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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1885. VOLUME XXX, NO. 2l/\ |m MOREj BLOOD IN EDGEFIELD. THEE? ME N KILLED IN LESS THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES. ? Bob JAiies Shoots Kdnard Prossloy, Jr., Stabs His lirotlier Charles I*ressely, nn<l aHer Walking i'P to their Father, Ednartl I'ressley. Sr.. Maid t.one it. I will Shoot you, too." and Thereupon liaised his Gun rltd shot Him. iWtc# and Courier. Enr.KEiEM), C. H.. November IS.?Over ton years ago I hud occasion, as the correspondent of.the -Vows and Q/uriw, to visit Kdgefield. The inCirtjnts of that visit are still fresh in my ?nind. A certain black militia captain, known as Ned Tennant, had "been paintirg lo county red" wlili the assistance ol lils doughty warriors, upheld as they were at that time hy the State Government. They had burned several houses, (Jen. II11 tier's anions th%m; if I remember rightly, and had l>een contributing their modest quota toward keeping up the reputation of oid F.dsretield for lawlessness. Those were troublesome " - J.-.- - <rnv. limes, iiieoiitw, vumitj jhu crmnmls were in the hands of the carpetbaggers, who plundered the public till, robbed the taxpayers, and kept the two races in u continual stale of strife. It was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon when I arrived, and -*"* the town was filled with an excited and anf;ry crowd of men of both race.-". Tennant tad been arrested and was lodged in jail. Irrepressible Judge T. J. Maekey was holding (Vurt, and had issued orders tor the disarm ingof the militia. It was he who took your correspondent to the jail, introduced him to Ned Tennant as the Governor. (Chamberlain,) and persuaded Tennant to tell all he know ahixit it. The readers of the AVtr* and Courier will peihaps recall the relation. Ten Years Have Passed since then. The reins of government Lave been wrested from alien hands and have * <%??<* inm Mifi hands of those who have the right to rule?tl>e taxpayers of the .State. Icefield has been nndi-r Democratic rule for ten jvars, but Edgefield lu;.s managed, to keep tip Its reputation. Iam told that something over a century ago an old newspaper publish ed In the .Stale used to keep .standing ns one of its head lines for news items,'"Another Murder in Edgefield." It does seem that the newspapers of lo-dny eon id ''save composition" by following the example of the old gazette. The Kdgcfleld of to-day, as far as material : prosperity is concerned, is far behind even tho Edgefield often years ago. Fire and j blood have done their work. Within a! stone's thrown of the little office from which Culbreath was so pitilessly and ruthlessly j dragged to his death a granite cross, the em-! blem ol peace and good will towards men, I tops the spire of the handsomest granite church in the .State. <lhe Catholic Church.) it mi at the same distance in anotherdirection standsu neatwooden church, with its graceful spire pointing to the heavens. The Triple Mu?ler. The church bells were ringing when the; news reached the town to-day of the horrible tragedy, with which the world is now fami-j liar. When Robert Jones, the murderer, his hands reeking with the t.lood of three nivn. knocked at. the gates ot the jail thirty-one of the "respectable citizens" of Edgefield were lying within its walls awaiting a trial for the murder of O. T. Cul breath. The Court which was to try them was in session, and the village was filled with visitors from all parts of l Jit* county. The crime with which Jones has dyed his hands was known in all its horrible details. It lutd been told upon the public square by eye-witnesses. Anil Jones himself doubtless fled to the jail so as to put the prison walls between himself and the avengers of i Mood, who he doubtless supposed were on his tracks. He walked through that crowd of men with head erect, placed the eun with which he had slain father and son in a store. uiiu wi{>ea on ine ukkhi wiucii strcameu uom lire kttUe with which lie dispatched his thiid victim, as lie entered the jail-yard. Xo Lynching Then. No lynching then, no cr}' ot blood for blood, no shout of vengeance! Oh, no. There was probalily no good reason fur removing Jones, and in any other community perhaps this woui I be commendable. The Xewx and Courier is not an advocate of lynch law, and it* oorrospondent would not be understood as endeavoring, even by implication, to cast a reproach upoc the people of Kdgefield for - - (heir mildness in the case. But I cannot ref'Siln from commenting upon the way in Which tlie news of the event was received. If s? man hail stood in the public square and read si bulletin stating that the ( xar of Russia had decide 1 to visit Bismrack, the impression made upon the crowd would have been about, the same as that made by the new s of "Joucs's celebrated unrivalled triple murder" How the News was Received. "Jones? Who's Jones? Oh, yes. Bolivar 0-ones?used to sell Deer here. J^ives out .vantter on oki man Pressiey's place. Pnessley Liires tbo land, doift ne? Married Pressley's granddaughter. Good people, Pres-deys; always quiet, peaceable disposed. Old man must bo nigh on 80 years old, and got the palsy, too. Wonder what lie killed him for? Family fuss, I reckon. Killed Charley, loo? anad Ned, too? Well, that's pretty lively, Anyhow. Good boys, Charley and Ned. Jest us good {1s they ever make 'em. Never knowcd 'em to insult anyl>ody, Very peaceable; wouldn't fight til you hit 'em; then they \vh? Jest. like hawnets. Where's John Tressley? No he wasn't the oldest. The oldest l>oy was killed in the wall. John he fit through the wall, too, and was a brave soldier. Well, must be going. When you coming out to see a fellow ? Solonp?'' This Is no fancy sketch. It is just how the news of the murder was received by most people here?a reproduction of street talk which could be heard by anybody. Nobody seemed a bit surprised; few seemed shocked. It was Just looked upon by a majority of the people as an ordinary every-day occurence It is not for me to say that the people of Edgefield are any better or any worse than the people of any other county, and it is not pleas?mt tor a Carolinian to have to write such t hings about Carolinians but I am forced to the conclusion that there must be something wrong in Edgefield, ami I &m very much mistaken if tills conclusion has not also been reached by quite a number of the thinking sons and daughters of Edgefield. The Effects of Lawlessness. Does not all this lawlessness retard the growth of the county? Look at the village itself. Situated on asito which is fair to look at, a sight intended by nature as the spot for a thriving, progressive, go ahead prosperous county seat, surrounded by the richest and most fertile lands in the State?peopled by women as pure and as fair and as bright as * li/?cn nf n?\t? nnftmt. Af tha lond onrl hir men as brave and as intelligent and as daring as can be found elsewhere, possessing every advantage of soil, climate and situation that a county seat could desire, the village of Edgefield to-dav is as far behind the aye as it was fifteen years ago. No railroad leads to its doors; no factories hum here; the busy haunts of trade are not here; the telegraph keeps at a distance as if afraid to venture closer, and ruin and desolation seem to brood over the land. The waste places are still marked by ruined chimneys and heaps of ashes; no new buildings, are to be seen going up on the track of the fires that have ravaged the place. Everything looks dull. shiftless, dispirited. If one of the grand old men who sprang from the soil of Edgefield, and who acquired name and fame in the world of letters and politics in the days when giants were born here, could revisit the old town I fancy I can hear him mourning over the ashes of Edgefield's peace and prosperity. "Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn. Thy sports are fled and all thy charms are gone. Amid thy bowers the tyrant's nana is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green." . There are worse tyrants than kings, more x destructive agencies than wars. The Jones Triple JInrUer. The readers of The News and Cokrikr aro already in possession of the facts of KdgcfieM's latest murder. The inquest hasjust been concluded, t?>o l:ite for telezraphlng, and r send you by mail the enclosed copy of the teKtiruony. The story of the tragedy is told there in terms more forcible Hum I can tell it. The Story of an Kyc-witnoss. Charles Ilrooks testified as follows; I was at my home shucking corn and the first noise I heard was a gun, then I heard a scream, and 1 raised up and saw two men running whom 1 recognized as Ed ward Pressley, Jr., and Bob Jones. I saw them catch hold of <a'h other and I saw one reach out his hand as if he was usinghis knife [see the postmortem report,] but I don't know which one it was, but I saw Mr. I'ressley fill, and Air, Jones walked ott' with his gun in his hand, and thou I saw something lyingon theground that I took to be Charles Pressley. Mr. Jone* * walked hack in the direction of where Mr. Charles Pressley was lying and stopped and loaded his gun, after which he walked t<i where lid ward Pressley, br., was standing and said, "Dos KoUe it, I will shoot yoU too," and thereupon Tie raised his gun and shot him. j Mr. Jones then walked on towards his house, j about iodyards 'oft'. Mr. Pressley, Sr., fell as soon as he was shot. When I saw Mr. Ed ward I Pressley and Mr. KohJones runningMr. Jones was in front. The first report that I heard seemed to be as if both barrels were discharged at once. No one else could have done the shooting without my seeina.hiin. I am satisfied from what. I saw that Mr. Jones killed all j three of the Press leys. Dan Mitchell and myI self were about the second ones to get there after they fell. I did not see any weapons of any kind lyinsr about. I never heard of Mr. Pressley und Mr. Joucs having any diillculty. J. I), H'ressley. Mr. J. R Pressley, the only remaining member of the Pressley family, except his aged and palsied mother, who escaoed the wrath of the valiant Jones, testified as follows: : I was at my house picking cotton and heard j j the report of two anns. It sounded as if two j shots were tired first in quick succession, and , in about five minutes I heard one single shot, i r Hinnirht it was some one bird-hunting. I j got done plckidi; cot tort anil went to the house and saw the horses that my flutter and brothj trs wcrte ploughing coining down tlie road. 1 A negro 1103- caught ttie horses and told mehe ! thought ttiat Mr. Jones had shotitfy fattier. I then started to where they were, and as J : passed Mr. Jones's house tiis wile told me that her husband had killed some of them. 1 was i the first person to get to them after they were shot. They were all dead but Charley, and he ! could not speak. ioi:i? to <ieorf;ia to Die. ' Mr. J. II. Terry testified as follows: | I was at my House, about one mite from Mr I Pressley's place, on the rond towards KdgeI field village. I wa? in my potato patch and ! saw Mr. Jones coining up through the corn [ field, and he called to nie. J stopped, and lie walked up to me, and after shaking hands I said that he \va? in greal tiotible. lie had his gun on his shmi'dtr at ijio time. I asked him j what \Vas the- mallei*. lie said he had had a i difficulty with the Pressleys about land. He I said he bad bought tlie land and had paid for | it and had papers for it,and that the Pressleys I had attempted to sow oats upon it, and that 1 ne iu.d tv.M *u."* would shoot them if j they did, and that they had coi'?mer>eed to| I flilc tviAi-nlivr o t-wl tlmi "hf> hftfl St h fit. ? I them in coiutrqucncc. lie then said lie j would go to the village and give himself up, or go to Georgia. and die tiierc. I thought | that he was jesting. He then went in the di* i rcction of the village of Fduefleld. lie said I | that he was afraid that he had killed C'hnrles | Pressley, Edward Pressley. Sr., and Edward Pressley, .lr. Me did not srive any reason for the shooting other thrtn lliat they (the Press*; I ley*) were trying t'> take his land al'tbr he had i forbidden them. He did not say what lie hau ] shot them with. The Work of an Artist. Jones iselenrly no ordinary everyday murderer. His work was done in the most artistic and thoroughly business-like manner. He wanted to he worthy of his adopted home; he wanted to do some killinsr, and a heap of it? and he did it. He evidently approached his first victim. Charles Presslev, by a strategic I nilllK IllOVl'lin'IlI- Wllllf lliv lillltl M,|D pumping in the Held. The physician, Dr Jennings, who made the post-mortem examination, (bund two loads of shot in the murdered man's left. side. The shots were tired at very elose range, say about eight or ten steps, and | without warning! Then when Edward Pressj ley. Jr., ran up to him unarmed, and sought to detain the murderer of his brother, he proceeded to carve him up. On the perso.i of the | wounded man three horrible wounds were I found, one in the abdomen, about three inches in length and three or four inehrs deep; one on tliekitl side of the chest, and in addition to this the man's left arm was almost severed above the elbow. (I don't, think that I have mentioned that Jones is a butcher by trade, and has been supplying tlie people of Edge lie'<1 vitiligo villi fresh beef Yor sonic time.) Tin' load of shot which kllledjrld Mr. Pressley was found in the abdomen and tlie left groin. It will be soon that Jones's modesty, when he said he thought he had killed all three of the Pressley's-, was worthy of so eminent an artist, I have not learned that any vigoronr pursuit of Jones was undertaken, and I naturally made some inquiry with a view of ascertaining why he gave himself up so promptly. One of the distinguished counsel in the Ctilt-reath case suggested Miat it was the fear of being lynched, "which goes to prove," added he, "that lynch law ik not an unmixed evil after all." Asl write this, silence hroods over the ruins of the village of Eduefield. Jones is safely : and comfortably quartered in the second story of the Edgefield jail and darkr.ess covers the laud. Six miles from here an aged and palsied dame, trembling on the verge of the grave, keeps a lonely vigil over the bloody corpses of her lifelong companion and two beloved sons. I am reminded by one of Edgefield's sons of the |oke that Judge M ickey (T. J.) tells of a man who he met on one of the battlefield*in Mexico and who he noticed seemed to bend all his energies to the dodging of bullets. "You seem to be wither pert to get. out of the way of the bullets," said the Judge to the man in question. "Wall," replied the soldier, "I don't hanker arter bullets as a general thing." "Then why the deuce did you come down here?" inquired the Judge. "Wall! you see capon' replied the stranger, "I 'Hong to old Edgefield deestrick and I jes I kim here to get away from danger." I NINSTY-SIX'S NARROW GAUGE. ? | Xot a Magnificent Visionary Scheme Depending on the Condition of the; Money Market or the Caprices of Capitalists. Greenville News. So farns human foresight can discover, there ] is no obstacic to tlie completion of the new. narrow gauge from this city to Johnston. Aloney enough to grade it has already been obtained, and work will begin at Ninety-Six as soon as the holidays are past. This road is not, u maguiticient visonary I rvuvjuic uwj 'envii iif*, \;u itiv i vtiuiuuu wi tuv money market or the caprices of capitalists. It is a short, cheap, narrow gauge railroad which can be builtand owned by the people along Its line and conducted entirely in their interest. It appeals to their common sense and they have the plain figures and can see the way clear by doing a simple sum in arithmetic. If the townships through which it will run will give their bonds to the extent of five per cent, of their taxable property it will be built, equipped and in operation within eighteen months. That is the plain, direct ; statement made by men who are in a posh ion i to know and they have the figures to demonj strate the truth of that statement. We have heard of no opposition to the ' voting of the bonds. To the contrary, citizens of this county who have heretofore , thrown their votes and lnllucncc against every proposition to aid railroads by county I bonus endorse the township subscriptions for the narrow gauge heartily and will work lor I it vigorously. All that is needed, therefore, is for the I friends of the road to hold their ground I and watch for and meet any opposition that may come. Whispers and murj murs may go about. Men may, through honj est mistake or from unworthy motives, do | and say things to turn the current of public ; feeling. These must be looked lor, and wherej ever there is a breath against the suhscrip| tion, those who want the road built should be j prepared to stifie it with manly, clear statei merits of facts and appeals to common sense. , For there is no humbug or false pretence about the narrow gaune. It Is the honest eni terprise of honest men seeking to improve j the condition of their communities and themselves by legitimate methods. All their I purposes and plans, what has been done, i what is to be done and how it is to be j done have been distinctly and frankly put before the public. Vigilance and activity in Oak Lawn, Dunki lin, Suilivan, Cokesbury and Ninety-six during the next twenty days will make the building of the road so certain that nothing less than a special visitation of l'rovideuce can mnaerii ? i n > WHAT ARE WE COMING TO ? ? A Xiffgpr and a fl'romiuont White )!aa in the Palmetto Post. We are a little surprised to see by the Aiken Recorder, thai ex-Governor Ilagood 1ms been l masquerading at a rail road meeting with the | notorious 1'aris Simpliins even to get his intluence to get the negro vote in favor of his pet scheme. One Ihing leads to another, and | it will not be long tlmt an excuse will be I found for some of our prominent men scek. ing alliances with prominent negro leaders ' for other purposes than railroad seheir.es. j! Does the ex-tiovernor think that he can soil his touch and not defile others by his eini' I nent example? i Tlie Press and Manner, one of the best wcek, ly journals in the.State is even more attract* i j ive in its new dress. May its success increase in proportion toils present aize.?Grecnicoud [ j Liyht. I THE BAPTIST CONTENTION. ! A LARGE NUMBER OF DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE. I lit crest in;; Work of tSie Mcetlnf;? Harmony and good Feeling; Prevail...,! Healthy and Prosperous Stats or the Church. Greenville News, Nov. 20. When the delegates lo (ho .State Baptist convention entered the Baptist chnrc'h yes1 l turday morning they were confronted by the ! word "Welcome" in big evergreen letters hicli on the wall behind the pulpit and giving I premanent expression w me guiunuwio i^n, lor them by this community. The delegates had scats in the body of the church, and a large number of interested visitors were present., filling the vacant seats and giving close attention to the proceedings. T. 1'. Smith, of Charleston, vice president of the convention, called it to order, Assistant Secretary A. 15. Woodruff acting secretary. President Smith read the 90:h psalm ami the hymn, "Ilow firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord" was sung with all tlie stirring and impressive force of its words and music. The first business was the enrollment of delegates which proceeded rapidly and with little of the confusion usually caused by that episode in the proceedings of every convention. It was found that 103 delegates were present representing 23 of the 28 associations. The five absent associations are Fork, Bethel, Carolina, Waccainaw and Twelve Mile River. 1 The convention proceeded to the election of a president. The Rev. G. II. Carter, of Ninety-Six, nominated Col James A. Hoyt, of Greenville, for president. The nomination was cord inly seeonde 1 by Messrs. Stout, 1 Stakely and Gaines in brief, earnest speeches, : and Col. Hoyt ws?s unanimously elected. Pending the Counting of ballots for vice'1 president, secretary, assistant secretary and treasurer, the convention engaged in reli- 1 gious exercises led in prayer by I)r. J. C. Fur- 1 ninn, Revs. Jno. Stout, \V. C. Lindsay and J. V, W. Thomas and addressed in mellow and pleasing style oj U^' Kev, 13, I\ Corley am' . l>r J. C. Furman. !>...? tiir. wiinii H'ns r>Tr>r?f ivl vice nresldent.. I IVCV* UMUi Ufc"?w ? , . Rev. A.J. S. Thomas secretary, Capt, A.. 15. Woodruff assistant secretary and Prof. C. II. 1 Judson treasurer. Col. Hoyt, on taking his seat as president, niaile a crisp and pointed speech. Visiting Urot-hern from other States andlj other churches were invited to seats and ' Mieir names enrolled. They were the Rev. J. 1 K. Alien, of North Carolina; the Rev. R. Jj. Smart aim J. \V. Perry, of South Carolina. I Tiie executive board presented its report j1 through is corresponding secretary, the Rev.; Richard H. Griffith. This board has charge of ! the work of Stuto missions. The report calls for enlargement of the work of State mis , sions. There ought to be at least ?10,(KM) expended in this work next year. The report at ' that- point of contact with home and foreign missions shows a steady advance in the con ' tributions ol South Carolina Baptists to those 1 causes. J The report shows that there are 40 mission-' <'inn!ov<>ii hv the hoard, at. work In the !' state. They have charge of 130 stations and I, during tuc year have been at work 3,1 JO days, [, have preached 1,881 sermons and have con- : ducted <iU prayer meetings. The conversions 1 under the preaching of the>-e missionaries!1 have been 3"V>; baptisms 2>2. They have or-' ganized fotir new congregations and 4:) Sun- ; day schools, and congregations under their i care have built eight churches during the 1 yean, The missionaries ha*, e collected for State missions for home misssions (mis-:, sions in the United States outside otSouth Carolina) iSi; for foreign missions $17!); for j church buildings $1,417 ; forFurman universi-; ty $12* ; tor the theological seminary $21. The i receipts of the board for State missions were I' something more than $9,000. on motion of Dr. J. C. Furmnrt the report of; the executive board was made the sj ecial or-j i dor for Saturday at 11 o'clock. K. J. Forrester: moved that two committees consisting of five members eacii be appointed on the report ol j the executive board, to wit: one on enlargement of the work, and one on cooperation! wit h Association boards. This motion was adopted and the commit- ! tees were appointed : the tirstc >n>j<t.ingoI 10. j J. Forrester, James W. I'oore. 1>. w. Key. .J. j K-. Flint, and K. B. Watson ; the second of J. | A. \V. Thomas, J. S. Murray, H. C. Smart, Jas. F. Buist and T). W. Cuttino. The following committees were announced : On time and place of next meeting: M. E i Broaddus, J. F. Morral, J. R. Latimer, T. W. ! Noland, F. >1. Salter white, S. M. Ackerinan,! G. \V. Bussey. On nomination of-executive board: R. N. Pratt, J. S. Croxton, J. 1). Huggins, PaulWil-l lis, J. F. Mc.Millen, L. C. Ktell> W. A. Gaiues, T. li. Moore, K. J. Forrester. On order of business : II. A. Whitcmlre, G. W. Gardner, J. Q.. Adams, W. J. Langston, W. I M? Graham, W. It. lloynton, I. \V. Wingo. On preachlug : J. A. Mniiily, J. ]{. Patrick, (i. G. Wells, A. P. Abcll, Win. Goldsmith, Samuel Stradley, fc. S. Gibbs, C. H. Judton, E. I H. Alien, W. P. Acker. On accounts: W. H Lyles, W. K. Pnrmorc,! E. 15. Murray, S. B. E/.cil, G. II. Carter, J. K. i Pack. A motion made by W. II. Lyles, of Colum-! Lia, that the financial report of the executive ' board be closed before the first day of con veu" Hon, was lost. A motion by E. J. Forrester that the com-1 mittee on order of exercises be made one of| the standing committees of the convention, WJU* lost. A standing committee of the convention Is I one appointed at one session to report at the | next. The object of this motion was that the i ; report of the committee might be before the I convention as soon as organized to be adopt- '< ed or air ended, and that the convention ! might so be prepared to proceed at once with '< an order of business. j A motion L>y 2.1 nj. E. li. Murray that tlic re- \ port of the committee on foreign missions be ; j now read, was lost. A communication from the society of tem! peranee workers was read by the president, j i and on motion of Rev. L. D. liass was referred j to a committee of five. I The communication was from the conferj enee of the temperance workers of the various organizations recently held in Columbia ! I and enclosed resolutions adopted by the con- [ ! ft* re nee. These resolutions "recognized with ] pleasure'' the ell'orus being made in Anderson I and Greenville counties io adopt prohibition : | and called on friends of the cause everywhere j j to unite in >111 effort to secure from the icgls- j ! lature to meet in l.\SG a local option law like 1 ! that of Georgia; they invoke me aid of the | i Methodist State conference and the Baptist ] |State convention. The communication was! I referred to a special committee composed of! ! L. D. Uass, Mike McGee, J. B. Patrick, J. A.: I Brown and Joab Edwards. ! Tiie eommiite on order of exercises rccomj mended that the convention sermon be J I preached Thursday night at 7.:>o o'clock. The : order adopted for meeting and adjournment was as follows: A. M. meet at 9.30, adjourn at 1.50. 1\ M. meet at 7.30, adjourn at will. The convention, after singing the long j I metre doxology and prayer by the ltev. Mr.! liinlon, adjourned to meet at 7.o0 in tlie even- J ing. The special order for 7.30 o'clock was the convention sermon. This sermon is provided j for at one session of the convention for the next. Dr. J. A. Mundy had been appointed at the last meeting of tiie convention to perform this service; but, as the recent change in place of meeting had brought the convention to Dr. Momly's home, the sciynon was ! preached by the ltev. G. B. Moure, of Darling- j i ton, appointed by tiie last convention as Dr. j Mundy's alternate. Mr. Moore is oneoi ttiei strongest young men in the Baptist ministry in .South Carolina or the South, lie is a man of profound and searching intellect, of seliol-1 arly turn and attainment, and isa very vigorious and evangelical preacher. His text on this occasion was Ephesianx iii: 8. He introduced the subject (the "unsearchable riches" of Christ) by speaking of the great humility of the great Apostle who was the author of the text. This was one of St. Paul's characteristics. It was this humility that helped to make him what he was. He was humble because ho remembered his previous life as a persecutor of the disciples of Christ, and because the truths of Christ's Gospel are lit led to beget humility in men. The "unsearchable riches" of Christ are to newfound in the I exceeding value ol' iiis truth as?(1) An object of intellectual apprehension, and ('-) an j object of cordial, loving attachment. I on motion of J. C. Furmati, a resolution making State missions the special order for i 11 o'clock on Saturday, adopted at the morning session, was reconsidered, and 12 o'clock i was lixed as the hour for that subject. J lie IU III ill I I UU VII UlVHil \H UWiVIOVO J/I\^ seated tJieir report with reft .fence to the mutters rc-committcd t the morning session, | aiul the report was adopted as follows: Friday, at 10 o'clock, woman's missions. Friday, at l!.:;n o'clock, Furman University. Friday, at 7/JO I'. .M., foreign missions. I Saturday, 10 o'clock, home missions. ' .Saiurday, It o'clock, obituary notices, j .Saturday, 12 o'clock, suite missions. The convention will meet daily at 9.3U A. M., an ! adjourn at 1.30 o'clock, ami will j meet at 7:M o'clock 1'. M., and adjourn at will. Second Day. The convention met at ocloek yestorday morn in jr. After singing and prayer tho minutes of Thursday were rend and adopted. The special order on woman's missions was taken up. The report was rend by the Rev. John Stout, and tho convention was addressed by the Rev. 0. C. Hitting, of Philadelphia. The special order being discharged, on motion of the Itev. J. A. W. Thomas the Rev. C: C. Bitting was requested to address the convention oh Bible work. Dr. Bitting is secretary of lire Bible department of the American Baptist publication society. The work of this department is the publication of bibles and their distribution where they are needed. When the Bible work of the Baptists of tlie United States was all committed to the American Baptist publication society, the convention of Baptists of south Carolina, in session at Charleston, was the first convention to make a contribution to this work. Br. Blttimr is man of national reputation as pastor and platform speaker, and his remarks were deeply interesting and much enjoyed. The convention receded from business and engaged for a few moments In devotional cxerciK'\s. The interests of Kurmnn university being thfe special order for 11 o'clock, the report of the board of trustees was presented by John ylfrvnt Thlu cl?4o.l ?lin? llio Vnu T? II firiflUh had been elected as financial agent of the university to secure an clargemcnt of the permanent endowment, and asked the approval of the Convention upon this action. A resolution was offered by 10. ft. Forrester!er I hat the approval of the convention be i?ven. The convention was adrcsscd upon the resolution bv J. A. Thomas, E. B. Mnrrav, J. A. Rcll, J. <). Hudson, \V. H. Lyles, H. W. SandersandJ. S. Allen, of North Carolina, Mr. Allen of Spartan burg, and It. H. Watson of lidgcfleld. The resolnlion was adopted by a unanimous rising vote. The convention rose mid sang with a Mill the doxology. "Praise (iod from whom all blessings flow." The convention was addressed, with deep emotion, by Dr. Chas. Manly and Dr. J. C. Furmon. The report of the board of trustees stated also that the number of students in attendance is much larger this year than the last. The board further reported on the interests of the Urfeiiville Keinale college. The prospect here is bright and ever brightenin*/. The hist session was the most prosperous in the history Df the instion. The consideration of Furmnn university was closed with prayer by .1 A. \V. Thomas. T'l the adoption of the report of the bour^i ori II U-LL'fS. The Kcv. R. TI, Griffith, the newly elected financial agent, was introduced by the president of the convention, and addressed by the body. A resolution was offered by .T. F. Morrall commending to the Baptists of South Carolina the Hible work of the American Baptists of *oulh Carolina the Bible work of the American Baptists publication society, was adopted. J. Q. Adams offered a resolution authorizing i he president of the convention to send a telegram of sympathy to Col. B. W. Kdwards in lils severe sickness. The resolution was adopted by a unanimous and rising vote. The special order for V/, oclock was the report of the committee "on foreign missions. The report was read by John Stout, chairman uf committe. The convention was addressed by E. J. Forrester, J. Win. Jones and 15. F. t'orley. Dr. Jones i? a member of the foreign mission btiard of the Southern Baptist convention. He said that eleven missionaries ure now waiting to go the foreign field. To equip these and pay their lirst quarter's sala ry will require over The southern conventions are now in arrears to the amount of StyWt). This lias been borrowed by the board, iind the missionaries have been paid. The checks of this board arc as good as those of uny other board in the same field. Its credit isgood, iind it must best be kept so. A collection was taken up for foreign missions ,.n?.,n||.,?t/,Cu..A l linn.lraiul n.?llnra The committee on time and place of next meeting reported Columbia as the place, Thursday before the Jth .Sunday in November, ls.-'0 as the time, and J. A. Mundy to preach the convention sermon, with J. 8. L'roxIon aa alternate. The report was adopted . The committee on nominating a new executive board made their report, which was adopted as follows: Location?Greenville. Pressident?('has, Manly. Vice President?J. A. Mundy. Atnlitor-1{. S. Morgan. Other members?A. s. Townee, T? P. Bell, X. N. Barton, C. A. S'takcly, It. II. <;rilIHh, C. A. Jiulson, J. C. Smith, \V. C. Lindsay, E. J. Forrester. Adjourned by prayer by L. Ci Ezell. o Third Day. The convention assembler! at 0."0 o'clock on yesterday. The minutes of Friday were read and approved. The amount contributed for Foreign Missions ?t the meeting on Friday evening, anil which was reported indefinitely in the ,\ewsof Saturday, was found to be S.T27 TtnuAfSnn'it r*vn?v?!sio? wr?ri? *111 r?fr-il hv t.liA Rev. N. B. Williams. Theconvention was addressed by tlie Rev N. B. Williams and the Kev. J. A. W. Thomas, and was led in prayer by tne Rev. I. T. Ticlienor aud the Rev. Joel I. Alien. The special order for 10 o'clock being the subject of home Missions the report whs read by the Rev. W. T. Derieux. The home mission board of theSouthern Baptist convention is located in Atlanta. Ga. Its corresponding secretary Is Dr. I. T. Ticlienor. The work of this board Is done cliicfiy in the newer States of the south and sou I Invest, where the Baptists arc not strong enough to do their own work, and among the Indians on the frontie/. The board has had in the field this year two hundred missionaries, and the labors of these missionaries have leen wonderfully blessed in the conversion of men. Since May there have been over 2,800 baptisms in these mission fields. The fine results of the work are apparent also in the fact that during the year several churches under the patronage of this board have become self-sustaining. This is a repetition of the history of the board in all the past of its life. Many ol the strongest churches in all the South were once mission stations of this board ? Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Columbia, Atlanta, Jackson, Houston and other places. The board is doing a great work in Texas. Ot.e of the most promisfng single missions of the board is in the city of New Orleans. A most interesting work in Cuba has grown out of the missions among the Cubans at Key \\ esi, converiru i uoans u;ivingrfnimuu uum Key West to Cuba ami gone to work preaching their faith and^atherl113 converts,already mini boring .0(H), into little organizations for worship and waiting for a missionary to go aiul baptize them. The convention was addressed by T)r. Tiehenor upon the subject of his work. J)r. Tichcnor is distinguished for imperial magnetism, melting pathos, wonderful constructive faculty and burning devotion to the cause he represents. After the address of Dr. Tichenor the report was adopted, and a collection was taken amounting to ?83. Major E. H. Murray reported from the board of trustees of Furman University a proposal to return to bondsmen unpaid bonds to the endowment, lie asked the anproval of the convention, which was granted. The contention receded from business, for a few minutes, to engage in religious exercises, conducted by Geo. II. Carter, and was led in prayer by the Revs. W. J. Langs ton, L>. W. Key and Paul Willis. The special order for 11.30 o'clock, viz, the report ol the committee on obituary notices, was, on motion of the Rev. G. W. lJussey, made the special order for S o'clock p. m. The Rev. R. H. Griffith made tlie tinancial report of tlie executive board, wnieh was adopted. The special order for 12 o'clock was Plate missions. This being taken up, the convention was addressed by the Rev. It. II. Griffith, who made one of his characteristic strong, pointed, and stirring speeches, and took a collection, amounting to ?102, 2li, which overpays all obligations of the executive board to January 1st, 1SVG. Capt. A. It. Woodruff, on mot ion of the Rev. G. II. Carter, was elected statistical secretary of t lie convention. On motion of the Rev. J. K. Pace, the secretary was directed to print 2,out) copies of tlie minutes of the proceedings of this convention including the constitution and by laws. Theconvention reassembled at o'clock last night. "Teach me Thy way, () Lord." was rendered by the choir,and prayer was offered by the Rev. R. W. Sanders. The committee -on enlargement of State mission work reported that they thought "we ought to go lorward" and that tlie executive boiird should he; instructed "to project its work on it basis of SiO.OCD." This report was amended so that the projection of the work on a basis of *10.000 should be left to the Judgment of the board. The report on obituary notices was aend by the llev. Robert Seymour. The death of three laymen was read by the llev. ltobert Seymour. The death of three laymen, was noticed, viz: Dr. s. 11. I'ressly, Captain A. F. Edwards, and Mr. Win, Thayer; also the d? ath of Revs. C. P. Mayfield, A. 15. Estes and Luther Rroaddus Touching addresses were made by the Revs. Charles Manly, John Stout, It. D. Smart, C. A. Stakeley. W. T. Devleux and C. Minion. The choir rendered the hymn, 'lieautiful valley of Eden" referred to in the report as the favorite of the Rev. Luther Rroaddus. one of the deceased, and the convention adopted the report by a unanimous and rising vote. The president read the telegram wnieh, by order of the convention, he on Friday sent to Col. Ed war;is, former president, and the reply of Col. Edwards. After a few miscellaneous matters were at tended to the convention adjourned to meet on Sundav nitrht after nreai-hinir: Preaching Appointments for Simdnyi BAPTIST CIIUKCII. At 11.80 A. M, Rev. J. T. Tichenor, D. D. At 7.30 P. M., Rev. J. A. W. Thomas. BAPTIST CHAPEL. At 11.30 A. M. Rev. J. R.Croxton. At 7.30 P. M. Row R; W. Sanders. WASHINGTON STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH At 11.30 A. M. Rev. (J. A. Stakiey. At 4 P. M. Rev. J. F. Buist. At 7.30 P. M. Rev. W. J. Alexander, D. I). BUNCOMBE STREET METHODIST CHURCH. At U.30 A. M. Rev. II. 0. Smnrt. At 7.30 P. M. Rev. D. \V. Key. SPRINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH. At 11.30 A. M. Rev. J. F. Buist At 4 P. M. Rev. J. F. McMIIIen. At 7.30 P. M. Rev. D. VV. Cuttino. MATTOON MISSION CHURCH?PRESBYTERIAN, At 11 A. M. Rov. J. K. Pace. At 8 P.M. Rev. J. E. Covington. MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. At. 3.30 P. M L. C. E7.cH. At 8 P. M. Rev. J. W. Perrj*. WESLEY 31. E. CHURCH. At 11.30 A. 31. Rev. R. G. Carter. At 7.30 P. M. Rev. G. F. Williams. Harper's Mnyiziiie. Following the custom of recent years, Harper's Maf/azinc l'ur December is especially a Christmas Number. It mny fairly be said tc be the most brilliant Number ever issued, Among its contributors are George William Curtis, Dudley Warner, W. D. Howells. Constances Fen I more Woolson, Charles Egbert Craddock. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Edwin * 1- until..... r> I.W.I# T> J\ Klnnl'Mwtrn /vinwiu, yy iiijniii Dun i\f xv, j_/. dukimuuiv George II. Bougliton, Brander Matthews, <;, 1'. Crunch, and \V. H. Gibson, and the Illustrations arc Irom such artists as Abbey, Reinhart, BoUghton, Gibson, Calderon, Pyle, Fredericks, bielmau, and Smedley. The Numbei contains nineteen full-page engravings. The opening article on "The Nativity ir An" is a thoughtful and suggestive study bj the Rev. lion.} J. Van Dylre, Jan., D. I)., ii W t utcd by engiavings*froin umHC'.pi:Cco oj Raphael, Giotto. Filippo Lippi, Luca DeiU Robbia, Ghirlandnlc, Bf-rnnrdino Lulni, Cor reggio, Roger Vander Wayden, Albert Durer Murillo, Defregger, and Bouguenau, the lat ter being respiesented by an original sketcl: not hitherto published. The French artist, Lron Bonvin, a poor inkeeper whose story Is as romantic as his aquarelles were unique and exquistc, Is sub jeetof a paper by Philippe Burty, illustrated by engravings of Bonvin's finest pictures. A notable feature of this Issue is the number of strong short stories. These are: "NVaj down In Lonesome Cove," by (liaries Egbert Crnddoek, with a lull-page illustration bj Dielman/; "The Mundonna of the Tubs," bj Elizabeth HtumtPhelps, with three illustra lions by W. T. ymediey; "Esther Feverel," n IIawthorn?sque tale, by Brander Matthews with two illustrations by Howard Pyle; and "Wyvern Moat," a ghost story, by George II Bmishton. illustrated by the uuthor. Besides these are lnslallments of the serial novels "Kast Angels," by ConstanceFenimore Wool Son, and Indian .Summer," by W. D. Howells who also contributes a farce entitled "Tin Garroters," Illustrated by lteinhart. Edwin Arnold, author of the "Light o: Asia." contributes a translation from Kulida sa's celebrated poem, "Rifcu Sanhara, 01 "Round of the Seasons," illustrated by Fred cricks. The other poems of the Number are "At the Grave of Keats" (dedicated to George William Curtis), by C. C. Pranch ; "The Well of St. John,1* by R. D. Rlackmoro, illustrated by Philip H. Ctlderon; and "At Nonnen werth," by William Black, illustrated by E A. Abbey. William Hamilton Gibson contributes Winter Walk," with teu illustrations in {hi.1 best style. George William Curtis, in the Editor's Easi Chair, treats of Christmas, Past and Present,' and Charles Dudley Warner, in the Editor\ Drawer, takes up the subject on a distinctive ly American line, and in a vein of dclightfu humor. The Number closes with "A Christ mas Lament," by Miss Fanny AJbert Dough ty, illustrated by W. L. Slioppard. Items from the ''Hortea I'atli Plain dealer.*' Married, by the Rev. M. Magee, Mr. Lev Clinkscales, of Anuer.son, and Miss Rosclk Shaw, of Abbeville. We regret to record the death of J. L. Gil kcrson near Triangle, which occurred on tin 17.h at -1 o'clock, We were ula<l to have a enll on Tuesday las from Mr. F. T. Hell, of Due West. He speak: well of our paper, and subscribed for it bel'on he left. Wf> rpirpfit. t.n that, .TImmie Latimer son of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. I-itinier, died 01 Friday morning, 13th inst., after nn illness o lour days, from congestion of the bowels, ague 11 years. Jimmiu was a noble boy, and ih< parents and family have the sympathies o the entire community. There came near being a fire In town on Sat nrday night last. The chimney of Mrs. Sallii Gantt's house caught and burned out,and bu for the assistance of a few citizens the housi would no doubt have causrht on lire, wliicl vtould have also set Mr. Harper's house 01 firo. Mr. Jesse Kay's house, near this place caught lire on Wednesday morning about daj light, and bid fair foY a while to destroy tin building and its contents, he having noassist anceatthe time outside of his family. I seems that Mr.Kay had been having his ehlm ney repaired, and the scnllbld around it wa still standing. Although Mr. Kay had beet sick a long time, and consequently very weal he mounted the scallbld and fought the tin manfully until he was completely exhausted about which time help arrived and extln gulshed the flames before much damage wui done to the house. From I>onal<lsvillc. Ilonea Path Pleaiiulealer. We wore greatly disappointed last Sunday in tiie failure of Dr. Duncan to preach for us Rev. G. II. Carter now of Ninety-six, has nc eepted a call from our Baptist brethren t< preach two Sundays a month next year. Tln? Methodist brethren have uurchased Mr W. 0. Brownell's dwelling, which they are go ing to use for a parsonage, and lie is building a nice dwelling about one mile out of iown. Rev. B. W. Whilden has been trying to ren a dwelling In town, and we hope to welcomi him and ids family among us soon. The Haptist pulpit at this place will be oc pupied on next Sunday by Rev. Mr. (Jutz, o Furman University. Our school is constantly filling up. At thi end of last week our teacher reported an at tendance of 31. We think that the time o running the public schools in this county is s mistake, as November and December, t wo o the best months in the year for attendant and study, are left out, Several of our citizens have gone to atteni the Baptist State Convention, winch meets a Greenville this week. Mr. A. M. Dudson has gone to Atlanta for i few days. Mr. J. \V. MeGee nnd family, from "Walnu Grove, have moved to Westminster, where we learn, lie intends to engage in merclian dlsing. Mr. J. L. Sibert. and family of Turke: Creek, havemoved to Florida. We arc son*: tn lost! tbciii from our midst, but wish then success wherever they no. Twenty-First Senatorial District. Bossier (La.) Democrat. Senator John C. Vance, who was re-eleetec last year as .Senator of this .Senatorial Uistrie has caused a vacancy in the Senate by liis at ccptanee of the position of weigher of ens toins; and the necessity of electing his sue cess should he carefully watched by each am every voter of the district. The election is ti or should be ordered soon?and we know of m one who would do more honor to t lie twenty first.Senatorial district tlian the Hon. W. W Vance of Mossier. Mr. Vance for a number o years has been a member of the well knowi law firm of Lowry it Vance, of this parish and stands second to none in his profession Mr. Vance has the ability, and if elected wil not only do nonor to himself, but to the twen j ty-first Senatorial distiict. llossier has 1 I votes and when t lie time comes she will in doubt elect a solid delegation fur Vance. 1I< Is a true and tried Democrat worthy of an: trust. "Cannot Vanish Into Thin Air." Greenville Mountaineer. The Narrow (Sainro Railroad, as organize! recently at, Xliiely-Six, anil as shaped las Friday at the same place, hears 11(1011 its fan j the impress of success. 111 the past few year there have been several wild railroad scheme I associated with Greenvilletalkedof, and inns j of them were founded almost wholly m th I imauinatinns of men; but the particular on we now allude to has been given such a sub ! stalltial shape that it cannot vanish into tliii ! air. ?BE - "1'iMlotibtcfll.v the ilcsl in the Soulh.* Marlon Star. The Abbeville Press and Banner is undoubt cdly the best edited and most etiterprlsin; county paper in the South. The second month since the opening of th (ircenwood Female College has just close ami the prospects arc still brightening. ; THE EDfiEFIELD LYNCHERS THEY COME INTO COURT?A MOTION TC QUASH THE INDICTMENT IS OVERRULED; Their Arrangement?Army to the Pan* el of the Petit Jury Challenged? The Challenge Abandoned?3Io tion to Continue the Cases until the next Tei-nl of the Couri Agreed to?Bail Fixed at $2.30< Each. i\oirx ant- courier. Edoefielt), November ID.?'Troceed witl the argument In the Culbreatb case," sale , Jud^e Hudson, as he took his seat in tin Court-room this morning at ll> o'clock, pre ceeded by the good-looking deputy sheriff who with drawn sword escorts him daily t< and Ironi 1 lie Coul*thous<3. This Court-rnon was densely crowdcd as usual, there belnj scarcely standing room. "Is tt necessary to have the defendants ii Court?" asked the Judge. Mr. Miles, for tin State, replied that the .State did not insist 01 their presence. Hut, at Gem Hutler's in stance, they were brought into Court) and hi 011 the day before, occupied the jurors' scat 01 the south side of the Court-room. After this Mr. Miles read the rpply of th< 1 Slate to the objections of the defence. Th following summary of tlio, objections and re ' ply will give an Idea of the drift of the argu [ lr.ent and the positions taken by the Stat and the defence. ' The grounds, eighteen In number, submit ted by the defence to quash the Indictment 1 denuded of the usual redundancy, may b ' suinmerized as follows: 1. That the copy of the indictment furnish ed them by the clerk of Court was uot a tru ! copy. 2. A challenge to the array or panel of th grand jury. . 3. The objections to the validity of th grand jury because some of the Jurors wer ' removed and some excused and others wer instituted in their places. 4. A motion to quash the indictment bt cause of defect in certain of the counts. ? Thf jinswi-r of the State is as follows: 1st. The objections to the sufficiency of th 1 copy of the indictment furnished by thecierl have been overruled by the Court oil th ! ground that the discrepancies are mere cier; ' cal errors, not calculated to mislead the d< fen dan Is. 1 2d. To the challenge of the tirraj* or panel c the Jury ihc State answers: ' 1st. That tbe accused, having been com , milled and bound over to answer to an ir , dictinent to be preferred against them at thi , term of the Court, should have made thei objections before the graud jury was enipu ncllcd, and it comes too late alter the bill i L found. r 2d. That Scction 2, C21) of the General Stal 1 utes, which directs that the clerk of the Cour of General Sessions In each county, not ley ' that fifteen days before the commencement o the first term of the Court in each year, issu writs of venire facias in each county for elgli ; teen grand jurors to be returned to the Cour! - who shall also be held to serve at each tern thereof throughout the year and until ni ' other grand jury is empanelled an their sfeac ; is purely directory to a public officer as to th discharge of this duty; that said section doe " not declare thut a venire issued less tout fl teen days before the first Court In the year i ; void, nor that such venire may be quashct Said provision was intended merely to regt 1 late the drawnin* of juries so as to secun ' their attendance, and was not intended to s( cure any right, be nefit or privilege to the de fendants; that the object of the law is to s< ^ cure the attendance of competent and irnpai ' Hal jutois, and this Is assured by the tnanne of drawing them, which is not affected c { controlled in the least by the mode of sum moiling, and in prescribing the mode the Le$ islature had nothing more in view than sec " iii:^ that it be promptly done. The venlr I ?..m imiv iiipniiihiirliv tn t,hr? shorl ft" to sum " mou tlie Jurors, and, as it secured the attci * dance of the Jurors, defendants are not att'ecl ed by an irregularity in the time of furnisi ing it to the slientl; that oveu if tlie venir had not been delivered by tiie clerk to th sheriff, yet If the Jurors were summoned an , did attend the object of the law is secured; th ' venire having elJected its object, it cannot 1 1 assailed, though not issued or returne within the time prescribed by the Act. * 3d. As to the objections to tliegrand jury b< ' cause several were excluded, some were e.\ . cused and others were drawn and subslitutci , in their place; William Parltman, of the re^ ' ular panel of the grand jurors, when tli ' Court met, was in jail, cuminit:ed on tli charge of murder to be preterrcd to the gran ' Jury at this Court, and Was physically, as we . as legally, incompetent to sit on the gran , jury. A. E. Glover being a witness under r ' cognizance to appear before tiie grand jur: \ was properly withdrawu from tiie grand jar while considering that case, and was sworn s a witness. The other jurors were excused 1> j the presiding .Judge for reasons which heac r judued sufficient. The excusing of jurors an J; drawing others in their place Is a matter ex , clusively within the discretion ol the presic ing Judge. 1 itii. Motions to quash (he indictment fc alleged defects are rarely, it ever, eonsidere at tli is stage of a case, because if the indie ment contains one good count, that will su] port a verdict, and because tiie same obje< Ka aji in/il i/<tw ill tilM'/Wf < 1 judgment if occasion should require. " An hour was spent in a technical skirmis s over iininatcrial points Involving the orde ] in which argument should be hear I. Alter ^ good deal of dodging, however, the defenc ' proceeded to open the ease. Major Gary di liveriuu the opening argument in their bt * iialf. The pubiie will scarcely be interestcj in following these, tl?e points oil both side being clearly given in the summary above Major Gary delivered a splendid legal argi incut, absolutely free from anything like ser sational appeals, but confined entirely to th . legal grounds, upon which the plea of the d( ' fondants was based, iie was followed by A toruey-tieueral Miles, who likewise addresse " himself who!!} to the discussion of tbe leg< i questions involved in the case. Mr. Mil< took occasion, however, in passing, to make * public acknowledgment of his ludebtcdue! ~ to the counsel associated with him, Messr ? Uonhani ?fc Uonhain, and Gary tfc Evans, Jl t the valuable aid which they bad extended t * him iu tlie preparation of Uic case. Gen. M. C. Uuttlcr closed llie argument fc the defence iu a very strong speech. NVhei j. human lite, he said, was concerned, it woul not do to come into Court and say that tb solemn injunction ot the law should be^lr " lied with, lieforea man can be put ou tru l lor his lite every provision, every injunctio 1 of the law must be strictly and scrupulousl complied with. The State could sullernodi ' triment by liaving the law strictly enforce! L' The citizens couid suffer no detriment an , would, besides, have 110 excuse for taking th . law in bis own hands. 1 Judge Hudson then delivered his deciso ore U'hus, sustaining the state in every part 1 cuiar and overruling all the points made b t the defendants, after which the Court adjouri 1 ed for dinner, the defendants giving notice! exceptions to the ruling ot the Court. At4 o'clock the Court reassembled and tli prisoners were arraigned. The indictmer . was read by Mr. E C. Galy, after which th ' defendants'counsel made a motion to cha 1 lenge the array of the panel of the petit Jur, upon grounds of irregularities as follows; 1st. Failure to &et iorth when tlie juro; were served. ><1 it i? nut, sworn to bv the sheriff or hi deputies. 1 iJd. The affidavit on tlie back is not dated, t -It!i. Failure to designate tue piaee wliei - tlie Court is to be bolden. ** 5th. Tlie tales Jurors were not drawn accon - inj; to law. 1 (ith. That the venire is otherwise defectlv 3 and is nut in accordance with law. > Tlie Court is engaged in hearing argumer i on tins motion at this lime, u lion (hospeci: I iiH'wsenger.ctiiployed by the .Ytics and Omrit fj leaves here lor T; en ton to which point tli 1! dispatehes have to be- sent. , At a late hour this evening, after the indici I mont had been read the defendants' eounsi I abandoned the Challenge to liie array of tli 'I petit jury and made a motion lor a con lint - mice of the case until the next term ot Com "ion the ground of the absence of a number ( 21 their witnesses and tue expected absence ( n Lieutenant-tiovniiior Sheppard, one til tli jcoungel, and Senator Taloert, one of thedi tendinis. .\ttoriu-y-i iciioriii .uiiikaviu sluered the motion addressed entirely lo tii d.scrclion ol the Court. The Slate, lie addei was reaily tor l rial. 1 Alter hearing the views of all the eounsc 11.1 udge Hudson giuntuU ihe motion ami to: i> { tinned the c;?se. < ! A motion was then made to admit all tli s defendants to hail, ami the defendant.*.' com t1 oil spoke at some length <-n lIti>. The alio! c, ney-.^cncrai said that ]l was simply hisdnt: 0 as the officer of the State, to call theattenii > - of tne Court lo the law on the subject. Tli 1 < Slate's attorneys, lie said, were glud that tli j rcsjdiisibility was on tlie shoulders of tli j Court. They made no active resistance to tii ? j motion, as they did not (eel it lobe in 111 line of iheir duty. | Judge Hudson said that he regarded tli -; oircumstuncts of this case as somewhat e: Z traordlmiry and peculiar, and without e> I pressing an opinion as to the weight ol evl | dcnce in the case he would admit all the d cI femlants to bail in tin! sum of *-. *"!) ca?'i j Thus endeth for the nonce the trial of tli I Kugolield lynchers. HIGHER GEADE TEACHERS. The Ordeal throng:li Which they Jfnst Pass on the First Thnmday and ^ Friday in January, 1886. School Commissioners 0men Abbbvllb, 8. C., November 8 18S5. We would respectfully give notice to ill concerned? teachers, patrons and trustees,?that We|wilf jwihefe lis' . strictly, as'pmciicablc to the school law and the fol? lowing resolutions passed by the State Board of Ex-' .' & m ainlneis: 1. "The County Board of Examiners shall examine all candidates for the profession of teacher and give to Mien persona round qua:ined,a certificate, setting forth t the branches of learning he or she may be capable of teaching, such an examination to be renewed every > year." (General Statutes section 1006.) The above has been amended by the following: "The County Btiard of Examiners shall have authority to renew said certificates annually for a period of } time not to exceed three years; Provided that the holders of such certificates shall give to the County 3 Board of Examiners 8atltfactory evidence of continued good character and of efficiency as teachers.11 (Adopted September 2,1S7&.J 5 2. (o) All examinations before Connty Board of 1 Examiners must be lu writing, except examination# la ? reading. (b) At all examinations before the County Boards 1 at least two members of the Board must be present. /;* 3 (c) All applicants before County Boards shall be ex1 amined on Orthographv, Heading, Writing, Arlthme: ' tic, Geography, English Grammen and History of thtt ? U. S.. and this State." : ( 'Standing ltules of the State Board of ESamlneW. 8. * Resolved, That the examination of teacher* 3 before the County Board of Examiners shall include ft e feries of questions on the theory and practice of teaching and that the "Methods of Teaching" by " John Swett and 'Art of School Management" by John e Baldwin, will be recommonded as books ot reference.11 (Adopted May 1.1SS3.) A t1,a? ol.i. o j ? - moun/iu, auuv hiu cwuc cnrnenruciKinm 01 ? Education be requested t<i prepnre in future, only ono 0 set of questions fur nil three grades for use by tha County Board of Examiners; and that applicants fof " County certificates of QualifleaMiJn be required to c make a general average ot not less than 80 |?sr cent. for a first grade certificate, 70 tier cent, for a second e grade, and GO per cent, for a tnird grade and not less than 40 per cent on any other branch." ? (Circular No. 5, aerie# ?f 18S3.) . ' c 5. "That the examinations of teachers by County . v % e Boards of Examiners shall be held throughout tha ^ State on the first Thursday and Friday in .January and July of each year, or on such other days as tho State Superintendent of Education, in his dlscretian, may direct. No examination shall be held excent on .e such days without the permission of the State Supc* ^ rintendent of Education first had and obtained/' e (Adopted September, 18S4.) Implicit '.obedience io lawful authority IS ft Dasttl principle in education, and no teacher who is worthy f the name will neglect to inculcate ?hls truth both by precept and example. We therefore hope that n<? teacher or patron will ask ua to disobey toe plain and " imperative requirements of the law and the State l" Board, wlios-* ministers we are, by didng any act con? trury to the foregoing resolutions. r We realize our responsibility, and we shall endeavor l" to m>et it, Without fear, favor or affectl, s on. We earnestly request the trustees of the several districts, the patrons of tbe public . ',,42 ? schools, and all teachers who are conscious of their \ own merit, to aid us in carrying out the foregoing re~ f culations. 1 " We would sucrgest tn those who expect to apply for e certificates of qualification, that they study, before J' the examination, one or both of the works recomk ^ mended in liule No. 8; that they review carefully the s ( Drancues required In "O of Ho. z, especially Arltn* metfc and English Grammar. There are two advan* '? tnges in pursuing this course: '< ?&?' ? i. You pet through with the physical labor sooner. '? 2. Yob may snve yourself some humiliation. " The examination will be held In the court honse on I the first Thursday and Friday in January, 1886, for J' white and for'colored teachers respectively, beginning J" at 10 a. in. and clobinsr at 4 p. ni. , Applicants must furnish pens and ink, and legal cap ; paper. ; h t the applicants keep continually In view, before ' and after the examination, the language of Shake* P *7speare: uIt is in ourselves that we are thus or thus" r GEO. 0. HODGES, J. C. K LUG II. ? JOHN A. ltOBINSON, vf :* County B <ard of Examiners The Great Need of the Times Is Better Teachers anil a More Puuetui.l }' Attendance of Scholars. q Abbeville, S. C., November 15, 1885. j I desire to oiler a few words to those who are e interested directly in the improvement of the ,e schools. Without your support we cannot acd complish the good we have in view, and which is so much needed. We desire to infuse mora ?. life and vigor into our languishing public school system, to arouse the torpid energies of \ tcaehers, to correct, as far as possible, the carelessness and indifference of parents, and, ,e so to administer the school laws as to gain a lC vantage ground which wijl insure the greater tj ellicient-y of all our educational forccs. If the II present condition of our public free schools, j upon which our people mainly dopend for the e. education of their children, is not improved, > l* I predict that, within a few decades, the rey cords of illiteracy and Ignorance will startle ^5 us with Just fears of our freedom, safety, and y tranquility, and bring a blush of shame to all {. intelligent and patriotic citizens of this grand ,i old countv of which we and our fathers in the _ piust have been so Justly proud. It is an apalllng fact that a large portion of the patrons of our public free schools are )r hopelessly deluded in supposing that their children are receiving benefit when the t,. truth is, incompetent teachers are aljsolute> ly wasting the public money, and what is in.. finitely worse, the precious time and mind of >j- the children. The people should rise up In their might and indignation and demand of 1, those who administer the school laws, thai r higher qualifications should be required of the a teacher than that lie should be somebody, like >e Plato's man, "with two legs without feathers," .. to "keep"' school from sunrise to sunset. The 3. people of Abbeville county do not want, at j any price, ignorant men and women for teacli.s ers. "Poor teachers are a curse to a community, worse than the frogs and lice of Egypt, for {. where-they prevail to a considerable extent, 1- they degrade mind, deprave morals, and cor- v-. e rupt religion." We do not want simply a place for a relative who is out of employment. t- "Highly educated" is. generally, a better red commendation than "highly connected." Wo ,1 do not want recruits from the ranks of those, >s who, however renowned they may have been a in war, have failed at everything else they un-. 5S dcrtook. s. "Better far >r Tint Heaven's lishtninz bhst his very soul o A nil s.'nk it back to Chaos' lowest depths. Than, knowingly, by word or deed, he send >r A blight upon tUe trusting mind of youth.11 "9 Let me quote and endorse the language of a ^ recent Issue of the Living Church, published In ;c Chicago: , "We employ policemen to watch our houses at night, lest a thief entering in may steal a , dozen silver spoons, hut who knows what y thievery of a virtuous character is going on ?* amid the promiscuous crowd of boys and girls , in the public schools of our cities? Parents ^ and pastors should not only instruct children c at home and in the Sunday-school. They should follow them to school. They should I1 know what they do on the way. They should '* h<> nor feet I v informed as to the social sanitary. y and moral in flue noes of the school-room and the play ground. Granted that the State has n no right to impose upon our children any form of religious observance or an v type of religious belief: has the State any right to subject our 'l | children to immoral influences? The State \r does not propose to encourage or allow tho children of its citizens to be surrounded by ' such intluences, yet they are on the increase. It rests with the moral sense of the communs it.v to tolerate or to eradicate them. Teacher-, pastors, and spiritual masters must work t?>s gether to guard our children in the public schools. ".Moreover, as it is the acknowledged purpose e of the public schools to provide for the chil. dren entrusted to them, first and finally, in** tellcctual training, it is the right and duty of those who have the good of the children most e at heart, to insist that this training shall bo . the best that can be had. Any one who has Y, knowledge of the condition of our public schools over a large section of our wide do-''j main, knows that, a.y a rule, the instruction ie; and discipline are not the best. In a great majjorlty of cases the Intellectual work, for which ''T! the public schools exist, is poorly done. Tho L>1, results are meagre and mean. The money of 10 the tax-payers is squandered on badly-conl" 11 rived, poorly-ventilated, imperfectly warmed, l"~; ostentatious architectural montrositics of building: and the time and health of the pu! plls are wasted, to say nothing of character, u ( under the incompetent tutelage of tyros who J are "hired" by the month. In a majority of ; our public schools, It is sut'e to say, the scliol ; ars aiv not taugnt anyiumg luorouxmy unn '?! wi ll. Parents, generally. luivo no idea of tho I absolute inctlicieney of the great mass of our i1 s<']ii?)ls. Tln v are not only throwing away ilit ir school-tax, they arc blighting tho prov! pectx of our children, by submitting to this 10'state of tilings. \Ve have-beard tVom morn j than one experienced teacher in our schools , of higher education, that not one in a hundred >'t pupils coming to them from the public schools 11 j has been fairly trained in tho common En10 j L'iish branches. 101 "i'lils is not to say anything against tiie ptib101 lie si !ii n| systeiii, as such, but to protest 10 against die abuse of it. The people pay for iei tin* best and they have a right to insist, "upon j having the lest, 'l'liey pay the State lbr secu10 lar education, and they should demand rcc*' suits commensurate with the outlay. Vigc* ilance is as much the price of education as of j liberty. Civil service reform is as much needled in school boards as in tiio higher depart' ; meats of public administration." IU C. IIODO EH, * School Cwmissioner A. t\