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r L The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE,S.C. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1885. Mr. Galloway's Letter. Mr. R. S. Galloway, who went to Aiken a day or two before the election, we presume, to lend his personal influence and oratorical pmver, in carrying the election for the Rail road, writes a most remarkable account 01 that trip to the Abbeville Messenger, much of which we reproduce in these columns. His intolerance towards the opponents of the railroad tax Is not, we think, entirely unlike the conduct of some of the railroad men in some other places. In all of the town of Aiken, it seems that Mr. Galloway met but one gentleman who was opposed to the road?.Senator Henderson?and for that opposition he assumed to "twit him." Iu the first place, much stress is laid upon the Information received at a negro barber shop. In the next place, the '"Acf coHnns i in nutritions are laid at the door I of Colonel Drayton* In the next place, he finds Gov. Ilagood, Senator Calllson of EdgeHeld, Major Lewis Jones and other gentlemen, who were deeply interested in getting I Aiken's tax, and who may have adopted the I' following resolutions: Resolved, 1st. That the earth is the Lord's, and r > the fullness thereof. Resolved, 2d. That we are the Lord's. In the next place, a furious tirade, on general principles, is made against the "dirty,* low Dutch element," and he bemoans the fact that they control the town which their energy and business tact had built, and which in their wisdom and their sagacity, they refused in a!Inn* others to tear down. "?2 5,000 worth I of insurance withdrawn a from railroad voter." Did anybody ever hear of such intolersince anywhere else, or even of a proposition to boycota man who did not vote for the tax? "Where did the opponents of the railroad tax learn their methods? Faris Simpkins, the negro Radical politician, who, in the days that are gone, tormented the respectable people of Edgefield as no other man ever did, passes as a gentleman, or at least without rebuke while Mr. Haun, a respectable citizen, who has by his public spirit, his industry, economy, and constant application to ' business, done more to build up the town than any other man in it, is denounced beyond measure, because he is not willing todl vide his earnings with an alien railroad corporation, who want to build a railroad with other people's money. ?^^ The Election in Aiken. The election which came off in Aiken on 22d ultimo, was adverse to the C., C. G. & C. II. It. While we think that every well wisher of that town may extend hearty congratulation for its lucky escape from so dire a calamity as a five percent, tax, yet we do not see in it anything to elevate or depress the citizens of those corporations which have'alrcady voted |r iiway the people's money for the alleged road. "We think the prospect of getting the Cumberland Gap road is just ns good to-day as it ever has been, or would have been, even if Aiken had contributed ?4"sOOO. The engineers of the road estimate the cost of building it at seventeen million dollars. The experience of the past, and the history of other railroads that have been built across the mountains, go to prove that engineer's estimates of cost of construction arejgenerally about one-half of the necessary actual expenditure before the work has been completed. Forty-live thousand .dollars then, is a small sum when compared to thirty-five million dollars?the amount of the probable actual cost. The refusal of the people of Aiken to subscribe their money to the road need not necessarily be a discouraging fact I We think we have expressed the opinion in these columns, that the road would never bs built, though we have feared and do still fenr, that we will, under some pressure or another, have our voted bonds to pay. In the first place, we do not believe that our "conditions"' have any binding force of law, and the premonition forces itself upon us, that our bonds arc here to stay, and that they will be as a nightmare on our commercial vitality, and as an incubus to our personal prosperity until the great majority ol us shall have passed over the River. "We feel neither elated nor i cast down because Aiken in her superior wisL? dom has averted this calamity. The lact remains that we have voted away our own bonds, and we must therefore become a slave to the great myth, unless perchance its stockholders in the plenitude of their grace, shall I 1 * I relieve us Hum mc uuuicu mi ? uuiiungc Avhich shall bear us down in our nge, and oppress our children in their youth and their manhood. Onr Public Highways. We publish from a Virginia paper a most excellent article on this subjcct, which we most heartijy command to our people. There Is reason and common sense In It. When Abbeville county has convicts, is there any reason why she should not have their labor in opening and repairing our wagon roads? "We think not. By enacting a law similar to the one suggested for Virginia, our Legislators would do a pufclic service for which the people should ever feel grateful. Abbeville is suffering now more from the bad roads leading to town than from any oth?fone thing, and if we do not pay some r?tf^njion to this matter we may expect a still j I greater loss. Naturally, Abbeville should of/er superior advantages to a much greater number of people than is oQ'ered by any other .-town in the county, and we hope to see our jpeople take an Interest in opening needed new roads arid in re-surveying and laylng-ofl in anew the bad places of the old roads. The ,road.from Abbeville to White Hall is almost impassable with a wagon which is half loaded, while it is a drag to get between these .places with a buggy. All this could be Gauged, Jf the road was re-surveyed and changed, Tho town of Verdery has done almost nothing to open roads, and to-day much trade goes to Greenwood because of the lack of sufficient and passable roads. These are not isoiated cases. Very few of the roads leading to Abbeville are as good as they might easily be made. The Indians, when they opened their paths thought It necessary to pass over the highest peaks of every hjjl, and Jt seems to us that our grandfather's partook It- of the same mistake. A little attention to our public roads would be of great advantage to us, and to the farmer. The saving in p: broken vehicles, and the increased loads which they could haul would help them wonderfully. To Whom Should tlsc Fees <*o ? ?>oes not the testimony before the last Court .give indisputable proof that if license to gel! ,whiskey is granted that the fees should go into the County Treasury,and not inlo the town treasury. The murder case which has occupied so much time of two Courts, at the expense of the G'oupjty. shows up the error of the i present system, if whiskey had not been | sold the expeuse of .tho trial might not have I accrtjeil. Uyt as it is, the town received the fees for whiskey ljcense, and the County has tOjpayJthe expenses Incurred irom the too free use of -the .stimulant. JjMther put the money into the treasury of the county or . .make the town pay the consequential expenses of the license. Under the present law I it woufd seem right enough to grant the license, but the errotieousncKS of aljowin? the I town to appropriate the fees mustbe-apparent I to all. The people of Abbeville county will be taxed an amount about equal to all the license fees for one year, to try a hingte c;ise, .which no doubt originated in whiskey which was sold, under ljceiwe of the town, and which would not have arisen, if the actor had not had the whi.skey. We are in favor of absolute and pcwitlve prohibition, but if licenses lire to be granted, we.are perfectly sure that there is no sort of doubt that the people who ^ ? unwillingly su ffjpf froai liic.evil should receive the license fee*. ' r? mi iiwiih luwmjmiub?c The Gnano Iiiuvs?Imitortant. At this term of the court no more interesting case was tried than that of McC'aslnn cC* Bradley against David W. Howtin. Tiie cause of action was a promissory note, given to plaintiff by defendant Jor four tons of Edisto euano. At the time of the sale Mr. McCaslan, one of the plaintiffs, induced the defendant to buy tlie guano by guaranteeing it to be the best in the market, and that if it was not the best lie need not pny for it. Under these representations Dowtin bought the guano, and made a test of it in this way, on the same quality of land. Under some rows of cotton he put Mastadon guano, under other rows he put Edisto guano, and under still other rows lie put no guano at all. The benefits of the Edisto fell below that of the Mastadon, and there was very little difference between the rows that had Edisto guano, and those that had no guano. MeCaslan ?fc Bradley sued on the note, and Dowtin defended the claim, alleging failure of consideration, as the guano sold was not as good as represented at the time ot tnosaie. He also made the further defense that the note was void, because the bag which contained the guano did not have printed on it the information as required by law, in the following section of the General Statutes: Sec. 51>6. Every bag, barrel, or other package of sac!) fertilizers or commercial manures as above designated, offered for sale or delivered after sale in this State, shall have tln-reon a plainly printed labi l or stamp, which shall truly set forth* the naine, location, and tiade mark of the manufacturer, also the chemical composition of the contents of such package, and the real percentage of an? of the following ingredients asserted to be present, to wit: Soluble and precipitated phosphoric acid, soluble potassa,ammonia or its equivalent in nitrogen, together with the date of its nimly sis, :in<! Unit Ttie privilege tax nas Deen pmu; arm any such fertilizer as shall be ascertained by analysis not to contain the ingredients and peicentage sot forth as above provided shall be liable to so zure and condeni nation, and when condemned *hall be told by the Board of Agriculture (or the exclusive use and benefit ot the Department of Agriculture. Any merchant, trader, manufacturer, a^ent, or person, who shall sell or offer for sale or deliver after sale or receive nny commercial fertilizer without having such labels and stamps as heinbefore provided attached thereto, shall be liable to a fine of ten dollars for each separate bag or barrel or package sold or offered for Sale, to be sued for before any Trial Justice, recovered by due process of law at the suit of the State. The amount so recovered, after paying costs, shall be. equally divided between the informer and the Department. The Supreme Court has construed this section in the case of McConnell against Kitchens, and held that Any guano note or contract would be utterly void and of no effect, unless the bags or packages contained thoso five requisites. The Judge charged the Jury to that effect. The jury found for the defendant after argument by Messrs. Benct & Smith for defendant, and Messrs. Parker AMcGowan lor plaintiff. Why So ? All real estate which was exposed to sale last Sale Day was knocked down at remarkably low figures. By reference to notes of the sales it will be seen that lands sold by the public officers ranged from ?17o lo su.ou an acre. The Miller estate alone iurnishing an exception, which was bought entirely by the legatees. We have made diligent enquiry for a reason to account for the depressed condition of affairs, and have heard no reason assigned except the law which enables the money lender to realize ten per cent, on his money. Our crops are about as good as they ever wereOur fanners incurred an unusually small debt on the growing crops. The property was sold on a credit in a great measure, and the only solution of the question is, that farmers cannot afford to buy kind on a credit at ten per cent, interest, and that money lenders do not care to undertake the trouble and care of a farm when they can realize ten per cent#n. terest on their money. While we think it well that our people did not go in debt for land which they did not need, yet we are sorry that more of our people were not able to buy homes of their own. It may be that the sale of immense quantities of land last winter on a credit had something to do with the present price of land. Many traQts were then sold partly on a credit, aun these purchasers are now no doubt matting arrangements to BCltle their indebtedness for those purchases. An Inquirer After Information. We are in receipt of the following letter from an intelligent citizen of tbe Stutc of Pennsylvania, and we give it publicity, in the hope that some of our citizens who have hud experience in the work of terracing, may reply to him through our columns, so that others may. reccive the benefit of the information which he seeks: Yokk. Pennsylvania, October 27,18:5. Editur Press unci Banner: 1)kau Sir?The enclosed article I have taken from the Baltimore Sun and send it to you with a request that you will put me in correspondence with some of the progressive farmers referred to, so that I may be able to improve a piece of hill land by terracing In the best possible way. ascertained by experience, and avoid the mistakes sure to occur at first veuture. If you have any printed matter treating on the subject in which you are Interested please let me know the cost of same and I will purchase of you. My object Is to have the benefit of experience in regard to the best manner of forming the terrace and other things to guard against that, an inexperienced person would naturally have to encounter. I have a field that has an ugly wach in it, where the water meets at the lowest point during a heavy rain. I have always believed ? ? 1 lIlilL l UlUI IU? KiltCI ^.IIIUJU IUIl? WIUVIUUU" j I as it rushed on In one uninterrupted stream, and to check the force, that stream must be so controlled that it would not gain in strength continually as it rushed on to its level. Therefore, the terrace, to break the current, but as all things arc best done when well done, I respectfully ask you to help me And the best way to improve my tleld by making terraces. Yours respectfully JOII-ST B. SAYRES. The Klbcrton and Abbeville ltuilrojul. We learn that some of our friends in Magnolia aie excrciscd because of a proposition to levy a tax to raise money with which to grade the proposed road from Enright to Abbeville and Greenwood. The fact, so far ;as we are concerned, is simply this: If the people in Mn<?r?r>lin. rlpsirr* In tny vos \vf> slinli not object. But we never expect to lend our aid in the effort to tax an unwilling people to advance any private enterprise, \Vre believe that cuforced contributions from the unwilling citizen, under the guise of taxation, Is not ouly wrong in morals, but wrong In law, and ruinous in practice. Believing, as we do, that it is bad morals to take forcibly from the citizen his private property to advance the interests of a chartered corporation, the most that can be expected of us is to be silent on that subject. Jf our people, bo to speak,as one man, desire to levy a tax for a road which would promise a iair return, we will no doubt, make no objection. But wc certainly shall not join a crusade to levy the tax when there its manifest opposition. We are opposed to lynch law, no matter whether applied to persons or property. W i Shall We Make Xcw JFtMlifesliips? If we are not in error, there is a proposition ' before the Legislature to increase the number Circuit Judges. For our part, we believe we ' already have a sufficient number of Judges to discharge the duties of that office. If any are unable to perform the duties required of them, let them stand aside for other men who ma}* be able to fill the place, but don't increase the number of Judges. If Judges in South Carolina aro to be made as plentiful as blackberries in June, then they ought to be about as cheap. If it be determined to increase the number of Judges, then let the salary be decreased in proportion to the increase in number. At present wo pay Sffi,000 to Circuit Judges, and that is quite enough money to pay for the administration of justice by our Judges. If we are to have ten Judges, then redueo their salary to $2,800 a year, instead of | $!,-">00 as at present. Make a liko reduction in 1 tiie Solictor's salary. Two thousand dollars a I year would not be too sm;ill a salary. There ! are plenty of most excellent and most able j lawyers who would be glad to take the places at reduced salaries, ? i Wn wish the Seneca Free Press would print its editorials in a manner so that we might tfistiPis'uisb them fivc.ru extracts. The <ireciiwoojI I.i^ht. Wo have received several copies of the Greenwood Light-, a new paper published at Greenwood. We wish the pnper well. Wc have no jealousies, and shall take occasion in the future to copy into these columns any such article as we may need and have room lor. 'jug jjifjm may rest assured mat we win i not do anything to retard Its progress, and we j hope that it may not do as so many others have done: conclude that its road to success lies in abuse of the Press and Banner. The Press and Banner has weathered many aj storm, and as it may have been shaken at the top.it has invariably taken firmer root in the hearts of the people. It would be pleasant for the Press and Banner to live in uuity and friendship with our young neighbor, whom we shall endeavor to give no just cause for complaint of us. The Edgefield Advertiser. Mr. James T. Bacon, one of the oldest and best beloved editors in South Carolina has laid down the editorial pen of the Ed.yeficld Advertiser, after having been identified with that paper for twenty-two years. "We regret his retirement and hope that he may at an I early day resumo the work for which he was i so well fitted, and which he performed with credit to the editorial fraternity. lie was always on the side of right, and always wrote the promptings of an honest conviction with fearlessness, with an eye single to the public welfare. We wish him good health and good spirits, the be.'t things this side the River. May the old Advertiser live forever and continue to grow in public favor all the time. The Citadel. A yonng friend who Is now In the Charleston Citadel, under date of October27th, writes to us as follows: ' The academy is in a flourishing condition. We haveafourt.li class of about thirty-five. It is one of the best classes that has entered since the opening, and from all that I can learn Abbeville will rank high, or rather her representative will. The cadets are all delighted with the new superintendent. He is just the kind of a man to rule a lot of boys like these, and will, I think, have the academy in a finer condition than it has been in since its re-opening, that is if the Legislature does not close down on ns this Fall. Four other States are now represented, Florida, Georgia. Louisiana and Californa. Our first! graduating class, if nothing prevents, will go out in July and we expect a large fourth class j next year." A Wron^; to the Post Office Dcpartntc:it. The editor of the Laurensvillc Herald, beinc applied to by a merchant to send out a half sheet advertlsemaiit printed at another office, refused to do this because it was unlawful. For his own satisfaction he forwarded a copy of the advertisement to Washington and received in response from James M. Marr acting Assistant postmaster general stating tlmt, in the opinion of the department, the publication was a poster and could not he m died a3 ?> supplement. The penalty for violating the postal law in a matter of this sort is a line of not less than one hundred dollars. ?Carolina Spartan. Yet, in disregard of the law, some of our esteemed brethren are continually doing this very thing of sending oat handbills marked "supplement." The postmaster who permits it should be dismissed from the service. More New County. The McCormick Advance Is agitating the new county question. Of course the people have no Idea of consenting to a division ofj the county, but even If a new county were I desirable and possible, the town of Troy J would bear ofT the prize. It is more centrally located, and in every way more advantageously situated for the accommodation of the people. McCormick is almost on the bank of the Savannah, and therefore could not be of as much benefit to the peoplo as if the proposed Court House were located at Troy. Let McCormick shake the tree, Troy will gather the fruit?It any falls. I? ? ?T?? Decidedly Cool. The coolness of the Aiken Journal and Review in deprecating tlio ill-feeling which the recent net of the zealous friends of the C, C. G. & C. ft. It. have stirred up in that town is truly refreshing. It teems, from ihc Journal and Review, that it is a great pity that he and others could not be allowed to tax the people for a railroad which they did not want and which they did not need. The people of Aiken have a right to be indignant. These inoffensive citizens who did not choose to "stand and deliver" at the command of an alleged railroad builder, must be spoken of as public enemies. Sclah. Attack 011 the Press. During the recont trial of Fer<ruson, charged with murder, the counsel for the defense consumed much time in the abuse of the press, which had been allotted to them for the defense of their client. Their attacks will not hurt the press, and if they thought best to ignore the law and the evidence in hehalf of their client to let out a little petty spile at unoffending editors, they may rest assured of one fact, that the newspapers are .pretty sure to get even, sooner or later, with any man who attacks them. The Weekly Killing in Lancaster. A white boy in Lancaster playfully snapped an empty pistol at a.negro. The empty pistol, as usual in such eases, discharged its load, sending the ball through a vital part of the body of the negro. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict of "Justifiable homicide." That case seems to take the cake for getting an early "self-defense." Don't (Jive a Mortft'age. We would again urge upon our people the necessity of keeping the homestead free of mortgages. A mortgage deprives the head of u family of the right to claim tnc homestead I exemption, even if it did not no farm can ; stand a debt against it which bears ten per I pont. I nf *>ri?RL Iti?-ht Now. The Columbia Register, lifter condemning the Press and Manner and oilier papers for protesting against lawlessness In South Carolina now rightfully assumes to speak out in favor of law and order, and the enforcement of the law. Correction. It was the prisoner, and not Colonel Gary, who shed tears, during Colonel Gary's ?spGcch in defense of Ferguson. The Camden Journal takes issue with us on ; the polygamy-divorce question, maintaining | that divorce in some instances is desirable. We could with more than equal force advocate a plurality of wives. Wo cannot see how a South Carolinian can advocate divorce laws when he reads of the abuse of them in other States, and when ho remembers the pride of South Carolina in the fact that wo have no such demoralizing laws as will permit a man i to have more than one living wife, whether ' she beat home or not. A wife under her I husband's roof is in a better place than when driven from home, even if her husband's ' home be shared by another wife. The good old rule of one wife is best now and forever. WA8 it in good taste for the Rock Ilill Herald to publish the many ill things of the woman who came so near being suffocated with ! gas at the Charlotte Hotel? The matters of ! which that paper spoke are matters which do I not interest the public, and is so otrensivcto I the reader, that she and her sins should have i been covered with a mantle of charity and allowed to pass in silence. Why uncover nnd i expose to the gaze of the public the degrading ' facts ? I Our friend at Due West asks us if It is nec cssary for a man to be a prohibitionist to be a ! friend of temperance. M'ecnnuot answer that question positively, but we believe that a great majority of the real friends of tcmperanceare prohibitionists. If it is right to prevent the sale of whisky in Due West, is it not right to prevent it in Abbeville ? Can Anybody Tell ? It has always been a mystery and a wonder to us why "our friends in Aiken" would kick lip such a muss in an effort to enforce an unr c willing: people to submit to an enormous tnx ^ for a railroad which they did not want. Is it pure patriotism that induces them to try to build a railroad against the will of the people? Is a railroad of such value as to be a (air return for I he enmity which the agitation of this subject has aroused between neighbors? From whence coines the presumption that those who favor the bulldingof a railroad at other people's expense arc better than their neighbors? For downright arrogance J; and.presumption commend us to "'our friends i, in Aiken." For coolness, bordering on arctic <i frigidity, the actionof "oat friends in Aiken" ^ will take the cake when they express surprise v that even honest Germans prefer to spend t their own money in their own way. j Clubbing. I We are constantly In receiptor propositions f like this: i "We should be pleased to have yon offer The P with your pper, and for that put-pose will find your c orders nt $2.50 per year. Very many pnpers which s have subscribers in arrears find this method a good one for inducing their mbscribers to pay their arrearages and t-make advance payments By giving pub- ? lieity to the fact that you will supply yonr own paper J and The at a material reduction from the reg- . u'ar price, you will Rccure new subscriber.-1, and arrear- . ages from old ones."' J We think the country press work to their own hurt when they club with other papers < In order to Induce subscribers to pay up. The j better way to gain subscribers is to Improve i the local paper, and make it a necessity in j the household of other families. Country pa- \ pers that choose to become agents for North- J ern publications are ruining their own busi- ' ii css. ( OfK Ninety-Six correspondent expresses J the wish that wc may print the Press and t Banrur twicc a week. Captain W. D. Mars, t of Calhoun's Mills, expressed the same sentl- j ment on Monday last. We have long wanted ( to print the Press and Banner twice or thrice i a week, but have been afraid to undertake 1 the work. We may yet do so. : Having published at length the assaults ; on the press of the State by the distinguished f counsel for Ferguson it is only Justice to J our brethren that we reproduce their reply to [ these gentlemen. i i AN INDIGNANT CORRESPONDENT. 1 _ .1 rr? ar #1. a < rat kkiiiii^ ui iai hiu School 31anagcincut.. Editor Prcsx and Banner: Humanity is prone to err; also, to com- ] plain.- I observed an Intimation in your pa- < per, not long sinco, that the local public school < authorities 01' this county are contemplating I to elevate the standard of scholarship ingrad- i ing would-be teachers and postpone opening i tkc school term until about the first of February. As to the former idea, the "powers i that be''perhaps, entertain the hope of over- ! coming some perceivable defects that exist which are antagonistic to the true nuxlus operandi of teaching the "young idea how to shoot," Laudable ambition. Bat the shortsighted conception of your humble correspondent convinces him that the tood aimed at will not compensate for the immense trouble, Inconvenience and vexation that wouldbe teachers are subjected to Ingoing to and from the Court House, it may be, through mud, rain and ley weather, and many of! j them too, of t!?3 "weaker vessel" to come in contact with a select multiplicity of quizzlnir, puzzling grammatical, geographical, mathematical and non-essential interrogations everlastingly. I have no faith in such ordeal: The law requiring It, should be abo4i<shed or modified in a way that will give more general I satisfaction. The correct solution of which* i may or may not be,-to a limited extent, a (specimen 01 scholarship, but, I assert, It is not the proper test of ascertaining the "good | teacher.' i lie art of imparling, is equally en- i tit lets to as much sway or esteem in the school room as knowledge, and yet it is ignored. Both elements are requisite to advance puerile education. A teacher may know "It all" but, woefully defective in the natural gift of i impressing the rudiments upon the youthful aspirant. To speak candidly, lam impressed Willi the opinion, the school system as It exists is a nuisance and tax upon the people from which no beneficial resultsaccrue to tfve rising generation, and therefore, should be eradicated and numbered'with the debris of the past. 1 class it nmonjjst the foromost of tlie eompletest humbugs of the age. The latter idea, deferring toonen thescholastic term, : until about first of I-ebruary, in my humble opinion, is an arrangement of the Hoard, that will conflict materially to the Interest of that class of people that earn their subsistence In tilling the soil. Great deal of complaint is; uttered in this matter and I am disposi d,al-! so, to raise a voice of objection. The Board may be Influenced by some pure, impartial motive in modifying the term, but we confess our inability to comprehend It and hope will be relieved of this ig.iorant dilemma in your next Issue. If We are convinced it is intended for the general educational good, tree from any discrimination, all right, henceforth will ! remain taciturn on that point. J do not wish io uu r?!gnrucu as ciic'iutiuuin^ u|j<ni mc inyn plane of a dictator in making suggestions what ought to Le clone, biit.I cannot remain mute, when an occasion present* itself, to express an opinion, whether it is*entitled toany i consideration or not. My opinion is, t lie public school term should not disregard October, | November, December and January, the very months, together with February and March, the farmers can bestafl'ord for their children j education. Their condition are of such character they can't dispense ol their children's labor in the summer months. Give them all the facilities possible, to school their children without interfering too seriously With their farming interests. O. P. H, Is our Country Weakening-, or is it Cictting Stronger? COKESBCRY, S. C., Oct. 2G, 188-5. Editor Press and lianncr : To Judge accurately on this subject, we must look back on past time, and prospecting in the future, by this plan our present condilion can be spotted almost detinately. In all business matters it is safe to keep a balance sheet, and if the income is more than the expenses all is right; but on the other hand, if the expenses are Ihc greatest, in the course of time; failures will be the result. We rejoice toj know that our State government has been re- j rvC tlm nniM'Puvinn fiT r:nll>-:ll ruin Jinil I I the cntiio Union is now governed by the : reigns of democracy, and "we can sit under our own vine and fig tree; none dare molest or make us afraid." Yet therfe is still something to do. We acknowledge that we live in a free government, free speech, free pen, free press, is in its boundary, and a number of our newspapers are now doubling the number of! their former columns, spreading to the world the increased power of the press, and giving room for some dots from correspondents. These inducements that are otlered are lookon as for the good of our country. Now I propose to open a discussion on the question which is the heading of this letter. Js our country weakening, or is it getting stronger? It is not intended that this subject shall be confined to any particular section or county, but to cover the State over. We certainly live in a progressive day und time. Public enterprises are daily on the increase; new railroads In almost every direction are now talked of, and are being layed off, and the woric on in cm is soon 10 ue cunnnciitni. i I Tills alone will in part solve the question, il j the money can be raised to pay lor the build-1 itig of these railroads and other public enter- j I prises. We are scarcely get tins: stronger, otli-1 erwiso we arc making failures. To erect a j strong building it is wise to put it on a firm i i foundation, and for our county to be success-! | ful much depends on what encouragement is ollered by the State government. Our .State tax is now five and a half mills; our county tax is higher than it has been in a number of] years, (.'an notour law-makers dispose of i some positions where they are paying men' high salaries to fill ? Can they not apply the ; royalties of the phosphate beds of the State, | and the income of the State Penitentiary,and , establish the whipping post law, and stop all I these grand and petit larceny cases that takes | up so much time In Court, and is a heavy bur- { den of taxation. These are points thatshould be closely looked after, and taxes lowered, and our country will grow stronger and stronger. Our State Legislators should make every ell'ort to encourage the tax payers, and j they will become wealthier and wiser. To stop the constant flow of emigration of somej of the best of our young men to other States, I'ublie, enterprises, such as new railroads, cot-1 ton factories and high graded colleges should l be commenced at once, and the work go on to | satisfy the wants of our country and taxes; lowered. If not, in the course of time our; State will be likeehafl before the wind, scattered to the four quarters of the earth audi ! fathered up and swallowed up in time obliv- j Ion. W. A. M. I A Credit to .Sou III Carolina Journal-; ism. Columbia Correspondent A ugnsla Chronicle. j The Abbeville Press and Manner is published ; jtliis week as an eight page paper. It is a! I tc.i, if. njiiciuim vui i inn iniu iniim-uii 1,0 >juuv? v?< olina journalism. It deserves a generous patronage and will no doubt receive it. .Mi ? O" One of the I.nrjyesl in (lie State. Church Jiivonl. The J'rcsti and Manner, which is already one ; of the largest papers in the State, is to be still further enlarged. Mr. Wilson is one of the |most enterprising newspaper men in Mouth Carolina. lie richly deserves the success 1 which lias uheatly crowucd his labors. IU II. MH*i WW. 'L m-M.mn.BJIWM1M1 LIULUUJfl*ilLLK'*U"^.'< "OUR FRIENDS IN AIKEN." - PC tl: IONSORTING WITH PARIS SIMPKINS AND DENOUNCING THE '"DIRTY, LOW [" DUTCH ELEMENT." ol e: ?. ^ E )istinguislic<l Chizons of the State j, Undertake to Inflnence the Elec- 01 lion. p (Abbeville Messenger.) al We arose nnil began to talk railroad. To our astonslimeiit the proprietor took square issue ngainut It. (inie of our party walked up to the barlxT shop before i ireakfast, and while there Inquired, "How is tills town ? 'ii the railroad T The barber, who wns a negro, re- 1, died: "Well, Boss, I'll Just tell yon how It is; the jj )utell nnd the niggers are nil agnliist the road, nnd the ihite peoplo for it" Now, here you have the 8itua- ? ion about as well as It can bo told. n After break fust we walked up town nnd struck the 0 Reorder office. Asking friend Drayton how Ire stood ? >n the road, he replied: "Well, my p-iper is neutral." n the conversation, however, the fact developed that jj le wits n bitter opponent. We Teamed afterwards that he Germans hail stock in this rrewspaper,and threat' j( necl 10 withdraw and set up a new paper If It did not ;o against the road. At the previous election the Rewder was a red hot railroad paper. So yon may icore the "Dutch" one here. .1 We began to think about this time tint we had pot- ^ ,en into the wrong pew. Going further up town, how- , ver, we fell into the hands of our friends, who had list learned of our arrival and were on the Way for us. * kVo were shown to Mr. A Muck's office, and here met _ iov. Hagood, Senator Cnllison, ot Edgefield, Mn^or Lewis Joiies and other gentlemen who were deeply lnerestcd in the enterprise. Cl We now for tlx; Hist, time learned the true situation .. >f things In Aiken. The opposition may be footed up hiTs: The Dutch element, which has the controlling .. nfluence, financially, in town and arc always opposed ? 0 progress, is solid against the road. 2d. All the ob- ^ ectlons urged against the enterprise in town were nere local, such 11s: "The rond (foesn't run whero it t fiioiiiM; 11 ougnt it) nave gone tnroiign wr. tones' lanci ind not bv Mr. Smith's." "Another route wonld have _ u-cn cheaper," >fec. 3rd. The citizens back in the ? ,own*l?ip opposed it because they thought the town night to build it. i We pity Aiken. As one of the viszltors said1. who f, 3 well acquainted with the place: "She is a dead . :ock in the pit." Heretofore we have not been able ,o appreciate the condklon of our friends IlieTo who .. lave been laboring so zealously. Now we ave, This r lirty, low, Dutch element has "complete control of the v ;own of Aiken. They have all the business houses ixcept one or two. They allow no American to come n. They arlfo as one man and crush him out. If .' i cotton buyer comes In they p<?p cotton n>p and ' Irtish him. As tho thing now stands. Aiken, with ^ J,50> inhabitants, luis one cotton buyer, a Dutchman . named Ilnun. Uaun is as complete an autocrat of Aiken as the Czar is of liussla. After the war he ivas w->rth $10; now he is worth $15:),000, and Is unscrupulous. When Ilaun takes snulF the OertnanR of c Aiken snaez?, nnd they control the business. The ivhole town of Aiken is in the clutches of this Dutch , . letnent, nnd as far as prosperity is eonmned, she Is ill the coils of a golconda (?) that Id gradually fiyieozng and sapping the life-blood. If over a town needid a railroad it is- Aiken. We did not s<e a single c louso lieiug built. However, we found our railroad friends wnrkine afr in o. d.cith l!iroe..nrid nnniliers of tlieiu Bi.M that it I'lipy lost they would emigrate. They bad posters ?tuek up of tho barbecue and speaking Wednesday r md Wednesday nijiht. An extra, setting forth the s advantages of tho road to the place, was sent out and was well gotten up. The trouble was thut the op[ option would not meet the advocates of the mad In iebi.te or attend the meetings nor allow any one they controlled to g . A few nigiits previous to the barbecue a mei ting was appointed, and ti.ey srot up a ne;ro dunce and general drunk iu the adjoining buildiug to drown them out. From 350 to 41*0 persons attended the barbecue and the speaking, and near tho same number that night, hi the town ball. Gen. Hagood, Senator C'dliaon, Prof, Hagood, George Bradley, Esq., Mr. Jordan, li. 5. Galloway, and SimpkinB. a colored mail from EdgeAeid,addressed these meetlngav The enthusiasm was unbounded and the cheering reminded on* of'TC. The railroad cnti3e gradually strengthened up until the polls closed Wednesday night. The friends of the road In Aiken were condifideht they had won late that evening. They did carry Aiken, but not by go strong a majority as to counterbalance Ihe country precincts.. Neither side leit a stone unturned to carry the election. Wo have never seen so strong feel ing existing among citizens over civil elections They all say this is the hottrst election^that ever occurred in Aiken. It was stubbornly contested inch by inch that day, to our knowledge. But "the longest polo will knock down the persimmons," and the Dutch had the money and used it. A' colored man told us that a German merchant offered him $40 for hi?itifluerice and for his registration certificate. 1 There was plenty of liquor there that day. All these 1 things were factors in the election and used. Then I Mont Moretici hoped if this election waa defeated I she might get the road, and so h? r voting place of Ill Q/.li.llv tlin rnnil I These are the circumstances surrounding ourfriends j in Aiken?a combination of circumstances resulting in the defeat of the road. To show something of the I (spirit that exIsU there, the Dutch took away from an insurance agent that favored the road, on the day ol the barbecue, $'23,000 worth of Insurance, and on ull 1 their tenan's they proposed- to rube the rent 45.00 per month and close out all their mortgages forthwith If 1 they voted for the road. The position taken by Senator Henderson against 1 the road was the greatest surprise to us, as he is a gentleman of culture and intellect. But it was said ! that the Du ch hud ldin employul as their counsel, ] and that lie was the power behind the throne and the ; brains, the Dutch furnishing the money. Senator < Henderson is an accomplished gentleman and has twice beefl invited to Due West to speak. We twitt- < ed him with-trying to cut off closer relations, when he. < said that he would subscribe $500 to the road, but opposed the present tax. We do hope tbn Senator, now that the tax has failed, will make his word pood We have gone into particulars in the railroad election at Aiken because It has been so iktlw undei stood ' and so important. "We only bare this to say: if all German emigrants nre the cloge to progress that this 1 Dutch element in Aiken is, when they have the ascendancy, we pray to be delivered from them. Beer and money seems to be their goal. Think of a man !?.?* tui-lfn hia nnmo hfWtno (Mnt.rol I.IWI.UIII OVU.H.J ...w ? - over h town like Aiken, with its broad streets 100 ynuls wide, nil of them, its noted lK>tels, that accommodate 300 boarders each, and its Northern _ trave!;Monstrous) The railroad was defeated by 123 votes-in tho town ship. It. 15. 6. Duo West, 8. C, THE SCHOOL TEACHERS. The Ordeal thought which they Must Pass on the First Thursday and Friday in January, 1S*C>. School Com .iissioskks OmcE< Abhkvllp, 8. C., November 8 1SS5. We would respectfully give notice to nil concerned teachers, patrons and trustees, that we will aobere us htrictly, us practicable to the school law and the following resolutions passed by the State Hoard of Examiners: 1. "The County Bonnl of Examiners, shall examine all candidates for the profession ol' teneher and uivo uv Mich persons found <pia Iftvd.a certificate, seitiny forth I he brandies of learning he or she may be capabKe of teaching^such an examination to be renewed every year." (General Statutes section 10U5.) The above has been amended by the following: "The County Hoard of Examiners shall have authority to renew suitl certilicates annually for a period of time not to exceed three years; l'rovided that the holders of such certificates shall give to the County Board of Examiners salitiuclory evidence of continued good character and of eflioieney as teachers." (Adoptwi September 2, 1S7!).)1 2. (a) All examinations before County Board of Examiners must be in writing, except examinations in reading. (b} At all examinations before the County Boards at least tivo unMiibt rs or the Board must be present. (r) All applicant* before County Hoards shall bo exami lied on Orthography, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, English Giammer, and History of the U. S., and this State." (''Standing Knles of the State Board of Examiners, 15. ' Resolved, That the examination of teachers before the County Heard of Examiners shall include n teries of questions on the theory and practice of teaching and lliat the "Methods of Teaching" by John Swctt and "'Art of School Management" by John ! Baldwin, will be recommonded as books ot reference." (Adopted May 1, 1SS3.) 4. Resolved, That tne State Surperintendant of j Education be requested to preparo in future, only one | set of questions for all three grades for use by the County Board of Examiners ; and that applicants for j County certificates of QualilTcaiton be required to make a general average ot not less than 30 per cent, for a llrat grade certificate, TO per cent, lor a second ! grade, and 00 per cent, for a third grade and not less . than 40 per cent, on any other branch." (Circular No. 5, series of 1SS5.) 5. "That the examinations ol teachers by County , Boards of Examiners shall be held throughout the! State on the lirst Thursday and Friday in January j anil July of each year, or on such other days as the State Superintendent of Education, in his discretian, j may direct. No examination shall be held except on ; such days without the permission of the State Superintendent of Education first had and obtained." (Adopted September, lsb4.) Implicit {obedience to lawful authority is a ba?al principle in education, and no teacher who is worthy the name will neglect to inculcate this truth both by precept and example. We therefore hope that no teacher or patron will a: k us to disobey tiie pmin aim i imperative requirements ol' the law and the State Hoard, whose ministers we are, by doing any net contrary to the foregoing resolutions. We realize our responsibility, anil we shall endeavor! to meet it, as God shall give us strength, without fear, favor or affection. We earnestly request the trustees of the several districts, the patrons of the public schools, and all teachers who are conscious of their own merit, to aid us in carrying out the foregoing regulations. We would suggest to those who expect to apply for certificates of qualification, that they study, before the examination, one or both of the works recommended in itule No. 8 ; that they review carefully the branches required in "0" of No. 2, especially Arithmetic and English Grammar. There are two advantages in pursuing this course: 1. You get through with the physical labor sooner. 2. Yok may save yourself some humiliation. The examination w ill be held in the court liouso on the first Thursday and Friday in January, 16S;1, for white and for colored teachers respectively, beginning at 10 a. m. and closing at 4 p. in. Applicants must furnish pens and ink, and legal cap paper. Jr t the Applicants keep continually in view, before ' " ii... I.i i, i.ii it nt Shake1- 1 aim UfCLT U1U *Attiiiiuai,ivi?J V??v, ? spoare: "It id ia ourselves that we are thus or thus." GEO. C. IUIDGliS, ,!. 0. KLUGH, .JOHN A. lJOUINSON, County li-.wU of Esiiiuiuers i . I ww?i-ujlil jji?iwwwmwnwwwb Xlnc<y-SI\ Dots. Ninety-Six, October 2C. 1885. The beautiful weather Is very favorable to >\vinj; grain and gathering pea-vine hay, and le farmers are taking advantage of It. Col. \V. U. Rice, of Coronnca, whs down on ' ,st Monday looking around at some fine cate In our town. The Colonel Is a good Judge r fine stock and most people like lo hear an ,, <pression of his opinion. Mr. John N. Lipscomb has purchased a fine ngllsh setter dog. The dog fever Is prevalent i and around Ninety-.Vlx, and does not abate 11 account of the cool and frosty weather. Mr. W. S. Richardson ncelveu a very flee 1 oland China hog from Virginia a day or so * jo. Within a radius of flvo or six miles 1 round Ninety-Six four or live of the best ^ reeds of hot>s can be seen. Mr. Jeff Powers, of Coronaca, was In town ist week. He Is a stirring young man, and ould make some young lady a good busbaucL te says ho has some nice horses and cattle 1 int need selling. j Mr. Glasscock, the patent chum dasher man, 1 as In town on lost Monday exhibiting his J ew arrangement for churning. lielng ahead * n churns, wo referred him to our friend Dr. f lake, who i? authority on Ruch. 4 Capt, W. It. Smith was at homo on la*t Sab- > nth on a visit. He Is busy at Chappells, the s iml of "coons and opossums," building u reslence. A goodly number of our eitlzeus will attend , le Newberry Fair this week. , Several of our merchanfs are advertising . iieir goods at cost. We confess we do not ttn- 1 erstand It, for trade was never belter la our jwn than now. The brick work on the new store of Wersck : Osborne Is being pushed rapidly forward nd before Christmas they will probably be nder their own roof. Cotton seed are worth sixteen to eighteen ents In our market, and a great many are besold. Mr. H. G. Leland, Ron of Dr. Harvey Le'aud ho formerly Uvea at Ninety-Six and Green-rood 1h now engaged at the CotwuMa and r treenville Railroad depot here. With all the hints we have thrown out, we ave only been able to gefc four birds this sea- ' on. We have concluded these bird hunters re short oil ratlous, and- consequently have ? one to give away. Capt. M. B. Lipscomb, Unlfed States Deputy Iarslial for Newberry county, is In town. He 3 looking after rents and not after the viola- j iirs of the law. Mr. L M. Fouche. who travels for the large ardware house of Robinson, Lane <fc Co., of ialllmore, has been at home lor a few days, lsltlng his father's family. Mr. M? A.. T?eloach has purchased a nice irin near Ninety-Six. He is a good lurnacr j ? !!! If ittlth rt MO out tin Mr. George V. Iiell, lofmerlV of this place, ut now of Greer's Station-, Greenville, has eon visiting friends in this vicinity for sevrnl days. If you wish to buy fine Berkshire' pigs of itber sex, address James Rogers, Jr., Ninety- ( Ux, S. C. Dr. \V. A. Sanders says that his yield of Peerkin cotton was 40% per cent, of lint from mc hundred pounds of seed cotton. Col. Millet1 has returned from Synod, Whetfe' le has bColi as a delegate from the Ninety-SI# burcli. EAST KND^ The Press and Banner came last week in Its ie\V form. We must, confess we like the " old tyle" besf, yet we trust the fondest hooes of ts editor may be realized, and that ere long ve will be able to read it twice a week Instead if once. Well, the Ferguson trial Is over, and till iext February we will have a rest. 'Ourpco)le need rest. Mr. F. Y. Sheppitrd received first prcmlnm in f;i-3 Normans at Newberry Fair, as follows: >illon 3 years old, two aged mares, one year ild stallion, and two suckling colls. Mr. J. rlcD. Klnard received ten or twelve preniinns. First on Holstein bulk, and several, in grades and sheep. Qufte a number of Ode lorses and cattle wlW tie taken from tfte vicinity of N>lnHy-.Sl-x to the H:a?e P'alr. The Kev. Jfrr. Carter preached two flnesernons in the Baptistchurch on lastSabbath norning and evening. We are glad to state hat he will remain here another year. Ills row in order for Messrs. Elwell and Siller to econsider. We hope the small contribution of this veek added to that sent last week, will aniwer for the present &AST END. Greenwood Xcwtt. ^ o r* n*# or. icq" WWII, tl. uxirm, , An extra train has been put on the A. & K. I .1. It.- beSweon here and Augusta. It leaves lere daily at G.SO a. mM and arrives here at Wtrj d. in. This wilf be a great convenience to the raveling public. Mr. Bo'nuer, of the Associate Jtrformed Pre*))/leiitin, is mistaken about the Greenwood Light Le^n out. II has Just been Lighted. The "devil" must have gotten hold of our manuscript last week, Judging from the typojraphical errors. We "doll" our hat to the new correspondent rroin Due West. Whact lias bccomccf ' Q,tflirrftnd "Slialfcesiea rfc 1-s We regret that we are to be deprived of Bhlfclo's" suicy notes lorH season. Joe Means has just returned fiom Phoenix. [Ie speaks in the highest terms of a hot supper given by the Indies of that village, for the purpose oi purchasing an organ lor their church. Dr. Duncan preached two able sermons here on Sunday. The Doctor always has a goodcongregation. Mr. R. S. Galloway and Prof. Ilood pafcsed' bh rough town Ihstf week, on their return from Aiken, whither they went to assist In the election; The report, given by the News and Courier does not tally with that given by them, It. beins? anything but ouict thereon the day of election.-. Married, at the residence of the bride's father, on October 22. !>y Rev. H. C. Smart, Miss; I,ula> Williams to Mr. Beard, of North Caroli-1 mi. The happy couple leftofl tSe 12o'clock train via Spartanburg, the following day for their future home in North Carolina. Next to expectorating tobacco juice on the floor of a church, the worst place is on the pavement,-to be swept ap by the ladies dresses. If men mast spit on the pavement they should not sll on both sides, and1' force the ladies through the puddle. Give them a chance to waik around lC as they would any other tilth. Miss Mamie Bailey was happily Joined in wedlock to Mr. Martin, ot Clinton, on Tuesday, at 11 o'clock. They lett for the home of the groom on the 1 o'clock train. We must have a set of very bashful young men. Almost every young lady marries a non-rcalden t. There are quite a number of young ladles visiting here now^whsse names we hawe not learned.- S. Abbeville and EIberton.< Elberton Leader. wA t 1 ?IJ??> ontna lime thnt Alihpvtllo I 7 nfts ui'i*ii vy lui-ii b ivi o 't.iv ?M??v _ and that section of Curolfna has been (^lite anxious to eonneet with a Georjrla trmik kne. Much has been written and said about it. Now the matter appears to fie taking shape. For a long time the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad enterprise has been monopolizing their iuterest and attention. Ibis hasnow fallen through. At a recent meetin? in Aifcpn of the stockholders the rond was voted against, anil it may now be said that it'is practically killed, and that now their connection with Georgia is much more flattering. The people are very much aroused on the subject of a we>tern connection by railroad. Their natura1 outlook is through Klberton to Atlanta by way of Athens. Piuties are already in correspondence and mtieh interest Is'beilig manifested. A letter has just been shown us from an Abbeville gentleman to one of citizens wishing to know whether Elberton is In favor of the route and whether she will put money in the scheme? The matter Is respectfully referred. Wo hope the people will int? rest themselves in the matter. We need not again repeat the great benefits which will necrue to lilberton and this section by railroad connection wltli" the Savannah Valley. Abbeville Aberrations. (Xews and Courier Resident Correspondent.)' abbeviIiIjK, October 27.--In reporting Mr. E. H. Gary's speech in the JVeivs and Qnirkr yesterday, it is mnde to appear that, while npeakingol thoaccnsed anu hlsfamlly, "he" (Mr. Gary) wept. I intended tosny that Ferguson wept. In reporting Dr. Mabry's testlmnnyl made him say that in "petit mat the limbs are not still. There are general con-vulsions of the whole body," <fcc. He requests me to state that he said this of grand vial ami not petit mat. \V. P. C, Tf vnn wimta nice hat don't fall to sen tho ne\v"gooUs just received. II. M. HaUUon <55 Co. 1W. Ladles' hand-made shoes, Folic! leather throughout, every pair warranted, Just received, It. AI. Iladdon & Co. 11-4. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF AHBEVILLIi, IN THE I'KOHATK COURT. Dn. J. D. NEEL, as Administrator of the Estate of Patrick Gibson, deceased, has | applied for settlement and discharge. It is ordered: tliat Saturday, tlie 5tb day of December next, be fixed for the settlement! and discharge prayed tor. J. FULLER LYON, J udge I'robate Court. I Nov. 4,1883. tf j Currants, llUISlllS) Citron, Almonds, lirazil Nuts, Northern Apples, Florida Oranges, JJanauas, Cocoauuts, Cabbage, ?Can always be had at? PARKER & HILL'S. NOV. 1, 18-30, tf r SAJLE OF I By virtue of a power contained' in a mortgage given t?y A. U.Morton/ H caring date April 11,1876,1 will sellatAbtie- M 'ille C. 11., on Sulesday of December next. (7,) H Ninety-Three (93) Acres, I sore or less, of the Morkm Home Jract, upon* fl rhlch stands ifre Valuable property, known as' NORTON'S MILL?Jton Long Oune creek, on mH ho road leading from Abbeville 0. H. to old fl Cambridge. Plat.of the tract will be exhibit ;d on day of sale. Parties desiring to pur- U :hase are deferred ?o A.- Hv SfOTiTON, Esq.," | vho wiij pRoVf the premised alid give all de- I lrca liiiorniuuon. TER&8 OF SALE?One-third cnsh, remainler hi one and two yenrs, with Interest from lny of sale. The credit portion to Ue secured" >y bond aud mortgage. Purchaaerto pay for' lupera. S. McGOWAN, Mortgagee. ttov. 4,1885,5t Messenger copy. NOTICE, Uhd subscribers to the Capital Stock of thb' National fiask of AbMUe, S. 1 > 9 * A RE hereby notified that a call lor the pny-r /i. mentor the Aral Install men l (Deing i?e*. aaif of their subscription) hus been made for 1 December let, 1885. i The Cash let* wilt bo prepared to receipt for Lho sume at the olflce of the Bank. A. B. WARDLAW, President." BEN J'. 8. BARNWELL, Cashier. Nov.-4i-18.So, tf Tke State <rf Soutfr Carolina/ COUNTY OP ABBEVILLE, .-V IX THE PROBATE COURT.NOTICE tahereftygiven that the Execntors of the last. wiH and testamentof Ezekifl Rtwpr. deceased, have apjHied for setftiemenC and? dlseharg*; > / "T It is ordertHf: that. Thursday, the 3d day of, 1 December next, be fixed for granting the relief prayed for. * |j J. FULLER LYON, M Judge Prolxite Court. a Nov. 4,1885, tf j uim. '1 f j In accordance with the act' a to raise supplies for the fiscal year commencing November approved December 24th,-1884ynotice is licreby given that Hie Treasurer's office of Abbeville eouaty vrill be open for the collected of - Caxes THURSDAY, OOfOEEE 1, 1885, : and will be open except the days in the schedule of appoint nfcnrts made below iu this notice. The rate per centom of taxes is^ ak follows: State purposes, 5i mills. County current,.....^ 3' " Roads and bridges 1$ " Schools, 2 44 Total 12 mills. ?^ Potttax J?n all cases- \Vllere the May installment has not been paid, a penalty of 5 per centum upon said installment will ber j added. Taxes are payable it* flie follbwing: ^ kinds of funds and no other: Gold ant? ! Silver Coin, Frated States Currency, Naj tronal Bank Notes, and Coupons whichr shall become payable during the year 11885, on the consolidated ooncis 01 misstate, known as "Brown Bonds," and on the bonds of this State known as "Deficiency Bonds/* Jury certificates and theper dvetn- of State witnesses in the Circuit Courts will be received for County taxes, not including School taxes. Parties liable to Poll Tax, and failing, or refusing to pay the same, will be proceeded against as for a misdemeanor and upon-conviction "fchall be fined not?more than Ten Dollars, besides costs, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding thirty days." All taxes remaining unpaid "on tlio? 130th day of November, 1885, the County | Treasu rer will proceed to collect the same Ko >1 rut.t-nwo At nfrh^nuvisfl aw now nrescrib , .,J v.? led by law, together wi.h the penalty of ! fifteen per centum on the amount so do' linquentr and- if the amount of sufch de| linqaicnt taxes-arid penalties shall not be j paid on or before the 15th day of Decerni bcr, 1885, then the same shall be treated as delinquent taxes on such real and personal property, and shall be collected by sale of such real and personal property according to law." In order to further the collection of tho taxes and to accommodate the Uix-payers a3 far as I aw able, I have arranged the following schedule of appointment and !' request the tax-payers will take due notice thereof, as the office at the Court J House will necessarily be closed on those* ! days. Verdery, Tuesday, October Gth. Bradley, Wednesday, October 7th.Troy, Thursday, October 8th. McCormick, Friday, October 9th. Greenwood, Saturday, October 10th. Ninety-Six, Monday, October 12th fromi arrival of down train u-ntil departure of j up train Tuesday, October 13th. i Ilodges, Wednesday, October l'4thv Donald-t, Thursday, October 15th. i Duo West, Friday, October IGth. | The remainder of the time I will be in* j the office at the Court House, j Tax-payers in Lowndesville, Magnolia, Calhoun and Bordeaux townships, will itako notice that the Savannah Valley Railroad tax will bo collected at the same time and subject to the same penalties as the State and Count}' taxes. All information as to taxes will bo cheerfully given by mail or otherwiso, but I will not pay postage. J. W. PERRIN, County Treasurer* Sept. 9,1885, tf Webb Halters. AX ASSORTMENT Just received nn?l for sale cheap by 'J'HOS. BiXiUfcj. August 12, WS5. tl