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Tlie Prsss and Banner.;
V'.IIIKVILLi:, ?.C. I
Wednesday, July 9, 1834.
The State Convention.
I'lsewhere in these columns we reproduce
editorial extracts from a number of
the o mntry press in reference to the action
<>f tlio recent Stall*?'onYention. The I
action of t!ii-> Convention as a whole wasj
in many respects a remarkable one for:
S iiitli I 'arolin i, and the mistakes of sonic
of the friends of Senator Hampton in that
Convention were no less remarkable, ami
must have been painful to the Honorable
Senator himself. There was no need or
(Veasioti for lifting the Honorable Senator
mil of the line or level of other men
by an ell'ut to cloct liiin by acclamation
while the other delegates to the Chicxdio
Convention were elected by ballot. The
'Si'ijiurl will show thai ho was elected by a
Very small majority. This of itself mn>t
bavo been a great mortification to the
Ikt<> of two National Conventions, ami a
man whose name South Carolina has always
honored. I. iter in the proceedings
of the Convention l.'ie ell'ort to adopt the
unit rule of voting at Chicago, whether
intemled or no was certainly a blow at
Hampton. At that time a current of
populat feeling was prevailing forClevc-j
1 and, and it was known or believed that
Senator Hampton would vote for Bayard.
The unit rule, it is fair to presume, would
have relieved him from the individual
responsibility of voting for President according
to his own convictions, and eontraiy
to what was believed at that time
to be the wishes of the majority of the
people of South Carolina. JJut whether
the refusal to adopt the unit rule was intended
to further mortify Hampton, or
to injui-c him in the estimation of the
public, or whether it was from patriotic
motives in the desire to allow every individual
delegate at Chicago to vote as he
pleases, wo believe that lefusal will do
him no harm. For several days a great
tidal wave had been raised for Cleveland |
bv various newspapers but after a sober 1
Second thought, and after the wave shall
have recoiled, we are not sure that Hay- .
ard does not stand 011 a higher level than
Cleveland. 11' Bayard did make an error
in a political speech twenty years ago,
Cleveland as Governor of the State of
New York gave offence very recently to
the Catholics. As an offense against religion
is less to be tolerated than an error
of judgment in politics, so w e are inclined
to the opinion that Hampton in his support
of Uayard is as near right as the
Cleveland advocates can hope to be.
Another remarkable and notable event
of the State Convention was the ease and j
success with which the committee 011 res-j
olntions held the nose of the Convention, j
*0 to speak, while they poured down;
whatever dose they choso to present. >
Such quiet and unresisting submission of
a Slate Convention to the dictum of a
jonnnittee of its own body, we think, does!
not stand upon record in tho annals of
South Carolina. Every effort of tho in-j
dividual members for personal expres-j
>Yi to have been completely!
'suiotheifd. Even tlie renomination ofj
tf.he old ticket and the adoption of a plat-j
form were each accepted as a whole.!
Tho motion to considor tho different j
planks srriutim was promptly voted
Sown, and, as for the Stale ticket, nobody !
had the courage to make even a proposi-!
lion to consider tho chances, or merits, ofj
tho respective r.lllvers individually, but!
the convention shut its eyes, opened its j
mouth, and, at one great gulph, swallow-;
ed down the whole ticket without a grim- i
.ace. While there is 110 objection, so far;
*.is wo know, to any one of tho officers,
Vot. We think it would have been morej
complimentary to them if their cases had .
been separately acted upon.
The platform, which is more remark a-!
ble for tho number than the wisdom of
its planks, does not represent the popular j
sentiment of the Democratic party of,
.South Carolina, and iu its adoption, the,
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Convention mamiesicu a umrvguru ui
Xvell known wishes of largo minorities of j
tlio people of tho State, and exorcised
over tliem a tyranny and a despotism to-]
tally at variance with the pronouncedi
principles of the Democratic party. In
our humble judgment it was something,
unexpected and extraordinary for tho
Convention to "invito tho aid and sup-j
port of all good citizens of South Car-'
olina" in procuring cheap whiskey,
while our boots and blankets, our sugar:
und rice, our homespuns and calico js, arc^
(axed at the present high rate.
It must have been known to tho platform
builders, and to at least a few of the
intelligent members of that Convention, j
that Senator Butler, Congressman Aiken, j
?nd Congressman Tillman, together with1
a very largo portion of the best people of J
this State are opposed to National aid to
r>duc-it:on.
And yet this Convention in their wis-i
tfom by the adoption of the fifth plank of
that platform put its seal of condemna-j
lion upon tho recent political dclara-1
tious of a poition of our Honorable Sen- j
ators and Representatives in Congress,!
Who do most worthily anil most aceepta-'
bl}* represent the people of this Stalo at
tho National capitol, and by its adop-1
tion they o lie rod to force a very large1
portion of the Democratic party to sub- i
scribe to doctrines and heresies in which j
they do not believe, to say nothing of thet
blow which the adoption of that plank !
gave Congressman Aiken at this time.'
when he is pressed "hip and thigh" in j
the matter of his re-election. Wo would
exonerate Col. Aiken's friends in the I
Convention from intention to do him an!
injustice. Such a wrong to him and to!
this Congressional District must have)
been done more from oversight than
from any intention on their part.
The oigrun pian* in mill, jjuuiuhu, ...,
our opinion, is at least apfesutnption on
the ignorancc or gullability of the farm-1
era of the country. It proposes tore-!
move the tariff on cotton ties, and the
machinery used in tho manufacture of
cotton and woollen goods. In plain Eng-|
lisb, the Convention would :educe the!
tariff on cotton ties, the least expensive |
articlo used on 'a farm, that hundreds of j
thousands of dollars' worth of machinery
may go into one house without paying'
oven a tariff?the State in its partiality
having already exempted tiucli property I
from all taxatiou f<?r tho support of the;
government. It must be truly gratify* I
lug to the farmer to know that the State'
Convention desires to give him a cotton
tie free of tariff, while the manufacturer
of his cotton and woollen goods is to get
hundreds of thousands dollars' worth of
machinery on the same terms. This ex- j
cessive love for the "fannor" must surely '
be rewarded. Such sagacity and astute- j
nes:> as evinced on the part of tho State j
Convention in its affection for the farmer j
ought to make the frainers of that plat- j
form suitable persons for Congressmen, I
Senators, Governors, Judges, itc. Free;
cotton ties to tho farmer?free machinery j
to the manufacturer! The seal of great- j
nesw ought to be written on the brow of
the author of the idea.
If the Convention was really in earnest
about putting a plank in the platform J
looking to benefit tho farmer, they might
instead of offering the promise of cheap- J
er cotton ties, have assailed the lion in
the path, which lives on the very vitals
of the farming interest, But no: the cot- j
ton mills have not enough in their ex-!
emption from State taxes?their machinery
must also be exempted from import j
duties. If they wero still further anxious
al>out relieving the farmer, they!
might enter a protest against theprosecu-;
tion of the work on tho Columbia canal?J
where the farmer's money is expended
that magnificent lactones may uuercui-j
ed?at least oh paper?and which are to|
pay no taxes. It' this had not exhausted j
their patriotism and love for the "farmer" j
thev uiight have put In a plank in that;
platform to correct the present imposi-j
tion on our "farmers" whereby monopolists
got exclusive rights to dig phos-j
phates, and on which one dollar a ton otV
royalty iu exacted?the royalty and tho;
"exclusive right," running up the price ol
a ton o 1 phosphate to $0.00 a ton, but,'
which costs only $5.12. The pr?te?ted
jriouopoliKt. by virtue of the law. is enii'dcd
to make three hundred p'-r wut.
l>y the sale of his phos;.hii.es to the dear- r
y jUiJoviid "fariu'jxs" yi' ihv
)
The o\v mv:. of the plio. pli ilc works are J
Charlcstoiiians, and for this gnat advan-1
tage the farmer is io be propitiated with
a cheaper cotton tie! Our Charleston1
neighbors arc, in addition, exempted from
taxation for ten years?if they lmild fac-1
toriex. it will be noticed that the farmer
pays taxes every year.
If the Convention had had time to put
an equitable and just plank in 'hat platform
in place of one of the monstrosities
that disfigure that structure, it might
have turned its attention to a fair representation
in the State Senate from the
different counties. We venture to suggest
that the wisest man in that Convention
could not give one satisfactory rea-!
son for allowing Charleston two Senators,
while each of the other counties has
hut one.
The platform in some respects is contradictory
in terms. For instance, the
clamor for a "tariff which shall he as
moderate as in the early days of the lie-1
Public" is utterly absurd, and ineonsist-!
ent with the cry for "liberal appropriations
I'rooi the treasury," of the Federal
Government for educational purposes.
The educational appropriations is a meat
bog into which the resources of the whole;
country may be forever sunk, without
realizing any good to any body, and
whenever that system of education is
adopted, it will be idle to talk about a
reduction of import duties and internal
revenue.
The cry for home rule-which we suppose
means Democratic rule?is entirely
inconsistent with the declaration that
our people are to be taxed to educate the
negro. If "popular education Is the bill-|
wal k of free institutions," when the negro
becomes educated he will become a free'
institution to vote against us, and his superior
numbers will make him self-assertive.
To educate the negro, is to make
liini believe that it is his right to rule and
ruin this country. How any Democrat
can desire to turn this government over
to the negro is more than wo can see.
The Caucasian has never yet been subservient
to any race of people, and it now
remains to be seen if the .Southerner is to,
be tlie exception.
We expect to give our "aid and sup-;
port" to the election of the Democratic
nominees, but we repudiate the objectionable
planks in the platform, and enter
our protest against any similar repetition
of the vrong which has just been
perpetrated on one of our Senaters, two.
of our Congressmen, and large minorities
of the Democratic party in the State. {
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MhsIc Scholars.
In the catalogue of the students of the
Due West Female College it will be seen ;
that out of 1ST students, 03 arc taking
lessons on the piano, ivhile only IS ai;e
being instructed in vocal music. The
charge for piano lessons is $15.00 for each
session, or &0.00 a ye:tr, while the charge
for special vocal lesson* is $12.00 a session,
or $24.00 a year. No charge is made for
vocal music in classes. The small mini- ]
bfr who are taking lessons in vocal music
is what Miirtirisos lis. and the fact
would lead us to believe that the young1
ladies, as :i rule, do not set a just appre-1
ciation upon the great value of acultiva-ji
ted. musical voice. Thero is no sound
which is half so sweet, or half so charming
as the human voice, and there is noi
accomplishment to be half so highly
prized as a cultivated voice. At best,! j
piano music is not to be compared with j,
vocal music. As one evidence of this we I
ask attention to the fact that while the best
instrumental music which combined art
and skill can produce is always furnished |
at Commencement, yet the vocal music j,
always commands the best attention, and '
always bears oil' the palm. Besides,!:
there are supreme moments in the histo- j
ry of every individual in which only the ' i
human voice is called upon to utter songs j
of supplication, praise and thanksgiving. ,<
TMs for two reasons: Because the voice j
is the expression of the heart, and because ,
the expression of the heart meets a re- <
spensive echo in other hearts and is to !
other e*rs the sweetest sounds known to j
man. Lot our young ladies not forget to j,
cultivate their voices. I>t them not lorget
that the cultivated voice of an educated
lady gives her more of the likeness of an ' ]
ideal angel 'than anything else, and will,: ]
more than every other accomplishment,
attract and win for her admirers and I
lovers who will consider it an honor and ^
a pleasure to bow down and woVship her i
in word :ind in If is milv tlio rill- I
tivated oar thatvan fully appreciate scion titic
instrumental music, but the liertrt of
every living creature is moved by good
vocal music-.
" i
Evidence of tlie Destructive Work of
the High Water.
We ask attention to the advertisement;
of the Hoard of County Commissioners, j
which appears elsewhere in these col- j
umnsi Such destruction of bridges was i
never known in this county at any onejj
time, and it will take many thousand':
dollars to rebuild and repair them. If |
wo may be permitted to make a sugges- j'
tion, we would urge that a better class t?l"(j
bridges be put up everywhere, and if 1
practicable, a condition of the contracts ,
should be, that the contractors guarantee1'
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them to stand for a number of years. ;
Such a rule, we believe, existed before the '
war, and it worked well. The great I
trouble with our bridges seems to be on!'
account of the giving away of the sup-;
ports of the bridges. If stone piers are
put up, and the bridge is raised to s=uHi-j
cient hcighth, it will stand until it rots
down. .Stone piors can be built at Iroin j1
two hundred to tivc hundred dollars'
each, and wc saTj let us build such piers,
for many of the bridges. Martin's Mill,
bridge, for instance, is an important'
crossing, aim wc unugo is ouun impassible.
Why not put up a good, strong'
bridge, on stone piers, so well laid, and;
so high that this generation will not be
again inconvenienced or taxed on account!
of it. Anolher bridge which cannot
stand in foggy weather is Morton's]
bridge across Long Cane. Let a good*;
bridge bo put up there.
Wo want good bridges at every place
where they are needed, but we think,'
bridges are sometimes built whero a ford i;
would do nearly as well. In such cases';
we might economise to that extent.
Tho Dcndy bridge across Long Cane'
Creek is another source of constant trouble.
If the road could be changed so as
to avoid tho steep hills, the mnd;ly bot-j
torn, and the bad placo for a bridge, the
travelling public would be greatly benefitted
and tho taxpayers saved money. j
j
The Nomination of tlie State Ticket.
!
We have heard no objection expressed j
to the action of tho rccent State Conven-j
lion in the nomination of State ollicers. j
It seems to have been a foregone eonclu-1
41*i.?
siuu uiai liiu umuviv-5 ?umu vv i cnominated?tho
only question being a!
difference of opinion as to the proper1
time to do so. Since a majority of the
newspapers and a majority of tho eoun- j
ties had expressed a desire to wait, we
think the greatest injustice of earlier)
nominations was to the nominees them-j
selves. Tho newspapers and the people j
110 doubt have given the nominations a j
less heart}' endorsement than they would!
have done at a later day. While this is a 1
matter of small consequence, .vet wej
think it would have been gratifying to ^
the nominees to have been endorsed j
more freely than they are in the present'
patriotic yielding of the newspapers to 1
circumstances.
The National Convention.
The National Democratic Nominating;
Convention met in Chicago yesterday j'
and organized. No vote was taken for 11
Presideut, but the indications are that'j
Cleveland will receive the nomination <
despite the opposition of John Kelly of !
Tammany. The unit rule will be adher- j
ed to, and the solid vote of New York :
will most likely be given to Cleveland. |J
!"?? Auonf crilSrl v/ifo e\t' ^nirth ! 1
Carolina will probably bo given to himi'
011 the second ballot. |j
McDonald, of Indiana, has fair chance* <
of receiving tbo nomination for Vice [
President. j i
We are inclined to the belief that the js
chances lor Democratic success are bet- j
tt-r with Cleveland its file leader than I
\viih anv other man whose name has j
been prominently mentioned. 1
hassiz' rmimttm* yuTW?wwi-.*?SCJ^a> *?z ?w$--.ora.vti^?ss?=t
TIIE STATU CONVENTION.
Wliat Koine of tlio Xcwtjt'iitcrN Iluve
I
Snid about It.
J.-Tiinisli r li( i jt'H\
Its action in nominal lii? Stale otlleors was
Uotibilos a ?:ijii??'!? ?i_- surprise to tin; entire,
stale, iis il was generally conceded tliat aliiii- |
jority < t tin- eountics hail mstrirjieU their
delegates to oppose .1 one nominations, anil
many of those who favored early nominn
lions hail expressed a willingness to let the
matter go over in delercnec of the wishes of a
"wj?j?ecinhle minority." It may tltrn out al
rigid, but we are hound to helh-ve that a good
many Went haek on their resneetive eouiitj
convention*. One of I'hostel's delegate* evel
went so tar as to make si speech in linor ui
nominating state otlieers forthwith wln-n h<
had hern instructed by his county convention
to vote otherwise. It is h.id enough li
vote against the expressed wishes of one's
constituents, I tit the cftort to prevail up >n
others lo do likewise Is lreaoheiy in its most
disgustiuj; form. We were opposed locally
iioiiiid:itIons (ruin tln> outset, ; iiiI we arc sai- ;
Isllc l tliiila majoriv or tin* Miinkin^ people
of the Slate were of the same opinion,
t>ut since the question has been so decisi vely
set I led liy the Convention, we wi.l cheerfully
fall into line ami do what we can lur the success
of the party.
Morion St>tr.
We are not a Federal education Democrat,
and therefore object to that plank in the State
Democratic p'aiform adopted Ity the State
Convention, otherwise we think ihe platform
a capital one and The Star will support
it, and tiic state ticket with all the energy
it can command. The State ticket is
about a* jrood as could have been selected.
(i'uotl men make i/rtml governments, and we
havegonit men in'.lie van of the Democratic
patty And now it helio ives everyjlti-mocrat
to lay aside all ditt'ercnecs of opinion, rally ,
around the state ticket and work with zeal,
day and niuht. for its success. The Stale,
ticket as a whole was nominated by acclatna-j
tion by the state Convention, for a see-!
olid term of oliicc. We don't believe this!
tia* Happened orioro in uie iiimiii.v ui .-'uiiiu |
Carolina politics. It is evidence of tho:
strength of ihe gentlemen wlui compose the
tlckci.and of the confidence of our peop:ej
hi?ve in theiv integrity as oilleers. :iinl their
atiilit.v as to safely carry t lie old Ship of State
to anchor it: the approaching political storm.
Xrtrbrrr// OllS'l'tvr.
About as? hasty a piece of work as was ever!
done was the proceedings of the State Convention
iN(tli nltaino. Kverything was carried
through with a ;jrand rush. Although |
most of the counties had instructed against.
Juno nominations, the convention decided to nominate
l>y a vote of two to one, many of.
the delegations, including tho-cfrom XcWber-1
r.v County, guius: directly in the lace of their1
instructions. This only r-hows that when men 1
have it in their power to curr.v favor with the j
powers that ire, or that are to he, they will not;
lose the opportunity. The Convention ought
to have gone a step further and nominated a
Stater ticket for Km; so us to save tin* trouble
and exnense of another convention. The
platform was adopted without debate ami |
without consideration. It is a crude affair,
and .shows the result. of hurry. Some of the'
delegates elected to Chicago "an- men whose!
reputation scarcely extends beyond theirj
own immediate counties. The State ticket Is j
In the field. four months ahead of theelec-j
iion. An effort was made to place a tcmpora-!
ry lujuiietion on the campaign, tint it was |
known that it would amount to nothing and
was therefore at>andoued. We presume that,
if any vacancies occur on the ticket they will j
he tilled hy the executive committee. Why |
not ? Some of the delegates,in theiranxicty to
get hack, wanted to leave the framing of a'
platform to this committee, to he fixed up to
suit themselves and at their leisure.
E'lgrfivld Chronicle.
The work of the State Iieinooiatlc Oonven-j
lion was quickly and well done, and there-]
suit I* without douht satisfactory to the peo-1
pleol the State. The convention will long he s
renienihered as a remarkable fine for the rapidity
with which it accomplished its work.
More work was done In one (lay than Is usually
done several days hy an avenue state
convention. No time was lost in making
long speeches, and every tiling moved along
smoothly and harmoniously. The only matter
that. excited much discussion and upon
which the convention was somewhat divided
was whether state olllcers should be
nominated hy that, con volition or not. The!
eonventi'tn very prot'Crly decided to inaUc;
the lurtnlnatlonsand all the present state otll-j
e rs w<-re unaniinou.-ly renominated. Governor
Thompson, Lieut Governor Sheppard 1
ami the other State olllcers have been faithful
and etlicient in the discharge of their public
duties, and their unanimous renomination is
the best evidence tliat they have given entire
satisfaction to the people of the state. The
party platform Is un admirable one and is
substantially the same as the platform adopted
four years ago, '.villi a few slight and unimportant
changes. Of course the platform,
so far as it effects the action of our people will;
be modified to conform to the national plat-,
lorni of t!?c party. ,
lvtslcy Messenger.
The Convention executed its business with ,
[rre.'t tact, and highly cultivated Judgment, j
Three separate sessions were hold during t he,
ilay and nlgin, and the vast deal ol work before
the body was soon gone through with. j
Chester Jteportcr.
Tlio result was altogether a surprise to!
many who had boon figuring on Ilie matter I
before the meeting of tl.e convention. Ju<t|
L'xaeily what the fear of Governor Thorn jisoii i
us a dark horse candidate for Congress fruin j
the Fourth District had to do with It we, at |
tills distance from the scene, are unable to i
ay. Numbers of the delegates probably!
know, but they won't tell, liut what is dune i
Is tlonc, and ail of tis u;> this way are recovering
from our di/.lncss and heartily "accept
the situation." ("iiesier County will give a
rousing majority for Thompso.i and "thcni
jther fellows."
Lancaster I.njcr.
In the re nomination of the old Slate ticket,
I he Convention, no doubt, pursued the wiser
ourse. In these gentlemen we have cntidlJatcs
who have been tried and have proven
worthy, and whom, II clected, will be the betler
able to meet the wants of the people, having
become u'-qunlntcd with their needs by a
crvleu of the past two years.
Jickcns Sentinel.
We had opposed June nominations, bellev*
lug it would be more satisfactory to llie people
to have a second convention later for that
purpose. Hut the convention acted otherwise,
and \rc suppose every Democrat in the
Slate will be satisfied with its action,
Caiiulen Journal.
The convention worked with a spirit of
laruiony antl accord. There wa? a coiisidt-rible
dlHcrenee of opinion in regard to the'
proper time to make the stulw nominations? I
much more, we are obliged to confess, away
lorn the Convention than there was in it. if j
we WenJ to Jujide from appearances. All we I
liavc to do now is to elect them by an overwhelming
majority. Literally lilt them upon
the tidal wave of victory and bear them amid '
the shouts of a victorious people to the high
places to which they are called. No man J
must niurnmr now. The responsibilities, j
Jutics and obligations of a good government
tnd home rule arc all too sacrOd for that, i t j
must be one steady moving column of unitj j
iud strength, bearingon In its march every-]
thing that opposes u. Victory must audi
diall be ours.
Newbwry Xew.i.
This platform is given to us as the dellberitc
declaration oi a Convention which was i
.my.im.4iv ,-..iir.?-..ni:illv? iii character ami
tuihorl/.ed to speak lor the Democracy of I lie
Statu: but alter a careful reading It seems to;
us rutlier crude. It certaiuiy bears the marks
;?f liusie and precipitancy. It was adopted
without any discussion or consideration out*
?ide of Cie committee room, and possibly |
might not have been adtij ted exactly in its]
present.shape, had its contents been lully unJerstood
by the members of the convention,!
jr liad it Iwsn adopted section by section, j
The other declarations of the platform, arc,
perhaps without objection, but without any
particular force, "ftelyiug imnlicity on the
wisdom and patriotism of the National Democratic
Convention" (soon to convene, \\?*!
have bound ourselves to abide by it.s action, J
tind are pledged to support its nominees,
whoever they may be. .Suppose 15. K. llutler
were to be one of I lie nominees, what about |
that pledge? Let. us hope and trust, that wej
will have no sUcli cause to regret our rather |
premature pledges. A3 Jar as we are concern-1
ihI, Hie platlonn Is weil enough. All the
Stato platform we want is. Honest home rule,
und a solid Democratic Government.
L'lurcnsiitlc HerahL
It was hardly expected that the Convention
would do more than nominate delegates to
tiie Chicago Convention, but now that the
work Is done, and well dotie, the results of its
labors will boubtless be s-atisfactorily rect.vtd,
generally. The platform adopted by the
convention Is .sound and conservative. The
evident opposition manifested in the convention
to the inotion to elect Senator Hampton
to Chicago by acclamation, as a delegate at
large, has excited some surprise and comment.
This apparent opposition, It is said,]
was not personal, but based Upon the bcliel
that 110 member of Confess should be
sent to Chicago as a delegate. Another ob- I
(ection was, that if .Senator ilampton should!
ko to Chicago he will be tlrst and last and unalterably
In favor of Bayard for President.
ICcrsctiv Gazette.
The action ot the convention In nominating
.State ofllcers was doubtless a surprise to
many people, but if they had been present
nt the convention they would have wondered
lit It.s action. The reasons which were urged
against it seemed to disipatelnto thin air, and
by a two-thirds vote the conclusion was
reached to elect them and the minority yielded
most gracefully. The Kershaw delegation
in accordance with instructions of our convention
voted against It. The Work having
been accomplished, therb should be 110 caviling
against it, but let Ihcaction of the conven
lion be sustained unanimously.
Florence Times.
The State Convention held at Columbia
last Thursday was tlie nio>t harmonious of
any which ever met to consider the all'alrs of
party. A strict business spirit pervaded the I
entiic proceedings, and the action was
prompt, thorough and satisfactory. While it
ivas a surprise to many tl.at State ollleera
should iiave been nominated at tins time, yet
we do not question the expediency of the
move
L'turenx Men-hunt and Furmer.
As wc thought they should do, and wisely,
too, we think, the Convention finished the
work which it was called for, by tlie Kxi eu-j
tive Committee. Delaying nominations forj
State officers would not have changed the re-!
suli, and would have entailed the trouble and i
expense of another convention, to do just I
what, this one did so well. Wc have yet to)
see a man who Is not satisfied with its uction. >
i
Abbeville Medium.
The only Reason we can see tor our Stale I
otticsrs having been nominated last Thurs-j
days was that most of the delegates did not
know whether they would get to the next
convention assembled, and they desired to I
have the honor of nominating State ollicers. 1
This Is about the sum total of the whole af-j
fair. A majority, (if we ate not mistaken) of
the County Conventions bad passed resi>lu-|
lions opposed to June nomlnmiuns and the
voice of the people should have been heeded.!
While perhaps there is no especial reason f
why the nominations should not have been
made, still after a nn j >rlty of the County '
Conventions were not in lavoroi mem, ineir.
wishes should been respccted to the letter.
Yorkville Enquirer.
The action of the State Democratic Oonvcn-!
Hon in unanimously endorsing and nomlnat-;
Ing (or re-election, (iovernor llugh S. Thoiripson
and his associates ill otllce, will be hailed 1
by the people of tho State with the utmost
satisfaction as a tribute eminently due to
each and every member of the Mate
administration for the past two years. The
delegates to the National Convention are able
itnd creditable to the State, and the Conven-,
tiou acted wisely in sending them unInstruct: i
cd. The platform adopted is all that euuld be !
teslred, and 011 It the whole people 01 the'
State can safely stand.
Barnwell Sentinel.
Some weeks ago there seemed to hen very
Jeelded opposition to the nomination of catiJidates
for State olllers by the June Conveiilion,
but il was overcome by tlie aetjon of
several Coll vent ions, they having left the mailer
entirely hi the hands ol their deleiMitcs,
Uid when the subject, was reached, it wim
found Unit in order to sove tlu trouble and
?xiien?c of anot her convention, the members 1
reneially favored the plan laid out uy tin?
i'hairman of Slate KxeeutlveCommittee, and
Lhe entire old ticket wus elected us the party's I
indldulcs. ? t,
Edgefield AUvertixer.
It soon became apparent that the sense of 1
Lhe Convention was \ery largely in tavor uf
making the Slate nominal tonx at once. 1
Liroups of delegates were scattered literally
jver the hail.aud it was eviutut tliul pai'U
sans were working and selicniing vigorously
tor the success of ]ict plans and candidates.
.1 ikcn Journal and ltrvivU'.
The sentiment of Aiken County, and, wo:
lleve. ol t he Slate. Was lor llii: postponement
id I no Humiliation of state officers, I itt as our
delegation was uiiin->lrucieri. eaeh member
voii.il as he saw lit.
H-tritc;i!l J'cof ?' .
Tim Stale Democrat u: Convention nccom- ;
]11>~11< I inure Woik it) live hours than simiiai
( tidies generally perform in three days. It
Was a luoiii'l deliberative assembly. Thei|iies-.
of nominating Stale olliecrs was productive<
of a lively debate, but it was determined to
make nominations and I he entire Iieket. was '
uoiiiinated by acclamation. All the present in- .
euinheiils were nominated unaiiiiuousiy;
amid thunderingapplause.
Amlmon JntrlUi/rnrrr.
'I he llemoerntic Slate Con vent ion. wlileli j
met. in I'iilitmliia last Thursday, was as liar-1
iiiotiious and as in tellii'elit a hodv us has as. 1
semliled in Sonlli Carolina simv the war.^ It 1
did its work quickly. ami wnri rcmai-Kaoi v i
liltledcbatc. honking hack upon it \vC 5ee
nothing in it*1 action to criticise inn. every-1
tliiiiK commend. Its purposes were hiuli;
ami patriotic. Its action was wist- ami pi'ttdent.
There were no bitterness, and com par-1
alivcly little difference of opinion. Tin* most j
marked nets ol' tin- body tt'ero its unipialitlrd
refusal to instruct. its dclc-inles to Chicago, or
in any way hamper them ti.v this expression!
of an opinion upon the National canvass,
manifesting clearly a desire thai, thedclcgafis
should cons'iilt nnd act lor the hest. interest, of j
the hemocratie party in makinir the nomina-!
lion for President and Vioe-l'reslclcnt; its de-i
termination to nominate a State ticket'
which, thoucli tioi unanimous was emphal- |
ie ami overwhelmint.', yet tnauifesteil in such
(rood temper thai I lie minority could smiling- j
l.v submit and join in the unanimous and c.i- !
thusiastie rcuominalion of the present. State
ll' ket; ami last hut. not least, we regard the
almost unanimous adoption ol the platform!
without tleb&lc as a good day's work.
FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Tlie Air Brake* (ilvo Way anil the ,
Train <?ocs Dinvn (iriiile at fifty j
.Miles an Hour?The Itriilg-e ICcach(Ml
and Too Slcoj?prw 1'ull imo
the Wtiler-Kewiirlus I'assenjrerK
Tliroauli (he Car ECoofs?A <iiarlotto
Boy in the WrccK.
Charlotte Observer.
The train from the North arrived at Charlotte
Suminy at li;'h> p. in. without its usual
eonipleiuent of coael es. The two l'ulitnan
sleepeis and the mail car that usually come
over the Vnginia Midland road an 1 arc at- i
taelied to the Chat lot Ie hound tiafn at I)an-!
ville were missing. This indicated tin accident
of some kind on the Virginia Midland
road, and a terrible one it proved to be when
the particulars became known. The two
missing s'tsepers were lying at the bottom ol"
tii? liiiiirs river, at. the point where the Vlr
giniii Midland bridge spans it, about one mile j
and n half north of Lvneiiburg. Twenty-,
three passengers, a number of whom were i
ladies, were Mceping in their berths uneon-;
scions ot any impending d.inner, when they i
were awakened by the tumbling ems, the;
ile ttoning era.-h of bridge timbers, the -bricks
of the locomotive whist'esuul the roar of the
rushing waters, for the.lame* was swollen by
the recent rains, ami thetorivnt swept under:
the bridge in a stream twelve feet deep.
The cold gray dawn of the Sunday morning (
bail Just, broken and the engineer was drnw-j
In^out his lever to make up fifteen minutes'
of the schedule lime that hail been lo-t along
the nmil. Lynchburg was near ami the porter
of the "leeuing car hail started to touse
Ids passengers for that place. A lon^ stretch;
of down grade had been retieheil, ami tint,
train was bowling along at forty miles tin:
hour, when the engineer, (hiding thai the;
lime to check speed had ari iveil, applied the
air brakes, but the rubber hose connecting
the valves underonc car with another broke, i
and the train was instantly beyond control.
The momentum of the liiavv ears increased
at each revolution of the wheels and when
the sharp curve in the tract Just above the.
bridge was reached, the engineer looked hack J
Ii\iin ills cab window at the train, and saw !
A J.I SB OK FI11E
Hashing from the wheels under one side of
the Hying cars. The wheels on the other side
weie not touching the rails. So great was the
speed ot the train in rounding the curve that
the outer wheels were thrown in the air, the
ears leaning inward at an incline Mint threw
the seals on one side about three leel higher1
than on the oilier. The train was then going
at the rut" of tilty miles an hour, and it was
then that the engineer looked back, as lie
said, for what he thought would be his last
lock on earth. The hand brakes were of no
avail and the bridge was just ahead. In a
twiukiing the engine was upon it. The engine,
baggage, mail and express cars reached
the l.ynciibiiig side, there was a sudden Jerk,
a terrible crash, and the two sleepers
l'lXNGEI) INTO THE ISIVEK,
while the first and second class cars remained
pinned among the shattered tlmbeis of
thai portion of the bridge that r;-iuulii<-d
standing, with their cuds hanging over lite!
water. '1 lie engine, with the baggage, mail
and express cars, relieved of the weight of
the others, shot torward witli a fresh impetus,
and were stopped just outside of I.ynehburg.
Tnc engineer then ran on to the depot with
the news ot what oecured, and securing help,
returned to the scene of the wreck. It was a
frightful sifiht to see the group of pa-si'iiuers
huddled together on the bank, shivering in
their scant attire, while in front of l.hein was
the rushing watois troin which the tops of
the sh-epnrs could barely be seen, and above,
the broken bridge, with the two pas.M*iger
cars entangled in the shivered limbers. As a
matter of course, the tlrst inquiry was for the
passengers, and a shout of joy went up as;
Conductor Win. King, holding his broken '
arm to his side, shouted out:
"A 1.1. A lit-: SAVEIl!"
Preparations were at once made for the'
comfort of the pas-sengers, nil of whom were i
subjected to a serious incouven icnee by tin;.
lo.-s of their dollies. The nearest that any of
them came to being dressed was a drummer
who had on his pants. He had jlist been
waked by the porter,ami had slipped on his \
punts when the car went down with him.
One man came out of the ear as he li.ui come '
into tills world, with not a strip of clothing
on liis back, having lost his nightshirt in ^ct>
ting out. None ot the ladies wi re c!oilied except
in their r.igbt robes. As soon as it was!
certain that all had been rescued from the'
wreck, tne piis*engers were putabroul a car
and carried to Lyncaburg, where the railroad
authorities secured a stock of clothing, fiom
which they selected suits and dresses, and :tf-.
t<-r a good breakfast, lix y ko'jii felt eoiufortable.
SrENHS ATTHK WltRfK.
Mr. .Spot K. Pace, an express messenger
who Is well known in ("Imrlot.te, saw the
sleepers take the plunge from his car door.
One ot the sleepers struck the water Hat on
its bottom and ricocheted like a chip. The.
nluht had been cool and the sleepers were
well clo>ed. the doors being shut and the windows
down, and to (his fact the oassengers no ,
doubt owe their lives. As the train struck
the bridge the lirst class car jumped the track
and knocked the rails from their position,!
and the sleepers following knocked the bridge
down. The trucks fell from under the sleepers
and the cars dropped .-traight. down to I lie
watvr, Milk 1112 on their bottoms. ISeing
tightly clo.?ed. the water could enter them but.
slowly, and this gave the passengers time to,
get out before they sank. There were tourteen
passengers in one car and nine In the
other. All were thoroughly arouse-.l by the
time the cars struck the water, and the situation
was seen nt a glance. Without losing a
moment's time, the men procured the sleepi
u i? cars' axes and quickly cut holes in the
tops of the cars. Through these holes they f
pushed the ladles, and Conductor Win. King:
i>:tt:\v Tiit'M OUT,
bravely standing oik the car tops until the '
last passenger was saved, though lie was all;
the time suitcring sharp pain from a broken
arm that dangled at his side. The water was
twelve feet deep, and the passengers were i
rowed ashore in a couple of small boats that
were fortunately found on the river bank at,
the bridge. While the passengers were being
drawn out the water was gradually rising in
the cars, and they were slowly .settling; very i
much as a ship would sink. The men found;
no dilUculty iu getting through the holes in
the roofs, but among the passengers was a
lady, Mrs. J. S. Kardcn, and her three months
old baby, w ho could not be drawn through
the holes. One of the ventilators in the roof:
was broken otU, and through this the mother!
and babe were salely rescued. The men exhibited
great coolness, and ail remained iu
the cars until the ladies had been taken out.
Just as the last passenger had been landed,
tlrst one car and then the other made a sud-,
den dive and struck bottom. The top of one
could just be seen above the water. The other
car went to pieces and was washed away, bj-!
ing utterly destroyed.
a cliahlotti: boy's eximcjmkkck.
Mr. Thad Selgle, son of Cnpt. T. L. Sclgle,
the well known merchant, arrived home Hun-;
day night. There was a big contusion on his
I.it, rumtc l.ti-ii li-l.ltV. unit lli.S SllOCS
were ripped open, lie had been in the wreck.
Mr. Keigie took tlie sleeper at Washington .j
but fliidiiii: it cool mid pleasant, he concluded
to go into ihe ladies car, where he eurletl up '
on a s< at and went to sleep, lie waited about
liftcen minutes belore I he accident and liad
scarcely stretehod hitnseir beiore the crasti
came. The ninai liable speed of the train as
it went tearing down the grade, startled himself
and all the other passengers in the car,
and they had to hold tight to the seats to
keep from being jostled about. The engineer .
signaled furiously all the while for the brake- i
men to put on the hand brakes, but all to no
effect, as tin y weio powerless to check the
constantly Increasing speed of the train.;
When the sleepers went down, the lir.st class I
car was caught in the displaced timbers ofi
the bridge and brought to a sudden stop. The 1
ear turned up on one side and remained sn.vii
ponded over the water. The occupants were'
fired to the forward end of t he car in a mass i
by the sudden stop, and many of them were
bruised and battered. Conductor King had |
his arm broken, but the passengers escaped |
with less serious injuries. :
TIIK 1'OKTKU SL't't'OSEI) LOST.
While It Is absolutely certain that all then
passengers weie saved, there is a belief that ;
at least one person |?rished in the wreck, ji
and that was the colored porter of the New;
Orleans sleeper. A drummer who was one
among the last to get out of the sleeper, says
that ho saw the body of the porter lying in j
the bottom of the car atid I he water was rap-; \
Idlj covering it. lie saw that the porter was ;,
dead and time was too precious to allow of an !
attempt being made to rescue ilic body. The !,
uruuiiiiur, ? 11*inu mum: ? r jiuiuu iij u.u ut t i
otr the train Sunday ni^ht. at Lexington. unci j
went from I here y esl erday to Richmond, lie j
related his st>ry to the conductor iinrl passcn- j i
tiers and is certain that the porter wtis Uist. j
The drummer escaped from the car with uoth-; i
ing but his vest. j;
1 NCI HUNTS OF TUB DISASTER.
i {
The escape Ol" the passengers was nothing ,
short of miraculous. That two ears with
berths full of sleeping people, should crash
I hrottuh a bridge and plunge Into a swollen!
stream, and every single man, woman and |
child lie re-cued alive, almost surpasses lie- j
lief, yet such was the case. A shudder of lior-j.
ror passes through one's frame at thP thouglit; \
of what would Inevitably have been the con- i,
sequences had the disaster oecuml in lhe|i
darkness of the night. The accident had its |
heroes, but the most beautiful Instance of lie -! (
roisin displayed was that of conductor King, (
who swum to the wreck, mounted the cars, j,
and with his one sound arm pulled out. pas- ,
senger after passenger until all were rescued.j,
And the engineer who grasped the throttle ;*
and stood manlully at his post vainly emteav- (
oririK to ctimiuer the runaway train and save ',
l>ls passengers, was a hero, every inch of nlm. j
At the bfKliitiing of the race ho had his.
cliolce of leaping lor Ills life, or standing h.v j j
his throttle and taking his chances, and he
lUUft IIIU lilblt'l.
itKsui/rs <<f tiik a<*ci ?knt. 11
Save conductor King's broken arm, mid si1'
fracture of tin* lee received by one of the |>as-11
sengcrs. the injuries received were slight. it''
is to be hoped (bill (he reported death of Hie !1
porter may prove untrue, tint. It is more than '1
probable that the drummer indeed saw his I
dead body. Tim accident, demoralized pas- 1
sender and mail tratlii', the latter of which '
will be resumed between Charlotte and New '
York today, for the IIr.?t time since Sunday,'
mornIni;. The passenger trains coming in I 1
S'nee the accident have been without, mail 1
intents or mail matter. On account 11' the pe-'}
eutiar surroundings at the scene oi the acci- i'
dent, I he t ranster of passengers is made tin-!'
tier dilllcullies, their route being a roundu-!j
bout way, requiring a drive of two miles, t
The bridge will be rebuilt by tomorrow, ami : !
tlie regular running of trains resumed. Onci'
of the Cullman cars, as already mentioned, '
went to pieces and was washed away. The . <
other, though under Water, appears to lie in-j
I net, and can be rctlttvd lor the road with hut j *
llltlti expense. j1
"?
A Card.
(liy Kc?iuiwl.]
()? 111o (lav of IIk1 meeting of the County [
(.'onvent ioti at Newberry, and before tliu Convention
li.ul assembled, Mr..[??-(-|>Ji l>. Kellt, it
ini iiili-'i* of tin-Convention,aski-d mi! II' I had
heard Col. A. I\ Huller. Commissioner ol Agri?Mil!iiri-,
siiik? Iliat two years aao a
measure Was lit! m: the Legislature ill which
tliu I .inner* hi Iii?! StaleWere interested,
v. Iilrli im-a.-nic was referred to a special emu- ;
miltee, am), iliat before tliat committee Mr.
(ienr^e .lohiHtoue made a s| eeeli opposing
the measure, ami said that the agricultural |
interest ol' Hie Stale was becoming loo powerful
and It should he throttled or it would abmii
h all other Interests. The above is as near
llie words used hy Col. Holier as' my memory
serves lue, and 1 staled to him dial Col. llntler
had used ' ri elled llieaiiove words.
.1 line -0, IsSI. Tllos. W. IIot.LoWAV.
,\ ''A i; n.
Col. A. P. ItutU'r some two or three nioniiisl
ago informed me thai Mr. < icorjic Johnstone, i
during liie discu-sion of a hill le-lote a li-tfislali
ve eniiinilli -e, wliieli h.ll was ill the interest |
hi'tlieuniieultiirallstR''?f lit*! State, had u-ed |
latiguace to the ell'ivt tliat that Interest was
becoming too powerful and that it must lie
tlirotileii, u'.ul that if it was not done it would !
control liic (JovernmetH. Mr. Joseph I,. Kcltt.j
on the second day of this month, Juno, asked
me If I had heard Mr. Johnstoucusesuch lauKtiajje.
I .cpMcd that I hail not Mr. KelUI
then said tliat he hail understood thil the report
came from Cul. A. 1*. Muller. I remarked
it Col. A. !'. Hill let' had given me the inf.ir-1
million ami that. In* had also told the siimei
tliiiK to others and that In-, Col. Under, I
would not (Iviiy It. 1/. A. M.Kill,
Member House of Iteprescntailves.
June-<>, lssl.
Mil. Kmrott: In the columns of Hip A'.'mw:
mul (,'niiricr of .June Willi, under an article entit
It'll "A Family Kl^lil In Newberry," I am
represented as having thrown a lire-brand Into
tin'otherwise cool < 'onveiillon. I mn represented
as ImvliiK charged Mr. .lohnsli.ne
with having uttered language in opposition to
the agricultural interest upon mere rumor!
and hearsay. The wrilerof this arllclc s'ated
Ills partisan conclusion and not facts. I am |
not willing to tie Judged hy such conclusion.!
I am willing to be Judged hy the facts and I <
desire that the facts appt' ir. Let, the public, j
then, form its own conclusion. 1 was informed
of the language attributed to Mr. John- |
stone about a month since, A short tlincaf-j
tcr hearing It I approached ltcv. .1. A. siigh, a
member of tiie llou.se of Representatives,:
from this county, and asked for information j
concerning It. Tne above card from Mr. i
Slinh is a correct statement of the interview, j
I also wrote to Colonel A. 1'. I'll tier about the |
ill h of June, ii^lcin^ information. No reply:
w:?s received until nfier Hie ConvenMon,
when I learned that, Colonel 1'iiilei* had not.
received my letter on account of his absencu.
from Columbia, (in the morning of iheCon-i
velition I received the same inlormalioii in
substance from Mr. Thomas W. Holloway,.
President of Hie Convention, whose card is
also given. I appeared in the Con vuntioii as j
a representative of a club composed entirely!
of agriculturalists and under instruction lo
use my liitliieuee and vote for Colonel Aiken (
tlrst, last alid all the time. When (he propo-1
sitioii (o endorse Colonel Aiken was be ore
the Convention, Major C. B. Buistand (jencr-|
ai A. c (?.ii liti jlon urged Ilia: Mr. Johnstone j
woital make Hie farmers a good represcnta-1
live. When they did so I felt Hint It. was a,
duly not only to myself, but to every iiKrieul-1
turallsl. in the Congre?slun:ilist Mislrict, to!
siale the iiiforim-'tion I had received to the
<\;l> trillion, illl'l 1 Ulilll V i III; r-uin II1V..I >.
had heard It. What I said in tin* Convention
I wish tin* people l?i It flow. Hut let th<-ni
have a true and Impartial statement. The
Mm berry (llwrvcr Is the only New berry pa-!
pur lliat lias had 1 lie courage togiven stale-;
incut of v hat. I said. This paper is an advo
cmlo of Mr. Johnstone, lail it li:<s shown a willUmncss
to do J us; lee sin 1 not screen tliej
tl'Ulll. IlejiortCIrt of I lie IferilUl and Xetrx
Were pic-cut. The Ifrrahl clips from the
Ch(ir!t:.iti>it Ncir.? ftml ('wirier as it would an occurrence
in a lore inn country.
(icnilemcn, does the truili hurt? The public
wishes to know the tiuiii. Tint puhlic
must have the truth, and you shall not sntic
it, Vou have represented ine to the public as
a turbulent character. as one who created dis-'
order and confusion in a deliberative assembly.
Do you dare to say that my demeanor
in the Convention ?u< not deliberate? I?o
you dare to say that the friends of Colonel:
Aiken, including myself, participated in the'
disorder? No. There was not. a uciitieimin,
in the t'onvctiilon wtio will testify to the contrary.
whether the substances of my remarks
was such as to occasion disorder. 1 will not
allow you to judire. The public shall decide.
What does the Xewberrj/ Ohxcrvrr say?
".f. Ij. Iveltt?of all professions and trades,
the familim interest is least represented and,
Is sadly neulected. It would be unju-t, not
only to Colonel Aiken but to I tie farmers, to,
turn hint out now. As to .Mr. Johnstone, we
do not believe he can represent the fanning'
inlep-Kt. It is reported that .during Mr. Johnstone's
comsc in the Legislative, ii blii was
Introduced for the benefit of the farmers.
I Several voices, what was it? out with It.j So
far as my information rocs", It is a fact, tlint,
when the bill came before the committee, Mr.
JohnMonc said, in hisaruument: "Thefarine:s
lire "rowing too powerful and unlc?s they
are checked they will soon coinrol every-'
thlnir. They ought to tic throttled."
"Mr. Giiriln^ton?Will y<>n give the evidence
ui on willi-li ycur statement is found-,
ed ?
"Mr. Keitt?Though my time has been limited.
I have i sed every etlort toobtain the ex-,
act facts which have been tei?reseii'ed lo me
us coming from Commissioner .\. r. imm-i.
The measure was Introduced through Colonel
Kutler's instrnment:ility. I got. my informatie>11
rroui rcprcscntativc men.
"Y. J. I'??ju?I have endeavored to servo my
country for years; 1 have attended iniitiy convention*:
hut never io the hi.-tory of Newberry
county liave I heard such a damnable
attack made upon any man. [Great up.
pl?use.j If (reorgc Johnstone were here lie
would need no one to rise up and brand the
statement as a lie out of the whole cloth. I
What I do for Mr. Johnstone I'd do for any!
man assailed In his absence.
"Mr. <iarlinittou moved to lay Mr. Keitt's
substitute on tin- table.
"The motion b"lng put the President. said:
'It appears to the ('hair that the ayes have il,
are the noes satisllcJ
"Mr. Keitt?The noosnrc not satisfied. We
call for the ayes and noes."
Just at this juncture Mr. I'opc received ami
read the following dispatch:
"W.YMIAI.I.A, s. ('., June ]|, 1-jq.
"V.J. /* >/?c, .Xcivhrrri/ H. C.: I havccunicd
the entire Oconee delegation. |
I 'GKOUOK JOHNSTON*. |
"The announcement was greeted with loud
and lotur continueil clfeis. The .secretory
proceeded to call the roll, on the motion to
lay Mr. Keitt's substitute on the tabic. Ay<sj
I'J:!; noes 17."
My remarks are not aiven in full >.r with
accuracy. I expressed to ihe Convention my
reL'r. t that Mr. Johmt-me was not pr? sent and
said that I considered the report as a matter;
of too are.it magnitude to the farmers to r?-j
main silent on a .count of his absence. The I
words I used as coming fioni Mr. Johnstone
were: "The agricultural interest of the State
is growliu'to.i powerful, and unless checked
will control legislation and it ought to be,
tliroitl'd." My words were uttered Willi deliberation
and not with passion, and I deny
that I contributed to the uproar which followed.
1 mrim.' my remarks <|uesiions were asked
and answered in a deliberate manner. Mr.
V. J. i'oj).* replied to me and said il. was "a
most infamous cliaige." and "the most damnable
attack lie ever heard made upon any
man." And while lie exonerated ine personally
from falsehood, said the report was a
"lie." j
Mr. I'one seemed to be greatly excited and
his speecu created a slorm of excitement nil
the (.on vent ion, and a lame number of the,
Aiken members withdrew from the building;
In dis.'iist. The I'resideiit with great ilitllcul-J
ty aiiated the excitement and in the eon fusion
( Jen. (iarlington moved to table the substitute
endorsing Aiken. The vote was llrst
(alien hy acclamation, men iiiruj
were called. The Convention continued In a
state of disorder. At. this moment the cry,
Where is the telegram? When: is th? tele-!
train V was heard and repeated. Mr. Pope I
thea read a telegram announcing the entire'
Oconee delegation lor Mr. Johnstone. The;
vote was then taken. It stood, according to j
the record published hy the Newberry Observer?
ayes li'i noes 17. As an example of!
the manner in which the ayes and noes were j
taken, the entire vote of Township No. 7, j
iiumiierlinr twelve, was recorded aye, while J
only five names were enroih d. Only live del- ]
egates were present as representatives from!
that township. The stiength of the Conven-i
lion was votes, estimating the entire vote
of each of tlie townships. About i!W were enrolled.
Now, Mr. Kditor, tiie proceedings of the
Convention have hcen >et forth, and I submit:
to the public through your columns whether J
or not under the elrcuinstances I am not jus- i
titled iti having stated to the Convention Use
information 1 possessed? If I had not done
s;<, would 1 not have been derelict in duly to
the interest I represented? Was my author!-1
ty so indefinite as not to be considered, when
I stated that my information was obtained |
from Col. A. 1'. lint let*, the Commissioner of I
Agriculture, through representative men of
Newberry County? The authority I regard
as good; 1 *o considered it in the Convention, i
and 1 have yet to learn that it has been de-j
nled. *ivc upon the authority of Mr. V. J.!
I'ope iu the Convention. tub kiuuuwu m
.Mr. i'ope, I submit to the public, was iniprop-j
<*r. Mr. I'ope is considered u gentleman of !
culture and a lawyer of k-arnintr, 'nil In a civ-!
ill/.ed country, anions an enlightened people, j
(o make an inflammatory speech lo a delil>-1
eratlvcassembly, anil to I'sscrt that the re-j
marks i e re I o to re set forth constitute "a most j
Infamousel.arge," a "damnable attack," or!
that the report itself Is a "lie," to say the!
least, Is Indecorous, unparliamentary ami unjust.
If Mich language can be palliated, it is
when the passions are deeply arou.-cd. lias
Mr. I'ope since considered his speech ? Is he ,
willing to do justice to an humble individual, I
who did only what be conceived to be bis!
duty? I have no reason to believe, after the!
lapse of one week, that Mr. I'ope wishes to
erase from the (|iiblic mind the severe lan-i
linage be has used, or that he considers the!
natural inference from such language unjust, I
Let us then consider I he Inntiuigc used by J
Mr. I'ope: "A most infamous charge?a daiii-j
liable attack." I wish to ask Mr. I'ope wherein
he sees the infamy? Does It emisist in the!
truth or falsity of the repmt? If so, I gavel
my authority In the Convciitiou, and I suh-i
in11 that it was authority which Mr. I'ope i
should have respect* d. Does Mr. I'ope con
sider it infamous that a citizen of Newberry I
I'ounty, vested with all the privileges of a
uiemberof the Convention, should dare oppose
his measures? Have these high-handed j
measures of Mr. I'ope been carried oil so long
ind so successfully that be considers It a unit -
ler of right to express Ids indignation when!
opposed? And does Mr. I'ope consider the
honest farmers of this county entitled to no
uthcr rights than todo his bidding? Sir, if
that is your idea o|" the agricultural people of
bis county, you are mistaken.
The agricultural people ate patient; thc.vj
ileslrc law and order; they do mil wish Innovations
that will distur!) their tranquility;'
lint they Iceland appreciate the freedom won j
mid transmitted by a heroic ancestry and tne
|notection guaranteed by a Constitutional
i iovern uient, and when their Intel est is in |
leopardv, they dare assort their rights. Is It.
i it in my tliat they should ?
Mr. i'ope says the report is a "He." Kvi-|
ilcneeof the report was demanded and lias;
lieen given, ami was given in the Convention.'
Cpon what authority did Mr. I'ope brand it as ,
i "lie?" Did Mr. I'ope t.ase such language!
upon Ids own knowledge? That Is the pre-.
<uinptlon. What did Mr. I'ope know about!
it?
"Whoever pretends to positive knowledge!
if the existence of a particular lact. when in .
[ruth he knows nothing at all about it. dous
Iu reality make a willful representation!
which be knows to r.e false; and If the representation
is mud"' in order that another may |
rely upon it and act upon It, and it is acted j
......,i?, 11 c i w irom the false repie-j
II) VII ....V .......... ...
{'illation, iln' person making It is in prinei-l
pie jinillv of winiiI deception anil fraud.? '2 :
Adulson on Torts, 1, uu7; !Sce, I, 177?Hanks A
Urol hers' Kd.
Now Mr. I'ope. what have you accomplish-'
>il? You catised it luimiier of Col. Aiken's'
friends to leave I he Con vent ion on aceoiuit of
llie boisterous disorder occasioned by jour in- i
lliimmutory speech. You influenced men to ,
k'ote iijjrillist Col. Aiken hy convincing them '
for the time that. 1 had made an unjust and 1
?lseattack upon Mr. .lohiisloiie. S'ou ran
he Mcltcment so lii^h thai pronounced Aik'ii
men voted niiainsi their intentions and <
onvlclloin* under tlio pressiue. Can liiis 1
ilatement of lads lie neiiied? W'lmt, then, is
lie lesial conclusion ? Is it not fraud upon
Ik* members of the Con vent ion. whose votes >
ivere changed upon the faith of a stalenieiiL , i
. on made upon your own aiituoiity, wtiliout,
(nouicdsic of it* truth? Is it not fraud upon )
I lose delegates wlm would not toh'i'atc t ho j
Unorder and withdrew? Is it not iraud upon i
he agricultural people, whose representative (
on denounced ? l)o you Intend to go lo the!
on;;rcssioiial Convention the exponent ol'l
rami? Can your delegation appear there]
(therwise?
Col. Aiken had many friends iu the f'on-j
rent Ion. lie has many now in tin: County, i
jut hl.s friendsure not the a-.tvocuIcj of Ui.,oV
*- "* ^0?tcJgnn.1 ^rwu K1HIIi^t1 -1
tier. They (ire men wIiokc honest toil gives
wealth to the countiy. They dcprtcato disorder.
Their property must be protected, and
they wish repret-en tat Ives those 11 who will
assist in Iraniinij laws for its protection. And
In the protection of our property wo claim
tli? rij-ht to oppose ni?n and measnies in a
iiiaiiui-r consistent with the principles of civil
*;o\erii fount.
Al'ier the adjournment of the Convention I |
look the lirst irain and c.illt'il on Colonel A.J
P. nullernt ins home In Aiken ('onnl.v. I
sint' ii to 11111 ilieeaii'-eof my visit and what j
I hud staled in the Convention. lie eonllrm-j
ed the statement in substance and said: "II
don't tlilnk Mr. Johnslone will deny it.** i
Very respectfully.
J oh. L. Kkitt.
NEW CARRIAGE, j
I
BUGGY, AND
WAGON SHOP.j
Repairing a Specialty.!
(o)
I have on hand a Frist Class Supply oj
Material from the I'est Market and
will continue fn receive
until my Stock is
complete.
All Work done with Short Xotioo,and low
Prices to suit the times.
W. G. Chapman,
MAIN STUKKT, AUHKVII.LK, ('. II., S. V.
March. 2'!tli, iss-i. ;?mo.
School Meeting1.
AMFKTINti of the Abbeville School Associiilion
will !" hold in the Courthouse ;
Friday, July l!h, at il o'elork, p.m. , I
i !. ?n ri'rt
Secretary.
June txth, ISSI.
Buy
Mason's Improved j
FRUIT JABS.I
l
-ATrun
& hill.
.Jiitie 11 Hi, 18SI. If
BAHBlB SHOP.!
RICFIAHl) ( A NTT, U now prepared to do
nil work in his departmentIn the best i
manner and at rciooiMiltlc charges. Monthly j
customers shaving, hair cutting ?nd shampooing
$1 per month. Kusors honed anil put '
in the hesr condition for -5 cents each.
Shop under the J'txss null Jituuicr otlicc. '
March 1-3, !&>-, If
Marble Works.
\%J K haveon ha ml twelve bountiful Cottage
t ? Monuments. Will be sold very low.
Tim styles the best In tin; up country, half of
theirs direct importation from Italy. A complete
line ot liejul .stones tiom t<>S-.Oi)
jior foot two luetics thick. The two inch stock
is lower than is sold in the up Country lor
same quality of marble, at
J. I). CHALMlillS Marble Yard.
.Sept. ill, iss:i, ti
MEDICAL CARD.
DR. L. T. HILL
H.\ VIN<* sold his Intcresfin thru! rug ?<l< re, j
will devote his entire ittUntlou to the!
l'l'act lee of his I'rotessloil.
OFFICIO In rear of Sp?ed & Lowry's Iirugi
Store. At night may be l'ouud at the liowlej
House.
Dec. 1!?, 1883.
j ciisrciisrisra.ti |
REPOSITORY;
- fH A
! V JLLLJli, S. U.
IjKKSONS WANTING
WAflON'S,
l?u?< i iks, !
i iattn'kss, ;
Willi's,
1ialteks, i
IH'fiOY CUSHIONS,
AXI-K <?I?KASK,
i'l.ow okak,
hiding lilJUH.KS, ;
IIAM 10 STRINGS, Ac.,
Will (In well to c ill before purchasing, as 11
will not l>u umlvraold.
THOS. BEGG3.
.March I!, ISS;t. If
The Improved
"WHITES |
. I
With its Improved Attach
ments is Jiing uver aii \
Machines.
'PIIE WHITE stands In tbc front. It leads the
1 world in point hi' duiability. in features of mechanical
construction, in new and valuable impr ?Vetuehls,
Km* iiiihl running qualities and fur great!
range of work with tin- embodiments of all the latest
improvements kiiuwn t" Serving Machine- mechanism, j
with eli mince nf 'Ji-?iirn ari I beauty ot fliiisli the \VJii e
stands without a rival. The Improved White is tl.e
Machine i,r the I'll line. 1
TUB V\ II[ I'B is manufactured by an uld company'
who have hail all experience nf over thirty years in
the uiniiiifaetiire nf Sewing Machines.
'1 UK W1IITK is tlie must simple eunstmeteil Shut
tie dewing Machine made and mljustihle throughout
S'i thai any lost motion van lie taken up in an instant
T11K \? 111TB is tne lightest running, and made
from the best material. ,
TUB W1IITB makes less noise than iny other'
Shuttle Machine, and baa a larger space under .lie
arm.
'1 UK WHITE has an oscillating self-threading shuttle
iimI sell-setting needle. It ius a strong l'eed on j
butll sides of the needle.
T11K WII11 B will do all kinds of wt.rk that any
Machine can do. The White will do work that no
other Machine in (lie world can do.
TUB Will I'B hems, and sews .in lace, and inserts'
bins trimming at the head of ncm all in one operation. .
TUB Will I'B does w.dt cording, and scollop binding.
THE WHITE does dress trimming, fold making.
c mi binding, and ihe only Midline in the w-uld that
iioes iieiii-slilcliiiis.' without ihe lint* of paper. The
hem Milch atiachmrnt reduced fr- m 4ln.ni) In $1.0n. '
TUB Will IK has an automatic bonhili winder?
every bobbin wound as smooth as a spool ol thrcaJ.aiid
an automatic take up ?tnl is scll-handlng.
TUB WIIITK iuill *s between two bands on the
edge of a carioclit. or through Ihe centre of a garment.
With the abovu uinl other rniigesjoi work too niimer- j
out to mention tiie White stands without a peer
TUB Will IK Machine ha* been tested in Abbeville
county overseveii years and Is warranted from live
to llitecn years, riiesiiiiillec.in n risltii.il mid warranted
twenty-live yours. In order to demons'rate
the above 1 flow challenge any one of my vompvtclors
to meet ino ill a public contest.
T1IK WIIITK .Machine can be run successfully by
electricty, an advantage that every delicate lady will
appreciate. Willi tlie bias lnld cutter. button-hole atlachlueut
and electrical uioter combined with tlie
above the White is king of Macliiin s.
I lie Machines and sample work may be seeu at the
store of Miller IJrothors, Anbeville, s. t'.
J. L. SIMPSON, Agent.!
I*. S.? lly order of the White Sewing Machine coin- '
puny 1 would want all p:uties against pureliasinc the i
l\ hit? Machine needles or attachments Iroiu any om< i
e.vci pt the Coinpany or their authorizedascntb -ssiieli'
would he frauds. The company would takoltasa fa I
\or it patties would rcpnt to inein direeilv any nr all
persons oittsids ol tin ir agents who offer tiic.r needles
or atuchnn nU lor sale.
Jan. 10, IsM, l-ni | I
i l
The Place to Get What i
i
You Want! j
THOS. M. CHRISTIAN'
HAVINO bought the interest of Mr. ^
JOHN WILSON in tlu1 business}
formerly conducted by them jointly will f
keep ahvavs in store, a complete stock of'
FANCY " (.JROCKRI KS, CANNKI) 1
GOODS and CONFI0UTJONKRI KS of J
itll kinds. The best and cheapest CI-j
ISA I'S and TORACCO. The FINEST j
WINKS and LIQUORS. If
Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey "
For medical purposes a specialty. Also,
Choice Liipioi's of any kind for medical'
purposes. j
(rive Ii i in a call. Satisfaction guaranteed |
All persons indebted to the linn a
?f Christian it Wilson must mivlco inline-.
Jiate payment. i THOS.
M. CHRISTIAN,
Abbeville; S. ; ^
Feb. 13,1SS4, tf
i i ii m n r>rtfitr?ii-imii3fcann-Miii ?I <* ?*
Colombia nud Greenville Knilroail*
ON and after May 11, 18S1, rossonger
Tin I ns will run us herewith Indict.led
U[iuii tins loud und its brunelies:
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
NO. 53. UI' I'ASSKNCJSK.
I o-ivp Colnmhiii \ I W-C.4A.Jun. 12 35 a m
l'? ^oiumoia A-'j c.&U.Depot 12 50 u m
Arrive Alston 1 .>? p in
Ariive Newberry 2 .>> |> in
Arrive Nliicly-nix 1 1J p in
Arrive Unities 5 17 i> ill
Arrive lieHoii 0 2'1 p in
ArriYeui ureen vine i ou p ui |
NO. 52. DOWN lMSSUNOKU. j
Leave Greenville at !t .V> a m
Arrive Bolton 11 "Jl it in
Arrive ilotlgcri 1^ 84 P III
Arrive Ninety-Six 1 Zi p in
Arrive Newberry 3 11 j> m
Arrive Alston I 1^ p in '
rilve Columbia A J C. ?K <J. Depot 5apm
A e coiumoi.1 ^ \v A .iV A .luii. || 111
Sl'AKTANJIL'KU, CNION AND COLUMBIA KAILKOAl).
NO. 53. IT I-AS.SKNOF.lt.
Leave Alston 1 55 p ni
Arrive strotlier 'i W- p in
Arrive Sneiton 11 Ud i> in
Arrive Suiilue '! >-i p iii
Arrive Union 4 on )?in
Arrive.loueuviile i >! pin
Arrive.spartanbur*,.->.,1 .iia .Uej ot.. 5 1:7 pin
Arrive.>pariniiOurg, It.&D.ilepoi 1?.. ."> .i7 p in
KO. DOWN 1'ASJSKNflUK.
Leave Spartanburg 11. A 1>. depot 11 11 50 a in
l.e.ivers, ai'luitbur^ tt.l'.JiC.ncpot U 12 le a in
Arrive Junesville 1 UJ p in
Arrive Union 1 55 p in
Arilve .Naiiuic. --1 p m
Ainvo Mielloii '? W 1> m 1
Arrive fSirotlier .'1 -i?? p in
Arrive at Alston -1 u7 p iu
11LUK KlDUi: 1! A11.1 to AO AND ANDEK.SoN
11KANC1I.
Leave Helton 0 25 p in
Arrive Aniiei'soi (J ;? p ni
Arrive Pendleton 7 3.5 p in
Arrive aeiiecu C h ' > i' ni
Arrive at \\ allialla > > p in
Leave Walliniia U 'mi a m
Arrive netted! I) -i u in
l>..., .Ii.ji.... Ill II > i. til
Arrive Anderson 10 +> a in
Arrive ul liullon 11 17 u lit
LA l' ItKN.S KAll.lloAD.
Leave Helena 4 10 p m
Arrive ul Ool<ivilie 6 .0 p in
Arrive at Laurens C. ll V -V i> m
heave i^iuren.s C. JI i? l > a in
Arrive al (joldviLe ll' 'J> |> in
Arrive ul lle.tii.i 1- 'S< p i?i
AllllKVil.LK 1UIAXCJI.
Leave Ilodyes 5 "0 p in
Arrive ul Abbeville li JA? p in
Leave Abbeville 11 -'10 a in
Arrive at llodges I- -'10 j> in
Leave Hodges 1 00 p in
Arrive ul A buuvlile '2. 00 p in
Leave Abbeville i <J> p in
Arrive al Hodges o c0 p m
CON N KCTIONS.
A. Willi Sontli Carolina nnllroud from
Cliarleston. Willi \Vilinlngioii,Coiiinib!a and
Augusta liailroad frolu W lltnui^loii and all
points North thereof. Willi i.'hui lotie; Columbia
and ^u^usla Killro.id froiu Chuiloilu
aiui all point!* North lliereol.
13. Willi Aslievllle and Spartan bur)? Itallroad
for points in Western North Curollna.
(J. With Atlanta and Charlotte Division
liieliniond <V Danville Uailroad iroin till
points Soil til and Wee I.
JL). With Atlanta and Charlotte Division
Kn hinond & LiauvlLe llalliouu iroin Aliantu
and bu.\unU.
I<j. Willi Atlanta ami Charlotte Division
Richmond ami Dauvillu Hall load from all
points south and Wc?t.
!<'. With South t'uroMna Railroad for
Charleston. With Wlluiltiglon.Coliiiiihinntid
Augusta Railroad for \\ iiinin^tuii aim the.
Not lit. W itli ( huriolte, Columbia anil Augusta
Hail load for Charlotte and the North. |
( j. With Aslicville andSpatlauburg Hall-(
road from ileudeigoiiville;
H. Willi Allnntaand Charlrttte Division
Ricuinond and Dauvillu ltailroad from Charlotte
and beyond.
Time?Ka.sLern standard.
0. It. TALCOTT, Acting Superintendent.
M. Slauuirrtilt. Ueueral I'asneEgur Agent..
11 Millli,
CONGAREE
Conmbia, S. C.
Asent for
CHAPMAN'S
PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR.
'iMIIiSK WORKS TVKBK F.STABLT.SAED In |
fl 1617 by Messrs. Geo, Sine a r and .lames An-I
derson anil |iiir<'li:iSi-d by me in tti?* year ISM. and
from tll.lt illlie till now e;rri<d on successfully bv J
in* self. My t'rietidsaiid customers will bear wltne S|
of the 1 rge and stependo's i?bs execnt. d by in-. It
w.-Siit my works where tin* laid at mid almost only |
jtnl of its dins < e.- execute in this eliv was (lore |
viz-' ilie making ot the pipes lor the City Watrr
Winks in tl;<! year 1S1>S In the branch o;' IJEl.L!
FOUNDING, lean say th.t I have made the largest;
bells ever cast In the State, susli us the bell fur tliB ;
Cltv II II In Columbia.
My stock of pattern* for A nCIIITECTrii * L
WOUK O'LIIMS* for Stom fronts, Ik lame ami
various, nml In ItAlUNuS for iialcoiiicK, Hardens,
aiol Cemeteries I have the largest variety atol mo.-t
tnodern patterns; manv of these are paeuted and I
have purblian ;l t In* riellt for this state.
In the ni'tch ne line I cmii fuini-h my patrons with
STEAM ENGiNi-S and ROM EHS of any size M.d I
ile.-eriptioli, 4Vy (MiJl'l'LAli SAW M1LI/ llnVe
canted off the prizeat'ev ry State Fair held In '.his
City, and in th< ft- ooiiB.'riietiori I have taken pains to
eointiiue simplieity with the mutt ntx-ful modern iinprovi-ments.
and may flatter myself that my (*IIS(!lf>
(.A I! SAW MIl.l.S tiud favor Willi every sawyer who
uioli ist itiiis liis business.
Tiie many oiders I am steadily receiving for SIT' All
CANE MILLS prove thai the public appreciate I
the mill- of my make, and so it is with mv OKAI.'-I
IN(J f-r II-.JU.SK I'OA EK?. KIN WIIELLS, GUIsT!
MILLS and other MACIIINKUY.
I have the maiiiifneltirtti!.' riirht of tunny PATENTS,!
sueh as castings for Kill K COTTON' sNJ) HAY
IM;I>S and three or four different FEED CL"lTi;s
and other implement'.
1 will be pleased to s- nil my circulars to any applicant
together with juice ti. t or estimate. My prices
are moderate, i.n : I assure the public that they aie
loner than tbote of Northern maruthe ores, and that
my work v* ill compare favorably witu that ot any otb \
er maktr. Aildr ss
John Alexander,
CONOAlJKK U:ON WOHKS, Columbia, S. C.
Dry Weather,
SHORT CROPS, i
AND ?
HARD Till,
TS TIIK PRESENT CRY. EUT TIIE WAY
J. in wlilcli
P. ROSENBERG & CO,
intend selling their CIOOPS this FALL AND:
WINTER, will compel people to drop thatj
subject Id wonder why lhoy can: aifloral to
give such grout BARGAINS. Their prices!
are such as to supply t lie wants of those who!
have little money Mid at groat deal to buy.
MR. ROSENBERG lias remained North all'
.summer and hits selected witU great care aj
most complete stock c?f everything In their
line ami at such prices as to enable them to j
give entire satisfaction to all who favor litem
witli their pa nonage. lie lias iti most- Ins
tan res bought direct from the manufactory,
which litis enabled them to secure a great
many goods much below their market value
and which will lie sold by them accordingly.
Constant auditions are being made to theirI
slock,and it will pay any one lo call on them
and examine it before purchasing elsewhere.
They can positively sell goods of any kind in I
their line as eli??p as any market 11: the
South, either WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
Their stock consists in pail of
(iENT'S, VOt'TlI'S AND HOYS'
READY-MADE CLOTHING,1
_o I
(S ENT'S I'TISNISIIINO GOODS, 1>UY I
Goons, NOTION'S. Moots. sllOKs,
HATS, CAl'S, THI NKS, VALIS
i;s, JKWKMIY, 150WKK.V
TKIIM.K I'LATKM
SMA'KKW AUK In tliclatest
designs, t *lt( H'K kij V, 11 Alt HWAiti:.
(ihim 1:111 ks, kti\, kt(\ !
AIho liave on hitnil a complete stock of
lil'N'S, tuiili IJKKKi'II nil.I Ml'z/.I.k L'lADINU
ami lMs'1'ni.s of all qualities. Tlicy
?make n specialty of?
Tobacco
Hie above goods arc Kiiaranleul to vcssvtlsicttoii
In every respect. ISIve tlioin a call
iml save money.
P. ROSENBERG & CO J
Sept. I_\ 1SSI, tf
J. W. SIGN,!
ABBEVILLE, S. C. |]
; 1
JUKI'S 011 luuiil a full assortment of
IRON CASES, jl
PINE BURIAL CASKETS J
Jb JLIN is, L
rom the cheapest to the host. llcar.se Willi*
tteml fitncruls. when ile.siretl.
le will also Contract for the
Erection of Buildingsr<>
Is agent for the wile of Sasli, poors)
Hinds, Mouldings, stalr-railln^s, Floorings i
ml cvi-r.vtiling iicrtuiuing to house huildin? ' i
-M.rilT, isso. tt J
j |;
Hall Stands. *
J AT HACKS, lioi'k Hacks, and Whatnots | 1
"l full stock and low prices -it
.1. I?. ClIAI.MllIiS ?v i:.x
Oct. ::i, "-- 5. If {
' ' US .arq?????????
ISTEW
Landreth's 1
All ]
Flat Dutch,
mproved Purple Top,
White Norfolk,
RUta Bagas,
Purple Top Globe,
And Seven Top.
h, w. uvv
Insurance and C
benj. s. 1
Represents the following Compa
United States amount to $1G,00C
Home of New York,
Merchants of Newark, N.
Rochester German,
Liverpool and London a:
Invested ib Eui
Lancashire of England,...
Consult Tour Interest at
Having laid in a .Large
STOCK of
TIN SETS,
and having bought them Very
CHEAP we are now selling
KITCHEN and HARVEST
TIX SETS at $1.00 per Set
All other Sets cheap in proportion.
H. W. Lawson & Co. March
12,1881. tf
GLOBE
HOTEL,
Augusta, Ga.
Recently renovated and Improved,
with Table of Superior Excellence.
offers first class accommodations
to Visitors to the city at moderate rates.
B. F. Brown,
Manage r.
Moy Hth, 1381. tf
OIL PAINTINOK, Oil OhroinnR, Stereoscopic
Views, Stereoscopes. Just received,
at J. D.X'II AI.ME1W & CO.
_Oct.J51, 1W3, tf
Just Recived.
ANOTHKR lot of One,Two and Four Ilorpe
Wagons, all Iron Axles, ihe lie>-t and
fisioKt runninz Wftsrons In tliccountry. which
I will sell cheap for cut h.
T1IOS. I1EGGS.
Sept. 4. 18R!, tf
"Collars.
FOR mules nnd horses, that won't hurt If
properly tilted. Have pity on the dumb
brute that you are fo dependent upon. For
an le by XllOS. DEGGS.
March 19,1SS4, tf
Notice.
ALL persons iiulcbtorl to tlio Into firm
of QUAHL?S <? CO. will make
immediate paymeut to me.
T. P. aDARLES.
Jan. 7, 1S84, tf
Making Arrangements.
FOR the benefit- of person# who wish to
economise by having their SADDLEM
nnd HARNESS REPAIRED on and after
the 1st. of March, I will be ready to do all
such work with neatness nnd dispatch.
THOS. BEGGS.
deb. yth, 1881. tf
SAMUEL C, CASON,
Attorney .At Law,
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
No. 3. O'Neai/s New Law Ulmldio.
Will practice iu all the Courts of the Slate
Jan. 2, ItfH.
Drs. Mabry & Hill.
\|7E have this day formed a copartnership
VV In the 1'RAUTICIS OK .MEDICINE In
all lis branches. In cases where the attention
of both of us may be needed no extra
charge will be made.
T. J. MAIUIY, M. D.
LA, 1 . IXILIIA JUL. XJ,
Munch 12,1884, If
Something New Uunder the
Sun.
I WILL be ready on und after the 1st of
March lo do any KKI'AIIUNU which
may be wanted to your SADDLES and HARNESS.
Don't postpone tlic matter too
long. The cyclone may come alone. Be
reody far the emergency
THOS. BEGGS*
Feb. 27th, 18SL tf
romans&'butlee,
Have opened a BLACKSMITH SHOP on
the Alston House Jot, next door to Hill
& Son's Llvefry Stable, where they will be
pleased to serve the public In the most satisfactory
way. Any work on Carriages, Wagons
and BuggIesorhor.se shoeing will be done
In a workmanlike manner, at the most reasonable
prices.
RICHARD ROMANS,
JIUTSON BUTLER.
April 10,1881.
MRS. TAGGART
BEOS leave to Inform her old customers
that she is
Still in the Dress Making
Business,
and hopes that they will all patronize her.
Cutting and titling done at all limes at the
most reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed.
She may be found at her residence in
New (>rli'ans.
April J, lSs3,tf
Blind Bridles.
OK the cheapen* quality and lowest price.
T1IOS. BEGOS.
March 1SSS, tf
?AM MDWARDS. i
I
ytow IIati! Tin: 1'I.KVSiIHF of;
Li announcing the arrival of an uirractlvu
,i ue oi' '
FINE SHOES.1
Consisting of a full assortnnnf
fnr TVT<sr? 'a T.q H i pr'r a n rl
Children's wear, in all the
Latest Styles.
Murch is-si, ti
_ _ 1 _ .1
I
Abbeville Repository ,
[ >()K tho salo nf Waeoiis. Hutieios, Ilanu-vs, i
ami vrrytliinir usually Uept in Midi cs- i
ilillsliiiiciits. I am uIm> prepared lo repair
addles, Harness and Crunks, with neatness
ml dispatch. Cull smut. J?ot?'t wail uulil
icy Ijeeonie worthless. j
Tll(>?. HKCtiS,
At deal's building, Alston t urner, I
March It', 1-SI. tf Abbevllic, C\
J t
CROP
Purnip Seed!
$
Kinds
Purple Top,
Hanover,
v.n. i
icuuw aoociuccui
Pomeranean White Globe,
Amber Globe,
At
rS0N & CO.
i s+Ss
Collection -Agjncy.
BARNWELL
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jiies if/lose assets iiircticu in we
\ooo. \
\ 7,492,751 f
J, 1,221,964 v
575,000 i%
ad Globe,) 5,571,930
ope, over 1 20,000,000
1,455,315^3
id Injure Tour Property.^
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o?o
Tuesday, ijrL 1st I
Spring atid Summer 1
Millinery, Patterns, Huts
and Bonnets copied from JB
the latest French impor- I
tations. Flowers that al- I
most rival nature itself. I
Laces, new and hand- H
some, Ruchings, Trim- fl
iiigs, Silks, Feathers, ^fl
Ribbons, Summer Silkv'^B
Black Silks, Dress Goods, I
"White Lawns, Gloves, I
Hosiery, Lawns - and"""fl
Hamburg Enbroideries. fl
The ladies are invited fl
to come and examine fl
our Stock which tor
style and variety cannot I
be excelled. I
E. M. Haddon & Co.l
March 19th. 1?8I. tf ^
'IT STANDS AT THE HEAI
'The Star that Leads Them aI
THE LIGHT-RUNNING
DOMESTIC
TIIAT It Is the acknowledged lender lnfl|
tnide Is n (net that cannot be disputed^?
M AX Y IMITATK IT ! NONE EQUAL
The largest Armed,
The LIrIilest Uu 11 nine, MB
The Most Henutllul Wood WoaH
?And Is Warranted?
To be made of the best material, fl|
To do any and all kinds of work, H|
To be complete In every reep^H
I FOU HALE BY -S
R. M. HADDON & Cfl
Abbeville, S. Gg
.Vents wanted in unoccupied territory,
dre.-a JmH
DOMESTIC S. M. CO*
Richmond, Vfl
March 2#, 1SS3, tf <
Wagon Bridles. S
\VITH or without blinds. For those^^B
*' art* aide and willing to puy for a k'^H
article, homo made mid hand stitched, I
keep a supply on hand for half.
THOS. BCGOH
March 1'J.lsUtf H
Dissolution.!
Tiik firm of quarlks a co.S
this day dissolved, and the old
inoss will l?e settled by T. P. QUAKL^M
Moll Wain C'onior.
QUARLES
.Tan. 7, 1S84, tf |H
Make Your "Beds" Comfofl
MATTItKSSKS at s.t.tKi. aJth
Spring Hods at prices from $2.00 !to
some ol them will loai-n life time. Secure^H
lor cac'.i bed ;inu live longer. r'rMv..
.J. 1?. ClIALMLRb &
oct. si, i?3, tr BB
Marshall P. DeBruM
Attorney at Law, H
A13UICVILLE C. H. S. V. H|
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