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_ ENGLISH WA2CT3. (
Wc find men advertised for who are
well up in frying fish and peeling potatoes;
who are accustomed to mind
baked-potato cans; who are pie
makers, used to pie anil eel; who are
oomllt makers, used to steam pans;
who are accustomed to open oysters;
vho are vegetable cooks. Aecom'
anying these aFO men used to corks;
who civil geft up clubs; who have a
thorough knowledge of dressing;
.iio are dollymeii, or experienced in
vashing by hand-punch; who can
push the sale of hand-made Glasgow
biscuits, or have no objection to pushing
that readier article of propulsion?
a truck; who can rub down and Hat;
who "are-used to the round knife, or to
the ground-off. saw; who can do a
round; who can stuff well; who are
milkers; feeders; used to boilingroom;
to carcase-work; to hammer
aud shovel; and who can kill. Some
men.be it known further, are clickers,
DUUIC aiu HCJJUCIO, ovixiv^ ttiv AVU5Ustuff
-gutters, some aro lasters, some
are i-aste litters, children's pump men,
tiowemra, military heelers, leath er
t>tiiip binders, slabbers, and finishers.
Sornt are sew-round hands, some are
operators von sole-sewers, some are
ueedle-and-thread hands; some, agai n
are cleaners-up. Each member of
this last group belongs to tho boot
and shoe tia.de, the divisions being
further sectioned . off. in a by-way sort
of manner, into finishers on women's,
finishers on light women's,
finishers -on ehildren's, finishers on
light children's, and ?a little more
bravely?finishers on men's. Remarking
uiHjn the said divisions and subdivisions,
: it must be said that they
are undoubtedly very odd. Turning
the inquiry, for the present, on this
one pivot, is the term boot-maker a
delusion! ?an one man no more
make.ia: pair of boots, than another
eun make the symbolic pin? It would
appear--?o. Boots have?nay, a solitary
boot ha6?to be clicked, to be
iough>cuty to be lasted, to be riveted,
lo ?De v.webDeu, to bo pastc-nneu,
llaweriid^ fHiilitar>*-heoled, sewn round,
bound at the strap, stabbed, finished,
cleaned up, to say nothing of chosen,
tried .qd,. fitted, sold; and a small battalion-iot
men would be required for
Jt. Xfrl&lame to the British workman
for qtiailing, single-handed, from |
undertaking, and rejecting it!?'
All UkC Year Hound.
1)K Ql'l.NCET.
His voice was extraordinary ? it;
came .as -if from dream-land; but it;
was the most musical and impressive j
of voices. In convivial life what then j
seempd to me the most remarkablo
trait, of De Quincey's character was {
the . power he possessed of easily!
changing 4the tone of ordinary thought i
uiid,..conversation into that^of his own j
Ure^m-land, till his auditors, with wonder,;
found themselves moving pleas-1
un.tjly along with him in a s]>herc of J
wb^cli they might have heard and;
iuad, perhaps, but which had ever ajv- j
Period to them inaccessible aad far, j
far j.way. Seeing that he was always i
goo&;iiatured and social, he would'
uj*? part, at commencement, in any;
bort of tattle or twaddle. The talk j
wif^-t be of "beeves," and he could J
grapple with them if expected to do,
so; but his musical cadences were not1
"Ki.vkeeping with such work, and in a'
few minutes (not without some strict-!
ly logical sequence) he could oscape!
iit will from beeves to butterflies, and'
llienee to the soul's immortality, to L'lato,
and Kant, and Schelling, aud1
I'ichte, to Milton's early years and j
Shakespeare's sonnets,to Wordsworth!
apd Coleridge, to Homer and Esehylus, i
to St. Thomas of Aquin, St Basil, andj
Kf Chrvsostoin. But he bv no means!
. '/xcluded thomes from real life, according
to his own views of that life, but
would rfeouut profound mysteries
from his own experiences?visions tliut
had como over him in hi3 loneliest
jwalks among the mountains, and passages
within his own personal kuowl.edge,
illustrating, if not proving, the
doctrines of dreams, of warnings, of
second-sight, and mesmerism. And
"whatsoever the subject might l>e, every
,'pue yf his sentences (or of his chapiters,
I might say,) was woven into the
'most i>ertoet logical texture and uttered
in a tone of sustained melody.?
JJric-a-Brac ticrics,
ACIIllOXO WITH KVliKV PLATE.
It it has been the custom of certain
Trojans who have business in Albany
several days in a week to stop at the
Delevan House and dine?at the free
.lunch counter. One man, a United
'States oflieer, lias been diniug in tliat
way for some time. He became no.tiecublc
to the bartender from his
hearty appetite and frequent visits..
Yesterday he appeared at the lunch
counter and devoured two plates of
eatables and called for another. The
tar tender reached under the bar and
found a cigar box, on the Inside of the
cover of which was a picture such as
generally appear on boxes of fine
brands of cigars. He broke off the
cover and Handing it to tne Trojan,
Said: "Here, there's a chromo given
with each plate," Exit Trojan.?Troy
Press, .
A LOKU-LIYEU JTASUbi.
The Concord (N. H.) Monitor sav?:
f'C. W. Moore received aa application
.prs policy on the life of a man in
'Lancaster, a few days ago, which furbished
the following remarkable re,pord
of longevity on both sides of his
^ancestors: Orandi?areuts?On father's
aide: -Grandfather, 110 years; grandmother,
95 years. On mother's side;
'Grandfather, 100; grandmother, 98
years. His mother is living, aged 105
J'ears, and tbo father died at 103 years.
He has eight troihers^and sisters livIng,
of tie following 'ages: 70, 68, 66,
64. 82, GO, 58, mid 45 years respectively.
Pjve children died in infancy.'
Soott-Siddon3 parts her hair like a
gtrong-mjnded man ? on one side.
The next day after her appearance
the girls in one of the high schools of
this vicinity appeared at school, hair
a la Siddong ' At the next session of
the school the young men appeared
with their hair parted in the middle.
So fine a sarcasm naturally caused a
decline in the Siddons style.?Lewiston
Journal.'
: The roads in some parts of Germany
are lined along the entire distance
with rows of poplars, or of apple trees,
tho branches 1 oj which latter bend beneath
the weight of the fruit. A lino
of three shillings is the penalty for
plucking the fruit, consequently it is
permitted to ripen, and the owners or
the community reap the benefit of
their foresight in planting shado
trees at once beautiful and profitable.
A Sriend is a person with whom I
may De sincere. x am arnveu at iasi
In^he presence of a man so real and
,equal that I may drop even those un]doqjhost
'".garments of dissimulation,
'courtesy, and second thought, which
'jnen .never put off, a^td may deal with
nim with' the' simplicity and wholeness
with which 9ne chemical atom
peets another.?Enxprion.
There is a Chineso Ipriest in Pekin
who is .well high crajsy to convert the
.heathen of America to tjbe true Asia'tic
religion of Buddha. Evpry time
.the Emperor takes an airing, this benevolent
Buddhite ' throws' himself
'fiat .before his majesty and Bhouts:
/'Tfye heathen, sire, .the liyathen in
Ampi-ica,' send m? over to convert
their ''souls!"' The imperial body
guards jin'vain.try't^ .bottle up his zeal,
and he has become .p, .tolerated enriosf'ty^u
tW streets. " ' ' * T. ""
1
'The Press and Banner.
| W. A.. LEK, Kclitor.
"Wednesday, Aug. 9,1876.
National Democratic Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT:
'Samuel J. Tilden,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT:
Thomas A. Hendricks,
OF INDIANA.
t.'reat Speech ol Mr. Lamar.
The Mississippi Congressman has
I made a great speech in the House. reviewing
the shortcomings of the administration,
uud especially its South;eri?
policy, and showing the baseless
' character of the charges made against
i the South of hosility to the
! reconstruct.on measures, and of
)disloyalty to the Government. Comjing
from the representative statesman
of the South, the speech
is well timed in its utterance,
and we trust will go far to correct the
abuse and misrepresentation to which
, we have been subjected. We make
the following extract:
! "Hut it is said that the advent of
i the Democratic party to power would
: endanger the permanency of the new
I institutions established by the war,
'?.wl Ilu.n> la < ><! <innr?li?iwio!l that
(UllVt HICIV JO MJ/f. V
! wliut was called the Southern sectionjal
combination would be brought
;back, and therefore people w.erp not
1 prepared for the mere sake of correcting
the disorders of the adiuinistra-j
tion to put these new institutions into i
[the hands of those who were original-1
J ly opposed to their establishment. He J
: appreciated the value of the grave ap,
prehensions. He would speftk, howJever,
in behalf of apeopls who had accepted
with sincerity the results of the
i war, who felt that they .had upon them
the burden of recovering the con ft,
deuce of the nation, and who also felt
iassured that with a better knowledge
I of their purpose* and motives they
1 would receive that faith and confidence
which is pessary to bind together
the various sectious of the republic
in the bopd^ of peace, a price
which, in these d^ys of party discord,
he feared was almost past understanding.
He did nqit believe that the apprehension
growing out of the united
support by the Southern people of the
Democratic party was well founded,
or that it should stand in the way of
the aspirations of a great people for
progress and reform. The idea that
the South uu.ler any combination of
i/i^i at* /ii i'nitmutniiitc.u U'/tnlii uvw)*
J'iVILICO V/l VtlVM liJOkUli vtO ti \/uiU v ? v< i
again obtain the control of this great
republic, and wield its destinies
against tbc will and instincts of the
mighty people was of all idfcas the
moat visionary and baseless. The people
of the South were prostrate. They
had been defeated in war and made to
feel that the sacrifices and humiliations
and helplessness of defeat had
been allotted them as their share;
vvhile the people of the North had
reaped the rich results of a victorious
war, and had embodied and guaranteed
them n the very life and Constitution
of ih* nation. The institutions
of the South had been shattered
and destroyed, her industries had been
disorganized, every foot of her fertile
soil sterilized by an all-devouring taxation,
her educational interests waning
and languishing, and her population
was so far below, in comparison
with that of the rest of this great Union,
that with the South united, black
a :d white, it would be imnoteutto secure
the election of a single Southern
m in or to defend a single southern interest.
It was therefore absurd for u
great peo] Id to apprehend that the
; people of the South arrogated to themselves
the ruling of the interests of
of this great nation. There was no
! <iuni ration whifth thev hud that was
not bounded by the horizon of the
Union. If they were united with the
Democratic party it was not for the
purpose of sectional aggrandizement,
it was not for the purpose of recovering
the government, r?nt it was because
they had observed an instinctive
and imperative law of self-preservation.
*****#*
The people of the South would be
conteut to withdraw from participation
in the Presidential election, if
they could do so, and let the |?cople of
t'ie North elcct a President, but they
wanted a representative share of the
responsibility and benefits of a common
government, according to the
measure of their population and race.
They were now co-operative with the
Democratic party under a dire and inexorable
necessity, and only in the
| hope of getting an administration that
J would not be unfriendly to them, that
| would not feel itself commissioned to
execute resentment and oppression up[on
them. They wanted to get an ad|
ministration which would allow tbeir
States the same equal rights as other
States; which would allow them
I pminlitv i?f authority, jurisdiction
J W| ?? ^ V ?
t ov^r tlieir own affairs, exemption from
| the domination of elections by bayo|
nets; that would give them local selfgovernment.
Then the <ountry
would at last see the dawn of j r.jsperit.v
in all the industrial enterprises of
the North ; it would see a true Southern
renaissance, a real grand reconstruction
of the South ; it would see
her rising from her con fusion and distress,
rejoicing in her newly acquired
liberty, free, great and prosperous;
her sons and her daughters of every
race happy iu her smile, and greeting
this benignant Republic in the words
of the inspired poet: "Thy gentleness
hath made me great*" [Loud
applause.]
Xscape of Belknap.
The late Secretary of War has
escaped the just punishment of
i his crimes upon mere technical
j grounds. Belknap having resigned
j his ollloe before the finding of the articles
of impeachment, the Senate decided
that it had jurisdiction by a
: mere majority vote; and as a twothirds
vote is necessary to convict, and
I four Senators voted who were eonvin
| ce.1 of bis guilt, yet nevertheless vo'
ted for his acquittal, on the ground of
a want of jurisdiction, there was
wanting the necessary two-thirds.
This would seeinto be a strange conclusion.
After the question of jurisdiction
had been first acted upon and
apparently settled, it is made to enter
again into the question of guilt, with
which it would seeui to have no conI
uectlon, and Belknap is acquitted on
the ground of a want of jurisdiction
by a body which had already decided
that it had jurisdiction, liut though
I the Secretary escaj>es deserved pun|
ishnient on the part of the Senate he
: cannot avoid the just condemnation
of the whole CQuntry which consigns
: liim to the appro.brium and disgrace
of those who abuse'high official trust,
j and use the people's money for cor!
rupt purposes. Such men 'merit the
j fate oJ the < orurnon e!o)i; and sharing
the same guitt'dewerve the same fate.
I The case of Belkuap is not ^vithout its
j lessons.
J - _
| Tililea's Letter of Acceptancc.
Gov. Tilden has at last written his
long-looked for letter, iu which lie
! formally accepts the nomination of
jthe Democratic Convention, and ani
nounees the political principles of his
j party. The letter presents a masterly
! review of the political situation?the
j causes of the national distress and
j their remedy?the effect of misrule at
jthe South, and the mode of relief; and
i points out the only true road to reform
|?to resumption, to public economy, to
j official retrenchment and to wise 11naucieriug.
The letter is astatesmanj
like document, and will give a new
impetus to the Democratic canvas*,
The Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks has
published a formal letter of acceptance
Iwf the nomination for the Vice Presi
dency, and niakes a clear exposition
jot his ownp&'ition, and of the principles
aud1 policy of the democratic
pwpy. -v I
! CHARLESTON DEMOCRACY.
I Address of the Executive Committee.!
The Charleston Executive Commit-j
1 lee of the Democratic party have is.su- j
j ed a welt-timed address iu which they j
'deprecate any action by the August
j convention in the way of now deter-J
'mining the policy of the .State, and,
'recommend the election of delegates;
| who will postpone any action by the:
; convention until after the meeting of;
! the Republican Convention, when it'
| is supposed that with new lights before j
them they may better form the plan I
| of the campaign, determine their pol-j
I icy, and select their standnad-bearers. |
The address clearly points out the;
' difficulty now of coming to a satisfac-j
i tory conclusion, and of making a pro- j
per choice between opposing plans, j
i We are in no better situation now for i
i determining the policy of the State,
j than at the meeting of the May CouI
vention, and as that Convention alter
I J l i:l.fl./> u>iun
| Ullt* Ut'liut'iauwil IVM Ult'U bllV ? ?CV
elusion to delay action until the progress
of events should determine the
line of policy to be adopted, and as
the popular verdict has endorsed that
view, it seems improper now under
the same circumstances to precipitate
action.
j Should the Convention now deterj
mine to act in the matter of nominaj
tions, there is but one course open to
i it, and that, the adoptiou of a staight|
out policy, which in the present condition
of public sentiment in the
State, is calculated to disturb the har-i
monyof the party, by forcing a pre- [
I mature decision, between conflicting
! views and impressing the whole party
I with the opinions of one of its wings
j merely. There is 110 occasion for a
| platform and policy this early, when
numberless contingencies may arise
which may modify and control the!
cpurse to be adopted. What we ne?d
now is organization, and the exercise
of party discipline, so tbat when the
time comes, we may unhesitatingly
accept and zealously support what
ever policy may be adopted by our
leaders to secure the largest measure
of success. He only is a true Democrat
who is willing to sacrillce personal
preferences to the good of the party,
iand who has fully learned that first
lesson of the soldier obedieuce.
It is too late to instruct ourdeloirales
now, but we are assured from their
character and intelligence that they
will well weigh the situation before
lending their aid at this early day to
fix a policy, which the light of after
events may show to have been hastily
adopted. Should the same sentiments
control the August convention, that
prevailed in that of May, we may
anticipate a speedy adjournment, and
a re-assembfing of the Convention,
when the action of the Republican
Convention shall clearly point out the
liue of our duty in the premises.
There is nothing to be lost but everything
to be gained by delay.
Sinec writing the above we are
pleased to sec the passage of a resolution
in our County club, advising that
| the call of the Convention be postponed.
Committed for Murder.
Francis McGann, (sometimes called I
"Tim") was committed to jail on lust
Saturday, charged with the murder of
Joseph Crews. The prisoner was arrested
in the upper portion of this
County.
The strange conduct of the constable
having the prisoner in charge,
and others accompanying the same,
has given rise to an apprehension
that there is some trick in the matter.
In the first place the prisoner was permitted
to "escape." lie ran ofl', alter
arriving at this point, about half a
mile, stopped and pretended to hide in
the grass aud weeds on the river near
this village. He started to return,
when he was met by one of the party
?who had previously had him in custody?and
brought back to the jail
door. The the party halted and Bent
for the jailer. The prisoner wsis permitted
to go where he desired without
a guard. At length the wliole party
went to the house of the widow of the
murdered man, and there remained
for sometime. Subsequently the widow,
sent for an officer and McGann
was finally taken to jail aud locked
up.
We learn that McGann has confessed
to the crimo, aud says that he was
paid $200 to commit the deed. We
learn, also, that the prisoner gave the
names of two men who, he says hired
him to commit the murder. One of
the men lives in this village, but we do
not feel at liberty to give the name
here, though it is freely talked of on
the street. There is an apparent rnistery
about the whole matter.
McGann, it seems, belongs to that
category known as "hard cases," if
not desperate characters. He wae nr
raigned before Justice Annisausel, in
December last, for attempting to rape a
little white girl, which hellish attempt
was only prevented from being carried
iutoexecution by the timely interference
of some persou near at
hand. He was let off on that occasion
with tho usual penalty?"the cost of
the court." The charge of rape was
withdrawn, in this instance, and the
accused was tried for "assault ami battery."
He was sentenced for twenty
days in jail, but got off by paying
about $10. Another warrant was issued
for him subsequently, and he tied
tho neighborhood.?Laurcjisvillc Herald.
The Radical Majority not Difficult to
Overcome.
"NVe are glad to have confirmation
of what our correspondents from Abbeville
have said of the thorough
movement of the Democ-iacy in that
county. Mr. Davis, of the Aew8 and
Courier, writes that all along the line
of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad
the Democratic party is organizing
for tho conflict. In Abbeville
the Democracy is fully aroused and
organized. Over 2,000 names are enrolled
on the county roster, and the
machinery complete. Young men
are coming forward to take a prominent
stand. Colonel Cothran, the
County Chairman, aunounced, in a
speech a few days since at Ninety-Six,
that the colored majority was not one
half as large as has been generally estimated.
in one township, where it
was thought the Radical majority was
over 200, the actual count gave only
!>G, and General McGowan received
loO colored votes in this township last
, year for Congress. This last statement
s 'is an interesting one. It goes to confirm
the view we have already maintained
as to the Radical majority in
the State. It is a great deal less than
has been ostentatiously proclaimed by
the Radicals and meekly accepted by
the neutrals as law and gospel. There
is no 30,000 majority. Governor Orr's
estimate of 15,000 is nearer the truth.
it tne people oi teoum uaronna, wiui
with 80 much at stake and with such
means and opportunities of influence,
cannot overcome that, then they are
not the people tiiey claim to be. One
real good, live man, thoroughly in
earnest, moved by conviction, unambitious
of office, merging self in patriotic
effort, and devoted to tbis work,
could effect the necessary change.
Instead of one we should have thousands
working up this line. The
i/tood work should go forward without
! delay .?Columbia licg inter.
An Unfortunate Difficulty-.
AVe regret to announce that a difficulty
occurred on last Friday between
| two school boys, about eighteen years
old, near Holland's Store, in which
Frank Crow struck Joseph O'Brian a
dangerous blow upon the head with a
rock. They had quarreled over a
game of marbles. The -wound is a
dangerous one, The last accounts
from him were unfavorable, and Crow
has Rone to Georgia. We regret this
| unfortunate occurrence, as both these"
j young men are sous of respectable
I widow ladies, and have been neighi
bors and friends of each other. The
difficulty was a school-boy quarrel,
; and there was doubtless no intention
j to inflict eo severe a wound. It is to
j be Jjoped that O'Brian will speedily
j recover from his injuries, and that
: this misfortune will berve as a warning
to others not to let their passions
get so much the muwtery over their
j udgments.?Anderson InteUigencei'.
W. A. Alexander a prominent merchant,
of Anderson, is dead. <
Democratic Meeting".
Abbeville, S. C., Aug. 7th, 1S7G.?
The Abbeville Central Democratic Club
was called to order by the President,
Col. J. S. Cothran. In the absence of
Mr. W. H. Parker, Secretary, (caused
by sickness,) Mr. T. P. Quarlcs, was
requested to act as Secretary of this
meeting, who proceeded to call the roll.
Delegates were then requested to;
report their nominatious for the several
oflices, after which as.sistaut secretaries,
Messrs. L. VV. Perriu, M. P. PeBruhl,
S. C. Cason, J. Y. Jones and T. P. Coth
ran proceeded to make out lists 01 candidates
for the use of all the clubs.
Resolutions from the Ninety-Six and
Greenwood clubs were referred to appropriate
committees.
It was resolved that in tho opinion of
the democracy of Abbeville the loth of
August inst., is too early for the meeting
of the State Convention, and they request
the State Executive Committee to recall
the order for the meeting at that time.
Resolution in reference to finance &c.,
was refferred to the Presidents of the
different clubs.
Ater some discussion in reference to
the withdrawal of candidates, the Chair
ruled and was sustained by the meeting,
that it was the privilege of any candidate
to withdraw his name. The following
were chosen as delegates to the
State Convention :
Col. J. S. Cothran, Dr. J. C. Maxwell,
Dr. J. A. Robinson, W. K. Bradley,
Col. D. W. Aiken, F. A. Conner.
Alternates, R. R. Hemphill, J. W. Perrin,
Wm. Hood, J. N. King, W. A.
Lee, A\. D. Mars.
The majority rule was adopted as the
mode of electing candidates for office.
Tl>n rnr\nt*to r\ f* Hin xfni'inna 11 hu /?n
their recommendations for nominees
were received, from which it will be
?een that the following gentlemen will
be voted for at the Primary Elections
to iill the oflices as indicated below :
For Solicitor.
James S Cothrnn.
For Senate..
J C Maxwell, Samuel McGowan,
J N Young, Thos Thomson.
For the House of Representatives.
D W Aiken, W D Mars,
J H Morrah, J as L Pressly.
J A Robertson, J W Marshall,
R R Hemphill, Ed Cowan,
H H Harper, Z Harris,
F A Conner, J C Jennings,
W A Lee, J H Jones,
W 1C Bradley, P H Bradley,
T L. Moore, Wmvliood,
James Bruce, John F Calhoun.
For School Commissioner.
J F C DuPre, J W Thomas,
John A Weir, A A Tray lor,
David Crawford.* J M White.
J C Hemphill, S J Hester.
For Clerk of Court.
W M McCaslan, J W Jeunings,
T P Quark's, W B Acker,
J \V Lesly, J W Hammond,
M Ci Zeigler, Wm M Waketieid,
J W Trowbridge.
For Probate Judge.
J F Lyon, J W Perrin,
\V H Parker, J N Cochran,
Win Hill, ' M 0 Tolman,
J B Holloway,
For County Commissioners.
T M Jay, G T Jackson, ,<
G M Mattison, J S Gibert,
G M Miller, J P Young,
R Jones, A L McCaslan,
W E Cothran, J E Bradley,
S E Gray den, J M Newby,
A B Ward law, C Corley,
J M Carwile, Robert Haddon,
11 A McCaslan, At O McCaslan,
Ed Cowan, B W Cobb,
J C Chiles. ,
For Sheriff.
J Y Jones, It S Beckham,
R j Robinson, J M Gambrell,
W L Miller, Jas. Pratt,
J C Chiles.
For Coroner.
A L McCaslan, John Harmon,
S W Cochran, D W Bowtin,
J A Wier, J A Reid,
J P Reagen, E Cox,
S B McClinton.
Oc motion, the President appointed
Saturday, 19th instant, at 10 o'clock a.
m., for all clubs to hold their primary
flections, and report to a meeting of this
club on the Monday following, 21st
instaut. . Tbe delegates to tne otaie
Convention to represent this county in
the Congressional and Judicial nominating
convention.
Meeting adjourned to meet on 21st
iustant. T. P. Quarles,
Sec'yj pro tem.
W. 11. Hemphill D. D.
At a meeting of the congregations of
Cedar Spring "and Long Cane held at
Loug Cane on Saturday, the 5th of
August, the following preamble and
resolutions were uuanimously adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased an all-wise
Providence to remove by death Rev.
W. II. Hemphill, D. D., from our midst,
we think it eminently proper that we,
I as a congregation, should manifest our
I nt. tliis'finH PVPflt.
j oin.v.. * ?- ? Dr.
Hemphill wan for more than!
eleven years Pastor of these Churches.
In the fall of 18.56 he came to us as a
probationer from the First Presbytery,
and preached four Sabbaths and one
week day with great acceptance. He
then returned to Allegheny to finish
his theological course uuder the direction
of l)r. John 1\ Pressly. The congregation
immediately resolved to make
au etFort to secure him as their Pastor.
He was unanimously elected Pastor of
these congregations, and in November
of the same year Presbytery sustained
a call for him with a salary of eight
hundred dollars. ThU call was signed
by all the members of the Church and
many who were not members of any
Church. The call was accepted by him,
and on Friday, the 28th of Juue, 1837,
lie made his appearauce ai&ougst us at
the house of Dr. G. W. Pressly, and on
th? following Sabbath preached his first
sermon, as Pastor at Long Caue, from
these words: "Then answered Peter
and said unto Jet-us, Lord it iu good for
us to be here; If thou will let us make
three tabernacles, one for thee, one for
Moses and one lor Julius." From that
day until his removal from amongst us
all his energies of body and mind were
devoted to the interests of our people
and the building up of our Church. He
.spent the vigor and bloom of his manhood
here. Here too, perhaps, his most
splendid pulpit efforts were made. It
was during his pastorate that the Order
of Deacons was established and the use
of tokens abolished. The Church was
gieatly built up and prospered in his
day. He was fearless in the denunciation
of crime, no matter how or by
whom committed. It was during his
pastorate amongst us that the temperance
reforiM* reached its zenith. He
was one of itb most able and fearless
advocates, and he who tarried long at
the wine received no mercy at his
hands. He was not only distinguished
as an able and faithful minister of the
Gospel but he wielded a ready and
graceful pen. Who that has read our
Church paper for the iiast thirty years,
does not know with what eagerness the
articles signed ''H.M were looked for
and read. His ability and worth was
not local or conlined to the limits of liia
own congregations, but was co-extensive
with the bounds of the Associate
| Reformed Presbyterian Church. At
rhn mi*t?tine of 8vnod in 1S48 he was
elected to a professorship in Erskine
College. It was considered by his
friends thut a wider field of usefulness
was opened up to him, and under all
the circumstances he concluded to accept
the position offered him. It was
with heartfelt sorrow, both on his part
and ours, that the eudearing relation of
pastor and people was broken up.
Perhaps it is not raying too much
that no man has done more to pr< mote
the interests of the Church and hir in*
stitutjons than Dr. Hemphill. He
literally wore himself outin her serviceOn
the morning of Friday, the 28th ol
July, with very little pain or suffering-,
in the full possession of his mental
laculties, he calmly and peacefully bid
adieu to earth and to all the sorrows I
aud trials of this troublesome world.
May we not with propriety adopt the
language of David upon the fall of
Abner and say, "Know ye not that
there is a.princfr-ftnd a great man fal^ea
this day fn Israel." Therefore be It J
Resolved. 1. Thatrwhllst we moum with deepest
sympathy, the loss of our former Pastor And
constant friend, wo bow in meek submission
to the will of Ifiin who doeth nil tilings well.
2. That in the deuth of Dr. Hemphill the
whole Church and her instltution-'of learning
lmve lost their ablest and most devoted advocate.
:i. That a pace iu our Church book be dedicated
to his memory,
4. That a copy of this preamble and resolutions
be sent to ills bereaved family.
Si. That these proceedings be published in
the Abbeville Mkdicm, Abbeville Press and
Banner, aud A. It. Presbyterian.
Turnips for Slock.
It is generally conceded that farm
stock require some green succulent
food in Winter in addition todry forage,
in order to keep them healthy.
Carrots and beets are usually considered
more nutritious than turnips, but
they cost much more to raise, and do
not wucceed over all kinds of soils or
over so wide a range of country as the
several varieties of turnips. The section
or group of sorts known under
tlie general neau 01 ruiauugus are petImps
a little richer than the late or
"Hat turnips," as they are usually
called; still, the latter grow so freely
and mature so quickly, that farmers
usually prefer them to any other variety,
and they can also be sown upon
land from which some early crop has
been gathered.
Wheat, rye, or oats may be turned
under soon after harvest, and if the
land is not rich a slight top-dressing of
manure is advisable, after which turnips
may be sown broadcast and a
good crop secured. It is now time to
prepare land to sow Fall turnips, and
we will venture say there is not a farmer
in the country who has not, at
this moment, plenty of land upon
which a supply of these valuable roots
ruay be grown before the ground
freezes in the Fall. We will also venture
to say that his cattle next Winter
will be made more comfortable, aud
come out in the Spring in better condition
if given all the turnips they
will eat, than if they had few or none.
The expense of raising the late sorts is
a - mere nothing beyond the cost of
harvesting and storing. The, land
should be plowed about the last part of
this month, arid the first or August,
give the land another thorough harrowing,
and then sow the seed and
harrow in.
The seed should be sown rather
thinly, or the plants will be crowded
and the turnips less in size. One
pound of seed is an abundance for an
acre, costing at most one dollar, and
the yield on good soils frequently
amounts to three or four hundred
bushels. Of course when sown broadcast,
no after-culture is given or required
unless the land is more than
ordinarily foul and full of noxious
weeds; and in such cases it is best to
give it, before sowing or at the time,
a top dressing of five or six bushels of
salt per acre. This will act as a fertilizer
to the turnips, and check the
gcowth of some of tho more tender
kinds of weeds.
VAKJET1ES.
The late turnips are divided into
two classes?the whito and yellow
flesh sorts, One of the most prolific
of the former is the long white or cow
list*., nrhi/.li irmvi'u iiinPB lilrp n nmn
gel beet than the ordinary varieties of
the turnip. It is an excellent variety,
grows quickly to a good size, and
stands half out of the ground. The
tlesh is white and tine grained, and it
is a good keeper when stored in a cool
place. Red top, strap leaved, white
globe, and early snowballl, ore all excellent
white fleshed sorts, but the
general favorites are found among the
YELLOW-FLESH TURNIPS.
Whether they are really richer or contnin
more nutritious properties than
the white tleslied, we will not pretend
to say ; but we know that, as a rule,
they are more solid, easier preserved,
and better keepers.
But a tiunip, whether of first or
second quality, will seldom be refused
by stock in Winter. Our farmers are
far too negligent in this matter of raising
roots for stock, and.they lose much
in consequence, both in the health
and general well-betng of their animals;
and we are confident that onehalf
of all the disease of which we
hear so much in late Winter and early
Spring, ic due to the want of an abundance
of succulent food, which could
be easily and cheaply furnished in the
form of late sown turnips. We hope
every farmer who reads this will carefully
consider the subject and act accordingly.?TV.
y. Weekly Sun.
The Comino August Metkobs.?
The time for the annual display of
the "August meteors" is fast approaching,
and it behooves those who
delight to gaze at these celestial fireworks
to prepare for their appearance.
These visitors from the inter-planetary
regions commence to enter the
earth's atmosphere about the 6th of
August, and from that time until the
13th are visible in varying numbers.
The period of maximum display occurs
generally on the night of the 10th
of August. They do not come in
such countless multitudes as the Nowftinhar
hut. Mipir mmearance
may be relied on with certainty. The
August meteors very rarely miss their
appointments on the night of the 10th
of August in each succeeding year,
and may be seen of all degrees of
brilliancy from the globe of light, outshining
Venus or Jupiter, and moving
across the firmament in stately grandeur,
while emitting a fiery train, to
the hardly perceptible thread of silver
light of the smallest shooting star.
Their advent will probably be watched
for by tho astronomers with interest.?
If cio York Herald.
Food as Medicine.?Dr. Hill relates
the case of a man who was entirely
cured of his billiousncss by going
without his supper and drinking
freely of lemonade Every morning,
says the Doctor, this patient arose
with a wonderful sense of rest and refreshment,
and feeling as though the
blood had been literally washed and
cooled by tho lemonade aud fast.
His theory is that food can be used as
a remedy for many diseases. As an
example, he cures spitting of blood by
the use of suit; epilepsy by watermelon
; kidney affection by celery; poison,
olive or sweet oil; erysipelas,
pounded cranberries applied to the
part effected; hydrophobia, onions,
etc. So the way to keep in good
health is to know what to eat?not to
know what medicine to take.
Sir. Wes. C. Anderson had a severe
fall from the steps of the Greenwood
carriage shop recently. In rolling a
buggy down the steps he took his position
between the shafts and two colored
men were in the rear to hold
back. By some means the buggv got
the start of them, and Mr. A. Jet go
and leaped to one side, the buggy following
nim and throwing him headlong
to the ground. The buggy was
thrown against a tree, a shaft broken,
one end of which struck Mr. A. in the
cheek, tearing away his whiskers and
otherwise injuring hiin.?Ninety-Six
Herald.
August is a good month for planting
patches of barley for full pasturage.
It should not be planted later
than September if it is desired to reap
the full advantage of the crop. It
would be well for every farmer, to
plant a good'patch of this grain, as he
will llnd it very profitable?probably
more so than anything he can plant.
After pasturing during the fall and
winter, two heavy crops of green barley
can ba cut and fed to stock in the
spring. This is what the Anderson
Intclliycnccr has to say on the subject.
RTbe fence law has been abolished in
the politics of Anderson County, for
there is no fence riding among candidates.
All are either Democrats or
Republicans. The remark is a true
one, for the independents are now regarded
as more contemptible than the
most pronunced .Republican. The political
opinion of Anderson County is
in a most healthy condition, and the
prospects of a very large Democratic
majority for State and County officers
are most eucou raging.
The phrenologist lifted bis hand
from the boy's head and saiu* "Your
son has extraordinary developments,
sir; he will be a great man. He will
always kow turnips, wheat, barley and
oats/'.
The Democratic County Convention
of Clarreudon met in Manning on
Saturday last. Fx-Governor John L.
Manning, Cant. Wm. R. Co9krey and
Mr. William D. McFadden were elected
delegates to the State Convention,
aud instructed to advocate no nomination
for State officers until after the
meeting of the Republican State Convention.
They were further instructed,
by a unanimous vote, In case the
convention should make nominations,
to cast their ballots for George W.
Willlaran, of Charleston, for Governor.
The new Cotton Factory at Atlanta.
Ga., which is nearly completed and
ready for operation, will be one of the
largest in the world. It will contain
21,500 spindles and 500 looms, and
when in fulll opperation will give
employment to over five hundred operatives.
Despite the fact that in \ne
Northern manufacturing districts
many of the cotton mills are at a
stand-still, it is noticeable that the
Southern factories are working on full
time, whilst new factories are springing
up.
It is reported that Goveruor Tllden
is engaged to be married to ail accomplished
and beautiful lady, a native
of Kentucky, at present residing in
Alabama, and that thev will probably
fulfil their engagements before the
ides of November have come and
gone. This will probably put a
damper ou the Rev. Mr. Pearson's
boy's hopes of the hundred thousand
doller draft from that quarter.
Cav.ax.ry to the Fbont.?All the
cavalry now oh duty in Southern
Kansas, Texas and the Indian Territory
have been ordered to join General
Terry or General Cook, and will
leave for their destination at once.
The Kcrshaiv Gazette says all the
whites are Straight-out. It says, also:
"We understand from a prominent
Republican that a straight-out black
ticket for county offices, in this county,
is not at all improbable.
GONGAREE
Oolum'blA, M. O.
PROPRIETOR. '
MANUFACTL'IUuH OF
S T E A.M
ENGINES AND BOILERS,
Iron and Brass Castings
oi all descriptions mode to Order.
O
I WAS awarded the flint premium
dustings at tho State Agricultural ana
Mechanical Society Fairs, held in Columbia,
Ndvombor, 1871, '72 and '73.
Circular Saw Mills
of all sizes.
Also took the FIRST PREMIUM at
State Fairs held Novomber, 1871, 72, '73
Manufacturer of
CRIST MILL IRONS
of all sizes.)
For Sal?.
Gin Gearing of the following sizes :
9 foot wheel and pinion 930 00
10 " " 44 32 00
11 44 4 4 44 35 00
12 " " ? 45 00
14 " 44 44 80 00
With Rolts $0.50 Extra for each vet.
Anti-friction plates and Balls for Cotton
Press $10.00 and $12.00 per vet.
D. B. SMITH, Agent,
Abbeville, S. C.
Doc. 10, 1875, 35-tf
CABPEHTRY.
Tlie undersigned herobv ?ivea notice
that he is prepared to do all kinds of
Carpenter's Work and
Building.
He also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrasher*
and Fans. A full supply of Gin Material
always on hand. Farmers are requested
to bring their Gins up early in the season
to allow time to have them properly prepared.
Also Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gin,
the Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of
Kubber and Leather Belting.
D. B. SMITH,
Abbeville C. H.t S. C.
Barnwell &Co.
Are daily receiving additions
to their Stock, consisting
of
STAPLE DRV GOODS,
Hats and Clothing,
ROOTS A\Tn SHOES 11
IfVVXM ^ ??rw #
THEY KEEP CONSTANTLY ON
HAND, ALSO, A FULL
LINE OF
Groceries,
Bacon and Lard,
Meal and Flour,
Coffee and Sugar,
Bagging and Ties,
Molasses and Syrup,
A FINE LOT OF
SUGAR CURED HAMS 11
Oct, 5,1875 20-tf
0
Dissolution.
THE copartnership heretofore existing
between tho undorsigned, under the
llrm mime of DuPre, GambrellA Co?, has
been dissolved by mutual'consent.
J. F. C. DuPRE,
JOHN M. OAMBRELL.
May 12,187C?tf
White Lawns,
ANOTHER lot of these handsome
goods, plain and striped, from
IS eta. to 35 cts.. iust received, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
June 14,1876, tf
Thresher and Fan
FOB SALE BY
BARNWELL & CO.
May"31, 1876, tf
Abbeville Branch Railroad Schedule
Leave Abbeville ,.10 00 a m
Arrive at Hodges ?11 10 a m
Leave Hodges ,,,.2 20 p m
Arrive at Abbeville 3 30 p m
?. m,
& > ;# 1 t. St J t"\ .>j
: H H i-: I
*; J 71-?-fo}
J-. /" ' /'
v, ' r'i ^ ^
Centennial
Transportation
Arrangements
OF THE
- " ' V ' ' ' 'I
Great Atlantic
COASTLINE,
FOE THE
Accommodation of Vis*
itors to all Points
South.
0
The Hallways and Hteamsnip
Companies between Augusta,
Ga., and Philadelphia, comprising
the ATLANTIC COAST
LINE, will during the progress
of the
Centennial Exhibition
OF THE
UNITED STATES,
present for the patronage of the
| citizens of the South, routes of
t transnortation and forms of tick
eti upon which to reach Philadelphia,
that will immeasurably excel
all other lines in point of
\
Direct Daily Movement,
Comfortable Accommodation
Variability of Transit,
Economy of Expenditure.
To enable this to be done, the
combined resources of the RAILWAY
LINES SOUTH OF
NORFOLK, together with those
of the BALTIMORE STEAM
PACKET COMPANY and the
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP
COMPANY will be em
ployed ana tbe individual tourist,
the social party of ten, twenty 01
more, or tbe civic or military organization
of 100 to 800, can
each be cared for in a manner
that will satisfy their desires.
Price Lists, Time Cards, and
all needful information are non
in the hands of all Agents At
lanuc uoast jjiue.
It will be to the interest of every
individual and each organization
proposing to make this trip
to communicate with the undersigned.
A Centennial Exhibition Guide
Book as authorized by the Commission
will be given to the purchaser
of cach Centennial Ticket.
Call on or address either of
the following named agents.
J. H. WHITE, Macon, 6a.
W. J. WALKER, Montgome
11.
i jr aim,
H. Y. TOMPKINS, Atlanta.
A. L. HEED, Savannah 6a,
X. J. DIVINE, Macon Oa.
A. POPE,
General Passenger Agent,
May 1, 18T0, 4-4m j
SPRING, 1816.
MWAiMHADDON
:
arp now receiving their Stock
Spring Goods,
consisting mainly of
Domestic Goods, Notions, &c,
a larger stock of
?UU?3? AIM V HAT9.
than they have ever kept pefore.
Always on hand the choicest of
FAMILY GK0CEBIE8,
Confectioneries, &e.
CIOASS! CIGAESI!
eW keep the finest and cheapest assortment
of CIGARS in town. Great
inducements to cash buyers?offered
by
McDonald & Haddon.
April 10, 1876, 52-tf
Insurance Notice.
I HAVE accepted the agency for several
SOLVENT FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANIES, as follows:
Old North State.
Royal Cananian,
Merchants and Mechanics
and Commercial of St. Louis,
and -will insure at the lowest rates con
aistent with awmnd business. So
Patronage of the public ia solicited.
Office at the Law Office of Messrs. Per-'
rin A Cotkran.
L. W. PERBIN, Agent.
April 12,1876,52-ly
TO THE LADIES!
* ?
I AM now prepared to exhibit the
latest novelties in
MILLINERY,
and invite my friends and the public
to an examination of the flame. Feeling
assured they will kind it to their
interest to call before purchasing elsewhere,
as, owing to the scarcity of
money, I intend to sell very low for
CASH. The
Dress-Making Department
is still under the supervision of
MISS JANE BAMEY,
' ; 1 :
who will be pleased te receive your
orders, and .will endeavor to give satisfaction.
Very respectfully,
MBS. M. M. WHITE.
April 5,1876,51-tf
""
STEAK
Planing Mill,
COLUMBIA. S. C.
F.W. WING, Proprietor
MANUFACTURER OF
Sash,. Blinds, Boors,
WINDOW AND
DOORFRAMES,
Inside Pint Blinds aM Men
PILASTERS,
> *
Mantelpieces,
MOLDINGS, BRACKETS,
Handrails,
Newels,
Balusters.
I
Scroll Wort of all Description.
All Work Guaranteed a No. I
May 28,1875, lyr.
BLANKS
OF THE MOST APPROVED
FORMS,
FOB SALE, AT THE
Press & Banner Office.
Rent Liens,
Liens on Crops,
Lien od Crop and Bill of Sale*
Mortgage of Personal Property,
Mortgage of Real Estate,
Title Deeds,
Trial Justice's Blanks.
Sub. Tickets.
Sub. Writs.
Summons for Money uemnna.
Copy Summons for Money Demand
The State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Probate Cburt-CUation/or LellertoJ Administ'n.
By THOS. B. MILLFORD, Esquire,
Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, Peter McKellar baa
made suit to me, to grant bim Letters
of Administration of the Estate and
effects of Miss Mary McKellar, late of
Abbeville County, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Miss Mary
McKellar, that they be and appear,
before me, in the Court of Probate, to
be held at Abbeville C. H., ou Vhwrsdajr,
the 15th day of July, after publication
hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, if any they have
why the said administration should
not be granted.
' Given under mv hand and seal, this
first day of JuTy, in the year of our
Lord oue thousaud eight hundred and
seventy-six and in the ono hundredth
year of American Independence.
Published on the 5tn day of July,
1876, in the Press and Banner, and
on the Court House door for the. timei
required by law.
THOS. B. MILLFORD,
Judge of Probate.
July.5, 1876, 2t
SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES,]
and other attachment* at
J. D. CHALMERS & CO.
March 1, 1875.
CHAIRS t CHAIRS t 8 rioecn chairs
received to-day. liattan Swats
plcndid article, sold at low figures,
J. D. CHALMERS A CO.
PARLOR FRENCH LOOKING
GLASSES, at
J. P. CHALMERS A CO.'S. r
CUNNINGHAM I
& I
TEMPLETON I
If9ve receiyed tfffiff 8
whtph tlrpy prp seliipg }PW prtWr |
Call ai^dad'O theip. - H
Murph 20,1876, 50-tf I
Cash Buyers
WILfc *8 mtul fipd pur pfipes 44 _
low tye lowesf, ftnd oaf
Stock ibis season baylpg been par?
chased with special cftre, WWW* ?wrs '
can coQyiaoe thpm more tMW evpr tq
how much greater advpnfcigp ft JUtlfi
mquey can pe invested ppon thp
CASH BASIS. Qlvp ui a Jpp.lf foe&f?
purchasing ftpd WV W}U satisfy yp?i
*t ?I^pqihum:
op PASWQ?;
ajarphi&|87G,6<HI
Beautiful I
NEW PRINTS, I
SPRING STALES, 9
AT I
Quarlea & Perrin's. 1
March ?8,ISffi, SQ-tf I
CORN! CORN!! I
BED OAT8!
WHEAT BEAK,
FOR SALE BY
BARNWELL & CO
Jan. 26,1876 42-tf
MASONIC DIRECTORY.
Clinton Loflge Us. 3. I IM.
W. H. PARKER, W.-. M.\
J. C. WOSMANSKY, Secretary.
Meets 2d Monday in every month.
Haanoiriqn Plmnton Un 17 U A W
UDAUOHfltt U1UUIC1 X1U. II. II. A. w
J. F. C. DuPBE. M.\ ?. . H.\ P.*.
J. D. CHALMERS, Recorder.
Meets 3d Friday night in every
month. DeSanssiro
Conncil No. 16. R. & S. I
J. F. C. DuPBE, T.\ IU.\ M.\
J. M. GAMBRELL, Recorder.
Meet* 1st Tuesday night in every
month.
Goods at Cost.
AH descriptions of Goods, . j
embracing
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, A
HOSIERY, NOTIONS,
AND
dry goods,
AT : .
COST F8R CASK,.
AT ^
<Jaarl?g A Ptrrii!*.
Feb. 1, 1876, 4S4f
IemlaI
WILL GET THE
WEEKLY CONSTITUTION
POSTAGE FREE, TILL
January 1st, 1877.
Fis tho Leading Paper of the South.
Red hot Presidential and Gubernatorial
Campaigns opening. Every Georgian
should take tho ''PEOPLE'S PAPER."
Sevorai Serial Stories, by distinguisiied
authors, running all the time.
~<s&. The getter up of A CLUB OP
TEX will receive the PAPER FREE.
Dalty, $10 per annum; $5 80 for 6 mos.;
|2 65 for S months."
Send in your subscription for this great
Political and Family Joubkau
Published at the CapitaL
W. A. HEMPHILL 4 CO., Publishers.
April 20, tf.] Atlanta, Georgia.
1,000 POTS.
Choice Green and Hot-Honse
Plants.
CONSISTING in part of 8ingle and
Double Geraniums, Single and
Double Fuchsias, Red and White Begonias,
Heliotropes, Century plants, Nigh*
Blooming Co reus, Cactuses, Ice, Air .and
Wax plants, Vines, Sodum and Basket
plants. Japonicas, Pine Applo, Bananasand
fiftv other varieties of plants
Mosses kc grown from seeds and plants
obtained from the most celebrated Florists
in the United Stated. Plants ten inches
to two feet high in four inch and sis
inch pots, 15 cents to 25 cents each. Lar
ger plants and not* In proportion. Delivered
free on board the cant.
J. V. C. DUPRE.
CUNNINGHAM
AND
TEMPIETON
Have received and opened
their large Stock of all kiuda
or goods.
Pry Goods,
Clothing;
Boots,
Shoes, .
taps,
Hats,
Hardware,
Crockery,
Saddlery, &c.
CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
! Oct. 6, 1875 26-tf
EUGENE B. GAEY,
Attorney at law, Abbeniie
C. H., S. C. Special attention to
the collection of claims. [Feb, 9, ly
ANEW LOT of Oil Window Sbade?
just received, with jrood fixturcH.
J. D. CHALMERS <fc CO.
Oct, 27, 1870 tf
i .