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BY HUGH WILSOX. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1886. VOLUME XXXI. NO. 15. M A DAMAGING DEFENCE. +. THE WAY OUR TAXES INCREASE. SFncts and Figures which C'lonrlj Prove the <'orreetiie.H.s of It. R Tillman's Charge that the Taxes Have Increased $320,000 Sine* 1880. To the Kdilor of Tiic yetcs rind Onvrur: In < Jetter puhllslied'in your Issue of the 28th Sep tember, Mr. 1$. It. Tillman uses the followitu language: "The management of the depart inent of agriculture is only a specimen. Tin Suite Government is run on the same printi j>le. The taxes for the State purposes wen ?;2U,00() mure in ISSj titan in Jj>S0, ami yet wt are told that the Government has been wiselj and economically administered; that then are no useless ollices. 110 excessive salaries, ni waste or extravagance, no Democratic imbe eility, or lack of statesmanship." Mr. Tillman clearly considers his statemeni )n regard to the Increase of taxes as proof o Ills charges of "waste," "extravagance." *'im 'bedllty" and "lack of statesmanship." llif ^conclusion is both Illogical and unjust. Illog ica\ because increased taxation is nut nwee tiarily inconsistent with both good govern nient and economy, provided the purpose ol the increase Is justifiable, and its results bene Hclal to the interests of the State. Unjust, be' cause,"As we proptwe to prove, the increase may be derivol from an increased valuation of the taxable property, which would argue ^efficiency, rather tliun imbecility in the man aigetnent of attains. Although It is evident that Mr. Tillman'f conclusions do not necessarily follow his statement, he leaves no doubt as to his noeaiv ing ana Mm miproMuu ? mtn no .. ^ convey. As this is the very first approach ti ? specific charge that I have ever seen from Air. Tillman or from any of those who for u year past have so bitterly and persistently at' tacked the honesty and ability of our Stale <?overnine?t. I have had some curiosity tc see whether the statement would bear tin light of investigation. .Mr. Tillman states that his figures are taken from the report 01 the comptroller general; but upon referring to these reports I find that there has been no Htateinentor the amount of taxes collected in 1S85, and I am at a loss to know where Mr, Tillman could have obtained his information The last report published by the comptroller general contained the settlements of the treat* urers for the taxes collected iu 1884; those oi were collected in October and November, 1SS5, too late to be incorporated in the report of that rear. If I ain correctly Informed, ihe treasurers have but receutly concluded their settlements for 1SS1-85, aftil the result will appear, I presume, In the next report of the comptroller general. It Is possible that Mr, Tillman may base his estimate of the tnxef -.^ii/wiiiH in iss.1011 the "abstract of the dupll <-ate," page 34, of the comptroller's last report, which shows thy total State tait assesscit to be S5>41,o'2iUtl. It is true that this abstract >hows the amount of. taxes, chnnjed on tlx books, but until they are collected and ac counted for it Is Impossible to say what per cenuigH of the amount chars;cu consists of cr lors to be abated and nulla bona; so. that the Abstract, of the duplicate is not a reliable .guide. 1 have made a careful examination ol II of the reported settlements with the caun iy treasurers, from 1&79-S0, as the only correcl *ourcc from which to obtain the actual amount of taxes paid, and I flud the amounts 4is follows: ls'il-.so (Report Comptroller General,... Table A, \>. In.},) levy 4% mills S009.19C ISSiW. (Report Comptroller General, . Tnhle A. I). 4-VU levy 5 mills S'j&i.OiT ]8Sl-&>, (Report Comptroller General,... Table A, p. 15,1 levy 4% mills $611,14* 1S82 83, (lie-port Comptroller Geuerul,... Table A. p. 11) levy 4% mills, $092,054 l<8'i-s4, (lieport Comptroller General,... Tabic A. p. 2?,1 levy 5 mills $753,791 Upon the assumption that Mr. Tillman used the abstract of 1S.Si-.s5, we will make an estimate of what the taxes of that year should liave yielded, and base our remarks and com jiarlsoiiK upou that approximation. On pa^( of Report of 1SS5, the amount collected 101 the taxes of ls84-?s? is given as Si 15,07-', and on paxe&< of same report it Is eatitnntnl that there remains t<?be paid S550,iMH>, making In all3.'Do, OK). It Is true, as these statements show, thai the amount of taxes collected has increased jtnd that the amount collected ill 1SS5 proba b;y exceeded that collected in 1KS0 by aboui hut this is certainly not 33'JU,000. l<Kt, granted the increase, what does ii prove ? That the htx<Uinn litis increased proporiionatcly ? Not at all, for it will be seen i hut the r?teof taxation varied only J4 mill front 1S7II to is<), and only % mills for the yeai 1S8I-S5. The property which paid ? i in JSSO w;is not called up>?n to contribute ?79>,00< in IXJvi; far from it. This property paid onlj the advanc of % of a mill, or about S9!?,UOO l-'roin what source tiien was the additions 490,000 collected ? Let the records tell. In tin report of Ihe comptroller general November 1 jsra, the taxable property is iriven as 16.G2-l.17t acres of land and ril,t*>?? buildings, with a tax *<ble valuation as follows: Realty s"C,5s3,-sd personalty SM.571,*58, railroads $7,:iir_7J00, ag bregating SUt?^il,ifc.M. !;? report of November 1. 1R?'3, the taxabh properly Is as follows: 17.37i.Si9 acres land buildings; taxable value, realty SC.l'U, 401, personalty ?IS,;24S,y ?: railroads Sl.i.i-T.iWi an aggregate of 515O,GU8,:101, aud an increase o S -0.0i7.tiXu. In four years this corrupt Govern inent. by its mismanagement, ext.ravagann juid imbecility, had lvstorcd to the tax book; Just 74.S,t>79 acres of land and 41,NO buildings valued at <10,547,515; it had discovered am jwt?-u personal property 10 me amount, 01 sn, <675,031, which h?d been contributing nothing *o the support (X the Government, aud it ha: jnldcd to ilie tiiMnble value of the railroad] Sr,K-'3,OOl or more than 100 per cent. Clearly then, the increased taxes of 1SST> came In larui part from the increased property which till energy and good immurement of our otlleiali ?iave lorccd upon the tax books. EXPENDITURES OF STATE GOl'ERXHEXT FROJ 1ST!!-SO To 1SS1-85. If Hllf III IPIll ??i| fUirl 'ySl aSfsfi! iHlss 111 Pi p| Fin IIB1 : i 5>\ ; : i : : : : .IHIili Mi! I Irlla j! 11! ! I! i i! \IHB-1 !I Mi ]ii! 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This is pwncpi really tiie surest test as to whether th<* money of the people has lieen wastefully expended, or whether it has been spent in strict complii*) anee with law and for the best interests ot the state: whether it is a fact that n Uinsr in Co- __ r ' lumbia has for ten years squandered tile pub?| He funds in the interest.of its members, each ?Mi year, like the horse leech's daughter crying "! for more, or whether the finances of the State vin have txxm, as many good people still believe, administered with an honesty and ability Ti.0 * that should entitle those in control of the nvirket , Government to respect, and not ntuise. That tuIIvF ; such at; examination may be the more easily mer^ i ^! made, I have tabulated the expenditures of Iln(i'j?, I six successive years, from 1870-st) to lSX-j-Sj, so ,. ~ classified as to be easily understood. And The er \ thai there maybe no possible mistake In re- pomp of : gard to the statements, T will explain how I f..vor|tp have reached my results. I'ortuna. ; I In the statements of receipts and expend!- sweet '' tnres made annually by tiie comptroller gene- epS H.. "j ral, I httveacccpted only the expenditures of wee'i/ the current year, discarding, for <ibvious rea' * f sons, the payments for back years. 1 have al- *j. y so excluded the expenditures reported for the ?|?i < ' . ;agricultuml department and the railroad wnniliip, >^ oc m>itiw>r or these amounts are ' '1 paid from tiie taxes. Ill computing the p^siivi " amount paid for interest on the public debt. I ])uc*V have been compelled, for accuracy, to lake l)( (jour j the whole accrued imerest for each year, for turor ' j in the report this item is consolidated, inclu- J suuirf ' I iop; the interest for several different years, .i,'.! i... Taking the years cited by Mr. Tillman, the T\,e . ' I expenditures amounted to ST'Jl,700.85 and SS.S3,- ' | Ul"> respectively: that Is, an lncreuse in the .... "j five years of ?92,215. In Ihe intermediate u*e w years the expenditures ranged between the Vour yo ; amounts given, being next greater in 1KS1-S2, i)uPre\ ' when the legislative session extended into Miss] " | February, and the publication of I lie Revlccd com,Yv | Statutes increased the cost of public printing ' ' to over $40,0(10. The point to be determined is, re?.,rn' ' whether this increase In the expenditures of There 1 the Government is evidence of extravagance an,jonc " and mismanagement of Ihe State's finances, \\-e n. ' as is unhesitatingly charged by Mr. Tillman. |>v tlio 1 ; An analysis of the accounts will show, and a,|i KC1 ; naturally proo." of the charge would be ex- jjijiren p peeled in tlie expenditures of the depart- some 1 menus specially under control of "the men helnir r ; who spend the money." L itterh The executive departments, represented by i)<?Viii,i. 1 allot the ollicers in toe State-House, cost in I8S0 $41,210tiC; this represented salaries, office , ; expenses, rewards and proclKinatlolis, and every expense incident to such ofliees. In nfh?*r? rl 18.S">, with the addition of $14,000 for the sup' port of the militia, and ?1,500 for a Normal ' 1 ' i Institute, the expenditures were but $">5,559.56, s.^.(lfh ' showing a decrease of more than $1,000 In the t t ordinary current expenses of these depart- ,t t. , , 1 menus. Eliminating the two items above C, , mentioned, and the expenses of these depart- , men is, through the series of six years, are so uniform as to imply rtt least a reduction to h their actual necessities, or else wonderful ? ' ., method In squandering the money. But, cerI tainly there is no external evidence here that * ' I .1 I- I... ..A ti\ llin ^r* 1,1 _ wasteful expenditure of the public funds. J:,,",, . It wiil be seen at a glance that all of the in- ,.L '.j ' crease In the expenses of the State is contlncd ? . ' to about a half-dozen items, to-wit: The " Lunatic Asylum and the Institute for the 1 Deaf, Dumb and Wind, the South Carolina l ii of I University and the Citadel Academy, the / J . completion of the State-House, and election i.i, ' expenses. Class tied, they represent entirely ? : the charitable, the educational and the ccon- 1 ', v | omic interests of the State. Estimated in ... .. . ' dollars aud cents, they represent. In IfvSo, an increase of the expenses of the State, as com- "'o . pared with 18"i0, ot SlH9,21o.6-?. Showing at the B?,'h , ' same time i decrease in the current expenses f, , , of about S77.000. I shall not discuss tiie wis- ?.11!!,ii ' dom of these expenditures. The Asylum, . which is the heaviest burthen, appeals to the ' . ' humanity of our people. The appropriation . of 575,000 for the preservation of the State1 House was made purely from considerations IP," . of economy. If they constitute evidence of all the ugly charges preferred by Mr. Tillman. 1 then the responsibility must rest with the ' people and their representatives, it cannot be 'Ai'II I Kraiultousiy put upon officials whose duties ,, ' are merely ministerial. ;? . , ; Mr. Tillinan complains thntsinco this n^ita- J| , tlou bewail lie bos been attacked hy men of all II kinds and calibres. I disclaim any attention J{ ! | in tliis communication of adding to the mini- ' \c, " I Ber of his so-called assailants. He has made i'. V*c 11 a statement, based upon figures, the accuracy | of which I challenge, i>ut in doing so I have " I kept within the bound of legitimate discus- , c J sion. If I have failed to make out my case or Cl,- . I to destroy his, I presume that he will point , _ . "lout the weakness ot my argument iu>d the ' inaccuracy of my statements. The subject is ' one of vital interest to the people and tliey ct^',"es> ^ are entitled to the truth, whatever it be 1 ? \v But while .Mr. Tillman complains of being , ' attacked, docs lie not in this very letter, ami i | lias he not for a year past, made damning ineir wi charges against the servants chosen by the ',nsf?' y\ : people to admisister their a flairs, and is he *ors' 1 not employing all of his talent and all of his K. a energy in the effort to utterly destroy wjitcii i confidence in, and tvspeci. lor, the Stale Uov- Pr?P?rI ' eminent and its representatives? . sion an Now, after many months of agitation and w'th us abuse, Mr. Tillman has for the first time, "V?P'W " made a specific charge, to tlio effect thai the }'wel,ve taxes were SIJO,000 more in l.v-5 than in 1SS0; has beg - he has cited the comptroller general's report ,r, as authority for his statement, ami by Ills wish tti own witness I have proved Its inaccuracy. . \] lie hits also by Implication charged that there "ur ' I is a "King" In Columbia composed of "the coiira^i " j men who spend tin? money," liiat is, of ]iU I1' , ; ] course, the state officials, and that this J1.1? , !? s "Hint:" or these State officials, are entirely re- . sponsible for the Increase in taxes and for the HUS 'V,? ' exi rava-.;niit wastes of the public funds. Hav- ow"l ling made tlicss charges, will .Mr. 'illlman surplus '! come out like a matt, squarely and loirly, and , 1! "i1* * substantiate them? \\rlll he be candid L * enough to explain to the people of South "oineui Carolina in what way it is possible for any j.11}] - stale ollicer, or any combination of State olti- "*ilo\v. ; cers, to increase or decrease the taxes, when , varir 5 the power to (lx th rate of taxation, and the old and amount to be raised, r-'sts absolutely wltU the "ion loll General Assembly? Will he enlighten the RrcJ ,iW t people as to the method by which State of- 'bat lilt fleers can increase or decrease the annual than expenditure of public moneys? Dors not the , Legislature by Act specify and provide ex- 'bat of aetly how, and lor what purpose every dollar J"',11, is to be expended, and is not the disburse- X r'"{ ment of all funds appropriated incumbent '[-'booI i uj>on the tlscal officers of the state? Would , eXir it not be as criminal in the comptroller gener- J1. al to refuse ti>draw his warrant for monies jmtnual lappropiiated as to draw his warrant for a purpose not prouided ? lor the i He says that there is a Ring in Columbia One o I .. r. . fl 111'IH'IX una lie suues it urn as rumor oui as u iacu ""r."" . . Will he be honest enough, as a good citizen ''civeu and a patriot, and more especially as a leader l?uviiig wlio lias assumed the duties of reformatien, l'nc,ls>' to denounce by name the men who com pom? hlintHii this King, and fariiisli evidence of their guilt. wiser ai I'ntil Mr. Tillmnii does this, he must, expect ?Ve lis the sincerity ol' his motives to be doubled, lr"tiKi"j and the justice of his charges questioned. ",1<J One reference in M-r. Tillman s letter, I ad- "penlii} mlt, puzzles inc. lie announces that "from histitut the mountains to the sea the clans aire gather- Mn?? 1 ing. and we will meet the oligarchy at i'ltillp- KPC"dln pi." Now what oligarchy is it proposed to came tc meet "at Philippic* From the context it UV,H, r would he inferred that the "King in i.'olum- 1,lev "i hia" was referred to; hut that cannot be, for cai this "King" will no longer be in existence. It Va' ,l".t i has been dispersed, everlastingly smushed, liclentl; einnd its mystic circle broken fo'revei\ Can cpmes s | Mr. Tillman possibly mean to intimate that ; lions. 'e 1 our newly ebetcd otticials contemplate or- kinjlan : ganizing an oligarchy on the very threshold coining of their political career? Impossible again ; Mrs. Ij. | for these men arc the outcome ot Mr. Till- from \ - i man's own "new deal," and "clean sweep" mented I movement, ignorant of course of all political '"u *}{18 j tricks and free from all taint of political cor- "ne -iruplion. What oligarchy, then, are the great IP 11 "proverty-striclceii." "debt enslaved" "tax- very hi, ? ridden" formers organizing to meet "at I'liil- ' -jlppl?" Will Mr. Tillman answer this quesj tion, and satisfy the curiosity of l,I)a ! A smai.j. Taxpaykk. _i aieaaway, iJerue ey uiuniy. . v 17 ' in suyii 5Ir. Tillman VImlf cnt<Ml. tofore, < Omitting illt expressions of disrespect for purLll'lc ijtlie government officials, it will be seen that % Mr. Tillman's charge that "the taxes for State purposes were $320,000 more in IHSTi than in i'repn 1880," is strictly true. The correspondent admits Dial "the amount collected in iss.> proba- Com* bly exceeded that collected In Isso by 01 - about. 51SG.000 o^jeo y ii ; Phosphate royalty in l.ssi) S 65,:tJ7 was t?? i- 1'hosphate royalty in lssii i!)<5,000 j'jlIncrease since ISNI 101,275 j jJjjjj ",j ! Increase from agricultural department 2<s,0i)0 ! should ~ j The Ho i Making a total increase of. j {'"jjjjjj' With the ?!O,000,fHK( added to the assessed change value of our property, tos:eiher with the great 1 increase of the amount of phosphate royalty it will be seen, if there had been no increase inn an; ' of expenditures, that, our taxes for State purposes wouhl now ho al>oet '? mills instead of j V/i as at present. AVe do not know where the I pairs t. - money goes. Hut we think ?Jr. Tillman isj for oce ~f. i I sullied 2 justified by the facts in saying that our taxes j(llici. j-, j liave been increased 5:120,00(1. finds 11 ? ? ? ? thepui Wk are prepared to print letter heads with | tore b _ copying ink. jthat. CENTRE OF EDUCATION. K SCTS FOil A GOOD COLLEGIATE YEAR. Ml Tcneher's?Ohoorfnl Scholars ^ nny Interesting 1'cnonnlN and be icr JInttffs. J"'1 Due West, Oct. II, l8sfi. w irst bale of new cotton sold in this this season was brought in by Mr. W. tj1 His, one of our progressive yonnu: far- cli He will treat himself to a new horse 1,1 ?f?y soon, so the girls expect a nice ^ intlnned "dry drouth" 1ms deprived *r our "crack" gardeners of Col. Seller's ta ?turnips, others have been more 1,1 le, and have tine specimens. potatoes, apples, beef, mutton, chick- b offered (or sale on our streets last ai So you see \vb liuve an abundance to ca sp Lesley Crawford, one of our snbstanners who lives at home on home-made m took a few days rest last week and i to the meeting of tbe South Carolina <*ry. io rest township will be well represented l. Four petit Jurors and one grand J? : Sltton tied the hymenlnl knot for a cd couple one evening lm>t week. nf ppy pair were dressed In the latest re s, with long while veil, cutaway coat, 8? pre pleased to see on our streets one of wl ung men, last-Sunday. Mr. Frank C. atl van rlslting his uncle H. C. DuPrc. ci( [Jessie Cox left last week for Sumter y? where she will wield the school room < One sad heart remains. Hut she will to 111 are two new clerks in our drug stores, uf more medical student. se ive seen some of the sand thrown up hsi ate earthquake. Mr. Silton has a vial m it by Ills son John. There are nine t colors. to improvements are almost constantly an nade to the real estate of our town, r Mr. Poore purchased a cottage on Ab- re Street and has added a story to It and er se Improved It.. Mayor It. S. Gallo- th ias added two rooms and other ences to his commodious dwelling, pr have had the paint brush (died on st! their dwelling. And it is said that a en I age is soon to bo erected on Cleveland Ft y Hcv. Mr. Young?to rent. There is vacant house In town, and rumor has lis t is soon to be occupied by . , jorge Hell has secured the contract for ; a store house at Martin's Mills, lor of Mr. Jno. Holcombe, now of Geor> will run a general merchuntile busere. iliu II. Wren, the architect and build gone to Antk'tsdil again for the purerecting a house. We lear Andetaou T1 Ice him away from us. ue West Haptist church will be well ited In the Abbeville Association, < convenes at JlcCorntick Thursday of CI k. t-h our visitors from abroad have return- in lien* respective homes, and all have wi jhly pleased with our climate and peo- ea cc,? . M. C. A. of Erskine Collcgo has rc- trl heir everclses. it. meets every Satur- ' lit, and the meetings are quite enjoya- to pc an Id lanp sync" cognomen, "The an ' as applied to our lovely little village, bj t>p an inexcusable misnomer at the lit day. Instead of being a corner. It is wi re of education. To It come the man- tli rid beauty from the surrounding coun- an neighboring Suites to secure one ol of itestblessing of this ccntury?an edu- er And .;t the close ol each collegiate al vast concourse of people llock as th ly as does the needle to the pole. ti( the theories we have seen recently as iy nuse of earthquakes, the one given by an K. Pressly, D. 1)., of North Carolina, in gr iciatc Reformed Prexbi/terian of October ni :ms to be nearest the point, lie says od ore the llood there were no eathquakes pn a noes: that sin was the cause of th it, and that wncn tin-' flood eaiue the er ins oi me ureai ueep were immi-ii up. on mging of the materials of which the ir. composed brought out the necessity of t-s or volcanoes lor tlie chemical mat- or stincil in the bowels of the earth, Ac. ce he primary cause of earthquakes vol- es Jfce., Is sin. ail eek ago the familiar sound of the col- en Is was heard, nnd the lair maidens and til young men were to be seen wending in ly towards the stately college build- gh >ere they were preceded by the proles- w] lost of the ?lay was spent in elassl- p< nd examining the new students, of jei Uiere are a goodly number. A large w< ion of those who were here lastses; again lu re and seem pleased to be . The professors ar*? all at their rcspecees, renewed and animated after the weeks vacation. The regular work nn and we predict for our colleges an- a? irosperous year. 'Jo one and ull we an em God sliced. w] dry urass has boon offered for sale on te sets this fall than ever before. It. is en- tli ng to see that the attention of our se is turned at last to the matter of suv- th important ceieal. The all cotton pol- en ruin any farmer. The most prosper- V! without iloubt those who make their Tl ou'and hominy," and their cotton a si crop. K been said that a ueyro will divide Ms vt :e of bread with a f.-llow negro. Hut re nes there are exceptions. Wo know of in mce in this community. A well-to-do sti having had some misunderstandings m >us times with his mother, who isquite so to some extent helpless, very tin cere- tri sly ejected her from his house and gt . soneday last week. Our opinion is tn : negro hart no. sympathy and almost AV ik fulness for any kindness shown. i ample worthy of special imitation is ne a youth of our sister county. Ander- st or two yeafs he lias secured his tuition p( in?? the bell and sweeping out the en miiding. He has psissed successfully vl :nlnation for acadetship in the Cit.a- ly more of our boys could conclude that ra labor is not a disgrace but an honor, aj ,1 l>e supremely better for them and les country. Labor is honorable ! pt f our boys, who we fear lists been in- dn ;t by reading trashy literature, con- sti he Idea of bettering his condition by for parts unknown a few days ago. ar parents took proper steps to recover K< id the prodigal lias returned, we hope a tli nd better boy. pr id intended saying a word for our Col- ar ;it some more able pen has preceded wi I given you a glowing account of the en r and the prospects of these far-famed j th lOtl*. Ii| t. Ei Ke nnedy, of Anderson, lists been su ig ft few (hiys in this community. she wi i see her daughter, Mrs. \V. C. Haddon, pv bouncing grandson. til acancies in ?lie Due West Female Colised by the resignation of Misses Dc1 Leftwlch have been promptly find efy filled. Miss Crosby,of Dexter, Maine, with the very highest rc-oinmcndaKhe is a regular graduate of the New d Conservatory of Huston, and was re- ; luied out of a fotsil of two hundred. ' Ij. Kauijua, of New York, is originally irgi nia, and is a full cousin of ihc la-1" ' i Confederate General. .Much of her ?, been spent in Europe, fihe Is a very /p. guisi, speaking several languages with ltl uency. she is too, also a musician of j gh attalnmenis. Miss Julia Kennedy ,.J o assist in the College dcpartmciit tills l'rof. Kennedy thinks himself quite i. te in securing such talented assistants. .. iinie Edwards will wield thebirch over . imary department," and we feel safe ig that she will prove herself, as here qual to the emergency. Miss Annie if tills place, will assist her in that ileat wild tiie public school term opens. m ' * f?i ration* lor the .llcetiiiK of tlio ll IiC^isljiture. | {' MtUA, s. C., Oct. 1.?A special meeting j SI Hoard of Agriculture, called by (iov- fci iliepparU, was held at the Governor's 01 esti-rdny. The object, of the meeting d ascertain if the Hoard would authorize vi of the Agricultural Department build- d the uses of the Legislature inthe event ' ... ? t ciii.li ft i inn I K. be mailc by the proper authorities. I ri aril iinnnimiiUKly agreed to allow the 'f ig for the purpose mentioned, and the * i.-sioncr was authorized to make any | ' s in I he const ruction ()r the building; d ay bo necessary to accommodute the!'" it 11 re. h is no provision under the law rcijulr-11' > one to provide a place lor the sessions I tl Noglslalure, sueh provision heretofore j si iii necessary, as ilic State House had j1 rovlded Ibr that purpose, but. the re-lb ;oing on that building reader It unlit | ti iipancy. I!nt (iov. Sheppsird has as- h therespon.^ihillty of securing a proper h >r the meeting of the Legislature, and j v tat there Is no place so well suited for rposens the Department of Agrlcul-I uilding, uuU bah, therefore, selected si ii ? *s. HONOR TO Alt ABBEVILLE MAN. gjj cv. Jnmcs Y. ?Fnir Dissolves Ills Convection with Enorcc Prcsby- pm tcry. Southern Pi-csbytcrlan. At a congressional meeting, to Join with ev. J Y. Fair in a request to Knoree Presby: Cnn ry to dissolve tlie pastoral relation existing ] (tween him anil the Laurens C. H. Prosbytean church, held on Sabbath, September J!), < 0, the following preamble and resolutions pre unanimously passed: ?>, Xo ordinary occasion brings us together ? is morning. The chief link in the golden v,?.: lain which binds Christians together nus inff: sen broken. '.n A wise God, in his providence, has seon fit call from among us our beloved, tender j;. h id ever faithful minister and pastor toa di s- , h.. nt and wider tieid in his vineyard. Din ing . e eight years of his able, devoted, watchful *e id cheering pastorate our little church has ten blessed of God, and all Its membership "J, id congregation happy in his ministry. We n but recognize in all tins time!'that the "'j irltof God was with him, sanctifying all s work, walk and conversation. In his re- {nsfi oval from among and over us, we must on- *' sec the hand of an all wise and tender u 1 KukntU will TlwrHi c,i". UV1UC1IUC UUU 3UUIII1L vu Ulo *..v.v 01 ft fi rg I Resolved, 1. That with extreme doubt nnd iial] luctance, as a church, we accept the conolu- , ;>n of our beloved pastor, Kev. James Y. i01j ilr, and with great hesitation tis to our duty, no, >w Join In his request to Presbytery that the buii latlon of pastor and congregation bo dis- ?e,1H lvcd. Imr 2. That we part tflth our beloved pastor o a Ith the most hieartfelt sorrow and regret, ail(. id that, wo will cherish In our hearts iw pre- j?u jus Jewels the remembrance of the happy liirs of his devated ministry. *?,] 5. That In whatever field he may be called jtj8 serve the Master, our love goes outand con- ve~ lues with him, and our heartfelt prayers go qv > for his happiness and peace, and that his rvlee In the Master's cause may continue to hiii ive (as we bellsve it has had with us) Hod's hafJ ost precious blessing. _i I. That, all his household, those most dear hi in, carry with them our tenderest wishes pc id prayers for their continued happiness. an(j rVt the same meeting it was unanimously ?f solved to extend n call lo the Rev. E. 0. Frl- Kt10I son, of Norforlc, Va., to be stated supply to ^,,1 Is church for "welve months. 0(, The delegates from this chnrch to the ap- *0'()r oaching meeting of Presbytery were in- Q, a ructed to obtain leave for the Kev. Mr. Frl- jj son to labor within the bounds o.f Enoree Hril, esbytery. These proceedings were ordered to be publied in the Southern Presbyterian. )n_ M. It. TODD, Chairman. thp ttr. \V. KENNEDY, Sec. - 011 t Tt CHARLESTON. lnTc> T)f ? b?cr lie City fit Wood Condition?3fo More rv |, Help Exp^tcd From AbroHdi Djj ^hahi.kston, Oct., 5.?The city council of pi:a'( larlcston at a special meeting to-night au- w orized the mayor to withdraw his prncla- asai ation of September 17th, which stilted the B w< wits of Chnrl<>ston for needy sutrerers by the it rthquake at that time, and to express to all hav ntriiiutors the sincere thanks for aid con- that United. doir rue action of the council is based upon the fxl||, llowlng carefully worded and dignified rc- ^\' >rt of the committee of relief: "It has been 80w H t? now n. ilitllnult task to measure the loss i r, ' the earthquake calamity, as it was wholly 4m (w and devastating In the destruction it. rgd rough;. This difficulty especially felt by Is committee, who were mimed to receive h,,,, id distribute aid to the needy sufferers only t,pr(] this disaster. To these earthquake suffer- \yc s needing shelter, tor immediate pecuniary eur't d this committee have offered relief, and in eirjudgmcnt there has been such a resump- s|Xi >11 of the normal life of this city as tojustl-1 |0{s" a discontinuance of this system of assists j jj, ice at an early day. The more difficult and I ncr | aver problem has been to fix correctly the!* a unber of victims whose loss is their shatter- iier( houses, and who are actualty unable to re- (l( Lir or rebuild them, and to estimate rljjlitly |s c. e total loss of money, so that the good iriv- wj|{ s of this universe might know the limit of qou ir actual need In this our distress, the com- ate> ittee have, alter most careful examination; the cases as far as received, arrived at the|W(.P linion that the sum of money already re-|Kn, Ivedbythis committee, together with the|nhlj tlmated amount of collections now made' K()0( id in progress of being made In the territory j ? st of the AIICKhanies, together with the es- I 0u nated amount now in process of collection j Chicago and other points west of the Alle- (0C lanies. of which they have been advised, n,n 111. when received, place the committee in a Out isltion toglve substantial help to needy suf- jf] rcrs for whrse relief only this committee slor us formed.*' li irlcston Uplifted. Auffiuira Chronicle. ] No men have recently given more encour[oment to Charleston than Col. Fratik Coxo id certain Intlucnential and weathy friends] lio propose and are ltound to build a sys?m of rail ways from that Atlantic port to e mighty W est. Tills is n short, line to that' etlon. shorter by 158 miles, and runs rough some of the finest mineral and ajrri- t0w Iliunil uri-HN Dl ivi'limtuy, 11Ull.lt VUIUIIIIU, I Irginia, Tennessee and South Carollmi. | j0g3 ic building of tills road, which Ik to connect y\ miter, in South Carolina, with Ashland, | y., oil tho Ohio river, tneuns wonderful de-: jjra loptnent not only to Charleston but to vast i ter, gions of the South. It means the pouring! \| to several States of much money for con- fjeei ruction. It means the Industrial resurrec- j'[ in lit a thousiind localities. It means, toj^mj me extent, the stimulation of other lines of on t nnsportntlon. It means, perhaps, that. Anista is llot to remain In the background n,e uch longer for wautot a nearer cut to the Clirr est. ma i L'olonel Coxe and his partners mean busl- serv tss. Thf road will Indubitably bo con- jj ructod. The lamp of Aladdin is in their 'will issession. The man who made a castle of j ichantment rise almost magiciflly at Ashe-1 |,IK| lie. transforming the whole scene beneilclal-1 conj , is the man to realize Calhoun's dream of a ilway from Clnirlesten to the West. It was ! iirand thing for him to have gone to Char-1 ston at this time and virtually said to the | |nst ople there: These ruins will be the foun- n0n ition of a nobler fabric. The old city will ^ and erect again. The solid men of the) r,f ? urth have faith in her commercial future, j ^y(? id Join hands with enterprising men of the pr mth to substantially accomplish the faith ^nv at is in them." \\'e hold it as an omen of yj >tent siunitlcance that ns Calhoun's statue wco rived at Charleston, Col. Coxe met it half -\y ay reverently. The Past and Present en- -\y untered eacliotiier. The dead dreamer imd 0f c e live man of action were in startling Jux- jjp|( position. Charleston will not iorget the ou t in that lias gone down, but nevertheless ? ill slie welcome the sun that Is rising. The i ^nr| oluiion Calhoun is Frank Coxe?the man of *>j?| ,o new time. jUy State Aid for Charleston. Xciubcrty Observer. An effort Is making to procure a loan of iree or four million dollars from the state r the city of Charleston. The purpose Is to Tin t the Stale to guarantee the bonds, which lould run for many yea>'s, with interest at -I :r cent. This plan cannot be carried out ex- Tl pt by an amendment to the Constitution, luic lie J\Vmw find Courier of the 1st instant urges sior lat the Governor call an'extra session ot the was pgislature at once; tha t. the Legislature pa*s hap Joint resolution submitl'ing the question to was ic people at the general election to be held still ic and of November, so that the Legislature j the Its next regular session may ratify the the nendinent. and provide for the loan. can Willi a profound sympftthy for Charleston ! and i her disaster, and with the kindest wishes join r lier welfare at nil times, we must, say that ney o cannot approve this scheme. We do not fr<)1 lieve it would be a wise measure. If the troi ta'e should have to pay the interest on the oun ur millions,.it would add SI(!0,i)0D a year lo tha If III 1'ilV IIIUIIIHiM.il IUW..V, Vr. ....... nin a mill, nt the present valuation of one and red and fifty millions. The people of the Uitcare not In n condition to hear heavier txution. If Charleston Is to pay the interest 11 the s-i.OOO.uOO, it woulil require ot her an ad- X' ition tax ot nearly 7 trill's on her present the uluatlon of twenty-six millions?on the ru- Twi need valuation that will tie consequent on trat er rceens losses, it would require more, but Met ty 7. Could Charleston stand this? She al- tioi ;ady has a debt of over four millions. Her nut ixrsare already very liitrli: 'J-J.J' mills for tral tale and County, and 21% mills municipal?a tun tlal of :?!?.$ mills; or ?3l.S0 on every thousand I con ollars worth of properly. Add tlie 7 mills j An; >r interest on a four million loan, and itc in. ave :WJ..j mills. This Is on her valuation ho- 1.45 ire the earthquake. On a reduced valuation, i ll.-f le taxation would of course lie liitfher. Could I Thl iestand it? We think not. Jtdoesnot ap- one ear to us to In: uood policy for Charleston io >ad hersHf now with more debt and heavier A ixes. We believe it will be bettor for Char- sran ston in every way if she will work out of Veil er troubles wittiout encumbering herself pin ith fui ther debt. tli'a ? ? * ? or Ii Kvkkyuoiiv uses letter heads, and It is or f tranne that you do not go to the 1'rcsis unit law 'miner o.'lice and get them printed. ich St- t IUNDS FROM NINETY-SIX. 11111T MONITORY DETONATtftyS OF A BAIL- The Ex ROAD EXPLOSION. idy Shops---Visited and Visiting? Dot a unl l>ry Weather and Dust?Stock for session o L'olnrabla-..Hell?rtous. .(tmngar Ninety-Six, S. C., 12,1886. of the sea (ere seems to be a diversity of opinion as 0Efi01s,i'? rds the selling out of the Atlantic, Green- InlBou sand Western Railroad. From nil the good reat rmaiIon we can gather the sale, if made, the repre not be made by the unanlmousconsent of malnlng st lock holders. We think ItIs proper and stances a t that the stockholders should all be In- the specif icd and should vote for delegates of sound people. ;tnent and men who will think for them- amendmi es and not be controlled or influenced by there Is e irs. Every man has a right to1 his opinion make the should look well to the interest of the question, )aydrs. Our present management has or the air le many promises anil they cannot be ex- 1 J.P? !8 ed to redeem them after the road has ed Into other hands. Railroad syndl- doubtful s have neither heart or soul, and no good do every! be exppcted from them. The proposition ly done l* usohg it Co.. seems very plausible, but we stretchln Inclined to believe It is too good. Col. politics a nmett andCapt. Smy the, both deep-think- the preec men. oppose the scheme. Ouf own opin- oiotnea would be to build the road ourselves, and """I'"5 ar become discouraged because we can't obeaienc da railroad in one year. Look at JLau- unanlmo anil you have a fair example of "the sell- .u?' out plan." The Laureus & Greenville Dintyor,' d is now in the hands of non-residents 'nnnygo< they care Utile for the Interest of the J'oudora rens people. The plan of selling out at cumstanj seemed very plausible, but the more we mentor < ik of It, the more suspicious we become, endorser! only a short time until the 4th of No- {"ftjorlty iber, and we will see more about It. '"l? 0 ir young friend Mr. E. C. MeCants has jseviden ;n charge of the school on "Magazine , ,J " In Abbeville. No better young man terea ait ever grown up In our town, and ft Is a sltionisi sure to commend htm to the good people "ecurittei bbevllle. ineexi tton continues to come with a rush, and heauseli brings good prices. dlscnsslo i we predicted sometime ntro, more candy much ha is are being put up In Ninety-Six, and ?orne ? ly will be cheap, we have hoard of one responsil 0conlectionery to be put In operation i. This sounds big, but it is from the Hps ^ v former big merchant. he doc rs, Yeldemau, who has been visiting her ?'on '? , her Mr. Georue C. Probst, left last Satur- ?5m' ,, for her noine In the City by the Sea. amount I it. Rice left last Friday to attend a meet- deep holj nf the State canvassers atSpartanburg on |,r. , Uth instant. I,ltlve b? pt. John Frank Hodges has been drawn member? he Jury. extra sen ic dust in the streets of our town is three ^ the or icsdeep. We need rain badly. the only ivis, the wife-murderer of Anderson has compene v convicted. What n pity hg did not live mo8lor' he Abbeville side. With Bass on thejue could have exraned. . E. G. Martin has rented his home to, Mr. I i. Osborne, and will move to Woodruff to stice his profession?dentistry. e are glad to see Mr. C. P. Roberts ont . n. He Was been couflned to his home for A *llnR >ek or ten days. out o still continues very dry and the farmers . w e been unable to how oats. I understand ?. ?\ l7 < the ryeand barley that has been sown is time it u ig no good. So fur, the turnip crop Is a s soon as it rains, Col. Alex. Stewart will most aw down the whole of his Cambridge farm f*eA5, uts?two hundred and forty acres. J ,',,1 r. E. S. Addison still lias a few genuine , e? oats tor sale. that the imbling sounds are heard in theneighbor- neenes c d of John Williamson and Frank Ellen- would tli !, and nn occasional shock at Ninety-Six. wherein are ahead of Greenwood?wo have the lle'incie hqnake, and they are \*lthout It. which w istSaturday Mas a busy day in Ninety- }{J ,?e The merchants were all smiles, and sold tneurai c of goods. these mn iuc In your cotton it only costs flvo cents erush lllJ bale to weigh it. etjI to ent Kooddeal of stock will be carried from _T,'ielcv ; to the State Fair. Pedro, ?i ' course every member of the Lesrlslature prince o cpected t?? push the bill introduced last roor, and ter by Mr. Parker before the lower house. a,1 Kelerri i. Ilcmphlll will take care of It in theSeu- t|},in Lis the eart r. Eugene Lipscomb goes to Verdcry this P.r?f8etl.c k as tclesjrauli operator for the Augusta & siding ir >xvilie Road. He is a nice young man 118 ri we hope the Verdery people will take than enc i care of him. edifice, r. J. D. Moore has resumed business nt his house, pi stand and will be glad to see his friends. seventeen >e Baptist congregation are endeavoring wooden i mploy the liev. Mr. Carter for half of his l,'s.aC('"[ e. He will probably reside at Greenwood, ed for hi siders hope that they will aucceed. palace c luety-Six can boast of as many candy costly ed es as any tp-coumry tov/n. ?d, ana EAST END. however they mfl; fully der 30YS AJTC BUSINESS AT BRADLEYS. und well exposed inevltnb cerful Notes From n Welcome enrthqut such ma Sonrce. producec Bradt.by, Oct, 11, any siru idge Watson has the prettiest house In like the I n. ly, on pi I >tton brought here last week sold from 6% to (he c< & waved w ie Railroad Commissioners should look worsted r the Interest of me traveling public. If dley does not need h new depot with betr The < iccommodatlon, where is one needed ? bout two Hundred bales of cotton have _. 1 sold here. . There t r. J. F. Wntson says that Messrs. W. Joel to xr vo th, Son & Co., keep the best stock of goods ?L, o^1 lie Augusta and knoxvillc Railroad. inenri r. J. K. Agnew, of Abbeville, has charge of and rea'l paint department of Mr. E. W. Watson's ' Any c iage factory. Mr. Agnew is a good work- &yioan< ), and Mr. Watson did well in securing his PP1 lc8S ' lee*. ble seniles* rs. J. S. Gilmer & Co., have Just opened >'ears i,ftl l a nice, full line of drugs, confections, &c. suc i says he used lo paint buggies to suit any- ino oi y, and feels satisfied that lie can sell drugs, Sections, <&c., in the same way. rwU" r. A. J. Rounds has clnned more than a ! drert } files of cotton "tills season. in which essrs. Thos. Ctilies and Livy NVntson left tooO yeai week lor Due West to cuter the Ersklne the a met cge. ed for pa ore than one younsr man In town speaks to'1,ieS,i olng to housekeeping In the near future. Theott wish we could say amen lo it. II mid re caching at the Uaptist church next Sun- "Seciioi at 11a.m. shall con essrs. Ligon A Paschal will open up this ed am on k with a fr.ll line of drugs, Ac. t"10 Dum e need more cotton buyers. An en tin ecoun'cdlS" full grown bolls|on one stalk purpose! otton taken from Mr. .7. M. Wilkinson's made in I. lie savs he will keep It and get a lien alter ins he strength of it next year. : * ro (,'noil rain would greatly benefit the rye. ,nmy ley and turnip patches. immedlii le Millway Social Club will meet Wednes- ;*s a true at I)r. XcclV. FRANK. hnbljant the appo ? m i m sentativi LOOK TO YOUB CHIMNEYS. This ain< ulAssen lion, and e Union Times in Noting n Fire in m/',,nc^ . The oh, that Town naytt : expense le immediate cause of the fire Is not. censusot iwn, but they had been Ironing In that "tltutlon y during the day, and it is possible that it er>v ,e" caused hy a defective chimney Hue, per- time pre s fr?.m,'the earthquake. Whether that lug thee the case or not, the mere susplciion is ment; n icicnt to suggest that every chimney in was ruth town shoilld be cat'efully examined before Jalnlng; cold weather requires tires. Such n pre- lower coi Hon may prevent a serious conflagration propose^ loss of,ynluahle property. It may be id upon examination, that only one ehlrfi- " ' , in the town has been damaged, bnt, a Are. wo?'d sii -l-i? i.? ?L ,iid??_| and we I II lllilt (MIU I'll I IK IIliu^ilt kj\- <13 uinr?n~ is as 11 res from n dozen. In that case, "an .,11 nt, ice of preventive would be much better still nnoi u u i)ound of euro." . . ton Coui The S. V. It. It. Anderson IntcUirjcnccr. lie new schedule went into operation on f?ov. S Savannah Valley Railroad last Sunday, tain par > trains a day are run over the mini, one' to eon vt n leaves Anderson at6a. in. and arr'veaat; tore, tlni 'ormiek at 9.30 n. in., inakl ng close coiinec- aid <"hai i with the train from Augusta. This tmin t )i; coin's irns to Anderson at 1.451>. in. The other, cause to 11 leaves Anderson at 11.SO a.' tin.j and re-, meat to us at 7.45 p. m. This train makes close &e civatt ncclion at McCormlck with the train to i>y the J rusta. Passengers can leave Charleston at vote of t ni., via Augusta, and reach Anderson at thenum p. in. Passengers can leave Anderson at chariest 1 a. in. and arrive in < harleston at in p. in. inn an e: s Koad Is run liy Central time, widen is wntion hour slower than ourelty time. the ipies ? ^ .. ! tin: Slat' t the last session of tlu Legislature tjie and liaz ie law was tiiiieiulod and tin- llrst of >.'o- lieve it in iber is now the time for sportsmen to he- should 1 hunting. Hetween the lifst of April and tin: case first of November it is fo/blddcil to catch j fill and ' till.turkeys.partridges, doves, woodcocks! will not ilieasants., The tine for a,violation of the) In tiiis ii is ten do:Tars, Ofc'e half to go to the lu- point of iier. ' lngiy. HE GOVERNOR OPSN A PANDO- mTT RASBOX. In i tra Session n Useless Waste of Time and Money. Greenville News. itoW t nrs that the people of Charleston are t In supportlnc the proposed extra f the legislature to provide State aid The t< city. There are Indications that a Year an id resolute faction oppose the calling penlteu ision, although the reasons for that are dev are not made public. most sa ght to be fatal to the plan. There is days co: ion to doubt whether two-thirds of set and sentatlves and twenty-two of the re- The stai thirty senators would In anyclrcum- be fount dopt a Joint resolution submitting verse, ii U constitutional amendment to the '-Italial It Is yet more doubtful that such an ye shall ent would be adopted at the polls. If even, fr nough opposition in Charleston to your Bn i real wishes of the people there a s ensiblj , all doubt is removed and the defeat imporit lendment in the legislature and at devotes Is made certain. to the j st friends of Charleston arte very He fee in the matter. They are disposed to ponder !.hing that may be properly and safe- on th? d helD that cit.t\ even to a little Di'ortilsi gof well Understood priuclples of has bee nd prudence. But they arc afraid of a more dent and the possibilities of theonly ence wl of State aid suggested, and their HI led. id fears could be repressed only 111 his Hen e to a st rong, earnest and practically self, an< us plea from Charleston people. word.ai not believe now that there Is a possl- also his giving Slate aid In any form. Like commit od people, we are willing to go far be- acter 01 Inary limits in the extraoiiditiary cir- come r* ces and to acquiesce In an endorse- he may Charleston bonds by the State if the teachln lent could be sustained by a great atonem of the legislature and the people, has con pposition In Charleston and out of it has tirs t and strong and seems to be increas- soul," t >n if a majority for it could be mus- poral n Columbia and at the polls, the oppo- abstain sirong and bitter enough to cloud the of tweii 3 and defeat their purpose. (the sot l,ra session, so far as we can see, would tence, ess waste of money and would cause prayer, nsand stir strife which would do served rin. It had best be let alone. Sabbat ling has been said of Uov.Sheppard's text, jllity should he fail to call the extra The C It. will be well for htm to remember doctrln rill take a very heavy responsibility ltkethi s call It A failure by the extra ses- Howev o what it is called to do would be thetnsc in many ways, and the costs, an the bel w JMCUIV/I, nviuu ?* ?wi t*?v? i in tty? treasury. No man can guide death c [.he proceedings of a sovereign legls- type, uly, especially when many of lis scrvl t are beyond hope of re-election. The held at slon mtghtheaPabdor.a's hox filed luge, w Irn with mischief. Tb<v eovernor is ska of < liiMn wno fan open it, itnd would be Mr. "V d to bear all the responsibility and which! 'lie blame should evil be done. parclnr ry toth " gogue. FRIGHTFUL' EARTHQUAKE. ]?5en! * ' fulth v* years. ; nn<l Ills Roynl Family Sleep last Frl if l)oon for Seventeen yearn. ??g?vjg ixall's Historical Memoirs of his own Mr. A i suited that, "The inemorable earth- Mr. J theflrstof November, 1755, had im- Mr. A >n almost every part of Lisbon the Mr. J rul traces of its existence and rav- Mr./ he time when I visiteil that capital. .Mr. J icarly twenty years alter, many edi- Mr. J remained exactly in the condition The y were left by It; presenting such these li >f devaslatlou and destruction, as all the! icn have be? n vainly sought for else- All tl any part of Europe. Ajrionx them, low-cit nt palaec of the l)iikes of Braganpa, servani as built on a commanding omiiiehce, ntroof the metropolis* and tbe caif Lisbon stood conspicuous. Both. Jestic structures hourly threatened to a tenant, or the devotee, w ho venturer them. i r ng, (Joseph) queen, his brother Don Tbelr lis three daughters, and the young t Beyrai .lived all under the same 8*CI . In habited a long rangeof apartments nte i, lower flown the bank of the Tagus hon< The terrors and recollection of Be< UIJIIUKC U1 ?IO>J, tvcic c-u usrpij nil- 1?*,^ in tlieir minds, that they preferred rei a wooden building, however mean xbrlcation, or Inconvenient, ratber KV , ounter the perils annexed to a stone ^aJ,eH v Joseph had never slept under a lMr*? roperly so denominated, during near ot n jtfare. Wherever be moved, either ?-vlai! barracks or tents were provided for , "0?Jj nmodatlon. I have seen tents pitch- inn?eiu s reception in the fields adjoining the , A tf Maffra, while that Immense and Iflice was totally abandoned, neglect- ? unfurnished. These precautions, Dm!?ecl singular,-and almost pusillanimous, .? v nt first sisht seem, were neverthe- w,e?, > ssary in Portugal. Experience had 1 oonstrated, that the most solid, massy ? a -constructed buildings of stone, only *t0{51ns the Inhabitant to. greater, and mo*e le destruction, fn. .the event of an ike; because the resistance made by \U , terlals to the undulation or shock, . ;e 1 1 their overthrow. On tlie contrary, l0 'n> cture composed of wood, .supported, not say liarracKs inhabited by the royal faml- . "J??8' liars of the same materials; yielding ,,'r incusslon of the earth, rocked and 1th the convulsion, thus escaping Its t?ts. ^ t, r j r Mr. J L'onstitiitionnl Amendments. tic>c?'ui Newberry Observer. "\Ve u ire two Constltntlonal amendments coinine ed on at the general election the 2nd Goalie nber. Messj st is to amend Article IX, Section 14, 15-horfl s as follows: of this, lebt contracted by the State shall b^ ncd in >n Suite nonds, or stock, of amounts. V?ea ban $100 each, bearinp Interest paya- Hub hi annually, ant} paya Wo within fifty. Novem erlhe final passage'of thelawauthor- faction li debt." ., ,; . . . . Whei t? ni.nnm onnfnmnl.ifed bv tills fOrgOttl cut is to make the bonds "not- less ("/instead of "not less than SoO", as io\v Is; and tocbaiiiie the time with- Tl the debt Is to be pnld from 29 years 11 rs. The only objection we eiin see to idinent is, that the long time requlrylnp a debt might bean inducement The C ite to Incur unnecessary obligations, ler proposed amendment is to Article ads as follows: i4. The House of Representatives sist of 124 members, to be upportion- f er the several counties according to Chcstei berof inhabitants contained in each, grows t leratlon of the inhabitants for this shown shall be made In J891, and shall be cee" fr< the course of every tenth year there- comes I ucli manner asphalt be by lawdlrcct- chants vulcd, That the General Assembly arouse* ny time in Its discretion adopt, the ??ch a tcly preceding,United States census thesyr and correct enumeration of the in- 1 s of the several counties, and make tcmcoi rtloninent and assignment of Repre- f,()nn?T . s among the several counties accord- ]Jie -S( Id enumeration : Provided, however, throng >ndment shall not prevent the Gener-Ian invi ?bly from provldluir for an enumera-1 "'C sec apportionment prior to 1801 in theifelve,? provided by law." has wa Jeetof this amendment Is to save the I press p of taking the census by adopting the ; 'he rev ' the United States. The present Coii- {>n H'*1 provides for a census "in 1S75 and ev-1 Ko::ds j l year thereafter." Last year was the I the ral scribed by the Constitution for tak-1 y ugh fa ens us for the purpose of reapportion- j J^mrci; nt. ns is well known, the Lopsiuuuoii lessly violated for the purple of re- all Dun i larger representation to soii(o of the unties than they are entitled to. This iamendment docs not prevent the T" f the eensns.nt any time prior to 1M)1. ive the amendment Ik a good one; It ive about SifyiiH) every tenth year; fnpt. ielieve should be voted for. Chestft xt General Assembly should submit juls sll (.her amendment to the people, viz.;! ro,1(j t i the number of Senators in Charles-. lines m ity to one, as in the other counties. I. "pit 1 | strikes An Extra Smlon. I ,\or,A1' Edgefield Advertiser. I j'' heppard Is being importuned by cer-i rear of ties, and pressed by certain interests, G. U. j t.e an extra session of the I.cglsla-' lows s-# * ? Th If WIl.VS !l 1U1 Illi'illin jnu.r ... v.. ...... rleston, onr stricken sen-boutri city, truck r c tin- r<evislalim* eon only submit or1 nold, he#ubniilted to the people an amend- tlirnu<r the constitution hy which a debt can of ('. <i n?. Al present noUyiitinn created and lb <tat? ot South ("nr'Him, except hy a each ol he people. \\ litJk* we have every and south i i?sl. sympathy lor Charleston, and the, Th on satt'ereiv?still the matter ol' call-! nt Sam xtrn ses-ion ot' the Legislature?a,con- wood,1 of the people, and la>tly a vote unun Mr. <Jr Hon of crcntiiiK a new debt asiainst: ing c. < , is to say the least, a very expensive and yo ardojis experiment. We do not be-, throus i people would vole a debt even If it- C. < i, ?e submitted to them, and If such hi! j 4.'J'h , the. extra session won Id be a waste- old (ii ivoful extravagance. (Sov. Sin ppard Kema}< louht before he acts or declines to act. Mr. W, natter, yanvass the sulijcct from every stnlth ' view and make up his iniuil accord- j third, 1 east of E HOUSE OF MVW :m THE BAY 0? ATOHEMENT. lie jfost Sncred of the Hebrew Holidays Is Observed. { . >2 ;n days intervening between the New- r*'M d Day of Atonement observed uS? .fjfa tial days by the house of Israel, and' /'X oted to prayer and penitence. The' A cred and solemn of the Jewish hoil- "' <5g minenced last Friday evening at sun I continued for twenty-four horns. .J tute for the observance of the (ant to to ...'I Jin Leviticus, 23d chapter, 26th to 32d ')% icluslve, the last verse reading thusj . v*| I be unto you a Sabbath of rest, and- *igj juui wujd uii tiic uiu uujr air j.; yga om even untoeven shnll ye celebrate ' ~J?i bbath." Every pious son of Israel Is r impressed with the Racred and .'y-.s int cbamcter of this festival, and Ills soul with religious fervor. . rreat purpose of sincere repentances . -.'rjf :1s It Incumbent upon him tfr uppn the good re8oIut]onsvmftde> " w ! .past New Year) the v^tefqrinS .$"iwj 3d, and .the manner, 4n -whicti It* v?? 11 performed.on the progress towards k."-S perfect religions Ufej and the obedl- . . , ilcli God's commands have been fill- >' He reflects serJoiiBlf oh his dutiefi toven'y Fattier, bis neighbor and bim~ w 1 prays fur forgiveness for his sins bir< V.3 ct: commission or omission. But It is i duty to make amends for any wrong;ted against another, involving char:- , ' -fm property,and he must stnve to be> jconclled With any person with whQift b<5 unffiehdly; for according td-.ufa gs ol the sage of Israel, "The dajr:.?fi ent will not avail for the sin a manumltted ngalnst bis nelnhbor until he- ' t satisfied him." "Ye shall afflict yourhe Interpretation being that the cor- .-"'^a ature (the body) shall be punished, by '.-.-'Sh ing from food and drink for the space . . ity-four hours, while the divine nature VMg il) shall be devoted to sincere peni- -" 'W'Sl riifld self-examination and fervent " jff'-gI The day Is, therefore, strictly ob- . by every Israelite as a "Sabbath of ^ hs," as is indicated in the original Ihristians, like the Jews, hold to the e of atonement, but theChristlana, nn- ' & 3 Jews, celebrate no particular day. er much Christians may differ among Ives as to the design, they all hold to : -,\iM lei inai ine ueam or oar saviour ww - ,js| ement for our sins. They regard Ijho- ' ?f our Suylour as tbc fulfillment of thai ees cpmmemorntlw,t)f the eNeot-jrete. the house of Mr. Vlstihska IfllMfiuw;- '1*38 hlcb were conducted by Mr. M. Visan- ; -fifM Charleston, and t>y Mr. G. A. Vlsansfca. lsanska has In his house the "Scroll," Is the five books of Moses, written on tent, the presence of which Is necess*te organization of a quorum or syna- , According to Jewlsl' law, or long en*-- '.; ibllc services can be held only In thf. . e of ten or more males of their own ; *4 ho have attained the age of thirteen --*28 At the organization of the synasogtie. day nlgbt, which continued until rev* . %'igj ick Saturday night, wei:e the follow[ting Israelites: I I. Vlsanskn, of Charleston;.. r. Lesser and son, oi Anderson; lorrls, of Greenville; la rlel, of G recn wood; i. Rosenberg, of Greenwood; ullus Vlsaiiiika, of Troy; . M. Vlcansko, of Laurens. > Israelites of the village Joined with' n the celebration of this most sacred of >23 r religious holidays. je places of business of our Jewish fell- 3JI izens were closed as a part of the ?bco of the day. THE TBOJANS. Th?i> ir (?l* XMKUll ?- JL. uvil jmm ?m -- ?.. tt;JJP tool?Their Church Entertain- ffiag nt?Their W?ldln(f Bellft?Their '.J \utlful Women Their Manly' >:/$8 n?Various Other Item*. . Tboy, S. Cm Oct'll, J888. I , *l| n is coming in very fast' ^.pout'400 >3 as been shipped from this place. Ic-Kellar, formerly, Qf ibis county, but- ?. -'?3 ..arrival ^8t Friday. Mr. Mc- ?, :*?a will tnfte charge of the Troy Hlgli- yM , We-congratulate the people of Troy- ' -% log rUm. .. . - . . Will be nn entertainment in,the Bap-? .HjS irch Friday night,'given for the benefit. Baptist church,, Supper will be ftir on the grounds. . ; Japtlsts had several,days meeting last. Four joined. Mr. Smart gave us some 'eg >est sermons. . }$!! re sorry to state ah Infant pf Mr. A. T.. ' '{*jh on died one day last week. Thefumi- , & our sympathies. Laurie \nnce. took her departure for r on lart. Saturday. * - lenr the sound of wedding bells in ourj . Who the fortunate ones are, we will 5^3 rJust now. j ps. P. Rosenberg & Co's store was closeu % iurday. . "tJ! re glad to see Mr. J. L. Burnett at his AS aln. When you go to Troy be sure and . Rosenberg & Cq. and call for John. . M. Chiles has opened a confectionery. -i 1 m?o ur?et Kirt? <\f inu-n.'where he will -if-.-] .to see his friends. -rijja Dderstand.Slr.iKiiac Caldwell will soon ':u e to build a fine hotel at this place, ad uncHIke, this Is.wfoat we need. ,vrvJ8 rs. J. F. whfteA Co,'haye purchased a 5 powerengine. . Our farmemare proud ' tfs they can: get a bale of cotton gin- ' "d thirty miuAtan.. j v re glad to state that the Troy Social. vjk is decided to have their entertainment". ? ber 1st. This club always give satisat their entertainments. . ,?*< re. Is our Striog'Band ? Has .the hoys du us? Now and THE!:. "/"ft 0 BE UNITED BY IBON BANDS. .'hester, Greenwood and Abbo-' J vlllc Road. Laurent Advertiser. _ _ __ " irospect for an early completion of the , f 4 , Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad , Kightcr than ever. South Carolina has / energy, zeal and determination to sue>m the first, but now, the assurance. that Georgia, and especially the merand business men or Athens, are fully. i 1 to the importance of the enterprise, ' road has long been contemplated by. idlcate which is now pushing,the pro-. t is the legitimate extension of thesys- . ltrolled by Mr. Robertson. It is the ting link for tiiis company, between, -JM irth and .South.' This road passes, ti Laurens County, because It aft'oriU, :'j ting Held, but the advantages which lion through which it passes will re-, ire incalcuHiblc. Surely no one who. a tciicu,eveiTcjiMisiiij, mu no.-y.^rf ti)e town fit'Laurens: who have noted- . / oltUion which railroads have wrought )riceof goods, and especially heavy, md cotton, can for a moment qhestlon. i ue of railroads. With tills grand tborre, in addition to our numerous road*,; , is will.iiidf0u.be a condition, to liolit^ n with any County Jn 1 lie Si ate. Let ds work for this grand enterprise. c Route through Greenwood.' Greenwood Tribune. C. S, Dwlehf, the chief engineer of tho, r, Greenwood nnd Abbeville Railroad," - ,s irvcycd four proposed routes for Iho hrough thl6 town. These proposed re as follows: , \ e first one is called the moin line and. the G. L. & S. It,, about three mite* , ' ^ >l" Greenwood, crosses that road andt G.. at. the street crossing in front of If. Oldham's and passing Cf>0 yards In Mr. Ilill's residence, strikes thc.C. <fc igaln In Prof. Hoozer's farm and fol- -5 lid road about a mile further west. t * > second line leaves the <?. L. & S.,1 a it the curve just south of Frauk R*yi>... oidham's steam gin and ti oast ond of J-ec\s lot and- to the re?r. ; . Waller's, and crossing both C. A G..' A; i? (J. L. it S. K.. near whoie they cross, ; tner, joins- the first line iu the field ! ' Hid tuft of Hill's. t ; 0 third line leaves the O. L. A S? track pie'sgin, passes through old. Green-. 1 hence oast of cemetery lot, between. * ; eon's and Dr. MM wee's lots and crossV <i., and G. L. ?& S.. trneks passes easti nth of house 011 estate of linlley and. h hi-ick.vard on Edgefield road to the ,, t nick 011 Prof. Boozer's farm. e fourth line leaves the third line in. o(!iiwood, passes to the rear of f.tio [ Collegeand Mr. Klmore and through. .II. Bailey's lot .by the brick htackkhop, and oonnocts with second and; lues in the field south of Mr. Hill's UU(JC d' G., and G. L. & S. It., trucks. - J I - -'1