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|9[f *. ** '*.* ' The Press and Banner By HUGH WILSON. < Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1890. j Xot on Our Ac?'oiiut. Some kind friends have intimated that an effort would be made to remove the Alliance boycott from the Press and Banner. We appreciate the kindness most highly, but we tnnct nak f lint no such action be taken in our Interest. In the bands of the good people of Abbeville county this paper has no favors to ask of any organization, which requires the most humiliating concessions on the part of its members, in that it forces the heads ol families to disregard the wishes of their own households in the matter of subscribing for their favorite newspaper. We know perfectly well that there are a sufficient number of independent citizens in this county?who desire an honest paper?to Insure the continued publication of this paper, and we know that there are not many ol our subscribers who will submit to any unwarrantable Interference in their private affairs. Knowing that the intelligence and manhood of Abbeville county will not be dictated to in 6uch an arrogant and presumptuous manner, we rely upon self-respecting citizens to sustain us, and we will, in the future, as In the past, work for the best interests of the general welfare of Abbeville county, without appeals to class prejudice/and without truckling to any organization which would force upon Abbeville county a paper whose editorial expressions they would form to catch the popular breeze. The editor of this newspaper cares nothing at all for any popularity, except that popularity which may be awarded to him for duty well done, and for his efl'ort to be in the right. The editor of this newspaper never does anything because of any idea that it Is popular. The only question with us is, is our course right. Being in the right, wo let the approval and the applause of our fellowcitizens come or go as may best suit them. We have committed no oflencc against the Alliance, except in the matter of telling our people how to pack their cotton without loss. We conceived it to be our duty to expose the error into which some had fallen. To save the farmers of this county from the loss of money in marketing their-Crops we pointed out the way which woulcl best promote their Interests. Ifctflngjiane other than their interest at WeartS?? said what we did, and we have no Egrets for having done so. White a goodly number of Alliancemen havg, Joined the boycott, and attempted to de^ ^irTve us of the right to earn an honest living ' >ln the land of cur birth, we are proud to be anv that nearlv an eaual number ol new subscribers have already nobly conic to our supportr-and to all of whom we tender grateful and heartfelt thanks. We are, therefore, absolutely Independent of any effort on the part of the Alliance to injure us, and wi have no favors to ask of any set of men who may want a newspaper to utter any oilier than its honest convictions. Newspaper Directories. Brother Holmes, of the Barnwell Pcojilc seems to be exercised about the reports of thi circulation of his paper, which arc found in some of the newspaper directories. Let our friend give himself no conccriabout such reports. They cannot ad'ect him or bis paper one way or another. The Presjs and Banner docs not answer the directory printers unless they send a prepaid envelope. Not long ago one of these Smart Aleck's wanted an affidavit before a Notary Public as to the circulation o/ the Press and Banner, vaguely intimating that it would he well for us to forward the affidavit. As lit sent a prepaid envelope we simply answered his question as to circulation, without any affidavit at all. We were not sufficiently inter ested In helping him to getup his directory to go to the trouble aDd expense ol the atlldavit. We told him if he thought proper to do so, that he could punish us by setting the Press and Banner down as having no circulation at all. We don't care one cent whether a newspaper directory gives us credit for lie) or 1,000 subscribers. Oir the Track. The lieffiater is completely ofT the track. He seemed to quarrel with us because we, in our ignorance, did not oppose the tonnagebill. Later, when we consented to his way oi thinking and classed the tonnage hill with other patriotic enterprises as the Columbia ditch, and the education of other people's children, he becomcs excited and makes his ^ article personal. 'v lftHj that is not our way of doing. Kememoering mc mie 01 me iony cuiuireu who went Into personalities with an old gen tleman long ego, we leave the matter with our contemporary, protesting at the same time that he needn't get mad about It. We have made formal complaint to Mr. M. L. Terrell. Superintendent of Railway Maii Service at Atlanta, relative to delay in the Presbyterians reaching their destination. In a courteous letter under date of February Sth he says* "I would be glad if you would send me each and every complaint you receive ol delay to your paper, noting on same if single or double wrapper. With this information 1 will be able to take the matter up and correct the delay."?Associate Reformed Presbyterian. If it is irregularities of tho most provokinu kind that he is looking for, Mr. Terrell should spend some cf his time along the C. & G. road. It just seems to us that the least possible at-' tention is given to the mails for Abbeville. Please look after our route agents, Mr.Terrell. ^ At Sharon, Ga.. our beloved Postmaster General Wanamaker, appointed a postmaster who was distasteful to the people. A public meeting was held. An efligy was burned. The aforesaid beloved Postmaster and friend of Tom Finley managed to have sent a squad of marshals to that town, who weic armed with rifles and warrants. They arrested near ly every man in town, ami carried them oil to Augusta, where they now are. Tliaf Clinton Picuio. The Clinton Ouzttte of last week thus coinmeats upou the proposed picnic at Clinton to celebrate the completion of the G., C. & N. Railroad to that lively town : Yep, Brother Wilson, and alsoBrother Buchanan do come overand let's haveasrood time, about the 13th of June. The coal burners will be running over the new road from Chestei and the North, by said time, and we insist that you come over and partake of the best in our shop. We promise you a tine large time. We say June 13th, but that is only guess work with us. On or about that time the road is sure to be completed to this point, but the exact date of our banquet cannot be deli it itc ly givenat present.as that ina great measure, depends on what day will best suit Gen. Itob* Inson of the Robinson syndicate. Gen. Hoke, President of the G., C. & X., Major Temple, and other Georgia, Carolina and Northern magnates to attei d. The train iR almost in hearing at Clinton already, and ttie Gazette will tell you all about ii ui it 11 em ly uuj. >y v lire going lo I ll Vile ii 11 the friends of the road along the line in :-outh Carolina, to come over and sup with us, next June. Blazing; the Way. Editor Prest and Banntr: Have you not often been traveling over a country where you were dependent upon others to direct you? Sometimes again you would take it blind and would invariably take the wrong road much to your Inconvenience and delay in reaching your destination. A short time since having occasion to travel some forty miles through a portion ?t this aud an adjoining county, wiicro we had to change roads some sixteen times, and intending to return my vehicle by a hoy I carried with me, I made a Maze at every turn so the boy had uodilllculty in linding his way back over such a labyrinth of roads. One sign board stands at Cromer's to direct the traveller how to reach Due West. The only one I believe in the cou.ity. It stands a inon-1 ument to those good old dyys gone by. 1 an. told tlieiesre sign boards at the Court House that have been lying there for years. Why are they not put up? and whose lault is it? Can any one answer? TUAVELLLlt. Our Fall and Winter goods must go. Ilcln vourselves by helping us to move them. P.' itosenberg & Co. z-: THE STATE BIBLE SOCIETY. WHAT WAS DONE, AND BY WHOM DONE AT ITS LAST MEETING. "It. S. (iocs io (lie 4'a|?ilol?Wlio Ho Saw ami Wbat He Saw?Tlie Abbeville I.iquor Hill Holm !*]? He (iocs to llie I'rinliit^ Olliccn. 1 ii'k Wnsr, S. Hob. 17,1st*I. We had a most pleasant visit last week to Columbia. The reception committee of llie I I'.ible Society mot usat ttiedepot,anil assigned Jill delegates to comfortable <|iiarlers. We went tip to our quarters m cuiii|>;ui.> ? nu .... Carlisle, of Spartanburg, who was quite sick from the motion of the train. Hiding on the cars always makes the I toe tor sick. The state Bible Association met that eve- ' ning at 8 o'clock in the Haptist church. In ; the absence of all the Vice-i'residents. Dr. J. NVm. Flinn, chairman of the executive com- J niilleo, presided. Kev. .Mr. Martin, the venerable president of ' the association, had died since the last meeting. At the request of the executive committee thi- Kev. Dr. o. A. Darby, president of the ! Columbia Female College, had prepared a ; memorial sketch of the beloved president. , Dr. Flynn introduced him as the lirst speaker. Dr. Darby's address was beautiful ill conception and style. Many pleasing incidents were related in the life of the good man. The memorial closed by introducing a touching set of resolutions written and presented at a previous meeting by Dr. Girardeau. 1'hese resolutions were adopted by a rising vote. Dr. Law. ISible Superintendent for the State, was next introduced and made an excellent talk 011 the American Bible Society, Its work, methods, Ac. Dr. Ijnv is greatly interested in the work ami devoted to it. The annual orator of the occasion was Dr. , fames Carlisle, of Spartanburg, lie spoke upon the Bible?"The Cornerstone of our Hepublic." Dr. Carlisle's speech was compact, able, terse. Indeed it proved to be the finest , effort of the occasion. The law-makers am! ollicers of ourStatc should have heard it. Dr. Carlisle is a man of great ability. This was the best effort we ever heard from hint. Not n state ollicer, so far as I know, went to hear ( him. A political speaker of much less note would have been surrounded with them. On Thursday morning the convention was formally organized by the selection of ltev. (ieo. Sumuicy as temporary chairman. Committees Were appointed aud the convention took a ten minutes recess. On reassembling Dr. Flynn, of the nominating committee, presented the name of Dr. \V. M. Grier. of Due West, for president of the Association, and Prof. Hlake as vice-president in his place. Jn . Dr. Grier's absence, and also that of all the vice-presiuf?ni?, iiuv. ouuimiv v*. ? ?. , act sis chairman. Tlio liouso was thrown open for business and reports called for from all the County Societies. I)r. Wilson, of Abbeville, presented I he ( written reports of this county, showing thirteen Branch Societies to that of the l'arent , Society at Abbeville, 'iluce counties in the State have no society. A general discussion followed these reports. There was a general desire expressed on tinpart of the delegates present to learn how it ; was that Abbeville county developed so much interest in the cause in her bounds, and hoi , delegates were called on to give an account, ol the workings of the society here. Jn the final report adopted the Abbeville Society was held up as the banner society of the State and other societies were urged to adopt her system ol work. Discussion of set subjects row followed, participated in by most of the delegates, about twenty-eight being present. A newdepartuiv was made in one respect. All churches are Invited to take up a collection some time during the year for the American llible Society. Altera protracted session the society adjourn ed until S o'clock I'. M. On reassembling, Dr. Smart, of Charleston, was introduced to the audience and made a most excellent address. ile wmb followed by Uev. John Kershaw in an able address. The Inst speaker of the evening was Kev. Dr. Smith, of the First Presbyterian church, Columbia. Dr. Smith is the successor of Dr. nii,i ? vai'v nliip man. lie received close attention, ills closing figure being very striking and appropriate. After a unanimous vote ol thanks to tin -itizeii* of Columbia, the railroads and th.pre?s of the State, the convention adjourned. It was a most pleasant, and wo irust profitable, meeting to the Bible cause in the state, ft was regarded as the fullest and most inter 'stiiiu session that has been held. The feeling seemed to prevail that the next meeting ' might i>e held in t lie up country. Columbia treated her guests well, and Dr. 1- lynn was es 1 penally kind and attentive. We had mo-t pleasant quarters while in Columbia. Wo were assigned to Mr. ,W. I!. Low ranee's. Mrs. Lowranco is an Abbeville lady, daughter of Capt. CoHiran, who s-? recently died at Hodges, and is veil known in 1 the county. Mis. liowrance is a most hospitable and kind hearted lady, one who can not lo too much for her guests. Mr. I.owranc i? a member of the flrm of Messrs. Loriek A Lowrance. Through bis kindness we wc'iv shown through this mammoth house. Their annual sales run up towards a half million dollars. They iiave a large naval store attached to tlKir business. This firm is one o! ilio very strongest In the city and Mr. I.ow' nnce Is 01 c of the foremost moil of Columbia M'n 1.0,1 llmnlnacnpniif n onl! nt. Ibe 1/rraril ?llice with which our friend Mr. K. II. MeMastc-r is now connected. The Jtrcortl is on rising {round and -increasing Its circulation. In company with Mr. .McMastcr we went, through the ItcyUtcr ofllce. Mr. Chas. A. C'alvo wa> very kind and took pleasure in showing lis the points of interest. Mr. Oil vo litis a fine plant in the licf/istcr and the Christian A dotrule. Tlio outfit we judge to be worth about -75,0. >n. We met the inimitable Brother Kirkland. who has just added fresh laurels by downing ?o handsomely the Protestants "who todyed to the Catliol cs." Mr. Williams last nolo to the Advocate is funny. It was a pleasure to spend a portion of a day without- friends l;r. and Mrs. Pat ton. They ire getting along handsomely and asked many questions about their l>ueWesl friend.-, and especially about the railn ad. "IIow Is It 'gelling on People away from l)r.e West, who know the place, seem especially anxious about t. Dr. l'atton very kindly walked over the city with us. He was 03 years old last Saturday, and is as nimble as a young man. Wo ran up to the top roof of the capitol, hut it did nol phase the Doctor's "wind." Hands were busy it work remodeling the building, and the interior was much torn up. Handsome improvements are to be put on the building. Wo looked In at the Senate Chamber and then peeped in at the Hall of Representatives. Hie principal thought in our mind was, this is tho place where a few men slipped through ? ii i.ui.-v hill nil K:ilili:iili mornin<r. wlth no i|uurum, at an hour when, sis "Citizen"' says, honest nit'll were asleep. We have no idesi who "Cilisten" is. but be'-speaks out in meeting." From the last IVw.v ami l}nnnn' it would seem that the whisky shoe at Abbeville is pinching already. The story of tinlog that got his tail cut ofl' is suggestive. 'The iloodjjatcsare up." We say let her roll. I.et the truth come, hurt who it may. The citizens of Abbeville want the truth on this matter. The mills of the gods grind slow, but powerfully line. ISy the way Mr. C. X. Waller writes ns Friday after seeing I'nxx ami liminer, that he iiidoppo.se tlie license bill and "I ami a few others voted noon its pa.ssaae.rs I can prove. Please withhold judgment until you see the tacts." This sounds like a man. We want to see the facts. I.et, them con.e by all means. I'.ut we are di^rc-SMut;. Columbia is a beautiful city. "Fair for situation."' We went through Agricultural Hall and viewed other points of interest. Friday morning we had just engaged a carriage to so out to the penitentiary when our friend, l?r Carlisle, reminded us that we had not the time. We drove to the depot and come up in company with Dr. Wilson, and was much interested in listening to I is plans of increasing the clliciency of the isibfe Society of Abbeville county. We hope they may hendopted. 1!. S. (J. CAPT. KING FIRES EACH. lit' r.xlinttsl His Aiiimiiiiiiioit ? IIv IIus More Shot in the I.oeker. XiNirrv-Kix, S. Feb. is, I 'dil"i~ J'rcs.i and Urtmicr : 1 M.A u Si i:?1 see in your last issue several letters I'rinii ditl'ereiit ineinhcM.s of the J.eiislaIn re nddn ss?'d to Mr. (iraydon in reference io I the Abbeville whisky law. I don't know bis |(Mr. Ciraydon) motive in publishing the let Iters uniess u was 10 iry 10 prove mat .nr. Waller and myself voted for tin' whisky hill. I Iic: letters prove nothing except that "there was no ltij? discussion and no roll call. They are about as noi.-.Mjniniltal as let ters or assertions could well he. 1 voted against tin: hill and let my assert ion remain true until proven otherwise. I have made no attack on .Mr. (Jraydnn al??.iit this matter orany other,and why he should try to til ing my name into disrepute 1 can't see. Hut I say, '*l.ay on MeI lull', and damned he he Who lirst cries hoi !, enouah.'' You will hear from me tint her on this subject. Yours truly. J. -N". KING. TIip Farmer's < all lor <"onveiiliou. In accordance with thecal) made by order of the State Kxceuli ve L'oinuiitlee of the Farmer's Association of South Carolina, tli Township Chairmen are ie<i?estcd to call a Convention in their respectiveTownships to elect delenati s to attend a Convention to I o liotden at Abbeville, on the tirst Monday ill March at 12 o'clock M.for the purpose of electIns; delegates to attend a t'onveiition to be held in Columbia on the "JTlli day of March next. J. II. MoKUAil. County Chairman Farmer's Association. IKiN't fail to read Messrs. 1'. Rosenberg & Co.'s advertiseinent this week. (irand clearing out sale now going on at I\ Rosenberg i\: Co.'s. Call on tlietn and secure a bargain. | Vandyke ruchings at Haudou & Co s. - : III MM Hi DOTS FROM DUE WEST. ' - Itooitis and ISoimiih? Jtitilroiids-Itisfter <'?ws -.Hivsioniirirs ? foim'leriOH? Other .Hatters. J")l'k Wkst, Fell. Iiilli, is:to. Tlio literary club met at the Female College Friday night. We had a storm of rain ami wind Friday night. Lightning struck a tree near I)r. Latitat). .Mr. .11isli Jones was In town two days last Wei l; assessing properly. The had weather kept people away. (Hir friend sproles we see is in charge of the standard oil (.Vs., repository at <!reenwood. This will he a con veil iene? to merchants. Some persons planted a little corn last week. Wc wouldn't bo surprised if It should net nipped. It is possible that we will yet have snow and a lute spring. .Mrs. .1. W. rower died last Friday evening nhout'i o'clock. This good woman had been ?iek for several months and has been vers* low for a couple of weeks. Her family will have the hearty sympathy of our people. She was buried at Little Mountain Saturday it 1 o'clock I\ M. The missionary society bold an interesting inci ting in tlie A. It. P. Church last tlnusday evening? Prof. McCain in tlio chair. Four young men <?f Krskine College read extracts iiri mission work, that were appropriate to Hie occasion and varied the ordinary routine i) I'exercises. The A. It. P. Church of Mexico hasjust been dedicated and ihe pastor Uev. Neill Prossly urrltos that a church five times as largo would not have held the people. Our work in Mexico seems to be blessed. Mr. Jul ins Clamp, of Little IJivcr, died last week of consumption. He was buried at Utile liivcr church Saturday. Mr.Charlie Hudson, of Donalds, had the misfortune to lose his crib with l"iO bushels of corn. lie was smoking meat in a large crib mil discovered it on lire, titnely help saved the whole thing except some ot "the corn. I>r. (irier rode to Abbeville Saturday in the rain to attend a call meeting of the IJible Society to send delegates to the Columbia convention. Mr. Dunn, a brother-in-law of Mr.IUce Ellis is visiting Due West. This Monday morning the tails of the Pacola blizzard is gently fanning us, speaking eloquently of ice bergs from whence it came. From the last two Issues of the Press and liaitncr it w uld seem that Abbeville is on a veritable boom. The railroad is the prime cause. This is what gave Greenwood such an impetus years ago. If Due West gets one it will do the same for her. The ladies society aided by Prof. Hood, have ilone some excellent work on the A. Pi. com clary. They received a lot of shrubbery and (lowers from liurkinen A: Sons, Augusta, tia. We improvement is very noticeable. Tiie -Missionary Society at Hethlehem, (Groggy Springs) will hold their regular meeting the rir>t Saturday night of March. One or two addresses expected. Mr. A. 1). Kennedy has sold lrom one cow [luring tho mouths of January and December, pounds of butter. Our esteemed friend "East Knd" will please "take tho lloor" ami tell us what is the matter with this "blue John" cow, which is not a Jersey either. Mr. Lee IJell has been made principal of a public school at Montgomery, Ala., with a salary of clOO per month. When Mr. Hell first went there he was as one of the teachers. He Is now ad vanned to the position of principal. Another feat her in the cap of a Due West boy. The Female College received three new pupils last week. Mr. I!, t'. !Hil're's family moved to Duo West last week and are residents of Fast Knd. Mr. A. It. Kills has been elected President of the Due West Farmers' Alliance. Mr. Willie Lindsay has returned from a pleasant visit to friends in Augusta (Jcoruia. 11. S. (J. NEWS FROM NINETY-SIX. _ ? ? Lornh itiitl Ilatxlnm Shots From "JCast End" ? Speaker Simons Asked to Appoint a Committee? i'retly Children. Ninkty-Six, Feb. IStli, ls!K). It seems, Mr. Kditor, that some of our Legislative brethren are a little nonplussed at present,ami while wc believe that the whole thing was wrong, i v., the licensing of bars at Abbeville, wc cannot hut admire the position o.' Mr. (iraydoii. lie generally says what, lie thinks and votes accordingly. We hope however, the other members will be able to clear tlieir skirts. The valentine parly at Col. Lipscomb's, was unite a suvee?", as we expected. Mrs. I.ip"emiih te'ver tails, and the young people ol Ninety-six always enjoy their social meeting :it her hospitable house. Mr..Mm Mi'/.vniau is ahead; he lias the prettiest canary we have ever seen. It slnss beautifully, and carries all the paits. lie *ays that he will give it to the lirst young lady that gues>e< its name. ('apt. W. II. Smith, ol Cliappells, has heon in town tor several days with a lot of line mules and ho.'scs. .Ml. .j?111 it i'itvis, wiiii lias ueeu gillie sick 101 some time, wo are glad to slate is out and very much improved. ]>r. and Mrs. II. >1. Julian will leave this week ior n trip >o Baltimore nnd New York. Tin'party at Seaside, was a social enjoy, inent. Tlie young men hired nil of the buggies, carts and wagons In town and the wit and bt-auty of village were out to trip the fantastic. Tho Iiev. Mr. Carroll preacded a tnnsf. excellent sermon on last Sunday, oil the subject ol Missionary work. The ladles of I he Presbyterian church nl this place, have purebred Mr. J. D. Watson'* residence for a parsonage. Mr. W. J. Moore, a member of the Abbeville liar, was in town last week on legal business, 1'nl V\.*:i 1! i i i"fnril. Imc 'innllmr lr?t. nf fin# Kentucky mules for sale. The beautiful Miss I/tUinn Jones, ol' Rock Hill. Is visiting the Misses l'.rooks. All persons interested arc roi|ucsted to tnccl at F.linwood cemetery on the Both I list , at ' a. in . for ttic purpose oi flouring unci workins; the mis. Mr. John K. Watson and wife have moved to the country. Mr. Jell 1>. Moore, after a long absence returneil last week, iiis friends were delighted to sco him at home again. Mr. John Jackson, of Macon (Ja., is at home on a visit to iiis mother. our guano agonis or the oil mill, Mr. K. V, Shcppard and Maj. cJalphin, all of them, art doing a thriving business. Mrs. J. \V. Joscy, ot Orangeburg, who ha:been here on a visit to her parents, has returned to her home. 1 >r. Strum, a memher oi the Legislature for iOdjfciicltl^vas here iast week buying mule* for his plantation. Ninety-Six is doing more business than it has lor several years. > The Alliance received a carlond of corn lasi week, and a carload of Hour is expected this wt ck. Tills sort of badness will never do' The fanner must either raise Iiis own supplies or go to the wall. Whenever we lieui a farmer say that lie will or can raise cotton and buy his "box and hominy," wo are sorry for him, tint we do believe a bushel of corn raised at home is worth two bushels of Western corn. '1 ry it and be convinced. Mrs. A. 1!. Morse, of Abbeville, anil her beautiful little ones have been visiting Mis, I....I I' W..i r (I... mtul M-.-i.lr \l\. 1,-1.1 111,. plensuie of making the acquaintance ol Misses lone ami Carrie, tne charming twin sisters, as well as Master Joel ami little Mamie. We wereconiplelcly captivated. \\\ trust the }>ur('!il.s ol'this lovely 1 itt!< I:unll.\ may be spared to see them grow U|> to womanhood ami manhood as useful ami ornamental iii'-mlnTs of society. Cotton has lu*<-n in demand for the pasl week, a good artielc readily fetching ID1, cents. Miss I'-es.-ie Ilill. a charming young lady ol <.'reenwootl, is visiting friends at .NinetySix. A committee of investigation is in order l.i-t speaker Simons appoint such a commit tee to sil at, say, (ireciiwood, at some stated time during tlx; summer, with power to semi for person* and papers, ami let '.lie duty ol that committee- !? to find out how our members of the Legislature voted on the whiskey i|ticstioii last winter. The matter seems to lie verv much mixed, ami their constituent? would like to lie informed. <>f course wi luive no reference to those gentlemen whost votes iireon reeoril. Misses Ccirie mi<1 Sudie l.uchanan, oi (Jrecnwcioil, arc here visiting Mrs. A. W, still. Services will hereafter bo held in (hi; 15:i|>list church on the -ml and Itli Sundays in each nmnl ii l.istcad of the 1st and .'ird. Col. I'lscy's little lioy who has been quite rick wtlii pneumonia, is better. KAST KNIX Tribute to lliv U oi lii of 31. <>. Jirt'asInn. XlNKTY-SlX, 1'Vb. Iltll, ISt>J. Mr. M.?>, MeCaslan died at the residence ol his son Capt. I!. I". Mel'aslait in this place on Monday the .itli inst, at I: l"? 1*. M.. in his Nlst year. 11 is funeral occurred on l-'riday 1'. M? iiMin Hopewell church. The immcuintccaust of bis death was lieart failure, though lor several days he Inul been complaining ami seemed to lenli/.e that the end was near, Alioutan hour iieforo bis death be was walking about the bouse, and that morning was in i lie yard. I'ncle (diver, as those who loved him best loved to cull him, was the peisonilication ol iiom styand uprightness, modest asu woman, tattered in his devotion to u frli'iiil or lorgot to keep lii.s plighted liiiMi to any man. lie was a meiutier of the Hopewell l'resbyterlan eliureli where he was buried, for over sixty years. He was singularly polite, aiwaysshakjug the hands of his friends and acquaintances when and wherever he met them?a simple gentleman, a worthy example lor Htru;&lliiK youth. He loaves behind liiru a large circle of devoted friends. Lightly may the earth lie upon him, ami may his soul rest with the grace of God "which pusscth all understanding." It. ABBEVILLE'S ATLANTA. ! EXCELS IN LIFE, ENERGY, BUSINESS TACT AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS. Our Wi<l<> Annlic U<*|>orl<>r Tolls of a Kumlrcil K?'itil:il?lp t ilings in and About the Old Town. f C! /? 1.VK 11 lOAA A welcome frost ami light freeze Sunday evening. Our farmers am complaining of the fly wlticli is seriously injuring grain. IJrewer's Institute, colored, is in a most [ flourishing condition. As is generally known i thissehool is supported by a benevolent sojeiety at the Xorth, and lias done a grent deal ; for the colored people of this state. It is now I in charge of .Mr. J. E. 15. Jewett, who seems to be a man ot the highest Integrity, and great religious zeal, devoting himself wholly tothc mental and moral training of those under his charge. The teachers meeting of the liapl.ist Sunday School will be held at the resident of Hcv. U. II. Carter, Friday evening. Dr. It. 15. Hpting has moved in and is boarding Willi Mr. h. M. Moore. .Messrs. Iiailey. liarksdalc A: Co., are preparing to erect two handsome brick stores. The piles are now being driven for the trestle across Hard Labor. Mr. J. \V. Sprolcs isofi on a short business trip this week. The tin has been ordered for the factory roof. Mr. Ifouscr is now hauling dirt out of the deep cut on patent dumping tram ears. Messrs. Wells it Mays will move their brick yard to a more eligible site this summer. The Hsiptist choir meets every Sunday evening at Mr. Carter's. There is something in store for (ireenwood of which we are not at liberty to speak, but will come to light in I lie near future, that will give her boom the greatest impetus it has ever had. From our observation we arc inclined to think it a mistake that grippe never attacks those who drink whisky. The poor man is the happiest after all. No fine chickens, no massive wood pile nor potato bank for thieves to visit, no pig to slop, no cow to feed, nothing to do hut go home and rest; not even supper enough to prevent sleep. liolh our colleges arc in a more nourishing condition tliau ever before. We are requested to state that a stockholders meeting of our Building and Loan Association will he held at the Hani: on the first Tuesday in March. It is very desirable that all stork is represented. .Mr. J. W. Sproles received acnr load of oil last week, lie Is now prepared to liil oideis at Columbia nnd Augusta prices. Mrs. J. 15. Waller Is having her house repainted and otherwise improved. Greenwood hasalways hern a healthy place, but let us not assume that it will remain so. Our population is now much greater and buildings more dense, it l< very necessary therefore lor us to keep our premises elean. Let. all clean up next we<-U nefore the rains set in and U"-t thecanh polluted with this accumulation of filth, iu which the germs of fever . reach our wells. I.et us not wait for the linaid of Health to s<T\"e a notice on us. if we do it vout he done at all, but we hope the present boj.rd will be more vigilant ami attentive. Mr. Taylor and family left last. Thursday for Washington Territoiy, where they will innljn t ln>ir fiiftirc h#itti<? VI r_ TjivIiii* VI'sik ;i good HI ly.cn, and We (laic to lose liiin, lull hope li? will 1)0 successful lu the lauil of the snow storm and blizzard. Mr. V. A. Cobh, of Kdgcfiekl, spent a few daysiu town last week. Messrs. Allen it Dew arc getting their slock of drygoodsand shoes opened up. Dr. W.J. Warwick is clerk ing for them. No pig pen under twenty feci square should he allowed in town. Chicken thieves are not at all scarce. Several purtics had their hen ri.ost raided last week. We doll' our hat to Dr. .1. 15. Moseicy, of i Lowndcsville, a man whom Greenwood as well as Spartanburg delight* lo honor. Mr. J. S. Marse now represents Messrs. Armour A: Co. throughout, tiiis section. A position recently held by Mr. E. 1!. Dixon, agent. Mrs. .1. L. Talbert and her sister, Miss Williams, of Anderson, arc visiting Mrs. J. W. , Ducket t. Messrs. Oldham & Stevens linve now all the necessary machinery for repairing steam engines, hollers, shafting and all kinds of niai cliin er.v. Mr. \V. Ij. I>urst is hauling material to build on his lot in front of Mr. J. IC. Hurst. We are glad to know that the subscription list of the J'rcx.i ami Manner is growing. A paper that lias survived tin; storms of half a century has but little to fear Iroin a little Hurry. Mr. J. I!. 1'onncr is now running ns bairgage master on the 1". II. \V. C. Railway. We ex peel to sec him conductor very soon as merit ' will teil. We arc glad to sec Dr. Ilughcy out again .ifler an attack of grippe. A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind. S. f illKHX WOODj S. (;.. Feb. 17, ISM. Mrs. j.c. iJouson, 01 i >011 muos, nnu .Mrs. Laura Mc(?ee Kills, nf Walnut tJrnve, were visiting .Mrs. J. \V. Sproles lust week. 1 There was u sale ol' Texas ponies here last Tu'.-sclay that did not come oil'. A large crowd was disappointed. "Neeny"'answered 15,(MM: questions orally,and 20,Odd by placard on that day. The ponies came in Saturday. Hut few ' sales were eU'ected, consequently the fun was light. Mr. C. C. Davis, of W.T.Davis & Co., conf tractors at Newberry, was in town Thursday. Mr.J. T. Simmons, <:f t ho Carriage Kmporit urn, is doing a "driving" business, "lie is sell ! ing more vehicles than ever before. Tnis is tiie result of selling liist-class goods and lair ' dealing. Some of our merchants arc already rccciv: im: their spring goods. Mrs. W. V. Hlyth is visiting her sister, Mrs. I'.onrn, of Newberry. l-'roin the amount of guano horns sold by Mr. .1. W. Sproles this season (forty-two dozen) 1 we infer that the farmers are returning to tlie . ?*!yl fault ifitii.il till In it*?\ ft Kf ri III-1/if We are minus a black pig, about the size ol 1 a possum. It is of tlie feminine gender, climbs equal to a squirrel, and can outrun a (leer. Any information will be gratefully rci chived, ami restore peace in our household. An unfortunate ditliculty in which Messrs. 1 John 1 turn ol. t, James and Hubert Kennedy narrowly escaped death, occurred about live . miles trom here last Wednesday night. The young men above mentioned were on their way to a wedding. l'assing through the Lull! reus lands they ineta n?*gro man and several women in a wagon. Some words passed between the negro and Robert Kennedy relative ' to tlie light of way. The negro was very ini suiting and was struck by Mr. Kennedy with tils whip. The screams of the women alarmed the neighborhood, anil very soon an angry crowd of negroes were on the scene, whose sole object seems to have been not toi|uell the i disturbance, but to add to it, by liring into the defenceless white men with such weapons as they had. Mr. John Hi: met I had already rc ceived a load of shot. at. lolls; range in the face and breast, and both tlie Kennedys knocked senseless to the ground with rocks, when Mr. Tatuni liurnett arrived and frightened the mob away by shooting into them. Only one negro was hurt, he receiving several cuts dur ' im; inn ngni. "inest* arc me lacisas leunicii . from Mr..John Harnett,the truili of which we ! do not doubt, but in Justice toall parties we r would willingly publish a statement from I lie other side, but the negroes are not very comt nHinieiitive.andcliliiienl. enquiry lias failed to elieit any tiling at all from them in reference to it. As yet we have beard of no warrants being issued, but we think it very proper that I the matter should be investigated, and the offenders punished. Dereliction on the part of the proper officiate is oftentimes the cause ol . the people taking the law In thcirown bands. Mr. J. .Milt Kllis, of Walnut drove,sjient r Sunday with his brother-in-law, Mr. .J. \V. SproU-s. The I'rcfutmul Haitiur.wlM in all probability . be full ol Greenwood communications this week. Some of which will be interesting. I Messrs. 1 larlzog & Hays have sold about I three hundred mules 1111 s-season. I In view of tlx* dilliculiy the <!., C. & X. Kailroad have already bad in reaching Abbeville, anil the liberal prices Ihoy invariably s |>ay for tlie right of way. where it is not given, i ilie editorial in the hist issue ol t ho 7Vt.v.v roiri /Simmr on this subject was a surprise to many of its readers here. The orders at the oil mill are fully up to its ! production In all depart incuts. l.ion't forget I lie stock holders meeting of the liuilding mid Loan Association the lirst Tucs day in March. Our people appreciate the pleasant things the I'rvsxaiul Jiuitiwr lias had to say of their town. Mrs. Samuel Kakin was thrown from a buggy Saturday, and quite seriously hurt. We tiavc not learned particulars. The remains of little Martin Zck'lcr Cai, lioun. Infant miii of Mr. and Mrs. It. A.Calhoun, of shreveport, I.a., was received here by express Friday, and was tenderly laid away in our cemetery, only those who have pasM-d through a kindred ordeal can fully apT prcciate the grief of a pa rent, in the loss of a child, but there are hundreds of fathers ami mothers in this county to-night whose hearts , go out In sympathy for the b< reaved parents ! in their distant home, while all that is mortal t of their little rosebud is sweetly sleeping here Messrs. Mi.rse A Cannon have formed a co. i partnership for the purpose of conducting a I general brokerage business in this seel ion. Mr. Foster Cromer bought a line "Farmer Ciiii'' stove Saturday. The next in order will . lie a farmer girl wile to manipulate it. As ho I"! is the possessor of a good recipe to prevent i hawks from catching chickens, a nice home, i and liie handsomest lace of any bachelor in Itlic county, we can sec no dilliculiy lot him : in securing the latter. Some varmint, presumably a weasel. Is playing havoc with Mr. J. \V. Hill's tine chickens. The material crcw of bolli roads were here . all last week at work 011 their respective sidings. A ditlicuity between a white and colored youth caused some excitement on our streets ..Saturday. The young white man seems to I iiave gotten the best of his antagonist which 'iufurialed some of the oJder negroes, who .-.v. ' v.-;. . look II. np. This of course brought severawhite men on the scone, and for a while a gen eral row wns threatened. Fortunately the affair was settled without serious trouble. We deprecate race troubles, and while other portions of the State arc having them, we had | hoped that Abbeville at. least would remain ! free from them, but this ntl'iiir, following so closely in the wake of that In the "Laurens Lands," In which three pe&ccable white inen came so near losing their lives, looks very | much like !t Is Inevitable. The white people of this section are law-abiding, and will exercise a great deal of patience and long sullering toward the colored people, whose rights they respect, but their Anglo-Saxon pride forbids that they remain callous to superabundant. intolerance. We have always cherished a kind and sympathetic feeling for theeolored people of this section, and yet hope that the more conservativcand intelligent will ponder I well the serious consequences of a race war, and advise the more lynorantof their race accordingly, that a serious conliict may yet be avoided. (Juite a number of our citizens are ou the sick list this week. Messrs. Loo ?fc Ha l ley soil Hrst-class goods at moderate prices. Don't lail to hunt and read their locals. They have something interesting to toll you if your child is young enough to have the colic or old enough to go to school. Our cotton report will appear tor the last time this season the first Wednesday In March. In the Interest of the much abused drummer, aiul for the benefit ot those who abuse him, we reproduce his ballad In our notes: T1IK DRUMMEU AN1) III.S GRIP. Though the rain and sleet nre falling, Though the roads are awful muddy. Though hard times all men arc bawling, Though a fellow's nose sets ruddy, Though the rivers may be frozen, Though the frost tnay bite and nip, They can never stop the advent Of the Drummer and his Grip. Though the trains may all lie smashing, Though the horses all ro lame, The drummer, like the bed-bug, Will get there just the same. And when his time is over. Will come smiling from his trip, For In; always makes connections, Docs the Drummer with ills grip. Ah, he teaches us a lesson. With his energy and grit, Things that paralyze most people, Do not astonish liirn a bit. He is ever bright and cheerful A smile is on his lip, He's a daisy from a way back, Is the Drummer and his grip. Give lilm a kind word always, He'll give you back the same, For the doings of some black sheep, Hon't give the whole tribe blame; For flown, clear clown to Hades, Some so-called good men slip, While along the road to Heaven, (Joes the Drummer with his grip. S. MR. WALLER WAS FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUST. ? It u.'iM Impossible Tor Him to Have Voted for tlie Abbeville Liquor Kill?He Strikes Square Out From flie Kliouliler. To /Ire Citizens of Abbeville Count!/: A decent respect Tor public opinion as well as a due regard for moral manhood alono induce me to notice the unjust, and unprovoked attack of last week. Hounded as an Innocent 'rabbit." before mcrciless dogs (sec Wading of .Valium) and not being unshielded by facts J am now forced to expose a lew. I'eforc doing so, however, I would say to my constituents, that I earnestly tried to be faithful not only to my promises but to their interests, and if I failed in nnythine, It was in the want of proper experience Instead ol a want ol zeal in their service. I intentionally shirked uo responsibility or duty as intimated. My vote alone of all of the Abbeville Delegation appears in every recorded vote o'" I he House for two years. See House Journal lsss, pane 2U'J, as to how I voted on Oconee Hill similar to Abbeville law existing last year. I for and Graydon against. I tried to be always In my seat, except when public duty called me elsewhere. Tho?e faithful public servants, Messrs. ilUU 1 VIUI7II nt'iU 111 liivu nuu.^, ?*iliey wore generally, when the so-called Abbeville Liquor liiil passed its second reading. Their fidelity to public trust alone saved ine from unmerited humiliation. If every member would only keep his seat in the House whilst In session, these unfortunate episodes would seldom occur. That night I was the only member of my delegation In his own seal. If Mr. Gray don had been in his lie would have been saved much trouble. Messrs. lienet and King were certainly in the House but neither in his scat at the time. Mr. lionet had a better. I saw tliom b<?th during my short remarks whilst entering my second caveat. From his manner I do not think Mr. lionet caught them fully. Mr. Hazard indicated no attention to me whatever. All speakers know this is often done. The time was 1:3) a. m., I wrote it. down. The IIou.sc adjourned at 2:15 n. m.. see Honsi' Journal of that day. page 33. Twen ty oild liiils and Joint Resolutions were passed that night after the Abbeville Hill was, about nine were rejected. See House Journal, pases 2!) to 33, Inclusive. This ought to change Mr. Irby's recoilecilon as to time. I think Col. Irby has honestly mixed up two separate occasions and two designations, viz: The nights ol December l!'tb anil December 21st. And Abbeville County Delegation anil I ho delegation from Abbeville Town, lie would be correct In one ol not 11 or these. There certainly were two speeches on the night or December Will wl.eu I presented the two petitions, one aguiust and one forthc bill. The party writing of those two speeches says they were In substance as follows: Waller staled the fact that Abbeville town was made dry by "the vote of the people of (lie county expressed under the law now in force." Gmyclon replied "statins that while Abbeville was a dry town, it was not dry and tlie evil was so great, that the Inst citizens of the town preferred the license and hence they wanted the town of Abbeville exempted from the urovisions and operations of the law." I 111 in I* lie was nearly correct as to both. I i wood have changed both slightly but not materially. House resumed its usual routine, no vote of course. This was my first caveat. Certain incidents will be left out now. As to night of Dee. 21st, .Mr. l.rawley in his iL'iiur i?i iui. tiiii^uuu iu,y itTiniLxiiuii Is thai Mr. Wullor culled attention to the fact that petitions had hecn presented both In favor of anil against the bill." Mr. Veldell says in ills to nie. "I remember distinct/.?/ your voting no on the bill, and you did state to the House that Abbeville was made dry by the vote of the people and that there were petitions for and against the bill." .Air. King says, "you made remarks, I heard them." ''I told Graydon you voted agaiitxl the hill and that you called attention to matter nt the time." Yeldell certainly voted tio. I certainly voted mo. The noes were too few to call division or for me to make luriher opposition. That Mr. King and Mr. Yuldell up held me before the letters were published. "I hereby certify that ("apt. King told me Thursday December 2i>. Ismi, that (.'apt. Waller voted against the Abbeville Liquor Hill. This was the first I heard of It. It was at. I'tsey's "I,. M.Moore." As to Yeldell, sco !>r. Lanier of lidjnlield, and Slieppard of Greenwood. According to certificates I have of Messrs. 11. 1\ ISh'ke and Joel S. Bailey say that I .said Dee. *JI, that I voted uguinit the Abbeville Liquor lilll. As to its third reading, I was required by law, see General.Statutes, top of page 21, to meet the Semite and House Printing Committees on the last day of ihe session. I was there, and did not get back be lorn hill had passed, otherwise the hist recorded Ihiuor . vote would have been made under the call of . Ayes and Noes. 1 made but one seeming vote against prohibition during my legislative term. It was simply impossible lor me to have voted for the Abbeville I.Iqtior Hill, I was anchored to a pledge. 1 siyititl llev. s. M. Itiehardson's petition for the comity law, and I voted for it also. Kcspcetfully, C. A. C. WALIiKlL Medium and Associate Ueforiiicil 1'resbyterian please c?p.v. Tun County ot Abbeville has a most excellent elll7.cn in the person of l>r. M. C. Tagtiart. He is a gooil friend to the I'ress and liiinuer. and don't allow anybody to d lei at" to him what he may rem I. Further than that, he would not rare for a paper, if he believed I he editor did not express his honest lii.nfl/tliiittc lli? wi I I ill iv?ur h?< liipiiihiusliin from the onranixotinn which presumed to dictate t<> him what newspaper lie inijiht take. DR. G. A. NEUFEER, Physician and Surgeon, AIIHKVJU.K, S. V. MKIHriXK ANH sllUiKHY ril.UTIlKl) in all their branches. Calls from the country promptly answered. Olliee over i.awson's store. Residence ill rear ol' White ISroihcr.-?. [Feb. lit, lS'jo, tt' L I F E OK THE HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS, HV Mrs. Jefferson Davis. To be Sold by Subscription Only, TI1K prospectus and complete outfit for canvassing will be ready Immediately. Ageiits Wishing Desirable Territory on tills sjreat work will please address, as soon as possible, the publishers. BELFOED COMPANY, IS-i'i Kast csili SI reel. New Yorli. l- cb. 19, 1>UU, tf -7"* 'V.~~: "r'vj ?^ / . cf??--YJ Selections torn tic Ctristian Kepor. A Worthy Example. by kbv. john w. mchoy. Ho looked like a little hoy, but I was 8 surprised to find he whs fifteen years 9 of age. lie was a hook agent. I can- A not say tiiat it gives nie peculiar pleas- 1 ure to see an agent of any kind, and I f genera Illy avoid them if I can, but ^ this one was so nice looking, so manly ( and so polite, that I paid him unusual attention. 1 invited him into the fam- 1 ily sitting room where we Had a com- J fortable firo. 1 told him I would like to take his book, but did not feel that I could afford to do so. He said, "A man cannot buy everything that comes along." He did not question the truth of what I had said. He did not try to convince me that I was mistaken. He did not for a moment lose his temper, nor get out of humor. He agreed with me. Theu as if desiring to give me all the benefit of the book he could, without my buying it, he began to turn the leaves, and to comment on the illustrations and contents, with all of which he was familiar. He stated that he was a pupil in the graded school, and was trying, when not in school, to make money to pay his way through College. The two ladies present were so charmed by his manner, and so captivated by his description of the book, that I each of them gave him au order. J When he found that the post office of 1 one of the ladies was more than an I hundred miles away, and that she was a visitor, his countenance indicated the 1 disappointment he felt, but he declined to receive the order, saying, "My contract will not allow me to sell outside of this county." It was suggested "this (subscriber is in your territory, you did not go out of it to find her." "That is all true, but it would be a violation of my obligation, and I cannot do it." I was uot surprised only a lew I days after this to hear that he had received orders for seventy books. I have since learned also, that he is a groat favorite with his teachers, more so perhaps than any other scholar out of more than three hundred. We have here an example worthy of imitation. I commend it not only to agents, but to nersons encraired in anv business. Any one governed by such principles, ami prompted by such a high sense of honor, will make friends wherever he may go, and ''whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. "Ah a River." As the confluence of various streams make a river, so the flowing together of the tributaries of the Christian religion makes peace?that "river the streams whereof make glad the city of God." The simile is repeated by Isaiah : "Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments ! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea." Corroboration of the prophet's lament is Psalm exix : lGo : "Great peace have they which love thy law." They are made glad by this river who hearken to the commandments of God or love | his law. This impressive and divine similitude between a river and peace is continued in the last chapter of Revelation : And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding nut of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare '.welve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month : and t ie leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." This river of water of life which proceeds from the throne of God wus so turned in its course by the love of God as to flow into this world along with the gracious proclamation : "The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst, come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." As "all the rivers (of the earth) run into the sea ; yet the sea is not full : as unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again," so I f 1.1 Kn nino nit ^h-niinia r\ f 111U UiUlllUilvn Wi .IkiVUiiig Wi ?,.? ity return again to the place from whence they came, even to the throne of God. All the streams of salvation proceed from fJod and flow into the sea of his love to the world. Truly may Zion say, "All my springs are in thee." l>i<l llioy Die ISol'ore llioir Time? Though this life and this world is neither the time nor the place for the punishment of evil doers, yet it seems that some crimes attract the judgments of God in a manner so significant that they may he regarded as foretastes of the punishment proper which will follow the day wherein the Son shall "judge the quick and dead." These words are suggested by the statement in an exchange, "that seven men who were suspected of being directly or indirectly implicated in the murder , of T)r. Cronin have been summoned before the Judge of the Universe within the past year. All of them were members of the Clan-im-CJael" i After all, men should hesitate to judge in such matters ; for good people I often suiter in such a way as to call .! forth the words, "A mysterious provi- '< dence!" s In Kcclesiastes it is written : "No I mail knoweth either l<?ve or hatred by | all that is before them. All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked . . . ' ... i as is the good so is the sinner. " Such is the "vanity" of probation ' life. In the day of judgment men Ij "shall return, and discern between the 1 righteous and the wicked, between j' him that seiveth Hod and him that serveth him not." I. The present sesssou of Court injl Berkeley county lias only seven mur-j 1 der trials on hand. '( Two Sabbaths. Fel). 2: Visited the prisonen^ln jail -had them to sing?prayed witn them -gave them a talk supplemented with oine religious papers which they ^ eemcd glad to receive. Thought * vhilethey were singing how well it yould be if some churches could ex:hange their wild opeiatic squalling 'or such music as these prisoners flung lut without any organ. After a half hour with Mr. Coleman, ;he jailer, and his interesting family, [ called to see a sick friend and brothir. We had glad cause for thanksglv ng in prayer for the manifest improvement in the good man's health. In the afternoon I united in worship it the Tabernacle. A talk to the at:entive congregation was followed by in exhortation with sound and earliest words from Brother Oliver, the cealous Superintendent. Feb. 9: Heard Pastor H. P. Chreit7? jerg preach a well prepared discourse m, Man in account with Providence; Prosperity?be joyful, Debtor. Adversity?cousider, Creditor. In foot- > ng up the preacher showed a large balmce in favor of Prosperity?and that ;he world has gotteu that much bet;erin the last few hundred years. Bible Society. The 74th anniversary of the Columbia Bible Society was held Sabbath night last, Feb. 16, in the First Presbyterian church, Rev. Ellison Capers, presiding ; R. D. Senn, Secretary, was in place with his report, ready. The annual sermon was preached by Sam'l *r t* Tk t>^t rr xt r iu. kjuj i ljji j jj. xj, ivcv, x jli? ua? j Bible agent, addressed the meeting. A full Board of Directors was elected which subsequently elected the following officers of the Society : President, Rev. Ellison Capers ; Vice-Presidents, Rev. J. L. Girardeau, Rev. W. C. Lindsay, W. A. Clark, J. M. McBryde ; Secretary, R.D. Senn; Treasurer, Eben Stenhouse ; Depositary, W. J. Duffle. Revs. S. M. Smith, H. F. Chreitzberg and W. C. Lindsay were appointed a committee to select stock for replenishing the depository. Excepting that Supreme Folly Bill for building war vessels Congress may have no more important matter for their consideration than the "Memorial of the American Forestry Association," and a corresponding Bill "For the reservation and protection of forest lands on the public domain, and to establish a commission to examine Into the condition of the said lands and to report a plan for their permanent management." The "Neighbor" is in receipt of a copy of each document [wish that ev ery person 111 me united states naa copies of these papers] and would like to publish the same but have not the space. Some people are so like the foolish virgins?enough oil for the present. People who have little or no concern about the future of this country and the welfare of coming generations have little claim upon their contemporaries 1 for help to make a'living, whether mendicants or millionaires. A hungry ravenous hog may have enough before him to do for a week but he will eat it all up at once if he can liold it, or it bis owner do not allowance him. In the municipal election in Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, February 10, the Gentiles ("Liberals") gained a signal victory over the Mormons ("People's Party"). A full line of city otlicers were elected from among the Gentiles. The victory was immediately celebrated throughout the city by illuminations, bonfires, parades, music, firing of cannons, and rejoicing over the sweeping defeat of the "Latter Day Saints." The Mormons admit their defeat, but say the Gentiles carried the election by fraud, and that the election will be contested. Tf thf>re was no fraud on either side. then may the Mormons and the Gentiles of that municipality be called the saintly harbingers of the millennium. The "Christian Arbitrator and Messenger of Peace" is a periodical which parents can hand to their children to read without any fear that they will be hurt by anything found in it. The first number after the union of the two pe- . > riodicals was good ; the second (Feb- ? ruary) number is better. If "the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is" how many of the publications of this day and time will stand the ordeal ? Too many men care not what may be the judgment day fate of their publications or of their readers if they can only make money by their trashy and lilthy sheets. In the many notices of Mr. Z. J. Drake's prize acre of Corn, 254 bushels, Marlboro county, ?S. C., we have failed to see that any credit for the wonderful yield has* been given to the Father in heaven who ''maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust," and thereby maketh "the earth to yield lu-r increase." ])i;e.s some one say, "O that Is underwood." Even so, and it may be repli emI : It is understood that without the mil and rain Mr. Drake would not liave gathered 12-34 "nubbins" from his prize acre. David C. Heady who so brutally jut.'hered one William lilack in Barnwell County a few* days after the big lynching has been captured and put in ail. All that is now lacking is to caplire the jury by a "mistrial," "acquittal" or "self defense." # A Mr. John Ilood, Chester, S. C., aged 7, was shot and killed Saturday night Oth). Tliesuspjcted murderer, Green irown, a negro, wt.s brought to the >lumbia jail to escape lynching.