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! VOL.1. " ABBEVILLE, S C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1885. NO. 19. WILMINGTON. COLi: 11 HI A A Nl) Al'UU ST A KAlLliOAD. Going Sou li No 48 No 40 Leave W ilmington V 30 |> in 11 10 p m ^ Arrivu at Florence 1 50 a in 2 20 a ui Arrive al Columbia ... . . 6 40 a in Going North No 45 no 47 Leave .Columbia 10 00 p in 5 Leave Florence 4 50 p in 1 52 a in I Arrive at Wilmington . 7 40 p ni 6 10 a m I Train No. 43 wtops at all ntatinna, nuk. 4S ' aud 47 atop only at Urinklcy'K, White villi*, Fleinington, Fair lllufl', Morion, Florence, Tiiunioi:uvilU, Suaitor, Camden Junction and UaMtover. Passengers for Columbia and all point* un C ? U i K, c, c * x r n, Aiken Junction and all points beyond, rOiould lake so. 4K, night expreis. Separate Pullman sleeper* for charlertton and Augusta on train* 48 aud 47. All traiuH run solid between Charleston and Wilmington. OFAKTANUUKG AND O ASHKV ILLE KAU.KOA1) 'In null aftnr Mar 12. 1SK4. nassencer (rains will be run daily, except Sunday, between Spartanburg and Hendersonvillu ax fotloira: A rr TRAIN*, n (.tiro K. A D- Depot at Spartanbnrp 6 00 p ni I * Leave Spartanburg, A. L. depot. ... 0 10 p m Leave Saluda A 50 pm Leave Flat Hock 8 15 p m A rrive Hondersonvilie 9 8# *. m DOWN* MKi IN*. Leave Hendersonville 8 00 aiu Loave Flat Rock H 15 am Leave Saluda V 00 a in Leavr Air Line Juuetion 11 25 am Arrive R. A I) Depot Spartanburg 11 30 aw Trains on this road run by Air-Line time, both traina make conncctioas for Columbia nnd Charleston via Spartanburg, Union and Columbia; Atlanta and Charlotte by Air Line. JAMES ANDERSON', Superintendent. ?J0NI)ENSK1) TIME CA.K1) m. ?.11. mayuuiia rasscuyei ixuuie. In effect .September 14, 1884. GU1MO BOLTH. I.tare (ireonwood *5 SO nm f 4 00 pm Arrive Anpos;? 1120 mm 8 60 pm I,?trc A ujrurita 10 30 am 0 00 pm Arrive Atlanta 5 45 pm 0 40 am Lear* AtiEniita 11 40 nm Arrive Hemifort 5 60 pm " l'ort licit *1 <5 05 pm " Chalentnn 6 60 pm * Savjiiinnh 6 43 j?ni M Jacksonville 0 00 am GOING NOITD. Lvare Jacksonville 6 SO pin " Savaunah 6 65 am " Charleston 810 nm Letrt Port lloyal I 25 am ** Beau fort I S7 am " Aufruuta 1 40 pm I.mto Atlaata fS 50 pm Arrive A?gu?ta 0 10 am Leave Aupimtn 4 00 pm I 40 am Arrive Greenwood 9 00 pm 11 30 am Tickets on sale at Greenwood to all points at thiough rut ex?baggage checked to dcatinatinn. Dailr. tDailr, exeeot. Snnda . w r uuc'i uiv T-.ir.. u.. J. X. 11 Jinn, PujiBriutandeut. ^TI-AKTiC COAST LINK, PASRKKGBH 1>]U*A11MMKST, Wilmington, W. C.y July JOth, 1HS?. KRW LIJJE between Charleston and , Ooluaihi* and Uppor South Carolina. CONl>E*8Xl> BC'illCDUI.E. i (JOIKrt I WET. HUT. 1 T" Man Lt Charleston.... Ar. 0 45 pm 8 40 " '* I.alien " 8 #6 " 9 48 " ? Snnitrr. -. " 6 H " 11 00 pm Ar... Columbia hr. i 10 " SSI " " .... Winusboro ' I IS " 5 46 " ? Chester ? 2 44 " 6 1*" " Yorkrille " I 00 " 4 Si " " .... Lancaster " 0 00 " 6 88 " " Rock Hill " 2 00 " I* " " .... CbirlotU " 1 (0 " I IS pm Ar Kowberrr Lv 3 02 pm 4 0# " " Greenwood " 12 43 " , - 8 M " " Laurent* " T 40 am ' * 6 IS " " ,.. Anderson 10 3S " i 6 04 " " GrranTitle " 0 50 " f OS " " .... Walhallii - 8 SO " 4 44 " " Abbeville " 1100 " A IA 14 14 C 4 1 4.- tar* 44 w WW . . . .npAi iAUUlir^ . . . "* low 0 10 1" " ... Henderaonrill* . . " ft 00 " ?*Ti4~Traiua bstwocn Charleston and Columbia. R. C. J.:F.T>IV1N*K, T. M. EMEUKON. Gcn'l Sup'L Gen'l Pa?. ARont. COI.UMHIA A Nl> GREENVILLE RAILKOAI). Ob and after October 5, lflfi4, l'tumsdii r Train* will run as herewith indicated upon this read and it* branehea. fiaily. tictpt Svndavi. Mo. M. UP 1'AKSENUER* Iseare Columbia B. C. Junc'n 10 45 p m " Columbia C. k O. I) 11 10 p b> i Arrire Alston IS 10 p m i " Nawlxrrr 1 13 p ?i i Kinety-ffix 147 p m i Greenwood 119 pm Hodges 113 j> m Ballon 4 41pm I at Graeurillc 6 05 p bi * . it. DOWN PASSENGER. Leave Greenville at 9 60 am Arrive Helton 11 13 am I IlodgeN 12 33 p m Greenwood 12 48 pin Niaetv-Rix 1 12 p m Newberry 102pm Alston 4 10pm ' Colombia 0. 4 G. D 5 IS pro 1 Arrive Colombia BC. Juno'n 6 30 p in j HTABTAKBrin, tniok * coi.rxHI X K A11. RO AD, WO. 63. CP l'ASHF.N?KK. l*avo Aluton 12 42 p m " Uoioa * ? ? " Spartanburg, R.f.AC.depot.5 50 p m KO. 62. TOWN PAHHKNfJF.K. t L**ve Spart'g R. k 1>. Depot ...,1136am " Ppart'g S. U. & 6'. Depot ..10 50 am " Lnion 12 60 p m Arrive at Alnton Hlpm LATRKNP RAII.KOA*. )j*ira Kewber*y ISO pm Arrive at Lauren* C. II 6 60 p m I/eave Laurenn C. II T 40 am Arrive at Newberrv 11 10 p m ABBRr'lLLK IRAMOH. Hodges 2 45 p rn Arriveat Aabovillo 1 45 }> m Leave Ahborill* 1100am Arrive at Ilodgen 12 90 pm ai.rs BIDSE R A I I.KO A l> AKP ANPERHOK BR A SCO Leave Oalton 4 45 pin Arrivs Anderson 118pm * Pendleton 5 58 j? m " fleneca * ( 40 p m Arrire at Walballa T 03 j? n> Leare \Talballa 8 50 am Arrive Reaoea 0 15am " Pendleton 9 52 am I 41 Anderson 10 33 am Arrirc at Rettnn 11 Mi m /? / | ?? ?*!! /> Tf ? y ? ?y Uil O is I / C/i* A. With South Carolina railroad to and from Charleaton; with Wilmington, Columbia and AugupU railroad, from Wilmington and all paint* north thereof: with Charlotte, Columbia and Augqata railroad from Charlotte and i all point* north thereof. B.~ With Afhenlle and Spartaabnnj railroad from and for points in Weatern N. Carolina. O. With Atlanta and' Charlotte djr Richmond and Danville railway frr Atlanta aad all poiats south and west. Standard EatUrn Tim*. O. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. M. UtictiTia, GenT Passenger Act. 0. Ciwvsu, ass'i Gen'l Pass. Agt? ?> m v - <: . .. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY COMPANY Commencing Sunday, Sept. 71 li, 1884, i 2 35 n hi, Patsenger Trains will run as follon until furllier notice, "Eastern time:" Columbia Division?Daily. I.oar* Columbia 7 48 a in 5 27 p i Due at Charleston 12 20 p m V) 38 pi I.eare Charleston 7 00 a m 4 30 p i Due at Columbia 11 00 p in 9 22 a i Catmlcn Pi virion-?Daily except Sundays. I.eave Columbia 7 48 a in 5 27 p l Due Camilcti 12 55 p in 8 25 pi Leave Camden 7 15am 4 00 p i Due Columbia 11 00 n ni 9 22 p i Atiytitla Division?Daily. Leave Columbia 5 37 p i Due Augusta... 7 41 a in Leave AugiiKln 3 50 p m Due Columbia 9 22 p in Conntction* Made at Columbia with Columbia and (Jreei: rill* railroad by trnin arriving at 11 00 a. it and departing at 5 27 p. m.; at Columbi Junction with Charlotte, Columbia and An guda railroad by same train to and from a points on both roads. At Charleston with steamers for New Yor on Saturday; and on Tuesday and Saturda with steamer for Jacksonville and pointn o St. John's river; also, with Charleston an Savannah Railroad to and from Savauna and all points in Florida. At Augusta with (leorgia and Central rail roans to and from all points West and Soutl at Hlackville to and from all points on llarr well ruilrond. Through tickets can be put chased to all poiuts South and West by apply ing to I>. McQuken. Agont, Columbia, S. C. John B. Peck, General Manager. D. C. Ai.lkn. Gen. Pans. and Ticket Ag' Richmond am) danville railroad. j'atttngtr />fpartm<nt.?On and after Aug M, 1SS4, pnMnungter train norricc on the A and C. Division will be as follows: Xorthicard. No. 51* No. 53 Loave Atlanta 4 40 p ni 8 40 a r arrive Gainesville 6 57 p m 10 55 a c Lulu a 7 25 p in 11 61 a t ltnbun (>np jnne b. 8 12 p ni 11 30 a r Toccoa ? 8 54 p m 12 04 p e Seneca City d 9 59 p in 1 00 p t Central .. 10 32 p ni 1 52 p r Liberty 10 53 p in 2 13 p l Kaslev 1110pm 2 27 p r (ireenville t 11 42 p ni 2 47 p n Spartanburg/* 1 01 a ui 3 60 p n ( aatonia <j 3 20 am 5 54 p r charlotte k 4 10 am 6 40 p r Southward. No. 50* No. 52 Leave charlotte 1 45 a iu 1 00 p n arrivaGaatonia 2 31am 1 45 p n Spartanburg 4 28 a m S 45 p c Crvenville 5 43 a m 4 55 p r ? If . n LI*-. Libertr 6 34 a m 5 42 p ti central Siitm 0 00 p c Seneca city TUtm T 36 p c Toccoa 8 40 a di T 35 p c Rabun (?ap jnne ... 0 34 a rn 8 30 p n Lula 10 00 am 8 59 p n <>ainoMTitle 10 30 a ni 9 25 p n Atlanta 1 00 p in 11 30 a n *Kxpro?ii. fMail. Freight trainH an this road all carry pa.nseu Cvra: pattaeufer trains run through to Dan illc and connect with Virginia Midland rail war to all eastern cities, and at A tlanta will all lines diverjrinp. Nn. 50 leaves I^chmoni at 1 p in and No. 51 arrive# tlier? at 4 p m; leaves Hichtnnnd at 2 23 a ui, 53 arrives tlier. it 7 41 a m Jfyjf'et JSletputfr -Xior.t %cithou. rhfinge: On trains N'olT'oO and 51, ??>? York and Atlanta, via Washii.gton ant Danville, (iroenpboro and Avhcvillo; oi trains Nos. 52 and 53, Richmond ant Danville, Washington, Augusta and Nev Orleans. Throjesh tickets an sale a Chariot to, (ireenville, Seneca, Spartan liurg and (lftineaville to all point* south southwest, north and oast. A connecti with N. E. railroad to and from Athens b with X. E. to and from Tallulah Kails c with EI. Air Line to and ft out Elhcvtoi *nd JJow^rBvilln; rf with Hlue Kidgo t( ind froiu Wnlhullr; r with f!. and (i. t< ind from Greenwood, Newberry, Alitor and Columbia; / with A. ?Sr N. and S. U. fc. C. to and from Uendersonville Alston,' ; Arc.; rj with Chester and I,?*noii to and from Chester, Yorkrille and I>*1 lax; h with N. C. division and C.. C. A A. to and from (Jreenisboro. Raleigh, ?Vt Ehmvnd Ul'llKI.ET, ftupt. JV. S/tn/yhfer. fien. I'ass. Agt. A. Ij. Kivo?, 2d V. P. and Gen. Man. M. AIKEN, (Jokesbury P. O., S. is duly authorized and licensed for Abbevilh :ounty to wril? rinks on Dwelling*ami Furniture, Barnn, Sin blfMi and (^ontpntA, (including live stock) Stores, WnrclioutM?M and Htorks Therein, Chnrclien, Millw and Cotton (baled,) in the l.irtrpool and I.ondo* and Globt In luranceCo., against loss or damage by FIKE in the liorhtfltr (itnnan Insurance Co. Rcsinst loss or damage bv PIKE or LIGHT' NINO. Kate* low ; comnauics noWent ; no litipa Lion. For particulars, address as abort*. ap!3?I 0ENTRAL HOTEL, M us. M. W. Thomas, Proprietress. Broad Aaguata, U?. Q L. MAHRY, Atornwy and Counsellor at Law. aiibvili.k r. ii., b. c. Offico formerly occupiod by Judge riioiuaon. tf l. w. i'kuniv. t. b. oothraw. pERRIN k OOTHRAN, Attorney* at Law. Abbeville 8. C vr. r. mr.vr.T, jas. ii. imp*. i? w. ruitu Abbeville. Ninoty-Rix, Abbuvillo JJENET, RICE A SMITH, Attorneys at Ijiw. Will practice in nil the Courts of th< State, and give prompt attention to al logal buvinoRR ontruated to them. gXCIIANGE HOTEJi, Grhewville. S. C. THE ONLY TWO-CLASH HOTEL II THE WO!U?D. W. R. White. Proprt*to*. C. WILMAMBg^v BvuGMfurVwrnftrt, Greenwood, 8. C., DON'T liO "WEST I 5 Is Good Advice From Oup Who Has Tried , It. t "? Anniston, Cai.IIOUX CO., AI.A., n c 1,1 January 25, 1885. in Editors Mcssent/er: With your per1M mission I will write you a few dots from ? this my new homo in Alabama. 1 left 11 old l'almetto in November, 1881, for ,, ? more beautiful fields and richer pastures, ^ and since which time I have been a con- . stant reader of your invaluable paper, c and every once in a while I sec good >- substantial citizens doing as I did, leav- r a ing their native home and kind friends, ^ thinking to better their condition in a | strange land and amongst strangers, and f 15 my object in writing this is to give them n a fool's advice which is simply this?old r jj South Carolina, taking everything into t consideration, is as good as any State the 1 1 sun throws its light upon, and in many j. ,1 respects superior to many. Now, while 'J wo ncre in Alabama can make double ( the amount of corn per acre (cotton * being on an average about the same) it f must be understood that the lands are much rougher and requires double the amount of labor to produce such crops, j Another drawback is the scarcity of farm j [* labor, wages being higher, caused from t ho many public works and there Beemn ^ * to be a disposition amongst the colored t n race to work for them io preference to ^ " the fann, and yet they do not make a t n cent move than those on the farm; so I n u n repeat again, to let well enough alone, n and stay in your native State. I came here j jj to bo satisfied regardless of circumstau- ^ i> ces. and can tell the truth wlmn I ? "J t n my circumstances to-day are far ahead t t of many who caine here about the same v " time*. It is due alone to my energy and Q " enterprise. 1 could name several to-day ? who have been in this State for throe ^ 11 years and working at good wages who c H would gladly return if they only had the j means, and whenever you hear of high c n wages and raking up thu precious ? 11 shining dollars, you may rest assured that there is a good deal of expense at" taclied to the raking up. I am glad to j _ acknowledge Alabama as one of the j richest Southern States, so far as miner2 als are concerned, and sonic as Pine farm- ,| B ing lands as you will timl anywhere, but j I then there is a large area that is moun tanr cons and ofbut little valuo except for the * timbers. Those line farming lands are | too high for a poor man to think of buy- t| r ing and the mountain lands too rough to ^ t cultivate. So far as society is concerned j " it is good enough. The school system * I thinlr cninnti'lm * ... - nwM?vi*ai??V UUIIIIIU 111 Al U1 ^ South Carolina. The Courts, I think, arc presided over with justice, hut (they j do not show altogether that degree of ^ culture and refinement that charactcrir.cH the Bar of Abbeville. If 'it is your wish, 1 may write you again on the subject of minerals and how they are worked, &c. jj I wish to say a few words to my old army comrades, and then 1 will desist, ^ for fear thin may find a resting place in lf the waste-basket oil account of its rj length. g( ATTENTION ! CO. (F) IIOLCOMD I.EO ION. 8) Docs the name sound familiar, boys, or has the twenty years of hardship and a J toil erased it from your memory ? With t< ine, it is as fresh as if tho roll had been p called thin morning; and I believe th%t, w were I callcd upon, that I could call the roll in alphabetical order and not miss a name of the gallant company. One ) thing we can always be proud of, i. o., \ we had tho best captain, or as good a d " one, as ever drew the shining sabre. 1 c< - refer to Capt. Zeiglcr, your present A Clerk of Court; and right here, allow o me to add that ho is as good a man for ai the office ho now holds as could be ti found in your County; and I request of C each of you, never go back on the brave ti and impartial Jitlle Major. I remember ti one instance in the history of tho war n I shall never forget, and that was an appli p cation to him by a relative for promotion o toofllce. Hisreplywas, "Youhaveonlv e been here a short while; there are older r< men in the service, and good men too ; t) ' you will have to await your turn." Such 1< . men are seldom found wearing the arm si and collar bracelets. ?1 Just how many of the old company m aro still alivo, 1 cannot tell, hut would p be glad indeed if I could. I havo the ir names of the most of those that were ai | killed, and will mail it freely to any ap- ii plicant, giving as nearly as I can tho ai , dates, Ac., and as I may never seo you si all again, or have tho pleasure of giving tl you that hearty shake of tho hand, so si characteristic of'arroy coraradcs, I have one request to tuako of each of you who | may chance to soc this letter; i. o., to drop mo a postal card Anniuton, - stating where you live, how many child- ti ron jou have, and how you arc making h through this hitter world of sorrow. &c. o It will be appreciated, boys, 1 can assure b I you; and if you do not receive replies, t( you may rest assured it is not for want A of respect. p k I must really draw to a close, for I b imuiagine the editor begins to look sour r and say that will do. So brave com- 1 rades, one and all, and kind friends ef tl South Carolina. I may bid you fjirewel or this time. If it in ho that- I mcc vitli you no more on earth, I hope whci lie great roll in called in tliftt Grea rudgment Day, that wo may all bi mabled to answer?u11rre !" W. C. Vkkei.i.k. Wlial Constlutes Manliness? The answer would bo somethfpgin tin lature of Benjamin Franklin's distinc ion between orthodoxy and heterodoxy 'Orthodoxy is my doxy; heterodoxy i itlier people's doxy." We have been led to this reflection hi eading the following item concernin; he vote on the Blair bill in tije Wnsh ngton corespondence of tho Aftws ant Courier: "Representative Aiken, who is chair nan of the educational committee havinj he bill in charge, sat silently In his sea ,r.d never raised his voice except to vot( vith those opposed to the passage of th< till. His immediate neighbors, Messrs Tillman and Pargan, voted with him )n the other hand, Messrs. Dibble lemphill, Brntlon and Smalls stood u] nanfnlly and cast their votes with tlu riends of cducatton." We are nt a loss to infer afly reasor rhy there is any more evidence of man inoss in the action of Messrs. Dibble Iomphill, Iiratton and Smalls than it hat of Messrs. Aiken, Tillmnn and Dar ;an. We have never heard any one o hese three Congressmen charged witl >eing[ wanting in manliness. Probably he explanation lies in the fact that th< Vans atui Courier and its correspond nt agree with the position taken bj lessrs. Dibble, Hemphill, Bratton ant vmalls. They voted "manfully" because 1 > - im.-j iuivu ?? iiiu curresponueni mougn hey ought to have voted, and as h< rould have voted had he been a meiubei f Congress. But we submit that thii ? not a fair lest of manliness. If Messrs Liken, Tillman and Dargan voted in ae ordance with their cunvictiotts of theii luty, and there is no evidoncc to tlu ontrary, then they also voted "man ully." It would have boon very unjanly in them to vote otherwise. Moreover, Messrs. Aiken, Tillman ant] )argan arc excluded by the correapondnt from the list of Congressmen whi re "the friends of education." Wc hink there iR no good reason and nc usticc in this. On the contrary, thej re all friends of education^ihough the) re not the friends of this bill. They, 0 doubt, believe, as many others do tiat the passage of the Blair bill, while iving temporary aid and relief, would 1 the end cripple the educational proress of the States. Besides tlint, thej elieve, as many good and intelligent ten do, that the bill is unconstitutional f so. they could not vote for it without eing guilty of gross inconsistency. We do not wish to say anything disourtcous shout the correspondent; bul re cannot refrain froin saying, that any itempt to "bulldoze" honorable and italligont men into one's own ideas it ot only wrong, but is extremely vulgar rot only so, but in this case, at least, il i perfectly futile, for Messrs. Aiken, 'illman and Dargan are not of tli? tamp of Congressmen who trim theii ailfi to suit newspaper criticism. Our definition of manliness would be, strict adherence to what one believes > bo right, without regard to the &proval or disapproval of others, coupled ith a due respect for others' opinions, A Card. Coi.nxniA. S. C.. January 28, 1885. Editor or Rkoistkb : 1 seo by to y's issue of your paper that you have Dpied a piece from "Correspondent ol ugu.Hta Chronicle," in reference to Colncl Cash and his daughter Miss Cash ; nd as various papers iu the State from me to time make reference to Colonel ash and his family. I Am with relucinco constrained to say that it is ex'etnely disagreeable to the surviving tembers of Colonol Cash's family to be araded before the public by the press f this State, at whose hands (with a few xceptions) they have invariably been 3viled aud abused. Now, do you not link they should be let alone aud ab ?.~? ??w.: 1 f r? uu ?u uvmi laiou gliuii) ?UU BUITWW 111 ilencc, and not be intruded on ? They tiould bo let alone, and I am justified in tying that a majority of the respectable eople of this State areas tired of hearigof the Cashes and their affairs as w? ro of being brought before tho public ) the papers. I therefore respectfully ?k that Colonel Cash and family bo left ere rely alone. I ask that you publish lispioce in order that the press underland our wishes in this matter. IlicflAnD C. Waits. South Carotin's Ex-Governor. Norton, January 28?Detectives retimed from Detroit, Michigan, to-day aving in custody ex-Govcrnor Mono*, f South Carolina, who is wanted in Camridge for obtaining money by false pre?nfies from Col. T. W. lligjtinson, Ioroh Obtninod #34 frora Col. lligginon hy representing tyinself a* a lawyoi y tho name of Byratn who had boon nbbed while returning from Canada, 'he prisoner was committed to jail al ho February term of court t? v.. " ?. 1 A CHARLESTON ROMANCE. t ! T1IK LOVK-CHA8E OF JKPP DAVIS t AM) ITS UESUIjTS. e A WanIof ItiHhoi)Inicland the Object of HI* Affect Ions?'The Hall and the Projected Duel?Stopped in the Nick or Time. Recent pyrotechnic displays on the 5 floor of the Nation's Senate as to whether * Jefferson Davis was a patriot or a traitor : a score of years or so ago have again ats tracted attention to the man whom Sam Ward once jocularly styled utho great f American myth." But even if it he trfie I that Mr. Davis, according to Willlh m " Tecumseh Sherman, was a double-dis' tilled traitor originally to the causo he afterwards championed, there is yet lit" tie doubt that more than one romantic [ chapter haR appeared in the hard-shell , Southerner's career. And of this I bo* came more than convinced aftci hearing a bit of entertaining gossip about his eailv days. J When .TelF Davis, in his twenties j during his Western service had obtained his. commission in the First Dragoons ? he was given a furlough. After a brief - visit to the Capital and as brief a sojourn ; among his Kentucky relatives, the young ? officer drove post haste to luxurious Charleston, where all the wealth and f hoant3* of the Southern planter's world i were concentrated. Of course there r ? u.-? nu aiirncuun io ine w est l'ojnter at J Charleston. This attraction was a bright eyed beauty, a Miss Colby, whose repur tation as a belle is famous in South 1 Carolinian annals. ? Col. Charles Colby, a wealthy Ashley t Kiver planter, dying in 1820 or 1821, had 5 left his only daughter, staunch Kpiscor palian though he was, to the guardiani ship of Dr. John Kngland, first Catholic . UisJiop or Charleston. Just how Lieut. - Davis became acquainted with the plantr er's heiress I havo not learned. But i two nightft after his arrival in Charles ton an invitation was handed the officer to attend a ball in the Tamous Town Hall. Davis' card had been sent up to I Dr. England's episcopal residence almost before he bad shaken the dust of travel > from his shoes, with, of course, a billet ^ addressed to Miss Colby. The hours must have dragged wearily along on the ' day preceding the great ball. The city ' was all agog with. the. excitement, and , the planters' coaches rolling over the , stones in rumbling haste, were within s sight of the anxious young officer watchl iug from an upper story window of a strange hostelry. r Unaccompanied, the youth made his t way into the ballroom, and leaning . against a pillar, eagerly scanned each t new arrival's face. The soldierly bearing of the ex-cadet, the fine ey<}$, light ing up a manly, scholarly face, possibly t wot) admiring comments from the lips ' of Charleston's haughty dames and I damsels. He was observed to change i his listless attitude and suddenly start . toward the ballroom doorway, through t which Miss Colby, all at her loveliest, , was entering on the arm of a dark, imt perious looking gentleman in the full * evening dress of the period. Undeterred by tho sight of her escort, a Louisiauian , of proud Creolo family, Davis was soon i at the beauty's sule, who smiled her welcome as she oxtended her hand. 1 While basking in the light of the fair , one's eyes, the youth, fresh from the rude servicc of the frontior, shook off his bashfulness And all melancholy faded from his countenance, when he was given the blissful privilege of escorti ing his partner to the banquet room, ' regardless of th? claims of her escort, . his cup of pleasure ran brimming over. ; An exact account of what suhso i quently occurred l?a^ come to no man's I ears. But this much, at least, I believe is true : The stern looking cavalier who had beon Miss Colby's original at; tendant had watched with blazing eyes i the assiduous attentions of the Keni tuckian and hnd entered tho supperroom close upon his heels. The sitting at the table, according to the custom of that old-fashioned time, was prolonged. Champagne was quaffed in cordial South* em way, and a certain ill-suppressed ex. citement seemed to pervade the atmosi phore in the neighborhood of Davis aud i the beautiful Colby. As the lady rose from the table the lieutenant leaned for* i ward to remove her chair. Hardly had his hand touched the back of tho seat i when tho Creole sprang toward him and , tore the grasp away. It was but a second's work for Davis to thrust himnAlf U.4 *-!- * ? sen uaiwei'ii iiih issiiiani ana miss Colby, who, pale-eyed and trembling, Hhrank back affrighted to tho door. Friendly hands had interposed, and Lieut Davis placed the object of his attention within tho ball room. Before ' he could follow her tho enraged Louisi, anian sprang upon him,' striking him ' full in the chest with his ungloved hand. The West Pointer, promply retaliated by . striking his insultcr to tho floor. < On re-entering tho grand hall great was * the officer's "chagrin to learn that Miss i Colby had retired. Discomfited and ill . at ease Davi*. returned to his hotel. > Hardly had his door olosed upon him when a waiter knocked and presented i the card of a well-known Charlestonian. The visitor eamo a? a benrer of a challenge from the fiery Creole, an?l beforo he left the future idol of "the LoHtCause'' was pledged to a duel at day-brake out on the old Ashley shell road. Just as the sun was glinting tho bay beyond the forts a party of five gentlemen stepped out from the palmetto shadows. A brief consultation was held, the principals separated, and the seconds, after loading two murderous duelling pistols, slowly began to make the fatal paces. Rut the galloping .sound of a horse was heard upon tho hard white road. A horseman, thickly enveloped in a heavy cloak, leaped to the ground. And there at early morn as stern words as were ever launched at culprits' heads were uttered. The torrnr\ nf 1 1 * v. ivpivniiii ciiim^eu 10 eloquent and pathetic appeal, and finally the duellists timidly advanced and shook hnndd. The tall figure which stood uncovered, arrived just in the nick of time to prevent another of those murders sanctioned by a Code of the peculiar ethics then in vogue, was John English, Bishop of Charleston, tho first man south of Mason and Dixon's line with fcarloss courage sufficient to raise his voice against this duello. Lieut. Davis went next day from Charleston, and it is not related that he ever again met the beautiful Mi? Colby, who did not lack for lovers though. n? traditions still fresh bear ample tostimony.?JVcio York Times. It is a pity to spoil a good rftory, but the older residents of Charleston, who knew Rishop English well, havo no recollection of any such alTray as is above described, and arc confident that nothing of the kind ever occurred in Charleston. There was no wealthy planter named Colby in this vicinity, and the story is apparently pure invention.? JVeus and Courier. Deatli In Exile. Thomas C, Field, well known in connection with the Tweed fraud in New York city, died Sunday near ttt. Andrews, Province of Quebce, where he had been living in exile since 1872. He was a lawyer by profession and a man of ability, and under the Tweed regime Gllftd the positions of public administrator, park commissioner, corporation attorney, "State ftenator and'Assemblyman. fl*t. A? - I ' * ~ i uu jjnrucuinr steal wmcn uiade field notorious' and for which he was ultimately forced to fly from the country to escape prison, was connccted with the old Metropolitan Fire Department, and by which the city was fleeced out of $4G0,(X)0, of which amount, as far as could be discovered. Field himself received 188,000. For this ho was indicted, hut he jumped his bni 1 and became a refugee. WhenJticld went to Canada he was reportfi<Wo bo worth a million dollars, and he liv^d in princely style. Hut by speculation he lost much of his ill gotten gains, and recently he had lived a retired life, raising vegetables and cuttle. Referring to the death oi r ioiu, uie .New lork World says: "The fate of tho man who robbed the city so shamefully is full of significance and warning. Tweed died in prison. Connoly lived and died miserably in a foreign country to which he could never , become reconciled. Field now dies in Canada, an exile from his native land, to , which ho could nevor return, but for which he always yearned. Of what real value to these men were the millions of which they Jobbed the city ?*' Emory Spoor's lie cord. Jas. C. Jenkins, who was assistant United States district attornorney under Emory Spoor, of Georgia, has made oath that Speer smuggled an indictment against Jasper >'arborough and others through tho grand jury room, after having made an unsuccessful effort to induce Jenkins to do it. Yarborough and others were indicted for whipping and beating negroes. Evidence that the crime was committed because of the politics of the persons ossaultod, which was required to bring the cose within the jurisdiction of the United States Court, wan lacking in the testimony 1 sent up by the United States comtnis- 1 sioner. To remedy this deficiency 1 Specr "smuggled" the papers past the 1 grand jury, obtaining the foreman's signature without reading the papers, and got tho case into the court There the ' negro witnesses swore to anything that 1 was required of them and the accused persons were sent to Albany for whipping rotors because of their devotion to 8peer when he ran for Congress, and ' one of them has died there. Jenkins ' says 8peer suborned the perjuries, and furthermore swears that in the case of | P. F. Lawshe, of Gainesville, indicted for robbing the post office, Speer wilfully failed to summon the two most im- ( portant witnesses for the government, ( although urged to bring them before the ( grand jury, because Lnwsho was a po- ] litical friend of his. The documents J have been sent to Washington to bo | used to defeat the confirmation of Speer ( aa District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia. Ex-CoDfuderstci In Conftrem*. Tho discussion in the senato of Genoral Hawley's resolution of inquiry relating to Gen. Sherman and the Jefl" Davis matter, caIIk attention anew to a subject of interest to a good many people, the ex-Confederates in congress. It is an interesting fact, and one not generally recognized, perhaps, that nearly or quite all of the senators from the States of the Confederacy were motnbers of tho Confederate array or congress, and that more than ono half of the members of the House from those States were also in that service. It is a fact, too, not generally recognized that one-third of the Senate is made up of ex-Confederates, while the House has in it twice as many of that class as has the Senate. The total number of ex-Confoderates in congress is between seventyfive and one hundred. Of these the majority were officers in the army, though there are a half dozen who were in the congress of the Confederacy, and ono or two who were in tho cabinet. Kenna, of West Virginia, seems to bo the only one of the entiro list of twontyfive ex-Confederates in the Senato who served as ft private soldier thoughout his connection with ihc army. He entered tho service as a mere boy, being, indeed, about eighteen years of age at its close. Ho volunteered when about sixteen, was severely wounded at tho age of seventeen, and was surrendorud at Shreveport at tho ago of about eighteen. It is asingular fact that while almost every Senator from tho States forming tho Confederacy was in the active service of tho Confederate govArntnsnf nnln 11 ..uiuj a vuiiijjaiuinuijf siiiaii number of the Sonators from the northern States arc ex-Union soldiers. Thoro are but thirteen ex-Union soldiers in the Senate?llawley, Mitchell, Miller, of New York, Miller, of California, Htair, Van VVyck, Manderson, Ingalls, I'lumb, Harrison and Logan. Wade Hampton was a Confederate, and is a popular senator. People who go in the gallaries ask "which is Wade Hampton?" nd on being told, they usually settle themselves for a good look at him. Us walks about the Senate chamber quite comfortably upon his wooden leg which takes the place of the one he lost a few years ago. He iu quite a favorite with the ladies. Pretty Mile. Rhea apostrophized him htmr -recently m uZa sweetost man in all ze world" This roally "broke up" a lot of the youngor element who were trying to creato an impression, and they are ready to wreak their vengeance upon Hampton in aU most an}' manner. Hampton was in both branches of the State legislature boforo the war, and was one of the wealthiest men of tho South, owning a thousand slaves, if reports ai\e true. He entered the Confederate service at the beginning of the war, serving with distinction to its close, saving both legs in the army only to looso ono in a hunting accident a decade or more afterwards. It is a rather singular fact that South Carolina's two Senators have but one pair of legs between them. Senator Butler lost a leg in the Confederate service. Ho entered as a captain of cavalry, and was promoted through the regular grades until he reached the rank of major Gen eral, when he lost his leg at the battle of Brandy Station.?Baltimore American. A Cutting and ShootlnjfS crape. Sunday afternoon while several colorod men wero enjoying a social game of seven up on Mr. Thos. F. Harmon's Springfield placo a difficulty arose between Circuit Williams and Andrew ltee.se. Circuit roach -nl for Andrtw with a long-blade pocket knife and out a gash about ten inches long from hia right oar to a point under his chin. Circuit then turned and fled. As he passed over the brow of tho hill, Andrew sent a couple of pistol balls after him in quick succession. One ball entered the shoulder and was cut out by Dr. Oilder; the other entered the middle of the back, and ranging upward either entered tho cavity or buried itself under the shoulder blade. Both negroes were badly hurt. Circuit's wound in the back may prove serious. Neither party soems inclined to prosecute the other, and there has boen no warrant IimumI.-. /VawhAirti Some ono has strikingly said that as all noises made in the cathedral at Pisa?-the slamming of seats, the tramping of feet, the speoeh and bustlo of the crowd?aro caught up; softened, harmonised, bloniled and echoed back from the dome In music* so there is no affliction, no griof, 110 loss, however hard to bear, 'but, under the over-arching dome of proviiential wisdom, power and mercy.^roturns at last in inelody. Mothers had better not "rita^eal to smart children with arguments tnat may pos* jibly not have just the effect they in tend. Here is an appeal which evidently missed fire : "You never saw my hands is dirty as youre," said a mother to her little girl. "No, but your ma did!" waa the piwnptreply. Subscribe for the Mcsavxasa. ' 4. * -