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f it?????w??a??t??o< The Press and Banner ABIiJilVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1885. Caonernl Iln^ood'H Report. The report of General Hngood at the recei Stockholder's meeting, which gives a detai I'll account 01 uic (ireseui uiuuiuun <wi future prospects of the Carolina, Cumberlan Gap and Chicago Railroad will be read wit much fhtercst by all of our people, whethi they favor the enterprise or not. General Hagood has no doubt done all thj any man could do under the circumstance It was unreasonable to expect him to ma* bricks without straw, lie had no monc with which to work, and, so far as weknoi it was not, and is not, in the power of an man to inducc capitalists to put their mow into an enterprise for which there was litt or no demand, and which could not, even ui ' tier the most favorable conditions, otter rei sonable assurances of a profitable return f( mnrcv invpstod. It cannot, and will not be denied that the was at one time a demand for a road such i tlie Cumberland Gap road proposed to be, bi that time had passed before the extraord jiary eflorts were made to aid in building by taxation. While we were waiting, tl <lrcenwood and Augusta Railroad became a accomplished fact, and the Savannah Vall( Railroad became an assured success. The. two roads answered the demand for railroai so far j\s Abbeville and Aiken are conccrnc By observing the Railroad map, which wj issued.by the Cumberland Gap company, % will be seen that the railroads now in cxis encc between Aiken, Augusta, and Troy, ai on as short a line as the route, on which was proposed to build the Cumberland Ga Railroad. There was a time when there was a deman for a railroad from some point on the Greet wood and Augusta Railroad to the city < ^XIIUUI^UU. X licit uuuiiiim iiuo cravat ou|'piv l>y tlxe Savannah Valley Railroad. We kno of no present demand by commerce or b travel for a new railroad between Abbevill and Aiken, and no effort, so far as we reco lcct to have noticed, has ever been made t show any necessity for the building of an such road as the road from Aiken to Abb villc. But despite this state of affairs 01 people, as it were, in a great shout and hu: rah, voted a heavy tax on many of Hi corporate bodies along the line. This act ( the people must have been very gratifying t the friends of the enterprise, and must hav given General Hagood renewed energy an increased hope. Faithful to his cause, an true to the best interests of his company, s lie saw it, he went in person to Aiken to us his personal influence for the road, but not! ing could move the people of Aiken fror their firm determination to refuse to levy . heavy tax on her property and her businei Interests. Almost immediately after this d feat, and upon receipt of positive informatio that nosubstantial aid could be expected froi ^.naneston, ne announced 1110 met uihi. n having lost faith in the success of the entei prise, could not continue the effort, and tec tiered his resignation as Fresidcut of the corr pany. The whole report exhibits a manly bearin in defeat, and furnishes internal evidence < his fairness, of his candor, and of his honest of purpose throughout. Although he mui have felt the disappointment at the refusal < Aikeh and Charleston to help in the ente prise, yet he has no word of innuendo or coi demnation for'thosc who were not convincc ?>f the benefits to be derived from ar: inves ment of their money in his road. We ai now the better able to understand tli bearing ol the man, when he, in his letter I Dr. Wideman, last April, declined to urge 01 people to vote for the tax. That letter, coi stJued with his report, would lead us to b< lieve that he ever recognized the rights ( those who did not think as he did. With hi sense of right and of Justice, we know that h must have realized that it was a high-hande measure to forcibly take the citizen's mono to build his road, and we are glad that h made his report and offered his resignatio without casting reflections or imputations o anybody. If we have, in our earnest oppos tion to 4he levy of a tax for his road, sai aught that was disagreeable to him persona ly, wo would make all proper amends for i While we opposed the levy of the tax for tl road, we have always entertained the liighe; regard for him personally, and whatever w said was intended merely to express our o] position to the levy,and not to reflccton bin Since even General HagooJ, who is at tl head of the enterprise, and who knows inor of it than any other man can know, has n heart or encouragement to prosecute th work, or to follow this Jack-willi-lhe-Lai tern, it would seem that it now only remaii (of its inencis to give a doccnt burial to a enterprise, which once had such glorious po slblllties, but whjQse hour has vanlsht Ijiiuu n hum; nu> uviu lui>cu uv utuui. -The '"Prosperity Press nn<I Reporter aud the "A'ewberry Observer," 'The Prosperity Press and Reporter Rooms I 'lie laboring most earnestly to persuade tl people of Nfrwberry that they have been i suited by the Newberry Observer, which pa pi .some weeks ago urged the building of betti .school houses in that county. The Obscrv .-spoke of the poor school houses, while urgii .the erection of new, comfortable and decei houses. So far as we are informed any eflb to persuade the people generally, or juries i particular, they have been insulted, is an o scheme that seldom pays. If the Press ai Jlejyorter wants on its own list any of the pre out subscribers to the Observer, it will fir Bjg tlint the surest way to got them is by mnkli WjB its own paper superior to the Observer. Su< ? attacks as the Press and Reporter makes c H| the Observer will not avail much. Tlie pcop %jfl| are very likely to ?-cad something between tl Bra 11 lies. 8g| .\side from any selfish interest in the mr ter, we are inclined to believe that agitatk of the subject of school houses will do tl people good, without hurting cither of tl Kg newspapers. We believe the statements M fact, and the utterances of sentiment, by tl Htl Observer, are eminently correct and prop* and when the attention of the people is calli ML to them, as the'iVesjt and Reporter is now (J Hr ins: so vigorously,good is obliged to result. We believe the way the Superintendent Ml Kducation has neglected to give liis time at attention to the discharge of his official d ties, and the poor school houses of the .Stal Sg^P are a standing reproach to the Democrat party. The efl'orts of the Observer deserv EffiB n ?tw??-k ffnin nunrv fripnrl of nnhl If schools, as well as froin every citizen wl takes a pride in the welfare and credit of tl State. We fay this without any personal fe r ing for or against eitherof our Newberry co temporaries, and we certainly cannot charged with partiality to a newspaper whi< ?cems unfriendly to us. Civil)? Credit. our Prosperity,qoiitemporary, the Jprcss ai ^ Reporter, seems to he displeased because soi Wk of the brethren have cried in giving credit that paper for what it did not write, and 1 P not giving ,lt creiijt for wh$t it did wrii A When our friend lias been a little longer i.ncinotu of nrlntinc a, newspaper. he w Pjiot make such complaints, but wili feel ho ,ored if a contemporary copies his pieces, i .matter whether lie gets credit or not, T Press and lb-porter is perfectly welcome anything it tijay linil in tile press and Iianw It may i;lve credit to us, cr to cither of o /joinpetitors, or to anybody else, cr it 111; give no credit at all. Wr are truly ^orry to le^rn of the eerio, Illness of CapL McKcrrall of the Marion Stc We earnestly wish that he may recover h p>od health, and that many years of usefi jiessand happiness may be allowed to him. The IiOK-islaliirc. ' The General Assembly of South Carolina = will meet next Tuesday week, the 21th of the month. From the indications as expressed in the newspapers, and by the grand juries org the ditlerent counties, we are led to fear that some radical changes may be made in the ju_ dic-ial system of the State. Without very clear proof of needed changes, we think it best to .1 ^ make changes slowly and cautiously. It is. we believe, a tact that our Courts now ^ I are much more expensive than they were nn, uler the Republican rule. This can, in our j j opinion, be accounted for in the fact that ? ori many minor otl'ences have been greatly magnified, and removed from the jurisdiction of 1 ^ the trial justices. If the number of trial jus- 1 s tices were reduced, and if the rcduccd number were paid a stipulated salary by the year, ' with no contingent fees, tlie business of the 1 ' Circuit Court would be greatly reduced. It '' trial justices were empowered to try all small J: cases, the business of the Circuit Court would i j* be still more greatly reduced. r 1_ The penalty for carrying concealed weapons v should be fixed by law at a sum higher than p ' a hundred dollars or three months sentence t )r n to the penitentiary, or else this class of of- j re fences should be transferred to the trial jus- i ag tice court. ?' If it should be determined to increase c \ the number of Circuit Judees. then the r 1- ? - pay of all Judges and Solicitors should be reie duced so that the increased number of Judges u and Solicitors may not entail further cost on the people. St.oOO is a good estate, and a sum se which demands good service. We need a law which will require insurance j companies to pay the full amount of the poli^ cy on whicb they receive a premium. it We could, on a pinch, get along with fewer ^ Railroad Commissioners. ,J Our convicts should be allowed to remain it in the comity, and we should be allowed to send for ot hers, if needed, to open new public roads, and to work the old roads. Let a law ^ be enacted which will authorize the appointment of a surveyor whose duty it shall be to survey new roads which may be needed, or to make such necessary changes in the present c w route of old roads as may be advisable. Let s y an overseer be appointed whose duty It shall c l0 be to procure tents, blankets, cooking uten- ^ sils, work implements, and guaids for as i 0 many convicts as may be needed. With good *" v tents, which can be bought at small cost, the j J. overseer, guards, and convicts may be made I [r cointortable, while on their work. This law f r_ as to convicts worKing uic roauswin relieve ,e the penitentiary from its crowded condition, )f and be of great value to the farming interests 0 of the country. ,e We need to have another collection of taxcj es ordered this winter?not later than February?or in failure to get that, let us have two ls collections next winter, so that citizens who ,e work for the county may receive the cash, j. We need better school houses, and if any n portion of the levy now made for school pura poses could be diverted to the erection of comy. fortabie school houses, great good would be e_ done to the people. n The needy Confederate soldier should not be ? forgotten. e We need all the anti-prohibition legislation ; ._ which may be necessary to secure an cxpres- j sion from the people on that subject. We need a change in the law, which allows town authorities to appropriate the fees re|(T ceived for whiskey license. The county is held responsible for the Court expenses therey by incurred, and the county should receive all j the fees. The country people suffer equalrf ly from the evils of drunkenness, and the r_ money should go into the general treasury of j. the county. There is nothing clearer than this. For instance, the murder trials which have inflicted such cost on the people. The .? license fees to sell the whiskey which caused V . ie the killing, went into the town treasury, 1 0 while tiie county Is "left to hold the bag," and ^ ir to settle the incidental or consequential dam- i |. ages. 1 We have a wlseand conscrvativedelcgatlon ^ to the Legislature, and wo have no doubt of r IS their ability, their fidelity, and iheir wisdom ^ 1C to look after all our best interest in the Legis- I fi lature. f " _ f y " * ? 1 e Healthy Sign. o n "We believe a majoiity of the press of the rj n State heartily condcinn the recent outbursts c i- of lawlessness which have occurred, and we " d are also of ihe belief that a majority of the j 1- press of the State favor an impartial and an I: t. exact enforcement of the law, even against 1 ie white offenders against the person. For this " ?t advanced sentiment on the part of the press n e we thluk. the country is to be congratulated. ' P- The time will come when all offenders against the person in South Carolina, regardless of j f ic color or political faith, will sutler for their M e misdeeds. They will begin to find out that i j' o Democratic rule in South Carolina is strong I e enough to punish members of their own po- ' a- litical party, as well as members of the Kadi- 7 ls eal party. It will soon be found that the law- c n less citizen need not look to any newspaper J s- to conceal the enormity of his crime from c 'd public view. When the newspapers ntc entirely free from the influence or control of the J lawless element we may expect a public sen- t .?? tinieot that will notallow offenders to escape, s 1 ji The i;<l?eliel<l Lynchers. I We copy on our first page, the facts in ref- \ erence to the application for bail for the par- } ties charged with the murder of 0. T. Cui- ' pr c er breath in Edgefield county. Judge Hudson's -j action in refusing bail to twenty-three of the \ accused is, we believe, unprecedented. We * ^ do not now recollect of a single instance c rt where a gentleman has heretofore been re- t ln fused bail in a small sum?no matter what J 1%^. /\f l.*nMttnr Tf nni* Tiidrrnc nrn locc 1 JJ uicimioui v.... , , nl accommodating in iho matter of bail, we >s. Lbinlc that even if the juries still refuse to do j 1 1(j their duty, the inconvenience of lying in Jail | ( lfr may have some effect in deterring others p ,j? from committing murder, or else make them J in wait until near Court time to commit their i le crimes. ,e ??g>-? c? i Tliose ^Conditions.*' i >.t- General Hagood has filed a certified copy of [ >n the action of the Hoard of Directors of the t>e Carolina,Cumbeiland Gap and Chicago Rail- ! road in reference to our Bonds. While we i think that General Ilagood meant more in j ie his letter to Dr. Wideman than this, wo shall ' not criticise his action. Having voted tlie ] t-'d bonds under the Impression that he and his i to- associates were to continue in office iijdefi- . nltely, we hope that they may see that we i ?f are perfectly safe before they quit their of id fieos. Wc shall look to tho't to see that wo ! u- fall into the hands of no one who may havo ( .. ... <~1.~ l.nforn tlu. 1 Lvi 1110 (IIKpUMllUll VJ 11WIV Ulli uuuuo uviviu I?v 'c roail Is completed. ( L'S ? ? ? 'c "Gen. Beanresnrd has entered into ft contract, with ' no Mr. Allen Th?rndike Iiice, editor and proprietor of the |ie Xorth American Review, to write a scrips of arti- ! cles on the war between the states. Oen. Beauregard has made it a condition that they thall be published at i el- an early date, as he expects that they will arouse lleree j m_ controversies.and he wants to have the issue that lie ' , raises settled during Lis lifetime." I be i bIj If General Beauregard will give some of the, I secret history of the Louisiana State Lottery, j j he would be likely to do a greater service to j. his country, and if lie would explain how he 'j comes to lend his good name and influence to! ( ; that swindling concern, ho might settle a j t 110 question which is prominent in the minds of to the old soldiers who followed him In war. or | te" I The Democrats of Virginia last week elect.; j led Genera! Fit/hugh Lee as Governor of the |, j State, and elected a pood Democratic majori- j I u" I ty in both brandies of the General Assembly, j 110j From the tone of the press ami the sentiment j ,10iot the people of Virginia, we think It quite tojiiJccly that Senator Mahone will notle his own successor in the next United States Seuur I ate. iy i The ijrecnvillc Entcrprixc and Mountaineer 1 6ays that terracing and ditching is to be dis- j J '1S j cussed by the farmers at their next meeting j r>* j In the,Glty Hall. We hope that paper may J s j make a full report of the discussion. "We must j ei thor terrace our ty.iN.ls or else lose all of our I soil. I ARTHUR I. BENEDICT. . 1 LATJGHTERED BY A CHRISTIAN-SLANDERED BY A JEW. ?. fay the Promt Highlander Slay 15is Lowland Xcigiibor, Without Ac- 1 count ability to the Ln\r ? , We copy a letter from Mr. C. II. Moise. cor- > ] espondent of the Augusta Chronicle, who is j irmly convinced of Ferguson's innocence of > nurdcr, and is also impressed with the noble- j less of his character. Ho has no doubt of | Jenedict's total depravity. He argues at great I ength the superiority of the lilghlnndcrsover 1 lie inhabitants of the lowlands. Scmter, November. 1.S83.?Since leavingAb- ' icville I have hail no time to communicate ny conclusions concerning tlie most interest ng case with which I have ever had any conleetion, either as correspondent or spectator. The Chronicle knows that I went to Abbe- ; 'ille fully impressed with Ihe horror of a snp>osed murder, done by a vagabond upon the tody of a lamb-like youth of my own race ,nd lineage. So true was this thai the nohleleartod President of your publishing compaly felt it incumbent upon him to warn me gainst prejudging the case, by saying in bis i1 etter, requesting me to visit Abbeville, "I am ' onfident that you will give an impartial retort of t he case. Imagine my astonishment, on my arrival in ho beautiful Utile "City of the Abbey," so ' tamed by the pious Huguenots who settled j he place many years ago, to find that the ta- ' iles were reversed: that the deceased was not J i, lamb by any means, but a he goat with ail 1 he name implies. That instead of being as I 1 iad been informed, "an Israelite without ; mile," he was a violator of tlwit dread com- . uand, in breaking which a mail breaks all he commandments. I do not mean that he j ras a violator of the Sabbath, the only sev- I nth day Sabbath, kept by any people on 1 arth for seventeen centuries. The deseera- 1 ion of lheir sacred day is loo common, in this Jodless country, by all religious denomina- 1 ions, to make his direliction a matter of scri- 1 luseomment. But I do mean that hedid what ' 10 Jew nor Christian, who is not wholly lost ; o every religions, every moral, and every genlemanly instinct, can possibly do. . I [We omit here some four or five sentences.] j The wretehched life led by this man was ac- < ompaniod by its usual features. Instead of pending his leisure hours in wholesome oc- , upations instead of availing himself of his ( plendid Hebrew education, (to-jrain which I , vould iiave my left hand sawed olt with an I insharpened saw.) and studying the glorious!. ecord.'! of his grand ancestry: instead of < ending Scott's Ivanhoe, or Miss Evans' )anicl Deromla, where he would have , earned to love the law of Go.d; he ] lassed his idle moments with thot>e who , luillle cards and throw tlie dice! j Are these the kindof immigrants we want? | s it for the protection of such as these that ( he eloquent ex-Adjutant-(ieneral of our!. State so ably pleaded? Have we not adulorcrs and gamblers enough already ? Was Benedict a Jew? Yes. by birth alone. , fhe noor nrisonur, Ferguson, "built better , ban he knew," and spoke the truth, while icated by liquor, when hs applied the epithet 'damned Jew" to the deceased. Was he not 'daninatus," condemned, by his own law, the aw of Israel's God, as well as by the statute 1 >f South Carolina in such ease ''made and ; jrovided?" Had I been of counsel for the accused I j vould have moved to quash the indictment, ;eiause of iis false assertion that tlie de- 1 leased was "in the peace of God and ol the state!" Ratber was he at war with God and lis adopted mother, South Carolina! Had he 1 eceived the punishment awarded by God's aw lie would have been in bis grave years be- ; ore the fateful eve of Ohristnus 1884. Had he eceived the punishment, awarded by his idoptcd mother, he would have been doing ' icnance in that strong city on the banks of he Congaree, where evil doers arc "kept invard," and no bullet from any pistol could lave harmed him. On the other hand, who is Ferguson? A :oung man, a little Inclined to drinking ar- 1 lent spirits. Of good repute in his vicinage, j for I inquired dilligently through thirty nilcs of weary travel around Abbeville,!1 iighteen of which on foot, and all spoke well | if him.) Married to the woman of his ihoice. Fatherof two children, one of whom | san infant, born while its father was in jail! : ^ laboring man. Working for Ills "daily >read" and earning it by "the sweat of bis race," standing up like a man to his duty tin-1 il his aged father was compelled to remontrate with him, and to shield him against 'thearrow which striketh by day" viz: the innierclful ray of Southern sun! lie ioo had lis glorious ancestry. A fV'OiCII Jllglililllill-r; u iiuiii in ??j 'eins flowed the blood of the clans made ever j Memorable by the golden pen ol' Walter Scott. A mountaineer. No wonder that the ;lfled lien el. fell In love with Abbeville conn- j y some eight or nine years ago. when fresh I roin the classic halls of Edinburg, he visited ! r lends in Abbeville. It is a second Scotland.' I'll ore arc the hills and valleys.! the heather ,nd the clover, the "star.es''and rocks. There ,re "ickers" ol wheat, and "awns" of barley, .'here the "paitrlelc" "birrs," ami the "bumlock" buzzes. There are the "carls" and 'airlines,'1 for people do not die t here to any ilarming extent. The "cootics" rodfet in the rees, the "corbics" croak in the air. Last, >ut not least, Ihe "couthie" "lassie" "gangs" o meet her "bran" "laddie." who will "daur" ,ny thing for a "kin" glance of the "bonnle" ?lne "een," and she plucks the wild "gowan" ,nd pins it to his jacket, while lie "joiil-s" laigh" to steal the kiss as she Is "cumin' hrough the Rye." John C.Ferguson comes from a racn noted or courage and endurance. They made ttcot and wliatshe is. They were at all England's j ;reatest battles. It was to them that Wellngton entrusted the decisive blow, which ! iroke the power of Napolean and scattered i he eagles of France in wiid confusion, "lip! ;uards and at them !" was like the blare of he trumnets before which the walls ofJeri-| :ho l'ell down. The pibroch's scream lms al-1 rays accotnpained the drumbeat of England, | which, as Webster said, follows the sun in its i :ourse. Murderers are always cowards; and the; lighlands of all countries produce only brave < nen. It is a fact in history that the "hope"! f oil nations comes from "the hills." This [resit truth rests upon Scriptural and historic ?o less than philosophical grounds. Sodom ; md (iomorah were the "cities of the I ilain," and messenger of God who savd Lot and iiis family said to them "look lot behind thee, neither stay thou in any >art ol the plain; escape to the mountain." Vll groat countries are hilly. Tlie.lsvnd of I'al!stine is si series ot hills and mountains. The temple stood on Mount Moriaii. Jerusalem vas built 011 mountains. The law was given >n Mount Sinai. Moses and Aaron died on! maintains. The seven hills of Rome; the litis of Albion ; the Swiss Alps: the heights >f Abraham in Camilla, and innumerable >ther facts show that greatness, national and ndivjdual.is measured by elevation of the I and. Philosophy sustains (lie argument. Where men have little or no labor, where they livei .1 pon spontaneous propuctions of the earth, ir upon ground so level that it is easily cultivated, they are either barbarians, or ot in crior courage, character ami pnysicai uovei-1 lpnieni,. They are lazy, idle and wasteful. I rt'liat comes easily is hpent extravagantly.! I'he virtue of the women goes hand in hand: .villi the courage of the men. North en 11aions, because more mountainous, have al-j ivays conquered southern nations. The Gey-, nan or the Englishman is more than m match i or the Spaniard and the Frenchman. In Central Africa the natives Jive on ba-j iianas, pine apples and the wild cassava, They do not raise any crops, and divide their j line between hunting and getting drunk on j [he liquor dislillcd from fruits and roots, i L'liey are savage but not brave. Easily quell- J ?d by civilized men. Their women are simply females and slaves. The word "wife" has do meaning to them. So, but in less degree, with elvilized nations. The French people ire splendid soldiers at the beginning ot a battle; but lack the staying qualities of t he j lirilish, the German, or even the Arab, wiio inherits with the blood of Ishmael the cour- j igeand endurance of Abraham, the lirstgen-; I'ral, as he was the most perfect gentleman of ! antiquity." So uo the French people fall sadly short in I lomestic qualities. They have the "vine and j iiioitir i m/.*' rif .Imlon. hn! there is no such' word as "wile" in the French language. Ilcnce ' lite lo\y tpu.e of moral in France, and the immense prouortion of illegitimate births. There are in France thousands of homes, where all the qualities which .adorn the hurl man race, shine in refulgent liuj.it; virtue, industry, thrift, piety, courage lu the men, efiaslity in the women. Hut these little paradises ire on the sides of llie hiils, and 011 the table lands of the great ranges ol mountains which jfuard France auainst her hostile neighbors. L'oinndown to the plains, the llat lands, and you have a low standard of morals, and inferior intellectual and physical development. J'hinisa universal law, though as with all ather general laws, there are exceptions, some Limes, at the first glance, disproving the rule. Where men live among highlands, and have to contend with nature; where the soil is full 1 af clay and rock, the crops arc made only by hard labor, there manhood reaches its highest development, and woman reigns in pristine purity. From these elevated regions some the Joshuas, the Calebs, the Alexanders,1 the Ciesars, the Napoleons, the Wushingtons,: the Wellesleys, the Lees and the Hamptons, j For, although Hampton was born in the low , country, his family came from the rocky soil j jf Virginia, and he left the low country a I youth, The lulls also produce the tallest and the dronuest men and women. In Palestine tolay there arc a lew descendants of the chosen leople who arc nearly seven feet high. These 1 ire the oll'spring of the brave {'Caleb," thej oots of whose name combine tlie cognomens ! Mion-hearted" and "hammer." So that the! lero, whoJled his people asrainst the "Ana-j vim" giants, was the .1 udaic Richard C'our-deL.C011 and Charles ilartei combined in one ! C. II. JVI. mo ^ Don't iorgct to pay your taxes. ao???a????wegaw THE "CONDITIONS." J" [ resident IKagood Says the C., C. O. A ('. It. It. Must and will Accept t our Subscriptions with all the Conditions as Voted. President's Office C., C. 0. it C. Kaii.way Comi>axy P.arnwell C. H.. S. C. 3 Nov. 1333. Clerk of the Court, Abbeville County: My Dear Sin?I enclose a paper which I ivas required to execute, for file in your office, jecauso I (lo not know with whom else or whom to file it. It is of interest to your people. ^ [ believe in some one or more of your townships other conditions were added to their subscriptions relating to time, &c. I have not included them because having no authority to do so from the Directors my action in that particular would he inoperative. As a matter of course, however, the Railway Company in accepting the subscriptions when it formally does so, must and will accept It With ill the conditions as voted. " Respectfully, f JOHNSON HA GOOD, )> President, } riense file this letter with paper enclosed. ?' Minutos oT Directors Carolina. Cum- c bcrliiiMl Gap and Chicago Rail way Company. 0 CiiahIjEstox, S. C'm 5 March, 1SSV3. K The Board of Directors of the Carolina, }' Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway were J' luly summoned to a meeting at the CharlesIon Hotel on the 3d of March, 1885. There 1 ivere present Johnson Hagood, A. H. Gregg, , Lewis Jones, Theodore Croft and It. \V. Had- [' Ion being one less than a quorum. A lar-jc md enthusiastic meeting of Delegates from v the several towns along the Carolina Division v rf the said Railway which was then in ses- 'J ?ion at tnc same place having advised calling [' upon their constituents at once under the A. 11 A. approved 22 Dee.. 18S3 for subscriptions in ? lown Bonds and recommended that the same. fi lie accompanied by certain conditions on the a part of the Railway, said conditions were approved by tlie members of the Board present, c ,ind the President directed to obtain by mail n or otherwise the signatures of a sufficient number of the Board to the following resolu- b Lions embodying said conditions to make a ? quorum and to tile the same with the records. \ [>t the Railway. The President was also dl- ^ rected to sign the necessary papers to make ? these conditions a part 01 hip simsenpiions j now about, to be voted upon. W. H. Scholield 1 President of the Atlantic and Northwestern J! L'otnpany wsts also present and endorsed the r< conditions of subscriptions referred to. ? " Whereas, The Boa'd of Directors of the Caroli- ( na, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Kail way Company 13 ( it out to submit to the several towns and townships <5 dung the Carolina Division of said Balhvay the ques- f, lion of subscription to its capital stock under the pro- j, rl.?ions of the Act of the General A-.setnbly ol South L'arolinn appro fed 2217 a, 1SS3. Resolved, That in the event of any town or township voting favorably upon the question of subscription thus submitted the bonds to be issued thereunder ?liall be deposited ii> the Carolina Savincs Bank of Charleston in trust to be delivered to tin1 President of Y the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicssro Hailway " inly upon a completed line to said town or through i said township. 0 Resolved, That each town or township shall re ceive for its subscription at pur one half the amount thereof in Income Bonds und one half in capital j: stock of said Hallway." President's- Office C., C. G. ?t C. Ry., s Aiken- S. C.. 3 Nov. 1883. I I Johnson Hagood, President do certify that 15 the foregoing is a true copy of the minutes of the Hoard of Directors of the Carolina, Cumberland G?p and Chicago Railway Company nt the meeting held in Charleston on 5March, L>85. That as directod the signatures of each find every member of the Board of Directors has been obtained to the original resolutions, which paper is now on tile in my oflice. I also certify that the Atlantic and Northwestern Company has furnished me with a properly authenticated copy their proceedings on June 2d, 1885, ratifying and confirming the conditions of subscription as f.ir as they are Interested therein through their construction contract, which paper is also on file in my office. And as directed in the minutes above copied and by authority of the Board of Directors. I do hereby execute this paper to make the conditions above written apart of the subscriptions voted in aid of the said Railway by the towns and townships of Abbeville county in pursuance of the call made upon them uuder ttie A. A. approved 22 Dec., 18f>3. Witness my hand and the seal of the company Attest : JOHNSON HAGOOD, [L.S.] J as. A r, drtcii Presdt C. C. G. it C. Ry. Acting Secty. One Partner Cannot Bind Another by ? Sealed Note. George R. Sibley & Co., of Augusta, (Jeorgla, brought suit against Young & Napier, mer- 1 chants at Troy ."on three notes of a thousand s dollars each. Mr. Young In his answer denied . Iwntlniy nni? Infnrmntinn nr Lr nnu* 1 tif t.hn I ' II.I ? lllf, ..............w.. ... > ~ - I making of the notes, but demanded strict I1 proof of the same, and set up a counter claim. |' it will be remembered that Young it Napier { made an assign in cut nearly two years ago. 1 Mr. Samuel O. Young, one of the partners, is * a well-to-do farmer, whose property will be ' held liable for the debts of the firm, and the s debts are by no means light. At the last term of the Court Judgment was sought to be obtained against him upon the notes in question. Judgment had already been obtained acainst his partner Wm. 11. Napier. Messrs. r Perrin A Cothran. represented the plaintiff, J Messrs. Sibley <fc Co., and Messrs. Bcnet & Smith and K. C. Cason were counsel for 8. 0. Youne. When the plaintiff rested his case Mr. Iicnet moved for a non-suit on the following ground?because the complaint alleged ' that the notes were promissory notes, whereas the evidence showed that the notes were untier seal, and that the Arm name had been signed to them by Nnpier, and not by Young ; j that therefore Young was not liable to pay : these notes. 1 Judge Wallace at first seemed to consider t that the seal was surplusaue inasmuch as a . partnership cannot usually execute a sealed j instrument, and that the notes in effect were i U1AIJ |Ji v/niiJ*r??/i j u\i(.viP? Counsel for defence then submitted auttiorltins from the Law Reports of South Carolina, which established the doctrine that a sealed ! instrument, executed with the firm name by ' one member of si partnership tirm is binding, ' as a scaled instrument against the partner so I' signing, but la null and void as to his co-part- \ I tiers. IJ Atter argument on the other side by Mr. i' Perrin and Mr. Cutliran, tiie Jud^e granted J the non-suit. < In the afternoon of the same day Messrs Fcrriu ?.V Colli ran moved to set aside the non- | suit on the ground that as it was in evidence j that Mr. Young had acknowledged his liabili- < ty on the notes, it wasa question for the jury,! | whether he knew they were sealed notes or h not. Judge Wallaeeat once .said that had that 11 fact been called to iiis attention in the morn- | ing lie would not have granted the non-suit; ! | and lie therefore set aside the non-suit. I The case then went back to the jury. Evidence for the defence showed that Mr. Young dlil not know the notes were sealed; that ho . had not authorized Napier to execute them : i and that he did not ratify the making of them. Counsel for both sides argued the facts before the jury, and the Judiie delivered a I learned charge 011 the law in which he held ' that it is not within the scope of partnership 1 business to execute sealed instruments; that I sealed instruments can be executed by a partnership, but that they are binding only when express or implied authority has been previously given, or when the subsequent acts of thn cn-nnrinersamount, toa ratification of the matting of the sealed instrument; that a sealed instrument with a Ann name is binding as such upon the partner who signs it, but is not ' binding upon li is co-part nor, unless such copartner previously authorized or subsequently rati lied the malting of the scaled intstruhien t. The jury retired and in a short time found ! the following verdict: "Wo find lor the defendant, because he did not ratify the making of the scaled nute." Editorial Itappiiicss. Chester Reporter. 1 Oqr friend W\ L. McDonald, Esq., the Junior i editor of tlie Winnsl/oro A'cirs and Herald. I whilom a staunch member of the IJachelors' Protective Union of his town and its prosecuting ollicer, lias surrendered. He was mar- . ricd on the 2.Sth ultimo to Miss Jessie 15oll, a > fair and accomplished young lady of i'lne- L vllle, N. C. Tne ceremony was performed by I Itev. <i. 11, White, ol the Associate Reformed i Church, assisted by l!cv. C. E. McDonald, , brother of the groom. We extend congratula- j tions to our confrere and wish for the couple a ; long and happy life. -?? J "Full of tiic Choicest Heading TliUtor.*' llonca Path Pluindcaler. Wo arc glad to see the prosperity of the Ab- j beville Press and Manner, as it. camc to us last wcclc In an S-pagc 7-column form, and chock i full of the choicest muling matter. Neighbor! t Hugh Wilson, its editor and pioprietor, de-) ( serves great credit for his exertions, iis he now has the largest weekly paper iu the State. "One pi" Hie Very BphI scwh|>apern in tlic Country.'* Columbia Register, Tho Abbeville Press at) d Hanner, which for several years has been one of the very best , weekly newspapers in the country, now appears in a large einht page form, with Its general make-up materially improved. ''One of llio Mont Valued 011 ?ur! < Kxeliango List." Laurens Advertiser. i The Abbeville I'rexs and Jt'inner has beon enlarged nml greatly improved in appcarance. It was already one ol the largest papers in the Slate, and one of the most valued on our exchange list. I Mr. John Alexander,of the C'ongaree Iron < Works, has one of the best establishments in his line in IheSouth. His work has always ] taken a premium wherever shown.?Chester Reporter. AWTERS AND TEE PRESS ? # HE RESORT IN HARD CASES TO THE WELL-WORN DEVICE OF REPRESENTING CLIENTS AS THE J* VICTIMS OF THE T) NEWSPAPER ^ PRESS. ?a ho ty, 'hronirli the Ingenuity of Advocates Guilty Men have Escaped, but no ku Innocent Man has ever been Con- C(" victed on Account of Newspaper : nAitHMAtaHnna m, ,,,, News anil Courier. The attorneys for the Edgefield prisoners do Vv ot materially help their ?a.ie by denouncing tjc he newspapers of the State for what they avesaid about the lynching of Culbreath. Oi 'here has been no attempt anywhere to prendge the men who have been arrested upon usplcion of complicity in the crime. While m haracterlzing the lynching itself as it de- IV erved, the newspapers have had nothing to " : ny in regard to the guilt or Innocence of anV f the prisoners. There Is, on the contrary, a enerai desire to say nothing that can Inter- q ;re with the free and fair administration of ustice. The counsel for the prisoners would ind it very difficult to point to a single violaIon of this rule. J"' It has apparently become a settled custom r>r lawyers for the defense, In criminal, cases, *n 0 attempt to bolster up the hard cases In J /hlch they are employed by resorting to the ni rell-worn device of representing their clients s tbo victims of newspaper persecution. The th net Is, however, that while many guilty men iave escaped pnnlshment through the ingemity of their advocates, no innocent man, so m irasknown, has ever yet been convicted on j;r ccount of newspaper denunciations. The officers of the law and the law-abiding ltlzens of Edgefield have shown a most comnendablespirit in endeavoring to discover nd bring to Justice the murderers of Culreath and thoy have been widely and proprly commended for their efforts. How far m he determination to put dawn lawlessness ed 1 as been awakened and organized through- 1 trt the Stnte by the utteninces of the news- jn mpers cannot be accurately estimated; but sa ti a nil Minn t f/wi nf tll#> filflfS of PVPrV crime ni phich is committed, and of the proceedings th Drthe repression or punishment of crime, annot fnll to exert a wholesome influence, t Is a mistaken and unjust view to take of _ he work of the press in this field to suggest hat It has n? niirher object than to secure the ale of a fe -v additional papers. It will not do ?r ihe newspapers to keep silent where the iwyers are so ingenious and eloquent. "Proml an Peacocks/* Augusta Chronicle. jj Lawyers who abuse the papers ought to reead honest Ben Tillman's address at Ben- -p lettsville. That address ought to he printed _L n pamphlet from and scattered broadcast ni ivor the dtate, for the enlightenment of farners. of Lawyers and politicians who abuse the news w tapers are not in earnest. It is a bit of legal It minting or deniancogism. They are. very A ensltlve of newspaper criticism and proud as icacocks when the editor gives them an extra lose of taffy. ? . pi The Xewapapers ami Crime. er Newberry IJeraUl. m Our neighbor the Laurens Adverllicr says ... ery properly "that nothing should be con- f. lenined more than the custom, prevalent . itnong some newspapers, or trying to influ-j ?t nco public opinion upon the guilt or lnno-i ence of a party accused of crime, before the acts are presented to a Jury." If this Is n 'custom prevalent among some newspapers" t certainly is a great wrong, both to the pubic and to individuals. It Is, however, the duy of a newspaper in common with all good [ f Hid peaceable citizens to uso its influence for he suppression of lawlessness and the proper idmlnistration of Justice. This it can and ihonld do, without attempting *to usurp the >rerogaLlves of a Jury and to decide, In ad* T /ance of a legal investigation, upon the guilt )r innocence of any individual. A newspaper can do much in a way that Is T intirely unobjectionable toward the creation >f a healthy public opinion upon the subject pi >f crime and its punishment, and if it does Ki lot do this it comes short of one of the hi^h- hi >st and most sacred duties of the public press, tj kVhile a newspaper should not attempt to in- tl luence the verdict of a Jory; il ls right and w iroper that it should hold that J iry up to the al icorn and contempt of the puulic when its .erdiet is nia?lc up in utter disregard of the aw and the evidence, and in violation of the ^ (acred obligation of the oath administered. We do not know to what papers our neigh- . jor alludes as "trying to iniluence nubile j, >plnlon upon thegnlltur innocence01 a parry i iccused of crime.'' Some of the newspapers | >f the State inny of late have occasionally j 01 aosed into rather intemperate laugnage in J*1, ipeaking of crimes, but we do not think that j my of our contemporaries can be accused of j '< luch a monstrous wrong as this would be. cl Master's Sale. ME STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. [tobertson, Taylor & Co. against Smith A Hodges, et al. J.' BY virtue of an order of sale made in the above stated ease, I will otter for sale at J mblic outcry at Abbeville C'. H., S. C'? on J Saleday in December, 1SS5, within the legal I lours of sale, the following described proper- v ,y, situate in said State and county, to wit: w \11 that tract or parcel of land, known as the d [tinman place, on Saluda Itiver, in Cokesbury a .ownship, containing U ? ** ? -i m?i. a ? f MX Iiunureu uuu jdi^iiiucii n nore or less, antl bounded by lands of V. Z. McGhee, \V. H. Robertson, Milton (folding, ind B. C. Hart. Said tract will be divided In- n ;o three or lour tracts and sold separately, ilats of which will be exhibited on day of a sale. Also, that tract or parcel of land,known d is the Homestead place. In the town of a [lodges, (Jokesbury township, containing cl Two Hundred and Ninety-Five Acres* nore or less, and bounded by lands of L. R. _ Dantzlcr, J. A. Kills, Sarnh G'. Ellis, and others, being ttie place on which G.M.Hodges Ives. This tract may be divided into two parcels and sold separately. Plats to be ex< X i)lilted on day ol sale if so divided. Also, that tract or parcel of land in Hodges, Cokesjury township, known as the Mill place, containing One Acre, J more or less, nnd bounded by lands of Wil- p liain McNary, Wesley C. Norwood and others. 1] TERMS OF SALE?One-half cash, balance ? in twelve months, with interest from day of 11 sale, secured by bond of purchaser and a tl mortgage of the premises. Purchasers to pay ? the Master for all papers and for recording. J. C. KLUGH, Master, i, Nov. 9, 138-5, 4t f, _____? o Master's Sale. p THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, fi COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. J COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. c i. McGowtin and E. A. Robertson, Against M. V. Miller, ct al. By virtue of an order of sale made in tiie above stated euso. I will oflcr for sale at public outcry at Abbeville, C'. II., S. C.. on ? Sale Day in Dccembcr, KSSf>, within the legal * hours of sale, the following described properly, situate in said .Slate and Counrty: All Lhat tract or parcel of land, containing, Seven Hundred Acrcs, more or less and on waters of Saluda River, ] bounded by lands of B. F. Calhoun, A. F. 0 Jhaney and others. H Also Lot No. 1, in the village of Ninety-Six, j, known as the Brick store lot, seventy feet U front, more or less bounded on north by \V. ^ it. Hilton, south by public square, and west c hy North Cambridge street, said lot containing three brick stores which will be soid separately. AI-o I-ot No. 2, in Ninety-Six, about one n hundred and fifteen feet in length by thirty- ti five in width known as Post Ollice Row,: a hounded by pub'ic square. W. C. Moore, Wil' 1... t u bi,nn?xL. m.il Allinru ! n. [l.'llll .JOIIUMUI1, ,J. I . I lllllli/o miu .....v..-. TEKMX of sale- One half Cash, balance in ; ti twelve months with Interest from day of sale, tl secured by bond of purchaser and a inortii'geofthe premises, Purchaser to pay the Master for papers. J. U. KLUC5II, Nov. 11, IStfo It Cluster. Master's Sale. v niE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ] COUltT OF COMMON I'LEAS. il ft. T. Gordon, asslzneo, Tn R-j M. G. Zelgler, jo Clerk, against J. Eli Ellis. I ]} T)Y virtue of an order made in the above stn-1 ^ ted case, I will oiler for sale at public out- ; J. *ry ar. Abbeville Court House, S. C., on Sale ' Day in December, lXffi, within the legal hours j v if sale, the following deeribed property, sitiate in said State and county to wit: j n All that tract or parcel of land containing ! s Ik Two Hundred aud Ten Acres, | ti norcor loss, hounded by lands of Mary A. \v Stephenson, W. T. Kllt3, llov. J. N. Young and : ci jthers. I w Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay tho P Vlaster for papers. J. C, KLl'tin, Id aster. Nov. U, It Master's Sale. IE STATE OF SOUrH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, I COUBT OF COMMON PLEAS. I W. Thomson against Mary T. Quarles and I others. |11 Y virtue of an order of sale mnde In the above stated case, I will offer for sale at bile outcry at Abbeville C. H., 8. C., on leday in December, 18S5, within the lrgul urs of sale, the following described proper- D , situate iii said State and county, being of D e Real Estate of Thomas Thomson, deceas- be ir\ 11.W . All (hilt front nr n:iri>p| nf land. Vl 'own ns Tract No. 3 of the Fair plantation) titalning Sixty-Seven and One-Half Acres, ire or les*, bounded hy lands of John Pratt, esley Crawford. Luther Hmldon and others, >| Ing In the lorksof the Abbeville and Due est roads. Also, Tract No. 4 of said planta- q, >n, containing e(j ne Hundred nnd Seventy-Seven and One-IIalT Acres, si are or less, bonnded by Innds of John Pratt d others, lyln* on Little Itlver north of the a< ibllc road and adjacent to Fair's 1:ridge. Al, Tract No. 5 ol said plantation, containing jjj ne Ilnndred and Eightr-Foar and One-Fonrth Acres, ore or less, bounded by lnnds of Mrs. Pratt, )bert Pratt. Jolm Pratt and others, and ly- ~ s on Little River. Mats of these three tracts may be seen at y olllce. that, tract or parcel of land known as e Richard Davis tract, contaluing Fifty Acres, T ore or less, bounded by lnnds formerly lown as Davis lands, now owned by O. C. y ockman, by the Chipley lands and others. I\ so. that tract or pared of laud known as 1! e Rogers tract, containing Forty Acres, j ore or less, near Calhoun's Mills, and bound- hi , by lands of Cool and others. TERMS OF1 SALE?One-half cash, balance twelve months, with interest from day of le, sccnred by bond of the purchaser and ni-tirnoro nf tlio nvamlwo. Pnrohjisnr in tiav e Master for papers. J. C. KLUGH, u Nov. 10,188-5, -It Master. A Master's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COUltT OF COMMON PLEAS. ary A. Hunter and Johnson A. Link against Samuel A. Link, and others. 1 (Y virtue of an order of sale maile in the I ' above stated case, I will offer for sale at ^ iblicoulcry at Al)beville C. H.,S. C.,on Sale- a ly in December, 1X85, within the legal hours sale, the following described property, sit- 1 ite in said State find county, being of the P eal Estate of Emily Link, deceased, to wit: II that tract or parcel of land, containing One Hundred and Twelve Acres, ore or less, bounded by lands of Mary Na- f er, John Bank man. Wiley Burnett and oth- | s. To be sold at the risk of E. T. Link, forier purchaser. TERMS OF SALE?One-half cash, balance i u credit of twelve months, wlih interest om day of sale, securcd by bond of the nurlaserunda mortgage of the premises. Purlaser to pay the Muster for papers. J. C. KLUGfl, Nov. 11, 1885, It Muster. Master's Sale. n HE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. J COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, ( COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ] E. Caldwell against M. C. Caldwell and oth- t ers.?Partition. >Y virtue of an order of sale made In the c ' above stated case, I will ofler for talent t abllc outcry at Abbeville C. H., !S. C., on ileday in December, 18&i, within the legal r Durs of sale, the following described proper- ' rcituate in said State and county, being of . ic real estate ot M. C. Caldwell, deceased, to it: Ten lots of that tract or parcel of land { , Mt. Carinel, coutainiirg 1 s c Twenty-Five Acres, t inre or loss, bounded by lands of T. G.Baker, ii?l others. Said lots belnjr suitable for resisnces.or stores. Plats will be exhibited on ] ay of sale. TERMS OF SALE?One-lmlf cash, balance 11 a credit of twelve months, with interest om day of sale, secured by bond of the purlaser and a moi tgiige of the premises, wlih iave to the purchaser to pay all cash. Purbaser to pay the Master for papers. J. C. KLUGH, Nov. 11,1SS5, 4t Master. Master's Sale. IIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, [ COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. , COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. [. G. Zelgler. 0. 0. P.. as ndu'r, <?c. against t John R. Mattlson. 1Y virtue of an order of ."ale made In the ' J above slated case and dated June 11,18*5, | will offer for sale at public outcry at Abbellie C. II., S. C.,on Suloday in iJcceinber, 18S5, < Mf.hin ih(> Infill hours of sale. Ihe following! escribed property, situate in said State and I ouniy, lo wit: All ibat tract or parcel of'> mil, lately belonging to Eliza Mattlson, de- | eased, on which she was living at tbc time of er death, containing . ( Two Hundred and Fifty Acres, lore or less. TERMS OF SALE?One-half cash, the bnlnce in twelvo months, with Interest from ay of sale, secured by bond of the purchaser nd a mortgage of the premises. The pur- ( baser to p?y the Master for papers and pay >r recording. i J. G. KLUGH, Master. Nov. 10,1SS3, -it Master's Sale, HE STATE OF SOUrH CAROLINA, 1 COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COURT OK COMMON 1'LEAS. \ }Y virtue of nn order of sale_ma_do in the J above still oil case, I will oner lor saie ai, i ublic outcry at Abbeville C. H., S. C., Salc!( uy In December, LSts.5, within the lo^al hours j f sale, the following described property, sit-j ate in said State and County, to wit: All lat lot or parcel of land, situate iu the town f Troy, being Forty by One Hundred Feel, oundcd West by lino of A. <fc K, R, R? East y alley between this property and property \ f J. C. Tittle, North by street, and South by ( roperty of J. T. Horton. TERMS OF SALE?One-half rash, balance < 11 a credit of twelve months, with interest 0111 day of sale, secured by bond of the pur- ' baser and mortgnge of the premises, Purhaser to have leave to pay all cash. Purhaser to pay Master for papers. I J. C. KLUGH, 11 lao- At Musfer. 1 Al W ? 11} 1<AV? IV Master's Sale. 'HE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. ( COURT OK COMMON PLEAS. Jane Taylor against R. P. Shaw et al. ">y virtue of an order of sale made In tho J above stated ease. I will offer for sale at utcry at Abbeville Court House, S. 011 aleday. In December, 1.S85, within the lesjal ours of sale the following described propery, situate In said State and county, to wit: .11 that tract or pareel of land on Turkey reek, waters of Saluda River containing j Two Hundred and Fifty Acres, 1 lore or less, bounded by lands of G. SI. Slatison, Wrn. Robinson, N. Gaines, G. A. Moore ?d others. TERMS of Sale?One half cash and the baltice on a credit of twelve months with Invest from day of sale, secured by l,ond of! Iio purchaser and a mortgage of the premises, i | Purchaser to pay the Master for papers. J. L. IVbHIll, Nov. 11,18S0, -it. Master. ( Sheriff's Sale. 1 7. V. Cllnkscales ajralnst K. S. Baker, as Ex- 1 ecutor of Joseph T. Baker?Execution. j "?Y virtue of an execution to medlrected, In ( ) the above staled case, I will sell to the:' igliest bidder, at public auction, within the !j;al hours of sale, at Abbeville Court House, | n Monday, the 7th day of December A. D. < iS'j, the following described property to wit:', .11 that tract or parcel of land, situate, lying j1 nd being In the County of Abbeville, souin arollna, and known us the Joseph T. Baker lace, and containing SIX IIUNDUED (600) ACRES, lore or loss, and hounded by lands of W. B. uott. Theodore Kennedy, Kstnlo W. S. I5a.sln and others. To be sold in tw.> or more acts. Plats will be exhibited on day of sale. TERMS?So much of pnrchaso money ns ill pay the above execution and costs in ish, balance on one and two years credit, itli interest at 10 per cent, and mortgage, urchaser to pay for papers. J. F. C. DuPRE, Sheriff Abbeville County. NOV. G, ISSo, tf I SAXE OF a NITON'S HILLS! ? |Y VIRTUE OP A POWER COSTAINE*? > In a mortgage given by A. H.-Morton^ aring date'April 11, 1870, 1 will sell at Abl>?? He C? H.,o? awlesdtty of December next. (.7,) TNinety-Three (93) Acres, ore or less/Of the Morton Home Tfatf.-npon lilch stands the valuable property knownas ORTON-'S MILLS, on Long Cune creek, on e rond leading irotn Abbeville C. H. 1o old imbrkige. Plat of the tract will be exHlbltI on day of sale. Parties desiring to pur-' ' ; iase are deferred to A. H. MORTON, KsQ.# ho will show the premises and g*ve'*lld*? red iuformatioft. -. SrS mnni r,~, n.i r-t a T -it A itl.J 1- . ir,ttiU? {5Aiir>?uue-imrw cmsu, ieiiii?iu~ ;r in one and two yesifs, with interest from iy of sale. The credit portiuo to bd'eecared 7 bo?d and mortgage. Purchuscr to pay for ipefs. . S. McGOWAN, Mortgagee. Nov. 4,1885,5t "$???> Messenger copy. NOTICK. S<he subscribers to the Capital Stock of the [atonal Bait of AMle, S. C, l RE hereby notified tTiat a call lor the pay* * Af Iha flrflf ihafollmonl /hoinar nnA. alf of tiieir subscription) has been inu3e for December 1st, 1885. The Cashier will be prepared to receipt for ie same at the office of the Bank. . .. B. WARDLAW, President. BENJ. S. BARNWELL, Cashier, Nov. 4,188.5, tf rhe State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, ' r . . IN THE PROBATE COURT. *~ LTOTICE is hereby given that the Executors * of the last will and testamentof Ezckiet lasor, deceased, have applied for settlement nd discharge. If. is ordered: that Thursday, the 3d day of tecember next, be llxcd for grouting the relief rayed for. -j J. FULLER LYON, Judge Probate Court. Nov. 4,1885, tf OK - - ^ 'i A' ' [n accordance with the act o raise supplies lor the fis?al j'ear com ! lot IflSLl nnnMKH/l uuuunrg iiuTciuiAii W I V?* December 24th, 1884, notice is boreby giysn that the Treasurer's office of Abbeville lounty will be open for Ibe collection of axes PHDRSDAY, OCTOBER X 1885, ind will be open except the days in tlio* icheduleof appointments made below in. ;his notice. . , The rate per ccntum of taxes is as follows : . State purposes^. 5} mills. County current, 3 M Roads and bridges, 1} " Schools, 2 " 4 Total 12 mills. Poll tax ?1.00. In all cases where the May installment has not been paid, a penalty of 5 per jentnm upon said installment will be idded. V . , ^ Taxes are payable in the followingkinds of funds and no other: Gold and Silver Coin, United States Currency, Na- .. tional Bank Notes, and Coupons which shall become payable during the year 1885, on the consolidated bonds of this State, known as "Brown Bonds," and on the bonds of tins State known as "Deficiency Bonds," Jury certificates and tho per diem 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 "shall be fined not more than Ten Dollars, besides costs, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding thirty days." All taxes remaining unpaid Mon the 30th day of November, 1885, the County Treasurerwill proceed to collect the same by distress or otherwiso as now prescribe ed by law, together wi:h the penalty of fifteen per centum on the amount so delinquent, and if the amount of such delinquent taxes and penalties shall not be paid on or before the 15th day of Decern? ber, 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 te law," In ordor to further the collection of the taxes aud to accommodate the tax-payers as far as I am able, I have arranged the following schedule-of appointment ami request the tax-pa3*ers will take due notice thereof, as the office at the Court House will ucoossariiy be closed on those days. Verdery, Tuesday, October Oth. Bradley, Wednesday, October 7th, Troy, Thursday, October 8th, McCormick, Friday, October Oth, Greenwood, Saturday, October 10th. Ninety-Six, Monday, October 12th from arrival of down train until departure of up train Tuesday, October 13th. Hodges, Wednesdaj', October 14th, Donalds, Thursday, October 15th, Due West, Friday, October IGtb. The remainder of the time I will be iu the oflice at the Court House. Tax-payers in Lowndesville, Magnolia, Calhoun and Bordeaux townships, will tako notice that the Savannah Valley Railroad tax will be collected at the same ;imo and subject to the samo penalties as ,uo state anu county utxus. All information as to taxes will bo ibeerfully given by mail or otherwise, but I will not pay postage. J. W. PERRIN, County Treasurer# Sept. 0,1885, tf 'V Webb Halters. An ASSORTMENT Just received and for sale cheap by THOS. liEGUti. August 12,1SS6. tf