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SEINTINEL hBRADLEY, Editor. PIOKENS 0. H., 8. C.: TIUUDA&, AP9ffL i, 1887,. TERIi~s: For nseription,$1.50 per annnn, for u) onths, 75 cents; strictly In advance. Advertisements inserted at one dollar pei eqare of one inch or less- for the first inser, -n and fifty cents for each subsequent in, orLtion. Liberal discount made to merchanti eid others advertising for six months or b he year. Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respec barged for as advertisements. Announcing Candidates fve dollars, it a vance. The Columbia Water Power Com. .,..ny have served notice on the Di, ctors of the Penitentiary that the3 .:sire the 250 convicts, granted b% L of the Logislature, to commenc< vork with on the canal, on the first .y of next month. T"ho Directorg I have to comply with this domand a.nd it will not n1ow bo possible for thnem to mako the Ponitenitiary self ;Ipporting as they hoped to do. 1L is 111rd to tell whlt effect the b.:iso of the Air Lino Railroad will :.vo on its future managoiemit. It fy he possiblo that the now compa I will inatigurate a system of dis, iniination against local freights, td it may be possible that they will ..o more liberal in this respOct than heir predecessors. Tie alone will i-volop this. But there is one thing we hope they will do, and that is, 1.eOp in charge of the road its present -Clo and popular general manager, ol. Foreacre, and the efficient gen ral ticket and passengor agent, W. . Houston. Thoso gentlemen have roven themselves to be the right -ion in the right place, and it is the ~opO of every e who has any busi iess connetion with the road, that 1 hose gentlemen will be retained ini their positions. Trhe United State. Senate is still in SessiOn, neitheor party is willing to g;ive away and break the dead lock. The Democrats seem to have the ad vantage and are making good pointe on the Republicans every day. The e.xtra sossion was called by the Pre. ident to consider appointments, and .he Domocrat~s express their willin. 108s to go on with this business and tdjourn; but the Republicans aftter purchasing Mahone, endeavored tc "eorganize the entire Senate before doing anything else. Senator Hlamp. 'on made a capital sp)Oech last week. in which ho suggested that in as muchi as changes of a bargan betwven Ma, hone and the Republican Senators had been made, there should be an invesr tigating commrittee ordered. This i, Lhe last thing the Republicans intend to submit to. Mnho tried to bull. loze Voorhoes of Indliana, the other. dlay, but the tall sycamore of tlht WVabash intimated that lhe might ordo: Ben Hill to shut uip, but he was noi that sort of a "Jutne Bug," and if h< wanted to vindicateo his "honor" hi would accommnodato him. So the wil of words continue, and it may tak< all summer to fight it out. Cotton and Guano. The Greenville Daily News, witl commendable zeal, has made an cf. fort to ascertain the prop~ortion o trade in cotton and fertilizers in up per South Carolina for the past sea son, as comnpared with the preceding season. A nswers from eleven points, viz Gree~nville, Columbia, Ne wberry, Tay lora's station, Air Line Railroad, Gaff noy City, Air Line, Williamston Donald's, Hodges, Green wood, Pros perit~y and Pomaria, gives the follow. ing results, as recapitulated by the Shipments of cotton from 11 points eported. 6 months of this season, 126, 81 bales; shipments of cotton from 10 points during whole ot last season 90,595; total increase (A t months over lyi-10 pointa: 6,254 HOOece' ta of fertilizers at 10 pointe r prted,O months ot this seaon, 11, 2 receipts of fertilizers to 9 point's r perted, whole of last enson, 6,291 1. os; total incresaeo of 6 mon ths ove: S, at 9 pointe-219 tons. H~enry Lill, the oolored man wh< k lied Mr. T V. Skelt'en In HartwelI. (i Ia$i month, was triod and convie t of murder last week, and senten. ge to*be hanged on the 24d of A pril Lt will be the first sentene of capi n inhment *ter exeented inLIar * Directors Meeting. The Directors of the A tilantlo and French Broad Valley Railroad, held a mieting at Bolton on 29th ult. The Board was called to order by Preai dent Bowen, who stated that the pur, poses for which the meeting had boon called were to accept the amendment to the -charter, passed at the last sej sion of the Legislatuse, and to hear from promtnent gentlemen of Abbe. ville County in reference to the pros. pects of aid from that County. Col. Bowen then road the following letters of encouragement from our distingui shed and able Judges, McGowan and Thompson, also a letter from the lHon J. P. Deaver, conveying the informa tion that the necessary charter had been obtained in North Carolina, its provisions, &.: ABBEVILLE, S. C., March 29, 1881. Major W. K Bradley: My DEAR FRIEND-I havOthis mo. ment heard that none of our .people from the villagro will bo at the Rail roadi meeting at Belton. I am over whelmed with work at this last mo ment, or I would pack up and go with 3011. I hope you will represent us, and let it be ki.own that we feel the deep est interest in the enterprise, and in sist, upon a compliance with the Obar ter, and that the liad shall cOme by this place. We will undertake to do our whole duty in the matter. I know I speak the sentiment ot this commu, nity, and I hope you will so represent it to the meeting. I have not time to tay more. You must represent us. Sincerely and truly your friend, S. MCUOWAN. ABBEVILLE, S. C., March29, 1881. R. E. Bownen, Esq.: DEAR SIR-Mr. Bradley informs me he is on his way to attend a Railrond meeting, at. which if my engagements permitted, I would have been glad to be present myself. 1 think you may accept Mr. Brad ley's assurances that our peoplo as a body tire in earnest about tho lHond. We do wish the Road constructed upon the line designated by yourself and Dr. Brown when hore last. year. I think 1 may say Iaurcher, that our ed'orts will not, be confinecd to wishes, but that when the time comes wo will be prepared on our part to contribute our full proportion to the building of the Road. Our desire is that no action may be taken which will change the course of the Road from that, just proposed. I beg you to receive for yourself my kindest remembrance. Yours sincerely, Tuca. Tizousos. DEAVER's, N. C., March 28, 1881. Col. R. E. Bowen, Pickens, . C. D)EAa Sia-L intended to have writ ten you Irom Raleigh in tegard to our Railroad chazrter, but was nick the last week of the session. I have not a copy of the charter, but will en,. dleavor to give you the points. Ours is a copy of yours with the necessaary ebange of namies, &o. Counties, town-. ships, towns and cities are allowed to subscribje in theo samie manner as pro videa in youe charter. The corpora tors are allowed to organize when flee thousand dolhiws shall hav'e been subscribed to capital stock. Five years are uhiowed to begin work. Power to connect at Eastatoe Gap and at any othber pomnts deemed prop or by the Company, and with any other roads in this State is granted. We have an equal chance with all other roads, in which the State has no interest, for convict labor. Power to condemn lands for right, of' way, ne, cessary buildings, &c. In tact, 1 think the charter quite liberatlyand ample in its provisions. Thuere was quito a scuffle for con vict, labor for the various roads in the State, and an equal chance withl other' roads was the best could be done. I am much gratified to hear f'avora, ble accounts of your progress and pr'ospects of success. Our peOople are talking about holding a meeting at an early day, of which you will he niotitied in due time. Will be glad to hear Ifrom you at any time, and to furnish you any information in my poe.Very truly yours, &c., J. P. DEAVER. On motion of lion WV. C. Brown the amenement to the charter was accept-. ed. The meeting was then addressed by lion W. K. Bradley, Prof. Young, Mr. Hlalden and another gentleman from A bbevillo, w hose name we regret we did not learn. Those gentlemen wore all sanguine of success, and pledged on behalf of A bbeville County $50,000 by township taxation, and it is asserted by responsible gentlemen that fifty thousand more can be raised by private subscription. Edgefiold will grade the road from Edgefield C. H I. to Trickem on the Augusta and Greenwood Road. The connection from Edgefiold to Aiken, is now about completed, and It is confidently belie ved that, sufficient funds will be speed ily raised to grade the road to the 'orth Carolina line. Our North Car freinim are i~ahigm hol of . prise Ingood earnest, and propose to do their dutyst The prospects of the riad brighten daily and it Is now con ceded, oni all sides, to be a cettainty. CUoKIN4 ow CB LUsTON. -The re port Is ourrent that the Danville combination have obtained control of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad, and itis presumed that this will be followed by the purebage of the Spar tanburg and Asheville railroad at the sale on next Monday. This will give the Danville Octopus a line nearly completed to Asheville, North Carolh. nia, with the prospect of early connee-% tion with Knoxville and Louisville, thus choking off Charleston from the Western connection when nade. Surely there is many a slip--The News and Courier. When the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Road is completed to Aiken, Charleston will have a better and more direct route to the West thar any other South Atlantic sea port. Will she aiid in the construe tion of this important enterprise, or will shehcontine to treat it indifferent. ly, and let Augusta arid Port Royal secure the prize? We shall see, The Methodist Organ. -'The Methodist.congrega.ti-n at t his place are now greatly divided on the question of the location of the churuti organ. Jleretoforo it stood near the pulpit, but recently it was moved back near the wall close to the entrance to the building. A number of the congregation want it moved back to its old location because it was thero more conveniently situated for the use of the.Sunday-school. Those favoring the new location proposed to get a now organ for the use of the Sunday-school if the present organ was allowed to remain where it now is. This proposition was thought inpra, ticable by the other party, and the matter now rests over until the next meeting which takes place abnut a month hence. In the nantirne we suggost a compromise of this matter. Let the organ be placed at the side of the pulpit in front.-Press and Ban It is evident the Press and Banner men know not~hing about where te put an organ, and had better say very lit. tie about it. We say and propose to stick to it, that the organ should be placed in the gallery.-Abbeville Me di umn. It is none of' our business but it is ev.. ident that neither of our' cotempora ries know wvhere the organ shoukd be placed. We are of' opinion the most ap~prop~riate place for the org~an is the contre of' the ch~urch, and hope our Abbeville Me1thaodiit, iriends will ter rminiate their dlificulty by adopting our suggestion. The Air-Line Lease. N EW ' oHK, Marc'h 27. -The A t. lanta and Chiarlotte Air Line Rail road was leased yesterday to the Richmond and Danville Railroad Comn painy under a~ peLrmafnn lease. The contract provides that theO Danville company shall pay all the interest upon bonds of the Air Line Railroad, and five per cent. on the stock of the Air Line company. The bonded in, debtedness is $4,750,000, bearing seven per cent., arnd $750,000 bearing six per cent. The stock of the Air Line Railroad is $1,700,000. The contract of the lease fiirthber provides tha~t when the gross earninga of the Air Line Railroad are $1,500,000 six per cent. shall be paid on the stock, and when those earnings amount to $1, 750,000 seven per cent. shall be paid. The Richmond company are required to expend $100,000 per annum for betterments and Improvements on the Air Line Railroad for the period of ten yearR, and before the contract, takes effect they aro compelled to de% posit in a New York trust company 6500,000 of securities satistactory to the Air Ling directors, as a pledge and guaraty that they will faithfully per, form all the covenents of the lease. It is understood that a more favor, able proposition for lease wvas made by the Virginia Midland Railway Company, but was not accepted. A groat many of the holders of the Air Line securities were "loaded" with Richmond and Danville, and these were afraid lest a lease to the Virgin. ia Midland would ruin their interests in the Danville road, and hence they voted against the Virginia Midland proposition, claiming however, that their proposal of' lease, which was for arve years and one per cent. interest on stock above what Richmond offer. ed, though bettor than the Richmond and Danville contract came too late. The majority of the vote in Green, yille County In fayor of the $50,000 subeription to the Greenville and Lao, jnna Railroad 1.29. Our Washington Ltewar. WAsUrno'roi, March 28 1881. The dead.lok still continues In the Senate, and unless one side or the oth. er backs down it will continue so for days to come. From what could be learned from the Republican caubcus on Saturday, there was a decided ex.. pression of disgust by a number df Senstors at the attitude in which their party is placed on account of the trde made with Mabone, and it re quired considerable persuasion to keep them up to the sticking point. It would have been more commendable, however, if the Senators who have scruples in this matter had been struck with the qualms of conscience before any portion of the bargain was con summated and the Senate committees appointed. It is an open secret that at least two Senators were in the be ginning of t'ais disreputable business influenced to keep their peace by bo ing designated for chairmen of impor tant committees, which in the regular order of precedence they are not, on titled to. But it is too late for them too turn back now; they have gone too far, accepting their price for silence, and now have no other alternative than to proceed until their part of the bargain is consumnated. To day the Greenbackors will issue a call tor a meoting of the National committee. It will meet in St. Louis sometime in May. The spirits have not died out in the least,, but they still profess confidence that their visionary dreams will be realities, and talk of of entering on a kind of perpetual campaign, expounding their doctrine and pus.ing their tenets whether an election is pending or not. The ott mooted question of an ex tra session of Congress is now appar ently settled. President Garfield is reported to have said that no sosion would be called. and there wont. The a)j)opriULioU for Government printing is neurly exhaustod, and a furlough of the force now employed will soonI take place, until the appro priationl for the next, aseual year be, comes uvailablo. CoRD WAINER. Riot And Murder. A bloody affray took place at Pen dleton last Saturday night', in which one, negro was killed outright atnd othi era more or less serionsly injured with kn1it'e wounds. As we are informned it w-is aboutI10 or II1 o'clock when Milt WVright, Joe and Bill Green, Jack and B4ryey Brown, Ben Keels, Ehuas Car ter, J tim Scot~t and Paul Rlichardon, atll colored, assombed in the sleeping r'omI ot' the work miae at, the tin sh' p for the purpose of playing cards. Milt WV right who was looking on, was ac coimed by Paul Richardsoni of disclos,. insg his~ hand to his opponients. .MIilt <denied it with an. oath. which was re turned by Paul, when Miltjumped on Paul and comnmenced beatLing himir, but, they were parted by Joe and Bill Green. Wheni thuis was done Milt asked Joe what ho had to do with it. Joe replhed that lie only wanted to part thenm, anid said that Milt ought not, to jump on Paul, being so m)uch larger than him. Milt then picked up a tirodog in his right, hand and taking his knife in nis left hand commenced cutting and knocking right, and left to get at, Paul. Bill Green, in trying to hold him, was very badly out. M~lt maid, 'Lot, me alone! Let, me kill hinr." making at Paul with his knife, stab-. bing him in the heart and kiling himn instantly. These facts being brought ont at, the inquest,, which was hold on Monday by TIrial Justice Gail lard, act ing Coroner. Milt Wright was lodged in the calaiboose, but, during the night made his escap~e on accdunt of the ini., security of the building and insufficient precaution in guiarding him. At last accounts ho was still at, large, but wvill doutbtless be apprehended.-Anderson Journal. The Literary Revolution-Change of Base. This very remarkable enterprise continues to make such progrees as to astonish its friendv, and astound its en emies. Its greatly increasing propor tions have comnpelledI the removal of its hend-quarters from the Tr'ibune Building to the very large and beau tiful building, No. 746 Broadway, which is in the very midst of the "book district" of Ne w York City, anid therefore, of the publishing enterprise of the nation. This building, though six stories in height, 25 feet, front und 100 feet deep, is suffieient only for the offiees and retail store of the Compa ny. The manufacturing is carried on in several large buildings located in other parts of the city, thongh It is contemplated concentrating themn soon in one immense factory to be erectedl. Their list of recent and early fort h coming publications are extremely in, teresting to all who enjoy what is choicest in literature. T1he Library Magasine is unique in both form and r-harneter and altogether delightful in riohness of ita contente. Of the books anonounoed, Green's larget "History of the Engileh People," reduced from $10 to $1; Carlyle's "Hipitory or the French Revolution," reduced to 40 cents; Car lyle's "Heroes and Hero worship," 25 cents, and the "Revised Now 'ro8ta ment," which it promised to be man ufactured with rapidity heretofore uni. board of, will attract specil attbotion. IL is worth while for every one who has not seen it, to send and get illus Lrated pamphlet, "Book Making and 'rype Setting by Stean," which will be sent free. Addreps, the American Hook Exchange, 764 Broadway, Now fork. Vo the Poor Sabbath Breaking Drunkard. WRITIS BY W. M. SAY. rou do secrate the Sabbath Day, And will not go to church to p pay, But rather to the grogshop go, And Satan gloats to see it so. A whiskey shop, the Devil's school, Where he instructs many a fool; There his pupils do often sin, By drinking whiskey, rum and gin There wrong and outrage tempest life, With your profane and drunken strife, And there you gnmble, cheat sad swer, W hile awful cursings rent the air. Your fleld's are full of grass and weeds, While many things your children need. Your drunker ways your wife does dread, Wh ile your poor children cry for bread. You spend y our money and your time For poisonous drinks of every kind; They s quander all your cash and wealt b, And then destroy your mind and health. They lead you on the road to crine In pain and sorrow to repine Then driv es yor seul to endles" woe, Where nl the dying drunkurda go. 0 may you cease to drink and swear, And raise your voice in humble prayer, Then Christ will hear your a'ournfiul cry, And bless you all before you die. 0 way these words of simple truth Be a good wa ining to each yonith, And may they cause old men to think, And ease the Devil's bait to drink. Special Notices. Professional Notice ! DR. JNO. M. CR ENSI1IAW having aittended two complete courses of lectures in the Soiuth Carolin MueIdical Coliege, respect fully ofl'ersi his services to the citizens of P'iekens County, Office at his residence near Dacusville. march 81, 1881 29 2m A. A. THOMAG, Corner 9th and F Streets, Washington, D). C.. a tends to Pension and Back Pay. Bount-y Claims collected. Cont tested Land C'laims, Mineral and Agricult ur al, attended to before thee Departmnent of' lhe Initeuior and Supreme Court. Land War, rants purchased. DARWINrsMx WITH its theory of the evolution of man from uinimnals and his extinction at, dteath over thrown. A personal God and an eternal ex istence for man proven ty science. Infi lelity and Materialism dethroned. The Wave theo ry of Sound, taueght in colleges and high schools for 2,600 year:Iproven to be a scientiflc tallacy. Revolutionury in Sciece and1( the most remarkable book of this or any othuer age. Royal Octavo, 700 pages, handsomely bound anud contalinin~g very superior likenes~ses of the great, scientists of~ the age, $2 by mail post paid. Local and Travelling Agents want. ed- Circulars with cable of co utents and "opinons of the Press" free to all. SCH E LL & Co., 52 Broad way, N ew York. ap.7, 1881 30 3 Notice to Debtors & Creditors A LL persons having demands against the estate of T. J. McM1A iAN, decease ed, will present them at once properly proved. to the undersigned, or be forever barred of all claim against the said estate; and all per sons indebted to said estate will please come forward and settle the same. WM. McMAiIAN. Adm'r. march 24, 1881 28 8 Notice to Debtors & Creditors. A LL persons having demands against the estate of JAME8k M. FA R R. deceased will present them at once properiy proved, to the undersigned, or be forever barred of al claim agamnst the said estate; and all persons indeb~ted fo said estate will please come for.. ward and settle the same. FRANCI8 M.FAR IHENRLY W. FATR1 j dmr mnaroh 24, 188 FA8 8~ N OTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given, that I will ap. ply to 0. L. Duvont, Probate Judge for Pick. ens Cmmnty, on 27th A prIl 1881, for leave to make a final settlement of my Ward W. B. FREEM AN, And ask to be discharged there. from as Ouardlan -BENTON 8. FREEMAN, Guardinn. march 24, 1Si 28 65 N OTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice Is hereby given that I will apply to 0. L. Durant, Probate Judge for Pickens County, on Tuesday, 26th day of April next, for leave to make a final settlement of thees tate of JOHN 8. W ALKER, deceftsedl, and ask to be discharged therefrom as Executrix ELIEANOR J. WALKER, Ex'trix. march 24, 1881 285 NOTICE TO FIDUCIlini~ NTOTICE is hereby given to all Guardians, A dmilnisrators and Executors, who have not made their annual return for the ya 18s1, to come forward and do so, or elsethe law In siuch case, made and provided will be enforced against them. 0. L, DURANT, s.r.P.e. march 2, 1R8) '4 S. 1RAFMAN. JUST RECE[VED OUR IM. MENSE STOCK OF SPRING CLOTHING, GENTS' FURNISH ING GOODS, HATS, &o. Larger then Ever. WE MANUFACTURE EVERY GARMENT placed In our Stock, which enables us to sell Goods at Wholesale Prices. That is what other Retail Merchants hwre to pay for their Goods. WE KEEP ALL GRADES OF GOODS FROM THE Cheapest to the Very Finest. 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