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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-21
sehool'snd Church.

They have art night schools in Balti-
more. which are attended by 500 pupils.
AT present, about 10000 children i'm
he schools of New York are studying
German.
aiy drill are likely 10 be added to the
curriculum Of Harvard.
Thomas Williams. of Providence. il
be oldest living graduate of \ ale. HIS
nriitcate dates in 1900.
No student of Amherst College will
ieTeafter be- allowed 10 participate I'm a
nsing match without special permission
iom the Faculty.
After a longand exhaustive trial hoy
The High School AT Mcdford. Mas-a-
lasetts. has been suspended Tor a month
Mpnning April fool " on the tutors
sat tail. Two girls were sentenced 10 a
weeks penance each for aiding and abet-
I -ng the often. :.
Brigham Young does not grow wiser
be goes nearer his grave. In the re-
fhi Mormon Conference he said:
n opposed 10 free schools. Children
aould be educated under the care OF their
PARENTS. and parents should labor aud pay
y that education. All the education
iid wants is 10 fit him To get his own
wig. In the prisons. gambling shops
~ other dens of infamy You see the re-
lis Of the education of children in the
ne schools and away from the care of
her parents"
IN ere are at present l03 schools in
Louis. OF which ~ are PRESBYTERIAN.
baptist. and II Methodist. There are
esunday-school officers. ,522 teachers.
W scholars enrolled, and an average
tendance at the schools Of little more
Ah l2VD. During the year LIB child
n have joined the schools. and 2.1s2 have
ned The churches from the schools.
e seaiing capacity of the schools is 3d.
.he membership Of the churches of
" city j 1874, while the seating capac-
-lhe following table shows the popula-
" number of Sunday-schools. number
'schers and number of Sunday. school
uolars OF ten Of the large cities OF the
"'ed states, during the year 1874:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-21
No. n No; e 70; q


me total value of the agricultural inn
A's9.753.
ny The census of 1870. the number of
'ohs engaged Ia agricultural in this coun-
was Dbl. 7G7.
There are 500 miles of canal and slack
M, T navigation in OHIO. all leased and
|hg expenses.
7, = ccorn-starch factory at indianapolis
wv bushels corn per day and makes
~ carloads Of starch per week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-21
uaps and yllshap..

DIR. II. W. Cloud. a druggist of Ev-
ansville, Ind. recently died from the
effect of choral taken to mitigate pain.
Mrs. 0rtlip, a German woman. of
Carver Village. Mimi. aged about 30
years. the other morning jumped into a
well and was drowned.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-21

Bricks made in China are sold in san
Francisco for less than they can be- made
for this side the Pacific Notwithstanding
the AL valorem duty Of twenty per cent.
on them,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-21

The Panamint Ners. Of April II. says !:
j. 4. Cutting informs US that be was stop
ping whiting one and half miles OF Lit
tie Lake Station al the tfme OF the Chavez
% robbery. which took place on the 24th
ult. After the robbery. the station-keeper
az Eugene Garnier's requested Cutting to
come up and remain with bin. as he feared
a repetition of the outrage. He went up,
and on the night OF the 30th the robber
party returned and stole three horses that
hal been caught mp and fed by the agent.
although he was sleeping within four feet
of them at the time, and Cutting doing
the same thing within ten feet.
At the robbery Of the 9th ultimo the
robbers loaded up horse with plumber
undershirts. thirteen pairs Of boots. lots OF
sardines. powder. etc In the night the
horse returned, bringing with him all save
The powder. which had undoubtedly been
distributed among the robbers. The three
persons at the station Were all tied up in
the following manner: Their hands were
tie,l behind them. one leg Of each was bent
backward and tied. and the other foot tied
to the bed. Iii evident the robbers are
experienced and mean business. a. they
did not take any whisky. fearing the con.
sequences. The party at the station
remained in their tied-up condition
tor six hours. Relief finally came
in the shape OF strange man who
knocked for admittance. He was TOLD
TO come in, and. on entering, the first mar
] he saw was the Frenchman, tied to IN
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23
Greenwood Items.

The wind storm in this section Of the
10Th inst. was terrible, doing great dam
age to the growing crops, scorching up
field; OF cotton and unroofing houses.
Since then we have had hail storm
and plenty Of rain.
The grain crops have been harvested
and were never better; the Fall crop
especially. Who cares if grcenbacks
are scarce, when oats answer for a good
currency. Mr. Thos. Jones has the
finest field Of cotton in this section, it
is knee high and blooming.
Mr.. F. p. Roberts, made fine crop OF
small grain, and says his freedmen
will sec the hogs in his wheat field and
won't tell for fear they will have to help
get them out.
Mr.. Simon =. BooZer's school at
Greenwood is in flourishing condition.
Mr.. BouZcr is one of our best citizens
a good teacher as we'll a. Il good farmer,
though he missed an oat crop last year.
He sowed seven bushels Of oats on good
land put fifty bushels cotton seed to
the acre, and made oats enough to feed
his mules three days and had four BUSH
els thrC9hed-too much ammonia.
Mr. Jno. Rylsard is the most pleasant
looking man we have seen for long
time. 1t is a bouncing big boy this time;
weighed thirteen pounds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23

TEEsT1.E WASHED AwAY.--Thc Ica-
Wy rains on Saturday night washed
away the greater part Of the trestle of
our Branch Road about mile from
town, so that this part of the road is
now impassable and passengers are
transferred to separate trains. The tres
tic on this side of Long Game was also
injured and one of the spans fell as
an extra engine was passing on Sunday,
but without damage to the engine. The
road is sadly out of repair, and is dam
gerous to life and limb.
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lss = III
+ GEN. BLAIR.-Gen. Frank p. Blair
Jr., is kept alive at st. Louis, and may
be made to. recover by TRANSMISSION of
Blood. About two years ago he was at.
tacted by slow disease of the brain and
nervous prostration, induced by hard
mental labor, and too much tobacco and
.alchohol. Entire rest was recommends.
ed by the physicians and lie went for
quietude and cold water treatment to-
Clifton Springs, in this State. Last Fall.
lie went back to st. Louis, utterly pros-s
trated mentally and physically. SIX
weeks ago it was decided to try the ex-,
pertinent Of injecting into his veins
blood taken from other persons. A ro-
bust workman was hired to contribute
three ounces Of blood, and it was ia
ken from his arm and injected into
one of Diair's veins. The effect was
very satisfactory, and.the operation ;hass
been repeated several times. Greateagss
has been taken, as the introduction of
air into the veins would cause instant
death. y tube is. inserted from which
the air is withdrawn, and then the blood
is forced through the tube with q syr-
ipge. THE Immediate result is exhila-
ration and perturbed circulation, and
tllsre.is danger Of Transmitting too much
blood at a time il the patient is very
week. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23
DoDaldSVille Items.

We had terrible storm last Wcdnes-
day evening that did great damage in
! the Way Of destroying fences, and blow
ing down trees, The rain was not
heavy, but on Friday and Saturday eve,
we had good showers. that will benefit
the crops. The crops are generally good
in this section. -
We have good scllooihere, with DIr.
NTm. Archer as teacher. Ec is the
right man in the right place.
Some of our young men have been
urging their suit for the bliss of matri-
lnony, but without success. We would
advise them to try again. y othlng like
perseverance,. Some Of 1the younger
one: have been heard to.eXc!aim. 90.
if / were only twenty-one!"
Mr. J. Il. Cowan is haping his neat
rc#iAcrrc painted, which will add to its
e; Dcarancr greatly when finished. Mr..
J. ". MattiSon is repairing his house,
and if Il few more were REPAIRED and
painted, il would improve the looks of
The place considerably.
We have preaching occasionally by
Rcv3. Pearson and Ellwell, both able
preachers and good men. ~ g
Mr.. F,lIwcll organized q Temperance
I.oGye at this place, with forty-one
members. Although temperance socie-
ties, Ike every good organization, meet
with opposition and ritliculc, yet des-
pitc this the friends of temperance and
morality must rejoice at the success of
50 good Il society. One Of tho most Sc
rioue questions Of our age and country
is, How shall we moralze our young
men? They constitute our only hope
TO their care cur schools, churches,
laws, government, everything must be
entrusted. Future society depends en-
tircly on what they are, and become.
1t is important for their sake, for the ful-
ture Of our race, that they grow up right
And is if not our solemn duty to try to
save them from one Of the greatest
evils, in,empcrance and since there is
Il plan adopted TO keep our young men
from tllis vice, should not all good men
rejoice with the good people of Donalds-
vile, and other places, and help to sus-
tain SO great cause? Il. .. y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23

LOGGED IL JAIL.-Wiliiam Giles, n
cclorrd man Of Tie I{opcwcll neighbour
hood, was lodged in Jail here Oh Sun
day, by Mr.. NJ. O. AicCaslan, the clli-
cicnt constable Of Trial Justice Talman,
charged with shooting and wounding
fatally q small colorcG girl seven years
Of aye. He had been to the village,
and got drunk on mean whisliey, and
on his return stopped at house about 4
mile from home, created a disturbance
and picking up loaded doable barrcIctl
gun, discharged both barrels, wounding
perhaps fatally the little girl. The gun
was loaded with large shot, and one
load took effect III the chiId's breast.
She lies in q critica! condition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23
"A Christian Man Regardeth the Life
Of His Beast"

| Gen. McGowan's success as q lawyer
is well known, but it may not be gen
orally known that lie is one of ouI
most successful cultivnt0rs Of the soil.
His success is chiefly in gardening
sand in the production Of an album
dance Of forage for his horses and cat
tie, on q small tract That was recently q
barren red hill side. If orr tirf;less
farmers would visit his place, feast thcil
eyes. go home and foIlow his example,
, they would no longer give eight per
cent. a month and liens on their crops
for corn to feed their horses. Gen.
McG'owan has already gathered 4 heavy
clover crop, and he will shortly NOW it
again. In;trH Favorable ci.,uNn,!nNc2s
i:r will get the third crGp in Il year.
Besides De qualification "i tAe rosstY-
sion, an! The pleasure of the :.i.A! Of
so beautiful! 4 "liclI Of living, green =
he will gather enough forage to enable
him to allow his horses aud cows TO
luXuriatc in clover all the year, while
many farmers of this County are scarce
~ able to give thcirs basket Of shucl:s
once Il week during the winter. The
growing crop with which man feeds
his horse or appcases the hunger Of his
COW, is something that unconSc;ous!y
touches the heart Of the owner, and
must carry his thoughts up ''from na-
turc to natures Cod, ,'-producing an
emotion OF the heart akin to the feeling
Of partnership with Him who fed the
ravens.
Our farmers, to be successful, mast not
forget to provide for their horses and
cattle, which can readily be done by
sowing crops for their benefit. Our
most thrifty planters SOW oats in their
corn or cotton Geids and plow it under
While giving the growing crop its last
plowing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23

THE REFORM EPISCOPAL CHURCH
AND THE CoLoRED.-We clip the fol-
lowing from the Ne,cs 0ud Courier.
Mr.. Johnson was long the cpastor of
Trinity Church Abbevile. During the
past winter an application, numerously
signed, was made up five churches Of
colored people in st. Johns and in ST..
Stephens Parishes, South Carolina, to
the presiding bishop Of the reformed
Episcopal Church OF admission into
that body. This movemen: was sponta-
ncors, origincd by themselves. 1t was
entirely disconnected with politics.
They desire q Thoroughly evangelical
church and nominated q Southern white
ministers as their future bishop. This
application created no little interest in
the General Council at Chicago, where
3, 100 was raised at q single collection
for missiOary money. The Rev. Benja-
min Johnson, late rector of Christ
Church, Macon. Ga, and for fifteen
years q missionary in South Carolina,
was unanimously elected ''evangelist for
the South - to answer this and other
calls that had been made for organiza-
ton. He has visited these colored chur-
ches, and with general enthusiasm they
have declared for the Reform Episcopal
Church. A general pastor "a Souther-
nor) will soon be given them, dcacons
ordained, vcstrymen elected and as soon
as the work will justify it q bishop for
the colored people will be elected by the
General Council.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23
The Board County Gsauissioners,:


Abbeville County has good reasons at
present to congratulate Itself upon the
excellent character of theYarious func-
tionaries who fill its public Offices, and
upon none mere so than the very efficient
and energetic Board of County Com
.missioners, with Mr.. Robert Jones at
its head, as it's active leader and chief
worker. Under his wise managemen MT,
and judicious expenditure of-the Coun-
ty funds, a proper economy has been
exercised in every branch of the. SER
vice, and whilst the expenses are kept
within the limits. Of the income, sthe
public debt is being gradually reduced,
and credit of the County is being fast
re-instated. '.ss s..sy5
FromHthe Report ofthe County Treas
urer to the, Board, on the 18th June, it
that he had collected for Coun-
ty current expenses SIG, ,934.o4,, end that
of this amount So, $4,000 have been paid,
which leave in the Trcasurery on the 18th
June $7,42i.95 to pay current expenses
to the 1st of November. OF this amount
there is very little due for debts incur
red, and is likely amply sufficient to
meet forthcoming claims. Mr.. Jones
deserves great praise for the manner in
which the whole finances of the COun-
ty have been managed and which un-
less something unforeseen occurs will
leave 10 debt against the County at the
close of the year.
The Board have in addition done q
large amount of extra work without
in auditing School claims.
Up to this time they have passed 900
past due School claims, and 10 claims
for the current month. So that it will
be seen that the time OF the BOARD is
we'll occupied, and that they arc doing
large amount Of work for which the law
has provided no pay. We trust that the
remedy will be applied, and the money
be forthcoming. The holders Of those
claims certainly owe debt Of gratitude
to the chairman Of the Board for under
taking the work, when there is some
doubt as to the requirements Of the law
in this regard. Without this action,
these claims must have been thrown
upon the market, and the holders forced
to sell at great sacrifice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23
Is it Because HIS Deeds Are Evil
that he Prefers Darkness, to
Light 49,

~ The casual observer cannot have failed
to notice the 'blind' which, Judge
Cooke cast out ut the last Court in ref
erence to the expense OF fpublisbing the
Presentmento of the G GraudJhry. Has he
got to be so very virtaaus and ecohomical
that he will not spend S8'of the peoples
money. to giye.:them aa efHeiaI and
.tFathful statenlehto of the 6ings Of the
servants atioat tire. CoEfts House?
So where isathe consistency ofihis
annually wasting twa thousand~ dollars
of money already in the Treasury, be-
sides the incalculahleloss to the country
sin having the planters to leave their
: farms to attend extra Courts, and in
being present days at regular Courts
when there is little or no business done,
because Of the absence of that function
ary by courtesy called JUdge Cooke.
Did not the ]amentcd Orr, whose homes
ty and sincerity of purpose have never
been doubted, order the publication in
the County papers of these present
ments or official reports? As an honest
and faithful officer he was anxious that
the people should know not only his
. own doings, but that they should also
know the conduct Of every public officer
in the County. Except from the pre-
sentiment of the Grand Jury, how are
the people to get a satisfactory report of
the conduct of public functionarcs L?
The people have right to know what
the public officers are doing, and no
edict emanating from an arbitrary Court
can prevent their official acts,from COM
ing to light, sooner Or later. In Janua-
ry last this august Judge wasted S527 Of
the peoples money by absenting himself
during Court hours when jurors, wit
nesses, constables, ct cctera. were in
waiting, and now in May, when the
Grand Jury failed to endorse or fiattcr
this august Judge, he wants to keep the
report Of the Grand Jury from the pub
Tic eye by excluding it from three OF
the newspapers published in the Coun-
ty. Is this edict of so high functional
ry, in this day of letters and printing
presses, not worthy of tyrant Of
4 the dark ages?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23

BUNKER HILL CENTENNIAL.-The
Celebration came off on Thursday and
perhaps the grandcst and most imposing
military and civic pageant ever seen i'll
America was witnessed by countless
thousands OF spectators, who crowded
every balcony, window, tree and stand
| ing place to-day along . route OF eight
miles. The Vetarn Division, among
the military was the object of universal
attraction, in whose ranks the first gem
tlcmen in Boston paraded rs full prl-
Yates; judges, doctors, lawyers, mer,
chants and manulacturcS-"th solId
men Of Bo~ton''--icn. y. y. Banks in
command. Old Virginia and the Pal
matt0 State were hOnored with assign
ment5 in this creme dc Ii creme dlvlS-
ion. The Artillery Blues, from Norfolk
and the Washington light Infantry,
fromECharlcston were specially honored
with continuous rounds Of cheers and
compliments throughout the grand
march. The Eutaw flag, as soon as rec
ognized, brought tremendous OutburstS
OF patriotic feeling. Lieut.. Gilchrist's
command marched superbly: Every
man in line wore palmetto cockadcs and
banners of palmetto leaves in the muz-
Zles of their rifles. Col. Andrews and
Col. .Smons were with Governor CASTOR
on the grand stand while the column
nasscd in review. Aftcrth parade. the
w. Ii. were taken to the Suffolk Club
house, and entertained with awcll-serv
ed collation.. This welcome was hearty
and was honored by the presence of II
large number of the most prominent
and influential Boston merchants. Re-
sponses by several numbers Of the COM
pany were enthusiastically received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23
We Rise to Explain.

Our endorsement of Judge Cookies
I-order limiting the cost Of printing the
orders Of court to half price, if, in hi:
Judgement, it was: :nece? sary, has set the
Junior of the, Press and Banner al
ablaze, and he calls us Cookies apologist
Yes we are, in that particular, but. a:
to the expenses to the court, we sait
nothing; we offered no apology. as is
insinuated.; We would be
quite as far MS the Junior from apologis.
ing for any such conduct,s if true, but
we have no opportunity of knowing the
facts except as he gives them; and not
knowing what greater reliance to place
in them thanin his opinion about the
printing order,swe are slow of belief.
The Junior is fond of casting Keen
darts ut us. We hope he will fOr@ive'oul
blunt shafts in reply. Wonder why he
never thought of expenses Of court till
after the days of official organs and the
more recent scrutiny into the monetary
affairs of the county and still moEs re-
striction upon the expenditure of the
public funds. He never saw it thus be-
fore. Has the Junior found another
"rabbit ?"-Nc1U Era.
H,:ss" His apology Of Judge Cookies or
der in reference to the printing reminds
US Of the "dog in the manger,n who
would neither eat the straw HIM
self nor allow the OK to eat it. When
our county officers refuse to make his
paper their advertising medium, he
grows ill-natured and doesn't see much
use Of advertising, anyhow.
He says: GAS to the expenses OF
the Court, we said nothing" No, lie
didn't and in all probability he never
will say anything but fulSomc praise
Of this august Judge.
He 'wondcrS why We never thought
of expenses Of Court till after the days
OF official organs" &c. The won der to
Us is, that he docs not get sec it, even
when plainly pointed out to him. 1t
seems that he refuses to sec any fault in
the august Judge. We suggest that
no desired thrift will follow the Ncu
Eros fawning in This particular.
"And not knowing the facts except
rs he gives thcm," &c. The facts as
given by lis are matters Of record that
any citizen may see for himself, by put
ting himself to the trouble of calling on
the officers in the Court House.
As he has adopted the plan Of asking
questions, may we not ask, if mu ch of
the fulsome praise bestowed upon this
august Judge by the Nc'0 Err is not
given with the hope that that judicial
officer may reward him for it by a lit
tie official patronage?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23

AT the last meeting of the Long Cane
Society, the question, "Which affords
the greater pleasure, the Pursuit or the
J Possession ?n was discussed with mach
spirit. Messrs. Jas. Wi,lcman, Willie
sWideman, w. NJ. NcCaslpn and others
Sargued for the side OF the Possession,
while Messrs. G.. c. Bradley, J. +.
bradley, r.. A. McCaslan and others,
spoke in behalf of the Pursuit. It was
decided that Possession affords the
greater pleasure. Capt. w. X. Bradley
presided.
MEAT STOLI;N.-Ou" friend sir. P. l..
Guillebeau, Of the Bordeaux section,
lost some three hundred pounds Of meat
stolen from his smoke house during lis
absence in Augusta, few weeks since
The entry was effected through the
Sroof Of the house, and the meat thus alb
sstracted. None were on the premise $
sbut his sisters, ard Mr. Legard, an aged
Jperson. They heard the barking of the
dog, but suspected nothing. There has
been 10 clue 10 the thief.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23

NICE ETNl.GE.-N'c arc indebted 10
Mr. G. -. GufIin, Of our town, for q
handsome present of some nice v2n:son
which was enjoyed and appreciated.
The deer that furnished the feast, was
the nice ynung buck, whose branching
a1tlors We're familiar to our citizens
generally. lie had been "living in
c,over' for some time, and as it was
found impossible 10 teach him good
good manners and morals, he was
made to ray the penalty, and to furnish
i feast 20 those on whom he had in part
fra>tcd. To rs he owed nothing in life
but kindness, and in death has put us;
under renewed obligations, by furnish
ing feast worthy Of prince. Thanks
to servant and master.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-23

TIE CYCLONE OF WEDNESDAY LAST.
"A storm Of wind with but little rain
visited our town Wednesday, and rails
.mg clouds Of dust, threatened for time
serious damage to all within its reach.
We escaped however with no loss save
few limbs torn from the trees. The
storm came from the North and seems
to have been general throughout the
State and County. In Anderson the
roof Of the Court House was rolled up,
and blown off.