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II'" JHesstngcr. M. L. BONIlAM.Jn., ) Editoks and JAS. S. PERRIN, J PKorKiKTUKS TUESDAY, March 2, 18SU. FAHMEKS* CONVENTION. S. 'We .hope that the Farmers' Cod von lion, about which so much lins beei paid and written, will be called, liy nl means let it be called. Let the fanner; jfroin all over the Slate meet and tak< counsel together over the matters per taining to thoir calling, their wollfan ?nd their interest. Such a gatherinj must produce good results. And le jthem by ali means discuss politics nn< public affairs. Let thein inTestigati every question of a public nature. Lc them inquire whether the charges o "bossism," "rings," "vennlitv," &*c, tha have been the clap trap stock in trade of: few men who hunger and thirst after of fice, be true. In short, let them thor ; oughly canvass the political situation? and take such action as in their judg uient will be best. They have identi cally the same interest in public affair that every citizen, of every professioi or avocation ; and they have the sain rights and freedom of action. But tha any convention of farmers will ever b called, or meet, for the purpose of turn ing out all office-holders and electini only farmers, we do not believe. W believe, however, that some men wli are now agitating this matter have onl; the above idea in view, and have thei own ulterior and selfish ends in view. 1 Jtfr. B. R. Tillman wants to benefit th farmers he lakes a strange way to do il H'nen 110 seuKS 10 linuue iiiuir minu svith the notion that every other mar 7 especially if he is in office, is hostile t their interests. In our opinion he mistaVes the intel ligenceof the people for whom he pre fesses to speak if he thinks they wil endorse his ideas and sentiments. Th 'y . people are sensible, they have goo .common sense, and they have a habit c thinking quietly for themselves, an they are very apt to come to a "level headed" conclusion upon all publi questions. So the farmers will meet i their convention and will act with th prudence, good sense and judgmer L-v that usually mark their actions. pi ===== NO OBJECTION. We think our neighbor of the Medt is urn is mistaken in saying "some of on contemporaries are very indignant at I It. Tillman because he wishes the farm j evs to unite for self protection." W exchange with nearly all of the paper of the state and we havent seen any ev idenee that any body was indignant wit r. Mr. Tillman on any such ground: Most of them who have had an}rthin to say on the subject agree with vhn we have said heretofore. That ou ' farmers are not the poor spirited, "op .pressed" and "despised" class, soin would have us believe. Nor ar they '"hewers of wood and drawers c water" t.s the Jledium calls them. Wil the Medium name some of the farm ers in this county who are "hewers c fSSr r ' wood and drawers of water," and stat who they >'hew and draw" for? No, no, gentlemen, our farmers ar y'.j-. v \ . manly, independent men and know ho\ to express and enforce their conviction? They are not children in leading string; .' Cooperation among farmers is no .objectionable/' By no manner o means. It is on the contrary, laudabl pnd desirable. Lawyers have their Iiu Associations, Doctors have their Medi cal Societies, merchants their Kxchang i; es, artisans their Unions, and so on t Rvpn U'fi ! ' v ' _ ??.?.?> nv cuiiuiS) neignuor, HJivo oil ;j 1'ress Association ! By nil mentis then . the farmers ought to have their associ ations. Hut don't try to make iheiu be Jieve they ure Ishtnnelitcs, whose hand: are against everybody and against whon Js everybody's hand. The people be pin to inspect that such talk is not like |y to be productive of any good. jhlFSCOSIB ON TILIiMAN. ?>.Secrcinry of ftt^to, James X. Lip vscotnb. expresses fearlessly, freely am frankly h is opinion of Mr. IJ. R. Tillr ' man. Mr. Lipsconjb has t\hvays beer - known to be the farmers' friend, in fac f< ' * it is the strongest card he plays, politi eallv. and his unfriendliness to Kr Bjgi5 . ^ I, Tillman's movement, will go far towan'i ? weakening the influence the latter mnj have exerted. Wo cannot but admir< Mr. Lipscomb's bold manner, and thinV he will lose nothing by the plain lettei he has written. If there is one thinj more than another that we heartily dc test in a public man, it is the fear to p* honest opinions, lest a few vote.! jgj ^ lost thereby. This thing of runninf hhr with the hnro and bnrking with thi Bp hound*. niny succeed for awhile, bu Iho day of retribution will surely come p8p fti^d all rtectfitfulness certainly be ex jfr|| t>o*ed. It requires a man of great mor *1 coarajfe always to express his opin i ions boldly and fairly, without any dll - ' '-/.V " * : . ly-dallyiup, but he rises in the scale of} C moral worth just in proportion as he . does so. The writer is not a political admirer of Mr. Lipscomb, hut does not hesitate to express his admiration of his p ' course in the Tillman boomerang. l'RIOHITV IiIKN IJAW. The JS'eir.s and Courier devoted ^ nearly three pages of its-issue of the ^ 1 " . . I v 24th to the retailing the views of its},, i correspondents from the various conn- j it M ties upon the question o<* the effect of j \ the 1'riorilv Lien Law as it is called.! j1 We guther that the burden of informa- ! tion is to the oll'oct that the law has pro- j () " duced or is likely to produced hardship j r< ^ to the tenant. That it is not favorable j ^ to the merchant, and is beneficial to the j landlord. It will perhops require a year j \] 1 to tost the law. We can tell mori. ; y about its workings next year. I 1 Installation of Ilev. J. Lowrie Wilson, According to a previous announce- 1 I ( ment, a pro rti nnin meeting of the South Carolina Presbytery was hold in the Presbyterian Church of this place on Saturday evening at half past seven v o'clock, for the purpose of making the c necessary arrangeuients for the instal- j lation of the Rev. .1. Lowrie Wilson as i t pastor of the Presbyterian Church of r this place. I The opening sermon was preached j ? by the Rev. 1). K. Frierson, from the e text: "Behold 1 stand at the door and ^ 0 knock ; if any man hear my voice and ( y open -the door, I will come unto him and j sup with him and he with me.'' 1 l)r. Frierson was also elected Mod'?ra- t f tor of the Prebytery, and L. W. Pcrrin, , o Esq., CUrk. [ t The Presbytery was composed of Rev. * B 1). Fj, Frierson, F. P. Mullallv and W. * T. Mathews, and Elders M. Krwin, A. '? T. Mcllwaine, and L. W. Perrin. ] o The Moderator suited the business before the Presbytery, and asked if there were any communicators to be submitted, whereupon the Clerk read the call ^ which had been extended to Rev. J. 11 Lowrie Wilson by the Abbeville church ' e and also the letter of dismissal from (| Bethel Presbytery. Upon motion then, the Rev. Mr. Wil- ^ son was formally received into the d South Carolina Presbytery alter public- ^ 1- ly promising to submit himself to its c direction. v The following onW of installation j 11 services was argreed upon for Sune day : it Rev. F. P. Mullally was to preside, preach the sermon, and propound the \ constitutional questions to the pastor- ' elect and the congregation. Rev. 1). E. Frierson to make the charge 1 to the minister. t- Rev. \V. T. Mathews to make the ir charge to the congregation. ^ Presbytery then a<ijonrned with payer by the Moderator, to meet on the next J l" day at live minutes before eleven o'clock e to carry out the programme for the in- t s stallation. SUNDAY. ( ^ Notwithstanding the very inclement -. weather, quite a goodly number, includ- i g ing the Presbyterian congregation gen, orally, and a number of members of other churches, assembled on Sunday r in the Presbyterian Church to witness '- ihe installation of the Rev. J. Lowrie j n Wilvifin ^ ;i e Tito Presbytery was called to order i -f and opened with prayer by the Modern- \ * tor, Kcv. l)r. Frierson, after which the ^ usual Services were conducted and a ser- t - nion preached byjJRev. F. J'. Mullally. i ,l Mr. Mullally took for his text the *] words: "That whosover helievth in l 1 Him should not perish hut have eternal j life." A synopsis of the sermon could i e by no means do the eloquent preacher <j justice. The main truths, however, J which the minister impressed upon tli.? \ hearers in chaste language and eloquent t ' manner, were: 1st. That Christ, him- ] it self, was the end of all faith, and that | ,f doctrines, creeds, the plans' of salvation, J fear of punishment and hope of reward. c were secondary and subsidiary, to this j r grand end. 2d. That Christianity was a - revelation of close personal relationship r t. ni. ! .? . wiiu vviniHi. ino sermon was thorough- (_ enjoyed by the congregation, as in- , ileed arc ail of the sermons of the Rev. r\ r Mr. Mullully. u , At the close of the sermon Mr. Mul- v . lally'propoundeil the constitutional ques- K tions first to the pastor-elect anil then to a the congregation. / * The questions being answered satis- h i factorily, i)r. Frierson, proceeded to ti . charge the pastor-elect with regard to ji his duties. All IVIt. as this christian j, gentlemen, venerable alike in years and $ in the ministry, was delivering his ? charge, that he knew whereof he spoke, t and that his words of counsel and ad- ;i vice were those of christian sympathy u and love. i, Kev. Mr. Mathews in his charge to 1 the congregation, dwelt upon their - duties to the minister they Had called. , It was their duty to support him. nut V IllMrnlv h\ L-m.i. Mm F? _!JI? i vv >? in iiuiu wuriuijr care, ^ but to support him in all of his inipis- . Jovial work, ami encourage him in every ' . way possible. It was the minister's v 3 duty to preach, it was their duty to |} hear and do. The charge was . full of good advice and well received. 11 ? At the close of the charge to the con- ? t gregatinn, Dr. Mullally offered a prayer ^ r invoking the blessing of Almighty God upon the work of the Presbytery, iind j at its close, pronounced in the name of * the Presbytery that the pastoral rela- ? - tion had been perfected. After a song 3 by the choir, the benediction was pronounced and the congregation dismiss- 8 1 ed. ? 3 ' y, ? OTHEIt CUUilCH SERVICES. tl '? The sacrament of tho Lord's Supper tl - was celebrated in the Preshyteriap v . Church at four o'clock Sunday afte/- o noon. ii Rev. W. T. Mathews preached a very b * acceptable sermon in the Piosbytcrimi i . . ;; . . ' '] ' , r:tj. >.I. K. Vance, ami one of Alib. ?- > s ilbVs fairest ami lovlb-st younjj ladies, I !l ml l>r. W. S. Killingsworth, u promis- : . it and intelligent. youn^; man from ! ^ Villislon, Uarnwell county, were mar-i' i?'?l :ii Mden Hall, this residence of the j ride's father. |" 1'Men Hall is famous far ami near, not j j nly for its magnificence ns a coniitrv! iisidence but for tin* gem-rous hospit.-tl- i j y all enjoy who cross its threshhohl. j' I never looked lovelier, or did itself lore justice than on lUfcwcasion, when he relatives and friends of the happv ^ ouiij!; eoujde irath'"*od under its roof to witness the vows ol' love and constancy t nd extend to tiio favored pair, "bust fishes, long lives and prosperity." The ceremony was performed !>v llev. L 1). Smart of fireenwood, S. The .. idlowinjr were tin* attendants u:d a de- t, criptiowof the dresses worn by the , ousr ladies : -| r5 lie bride wore an exquisite dress of j uby satin, a front of sea shell pink bro- ( ruled silk, panels of eas<:aded lace and uby satin ribbon. Marie Autionette oolar, a veil of white tulle and oranjre \ ilossoms. This lovely costume was mule complete by a handsome set of) f earls and diamonds. i Miss Laurie Vance, sister of the \ ?ride, Troy, S. C., and Mr. H. A. V.'eath- { rsbee, Wi I listen, S. (!. Miss Vance , vore a burnished jrold surah silk, triinuecl with cardinal satin and Snanish Jl 70. Miss Lou li. Weathersbee, of Willison, and Mr. F. IF. Vance o!' Augusta, i:\ Miss Weathersbee wore handsome :arnet silk and velvet, trimmed with >ink ribbons and rose buds, Miss Mamie* A. Go- b dd. of Ookcshu y, S. C. and Mr. F. M. Kilby of Augusa, Ga. Miss Godbold won; 111:1.0011 olorod cashmere, silk velvet, trimmed vith white tulle. Miss Annie McCaslan, 'I'rov. S. C1. and ^apt. J. T. Youngblood of the same dace. Mis-; McCaslan wor't wine colired cashmere and velvet with a bouquet of daisies at th?; throat. Miss Jeannie Harrison. Mill way. S. v., and Mr. Glenn Youngblood, Troy, >. C. Miss Harrison wore brown silk , ,vith white ruching at the throat. Miss Sallie Youngblood. Winterseat. 0., and Mr. John Burnette, Troy. S. Miss Youngblood wore gray serge md crimson plush trimmings. Miss B:*ssie C'?thran, ?dil!way. S. (!., md Mr. J. M. Robinson. New Orleans. Miss Oothran wore navy sergr and bvoraded velvet. Miss Hell Xeel, Troy. S. C., and Mr. iYardlaw Smi:h, Ahb?'vili?, S. ('. Miss SVel wore a black silk. The bridal couple were the recipients >f many and handsome presents. Ksjecial mention must be made of .hat of lie ?1*00111, a handsome watch and chain, md that of Dr. W. \V. Smith a one housand dollar Georgia railroad bond After the ceremony the doors of the lining hall were thrown open ami meats md delicacies in abundance were s.-rv>d. S. Tlio Greenwood liuikiin^ & Iioun Association. Lust Saturday night a considerable lumber of the. citizens of Greumwood md vicinity met in Durst's utore lot he purpose of organizing the Green- 1 ( vood Buildimr and Loan Ax<?iiMiiti<iii I : The mooting was organ i/.ied l?y the 'lection of Dr. .J. C. Maxwell us chairnan ami Mr. J. \V, Payne secretary L'he constitution and bylaws. prepared >y thu committee appointed for thai nirpose at a previous meeting, were ead and adopted, and the following dtieers \vere elected : Dr. \V. 1J. Hill wee, president; Mr. .1. K. Durst. rice-president; Mr. J. \V. Geen, scereary and treasurer, ar.d the following 1 . i\.. f r> m i> ^ /u wvivi n j/i * U ? V./, i>iUA\V(![|, d . D. iailey, .1. W. l'siyno, J. K. Davis, It. W. < Major' J. T. Simmons ami \Y 11. Dailey. | The election of a solicitor was posttoned ami the following coniinitee ap- 1 ioil)toil to selcct a si.itiMo man for the , lOsition : \Y. B. Cobb, .1. S. Bailey :in?? > ). W. Crews. This committee will < (. port at the meeting to he held imxt j "'uesday nigt. The committee then djorn?d to meet next Tuesday night at i irhicU time the organization of the As- > ociation will he completed and the dditional number of shares taken up. ls yet only a limited number of * litres t ave been taken, hut it is expected t hat at the meeing next Tuesday nigh c lie number will he increased to a 1 :sast live or six hundred. Kverv bus. ( in ess man and especialy every vonug .s lan in Greenwood should not f?i 1 to y ake an intrest in. this Association, as 1 i will bo of great advantage to the com- ? >unity and will be a safe and paying v \ vestmen t.? Green wood Lit ill L J . v An exchange says that every year li very local newspaper gives from J 1,(XX) to $5,(XX). in free linos for tho . olo benefit of the oomrriunity in which J ? t is situated. No other agency can or i, rill do this, 'l'he Joeal editor in pro? ortion to his means does more for ^ is town than any ten men in it, and ^ i all fairness, man with man, he light to ho supported, not because tl ou happen to like him. or odtnre his n writing, but because a local paper is .tl lie best investment n town can make. t may not be brilliant nor crowded ft rith great thoughts, but financially it ? more of a hnnefit to a community ?! han the preacher or teacher, Undertand us now, we do not mean morally l r intellectually, but financially, and S ot on the moral question you will find a! ho majority of the local papers are on 81 he right side of tho question. To day gj he editors of local papers do the most m rork for the least money of any men si n earth. Subscribe for nnd advertise ?| i your lofcal papor, not as a charity j,! ut ?s an investment.?Times and H, lecmorat. ?< ?;* ' r> tfL tKjt i J JL1 JI?.W KW,I am rjji.-z^rrx- ->.vu?3:rr T^usc'nmm hurch on Sunday night. Rev. Mr. llancW'l conducted tho ! a ?rvico?, uiorniiig and evening at Tiini- o ,T Church. | h Rev. Mr. Wi'hor, as usual filled his j c ulpit in the Methodist Church on Sun-,a ay. | l.l i:<!cn Jiii'.l In it* Glory. | a ! 1' On \Vfilnos?l:?y last nt 4 o'clock p. tit. I'SS ili LVtlll V.JIM'P- M .?f 1 The adoption by the State Tempernce Convention on Wednesday ni f a resolution declaring that the l'roihitionists will vot<> lor no legislative andidate who does not unequivocally nnoutice Ins willingness to vote for Ik; submission to the people of the ending prohibitory resolution has ere- J ted a sensation in political circles in ventuekv. This resolution provides hat 'no person shall manufactnre for ah-, or sell, or keep for sale as a heverge, any intoxicating liquors whatever, ueiuding ale, wine and beer;*' and that he General Assembly shall hy law"preeril?R regulations for the enforce ment if the prohibition herein contained, and hall provide the penalties for the violaion of ihc provision thereof." Lending 'mhihitionists claim that, as they favor either the Democratic nor Republican tarty and oppose the formation of a hird or temperance party, they will etain the balance ol power. As to the |Uest;on whether eitcer party will favor ir oppose the submission of the amendneut t?i the popular vote, some think hat both parlies will favor its submis ion. Lust Fiiday the I!rut. W. T Field, enator. p:iitl the treasurer of Pickens :ounty-f.li'it), wi'h instruction tf? place t to tin; cre'lilol' the public school fund. L'his jrenorons gift o'* the senator wi'l >e highly appreciated by the friends if education. ?(> rconc/iIt: Xcn'.<. A child's greatest enemy is worms, vho can calculate the misery and suforinir :? child has tt? endure who,is in'e.sted with worms ? Shriu<'r's Indian rermifuge will destroy and expel vorins from both children and adults. )nly -5 cts. a bottle?f or sale by e <1 t Xeull'cr. (.'russule Against Lawyers. Where is the sense in abusing the huvytrs? Hiey do not elect themselves In oliiee, for here are only about 1 .(1(10 in the Stale, mil here are about 2l)0.(WO voters. Ami when hey go to tlie Legislature thuv sbonbl not be ilamcd for all the l.-ad legislation: for they ire in a minority there. Will anybody undertake to prove that lawyers arc less patriotic than other people? i'hey have served the Slate as faithfully in eaee ami in war as any other class of chitons. Let any old soldier say if this is not rue. And everybody remembers with what msellishness and fidelity they worked in 1.S76, >n the stump and everywhere else they were leeded.for the success of the democracy. It is gettinir to be quite the stylo among a ow order of polilicul reformers to abuse uxl vilify lawyers in the abstract. l>ut lawyers do not exist in the abstract; they are eal, living, acting personalities, known and ibserved of the communities in which they ive. They are the kinsmen and friends ami :ompanions of other people of all other callngs in the community; they are officers in he churches, trustees in tin- ~..i o II U V?/I~ egos; ami in every other way, in their indiridual relationship, stand on llieir merit's as tiler men in cither professions and callings In. Let anyone take the trouble to cull over he list of lawyers he is acquainted with?the ndividnal member; of the profession?and see if they do not compare favorably, in point ?f character and personal worth?escontials >f true manhood?with the average man in ither walks of life, 'l'herc are "black sheep" liming the lawyers onlv as there are "black sheep among farmers, merchants and median ICS. If one has a valid objection to a lawyer, let lim make itan individual objection, as he loes in thecase of a merchant or farmer, and lot abuse the whole profession for the faults >f one. It may beset down as a pretty safe rule hat the man who is eternally abusing the awyers is a demagogue and is trying to advance his own aspirations by appealing to >rcjudice and passion. 1 his is not written in defense of lawyers? or tucy need no defons ; but as a protest igainst a mean species ot demagog;* in that vouid prejudice one ciass of citue:.. > u^'aiust >. <? > . iwt [> M1111..11 ?ntr h is a titicaiu fact that a.I lac abuse of lawyers renters in polities. Hut how do the lawyers regard this abuse )f themselves? We do not know, but think t very likely they regard it with contempt, is all other sensible people do. They know .he purpose and they know that everybody :lsewhose opinion is worth anything knows it ilso; and so they move on serenely and nn:oi?cerned. They know, and they feel that very other sensible wan knows, that th.y ire measured by their character and not by heir calling?as other men are. And they enow more than that^-and right here we vould put a "Ilea in the ear of the "anti-lawrer" howler?they know that the more l;iw ers are abused, the more will a discriminatug and justice-loving public come to their 'indication whenever they are candidates for tttice. And this is no doubt the reason that if all men who run lor ollice, the greater projortion of those elected are lawyers. If two men of equal merit and ability are mining against each other, one of them being i lawyer; and the other candidate or his 'riends base his claims to support on the : iv.ui.it that he is not u lawyer while his oppolent is, the lawyer will be elected; for he w ill mve not only the votes of those who vote for 1 iiii on his merits, but will 'be voles of nauy who, otherwise neutral, will take the >ai*l of the candidate who is unjustly abus:d The best way to elect a lawyer is to abuse Ar /aict/ci'A While on this subject, it occurs to us that here was a time when it was not objected hat lawyers held prominent positions in the iountry, and at a time, too, when th?y served lot for salary hut for patriotism, l.ci. us t un >ver the list of the Generals that were in the Confederate army from South Carolina, and ee what their occupations were before they rent into the war. It may give some new ileas to politicians whose stock in trade is buse of the lawyers. The list of Generals lav not be conu>lete, but embraces ali tiiat re can now call to mind: Lawyers: Muxcev Grejfff, J. I). Kershaw, no. L). Kennedy, Sain'l McUowhh, \V. 11. Vallace, M. W. Gary, M. L. Bouhain, M. C. hitler, States tyights Gist, James Connor, ame.H Chesnut, A Oner Perrin. Planters: NV ade Hampton, John liratton, onti iii'iiyiun, Trapior, Johnson liaood, A. M. Manigault, Stephen I). Elott. Regular Army: K. II. AndersoK, Stephen >. Lee, John Dnnnovant, U.S. Kipley, N. (J. vans, lUrunrd Uee. Teacher: Micah Jenkins. The above may prove interesting reading to lose who think that lawyers are too prom ient in these piping times of peace; who link that lawyers are public enemies; that tvvyers have no patriotism, but only want the tlices for private greed and personal and pr?> ssional aggrandizement. Can anybody point out any bad legislation r maladministration that lawyers are responble for? llow could such a thin^ be when lev liuve alw.ys been in a minority in the ) ejiisluture? And in looking over the list of i tate olticero, the only lawyers we find there re Lieutenant-Governor Sheppard, who is >mplv President of the Senate, and AttorBy-Cleneral Miles?thin officer must <>f necesty be a lawyer. So that if (here is unv laladmtnisiralioh the lawyers are not respo-ibleforit. Then why this wholesale dentiniation of lawyers ? Let every man stand on is own individual merits. There is no xense i trying to arrny one class of citizens against nothcr. And itiu wrong.?Xiwbtrry Ob*crtr. f .'rivi IHHHHbhhHHM N?htffl?K5:?WP*- r.ttOPWmrMF** ? r??/w.7<* ;?r."><vr I Ii(|)s<*oml> on Tiltnuiii. ' i The following is 1111 nxlmd {'rom ? circular j letter sent ??s by* Hon. .hum's N. l.i;>scotnb, | Secretary of State, In reply to ;i personal I?-t- I ter addressed to him by some person utiktiowti j I to ns. His opinion <>t' Mr. 15 -n Tillman.! seems to be of not :i very lii^h order. | I have urtf.-tl tiie vital ni'..11. jut' tin* fanners i.f tin* 1-i.ite and Nation. I Tins is r-till deemed ino.M I's-iii'ml hi any i sclu'iiii.'! policy or t i-'i j.I hi :|i..i will ativanee J j iheir \rut* in'.eivsl and eonseoueMlr I .?? inn- j and best interests ol' <iie entire e..r.i!.rv and | Whole people. j To secure ii:i< I .-di<>u- I -av ili.it, as en im- j port.1111 .i;iviliiii v : f.?-.-|i,-i.1?ivi- iua"h.;i%-rv or i strei:;it.i> i.'.!'.'. .ulj met : A i:oii? !'iiii t, coin- J post'ti of faru.er. , repro.-om lug farmers. J knowing what is <itu* in f.iriiu-rs, :r.i?l at the ; same lime due to othevs : ready to deiii'iml J wluu is due i heinselves and determined to ae- 1 cept 110 less: ivndv to rc(:o;riii/.'J and reaped I the rights nt' otip-i's : ready to assume a puli- j cy true, honest, just, au.l fair; ready tore- j form and improve tin* l i'.vs, customs and sys- { tuitis that "overu and aHeel agriculture and i farmers instead of destroying tliem; would j be extremely desirable ami eminently benelicial. Tins I, you and others have for years been trying to do through t'.ie (ir.inge and other agricultural organizations with, I contend, signal though parth.l su-ce-s. Such a con vent ion I shall hail wit 11 joy, and to such I will give my most cordial support and zealous aid. Hut to a convention tube called and controlled, appr inSed and or<rani/..Ml, by Mr. H. It. Tilman, who has outraged all the court esies and decencies of life, who has shown an utter recklessness iu lii.-i assert ions and in sinuatious as *.o men and things : who wants to do nothing good but what you and land other farmers have been for years working for, hut, I fear desires to pull down, destroy and obliterate, everything and everybody, from Hampton i?nd Democracy down to himself autl chaos ; who in au av.iwed destructions', instead of constructionist : whoiisserls that no man in the Stale, larnieror other, has ever been put iu otlice that did not at once, and then, become disloyal, corrupt and venal : who proposes lo destroy all ilwin stitutions established for the benefit by others and lias nothing to replace them with except a college with him as trustee : who from se!fdeliciency enrnot realize in others purity of motive or honesty of purpose: to sucii a convention called ami manipulated by such a man for such purposes. 1. and you, and the farmers of the State cannot look tor help or good. Vou say, ''.Mr. Tillman wrote me he regretted having to attack you, but couhl not he!))it to keep from being personal towards others." "lie said you alone spoke tor his resolutions." "Siill he denies my h; nesiv of purpose, purity of motive, loyalty to mv class, and insinuates that I am a corrupt politician, working in the harness of a ring ami for it betraying she trusts placed in my bunds by, both llit; farmers and l)emocra?s of South Carolina. Such a man can be no".Moses" for tne, nor can he safely be for any portion of the fanners of this Stale. So, for a real Simon-pure farmer's convention, just count me in tor all 1 am or ever expect to be, but for "Moses" Tillman and what he ' hoses" count .tie out. The Xarrow Gtang'c Railroad. The directors of the Atlantic, Greenville & Northwestern Narrow tiauge Ituilwuy were in session live hours on yesterday and considered carefully the general outlook of the road and many matters of detail connected with it. '1 he salaries of the oliiccrs were lixed and it was decided to have, for the present, at, leus,t an auditor. 1?. M. .Moore was elected to that oilier. The vice president and the executive committee were iusiruccd us a special committee to arrange for placing the township bonds issued for the ro.ul, some of which will be re.iuv us soon as they are received from the lithographers, which will probably be a week tience. It is not yei known whether these bonds will be used as collate)als on which to borrow money or sold outright. That will probably depend on the price ottered. 15i<ls on tlie two divisions now located were opened last night. The divisions are from Cokcsbury to Ninety-Six, a distance of lo miles, over a very easy survey, and north <>t Cokcsbury crossing the Saluda Itivcr ami ascending to the Augusta road ridge, a distance of ten or eleven miles over somewhat roc.gavr country. The total length of the two is ii.il.-s bettveen a third ami a half of the length of the mad from Greenville to Ninety Six. lhds were made by Coleman & Uice, Juo. J'. Sullivan & Co., lirown <V. Lee, W. 1'.. Sullivan and Alexander Stewart & (Jo. The suceeslul bidders will be announced today. The bids which it was thought last night would be accepted are lower mau the estimates of the engineer for the grading on the two divisions and indicate that his rough estimate that from $jl),i)l)ll to $t>(),(iuo will grade the toad from here to Ninety-Six via Piedmont, Pelzer and Cokcsbury will be ion ml to be rather more than the real cost. Sneak imr I i n generally, it may be aaiu thai the money in s:gnt will ?;rnde the road from hero to Johnston's, build the bricge across the Saluda, and }>.iy for the trestiing ami other bridge; in otner words, put thy road ready for me cros.-t ties ami iron. li is most iikely that there will be a fork at or near Ninet.v-Six one Lracli of wnieh w:ll go to Jonhston's while the oilier will go to Augusta Via Lid^elield Court House. The building of the latter brunch depends on the action of the Kdgviicld to.* nships which wii'i vote next month. The money to build from Ninety-Six to Johnston's is already subscribed, and if that is made the main stein, the pre st nt purpose is to buil.i on waul to Augusta from .Jolinsion'a. It is estimated dial the bonded debt of the road for rolling slock iron, cci., will be 000, making the interest to be provided tor $1:1,000 a \ ear?a sum which seems absurdly small when contrasted with the $l?>t,OtM of annual interest on the Columbia & Orcein illc ruiirnatt, which will oe the most direct comjietitor ol" the narrow gauge.? Urttnvilu A < wt. Prisoners Attempt to Kscavpc On Tuesdey morning a daring at tempt was made by three prisoner* in jail to regain iheir liberty. When .Jailer Hirers went into the cells to feed the three confined there Jenkins Wright, charged with the murder of his wife, hold of tin; jailer, saying : "lam going out of this place or die.' The jailer resisted with all lus might, when Josh Smalls,a muscular, jet black negro, cliurged with stealing a lot of , cotton, threw himself upon Mr. Rivera, Winny Joe Smart, charged with stealing a horse, also out himself in tuc way of the jailer ?the object of the prisoners seeming to be to allow Jenkins Wright egress through the room door | into the hallway tirst and to detain the jailer < ill the room. The prisoners and .Mr llivers ] surged into the hall together. Wright ran to , the door at the head of the stairs made des- J perute efforts to kick and break it down, hut ' without success. He then ran to the front i grateil window, but {hat was impregnable. He ( ran hack to the door, put his hand through a ( small hole in the panel, and endeavored to \ reach the lock, but Mrs. Rivers who stood J there, a terrlicd spectatorof the struggle irave <. u.in u diow across the back of his hand with a | key, and lie withdrew it. Kivers yelled through the window while (his performance was going on and sent his little son for rein- i 1 forceinents, and also repcaretly cautioned his ' 1 wife not to unlock the door, as was unhurt and ! 1 had drawn and opened his knife. When < Jenkins \\'right turned from the door the 2 lust time and was standing irresolutely in the hull, >1 r. Kivers ordered his wife to bring the f shot gun to bear through the hole in the door, and to kill two of thorn. Hearing this and seeing there wus no &renu3 of escape, Jenkins Wright put his fellow prisoners inarched baek c to tiieir cells and were being locked in, just as 'I ft'fteeu or twenty men appeared on the scene. ? As we have before said, the door ut too head 1 of tho staieway commands the citadcl- The ) t prisoners are now securely confined in their , ? Ct'lltt ( t *K-fr/uwvn.r.-n ~ry >t-w x. MC -Tir Orangeburg l-'?vors u('niiv?iitl(ii), but nor. Tillman. A lueetinicol' % Oruti?;c??mr;f Agricultural Society was held mi Saturday last, at which thf views o)' \!>-. i">, U. Tillman, as expressed in his jmbiisitvMi i Iters, were freely discussed dv a ntinihi'i >>i i-mmeiit limners of the ( dinit v. Alter tin; di cns-ioon eased motions to tt-St lit seiuiiiieiii n'.'t'.ic I~????ri<*ty hagad tube made. As aii.t iid.. ei:t t<> a motion l?y Mr. M. Moss, iiin .1. I.. Moorcr oilVred the lollowinp: T.ia: : his Society la vols holding a ('utility t'? 11v? 11:i.ni in case a Slate Convention It culled. The voles was taken arid resulted in sixteen for tut Iweivs against tin: resolution. The Society then leaving that this vote might be ta?;en as an endorsement of Mr. Tillman's luovcmot. Mr. A M.Salle.v oft'ered the I'olloivn;: tie/" /i ri/. That this .society does not favor or - vmpathi/.e with Mr. Ttllmau's proposed Farmer's Convent ion. Tii?* vote being taken resulted in seventeen f.H-iiml three against the resolution. On site list Is ?>f February Mr. Walker, tho emigrant urgent that skipped by the light of the menu from our town last year, stepped oflT the train to take a look at our town.? lie recognized some faces, and said he would pay us a visit soon. The next day Mr. ilovd, his suh-a^ettt. appeared in our town, and demoralized tlu labor. For some distance around all tlie negroes- that could he induced to go to Arkansas hegan to collect at the depot, with the hai*gage ready to take the special train that I'oytl had ordered tor thein. They spent tliree days waiting for the special train. In the mean time, Mr. Bovd had left for lireenwood lo hasten on the special train. On Friday fortv-seven colored and one white emiurant left our town for Arkansas. They were slopped at Greenwood to change cars for Atlanta. Five days have passed, and they are still at Greenwood, without transportation, money or food?with their baggage locked up in the depot, being held as security for it-eight charges. Tito most of them are anxious to return to Waterloo, ami some of them have endeavored to gel their former employers to pay their way hack to Waterloo; but our citizens seem disposed to let theui freeze out. Boyd has indeed left them in a helpless condition.? At this writing, Monday 22d, we learn that the most, of litem are walking back to Waterloo and have left their baggage in the depot at Greenwood. The white emigrant alluded to, is Itohi-r: Henderson, son of James Henderson, of J^t. Alhan's, Greenville County. His lather would do well to make immediate search for him.?l.u uvtutvill* JJrrald. "The liost in the Workl." The United States Government, tortnnllv recognized the editor ol* the 1'ropie 011 Monday by lite delivery of a package containing two papers <d" seed, early white egg turnip and early Boston curled lettuce. We thank the Government aforesaid. Our past rebellions sins arc t*. ' 1 . in- .111- in liisi reconstructed and our sentence for the* summer is assured. No matter what shall turn up w.e shall feed upon turnips ami the f\piitte l?ttuce shall minister to day dreams and slumbers of the time?Jiamirelf J'< ople. Mon'l Siand Buck. The columns to the peop[e, Let them write \vlmt they know, uhattliey think, anil what tlicv feel, the benefit of their fellow citizens. Don't stand buck for anybody else in the uci)rpburhond. Write briefly ami to the point, and write only on one side of thepaper, if y?.u don't wish to write a communication send up facts, and we will lixthcin up in local mention. Let our people be heard front. Another Mistake. W. 1*. ('.. of Abbeville, writing to the ('oluiuhin liiijixtur, i:i speaking of the distinguished men that Abbeville has produced, claims I'resvm S. Brooks as a native of that , , |. county, ihis is a mistake, Kd?retield claims 1'ivston S. Brooks, living and ocad. His remains ii" buried in her soil-?Edijt.fitld Advert (HI'. Grading to Couuucncc. The work of j;radiu<r the Atlantic and Western Narrow * iau^e will commence on the 1st <if March. The line above Ninety-Six will be let out on the litli instant. Cant. Kirk says the ^radinf between Ninety-Six and Ware Siio.ils will be finished in two months.?/:'</ /< Ji< Id .idr*eti*ir~ The cad -is of the Anderson Military School had a dresss parade on the Court House m * ? . .Miiuu.i v iii i'M u.iou111 Honor of Washington's birthday. Th>' company was commanded by (.'an'. Dul'rtv 1UI^ presented a handsome appearance. ? Audtrxou Jutellijtuctr. Married on thv I It It in*.t.?at the Presbyterian manse, near (bind Itop.- t'hnrch, bv lie v. K. C. Ligon, Mr. J. A. Anderson, ot' Abbeville County,. and Miss K. K. Simpson, of Anderson County, S. I'.?iyrnvtr. It ha< been alleged that corn which is planted on tl?e last days of February or the fir.-t of March, seldom fails to make a. good crop? no matter whether the season be wet or dry It sr.ny In- that mmw of our fiu'mer-i might do well t-> j;ive this matter due consideration. Samuel Davidson.of Corydour Ind., failed to supply his fam y with enough wood to keep theui warm. A lot of his nieghbors seized him, the other evening, hitched him to a sled, iimi ImivwuI K??I? * 1 ' 1 r" * ...... ?.i lunti nuiiiiaii mgnt. When Ik- lugged lie was well whipped with limber switches. Congressman Springer desdribc& the pr??vailling fashion of evenieg dress lor women as the '"low-ami behold style." Ai> Knterprisinjx, Reliable House. Coihrau &. J'errin can always be relied unon, not only io carry in stock the best of everything, but to secure the agency for such articles as have well-known merit, and are popular with the people, thereby sustaining t'ne reputation of being alwavs enterprising, and e\\ r reliable. Having secured the agency for tin;celebrated Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, will sell it on a positive guarantee. ! will surely cure any and every ull'ection of throat, lungs and chest, and to show our confidence, we invite you to call and Ret a trial bottle freo. Wouilerfhl Cores. W. D. Ilovt A Co , Wholesale and Retail Druggists ol* Koine, (la., say: We have been ir>llimr I ^ V?... 1 c1,1 .... ...n^ .-i iii-n i/i.tiincrv, biucinc Hitters ami Hut-kirn's Arniea Salve for two rears. Have never handled remedies thnt sell is well, or jrive such universal satisfaction. ? rhen bave been some wonderful cures effected IV these medicines in this city. Several cases >f pronounced Consumptinu have been entirely uired bv use of a few bottles of l)r, Kind's Srew Discovery, taken in connection with Slertric Bitters. We jruarante'e then* always. Sold by Cothran an 1'errin Wc hare still ? small lot of Millinery on and, consist inir of Flowers, Hats, Ornaments iair Switches, etc. We offer Plumes and Vathern costing as high as $2 for 50 and 75 lent-, Flowers costing us high as 75c*nts for 15 cents, real Hair Switches, fcluck and ooltre;l. costing 75 cent* to $1 for 50 cents tmith <( Son. BHcklon's Arnica Snlvc. Tho best snlvc in the world for Cats, Bruiss, Sores. (Jlcers, Salt Uhenin' Fercr Sores* Potter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Coras, ind all Skin hrnptions, and positively cures 'iles, or no pay required. ftis guaranteed ogive perfect satisfaction,or money refundd. Prir* 25 cents per box. For sale by .. Vthrau &. Feii iu*. 1 -' 1