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iii 2 Press and Banner. ABIlEVtLiite, ?wC. Wednesday, March 4. 1885. The RcniOvnl of obstruction* from our Htrcnm*. H will 1)0 scon by reference to nn advertisement elsewhere in tlic /VcmbbiJ /tanner that our people arc required t >opeu tlie streams which run through tiieir lands. The notice is by the County Commissioners, who have no ititernali ve, hut are compelled to comply with the re juircmcnts of the laws, no matt-r how ahsurd or how foolish they may he. Korthisj reason, we hope no htamc may he attached to T.ilthful ofllcers who are doing no more than II < Ir duty. Hut as to the dancers incident to the com!))!lance with tlmt law by our land owners we may speak, and (o show that the straightenIn? of stream* and the clearing of the oh fli uriimn i* hij u i urn* ? i: i|uuiv iium ?"? U'lths Physical Gcography : "That tlu- course of a rlvershnuM not he In a dtrc-ct line to tin- sea. w*? wlvlv ordered l>v the Creator; for its various win.litis* render the descent more gradual, I nnd the eni?nt less rapid slid destructive. Uesldes this. I ho winding course of n river incensed the are* r drainage. and tiiu facilities fur the progress of civil- I iz ition nnd trnile. 'The distnncu from Cairo. Illinois, to New Orleans, by the Mississippi river, is 1.1TS mites. If the-e were no l.ernls or win-line* in that river, the distance tie1 weeti these two pi?coS would lie 70") miles less, lint the force an?l dos'ructiven si of the current would be greatly inereaseil. ' The Nagara river,on its way from T,-ike Kric to I.ako Ontario, makes a total ile.-cet.t ol 330 feet; about tme-half of th's descent is over a precipice, ilown which the waters rush with such tremendous force, ilia' thev arc constantly wi-nrine HW.av the rocks lie }>eath : therefore. Niagara Kails are gradu illy receding to want Lake Kri". "jomi1 rivi rs of mountainous districts. as in Cidifor jiix have worn Ions, narrow channels in the rocks. tC'illoii canons (k'tn-i/ttlix). A remarkable canon of the Colorado river is in Utah and Arixma. Its length i* 3 f) miles.and the rocks stand perpendicularly above tli water in th- gorge to tuishts varyingfrom 3,'HJO to <"..0 ?J fret." The above trents only of the greater destruction Incident to the rapid descent of streams, than would occur under the tortuous routes mtt-illy tnken. As our readers know, If our streams were straightened and cleared of nil obstructions,our soil would soon be carried away, and the beds ol Ihe streams be sunk to an injurious depth. When we contlno the streams to their banks, and thcadjnccnt land Js not overflowed, the richest and most productive of our lauds would soon lose their superior fertility. There Is something in an overflow of land which gives it fertility, and without that overflow it ceases to have more value than any other level land. Five years Is sufficient to reduce the best of bottom land, which is not overflowed, to a value much less limn when fertilized bv the water of the stream. We need ditches to drain land, but we do not need to hnvc our streams cleared of obstructions to cut away and wash the best of our soil into the ocean, to be forever lost. The finest bottom land in Abbeville county could soon bo destroyed by a strict compliance with the law to which the Comity Commissioners refer, but we know the native good sense of our people will prevent them from doiiiKin act, which would be so fatal to their own best interests and so destructive of the best lands of our county. Wiille it is the duty of every citizen to obey the laws of his country, yet there Is a law known as that of self-protection, and which law few persons will disregard, even at the bidding at wise Legislators who may threaten them. Khonld Kiln Dried Deneon Become Judge*? The laws of the country wisely forever forIdd the joining of Church ami State, and in many of the States in the Union ministers of tlie Gospel arc disqualified from becoming members of either branch of the law-making power of the commonwealth. Such disqualification is not meant to be a reflection on those who arc commissioned to teach the Master's word, and who in the discharge of the duties of their high commission teach erring humanity the narrow way to righteousness. Tho disqualification Is intended only as a safeguard against the possibility of nn encroachment by any religious se"'. which may seek to fasten itself or its peculiar tenets, npon the Government w hereby nn oppressive yoke might possibly be placed upon the I necks of those who may be of a dlflerent re-j llglous faith. The wisdom of the separation of Church and State must be acknowledged i hv <*vf?rv Invpr nf nlvll nnri rHIirit 'is llhprtv. anil we think every such lover must dcpre-l rate imy act which looks to a subversion or nvcr-riding of the wisest nnd best provision In our Government. On tho ground that preachers or ministers of the gospel are excused from many of the public duties which ordinarily befall tbc good cltlzcn, we think; Intensely pious church deacons, should not lie called upon to execute the laws of the! country. Their liven no doubt beautiful ana strict In their dally walk, is to be admired,' and their examples are ever to be regarded, lmt when It comes lo placing them on the Bench to dispense Justice between the State and sinner, the saint nnd the wayward, we ] submit that the Intensity of their religious! convictions must sway their Judgment and, make it next to Impossible to hold the scales , In exact equipoise. Their religion can-! not be forgotten, and under the superstitious i belief that the Lord will reward them for' hearing down heavily upon the sinner, they; too often are excessive In the punishment of those who huve offended their Lord?appar- j enily forgetting that to Him only belongs! vengeance. We ask the reader to observe the rulings of our Courts, and if the senteuccs and acts of Intensely pious Judges are not more cruel and more disproportioned to the; vrlincs, than those of Judges whose religion is only of a "xnlld typo" then wo are mistaken. i'.'o ray then that intensely pious men, and kl'n dried deacons arc and should be dlsqualiilcd from holding Judicial positions, where saint and sinner may be compelled to apply for equal and exact Justicc. We hope our Legislators may hereafter exclude from the Bench all such men as have sought high ! position in the church, or are fanatically loll-1 iflttne In /Mir r\t\itiisui Hioir vnrt* putInuiiiutn on the subject must nt least to some extent Incapacitate tliem fur u proiK-r discharge of the high ami Important trust. Let the Church un?l the State forever re^ main separate. Let politicians fill the offices " * of ttie State, -and let christians fill the of-; Tlces of Church. As well ask a politician to lill the office of Church, as to ask the fanatically religious christian to till the offico of HtHte. Let the offices remain separate and distinct as well in fuct, as in name. Our Rnllrond. Our delegates are otT to Charleston to meet the citizens of that place in conference on the? railroad question?the great Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad, which we fear will never be built. As all 01 r corn and bucon comes by either the Clyde llr.es or the Georgia Central, we cannot secwhy anybody wants our corn to go from Augusta to Aiken, Trenton and Edgefield on to Abbeville, when we have a road running directly from Augusta to Verdery. Wo need the rond to Verdery. This road we rati grade, and which if iroued will put us in full connection with the great (icorgla system, which Is living reality, with all the moni>y and credit which may lte wanted, while the great Will-o'-thc-Wisp, with Schofleld in London, who has been said "to be hopeful-' for the last three or four years, has no reasonable expectation of ever getting a cent. 'Die Georgia Central can build our much defilml road through the mountain*. If It desires to do so. If Abbeville can grade to Verdcry, Due West will carry the work on to tnet town. After that Ilonea Path and Helton will take It to the latter town, where they will find n rood graded to Pickens. The Georgia Central can Have the great expenseof building between Vcrdery and Aiken. That corporation now has lines of road running to Charleston, Port Royal and Savannah. Ry building to Verdcry we will then be in direct communication to all three of these ports?Port Royal being some eighty miles nearer than Charleston, and Savannah Is also nearer than Charleston. We have only to inake terms with the Georgia Central which Is fully able to build our road through the mountains and which haR a road In operation almost at our door*, and which can give us grcutcr accommodations tlim the South Carolina Railroad. With these facts before our eyes, we are totally at a loss to know why our people should talk or think of building u llneoj road soventy-flve miles long In order to reach a little local rond, which cannot help us, and which Itself must sooner or later be absorbed by either the Clydcs or the Georgia <*?nt ml. By trading with the Georgia Central we will have seventy-live miles less of road to build l>efore getting over the mountains. By commencing at Verdery we can go to Pickens with lessexpenso than we can get the trulns Iroin Aiken to Abbeville. The Augusta and Knoxvllle road can be utilized as a part of tlio jjre.it link, and the Augusta and Knoxvllle goes to AukusUi, instead of to a little way station on the South Carolina road. There is certainly less work to do between Verdery and Pickens than there Is t>etween Aiken and Abbeville, and by connecting with the Georgia Central something is gained, whereas by going to Aiken we are further from market than wc arc at Verdery. Instead of wasting tlinegoing to Charleston, we think committees had better be going to ee ftaoul, who Is In a position to give us Immediate relief. The Aiken road is a mere dreatn. Tho Abbeville 7*r and Manner hows ? entity kimu 1< il^t* ?l the "Mr. Atnsilen." of Abln*vi 1 It', who icccnlly mlvcrtW in tlie Cohimbi't Ifrrrixttt lor c?rr< ttpomlcncT t > Km! to matrimony. We can not i-hnke off a horrible Mispicion that ' Ainixlfn" is an iillns for h party w ho writes vigorous KnJi.sh ami i* sometimes wry right and sometimes extreme')* w rong In the J'ress and Manner uflioe.?Greenville yew*. Tho Xetr.t Is altogether mistaken. Mr. "Ainsden" has never written a line for the J'?vxjt and Banner; not even ail adVerllselUCtit. ??????WMt??? TIic Whl'tpinx I'ONt. The attention of our member* of the Legislature is called l? an article from ill.- Urccuviltr Xtrtrt, p- tli.?he<t on our Hits |>QiTf. fiitill.*?l The Wli pptrn: Post N1<<I1<I." Tin-only way to raw the comity neediest expenrc is 10 establish tin* \vKi|.( 111 ir port. The jails <<f 1 lie Sflalo are crowded ultli pri-onns nr'it lip ly Trial .Instiees for twenty to thirty dnys lor trivial of. fetice*, and the majority of tin* prisoner* are composed of a class of citi<t'n? who like nothing t<ett<-r tIihii thirty il.ij'8 loafing with plrnly t? rut and nothing to do.?Aiken Journal anil Review. \\c think our brethren mukc error In urging h return to that old relicof bnrbarism.tbc lusti, which h:is boon abandoned by nearly every civilized people on the race of Iheotrth. We know ?r lb\V sclf-res-pccling people who have such laws on their statute books us will authorize the intlletion of this degrading punishment, such punishment as ts inllieted at the whipping post degrade* not only the receiver of the stripes,but Ihe people who Inflict llietn. The great mist ike which we think many of our politicians nnd 1 uf >* ?! ?? Jn in ilni*/i(iiMr I luti c 11 mn Ufw^pujinn inane, i.^# ? ? h<v? ?..?x to the devising of other ways ami means by i which to still further punish ttie negro, without actually relegating him to a condition of j slavery. It has been said that wo have the Moodiest, code of any State In the Union, and wo have seen nothing to lead to a contrary conclusion. When a Christian Judge will ! send a citizen to the penitentiary for twelve months fur stealing three dollars or for carrying a pistol In his pocket, we think the machinery of tlie government is sulHciently criu'l for all practical purposes. II such instances do not convince our neighbors of the existing cruelty of our laws as will allow an unmerciful Judge to indict such outrageous sentences we will cite the fact that Abbeville county now has a negro in the penitentiary under sentence of three years at hard lnbor for the eilme of throwing a rock at a white man who had entered his premises, threatcn| ing bodily harm to him. Tlio negro being indicted for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, was convicted,and, be It said to our discredit, a Judge on the Hencli ol South Carolina sentenced him to three yt-ar'n hard labor In the penitentiary. If a white mnn had sent a pistol ball through that negro's back, which had leiIleil him, he would no doubt ba\o been acquitted, as the others who have shot negroes in the back have been cleared. With the present laws on our statute books, and with Intensely unmerciful Christian Judges on the Ilench wo think wc j have littio need for any more engines of opj pres?ion. What our respected brethren of the Xetn , and the Journal and Review have to say about j the expense ol boarding convicts undergoing sentence has but little application t< this county. Such items Involve almost n<: i , ... I expense. w u wiiu nv?*n^ m> vu.?.0vu | with any crime, to the penltcntlnry. ? What a Detroit Saloon Hoepei IMdn't Sny. "I ?hall vote for probibitl n if I bnvo a chanec.* j siiil h prominent !>i truit x:il"iiii-k<'oji?T. "nn?l I think nearly every (><il<M>n-kee[i?r tn tin* city will <!<>s >. \V? ctn then set riil <>f the licence law. ami j>ruliibitiur don't prohibit worth a cent "?Exchange, In the first place, wc do not believe that nny decent saloon-keeper ever Bald nny 6uch 'thing. Asa rule, the saloon-keepers are il j least as law-abiding as the average citizen ; and even if they were disposed to sell wills ! key, whether authorized or not, we know nc ! whiskey dealer who Is responsible for his acts j would prefer to involve his estate to do a elan I destine business, rather than pay a small 11 ! cense, the payment of which would secure tc : him the protection of the law instead of run' i nlng the risk of detection and punishment bj the jaw. One vital error both In the whiskey bust ness and the prohibition of its sale, is: thai no officer Is specially charged with ft propct j enforcement of the laws. The UnltedStatCf I government has etl'ectually stopped the tilsi tillatlon of whiskey, except by license, and [the stntc could, by appointing an ortlcei : whose duty It should be to hunt up violater> , of the law, could soon see whether whiskey would be sold opeuly in places where II J is prohibited. i There should be an officer whose duty It ' should be to go to every bar room In the State : to examine the whiskey which may be ofl'ered for sale. Those who buy whiskey should DC proiecieu ngainxi uie vue jwji.-uu.-s hi ijuuu. tlon of whiskey. Tlic dry towns of this State nre entitled tc I detectives who would lerret out violutcrs ol I the Inw, and while we nre opposed to the ereai tlon of new officers, j et we are in favor of otic ! whose duty It Is to punish violations of the prohibitory law, and another whose duty it should be to see that the people nre not imposed upon In the purchase of whiskey. "Whether we have whiskey or not, we need enforcement of the law lu oi>e Instance, and protection In the other. Mo*ot lu Tronble We have copied Into another column the particulars of ex-fJovernor F. J. Moses* crime of defrauding a citizen out of $:>!, ami the sentcnce which the Court Imposed for the crime. This article shows more things than one. In Massachusetts, the very hub of ci\ Illzatlon, lie received a penalty of six month imprisonment for grand larceny, whereas if he had been a negro, and tried at Abbevlllefor the alleged crime of the theft of S3.2o he might have gotten twelve months in the penitentiary. II lie had been a negro in Charleston, and convicted of carrying concealed weapous, he might have been sent to the penitentiary for twelvemonths. Ordinarily white meu arc fined about twenty dollars or are Imprisoned thirty days, but this thing of negroes stealing and carrying pistols must be stopped, und we hope that all pretense of equal punishment of white and colored offenders must also be stopped. Such claims should not be made, or else the newspapers should be pro. hibltcd from publishing the work of the Courts. It is useless to deny facts which are printed in the newspapers, which facts are transcripts of the records of the Courts. But however severe the most unmcrclfr-1 Juilge in South Carolina tuay have been, we venture to say that not one of them would have so far forgotten his sclf-rcspcct as to abuse nny convict, much less one whoso education and ability mu*t havo commanded respect, and whose pathetic appeal mu?t have touched nny but a heart of stone. No Judge in South Carolina would have abused a prisoner. We Xe?l a Ilnnk. The time tins come when Abbeville County should have a Hank, and Abbeville village Is the place to loeate It, With fifty thousand dollars the charter may be obtained, and the capital stock can afterwards be Increased. We have reason to believe that Due West. Greenwood and Ninety-Six would each subscribe ten thousand dollars or more, and Abbeville can no doubt increase the total to fifty thousund dollars. The collections and discounts, together with the profits on deposit*, would be sufficient to pay the officers. A ' safe and ready Investment could be made ! whereby a profit of ten per cent, could be realized. ' One great advantage to business men would be that the stock would be available as a b< j curlty on which to borrow money during busy I Let our people think of this matter, and m:ikr> t heir nrrnnnemonis to subscribe to thf | capital stock when called upon to tlo bo. The Stale I'nlversify. Pome or our exchanges are again discussing 1 the vile South Carolina University. That is all right enough, gentlemen, but the peoph will not sec that old institution closed for tin , lack of a few thousand dollars. As long ai . South Carolina lavishes a quarter of a mlllior | dollars annually in order to secure literarj : cotton choppers for our farmers, the idea ol ; closing a good li slltutlon toour own sons ii : order to save a few thousand dollars is, to 0111 ; mind, prepo*irons?constitution or no constl tutlon. The South Carolina College will stuj with us, and the brethren may possess thep souls In peace. All the towns along the line of the propose i ! Midland road and the great Carolina, Cumber i land (Jap and Chicago road have now publish ed their patrloticresolutlons, and we presunx i no more will he heard from them. As poor as the delegates of the great Carolina, Cum herlnnd (Jap anu Chicago road meet to-day It Charleston, the funeral notice of that enter 1 prlso may be published, announcing thi names of the pall bearers and chief mourners The administrators of the estate will nodoub ofler to sell some valuable graded track to pnj ofTany little outstanding bills that may ex 11st, nnJ the great myth will disappear forever ; Our people then, may confer with Mr. Raou nnd see If he will put the Iron on any ron< that wc may grade to the Savannah Valle; road or to Verdery. A road to the Suramin! I Valley In the direction of Klherton would pu us within about twenty miles of a direct rail I rond connection with Atlanta, and we liavi j no doubt Atlanta would help us coinpleto thi line. I Oro'ver Cleveland will be to-dnv lnaugu !rated President ol the United States. Wi shall watch hlsoffiolal course with Interest and trust that he may conduct himself a: President to as to command tlierespect.no only of his own party, but of the whole eoun j try. Our for Is that he is self-willed, nnd wll view the office more as a personal gift tlinn ni ja public trust?that, he will presume to hi | wise enough to conduct the office without re Hard lor the wishes ol his party, or of thosi I whose opinions he should respect. He wll have no easy Job, and if ho undertakes tc 'make terms with Republicans by retain I nf old officials in office while hungry Democrat! : arc clamorous for place and position, he wll raise a howl about his ears from Ills own par ty. While we have our fears, we shall hop< for the best. In the belief that we in the South are to be relieved of the officers who have op pressed us for the last twenty years. IIefoke any thing Is done on t lie new cot ton crop, check off some of last year's cottor ground and plant corn. The midd les can b( j ploughed out. after awhile when other grounc | is too wet. If this plan is tried a corn crop k almost ccrtain, even on poor upland. A plu ! of stable manure in the checks will secure i ^gwotl crop. 1G EX. GRANT IS DYING. THE DAYS OF THE HERO OF APPOMAT- [ TOX ARE NUMBERED. ? I Tlie Kx-Prr<ii<l?nt Incurably III?III* i Death Certain Within Three Month.*. I Xkw Yokk, February 2V-It wns said by (Jeneral 0.ant's phys!i*uns> lliis evening that : liN condition is more critical to-night than at | miv tunc (luring his illm-xv. Atiioni; Ms nuj mcro'is friends anxious inquiries were made ,a< to his condition, coupled Willi e.\|>irssion> ' j of hope that the icports hail been eMijjm-rn| led,mid that tlie tJeneral wouliJ be restored to hea'th. 'l'lie recent publication of an editorial which had Ih-cii prepared tor a niedlca. journal upon Hie subject of his i.raltii. in which the opinion was expresses that a! I danger was over, for the present at least, had the effect of allaying all apprehension which had arisen In the mim.'s of his friend-!. ('oii*e<iuently the startllu^ Intelligence as to his apparent hopeless eondl-j j tion was wholly unexpected and a luost pain III! surprise. I It is now believed that the malady with which (Jen. Grant Is sutrcring uiiiiioI but have a fatal termination, and also that Ills dissolution may lake place within a very short time, a few months being the maximum ' period oi his life, with the chalices tlmt in much shorter tiine, pos.?lhly a fe\V hours, wl'l end liis earthly caieer. All the physicians In attendance noon him concur In this View of the case, ai U .h G neral's inline Hate family have ahaiuioned all hope of liis recovery, hiswifcand all his children, with tile exception of Mrs. Sartorls, who has been cnblt'd from Kngland, are grouped around the DtHlside of the General, and their deep sorrow, which lias het 11 < xeited at a knowledge that his condition bullies medical science, Is intensified by a realization of the painful fact that his sutferiuj/s are -of the most intense cliani' ter. He can only have temporary relief while sleeping, and even this has during the past few days become almost an Impossibility) as insomnia has been nddded lo his other complications, ho that lie Is practically an almost continual suttcrer. The crash of the firm of Grant <& Ward had n very depressing ctri ct upon 1 tic General, and he has since! appeared only at intervals. His slip on the sidewalk while getting in his carriage oil r the Christmas Kve, t.ss:t, fiactured one of his limbs so seriously that tie has not been able to move a'mnt w.thout a crutch. I?iter on, what lie believed to be a small canker sore appeared at the bos<; ol his tongue, and pulverized alum was resorted to lo kill it, but iutliimation ?et in and the General snfl'eredtso , ur atly that he called in his family physicians. A careful examination soon convinced them that a cancer had formed and was spreading Its i olson through his system. They were hifTlcd at every point, and fin ally ihay admitted that the cancer Is deep seated and that medical sicui is powerless to a verms inevitable results. General Grunt prescntsa pltableappearance at proent. His luce and licutl are bandaged, ' his eyes are sunken, and Ills face bears a sal , low line, while his hair and beanl have whitened greatly. Hetalks less than usual, Is pcevl.-hnnd fretful,and his family humor him 1 as if he were a child. He labors all day over i his Century Mitgmine nrtlctcs, working hlml self up to such a pitch of excitement that he is troubled with insomnlannd Is losing all his energy. This Is the worst form of disease, and litis brought about loss ol appetite. HI* doctors assert Unit he Is subsisting large ly upon his vital t'ssucs and is growing preceptlbly weaker hour by hour. Ills only nourishment is chopped meat and liquids, which 1 lie has no appetite for, and he eats only by ; force of will power, knowing that he must keep up his strength. i "1 did not go up on Friday night," said Or. Douglass to day. "The General Insisted that I sli xild not cuu.e late because It would tire inc." i ' Does the General know that he must die?" J l "Yes, he knows It, and yet he doesn't want i to know it. He may live three months, but . cancer of ttie throat Is seldom cured. If he . dies before that- time It will be for lark of nourishment. The system will waste away, and lie will dleof weakness and exhaustion." ! "l)o you tbink that the state ol his mind . had much to do with his I'lness?" "Yes. a great deal lo do with It. Ills trouble was aggravated Jlrst by his fall last year, > which ntrected his general health. liut I have . n > doubt that the failure of the flrm of Grant , a-Ward, and especially the recent discussions in Congress about his retirement, worried hi'n greatly." Tiie fund of SiVytOO raised for General Cra it's support a few years ago Is Invested in ' Wabash railroad preferred bonds, the trus* tees having so placed Hal the suggestion of ; Jay Gould and the late Kdwln 1>. Morgan. The road is In the hands of a receiver and the | securities arc paying no dividends. To proI vide against precisely this contingency, ex Governor Morgan made a personal guaratile jot the tnter-st on the trust fund for Ave! years, and It Is f.om his estate that the Slo.OOO I ujt-ur mcivtu uj urntmi \imuw ouuinu. General Grant's estate Is hcnvily mortgaged and consists of the house lie now occupies, residence* in Washington, Galena, Long Branch and St. Louis and the Dent farm on s the Grover's road near St. Louis. Ills war mementoes, gifts from personal friends and foreign nations, his paintings, statuary and bric-a-brac were mortgaged to Wm. H. Van. derbilt to secure his loan of ?150,1)00 and have since been deeded to the United States in trust until Gen. Grant's death, when they are 1 to lie placed In the Smithsonian Institute, f In regard to the condition of General Grant, Coloi el Fred. Grant says his lather Is a very sick man. lie has had little rest for the past lew nights and is suffering constant pain iu his ear and he-id." Dr. Douglass said he had a inlk with I)r. Sanders ut General Grant's house, and the result of the consultation was that botli decided that the cancerous growtli at the root of the tongue was hardening and steadily growing worse. A microscopical examination made by an expert proved beyond doubt that It was a case o: epithelial growth. "Grant Is a very sick man and I thluk there is little hope that he \7ill recover." The Lnndinnrk nnd (he Shields Trial. (Charlotte Observer.) T,a?t week the Statesvllle iAindrnnrk contained a very bitter tionutnelntion of an editoral that recently appeared in the Observer, in retard to the verdict of the jury In the trial of Tiios. L. Shield", at Statesvllle. which we should not have noticed but that the editor of that paper follows It up this week with another, in the smne slain. TI.e I a idv ark of the 2<)th says: "Unless ev>r. body reads amis*, the Observer appeared for the [iroftcc ti->n when Shields was tried in I Mecklenburg last full; at nil event*, It is a most remarkable fact that whereas it lifted no video of indignation agnlnst the Mecklenburg Verdict for murder, t>. fee!s outrrged on account of the Iredell verdict of. mattaliiuifhttr. ! As a matter of fact, the Ohtrrvrr never "ap-1 poured" asalnstShields. At the time of the trial in Mecklenhunr, the Observer was not In j existence, but the J'Mrnul Observer wax. nncl it was to the course of that paper that the Landmark has reference. The present editor and proprietor of the Observev had no connection with the papt*r at that time, and the management then and now is entirely different, a fact that Is well known to the general public, and ought to be to tlio editor of the Landmark. In the course of the Observer there Is thercf r J no inconsistency. What the Jownul'Ob' e -ccr said. and what the Ohsaxcr tays, Is q ilte a different thing. The writer of this article did not pcrsume! to speak of the case until he had heard nil] the evidence In the case, as well as the] speeches of counsel both for the prosecution ; and ti e do ense. The editor of the Jxmdmark never heard a word of the trial and yet lie reaches an opinion that there was no seduction of lite sister and that Shields was guilty 1 of murder. Very well. He 1h entitled to It Ik { opinion, reached, as we know it to have been i without hearing a scintilla of evidence, orl any facts In the cate, except, from hearsay.] Hut what Is It worth? Would an uripreju-i diced mind reach such a conclusion on such a small margin of facts? Is not the safe counsellor one who has s it for four days In the court room and listened to the testimony and th? arguments of counsel on both sides, to be preferred rather than the one who knows nothiimof the ease? The Jury, tho reading public, can take the case. We nave nothing to retract. The felon's uai b on Tints. L. Shields is a disgrace to North Carolina law. He was either guilty ol murder, and should have been hanged, or he was the Justified avenger of a sister's wrongs, who took human life In self defense, and should , to-day be breathing tho pure air of heaven. Instead of being a convict In the penitentiary. The Issue of the Observer Ih not with the Iredell Jury, but wltli the law that makes ' such a verdict In such a case a possibility. Something Radically Wrong:. Aiken Journal and Review. Tlio criminal laws or the State are either radically I wrung or some of the trial justices are very careless in j _ 11tit exercise of their duties. It is u general complaint that llit; counties ore put to heavy expense liv tlie commitment ?>r persons to jail to uwult trial before I the circuit courts, when said persons should be tried , tiy the lower court, uml thus; relieve Ihe counties of ' the expense or feeding them f.ir months with the additional cost of their trial before tiie up|>er court. In Abbeville coiiutv at Hie recent slttli-gof court,a colored man named Johnson, was tritd mid convicted on a charge of |?ctty larceny, viz., stealing $8.26, and was sentenced by Judge J'ressley to one year's imprlson: ment In the penitentiary. Kow tins wan a case that . came squareiy within the jurisdiction of the trial jus| tlce's court,and hud the* trial justice who sent him up ' for trial pi-r'ormed his duty, Johnson would have ee caped witU what the crime merited?about 30 days In 5 j jail. Besides this great wrong to Johnson, the county j was put to a heavy expense in feeding and trying hini. II At the fame ses. Ion of court Judge l'res>ley scnt?nc: ed two other prisoners cnnvictod of assault and bat[ tery with intent to kill ami larceny of live stock, to one year each in the penitentiary. Is there any coin1 | paiisou between Johnson's crime and tlieotheis? We r j shoiiid say so. and If the two prisoners were let oft" . I with one year, Johnson's sentence should only bave been about one month. Working on tlie Spartaiibur^ and AhIiovIIIc Itoad. Hon. E. Y. McAden, rresldont of the Spartanburg and Ashevllle Italiroud, yesterday I Informed an Observer reporter that work 1ms .i redly commenced on the completion of that I road. A force of sixty bands has beeen set i to work at the Junction of the Spartanburg jjntid Ashevllle and Western North ('nrollna , I Hoods, two miles from Ashevllle. This force j Is to be increased to two hundred hands, nnd * j the cup In the road will soon be filled. The i I hands nre now worlkng from Ashevllle to.! ward Spartanburg, but within the next few j weeks squads will be at wo?-k tit various p polt.ts along the line. President McAden ! says that t lie road will be pushed rapidly to ! completion, and, before are aware of ft, trains will he running between Spartanburg mid j Abbeville.?Charlotte OOsnvrr, March 1. jllonrty CoiiKrntiilntlnns to Ilnppy Marrlcd Peoplr. S-ncca Free Vreus. An elegant reception was tendered Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cary at the Keowec Hotel, last t Wednesday night, on their return trip from . the New Orleans Kxposltlon. The young and oid of our town and the surroundlni; country1 0 Joined In hearty congratulations to the happy e pair; dancing was engaged In and au elegant ! ropast partaken of by all. Should Mr. and I Mrs. Cary be blessed with the many prayers and thanUstliRt were showered on tliein, their 1 life w1" he one strewn with roses and a jmrudlse. May it bet I us. 8 | ? , j l*lHtol.<4 in Cieorgin. (ChrisVan Neighbor.) 1! The fJeorcia legislature has put a tnx of *1 on all dealers In pistols, cartridges, bowle1 knives dirks, A-c.?n brave and independent move <111(1 in the right direction. A corresrondine tax on those who make these ready J t olsof nuinlcret's. and another still higher - tax on ilie owncrxhin of such deadly weapons, , v ou d i>e commendable progress on the same " lin'. Hut alter all, t tie legal and popular ex1 t i< iin<> ?r mintari>iii in ilio State, iti connec) tlon with an accordant teaching or silence of T i<>< ?-? ??. puiplis and schools in the country, ' would seriously hinder, If not defeat, all such 5 wul.-u eaiil.itf cMbrtsot reform. .1 UrnsM. j G-a?? l? innro valuable than craln, and requires much Iob.h lal-or (klxl expeiiM* to make it. Hemembfrll. 1 1 trne. everv ncrfc well cet In sweet, J (Hoy (.'iiibp, is - worth fl'i) d 11 as. ii? dilft rence liow f.ir it may be I located fr <in a railroad. Grass will pay. ami he who acts upon tlii* theory wl'l hi the end ho *vl&<r aud : richer.?Standard, Mc.Minnrillc, Tain. i Rev. It. I. Harper carefully revised *ome thirty of his sermons before Ills lust illness J and death with a view to their publication. 1 A friend in this State Is now copying tlieni i for the printer. L Pi'.ok. C. C. Kkbii mid wife sind Mr. (!. W. 1 Conner and wife, of Cokeshury, linve returned l'roni a pleasant visit to New urkuus. i ' i11 iff iTTil THE CHARGES AGAINST GEORGIA ANALYSES REITERATED. A Spooiul Interview In Columbia wltli! llie .llaniifarttirer wtio matte tlio Original Complaint?IIIm Reply to the Savannah "Xews." (AVk'S ?wf Courier.) Com'mma, Fubruarv 22?The lertillzor mRnufncturc-r wfco w:is Interviewed several weeks ago In r< Intin!) to llie inspection of fertilizer!) In lieorgin U disposed to CI.INOII It IS STATUS! BNT3 inee they liaee been attacked hy the Savannah Xeivn "A hen I ?|> -ke tlrst to said he. "1 Intended "lily to draw |iiiIiHc altcn'ioii t? the general fuels : lull lince the statement I*denied la no olllcial ?ay, I now ,ir.'po?e to give yon a ?me particular* comin; under ny own observation. It will doubtless amuse mam (! rsons familiar with tlir manner of the (Jenrg'a f'-rt( lizer Inspection, t he t.ild of the 'paolrcllon' afforded l)j It to i he dealers ami planters of the State. I have frequently hoard it dlscusned by dealers and uiuuulactillers, who prnnnitncv.l it A KAItOE AND A IIL'Mni'O. One thing Is certain, however,it has h<-en a meat ef* feet'Ve advertising agency fur many parties, and has been utilized to the fullest exteat. Y?n ran ft nil'he Georgia analyse.-, showing high cemuieical value*, broadcasted on handbills from Virainlito Mississippi. Why does not the inspector interviewed liy the Savannah .Vow explain the great discrepancy between the Georgia anil North Carolina ann'vses o| Ib?- mine brands Why should tlwro be thrice llio difference in s?tne brands a* In other* ? Let the inspector unsNvrr tln<*e quo-thins." 'Didn't the Savannah Xetra say something about ah exposure of such deceptions us you referred tof "Yes. t nave myself heard of but one flint which Arts detected mid exposed by the department. It was a eotiijiftinllVely Small firm mid the bnsinrss was ruined. hilt it was telieVed by many persons to lie among the least of the ? ftVlldfrs. Others more extensively eugagod In the fraud WCltt UNDETECTED A^jl t'NHARMED. A season or two ago I wfts Informed by parlies entirely reilab'e that they knew of twrt instanWs where different manufacturers had sent a car load each of high grade -nods to a certain town in the State l>?r ilic purpose of securing a high analysis and that they Succeeded. 1 know that tbev were not exposed, and that they are still doing business in Georgia. It Is reasonable to suppose that If they committed the fr ml once they committed It before and tiro now engaged In It; "I will give another InsUtice llliistmting thb abnses of the evstcin. It Is know n to many pit ties Identified wllfi t'Je ll.lde in Charleston that two or three years ago certain parties dealing In fertilizers bought "their oeld phosphate for the. Southern trade from one of the C'jmleston companies, ami that these goods were shipped ami sold tinder tho name and trade-mark of the purchasers. It is said to have been of IDENTICALLY TIIE SAME GltADE as the goods shipped by l he Charleston company nntbr their own brand, that In fact It nas taken from the same pile. Yet, singular to relate, the Georgia anal yj?!s gave tlicsc coods froin to 2 per cent. more available phosphoric acid than Ihc same goods under the name of the Charleston company. Another Instance : A few weeks ago I was informed by a merchant of l.lgli standing and character in Georgia that a certain company had sent two carloads of oach ol their brands?showing vert high grades?to a Curtain town In the Statu for the purpose of securing EAHLY AND DECEPTIVE ANALYSES, These analyses have already appeared and are very high, and as the bulletin shows that the samples were drawn at the very town to which my informant stated these itoud't hail been shipped, the programme seems to have been fully carried out. I will look witlt Ini tciest to see thiii company dcticied ami i xposed. I recently talked with a gentleman for several years I past largely interval oil In the fertilizer trade of Georgia. He stated thitlic con-ider.-d the practice ?t se curing liigli analyses by early shipments of deceptive lots of feitillzera so general th it be had reluctantly [ determined to av.ill himself of the same methods this j season and Have forty or titty tons of very high grade goods shipped Into the State iu order to secure analyses equal with his couij>etiiors. HE HAD SUFFERED TOO I.ONO, he thought, by holdir.g aloof from the practice, while those around htm pursued it. lie was relieved from carrying ills proj ct into etf'-etoniy by the fact that his company shipped a quantity of goods Into the | Slate before he was apprised of the fact, and these goods were sampled and analyzed by the department before he could get In hi* ib-ceptivt shipment. What must be said of un Inspictlon costing the manufacturer', dealers and |?>aplc of tho State from $50,0(10 to $75,000 a year, which yet forces an honest man to retort to such measures In order to retain his business f Doesn't it put a premium on trickery and dishonesty T" "Are the Georgia official .analyses considered to be competently made P '1 hey are looked on In the trade as very unreliable even when there is no tiiint <>f suspicion as to the sampling. 1 have hcaid manufacturers say that th--y hsve had brands of goods analized for their own satisfaction, and hail twuiiii them c-imo tur below tho Georgia analyses, and In some cas-s nctnally below the requirements of law. 1'rof. White, tho Geoigia chemist Is considered an exec.lent and competent utlicor, but it is genera ly believed that INADEQUATE MEANS AltE GIVEN him for the employment of competent assistant*. It is said that a large |>art of the work of the station Is done by a class of college students. Absolute exactness is required in making analyses, vela manufacturer told oic that when, in view of the close conipeti lion null low pncee, lie nail nnil um oeiisi'ii ii umiiu < > goods nude only high enough tolullll the tequiremcnts ui law, lb* Georgia analysis of It showed a comincrclal value ol i4 or $ ') 11 toil grenier than the legal requirements. und here Is I ho Injustice of the tiling : l'he Mine manufacturers shipped the same grati* of goods this season, ntnl a coinct analysis was made, probably by Prof. Wl ite himself? showing Jo the public tin apparent deterioration in tho value of the brand Inct lust year of N or >5, yet the jjootis were the same, ur (lightly better. WIIAT ARE SUCH ANALYSES WORTH to the dealers or farmers? Another method of utilizing l'rof. White as an advertisement Is to send n high crude sample of guilds to him tur analysis ill his individual capacity of chemist. Tills shows high results, mid of course goes out to the dealers and turmers of the State with all the force tntl Influence of an otlicial analj sis, a* very few persons woulJ d'scriminate between 'l'rof. White's an.-lj sis' and "Prof. \Vhlte'6 otlicial analysis.'" -Tills is hard on the manufacturers who rely on the ofliei-1 analyses from fair samples, isn't It ?* "Of course It Is. We stand a very poorcharce alongside of the other people, suppose a second analysis is made later in the season?it can seldom be done, because o| the large amount of work the Slate chemist lias to perform?what protection will It be to the farmer or hotiist dealer alter he has been Influenced by high analyses to buy apparently high grade goods? The inspector may lake A THOUSAND SAMn.ES, tut If it Is impossible to nnahze more than one, what does It nil anioont to ? As lotigns t' e first goods ftbl| ped Into the State ire anal} zed for the accommodation of the ship[H'rs, whether they are cargoes or carload lots, and as long as Inspectors accommodate shippers by visiting their factories to sample their goods, the fraud known to have bicn prnclictd will lead people to 4egarii such sampling and inspection with suspicion. The only fair and proper method of drawing samples is to take them after the season has commenced and the goods are generally distributed throughout the State, without the knowledge, Intimation or suggestion of the* parties Interested. I have frequently seen onalyscsof acid phosphates this season showing 14 per cent, and upwards of available phosphoric acid and atninonlnteil goods giving 21 to Si per cent, ammonia. K'i to 11} per*cent. available phosphoric acid and 2 to 8 per ccnI. potash, ami yet the parties tnaniifictnrlnj them would not guarantee more than 11 to Hi per cent. nvulluMe phosphoric acid for the acid phosphates and 2 to '.'J per cent, ammonia ntnl 8 to 9 |ier cent, available phosphoric nciil for the nmmonlated poods. If these parties really make very high grade goods, WHY KOT GUAKANTKK TIIK ORADK and pet tho full benefit of It ? Manufacturers make such Guarantees to each other." "Is there nny way in which persons affected adversely by these analyses can protect themselves?" "Yes, I think so: and ihciiilltieiieeol incorrectnnnlvgi'S ii* so wide find far-reaching that something must lie done or the whole trade will be forced to adopt the methods I have criticised. TIIE MOST KEASIULE PLAN seems to be to get one or moro prominent gentlemen of the State, w ho are farmers or Identified with farming Interests, to draw samples c]uletly from the Interior of ponds about which U Is suspected that crookedness or triekery has been practiced, the honest manufacturers supplying funds to have these tainplcs analyzed by some coiii|>elent chemist of known standing, and t? have the analyses published side by side with the official analyses of the same goods. lam quite sure that something of this sort wiil be done. In (act parties are already In correspondence with gentlemen in Georgia asking their co operation in the matter. You see the Influence of tills thin# Is lelt In several States, and the same methods will be nnl It ruby resorted to elsewhere if not exposed ar d cheeked. We have food reason to believe they hnve ulready been attempted, and we intend to try to put a stop to it," N. 0. li. Booh in February. I observed my bees working vigorously carrying follen from I he elder flowers. In many sections of lurope (he bee-keepers have the custom of drinking to the health and prosperity of their bees, when they ..... hrinolnn <? flit. Ilr.t Tw.ll..,, I. termed t>y sumo the bee-bread, ami li tioed in the preparation of the food for the i.irvrc or young bees. kxaminc all your stocks and learn their actual condition. Clean the bottom boards. Those that me light in the stores must be fed at lesst a pint of good sugar syrup every week until apple trees bloom, or until they can get siiilieient from natural sources. All stocks containing vigorous, fertile queens should nuw, upon examination, show some eggs and brood in various stages of developement. If none can be seen, there is n likelihood that the liive is qucenles*, or contain a barren queen. If the colony is strong in bees, It will be best to givo it a queen; but if none ean be procured, then unite with Hume weaker one j that contains a f<rtil? queen. Tho operation of uniting two stocks of bets in frame liives is very simple. Uers when reduced to certain c nditions can nlways be tii.lt6d without any loss. The most favorable oi these seem to be : 1. Making thrin of the same scent by sprinkling with bccnti.il Water, made by adding a few drops of some of the essential oils such as peperniint, etc. 2. Dribbling the frames ami bees with diluted honey saeks are well fllied. 8. Allowing them'to become a little clilllcd and stiffened by colli, 4. By uniting in the dusk of the evening or after dark. I always prefer to make the nnlon after dark. Set the hive to be ulted by the side of the other. Blow smoke in lit the entrance of cuch hive until the bees are alarmed, which ts shown by making a loud, roaring noise. Wail ten minutes, until they have Oiled I their honey sacs, then gently remove their honeyquilt or board from each hlvo and alternate the frames of comb mid adhering bees into the receiving hire, which should alwa.vs be the one containing the queen. If too many frames, rrjecl. the worst, after shaking or brushing all the bees off of these surplus frames In the receiving hive. If the operator prefers, he can dribble a little honey over the tops of the framed In the receiving hive. Keplacethe quilt, close the hire, and the job Is completed. If your bees are In box hives, the operation of uniting Is more difficult. You must cither smoke or drum them out of each hive Into an empty hive or box placed over the mouth. Then shake both sets of bees on a cloth In front of the hive you wish them to enter. They will go in like a swarm. Sprinkle them wilh a little scentcil water when you tumble them In front of the hive. By the middle of the month commcnro to feed all vour stock alittle every other day, to promote breed ]?J1. P. Jl.lirown, in Southern Cultivator. The Verdict of n Jury Should be Accepted an Final. (Barmvell People.) At the trial of John C. Fercuson for killing Arthur M. Benedict at Abbeville on Christmas eve the jury failed tw agree,standing, It Issaid, two for conviction anil ten fur ucquital anil a mistrial was entered. The evidence of the witness-*, 1 lie arguments of counsel and tlie charge of tlie presiding Judge were elaborate' iy reported in the Abbeville journals ami upon their ; reports tunny papers have pronounced judgement that j Kerguaon wts guilty of wllllul minder and the Jury tliat bail bis rase In charge derelict to Its duty in not I so llndlng. They may be right but their course has a dungerous tendency,tor, if public faith In tiie purity or jury trials is broken down, an outraged people will ' resort to Lynch law for the punishment ol imaginary as well as actual crimes. When the public pulse ; bonis at such fever heal there is no assured safety for ] the innocent man and he is as likely to become the sacrifice of popular passion as the red banded criminal who has secretly stolen lh? lll'e of bis \ ictlm. It cannot bo true that the jury was '-fixed" by tbo friends of the prisoner and packed with bis kinsman as has been publicly alleged. Sol'citor Orr and the ab'e local . counsel that assisted him in llie prosecution would not have permitted such an open outrage. The mania for the coininlsoionol' homicide st ems to have become epidemic and that very condition may show that many of those now dying violent deaths deserve their bloody fates. The People dues not wish to condono : Ferguson's ollense or to champion his cause. It i recognizes the fi.ct there must be an ultimate tribunal to pai-s upon the guilt or Innocence of all who are accused ami the experience of centuries has llxcd pub' llo faith in trial by jury and that should not bo weakened. The verdict of twelve good and true men ! should be ac-epted as Una!, for it is better that they 1 should err on :h - slile of mercy tb. n tuat jtollcbil ' minder, irreparable in Its consiqueuces, should be committed according to the forms of law and in ' obedience to the unthinking outcries of the multitude. . ' " : . J ?V*'' A TOUCHING STORY. EX-GOVERNOR MOSES MAKES AN ELOQUENT PLEA FOR MERCY. Ike Claims to Have Been Ileieft of Hi* KcnKon by Social Ostracism?The (Jood Name of Hi? Father Invoked to Save Him from the Penalty of Ills nifsdcciN?TIic nrnrniMN of n Judge, Whose Mnnner* are Inferior to Those of the Criminal. [ Motion Ifn-cilil.J Yesterday nflcrhooti. at the Superior Criminal Court nt KastCnmbridKC, Franklin J. Mo<ies, ex-OoVernor of South Carolina, wna i?lu?'ed in the dock lor sentence, he having plead' ed utility to an Indictment Tor obtaining money by raise pretences from Colonel T. \V. Hiifginson of Cambridge. IIu was pale, iillenuated. with hair anil bc.ird nearly white, anil presented the nppcaranco of a man entirely broken In health. Colonel Ill.'t'lnson stated briefly the mnnner by which .noses imposed upon him; fhat he came to his house and represented that l.o was Captain (Irian of Month Carolina, and he believed hlin and let him have SU Afterwards he telegraphed to Souih Carolina, ami found that C'apt. Brian had not left the State. Then the legal proeeedlns<i were Instituted, which resulted In tlie arn st. of the prisoner In Detroit, Mich. Juil^c Pitman then askpd the prisoner If he had anything to say upon the matter of sentence. Moses stood up and addressed the Court as follows: May it please your llonor: Not on my own account, but for the sake of the name I bear? which, until the deatii of my father in 1877, was an honored one In the pr.hllc annals of .South Carolina?1 crave your indulgence for tny utterance of a few words in connection with the a line churned against me, and of which, by my own admission, I stnnd before you as guilty. Not under any circumstances could I have been able to adduce bcloru the Coui t any.facts which would have none lo Erovc mu gulllless of the crime as charged, ul, were It not for the paucity of my pecuniary means. It would linvc been within my power most abundantly to have proved by those whonrecognlzantof the premises that evpn before my accession to the gubernatorial chairof South Carolina, at the early age of thirty years; thy mind was In nn unbalanced and unsettled condition, consequent upon the unjust and utter alienation of those among whom, up to that time, my whole life had been passed. That alienation, caused in the first Instance by my sincere eoiivletlonsns to ii.v nuiiiii*lintvon Llic^Vool "reconstruction'' Iii I lie South, was sri complete and unanimous as to render inC prUctlcally a stranger In the State which gave tnebirth and narrowed and conllned my spnerfc of social existence ol those who entertained political cdnvlctlbtis identical with my own. Those troubles unnerved and almost paralyzed my mind. They left their traces In streaks of living white upon my head, nnd?increasing In Intensity as the years sped by, have lejt me nothing but the shattered wreck your Iionor sees before you?mind and Intellect almost wholly gon2, and n memory freighted only with blasted hopes and blighted aspirations. This condition ot mind has been diagnosed by physicians under whose caic I have been, and it could be shown that I am In a mental, and physical Condition which would warrant my belngi if confined at nil; consigned, not to a prison, among criminals, but to some Institution where they "minister to rnindsdlseased." The crlmc committed by me against Col. Higginson was not a willful and premeditated one. After ninny years of suffering and privation I found myself with my family In New Yoik, Impoverished nnd unemployed, nnd 1 cnine to lloston for the purpose of asking old of one whom In earlier and happier days It had been In my power to assist under almost similar circumstances. To my horror .ami consternation I met with a negative reply tc my earnest appeal. Not for one moment had I thought of such an answer, and It left mc nghastand bewildered. In this hour of un< looked for refusal, the horror of the situation came upon me with irresistible force. Iii my fevered imagination I saw my wife and little children?whom 1 love with passlonute Idohv try?houseless and homeless on the public highways of a treat city, dependent for shelter on the charity of strangers. I.lkeadrown lug man at sea. my mind looked ont Upon tin boundless stretch of tbu waters in which I I was engulfed without the Mgut 01 a singn friendly sail. The trial wan too great for nie My inind gave way under It. It was In this condition of inlnd I lie crlmc was committed I found myself with the means of assistance In my hands Indeed, but. Incredible as it ma} seem to your Honor, with an Immediatesenst of self-condemnation at the method employ' ed to obialn It. I cherished the hope that It: the near future I should be able to return th< money. It was the old, old story. Tcinptalloii presenting itself In the hour of trial, bill in my case the temptation came to a mind already enfeebled and diseased, and which under other circumstances, could and woulc firmly resist Itsnpproach. May It pleaseyoui Honor, I have a wife and children whom ] clearly and devotedly love, and who are lor In a desolate condition. I have ventured tr hope, lor "hope springs eternal In the humar breast," that. In my approaching old age, th( I Inilltics and Infirmities of my life would hav< | met. with pardon and the merciful ohlivlor | of silence at the hands of my fcllow-mon j Unfortunately, however, as It may bo for m< | and those who are dependent upon me, tin violated majesty of the law decreed other {wise,and I, therefore, humbly confess mj , fault, but plead In extenuation thereof tli< 'circumstances which rendered nic aitnos crazcd at the moment of its commission. ] entreat that your Honor will Inquire wheth er It Is not wholly unworthy of belief that t man who In ttic years that have gone hav< filled the positions and performed the dutici that have fallen to my lot would, in Ins sohei scuscs and with his mind lu Its full vigor have stooped to the commission of a crime the purpose of which was to obtain the com pnratlvely small sum of thirty-four dollars I and whether It Is not contrary to the natura order of tltluys that a man who has pride li: Ills lillCCSiry nuuiu tlM/vot I? uuimmi i.uiwo. of life?most especially when such a course li ' In direct opposition to hi* tastesimd insi 1 nets | From my earliest days I have been known ai n strictly temperate man, and have never ta ken part In games of chance, whereby money or anything else could be gained or lost I Your Honor, 1 have done the .Suite some ser vivo. Hut a short ilnie alter the close of tin war, under the appointment or the lainentei ' General ('anby, who at the time representee | the government us commanding general li: .South Carolina, I occupied, acceptably tohlm I Iheposllion of District Judge and lield tin I scales of Justice both on civil and crlmlna sides of the court, among the people ol twi Counties in the State, at a tune when tlx mind* of men were Inllnmed with passion I and prejudice, the one against the other. Ai ; a member ol the Constitutional Conveutloc i of 1>G.S, 1 took part In framing the new organ j lc law, upon which, as a condition precedent ! iny native Slate was readmitted to her plact j within the Union. I served us Speaker of tin [ House of iiepresentatl ves, and as Adjutant I and Inspector General of the Statu from ISfJI to lKTJ, In the fall of which year I was I mm ] gurated as Governor, uud held that position ! until the close of 1X71. Xo amount of sorrow no amount of suffering or misfortune, not I even death Itself, which, save for the wakes ol my wlfeund children, would be most wcl i come, can rob me of the honor ol having lefl I my name as one of those who bore u pnrt In j the rehabilitation of my Stale under a gov I eminent which secures to every man within j her borders the rights of a freeman und llu ' duties of a citizen." Judge Pitman said, addressing Moses "Why did It not occur to you to state youi circumstances and throw yourself upon tlx I generosity of Col, Higglnsou, by mailing an i anueal to him?" Moses replied: "I had Just ] before applied to a man in Boston to whom ] hail sent ?50 when he was In confinement nl the Coneiergerie In Paris as a dishonest bank nipt, and met with such a positive refusal that my mind was in a disturbed condition.' Judge Pitman then said; "It seems to mc Hint your moral sense Is more Impaired than your Intellectual sense. II Is very sad to have to sentence a man of your ability, but the lact of your being a person of such Iiitcllt gence should deter you from the commission of crime. Yoiirolfense egainst Col. Hlggin son was a mean one, havlnuall the element.' of treachery and ileeel I." The Court then sen 'fenced Ihe prisoner to six months in flu ! Ilonsn of Correction, and he was taken to flu | prison across the street lu the custody o | Warden Flsk. The Father at Home. Koine fathers fall to i;aln their children's conflilenet I by an nppnrant luck of sympathy. On theotlier hand j few young people ever take the trouble to put tbcm I selves in their Killer's place?tn imagine how he mum feel this or I hat behavior, how si disrespectful word 01 look in:ul is him, or a voluntary confluence is prlz < by him. There are many things, no ilonht, whirl bo> e nml girls ilo nut cafe to i>peak of before the:i futile. ; but they do not know the hurt pater famHiai feels w hen a conversation Is stopped upon li s enter| int.* the room, when he Is made to feel that ho Is noi [ olio or the circle, that he is> a power to be reA|iccte<! I and prupitia'.ed, but no inore. Wry often a innn has I hltn-u.lC to blninp fur tills Miiio of thlllLM. hut not nl ways. Often it ih mere love of i-ecrecy which m.->k< girls facially exclude thtlr father f.B much as possitile from a knowledn of their doings, their friends, ilielr comings and goings, their fears and hopes. Willi some this reticence must be n< c s*orv. Confidences would only be met nith suspicion or blame or ridicule. But nv st men have a tender sjcit In their hearts, even Tor the weakness ami fuillidinvas of "their own flesh," ai.d feel pained when they are silently condemned as unworthy of e.n.fldenee. J'litcr fumiliOA iu*y be too proud to show that he feels hurt, lie may wrap himself up In dignity and effect a contempt fur the trilling coliccrns of tin- ulrls; he may even re pel the first ad vanees, hut his heart may he exclaimI Ins bitterly against the coldness .vid hardness which excludes him from the knowledge of bis daughter's mini and heart which Is given to half * dozen school girl friei.ds. A girl owes much to her father even il he has not been all to her that a parent ought to be. He hi.s had to work hard, very probably, that her bread and butter might be $ care, lie has borni | cares, anxieties, struggles, temptations, at which she can but L'uess?of which she c-in form no re.il coiiccephod. If he is hard and unsympathetic some allowance for the nervous irrl'ation of an overworked or anxious man may surely be made. And a clrl never, we believe, has any cot.eeption how precious the is In her father's eyes. Holigli words and eold or angry looks may seem to disprove it, but it is true nevertheless. More even In a sense, than his wife, she appeals to bis protective care. He may scold or slight her, but let any ical harm threaten and she will see that to touch her is to touch the apple of bis eye. The day comes, n? doubt, when her allegiance and sympathy sre transferred t'j unother. in right of a still higher i claim. There Is little wonder if poor pater /umilia* loouks askance on him at first and Is slow to admit that lie Is the one at whose earning his reign must end. It is the way of nature, and it must be so. llut It is hard. A father ofleb lores rnoro en his daughter's tnariliige than her tnethcr di.es. "My daughter's my daughter all her llle." But a father's right changes entltely when the ring Is put on the finger. Till the fairy prince comes, then let rxtfer fmnilUis be considered and deferred to, and Ir necessary, humored. Let him not be made to feel that bare duty Is to be paid to him. Let him not feel himself a stranger In his own house. For many a little sacrifice, many a senile or patient word, unnoticed, unacknowledged at the time, and soon forgotton by her who renders It, lives in the memory of hlru who receives \Lr-Wavcrly. IIow to Fertilize Fruit Tree*. Here and there on all farms and In most fruit gardens, will be seen an orcaslonal treo or grape vine which (rentsto lark vigor?dots not grow welt, ana ret deems to have no disease. The probabilities ore tnat the tree Is dying ol starvation and needs ? liberal supply of food. When you give it this ration do not pile a load of mannre around the body of th? vine, that i.-Just the place where It will do tln> least pood. Near tho trunk of a tree the roots are all large; the flbrons roots?tho feeders?are farther rff, near the I ends of tho roots. These only can take up the nutriI inent. It is always safe to Assume that the soots cxI tend a fur from the trunk in every direction ns do j the Ihnbs of the trees, und to properly fertilize spread ! the manure over lliat area. Then fork ft In atnl you | have a cihm! work dono well. If some disease has be| Bun Its work on the treo you will put the tree in a ' healthy, vigorous condition, the better to enable It to ! Successfully contend against enemies. We have seen numerous old pear and apple trees, bearing poor and i gnurled ft nit, which tho owners consider of no value, j which such treatment ns we have outlined above ; would rastore to thoir original usefulness.?Orange j County Farmer, ' Killed by Mood From 11 Diptlicri.i Victim's Nose. I One of tho stmng-st cases on record of death by blood poisoning Is reported from Hopewell neighborhood. In this County. Last Saturday Joseph (.awing, a 12 year old boy, died of diptheria, but beloro his death he wns attacked with a bleeding at the nose. Ills sister, Mrs. Samuel I'uckolt.had recently cut ono of her lingers, and the wound was still raw, and while she was waitine upon tho sufferer some of the blood from his nosn fell upon her hands, one drop getting into the cot on her linger. The next day, Sunday, slio was taken violently ill, and n ph>sici:in was summoned to att-od her, but all his eifoits to relieve her sutlerlues were in vnln. Mrs. I'udkett continned to grow worse until last Tuesday evening, whf?n she died. The jihynlHnn who nttenile?! Mrs. I'uckett v:iys that slit* f1ic?l of blonl pointful lit;, canard , by the drop of blood getting into the cut uu Iter fliijrcr.?C'turfaltc Observer, l\b. 20. The Stock for Poor Fnrtach. There Is a great deal nf truth tn thd jiriiposltlon that the Iiiij: Is th? poor furmets' best frleiul. A writer In the Chicago Time* take the nlllrinative anil gives some Very good reasons for Lis belief In the following: In rho (treat malmIty of cases lines ore tlio in''Bt profitable animals for runners of small means to raise. They can get returns from them quicker than fii>m h .r.M'S, dttlc anil sheep; nml th's Is a most IrnpoM j tant consideration. l'igs <lro)>|i?f<l early in the spring | run he made to weigh two hundred pounds each by midwinter, when pork Is In the greatest demandi Horses can not be sold to persons who desire them for work till lliey are about 4 years old. Few farmers of small means can wult that length of limn for pay for their labor ami farm products. Calves of the best In el breeds ihnt have excellent shelter, postures uf t tne crass and clover, ami plenty of grain, may lie pill In (rood condition for the butcher when they arc 'J1I months old. Farmers of small means, however, and especially th so who live In a feci ion of the country that is newly settled, have not the facilities for tlttine cattlc for the niarket at so early an age. They generally have poor shelters for their stock or ho le at all. Th. yhavo nothing but wild grass to f ralsh pasturage or hay. They cin not easily obta'n animals of Improved breeds lo keep. They may ke'pslu-epto better advantaee, as they tin obtain mon*-y from the sales of their fleeces when tho lambs are one year old. They can n'so sell some esrly lambs In the fud. It requires considerable capital, however,! I to cot a gooil stand wlih sheep. The purchase of fifty ] j ewi * ami one micx cutis ror more money man a |n?ur i in .!) who la paying fur Ms place mid supporting a ftinlly cm raise. Ho can. however, obtuln half n doz on sows with pigs, ami from ihein ralfo sulllclent pork to meet Ills financial wants. l'igs multiply so qu'ckly that the expense of petting a large number la ' slight. The breed ran Do Improved in a ehort time and nt a small cost. | It costs less to provide suitable shelter ftlr hogs than for any < thrr animals kept on farms. DuHng tho season of quite roM weather they require to lit! kept dry and warm, but shelters may be built nit- them of veiy cheap materials. It is not neccsi-ary tt> employ I mechanics to put up buildings to protect liogs. The | walls m;iy be Diilkof logs, stone, or very chtap linni ber. The roof may be covered with strtlw laid on I pole*. If the drainage Is good no floor Is needed. A larger number of fui in products may bo utilized hy feeding them to hogs limn to other animals. They will gain during the summer If Ihey have plenty of clover or tender grass. They will eat anil derive benefit from all kinds of grain, vegetables, fruit and milt from which no use can be made. They will cat nuts j and wiM p!Ant?, hnd will devour vermin. Less labor Is required to harvest and piepare food Mr bogs than for other animals. Tln-y will dig artichokes as they required them for food. They will shell corn frortl the cob and eat the heads of ail the small grains. They nro less particular than other animals about the way their food Is prepared* The hog Is not a dainty animal. No very expensive machinery is required on a fhrm that is chiefly dovoted to the raising of hogS. There in no occasion for s|>eiidtng money for threaShlng. In sections where corn di es well it will be likely to be the leading crop raised lor fattening hoss. Only a Iilow and cultivator are requirid fur tiilsing this croj i t can (to harvested by the use of hand tool* and fed without being ehelled. The sumo tools are all that are reijutrcll ftlr raising artichoke* or potatow. The special machinery required on a farm chletlr devoted to ihu production of wheat will cost more than all the tools needed on n farm of the Mine size that is devoted to the raising of bo^s, and the animals necessary to Stock It. Tliere Is little trouble about marketing hoc? in any Ji?rt ??f the West There are buyers In almost everv , town that bus a railway station or a steamboat landing. A fanner call change hogs into money quicker than he can wool. Hogs can be slaughtered, packed, and ho d for a rise In the market much easier than . beef or mutton. B**vf and mutton brine the llljfhest [irlco when tbi-y are in the fresh slate, but pork brings more after It is cured. Nearly every farmer who , dedres atid Ins the means to do so cun s5ll his hog products at home directly to consumers SoMle time during the year. The practice of selling nearly all the hogs in :t nelghlinrhnitd alive ns feilin lis they are fattentd Mid of Inking them to somo liirge city to bit slaughtered hnd packed, has become s<i common that there Is htrely pork enough left in a bo^-rnlsing dls! trlct tosbpply tiie inhabitants. Efrery spring and t summer large quantities not only of Ihrd; hams and ; bacon, but picKlud pork nr>- sent from ihli city to the . districts from which the bogs that produced them I Mine. Many fanners who have the means in Wait six l months will in many cares be large gathers by ?laugb1 ti-ring their hogs, cuilng the meat, and trying out the ! lard and keeping them to supply tho local demand, which will be brisk In the course of a feV months i after tho time bogs are ordinarily sold. How to Onnrd Agninnt Drouth. I (Southern Cultivator.) We cannot regulate tho seasons, or nrcdlct dry. Hut ! we can guard acalnst ordinary drouths to a great exI tent, by" loanaclng and. preparing our lands In such manner that will cause them to stand drouth without ? Injury to the crops, provided that It Is not a protracted , drouth. Well, what roust bo done to prepare our i lands against drouth f Tho tlrst thing Is to restore to , the land humus whfch has become c*h(tfjsted from > long culture, and without humus It cuntfot stand drouth r or produce fine crops. Humus is the life afid existence > of land, find without hrrrmis it becmnes exhausted and . barren. Then how are wo to restoro to It liftmus? On' i ly by incorporating with it vegetable matter to rot and > tiecome humus; and that must be done by rotating . crops. Sowing down small grain, ch'/Vcr, peas.etc.; t and tilth the plow turn under stubble, clover, pea1 vines, weeds, grass, corn stalks, cotton stalks, and any, thing that will rot. Depend on tho plo* and vegetable 1 niatier to bring up yortr lands wttli, inii haul leaves - and straw in your lots to make manure to compost [ with yourcotton seed to use aa fertilisers,and abandon I the commercial fertilizers; for I have even rofi're lartns > nnd farmers ruined by cotton planting and fcrtlUzrrs I since the war than from any other cause. In short It > his mined nil who gave up their farms to cotton crops j and commercial fertilizers. The plow nnd vegetation I turned under, Is the only salvation of the eonntfy. . Diversify your crops, and let thein be largely In grain ? and gn^s?raise slock?and then will commence a ; change for the better. Make the farm self-sustaining, . as nearly as it can be done, and give up buying bread, r meal and fertilizers for the farm. ; As befuro remarked, our lands cannot now stand even 1. ordinary drouths, for the want of vegetable mutter In[ ce.rnnrated with them. There Is nothing to hold the - moisture in the land; so what rains fall,run off, or arr t lost by evaporation. The coiunierrlnl fertilizers fur j III nil u" uuiinm, iiLiigr UIVJT IHMU II" UlUlMUre ? PUl 111 i dry seasons hasten the bnrninit up nn<l destruction ol r crops. The plow ?nd vegetation is tho salvation of the , co intry. So go to work ami plant such crops ns will , furnish Vegetable matter to turn under. And a'tcr the wheat and corn crops are harvested, don't turn stock , on them to cn>7.- but keep them off; and let the weeds I slid crass and vines crow on ihcm to be turned under I w ill the plow. And If the lands are so exhausted that they cannot produce a crop of weeds, then sow down cow pess to bo turned under, and rely also on c!over. Wintering Colls. At the commencement of winter I haven suggestion to offer tho?e farmers who hnve yonng colts to put In winter quurtcrs. I most sincerely uiiil earnestly deprecate the straw stack method of wintering colts, it Is a p> or way of wintering a useful anlim), and a pour . way of disposing ot straw. A man had much better iflv'e Ids straw stack to some poor neighbor than tn use it t<> winter his colts on. 1 have seen too many other; wise kimxI cults ruined during their first winter bv a [ too close n?(]itnintsnce with the straw stack, 'the practice of some farmers seeins to be t? wean their , colt.', and then compel them to steal their snbslstence ' durlnit their first winter, and very olten during their second winter also. No course could be more harsh . and unprofitable. The colt grows In a thrifty and [ promising manner until it Is weaned, and then It is compelled to enter upon a hard struggle for existence. I This ought not to Ik* so. The colt If it is worth ralrlng 1 at all, is worthy of proper treatment. In a climate f warmer than we have in Northern New York, it Is , possible to wlntiir nolts in n satisfactory manner with no better shelter than that offered by an open shed. ' But 1 hare found that all dericcs used as a substitute for a eooil warm stable are unsatisfactory. The colt ' therefore must tn* provided with a c< mfortable stable, r If the stable Is warm less food is necesraty to keep the colt growinz. I would prefer for s young colt, as I " would prefer for * horse of any age, a box stall, roomy and well lighted, to a stall In which the animal is con' fined. A Judicious retard for the feet and limbs of a ciiu requites mm ne mihumi no auuweu consiuerttnie freedom. If the stall or box do.-a not furnt.-h the facilities fur exercising, then ho ohoulil be Allowed to exerciso several hours daily In some good yard or paddock. In condemn ng a straw stark diet, 1 wl.-h also to go one step In the opposite direction. A colt may not desire grain until lie Is ahle to esrn It. but farmers, for tbelr own credit, should foed their olts on a ration of on Is twice a day. This is absolutely necessary If , you desire an early and satisfactory development. I _ wintered two young coits last winter. These rolls at one year old, were larger nnd better devclojied thun cults on nelgLborlng farms at twice that age. I think It pnys, and pays well, to take extra care of a young colt; ft Is some satisfaction In owning n superior animal. and It will pay la the etid.?Jirecdcr's G'axctlc, Chicago. Repair Shop on the I'nrm. Every farmer whohasnny mechanical genius should have some place where in rongh or stormy weather he c.in go in ntid make such repairs on his farm implements n* his knowledge of mechanics will enable him to do well. If the farm be large nnd the farmer skillful. It pays to bnve a small building by itself, where not only carpenters' tools are to be found, but also n blacksmith's forge, with a few of the most Important tools. Tli? farmer who can turn bis band so ns to use , successfully both the carpenter's plane and the blacksmith's hammer, is truly fortunate, becnn.?e itcnsbles biin to not only mend his farm Implements during leisure hours in the weather, but It also enables him to repair a sudden break down in the busy season much quicker th in he usitilly could If he had to depend on others living at it distance. it Is not. however, good policy for the farmer to turn his attention so much to mechanics ns to neglect his farm; there is a point beyond which It Is neither profitable or good policy logo, Farming should be the principal business of the farmer's life; to this occupation bu should give his principal nnd his best thoughts; whatever other business he may engage In, ho s'-onld treat as a sido business, and never let it interfere witli his principal business. He who lets the weeds grow while he is building u *va.*on, naa neiter dp witnouia repair sn<<|>. nut tie wim ' only spends his b-iauro hours In repairing farm linple1 merits, " 111 find lib repair uliup among bis best investments. On a farm where there Is a family of boys the repair shop Is a necessity, If the buys are to receive thorough instruction, ami llie farm 13 to be made attractive. Tbc boy w ho Is able to make his own sled feels an Independence which is unknown to the boy who has never hail an opportunity to become acquainted with the use of tools, and when he lias a farm of his own the practice which the repair shop cave hint will enable him to readily make most of the repairs on the farm, ai d if he bus leisure, make many new Improvements. A repair shop should always hea building by itself, because if in coniiiction with others, tt increases the risk of lire, and makes tbo rate ot insurance very much higher. Strive Tor (lie llcNt RcNiiltn. Farmer* should strivo to secure the best results for their labcr, because It Is hard work with them nil the time. The biggest j (eld or greatest number of bales of cotton to the horse may not be the best firming. One may pile np bales of cotton every fall and he and his land may both be gi-tting po jrer. A Georgia farmer sneaKlug of the want of success with people Of bis calling, says; There are many reasons but I will only alude to a few of the mint p-omln-nt, such ns a want of sowing one-third to one-naif of the cultivated lands In small grain, to be sown in the early fall; a neglect of a proper rotation of crops; a neglect of breaking lands properly, and proper cultivation, which is often caused by turning the lands over to ignorant hands to maiia.e. Too many are farming from necresslty, insti-ad of priding in It, to excel others in this vocation. Again,furnishing everything and giving hands and help. The only difference between their share and saving one-hnlf made on the farm by farmers doing their own work Is the tenan's board theniselvc. One-half cannot be saved nt clear profits. Another reason and one most ruinous policy is in raising cotton to buy supplies bought at high rates of interest at time prices, costing eight cents to raise the cotton, leaving from one to two cents |>er pound profit to pay out of debt, which Is only a question of time to ruin any farmer who has no other Income. Another and lust 1 shall give is farmer* outliving their income. MOIcm. Moles are by common consent considered a nuisance I mid pest in the struwDerry item, hiui various Devices I are constructed for their destruction. Yet, although moles destroy a few plants hy undermlniiiir their roots, it Is inure tlinii probable tlmt they are hut bless1 lugs In ditigulsc, and that we would lose more plants from the ravages of the white irrtiha than from the underground work of the moles. If we should succeed in j i killing the latter. That tunics do not eat strawberry plants, hut grubs, admits of no doubt. and it Is also j observed that moles are mostly found ill places where ! I grubsare most numerous. We have frequently follow! ed the niote tracks under rows of dead plants and have j always found on their roo's the peculiar marks of the j | gnawing of the grnbs, proving that the latter wore al- j ] reailv engaged In thelrdestructive work, and were on-! ; ly arrested in their mischievous progress by the time! ly arrival of the mole, who after having found his prey, ! would not follow the samo row on a foil's errand, but ' would make a short cut to the next row, where his keen scent indicated nnolherchoicc morsel. Tlte Little Workers for < hrist, "We are a little gleaning band, We cannot bind the sheaves; lint we can follow those who res*1, And gather what each leaves. We are not strong, t.ut Jesus loves The weakest of the fold. And in our feeble efforts proves Ills tenderness untold. We know that with onr gathered grain, Briers and leaves we bring; Yet sinre we tried, lie smiles the same, And takes our efleilng. Then let us still hosannas sing, As Christ doth completing come, Casting our treasures as he brings 'J h tieuthen nations home. ' Cnmlnc!! lOinlng!! n choice lot of gins- j U im.", dry gt o is, Hosiery, buttons, mfilings, collars clc., lor early spring wear. 11. 31. I llividou & C?. | " : r*? , ^????? BI irtfrfTTi The Improved WHITE Mil 1IC HE. With its Improved Attachments is King Oyer all Machines. rpUE WHITE stands In the fWinti It lend# the 1 world In point of ilmability, in features of mechanical construction, In new and v.ilunblo Improvements, For liyht rnniilnz qualities anil for great range of work with the embodiments of nil the Intent Improvements known to Ser ins Machine mechanism, with elegance of dtsien nml beauty ol finish the whl e stands without a rival. The Improved White Is the Machine of the future. TIIK W HITE Is mannfactnred by an old company who have hail an ex|?jrlcnec of over thirty years In tbc manufacture of Sewing Machines. TIIK W1IITK Is the most simnle constructed Shut tic Sewing Machine made nmt adjustlble throughout 8o thai any lout motion enn be taken tip In on Instant THK V IIITE Is tho lightest running, anil made from the best material. TUB WHITE makes leas nolso than any other Shuttle Machine, nnd hat a larger apace under ;he arm. THE WtllTE has nn oscillating se!f-threadlne shuttle and aulMi-ltlnit needle. It baa a strong feed on both allies dt the needle. THE WHITE will do all kinds nf work that any Machine can da The White will do wort that no other Machine In the world can do. THK WHITE hems,and news on Iaeo,*and Inserts bias trimming at the bead of hem nil In one operation. THE WHITE does welt cording, and scollop bindInc. THE WHITE does dress trimming, fold Waking oat binding, and the only Machlno in the world that does hein-stitclilng without the use of paper. The be in stitch attachment reduced from $10.00 to |1 00. THK WHITE has an automatic bobbin winder? every bobbin wound as smooth nan spool of thread,nnd an automatic take up i?nd is self-banding. TIIK WHITE ruffles between two bands on the edire of a'cnrim-nt. or through the ceiitro of a garment. With tbo abovo ami other rangesjof work too numerous to mention the White stntida without a peer. | THE WIUTE Machine ha* been tested In Abbeville county over seven years nt.d Is warranted from live to fifteen years. The shuttle carrier IS lined and Watranted twenty-flve years. In order to demonstrate the above I now ehallengo any one of my competetors to meet lite In n public contest. THE WHITE Machine Can be run anccessfnlly br electrlcty, an advantage that every delicate lady will appreciate. With the lilna lolil cutter, button-hole attachment and electrical muter combined with the above the White is king of Machines. Tliti Mnchlues nnd sample ltork may be seen at the Store Of Miller lirothors. A'-beViUe. 8. C. J. I. SIMPSON, Agent. P. 8.?By order of the White Sewing Machine complin* 1 would warn nil partlea against purchasing the While Machine needles or attachments from any one except tho Company or their authorised agents, ?*sach won Id he fraud*. The company would tiike It tU ft fa vor If parties would report to them directly any or all persona outslds of th.-ir n6'cnU who offer their needles or attachments for dale. Jan. 1C, 19S4, 12in Land for Sale. E ARE AUTHORISED TO SELL the following lands: 1 Tract Two Hundred and Twenty-Six Acres, near Phoenix, known as Chipley lattd, bounded by land9 of Chiploy, Talbert, KstaLe Hutchiuson and othera< Also, tract One Hundred and Twenty Acres, part of tho America Hacket Tract, bounded by lands of S. B. Brooks, Talbert, J. S. Cbipley, Sr., and other*. Also, lot in tho town or Troy, Known as Lot 6. Blofck B. Afao,- the Simmons Lot near Hodges Thirty-Three and Three-Quarter Acres, more or less bounded by T. J. Ellis, W. C. Norwood and others. Also,Store Hotise and Lot, in town of Bradley, on Main a rid Orifiln Streets late owned by Thos. H. Walker. Parker & McGoWan, Atty for F. W. Wagoner & Co. Nov. 10, 1884, tf Collars ANOTHER lot of nil klpcollnrstoflt horses or mules for sale by THUS. BEUGS. Dec. 17. 1884, tf SAMUEL" C. CASON, .Attorney A.t Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. No. 3. O'Nkal'8 New Law Buii.dio. Will practice in all the Courts of the State Jan. 2, ItiU. Marshall P. DeBruM, Attorney at Law, ABBEVILLE C. II. S. C. Carriage. Buggy AND hnrness made to order by S. B. Norroll, an old and experienced workmen, long known to the citlzcns ot the county, leave your orders If you want a good Inh with us. THOS. BEGGS. Dec. 17, 1881, tf PERRIN & COTHRAN, .Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. Just Received. A LOT of elcirant LINEN LAP UOnES. Will bo sold low to cash customers. June '?>. 1^, tf THOS. BEGGS. "medical "card." DR. L. T. HILL HAVING sold his Intcrest'.ln thedrug store, will devote Ills entire attention to the Practice of his Profession. Insure Your Property ?FROM? Damage If Fire and LiiMiiios IN THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE OF New York. J. T. PARKS, Ag't, Abbeville, S. C, Jtin.ao, lRfM, 12m Brushes. FAIN'T aiift Whitewash brusnes for snlc cheap by I)cc. 17, 1881, If TIIOS. BEGOS. Vacuum Harness Oil. fPO keep your harness soft, nnd make them I wear well, you must get some, for salo In ! hii 1 f-pintK, pints nnd quarts by Dec. 17, 1*581, tr TIIOS. BEGOS. Hattie Adams TS still In business nt her RESTAURANT on the Dend.v Corner, nnd Is prcparrd lo furnish excellent MEALS lit all hours of t lie day. [Jan. 11,1881, tl Halters. PERSONS buying horses nnd mules, can be supplied with hulters cheap by calling on TIIO.S. BEUUS. Dec. 17, 1SSI, tf New Goods! New Goods!! TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK. Black buntitufa fivr *nrlni? ilifsscs. .Tersev Jackets In black nnd colors. "Blenched homespuns, Colored canton flannels for curtains. Ac. It. M. II ADDON A COi Jnn(*21, I8S01 BARBERSHOP. RICH A III) OA NTT. Is now prepared to do all work In Ills department In the best 1 manner and at reasonable charges, Molitlily 1 customers shaving, balr cutting and ?hnm| pool ng SI per month. Hflsors honed and put In the best condition for 25 cents each. Shop under the frets and Manner olllcc. March 15,1KS2. tf The Creorcia Pacific fiailvaj. NEW SHORT LINK VIA 'Atlanta, Ga., and Birmingham, Ala. -TO POINTS INALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA. Arkansas, Texas and the West and Northwest, 'l'he favorite route to the World's Fair, New Orleans, Im. Commencing Dec. 1st, 1SHI. Double dally trains?with elegant sleeping cars attached?for which the low rate of Sl.lO for each section Is charged. The lowest sleeping car rates in the United States. Berths secured J<> days in advance. to- See that your tickets read from Atlanta via the (Jeorgia Pacific Hallway and Birmingham, Ala. I...... Infurmntlon write to. r>r entl nil Al.ICX. S. TII WE ATT, Traveling I'usst nxer Accnt, Atlanta, On. l. s. nnowx, General Passenger Accnt, Hlinitn^hrun, Ala. I. Y. SAGE, General .Superintendent. Birmingham, Ala. This is the Season of Raffles. IF you want n good leather dice box for the occasion call on Dec. 17, 1S-SJ, if TITOS. BEGGS. Axle Grease t>Y (he box, dozen, or gross, for sale cheap J> by THUS. UEGGS* Dee. 17, lsst, tf Second Hand Harness. IF yoil cannot nfTi>r<l to buy a new liiirnoss, call on the subscriber, anil ho will sell you a second hand set, In good repair. Dec. 17, 1581, tf THUS. liEGG*. [ il^ WHITE BROTHERS ARE now prepared to exhibit an elegant stock of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS. All d??eiutmcnt* are lull, and persons In wiuit of liny-article, have only to call for It tin<1 be supplied! In regard to prices, a great .many goods are now-sold below the cost of production. Pnt Infliction gunrnnteed. Let every one call and see for himself. WHITE BROTHERS. j. w. sign; ABBEVILLE, 8. C. TTEEPSoji hand a full assortment of IRON CASES, FINE BURIAL CASKETS, COFFINS, from the cheapest to the best. Hearse will attend funerals, when desired. He will also Contract for the Erection Of BuildingsHe Is aeent for the sale of Sash, Door* Blinds, Moulding*, Stalr-rallihgs, Floorings and everything pertaining to hobse building April?, 1880, tr Something New Uunder the Sun. I WILL be ready on and after the 1st of March to do any REPAIRING which may be wanted to your SADDLES and HARNESS. Don't postpone the matter too long. The cyclone may come along. Be ready for the emergency THOS. BEGQS, Feb. 27th, 1884. tf TABBLAW & EDWARDS. NOW HAVE T11E PLEASUBtS OF announcing the arrival of un utrractive Line of iriNfr SHflPS Consisting of a full assort* ment for Men's, Ladies's and Children's wear, in all the Latest Styles. Mar^h 26, 18*4, tf HIpllI, CONGAEEfi IMWIU. Coumbia. S. C* Agnt for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EYAPORATOR rpHESK tfO'TJKg WEBE E8TABLLSAED In i isiiDy.Messrs. unh Sinclair ana .J nines An-, ili'rsnn an'<T purchased by in? In the year TSftft. s'nd fp>m that lime till &>w cnrrk-d Wr.iiflecisSfuH/ tfr myself. My fr|ends" and customer* will bear witness i)f the JaVtfo'anYt ftAp'endona lobs executed by tne. It was at tnv Works whirs the largest nnd almost only Job of Its class ever executed In tbls dtv wju doue viz.: the maklm; of the pipes for the City Water Work* In tho year 1858. In the branch of BELL FOUNDING, lean say that I have made the largest bells overcast In the State, iflch as the bell for tbe Cltv Il.tll In Columbia. My ?tock of imltrrns f?r ARCHITECTURAL WORK COLUMNS fur Store fronta, la large ami various, and In RAILINGS for Balconies; (Taftenrf.' and Cemeteries I have tbe largest variety and moot modern patterns; man? of theso are patented and I have purchased the right for iLlS sfifff. In the machine line 1 can furnti-b my patfofts #itS STEAM ENGINES and BOILEK8 of any size and description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILIJJ h*Te carried off the prize at ev-ry State Fair bold In tills city, and In their construction I have taken polns to coiiiMiio simplicity with tho mfjst (l&eftil ifiodefn fnt, provements, and may flatter myself that my CIRCULAR SAW MILLS find favor with every sawyer who understands bis business. Tho tnanv orders 1 am steadily receiving for SUOAR CANE MILLS prove that the public npprecf?U( the mills of my make. and so It Is wltb my OKARING for IIORSE POWERS. GIN WHEELS. GRIST MILLS and other MACHINERY. I have the manufacturing rlirht of many PATENTS snch as castings for ROCK COTTON AND HAY PRESS and three or four diffrreut FEED CUTTR8 and other Implements. I will be pleased to send my circulars to any applicant, together with price list or estimate. My prices are moderate, and I assure tbe public that they are lower than those of Northern manufactures, and that my work will compare favorably with that of any otb er maker. Addn m John Alexander, Conoauee Ikon Wohks, Columbia, 8.C. CINCINNATI REPOSITORY ABBEVILLE, S. C. , T>ERSONS WANTING ! 1 WAGONS, BUGGIES, HARNESS, WHITS. HALTERS, buggy cushions, AXLE GUKASE, I'LOW GEAR, RIDING BRIDLES, HAME STRINGS, &c., Will do well to call before purchasing, ns 1 will not be undersold. THOS. BEOGS. March 14, 1S83. tf Yarb. Madden, FIRST CLASH WELL DIGGER, ABBEVILLE, S. C., OFFERS hi* services to the people of Abbeville county. He has never made a failure' Prices reasonable. Jan. 21, 1S&5. 3in J. H. SIMMONS, TinNTTSTESn Abbeville, C. H , S. C, Has just opened his snop on the Public Square, whore ho Ik prepared to do all manner of work In his line. A full line of TINWAKK on hand< A lame lot of LAM PS of beautiful design. LAMP CHIMNEYS of all.sorts, A Good Stock of Crockery, and a Supply of Cooking Stoves. J. H. SIMMONS, March 12, lssi, tf ills? tTn<W thft New Hotel Will be Found New Fall Goods i at Low Prices by QUARLES & THOMAS A.bbeville? S. CSept. 31, 1SS>*. U In Stock and to Arrive! 25,000 pounds II a con, 1,000 bRshels ol' Corn, 200 barrels of Flour, 00 barrels of Molnsses. PAKTIK8 IN NEED OF THESE GOODS' wlil do well to examine our stoi'k. W. Joel Smith & Son, Jan. 11, Pint Si] AT THE 1 1111 ml J.D.CHALMERS&C(i ABBEVILLE, S. C- 1 PaRLOR SUITS, In Moh*4r. Mobalr arfl plash bands; One set In CUIM80N PLUSmB f 1HAMEER SKIT*, In walnut, chelm \j hy and oak, latent style*. H QIUMBER 8UIT8, Painted In besatlffl I^INE SIDE BOARDS; and CHIFFONIER? t SAFES, Ac. TJ Af-Liftf ANDS,, ?hd HAT RACKS, nfl 11 Hull Stflrids fare new and beautiful (oofl WARDROHES-MAHtfOANY And WA)I vv NUT?with fine FRENCH GLASS S the doors. Splendid gooda. 4 A BUREAUS rdnjrfn* In^ricoaTrooTllH -*U to $30.00, all with the beat of flats. j| Al! A BEnSTKAI* it hHkm from MuTfl (20.00. Bottom figures. H >jcn oh airs-parlor, canh, an 40U WOOD SEATS; at prices from centtt to g!2.00 each. MATTRESSES?(lit Sizes. SPRING be1 apu COTS.' We aell a good 8pnnf b< for 51.75; PICTURE FliAMfes-In VELVET, EB< NY, and OILT, frOm CARD ?lzes to CA INETS, and PANELS. Fine Assortment. FINE PICTURE FRAME MOULDING ( hand, froin the ]oWe?t price to best, i Hlr.es, can be put op. in best manner. PI TURE CORD and NAIUS. WINDOW SHADES, In "DADO" styles " latest and befit?Just to hRnd. All sis* Call ao?l see them. Very low in prices. 'l'O ARRIVE lu a few days?'The bandson 1 est lot of WALL PAPER In the up-oon try. Wc are going to sell It tit city prices. HE ABOVE ANNOUNCEMENT wl?l U you of apart of the goods we have < hund. We will sell ihem as low as tbe lowe prices. Respectfully, J D CHALMERS & COOctober 29, 1634, , lijiii JS Willi Are Opening Their Large and Wei Selected Stock of All Kinds of GOODS. And are Beady to SFRVF THF PURL I AT THE LOOT POSSIBLE FfilCI Wftl Adrertise More is Detail Next Week Sept. 17, 1884. tf Guns! Guns Breach Loaders and Implements Shells, d:c., at the COBNE] QUAELES & THOMAS ' Sept. 24,1SS4, If Seal, 'I Mcllwaine & Co JJaVEoii band almost every variety* CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, and WAGONS which they oflcr to their customer* on "I most advantageous terms. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY With the best of workmen In every branch t our business, and an abundant supply < lumber, and other materials, we are prepiure IUIIUHII IIIIIU.1UI ... ?, -J.-? manner, at the short eat. notice, and on tba most accommodating terms. All work follfl warranted. { SEAL tc HcILWAlNE, 1 Washington Street. I FALL AND WINTER GOOlJ ?:o:?:o:? Constantly on Handt a Large Assortment ?of? Dry Goods, Notions, Domestics, _ uaisd Clothing, Boots and 1 Shoes! Groceries, and ! Nearly! Everything ^ J by the Trade. W. JOEL SMITH & SON, Abbeville, C. H., S. C. Oct. 1. ISM, tf Drs. Mabry & Hill. WK have this day formed a copartnership In the PRACTICE OF MEDICINE in nil its branches. 1 n cases where1 the attention of bolli of us may be needed no extra charge will be made. T. J. MAURY, M. D. L. T. HILL. M. D. Maach 12,4SS4, tr WM. II. PARKER W. C. McGOWAN. PARSES & McGOWAN ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, AHBEVILLE, C. H., S. C. IT J IT.T. practice also In the Circuit Court* of T f the United States for Souih Carolina* Jan 7, ISSv, tf