The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, February 09, 1886, Image 4
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51. I<. BOXHAM, Jr., I Editors axp
tcjj',' JAS. S. PliRUIN, f i'H;?phiktok8.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1S80.
p-WHO HOI-IS IT ?
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i,;. Mr. B. It. Tillman. of K<lgofu>l<l. has )
'V- written a series of letters to the jVeirs j
aml Courier' that have elicited much j
attention all over the State. Whatever
s;ood Mr. Tillman mny hope to accom- I
.vlish will be lost if he lots his zeal run
ahead of his judgment. lie represents
t.that there are people who look down
upon what he calls the "despised and
,y oppressed class called farmers." Who
.are those who arc foolish enough to
hold any such view of the farmers of j
.this country? Thev must he sadly
jacking in ordinary sense, and ignorant
of the conditions of life in this country
if they ent M tain any such opinion. It
cannot be the merchants, for the farm - !
ers are their customers. It cannot lie I
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the lawyers, for the farmers are their i
clients. It cannot be the doctors, the j
farmers are their patients. Nor the ar- |
1 ? I
' - tisans and laborers who find in them '
....
thoir nrinp.in.il emnlovors. And it is I
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not the farmers themselves. Mr. Till- !
man is mistaken in thinking that tli ;y '
are "oppressed," or "despised."
PYYe know whereof we speak, when
we sny that our f< inners hero are not!
men to put up with "oppression" from
?'. anybody. Ami he who sought to treat
them with contempt won Id speedily he
sent to the fright about.'' They are the
m majority of onr population. i'hey and
theri work are the basis of the prosperhiity
of our country. They are intelligent,
industrious, thrifty and independent;
possessed of the knowledtre and
f the nerve to protect and defend their.
sf'y solves from any assaults upon their
rights. It is an insult (o their to call
||"* them 'oppressed and despised." We
venture to say that there U as much
; brains and intelligence among the l'armB('<
.ers of this county as in any other branch
- of labor. They are progressive men,
keeping pace with the march of the ago,
yv - reading, improving and progressing.
- . They are educating their children, and
lavinc hrnml the foundation of their
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|S own and the country's prosperity. We
know that they have hero, ns a class,
jsif' and we believe everywhere else in the
State, th<> respect and confidence of everybody.
They have power and influ.
ence, and know how to use them, as
that man will find out who seeks to "opr
I* * 1
press" them.
r^-\ | "We don't like all this arraying of one
iviy .class against another. We are all
> hound up together in every relation of
life. No one class or set of men can
impose on another. We are all, of
whatever profession or avocation, comjjg?:
ponent parts of a homogeneous people,
' and eHch part is essential to the welfare
of the whole.
We think Jlr. Tillman has departed
from the task of reformation he assumed.
when he writes such stuiF as we
have commented upon.
Iih ?-? '
B*
l>o lift HOW K.
Itev. Benjamin Allston has written an
excellent article,'which we copy this
weejv, upon the establishment of an agricultural
college at Lethe in this con lift
',ty. \Ve do not know how this would
/ affect the bequest of the I)e La Howe
estate. Jt appears to us that it would
not be in derogation of that great philanthropist's
will. The fund has decreased
greatly since the days of the
jjenerous French Suvonf., who came to
our land in its primitive dayy, and cast
I;his lot with the little French colony at
1} 1 _1. p . .
lUiiluuiliiA. (Jill Ulli?IJJ^Il til II riMll^MlS lO
P form the nucleus of a fund, to which
the Legislature could annually add a
sum sufficient to maintain an Agricultu
.ral College, at which the youths of the
.State might be taught in all the advancenicnts
and scientific features as well as
in practical agriculture. Mr. Allston
r- shows the adaptability of Lethe to this
| purpose. It is a healthy and salubrious
I climate, the soil is fertile and its ele||
ments varied; an intelligent and well to
tl ? do population surround it, and it is
easy of access by the Savannah Valley
Road now nearing completion.
If this scheme be not incompatible
with tho conditions of the trust the
wm State assumed when it accepted Dr. l)e
fe; v' La Howe's noble charity, it ought to rerfly
coive the attention of the Legislature.
?p?;;.. In the meantime let us consider it who
are most interested in it.
Ig&k ~ Our beligerent friends of the Iieqisfer
and the Columbia representative of
|&y. the Netox and Courier have been
|%h.y breaking all the statutory regulations of
'( ijiie State and the city of Columbia made
{for ttye preservation of the peace. How
can ihey ever again condemn with their
vigorous pens the carrying of concealed
^ weapons, or an occasional set-to on the
streets. The Press Association will
have to be called together to hoal the
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W. C. Benet, falsq., Secretary of the
State Bar Association in forms us that he
has just received a letter from the Hon.
Thomas M. Cooley, of Michigan, accepting
the invitation of the [Association
to deliver the next annual address.
Judge Cooley has no superior in
America as a lawyer, text writer, jurist
and Judge. He was for six years Associate
J ustico of the Supreme Court of
Michigan, until first of January 187(5,
when he was elected Chief Justice.
This oPice he held until a few months)
ago. lie is well known to the legal pro- j
fnssion as the author of Cooley on Con- ;
stitutiona! Limitations and seven other j
works on cognate subjects. The Bar
Association is to bo congratulated on
nKtoiii! nn* f lut ??C ennl* imi?h > j
'/'^vuimiii^ in*, ova ? iv.v n wi r*v?v u iiiv 11
Fudges Dillon and Coolev. and .Mr.
lionet deserves the thanks of the Association
for obtaining sneh interesting
speakers.
General Wilinot (J. DeSnussure, of
Charleston, died recently in Florida,
whither he had gone on account of failing
health. Few .11011 in the State ranked
higher than General DeSaussure as a
lawyer, none ranked hiirher :is a pure
and patriotic gentleman. lie wis prom- ;
inent as a mason, and a loader in ail the ;
charities of the citv of Charleston.
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Secretary of State Havard has been |
j sadly iitllicted recently. Less than three )
I weeks ago his lovely ami accomplished j
| daughter died Middenlv; and imniedi- 1
j atoly upon the steps of that atiliclion
1 has come the death of his wife. It is
said he will resign the secretaryship and
retire to private life.
The Senate has passed the hill to ad- ,
1 mil South Dakota as a Stale. It will !
hardly pass the House. There were;
some sharp passages of words between
Senators Butler and Logan, and ' Itlnck ;
.lack'' found out that our Senator could
talk as well as he used to tight.
The Democratic Senators are stand- I
in?r by th ; President ill his fight with '
the Republican Senators and the latter '
will not come oil' "first best'' in this is- j
sue that they have so unnecessarily]
raised.
? ,
.1. S. Moore has furnished the X. Y.
Times with the following extract from a ,
letter written to him last week 1m* Secretary
of State Iiayard, in reference to a
communication which recently appeared
in the North Ameircan lie view:
"There lives not a human being to
whom I would at this moment intentionally
give pain, and therefore I had
rather turn awnv from men who disgust
me by their bnsenes and wound me by
their venom. The kingdom is
within, an l the man who means to be
happy must f>n content within. It is
the fate of high place to afford an easy
target for any assault, and 1 must not
expect an exception. I do not think a
thousand North America Jieriws can
cnange my real character nor my just
repute with honorable and sensible men.
But they can give pain to a great many
innocent people."
Moore to Tillman.
Cokesbuhv, S. C., Feb. (3, 1H30.
1'J'Iifors of Jfcxxciific)' :
Mr. 11. H. Tillman's letter that was recently
publish sd in the A'?/r.s muL( 'mi.
I ui-J sprung: up qui to a sensation
not only among the fanners over the
Stale, but among all business capacities.
After reftilintr the letter over carefully,
I was impressed with its c intents,
touching many points of interest more
particularly to the fanners, that they
should look after their welfare, that
they have so long slept over. It is true
that this class of people, as a body,
have but little confidence in their own
ranks.. Why is this the case ? Is it for
the want of brains ? Kcho answers no.
lo ! ! 1 " ""
.O It. iwi mu nnui III ltlllllOCl'S 1 Mill
can't be nnv excuse, for the census hook
will show that about three-fourths of
the tax-payers are farmers, and they out
number any business class of people in
the State. Now the great defect in the
farmers' way is, they are not united, but
they are scattered like a swarm of bees,
without a loader to hive them. I concur
with Mr. Tillman, in order to bring
about this unity of action with thi
farmers, they should call at an enrlv
da)' a convention, and 1 have no doubt
if a call is made through the press it
will result in a success. "A Moses will
be found" and an Agricultural college
established. Continued perseverance
often times leads to success. All the
welfare of our State depends upon the
system of agriculture. Many of the
best farmers have taxed their brain and
spilt their ink, lighting tor the interest
of the farmer, and the skirmish line is
not yet broken, but energy continued,
with a hope of success is hard to wipe
out. Call your convention, Mr. TiIII
man, and enroll such as will carry
the farmers' colors to- virtnnr omi ??->
J , ?? U?V
nkws after the next election will be,
that taxes are lowered and we will have
a more prosperous country.
W. A. Mookk.
Mr. \V. II. Arnold, t.f Greenwood,
who was some time since appointed j
ft postal clerk on tho Columbia and
Gteenville Railroad, has been promoted
to a third-class nppointmcnt, at a salary
of $1,000 per annum.?Register.
See those "dog-collars" for lidici a
Bell & OalpSin's.
\
rr.nm .wivww-'vutcy.- .. .
Court I'roceciUo^Tuesday
morning last had h???n :* *?pointed
by tl??i Court to hoar tin-motion
ma<Je hv the St:?te to change tin? venue
in tin* Ferguson case. Solicitor Orr urjtied
the tn.xion on hehalt' of the State
and Messrs. <Jary ami lt?nct for the defendant.
A'.! the mornin? to 11 shour
of ai!j.?Mni!n was o<v.uj>:od in the
argument. Tli" authorities ? it?*?1 were
numerous and the arguments long ami
exhaustive an I aide. At tin.' close of
them .Incite Withersnoon delivered his
decision, saying in substance. that he
was sa'isl; *,! that the State had the right
to make the i<iot:on, ami that the honorable
and e!!i-.*i"ul Solicitor wa ; actuated
in doing so by a sense of duty. Hut
that t!i" showing made did not satisfy
him that tin* State could not secure mi
this county a lair and impartial trial.
Wherefore he was constrained to overrule
the n.otion. And he passed a;, order
to tint, effect.
The case was ealled ajjain. and aftor
some consultation. Thursday was agroivl
upon ;m the day lor trial.
This argument consune'd until after
dinner. In the afternoon the ease of tin*
State vs. Sterling C. Morrinrin, for s->!linjr
jnopi-rty under lion, without consent
of lie:!'"?, and soliim; p?opev!y under
mort^.v;e without consent of mort?$?oe,
was fall oil. Col. 10. It. (Jary defended
thi- aeeusod with hi < usual ability,
anil the jury retunnsl a verdict of
"not jrnilty."
Immediately aft?M* tl is came the case
oj the State vs. (?ear;e Ii?dl, charged
with assault and lutterv with intent to
kill and assault, and batterv* of a hi^li
and ajritravated nature. Messrs. lletlij>liill
and Callmun represented the do
Icudan and succeeded in getting oil" lit oil*
client from the more serious charge. the
verdict being "guilty on the second
count." The Judge imposed on Mr.
Hell a line of seventy-live dollars or imprisonment
for six months.
WMiNKSDAV.
The Grand Juty filed into their seats
at the opening of court on Wednesday,
made their presentment nnd were discharged.
The State vs. .lack Kvans ws s called
for trial, -lack was a little colored hoy
charged .-villi burglary ami larceny, lie
concluded lie had better make a virtue
of necessity and entered a plea of guilty
on the second count. In view of his
lender years and the small amount stolen
he was sentenced to the county jail
for l hirty days.
Scott Chiles plea I guilty to carrying
concealed weapons and was sentenced
te pay a line ol lorty iloliars or tour
montlis in penitentiary.
" Alf. Chiles, larceny from (he field.
II?.' was well defended by Messrs. \ilhoun
& Mahry, hut. in spite of their ef'
i??i- 8 s. the jury found him guilty, and ho
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
I etio year.
Thursday morning at 10 o'e'ock, upon
ths c ill of the ease. Solicitor < )rr s ated
I hat ?m Wednesday he had received information
from a ineniner of the bar
that Dr. IYessh\\*. one of the el.ief uiedieai
witnesses for lite State, was in Augusta.
where he had a suit which was to
l?e tried on Thursday. That he had immediately
telegraphed to Dr. IVessh-v
at Iiradley hut had received no answer.
At the suggestion of the Court, Dr. J.
L 1'ressley was called, hut did not answer.
The Solicitor moved to continue
the ease until Monday, slating that liu
was satisfied he could have tlo* winiess
present at that time. The conns. I for
the defence strenuously opposed the
i continuance, and insisted upon the right
to try then ;they had a right to have the
present list of jurors to select Irom.
They ottered to admit what Dr. I'ressley
would swear, or to ailow the Stale to
use the testimony 01 the witness tak-n
v.y tin? stenographer at the. 1 s. trial.
The Solicitor repiiod that the witness
whs a medical export, to 1?:? u^ed in reply,
and his testimony would depend
upon that of the defense. Thot it was
therefore impossible to anticipate what
the witness would testify. It was n??cessary
that the witness shou!d%be pr?-sent
to hear all the evidence. The argument
was at times veh'iiaent and spicy
and animated. llis Honor granted
tin.' motion, and fixed Mor.dav ni 10
o'clock, for the trial. Tin* Solicitor
stated that there were no more cases
upon the Docket, and the jurors and
witnesses wer> discharged.
Soon after the jurors were di<ohnrged
it was reported to the Conrt and
counsel that l)r. lV??ss!ey had arrived.
Counsel for defendant a-ked that the
trial proceed, and the witnesses and jurors
were calied buck. Tin* question
arose whether the luvors*. wlio were
drawn to servo the first week, ami who
had been discharged, wore minipetent to
or could ho compelled to serve. Xone
of them hail left town. Time wns jriven
counsel to look up the auth<>riii-s
on the subject. Upon their return to
Court the argument proceeded. There
was little authority to ha found upon ?o
novel a point, one which probably never
arose before. The nearest case in
our State Reports upon the'subject was
that of the State vs. ntie in 14
Richardson, in which Judge Wardlaw
who delivered the opinion, held that a
juror who was excused, was as if ho
niiu hoi, neon I'rnwn. l iio.?listened
patiently to the arguments, hut held
that he could not require the jurors to
serve* again, and said he would not disturb
his order fixing the tiial for Monday
at 10 o'clock, as it was bust there
should be no irregularity in so important
a ca-?e. He intimated further that
he expected both sides to be ready then
to go to trial without further delay.
The bnlance of*the. week was taken
up in hearing cases on Calendar 2. and
in taking judgments by default on Calendar
3.
BIOS DAY.
The jurors were called at 10 o'clock
a. in. yesterday. At lirst eight or nine
or them did not answer. Gradu illy,
however, all of them came except two.
One of thorn, Mr. II. J. Ktnard enmo on
the eveuing's train. Mr. J. M. Ki?*hey
has left the State. Mr, J. P. Agnow asked
to bo excused because of the absonoe
of his partner as a juror at Greenville.
Mr. X. \V. lyay asked 4o bo excused be
rir'iwiwiwiiw.flt ihmiiiiw ? la?m,j
cause ho was needed at home to attend a j tl
member of his household who had been j
seriously injured by an accidental shot | o
I l~roin u riMle.
The Court called the case of State vs. 1
| .John C. Ferguson, indicted for murder, li
j Tin- State after calling its witnesses an- <
I nouneed itself ready for trial. The de- h
fence had its witnesses called. Several
! of them failed to answer, and ther? was ?j
a long waiting. At last Mr. Benet of- j
! fcred to go on if the Slate would agree ! v
ite admit the evidence given hy the ah- u
j sent witnesses for the defendant ut the c
i last trial in case they did not arrive. To <j
! this the Solicitor consented. The de- <
j fenc?? waived a rejruhu arraignment, but f
the t'ourt thought it best that the pris- t
oner should be arraigned, which Clerk t
Tiei^ier proceeded to do. A question (
arose by the dema.wl of the counsel for i
tlic defendont that ilie venire be tilled i
up to thirty-six. The Judge said he I
would not deny the prisoner any right ; \
to il? i:ia;:d the !iilin;x of the panel. He t
! has iii^ ch illonges and if necessary the .?
| panel will be filled in order that lie may t
l have his full number of challenge's. The l j
j ''I i~k procoe I witiithe drawing of lir:
I j'lrv. f illowin^were presented : I I
1!. ('. on demand of defendant I <
j put. on !iis voir *fire. said ho had not j
1 formed or expressed any opinion of the 1
Spoilt, or innoc'iH'c of tlx: prisoner. Ob- ; I
jjeeted to by de'eudant.
.1. !1. i'ldriek, put upon 1iis voir if ire! s
I bv defondant answered. bad formed an I
! opinion of the ;ui!t or innocence aeeus- ; I
| ed front newspaper accounts. Said he j <
J r.ould try the ease fairly and impartially. |
Mr. lionet asked if lu? had read county j
parpers. ssid ho had. Mr. Bend reidjl
| tlu' Statutes <>n the question of voir |
(lire, and made the point thai the Court: <
must bo satisfied with tho impartiality , 1
of the juror, and give defendant- the j
, ben (it. of a iy doubt thereof, and tho t
I juror excluded; that he must hoindillVr- i
lent. The Solicitor in reply cited the 1
case of tlie Stat.': vs. Dodsoa 1<5 S. C. j
i Report*. The juror against presented. I
not related to either prisoner or do- j
| ceased, not sensible of any bias or; <
1 prejudice for or against prisoner. Court ; i
j held him competent. Defendant u'o- j \
jeeted.
! J. 11. Nickle*. put upon hi.? voir din'.
; by defendant.. Not related to defend - ! '
j ant or prisoner, bar. not formed or ex- 1 .
: pressed any opinion, not sensible of any i,
. bias for or again.-t she prisoner. Sworn, j
\Y. 11. Mays, sworn en his coir dire, |i
by State. Not related to either deceased I
j or prisoner. Have formed and express- j i
' ed opinion of guilt or innocence of i ,
accused. Not sensible of any biars or j
j prejudice. Stood aside by the State. |
! d. li. Mill ford, put on his voir dire !
j by State. Presented and objected to by !
| defendant.
j Foster W. Wright, sworn.
i .lames Fife, put on his voir dire by
I defense. Presented and pbjocted to by !
J defendant.
! Daniel Thomas |<ut on his voir dire j
| by defendant. Objected to bj' defense. |
i J. it. HI lis, put on his voir dire by j,
i State. Sworn.
! A. McNeill, put on his voir <lire, by :
defendant. Stood aside because he j
he thought, he could not give fair and 1
impartial trial. (
A. S. Osborne, put on his voir dire.
by d ofonse. Didn't think he could render
an impartial verdict. Ordered to
stand aside.
1*. A. Trihble, put m his voir dire by
i defense. Didn't think he could rentier
j an impartial trial* Stood aside by order
J Court.
j .John 1!. Davis, put on bis voir dire j
! by d?*tVnse. Presented. Objected to i
[ by (I: t'.'iwi'. !
| L. II. Wilson, p 11 on his coir dire by I
| tlefvnsi-. I'resot.te.l. Mr. linnet .said this
i juror had approached him on the stn;c*t
i and said ho thought Ferguson was
guilty. Mr. lionet was sworn says: j
.) uror caino to him told who ho was. |
Said I am not the man you take sue for.
Left impression on my .mind, thought
Ferguson was guilty. I said don't talk 1
to me 1 am counsel in the ease. I
i Mr. Wilson said * I said to Mr. Ben"t
; 1 am not the man you are looking for.
I told him 1 did not want to serve on ?he '
jury, that if 1 did serve on the jury 1 1
j would go by law and evidence. Stood .
j aside by order Court. (
T. W. Mars, put on his coir dire, by j
State. Presented. Stood aside by the
I State. ' c
1'. A. Covin, put on hi* voire dire by 1
defense. Thinks ho can't give an i.n- j
partial trial. Stood asido by Court.
<1. M. Latimer, put on his voir dire
hv defense. lVesentod. Objected to ?by
doiVmluit. 1
X. W. Kay. sworn. ,
W. T. Speed, sworn.
J. l'\ A true w, put up on his rior dire '
by defense. Stood n*udc by order 1
Court. t
I. M. White, put up on his < n'r dire si
by Slato. S'ood asido bv order Court. j
I. A. Crawford, sworn on his voir dire .
by defense, presented, objected to l?y 1
defense.
G. \V. Andrews, sworn on his voir t
dire by defense, presented, objected to x
by defense.
>f. II. Link, sworn on his voir dire by
defense, presented, objected to by do- (j
fondant.
R. F. McCaslan, sworn on his v/ir v
(lire, by defense, presented, objected.
.John Lyon, sworn on his voir dire by 11
defense, I am prejudiced in the case. 0
Stood aside. '1
II. Kurnett, sworn on his voir dire, by ^
defense, presented, sworn.
W. L. Bowman sworn on his voir
dire by defense, presented, sworn.
T. (r. IJowen. sworn on his vc.ir dire s
by defense, is sensible of bias, stooil ii
asido by Court. p
I. X. Alexander, sworn on his ^
dire by defense, presented, objected to
by the defense.
S. \V. Cochran, bein^ bound over as a
witness, stood aside for cause. ;i
\V. Henry Moore, put on voir dire by
defense. Thinks ho has bias. Stood ,
aside by Court. , j1
W. H. MeAdams, put on voir dire by
State. Presented and sworn. "
The panel being now exhausted, the o
jurors stood aside were recalled. ,,
* -W. II. Mays, sworn. r
T. W. Mars, challenged by State.
The Court thou ordered a special vc- j r<
nire to issu? for ten extra jurors from n
I }
In' siivon milo hox. I
The following names wer" drawn i*"* { tto:i
pen court. |
T. W. McC/ov'l, .}. U. Anl.-rson. "owl
Iirain Cromer, A. t!. Smith. J. Mil- ;l1
ar, \V. .1. Uichey. .f. A. Ili-jhoy. Sander* part
J raw ford, I!. C. \Viis;?n.
lliillito. , *1
Court adjourned till half nasi. three
'clock. wum
At hs'.llpast three * It. m :*t i-oivm- niort
oned. Til.* siuMiU' v?;mh|? .1 1' :?l font 'J'|
it' t!i<- I'Mi x . ra J is r< > "s V? I sworn- XV(>n
!(l. '] il<' C >1)1 i, ;ts!c ! ? i l!" t 'u'lll'i.'i W'MlId t
;o hi; or *v:u,l. ill-' a! l<u"in'v ? '"<?! ill') '!V'
11 f? .-aid I hey would j-r-'fer ? ? wait thes
or'.lie whole ^niiihcr. A? H> minutes \W
o <> o'clock court stated that eight of ;V j.(
he Ion ju'ors had ai>swi?ri?il ' I * l ?* \ '
3. Smith ,\vus drawn from the S"vcn lo,,!
nile box, Ixii A. Smith was served J i<tm
Yfter some parleying A. ('. Smith was j one
It'l-l to hi; incompetent. .J. A. !*u:l??"-y 1 pistil
vas returned sick, Ki^ht wove found;
i> he present. Counsel lor the defence lms
n.id thev wore ready to -ro on, and l,r?l
he Clerk proceeded to call names of nexi
mors. ll0()!
Sanders Crawford, col., sworn on ;
lis voir dire. by defense, ohjecteil by
lei'ense. lion
(i. A. Shiliito, sworn on his voir dire sevc
?y defense, presented, objected hy de- hahi
endant. )(l>
\V. .1. Kiehey, col., stood aside i>v
;Ute. ' <lm!
I. C. Miller, sworn on his voir dire male
?y defense, presented, objected to by I pari
left-ndant. (any
.1. |;. Anderson. sworn. !
K. C. Wilson, stood aside because re-1''u
at.ed to defendant. | p'"i:
Iliratn Cromer, sworn on his voir I Tri.i
lire bv defense, presented, objected to
>y defendant. utte
T. \Y? ?.! cOord. sworn on his voir
lire bv slate, stood aside by state. rect
\V. J. iliehey, recalled, objected to pre>
In* defendant. otl {
T. W. Me Cord, recalleci, objected to!,,
I IyOM
l?y state.
The second venire was now exhaust- i 11
d and the court ordered that six n;bli- ! in s<
lional jurors he drawn from tile seven j ijt. j
mil'; now l he i<>|lowing were- drawn, I
K. F. Parker, W. Mil ford, Samuel J
A hi us, T. \V. Morion, .? a s. II. Walk"!-. j s"Vl
I'homas Sutii, rland. The court in- ; I'lai
-.trueied sheri'l' to have (hese jurors in j iho>
[ ourtthis morning at 10 o'elnck. .In ig" j .,mj
Witherspoon also alio wen sheriU" to |
provide th.> jurors with quarters nt the !
Hotel hut instructed him to keep them j
loiietiier. Court adjourned till 10 j
u'elock this morning.
Presentment ol" thft (Jraml Jury. | c,i"
! ton,
To the lion. I. IJ. 1 l'i/fierspoon /'re- j
sif/iiiff Juthje: loft
As the tir.ind Jury for the County of
Abbeville we would make the folio.v- <^3d
ing presentment : l'"!
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We have -liven such attention to 4he
Hie
ilili'erent matters suggi sted hv your | frol
Honor as the time at our disposal the
would permit. We take jleausnre in tnu
commend:!:* to you the cmer.-d good
com fili on of the County offices. system, j
accuracy and eliieieney art; apparent in ! A
each. Wo have not, however h"en aide
to give to these otlices that careful ex- dio
iimination which we infer, from your J'j'"
Honor's charge, is required of us at the
i . . ter
least once dun tig our term ot service at k
:u,p to tin this we think it would hi- ivih
... . , . . , rcli;
weis to have this.worK coimniited to a S,,j)s
part of ili<! (irand .Jurv, who can attend 1",M
. , , Viol;
to u at a time more convenient both to ,|m,
ihem and to the County officers. If 1'he
, . . ., iItis
tins suggestion meets your honor s np- jaj(|
oroval we wuhl smr^est that Joel S. B.iilllld
ley ami 1'. II. Speed, together with the tainj
Foreman constitute a committee for this anV
purpose ami that they meet, nt thc^call of
the Foreman. . ^ 1
itriti
We would call atteniion to the re- ?f h
nt marked improvement for filing and aj"'
making of easy reference the many and ,,f j,j
;ro.u variety of papers in the Clerk's W''V.
Ilice. and recommend that the County ?ui.<i
Commissioners be authorized to .pav l,l,,u
: axco
jost of same. We (ind that a good desk WJJ..
with provision lor locking up important Ti
>apers is much needed in the Auditor's {'u" 1
conn
?Ilice. ai.d would recommend, as former inj
ii-iiiiu .Mines nave none, that such a one
, skU-I
>e furnished him. I'lie Auditors l)u- wan
dicntes, very largo und heavy hooks, "j"''.
ire piled up ill such manner as to he
lillicult of reference, we would suggest
0110 i
hat. a plain case he provided, in which, wImI
iflor being properly labeled, ihese
>ooks can be conveniently and systemat- roct<
cnlly arranged. St
We regard the bonds of the County t'.iilii
fficials as in salisfactorv condition
art? n
vith the exception of that of tl\e until
Cleric of the Court,'whieh we think re
, . " A
[Uiros strengthening. Cart?
A delegation from the Grand Jtirv Jf'jjjj'i
isited the County Poor Mouse, the in- i,v b!
nates number thirtv-two about j'1"
' tortn
quaily divided between the two races, serin
'hose were comfortably clad and re- 1S tu
J . out r:i
iort that they receive a sufficiency of hjuoc
rhok>soine food. One house is in bad un
onditiom needs new sills and window f()]
butters and the floor requires repair- cnine
rip, the house shows many Jhroken Apii^
nnes of glass. We would recommend ?tten
liat these several matters be attended
[>. . Corel
The County jail was also visited and 1
favorable opinion formed as to general Tin
lanatrement of same. We would make <,,d"
. for
liese recommendations as to the jail : book
>:af. some arrangement be made, by |
bich slops can be removed from thojtJic[?i
L?lls without having to unlock tho doors j
f same, that the pipe of the stove used j from
>r warming the cells be so fixed as to J
u more saie man at present, thnt j sizev
Jndder to roach scuttle hole be pro-' Boll
.*;_v w; rTfw.'^r'.trA.
I tM I Ko{?l iti p!;ic", I ho [)orof
})lnnk Ilmw*' rcoiMitly hlown
i he ;?.l <?:h* ;mt ui?, th:tt the door
the r..ii i>n- u> the prison
of jai! i> so as to open diflor,*
from at present ami that :?n iron
In* placed across shiih', ami that the
h>w r.! ?:??u*? apartment he made
xc.'itrc hy means of iron bars.*
ie Ijin.ks of thirteen Trial Justices
hrou rht h<-''o?-f us, and due care
ii to their examination, in the main
e were care lull}* and correctly kept,
think that in the most cases there is
ok of promptness in paying tines
>cted. Charges of improper adminlion
of his olliee were made as to
of the Trial .Justices, but as he cxied
part, of these and as the book
en ted to us appeared to have been
terly kept, he was directed at the
, term of the Court to produce a
v I13' the entries in which he says he
free himself entirely. Our attenhas
been called to the fact that
>ral of the Trial .Justices are in the
t of compromising eases and som?
onsiderable importance. We would
ct their attention to tin? law, which
es all the parties, who makes all the
ies participating in the si>Hle?>?"??
fehmj* guilty of compounding n felony
punishing the same severely. Coiniit
bavin;* been made en the part of
1 Justice*; of ioss of time and insod
?'X|>i use because of having to
ml the first (lav of Court, we would
innm-nd that th?*y all he required to
si-nt their hooks to the (irand .Jury
lie second day of each term of the
: l during our term of service,
has heen brought to our notice that
mm sections of the Conn'v the publighwavs
have been entirely neglet>r
very poorlv worked. 'J'hc great
ritv of the wo.-.ther may partly exn
this, but V" would ur-jje upon
havinir the matter in charge early
caref.il attention.
11 of \\ h :ch .s respectfully submitted.
A. li. Wa?oi.aw,
Foreman.
H.vic.r.sTos, S. ( '.. February 1.?(JciiWilmot
( . 1 >eSau*sure, of Charlesdied
at Orlando, 1'la. to-duy, in the
v-fourth yoar of his age. He was an"
and distinguished lawyer, president
he Cincinnati society, a prominent
ion. having been invested with the
degree in 1874. ami a member of all
local societies of literary and cliari!e
charade:*. He was a member of
S!s.|4. I'....ri*?r *
uiiuwat i'(ll) I 111 IKMISly
it 1848 to i8<>2, ami served during
warns commander of the reserve
>[?. ; in 11ii? defense of (Charleston.
ion of liis Vows.
vi. .v nt a, l-'i brua rv ;">.?| Special.]? Hismom
thick andfast this morning .?s to what had
I tho lindinj; of the Keclesi.ist:cal Court in
celebrated Armstrong ease. On upplicaof
a reporter to Dr. Ariusi ronjr for u copy
II y coinniunic.i'ion he mijfht have received,
Doctor ailmi! toil < hat he hail ruivi ve?I a letfrotn
Bishop lU-ckwitls. hut he did not feel
borly to ijive it o?il for pn'olie.i'ion. Your
vs-.Mit ati\e learn.however, '.Vo.it other
thie sources thai I he tint!iu<>" of th.- court ia
itiintiull v. tiiat l>r, Ariii.Ht rout; ''conducied
self in a manlier inconsistent witti ami in
i! ion of his ordinal!??n \ ow, hut do not l'.ud
the te.-wimooy esiahiishc immorality."
ordination vow of the cliureli, upon which
verdict seems to have heen founded, 11s
(Ion*ii in the ;?i ayer-hook, is as follows:
IVill you apply all your dilitrence to frame
fasinon your own life and the lives of *ou
iiies accordiii*; to ilte doctvine of Christ;
to make bo.li yourself and them, as much
i vou li.^tii, whol.-s.iine examples tiftlto
; of Christ?"
10 court seem* :?> have held that the
kits# of heel- <ii hi.-, hotel and the visiting
awdv houses in t'meinnat; for a proper
laudable imrnosn. laew ul.l. i. ii- *
iiis.is never denied. const it utc a viol atinn
is orilin.ition vow in th.it hu f.iiled to be a
teunnie exam[?le.
ie .sentence of the court i:? that lie be
iciided ironi his otlieo lor such length of
us the ISis'.iop may de^ut Lest, not to
eil tun years.
n viik sk\t::n'ci: wiix task kfhbct
ie Bishop lia? given !>r Armstrong nntil
:V<it oi' lite month in ivhudi lopies-nt any
nunicntioii by himself or Iiis counsel seeki
new hea ring or a mnditicat ion of I lie filidol'
the court. So the casecannot be eonrcd
closed until alter the I'Jth inst. Tiic
lens and vestry of St. Philip's Church
have been present throughout tiiis ecustical
i:oiir:'s proceedings expess their
iakeii cotili'lence in the integrity ;?nd
_ ..r lk- a -
hum ??i it. nrmsirong. AO
s anthorixed to speak for (hi* liisliop as to
liis opinion uiav bo. It is said, however,
in view of the united fueling ofconiidcnce
!c people of St. Philip's parish for their
>r, the Hishr.p may derm the suspension ulv
submitted to by l?r. Armstroig, as a
ieni punishment for hi v. indicrelion in
if;- to be a '"wholesome example" on one
sion. As the case now stands, speeuiations
scle.-s. as no conclusion can be ri ached
aftertho lUtb inst.? A uytitit Okrouielt.
terrible outrage was perpetrated in
iMsvillc, a few davs since. Some iiend in
in shape,attempted to murder the eit'ire .
Iy of 1'. S. Commissioner Aaron Collins,
owing tip his residence with dynamite.
house was completely shattered but
natelv neither Collins nor his wife were
?isly hurt, though badly frightened. It
be hoped that the perpetrators of this
igcous attempt, may he caught, and quick,
ly justice be meted to them, by the hands
outraged public.
loner S. A. Murphy, of Chester County,
to Columbia Yesterday with SheriB' Wm
nod, to apply for hail. Sheriff I" o ?tl killed
inner wuo hud assaulted him, in an
ipt to break jail. The petition was hoard
c Chief .Justice Simpson tl.is morning
jail {granted. 'i'liis ts the tirst time a
ler has arrested a S'icriif in this State
11 our rocoii.-ction.
tries Ti. Webster, the publisher of Gen
t's iiook, v.i'.l to Mrs. Grant a check
its her searc of the pn-fit* of the
up to date. This M the largest sum ever
it; ??io check by n ;>uM s!i.?r to an author
i- preseutat ives. Mueaulay received from
imim-r* <?r ins History of tn>ri:tnd a check
id.tniu, 01 $l(iO,tiOO, and the largest Mira
/alter Scott ever received in one check
his publisher was ?40,000.
rsoy Jackets, Jcsoy Jacket*, in all
, sty!?^ ?n?1 colors; vwy cheap at
& (iaJphin's. >