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The Abbefille Messenger. M. L. BONIIAM, Jr.,) vni-n.? ?mn JA8:80PERRIN, { ' Pbopbibtom WEDNESDAY. APRIL, 15, 1885. vLOOSE TH? IKKJ8 OF WAB." England and Kusrtxia arc tipon the brink of arar, and a battle of the giant* it will be. In view of the almost certainty of .the impending conflict, it w-oirtd be well to consider its rffcct upon us and particularly' upon our farmers-the bone and sinew of the land. Russia in a great cotton import country; so is England. It is evident that these two powers cannot fightand spin at the same .time, consequently the demand for cotton will be diminished and the price will fall. It is equallf evident that these two powers must be fed while they fight; consequently the demand for provisions will be increased and tho price will rise. It has been stated thnt England has given such immense orders to Armour & Co., the great provision mercnanis ana pot* packer* 01 unicajo, who JiAve at l??flt half a dor.sn factories and places of business, that their whole force will be required for aoine time in lllling them. Flour jumped a dollar a barrel in St. Louis only a few days Ago. We are oaught between the upper ajui the nether millstone, and will suffer from the war undoubtedly. it becoriTes you farmera then. to look ahead. Plant cotton, of couroc, you caa't help planting; enough to Cornish you ready money but deu't plant any more. Do what you should do at all times and under all circumstances, war or no war, raise your own provisions and everything vou need for home con sumption about the place?and then let the bugles blare. MAN 1 Y ACTION. . " There was a va&fmcy in the office of Clerk of the Court in Edgefield, caused, by the death of Gen. Nicholson. Tho law makes itjthe duty of the .Governor in such case to appoint a suitable person to fiH the vacancy. Several names were suggested in this case.'' And then it was proposed to hold a Primary election to nominate a candidate for the appointment, and the county Executive Comnittee appointed the 17th for that purpose, and then sent a committee to the Governor to know if he would be bound by the reaalt of the Primary election. He vary promptly andpjxjperly said he would not. 'Bhat the\ JaK. placed upon hfm,the responsibility if appointing the officer and ho could not shirk that responaibility bj deferring to ihe rccomtnendation of i Primery election.:. And lie forthwith appointed' Mr. p.. R. l>urisee. h. , j Gov.. Thompson's action was firm and "jaoly, Md"Vfty highly comrao/i'dab 1 c. b at mho th e ro fth e . ctrdenfces lie hea^iven of Kis eminent fitness for th$ high office be fills. , If (t is desirable to fill all these offi- cea by Primary elections Jot the law be ao.amended. Bat as long afi it* remains aa it js the course take* by Go*. Thorn p n ia the only safe and J*f9pST one. In thia instance a doiea Prunftrios could not have selectedjaJ^ta^orfT'iban Mr. \ Uuriabc, He wflT mako a faithful and cooipeient officer. Vv% ~ Tl^lHTKO. DOHrc wise-acre Jn the rail road question, writing up" the various It. R. projects in South Carolina, gets things dreadfully tangled when lie discusses the name and proposed route, of the Carolina, Cumberland <3ap and Chicago R. R.. In the first place, he calls it the Charleston, Cumberland Gap etc., ahd then, of course with a map of the road before him and Schofleld's little book, he proceeds to disclose to his wondering readers ita projected ro.ute. \t assumes ''Protean shapes," indeed, -under ihei peculiar influences of that "curren* ?alamus," and instead of following the route which we have so much at heart, Aiken and after a queer migration reiphe* Greenville, -then i,t goes a. Really-hooting" goodness <lna.?*ra where.1 3Y? object to this, and if necessary we propose 0>s?nd .out runners $j>d lasso this runaway road, and stop it in its jaiad /career. " ' ^YTHE, Ex. United States Marshal Absalom Blythe has been acquitted of the charge f frauds against tho government of the United States. We have always regard* ed Mr. Blythe as a misguided but honest and upright man, and although tho trans .(.actions in his office hnvxs rattier a crook<V#df appearance, we helievoiwith the jury that Mr. Blythe's intentions wero not to /lefiautl the government;- As Solicitor fit this Circuit ho wns always gentlemanly and jrith the bearing of an honest roan-?and we are not disponed to criticise the action fit the ju/y although wo think Mr. JJlytJie Jias gained a yyrr fhic yietoty. y f r.n. ^ - -T Oiniavn' ? ?? wn^M>uBi 1UTHK 1>AST, v j "Gen^rfi Hemphill Undents iho fact -that Afliw^tU has no hsnjc, no town 1 ball, no fir* oonapanf, hp public library, no building ***d loan association and no cot^ojiCaotory." Jti,NO town with lost twelve miles of rftilro*d can afford those luxuries, and their oontinned absence from the town -pf Abbeville will be the natural result of tW Victory which the tienersl is now " ' -tryingto win on the railroad question. of the road, and the Frees and Banjttr actually argues itself into the belief that it is working for the good of Abbeville. If such be the case, then God save us from our friends ! vi&'."''J:',"' '3r, v.^ ^ ^ :? V - - J ; -V '' ? ~At ' -SVKij V .in EDITORIAL NOTES. I I Capt. C. M. McJunkin, editor and p proprietor of the Palmetto Yeomanf * died on the 5th instant in Columbia. * He wan an earnest honeat man who did ^ hi* duty in every .station of life, .aud , $ died an he had lived, having the respcct ! 1 of all who knew him. What hotter j J epitaph can any man ask ? P?*ce t?e to |: him and comfort to his stricken family. a Judge Witherspoon has decided that * the lav which makes the rail road pay the Commissioner's salary, is uneonsti- , tutional. The Weicx says it is strange 1 that all the lawyers in the Legislature f never discovered that. The case wHI J go to the Suoremo Court, and much ca- i riosity is felt to know what they will do < with it. * =====. i It is snid that the first question that ] Cleveland +X)cs of a candidate is, "how much do you weigh ?" He is opposed to the "lean and hungry Cassiuses" evidently. This accountR for the meagre gratification of the anxious de mocracy. 1 It is thought t&frt Cleveland? course will obliterate the shading distinctions between PemotjratH and Republicans and be the means of forming a new party. It has been suggested by an exchange that an appropriate name will b* the "surprise" party. Livingston, the postoffice supervisor of republican fragrance has been removed by the Postmnstor-Geneml. They go slow but we trust they will all soon "fold their tents like the Arabs and as silently steal nway." What ,wjill your taxes amount to in comparison with the thousands of dollars that will be added to the assessed valuation..or the taxable property of this J town by reason of a grand trunk line to , the golden West ? 1 mm. ? , . ^ ^ ^ MiciMaAN -has elected a Democratic 1 Judge of the Supreme Court by a tre- j mendoup majority. With a eonaerva-. ^ tive administration such as Cleveland is < sure to conduct, she will go democratic four years hence with a whirl. J ? l Mr. Thomas M. Waller, the newly ' appointed Conaul-Gcni?ral at London, has one of the most striking and strongly mnrked faces we hare ever seen, 1 judging from an engraving in Harper's i Weekly. ] Ex-Judge R. B. Carpenter and Thomp- J son H. Cooke have formed a partner- | abip for the.practice of the law at Green- < ilje. - ** } ' ' \Vc arc delighted to see that'the good Hcnse of Col. John Peter Richardson haq. prwailerf Tuf3 that he is not p;v* of the Miogry many. He in the favorite of great many in this eountry-and in the ap CQOfitry for our next Governor and for hitp to join;4n an unseemly scramble Would be unpalatable to.hiti many admirer*. r' " f Few people outside the members of this organization know its real objacta and purposes. The publio thinks of It solely an a mutual insurance company. But it is more than that. It in a bencvelent and charitable association, the members of which are bound by sacred ties to extend to each other aid, protection and sympathy in their misfortunes, their dangers and their afflictions. The insurance feature is its main one of course and that is founded on the idea' of charity and aid. As death comes to ,a member < of -the? Order every- othar member contributes his quota towards :the paymentof a- fund that will -placo the dead brother's family above want or ^distress, one Striking advantage of Khis order over most mutual aid associations is the lodge- feature. At first, thoughtless men are dispoued to. look upon the Loilge useless and expenv - m - - ' - ^A^cimrc 11 ClTWIDiy is pot. Kvery similar organization has dues that are as great aa the Lodge dues of the Knights of Honor. Useless, it most assuredly is not. In all similar associationa, that are without lodges, when the assured die there is always delay and trouble in obtaining the amount of the policy. There is seldom an agent near | to whom the beneficiaries undor the poj> icy may apply for assistance or direcI lion. The .family of the deceased sel! dom are aware of the conditions and ;rei quirementa of the company as to for| warding proper notice of death, and 1 thus .tJtiere arises the danger that they | may lose the benefit of that provision the deftd had provided for them, j This danger cannot arise to one insured I in the Knijthfi of Honor. For when ' the 'sat sad h >u; comes to one ef these : and he has ''shuffled ofT this mortal | ooil," the lodge of which he is a member is bound by tbo most sacred and solemn obligations to see thfkt .the money is receiyed and the express directions of his ben,eficiary certificates are fiilAIled. The lodge duties are net irksome and offer many opportunities for pleasani social intercourse, and there are not ljtcking iusny occsKionu tor tun and laughter. The growth or thin order is marvelous. Hcarcelv twelve years ego it was organised with a handful of member* in < the city of Louisville. To day it number* in the JJjjited States in round numImsi-s 130,000, >j.or has iu pathway been always one of sunshine and rosea. Obstacles hav* been thickly atrewn therein by the onyy and the rivalry of the "Old frine." eppuia/ues with ?vfione high salsriob and immense profits it has play| ed havoc. They have misrepresented I and abnsed it* and havo predicted with gladness and confidence Its early death. I Bat while during the years of its life ! many "Old Lines" have gone down in 1 loaa and diagrace the Knighta of Honor keep on the even tenor of ita way, in* I creasing its members, gaining' tho confidence of tka public, bringing relief to ' the afflicted, and comfort to the widow ' and orphan. It haa bad foes withontaad foea with* in. The deadliest stab it has ever had, i Has been in the house of ita friends. ! And the aasasains blow came from (he j hsnd of one who. had the ' - -VV -- V $0# loundod confidence of the order, lobert J Beckenridge bad been the 8uireuie Treasurer af tbo order, through [J rbose hands all the hundreds of thous- g nda of dollars of its money pawned an- ol mally. Cor seversl terms* He failed to ?? ie re-elected at the last meeting of the ?5 Supreme Lodge. He had placed all the {,, uuds of the order in a little old riekoty in >ank in Louisville in which he and his riends had an interest; and cither bet ug unable to make a settlement of his ilfuirs with the order without breaking U ip his bank, or out of pure ?uasudn<es&, i? refused to surrendor to bis successor { he bovks and papers pertaining to the tAc?, and refused to surrender the naon>y in hia hand*. Upon the pretext that *j he charier of the Knight* of Homir was q granted in Jtentuckey, he held that the U >ftlcer of the order must bo elected in ;hat State, though he was never elected. " \nd he therefore cjaiiu?*d that the offi- J :ers laat elected wrt-e legally elected t< Mid d?c|in?d to recognise them, lie outid a circuit Judge a willing tool to urther his uims and for a year he has iept the matter in litigation. The order 0 aras not idle and counsel were at work t< ,vho succeeded recently in getting the I* :?se into the United States Court where .he methods and purposes of Mr. BrockMiridge'smeanness were made'verj* appa- n ent. The proceedings culminated in a V jercmptory order to that worthy to pay " >ver immediately every dollar of the noney, and he did it to the tune of ? kbout *111,492. d In the meantime the whole order ? allied to the support of the Supreme i/^iaivr, miu scarcely moro man a ripple )f confusion followed this bold and ? wicked effort to rob and destroy the t< Knights of Honor. And to-day it is ?tronger for the dangers and vicissitudes * t has encountered and borne. It ha? n lemonstrated its Jibility to cope. with C .he machinations of the evil disposed, and jj las exhibited the bulwark of strength Jj Jiat it has ;n the love and the confllence and loyalty of its members. From a purely business point of view, t must commend itself to the impartial nan. Its chcap nnd safe insurance, its safety from failure, its assured stic:ess. all mark in a most desirable form ( >f insurance. The Lodge at this place is a fair ex- h iniple of the material lliat composes 1> he membership of the order. In the " welve years of its existence, it has lost " lut 0110 member, the faithfNl. devoted, ^ Jacob Ktirz, who, till the hand nf death o aras laid upon him. never failed in a sin- " *le duty to his Lodge. The trustees of ^ :he Lodge have but recently paid to his a aridow the $2000 under his beneficiary n ;erti'ficate." . We cordially commend this order to he confluence of our people, mid hope :o see the local Lodge here increase its nembership. A1>VICE TO MOTMEH8. Are you disturbed at night and bro- !! ten of your rest by a sick child suffering and cryiag with pain of cutting teetfT? If ho, send at once and get a bottle of Mrs. Winhlow'h Soothino Syult kou Clill'dudn ttethino. It* Value in incalculable. It will relieve the .poor * little sufferer immediately. Depend up-' * on it, mothers, there is no mistake about p it. It cures dysentery and diarrhoea, reg- f ulates the stomach, atul lmwol ?a nifiw I i wind colic, Rpf'c-jiK the gums, reduces inflamat'.O'n, and gives tone and energy to tiie whole system. Mrs. Wissi.ow'h SOOTIIIU SVHUP FOB ClUJ.DUBK TKKTUINU D is pleasant to the taste, and ia the proa- j cription of ww ?fthe ?Weat And heat To- 0 male nurses and physicians in the United j States, and is for salo hy all druggists o throughout the World. Price 25 cent# a 0 bottle. , 6-ay 72 LA?T JlfuOMffifT. A Grand PtaomirM by the Il?r. Dr. S tilrardeaa. J It ia aaid that Massilon, tbs great French I pulpit orator, waa ealltd upon at one time to a conduct the Iban'tl obsequies of a King who c had paaaed mj eurrounded by all (he pomp . aud pageantry of eartlilj royalty. Tba church waa crowded, the liable emblems of a nation's L grief cast a gloom over the surroundings, th? i organ sobbed under the touch uf a master r band, the raat assemblage sat in unbroken si- l lence. Ai last the preacher mimv. bin evea rented nj>on the bier, and Impressed with the 1 awful solemnity of tbc occasion h* cried, a "There is nothing great but Ui?d t" Such a was the feeling which pervaded the immense ? congregation which filled the Firat Freabrteni l i-.-i -i-L. " * - r . ..I uuuitu imi uij^iii. bvcry scat 111 tht * body of the church, in the galleries and.in the G organ loft was filled. -The aulcs war* crowd- c ed with peuplo who sat ou chars, the steps of \ the pu}pit ware filled with eager listeners, and the vestibule was packed with tteveral hundred persona who could not find a better place. The occasion of ho large a gathering waa . the preaching of a sermon by the Rev. Dir.'] Girardeau, the moat distinguished l'feabytorian clergyman in South Carolina and on* of t the moat powerful pulpit orators in.the \jnif-* , ed States. The pulpit wa*- orcnpWd vy DK ' Girardeau, the Her. Luther McKinuon, of Columbia, the Rev. Dr. Brackett of tb? Reaond s l'resbyteriun Church aud the Iter. Dr. Thottipaon of the Firat Presbyterian Churcb. 1 The subject of Dr. Girardeau's discourse was "This Last judgment," from 11 Corio- ?] tuians v, 10: "For we muat all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the thinga done iu bia boor according to that he bath done,- whether it be good or bad " The aermon was an unanWwer- J able argument in favor of the doctrine of a final judgment. The time of ita arrival, the " place of the assembly and the duration of the 5 trial ara matters that have not been revealed; ' but that thoro will be a judgment most men suppose, and there will be a definite day in which the final destiny of all mankind shall be at once aud forever acttlod. There are two ? independent but concurrent lines of argument which furnish a powerful rational presume- !S tion in faver of a tuture judgment: First, tha decisions of conscience are felt-not to be ulti- ? mate bat inoperative and premonitory. The ? pervading conviction is that the solemn sentences of conscie - will be'ratifled by a bi| tier judge and carried into execution by an invincible arm. There arrises out of th? depths of our moral nature an awful testimony to the certainty of a future and final judgment, t Secoud, the fact that a moral government, li embodying in itscf as an integral element the e distribution of rewards and punishment* is a begun bat not consummated in the present I life must not be overlooked. These powerful t presumptions of reason in favor of the fact I nfrn fnhlva ? - * * j.,?Ai?sui arc ampiy sustained bj ' VuraerouB aud explicit testimonies of ttcript- ? ur?, J In tt|,e second place, Dr. ttirardeutt conten* * tied that /esus C'brist will be the tinal judge 8 because jtbo judgment will constitute an la* ^ tcfrr.it part ?T t^o schema of redemption and Will be the closing ae>t ia the histerr of Ha'ap* plication. Jottn " ?-? - ,</? ?yu unwi juoKt J c because He is (he Hon of Mau and pnaaeased c the nature which is to b? arraigned at the bar l' and baring been the cojupanumof men in thf P tle.th experimentally knew their temptations. * though niuineif viiltuHl nU, and bv nctnal ^ nbttai'va* I??m *3 a iiihii aiio.ng ilinu is tieqnain* ' ted vvllb their constitution, motive* and weak- " nesaea. their circnmstanoes and chaoeea. It * in at ihat Chrift ahnnld be the judge because- tj Uis session ?>n the judgment thruae end the W Htrrint of the indicia! preriMrative are part * of i he prooiftd reward of Ills humiliation during the discharge of Hia mediatorial work, ? and in order that the person and elaims of tk* f dishonored Savier may be vindicated before *i an aaaetabled world. la tit* third place, Dr. Girardeau eoaaidersd some of the awful circumstance* whieh U will aeeoaapany the oomlnr of tha last day af p account. It will eoase without preiaoniftea r> a poo tha world with all Ita alas, Its sorrow*, ? lis busineaaes, Its ambitions upon M. sad th* I rifhteowa wiM go into everlasting lift awd the w irTeked into everlsatiag death. 1 x, MV ;* > > V t . But it wore worse U)?n useless to attempt ij synopsis of so grand a sermon. All of le.points indicated were folly argued, and at mes tb<5 speaker was overwhelmingly grand, la graphic word painting of the seenea ot ' the judgment was superb, and his immense Higregatton were held with irresistible fasnation br the powerful eloquence . of the reaoher. It wat such a sermon as la seldom ?ard In a lifetime. It made a moat profound npression. A VERY HAPPY FBMILT. emocraU Satisfied with President Cleveland's Cousre In Going Slow. Wathinaion Sptoial to the j\'ew Yqrk Herald.) From all parts of the eountrj news is receiv1 here of tne entire satisfaction of the Demoratic voters with the courae of President leveland's Administration so far. The Preslent is praised. for going slow in making langea; for resisting the pressure of officesekers: for setting the example of keeping ood officers in plaoa. One of the acta wnicn ppears to give the most general satisfaction ? the New York poatofflce. . A dvod-in-the-wool Ohio Democrat ezpressd what ia the widespread feeling in sajing: The President is afl right. He dees well tc o slow, he ia strengthening the party all ver the country and putting the Republicans >ahame. I dont Want to see him remove eopic from offtee if they do tbeir work and ntannoy the people with partimm political ction. He has plenty of-time: he and his 'nbinet have got totake time to loik into tht flairs they have. undertaken to manage k'bere thev see wrong-doing or unfaithfulcsjj they'Tl put bad meu'oul and good men in nt that taken time. If at 'the end--of t\v? ears he has 'fairly divided the otlrces and iven the Democrat* their half he will havt one well; and hc,yriU do that by filling va ancle* and by putting IioiiohI Domocrats ir lace of corrupt or ihellldeiit Republicans at liese are found out*" Removals v from bureau and 'subordinatf ffices in a)l the departments arc likely soon i be made."* Aa'thc heads of bureaus' put r rm (Trip on tffeir*j?t:iccs they discover, ber< nd there,"Hutfh evidenced of ineQiciency anc nfnithl'ulne?t< an will make sucb removal: ei*e*aarv and |nstify them to the' public, 'ufe will bt? taken to douo injustice, but tin ead? of departments nud the President arc ctertnintfd to havo sound tools to work with nd in tbia they aro undoubtedly right. EFFECT OF THE AXUL0-RUHSIA3 WAR. Wliat the Newspapers say. From iY< w York' Uommtrcial Adr?rtir*r. Its influence upon us cannot be ninull. It levitably create A demand for the things w? aye to sell, our meats, our gram, our nrtm nd even many of our manufactured product! ot directly related to the war.'. It must makt usineas active here and pile employment t< inny who are now idle. It must atiinulaU uf trade, help our finances and set all tha 'heels of industry in motion. Luckily tlit emand upon us comes at time when we hav? n enormous surplus of grain in the couutry nd when our capacity to supply the thing: ceded is ut its best. ItuericanM have Evcrjthing to Gain and Nothing t?> fjose. ( Frutn (ft* Mainmort lltrxiUl.) In brief, Americans have everything togair n<l.nothing lu loitu. bv the fiii|?eii?lin^r war, n the circiiiiidtmicen it is,not utraiijre note list their thoughts have mo far been Centered olely upon possible benefit* itcciuiii-; in iheui, rithout regard *o the injury which mar be inicted u|miu uor or both or the coinbutuuta. Vnr wonjd lCnhance ?>?ir Urnin uud Pro vision H, {/ 'mm the Chicago Jhiili/ ?V? tr?.) Of course war between Kngloud and Rusitii rwkld ht? m ,.ittuuuDcud effect iu e.iliancinf ruin and proviiinnii in the United State*. ?nc n far we are iinmcdiatqly interested in tin recent and |m>tti>oetiv? attitude of those two Wcrn. > ftho|iiiMijiii.]Pttitt Mliould be Blockaded. ( Frotn the LvuiftilU Court* r Journal. ) It is on interesting fact that if Itii<u<i*ii <>rta tihnuld beiblookaded, and ^ritinh India hotild be lsrg*X? involved iu WAf^'an' export' dm Kurpma 01 wheat kTi.<rac(li){ about 125! 00,000 UumUcI? p?t BBCUUi might be put beond tlie power (if,* competing wtth the whrnl r Unit?il Stsfci.. 'This would, of course, b* iltxirouiu result i*. extreme conditions.. The effect Vf*W the Irish green in a fresli nuoi of what mny be done by those light concession* to national fcelinp rhich England has no signal 1 y neglected n India, and Franco in Algeria. The Russian Grand Dnke Micheael, when appointed Vie<<roy of the Caacaxu*, coniliati'd hit wild subjects far more bJ lis instant adoption of their national Iresa than by~all bin efforts for their retfare. The French General, Cham>oinni't, won Naples 'Almost without i >low by posting a guard of boner sround he shrine of tie local saint, Gennaro, nd giving out "Reverence for Gennaro" s tbc watchword of hii* army, ichamyl's c^hquciod Circassians were taciftitd by hieing formed into a bodyguard for the^Ciar himself, in the name ;rima?n tnines .and- chaintnail helmet; rliicli (hey Imd always worn in battle A Qiifhliah Aw Btlud Tom. t ..? . * CoiiorfaVa, GA., II.?TTIMIM >rocci?<iiiiRH on an fjiqutaitinn of ulincj >efore the Court of Ordinary ai this lace Blind T<h>I> the -fatuous pianist ras to-day placed under the guardianhip of General .Jaiuua N. Il?tliuiie. PHE RAIIjROAD TAX PETITION Pulwa |Bl111 Alioad in Pluck and 1 Promptness. As Will be Men bj reference to the notice ol lection (a another column, from Capt. T. II /lark, In tend* n?, the town of Trenton is still bead in pluck *%d progress as regards th? rraat railroad matter. On the 30th-instanl i'rcrittm will volt her subscription of three bouaand dollars.*. ? In Hibber,Blocker, Moss, Pickens and Wis* he rvqaiait* W^Jotities, we are rejoiced tc ar, have b^TK obtgiued; but the Count} '< nimissIoMM Will not be able to considei n act npo? tlfe patitioua at their meotine tolav?Tuesday *tlL Por this purpose, howver, thejr bava appointed a suecinl ineatimr. o be held on Tuesday, the Slat instant.?A tier titer. . Dae West; We Halate Thee! The citizens of Due West held s meeting it he Interest of the Cumberland Gap Kailmad ?nt Thursday. A motion was unanimously arried to put fiv? canvassers into the field to ecure'the names of the property holders In >ue Wes:?Townshipto ask the OMnmissionert o call an.election voting the fire percent, tax. n twenty fopr hours a majority of the proprty holders signed the petition asking for the lection, aud it will be ordered. This is the ray to do the thing, gentlemen. Prove rout kith by your works. Doubling AbbcVil^e bould profit by the example of faithful Dttfl feat,?Kaqly Aif tender. Got. Thompson has gone just half far nough. We want to see him, and his nucessor, refuse to list en to primary nominations a all cases where tbe law gives hlai the anointing nnwer. The law ? * >? ' re think it la, la putting the power to ap|mint Luditora and Truaaurar* in th? bandx ofth? lorernors bet ao lonjf'aa the Uw remninnaa . it, he ?boQl<l exurutae the jmwer in fact aa i name. \Vhpre*er the ptfwor ia lodged Iters the reeiAnatbtlMy ahould be also, and kU miKiiMiwitr ahould be shirked or diI dad. For theaame reason we approve tbe lion of Seaator Haaiptim ia refusing to iMMnt to bo bound bjr a cauoua of the Con* national dcUgtlloe ia the matter of federal ppolntraeats.?Ntwbtrry Oh*tr**r. ' iw ' i Maoio^b?? The AbbetW* Prtw *md E?mrr, erer aiire i all matters la joaraalistle eater^ee, !?ya b*f?re fte retdeva^Uiia fell '**.:*V kJj* No Weak-Kneea Wanted. "It would, perhaps be better for the Cumberland Hap road to make terms at once with the Savannah Valley road, adopt the line aad push forward with the work. Such arrangement can bo made, and why delay."?Picken* Sentinel. Is thin not premature ? The president of the Cumberland Gap is making a strong and i earnest effort in its behalf now, by submiting J the question of subscription to the towns and townships all along the line. We should . stand by hiin in this effort and not fly off at a tangent. Let tht rote be had first, and then if the subscription plan is rejected, wo will know that the Cumberland Oap is dead, and ' see what we can do towards making term# with other roads. It would be bad faith for ub to swing loose from the other town and communities on the Cumberland Qap now. The vote is the question, and it looks like the , . Sentinel ik faint hearted over the sub?erip? tiob plan, to commence predicting the result . so aoon sod before any of the towns have vot ed. Let them all prove by their rotes, what | tbev want and if they don't want to join in i with us, we can hunt other friends. We believe Abbeville is about the only weak-kneed . town between here and Aiken. Due West, her neighbor is heart and soul in favor of the , action on Gen. Hagood's proposition. Surely [ Pickens will stand by ber own railroad proi ject, and be among the vory last to sicken and ) die. We are in favor of sticking to our first [ love, and now is not the time to turn to any I new departure. The vote is the question, i Letns vote for it and build it. If those who , say they want it, will say by their votes that , we shall have it, we know what our course is. . If tljcr snv don't want it, and will not have it , then the thing is ended. Let us imxke no evil i predictions. To believe u thing is so, has [ much to do in making it so. Have faith gen. tleinen.?M< >*< wjtr. I 1,^1 .. - / rjiecuon | NOTICE. i ! ""^J"OTICE is Imreby givon tliat in pursu, mice of the provisions of an Act of the State of South Cnrolinu, entitled "An Act to authorize Counties, Townships, Cities ami [ Towns interested in the construct ion of the Carolina Cumberland (lap and Chicago 11 ail way Company to subscribe to the capital stock of uiiid company," approved December 22nd, 1883, nn election will be held on thu2.'ird day of April, 1885 hI the voting Precinct for j Due West Township, in the town of !>uu West <11 ?iiii-u eiecuon Miinii be submitted to the qualified voters of said township the question 5 whether or not the m:ii>l township of Due West ' shall subscribe ttie sum of live (5) per cent. 1 on the assessed value for taxition of the real f and personal proper!v in said township, in honJt, to the capitaf stock of the Carolina ! Cumberland Cup and Chicago Rnilwny Company, according to the provisions of said Act; and on the condition that the bond to be is' sued thereunder shall be deposited in the ' Carolina savings llank of-Charleston in trvtl 1 to be delivered to the President of the Carolina, Cumberland Ohp nnd Chicago lluilwav i Company only upon u compietetl line through aaid Township being constructed in accordance with the resolution of the Hoard of Directors oh adopted Mxrch 5. 1885, and entered i on the minutes; and on the further condition . to be expressed on the Bonds to be issued by > authority of the vote to be taken, that said I Honda shall be null and void unless said Railway ?hall, after pausing through the coruorate limits of l)ue West rui thence along the general route surveyed through the Township in thu direction of Cravtonviile. ' The voting at said election shall bo by ballot, such of the volets who desire to vote in favor of said township making the aforesaid t subscription, shall vote a ballot havinir writ r ten or printed thereon the word "subscripj tion," socli of snid voters who desiro to rote . agaitirt the said subscription shall rote a ' ballot having writted or printed thereon the words "No subscription." The pulls shail open at eight (8) o'clock n. m. of said t\?tv and remain ojn;n until live (5) o'clock p. .11." T. C. Smith, A. C. Clinkacates and J. 11. Bonner have been appointed managers of rjtid 1 election, with full power to hold and conduct ' the SRiiiQ, count the votes. declare and certify the result, according to thf laws in force, and ' the provisions of aaid Act. : By resolution of the l^ourd. I J JAMKS A. McCORD, Chairman Hoard County Couuuissiuncrs For Abbeville Couut j, S. C. 1 Tin Notice. r ' Tkbasurkr'B OPFICK, I April 8th, 1885. f ? TN accordance with the Act to raise supplies t JL for the fiscal yoar commencing Novem| ber 1st, 1884 approved Dceember 24th, 1884 notice is hereby given that the Treasurer's office of Abbeville county <will be open for the ' collection of Taxes. May, lay 1st 1885. aud will remain open uatil JUxaa 1st* 438S* 1 Taxes are payable. as heretofore in two equal. installments. .The firat Ik due and piy able' from May 1st until June 1st, and if UOtipaid until the second HidVje^We fir ce#*t/w#iif"be added to said flrBt installment.. The atfcpnd . installment is due and.payable (com the firsf <lnv of October to the 30th dav of Noyetyber ' 1885. i Tax payers can pay all in May if they de( sire to do so. The rate per ceutura for Abbeville" County is as follows: State purposes 5J^ Mills, County current 3 " . Schools 2 " Special 1% " | Total 12 Toll tax $1.00 Taxes are payable in the following kind of p funds and no other: Gold and silver coin, United Sta'es currency, national bank notea | and coupons wliieb shall become payable dur, ingtbe Vear 1886 on the valid consolidated ; bonds of this State known as "Brown Bonds" [ and on the bonds of this State kown as "Deficiency Bonds" also Jurors certificates and , the por diem of State witnesses in tbe Circuit , Courts will be received for county taxes, and r uot including school taxes. The Savannah Valley railroad tax in the . townships of Lowndesvillc, Magnolia, Calhoun and Bordeaux is dua and payable at the same time with the State and couuty taxes and will be collocted, subject to the same penalties. Tbe levy for the railroad tax ia 10 mills in each of the four townships. All information as to taxes will be freely given by mail or otherwise. I J. W. PERM. : County Treasurer. apr8-tf 63 ) i i i i Bridge to Let. i THE contraet to reoair McKettricks Bridge will be let to tbe lowest responsible bidder at tbe Bridge oa Thursday, April 23rd. 188ft, at 11 o'clock a. m. Tbo c-n tractor will ft* required to (rive bond with approved sureties. Tho right is reserved to reject any or all bids. WM. RILEY, County Commissioner. api8 3t 47 Motloe. ALL person* are hereby warned not to hire Nelson Hall, colored. Ha ii under contract to work for me this year, and has Mi my employ without cause. Anv one employing him will be prosecuted to the extent of the law. J. A. WILLIAMS. ? March 18-tf 60 Stjlirt Millinery. Bell A Gnlphin, N v,fe.. ...V > ; v C.E. BRUCE, j^rr KURZS* OLD STAND, Boot and Shoe Maker. FIRST-CLASS work n>ad? and repaired at short notice. All kinds of work miule. hadics nnd Gents Kid Top (Jailors and Ladies Button Guitors. All work gunruntcml. llest French Calf and Kid usea. Terms? Strictly Cash. Feb 18-tf 10 The Place to get What Ton Want THOS. M. CHRISTIAN, HA VINO bought the interest of Mr. JOHN WILSON in the busmen* formerly conducted by them jointly, will keep alwaya in atorv a complete stock, of Fancy Groceries, CANNED GOODS ? AND? C ON FFXT1 ON FiTL IF,S \ of all kinda. The BeBt arid Cheapest Cigars and Tobacco, TIIE FINK ST WINKS and LIQUORS SWEET MASH CORN WHISKEY for me dicinal purpose*, h specialty. Also choice LIQUORS of any kind for medicinal purpose*. Oive him a call. Satisfaction Kuaratiteed. All peraonn indebted to the firm of Chriatian A Wilaon must make immediate payment. THOS. M. CHRISTIAN, l-8in-!l.'l Abbeville, S. C. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. WE OFFKR TOTHK FARMERS OF AB1)EV1LLB; The Derrinpr, Jr. Twine Hinder--weight 1,260 l!?s. SIMPLE? sranwr mid*. ? mm J w ?% v fc/ VT n BLE and ErriClJ!f;T. PRICE, $280. THE l)eiring Light Reaper, weighs 750 lbs. price, fU)5. The Perring Mower, cog gear made of malleable iron, the best mower in use, price $75. The celebrated Thomas Hay Hake, price, $?K) 'Hie Corbin l)iac Harrow, with friction rollers and chilled boxes, price, $4(). Farquhars, Cardwclls and Butterworth'a Threshers, and "Ajax" Portable Kngines. The Iron Age and Planet Cultivator*. We solicit correspondence from farmers and dealers. McMA3TKK & (JIUBKS, Columbia, S. C. Apr 1 4m 55. HILL'S HEPATIC PANACEA. The Best Liver Medicine For |1U LI I /"< r I 'Li-m r-v-T-rt J. J.I i i v / u fbjzj v?/JT DYSPEPSIA. HEADACHE, ANDMALARU. Aiolbta, Ga., Aprils, 1884. . Mr. W. II. Barrett, Dear Sir?Afler using roar Hill's Hepatic Panacea for two yearn in the Avguata Orpbau Asylum, I cheerfully reccotninend it ai one of tli? best medicines I hare erer used for indigestion, headaches, and all diseases arising from a disordered liver. It has been of great benefit to the children, always ufifordiug prompt relief. A. ?. Mckimnk, Matron Augusta Orphan Asylum. March 18-tf &8 Grand Opening 1ABCH 31ST, APBIL 1ST 2D. WE jnTU?.;everybody U* come and examine our Superb Htock of^ ladios roods of evt-rv description. lints. Bonnets, Feathers. Flpyve^a, Kjhbens,. Laces.- Ac., in endless variety. Roman ntripes, Plaid, Silk and Tinsel and Lace Scaris, beautiful 'design*. Ev? eryting in neck wear, Kuehipe*, 5 ccnts and up. Linen and Lacc collars, Fishues, and every thine that makes woman more beautiful. handkerchiefs, bUck and colored borders, white and colored, Silk, Lace, Ac. Wonderful bargains in white goods, Lawns Ht 8 cents per yard and upwards, nice India Linon 10 cents, colored Lawns from 5 to 12% cents per yard, beBt goods ever sold here at these prices. Ginghams, Seersuckers and suitings, Cashmeres, Nuns Veiling, Lace Bunting, Plain, Brocades and I lowered, Beautiful Plaids in colors and black ana White, Black Buntings, Cashmeres Tamise, Gazelle and Henrietta Cloth, Buttons and Trimmings for everything. Silk Gloves, White, BUck and Colors, call for our Foster "William" Kid, in Black and Cotors, only fl.OQ a pair. Ladies and Children's Hose and Shoes. R. M. H ADDON & Co. Match lb. 1885-tf. 1 PROCLAMATION. State of South Cakomma, ) Exkoutivk Dki-aktmknt.^ Wheroas information has been received at this Department that an atrocious murder was committed in the County of Abbeville, on or about the 15th day of March, A. D. 1885, upon* the body of I'res Murchison by Ixiah Wright, and that the Raid Isiah Wright ha* fled from justice : Now, therefore, I, Hugh S. Thompson, Governor of to statlio of South Carolina in order that justice may be done and the majesty of tho law vindictated, d# horohv nffitp a ratroi*/) nf IT..-?J? ..... v..v. w fi * m v/nu uuimnu Dollars for the apprehension and delk?*ry to the Sheriff of Abbeville Coun.y, of the said Isiah Wright. Said Iskh Wright is a dark mulatto, about 6 feet 10 inches in height and weighing 160 pounds. He is about 2o years of tgc, and is quick in his movements. In, testimony whereof, I hate hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal or the State to be affixed, at Columbia, thft 23d day of March, A. D. 1885, and in thA one handrod and ninth year of the Indtpenenco the United States of America. HUGH S. THOMPSON. By the Governor: JAS. N. LIPSCOMB, j Secretary of 8i*te. | March 26, H?85-tf - 111 I K&i&IS -1 . vTSkii HAVE 25000 POUNDS BACON, 1005 Bushels oi Corn, 200 Bbls of FLOUR, 60 " oi Molasses I In Slock nrvd to Arrive. IpsA KTIKK fa lined of these good* will do weMl #? examine our slock. A Varied ?mf extensive slock of nearly everything initially needed by th* trade, to W found at SMITH & SON. jan 14-tr 18 Pfttliiwmk Dnmrin bUlMOlLft 1 BUM HAVE in .ttoek a complete assortment of I >rugHt Medicines, CTkemiealsv Dye Staffs, Varnishes itv. ^tS(J ALI> THE POPULAR Patent Medicines now in iw*fc uuin.y of them N?w-8ecrel preparations, conniHtrap ?4" the n-ry best Coa^b ITixtivres^ I>zapeptia and Kidney preparations, Rheumatic and Neuralgic preparations and Rest liniment* f?r Mao and Horse-. THE VERV BEST FEMALE. PREPARATIONS. YD 1A PIXKIhAMf IVfon?fc- Remedy, BIIADFIELD'S Female Regulator. HOLMES* uximrsT AXti jrenrcirs FRIEND.. SHOULDER BRACES m* 3KIRY SUFPOttTERB, so necessary to Wom*n'? comfort and health. Also AbatttBinal Supporters.Campbell's ^Lfc^onitor,, Ac. RUfTUKE instantly njfiotcd by ujing tho Celebrated Fry Trun*_ Tl?? only (runs gmcrg an upward nnd inward pressure, same >h holding the fupturo up with the hand. No prafuntro on the back. No thigh strap worn. 1st , premium and ermfcd it\rard*il at Cincinnat1. 7.xpo?irii? ISft-I. v jjs PIVOR'S PILE OINTMENT. Thai best Cora Corca. Corn and Bunion Pacta. ' - A tao excellent psepaaaiSana for Chapped fftin, for restoring Vigor to tho Hair, for PreHonring and > Cleansing tho Teeth. QIT* LIXE1 OV PANOY GOODS will be found very complete? A consisting ?f Colognes, foreign I ' and domestrr,. Hankerchief Ex- I tracts in great Ta*?4qrr Toilet I . Soaps from the ehcap?Uio the finest. I Hair, room nail, shaves* I SIfOK AND CLOTHES BRUSHES. 1 COMBS &P ALL SORTS. M ALSO many articles for Household sn<| ' Cooking Purposes? Unking Powders, Extracts Spicos, and Vinegar. Close Attention Civan t? I PRESCRIPTIONS at fit Hours, Nig At and Day. H DeecmW 24. 'S-l-tf / {< 1?1? fl GARDEN SEED! f GARDEN SEED!! -?7- . K ~^TE h?v? juat r?eei*ed/? \mrg tkttHrnf Landreth's Fr#?H Car ten Seed, All Jrartol?t 71. W. L^ftvson & Co. fcn 28-tf / 90 JJjluUL ~ -S *Pwint r order of Court, Ftbrairr XT TertBfc/I*;. I h?r?br girt Mtiet tkat mm Fxtra. ternpf Court will m bald at tbiaplaoa, MmmeoeliK on the 14th April, pros., U> hei for oim Mi for tha trial of Maitr mwm now on/* tat?M?r. Hia Honor B. C. PraaaUj, wiFpreiida. Jnrfaa reqnir^. jta *?,&??' ",oi'e4,vv c. *. ?>j / A