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tin Press and Banner. AIJliEtlLLE.S.C. I Wednesday, Marfch IB, 1885. the Railroad Mrrlltis Last I'riilny Xl?rh?. Tift friends of the Carolina, Cumberland \ f&p Mul Chicago Railroad, held a meeting acVordlng to appointment In the Couit House la*t Friday night. For weeks before this mooting the fo.-llng on iTie part of tho friends of the Cumberland, Gap road began to take new hope, and their evident slgws of increasing hope, seemeil t< W enualled only by the crowing earnestness of the friends of the Georgia 1'entral system. At the time of tho meeting, we think w<nduht safely say that the feeling on both sides was intense. The supposed position of a mnjorlty of the citizens had been previously canvassed and the probable result was confidently predicted in case tlio friends of the Cumberland (Sap To.-id should precipitate an election as to VhetWr we should voto the proposed tax ol Ave per cent, ol our property to that enterprise. A portion of our citizens believe that n connection with the Georgia Central system t-an be obtained at from twelve thousand to fifteen thousanu dollars; that this connect Ion Is In every way more desirable than a con nection with the South Carolina Kilir<**.d, for which latter connection the friends of the Cumberland Gap propose to levy a tax on this town of 8^8,-WO, with the doubt existing jir to whether original subscribers to the Atlantic and French Broad road arc liable for * cent of litis latter sum. Their seeming anxiety to have our people commit themselves so early, created ati opposition which was strong and pronounced. The Press and Banner being ol' those who were opposed to premature action, felt confident, flf the meeting should force a public expres-1 sion, that not more than one-third, if so many, of the citizens of the town would vote for the tax. Being confident of this stato of the public sentiment.no fours were entertained that the town would be pledged to the Carolina Cumberland Gap, but on account of the impression which prevailed among all of our j citizens that the need of another road was j great, and fearing that a final disagreement might occur on a question of such vital Importance, it was greatly desired by the friends j of the Georgia system that the issue should | not be precipitated. Earnest request was! previously made that the resolutions, which ' were offered, pledging the town to a tax ofj Jive per cent on our property to aid in constructing the rond, should not be made on that night. After Mr. Parker had made an Interesting j report for the committee, of which he was -I.-I .11 Il?,| ? oilonon ' which bordered on suspense. Finally, some | tmc called Judge Cothran, to whom he re-; sponded In the most appropriate and kindly j manner. He .'aid he regretted to learn of any < difference of opinion, and expressed the belief! that there was but one desire among onr peo-j pie?and said that the seeming differences! wldch now exl>ted were more apparent than j real. The utterances of the Judge had n j happy effect. When lie had finished! his remarks, which set tho audience to | right thinking, Mr. Bonet, followed In | the same good humored st> le as set by Judge ! Cothran, and concluded by Introducing two' resolutions? the first having an eye strictly to! business, tlio second being as a compromise [ measuro, which, wo presume, was understood i by all present. Each speaker who lol-! lowed, emulated tho good spirit which | prompted Judge Cothran and Mr. Benct! ?no matter on which side he may have been. | After a long and Interesting discussion, Mr. I W. 1'. Calhoun and Mr. W. C. Benet rose from j their seats at Ihe same Instant. Mr. Calhoun ( obtaining recognition front the chair, moved ; to lay the resolutions on tbc table. Mr. Benet j then said he had risen to ask permission to withdraw his motions to levy the tax, j which rciuest was granted without hesitu-| lion, and tho meeting adjourned subject toj the call of the Chairman, when fur-! thcr Information was received from | Charleston. Each side, so fur as we could learn, was satisfied, and all seemed to think the meeting and the expreskions of opinion had done good, and In this opinion we concur. Wc think our people nre better satisfied and In a much better humor than they were before the meeting. The friends of the connection with the Georgia system, among whom is the Prem and littnner, feel confident that the resolutions would have boon voted down overwhelmingly, I while the Mends of the Cumberland Gap. rond, wo believe, express the same confidence , that the resolulions would have been adopted , by a large majority, If they had been put to the house. Inuring the whole ol the meeting we believe that nobody's feelings were hurt. While In the resolutions themselves there was no legal binding force, yet the resolution to levy a tax of five per cent. u|>on our property looked to an election under sanction of law, whereby our property could be forcibly taken for the j j urposes for which It was voted. While our people certainly know nothing of i the receipts or expenses of the road, they cer-' talnly know that they have had a President, | a financial agent In Loudon, and other minor, officers. We do not know the fact, but it in | ( aid that the President's salary Is ST.,0(j0ayear, nnd that Mr. Schoflcld's salary In England is a year and expenses. We know that this enterprise has been In existence for three years or more, but all this rumor and doubt t ns to the debt In the low country and the; Judgment in Pickens may be all the sheerest! fiction. We vouch for none of It, and have no udvlse to give to anybody. We have tried to; write fairly and with consideration for the , friends of the road. Let the voter Investigate i nnd Judge for himself as to how he shall act if called upon to vote. If Charleston should,; within the next few weeks offer to furnish j $-%0,00)on first mortgage bonds, there is not doubt at all In our mind that a strong effortj will be made to raise our part of the required subscription to the capital stock of the | road. The wish being father to the thought, j there are many people who still have a linger-, Inghopo that the road may yet be com-| pleted. It will be noticed that only the first reso-! jiuion uy air. ucr.ci was discussed by the meeting. The Railroad Situation. For tho present the Prrx* anil Unnncr lays aside any discussion of the Importance and the necessity of a new railroad connection with Abbeville. That question will be held in abeyance until other questions are settled.' When Ihls matter was first discussed tho ft lends of n connection with the Georgia Cen-j trnl were heartily In favor of considering the' feasibility of securing a new railroad for our town, and we were willing to give every possible help. We contend that our zeal for such an enterprise Is equal to the earnestness of any other citizen, but when those who have charge of theialiroad movement direct their attention, their eloquence and their personal influence to the success of a particular route; without considering propositions which we think w-ould secure to this people four-fold advantages at half the cost of their scheme, then the Issue Is ehangt d, and we shall direct our energy to (he furnishing of our people' such facts as may prove the correctness of our1 position. What the l'rcxs anil Manner most i desires Is the greatest good to Abbeville at the least cost, and weare determined to leave un-1 done no lair and legitimate effort to secure a deliberate Investigation as to the wishes of what we believe to be a majorl ly of our peo-1 j lo, and the consideration of every plan of building a road which may be submitted. II is our right to look before we leap. Jt Is our duty to Investigate before we pledge our money. No urgency as to Immediate relief can deny this right to the people uj>oii whose; shoulders this heavy burden is to rest?and let it not be forgotten that this burden Is u> l>c borne equally, each roan according to his wealth. Our great reed of anew road shall not cause us to lose our equilibrium, and therefore accept a less advantageous and more urged enterprise because the route which we favor should now be so unfortunate as to be without a charier. Why this great haste? All the future is before us, and we had better wait for a little while than to act hastily and repent at much leisure. This people met In tiie Court House In the early part of December, and with singular unanimity, adopted resolutions favoring the Vpnlcrv rnnfp. An ?<"t rli.irterlnc that route was Introduced Into the Legislature, but the bill failed to become a law. Just two months later, In January, the people of Abbeville were invited to the Court House, as we understood. to hear the report of Judge Cot bran or to the condition or the prospects of the Carollnn, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Itai!-1 road. The eloquence and personal magnetism of the honored and beloved speakers, to- j gether with the fact of our condi- j lion, carried the meeting captive. Resolutions were adopted pledging a tax of five per cent^ I of our pioperiy on conditions. These condi-1 tions have not been complied with by others, i and we ore absolved. Upon sober second thought many of our people have come to the conclusion that the routo which had been proposed in December Is more desirable, and they Insist upon a re- ' consideration in which we mij{ht calmly and j dispassionately reason this matter over and learn if other and better arrangements cnn-| not be made than that of irrevocably binding j oniselves and our property toa company, and un enterprise, which lias for three years to-j tally and absolutely failed to accomplish any | known desirable result. Wc want to be convinced of our error?if we are In error?and we ask the friends of the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Itallroad to enquire ot themselves if there may not be something In the objections which have been urged. This Is our reasonable request. Mr. Speed will have a partner in the drug! business on the first of the mouth. Mn. W. Joel Smith Is off to Mississippi at tbu ie-juest of Mr. Oilles-pie. The <JreenvlIlo Xp??. Mr. A. 15. Williams, editor of tlie Crrrnvillc iXcics, doos litmsdf credit by 1 lie full anil manly retraction of certain utterances which that paper hail recently made about the editor of tlie iVes* and Jtanncr. We assure him that any expression of kindly regard for us is fully reciprocated, and that ids ; retraction is accepted in the same .'pint in WhiclHt was written. We hope that nothing but good feeling may ever exist between the i Xcuv n*H the crtl Jhutncr, and wo are j sure that we will not at any time intui-j tioually do aught to mar the pood temper of^ the .W.v.v or any other of our journalistic i brethren. Wc are more than pleast it to have the kind regards of the ( mwiV/e .Van. So Personal A indication. VarioI's of our brethren have remarked j ........ ?>. ..hii/.',, tvlili-li wo ittililKhed a few weeks ago, and it semis that some c?f them ! misapprehended our meaning. As lar as they j nmy think we intended to reflect in any way ! npon any one of the Judges, wc wish to correct them. We have the highest personal re- I card for each and all of them, and wc meant, no personal application when we spoke of deacons becomiNu J udges. The Weekly Xc?S and Courier. | [ We thank the CJinrlcstnn Weekly Xcirs and; O'lt'if for a copy of the splendid Dictionary i which that paper proposes toulve tocacii newsubscriber to that most excellent pr.per, which all of our people should read. We publish a long prospectus Iti another column. ytny Consolidate With the Savannnh Valle.V It. It. By reference to the law as to the cou?ollda- j tion of the various companies with the Cumberland Gap, It will be seen that the Savannah Valley may Join that great corporation, and become a part of it. The An<lrrson LtU-llir/cncer a 1 ways discusses public questions without the exhibition of temper or the substitution of personal epithets for argument. The Testimony of a l,ookcr-On. A friend from a distance being present at i our railroad meeting last Friday night, we! askc l him to write an article for us, giving his views and Impressions. Wc have taken ' . the liberty to put mat an icie in mu wiuihu . column of our paper, which Is as follows: The iikcling of citizens held at the Court] House on Friday nit'lit to hear the report of the commit tee sent by them to Charleston, to | ascertain what could be done toward tiie rail road connection of that city with Abbeville, was a large one, ami thirty represented the business and property interest of our town. The citizens present gave a most attentive hearing to the. verbal statement, made bv Mr. i'niker for the comuiittee, of the r<sult of their mission, which statement had previously been given to the press and have been fully set lortli in the /Yr.w uiul Itannrr In a former issue. Whatever ?l feel ins may have been engendered by tl;e publication ?>f these statements, tailed to obtrude Itself upon the meet ins, and the Issues then raised and discussed were treated in a dispassionate and sensible manner, reflecting credit on the intelligence and the spirit of the meeting* Judge t'othrau presented his views and suggestions with that dignity, and businesslike apprehension of tie question which at once dispelled any ltnking spirit of dissension.and prepared the way for the subsequent free and easy discussion of the resolutions submineed by Mr. Hcnct. Mr. llcnet's resolutions proposed Immediate action?first, committing the citizens of Abbeville to a subscjlptlon of five per cent, of the value of their property to ttie Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad scheme, provided the bonds should not be issued until the road should be completed to Abbeville; and second, providing for a subscription of a sufficient amount to grade a road from Abbeville to Yerdery if the Georgia Central management would agree to take the road prepared, and equip and runlt.and also providing that a committee of citizens be appointed to confer with President Kaoid on the latter proposition. It is needless to go over the ground taken by the several gentlemen who took part in Hie discussion, but it was apparent from the report of the committee and the general line of remark, t hat hut few In the meeting considered that there would be nny substantial ground for any action in the matter at present. Mr. llenct withdrew ills resolutions which had served the purpose of drawing out a fnil discussion, and the meeting ended without action as It ought to have done, and without, developing anything more than the unsubstantial assurance that Charleston regards the connection with Abbeville a very good thing?for Charleston?but has not yet concluded to put any of her money in it, and urlll It was determined before adjourning that the Chairman should rail the citizens togel tier after walling :i reasonable tltne to see what comes of tho Charleston eonfcrenc", and If it results as Is very generally feared here, In "soft words" only, which arc as useless In building railroads, as It) ' buttering parsnips," then pernap* our way "out of the wilderness" by Verdery or some other route will he possible to us. For one thin?, we think the property holders of Abbeville should be profoundly thankful, and that is thnt tlioy have not jet been hurried into any entangling alliance In n project whose benefits to us would bo In any event problematical, and which, so far as the facts warrant us in believing, would seem to make It wise for us to endure for a while at least "the Ills we have, than fly to others that wc know not or." WONDERFUL RELIGIOUS MEETING. ? The People Flocking to llenr the Gospel?All Greatly Interested? Many Con versions. The following letters will explain why the Presbyterians have deferred tho meeting which was appointed to begin to-morrow. As will be seen by Mr. Burkhead's letter, he will come on Thursday of next week, when this community will give him a hearty welcome. Let all turn out and hear the great truths pro claimed by the eloquent preacher: Letter From Mr. Fair. Nkwbkrky, S. t\, March 10,18S5. irr a . Df.aii Tkmim'kton?At the request of I?ro. Burkheud I write to ask that your meeting at Abbeville be postponed for another week. His meeting bore lias assumed sueh proportions that be cannot lea\c it now. The Interest Is spreading and deepening, embracing the young of a:i of our denominations, and many elderly persons. At. night many go away for want of room and at calls for prayer many crowd up to the pulpit. Last night there was a larger crowd than has yet been tip. We received fifteen into the church yesterday and are expecting many more sis others of our congregat ion are deeply impressed and coming up for prayer. At all three of the services yesterday the church was packed, and at night benches and chairs were brought into theciiurch, and yet many were out in the vestibule. It is simply a wonderful meeting. Every one here, especially young men are crying go on with the meeting, and all say the crowds will continue throughout the we"k. An opera troupe was utterly broken up last Wednesday and Thursday nights. This was wonderful for our town, when such things are so well patronized, Bro. Burkhcad preaches most giandly. .Splendid in person, in voice. In manner, and all right In orthodoxy, giving no ottence to any denomination. Sometimes | his propositions seem very bold, but be makes j them come ont all right. When heard once or twice there will be no troubleaboutgettlng crowds. Truly, 15. A. FA IK. Letter From Mr. Burklicnd. Bro. Fair wrote you yesterday giving a statement of tilings here. The interest Is becoming universal in the town. It is estimated that at least 1M) manifested special Interest last night, arid there are many more interested who have not yet given special manifestations. I will now promise not to remain lonecr than Wednesday ot next week?so mnkeappolntmcnt to begin sure on Thursday night of next week. Fraternally. J. DKWITT BUKKIIEAD. BUTLER AND THE CAMERONS. How n Uarrrl of I'eiuiMyl vanln Whiskcy Kept I'p a Valuable Acquaintance. [ Washington Cor. Philadelphia Times, i One of the most Interesting men In national pol itics is M. C. Butler of South Carolina. He came of one of the oldest families In the Palmetto Stale and his uncle. Fierce Butler, was a Senator in Cotigrc-s while the man of whom | I write was a boy. The uncle was a very distinguished-looking man and was a power in j the deliberations of our highest legislative body at a time when it was tilled with great men. His nephew, who has succeeded him, occupies an equally eminent position in an! assemblage that hardly compares with the gatlicriim of intellectual giants who sat in the Senate chamber during the mighty events ot F.VI. Those who knew Ills uncle say to tnc that the present Senator has much of his selfpoise, fertility of mind and integrity of purpose. I sa>v him as the lofty and dignified character of the recent mi cling of public men In New Yolk. He would have a strong chance for Cabinet honors were it not for the Hamburg ditlicultics from which lie sutlers, either justly or unjustly, so that he does not make the best use of his powers. Both In relationship and the traditions by which he holds his own seat in the Senate an interesting political reminiscence was recalled to me 1 by his asking atlcctionately after the health : of ijciiei al Simon Cameron. Hut for an act of kindness by Fierce Butler, which aftergen1 cratians came back to til ess ^ the nephew, the I present rrniHUM IIUIII ruuui * iviwuna mijint i never have field 11 cent l.i the Senate. 'I lie j circumstances occurred when (Scneral Camj eron was a second lime elected Cuitcd .States 'Senator. The Into Governor Hitler was his ; coHengue. He made an effort to induce ihe |Senate to investigate the charges tliat Mr. 1 Cameron had secured his flection hy bribery. ! He called the matter up one day anil mmle'a I spencil detailing 1 Uo allegations and asking | the Senate U? take cognizance of them, Peirce ! Kutler espoused (inieral Cameron's cause land inndc a speech, in which he said that the Senate of the United Stales was not the place In which the Slate of Pennsylvania could j vn.?li Its dirty linen and moved that the resolution for an investigation t.e not agreed to. |The Senate followed liutier's lead and Cameron's title to Ills seat was contested. When [ the vote was announced that settled Hie controversy. Htitler walked over to w here General Cameron sat and said : | "Sow, Simon, you ought to send me n hottie of whiskey with which to celebrate this oeenslon." "Hy the life, Butler," replied Cameron. "I'll send you a barrel of the best mude in Pennsylvania."' The liquor was sent and ever thereafter the families of Cameron and Butler were fast friends. It is is said that "time at last sets ail tilings even." Nearly a quarter of a century after this occurrence, which has formed one of the singular pages of the history of this State, the nephew of the man who did C:iiiieron the service knocked for admission to the Senate, with a contest on his hands. A slrgic Republican vole would save his title. The father cm I l<d upon J>on to repay the kindness of I'ierce Jlutler to him when Governor P.igler was seeking to keep him out. lion a?r?umed the obligation and voted auain-t his parly and M. C. Cutler became a Senator. To-i!ay the two families dille'ing so widely in politics and interests, aie conspicuously friendly.' Improper Klxtnrc. [County Jircord] Mr. Elllole McfUveen. a young man living on Pudding swamp, in Sumter county, white out hunting biros a short lime ago, wasbadiy wounded by the explosion of the powder In his ammunition hag. He was smoking bis pipe and while suddenly prcjarlug tost.oM, he took the pipe out of his niouih and thoughtlessly put It into his bag. White lawn 4"? Inch's wide for 10 cents per yard, at Dell & GalpUiu'c. 'L *ll?" 'J IP? THE RAILROAD MEETING. ! < i TIi? Rosolutiosis to I.ovy n Tax?lp.' torostiiiK' l>tec?ssi?i?? Withdrawal < of U<'H?luCl(?iis ? Adjournment to < Moot at lite Call of tlio Chairman. , A railroad mooting to h<w tlio report of the I commit ivcentiy s"?i front tins plnce lu i i ciiarle>ion t > ituiU'i arrnit^i'iiioins til-out tlio ' completion of the Carolina, ' umherland (lap I uitil Chicago Kaiimad was held in the L'uttrl House last l-'ii.liiy night. < Mr. \V. II. i'atkor, theChairmnii, called (lie ' inotitis io onloi stud gave a history of tlio doings of tin; ooiiiniiiicv iii (ViitrltXon <>i i which In* was tlio chairman. Alnoim otlioi I t liitigs lie slated thai ho was aw are that 11 it people tlosirotl a I'ttll statement of everything that to' k plaee al (lie t'liarleslon ineelln^ hill I ho newspapers had already covered Hit ground ami lie ?;.\|.eelfil lh::t Hie people wen pretty well informed. There was a full ills Ictission ami Chatlesion did not. consider the meeting as a frolic as had heon intimated. Tltera were no excursions around I ho harhor, l>ut it was a business meeting and s-j con si d- ' ered. While the Charleston committee wore not over entint?i:tsti?, it was Williuk to aid lis The up-country towns hail Mated, ami (lie i'li.'iilixln!) ivMiimlltea was mi IiiIiii tiled, thai the towns aixing Ihe lint: would give live per ?-ent. of their taxable property to the road it Charleston would duplicate this amount, and niir committee was informed thai that was so<nethi?g upon which Charleston could not act lVoin various reasons and ainouu ihem, lie cause Its charier prohibited it ami the city had already sunk some four millions of dollars in railroad enterprises, hut that I lie city would try to ral>e tivo hundred thousand < i dollars If the towns along the line would is| mil* bunds to i lie amounts mentioned and put ihsin in Imnk as a basis of security and would ! (live the city, or those furnishing the money, j I! 1st mortgage bonds on tiic road, and that > these bonds would tot be limited till the road j was coin [let t*d and irains running to the (owns so subscribing the bonds. The assembly was equal In a represenlali ve character to any he had ever seen. He could only state th? impression made, but could not say that ?c hod any assurance yet. No time hud been i lixfd tor the Charleston people to say Whether or not they could raise the live hundred] I thousand dollars. (!ov. I layout fixed the lime at six weeks, but hedld not know whether he was (.peaking authoritatively or not. ji | lie lell Charleston much encouraged and lie! I thought Charleston was much iisteri sled. | on motion of C<<1. O. T. Calhoun the report of tliecommittee, made by Mr. l'arkcr was received as information. Judge J. S. Cothiuu, being c:illed for, stated that he had been so much engaged that lie did not know very well what was going on in ! railroad matters, but he was sorry to hear of di-seutions on this subject. This was n small and poor community and we must have unity If we are to do anything. As he under* stood the mutter the opposition was in favor < I of throwing the whole thing Into the hands ol the tieorgla Central road, but he thought tills shout i not cause dlsscutioii, as the two roans wore not incompatible. Jle was per-i Icctly willin~ for both roails and so far as lie whs concerni n, no woniu ratner sec (ins commiiiiiiy prosperous than any other as it was j Ills home anil I lie place whore lie had ino>t Interests. lie was out of business, it was true ; hut he was perfectly willing lo no Into any scheme and lo tax his properly live per cent, to build the Vcrdery road. He thought there would he great benefits derived though, hv j being on a trunk line. Was sorry to see the /.' iiiousiKss of the Vcrdery men rendering i them hostl!e to the Carolina, Cumberland Gapand Chicago road. If the opposition to i tlii.s load takes lorm, It will Injure It greatly and may c.iunc us to lose this coiineclioti. < Char.eston he thought wanted to form a connection with the savannah Valley road, but Gov. Hagood wanted Abbeville on the main i line. He wished we had a dozen roads, and : iie was willing to contribute as far as he was : able to both. Air. W. C. Uenet staled that he had several i resolutions to otter, but before doing so would i say that he thought it would be a lii.nl blunder to get up any antagonism. He had tried ' to find out why there was any antagonism, but he had failed. He was in favor of both roads and he could not see why there should be objections to any road ccniing Into Abbeville. We would suller unless we got better < taiiioad facilities. The Carolina, i/'umberiand Gapand Chicago road would bring great fa- i cililies to us. As to immediate relief, connection with the Georgia Central would be the : speed left. This movement In connection j with the Carolina, Cumberland Gup and Chi- i cago road began here. We proposed to sub- i scribe to It In the neighborhood of one liun- n dred thousand it CharlestonJwould duplicate] tills amount, but Charleston said no, keep ; vour money. She made us a better otter audi we should not repudiate our former acticn und he proposed that we carry out. the terms ;: laid.down by Charleston and at the same time raise enough money to grade a road from here to Veriiery or'some other point If the Georgia. Central would equip it. Tue following are the resolutions ottered by Mr. 15c tut: Resolved. Tlial the property owners of the town of Abbeville .MirII, by tnx ur otherwise, rn:sr u siuu <>f money e?pnil t"> live per centum of the imsesseil value of the real unit peisunul propei ty in the town of Ab IH'\ Jin*, i;i nm < ! uu* v iinuiiiJi, i umin'i i;uiu \iri|i ami; Chicago liitiironil Company, on condition ih:tc the amount so inised shall not lie turned over to the said I Ituilrond Company until the said itadroud shall have I been built fioin some point on the touth Carolina] Uuilroud to Abbeville : and Resolved. That the [property owners of the town of Abbeville shall, by tax or otherwise, ?-nis-?* a sum of money suHicient to grade a railroad from Abbeville t<> .-ome point on the Augusta and Kno.wi le Hailrond, herealter to be selected, oil condition that the directors of the Genigia C< ntrsl system of railroads shall guarantee to Iron, equip ai.d run the same as part of their system : and lie.toh'cit. That a committee of three be appointed at this meeting, to bo sent as a delegation from Abbev lie to coin-Ill! with the uutliolities ol the Georgia Central system, and to report the lesult at u meeting to be hereafter culled. Col. 0. T. Calhoun fell a great interest in Abbeville and was h friend of railroads ami ills first choice iiad always been the Carolina. Cumberland Gap nnd Chicago road but thought best to get all possible Sin formation j before we acted and not to leap in the dark. He tlillVred with niheis who hud spoken who had suid there was no antagonism between the Verdery road anil the Carolina, Cumberland <>ap and Chicago road. The friends of; the Verdery road Know that If the Carolina, I Cumberland Gap ami Chicago roui) is built by I taxing the people along the itne live per cent, j of the assessed value ol their property thci people of this town would not consent to tax I themselves to raise Sl'VJtiO to build the Verdery road, and even if they did the Georgia] Centr.il would not equip it,nnd so it was be<tj for us to see which was the best road for Abbeville to build and then direct all our energy to build that road? to try to build both Is 1.111 Iw.tl. I f a i.t. M ( I M'. i.-III. \T,. ! t'^rtl the olt'er made by Charleston was better j than the offer made by us to Charleston. If; t. harleston would subscribe til) amount equal! to the amount we propose to raise by taxation : then we would have had enough money to i grade the toad on through the mountains and I n Western connection would lmve been com-J plctcd, and that Is what we waul and not j | simply a road from here to Aiken. Now i Clnuleston says to us tax yourselves and is-1 sue bonds and we will take them up and take ! llr.-t niotttrage bunds to Ihe amount of SoO:),OiiO ! which will equip the road to Abbeville. And 1 where will we net the money to carry the I road on through the mountains? If the road j was to stop at Abbeville he preferred the Ver-1 dery connection as lie thought we would reap . more advantages by that connection, lie did not suppose that any one present was oppos- j ed to any road that might run into Abbeville,! hut that was r.ot the question. The question I was, what road was we able to build and what road was it hot for us to build ? If Charles-j ton would do her duty he would like to con-1 neet with her, hut if not, then wo must look j for other connections. Ile thinks It right to; have a committee of three appointed toascer-: tain di-tinltely what Charleston was willing! to do, as one of the resolutions otlcied called; for a like committee to wait upon ('apt. Huoul | of the Georgia Central to liud out if lie would equip the Verdcry read il graded. Mr. J. T. Robertson did not think there was | as much dissension as had been reported. He i thought this meeting was culled in the Interest of the Carolina, Cumberland (Jap and Chicago road, and as the leport of the committee h.i'l been received, he deemed it best tor us to let things alone. I.et us receive the report of the committee and then wait tosec If Charleston would raise the tive bundled thousand or: not. He was opposed to the resolutions, and he would say that lie bad always been !n favor of the Verdery route, lie thought it best | not to let the resolutions go out. After Capt.' l'aoul had found out that we would get the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago roudj he would then refuse toe-,uip the other in his . opinion. I Mr. \V. A. I.eesald that this meeting, should J endorse the meeting held a month a^o. We must await the action of Charleston before we j take other steps. He thought that Charleston I had done better than was ixpected, though! the committee could not yet tell what shei would do. Mr. Kliis G. Graydon did not come into this I meeting to lavor any particular road, nor was he antagonised to any. He thought we should ; act in good laith and was opposed to the reso-i lotions us lending to undo all that had been J done. We must gel relief Just as quick as wc ; can and the only hope we have Is In the Carolina, ('umbei land (Jap and Chicago road. Wo i? ...... . i have ho right to pledge this town to any oth-. | cr than this road. lie thought the Charles-; i ton population very liberal. The Cumber-1 laud Gup is the best lotitu and the only onei we should consider. Mr. I/. W. White spoke in reference to "what 1 liad In en done in Charleston and l?y the towns j along the line and stated thai ever} body was j pleased. Mr. \V. P. Callioun said that os much had; been said in regard to the meeting held here, on the ::ist January as binding us and that it | would be bad tali h to go bark on that meeting. lie did not see how this could he the} ease since at that meeting we agreed to subscribe live per cent. <>l our taxable property] to the road, provided Charleston would ilu-i plicate this amount. \V<- sent a committee to | Charleston to confer with the business men of: thai city and they had llally refused to consider the proposition. 'I bis, he thought, tie-. stroyed iht; lon e of tr.e resolution of January i ! I'.lst, ai.d that we were 110 longer bound by ii. j As t.> the live hundred thoiisand dollar prom-1 ise, it amounted to nothing more tlyin mere talk inihoug the deli gates. Charleston Inai' | not said that she would raise the money or j even try and that the whole thing was too in- ! : detinitc lor us to consider it. lie wanted a j road to this place as soon as possible, but he | bad; 110 faith in aid from Charleston and i thought we had better bulhi our own road in, dependent ot the Carolina, Cumberland Cap ; ami Chicago road. I Mr. It. It. Hemphill had not observed any ! real antagonism or leeltng In rclerenee to any 1 particular line. A.l wou>d preler the loute to ! | Troy If that could be rccovored tr.>m the; ' present management which ha<l done noth- j j ing. Individually, he thought the route 1 from Giecnwood l-y ibis place on to Klbcrlou | was the most advantageous. There was no promise from Charleston to' raise A'iini.ikhi. The suggestion came Irom j ! Schotield in In a preliminary meeting of the [ j up-country delegates and had not been con-j | Sidercd In the meeting of the Charleston peoj pie. The only promise of aid was Ironij I George \V. Williams who would take SIO.OuO | in tiist mortgage bonds as an Investment. I I This was too iiisignlllcant a sum to Justlly the levy of a tax by this place of SJS.inhj. Charleston had taken lime to consider her I onitki' Abbeville should exercise eollal can-I {Inn. | It was strnnee that slncc tlio Hn^rood-Schofieid iiianag'-meiit no uppeul had been made jto( hicngo,I'liurlcstcn or New Vork. The el-] ; foi l In Kuglniid was ut the wiotig end. The! molded centers miner home should have 1 i been eanviisstd first, and If the capitalists | there had responded. this might have eii-l coiuag'd foreign In vest men if. I ! Mr. i? W. Smith made a lew remarks In h i opposition to the position oi i General It. 1!. Hemphill In m:md to 71 lie J Cumberland Cap road and upheld the man-! a - emeu t of i he road tinder tiovei nor Jiegood. lie was in favor of the ('umheiiand < Jap. i Mr. I.. W. Perriii said that we wanted a rail-I I roiui and wanted it hadly, 1>nL wu are not aide J i to hnild it. We have made a proposition to j t haileston aim slie lias It under eoitsldcru-i1 tion ami we should wait on i.er before niov-11 ing farther. i'errin went on to explain I tlit necessity of a r<i:td ; dd the present fitua-J' tion. 1 Mr. W. 1'. Calhoun and Mr. W, lionet. I 'it rose ?t the same time, and the Chair neog-h ni/.rd M<". ("ailn'tui. I!e slated that lie desired | < to tee every thing d> ne that could he done P towaids gelling a read, ami while we ought') to act as soon as | o.-sihle he was willing to j i wait, on Charleston, though lie felt thai by j; s-odoing time was being wasted and that lie. I hail no laith In aid iroiu that ijuaitcr or the < Carolina, Cumberland flap anil Chicago road, j 1 therefore be would move to table the rcsoiu-,1 tions and after that was done lie would move j | toadjotirn until Charleston could be heard J1 from which he thought would never te the t case. c Mr. lionet nrose at'd asked Hint as he had In glvtu the llouf to Mr. Culhouu that be wltti-ji lraw Ills motion to allow him to malic ft few remarks. The motion was temporarily withdrawn iixl Mr. lionet said that Mr. Calhoun had forestalled him. as his object In rlslnjt was to n'ilhdruw ttie resolutions, which ho did after i lew appropriate remarks. Mr. J. H. I.von thought that Mr. Rao'.ll ivouhl favor iho VcMery roule as ho would I hull have two points from which he c<>u!<l icach iho in-ninlain*. As lo whether lie nould e<]iil|i the road If crathd rr not Mr. Itaoui would make a detinile answer When Abbeville would send lo him properly by iminiittee and ho did not tliink lie would answer sooner. Mr. Kllis ({. firn.vdon moved that when this ilit; adjourn II stand adjourned subject lo I he call ol the chairman. The motion was 13rood lo. DOCTORSISAY CANCERS ARE NOT GENERALLY CAUSED BY SMOKING. riicy A<Iinit that .Sometime* flie E.t* n r liiiloil. ei'NMVC ? *?" " ?? - -I"- ? - geiice in Clgrars .Hay <"nu*o Sore Spots on llic l.lps. Hut Tlie.v arc Xot About to Hive l"|? the Wood. (Xcw York World.) General Grant's condition and llic cnusn to which tlie cancer has hecnnltrilnVletl have occasioned much c> mmcnt among smokers ol this city. Some of the more timid ones have reduced their ilaily allowance of dears and others profess lo have no fears of any trouble. A lIV/iM reporter yesterday Interviewed many physicians, and tln-yall agreed that the danper of cancel from smoking Is very slight Indeed, and that, only u small percentage ot eases of epithelioma can the origin be clearly traced to the use of tobacco. Sonic physicians in fact, say that there is really no >ueh tiling us "smoker's cancer." and one young doctor nt Hellevuc IIcspltill stopped pulling his cigarette long tMioituli toassnre the reporter that "all this talk about 'pipe cancer' Is hlufl and (fiitK"' Older surgeons, however, s.iy that while very rare, a few cases of smoker s cancer do occur. l>r. Stephen Smith, one of the oldest surgeons at Hellevuc Hospital, said that ".there were not probably more than a dozen cases a year of epithelioma of the lip treated at that Institution. "And all of these cannot he by any means attributed to smokIni'," lie continued. "Soineol the patientsnrc women, and some of tlioin men who do not smoke. Continued pressure and consequent irritation upon any part of the skin nicapt lo tiring on epithelioma in those predisposed lo It. The pressure of the crown-plate of ?i set nf false teeth or the irritation caused by a broken tooth rubbing against the lip may start the trouble. Where smoking is responsible for its occurrence it will l>o found that longcontinued pressure of the pipe-stem upon the lower lip results In the foitnation of a llssuic or sore spot. It often develops Into cancer, often before the sull'erej knows what the trouble Is, One case came lo my notice recently In which the pat lent did not smoke, but win in the habit of carrying an unlighted cigar in his mouth." "Did the nicotine poison Ills blood and thus produce the cancer?" "No; I think It was duo to the pressure of the eluar upon the lip?nothing more." "What do you think is the smoker's best preventive of cancer ? ' "To let pipes and cigars severely alone Is the best plan I can suggest." "Ilo the eases of cancer on the lip often remit fatally?" "Xo, not if taken in time. Hut people centrally wait until it is too late belore attendin<? t,i ii Tin" diseased nart Is cut-out.but. tilt' malady recurs at intervals of a few inonihs, nml death frequently results after three ot four years. The most noted case which I can recall Is that of the Ucv. Dr. liudinuton, the IJrooltlyn clergyman. You rcniemher he lingered a long while and tiled after a great deal nf sn tiering and several operations had been performed. I do not think lie was a smoker. The present alarm about cancer from tunokinu is overdone. Pressure of the cigar or pipe may be directing causo of cancer, lint it will be found that in the majority ot cases there is a predisposition to the disease in the person illtuckcd. Those alllleted with the cancer ol tlie lip do not always suiter from much pain, und I know of quite a number ot instance.* where tliero was comparatively little or no Kulll rinjr from I tic disease. Very oiten, perhaps in the majority of cases, epithelioma resuits from the defeneration of the tissues Incidental to old age. There seems to be a general decay of the membrane. You will filie] that most of those in whom cancer appeal! are above fifty years old." A World repoi tor railed upon Dr. IJulkley at the Skin and Cauccrllospitiil in Thirty-fourth street. In response to questions he said: "J think the alarm about the disastrous conseqHelices of tobacco smoking are much greatei than the lads warrant. Cancer of the lowei lip Is comparatively small and cannot alway? be traced to smoking, although 'pipe cancer is a name long ago given to the disease. Tin effects of moderate smoking on the average man are not seen at all. In persons of live' age strength I consider three cigars aday the number they generally can smoke Willi su:ely, and the strongest man I ever saw couUI not consume more than ten a day with Impunity. l'ipes generally collect nicotine In tlx bowl or stem, which escapes to the mouth line coming in contact with the mucous membrane Is apt to get into the system and cause local cancers oh the lips or tip of the tongue Excessive smoking "often brings on what If eralled'smoker's patch.' It consists eif irrc^u lar white patches, which appear on the side1 of the tongueancl the inside of the cheeks This Is often, although not always, preliminary to cancer. If a person stops smokln< when 'smoker s patch appears, the trouhl. soon yields to treatment: If not, cancer wil probably set in. Hut, as I said, this disease 1> comparatively rare. Epithelioma of the llpi is almost exclusively seen In males. It hui IJCC'll ll*scrieu Iiy sc\cr*l ivnifrs UIUI, ? ui-il- i occurs 111 females It Is found that they smoke I)r. Warren, of I lie Massachusetts Genera Hospital, 111 Huston, reports that In his cxpe rlcncc of forty years at that Institution, tin whole number of cases of cancer on the lij was seventy-seven, of which four were fe males. Forty.four of the men were smokers and of the lour women, three admitted thai they smoked pipes " "flow does Umanifest itself niul dcvc'op ?' "Itcommonly comes asa lissnre. abrasior or broken surface on the lips. It hardens ami refuses to heal, and Ik covered with a darkish crust, beneath which the surface Is moist am bleeding, accompanied by stinging pain. A: liine progresses, measured by months rathei than by years, the sore spot enlarges and ex eesslve granulations appear. Commonly i swelling of one of the glands beneath tin Jaw occurs. Almost all applications to such f sore are Ineffective to heal it, aud often onIj irritate It. Caustic applications but increasi the growth. In early stages the patient suf fers but tittle pain. When once the spot bo comes irritated the spread of the disease is more rapid, and in its later stages often pro gresses very quickly. If operated on early thoroughly and rapidly, however, cancer o the lip Is entirely curable." "What other risks dues the tobacco-smokei run ?*' "Aside from the liability to heart troubles' Ac., which the heavy smoker Incurs, I wouli mention two eases of blood-poisoning whlcl recently came under my nolle. They wen of a most serious nature, and wereoecaslone< by the lips of the person coming In contac Willi clears thai had been made by workmet tainted with tlie polsen. There liavo beer nmncrcus inventions in pipes, cigar-holders Ac., brought forward for the purpose of keep ing the nicotine away from the smoker') mouth. Hut the trouble with all these thlii"i is that while very gooil at tlrst, they soon he come worse than useless. The smoker get: careless and lets the nicotine accumulate li the stem, and thence it drops into the moutl of the smoker. The only arrangement whlcl I have ever seen that cleanses tobacco smok( of tills poison is attained by passing tin smoke through water, which 'washes out' tin nicotine. That Is the plan of the Turkish hookah" but very few'Americans like thai style of smoking very long. On the whole, I is safe for n mail to smoke good cigars In mod eratiou, carefully avoiding drugged and 'fixei up' proparalloils of tobacco, whether In clgrn or cigarettes.'' mm ? ACTIVE WORK FOR MARCH. ? Vnlunl>lc KiiifKCMtlons to Those Whc Expect to .Make Money by Farm lug. It Is to he presumed that plans for the sum mer's work are now fully matured, and I he execution of them about to begin. Prompt ncss, pi eels-Ion and thoroughness mark tlx work of one whoso liiiitd is fully made tip: vacillation, lo*s of time and opportunity and failurocharaetcrlze the man who has nc plans. 'J'he latter, tossed about by the circuit* stances of each succeeding day, drifts like r vessel without a rudder. The fi.rmcr Is like i skillful mariner, who never gives up thcconi' maud of his ve.sst-l to winds and waves, bul furls or unfurls bis sails and sets his rudder as the winds blow strong or weak or shifl their course, so that his vessel shall ncithei fail into I lie trough of the sea, nor point iiei beak towards the breakers. While a larmei cannot command the winds and the rains, ii the sense of making them come or cease, hi can, through the instrumentality of well ma tuicd, well executed plans, avert their great. e<t injuries and make more or less subservi eut to his purposes. Ky having his soil deep and keeping it abundantly supplied with hu m us, hcciin give it the properties of a sponge whereby an abundant supply of water Iron winter rains may be absorbed and slorci away against thedrouthsof summer. By fit; queut shallow stirring of the surface in sum mtr the water thus stored may be lit Id I'asl for the growing crops. In almost every case If In- cannot overcome the forces of nature. In ca!i divert them Into new channels or ward of their inost disastrous blows. ISut todo this la must study them closely and mature hi.s plum thoroughly. The corn crop nowdemnnds attention. Hov largcn share shall it have in supplying foot for tlic linin?a half, or a third or a lointh' Thl# wl'l depend in part upon what otliei crops are to he used for the same purpo.se, am this in turn ought to hi use upon the compar alive cheapness < f production. From had weather and other causes, farm horses are noi engaged in hard work more than two-third! of the year, and If half the grain ration h corn for the eight months,say four quarts si day for 210 days, thirty bushels of corn wonlt' he required to each animal. The other halto the ("rain ration can he most cheaply supplied with oats, say six quarts a day for Jto days calling for forty-live bushels. The oilier thin, of th.s year farm animals may lie kept on hay, forage corn, etc., and on pasture, all 01 which are cheaper than grain. Assuming tin above estimates to be correct, there is need foi but three acres of corn and three of oats t< each animal,even on ordinary uplands. Land that will not make ten bushels of corn to Hit acre even in dry years, will not pay for cultivation, and fifteen bushels of oats to the acre Is as small a crop as any farmer ought to be satisfied with. Let us consider next the steps tlint must be taken to Inmre the yields mentioned above, on the average uplands of the t.'otton States, In the first place they must be deeply broken, not less than six inches. Where the clay is near the surface, a two horse scooter Is tin best plow for the work. If at all e.'oddy or lumpy, the plow should be followed at onu1 with a harrow to fine it. (iood tilth Is essential. The next most important point Is to give sulllcint distance to each stalk of corn, not less than sixteen square feet. Rows six feet apart and lulls three feet apart ill the row may be taken as a good average, Don't be misled by the crowding of corn in Northern latitudes, or on rich dump bottoms. tplaiid corn will not bear crowding at the South, one year In seven. Kxeeptlonally wet years alone can save corn too much crowded. l'luuilug in witter furrow. Kveryoncwho has wutehed the growth of corn knows that It begins to Jihit very early underground,and lis successive Joints form, roots are thrown out around tliein. This continues until late iu Its growth, ending In what are called brace roots. This is the natural tendency and It pursues tills course more or less, whether [dallied deep or shallow. To meet tills habit, lite practice lias prevailed of hilling or hedging up the corn as It advanced iu growth, mi that each micccj-Mvc whorl of roots ir.l^hL be I'liibedded In the soil. lint this left the land ridged, causing it to stiller ironi diought and to wash from heavy rains. To obviate these illllcultlcN, and yet meet the requirements of [he plant In ilsspeeial habit of growth, plantmg in the water furrow was adopted. Land tvas bedded, thescf il dropped in water furrow ind covered either with a double loot plow or fery llglit harrow, the water luriow in each use not being tilted,so that thu corn lirst nade its appearance some inches below the cnctnl surfa'e. At successive workings, dirt s thrown to it, and finally the land Is leveled dl' at the last working. Thesaiiie thing may ie done by opening a very broad deep fur row n land Which has been plowed broadcast and dantlng In it. This ir.odeof plan tint', not onv liieets what appears to be a natural wantol he plant, l>ut lenders the cultivation of the Top very easy; your.g grass In the row and iround the corn being very readily covered ip by the plow. Tlicoivtlci'lly the plan la c:: cellent and has provoil successful with some (if our most pracilcnl farmers. Air. David Dickson, of Hancock, practiced it. exclusl vely i mill made twenty bushels of corn to the acre on poor (ilno lands, l'utonc point ncedscareful guarding; ttic corn, though planted In a dc?:p furrow, must be covered shallow, and dirt thrown to It very gradually, especially at His'. Let each whorl of roots have ample time to do Its work before another is forced to develop!-, by the smothering of Ihconu below. Mr. Dickson's plan was to wait a month or move al'it r the corn was un, before giving It tire llrst working, w'here tlie smoothing hnrro\l',is used for the early workings, it must be run very I ghtl} , and along, instead of across, I the rows so as t'? till I ho furrow a? little us possible. This mode of cultivation causes the roots of corn to t^rm deep in the soil and etia hies it to stand drouth well. Manure may lie applied near to eacli hill of com.cither before it- is covered or niter the furrow Is initially 111 led by the tlrst plowing. Shallow cullurc, especially afler the corn Is knee high, Is of the very til's I Importance; lis roots cannot lie cut >vilh impunity during the later stages ol growth. When corn ciXti !se dropped by a' planter and cultivated exclusively with the plow.it may be made very cheaply, and Ihe above method of cultivation will enable ono to do tills. The old fashioned way of planting in a shallow furrow,cultivating with scooter* and shovels and hocingonccand sometimes more, made it a very expensive crop. In the above estimate, three acres to each plow animal is given as the minimum, ltut unless very cheap methods of making t lie crop arc adopted, we should never exeecd It. What 11111 v he needed for table and other liurDO.se.-l. of course, should he provided for. Outs ciia be made so much more cheaply than corn and are so much better than corn us stock feed that It Ik preferable 'o make the ration three-fourths oats and one-fourth corn. Instead of half and half. Drouths In the fili sometimes prevent the sowing ?'f ?ats nt that period, and excessive cold occasionally kills the crop, but taking the two chances of fall and spring oat?, the crop Is about as certain a* any we cultivate. Again, as we have >o often urged, where the soil is so severely scourged by the plow and hoe, as In cotton culture, every possible chance for seeding down In small grain should be embraced. Oals one year und cotton the next should be our prevailing rotation. The cotton crop calls for the humus It (jives, the land needs the rest It affords from the plowshare and the washing of rains, and th? stock need the rations of grain and forage it affords. Willie estimating that three acres of oats to each plow animal ought to supply, with the corn, all the grain nevded by a plow animal, we would not advise any one to coullne himself to that inlniiiutiu--llvc acres would be none i loo much, considering the risks, the benefits to the land and to the cotton crop which follows the oat crop. Varieties of corn. Seedsmen offer many varieties, nceompanied with liberal praises. Let not the unwary be entrapped. For their I land, a slow maturing vailety. one that will wait for seasons rather patiently, Is best. i adapted. Those which have been long cultivated In any locality are generally bent adapted to It. As a rule also it is better to plant on upland seed which lias been grown i on upland. The curly maturing varieties from the North are adapted only to rich soils, on {yforland they must bo fed In the hill with i complete manures that are perfectly available. Everything must be ready to their hand, so to speak. They cannot wait for rains, or for the slow process of nitrification and de. composition In the soil. It Is well enough to plant a part of one'scrop In some early varlei ty, but by all means let If be on rich, warm j land, not on sttfl cold clays. In some of the Northern States dillerent varieties have been I tested by their experimental stations or asjrl cultural college In Georgia, one amply en I dowrd and established ten or twelve years i| ago, no work of tills kind lias ever emanated ,! from it.. To give some idea of the character [of work done, nnd of I lie ureal dlfTerenea in yield of varieties, we present the following 11 tables from the Second Annual Iteport of the | Ohio Asrrleultiirnl Experiment station, _Corn I Is divided Into live well marked races: jienr, Flint, Swct, Pop anil Holt corn. Tho tests | alluded to worn confined to Dent and Flint, ns shown lu following tables: fLenmlrir. ; pts. t/pfs < p ~ wSSSfiU. 1 Premium Dent. li. Small types SiMey's Priiio ' *'?? North. ' (Western) yort|, star. f Largo type, | .2 Wliito ] I atrial!. (Small types.) Blount's Prolific > f Wnimliaknm. r tKnrly Yellow f Largo type# j 1 fl Yellow ( {.King Philip. " (New-"'" i I Small types ( Chad wick. | Eng.) | I Largo types { Long Flint. t While < Sllverlloiigbton i '.Small types! Farm. * The tallowing table gives the yield of the s nljovc varieties per acre: I ; sr z. ;s; J "3 3 . ' - i - v - <r. ~ 1 CISJ. w ? ^ ? T.jx ? t ? = /> 1^1 *2 I H-5 ^ '.Learning K2..'l 7,S7.m' lOii.H ! Newton. i .>!.!! fi.IKi')! 1 Hi.8 }, liiiral (Benton's) I -J0.1 7.S78: 280.7 Fiirrisli 1 3-'.U, !t,35o' 41".o ?; Wight's Golden. !(U 7,-ll'l. 117.H 1 llCMel'l (Hiniy .UiUllIIMHIl IM.U Mil in-.a ! Premium Dent U7.2 0,320! ll:i.l ?, Sibley's Pride of theNortli, fc'.U l,12i 9S.7 North Star GI.l :t,JX.;" 77.7 I Blount's 1'rolllic ' K4.!? 10.40U, 22U.I i Wauxhnkum 1 31.1 2.JW9! 131.4 Karly Yellow Dutton ' 41.H 2,33 7J.S ' Chad wick 2J S l.sVi llfl.:i t- Silver Hnughtou Farm | S?.S 2,2ulj Kl.ti ! l,oilg Kllul 1 iVi.i) 4,719, 122.(1 I King Philip 2U..S, 1.S01, UC.J 31 Observe the wldedllTercncos In yield ofgrain ' and of stalks. In the former the renge is " from 22.S to bushels per acre. The Dents ? are a long ways ahead oi the Flints. Of stalk* 1 the range is from l.sot pounds lo 10.40!# pounds , per acre; the Blount Prolific leads in amount of stalk and leaves, indicating it as a good 1 variety for corn forage. The different varie1 ] tics In above tables were planted on uniform J soil, und treated in every particular as neatly ' alike ns possible. The results, while tliey tin | not throw light on the relative productive' f| ness of our (Southern varieties, do bring out prominently the fact that nil kinds of corn dc l! not yield alike. Doubtless what is true ol 3 Northern variitles in tliis respect, Is true ulsc 1 of Southern varieties; but it is only by tc.-t ' experiments Hint the superiority ol one ovei 3 another can be exhibited. Early planted corn usually succccd best, Cover tlie seed vciy shallow; one Inili 13 sulllclcnt at this season ef the year. In Mld" die Georgia planting muy begin by tho iOtli of March, on dry warm soils, and on southern 1 ( exposures. On cold clays, northern exposures >! and on bottom lands It Is useless to plant uiv ": til settled warm weather. Where budworim I are troublesome, coat seed very lightly with ? coal tar. I'se Just, enough tar to barely covei ' the grain; roll afterwards In lime or ashes tc I keep grains from adhcaring to each otfier. A ' tar-coating will stop also the pulling up by J birds. II Karly In March is a favorable time for sow> |;ing grass und clover mil. If upon small ' grain, select a time when the ground Is in tine | plowing order. Sow I he seed and harrow il "J in lightly. Where they are sown by them i selves, bring the land into finest tilth, then s sow and brush in lightly, and follow wltli *| roller. The seeds are so small they must nol 5; be covcrcd deep, and yet need to be pressed 1 " 1.. <1... ....11 ohcnrli ttinlu. I lirilUJ 111 lliunuil IU IMUKV II-.U.V ........ I lure. Growing grass and cover muy bo top. J! dressed tbls month. Ashes, plaster and well {i rotted stable manure. arc all good fur thIf purpose. Cotton seed meal also dose well, '! especially on grass. I! In preparing land for cotton arrange to cul. . tivate a part of yourcrop, at least, with the 1 harrow. Wee process described In) July mini[; her lrtsi, p:>ge 21(1. Wo are more and more '! convinced tliat this will sooner or later be' i come a general practice, and will lesson greatly the expenso of making a cotton crop, Economic methods must be adapted to keep the balance on the right side. Uteak land with large riding plows, cutting twelve to fourteen Inches; bed with riding cultivator* and cultivate at first with harrow; that pro?!gramme, when perfected, will put the famer . on his fe et. Horse rower is cheaper than human power. Konl Estate Transfers. [ John and Wm. MoNeill to Mary E. Crown, 3% acres, 14th township, Sl.WJO, Jan. 2Uih, lns/j, ; bounded by John and Wm. McNeill, Turkey ,! IIIU and others. .! Susan L. Slmpkins to Mrs. A. E. Urndley, .* | house and lot. Uth township, Stf/0, Jan. 1.1, lss.5, (i hounded by Church street, 11. \V. Llles, J. E. . I Wiiteman and others. I Wm. M. Rickets to T. A. Ifudgens, !>.1 acres, i')th townthip, Nov. I", 1881, hounded by [! J. f,. Williams, J. It. lllnton, Thus. LSaniilstcr . und others. , * CyrusII. MeCormlelc, Jr., to Mrs. M. A. Cor.1 lev. 2 lots, 16th township, S'-J.'i, Jan. ?2, ISS-'i, ! | known as lots No. l'J und :3>, block li, in town . J of MeCormlek. i .1 3l!iry |J. WtMllllilll lO I HO*. acres, lllh township, SI. .Inn. 'J<>, 1Sk."?, hounded .; by 'l'hos. W. McMillan, Mrs. Klizabetli lliimII1 ton and others. 1! It. (). lluutcr tn Mrs. Mary Watson,5 ncrcs, | 10th township, Sl.'i.O.j, Feb. 1?. 1S>.">, hounded l>y j E. Cowan, .Mr.-. Mary Watson, It. O. Hunter I and others. .' John II. Wntsnn to Mrs. Mary Watson, 278 .) acres, l<Mh township, 8.7X1, Dec. IS, JKs|, boundL: eii l?y Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Charles, Hobt. licll, , W. II. Parlceraml others. I .1. W. Jennings to John II. Watson, Interest j-; in 117 acres, lotli lownsliip, f:KS, bounded by J. .[ II. Watson, Vienna road and others. 41 Lucy J. Mars to Mary S. Moore, acres. 3d ! township, Jl,mm, bounded b,v W I'. MeUhee, . Mrs. I!i vers, Lucy J. Mars and others, j' M. M. Plowden to A. V. Jordan, 1 acre, 3<1 > j township, ;7->, Jan. I, IKS/i. Iionnded by CressJ.; well street and M. M. and K. J. Plowden. I i Eliza Shaw to U. I'.Shaw, !i(H) acres,-Jth town. I ship, S??, Jan. !! , IKs.">, bounded by G. A. I | Moore. W. T. Vermillion, Sallio .Martin anil [ i li. M. Madison. 4I K. II. McCiislan to A. It. Kennedy, undivided j!'/! interest in house and lot, lllli township, 118 W0,1)ec. hi, IS8I, bounded by Henry Hill, Mr*, i j Mary Tatorart, Main and Poplar streets, f It. II. P. Mel'aslan to A. H. Kennedy, tindl|1 vliled 'i Interest in lands of Kstatn A. L. McCaslauand Mrs.JaneMeCashin, 10th township | STiio, Doc. 10, ISM. no boundaries specified. i j S. A. lira ha in to II. II. Hughes, 115 acres, .Id I4' township, ffiVi, Nov. 'J'2. IS70, hounded'hy John . L). Adams, W. A. Moore and others. | 1). S. Hranvan to Mis, S,J. Martin, ll7acres, ,ioth lownsliip, SKI1I, Dee. 4, IKKI, bounded by J. I i L. Williams, Estate David Moore and others. -I Jas. A. Cabell and others to Mrs. Hell t'hap. j man, acre, I It h township, SVl, Jan. Hist, ISM, i bounded by Cabell avenue, Pinelcney street j and Alston esuite. 'j Win. H. Bliss t?? Mrs. Nnney Mann and oth. ers, undivided in Iciest in l.lfl acres, lllli townshtp, SJilll, Feb. 21, 1<K>, hounded liy Sam1 ncl Carter, W. W. Spronse. John Hush nnd J. | T. Mann. i 0. W. Connor to diaries Smltli nnd others, ! acre lot and buildings, 3.1 township, fim. Jan. 9, 1VS5, bounded l.y Main street, U. C. i ( Hart and (>. W. ('oilnor. 1 Ignorance ol' tli?> Principles of Jiull. 4'lnl Mclcarr. [Fnirflehl jVcie.t anil Ifrrahl.J Wo vpi:turo tlie assertion that Sontli Carollnalias the most comprehensive criminal 'code of any civilized nation In tin* woild. Slnec tlie scope of the criminal law has i tiei.'ii gradually enlarged. Kvery Legislature I has made something a crime that was never such before milII the (iencral Slatules which embody the written law may be described hs an orderly compilation of felonies and misdemeanors. To violate certain contracts Is now la misdemeanor, and to niter menacing | Hiipcchcs Ik also held to be n crime. Wo give tfiese as mere examples; there are hosts of] others equally ab?urd. There is a natural scope for I he operation of criminal law audi 1 Legislature that ignores this fact betrays Its| ignorance of the principles of judicial science i and tlie philosophy that underlies the social, state. We need a "repeal year." mm ? o? 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The Sunday Ciironici.k is a large clslit page paper, and contains lifty-slx columns of matter. Specimen copies free. Addpss ciiuon'ICI.k al rnNSTITITTIOVAT.IST Patiuck Wai.sii, President, Augusta, Ga. Kineering, discoveries, inventions ftnd patents ever published. Kvory number illustrated with eplondid engravings. This publication, furnishes a most valuable encyslopedia of information which no porson should bo without. Tho popularity of the SciENTmo Amebican is snch that Its circulation nearly equals that of all other papers of its class combined. Price, t3.20 ay oar. Discount toOlnbs. Sold by all newsdealers. 11UNN <? CO., Publishers, No. 3bl Broadway, W. Y. max IVPItlVA Munn k Co. lisvo SSn ATpNTS also had Thlrty0THhi ? Seven Years' ft practico beforo SS .69 tho Patent Office. and have prepared SB 69 more than One Hundred ThousM MU and applications for patents in tho V9 B United States and foreign countries. WOHf Caveats, Trado-Marks, Copyrights, Assignments, and all other papers for 9 securing to inventors their rights in tbo Cm United Stotes, Canada, England, Franco, Bg Germany and othor foreign countr es. prefm pared at short notioe and on reasonable terms. M Information as to obtaining patents choorta folly given without charge. Hand-books of H8 Information sont freo. Patents obtained through Jlunn 6 Co. are noticed in the Scientific American froe. Tho advantage of surh notico is well understood by all persons who wish to dmposo ?^Addre!i8 MITNN if CO.. Office BCUBiTOTO AXBiuSAM, 361 Broadwty, How York. NW CARRIAGE, BUGGY, AND WAGON HOP, (0) Repairing a Specialty. (o) I Imvo on hand a Frist Class Supply oj Miitcrisil from the lirst Market and will conl In lit' to rwlvu mail my .stock Is complete. All Work done with Short Xotlcc, and low! l'ricos to suit the times. W, G. Chapman, M\INr STHRKT, AnitKVILLK, C. JI., S. C. March, iSith, 1SSI. 9nio. WM. H. PARKKU AV. C. McGOW'AN. PARKER & McGOWAN ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, AHUEYILLF7, C. IF., S. C. \\J ILL practice also In I lie Circuit Courts01; H tlio lulled btiilcsfur South Carolina' i Juil 7, 1SS0, tf | ill 6B0THIRS ARE now prepared to exhibit an elegant stock of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS. AH departments nre hill, nnd persons In want of uny arttclc, have only to call for It ami bo .supplied. In regard to prices, a grcnt many goods are nowsoid below the cost of production. Satisfaction gunnintccd. Let overy one call and see for himself. WHITE BROTHERS^ Land for Sale. W E ARK AUTHORIZED TO SELL tlic following lands: 1 Tract Two Hundred and Twenty-Six Acres, near Phoenix, known as Chiploy land, hounded by lands of Chiplcy, Talbert, Estate IIntcliiiiMon and others. Also, tract One Hundred and Twenty Acres, part of tho America Hnckct Tract, bonndcd by lands of S. B. Brooks, Talbert, J.S. Chipley, Sr., and others. Also, lot in the : town of Troy, known as Lot 6. Block B. Also, the Simmons Lot near Hodges Thirty-Three and Three-Quarter Acres, more or less bounded by T. J. Ellis, W. C. Norwood and othors. Also, Store House and Lot, in town of Bradley, on Main and Griffin Streets lato owned by Thos. I?. Walker. Parker & McGowan, Atty for F. W. Wagener & Co. Nov. 19, 1SS4, tf T)T7I)r/'TATO rutiiuiio IMCFACTIRING COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASpUNDSj MOUIDING5, BRACKETS, Yellow Pine Lumber, Etc. Estimates cheerfully rendered. Address Feiiies ffiannfactnrini Co, 51G Calhoun Street, Augusta, Oa. Oct. 8, 1884. 6m. A Long Needed Want SUPPLIED. MILLER BRO'S., A RE AOENTS FOR WAXNAMAKER & t\ IJROWS, Merchant Tailors, the largest house of the kind In the United Slater, and are prepared to lake measures for gentlemen's suits of every description. Over two hundred samples arc ou exhibition at the store of MILLER BROTHERS. December 2-1, 1881. LAW CARD. r TT hovo Mils ilnv fnrmml n nnrtnershln for w I lie practice of law under the firm name of CASON & 150X11 AM. Mr. Bonhnm has retired front the Master's olHco and will devole Ills whole attention to the pructlce. ^ Oflko O'Neill Range. SAM'L C. CASON, W. L. BONHAM, Jr. January 23, 188o. tf In Stock and to Arrive! 25,000 pounds Bacon, 1,000 bushels of Corn, 200 barrels tf Flour, 00 barrels of Molasses. PART IKS IN NEED OF THESE GOODS will do well to examine our stock. W. Joel Smith & Son, Jan. 14, 1865. MEDICAL CARD. D"R. L, T. HILL nAVTNO sold his In lorest!ln thedniR store, will devote his entire attention to the Practice of his Profession, j I Insure Your Property TTT?n\r Damage ly Fire anil LttMu TN THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE OF L New York. J. T. PARKS, Ag't, Abbeville, S. C. Jan.."0,1881, l'Jm Vacuum Harness Oil. 'TO keep your harness soft, nnd make them 1 wear well, you must get s?me, for sale in half-pint*, pints anil quarts hy Dec. 17, 1S8J, If TIIOS. BKGGS. CHICAGO SCALE CO. %-rt 1^1 S. Jefferson St., Chicago. MB^4?lThe "LittleDctcctlve"Kto2SIb?, S3. Should be la every Iloatc and Offlce. | JiS'lb, FaaOy or ran Scale, & zrfESi" A Special prlrr? to Af^nts ana ueaier*; | ' inO 300 dlfforeBt sizes and varieties. Including j CT9 Connter, Flntforrn, Ray, Coal ^?jJ?Grn1n, Stock and Mill Scules. J *? JC-Ton Wnion Scnlo. Oxl3,810j 1 8-Ton, 7x13, SfiOt lU 4-Ton, 8x14. ??<*. [CUt Scam Box and Brass Beam Included. !. /.Farmers' Portable Forge, $10. ! Forgo and Ktt of Tools. $23. >. ? nal&XSAH Toolsneeded for Repairs. C . fl 'jlrv?? AnTllh Vlnei, Hammer). )"=> ? f JT \Tonjr?, Jlrllia, Ilellowa and ** All Ms cf SackniW M, Jfc L-, And hundreds of asefbl Article* f?jliy HetP.tlrd len? thnn Whnlcsalo 19/ M I l'rfces. Fnreei for all hinds of KlM I I hop*. Fool-rower I.nthe* and Ytt ] J Tool* for doing repairs In small Sbopo. Improved Iron Corn-Sheller. "Welrfit, 130 lbs.# la&T :PRICE. S6.50. '//vT\ Fhrtls a bushel a mlnnt^; Fannlnf i // B \\ MlUs,Fcrd Mills. Farmers'Ffi-d Cooker, 1 // \l <ic. 0aye money and send fur circular. A ??S MacMne ir? For S!8? ' Hroj?-licr?f Table, Five KPeSW^jhCTti Brau'iri, Cover Jlox and pu'f AfjU nil attachment*. Hay the k. I^iteit, Neiveit and l?e?t. i All Machines VniTant"d to Blv? ^ Satisfaction. T!luiii<ar.d?Sulil, W vl ? fo I" al parts of thn Country. ^ SEND i'OR FULL PRICE LIST. Address CHICAGO SCALE CO., Chicago*; Hattie Adams TS still In business at nor iu-.>r.\i iia.m-i 1 nil the Dendv I'orner, and Is prepared to | furnish excellent MKALS at nil hours of the day. [Jan. It, IS8I, tt Halters. pr.usoxs buying hotiic-i and mutes, can he 1 supplied with halters cheap l>y ca ling on THUS. HKOCiS. | Dec. 17, 1SSI, tf Drs. Mabry & Hill. "tlfK have this day formed a copartnership >V In the l'HACTICK t?F MKDICIXF. in nil Us branches. In eases where the attention of both f>f us may be needed 110 extra charge will be made. T. J. MARRY, M. D. I.. T. 1111.1,. M. D. Maach 12.4SSI,tf Paints. AVAI'IIITY of colors of I'uluts Just re-i eelved and foi" sale l>y | Dec. n, Ml, tf Til OS. 11 EG US. | ' - r' * ' ;0 .V v ( ]." *: *!*': .V; . . w v . ; . - * .- .* * iiliil k inn Are Opening* Their Larfire and Well w Selected Stock of All Kinds of GOODS. And are Ready to SERVE THE PUBLIC AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. Will Advertise More in Detail Next Week. Sopt. 17, 1834. tf Guns! Guns! Breach Loaders and Implements Shells, &c., at the CORNER QUARLES & THOMAS. Sept. 24,1884, If Seal, Mcllwaine & Co. JJaVEoii batld almost every variety of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, -?AND WAGONS, which they ofler to their customer* on the most advantageous terms. repairing a specialty. With the best of workmen In *very branch ol our business, and an abundant supply of lumber, nnd other materlnls, we are prepared to do nil kinds of repairing in the very best manner, at the shortest notice, nnd on the most accommodating term*. All work fully warranted. SEAL & McILWAINE, Washington Street. IalTand winter goods. ?:o:?:o:? Constantly on Hands a large Assortment ?of Dry Goods, Notions, Domestics, Hats. Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, and Nearly Everything Wanted by the Trade, *? *atit dtiTinn ft iiav W. JUfiii sarin oc oun, Abbeville, C. E., S. C. Oct. 1, 1884, tf Something: New TJunder the Sun. [WILL be rcndy on and after the 1st ol March to do any REPAIRING wblch mny he wanted to your SADDLES ?tnd HAR NKSS. Don't postpone the matter too lonir. The cyclone mny coine ulonjj. Be ready fDr the emergency THOS. BEGGS. Feb. 27th, 1884. tf YARDLAW & EDWARDS. NOW HAVE THE PLEANl'RE OF Announcing the arrival of un atrractlvc Line of FINE SHOES. Consisting of a full assortment for Men's, Ladies's and Children's wear, in all the Latest Styles. March 26, 1SS4, tf BARBJERSHOP. RICHARD GANTT, Is now prepared to do all work in his department in the best manner and at reasonable charges. Monthly customers shaving, hair cutting and ehnmDoolmr ?1 per month. Rasors honed and put in the best condition for 2.5 cents cacti. Shop under ttic Press and Jlanncr ofllce. March M, I?S2. tf Tie Georgia Pacific Railway. NEW SHORT LINE VIA Atlanta, Ga., and BirmiDgham, Ala. -TO POINTS IXA LARA MA. MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA. Arkansas, Texas and the West and Northwest. The favorite route to tiic World's Fair, New Orleans, La. Commencing Pw. 1st, lsst. Double daily trains?with elegant sleepIng cars attached?for which the low rate of SI.iO for each section Is charged. The lowest sleeping car rates In thcUniicd Status. Berths secured 10 days in advance. See that your tickets read from Atlanta via the Georgia Pacific Itaii way and Birmingham, A In. For further information write to, or call on ALEX. S. THWEATT, Traveling I'assi tiger Agent, Atlanta, Ga. I,. S. P.IN>WX, General Passenger Agent, Birmingham, Ala. I. Y. SAGE, General Superintendent. ISirinlnghAin, Ala. This is the Season of Raffles. IF you want a good leather dice box for the occasion call on Die. 17, ISsSI, tf THOS. HKGUS. Axle Grease T>Y the box, dozen, or gross, for sale cheap hy THUS. 1JKOGSIhe. 17, 1SS|. tf Second Hand Harness. ? I' yon cannot a 1 to id to buy a new harness, 1 call on the subscriber, anil he will sell yon a second hand set In good repair. Dec. 17, 1SSI, tf TllOS. KEUGS. |New Goods! New Goods!! ri-O AKUIYK THIS WEEK. lilack buntJL inus lirt* spring dresses. Jersey Jackets In black and colors. Iicncl;cd homespuns, Colon d canton flannels for cumins. Ac. K. M. 11 ADDON & CO. Jan. 81, ISM. Carriage, Buggy AND harness made to order by S. H. Nori'i'II,an oiil and experienced woikmcn, long known to the citizens ol the county, leave your orders if you want a good Job with lis. TllOS. BEUGS. Dcc. 17, 16SI, tf IN ILffiil] CONGAEEE I iroi works! Coumbia. S. C. H Agnt for J| CHAPMAN'S I PERPETUAL EYAFORATOHl 1>IIESE WORKS Wfc&i? E9TABLM4tD fill 1 1WT bjr Mitasr*. Oeo. SliiclSIf and .Jajrion Atfl dirsonand purcbaied by me In tbe year 18M, ani|M from that time till now cnrrled on unereai fully myself. My friends and customers will bear wltar^H of the lar*e and stupendous )<>U executed by me. ItH wis at my work* where the largest and almost nn!y H job of Ita cla*a over executed In thla dty was do**B vltJ the making of the pipes for the City WatrrH n'lrhn in (no ji-ar jouo. in me uranca w DIUiH FOUNDING, I can My that I have made the bells ever cut In the 8ut?, each as the bell for ibeH Cltv Hall in Columbia. H My itock nf patterns for AnCHITECTURALH WOBK COLUMNS for Store froota, li lane >ndH various, and In RAILINGS for Balconies, Gardene.H and Cemeteries I have the larmt variety and gwfl modern patterns; man? of these are patented and [ have purchased tbe rlyht for this state. In the machine line 1 can fornltb my patrons with STEAM ENGINKS and BOlLEkS of any size and description. My CIECULAB SAW MILLS baT? carried off the prize at ev-ry State Fair bcl<l In thla city, and In their construction I bare taken paint to combine simplicity with the most oseful modern Improvements, and may flatter myaelf that my CIBCU' LAU SAW MILLS find finror with every Mwyrr wlw understands his business. Tlio man* orders I am steadily receiving for 8UOAK CANE MILLS prove that the public appreciate the mills of my makn, and so It Is with my GKABING for HOHSE POWERS. GIN WHEELS, GBIM MILLS and other MACH1NRKY. I have tbe mnr.ufactorlnj riebt of many PATENTS snch as castings for ROOK COTTON AND SAT PKK98 and three or foar different TEED CUTTKlJ and other Implements. I wtll be pleased to send my circulars to any sppll< cant, together with price list or estimate. My prifcrfl are moderate, and t assure the pnblle that thev are lower than those of Northern munnfact urea, ?nd thai tfiy work will compare favorably with that oi any otk fer maker. Addivw John Alexander. Conoakee Iron Wokkm, Columbia, S. C. The Improved WHITE | m uo 11 With its Improved Attach* ments is King Over all Machines. fPBE WHITE stand# In the front. It leads tb< 1 world In point of durability. In feature* of iw chsnlcal construction, In new and vsloable im|ruve menu, For ll|fht running qtulliiea and for grra range of work with the embodiments of all the latre Improvements known to Soring Machine mechanism wit!) elegance of design and beauty ot finish the wbtn stands without a rival. The Improved White Is tfa< Machine of the fature. TIIK WHITE Is mannfactared by an old company who have had an experience of over thirty yean If the manufacture of Sewing Machines. TUK WHITE Is the most simple constructed Shut tie Sewing Machine made snd adJusUbla Ibrougboa so that any lost motion can be taken op In ao InstaBl TUK WHITE is the lightest runulng, and mad from the beat material. THE WHITE makes less noise tbsn say othe Shuttle Muchine, and has a larger apaee under Ju arm. TUG WniTE has an oscillating se'f-threadirg shut tie and self-setting needle. It has a strung feed 01 both sides of the needle. THE WHITE will do all kinds of work that ao: Machine Can do. The White will do work that M other Machine tn the world can da THE WHITE hem a, ami tewi on laee "and Insert blaa trimming at the head of hem all In one operation THE WHITE does welt cording, ami scollop bind In?. TIIE WHITE does drcaa triromlnjr. fold mskin) oat binding, and the only Machine In the world tha , does hem-stitching without the aae of paper. Tki lieui stitch attachment reduced Crura flO.nu to #108 THE WHITE baa an automatic bobbin wlmVpevcry bobbin wound aa smooth aaa spool oi thread, mm an automatic take np ?nd Is self-banding. THE WUITE ruffles between two band a on tlx edge of a cartnent, or through tho centre of garmrct With the nbove and other rangesjor work too nntn*^ out to mention the White stamb without a peer. J THE WHITE Machine has been tested tn yll'.e county over seven years ai.d la warranted from flvi to fifteen years. The shuttle carrier Is llnrd and war ranted twenty-live yew. In order to demonstrate the atwve I now challenge any om of my cnmprUtor to meet me In a public contest. THE WHITK Machine can be ran sneeeasftally bj electrli-ty, an advantage that every delicate lady wll appreciate. With the blss told cotter. button-hols at uichment and electrical uioter eotnolntd with tin above tho White Is king of Machines. The Machines and sample work may be seen at thl store of Mdter Brotbora. A' bevdle, 8. C. J. L. SIMPSON, Agent P. 8.?By order of the White Sewing Machine com nuny I would warn all patties against pnrrbasinc tK white Machine needles or tttnebments from aay om excrpt the Companv or their authorized arrntr, i? suci would be frauds, the coui|*ny wookl ukeltaaa la ant* lr nartLa u'nitlil Miwirt tn Htr#Hlv unv ttr |>crsonsout?'il? of tb< tr amenta who offer tfiulr Deedlr^B or attachments for ule. B Jan. 1ft, 1SS4, 12m 01 TBI Mil Under the I New Hotel Will be Found I New Fall Goods Low Prices 8 : QUARLES & THOMAS I a t_ i mi ? a r* jtiuuevaiici v Sept. 21, issi, tr ciisrci]srN"A.Ti REPOSITORY ABBEVILLE, S. C. v PERSONS WANTING WAGONS, BUGGIEH, .! HARNESS, WHIPS, HALTERS, BUGGY CUSHIONS, AXLE GREASE, PLOW GEAR. RIDING BRIDLES, HAME STRINGS, Ac., Will do well to cull befor?purebfWtflgyM . will not be undersold. THOS. BEGGS. March ?, l&B. tf ?TW. SIGN, ABBEVILLE, S. C. J^EErs on hand a full assortment of IRON CASES, FINS BURIAL CASKETS, COFFINS, from the cheapest to the best. Hearse wJl attenil funerals, when desired. | He will also Contract for the XiTCCllUU Ui JLI U1JIU11JgO' He Is aftcnt for the sale of Sash, Doon Blinds, Mouldings. Stalr-ralllngs, Floorlngi and everything: pertaining to house bulldlni April 7, IStiO, tf Collars ANOTHER, lot of all klpcollarstoflthor*ci or mules for sale by THOS. BEGGS. j Dee. 17. 18?4, tf SAMUEL C. CASON, .Attorney A.t Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. No. n. O'Xkal's New Law Bcij.dig. Will practice Iu all the Courts of the Slat? Jan. 2, 1JS8-I. Marshall P. DeBruhl, Attorney at Law, ABBEVILLE C. H. S. C. PERRIN & COTHRAN, .Attorneys at Law, ABUKVIIjLE, S. C. Just Received. AI.OT Of Olcvtnt LINEN LAP ItOBES. Will l>c sold low to cash customer*. Junt.- 'Jo, 1.SS4, tf THOS. BEGGS. Brushes. PAINT and Whitewash brusnes for sale cheap liy Dec. 17, l??l, if THOS. BEGGS.