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f ' 555551 ~~ 1 """ The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE. S.C. sl o ? Si Published every Wednesday at $4 a p year in advance. Wednesday, July 17, 1895. t! . a b The Independent -Movement. 11 The hero of '* ) is going back on his work, " and laboring for a division of the Democratic n parly, which he so firmly cemented in those trying days, as will be seen by the following telegram : "Washington. July 12. "N. G. Gonzales, Columbia, S. C.: Hope h Richland and every other county will send ti Siralgbtout Democrats. h "Wade Hampton." How times change, and how we change with them. In 1576 Wade Hamptons word was * law In all of South Carolina. He had perhaps " the enthusiastic support of ninety-five per J3 cent, of the white people of t lie State. Every- ' body knew him personally then. The words e that fell from his lips in every county in the P State were In accord with the public sentl- 1 ment of the day. p But. since 187(1 a change has been going on, ^ uutil In 1895, he Is scarcely a factor in politics. He has been out of the State, and perhaps uot * fifty per cent, of the voters of to-day ever saw him or ever heard the sound of his voice. For many years he has spent very lit- a tie of his time within our borders, and even j* when South Carolinians were in Washington he cared little to cultivate old friendship g or to make new acquaintances. In these statements we are making no re- ^ tlectlons on Wade Hampton. We are only making statement which we believe to be w true. He had a perfect right to remain out o; * the State. And no roan had a right to intrude on him while he was Senator at the capital 01 the nation. He had a perfect right to remain In seclusion. ' 1 But friendship must be cultivated to be w maintained. New friends and acquaintances ^ In tr\ L'oori ohrMBt nf t.hp UJ URL UC uiauc lu uiuvi iv uvvf , ^ times. If these things are not done, the best loved statesman and the greatest leader must lose n his prestige. Practically, Hampton is to-day a strauger in Month Carolina. While all the old citizens love and revere p the history of bis pust services, yet his present ignorance of the true condition of alfairs in South Carolina leads him into error n by which be ruus counter to the public sentiment which he would control, and In doing 8; so he arrays himself against the wishes and 1 Interests of those whom he loves so well. ? An Independent today seems to us no bet ter than an Independent of 1876, or 1878, or 1880. Everybody in South Carolina tben ap . plauded Wade Hampton when he said that w an "Independent Is worse than a Radical." 0 And yet Wade Hampton in 1895 says that he * hopes that "Richland and every county will ^ choose Stralghtout Democrats." It ueuerai nuiupiuu liucw tucawiuoi auniif of this State he would make no such declara- 8< tion. The fact 1b that the great mass of the . people are true and loyal to the Democratic 11 party. If the greatly beloved Hampton 01 e 1S70, whose word was law then, were to comt ? to Abbeville Court House In 1895 we do noi ^ believe that he could tlnd enough Independ- 1 ent Democrats in all this county to form one club. " in saying this we do'not mean to say thai all the Antls have joined the Tillman ranks c Tillman sllli has strong opposition, but we believe that his opponents are gocd Demo- , crats, and even if they were not so, they ^ have too much 6ense to commit political sui cide by turning their backs on the party thai will and must rule Soutn Carolina for years P to come. i ? If Wade HamptoB knew that he wa# urging ei his friends to act.ln a manner which would be a bar to their preferment In the future, he 01 would cut ofl' his fight hand before he would s< pen the telegraphic message above quoted. ?' But he is blind with hate, and can not look calmly and dispassionately at the real condi- s ' }' tion of: South Carolina. He believes the 81 friends who followed him In 7C have disgraced p the State. While he is giving bad advice he j does so conscientiously. While he 6eemiogly 11 wauls "Straightout Democrats" to bolt th* party, and while lie seems to think well ol j the negro, as compared to the Tillmanite, yet he is advising his friends to commit political suicide. He is adviBlng them to a course which will inure to the iujury, and act as a " bar, to their future uqefulueijs to the Slate. ^ We He Brethren. 11 It seems that the reign of ttie disturber ol u peace is about over in South Carolina. If we understand the different reports of the recent v political meetiDgs throughout the State there is a strong desire on the part of the people to t] get together. b The kickers in Columbia utterly failed to keep up the division, and the Conservatives ri determined to give the tteformers two delegates to the Convention. Greenville seems w disposed to have peace, and Charleston has a rubbed off her war paint. H The general result has been a surprise to u the Press and Banner, and shows that we are much nearer an era of peace man at any time t since 1890. .... a The Conservative element, as a rule, while opposed lO IKitliau, Llus ucku li uc iu iuc l^t'u a ocratlc party, and this accounts lor the re- c - union of the party. Of coarse in saying this we do not mean to v urge that there are not exceptional instances n where members of the Conservative party j, would gladly leave the Democratic party. If v tbe negroes bad sufficient power to elect them j to office. We would not deny that there are extreme Haskellites who will not be reconciled, but tbe smallness of their numbers will henceforth prevent their being even disturbing factors iu politics. Even if they should v declare tbemsemselves too good and too pure v to associate with respectable white people 4 who difler from tbem in politics, their action need give nobody a moment's consideration, t or an hour's uneasiness one way or tbe other. * It seems now that tbe Democratic parly is ( again re-united, and that no known power u can prevail against it. c * The SeWH nntl Courier. I The News and Courier has made progress in I the mechanical execution of the paper. A t new una spienuiu press uus uccu pm ?M, type setting machines now do the work 1 which nimble Augers formerly did. The Dew facilities will cheapen Ihe production of a great pacer like the News aud Cou- * rler, and we presume the readers of that paper will share with the stockholders the bene- 1 tits to be derived from the advanced step. The press work is a great improvement on ' the old, and the new type makes a pleasant 1 paper to read?if Its editor will only keep on the lines of peace. South Carolina is evident" ly tired of so much fussing, and no power In the State can be as effectual In contribution to peace, as the News and Courier. Tit lor Tat. > NVhen simonton was sending constables to 1 * jail because of the technical violation of or- ' pers which were not explicit, the act received I the hearty commentation of the city press. ' But when state Judges sentence criminals to Jail or to the penitentiary for wilful viola liou of the laws we hear much of the right oi trial by jury. When the opponents of TillmaD, forget the high and worthy principles which actuated ' them, and they become attorneys for the law- 1 breakers, the ranks of the Straightout or !o- ' dependent or Autl faction Is greatly thinned. * There are maoy Anils who are not apolojists tor crime, and who do not care to align llit-uitbi yes with the lawless liquor element, ? lave We Law niiii Order iit NoiiUi CnrolIna ? The liquor element in South Carolina are lowing up badly. They seem determined to verride the law. as far as the liquor traffic is jncerned, but occasionally they get a wholeime lesson, as tor instance in Columbia last 'riday, when one of th^ir number was overpowered and lodged in the penitentiary. Ever since the enactment of the dispensary nr. the liquor element of various cities in lis State have assumed to be superior to and bove the law. In thisassumptlou they have een supported by various newspapers iroughout the State. Of course the quor men are glad to have the encouraKelent and support of the newspapers, and iu arn the newspapers may like to increase neir political influence by the sheer force of umbers. It is perhaps the first time in the istory of the State that outlaws have met tie open and avowed sympathy of respectale newspapers in any State oI the Union. In their hatred for the dominant element in his State, may have originated the idea that y turning their backs on the law-abiding eople, and aligning themselves with the lawjss element they would be sufficiently powerful to defeat the majority of the Democratic arty, but in this alignment they seem to ave erred iu judgment as well as In princile. The best and roost conservative element t which they may have assumed to be the ead and front, have been more or less ullented, and, as a result, the active opposition to tie dominant element in many Instances has een reduced to mere Indifference. There Is no disguising the fact that thero is large portion of the moral and temperate eople who will not be led into the ranks ol oe liquor element, no matter what their reli ious or political views may be. There are thousands of law-abiding people? eople who obey the laws themselvesand who ave no sympathy lor law-breakers?but fhose sympathies are against such methods s have been resorted to by politicians uch people support the law officers of the tate in the enforcement of the law. There are patriotic white men?white men om principle, as well as from prejudice? 'ho will not act the hypocrite by making retenslons of such great political love for lie negro, as to Induce them to surrender tieir own citizenship that the negro may get fflce himself, or be allowed the privilege ol amlng a white traitor for the place of powr and influence. The politicians of South Carolina who may e looking to the lawless liquor element for owir and influence, while casting a wishful ye at the negro are, we think,not only allgnig themselves with bad company, but are laklng a political mistake. If the Press and Banner can understand the Ituatlon in South Carolina, the great moss ol tie white people are as good and as patriotlo s they were in 1870. They are to-day, as lu >76, the source of all power in South Caroina. We believe in this condition of affairs, notwithstanding the apparent persistent efforts f some of our uewspapers to destroy our ood name at home and abroad. We believe 3 this condition of affairs notwithstanding :ie studied and persistent effort of some ol lie newspapers to destroy the citizen's per>nal respect for the State. Ttie maledictions of a mad and uureasonlg press ha\e been powerless for harm, as is videnced by the unprecedented prosperity f the State, and by the refunding of our tate debt at an unprecedented]}1 low rateol iterest. Notwithstanding the prejudiced and unfair rarfare against the dispensary law, it is toay stronger with the people than ever be>re. Notwithstanding the readiness of the ourts to obstruct and impede the laws of the tate, we have peace, law and order in South arolina. Notwithstanding the frequent charges ol olitical decisions by the Courts ol South Carlina, no law-abidlDg citizen has lost his litrty or been deprived of his property. Notwithstanding the revolutionary methjs and the violence of the liquor element it :ems that they too must fall into line and' bey the laws of the State. Eveu in a great ty, like Columbia, where the liquor element i a great power, one of their number must ibmit to arrest, and be marched of! to the enltentiary because he disobeyed the lawsol le State for a price?the price of a drink oi quor. iipriNomneiit lor Violation of the Liquor Law. All ol our readers will be interested in the ccount of the arrest and imprisonment oi i/tlllum Nhpnruird for contemDt of court In slling liquor after he had been enjoined irom oing so. Nine-tenths ol our people will be glad to see lat even ihe liquor element of Columbia lust obey the laws of the otate. In the cities where the liquor element preall it Is almost impossible to bring offenders } Justice, and even when brought into court ley are turned loose In the face ot indisputa!e evidence of their guilt. The law abiding element of the .Slate, as a ule, will uphold JudgeTownsend, and rejoice 3 the fact tfiat the Slate has some Judges rbo are uot afraid to do their duty. Having llgned himself with the law-abiding element ; is to be hoped that he will pursue his course nfllncbingly and with vigor. We have only two elements in tills State be liquor or lawless element and the tempernce or law-abiding element. Judge Townsend Is clearly with the lawbiding element, and we hope tlmt other clruit Judges may be not less tfrrn. In enforcing the law, the Press and Banner ?ould suggest, however that the penalties be lot too severe. We endorse the arrest and mprisonment of any violator of the law, yet re do not wish to see unmerciful punishment ntlicted. The Seaboard Has Been Gobbled. The latest acquisition of tbe Southern Hallvay Compauy is the Seaboard Air Line Hallray. Worn the News and Courier of yesterlay, we take the lo^lowlog: Atlanta, Ga., July 15.?For several days it las been common report that tbe Southern tail road has secured control of the Seuboard Ur l.ine. XbeSeaboard officers here say lhat hey understand that the reports are current md that they expect to lose their Jobs when he Southern takes active possession. The sontract has been signed. The Seaboard sysem reaches from Portsmouth to Atlanta, vith steamship lines from Portsmouth to Halimore, New York, Providence and Boston. L'he railway mileage is about 850 miles. The Seaboard has been making a costly fight on he Southern, and it is stated that the South:rn considered ltcheaper to buy its rival than o light it. If the report is true it may seal the late of .he road from Abbeville to Hodges. The same system, it seems to us, would nol need .wo separate and distinct lines to tap the ColJtnbla and Greenville load, and so It may be .hat Engineer George \V. Syfan may live to iee ttic road abandoned, on which tie laid the irons more than lorty years ago. The County <tu<>stioii. The great question in this County is the luestiou of culling up the counties. The lines, we believe, will he drawn by the advocates of the new county, and as a question of fclf-preservation t lie friends of the old county may to some extent do ihe same thing. The luestion of Conservatism or Reform will be put iu the background, and it is presumed J that few peopie will draw the line on politics -it will be new county Hue. Another CIiiuhc to ICetfister. The Attorney-Oeneral has instructed the Registrars of the dilierent counties to open Lbeir offices on sale day, as iu "off-years" :be constitutional election being a special ! lection, and not a general election. All of Dr. Miles preparations in Hock at '.peedi. A Utile 'tfosie.V. "While going to the penitentiary Sheppard | said to Chief Daly that lie would have but- i rendered to him or to Sheriff Cat heart, but he never would surrender to constables until he was compelled to."?The Register. ! PITC This statement would Indicate that Shep-j pard resisted arrest. It matters not who fired | the first shot. The presumption is, thatSheppard being incensed at the Indignity offered ; Sen! by the State constables in proposing to ar* j E rest him, made effort to resist arrest. I j, The Press and Banner !s glad that no serious ; s damage resulted from the shooting. We would suggest that Governor Evans em- i ye! ploy aChesterfieldlan diplomat to interview j wast members of the lawless liquor elementand I Wm. ascertain from them in advance the manner of arrest that will be most in conformity with m th refined taMe aud cultivated fet-lines. This! Iti thing of being arrested by common every day | ^Yi'ep constables should be stopped. ' vals _ m i , j mak 1 plac< The IMIIoreiiee. oujk When a convict, suffering under sentence shep of the law, attempts to make his escape, and slign is shot by the guards, a few ol the papers may jjjg J note the fact In a few lines. gathi When a criminal violates the law of the scatt Stale in order to make a few dollars, and then attempts to shoot and kill the State con- \vi stithies, a great hue and cry 1* raised against. J seem the law and the constables (not, aguinst the lawbreakers.) wt-re The man who goes about the country in the Mr night time armed with rifles and pistols to protect himself from aurest is made to appear earm lamb-like otticer Is pictured as a bad citizen ! bega Indeed. ? m ? I who ! I ha t "Vlniled." state Iu making notices, don't say visit or visited or visiting more than fifty or sixty dluni times in one letter. "Visit" is perfectly good. tbe but will not bear repetition ofieuer tban Ib suggested above. Bu . clear lowli Kick in B<mI. Cb a ' in tb General Hemphill is Sick In bed and will outsl not be able to meet Ills friends on the stump &ir<* at McCormlck to morrow. He is threatened Klreg with fever, though it is hoped that the attack oppo will be slight. y." 5 bind ? ?? VVhe THE SHEPPARD CASE. ?>*? * tii ret 1 shep An Appeal to be Taken to the United States i ing, ] Courts. HD(i 1 once Columbia Register. , and Sheppard, 'the blind tiger dealer. Judged as Jian^ being in contempt by Judge Townsend and to 81 sent to the penitentiary for eight months, is *"rr< still in the hospital of tbat institution. Su- [,llen nerlntendent Xeul savs that as soon as he H!,us ?ets out of the hospital he will he put lu stripes like any othe couvlct. lDB 1 Mr. John Me.Ma.Hter, attorney for Sheppard, earn Intends to take the case to the United States Court on various grounds, alleging that Sbep- abrai pard had been imprlsoued contrary to the Constitution of the United States. Among 1 the points principally relied upon Is that w'th Sheppard had been placed in the penitentiary wd when he bad not hud a trial by Jury. l',e It. was learned yesterday that a number of men in Columbia, are Interested in setting Jeuk Sheppard out of jail because s.jm# time they J*110}1 might be in the same Ilx, had determined to nr<?d lake up a subscription and pay the expenses, Mr. McMaster has raised another point in posit tne case in that the order of arrest did not "e J1 pass through the Clerk of Coort to theSderiir. eouu who, he claims, was the only man who could C(yj'( direct any man to serve the warrant. This may or not be made one of the grounds of ap- eolle peal. There are a number of interesting legal consi questions In the case, which may be decided lieve in the course of human.events, but. Judging w'lh from recent experience most of the people r>elle uow living will be dead when the decision Is ways rendered, tor If the "law's delays" were ever th exemplilled they have been in everything di- n?l 1 rectly or Indirectly connected with the Pis- appe pensary. ' ' ~ lw,Afl MUST SUFFER, sr. IlKllI " * knot The Supreme Court Refuses New Trials for J^l0' Walker Derrick and Allen Chiles. Hoiu The Supreme Court has refused to grant a will J new trial for Walker Derrick, wbo wiib con- He vlcted o'l murder at the lust term of the court lair: and sentenced to be hanged. He was a re- rant jected lover. The crime, of which he In con- my I victed was that of shooting the husband of a stree tride of a slugle day. The uext evening after him. the marriage the bride was sitting on the and knee of tier husband lu their little country pard home. The door was open. In the darkness awhl a shot was tired.aud the husband was kllied and while holding his bride. Walker Derrick was way convicted of the crime ou circumstantial evl- U) h dence. He now awaits the October court Whe when he will be re-sentenced, and another pard day set for the execution of the death peualty. rooit Allen Chiles, under sentence of seven years rant servitude in the'penitentiary for killing his he <1 wife, appealed to the Supreme Court for an- and i other chance'to get clear, but It seems not to and be the universal rule of the court to give dam criminals the necessary new trials to secure imtn acquittal. And so it is that. Allen Chiles will belm goto the penitentiary, and Walker Derrick | twlci will go to the gallows, it Is presumed, bow-1 grazi ever, that both will finally round up ut the | him place where good darkies go. : ed bi Walllngford & KusspII, respondents, vs. A. I up i M. All:eu, appellant. It is the Judgment of screc this court that the order appealed from be Jenk sustained and the appeal inererrom oe dik- i eu a missed xud the cause is remanded to the Clr-1 told cull Court for trial, Opinion by Pope, A J. j ailej I Marl am ; ed U< i u'o I L WHISKEY SEIZURES. !?? I shot ? . and all i Abbeville h llutl 1*1 nee Tor ItliiMl Tl? ! put I irers and Illicit WliiNkey, ^ ltenl Our eflicieut policeman, Mr. James 8. Fish- ties, er, acting under orders of Mayor Hill, cap liupc tured two packages of whiskey last week in iug y the express otlice. A tlve gallon keg address- the ed to Hutson Butler, and a three gallon jug graz sent to John Brown, but not to the John Co Brown whose body lies amoulderlng lu the men ground. . Stall Hutson Butler is a colored man living in ques town. When approached on the shipment of l ha whiskey to him, he disclaimed all knowledge whll of it, and like Mark Twain's eountry hotel tena keeper's dollies, he hadn't ordered any aod that wasn't looking for any. She| No suck person as John Brown lives in penl town. A farmer lives in the country by that 0urr name. He was seeu, and he knew nothing of t peel the whiskey. I the Both packages have been re shipped, and i bis sent to the big reservoir in Columbia. j the t There is little doubt that this whiskey was uum sent here to be.retailed 111 violation of law. 1 and Who is real consignee is not known, but May-: dow or lllll Is determined that no "blind tiger" | piaci shall exist iu litis city. and and ? - - ' :. Marl SOME FACTS,' 'jfffiS : ' ed a ,? ? ? ? . tiodi Or Solid <iilinks of Wisdom. 'tiros The Savannah Press truthfully says: "it j hind pays to advertise In a newspaper all the year j mos round, it pays Just as well In summer as it i belli does in winter. That ancleniand very fool-1 so in Ish superstition thai, advertisers could utFord 1 1 sa? to keep out of print during the hot months In l has heeu effectually exploded. The public j and ? - - * 1 I wllilt. consumes rooa, wears ciouies, nm>en, ?uu ???*. , and purchases furniture and all the necessa-1 lor I ries of Hie In summer as well as winter; In- com deed, the number of people who arc shrewd j tbre enough to see that ii Is often profitable to men wait lor summer bargains Is constantly In- ! i" ai creasing The merchant who attracts these | aboi customs by seasonable and Interesting an frou nouncements of what be has to sell will make' buili money whether the weather Is hot or cool, esca dry or rain}'." ' Iwct ed l< BRIDGE BUILDERS. ^ _ I Mi I intr I Abbeville's Genius and Abbeville's Enter- j Sh prise Goes Abroad. : j" 'j AniiKVii-LK county seems to fnriiNh bridge! \5itj builders for adjoining counties. First, we ,jerf seni out. Capt. King to conquer new worlds in j .|lu the bridge building line, and later Mr. M.N. WH|'| Patterson 1ms gone abroad and built sonie \y good bridges. First, be repaired the bridge jju|.j over Knoree river ai >v uumnen. m<u men uw , , W() built a new brige over Indian creek in New-iotw ber ry, and now lie lias a contract for building j t|)e a covered bridge on rock piers over Knoree j iSpet, river between I'n ion and Laurens counties, i "Wprt I His work so far has given nood satisfaction, j ! and lie is making good time these hot sum-...,' trier days. j l)UHl ? i tn and ieigh \\re have a sure death for bed bugs. Speed. | stori American preserving powder and liquid at Speeds. | Speeil tins the best equipped prescription sa)j counter iu theconnty. So take your prescriptions thereaud you will get them filled cheap, [ |ieve uccurate and quick. Speeds. 'was Johnson's chlII and fever tonic is a sure' cure. Sodoti'l hesitate In buying it when you waul a cure. Kor sale at Speeds. j yyi lio you wunl the llnust candy in the laud'.'; ly ri It b.i Call at .speeds. ' ' cfcut! i BULLETS FLEW. - __ v HED BATTLE BETWEEN CONSTABLES AND WM. SHEPPARD. - r leitced to Hie IVniteiitlnry lie j, leolNt** Arrest?lie Is Shot in tile ii'K and Grazed in tlie Xk ? Jj tutementn From Roth Sides. J' (Columbia Register.) sterday afternoon about C o'clock there c j regular battle between constables and p Sheppanl, who bad been enjoined for ?rnpt by Judge Townsend and who had a sentenced to eight months ut bard labor e peuHerniary. ?ns currently reported thatSbeppard had ped the town, but this was not a f?ct iih pard was at his place of business, on Gersireet, when Coostabie opeed went to e the arrest. As soou as he got In the j there commenced a regular lusiiade or (t.s and other constables near by came In loined in the bat tle. As a result of It all, pard was shot through the right leg, and tly grazed by bullets passed in his neck right shoulder. No one expected tbe batiiii when it commenced a great crowd ered, that is alter the bullets had ceased ering about. Alter it was all over everyapparently knew exactly how It hapd and were willing to tell all about it. jen a Register reporter arrived on I he *, but a lew minutes after the shooting rred, the whole crowd were seemingly li incensed againM the constables and loud in denunciation of them. . Iiavis Miller st>ld that he wax standing by and that Constable Speed entered the ?. As soou as he did, Constable Jenkins ? across the street and witu two pistols n firing. He didn't explain that Constaenklns by doiug such an insane act was tblc to kill his chief as he was Sheppard. was the offender. Mr. Miller also staled Sheppard had not tired at all. These menls were generally made by other peorho constituted tL.e large crowd that had nbied andlt they had been true the ination would be natural and Just. Hul lacts do not bear out the statements of rowd who were evidently biased ayalnst onslables. t in order that the public may have a understanding of the situation tbe folag statements are given: lei of Police Daly said that he had been e Hill House, Just opposite, and had come de and started up street. He saw Shepou the sidewalk and saw Speed and away coming up the street iroin Lincoln t, corner of Gervais. When they came site Sbeppard's place. J en kings and Mir- o arne froip across the street. I came be- 1 them with Martin Shepherd and lioland. r n he arrived in front ol Sheppard's place, t) table Speed walked upon the steps. Just the tiring commenced. Martin started \ in and Jenkins began to tire. He tired shots from the outside. I couldn't see li pard, but Speed was tiring into the build- 'J Uoiloway was tiring too. I earne up then t told thein to cease firing. Jenkins shot or twice afterwards. I went to the door t found Sheppard with a pistol 1q both Is. He was about to fire, but I told him I: irreuder. He said: "Yes, Captain, I'll g ruler to you but to nobody else." He started to take Sheppard to the guard I e, but when near Lady and Gates street paid became weak mid hailing a pass- f Ice wagon, Sheppard was put in it and J ed to the penitentiary. He was bleeding I . imm th? ripht I hit and had a slight slon ou bis neck made by one of llie bul- j: llceman Sheppard differed materially (. tbe chief in his statement. The Chlei that Constable Speed bad not entered ] building, while tbe policeman Hays be Ofllcer Shepherd says that Constable 1 Ins walked up aud said "hold up your } Ik" and immediately begun tiring. He i three shots In the place. OitUvr Shep- j evidently was time keeper for lie averts .ively that Holioway tired lour shots, i eard some shots from tbe Interior bul he in'l count tbelr number as well as he 1 1 Individual shots outside. c ere could be no doubt about the crowd cted about the place being against ibe Labies and it was generally stated and btd that Sheppard bad been shot down out provocation. It was even stated atul ved that he had no plsiol, bul there is al> two sides to a case and the statements 1 e constables will mow that they were he unlawful aggressors as it was made to ar: CONSTABLES' STATES!EXT. ,er tbe whole thing was over the consta- t were seen and they gave their version, oi J .(lair, wlilcn puts the tiling m a ditlerent 1 . Constable Speed, above alt others, Is g vn to the people of Columbia to be a . iful and honest man. He Is rail, a despo- 1 , as consiaples are usually eonsluerrd in t mbia, and his statement of' tnu difficulty ( receive due weight, , . gave ihe following statement oitheaf- r This evening anout & o'clock tbe warfur the arrest of Sheppard was placed in I; lands. I sent my men down on Gervais t and stationed tliein along to watrb for 1, with George Ui*ach and .-v. T. Davis t Henry Holioway, went over mar Shep- g 's dwelling. We looked around .there t le and could not find him. I left Beach 1 Davis there to watch ins house. Hollo- I and myself came back to .Gervais street ] U place or buslutrss to look for hljn. i n I got. in front of bis door 1 saw Shep- * standing about the middle ol the front i i. I walked in and told him I had a war- j for his arrest. He told me to stop that r Idu't propose to be arrpsted. I stopped 1 told him that I was an ofllcer ot the law ] proposed to arrest him. He said tie be ued if he lnteuded to be arrested, and ediately drew his pistol which he had * ud him, and begai) firing at me. He fired t ? before 1 drew inv pistol. Ills first 'ball i -J if.if hi?nil_ I flrpd at hs quick uk 1 could get ready. Ho dodg- f sh I (id me counter when I fired and kept j lis tiring through the lattice work?Ibe i sn. I also kept up my tiring *t him. j :1ns and Holloway about that time rush- 1 the door and began tiring too. Jenkins < Martin about that Lime to go to the back ] ' way to Keep htm from coming out, and Lin did so, standing there till he wan callnay. When Sbeppard fell I turned and I ;edoutoi the door thinking may be he < dead. As i walked out of the door he j at me again. Immediately Holloway 1 Jenkins returned the tire. That is about < nboiit the shooting. We arrested him, Sim in a wagon, and with the assistance . iveral constables we look him lo the pen- ' :lary and turned him over tothe autiiori- I mil tile wnt(iiu>fl of cltrht months i jsed on him by Judge Townsend for sellvblskey. Tills Is u correct statement of ' whole facts. One of Sheppard's bullets [ ed the left nlde of my neck. ustable Jenkins cave the following statet of tbe allulr: "I bad business at tbe * b Department this evening. I was re- I itcd by officials not to leave town, which \ ,d arranged and expected to do. Later e iu the .State House I was met by Lleu111 Speed, who Informed me of the fact he bad a warrant for the arrest of Win. | ipard with an order to carry him 'o tbe , tentlary. He asked me to go at once to ' ooia wbere tbe otber constables were ex- ' Bii to be and see to tbe proper placing of < same to surround Sheppard to prevent escape. Mr. Speed was to come in from 1 jack way. I ajd Mr. Martin went down i nils street wnlle Mr. Beacb, Mr. Holloway Mr. Davis went a back way. After going u (jervais street I saw Sheppard at tils 1 e of business. We walled for some time .' saw Mr. Speed come and turn the corner go to Sheppard with Holloway. I said to . Lin 'Now we've got blm; lets go.' We ' Hed directly across the street. About tbe I s < hat I got to tbe pavement Sheppard fir- \ ,t Speed. At the time of the Are Speed . ;ed to the right. The ball grazed my 1 ;. Speed returned the tire, and I tired ait at (he same time. Sheppard dodged be- ] I the screen. He Jumped in an Instant alt behind the i-creen and fired again from < nd It. 1 tired back at blm. There were ( i-olber shots that were passed. I held till t v Sheppard come irom behind the screen j he attitude of tiring again. I then tired ' he dodged back. Thinking that he was ( , 1 Instructed Constable Martin to make , be rear oi the building and 11? be went to e out catch blm. About lhis time two or I e policemen came up, and said 'Gentlecease tiring.' 1 told them all right to go id get Sheppard. There was some parley , it the door, and alter they had got in J tot the door, I made for the back of tbe ding lo make sure that Sheppard did uol pe. While there I was apprised of the that the police had secured him. 1 turn- 1 j the frout at the door where the shooting ned. At that time I did not know but t Speed was injured. With the assistance ie police we earned iiuu 10 mo (Jtrmlch- *. Holloway made statements eorroboratIhe two above tacts. eppard i* not seriously Injured. The shot is leu is merely a llesh wound, while that ils neck was where a bullet grazed him. I) so many bullets Hying about It Is wouul thill no one was klllrd outright, but wholeilnnKteachfs.il lesson ilial may be heeded. hen fcihepiini'd was lakHi to the pi-nlicuI'biH Daly M-aieui'd him. lie l>>nn<i big six-shooters iiikI a rn/.iir on bim, all " hlch he look. Two barrels each out of pistols had hoeii (Ired, but ('unstable " d hellevis that inure shots than that ' f fired at him by Sueppard. ,?oon as Sheppard was taken oil' there K u large crowd guttler, il in his place of ne.ss. There was perfect mob outside but lew could gain entrance. About t bullet marks were pointed out In the j by those people Interested In showing the constables did all the shooting and ipard none. Idle going to the penitentiary Sheppard! to Chlet Daly that, he would have surered to him or to Sheriff Cat heart, but lie r would surrender to constables tiutil lie 1 compelled to. ways carry your prescriptions and fainlrelpls to Speeds, for his line ol phariutileul pieparatluns are complete. Mpecde. " THE RAMBLER. fhat he Saw and Heard on His Round About Town. Judge W. C. Benet and family are In towi Mr. Claud Neuffer. brother of our towtim&i >r. G. A Neuffer, in visiting relatives lier Le has been in Nashville the oust year pers as a course lu Electrical Engineering. The Touchers' Institute of Abbeville count Jet In the Graded school building last Moi ny. 8th. The exercises were conducted i 'rofR. Cbas. H. Albert and Sutllfl'. 'enn.,.State Normal School. The manner I phlch these gentlemen conducted the ext lses showed them to be highly filled for tl ilace they hold. The following Is a list of teachars In fttten nee: Mr. B. F. Bailey. Miss Lizzie Brltt. Miss J mi Ie Cowan. Miss Eloreuce Tenr.plel.on. Miss Leona make. Miss Emma Bell. Mr. J. W. JJunlel. Miss Win ton Parks. Miss (,'arrifi Gunnels. Miss Idu Penney. AUiort f^nnic uvugiao^. Miss Sue Btgby. Mihb Km mil Carwlle. Miss Jeunette Muruouk. Miss Hattle Crowther. Miss Uora Crowther. MIhs Carrie Klllinsswoitli. Miss Atuiie White. Miss Lennie Coviu. Miss Una Hadrion. Miss Fan ale Morrow. Miss Coral Muse. Miss.) 'Uie Lou Hutchinson. Miss Belle IVrriii. Mixs Km ma White. Air. Joel 1'. Burnett, Miss Gena Pinson. MIsh Mary Graves. Miss Madge Lesley. Miss A. L. Lesley. Mrs. A. M. Kennedy. Miss Carrie Cowan. Miss Leila E. Press ley. Miss Lou Sou ber. Mr. Marvin M. Maun. Miss M. V. Krlpp Miss Alice Wakefield. MIssLulaXeel Williams. Miss B. M. ('heaUiauj. Prof. 8. P. McElroy. Prof. J. M. Brown. Prof. David W. Kellar. Mlsss Nannie I. Major. Miss Ouie Black. Miss Kittle Prtili. Miss Suit la Wid^man. The institute closed Friday. Prof. Cbas. IL Albert delivered quite an i tructlve address in the school bolldli ?hursday night. Subject--"Advice to r ents in regard to the rearing of their cb Iren." The lecture was greatly enjoyed. Mr. Ezeek Norrls and son, Boyce, of Anti 'llle, were in town Wednesday. Mr. G. M. Stevenson, of G.. (J. <fe N. return ast w.iek from an extended trip to Indli .'erritory. He reports tl>e crops out there >e very line. Mrs. M. T. Coleman das returned from rip to Coronara Anthony and Frank Pearson, of Due Wei lave been visiting their sister, Mrs. 8. L. VV on last. Rev. o. Y. Bonner and Mr. J. A. Devlin, )ue West, were In town Friday. Due West was represented In town by t allowing young gentlemen Friday: Hen ^gnew, MoffHH Grler, George Collins, Pa 'ressley aDd \V. P. Lindsay. Miss BesMH Jones gave quite an enjoyal tarty Friday eve, to a number of her frl?n< n honor of her cousin, Mi*s Annie Jones, Jokesbury. N. 0. Pyl^s, who is the author of "Pyl 'Hingraphs" was in our uildst lastSaturdH From ilie square up to the Graded seh( lulldlng Is the Broadway of Abbevll <'rom ti o'clock p. ra. until dark, you can i noro pretty girls, there than In any ott wrtlon of the town. Quite a number of our people are mmm ng at Little Mountain. We iiear the tiame of Dr. W. M. Grler, )ue West, spoken of as a candidate lor i oiiKtllutlonal convention. SOME HARD SENSE. " Thii A #1 VPPf j lilt? ^rnf|?npci ? "v *?|rv. I rue Medium. A Washington piano house Is jt low using considerable space in tl ocal papers to advertise a voting co est. The most popular school teach n Washington Is to be presented wi i free trip to Europe, lasting thir lays. The ticket to cover all transp ation charges, hotel bills, carria; Irives, etc., from Washington to E ope aud back again. This may be a very good schein >ut 1 doubt it. It is hardly what vould call legitimate advertising, rip to Europe and the most popul ichool teacher have noth'ing on ear o do with the desirabilaty of the pi )09. Jt will be talked about, more ess, aiid in so much, is advertisin jut I doubt very much if it will rest n any very great good. J would ve iiuch rather take tho money that tl rip costs and use it in straight nev japer advertising. Advertising, properly considere md in its strongest sense, is mere ;ellinK people what aud where ai ivhy?particularly why?why th should buy come particular thin \dvertising isn't jroori unless it accoi jlishes this, and convinces a greater ess number of people that the advert ?r anu thing advertised are just exa< !y what they have been looking for. A trip to Europe doesu't prove an thing. It has nothing whatever to with the piano business, aud anyboti from a butcher up, might use it wi squal propriety. I do not believe in scheme advert ing of any kind. In some cases may pay. but they are few aud far I tween. The kind of advertising tl" ian always be depended on is nev paper advertising. It always d< what it is intended to do, if it is pr< srly used. If it ever fails, it is not t Fault of the medium, but the fault the advertiser, or the way he adv tises. The right sort of advertisements ibe newspapers go rijjht into the fac ly circle, exactly where the dea wishes his goods to go. For the r< >ou, if for no other, it is better th mv other uossible method for brit ing business. I have had quite a good deal of < perience in managing different 01 <ide schemes for advertising a bu aess. aud I huve been able to figure be results rather accurately. I ha aever yet seen au untaking of this sr aring back enough money to pay f tself, either directly or indirectly. This free European trip will certai y cause more or less talk, but. will jause the right kind of talk? Will iarry ooefourlh the conviction ill straightout, common sense talks ;he newspapers would do ? These a juestions on which the piano pec?| ivill probably be expensively intel ;ent after the contest is over. DEATH OF ALBERT RAME: 1 Favorite Son 4'nlle<l to Hie Belt World?Not Lost, lint Gone Before On June '21st there was sorrow 1 n the hou iold of Mr. Lewis Iluntey. A solemn sti less pervaded tlie home. In a shaded chamber his eldest son, Albp viir? h.id not comDleted his thirteenth yei ay waiting to tie transplanted to a lilyl) md a brighter sphere. He was I lie favorite grandchild of (he vc irable l)r. T. J. Mabry, who had treated hi roin the first attack of bis sickness. Win Harming symptoms appeared, three other t ii'ilenced physicians were culled in, b M-iiher meiJicul skill nor the administrate il ibe experienced grandmother, thedevot iiinl, and other friends, could keep liim hei When the last lionr arrived all was pea< iinl Ills spirit winged his flitilit lo the bosu if the Savior who said, '.Suiter little chih'ri o come unto me, and forbid them not, for uch Is the kingdom of heaven." ' 0, not in cruelty, not In wrath, The Keaper came tb'it day ; Twan an angel visited She green earth, And look the flower away." N. Abbeville, July l(i, lK!i.">. >1 nil IIonr?. Hours that the mails close at the Abbnvil 'ost Office: 11.'2.1 a. m. 12.10 p in. 1.00 p. m. a.au p. m. 4 '2;t n. m. s.rx) p.m Roberta. Link, I*. .M. ? ? Turnip seed. Come and get ruta baga ne< iuw. Tluietosow. Abbeville Supply Co. 1'flfl CITY OP DOMES AKD fi??g. . _ - . Personal Paragraphs by a Pretty Pencil lB. Pua&er. . . 1 J Jilt- Wed, S. C. J i! IV lfi l.Nt>. 1.1 Mr?. JnnoTodil mid dnnehier Mr-. McCain, i), j Willi I'miii,h?ve returned from IVizer. e. i Our iowii ix well supplied with liesh fish u- from Saluda. Miss Nellie Nlckles Is expected home today i ly from Columbia ? The Misses Cunningham, of Atlauta, are i >J visiting Mrs. John M. Martin. of Rev. .John iJ'flVii, Missionary, lo Egypt, in who Is visit inx relatives, preached a fine serir mon hi I he A. R. P. church Sabbath nior? lug, ae from Rev. I: I. Miss Winton Tagg irt has returned to Abbed* viile. I Mr. Hood, of Anderson. Is In the city. ! The re; lias been at least six burglaries In [town in the last twelve months, Mr. W. T. I Cohan's store helng the last. Rev. W. W. Orr, is in town, he Is now trav! elmj; in the interest of Ersktue college. | We have plenty or rain now,and the best upland corn grown for several years. ! Dr. Riley, of Greenwood Female College,! bus tieen can vassiug our towu in the Interest of the college. The Mlsst6 Jloiilngsworth have returned from Dover. Oiir town is a sell-sustaining, and at present a poor market tor country produce, j We missed "R. 8. G.'s" dots very much lateI 'v:.. _ . .Miss Krsie t,niH win soon be wiid menus id Mi., (.'urine) and Kdgetleld. There was an interesting trial In .Instice Hoi lings worth's court .Saturday,I he first trial by Jury in seven years. Our city lathers are making it hot for evil tloHrs-, Mr. Bell at the throttle. M'ss Kdlth and brother, children, of Kev. R X. I'rutt, are vlsltlug relatives in town. Mr. Hawkins, near town, has typhoid (ever, and is uot expected to live. ! Prospects for both colleges next session are ; bright. | Brother Bonner and wife look much lm! proved from their western trip. Hard work seems to agree with them. There will be a good many changes in residences by October first. (Joinmutiion sevices were held in Hi* Baptist church Sabbath morning. J. i). H. ? ?? A few fruit Jars left. Abbeville Supply (Jo Gold dust washing powders. Abbeville Supply C'o. iSAVE uYour Fruits ed nn 10 ican Preser ft <t. is the best i ii? P. B. ul jie 18, Ol ... . les 1 H / v?9 ier H S I / Kg er- H V H H HA H. jM H f_H | tHB m Is* ISt > g 6 ar tb ia- ; or , I Look Carefully at lies? Prices ii lie I' iii iniotl loo Hal He Qoalil i He top aiihPri >K- f IIIor NOTWITHSTANDING WHAT OTHER M -i ' No one who expect* to >>uI Id up and < "trashy" gooda. Why? Slruply beeause if a that what lie has bought Is literally noaee would buy anything else from you. Consequ v. wanted to ever so bad. Tor when I well you iiik ^ customers. But I do believe In selling good g jK1 1 bottle of ellt edge shoe polish 15c 1,1 1 dozen Spencerlan peus nf> 10 slate pencils 1)1 ;s. 2 bottles of best black Ink (ft 1 pkge xxx white wove envelopes.... (Kl " 6 qui e? of note paper for li> 3t*- This Is the celebrated Sagamore mills lat paper and weighs 6 pounds to the ream, itn My 1077 ladles black hose is a beauty. It is perfectly fast black and seamless, excellent quality, two thread, double >|>- heel aiid toes, would be cheap Indeed at 20c pair, but 10c buys them. nf A beautiful line of boxed paper and envelopes 5, 7,9,15,19 and 22. er" My one pound papeterie contains 60 sheets heavy white wove satin finish ocip tavo. with 50 envelopes to match, for 19. rii. 20 plain cedar lead pencils^ Inches , long for 05 IC l box of best chalk lor OS t?a- 1 big box of very best blacking 04 u? I paper of pins (fair point)- oi 1 paper ot best pln? 03 '8* lpalrol regular 50c huspenders, guar. anteed quality, for 2-5 1 card oi agate buttons 3,4 and 05 A yood comb and brush fur 12 Jt9I" This is a nartial list of other thing* I l,P and when in need of any thi vt> the prices as low a? ?rt hr Bed Ticks. Checked Homespun, n- Bleaching, it Sea Island Drills. Brown Homespun, 11 Silk Thread. lat silk Twist., Canvass I'or Ps perl lie. Fools Cap and Legal Papers, ,rtJ Pocket Memoranda*, )le Slates, i;_ Drawers, Collars, Cravats, Hals, Umbrellas, . fr Ilnudkerchlefs, I, Hair Plus, Corset Stays, Cor*et Strlugs, Belts, er White THpe, . J Bouecaslng, Novelty Braid. *?'! HiK)k and Eyes. I'earl Buttons, t j Dress Buttons O loves and Mlttn, "l I Laces, I Lump Wicks, ;n-1 a i t>u Ijist, but. not learn by any ineniw,Spool Co (X-! what this is, for there Is scarcely a household I ut I "ot yet. tried It. ask your neighbor she will tel I ns i 11 has 2U0 yards on j> spool. Is six cord and is as ed ' it. Then if you dou'l agree with me I will rcfu re. j ^ My Place of Business-THE of the corner next to j , j Don't let people fool you auy tuore by telling He sure you are right, tlieu go ahead. My ! Don't even charge goods to my nearest of km. ' credit. This together with my buying goods i ch?-ap. I don't have to make you help pay sou I am anxious for your trade and think It. woi le come to town come to see the Hack* t muii, on I M. T. CO I J J MMKMM1WHW ' M STEEL ROOme and SIDING. (Saeendorph's Patent.) Lightning, Fire and Storm Proof. Send for | The New York catalogue Iron Rooflnc nnd (or rucatlnc Co., of prices. | First <fc Waah'n .St., Jersey City. N. J. To Close Road. ON AND AFTEIt SATURDAY. JULY 20. Iti95, the "Neighborhood Road," leading through the Thomson place, in Calhoumt Mills township, running ironi the Cambridge road to the Charleston road, will he closed. The traveling public will take notice. , H. O. THOMSON. I July 10.1895, 21 Abbeville, S/C. S L. W. White's Locals. | I have received quite a lot ol new goods during the past week. I now have In >-tOfK fresh supplies of white duck, white lawns. Persian Lawns Mulls and Nalnsaek*. I have Just received another bale of that live cents sea island brown homespun a yard wide. Nothing sells like It. It is the best ' value ever offered at 5 ceots. I will have a great many bargain* in dry i goods to otter during the month of July. I 1 desire to reduce my stock of slimmer goods ; lo make room lor the large stock of fall and winter goods ihat will be comlog iu about, the first of September. I Imvejuxt received 1000 ponnds plow point* for the dtxte boy plows. L. W. Wtilto. I have Just received large supplier of s'lgar, , , collet-, teas, floor, meal lard, hams and rice and are now well prepared to furnish my customers with anything la the line of choice grocerlers and provisions. L. W. Wbte. You will find semethlng very superior In a blended tea at White'*. Specia ly good for (unking Ice tea. Price,Uu cents a Duund. Buy your hard*ware, crockery.. woodenI ware and glass Jars from L. W. White. ' Insure your property against losse* by flre.(. i T. P. Quarles general agent for Abbeville . JS j couuty. ; H. I). Reese will fix your watoh and clock | aud engrave your name In your ring. and Vegetables with the Amerviug Powder and Liquid. It lid cheapest preserver made. SPEED. w~ J 11? ^ y1 inAnn I I 11 Yob. they are "Slim." Bear; | if of liie pods is aliajs at fj ess at tlie bottoiD, m ERCHANTS WOULD HAVK YOU BELIEVE. >smhlinh a permanent trade can afford to sell customer makes one purchase of jou.and And* nunt. It will bp a cool day In August before be ently I can't atford toseiMhnl kind of stuff If I e I want to add you permanently lo tny list of uodsUHUAP. Soaeebere: . | The corset that. |<* Ink ins the day now ! Is called "The Racket." It has hu extra long waist, being made of the best J an, ! and has two Hide steels and a 15 Inch I clasp, will Improve the lorm.aud til* .? ! ' price Is ouly ..... '$ ! 1 dozen best whalebone ft! i 1 dozen big safety pins us A big lot of Seaside rrovels..' 05 Ladles gauze vests from 5c up. > . Men's gauze vests from 28o up. Hair curlers 8. \ 7 and-.... i. I<*c 1 pair good cuff* tor .:. JO 1 box of 144 pants bullous lor.....'. (ft K-'Si black darning cotton, eacb..(...- ill 1 yard good elastic for 01 Mosqtjl'o netting, all co'ors, p??r yd:. 05 The best nnlauudried wblte slilrion the market lor Here Is the description of this shirt: It Is called "The Herald." Made of New York mills muslin, ex?1ra long, full and liberal in dimensions. 4 ply bosom, patent extension facings and jfJisseta double yoke, reinforced front and back, patent reinforced arm, SomeHilnic entirely new, double stitched. It Is simply a beauty. This shirt Is cever sold for less than SI. Try one for luck. sept ill' slock. Read I hem over cart-fully tig call.on me. You will find i those quoted above. . I Tahlets, I Lamp Chimneys, Tumblers, (tablets, . Blacking Brushes, Hammers, ... Machine Oil, ! i ^ Matches, Laundry Soap, ; , ^ Tea and Table Spoons, Work Shirts, Shoes, Needles, Dolleys. Ladles Linens, Calicoes. Ginghams, lhapcr Gnnds, Checked Musllu, Table Linen, Oil ('loth, Dress LI nines. Towels, Crush. Sheeting. Bachelor's Buttons, , iionch Combs, Tooth Brushes, Tooth Powder, J swans Down. . lion. It l? not worth while for me to tell you n the hi.ill hilt what liHn tried it. It you have you nil about It. A word from me will suffice. good as any made. If vou don't believe it try nd your money. Price % per doz, or :fc spool. RACKET STORE-is right on ^ the Farmers' Bank. : von "tills Is the Racket Store, walk right In.' goo:ls arc sold STRIOTLi FOR THK CASH.. Sii it will heII wa?teof breath loryoutoaHk clump is the secret tit my nellim? tbem so vety <g lehody clue's had HmiuiU. See! i id ben mutual benefit all around. When yoii. he corner, he will be glad to see you. ILEBIAN.