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r The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE? S.C. i Wednesday, May 30, 1888. The editor of the Abbeville Press and Banner Is pleased that he Is alone Id open opposition to the establishment ol a separate agricultural oollege. Time, he says, will prove tbe correctness of bla position that the agricultural oollege Is not needed, and that such an institution must be an utter and absolute failure. But what objection can our contemporary have to the establishment of tbe college If the formers of the State desire it? They ought to be as capable of knowing whether they need such an institution as does our journallatio brother. The obstacle of expense in its establishment has been partially removed, if not entirely so, by the bequest of Mr. Ciemson. and if the farmers want a col leee for the benefit of their children estaDiisuMat Fort Hill, or elsewhere, for that matter, to be maintained by the taxes paid into the State treasury in great part by the farmers themselves, why should the Press and Banner interpose an objection or throw an obstacle in Its way? The farmers, assembled In State convention, as well as in numberless club meetings throughout the State, have asked the people of South Carolina to give them such a college, and we are heartily in favor of its establishment.?Rock Hill Herald. We think we are not understood. We think the greatest objection to the agricultural college lies In the fact that it Is on Impractical basis?one which will certainly bring disaster. We care no more for the money that will be wasted on that enterprise than we do for the 914,000 which is thrown away on the military. Bat we do ooject to establishing a college which all experience has proven must be a delusion, and which must cause the worthy * youth of this country to fritter away one or more years of the best part of their life. It tAkes concentrated effort to succeed at any thing. The farmers will of oourse succoed in establishing the agricultural college, if any of Mr. Clemson's estate is left after the lawyers get done with it, but suppose the college wa? established, and endowed with sufficient cap'> ital to give Captain Tillman and other leaders to the movement with nice places in the faculty, without any cost to the tax-payer, the boy who would go to thu school would do n .very foolish thing. It is the wa*te of the boys time, and the nan^>w and contracted views which he must Imbibe to which we object. A hoy to suooeed ought to go to the front, and be a man among men, rather than a leader in a more circumscribed position. Suppose Calhoun and MoDuffie had gone to an agricultural college. They had an agricultural institution in their own county, and at their very doors. The Preu and Banner objects to the assigning of our farmer's sons to second class colleges. In the days gone by they stood at "n't nt thoir number came states IUO UvuRUU V? . men. Judges, lawyers,doctors, farmers. Shall ttae boys of to-day be practically denied the privilege of Ailing these high places by misdirectlng tbelr energies, and wasting tbe heyday of their lives at agricultural colleges? We do not believe tbe sons of Abbeville farmers would go to the agricultural college, 11 established. They take front seats. The Pren and Banner opposes the Agricultural College on tbe ground that some of the leaders In the movement may become "taxeaters" Instead of "tax-payers." If there i* such a thing as "tax-eating" going on, who has a better right to such delicious food than tbe termers or the State 1?Florence* Times. Oar neighbor and friend does not underVy * stand ns. We object to the State making ap' ?; : propriatlons to support private college, as our friend would oppose a proposition to give Ersklno College 940,000 a year. Tht Clemson College la a private Institution, which the State has no right to support, a* long as It denies aid to other colleges which have Just as good claims on the people a* have the farmers. An Agricultural College Is based on an exploded theory. An agricultural educatloral Institution has been an experiment in Abbeville oounty for a hundred years. Its doors are closed. If the agricultural annex at Columbia Is a fraud, the Agricultural College would seem to be a cheat. There is no royal road to either wealth or learning and the poor boy's lot Is a hard one. but his prospects In life cannot be improved by sending him off to college to learn to dig ditches, to grub roots, or to plug green watermelons. Instead of paying his board at college and tuition fees for scientific teachers in the art of burning brush and scattering stable manure, the "old man" or some of the neighbors can give the boy lessons and wages too. If the boy can get a literary education, he will And the doors ol half dozen colleges open to blm, where he will be gladly welcomed with, or without, money. If a school la established for farmers, why not establish one for the brick layers, and one Tor the blacksmiths ? As a matter of fact, we presume the Press . and Banner Is about as true a friend to the farmers as those who may assume to run on no other virtue than that of bamboozling the farmers by making them believe that some of their neighbors are enemies to the human r?c??except in a few instances. Th? ninton Enterprise. Prom the Laurentville Herald we learn that some of the citizens of Clinton are Inclined to reflect on Colonel Crews for discontinuing the publication of a newspaper at that place, from which many of the business bouses bad withdrawn their advertising. It may be remembered that the Press and Banner said at the outeet that the publication of that newspaper would never be a paying business* There was only one thing for tbe publisher to do when the advertising was withdrawn,? and that was to stop its publication. Tbe Enterprise was one of the very best papers of the kind in the State, but it couldn't live without support. If the citizens of Clinton would do as our friends at Greenwood have done,'they could have bad tbe paper still. When the publishers of the Greenwood lYibune became con* :.4iMjad that tbe paper was not sustaining, noMee was given that the paper would stop, unless material aid was given. Parties Interested in the welfare of tbe town, we believe, immediately came to tbe rescue, by making np 160 a month in advertising. With an advertising patronage of 860 a month, the Tribune will be published Indefinitely. If ttao citizens of Clinton bad acted in this way, we presume there would now be no complaint against Colonel Crews on accouut of stopping tbe paper. It wou'.d have been a paying investment, and the paper under such conditions would have gone on forever. The Salary of Judge*. Mr. E. T. Slackhouse of Little Rock, S. C.( write* to the Marion Star, referring to the exl oesslve salaries which we pay our Judges, and suggests that $1,000 be cut off of from tbe salary of eacb. This would suve 811,006 a year, and would not cripple our Bench. We would get justaa good men as we now get?even if those now on the Bench should refuse to be reelected under the reduced salary?of course no law would effeot the salary of those who are in office. If the able writer lo the Marion csiar wouiu advocate the election of the best men for Judge?Irrespective of whether he was In of. tfc or not?he would do a still turtlier service. The sentiment, onoe a Judge always a Jndge in South Carolina, muatyield to Justice. After a man baa ceased to be able to discbarge the duties of Judge, he baa no right to draw bit salary, and he has no right to claim a reelection. When Judges are unfit, unable, or Incapacitated In any way, let them stand aside, Just as other officers do. "The World" i Mr. Henry Clay Luteins, of New York, wellknown as a first-class newspaper man, bas come to Charleston, and is now In control of tbe dally World. The World is a good newspaper, but is little known In these parte for tbe reason that no one bas ever been here to press 1U claims, although we have been asked about Charleston's new dally. The World is an enterprising newspaper, always readable ad entertaining. Eight pages, 17. * . v *, ' 'II I I. - II Pension Cheeks Inconvenient. Col. Assmann, Clerk of Court, has several pension checks still In his hands for the payment of the April instalment for the soldiers and widows who have been granted pensions In this county. It would be more convenient for these parties if it was so arranged by the Comptroller General that the Clerks of Court could pay the checks Issued, directly to these individuals, instead of giving them the checks. They have, within our knowledge, been put to great inconvenience in having these checkB cashed.?Lexington Dispatch. Clerk Zeigler, or his assistant, Mr. L. D. Conner, and the pensioners of this county have been put to an incalculable amount of trouble because of the checks. Why not let the County Treasurer pay them ? Greenville's Big Time. The rallronds have given, for the Greenville gala week, the lowest rates ever given on such an occasion?two-thirds of one cent a mile, going and coming. The city is making great preparations, and the week will be historic. Abbeville will be there In great numbers, to swell the crowd of sDectators. and to extend good-will and good-wlsbes for the Atlanta of South Carolina. The new railroad from that city is being pushed toward Knoxvllle, and when completed it will make Greenville second in importance only to the city ol Charleston. We notice that the colored Democrats are dying out in all parts of the State. We do not see exactly why a dead negro's politics should be deemed of sufficient importance to publish his political creed, unless it be as a warning to other negroes not to Join the Democratic party. It seems now most of the Democratic negroes are dead. Thirty-Two Years Ago. We were in Laurens one night last week, the guest of Editor Crews of the Herald. Leaving Columbia at 1.40 p. m. we arrived at 6.26 o'clock, going by way of the Laurens Hailroad. The railroad from Newberry to Laurens has been greatly improved since we traveled over it in 1836. The farms along that road show evidence of thrift and prosperity, and the farms were pleasant to look upon. By far the pret tie8t town on tbe road is unnton, tne uome 01 the Thorn well Orphanage, and a trade centre where active, energetic business men supply the wants of the surrounding country?in a word.it is to Laurens what Greenwood is to Abbeville?and this is the highest praise that we could give any town. Viewing tbe town from tbe cars, we saw massive brick and concrete structures, on tbe public square, and beautiful residences, and church spires, in all directions. The bank was a prominent feature. Near the railroad were immense piles ot small rock, in readiness to be pnt in a large building. We have long been impressed with the excellence and cheapness of concrete walls in localities where plenty of rocks may be easily had. Concrete walls are said to be equally us strong as brick wans, ana mucn more enduring than walls made of cheap brick. The rock may be hauled with as 111tle cost as brick, and we presume the concrete may be put In the wall much cheaper than the brick can be laid. We have plenty of small rocks hereabout, and we woula like Tor some one to follow the example of Clinton, and build a bouse of concrete walla The town of Laurens shows every evidenoe of prosperity. Great numbers of new buildings?ranging from elegant mansions to unpretentious cottages?adorn many lots In every part of the town. The public square presents an array of beautiful fronts. The Court House stands in the centre, somewhat after the fashion of Abbeville Court House?in the centre. The railroads which centre there, or run by, has given the town a new lease of life, and all its citizens have caught inspiration, ; and the town has waited up from its sleep, and prospers and grows apace. The effect of the railroads on the town has been as marked as the rejuvenating Influence of patent medicines on the disease-stricken, life-despairing, hope-deserted citizen who survives to writ<certificates. Laurens village has two newspa pers?the good old Herald and the sprightly young Advertiser? which papers stand the peers of any in the State. The canvass in Laurens is getting lively. Some forty candidates are in the field, and others are expected to offer themselves on the altar of their country. Abbeville county will be interested to know that Colonel T. B. Crews, and Lewis W. Slmkins, Esq.,?the former once editor of the Abbeville Banner, and the latter to the manor born?are candidates for the Senate. Colonel Crews was elected two years ago bv an immense majority, to serve the unexpired1 term of Senator Todd, and now puts himself before the peopleng >In. Owing to the peculiar circumstances, Abbeville will watch the result with Interest. ONCE FOR ALL. Tbe Clerk ?f Court Publishes State- j menti in Reference to PenttionH. J Enquirers after pensions answered the best. I can, in tbe hope thatall will see and realize , that I cannot control the pension board In Columbia any more than I can boss the man in the moon in his work. Inquiries come to me frequently, both orally aud through the | mails, to this effect: "I don't see Mrs. A's and Mrs. B's name among the list of lucky pen- , sloners, in the papers. Please tell mo how H , Is." All I can tell Is this: I have arranged every applicant's paper as directed by the J pension act, and given to tbe widowed apnll- j cants in every instance my hearty endorse- < ment of their claims, and recommended pay- , ment without a single exception. How they discriminate I am just as unable to tell as the pensioners themselves, or any one else. I | nave always said that the widowed applicants , of our county are all destitute and should be ( cared for, and also all destitute soldiers who | have losta limb, or rendered unable to earn . a living, and I have acted ln^good faith ac- i cording to that belief, and rather than put die least hindrance to the consummation of this ( worthy purpose, I would willingly have my , tuxes doubled or even quadrupled, out wnen i the people undertake to hold me responsible for the success or failure of the claimants, as ( It appears, after I have discharged my duty so , fully In every branch of thta sacred trust, pay- j Ing out at least one hundred and fifty dollars | to parties to do my office work, that I might i do this work the more effectually, and going j io Columbia mostly in that interest, at my . own expense that I might deliver the records j in person and take receipts, that there could be no chance of their getting misplaced, to , say nothing of postage used in sending and | receiving blanks beforel'IAcould get tbem in shape; yet I did it willingly, and am still working on the same lice, entirely disregardlug time or money, in behalf of the faithful and worthy heroes of the noblest and grandest cause, (though lost,) that patriots ever fought and died for; and then for rome to Intimate that probably I might have been a little remiss, it seems it little like adding insult to injury, and let me in closing say that I hope all entitled to this tribute from the State will get it, but I do not know who will or who ' will not, get it, nor do I know the reasons of the Columbia Board for their decisions. Very respectfully, \t ti mar .v.n May, 18$SATTENTION, TOUNO LADIES. Ail Opportunity for a Year's Tuition In tbe Wintbrop Training School. The following, received by Senator Hempbill, explains itself: Dear Sir:?There will be a competitive examination for women July 3rd, 1887, at each county Court House In the State for scholarships; in the Wluthrop! training School for 1 Teachers, under the provision of the Act No. ! 405.1887. The successful candidate will be entitled to a beneficiary schoolarshlp for nine months, and the State guarantees 8150.00 for school expenses. You are requested, as soon as possible to name three good men who will serve as a Board of Examiners, and I will appoint them. Please give the notice of the examination all the publicity possible. Very truly. James H. Rice, Supt. of Education, S. C Senator Hemphill has named for this Board of Examiners, Messrs. Henry E. Bonner, J. C. Mlcc niloi nf thft Hrpontxrnnrf Female College. The Abbeville Rifle*. The military company at this place drilled on the public square last monday evening, and a better looking company of men Is not to be found anywhere. Tbelr drilling was excellent. The company, so to speak, moved as one man. An election was neld In the armory, and the old officers were re elected, except in the case of Lieutenant Lythgoe, who is away from town, filling the office of j stenographer tor the Augusta Exposition. Captain McGowan has reason to be proud of , his company, and the company have reason , to be proud of their Captain. The company ' consists of about thirty men. The officers are , as follows. Capt. W. C. McQowan was re-elected Cap- , tain of the company. I A. W. Smith, First Lieutenant. , J. H. Harris, Second Lieutenant. , T. L. Douglass, Orderly Sergeant. McD. Cater, Second Sergeant. R. S. Link, Third Sergeant S. J. Link. Fourth Sergeant. A. M. DuPre, Fifth Sergeant. J. L. Perrln, Secretary and Treasurer. Headquarters for canned goods. Just received a fTesh lot, consisting of lobsters, mackerel, salmon, oysters, tripe, corn beef, sardines?both American and French?potted ' ham, pine apples, peaches, oorn, strawberries, and tomatoes. J. F. Miller. Try a magnolia ham. Fresh lot at J. F. Millar's. j t?m ?-?mi ^ MR. BENET IN ATLANTA. Interesting; Report of His Recent Speech in that City. Atlanta Constitution. The lecture of Hon. W. C. Benet delivered atDeGlve's opera house Ia9t night, for the benefit of St. Luke's church, was a brilliant success. The audience was good. The house should have been crowded. Seated on the stage were Mayor Cooper, Major Livingston Mlms. Rev. Mr. Chaney, Rev. Mr. Barrett and Mr. Donald Bain. The distinguished speaker was gracefully Introduced by Rev. Mr. Barrett. Mr. Barrett stated that the orator was thoroughly equipped for the handling of his theme?John Bull and Jonathan?and that a rich treat would be laid before the audience. When Mr. Benet stepped to the front of the stage he was greeted with hearty andcontinued upplause. He is a handsome man of about thirty-flve, of medium height, has dark hair, heavy light brown mustache, and easy bearing. He read his lecture, and read It remarkably well. He spoke about two hours, holding the closest attention of his audience throuhout, with his wit, wisdom, depth, research, Instruction and magnificent rhetoric. The lecture may be described as a literary, historical and Intellectual feast, garnished with wit, satire, apt illustration and pure dlctloo. It was too elaborate for reproduction in a newspaper notice, and even tne striking features presented below can give but a glimmering ldear of its finish, beauty and power as a whole. Mr. Benet began by saying that he had never delivered a lecture. He had been startled to find that he was advertised to deliver a lecture. The word lecture was a misnomer. He did not intend to speak to the audience in the sense of lecturing them, as Caudle had been lectured. This was the first time that be had ever spoken In public for money, and even now he was speaking for the benefit of St. Luke's church. John Bull and Jonathan was his subject. He would U6e the names as typical of England and America. Twenty years ago he came to thlscountry to study America. He liked it 60 well that he had concluded to remain. Before the late war betweeu the States?the greatest civil war which hud ever been waged?England knew little of America, of the topogrophy of this country, of her graud mountains and valleys and lakes. But since that war England had come to freely acknowledge the greatness of America. Edmund Burke, one of England's greatest statesman, with his far seeing prophetic eye, had predicted the greatness to which America would attain. He saw this greatness in his mind's eye, as far back as 1872. Before the late war England's ignorance of America was dense. Alter thut war the tide of travel from England set westward. Tourists, travellers, emigrants came over to see the great new country and the speaker came with them. On a village green In the north of Scotland he has heard the great strugele between the American stales discussed. He hud seen men get black eyes and bloody noses in these discussions, for therewerechampionsof Lee and of Grant in Scotland as well ns in America. He spoke of Ihe southern confederacy as "that short-lived nation which arose so white and fair, and fell so pure of crime," which sentiment was greeted with tremendous and prolonged applause. The speaker said that be knew much of O..I1 fAH (man<ir rfinro hoH at 11 fl ioH Jonathan. He was glad to speak in Atlanta a live, representative American city, the Chicago of the south. (Applause,) He described in felicitous words the rotund figure of Jhon Bull and the scawy shape of Jonathan, as they are seen in cartoons in Punch and Puck. England and Amcrica could not be studied a part. They were bound together by ties of blood, of kinship, of commence, of language, of literature ana history. It pained him to know that for a century past critics, essayists and authors had striven in their writings to f>ut asunder two countries which God had oined together. (Applause.) English people were not foreigners to America, Americans were not foreigners to England. He had tried for twenty years to And out if he was a foreigner in America,* and If he was, had never been able to And out. [Applause.] He condemned In strong language the practice of the majority of the English writters who have given them impressions of America, and American writers who have written about England, As a rule, they had fallen into the habltof magnifying local eccentricities into national faults, and the sensational press was guilty of the same bad taste. Old Samuel Johnson had once caid that Amer leans deserved little less than hanging lor their uncivilized ways, and not long ago an American editor had Warned miss chamberlain against marrying an Ensrllnman, because of the brutal manner In which Englishmen treat their wives. Both worn wrong; Somebody had asked Mathew Arnold, on his first visit to this couutry, if he did not intend to write a book on America. Arnold replied that his brief tour afforded him but slteht opportunity to study America, and it would be an Impertinence to writo under the circum51 fill c68. "What a pity It is that Dickens, Trollope, find a host of others, did not take the same view. '-Alaslthat Arnold did not stick to his view, and spare us his Impression ;of America." He then showed how the average English writer on America crltlsized everything he saw in a way favorable to England, and gave Illustrations of how American wrltters on England ridiculedalmostevcrything English, silver Wendcl Homes and Richard Grant White were exceptions to this rule. They wrote of England in a genial and kindly English writers never failed to touch upoD t,he negro question, particularly in the presence or Southern people, they knew nothing jf the negro except what they had read In books, while the knowledge of the Southern people on the subject had come from experience and common sense. Richard Grant White had paid that American women were morebeautlfhl than English women, but that English women were more lovable than American women. This was delicate and dangerous ground. Doe thing was certain. In the contest the ;olden apple must be awarded to the women af the Southern States, for all English 'speaking worn en they are the fairest and loveliest. [Applause.1John Bull and Jonathan were brothers. General Grant had said: England and America are natural allies, and should always be the best of friends." The speaker then gave a graphic historical sketch of the Anglo-Saxon race, showing how, beglnlng to move westward in the fifth century, it nad swept everything before it, and at length established itspowerin England. Its next move was upon America, where the aborigines had fled before its power. "Monarchies may perish. Republics may pass away?but the Anglo-Saxon race will move on. Of ail inferior races the negro lias been able to see me Angitwsaxon nice anu live. He alone of inferior races has been willing to accept the position to which and AngloSaxon have assigned him. Thus has he escaped the doom of tho Inferior races." There can be no amalgamation of the Anglo-Saxon and the negro. Pride of race will forever prevent it. The Anglo-Saxon race,unlike the Latin races, never intermarries with Inferior races. America Is now the centre of the wealth and commerce of English speaking people. It will one day be the ceatre of power. The speaker closed by eloquently forecasting the future of Anglo-Saxon race. The day is coming when there will not be room In America for the Anglo-Saxon. He will not move to the Ice.bound north nor to the tropical south. He will stick to the temperate zone, as he has always done. He will cross the Paclffc to Chinaand Japan. Though those nations struggle never so well, they will go down before the Anglo-Saxon, |In his grand inarch westward he wil' trample all races under his feet or put them ont of his way, and the Anglo-Saxon race will in the end gird the earth with its possessions as it 1c now girded with its commerce." (Applause.) If the Iron Come*, Nail It Down. Aiken journal anu nevteiu, muy -o. Having promised Brother Bacon of Edgefield to try and find out the prospects of the early completion of the G\, C. G. & C. R. R, on Monday morning we hunted up some railroad men about town cleaned the following facts and statements from 1 hem: From Mr. 8chofleld we learned that the iron had not arrived, but he thought it bad been shipped?enough, perhaps, to lay half of the road oetwenn Aiken and Edgefield. He was also of the impression that an engine and some cars had been purchased for the road. Mr. Hchofleld spokeof receiving letters from Mr. Potts posting him of his movement while in New York. The next man we met was Capt. Parker, who is employed on the road as overseer of hands. The Captain said be received a letter on Saturday from Mr. Potts ordering him to commence at once putting the road bed in condition for the Iron. The Captain expressed him (telf as feeling confldentthirt the iron was men en route for Aiken, and he believed It to be In Charleston. "0 yes," he said, '-you can say everything Is moving on nicely, and as soon as the Iron arrives, 11 will take no tline to get down the Iron." Later In the day we met a gentleman who Informed us that he nad Just received a letter from Mr. Potts (he must be a voluminous writer) saying that he had not been able to ship the Iron yet, but he hoped to get It off by next Wednesday, which Is today. This Is all we could find out about the road and we publish it for what It is worth. 5 lead pencils for 5 cts. 12 slate pencils for 5 cts, 1 blank book (40 pages) for 5 cts. 1 copy book (40 pages) for 5 cts. 1 quire note paper for cts. 1 package envelopes for 5 cts. I cabinet (100 assorted hair pins) for 5 els. 1 four hook cloths rack for 5 cts. 1 large box blacking for 5 cts. 1 spool good silk for 5 cts. 6 spool silk twist for 5 cts. * Straw hats for 8 cts. a piece at E. A. Ten:-1 pleton. tf 1 I ? THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Another Letter from ?r. Lindsay. Philadelphia, May 23, 1888. Editor Press and Banner: I have seen so much, und thought so much, and felt so much, and eaten so mueh since I wrote my last letter that It seems as If one of the geological ages must have intervened. I don't know where I etopped, and of course I will not be able to hitch on this letter by any link of connection with the previous on e. The Southern General Assembly left Baltimore at one o'clock to-day under charge of the oommlttees of the two Assemblies and arrived safely in this city this evening. Wo stopped at Overboak, a suburb of Philadelphia, and after walking about a mile we entered the premises of Mr. Wlstar Morris, a man of wealth and, as I was Informed, a Quaker; and there we met the Northern Assembly in full force and President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland. The President and his wife stood in the front piazza and he made a short address that was very pleasing to the Presbyterians, and our Moderator prayed and the whole crowd sang the long meter doxology, and some went to shaking hands with the Presidential cartv. and others adlourned to ft tent near by iu the spacious grounds where a most sumptuous repast was spread, and to which hungry men did ample Justice. | Such an entertainment is indeed a rarityeight or nine hundred men fed with the richest viands in most profuse abundance by one person is not a common occurrence. This man, our host, amassed a large fortune, is a leading man among the Friends, both he and his wife preaching at their meetings. Their daughter married 11 Mr. Woods, a Presbyterian minister, and this accounts for their warm side toward Presbyterians. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland went through the ordeal of shaking hands with the two Assemblies. One of our Assembly ladles, a former citizen of Abbeville (Mrs. Neal, of Farmersvllle, Va., formerly Miss Annie Latimer,) stood by Mrs. Cleveland through the long and tedious service. I stood near by and looked closely for a good while at the couple. His lace was grave and dignified tfie seemed fatigued and overworked as one who had wrest'ed with great problems. But she was cheerful and loyous as a wife should be. I was surprised at her ability to keep up. without flagging, that pleased expression of countenance. The smile never went away from her face through the whole performance. I found Mr. woods and gave bin) my name and asked him to Introduce me to Mr. and Mrs. Morris, They wore the plain homely ^UUUCI guru, xiicj iroiti vci J luutu (iicaoDu with the Interview and I regretted that the other members neglected to pay tbeir respects to our host and hostess. Walking back to the station about six o'clock wo were soon brought Into the city and distributed to the several hotels. About fifty members of the Assembly are staying at the hotel where I am lodged. Our railroad fare, hotel bills, and all our expenses since leaving Baltimore, are paid by:.the Philadelphia people. Thoy have treated us with a remarkable and delicate hospitality. . To-night at the Academy of Fine Arts we were treated to a reception. Thousands of people gathered In the various rooms, viewed the paintings and sculpture, listened to a band of music, heard speeches from several speakers, and looked upon and shook hands with Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland whose arms, I know must yet ache at what they have passed through to-day. The weather has not been propitious to-day, a cold east rain has been the feutnre, but fortunately while we were at the homestead of Mr. Morris the clouds stayed their weeping though they hung|ovcr us murkily and threatening all through the afternoon. Tiie rain at night didn't keep away the crowd from the Academy of Fine Arts. This reception was given by the Presbyterians of this city to the members of the two assemblies and there were said to be over 12,000 people present, all of whom jMjemed to enjoy themselves very greatly, 'rne f resident ih 10 go duck 10 >v asnington to-morrow morning, while Mrs. Cleveland will rerualu through the centennial celebration. May 24.?The east rain is still on hand this morning and it Is not likely that the nun will give the Presbyterians hlg smiles to day. On this day "The General Asserablylof the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America" as the northern branch of the church is called, and "The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States," by which the Southern wing is designated, are to meet in commemoration of the centennial of American Presbyterian ism. The General Assembly was first organized in this city on the 24th|of May, 1783. At that time the whole Presbyterian church in the United States consisted or 400 cburches, 200 ministers, 16 Presbyteries and 4 Synods. There were in the first Assembly 23 ministers and 11 elders. Dr. Rodgers, of New York City, was the first Moderator, and Dr. Witherspoon. President of Princeton College and one or the signers of the Declaration of Inde-, pendence, preached the opening sermon.' while this was the first Assembly, there bad been Presbyterians in this country more than a hundred years earlier. The first Presbyterian church in America was at Jamaica, Long Island In 1662. There had been a schism ol long standing in the Presbyterian church, accompanied with the usual bitter feeling, which waR fortunately healed by the organization of tbe first Assembly. Foolish divisions have ever been a characteristic of Presbyterians. About the only apology I can offer for it is that they have more to fight about than other denominations. A Butchers' Convention Is to open here to-day. They operate on the dumb animals, but PresbyntlioK filler wftlrnc (ho lermim wuia uu cuwu umm, >u>i> luoaoo >u<i differenco between tbem. These divisions are Incident to people who think for themselves and do not take their Ideas at the dictation or a Pope or priest. A dull uniformity Is found among those who do not exercise the rightof private Judgment, but it Is purchased at a fearful cost. I like a fair fight; It stirs up thlDgs and makes them lively. There are now In the United States about 7,000 ministers and over 12,000 churches, about . '20 theological seminaries and colleges wlt-h out number,-that Presbyterians control 'altogether or In part, It Is one of our boasts that wo will not give up that we have contributed more than any other denomination, or I may even put It, all other denominations, to the cause of education, and especially the higher education. But all these and kindred matters will be ventilated to-day with great fullness. The city Is crowded with visitors, the hotels are lull, and many have difficulty In getting accommodations. The services are to be held In two different halls. It seems that this great city has no hall that will hold more than 3,000 people. The several members of tbe two Assemblies have tickets; the other scats have been sold In some Instances for over 310 a seat. J. O. L. Preaching at Cedar Springs. Last Sabbath was tbe occasion of the regular semi-annual communion at Cedar Springs. cflPwioMB wpta held on Kafcurdnv Rev. Dr. Sloan, the pastor, was assisted dur. lug the meeting by Rev. J. B. Nurse and Rev. Wylie Sloan, ol' Tennessee, a nephew of Dr. Sloan and at present a student in the Theological Seminary at Due West. This young gentleman preached a sermon on Saturday which was very highly spoken of, and agalu on Sabbath morning he delivered an admirable discourse frcyn the text "Ciod coramendelh his love toward us, in that, which we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Rom. V., 8. The pastor announced the names of a number of persons who had added themselves to the membership of the church, to one of whom he administered the rite of baptism. Then followed the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper which was celebrated in the impressive aud solemn manner peculiar to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. After an hour's intermission for dinner. Dr. Sloan preached an eloquent and powerful sermon from the words "He that belleveth on the son hath everlasting life.- and he that belleveth not the son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abldeth on him." John lii, 30. Theso communion seasons are events of great interest in this church. A large congregation was present, many coming lrom LowTmv Rindlev. Verderv. Green wood and Abbeville. There are no belter people in any community than those who make up the membership of Codar Springs church. Here were gathered together on last Sabbath the Sloans, and the Pressleys the Bradlys and the Wldemans, the Devlins and the Purdys and the Drennuns and Neels and Watsons and Chiles and many others. Their inbred hospitality and klnduess to strangers, which are proverbial, wcie abundantly exemplified oil tbls occassion, and whether or not these good people bad In mind the apostolic injunction about entertaining angels uuawares, there were strangers present who were fully persuaded that they were being entertained by angels and by those In whom dwell the true angello spirit. It is a good thing to attend such a meeting at such a place. Aside Irom the spiritual and Intellectual feast, which was the principle thing, it was refreshing to the sonl to enjoy the milk of human kindness and feel the fervor of christian charity unrestaiued. Cedar Springs is historic ground and one could hardly look ..A,J Ko rniiltUiKla nacomhlpfl nn UII UU1UUY I'U 111. 1UC IIIUK^UUV , the hill of their fathers and worshipping , as worshipped their fathers a hundred years ago, while had by so many of that mighty host which has passed no before lie Bleeping ( In the very peuce of God.* Amongst those who attended- lrom, Abbe- ( v I lie were Mrs. T. P. Thomson, MissCleora , Thomson, Me.-srs, W. E. Boll, Klcliard Hill, J. H. McDill, J. C. Klugh and T. A. White. POX. , The AtigiifttA Exposition. The Committee of the Farmers Club met < Inst Monday in the Sheriffs oillco. The fol- l lowing were present: C. A. C. Waller, James ' Cothran, Jr., T. J. Britt, M. 13. Cllnkscalos, i James Evans, John 15. lirownlee, W. T. Cow- ] an, A. E. Lcsly, J. F. C. DnPre. C. A. C. Waller was elected permanent Chairman, and J. F. C. DuPre, Secretary. J An address to the citizens of the County ' was agreed upon, urging them to contribute . to the Exposition, and one thousaud copies I ordered to bo printed and distributed. The i work was given to the Press and Banner, > and the committee resolved to raise funds > sufficient to defray the expense. Adjourned | to meet at 10.30 Sale Day. Rkv. J. Y. Jones will preach at Bell's 1 Chapel on.next Sunday. 1 ' "' > * >*" _ Lively Tnlk nt Ninely-Sli. ' Ninety-Six, S. C., May 22,18S8. Miss Lillian Maxwell of our town wns mar- . rled on the 15th Instant at the residence of her brother-in-law Mr. A. J. Quattlebaum, to Mr. A. J. Deas, Jr., of Augusta, Ga. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. P. Meadors in the presence of a few Immediate friend*. The Attendants were: Mr. Edwnrd , Deas and Miss Lulu Maxwell, Mr. J. R. Little- , ton and Miss Anna Walker, Mr. Thomas Cal- } houn and Miss Mamie Littleton, Dr. J. A. Calhoun and Miss Malta Head, Mr. Jas. Q,uat- , tlebaum and Miss Mollie Head, Mr. W. J. . Miller and Miss Emma Nicholson. The bridal couple left the same day for Augusta. " Mr. Roland Calhonn, of Greenwood was In ; our town last week for a few days on business. * i Mrs. W. J. Gayer, of Charleston, Is here i called to attend the funeral of her father, Mr. Lnrkln G. Carter, who died very suddenly at . his residence near Ninety-Six on the 17th lnst, aged about eighty years. Mr. Carter was a very old man and leaves a heritage to his children that they should be proud of?that e of honesty and purity of heart. "Blessed are the pure In heart, for they shall see God." , Mr. Geo. C. Probst has rented Mrs. Quarles's ( house and lot, and will establish a stock farm at or near Ninety-Six. Mr. Probst is very fond of and a fine judge of stock, and we hone he will succecd. _ _ . Don't forget the entertainment "Esmarnida" on thfi night of the first of June. The proceeds are to be used in Improving the school building. General Hemphill passed down to the convention the other day looklug finer fatter and happier than we have seen him for many a day. The General is acquaintance with the farmers needs and will look after them. Mr. W. H. Frazier has sold to parties in Mulberrry a fine young registered Jersey bull, son of his premium cow, Fran Isle. At a recent game of base ball, Tommle, son of L. M. Moore had his sbonlder dislocated. Dr. Julian was present and soon set him all right. The recent rains have raised the creeks and a good deal of bottom land is submerged. Cur State Convention sat down on the primary plan of nominated State officers. Old Abbeville, however, plumbed the track, and is generally found on the right side. We that the people have as much right to nominate State officers as county officers, and whenever they are directly heard from, you will find that they think that way. It seems to us that according to the terms of Mr. Clemson's will that the State Is likely to go into partnership with somebody. Now can the State accept tbe proposition of the will without subordinating Itself to the trustees of said estate ? We think a direct approErlatlon would be better, and let tbe State ave nothing to do with its management. ; No partnership arrangement will give satis- j faction. jsaoi v. | Ninety-Six, 8. C., May 29, 1888. ' A small show In town last Friday and Saturday nights revived things somewhat. Capt. K.S.Hale has had a slight attack of fiaralisyg, but we are glad to say ne is lmprovng and will soon be out again. Sir. W. B. MerrI wether has shown us a cotton stalk ten inches high with squares on it, but we have found out since that it was of partial winter growth in jrprotected manure pile. The oat crop is poor and very much blown about by the recent high winds accompanied by rain. Mr. John Watson who has been confined to his room for some time is out again to the Joy of his many friends. Mr. James Rogers, Jr., has recently sold to Col. Wm. Johnson and C. P. Roberts each a tine pair of English pedigreed Berkshire pies. Mr. Thomas Lane of Newberry is In the neighborhood buying lambs and beeves, he buys none but the best. Mr. W. H. Whitloek and daughter of New Market were in town last week visiting friends. I The Rev. Dr. Grier of Due West will address the joint Sunday Schools at the Presbyterian church In this place on the fifth Sunday in The Rev. W. P. Meadors preached a dis- J course on last Sunday evening on Christian education and we wish every parent in the surrounding country could have heard It. It would have done them good an well as the little ones that are growing up in nearly every household. Mr. and Miss Hackett, of Pcenlx, were in town last Sabbath and worshipped at the Presbyterian church. We congratulate you Mr. Editor upon being elected one of the Vice-Presidents or the Temperance organization recently in session at Columbia. Mr. R. L. Blake has gone to Lanford on the Augusta and Knoxvllle Railroad to take position as telegraph operater. Mrs. W. L. Anderson, Jr., has been on a visit to St. George's, has returned. Miss Bessie Hill of Greenwood was in town last Sunday. - . We are glad to see that Col. Cothran has covered himself with glory at the Philadelphia Centennial. The entertainment on the night of the 1st of June, will be held In Seignlous Hall South Cambridge Street. It will be for the benefit of the school and everybody will be expected. , n ontfl mill ha rpn- 4 uiuioiaiua a ]>m; u ,VU. ..... ( dared. The Commencement exercises of the Ninety-Six High School will be as follows: < Recitations, dialogues, essays and original speeches by the pupils on the evening of the l 6th and 7th June. , On Friday June the 8th at 11 o'clock there , will be an address by the Hon. W. C. Benet before the pupils and patrons of the school. There will also be a picnic on Friday to which the public are respectfully invited to come and bring their basket Of course all the candidates are expected to be present and an op- I portunity will be granted them to speak, on the sunlect of education. We hope General < Hemphill and the Editor of the Prets and * Banner will favor us with their presence. EAST END. < Picket Fences nnd Brick Chimneys. J During a recent stop at Greenwood we met ^ W. K. Blake, Esq., one of the fathers of the town, as well as one of the inaugurators of i the railroad building Id that direction. He with others engineered the building of the A. & K. road, without money?with only pluck and bull-dog tenacity. Later, when in the Legislature, with no lights before him, but with an unerring instinct, he introduced and secured the passage of a charter for a railroad to Abbeville. Solely and absolutely to this little aotis the the town of Greenwood Indebted lor any prospect which that town may have for the completion of the Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad. Cokesbnry being on the direct line would certainly have gotten the road, but for the existing charter between Greenwood and Abbeville, the existence of the charter, and the ? necessary delay in getting a new charter In the direct line, overcame the objection to the detour by way of Greenwood, and the line as mapped out by Mr. Blake was accepted without objection. While Mr. Blake can only share with others the honor of bringing the ' A. & K. road, we think he Is entitled to all t creditor bringing the G.,C. JsN. road. When he introduced the charter, it was considered I by the Legislature and passed as a Joke?no one giving it a terlous thought. To be one J of the projectors of A. &z K. and G., L. & S. u roads is honor enough for any man but added to this, Mr. Blake can lay claim to all the e honor of building the Georgia, Carolina and Northern road?a road greater and longer \ nr>? <n thin nart of the State. t But we have digressed. We started out to f talk of picket fences and brick chimney?. It I will be remembered that Mr. Blake spoke ol the Importance to us of Abbeville having h 1 full exhibit at the Augusta Exposition. The fl Press and Banner, while recognizing the val- ) ue of such an exhibit, thought Mr. Blake went too far and placed too high an estimate t of the benefits to oe derived from Augusta's t big show. Forgetting too for the moment 1 that Mr. Blake didn't travel along the old beaten track, and being unmindful of the fact ( that he blazes out new ivayst we suggest that f If he were to build a picket tence or a chimney that he would send to Augusta for the ? wood and brick. In that presumption we I waked up the wrong passenger. He bought the wood from a mill at or near Verdery, and 1 the bricks he bought in town. During our [ stay we had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Blake's premises, which are now surrounded by na- t tlve oaks. 1 Only a few years ago the place where half r dozen charming homes are built was In natural forest Mr. Blake bhllt a home there. i Since then his brother, Professor Blake, has built there. And Mr. Blake's sons-in-law 1 have built in a line with the others?the 1 whole belugas nice a place as can be found anywhere. With his brother and his daughters settled about him as neighbors he should be free from care and anxiety, and live the remainder of bis aays 111 mm imuuiui-sn which u well-spent life and worthy children t Bhonld vouchsafe to those of us who huve ( advanced In Ule. Mr. Blake's surroundings 1 are enough to make the average man envious. I Picnic nt Morton's Mill. ' On last Saturday a delightful picnic was ? had at Morton's Mill. It was gotten up by r the pupils and patrons of Dr. John Morrow's < school. The mill Is located on Long (June creek, and on each side oj the stream arc hills , which in size assume the proportion of moun- c tain*. Dr. Morrow is a gentleman of One , character and is in charge of a good school. . The Doctor was master of ceremonies 011 this < occasion. At an early hour the people of the v community began to assemble and it was not 1, long before there was a fair attendance of si boys, young gentlemen, aud pretty girls. A J] sprinkling of married ladies chaperoned the v party. n Mr. Collins acted as host and mado strong- v ers feel at home. The morning was devoted <. Lo social pleasure. Then a bountiful dinner svas spread on the brow of the hill under the 0 shade of the trees. After dinner was over the olnnlcers were called to order by Dr. Morrow who announced as speakers for the occasion, Walter L. Miller, Esq., and Judge J. Fuller t Lyon. Both of the.*? gentlemen respoqded o with short speeches on educational topics. a A.t the conclusion of these addresses each of 0 the young gentlemen selected a lady friend 0 md thus in parties of two Inspected the mill t| md watched the waters of the creek flow f( (lowly by. Among the young gentlemen a present were Messrs. James McMillan and;# John Douglass of Abbeville. Several young ladles from the Court lionise were expected and their absence regretted. Thus whlled si iwuy a delightful day. - * 16 v f jr TYfff nT " ~ ff*T r:"' *. :-y > ; '1 "jSp^S^ ' '* c?*'-' ViV-f ? NEWS FROM GREENWOOD. tailmdR, Kaolin, Colleges, Preachera and Other Thing*. Greenwood, S. C., May 29, 1888. Arthur Love one of Jolllest commedeans sver In our midst returned to our city and vlt.li bis excellent company (save a repetition )f his laughable play. "The Hoosler Doctor" n Durst Opera House Monday evening. May < Mth. The company and play met with a i learty reccptlon by our citizens and the good mpressions made the company, was empha;lzed by their returned engagement. It 1h the vlsh of our people that Mr. and Mrs. Love vill visit us often. The Commencement exercises of onr coleges will begin June 11th and continue until he 14th. On Monday evening the lltli there will be a lebute at the Male College. Tuesday evening the 12th calisthenics pantonine and fan drill at Female College. Wednesday evening the 18th music and relations Female College. Thursday at 10:30, A. M. W. C. McQowan, 3sq., will deliver an address at the Female College and Thursday evening there will be mother debate at tne Maie college, wnigc vlll close the exercises for this term. The elite of our city are getting up a picnic sxcursion to the Sulphur Springs of Cokes>ury for next Thursday. We know it will be l success for our young people never underake anything but what It Is attended with iucce3s. Mr. George Collin the "Jolly commercial xjurist" presented the Greenwood club with a tery handsome picture. The original from which this duplicate was taken hangs in the argent museum of New York And is valued at ?80.000. Greenwood can boast of the best orgnnized 'club" with the handsomest ,-club room" of iny city in the State. The furniture is exluislte, and its rules are as strict as the most rigid laws of our State. Miss Bessie Hill spent a portion of last week n Ninety-Six, where she has many friends md relatives. Mr. E. G. McCants spent last Sunday at his lome at Ninety-Six. We beg brother "Vaucluse" to please give as a rest, "Oh gosh." The Rev. J. Lowry Wilson of Abbeville has iccepted an invitation to preach Commencement Sermon in the Methodist church at this ?lace on Sunday June 10th. Mr. Wilson Is n-ell known in Greenwood and no better holea conld have been made. Mr. W. B. Bell returned from Arkansas on ast Saturday, where be bail gone to attend to iome Important business for the Inter-State Jopylng Co., of Indiana. Mrs. J. K. Durst returned from the "Electric Mound" on lost Saturday looking exceeding- . ly well. There muBt be some virtue in the power of cure at this well, when Mrs. Durst left here she was not able to walk alone and <he returned after one week's stay looking as well as though sbe had never been an invalid. Mr. ^Robert Blake ^worshipped at the Presbyterian church on lastSunaay. While Mr. T. P. Riley was out looking after tils farming interest one day last week. He discovered on bis and the adjourning lands that belong to Mrs. Logan some very large beds of kaolin and a substance tbat very much resembles, sapoiio which is excellent for cleaning silver ware. The Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railroad runs through Lhls property and when tbat road is cornDieted this will be a fine opening for some capitalist. Miss Katie Watson leaves on next Saturday to attend commencement at Greenville. The corps of surveyors of the G., C. <fc N. El. R., that has been stationed at this place for sometime will leave next week, going Westward. We regreted very much to learn or tnel leath ofalr. Earle's little child InlGreenville, I 3. C., on last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Earle will probably be absent from town a month. PICNIC AT MORTON'S MILL. Il Good Time Assnred to AH Who Hay t?o. There will be a grand picnic and speaking ~>y candidates on the 2nd Juno at Morton's nllls. Committee of arrangements?Messrs. T. W. Morton, W. H. Coxe, K. J. Warren and J. A. U>inaz. Mr. G. W. Collins will Introduce the speakirs In hla usual felicitous style. The picnic is given by and under the auiplces of the Smithville school, which ie aught by that princeol good teachers, Doctor rohn Morrow, formerly of West Virginia, now >f Verdery. Abbeville's most distinguished ?acher was Dr. Waddell and 8mlthville has a worthy successor In Dr. Morrow. " Messrs. Graydon, Moore, Lites and Profeslors Hodges and McCants are expected to be jresent. All the candidates will be welcome. Mr. T. W. Morton, the "young lord of .the nanor," will give the young people the pleasare of a dance in his splendid mill. The beauty and chivalry of-Verdery, Greenwood and other towns and the surrounding jountry will be present. The editor of the Preu and Banner is corllally invited. Youdk America of Smithvtile ownshlp would like to send him to the Leglsature anyhow. ' Long Cane 1b over the bottoms. Some of .he farmers will replant. Mrs. W. O. Cromer has been appointed by Alumnae Association of the Williainston Fenale College essayist at the approaching reunion of the Alamnae to be held on 21st June. ROLAND. Pr*bate Court Matters. Judge Lyon has been busily engaged durng the past week. Letters of administration have been grgnt?d to W. H. Daniel for the estate of Nancy J peer, deceased. Also to S. B. Whateley for the eatate of K. i. Whateley, deceased. The will of Dr. James H. McCrery, deceased, ,vas proved, aud Mrs. S. T. McCrery quulilcd as executrix, aud Captain R. J. Robinton Till qualify as Executor in a few days. The Judgment of this court in the matter of he dower of Mrs. E. A. Callaham has been 11 -J nA*i?lAn aT /!aman/)ant. moo Hlfi. llt'U* 111C pCblLlUil U1 UVUJUUUMIIX >f?v %>.M nlssed with costs to defendants. We expect o publish the decree in this case next week. :t is an interesting case, not only to tbe paries litigant, but to the public generally. An ippeal has been taken to the Circuit Court by he demandant, who is represented by Mesire. Perrin & Cothran. The defendants are epresented by Messrs. Benet & Cason. A decree fixing tbe principles of law for the lettleraent of tne estates of James Gordon, leceased, Mrs. M. J. Gordon, deceaased, and vlrs. Georgia Gordon Miller, and of W. Joel Smith as executor and guurdlan has beeu fll!U aud accounts staled. Tbe time allowed for ' ippeals has not expired in the latter case. Phoenix, S. C., May 22,1S88. We are having a cold north-east rain. Messrs. Hilton, Hackett and Adams are dong a line business in tbe lumber line. They iave a large lot of fine lumber on band. Miss Mamie Blake's sprained ankle is imjrovlng rapidly. Mr. Pierce Holloway is clerking for Mr. J. H. Gaines. Pierce is u nice fellow and makes i good salesman. Mr. G. P. Chipley will open a large milliniry establishment here soon. The sweet fragrauce of orange blossoms is rafted to us on the soft spring breeze, and we *??* i _ ji?vi r)ia?ni,Ao nf nnoorto I n mnrc muv iu uid uhu uiowuw ?. u^w... uture we detect the Indistinct tinkling of ap>roaching wedding bells. The school at this place is progressing nicey. George Andrews has made an average of 0, and Harry Watson US. We congratulate rou, boys. Mr. Editor, when a young lady in her reply oa request to cull, from a young man, Bays bat she will be glad to see him if she is at lome, what is he to do? Mr. J. L. Hunter will begin the publication >f a newspaper at Brooksviile soon. HiBOfIce will be over one of the new stores. Miss Claude Townes, who has been spending lome time in Florida, is visiting her sister, Urs. S. P. Brooks. ' There will be a wedding in this neighborjood in lei>s than a month, and your corres)ondent received an Invitation to-duy. Several of our young ladies attended the >icnicat Mt. Morlah last Saturday,?way they lad a splendid time, and all on account or Jeome, Rev. J. S. Jordan will be absent some time Malting relatives in Maine. Mr. D. H. Mayes, one of our best young men las gone to Kansas, where he is in a fine busness. HAL. une .nnu rvni-n LaurensviUe Herald. The Atlanta Journal says that "it Is reported hat a movement Is on foot to defeat Senator Colquitt, and that already a distinguished cit- , zen of Georgia has been agreed on as the op)oslng candidate." To this the yews and Courier adds: "There s really no reason for alarm. Senator Colluitt Is a rather hard man to defeat, Judging i ?y the way in which he handled the recent Convention in Georgia, and it Is presumed hat he and his friends are not sleeping." Senator Colquitt is an able man intellecttally, and as a Senator, and otherwise, a red It to his State. But we hardly think it ery complimentary to "the recent Conven- . ion in Georgia" to speak of the way it was handled" by the Junior Senator. Male Con- . 'eutlons, of late, are not above suspicion, it , s true, but we are not willing to believe that lenator Colquitt or any other man, or dozen aen, could load, or did lead, the "recent Coneution In Georgia" about by the ears. * ^<n./ f\.,IfMflWK 1 'liougn pernaps iuo nwo u>?. . /hut il is talking about, when It speaks of i handling" a convention. It knows us much ] bout such manipulation doubtless. as any < ther journal this Bide the "Rockies." There arc live newspapers in Abbevlllccoun- ; >*; two at the court house, one ntGroenwood, ne at McCormlck and one at Lowndcsvllie nd there are eighteen or twenty candidates t ut for ottlco already, anil huvobeen announc- t d in each paper. Wise candidates know 1 unt they cannot afford to slight a local paper ? ;r indoin so they will slight that community, nd in doing that they will be left in the cold.? j (. Matthews SlKCtator t Tiik New York Store In Greenwood Is the snsation of the day. Customers come to it t cm the four quAi'tcre OT the earth. t : -T/ ; - 1 DO JUDGES COME TO THE RESCUE OF MURDERS ? * 'j$ The "Preae and Bnnner" Replies t * (he "Columbia Record.** Last week we wrote an edltoral ttt which we Intended to commend the action of Judge . Kershaw In refusing bail to a white man woo hud killed a negro. It was the flrst instance r ; ?*? of the kind of which we remembered where ft man for a similar offence had been pat to much more Inconvenience than that of employ Ing a lawyer to go with him to a Judge for ball, and afterwards attending oourt where the Jury might promptly acquitjhlm of all guilt or blame in thd matter and we thought Judge Kershaw's action highly corny mendable. ilind you, we did not say that no white man has been punished for Killing a negro, but we do say that we have no recollection of any such fact oomlng to oar knowledge. Our neighbor, the Columbia Record copied what we said, and commented on our article. . As we understand the Reatn-d, that paper in aiming at exactly the rame object for which the Preu and Banner is laboring?the only difference being thai the Record adopts one method, and I be Preu and Banna1 takes another route. The Record deals in generalities and never once attempts to show exactly . where the Preu and Banner Is wrong. The Record says: "It is a common thing for thoee whom we "call "tbe public" to form an oplalon of a "case as the case in first given in the newspa- *-. "pers, and to be very much astounded to find "that a Jury acting under the sanction of an "oath take a dlflerent view. Tbe Jurymen "act under a responsibility. Their critics, "unfortunately, are responsible to nobody." This talk about "the public" being inferior to Jurors is somewhat autlqaated. The Juries are presumably taken from, among the people, and thoi>e of our citizens who may attend court and be as well Informed or the facts, as the Jurors them selves, may forma ' reasonably correct opinion. Because a Juror is under oath is no reason or excuse for bin ... returning a verdict-contrary to the Iatf" and ^ tbe evidence. , The Record?* talk of Juries doing their duty, and the lack of evidence to convict, wftl go lor nothing if a Jury commission can draw a-Jury for tne purpose of rendering a particular verdict. The Record says: "We aro sure that every one of our Judges "has tukeu pains to hold tbe scales of Justice A "In even poise and at every stage of any Judi"clal proceeding to ignore every distinction "between men on accountof race, color or station in life." v.. We would not gainsay one word of that sentence. We agree with every word of it, and would go further and say that eacb and every oneof the Judges stands the peer of any man, ; in any Stale. But for all that, there seems to be evidence, that different Judges take different views of the enormity of crime. Our neighbor no doubt remembers that tbe railroad trains about Greenville were robbed a year or two ago. We believe a negro and a white man * wore cnargeu wiiq iu? ououcw. xu? jurjr uiu. , their duty, and convicted both. The negro received sentence?ten years in the penitentiary. The white man appealed; was tried again, and convicted a second time. His Benteace was two years In the penitentiary. Will the Record claim tnat there were dlf-' ferent degrees of guilt, or tbat one Judgi: considered tne robbing of a train with five times the enormity that his brother Judge considered the same offence? The tracks point in a certain direction. - . The Record says: "We cannot admit that our courts do not "'look with dls&vor upon the net of killing "negroes and white forolgn laborers.' We do "not believe that any Judge in Booth Carolina "has ever 'come to the rescue of murderers.'" <1 We think tbe Court records will show tbat our Judges have done exceeding little to dls- ? courage tbe kllllngof any sortof people. The question as to whether "any Judge in Bouth Carolina has ever come to tbe rescue of murderers," must be determined by a definition of the meaning of the term. That Judge? have given nominal ball to almost everybody who has slain a fellow-being, we presume will not hAHAnlivl That In manv oisea ball wan sought chiefly for the purpose of using the fact In vindication of the accused, we presume will not be denied. That small ball, or . ball of any sort, has had the effect of breaking down sentiment against the accused, will, we presume, not be denied. If theioregolng propositions are admitted, tben we snbmit tbat it cannot be successfully denied that some "South Carolina Judge* - - ~ have gone to the rescue of murderera." Of course everything depends on the meanlng of the.words. We contend, however, that the South Carolina Judges are not blameless In tbe matter of giving easy ball to murderers. The Record says: "But that tbere is, or ever has beeh, the con"dltlon of things which tbe Preu and Banner "alleges to have existed, we are not yet prepared to admit." But no proof is brought to controvert a till- > gle statement. II our brother will produce - >> any evidence or facts to show error on our part, we will be glad to be convinced to his way of thinking. It is useless to deny that there is race preju-' dice. It Is useless to assert that the crime of murder has been properly punished In South Carolina. and we believe the Record admits as much. *\ . Will any man deny a belief tbat Justice has in enmA innfAncAs. miscarried because the Ju ries were fixed? ? Even though the Prets and Banner be In error the public morals and the safety or the private citizen bave nothing to lose by agitation. If the Prext and Banner Is in error, It *? will be easy for tbe able editor of the Record, or other respected brethren, to do the public a service by showing wherein error has been promulgated or lodged in any part of the pubOur Idea Is that the negro gets pxact justice when brought into Coart, but we believe the Courts have been too lenient to white men who havo committed crimes against the person, V Just received another lot of fresh nnts at E. L. Wilson's. ? a For plain and fancy candles: call on E. L. Wilson. , The celebrated "W. L. Douglas $3 Shoe." alw) a full Hue of his other advertised goods may be found at White Brothers, agents. 3-7fc In politics our motto ! Tariff Reform. In drugs, lowest prices and purest -goods. Bert nnrost Urn IT* for PrCMrlD rawiu iucuiMuv?, tlon work, Paints, Oils, <fcc. Garden Seeds, School Books, and nil specialties of the drug trade. J. B. Franks, Lowndoavlllo, 8. C. March 29,1888,12m. - . ... Millinery. More bats, feathers, flowers, and ribbons. Just received for the month of May. R. 31. Haddon <k Co. Tobacco 25c. pound, soap two cakes for 6c. Another lot of 6c. glassware at K. A. Templeton. We have a foil line of buggy and hand umbrellas at all prices. Smith & Son. Cheaper than Coffee?that Young Hyso leant lli'ty cents per pound. Ask for It a White Brothers. A fresh lot French Candy at 25c. pound. Parched Coffee In pound packngesat 25c. Tea 35 to 50c. pound. A large cake toilet soap nicely perfumed at 5c. 5 nutmegs lor 5c. at E. A. Templeton's. If All parts of Harness sold separately, to Mitt austomcrs. Hand-mape. J. S. Hammond & Co. 5 Children South Carolina Penitentiary made 8noes at tr. IVUoeuucig U, W. The largest stock "of boys clothlug ever brought to this market wblch will be sold cheap. P. Rosenberg<Jt Co. TNotwlthstauding the tremendous run on our unusually large stock of straw hats, we still have a good assortment of styles?, sizes, and prices. Give us a leak. Smitu & Son. Wm. E. Bell will see that you get new and stylish goods. I am receiving by every train uew and fresh goods, one case of dress goods to arrive this week, 2 cases of hats and millinery goods to arrive this week. My trade lm.? Increased so rapidly this season that It is almost impossible to keep in goods, but I have them coming on every t rain. So don't become alarmed for fear you won't get a new and stylish dress or hat. \V\ E. Bell. Our stock of scarft are Just superb, especially "Galena," "True," "Longfellow," "Saluda," "C'rafton," "Anglessa," "Aylesbury," and planked with Dlacu Satin Dudelets, Black Silk Dudlets, White Satin Dudelets, Colored Silk and Satin Dudelets, Pique and White Lawn Dudelet*, Black and Colored Silk Ties and Bows, White Lawn Ties and Bows, Calico Ties, 4 in Hand Tics?make up the handsomest collection of Neck Wear you ever saw, and you should not fail to call early und lay in a supply for summer use. Smith & - Son. Gents low quarter shoes penitentiary made at P. Rosenberg & Co. r/jrtoiuoti a fresh lot of Prnnelles, Prunes and apple butter by J. F. Miller. Tbe best Hani on the market, tho Magnolia. Just received a fresb lot b J. F. Miller. J. S. Hammond a Co., have ou band a good supply of Home-made Harness, double and single, to sell for cash or to exchange for bids ind tan bark. o Go to E. L. Wilson's for fresh crackers. W. Jool Smith & Son's is tbe place to get a first class "Kentucky Spring seat saddle" at a low price. A big lot always on band, also a lull line of cheaper saddles, harness, bridle, jollnrs, Ac. 1 If you want something cheap, and at the mine time good, buy a pound of Young Hy<on Tea at fifty cents. You will fiud It at White Brothers. We are this week receiving fresh additions oour stock of Hcndy-Maue Clothing and iHvuvk huvoon hand a large and beautiful ine of mi tuples from which to order special wits and single garments. Smith A Son. South Curelinu Penitentiary made, in men's off (juartcr, ladies low quarter and all styled >f chrildren shoes at 1'. Rosenberg ?b Co. One case of white Koods and laces to arrive his week, you will ilnd some pretty stylis la his case, ueW gooks Just out. NV. E. Bell. J ' S?- , ' ' 1 - - 'J*" . *. . t -tu