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The Press and Banner. ALIBEVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1886. The Election. ? - - ?. - ? .? .ti?.nt~ ~rr! tiic primary ciccuoii in auuui iiiv v.wm, Ui. Inst Saturday. At Abbeville everything was notably quiet, and the clay passed without ?ny extraordinary occurence. We believe Die.same is true at all <>f the voting prccincts. There were juniors alloat that whiskey had! been sent to some of the boxes in the country j but we saw no evidence of the correctness of; the statement, and certainly saw 110 sign of whiskey on the streets in Abbeville. It) cannot bo that whiskey was used for electioneering purposes, for the reason that; the white voters of the county would | not submit to such an improper use ofl intoxicating liquors, and for the further reason that we do not believe that any candi datw before the people would gain votes; that way?even if the votes were for sale i tit so cheap a rate. The best sentiment Of| this county would most cordially condemn1 the act of treating to forward the interest of 1 nny candidate, and the candidate who would j ilo so, would endanger Us prospects oreiec-j tlon. j lie managers of the election met in the: <'ourt House, on Monday to aggregate the votes, and to declare the election, the official report of which will bo found elsewhere in these columns The result of the election was a surprise to , many. Some of the candidate who lmtl gone out most among the people^ received fewer votes than others who remained at homo. ] which fact, like the action of the recent State i Convention, goes to show that the people arc : now doing more of their own thinking than i formerly. The dt^ire seemed to prevail ' nmoug the voters throughout the county to j send hut one lawyer to the Legislature, and a i careful examination of the figures will show : (that there is at least the semblance ol , grounds for the belief. Hundreds of farmers | anuat have voted for only one lawyer. i But whatever the motive for leaving out j I2ie lawyers, there Kin be no doubt that they | liave elected good men. We have four first ' rate men nominated for the Legislature. ! while the fifth place Is not yet filled. Tho i people are called upon to dcciile Sat- * nrday, September 4 which they wll' ] tuko, Dr. Waddell or Capt. \V. P. Mars. Both are good men, and the people's interests will J not sutler in the hands of cither. ( As a rule, the result of the election seems to by entirely satisfactory to the people. flection ol'School Trustees. I I The school trustees of the dlflerent town- i .t.ineomiii.1 i>(? nnnnlnted only after they j i liavc been clccted by Hit* Democratic voters, j Tliere Is no officer who comcs so directly in f contact with tlie people as the school trustee, ' and there can be 110 possible objection to a!- ( lowing the people to select these oiliccrs, t while thc>e are objections to their arbitrary ( appointment by the School Commissioner. J In the first place,- no administrative officer i can please the people as well as they can t please themselves, and In the next place the * election of the trustees by the people relieves \ the School Commissioner from the disclnrge 1 of a disagreeable duty. As a matter of fact, j the appointment, and removal of trustees u may give rise to more dissatisfaction than J almost anything else, and f?r the sake of j harmony and good feeling, the r'.srht of elect- I jng trustees should be extended to the peo- j pie. Nothing would excitc a greater interest j in the schools, and nothing could better se- ? cure a faithful and impartial discharge of 5 delicate and responsible duties than the elec \ tiuu of school trustees in each township. l l>r/ThtKHinn in Aflmitii. i The newspapers liave much to say against j prohibition in Atlanta. As a ruh', the city I newspapers think prohibition good enough j for the country, but bad for the city. The II-1( cense foes of a large city arc a great revenue ( lo the city. Therefore, wo take the opln- ' ions of the great daily newspapers against I ( license with some degree of allowance for! I their prejudice against a movement which j * deprives ilic treasury of a large sum. It i?, in j' our opir ion, often more a question of finance j i than morals with townsfolk. For this reason j the arguments of city newspapers against , prohibition, have no weight wlih us. Theli- ' < er.se fees for the sale of liquor should go in- j to the treasury of the county. . The Edsfi'licld Chronicle. The Eilgcflrld Chronicle eomos to us now J with the name of our old friend James T. Ua-1J con at its head. Mr. Hacon's ability as an ed- < itor, and his popularity as a gentleman ofi' culture and refinement is known of all men. ] "We are indeed glad to welcomc him back to I < the field of Journalism, and predict that t lie j j Chronicle will enjoy many a year of useful- j, ness under the skillful, Iciest and faithful'? management of Messrs. Ilaeon & Durlso,! [ than whom better men do not live. t Tlio Congressional Primary. Abbeville county seems to be solid for the ] Congressional primary. A.s far as we heard J there is not a voice against it. The County club elected delegates to the Seneca convention who were instructed to seek the co-ope- j ] ration of the other countics ih the District in i bringing about this result. There seems to be ! just objection to the convention plan of noni- >' 1 nations, and we trust that the primary may | prevail. J It is moved that tlie Register accept the 1 Xrwtaiul Ojuricr'* apology and that further^ discussion of the "Morgan question" in the 1 city newspapers ho Indefinitely postpon d. AGITATOR THKOWS A BOMB IN THE CAMP. Tlie Prohibition ISusiiiess in the islatnre. lWilor Press and Jlromer: The result of the recent primary election] will give the advocates of prohibit ion an op- i portunity to place another petition before the i Legislature when it assembles asking to be' allowed the privilege to vote upon the qucs-| lion (>f prohibiting the sale of whiskey within the limitsoi Ahbe\il) unty. And a- the I representatives thus far e!.-ei?-d and to I ho*ien are among the number that have express-1 <cd themselves to be in sympathy with such a j petition, there is every reason to suppose that i it will result in an election being ordered to i test tlie great question of prohibition. No doubt but that the advocates of this measure think that they arc in tlie aseendan- I cy In Abbeville county, but if the issue is , made the result will doubtless convince them ! that thoy have greatly overestimated their j strength and inUiienee, which is principally ; composed of old church f-igics and cranks.,' Hut nevertheless the .opponents to prohihi-j Hon are prepaid,! to meet the issue as they j possess 11:e essential requisites required to en- ; this contest which requires votes, brains and intluenee. AUITATOlt. j "Ainicns** invest tlie News from Mountain View Jji Short Form. Moi'NT.ViN Vli:w, S. C., Auirust at, lsso. ("apt. J. It, Cunningham, one of Abbeville's 1 most enterprising inert-hunts has been visiting his brother, T. T. Cunningham, Ksq. , 1 'ilie public roads at this lime are in a 1 desperate condition, nearly impassible, is ; there 110 relief from this condition of all'alrs? Mrs. Penelope .Mi I fold, relict, of the Lilt- Dr. ' "Win. J. Milford, died at her residence iu An-: 1 <l( rson, Co., 011 the Istli inst., and lit-r ivmains I were buried at First Creek church. We understand (lie authorities of the Sa-'i vannah Valley HaIIroad have undereonsi- I deration the propriety of locating 11 depot,; I near Union church, four niiies above ] I.owndesville, at no distant day. A depot at! I that place is regarded a public utility 1 ] Hev. ] ;. is. carswen, autr preaeiuiis in mis ] Jociiliiy awhile, has pmc to Texas to canvass j' tliiit Slate for the Texas IJaptist. i We understand a innliuiiiint fever has hrok '< < 11 out in I-owndcsvillc thought to l<? lyplioid. I The health hoard of that place should immediate attention to Mil* sanitary condi- < tion of tiie place. The villego was founded in i in l>:t?by Mathew Young and limit tip mostly at that time. .Many of tin- bnildiims I are in u slat" of decay, with a quantity of j I vesietahle mattiT aroittal uud other accuiuulu- i nous which render the id m- pestilential. ! I A-Ml'.Lf?. - SECESSION HILL. THE SPOT UPON WHICH SECESSION WA INAUGURATED?THE PLACE WHERE THE EFFORT COLLAPSED. o ? Sl<le Illintiiiintiii^r Subject Which will Never Cense lu be In tcroNtiu^ History for the l'cojd of Abbeville. A citizen of a distant State sends the follov ing cii).>i>in? fl'oiil the Xriv i'ork Sun, and iisk II irK? biiUCIUUlUiV VII? iviu ?%. w ~. the reply to which will lollow belov togelhor with various interesting sketcli es in rcfcrencc to the ground which lias b< coino historic: On ii cold drizzly day in February, IS<V>, train drew up at t tie depot here with a niysli rious car attached. With it caino seven agents, who busied tlieniselvesin hiring team tor the transportation of the contents'of Mil car. Abbeville is about twenty miles fror the Savannah Kiver, which divides Soul Carolina from Georgia, and Is the terminus < the branch of the. Columbia and (Jreenviil Railroad that runs oil' about twelve initi from Hodges I>epot to this village. Const luently the only way to reach the Gcorgi frontier is by horse power. liy 1?j o'clock that night enough horse team were secured, and they began loading frot tho mysterious car. The goods rolled ot were in stout little kegs of phenomen; weight, and though the packagos were sinal they taxed the strength 01 tn? anic-noaicii tic [{rocs detailed for tiio work. At length tli loading was accomplished, ami amid tin* lias of lanterns and the cracks of whips and tli trios of drivers, the long line of teams pulle nut of the muddy railroad yard up the slopp hill, through the village streets, wherecuriou crowds had gathered to watch lliem pass, an disappeared in the darkness on the wiudin "snake road" that leads to (Jcorgia. When the teams had gone about ten mile: forty or fifty masked men rushed upon tli istoni^hed drivers and care-takers. la-Id thei mute tnider the mu/.zlcs of pistols, and pri seeded to unload the wagons of (heir stout li tie kegs, a cloth was spread upon I he groum ind around it assembled the ring, with lliel i-ring torches held aloft, while deft hands stov in the heads of the kegs and poured their coi tents into a single heap. It was gold?hrigli eel low, glittering gold pieces by the thousand The hungry eyes behind tho masks gleame ivith reflected avarice. It was a weird, my: tie scene, like a pasje from some Arabian r< 11 a 11 eo. The abysmal silence of the fores broken only by the rearing and plunging ? the affrighted mules, the shriveling rli'<* ( tight varying as the torches were moved t md fro, the surrounding gloom, thcanxiou faces of the negro drivers,gazing with startle ;yes ami gaping lips upon this fantastic spei tacle, tho eager circle ot masks, and Inst, tli solid pile of sovereigns, the centre of tli ivhole?all formed a panorama which thos svliosaw will never forget. With nil possible haste J he money wasdl ?'id<-d up between the masked men, and i Ifteea minutes they were gone. So was tli jold. Nothing remained but. the empty keg i tul empty wagons, and the care-takers of thi asl remnant of the Confederate treasury sen lie teams back lo Abbeville, while they eon in urn! on their way towards t.'eorgia. Wha >eeanie of the money and who got it remain .onlay a profound secret, ami will prolmhl; lever be learned. My information about t.i; ores!,SvVr.o was derived from one r.f the nc rro drivers of the teams to whom a mask ha< brown a tin bucket full of gold in exeliang r-nmiiiodloiis camet bag, and he sliowei hojrolci in confirmation of t lie story. A few days alter this, stray squads of Wheel r's cavalry began to wander through tlx own. Sherman's army had passed throng! jeorgia ami through u part of Smith Carolim i little lower down than Abbeville, and wn low sackim; and burning Columbia. Tin iroken forces which opposed Sherman, wen aklng the back I rack a little lumber up. am ccUing to reach the pine lands of (Jeorgia. one evening about sun down, Jeflcrson !>a ,-is reached Abbeville. Jmlali 1*. licnjamlt vas with him ami two other members of hi jahinet, I think, but who they were I do 110 low remember. Abbeville is a long, strai> fling town, of one sited,being built 011 tin rent of a hill, until it readies a point where i tranches off into the tipper or western pari fust In this fork 1* situated wh it used to In he residence of Armistead Hurt, who was be 'ore the war a Congressman from Sotilli Care ina. Mr. IJurt is dead now, and the house ! n strange hands. The house itself is a square :tolid, unpicUtivscpto Ihrce-story building air rounded by what used to be lovely giound md gardens nnd orchards. Jefferson liavi mil his Cabinet proceeded to the house of Mi [iurt, where they were hospitably received. No public demonstration was made on t?< irrival at the depot or on the Public Snuar if Abbeville, except that which was made h; some half dozen lurloughcd soldiers or eiti '.ens who hanpened lo be standing together :t lie Marshall House corner. As the l'resi lent was driven near to theni they raisei heir bats and gave :i single cheer for tin .'onfedcrnte clilefiain, whose only reeogni ion of the salute was the rnising of his owi tat. Ills face betrayed the deep feeling am wtreintianxiety which he felt for the satdj >f the Cioverniiientou which ho had placet lis heart and for the success of which he ha; ;o earnestly devoted all the powerful cner ;ies of his great mind. A strange coincidence! II ts it ever beoi noted before? 1 believe not. Here was aboti - 1. . .1 wi ,.fll,.i.,| o,.t .,! | I, ,U UH |>I I |U| IIIVU llir ViMVMi* ??W Joutederacy, while hardly a stone's tlirov I'rcun the spat was Secession 1111 , tne grov which gave birth (o the war. Just four year neviously, tills arnphlthcatrical hill, slnidet iy oaks and oilier giant trees, was tilled will i sea or excited faecs, all looking towards i stand constructed against three tree trunksa Is foot, and containing the leading men o he State. It was the first of the sccessioi nectlngs. Speaker after speaker dilated li {lowing terms 011 the necessity of severing tin relations of the Stale with the Union, and cv ?ry word was cheered to th? eclio. At Icngtl .he veneraldo Judge Wardlaw, a man whom lecisluns had been quoin! throughout lln and, and who held a place in tlu: front rank: >f jurists, rose and solemnly warned the pec >le against the rash step they were taking He told them plainly that they would bi rushed, that they had not a single chance ind that, a*ide from arguments about tliei x>litical rights, it would he better for them t< emaiii In the Union, with disadvantages han to tight and be forced back at the poin >f the bayonet, with all the evils that warmn id eat would entail. Judge Warillaw wa listed oil' the philform. The people were de .erinincd oil their course, l'ut such of then is now survive are convinced of the wlsdon >f his counsels. The almost deserted condition of Abbeville ?n that bleak I-'ebriviry day, when Jell'er?oi llavis sought the hospitable shelter of Mr Hurt's resilience, bore mute but eloquent wit uess to the prophetic words of Judge Ward law. In gloomy loneliness Itavis and his Cab inet assembled in one of the sitting rooms ftiey held their last consultation, diseussei plans that were discussed only to he abandon jd, and linally decided that the end had com uul that they had better try to escape. Tliei they examined such papers as they had wit! ihcm,nnd when the hour of twelve struc! the ashes <>( nearly all of those papers wer smouldering in the glowing coals of the hi; wood lire. The question tie-n came up as ti the disposal of the seal of th<* Southern Con lock-rateStates. It was plain that nought n bedestrftyed; but how could they il?> it? Tim pressed. Thoy should boon theirweary High for saidy even now. There was an old covet I'd well in Mr. Hurt's yard, and Into this Mi Benjamin threw the seal. Jt has sincecavei in and filled up, and now the seal of the hit l'onfederaey is safe under titty feet of /round iiiul exactly in what spot there probably live no man who can tell. The sequel is known. A week or sonfte this meeting Mr. Mavis was captured In (Jem nia. Mr. lJenjamiti escaped to England.? Vci York Han. MR. DAVIS IN ABBEVILLE. Oisso!vins Vh-ws of (he Noullier: 4'onIVilcriicy-Tlie l.ust <Totiitcil o War Drama tic Scene?Mr. Davi Continue* His Itctrciit - - Otlic Nidtrrs. Many of tlie facts stated in the nhove par:i graphs are true. They are inaccurate in sotn particular-'. Mr. Mavis, the President of the Sontheri Conl'edeiiicy in his retreat across the count r; after the fall of Richmond arrived in Abl?e ville aliout the 1st day of M-iy, |sii">. al>oiit 1 A. M., and left alioul 12 J'. M Jle bad will him live of iiis (11 11>tit ofiieers, (Jon. lirccUcii i>, \i,. M11,.,..M,. Kan, and tjeiiural IjMWIdu. -Mr. bavjs was en iertained by Jion. Ai'iii>lt'?il l.urt win mi hi had known as a Coiigi'i'ssiiiun in \Vu>Innxioi! (ienorai I .aw Ion was cutci'taiiicd liy Jiulgi Monroe, si refugee frmn Kentucky, The nth it lour members <>r hjs Cabinet wi'i'i,1 enter I liiud in I In* llonsool' Hon. Thomas ('. lVr rin. The last Cabinet nnrting was not belt in Mr. IVrrin's house, hut a council of wa was bold in the'house of.Mr. Hurt. At tlii meeting Mr. I.':>vis who liatl with him t\vi Inigadosot cavairy commanded l>y lieiieral Vaughnu and Iwkes urged that a stain -liotiiu l>c made :sl i his j>oint. ttial a renrgan i/.ution of tlx* army might he aitempl'd, am the Confederacy mil entirely abandoned, a east until such tonus might hi? seen red iron 'lit: t'nited states Covcriniient as woult l-mtcct tiie lii'u and property <>t' tin? sun 1'oiters of t.1,'" .Southern Confederacy. 1I? ivas, however, overruled by the council at !er IVoo eoiiiUltation. (Seiieral I'rcekenridgi jeeupioa ?h.-Iih;ar.v of Mr IVnin's house a' lis otliee. nml was engaged lint il a lal.- lioui if the night in preparing and signing dis barges liiiv ie li soldiers as applied lor iliem iml I hey were man;.. This incident is r: I d'd of the meeting: Mr l?avis, after slating liis views, asked (ienera Dllkes il'ltis Ironps cntlld tie l-elie<l nil t< nake a stand at or near Abbeville, (tcnern I Mikes replied that he feared not. Tin* saint i<te>tiou w:i a.sked ot Ucncrals Vaughu iuk nrnsrsf, and the same reply wns received from) ouch. Mr. l>avls then rested his head against the buck of his chair, and covered his faeo with his unfolded handkerchief. Mr. Burt airose, took Mr. Davis l?y the arm, and cone ! ducted I:: 111 lo Ids chamber. About twelve o'clock of the same night tlie President-ial party resumed their retreat. Reaching the house of Kcv. J. <?. I.indsay, 1>. 1)., near Mt. Carinel, Mr. Davis found Mrs. Davis who had preceded him that far and who was waiting for him. Mr. and Mrs. Davis drank n cup oi s co I loo with Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay, before taking their departure, and so Mr. Davis took i- his last meal in Abbeville county with Dr. c Lindsay, just before they crossed the river into (Jeoruia. .Secession Hill, where it seems tho policy of the State to secede was definitely fixed, is less than a half mile from and in sight ot botli of s the aliove mentioned houses. I, Between these houses and . cession Hill lived Charles Henry Allen's family, in what ' was known as the Alston house. His son, '* James Clark Allen, was the first man to lose > his life in the war. Hurriedly passing from one room to another in their barracks in 1 lie Moultrie House on Sullivan's Island, Feb11 ruary VI, ISfil, he ran against the point of a comrade's bayonet, which entered liis eye ill and nierced his brain. So the first dead sol is (iicr was brought home and lay a corpse in Is his father's house in sight of Secession Hill |) and within view* of the house in which the n Confederate cabinet nml their (jcncrals llrst >f acknowledged their (nubility to further rally e their remainingsoldlcrs for resistance to the '? Union forces, aud to fight for Southern lude pomlence. The members of the Cabinet, except Mr. Benjamin were very much dejected, but is lie, with a pood humor which never forn sook him, took great interest in the flowers it and strawberries, and discussed their beauil ties and excellence, with the ladies of the 1, house in a free and cheerful manner. - Mr. Benjamin asked Mr. Perrin (T. C.) for a e hatchet to deface the Confederate seal. As li tlmv ifori. iinnviplnrr In leave for WilsllillC ip ton, Gil., and all was confusion Mr. I-crrin d suugesU(1 that he would soon cross theSnvany nah Kivor and to commit it. to the river's is keeping, to which lie assented. The seal was d not thrown into an old well In Mr. Hurt's ? yard and could not have been, because there is not and n'-vcr has been any other well s. there than the one out or which the family ?' now get water. In this a member of the u family now 1 ivin?r in the house concurs. Mr. > T. C. l'errin was chairman of the delegation t- to the Secession Convention from Abbeville 1. county, and as such, the county being first nl: phabcticnlly. lie siifiied his name to the Ore dtnancc of Secession tlrst after Hon. 1>. F. i- Jamison the President of the Convention, t. The above account of the part taken in the ! meetiUK on Secession Hill by Judge David d Lewis Wardlaw is nearly correct as fur as it s- goes. > Although he warned aiid implored the pcot, pie to beware even with tears streaming >l down his cheeks, yet he always said that his >f destiny should bo cast with theirs, and so o great was the conlldonce and love of the peois pie for him that they elected liini one of their d delegates to the Secession Conventton, and > was thcauthorof the ordinance of Secession, c He lived several years after surrender with e the increased veneration ami love of the pcoe pic. None of the United States soldiers entered I- Abbeville village during the pursuit of I'resn identlal party. After the Confederate Army e was disbanded, a company ol'negro soldiers s were located here. s House of T. C. l'errln was accidentally t burned on the loth of February, 1877. it t> i.i'rt r rTT>r/-itr r -\r , TTf< t'rr.'n ^ iliij i?t.l w VitUi iviy. c ?. liOUKAT MASS MKITTING NOVKMIJr.lt 22, ISfiO? | TUB l'KOI'l.E GKKATI.Y AllOL'SKD?FIRST KKSOI.UTION ADOPTED 1,0')KING TO THE p SECESSION of tiik statu?drleoatks I NOMINATED TO TUB STATU CONVENTION. A s In connection with this, itm.iy not bo amiss L> t<> republish the account <>( that historical ^ event, as it appcared in the AbbnvtHe Press jot' November ??, Itjco, being tiio next day after -! the meeting which organized the Revolution J|and whieii plunged Hie country into a t j war, was followed with all'that its ter jrible and disastrous coiKsC'itiencvs. Th:it aet! count is as follows: . "One of the largest and most enthusiastic j j meetings ever held In our District, convened - in our village 011 yesterday. Companies of > I Minnie Men were present from Cokeshury, s 1 Given woo I, Ninety-six, Hranley, Due West, ', Donaidsville, WleklilFs, Calhoun's Mills; the Old Artillery Company, the Southern Rights s 1 >rnj! oons, and an immense concourse from s every section of our District. Banners were . I tlyiiiii in a'l directions ami the booming of cannon added to the general excitement, p "At an early hour the procesdon was form 81 under the diieetion of (Jetieinl A. jr. Smith, n marshal of the day, and Col. W. M. Rogers I and J. I4'. I.ivington, jr. assistant marshals, tjand repaired to the grove near the depot, - j where a stand had been erected, and where I various speakers were expected to add;ess i the meeting. "Thomas C. Porrin, ! !?]., presided, assisted J by 1 he f.V lowing Vice-Presidents: Judge D. ' L. XVardlaw, Col. John A. Calhoun, Dr. J. \V. r. Ilearst, John Ilrownlcc, Dr. John II. Logan. J "Af?er nn appropriate prayer from the Rev. * Mr. North, and a well-timed and oHeelive * speech from the president, lion. A. G. Magrath, of Charleston, was introJilC."'! to the ' j meeting, a:id made one of the most eloquent and soul-stirring speeches in behalf of States c| Kights and Southern Independence, that it v lias ever been our pleasure to hear. II. urged l> the necessity of prompt action, and his ap* peal awakened a response 111 every bosom. ' ''General Honham followed in his usual able 1 j and eloquent style, and was loudly clieerffd. 1 The time for compromise, he said, was past, and lie was now ready for immediate action. ' lln biiiiiifhtehoerliet news from other sections i ami upon the question of immediate seces, sion, lie thought that the public sentiment of | the Slate was unanimous?and indeed that I (lie Cotton Stales wouhl all co-operate in the ! great movement. The speech was well reicelved, and at the Inslanec of General Metiowan, three cheers for our gallant Representative were given with great enthusiasm. "F.dwnr.l Noble, Esq., introduced the followlng*amon?r other resolutions, which were unanimously adopted | "Itosolvcil, That In the opinion of the people of Abbeville District, the election of Abra! nam JJucoln as President of the United [Stiites, and of Ilannabal Hamlin as VlceI President, upon doctrines destructive of the ! riihts and interests, the equality and safety of llu" Southern States by the factions and sectional votes of our Northern confederates, utterly perverts the .spirit of live compact formed by the Federal Constitution; that it must be promptly and sternly resisted by the Slate of Smith Carolina, and that the Secession ot the State from the Federal Union is the proper mode of resistance." "1) F. Jones Esq., moved appointment of Committee of Twenty-one to nominate delegales to state Convention. Committee?Messrs. 1>. F. Jones, Jir. J. J. Wardlaw, John II. Wilson, JamesS. Cothran, I Robert A. Fair, Samuel Hester, Charles T. I Haskell, J. M. I.atlmer, Joe! J. Cunningham, J. II. Widemaii, It. \V. Litcs, P. II. Jhadley, J. C. WiJlard, J. K. Wilson, Samuel Donald, i n.IIerr.don, V.'.T, Jones, E. It. Calhoun, J. | \V. Fooshe. Peter McICeller, C. \V. Sproul. I "Uuring the absence of the committee, the meeting was addressed by General McGo-.van, i Tiimnt: V fYithrnn I?*Vfi Ihvin'f tn thf*ir in. c! disposition \\\ J. Lomax, Ks(j? and Col. II. II. t Harper wore detained at lioine. "i'he com mil tee of twenty-one upon their ' return, reported lo the meeting the nominaI tion of the following named persons who e were endorsed serin fim: Kdwanl Xobic, l> Thomas C. l'errin. John A. Calhoun, Thomas s Thomson. John II. Wilson, 1). I.. W'ardicw. "The delegates nominated were then eneh, r | before the vole was taken, called upon for an ' i expression of their sentiments anil all, withv out exeei-tion, endorsed the action of I lie meeting. "At nighl there wns n grand displny of fireworks. and our puhlie. sijuare lila/.-*d with honlires and illuminations. An imposing toi'ehlighl proeessioii w.is formed, and after milking a hiilinnt d-inonstration in our f streets, hulled in front of the Marshall House. J where tho eiithusi.iKlie crowd were addressed ?i by a sticeession of speakers, whilst ever and s ! anon, the strains ol spirit-stirring nuisie, and i the snouts of the multitude made the welkin r j rin sr. ".Judge Magrath,.fudge Wardlaw, lion. M. I,, lionham, Ivlward, Noble, Thomas t.'. I'eri-| rin. John A. Calhoun,Thomas Thomson, li. is | A. Fair, A. to. Smith, II. 11. Harper, s. Me. I (iowan. and \\\ I>avts. successively adu ; dressed the meeting, and others are speaking y | as we go to press. -j "Hut one sentiment pervades the meeting, 'i' and from t lie mountain- to Ihe sea hoard, the II cry is echoed back: 'lleslManee to tyrants is - : obedieiiee lo (!od.' "The ladies in large numbers lent to lite proI eeeilings of this eventful day, their presence [and sympathy, and at liijlil from this win(lows an?l linleonies of the houses, wiilj waving of haiidkerehlefs, and with smiles of en1 couragemeol, hailed I lie ad vent of I lie devolution which we arc now inaugurating." I r JUDGE WAKDLAWS MSilOK&SLE SPEECH. i ;! - -- J Tlii' l'c?|?lv rurclohl ?l" llu* Dncu't'i* j Iiicidonl t?> llioir 1?.-?i!i Afl? I'x. J 4'ifinx Si'Piti!?.SoiM'Nsi??iiisl*N I'm. ii posed Mo;l>' ui' !>i?|>??sin- el' tin* ' I'liion War S!ii|).s. j Tiic reader will observe, in (lie above ? ? -1 ported account oi' thai (lay's |ir<icce(lin^s that >' no mention al all is tuadft of |? rli '|.- liiel < most notable event of I lie day, namely : The j r's|seeoh which .Indue Wardlaw made, an I Ihe .: indiuni'y to which lie was siihieeieil. It was j , llien the |?>li'*v <>t tli" |iria>sol Soulh i'arolina,: ac it seems io lie (lie |m i! icy ??i* the iiews|ui|> rs . in I lit' Slate of (ieor^ia t i-'.lay, to suppress I everyihiiiir I lial ilnl not t'litty naive with the' >. desires and political interests ol the parly tut | ! which tie- publisher was allied. j While all that, is said of I he hurrah and ex | I ci lenient ul that entire day i> absolutely true, ?????wammrnm ! yet. it was a fact that there were present on '"D ] that occasion some men amongst us who D. I had tlu'lr fears and misgivings as to the expediency of Secession. No mention, howevI er, was made of thorn or this fact. J t was de- m?ri I sired that the first, meeting in the great move- inment should appear to the outside world as entirely harmonious and enthusiastic, tiecause of the effect such a fact would have on oilier portions of the State, and hence the aecount us published next day, was rather of a *' pnrtizuu nature than of a fair and impartial statement of all the actual facts. Resides Judge NVardlaw's avowed opposition to separate State action in the proposed Secession movement, it was well known that lie was supported in these views, in a large T measure. t>y his distinguished fellow-towns- cess injin, the lion. Thomas Thomson. It was, at the Tin beginning of the Secession movement, the daj policy of the leaders to endeavor lo enlist the (,'hs sympathies of the lukewarm by elevating on them too/lice. It was for I his reason that Alex-1 to t under Stephens was made Vice-President oil hat the Confederate States. So it was thought i Ah hat it was Willi a view to committing Mr. the Thomson to the Secession cause, more than | sec any desire to reward any zeal in its helialf, | ty, i hat he was nominated by the Committee of evt iweiuy-one as a delegate to i in; rsiinc ton-1 t vention, which was to carry us out of the] the Union, and, it proved, whosa act was to pro- be i vokc tho bugle blast to war. the In the deliberations of the Committee ofl|yi Twenty-One, which was held in the railroad vio depot, il was ascertained that eleven of the |y i twenty-one members of that committee ses would vote against the nomination of Judge tha Wardlaw. They were not. satisfied with him pa.\ becauso of his well known opposition to what tloi was then known and styled ".Separate State tur Action." It was, however, through the per- alb sonal influence of .1 udge (Jothran with l>is offi frieud and kinsman, C. W. Sprowl, whom lie rac induced to change his vote, that Judge Ward- urn law received the nomination, even by a bare in i majority of the committee. ottl To better understand the situation at the mn time of tlie .secession meeting at Secession the Hill in November, 1MX), the reader should re- "sli member that it was held Just after the elec- wei tion of Abram Lincoln. The people In all ceti parts of the ."South were greatly alarmed at din tlie prospect of having a Republican Presi- pos jUCUl. J IIL'll ll'illfl HUUl'AUItUU III lllli uv> lion that the abolitionists would free the ne- izci groes, and everybody wns uneasy at the Idea ter that emissaries might be sent secretly anions ruj the negroes to excite them to deeds of vlo- law lenee. As a consequence of this state of af- org fairs, "Vigilant Committees" were formed In stn every neighborhood, and all suspicious por- nffi sons were ordered to leave t lie country inline- kei dlalcly. Companies of "Minute Men" w?rc ocr already organized in every populous neigh- the borhood in the county, Business pursuits the were neglected, and all thoughts were turned li to the great political issues of the day, and of I each neighborhood vied with every other ers neighborhood in demonstrations of loyally me to the Slate, and In expressions of dctermlna- bid Hon to resist the "tyrant." urn Jn tills excited condition of the public we mind, even speakers of ordinary calibre, wli who made 110 pretenso to oratory, could move i So their audiences with great ease. It was ex; then no wonder that the people should | hai lie carried captive under the power and olo-1 bru fjuence of a man like Judge Magrath, who ex- |ali erted his whole energy in making appeals to rai the prejudices, the passions, and the patriot- ] to Ism of a people who had no Just concen- sor tiou of the great issues to result from their wb act and who knew not what it was to pre go to war. Under such circumstances It Is not 1 strange that the people, whose minds had cot been inflamed by such powers of oratory, he: should be ua willing lo listen to the eonserva bel live wisdom and sound Judgment of even a the man like Judge Waidlaw whoso words were, Gr? on that occasion, if possible, more than Col a prophecy. Although he was f;re-i?'y re- "n; spotted personally becauseofhis much learn-1 of ing, his great ability. Ills uniform correct and Hai ' honest deportment through a long and useful | clu ) life, when he attempt eel to speak he was jeer-1 ly i ( <J ami hissed. The manifestation was not. 111-1 tended r.s personal disrespect, but (he act was | hii evidence of <110 excited condition of thecoun-jprt try, when the people would not 1 sten lo rca-1 *?> ? son. The crowd was tumultuous, and the; wa venerable old man, who was wiser than the}"" rest, seemed forced to succumb. At last, .is If! in a supreme moment, with tears In eyes that: were not accustomed to weep, and with thejSh emotions ot a heart; which felt more than could be expressed, he said: i ut' "Has it come to I his, my neighbors and Ic.i friends, tint I who was born among you, and 1 ? ? have lived with vou Tor all these years, am to *l'| he denied the ritfh11< speak to you?'* !hu Every h*nrt was thrilled. The people stood All upon the benches,and crowded around the 1 speaker's stand. In the commotion Prof, l'at- i of ton, whose voice perhaps had not been heard l!,! in a public assembly since the day he deliver- j l'u ed lils gradual Ion speech, and who was so I cu.< well known as the most modest and unassumingnian In the county, became so excited that! -*' he elbowed his way through the crowd to-' ward the sneaker's sltuid, and, with fire and ! bei delertnlnalion, with gesture and vehemence, j ^ which could not be tle.-crlbcd, and in n voice :ll1: which was distinctly heard above the din and 1 w.' confusion, said : j v,lfi "Judge Wnrdlaw shall be heard." j ? u The utterance and the act was like an elec-1 SP( trie shock, Quiet was restored for a moment, jct't During the temporary lull Mr. Noble, who | nel was a recognized leader In the Secession! n?! movement, appealed to the audience to hear l'M the Judge. sp< Q,uiet being still furll:er restored, Judge "'t Wnrdiaw proe.eeded with his speech, and in f'J endeavoring to impress the force of his words, -1 said: wli ' Suppose South Cnrollna should secede sot alone, and tlic United States government ,m ! should send a frigate toCharleston and block-! l'rt j ado your harbor. What would you do?" jon Voile from the croud?' We'd wade iji, and , f01 sink her. jln. J At about this point a fire cnling secessionist; J" i came upon the platform, pressed ti> the front,:,1C] 'and commenced speaking. Judge Wardlaw ' stopped and stood nntlf he had finished. I When his tire-eating friend, who could not J4ljl I wait bis tur.j to speak, bad finished, Judge! ! Wardlaw continued, and spoke somewhat as j J, follows: 1 1 *'Fellow Citizens: A few more word', and 11 n* shall have finished. I repeat, without theco-' * operation of other So.ithern States I think itjle'" wrong for South Carolina to secede from the ,j Union. If we can be assured that at least j ,-J four other Slates will co-operate with us, lam 1 willing for Secession, but I am opposed to' 1o,| separate Slr.te action. The secession of the ? } State will brliiif war, and South Carolina , } alone cannot maintain her independence out ,J of the Union. 1 should l>e sorry to see , J her act so rashly ns to seecde from the Ul' I'nion, but i f a majority of her people shall ' 1 so determine. I will go heartily with them. All that I am, and all that I expect, Is bound y up In 11:1s people, and in the .State of Soulh 810 | Carolina, and fo help ine God, I hone never to 1 mi be false to either. .A II I ask is, if secession I..* comes, and the hour of danger and peril:111' j should follow, that those who arc so anxious j np? j to bring about an e/enl. which w II bring "" I war and its couseipie.tt evils inay be as true j to theeouutry as I will be." nu er * ~ ter THE WAY THE BLOCKADING SQUADRON { WAS NEVER SUNK. g} - " i. Ai! Tlie NecoMsioiilst who Aftcrwnnl Co J.earned Hint it wim Not llls^,f, C alling to <;? Doivu to the Sea' uei in Ships. Though lie was Faithful , on I,au.i. I hal eui Apropos, of the Ir.c dent which callcd on \vh ' Prof. Patton to defend Jud;c Wardlaw upon J the occasion al>ove referred to we huvo lieard j ^ .Judge Cothran relate .he following: I pic M'lion the l'eghnenl to which he belonged ' J,'.'1 whs afterward stranded on Sullivan's island, I. ; tln'otllee of ( ompany li, of whom he was one, j jj,, [ had their iius.rlers in one of the houses front- jw ing 011 tin; beach from which the vessels then * ^ blockud'tig the p.irt of Charleston were in full' j view. Very often in the afiernoors some of, jnt the men of ('ompany 15 and of Company (l, K,lC also an Abbeville Company, would assemble [ (J,,, I on ihe piazza and on the sieps to discuss the j (]t,| 1 stirring evenls of Ihe times, on one occasion j i?.} |a:fera pause in Ihe conversation, We.-1 Kob-',.|tI ;erl<on,a member of (Company <i. who had j,,,, I a miKl vociferous iu advising.Itulse Ward- i law how to .net rid of Ilia blockading wjtiad-1 j*,,,. I ron as related, above, said : | j,,,'] | J am 'jeltinjrnowcrfi.il tired ol seeing them vm 'saucy ships a riding oul there beyond tin- bar. ^ l laeuteiialit Cothran?Robertson, do you rc-l,,(( i member a little Ineiilenl that oceurrej at Ab-j j,.,, ' bevlMe Court House on the day of the seoes- j | , sion meeting, when a good old man and a i wise one, niieinpted lo remonstrate with the ,110 people and point out to them some of ilie dif- \ j,js II -nl'ies that might la; expected if Ihe mad mj, I course then insisted on was insisted 011? i lrl( I lloberlson?Yes, I do; the o'd niai* was t|1(, 1 Tin!.?e Wurdlaw. and tliev treated hint shame- i,?. fu!lj j jiyj Lieutenant Cnthraii ? lio you remember' frw( I when lie said that in case of war I lis port u,(, won lit be sea leil up by the presence uf a, i,,n . U.S. frigate? ; sm I llobcrtsoti?Y?-s. i tar I I .it-ill nsiiit <*o|.tirnn?Ho you remember 1 cl,j when the .Indue asked what we would do!,,,,, 'iliout ii, ?he reply lie reeeiveil ami l?y whom? .,1,, | Itoliei'tson?Yes, I tin, :iti<I I was tIn: I'ool Ju, liial ei'ii il out lo him, "We'll wade in ami , i sink her." I had never seen i lie wa I. ieii, nor! I a ship,or I don't reek on I would have >ad > .... I what I did. line (hint; eerlahi, I don't feel : near as mneli like doing II now as | did (lieu, w j, and I reckon there arc oi.hcrs pretty much ii: my fix. jh!, uhl West neversunk a ship, but as a faithful soldier le- trudged many a wean" mile ;.. . with lii-uerai 1 over the old l>:iuiiit0<n? all !1||tj m:' li's exploits ln-i.ja ovinliiied strictly to serviees upon liiiiil. lie heeaine (ally .satisthvl that lie was mistaken, and that it wasnot his j,.,,; call in.' to ?o down lo me son, either in ships or a tier liieni, . 'lan j in :i "Secession Hill" is no longer used as a l'1,! plaee t/> hold public iin-ctln;;s. Us grounds have been enclosed by a fence which guards iha slock while they feed on the grasses of Its sect productive soil. The dwelling of SherllF l>u-' l're stands on the crown, from which tlilsj .}.' e.inuou was tired al the tit'st notable melting.1 In a IG TUESDAY" ON SECESSION HILL. !i it E RADICAL LEADERS ROUTED, AND SENT HOME, AUGUST 22, 1876. fl 9 Cl e ".Mississippi Plan** Captures the ^ Radical Meeting and Urines Vic- 11 tory for Honest Government and ^ JI oino Utile. w w here is another day in the history of "So- u slon Hill" that will not be forgotten, tl it. day has been called "J5ig Tups- rt "?August 22, 1870. On that pay D. II. o imhcrlaiu and other llepublican nominees tt the State ticket had made arrangements peak. Chamberlain and his crowd had T 1 rough days In Edgefield and Newberry, r beville was their third appointment, but c y hud kept their coming a profound g ret from the white people of the coun-jb though it was known perhaps to u ?rv nncm in t hr> p.ntinf v \\ 0 re ill/.o (lie situation, and to account for ti 1 Intense fueling between the races, It will t! necessary for (tie reader to remember that si Republicans had been In power for near- p >ightyears,and that in that time they had ti luted all our ideas of Justice, had gradual- r ncreased the taxes, and had raised the as- \i <mcnt of our property, to such an extent v ,t our people were really unable longer to g ; them. To add furtlier to the Indiana- ii 11 of onr people the Republican Legfsla- a e composed largely of cornfield negros and t< 311s, had elected a profligate negro to the ee of Circuit Judije. The untogonlsm of e es, was being intensified daily. Besides r ning and equipping companies of negroes t< ?very county of the Stale, the Republican 111 etnls clandestinely shipped arms anil h unition to tlie negroes in various towns in o State, some boxes of which were marked c loemaker's tools." Rloodly riots were of okly occurrence and the torch of the Inidlary did its destructive work at. the bidis of mean white men. The people were, If .slUe, more cxcitcd and Indignant, and _ ermincd than in ISfiO. They had organ- 1 [1 In every county in the State with the domination ta meet and overthrow the cor>t bandits who were, nnder the forms of r, running riot over t he State, and who, jus ani/.ea moos, were Kiicauing Dioouuna clewing property. With this condition of a ifrs the wiiito people were compelled to 0 :p secret tiieir movements, and each Demat felt In honor bound not to divulge t<> t negroes any contemplated movement of party. b 'ndcr these circumstances the Democracy u this county was organized under the lend- a hip ol' Col. J- S. Cothran, with hundreds of 11, ready at a moment's notice, to do Uls i ding. Hundreds of old soldiers who had J ilergono the hardships and training of war re ready to obey the wishes of him in f osc judgment they had explicit confidence, completely were the people aroused and so l] ispei'ated were they at the indignities that ii I been heaped upon them that these ive "Kcd Shirts" would have nut Chamber- g II and his crew to death, If Colonel Cothi had so advised. Our people had learned c regard Chamberlain and Ills associates l newhat as public enemies, and It required e counsels on the part of our leaders to <1 vent violence to them. I 'J twas suspected that Chamberlain would j p nc to Abbeville and every car was open to ir the first breath of a verification of the i ief. Arrangements had been made with telegraph operator*along the lino of the! t pcnvillu and Columbia Railroad to inform I [. Cothran if Chniubcrluin should be on'l v train coming this way. About midday Monday, August 21, h7G, the news whs i died over the wires that lie and his assotes were coming. Col. Colhranimmediate- t cent his couriers to every comer of the ? mty with the intelligence of Chamber-jc n's coming, and with the request that theiii rscnce of every Red .Shirt (red shirt being | lonymous with Democrat) In the county ic s .iccdetl at Abbevlila Court House by t ic o'clock next morning, Tuesday, August] 1S7G The newspaper report nest day es-jj iatcd that two thousand mounted Red t si ts were, at the appointed hour, quartered ; 1 the outskirts of the village, ready to niovcj n mdv.ivut's notice. Kxcitement was In-'t ibe, ami each side marshaled the full lorco of't his following. Col. Cothran had his head- I al ters in Law Range. Governor Chamber-:i u had his at Senator HollJn^shead's house. |1 Ler consultation and holding ^ council as, i the hot and most advisable mode: t procedure, it was determined to dc-1 mil a division of time with the Re-' < l>l:<*an speakers that day in their Uls- | wlon of tlto issues of the day. (.'apt. J.! King, A. B. Wardlaw, H. \V. [tannvell. It.' s.inders, J. 1'. Phillips wore appointed ; umissioners to bear the request to Chain lain with the further instruction, if re-1 id, to demand tin.- right, and to inform him j it we would insist upon a division of time, th force, if necessary. The request for di-j lion of time was dually granted. At ten j lock the Democrats and Republicans restively lormed processiotiK, each bring pre-: ided by u band of music and Hying b;mrs. The Democrats were mounted. Tiiei ;roes moved first, marciied dellantly to s stand, took position in front of the* alters' stand. Immediately afterwards j } Democrats marched through the streets! martial music, with up-lifted banners, e immense columns of determined men ' lieh extended further than the eye could ;' ! formed an imposing scene for the im-:' :nsc throng of ladles, old men, and chll- j 'ii that thronged every balcony and window : the public square and along the entire n itc of the procession, which was, formed, j < part, as follows: jt 'oremest among them was the "Dark Cor-1 r" club of JvlgcticlJ, commanded by Capt. ? R. Black well, with a banner carried hy Mr.: i W, Lyon?on one side of which was the') me of the club, and on the reverse siUo < loody Shirt." v i< )ther clubs followed: ' [i 'he Due West club, by Capt. Samuel Ag- i vr. I 'he Greenwood club, by Cnpt. C. A. C. Will- i 'he Cokesbury club, by Capt. M. CI. Zclglcr.1 ; 'ho Midway club, by Capt. Willie Bradley, j? 'lie Bordeaux club, by Capt. J. J!, llol-,1 ray. i 'lie Bradley's Mills club, by Capt. Dora Jay.! < 'lie Lebanon club, by Capt. .1. S. Olhcrt. j < 'lie Magnolia club, by Capt. C. A. McClung. ! he Ninety-Six club, by C'apl. Luther Broad-' ( 8. ' I 'o f=ay nothing of the hundreds of Bed I irts that came from all parts of the county Lhout organization, but Joined the proei'Sn. all of whom were well mounted, und ide a brilliant dls play. arriving at the stand the Democrats found 1 ; place densely packed by a great cloud of ' ;roes who occupied the seats. As the col-i( in of Democrats, who were on horseback,, < lie near the crowd of negroes, they opened ) iks. one side going to the right and the oth- < to the left, and completely surrounded the | nd and the negroes by a cordon of as do- ? ruined horsemen as ever met mi euemy. 1 ( :pon thcsiund were seated: < >n the Bepublicau side: Governor D. II.! iimbcrkiln, Congressman S. L. Iloge, State j perintendent of Education S. J. Jillson. . j )n the Democratic side: Hon. D. Wyutt | ken, General S. McUowan, Colonel J. S.' i thraii. j ^bove the speakers floated the United . ites flag, and t he various Deniocratis ban- f is. The Abbeville Silver Cornet Band and : Due West Band on bpluiSf ol the Demo-u ts, and the Abbeville colored Build on be-'( If of the Republicans, furnished music,! [ :li band beinjfseuteU in u separate wagon,;S ich had hccif prepared for the occasion. ,'olonel Colhjnu, the Democratic County r airman. In behalfof the Republican speak-j t .invoked pcrfect order and a fair hearing, t dtfing tlit* ability of his friends to answer,t ir arguments. During the day the crowd 11 various times manifested impatlcuce at!r : speeches of the Republicans and each I le Colonel Colli ran spoke to tlicm in such 11 ray as to restore quiet. I ? Ir. T. X. Tolbcrt, the Republican County t airman called the meeting to order, and ? rod need Governor Chamberlain, the first! ( inker. Ills speech was conservative audi operate. During its delivery, an Edge-jj d man slooii on the scat of the platform j timl where Chamberlain was standing, | I constantly answered the jeers of the c semen with a wlioop and the wave of a j at bludgeon which he passed above his j id, and so near to his scalp thai the stray j irs mi his bald hcail wero waved by the air, K rent. vlter (iovernor Chamberlain had consuni- c bis iiour, the Hon. D. W'yatt Aiken who j I been appointed to reply to him, was in-. j dueed by Colonel Colli ran "as the eomiiiK i niber of Congress." This was the most > niorab'e and the most elt'ective speech of j, life. Di the plainest Kngllsh and in the s st torcible manner, lie exposed the sophi*- / s of Governor Chamberlain, and recited evil which Chamberlain and his party n 1 inllieled upon the state. He ciidor.-cd ry thins that iiad been said in favor of j speech and a quiet campaign, but said if ^ ) liepuniteans uailieu to iimicjuraic viu-: j < < . wo were ready lor tlicm. These Ked! rts. who were toi-hiddcn to organize mili-1,, y companies while the State mililla wns'j^ I rely in I he hands of I ho negroes, hail oritaed Democratic clubs, which would lie i\ ml as clleelIv? as it' Ihey had heen allowed K, irgsuiize mililary companies. lie ul-udcd jj lie treachery ?>l (lie Republicans in tliej flit Hs?i-ninet)l ol' public arms lo New her- i' lahelleil, "Agricultural implements," and lotiuecd I lie act as showingthe spirit with | it'll I he Keiuililicaiis were cnteriii;; npnii 1,, campaign. Colonel AiU. li made :i sentL- , review oftlovernor <'haiiiherl:iin's ad-| li-tralion. ciiamitiir him with hypocrisy; ns coiirst- respectim.' the llatuhiir,; mailer, I ill his tier to 1'rcsidciiL (irant, and ai:niii}? iiis administration for imiieciliiy li I corruption in the dischaanc of his ln*;h o <1. alle^iim anil suvtainin*: hy the reeital of ji( s in reference to various speculations. ll ilonel t'olhran next Introduced the gal- ri I and generous MctJowan," who followed d liable and elaborate argument, showing,!; corruption of the Uepuidiean party; the Ml essil.v for I lie govern meld to chalice hrinds ai i-donally; and especially for the reason 7" t (lie Republicans fnsh-|-cd and encouraged n ioiial iiatreil and aniaiosity hetweeii the h 'ill and South, while it catered lo race' r; ludic*' in the Soul hern SI ile<. iT. K. .Iillson was next introduced. lie was m bud humor, and baud ad epitiicltf with bl is Democratic hearers for awhile, and flnal'concluded hi* speech without much of an npresston one way or the other. General McGowan next introduced Colonel othrnn us the "organizer of victory," and is words were prophetic. Col. Cothran's cloueuee in Appealing to the manhood of the >unty, met with a hearty response from the eopie, and the negroes became so much disusled with his recital of the Radical Govrnment, that quite a number of theui made move to co away. To tills the Hod Shirts demrred. Drawing their pistols, they ordered liem hack, saying that "Colonel Cothran anted to give them some good medicine, rhlch they needed and which they should ike." This enforced delay was painful to liem, and Colonel Oothran gave them "good I icdielne" throughout,and promised hlsDtimcratic friends a peaceful aud triumphant vie sry in November. After Colonel Cothran's speech. Mr. T. N. olbert made a speech, during which time the tiling spirits of the day Messrs. McGowan, othrnn and Aiken, had taken leave of the rounds, and greater eotifusion and bad lood was apparent. At the final, breaking i p of the mefeting, the colorctl flag-bearers .'cro advised to roll up their tings, and cease d do any further act to stir up strife. This liey refused to do. On the way to the public quare their Hag was'waved defiantly, accomanlid hy irritating words. This was replied i> by a volley of pistol shots. The llag-bearer an for his life and escaped with one or two rounds. For half an hour afterward there ras much firing in the air, which caused a eneral stamped*. The day was a Democratis victory. The 1 tad leal hosts were disconrged, and their leaders went home next day o take no lurther part in the campaign. Nogreater victory ever crowned any man's fTorts than were achieved hy Colonel Cothan's wise, sagacious, conservative, but deermined, conduct of that campaign, and his iame is indellihly fixed with Aiken's and! IcGowan'a on that Important day, the result f which fixed the policy of the (State and se ured the election of Huinptoa. GBEENWOOD'S QUOTA. inprovemen ts Contemplated --- Visitors BftHc Hall Games?Death Roll ? Primary Election. GuEENWOOi), S. C., August 23, 18^6. Wearc having:October weather which Is very cceptable after the excessive heat of a week r two aco. One of our merchants has sold more than hree thousand melons this Reason. The granite Iront of the new store which la ciug built for Messrs. J. 3. and W. K. Bailey i quite ornnmentul and will add much to the ppcuninco of that part of the town. C'ol. J no. It. Lea veil of Newberry is upendng a lew days here with his son J. It. Leuvell, r., Miss Wlntou I'arkBof Abbeville 1s visiting rlends here. The cotton crop in this scction will probacy be above the average. The outlook now s very Mattering. MissTlUy MeCall of Quitman Ga., is the ;uestof her friend Mrs. J. W. llill. A large congregation Including a number of iur young men attended services at Bethleii-m near Corouacu on last Sunday. The Greenwood Female College will be ipeued on the tlrst Wednesday In rseptember. .'he succcss of the first year of Us existence iredicts lor the institution a glorious Allure. Miss Kate Calhoun of Abbeville is spendng a few days with relatives here. Col. II. H. Jones Is herein the interests of he Savannnh yews. Prof. y. 1'. Boozer will open his school for io.vs In the .Masonic Hall on next Monday. Miss Connie McCall of Quitman Ga., Is visting Mrs. Annie Watson and family. Three visiting young ladies have Just left own and three of our young men are dimmolate. Wc have tried by every tncaus to omfort and chcer them but they are slill lespondent and were not be to comforted. \Y e were pleased a few days siuce to meet >n our streets Mr. B. C. lJuPro and Dr. Lahan of Due West. Misses Eileu and Donna Turner of Grenada diss., after spending several weeks with relaivea in this county started lor their home on ast Saturday. Mr. W.J. Wells will engage somewhat exenslvely in stock raisins as soon as he ean ence and prepare a part of his farm for the lusine^s. A cousidciable part of his lmid is ulmirably adapted oy naluie to the purpose mid we doubt not that ho will find the rain ng of eattlo ifco., fur mure run un emu ve man ;be growing of cotton. Mr. W.J. Warnock Is visiting friends In 3r?eiivillu. Mr. J. H. Oldham contemplates t!ic erection >f u neat dwelling near his present residence to soon as tlie services uf Mr. J. W. Wells, ivho will fcuiieriutend the work, can be obtained. Col. 8. A Pearce and lady of Columbia are ipending a while here. The Colonel is looking alter the business interests of his granite 1 uarry. un last Tuesday afternoon we witnessed a Ively game of ball between tlie Duo West tiul Greenwood dubs whieh resultetl In a victory for the Hue West boys ttie score being 2-J '.o 6. On Wednesday morning, our bo}s i<*aln contested the Held, but owing to tlieir ilisad vantages Due West was again the victor ?he score being Due West J3, Greenwood 4. >n Thursday morning the second nlue ol Srcenwood played the Ninety-Six elivb and won tlie honors by a score of IK to 17. On I'liuisday afternoon .Messrs. E.JL. Oldliam, J. f. Simmons. J. II. Oluham, C. A. Cobb, A. Itosenberg, ft. 1*. Make, J. W. l'ayne, liartsog, lirownlces, aod Cttpt. J. N. King played ;hc small boys of our town. After a long a id tery amusing contest Young America was Iceland tlie victor by a score 32 to -I. Mrs. Isabel Deall died at home near Call!son's, of heart disease, on last Saturday Homing. For many years she had been a rreat sufferer. She was a consistent member iff the Hold Spring liaptlst church and many fears of tierflite were speut in the Master's 'crviee. She leaves eight children to muurn in irreparableloa?. Mrs. Mary Urooks wife of J. P. Brooks died ct her home about tour miles from this place >n last Sunday morning in her twenty-sixth year. A devoted husband an four small elillIren are left to realize the loss of a clirislaln wife and mother. For several years she was un active member of the Greenwood Haptist :hurcli. She was buried in the Greenwood :c me tery on Monday evening. Tim primary election on las' Saturday passed off very quietly and to the satisfaction ol ill Interested. Dr. It. F. Duckct, C. M. v'aliioun and W. S. JJell were the managers. ^ MAC. Ilnrper's tfngnziue. Harper's Magazine for September is a strong S'umber, richly and attractively illuminated. I'lie reader will naturally turn first to Mr. diaries Dudley Warner's delightful serial, 'Their Pilgrimage," the scenes of which for his mot)his pan arc ui i,oiik nruuui, unnu J rove, Saratoga, aiul Lake George. Mr. ltclninrt's .spirited drawings (one of which? 'Saints lu the Surf'?sisrves as frontispiece to lie Number) add much to the attractiveness )f titc story. The nrticlc on "Working-men in the British Parliament," by Mr. Edward Brown, illustrate! by twelve portraits, is a striking revelaion of the force wielded in England by the Trades-unions. Most of the working-iuen in Parliament are leaders in the Unions, and ire maintained there by the funds of these societies. No one is more competent to present nccu ateiy the distinctive merits of sluri-hortud aittle than Mr. Lewis K. Allen, whose article ii ttiis Number is exceedingly interesting, uul beautifully illustrated. Thomas Wentworlh Jllgginson contributes in entertaining chapter of American marlline history in his article on "Old Salem Searaptains," which is very effectively lllustracd. It would be dillicult any whereto And an uttally remarkable recordot naval adventure ind commercial enterprise. Theodore Child contributes a curiously iucrcstlug description of tlio manufacture of irlistie bronze In Paris, as carried on under he leadership of FSnrbedienne. Thea'rtlcle is is significant from its artistic as from its lnlnstrlal features, and is superbly illustrated. This Nnml*er contains the sixth part of Mr. Jiackmore's new and exciting novel, "Springlaven," illustrated by Alfred Parsons and 'rcderick Barnard. Mr. Alfred l'arsons also on'ributes another of his beautiful illustralons of Won Is wor ill's sonnets, choosing for iN subject "Places of Worship." Harold Frederic's sliori story, "Brother Anrelan," has stiong dramatic interest, and is iniety in connection with the ravages of ehoira on the European Continent. The story Is liustrnted by C. T>. Weidoti. Another exeelt-nt short story, "The End of a Love-match," s contributed by Miss Julia I). Whiting. Dr. I.lebnrd T. Ely finishes in this Number lis articles of the railway problem withaconideratioii of "The Reform of Hallway ibuses." Tli's has been an important series, ml Dr. Ely's suggestions must command the ttcntlon of every rejecting and patriotic imerican. The seven tli part of Mr. E. P. Itoe's interestngand practical papers on "The Home Acre" reals of the culture of the strawl?crr.v. Kear-adtniral Edward Simpson, U. s. N., onlrlhutcs an important paper 011 "I'nited tales Docks and Navy-yards. and Itichard 1. Proctor advances In his article, entitled The Central Engine of the Solar System," Dine very interesting suggestions respecting lie const i: lit Ion of the sun's globe. The E-Jilor's h'-isi/ Chair, by (leorge William nrtis, tiie h'tli'ur'x SCmly, by W. I), llowells, ml the / .' litnr's Dmirrr, conducted by Charles htdlcy Warner, are tilled with entertaining alter, eoinpleting a Number of unusual valelyand Iniere.-t. Augusta and Abbeville. The trade of upper South < 'arolina years aco Mil to 11:1111 their uoods from Augusta in wag iis. llitw liidi'ivul now; on.- can order their noils from Uigurs A' < I?y niiiil one day and icy are shipped I In* following day and a I've al any depot In the up-country the third ny, tills Is a progressive age. llojerx ?.t Co., iiowing there would lie a large demand for ic foltowiinr goods have bought largely and reselling'jcxas Ued I * list l'root'(lats at "0 to mix- d <>ats t> to.ja.cormijtoi'iS, uiealO-'toiiS icatii', to 7, bi an and mill fi-cd !'"i toSI, per utidred pounds. Hour S-I.'.n too Iiarlev and e S1.S? In SI..VI |wr bushel, uranillaleil sunar eoll're, molasses ami all other groceries at larkt't price. lingers & Co.. 110 Jucksuu licet, Aitgiuui, Oa. I C0XE3BUBY CLIPPINGS. Religious McctingN?Health ReportOA to the Mountains? Mnsic ale nnd Dances. The Press and Banner Bcrkatj, I 1003 Main St. Co*k?bvhy, Aug. 21, 188G. f Smoke your gla?s. There Is to be an eclipse of the suu here year after next. Only tlfty votes were polled here at the primary, Judge Fuller Lyon receiving the whole vote. Our enterprising young farmer friend, James Graham, received a very rompllnientary vote for Senator. Hon. L). Wj att Aiken cant Ills ballot while lying on bis sick bed, (he box being carried to Mm by the managers. Cokestuiry Is full of visitors from different sections of the State, who have coine to this delightful health resort for the benefiVof sulphur water, which 13 second to nouo for Its health-giving qualities. Bev. K. H. Dagnail, and Mr. Augustus Yate? of Charleston have been conducting very sacccssful religious meetings at the Methodisechurches here and in the surrounding country. Now is the time for some of so-called Generals and Colonels to get a taste war, volunteer fur the Mexican war. Hugh K. Aiken and Wra. H. Emerson have gone to the moor.tains ol Tennessee to tradehorses with the mountaineers of that romantic sect Ion. ? Miss Harper, a fascinating and attractive belle from Augusta Is visiting Miss McFall. Col. Ed. Moore of Beaufort Is visiting here. Crop prospects are fair In this section.. From the present out look the sweet potatoe and turnip crops will be very fine. Capt Win. J. Kirk drives one of the best turn-outs to be found in this country. Jeff. Moore and Jim Graham* were "rearing around" Donalds recently. What's the matter? Dr. P. B. Connor and family, are at home for the Summer. \Tt? Toff \f patinrtf ithn tt*/?r*f Ia Tatoo in 18fSJ returned Inst week to his father's family, lie Is no* I Wing at Garland. Arkansa*,.&nd lain business with Ills uncle,'Henry A. MuCanto, an old Abbevllllan, now a successful merchant. m Garland. We are all delighted In sec "old Jeff." looking so well and hope ha will decide to remain in the old Palmetto State the remainder of his day*. Mr. James Dawson of Florida, is at homo for the Summer. We hear of several weddings that w!ll takeplace here before Christmas. Mrs. Jno. S. Fair, of Newberry, is visiting: her mother, Mrs. Hemdou, at the old home. We notice that among the guests at the White Sulphur Its Gen. Samuel McGowanr "the distinguished Confederate brigadier, who* from hi3 lame, mllliary bearing and courteous manners attracts general attention." Mrs. Dock worth ana children of NorthCarolina are at Mr. Norris. Two men In Greenwood have made-at-wager as to which can keep his mouth open longest. One is a booUnkgcnt; the other a mother-lulaw In dingolf-e. Dr. Hugh Wilson, of Greenwoo-V^as ridlnjp out one of (,ur prettiest young lauics on Sunday. Text! Mies Belle Mahon returned last week from a visit to Wllllamston. W. IV Klchey, Esq., of Laurens, with his family, Is visiting Dr. D. C. Hart's family. Misses Annie and Corrie Hart returned home with him after a prolonged and pleasant visit to I.aurens. A musicule at Mrs. Murray's was much cn? jo.ycu uv uiu juuiik lumauu riiu'ij uikuw Miss Francis Wlllard has just established a temperance hospital in Cuicago. We have? always predicted It would come to this if people drank so much cold water. Judire Norris has a most efficient constable, F.D.Connor. "LittleFrank" is a teiror to evil-doers, and be is sure to get bi> umiu Last week he made a sweep down on tho river aud brought two offenders la by tho dim twilight ot' the morning star. Whist parlies, family picnics and barbecues are enjoyed very much these days at the Sul~ phur Spring. Mrs. Harrison aud family ot Atlanta, Mr. J. O. Lea and family. Dr. Schroeder and MfcaLottie lire of Charleston are visiting our popular Mayor, Dr. 8. T. Len. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Taylor, of Pick on s C. II.; Mr. and Airs. R. D. Smart, of Greenwood; Mr,and Mrs. \V. (i. Neville, of Blaok^tocks,. Chester, Co.; and Mr. and Mr*. David" Aiken' of Kdgewood are visiting Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken. ? A delightful dance was given by Dr. Lea on < Monday night which was greatly enjoyed by the crowd o? belles and beaux present. NINETY-SIX NOTESRobbery? Assault and Battery?Prl-niary?Candidates ? Trial Jutlee Court. NinktySix, S. C.r AugtMt2&.18fifl. One morning lust week Constable Foucho armed with a Trial Justice'."* warrant Invaded I the premises of Mrs. Mary Logan Jor the purpose of arresting her llcge lord, but the landlady could not see It Ju?t that way. So, armed with a six shooter and an iron poker, j she assaulted the aforesaid constable and nfc the first attack rendered him "hors du combat." Sadly aud sorely dlscomtttted. with a fourth of a dozen holes in Ills scalp with tho aforesaid poker, lie returned his papers to the Trbil Justice market? NuUi /Jena. Jiidisnant at the manner in wlrtclr hhj constable- _ had been treated, the said Trial Justicearmed a second constable with two additional warrants and bade him do his dnty or die. He sallied forth as any valiant soldier would sally, but the doughty enemy were well Intrenched. Uuder a flag of truce an armistice was arranged and the aforesaid landlady atkif' line WmcI.qiuT fiflll iwffa fcltA fdffc_ "It Is best to fight nad run away, nud live t? fight nnother day." Vice President J. T. Miller appointed tho following gentlemen ns delegates to tire Central Club at the Inst meeting: James N.Ktnir, E. Y. Sliepj ard, It. L. Pratt, Geo. W. IJpseomb, W. L. Anderson, Jr., E.C. McCautsand John A. Moore. Mr. T. F. Logan, who was arrested for asi sanlt and battery, appeared before Trial Jusj tiee Moore and made affidavit that he (Jud?e Moore) would not give lilin Justleo, and tho I ease was tiansfcncd to Trial Justice John A. j Moore of the New Market Circuit. This is put' tine the witnessesses to nnnessary trouble. We believe there is no otticrr in the county who is more conscicntiotft than Trial Justleo Thomas I*. Moore, and that he will deal Justly by all who come before him. Sometimes, however, we are afraid of Justice and Interpose these objections to put off the evil day. Capt E. W. It. Nance was in town oil last Saturday. He Is a candidate forsherlff. I.lko I)r. Gordou, who Is a candidate for Coroner, he will have time enough to make tho canvass. The commissary department of Stuart <fc Co., Narrow Cause contractors, was robbed j one night, last week ol a quantity of clothes, boots and shoes. The robbers aie known and Will be punished. I The MIs?cn Smith, of Chappell's, and Mlst? ! Jennie Gordon, of Columbia, are visiting I friends in Ninety-Six. We think last Saturday was tho most quiet ; election day we have ever seen at Ninety ! Six. Everybody wnscontcr.t to let everybody do and vote as they pleased. Miss Gaines, of Edg>*fleld county, has been elecled assistant teacher of the Ninety-Six High School. Miss Gaines is highly recommended sis a cultured and accomplished lady. I We welcome her to Ninety-Six. i The Itev. Mr. Craig, of Enoree Presbytery, occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian church j last Sunday mornlngand evening. i Col. Louis M. Moore, of our town, is a candidate f.>r Sheriff" at the election two years hence. If elected, Mr. Moore will make u good officer. i Mr. Thomas Jackson left on Monday for a short sojourn at Gleun Springs. Mr. J. I,. Shumate lias returned after a short stay in thp mountains. Tho trip seems to have agreed with him. I The farmers were not disposed to vote for the lawyers at our primary. They did not i.seem to have anv objection personally, but | wanted a straight out farmers ticket. i Capt. H. It. Tillman was in town a short i while 011 last Friday evening. j Our second nine, composed of the juvenile". 1 played tho Green wood nine last week, and i but for the misfortune of one of the men fullling it would have resulted differently. Tho ; score stood 18 to 17 in lavor of the Greenwood i club. Not so mm il of a beat nfier all. Wo hope they will come in contact with our best nine before the seasou is over. EAST END. Handsomely Said. J. Ii. 11. in Augimta Chronicle. At this dear old Rose Hill we met Judirc 1 Cothran and Hon. W. C. Henet, of Abbeville. I The Judge is a most able and dignified gentie' man, still young, and so popular that the district will no doubt insist upon his represent| lug it In Congre?s at the next election, i Mr. ISenet Is one of the most brilliant ami j attractive of men. lie charms everybody, be1 cause he has all kinds of magnctizim: ?lfts of ' person and mind. He Is ;i Scotchman by 1'lrtli. but a South Carolinian by rnarrlajjo and adoption. As he himself has said it, ho tlid not omen South Carolinian with his eyes shut and involuntarily, but with his eyes wide open and in the willingness of a young manhood. He is married tea noble daughter i of Gen. MeGowan, and has several children who would take prizes anywhere. He Is a highly educated and accomplished trentlcman. ' TS.." Vm-u-ivut il 111] I lie* womu uisuroi linn. *-? > ..... I make liiui pay oheisanec to Ben l.omond, Henet can go Into a Court room and arctic an all-met case in a luminous \va.v. 'J hen, If there ho a political nicotine or railroad gathering. he will address tin* crowd and make everybody hilarious. Then lie will go to a dinner and set the t.thle in a roar or evoke silence hy hi* literary discourse. Then he M ill adjourn to the parlor with the ladiesnnd thrill with a tenor note like that of Jlarlo fiom the donjon lower. Then If the hoys insist upon it, lie will haven good time with them,and, at midnight chimes, ?reet and self possessed, prtpaied lor any eurt.iln lecture, he will walk holm.1 like a grenadier on dress-parade. I hope this many-sided and I'idl-orhed man may someday he in Congress, lie is titled to shine at Washington and would make a splendid record there.