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The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S.C. ^^Published evprv Wednesday at $2 a year in advance. Wednesday, June 10, 1891. A Xoh Paper lor Columbia. We see from the News and Courier that the Tillman administration is planning ior the establishment of a new daily in Columbia. Recently the Governor In careering around over his dominion, we are told, berated.the "newspapers" of the Slate, without exception, and we are not surprised that he wants one to his liking. If ttie administration undertakes to publish.! an organ in Columbia it will do much good in giving employment to editors and printersThe stockholders in the concern will furuish amusement for the public, while paying thei expense of the show. It would seem to us at this distance that the administration had better do right, and wait for even a modicum 01 praise mini im.free and uotrammelcd newspapers of the State. An organ may play one or two tunes very successfully, and their melody may be very grateful to official ears, but an organ to play set music is about the poorest kind of an instrument. The organ which assumes the shape and form of a newspaper, and in some instances may seek to be classed as a newspaper, is a very poor concern, and seldom lias an intiuence worth speaking ot. The Farmer Governor and his associates - -In,.,.,, I would place menisci ves >u ? mw.v ? attitude before the world, If tliey would so conduct the business of their various offices aB to command public respect and the approval Of honest, outspoken and untrammelled newspapers. Approval won in this way would l>e worth more than the blind praise of a press which they own. the tone and temper of whose editorials are directed by the officers themselves who are to be praised. Of course we take it for gran led that the officers of the goverment, and those seeking political preferment, would own all I lie stock. We don't belieye that any man with sense enough to accumulate money or to hold it, after he had gotton it, would take stock in an 'organ, expecting to realize a satisfactory re turn for the investment. But the desire on the part of the State i administration for r raise Is worthy. That desire may Influence them to a proper discharge of their respective duties, ard that lair and impartial discharge of official duty would certainly win more or l;ss endorsement* from the unmuzzled press of the country. While a limited amount of endorsement and praise may not be satisfying to 1110 omciui neari, n nm w v.. w,.~. ... . more decent than the self praise to he lr.d from an organ which they themselves o>vu and print. They Let No Guilty Muii l'<trnpo. The lost court was perhaps the best that we have had for twenty years. J5y this state inent we mean that the Solictor and the juries came nearer to the discharge of the full measure of their duty. Since Democratic reconstruction, and tin* , til recently, the juries werenot drawn according to the forms of law,and it is asserted that some of them were drawn for a purpose, but now a different state of allairs exists. The juries are drawn In accordance with the strict construction of the law, in hroad day light, with oDeu doors, unit In the presence of wit ii esses. Juries which are thus drawn are very apt to do their duty. Their verdicts were according to the law and the evidence, and the court has meted out punishment In great mercy. This court gives signs ot a healthier sentiment than has existed for twenty years, and the law-abiding citizen may have some hope of protection, while the citizen who goes gunning for a neighbor may havo a wholesome fear of having justice dealt out to him. Heretofore Juries have excused the most wilful and atrocious murders. 011 the flimsiest pretext. The rule having been to convict no white man, It seems that I11 order to he con. slstent, the juries have also excused negro murderers. With a healthy public sentiment and other decent petit Juries who are not afraid to pronouuee a just Judgiient, we may expect to havo fewer than twe.ity homicides in a year. Gentlemen of t'ae Jury : You have discharged your duty, and the cou nty owes you a debt of gratitude. You let no guilty man escape, and It Is to be hoped for the honor and credit of this old county, thut murder will hereafter be discountenanced by both judges and juries. When judges cease togrant ball to every murderer, and when juries convict some of them we may hjtve law and order In Abbeville C'ouuly. Country XcwspHpors. It seems that some advertising agents would destroy all public confidence in, aud public respect for, country nowsp.i.uors. Practically, the burden of their song Is a reflection on the business integrity of the country editors, and a depreciation of their newspapers as advortisiug mediums, After a long experience with advertising flcents. the Press and Banner has come to the conclusion that the less the country editor has to do with advertising agents the better it is for him. The fact that they advertise ridiculously low rates for country papers, and the perpetual or standing intimatlination tbat the country editors would misrepresent their circulation, should be onough to induce self-respecting editors to withdra w business relations from such agents. They, inferentlally If not In words, would lead the public to believe that they do notbelieve a word we say. Notwithstanding this Tact they ask us to tnake;out an itemized statement of the number of papers sent out each week for a time, and intimate?If tlicy do not say so in words?that we ought to swear to it, s or else our circulation may be estimated" too low. ? e couiu Jioi (iretui ve uui-icoj.ci.1, ply with such request*,'and as a matter of fact, we do not care whether the name of the Press and Banner appears In any Newspaper Annual. Neither do we care one cent whether they "estimate" our circulation at one hundred or two thousand. It Is all the same to us. In a year we do not accept Slo worth of "foreign" advertising, and we do not solicit any of it. Tlie Summer CIoimIm. "Uo lioliletli back the face of his thrum-, mill sprendcth his cloud upon it." "Dent thou know the balancinc* of thr clouds, the wondrous works of him whh-ii is perfect in knowledge ?*' For several evenings lately the lightnings and the clouds have been remarkably beautiful. People of religious or devout inclinations felt something of gratitude to ittin whose "right hand spans the earth," anil those who had no higher motive than to gratify their owu love for the beautiful and the sublime in Nature, realized great pleasure in witnessing 1 he shifting scenes at the close of day, while they watched with increasing interest the clouds which "garnished the heavens," and which by the ever-recurring electric display, were presented in all their glory and inconceivable splendor. The beauty of the Summer clouds in some instances are not appreciated at their worth, Their suspension being upon unknown laws, and their constantly changing form being directed by the .Supreme Ruler, the Summer clouds furnish scenes of rare beauty and sublimity, which should be seen and observed by all. ? imm mm 2,000 yards bed ticking at n great reduction. IV. E. Hell. -"K Tlio Ne-u-mlitl. Whether wc have succeeded or not, we have tried to give a fair statement of the recent charges,and the denial, ol their truth, as to the treaimciH.ut convicts. We have tn? disposit ion to shield the penitentiary authorities and we have no malice to grat ify in publishing scandalous article in reference to them, and give place to the allair solely becouse it is of public interest. Wc have no doubt that the convicts who went to work on the railroad found it dill'er ent from a picnic excursior, ami we nave 110 doubt llint their food was interior to the fare at a eountry hotel, neither ?lo w?; doubt Unit their clothing was below the standard of the average dude. We believe, however, that it would have been better for, Mr. Talbert to havejomitted the certificates of the guards. His own denial of tlie alleged cruelty was sullicicicnt from that quarter. It is (air to presume that the public are ready to believe that the guard could not have supported the charges, except at the expense of the forfeiture of their places. Another matter: The standard <>l comfort for a prisoner, which a guard may control, may be different from the standard which the public may set up. It seems strange, too, that tins charge ol cruelty to convicts should come so soon after a comparison of the penitentiary food expense under this government and the former administration. Cut it is no quarrel of ours, and we care nothing at allabout it one way or the other, except the manifestation of u desire to have the whole trull), and nothing but 'he whole truth, come to light. DIED ON THE RAILROAD. Engineer Williams is Killed by His Own J i n in. Chester, June L?While lying in the shade ol and under a box car on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Kail road, this afternoon, at Sandy Ktvor, about. I o'clock, Engineer W. Williams was run over and filially injured. It is ascertained that Mr. Williams, who was ;a brotber of Auditor Williams, ol the Georgia, Carolina and Northern, was lying under the car reading, when a colored fireman, noi knowing tie was there, pulled up a lew l'eot and ran one of the wheels over his leg, severing It near the hip joint, and stopping just In time to leave the engine resting on the other leg. When found the wounded man's first request was for a pistol to end his misery. Anengine was sent to this place for Dr.S. W. Davcga, but as lie was out of town Dr. T. M. Marion was lound and taken down. Dr. Davega followed as soon as he returned. The unfortunate man died about 7 o'clock, however, iu great pain. The scene of the accident was el{:ht miles from this point. Williams was a young rnau and very popular Ivorn tL'liiico 11 ii liv*o/l fAi? n /mnuiflnvi liln lnitrrf li of tiinc. Itulelgh News and Observer. News was received here yesterday morning of the shocking death ol .Mr. W. \V. Williams, a well-known and popular Hitleigh boy. On day before yesterday afternoon a construction train upon which Mr. Williams was empioyeu suie-iracueu ai >anuy trtun iuuilow the passenger train to pass. There was a long wait before the regular train was due to puss, and the construction train was expected to stand there some time. Mr. Williams went over on the shady side of the train and sat down upon the track between two cars. During the wait it was lound necessary to couple some cars In the rear of the tram, and a signal was given the engineer to move the train back, no one knowing that .Mr. Williams was between the cars. Mr. Williams was removed to Chester although he had the best medical attendance and every other attention, lie died in aoout three hours front the time of the accident. 11c was conscious most of the time and talked rationally and l'reely. lie referred most touchingly several times to his mother and spoke with tenderest concern of the sorrow she would sutler on his account. The physician in attendance first considered amputation necessary hut after lie became fully aware of the extent of the injuries to the cUridcd not to attempt the amputation. Wllliain W. Williams was about twenty years of ago and was a son ot tin* lute John <1. Williams of this city. Ho was a great favorite in this city where Ills tmyhood and youthful days were spent, he having left here limit Mm vnnre nt/n Hp nl' st ?*h#?nrfllL frank, manly disposition, ami was liked by all his associates,and was a great lavorito in social circles. 11c had been connected with the Georgia, Carolina Je Xorlhern llaiiroad for several months, and was looking torward to a promotion as an engineer in the mar future. His remains were brought to this oily, at 11:30o'clock yesrerday inorniulng, for interment, and were accompanied by his brother, Mr. John G. Williams, who Is Auditor of the Georgia, Carolina & Northern, and by Mr. A. K. .Wodell, also of the (i., C. a X. The remains were borne to the First IJaptist Church. Mrs. Williams, the grief stricken mother of the deceased, and his sl<ter, Mrs. W. V. Savage, arrived at :fc-W o'clock iroin liCiiderson and were in attendance at I he funeral. The sad event threw a gloom over Ihc whole city yesteiday and many sorrowing hearts were wrung in sympathy for the bereaved aud In sorrow for the loss of (he loved friend. NEWS FKOM NINETY-SIX, llcl'roN&iiiK Kiiiiis-Iliipp.v Children? Ornlon ?ii<l Tcnchen-ltuitc Well. 1 Thank . XlNETV-Slx.S. C\, JuneS, 1891. ('(immunlci services were held at tlic Presbyterian chit, ch at this place on yesterday. There was a large congregation present. Last Friday was Children* day at the Methodist church, it was prcasantly and profitxibly spent. The Uev. Mr. Carroll of tills place will deliver the annual literary address to 1 tic (Jailney city Seminary at the Commencement this week. Miss Kcdonn (jriflin, the ellieient teacher of the Mount Moriab School, Is at home on a visit. Miss Burnett of Mount Moriah is visiting the family of Mr. J. C. Urirtin. Robert McC'unts has returned home fiosn Abbeville where he has been helping in the Clerk's ottlee. The friends of Miss Rebccca Moore sympathize with her on account of her sickness and hope for a speedy recovery. While other parts of the State have been visited by heavy storms we are receiving nice showers Just enough to keep the crops growli):;. A number of farmers around Ninety-Six are planting largely of sugar cane for stock food. The Ninety-Six Oil Mill is still grinding cotton se ed. Business in town is dull. The farmers arc at home making hay while thesunshines.f Abbeville County should make an cllbrt to have the industrial school for women located within its borders. It will be a great benefit to the county that gets it. The health of this section is good. CULLKOKA. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS AND PENCIL POINTS AT LATIMER. Ituiiis? I'ienics?IJiUles-?Hawthorns? Visitors?C??ihI?1oii<*o. liATIMKIt, S. v., .111I1C 2, I SSI. We have been blessed with refreshing rains U*e |wist week. Farms and gardens are both booming. Tlio Annual School picnic at Swcarengen's Mill lias been postponed. Mr. and Mrs. (J. C. Graves' family and Miss Carrie Calhoun speut. last Sa tardav i>.. i.:.. i.,.,.,.. i,, m,?int t ,.i Although the Doctor keeps buchoior's hull, I lie certainly understands the art oi entertainI insr his friends,[and k nows how,to fry chicken, jtoo; so we have been informed. Mrs. .lames Hawthorn is in Ahhcvllle assisting in nursing the family of her sister, Mrs. John K. (Slake, who are quite sick. Mr. ami Mrs. Albert Gibertoi Williamston, Mrs. MeMakin of Spartanburg, Mrs. Moseley ol liowndesville, were the jiuols of Mr. Graves last Sunday and Monday. The annual services of the llible Sociely will l;e held in Salem Church the l.'.ili ol .Inly, Kev, Heard has been in vilr*?J to preach, and Mr. W. V. Hell to deliver the usual address. Mr. Kdwln Calhoun of Monterey spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in Latimer. Mrs. lirooks and Mrs. Harksdalc of Warren ton passed through Latimer last Thursday enroute for August a. Mrs. lirooks goes down for medical attention. Mr. Wash Hawthorn was seriously ill last Sunday. He is better at present, and we hope will soon be well. Mr. and Mrs. Tom McAllister of Mount Carmel spent last Suiidny with Mr. C. M. McAllister. Mr. and Mrs. iilake'K many Latimer friends extend to them their sincere sympathy in tliolr sad bereavement in the death of their son Milton, which occurred last Friday at their home in Abbeville. PHYLLIS. I>ou't fail to see our elegant stock of Men's Flannel and Madras Shi vis for Summer wiar. 1*. Rosenberg & i.'o. If. THE PENITENTIARY PEOPLE. n < < Conflicting Statements in Reference to 2! b n Their Comfort, Cleanliness, 5 Clothing and Food, ?- ? ? A Nice Wrangle on Which We u Can Look With Perfect In- ? difference?We Present the * Testimony on Both Sides, p and Only Hope That the > Truth May be Known. Serious ChnrsrN Against tlio Mini- ' ngemeiit of 4,'onvlcls. (l Watchman and Southron. b Mr. R II. Haker oanio ns lar iih Slimier yesterday In charge of sixty-seven convicts, who have been working at the construction * . camp OI UIC u. >->. n i-?. niuiuuu iui ow...c months past. I'he line Is now only within a very short u.stance of lienneUsville and during hlsli water is impossible for the Kail road (Jon- \ Mructlon Company to carry on the earth (.1 work. ^ The state requires pay at the rate of ?1.2.'? r, per day for every convict whether they (l work or are Idle, therefore it does not pay the <j| company to retain them at such heavy ex- j, pense for so smalt a job and consequently a they are returning them to the Penitentiary, u UilYIIJ? IWI nuilic IIIIIU ?wu .. .v,.,,.... t, from the highest authorities that tho con- f. victs under tlie present management were ? being ill-treated and eared for wo went down to the depc t with a view or seeing ourselves j, the condition of those returning to Columbia. ii We found them huddled together under (j the shed at the depot, some lying on the c, rough floor, some upon sucks of guano and j'( some leaning against the posts of the shed, a tl dirty, dejected. dismal wretched looking, ti nppariintly half starved creatures. One of I hem we were told ?>y those in charge, named t| u'tiiinm fJr.iv died vosterdav al'lernoon six n miles the other side of Darlington nesir Pec n l)eo. He hsul been sick for several days pre- c, eeeding liis death with what was supposed to a be typhoid lever. The body was left with a colored man to whom was paid S4 burial ex- C( petises. tl We are told that the wretched condition of these convicts is due to the miserable and c, meagre litre that Is doled out. to I hem by the i, Penitentiary authorities. j During colonel Lipscomb's lime, Ihat lin- i, mane and noble hearted gentleman gave his p Immediate and personal attention to the wants and necessities of these unfortunate n people. Ho made It his duty to see that they t, were provided with proper food and drink Nl and that there was enough. He also made t. it Ills special duty to see to it that their diet a was frequently changed, and in.Spring and n Summer that vegetables were occasionally t| provided for them. We are informed on the best authority thai for months past these convicts have been iiiven only the plainest and coarsest corn bred and very mean bacon, without any occasional delicacy or change of any sort, but this is not all, the fare is not only of the * poorest and most indifferent diameter, lu t half the time there is such a scanty supply that the convicts don't get enough to eat,as their looks all too plainly indicate. Two of the men, Alex Wright and John Steele have had cases of dropsy. William Hruton's right ^ side is paralyzed. Not to mention the numerous other who have bad colds. There ? are not more than half a dozen who have on shoes, and what they have are so worn and broken as to be unserviceable. People can readily Imagine what pain, and hardsmp ii miKi lie lomesti poor creaiurcn in trump barefooted through miles of country. In all sorts of weather, over the roughest ground, working mul jrradinc nnd cutting their way over the hills, through rocks, canes, day and briars, grading, ditching, shovelling, hauling, etc., without proper food and clothing, arid a sufficient supply ol either. Not the slightest provision wns made by the Penitentiary officials for their expense on their return trip. There were no pots.no pans, no meat nor bread nor anything. The party left the railroad camp about noon Monday, and the only meal the convict got t win breakfast at Darlington, absolutely nothing, else, except what (ell on them through the charity of the people along the way, and the gentleman who accompanied I iheni as far as Sumter. t Anyone who doubts the correctness of the li above statement should have seen what the p writer saw at the Sumter depot yesterday: t There was tlie unmistakable ana general 1 look of squalor, misery and wretchedness 8 pervading the whole group and tlie lack of il humanity, and attention< were but too plain- 1 ly visible. It was a sl^ht to use the words I of our dictator at which "The mind revolts e and the Imagination sickens." d Wo have time and again seen tho convicts c at work on the canal In Columbia sometimes as often as two or three months. We know i what their general condition was then. We never wiw any of them anywhere look like j those did who passed through Sumter yester- . day. The Superintendent Lecturer, as we took occasion lo remark before had better stop gallivanting about Ihe State, and attend to the business of the Penitentiary. Tills mat- n ter should be Investigated at once, and if ' the treatment of all the convicts has been r like that in the case of those at the railroad v eunip, he should be forthwith removed. 1 Such a stutc of tilings Is a blot upon civlliza1 tlon. s GUARDSMEN TRUE TO THEIR EMPLOYER. 'J s Hei tig in llic S.imc Itoat Willi the An- t thorilies, Tliey of ('oiii-mo. Do Not See ?hnt They Have Done Any Wrong. t News and Courier. Ofllcifil cognizance was taken by the board of Penitentiary directors to-day of a state- " inent published in one of the Columbia pa- ? Iters tills morning. The following Is the rcc ord, which will explain itscll: Com'MMA, S. C. June 1801. io wie r.oara 01 uireciors?uenueinen : in i answer to your inquiry as to tlie correctness '1 of statements made, as you say, in the State v by a correspondent from Sumter in regard n to treatment of convicts, I have this to say: ii As far as 1 am concerned, from what you say t of said correspondent, ids statements arepos- t Itively false, but would not ask that you in- I vestigale the matter fully and satisfy your- Ij selves us to the truth of It. Respectfully, d \V. J. Talbert,Superintendent. d In view of the fact that an article appeared 1 in this morning's paper that the convicts on- u route from the railroad camp to Columbia were cruelly treated, etc., we, at our meeting to-day, have investigated the matter and examined the convicts themselves who landed here last night and we find that the charges [ were altogether unfounded. The convicts (j show to their having had good treatment and have been well fed. K Wo call attention also to the statement of Cant. Wheeler, corroborative by certificate of guards, i-ul?;i- !ied to-day, will) report of Capt. Sligh. , We d.'.sire further slate that we have exam I tied 11; 'io ks anil accounts of the iiistitu- S( tion g n.-iMliy, and wo are perfectly satis- (, tied w : 11 th-; management of the superin- t" teudrn: .so far. '1'. .1. Cunningham, ,1 Chairman It. )>. S. C. 1'. t Cot.f MttfA, s. C'., June:i, lssil. To the !2<>no>ai>ie Hoard of directors?Gen* tlemun : At the request of the Hoard I desire lomaKca s .i.c.uein in regaru 10 mis uiancr, i of con vir.'s iieing in isl rented, Ac., on the way Ironi the r::ilro:itl camp to Columbia. In regard to the convict that ilicil 011 tlio roud fiom l'ec dee to Darlington J wish to say that, tinder the circumstances, being unable to slop to ai tend to it myself t turned Iti 111 over to an old reliable coioied man to be (| burled, lie agreed to make a plain collhi or ' box, in which 10bury him, ol course recelv- 'l iiig a just, compensation for the same. I * therefore, pronounce the statement thai. ' he was buried, iu a binuket taUe, according v to the agreement made lor his buriul; and 1 can truthfully say that It was not from a lack 11 or attention that he died, lor he had been In 1 the hospital under :t physician for about live . weeks, receivinggoou attention all the while, " and the paralytic has been in the hospital for <! about two months. {*, Now as to their clothing. They were clad 1 very comfortably, about as well as could be j-' expected ol a parcel of hands who had been 11 at woik on a railroad. The majority of II.em ]' were barefooted, out I thought it best to " wait until 1 gotihcm to the 1'en I lent la ry to 11 give them shoes, a* it was such a short tune ; before we expected to be there. Then, too, about their being at the point of J' starvation. When I lelt the camp with them ] 1 had a stillicicnt quantity ol rations cooked [ to last tlieni (without any unnecessary dc- " iuy mini they could gel to Columbia; dui,| owing to a (nilurc 10 make connection ?*t t J1 Sumter, as wo fully expected to do, according j1 to tlie arrangements pievlously made witii ' the railroad authorities t<> tlint ellcct, we [ were loft without anything to eat, the At- j1 lHiitickCo?Kt Line train having pulled out! 11 just as the Charleston, Sumter and North- 11 ern ro'lrd up, it being about seven or eight hundred yards frotn the crossing of the 'J' Charleston, Sumter and Northern, thus delaying our arrival at Columbia from Sumter II till lu o'clock, v J can vouch for their I rout men t at the m caiups, they luivenil the while been well, well fi fed and well treated in general, and that they 1 have received no unnecessary abuse, ami that! h we have worked no sick hands, all of r< tliom Having nccii uurmg iin-u ?n?u m , ?i ihc hospital, where they have rccelveil all si ne'-essary ultcntions. K. Wheeler, a Manager I'oiivlel Camps. il To the Roard of Directors : We, the undei gned guards who have been on duly at th ill road camp under Cupt. Wheeler sine le present Adminltratlon began, do hereb rtlfy that the statement made by Oaptai i'heeler slucc the present Administrate pgan, do hereby certify that theKiatenien lade by Capt. Weeeler is correct in ever articular, having accompanied three coi icls to Columbia. J. R. Hill, H. C. Rowe, F, A. LTIman. R. E. Rivers, B. It. Gibson. C'oMTMhiA.S. C.,.Iune 3, 1SB1. This is to certify that I have been captal f the South Carolina l'eniteniiary for th ist twelve years, and that it Is my dul hen convicts are leased out to aid In gettin p all able bodied men for the inspection ( lie surgeon and to see that they are furnishc 'ilh all necessary clothing and earnpequli ge. When convicts are returned to the li lilutlon 1 make It my business to note the ersonul appearance.as T did the number r nrned from the Charleston, Sumter an Northern Railroad in charge of C. IS. Whet r, on the night of l!nd Instant. To make li ulry as to the treatment received, and win omplalnt is made to report the same to tl upertntendent. This duty I JTnve faith full erformed. and I unhesitatingly say that ave never seen an equal number (07) r nrned from any work in an aparantly mo nniti.* nnmipiiin ntifl no complaint hi een in ado us to bad treatment. VV. H.Sllgli. Vliat Tlie Stale Kits to Kay on tti Situation. The. State. The Superintendent of the Pefnitentlar, V. J.Talbert, denounces as "positively falsi lie report of the Sumter correspondent of U tuteas to the pitiable condition of con vie ucently worked on the Charleston, Suniii nd Northern Knilrond. Tlie State's eorr jiondeut, I)r. K. (,'. lJakef, promises to proi in allegations by witnesses. . Here we hai distinct issue 01 veracuy, wjhcu ??? m.j lie public will watch the result of. As Hir i lie .Slate can piled it, It proposes to have lir trial of tills cause. Its position Is vei roll detined. In tlTls matter it has ho bj 3 grind and no revenges to satiate, It ts (< umanity, that is all. A silly annlmosfty,"against the Mate hi tidueed the penitentlary otliulats. gf varioi esrccs lo withhold tliclr.defense from tl olumns of tills papet- and haceifc ptibftshc 1 another, the reader .ol whipjj, -havlr ever seen the accusation,are not compete) i Judge of the sufficiency oftlie defense, The .state will iiot-uhdertutee to; puss upc te matter until the evjrfence iff nil in, but nist point to the fact' that (lie repll iuUc .to tilt! KlutemeDts or its Kami ^respondent do not meet the charges fair nd tliat the editor of the Sumter Wntchiiiii ud Southron, writing of the condition of 11 mulcts In Sumter, elves corroboration lie assertions of tlie correspondent. We want all the light on th is'matter whlc nn be thrown upon it, and would be glad I ear from the ontrnetors for the labor lie convlels, and from others who may Imt ail knowledge of their condition before tin assed through Sumter. .Mftiiiiwhile we assure the J'enitentlary pe le thai the columns of Hie Stale are alwuj pen to any people who can express then ?-lVC.s 111 ueccill liinguili^P, aim mill. IIIVJ II xceertingly loOllsh. if thry wish id cotinte clH ihe cllect of any |>ul> 1 icnlIon in th ewspuper, in omitting to use its columns f tie purpose. THE REPLY. ? ?. - it Support or llie Diiuiii^Imi; Slut mollis iim lo the Treatment of C'oi Vll'tM. The State. In addition to the pi.fee published in tl fatchtiian and Southron in thestale Frldu lie following written stnicinenlH may help ursuadc tiio Hoard of Directors liiat the ras something wrong: Kumtkk, S. C. June 1, lsiil. I hereby certify that I visited tlieA.C. epot on Tuesday while the squad of con vie ere quartered there, and was struct by tl Itliy appearance o; the whole lot. I que loned the guards on the subject and w >ld that thoconvicts were allowed to wa nd change their clothing once a week, at hat most of them were now suffering from tl leh. I saw no cnangc of clothes nor at Ikii of baggage for them, and hi far as ouid sec there was not a decent palrof sho 11 the gang. Most of the prisoners were bat >otcd. I was begged by them for mom .ith which to buy something to eat and . us tnlit rli.il. I In* v had liini no food furnish) hem since before leaving Partington. it. 1*. Monaghan. Si'MTKii, K. I'., June 5, lS'Jl, I saw the squad of eonvlcls quartered at j !. li. Depot on Tuesday. Tiio mnjority hem were filthy, rugged and barefooted, learil It slated by Keverul persons at thed iot that the conviets had Dad nothing glv< hem to eat since 8 o'clock the ntghtbefor t was about midday when I was there. The tatements were not denied by anyone, lid not see them cook anything while her 'here was some throe or four trunks belon ng to the party, in front of (lie depot; whet r they belonged to the guards or convicts lon't knuv. There were three or four sac! >f meal shipped along with the trunks. (,'. Al. I'rand, AECIll A. I.". Ij. UL-pui, I testily to the truthfulness of Mr. C. ! {mini's statements, having seen Hie com ion of the con v lets. W. \V. McCagen, Employee A. C. L. Depot, St'MTKis, June. 5,MM, I was down at A. C\ D. depot on Tuesdi md saw tlio convicts quartered there. ' ny certain knowledge tliey were In u tilth agged condition. The "pantaloons ol mm yore so worn and ragged as to be indecent f nen to wear. J. H. Dougherty, Si'Mtku, S. C., June "?, isyl, I was at the A. (J 1<. depot on Tuesday ai aw the squad of convicts quartered thei ?o my certain knowledge they were in a ra ;ed and filthy condition and in inyjudgme lie appearance they presented was a disgra o tiie State aud to the otliclal in cliargc. il. Sch werlin, Sumtku, K. C., .Tunc 5,1HII I was nt A. C. L. depot on Tuesday and ssi he con vlcts quartered there. They were In a?ged and fllthy condition. Ttie clothing tome of the incn was in such a state thai lid not consider (horn (the wearers) in a ond It ion to be where decent citizens cou ook at them. Joseph N. Alpiion.se, Si'mtkk,S.C.,June 181*1. I was at A, C. L depot on Tuesday and sn he convicts quartered there under a she 'hey were ragged and dirty. Their cloth yere not decent for them to be seen in. Tl nen complained of hunger and said they In isid but one meal since they had left can he day before and that they had walki wenty miles. J gave Or) cents and Mr. H. ] taker naveSl and they sent up town at louglit thirty-four loaves ot bread, wlllch v livided between them. I was told one mi lictl on the rond to Darlington. 1 saw one lie men with dropsy. He was in a tcriib oudltion. I was told he cooked fortliegan A. H. Weeks, Chief of Police. Sumter,S. C., June5, isoi. I heard that the couvlets were at the A, ?. depot and went to see them. They we iity, ragged, and fllthy and barefoote ney i?0{rtren inn ior soincuiing u> un, <u uld they had line! nothing since the night b ire In Darlihgtou. Otie inim hid five con nd another In, and they begged mo to tali he money and yet some food lor them. Tli ruK about I p. ni. I came back to my hou nd cooked some rice and bread and frit nine meat for them. The convicts did in ook anything while hero. A good many In; colored people cooked victuals and carrii own 111 the evening for them to cat win hey heard Ihey had nothing. Ann!c Keen, colored, h? Slimier Correspondent of III Slate Furnishes Additional l'ro< in ttii!?stitii:iiitioii oT His Charge The Stale. si'MTKit. s. ( .. .lime S?The stale correspo eni Ings leaxe to beg Mr. TalberfK parch >r having.as he Insists, continued to beg ll in.stion. and hopes by tbesubjolned letter ni stMiliatc to his (Talberl's) satisfaction tl eai>ay sia.enients as to ill treatment of eo icts on the l'ee Dee, a.< ho hopes he has s I'iiily done, the facts of their ragged ai I thy appearance and lack of food while he depot In Sumter. As soon as the truth of his statements w en led by Mr. Talbert and the guards, tli nriespoiidenl went to work to get the neec ary proofs, both as to treatment here and ( he l'ee l>ee. Proofs ol their treatment ai ondition while here were easy to get, h lets as to thclrcondltlon 011 'he l'ee l>ee we lore dinieult to comeat. Mr. It. 11. link ad returneil to the end of the road and con lot tie reaeheit as soon as was desired, at I r. Talbert was deprived of the pleasure eeelvlng the lull amount of proof at one iiit was forced to lake il a little at a time, he convicts were their food. May the d? rlne "Tl* belter late than never," appca ,1 in. The following loiter was received tli norning. It may la? well here to state th hough tile names of the writer, Mr. It. 1 laker, and of the State correspondent, a he same, the two persons are In noway r ted?Mr. It. II. ISaker coming original ro'u Alabama, while this correspondent is alive of Sumter : IlAti 1.1 NfiTox, S. t?., June t>, l?0I, 'o Dr. S. t'. linker,Siiinler, s. t'. Ino.vit lioi-roit: Soon alter 1 look charge he line(March 1C) our foreman with the eo lets reported that the convicts could n rork well, without shoes, its they could n >reo the shovels into the (.'round bareloote went at once to t'upt. Wheeler anil aski Iiii why so ina iy were barefooted and li [ |>ly was, "I don't know, I have orderi lioes, but Titlherl does not seem disposed [ lid them." On May 0, I reported this to l>r. .larnitra ssistant State physieian, anil he promiv liey would be sent. r- When we, Dr. Jarnlgan nnd I, rencbeil the e camps th? convicts complained of having e been on short rations for several days and y were too wenk to wcxrk, which was corroho- t n rated by both captain and guards as well as n by our foreman, Kttndolpli. Wheeler said it I the cause wns that Talbcrt sent supplies fur y one month at a time from the penitentiary i- nnd they did not hold out. .Thero was absolutely nothing on hand for supper, sol loanad him fd pounds of meat and two bushels i<f 1 meal and Dr. Jarulsau promised to buy ra- I tions from his brother-in-law at Blenheim I1 and send them over in the morning. Beimel I n this they had nothing but meal and meal., bui ' e Dr. .larnigan ordered cow peas In addition, y The lirst time I visited the camp after Tali's; i bert was in charge, Wheeler told me that the . [>f rations were cut down and limited to bread id and meat and he wa? utraid that scurvy 1 p- would break out. Previously he had cnrle 1 i- blanche to order what he considered necessary ir from Wagner & Co., of Charleston, so that he e- could change diet. Wheeler was always comid plaining to me of the lnsulliclency of the 1- amount as well as the variety of food, and 'i- on our way to Sumter showed ir e from his n records that the first month we had 11.e conic victs under Colonel Lipscomb out of a detail ly of 10:1 men only twenty-four days were lost ou i account of sickness, that Is the equal of twene ty-four men one day or one man twenty-four "? r!??vu f.ncf ToHuirf nilf nf 7X is inen on the first to IJ7 men on the lust,?!:! days were lost for sickness. I have seen the meals cooked and served, and know thut while the amount might have been sufficient for men in confinement it was ie not enough for men doing hard work, and they have not held up at it, but have lost flesh very perceptibly. As to their clothing, I don't think a single y, garment has been ?>ent out since the detail }" first cmne to us Inst August. About March 1, a large batch was returned to Columbia, and ik forty-seven new ones were sent out lo take Br their place. 0. I did not see the convict who died, except ,e in the wagon while he was still alive. Wheel;e er told me ho had given a negro $4 to bury hlrn. 1 WiiM cinf. lliKr? vestprililV. bllt could us not And out who tlie negro was, nor did a NVhceier know anything about liltn. An eye y witness told me yestcrduy that the sick eonce viet was put in a blanket and dragued from jr the camp to the river, about three miles, and left lying In the sun whlleJhe wagons were 18 being, loaded. The wagons were unable to fret nearer the eaiup on account of I he* overie ilow of the Pee L>ee. That night Wheeler *1 borrowed S:i.OO from me to feed himself and ijj guards on the route, claiming that the $-i he it had paid the negro was all the money he had. There was one meal cooked for the convicts >11 to eat on the route, while they know they it conld not possibly reach Columbia till noon en next, daw er Two of the guards passed through tills ly morning, and *v heeler Is also at the old cam p. in I bad not seen Talbert's reply before Feeing it him. They told me that as soon as the stateof ment was made to the hoard they were all discharged, and now would tell a different ;h tale. I saw Wheeler a few moments nt the lo depot Wednesday nlicht on his way back, and of from what he told me theKlateinent published ,'e was tun me one ne iiiuue. imuimhhj, .y . It. H. BAKKH. I'. S.?Since writing I have ini'ta Mr. I'.yrd. o- who tolls mo that the dead convict was hurled r\s without blanket, box or anything, and promii. Isch to meet tne Monday morning with ubsore lute proof. It. 11. B. r* _ ,',r Laying aside the fact of cruel treatment, what think the public of Col. Talbert's economy ? The Lancaster Review boats that In the period of four months Col. Talbert saved the State ?119.3!) in tiie matter of supplies?S29.S5 per month, us aualnst the showing made by Col. Lipscomb lor the sume time lust year. Look at this : Under Col. Lipscomb 10! hands e- earning a day, lost twenly-four days SiO ; i,. In one month. Under Col. Talbert seventyeight hands?a less number than above? curnlng SI.2T) n day. loss 53.1 difys; iGlKi.2-") In ....? I, ?.,i !??? ... #!,? UmiDiimliTl'lll. Taihert; Inking Into account Ills decreased lie expenditure, ofSOOtUU per luo.illi. >'? H. (J. BAKF.lt. to T3E CITY OF COLLEGES, ;ts The Commencement ? The Orations !s -?The F.xaminulions --- Full Proic gramme? All Norls of I'nra^rnpliN. ''J I)l'k West, S. June 1891. Mr. O. Johnson Ih at hoiup. ,L" Mr. Sled Jirlcespent several days In town. Mr. Kb. Kennedy, who has been tt'uchlng In 1 Alabama is expected home this week. es Due West Is getting ready for the cotnmenc* e" meats. The two graduating classes are both 'y In rpe. ' Rev. Gardner Phillips, of Harlow, Fin., is to 3C| rin/tonl.n /Kill <tf I 'I'MKnMl'l t V M (!. Iti'v. .1. It. Kdwards will preach in Florida tins summer. The crops aro growing iincly. Wo hear oi \. some choice oat Ileitis. of Mrs. (.'liiikscHlfK?nee MIsh A11ie I'ruitt? I spent u week with friends and kindred here, e- We see it suggested that Col. McCaAghran :n will decline the Presidency of the I'iedmont e. Factory. s(? We welcome "Culleoka" to the Press and I Banner from Ninety-Six. e. Mr. Huyne McDill, of Abbeville, spent Sabg bath in town. Ho Is looking well. li- The Due West Uible Society will meet next i I Saturday. Mr. J. Ivlugh the vrorthy Master Ics of Abbeville, will inuke the address. A good clioice. A call meeting of the Second Associate Heformed Presbytery will convene here next >? Frldav at 3 o'clock to arrange tor the lnstaila* [i* tlon of Kev. 0. Y. Bonner. It is expected that the Insinuation will take place on .Saturday at il o'clock. The closing exercises of the Theological Seminary will take place this year in the y' Associate It stormed Church building. Dr. 10 Pressly will preach the Baccalaureate and the V. young men will rend essays. This will occur }y 011 Monday 22nd ato'clock. or Due West has lost another one of her gems Tennessee Is the gainer this time. On last , Thursday evening at t o'clock the Rev. Mr. . I Baird, of Tennessee, nnd Miss Annie Rrlce, of this place wrre married. Dr.Todd performed ?' the ceremony and It was beautifully done. We heard a young man sny that the be iuty of cc this ceremony put him In the noilou of marrying. The attendants were Mr. J M. White and Miss Maggie Ij< wry. Mr.Strong and Miss Anna Caldwell. Mr. Sted Brlce and Miss Amanda Lee. [\v Mr. J. It. Edwards and Miss Leila Brlce. in The party left immediately on the up train or for Tennessee?as they were entering the cart, l riage rice nDd an old shoe wero cast at them. Ht The sroom Is u handsome looking youmi man Id and he hus married a young lady of sterling qualities and pretty. Our best wishes attend them. I)r. Plunkett, of the 1st Presbyterian church (j of Augusta. Ga., will deliver the Commence meat Sermon 011 Sabbath morning and Kev. P" J.'1'. Chalmers the sermon to the Seminary , Sabbath night. * llelow we ?lve the Commencement Pro,.}i gram so far as made out: I, The public examinations in Krsklne Col lege will begin id uie Tutor's department on Tuesday, June 10th in Krsklne College on Wednesday, 17Ui, and close on Monday, 22nd; in the Theological Seminary on Thursday, IS1I1, and close Monday, 22nd. The commit, tees are requested to be In attendance from *? the first. June 22-25, 1891. Monday Nioht.?The usual anniversaries U. of the Societies will be held in their respecre live halls. I. Tuksday.?The Hoard of Directors of. the id Theological Seminary will meet, as also the e- Trustees of Krsklne College. ts Tuksday Nioht.?'The Due West Feinnle :e College will hold some of Its exercises lulls Is own chapel. so Wkdnksdav.?Commencement in Krskine :d College. i?t Wkdnrsdav Nioht.?Alumni Address by of Ilcv. J. i\Calloway, of York villi?, and busi"d ness meeting of Alumni. Also announcemi meut of distinctions. duk wkst kkmalb coi.i.kok. The examination in (lie Female College will begin on Tuesday. Juno llitii, and close on Ihe Friday following. <?r Monday and Tuksday.? Art reception, a. Tuksday Kvkni.no.?The young ladles of the graduating class will read their essays iu the hall at the Female College, I). J UKUniM >! .Ill US - . iu>Tvin...j ....... V...., in l>y llu'lion. J. J-'. J. Caldwell, of Newberry, ie S. V. Delivery of diplomas. Award of disto Unctions. Delivery of ineclals. lie Tiiuushay Kvknixo.?Reception. n.s. (i. ii- a | m 111 Tliirly-livo I'ure, I'roiul ami I'rosperns ons Years. ^,s Kdgefleld Chronicle. >n The Abbeville Press ani Manner is the ?l ()iic-en of I lie e*i*inlry press of South Carolina. nl In fact the Abbeville l'ress and Uiuiner is a re (]ueen among newspapers generally. Willi f,r her last issue, she enters upon her thirtyId sixth year. Jler record of ihirlv-flve years ,,! is one of honor, usefulness anil prosperity. ?l Our friend Wilson weurs a crown which lie it.a lias won most nobly. se PASSING UNDER THE ROD. is ~ * .,1 Mr. K la lie's Alllietioii in (lie Loss ol f. Tliree Children, anil in (he KiekI" ness ol' Ollica* >?oml>ers of II is I ly Family. i a Our esteemed fcliuw-citi/.en. .Mr. J. II. Blake, has been sorely alllicted. In tiie last week's issue of our p iper we noted the.death of a son, and now il is our duty to note the death of of hisdaughter, uiidan Iniant child of only a ,i> few day's life. ,,t Tills is nolall. Mrs. Iilakcand two other ?l children are still very sick. ,1. This people deeply synipatnl/.c with Mr, .({ IJIake, ami their kindly oliices have been is tendered in every conceivable way. lo m " Spcclal Notice! Our titock of Mcii'k Shirts n, for summer wear Is more attractive than ><| ever, fall ami sen tliein. I*. Kosi'iiljcrtf it Co. tf. IN GREENWOOD'S GATES. lM?rk" tVrlJvM hh Hntcrcstliis r?llor!y i'rosn 4li<? Siim.y Sfarls of it Busyiy Oily. ' \\ Oki'knwhoii. S. June 8. 1801. j Having been itol itlo'.l by Mr. Wilson that , nv services are again needed in noting lm- 0 portant matters about ttie city, and that'we s must come to his rescue, I have once more 0 promised to report the doings and sayings of ;>ur town. U To the people of Greenwood let me Fay now. ? If yon happen to know anything which would interest nnd please the pnblle do not . keep It secret and then blame the correspon- I' dent for not writing it up. We are not yet ii omnipresent. . Among other important, matters that have J not heretofore been mentioned is the organi /.al Ion of the City Hank. A few weeks ago U \ became generally known that a new bank i would he organized here. It was at first thought that a capital of tlfty thousand dol? 3 lars would be sufficient for the prescntand f the stock hooks "were opened for that amount , in shares of fifty dollars. In less than a week I the stock was taken wlille applications were i Ktlll coinliiT In. The cornorators then docld- ? ed to increase the capital to sixty thousand . dollars every cent of which lias boon taken. . At a recent meeting of the stockholders the ' following officers were elected : \ D. A. I'. Jordan, President. T)r. J. C. Maxwell. Vice-President. Directors.?D. A. P. Jordan. I)r. J. C. Max- * well, E. M. Upsaomb, VV. H. Bailey, F. F. ( Dunbar. J. S. P.aitey, J. W. Duckett.. Mr. Geo. A. Bardsdale has been elected Cashier. The Waller lot between Jervey & Co., and the post office hns been purchased and n handsome two story brick building Is now 5 being built where the wooden buildlnir which has been rolled away, once stood. One half > of the first floor will be made for a storo room, t The bank will begin business ns soon as the j building Is completed, which will not be later * than the first ot September. ( Mr. K. M. Allen has contracted for the ' building of a larae and handsome dwelling on his lot near the Presbyterian church. We hear that Mr. Allen will make another con- I tract wh?n the dwelling is finished. 5 Mr. B. F. Martin will build a dwelling 011 the south side of the G. P. ic N. R. It., on a lot ' purchased from Mr. W. H. Bailey. from one thousand to two thousand dollars i are now under contract here. 1 The Male High School closed on last Thurs- | day. Mr. Wilson, the efficient principal has f nor yet gone away for his summer recreation. The last session of the Oreenwood Female ' College closed on last Thursday evening with I a brief program. Hon. Kills G. Graydon de- . I levered the annua! address. Ills subject was "The Importance of Educating Our women." : The address was well prepared and was lis tened to with unusual attraction, Medals ( were delivered to Miss Fannie Pemherton aud Miss Matlie Hughey. Miss Muttie Hill 1 having completed the course received a diploma of graduation. , Miss Laura A. Wells, daughter of Mr. W. J. . Wells of this place, was married to Mr. K. ' Klrby Snead, of Richmond, Va., on last I Thursdad morning. Rev. U. F. Miller con- | ducted the service. A few friends and relatives were present. 1 We arc glad to hear that our old friend aud i adviser, Dr. G. 15. Reld, of Donaldsvtile, l.s recovering from his recent severe sickness. A principal and tbree assistant tcachers for the graded school will be elected t>y the trustees on next Friday. A large number of applications have been received. The Methodists of this place have accepted a lot which was offered to thorn by Mr. C. G. Waller on condition that they build a church 011 It as soon us possible. The lot is on the southwest corner near the home of Mrs. H. 1 R. Reynolds and is admirably located for a church. Arrangements are being made for the building of a large and handsome brick building. The crop prospects have improved very much In the last weclt or ten days. ' Pr. T. J. Crymes, of Wllliamston has open- 1 ed onjoffice over the Hank of Greenwood for i the practice of dentistry, lie Is fresh from one of the best dental schools in the country and knowsjust. how to treat a sickly tooth. Air. (\ A. C. Waller will begin the building of a large brick block on the corner below the store occupied by J. W. Sproles In a few days. The old wooden bulldcn will be rolled to the rear of tiie lot. Hon. Hen Terrell was in town two days last week and we more than once listened to his llorid exposition of the Alliance plan to sup ply every ;?..in. woman and child with an abundance of flexible currency, hnt we are still In tlie dark. We are too dull and our talth Is too week. Mr. John K. Make has the sinccre sympathy of many friends here in his repeated ui-'i t u V CIIJUIJ l.-t. ? m # I.oniulrsvllle'N Lcltcr. Lowxdbsvii-i-e, S. C.,"June 8,1891. Our township had an unusually large representation at Abbeville Monday. About forty of our citizens were either directly or indirectly interest In the Court. Kev. J. E. Heard preached for the good peo pie at Cook's Monday and Tuesday. Mrs..I.T.Barnes went to Charleston via Augusta Ga. Wednesday. Mrs. W. It. White and Miss Lulle White, ol LaGrunge, Ga., enme Wednesday on a visit to relatives and friends. Master Edgar Wright,of Greenville, reached here Wednesday to visit his kinsfolk. Mr.J. E.Carter went up Into Anderson county Friday to see t ho "o;d folks at home," accom pan led by Mr. M. W. Speer. Our genial wholesouled friend, Mr. George W. Miller, of Anderson, was in town Friday looking after his Insurance business. Mr. K. H. Mathews spent last week "on the road." lie will tiow be similarly engaged lor sometime to come. Mr. II. J. Power, of Anderson, was In and around town Friday and Saturday buying cattle. Mrs. .Jas. Spoer, nee Miss Jennie Norwood, of the Fork, now of Texas, readied here Friday and Is now visiting the family of Judge Moore. It is said that Mr. L. C. Haskell,of Magnolia has the largest lleld of cottou in the county. Itlsneurly kuce high. It was planted lu March. we nan several very noiuays ana mgtus iasi week, which hurled up the growth 0f Corn and cotton wonderfully. .Some of our planters were st ill re-planting cotton last week. Well If it tilces as long lor the seed then planted to "come up" as It did those first planted, they will probably get up In time to get a gojd start for a crop next year, If we have no frost next winter. For the past few days, the plows und hoes have been moved with a rush, from "early morn till dewy evo" destroying one ol the most profitable crops, i. e. grass, that can be raised in the proper place. Troupe. Dysentery. This diseasa Is called in medical works colitis, which means, inflammation of llic colon, or larger bowel. In which the Inflammation Is couflned to the mucus, or lining membra ne. The disease seems to be lo. at?*d in the descending colon, but the morbid influence extends through the entire alimentary canal. The disease Is very amenable to treatment and no more cases should, if free from aggravated complication, end fatally, than In chill and fever. In the treatment bear in mind that the dls ease Is inflammatory In its nature and treat It accordingly. Leave off ail astringents and opiates and whatever will bind up the bowels. Or if opiates are used at all, let it be in the starch and laudanum Injection (I never use them) used not oftener tliau S to;10 hours, or given In lour or live grain doses in a swallow ol water,repenting Hie dose every three or four hours. This will be found to act like a i charm, and in connection with (he injection will cure all ordinary cases, with proper care and diet. Ipecac Is an excellent remedy, as 1 can testify from experience, and may be given In any form, either tincture, wine, or , powder. Klieubarb is good in some cases conblued with Ipecac or Leptatidrlh, The llnct- i ure of Aconite in combination with Ipecac is valuable,but being poisonous must be given In very small doses, I give the st rouges I tincture I can find in doses not exceeding oni'-lnnrlh of a drop largely diluted. In t pldemicdysentery there is almost invariably sepsis of the blood which inii?t be ni?f with miM-KcpticH. Many other remedies are used in domestic practice which are good, but give me the at'oreinenltoned remedies with the class of aii'l-seiilles ami one or two , oilier rciiii dies mid 1 will giinruntce a cure in liil out of every HKt ea.Mis. Doctor. I DEATH OF JOHN McDONALD. | - A i'nilSifnl Old Soldier of l!n> Nine- 1 leentli S. Regiment lias <Vnsc?l ills niiriiirc. "Scutch" .foilii McDonald went to Andcrsr.n lust Thursday, and while theie tell tn>tii the bridge which crosses the ?V<?, track, receiving injuries which caused his instant , death, lie was terribly broken up. He was a member of the tutli S. C. V. In the Confederate service, and was tailhl'til in the discharge oT his duties. Hy his uniform kindness and < genial disposition he won the stood will of hi* i lellows in arms. Jlis surviving comrades 1 will hesoit.v to hear of his dniih. Pence to his ashes. He has answered Ins lost roll call, j Kvcryhoity should Imvc a stood pasture as i Hie co t is very small when huill with l, harhed wire. A large supply at P. Kosenberg ! iV Co. j | llamains in salines, calicos, ginghams, j cliallics and lawns, \V, K. Molt. Never have I offered such inducements to I buyers oi summer j'oods as I am now oiler- r in;; every day. W. K. Hell, Ladies white straw hats at. S cents each, | This is a nice yacht hal, and very stylish. W- K. Hell. J When In need of barbed wire call oil P, ltosi;n berg ?fc Co. It you want a pistol don't wail until the price advances but, buy now while you can tet them at cost. 1'. Rosenborg A- Co. A Sccond Thonght. \ 1 Look over your morning paper atjd fl on receive the impression that tfc? 1 orM is filled with crime and disaste*- J '0:1 lay, it aside with a feeling almoet^^ f despair. But you w?re abroad all iay yesterdny, tareading mile of I treetsaml mingling with thousands I f people, aud you saw no crime com- 1 pitted. Yuu (lid see, however, enough -?tf If duty done, of kindly helpness, of a hreeiul self'sacrifice in time, conven- | ence aud service, to have filled a A lozen newspapers with the recital of Mem. Jtiere are columns 01 me papers ; i I led fur weeks with the doings of one ( woman who is said to have poisoned ler husband. Well, you know of * omewlfe whose daily self-sacrifice or a helpless husband would furnish naterials of noble heroism for a volume J >ut such devotion is so common as to i >uss without comment. Wifely Infi- J ielity is news, and (here is a deep, t iope-reassuring meaning in ii. It , vould bo a bad world if it had to be aked all over every day to find good j leeds suttick-nt to "fill a newspaper.? Jhristian Standard. < A Quaint Statement. A number of homelv neonle were talk- j ng of "Temptation." That part vhich Satan takes in the believer's ^ emptations came into discussion. 1 Many good things were uttered. A luaiut old pilgrim was appealed to. L'heold man rose, and tsaJd : "Well, my friends, you ask what I think to be the best wuy to deal with Satan. I'll tell'ee. Now, if you take xn old pilgrim's advice, you'll never parley with'en. He ain't wise, for if * Lie had a bin, he'd a stopped in heaven; jut he's verv artful, and he's had a pretty long spell these'ere mx thousand years in studyin' the weak points >' human natur'. And so sure as you begin to parley with 'en, he'll ouiwit ^ you, and throw you. I'll tell'ee what \ [ ha' done with he these many years[ never speak to 'en at all, but just as 30011 as he conies to me I alius introduce him to his betters." Well done, old man! Thou rnlghtjst have been taught of the archangle himself ; for is it not written, "Michel, Lhe archangel, when contending with the deAil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke thee?" HaiifOAr TaLn r?i?n ' BY REV. E. C. SELL. One evil thought, if entertained, may lead to another, and a stream of evil thoughts may be started. One ungodly word, if spoken, may lead to auother, and a mountain of ungodly words may be started. One wicked act, if committed, may lead to another, and a gale of wicked acts may be started. Be careful! Don't, oh ! don't, put these things in motion, for when the stream is once flowing, the mountain is once growing, and when thegaile is once blowing, we cannot f*?ll vi. lwii nnd u'Ihm'i' Ihc trnuhlfi will etui. To the lost soul in hell the stream will be as a flaine of fire, the mountain as a great weight to which the soul will be chained, and which will hold it down to all eternity, and the gaile as a tempest to fan the flames of perdition. Thanks be unto our Cod forever and forever, that "the blood of Jesus Christ his Son clernseth us from all sin."?1. John 1: 7.? Raleigh Christian Advocate. A German experimenter says that coal looses considerable by exposure to the weather. Anthracite and cannel sillier least, but ordinary bituminous coal depreciates nearly one-third in weight, and nearly one-half iu gasmaking quality. English society, according to the London Star, has decided that the word "lady" is to be expugned from its lexicon of polite conversation and ; tlie good, old-fashioned "women" is to take its place. The avorace salary paid to men clerks in Washington is $1,821 a year, while that paid a woman in the same department is only $869. As a rule, eat less and work more, and you will feel better. An earthquake in Italy killed three or four poisons and wounded several June 7. llif n i Bridge. Wr: will i.et the building of a 11 ridge Hci osH Saluda Hiver near BOYD'S MILL, ? ? "a t t in u uo fflonaay, m Jiie, ai a m, Said Bridge will be about roo feet long, and will bo paid for one-hall by Abbeville,and me-half by Liutrenn County. KpeeilU-alious shown on day of letting. Iliiilders will come prepared to give bond. IuTllKK, Co.Com. for Abbevllee Co. liOOMMA N, Co. Com. for Laurens Co. June I 'M, '!t. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville, COl'ItTOF (JKNKRAIj SESSIONS. I .1 INK TKRM, 1S91. K To His Honor the Presiding Judge. 9 The grand jury respectfully submit H the following presentment: H We have examined and reported H upon ail the hills of indictment M handed to us during tiie term. m After attending to these bills we in- V juired into one c;ue of fornication. H We examined such witnesses as vel kvere able to procure, and from the in- H formation obtained, recommend that B John Frith and Hetty Findley be ar-H res toil and indicted for this crime, l'lie following are the witnesses to prove the facts: J. (Jillabe&ux, A. M. Hill, and John li. F. V'ilson. Respectfully submitted, Wm. E. BELL, Foreman. June 10, '1)1. tf.