The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-09-02
GOSSIP WITH OUR EXCHANGES.


meeting of the citizens, and thinks il
the best way to secure good officers.
Col. ]. w. Livingston is announced
hy his friends as candidate to represent
Oconee county in the next Legislature
Jas. A. Hoyt, Esq, editor of the an
tives and friends in Georgia.
The Anderson papers have been re-
ceived, ,and, as usual, full OF Cantatas
Tax Unions and Prayer Meeting pro-
eeedings.
The able editor of that spirited paper,
the T.ee Southron, is spending month
in the mountains.
The heavy dews at night and early
in the morning generate bilious fever,
and one cannot be too careful of him
self.
The Progressive Age brags that New:
berry is the home of Good-men and
Angels, some of whom left wills, and
others sons.
Mr.. Thos. F. Greneker, of the Nes0.
berry Herald, took his family last
Monday to the mountains Of North
Carolina.
Mr.. Ira Jones has taken the reins OF
the editorial pheton, and drives the
Ne,cbe7y Herald, in the absence OF the
editor.
The Greenvtl1e Enterprise and Moun.
tdtneer take up the cudgel in defence OF
!Tilman Il. Gaines, the immigration
agent.
The Aake,s Journal says over three
hundred subscribers to that paper owe
from two to three dollars.
Joe McJunkin, very clever young
devil of the Union Times office, shot O
negro named Knuckles, last week.
s e. B. Murray, ESQ.,, the talented and
able editor Of the anderson Conserrator'
made a speech at Cunningham's Mills
last week.
The NORTHEAST Georgian announces
the death of Mr.. Oates, who was ac-
scidentally shot by pistol in the hands
of a young lady in that town.
Not one of the many balloon ascen-
sions made this summer has produccd,
fact.to confirm the notion of steady
easterly current in the upper air.
What would the editors of this State
have done without the Ridge Way
trouble? About this little ''unpleasant-
ness, o great deal of newspaper bun
comb has been expended.
Mr.. F. D. Jones, of our town, ship
ped yesterday per express, to Elilott
Bros, factors, Baltimore, Md, one bale
of new cotton weighing 5O3 pounds.
This is the first new bale shipped from
this county.-Murion Star.
We heard level headed colored man
say last week if the poor white trash
were driven out of the country, and the
colored folks left in charge Of things,
this State would soon be rid of negro
rnle.-Marion Star.
BRIGHAM STILL CoURTING. - 1t is
said that Brigham Young is now paying
his addresses to q young lady in the
Seventh ward, with view Of crowning
her with bridal wreath.
A California temperance association
limits the beverages of its members to
wine, beer, and cider, "eXcept when la
boring under sense of discouragement,
and then whiskey shall be allowed.
Two mules and cow were struck by
lightning and killed during a recent
storm, Florida. That the lightnings OF
Florida should fool away their time and
strength OH mules and cows, while there
are so many carpet-baggers to strike is
perfectly wonderful.
Take the common herb peppermint,
scatter it in their paths and places OF
resort, and no young or old rat will
brook the insult, but leave in disgust.
I have tried it for eight years at least
with perfect success.
In the .Keoauee Courier we notice that
there are seven candidates for the office
Of School Commissioner. Among 9th.
? ers, Mr.. Samuel HI. Johns, son-in-law
of our old friend, Mr.. A. G. Hawthorn,
,.t Due West.
The editor of the Keo,uce Courier is
in favor of havinga genuine, old fash.
ioned barbecue, with nothing at the
"bottomn of it, but social enjoyment.
He is tired of being stuffed with dirty
politics.
LARGE. SNAKE. - The master of all
the .rattle-snakes was killed by Mr..
Robert Spence, on Barber's Greek,
Jackson County, on the 18th inst. 1t
measured five feet nine and O hall
inches, and had nineteen rattles and q
button.-North-East Geo' gian.
BoARDING.-By some means the price
of boarding in the Due West Female
College is omitted in the late Catalogue.
It will be fifteen dollars month, in
Guiding washing and fuel, as heretofore,
which is less than $3.50 a week.-A. r..
Presbyterian.
Rev. A. C.. Step administered the
sacrament of baptism to thirty.six per
sons, at Mt. Pleasant OH last Sabbath,
church, under his preaching.-Ldure1aS
gale Herald.
Fine rains have fallen in this section
within the past week. and the crops,
which were beginning to suffer serious
" from drought, have been much re-
vived, and are again looking well.-
Laarenssille Herald.
The indications are that the Conserva-
tives will run Gen. Kerslaw for Gov
ernor. Neither Moses nor Chamberlain
seem to have the confidence of the
Democrats. They regard them as much
of the same ilk.
There are twenty-five colleges in the
State of New York, five of which are
exclusively devoted to the education of
females, and one to the education of
both sexes. South Carolina, where there
is said to be so much ignorance, has
twelve colleges, seven of which are de-
voted to the education Of females. This
speaks well for our little State. Our
colleges are the pride of the State, and
ought to receive the patronage Of her
whole people.-A. r. Presbyterian.
A young colored man, in attempting
to get on the train at the crossing at
Seneca City last week, fell on the track