The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, April 01, 1885, Image 2
tin Press and Banner,
A. 11 LI VILLE, S.O.
Wednesday, April 1, 1885.
The Rttilroatl Sll:inll?n.
Nnt being in favor of the movement of tho
stockholders of the Carolina, Cumberland
tvUV^d Chicago Uailroail, we arc not in posws^iin
of any ttddilional facts, except tlie
^hrrcnt fiftiror lt^il a sufficient number of
tiJifoes of real estate owners have been
visTfied *? the petition to warrant an appii eaiio'rt
i tie town council to order im elccti<ij?
as to whether wo shall vote the bonds.
A* yet we have heard no reason assigned foil
the unseemly haste to commit us on n ques-]
tion winch Is of so much interest to our peo |
pie.
Our readers doubtless know that we are not
in fhvor of the bonded debt for many rui
t>OHR.
1st. Heeause the money which the towns
along the line of the road are asked to give
Is not sufficient to sccurc the completion of
iiif roed.
'2nd. The indebtedness of the company.
incUidlngJudgmcnto, <'tllrers sa'arics, surveyorsMiUrit
s, and other claims beinp. It Is pro's
uTncd, n\>ott ?>ilii-iont to absorb our bonds.
It is unirtse and inexpedient to extort
money from our pwpK' l<>rn<o letter pnrpow
than that of paying the old debts of the con<crn.
3. reennse mortstapes In favor of Hie om-i
5 Mructiin ccmpnny to tlie amount of some
S-J.*.00 a n>i!c. we believe, stand recorded]
ngalnst the road. j
4. Heeauseany money which we put Intoi
that comj any wi uld be a total and absolute |
contribution to the construction company,
v illwut even a hope of a return lor our
investment.
5th. IJocanse this movement is not begun
in a business-like manner. If any pood bust-1
ness man should invest his money in any j
rnterprise lie should first seek safety for
the investment. No solvent man will buy i
property which Iscoverered with Judgments.!
<lcbts or other claims which he would have to i
pay.
tth. reeause we have not a scintilla of ev-i
Idence that any man or any company has |
promise i to build (he roml, aixl blow tliel
whistle In our town before we shall he reiuir-]
cd to <l?livcr any bonds that we may vole. i
7th. Because Iheamount asked is excessive,:
and would bear oppressively on ninny of our j
citizen*.
Sth. Because the act of selling aside tlic,
homestead exemption laws, and forcibly tak-,
ing a man's property for the sole use and ben-,
cflt of a private corporation, is subversive of
the guarantees given to us in the constitution I
which protects the citizen in the light to hold j
property.
S:h. Because, even admitting Hint none of(
the above object Ions existed, tho building of j
the proposed road over the mountains, is, so
far us wo arc concerned, an impracticable j
movement, and a financial impossibility, and |
erne wlilch can never bean accomplished fact. \
10th. Because, sweeping nwa.v all of the!
above objections, our people are literally un-j
nble to pay the tax. nnd. even if they could, j
the Incubus of an actual debt and an oppres-,
?ive interest account, would be much harder;
to bear than an Imaginary necessity for tl;e j
proposed road.
11th. Because, If our people desired to act;
In n solvent and business-like way they
would force the road to a snlelo pay Its debts,
when the purchaser could get good titles.
12th. Because, even If the road could not be.
sold under the existing Judgments, and good j
title thereby secured, legal advisers and lead-;
ers of the people should take steps to recover ,
the rights, property nnd franchises that were!
Assigned to the C'aroliua, Cumberlaud Gap;
ane Chicago Railroad.
13th. Because tills could be done for the!
reason tht>t we made the transfer In con-<
sldemtlon of certain promises which j
liave not been fulfilled. The consideration
having failed we are not, therefore, legally
. bound.
i4th. Because, the graded track from Troy'
toward Abbeville should be restored to Its
rightful nwnors ivhn nrr> nr?vv dolnvpfi nml nnf.
to groat loss and Inconvenience by the enroll- j
na, Cumberland 0;ip and Chicago Railroad .
Comiinny.
15th. Because If we hnd the property to;
which we are justly entitled the people of
Tr?>y, Abbeville, and Due West, are able and
-wllllnd to grade the road.
JOth. Because the road to Troy is a practical
possibility and which may become an
accomplished fact, while the proposition to
build the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and
Chicago Railroad is lll-ad\lscd, visionary and
delusive.
17th. Because after we have exhaused our
resources on tho Carolina, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago Railroad, we will be too poor to!
go on with the road from Troy lo Due West, j
which we arc now able to grade. JIasty action
being fatal to any prospector ever get-,
ting a railroad.
IStb. Because our people have not had snffl- i
dent time to consider this propo?l(lon to bur-;
den themselves with lliis tax. Wcnced more
time in which lo consider so Important a
question as that of Incurring a debt that will
require twenty years lo pay.
19th. Because it Is not so hard to pay ex-j
ccsslve freights, as It Is to pay enormous and j
vrlndlntr Infprpet
20th. Because this tax bears hard uron 1
<h(ne who own no real cstute. Only those
who own real estate can by uny possibility |
bo benefitted by the building of the Carolina,!
Cumberland (jap and Chicago Itnllroad.
21st. Because personal property should [
not be taxed for the exclusive benefit, of the!
land owner, even If the Railroad should be of
tidvantage to anybody.
Keep Cool, and See If There nre \ot
Two Niden.
\Ve nre always eorry to run counter to pubw
Jle sentiment, nr.d we especially rcciet that
mmo of our friends seem to be displeased |
because the Pre** and Banner dot s not favor
the movement which the stockholders of thej
Carolina, Cumberland Gap an.1 Chicago Hall-1
road have inaugurated, looking to the taxa" i
lion of our citizens for the benefit of their enterprise.
But our eon vlcl Ions of duty, outweigh
these considerations, and hence we are
subjected to the pain of uttering sentiments
* which are not In accord with their views.
Wo have no objections whatever to any
man putting any amount of his own
money into the road, and if any man thinks j
1t ft. mod InvwRtmpnt. wo him fori
sincerity In contributing to the work. Wliat
vre object to. Is the proposition to take our
money for their road. In which we are not Interested,
and which we do not thluk would be
of benefit to us, IT It was finished. We were
perfectly willlngand anxious for Mr. Khcoflcld
to And the money abroad, and had nothing
but kindness for his enterprise, so long as he
<lld not expect us to contribute to It, but
'when ho comes here or sends here, or gets his
officers to send here, a proposition looking to
the confiscation of the property of persons
who would not of their own accord Invest
lhclr money in his enterprise, then wcniu-t
enter our proles'. We protest against the
proposition to take our neighbors property for
lhclr own private purposes, even it the road
was a feasible possibility, but when we feel
Absolutely cert tin that the r<>a:l will never be
Lulit, and that we will be made slaves for the
remainder of our lives by voting bonds to a
roud which would be of no perceptible benefit
to the public or to the private citizen, we feel
bound to express our dissent.
In connection wim mis, we wouiu correct a i
very common error, in supposing that n
newspaper controls or Influences anybody
What citizen could be found anywhere wiio
Js coutrolled by any newspaper. It Is the facts
alone which Influence the public mind, if a
newspaper does not give good and substantial
reasons fur. the opinions expressed, we J
venture that no single voter will be influ
enced by it; utterances. We conceive Jt to be
Xhe duty of a newspaper to give expression of I
opinion on all subject* which agitate the pub- j
11c mind, and we propose to give our opinions J
and to publish the facts, upon which we
base our convictions. We are not to blainc;
/or the existence of the facts, and if our rend-1
crs expect us to conceal Important truth", I
which we believe they aro entitled to l;now
then they will be disappointed In the PnxlI
and Banner.
We arc not opposed to the Carolina, Cura- j
fcerland Gap and Chicago Ha 11 road, but we arc|
most decidedly opposed to the giving of the
>tockboldcrs and other friends of that road,
, Hie power to seize by force a neighbors
property and Invest It contrary to his own
wilt. In on enterprise of which the stockhold-:
<er* themselves are afraid. Would any guar-!
?tian or trustee Invest his ward's money In
the capital stock of a private enterprise which ;
?.? iinnira irill unf. imv a cent of revenue?!
Would any citizen seize the properly of any I
neijdibor, and iake It away from him by force ,
for Ills own private nwT Tbe railroads of the
country, while public carriers, arc yet pilvate
property, nnd nothing else.
TTie Mnriou Star.
We are very sorry that the Morton Sf<ir hrs
*een fit to write an indecent article about the
Prcsi and Jlamirr. The Sl'tr seems to have
forgotten all the proprieties of Journalism,
?nd totally Ignored the courtesy which usually
governs gentlemen, and should also govern
Journalists. We bad hoped that the day
for such writing, as the 8Utr indulges in, had
passed, and that the Press Association of
South Carolina had had the effect of placing
the newspapers of the State upon a higher
vlHiie than that of Indulging in the writing ot
such articles as. the answering of which,
would give offence t/? the flix-r >cn.slhilltles of
I lie general rentier. "We feci that wehaveglvVr? ?
the Star no Just cause to write his libelous
and slanderous article about the /Vc.v* mid
Jlannrr, and therefore we dceline to go into
i .J any controversy with that paper.
j
, fur. Xcubcrru*lhrcthl and Xuv* is now!
y' j rinUd 011 a new power press nr.d looks as
nice as a new pin. We wish our good old
friend the best success in tlie world.
n
The t nroliiiii. Ciiiiiltrrland (inp unit j
I'IiImbo IlHilrontl.
SYveral years ago various local roa<ls were
consolidated under the above title. The new
company organized by tlie election ?>f proper
officers, tlic appointment of a financial agent. I
aVsd itoinR such other woi!s as was deemed advnnUi'teons
l?? I lie ? ?i(< prbe. A map of t li??
ro:nl and :in inti-n *iing hUlory of I lie enter-j
( rise weve printed. lioitds of the company lithe
amount 01 t>> the mile were Issued.
Armed w'.th these important papers Mr. SchoHeld
set out- 0:1 a Journey to English moneycentres
to sell the binds of the road with
which to build it. It Is a well tvrtown fact;
tint he iliil not sell a dollar's worth.
The mortgages aggregated j'J.VV'O a mile, on
a road the ei.tire cost of which would at no
I time have hern more than from SlO/tt) to jli.'n<oa
mile until it reaclred \lK> foot of the
mountains. The tvi outrages were upon a railway
which had not a mile of completed llnv;.
and the greater part of which had not been
ri-.i.i<vi ntui iif which. we believe, hail
not been even surveyed. Willi a morleagc on
literally nothing, for an amount double the
requisite amount to l>tiil?1 a bona tide ro id. I?
j It any wonder that Mr. Nchotleld did not s?l'
; his bonds, which were secured on'.v by a road
that existed only in the air ? We presun e
Hint no sane man could have bei'ii found who
would have advanced exeeedins one-third of
j the amount allied, even if tlie road had been
In existence In a tinished state. The actual
value of the bonds of the road, if it w;is built,
would not be more than from W to 10 cents on
the dollar. These fuels, we presume, were
I known to our people, but they hoped that Mr.
Schofield might find somebody to buy them,
and hrnce wc save him our moral support and
encouragement. If he could have sold the:
bonds he would have made much money and
we would htive secured the road.
J!ut he did not sell his bonds, and he now
returns to the peop'e along the line of the
road in search of subscript Ions nnd it now!
remains to be seen win ther we will give the
money. While any road is desirable in a gen-1
crnl way, yet It is nevertheless true, that in!
our excited condition wo m ly pay too dear
tortl'O "whistle." which it is n!iopoil must
come before wo pay anything. In the first
place tlie road will not be worth ton* as mtich
as five per cent of our properly. In the next
place, five per ccnt. of our property will not
tic enough to grade the road from Aiken to;
Abbeville. In the next place, if it was graded j
we l?avo no a?surance that anybody will furnish
the money to finish it. It iloes not run
with the current of trade, and would get almost
no business?not enough to pay running
expenses, and for this reason, if for no other, j
we need not tie surprised If we fail to pel (lie
money with Which to finish it, even If wc had !
the road graded, and ourselves burdened with '
debt.
The I lMpcnd i ii? War.
The following dispatch has a significant
bea<ing on (lie inipciulini; crisis in Kurypc
just at mis lime:
I.ONf)ON, March 2G. I>s5.
"Tlie Quern ha* scut ? niPttcge to the ll<>it?e of
ConiiiKins cillii'i: out the llritij.li Keserves and the
HiHish Militia lor peimnnelit service."
A later dispatch published elsewhere conveys
the information that In ob-dience to the
Queen's request the war office has called out
theliiitish Kescrves and the militia, and the*
Kovernment ships at Portsmouth have been I
ordered to get ready for cea. All the MartiniHenry
ri lies in the Hrilish armories are ordered
to he sent to the Tower, at London, for
inspection. At I he same time I0.0w,0fl0
pounds ol canned meat has been ordered trom
the Chicago canning factories, and IheChicopee
.Manufacturing Company, at Chicopee,
Ma?s., have been ordered to gel 2UO,000 swords
teady for shipment.
All this looks like England has on the war
yaint in earnest, and her activity will of
course be met by a corresponding activity of
her enemies. Siie has all she can do nt present
to take care of In* Soudan armies, hut her
resources are almost Inexhaustible, and there
Is no estimating her power when she gets her
ilti111 s up.
It is probable that she has been prrpaiine
for such n crisis for some time. A dispatch
states that at Woolwich arsenal the government
has In process of const Miction the ble-1
gest gun ever known to have been cast. It
will Weliih 11U tons without Its carriage, will
weigh LVO tons when mounted, and will have
a bore of lii Inches. It is to be a breechloader,
43 feet s Inches long, with a diameter of ~t%
feet at the breech and of ii inches at the muzzle.
Indeed, activity prevails at all her arsenals,
and blood is in the air.
If war is actually declared between England
Kussla, nearly nil the European powers [
must Inevitably bedrnwn into It, and the result
no man can tell, and the world will witn.-cc
imihIi o wiiiiiKi ii? lnwneverheon enralled I
in its history.
Yet with these threatening prospects of a
foreign wan, and the consequent increaso in
the price of all breadstufls, while cotlon will
go down, the stockholders of the Caroline*
Cumberland Gap and ChicagoIlailroad would
involve us in a liig debt. Suppose we had to
pay that tax now, have you the money to
spare ?
me ?
It* Hundredth Anniversary.
That good old paper, the Avguxta Chronicle
and Senlintl, will soon celebrate Its hundredth
anniversary, and we would extend our eou.
gratulations to the paper which has been to
us n household name ever since our eanieti
days. Some of the ploasantest recollections
of our younger days are associated with that
paper, ami we still look to it with unabated
Interest. We would recommend it to our people
as a most excellent paper, outspoken In
its convictions and honest in its purposes. It
is worthy of a noble city, which has proven
its substantial appreciation of our people,
and we hope thil the iron bands that now
connect Abbeville and Augusta, may Increase
the intercourse and friends-hip that has so long
existed between Abbeville and Hint city and
its superb newspaper. The time never was
when Abbeville did not trade in Augusta and
when our people did not read the Chronicle
and Sentinel, and we hope that this friendship
and intercourse between the city and her
newspaper and our people may grow and Increase
for a thousand years to cotne. The only
regret that we have in the whole matter
being the"offlshness' of the paper towards
the Press* and Manner, though we are unconscious
of ever giving Ju.-t cuuse foralienation.
Tl.? I ....m.irlMo llnr.lil
We nre delighted to see our friend appear
from Its new olllce, dressed In a new suit from
first to Inst, which gives It a beautiful and at11
ve nppcaranoc. The Herald Is at the hend
of country Journalism, and the people of
Laurens ought to give the paper their support.
We copy the following announcement
from list week's issue:
Willi our new outfit the Pha-nlx Edition "f the
//' raid nil rates this week from its astn 9. It? ?iir
Is the same as when hurtied. wi;U ivoiy type in it>
f- rms hiatal new, pi ii.ted on a new Campbell I'mri-r
Pious. We deetn it due in tliis connection to slate
that our ilfoits to reestablish ourselves anew have
been great!}' accelerated by the remarkable ( r?>i:i|>tn?->>
with which our orders for type ami other printini:
material Were filled and forwaided by the Cincinnati
Type foundry Company, fr-'tii whom we bought the
same. and who tiiaiuilactiire superior (?rintitur material
| of all kind*. It is) also due the Campbell 1'rinlllii:
Press Manufacturing Company, of N. w York, to say
that they, ton, wtre very prompt in flilitiir our order
J for another pre?*, and shipping the same to us. With
this new outfit we hope to Send out a p iper in which
| our many r udcrs in Lauren*, as elsewhere, may feel
a jut t ptide. Cur best efforts shall he exerted to that
end.''
The Right Sort of Talk.
Our friend of f lie Pickcna &'ntinrt half way
reveals the secret of the resolution sin Charleston
In reference to the .Savannah Valley Haliroatl.
In commenting on the recent meeting
held by the friends and stockholders of the
Carolina, Cumberland <iap and Chicago Railroad,
in Abbeville, that paper says:
"From the tone of the speeches delivered
and the action of the meeting, we are tuore
than ever convinced that Ihe tone policy of
the Carolina. Cumbeilaud Cap and Chicago
| Ku 11 road Company is to at once consolidate
with the Savannah Valley ltoad. If this
should accomplished, the road in ouropinion
would be a certainty,''
If they have the power to go by the way of
the Savannah Valley, as we have no doubt
have, would we not be foolish to vote bonds
to a road which will not come here? Little
by little our faith in th(! whole enterprise is
being vanished.
Sicw I'resseK.
Wc congratulate the Union Timet on the
nice print of its paper. The new press does
the work beautifully. Judging from thenum1
ber of brethren who are able to buy new
presses, the printing business In other places
must be profitable. The JstureiMtlle Ifcruhl
and the JWicherry Herald ttwl Xeu-x have each
power I'lX'VSL'.-, WIIIIC ?C 111 C UUU?1IIJ? UlUllg
with an old fashioned hand press.
What Is Wanted.
"We wont harmony hii<1 pood feeling,"?
Stockhildcr* C. V. (i. A C It. It.
Don't try to take our money for your own
enterprise, and we wl.l be ever so iilmable?
Tiik city of Amlerson voted Si'>,(XK) to th<*
eradlng of the Savannah Valley Railroad.
Tho Grading was a blzEor Job than they
thought. Tliey thon had to vole ?ti">,|*K) additional,
or lose all that they had paid in. Now,
when $.r>0/W0 has been spent It Is uncertain
whether tin* Iron will be laid down. IT Abbe,
vlllc votes S_'k,.7jo to the Carolina, Cumberland
flap and Chicago Railroad, we may be
called on for additional contributions, or loseall
that we put In.
Ma.i. Ukawlf.v says that wo must grade
the road before we get a cent. It has not been
explained to lis bow we can grade the road if
our bonds are locked up in a National Hank,
and not put in a railroad bank of diit. If
they are nut in a bank of railroad dirt, they
uro sjift*. Wc art! dune lor, ami tlio mourners
will go about the streets for twenty ye.irs.
Our children will rise up to c>ill lis ugly natncs ,
whenever railroads are mentioned.
Sehitol Sfotise*.
We publish a'n article this week from the
A ixlcr.ioii hUi llb/'wrr 011 (lie subject of -od
school houses, which meets a hearty response
Ironi us. We thinls it hluhly Important to
have good school hou<cs, cV< 11 if the public
schools have to be eloped forji season in order
to attain so <'c irabtc an end. The comfort,
ad\at:ccn< n'. and pride of the scholar and
paren', nil demand that we have better
school t.on-ef.
!p we put the railroad tax on our shoulders,
it is there for twenij yeats, or forever as
far as you arc concur o!.
V
Think ol This.
If it should bo possible to repossess the
Krailed road from Troy toward Abbeville I
a united ofl'oit would be made to grade'
and eijiiip a roid from tint point to Intel
1 West. i!y c msiilrrt'i,! tills p'an which fee Ills
[feasible, and i;oin<; on wiill the work, the
' subscriptions to t!i:it ro ut w.ilii.i t>e available.
This ;i<li{v*i t > tin' MiiM? wit * !i it is |>ia>:> >?? !
to*_'ivo iha A (\ it. K. wnu'.d, with
ink. secure a real benefit.
for this reason, it mi^lit lie we'l for the
towns interested not to commit themselves
hurriedly. If either of these towns should
vole bon Is to the t\. (\ (i. .t c. It. K. tlie town
so voting would not be In :i condition to help
Hailroitds arc not Hull in a day, and wi
think our people might go .-low cn so important
.1 matter as bonds. We think wi
lean safely promise our I'riends that Ah'.te|
ville will not be embarrassed by the ('. (J.
j&C. I{. It. hinds. Hut we believe Abbeville
j stands ready and willing to join heirt and
hand with Tr.\v and Due West In an earnest
ell'ort to build the road between these towns.
As the sentiment is almost unanimous for
a railroad II is hoped that neither IHte West,
Abbeville, nor Troy may become entangled |
by voting i>onds for an < nterprise which can
! never sin ce.'d. ltettcr let us try to accom-l
j pllsh the attainable. A real road from Troy j
| to .Duo West would t?j worth a thousand!
times more tU in an iut.i^inary road with an |
actual debt.
Onegood thing about this wh-ilc matter is.'
'that our people are getting o\er the tirst
I paroxysm of excitement, and a majority of!
them arc beginning to be willing to rea-on
with those who may differ In opinion, withl...f.n
null fliin.r (if tlliMIl The!
I fact brains tod.iwn upon all of us that t!ici
building of u railroad involves not only light
voting but heavy worts, ami the prospect of
an annual struggle to Kettle a big interest acLiount
is appalling to many of our citizens
who are not willing to enter lightly upon s.i
serious an obligation as a b??mieti indebtedness
would tiring, while even the most zealous
advocates of the road arc not unwilling
to acknowledge that a debt hanging over us
for twenty years is not a desirable thing.
Tlie Iteitiovnl of n Prominent Cl|.
ZC'll.
We regret to hear on the street a rumor to
the effect that Kdward Noble, senior, Ksq., j
and family, contemplate vacating tlieiri
home in Abbeville to tlnd a homei Ncwhere, J
and that their present home wi'l be left unoc-j
cupieit. Mr. Nciile is one of I he ohlcst audi
best lawyers at the liar, possessing the con 11- J
deuce and respect ot our people, among,
whom he has won an enviable reputation as |
a safe counsellorand as an able advocate. The j
removal of a citi/cn like Mr. Noble nnd IiIkJ
family Is a loss to the Har and to the society]
of which he and they have been so long an
ornament. While speaking In a"general way
of the appreciation in which Mr. Noble and
his family arc held hero, the wilier would
speak of his own high regard for Mr. Noble
personally. Wc knew him well in tho days
that arc past?in the days, and under circumstances,
that revealed true character?and wc
knew no man then for whom wchad a high,
cr respect or a greater admiration, and now
we arc sorry Indeed that he is going away |
from his old home ar.d his old associations.
May stood luck and happiness attend him
and iiis family.
Onr Twenty-Sixth Anniversary.
Tills day, twenty-six years ago, the present
editor of the 1'rcst and limincr becamc proprietor
of a half interest in the Independent
Press, which was afterwards consolidated
with the Abbeville Manner, making the present
paper?tho Abbeville Invest and JJanntr.
Without any special reference to the many
incidents ami events which have occurred
since our first acquaintance with the subs
ribcrs to this paper, wc merely note the
passage of another mile stone on the road to
the great Iilvcr to which we are all hastening.
Iu a long career of an active and impulsive
nature, it is not to be denied that we have
made many mistakes, and committed some
grievous sins, but we hope It is not amiss in
us to refer with undisguised pride and pleasure
to the steadfastness ol many good and
true friends who have stood by us In the va-l
rylng scenes through which wo have passed. I
In a deep sense of gratitude, wc return sincere
and hearty thanks to all tlio.se friends
who have been?
"To our faults a little blin?l,
And to our virtues wry kind."
TI?c WorthlcsnoH.M of "1'oiiiliflonH** in
ItomtM.
The following is from Judge Dillon on the
Law of Munlcalpal Jlonds:
Municipal bonds in the usual from, containing
words of negotiability with coupons
attached, arc absolute, and not conditional,
promises to pay, and hence are negotiable
with all the Incidents of negotiability, notwithstanding
they contain the following
recital: "This bond is issued for the purpose
of subscribing to the capital sloel; of the
Fort Scott and Allen County Railroad, and
for the construction of the same through the
snmctownship, in pursuance of and In accordance
wi'h an act ot the legislature of the
| State of Kansas entitled "An act to enable
! municipal townships to subscribe for stock In
any railroad, and to provide for the payment
of "the same, approved February 2">. 1*170;" and
for the payment of tho said sum of money
and nccuring interest thereon, in manner
aforesal'i. upon the performance of the xni'l
condi.ion, the faith of the aforesaid 'Humboldt
township, as also l?s property, revenue ami
resources, is pledged," the couit holding that
the construction of Ihe road through the
township was not ft condition upon which
payment was to bo made. Humboldt Township
v. Long, U. S. Sup, Court, Oct. Term, If73. j
Did you notice the petition for the levy of.
the lax on our property for the railroad does j
not state what sort of a hauls the bonds arc to ]
J be placed In? We supposed, until we saw I
Major Brawley's letter, that It meant a ehar-j
tcred National Hank of deposit, but the Major
seems to think that they will have to go
into a railroad bank of dirt.
o ? t?
We expert to publish a full lht of the
names of the signers to the petition to levy
the tax for the benefit of the Carolina, Cumberland
Gap and Chicago Uallroad. Wo do
I tills because we know all the stockholders
would like to perpetuate the memory of those
citizens who are anxious to help tlieni build
their road at our expense.
Don't misunderstand us. We do not object
to the friends of the Carolina, Cumberland
and Chicago Rail road putting their money In
the enterprise. What we object to. Is their
I taking our money and putting it to their own
J private uses.
J Xeaim.y everybody wants to lay up somej
thing for a rainy day. The friends of tlieCar'
'.lit... C!nn mi.l f"?. I........ 1 >II,1
I would have lis lay away a big debt, to be paid
' In our old age, when the evil days have come.
? a i ?
! Ir you want to know something of the
' total cost of the railroad to you, look for
"Progress and Poverty."
It Is not the amount of the bonds that hurt
so had. It is the annual Interest that digs
deep into your pocket.!
Wori.n you pledce your bed to build a n.il|road?
This Is what you will do, If you vote
; the lax for the railroad.
i w ?
j What's the use of voting bonds since Mai
Jor H raw ley knocks up all hope of building a
road for us.
I Votf. the railroad tax and make your town
j tax live times greater than It Is at present.
j Why should we give our property to a rail;
road ? The question Is for you to answer.
Lkt no man forget that a railroad Is a private
enterprise.
Iirotlicr Williams oil ?wsi>a|terN.
(UrecncMc Xrws.)
I i iib //jiifc/ui i?r ?u lire Kinu m .see1 j
| emerge* from the fire ns bin us ever ami some-i
what heller looking lh:in itwas before.
! Nothing gives a stranger such a favorable:
j impression of a Slate us eleun, well edited,'
thrifty looking weekly newspapers. Only i
. thrifty, prosperous intelligent communities 1
; support tho men whose taste nti'l talent pro*j
iluee sncli sheets. We can take our State exehanges
anil, i mining only by them, select the
| best counties In thestate. 'No county needs]
a belter advertisement aud recommendation i
than is given by papers like the Xeirbcrr// Oh- !
wver and ?Ycin find Jfrrnltl, the I.'iureitxrillc '
' Herald, the Alihrrillr Prix*and Iltmii'T (despite
j it< patent ou'sMe,) t he Vorkvillc Eii'jutrvr and
I the Hompton ( 'Mtirilimi.
! ISy the way, Abbeville Is now nhen<l of every ;
other county In the State with live weekly!
| newspapers?three at Abbeville, one at luie1
I West an.l one at MeCorinick. Tho last is a:
new enterprise?the Adrnnre? anil lis tlrst is. j
sue promises well. Abbeville could organize'
I a press convention of Its ow n if lis live editors
could ever possibly agree on any one point. j
Coroner's Inquest.
Statu ok Cakoi.ina, )
County ok A mu.vi i.i., ( J
I An Inquisition Indented taken at Abbeville;
In theState aforesaid on the.'ilsi day of March j
I-v-si before Coroner J, A. Shillito upon the1
view of the body of fjOliisa Williams then i
ami there belli}; dead, hy the oaths of (i. W. |
j Collins, J. J. l/>mnx, Joe Mundy, Frank Me
}C.>rd, I. D. Cromer. Fed Devlin, W. I,. Miller, I
F. I,. ltallcy, Abe Cobb, Cater I'aplcy, Alfred
C >leni:ni, Dave Wliurton, Ileitis; a lawful jury i
of Inquest who being charged mid sworn to1
i i<111iit* for the Stale of South Carolina when |
and hy what means tin* said I.ouisa Williams
came to her death. I'pon their oath do say
that she came hy or at or from natural causes. I
I n witness whereof I, James A. Shillilo, t 'or- j
oner aforesaid and tin-Jurors a foresaid to this]
inquisition have Interchangeably put our'
hands and seals Hie day iu:d year above writ-;
tell.
J. A. SIIM.MTi>. Cormier, A. C.
(!. \V. t'OIJ.INS, Foreman.
The young man who knows how to lay oil',
corn and cotton lows and to regulate the dir. '
iance < !' the same so as t > net Hie large*!
crops I > wortii a cowpeii full of nice, Kid- j
gloved, fancy-ovcrconted fellows, who may j
know how to lead the (iermnu or caper;
around al a f.i ?hlon-ihle wait /. Seting cot ton.
setting a plow Just rlghtand adjusting gears I
so that shoulders and back of horse will nev-j
cr hurt, are worth a thousand fold more to
the country than knowing how to pose In a;
pal lor, or |o adjust the shade of the cravat to
the complexion of the wearer.?Oou'i/ft |
SiHirtmi.
It Us:?l?l tl.af srnslblf* pont ic wlio take rare!
of iPotnvrlvcs never jr?*t |n <>11 i:i. We i
liave no tloul't that, ns a nJ1 ? . many men ele i
of tl i? (!i?i aM! Iicttiusc working in llieir Mrt
slr<voi. !.:.<1 many women arc ieiluee?l t [
<lri>aii exlieinilh-s by wcurti.g thin sol- (J J
f-hOC*. i'
*
A SPECIES OF COMMUNISM;
WILL YOU GIVE A REMORSELESS FAIL-'
ROAD COKirANY THE POWER TO SELL
YOUR HOME AND YOUR BED TO
RAISE MONEY FOR THETR OWN
IEIYATE USES?
extracts front nil ami I.cnrnfil
Arjjiitstpnf, Itcooiill.v Delivered by
Mr. W. <'. lionet. Rcforr the Siipremr
I'miri of the Mlnto. nml
Whlrli Applies oitli K<\iial I'ore<
Apiinsi the Proposition to Tax
Our People Cor tho Carolina. Cumberland
(>np a:i:l Chicago Kail
rond its .\?uniHi in:- ?
the .Savannah Valley Itailroad:
Tn."
Feeling l!ial it might be I uteres ling to our
readets if wc should fcrMfy our opinions of
tlic propositi railroad lax on litis town, we
herewith reproduce pari of an alilc argument
recently delivered before lite Supreme Court
hy Mr. Renef, in the case of the Savannah!
Valley Railroad against Chamblc's ami oth-l
ers. The reader can very re.idily see that
the stockholders of the Carolina, Cumber*
laml (Jap and Chicago Railroad, are nslcing!
us to do a thing which is repugnant lo public
policy and subversive of the rights of the
citizen. The opinions ol Mr. licncl so thoroughly
coincide with our own. and arc expressed
so inueh better than we could express
them, that we thank him Cor the opportunity
of quoting sueii good authority as himself
The reader will of course understand that the
headings are our own, and not Mr. Ilenots :
The I.ejrlslnture n?ay ClnusP n
Xuiue, Iml ihe flail's Hie Same j
for a" that."
The reason for refusing to enjoin I he eollee-'
lion of I axes are strong and manifest. Rut
would an injunction against collecting "snbseribiption"
lo a railroud operate lu'iiinst the I
public good ? Would it slop the Wheels of gov-1
eminent? We respect I ul ly submit that only
a forced c instruction can bring such "snli-;
script Ion" within the purview of .Sections 208,1
and -li'i.
' * lu* ctvln r tlinf. I
Ml >1111*111 l># >..J v.v. .u ........ .
such "sub.?cripiions nrc taxes." Tiic Circuit j
Judj;e decides that I hey are taxes, si n<t refers:
to the Act where tliey are spoken of as "the
Savannah Valley Haitroad tax" ami as "taxes i
voted to said Railroad in Ander?on county."
lint although it Issaid In tiic Act that these)
subseripMons "shall be known and styled in;
tax book as the Savannah Valley Railroad
tax" does that i?y changing tiicir natnc,
chaii'jc their nature? The legislature may
change the name of "IJrown" to "Jones" or
"Hohinson," lint the man Is the sinie man
4 for a' that." If it really he a tax. even
though it tnisjht lie styled a "subscription" on
the tax-books, then our remedy would be
sought, under Sections iMS-lt. If It Is not a tax,
although styled so In the tax-books, then our
remedy is in this action.
Proof flint a ttailrod "Tax" Is an
Ovprritlliis of (!ip I.aw, Whereby |
tlio .lloncy of lh? Citizen may be j
Appropriate:! to Private l'ltrptiv j
OS.
" The tar. when collceted gocx into the treat-1
ury of 11 private railroad comp my, is alone
controlled and paid out by it* <?fflcjrx. To
call It under .such circumstances, a county
tax, is simply a solecism In language. The
true test to determine tiic character of a particular
fund is the use to which it Is to be applied,
and not the name that may be given to
it a* a pretext for raising the same under the
cover or pretense of a tax." M Iowa :>ss.
What is a tax? I.et tlie following authorities
answer the question.
"A tax Is a portion of the property of Individuals
which is taken from them by lhego\crnment,
and disposed of by It," Kncyc.
urn. ;u.
"Tax. A rale or sum ol money assessed 0:1
the person or property o:'a citizen, by government,
for tbe use of the nation or State."
Webster I>let. .
"Taxes arc contributions paid by the Inhabitants
of a country for the use <>f the government.''
New Am. Kneyc. XV.f>07.
' Taxes are burdens or charges Imposed by
the Legislature upon persons or properly to
raise money for public purposes." Coolcy on
Const. I.lm. -17'.'.
"Taxation having for its only lecitlmate
object the raising of money for public purposes
and the proper needs of government,
the exaction of money t'roin the citizen lot
other puposes is not aj proper exercise ofliie
power and inubt therefore be umur.horized."
Id. I>7.
' l'axpsare defined to be burdens or charges
imposed by the legislative power <>f a Stale,
upon persons or property, to raise money, for
public purposes, ami can be levied for public
purposes only." lilack well on Tax Titles. 1
and Note.
"l'he power to levy and collect taxes Is an
incident to sovereignly, without which 110
government could ex'-rotso the powers expressly
delegated toil." Id.
"The Incidental public benefits or advantages,
though in a general sense to be consided,
d > not, therefore, constitute, In the sense
of the law a public use." Id. 37.
Tho Stockholders 'of the Carolina.
<"{UnT?erI:m'l <;aj> mi:l Chicago
Railroad Ask You to Consent to
me ovorriuin^ III mur ivi^m IW
Hold Property---<he Facts forcibly
I'ut.
If they did, thru 'lintiId we be tnrrd to build
fuvtiorlcx, hotels, stage conches, churches, telegraphs.
Jte.
The leading ease of Hansom v. Vernon, 27
Iowa.is, is recommended to the attention of
this Honorable Court, as an opinion which
contains the truo doctrine as to the vexed
subject of railroad subscriptions. The learned
jurist, Cheif Justlcc Dillon, whose, whose
work on ''Municipal Corporation*"' is so well
known and so highly valued delivers the
opinion of tho Court, an I established by a
train of reasoning, wherein It is submitted,
110 fuhicy lurks the following proposition"":
1. That the legishtturc have no Omslitutionitl
power to authorize the tttration of the peoph or
property of atownship, touoi or city, in order to
rat f a fund to be given as a grrttut'y to a mil
, roittl company to aid i'. in the construction of its
ro<i(l through, that vicinity,
2. Tli-U. the legislature may take private
property for public use un ler the power of
eminent domain, on condition of Just compensation
being made in money. Hut for ana
private u*e, it cannot touch the properly of the
\ citizen, even if it dors make compensation.
\ 3. That tho taxing power of the State inj
vested In the legislature Is the authority to
levy and collect taxes and assessments in the
[ nature of taxes.
i 4. That luxes arc burdens or charges lm
po<-ou ny me legislature upon |h:imphi w
.property to raise money lor public purposes,
or lo accomplish .some governmental cnu. A
public governmental use or purpose Is essentlal
to ;v vj?llit tax.
That Is the circumstance that taxes arc
: contributions demanded for the use of the
I government, and not for private uses, that
confers upon the power to tax its peculiar
I character, and wer* It not for this considera|
lion, the severe stringent laws, authorizing
I without judicial proceedings or personal no|
ticc, t he sale of property lor delinquent taxes,
I would be condemned as despotic, and as ini
frlngemcnts nf Constitutional riuhts.
I G. That while there Is no limit upon the
taxing power when exercised lor a proper
I governmental purpose, .vet the question as to
] which Is such a purpose is subject to revision
' by the Courts.
] 7. That the legislature has only the power
to raise revenue by by taxation for a public
1 purpose: and when It Is raisrd for a purpose
; not connected with the public Interest,it m no
tonr/er taxation. thnwjh so (Icitominafi tl: ami ///<
a'tcm/i! is as< >< i,h/ uilro:ii/ihifin:ial ax an//
cuuht If which in c.rprexxti/ )>rohibitcil by //?< Chant
if ;ition.
s. That while the authority to determine
what is or is not a public purpose, is in the
legislative department, yet this power Is not
without, limit: and the Courts, when appealed
to, may rightfully determine whether !n
1 the particular case the burden imposed is for
I a public or a private purpose.
That railroad coiapani'x arc private eorI
point inns, mul their itiKlerlakerx can no more be
aided hi/ taxation limit can uic unaeriai.tix/x 01
itn.i/ oilier private corporation, or of an individual.
The Siicrodiicss of Private Properly
to bp Xo Longer Itcftarilpd?dK1
Citizen 110 Ii?nxor to lie the Solo
Owner of SI is own Property.
Towards the close of his elaborate opinion
1 the Chief Justice wtys: "TheCourt cannot up!
hold the tax in question without sanctioning
the following principles, viz: That it is competent
for the legislature, because of the incidental
advantages which would re.-ult to the
community from carrying out of the objects
j of a voluntary private mil way corporation,
organized for pecuniary protit, toanthorize a
! tax to he levied 0:1 the citizen and his property
to be given as a bounty to such private
corporation, lo be used in aid of its undertaking
wit .out any pecuniary compensation to
the ta.vpayer being contemplated or provided.
Such a doctrine would would unsettle
tl.e foundation of private lights. The citizen
would 110 longer ou it hix propt rti/ in fee nimjile,
but hohl it <tt ti tenant at the will of a majoriti/
of lltr local vouihiuni'}/ in whit It il is situated."',
Such and h> si l ong words of Chief Justice,
j>112011. feelingconr.uc.ni mm ine uocuine
lie maintained is .sound, he says In conclusion
: "I entertain no doubt, however the de-!
eislon of the Court may for tin- present he re-1
garded or regretted, that finally the profe-- :
slonal and general Judgment or men will
assent to its correctness, and lhatils views as
lo the Inviolability of private properly and as!
to the lulureand legitimate purposes of lax-!
ntlon, will lie laid u|j among ihe fundamental
acknowledged and cherished axioms of Amer- 1
Constitutional law." id. (il-2.
The Very Poor Argument of a Very
<>ood Soldier, but u l'oor Lawyer
and StntoNniiiu.
Judge Cooley exposes the fallacy of the argument
that a miiroud is a public highway.
(I Am. Kej>. -1'JS!))?a doetiine which, by Ihe'
I Hike of \\ ellington, who wipi <i very i/ootl sol- !
tlier, hut u pour hiwi/ir mill xttitexnttiii. After i
di.scn.-sing tlie doctrines as to the public pur-!
pi?(.s and eminent, domain, hi! concludes as j
follows: "It is said, however, that there is an j
oveiwhelming weight oi authority lu sup-i
port of this species of legislation. ? * * When :
cases follow In line lor no better reason than
because they have a case to follow, the au-i
thority is lo be lonnd in Hie lirst decision,!
and not by coiiuling up the number in the
line. The leading case upon the sunjecl has
been the I'ennsylvania case ofshaipless v. I
1 lit* .Mayor, ?VC., leilll. r?i." m, miu ?n .iiuu
the language m llic mine Court in a subsequent
case, 'We know," says the Court, the
histoiy of these in tin lei |>al unil.eounty bonds:
how tin-legislature, viclding to the popular
exeiteinent about railroads, authorized their
Issue: how grand Jurors and county com-1
missloiicis and city olllclids were moulded to J
the puiposu of speculators: how recklessly j
railroad ollicers aimscd the over-wrought con-1
tiileiiee ol I lie public, and what burdens of
debt and luxation have resulled to the people.
A moneyed sec.nly was thrown on the
iiliti Uet by tlir palo.xiMii ol llie public mind.'
lilanioiiil c. 1 jinreiice t "o., :i" 1'eiin. S. :1V!.)
The learned Judges were null.) too sangumc
when they declared Hint Hie like could never
happen again ; but weare not concerned with
their prophecy so much as we are with their
ma ii ilcst coiim:Ioi<siic.-s that these evils have
come from a perversion of the law. The best
Judguicnl of the legal profession, so lar as 1
have been able to judge, has always been
against tne lawfulness of ibis species of ratlroad
aid,and there lias been a steady and persistent
protest which no popular clamor could
silence, a^ai'-t the decisions which support it.
'I bis protect has ot late l.ecu g:o\\!ng .stronger
instead of fainter, Mid it the recent ilccb-j
ions a lone be I'ega r-led, t lie aut horl ty is clearly
with the protest, liui wi.eitn r mis issoor
not it Is r.ot < I controliiigaiiihoriiy here. We
are eiubarras'cd by no ilecisiont. Ill this State :
and are at liln iity lherc!?>rc to coiiMder lln; '
question on piiiicij-lei.: and \\hen the legal
principle which shocld govern a case st nids
old in iiold relief, it i> iiianifesily inoic in ae
coin Willi a pi'oj.cr ijim:Ii:iik?' ' i jumeiai tuny
thai wo >liuiil'l rcacli to II. Willi direct lies-', <
lliati that we should .snut. mir eyes Id l||t? i
( riiiclflc iiml l.liiiilly IkI.ow wIiciv others i
iiuvc lilind'y Irii." (I.Mis. It* p. Hi#. 1-1.)
J >isci:s-ln^ I lie Millie Mllijwl, ! lui.-c I: ?1111? t CI
sajs: "Kor ?.in>el ves, we ale lire Id coiitc?s;
thill. We never could < < nipl'i-helld till! luiMs j
upon which so nmiiy ji'di! Jiui.-ts in this j
country have lTo^scd to pcicctvc clcaijy j
the reasons fur giving nn>nicip:tl cor porn I Ions
Hie |K;wer to In come stockholders In railway
dompauics. 11 have ttlittii/x fell that U win
one < / thrxe canex in jnri\priulciiee where the
irtih trit.tf>xtUer to the thought." 2 Kedf. on rail- J
way, i - ??>, Note I.
Hi.- <'niiilierlniiil 4<ii|) nhii
Cliioiixo Kallrond Would I'Miirp
t!ip I'mtm of llie I?eo]ile.
"Tin' |?r?r\-iiili?iir view tn:>\ tin stated us fol- |
ows: The 1-gMaiuiv oi a S'nte under the'
L-encr.il uRiiitot l--ni--l.ilivr power, may exer-j
cif t- nil powi rs vvliit'll are pr.'pe: ly lex'-hit ive, j
ami lii.I itroluliitiil either expres-ly or hy nee- i
essar.v implication, by tlio eoni-titution of the;
Slate or i>y thai of the United Slates. Its an-!
thorny has I tins a double limitation. It ean-:
not In the llrst plaee, violate the fundamental |
law of theStale orof the United States,either
tiy usurping tlie powers which t !?e people
Imve reserved to the ' selves, or which they
iitire granted to the mitioiial government. In j
too second plaee, it cannot Invade the eo-i
ordinate departments of the State government,
and under color of making laws usurp
judicial functions. As a limitation of the l:it-1
fclass ifx power to tthe proucrh/ of one I
eiiii.m nntl t/ire it to rni'ith'T tnu been deni-jd cm
bt in;/ n jiuiieiet ftine'i nl.'' Id. !M.
The E'ldtlnw of (lie S'rojjevty of n:
Citi/en into n Itniironii Against j
His Will, is l.lttle lletter than,
Co:i IIncii t Ion.
". I xi/stcin which i?it.i properij/ of tur-pnyii 1,7!
citizen* Hf/ninst tlfir tell I into it mitro'id corpor |
at ion it tttt'e brfter thmi conjitca'ioii. It h ix 1
proved 11 calami')/ in ino.it inxltincex, and ha.t en-j
" ' / ' -
which have xnff'Tcri from improvident invest-'
mi nis." Pierce on Railroads. S'.i, Hi.
11 i< proper li> say something about tlie j
great loading ease on the other side of this
question, vl/,: Sharp'ess v. Mayor of 1'hila<ie!phia'21
Pen 11. St. 117. decided in The
iMaintilt' ami three other residents ami taxpayers,
sought to obtain an Injunction to restrain
Ihedefendant I'roni Issuing municipal
bonds in idd of rairoad: and lo have the Art.
authorizing the same declared uneonsiitutionnl.
The opinion of the t,'oitrt. was delivered
by the late Jeremiah s. Ht-u-k. then Chief!
Justice, whose very name adds weight to the
decision.
He concedes (hat. "the taklnc <yf property
for private use is pdpa'dy uitconstiiutional,"
and that "It cannot he det.ied that a railroad {
company is a private corporation, Hul,"' lies
a relies "the right lo tax depends on the nit I -1
mate use, purpose, ami obje.'t fin* which I he
fund is l at sc. I * ? * A railroad is public
benefit, and the rijjht ol a eorporati<?u io|
enact a uniform, reasonable, stipulatrd loll |
from those who pass over it, does not makej
lis niuiu use a private oiie."fp. 1<>0]. "The
company may be prlva'e, but (he work they
are to do is a public duty; and alone with the
public duly there is a delegated a sufficient
share of llic sovereign power to perform 11."
(??
Jtitlgfo P.iacJt'M Communistic Doctrine.
Judge li aoK ,wiiuont ar^'nm-iiimioo, >
itdown as if It wore a maxim, t hut 'a rail
way is a public highway.*'
II' It is a public highway, why lias tlic public
to p iy ior Its use? Why is it not free, like
other highways?
If it is a public h lull way, why is It taxed as
if it were private property ? Are oilier highways
taxed ? Are public buildings taxed ?
li' It Is a public higway, why arc the public
not taxed to equip and maintain Has well as
to const met its roadbed ?
Is it not strange that J;fdgelllaok hold railways
to bo public properly, liable to lie seized
bv the public?a coitiinunl>tic doctrine which
he publi.-l.ed in the A'orth American Jlevicw
of issd.
DyArliele 0, Section S, -'the coporale authorities
of Counties, Townships, School Districts,
Cities, towns and Villages, may be
vested with power to assess and collect taxes i
for corporate purposes." Will tills Court hold
that the grading of a railway road-bod is such j
a corporate purpose?
Tlio Ill^hts to I'rlTftic l'rojterfy In
Niicroil as Against Everything
Else than n Railroad.
T5y Article 1. Section 21, It U cuaranlee.l to
thecitl/.cn that "private properly s'.tidi not
he taken or applied fur jiublic use, or for the
use of corporations, or for private use, without
the consent of the owner or a Just compensation
being made therefor.'' (Provision
is then made for securing right of way.) Ity
I what right then cm the liands of Chaniblee
and his co-plain lilt's he taken and sold and applied
to I lie use of the Savannah Vai.ey Railroad
corpora! ion ?
" H'.' know in mi"," 3fi\ Jiisticc Mori/,
"in which ii Icr/i.il'ilive net to transfer the property
of .1. hi Jt. without hia consent. h'ti ever oeen
held <t (\>iisti.'utional exercise of ler/iiltttit's p-iwer
in (toy Stole in the Union. On the contrnry, it
hn.i hmi ronstmittu resisted at inconsistent with
just princ)>(fx."
Wiikrrson v. Lclaml, 1 Peters, G~.
The Carolina, Cumberland <4ap and
Railroad Would Override
Osir Oenrest Rights to Raise Money
for Their Own I'.hp.
nyArSlclcl.SertionH.lt Is ordained (hut
"no person shall he arrested, imprisoned, despolltd,
or disposesscd ol his properly, lm
munlties or privileges, put out of ihc protection
of the law, exiled, or deprived of his life,
liberty, orestate, hut hy Hiejudumcnt of Ills
peers, or of the law of the html." This Is a
heritage from Hie 29 ('Imp. of Magna Charta.
r.ord Coke In his commentary on that, statute
says Ihut these words, by Hie law of Hie
Ian I." mean "by the due course and process
o! law" which he afterwards explains lo be
"by indictment or presentment of good and
lawful men * * * or by writ original of the
common law." 1 Inst. l.">, .*>').
In 'J'ili/lor r. J'orhir, I II ill, 110. Judge Uronson
ruled that these words "cannot mean les*
than a prosecution or suit instituted and conducted
according lo ihc prescribed tonus and
solemnities for ascertaining guilt, or determining
the title to property. It will he seen
that the same measure of protection against
legislative enactments is extended to life, liberty,
and properly, and if the latter can be
taken without a forensic trial and ) udirmeut,
there is no security for the others." (1. 171.)
If Your Vote* Can Deprive us of Our
Property, Can You not in ttie
Same Way I?eprlve us of our I.lfe?
If the votes of a local majority can deprive
Chambiee <>f liis ran they not with
eqal ritfludeprive Iiiin of his lll'o or llbcrtv?
Is It notHimply to apply Lynch Law to properly
?
Lnffyor with a Ras of a Gown.
In the language of RmUp. (quoted In Parttnoutli
College ca:-e, I When', oSJi, "Will tills
be said to l)<: the law of the l-ind hv any lawyer
who has a ras; of a gown left upon his
back, or a wig with one tie upon his head ?
Tlio Family Homestead may bo Sold
for Railroad Taxon?The Drd may
l>c Sold from under yo'i to Raise
Money Tor it Itnilroail.
If the doctrine which we oppose be adopted
nnd propagated In this Stale. If this so-called
nil!read subscription be neclarcd to be a tax
and placed thereby on the privileged plane
of Mate and County taxes, not the least starllingof
tl.e inevitable consequences will be
following: The f'lotily homexfettd, which by the
wisdom and mayiHtnimify of our Constitution
has been /lectured to be "tx.empt from attachment,
levy or mite on tin}/ mesne orjinid proiexx issued
from any Court," may he taken from the hapten*
tax-payer and sold for railroad taxes ; for what
says tlic proviso In the homestead clause of the
Constitution Article J. Section :>:) ? J'eovided.
that no property shall he exempt from attachment,
levy or sale, for to rex. Strange doe
trine, severe taw, an anachronism which i.i in
rtecorrt only irith the property laws of the middle
at/ex?that the roof can bo x^Ul from over one's
head, and one's bed soblfrom under him lo furnish
money to <t railroad corporation.
Money to be Wrims froui us by a
Sjieeies of 4'oiiiitiuitism not lews
t'nlovely Itecaiiso Tricked Out in
IIm< Wriipiiin^M of (lie I.aiv.
Happily for our side of this argument our
Constitution has defined what a tax. Is. Article
!. Section .'Hi, says: All property subject
to taxation shall be taxed In proportion to its
value. lC'ich individual of society has a riyht
\t<> be protected in the enjoyment of life. liberty,
I and property, accordint/ to xtandiny laws. If.'
] xlmuld. therefore, contribute hix share lo the exI
pense of his protection, and give Ills personal
service'irhcn necessary." C\tn it be arr/ued that
hix c'tcrcive contribution tithe Savin n--h Valley
uauroaa corporation is i/tivrrixcc i nanl'ttec n
contributivc "thnre oj the expense of hit promotion
f" Hiti/ rather it is money proponctl to be
tvrnnrj from him by a .tpedes of Communism vol
less unloccly because tricked out in the wrap
pinr/H of lair.
Rall-.Vay.'i not Public Iflshirnys"Prayer
iu lichalf of Outrii^pd CH1KI'IIH.
We fool justified In asking fills Court to pronounce
as unconstitutional iho "Act to Charier
the Savannah Valley I tail road Company''
i in so fur as regards tliu clauses thai relate to
| the township subscript ions, on the ground
| that railways are not public highways, and
i that money raised under the terms of this
| Act would not be applied to a public use.?a
j public purpose,?and Is not. therefore, a tax.
i \Vca>k on thc*e grounds that the defendants
be restaineil from selling our binds at dellnI
(incut land sales, seeing that Sections 2i*s, l2iSii
j all'ord no remedy.
|? I -?m
|Ju<Ijje t'otlivasi's Comments ou Pis*
(nh.
/ a
[ The crime ot murder Is not on the decrease
I in tills country, mid unless tlm laws nre enforced
and murdeiers convicted and banned,
j we can not expect our country to attain a rep.
utalioii for law-abh.iiig order. 1111 m;i!i life is
not valued enough by the people, and the sentiment
of horror and outrage that should be
aroused by murder is lacking, This condition
Is shown by the verdicts of juries?bo.lies of
men that appear more inclined to sympathise
with I ho murderers than with their victims.
Nearly every paper that we take up contains
one or more murderous items, which are gen-!
orally mentioned as news, .seldom with the!
Imrror that should be excited by the taking
of human life, one cause ol I hi- prevalenc
of murder is the unwillingness of the people
through juries, to vigorously enforce the laws.
The laws are good enough, but they are noli
enforced. Another cause is the general
habit of carrying pistols, together with the,
ease with which I bean man-kllilng Implements
may be obtained.
The (Miester grand Jury recently made the
following retonnnoiidatlon and presentments:
"We desire to call the attention of our He-'
presenlatlves, through your honorable I'ourl.j
to what wo. eoncolve to be a great ? v11 In our
Stale and country, vi/., that of the carrying
of concealeil weapons. Altlhough there Is a
law on our Statu.e Hooks against ibis evil,
there Is a greatj del'ch iiey "in enforcing It,
from the fact that persons wTio are eogiii/.ant
of lis violation scarcely ever report lis viola
tloii. II Is u luiiiciitnhie fact thill, tin' y>>111Ii.-h I
of our country lo a great extent have llu* idea
I hat they become men sooner l>y carrying
pistol.-'.
"Wo would, therefore, recommend that lhe|
sale of pistols la: rc*l rioted liy mjii I rl ii?j those;
who sell them lo pay a heavy license lo the
county for the privilege, mid that Hie sale of
tliein to minors tie entirely prohibited."
"A lid at Spartanburg, .1 in lye ('olli run, lu li Is
charge lo the grand Jury, referred thus lo the
practice III' carrying concealed weapons.*!
"fan you iuaginc any use In the world lo
which a yl-lol can he put hut lo takn human
life? I'an you mend a plough-slock with a!
pistol? fan j oil make a hoc-helve with a,
pistol? ( an you repair any piece of your,
machinery iliat is broken with a pistol? fan
you write letters or keep a merchant's hook |
li I. ii iiUfnl ? What i all von do Willi ex-1
eept to Isilct* liiiuinii lllr? You r.'iii mil shoot'
Kuinc with it: yon cannot r:i|.-li 11 > 11 with It.'
For what purpose. lli< ii, .Mr. iiiiiii, Is It
carried ? You know fur what II Is carrictl-you
know very wrll lln* uses lo which it has
Imm-ii |>iiI? yon know llmt litis country has
llowi'il wild lilooil lor l!ii* |?iis| ifii year-, ami
you know how in lifli of II is 11 in* lo tin* fact
that I In- plsto', I In: n .'nly, convenient pistol,
\\ as at liaml."
If those persons currying |iis|ol, were at J
once arrest' <1. ami hion-ilil to irml and punlsli(*il,
Ilie ureal evil would tie much reduced,
mill lewer li'itnan lives would l e saerillceil. !
The law Is there, hut it is no' enforced. Il I
would al.-'o l ea good measure to place a In avy 1
lax upon tin' sale of pistols ; eilherspeeilic ill i
Hie shape ol r.i 'Hi upon every pistol Mild, or in
I he shape of a license ol t.'.'iii lor the privilege |
[if selling pistols or pistol aiitnuii It ion. The |
une fact nui-t not he lost sIkIiI of, thai pistols
ire o-pi dally made lor the sole | urpo-e of s
lukiux human lile. ;
When In need of crockery if you will call
mil price our lame stock before jou hny. we
i<suie>ou 11 will he to your tulvanli go. Mil- 1
Hi'utUers. I
I 11???*mi I III I' i?a?tmmami t Hii i i i m
Thoughts fur tlio Month.
{ Southern Cultivator.)
AVi'li "the ( tnfijin^o of winter rains and Increasing
heat nf Hie sun, tin: regulation of heat ami moisture
il. iir.mls iiiii. il thought and constant attention. What
call hi* dune tu help the Biui warm up Iho -solI, that
seeds limy terminate readily ami yuun^ |>liint? crow
ol)'I'caliliv art.l ulrmiL'. AVe must hear In iiilml that
as l hi' li.'iUliu is ili'iK' I'y th<* sun, ii must hc^tn at 'liv
Ri'i face iiiii! tru <In? nwitrd. Inn ger.eial nay, smite-j
thltitr m y Ik* dune l>y reiiderin:: the soil as duk its
j..is?l!ih- l?y tin* | r.'si iui* i.f humus. J>aik h'dh ? ahs-'lli
In* >t ni'.rn rem Illy than tvliise or lit. lit Ci-hired. A
rich dmk mould n ill ahsmb hent unci* rapidly than
?h t'* su:*l. As lutnl heciiiiii s uMand worn. It hiconies
lighter colored, anil, hy no much colder. In the
sprii'U. Sow it in (,'ini.i. rest it ami liii It wMi humus,
ami its darkeron'.oi- will return. To ttart an early
c:up i.f aiiyiliini;. thejcfiiro, s.kct net only a southern
slope hut a dark noil.
As tie earth wru.s U|i, evaporation fiom the surfece
increases, and evaporation is a cooling process.
It Is important, tlierefire, to have tlio (mf.ee dry.
Lanil well ilriiii.eil warms up quicker In the sprin.'
than thai Ii.I.'il with water. We do not pri'po.?c now
to nrrfe tile draining nf uplands; we are not ready for
m i'. i>m riii^i iK ?r iii-uuing. ;>y inert-its lis. Lilt" snrface
exposed to the air, facilitate* drying very much,
11 .tl theref-.re Is advisable in must cases iiedding
also, by exposing nt'iro surface to the Warm air causes
1 icrensed hinting ir?m that sotiiee. The only objection
tu it is th<! faebity it alfords fur ?va*li:iig away of
tilo solil; cine must avoid extremely high In Us, ami
H-e the other varied means against washing rains.
Kami ill): here, as elseivhere. is a pn pel mil slvtiggle to
steer between S'eylla ami I haryhdis. ami enur.il, ellseilminaling
judgment tlili*t ^utile lilt! ship.
The retnatks already made apply tu the preparation
for crops which are started eurlies'. such as corn, Irish
potato s. i le. 1'or iln.se which are planted somewhat
later, like cotton, the preservation of mnUlnre In the
suit, In c tines a matter of great moment. As spring
n lvaKCes anil the heat Increases, the surface of tlw
.-oil Isipiire apt to getdry and haul, too ?lry to bring
tip seeds which will not Lear deep covering. This is
tic. t previ nted by repeated harrowing. 'Iliese should
be clven the land niter every rain. They should be
Very light, simply breaking' tile crusi; if deep, they
will cau>e ll.e drying up of as much of the soil as I*
loosened. A three section smoothing harrow, out
weighted, wiil do the work proper'}' and 80 rapidly,
one will hardly miss the time. To allow for the cutting
down of tliu beds by the hariow, they (the beds)
may be made extra high lit first, ll'gh beds lire ohjcctionahlc
on account of washing but they will be cut
tlowti so Soon, under the plan proposed, that the exposure
of the land will lie very short. No work on a
farm pays better than repeated harrowing# between
the completion of preparation for, and the plan ling of
crops. They kill all voting grass and weeds, keep the
surface mellow ami line, and make r.ll subsequent
woikings easier ntul susceptible of being better done.
The planting of cotton is the leading work of this
month. Under system of high manuring, the tendency
Is to later planting of this crop. Tho wisest
plan is to extend tlie planting from the lthli of April
to the Iflth of May. This gives one more chances of
striking the seasons, and decreases somewhat the
pressure ?r the whole rni;i needing work at tin* sime
time. In the llrst (I'mitflit.*, Ilio seed must he covered
veiy shallow, mill u light harrow is pri?l?:tli'y the best
c-ivefer. Rut il is better to cover I hi" Into planted
with ii iliuib e foot plow, ami knock utl' subsequently
with .1 board. As the opening of the drills and tJio
covering ?f the seed are Imth ll?bt work, mo may
le.ve two opening plows drawn by one horse, the
horse walking in the middle between rows; similar
iirraiiL'enient with two c.iverers. The horse and fix
hands may thus plant from twelve to sixteen acres
per day, II a r.iln falls between the plan line and thn
coming up of the seed, run a harrow over and along
the beds. A three sec'Ion harrow will carry three
beds at a timo. and will co over eighteen or twenty
acres a day. The expense Is slii'lit, tho advantage
great?crass killed and loos.! mellow earth for the
young plant to come through. We are very anxious
tn press the harrow as the instrument fur the cultivation
of crops in their carlirst stages. We ato most
priifoundly Imprersed with its perfi-ct ndaptatl >n and
utility for this work. It may require some time and
patience to learn how at.d when to i.se It. but the lefS'Ui
onee learned will be of inestimable value; cheap
proline bin means large net sains, and it is by Implcj
??*1>t?t> noli ft lurifu i\f tt-nt L'
and which are better adapted to tlio wort, that tlio
problem ">f cheap ]>r<>(tucii*>n Is to he solved. We are
thoroughly convinced of this, and never lose nn o;~
portunliy of im|>ri'S?~lr>i; it upon our renders; but wc
are sorry to say that in many cast? tlio est of the
implements alluded to. is entirely too high, In some
cases (loithli', we thli.k. what they ouzht to lie. The
Acme and the smoothing harrow are approximately
cheay enough. The Disc harrow is wo think far ton
high priced. We speak of harrows now, because we
are npon that subject, bnt the .-amo is true of other
implements whicli farmers might use to great advantage
but for Ihe enorm -lis prices asked for them. Il
is <itIHl-ii11 at best to tot new, untried, unknown implements
lntr?d:icci]; the dillieuiry is greatly enhanced
by the exorbitant pile- s at which lliev are held. I!
W'nile cotton is the leading, It Is i.ot tlio only crop
which claims attention now. The prudent "farmoi
will al once innk>* ample preparation f ir those fornge
crops so essentia) to the proper keeping of his stock,
Forage or drilled corn and the various ml lets t.li'1
sorghums should be planted on or before tl-o llrst ol
next month. True, they may be planted liter, ever
tip to the 1st of August, bill the heaviest yields generally
corn.- from the early planted. The mi'lets
hivestna I seed which cannot lie planted deep, and it
Is easier to get a stand of them, iI plnntrd before tht
drouths and heat talrly set in. Drilled corn is usually
planted In rows three feet npart, and from two
to two and a halfhusliel.s ofserd put on an acre. If the
land Is thoroughly prepared, as It should most cert'inly
be, very little cultivation will In
I n eiled?ono or two plowing.*, at mo.-t, wil
Miflleo. Hoeing is n-wr required, for the corn soon
c.:owf!s and shades out all oilier growth, if Ihe Innd I:
lich?and this It must be to obtain heavy 3ields.
Ten to twenty-live tons of green fodder p* r acre I.the
ordinary range of production. Cut when aboul
to form ears', ar.il shocked at once without exposure
to sun or weather, it really and inikis a fodder, not
perhaps of the highost grade, but good, and which
! supplemented wl h other concentrated food seive;
! an admirable purpose for sto k of all kinds. It id
probably tlie uo-sl reliab'e of all somuier forage crops.
Millu Maize nndsorrhuiu hare the advantage of ripening
seed while the stalks arc still green and succulent
and while the sorghum stalks, at least, are siill
swvet anil relished by animals. They stand dronlhs,
perhaps, a litt!e better than corn, but. per contra,
| they are more delicate when voung, and more dlill1
pnlt lo n-ork because the s. eiflincsTaro verv small ami
i*i ndily covered tip by a p'ow. Tlio promptness ? lt!i
whit h corn grows oil, and tin' consequent <-nso will;
which it is worked is greatly in its favor, viewed ns n
cheap lodder cop. We nrc nfraid there will he disappointment
about Millo Ma'so. It has born pni!si?l
uvi r much. Wo have planted it, h:it not enough to
reach a Dual opi'iinti about It. Il started early on
good html, ami the seasons ure favorable. it will make
a I a rue yield of grain anil a good deal of fodder. Tin
grain Is propably excellent fur horses and cattle when
grmnd; ginnl for lu?a? and poultry not _gr>n:.d; hut
it wlil never supplant corn meal nor wheat Hour nj
long as these can be produced as they are, and him
been, tu thisc nintry. Of sorghum as a forage crop
we nrc more than disposed to think well; every pari
of It is eaten readily by rtock, and it yield of s?vi:
large. Let 1 very farmer get a.-lde Iwj or three acrt l
at least?and a great deal more if he keeps mticl
stork?break it Very deep, hariow it over ai.il ovei
again, manure li highly, and about the ilrst id Ma}'
seed down in corn, orange anil early amber cane, nm
some Millo Maize, If he wishes to experiment with It
The time and labor required to work these few ncr.-i
will not be missed out of his crop, ai.il next wintel
his heart will be gladdened at the sight of well fl led
turns. Itlssuciiati easy mutter to have an ubiiudunce
ol b-nige, and yet so few farmers havo It
Don't wait to raise pa-vines and gather crab-srasi
out of the corn fl.-ld; that is well enough in its way
but that has been the practlcc of this country foi
Herniations, and It has always had prettty einptj
bains, l'ea vines are eX ellenl, and later In ihe sea
son we shall have somewhat to say to them; but be
gin naw, by planting ihe crops mined, and if ynr
choose plant more at the Intel v.ds of a month uutl
the first of Auaust. As the weather gets very ho
Ki'iig^iIan M'lVt Is probably the most reli.iblo o
tluse forage pla* ts and Is thelefoio best adapted ti
the Inter cowing*.
Although bacon is cheap, there 1.?. wc think, r. grow
inif feeling if not opinion, that It is better to raisi
one's no; k at home. Wh.re judicious arrailirem- nl:
1 are provided It can !?u done at Utile cost, especially
where clover lias lieetl jroivn. Clover luts. Micceclei
by oat fields, mill these by pea ami sorghum fields
and these liy potato [?:ttch.-s, wilt leave l>nt a smal
;'nril'in of the year nut provided fur. Arrange ti
I have the pics come in February anil by the following
December ihey can Ik! turned into pork. In such i
programme, an curly pea thou hi he planted the las
nl May, anil llivy may be ilpe by August. Late
kindsm'ght be profitably useil to extend tin ir season
In like manner eariy varieties of potatoes, like th<
St. Doinit go yam, could be i:sed to advantage by tin
fir*t 1f .September in conjunction with peas and sor
glmm. The v.uicty of food would contribute to tin
health and irrowth of the plan. Where the soli con
tains lime the ground-pea might be added to the lis
of hog crogs. Any one conteuiplatins such an ar
ranscment as we have indicated, woiihl have to plai
prepare for it at oi.ee. Potato slips should set on
tie the first'-f May and peas plau'ed a little later
Tile potnte is not appreciated as It deserves for stocl
f.ied. Willi the haiily, early and productive varletU
now to be had. stocks of all kinds, horses, cows, hog?
sheep ittid poultiv lliiullt be fed oil tliellf, Ireely am
cheaply. Irom the llrstof September to the middle o
November, or later, without the danger of rutins
wli'ch attends keeping them through the wintei
Therefore wo say plant largely ol sweet potatoes
feed them freely In iintumn when work is tlsuallj
I lij;bt uii'l save grain I'.r winter and spring.
The UlMidviuilngc of n Xewspnppi
Man Holding <>l!icc
[Xcubcrry Observer.]
If Brother Bradley, of tin; Pic!;cns Sen Zinc!
get* tin: appoint men t as Collector of Interna
Revenue, ami we sincerely hope lie may, tlicr
lie will, no doubt, quit the newspaper bttsl
ness. We shall be sorry to lose hfin front tlx
fraternity of quill-drivers; but he will have
to 1:0, we fear. What else can lie do? Helii*
Collector, he can't abuse the revenue depart
nicnt. There being a Democratic admlnistra
lion all around, I10 can't abuse the govern
incut, State or Federal. As an editor, hIs oe
cupnlloii win begone. Kven thoseanionguj
who are not Collectors feel, since the Ileptib<
Means are out of power, there is little lelt l<
live for. There is mighty little fun or pleas
urc in running a Democratic newspaper now
Voti can't help save tPe country; for isn't the
country saf<; already? It used to bo a pleas
I tire, as well its duty, to pour hot shot Into tin
"internal revenue department;'' but wlier
Brother Bradley shall get in as Collector anil
put a nice lot of clever Democrats in undci
him as deputies. It will be the Internal ISfve
I mi.. 1 lonni-r it (witli cans.) and everything
will be done properly, litit why ipcculati
lliii-:? Tin* salary of the Collector is SV-"'" n
year, and I tie idea of anybody with a salary
like Hint running"country newspaper is toe
preposterous to lie Imagined lor a moment.
5Iny be a E'osilbilif.v.
[ (trcen rillr AVmw. |
We don't know which Is lite deadest?the
Midland railroad or the ('arolina, <'umberland
Cap and Chicago. They died of the
same disease? w.titing for Charleston to do
| somt tiling.
I As soon as (liven villi? gels her 1111 le Jol> between
here and l.aitrens oil her,bands Mie
will look at that Carolina, Cumberland (Sap
| and Chicago 'chcnic again and see what she
can do toward breathing life inio lis body. A
lice I'rom here to Allien or I'ort Koyal and
eonlitliled over the Itlue ltldgo onoiirliS feet
grade may be a possibility. If (Sreenville begins
it our neighbors may rely on the promise
thai she will do something nine than express
her good will and ap| itint a committee to report
to a sub.-:c<|ueut meeting some plan of
IIIH.
II may liewrll to rwuM tin" fuel Hint lhclu?l
lil'vllits; lirld lii'li' to Ik.iI; Itili) 11 :i( road
rtiNi <| si..VIII i*;i -11 nil lilt' spot, sill I pl'ouii.sVd
s.'iHi.imil for II. Tin* promlM' would Iium* Ih*i*ii
f*ti I fi 11<*< I If anybody ?*l?t* 11 :i -1 mini. That is
!lio way \v?* do husini'ss in Hicsf haelc woods.
A l*?>rmilii4*ia( lirld^c.
(( 'rrniriltr
Tlic Hoard of County t'oniiiiisslniicn' lins
ilci'lili il In ilo some |>rriiiiim-nt worl; nml save
I hi- county llu-annual rxprnsc ul keeping lip
hail In lil^i'S and the pi'oph* the InnnivciiiciHv
nl liavlni; lliost* >lriii'(nn"< i-nitliuually swrpt
aw.v or hroki'ii. Tin* Amlri'son Commission.
rrs'taki* t In* saim* i * 11111:1111 11 < 11 vl i!\v# ami (lie
cinilrari; icerntly awtirdr.l for tvl>uililiii<;
Ihliiliaui's ImIcIu'i' lias lirt-n rcsciinlftl. Tin*
commissioners art* now arrtinulni; lor llu*
liullilini; ol an Iron lirlilui: uiiiirniil<'<*d lo last
tlilrty years. Il will o-l almiil f.'.'-iKiainl will
stay Ihriv. Allowing a wonilcu I?rI I ten
yc-tirs and I In* <*osl lo la* SI, " 'hi, $I,MM would In*
ri'i|ulri'd for Ihrni in IlinJiuu* unim-d, losay
nothing of llu* ri'palrs and dumut;i*s.
Nome Nyslcrlcs.
(. I frlicriHr .If" ilium.)
'rin1 representation of Scliollehl that llu* S. :
C. I>. K. would tiaiisporl llu- rails tnr <.f
rlmi-i/r was u mistake. 'IIn* representation
II uit llu- pionlr of ('harlcMnn would alii to I In*
unioiiut of i/is'iuino was a lui.-tak**. Tin* slate.'
iiii-iiI lli.il i "harle^loii would ) nI I ar.il t*<|tiip
(In* mail to Ivi 1!i* without aid Irmu u>
was a mistake. Kver.v argument In-mulil
I'orwarl lo Induce our people to involve iIh iii ii'lvi's
I ii i his fmilili'il ilelit, Iris iii*i*u has' d
upnn a mlsiake us toihi* true* laelsol llu* ease.
I f us lt;n . Illiil'i* i it'llt
I?riv?? a ???'? Kt'li! 11 < ?>.
Mr. Allen (Kilw:iii|s, one of this most site- j
i-e-sful l:ii niers of < M iiruin, says, l-y iielnal ex- j
|l| | | llll'lll, I ll'll I'll" ll lll', if .".III 11 VS.. |||' <r, H ( I
lint, to ill''iK'iv, costs between :? mill I rents
|KT | nil 11*1. IIIIC I'll li* lu 'J iHTrS, eosis In ( \\ i rii
r iiml enifs jic-r pound: iinil Kin' luiti' in ilvr
teies, eosi> In frills |>t r |?iiiii ! ami uvi r ; ami
i 11Ui* i>ilIt>: uj'li all other en >|ts. Tins'
ireounls lor ilir ]>1*4itit inul loss l:i the cotton
ri'p. Any fm met who ean see his nose, gun
.i r tin- mill llial is aheiul, if lie |iursis!s in li e
naiiy !<i:re ami lew hah- system of rulsiii? ev'.,'jn.
The ft.im.ily is?i|iiii it. i
wo??j t??<mm???>?
Great excltcrncntsrompefltion left bflilnd,
.r>JK):l yards new spring prints at -1 cents. A.
Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C.
50 pieces fruit of the loom blenching at8
cents. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C.
A great barguln, fifty full sized mnrslelleH
quilts In perfect order ht S2.ir>caeli worth2-.00.
A. Rosenheim, Greenwood, H. C.
.r\0:Hl yards figured lawns at cents. A.
| Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C.
| Parasols! paracols? parasols' from 10cents
to ii;.50. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, H.
Our line ofit, 7, S and 10 c?*nt muslins is
simply beautiful. A pretty dress fur every
| one. R. M. Haddon A Co.
. You ought to sec our line of plaid worsteds
| for over suits and trimming*, they are new,
I stylish and cheap. R. M. Haddon tfc Co.
! Miss Annie Howell, of New York, will asjslstMrs.
Iladdun In the millinery departments
Millinery goods in all the new shades can
now be seen at R. M. lladdon & Go's.
Something worth seeing. The stock of
I Still IW liill* un.l .1. . ...? ...HI
i ttils spring. You can save money by buying
i your huts and drosses from 11, M. liaddon &
Co.
| Look at those India lnen suits with the cm;
broidery to match,from tlvedollnrs up. They
I arc both pretty and cheap. It. M. liaddon &
j Co.
I Have you seen those zephyr suitings, soft
J like silk and very cheap, at 11. M. lladuon A
j Co's,
: Scent muslins In greatest variety, at It. M.
, liaddon it Co's?
1 Our line of 8, in, 12 and 15 cent white lawns
cannot be surpassed. H if, liaddon A Co.
j We have an Immense stock of lino embroideries
and laces for trimming white dresses.
; They are very pretty and cheap. 11. M. Iladj
don A Co.
I Mourning poods a specialty. Tamlso cloth,
j Henrietta cloth, gazelle cloth, black cash
meres, Ac. U. M. liaddon A Co.
I Dre?s ginghams, all shades at Cunningham
& Templeton's.
Hosiery, gloves, corset*. buttons, dress
(shirts, undershirts, at Cunningham Jc Tern:
pleton's.
j Brown goods, % and M at low prices at
! Cunningham <b '1 em pleton's.
I Cheek goods, Jeans, cottonades and casslniersat
Cunalngham & Templeton's.
| Cunnglmn ft Templelon will sell you a
: nice muslin at t} cjnw per yard. Calico at
from 5 lo 7 cents.
I 5,000 pieces of assorted tinware to sell at
prices to suit purchasers at Parker & Hill's
I I..,flrr>w ITIII - It -r I <
, ......... vv ..... ...U nx ..I.IK It J.1HU3 Ul l't
! fruit of the loom bleaching for one dollar,
j Cow pens for seed at ParUcr & III' i's.
| Parker & IIlll will sell a bargain in tini
ware.
! Never so clicnp before No. .Imackcral in
barrels for one dollar and fllly cents each at
: Parker A Hill's.
! 20 yards of good ealiea for one dollar at Par;
ker & Hill's. i
! Second mourning Roods, The handsomest
j lined second mourning goods we have ever
! fIiowii, line and cheap. II. M. Iladdon & Co.
Dresses cut and lit or made to order. It. M.
Haddon ,t Co
Parasols and fans. Our line of parasols tins
fans Is both large and cheap. We show goods
| In this line entirely new. II. M. Haddon &
| Hummer silks, black sllka, black and colored
satins, satin rhadunie, >&C., full line Ht K.
M. Haudon .t Co's.
Tlic latest stylos in mllllnory will bo added
every week during ttfc season as tliey appear
in New York. U. M. Had.ion a Co.
j Foster kids. Our five hook kid glovo at SI
' cannot be beat in tilts market. Give them a
, trial, it M. liaddon <t Co.
I Look at our"town talk" corset only S3 ccnts.
I It. >1. liaddon A Co.
"Host out" corset, fori>0 ccnts, Is a beauty,
, try one. It. M. llaildon A Co.
II Spring anil summer worsteds In all the new
| shades, with trimmings to match. It. M. IIad|
don ?t Co.
I Embroideries. The prettiest and cheapest
11iin*of lawn and hambtirg edgings tube tound
j at It. M. liaddon & Oo's.
11 White goods in great abundance at Oun
.' nlngham \ Templeton's. Plijue from 0 to 10
I Lawn from 10 to Muslin from ti to'J'>.
If you want a bargain In nice ladles' shoes
I call on Cunningham a Templeton.
H A large assortment of Hamburg edgings al
1: Cunningham & Templeton's.
I Ask Cnnnlnzeam <k Templeton to show
! you ttic htock of gent's collars.
m If you want n suit of clothcs cheap go tc
Cunningham & Templeton's.
I White robe dresses. Something entirely
! new and handsome, it. M. liaddon & Co.
. Hoilery. A beautiful line cardinal, brown
II and navy blue hose, only 1J cents a pair. It
, M. liaddon a Co.
11 Corsets, 3.3 cents and up. It. M. Haddon d
u\
filovcs, 1 Is!o, silk nnd kid In nil the now
' shades at reasonable prices. R. M. Haddon d
; Co.
i Oriental and Egyptian laccs In beautiful
s i pal torn* from the cheapest to the finest. It
11 M. Haddon & Co.
Our line of f> cent muslin cannot be surpass
ed. R. M. Haddon & Co.
SI,W) wanted In school claim*. We will al
allow full value lor school claims In merchan
1, disc iif, cash prices. 11. M. Haddon ?fc Co.
! Fai,< from 2V, cents up In beautiful design'
11 at it. M. Haddon A Co.
| Ji*ST AKKrvEn. ? Messrs. Walllncford A
I i Uu.-sell have Just received a carload of fine :
II year old mules. The liucst ever biouttht t<:
this market. Adv.
I T.adles neck vronr. Embroidered pin cush
! Ions, collars, and collarettes, at Bell & Gal
, > pliIll's.
SoufToc nclt In all the lending shndes, al
Bell & (Jalpliln's.
Beautiful assortment of Oriental lace, all
I prices, at Hell A Galphln's.
Mrs. Snssard will heulnd for her friends tr
' call or. her at Hell & (Jalpliln's, where shf
j' will show them alt the attractions lu mlllln
,! cry and dress goods.
i Corsets. Corfets. Corsets. Every latly whr
! woulil enj.iy complete comfort should weai
our Madame Strong Comfort corsot, for salt
II by Bell & Galphln.
| The novelty combination corsor. is perieci
11 lilt I it).', made of the host material awl war
M ranted togivo satisfaction. Bell .t Galphln.
Mournln? cult's. reversible and collars t<
niaieh, at Bell & Galphln's.
i The latest. The dude collar for ladles, In al
. sizes, at Bell A Galphln's.
Ik you want to exchange yonr old few in)
' machine for u new Domestic, While, or 1)h
vis, write a postal to Mr. T. A. MeAHlsicr
"the sewing m-ichlne man'' of Calhoun*!
J Mills, S. C'., and he will call and see you.
11 Orange*, bananas, apples and all soa-ionabli
I' fruit, choice and fresh, at Parker & Hill's,
i! Goto Miller Baothers and supply yoursc
j with a good clock fur $1.35.
[i Say! look hero. Pon't yon need a real nlc*
- ha t ? If you do there is no excuse why yoi
|; should not have one when Miller Brother
J | nre selling them so very cheap.
, j Choice uncanvassed hamsat Parker A 11111*
'| An eleeant assortment of (lowers, feather
' | and ribbons at Bi ll A Galphln's.
[I A very full stock of ladles linen collars a
, i Bell & Galphln's.
r | You would be surprised to see the lawns w
. arc selling at 5 ccnts per yard, Bell ?fc Gal
. I phin.
Look at that all wool cnshmerc for 10 cent
' per yard, at Bell Galphln's.
Sound seed potatoes?early rose, early crood
t rich, pinkeye, and Florida yams, at Parker i
11 Xucnr?12 lh?. emnnlatcd for Sl.oo, n Ihs. ex
t! tra ('. for SI.OO, 11 lbs. golden for <1.00, 11% lbs
. i yellow for 51.CO. at Parker it Hill's.
' licit A fialphin have Just reeelveil n fti!
9, stock of millinery and ladle crooil-s anil wll
; | continue to a<ld all the novelties as they ap
pear during the season.
i | If you want a stylish hat or bonnet let Mis
] Kucenla McCarty get it up for you at Bell i
' | Galphin's.
r Fashionable Millinery nt Ilell A Oalpliin's.
You would do well to exainlno Hell it Oal
phlu's stock of millinery and drc:-s goods be
i* | fore purchasing elsewhere.
I Afbeautiful line of gloves at Bell & Gal
| phiu
! Farmers wishing to purchase tobacco in
J i or 10 pound lots or by the box, will tlnii It t<
11 their Interest to call on P. Kosenbcrir it Co.
; 'i\00'> pounds ofbacon, 1,IXX) bushels of cori
J1 'JrtO barrels of flour, ?i0 barrels of molasses?ii
! j stoel? and to arrive. Parties In need of tlies
:) co'iils will <lo well to examine our stock. W
| Joel Smith A Son.
[I Mules! mules! A lot. of very fine mules oi
band which we will sell ebeap for the cash
Smith Son.
. j Im) bushels clay pens at Parker & IHM's.
'[ A varied and extensive stock of nearly ev
*1 pry thins usually needed by the trade to b<
| found nt Smith it Son's.
j Five hundred pounds or eandy at ten cent
[ I a pound. P. llo'-enberjt it Co.
i Mr. John T. I,yon Is the owner of a flm
I Spanish Jack?'"I>an*l'astoilo."
j Itecent advices from New York lead us ti
believe that the stylos tills spring In botl
t, millinery rnd dress goods will be very pretty
'> We will at an early day be prepared to sho?
'' our lad v friends many new and elegant goods
I It. M. 1 laddon A' I'o.
'j An elegant assortment of black sl'ks, bine*
oaslimercs, black buntings, chenelUe frlngt
land other tiimmings to match. Always on
! Il.'lthl ill low ON l I'ilMl |HHT>. U. .U. llittiUUll O
Co.
i Coining!! coining!! a choice lot of gins
,I li!itn*>, dry goods, hosiery, buttons, rtitilin>rw
'collars etc.. for early spring wear. K. M
' Haddon A (' ?.
I Washington street still Improving. Cull Iti
Tlios. Metiettl'Jiin's well known establish'
mcnt. tin* old Palmetto Saloon. No. I Washington
street, next door to the .V- w/i-/ / ot>
lice ami right tinder the .1 f,;tinm. See the Inipjoveinents
Tom Is making and see lor yourselves
how a tirst-elnss saloon Is kept.?tiilr.
i.'i pounds brown sugar for one dollar at Parker
.1 Mill's.
New goods! new good*! In?t reeelveil! 1 ense
blenched homespuns. "I'mlt of the I.ootn,"
| and other standard brands. Very eheap for
cash. It. M. Iladdon A- Co.
Potatoes! potatoes! a heavy lot of tine Irish
potatoes for planting and eating purposes for
sale by smith .(-Son.
' The Abbeville wholesale store Is still selling
corn at Western prices. Mr. lingers hud nine
ears corn at depot a few days ago and reports
i-lijht iiioi'i' ti> arrive. II Is :isli)iitiiliiiu tlu>
j ii tin mi ii t ??r corn, in t anil tlour this luuisi'
j sells iliilly. This lioii-c does n iiiaiiiiiiol li busI
Inoss ami Is ccrtululy a threat bussing to the
Hade.
.1 list received! I"i plin'sof ruWlims In <?omil
iiill patterns, fiiilirly new and very cheap.
K. M. Ifilddoil A (V?.
! .Inst received! ladies llni> kid and pebble
button slim'*. \\"i? imikc a specialty of ladles
flin* shoes. It. M. Iladdoii A. I'o. ..
i Krosh buckwheat nt fitrkcr ?v Hill's.
I Wi' still have sonic bargains In lino embroiders,
I!. M. Iladilou .V t'o.
Just received! ooldi'iil rofi'on flannel for
curtains. I!. M. Iladilou A: Co.
! Mackerel at tiotloin prices. , No. 2 In 1, l?ar'
ivls at Sl.""?, No. In ' i barrels ul ?l.">0, at Parker
A Hill'.-.
Tinware In sols?very low- at I'arkcr ?V
Hill's.
A full stork of New Orleans sti^.iratid molasses
at Parker a Hill's,
I .a lid ret It's onion sets lit I.n wson^s._
l-'r< ? 11 tr;?n|i'ii si'imN of .-ill K!,?imXw JuM
?! ? iiti'i.i- il, (Nuih' in and iiul Mii'pWl rai'lv
ni VV. .Iml smiili ,v Sdu'f,
Oiiimi si'N. i liiinii si-Is. Tin1 ln'sl ill linvil
lmlli ivd and wlii(s't?W. I,"yi'^/lilt!i ?v Son's.A
large lot <*:i it I i>ii Itanui'I t > !? Hosed out at
New Vii.'l; ri?i l>y I'. Hq*i iil?'r;: .v i <>'s.
Kclui'inlicr Ilia! 1'. Ili^fcl'llo'r^ .1 < "o will cli si>
out tln-lr immense sioi-lMol ,?^vivikiis, and
suits at smci'Ilii-iii*; prlivs.^si ''
All winter kiiiiiIi Id i'tyujiliil rt'ilui'i d | rices
liy I'. KuM-ulM-ii,' A'
woolen nnderJfm^! will In1 sold at
Smoke "Mary l.t e" iolia?rjS l\ ltoseiilierg
Ni>i I!ii |-ii appli at s"..li pintjiirrii at Parliei-A
Mill's. f
rilroti, entrants and rasius, I'lU'k'"*" i
IN 1LII1I,
COISrOAREE
111 WORKS
Coumbia. S. C.
Agnt for
CHAPMAN'S
PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR
aUIESE WORKS WERE ESTABLT.SAED In
L 18J7 by Mi-isr*. Geo. Sinclair and .latin's An-!
ilcrson nml purchiwd l>y mo In ilw year l$.V>. ami
111-if It..... till nil iv x?rrl...t ............ t? II.. I..,
myself. My friends and customers will bear witness
of the large'and stupendous Mis executed by mi*. It
wjs nt my winks where the largest anil almost only
job of Its cia?s ever executed In this city was done
viz.: the tnakini} of the pipes for tli? City Water
Works In tho year 1S0S. In the brunch of BEI.L
FOUNDING, lean say that I huve made the largest
hells ever cast In the State, such us the bell f r the
Cltv ll ill In Columbia.
My stock of patterns for ARCHITECTURAL
WORK COLUMNS for Stoie fronts, Is large anil
various, ami In RAILINGS for Balconies, Gardens,
and Cemeteries I have the larcest variety and most
modern r.nttvrns; tiianv of these are patented and I
havo purbliased the right for this state.
In tho machine line 1 can fuint-h my patrons with
STEAM ENGINES and B01LKK9 of any slzo and
description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have
carried off the prize at ev> ry Plate Fair held In this
city, and in their construction I have taken pains to
combine simplicity with the uiost useful modern Improvements,
and may Hatter myself that my CIRCULAK
SAW MILLS find favor wllh every sawyer who
understands his business.
The manv order* I am steadily receiving for SUGAR
CANE MILL1? prove that the publ|<* appreciate
the mills of my make, and so it Is wllh my GRARING
for HORSE POWER*. GIN WHEELS. GRIST
MILLS and olbcr MACHINERY.
I have the manufacturing right of many PATENTS
such as castings for ROl'K COTTON AND IIAV
PRE*S anil three or fuiir different FEEL) CUTTRS
and other Implements.
I will be pleased to gonil my circulars to any applicant.
together with price list or estimate. My prices
aro moderate, and I assuro the public that tney aro
lower than those of Northern manufactures, and tbat
my work will cuiuparo favorably with that ot any other
maker. Adiln as
John Alexander,
Conoauke Ikon' Wokks, Columbia, 8. C.
The Improved
"WASTES
Mi IK! 1,
With its Improved Attachments
is King Over all
Machines.
. 'pBE WHITE stinds In the front It lead* the
1 world In point of duiabillty. In features of tne,
chanicnl construction, In new und valuable improve'
ment?, For light running qualities on<l for grewI
range of work with the embodiments of all the latest
' Improvements Known to Soiving Machine mechanism,
with elegance of design and beauty ot flitl*h llie whl ?
, stands without a rival. The Improved While Is tl:c
Machine of the future.
. .THE WHITE Is manufactured by an old company
who have had all experience of over thirty years In
the manufacture of Sewing Machines.
1 THK WHITE Is the most simple constructed Shut
tie Sewing Machine made and arljosllble throughout
so that any lost rnoti-n can be taken lip In an Instant
THK VHITEUtne lightest running, aud mode
from the best material
THE WHITE makes less noise than *ny other
. Shuttle Machine, a'ld has a larger space under .he
' arm.
THE WHITE bos an oscillating se'f-threadlne shutI
tie i?i d self-setting needle. It his a strung feed on
both sides of tin-needle.
THE WI1II E will do all kinds of work tbnt any
. Maciilnc cm do. The White will do work that n<j
otln-r Machine In the world can do.
THK WHITE hems, and sews on lace,"and Interti
bias trimming at the head of hem all In one operation.
THE WHITE dues welt cording, and scollop Undine.
' THE WHITE <Ws drcs* trimming, fold mnklng
oat binding, and the only Machine in tlie world that
does hem-stitching without the use of |>aper. The
! hem stitch attachment reduced from IIO.OJ to fl 00.
' THE WHITE has nn automatic bobbin winder?
every bobbin wound as smooth as a spool oltbivaJ,aud
an automatic take up ?nd Is srlf-bandlng.
TilE WllITB riilfl-s between two bands nn the
odire ofa cnrnient. or through the centre of a garment.
With the abovo and other rangesjof work too numerous
to mention the White stands without a peer.
TUB WHITE Machine has been tested In Abbe'
vllle county over seven years aid Is warranted from five
to fifteen years. The shuttle carrier is lint d nnd * nr?
ranted'twenty-flvo yeatv. In order to demonstrate
the above I now challenge any one of my compctetors
- to meet mo In a public contest.
THE WHITE Machine can be ran successfully by
, electrietv, an advantage that every delicate lady' will
r appreciate. With the Mcs told cutter, button-hole nt,
tacbment and electrical muter combined with the
above the Wiiite Is king of Machines.
The Machines and simple work may be seen at the
t store of M.Her lirothors, A'-bev lle, 8. C.
J. L. SIMPSON, Agent.
P. Uy order of the WhIU) Sewing Machine com'
1 party 1 would warn all partlet against 'purchasing tht
White Machine needles or attachments froin any one
_ eJtci pt the Company or their authorized agent', ?ssucl
* would be frauds. The company would take Una a fi
* vor if partl-s would report to them dlreetlv any or all
' personsoutsids of th> lr amenta who offer tlie;r ueedlei
3 or attachments for sale.
Jan. 1C, li-4, 1 -Jiii
I!
! Land for Sale.
i
s WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO SELI
{ the following lauds: 1 Tract
c Two Hundred and Twenty-Six Acres
inear
Phoenix, known as ('hiplcy land
s hounded by lands of Chiploy, Talhort
Estate Hutchinson and others.' Also
tract
COne
Hundred and Twenty Acres,
part of the America Hacket Tract, bound
I i'd by lands of S. I?. Brooks, Talhert, J.S
II Chipler, Sr., and others. Also, lot in thi
- town of Troy, known as
t Lot 6. Block B.
Also, the Simmons Lot near Hodges
Thirty-Three and Three-Quarter Acres
I- more or less bounded by T. J. Ellis, W
/? V ?.wl AIua
Vt ttUUU lUIU VHIVlo, .llov,
Store House and Lot,
n
r> in town of Bradley, on Main and Crifllr
" Streets late owned by Tlios. H. Walker
, Parker & McGowan,
Atty for F. W. Wagener & Co.
Nov. 19, 1884, tf
?
; l'i:i!l\I\S '
piiciiiiii
J COMPANY,
I MANUFACTl'RKRS OF
I
|S}00RS,SASK,6LINDS,
j MOULDINGS,
BRACKETS,
i Yellow Pine Lumber, Etc.
j '
Estimates elieerfully rendered. Address
Perkins Maniifactnriig Co,
Mil Calhoun Street, Augusta, Ga.
j Oct. S, I SSI. (tin.
IIS ^II
r'
Under the
New Hotel
Will be Found
? New Fall Goods
' at !
Low Prices
by j
QUARLES & THOMAS j
Abbeville, S. C
Si-pi. U 1
Implements H
Shells, &c.,
the cobneh
auaries & thomash
I Sept. 24,1SS4, If HI
LAWCARDl
11/ E have this dny formed n parlner?htpf<H|
W the practice or luw tinder the firm nuii^H
of CASON & BONHAM. Mr. Bonhnm
J retired from the Muster's office and will d^H
vote his whole attention to ilie pr&ctlco.
Office O'Neill Range.
SAM'L C. CASON, H
M DAVTTAlff T~HI
ju. AVflnoja, rfiBj
January 23, 1885. If
WM. II. PARKER W. C. McGOWAN^B
PARKER & McGOWAW
ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITOB8/H
ABBEVILLE, C. n., 8. C.
WILL prnct Ire also In the Circuit CnnrU^H
the UnitedStates for SouthCarolina*^!
,| Jnn7.1880. if H
i Marshall P. DeBrobll
Attorney at Law,- B
ABBEVILLE C. II.
PERRIN & C0THEANl
Attorneys at Law, H
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
' A Long Needed Want I
SUPPLIED. |1
ATTT T T?T> DUA'C I
f voaaicr. riHMurm. * ?/?
Grain. si?ek ud Mm *c?Ue?.
S-Ton Wap* le?K
"-iSS-Sa **TH
Bern Box ?adBT*a Beam Included.
? A Farmers' Portable Forge, $lH
aHSI Forgo tnd Kit of Tool*. T"* i
ffnfBQAll Tuoli nirdeil lor Repair*,
3 llrf? Anrll*. VlKS*. Hnlttmin.
f / \Tositf, BrllUt B?U?w? ud
s^? AS Sub of MnRtf Tdfl
^CL^, And handndt of MdMAHM^H
lIRf Metalled lets than
Ifi/CT I Price*. FamM f?r all klali
Huff 1 ?hop?. Foot-rower I.atboo
mil TooU for doing repair* tn ?n*U Sfaopfc
flnpvedlroTCorn-Sbellefl
W?Hkt, IS* lb*, I
PRICE, 86.50.
Shell* ft babel a minute; Twat^^H
Mill*,Feed Mill*. Farmer*' Feed Coota^HH
4c. 6a?e money tad ?ead for etrcnl^^J
W JnSfjKul JLateit. ?ewe?t u4
: All Machine* mrn^d to
1 Address CHICAGO
Guns! Guns I
Breach Loaders I
ii mm
ARE ? BH
now prepared to exhibit an elegant stccl^^H
sfrip & summh
goods!
AU department* arc /aU,ond prrsnpg^^B
want of uny article, have only to call fo^HH
sin11 l<e supplied.
In regard to prices, a great many Rood*
iwtws'tld below the rout of production.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Let every oue^^^B
and see for himself.
WHITE BROTHERS*
CHICAGO SCALE Clfl
^Pr-rf 151S. Jeffersoa St, Chicage,"*}
M|L|f* "*? - "ItttJeDeMcUvo'Koitoan*,
* gjjo aid be la every Honae and Office.
i i^am-ib, Mj or Tub Salt,
f?Sk\ J, Bprctnl prtrr* to Agent* and Draie^^H
i 8Jj different tlies Md v*rk.-ttc?, tndad^^H
iUlJUUi^lV JJiiV u?{
i RE AGENTS FOR WANNAMAKER i
A. BROWN, Merchant Tailors, the t?tfM
house of the kind In the United State*. an<
j are preparcil to take measures for gentlemen'
mills of every description. Over two linn
dred samples are on exhibition at tliestereo
MILLER BROTHERS.
, December 2J, 18S1.
' | . ;
In Stock and to Arrive I
25,000 ponuds Bacon,
1,000 bnsbcls of Corn,
200 barrels of Ffour,
; GO barrels of Molasses
PARTIES IX NEED OF THESE GOOD!
will do well to examine our stock.
V
W. Joel Smith it Son,
Jan. 11, If.So.
MEDICAL CARD.
DR. L* T. HILL
HAVING sold his intcrest.in the drug store,
wilt devote his entire attention toUM
Practice of his Profession.
Insure Your Property
-FROM?
Mage If Fire and Lightnim
TN TIIK CONTINENTAL INSURANCE Of
L New York.
J. T. PARKS, Ag't,^
Abbeville, S. C.
Jan. 30. ISM. 12m
Vacuum Harness Oil.
I rrO keepyorr harness soft, and make thent
I wour well, you mk.muo, forSttlAlB
liiilf-plnt*. pintH nnd qua*s by
I j Dec. IT, 1SSJ, tf Til OS. BEGOS.
Halters.
PRISONS buying horses nnd mule*, cnn be
supplied with butters chcnp by calling
?n TilOS. BEGGS.
Doc. 17. 1SS1, tf
: ? <
Drs. Mabry & Hill, 1
WK have this day formed a copartnership
in t!io I'HAlTH'K OK MKDICINK In
i nil lm branches. In caws where the aiten,
tion of both of us may bo needed no extra
elm rue will bo uuido.
T. J. MARRY. M. D.
L. T. HILL. M. D.
I Mn:\ehl2,4$iU,lf
J. w. sign"
I A "DTJTT7TT T T C P
XiUXIiJ V WI V.
JTKKPSon hand a full assortment of
: IRON CASES,
FINE BURIAL CASKETS,
| COFFINS,
from theeheapest to the best. lionise will
'attend funerals, when desired.
He will also Contract for the
Erection of BuildingsHe
N nirent for the sale of Sa#h, Poors
Klind?. Mouldings. Niiilr-rnlllnjrH, Kloorlnpo
;iii>1 every tiling pertaining to house building
April 7, ISSn, tt
Collars
\ NOT! I Kit lot of all kipcollarstoflf hordes
or mules lor sale by THOH. BKCiUti.
Second Hand Harness.
IF you onnnot nllord to buy n now hnrnofl",
0-1II on t!ic -uloi-rilx r. nnd lie will soil you
a fcmii'I linml M't in fjocd repair.
Do.-. 17. 1^1, if TIIOS. 15E0GS.
New Goods! New Goods!!
qio AIJItlVK Tins WllFK. Wnclt liunt1
fncs forsprinprdrofsos. Jersey .Tuckets In
black nml colors. I'-ioncbod honu-snuns, Colored
canton llunneU for <nrn?in?. ?tr?\
11. M. I1A 1*1'ON ? CO,
Jan. 1853.
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