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The Abbeville Messenger. M. L. KONIIAM, ..... in T- l'.COTIIKAN, f jwhutuks \ JASJ. S. I'KKUIN, ) 1 KOIHII.TOKW j M, WEDNESDAY, FKHKUAKY Ji, IHSO. J." AUUEVIIiLK'S XI3K1M*. sli So much hns been said ami writlfii on J ,:i Ibis subject, that we feel our renders ' J '1 must induvd be vvcn'rj- of it, and arc a fin id j,. that the head of this piece will deter w them from even jrlnneiny: over it. "Out of the fulness of tln? henrt," however, is 'the mouth sponkeih." I as There must, necessarily, 1"' in the j ei heart of every true citizen of Abbeville w County, some desire that tin; county ill seat of so glorious a county, should be : w worthy of, and reflect ereilit upon it. ; ri i.veiy one feels tliat he would like to be ; to proud of his county sont, and every one ] ol should be willing to assist it in taking la jts stnml nmonc !he foremost. The need most patent to every one is : fitrthnr rnilfiifiil nitil Hm runrl ! * ? ' most needed is, without doubt, the Caro linn, Cumberland Gap ond Chicago Koad. ! ^ With tliis ro:i?l completed, \vv would ; ^ have all the advantages of cheap freights, i ^ nml thereby ho enabled to pay better j ^ priccs for the produce of farmers, who! ^ necessarily eoine here for a market.' This project is upon a better footing now,!. than it has been, and the citizens of the j town nre willing and more than willing . io do all in their power to further its ^ speedy completion. Another need, and one to which we ! I t|( desire to call particular attention, is a hank. m There can be no doubt about its being a safe investment for capital. We have only to refer to the unlimited success of; Ktmiliir Vimlurnc in I,! - """ 'o" VWI 'i'n vw" ,lo? | lobe assured of this Tact. Indeed, tin*! saiyng that no other stock is paying now, j 1,1 is a patent one. As it now is, ouv iw merchants or farmers, who are desirous j l' of bori owing money, havu to go else- . nf where to obtain it, and about the only ! 111 place where they can get it, is in Charles- ?' ton, from those in the commission busi- ; ni ness. As a general rule, they have to ^ pay not only the ten per cent, interest. allowed by law, but in addition to that, j have to bind themselves to ship to their j obligors, so many bales of cotton, for j each thousand dollars borrowed, or in default thereof, to pa}- so much per halo, j 01 for all below the number they bound ; \\ themselves to ship. It is also a knoWn ! \ fact that our merchants consider them-! sj selves fortunate when they lose nothing on their shipments, and as a general rule hi they lose from one to three dollars per c bale.* These two items virtually increase nj the interest from ten per cent., what they tl promised to pay, to fifteen or twenty v percent.,according to their losses. Now v our merchants realize this at the begin- j, ning ol the year; and, taking advantage o of the first law of nature, protect them- u ??-- selves by adding to the price of their ft goods, and the enormous profits go not c, to the merchants of this town, but to their brokers. If then, wo establish a bank ' here, does it not necessarily follow that (i , our merchants will be able to procure j-( their necessary funds hero, ?md at ? t| lower ra{c of iotorest. wii.jt not t*e tfl jfceu- ? and will it no! , ^1.'Zo Zi 'ue to the advantage of all in th? county ? , The next question is, have wu the ^ ability' liere to manage an institution of f that kind? It will hi* the lirst time in . the history of Abbeville that she has j oyer proved herself lacking in any emergency of this kind, if it is conceded ^ that we have not. ( Have we the capital, then ? We believe ( that we have, and are assured tlmt both , the towns of Greenwood and Ninety* Six stand ready to help us as soon ns the first step is made in that direction. , We believe also that the other towns, in ( the country, and our farmers, who have some surplus cash, will be willing to <;o ^ into the enterprise, and thus assure its success. It would feeni then that we have uYwryunng IIOCUIUI, VIZ., the absolute j, necessity for, the ability to manage, and the capital to run, a llrst-class National f liank ; the only thing necssary being a move in that direction, and will not our v merchant# and business men- of this town take t)?e forward step '! If not they j can bo assured that ihe county is not going to be without a bank for very long. | and will establish it at Greenwood or some other enterprising town if we prove ^ laggards. This is the central place and would convenience more of the county than any other place, ami we hope soon j to sec the movement on foot. ( t jom mtowx. .] Wo oro truly glad that we have no politicians of the Joe llrown order in si South Carolina to lnnl i? /??<.? ?- ?' ? aforesaid statesman neeins to do over s the pooplo of fieorgia. Wc do not think I n Kyproaeritative or Senator is bound to f pive np his individuality, but it dons Hoem that personal motives might ho laid aside, when it concern* the confirm- ' ntion of the nomination of so notorious s a renegade as Kmory Speer, to one of I 1 the moat honorable and unportunt offices ( in the gift of the President. Imperially does this aeem toijo'so, when one knows * ( that four-fifths of his respectable constituents are opposed outright to such a proceeding, as it aaddlea a man, unprincipled in every renpect, and ready to do nnvth$n?? fni> m?nBit ?' '? *'" j ......0 .vi mvuvji iijjuii nK-iii iur me. | Joe Brown may be long headed and , may have a great deal of common sense but we much prefer that he represent, ^with his millions of dollars, and large ''r?i{road interests, the pcoplo of some i other commonwealth than South Caro- i Una. ' I TUN GAMK liAW. Hkviskd Statutes. Section 1094 ! "It shall not be lawful tor any person ' this S'ate between the* tifteenth day of I uroh and the first day of October, in I y year hereafter, to catch kill or inro or to pursue with such intent or to II or expose for sale any wild turkey, irtridge, dove, woodchuck or pheasant ; id any person found guilty thereof tall be lined not less than It'll (1<>) 'loirs, or be imprisoned not less than ten ivs. which line if imposed shall jotme ill" thereof to the informer, the other df to the school fund of the County herein the oHence was committed." This is the law and the violator of it guilty of us willful a breach thereof if lie was to invade the sacred prenrt of a chicken roost. No sportsman ill think for a moment of committing e olfeuce, and it is to be hoped lliat henover a violation occurs there will <e up some informer to report the ease as intrepid a .lodge as Ks?|. Hodges. Hodges, and that the peualtv of the w may be meted out to the oU'ender. MATH OF KHV. J. AV. KKIjIjHV. We have heard with sincere regret of the nth of tin* Hew .J. \V. Kelley, at Orangeurg, lust week. Mr. Kelley was one of in most prominent men in the ministry ' the Methodist Churoh. lie was .1 man * marked individuality of character nud very decided ability, lie was generis, liberal-minded, and full of warm ^pulses. lie was original, and attracted tentiim wherever lie went Tliero ivn? i him n vein of humor, a it <1 a geniality int made hint a delightful companion, i<l to-day n host of friends mourn his r?atli. IN- has gone to his reward, and iany will hear testimony to the puiity id worth of his life. COXtJ UKSSM.W A IK 10V. We arc glad (<> see that Congressman ikeu is so favorably spoken of forl'oinlissioner of Agriculture, and hope he ill lie appointed. In our opinion he is 10 very man for tin* place, having made jrieulture a study all his life, and beig well acquainted with the interests r that class. He is active, zealous, and ever does anything luilf way. hut throws is whole soul into it. ami would douhtss work miracles in the department of jriculture. KDITOltlA14 XOTKS. Kx-ludgo Wright, tho negro, who sat > thu Supreme llench with Moses and 'illard, died last we?d< in Charb\stor.' fter he left the Bench lie fell into dispation, ami died of poverty and want. We think it was a late distinguished lemher of this liar who said the Supreme oure of South Carolina was composed f a.lew. a yankee ar.da negro, and of the i? three, the negro was the most decent, /e don't think it was ever proved that /right wis guilty of bribery. Hi* icompetenco was his weak point, lie by one tin- tin." figures of tin- period i which he flourished have fallen and uled from sight. Lot a merciiul oblivion over them. We suppose everybody knows ho* rovs. Scott and Moses drew the arm.*om the Gen<'nyL^^"^*vernmciit thai to. *Tu?y dre\ ii? quoin or; the lor thirty year ii advance, ami armed the negro militi villi thein ; and, in addition, left Sunt 'aroliua heavily in debt to the I"nit?" ^tntos on this spore. Senator llampto mil CongresKinan nibble have succeeds n passing* through both houses of Con jress a hill to adjust this claim, whicl rill doubtless receive the signature o he President. After this the State wil Irav?* its supply of arms, with equip nents and aniunition. Congressman l>orsheimer, of Xev fork, received from Col. L-unont, Mr Cleveland's private secretary, a telegrau jiving the following as the Cabinet de eritiiiied upon by the l'resident-elect T. I*, Itayard, of Deleware, to be Sec etiuy of State. Daniel Manning, of N'mv York, to h Vcrerirv of thu Treasury. \V. F. Vilas, ?if Wisconsin, to l>e Sec etarv of War. Frank J ones, of New Hampshire, to b >eerotary of the Xavy. Joseph K. McDonald, of Indiana, t >0 Secretary of the* Interior. L. <J. ('. Lamar, of Mississippi, to b 'ostmas'or General. A. II. Garland, of Arkansas. to bo At orney General. Kmory Spoor, the Georgia renogado ias been .made United States Judge o he Southern District of Georgia, anrl b; he vote too, of a Southern democrat? loo llrown. Congress, it is thought, will pass a ippropriatiou of . {:.">(R),(KK> for the expo litiou at Xow Orleans. This insures it meeess, and w? hope the chronic griini ders will hold their tongues now, fo twhile at least. David Dickson, the noted agricultu alist of Georgia, is dead, lie has pon iibly (1oih5 more thnn any otlwr m.in tc >vanl making fiimiingp. ^rienco. Ho \va >vcr ?ovenf3r-six v<**rx From nil accounts it must 1>c prctt :ol(l nrouud (iliku Micbivtm. It m<.<..i.t now the appearnnce of a second Arcti loa, as it is frozen from shore to shor< Wiggins, the weather prophet, pre ilicts a severe storm for this latitude o about the 18th or 19th of March >nex Look out for it. O'Donovan Itossa has experience no bad effects from his wound, lie i now out again, and refuses to prosecut tiis fair assailant. TUB WASHINGTON OUELISK. II 1 Dedicated Willi Iuijtuisiii)? CcrcuioIlit'h. Washington, February 21.?With tin1 mercury down almost to zero and i with a Northern bree/e which bore a suggestion <>l its Arctic origin, tue sprinki ling of tick> ? bearers who begun to (ill up the seats of the grand stand at the base of th?> Washington monument nt 10 j o'clock ibis morning did not appear to t be bent upon pleasure, but, with tlieir ! upturned culhirs, uii.ilb'd chins and i ?|iiick. iiervoiK movemeni, they seemed , | as if inspired by duty s lone. A rough j hoard shed bedecked with hunting, ( opened upon the snow eoveie.i t'ndd, a i shaft of marble as simple, as unspotted, i as majestic and tow el ing as tin- iliaraei ter of the man it commemorates, w eie , shw elements of llie early scenes. j 'I'll" first distinguished arrival was an ; old gentleman with long while hair. | ' whose linn, clear-cut features hot rayed j ' >t r<?lf?Iitiiicli51? i.? il.n ?#!??. -ml* I I ; his Country. "Ticket. sir V "i am unci' i ??f Washington'* kindred. Imt I will IJ shovv hiv ticket." It was Khem'/.ei- i? Burgess Hull of London Oounty, Virginia. "My grand-mother." lie said to a re- ' porter, "wks ti.'oree Washington's niece. 4 My grand-father. Ball. was of the family t of (ieorge Washington's mother, Mnrv ? Uall.'' * i Senator Sherman. ("haii-iimn i?P tin.' j.Iuiii*. Congressional Commission from t i tin' center stand, at 1 1 o'clock, called i aliout people to order, nml after some remarks suitable to the occasion, J | and music hy the Marine ISaml, the Rev. , j Mr. Suter, of Christ Church, Ah:.siandria, j i ! Va., oIIVpmI an appropriate prayer. ?. I Di. .1. C. Welling, I'resident of -.'o lumhia University, thereupon an i J j address prepared l>y Mr. \\ . \V. Coreo- , j ran, to whom had heen assigned the ! i j honor of representing the parts taken i8 ! in the initiation of the project and : ' ! construction of the monument of the j Washington .Monument Society, of j , which In* is First Yice-I'resident. 'i'h" Masonic ceremonies, hy the | (( rand Lodge oi the District of Coluin- j j hia. were then performed, the tirandi' . .Itunivit HI I.WIIIW ui III"; III V.St IC I'l'l " i | ! emonies, bringing into it.-.' ccvtain his- !. ' toric relics with whi-di * " ??? ! iI Wash-j ; ingtou was intim-it-dy f| ^ j Anions oilier thirds, the jr:?v 1 ::? I I?y ! j ' Washington as <i:ai:d Mast* when lay-' j in*^ the corner stone of lJi? national ! ' 'capital I he sacred volume upon which!' | he took liis tlrst vows of Masonry ; and ! J ; also tin* llihlo upon which lie took th? | ( J oath of oillce sis the lirst President uf'i ! the United States. 'At the omcliKion of tlo- Masoi.se cere-j j monies (?oloticl 1'asey made liis address | delivering the monument to the I'resi- j! tlent of (lie I'nited States. | President Arthur was greeteil witli it j I round of hearty cheers. lie vail his; ' remarks from the manuscript in a clear, I strong voice, to which the audience lis! testened more eagerly tliu.u to the words: | of any other speaker. \ The military who took part in the pro- i i cecdings, under the command of (Jen.; I Sheridan, were reviewed hv ilif President > j and his Cabinet. The review continued' I until 2 o'clock p. in. At 2.10 p. in. the National Washington | Monument Association was announced > in the House, ami. headed by .J mitre' Bancroft ami President Welling, of! . .olumhia University. it marched in andJ took the seats assigned to it in front ami ! a little to the left of the Speaker's desk. I Both houses, presided over I?y Senator I Kdmunds, wore present, as were also the , President and Cahiii'.'t and (ieneral! Sheridan and staff. The address of lion. Robert Winthrop was read hy Congressman I.ong, Mr. Winthrop being necessarily absdnt. As Mr. I.on}; ceased the hand yjj-uck dp "iV'iuihia, the ?n *lue Ucean, linu strains of the air ended Mr. v Kdmunds introduced lion, .lohii W. s Daniel, who was greeted with long cona tinned clapping of hands. It Mr. Daniel proceeded to deliver his oration. Though having his manuscript " on the desk before him }' r. Daniel reII (erred to it but once or twice during the ,1 course of his oration. lie spoke in an easy manner, his voice being liiwly modulated to suit the meaning of his sentence, and his speech was accentuated 'f and emphasized hy graceful gestures. 1 Many times was he interrupted by rounds j of applause, elicited by his clear-cut and well-halunccd periods and by his eloquent style of uttering them. As Inclosed Senator Kdmunds and Senator v Sherman, Speaker t'alisl? and Representative Loir/ warmly congratulated him. while once more the audieucw testified ' their appreciation of the orator's address. After the benediction by the Chaplain : of the Mouse the distinguished sruests departed and the Speaker called the House to order. TOIIACCO IN SOl:TH CWKOMX.Y. The Kind thnt can moKt profitably be IMaotetl io llin Loiv Cniniii-v I! * * Ahiikvii.i.k, X. C., February 14, ltfsi. 'J>> h\ti</ thr A'cick hih/ Ciittrii r; l) In vniir issue ofyesterday you refer to the culture of tobacco in tlie low-country. In this connection it should lie borne in mind tlint the world is full of common tobsicco and llnM what it wants is tine. It takes a man a lifetime to measure and value tlie prudations from flint " downward to (food, hut from pood to medium and had, the difference and jiriee are very evident. At the outset then those who onihark in the experiment of tohacco culture in South Carolina should aim at producing ami curing f the best possible leaf from the seed best suited ir to the soil und climate' There seems no limit to the area it Virgin ia, the Carnlinns and Missouri for the production of yellow tobacco, such as we produce here,in the greatest perfection of any where. The next kind of tobacco most in demand at n It hijrh price, and of which the production is lim( ited. is the red sun-cured tobacco of Carolina and Louisa Counties, Vcrpinia. It seems to s me this is the class of tobacco best suited to your low-country lands, which if well fert ilizod should yield a thousand pounds tothcne.re r and return money fullv as much as would five j mm I'M (MIIUIII1 <11 yeilOW IOIUICCO. \\ llIt'll IS I llio nvcrajfe per ucre for the whole Statu nfi North Carolina. The reil tohacco, as its name indicate*, is ! cured in I lie siiii, ami not in l>nrns heated by l* Hues, us is the case with vellmv tohuceo. Ii >. presume there would he no difliculty in obtain- I iiiir the KcnuiiM wed in itiuhiimud. Tin* J ' *? Southern Kerlilivtinjr Company, of that eit v, I in c<.-operation with .Major Kuylitinl, of llail- | fax County, Va, have, hy their etloi'ls in (lis truhiiliv.)! vain.title in.-t u-'tioiis as to plant- i V iliif mill I'ill'iinr I'nllitU' I , menst-lt in th.a extension r.f ii. ? fiiitiv.,;i.it,, i 's This (' nt|>nny published some\enrn agoval- | c tin bit* estiva also upon 111<> ouriiur and growing <>l%iui-riirc liihttrco. I ?1?? ?.>i km*w it' ilie ! pamphlet i - j- * 111 in |<i ii I. If it is * our emu- I milliliter <>f agt icnlt m-r would do welltoob>. I ii i ii a copy of it, for I believe tlmt il is the tobncco 'jon( stil.ipt?'il to the noil and climate of n that port ion of South Carolina lying between t. the l'edmont region mml the Men, not, of course ineludiiiu the alluvial lands, which, however, will produce cigar tobacco from Havana seed cton?a more vuluablu cmp than yellow to{j bacco. The Southern Fertilising Company bus also published direct ions for grow ing and 18 curing cigar tobacco. 1 presume go*d seed c couhl be obtained from Now York. J. R. IIamii.ton, J President of the Abbeville Tobacco Asso'n. [EVOLUTIONS OF TOWN COUNCIL. "lie C., C. O. & C. Hallway Endorsed? Mooting of Citizens Called?A Committee Appointed to go to Charleston. Aikkn, S. C. February 17, 1885.?At a touting of the Town Council of Aiken, eld yesterday, the following preamble and ^solutions wore unanimously adopted. ;nder the teruis of the second resolution the iitntnitlue to uttend the meeting, whenever eld, will be Intcndaut W. Q. Davis uud Vardctis II. F. Wtirneke and It. A. Chftfoe: Wiif.hkas the Town Council of Aikcu have ecently seen in the public prints notices of he efforts of the President, Directors and riends of the C., C. (J. X C. Railway Co. to iuvit'e some plan looking to the early coiiiiletion of that portion of said road which lies it South Carolina : and, whereas, said presilent and directors propose calling a meeting n the city of Charlustou, at an early dar, at illicit meeting a lurge number of the business nen of Charleston, delegates representing the C. Railway Co., and delegates representing he towns and communities along the South 'arolina division of said Railway will be presnt to try to devise and suirtrest some plan by illicit the proposed end may be accomplished ; ind, whereas, this Council feels deeply senside of the great benetits that would accrue to Vikon upon the completion of said Railway, is proposed, and to the end that we mav lend o the promoter* of this enterprise all the I 'iicout'iijieiuent that may be possible, bo it I I!,*;/r?// 1. That this Couueil feels the leepest interest in all that lends to advance il' hnsti-i) 1 lie ontiiiilel !mi it* c-ii.l If I msed. suit! will, us far as tl??*y may In* able in heir ollicinl ea paciiv, lend all possible aid and ueoiirngcmeiit t<> tin- carrying out ??I" said impose. itimilr<if 2- That as further evincing our uteres! in said movement, tin* Inleiidiint of Viken. W. fjuiltnan Davis, Ks?j.. and two nosnbe:sof Council, !?? and lliey arc hereby luihorized and requested tn attend (lie uicutng to la* held in Charleston, as representing lie municipal government of the town, to issur.-the promoters of the enterprise of our early sympathy in all that looks to nil early Miiipie'ion of sua<1 Koad. ./ :t?l. That said Intendaiit call a ncetingof the citizens of the town of Aikfii. o ho held in the Court House, for as rarlv a lay as may tie practicable to lake such action n the premises as they may deem proper, iixl that the friends of the Koad iu the stir-oiiudiug country country lie invited to meet ind co-operate with said citizens iu whatever hey may do.?-.1 ?/"<;/ Jit iim/i r. The t'? t'. CI. & (', KuilrmwI. At a recent meeting of the Charleston ["handier of Commerce attended hy many of lie must prominent business men of Charleson,tlie following resolution was uimniiniuisly idopted : "TiViuihui/, That it is 'lie sense of this meetng that it is to the interest of the city L'liarl.'ston that earnest and immediate support diouhl lie given lo I lie projected railroad from Aiken in the direction of the mountains. That the line of the Carolina, Cumberland Cap mil Chicago Kailroad Company is in the judgment of this meeting the mo.-t practicable for a good local business in South Carolina, with the possibility of extension to the Irade centres of the West, and ?hn for nulling with the Savannah Valley Kailroad. That a committee of seven lie appointed by the chairman to confer with the president and directors of the Carolina Cumberland Cap mid Chicago Kailroad Company to determine upon the in >st practicable plan of giving aid ?" ? ........ Hit- U'C do nbiicnnlVr u i'li ilio president and ?lirectors of the South Carolina U.iilway t" ???patty, willt a view to enlisting tin* assistance lit" such company in nny ]>tan lliat may lie adopted. Clurruian Fi'iisl will appoint the committee ul liis I'iirliwt foilvenieiuv." Wo niv ulad to see that I lie business in? n of Char'estou are at last jrivinjr 11?i- great enter|iri:?f tlistt morions consideration ilue In so important an under: akinjr. A single fiance at. the map ought to convince even the most skeptical of the great advantages of t!iis ureal through route to the West, to a .seaport like Charleston. A lii.e drawn across the map from Charleston to Chicago, marks a course almost, as ntniight as the crow Hies. The opening up of such a highway would al once relieve Charleston of her bottled up position. and constitute her a great outlet or port ui shipment for the prmliicts of the ferUAbhdMMMHkMAt'i'edi'r <! leap in j,; naperity with an uuorg,. ocrctot'orc unknown. In order to meet thin bapp^cm^|^(rti?? Chmle#toi? mutt re^vmiV-^^^^^Tr^'' W< cmorgencien of lh<? case, or luc (ftiirortniiili will slip frojm her grasp like the Midland Kail rond.fyrnty^'** cannot afford to hold buel Hjj ?|i/T '/' V??r*Vr intiinales until tin grading of l lie road is cniup'o ?ed. If sh< does, it may never he completed. She mils not wait until all the hard work is done, am then hope to enjoy the fruits of a ureal enter prine made possible by the toil and liberjlilj of others. The .V? irt cm/ Cuurmr say?. " I: i: proper to sav that we have no idea that Char les'.on would furnish the moiiev for grndinj the road; but if the Counties winch the lim lr.ivcr.ses can make it ready for the super structure. Charleston can complete it withou delay." If this paragraph means anvtliinu it intimates Hint ('liailcston will take no .-loo! in tlie enterprise, but that when a sate poin lias been reached in the progress of the work she cun li'iiil the money 011 first mortpipri Imrnls to complete the-Itoad. This is nut tin proper spirit. When the lload reaches tha point it fan jret all the money it want.- Iron any source. In so turns Aiken is concerned the iidvanlangos will be insi^nilieent a< com pared with wliat will accrue to (Minrleston yet. many of our citizens have snb.seribid ti slock, ami wc believe that it'a little eiit?rjr uml life can bo infused into the umierlakiii<> a (Treat ileal more will be taken. 11'the Charleston merchants take hold m 1 liberal spirit, wo feel satisfied that their inor al and material aid wilt be strongly reinforce! by evcr\ eouniV alone thr line, and lb.it t!i Koad will in the near future n.'comc an ac cumplishcd fact. Hut if she fails to give th proper countenance and support that ma reasonably be expected of her, we haven Idea tha: the counties alonjr llie line will mi their shoulders to the wheel, with that /.en and enthusiasm so necessary to insure sue cess.?.1 // ?/? Juu in til. Mr. (?. O'Xcall of {Ireenwood i< a pros porous farmer, and furnishes one moreevi dence of what can be done in Abbeville. Sev cral years ajre he bought one of the poorer farms in the County, and now the old hill: which were ?nrr?'ii( omssoin sis '.lie rose, an tlie owner thereof is ^rowinjr rich, lie plan teil a superb orchard, including every doseiiji t ion of fruits, grapes anil berries. anil now hi shipments tire large, and his vinevAril yield an abundance of I he choicest wines. II brought samples of his wines t<> Ii.uii la* Monday, and some of our citizens were s Well pleased with them that they Jtave Mi <)' Neal orders for liberal supplies. Iteside lii-s superior fruits, grapes and wines. Mi O'Neftll deals in stock, and can often ftiruis his uciuhbur with the hest of milk cow: k'thjtJifFd A 'fi t rtitf r. The Cnhimbiii sails into the ('urn liua, Cumberland (Sap _and Chicago Itailroa i with gloves ofl'. hut really it hnrls nobod.i All the railroads in the State can't centrc 11 or pass through Columbia. Tlio Midlan Houtc would have d.ttie very well, but some what or the oilier the machinery would 110 start. Therefore, the host tiling to do is t fall back on the Carolina. Cumberland (5a and Chicago Kailrond, and all hands go t work with o will and complete it.? .1 ihr Jot. rinit. AI>VI('K TO MO'JIIKKS. Art* ?listnr!?< ?! tit night and liro ken of your rest 1?v a sick child sutler ing iin?l crying with )>stin of cut tin teeth If s<?, send :it once ami yet hot tie of Mi:s. Winsi iiw'k Southing Svii ri* run Cmi.i*i;kn Tkkthixis. lis valu is incalculable. It will relieve the |n?o little sull'erer immediately. Depend up on it. mothers, tli?-v?> i * mi mistake abou it. It cures dysentery ami diarrhiua. re gulates the stomach and how tils, run* l wind colic. sorti'iis tho ginn.i, reduces in flanimatiou, and gives tone and energy t this whole system. .\I Its. Wixsi.ow' SoOTHINd SyIIUI* KOIt ClIli.OltKX TeRTII ino is pleasant to the taste, ami is tli prescription of one of the oldest and bos | female nurses and physicians in th | United States, ami is for sale bv nl | druggists throughout the world. Trie S 25 ccnto a oottlo. G-ny Rob Hoy on i\ Ramble. Ktlihu'x <>J I he JTI'-scnifCt': A mild reruest for news from an editor i.s not always to lm dispised?l'ob ri'f iv.-d such .? request from your senior editor som^ tim?> back, and not beincr nf a selfish 'imposition complies to ihc bust of hi> knowledge juul belief. 1 was present when the votes were ei-ipit<-<l by the two houses of Congress, and beard Mr. 1-almunds, of Vermont, ' iisi' the word, "appears." when declaring the result of oltieial count, (in his capacity as President of the Senate, jirn /riu. which will seat lirover Cleveland iittil Thomas Hendricks, 1'iesident and i Vice- President, .if ill" I'niteil States p from 4th March. ls;-C>. Some days pre- j vious to tin- electoral count, .Mr. John Sherman, of Ohio. oller>"! a resolution to throw oui tlf votes of S.intli t'aroli- , na, Alabama and Mississippi?but it did not attract attention. iu-itl.er did Mr. 1 ngall's declarations take. .Mr.-Smalls o' J South ('aroliua and Mr. O'llara of North Carolina an* the only gentlemen of color now in Congress. TheV occupy seats on last row in tin* House, while j thero is t?o "irrepiessibb; conflict'* in the S.mate. I leni ncd "more in sorrow ili:iii in niigi-r," that tho Democratic par| ty ilid not have a clean hill of health. 'I Ik- liberal Republicans and Ii??i?-|n*n?l- ; j outs will liar.* consideration ami plenty) ! of it at the hands of tho incoming ad- j i ministration. After an inli-rr<-<:nnin of} | a quarter of a century this is had ik ws coming from an ollieial source. | The Mi:s>KN?ii:i: has advocated the great advantages of a hook store in Abbeville. 1 don't see any immeiHate jirospee" of one being starred, hut if the lenders of the paper hnve a thirst for itew Sooks and polite literature, tell ; j them to proeure Hen Ilur by l.ew Wnl-j j laee. j ! I'h'nse say to the able editor of the" j J'rr>s ii/k/ Jftiiitu'.r that tie* cotton j ! spinners are en route for Mexico. It is j I proposed to erect a 111 i 11 there, equip it J j with th" machinery for the manufacture S I of c-rteiii classes of printed goods for! j that country. Other place-* *? the ad- } vantage of having iniiIs it Ahhevillel j docs not. j i In the lobby of the Hou-e of Itepre-j J sentatives, I saw A. K. Mct'lure, of I I'hihubdpliia '/V.isalary, KKi per | I .n. II ll III. ^ll.ll .III.'I'M. IIIU nil Ml IKIT 1 [I I lull ' 1 Ii-if lo ilisturli his <ln.-ums. in <!r?\ss h<> | ; ivtuimh-'l :u<- much of tin* ImmiI ami j front of tin? ]'rr.s.f ttiirf Jin mias hu j J won* :i huge ill fck hat ami white neck- 1 i tii*. in Phihuh'lphia hi- is known :is the \ i Woman Senator hairing the To:r:i. j I may in a future letter jrive von some j | information as to the hrain fnoil now so j j commonly uslm! l?y newspaper num. Yours truly, I'm: l!<>v. ScoopiMl in. i iliimos II. !Inches, was ninvirt<-?i at I the .special l'Yhruary term of 1S84 oi'i ; the I'nitert States Court of smashing the! entire internal revenue law of I In; Ini-j | tf?l Sta'os, the indictment against him l containing about a ?lo/.eti counts. llej , was siMii'MK'-il to Ifn months eonline- j [ nii'Tit in Pichlaml comity jail and a line I of $HX>. On his way down in charge J | of Deputy Marshal \V. V. Davis has a-s-! ! eaped trout tin* train while it stood at ! Donalds and In- has lieeu at largo ever | since. A few days ago Marshall Tou' iney reeeiveal an inkling of his wlfrvaI hunts, and sauit Doputy Marshals ('arson and I.oft us to find him. They suceeded in dating this in Ahhpville, and am last ! night hrottght lluirhcs up and litalged j hint in jail, Hughes is said to have I heen quite defiant while in Abbeville, i having declared that TlilpI tyro .l?ifu?, K?\ti Mie surrendered quietly, lie says the account given of his eacape hy Deputy Marshal Davis is un. true?that there were no horses wailing ; for him, and that he had no thought of running away until he found himself j free with the olficer's hnck tnrneal. 1 Then the temptation was irresistahle.? - ift'et'iu'iiie l>ay liy day tin* Sacred Scriptures are confirmed. One chapter rolalos that I udea was overrun ami despoiled l?y the - Huhylonians, ami not long since upon ' the excavated walls of that city's palace the same e\eut was found recorded, r One verse of the Sciipture says "an evil , tree cannot bring forth good fruit." l' Yesterday old .lor Brown, who had rej." centlv bloomed out into the scmhlanrc , of a Democrat, dropped'a piecenf fungus . to the party that looked fo- :n : pplc. It has come to this, the I>einocr.ntic ' party of (ieorgia must submit to have k cut from it the sickening lirown tumor. , If expert* declare (hat the tumor i:'. now higher than the party, then cut the party a from tin- tumor. There can be union 7 no longer.?Jfneon jili and The Place to get What You Want i '! THOS. EL CHRISTIAN, HA VINO bought (lie interest of Mr. JOHN WILSON in I lie business fnrmerlv " conducted bv lliesn jointly. will kt-rji always l' in store a eiunjilcte stork of ; Fancy Groceries, S C A N N E1) G 0 0 1) S e if ?AMI? r; CONFFXTlON VAl I v.s \ li of till kinds. The Best and Cheapest Cigars anc! Tobacco, ?1 THK FIXKST W1XKS and Llgi'OliS * ,t S\VEKT MASII COUX WHISKEY for nu ,| dicinul purposes, s .specialty. Also clioict LIQt'OltS of any kind for medicinal purpose*. ,t (live liiin a cull. Satisfaction friiarnnlccd. i) _ All persona indebted to tliu tirm of t'lirisp tinn ti Wilson must make immediate pavi) iiient. 'I'llOS. M. CUIMSTIAX, I-Sim AMieville, S. C. !'. A. K. ]?r. A. T. H. (I. 0. UOUIXSOX & CO. offer a Mason - Hamlin Organ to the curirrt intcrpre? tation of I'. A. S. M. A. T. II. A> a j tin-si' letters have a double interprota j (Ton, each person will have two trials, o | and the winner must find out both rendr : iujss. The names, with solution, will be - entered in a book, mid when the correct t answer is received, it will bo advertised - and the party notified. This oiler res mains open until May 1st, 1HH5. A C'aroful Heading of our Advertisek rnent is Advised. . T. M. H. O. T. 8. 0 (i. 0. IIOBIXSON & CO., * t Augusta, Ga. e Sntchet Powders, the most delightful, at W. S. Cothran fc Co. .1 '"-.-v .';-'' ClfflNGHAM 1 11A V K IN J1IIKIU I.AlHi.i AND WEl.I. SKI.KIT Fall and W jONSISTIX(i IN* PART OF Foreign and l)om< J??" 3C3>*_2CVX HATS, HATS. HATS, HOOTS AND MIDKS, IlAlrhWAUK, IIA l?I> V t;i!o Clio At Luwt'r I'liccs than tln'V w? ro Kv?ir Ofli ? ?B? M??? I j AT TUB j Kor tills Year will lie foiiml Absolutely Pure Spirits. "^^"OUTil Carolina cnj>|ier distilled Corn.! ,A.^i Kine-t bramN <>I Kcnlm-kv l!vc. from twodollars to .-i.v i!ii!lars prr . I Imported Cojjnar llr.tmlv a pi'iMsil' v. Also All'.--. I'ortrr. I'li:iiiil>:p;!f-* In! fact nil llii' ]Mi|iui?r ami .-lan-t.ird ^ibal ! can bo obtained. Together trilli an aHSorlment of Tobaccos ! ami line Cigar* tlint can not be excelled in j <1 iiiilil v. Persons needing sn?-li ;;nods wonbl not be 1 hmiibnKi!i',l ',v bnvinjr from 1 In in. The place i* Soioond floor from Court ; House. O'DONUELL k CUNNINGHAM, I Proprietors, Abbeville, S, (' j jun ll-lr I Tlie Georgia Pacific! RAILWAT. N't-w Short I.in<>, via., Atlanta. <!a., ami | Birmingham, Ala., t<j I'oiuts in i .1 Iffbatiiti, Misxisxi/>/n\ IjtmixhliW. j A rkitiisns, 'J'cxax ami j faro rite iwio Tn XKW oklkans, I,A. COMMKXClNli Ductimlior 1st, 1.SK4. I)oubl? Daily Trains, wi111 elegant us: Cars attached. lor which the low rate of Jpl for each section is charged?the lowest sleeping car rates in thr I'nileil States. llerths sect:re?l ten days inadvancc. f-?' SKi\ that vonr Tickets ?.\?*iSr firj-/" Head* l-'llOM ..j?-.fj ATLANTA, v.* CKOItCIA l*A(tl 1*1C KA.LWAY and ill KM I X< Mi AM. ALA. For further information write to or call ou L. S. l'KOWN, (Jen. Pass. Agent, P>ll(MlN(il!AM, Al.A. A. S. TIIWKATT. Trav. l'ass. Ajrt., Ati.anta. <!a. I. V. SAfiK. (ion. Superiiitfiiiloiit, 1> i i'm i x<! iia m. Al.a. AYER'S Cherry Pectoral. No other complaints arc so insldions In thcfr nttacV artthoseiitiVctiiiK (ho throat and lungs: 110:10 s<? trilled with l?y the majority of snllVror.-i. Tlio ordinary cough or cold, resulting l>frii:ij..s from a trilling or uiicon^uioiu exposure, id often hut tho li-ginning of a fatal bic!iin*s. Avi:n's CiiLituv l'lccroKAi, hnn w?. 11 proven iia ttlicncy in a forty years' light villi throat and limn di*CHSC8, andtihould bo taken in n?.l cuic-i \\Ulmut delay. A Terrible Cotifjli Curo<l. " In I look :ifi-viri' cultl, wliich affffloi! my :ii.u-. I liatl a ti-iiilik- ci-ugli, and iiukioiI tii/lif iiivr uiilwiil. sleep. Tlie tfooloiH { 'ivtiiitt up. 1 tritil Artli'K fJllKHMV rilli., uuieli rclii-ve?l my luiicx, imluciil fl.ami iillonii'it ma tlm rert iicrcssary ill-* r.-oi ivory ol uiv iln'ii(ili. 1 '.y tl.o >nt!ii:t". 1 u*i? i'.f tlio l'r? h'Iiai. :i pi-riiialiei.l cis.'o v :s ?Ifi'i'letl. I itlit IH'U ft: years <i!.l. a: <1 lar.rsy, ami am *;iliMiutl jour Cii..i:i:\ 1 n iuuai.' iiiinl mo. ^ llnllMS rAIIMlUdillClu" l\<ic..ilic;!i:uii> Vl., tfltiy 15, IfUl. Crf.itp. ? A Mother's Trllmto. ' \\ liil-i in I ! <* run lit iy 1:. >t ?inter my little l? v. limn- > t rrtuli*. ?in' lal.rn ill w it It Vrotip; i;. '?? I : < t Itii wiiiilit tlit! from ytrniigtllatniii. I'liri-i i'm: lain.iy ?ii'."r'<'i<(t'il tl:t- 11*0 >. \ \ 1 l; - <;i:i,i;h. t'l tltiliAl.. a liotlle of ? ile'l vi is i.I ||| ill till! liulisti, 'I'lli? ? iri.-i! iii ^ini.lt ami lr. i.uot.t ilt*r*, uml in j'tr ilirli^iit in It m 11tmi lialt tin limn- tlio i'*:iit'i.i wan lii-rMlkiiig 1'iirlly, '11ms il?>e? ;: ! tlr-t lln- ( III III:V l'l I'OIIAI. Iiml . i nr. ii-rliii|:'s Me. Call you Womltir ill /imi'.'.ii .uv sjiut-i rely jtunV, >.IIS. l-.AIM A lirtiKCV." I .' We:'( 1-Jsih St., New York, May Hi, I?*2. -I i i-. tin \\i i:*k Cm i:i;v I'kcidkai. i" it**, i "iniix ! : m-\ 1 -''ml C<> mil ;: ! tlf in H..I i; I n orl etl't el mil I : r v-?'v;.!;r< I'lel vijii# ?c Iiave i id II. .1. tU:ANK.'* IsiSt" l'r\>tnl. A'iitii. March Ii!, IWl'. ! ?i.ll. reii tnri i;.!ii yinry frr.m Proncliitis, -a I ?!i !! tr*ii>tr mum leim tii'f witli nu mic? . v.: < t . t I.;. Hi/ iim ol' A \ I ll"> <*11 |:IC' "I'M. ili'il I'll W.lLUDXi" . . ,\j ii! f., muiiiii fax ti.i i-li iii pr>ii<t> of Awn's I*::: i:i.*. l'l t Tin: a 1'i lievii ^ I t!t> tliat .II lur its lis. I >iiiiiiltl loir-' sliit-i' luivf tlit'ii fr'fii imijt F. |:I:.\UHUN." l'.t!e*iliit'f Texn*. April 22, .S.? cue <>f riu iit)?-?'ii'>u of tl.o lliront or hin-js rxict-s xvliich o.'diiiot lw greatly relieved le l!ie urn; of Avi:i:'n CllKI.ltV I'F.( TOKAL, ir.i'I it will nlira>is cure when tlie iIIkxh la not already beyond the control of ntcdiciue. I'RePAKEll tiv Dr.J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mats. Sold by all DruggliU. A frnsh lot of Citron. Currants, Nuts, j Cnndies, Apples and Oriuiges just r?>Jcoivod at Spcod ?,V f.owrv's. ? I TUPLETOB 1 SToitK ! :I? STni 'K i; l*' inter Goods. N i 1 estic Dry Goods, :oms, rani:, iiauowaiii:, iCKiilF.S. (iltni'KIMKS, ClimT.IUU S l.'KKUY, (MUHKKRY, CIUM.'KKUY . vi'tl r.t.'Un""'. i-?r T\ TIT ri ft ^ k. w. amm, ?ac;i:nt icm: liCIIMEEY! Ai:r>Kvii.M-:, s. c. I A M liclliT |iri'|uin*il titan c-vor Wfnro to oiler Id t'lirnitTs and wilier.-* iivimHiijc tWm Steam Engines, COTTON GINS, Cotton Presses, Saw Mills, t:lift* MILLS. CASE MIl.I.S, Portable and Stationary Flonrinsr Mills. ; iiinl :ill kinds of ini|ir<*reil A^rii-ultiirxl ImjilcmcitiM. .Mmi a full ami compli'le iluck nf Groceries & Provisions, KKCIT. (MiNKKCTIOXKliV. ClUAKS, TOHAUUU, Ut.\, priccs fvr catili,. a BL.1 v?ni bur. T ]TTIT^M^HBu|wiriice iuilie ma- . *?" | fhln?*r* Irudc amTcsT^Bifciuu- initau*i-t??>?-?.. ^ ihntli in friw ami lynn*., (.'all nit ! mo or w .r an v iufoi maiiiin 'a* t? prii-fi*, ti-rniH, Ac. <* l-if Bridge to Let. TIIK contract to rebuild th* bridjfo over tin.' *minll cre?k near NinetySix, on tlic Kdgefield road. will be let to the lowest responsible bidder *t tho bridgu, or. Friday, J miliary lfitli. 1885, at J t o'clock, a. in. I'lntis and specifications made known on day of lotting. Itond with approved sureties will be required. The right is reserved to rtjoot anv or nil bids. .JAMMS A. MrCORD, Ian. 5, 'M.>. County CoiuinisHioner. g. h. r. Fianosi Organs TIIK I5KST IN T11K WOI!!.l>. " | C. O. RD3INSON & CO. M ITIlfi PrVfiat Savinirs Tnyfitntinn! J.UU mum UU I lUgU XUIHUUllUU . $10 TO $100 SAYKIH L. P. Q. S. I'n'crs Loicvr find Xrarer Coat than Jflxcwhv.rc. IS. I. O. M. Our Pianos ami Organs Sell eh-d from Twelve of the lies I Makers, aro Acknowledged to be Superior l>y iho CI real Artist of the World. \Ve Deliver our I'ianos and Organs, 1 Freight Paid, to any Point in tin? South, m with Music Piook, Involving Stool and Instruction Hook. Also a liood Cover j with every Piano. I P. A. S.M. A. T. H. * Our long experience of over 40 years* enables us to place in.every. IIoiiuj thu finest musical instrument in the World. I guaranteeing Satisfaction and.our Price j to be the I.owest. j Musical Merchandise ond instru! incuts of every description. Sheet M11!sic and Music Hooks. Tho Latest Pub1 lications. ! Orders lilled on day of rece|>tion. Write for (Catalogues, Prices, l>iscounts, and . "a<v Trims of l'a vine Jit. I T. .!/. //. o. r. s. I.owest prices 111 (SIM). O. ftoltl VSO.V.A fO.'S. s:si Itlnilii hi.. An^lislii. (J# _ ' v Frencii Candies, Fresh! . ' : LKMON CllAf IvKllS. FHKHII! SOH A Pit ACK t'.HM KllVHII t fSIXUKU SXAl'S, FRESH 1 ASSORT Ml) .TUMBLKS, FRKSlt I JiikI Received. 1 if QT*A.UT.rS A THOM \S. 1 :' -i y *