The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, April 15, 1885, Image 2
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.
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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 !
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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. *
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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^.
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