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VOlS%># ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1885. NO. 56
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Cottaiifr Pmii:
HAVE in stock h complete assortment
of
Drugs. Medicines,. Chemicals,
Dye S(;alFs, Varnishes &c. z
^LSO ALL THE POPULAR j
Patent Medicines now in use,
many of them Non-secret propa- j
rations, consisting of the very j:
best Cough Mixtures, Dispeptic
and Kidney preparations, Rheumatic
and Neuralgic preparations
and Best Liniments for Man
and Horse.
THE VERY BEST FEMALE
PREPARATIONS.
J^YDIA PlNIvHAM'S Female Remedy,
BRADFIELD'S Female Regulator.
HOLMES' LINIMENT AND MOTHER'S
FRIEND. "
SHOULDER IVRACES and SKIRT [T
SUPPORTERS, J
so necessary to Woman's comfort
and health. Also Abdominal
Supporters, Campbell's Repositor,
&c.
RUPTURE instantly relieved by us- fl
ing tho Celebrated Fry Truss. a
The only truss giving an upward and in- ?
ward pressure, same as holding tho rup- ^
tureup with the hand. No pressure on
the back. No thigh strap worn. 1st B
4 premium and medal awarded at Cincin- ri
natt Exposition 1884. -|
PRYOR'S PILE OINTMENT. Tho -I
best Corn Cures. Corn and Bunion
Pads.
Also excellent preparations for >
Chapped Skin, for restoring Vigor
to the Hair, for Preserving and
Cleansing the Teeth. ,
QUR LINE OF
K-: k . '
:e\a.:isro:sr goods
will bo found very* cdttiplete?
consisting of Colognes, foreign ^
and domestic, Hankerchief Extracts
in great variety, Toilet
Soaps from tho cheapest to the
tinest.
Hair, tooth, natl, shaving, c
shoe and clothes ?
BRUSHES. I
COMBS OF ALL SOIITS.
ALSO many articles for Household and d
Cooking Purposes?
Baking Powders, Extracta and
Spices, and Vinegar.
Close Attention Civen to
% ; PRESCRIPTIONS at all ?
' Hours, Night and Day.
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December 24, '84-tf 10
Speed Meatier
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DRUGGISTS.
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"T^" EEP constantly on hand a full, aw} well
iy selected stock of pure .
Drugs, Chemicals etc., etc.
'All the latest and popular lines of Patent g
And Proprietary Medicines.
P , Herbine,
the beat Liver Medicine, cures Dyspepsia, v
f f or Sale only by ?*.
Try our BLACKBERRY CORDIAL for
Summer Complaint; and our Compound Byr-J>
'I up Sarsaparilla with Iodide Potash, for the
. Blood. f,
BED BUG POISON, d
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< th? moat cauTcnient way of destroying these
?>? insects.
DIAMOND DYES. s
all the Staple and Fashionable Colors. ~
A full line of Fancy Goods, J
Toilet Articles, Statiosery etc. etc. t
The best brands of
Cigars* Tobacco, andjCigarettes.
A complete stock of Wblte Leads, Paints,
fjjv Oils, Yarnishes, etc., etc., Paint Brushes,
Window Glass.
Golden Machine Oil. ^
.VTe MH thu AAlohr^toii ?.' F
Prepared Paint j the bfeat in the market. C
Special attention-paid to the ?
Prescription Department. \
Physician's prescriptions and family recipes
filled at all liours of day and ni^ht, toy
experienced and competent hand*.
Orders by band orMail, promptly attended ^
SPEED A NEOFFER. 5
, AprilOT, 1886. tf 83. 8
Fall and
Winter
I. M. HAD DON & CO.,
[NVITE the ladies to inspect their line
of
ATTEP.NS, HATS,
BONNETS, RIBBONS,
FEATHERS, BIRDS,
FLOWERS, RUFF LINGS,
SILKS. SATINS.
COMBINATION SUITS,
EMBROIDERIES,
PRESS PATTERNS,
CIRCULARS, NEW
MARKETS, WRAPS,
SHORT WRAPS,
nd all the novelties of the season.
'HURSDAY 24th SEPTEMBER
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It. M. HAD DON & CO.
Wo have many Novelties to show our
:iends this season, that they will not find in
nv other House in this section.
Cull early if you wish the most desirable
nods, many lines in our stock cannot be dtvlicatcd
on less than twenty-five per cent.,
dvance.
Goods areadva nciug, but as long as our
t :ck lasts will sell at old prices.
Don't fail to call aud see us, we have some
bhI bargains to offer iu the latest novelties.
M. HADDON & Co.
September 16, ft . 131
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PULL UK
1885. ?
4 LL aro respectfully invited to in*
vited to iimpcct our Q&ock of
MILLINERY
n tho
24th September
We have now on sale a magnificient
isplay of
MILLINERY,
NOVELTIES,
HA T8, VEL VETS,
itIBBONS tea
nd a complete lino of general inilnery.
We would also call your attention to
ur stock of
'HESS GOODS.
PLAID STIUPES, AND
PLAIN WORSTEDS,
BROCADED and PLAIN
SILK VELVETS,
BROCADED AND
PT.ATWVUT \rVTU u'XTa
i all colors and prices.
Black and colored Cashmeres in all
rades with trimming to match.
cnoaks.
New Markets, Circulars &c., in great
arioty.
Slioes.
We have added to oar stock a beau ti ll
line of Ladies, Misses and Chilrens
shoes. Very Respectfully,
BELL & GALPHIN.
opt. iO, 1885. tf 132
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ruitufl uaaoies, rresns
iEMON CRACKERS, FRESH!
SODA CRACKERS, FRESH! ,
GINGER 8NAPS, FRE8H!
ASSORTED JUMBLES, FRESH t
Just Received. ( .
QUARLE8 k THOMAF^.
A. B. Rogers, 1
Vholosalo dealer in Corn, Flour, Veal. Mei.
lams, Lard, Bran, Salt, Molasses, nujftn,
ofTco, Rice, Soap, Ac., will deliver goods ait
ny point on railroad at Abbevillw pricei.
tetore buying alwaja ask for nrieea, aa wA
are advantages that few up-country mer-j
bants have. A. E. Rookhb. /
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Refireahments at the F&lmetto. 1
Thomas McGettignn, of the old reliaile
Palmetto Saloop, invites hid iiiarij
riondato (five hitnV call during Ootir
reek. The Palmetto Saloon %is wel
locked with firnt-clau refreshments. )
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Snm Jones.
uFalcon," of the Louisville Post, hns
been to hear Sam Jones, nnd this is his
opinion of him :
uBut the same idea ran through all he
said. lie merely played the variations
on an old established tunc, and with the
art of an old established wordmonger
made old things appear new. Bold, audacious
and fearless, aggressive in sentiment
and contemptuous in manner,
with the impudence of the devil and a
cheek of brass and unlimited gall .Mid
unbounded confidence in Sam Jones,
he was not afraid to say anything that
came to his lips, snd rather ridiculed
and defied his audience than sought to
soothe or placate them. Perfectly satl
c A iwl ftknf #1?A ?-?1~. ?? - - ? ? ? ?
oiavu tiaUK bliv; atUIIUUlU Ul rig[|H.'UUSII(!S(i
as exemplified by Sam Jones is the perfect
standard, he purposes to decapitate
any one who is too long for it. and to
stretch o\\ the rack any one who is too
short to meet its requirements.
To say that he has a high admiration
of himself is to draw it mild enough for
the digestion of a teething baby. The.
subject of his teaching is : "I am better
thau you. Do as 1 do if you would
be saved. Find a fault anywhere in
me and ! will quit the pulpit." I do
not mean to say these are his exact
words, but they represent the substance
of his teaching.
For those who sit under his ministrations
he expresses the most supreme
contempt, both by word and look and
intonation. "Now you are a pretty kettle
of fish, ain't you ? I could go to
Foo Chow, in China, and find better
Christians. You are innocent-looking
set,. You are the most an innocent-look ing
gang I ever saw. You look as
though every one of you wanted a pnir
of wings right off to fty into glory with. .
Now you will go away from here and
say : 4I don't like Sain Jones a bit,' and
when you say it you lie, for you will be
back here to-morrow, and you couldn't
be kept away if you were chained with
it. There
ain't no love lost botweon us, and if
you go away and tell people that you
don't like Sam Jones, and they aide you
how Sam Jones likes you, just tell 'em
he don't like you neither." These and
similur expressions were constantly
failing from his lips, and I thought he
WOUld have civen half a flav'n rhIhfv
once to be at liberty to say : *4I don't
give a damn for your good opinion no
how. and you may travel to sheol by
the shortest route as quick as you think
proper."
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I But to the women he was quite complacent,
and gave them the best of the
argument, even though ho didn't have
a pendulous underlip or a thick nerk or ,
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u umu IIUHU. l UlllllII^ lO a IinO lOOKing (
young sister jn front of him, who had a
crying baby in her lap and a stalwart
man by her side, ho said : "Now, sis- ,
ter, ain't you ashamed of that little two*
wheeled husband of yours ? If I vwas
you I would go home to-night and give (
him a dose of soothing syrup, and get
something to quiet that baby of yours,
and take .down the big Bible and read a
chapter and pray for my fatherless child
and my poor little timid husband. He is
no account to you. and a groat, gawky, ]
gangling fellow he is too. Now, donlt (
you go out when you go away from (
bore and take him by the arm and cud" ,
die him up and say to him: 'Now,
darling, don'i you mind what that
preacher says. I won't never throw it
up to you, and I don't think you are
a poor little timid husband. Don't you .
mind him.' Don't do that sisters! {
Don't cuddle up your liUle trifling husbands.
I tell you, sisters you must
j hold while I skin." . >' - , * ' ;
To the preachers present ho was as
impolite as he was to : the husbands. ,
Even when announcing some startling
Sam Jonosism he said: ' Now, every
one of you knows that is true, and you
dar'nt acknowledgf it. Every preacher
here knows that what I say is true, but
he wouldn't say so for a dollar."
I will not multiply instances, because
your readers hare seen his reported
sermons. And besides, it would take
more space than I feel privileged to occupy?
The man has point and force
arid courage. He does not fear to speak
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vuv in uieoung, anu uie preacners wno
sit by and listen to Mm tetl the good
sisters that he is (.'the grandest man in
the world to-day," beoaose they are
afraid of him, and, knowing their own
impotence, seek to eatoh /rom him some
virile and strong ideas* Behind bis
baok they will strive against him, for
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thoy do not consider his methods proper
ones or his expressions such as
ought to be used in speaking of sacred
matters. B}' their words they will endorse
him, but by their actions they
will illustrate the truth of his declaration,
that they are all aflicted with moral
cowadice* He shows them no quarter,
and they fear him because they
know their armor is vulnerable.
Another Case of Whipping.
"Warrants have been issued by Trial
Justice Miller against the following
persons, charged with riot, and assault
and battery of a high and aggravated
nature : Hugh Workman, Acy Workman,
Thomas Workman, John Hunter,
William Crawford, Thomas Brock, Irvin
Boyd, Milledgo Chappell, John Davenport.
The warrant alleges and
specifies that, on the night of the 6th
instant, six negroes, whoso names are
Drayton Suber, Clem Suber, Wead
Copeland, Turner Copeland, Warren
Copeland and Bowden Miller were
bound and severely whipped by the
aforesaid persons, near Martin's Depot.
It is further alleged that the car of one
of the negroes was cut half off by one
oi tno accused parties. These are the
charges as alleged in the warrant, and
we publish the facts as they exist. We
have hear! only a partial statement on
the part of the negroes. That statement
is to the effect that the whipping
and other alleged mistreatment of one
of tho negroes was unprovoked. There
is, however, another side to this affair.
Two of the persons engaged in it, as will
bo seen by reference to another column.
make a statement of tho matter over
their own signatures; in regard to
which we will only remark that, while
not disposed to douht or discredit the
truthfulness of their statement, it is unfortunate
for the peace and good order
of society that the law should be taken
in hand, as charged in this case. It
would be fiar.'bettor, in every instance,
tojtllgsr the .law to take it& due courka.
Theire is but a single crime?which is
unnecessary to mention?for the swift
punishment of which mob-laW can be
excused; and mobocracy oven in that
case is extremely dangerous.
There may be facts and circumsianccs
connected with the case in question of
which both we and the public are ignorant,
which may go far towards justify- (
ing, or may entirely justify, the accused
parties. If so, all these ameliorating
facts will be brought out in the trial before
the proper tribunal; and we would 1
not prejudge the accused, or say anything
to prejudice public opinion ,
against them. We desire, however, to (
place our seal of condemnation strongly
against mobocracy and lawlessness of ,
every kind, great or small.
The persons against whom warrants
have been issued have not yet been arrested,
but will be perhaps to-day,
Thursday. _They'. express their perfect
willingness to submit to arrest and enter
^nto bond for their appearance for
trial.?Laurensvtlle Herald.
The Charleston Homicide.
[Columbia Register.]
The following letter was received yea- j
terday, and as it states the information ]
desired to be conveyed as well as it |
could be put, we publish it with pleas- {
are : j
Chaelkston, October 9, 1885. ,
To the Editor of the Columbia \
Register:
Dear Sir?I notice an article in vour j
Issue of Thursday. October 8, headed ,
"The Bellinger and Riley Tragedy," in ,
I* _ t_ !a. * - .1^1. J it. ' 1 _ ?? T\ _
wnicn n id aiaieu ~a memoer 01 ur. ]
Bellinger's family has, since the occur- j
ronce, crossed into Canada." I beg (
leave to ooiVect this statement, as all
the members of bis family have re- i
mained just where they w'ere when it i
took place. His eldest son, Lieut. Bel- I
linger, U. 8. A., is in Kansas. His sec- i
ond son, William Wbaley Bellinger, is i
in New York city at the General Thoo- j
logical Seminary. His only daughter is
anrl tiao Vinnn tn I trn viuUitiM -
uiiu lino uuuu in /?/i vvniju vmillli^ I
friends since the 6th of June, 1885.
Since yQjJJf reporter expects startling,
disclosures at the Court of General Sessions,
I deem this plain, statement of
facts as to the whereabouts of Dr. Bellinger's
family of some importance.
Trusting you will mafo in year- next
issue such collections as are in accordance
with the facts. I am, v$ry respectfully
yours,
. < MABIA WHALEY BktLSNGKtt.
Now In City oC Charleston *t 67
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The Killing of Itiley.
The Charleston Sunday Dispatch
publishes an interview with Dr. A. N.
Bellinger, who shot and killed Stephen
Riley, from which the following is an
extract:
"Doctor," continned the newspaper
man, "did you say you killed Itiley in
self-defence when you went to the
Main Station to surrender?" "No, I
did not," was the answer, "I didn't sav
anything." Then the Doctor looked
at the Reporter and said, 4*I can't tell
you how I came to do it now. You'l
hear at the inquest. But I'll say this :
Any man in Charleston, black or white,
would have killed Riley under the same
circumstances. You would have done
it. I repeat it any other man would. I
neither assert or deny the self-defence.
But any man would have done it.
"There is a report out that I wrote
him a note, telling him he had to retract.
Retract what? I would not
have written him a note. Another report
is, that after I shot him, I stoop-,
ed down and cooly felt his pulse, after
whioh I left, seeing he was dead. That's
ridiculous. I never touched him. I
stooped down and picked up my hat
and brushed the dirt from it with my
coat skirt. I didn't go directly to the
Station-house from there. I'll tell you
the reason, j/ywife has been in awful
health for two years, and I was
afraid she and the family would be disturbed
by the rumors they heard. So
I wont homo and told them what I had
done. Then I went around in King
Btreet, -where I was attending a little
child of Mrs. Minti\. I wanted to tell
them to get another physician, as I
couldn't come any more that day. I
did so. On the way to Meeting street I
met Levin, the detective. He asked
me if I had heard about lliley's /death.
I told him, yes; I killed him. He asked
me if I wauted him to go the Stationhouse
with me, and I said "no." When
I arrived at the Main station-house, they
yearned looking for tuej and the
officer in charge was standing in front.
He turned and went inside when he saw
me coming, and I followed him. He
made an entry that I had surrendered
myself, in his books, and then osk me if
I had a pistol. I told him no. but that I
killed Riley, and that was sufficient.
Now, that is all I can tell you at present.
I expect to come clear. No good
man can want me punished for what I
did."
The Narrow Gauge and a New Idea for it
The friends of the proposed narrow
gauge rail road in this cit3' are now discussing
a new idea in connection with it .
which seems to be a good one. The
purpose of those interested in the road
lias all along been to build it us moans
were available, completing and ex- 1
tending it gradually and operating it on
the completed portions. It was thought
that building should begin at the other
snd of the line but it is new suggested
that work should be begun here with
the $15,000 subscription of Piedmont
uid Pelzer and,, the road built and ope
rated Deiweeii mis city ana tnoso pointsr
[t is argued that this method would
^ive Che road a good local business to
begin with and put it in good condition
to bo extendedgrapidly and cheaply, and
that a railroad already built and in ope- i
ration would command more of public 1
confidence and support than if it was in i
the air or only graded. Capt. W. J.
Kirk says the total cost of a narrow i
gauge from here to Pelzer via Piedmont 1
srould be $50,000, including one engine
ind a full complement of cars. It could
be operated at a cost of $10,500 a yoar,
including 7 per cent, interest on $35,000
of bonds.
Capt. Kirk says there are now more
than a thousand narrow guage" railroads
in operation, varying in length from ten
to hundreds of tniles. and that Poor's
manual will show that not one of them
failed to pay. He estimate^ that the 72
miles between heie and Fruit Hill,
Edgefield county, can be graded at an ,
average cost of $400 per mile.-?-&reeuville
New*.
Taking Leg Ball.
Two of the men charged with being
implicated in the Oulbreath lynching "VV.
F. Elarn and Oscar 'Burnett, escaped'
from the jail last Saturday night and
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liuvu nut wen b?or or Hearu iroiu since,
although the Sheriff ban made and is
making diligent search for them. They ,
went out under the wall, the gates of
the jail yard having beejy securely locked
at the time.?ita'sriyfWd Chronicle.
A Tight Rope Walker Killed,
A tight rope performer named \V. L.
Davis gave some remarkable exhibitions
of skill in Spartanburg on yesterday,
having his ropn stretched across Main
street at a height of 45 or 50 feet from
the ground. After turning somersaults,
standing on one leg, hanging by his toes
and performing other feats, he undertook
to drop, fall within four feet of the
ground and catch by one leg on a small
rope swung from the big one to the
street below. He failed to tie the small
rope securely, and as he shot to the
ground headforemost and caught at the
rope it parted above and he fell with unchecked
force.- He was immediately
picked up and cared for, but at eight
o'clock last niglit he had been uncounscous
throe hours, all efforts to restore
him had failed and it was hnlinvori
there was no hope for his recovery.
An Absurd Objection.
Tho JVeivs and Courier objects to
Lieut.-Governor Sheppard acting as
counsel for those accused of lynching
Culbreath, because "it is within the
range of human evonts that ho should
be called on to consider and determine
an application for pardon or mitigation
of sentence, on behalf of his present
clients or some of them."
On this ground our Charleston contemporary
might as well say the lieutenant
Governor should not practice his
proiession at all, except in civil actions.
And it might also object to any prominent
lawyer going into the criminal
court to practice, as it is "within the
range of human events" that any man
in the State may become Governor.
The position of the News and Courier
on this point is so clearly untenable
that we are inclined to believe that the
astute editor was absent that day
and that the office boy was running the
paper.?Edgefield Chronicle.
A Hint to Clients.
A few days age Maj? h. JV~J"<JireS of
the Newberry Bar received a letter
from a client in Texas for whom he had
transacted some legal service over
thirty-three years ago, and in the letter
was enclosed the fee for said service,
with an offer to pay interest if it were
desired. There was no memorandum of
the fee kept by Mr. Jones and he had
entirely forgotten the matter. The
client had moved to Texas more than
thirty years ago.
It iu refreshing these times to hoar
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ui ?ui;u wiHLaucu.s 01 perfect nonesiy 01
puposo as is involved in the recognition
of a debt of ho long standing.? .
Newberry Observer.
A correspondent of the Charleston
News and Courier furnishes an interesting
article on the subject of the Williamston
Female College, trom which ?
we copy tho following offer made by
the authorities of that progressive institution
: The Williamston Female College
will furnish regular tuition free for
the year 1886 to one first or second
grade young lady teacher of over eighteen
years of ago from each of the fol|A?rInn
/lAtinfSno A r*/I
vniiig VVUIIHUO AIIUUIOVFilt jUUj^QUClU)
Fairfield, Georgetown, Greenville,
Hampton, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster,
Laurens, Lexington and Marion. "The
applicant must bring a letter from her
county school commissioner commending
hdr as of excellent moral character,,
fair mental capacity, studious habits and
n laudable desire to cultivate her powers
to the highest practical extent."
As it is practicable to accommodate only
twelve such students each year, the
counties of the State have been divided
infA ilivoo flpvAnna fn AAAK AP wki/iU
Ill %V Will w giwuj?v vt?vu VI TT U1V1I
the offer wilt be made in succeeding *
years. The first group, for 1886, has *
been named. The second, for 1887, is
composed of the counties of Anderson,
Marlboro, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg,
Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg,
Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, and York.
For 1888 the following counties are included:
Anderson, Abbeviljie, Aiken.
Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley Charleston,
Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon,
Colleton and Darlington. Particulars of
the offer can be ascertained by applioa
tion to Dr. R. Lander, the president of
tho College.?Anderson Journal.
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Wo learn that the influence of the
Savannah Valley Railroad is already felt
lionK the line in ike increase of nounl&
lion, ten pair of twins hiving reoently
rrived between Lpwndfesvillp. *0$ 8a- . r,;
lem, a dteUnee of seven vmile?.^fk??r$on
Journal.