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The Press and Banner. A15BEVILLE, S.O. Wednesday, June^l6, 1886. A Prccodent lor C'npt. Tillman. "\Vc believe that the Methodists established a manual labor school at Cokesbury, Abbeville District, many years ago. It is our lin]>res&iou that It was not, as originally organized, successful and that its managers found it necessary to discontinue t lie farm work part of the eurriouluni. Itmthcr Hugh Wilson of the Press and Jianncr in it? lit interest and instruct the ueople of the J^taifl by civins a history its operations. More light is needed and w. don't know a better authority to c.ilt on.?Harntrcll People. Ttrotimr linlmcs. of the Jlnrnwrll Pcovir is correct in saying that the Methodist manual labor school atCokesbury was not a success. It was organized in the year 1S2S under the patronage of the Methodist Church in South Carolina. At first, all students were required to work three hours a day on the farm. This was done as a health-giving system, and to train the youth to labor. All boys were required to ito an equal amount of work under the supervision of a Steward. A small allowance in money was given for the service. After awhile It was concluded to reduce the time of daily labor from three hours to two hours. Then it was determined to reduce the time of labor to one hour daily. In 1843, the system of manual labor was abandoned altogether in the school, the system being an entire failure. The work was repulsive to the :sons of rich m?n, and every devise was re sorted to in order to defeat the object Oj ttie manual labor System. The boys in plantIncdidit In a very unsatisfactory way. In hoeing and plowing the same was true. The horses and mules suffered for feed and waterx>r were given an excess of the necessary commodities. Iu fact, all the boy's inventive .'genius was called into play to defeat the daily exactions of labor from him. After running the school this way for fifteen years the trustees became thoroughly disgusted with it, mid hired negroes to work the farm, which proved to bo anything else than a source of .profit. The larnnng lauds were afterwards -sold, thoush the South Carolina Conference ?till owns some five or six acres of land, and t he school house thereon. Upon the establishment of NVolford College at Spart?nburg the Courerenco virtually wtinarew us support, and the school Is now iu fact, 11 not in name, only a local school. ANOTHER MASIAI. I.ATiOR SCHOOtn We have !n Abbeville County the Leslie school, tl?? endowment of which is the Request of a rich bachelor, who died in 1797. Til? real estate consists of some fifteen hundred acres of the most valuable lands in the county, on which aro the nccessary houses. Although at the opening of the war the endownipnt was about Sit',000, It had from the casualtiesof the war, and other untoward incidents, run down to perhaps Sfi.OOO or S7,OUO. The Increase by interest and the profits on the farm has now run the capital or endowment fund up to SI0,000. That school was kept as a manual labor Kehool until ihe Fall of 1SS1 when the trustees were authorized by Act of the Legisla" ture to close the exercises of the institution until they might think the estate in proper condition to maintain it without encroaching upon the principal of the endowment fund. By terms of the will of Dr. Do LaUowe twenty-four poor children?twelve boys and twelve girls?under twelve years, were to have a home and be sustained there, on condition that they work one-half the day and *tudy the other half, under a teacher and steward employed by the trustees. A ma tron and steward were elcctcd annually to take charge of the children iu their homecomforts. As a manual labor school It Is, and can be, nothing else than a failure under the present liberal system of public school education, which offers such superior advantages. But It is proposed in a few years to open that Institution again, for the benefit of poor children, when twelve boys and twelve girls will Jlnd agoo.d home,and all costs of clothing, education, and incidental expenses will be paid by the estate, and the school will be run under the public system, giving all the children of the neighborhood the benefit of the publicschool fund, while twenty-tour poor children will be mantaincd at the expense of the estate. The Register has much to commend it to public favor. The energy of its proprietor anil the excellence of his work commands the admiration of his brethren of the pressThe lutegrity and incorruptibleness of the editorial and local departments of the paper Is denied by none, liut It is to be lamented that,over all this ttiere Is shadow or a blur, or something else that diminishes its usefulness and influence, while it detracts l'roin the financial success of the paper. We refer to the many personal attacks of that paper on Its brethren of the country press, each of whom, in turn, seems to have Incurred thlsCa;sar's royal displeasure. Who is It of the country press that has not been villiflcd by the Register* We believe there are exceedingly few country journals that have not atsome time been treated by the Register In a manner so coarse and so vulgar, us to be not only offensive to the inoffensivo reader, but in a manner so as to effect an actual Injury to the business interests of the otlice, and to excite the contempt of its contemporaries, who usually yield to that paper the palm for throwing slush. While the Register has little to gain by the , respect and goodwill of its brethren in the <-ouutry, yet it certainly has something to Jose by treating theru with needless insult, K iuul if it Haunts its own editor before the public as a clown it certainly injures itself in the eyes of the public. If we had in Columbia a morning paper which would observe the amenities and pro. prietles of journalism, there might be less reason for complaint against the citizens of that city for not supporting the local paper. Tlic CuuKroNxiomil Itncc. The Congressional nomination in the Third District is exciting much comment l>y the newspapers?Abbeville ami Abbeville's citizens coining in lor a full share of tlu-ir attention. That our people may be informed as to what is golug on outside of the county we liave endeavored to copy whatever particular. ly interests Abbeville. We are sorry to see so much prejudice against our county, but hope that wise counsels may prevail at the nomination, whether It be by primary or convention. The statement that the State Executive Committee have held a secret meeting for the purpose of devising plans for thwarting our desire for a primary election in the Third 3>istrictlias not been denied. Hut whether the meeting was held or not we presume it will not be denied that there is opposition to lJ?eprimary?tlic opposition being supposed to come from the politicians who may believe it to be easier to be nominated before a convention than it is to win prizes at the bauds of the peopie themselves. Kedueed to Writing. The plan of committees writing to persons at a distanceforsubscriptions to build churches in which they are at least very remotely interested, is becoming common. Recently quite a number of these letters came to Abbeville asking supscriptions to rebuild a church in an adjoining county. The letters were all right but the amount asked oi each one varied from the assessment of his neighbor, and here is where the committee errrcd. For instance, the man who was asked for only SiOOfelt that lie had been slighted in the presumption that ho was unable to give as uiueh as the man of whom the sum of of S-'?.00had been asked; and so the man of whom |."i.00 was usked, was displeased that lie should have been asked for a larger amount than his neighbor who was let oil' Willi a iJ.W request. Overgrown Xetvnpnpers. | Overgrown newspapers are going out of fashion. The majority of readers buy nnws| papers in order to get the new*, and have no < timo to search for it. in a wilderness of paddin;:. This accounts for the decadence of lite i many-payed newspapers. They were Invented on the supposition that cornstalks would sell as well as corn. This was a mistake. When a business man can keep up with the world by buying his news so condensed thatjson he can finish it with his toast and collee ho will not waste time and money in picking what he wants to know bit by bit out of a y, wearying waste of verbiage. Life is too short. ?f'hcxtrr Rep:nier. 'or W'c do not know where our friend got his ( ar< information, and arc disposed to believe that root he Is mistaken. We do not observe any great t to tl "decadence of the many-paged newspapers," j crs, but we do believe that the practice of print- va,< ing a newspaper on type large enough for bill j dist posters, will be abandoned. There isa"dcea- fari dcnce" in the use of large type, and it may be M: that somo.practical business men have learn- jjj ed that a given amount of matter printed in M. 1 good small type on a small sheet, is infinitely W better than the sameatnountof matter would be. if printed on a large sheet in ecu respond- it. ingly large type. Does the llcporter believe Wh that its Sheet Is in ore acceptable in tlic pres- V ent size than it would be if the same amount Sini of matter was set in nonpareil and printed on 1 J' a six column paper, instead of an eight eol- ?jjj umn paper as now? We believe the smaller it. size paper and the smaller size type would be more acceptable. Itis the amount and quoli- Qro] ty of the matter that pleases the reAuer, and Kj not the large type. It seems to be a waste of j C.. V paper to use twice as much of it as may be j), necessary. Hill We have used every size type from small pica down to nonpareil, and we are sure that nonpareil is the standard to which our news- 1>i papers must come sooner or later. Hill The habit of buying small fonts of brevier and long pritner on which to print country newspapers, must yield to the better plan of buying one large font of smaller type. It Vlci may be well enough to have more than one s,a'^ size of type in the oflicc, but when it comes JifJ'jj to the work of printing a newspaper, it should line be doue on one large font. There are a thousand objections to the old way ol printing a PV, paper on two or three sizes of type, which I wef any practical printer will readily admit, who has once tried the plan of usingoniy one size, tion If the Reporter will throw away its large . I< typo, aud buy suiall type, its prosperity will be increased. mot m , izln To Advertisers. run We have heretofore said hut little about our j su<( claims on ilie public patronage as an adver-1 hav Using medium. We nave not had fewer than W a thousand copies of any Issue printed lrom don the beginning of our existence as a peri- vot< odical. Our circulation is scattered widely aire over our own State, and to some extent over I bo several other States of our country.? Williams- and ton. Xuiad. a Ion This kind of argument will defeat any efl'ort to get advertising from any one who has an i eye to receiving value for the money expend- j wor ed. To the great mass of advertisers a thous- j and stray shots scattered all over the United |ji'10 wanted by an advertiser In a local paper is to. ^,r be put jjrominently before some particular lo-1 that cality. Concentration is the word. IT the en- i Innt tire thousand copies of the Xai'ul were dis- i n,^l tributed in and around Williamston or in | Ore.' Anderson county, then It would be a superb j friei advertising sheet for that county, but a thous-: and sheets "scattered widely" Is of almost no j |Pct_ value for the reason that the local papers in j Ken other towns will advertise their own towns.: J Our Williamston brother should manage to fun( get a circulation which shall be confined al- on i most exclusively to Anderson county. Pa-1 fiP Dl pers which are "scattered" over the country) <>, are never prized because of that fact.. Wise act j and judicious advertisers want concentra- ASC1 tion. I)t ^ appi Worwe than Foolish. ttIJ^ (.o A few days ago some forty operatives In one H. 1 of the smallest factories in Augusta, quit W',Q work because of their dissatisfaction with the man in charge of them. For this action the S(0,.| DwuililnMto ..f 11./. mills In \n)*iictn Ailii met and determined to close their respective 1 mills on Monday evening if these forty illssatisfied operatives did not return to work, thus throwing some four thousanU people out of employment, and depriving about eight thousand people of the means of a support. One-third of the population of the city was to p(, be placed in a starving condition because of disci the act of forty operatives and because of the | upoi cruel act of rich capitalists who conspired or I combined against their inoffensive and de- our fenceless operatives. We have never sympa-1 who thizedwith any strike which has yet taken j J"''s place, but If capitalists elsewhere are as un- coin just in their demands as the Augusta mills, land we have no word of reproach for strikers, and j wc have no word of condemnation for any act | w(,iii which they may commit under like unpro-land voked distressing circumstances. Kven a fac- J tory hand has rights which the princely capi- j pect tiilist should respect whether he does so or j hav< not. We do not recollect to have seen any j notice of a more foolish or n more cruel act j pPCt than that of the Augusta mills, as presented | not i by the Chronicle. j m sura Arc Farmers lo be I.eft Out? "|'? o i l'r Our neighbor, the Pickens Sentinel, docs not pan, seem to bo much of a farmer's paper. It says j cont nothing about sending a farmer to Congress.'00111 It proposes, on the other hand, if Judjje Cotli- "vm; -O,, lo,.l,.?lo,l fill Ilic nlan.1 hr n Ititft-nr I in t ami It even goes so far an to propose to elect w'" the Circuit Solicitor from the ranks ot the the lawyers. This thing of giving the farmers 110 showing at all is greatly to be deprecated* There is not a farmer on the Bench. As the j p0iu farmers constitute 76per cent, of the wealth recti and population of the State, this manifest injustice must be apparent to all. If Judge j,'\{ Cot bran is elected to Congress his place cer- Mi talnly ought to bo filled by a farmer. We can name the farmer, H our contemporary Ca does not find one in I'lekeus. We arc in /or the a farmer Judgc, one time. ^{ ? m m naiii Prohibition in Xortli Carolina. ' Lew They have recently had a Prohibition fight J'. 0 in North Carolina, with the following result, | ^ so far as the towns named are concerned: jj jj Dry Column. Wet Column. ltKS( italeluh, Charlotte, Winston, Aslievtlle, Salem, Slatcsville, . Concord, Coldsboro, Oxford, luirhani, l0!?' Ki 11ston, Franklinton, ' * Henderson, llvldsvlllf. W"J Warrenton, Holly Springs, Louisburg, -Morchead City, Apex, Littleton. ,%t Ileal, fort, ^ Madison. "J j Cameron, , . Monroe, , , Si*abord, ! Lumberton, ,,1 Hi ?? ? Ing c way Companion Pieces in Vulgarity. proc \Ve think about the most objectlonal para- new graphs that have been in any newspaper in nul1 South Carolina for many months are the two 110,11 which we tlnd credited respectively to the TMK Itcptist Courier and the Houthcrn Christian Advueate in reference to "Methodist roosters" jn'e; and "Ihtptist pullets." We are sorry tliat so ed : many of our sceular papers have seen tit to ofJJ copy these paragraphs which cannot possibly jor i do any good, but wiiich, if nothing more, eabl certainly encourages tne use of language 1J/"" which should not be tolerated l'or an instant und in good society. H' and " l.v ii Editor* <;oinsr on n Iteuder. The state Press Association will meet this: year in Spartanburg. Already *vc begin to I n.Sj, see plans for trips to the niountaiiis, and SS,<"i threats to "haul" tlie members are already j made. If tho Association was something! 0f tl more tlian a frolic we think more good would I I<on he effected. If the practical business of edit-1 JJ'"' ing and printing a newspaper could receive (jhi< more attention the public, as well as the W" brethren, wouhl realize some good from such meetings. As far as we have noticed no oth- Una er profession devotes its anuunl meetings Corn chiefly to frolicking and running about from place to place, and iu offering resolutions of pair ' thuaks l'or civilities. the 1 rHE CUMBERLAND GAP. * iTING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS IN AB- j SEVILLE COURT HOUSE. tie Xotcs of M li.it was Said ami i Done l>y that Asscmhly. jsterday eveuing was the time appointed! the meeting of the stockholders of the j >lina, Cumberland (inland C!iic:igo lisii!-! I. Quite a number of our citizens went! ic depot to meet the incoming stocklioiil- | and cach of tlicm was taken to the pri j ; houses of our citizens, and treated with inguished consideration. They ware, as i >s wo could learn, entertained as follows: n.l. Oeorge Kvans, at K. I?, (jury's. L\ Bradley, of Troy at 1,. \V. White's. \ Addison and J. 10. Bradley, of Troy, at l!nn hum's. . T. Bradley, of Troy, at W. O. Bradley's. X. Young and It. .S. Galloway, of Due >t, :it W. Joel Smith's. \V. Iladdon, of Due West, at L. W. ite's. , M Youncr, of Due Wrst, at J. M. Olios, s. Kennedy, of Due West, at L. Ward law th's. '. J. D. Noel, of Troy, and Col. Lewis Jones, Mjjofield, at W. II. Parker's. rel W. Lites, of Troy, at L. W. Ilerrin's. A. MeCasliin, of Troy, at B. S. Barnwell's. B. McCaslan. of Troy, at T. C. .Seal's. E. Bowen, of Pickens, and Dr. G. AV. Ft. of Aiken, at J. S Cothran's. ti) litre Duckworth, of North Carolina, at '. Hammond's. It. Gossett, of Easlcy, atG. W. Syfan's. r. H.J. Epting, of Williamston, at It. E. r. Clark and Dr. Wise, of Trenton, at Geo. itc's. r. Bet-Ms, of Trenton, at Gen. Hemphill's, r. J. W. Hill, of Edgefield, ut Dr. L. T. 1's. Meeting of Ktockliol<lcr?. ceting called to order at half-past eight, ff-President B. K. Bowen in the chair. He I: "We thought a short time ago that arjemcnts had lieen made to raise a .sutllit amount of money to finish the wholo . but one of the parties to the contract ?d to carry out his part of the agreement, hence the present failure to secure mon I reel Willi proper Plioris oil our |nui. imib iro bound to succeed. We ui isht ourselves 0 work and do sometlifng. We have SlllS,lf subscriptions, although these subscripis are conditional. Jiink we should innkean efTort to And out ecan not pet convicts to do the work. If could get the convicts, and some ready ley, and with a further prospect of realgon the subscriptions already mado along line, we might commence work. We will no risk in doing so. If the general plan eeds the company claiming the road will e to refund every dollar of our money, ith the grading which has already been e, and with other townships fin the line to 1 subscription*, together with the ?108,000 ruly voted we certainly can do something, lieve we can build from Aiken to Trenton, continue building from each of the towns ig the line. Other companies have sucled by littles, and I see no reason why wc lid not succecd in the same way. lias now been seven years since the first > k was done in Pickens. If we had notj i* JUKI nil; |JIIT?1-II |. ill 1nnm.11n.111, inm .. ! ^ I kept at work ourselves we might have ears running to Pickens to-day. Bntin(1 of continuing t?? work, wc have slnea 1 depended entirely upon Mr. Sehofleld. have paid so little attention to tlio road . our enterprise Is better known in KnsrI than it is along the line between Pickens j Aiken. e have met with unexpected difficulties. \t corporations that we thought to he ids and supporters In our enterprise, have !> to work to defeat the road, and have ex- ( d their utmost ability to t hwart our proWe must ultimately finish the whole to lucky. We can go to work without fear oss. The company, under terms of the ,ract, cannot take it from us without rellng every dollar which we may spend upf. dsrc f'othran moved that a scerctary he Dinted. >1. Bowen then asked Mr. T. P. Cothran to is secretary. SKTAIXIKG IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT. '. J. P. Neel moved that a committee be jinted to verify and examine the stock I proxies represented at this meeting, mmittce?Dr..(. I). Keel, L. \V. Perrin, J. | Duckworth, Charles Kvans, J. H. Gossett, ' afterward reported as follows : >ur committee beg leave* to report that e was represented at ine aikcii mcdinc i It to the amount of. $34,!G'J.OO ] itlonal Stock represented at this neeting 13,570.001 hole amount of stock .?!i".T3J.OO i J. I). XKKL, Chairman of Committee, e whole amount of stock is SISS.DOO. A SOUT OF FllEF. CONFERENCE. iring tbe absence of the committee In the liarjre of their duty Dr. Croft was called i), when he responded: He was thoroughn earnest in striving to devise a plan to h the road. We must put our hands in j pockets, and put our shoulders to the el. Such a course would encourage capita abroad to help us. He believed if prop- [' ressure was brought to bear we could uet | icts now that the penitentiary is full, ; finish piece by piece. Men of Aiken will of private means. Only live miles to le between Kdgefield and Aiken. The Lh Carolina Iload would be clad to iron it run it for us If we grade and cross-tie it. \ Jones was called upon and replied in e pleasant remarks. He said the pross of the road are as good to-day as they j ever been. He hoped to see evidences of lestness on our own part. r. It. E. Hill?Mr. President: I fully exed to see Mr. SehotieUl here to-night. I do understand why lie has so often failed to t us. Instead of coming here we are told he has gone back to England. Has he as11 ces there, or does he xo to induce other different capitalists to take au interest in road ? csident Bowen?He sous to see a new corn? . The tlrsi company went buck on their raot. Mr. Ketaotield hopes to keep the puny with whom la? has recently been neliing up to their contract to furnish us i SN,f>00,000 on condition that we give bond lie sum of Sl,.jOOlOUU that the whole line be built. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DIKEC" TOKS. i motion or Judge Cotbran the cbnlr npited a committee of live lo nominate dims* Judge Col li ran requested that ills . ie be omitted from the list: L. \V. Wiilte, . Bradley, J. >.". Young, J. II. (jossett, Dr. Hill. p. \V. II. Parker moved that the chairman lie committee cast the vote of the stockier*. pt. White then said: In accordance with resolution 1 east the vote of the stocklers of the Carolina, Cumtierlund Hap and :ago ltailroad Company for tin; following led gentlemen as stockholders: 5. Bowen, A. II. Gregg, is Jones, Wm. Muci-'arlund, I. Croft, 'J'. C. Cain, .V, Haddon, W. \V. Sawyer, , Cothran, 11. 1. Kpting. [. Duckworth, DI-fTlONS LOOKING TO TIIE 11E01NNING OF WOKK. '. Keel moved that the officers be required j to work within thirty days. it. K. K. Bowen said lie was ready lo go to , k as soon as the means could tie secured. I r. \V. 11. Parker? The Hoar.! of Directors! jlil devise anil consider some means to rc' an interest in this enterprise which lias i languishing. 1 hope that we may nut :cr wait on any promise. While Mr.NchoI has not succeeded his failure has not i In:cause of any luck of zeal anil interest lis pari, lie introduced tlie following resion : solved, That, it is the sense of this meetuf stockholders ol the C., C G. A; C. liailConiiiaiiy that the Hoard of Directors eed at as early a day as practicable lo sider and devise some means for t lie re- 1 al of work on the construction of the said road, beginning at Aiken or at some point ; thereto. NAL'GUTY I.OfISVll.I,K AN1? NASIl VII.I.K. r. W. 11. l'arker submitted the following Liable and resolutions, which were adopt- < herens, The said Trallic, Rebate Contract ; 'ebruary 1SS:{, was to and does continue!en years, and it is to that extent, irrcvo-li e, and therefore this said action ol the Is isville and Nashville Hoard as hcreinbc-|l slated, is in violation of its obligations f said contract, and i firrcn.t, The said Action of the Louisville ] Nashville Hoard has operated to serious- < iterfere w'lli, aiu' may oau?e a failure in ] closing if the Important financial ar;emenis'nat this company through its eral Financial Agent and lawful rcpreative (Win. II. Hehofield) has closed with [? onsibie parties in London, England, forh 0.1Mhlon its general line of securities, and 11 ? delay, if not. defeat the building of its | re line ol Kail way between a connection | ] io liOiiisvllh' Mini Nashville al or near 1 ilon, Kentucky to Aiken, South Carolina, ; will eauso great expense, loss mid dam- . lo this t he Carolina, Cumberland (Jap and J ] :ngo Kail way Company. j hvrrus. We have received the report of[ 1. II. Schofield, the General Financial lit and lawful representative of this Caro- , , Cumberland Cap and Chicago Railway ipany, to the eliect that on or about, the day of April 188(1,1 he Hoard of Directors ic l.ouisvllleand Nashville Railway Conir in meeting duly called and convened at c Louisvslle and .Nashville general ollice in ^ llic City of New York, did pftss a preamble 1 and resolutions, b.v which it was declared that said Hoard elected to dcJare the Traffic J Hebate Contract, of February l.ss:i between the said Louisville and Nashville Hailway Company and this Carolina, Cumberland Cap and * Chicago Hailway Company, to ho void, and that s aid Louisville and Nashville ltailway Company would proceed to build and operate the said line ot" Hallway from a point on i'.s own line tn Cumberland Cap, ?>_ Xnw 'J'/trrr/orv Jin it Itrxnlved, and it is hnrdy ' Ifmutvcil, That Win. II. Scholield. as the General Financial Kgent ami lawful rcprc?enl.\tive of this the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Hailway Company, he, and he as j] hereby ant hovized and directed, in the name .. of the said Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Hallway Company, against the pro- fori ( codings of the Hoard of Directors of the bil( I/)iiisvi!l sin<l Nashville Hallway Company .. on or about the JUth diy of April ISSii in regard to the Traffic Rebate Contract entered till into and still existing between the Loulsv: lie on I and Nashville Hailway Company and 'lie . Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway Company and accompanying this preamhie and resolution, the said \Vm. II. Schofleld, ! as this Company's Agent may by advice of ,'J Counsel (by him selected) put such Protest in . proper form, and serve or have the same corv,?l iinnn llm I V..ui ,1 ,..i I nr V l/.n- 1>|V>K i < In n I of the I.ouisvill and Mashvillo Railway Coin- }V' pany's Gen oral Office, 50 Exchange l'luco in the City of New York. <7 KESOLUTION Exnoitsiyo HCHOFIELD ? THE " LIVELY SPEAKING WHICH FOLLOWED. tll( Judge Cothran?In view of the fact that Mr. '. Rchotield has been over active and faithful, / and has certainly done all that he could for the success of the road while so many of us wa have been idle, it would, I think.be well to strengthen his hands by an expression of our " appreciation of his services. I therefore olfer mj this resolution : 1 Hcsolvetl, That our faith and confidence :in |-n the zeal, industry and integrity of William wa H. Selioiruld, the Financial Agent of this ficl Company Is unshaken. bee J. W. Thomson, Esq?I dislike to say any- i,C( thing against the passage of that resolution. |{# butl think we should be careful not. to dupe jf;i Mr. Schofleld as iie lifts duped lis. The higher wo he raised our hopes, the greater has been oiir / fall, He lnts worked hard. Some say he is spending his own money. I for one think lie hopes for reward. I think he expects to receive money for his services. I do not endorse the resolution, and I do not see wherein . Mr. ScholiHd has earned our gratitude, nor u>" do I see wherein he is to benetlt us. C W. II. Parker, Esq.?The resolution which tor Judge Cothran offered meets my approta- In; tion. I have every confidence in the honesty tio of purpose ol W. 11. Schofleld. He has never phi made a promise. He has oniy spoken of i:e- 2> gotiations pending. He told us at the begin- for liing that he had no money. That lie relied hr< on capitalists. I believe that Mr. Schofleld Ju has laithfuily endeavored to accomplish all hoi that has been expected of him. Circum- Mr stances beyond lii* control prevented his get- nif ting the money. I hope this meeting will ex- He press its confidence in liltn. dai Mr. G. C. Uradiey?t cannot see what harm vil there is In the resolution. My confidence has hi i not been shaken in Mr. Schofleld. Let us at sec least do nothing to prevcut liitn from nego- chl tiatingour bonds. bu Captain T. 11. Clarke, of Trenton?I think it tin really a matter of regret that my distinguish- ow cd and honored friend should have oller^d arc the resolution. I am willing to award due to ci uu ii. Kir ui i wurit uuur, uuu i dvc \ mtiu t'i evidence of any accomplished work by Mr. at Schofleld. I see r disposition everywhere to bin go to work or let go of this road. Jf I <0 bu home and report that this meeting has an thanked Mr. Schofleld for doing nothing it a s would have a bad eirect on our people rer there. If this meeting docs nothing outsiric lik ol Scliofieid we will never get another mwt- wo ing of tlie stockholders. I therefore move to tor lay the resolution on the table. slu The resolution to lay on the table was put. chl The President ruled that the nays had' it, I11J thousli it was a close vote. pin .1. W. Thomson, Esq?It does seem to me th< that. it. would be well lo withdraw the rcsolntiod endorsing Mr. Schofleld when there in so much opposition. 5 President liowen then nsked leave to rend a Qfll letter lrom Mr. Schofleld of date June 11, jn which he thought wouhl iielp to remove any jn, opposition to the resolution. A stockholder asked him to proceed. When the letter had been read President liowen expressed his un- 0).( bounded confidence in the honesty and in- ,, learlty of Mr. Scholleid, and said that lie j|r, realized the danger of putting our plans in the newspapers. I!y doing this those who j,,? arc opposed to us can head u? oir. Tliey can |,j~ choke olf whoever may be inclined to help L. W. Porrin. E?q?The great difficulty in ( .j the Way of success litis been, tlint wo have ? done so little ourselves, It is mere suspicion 'I() that Mr. S^hoticli'ss activity lias been in oppo- , sit ion to tiic road. He has always been wil- ^ ling to withdraw whenever we could muSe v better arrangements with any one else. If Jjv we cannot get a bettor plan let us eneourngc WP Mm. It seems as little as we can do to liive .m him,the slight commendation contained In the resolution. Kcv. J. >,'. Young?T confess my feelings are fli favorable 10 Mr. Schofleld. A man who <iin succeed in keeping alive a great enterprise like this deserves condsiderable credit. I feel It C nothing but an act of Jivt Ice for us to express ari ourconfidence in his otlbrts, though he Invs of not succeeded. I think Mr. Schofleld should Th not tie censured, but I would heartily endorse sea the resolution of Jud^c Calhrun. of ("apt. J. \V, Perrin thought the resolution aw oti'jhl to be read again. cd The Secretary then rend as follows: pai livuilvcd, That our faith and confidence In to I the zeal, industry and integrity of William Mr II. Scholicld, the tlinanclul agent of this Com- am pan.v. Is unshaken. tut Mr. Henet said he thought there was an ob- Th jectlonablc word in tne resolution?the word om 'integrity." Ily tlie insertion of that word It of looked likemi attack on Mr. Schofleld's char- on: acier. Jie, iur. nenei, wouiu not mse in n;ivu r such a resolution passed in reference to him- cai self. Jle, therefore, moved to strllte out the tin word "integrity." tot A stockholder then asked that the resoln- by tlon he read aealn omitting the woid "In teg- To' rity." Alter this, the resolution to strike out Tri the objectionable word was put. It was lost boi by a small majority. Fo The resolution in its orlzlnal shape was boi then passed by a men; majority. Me On motion of Dr. J. D. Noel, which was sec- boi oniled by Mr. K. S. Galloway, a resolution was tro passed thanking the people of Abbeville lor go their generous hospitality. del pb CAIJ-EI) MEETING OF THE DIItKCTOKS. .\ On motion the meeting adjourned at twelve sta o'clock. President Howen then announced J, that ft meeting of the Directors of the road ,l would be held in the office of Messrs. I'errin & '!' Cothranat half-past eight o'clock tomorrow . morning. mc m ' * tra The Contingent For Vs. we mc Netvberr)/ Ilcrald mul Actus. tuII Give us as subscribers, advertisers and cus- arc tomers. Hie farmers, mechnnies. merchants, the ministers, lawyers, doctors, dentists and other fon Democratic voters of Newberry, who would I vote l'or .Mr. Lipscomb, Mr, John stone, or some oct other Congressman In a primary for Congress, it and we will show the Observer that the "laree wo contingent who would prefer a candidate mt from another county1'is a myth. We are l'or pre Newberry, until Ocoree, Pickens and And-jr- j,'e son can convince us that they have better j timber, and we believe that the voters of New- thr berry County are; and believe further, Unit wh the ohuerver, whether Intentional or not, lias wil done both Mr. Lipscomb and Mr. Johnstone a tlic great injustice in say I ng, that there Is a larae contingent of voters in Newberry who would vote lor a candidate from another county before they would vole l'or either. Wo do rot think there are twenty-five men in the eoun- T ty who would veto for a candidate outside of , 1 the county if a content should take place be- J?cl t ween these gentlemen, and few, if any. of that number would do so on account of their <)U} doubting (heir ability to till the position with f'1"-1 credit to their disi rict, lint would do so on ac- J-!'1 count ol some personal matter that they could 1,10 not rise above. If llio.v enter tin' race, and we 1'J!s know Capt. Lioseomb is in, we expect to see Y*' Newberry capture more votes from the other counties than any other candidate will pet "!' from Newberry, and we do not expecta "large I110 contingent" from any of the counties which nu' have candidates of I lieir own, unless Abbevllle decides that she has had it long enough I* 0 With four candidates, and one in a good place that he can keep if he misses Congress, 1'7there Is little hope ol Abbeville doing this'. If lie would resign iiis position as Judge tie 'fnJ mlpht be convinced that it was a mistake lor c''u Abbeville to ask for nil, and we think it but nl' fair to tho other candidates that la- should. If they are defeated for i he position they are pri- }no vate citizens, if he is defeated he is still Judge c>f the Kiphth Circuit, r-.......... . t. K I.. ..,.11 I .He niA.in PCC * "III. .?l Itl Af -?. V.., ?? \* II'- ? I. i IIV Mil II'* business. Their leaders think that tliry eonsliiulc tlie Democratic parly of the stale, and they propose to boss it. They have served written notieeson tlie? Slate Democratic K scent ive Committee that all will he lovely It that '] L,o?iiiiitiee"toles fair' and does whatever I u; t)i:i mrieultural lenders domaud, and if the eom- ma mittee does not aeced'" to these demands, then juf< ?well that ean be settled hereafter. The I:>r- isln mers' lenders <lo not IntenO to secede, but to cou swallow the party, ot lling the Democratic Mel banner to the breeze and declare all opponer. Is f.> | Iraitors. The slluatiru is getting very Infer- an I [ stlnir. I really leel very s??try lor the nVw y lawers in the state who have the temerity to Mt.| ill'er as candidates. They are committing po- tfie litieul suicide. Kiciii.anu. feet r dev lion AVe must apologize :o some of the overlook- ami 3d candidates for Congress in the Third Dis- geoi Lrlct. We had no Idea that so many ov >r hor there were willing In he immolated. IIere is qua lie list up to dale: liaise Colli ran, \V. C. spr( Iteliel, J. ('. Maxwell filul .las. II. Kiee, Abbenlle; 15. ! '. Whitner, It. \V. Simpson and K. M. Itueker, Anderson ; tJenrge .lolinstonc and I. N. l,ipsroaib, Newberry; U, 10. Howon, I'leltens. Oconee hasn't reported yet.?C'/tctivr lin wrier. Si: ? J mli 'J'jik Ferguson trial is to commence this The norning. ? si'(j' Hon. I,. F. YorMA?,*s is at Court' to assist J'",' n the prosecution of Ferguson. jn ^ Colored lawns and Crinkle Seersucker call- ace nes will bu used lor eh cup wash dresses, it hi iVuj.L. Lull. 3-31 blioi PISTOLS AND SHOT GUNS. B. HAMBL1N SEVERELY WOUNDED BY J. R. NELSON. rtlnl Facts or Statements Concerning What .flight Have Iiecn a Fatal All'ulr. ti preparing this notice we relied on getting ttcrday evening the testimony us taken bec the Trial Justice, but up to yesterday he I not deposited it with the Clerk of t he urt, as lie is required by law to do. For h reason we are disappointed, and can give ly Jlamblin'R side of the case. In Tuesday of last week,Mr. A. B. Ilamblin mis county, secured a wagon mm team m the stables of Messrs. A. M. Hill <fc Sons no to thecountry to lie gone for two or three k\s lor the purpose of moving some houseId furniture. Nothing was thought or heard the matter afterward until the next evciK when Colonel Eugene 1}. Gary received i following telegram: "IIoxea Path, S. C., June 0,1880. 0 E. Ti. Guru : 1 am shot. Have to crlve bond. Telegraph in to release me and others till prolI miry. A. H. IIamblijj." i little while later Mr. Richard Hill receivthe following Irom the colored man who 8 in charge of the wagon: "Ho nic a Path, S. C., June 9, is,SO. Am detained as witness. Come and en on r bond. Wade Mitchell." 'he fact of the difficulty soon become own on the streets, but little or nothing s known or could be ascertained of the dlfulty, or to what extent Mr. Hamhlin had jn injured. The report was, that shots had ;n exchanged between Mr. llamblin, Mr. J. Nelson, and perhaps others; that Mr. itnblin had been shot, but not fatally unded. lbout seven o'clock Colonel Gary received econddispatcii, which read as follows: IIonea Path, 8. C\, June!), 1886. b K. li. Gary : Come to my relief to-night. Preliminary morrow morning. A. li. iiAMiiM.sv ,'olonel Gary, having been employed as atney, lelt Abbeville on Wednesday niornto appcir at the preliminary examinan before Trial Justice Trussell, which took ice nt Honea Path that day. Ir. Hamblin gave bond In the sum of $">10 his appearance at Anderson Court, his >ther Mr. J. Calhoun Hamblin, and Mr. rtson Fowler, of Anderson, signing the nd with him. After his release he, find s. Baker rode to his home in si bueey that ;ht, some six miles west of Abbeville Court use, where he Is now lyimr seriously, if not itgerously wounded. Dr. F. F. Gary of tr?Is luge is in attendance upon him, and giving n the proper attention. He did not ro to i him yesterduy because of the illness of a ild in Cokpsbury which he wus called to see t the Doctor thought when he saw it last, it the wound was not necessarily a fatai d, though from his manner of speaking we s of the opinion that he he.ieved the wound be a very serious one. Mr. Hamblin seems have received a heavy charge of bird shot short range obliquely across the shoulder ide. The clothing is reported to be powder rnt, while the shot made a hole in liis coat d other clothing sufficiently large lo admit inall sized hand of a grown person. It iB )orted that in his flesh there are something e a hundred dliferent and distinct shot und.?, exclusive of Ihc main wound. Doc1 (Jury is Inclined to the opinion that the it did not enter the "hollow," and that the lef danger now is, in the sloughing of the ured flesh, which must necessarily take ce, and which must to boine extent affect i surrounding parts. Ji^ninbliii's Side of the Affair. li\ Ilamblin wont to the house of Mr. Ncll, which is live miles north ol HoneaPath Anderson county, for the purpose of mov: .Mrs. II. P. linker, and her furniture. Mrs. kor is a sistnr of Mr. Nelson. A tier a short nervation with Mrs. Baker, Mr. Iiamhlin lered the waaon to turn to the door, prenar?ry to moving the furniture. At this time siiiricu 1<J Mil' lU'lni n iu-n: .'iin, imiici miu s. Nelson were. About. this time. lie airs, that lie was shot by Mr. Nelson from be* ill a door which was standing slightly ajar. IL:itii 1*11 ii foil lo the*, floor. mikI upon reeovnir IIrod oil* his pistol. While ilanibiin was iifr on tlio grass in tne yaiU Mrs. Nelson il .Mrs. linker ordered the furniture taken the wagon. Then iliunblln's buggy was night, when Mrs. linker got in and asked bystanders to help Hamhlin into the bug* with iier. They started off In the direction Abbeville, she driving the buggy. They re arrested at Ilonen Path and detained un* next day. Dr. Parker dressed the wound. ic Ilonca Path I'lniiidcaJcr's Statement. )n yesterday morning a lawless body of ned men from Abbeville county, consisting A. 1J. Hamlin, (jus Williams, Will (.'ox, omas Soutbcrland, and Hud Lee Cilnk,les went to t he house of James 11. Nelson tills Township, for the purpose of taking a.v a sister of Nelson with whom It. is ailogHamlin has been too intimate. When the rt.y reached Nelson's house he ordered them leave, but Hamlin went into the house, and . Nelson says fired at him with a pistol, il that he (Nelson) then got his gun and relied the lire, shooting him in the back, e wound made in Hamlin's back is an ugly l\ and looks as if it contained a heavy load birdshot, butit is not considered dangerls soon as the shooting was over, Nelson ne to this place and look out a warrant for s parties, and as they passed through the vn on their way home they were arrested special Constables Ashley and Donnald. day a preliminary trial was held by .T. J, issell. Ksq., and the parties required to (rive ids for theirappearance at Court. Mr. .1. S. wler of Anderson went on Mr. Hamlin's nd and Mr. Southerland gave his father, ssrs. Cox and Williams were unable to give id, as their friends did not know of their mhie. and as their only alternative was to to jail they concluded to turn State's evince, and let. it be known who was prlncl' to blame. Ve have tieen unable to get hold-of ihcir lenient, but it Is believed thai they will plicate Hamlin very heavily. We should vcstated that .Mr. Cllnkscales was not with ; party when they reached this place, and 'rcfore was not arrested. Yotn what we can learn this Is one of the >st dastardly outrages tlmt lias been perpeted in this community for a lonn time, and hope our Courts will inflict due punishnt on the guilty ones. That the parties Inided to accomplish their object at at all hazis was proven to our mind by the tact that >y were fully armed, throe pistols being md concealed alter they were arrested. I' Mr. Nelson's neighbors bad known of the iurrence while the parlies were at his house is very probable that a Coroner's Jury uld have been needed, as the whole coinmi ty Is greatly Incensed, and the only ret expressed by a great many Is, that Mr. Ison's gun was not ionded with buck-shot, n Justice to some of the youncer ones of ! party, we do not believe they realized at they were going Into, and we hope this 1 teach them a lesson that will benefit mi through life. J The Primary IMan. Woodruff Progress. horn Is no mistake about the primary plan ng tlie best plan of nominating; candidates all otlices. We believe the Slate "(Hccr* ;ht. to be nominated by this mode and then 1 people could know for whom and for what rote. Let theditt'erentcandldates go before i people and state their platforms and disis the many questions lively and boldly, j never thought it just and right for a hand : I of men to meetand put a ticket. In the| d without consulting the wishes of the pen . Tlie eonventions which nominate our ! inbers for Congress .should l>ea thingof the i t, and let the candidates go before the peo-1 and state, their positions on the Silver stlon, Blair bill, tlie Tariffand other lead- j questions. This is but fair to all parties j I why not let the will of the people bci jwn at the box. If the rule holds good in I inty nominations it certainly holds good in ! other nominations and why not let it be j pled ? Let this be done and our Congress-! n will not dare vote against free silver and ' ' tarltr. They will keep fresh In their! ids the thought that the will of the people he paramount consideration, and thus the I pie will lie heard one way or the other. <>luiulcr? in Soulli 4'urolina. Columbia Reqistcr. here seems no longer any room for doubt r <1... I ( I T Ills ICITIIIM! CllSCaSl! Ill nil- II.in I dc its appearance in York county. Upon I irmation received from J>r. It la ok, of; ck's station, on the Air I.inn Komi, in York nty, tlie Hoard of Agriculture engaged Dr. I Innls. a veterinary surgeon of Charleston, I iroooed to tlie locality indicated and make ' iiivesii.sa.lion of the facts. esterday a telegram was received from l>r. innis by Commissioner iiutlcr, informing latter that, he had found four cases of inious glanders clearly and unmistakably' eloped, and one case yet doiihtlui, In' ses belonging to Messrs. Iiickinson. Ivirliy ; Col ton, near Mack's Station. The sur-j r. expresses (lie opinion that tin' four s?s should be killed, and the doubtful one j rantimd as a precaution against the. ;ad of ll.o disease. A Men Proposition. llnck llill llcmlil. ippose we try some, one who is not a! ;e nor has over worn a military title, j country is becoming disgusted with tlie mliantic habit of pushing forward for lie office the generals, colonels, majors, res, etc.. to the exclusion of all other men 1 le State. It has been nearly a quarter of \ ntury since the war ended, and we think gh time that the claims of the "misters" J lid receive some attention. ' THE KORAN AND MOHAMMEDANISM. Article 2, TrcntN of il? Origan, I'sc, Translation mid IH>ctriiie. There are different sects of Mohammedans. One sect, believes that the Koran Is uncreated and eternal?subsisting In the very essence of (ioit. Other sects contradict this, regarding those believing thus as guilty of Infidelity? asserting in lact the belief of two Eternal Kings. A prominent .Mohammedan is regarded by some as having reconciled conflict ing opinions; he asserted that theoiigiual idea of Koran is really In God and consequently co-essential and co-eternal with hint, j but that the copies are created and the work of man. The expositors and commentators of the Koran are very numerous. In so great reverence do the Mohammedans hold the Koran, that, they dare not so much as to touch it without being tlrst washed or legally purltled. Lest they should thoughtlessly touch it, they write on the cover or label?"let none touch it but those who are clean." So great is their regard for it. that they never hold it below their girdles. They are In the habit of swearing by it. On important occasions they consult it by taking an omen from the words which they first see. In war they carry it with them ana Inscribe some of its seiitehees on their banners. They adorn it with gold and precious stones. They will not sutler it to be in the possession of any persons of a different religious persuasion, If they know it. There is a mistake, however, in one point, with reference to their regard for It. Some have supposed that they consider it profaned by a I translation. Tbev have had it translated in to the Persian language and other languages. No one disputes that Mohammed was the author of the Ivorun, though it Is generally supposed ho received considerable assistance from others. The Arabians accused him of it and mentioned the names of oersons whom they considered ns Ills assistants. About this matter there Is a difference of opinion; tho charge Itself has not been proved. Jt Is supposed that Mohammed took the precaution so to conduct everything pertaining to it as to preclude the possibility of its being sustained. The Mohammedans believe that the Koran was written in heaven, on a table of huge size; that it was taken by theangel Gabriel and revealed to Mohammed by parcels, at different times during the space of twenty years, as the nature of things demanded ; that every year the prophet had the privilege of seeing iho whole once, and in the last year the prlvllage of seeing it twice. Very few chapters ever were delivered entire; they were revealed piece-meal, and written down from time to time by the prophet's amanuensis, In such or such a part of such or such a chapter, as the angel directed. It is the general opinion that Mohammed did not arrange the chapters. &c., of the Koran in its present form, but that Abu Becur, his successor was the compiler of it as wo now have It, except mill adu lit'Clir iruij- nave mnaceumcuuuilions or corrections reported to him by some of Mohammed's followers who had memorized them. Abu liccur seems not to huvc any regard to time, but simply to have placed the largest chapters lirst. The various readings of the Koran nrc owing principally to the want of vowels In the Arabic language. Some of the passages In the Koran are contradictory, admitted to be so by the Mohammedans: but they answer the objection to this, by what they call the doctrine of abrogation?that"'God communicated several things which were, for good reasons, afterwards abrogated. All passages are of lUree kinds; 1st. those in which both the tetter arid the sense are abrogated: 2nd. those Jn which the letter Is abrogated, bht the sense remains; 3rd. those In wliieh the sense is abrogated, ,but the letter remains. In connection with this subject we remark, that when any thing perplexed Mohammed, he had recourse to a new revelation. If all had been published at once, thecontradictions would have been apparent, and he could not have solved them ; but as he professed to have received the Koran by parcels, according to particular emergencies, he had convenient way of answering these objections mid meeting these emergencies, lie could, with honor, extricate himself from any difficulty that might occur. At the time that Mohammed was born, many superstitions were introduced into the christian religion and Christianity was very much corrupled. These circumstances favored his designs. The political slate of the world was also in liis favor both the Roman and Persian Monarchies were weak, and the Grecians were sunk into great luxury and degeneracy of manners. Any success which the Arabians had against these nations, they attributed to their new religion and the divine assistance. Arabia was strong and flourishing. Its political government favored the designs of Mohammed. lie was sufficiently shrewd to take advantage of tho position of public affair*; he made the best of every incident and attempted what to others might have appeared dangerous. In Arabia, there were Christians, Jews, and Idolaters, lie aimed to unite them In one. He did not deny the existence of God, hut professed to he his prophet and ambassador. Since fiod, in former ages, had si ven-repeated admonitions, promises and threats, he said, it was his province to propagate God's religion hy arms, and to acknowledged chief iu both spiritual and temporal things. The treat doctrine of the Koran is the "Unity of God." .Mohammed held, that there never was and that there never could be more than one true, othodox religion; that there were some thlnsrs connected with it subject to change according to divine direction, tint that In its essentials it was the same; that whenever in its essentials it became corrupted, God would correct. It by messengers, of whom I Moses and Jesus were the most distinguished before him, and none were needed or to be expected after him. He enforced his instructions by setting forth by examples, Ir. many parts of the Koran, the punishment that full upon those that despised these messengers. The followers of Mohammed treated him with great respect. An ambassador of the people of Mecca, when he returned home from the camp of Mohammed, reported as follows; he had been at the courts both of the Roman Emperor and of the King of Persia, and never si\w any prince as hiubly respected by his subjects as Mohammed w?? by his companions; that whenever he made the ablution In I order to sav his nraveis. they ran and catched ! the water "that he had "used: Unit whenever I lie spit they Immediately licked up his spitI tie, and that tliey also gathered up every hair which they could tiud, that fell from him. II W. WHILDEN", Abbeville, S. C. DUE WEST EXAMINATIONS. Programme of Exercises In the I>ue West Female an<t Eraltine College*. The public examinations will begin in the Due West Female College and Krskine College on Tuesday, June 22, and continue from day to day until completed. Sabbath, June 27?Baccalaureate Sermon by Kev. Leftwich, 1). D., of Nashville, Tent). Monday night,June 2.S?1The Literary socleties ?f Krskine College will present diplomas to their graduating classes in their respective halls. In the Phllomathean Society the following will b<* the order of exercise : President. Prof. Geo. C'. Hodges, of Abbeville; Junior Orator, J. C. Douglass, Albion, S, C; Senior Orator, w ? fMKtips rhestur. s. L': Debaters. J. B. Cochran, Quorys, N. C., und \V. u. JJrice, Wiunsboro, S. C. In the Eupliemian Society this Is the programme: Junior Orator, J. H. Moffatt, Rich burg, S. C; Senior Orator, T. W.Sloan, Molino,Tenn.: Debaters, It (?. l'eoples, CuHeoka.Tenn.; J, S. stribbllng, Westminster, S. C; Medal Orator, Rev. ,s. L. Morris, Trenton. S. t.', Tuesday, June 2t>?Meeting of Boards: The Trustees of Krsklnc College will meet at half past two o'clock P. M. The Board of Directors of the Female College will meet immediately after the adjournment of the Trustees of Ersklne College. Tuesday evening, .Tune 29?Contests in cs-1 says by members of the Junior Class: Mr, J.; 1*. Knox of lluntersville, N. C., will represent; the Juniors of the l'hiloinathean Society, and, Mr. D. U. I'liillips, of Louisville, (in., will rep- i resent those <>f the Kupheiiilan Society. Con-1 tests in declamation by members of the Sophomore Class: Mr. J. J. Canterbury of Low-1 er l'cach Tree, Ala., will represent the So-1 phomore Society and Mr. W. C. Seawrightof Donaldsvillc, S. C., those of thePhiiomathean Society. Wednesday, June HO?Commencement in Erskine College. Forenoon address by members of the Senior Class; Anniversary Oration by Hon. John M. Bright of Faycttsvllle. Tenn. Afternoon address by members of ihe .Senior ('ins*; jiaccaiaurenie i>y uie l-resiueni.. i Alumni Association of Krskine College will meet immediately ai'Lcr tin* exercise close. | Aliitiiiia' Association of the Female College; will meet at the same hour. Evening?Essay before the Alumnie Arso-I elation of the Female College by Miss Matlle Phillips, of Louisville, Cin. Address before! the Alumni Association oi Krskine College I by \V. (>. Bradley, Ksi)., of Abbeville, S. C. 'Thursday. July 1?Commencetnent in the Fermi Its Col lege. Evening?Deception t>y teachers nnd pupils in the parlors of the Female College. Committee of Examination in the Female College?Board of Directors: ltevs. U. Ijithan, 1). 1) , \\\ I,, l'ressly, J. N. Young, J. O. Lindsay, 1>, 1)., Dr. J. \V. W'idetnan. Dr. K. II. Ed-1 wards, Messrs. J. F. Lee, W. .s. I.owr.v, J. F.I Calhoun, J. M. Cochrane, J. A. Devlin, lie,' Brownlee, J. B. Bonner, 10. A. Miller, L. P. Kennedy, K. \V. Pressly, Capt. E. Cowan and i Prof. (J C. Hodges. Mrs. Anna Brice, Mrs. \V. M. Orier, Mrs.' Wni. Ilood, Mrs. J. M. Cochrane, Mrs. X. I Jlenry, Mrs.S. Agnew, Mrs. J. O. Lindsay,! Mrs. 11. C. l'oore, Mrs. .1. D. Brownlee, Mt's. j W. S. Lowry, Mrs. II. I*. McfSee, Mrs. J. B. Ii Bonner, Mrs. .1. A. Devlin, Mrs. p. L. drier, .Mrs. M. B. Kllis, Miss Ella Miller, Miss Mary Henry, Miss Carrie Todd, Miss Laura lousier, 1 MissSusie Calhoun, Miss Jennie (irier ana,, Miss Amanda Lee. Judge Cothran has entered the Held as a fund ill ate for Congress from the District. Xo ane else need apply. As this will leave the Bench vacant, we nominate Solicitor Jas. L. [>rr for the position, and will wager a hut that ( Liu gets It.- -Bonca 2'uth, Pluintfculcr. 11 f' ' ii i i mi" Oconce puts in her Clnlm not RefntfM Nhe lias Never had any Showing: in the Distribution of officer, but Because She ha* the Man. (jcncca Free Press. If one will re-ad .1 majority of the newspa: pci-8 (if the Third Congressional District, the conclusion will be reached that the selection ot otPo-is at this time must be made with a m view of location. Weiiearit from all quar tersthutthis and that county must or must ! not have a man to represent the Cong tension ! al and Judicial Districts. The lire seems to be centered on Abbeville at present In regard to a Congressman. In Washington or on the bench, our representatives and Judges do not represent one county but the whole District, ana If the District s^lccts u man who has ttie misfortune to be from a county especially favored with competent and fitting men, we think tbe blame should rest not on the particular count?, but upon the whole District. 2Co one county can . control the whole District, when theselrctlons are made by the people. So let us derire the most suitable men, matters not from Where they come. And now to come home, to Oonee, a county that has never been behind or missing In a Democratic fight for tbo good of tbe County Hlate or National Government, a county i wnoxo sons nave ueeri True 10 me ueuiucrw;/ I In every emergency h.ive worked lor, yell<6 themselves hoarse a thousand times, and voted carl}/, often and late, Tor candidates from all over the state but especially Jorm our-Bister counties grouped with us in the Congresafoual anil Judicial Districts. This Is all well, and ?? are not sorry lor what we have done, lor our neighbors. We voted for good men, and from present appearances, wo will soon be called upon to keep up our good old name, and we certainly will do this; our neighbors do love Oconee; she is such a good modest maiden, in not aspiring to any position beyond ihat Ira the gilt of her own voters; Oconee votes fcr men and not for dots on our state map. She has been too modest to present her represen*tutive men to the other counties, and not because she is wanting in intellect aud competency. Now we want to sec if our sister counties can't rival us tor one time, in modesty, and join us in presenting one of the purest men, und a proiound lawyer to Governor Thompson for Judge of the 8th circuit in case tr.erc is a vacancy. We present a man of spotless character, a lawyer of acknowledged ability, having devoted thirty years of his life exclusively to the law. Ills brethren at the baa* reyard him as authority on all questions of law, and they with his many friends claim this elevation for him, not because he is from Oconee, but because he Is eminently qualified to lill the posttion. While he has never been a politician, he has done more lor the Democrsv- ( cyand his country than many who havo made politics their study and business. The man who has ever been at his post of duty, and has ever responded to his country's call, both in war and In the private walks of lllc aud whom Oconee desires to honor, not ? for Oconee's sake but because he will carry upon the bench that dignity, character, grace and lecal ability of which South Carolina has ever been prowl, Is Col. J. J. Norton of Walhulln. When fitness, merit, dignity, Christina character and everything combined that makes a bench honorable, present their claim we throw aside our modesty and Oconee ?k? that her .son be honored for his worth. The 'Canvans for Conjfrcsit. Keowce Courier. The can vass for Congress In the Third District waxes warm. W c have, therefore, from time to time printed in our columns articles on this subject, taken from our exchanges In the District. We do this to keep our reader* Informed bi the different phases of the canvass. We shall continue to do so, perhaps, but at the same time we do uot endorse these articles, bill publish them as matters of news or general Information. The article from the Newberry Jlcral-d and yew*, published last week, without this explanation, might be mis lending. runner, mere is no conioinauon. > among the lawyers to elect Judge Cothran, so tliut Col. Orr ni?y be Judge and some one else Solicitor. This story will be correctly appreciated when we slate the fact that one of the editors of the Herald and iVeuM is Col. Lipscomb's Secretary. .; The Anderson Intelligencer says that Abbeville has had the Congressman for the last ten years, and intimates that her claims in this direction should not be pressed at the present time. As the Intelligencer,as well as others, have raised this question, we may he exensed for referring to it. Anderson, according to our recollection, has fed at the Congressional crib for many years. MaJ. Simpson, Col. Orr and Col. Ashmoro enjoyed Congressional honors for a lung time. There may have been 01 hers before them. Judge Ue< d was also elected to Congress, but did not take his seat. lint we do not regard this question of locality or nativity of very much consequence. There is one of still more Importance. We think the ability and qualifications of the candidate of far greater prominence than that of locality. All t hings being equal, the can4idate from Oconee, Pickens or elsewhere; should have a fair chance to divide the honors with the ottier counties In the District. Abbeville, in the past, has furnished many illustrious names and they have earned and received the highest honors. Calhoun, CIictck, McDuttle, the Wardlaws, Burt and perhaps others, furnish a roll of which any country might justly be proud. Later, she lins plven to the State .Judges jVIcGowod, Thomson, Cothran, Col. Aiken and other*. The name and fame of the>e great moil is the common heritage of the people of the State, and we a to us ready to appreciate ihe condition of affairs in tills respect as any citizen of Abbeville can be. Hut, as we have paid before, the candidate for Congress should be selected for his ability, experience and qualifications, instend of from any particular locality. We have In this broad land sixty millions of people. The Congressional Districts are becoming larger in population as each census unfolds its wonderful increase. A man of small calibre would he comparatively unknown at the Federal Capl t.ol. We want to he represented there by our best and strongest men. With this duty kept constantly in view, with a primary election to enable the people to make an unbiased choice, we shall be more than content with the result, whatever it may be. _ ' i Mr. Benct and the Negro Qnestion. Greenwood. Tiibune. We have received In pamphlet from a copy of Mr. W. C. Benet's rccent admirable article, on I he question "Is the Negro a lallure?" Mr. Benet Is one of the most profound thinkers in the Slate, and his views on this subjectare as clear as they are accurate ond convincing. He is a master of logic and practical sense, anil he Is Justly regarded as one of tb& most scholarly gentlemen in the State. CONSIGNEES. Express?J. L. Ilnddon, .Mrs. J. H. Latimer,. Mrs. J. K. Brown lee, R. O. McAdams, Mrs. J. s. Johnson. K. M. Kenton, Miss Lula Wripht, B. L. Jones, W. P. Pickens, Ward law <fc Edwarde, A. M. Hill ASon, Mrs. Mary Perrin, It. Adcror Calhoun. Krkioht?Wm. & John McNiel, F. M. Mltchell. CANDIDATES. FOR THE STATE SENATE. Tlie many friends of Gen. ROBERT R. i HEMPHILL announce him us n candidate ! for the Stale Senate, from Abbeville County, ! subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. FOR THE LEGISLATURE. We are authorized to announce Colonel ORVILLE T. CALHOL'N as a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives. \ We are authorized to announce Hon. W. H^ PAUKEIt as n candidate for re-election to a seat In the House of Representatives. Wo are authorized to announce ELLIS G.. GRAYDON, Esq.. as a candidate for nomination for the House of Repiesentativcs by the Democratic party at the Primary Election. FOR PROBATE JUDGE. Wo arc authorized to announce J. FULLER LYON", Ks*i., sis a candidate for re-election to the office ot Probate Judge at the coining elec- ' tion, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Tapt. JOEL W. LITES is announced as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. Troy. The Donaldsvllle Democratic club unanimously nominate t'apt. (r, M. MATTISOX as a candidate for County Commissioner, at the ensuing election, subject to tlic action of tlio primary election. The many friends of JAMES A. McCORI> announce him as a candidate for re-election to the oflice of County Commissioner at tli? coming election, subject to the action of the i Democratic primaries. FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. We are authorized to announce Captain H. L'OWAN as a candidate for Couaty School L'ommissiouer.