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The Press and Banner. v BY HUGH WILSON. w ABBEVILLE, S. C. si 1 ill B^g-Published every Wednesday at $2 a year in advance. *" Wednesday, March 13, 1895. ? % ir Try!lie to IteKislrr. ? Without attempting to comply wim iuc .cquirements of the law, great multitudes ol negroes come here every day. and present g? themselves for registration. P< The Supervisor of Registration caunot reg- w lster the citizen unless lie comes properly vl qualified. If a former ticket has been lost.and a re- gi neu al is needed, the forms of law must be iw complied with, and the renewal ticket is promply issued. ol If a citizen has just become of age. he has ei certain proofs to make, and he will get his vi ticket. ic If a citizen refused to register in 1^2, and fa neglected to attend to the matter since then, a he has only to prove the facts as to where he Is hi living or has lived since that time. Jflie si does that his ticket is given to him without fe unnecessary delay. ui Hut for some reason, the negroes and those hi who seem anxious to get them registered, seem to think that anybody has a right to tc register without complying with the require- ic ments of the law. As it looks to us, the negroes sirm iu >uiun that they, because of their race, are above the law, and that they ought not to be reijuir ed to comply with the statutes, If they comply with the law, it is just at w easy to get a ticket, as dropping oil' a log; but jfl if anybody thinks that they can get tickets u] by simply standing around the (Supervisor, e, taking up his time asking irrelevant que's- )s ' tionB, and pusliing others from the desk, they u are mistaken. tc Instead of getting their papers properly filled out, and presenting them in good shape, e, they come pell meil, without observing the law, and expect the tickets, which they will iU not get. If a man refused or neglected to register all t( these years, and now wants to register, the si least he can do 1b to comply with the law, j) show where he has been living and get his ticket. Without proving his place of residence, every negro in Georgia might come here and register, and no such fraud as that will be tolerated. Some say it is hard to register. It is indeed T a hard job, if you fail to make the necessary proof. If the Supervisor of Registration should disregard the law, and give out tickets tl ? contrary to law, he would likely suffer for it. J* But you may aepenu upon n, ue win diki> m t| ttie letter of the law?no matter how much w grumbling there is because lie refused to give out tickets unlawfully. He has, perhaps, been asked to issue thousands of tickets uu- ai lawfully, but, as far as wo know, lie has Issued no such unlawful ticket and has not re- aj fused a ticket to any qualified voter. tl U re Notary Public Itemori'il. We learn that the commission to J. C. Walker as notary public has been revoked by m (ioyeruor Kvans. This action, we are told, oi was taken at the request ot citizens. The Clerk of the Court at Abbeville lias been or n dered to strike li is name from the record 01 11 notaries public. > Similar action has been taken with respect io to some other notaries In other counties. tc We are without specifications in these re- [jj movals, but it is said to be for action In reler- u ence to the registration of voters. 'u Speaking for the Press and Banner we have ,e 110sympathy for any movement which lias to ,U? Innuru #?f ?lllK < .rtvcrillllont HI lor 1U? UUJCCl I IIO Iiuuoivi VI to the hands of others than to whom it prop- 'Jj eriy belongs, and if any notary public has at- io tached his official seal to any paper without ol first being^assured that the parties Interested ^ have complied with the law. we think the tl Governor does ;right In removing an officer h< because of his lack of carefulness. The indis- ?{, criminate attaching of official seals to papers, iu merely for the fee that is in it, should be dis- 01 couraged. The official seal should be evldence of the correctness of the paper, and not i j merely a certificate that the notary has re- 11 ceived twenty-five cents. ? d< I>eleK<*t?N to the Convention. ri si The idea that we must have good men to la represent us in the Convention prevails, and it seems that some meu are very much im- t,i pressed with the importance ot getting able vi men in that body. !Jj While the general proposition is good at enough and well enough, yet Abbeville will likely send no man to the Convention who "j will make his impress on the (,'onvention. ic There are no doubt a few men who will write si that document, and then their followers will ** "nl? fnr '? in mutter how much ability may 1(,: he pitted agaiust it.. ui While we would prefer to see the ablest ? men in the County go to the Convention, It et will be seen that party affiliation will be more P1 potent than brains in making Constitutions. In the flrst place, tbere is 110 need of a new Constitution, and this Convention ought not " to have been called. The calling of the Con- "! ventlon hits come perilously near ruining tills country. If the people had not manifested a disposition to get together this Country would have been turned over to ilie negroes. . ?? ? s Abbeville Man in Atlanta. Mr. B. K. Beacham has gone to Atlanta to go into business. He is an excellent mechanic m und a most enterprising citizen. With one c< or two exceptions, he has built more houses in Abbeville thau anybody, and is well known tl to our people. Possessing ability and good ai judgment our people need not be told who to trade with. They only need to he told where U| he is. Atlanta will oiler a larger and better it r?_ u.p.ioubt not that w he will meet the success he bo much deserves. U " vv l><-f - niiii<<l lo Ki>|;NlPr. :l' Ol Wliile we have seen nothing of the move- jg meutourself, yet we have heard that the ue- 11 groes wiio cannot, or reluse, to comply with the requirements of the law, are considering ti h proposition to "register anyhow.'' Onene- H gro was put In the calaboose because lie puuc- \ tuated his remarks with nnnecessary and im- p becoming "cuss" words. " It' - - - 11 l( I'chcc and I'uily. d It begins to look like the "Forty," with " their peace and unity drum and life, will (t muster in a large force under the banner of ti peace. Let it be the "Forty" or the "1'eace v Conference," we are in for the peace and uni. u ly--no matter which party gets in the lead. s? tl Will l.ikely Keinove All. jj It is not improbable that the Governor will "j remove by proclamation all the notaries pub- c lie in this State as soon as the excitement in- ft cident to the registration has died out. "j ?- ' w \V The Evening: Xew*. J a n Taken as a whale the editorials In the Co- ri lumbia Kvenlng News will average as near a| right as the editorials of any paper received at this otllce. There is in them a spirit of w fairness and independence, and in their ex- 11 pression a snap and a sparkle that commands respect and attention. The peace-makers in South Carolina will wiu. The people are tired of so much rowrow. After a season of excitement, there is D now a very general desire for peace and harmony. Till Kcspcclcd Hrelliron A'olioc Tliis. j Some weeks ago some one, with perhaps no i stter foundation than malice in his own I eart, started a report that ihe railroad shops < ere to be taken awav from Abbeville, uite a number of the brethren of ttie press, t emingly eagerly caught up the false story ltd published it in their papers. a Now, we hear reports which we believe to It t true, thai the railroad shop?, inead of being taken away, are to l>e; ^ really increased in capacity, and that the j u umber of workmen is to be correspondingly . 11 icreased. Humors reach us of important.! ,j lauges in the (j., C. & X. management and j n ork.aud the building upand the increasing j j| f ttie works at tiie shops is partof the report. I t( We will see if the brethren who readily ti ive circulation to the false and malicious re- j11 art, will take any notice of this report, j ? hich augurs well, and not evil, for Abbe-1 tl I I; lilt*. f We would ask tli? public lo he ou their ja, .lard against reports that have for their pur- j jse the injury of Abbeville. ,'e Our prosperity and our phenomenal growl1) j [ !ale years, usa matter of course, excite the j tl ivy and jealousy of those who would tear j s down aud ruin us, if they could. There-j U( re we ask the brethren not to catch at every it Isehood that is set in circulation against us. i bbeville has abundant reason to be proud ol j j't er growth and prosperity, aud while we are j la ife on a firm and lasting foundation, and j el that the circulation of falsehoods can do j j but little harm, yet we desire the respect j Ii ad good will of the outside-world. !11 Abbeville has taken on new growth, and is j ^ (day as solid and as prosperous as any town h i the state. J (' The Opera llouve. I " I The youn? gent lemen who have charge ol j 11 lis enterprise report progress. Tbey believe j 'j is possible to succeed. It has been suggest-; 1 that they go out ic the neighboring vil- j c< iges which have beeu friendly to Abbeville, j ' ad to which Abbeville in the past has given ! ? ifidence of trieudship. The proposition now J ii to canvass Due West in behalf of a strut'-! ^ ire which will be a pride and an ornament M ?this town. ; fi Abbeville has never laile'J to respond to ev-1 b y call for aid in behalf of the College, and it ! SJ with the contldence the young men may j n sk for subscriptions to the capital stock. i " The shares are $25 each, anil it is thought I j, ie investment will yield a revenue of from x to eight per cent., and it Is believed our | [j ue West'frleuds will take stock. jo THE ECLIPSE. IS IC lie A tiiioMphere Wns Clear, ami the | (lj View Perfeel. d The clouds cleared away Sunday nighl in e] me fur ibe moon to make its appearance, sl lilch opened the exbibitlou on schedule. l< me. The earth's shadow had just fell upon ; " le edge of the moou as the church people sl ere returning from service, and, tor this rea ! f >n, If no other, a large number or persons " itnessed the interesting phonoinenon. J1 The eclipse was total lor about an hour, j'' ud darkness covered the earth, almost as j >mpleteiy as if there had t?een no lull moon, i ^ efore the eclipse has passed quite away the | " r became hazy, aud it was not long until ' ,r iin clouds were overhanging. Jt seems that jl,< ic atmosphere cleared away just in time foi ! NV < to see the eclipse, and then immediate!} SJ turned its cloudy condition. 11J WIIAT WK KNOW OK T1IE .MOON. I II The discovery of the mountains on the 1 J'( ioou by (ialijeu were among the tlrst results ,| I I he iuvenlioti of telescopes. A very ordi- , nry modern glass reveals them ; and a tele- | ,.j ope of four or tive inches apperture shows j,. lein in much detail; an endless delight tor I H le observer. Over thirty thousand ot them I ive been charted on maps of the moon! j tI early all of these mountains have a riuglike | u irui, wltii the central area depressed, olten j e( >a lower level than the surrounding conu-j;. y, as is known by the relative length of t!ie j (> iternal and external shadows. The diame-> r of the rings varies greatly, some ot the! if rger being tifty.oue hundred and litty miles, j bile the smaller look like Utile dots in large ' lescopes. Their height above the surround-1 ig plains may be as much as three or lour .. tiles; this being less than the highestol ter-: . straiI, but greater in proportion to the size j^, the moou than any of our mountains are j J4| > the earth. On account of the resemblance i1. ' these ring mountains to certain terrestrial j jlcanoes, it has long been concluded that ley were produced by volcanic action, al-i |f| lough no certain sign of volcanic activity | j?, ?s been detected by direct observation. This j V( inclusion is very generally accepted; yet (<( icre are reasons for questioning it, or at least I i'f r holding an open mind with regard to the j w, igln of tue rings and craters ot the moon, j ? Iutheflrst place, nearly all the volcanoes! w ' the earth have a large coue and a relative- i .. r small crater, while the reverse is true ol i ' ie moon. Jt is true that in certain terres-, .. ial volcanic districts the upper portion ol ie coues has been in some way destroyed? j own oil'or lallen In?leaving a broad and: jep depression, called a caldera, enclosed by I L ngtike walls. For example, in Italy several | ich calderas coutaiu lakes or roughly circu- ; . ,r outline. .Similar basins occur on tlie i ? zores. in Sumatra, and elsewhere; out by ( . ,r the greatest number of terrestrial volca-1 , ues are of the large-cone aud small-crater V( iriety. Jlence If the ring mountains on the | 3 ioou are of volcanic origin, they represent a liaseof volcanic activity that Is exceptional, [ jd not prevalent on the earth. j1 There is oue very curious uimg auuut me ? lovemeuts of the moon. Although it goes ! V( ound us once a month?or moonih, as J like , > c:?ll? we see only one Hide of it. The other j ?. de is entirely unkuown.as it isalwuys turn-1 i away from the earth. Some personsargue , om mis that the moon does not rotate on its i sis; but such an opinion implies a wrong j ndeistanding ot rotation. Rotation oousisUs i i turning so as to tace invery dlreciion sue-! , issively all around the compass. The moon i ,, irtaluly has this motion, lor during the I. erlod of a moonlit, while it is moving! round the earth, it turns its visible side toard us troin ail directions. The curous point, here involved is not that i le moon does not rotate, but tiiat it rotates : , i its axis in the same period as it revolves .. round the earth.?Harper's Young People. ! ' <"V m m m . _ I EFFICIENT WOEK, :u i k g< npprviMor ol' Itcgisiriiiinu J. I>. Car- ljt ?lle lias I'roviU 11 .Most KxvHIt'iit ; c< O Ulcer. We see that active work has been done by t w iany Supervisors of Registration In diirerent , unities, but we think none oi them could , ave done better than our Supervisor, Mr. J. J '/ >. Carwile. Although the requirements 01 le law have been most dlttioult of coinpli- j tice, yet lie lias remained ai his post during ! , II the hours prescribed by law, giving out! ckets, answering questions, explaining to j .p pplicants the requirements of the law, and tiling them how to proceed. The white men j V ho crowdea his office, and the great inulti-l ' ide of negroes who crowded the window, i . tt.s obliged to lie more or less confusing, to I :? le Supervisor of Registration especially j ' hen people had to be told over and over;" ?aiit how to comply with the requirements , I' the law, but amid all this rush, and perfect j ;norance as to what had to be done to secure J . registration ticket, yet, a large number of reewals were granted, and quite a number of] _ ew tickets were issued?probably not less , tan forty or fifty : about equally devided be-: , 1 veen whites and blacks. i'hose who simply !. anted renewal tickets, had but (little, and .. le Supervisor soon disposed of them?ihe j .j! rlncipal delay with such being in finding the1 1 nines of the boons. Hut those who had neg ! * listed in former years t?> register at. all found ' difficult to find witnesses who would swear > the facts as required by law. ?n course *" lose applicants who could not furnish Ihe,., ecessary certificates could not get tickets. The result of the registration will not mairialiy benefit the chances of'any body who .,, ad based their hopes on securing the negro otes lor delegates to the State eon venlion. The negroes, though, weie greatly wrought !' p over the necessity of getting tickets, ii is nd that the preachers have for awhile given \ . lat mutter considerable at tent inn. It is mi id lat some of the negroes have used iliat old lestnut about being put b-ick into slavery, if " ley do not get tickets. Certain it is, that; lany of them seem more anxious to gel tick- i' ts than to provide bread lor their families. The trouble with white men is. their indil- f . irence to this very matter. Some of them ;em not to care whether they are disfrauaised or nol,aud some of the politicians,' e believe, are indifferent whether such bite men register or not. Being careless, bout maintaining their citizenship, they are ot too certain that such voters would vote : ght, and hence it appears to us that tilings:., re working along pretty much by accident, llliUU. There lias oot been a time since (he olilce a? open that a great company of negroes . ave not stood at, the registrar's window, , , ailing to be served in some way. I ill Go to Kykard's for spectacles. j hi Auk. W. Smith is receiving sprlug goods ?* ?ny. !" The place to get what you want Speed's; 1 rug .Store. The next time you are in town call at lty, mil's and t'.el a One pair <n -penuries eheiiji u, j INTERESTING INTERV1EV luvei-iior DvaiiK Talks and Tolls ? H'iis I>oim' in I lie Pence Conl'croiic News and Courier. Columbia. March (i.?Governor Evans, 1 isj declined to talk lor publication yester llernoon. was seen at. Iiin ollice to-day, t; ya v? to the press an interview of the gr ?t i merest at this particular time. TheC ruor's utterances, however, speak for ill ilves. He began what he had to say In Ise: "I suppose you expected to find inrried according to the plans of the pr 'ell, I am not, I am sorry to s:iy. but I tti iat my case Is not hopeless. Isawag inny attractive young ladies, but they v i the great, many educational college liiladelphia, New York, Brooklyn ana . >n, till -u? themselves in the arts aint dor c economy to become proper nelpmeet lan. we nave gaineu it gieni ueui 01 lr nil ion as to the industrial .School Tor len.und i am sure will be enabled to > le suit* thousands of dollars in the pr< lunching ol" our college at. lloek iliil." "Was ibis the only object of your visit? sked. "No, J went, to see the commissioner ol ;rmil revenue in reference to the dispells; here is u disposition, us you know, on art of a few pollticui henchmen to preju< 10 outside world as to our law and all tr er of misrepresentations are made. I fo le ollicers in Washington, however, \ urteons, aud after explaining the law s operation had no dilllculty lu arriving itisiaclory arrangement that will savt insiderable money ami anuoyance. Gi iierest is being manifested in our dispell iw and itgatos trieuds wherever It is un ood. It will be adopted by ail the Stale lew years, mark the prediction." "Have you read the interviews of Seni *bv and Congressman Wilson?" I as Ira. "Yes, upon my return yesterday. I really surprised at Senator Irby us we im apprently In full accord with Sen; lllmau and myself. I can't, imagine w as come over the spirit ol his dream, at :el satisded that he is resting under si lisapprehensiou of lacls. A public mai impelled to lend an ear to all desigt ikos as well as the true patriot. The li 011 ol good judgment is to sift the true fi le false and act accordingly We arc i onted in South Caroliua by a condition I auld huve been prevented If wise cou ad been heeded fifteen years ago, but It ot done and we must meet It to-day len aud patriots and stand aside the des ig politicians. A Constitutional Conven illed in ls7S would have settled our all >r filly years. We were then a unit, to. re are divided and a Constitution musl rained lor while men to live under lor p< ly filly years. No Constitution, to use 'ords of Calhoun, can live that does pring from the hearts of the people. Lien essential in order to secure u fundan il law satisfactory tor all interests ant ur people that politics should not enter a formation.'' "How is this to be accomplished; by a sr (actional tight, appeals to negroes aud Ileal dissensions?'' "Certainly not. The only way is first, to ur entire people into a white mun's prim nd pledge them to abide the result. 'J as been aud will continue to be the only anon Ol wmie supremacy unui i.ne i onstliution Is framed. Trie next thing I jctire unity of mind among delegates an ) tlie matters that should lie Incorporate le new Constitution. Tills accomplish lere should he no friction whatever us to lection of delegates, and no Ulstlnc uould be made as to factional diirerences. > the matter of con 11 deuce In the Conse ves we have always realized thai this Is tumbling block in the way of unity, eople very properly distrust a certain lent in the Conservative ranks who ti cetofore gone to the negro, and they she e kept then'; once nlager always nlggi iconly wuy we can preserve our institute uch men cliould not be and will not hi iwed to come to t.he Convention. There ten, however, who can and should he tr 1 as delegates from the Conservatives ho are willing and solemnly pledge th Ives to what we desire put In the Consi 011. Wheu this Isdoue can we ask for rm ney have been tied to a political corpse i ley are crying who shall deliver us from ody of this death, and we should not be < j their appeals. These men must go be le people like the rest of usandadvo le demands of the people before the prl es, and if the people see tit lliey will ( lein, if not they will slay al home and jptthe results. "All this talk about Senator Tillman lyself agreeing to divide delegations Is in pori a misunderstanding of the facts, inference was bound to nothing excep idividual Democrats and not as itelorn r Conservatives. We distinctly had It un ood that nothing but our Individual o ins were expressed and we would endei < Democrats to go before the people in rltnary election and advocate a iion-part (invention. We do not criticise others aviug different views, it is human. But ;r all, the people arc the judges and they e governed by what lliey believe to be rl nd proper for their own protection. (,\>u< ous and caucuses in Columbia of disgrt id politicians aud would-be leaders, who [.tempting to hoodwink the people under uise of patriotism and peace, will be rep ted as presumptuous demagogues. No i eniion can frame a p.iiicy for the var untie* of the .State. What Is best In C sstou may not be best In Aiken, and the c ay to accomplish auythin* Is to let t lunty act for Itself and let. those who re ant a Convention of patriotic citlzeus t le stump in their respective counties <irk for this result. Any effort to fore.' le people by Convention will be prom ;pelIed,you may rest assured." "Unvp vnu imv otilecLions to leltlnarthe le know exactly what was done at the < rence with Senator Tillman and yourse "Cenaimy not, especially as our mot ave been questioned. Neither Senator ' tan nor my self, nor any others of the < rence. will recede from what we belie* a best for our people. Here Is theagreem< i>u may publish It: " 'Columbia, Feb. IS. IS! "We, the undersigned, citizens of Sc iirollna, desiring a restoration of peace armony, and to prevent a bitter factl< ght lor control of the Constitutional ( entlon, with its inevitable appeal to the ro, after a careful consideration of the co ous and conflicting Interest* of all our | le. bind ourselves to advocate before liite Democrats of the State the loliow ;heme: '"First. That each county, acting for it ? to the question of electing by primar Uierwise, as deemed best by the cou emocratic executive committee, shall eur as possible give each faction equal re mtation in the whole Convention. " Second. That the managers and cler ich primary election be equally divided veen the factions, and that all persons pi paling in the same lake a pledge to al te result and support tiie nominees of an era I election. Or, where the nomina i made otherwise than by the primary, I. iclions In such county are pledged in limner tosupport such nominees. '"Third. That it is understood that the >wing principles or basic conditions s avern the election of delegates, to wt Dth sides are pledged : '"(a) No while man to be disfranchised ;pt for crime. '"(.b) Such qualification of the suttragt ill guarantee white supremacy. " (c) A Constitution of principles and eating with legislation, but leaving to egielalure full control of the free sdn ud requiring the Legislature to liberally > art them. "fd) The Constitution when adopted ik 9 submitted hack to the people. *"B. It. Tillman, Joseph W. liarnwell,.1 , Sloan, Jr., J. (Hemphill, (ieorge s. M , John (iary Kvans, Ira H. Jones, W. ('. nwnn, (J. Al. Ktlrd, AlUimont Alosec.' "1 will way, however, that we had uol Glided publishing tills without consent of irtles to the agreement acquiescing, hi n sure tliere will be no objection, as our uies have stated tliat there was more ind. This Is all." "What plan do you propose lor qualilieat !' MI tirade "The Mississippi plan or something bet id 1 am opposed to any delegate who 1 t>t pledge himself to vole tor the Mississi Ian In ease no better is offered the poo 'e might as well be fnuik and speuk ou le people, lor it must come sooner or la his plan can be so modified as to save ev lute man and at the same lime prese liiie supremacy." ' What were your impressions as to natlu lities ?" "Well, I alii satisfied that the next \ resident will come from the South, no n r what party is successful. The fight in ill lie between gold and silver, and : 'aphical lines will govern instead of pa nes. The South and West w'll Inevitu mi" together and tight lor lice sil ver or i e doomed.'* "Who was spoken of moat promIlien11; ad t lie combination "Senator Tillman, and it he were not Ir ic South and from the State which led moii lie would certainly be selected. I itistied when the re vol i comes he will lie 'iiiriil llnure. I would talk to you and o| mi- eyes on this subject, lilt:. I nui.->t ?< her business." NICE WORK. i:i urn in <>l* tli<> Presbyterian <'lim i?l Abbeville. Ifyou \v:iiii tci see a beautiful piece of tlr ig, see I lie diagram ?if the seals of the 1* perian church, which embrace the nai the pewholders. This excellent worl le handicraft of Mr. James K. (Jothran, id rellecis credit on liis skill, which is i Kh order. We learn tin. t Mr. Colli inn i i absent lor a week or two, or perhaps l< ia Alabama and Georgia, whither he y ospectinjj and visiting relatives. Hrnco's harness is all hand made. ' IClll I ^ I The Way to G??t II. The constant drip of water Wear away the hardest stone; luti i T,ie constant gnaw of Towser Masticates the toughest bone. ** | The constant cooing lover Carries oft' the blushing maid; v-1 l'ie constant advertiser (lay Is the one that gets the trade. un?i - - - ? ov- ' Will it Pay. em-1 this! U RS. MARY T. LATHR01*. Out from the hearthstone the children go, link ''air ns the sunshine, pure as the snow? A licensed wrong 011 the crowded street i>ere Walts t he coming of the guileless feet? S Of Child of the rich, and child of the poor Hos- IJa88 to their wreck through the dram sho| nes-! door. s to I sh.v, will they ever come back as they j 1 lor- I'alr as t he sunshine, pure as the snow ? Wrv. 1 iiive I Out from ttie hearthstone, tho children fair )Per | I'uss from the breath of a mother's prayer. Shall u lather's vote on the crowded street; i j Consent to snare for thoughtless feet ? | Ah ! fathers, your finest gold growB dim ; In-1 Black with the rust or such nameless sin ! arv You may have the street with yourchlldr the I slain? dice | And light your ways with the price of shan )an. | But say will your dearest come back as th und1 2?> rery | Fair a? the sunshine, pure as the snow? and ; i , at a i THE LITERARY CLUB. tfer-1 * s in | IntcrcMtiiiK History of the "Jew llor | l,nnir'-NH<I Fate of the Salvador* Red j The Abbeville Literary Club met at t home ol the Hon. Win. H. Parker in thlscl was last Friday night. lelt judge Mctiowan read a historical essay utor "The Jew's Land," In Abbeville i-ounl 'hat which was full of valuable historical facts, id I cited In the most entertaining style. The h jme torlcal facts as to the early settlement of t t> Is county were new to many, and the story ing me valor, the suffering and the death iinc- young Salvador, who was wounded, captur rom and scalped t>y the Indians near Fort Hill i son- cured the undivided attention of every one that a l-irge part of this county was Included nsel four grants from England ol fifty thousa was acres each. The granis wereabout nine ini like by slxteeu miles?the boundary lines runnl ign- nearly at right angles?Salvador, a Hebr< lion citizen of England, secured two of the airs grants which included a body of land Ire lay Abbeville Court House to about Coronaca, < < be | tending In width as Indicated. The Ian >ssi-! were sold, under order of court. Subseque the J Hiiits declared the sale Illegal. In the inen not! Mme many tracts were bought under first i It Is j der of court, and much of the rest of It 11 ten- been occupied by persons without semblan i uu | of title. Salvador brought sull to recover i InUi j of it, and succeeded in regaining po^sessl of about, seventy thousand acres. The lai hit-1 then was valued at an average of about fo 1po-1 dollars an acre?not very d I tie rent, trotn t present valuation. 'get Salvador's nephew came to this country iary aid his uncle in managing tills vast esta nils When the raid by the Indians whs made io sal- this county lie reported to military ties new quarters neiirWh.te Mall, and enlisted wi Is to Uio volunteer patriots who went to Mg d as them. He was ambushed and killed nt din Fort Hill. bed | Although atone time possessed of this vt the lauded es-tate the elder Salvador afterward I lion I came a wanderer in lorelgn purts, withe As | means ana without friends. He died, no o rva- j knows where, or wtien, and now he sleeps t he ; fin unknown grave. Having once possesset Our | large part of the valuable real estate In Abl ele- j vllie county he became poor. His proud sp nive it, was bro.en, and he went out from amo >uld 1 those who knew hiin best, and honored h ;r is | mo?t, to die among strangers, penniless a uus.! unwept. e ai- Mr. It. M. Haddon recited the interestl are j tradition as to the murder of his great grai ust- I father, by the Indians one Sunday alterno and | in his own house near Hue West, cm- Hon. W. H. Parker referred In many hist' ilu* leal facts in reference to the dangers, pri1 or*-" 1 lions and sufferings of our forefathers in t ind early settlement of this country by i the | whites. He thought it probable that A Jeat | llnddon's great-grandfather whs statu tiy ? fore ; same raiding party thalsiew the Hodges la cate ; iiv ut. Hnrii?es and that inassaert.-d Llie ( ma-1 honn family on Long Cane. ilect j No more pleasnut or more profitable me ae- | lngoT thecluh has been held than was hi J lust Friday night. The cluh was so mu and j pleased with Judge McGownn's paper Ilia lade i resolution was uiiHitlinouKly adopted, stskl The J iiiin to wrlie other papers on the s.une Hi tas He has promised to write one on the "Li tiers , pens Ijinds," connected with which are es der- pudes, love, marriage, divorce and lien Pin* touching Incidents. ivor' _ ^ "SSI GOOD FARMING. will j ien- vlHlt From II. .I. Kimiril. or Mud iat- Six ? Ah (llijccl I.rmon for Soi ' [he! People. udl-j Hon. H.J. Kltinr-I, of Ninety-Six. whs coa-1 town yesterday on business. During hi* st lous ! he talked farming. On einlit acres of st ub bar-j land he made last year three hundred h >niy seventy Jive bales ?i pea vine hay. aversgi wch | eighty pounds to the bale. This he sold ully j sevenly-ti ve cems per hundred pounds, or $ ake j for the crop. He paid about $12 per acre and | the tract. He makes two crops a year on t! 'all j land. He fed theoiUcrop to the horse 11 ptly j did the plowing. The second crop?pea vi hay?he sold (or the money. Peo-; Besides these crops Mr. Kinnrd madp, w son-. the same horse fill bushels potatoes, 12 bush plndars, 75 bushels corn. I ves i He thinks lie made ubout SiOO clear on c I 111-: horse. son- With statements like these Rtarlngus in I e to face, how Is It that some people come out I snt: hind ? S& AND THEY ARE MARRIED >nal Jon nd1-'Two Hnppv Young People Jo Deo- Tliclr I.ivpt. On ,,le "'b instant, Miss Ella Blgby v ? , united In marrlsge to Mr. S. \V. Davis. T ..: bride Is one of the prettiest and most popu v or y?""K 1?*J ! *?. and the if room is onp of 1 j handsome young men of Due West. The c j i etnony whs performed by the Rev. It. J. V\ liatns of Honea Path. A reception was giv ' e* | that night and a largo number was prese k f; It was enjoyed by all." Nice supper and rc | ' | music. Next day they returned to his iuo .j"; er'Rand was accompanied by many relati1 l," and Irlends, where tuey partook ol a sump iho! ?us dinner. The evening was spent v< Lion' P|e!,s?I,l|y to 111 1 - "o7l TAKING TESTIMONY, hull' - lieu . ; In the 4'ont;reMnlonnl Content?Mot ex" innn v. Latimer. i an' Messrs. Cole L. Blease, L \V. Jones, Hob l Moorman, Benjamin W. Town send, are not. town taking testimony as to the conduct the 'he recent election lor Congressman in ll imiIs county. sup. They hold their sittings in (he Court Ro( 'and a great number of negroes eagerly cro< >t to 1 around to tell something. ! Mits. Rlea.sk is with ber husband at Abl ohu vilie. Il? Is attorney lor Mr. Latimer. M ow. Blease In popular with the young peo| Mc. whom she has met. mm ??? ?. ASSIGNED. z.\ . - -- - -A M I'll Uliitwii I'iraii Ulirn lu II Wall. '?n ' WilliMfii McNeil, of Mount Carmel, L W'IJ ntaili' an assignment of their real and perse PPl ul pioperty to William l<. Miller,of Mou P'e?. runnel, lor the bene.'lt of creditor*. 'J li 1 1(11 own miiiic thirteen hundred acres of land, i ler*! on which there is some encumbrance. ery The assigned stock of goods belonging rve Thomns T. Cromer, of Hard Labor, Urn wood post, ollii-e, was advertised to be sold 'mil |,js larm, last Friday. Tin; assigne-l stock of I. \V. Duckett, ice (treen wood, was sold one day last week " l* bulk :il about two-thirds of the original co jii?- ? - ? ; [ WELCOME BACK, ne> >' to Kev. F. Y. l*r?N??ly Pnytt 11 I'li'iisu Vi*il lo His Old Friend*. am lti:v. K. V. 1'HF.ssiiV of Due West ma Hi,, glad the countenance of his old pnri> 111<>111 uen iHslSiilurdiiy, by Ins presence anions Mi pi , lM Kverybody here has a tiifslt regard for ft ; I'ressly, ami they are a'wa.\ > u'ad to see hn Muring hU pu">i' rate in A>>i.evlll?t lie mm ' li iemlK of us al>. lie piviiclitiil oil Smid: morning lo the Long Cane congregation. DEATH OF MRS. HADDON. roll # Keren veiiient or an OI?l mid llouorc ftw* ..... res. I'ilixeu. nes . The death of Mrs. Robt. 11 add oil, noted i is the local coluiuu, leaves a desolate tiousehol Jr., especially does the aged husband, now pa if a his three score years and ten, feel the loss will one wiih whom he had walked this vale int:- tears for nearly titty years. The ties of afl'e ;oes tion had grown stronger with each pasnlr year, until, with deepest meaning, the twol had become one. lie and the bereaved fan ily are commended to the tender inerc^ < I'cv ! Him wno knows our frame and who remen hers that we are dust.? A. R. I'resbyterian. UNION HAPPENINGS. Lovnly Women?Honored Old Age Happy School Children?ViNiloi Coniiiiy and tiding. ! Mr. Robert Ileyuolds has moved hiH sa jmill to Mrs. M. M. Prnit'u plantation, and sitwiQK some line Jumiier. .Mr. Press McFerrlu and his boys seem to I pushing their business. notwithstanding tl unpleasant weather. Their new fences gi tiieir plantation quite an improved appes a nee. Alls* AlliePrnlt has been spending the wp( in Bradley with her sister, Mrs Kva Youn blood. Mh0 reports a most pleasan i visit. Mrs. Hetbuue and Mrs. Kendrlck. of Gee I)?b Kia, have been visiting their sister, Mrs. P, 1 i brad ley. i na<i uie pleasure 01 meeunis iuc ,() during their slay, and was most favorable )i " ' pressed with them. They left lor Augus Thursday, the 7th Instant, whore they wl spend some time. Miss Kllse Carwile, of Ridge .Spring, who teaching In Bradley is certainly a most ami hie young lady, and Is succeeding admlrab with her school. .She Is preparing for nil ei tcrtalument in her school to he given In tl en near future. We must see that a large timi ber from our vicinity attends, as the proceei le are to be used io purchasing desks for tl ev' school room. * Last Sabbath was a day of general rejolcir in the home of Mr. David Rush. Sr. It belt his 70th birthday, he gave a diulng and hi with him his children, grandchildren, ai great-grandchi'dren. It is useless toatiem| a description of tbe dinner, but suffice It I say. the table groaned beneath Its load ( sumptuous viands which wereetfjoyed hug ly by all the participants. Mr. Rush hi >'** live<l out the number of years allotted 1 man; however, we hope that, II it pleas ' God. ho may still be spared to celebrate number of anniversaries of his birth. I'y Miss llambo from Kitksey is visiting hi sinter Mrs. Sal lie Street. on Mr. L. O. Henderson and family of Uree ly. wood attended the Rush re-union. Mrs. Uei re- derson is a daughter of Mr. Rush. Is- Quite a number of visitors attended se he vices at tbe Union school house last Sabbat of Among them was Mrs. Will McCaslan o' Troy. We hope they were favorably Ir ed pressed with our school and will come agal Be- Mrs. Eva Youngblood of Bradlev Is havli her yard fence painted, and everything aboi In the vard Is ereall v imDroved She really b; nd the most desirable location In town. 'eK Mrs. J. \V. Rush has been quite Hick f ng Home days. We wish lor her a speedy reco 3W ery. *8? iMrs. Sallie Street, who has been nnw? ,m since Christmas, contemplates going to A >*- gusta, Ga., for treatment. Christina, ds "I Greet heartily and speak kindly I ad the brother whose circumstances i lile are humbler than yours. Yc on can aftbrd to lake liberties with hir "d which he feels he cannot take wit he >'ou^ Jesus is never beyond hearing, eve te. though he may be beyond sight. H ito is always near enough to hear 01 'tuh* prayer, and to have a living intere ht in our interests. Do you know that a neighbor nei i?t you has been without wood and oth? comforts of life during the cold weatl ne er and snow ? "He that hath done '? unto one of (he least of these hat done it unto me." It may not he u lit- late yet for you to heed the voice i the .Master. I in S Eslaie of Aifliu Crawforflr?r ViV. Notice of Settlement and Appl |? cation for Final Discharge. in- WAKE notice that, on the 12th tiny of Apr ill- 18'J?. I will render a final account, of n accounts and doings as Executrix ol the 1 et- late ol Adeline (,'rawlord, deceased. In thei sld lice of .Judge of Probate for Abbeville Conn ch at 10 o'clock a. m. and nu the same day w t. a apply lor a final discharge from my trust ng such Executrix. ie. All persons having demands against sa in- estate will present them lor payment on ca- before that day, proven nnd authenticated rt- be forever barred. Lacrella Hearst, March 12,Executrix ?*%%%%%%%%%%%%%^ = STILL THE. STILE. I in ? ? W TTTTT T Tin TTTATMT . W ^ WILL DL WUitlN ? SS f ALL THE YEAR, | ? 5 SOLID SILVER ? Ine J - -y *1 Z | ](y ^ . | Buckles. ras J J Ijfr 1 NEW STYLES, 2 '? J NEW DESIGNS, i 3 I NEW LOT, I ? 5 NEW PRICES. 5 try J 5 I Stpplinnr Sito Itaplpts I J i >r- 4 LADIES ARK INVITED TO EX- 4 J AMINE ABOVE NEW GOODS J iu X AND PRICES. ^ 2 * R C. BERNAU, $ wd ^ THE JEWELER. f ile The State of South Caroling ABBKVILLE COUNTY. Pro)>ate Court?CItntIon for Letters of A ministration. I,e By It. E. Hili,, Esq., Juiick ok Piton.vrf WHEHEaS, W. Ij. Morngne has made 8U to me, to grant him Letters of A dminl >n- tratlon of ilie Estate and effects of Calv int Moragne, late of Abbeville county, decease ey These are therefore, to i-ite and acimonii jp- all ami singular the kindred and creditors the said Calvin Mora-rue, deceased, that tlx to be and appear before me, in the Court of Pr in- bate, lo be held at Abbeville C. II., on We at uesday. the 'J7ili day of March, 18115, aft publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the for of noon, to show cause if any they have, wl in the said Administration should not be gran st. ed. (liven under my hand and seal of the ('out this sili day of March, in the yei oi our Lord one thousand eight Inn dred and nlnety-flve, and in the 11!>l year of American Independence. Published on the l-'Sth diiy of Marc isy.'i, in the I'ress and Banuerandon theCou House door for the time required by law. It. E. HILL, | .1 udge of Probate. March lit, IWM. ir m. Ir. ? SPRING MEDICINES II. 13. It. I.looil Uenewer. S. \ . I*. Home l'oivdersy^ mi T> m -* PoclophyllD. M iu - ALL TO l!K HAI) 0#,Y AT S Harrison & Game'/ Drug Store S?. / )g ,n WAup. SV.biaith oilers big reductions In a wintergoods. A bargain iu shoes for the ne.\ of ."50 days. 1" There is not. a store In town that will sel yon goods as cheap as the Racket Store. ?e j (0~7i r 4- ' le; 'J ve *! ? <% / 'Gf/'oh rn & *&iecyit{S(Lc.t/j <^f ;:; i iii v l^UUUUI ie : n-! Js' le I HARNESS! ! : e-: AT C( r-! Uim yI 1 vMUUi Hi i U- I U J NOW IS THE TIME TO ? CHEAPER THAN YOI I BOUGHT TH 1 ^ HARNESS ! H 1 AT CO .h I THE RACKET i ? i Look at these prices closely, then come and i . i and be convinced that prices are lower than ar I" J you to take my word for the above statement, , ing for yourselves: j A good 2 band ccdar bucket fur Ij'h I 12 boxes of 05 matches each, for -K-i ] lb. of Arm & Hammer soda.. ly i 1 lb. of best starch for | 1 lb. cake of best soap tor j 1 bottle of Gilt Edge Shoo polish for...... 1 bottle of good shoe polish for i l spool 200 yards best thread for . i 7 spool 3 yards Km broidery si Ik for - ! 1 spool silk thread, ail colors, for 1 paper of ijood pins for 1 paper best needles for 1 paper steel hair pins for .j balls thread for 1 cigar, a good smoke, for ! 1 quire good note paper for 1 package of best envelopes 2 quires of 12 lb. legal cap paper for j 2 quires of 12 lb. fools ca-> paper for i 1 package of official envelopes for 1 good pen staff for.. 1 dozen Spencerian pens for ; 1 box of [144 sticks] chalk for * - - - i.i I. 1. .. ! Z UOlllCS UOSt OUICK liuv nil i 1 good lead pencil with rubber for 1 large account, book for 1 good pair of Suspenders for 1 looih brush for I 1 rubber comb for The best lowel on earth for 2 hoop brass bound cedar bucket lbr ;? hoop brass bound cedar bucket for ; 1 lb. of mixture candy for i 1 lb best stick candy for 1 lb. chewing tobacco, good chew, for 1<"> other brands as cheap in proportion. 1 pkg of cigars [Plantation Triplets] but ; Biggest tablet in town, 200 leaves, for J A nice lot of tin and glass ware at unheal 1 yard wide shirting, good goo us, ior ! Ucst lino of corsets in town, ranging in p J See them by nil means. The best pair of black hose in town for... i A lull line of men's work shoes from fiOis of other goods at equally low pi i TIM 1)13 and if big values will receive it, I see me when in town. M. P. DKBKUHL. J. PULLER LYON. pnwm | DeBfitJHL & LYON, *' Attorneys at law, ABBEVILLE, S. f. (JlNce?Law Ilauge, O'Neal Building No. 1. It Smith ~ ? shoes, d erythiuj U- Our w ,u| > Harrison & Game's t 3" 11 mm 11 d- # ?FOK? # iVe'wm/, er' A The Liver, Appetite and Nerves A . e-' x Cures headache, bllllousness. \ > ery ty Q anil indigestion. f eveninu it- Mrs. T velvet si "I. Fancy " riiHiiir*'of Nervioo**. soniet - ?* ? r I \ h Beginning next Sabbath thn services In the , A. It. P. church will be held at II a. in., and at Look d I'i ' 1 p. in. Kabbalh school Immediately before same prl i"t the alternoon service. NoServlcc at night, tf. - j Anjt V <;itrdeu S?-?mIs. I soinei Co to N. \V. Lawson A- <'o. lor your garden sale al A _ se-ds. He lias a large supply of the freshest New li and best. ^ W.Suilt - Remet IU>ol,-Tea*Xa Is a sperific lor any disorder of shoes, bi the stomach, kidneys, iivet-nnd blood. Three A 'months treatment for otfe dollar. No cure, no p; y. For sale only l.y|\ B. Speed. for prj.-e i A nice line of stationer*, finish linen and ?flfiio? French watered note and letter paper just re! eel ved at Speed's Drug StJre. Pd>,f' * The Kacket Store is the place lor all close .A?'"? , cash buyers to spend their money, A little PICK,e J1 money will go imtiier there ihun at any other If you I store in town. You will always findThe cjual- Abbeviil : iiy Rt the very top, and the price." at the ex- a cln>i treme boitotu. Jn another column you will received 1 llnd adverlisementof some thlnus kept Ihere, ... I i staling prices In defiance of competition. ' v Not alraul 10 quote prices as you will see. ' ' " , V Ull IIHI j ! A merchant who wants your trade Is Aug. l " W ^mith ' 1 r I " nmiui. Big bar II! To the farmers-I am selling lots of tobacco, underwe II and will be glad to sell you your?>. Come in the seasc j and |list see what I can do for you. Garden 1 j When in need of all classes of dry goods, | always remember to call on A m?. W. Smith. . - - , -a: . . ' CV - . . - . $ > ^'"' ? ; r .'If ,|A * v.. : (? 4 :''?| ^UHi^ ;--1 HARNESS! :; 3ST ! SMITH. I riT?rr UJU x ajk/IV/ IT HAVE EVER [EM. ' [ARNESS! I >ST. * ' STORE! 1 . *xanoine the goods for yourselves 1 , ly store in town. I don't ask but prefer and insist on you see 10 Cents. 5 CenlH. v 5 Cents. 5 Cents. 4 Cents. .' 19 Cents. 5 Cents. -i Cents. \ ^ 5 Cents. 4 5 Cents. 1 Cent. 4 Cents. 7 Cents. . V 5 Cents. 1 Cent. 1 Cent. 1 i II Cents. 15 Cents. 15 Cents. 5 Cents. 1 Cent. 5 Cents. 8 Cents. *5 Cents. 1 Cent. a Cents. 5 Cents. 3 CentsT 5 Cents. 0 Cents. 19 Cents. 22 Cents. 9 Cents. 8 Cents. . 2ii Cents. smoke in town... 5 Cents. > Ceiiis. rd of prices. Cents. rice from 1!>. 4!', (?!), OS Cents. 0 Cents. !>7cts to SI.49. I'ires. I am after the CASH : - try Iliivt? glJl II, MlltJ. VtflilO tu " M. T. COLEMAN. PODO-PIYL IN Is ti substitute fo; Calomel?is a Liver Panacea that does not nauseate, at Harrison & Game * Drug Store. & Sons is the place to go for hats ry goods, groceries, and any and evi you wmih. utjon seils kerosene for cash only. H. sou ?? Co. >n's wagon delivers oil every day. hi the wagon. ? buy your lamp chimneys at Racket 4 and 5 cents. e's tine toilet soaps at Harrison <fe Drug Store* you are in Abbeville to buy goods.alto see Aug. W. Smith aud have him ..t an ilrv unrulu mir) tfrncpri^s. ts your trade undTwill treat you right, long while and cream si Ik. wu ists lo svear at Mrs. Taggart's. aggart has received a new lotofhlaek iirah, moire and morning Mik. s-carf aud set pins at Airs. Taggart's. hing new in lace collars at Mrs. Tagnil. for our oil wagon. Oil sold at the ice as at store for cash. II. \V\ Lawson <t- Co. t*. Smith wants your trade. hint; new. Mexican washable ties on nu w smiuiV. chonD. See them. >t of percales fromTc to llj{.c at Aug. It's. nber to ciill on Aug. W. Smith lor its and clothing. lot of tinware just received at RackSee advertisement in another place K. look at our "show window" as you A. M. Hill <? Sons. nitlcent llneof tancy, sweet and plain ist received at A. >1. Hill & Sons. want a barrel of the fluent flour in e go to A. M. Hill & Sous. ct> stock of soed Irish potatoes just at A. M. Hill & Sons. mr printing done at the Press and otllci'. We can do almost any tiling want. lykard's for spectacles. gains in clothing, blankets, flannels, ar and all woolen goods the rest ot in. at W. Joel Smith <S Sons. seed on hand. Bulsts all kinds. Abbeville Supply Co. #