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fin Press and Banner. AUUKVILLK, S.C. Wednesday, May 13, 1885. The C. (?. A ('. R. R. Snbicriiillon. Tin* Cmwty Commissioners met last Saturday In Special meeting to take Into consideration tlic recent election In lHto West towns.iip. From tlie order, which we copy below. It will be i>een tlmt thc,Cl;nlrman of the Hoard *>f County Commissioners subscribed "on l>elialf nnd in the name of I>uc West township, the sum oi sixteen thousand, four hundred fcnd fifty (SbvT'l) dollars in accordance with the terms of the aforewid Act of Assembly, nnd subject to the conditions set forth In said resolutions of the Board." Uy reference to the Act of Assembly, under which the election was held, it will be seen that the County Commissioners have no right to levy a tax, and the County Treasurer Is nowhere authorized to collect a tax fur the payment of either the principal or the interest of the bonds of townships, though full authority Is given to the County Commissioners, and the town authorities, to levy taxe* to pay such bonds and mvruliiK Interest, as they may subscribe, and t-lns County Treasurer, and the town authorities are authorized to collect money to pay interest and principal of any bonds Which the rounty or incorporated towns may subscribe to the capital stock of the Carolina, Cumberland (Sap and Chicago Railroad. Of course It is a question of law, and only guess work as to whether the Courts can or will supply the omission of authority to collect the principal and Interest of the bonds of towiuhips which may subscribe tothecapi tat s'ocK oi IMC Carolina, i. unioeriuuu m;i|> ami Chicago Hailroad or whether the stockholders wiil go to the Legislature for a remedy. If they should go to the Legislature, It Is to lie hoped, while granting relelf to the railroad, that the Legislature may give legal and binding force to the conditions upon which the subscription was ntade. The order of Ihe County Commissions isas follows : The State of South Carolina. County ok Ariikvim.e, Offick County Commission kum. VThorens at an election held In I>ue West Township In Abbeville County, on the 23rd day of April, 18^5, under an Act of Assembly entitled "An Act to authorize Counties, Townships, Cities and Towns Interested In 1iie construction of the Carolina, Cumberland ?tap and Chicago Hallway Company to sul>*cribe to the capital stock of said Company," approved December ?.\1, 1883, and in pursuance of a resolution of this Hoard made and adopted on the 6th day of April, 18*5, the qualified electors of said Township voted In tavorof a proposition to subscribe the sum of Jive ( *>) per cent, of the assessed value for taxation of the real and personal property ot *aid Township, in bowls, to the capital stock of tiic Ciiroilna, Cumberland (.tap and Chicago Railway Company, according to the provWoik of said .Act, the said bonds to be Issued on certain conditions mcntionod in the petitions ot the real estate owners In said townutilp praying the Board to order said election, and in the aforesaid resolution of this Board, 41 nd fully set lorth below : He it therrfore Kciotcvd, by the Hoard of County Commissioner* for Abbeville County, mm- met in special meeting : That Ihe Chairman of this Board do subscribe to the capital stock of said Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Hallway, on behalf and In the name of the said Due West Township, the said sum of five per cent, of the assessed value for taxation, of the real stnd personal proi>crty of satd Township, ?'? II. !.<. ,,r I ho nr.iro. IV KI?V|'KniPIV.invi ?..? ?"V.V said Act e>f Assembly, and on the condition J lint the bonds so subscribed and to be Issued hull be deposited In the Carolina .Savings Bunk of Charleston, in trust, to be delivered to Hie President of the Carol I tin, Cumberland <Jap and Chicago Hallway Company ox(j/upon u completed line through salil Township beIn* constructed In accordance with the resolution of the Hoard of Directors as adopted March.), 18-.S, and entered on the Minutes: and on the further condition, to ho expressed on the Bonds, that said Bonds shall bo null and void unless sal'i Railway shall, after pa-sing through the corporate limitsoi Due west, run thence along the general route surveyed I through the Township lu the dlrcctlou of] tJrny tonville. Tiiat said subscription In bonds so to be J made, being live (.">) per cent, of the assessed: value for taxation ol the real and personal property iu suiel Township Is the sum of sl.\-| Teen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars <5!?,4V>.00). 1'aRsed by n unanimous vote of the Hoard jit a special meeting called for that purpose jwd held on the ninth day of May, lSSo, and signed by the Chairman and Clerk of said Board as required by law. i ?. J. A. McCOHD, )<v., I Chairman. 1?>KALr WILLIAM KILEY. ' ?W. T. COWAN, Connty Com'rs Abb. Co., S. C. Attest: J. C. Klcgu, Clerk. The State of South Carot.ina, County ok Auijkvim.k, Office County Commissioners. In accordance with the foregoing resolution of the Board, and by virtue of the authority conferred unon me by the Act of Assembly In said resolution reforred to, I do hereby subscribe to the e-apital stock of the said Hallway Company, on behalf and !n the name of Due Vest Te>wnshlp, the sum of sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars ( Jlfi.-I.V).) in bonus 01 kina lownsntp, 10 in* iwutu in nc-1 cordanee with the terms of the aforesaid Act of Assembly and subject to the conditions not forth in the said resolution of the llonrit. "Witness my hand thisOih tiny of May, ISSA, J. A. Mr( ORI>, Chairman Co. Com'rs Abb. Co., S. C. We Sbnll Xot be "Ipwt," Let the Remit be mm It mny. "Two papers at Abbeville are doing oil they can sgaln^ the rond but newspaper* art* wrunc as often as Individuals and are very frequently upset by the popsi lar vote.?Easlry Mcssciiycr. If our neighbor thinks that the P>c*s ami Jlanner opposes the road, because of any lan. vied unpopularity of the movement it is altogether mistaken. We are opposed to the issue of bonds for the Carolina, Cumberland 4iap and Chicago Uailroad because the road, If built, would never be worth the cost to us. AVe arc opposed to the Issue of bonds, because it we intended or desired to aid the road, wc should do so by direct taxation, and not subject the people to the additional tax for the benefit of the bondholder. We are opposed to the issue of bonds for the benefit of any corporation whose officers refuse to make full and explicit statement of the financial affairs nnd business status of the company. We are opposed to the issue of bonds to the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad because In the Inst two or three years, it is presumed. thoush nothing Is known, tbat many thousand dollars have been spent 111 officer's unlnrles, wblle little or nothing at all has been *pent In throwing dirt. We are further opyosed to this road bocauso Aiken, which will ffrtnlnly rccclre e<iui?l benefit with Abbeville, hug refused to vote her money into the enterprise, and this", too, despite the fact that Aiken is the hindquarters of the company, svbero the President's elegant ofllce has Leen locatcd. Aiken's need of a railroad is certainly as great as ours. We are opposed to Ihe Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago 7lal)road because it is Impossible to build K, and because it is located in a section of country will eh i* not best calculated to benefit Abbeville. We are opposed to the Issuo of . bonds for the benefit of any road for the slm-1 )>le reason that our need of an additional road ' J* not sufficient to warrant the imperilling ot any man's home to raise money for it. We ?re opposed to the Issue of bonds for any road fccrsuiije the benefits, if any, of a railroad bufc exclusively to the landowner. Oth- \ *rs can by no possibility bo benefited. Houses never soil for more than they cost. Houses are only brick, lumber, shingles, floors, sashes and plaster. Their value camrot be enhanced by the approach of a callroad, though It Is possible in some cases to Increase the value of the land upon which a house slt? or which may surround It. "We assure our contemporary, tho Entity yfc*?cntjcr, that we care nothing as to tho popularity or unpopularity of these views. We <lo not seek to be a weather vane. To follow i the popular current Is nn easy matter when one Is not encumbered by principles, but it lequlres effort to oppose the popular current, oven when sustained by the conscientiousness of being In the right, Tho Prcw und Banner, weks to be right, regardless of the popularity ?r me iiM(n uuiiiia} ui uuj mu>uiu>?, auu Mag convinced that the issue or bonds lo tbc Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad will be a mistake which will embarrass the business of tho town and burden the property of Its citizens ut a time when we aro fo be deprived of much trade, we shall cast our ballot against the proposed Indebtedness, which can never, under tho most favorable circumstances, yield a fair return, for the money. Wo would sooner cast our ballot higly and alone with the consciousness of lielng in the right, thnn to conceal our convictions and follow a multitude to do that which we believe to be wrong. We shall rely npon the native good Jtnhjment of our people, und the justice of our cause, for a safe deliverance from- tba peril which, threatens. The AnKHKln Chronicle. The- Avffusta Chronicle and Constitutionalul has certainly doneone good thing in dropping the last half of its name. Since the celebration of its hundredth anniversary, that paper comcs out as the Augusta CUroniclc. The ^lufftula Chronicle, under its different names, has always been a household word in many families of Abbeville county. We are sorry, however, to 6ee It printed on such large type: The headlines appear to bo much too large and much too blaclc, to make the best appearance. THc big type and the big head letter, make ? the paper;look too much a country paper, printed In a long.primer towm BUt whether prinfletfcon l*rgo or small typo, the Chronicle Imalways a gooa pnper nnan mesi welcome guest. IU Increased circulation among our j>cople attest Its popularity, and the enterprising spirit of tho city ot Augusta in giving railroad aid to needy sections of South Carolina has drawn the affections of maDy people t\? that city and to that newspaper. If the bnnker?nd cotton factors of that city would Jim Ho a the city of Augusta would aoou be lHppfcsl(M< of the trade of Abbe' vllle conntj^u she was forty years ago. The Magic Power of Beauty. Our old friend Mr. R. M. StokeH of the Union Times, Is a lover of the beautiful, lust Meek ho said: "Mies Is an Intflllcenf, imxlost,l>ut pmerverlng young My, and f?>rty years ago ?bu couM have in-; dncrd tifl to take two or more copies of any nnner she ' proposed." The question with us is, how old Is that young lady, who could have had such luflu*' eocc over our friend bo long ago. i The Roynl Itond In Plrkonfr?P##i* poiiement of the Kleetiou. Fmtn the notlcc published In another mlmnn It ?v II In? se?n that the election which was to hsve taken i place on the lali in-lnnt has been postponed to the '^iril in&t int. Some op|>osltion to the subsetiptlon I has sprung op on the ground that the former notlcc wits not sufficiently explicit on the subject of Interest, ait J tin: County Commissioners, desiring to have J the matter tnlrlv presented tonll. h.ive withdrawn tho tormer iwd?v ami vottvt|iiontly changed the day of cl.Ct'Otl. It was the understanding of the petitioners that the bonds wrw not to draw interest until the road should be completed to this point, and it is pVOpar that the notice of the election should conform to the prayer of the petitioners. This will no douht bo eratimng to ih'ire who are opl-oxed to the Suii.-cription, ns they wili have more time In which to pel ready fur the] fray. Those who are opjiosed to the road have noth ing to lose by the delay. It is just a plain business] proposition. Will it be n good investment frir l'lckeus Township to subscribe $10,000 to this ro*\l, to b< paid In annual installments miming for twenty years, after the completion of the road to this p"lnt ? Those who think it will not beneficial will talk aunlnst It. and thus try to keep this part of the county In the bsck woods. Those who c?n look beyond the present Interest ol self to the good of their chlldreu will advocate it.?Pickens Sentinel. Tho Pickcns Sentinel scorns to sit in Judgracnt as to the motives and Incentives of its neighbors. It says: "Those who think It will not be beneficial will talk jfgalnst It, unit thux tr// to keep this, part of the county in the hack u-ootis.'' After making this fearful arritignment of neighbors who are no doubt fully a* patriotic ns their accusers, tho Sentiel complacently says: "Those who can look beyond tho present! Interest of Self to the good of their children will advocate It." We presume that it would be difficult in the history of the world to find men Who have at any time been more Intolerant and more presumptions than the assumed keepers of the consciences and rights of citizens who rnny chance to act for themselves in this matterof votingau ouerousand burdensome tax. It Is to bo hoped that the good people of Pickens township may have the manhood and the self-respect to assert Ihclr true convictions, Irrespective of the talk of those who would put a damning brand upon true manhood for no other reason than that of its independence und courage to do the right us It may appear to them. Abbeville County. We take tho following from the published report by tho Stnto Board of Agriculture, which will he Interesting to our people: Lowxdksvm.le Township.?Extremely severe Winter; damaged all grain, where not entirely killed. All red clay land total loss. They will be devoted to other crops when labor can be had. Diamond Hii.r..?Spring sown oats arc looking well. Oats sown In September arc better, though the dry weather prevented many farmers planting In the Fall. The crop generally Is badly killed. There will not be hulf a crop made in the township. Wiiitk Ham..?The Increase In farm supplies purchased the present season will prol>hably be IW per cent, over the average, owing to the large ircrcr.se In the purchase of corn, which will likely reach !?> per cent. There has been some emigration to Arkansas from Mils section, but a good many have relumed, and their reports are not encouraging for others to leave the Stale. OuKKNWoon.?U?bor Is not yet scarce, though will be later when there Is greater demand. Agents for Arkansus have Induced many to leave this section. lU k West.?Although the past season was iiiuAAMwui'lun' t?t thp fnrm(?r? llipv firf* very busy now preparing; for larger crops of corn than ever, or, iU least, since the war. Taking advantage of the few warm days In March the fanners ore almost ready for plantIns; the cotton crop. Auhkvii. i.e.--Some deaths among cattle from want of proper food. No discuses utnoug sheep. .Small loss in ho^i>. Cokesbcuy.?A general disposition Is manifested in striving to make large crops. All Improved modes of culture nnd the best tools will l>e used. The season Is at least twenty days late. Cotton pluming will be delayed on this account. The Catholic Mirror. The Catholic Mirror published at Baltimore, by the "Baltimore Publishing Company," and edited by a former highly respected citizen of Abbeville, Mr. Hugh McEIronc, has been recently gnatly enlarged. It Is now an eight page paper, seven columns to the page, and Is a model of typography, while it is edited with ability and zeal lu behalf of the rollglous fuith in whose Interest it labors. One cotlcenblc feature In it seems to bo that ll takes up more space in rasping the Prctestants than it gives to the fighting of bis Satanic Majesty. If all tho Protestants were to become Catholics, wo do not know what the Cuthot.c Mirror would have to do. Mr. McEl* rone is a vigorous writer, and always makes a good paper for his side of the house. Compliment!* to (be "Edgefield Ad* vcrtl*cr.M A correspondent in dissenting frem some opinions, expressed by tlie Advertiser among other things, says: "Yon observe, Messrs. Editors, that we dissent. likewise, from some of your sentiments ? luut'lllll^ IIH'.H' Iliuilt-I.N ?c rw?j j VUI fVM wmcnts," rather than "your declarations," because we believe that you expressed your honest convictions. We admire the candid man ner In which yon express your opinions, even when those opinions diti'cr from our own. We have no respect for n Journal which expresses no opinion until It discovers which Is the popular side of a question. Such a Journal Is u curse to Its community und u disgrace to the press." The Prosperity Reporter. ! A new paper at Prosperity published by Messrs. E. H. Aull, Jk[. S. Hallman, and G. E. Boyd. The paper boars evidence of much work by its ^dttors and printers, and we wish It good luck. Mr Aull Is well known in this community as a former teacher lu the High School. If yt ur Bible, your hymn book or prayer book needs rebindliitr, bring It to the licyUlcr Llndcry.?Columbia Register. If the lieyvKler wants a real big Job, Just let |t undertake to reblnd the last edition of the Revised Statutes of the State. Nearly every lawyer of the State could lumlsh a book that Is coming to piece?. The newspapers would lead us to believe that in Edgefield the people discuss the railroad question on Us merlrs. We aro glad that neither party claim the right to dictate to the other. Why Is It that we do not now get the Aufftuta Chronicle until the next day after it is printed ? A Highway Robbery. [Praapiiirity Itcporlcr.] \Ve loarn the*? was a white man robbed last Sntnrdiiv nizht between Newberry and this piiifo, somewhere near the plncc where Mr. J. W. Mowers was run over by the cars last year. The fiics as we have nthcred them are these. The man was a shoemaker, on his way from Ninety-Six to Columbia. He stopped in the town of Newberry and not wishing to go to the Hotel, he liought 25 rt? worth of bacon, a bos of sardines and a pint of whiskey, and started down the rail road walking. When he got about two mile* from town. It being night, he slopped beside the mil road and built up a fire for the purpose of cook Ins come meat for supper. He noticed three men pass down Ihe road, after awhile one came back and said to him "did you not know It was against the law to build a fire beside the rail road ?" He stated that ho did j not. The man then took a seat beside him: In a few moments another came up. They asked him for his knife: he told (hem be had : cone, but would like to have one to cut some meat. Then they both Relzed him by the arms, and at the same time a smaller man came out of tho bushes presenting a plsi tol at him and told him If he moved he would i shoot him. Then they took his pocket book which contained $73 In money and a fifty dolI dur note, also biking his whiskey and hat. The Bent Wood EnterprUc. I [CWi/m6tv? JtcgUter.] TheRonth Carolina Bent Wood Furniture Company held a meeting In the Central Hank bnlMIng yesterday afternoon. The capital stock having been subscribed, and a full rei presentation of the stock being present, the company proceeded to organization. After the adoption or by-laws, the following Hoard of Directors was elected: Messrs. W\ H. Stanley. S. L. I,eaphart, K. G. Chisolm, .1. < J. C. Claussen, T. A. MeCreery, C. C. Habj enlcht and G. A. Shields. I At a meeting of the ll.uird of Dlrectois Mr. j It. G. Chisolm was elccted President. i The pun-base of the four acres of land, ! bounded by Pendleton, Gadsden, Medium and Wayne streets, as a site for the factory, : for occupation. [ The Hoard of Directors then adjourned until Tuesday next, the 12th Itistnnt. when the other officers ot the company will be elected ' and the contracts for building, etc., be awardI ed, I Mr. Jnworek expects to move the mnchlneI ry from Charleston and lie at work making ! bent wood furniture within two months Irorn | the commencement of work on the buildings. Harper'* Magazine for June. 1 "Ladles' day at the Ranch" Is the taking title of u paper in the forthcoming (June) Harper's describing life on a Wcsteru ranch, \ owned by "quite an Ideal linn"?'"consisting as It did of a millionaire blissfully indifferent i to the ways In which his millions Jwere being 'spent,a Man of Leisure, with nothing toilo but to travel?for the best interests of the i 'concern'?between New York and Carnelro, and an enthusiast who desired nothing but the privilege of doing all the work," It was the Enthusiast, of course, 'who lived at the ranch, and one spring the family ot the Man I of Leisure took It into their heads to visit him, and liked the life so well that they stayed from April to November. The paper gives a very lively description of that life, Its perils ancf fascinations?cyclones, for Instance, and prairie fires; and one of its most entertaining bits Is the written description sent by the host to his prospective visitors, in the way of travelling directions?a strange enough piece of literature to those accustomed to the wcll: marked roads of settled States. The paper Is 'written by Alice Wellington Holllns, and charmingly llluslrutcd by It. fcjwaln Giflord and bis wife. Bond for 8120,000. | Mofnr Bradley has sent his bond for the above amount to the Treasury Departmental Wash'ngton for approval, and when returned he will enter upon the discharge of his duties as Collector OI JlUermil n??ruur, I nc unw ri/te JVYmw has the following about the bond: i ".\Inlorl>..F..Rradley, of Pickenw, who was reI ceiilly appointed Collector of Internal ltovenue for Hi Ik iSiii'o, went to Columbia Wednesday morning with his bond In his pocket. It Ik Justified, as required by law. and is for 8120,000. It was madb within two days and every name on It Is that of a IMckens county man. It !? likely that Major Bradley could Imvo come l-ere and mnde a bond for three times the amount inside of four hours. These facts will give outside people a very accurate Idea of his standing among those who know him. The town of Camden has voted iv subscription of $*-11,000, und the County of Kershaw a subscription ol S12S.UOO, to the Palmetto Itatlroad. Not many years hence the people of Kershaw will oe complaining at their heavy railroad debt.?Georgetown Enquirer. Col. J. W. Livingston has been appointed postmaster at Senaca, vice W. II. Stanton removed. Rev. John Kershaw has accepted tho rectorship of the Church of the Holy Comforter at Sumter. It is believed that the two roads from Charleston to Columbia will soon ruu trains through in three and a hull hours.. j A Very Important Matter. (.4 tArm Kccordrr.) The Greenville Xew* and the Columbia Rrffistcr In recent l>sues have called attention to certain facts In relation to the Stntc Census which urc very Important, and which the I Rrcordtr fully set forth tn It* Issue of December 9th, 1SSJ, In the following editorial: "This is the year for taklm the State census. In! view of this liti-t. Major Uni ty Hammond, of llct-i li Island. whose ability :i? n sl;itistinn i* universal y admitte'l, ?vns In aril lust we? k by llie .tudieiarv Commute nml much Vulnublc information ol.utneif. 'It appears tli.it a siniple etiumerali -li of llie poplilnllon tn the iiMial manner ulll Involve mi expendI>lire of about $15.1.000, but if the plan suir#sted hy Major Hammond i? adopted, which Involves a compliance ?ii h certnln form* of the National Government, wlilch cover ft vast amount of ilelul eil inforinntion. it will cost fiO.OOO. lint tn coiisiilei.ilIon ot I this complinncc, the United Slates Government Will relnnil one hall' the expensr. ivlilch would reduce the actual expenditure to .}:(.*>,000, then by saving lo the StHtc |2ft.OOO. ami securing a work fur more satisfactory *inl Intereftinir. "inch a work containine an itemized report of all ; our industri- s in addition to our actual popn| lutloti, would be a splendid advertisement to the world of our splendid accomplishment* am! resource*. The onlv apnriiximately correct census sineo the war Is tlio United Stales census of 1SS0; that taken by the j radical llciiro Statu Government was au Ignorant i farce. It Is provided by the Constitution that the State shall take a decennial census. In order to reuulate the representation In our General Assembly. | 'l his is n wise provision, and yet we understand that i there i* a disposition to evade the law under the pretence of economy. The facts of the case arc that several counties have more representatives than tliey are entitled to and others le>s. "Aiken anil Kd^etled are amine tbo number who aro entitled to another representative, and Charleston has several more than falls rightly to her share. The census should be taken tn accordance With law, and our representation adjusted upon the basis of Its results." This Is wlmtwlint wo wrote Inst December, nnil some people nre Just waking up to n realization of the fuel that a great blunder has been made,or that a well concerted scheme under the thin veil of stupid economy Imsj been successful In cnnbllni; certain counties i I ,,.1,1,.V, M,?v urn I w ri'uim ii rv|'icacii?iti\Mi, ??* ...? not entitled by dcleutlng the Mil for taking the eensus of the Stilte. In compllnncu with the plain terms of the Constitution. The provisions of tlte State Constitution are as follows: ' Ar.t. 2, Sec. 4. The House of Representatives .shall consist of lit loemlM-rs, to bo apportioned umnns the several counties according to the number [ of Inhabitants contained In eoeh. An enumeration of the Inhabitant* for this purpose shall be made in 1SG9, and again in 1S75. find shall hp made In tbo J cotirsp of every tetilh year thereafter. In meli manner 1 as ahull be by law directed; and Kepresenlatives shall be assigned to the different Counties in the above mention*<1 proportion, by Act i.f General Assembly ot the session imniMlinutely succeeding every enumeration : Pinvidnl, That until the apportionment shall take effect the representation id the several Conntlo as herein constituted shall be as follows:" | Then the representation of the several Counties is set lorth.] "{ kctio.x 5. If the enumeration herein directed shall Dot be innde in the rourse of the year appointed for the purpose, it shall be the duty of the Governor to have it ttficted us soon thereafter as sbull be practicable." The Oflicnibui Register makes the following pertinent comments on the above Sections of the Constitution: "It will be seen that.the whole representation of the State Is made to depend on this Mate enumeration, and that there is none other under the sun on which the representation of the several Cumulus can be lawfully assigned. There can be no dyubt about tills. The' Male relies upon Its own authorized enumeration In apportioning representation between the several Counties. ' Here Is a grave political right guaranteed by the organic law of the Btate to tbo people of the several Counties, who are entitled to tbo representation 'according to the number of inhabitants contained In each County.' To withhold this from tho {teople of any County in the State, Is a gross and grave abuse of a most solemn political trust, which the people should never submit to wil ing'y. "Now, the Legislature at Us last session baring refused to conform to the requirement ol tho Constitution, they should be. called together by the Governor In an extra session to secure tne political right of the people as provided for in the State Constitution. And tills lor me iouowing rearon, Hi.iv I.IV u.?t,?vl ?v cording to Seotim 5, am only have this enumeration eff-ctetl when U fnils 'to bo Hindu In the course of the year Appointed :or the purjiose.' The Governor, then, will ciuse this enumeration to be made In 1SS6. Hut ljepresriitiiti.es will bo assigned to the different Counties by'Act of General Assembly at the session Immediately succeeding,' which will be too late to regulate the apportionment of the next general election in ' lirsi It will thus bo seen that without tills extra session the upper Counties of the State, ss well as others?but pointed y the upper counties?will lie de| prived of their lawtul and honest representation in | the Legislature. Is this right? ''The objection 011 account of expense, which was ( urged as a reason for foregoing the soiumn obligation of the Assembly. It would seem, dees nwt lie. For, as our Greenville contemporary rightly says: If the work is done in Ib85 the Federal Government will pav over half the cost of the same. \Vhnrea?, if the work is done in l"i$6, the State must bear tho whole of It. And i' Is plain to see the plan of the Federal Census can Ins followed, giving the State and the country the benefit of a State enumeration, conducted by the S'atc authority, thus tending to verify or corn ct the Federal enumeration fioin time to time. And this can be done for less than half the uionev It will cost the StiUc to do it next year. "An extra session should be called to meet this plain duty, and snvs the State money in doing next year what ought to be done this year. The Greenville yens makes tbc following rental ks on the .same subject: kIf the last Legislature of this State had done Its duty and ordered a census for reapportionment of representation, almost the entire expense would have seen paid by the United Suites Government, ns nppears by a letter from Attorney-General Garland, who states that any titat?- having a* seini-deceniilal census can draw from Federal treasury a sum eq .ul to half the amount paid enumerators and supervisors for the census of 1SS0. But to take ndv.iiitnge of this provision the State census must lie completed by September. It is a matter of arithmetic now whether tin* Stato would not make inoncy by having an extra legislative seseioa of ten day a to" ord r the enumeration. Svbellifr the session would cost more or less limn what wo w iil lose by poH'ponelng the enumeration. c:m be determined by ttfteeu uiiuutes of ciphering." It Is evident that this flagrant dereliction of a Constitutional duty bv our i>ct;ishitiirc at tbc right time and Iti the right way, will cost the K>ate thousands ot dollars and deprive corUiln counties of their Just and legal representation at the next general election. We watched the maneuver* In regard to this matter at the time they were made, and are convfneed that this dereliction of a plain duly wuh the result of noacoident. but of gross Ignorance on the one hand vud deliberate and determined effort on the oilier, to retain a representation for certain counties to which they are not entitled, hut which they are In no humor to relinquish until they have exhausted every parliamentary device. If an extm session should be CAlled, we do not believe the work could bo arranged a>id carried to a succevstul conclusion within the required time. The State hus therefore lost by this maneuver not less than than S2>,0'X), probably Stf.WW would be nearer tlie mark, and what is worse, several counties arc defrauded ofthoirjusl representation. Let the people of theStatc consider this matter and placc the blame where it properly belongs. AUGUSTA AND KNOXVILLE RAILROAD. Convention or Nlockholdern Election of Dircelonf-Olflccn ('boseu. A ugmta Chronicle. The stockholders of the Augusta and ICnoxvllle Railroad Company met in Convention, yesterday, In Hussars' Hall, pursuant to a call, I'rcsldent Verdcry (K. F.,) In tho Chair. The minutes of the previous mcellug were read and cot-firmed. The President stated that the next business In order waft the appointment of a committee to ascertain whether or not a quorum was present. On motion i?r Mr. f. A. <\ Waller, the President was re quested to iiDpolut a committee of tlireo for ihnt purpose. Tl?c President designated the following nnmed gentlemen said committee : Messrs. Waller, Mullarky ami Allen. The com mt ttc-c rep Dried 3,0.'? shares represented in person ami Ksliarcs by proxy. Or motion, the report was received as information. The President announced the next business In order the election by ballot of a President and Vice-President and Sixteen Directors, of whom ten should be from Georgia and six from South Carolina. Capt Iliioul nominated a ticket as follows: K. F. Verderv, President: P. II. Bradley. VicePresident ; Directors, J. \V. Clark, Jolm J. Cohen, W. B. Young. A. Mullarky, J. D. Neal, T. F. Itllcy.C. M. Burckhalter, McCord, \V. C. Sibley, W. (?. Ruoul, Moses Wadley, A M. Aiken, J. C. Maxwell, K. H. Mlddleton, J. W. Ureen, J. H. Alexander. Mr. Mullarky moved that the President appoint a committee of three to conduct tnc election. The President named said committee as Jollows: Messrs. Mul'nrky. Burckhaler and Dcndy. Tho ballot was had and resulted In the election of the gentlemen named in the ticket placed In nomination by Captltaonl. Ou motion the convention adjourued without a day. l*| on the adjournment of the convention, the new Board of Directors met?present President Verdery and Messrs. Baoul, Clark, Alexander, Young, Mullarky, ltilcy, Burckhalter. Aiken and Middlcton. On motion of Capt. Raoul, Mr. Martin V. Calvin and Mr. Andrew Anderson, Jr., were elected, respectively, Secretary and Treasurer by acclamation and unanimously. The Brothcr-in-I.nw Incident. (Carolina Spartan) Onr State ?eems to be enjoy ine a very bad me of brotlier-ln-l'.w nt this time. Mr. Morgan bits been appointed to Melbourne anil credited to this State. Our people do not like this. They have no sort of objee .1.. ..i.I ..... Kill iu uiii. turj "uji ?.? ... <.u?-, who Is not n citizen, and who wrote in tho interest of Blaine's election, being saddled on South Carolina. We were willing to be left ont iu the eolU go Tar as foreign appointments are concerned, but 'xe do not wleli even a good man and a Democrat from another State,or from no Slate, to be Set down at Melbourne to our credit. Another c.iso of brother-in-law ig tho appointment of Mr. .John Bacon, of Columbia, to to Uruguay. He may be a proper man fur tho place but It is unfortunate for his brother-in-law, Senator Butler. When (ten. Grant got all of bis uncles atid cousins in good places, a ringing cry went tip from t'>e whole country against nepotism. Now when the rtr*t foreign appointment from South Carolina is a brother-in-law of our member of the National Ilimocratlc Committee, and tho second brother In law of Senator Butler, it would seem that these two distinguished men entertained the same kind of disinterested patriotism that stirred Klannlson's bosom when he exclaimed. In the National Kepublican Convention of 1S76; "What are we htire for, It it Is not to divide | the office*." When Giover Cleveland was elected It I was tha hope of mativ that all appointments would | be made cn a business b-sK But the politicians have I taken matters in band and one can hear tho clanking I of the old michlne as it turns. Wc would suggest to our Senators and llepresentatlves to appoint no man to office who npplies for one, unless he Is a business man and making a good living without office. These appl cants that liang around Washington with long petitions are lot worth their weight In gully dirt. They are generally brogen down |mliticians. Il'ottr ch<nen llepreseiitattves would turn their backs on all such and go to different counties of the State and I select men of character ami integrity, who are hard 1 at work at home, supporting their families, paying all | their honest debts, dollar for dodar, and put tltein In good places, both at home and In tho departments at | Washington, then they would bo carrying out the i will nf riiH tiennle Hot their nm afraid to do tlili*. Tlu-y will not take a Kindle uian from tlio ranks, however worthy lie may be and give bltn a good place. THE NEW CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY. ! It i? to be Located at Wafthlnfrton o? Account of the Literary Advantage* of the Federal Capital. Washington, May10.?The council of Cuthollc pielatcs \vLo mot In Hultimorc last, week lor the purpose of selecting a site for the new ! Catholic University decided that It Khali be | built In thin city. Although Catholics of oth; er cities ottered very large monetary luduceIntents towards scouring the university, the ! fact that Washington possesses the National I Museum, Congressional Library and other 1 advantages, anil Is fast becoming a literary and sclentillc centre, caused the prelates to decldo In favor of locating the university at . the Capital. The Kev. L?r. Chapclle, of St. i Matthew'* Church, waseelccted as one of the trustees, lie was among the foremost to urge the claims of Washington to the university,' and to-day he made a strong appeal to his; congregation to contribute at least SM.tXW to j endow a chair In the proposed uulversity. l ather Chapelle has already selected and I purchased a sito for the university. The' j property selected lies within a mile of the city limits rnd between the cliy una the , Soldier's Home. It is a piece of ground I known as the Mlddleton estate, contains 65 1 acres, is well wooded, and on It is located tho poring which supplies the Capitol with water.: I The pi Ice paid fur the ground is not stated. Railroad News. Abbeville Medium, Gkkenwood, S. C.t May 4th, 18.S5. Having u good opportunity, the other dny, to get (he views of a number of rullrtmil magnates who were In town, on the question of railroad connection**and enterprise in general, we sen tout our reporter with instructions to draw It out of them at nil hazard". The tii>t eue he ventured to interrogate was l*rt'.s!(lrnt A. V. Haskell who In common with the others had not the least idea that their opinions would be submitted for the Inspection of your readers. President Ilaskell was free to express himself, and snld In substance, that there were great efforts, being put forth by various towns on the Does of railroad to obtain additional connections, wltli 11 view ot enhancing their prosperity. All their available means were expended for this purpose and they were willing to tissutne heavy obligations In addition, to accomplish the desired end. Ho believed this to be an error. His observation was that one railroad to a town, situated ns most of them In this State arc, was enough. Ho believed that the most prosperous towns In the Stale were to be found on the straight lines of road, which afforded them ample facilities for transportation of all they had. He instanced Prosperity in Newberry county, and Newberry II. and several others similarly situated,! and said there was more real and rapid pn s j perity visible in these towns, than could he| found In any of those that were restless and; feverish with excitement, and expending their, energies and means In the effort to build new | roads. There were occasional exceptions, he admitted, as in tlie ca?c of Greenwood, but not many were so eligibly located. He believed that every dollar expended for the construction o( additional lines of road by a town or community, after It had already obtained the ordinary facilities for transportation was that much lost lo Its prosperity, and abstracted from its legltl mate business. Hullroad" do not produce, neither do they consume, they only curry articles produced, nnd to be consumed, he failed to pee the wisdom of expending thousands of dollars by a small I community of twelve or fifteen hundred ln-j habitants, and even a mueh larger one whose meagre products for transportation were already neovlded lor. and whose annua! consumption Is a mere trifle. Railroads arc costly luxuries If constructed where they arc not needed, and the community which relies upon them to create the demand which they arc expected to supply, will he disappointed. He! thought a spli It. of rivalry actuated many of the localities. Each town feared Its neighbor! weuld ealn some advantage over Itself, and hence It goes to unwise and unauthorized measuresf far beyond tliu most remote prospect of adequate returns therefor. Take this section of the State as nn illustration, with! two roads running through this county, one] on cither side, on what business principle can t it be undertaken to run a third lino between' and parallel with them? It would require a population a hundred fold greater to Justify it. It would be different to run across, for then each would contribute to the business of the other, but never when they run parallel In such close proximity. The same objection lies to the proposed Carolina Midland, and to similar enterprises in the eastern purt of the > State. If every town in tho State was connected by rail the engines and iron would rust and the road beds grow up In grass and bushes for the want of business enough to defray the expense of running. Just as will be the ease with every road constructed where It Is not needed. Our people are making a gravo mistake. It Is not railroads we need so much as something for them to do. We need an increase of products from our own soil, and less imporuiuou ui uiiiiui iiiiivi ijiimi-. a ?v-i iluction tn the rates of western corn and bacon Is llie obJcct of constructing new lines,! the end Is obtained much more cheap'y ami Wisely by producing these Hrtlc'es at home. I would urge our peoole to devote all their energies to the developmentol their home industries, to nn Increase of the products of the soli. This will give the existing railroads plenty to do, and having this, they cnnreducc their freights. There was so mueli wisdom nnd good sense 111 President Haskell's views, that It Is to be regretted our reporter did not catch every Idea he advanced, our reporter then sought an Interview with Ex>Prcftl?lcnt R. L. WC'ochranc who expressed In general terms, tho same Ideas with President Huskelt. He said that Newberry did uot want any more railroads, thathercarrying trade was already amply ftrovlded for, hs was the case with most towns n the State. She managed to export ull she had to spare, and Import all she could pay for; and consume, and beyond that a railroad was | of no vulue to her. It did not add a dollars | worth of products of the town. She was In need, however, of several more factories.; One factory was of more value to her than a doKen other roads would be If all wero dependent on the present limited amount of freights. The three hundred operatives tn her factory drew their wages statedly, which was expended in the town. Their wages were the proceeds of sale of the goods manufactured, to foreign purchasers, ami hence, all the | money curned and expended by them In the t?wn was a contribution to Its wealth from other localities. No such results would follow the construction of new rnllrouds. Newberry was willing to put all her surplus funds In tills line of enterprise, audiIn vlted tho erection of any number of 'lhC>tt?t..Jla thought this was the true policy for the poolWuP^mfci sue as a matter tlrst In Importance, and leave the construction of railroads to follow as necessity demanded. mo attempt 10 imervii'w mu Directors of the CJreeiivIIle <S J,nureus II. R. Co. wns n futile one. Our reporter could only net one Idea out of tliem, and that was, the I (ireenvllle Directors were apprehensive that Liurens would gain some advantage over I Greenville, and the Laurens Directors wero | a verse to giving Greenville any advantage I over Laurens, and thus they stood. They had but one Idea. President Iluskell did not think enough of the prize to oiler a bid for it, and in the mean (line President Kuoul sat quietly in his Palace car, ready to avail himself of whatever opportunity might offer Itself to further the iutcrest of the Central fj'htetn. Original Ordinsnc! of Kerpmion. The State ok South.Carolina. At a Convention ot the People of the State of South Carolina, begun and holden at Columbia, on the seventeenth day of December. in the year of our L;>rd one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and thence continued by adjournment to Charleston, and there by divers adjournments to the twentieth day of December in the same year. An ordinance to dissolve the Union between the SSUite of South Carolina and other States united with lipr under the compact, entitled "The Constitution of tho United States of America," \Ve, the People of the State of South Carolina, In Convention assembled, do declare nnd ordain, and It Is hereby declared and ordained. Ttiat the Ordinance adopted by us In Convention, on the twenty-third day of May, in theycarof otir Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, whereby the Conj stltntlon of the United suites of America was ratified, and also all acts and parts of nets of ) the General Assembly of the suite, ratifying amCllUflieillK Ol mc nam loiwihiuvu, u.v hereby repenled; and that the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the United Slutes of America. Is liereoy dissolved. Done at Charleston, the twentieth day of December, In the year of our Lord ouc thousand eight hundred and sixty. D. F. JAMISON, Delegate from Barnwell, President ol the Convention. Tlios. Chiles Perrln, Jno. E. Frampton, Edward Noble, W. Ferguson Hutson, J. H. Wilson, *\V. F. deSaussure, Tlios.Thomson, William Hopkins, David IjCwIs Wardlnw,.lames II. Adams, John Alfred Calhoun, Muxcy Gregg, Holm Izard M!ddleion,*John II. Klnsler. Benjamin E. Ses6lous,Ephmim M. Clark, I. N. Whitner, Alex II. Broun, James L. Orr, E. S. P. Bel I inner, J. P. Heed, Merrick E. Cam, It. V. Simpson, K. It. Henderson, Benjamin FranklloPctcr Stokes, Manldln, David Fluu, Lewis Mulone Aycr.DavId C. Appleby, Jr.. It. W. Barnwell, W. I'erroneau Flnley,*Jos. Dan'l Pope, J. J. Brabham, C. P. Brown. BenJ. W. Lawlon, John M. Shlnglcr, Wm. McKee. Daniel DuPre, Thomas W. Moore, A. Mazyck, Itlchard Woods. William Cain, A. Cfc. Dunnovant, P. G. Snowdcn, John A. Inglls, Geo. W.Pembroke, "Henry Mclver, John Jenkins, Stephen Jaekson, 11. G. Da van l, W.Pinkney Shlnglcr,E. M. Seabrook, Peter P. Botmeao, John J. Wannamaker, John P. Richardson, Ellas be Scott, "John L. Manning, Jos. E. Jenkins, John I. Ingram, Ijingdon Cheves, Etlgar W. Charles, George Ithodcs, Julius A. Dargan, *A. G. Magrath. Isaac D. Wilson, *Wm. Poicher Miles, John M. Timmons, John Townsend, Francis Hugh Ward-'llohert N. Gotudln, law II. W. Connor, n a, M^iinnnnvnnt Theodore D Wanner. James Pursous Carroll,*B- Barnwell Khett, Win. Greeg. G. Memmlnger, Andrew J. Hammond,Gabriel Manlgault, JamesTompkins, John Julius l'rmglc James C. Smyly, Smith. John Hugh Mentis, Isaac W. Hayne, William StrolhcrMohn II. Honour, Lyles, Klch'd Do 'XYevllle, Henry Campbell Da-*Thos. M. Hmickel, vis, A. W. Iluruct, Jno. Huehanan, Thos. (J. Simons, James C. Furman, Aru-inus T. burby, I*. E. Duncan, L. W. Spratt, W. K. Easley, Williams Mlddleton, James Harrison, K I). Richardson, W. II.Campbell, *13. II. Rutledne' T.J. Withers, *Kdward McCraily, James Chestnut, Jr., Francis I. Portlier, Joseph Brevard Ker-T. I<. Gourd In, haw, John S. Palmer, Thos. W. IJeaty, John L. Nowell, Win. I. Ellis, John J. O'Hear, It. I* Crawford, John G. Latidrum, j W. C. Cnuthen, B. B. Foster, I). P. Robinson, Benjamin K. Kllgore, H. E. Youne, *Jas. H. Carlisle, II. W. Garllngton, .Simpson Bobo, John I). Williams, Wm. Curtis, W. P. Watts, H. I). Green, Thos. Wler, Malhcw P. Mayes, II. I. Cuughman, Thomas lteese EnJohn C. Gelger, Klisli, Sr., Paul Qnattlebaum, Albertus Chambers W. B. Howell. Spain, Chessley P. Evans, I. M. Gadberry, Win. W. Harllee, J. G* Sims, A. W. Pel lira, Win. H- Gist, E. W. Goodwin, James Jeffries, * William I). Johnson,Anthony W. Dozler, Alex. McLeod, John O. Pressley, John 1'. KI nurd, ?Il. C. Logan, Itobert Moorman, Francis S. Parker, j *Joseph Caldwell, BenJ. Fannlel Duncan, Simeon Fair, Suml. Taylor AtklnThoinas Worth Glov- son, er, Alex. W. Foster, Ijiwrenee M. Knltt, *Wm. Ulnckburn WllPonuld Kowe Uarton. son, Wm. Hunter, Robert T. Ellison, Andrew F. I.ewls, Sum). Rulney, Hobt. A. Thomson. A. Baxter Springs, William S. Grlsham, A. J. liurrou. John Maxwell, A Host: BenJ. fl. Arthur, Clerk of the Convention. Those known to be living are designated with u star. llnrveMunK Oatn. The writer, iu saving fred oats, commences to harvest when they arc in good dough or about half ripe, i It never tnikes any difference with me. as to wet or dry weather, when I am having them cnt. 1 stop only during a shower, 1 have them tied and put In shocks of one dozen bundles, keeping up with ino cradlcs. I If the wenlher Is fair. P cap tiiein at tlie satno timo. If wot I let thfin Hand tiil they dry oft'; and tbon I don't cup Ihein unless there Is appcarnneu of m?rc rain , andkeep them so, although the caps aro fitted when first cut. and could be taken off when the sun shines out, and replaced when there aro Indications of mtn. 1 never let than) remain In the field lunger than ten to fifteen days if weutliur Is suitable to haul them to the barn. It Is a good Idea, after a wet spell, when the weather Is fair, to scatter and let them sun after the dew hns dried off. Bat they should be shucked in ; the evening. It is blglily important that they should be boused perfectly diy to keep them fri>m moulding. When 1 get ready to haul them In I commence on a fair, sunshiny day, about eight or nine o'clock, to tear down and scatter wlm: I can haul and housv th? rei inalnder of the day. Now fur hauling and storing | I away in the bar*. I commence by placing the butts; ; In tbe back end of the barn, of the first bundle. I j ' then place the next bundle with the butts In an op- { | postte direction, always keeping the heads together, I I though well lapped back as far as the tie, and tho j hulls together. As soon as one tier Is run across to a ' height thatI* inconvenient to reach or place tltein well, commence on the floor by placing the butts again never forgetting to cap the heads well. The barn can | 1m tilled full, if some one gets ii[<on tho top of tho pile ' and baj them thrown np to be put in place. The bun-1 dies should never he crossed and piled, but niad<; to j fit smoothly and evenly on the top. If the farmers will follow this plan one year, 1 gunss that you will ! hour no muro discussion among them about rat proof, barns to save oats from tho destruction of rats. In feeding them out of the barn it is hist to always tako ' tbeiu otr the top. They ore packed down so close and tight it Is impossible to get tbeiu from any where else.. I Filth nn>t DifiCMP. Charlotte Obxcrvrr. The little town of Plymouth, In Pennsylvania, furnishes a striking i 11usttn.:l<>n of the disastrous consequences of Ignoring sanitary Iiiwh. It Is a place of less than six thousand Inhabitants, who were so much absorbed In oilier matters that they let the town ?o lo rot, nntll filth got the maMery, polluted the water supplies nnd hp:cud pestilence among them. Disease of a typhoid character smote I hem with great violence and became epidemic. From u few In the beginning, more than two w> elcs ami, Ihc eu>e-i have IneioRsed to a hundred and fifty and a hundred and seventy five a day in town and suburbs, with sometimes right or ten deaths a day. .Scarcely a family In town thut has not contributed one or more to the graveyard, while the energies of the living have been wholly taken up In caring for the stricken, and, the doctors, reinforced by volunteer physicians from other place, have been kept on the move night and day. To add to tlio calamity of disease, many of flie people arc now suffering for the necessaries of life, which must bo supplied by the charitable. An effort Is now being made to clear up the filth, open up the sewers and let the poison generating matter escapes, another illustration of closing the stable door after the horse has been stolen. There U one thing ccrtuin. No mortal being i can violate nature's laws without paying the penalty, nor can any community, largo or small, ignore sanitary conditions without paying the penalty. Cause and effect. Filth and disease. Let rotten garbage till the sewers?dig graves as the result of the criminal folly. There are localities in which towns should never be built because they are the receptacles of the drainage of the higher grounds, and absorb tiie tilth that Is washed down to them by 1 he rains, but naturally healthful locations may be made pcstilcncc breeders by neglecting the laws of cleanliness that all rational communities should observe. There is no more excuse or reason for tllthy streets nnd alleys, than there is for filthy houses and vards. and Ihc town authorities in?vc no more rlgut to allow tilth to aecuin u-1 lute In the highways and byways or a town <>r city, than the eltlzen lias to let It accumulate In Ills back lot to the peril of his neighbors who are coin polled to Inhale the noxious exhalations and suffcrthecoiiseiiuences. Every citlzcn owes It not only to himself and his family, but to the community, to see that he docs not by neglect bncoine a propagator of disease, and a multiplies of Knives, and the constituted authorities should tee that the citizen who manifests a llsposlllon to be Indifferent In such a serious matter Is not allowed to be Indifferent. Nature's laws, which are God's laws, are unnecrlng. They move with regularity and not by caprice. Water and oil will not assimilate: health and tilth will not go together. Poisoned atmosphere means n poisoned lung, a poisoned liver, a poisoned stomach, poisoned blood, and death unless a timely anlldoto come. The reaper. Death, docs not go out of his way to find victims, they como to him. The lightning strikes, but itdoesnot go meandering around to ilnd something to strike. It strike* the object directly within lis rcuch. Modern research and science have demonstrated that contagious and infectious diseases are Mio result of anlmaleula; generated under certain conditions, carried into the atmosphere, Inhaled and taken Into the system, poisoning the liiood. resulting Indiscases that have swept oft' millions ol the human family, and still sweep oil millions. These deadly microbes arc generated in decay and multiplied In filth until they live and move in millIons in the air (hat's breathed ami tho water that is drunk. latitude or longitudo has nothing to do with them. They coinc where the filth Invitee and when the conditions are favorable to their propagation, and when they come they mean business. They moan work fnr the iloetors. work for the nurses, a id busl ness for the undertaker. anil work for the grave digger. It Is easier to truurd against their coming than to contend aitaliut them they come, for they arc myriad and attack beyond the power of resistance, and the first tho victim knows of the attack Is when he ful's. Then comrs the battle with death and the trial of the physician's skill, some saved, many lost, the population of the town diminished, the occupants of tho graveyards Increased, and all because of the criminal indlflercnce to the laws of health that nature insists must be observed If we would live. Charlotte, wo arc glad to say, has cscapcd the vlsltatlou0 that have carried numerous deaths into sonic other communities. II can* not be classed among tho filthy cities, for some attention Is given to sanitary regulations; bulls all done In this respect that should be done? There cannot bo two much attention given to it and now In the beginning of this new ndmlnlstra'lon let it inaugurate business by Insisting that no pesMlencc breeders shall he tolerated within or udjacent to the city lliults. 1'nrni Work for May. [.Soi/Morn World.) The mala crop of belnsj well on tho way, and most of the cotton crop planted, the work of cuilvalion Is now pressing on the attention. If the work of prepartition has boen thorough and tlio jilaniini; tlono with care, the labor of the next sixty flays will have liven greatly facilitated. Io the cns.i <>f corn, if tlie preparatory plowing wm not well done, the first workins should, as far as possible, atone for previous neglect. Deep woik cannot be safely deferred hewiiid the first plowing both on accnnat of the danter of in' juring the plants by niatiL'lins: the roots, und aho beI.Ctnte the sclsuiis cannot be relied on to do more than a'few ilays work at such a tint". The best time to kill wi eils Is before tlu-y"C.mso up, and II the crop be plowed ami harrowed as often as will be nrcessnry to eiiconrnge and taulntain a vigorous growth and development of the plants, tliero n il! i>e no trouMe on that account. Where the corn land Is In gowl condition, we do not think anything Is gained by plowing very early, or while the corn Is still Very small. Better defer tho first working, in such cases, until later, when > It will be morn beneficial. 'J ho time honored rule Is ] to plow over the crop every twenty one days, but we I are of tlic opinion tout lliree weens is 100 miiir n j period, especially If the seasons nre good and tin- corn I Is growing well. Where the ground Is already mel! low nnd loose. life wide-spreading cultivators or sweeps that will clean out a live-feet row it utie round, j What tile cr<>|! nt;wla Is q. fine, mellow soil. Tlio best I time to plow any crop (stTr~TO'1?OTfcce noil) is after a I good rain, nnd before a crust has time to form. It the surface could Ire kept always open nnd porous, the evaporation of moisture would bo greatly lessened, and the free circulation of nlr thus eno?ura:ed wouM enable a crop to crow nnd maiuro with inurb less rainfall. It is true, when n Held is fresh plowed the surface does seem to drf off more rapidly, but. In fact, tho moisture is retained beneath the surface j much l inger. The loose porous roll left behind the i cultivator acts as a mulch, Just as straw or other litter. | Any one may convince himself of this by S'iirlnc the surface of a few rows soon niter each rnln, and leaving j other rows undisturbed during the intervals of ten or j ftiteen days, which frequently separate showers. The characteristic work of the month is "chopping I cotton." Wc congratulite those farmers who have Chiated their cotton already chopped out, so to speak, y dropping either in hills or by the step. We believe | It is the plan that will eventually prevail among proi grcsslve und intensive farmers. If the crop was well planted, the etnnd good, and the beds smooth and mellow. It Is often l he b> Iter plan to '.el the hoea precede the plows. We have seen n crop chopped out ahead of the plows that wus every whit tn as good condition us if it had been first plowed and then hoed. In chopping cotton there is room for the display of gnniljiidginciitnnd skill. Some farmers insist on cleaning out the weeds, thoroughly, in going over the first thne, and nru content to get hn!f to three i quarters of an acrc per hand per day. It Is belter to j cut over more ground and boo more rows even If not I dune so well. A hand that goes in a half walk, Btilk! Ing "but unco lu a place.-1 will have done more effecI tive work at the close of a day than another who carefully "Irons'' every bill and counts the numbirof I stalks to be left standing. The first will have nccomI pllshed from one nn.l a hall to two acres, while the last will have done only half as much. The one will hnvo destroyed twice as many weeds, as well as gone over twice the number of rows ns the other. The rapid plan Is sometimes called "blocking out." Hv this plan the hands will get over the crop in one-hall or even one third the time required by the slow tedl* otlf method, nnd will be enabled to get over the second time before, by the latter, they could have finished the first time, There should bo no Iniervnl betwein the two workings, bu' tho hoes should start on the second round so soon ns the first is completed. This leads to the remark that there Is little wisdom In the policy of coins over a crop with on undevlallnc, clock like succession of n|>erntlons, no inoru than thfrc ii? in to one |>urlic>ilar from or &'.zv of plow, the crop thronch. A wide-awake and, successful farm r. ids very much like a successful commanding feiierai in battle, chan^ng his tactics and (mints "t m.r.llnp In elrcti instances. We have Rei n the machine lurnier "stuch in the gram" in the last quarter <>f the ftist round with the hues, slowly tugKing away at the rate of one-quarter of an acre |>er day, onl> to 11 nil, when starting over again, that the first has become as had ns the lust. He Ims followed the tactics of a celebrated general, who determined to "light It out on this line if it took all summer," and he will have to dn as that gem-ral did, draw largely upon unlimited reserves in order to accomplish the end In view. It would bavo been better to have thrown away tne latter fourth of tho crop, or at least deferred It to a "convenient season," until the first three-fourth* could have been secured. Where abundant crops of forage cmps were not planted in April, there Is still time to plant millet, forage cum, .Nlillo M Ize, cidlard*,etc. It ought to be a rule with formers to feed as much greon forage as possible, and save the cured stuff for use when no other can ho had. It Is an easy matter to provide an abundance of one sort and another of the various crops suitable f>r soiling, and there Is no excuse for feeding all through s|>rlng. summer, fall and winter on dry corn, fudder and onts, txcejit the few days when the stock can go to pasture. The lMyiiiotilh Lesnon. The Asiatic cholera is expected in this country during the coming summer. It may not come; but its coming is more than probable, and not only great cities, but inland towns and villages, should take reasonable precautions ngalnrt |r. The lesson of Plvmouth Is specially Instructive at this lime. A terrible pestilence Is raiting there, nud they are never accidental. It Is simply doing what ihe cholera would be likely to do in n largu measure of fatality, had Plymouth escaped its present srourge. It is there becau-e I'lymouth has Invited It by neglect of nil Military laws; anil the fact that a 'fearful epidemic appears there at this season of the year Is niktift** ihfil tiifdiv nf nilr vi]l:l"c? nri? in rp:idlnt-*>l tn invite cholera in there midst no awn it shall appear on our shores. The general heaUhfnlness of Inland villages makes their citizens entirely forgetful of ihe common sense sanitary laws which are essential to Individual health even in the riiost lavorlhlo seasons. It Is not at nil uncommon for whole villages to drink from their cesspools, their stnbles, their pig-pens and other sources ol tilth; and their wells are often not cleaned for years. Under the most cleanly snrrouridinvs every well used fordrinking and culinary purposes should be opened and cleaned at least once a year, and those who would have the assurance of pure water, will cleanse them every spring and fall; but tlio rule in villages is to allow loul drainage to reach their wells, and cleansing them is not thought of unless the water becomes so offensive tlint it can't be used. In view of tlie fact that the advent of the deadly cholera Is provable this year, every inliind village should at once begin the most thorough cleansing of the streets, alleys and all receptacles of flltli, "and especially look to the purity of their wells. If uucemented cess pools and wells are on the saine lot, it Is safe to assume that the well will drain the foul waters from the cess-pool and glvo the poison to people in their drinking water. The only safety Is In carefully cemented cess-pools where tliey are within range of wells, and It would be wise )f the regulations of every borough compelled It. The cost would he trifling; the safety to health would be Incalculable. These are the chief causes which invite the cholera and other epidemics and often cause fital Illness In fimfltlcs without becoming epidemic; but there are many other minor causes which breed disease and death In village and rural homes. Dark, damp, foul Cellars and ponds of stagnant waste-water, which are often seen in the country, and certain to pulsion the air and Impair the heulth of all within range of them. Kvery cellar should be cleansed nnd whitewashed every season, and aired freely every day; nnd stagnant wastc-watershould be dialned away until It can be absorbed by the earth. In 1S5'2 the cholera became epidemic In several vll lages In Pennsylvania, notably C'humbcraburg and M'illintown, mid ft will ccriainlv extend to inland centres of population again If It shall become epldernlc In the cities ot the coast. To avert Its coining, It Is now a necessity for citizens of villages to do what they should do all the time to protect their health? that Is. cleanse and purity their houses, streets, alleys and receptacle# of tilth, and take the utmost precaution to assure purity ot water. The Plymouth lesson is specially Impressive to the whole country at this time, and all who would be assured of safely from threatened epidemic, will accept the admonition and confront disease with pure wutci and cleanly homes.? Philadelphia Time*. Tlie Farmer nn<l Hh Work. (Proirjieritj/ Reporter.) If preparing the hind well is an Indication of a good crop surely the farmers around and below here will reap an abundant harvest this year. It Is a common remark that the present crop Is planted In a better condition than any previous ono for a number of years. Although it Is getting a little late for this suggestion, yet wo would urge it upon our farmer friends to plant every available spot not yet taken up in corn and peus. If you find that you are In the habit of mispronouncing any word or words, make yourself a lift of all such, and carefully go thruugh It every day, pronouncing each one aloud, un-' til your ear shall have become perfectly fn- | miliar with the correct pronunciation. In | the mean time, do not mispronounce a word, ] even lor fun: for every incorrect impression ; made upon the ear lends lo reconcile It to or-, ror, and to destroy that delicate nentnon by j the exercise of which the cultivated car dl-, reels lUu iutouiiUvus ui' the voice, ' . : }': y v Mr. J. I a fclmpson will tnW^ beof cattle nt the mniKci price lit exchange Wr sewing ma- 1 chines. 4t Duncan Mammoth Prolific Cotton Hewl. Thirly-flvc or forty boils make n pound. Stands drouth well. Bale to the acre made Inst year on Handy land. Price Sl.ni> per bushel, Rilsed liy M11J. It. A. (Jrillln. For sale l>y Cunningham A Tcmpleton. ti Wc will have In a lot of German Millet seed this week. W. Joel Hnillb A Son. Farmers use Johnson's cotton slders to run around your cotton with. Soid only by W, Joel Smith A Son. Plcntv of cow peas to bo found nt W.Joel Smith A Sou. Notick.?All persons having loose tires on their wagons, buggies, carriages, steam engines or any other wheels, will remember that the machine advertised In another col timii cannot be used at any other shop In Abbeville. Petfect satisfaction guaranteed or 110 charge made. Call and see W. O. Chapman, Abbeville, S. C. Just received! 250 pounds calico for quilts, price 20 cents per pound, at 1\ Rosenberg A Co's. Five cases millinery goods Just received at Bell A GalphIll's. Have you seen our figured lawns at \y1 cts? P. Uoscnbcrg A Co. A cyclone ! The people amazed !! AVhlte lawn 00 Inches wide at (t cents worth 10 cents. White lawn 40 Inches wide at 10 cents worth 15 cents. Persian lawns at 15 cents worth 20 cents, Persian lawn at 20 ctnts worth 25 cents. Brocade dress goods, beautiful patterns, nt 12>$ cents worth is cents. Lace Buutlmr, all wool, at 12Ucents worth 25 cents. A beautiful line of re:il hand painted fans which must be sold. Parasots very cheap, 2 j cents to 84.00. These prices will surprise nil. Come and be convlned that we are doing Just what wc say. Very respectfully, Bell A Gnlphln. P. Rosenberg A ()o., have reduced the price of their quilt calico from 25 to 20 cents per pound. Dress goods! a very handsome line embracing many styles and all prices. Smith * Son. Lawns 1 Imvns! the Summer lawns are prettier than usual this season, a large stock ai .Smith a Hon. Hosiery! hosiery ! everything needed In this line and very cheap ntHinlth a Hon. Gloves! gloves ! our stock of gloves nre unsurpassed as to quality, style, uud price. Smith a Hon. Undoubtedly the largest stock of gents ties and hosiery tiiis side or Columbia at Hmilh a Son. Ask some of your friends who have given Miller Bro's their orders for clothing how they like tnem. Now Is the tlmo to supnly yoursfflf with seed cow peas, for sule by W. Joel Smith & Son. ShlrlR! shirts! theEighmlc still ahead. If you have tried them you know what they are, If you have not, you have but to do sc to bo pleased with them. Smith a Son. Miller Bro's have secured, of Wananinker & Drown, their spring and summer sumples ol over two hundred and fifty styles. Miller Bro's can furnish you with a suit of clothes from 815 to $73, made by the best tailors in the country. Tho plan used by us In taking measures. Is the plan used by flrst class tailors, and there Is no earthly reason why you can not eet a nlco tit by giving your orders to Milter Bro's. We have made a study of taking measures for suits and have got the thing down 11 no. Wo jsuarantee a fit In every particular. No fit no pay. Miller Bro's. In addition to their taklne measure*, Miller Bro's can furnish you with cloth from 50c. to SIO t>er yard. Call early and examine their large llncol samples. Great spoons, alive, my friend ! Where (11(1 you pel that suit of clothe* ? 11. fits as If you IiaJ been moulded In II" "Why, I got It from Miller Hro's, who represent Wanamaker it Rrown, the largest house In America." Parasols, we can show you something handsome In this line. Hell <fc GulphluJ 5,000 yards figured lawns at 4}? cents. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C. Spool Silk Veilings. Something to tilcase ! Ihe Indies, new Hnd handsome. Full lino of | colors. R. M. Ilnddon St Co. Oriental and Egyptian laces In beautiful patterns from the cheapest to the finest. It. M. Ilnddon it Co. Physician's prescriptions carefully and accurately compounded, by experienced hands, at till hours of day and night, at Speed & NeufTer's Drug store. I^wns a i'/Z cents per yard at P. Rosenberg & (Jo's. A full line of pntont mcdlclnes and funcy articles at Speed ?fc NeufTer's. Notick.?Dr. NeufTer, of thn firm of Speed & Nciifler, is roomlngat the New Hotel. Parlies having prescriptions to be filled at night will please remember. Men's and boys' strawhnts,latest slyles. P. Roset:t>cr<& Co. For a good, comfortable smok. go to Speed <fc Neuttt-r'd und buy a "May Klrby," price 5 cents. Sunday hours at Speed & NeufTcr's Drug stole: from I) to 11 A. M., "> to 8 P. M. A complete stock of paints, oils, varnishes, colors, etc., clc., at Speed it Neutier's. I*. Rosenberg & Co., cau ofTer lawns at \yx cents per yard. A full lliifr.of ready mixed paints from pound to galliim.. sizes, ohvuys on hand at Speed it Ncutt'er'ff.-? Diamond dyes makes old tb+ftgs new. Try them. Only 10 cents per package. "All colors kept on hand by Speed it NeufTer. Golden machine oil, the best for engines ami all machinery, lor sale by .Speed it NeufTer. Handkerchief from 5 cents up, some nlcc f... in I. n..li>lnn'ii I Wo linvc a nice line of Jersey Jackets which ! wo aie selling cheap. Bell <fc Galphln. Pearl! penrl! pearl! our line of pearl but*tuns cannot bo surpassed Bell & Galphln. You can get a nleo pearl button for 5 cents a dozen. The best quality for 10 cents at licit 4 Galphln's. Jet crochet, crochet and Jet, Taylors covered, something In Mack buttons to match any blnck dress at Dell & Galphln's. Laces, oriental torchon brealon valcnclnes, Ac., In the greatest variety at Dell & Galphln's. All over embroideries, all over Hnmburg. nil over S\v|?h, all over net, very pretty und cheap, at Beil & Gnlphln's. Great exciterm-nt* competition left behind, 5.000 yards new spring prints at 4 cents. A. Hosenberg, Greenwood, S. C. 50 pieces fruit of the loom blenching at 8 cents. A. Itohonberg, Greenwood, 8. C. Do you know the best and cheapest plnce In the up country to net a stylish hat or bonnet, It Is at Hell A Gulphln's. Neck wear, linen collars, collorctts flchucs' i crape leeso ami ruching in great variety at (llcll & Galphln's. i Fans! fans! fans! from 2cents unto the best In rail hand painting at Ik-ll&Gnlpuln's If you want a suit of clothes chcap go to .1 Cunningham <fc Tcmplcton's. | White robe dresses. Something entirely ! new and handsome, it. M. Haddon <k Co. i Hosiery. A beautiful line cardinal, brown I and navy bluo hose, only xO cents a pair. It, I M. Iladuon a Co. ,i Corsets, 35 cents and up. R. M. Iladdon d I Co. Gloves, lisle, silk nnrt kid in nil me new ! shades at reasonable price*. It. M. Haddon <i Co. Jl'st A nttiVF.n. ? Messrs. Wallingford Russell have Just received h carload of fine S year old mules. The llnest ever brought tc I tills market. Adv. | Orange", bannnns, apples and nil Kea?on?blc I fruit, choice and fresh, ut Parker A Hill's. I Go to Miller l'nothers and supply yoursel I with a good clock for 81.35. I Say! look here. Don't you need a real nice i hat? If you do there Is no ex<:u?c why yon : should not have one when Miller Brothers arc selling them so very cheap. Choice uncanvassed hams at Parker & Hill's Calico, \y,. 5 and cents per yard, at P. Rosenberg a Co's. Gur line of 5 cent muslin cannot be surpass! ed. II. M. Iluddon &. Co. i 31,00*) wanted In school claims. AVe will al> allow full value (or school claims In merchaiij disc at cash prices. II. M. Huddon & Co. Fans, from cents up lu beuullful designs ' at R. >1. lladdoii & Co. ! Rosen t>eri? A Co., are oflcring clothing at 'greatly reduced prices. Glnghuins,5 cents per yard, at P. Rosenberg Co's. If you need a nice cashmere dress you can save money by buying It from Hell A Galiphln. They have the trimmings and everything to match. A great bargain, fifty full sized marslnlles quilts in perfect order at Sl.!ir> each worth S'2.00. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C. Parasols! parasols! parasols! from 10cents toSC.50. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C. Our lino of .I. (1, 7, 8 and 10 cent muslins Is simply beautiful. A pretty dress for every one. R. M. iluddon <& Co. Just received n large lot of the "fruit of the [ loom1' blenched homespun. winch \vc uro seli| lug very cheap. Bell & Galphln. The best thing out., is our novelty combination cornet beautifully made. perfect fitting I and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Bell &. Galphln. Kmbioldercd drops Itobes something pcrfeetly beautltul at Hell ic Galphln's. Gloves! gloves! gloves! something to suit every one. Lisle silk and kid ut Bell & Galphln's. You ougiittoseeour lino of plaid worsteds for over suits and trimmings, they are new, stylish nnd cheap. It. M. Haddon A Co. Miss Annie Howell, of New York, will assist Mrs. Haddon in the millinery department. We have an Immense stock of fine embroideries and laces for trimming white dresses. They arc very pretty and cheap. It. M. Haddon & Co. Mourning goods a specialty. Tamlse cloth, Henrietta cloth, gazelle dotli, black cashmeres, &c. It. M. Haddon & Co. Dress ginghams, all shades at Cunningham & Templet011V. Hosiery, gloves, corsets, buttons, dress shirts, undershfrts, at Cunningham 4; Ternpleton's. Brown goods, % and 4-4 at low prices at Cunningham ?fc Tern pleton's. Our black kid gloves for one dollar cannot be beat, every pair guaranteed. Bell &. Galphln. .Stylish millinery at Bell ?t Galphln. Flowers, feathers, and ribbons lu great va rlety nt Bell Galphin's. I A dress for all. Our line of3, G\4, 7 and 10 cents colored lawns cannot be surpassed. Bell Galphln. I The best black silk ever shown in this market, at Bell A Galphln's. Check goods, Jeans, cottonades nnd cassl mors at Cunningham <k Tcmpieton's. Cunngharn A Teinpleton will well you a nice muslin nt 0 cjnts per yard. Calico ut from !> to 7 cents. 5,000 pieces of assorted tin wore to sell at prices to suit purchasers at Parker & H Ill's parker <fc Hill aro selling 11 yards of -M fruit of the loom bleaching for one dollar. Cow peas for seed at Parker & lllU's. Parker Si 11111 will sell a bargain In tinware. Never so cheap before No. tfmaekeral In ^ barrels for one dollar aud lllty cents each at Parker &. Hill's. 20 yards of good callca fur one dollar at Parker & Hill's. Embroideries. Tho prettiest and cheapest line of lawn and Immburg edglugs lobe found at It. >1. Haddon A Co's. White goods In great abundanec at Cunningham Vl'emplct'on's. Pique from tl to 10, Lawn from li)'to 20, Muslin from U to 20. If you want a barualn In nlco ladles' shoes call oil Cunningham <* Teinpleton. Spring and summer worsteds In all the new | shades, with trimmings to match. It. M. Haddon & Co. Foster kids. Our five book kid glove at SI cannot be bent In this market. Give them a trial. 11. M. Hiuldon A Co. Look at our "town talk" corset only Scents.! It. SI. Haddon & Co. "Best out" corset, for 50 cents, Is a beauty, try one. it. M. Haddon & Co. A large assortment of Hamburg edging# ?t Cunuluijlium?fc 'JL'cuipktyu'a, J Tr- v-;-Call nt Miller Brother* and get ydar clocks and boots. Sound peed potatoes?early rose, early go<Jdrich, pinkeye, and Florida yarns, nt Purker Jt Hill's. Sngnr?12 lbs. granulated for 81.00,13 lbs. extra C. ror8l.no, 14 lbs. golden for 814)0, 14J^ lbs. yellow for 81.00, at Parker & Hill's. 'Farmers wishing to'purchase tobacco In 5 or 10 pound lots or by tno box, will llnd It to tholr Interest toisill on P. Rosenberg & Co. 23,000 pounds ofbneon, 1,0)1) bushels of com 200 barrels of Hour, B0 barrels ot molasses?In stock and to arrive. Parties In need of thesr; goods will do well to examine our stock. W. Joel Smith & Son. 100 bushels clay pens at Parker <fc Hill's. t A varied and extensive stock of nearly ev- I erythlng usunlly needed by the trade to be found nt Smith & Son's. White goods, India linen, Egyptian lawns. I!non dedaecn, Persian lawns, nainsooks, soft finish mulls, French nnd Irish mulls, with trimming* to innteh, nt prices never quoted before lu this market. R. M. Haddon & Co. No pains or expense have been spnred to make our spring stock one of the most attractive we have ever shown, prices as low as the lowest. K. M. Hnddon & Co. Mr. John T. T,.von Is the owner of a fine Spanish Jack?"Dan^Castello." Washington street still Improving. Call In Thos. McOettlunn's well known establishment, the old Pulmetto Saloon, No. 4 Washington street, next door to the Mcxtcnatr office and right under the Medium. -See the linpjovetnonts Tom Is making nnd see for yourselves how u flrst-clnss saloon Is kept.?adv. 15 pounds brown sugar for one dollar at Parker A Hill's. The Abbeville wholesale store Is still selling corn at Western prices. Mr. Rogers had nine cars corn nt depot, n few days ago and reports i eight more to arrive. It Is astounding the amount of corn, meat and flour this house sells dall v. This house does a mammoth tins- i Iness nnd Is certainly a great bksslng to the trade. Fresh buckwheat at Pnrker & Hill's. Mackerel at bottom prices. No. 2 In barrels at SI.75, No. 3 In VA barrels at 81.50, at Parker A Hill's. Tinware In sets?very low?at Parker & Ilill's. A full stock of New Orleans sugar and molasses nt Parker <t Hill's. Landreth's onion sits at Lnwson's. A large lot canton flannel to be closed ont at New Yoj k cost by P. Rosenberg A Co's. Remember that P. Rosenberg a Co will close out their linmotisc stock of overcoats, and suit* nt sacrificing prices. All winter goods to be sold at reduced prices by P. Rosenberg & Co. Gent's woolen undershirts will be sold at cost by P. Rosenberg ?fc Co. Smoke "Mary Leo" tobncco. P. Rosenberg <t Co. Madrnss curtain lace?beautiful patterns. Also. Schirn lace. These goods entirely new and cheap. R. M. Haddon A Co. Parasols! Parasols! Another lot of parasols Just, received. R. M. Haddon A Co. Grant Is not dead yet, and the doctors have about come to the conclusion that he will get well In splteof them. Have you seen those zephyr suiting?, sof like silk and very cheap, at R. M. Haddon & Co's. Farmers should get an Improved double foot plow stock to put In their cotton with, for sale by W. Joel Smith Jt Son. For gentlemen?a most elegant line of collars, culT*. handkerchiefs, cravats, 4c., at Sinttfl it Son. We have still a small lot of millinery on hand, consisting of flowers, feathers, hat ornaments. hair switches, .be. We offer plumes and feHthors costing as hlch as $2 for 50c. and 75c.. flowers costing as high as 75c. for 25a, roal hair switches, black and colored, costing 75c. and 81 forSOc. Smith & Son. Our stock of clothing has been pronounced the prettiest ever brought to Abbeville. We really think we have a beautiful line of clothing and are selling same ut very reasonable prices. Smith 4 Sou. Our stock of linU, gents neck wear, and hand sewed bIioch cannot jc surpassed. Smith A Son. White lawn robes with trimming to match. A very bundsoinc lot and very cbcap ut Smith Sl Son. W.Joel Smith JcRon lmve on exhibition one of the buccal and most nttractlvc slocks of springand summer goods Ihcy havecveroffcrcil. Goods uro much pretiier than usual, and cheap enough to satisfy the closest buyer. Call, examine our stock and get your wants supplied, Smith & Hon. We went to market lale. liad several lines of goods cold us at reduced prices, and therefore can offer some real bargains to our customers. Come, sec for yourself. Smith A Son. Dress goods, plaids, English check, nil wool nuns veiling from the cheapest to the best at Bell A Ualpliln's. Citron, enrrants and raslns, fresh at Parker & Hill's. IVorthern apples nt 83.15 per barrel at Par kerifc Hill's. The time to set ottt yollr flowers 1* here We are expecting a lot of llower pols In n few days. W.Joel Smith & Son. mack kid gloves, every pair guaranteed at Bell A Ualphln's. Hosiery! hosiery! hosiery! Ladlesi Misses, and Children at liell & Galphin,s. Crazy cloth, for w.ish dresses, makes up as pretty us an all Wool klbur cloth. Entirely new at Hell & Galphin's. Something worih seeing. The stock..of ..spring hats and dress goods tint -\VtTT oflrr thls-f-prlng._ Yyu con *nve "money by buying your hats and dresses from It, M. lladdon & Co. Look at ihose India lnen suits with the cm broidery to mulch, from ttvc dollars up. They arc both pretty and cheap. It. M. lladdon & Co. 5 cent muslins In greatest variety, at R. M. Ilnddon & Co's. Our line of 8, ID, 12 and 15 cent white lawns cannot be surpussed. 11 M. lladdon a Co. Mis# Lilly Taujrart an accomplished drew.* maker is now with Dell <t Oulpliin. t Presses cut and made to order on short no Ice, "price* low" at Bell d Galphln's. Second mourning goods. The handsomest line ot second mourning coods we have ever shown, tine and cheap. It. M. lladdon ?fc Co. Drosses cur. and fit or made to order. II. M. lladdon a Co Parasols and fans. Onr line of parasols nntl fans Is both large and cheap. We show goods , In this line entirely new. R. M. lladdon <t 1 Co. Summei- silks, black silks, black and co'ored satins, salln rhudume, iic., full Hue at R. >1. Haiidon a Co's. , Ask Cunningeam A Templeton to show you the stock of gent's collars. The latest styles In millinery will be added every week during ti|c season ns they appear In New York. R. M. lladdon a Co. II MM, CON" GAREE II WORKS, Coumbia. S. C. Agnt for t CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR 1>nESE WORKS WEEK ESTABLL8AED In 1317 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair and Jaines Anderson nnil purchased by mo in tbe year 1SS6, and from ihut time till now carried on successfully by myself. My friends and cnstomrrs will bear witness of the lar^e and stuneudous Jobs executed by me. It wbs at my works where the larzest and almost only job of Its class ever executed In this city was dono vizj the making of the plj>es for the City Water Works In the year 1SS3. In tbe branch of BELL FOUNDING, lean any that I have made the largest bells ever cast In tbe State, such as tbe bell for the City II,.11 in Columbia. My stock of patterns for AECUITECTURAL WORK COLUMNS for Store front*. Is hirer anil varluUM, and in RAILINGS for Balconies, Gardens, and Cemeteries I have the largest variety and most modern patterns: many of these are patented and I have purchased the ri?fbt for this state. In tho maehinc line 1 can furni:li my patrons with STEAM ENGINES and UOILEKS of any size and description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have carried off the prize at ov- ry State Fair held In this city, nnd In their construction I have taken pains to combine simplicity ivlth the most useful modern improvements, and may flatter myself that my CIRCULAR SAW MILLS find favor with every sawyer who understands his business. Tho mnnv orders I urn steadily receiving for SUGAR CANE MILLS prove that the public appreciate the mills of my make, nnd s? it Is with my GKAUING for HORSE l'OWERS. GIN WHEELS. GRIST MILLS nnd other MACHINERY. I have the manufactures rl::bt of many PATENTS sneh as castings for ROCK COTTON ANI) HAY PRESS and three or four different FEED CUT'l'RS and other Implements. I will be pleased to send my circulars to any applicant, together with price list or estimate. My prices aro moderate, nnd I assure tbe public that thry ore lower thnu those of Northern manufactures, and that my work will couiparu favorably with that ol any other maker. Address John Alexander, Conoakke Ikon Wokks, Columbia, S. C. Guns! Guns! Breach Loaders and Implements Shells, &c., at the CORNER QUARLES & THOMAS. Sent. 24. ISM. tf T>. .L. MABRY, Attorney and Counsel lor at Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. Office formerly occupied by Judge Thomson. Dec. iM, 18H4. tf W. L. MILLER, .Attorney .At Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. ] Ofllee formerly occupied by Judge Thotnpons Dec. 2t>, l.SJvl. i Hand Made Work Preferred. 1 TKIND the citizens of Abbeville County advocates of hememnde harness, ?:tc. 1 have supplied myself with material for the munufucture of all such work. Call and ask lor what you want In my line; If It Is not on hand, I will with short notice have it made r for you. TllOiji CEUGij. 1 ilarcli 23, ISbj. If- . $10,000 in Dry Goods! Slaughtered for the Benefit of the Tra^H MURDER I MURDER! H IS THE CRY OF COMPETITION, BUT THE GOODS WERE BOUGHT L money must be rnlwd. 15 tellinie blows struck a 11 lie heart of competition. BLOW 1?3,'iW yiinls Figured Lawns 'Vyic. wortb <%e. BLO\v 2?500 yards beautiful Spring Calicoes ;%c. worth 6\^c. BLOW 8?1.50U yards Bleached Cotton (best maae)7Uc. worth 10c, BLOW 4?o<x) yards Bleached Cotton SljJc. worth ??? BLOW 5?1 stnek 8ch Island Cotton %%c. worth 5c BLOW C?10 Dozen Good Hand kerchlcft WXc. worth 10c. BLOW 7?1h miles nil kinds Ijvccs %c. to 82.25 per yard. BLOW 8?10 Dozen Geuta all Ltuen Collars 2Uc. worth 20c. BLOW 0?ri00 Palm Leaf Fans le. each. BLOW 10?30 lt.ch White Lawns GVic. worth 10c. BLOW 11?(0 inch White Lawns 10c. wortb 2i>e. BLOW 12?1 Case Ladles New Part Button Shoes 75c. worth I1.5Q, HI.OW l.'{?1 f!n?r H:inr1 /vrurmnt^h CI 7". tv<trfli Art BLOW 14?114 miles Embroidery 3o to $3.50. ' BLOW 15?50 Dozen Pair Hose 5c. to 75c. SPECIALTIES. 9H For the benefit ot the ladle*. I hnve bought the flne*t stock of Hprlng Dross Material seen lnlthe County. HcautKul Hue Sateens, h11 shades In Hummer Hlltc 40c, tx r yard, I'rcs* Hllks 50c., 75c., 81.00 up. Black Cashmere .'(6 to 42 Inch :25c. to $1.00. Unlimited While Good*, embracing Llnon DInde, Victoria Lnwn*. Ro>allc Stripes, Egyptian Lawn^^^flB (Iin Mull, Persian Lawn, Nainsooks, 4c. Embroidered Itobcs (newest drew material outj^H^H to 512.00. Oilental, Escurlal, Vallendnes, Torchon,Hpanlsh, Egyptian.and all other Ibices in endlc.-s variety. Ladles Flue Hlioes and Slipper* from 76c. to 94.00. MILLjIIVERY. M The flncfit line In the Stnte. This department In In charge of MISS MUIR. of BaltlmnH^H lady whose tnste has brought forth the ino?t extravagant praise from those who have the line of New American and Parisian novelties in ilats and Bonnets, which are being^HSH on exhibition. The public ure Invited to visit our Emporium. J. W. PAYNE, THE AUGUSTA STORE. BH Manager. Greenwood, S. C^H P. R.?Ladles from Horigc*, Cokesbnry, Donalds, Dne Went nnd Abbeville. on the C. A It., anil Troy, McCormlek, Bradley and Verdery, 011 the A.tK.H.It, and Waterloo and onucu. on the Q., I* AH. K. K. will have ample llmo lK>tween ir <11111 to do their shopping return home Mime day. 8|>cclal attention given to orders. All orders over flQJiO ohIpped^^^H of charge. [April 2J, too, Speed & Neuffea DRUGGISTS. 'I Keep constantly on hand a full and well selected stock of DRUGS, (JH EMICALS, etc.. etc. All the lutcstnnd popnlar IlnesofP^^H KNTANU PltOPBIKTAHY MEWuTNE*. HERB1NK. ttie best Liver Med IHne.e^HH Dyspepsia. For ?alr only by it*. Try our RLAG'kBERKY CORDIAL for Summer and our COMPOUND SYRUP SAltSAPAltlLLA with IODIDE PCTASH for tb? BU^^H BED BUO POISON, the most convenient way of destroying the** Insccts DIAMOND DI^^H nil the staple and fashionable colon. A full lln?of I'ANOY GOODN. TOILET ARTH'I^^I HTATION A KY, etc.. etc The bout brand* or CIGARS, TOBACCO ANDCIOARBTTICB^^^B complete stork of WHITE LEADS. PAINTS. OILS. VARNISHES, iTC;, ETC PAi^^H BRUSHES, WINDOW GLASS, GOLDEN MACHINE OIL. We fell th? celebrated Han^H Bros. PREPARED PAINT, tbc best Id tbc market. Special attention paid to the [Prescription Department. j^fl Physlclnn's prescriptIons nnd Family Recipes filled nt nil hours of day and night by t)H| rlenccd and competent hands. Orders by baud or uiall promptly attended to. SPEED ft NEUFFEbH April 29, 1V5, tf ciinu i TiPinl ^ ^ X X Jli vr* MimilA WW A JL* XV Jft m flJ Ji V Will sell the following goods at H NEW YORK COST for Casll Ready-Made Winter Clothing. Flannel Underwear, FiaJH nel Dress Goods and Dark Calicoes. J THE following will he Fold nt the lowest price*: BLEACHED. BROWN AND CHECKhH HOMESPUNS, JEANS AND CASS1MEK8, BOOTS AND SHOES, and alt other goo^^B CUNNINGHAM A TEMPLETON have a atore full of-all kind* of good*. Give tbeijHH call. As chenp ns the cheapest and <ut good us the beat. v [Feb, 25, TO WHOLESALE dlilSSKI!MEREHAITI DEALER I1ST fl (Mil, FLOH. IJL, ill TT V 3 0 A - a- W.I ._J o^?. IB Hams, juara, ougar, isouee, iuuicUDueu uuu sua^i. on I AM SELLING THE ABOVE GOODS FOR SPOT CAMtT ?nA CASH ONJ/^M I will mnkc It to the intercut of all ('ASH buyers to ouy their goods from me. Bellevli^^l that LOW CASH price# will l?e itppreclated by the trndoand that Jt will be lonur mutn^^H interest to cell only for SPOT CASH. I have adopted this nilo nnd will not break them tier any consideration. SPOT CASH or no jro will l?e our motto. HB We tliunk our friends and customers for past favors and promise lower prices than erer THE ABBEVILLE WHOLESALE I Jan. 34,18S4, tf NewDrus; Storq o I , 1 H mxnniiT o,. nrnniv I ill Hill/Ill A rMlilll I HAVE Just opened n now and elegantly fitted np DRUG STORE on the Marshnll Hon* Corner, under the Pre?n and Runner office, and ore now receiving and will continue' U receivo till tlielr stock is complete a full line of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Dye Staffs, &c. Also, nil the popular PATENT MEDICINES kept in a flrat-claw Drug Store, all of which W< warrant to bo fresh nud k<kr1. W?j also oiler a well selected stock of FANCY GOODS, consisting of Colognes, Foreign and Domestic, Handkerchief Extract! in great variety, Handsome Vases, Lamps, &c. Our line of BRUSHES AND SOAPS is simply complete. Every variety of HAIR, TOOTH NAIL, FLESH, SHAVING AND SHOE BRUSH SOAPS from the flnc?t toilet to Uie cheap St. Jananry 28,1885, tf TIIIIM IMIimMl, TIIOMAS McGETTIOAN having solil out the CENTENNIAL HOUSE and e*tabl1nh?d * Flrxt Class Trade at the Norwood Brother's Old Stand oit Washington Street, dexireo to cull public attention to the SUPERIOR QUALITY of his FINE OLD LIQUORS Soflrne* by age, and used as a Bcaverajra and Family Medicinc. It is manufactured from carefully selected Malt, Is absolutely PURE, ami it in hlirhly recommended by medical men hk? TONIC and as a INVIGORATING HEALTH SUSTAINING and STRENGTH GIVING BEVERAGE it is unexcelled, and only to be Imd at the PALMETTO SALOON. The proprietor ha* on hand a Fine Stock of MILWAUKEE 8TEAM BEER also FRESH. COOL TIVOLI BEER at only 15 cents a bottle. COOL TEMPERATE DRINKS put up in First Class Style to suit the trade at the leading saloon of the up-country. j Give Tom a Call at the old PALMETTO SALOONMILK PUNCH, and other Temperance Drinks. May Hth, 188J. \ B. F. S M I T H, ABBEV JLJLiJLiUa fc>. VJ?? Is now prepared to furnish all kinds of Rough or Dressed Lumber, and is ready to fill all orders for Carpenter Work of any kind, at the very shortest notice and at the most reasonable prices. June 15.1881, tf WHITE IflTHlS l Till dill! ARE now prepared to exhibit nu elegant stock 0/ Under the ?r?i*uift A AllkfAirn SrnlNti 6L iUIVimcnj New Hotel GOODS, j aoods All department* are lull, am! persons In . .vant of any article, liave only to call for It mil be nuppiled. , In regard to prices, a great many goods arc # inwsold below the cost of production. T attt P|Hnpo Satisfaction guaranteed. Let every one call j W 1 livvO ind see for himself. WHITE BROTHERS. ! "7 Vacuum Harness Oil. ! QUAELES & THOMAS po keep your liarncss soft, nnd mnkP thorn a Q 1 wear well, you must (ret .soiuc, lorsule in lULCj C5* V.-/* '"'""liios. dkws.- <** "W