as the timbers 011 the biggest railroad bridgo. As many bridges are advertised to be built we would suggest that the Commissioners postpone the work, unless qualified and experienced builders oiler to do! the work. The Cases Against Capt. Tarrant. Trial Justice DeUruhl, Sheriff* DuPre, and lawyer IJenot, went to fJreenwood 'ast Wednesday to investigate the charges! against Trial Justice J. It. Tarrant. Law-j yor Blake, appeared for the State in1 lha prosecution. From what we can1 Icarn oi tuc tcslnnony l/apt. iarrant win be completely exonerated from all blame in a majority of the eases, while it is in J proof that Capt. Tarrant in ono or two] other cases mado errors of- judgment, j For instance, he required the payment of; 33.00 to the jurors in a criminal case,' when tne law authorizes the requirement j of pay for jurors only in civil cases. The Captain took no part of the money to himsclt, but paid it to the jurors. Another of the most serious charges was in the case of a prisoner who had been hired out instead of being sent to jail. The money realized from the hire was paid into the county treasury. It would seem to us, from the St-ito's' evidence that there is a total failure to j prove criminal conduct on the part of, Capt. Tarrant, although he lias made, iome mistakes of law and ol judgment. ] For bis mistakes wo think no reasonable I Jury would punish him. Thosk present at Greenwood meeting! stronsrly endorsed Hon. 1). Wvatt Aiken | last week. The effort of tli i Newberry | man to interrupt him in his speech was u I total failure. If anybody thought that I Mr. Johnstone had anything to do with it, we would say to him Mr. Johnstone i emphatically disclaims any responsibili- j ty for the act. Col. Aiken came off vie- j tor in his repartee with the Newberrj* man, and he was afterwards heartily con- [ gratulated by his friends. Aiken is solid j in Abbeville county. Tiik camp of the grading force is to be! moved to the Troy end of the Savannah ; Valley llailroad in :i few days, and the people are greatly pleased thereat. A l.iltlo Story ?vllh a Moral to It. Editor J'rrss mid Iimmer : Id his speech at Greenwood the other day,! Mr. George Johnstone, who is a young man!" and candidate for Conare**, said in eflect, | that any man older than himself (Col. Aiken or Col. Jlowen, tor inslanc,)by reason of education before the war, or service during it, no! matter how honomble, or demoralization in-! cident thereto, or all put together, may h^, | was just simply unfitted to grapple with the; moniciitous questions now before the people. Tlu?t new issues must he met by a new gener- j at ion cut out and made to order for tl.e pur- j pose, Ac. Now, Mr. Kditor, while we are delighted to, see our young men alive to the duties and I danter* of the hour and striving to tit them-1 selves for tie responsibilities which, in the! I course of nature must devolve upon them?all j j too soon It mny be?we do deplore and protest' this sort of speech of which to say the least, is I in very had tuste. We are forcibly reminded of an incident; which occurred ?t the biz Secession mass meeting at Abbeville Court House, just before' the war. That level headed statesman. Judge j Wardlaw, in a speech was advising calmness i and deliberation, when he was roughly inter- j rupted by one < f the rising young men. The Judge predicted an early blockade of all the; parts?cessation of commence and troubles: therefrom. What were we to do then? "Blow I t lie blockading vessels out of the water," crlt d j the young man amid great applause and lie! was the hero of the day. Well the war come on and so did the block-! aders, and thev did not get blowed worth a I ei-iitund liiis risiii!? vountr man nftpr a verv brief, but to liini satisfactory, experience at the front oune home nml served his country us conscript ollicer, a sadder and wiser man, I for lie said so. Moral: Young men are sometimes mistaken. OLD 7th. IitkliugH front Due Went. Presli >nt Kennedy hasjnst returned from a short-trip t?> the lower part of the State in! tin* interest of the College. Miss Km ma Woodruff, a pretty young lady,1 from the Land of Flowers ami a graduate of the class of l?si> has been t he guest of the Mi's es Edwards for three or four weeks. 8he; leaves us for a short stay at Lriidloy's. ! The first and second colored nines of Abbe- [ vilie came up Friday and played the two col- ! ored nines of this place. Abbeville's second! nine got beaten in the morning. In the even lug the first nine though ahead got rather; shaky and left the field on the eight Inning against protest. l>r. K. II. Edwards took his string band to! Ilonea Path and as-istcd In the closing exer-' eises of Mr. li 11. tirler's school. This gent leman, al'tei running a most successful school,, is now spending his vacation at home. Mr. White and his daughter Miss Mary, who has been sick at the Female College, got \1lco Wl'.lto U'l.a much hotter. I'rof. J. \V. Mnsill is tenelilng on the cornet in Greenville county. Dr. K. II. K'lwiinls leaves town to-ilny (21*1) forn visit to tils daughter. Airs, Taylor, of I Koek Hlil.S.O. Mr. J. \V. Bonner ami wife, who hnve been staying in 'imrlotte, nregspctaling a few vmksheieand will i>robul>ly locute. 1 BRAVE IN WAR-TRUE II? PEACE-CLEAN RECORDS?NO TATTOO. Short S.Uetchc*) cf Some of the Dlstir:?Elsked Citizens of Abbeville County ? Interesting Incidents in llio Mvr* of (he AliltS Lenrnnl. mid I'altlil'iil .Men WJio Propose to Till Our Oflici'N and .H:ike Our l,n?t. In order tliat \vc iniulit posflbly l?o of some assistance to our readers in coming lo eonclu viniis as to whom lliey should vole, we h:ivi sou t; lit interesting facts in tiic lives of tin different candidates, and below we give the result of our labors. If we should succeed before the election in obtaining sketches of the other ccndldates we will publish them. Win. II. Darker, Ksq.. Is h native of this county, having been born at Ills father's plantation In ('attioun settlement near I'nlhoun's Mills, and Is now ."if! years of age. lie received his education principally in Charleston. lie went to South Carolina College in l.Si:t. when a young man, and graduated with high distinction In lSH'i, In n class numbering "amongst others, I'rof. P.itton, Itev. A. A. Morse, W. it. Wilson, Associate Jus'ice Melverand Gov.Jelor. lie studied law In the office of Judge Thom.-on, was adml'tcd to the Bar in Mil or 1HV), and for a time was associated in tlie practice of the law with J. J. Martin, K>q., and afterwards with A. Hart. Ksq. In ls.V> he was elected by the General Assembly Commissioner in Equity, and held Hie office without opposition until the Court of Equity was abolished, January. Hsfip,discharging its duties with promptness, diligence, ellicir.ncy and dispatch, doing nil the clerical work of the office himself. His reports were prepared with care, and his conclusions 011 the law of the various Important cases passed upon by him were seldom ovorruled or modified by "the Court. Ill l*>!il> he was taken Into partnership in tie la?v t?y (Jen. McGowan. which continued until the latter was elected to the Supreme Hench I11 December, 1879. Whilst this partnership existed Mr. Parker S'-ldom argued a cause in the Courts, devoting himself principally to the business of the office. Mr. Parker is n uood lawyer, diligent, in the preparation of his cases, painstaking and accurate.and in the management of I:Is cases both 011 Circuit ami in the Court of Appeals lias been very successful. In 1*81 lie was elected by the Convention of the Judges one of the commissioners to revise and codify the hiof the State. Though al ways taking an active part ill all measures of general or public interest. Mr. Parker never sought ottlce or entered into public life until the summer of 18.80, when. In iii.s absence lie was put in nomination by friends for the LegMature and was elected at the bead of the ticket. He was re-elected in 1SHJ. lie was a men berof the Judiciary Committee, and during the last term Chairman also of tne Committee on Incorporations, two of the most Important Committees in the House. As a Legislator, he lias made an active and useful member, always at his post, keep'tig well up with the business,and watchful of the interest of the State and of his constituents, and has been a leading and inftifntini member, not taking part often in debate, but forcible and earnest in the. expression of his views on any measure, and is always listened to with attention and c< nsideratlon. In 1882 his r.ame was spoken of in connection with the Speakership of the House, but he declined to become a candidate for that honorable position. There Is a position on the floor of the House second only In Importance and influence to that of itie Speaker. 11 Is occupied by but two or three of the members?men of prudence, discretion, experience, safe counsellors, trusty lenders,?moil who do not waste words, but who, when they do speak, speak to the point to an attentive bolide. It Is with pride that we are able to say Mr. I'arker Is universally acknowledged to be one of these. To oc cupy such a position is no small honor, and Abbuvll'e county Is to be congratulated on having in her delegation one so worthy to till It as \\\ II. Parker. Gen. Robert R. ItiCiijiliill Is n nntlve of this county, horn on LongCane, and rained nt Due West. He was graduated at Kiskl'ic Colleue with the hlgncst honors ol Ills class. He entered the service In H?1 as a private in the'thS. C. V. At the bal tle o! first Manassas he acted as Orderly for Gen. M li. Uunhuiii. He was transferred to Orr's Hilies June 24th. 1S32, 111 which Regiment he served with gx Man try until the surrender o' General Lee at Appomattox. G'-neral Hemphill received slight wounus at Chauccllorsville, Gettysburg and near Petersburg. After the war ended lie studied law and went t" Texas, where he practiced his profession for two years. In 1*70 he was sent to the State Convention which nominated the slral^htoui Democratic ticket.and was in the same year elected as a Representative In the Legislature from Abbevl.le county anil served four years faithfully and. well the people In ihatcnpadt.v. He wa? a ineiiibor of the special committee appointed to Investigate the Charitable and Penal Institutions of the State and did sood service in bringing the corruptottlcers to Justice. At the reorganization of the Slate government and militia he was commissionI'd a Hrigadier-Gcuerul by Governor Hampton. General ilemphlll has delivered several nddresses at the dltlcrent literary Institutions of the State and has made quite a reputation us an orator. As editor ol the Medium, one oi the most lndc|>cndcnt and outspoken papers in the State, he has done gocd service to the Slate anil the lietnocmtlc party, and Ills ability as an elegant and forcible write: is acknowledged by all. Hon. F. A. Couitcr was horn In Abbeville County, and has lived here all his life, except three years, which he spent In York county, leaving there In IfcSI and returning to his old homestead in Cukesbury. He received his academic education In Cokeshury. and was graduated at Randolph .Macon College In Virginia. He began iiieusii teacher iu the Cokesbury Sciiool, and was at the head of the classical department for n number of vears. and was then elected Presl clout of the Cokesbury Masonic Female College, which was very prosperous during hi?administration of four years. His health failing, he abandoned the school room for a more active lll'e In various branches of business. in all of which lie achieved success. He is a prominent Mason and stand* high in the Church. He represented the MelhiKllst Church In ihelr fieneral Conference three limes as a lay delegate. As a politician ho Is weli known to our people, and has oiten represented Abbeville County in political con ventions of the people. He was a delcgnti from Abticville County to tiie SUite Convention in li?70 which nominated Hampton foi (governor against Chamberlain. In ls&) In was a delegate from tills State to the Xationa' Democratic Convention In Cincinnati, which nominated Hancock tor President. He was elected to the Legislature in Is'ti, and took part In the active scenes In the "Wallaci House" that tried men's souls. Here he, with 'Teat firmness and conservativlsin, sustained Hampton in his wise and pacific policy In sf>tt)ln^ the contest for Demo'-ratic supremacy in south Carolina. In each and every relation of life, whether ns neighbor, as politician, as churchman, or as trusted public servant, .Mr. Conner lias always been equal to the highest requirements ot the highest standards, ills education, his ability, and his experience eminently qualify lilni tor the duties of Legislator. He is in favor of repcaling.thc lien law, and Is opposed to further appropriations to the Columbia Ditch, and is In favor of an appropriation to complete our magnificent State House in Columbia which is now goinir to destruction be cause ot the lack of an appropriation. Hi would be an honor to Abbeville County In the General Assembly. Ellis G. Crnydon, Esq., was born at Cokcsbury on the 2-11h of August' 1852. He was Instructed at home by his motheraiul lather until his tenth year, when he was sent for one year to the village school Owing to the war he was compelled to stop school for several years. In the mean Unit he worked on the farm. In a saw mill, cut and hauled timber, and did whatever else was to be done it bout, the place. At. f lie age of sixteen he was again sent to tlie Cokesbury Conference School for throe years. Durlne thl> time he paid the greater part or his tuition by ov^sting the principal of the school In teachins. and helped niy for his clothing and books by working during Ills vacation? and m otM times. Upon leaving school In October 1ST I, he took up the carpenter's trado and made enough money, with some he had previously saved anil a little help from hits father, to pay his way through the South Carolina University at Columbia. lie entered that Institution In February, 1872, and in the folio-,vIng June graduated in Latin and Greek with the first honors ot his class and aKo attained the first distinction In the Junior class oi Rhetoric and English Literature. During tin year. 187H,on account of a severe spell of fevei which he had In tlie Fall of 1S72 and the had health resulting from It, he was compelled to abandon his studies temporarily and seek moie active employment. He taught sc+ioo' in 1ST4, in Newberry county, near Silver Street, and In 187-i In this county at Buthlc hem Academy, near Sims Cross Roads. During those two Jears h> saved enough money to pay his way through the University for one session. In November, 1875, he entered th< Law Department of the University of Virginia, an<l remained there until the next June, attaining distinction in the denartmcni of Mercantile Law, Evidence and Equity. He was admitted to the Bar In the Circuit Court at Abbeville In October, 1N7C, and to the Supreme Court in December, 1X79. Mr. Gray don has never held any public office exeepi that of Intcndaut of the town of Abbeville to which he was elected In 1.-82. and again in 188", both times without opposition. During Ills administration the property tax lias been reduced from two mills to a mill and a halt, and the road tax irom eight, days' work or three dollars to Ave days' work ortwo dollars; ni/iro 11,tin tivr, hnnt'iml ri.,ll<.<-u l,..o l,??? spent In macadamizing and other permanent Improvements; the streets and sidewalks have been kept In good condition; hundreds of fees have been set out; muntiers of tax dodgers who had not paid any taxes In years have been compelled to contribute their share to the expenses of the government; pence and good order have been preserved, and the town has In the treasury a balance more than sutHclont to meet, all Its obligations. Comlm: to the Bar at a time when It was composed of Hon. Armistend Burl, Col. Thos r. Porrin. Judges Thomson, McGowan and Cothran, and Messrs. Noble. U-e and I'arker, besides younuer men, Mr. Graydon became prominent almost Immediately and has nearly from the first, enjoyed a lucrative and increasing pract ice. ]>urlng hlseignt years of practice tie has been engaged in many ol Upmost Important eases thut have been tried in this comity, and lias achieved distinction as an attorney and an advocate In both the Circuit and Supreme Courts Mr. Graydon was a candidate for the Legislature in 1XS2. Although he was the youngest man In the nice ond was, at the beginning of ihat. campaicn. comparatively little known. lie came within about sixty-live votes of revlviiig a majority. X. Dr. Jhs. B. The subject of thin sketch was born Oclot)cr <-I.">ih, 1*44, near Moseley's Kerry, on Savannah Klver, wheie Ills boyhood was spent. In IW6, lie came to Lowndesville and entered the mercantile business ns a elerk, with ('ant. Jant<s T. Barnes, whore he remained until tlie spring of lfjtVi, when, but seventeen years old, prompted by the ealls of duty to his country, lie volunteered and went Into service In what was then ('apt. H. II. Harper's company, where he faithfully performtd the duties of a soldier, until in one of the seven days tights "around Richmond,'' he was seriously wounded In the log. After remaining in Richmond about three months, he was furloughed, came home, and In the following spring was discharged as totally unfit for further active service. Heat once re-entered the school at Lowndesville, where he remained until the fall of ISM, when being again considered tit for light service, was sent, to Newberry and assigned to duty on the Provost. Guard. In 18?V> he began business In Lowndesville 011 his own account, where by integrity, honesty and close attention to business, lie accumulated a pretty property. In 1K72 he sold out and began the study of dentistry under I>r. J. \V. Gurley, at. Anderson, S, C. After completing the proper course of study, he entered the Dental College In Baltimore, from which he graduated in due time. In 1874 he married and settled in Lowndesville, where tie has been practicing his profe-sion and fam ing ever since. Dr. Moseley, although lio never bad the advantages of a "higher education." Is a man of irond hard sense and sound judgment, and If elected to the Legislature will make a worthy representative ot old Abbeville,?one, who will closely watch. Jealously guard, and zealnusly defend, the rights oi "the people." Z. T..~unty. j Mi* nature, lie has ever laKen | In whatever concerned the general good,and : his IidIiI iilid fearless denunciation of error, I anil his strung suppnit of the right, him Riven ' hi in a prominence before the people not only ! of this eouniy, but of the .Suite, .which Is u j handsome trlouie to his merit. To him Is I mainly doc the honorof redeeming Abbeville j county from a false position Iwlore the State | in 1S7.J, by an address nciorc the County Democratic Convent ion, in support of resolutions i endorsing t he .Slate administration, which to j this day I* fresh in the memory of those who | heard It. The (ircenwood and Augusta Hailroad is a perpetual monument to his fnrreachir-g discernment and perseverance with i he encouragement and co-opera Hon of but few others. Mr. lllakewasa candidate lor the Legislature in ISsu, and urged the repeal of the lieu law, the establishment of the chain g.in^ <ir whipping po^t, the suppression of vagrancy and other measures of reform, hut was defeated by a small majority. In 1SS'_' he was again announced, hut owing to what lie construct! to he a demand to pledge his vote for the hope of olllce, he indignantly spurned I lie oiler and I withdrew from tlie race In the faceot success. I He Is again before the people and In addition to tin; measures of reform advocated by him I 111 1SSI). he is urging such changes in the coin moii school system a? will make II more cm* cient, Just and eijultable. Mr. Illake Is n f?r? iner us well as h lawyer, and is thoroughly In ! sympathy with all that afreets tlieaurlciiltu1 nil Interest". He Is an Independent thlnkeras j well as a bold speaker, of practical and safe !judgment, ol flrrn convictions alter careful consideration.and Is unflinching in their supi port. II the people want sileh a representative they have Ihla opportunity ol hceurlng j him in tlic person of Mr. l)lake. Mr. Thos? I\ Riley, ; of Greenwood, candidate for the Legislature, i was horn in .Smithvil e township, and is the : Hon or the late Henry Kilev, being related to a 'large number of I lie citizens of Greenwood I ami Sinlthville townships. He volunteered I into the Con ltd "rate service before he was j sixteen years old. entering Com pa y B, Orr's I Iti-glment of South Carolina Hi ties, which I Company was tlun under command Of Cuptain .lames M. I'errln. He remained In this command throughout the war, and did gallant service at all limes for the Lost Cause. Mr. Kiley went early Into the war, and was never absent Irom l>is command except on furlough because of honoiaMe wounds received In buttle-und he seldom missed a buttle In whicii i>is command was enuo?ed. In following Lee and Jackson In their weury marches and bloody llsihts for long years In the Stales of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, lie cnduieU al! the hardships and encountered every daiuer. He was three times very severely wounded, and now wears upon Ills person honorable scars of battle. At the Second Manass is, at Fredericksburg, and at Spottsylvanla Court House he received j painful and dangerous wounds, and at the i clo>e of the war, he surrendered his musket at the front ami nt thepostof danger. Mr. IIII ley then returned home withouta dollar, and at once s.t to work to build up a business and to accumulate a capital by which he might be self-sustaining and become self-reliant. He merchandised in 18'i~ and parlof IStiS at White ] Hall, and moved to Greenwood in the latter year, where lie has lived ever since. Mr. Kiley possesses many of the noble eliarI aeterlstic traits of his distinguished uncle, Wm. C. Davis, former editor of I lie Abbeville Hunntr, wnom the people delighted to honor unill he foil at Seeo .U Manassas, and whose memory they now revere, Mr. Riley's gallantry and patriotism in the stirring seene?of war did not exceed his thorough unselft-hnesK and notable public spirit in the peaceful pursuits of life. He has always talccn an active part, In whatever tended to the material or political prosperity of Greenwood or to the welfare of the people of Abbeville county. His sterling worth and his personal magnetism has merited the love and affection of his neighbors who know him best, and their fidelity to him, ami thvir great confidence In his almost unerring Judgment has made him a leader In local affairs, and ajo.vor In county politics. His open and frank character, and his uniform kindness of disposition Is appreciated by those who know him best. While Mr. Riley has been distinguished for a life of activity, with some varying fortunes, his greatest triumph was in the building of the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad which was partly due to his untiling energy and to the Influence which he was able to bring to its support. He is the owner of the Greenwood Hotel which Is deservedly so popular with the traveling public. Among ills enterprises was the establishment of tlic&t/t/rf? Argu?, and, largely through his friendship and support, It has since gone oil prospering under the present very ablo and efticlent management. Capt. W. A. Moore, now a candidate for the Legislature, was born eight miles east of Abbeville Court House, and has lived all his lite in Ins native county. He Is an Intelligent and successful fat nur and a self-made man. Iteiievlng agilcullure to be the greatest among the arts and the llrst in .supplying our necessities?I lie mother and nurse of all other arts?lie appreciates the importance of successful farming and takes an active part In every thing thai tends to encourage and foster the farming interests of his country. Capt. Moore has always manifested a deep Interest in the welfare of his country. When his Slate seceded from the Union a military company was organized at Audrew s Chapel with W. A. Moore as Captain, which company he held in icadlucss lor duty. When volunteers were called for he responded and was assigned to the State militia. llnHiur flit* fl'irLr ?lnvu t\f Rinllpnl rwlminlc. trat'on lie was u biiter opponent ot tluil nefarious government and contributed lilt* time and money In Ms eflorts to tlie success of the Democracy. In 1872,1 tic County Democratic Convention met in lVrriu & Citiirau's law office and aominated Col. J. S. Colli ran for the .Senate, W. A. Moore and others for tlic Legislature, but like ull dece:'t tickets until the revolution of '7t5, this ticket was defeateJ. In 1870 Capt. Moore was not Idle but fuuylit for stralglitout Democracy through tlie columns of the press. Capt. Moore believes that a broad and sound economy should be practiced in tlie administration of public affairs as well as in private matters. Nr. J. F. . DuPre was born at Old Pendleton In 1831. .Served full apprenticeship ut biueksinith trade and until twenty years of u:je worked at his trade In connection with farming. Then enter d a store and the war found him a prosperous merchant. Volunteered in 1K61, but was rejected by tlie surgeons, Served three years on detached service at various pluces. After the surrender worked one and a half years at Ills trade, and then moved to the Court House, where be engage^ In mercantile business. Alter the robbery of the County Treasury he was appointed County Treasurer, but as soon as the Republican* eould get one of their own number who could give the bond, he was promptly put out. In 1874 he ran as an Independent candidate for School Commissioner against the Republicans, (unfortunately lor him) he was elected, and 111 devoting ills whole time to the office, his other business was neglected to such an extent that he lost all that he had made, and was left III debt, which he is .-till paying little by little. In 1?7S he was elected (Bhtrifl ) to fill an unexpired term of two years and In 1880 he was re-elected. Efficient, faithful, honest, sobar, affable. He hus given general satisfaction. A FRIEND. Col. George JlcPuflle Miller, a proinluent candidate for Sheriff, Is a native of Abbeville county, having hern born near Due West In 1J-30. He was 1st Lieutenant in MieDoiiaidsvlile Minute Company, afterwards Captain Malt Ison's Company in the 7th Regiment. When Hie tlrst call was made on the county for one company, he volunteered in Capt. ilas M. Perrln's Company D, of Gregg's 1st itcglment?left for Charleston on two days notice and arrived In the city tlie night of the lay that "Star of the Wet'1 was fired on in niininntlnir In nrnvlsinn FYirLSimiliter. He Miming to his home, he assisted In raising a company, waft elected lis Captain and Was mistered Into Orr's Ititles at Sandy .Springs, in July, 1861, as Captain or Company G. the Regiment having for its commander the lamented Jns. L. Orr. In April, 1K62, he was sent to Virginia and was assigned to Greug's, ifterwnrds.McGowan's, Brigade. Ho was In the terrlfflcbattleof Gaines' Mill, where three Keglments of ttie Brigade were pitted against Fitz John Porter's Corps and almost annihilated. Here ho was wounded twice. He was under Jackson In his celebrated march to Manassas, where lie got in rear of Pope, destroying Ills train. Was in the second battle of Manassas, where ttie Regiment loRt both of Its tleld olllccrs. Mursl.nlI and Ledbetter. After their deaths Col. Miller commanded the Regiment until the close of the battle, .Kith August, 1862. Took part in the battle of Ox Hill and was In the first Maryland campaign at the surrenderor Harper's Perry, 16th Sept. Participated In the battle of Horner's Ferry. Sharpsburg and Boteler's Ford. He was also in the battle of Fredericksburg and Col. Norton losing his arm In the engagement. Col. Miller commanded the Regiment as Captain until Feb. lWt, when he was promoted Major, He took part In the battle of Chancellorsvllle until wounded In the toot. Rejoined tils command In July, 1863, at Bunker Hill and commanded the Regiment until the return of Col. Harrison in the fall of that year. He was promoted Colonel In April, isfrl, was in the battle or the Wilderness and was severely wounded in ttie nrm at Spottsylvania. He took part in the battle or Jones' Farm and remained with the Regiment during the trying winter or 1864-5. lie participated in the battle or Gravelly Run and was In the last battle in which the Regiment was engaged, namely, Sutherland Station on the 2d of April, ills Regiment forming part of the rear guard of Lee's army. It was driven back on the Appomattox River and surrounded by the enemy. Here Col. Miller was captured together with the larger portion of his Regiment on ."kl April, 1865. The above Is a bare statement of hard, stubborn facts. No mention Is made of the many hardships which this reeltal carries with It. The long, wearisome march, the slow, festering wounds are passed over in silcncc. From the br.mbardment of Fort Sumpter, where the tlrst gun was tired, to the.dose of the war, always at the post or duty! What a splenuid record tills is! Only those who were always at the front fully know what It means. Alter the wnr Col. Miller engaged in merchandising at Abbeville and In 1873, removed to NinetySix, where lie has since been engaged in fanning. Always a Democrat, be disapproved of any compromise, and. consequently, did not vote alter lh<> war until 1S76, when a complete: Democratic ticket was nominated. In tlie gallant struggle of 1V7H, he labored lor Duino-! era tie success with that xcnl and public spirit, j for which he has ever been noted. Of high, | moral character, strictly honorable and honest, temperate and reliable. Col. Miller comes before tlie people for their suffrages now for the first time. Those who know him best most cordially endorse him. Abbeville county will honor herself In honoring the scarred but gallant commander of Orr's Rifles. Mr. n. Henry Moore, candidate for County Commissioner, is comparatively a young man, having been born In this town In the year 1X55. He is the second son of Joseph T. Monro, deceased, than whom no man In Abbeville County was more popui.i~ .1?.. fir, tfllod fhn nrtKllinhR nf mr in iiiw uii,i. in Sheriff, Tax Collector. and oilier otllees of lionornnd trust In Abhevillecouiity.nnd fliecl leaving as few enemies behind hlin as nio?l men, bill a host of devoted friends who will regard It a sacred duly to lend a helping hand to a worthy son. Henry's father having died when he was qmto a hoy, which event, owing to the results of the late war, leaving his mother, with a number of small children In straitened clrcumstences, tnade It Incumbent on Ilcnry to rely upon hlmRcIf,! not only for his own support, but to contrlb-j | ute to the support of the younger members of! the family. He accordingly truck out in thcl world, at the aire of thirteen, with nothing' I but Ills own determined will and energy to] I back Lltnfpshe has always been physically weak,) and who can say that he has not acted i well his part and done his duty both to his; I country and to those In any way dependent upon him. He Is now, and lias been, for the i last four years. In the employ of J. Knox A ; Co., whose confidence he enjoys to the fullest' j extent. In addition to the fact that he is re-1 Igarded by his friends as one among the most, suitable of the various candidates for the res-: I ponsible position of County Commissioner, it Is claimed that It Is important that at least one of the Commissioners should reside at the | County seat, and this Is urned as an addition-, al reason why he should be elected. Mr. 1>. II. Smith, | one of the candidates for County Commls. sloncr is not a native of South Carolina, but came here when quite a young man* He first settled In Charleston where he remained for seven years working at the carpenters trade. He came to Abbeville In 1S59 and has remained here ever since with the exception of three venrs. During the war he was a member of Co. (?, ls? Iteniincut of South Carolina Cavalry but was on detached servlco most of the time in the engineers' department. He was a partner of the late John Enrleht for five years In the Bin and house carpenter business, am! is still engaged In the same business at 1 Abbbuvllle Court House. i fAltfnsiil. BPrrsx and Banner: P^^io not know but Unit It Is n good Idon re- i J questing candidates to furnish a short blogra-1 pliy, tliiK practice Is common in National and J ; State poll Ich. I This will enable the candidates to become I , better known to the people ami u-slst them in ; imtKlaic better selections. The only questions i tlnit should be asked, in the candidate compe-! i tent and honest, personal like* or dislikes j (should be Ignored altogether. I do nol think 1 i that candidates should furnish the sketches' I themselves, but get persons to do It, who are ] I familiar with their lives and qualifications. . Mr. 15. Y. Shcppiird Is u candidate before the I people forOunty Commissioner. This gentleman lives In the Ninety-Mx Township, lie was born here, and lias lived here a!! his life,' lie Is 43 years of age, his occupation a farmen Mr, Sheppard's lather died when he was quite young, leaving a widowed mother nnd several children. They were left without it i homo and wholly dependent oft the mother | ! for m support. When Ihe war came on Mr. Sheppard enlisted at the com rnencnient. was wounded lwl(:e( the last time at the battle of Gettysburg which disabled him for life. .Several years after the close of the War ho was conlined, not being able to do work of any kind, mediC'il aid wns furiiMied him gratuttlously, ho recoved sUttielently to attend to| . the business of a neighbor, he succeeded finely, and proved himself lo be a good bustiics* man | Mr. Sheppard now has a place of Ills own, lie Is now one of the most successful farmers In the township?Is regarded by those who1 IttloW him as a man of Integrity and business qualifications. annmyoix. w. Mr> ChnrlM M. Cnlhonn. | The subject of this sketch Is the youngest sfin of Dr. K. K Calhoun, lately deceased. He 1 wns born shortly lifter his father moved to 'Greenwood on liie 12th. Jan. I KM, and can boast of being the oldest native born resident now living in Hint thriving Utile town. His father being possessed of nniple menus nnd always a great friend and supporter of education, gave him, as he did all the rest of his children, a liberal education. On the 18th Oct. 1858, lie married Miss K. Nelson, of Charleston S. C. ward of Ivobt. Adger, and set tiled down to farming; but his conjugal happiness was destined to be of fliori . duiation, for at the tlrst hugnl sound of war. ! he enlisted as a private In the 7th S. V. i Bidding adieu to a fond wife and child he i leached Chailoston a few days after the fall of i l-'ort Sumter, lie was In the first nnd last great battles of the war. Manas>a-< and Ben| tonville and never once lulled to be with Ills ! regiment during an engagement. Having ! served oul his 12 months' enlistment In the : "lb he Joined the Otli S. C. Cavalry under Col. I | Hugh Aiken, and remained In that command I 1 until the surrender. Like many other farm-l ers whose property was Invested In slaves, he 1 returned home, bankrupt! nothing left but his I land and slock. .Selling oul his plantation he i purchased of his father an unimproved tract ; of land In the suburbs of (Jreenwo-td. In a few | years he hnd gotten tills place up to a state of .cultivation anU Improvement and managing to support and educate a family ol ninechiii drcn. When it seemed he was destined to re-1 ^celve even another severe blow. This being I.. Ilm ilnotrnnl lull hv IITM (ll his (iu't.lllliaT jand I'll mi line. Nothing daunted lie took one i of IiIh men to the woods and In ten dnysdurling tie heut of a July sun he succeeded In i hewing out, all of the timbers for a hou>>e of 1 six rooms. The negro doing all the heavy cut' ting, lie with the assistance of his son 18 | years of age framed and finished the house i doing all the work, except the plastering. | This merely shows what, can he accomplished, j If one had the determination and will Instead | of giving up when misfortune overtakes us. ; There Is something remarkable about one of j his boys now 12 years of age, Ills father want* ; ed to name him Septimus as lie Was the 7th j child, born on the 7th month nf the year, 7th i day of the month, and 7th day of the week. ; He Is naturally very bright and gifted with a remarkably strong mind. Mr. JnnicH I<. Robinson. was born In and reared a farmer In Fair* I field County, S. C., and followed the occupation ol farmer for several years. Alter which he contracted for a Jon ol grading on the U. d: S. 11. K. He afterwards entered the service ol the G. AC. It. ft. in 1807 as section master, and continued in that business until !?/>*<, when he bought a farm lying five miles west of Due West. He set tied, as lie thought, to lead ! a quiet farmer's life, and here he very soon [attracted ilie attention of many of his friends and neighbors by the excellent care which lie took ol his land and his stock. I Mr. lloblnson has recently given pome of his attention to carp culture, and Is succeeding admirably. lie has two of the finest ponds in the up-country, which have stood the test, of the recent heavy rnlns. While speaking of Mr. Kobinson we cannot forgel tospeak of his fidelity to the cause of Democracy. During and since the days of '70 lie has been one of the tno?t earnest and zealous workers In the cause, and perhaps ha* done as much towaids redeeming ine government from the hands of '.he tyrant as any one man. We will erer remember the long grav beard In the red shirt. While Mr. Robertson lias of himself no aspirations for otlicc his patriotism has torccd him to submit to the will of lils friends, and I lia la nnuf hofuri. thp neonle nf Ahlii>vll!p county fur the office of County Commissioner, and knowing something of his experience a< n hridgebulldcr and his competency for the office In general, (he good people of Abbeville county will consider his merit, and will favor him with their sufl'm^e on the ensuing election. Voter, i Cnpt. William 111 ley, candidate for County Commissioner, has been a citizen of Abbeville County since December, lHi7. lie was educated under the rectorship of Col. Samuel U. Jones of theCokcsbury ConferenceSchool. lie volunteered his services for his country In ottr late struggle, and did many gAlhmt deeds, having received from the hand of the enemy a painful wound at the battle of Fredericksburg city, Virginia, lie continued In service durlhg the entire war. and returned to the County of Abbeville where he has since resided as an honored and law-abiding citizen, and lie claims that lie Is still further a friend to hin country, as he has a large family of six noble and generous hearted boys that are subject to the altar of Ills country, and therefore he thinks he lias a right to expect the support of his countrymen at the next election. MnJ. .11. O. Zclfflcr. Editor Pre** and ttanmsr: In compliance with your request that information as to the character and record of the candidates for county officers at the coming election would be acceptable to the public, t lie following sketch may be Interesting to the numeroiid frloiv.'* of ll.ijur who have requested him to accept theottlceof Clerk ot the Court for n third term, l.efore the war no man In the county Was more popular than Major Zcigier. His neighbors were devoted to him, and his circle ot ft lends was extensive. His hospitality, liberal spirit and kindness to the poor and needy, won forhlmcol-j den opinions from his acquaintances. When ?? - nrw..nwn/io.l lw> tv u uniniiif f liO flput ta i cnt'T the service of Ills country. He joined Cupt. Miller'.i Company. Orr's Itlfles, and was so niucti admired by tils friends that a Company whs made up for liltn while he was u private In Dipt. Miller's Company, nnd the command handed over to him. TnesuccefS achieved l>y his Company In the battles In which they were engaged was a subject of commendation l?y otnceis and privates. No braver set of men ever fared the foe than the snldlersof t'apt. Zeigler'sCompany. At the Second ISattle of Mi missus, special commendation was uwarded them for conspicuous courage and bravery. In this battle Capt. Zelgler was desperately wounded, sltot t rough the hodyand it Wls almost a miracle! that he survived the wound. .Noon after the battle he was promoted Malor for gnllam-conduct. over other officers of higher rank. In the dark days of '70, no one ma< e ircatT efforts for the redemption of the grand old Palmetto .Suite, they prostrate at the feetof her enemies. His active efforts In behalf of his state was rewarded by his election to the office ol Clerk of the Court. Ills record In this position has been so satisfactory to his fellow citizens thHt he has been chosen by his friends to accept this Important office tor a third term. All classes roneede he Is the most popular man in the county. Ills liberal spirit and kind heart have won lor him hosts of friends who will give him a hearty support and welcome him niruln to the office he so worthily nils, A SINCERE FHIKND. Mr. ThoniRR JT. Griftln was born near White Hnll where he was rrnr-; eil to youth, receiving the rudiments of his education at what wits known us the BarruttHvllle nn<l Ml. Pleasant Academies?Later the counties of Laurens, ISdgerield and Richland had a share in his education, When but a incre youth a littleovcr sixteen yearn of age he enlisted In C<>. 0,14th Reglinenl S. C. Volunteers and nerved with his cotmnand on the coast until ordered to Virginia Just before the memorable soven days fight around Richmond. At the bnttlo of CotQ Harbor he received two very painful wounds. One In the hip Joint, the other fracturing his left elbow, which necessitated the amputation of said limb. Being discharged from service lie upplied himself assiduously to his b<x>ks, and entered the -South Carolina University as soon as her doors were thrown open after tic war. and graduated In 1H67. Shortly alter graduating he assumed the role of the Pedagogue which profession he hus ftithfullyipursued to the present time, doing all in his power to advance the educational interests of his people. Mr. Griftin Is now a candidate for the ofllceof Probate Judge. Mr. Pope Replies to Mr. Joseph L. Keitt. To thk Prm.Tc:?For tho second time In my life. I feel Impelled to answer a communication In one of our county newspapers. To] say t hat I regret, the ncceH-lry? would be stating j my reelings niiioiy. pievcruiciusw, iuwuuulj I owe the good people of this county, for I was born and have been reared in their midst, and for nearly a qunrler of a century I|havc been on terms of the kindest, closest intimacy wltli them. Mr. Keitt's card contulns statements that demand attention. It happened In the recent County Convention that Joseph I,. Keltt, Ksq.t an attorney of | the Newberry Bar, assailed politically Mr.i George Johnstone, also an attorney of the] Newberry Bar. Both of these gentlemen are also large planters. The biisls of the attack referred to was the following language of Mr. Keitt.. lie churged, that while Mr. Johnstone I was a member of the Legislature from this: county lie uttered the following words : "The agricultural interest of the State ingrowing too powerful and unless cheeked will control legislation and It ought to be throttled." Mr. Keitt's charge was deliberately made. He acknowledged that he had 110 proofs, but stated that he made it from representations made to him by others who had heard it from Col. A. P. Butler, Commissioner of Agriculture for this Stat- He also stated that the wordsj complainci >f were uttered by Mr. Johnstone before a Con. ilttee while a Bill, having reference to the agricultural interests, was before it. Mr. Keltt assured the Convention that If, upon investigation the charge wa? unfounded he would correct It. This charge I denied, not mincing words In my denial; ou the contrary, being Indignant at such an attack, Ij characterized it as damnable and nroiioi need j the charge a lie out ol the whole cloth, but inasmuch as Mr. Keitt had carefully announced that he did not make the allegation against j Mr. Johnstone upon his own knowledge but1 simply upon the hearsay testimony of others, I took pleasure In disclaiming any intention | to Impute falsehood to him. There are two questions pertinent to this, i controversy: 1. IMd Mr. Johnstone ttso the language In | question? '?!. If he did not, was my conduct such In the ' Convention such as the people of Newberry ! should condemn ? It must he apparent to every fair minded, man that If Mr. Johnstone used the language 1 In question, Ills right or claim to the support of this people was gone. No man who used | such language can represent the people of| Newberry in any position. In Mr. John-1 stone's case, the use of such language In-j volved the basest Ingratitude. Our agrlcul-1 tural people had made him their representative terms In the Legislature. Very peculiarly In liis case, It could be truthfully said, that our agricultural people had made lilm politically all that be was, and for lilm to smiLe the 1 hand that helped him, was loo much for this . people to bear quietly. If then, the consequences of guilt- were so fur reaching and so destructive, was mere noi ] involved, in common fairness to htm, a de-] mand that the charge should only be made j when the same was truef Mr. Keltt. in hlsj card, contents himself with what Is known1 as "hearsay testimony." He Is a lawyer and , knows that sui-h testimony Is treated asab-i solutely worthless in the Courts of law In this ! Stute, and he ought to know that its use is not to be tolerated In ascertaining the truth or lalslty of any serious charge. Now I pro-1 pose to treat the public to a dlirerent kind of! testimony. I shall use nothing but direct] and positive testimony. I wish before doing i so to call Mr. lvettt's attention to a djllerenco . \ In the phrnspoloijy of his card as publmlied In the Newberry Observer und that publltthed Id <lhe Columbia Register. In one (the Ot>?erverJ j near the end of hi* card referring to Col. A. P. Butler, Mr. Koltt eay?: "He confirmed my statement;" In the Reyiskr he nayH, "He confirmed the statement, In substance." How much hotter It would huve been for Mr. Keltt to have obtained Col. Butlor's statement In writing, or, otherwise, to huve stated oil that Col. Butler told hlln, s > that wo could have drawn our own Inferences. ! Now to my proofs?'I propose to put upon the staiul ns witnesses the II vegent'emen who composed the rtpevlal Committee before whom the Inivjuiiffc was alleged to have been lined by Mr, Johnstone. They are Mr. George Johnstone. Mr. W. H. Piirki-r, of Alibevllle, Mr. Jno. F. Sicken, of Charleston Mr, K. B. Murray, of Artderton, and Mr. Jno. W. Beiwley, of iMrllnglori. I state rlielr testimony In the orderubove fixed. And It Is proper to Hay right hero, tiint the testimony of at least three of tliene genttcinen hns been applied for by I the other Mile-tlio Aiken interest. Nkwbkkuy, h. C.. July fi, '84. xr.,.? \ t f>?r,rt iinnr ?ir>?in ilieConven Hon of the Democratic party of this county, lately held, I was charged with having wild , before 11 Committee of the Legislature ol this State, "ThAt the agricultural Interest of the State lx growing too powerful, and unless cheeked M ill control legislation and It ought to be throttled." Von, In my ah-ence, denounced this statement.axabsolutely false. in doing ho, you were absolutely eorrect, ax 1 have never conceived nor uttered such a sentlnient. You will remember that, III the canvass of 18S", you got an intimation of this charge. In the lower part of the county, and that I then stated to yon, that It was utterly false, and that I defied any man to make It where It could l>e answered. During the Session of 1KSI-2, a bill wns before the Legislature seeking to give the Hoard of Agriculture In Columbia,certain powers in regard to the sale and control of the phosphate territory of the State These powers Included the granting away or untold millions of the phosphate wealth of the State. My posilion was, that tills was power not properly to he exercised by anybody short of the General Assembly Itself; thatltwas too great to be delegated to any Hoard whatever; that a survey and estimate by competent, officers and Inspectors was necessary before any one eould intelligently act upon the granting of that territory, and that It was loading the Bureau of Agriculture with duties that would cripple It In the performance of the duties that were truly wllliln ihe piovince of a Department of Agriculture and germane to the | purp<is"s for which It was created; that, inI stead of thus increasing Its powers and duties, I we should take from It the responsibility that it already had of supet vising the collection of ? . ?i... l>0 the 1'iiospnnie iiiijuu; ijioi. v. us P...V. the Slate, and should place It In the department of the Comptroller General, where It properly belonged. Inasmuch as It was u matterol taxation; that this would leave the I)cpiUinent of Atjricnl'ure, in phosphate matters only responsible for their purity and for the protection of our people against their adulteration. This hl;l met with opposition in the House land was referred to a special committee of j Ave, of which I was Chairman, the other four members being Mr. Parker, of Abbeville, Mr. Flcken, of Charlo^lon, Mr. Murray, of Anderson, and Mr. Beasloy. of Darlington, This committee met in my room at the Columbia i Hotel; decided against the bill, and reported | a substitute for It, which provided Ibrastiri voy of the territory, which was to be reported to the Legislature and nil further proceedings I to be*liad by It, as I had contended was propi er. This substitute was carried belore the ; Legislature, composed more than any other : that I have ever known of agriculturist'!, and [ was overwhelmingly adopted by It. Before : final action, tho matter was, in some form or i other, but In what form I do not now rcmemi ber, carried Into the committee room of the (Committee oi Ways and Moms of which I j was Chairman. Hence Col. Heskeil's letter. | Having thus much stated, I bog to submit i to you the accompanying letter* of Mr. Parker, which during my absence was nddpssed to you, Mr. Flcken, Mr. Murray, Mr. Beasley. Mr. Haskell and Col. Butler, wilh the simp:e remark that, after the lapse of such a considerable 11 rue. it Is fortunate that all of them ! can speak. My delay In producing them has been unavoidable. Very truly yours, j GEORGE JOHNSTONE. AnnEVji.i.E, C. H., S. C. June L7, '81. Hon. Y. J. Pope, Dear Sir:?Yours of the 26th in reference to the Keltt Johnstone affair : ree'd and I hasten to reply. I I had entirely forgotten Ihe occasion and subject-matter referred to, and so stated In reply to a letter soliciting the same Information I" 1?M..1 A ll/ni.'u Infikri'filit Vfillr lp|. ' 111 UCIIUII W? VI. IIIOVI ? .v. 1 ler however, tius recalled the matter to my inlml. The Impression, (I can scarcely speak of It I as a recollection) <>n my mlnil now, Is that Co!. Johnstone's remarks were applicable only lo the Agricultural Departin-nt and not (n the farming iiUerccts oj the State or farmers ?.* a cIum. Yours very t-uly, j Win. H. l'AHKKR. CjIAm.ESTON. 8. July 1. '84. Cot. Gro. JohiMtunc, My dear Sir:? 1 have been asked whether I cuuld recall any words uttered by you In the General Assembly of the .State which would Indlcutean unfriendly feeling on yonr part towards the agricultural fmrtlon of nur people I do not hesitate to suite h reply that I can not recall any word or expression o: yours which would Indicate any such feeling. I remember that on one special occasion you opposed with great vehemence the grantlag unto the Stale Hoard of Agriculture, of certain enlarged powers over the phosphate territory of the State, uiging lliut It was unwise to Invest any board of State otHcera with such plenary powers. I My recollection Is that you contended nt that time that the Board would become too powerful by this means, and that its powers Should rather be restricted than enlarged, i In all probability your opposition to the vesting of such powers in the Hon id of Agriculture may have gh en rise to the report that has been rclerrcd lo, but I am sure that no one who has had any intercourse with you would for a moment ho:d the opinion that you were In an j1 way untrleudly to any portion or class of our people,or thatauy of j our remarks by any manner of means Justilled such conclusion. Yours respectfully, JN'O. K. KK'Kc.y. Coi.uMni.v, S. G'., .Tune 27, 'S4. i Hon. George Johnstone. Dear Sir:?In reply to your Inquiry as o remarks that are att.rlbI uted to you with reference to the agricultural | interests of the State, I would fli*y that I Imve never heard you U?e any such expression. The remark, out of which the discussion probably arose, whs made In a committee some I tWoor three years ago upon a bill to devolve I (he entire control and management of the I Phosphate Interests of the State upoll the De! pnrtment of Agriculture. As I recollect, you, Col. FVken of Charleston und I, with one or iwoothcis ?v!io?e tinmen I do not now recall, Were present U|>o:? tiie com ml tte<?, anil after agreeing to an advorse report you stated that In your oi lnlon the Department of Agrlcul! turc was disposed to aa>uine duties that were not germane to Its organization and that If it J went on In thai course. It should be throttled, i or perhaps the expression may have been It should be throttled, withoutthe qualification, if It went on In that course. I cannot be poxi niveau to your exact expression It made very ! little Impression on me at the time and tunling been uttered several years ago, I cannot : be more exact, tint I am sure In that converj sat Ion you were not speaking of tile agricultural Interests of the State, but of the man! ngcinent of the Department of Agriculture In I Columbia, and your remaiks could not be construed into any attack upon the laruiet* or the agricultural Interests ol the State. You 1 were speak lug In advocacy of what you contended were the best Interests of the State. I i remember that Col. Flckeu and 1 voted together and made the majority report of the i committee, which was adopted by the House. Yours respectfully, E. B. MURRAY. Oatks, S. C., July 2, '81. Mr. George Johnstone, Dear Sir:?According to my best recollection tho Committee meeting to which you refer, took place In your j room in the Columbia Hotel, nnd your remarks In substance were, Mint you feared the Agricultural Hureuu would bccome as powerI lul as Hampton was In 1?7G when 110 Important measure could be paused without first consulting him. You Bald nothing about the agricultural Interest8. The whole discussion was about the Agricultural Unreal! of Sollth Carolina. I have ni*ver heard you say a word, as I rememher. disparaging to the agriculture 11I interests of the Htate, in my life. 1 remember that yourself, Mr. Flcken or Charleston, Mr. Parker and myself and perhaps some others whom f have forgotten composed the Committee. What you said was raid to the Committee, Yours truly, J. W. HEASLEY. Mr. George Johnstone, Dear SirThe substanrt, of what I write to you t'vday I wrote to Mr. Keitt several days since and to Mr. Aiken to-day. Yours truly, July 2, 'tH, J. W. BEASLEY. But lest II should be imagined that any one who knew aught of this charge hnd been overlooked the letter of the Hon. A. 1'. Jlutler the Commissioner of Agriculture is also submitted. Near IlAMnuKO, P. C? July 5, '84. Hon. George .Tohnslotie. Newberry, S. C.. Dear KirIn answer to your Inquiry, I wouhl state that. I have seen the card of Mr. Joseph I<. Keitt, both us It appears In the Columbia Register and the Xewberry Observer. I have to say that I have never heard you make the remarks attributed to you and that what I have heard on the subject was stated to me by a member of the Committee, and that what he stated to me related to the powers of the Bureau or Hoard of Agrlcuture. I requested Mr. Keitt, when he returned lit imp no nn net of lustlcc to me. to state that I had never hrnrcf yon use the language attrlbutcil to you, which ho promised To do. On account of the afflictions and circumstance that weigh upon me, I ennnot be more extended now. Very trulv. A. P. liUTLKIt. Col. Jno. C. Haskell, who was n member of the Committee of Ways and Means at the time Ibis latigtiA'.-e Is alleged to have licen spoken, has. upon application of Mr. Johnstone, furnished the following letter: CoLfMjiiA, S. C., JuneiWth, 1PW. Col. George Johnstone, Uojir .Sir:?In reference to the matter which arose in the New* berry Convention nnd which Mr. Kcilt. renews in a communication to the RcgUtcr of this date, I have to say, I was asked about It some days since by a gentleman of Xewberry who expressed himself as an entirely disinterested party. I have, I think, re-railed the whole matter, and I have no hesitation In now stating it positively. At a regular meeting of the Ways and Means Committee a Hill or Resolution was ottered by Mr lleaslcy. of Darliniitlon, who was actlnjj Chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining, transferring some matter of Phosphate taxation or assessment from the Coinptroller General's Department to the IJurenu of Agriculture, a .State Department, of comparatively recent( creation. The committee wns divided and ; you opposed the charge, as did several others, j My recollection is that I opposed your views | The matter was Anally decided and, the Com-1 mittee having adjourned, you, In a general j discussion, said that too much was being put. i upon the Department of Agriculture, that it| was nbsorblntt too much of the administration of the State Government and, If not. cheeked, would rule the Slate, yon may have j used the word "throttled,'' but I think not.i Of one thing: I am positive, you simply op-' posed the magnifying of one department of i the State government as you thought unduly. | Your opposition was not a* active as it was a short time before to some authority proposed | to be Imposed upon the Attorney General,j and It would have been Just as fair to charge , you with an assault upon the legal profession on account of your position then, as It will be to charge your opposition In the matter In Is-: sue to hostility lo the agricultural Interests. | I hnvc no hesitation in saying mm noming yon Hit 111 could by any possibility be distorted ! Into an assault on the agricultural Interests?I lit common with some others you opposed i what you nnd they considered a magnifying of one of the State departments at the expense of others; that whs all of It, nnd any other count ruction Is unjustified by the tacts. Yours truly, JNO. C. HASKELL. Tims It Is demonstrated that the language attributed to Mr. Johnstone was neveruttered by him. The proofs arc absolute nnd overwhelming. 2. Then, If Mr. Johnstone did not use the language Imputed to him, was my conduct In the Convention such as the peopleof Newberry should condemn 1 The answer to this question Involves some of Mr. Kcltt's complaints. lie objects to the mode of voting In the Convention. He gives as an musirsuion mo vmpm im < i..? im..,,,, which cast 12 votes although only 5 delegates wtre enrnltcd us present. All I shHll say on thin subject Is this: that It was found necc?sary In order to keep the town of Newberry (whose delegates can the moro readily and certainly attend the Conventions of our Party, because holden right nt their doors) from exerclslns too much power, that the vote In the Conventions ahold be by townships when the voto by ayes and noes, or by bnllot, was ordered, allowing the delegates present from any township to cast the en tiro vote lo which their township was entitled. Thus each township was fully protected. Township No. 7 was entitled to 1- delegates, and any one or moro dclrgntcji from thnt Township, In tlieabHence ol Homo of ita delegutftj were allowed to cast tlio 12 votCH. ThU wm announced tw the rule In the Convention held on the 111h, ultimo, and wjh acted upon by Towiifdilp No. 7. It huH been the rule tor years. In ihe election for delegates to llicStute Convention, Mr, Jlolloway received 2l!i voien, Mr. J. N. I,l|isconib %?> vote*. These result* followed from tho prmutpic above announced, as will be reudlly kcjii, for, us Mr. Kelit tuys, only 1:.<G delegates were cur.illpd. No complaint wax tuaue us io mis nieinou until noiv, imu certainly not a ward of objection was heaid lit the (;on veil lion on ill Ih subject. | Sir. Keltl seems to object to my denial of ] the charge against Mr. Jonnstono, mid by his ' reasoning Indicates, that I did not have Infor-; mutton requisite therefor. All I shall say on . I this matter Is this: I heard 111 1?2 the i*aii>c I I charge as It Is stated hy Mr. Keltt against the I political record of M". Johnstone, and I did I not .-top uniii I Was authoritatively assured . that It was untrue. Thus It will be seen I h id 1 the Information necessary for Its d<-nial As; I to my language and bearing In the Convention. The language was strong. I was Indigi nant. If I had been in my study penning an ! es-'iiy or address, It Is i>ut proper to say the i tame ideas would have been oomhed In u liter* ! I......n,,<,a In till. I'/Miunnll.n. u-l.ll.. T : careUtlly protected Mr. Keltt from the effect of my denunciation of the ihurge preferred against Mr. Johnstone I did not herniate to characterize his conduct In presenting a serious charge without the proofs to support It sis highly Improper. At this lime, utter severi.l weeks of reflection, I think his conduct in this regard highly Injudicious. This people are ever sensitive as to attacks upon any of their number. They recognize to lis full extent the right not only to criticise hut to punish those who ure uufuithful to them. And no one of our citizens exceeds the writer In ! the assertion or that right when It Is proper, j I think I exercised ll Justly In the recent Convention. Not that 1 Uid not regret the necessity ; I then fell and 1 now feel sympathy for ! u young man without, extended experience, but with such sympathy for his wish to sncI ceed, I w.i* then and tun now unwilling (hat I Ills success shall tie occasioned by presenting I a charge that Is unfounded in fact, however ! honest lie may he In lis presentnlon. Life Is i too serious to he Jeopardized hy mistaken I statements; character Is loo sacred 10 lie { damned by rumor. When charges ure to be I preferred, let them be Investigated before presented. Tlie people have aright to this prerequisite, and proud as I am of my native county, she never thrilled me wlih such delight us when she so signally rebuked an Innovation upon her customs, In the late County Convention. The vast majority who so spoke were farmers. I Now, I will not dwell with any special emI phasls upon (lie charge that by my speech I | wus the means of causing delegates who fuj vored Col. Aiken for Congress to retire from the Convention, and thereby lo lose him some votes. I am afraid Mr. Kellt contributed to this result more largely than the writer. But, be this fact ns it may I of coursc regret It. The only person." who charged their votes for Mr. Johnsionc, seemed to be actuated by an unwillingness to give, by their voters, any show of sympathy with the groundless attack upon him. Whatever Is responsible for Intruding this matter Into the, up to that time, | pleasant discussion, is responsible for this result. I feel that Mr. Keltt was that responsl' hi''parly, and 1 am not Inclined to lake any .share 111 the direct and positive rebuke administered to him therefor by tlie Convention. Certainly the voie was an overwhelming oil'.-? l'J3 to 17!! Mr. Keltt asks som questions | as to fraud. I am profoundly grateful that n-i I lot or parcel In that ma iter lies at my door. 1 | made no attack upon Mr. Aiken. I tillered, | no charges nun Inst his record T mude no state-1 i incuts of fact in the Convention that I have t ! not. fully sitstulnoil. It seems to me tlint the 1 friends of Mr. Johnstone are those who could ! complain, for mlaht It not l>e assumed thai | this groundless chargc against him produced [ some effect upon the nilnds of the members of the cluM ttiat directed their delegates to I vole for Mr. Aiken? Of this fact I have no l knowledge except this, (hut Mr. Joseph I. I Keltt had heard this cliurge; and his club so voted. Mr. Tlios. W. Ho^loway hnd heard 1 this charge .and his club so voted. Col.'E. fi. I Keltt litiil heard this charge and his club so : voted. Mr. Jefferson A. .Slluh had beard this i charge and his club so voted) though it Is but. justice to the last named gentleman to say ihal I am reliably Informed that he Was not! present at the meeting of his club. The few votes outside of these clubs for Mr. Aiken? only three as I now remember?need no refer* (nee. As to the Idea ol my coniEO.llug Influence In the Convention, I can only say, look at the delegates. If It was not a sp endid representation of the agricultural, mechanical and professional avocations In this c>urity, I | fall to see how It could lie so made. It Is idle I to say that the voice and Influence of anyone [manor set of men could contiol that bo.ly . My young friend inay alaospure himself those tlnely turned perids touching t he rights of the rights of the people. As for my-ell, I ha\e always fought tor those principles, In peace as well ns in war. J have never swerved from, nor do I cvcrcxpect to renounce, them. And I trust with the of Uori, 1 shall never fear in Convention or out of It, to assert my manhood? In doing what I believe to be right, or opposing what I conceive to be wrong. If, however, at any time, the good people of tills county shail feel Justified in with hawing from rue the geneiou* confidence so Ions and so kindly bestowed. I shall how to their will and quietly retire to spend my few rcinnlning days In peaceful quietude?feeling conscious that I have given them my t^est | years' service without grudging, and with the j | single regret that I coull not nuve accum-1 I pllsbcd more fur their honor, glory and mati- j rial prosperity. ' And, now, having alrendy consumed to! .much of your time, I shall ask leave of lie I public to retire. i Respectfully, Y. J. roi'K. 1,1 ... 1 Columbia nnd Greenville Ilailroad. ON tind ufier May II, 1834, Passenger j Trains will run mm herewith Indicated i upon this road and its branche*: DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS. NO. 53. VP PA8SESGE8. r r>?i..?,Ki? \ i W.C&A.Jun. 12 35 a m Leave Columbia A-j Depot 12 50 a ni Arrive Alston I 53 p in I Arrive Newberry 2 55 p m Arrive Nlnrty-rtix 4 M pin Arrive llodj^is 5 17 p in ! Arrive Iteltoil t) 22 p ill I Arrive at Ureenvllle 7 50 p in NO. 52. DOWN PASMKNOKK. I ^eave Greenville at 0 55 a ni l^frlve Helton II 21 u in (* rrlve Hodges 12 31 p ill 'rrlve Ninety-Six 1 2i pin \rrive Newberry 3 11 p in \ rrlve Alston -1 12 p in * rrlve Columbia "{S! SPAltTANUUKG, CNION AND COLUMBIA KAII.- ; ROAD. NO. 53. UP PA8SKNGKR. Leave Alston 1 55 p ni Arrive Strother 2 02 p in Arrive Sun ion 3 00 p in Ariive Sahlac 3 3.5 p m Amteljiiiuii 4 00 p in ArriveJonesvlile lilpm Airlve.^pai iaiibujp,.->.,U.&r.ilei.oi.. 5 27 p in Arrive Spartan burg, lt.&D.depot B.. 5 X7 p in iiO. 52. I'OWN PAWiKNGKH. Leave Spartan burg H. & D. depot li 11 50 a m ! LeaveSh-ttrtunburg S.U.&C.dcpot G 12 10 a in Arrive lonesvllle 1 02 p in Arrive Union 1 55 p ni Arrive .Saniue 221 p in Arrive Nil el ton 3 00 p in Arrive .Sirolher 3 .'<0 p m Arrive at Alston- -1 07 p in BLUK 111DUE KAII.KOAD AND ANDKIdON 11KANCII. Leave Belton...., 6 25 p m Arrive Anderaoii U s# p ni Arrive Pendleton 7 33 p m filing OVUVWk u IV I' Arrive ut Wallinlla 9 54 p in Leave W"alliullu....?.n U 0(j ti iu Arrive .Seneca 9 ?1 a m I Arrive Pendiuton 10 02 u iu Arrive Anderson 10 4> a in I Arrive ut tielton 11 17 a in laurkns kaii.koaj). Leave Helena 1 10 p m , Arrive at Uoldville a 10 p in 1 I Arrive at Laurens U. H 7 ID p m | Leave 1 ?iurons C. H U l-> a in I Arrive at GoidviHe 10 oO ]) in Arrive at lieieiiu 12 2j p in ABBBVILLU UHANC1I. Leave Hodges ...... 5 -10 pm I Arrive at Abbeville ? 0 HO p in | I l.e.ive Abbeville 11 ;W a iu Arrive nt Hodge* 12 ;M) p ni Leave Hodges 1 00 p m Arrive at Abbeville - 00 p in ! Leave Abbeville 4 00 p in I Arrive at llodges 5 00 p in Time?Eastern standard. G. It. TALCOTT, Acting .Superintendent. M. Slacghtki:. Ueucral I'assecger Agent. john mm. CONGAIIEE IR0I WORKS, Coumbia. S. C. Agent for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR. | i rpnK5E WORKS WEEF. E3TABLL9AED in! 1 1SI7 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair ami .Iiiiiks An1 derson nntl purchased l?y inn in llio year |Wi, anil fr?m that lune till now carried on successfully by ! tnyself. My friends anil customers will bear witness < of tho Uri;e and stupendous Job* executed by me. It wj? lit my works where the largest unit almost onlyjob of Its claw ever executed In thin city wits done viz.: the inaklnir of the pipes for the City Water Work* in the year 1S5S. In the branch of I5KI.L FOUNDING, I can say that I have made the largest bells ever cast In the State, such as the bell fur the Citv Hall in Columbia. My stock of patterns for A RCHlTECTrR \ L WOl'K COLUMNS fur Stoie flouts, in liirce and various, slid In KAII.IKGS for Ilalconles, Hardens, and Cemeteries 1 have the largest variety and most im.ilorn imtterns: mnnv of these are patented and I have purchased tin* rij:ht for this state. In the machine I'm-1 can furnish my patrons with STEAM KNOINKS and BOILEUS of any size ami | description, My CIUCl'LAU SAW MILKS have J carried off the prize at ev ry State Fair In this | city, and In their construction I have taken pains to combine simplicity with tlui most useful modern imIirovements. nnd may flatter myself that my CI 1CCI? I ,,AU SAW MI LI. 8 find favor with every sawyer who ! understands his business. The' innnv oiders I am steadily receiving for SU-1 OAlt CANlS MILLS prove that the public appreciate ' . the mills of my ninke, and so it is with mv OKA ItINC for IIOKSE I'OWKUS. (JIN WHEELS. 01MST , MILLS and other MACHINEKY. 1 I have the manufacturing rlirht of many PATENTS,1 . such as castings for KOCK COTTON AND HAY PKESS and tlirco or four different Ir'EKD C'UTTliS and other Implements. t I will be pleased tos'^nd my circulars to any appli- ' cant, topether with price list or estimate. My price# | are moderate, ami I assure th? public that they are i lower than those of Northern manufactures, and that) my work will compare favorably with that ol any oth- ] er maker. Address John Alexander, 1 ] Conoakek Iron Wokkh, Columbia, S. C. BARBER SHOP. o 1 RICHARD flAJfTT, Is now prepared to do all work In his department In thu best { manner and at, reasonable charges. Monthly s customers Bluivlup. hair cutting and sham- J, fioolnz 81 per month. Rasors honed and put n the best condition for 25 cents each. Shop under the Press and ISumter office. March 15,1882, tf / - ' : -T NEW Landreth's 1 All I Flat Dutch, Improved Purple Top, White Norfolk, Ruta Bagas, Purple Top Globe, And Seven Top. H. W. LAW Insurance and C BENJ. S. I 'Jicpresents the J olio whig Com par United Statet amount to $16,000, Home of New York, Merchants of Newark, N? Rochester German Liverpool and London ai Invested in Eur< Lancashire of England,.... Consult Your Interest an Having laid in a Large STOCK of III SETS. and having bought them Very CHEAP we are now selling KITCHEN and HARVEST TIX SETS at Si.00 per Set All other Sets cheap in proportion. H. W. Lawson & Co. March 12, Itm. tf GLOBE * H OTE Xj, Augusta, 6a. Recently renovated ?n<i improved, with Table of Superior Excellence. offers first claws accommodations to Visitors to tho city at moderate rates. B. F. Brown, Manager. May 14th, 1.T8I. tf OIL PAINTINGS, Oil Chromo*, Stereoscopic Views, MLrr?Mcnpe*. J??t rwelvwl, at J. D. CHALMEIW & U). Oct. si, im, tr Just ftecivetl. ANOTHF.lt lot of One,Two and Four How Wtt.'Olif, all Iron Axlwt, the bent unci c<mlrut running Wagons In the country, which I will sell cheap forca*h. TIIOS. DEGGS. Sept. 4.18S.1, tf __ C-Uar8 FOR mules nnd horse*. that won't hnrt It properly filled. Have pity on the dumb brute that you arc to dependent upon. For sale by TliOS. BEUG8. March IP, 1884, tf INTotice. ALL persons indebted to the lntc firm of QUAltLiiS. d* CO. will mako immediate payment to me. T. P. aDARLES. Jan. 7, 1S84, tf , Making Arrangements. Pit the benefit of persons who wish to economise by having ihelr SADDLES nnd HAItXESS ltEI'AIKED on and after LIU" &?U <11 .'lurcil, 1 Will w II WJ iu uu Oil such work with neatness and dispatch. THOS. BEGGS. deb. ttth, 1881. tf SAMUEL 0, CASON, Attorney At Law, j ABBEVILLE, 6. C. j No. fl. O'Neal's xew Law btru.nica. Will practlcc la all the Courts of the .state Jan. 2, 1884. Drs. Mabry & Hill. WK hnvc this day form'-d a copnrtn*>r?hlp In the PUACTICK OK MKDICINK 111 all 118 I>ranches. In cases where the attention of boih of us may be needed no extra charge will be made. T. J. MA BUY. M. D. L. T. HILL. M. D. Mnnch 12,4881, tf Something New TJunder the Sun. I WILL be ready on and after the 1st of Marctl fo do any ItKPAIHING which may lie wanted to your SADDLES and HARNESS. Don't postpone the mutter too lone. The cyclone may coine along, lie ready for the emergency* THOS. BEGGS. Feb. 27th, 1884. tf ROMANS & BUTLJSK, Have: opened a BLACKSMITH SHOP on the AlMtot) House lot, next door to Hill ?t Son's Livery Stable, where tlicy will be pleased to servo the public In the inottt satisfactory way. Any work on Carriages, Wagons and Buggies or horse shoeing will be done In a Workmanlike manner, at the most reasonable prices, RICHARD ROMANS, iiutson butler. April 16,18$ 1. MRS. TAGGART BEOS leave to Inform her old customers thai she Is Still in the Dress Making Business, and hope* thnt they will nil patronize her. Culling and lilting done at all times at the most reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed. she may be found ut her residence In New Orleans. April 4,18S8, tf Blind Bridles. OK the cheapest quality aurl lowest price. T1IOS. UKUGS. March 19,1888, tf WARDLAf & EDWARDS. NOW HAVE THE PI.EANl'RE OF announcing the arrival of an atrructlvc Line of FINE SHOES. Consisting of a full assortment for Men's, Ladies's and Children's wear, in all the Latest Styles. March 26, ISM, tf Abbeville Repository FOIt the sale of Waeons. Hugglef, Harness, anil everything usually kept In such eH taddlex, Humous and rrunks, with neatnewi mil despatch. Call hooii. Ouit'l wait until hoy become worthless. THOK. BKGGS, At Seal's building, Alston Corner, March U?, IXKt, tf Abbeville, S. C. CROP 4 -C? turnip Seed! _ Ji ?inds J Purple To] Hanove Yellow Abberdeei Pomeranean White Gfeb Amber Glob At SON & CO. Collection Agency. IARNWELL I u'es whose assets invested in tl ,000. $ 7,492,751? J, 1,221,964 } 575,000^ id Globe,) 5.571,930 ope, over 3 20,000,000 1,455,3152 d Insure Tour Property. ' "im iwii??i *3 go * M O s ? pS . ??-?. K, ao CO ^ ! ? g ? ? U ? 3 a Cm GO ? H SO H *#3 =0 g>SS ? ? J ? a s.? s. 0 <? S3 H w a g .a a a g tr 55 S 2 ? a i 55 <? ^4 ? 1 .& ? C 03 53 ? U H ffj pfl o eg g a_3_< 1884 OPENING 1881. o?o Tuesday, April 1st. M Spring and Samm^Jj Millinery, Pafterns, Huts and Bonnets copied from the latest French importations. Flowers that almost rival nature itself. Laces, new and handsome, Ruchings, Trimings, Siiks, Feathers, Ribbons, Summer Silks, BlackSilks, Dress Goods", White Lawns, Gloves, Hosiery, Lawns and Hamburg Enbroidciiw"* The ladies are invited to come and examine our Stock which tor style and variety cannot be excelled. B. M. Haddon & Co. March 10th. 18*1. tf "IT STANDS AT THE HEli 'The Star that Leads Them A THE LIGHT-RUNNING DOMES Til THAT It Is the acknowledged leader In trade Ih ft fact that cannot be dlsputt <j MANY IMITATE IT! NOSE EQUAL The Largest Armed, The Lightest Running, The Mo*t Bcuuttml Wood Wor ?And Ih Warranted? To be made of the beat material. To do any and all kinds of work, To be complete In every rc?p FOR SALE BY E. M. HADDON & C Abbeville, S. C A?r<*nts wanted In unoccupied territory. dre>s DOMESTIC S. M.C0. Richmond, Va March 28,1883, tf Wagon Bridles. WITH or without blind*. For those i " are able and willing lo pay for a g article, home mnde and hand ?tlUhed, I keep a supply on hand for sale. THOS. BEGG March 10,1881. tf Dissolution. The firm of quarles a co. this day dissolved, and the old t inoss will be settled by T. P. QUARL! Mcllwain Corner. IJUAKLiISS aJan. 7, 1884, tf Make Your "Beds" Comfo: able. Mattresses at sxoo, m.rv). and ) Spring Beds at prlcen from $2.00 M { some of them will lasta life time. Sewjre for each bed and live longer. For *ale at J. D. CHALMERS 4 O Oct. 31, lfWS, tf Marshall P. DeBrul Attorney at Law, ABBEVILLE C. U.S. C. \ V. *