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: -v fV?* ;;i;-; s^Zifh; f~-'" .. t * ;' 'Z Hgp' ' '' ' I * The Press and Banner 4?-Publi8hed every Wednesday at 82 a year Id advance. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1889. MlNiinderNtood I's. The Columbia staff editor of the Xem and Courier, we think, misapprehends our remarks In reference to the Comptroller-General's circular. We did not, and do not, censure the Comptroller-General for any thing which his circular contained, but we criticised it for what it did not contain. Our Intention was to call attention to the fact that, as far ac we are Informed large capitalists in the State not only escape a Just assessment, but some of them, if we understand the expressions of the Newt and Courier, have openly and publicly announced their determination not to list their property as required by law. Such statemants by the capitalists, we think. Indicate a fearful state of affairs, and ni?iinnn/>oo tho mntt rtnmnfflnc Ktienia 11DOI1 j/.vuv.vv ...V ? O ? "-P the Government of South Carolina. If a bank President, with a quarter of a million of dollars In surplus money, may defalntly tell the Auditor, the ComptrollerGeneral, and the Governor of the State, by publication in the most widely circulated newspaper in the Commonwealth, that he will not list that money for taxation, does he not override the laws of the Government, and place Its officers In the greatest contempt before the people? When the capitalists of the State are sufficiently powerful to beat down the Government, and to set Its lawful officers at defiance, does not the knowledge of that Cact have the most demoralizing effect on the citizen, whose lack of money, impudence and power forces blm to submit to the demands of officers who will not make their richer neighbors pay their full quota of taxes? We have not the slightest objection to anything contained in the Comptrollor-General's circular. The Auditor of this county adopted the plan therein suggested, years ago, and no complaint has been made, or will be made to ito requirements. Our people are willing to pay their full share of the taxes, but they are not willing to be unfairly treated. They are not willing to see their trusted State officers excuse the rich citizen, the banker, the railroad company, or other corporation, from a Just assessment of their nrnnnrtv \ r?i * We have published facts and figures to show without the shadow of a doubt that our State offioers have not pressed the bankers, the railroad companies, and the other capitalist with the same energy that they have pursued the poorer classes. We ask a categorical question. Has the property of the Clemson estate been put upon the tax books of Oconee? If not, why not? Has the surplcs million dollarsin the banks of Charleston b?en put on the tax books? It not, why not? Are the railroads assessed at anything like their value ? If not, why not ? Are the holders of mortgages properly as" sessed ? If not, why not? In case the State officers or the newspapers, oannot answer, or will not answer, we leave the reader to draw bis own conclusion, which he can readily do. No, we do not object to what was in the Comptroller-General's circular. It is what ; was omitted, to which we object. The Columbia RegUler has expended much energy In showing that many farmers are taxdodgers. The Neuu and Courier ol last week shows a falling off ol the assessments in thirteen counties, to be $1,247,858, from last year. Is i this not the legitimate remit of the action ol our officers in allowing tne bankers, corpora tlons, and railroads to dictate to them what amount of taxes they will pay ? It Is notable that of the thirteen counties -which have reduced their assessments, ten 01 then are in the low country. Only about $58,126 reduction has been made in the upcountry, while the reduction in the low country baa been about $1,247,000. Do they not catch on to the methods of the Charleston capitalists with wonderful alacrity ? The X?|re Problem \n. Potatoes. The Negro Problem bobs up again, and seems to exercise the minds of some ot tne newspapers, but we doubt not the discussion Is tiresome to the people. This newspaper has already exhausted the patience of its readers on that subject, and we do not intend to Inflict on them any other articles on that line. In our own opinion, the more important question is, what is to become of us? Any country, and any government, is good for the man who has plenty of money. If it were In order, therefore, to mdko a suggestion, we would say that individual material jjrwpunijr ie> ui tuo uiob txuu. iaoi m^ut u*utc to the citizen. If we have a sufficiency of this world's goods, the government jvill be good enough, and If we are thrifty and prosperous as individual citizens, if we attend to the shop and the farm with due diligence, and with properly directed efforts, we need not . care for speculating on the future of the negro. He will either take care of himself or else go to the bad, and any interference on oar part will neither help him nor be of benefit to as. To show how ridiculous it seems for the white race to be exercising Itself about the fu. ture of the negro, it would only be necessary to suggest that the negro might undertake the guardianship of the white mun, mid then propose to shape his destiny. Reader, between you and this newspaper^ we needn't bother about the negro. .Let us let him alone, and look after our own personal / A weltare; and all will be well with us and ours* .. The iletis which Bome of our people have to give Ou their crops, and the interest which many of us have to pay on the mortgaged debt of our farms is a million times more oppressive than any possible speculation as to the future of the negro or the official policy of the President. To men at work, it makes not the slightest difference who hold the political offices, but it makes all sort of difference to the politicians, and the more they can excite tne sympatny or me lnausirious warning people, who expect neither office nor offl. clal patronage, the better it Is for the officeseekers. Individual Pronperily. Much has been Bald about the necessity of a factory at Abbeville, but little has been said of the benefits of individual prosperity. Oreat efiort has been made to forecaste, President Harrison's policy toward the South, but we have heard very little of the policy to be pursued this year by the individual farmers of the country. Wc have no disposition to underrate any of the great questions which may agitate the country, but as a matter of faet a good turnip patch is of more importance to the citizen than any policy which President Harrison may adopt. Again, it is not to bo denied 1 hat a good pasture fence would be worth more to the farmer than would be his profits from a factory on the summit ef every hill in the neighborhood. Again, a good mule colt is of more consideration to the farmer than the defeat or success of any political party, in either mate or nauooai pumics. Augmu, u patch of long-legged blue stemmend collards r la of more value In the support of the family than Is the election of any particular representative to Congress or the advancement of any citizen to the high and exaltered office of Governor of tbe State. Then, reader, what will be your policy this year? That is the question. Do you intend to make tbe farm and the shop self-sustaining ? Do you intend to sow oats, raise a mule colt, and enlarge your pasture fence? These are questions of a thousand fold more Importance than any definition of "Harrison's policy." Remnants In dress glnghama at less than cost, suitable for children's dresses. W.E.Bell. |" K: " Sks V ' <v * ' : ' I" .1', ; : ' -'-. . i > .. ' '- . , ; ' vr: T". < ? A Factory at Abbeville. While the Press and Banner does not favor th" placing of anybody under the hardship Incident to the life of a factory operative, yet it is believed by many of out most sagacious citizens that a cotton factory at Abbeville would be of great benefit to the agricultural and business interests of the people of Abbeville county. It is thought that if wo had a factory at Abbeville that the farmers would realize a higher price for their cotton. A factory that ! would manufacture ten thousand hales a year, and pay a higher price for that amount of cotton wonld certainly be of Immense benefit to the fanning interests, and it is be1 ieve that the farmers of the county m ight subscribe liberally to the establishment of an institution of this kind. Yielding to the accepted belief of many of our people that a cotton factory might increase our trade and business, and be of inj estimable benefit to the better-off classes of people, yet we hold that on the moral side of the quesiion, it would be better for factory operatl ves to grow the cotton than to spin and to weave It. Hut we admit, that the wages paid to factory hands are a blessing in many cases. If our people and the citizens of the county, therefore, should desire the establishment of a factory, the Press and Banner, after having made expression, and without any con," promise of principle, will heartily Join in the furtherance of the desired object. While we would be more than willing to see a factory bulit, yet we would urge our laboring people to remain on the farms. It is better to grow the cotton than to spin it. Hut, if by the building of the factory, material prosperity is to be brought to our doors, there is no doubt that plenty of people will be found ready to operate the machinery, and willing to undergo the physical strain incident to employment in a cotton mill. If a cotton mill would secure advanced prices for cottoD, as It on doubt would, and ii our business Is thereby to be improved, then there need be no lack of capital to erect the building and to furnish it with spindles and looms. The Drawing of the Jury. Auditor A. W. Jones, being anxious that there 6bould be no possibility for dissatisfaction as to the manner of drawing the Juries for this Court, Invited a number of gentlemen to witness the drawing last week. Jury Commissioner Morrison drew the slips of pa per from toe slightly opened box on whlcn were written the names of the persons liable to jury duty. Looking at the name on each piece of paper after it was taken out of the box, he handed it to Capt. Lltes, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, who read it aloud, and handed it to Auditor Jones. Clerk T. L. Moore at his desk, and Deputy Sheriff Henry D. Moore at another desk, re corded the names as they were called. The list as published constitute those who were drawn. The drawing of these Juries was absolutely fair, as all will testify. The action of Auditor Jones Is worthy of a faithful and impartial officer, who is determined to do his duty. In connection with this, we would remind any persons who may contemplate killing a fellow-being, that there will be hereafter danger of conviction. Auditor Jones, Commissioner Morrison, and other members of the Jury Commission are determined that there shall be no complaint against them In the discharge of their official duty. This leads us to warn those who contemplate murder to be on their guard. There .,,111 *nnA?.(MnUt? rvn?f(oll?V I *> thouo. Till UCUVUp^UHUUIvJ 1V1 ?SC*1 V1UA1VJ iU VIIV ov lection of Jurors. Let us Look to Our Interest. In many of the towns of the State the people act as a unit, and all work to build up and to sustain the Interests of the place In which they live. Experience has proven that a united people can work wonders, and observation has convinced us that any town will dry ud where the people do not look to the business interests of the place. If the people cf Abbeville so will it, they can command all the trade to which their geographical position and their business capacity so cleacly entitle them. To open a place of business and never say a word about it in a newspaper is to keep the fact a secret from the great.mass of the people. It i? not an uncommon thing for some men doing business to decry the value of advertising, but there is no denying the fact that the best business men in the country annually spend millions of dollars In advertising. The Anderson Journal has adopted the plaD of copying extracts weekly from the local press of the adjolng counties. While we have no regular system of thls^ort, weare Inclined to the opinion that interest is added to the Journal by Its course. When the Journal has had more experience, we would be glad to bear from it on the subject. THE TOWN OF COLLEGES. The P?oplc Thereabout?What Mutters or General Interest K. 8. G. Has to Say on Many. Due West, S. C., January 13.1889. Drummers are infesting the town. Mr. Walter Ellis Is now a citizen of Due West. Mr. McCarter, of Antrevllle, brought a daughter to Female College last Saturday. Mr. Ed. Sadlor from Cook's Station has Just entered Erskine. Two men killed on the railroad track the same day and only 40 miles apart. People had better lookout when at the depots. The week of prayer was observee here every day. There were union meetings every day at 11 o'clock in the Associate Reformed church. All denominations visiting and the services beinj: conducted by the different pastors of the different denominations. Mr. Thomas Reid, of Mean's Chapel is lo? cated at present on the "Galloway place" near town. Mr. Reid is a pushing young farmer. Dr. D. G. Philips, of Louisville, Ga., will enter a son in Erskine in a few days. The Doctor is a Arm patron of the college. This makes the sixth child he has sent here, three sons and three daughters. It will be seen that he treats the two institutions with great Impartiality. Ah he has several more children which bo intends educating it would only be fair for the colleges to grant such an impartial patron a nice bounty. The head of the "brilliant editor of the Greenville News" Is level on all questions, except prohibiiion. . Here "It is oft." The News made a splendid fight for economy and reform during tne last session of the Legislature. This paper is a splendid exponent of "upcountry Ideas," as against the nabobs of the low country. Mr. J. E. Todd bought a splsndld pair of mules from Prof. Kennedy for $240 last week. President Kennedy bought a nice bay for Sl;{0 .Saturday and offers hiB cream for sale. A gentleman remarked the other day that the congregational singing In the Associate Reformed church is not as good as it was when he was here two years ago. The Phoenix Hotel hack drives a spanking pair of bay mules that does'nt allow the grass to grow under their feet. It is 6aid that there is a wonderful changing about of hands this years, and that they are slow to make a contract. Some farmers are short of workers. Class reunions in Erskine during the Semicentennial next July is considerably discussed here now. The Y. M. C. A., of Erskine held an Interesting meeting In their hall last Saturday night. Mr. Lee Bell, of the Senior class and Dr. James Boyce of the Seminary made excellent addresses and R. S. Galloway read an essay. ThcY. M. D. Mission held a meeting immediately after this meeting, and among other things pledged 820 to the Board of Home Mission. A mission station was reported as having been organized in the "Dunn section" below Donalds, by W. A. Tood, with 25 or 30 members. A good teacher can get a good school in the Antreville section by being right smart now The patrons are looking for one. The primary department at the Female College has 60 pupils on the roll now. Miss Allic Pruitt, daughter of our townsman, Mr. F. V, Pruitt, and one of the best lady teaeher in this country has accepted a position in the primary department at the Female College. Bhe wields the birch in i fine style when necessary. i Mr. J. C. Haddon, of Donalds has bought the "J. C. McDlll place" from Prof. P. L. Grelr. He expects to move to it after another year, i R. 8. (J. m i The best assortment of Corsets. Cuffs and Collars. Rufflings. Gloves. Handkerchiefs. i Veilings Ac, &c. can be found at R. M. Had, don & Co. I '?VW* . -,v; - TO FLORIDA AND BACK. SINGULAR METHOD OF PROVING A DEATH. Jacksonville?The St. Johns ? Cove Springs?Ill Memory of Tlio.se who Died for Others?Tel low Fever a Little Choice as to Subjects of Attack ? A Prophet Away From Home. * It became necessary In adjusting the of claim J. (J. Douglass In the Knights of Honor that some one should go to Green Cove Springs, Flu., lo establish his indentity as thenian who was a member of the Lodge at Abbeville ; being reporter of the Lodge and having made out all papers pertaining to the case, Mrs. Douglass suggested that I should go and attend lo this mutter, und in accordance with her request I left Abbeville for Verdery, on Monday 31st December, ult., and boarded the G.-iiO train for Augusta, at that place. In purchasing a tickct at the ottlce In Augusta for Jacksonville,jFia., I was accosted by quite a nice looking man and asked if I had ever been to Jacksonville. I told hitn I had not, when he said, well, sir, I would not go to that place lor one thousand dollars. The remark did not impress me at the time but while trying to sleep that njght the thought came into my miud that perhaps ho knew something that I did not know, for I had not seen the papers of that day, and I phmiulil nou; maps nf VAllnw fpver had dfi. velopecl within that time. Arriving at Savauaah, I obtained a,paper and scauned it closely, but 110 unfavorable report from Jacksonville was discovered, and seven passenger coaches were quickly tilled with people bound for the Land of Fruits and Flowers. I was reassured and dismissed tho matter from my mind lor the time. Between Savauuah anU Jacksonville tbe country Is ti barren waste low, wet, ana marshy. The native pine seems to furnish the only Industry, in turpentine, rosin and lumber. Not. one loot of land in cultivation in sight of the railroad lor the 175 miles between the two cities. But running out of this barrenness into the city of Jack sonville, one is reminded of Prof. Coke Smith's description of his trip down the St. Lawrence river, in which in graphic language he de scribes the grand rapids and the preparations made for going over the rapids aud after passing down, suddenly the boat is in smooth placed water and the beautiful city of Montreal la high up on the banks. The point seen At which the description does not hold good Is as to the height, for Jacksonville seems to be as low, If not lower, than the surrounding cou n try. 11 Is a beau tlful place and bei ng 1 mproved every year. The lever was a great drawback to the growth last year, and the city Itself is like a sick man recovering from the fever. Every vestage of the desease is ?one, but people ure afraid, and I fear agents are paid by other places, to excite the fears of the people. I enjoyed greatly my first visit to Jacksonville. ItlsacharacteiisilcSoutbern city with a great many of the marked peculiarities of Savannah aud Charleston. In the course of time 1 think the city will be modernized, as some signs erenow visible, notlbly the new styles 01 architecture on the principle streets. The St. Johns river is a beautiful stream, clear as crystal. Alter spending one night in Jacksonville, I went the next morning to the point of my iiofi Inutinn CIrnon Pnwu si11 rI tiera* f hiu iu n fmvn UbOMUOVIVU, V4VWU w? V ?u?w .uw ?W.. ? of about 1*200 inhabitants and lies in a cove of the St. Johns liver thirty miles below Jacksonville. It is nicely laid off and has several beautifnl parks, the town seems liberally sustained by Uordeu, the condensed milk man, and be has certainly selected a lovely spot upon which to expend his surplus cash. The place takes lis name lrom a remarkable spring in the centre of the town which is charged with sulphur and other medicinal properties. It Is about 25x25 feet and a stream dows from It larger than Long Oane ; it never gets above or below 70 degrees Faren hit. The people use it without ice and prefer it that way, tbe bottom Is a beautiful commingling of green and gold colors ; the deepest part is said to be 60 feet perfectly clear, like all water in Florida. Mr. P. (J. Fisher a prominent lawyer of this place rendered me valuable assistance in obtaining affidavits necessary to prove tbe Identity ot Mr. Douglass, which 1 think Is proved to the satisfaction of tbe supreme ofUcers Knights of Honor. I took a good photograph of Mr. Douglass will* me and had no difficulty in having It recognized by prominent men as an exact likeness of the man who lived and died In their town and whom they knew as J. C. Douglass. It was my privilege to attend on ray return to Jacksonville the memorial services ol the Board of Trade in memory of the gallant men who, in imitation of their Master, had Inirt down their lives lor sufferlne lium:initv. The Hon. Jobn E. Hartrtdge whose nomination as U. S. District Judge for the District of Florida is now In the hauds ol tbe Senate Judiciary committee delivered a chaste and ornate oration on the occasion. The mellowed influence ofthe lives of Daniel Fleming, L'engle and others will linger as an .inspiration In the henrtt. of the present generation and will be handed down as a rich legacy to generations yet unborn. One remarkable foature about the yellew fever In Jacksonville was that only two per cent of tbe negroes contacted the disease died, and more than twenty per cent of the whiles, some of the leading men of the city, among whom were three editors, three preachers, three lawyers and three doctors. Taken as a whole, I had a delightful trip and will repeat it again when opportunity offers. My kinsfolk In Jacksonville treated mo like a prince, and the scripture quotation came frequently to my mind. "A prophet Is not without honor save In his own country." \V. A. T. THF TAX DODGER'S COLLEGE. Solid ChnnkH of Hard Sense?An Eye Opener for Fanatics on tbe SnbJect. of Building a College in wbieti to Teach tbe Science of Grubbing Boots, and tbe Art of Dropping Corn. Columaia Register. Now, then, when the reformers have reformed, In this matter of the Clenson College they have managed to cut down the genera! expenditures possibly by less than ?20,000. But, in the meantime, the so-called refor mers have taken the inceptive step of sad' dlingon the people a new college with a nrob able cost, to begin with, of ?400,000 to maKe il truly efficient, and an annual expenditure ol nothing less than ?10,000, and posibly S15.00C will be required to support it. This expenditure amounts to carrying perpetually about 8800,000 of 4]4 per cent*. Here, then, we sees burden of possibly S700.000 to be carried by the people for all time. How will this do by the way of economic reform;? The Register does not complain of this expenditure at all, If it is needed and the farmers of the State actually want another Institution, in view ol the fact that they already have one answering every possible demand that the new institution can possibly afford. It this be a specimen of the great reform movement before which the "Bourbons" are remanded to a back seat, our reforming brethren will find that they have got an elephant on their bands when they come to the point of asking for the support of this institution, what it wlllfrequlre to make it anything else than a Tillman boomerang. When the time comes to ask for the honest support of the institution, The Hegistek will be there earnestly fighting for its liberal support; but we see now clearly how a new brood of reformors will arise to discountenance and spitout of their mouths another "rich man's college" for the rich farmers ol the State, whtlst poor boys have to stay at home on tho farms to work for the support ol the memoers ortneirown lnujgeni, iainjucs, who cannot aflord to do without the work of their boys. In our experience, just such as these often make the best and most successful citizens. This Is no argument against education, we admit. But it an argument against the necessity of manual labor instruction. Necessity, after all is the best teacher In this Important feature of social economy. The poor boy who has to work in the fields, to work in downright dead earnest through the livelong year, day In and day out. He learnsthat first of all lessons in human economy?self-denial. He gets not only muscle as he makes his" bread?he gets a splendid manhood and self-reliance that cannot be despised, when a brave man's work Is called into the count. Noraretheso boys always without education. They have to begin with the education of experience and of that manly struggle for a support of themselves and their parents and the little chlldern of the family. Not only this, many such a boy is tought the three K's before he goes into the fields. Aftor all, it never is the mere physical labor that the boy does that makes a man of him, any more than It makes a man of the horse or the ox he ploughs or drives. It is the selfdenial involved and the sense of responsibility he grows up with which lift him up In his own esteem and the esteem of others. Can mere manual labor, in itself, afford these valuable incidents of a laboring life? There is nothing in the mere drag of labor, in itself, to lift the mind or to quicken the moral force of man. It is only when it Is accompanied by the valuable incident! we have alluded to. that it does lift the boy into a good and useful man. Oucc a Week. Greenwood Tribune. The Tribune will hereafter, until further notice, be issued oniy once a weeic (on Fridays.) We started the Semi-weekly in October merely as a business venture, thinking that the business of Greenwood would Justify us in so doing. We find that It does not pay, and as we are running a paper solely for the money tbere Is in it, and not as a philanthropic scheme, we will go back to a weekly and will try to make up In quality what we lack in quantity. We Deg to say to our readers that this is not a sign of weakening on our part but merely a matter of business. The Tribune Is here to stay, and will in the future as in the past (under the present management) be found on the side of truth and right. We do not belong to any ring or clique, aud shall stand up for the right and expose evil without fear or favor wherever we muy find it. ^ -Af -. *' *1 'Af ~h BRAYTON'S ADDRESS. He Seeks to Infliicnco Northern Sentiment!* Ajjuinst tlie Southern people. "The election laws In South Carolina innl the methods employed to suppress the Republican vote," is tho title of an address prepared by Eliery M. Brayton, chairman of tlie liepublican Stsitc executivo committee, for circulation among the members of the Fil'tylirst Congress. A special copy is to be sent to President-elect Harrison. The address is bitter in tone and attacks the present Democratic methods in this state without reservation. In its opening sentence it characterizes the recent election in South Carolina as a "miserable farce," and claims that, "onto! :i vote of more than 120,000 the Republicans were sniveled to have counted hut 13,710." Mr. Brayton says: "The result is canvassed ami discounted in advance, and the so-called elections Is hut tho formal registry of what lias beeu ordained," and further that "the late election demonstrates the ellectual suppression of the elective franchise in this state and tho utter futility of contending against the infamous system under which tiiey are held. The rights of suffrage arc annihilated." Other sentences selected from the address areas follows: "As matters now stand the Republicans are political outcasts and aliens to the commonwealth, and have no right which the Democrats will concede or respect." 01 the election system in South Carolina he says: "Its partisan purpose Is not even con cealed?it openly violates every principle of right, Justiceand fairness. It was enacted to enable tlie few required to work its machinery to accomplish all that the masters of the party have been able to achieve through lawlessness, iraud and brutal crimes." He styles the execution of the present registration law "an unexampled outrage," implying "wrongful complicity, involving inlsc swearing on the part of voters, or its illegal omission and perjury on the part of tho supervisors." and alleges that "these are venal oQcnces for which llourbon public opinion offers ready and full absolution." In support of these charges Mr. Dray ton states that "on the last election day there was picked ip on the public road In Oconee county a batch of thirty-six blank registration certilicatcs, duly signed by the supervisor, N. 0. McDonald, with a serial number exceeding the number IJIOO, though there are less than 3000 voters, all told, in the county." Continuing, he says: "But dove-tailing with the registration iniquity are the other abhorrent features of the law," and alleges that the purpose of the eight boxes used is to confuse and entrap illiterate Republicans. He charges that the managers are always hostile, and no reliance can be placed on their answers to questions, and that they shift the location of the .boxes when they think the Republicans become posted concerning them, and then "revel in the fun which is thus afforded." He goes on to say: "I5ut while the direst result of tbls foul and nauseating fraud has been to paralyze the Republicans the retJcx consequence on the Democratic parly and society has been terrible and deplorable. It has undermined the moral standards and safeguards, occasioned party apathy, and bred ring rule." The reply of Governor Richardson to the committee of Republicans who asked the appointment of one Republican upon the election loards of the state Is presented in full in the address and sarcastically commented mm,, ?> lnn.ll, Tl.r. n, <!,/ . mainder of the address is taken up with charges that the negroes are systematically denied leeal rights and ordinary Justice ; that they are habitually excluded from the jury box: that labor organizations among them are prohibited; that immigration agents arc not suffered to visit several of the counties, and that the law against carrying concealed weapons is entorced almost exclusively against negroes. He says that the trial justices system is a shame to the state ami the source oi untold woes of negroes, and charges that the trial justices are very often Ignorant, merciless, tyrannical, negro-hating men, who, from the greed to make fees and tho desire to advance the interest of their party, cause the power in their ;hands to grind the humble, and terrorize those zealous in political action. In concluding Mr. Bray ton says that the duly falls on the national government to interpose, as it did immediately following the war, and adds, "If laws are enactcd by which the conduct and management of all federal elections are taken from the hands of the state and placed in the hands of federal officers, with full authority, a summary solution of many of the difficulties involved in the situation will have been produced." He also advocated the establishment of independent newspapers in the state, and the use of the power of appointment of federal oUlcers here. IN DEFENCE OF GOVERNOR RICHARDSON. - Xo Blame Should Attach to Iliin for Doing Hi* Duty. Mr. Editor: I carefully read In the last issue of the Press and Banner Farmer's criticism of Gov. Richardson's action in recarci to the "Clemson hequest," an act for which farmers compares hira to Benedict Arnold. Gov. Richardson has in no way shown that he is not the fajmer's friend, but has shown 1 that lie thinks it is better to go slow and be 1 cautious in matters of so great importance, > and it is certainly wrong to censure him for doing what can do no harm anil what may do great good. He has also shown that he inL tends to do what lie what lie believes to be for the good ot the people, regardless of whom 1 it may displease, for it is reasonable to sup1 pose that Gov. ltldhardson knew that the Ignorant rabble, who think that an agricultural college would remedy all evils, would be displeased with liis course, But to compare him to the most ignoble traitor whose name bldckens American history is unprecedented presumption. Gov. Richardson's course is similar to that of preceding states. men. It is waid that President Jefferson had to violate some of his own principles in the administration of the Government, and of 1 Washington that he never decided an impor tant measure till it became necessary. There wascertalnly no need for haste in the ' signing of the Clemson bequst bill as it will become law in a year after its passage and as there is no need for it atan eariier date. Now, I think if Farmer will use his energy I and perseverance on his farm and there eni[ ploy his time, instead ol'venting Ills spleen on Gov. Richardson, he will succeed better and perhaps be able to pay up his lien even though the Governor failed to sign the bill. ; JUSTICE. f Tbe Georgia Construction Company. Augusta, January 11.?The Georgia Con struction and Investment Company has just gone into the hands of receivers. This is the i company organized by President R. P.Sibley, of Augusta, to build the Carolina, Knoxville ! nnri W'pKtnrn Unilwnv. mwl wliioh lin? hr-nn ; working on the Hue from Greenville to Knoxi vllle until the recent collapse of the company s already reported from Greenville. The Xa' tional Hank of Augusta is a creditor to tlie extent of S-10,000, and it holds Sati.OOo of bonds of the defunct company as collaterals, it brought suit before Judge Ilenry C. Roney this week, and was Joined by the Port Ko.val and Western Railway, another big creditor. The bank was represented by frank H. Miller, the road by Joseph Ganuhl and the corporation by Foster aud Lamar. The hearing resulted in the appointment last evening <>f Ciiaries Z. MeCord, of Augusta, and James T. Williams, of Greenville, as receivers, and they to-day took possession of the entire pro1 perty of the company Id Georgia, Carolina and elsewhere, including the stock subscriptions, amounting to S20U,000, and the contract of construction of December VI7, LSS7, of the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Ilailway. What these assets will show up or pan out tinreceivers do not know yet, as they have not had time to make an inventory or full investigation. The chance of creditors realizing anything like the amount of their claims is regarded as very slim. R. M. HADDON & CO., IIea<l?iiinrterM for Milliuery hiiiI Ladies Goods, Noiv oiler Special IJargains. In order to make room for spring goods, we oiler special inducements to cash buyers for the uext 4 weeks. In dress goods wo have many desirable things to ofl'er. Trimmings to match. Remnnts of Ginghams and Seersuchers. Very cheap. A few feathers of "Tailor Suitiugs" to close, undervalue. Short ends in colored llanncls marked down to close. A few short ends In fine dress goods at a sacrifice. When In search of bargains don't fall lo call on 11. M. Iladdon & Co. R. M. Haddou & Co have full stock staple 1 notions trimings of ali kinds. , R. M. Haddon k Co have full stock ladies fine and medium shoes warranted to be just ' as represented or money refunded. II. M. Haddon it Co Carry the largest stock of Klack Dress goods. Crapes. Nunsveilings &c. The best Kid gloves for jl.OUat R. M. Iladdon , & Co. A good assortment of staple milliiu-ry goods can still be had at R, M. Hadden it Co. I It. M. Haddon & Co advertise some special bargains In this issue. They want room for ] their spring stock. Cash buyers would do well to give them a call. Tho ladles can always rely upon finding almost every article of dress at R. M. Haddon & Co Headquarters for new and fashionable goods. ] Sewing Machine Oil and Ncedlos to suit all . sewing Machines at It. M. Haddons it Co. Tho largest stock children and Infant shoes ' can be found at It. M. Haddon & Co. We still have a few Jackets and wraps, which will bo closed regardless of cost cash. , R.M. Haddon & Co. ' China sets for children suifable for Santa.I! Claus. P. Rosenberg it Co. ' i T *0 ' '''''' ' ' ' - V;' Extracts from the Christian Neighbor. Klt'Ction Frauds. At the closing meeting of the week of prayer in Charlotte, X. (J., the subject for discussion was "Reform." Rev. S. G. McManaway dwelt at length on (lie corruption of the ballothow "Bribery," sni?I lie, ''is practiced at every election ; it is common in Xcw York, it is common in South Carolina, it is common in North Carolina, il. is common in Mecklenburg County, .Hid right here in the city of Charlotte. Jlev. Win. R. Atkinson, Principal of the Presbyterian Female College followed the first speaker endorsing all lie hud said on bribery. Gen. Rufus Barringer then took the floor and said it was impossible to have a pure ballot under the present laws. Hi- stated tliat it is not only politicians that buy votes, nor only strictly immoral man. Ho had a caucus where the question of buying votes was discussed, and to bis consternation it was almost unanimously carried in the affirmative. He continued; "My amazement was still greater when I observed that the meeting was largely composed of prominent church, members, among whom were ciders of this very church, who voted that money be used to carry the election in favor of prohibition." The afl'air has created a great sensation in Charlotte, but it was proper to keep the matter from the public. The Chroniclc, however, prints the matter ill full. Kev. William Martin. At 1:30 in the afternoon of January 10, 18S9, Rev. William Martin died at his home in this city. Having lived nearly two years above four score he l>/innw> i r\ Mo ?ri?iit<A in ?i Alii OffD 111?*"P UUI11C IW IIIO ^lUVU 111 it I Uil II^VJ ii?v as a shock of corn cometh in his season." During the sixty years which embraced his membership in the South Carolina Conference lie served acceptably and usefully the church and his generation in the several charges and trusts committed to his hands by the church. Besides serving longer or shorter terms, on circuits, missions, stations, and iu the presiding eldership, Brother Martin was for a time agent for the Columbia Female College and after that was for some time president of the Female College. Following this was his agency for the Washington Street Church. The last eight years of his life he was chaplain to the penitentiary which was the work on hishands when called from his labors on earth to the higher rest of the people of God. ' As a venerable minister of the gospel Bro. Martin was known and respected generally throughout the State, and none the less so in Columbia where, more than any other one place was the homo of his family during the three score years of his ministry. Sixty years?died at his post?the heavenly Kingdom. Daughters. When a young woman behaves to her parents in a manner particular tender and respectful?I mean from principle as nature?there is nothing ^ood and gentle that is not expected from her, in whatever condition she is placed. .Of tbis I am so thoroughly persuaded that were I to advise any friend of mine as to bis choice of a wife, I know not whether my first counsel would not be?"Look out for one distinguished by her attention and sweetness to her parents." The fund of her worth and allection indicated by such behavior, joined to the habits oi' duty and consideration thereby contracting, being transferred to her marriage state, will not fail to render a mild and obliging companion.?Forll/jcc. All good and true when one knows he finds such an one?only it is so hard to be sure of it. Those in daily contact with persons "under scrutiny" can vouch for the genuineness of such tender consideration of parents as is coveted by the writer above for young non mi 1 \r nnfnil nlinrino glimpses. Take an instances: A young woman?she was a school teacher?would weep when the misconduct of her pupils made it necessary to report (hem to the principal of the school for punishment. This lachrymal art gained for her a reputation for tenderness and sympathy, yet these same blue eyes, bathed in tears for her pupils, have been caught flashing a steely glare at a poor humble minded mother whose broken spirit did not always prompt to the most tactful action, and whose blunderings were thus resented by a "gentle blue eyed daughter." Gentle, forsooth. Yes, to some. A new four-story brick building in Pittsburg, Pa., Jell during a heavy storm of wind and rain January 9. 1 At latest accounts forty-three persons 1 had hten taken from the ruins?eight j killed outright and others so injured that they must die. At Heading a silk mill where -oO girls were em- ' ployed was blown down. Hie loss of 1 life is unknown, but must be appalling. At the same hour and in the same neighborhood an explosion occurred t I?y which eight men were killed. At Sunburg two slacks of a nail mill fell Brushing a shile roof. Two men are .1*. n iwl fmir * iiuiiUj imiu &ui'iuusijr aijinvu, 4vM? j missing. J lev. \'. A. tiharpe, wishes his ? friends io remember that he is on Haw River Ct., X. C. Conference, where v 1 hey know how to take cure of their e [Kislors. e Bishop Newman of the Methodist ? Kpiscopsl Church was in Charleston last week and preached January 13th s, it Trinity. Ho was the guest of e George W. Williams, Esq. f Our old Carolina friend J. B. Black c )f Columbia Fla., January 3. 1SS9, \ eporls himself as some what improv- n ng from three months siekuess. I . Kan?His Creation?His Imagre? His Life. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him. Gen. i: 27. And the Lord God formed man of the dnstof the ground, and breathed into liis nostrils the breath of life ; and man became u living soul. Gen. ii: 7. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God created he him. Gen. v : 1. Therewith (with the tongue) bless me God, even the father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the simmilitude of God. James iii: 9. These scriptures plainly teach : 1. That God created man. 2. That man was creaieu 111 me image or iiKeness 01 God his Creator. 3. That the substance of which God formed man in his own image |was the dust of the ground. 4. That after God had thus formed man in his likeness he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, end man thereby and then became a living soul. 5. That men now, as in the original creation, are made in the similitude or likeness of God. Another scripture (Gen. ix : 6,) reads thus; Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man. This scripture teaches (1) That whoso sheds thebloodiof man?destroys lifeforfeits the protection of God over his own life. So felt and spoke Cain after shedding the blood ofAbel: "And itshall come to pass, that every one that flndeth me shall slay me." This speech of Cain indicated that as he went forth, "a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth" his life was without that dl vine protection which he had had before be slew his brother. (2) The fact that man was and ia still made in the image of God was and is the God-given reason why his blood should not be shed by man. * He that sheds the blood of man ^oes as far as it is possible toward an impossibility ?taking the life of his Creator. In the blood-shedding line from Cain down to the time of Immanuel, the creatcd sons of God continued to shed one another's blood, but when "with wicked hands" they crucified "the Lord of glory," the "only begotten Son" who was "the express image of the person" of the Father, they madly rushed a step farther toward the impossible. They killed the man in the Son and it was nothing to their credit that they did not kill also the Ood in the Son. Can a man come nearer assaulting bis Creator than in shedding the blood of a human creature who bears the imasre of his Maker? Is there a nrofes sion in Christendom whose business it is to kill men who are made in the image of God? THE "RATTLER" AND ITS MASTER. Answers to Inquiry In "Neighbor" of January 3, 1889. In the order of Urribelliferae (Parsley Family) is found a plant botanically known a9 Eryngium yuccaefolium, and in common parlance, "Rattlesnake Master" and "Button Snakeroot." Perhaps this is the plant twice inquired about recently in the Neighbor. It is said to be found in pine barrens from New Jersey southward. According to the description in Gray's Manual, its leaves, as might be inferred from its specific name, are "linear, taper-pointed, rigid, grass-like, nerved, bristly-fringed." Although the order umbelliferae includes many noxious or poisonous species, it is quite likely that the rigid and bristly character of the plant might of itself suffice to repel a "rattler." Even some knowing people have been known to "take on" under like non-persuasive conditions. But I did not start to write a peace homily. J. W. L. j Another Answer from a Young Friend. Ckoss Mills, S. C., Jan. 8,1889. Dear Uncle Sidi: I enclose you one leaf of what is called "Rattlesnake Master." It is said that no rattlesnake will venture near it. The old folks of our neighborhood say that if you tie a piece of flit, t nn.t- tn o cfi.ilr nnil nrpconf: it. to the tUV & WV liU U OW4V?? uuv* v .. ? ? snake he will drop his head as if shot and hide it under its body. In July I can send you seed of the plant or a root of it the last of March. It grows in black sandy soil in low places. Yours truly, Wm. Kelly Cross. ! Either seed or root will be thankful i ly received. Ed. C. N. Rev. Dr. Darbey, who for a fortnight [>r more has been confined to his room 1 by sickness is regaining wonted health. i The short article, second page, last j iveek on Taxes should have been credted to the Spartan. , The Augusta Chronicle has discon- I inuecl its Sunday edition. The Suspension Bridge at Niagara i CUI13 Wits UU1HCU UWajr UJ tucoivim ui January 10. The towers and cables j eniain intact. Loss about $75,000. <! In the prohibion elections in Georgia many of the dry counties are voting ? vet this year. Japan has 29,233 elementary schools, r vith 3,233,226 pupils and 97,316 teach- J rs. Attendance is compulsory. It is said that five-hundred women J xpect to attend the inauguration of ^resident Harrison and take position ? u the procession. i The Senate of South Carolina has ust passed a resolution punishing with J xpulsion any member who accepts a ? ree pass from any railroad. c There has been for many years a c ilause in the constitution of Pennsly- e ania prohibiting railroad passes to r> nembersof the Legislature, but it has ? een a dead letter-law. ^ i ..4 Washington, Jaq. 4?This morning. Jfl Bishop and Mrs John P. Newman and V Mr. w. T. Hornady, author of "Rum on the Congo," appeared before the fl Committee on Foreign Relations. 9 Bishop Newman presented the mem- m orial of the World's W. C. T. U. pray- / ing that immediate and decisive steps fl be taken to suppress the liquor trafflic 1 in the Congo Free State and basin of fl the Niger. The memorial shows that ftfl during 1885 more than 10,000,000 gal- V Ions of the cheapest and vilest spirits ever manufactured were sent from the United States, Germany Holland, fl England, France and Portugal to the :'fl to the natives of Africa. The quanti-^fl ties contributed by the different nations fl United States, 737,650 gallons; Ger- :fl many, 7,823,042 gallons-the Nether- M lands, 1,099,146 gallons; France ("pu/e fl alcohol"), 405,944 gallons; England, fl 311,384 gallons; Portugal, 91,624 gal- fl The memorial, continuing, says that fl abundant evidence proves that this . V deadly rum has developed in the na- m tives an alcoholic passion almost with out parallel, and has sunk them into a . m state of degradation lower than they occupied before they had contact with M our commerce and civilization. The march of commerce will soon place the : rum traders in communication with over 50,000,000 of savages, and unless' the traffic is totally suppressed, the result will be most disastrous to the-^H cause of humanity, a reproach to the Wj Christian nations, and an outrage second only to the slave trade itself. B The purposes of the memorial and of fl the arguments made by Bishop New- ' man and Mr. Hornady are to bring 9 about such a revision of the General : Act of the Berlin West African Con- . ference as shall completely suppress ' the liquor trafflic in the territory iri x question; to obtain a law from Congress: '' prohibiting the exportation of liquor from this country toany port of AWca, ; and to persuade the United states Gov* ernment to use its influence to induce y other Governments to co-operate. Bishop Newman made a brief ad- \ r)rAaa onH than InhnttiixoH \Tr PfnrnB. dy, who spoke with great earnestness -&jjj and impress!veness. ''The United States Government," he said, "stands \ to-day as the obstructor of a most wise, humane, and philanthropic measure undertaken by Great Britian three years ago. in which our co-operation, ;" was asked. We stand |to-day as the ft champion and protector of the trading | wretches who sell dangerous firearms < and ammunition, and equally deadly '4 spirits in the islands of the Western ;; Pacific. We occupy before the other ' civilized nations a position which is ' indefensible and humiliating in the last j' degree. "The liquor traffic in Africa can be .... stopped forever by an international ; agreement such as Great Britian very nearly effected ^respecting the Pacific Islands. The friends ot humanity, not only in tbis country but all around the world, ask through this memorial that the Congress of the United States shall exercise its power toward the accompliahment of that result."?TAe Voice On Christmas day the great bridge over the Ohio river at Cincinnatti waa ,, completed for the Chesepeak & Ohio Railroad. The cost has been $5,000,ooo. *1 Women have been for many years -1 employed in the most responsible positions at the Treasury Department in Washington, and there has been but one instance of dishonesty. The removal of Trinity College to one of the cities of the state is being considerably agitated. Raleigh, -J Greensboro, Durham and Wlnaton are | spoken of as suitable sites for the ool- V lege, if it should be moved. The sen- ' timent in favor of moving it is very ' strong ; and Raleigh, being the Cap- ; ital or the State, seems to be the most desirable location for it. Raleigh will offer great inducements to get the college located here. An Exchange says: "Mai. John Winder, Hon. R. R. Bridges, CoL A. B. Andrews and Col. Julius A. j Gray have done more than any four men, since the war, to build up and improve our State, and in doing this they have improved their railroads, ; They appreciate the fact that the prosperity of their companies depends upon tbe prosperity of the people, and tbey caunotincrease the one without the other." The convicts in the State prisons and prison reformatories of this country amount to nearly 100,000, and in- , volve an annual cost of about $7.5,000,000, which is only a small part of the Actual loss to the DeoDle as tbe conse qucnce of crime caused mostly by the use of strong drink. The present Prime Minister of the Sandwich Islands is a decided Christian. When he visited Berlin in connection with the commercial treaty, it was his practice to attend Bible readings on Sabbath, and so he found it easy to decline diplematic invitations on the Lord's day. Ireland no longer sends the greatest Dumber of emigrants to this country, being behind Scotland and England. During last September and October the umber of emigrants from these was three times the number from Ireland. During the ten months of 1888, ending in October, there came 237,814 English and Scotch emigrants, againts li?,77B from Ireland. The influx from Italy also bids fair to overshadow that from Ireland. . ; Toronto has sent forty-three missionaries to foreign fields during the pasten months. [Toronto is the place where they have no Sunday newspapers*? Edj On one of the shelves of Mr. Spurgeon's library is that precious copy of one of Spurgeon's sermons which was found in Dr. Livingstone's box in Africa, after the great explorer's death. It was brought to his daughter, who, bhinkiug Air. Spurgeon the most suitable possessor, sent it to him. The paper is brown with age and travel and 3limate, but on the top of the front page can be seen the words, "Very ;ood.?D. L." in faint pencil. Deaths. Mrs. Jay Gould died la New York City fanuary 13. Mr. D. L. Cannon, Orangeburg County, died January?1889, aged W, Mrs. Eleanor J. Rentz, Colleton County, lied recently, aged 61. Mr. SldneyBanks.son of Rev. M. L. Banks. )rangeburg county, died, Dec. 27. Jew, agea S. Mrs, Rachel Stokes, wife of Tbos P. Stokes tear Rowesvllle, Orangeburg County, died anuary 7.1889, aged 62. Alexander T. McQllI, D. D.. LL. D., of Prince on Theological Seminary, died at Prlncetou anuary 13, in the 82nd year of his age. Rev. W. B. Edwards, D. D., a supernumerary member of the Baltimore Conference, attachd to the Mt. Vernon Place church, died Jecember 14th. Capt Thomas Boyne died In this olty anuary 14, aged74 years. Hewasanatlve of cotland, a stone cutter by trade, and had een long established In business In this city, apt. Boyne was a member of the Lutheran hurch. The Pbrenoligical Journal and Science o [ealth, No. I., vol.87, Fowler and Wells Oo. r6 Broadway, N. Y. The January number jmes In a new dresa, but we confess a preirenoe for the old. Success to a good Journal i whatever sort of a cover it may be.