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I In Press and Banner J A l{ 13 K VILLE, S. C. Wednesday, May 6, 1885. j Jauies >1. Morton. TliC ?Vhtlenmn who is the possessor of this nam's has suddenly become famou* not only l*cei?w.?e he happens lo he the hrothcr-in-law , *.r the editor of the Xrwr 'mil (imri'T, hut eevause the President, on the nvommendation *>t our Senators and at the request of ('apt. K. \V. Dawson, cave him a foreign appointment. sit a reasonable salary to some unimportant I post, the name of which we do not now rec-j ? llect. and which Is immaterial at this writIns. Many editors in all parts of the rutintry have taken occasion to say hunt things of Hits appointment by the IVesiilent, and some of the editorial fraternity have even s tid tut- j ter things of ('apt. I?iwso?i in connection with Mr. Morgan. We think it cmiiiently right :tu I proper to criticise the public acts, not only of the President of thel'nited States 1 lutulxo of ('apt. llaw>oii or any other editor 1 ? !' any other ncw>p.ipor. No man can as-, suine to lit* Ro high, or pretend to be so autocratic, in a Homo r.itlc country, as to deny his follows tin- right to criticise his acts which j may he of a public nature, or which iiriv ho | <>f Mich a nature as to all'ocl the public I We'farc, hut we submit that the nink-j ln^ of personal flings isqui to another thing.1 \Ve trust to give no ollenec loour neighbor at i I lie ca|)it>ll, the (>itnmhi<i Jteyister, if we sun-j Co<t that, to some ol us at least, his articles! would lie Just as readable, and much more ! forcible than they aro, if less aiiuimosity was , shown to Mr. Iiawson personally. In saying this we hope the Itrf/ixtrr may not misunderstand us. We do not w ish to imply in any ! way that the K>y inter should remain silent a ] moment after the .Vow* a ml t'mrier or any . other newspaper, or the President,or any otli-; cor of the State or National Government, has I uttered an expre-sioii or executed ac act | which calls for its disapproval. We believe ; the K-yixtcr is as thoroughly honest and sin- J ?ere in all its utterances as any editor can lie j but we do think the J!egi*b-r should conceal,1 smother or forget some of its hatred to the i nit tor of tile Xcivs and Courier. It is useless] lo wake up old things that have been pub-j Jlshcd about two thousand times, and if they j Wore new, have but little in tliein, except business transactions. It matters not to the public whether Mr. Daws,in gave ten, or twenty, or thirty per cent, as coinniissions lo liisagentin Columbia, and it matters not to j the public who that agent was. We presume no editor in South Carolina gets an advertise-1 ment from any agent without giving a com-j mission. The public are not interested in j these private matters, and their reproduction s > often, do not please the public or injure Mr. Dawson. If they have any etl'ect. It must be displeasing to the reading public who look lo the lieffliter for Information on all subjects, j mill who must regret to see so mucn vaiuauie j space occupied in H^hting a contemporary. Wc ilo not hesitate, If we think that paper is In error, to disagree in sentiment with tlie | A'cn* aiul Courier, an J we think the JlcyttliT | Will not charge us with being n follower ol anybody. We need individuality of sentiment among our newspapers, and Just such independence, as the liei/ixtcr evinces on all occasions is certainly to be commended, but we think ill humor Is not desirable, and if ' our able city brother will hear ft suggestion from liis country cousin, we would suggest that l?e put less actjuufortis in bis writings. Jt seems to us to boa pity for an able paper, which is fearless and honest, to injure Its Influence and Its usefulness, by so often bringing Its personal hatreds before the public eye. As for the appointment which Mr. Morgan got, we do not care u cent. Wc think the President did right in listening to Mr. DawX'Mi. lie did as much as any other man in South Carolina to elect Mr. Cleveland, and it is nothing but just that the President give | him the respectful consideration of u rcasona- J l>!c request, I ?- I "We n Itank. I If we would cease our contention about the i issuing of bonds or the borrowing of money, ' for the proposed railroad to Aiken, we could I unite in an dibit to establish a National bank I jit Abbeville#-- The stock in a National bank < would be worth Us lace value, while no one claims that the stock in the proposed road ] will be worth a cent. A Xutiora' bank would s <-nablo our merchants to get money for much i less than the amount which they now i pay. At present many ol them pay their factors say, ten per cent, and enter into an obli- < Nation to send them a specified number I ?.ii vales 01 couon <jr loricu 11 sjn:ciiii;u num ui money lu cisc of failure to seiul the cotton. AVe believe that nearly nil of tlie country merchants living on the linos of any of the roads leading to Charleston make arrangement# to get money from that city. Under the present system of sending cotton to Charleston, to I ay off these obligations when cash buyers representing the Northern cotton mills are in town ready to take our cotton at figures so high that our merchant* tlnd it to their interest to sell to them, and forfeit the $1.33 or Jt.'iOa bale, to Ihcir t'haileston factors, it Mill Ite seen that our merchants are actually raying from two hundred to two hundred and fifty dollars- for the use of a thousand dollars a lew months in iho year. Formerly, when < harlcston was our market and before the present sharp competition of cash buyers was inaugurated, but littlo was lost to the merchant on the contract to ship cotton, but now, ' ve are told, it sometimes happens that our . merchants prefer to sell on our own streets to the agents ol the mills and pay the lorfeit to 1 the cotton factors. No such system can last ' long, and the sooner such ruinous contracts ' .. ..I ll,ul>nll<..lni.,ill /?/...s.nrno.1 If wc had a bank, money could bo borrowed ' iit a fair rate of interest, without the embarrassment and loss which surely follows con- ' Iracts for the shipment of cotton to Charleston. Theexpenscof selling cotton in Charles- ' Ion is so great that but little or no cotton goes Jo that city, except such as may be contracted ' for, and which may be subjected to any Joss incident to the sciuilngof our produce ' to the wrong market. "With a bank In town, our merchants would he more prosperous, and the reduction in the interest charges would be far greater than any 1 little difference in the co<t of carrying our goods on any new road which we might build. When wc consider that the slock of a batik | Is worth its face value In money, and when it is knoun that the stock is a good collateral for I lie loan of money, it Is amazingly strange that anybody would seek to borrow money on the credit of the town, or be willing to allow <jur bonds to be hawked about the money markets to raise money for a speculative chance to get a railroad, which, if secured. 1 would pay the stockholders not ore cent In return, it seems stranKcthat noone proposes Jo levy a tux on the town for an enterprise tvlileh would yield * fair return for the money Invested, ami wMcli wovj'dbeof Inestimable fccnefit to those of our citizens who might j( Jtccd the accommodations which a bank can ! < xnd does always give. If the people of the: J town should unite In Issuing bonds to organ- j | izea bank,sure and immediate relief would ] i lie given to the mercantile interests, while the j1 tax payer would receive a good return for the i, money which lie pays in taxes. Jty this' f means the bank uouid merely become a sav* j J logs bank in which the money of the citizen , Mould be surely kept, and where the citizen 1 could saSt'ly rely upon tlmling his money. 1 J!ut when money Is wmiis from the citizen to lie put into a corporation which dues not even i promise a return, his hope as well as his mon- i *y, is gone, as the hand of a soulless coroora- t 7ion giasps the money which is his own by ' I Jight < The Itnilroml Scheiiie.H"VVhile we believe there Is almost a unusual desire on the part of our citizens to secure r?lciitlonoi railroad facilities, yet there isa divisJon of sentiment as to which is the best and , most expedient route to choose. The ctlort to vote the bonds of the Jowii for the benefit of, the scheme to build a road from Aiken seems ! to engage the en orgy of tlic stockholders of that proposed rout!, lint to many of our clti. aens the building of stiali a road seems to be an impracticable measure, and oiic requiring a mnch larger amount of money than we can ' possibly raise. On tlio other hand, It a connection fc?i?ndcj with the Georgia Central at either (Jrcen-! n-ood, Ilrndloy's Verdcry or Kurights Store, we would he put In' conncetlon with xv rich corporation controlling thou-! sands of miles of transportation, which! would he at>!e to givo us freight rates at a much lower ligure thnn it would be possible I to receive from two little local roads like tlie South Carolina road and the Carolina, Cumberland Gap road would be if stopped short of the mountains, and we believe but few eitlzens think there is a prospect of Its comyletlon across the mountains. Tlw road to conncct witli any of the stitions on j the-Georgia Central Is a possiollity with-1 in our own reach, a?tl ono whl?h can be accomplished much sooner than the building 4<f a roail to A-rken. The road to Kii rights Store would bc dlm-tly on the line to Elberfcon, where it is said a movement will likely be made to meet us there wllh a graded road. The road from Abbeville to Knrights store would pierce a country which is in much jit't'il of a railroad while the proposed road to-' Aiboi, u.uiiit run almost parallel with other roads already In existence,, and :us si consequence would not bo of as great benefit to ' anybody us would tlie road to Knrlghls store. ] Tlie Centennial Clit'oiitrlc. The Cvntcnnl'il Chronicle Is Just to hand. Itj is it twenty-four page paper, printed on small type, and contains a mint of Information. Jf printed in book form It would make a< large volume. Wo. Have laid away our copy, that we may have it for reference. It is tru'y | a valuable publieption, and every way worthy of the effort of its energetic and public fjiiritcd projectors. The cost and labor of printing so large an edition of valuable information must have been immense. A mere notice of the the woik will give the reader 110 J just appreciation ot the publication. Send 13 | ucuU uud yet a copy for yourself. j. . Tl?c MooHmst ??? I<A^t WcdaoNrtrty 1A Xljflil. The meeting last Wednesday nitslit adopted > new conditions to llic petition for tlie election "I us to whether we should vote $2S,."iiiO to tlie n proposed road to Aiken. Tiio petitions tiius o lUivndcd, it was thought, would be more nc- r< ccptable to our citizens, who are now beiug II nHorded an opportunity to sign tlie same* g Wc do not know what success lias been had o up to this time In securing signatures, but we n arc ineiined to the opinion that the present n petition has not received more signatures c than the petition w hicli nearer conformed to tl Hit? cxoicsscd conditions of tlie act of the c Legislature under which It is proposed to or- o der the elect ion. e One condition, which has been added, Irh V limitation as to time, coupled with n o resolution that the Legislature should be rcrjue.-ted to ratify the provision as to time f->r completion of tlie road, or for s making the issue of the bonds null and void. f. The dilticulty that presents itself is, in the fact that there is no warrant of law for inserting any conditions whatever, except those laid down ill the law. The friends of the levy of the tax for the Carolina, Cumberland (.Jap and Chicago Kailroad contend that the pro visions or conditions, although inserted without authority of law, are of binding force, while the opjmiicnts of the measure assert with eijual earnestness that they are utterly without force, in which latter opinion tlie Pre** oiid limner concurs, ami, from tho fact that tlie friends of tlu- movement felt called (l to ask the Legislature to ratify the conditions. s it would see'ii to us that the advocates of the J1 measure h:id at lea-t doubts on the question. ,j A< far as we arc able to see, the additional h conditions wliieli have been inserted arc of no sufeguard \\ hatcver to the tax payer, and t. it would seem to be the part of wisdom, even si it the requisite number of signatures can bo ^ secured, to vote it down unhesitatingly. p It is contended Hint the bonds will not be si wanted until the road gets to Abbeville. That v being true the stockholders of the rorui can ; M proceed at once to the building of the road h troin Aiken. The Legislature will belnses- ^ sion long before the road will be finished to If, Kdgotield and certainly before it is finished to j b Troy. After the election the Legislature " may refuse or neglect to ratify the 'conditions" on which It is proposed to issue tliejC bonds. It is proposed for other towns orj? townships to is?uc bonds ami after our bonds i $ are voted, the representatives from those ? counties which contribute bonds tincondi- [ llonnliy may refuse toglvespeclal advantages J. to Abbeville. g W'c need not brt in a hurry to vote the bonds. even If we should think It well to do so. The r, company has given Schofleld some two or 'I threa years to negotiate their bonds, and it j' docs seem that our own people should be nl- r< lowed some time in v'hicli to make up tlielr a minds on so important a question as that of j:| voting away bonds to the anion lit of five per n cent, of the property of the town. In our l< opinion the new form of petition should not c be signed, unless the cl listen is willing to sign c a petition without nny conditions whatever. I' The conditions arc without authority of law ) ^ and arc therefore worthless. ? It is said that the friends of tlie road nrc t| contemplating holding an election, Indepen* deal of the law. alter adopting such eondi- i< tions as will be acceptable to tl.e people. Af? J! ter lit is election lias Leen held, it is proposed ^ logo to the Legislature to have it made legal, and the conditions binding. In our own C< opinion, If such a movement was made in a " fair spirit, and the proposition should he p madetolevyafcw instead of the itsue bonds, the f election might meet more favor. I5ut the " proposition to issue bondd under the existing tl law will be resisted to the ii'.st extremity. " * 1 " n The Sfnttis of Hie Tn* for tho Benefit *' or the V. ii. ?V ('. It. K. S For about eight or nine weeks, the war for " this tax has been waged with unprecedented j, feiling and vigor, butso fur as we have heard, w 110 definite result has yet been attained. The ^ meeting last Wednesday night adopted a now h form of petition, which it was thought would ? !>e more acceptable te the people. and would !' therefore receive a greater number of signa- g. lures, but if such has been the ease we have not heard of it. We are Informed that a few who signed the other petition refused to sign [lie new one, and we take it for granted that It is possible that some Who did not sign the s' ild petition have signed the new petition. p The result ot this election is confidently predicted, wc believe, to be favorable to the ! >ltle to which the person giving expression U may favor. We are confident that a mojorlly y of the people will not vote for this tax, even n If a sufllcient number of names could be kg c< :nrcd to the petition. In saying this. It Is ^ but fair to sny that wo have heard that the tl advocates of this tax believe that they can tl jnrry the election, It a nvvjorlty of tho real " . stale owners can be induced to sign tho pelition. Theopponentsof the measure are firm "< ly convinced that those who own no property* ? ind, therefore, can not hope to be benefitted S( >v the proposed road, will not vote to make tl :he tax 011 property livo times greater than it ^ is now, for the simple reason that if tho tax t, >n property is increased, there is good reason h :o believe that the head tax, or commutation tax for road duty, would be greatly Increased *f riie prospect of making the commutation P Ax five dollars, Instead of two dollars, as at j' weseut, is uot calculated to win votes for tho b' [ax. c< II 1 K Delightful Entertainment. It was our pleasure to attend tho nuiRlcnl fin 1 callsthenlc enlertalnment at the Due West Female College, lust Thursday nightrhe instrnmentsil music could not have been r: better,and the vociil music could not havo oecn osceiicu. i lit" inio u csi remaie i_onege v la distinguished for the high order of the art d vvlilch Its teachers and pupils attain, and this entertainment added laurels to a college b which stands without a peer in South Ciiro. c< Una. The fairy-like costumes in which the beautiful young ladies were dressed for the u callsthenlc drill, an<l the perfection and grace P with which the different movements were eone through with was a credit alike to pupils and teachers, and formed a fitting close to el ono of the most dcllghttul evenings that wo ? remember to have spent, Ttie College, under p the management of President Kennedy, with v the assistance of an able and accomplished " corps of assistant teachers, is doing a noble ( work for the young ladies, not only of Abbe- n vllle county but of the whole State. The College justly stands In the front rank of educa- p tlonal institutions, and we are glad that our ft own young gentlemen and young ladles arc w being educated at the Due WVstColleges. Ab" bevilie now has a young lady representative thero who stands exceedingly high with Pres. h ident Kennedy and other teachers. He says A that she Is a model young lady who possesses {*j not only the highest order of talent, but lias n Ihe will to make an energetic application of Iter faculties to the mastery of her studies. Xenrly r Calamity. C p A very .serious accident. was narro wly cscnp- 0 Hi by ii street car yesterday. It was running (I lown the hill on the west, side of the river and s< lumped the track at the point where it runs u tvithin two feet of a steep hank leading to the oad helow which goes to the ford. The earth jj tear the edue of tho hank cave way under the t,, ivelght of the wheels and furrowed up on the xtreme edge, forming a miniature embank- y nent which stopped tho wheels from going ti 'urther. If tlie car had pone over the edge It ai ?ouid have roiled down a distance of twenty- ;,| ive or thirty fee', and as it wsvs-crowded wiih' jJ( Kissencers many serious injuries and somrl oss of life would Jpro'jably have resulted.? n< (,'reenviUe .Yom. cj Professor George C. Hodges, of Abbeville' 111 ivns sitting at the time of the accident, in a i> :>lace where he might have been hurt. 1! :hc ear had cone down that embankment, bis damelcss life would have furnlshsd the only; r< ividenee as to where he would have gone to ! ('l make his future home. ? ? - T The Kail rood Commission. (lj Our readers no dour>t recollect that the " Pitss 'iml Manner has never beervan ndvocate 0| of tho Ilailrond Commission act, which gives nl trie Commissioners legislative and judicial powers. The Courts have recently been dotig some work by refusing to sustain tlie law j t< wherein It gave unconstitutional powers to ! the Commission, and we would ask attention j j,' to a well considered article In these columns |C which Is ta!;en from the Wiiinsfroro Xeiis and j l1 Ifrraltl. "\\'c are in entire accord with the senrimcnt.9-uieroin expressed. ?jno commls-1 (doner with limited powers Is nil that wo! want, Jiiul wo hope that i?t the next sitting of i c, the Legislature the needed changes ii> the' n hvw may !>e made, I ^ ? ? ;il Ir one of the richest and most upright of j ' our citizens should apply to the Probate; f. Judge for letters of administration onthejp least e>tate in town, tliatotticer would require w him to give bond and security. P.ut we are j, asked to give the Carolina. Cumberland (Jap and Chicago ltailroe.d our bonds for SIVHU) ~ without requiring it to give us any security or guarantee whatever. ? I ? Is consideration of tlie valunble services tl rendered to the Carolina. Cumberland (iapjei and Chicago ltailroad by Mr. Kcholleld in giv- j iug so much ?>f his valuable tVme and money. v to that enterprise, it is deemed proper that t' community tender hi m a grand public recep- y lion and the hospitality of the town, at such t time as may best suit his convenience- si _ ii T/tk stock holders of theC, ('.<?. A (' It. It, are making great ellbrts to secure tlie strong ! iirtn of the law to make us take stork in their : mail. It remains with otrr citizen* to say ' whether they will submit h? this extraordi- ii nary method of "riming- the wind." j ' * No man hath greater love for others Mian 1' that he \\ill spend sixteen thousand dollars' In negotiating their bonds, without tlio hope ( * ui" fee or reward. Is tlieiea man in Abbeville who wotihl he n willing to trust any living mini with SJS,.jW), f< unless he gave security lor Its faithful keep- ]j Ing? It Is a most remurkuhle thing that such pa- J Iriolic ell'ortsshould be made to buihl a rail- jj ruuil fur Uo whether we want it or uot. I pi blnvllle, Vonlffy, Due WcMt, Klnt* woo<IM. We ask aUcntion to tlic communication gne I "Abbeville." The suggestions therein | j) lade arc practicable, feasible, and, If carried | ut, are bencticlal. The advantage of our corespondent's proposition 1?, that any one of lie different roads are short, and within our j* rasp. Wcean undertake oneata time, withut great risk or dimmer of losing all. We eed a road across the county, while we have o use for a parallel road to Charleston. The iiniinunicatlo.i is Irotn a man who lias given r his matter much thought, and who is in nrncst about commencing the work on one s f the roads as #0011 as possible, when we I m !lnisii the others as last as we are able. 1 I'e can conceive ol no road which would be f f less value to us than the Aiken road. 1 What wonderous love Is this, that caused t chotkld to spend sixteen thousand dollars t ir us ? { Has ScholleM been paralyzed or struck | limb ? ( THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. Jiorii of 1?* Power? ltcprlvcil of iln t I*ay. J ( Wintboro Xcvsantl Hrrald.) e A fow <l:i,vs ago, Judge Wilhorspoon decided 11 hal tlio ('?unity Treasurers could not collect I rotn I la* rallroid companies I he amounts ns- ? i>ssed upon thein for the salaries, clerk-hire, I1 fllcc-rent and other expenses of the Kailroad 1 ' 'ommlssioners. It seems to tis that whatever 11 ilJ'erencf of opinion there may ho as to tlie > pgal correctness of .Indue Witherspoon's f ulgment (though we think lie is rl^lil) no ' tirmindod man, and especially 110 lawyer, c an question the justice of this decision. Il cems tons to l>c aunlnstcommon right, ns It. t ertainly is against common sense, to make I orporatlons? in addition to the taxes they i ay, the same as individuals?provide the ' ii la lies nnci expenditures of State ollieials ' . hose duly is to hold these corporations in ? heck, and regulate tiielr income. There * *<>u111 lie about ns much reason in taxing ospitais to pay the Hoards ol Health. Judge ' Vitlierspoon's decision leaves the Conimis- t ioners to he paid hy the State. Judging < rom many eircmnstanccs. H Is highly proliti- < le that the Legislature will not inako the i coossary appropriations. We hope tliey ' rill not. t Now we have the decision of the Supreme t lonrt, rendered Inst week, sustaining the de ree of .luge Kershaw In the ease of the Hall- ' uad Commissioners vs. Charlotte, Columbia ' : Auuusta 1 tall road Company. This decree 11 ras to the effect that any interference by the I f 'oinnilssloners with the rytes chargcd on I ny article which In any part ot Its transit M rouses the State line, either coming Into or ' olngout of this State, is unauthorized by the t Uitntes of tills State, and is for bidden by ' liat clause of the United Stutcs Constitution, f elating to "commerce between the States." ' 'his decision is a finality, and it applies ns [ rell to passenger rales as lo freight charges. I t.v fur tlit? greater part of the business of rallnmls consists of transport ins; passengers T mi freights which cross or have crossed In heir transit, some State line. When we take 4i._ #|,l? tj,?|r u-nrli mill l IIV \ ...... , , I may he said of each Commissioner. 'Olhel>'s occupation's gone"?as we!l a.? his pay! i [ The results embodied In these decisions ] nnsc us neither surprise nor regret. The (institutional objections sustained bv the SuremeOotift were urged when the Con-mislon was created, in 1882, but were unheeded, 'lie arbitrary powers llien given to the Commission were to a large extent taken away l?y I he sump I.eglMature that bestowed them, row the Courts have interpossed to strip the 'ommlsslon of what little real authority was ft to It. The State generally has become lied of the Coin mission: and in many ca.-c.s I Is Insisted that it has worked to the injury f the Interests of the people. The Xcirsand Herald has always maintaind that there t-hould he one Iiailroad Comllssloner?an oflleer with advisory powers? ot an ofllcer or a board vested with the powrsofacourt determining questions. In the rst instnnee at least, without evidence or pon onesided evidence! There should be lie State otllecr, paid by the State, without lie cumbersome and expensive Incidents of a ! Commission. lie should be a man experienced In rallrond iatter??this, as much for the protection ofi le indivlual as In common Justice to the corOi'atiOns. Such a Commissioner, like the I Iassachu?ctts Commissioners, should have o power to legislate, by fixing rates, or in ny other form, but should be advisory to the egislature and the Railroads. An officer '1th such powers only would. It seems to ns, e quite equal to the task of correcting any buses that might arise. Kucli we believe, as been the experience of Massachusetts and (her highly prosperous Suites. Such an ofce would not violate well known and (Irmly f uablished laws of trade, which the public r ood requires to be "let alone." I Grecmvooil. t [-VcCfc?,?n'e& Advanrc.] This is the name of a second Atlanta, situa- ; h1 on the ('. & (>., and A. A K. It. H. On lust g nUirdny, we took allying trip to the above t lace and had the pleasure of spending Mire* a ours In the city. We were never better en- <:italned in our lives. The first thing that at- t acts a strangers eye, is the Greenwood Ho- t >1. Tills hotel is kept by Mr. T. F. Hlley. If ( ou WHiit to get a tirst class meal always stop c t Hie Greenwood Hotnl. You will find Mr. \ ;lk - n<>t. only a very pleasant but a very no c ammodating gentleman. John K. Durst. s his gentleman Is one of Greenwood's loud- 1 is> and successful merchants. Judging from (I le number of clerks and customers that t tironned his 6tore while we were there, we c nhesitatlngl.v say ho must sell stock of f oods. We were not long In Greenwood be- n >rc we met Mr. A. J. Sproles the able quill g driver" of the "Greenwood Dots" for the c 'reus and Jionticr. Mr. Sproles Is not only a 1 rinlll driver" but he can sell you a first class i toveofnny size or styles and can give you in ware in any shape. This destined city can j, oast of a lirst class furniture store and marie yard in connection with many other at active stores, whose proprietors we did not ave the pleasure ot' meeting. Greenwood <: ith tiie advantages siio now has in low , eights, will in no distant day be the town. , here are several new buildings colng up at t| resent and a whole block will be built this c iring. We were reliably Informed that Mr. < , K. Durst the gentleman who owns this i, lock.says that- parties aro now waiting its t mpletlon and for him to name his prices. | [urnih for Greenwood! May sho continue r ) Improve uutil she equals uny town lu the <j mitb. n ? ? 1 Wlint (he Goorpln Central will Do. 1 Greenville Xcivx. 1 It Is now certain that ttie Georgia Central c illroad will strike four of the seven Impor- j mt towns and penetrate fiair of the six ^ jnnticsdepended on for trade by the Green- j, tile and Columbia railroad by next fall. An- , rrson, Laurens, Spartanburg and Greenwood n ic already virtually reached by the Georgia t entral; it penetrates, or will penetrate. Ab- r eville, Anderson, Laurens and Spartanburg s mntles. The Columbia and Greenville will ^ e left In sole control of Newberry, and, lot us j, ;suinc, Greenville. Js a road in that position j, kely to build anew railroad or to have the j ower to execute a contract for dolnt; It, If e nvbody should be silly enough to make one r ith It? Wedonotknow that It will suffer by the ( Iwngod conditions. It will bp forced to'do c hat it should have done heretofore: that Is c Id in building the towns it readies to pros- |, erity and prominence. If it had adopted a (j ise and liberal policy three years ngo It i ould not be universally regarded as a curse nd a foe, as it Is now, and there would be no entrnl here. It lias forec-d the people to seek cw connoctions to protect themselves. It ill probably share the prosperity resulting 3 om those connections and find that the poo- c le have acted more wisely for it than it did 1' >r Itself. The holders of its watered stock " ill suller, but nobody else will. Railroad Meeting. A meeting of citizens of the town was held -5 :i the Court House on Wednesday night, R lpril 20th, for the purpose of discussing the . uilroad question. Mr Parker was called to tie chair and Mr. C-ison was requested to net ,] sSecretary. < Ttie following resolution was adopted as a Jj onditlon to the petition to bo signed by the itlzeus requesting the Town Council to hold j, 11 elect ion : t Provided. That unless the said Carolina, v umberland Gap and Chicago Railroad Coin- g any shall finish the grading ol the road bed a f said railroad to the town of Abbeville by 'r le first of January, 1SSS, then the said sub- c rlption and the bonds voted or issued there- J nder shall be null and void and of no cfi'cct. u The following resolution was passed, not, owever, as a condition to he n&nexed to file (, cauls: ll Should' the town of Abbeville ate in favor of Issuing bonds, we will peti- j, on the General Assembly of .South Carolina tj L its next session to pass an act ratifying f, ud confirming our actlou In voting said r ands witii the conditions annexed. Motion was adopted that the Chairman nv>- (] olnt at his leisure ten men to canvass the (j tizens and secure signers to the petition as ? mended by this meeting. t - 1 r ? t| lie Greenville ami I.aureus Railroad, b Greenville Xetw. We do not know what our friend the Jjtn- j] nxvillc Herald meant when it spoke of the lances that propositions would probably be \ eeived for tiie building ?f the Greenville ' nd Laurens Railroad from "other parties." * he "other parties" surety can not. be the Col- ,, nibia ami Greenville orany other Clyde synleate road. They can barely maintain the ? ties they have, anil we do not see how they 7] in make an oiler worthy the consideration ^ r sensible* men. urecnvnie is in earnest. l)out this mutter. She opposed' flie lease of f( ic road' to the Co.rrmbiu and Greenville be- Vl ?re because there was no visible way in which tl tch an arrangement, woubl be of advantage > anybody interested In the Greenville and .. aureus. Hut siie was ready to accept any wonnblc proposition that conld i>e made, . nd is In the same mind now. The Georgia ? entral is the only party from whom such a ? roposltlon has been received. fl Trouble on (lie Train. " Greenville yews. t" There was sonic trouble on the second exurslon train after It left here yesterday after- " oon. When 11 reached I'clzcr there was much scitemeiit aboard, and one gentleman from 3 .hbcvllle got off there with bis wifemitfloott 81 ic up train, statins that lie preferred coming 'J nek and going down on the regular passen- ' cr train to-day to traveling with such a disrderly crowd. There was some shooting of istnlsand drawing of knives, but nobody as hurt so far as conld be learned Inst night, lessages sent down the road failed to elicit n irther information about the affair. 0 ? u Journalistic Talent of a High Or- ? tier.** I [ Chttreh lireorif.] The Abbeville Prms and fi'inner hns entered pon lis iffth volnnie. liio. Wilson lias jour- " allstic talent of a high order, and makes a I J1 npilal newspaper. He has a mind of Ills j'1 wn.and has the courage of Ills convictions, c Ic sometimes gets up a very bad lot of eon*)t: letlon?v-however, which gives the newspa-1<> er Iralernlty no end of fun In attacking and i ? \posin? them. We can't get along without " lugli Wilson and the Press and Huhii'T.]*1 hey are absolutely necessary to prevent a ? (agnation of though and a paralysis of fun v iSoiUli Carolina journalism. I' "ChnrniliiKly Illogical/' J I Aiken Ileeordtr.) v The AhhrrW'' J*rexs and Jiannrr has comtoted its -jntti anniversary. Notwlthstnnd-1 b tig the charmingly Illogical vie ws it enter-1 w nins on many important public questions,' g re cannot.but admire the energy, enterprise t< ml industry ol its editor iiiiu proprietor. Jie ? neceeds In pnhlMiinx one of the very bent! ajicrs in the State. low the Arrnnnl Klnmls in Indiana,j ^ (Philadelphia Pres.*.) |si Another Indiana man has k<?I. an officer, >" nyliss \\*. Ilanna having been- appointed ^ ilnisierto Persia. The accouut stuuds us >' ?llo\vs: " udianlans who want oITIcp !K,Cr>0 n iiuianians who have got office 0 ft Still available US,241 j AViiy did not Charleston swallow the Caro-'ii na, Cumberland Cap and Chicago Railroad v illWas fithollclU the ily in the olutuit>ul? u ANNEXATION OF CUBA. ] i BRILLIANT STROKE OF POLICY OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. k Finn Opportunity Tor the Profitn- ' Mo Investment or Our Ntirpln* i ?IHlloMH?An Influentlal Fleniont j in Favor of tlic Nelieme. , Washington, April 30.?An influential ole* ' nent exists here and I* apparently growing ' n sticngili in Invor of I lie annexation of Cn- 1 >;t. ii is argued t?y llie snjiporteis of Hits ' chcnie that "free" sugar alone, whleh would 1 ic one of the results of annexation, would lie ( norcthan sullielri<l compensation fi>:' the ?rlce to lie paid fur the acquisition it Is argued ' hat I lie fertile soli of Calm, If the island was ] >rought under the rule of the United Hlat.cs ! ind Influence of republican institutions, ' vould attniet adventurous and energetic set-;" Icrs hy the thousands, who would make It a I oemlng mine of wealth. Spain, In the long.! lerlod ihat Cuba litis been under lis cioitiinsi ion, litis wiling from If untold millions of reasure, and litis apparently exhausted ilscamelty to yield any more. It is known that of ' ate years. no far Iroiu receiving any revenue .1 if consequence from Cuba it has rallicr en .ailed expense than otherwise on the home government. .Spain is misertiMy poor, and ! "coining poorer every dttv. If she sees no 1 irospeet of exacting any further tribute from 1 vim t. litis so ions been the brightest jewel in.' ier crown, it is perhaps not unreasonable to 1 xpeet. that Iter cupidity conld be Miccessfu'ly ' emplcd wiili an tiller ot, say ?100,mm,<>00 cash, i I 'licit a sum as this in.one lump would put. the ' [overnment of Spain on Its feet again for a;' ong time to conic. Intelligence from Cuba is 1 0 theetl'eet thai the people there have been j1 1 iscusslng the subject of annexation to the , lulled SUites, and that public sentiment Is J avorably Inclined toward the Idea. The ' iltuilers and the merchants are said to be ' cry despondent by reason of the depressed 'ondlilon of atliiirs, and believe that, prompt ind full relief would come if llic Island' :haiiged owners. A leading Semitor, who belongs to the nn-)J lexatlon party here, mid to-day tlwit the 'leveland administration would execute ai nost brillliint stroke of policy If It could J ring aboiitannexation. He > hou^iit it would 1, tcexpedient for Minister Foster to lie In-:' trncted in the new negotiations which it'1 ras understood he was to conduct with Spain i' o keep constantly In mind the question of 1 he cession of Cuba, and Hihinlt the stiggev I! Ion when a favorable opportunity occurred. | )r perhaps it would be better to send a sprcial' nvoy ol marked ability and Judgment. Ills!' inderstood that Intimations of this character i iavc been thrown out to several members ofj. ho administration, but so far as can be aseer-| allied they seem to have mado Utile If anyr mprcssloti. It Is doubtful, Indeed, whether ! * ufir nr* rinhllo wnnl I. 1 1 I nwuiu w - ... .. nent In Mils country to the point of favoring | lie acquisition of Cuba, tlthough the Senator ibove nilnrloil to expresses great confidence j' n tlie belief that the advantages ot nntioxa-j' Ion ?m be so easily demonstrated as to make'1 tone of the most popular project" everagita- 1 cd. It won Id seem, however, as If it should ' equire very many advantages to compensate 1 or the nndnutited difficulties ami embarrassnenls which would accrue from reccivlns In- 1 oour poll tloal system such n complex popu- 1 ation as that of Cuhn.?Jialfiuwrc Sun. 1 rite Completion of the Savannah Yal- , ley ltullroad now Uunrniiiccd. i (.1 interim Journal.) 1 Capt. W. ft. Unoul, President of the Geor- , ria Central Itnllroad, came to Anderson last h'rldav afternoon for the purpose of confer tug with the itoard of Directors of the Sa* i rntiuah Valley Railroad, relative to under- i aklng the completion hihI operation of that | inc. A quorum of the Hoard was present, | md after a free ami full discussion an agree- | nent was reached on Saturday morning tin- ( Jer whluh the Savannah Valley Itailrond i .'oinpany is to finish grading the line and Miaraniee the building of necessary station ; lepotsand sidings and the Georgia Central i mdcrlakc* to construct the necessary cul- i ,-erts, trestles and bridges, and Iron, equip md operate the road in connection with the Vugustaand Knoxvllle fiaiiroad within three | rears from the date of the agreement. Capt. i Itaoul fixed tills limit of time as a precait- | ionar.v measure in the lace of the present > inscttled stale of affairs In Kurope, but he ( lays that unless some unforeseen financial i evulsion takes place the road will be equip ....I ..n.l r.iinllilr tfilllilt fill (.CM months. I'll- . ler the contract the road is to br? railed with he best stool mils, weighing ;V> pounds per ard, and the work of laying the track will >robably commence In about n month. Mutineers representing the Central Railroad will vl 11 start over the Saviinnar Valley road lext week to inspect the work done nnd re>ortas to how much grading remains unflnshed, and when this report is made, If It np>ears that there Is snlliclent funds on hand ocomplete the work, Mr. Raoul will tlyn iroeeed as If that much of the conditions vere already complied with by the Savanlah Valley Rf.ilroiid Company. As there Is 10 doubt that the funds on hand will be amdy sufficient to completethe grading wo can est assured that the beginning of track layng will nol be delayed more than a month I his a matter of congratulation that the foruncs of this enterprise are now in detlnlte hape after the tedious delays that have been inavoidable since work on the lino was first otnmenced. President Humphreys, of the Savannah Valley Railroad, regards I ho conraet with Mr. Raoul as a very favorable one, ind he feels now that Ills pasteflorts In behalf if the enterprise arc rapidly approaching trillion. The work of grading the lower end of. he line is now being pushed with the utmost nerg.v, and It Is expected that the la*t woik tf the grading will bo done In conjunction vitli the track-laying force. While (befriends >f this enterprise have long regarded It a propectlve certainty, they may now look upon t as a fixed fact, the operation of which will lemonstrate its actual existence as soon as he limited time elapses that Is necessary for crtaln work to be done. We take a special Measure in tints recording this notable transition, and feel that we need make no apolo:y for felicitating ourselves upon this happy vent in connection with an enterprise that tag been of no little interest to us for a nuinicr of years post. L XlHNlMslMppI I'nrrieMc Arrested In Kpnrfnnbn rg. nn??ml,ni. men n fnrnmr r\f .pringdale, Ijiiyfuyottc county, Mississippi, vas waylaid and shot through tlie side. JIc im tinged to rcncli home mid die In three lays. In his unto mortem statement he :harged the crlmc on his son, Isaac Newton Joodwln. lie stated tlmt alter ho was shot its mm came up and irled to brain him, >ut by a desperate resistance lie prevented t. Isaac Newton Goodwin was arrested for nutd'jr, but In tiie face of this evklencc was llseharpod by the magistrate. lie Immeill,tely tied the?county, and went to Texas. Us wife followed him, but was forccd by his II treatment to return to her father for procctlon. She subsequently obtained a dlorce. About two years ago he came to this ounty and lived with relatives near Paris' \ O., under the assumed name of Milton oodwin. Last October he married Miss Jmma K/.ell (niece of Mr. A. C. lizell), who Is low left worse than a widow, and soon to be mother. His whereabouts became known o the ollielalsof Ijiyfayette county, and nrungoinents were perfected lor his apprelicnlon. On last Thursday night Deputy ssiierlir ). M. Gentry surprised and capturcd him at lis house near Paris'. 'J he above facts were earned from Mr. Gentry himself, and from )eputy Sheriff Shlve of Mississippi, who was n route for this place when the capture was uade. The Herald reporter called also on Ir. Goodwin at the Jail. lie Is a nervous nan, past HI years old, with dark hair and oinplexlou and an uneasy and treacherous onntcnaee. The chain of evidence against lim Is a strong one, but ho nevertheless eonIdcntly asserts that he will be able to estubish his Innocence.?&]>arta>ibur</ Jlcruld. Experiments on the Farm. Quite a pond ninny of the Blatps, both North art! oulli, have establlrlied and arc: operatinp, tinder tinon trol of the government, what are known lb Exicriment Stations'?lookinc, not alone, to tho special j prlcnlture and iiortlcnlture of llielr immediate pec-1 Ions, but to any general Information that amy affect llese depuitmeuts of industry, 119 they relate to the) ommon L'ooil. Tlie Investigations imn'.o of there i 'ations, notably, the one located In the .Suite of New j, fork, have awaKencd considerable Interest In the I enernl question, and other States are now cent cm I j listing similar Action. t It is n?>t no much the purposes of tills article to ( iscnss the propriety of this move on the part of the i >tate authorities, as to urge the advantages to be | rrived from individual effort on the same line. Many matters upon the firm are regarded as fixed ] j icts, and we do not know, nor do we stop to ques- ( Ion their authority, when possibly, an actual test > rould entirely contradict tln-ir accepted teachings, y uch resultsh"a?e already beef* reached nnd limy lie 2aln. Fanners very wisely demand tc> know the | ep'y of the soli w hen scientific men, as such, sug- \ est new ideas for developomcnt. Why not apply j liese same tests to all other matters not yet settled i pon that iuvariahtc basis? t Certain theories have clime to-us fiom the "fiifliTs" ( ?Q-ri<r1e<f npcin their bare testimony and not estab shed upon any body's experience. Do we know by t dual ti-Ht that the cheapest and best feed for a horse I lor.e bundle of fodder and ten ears of corn three i lines each day ? Or hare we. by actual experiment, t lUi.d substitutes for both, l-qually good and far less ^ ( x pensive ? U l)o we know, exactly, the extent and character of | { lie preparation necessary to pioducc the best yields? j t >r, wli>>oilt making the trial of anything beyond. ( rill farmers prefer to run off a row, deposit and cover \ he seed an4 leave the preparation to be absorbed by I tie cultivation boaeus? it*sa7ea time? I)o w? know i y actual e.Tperiment that itfaves money also? i * Who iH prepared, by experiment, to settle the ques- t Ion, now much discussed by scientific men. as to the i cmand for ammonia in the cultivation of our crops, I artlculariy in the use of cotton seed as a fertilizer J t ircorn? Many other questions of importance will j c ilggest themselves to thinking men. about which we eed Information, to be obtained from no other source I linn a careful experiment on the farm. ; Some years since several distinguished centlemcn r ave to ihe public what in their opinions, and, under ( livlr methods, It cost to produce one pound of cotton. ! 'liese opinions, coming from farmers ol deserved p [ putalion, bavins formed the basis of much of the c cton farming at the South. Farmers have proceed* c [1 upon the idea that it it is a fixed fact, established n y undoubted autiiority, that it costs. Bay, S cents to f roilnce one pound of cotton, when possibly, under lieir methods, whh their labor,- upon their land It < dually costs IS cents. Wo do not need so I inch to know what, in the opinion of another man, I tider circumstances far d.fi'creiit from our own, it i i*ls to produce certain results, as to know who, jt om ids own pocket.must nnet the expense. .lustj 1 s one man's expenses are not to be measured by anther man's income, so one farmer's results are not t > be measured by another farmer's methods. r In the absence of governmental stations, can ire I i ot. to great advantage, begin innlvidiial expiriments j t ? determine ihe best methods that may be (milium- * / appiU-ti under certain condit'ons for the best re- I lilts? The results of such experiments as the one I mile by Dr. lSclllnger. page IS'I. and the one by j c . F. Calhoun, page 17C, If given to the Citltiratar, j c ill do much to advance the interests of agriculture.'s * It Fornjjc Crojw. n It Is hardly possible, just now, to urge too niucli ! roper ntli'iition to forage crops. The long nti>l ex- J. esslvc winter through which wo have passed warns |' 6 to prepare for a similar emergency the coming': fiusoti. A Utile exlra attention will tarnish an | J, bumhint supply to be drawn upon by the demands ;' lint are sure to come to our barns sooner or l.itejv j J Fanners are now pretty well agreed that stock will !! o e?|U;illy well, anil jwispibly better, If lumdshed ' J lore nutrition* I'orage ami less concentrated fund as i ii grain, Sorghgm, Millo Mai/.e and the millets, com- i ^g into use for forage, combine, fortunately, iliejl rain nnd the roughness, ami the results of Iheir cnl- [ Ivntl^n fur stock have been most Gratifying. It may { ' e true that the average firmer will ui>t rmlix,' the I Ji hnndant yb ld fiotii tln-po crops reported by some; ' ut we lire satisfied that I lie farmers who follow the j ^ ingestions as to preparation and cultivation that ' avo appeared. Irom time to time, in the (,'ullimlor,! ? rill not regret the trouble with a few acres for tills urp"se. I It Is certainly not best to confine the forage crop to , ny one of the plants mentioned, nor, indeed to this j. lass of plants alotio. Hetmuda and our native grass- i : s will pay handsomely for tlio trouble In saving tin m.! j. With hare found it a good plan to build cheap;'! arns at convenient places In the Holds for storing!, fheat and oat straw. Much advantage might be | J" allied by storing straw and the sorghums in alter-1 ? mate layers under such shelter. Tlis straw will be 1, uproved and the eorghmn well andeaeily eurtd; i J; j r (| The editor of the Curtciwillc Cburmil says : Ve are not prepared to denounce people as j epraved and Godless because they do dance.! Inch heart must stand or fall by its own eon- r clence. I'sc all reasonable persuasions if { ou think lltey err, point Ihe danger of world- t y associations If you think proper, command j j our own household irvn way tliatyour duty ulhori/.cs, hut be careful not to sit In Judg- , icnt on the purity and virtue of thoso who ! ^ re differently impressed. j j. Col. T. Slobo Farrow, of Spartanburg, H. C., ' r?s on Saturday appointed chief ol division ' ii (lie ofllce ol Six tli Auditor of Ihe Treasury, j I ritli instructions to report for duty May Idst. ( t a salary of t-.ww per year. 11 / COMPILATION OF THE ROAD LAW. 1 Relating: to nnd for tnc 1'sc of Sn- ! perintemlonts of llf^'hwnyit and J Itoiul OveraecrM. I. All streams which have boon rendered, jr can hereafter be rendered, cnpublcof being navigable by rafts of lumber or timber by I lie removal therefrom ol aocideiitarobsliuellon, mil ait navigable water courses and ciiU, are liercby declared navigable streams, and such , <treams shall be commou highways ami forjver free, and If any person siiall obstrnct the dime, such person shall be deemed guilty of a nuisance, and such ihstruction may bcabatcd is other public nuisances arc by the laws o! Lbls .Stale. II. l'ubilc highways Miall be laid out. by special commissioners, who shall be appointb<I by the County (Commissioners for this pur (lose, and who shall have such powers, receive itich compensation and perform sncii dullcis may be required by Law. (See Act l^Sl, No. 101.) III. It shall be. theduty of Superintendents nf Highways to cause all roads heretofore laid out, or hereafter to be hiid out, leading rrotn any part of this state to (Charleston, licorgetown, Columbia, Camden, Hamburg or I'lmraw, to he made and cleared :ui leet wide, and all other roads shall be el eared 20 feet wide. IV. The Superintendents of Highways dial) can so all the roads in their respective listrlet-i to he postey and numbered, and at Each fork of sal it road a pointer to tic placed icclarim; the direction of Midi roads; and it uny person oi persons siiall cut down or burn :>r deface any mite post, or stone or pointer [ reeled as aforesaid, be, she or they, upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay the sum nf $10, to lie recovered by indictment or In for* niatiun in any Court of competent Jurisdiction. V. Any Superintendent of Highways neglecting to cause said roads to be posted and numbered and to have pointers erected as ifore.suid, 8h;in ue name 1.0 pay utcsitm or ?iu lor osicli and every neglect, to he recovered by Indictment in the (lourt of tieneral Sessions In the county wherein the same occurs, to lie collected and paid to tlio Treasurer of said [ ounty for the use or the county: Provided, fhat noSuperlntendnnlsball he liable to said penalty who puts up said pointers at such times as he works Ills ro.ul division. VI. It shall be lawtul forany citizen of tills <talc over whose land any road may pn*K oth?r than a public highway, tocrect antes therein, and the persons owning ?ir erecting such sates shall he liable to be Indicted for a nuisance if they fall lo keep them in good order. VII. In case any person shall interfere ivith. injure, destroy or willfully leave open my such fates. Mich person or persons shall Lie liable to indictment as tor a misdemeanor. VIII. Any inhabitant of this Statu shall liavo power, for the purpose of drnlulnghls or hfr lands, to cut a ditch or ditches, canal or ir canals, across any public highway in this State: l'rov.dcd, such person shall he hound lo bridge such ditch or canal under the direction of the Superintendent of Highways for the district in which such uitch or canal shall ilc cut, and Isicp the same In good repair for r?ue year, after which tune the Superintendent of llluhvvays for the district shall take charge of such ditches or canals and keep! them open and In repriir. IX. I'he Hoard of County f'ommisslonersj fire authorized to allow the erection ol gates' upon highways, and any person who shall j sut or destroy such pates, or shall leave open the same, shall pay a penalty of fJO. X. If any person shall willfully or maliciously destroy, Injure, hurt, dnniace. Impair or obstruct any of the public highways, or tiny part thereof, or any bridge, ditch, causeway. or other erection belonging thereto. siinu oc iiiicu mm uujirim>uhi, j XT. Kncli township shall constitute a highway district. Tl.o Hoard of County Commissioners nniiuailv appoint sumo suitable ;ind ' proper person Superintendent of Highways! for ciicli highway district, and hyrcison of; his otliee is exempt from road duty. He.shall j liolit I)is ottice twelve months from date of ills iprolntmcnt, unless sooner removed, lie diall have general supervision of tiie highways and roads in his district under the direction of the County Commissioners, lie shall, oncc In every three months, report to lhcm,ln writing, the condition of the roads ,ind bridges In liis district* XII. The Superintendent!! of highway districts shall divide the highways in his districts tnlo suitable sections or districts of notj less than two nor more than five miles each;; ind lie shall appoint an Overseer of ltoads fori sach of salil esctions or districts. lie shall alio divide the persons liable to rond duty (see I Section XVII,) In his highway district lnto: convenient squads or companies, and assign i squad or company to each Overseer ol a section or dtstclct?He shall, as far as practicable , assign the road hands to the nearest roads. He shall require the Overseer of ltoads in ills highway districts to cull out the j iiacds assgned to their respective sections or| listrlcisand work the roads and repair and j mild bridges of same, whenever lie may leem it necessary, after twelve hours' notice; I tnd shall require every road hand to bring j iritn him for use a hoc, mattock, spade, or* >thcr tool, for work on the road or bridges, lie shall determine the number of d iys for! ,*ach working, and the tools to Ik* brought by j >aeh road hand: J'rovUlnl, Tliat. not more than twevel days' work arc required of any mo hand In a year. Wlieti the County Commissioners, or any of them, give orders to the Superintendent of highway districts to have my work done In his district and he neglects to do the same, he shall be deemed guilty of1 i misdemeanor, and upon conviction hej ihall be tlned not. less than ten nor more than j llfty dollars; and the Overseer of districts. | 'or neglecting to Gill out their hands and. ivork the roads when required by the Superintendent of highway districts, shall be J lecmed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction he shall be lined not less than j five nor more than twenty dollars* Whenever a highway runs along the line of two iiiirhwavxlistricts the Superintendents of the 1 initio shall Joiutly divide the highway intoi suitable .sections and appoint tin Overseer for ( such of said sections; and they shall assign j to each Overseer from their respective districts, or from either district, such laborers! \nd road hands as may he necessary to work I the same. Each Superintendent of highway | llstricts shall cause his Overseer, when working sections in which there are bridges, loj lave sueii repairs or work done on sucii iridues to preserve tlieni and keep them in ?ood order as can conveniently be done by the rond hands. And in ease the needed repairs to bridges arc of such a character that they should, in the opinion of tlie .Superintendent, be given out under contract l>y thol, Jounty Commissions, he shall report thej innic to said Commissioners without delay. XIII. Any person liable to rond duty (*ee Section X\II) who shall have been duly warned twelve hours before the day fixed 11 his notice for such working, stating the lour and pl-ico of working, shall be subject I .0 the direction of the Overseer in charge. If! inv person ot the legal aae shall neglect to ippear, or shall refuse to work upon the hlghivnysand roads (bavinRuoJustltlahleexcu.se) recording to the direction ot the Overseer, lie' ihall bo deemed utility of a misdemeanor, t ind upon conviction thereof shall be lined or; rnprisoned. XIV. On any extraordinary oeension when iny highway shall bo suddenly obstructed by itorm or otherwise, so as to require immedl-!, ite labor to remove such obstruction it. shall ae the duty of the Overseer In whose district j such obstruttlon occurs to proceed forthwith 1 :o have such obstruction removed, and for, tills purpose shall summon to his aid a suf-j iclent number of work inch to open and re-; lalrsucli highway. If any person shall, in 1 lucli cose, perform more days labor than is1 equired by law for the year, he shall be paid: 'or any such overplus at the rate of one dolnr ?r>r ilnv tiv the Countv Comml?sioncrs! jpon thecertlllcate of Hie Overseer showing j .hat such overplus or labor was performed. | [f, on anv such extraordinary occasion, the Overseer shall, for thespace of a day after ap-' .illcatlon made to him for micIi purpose by I my citizen residing in his district. neglect to, all out a sufficient number of pt.-r-.ons to, speedily open and repair such highway, liej shall forfeit and pay to the Treasurer of thls[ jounty, to bs expended In the repair of liifjli-; (vays when ahd where necessary in his ills-1 ,rl?:t, tiie sum of .*15, unless the Overseer) hall show suftlcient reason for such neglect. [Ion any such extraordinary occasion any1 serson liable to road duty, alter being miiii-; unncd for the purpose of removing sun ob-' ilroction by lite order of the overseer, Alt all' ieglect to turn out and as-lst In opening and 'cpairing sucii highway, he shall be deemed ;ullty of a inlstlcincanor. and upon convle-.i ion thereof,shall be lined tincc dollars peri lay. XV. Any person who shall rccclvc bodily! njury or damage In his person or property] hrough a defect In the repair of a highway, | iauseway or bridge, may recover in ail action tgalnst the county the amount, of damages 1xcd by Hie llnding of a Jurv. If such defect', n any road, causeway or bridge, existed he ' 'ore such Injury or damage occurred, such: lamages shall not be recovered by the person j () injitreed, If his load exceeded the ordinary .velght. XVI. The County Commissioners shall au-'| horlze the Overseer of any district to allow a j nan working one day and also furnishing aj lorse, plow or carl, two days labor; and on! vorking himself for one day, and furnishing | i wagon and two horses, mules or oxen three 1 lays labor. XVII. All able-bodied male persons be-! ween the ages of sixteen and 11 fly years shall | >e liable annually to woi k on the pubiic lilgli- < viiys ami roads not less than three, nor more hau twelve days, under the direction of the! iverseer ot the district in which t hey may re- j ( side. In warning men to work upon the pub- i ic roads, the Overseer shall make out a list for j he warner, requiring him to give notice to such person the kind of tool he shall use In i working upon the highways and roads. And j t shall ue the duly of any employer to fur-|i lish to the Overseer a list containing theH lames of all persons in his employment lla-l de to road duty, whenever the same shall- be J eonI ml of him by said Overseer, and upon i allure to comply with such demand, he shall I ... .1 ?r ? ,.,1^,1, nn?n ' JL- Ul Cllllll S'l.ilJ , ion viction thereof be lined or Imprisoned'. j XVIII. All Members ol" sinle ami County ' Soards of Kxamincrs and School Trustees, | deinbers of the Hoards of Assessors for 11 iu;' isscssment of real estate for taxation, teach- j i >rs and students of schools and colleges, and !1 Ministers of the tiosnel, Millers engaged in1 ;rist or merchant mills that are kept open six i j lays in each week, guards, keepers, employ-1 >rs and other olllcers of Lunatic Asylums, j tnd tlie wamcr for live days, shall be exempt; 10m road duty. (' XIX. it any person, having been notified 1 ir warned as heretofore provided,shall pay lo ; I he County Treasurer of the county in which i ' ic may reside the sum of one dollar for each lay's work required, the samcshall be re?|utr- < !tl, the same shall be received iu lieu of such j i uhor. XX. The Overseers In Ihelr respective dis-j rieis shall have full power to cut down and'; nakc u<e ol any timber, wood, earth or stone' n or near the road, bridges or causeways, for ,' lie purpose of repairing the same, as to them j hail seem neces-ar.v, making Just compensa- ' Ion therefor, should the same be demanded, i iverseers shall notauthori/e the cutting down | >f any timlier trees reserved by the owner ill I, lea ring his land or planted for the purpose of j bade ornamcM!), cither In the fields, around |( lis springs or about the dwelling houses or!" Lppurienances, nor the cutting down of any M ail timber, when other timber can be procur-l d at or near the place, or take stone or earth \ < rom within the grounds of any person eniloscd for cultivation, without consent of the iwiters ?f IMe same. If any person or per- . ons shall by any moans hinder, forbid or op-1' >ose the said Overseers, or either of I hem 1 rout cutting down and making use of any I Imher, wood, stone or earlh, In or near the aid roads or causeways, for slight repairs of , ridges for the purpose of making or repairng the same, or shall iu any manner obstruct lie passage of said roads, causeways or j ridges by gates, fences, ditches, or any other I ' ibsti actions except, where authorized by law, I ir shall hinder, lorbid or threaten any trav-jr lerfrom traveling any public road, every! person, for such ollcnec, shall be lim d in a uiii nut less than live nor niorr. than tun dolitrs. i XXL If tiny person liable to perform such nbor shall remove from one county to annthr.who hail prior to such removal * performed lie Whole or any part of It, or In any way, has laid the whole or any part of the amount Torefaid In lieu of such labor, smkJ shall proluce a cert Ideate or receipt of the same from he Overseer of the district fronv which suc.'i ier.-on has removed, such certillcateor receipt hall operate ns a complete discharge for the mount therein specltied. The residence of j ny person who has a family shall be held to i le where his family resides, and the resilience! if ony other person shall be held to be where ! le boards in any enmity of tills Stale. | The County Commissioners have special sit- j lervislon of the building of new bridges over i ho rivers and creeks ; also of extra and ex-j ensive repairs of old bridges. (Sec Section General Statutes.) XXIII. It shall lie the duly of all owners of-, nill dams and bridges in connection therevilli over whieh any public highway slinii j :ass to keep the same In imod repair, and no i ounty shall be responsible for repairs upon he same, except that the Superintendents of I iigbways may hare the saiil dams audi ir'dges repaired, if in the opinion of the I 'utility Commissioners such ordinary rcpaiis j lejusi. i f i l > ' r Duncan ?Iuiuin<>(h Prolific Cotton Hoctl. Thirly-flve or forty bolls mnko n pounil. Stands drouth well. Rale to the ncre made last year on sandy land. Price SIJin per bushel, Krlsed by MuJ. It. A. Griffin. For ?ule l?y Cunningham <fe Tenipleton. tf Wc will have In a lot of Germun Millet seed ! this week. W. Joel Smith & Son. . 1 Farmers use Johnson's cotton siders to run uroutul your cotton with. Sold only by W. Joel smith & Son. Plenty of cow peas to bo found at W.Joel Smith it Son. Notice.?All persons having loose tires on their wagons, bug/ies, carriages, steam engines or any other wheels, will remember Unit the machine advertised In another col ' mini cannot be used at any other shop In Ab- ! bcvlllc. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed or no ehorjro made. Call and see \V. (J. Chapman, Abbeville, S. C. Just received! 250 pounds calico for quilts, i price 20 cents per pound, at P. Rosenberg & I i.'o's. Five cases millinery goods Just rccelvcil at I Bell & d tlphIll's. Have you seen our figured lawns at 4}? cts? ] P. Rosenberg & Co. A cyclone ! The people amazed !! White lawn :to inches wide at. (! cents worth 10 cents. White lawn 40 inches wide at 10 rents worth l">cents. Persian lawns at li .wits worth 20 cents, Persian lawn at 20 cents worth 2T> cents, lirocaile dress goods, beautiful patterns, at \l]/< i cents worth lrt cents. J,ace Ranting, ail wool, at 12J4ccnts wortli 2*icents. A beautiful line . of real hand painted fans which must be sold. Parasols very cheap, 2> cents to 84.00. These prices will surprise all. Come and he convlned that we are doing last what we sny. Very respectfully, Rell ?C Oalphln. P. Rosenberg & ()o., have reduced the price of their ijullt calico from 25 to 20 cents per pound. Dress goods! a very handsome line embrnc- , I?1?? trinriv ut vine u ml fill nrli^ki Smith A Mnn ^ Lawns! lawns! the Summer hums p.re i prettier than usual this season, a large stock i at Smith * Hon. i Hosiery! hosiery ! everything needed In this line and very cheap sit Smith a Son. Gloves! gloves! our stock of gloves nre unsurpassed as to quality, style, und price. Smith a Son. i Undoubtedly the largest stock of gents ties 1 and hosiery tills side of Columbia at Smith * Son. Ask some of your friends who linvo given Miller Iiro's their orders for clothing how they like tncm. Now Is the time to supply yourself with seed cow peas, for talc by W. Joel Smitli & Son. Shirts! shirts! the Elghmle still ahead. If you have tried tlietii you know what they ' are, If you have not. you have but to do so to 1 be pleased with them. Smith a Son. Miller IJro's have secured, of Wanamaker & ' Drown, their spring and summer samples ot over two hundred and lifty styles. i Miller Rro's can furnish yon with a suit of clothes from Slo to $75, made by the best tal- , lorsln tiic country. The plan used by us In taking measures, is , the plan used by first class tailors, and there i is no earthly reason why you can not get. a nice fit by giving your orders to Miller Iiro's. We have innrle a study of taking measures ' for suits and have got the thing down tine. We guarantee a fit. in every particular. No fit I no pay. Miller Bro's. In addition to their taking measures, Miller Iiro's can furnish you with cloth from fsic. i to Sid per yard. Call early and examine their large linnol samples. (irent spoons, alive, my friend ! Where did , yon get Unit suit of clothes ? It tits as If you J iia.l been moulded in it" "Why, I got it from Miller l.ro's, who represent Wanamaker . & ilrown, the largest house in America." Parasols, we can show you something handsome In this Hue. Ucll it Gulphin. 3,000 yards figured lawns nt i]/t ccnts. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, f*. i;. Spool Slllt Veiling^. Something to please ' tlic ladies, new and handsome. Full lino of colors. H. M. Iiaddon & Co. Oriental and Egyptian laces In beautiful Prttterns from the cheapest to the finest. It. M. Iiaddon it Co. Physician's prescriptions carefully and accurately compounded, by experienced hands, at all hours of day and night, at Speed & NeufTer's Drug store. Lawns a4% cents per yard at P. Rosenberg 1 & Co's. A full line of patent medicines and fancy articles at speed it NeufTer's. ' Notice.?Dr. Neuffcr, of the firm of Speed it Nculler, is rooming at the New Hotel. Par- 1 ties having prescriptions to be filled at night 1 will please remember. Men's and boys' strawhats, latest styles. P. , Itosenocr & Co. , I-'or a good, comfortable smole, go to Speed it NeitilVi'd and buy a "May Klrby," price 5 , ecu ts. Sunday hours at Speed & Neuffer's Drug i stoic: from i) to 11 A. M., 5 to 8 P. M. A complete stock of paints, oils, varnishes, colors, etc., ctc., at Speed & Neutrer's. P. Uoscnbcrg it Co., can offer lawns at A]/. cents per yard. . A full lino of ready mixed paints from pound to gallon sizes, always on hand at ] Speed it Neu tier's. Diamond dyes makes old tilings new. Try thein. Only 10 cents per package. All colors i kept on hand by Speed <t Neuffcr. fJoldcn machine oil, the best for engines and : U U.w.a.I A. Vnnflnr ill I 11 I ?IUI l 1 III* I J f llfi Oil 11 UJ Uj'VtU U. Ulivn I Handkerchief from 5 cents up, some nice i for JO cents at 11c! 1 it Galphin's. We have a nice llncof Jersey Jackets which we inc selling clicap. Hell A Galphln. i Pearl! pearl! j>esirl! our line of pearl buttons cannot be surpassed Hell & Galphln. 1 You can get a nlec pearl buiton for j cents a 1 dozen. The best quality for ID cents at Bell & Galphin's. i All the new shades In colored dress buttons at Bell and Galphin's. j Jet crochet, crochet and Jet, Taylors covcr- 1 ed, something In black buttons to mutch any black dress at Hell A Galphin's. I Luces, oriental torchon breaton valenclncs, j ic.. In the greatest variety at Bell & Gal- 1 phln's. All over embroideries, all over Hamburg, nil over SavI*s, nil over net, very pretty und cheap, at Bell <fc Galphin's. < Grent exci tern en ts compct 111 on left beh I nd, 'i.no1) yards new spring prints at- 4 cents. A. i Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C. pieces fruit of the loom bleaching at 8 cents. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, 8. C. I)o you know the best and cheapest place In | the tip country to net a stylish hat or bonnet, . It Is at Bell a Galphin's. Something new for Abbeville. An artiste in millinery at Bell & Galphin's. Neck wear, linen collars, colloretts fiehucs' j crape leese and ruchlng in great variety at i Bell & Galphin's. , Fans! fans! fans! from 2cents unto ttic best in real hand painting ut BelKt Galphin's , If you want a suit of clothes cheap go to Cunningham & Teinpleton's. White robe dresses. Something entirely new and handsome. It. M. Haddon & Co. Hosiery. A beautiful line cardinal," brown and navy bine hose, only 10 cents a pair. It. M. lladdon .t Co. | Corsets. 33 cents and up. R. M. Haddou ct Co. Oloves,llslo, silk nnd kid In nil Ihe new shades iu reasonable prices. 11. M. Iliuldou ?t Co. .1 itst Arrived. ? Messrs. Wnllinijford <{ Russell hnve Just rt'ceived a carload of line :! year old mules. The linest ever brought to this market. Adv. 0ranees, bananas, apples and all seasonable fruit, choice and fresh, at Parker it Hill's. (to to Miller Knottier* nnd supply yoursel with a good clock for S1.:H. Say! look hero. Don't yon need a real nice hat? If you do there is no excuse why you should not have one when Miller llrothcrs are selling ihcni so very cheap. Choice uncanvnssed hams at Porker & Hill's Calico, Iyl% 3 nnd :>)!, cents per yard, at P. Rosenberg A Co's. Gtir line of 5 cent muslin cannot be surpassed. It, M.ilaildon it Co. 51,00;) wanted In school claims. Vi'c will al allow full value lor school claims In merchandise at cash prices. It. M. Ilnddon & Co. I Fans, from cents up In beautiful designs at It. M. lladdon it Co. Rosenberg it Co., nre oflerlng clothing at greatly reduced prices. Ginghams, 5 cents per yard, at P. Rosenberg it' Co's. If you need a nice cashmere dress you can j save money by buying It from Hell & (ial-h phiii. They have the trimmings nnd every- < thing to match. < It is simply impossible to find a better line. J nf s, in, 113, Lf) and 2"> cents wiilte lawns ; than IScll A (ialphin arc showing. A great bargain, fifty full sized marslelles quilts in perfect order iit Sl.ir> each worth S'J.00. , A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, s. (.'. Parasols! parasols! parasols! from 10cents , to;t>.o0. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C. , Our line of 3, (i, 7, N and 10 cent nuisllns ls'( pimply beautiful. A pretty dress for every j i nne. It. M. lladdon it Co. 1 Just received n large lot of the "fruit of tlic | loom" bleached homespun, which wo arc sell-< l'ng very cheap. Hell & Galphln. I Kvery Indy who would enjoy eomplete comfort should wear the .Madame Strong comfort! corset for sale by Hell A Galphln. The hest thing out.. Is our novelty cotnblnatlon corset heautlfully made, perfect fitting j find guaranteed to give satisfaction. Hell Ai Lialpliiii. I Kinbioidereil dross liobes something perfectly beautiful at Hell A fialphill's. I Cloves! gloves! gloves! something to stilt everyone. Lisle silk and kid at lieil A Galphin's. | You ought .to see onr lino of pin Id worsteds for over Milts and trimmings, they are new, ityltsh and cheap. It. M. Iladdon ?t- Co. Miss Aunlc Howell, of New York, will ns-1 51st Mrs. Haddon in the millinery depart-! rnent. W'c have an Immense stock of fine embroideries and laces for trimming white dresses, l'hey are very pretty and cheap. It. M. HadIon A Co. Mourning goods a specialty. Tamlso cloth, Henrietta cloth, ga/ellu eloth, black cash-; meres, Ac. it. M. iladdon A Co. i j Dress ginghams, all shades at Cunningham : ' fc Templeton's. Hosiery, gloves, corsets, buttons, dress | ililrls, undcrshfrts, at Cunningham A Tein-j deton's. "j Hrown goods, ?j. and 1-i at low prices at * .'unnliigham A 'leiuplelon's. Linen lawn nt Hell >t Galphin's. Our black kid gloves for one dollar ennnot 10 beat, every pair guaranteed. Hell A Galiliin. Stylish millinery at Hell A Galphln. Flowers, feathers, and ribbons in great va lety at Hell A Galphin's. A dress for all. Our line of(i'f, 7 and 10 ems colored lawns cannot be surpassed. Jell A (ialphln. The best black silk ever shown In thisnarket, nt Hell A Galphin's. The best bb.ck sill; at Hell a Galphin's. / i 1. li>,iiia rviMnnmliw nnrl IfciKsi- a tiers nt Cunningham & 'i'oinpieton's. { Cunmrham .t Tcmpleton w-lll sell vou n dee muslin ill. t> cents pur yard. Calico nt! rom 5 to T cents. | _ r,,(fK? pieces of assorted tinware to sell nt i irices to suit purchasers nt Parker A Dili's | rarker A Hill are serine II yards of 4-i' . ruit of the loom bleaching lor one dollar. , i Cow peas for seed at Parker A IIIU's. 1'arker A Hill will sell a- bargain In tin-' rare. j Never so ehenp before No. fl maekeral In 'J larrels for one dollar anil lllty cents each at " 'arker A IIIU's. j ' 20 yard.-* of good callca for one dollar at Par;ei'iV llill's. Embroideries. The prettiest, and cheapest.! J Ineof lawn and hamburg edgings to be found it. It. M. Haddoi; it Co's. ' ^ White goods in great abundance at Cun-'J ilngham t TeinpletonV. Phpus from ?> to 10, i,a\vn from Hi to211, -Muslin from (i to'20. If you want a bargain In tiicc ladies' shoes all on Cunningham a Templeton. ] i Spring and summer worsteds in all the new I lia les, with trimmings to match. 11. M. Had-! a lou & Co. | ??????ggg!? Oh, bow I loVe FPlinflcM, Oli, how I love SrboAeUl, Oh, bow I love BchofleM, Became he drst loved*ie. All together??lng. Catx nt Miller Efothora and get your locks mid boots. Sound seed pointers?onrly rose, early good Icli, pinkeye, utid Florida yams, ut Parker ?? [1111*8. Sugar?12 lb*. granulated for $100.1.1 lbs. exraC. forSl.PO. 14 lbs. golden for$1.00, 1414 lbs. fellow for Sl.UO, at Parker & Hill's. Farmers wishing toJpnrcha?e lobocco In ft lr 10 pound lots or by the box, will llnd It to ,hclr Interest to csill on P. Hosenberg A Co. 2f>,000 pounds ofbacon, 1,000 bushels of corn 100 barrels of flour, GO barrels of inolasse??In <tock and to arrive. Parties In need of these joods will do well to examine our stock. W. foel Smith A Son. 100 bushels clay peas at Purker A Hill's. A varied and extensive slock of nearly everything usually needed by the trade to be found at Smith A Son's. White goods, India linen, Egyptian lawns, I'.non deilucca Persian lawns, nainsooks, sofi llnlsh mulls, French and Irish mulls, with trimmings to match, nt prices never quoted before In this market. It M. Haddon A Co. No pains or expense have been spared tc make our spring stock one of the most attractive we havo ever shown, prices as low af the lowewL It. M. Haddon & Co. Mr. John T. Lyon Is the owner of a fine Spanish Jack?"DanlCastello." Washington street still Improving, ("all In rhos. MctJettlean's well known establish' inent, the old Palmetto Saloon. No. 4 Washington street, next door to the Mm$cnp-?r of ,*! rrl, I nn.lfir I lin 1 tl.n l.n pjoveinents Tom Is maklmr and see for your selves Itow a first-class saloon Is kept.?adv. 15 pounds brown sugar for one dollar at Parker a HHPs. The Abbeville wholesale store Is still selling corn nt Western prices. Mr. Rogers had ulm cars corn ot depot a few days ago and report* eight more to arrive. It Is astounding thf amount of corn, meat and flour this house sells dally. This house does a mammoth business and is certainly a great blessing to the trade. Fresh buckwheat at Parker A Hill's. Mackerel at boltom prices. No. 2 In yK barrels at $l.7.">, No. 3 in ]A barrels at 81.50, at Parker A Hills. Tinware in sets?very low?at Parker A Hill's. A full stock of New Orleans sugar and molasses at Parkers Hill's. Jiandreth's onion sets ot Lawson's. A large lot canton flannel to l>e closed out at New York cost by P. Rosenberg <C Co's. Remember that P. Rosenberg <t Co wlllclost out their immense stock of overcoats, and suits at sacrificing prices. All winter goods to be sold at reduced prices by P. Rosenberg A Co. Gent's woolen undershirts will be sold at cost by P. Rosenberg A Co. Smoke "Mary Lec" tobacco. P. Rosenberg <t Co. Madras curtain lace?beautiful patterns. Also, Schlm lace. These goods entirely new md cheap. R. M. Haddon A Co. Parasols! Parasolsl Another lot of parasols Just received. R. M. Haddon A Co. Giiant Is not dead yet, and the doctorj have about come to the conclusion that he will get well In splteof them. Ilnve you seen those zephyr sultlnp*, ?of like silk and very cheap, ul It. 31. Haddon A Co's. Partners should get an Improved double foot dIow stock to nut in their cotton wlth.foi sale by W. Joel Smith & Son. For gentlemen?ft most elegant line of collars, culft, handkerchiefs, cravats, 4c., at Smith Sl .Son. Wc have 6(111 a small lot of millinery on hand, consisting of flowers, fathers, Imt ornaments, hair switches, Ac. We oiler plume* itnd fen tilers costing as high as $2 for 50c. ond r.r)C., flowers costing as high as 75ts. for 25c, roal hair switches, Mark and colored, costing 7">c. and $1 foroOc. Smith A Son. Onr stock of clothing has been pronounced the prettiest ever brought to Abbeville. We really think we haven beautiful line of clothing and are selling same at very reasonable prices. Smith<fcSou. Our stock of hats, gents neck wear, and hand sewed shoes cannot be surpassed. Smith ifc Son. White lawn robrs with trimming to match A very handsome lot aud very cheap atSmitL fc Son. . W. Joel Smith .fcSon have on exhibition on< of the largest and most attractive stocks o: spring and summer goods they havcevcrof fercd. Goods are much prettier than usual mid cheap enough to satisfy the closest buyer Call, examine our stock and gel your wauti supplied. Smith Jk Son. We went to market laic, had several lines o goods sold us at reduced prices, and therefore i:un offer some re:il bargains to our customers L'umc, see for yourself. Smith A Son. Dress goods, plaids, English check, all wool nuns veiling from the cheapest to the best al Cell A Galphln's. Citron, enrrants and rosins, fresh at Parkei & Hill's. Northern apple* at $3.13 per barrel at Par kor& Hill's. The time to set out your flowers I* here We are expecting a lot of Uower pots hi a few Jays. W. Joel Smith & Son. Hlack kid gloves, every pair guaranteed al Ucll it Galphln's. Hell A Galnhln are selllne real nice pink I>1 tie, ijnvy blue, cardinal and brown hose foi 10 ccntH a pair. Hosiery! hosiery! hosiery! Ladles, Misses, md Children at Bell & Gul|ihiii,a. Crazy cloth, for w.?lst dresses, makes ap n.< pretty us nn all wool kibur cloth. Enllrelj new ut Ilell & Galpliln'ti. Something worth seeing. The stock ol spring hats and dress goods lint we will oflei this spring. Yoti can save money by buying your huts and dresses from It, M. Haddon & I'o. Look nt those Indln Inon stilts with the embroidery to match, from five dollars up. They ire both pretty aud cheap. It. M. Haddon & L'o. 5 cent muslins in greatest variety, at R. M. Haddon & (Jo's. Our line of 8,10,12 and 15 cent white lawns uinnol be surpassed. 11 M. Haddon At'o. Miss Lilly Tnggart an accomplished dressmaker is now with Bell <t Uulphin. I Drosses cut and made to order on short no Ice, "prices low" at Bell <? Gulpbln's. Second mourning goods. The handsomest line ol second mourning goods we have ever Oiown, line and cheap. K. M. Haddon & Co. Dresses cut nnd fit or made to order. R. M, Haddon <* Co Parasols and fans. Our line of parasols an:! fans is both large and cheap. We show poods In tills lino entirely new. It. 51. lladdon & [jo. Summer silks, bluck silks, blank nnd co'or d satins, satin rhadame, Ac., full line at H. M. Haddon A Co's. Hiii mil CONGAEEE (101 WORKS, Coumbia., S. C. Agnt for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR rriIESE WORKS WERE ESTABLL8AED Ir J. 1917 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair and Jumps An k-rsnn nml purchased by mo in the year 1S56, ?n< 'rum thnt lime till now carried on successfully bv myself. My friends and customers will bear witnex: jf tlie larye "and stupendous John executed by me. Jl was at my works where the lamest rihI almost onlj ob of Its cla->s ever executed in this city was don< l-I? III.' inaklnL* of tiie nines for the City Watei Works In the year ISiS. In the branch of IJELl FOUNDING, lean say tliHt I huve made the Inrgesi Jills ever cost In the State, such us the bell fur the Jitv II>tII in Columbia. My stock of patterns f?r ARCHITKCTlHiAl (VOKK COLUMNS for Store fionls, U large anil various, oi?l In KAiLINQS lor Uulconlea, Gardens. Hid Cemeteries I have the largest variety and mosl Modern fiattrrns; uianv of tin-scare patented and 1 lave puruliased the rtciit for this state. In tlie machine line 1 can furnl.-h my patrons with >TKAM ENGINES and 1J01LEKS of any size and lescrlpllon, My CJKCULAU SAW MILIJ havt tarried off the prize at ev-ry State Fair held In thii Ity, and In their construction 1 liavo taken pains to loiuhlne simplicity with the most useful modern (in roveini'iils, and may flutter myself that my CIRCIJL.AII SAW MILLS And favor with every sawyer whu indrrstands his business. The tnanv orders I am steadily receiving for SU>AI! CANt MILLS prove that the public appreciate lie mills of my niiike, and so it is with my OEAlJ[NO fur HOUSE I'OWKUS. 01N WHEELS. OKIST HILLS and other MACHINkllV. I have the mantifucturiiiL' right of many PATENTS inch as castings for UOCK COTTON AND IIAV ;MIESS nnd three or four diffcrcut FEED ClITTUS itnl other I in piemen ts. 1 will be pleased to send my circulars to any nppllsint, together with juice list or estimate. Sly prices ire moderate, and I assure the public that they are ower tlinn those of Northern manufactures, and that nv work will compare favorably with that ot any otbir'maker. Aiblr. ss John Alexander, Conoakkk Ikon Wokks, Columbia, 8. C. Guns! Guns! Breach Loaders and Implements Shells, &c.r at the CORNER JUARLES & THOMAS. Sept. 21, ISM, If D L. MABRY, Lttorney and Counsellor at Law, A hue villi:, s. c. ifllcc formerly occnpied by Judge Thomson.1>I?. 21, ISS-J. tf W. L. MILLER, Attorney .At Law, ABBEVILLE, S. 0. dice formerly occupied by Judge Tliotnpons lee. 2t>, 1S> !. Second Hand Harness. f F you cannot afford 1o buy a new harness [ c:i 11 on the subscriber, and he will sell you second band set in good repair. L?>.\ 17, 18SJ, tf T1RM. l'-EUGS. $10^000 in Dry Goodsl Slaughtered for the Benefit of the Tii^Hb MURDER I MURDER! * 18 THK CRY OF COMPETITION, BUT THE GOODS WERE BOUGHT CHEAF^^^I money must be rained. 15 telling blows utruck at the heart of competition. BLOW 1?-l.ooo ynrd? Figured Lnwne Wc. worth 6%c. yun'8 beautiful Hprlng Cull roe* 3J?c. worth 6'Xc. BJjOW 8?1 &U yardsBleached Cotton (best mMUfji^c. worth 10c, itiaih i?jw jhiub omtcucu umun o^mv, worm Wfy BLOW 5?1 stack Sen Inland Cotton %%c. worth 5c BLOW 6?10 Dozen Good Handkerchief* 2]Ac. worth 10c. BLOW 7?1?$ miles all kinds Ibices ?ic. to $2.25 per yard. BLOW K?W Dozen dents all Ltncn vollarx 2Uc. worth 20c. i^B^H 15LOW 0?500 I'ulm Leaf Fans lo. each. BLOW 10?W tr.cli While Lawns 6\{c. worth 10c. BIA?W 11?10 Inch White Lawns 10c. worth 20c. ?^H|| BLOW 12?1 Case ladles New Part Button Shoes 75c. worth 9lJ0i I^E^H BLOW 1H? 1 Case Gents Hand Hewed (warranted) Shoes 83.75 worth $5.00. BLOW 14-1*4 miles Kmbrnldery 3c to KL50. _BIA)W 15?50 Dozen Tair Ilose 5c. to 75c. SPECIALTIES. For the benefit ol the Indies, I have bought the finest stock of Spring Press MdIctIiH I seen Intthe County. Beautiful line Rnt^en*, all shades in Hummer Silk 49c. rx r yard, ^^ 1 Dross Silks 50a, 75c., 91.00 up. Black Cashmere <18 to 42 inch 25c. to$1.00. Unltniitrd^^l^E White Goods, embracing Linon D'Iride, Victoria Lawns. Rosalie Stripes, Egyptian din Mull, Persian Uwn, Nainsooks, Ac. Embroidered Robes (newest dress material to 812.00. Oriental, Escurlal, Vallenclnes, Torchon,Spanish, Egyptian, and all othefl^^H , Laces in endlefs variety. Ladies Flue Shoes and Slippers from 76c. to UM. MILIilNERY. MB The finest line In the 8taU?. This department Is In charge oir MISS MUIR, of Raltlm^^^^N Indy whoso taste has brought forth the moxt extrxvngiint praise from thms who the line of New American and Parisian novelties in Hats and BonueU, which are on exhibition. The public are invited to visit our Emporium. J. W. PAYNE, THE AUGUSTA STORE, Manager. Greenwood, Sj^HB P. S.? I-adieu from Holgei, Okcsbnry. Donnlds, D*.ie West and Abbeville, on R., and Troy, McCormlck, Bradley and Verdery, on the A. 4 K. R. R, and Waterloo onnrn, on tho G., L. AS. R. R will have ample time betwoeu tr >lus to do their abopplij^H|B . return home same day. Social attention given to order*. All order* over 31<M>0 of charge. [April 22, SpeedkhuM DRUGGISTS, fl .. - an . ???? Keep constantly on hand a full and wetx seuscted stock op DRUGS' (/'HKMICALS, etc..etc. All the tntestand ponalnr lines knt AND PROPRIETARY mkdicinf^. T-l r? h iwp-th# hMti.fww Dyspepsia. For tale only by u?. Try our BLACKBERRY CORDIAL for Rammer Comc^^Hfl and our COMPOUND SYRUP SARSAPARILLA with IODIDE POTASH for ih* ' BHD BUG POISON, the most convenient wny of destroy Ins these Insccts DIAMOND nil the Maple nnd fashionable color*. A rull line of FANCY GOODS. TOILET ARTlcfll^H . STATIONARY, etc.. etc The best brand* of CIGARS, TOBACCO AND CIGARETTKS^^H , complete Kto^k of WHITE LEADS. PAINTS. OI1X. VARNISHES, ETC, ETC. Pj^^H BRUHHKS, WINDOW GLASS, GOLDEN MACHINE OIL. We wll theeelebrxtod HaS^H Bros. PREPARED PAINT, the bent lu the market Special attention paid to the ' [Prescription Department. BH Pliyslclnn's prescriptions nnd Family Recipe* filled at nil hoar* of day and night bjr rlenced and competent bauds. Orders by band or mall promptly attended to. SPEED ft NEUFFE^H - April 29, 1^5, tf . III k TEMP Mill Will sell the following goods at NEW YORK COST for Casfl 1 m [ Ready-Made Winter Clothing. Flannel Underwear, FlflS nel Dress Gouds and Dark Calicoes. . THE following: will be Fold at the lowest prices: BLEACHED. BROWN AND CHEC^^H 1 HUMES PUNS, JEANS AND CASSIMERS, BOOTS AND SHOES, and all other CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLKTON have a store full of all kind* of good*. Give call. As cheap as the cheapest and a* good as the best. [Feb. 25, _ _ _ A. E. ROGERS* V DEALER IN Sj fflll, Ml Mil. HEtfl tt v j o n -rp ?r.i j c??. . Hams, Jjitru, ougiti, uoucc, uuiusbco auu au?j? T AM SELLING THE ABOVE GOODS FOIt SPOT CASH *n?l CASH QNL^H 1 I will muke It to the interest of all CASH buyers to boy their goods from loe. Bellev^^H tlmt LOW CASH prices will he appreciated by the trade and that It wlllbebioarmnt^^H Intercut to Fell only for SPOT CASH. I have adopted this rate and will not break them der any consideration. SPOT CASH or no go will he our motto. Wc thank our friends and customers for past favors and promise lower prloes than eni^M THE ABBEVILLE WHOLESALE I Jan. M, 18?,tf NewDrug Storl MM! k rmi i - T\T?rm oKnnc .. n,. U...I..1I n/v^H HAY K just opened a new auu eipguniij" iiw? u|> vuuu omi>n </> nmoun,, Corner, under the Prcxt a>id Banner office, and are now receiving and will euntlnae^^H rcci'lvc till their stock Is complete a full line of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Dye Stuffs, &A Also, all the popular PATENT MEDICINES kept In a first-class Drug Store, all of which ^HS warrant to be fresh and good. We also oflfcr iUf'tf? selected stock of FANCY GOODS, consisting of Colognes, Fofeign and Domestic, Handkerchief Extrac^^ in great variety, Handsome Vases, Lamps, ftc. H 1 Our line of BRUSHES AND SOAPS Is simply complete. Every variety of HAIR, TOOT^H ; NAIL, FLESH, SHAVING AND SHOE BRUSH SOAPS from the finest toilet to tUecUca^H January 28.1885, tf |H TMM MTIMlJ T'l I10MAS McOETTIGAN having sold out the CENTfcNNIATi HOUSE and e*tabl??h?d^B First Class Trade at the Norwood Hrothsr's Old Stand on WAHhlntftoa Street, desires flH I ICftllpilblie attention to the SUPERIOR QUALITY of his FINE OLD LIOUOUS Horimf?n i by ajce, and used as a llcaverajreand Family Jrcdfclne. It Is manufactured from careftill^H i'selected Malt, Is absolutely Pl'RK, and it Is Mxhly recommended by medical men mB i TONIC ami as a INVIGORATING HEALTH SUSTAINING and RTKENGTH GlVlN^H ' U EVE RAGE It Is unexcelled, and only tn be hirtl at the PALMETTO SALOON. MM The proprietor has on hand a Fine Stock of MILWAUKEE STEAM BEER also FRES^^H i COOL TIVOLI BEER nt only l."> cents a bottle. COOL TEMPERATE DRINKS put up lu First Class Style to suit the trade at thcT&nMl^H saloon of the up-country. Give Tom a Call at the old I PALMETTO SALOON. I MILK PUNCH, and other Temperance Drinktfh H May Nth. 1881. ^ B F .SMITH, 1 ABBEVILLE, S. Cm I Is now prepared to furnish all kinds of Bongh or Drei(fl ed Lumber, and is ready to fill all orders for CarpentexH Work of any kind, at the very shortest notice and at the! most reasonable prices. H June 15.1881, tf H WHITE MBI ffi mil! now prepared to exhibit an elegant stock SPRING & SUMMER! New Hotell ? a a n q 'Will be Found \j u U V O . i New Fall Goods All department* are /nil,and persons in! H want of any article, have onJy to call lor it I flt H unit be supplied. |H In regard to prices, a great mnny poods are y . , D nowsold below the cost of production. LAW PTlPPfl H Satisfaction guaranteed. Let every one cull v " * iiwvO H and sec for himself. B __ WHITE BROTHERS. "7 I Vacuum Harness Oil. 1 QUARLES & THOMAS I rpO keep your harness soft, and make them . fl I wear well, you must get some, for sale in nVn^tr-J 11 G P 9 hull-pints, pints und quarts by v c * AllCj Hj Dec. 17, 1SSJ, If TJIOS. IJEUGS. !3C1,t> -1'?lsw. tf