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? IIII^ III I III umi ii n . .?...-?jmUar,i .,1WyL^^..1M.jgirr^puw^ ^ta iimiimn jiwmm?a?moMC?K??<?? ? ^ l | ? ^??m?mamM _MMMMMhmhmhbhMa *^jli BY IIUGII WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1886. VOLUME XXXI. NO. 23. 'J .-jTV! _ ,_.t : M BEATH OF EX-GOT. PEERY.I : + AT TEE AGS OF EIGHTY-ONE YEARS TEE CAREER OF THE DISTINGUISHED j CAROLINIAN IS ENDED. Wise Beyond Mis Fellows. Imperious in Disposition, Honest in Prinei> pie, Positive in diameter, four. ?ircons in Aetion, lie <"arries with Jlim to (he Grave Hie I.nve ami Respect of all Koalh Carolina. [Greenville yews, Saturday, Dec. 4.1 There tins been a sen era I feeling in Greenville that ex-Governor li. P. Perry would not recover from the illness with which lie lias been suffering during the past, month. His age and the serious character of liis malady foi bade hope that Ills life would be much prolonged. Nevertheless there was a general ex- j pression of surprise, mingled with the in vol-1 uatary one if sorrow, when the Tact of his ]| death became known on yesterday. He (lied at half past one o'clock yesterday | morning. During the early part of the night : lie was restless and complained of pnins in 11 his chest, and Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Beattie, the i governor's daughter, and Representative \V. h H. Perry, his oldest son, and a colored woman 11 who was employed jis nurse, remained at the I; bedside. Later the governor became easier . /...i a , I: aiiu iUTS. til'uiuu nuu v*?s# iw.i.vi. ** * | about half past one the nurse noticed that the I governor's breathing was hanl and called Mrs. j Perry's attention to it. He turned on his right side with assistance and the nurse hastily went out to call Mis. lieattie and Col. Perry. During her absence the governor made a gurgling sound and stopped breathing lnstantly, giving no indication ol' suHerring and without tiie least struggle. When deal h ilnal- i ly came it was as sudden as a s-troke of light i uiug. Governor Perry's Inst illness may be said to ! have begun on Sunday, November7th. On that day he was attacKf'd with vertigo whiie on t>|e stairs leading to tlie second story of his I residence, and fell, bruising himself slights*. Dr. T. T. Earle, the family physician, was ini- j mediately sent for and his treatment resulted in a partial restoration of the strength and vitality for wnich the patient was so remarkable during the lat ter years of his life. On the 27th of the same month the governor suffered I anotber ami a more serious attack. Dr. Karle I was absent and Dr. Geo. K.Trescott was called | in. He saw iliat the governor was then stifl'ering from valvular disease of the heart and that it had reached such a stage that it was likely to end his life suddenly at any time. / The members of the family were candidly in-11 rormeil oi ine tacts ana warneu iu ui- (iiui-m- i i oil. and the result was, therefore, loss of a < shouU than ft would have been in different h circumstances. The general cause of death |< was failure of the vital functions, caused by ,< old as;e. The governor's heart had heen af- | fected many years but he had given It little : attention, his general health heing reinarlcn-11 bly good and his physical and mental strength t woni-rl'ul for a man of 81 years. It is thought t tho cold wuithcr liustcucd his dca.li ; ' somewhat. i Governor Perry's full nnmo was "enjamin ( Franklin Ferry. He was born November a)th s 3S35 In what is now Oconee county but was l then part of Pendleton district. He was oIi i revolutionaryjstoci;, his father being a'natlve s *if Massachusetts of Knglish descent who t fought in the Continental army and his moth- s er Miss Foster, a daughter of John Foster, ofl i Virginia, who was a lieutenant in the regularj; American army. One of his father's brothers j | was the ancestor of the distinguished C'otu-j ( moJore Oliver Perry. I? Governor Perry's father enmf from (harlcs- j ji ton, tr hither he went in 17M, met liis wife in ; Greenville and was mairted here. lie removed to Oconee and engaged in farming, li.: I F. Perry worked on his father's farm and went 11 to school until he was sixteen, when he was j r sent to Aslieviile, X. C.t w here he studied lau- r jiuages making astonishing progress l>y the > gnat capacity for labor and l!ie retentive * memory developed even at that early age. t He came to Greenville, then a small back-:; woods village, in is->| a:ia began the study of i 1st a- in the "llioe of Judge Kane. ; 1 In 1-.27 he was admitted t<> (he bar, having' | llnished his course under Col. Jaincs Greg*?, < f; n Columbia. He returned to Greenville and l>e-11 pan the practice of law lor the western eir-ji C11 itIll l*32 he first became conspicuous in poll-! j tk*and appeared as a leader in the lliflit lor > the preservation of the Union that lie con tin- j t lied to wftiie twenty-el-'ht years againt the L overwhelming sentiment of theState. Hebe-I| came the editor of the Mountd-nct r and qu'cU-1 ( ly maJc it the recognized orjati of the union : t pirty of the State, imineuse majorities of i t lie people were against him. led t*y almost all j the talent, learmut; an<l social and political i power, with John C. Calhoun, the idol of the!| Mtate, at their head promulgating his theories :i ?if nullllli-atlon and liudii>g almost utianl- f endorsement. Gov. I'erry was a delc-'>; pate to the union convention he ld at Coinm- U bia in IS&i and represented this county, beins: ? eleete.l at the head of ilie ticket, in the gener-11 ?i convent Ion of the people of the State called j i in tne fall of the same year. ! i It was during this period that the famous c duel with i>> mim occurred. It was caused by i s a political quarrel and with the spirit and the! :i code of mortis of the time it. could not tie j i avoided, tin v. IVrry rarely aliudi-d to it after- r Ward and then always with sorrow, but it is j understood that the quarrel was accepted by f him as a deliberate t<>l of his courage, intend- j i cd to destroy his influence if he fulled to en- i dure it suecessfull/. All accountk sigiecthatli lie bore hluisel! with good temper, uni'aliering J ; courage anu uisniiy nnu mat wane n<- ?k-|>i<>i *ed the unf .rtunatc result to tin- cml of his life j ::ud from that lime peis'istently refused to en- j tago iii alf.-irsof honor hecould justly beheld : blamebss. I la I SSI Gov. Perry, then twenty-nine ycirs; ?l<1, was the unloii nominee for Congress In < this lUstrict, then Mr. Calhoun's, airainst Warren II. Davis ami was defeated liy.a majority; , of (>0 in a poll of 7.<*H). ]>.ivis dying before he J could take iiis seat, Governor Perry again ?>c- j came the candidate of his party against (Km. | Thompson, but wa% disabled by an accident ! <>ariy In ttie canvass tint! again su Acred de-j feat. In 1SI0 lie was elected to the State L^gis-I lat'ire vithout opposition. There he main- ! taineii and was the leading exponent of the 1 principles lie had always held. He opposed tlie agitation of the slavery <|ucs:ion and was si warm and conspicuous a Ivoeate of the! Louisville and Cincinnati Kail road. He was re-elected in lsis and as ch'immiu of the com- j mi ttee 011 claims became noted ior his case* | less guardianship of the State's interests and \ Jiis unrelenting hostility to all that was taint- j od with extravagance or subject to suspicion.! On the floor h-? w.is ilie leader ot the clement j I Uill |)crsi*ieiuij Ul'llliiimi'ii mm iim-m um changes in the system of State government and the increase <?f the power of the people. AH prisoners were then cotilined in thecouu- J ty jails. the governor ami presidential electors ; were chosen by the Legislature, and by the parish system the lower part of the State \v:is j given what Gov. Perry and those who follow- j ed him believed to be undue representation i:i the Senate. Against all tiiese things he fought, urging the establishment <>f a penitentiary, the choice of governor mid elector by popular vote, and the equal /at ion of the rep-1 resentalion of the up country and low cuun.. try. lie was almost invariably defeated in ; the Legislature, but retained the courideucc | and support of the people he represented. In 18<t he was elected to the State Senate, and while a member of that I tody voted alone ngainst tie* resolution ordering the expulsion ! from the State of Mr. Hoar, whowasseut here by the State of Massachusetts. Kvery oilier, senator voted for it, but. Gov. Perry spoke energetically against it and had his solitary vote recorded on the negative side, declaring that hostile majorities had no terrors for him! while he was conscientiously performing his' duty. He was defeated by Gov. < ?rr in anoth-; er contest for Congress, the stand of the latter In Unii Tnvlrtr vci-miiiL' tiirlilm the >vbis vote in addition to the pari of the Dem- | oeratlc vote he commanded. Gov. lVrry was' ciio.tcn by the Legislature an elector at lame j for. this Mate to vote for raws t<?r President.! lie was! one of the fathers of the Greenville; and Columbia Hnilroadand liis powerful in-t ilitence and untiring energy contributed much to its successful building. In 1*59 the sece-slon feeling was tremendous in t'ie state, and the people -cemed to be practically uuuMimous. The sentiment, was violent and the enthusiasm sir cat and the imimi party had no existence but among a scattered and powerless few. In face of ail this (iov. l'erry established at. Greenville a newspaper, the Ohiit!heru I'u'r.nt. bold and avowed in its advocacy of the union c?us<\'thc one newspa-' p -r in the State maintaining those principles, lie was again elected to ihe legislature and lie and his t wo col'.cagu.s from this county | vreie the only union men in the body, this he-; iriif tiie one county that stood for that side.; It* t!:e iio;iat'(iiiv. 1'eiry *ielia rim-in^, bold speech, defending tii** :u>ion and <!>-iioi!iciiii: tin* efforts to hrca!< it ami dwlnrod tliiit Sic inteuiled to have that sp-.-eeh printed andptih] 1 slit'il iiml handed down as a legacy to his country and his children?a premise which he ! faithfully kept. It. was the lirst check the secession movement received in tl.is State j.t1 th'st time and was copied and quoted from one end of the country t<? the oilier. He was | a niemSiT of the Statu convention In 1<-1 and ; j:r> ii member ot' the committee of twenty-one involuted to prepare loudness prepared iu cl j ??w?1?? ?>t?pw?mpn Mihmitted an able minority report dirscnting from tlu' resolutions prepared and presented l>y Judge ciieves, which defended tlu* right of, secession but declined to use it at t lint time. In l.MiKUov. I'err.v was one of the delegates i from this state to the famous Charleston eon-! vent ion of the Democratic party, lit; refused to withdraw with the other delegates from this state and remained, voting steadily fori It. M. T. Hunter, <>t Virginia, as tiic candidate of tlie party lor President. The galleries hissed him every time he ros?| to vote, and when lie rose to speak the hissing became so loud ami continuous that lie could with dilticulty proceed. Tno chairman, Mr. Cashing, threatened to clear the galleries, but the man who had faced and defied angry multitudes and put his life and property inj.-opard.v a score of times was not the one to b? frightened by such demonstrations. "Let them remain. Mr. Chairman," hesaidinthe d'^p, strong tones and deliberate manner always characteristic of liiin. "i would like them to hear what I have to say." In lSfiu an election was ordered for a convention of the people of South Carolina to declare the Union dissolved. (Sovernor Perry fought j secession men us ne n.-m iougin ikiiih um....-, eation before. He predicted ihe war and I lie! defeat of the South, and nrgwl I tint it was folly | to scecde Willi a Democratic ititijoriiy in Con- j Ltress, in the Supreme Court ttml in the conn-! try. lint the wave overpowered him. lie went, down flying his colors to the hist :ind raising his voice for the Union Greenville | i-ounty wns carried aioim in ihe rush and 15. { K. Perry, James 1'. I'.oycc and Chief Justice j iVXcall, the union candidates for the convention, were defeated, C?ov. Perry being beaten in his own county the first time in thirty years. But. when the secession ordinance was idopted he \ ielded to the will of the majority 1 ,\nd went with his state. "You are all going | Lo the devil and I will go with you" was hisi jood humored announcement of his purpose, j l-'rom that time he was unswerving in liis| loyalty to the Confederacy. In the misfortunes brought on by disregard af his advice Co v. lVrry shared with his, people. He stood by them with conspicuous firmnessa*id bo!d:i<-ss in the darlc hours after Ihe war. He wns not only with the people tint felt wiih them, and some of his sneeoh'-s i?f that time gave evidence of the bitterness that was then over the spirit of the South, lint without the solicitation of himself or his Mends he was chosen by President Johnson the provisional governor of the Shite. The ippointnieut w.-is received with universal satisfaction. Gov. Perry's consistent record' is a union man won for him the good will of ihe North mid he already possessed the full ;'>nfld?-nee of the people of this State. His strength of character and in'ell?-et and cool, -omul judgment fitted him well to guide the State through that stormy time. Quiet diglity and the purpose to restore the Slate to peace and prosperity marked his conduct luring liisaduiliiistiation of six months. He I snored all party claims and alliances, appointed to fill the offices those persons who lad o.-eiinied them at the close of the war, ibtained" an order abolishing I lie military j [ ribunals t lasit. had beeu try ins dlvil iind !' Timiiv.I ca>cs, so far n? white persons were; jonccrned, and restored I he conSidenec of the! icopie l?y refusing to levy or collect taxes tnd tiding titc pardoning power liberal'}*. [*nder his government the first election alter he war wa< held, resulting in the choice of he Hon. J. L. Orr. Meantime Gov. IVrry ] a'.'. labor.'d actively in behalf of the Slate villi the Federal administration and sue- , ceded in making an impression on (he rnv-j ildent and Secretary R; ward which doubt , fs did much to mitigate ttic rigor of icr treatment. The legislature elected, and in i?.!sion during Gov. lVrry's term, did. much of 1 lie work he had given his energies to against inch opposing odds during ninny years. The j wi-li system he had loiight so hard was ibolisbed, the right. of electing governor and; residential electors was given to the people, j he I'cnitentiary was established and tin* turfs of law and equity were auia'gamated, |, ind the .state was separated from all cornice- ]' ion with banks. At the expiration of his service as governor j i? returned to Greenville, tut he continued , lisacilvc interest in public affairs and his|, Ji'oris lo improve the condition of his state ! md people, lie was clewed to the 1'iiitcd Hates senate, but, like t!:c oilier southern senators wa< denied ihe seat. !!; was a bitnr opponent of the reconstruction measures tnd wr?tea:id ?pokc strongly to prove that ' be people woul I be heller umlcr an indefi- | lile miiilary rule liian under negro and ear>et bagtfer government?a conclusion which i! 1 the white people had readied by IS70 wiicn j heir campaign cry was: "Hampton or a nilitar.v governor I it lS7i lie was a delegate to the. Pniladcldim convention. In lNiS he reprcenied the state in the national democratic convention j: hat nominated Scymoiir,aiid ltlair. I'isia*! j nmiincnt public service was in ]>7s! when at lie age <i[ , i ne v. cni ns duo ni iiic 'aroiinn iKraiis"!! to the si. Louts convenion I'V which Ti.dea and lloiuiricks wore lominated. Governor Perry's political caroor Is Hint 1 iio-t known and interesting to the public, ?ut tlirotitrSt lonjf yi'.irs it. was a Micecsion oiT 'ppaient failures. In the pra'dicc of Ills pro-'1 cssiun in which ho was mntehcil against sin:!e antagonist-, and not aaaInst, a legion oi l >oliticiatis and otators and angry multitudes ( if people. lie was ii:ii:?orin!y successful. lie ' omU a high pla'vat tin* l>ar early in life and ciai:w-d it to tho end. winning; honor ami noney. His practice was always marked by oiiscienPitis devotion to his causes, careful , Italy and strong, logical handling, lie was | ilways a diznilied and courteous la vycr, g: vng o:h ?rs all t!io r -s.ii-et. tiiey nvrited a id 'Igidly exa.-timj likt: treat ment, conforming lis conduct to liie highest >t in.iar.ls of ! r.?- I es* lonai .ethics, Ho wis o:ii:i!>iycl by I fliompson in lt."il to assist in the defence o: j ir. (iarduer, indicted in lite district of t'ol-i iniliia lor perjuiy in presenting false elainis I wains! ilia .Mexican government. If w.is a ' aniotw case of tin? time and oticrci foes tli?'ii ! onMUereti immense. itiiix t?ov. rvrry, ipendin-.: several invest igatin:; 111'-' ;,tst\ became convinced of Gardner's cuilt iitii promptly returned home. W'lieii lie b-> ii:ne convinced that Mie Judiciary of this state was corrupt lie retired almost entirely roni a*tive practice ami sought the retirement of Ills larin >s Sotiei' near Green-j; ride city, where he lias livedsince and where j' le died. Gov. Perry d?'I:t^ Ills life had many friends | md many eiieiiiie<. He was notan elfa.sive nan and made little display of his friend-1 hips, luil llu'.v were valuable ami eiidui intl. | lie was "a plain, blr.nt man" and \? lini Ji?lislik' (1 or oistrested made no secret of it. stubborn :n his opinions, hi* was always willing to concede honesty t-? his opponents and o stive eou-'t* sv while" it was appreciate*! ami reciprocated. i 3 is liglitim; wi.s ail done faitly uid openly. ("if scrupulous integrity and with unspotted pinitv of character, h-'t hated ra-? alnyaud tne imuss or any thinsr he tool; tor it with bitter and unrelenting haired : ltd wa> nlways ready to It ad warfare attains) it. lie .lid n.?i ojten win i'rhud.s; he commanded litem by the tore** of his chanu tc-r and his unswerving loyally. lie married i:i l:!7in 'lie city of Charleston Miss Kf\'/:i! >e: h 1'V MetVili. ibiot'tilei* ol* HeXl rvift*:i 11 and a niece of Uobert Y. Siaync. They had seven chilJreii. <?f whom fmir survive? Mis. Win. ISi-iittlo, 1!< pnwniutivc* W. II. lVrry, l)r. ilext M. IVrry. ?>f Philadelphia, a:ul it.! I-'. IVrry. .Jr. Mrs. IVrry survives the (lover-l imr; <m ber niuro .eiq.cviully hi.s death c.nnewith iciiri'ul a.i , lintl while the sympathy of I humlrc<ls of iriemis throughout the country lire with tin- entire f daily, a special measure I dI it will he for her w!m has so iii:tny years il- j lu:-tiii!e'l the devotion ami love of whicli woman is capable as wife and mother. (itivernor IVrry was a nnin of pure life, simpie liislcs mid temperate habits. Dnriiij; the last ten year> i,uwt of his time lias been spent j at his pla-e in tie- country where he bad built oneitf the handsomest resideaees in the state, lie usually drove into lotvii in his can iiige, re-J eeived Ins mail, remained in the ollieo of his liiw linn, compo-ed of himself. \v. 11. I'crry ! and Julius II. 1 ley ward, a lew hours in thej forenoon, ami relumed to his bona1. There i Ill' ll.lil Oil!* >>l UIV Jil'.Mil II III .11 IIIII tlio eoaiitry, eovoriiiss the wliuls raiijjeol' Iiieratare, ami lit* demoted hun.-elf to makiie.: i :i( >v litercry ac<|ii.iiii>a:ii'i-s an<l renewing oM ones, He was an eaiier buyer iiml re.uier ol i new hooksaitd :i !> *?? ilio v. i iicr ii?r tin- piv.?s,! :il!iiouv;li ho rarely appeared in prim daring! Ilast years ol his tile except When Iii:t-; lere.st was e>pet!?siil,v moused in s<iine matter! (i! l<K'.il or geneia1. com men t. A t one I iiue lie ; prepared and pi.olShcd in newspapers a se: i<-s of iii>!one.!l >l:ol>ileS ol III is seel ion of the! Stateand reminiscence.-ol the many distin-j HU.sh-d men in1 hail l:t:o-.vn anil hoen as. oela ] tod Willi. S line ii! liieso have Ih.vu rompi!ed and printed in l>i>o!; form hy l>r. itext >1. 1' riv, piveetli d lo a l.rief li| ;.'r;ipli.v of tin' (!ov-; i rnor, making a voitnne <f much i11! r? > :. j Governor l'crry ] *!{ donhtlc.-s material lorj many other volumes of historical iiiii-re-t. including newspaper li'< unpublished sketches am! memoirs.:i earol'itily kept diary o! his i:!e ! am! li-aity of his spei eh. \s an 1 moreimpor-, tan! plthil'hcil articles. Hi- \va> no! a eot!iiiu:i;i' ant h'.it was a y."al i l. ... I . ...i I -.1 I'llllic!i u lli l:- III - !\ ;.IttTill <!. I i;l1 liiy :ili j liis !i li?j puvi! nnsi'h li-iilioii l*> ivlh-iod j i.lrl lii.s ('( iiluct Wa- ro'i:'"niH-l! I lilt'IrUt'Sf j ic^s ol't hrisiianiiy in v. Iiicii lie iva-i a aiiii i-sii-in-t U'liv.i'i'. Tiic ia-t years of his Iifo wore very t :i:nl li;io;iy in list- j-ocirty of 1<i- ia:ni y. It.o frK'iH'is li ili iliiiH-'l in v.>1' >n;>' in tiii" ii<isji;- j tali It* litills ol* Sans SoaH, his books a.'u) iiis: Wiilill-'S, .-cat ;:iliy im-y, v. ilii ;e\v i-an-s. ami Ml ti'.'ln: i ii-imIiI silid useful 1 lV ! ? 1? !: I#ark : (iti. ot.ly awaiting tliu sutniiiuiJS lit kii'.w' Jr. USt suoil luiuo. MS FROM TEE OLD STAR * NINETY-SIX STILL EXCITED OVER THE MYSTERIOUS SOUNDS THAT GREET THE EAR. T vi Oiip of tlie Best Editor* in the State ti IXclj>s a Happy Couple to lint WeilCaStc ? Tlie Way Professor! In lioozer Captured the Medical l'ro- j ri IVssion?The A., <?. ?V W. Itailwaylcr I'artridscH fiisd Hip X en rest I [J] Way to tlie Iloart?Jlany Matters! tc of Xticli Interest. . ? I eA NlNKTV-SlX, S. V., UCP. 7, ISNj. The earthquake sounds in t he neighborhood si of our town continue to tie heard id most dm- (ii ly, and Mime of the more timid nre inclined tu Ii tliink tlmt something fearful will be the result. Some times we hear loud reports simi- tl lartothe report of a cannon, and no one can ci tell front what direction the sound comes. Wo di hear it and that is all there is of it. The sound le seems to come from the bowels of the earth, ot We can't explain?no one can explain, it I* an undeniable fiict and comes :U sueh regular a intervals that we arc inclined to think that le there is something wrong some where. This to is all we know about it. Li The Kev. T. >1. ISaily preached nt the IJap- ai tist church in this place on last Sabbat!). p< That wedding Is over. On the 2d instant at n< the residence of the bride's lather, Mr. John v< Gaulden, Miss Ida (iaulden to Mr. S. M. Da- A vis. The tnarrlr.ge took place at 12 m. and af- m tor an elegant dinner the happy couple left on the train tor Augusta and Savannah, is They will return via Charleston. tli "May their Joys be as numerous ll< As the sands of the ocean. ra Their sorrows as lightas the foam." u' Master Ed. Rogers and the sexton were tho only attendants at tho Presbyterian Sunday | ( school on lust Sunday. < ,, Mr. Bailey mid wif\ of Greenville, wore In .... Ninety-six last week ailending Miss (Saul- Sl ilcn's wedding. M s. Bailey Is sister of the y. bride. Mr. Bailey is editor and proprietor of the Enterprise a nil Mountaineer, one of tlic best) .1 papers in the.Stale. (... The entertainment given by the ladies of Si- j -i'i loam church on last Friday night, was ?|nite a I i success. Just, what we expected when we ... beard the names of the ladies who were v, "ellarge de affairs." ..: We hear l'rof. Boozer captured tlie Doctors , at Greenwood last week, and turned their 11,. meeting into an agricultural and railroad I meeting. The Professor is a ready, lluent | speaker, and we have 110 Idea hut what these to Doctors thought lie knew about as much su about the Materia Medica as th-y did. We | '.)f uro sorry we were not a Doctor just for that ' i occasion. Our Doctors, Blake and Bojccman, ?' came home perfectly delighted with the treat-1" mcnt they received at Hie hands of the goou people of Greenwood. Mr. William Burnett, an enterprising and prosperous merchant of Kdgeiield C. II.. was up last week attending Miss Ida Uauldeu's wedding. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Alston left last week for 71 [heir home in Charleston. They have been I isitlr.jj Dr. and Mrs. Sanders, parents of Mis. AMon. Mrs. W. T. Shumate, of Greenville, is vi.-itihg Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Shumate. Next Wednesday the Directors and stockholders of the Atlantic, Greenville and \\ est- *1 em Hallway Company will meet at this place. We trust some safe proposition will be submitted and accepted that will insure the speedy completion of the road. Mr. K. L. I'ratt has taken the position of salesman with Mr. .1. K. Slium.ste, where lis will be glad to *ec his friends. Mr. .1. II. lliee, Superintendent of Educa- , lion, came up from Columbia la?t Friday,and j. ;vill return on Tuesday, lie says he will have j II great deal to do,and we know it will be done right, | Mr. at'd Mrs. Oscar Turner, of-Green wood, . were visiting Air. Turner's brothers nt this:' place last week. They Wi re snow bound and j.. ivmalued over till this week. j Farmer .Smith's early corn will be snowed I' under. I' We told you last week to take in your turnii.s, and if you have not dune It, it U- no tuiill1 M, i?'t >1 ours. I, The "East Enders" think Mrs. npor^o M. , Anderson for a niee mess of partridges, ami . (lie little "East Ends" will ho tai'ght to love .* iui-1 honor this good laJy all the days ol tin-li t life. V,', .Mrs. II. II. Turner, who lins been visiting I Iriemis a: Clinton, has returned. j-j .Mr. K. X. Dovoresays lu- wishes they would ;,, lta\c .1 lmt supper at Siloam every Friday | .^ uiisht, "so loiiir as a certain young l;.dy a.-:siil- j **' l'i'i in ilie arrangement." Mr. W. S. Rogers lias accepted llie position i { d! audit am! operator at Lcwiednle, a depot I 1 mi tlie Charlotte, Columbia uisd Augusta Itail-1,' read. V "The snow, the snow, the beautiful snow," must have been clean dry snow, not like I lie sj| dirty sleety snow that was tracked in oil the * parmr carj?et last Sunday. If so, I am sure j **' Hii- iini-i uoiihl have noser been inspired to;.. write so mishingiy. Mr line Kins:, of Edgollcld, sayr there Is 011ly a difference of ? nickel, and the man who ' don't work ?:cts tlsc nickel. j The ltev. and Mrs. 1'iobst have gone to Vl.. Charleston (o visit friends. , Tim many friends of rapt. and Mrs. J. X. { Lip-comb regret to lic.il* of lint death of til'" j fitter, which occurred in Columbia on the-III ,:a instant. As yet our T/icislators arc keeping very i|tiiel. We suppose they arc mustering their force- with llic view oi taking the tort by storm. 'flu; country lias lost a greit and good man in tin: death ?.f Kx-Uovernor Perry. Senator Kd wards s;stick the key-note the itthcr ?b<y wiiuu he said he "felt ashamed to vote for so small a lciiiiincrutioii" to i'ol. 'il Mlies for extra serviees in the revenue bond scrip cases It ouuht to have been so,oou in* B" stead of All honor shou'd l>c accorded Lieutenant- s,'! tJoveruor Mauidin for his tirst vole in the Vl South Carolina Senate. vr Miss 11. Icn Smith, of ChappeU's Depot, is J" visiting Misses Lu ie An.l Archie Kozeiiian. !l Mr. N lek Jnli:t?on. who works In a teii^inpli ofiice in Columbia, is at. home on a fura>iii.-h ! Nick is otieot tiie bestoiiei iitors in tlioeoun- l'r try. J" Mr. .Tefl". Moore was out Monday morning in :il a cutter with a tine pair of bays. HAST END. di d: ? oi PT?n7TTT?TTTn>: ITT ANU3P.S0N. >-.r Ill * III SclPrniiiiod tEsat fi'rnhibiiion S?inlJ ,(j llnvc i: t'uir CiiaH?'.', tSic ProyJc ;n l>0'?ire H. in Scimlvr Murray in Amtcrxon Inlclllgcuccr. Senator Murray has introduced into the Senate a biil tosuhiir.l the iiK.'sliou of license ur no license to tin; people i>i Anderson Cotin- j ji ly. This bill provides thai if lln* tjuiiniy ;x>ic.s' ?i dry, it shall lira misdumcanoi to .-oil ;-j?ii-it?i- j Ms liquors, or to j:i ve them away in coiuicc-; 0| lion witli one's business, nr to keep them till one's place of business anil permiI any person > n totakeany part thereof. 11 requires railroad! a .'en is to ke.'p a sepM'ale liook, in ? hlch they j |, shall enter all spi: iiiiotis liquors received ail their stations, with tiie name of the party to : c: whom shipped, u:;d niul'.i situ misdemeanor .,] for any person to have spirituous liquors {| shipped to them aiul marked as somt thing: ()j else. ami makes the agent's hooks open fur pni'iie Inspertion. It makes it a mi-demean-j n i.r for any person to keep spirituous liii'.tc.js in i if any house in \v!ii?-li a I'nlU'tl Slat-i! liceti-o Ik u posted without a State license also, except drugstores. It provides thai no (ire}: store (|| slut.I se ll wl'.hottl a prescription in wriMnsfjti troui a regular practicing physician in actual! attendance on a p.itieiit, which eeitiiicite| shall state that, in the physician's opinion, the spirits are iiei ueil lor the patient, an I Is not if.ivcn to enable the party to obtain i! for a tieveiaue. It also provides'that any | hysi- I S) elan wim shall ul vo a false eerliticate shall be!'.., .stricken Ironi tue roll oi physicians. The ]j' penalties p'eseribcd 111 the Act are imprison-1 ^ men! lor not Pss than thirty days, nor iii'.rcj.f ill.ill twelve mouths, and line ill the (liscte- {j lion of the < 01111. Tills bill is extensive in its i.envisions, and is intend.-d to n'.Ve prohiM Iloii :t I'itir I rial in AiiiIc!;?i>ii Cnuuiy '1 it |>:i.s<- i ' | cs, ami ! majority i?l" Hits voieis in AinJcrsnii ' I'mniiy villi* in luvur of itu? indu-uri*. Tin: ! {. :mli |ir.il::iii(;ii!ii*:t< an* <1 ?m-ihij-.?I to li-rhi , till ; i*<121ii>ii inn iiii'iixnri * th;* s< s-imi, an-l i;i- ' fiinlvsi will In* flii.so in t In- Sciiiih*, lliut:u'li m i' i'X| ri't (In.' House lo ilaVt'a I'll -ri' lU'ui.ii/tl iiiil i . Iiirijiiriiy. -,1 (' il. ! ;?!-a sifii--. ol I':nthru!"!!, li s iiitriiiliiri'il . | a hi! I !u it'i|iiiiv I lit' '11'usii is i.C i lit* Soli ill ( :u'- t, ollsia " llr^.- !'i i'li:tri!i* :i ! ill! .nil If- ol i nil. ii-.x-J !ii iii llily ii'i l-ii's, \v.i.i*ii Wi' ifXpi el to ]i..'-s j"j it jlil iH'C.iini' a in ?.v. i'5r{'?5 <;J iirnwitiz Jnrlfs in ? S"i*rr?" ji td .1 'i:rr, A lr>< iiilrii<liicci| in i!ir> ' tine, l>.v Mr. Ji<>! I liiinj.u ? <*ni:nt>, in i iii-c !<i I hr ilniv. iiij; juric.-. \W t!s? n?4 t ll>* ;>itiv i>;:ni> <>i litis Mil sm\ !??sI % Ik.p.- tiiai it m:?y ivqr.ii'.'lli:il ju-fit Juiii's simil, t< \\ays Li: drawn in i>u!;lic, uui! not iu cccrcl.j i ia^ N OPEN LETTER TO THE LEGISLATURE. Strong Pica for tJic Roppal of IJic I.an Anlliorizin;; Tnxntion Ioj Hiiilroatl Purposes. o the Jlonnrubtc the Members of the L'yislaturc of South Ciirolina : We farmers, who arc land-owners of Abbelle county, do hereby most, resncot.fully petiou and pray your honorable body to rop. al ic law authorizing township subscriptions to nlroads, and pray lor relief from oppressive xaiioii idroadv imoosud under Hi is law. for asons following: 1. Wc ask for in; repeal because it gives pow to the majority oi voters,?principally lin'(Minions negroes, under drill,?to levy a . avy tux upon our property, to Ijc paid over i a private company for their private use in ;tting guin by carrying goods and passen?!S. 2. Because the Constitution of the United :ates siiys: "Private property shall not be ;kcn tor public use* without compensation." ow much less for private use? Because the Legislature lias always made le taking of "right of way'' contingent ?:i impensution to owners of the land, but un r this law property is si ized by the tax coletor to grade ami equip tiie same road withit coinpensal ion. 4. Because of the enormity of the tax. For thins; u o ucitherwant nor need this law levsas many mills annually, as our whole tax i support the Stale in Us three departments, yglslative, Judicial and Executive, and for I" its institutions, industrial, educational, nal and benevolent. Astounding! Is it ii > Yiit nbsitlntclv true! Oil a 5 nercellt. ted on property we piiv this yea1'3% mills, clil the other per cut. and the tax is 5 3-c ills, wlille the SUite tax iHs>% mills. 5. liecansc the practical wofkingof the law to saddle debt upon the farmers, more than icy can bear under the low prh.esof produce iw prevalent. The Jealousies of existing ilroad stations and their rivalry inaugurate ielcss roads, and larmers, like a shuttle cock, e buttered to death bet weeu them, in bein^ ade to loot the bill for both. S. lJi caiisu even the most plausible reasons r the law fade Into t'.iin air where a Weli iiilpped road is already in existence, and ich is the ease with Ninctpsix township td other townships of our county. 7 Ilecause not 5 percent of the 120 miles ol e Atlantic, Greenville and Western Railway n be run out of hearing of other roads, lcrefore useless. v liecause experience proves it to have been ade the support and vehicle of gross fraud. ?' smile advocates of the'Atlantic, (ireenlle and Western Railway, in their anxiety build the road with other people'* money, ivo not hesitated to lorge the names of titen good and true men, and to snl .eiibe ice thirteen other nanu s to their petition theCoinmissioners, to order the eleellon on hserlptUm. Allidavits on this are in the ,?l* llwi A IthniMllo flnlitirilliaM i. We stjlunil Hint the law simply empowers to order out his tenants and by their voles us pel his neighbor H to buy A a carriage id pair of fine horses. Which Is respectfully submitted by Many Lanu Ownkiw ok AuukvilluCo. ??-? ? IE LIFE TENURE OF JUDGES IS FRUITFUL OF ARROGANCE, INDOLENCE AND PARTIALITY. . lie Constantly Recurring Elections Have a Wholesome EtJVet in $(?::> isCati:t~ Jntl^rs to Ihe i'roj>er nn<5 Impartial Riseltiir^c of Tluia* C!iicial Duty. Columbia 1teeny d. rhere are two sides to the qnextion whether wonUi he wise to istablish the life temncof ilfres. Much has I said in favor of niafcsj the tenure of Judges a life tenure, and all e reason ? on I hut side of the <|U;siioii are obahly familiar to I lie public. On the othbaud there are some very strolls; reasons r leaving it as ii is, aiiout which very little anything Isas been said of late in I lie public inls. If a judgowho holds oilico for liie on ill become mult for the position by i eaa of intemperance, indolence, or any ol the her numerous iniirimtics whii-h llcsh is heir , there woukl be no way to remove him but impeachment, while if he had been eleetfora ii ti mbi r of years only he could simply till out ;il u reclining election like <>t ii publicservant, The very fact ol havirga V tenure Is <*a!cul?tti! to spoil some men as 'lg<'S. It Is fruitful of arrogance on ihe nch ami its tendency Is to cncouraye iudonee and | artlaliiv. On the other hand the us iousncss that a rnntini'.ft^c? Ill ollleedcnds upon retaining the good opinion of the in general, stimulates the incumbent an industrious performance of tils duties id to ti:<* prescrvr.tton of a dignified and urteous demeanor on the bench, while i! ?1 ? rs him Iroiti showing favoritism either to I tors or ;.d vocaies. Jl in any instance this oiild not be sulllcient the remedy of electing me one to till his place Is busily applii-d. li .avid be very ditllcii't to impeach a life t?ne jtiilye lor not keeping lip by study with e progress of Jurisprudence, but ee: Utility n [lure io do so would unlit luui to continue to rfo/m the judicial functions. A judge may very learned and wed posted to day lint hi ill not be so ten years hence, unless he conlines lo study law. How could iuliclesol ipcachmtiil be formulated lo "each such a sc wmtJ A DOLEFUL VIEW OF THE SITUATION. ? V lie Enumeration of t2?e Cannes of nli Ottr Xl'os. lifer Prrxx and Manner : it !i-is been oti.cn saiil th?t we hnve tli>? best ivcruuioDt the world ever saw; that wo civ y tin' tliiest climate lu.tlor Hie sun ; that uut ii is the uard-n spat of the world, richer hi >4et:iiilu a!<d mineral products than any othland; thai we surpass ad nations in tin jinhcratid value < !' our inventions; and lat weoii-ilit ! > he tl.e must prosperous and ippy pco;deon Hie gloae. Vet, wonderful l" It, poverty :tnd distress, wickedness nlid line, coiuiont us on every hand. All tin ost important in'ere Is of the country art. iijuishiug; and none so much as the farni' Interests, the one upon which ail other? >pentl. Such a state of thing* c.dls, in th1111 r tones, lor honest Investigation mid thor lgh r.'U.filiation. l'ut herein lifs the ' u j ot ar. The disease i? not only chronic hut deep 'tiled, and atttcii:ige\ery niemher. The f??lwin:; are tli'j main c.itt.sos of the tciribK alaiiv : 1st. The t',nai:ci:il policy of the government r the paM twenty yesns. This has heen run i the Interest of hanks, !>nnlc*rs, and othet i >?ieycd corporations. And tin: constant ndeiicy has linen, "So make the rich, ilcher id the poor, poorer."' 2nd. The Protection T;iri?J". sometimes call' I Hip'"Thieving Tarill'."' This is sdtcgeShci i the interest < ! the rich ni inn facto ivrs, and the expense uf the common people. :tid. Caintding in honds, stocks,and future! every description. lih. The. vnst liquor traffic, wasting niort i;iii il.u'wi.i;. is.tio i aiiimtilly. "itii. The eiiormoU't pension swindle, gob linsr nj> jitni,iM yi-iii every year. Sth. ('hronicotiice-lioNIIng,which lias chttng ' iiii.iif 111* tin. fur I lie tieo |e;1111 ii.v tin- people" into n jovornnietii < u- people, for IIil- oliiec-boiders ami by tl:< [rii-c-lml'lfis. 711i. Tin? abn-cs of l!io Patent office, bcin*. o'.v a tiiacliiiit- to produce :itiiiu;>mir<-s. vide si; s*4.*\viiitf innchino monopoly, the i'ulimai hi* ("onipany, e'. ul. rims finis Mm; i!i:i-.'iiosi.<. a? (lectors I Her. a lit!!'' time will I e siven for consulut on before1 In* prescription isinade out. Kespcct fully, ul.n FOGY. The fjacoi'SKifiiJ \'\>?:<2>it;>rr. Tlu! newspajK r of to-day inti<t slant! <ir f.il ilcly on its merit.-.. lis circiilaiimi and It' nUio to business as on advertising medium ke tbe (|UalHy of its contents, ale practical Visible to (lie whole intelligent ic.dili; nblle. and it is j'.id.'cd l.y oilier considera <'ii< than 1 f^ruliilSoli (inures ol colics iirintet r Intact !U I releri'iiros to it* literature. \Vlicth r many or lew tvad a public journal of : n> njiitl-ir ( iv'leii'iions, isas well known to ti.i til>:ie as it is lo tlf puMisiie:': and wlictbei lielli^ent and I iiril'ly j>en;tleure its renders r wbeiiier tin- idle won-lti net's of lje? iitimi; ?< nio-t welcome it, is always justly j in l.trei y all wiinse f.ivor is of value In i.-iitiiiiiiti till ti:.I.sill. 1 lie Siieo . si'iil iiev.'siiit; er of t-i .iy ai.d of tin* llllnre, is I!?? pliolic joill't:a lal tru-ts the inJ.-llitrfiK't' of newspaper ivad ilint iiMi'd-. ifjnli. il u-tn:iinvi>v: tie; ivrsiili tIn* in tin* j.n.l most r. :tM?' >!iit!.r; (linf si:u:i|>s inl> ^rily in i-vrn Diiiiim of i!? :iti ! !li:iS .til"s::? wis I III' 111:1:i?!? - ~ I : ?>.: r s-.nl I i?: !>( !. ri ! ; i| i.l the lies; :!oVi-ni!iU'lil??i" Hi;1 c.iriii.?l'.'iiLi 1 lj'/l%'i 'i'iilttx. Tins Sui:t!i <'aro!ii!.*i < 'i.iil'i-rfiu;:' el' !'iiv V. 1'IiiiiHi SouiJi will imh'I in nraii??-l)!ir!: on (.! ">t!i iiist. ! islii>j> (iraii villi; Will pri'Milr. T!ii' I'oPoii rtiv'j>::s in .\si?i r-<?n lor lit r?-i-!c <-.Mii:ii Wi-i'.in- il ty ?-vni::ir m:h>iii:u>< ii ."ii< Iciios. luuldiig a total of Imlis fw he sa..sy?. THE ?OSK GOES -BRAYELY ON , ?. 1.1 'l TEE CHESTER, GRESNWOO& AND ABBEVILLE RAILROAD. ' It Will Certainly !>e Unlit, and tlir.t KJ^Ilt Away. Atlanta Cnn.it itution. ' > A representative of the Constitution met General Moke on yesterday and asked him : ' Will the North Carolina road be built?" . , "It will be built as sure as I stand here. , The arrangements for building it have been ' . | completed for some time. I have been at .1! I work quietly for six months perfecting them, v . I It has hcen neees-ary to keep out of the paj pes as the ro id would ha^e encounlered strong opposition if our plans hai been : known. We said not a word in the papers 1 until il. was necessary to publish our applica- ' lion for a charter. It was then too late for , our competitors lo interfere with our arrange menis, and the road will certainly be built." ?jl "Will matters b6 pushed forward rapidly?" "As rapidly as possible. We hope to have r,:. . our charter granted by liie ninth of Deoein- , her. On that day Ihe Georgia incorporators h' will meet in Athens and organize as required . bylaw. In the meantime two surveying par- j.J t ies an; already in I lie licm loca ing mo line. j One party reached the Georgia linn last | >. ' Wednesday, and another party readied Munro on the same day. Two more parties will [ l>e put in the tie!d to locate the Georgia line at I once. One party will start, from EHierton and i _ ' go towards t!ie Savannah river, where we will I.' ; select at once a point fur crossing. The other I... party will uo from I-'lherton to Ather.s. We ... shall then locate the line from Athens to At- j i;sut.:. |jQ "When will yon begin building?" "On the tlrst day possible. We have already ,' made our contracts for ore nnd rails. The ore " will come from the ('ranbury work's in North . ! Carolina, and will be taken to the I loan iron j ,i( works In Chattanooga, where our rails for the j...( whole line will be made by the Hcsamer pro-[ ,, cess. Those contracts have been arranged. cj. As the rails will be maiie in Chattanooga, we ? , will begin building the road at l>r?t li ends: that j ., is, we will build from Atlanta and from Mun ro. Von can understand that when the 111011- j., ey is ready, the nhin perfected and the road . : is n"cded that the work will bo done with f1 great swifl ness." "This line will help Atlanta greatly?" ? , "Very much. It will give her a new line to ' ' the north and east. It will open up what 1 know to lie a very rich section of conniry, for ?' I have ridden over every mile of It. Most important, however, it will aive Atlanta a j st might and short line to Norfolk, a port at ' which you will i.lways find foreign vessels, ()1| and which is destined to do an enormous bus- hv inc.-s. TliIs line will he under one manateement. from Atlanta to the ocean, and will be j .^ , friendly to Atlanta. This will make your|jlc city a great distributing point, both for lin* j port and export trade. Tiie line will bo in all .jJ respects one of the most, important ever jl( brought to Atlanta." "We shall have you with us a great deal?" "Oh, yes; I consider that for the futuie I ' shall have two homes, Atlanta and ltaleigh. I *? !] l.rt t. nl' ihn n.?w llnp sill ft of . coiiitie largely charged with it* construction. This will (nil:!rally make nic largely tin At- ' iiinta ma", where I already have close reia- ?, tlonsand Inteiests." TH3 1TSSS0 A3 A W2I3K3Y VOTSR. 11 on ?I The Mcons? Election i:i H^arianbnrs;. ,|( C'lroKiiu Xpartan. I,nst summer if. was evident that the wet side had a large majority, ft?r it was pretty m well ascertained then that nearly all the negroes were in favor of licence. 'lho argument of higher wages and more work converted them and tills is always a powerful argument T' with any one. Hut during the fall there were revivals in i he colored churches which produced a slight cha:>ge in sentiment, and as tlx* time for tin* election approached some ?>: the mote sanguine dry men thought there! I was a chance lor them. They counted the vo-j ters of tin- town and estimiit"d th-.t iliey , lis wan id get liKJ colored votes. They fell certain to of'uo and depended on that number. They J p< j counted on ihrec-fonrths of the white vol< | St j which, added tolM colored vo:cj, would give j la ] them a'*:ui:t 370 votes. On the other hand, the j m | wet side counted oil ahout 12-? white votes and p< "Hi colored votes, or a clear majority oi Iff) out A of the full r-'gisteml vote. These estimates re I v.viegot from leaders on tioth sides. The re- l<< ; suit showed, as is generally the case, that both sii j sides overestimated their strength. The total number of votes was 717, wet dry "22, ma- ' I jority for the wets 7:5; registration iist 77^. A lis ' j car l' .1 i.nalysis of the vote, according to tlu: I l.v I brst information furnished by those who 111 waichcd the ejection closely, (fives alxuit the i m J following division as to the white and colored esi i vote: - ei Wet's? White VZt, colored 2*)2. total .195. P< Dry's?While 23'.!. colored it', total S22. i': The result was announced by R. IC. Carson c< ahout half after live o'clock and was received P< with loud chi-criiig by the wets. There were, perhaps, iwoor th;ee hundred people, mostly i lu colored, from the country who anxiously I watched thecleetion and Joined In the teener- j tl a 1 rejoicing. Many of the colored men and]of ' women honestly believe tiiat t lie reopening |e( of the barrooms will give them more workitli and better wages. Even negroes that do not gf drink actually believe that their wages will !> ?o up. The i roj crty b(<lders anions ' the ! k? whites who voted wet declare that the value i be of oroperty will tie enhanced, rents will go up | ff: atiu business will get on a regular boom, "I Some of our best business men on the street H' ami amongst them are men who will never "1 enter a barroom to drink, believe this. They la say that trade which has been going from the itcidville country to Greenville will come >'< back here and that wagons will come from within sight of Union Court House, as in for- c< merdnys. They Ms<> say that the city tax tl j will be much reduced by the licenses paid by in 'i the sellers of vrhiskey, while under the prohl- ri i j bition rule no licence at all came in to the a: i treasury from the l-.undn ds of bullous sold by tl: clrurglsts. The result of this clecliou will 1" open bar rooms the first day of January and II it is probable that, about five will begin bnsi- ej ijiiess then, unless the hard times prevent it! . j them. The drug stores will not sell whUkcy oi infer tiint liniu even as a medicine, nnle.-s bt j they pay it license. I'hy.-ieians may then let; ai J uj> !>n prescriptiotis, for after the lirst of Jauu- H' ary there is no man living who would give a J ki cent for one. s> til ???-. O TWO C'CSTLY SO'JSCES OP EVIL. 1,1 .Si I,? 11 The Columbia !>:<e!i ami <3ic Trlnl ! jJustices. K" I pi fih.-nntnr Crrirs in Jsuireii.sri'lc Herald. sr Some iin|ii>i'tiint measures have heen intro' duccd in i-iicli hotly. Air. Me.Mastcr's liill for I |ji . "llit,* more speedy development of the Colurn-1 ,>i | bin i 'anal," alius "ditch," was reported lavorn- ?, \ i lily, anil rami1 up to-day fur consideration. | ,rf Mi'it Sir. I:I'lii{illi I, o! Abbeville, made Hit' st ; j.iiTnt of order, which was sustained, that the I w itiil had lint lain on his desk the necessary I Vi > | twenty-four Imurs. So it wart made tin* spe- ' In ' jcial ordri* for a subsequent day. Wiion it is j w .'taken up a pretty warm liv:lit may bee.\pe:t- ?; led. Thcur:tcr,in company u i I It a couple of; n . 11tllicrs, a day or (wo since, took a stroll a! on.: ; 11 . the cntii'i! Ieii<;!li of lids huge hunihiur, lor ? ( wh'eli i fie mode-! sum of rj,:'? r i < nm? asked. j si . | If ifantcd.?which lam iueiiiied to doubt? | jj ' i liiis, loo. will xii i lit* way of all I lie other mon- ] |.t ?I ey previously expended; or should I eny M * j wasted ? II ,* j There secin* to he a disposition to "go for" I p] the tr;al justice system all alon'i tile line.; ;! Several counties have introduced measures to j . i reduce not only tli_ number of trial justices] hut their salaries or charges. Newberry pro-: ! puses ;o reduce the number to live lor ihe| " county. The system seems to be the."cat" j l'! { that ought In be "In*!led." but jtist how to hell ' j li ?s i in* rt.ii. ."*?? sji?iuv dj ?."? ??? ?v j 'in t i:? .vesii.r'tay from dMW'.'iit eoini-' . ties tli.it. I!u*y wereall referred to tin* .Sti'lieia-iSl * j rv (' iiiinillfc, for the purpose of iramli.ir :i | s! ' Ki-i'or.il bill, a sort of omtiihus ! :!!. 1*1 order to ?' * save ?. .>-1. l,;iu-ni;.Uiii^ or I;:W-c!i.ill^il!^ Is an ,'.1 * e.xpeii.dvo Ini.-iiu'-s. j }' . i ???uo ? -or- ? ' . j A Stivai ?l" l?n* S5ef.:? IZcsvc F.f.Snto. j {*' (ji'iviiirotid Ti '.fnitw. ' r( j .-\illo C ai>n:ily villi all of its artvsuil.T-Jcs " c:?:i certainly ni:ike out it st:oii? cl dm lor tin* A * Afji l.Miltnr.ii I'.dteue, sidlated oil tin- nd?id!e d 7 jrr.iiiii.l h. tw? ii tin- Noriiern ami Southern "< ' part* of tin- Slatt*, tvlili line lands, < 1 i111lit! I' ' e.imatc, aiu! excellent he:iith. ami tln tv is no a " helu-r place tn the county lor the hwiiion of <1 1 Hie eol tliiin o*.u* own prosperous town of V ' <!I'ei-iiwo-iil. l'lisses-in-jt a.'l Hie aiivatita^e.s ?' ' ? >! iiavc .in-i naiio'd. it In* s;ill ano-her which v* .*? 1 : >ii d uo la!'I Miceid'* lliis i|iic.stion, and t" ' which no other town in tin* county am! 1 ; e ii'eely i:i tl.c Stati* i-:?.ii lay elaitus, wo rcicr w 1 to lis i:e'*e?..iliility I'.v rail. Already with a t! '* jrii il final fiosn Auati.-Sa to S|*:>rl;tiib:ii'% a:ul :'uu* ir iai t 'olnnil'ia to (iivenvilie, w>* ho,uf mi.ii; to have iiii.*:lua*ei-ossinij the entire s!..ti; J fr**ln east to W?.-t. This laet shot:!*! have :i l* iiilleii Wii'iist with I!ai.->e w i:o ai*i* to .-elcct a il iociUioi: for :I?t* Airiie.d.'ural Colli*;.;.'. p I Miss Wiiiie l.i-roy, of |.otvti(li*vvil!o, is! l* s|iendii:fr a lew d:iys w.ili fiieiaU i:: Ai:tU*r-| i son, tier furtnor iiuiuu. | n THE COKESBURY COUNTEY. +. [fc nn<l Animation 011 the Classic Ground ? Mr. "Hke" Hoceives it >j Compliment A Preacher, Like ?Iark Twain's Good Little Boy, Was Disappointed ill What he Was Going to Soy. CoKESniTRY, Dec. 6. 1 Miss Lulfx McFnll Is visiting her friend Mrs. N. Canndny la Columbia, .S. C. fudge J. Fuller Lyon was In town on Friy. He never leaves his ofllce except ou busess. Mr. G. \V. Jones will occupy the Glasshouse o xtyear. He should be careful how he hun- n ps rocks! (Excuse us this lime.) si L'he severe weallicr prevented Itev. R. R. ifrnall I'roin preachlrg his farewell sermon y i Sunday. A special ehoir. had been org-in- c d for the occasion under the direction of ti of. Von Townseud and a Hire musical treiit v >uld have been enjoyed had uot the snow ji tcrfereil. , t Mr. J. Fletch Hodzes .1r, belter known as t lubber" Is in Greenville, S. C. with Messrs. b intzler & Muckey manufacturers and deal- c < in furniture. r Mrs, Mark A. Ilanlin of Atlanta Is visiting t] r sister Mrs. J. MeFall. o Mrs. W. T. Shumate of Greonvi le spent a e y or two with relatives I wire the past week, u Lite mnrrlai?eof Miss Ilattie Parker with 0 r. J. Orin Lea of Charleston will t.ike place || the Methodist church ou Wednesday Dec. o 111. Mr. William X. Uraydon was hero Tuesday % i Important legal business. While waitina s r his clients to assemble he to<tk a small v int and killed with 8 loads 3 birds in 8 mill t es. ti Dr. R. C. Hart cultivated two acres of creek ,| ittoms In rice this year. The yield paid him s ndsomely. Write him for Information as f his mode of culture, Ac. i Mr. "ikes" article lit last weeks issue should , ive been read by all. His ideas and sug-jes- j >ns may seem Utopian to some but ho Is t it king ttic right vein. The laws do seem to d ford protection lo the rascal.. They aro a ? ly of refuse for all transgressors. Just such 0 tiling as Mr. "Ike" would remedy occurred r lely. An old man who could not. see very y }li took up an animal that had seriously t .maged his crop. He prosecuted the owner <3 r tresspass of a cow but before the trial came f the defendants counsel found out that the 1 limal in question was a steer and on this or s similar technicality, the old gentleman was p jn-suitod. Mr. it. C. Anderson has gone to Little Rock, q rKansns prospecting. ; Mr. K. \\ . Sullivan was here on Wednesday, t Deputy K. D. Connor received instructions 1 Thursday Iroin Sheriff DuPre to arnst e e, ! '. T. Hodges upon a warrant sworn out!r K. 15. Gary as agent <>r A. J. Salinas & son. j f large?larceny?i(taking bricks, from chim- c y an?l planks from lloor of an unoccupied t aisp owned by said .Salinas & Son.) |i Deputy Con nor served the papers and a pre- j. miliary bearing was bad before O. T* Cal- t tun, when Air. Hodges was bound over to ] \ iswer the charges at uoxt term court. tMr. Wyatl Aiken left for Columbia to-day I j i business. v Mr. \V. A, Moore is in Grcenvilio this week ! c r>king after his real estate there. t Fire sot out in the "Providence" woods be- ? nging to Estalc H. Z. Ileniilon, last, week t id besides burning: a quanilty of timber des-: ^ i>yed a small building formerly the IJitche- t r Retreat of the hospitable Col. "Dod" prndon. , Miss Willie Buchanan left for Spartanburg i Thursday, where she will spend the winter 4 lili her relatives. 1'here is no change in Col. Aiken's condi>n. AUuURATING A S75TEM OP SILENCE. | [ ? I c 2io Tnlsrnr Eye of the Tax Payer1} 3Iast y.'ot I,ook S'pon the OSiicial Aol.tifvs antl Doing*.* of liis Fiuan< j' rial Agent. flic Press and Banner sees hy reports pub-; 1 hud in tl.c newspapers that our Legisia- ! rs are making an crt'ori to suppress the re- 1 trts of the several County financial agents. >ine years a;:o ii was resolved liy the Legi>- { tore to keep th'e reports of tiie Slate Treas- 1 fr'a actings and doings out of the newspa- . rs. Less than a year ago the grand jury of 1 bbeviile cnuii ty secured a court order di-! cling that their proven I men ts should l>?? c pt from ihe public eye, unless the printers lould publish thetn at their own coal. | JAll of this Is progress. j; Taken in connection with the recently pub- } shed extracts from ihe reports of the C'oun-11 Commissioners of Abbeville cuinty In { ulical times and in Democrati?s times, the ovemont ail alons; the lines may be slgniti-|J nt. Without Use statements of the ditfer-j ; it imaids of County Commissioners, as j ihlished anuu illy in the newspapers.!. ic people would still be ignorant of the' j instantly hicrcutsing costs of the court cx-1, n-is. I" 'Pi.# ? Imvn linon l-il'.nr!ti<r muter the do-1 Hon that thc.se expenses were reluceil. i if this Legi>la: lire can passu law preventing ,, 10 meddlesome taxpayer from seeing the'* iicial actings and Uoii gs of tlie public oXIi!is, much progress will lie ninth*. In two or iree years from Hie acliievment of tins uroessive step, it might lie well lo institute oeeccliiias to prevent tlicse officers from .'cpinji books. The expense of hooks would ; savi il, atul all evidence of official extravanice would t>e destroyed. A Democratic ileer's word Miouid be sufficient to satisfy I ie tiixpnycr that the public officer has isotj' luamlcrcil liio public money, evm it thCi, ixes should yearly increase. Our publication of extracts from the official; ports of (lie County Commissioners from 1 TO to !?;*) and from 1SS) to 1?S"i has excited 1 inimcntamong the ro??{'l*>? mid wo learn j1 lat even our Legislators have taken some'! Mice of it, but wo have no idea that the | delations which these figures made had:! lytiilng to do with the proposition to keep j1 ie people hereafter in ignorance of the ex-1 Mises of the county Government. The proposition to exclude the vulgar j' e of the taxpayer irom the actings and doigs of their iniancisl agents is an ndtnlrabic i ie. If will prevent the newspapers from I . ingabie to furnish to the people such facts! id ilgures ns may expose extravagance in ! f e use of (he public funds. 15y all means i < L-eptlie aecounts of trial justices and c.m-l' allies secret from the people, and then the ' i.vpayers have no business lo be looking into j l imrt expenses. Sombody may expose and;* rh.g to light the immense profits which i1 line of the public officers are making. I We hope that when the bill relating to the I icting of prisoners conies before the I.cg- t lature, that I he ayes and nays may be called l r. The voters of Abbeville county have a j < . tfeet right to know which of their repre- I 'ntatives will vole for the continuation of a w taxing the people?!0.50 a montli for the lard of a prisoner, who may be waiting trial undergoing sentence. The Prists and JSun r will be very likely lo find out if our deleition vote for ttie continuation of this iiion-: rous imposition on the people, many ot H iiose families live on a less cost from one enr toauoiher than it takes to feed one prisi:er. The voters have a right to know ho of their Keprcsen'aiives, after having ;ade such solemn promises of economy, J1 my vote for such willful waste ofil ie*people's money, There a'e respectable |; Idle families in Abbeville county, ??f live. I x, seven, and possibly eight members, who 11 ve on wiiat it costs to feed one n"gm in our : i il. We want to kno,v wliat. faiihful repre , i etativewi I be In-tiiMiiental in continulm; >: >i> moiiMroe.s insult to the poor while peo-1 i Ie of Abbeville county. 11 |l 'i'Sse Press* UN :?J5 FiiuonJor. So:ne two it llircp \vcr!;s :)/ >, tho prrxi mid !. <uiiirr .-ssii*l that the pre.?s v.as a greater e?lsi-! j tiorthaii tin' .?c!ii>'>!iiia*tcr mid ijic preaHier I * mhIiIiic'I. Ttn* Kcv. i;r. \V. I', ilattlcM, S . 1?., |Ki.-:ii?r o!" (lie Washington St. M. 1". j itireli I>r l'miiiliU' epsle, N. V., in a rerent j ] 'Ciiion toyuiiiiK men oa "Our Kdu-'iitors,'' ukc as loliowsoii I lie newspaper as an clti-l il?r: "Hue of tin* tfreaii'Si educators in limit- ' n Mines is the |-res.-'. The newspaper is tin* ie mo-t mnrvrMi.iis development of our civ- ; ' i/.:iti'?i It is i.soivwidely read ami far mure jr.ilar in this conn:ry than h?y bnck licit j < as ever In-lit pii'iiislii'il?Mie ISiMo not e.s !>!?il. Aniontr the <jiei !?"s '2.t>">0 years a:ro .e or.iia.i v.as the principal cd urn tor. ?? ?!.. ? *.nl.. II. Iii. lliv.- I.l.i: H'NI,,.,,- ... ;.y i)ti> press surpasses liiein botll. il'] aclics tens of ili<iu>:iiiils where lli?* pul-j its I ear'u s !iilii:!ivi|.. All honor to the;] iililf. I'uMiotSi! piNss i'.ir the stood it lia?j one in liii< |;:i:u! It was litis H.nt pre-i ell ted Wi'l. spread iillijroliy Whc!l :i eonlliel i 'us ividi'.n: he! vv?-i-? iaoor :i!i'.l eapilal; ami] ii-.'ii IS>i* jf.ivi-niii!<?!it I>r ? sister fity was out-1 iI 1/ Hie men Ma* had cl.osen In guide li< r iJiiirs, ii v.ms ihe press that exposed the ronir. :i:.d wliieli led to I he o\c!'thi'o\V of i??.-c it) |>nwei".'f j, ,* - Wen. K. It. ilehij-iii'l, editor of Hi.' Ahlfrfflr ff.'i'ih! aii*t sin:Sen.tiiu", made :iii nppreeii.e:ill in t lie tifliee.Sat nnliiy last.' Ii- is sliil working lor ref' rm, and his vote, | en and vtiieo will bo ii.-evl on thai Jii.e.?. ibliitil .Y. i:/l:!.'t,r. Tiik earthquake biiainots continue.*, In a', .i.u fynu. i THE COUNT! EXPENSES. . 'HE LEGISLATURE PROBABLY WILl^NG TO STOP EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURES^ THE COUNTY FUNDS. * . > i : 'he Coart Expense* In Abbeville Is Attracting Attention, and a Beform May be Aflccted. Ncwaand Courier. In the progress of the debate in the lioudd u Weani sdiiy last, which, by the way, was If. ri-af <n,l.il.r.>n/>.. In fli.it ivwiat a/Vit n?ll>.A L.O Minis HIUUl^CIJl/C 111 bUMl IUU-JI DUUUtblVC uuu oinewhat expensive legislative luxury, a no I deal ?in said about, county expenses. It .-ill be remembered that the subject of disunion was the Aldrich bill to chunge the enure of office of grand Juries. It was ad?. a need in suoport oi the bill that the grandiiries by being made perpetual would be abio o nxerci?e a closer scrutiny over the expenSl.-.are of county funds. The opponents of thd ill pointed out, with much force, that the ontlnuauce ol men in office so long might cnder them more easily subject to the lnluences of a powerful combination of corrupt fficials or ciiinlnals. This brought out. tilogics from quite a number of members >poii the officials of their respective counties, ach asserting that a noble, purer, more inteiIgent, upright, partriottc, self-denying lot of iiizens, in the words of the "Mikado," never did exist." Ail of which Is doubtless ery true. Nevertheless it is admitted on all ides that one of the most pressing questions rlilch confronts this Legislature is the quesiun of reform Ml couuty affairs. It wap lolntcd nut in this correspondence on Hon-- . lay last that in the county of Abbeville, as hown by the Prexsand Banner, the expenses or six years of Democratic rule were S15.00Q. . n cxcess of those of six years of the R iditiaK nlu nl nliincl.^f Tlir?st!ili'm?nf. wus fho snh. cct of a breakfast table conversation at the irand Central Hotel yesterday, of which A llstlngulshed member from Abbeville asslstd. I asked liini if the figures of the Prttz ind Banna were true, aud lie replied lie haa 10 doubt they were. The only cause be was ible to assign for it was that the people were oo anxious to make a liviug out of minor iffices which they sought. "Any stealing or dishonesty ?" I Inquired. To, he didn't tiiluk so. While it was true(tho alaries of some of the ofllces were small, the A losltlon alibided opportunities of making uoney which very few men could r&sisu . . 'i ?his remark was made not in reference to, Abbeville County alone but to all the coun? ies In the State. -> A case in point occurrcd here during the arlg part of this week. Looking over the i-gister of the hotel on Tuesday morning I oundthe names of six or seven promlncuC ; itizens of Georgetown. Thinking that they night have come to the Capital on some legslative business, and not being ahle to And ny of them. I asked Representative Miller, if Georgetown County, "what was up?" and ras told that the object 01 their visit was to alnga halt dozen or more convicts to the 'eniientlary. This will, perhaps, explain vhy !i costs from S30 to$H) eaeh to transport '" onvlets to the Penitentiary. I was further eld by Mr. Miller that some of the dlstin- . ^ $3 ;uished citizens alluded to were rabid reform- . "1 is, and uiirinii the recent canvass had advoated the abolition of the Citadel and College, ?rvj he reduction of the salaries of Slate officials md oilier measures of reform. ' -?}? Bad Sbonln? for Democratic Beform." Keowee Courier. Tho Abbeville Press and Banner, In Its Issue >f tlie 2itli instant, draws a comparison beween .s'.x years of 1 Judical rule and six yearn >f Democratic rnle'as to six and seven items >r court expenses for that eimnty. The items* ised (or this purpose are constables, trial, ustlccs, State witnesses, dieting prisoners,' i Jerk, coroner and expert and sheriff. The tadlcul years are front 1.S70 to 1S75 inclusive, mil the Democratic years troir. 18.0 to 18to ' m-lustve. During these years sometimes six, *i hen s-even and then us low as three items ;nly arc noted, but for each year the same .%3l tems under the rule of each party. The ' "a 'csultshows as follows: "or six years Democratic rule....- ?59,837 ?'or six j curs Itudicul t ule 2),028 increase under Democratic rule ?15rS09 Tills certainly is a bad showing for Demo:rlitie ref rm, so far as eounilcs are concern- ' >d. The Press and Banner truly says that the iielin^ of prisoners i? too high and bated on t period when provisions so:d from two to " ^ r,. 1,1 (U,.Ih M-r.i.onf nrinna TVia VihorlOT .Ilil-CJUIlt lllv.II J ??? , [ here as here gets :io cents a day for dieting prisoners,or S10.">0 a momh, and this, too, ,vhcn the county furnishes a house and bedling, and when the fare is expect?d to bo :oarse but wholesome. Now it Is known bat good private hoarding could be had la uir town for ten years past at SiO a month. - J.* Dieting prisoners should be reduced to 20 :en ts a day at most, and we believe this wu* .he price before the war. '^1 soke of the brethren have pleasant words eor the "pbess and banner." ?-? '. VM "At the ICcail of IBis Vocation." Greenville Enterprise and Mountaineer: The Abbeville Press and Banner ol the 'J41h .lit., was the flrst newspaper reaching Mils jflk'C containing the Governor's message to' he two houses of the CTeneral Assembly of his state, and we copied the document, from hat Journal. The editor of the paper named, eceived it, he says, on Tuesday afternoon' iiitl put it in bis issue ot Wednesday. This is -oinmcndublc enterprise, being Issued before lie daily papers had presented it to their' eaders. Air. Wilson stands at the head of lis vocation. A Wonderful Feat In Country Jour nnlisnt. A ndcraon Journal A wonderful feat in country journalism was icromplished liis} week t)y the Abbtville I'rexs tnU lt-muer. A .i advance copy of the Gov rnor's message was received In that ottlcu 'rom Coliunbiii on Tuesday afternoon, and lie whole of it was put In type (amounting to mine 70,000ems) and the paper printed and milled in time for Wednesday morning's rain, it was a herculrnn la*k. the accomdishment of which would have boon a credit oany daily paper in this section of the connry. Tiis I'rcsK and /tanner achieved the lion-, >iof being the first paper in iSonti; Carolina y iniblish the Governor's message. ** > ... V't? ? m> AR2IATHCrE BOtfKEK. .?r? liono Jo tJie City of P.c?r1j' Cntcs and Golden StroctH. - . ;mJ Ditk Wkst, s. C., Pee. G, ISSfi. . . . . . i i n The youngest uaujrnier <>i mr. mm i<n". u. , ion nor, ilio-l on .Sabbath morning lust, Dec. IfcSH, nftcr a lone and weary Illness. Little Vnna was a lovely child,and though onJy four years old she lived long enough toen;wino herself around tlx* henris <>t' fond parcntsand tVlcmls. The little biulcre ii bloom d here was ti'ii:Ysp!aiitcd to fairer flc'ds becond ttie skies, where it v'ill ever J>loss6m in air Eden's bowers and await the* coming of ho?e who were so slow to give her up while !iere*>n en:th. The hearts of her parents are limost broken, hut they have the consolation :i? it site is now free from pain nnd sutiering iiul will eternally bask In the sunshine of a saviour's love. <0 early called to the perfect rest, From tlie earthly home and human life, [ 'rum nil pain and sutferiug oppressed, From earth's warfare and its strife. !one '10111 the home where fondest lovo Won hi hold her In one long embrace, June lo the eternal home above, A jewel of redeeming grace. So early gone, with heavenly peace, Willi glory's signet on thy brow; \nd thou hast {mined a sweet release; And thou ail with thy Saviour now. Vow safe at home J God's better homo! Where priceless Joys mid fadeless litfiit Brains from the Saviour's holy tirrone. And all i.j beautiful and bright. 15. C. D. A Solid Chunk of Truth. Asxociiih! Reformed Presbyterian. "" s * Mtilfif/mu cnnonloflnn 1 nrro iiiiii'p, Ilia! is lit tori v unprofitable, except an nn intrliccttinl discipline. II is a dreaming philosDjihy. Ii never touches our daily life or helps us to Iti'.iroiir trials. The mightiest philosopher inu-t, alter ail his soaring, comedown to the jt.ain, Iiomeiy consolaticH'8 of a religion which spe.ifcs to tin? "common people." 11.1 c?' The Sheritf is allowed 3ocenld per day for dieting each prisoner, while In thepenitentinry the cost of maintenance, including food. clothes, shoi-s, guards, medicine and medical __ aiicutiyn, is only W/, cents a d?y each. ?