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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
Ipcen diarism in the Jail.

On Monday night about one o'clock
the alarm Of fire was given in the Ab-
beville Jail, and the flames were discov.
cred proceeding from the cell of John
Kinlock which was situated in the
North East corner of the first floor.
The flames had made such progress
that but for the timely efforts Of MIR. G.
w. Guflin, who had charge of the Jail
In the absence Of Mr.. l.. l.. Guttin, it
would have been impossible to check
the fire. The flames were making ra-
pid headway and the corridors were
filled with smoke creating great alarm,
and raising loud outcry amongst the
prisoners. Mr.. Guffin called to his help
some of the prisoners who did good SER
vice, and by the copious application of
water stayed the flames. The GOODNESS
Of Mrs. L. l.. Gutfin was a characteris-
tic feature of the scene. She quietly
lit her lamp, armed her young brother
in-lw with q revolver, and prepared to
render efficient aid herself. Kinlock,
lhe prisoner, is young in years, but har-
dened in crime. He is now in custody,
charged with burglary and attempted
murder at Ninety Six. His object was
to burn hole large enough to escape,
but the fire and smoke were too much
for him. This is the most serious at
tempt which has yet been made at in
cendiarism in our Jail, and its failure
now is i'm great measure owing to the
promptness of MIR. G. w. Guffin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
General Gordon.

The latest sensation in Atlanta is the
newspaper controversy as to the merits
of Gen. Gordon as a statesman. The
Herald swears by all the gods that Cor
don is not only statesman, but that he
is the foremost man in all the South,
from Maryland to Texas" The Com
monwedlM is upon the other side, but
enunciatcs its opinions with equal enl-
phasis. In al article full Of singing
sarcasm the Commonwealth declares
that the soldier-Senator is "no states.
man; he has not sufficient depth of
intellect for that. He is no politician /;
he has not sufficient sagacity for that.
He is an amiable gentleman, we'll me;,n-
ing in all his aims-a brave and chival-
rous soldier, tender-hearted and good !;
simple minded as child-the very kind
of man that such an adroit rascal as
Bill Kelley can wind about his finger
like piece of damp ribbon-giftcd with
a fine address and an uncommon CAB,
but nothing more"
The Chronicle and Sentinel regards
the whole controversy as premature,
since Gordon's term in the United
States Senate does not expire before
1879, three and half years off.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
The News and Courier to be Enlarged

ut had been our purpose that, begin
ming with the Centennial year, the Ne'oS
and Courier should be materially i'm
proved, so that, while retaining all the
special features which have heretofore
made it acceptable to the South Carroll
ma public, it might attain a higher
grade of usefulness and interest to the
general reader than has ever yet been
reached by a Charleston newspaper.
But the steadily increasing pressure
upon our advertising columns, and our
unwilingness that theauantity of read
ing matter presented in every issue
should be unduly cGrtailed, compel US to
which had been fixed for the new year.
Early next month, therefore, we hope
to greet our readers with q paper con-
tanning the equivalent0 Of eight addition
al columns of space, This will enable
us to do full justice to readers and ad-
vertiscrs alike, and to give a journal
which we trust will be in no respect un-
worthy Of the prosperity and prospects
of Charleston. a second double cylili'
der printing machine of the very latest
model, with increased capacity and
speed, is now being built for the Nc.cs
and Courier, at the famous WORKS OF
Hoe & Co., in New York, and, with this
and the other facilities at our command,
we hope, in the future, to be able to
meet satisfactorily all the requirements
of our very large and constantly growing
circulation"
The above announcement we clip
from the columns Of our enterprising
contemporary, and extend our congrat'
ulations upon the growing business
and increasing prosperity which have
rewarded its labors and made an en-
largement necessary. The Ne,0s and
Courier ranks with the best Of the
Southern journals, and in all the quail:
ties which make the enterprising and
successful journal, is unsurpassed any
where. We commend it to the patro.
mage of all of our readers who need
a wide-awake journal to keep them full
ly informed in regard tothe stirring
events of this busy world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
The Fence Law.

It is gratifying to find that the abol-
ishment of this law, for which we have
been working, is becoming more GER
tain from time to time, and that the peo-
BILE generally are beginning to see and
realize the necessity aid Importance of
abolishing it at ali early day. 1t is q
matter for discussion among the people,
as they must ultimately dispose of it in
one way or another, and we wish to
see it discussed during quiet times,
be mixed with it. We know of
communities which have undergone an
almost entire change of opinion since
the subject has been agtated in this
country, and no doubt every days an
noyance with cattle, hogs, &C., helps to
convince those who at first were hon-
estly opposed to it. People are begin
ming to realize that something must be
done and that Quick."
This proposed change as has been al
ready conclusively shown, will be to the
interest of our whole people, and hav-
ing right, truth and justice on its side,
its friends need not fear a fair and open
discussion. There is no call for reiter-
alton of the argument for and against
the change, rs these are already in the
minds of the people, and we are salts
fed to await that verdict, which we
know will come in due time, or when
ever the subject has been fairly, freely,
and fully discussed. 1t is only necessa-
nv for us to make suggestion, now and
then, to keep the subject alive and by
way of gentle reminder. The necesl-
ty for the abolishment of the law IS
even greater in Union than it is in Spar
tanburg, and consequently the change
is more anXiously desired. If the two
counties would abolish the law smulta'
ncously, lying as they do between the
Broad and Enorce Rivers, the necessity
of building boundary lines will be al
most done away with, for q boundary
line between North and South Carolina
will hardly be necessary.
Many people are under an erroneous
impression, and suppose that immedi-
ately on the establishment of the law
everyone would have to tear down fem
ces and expuse croqs to any stray cattle
that may wander over the country.
When the law is passed one or two years
will be allowed before the law goes into
effect. and even then the only visible
change for a long time, will be t hat par
ties become responsible for the depreda-
tions of their stock and must look after
them. Even after the law is abolished
it will be several years before any great
change will take place in our system OF
fencing, and sufficient time will be CIV
en- for people to fence and improve pas
lures, and in OF her ways accommodate
themselves to the change.-Caroliua
Spartan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
Negro Emigration.

The atlanta Herald exposes the false
statements Of interested agents who are
inducing the blacks to emigrate West
by telling them that they can get land
at five cents an acre, and make more
cotton than they can pick, and gives the
history of two families once living on
Col. Alston's place, who left rich and
prosperous homes, went West and were
ruined. They were told that many of
their race were making thousands annu-
ally, and that even the women could lay
aside few hundred. But hear the re-
suit
"Allured by this foolishness, these
negroes, with hundreds of others char
tered ears and moved to Mississippi.
The news that came back is that large
majority of all who went from upper
Georgia, have died, including Andrew
Jackson, the preacher. Bill Ezzard and
Laurence are both ruined, and Bill
writes to- request that he be allowed to
move back to his old home in DcKalb'
He has found out by bitter experience
that the more the blacks are segregated,
the more they detcriorate, and the more
they are intcrmiXcd with the whites
the more they prosper"
The foregoing sad experience ls not
confined alone to the blacks, but has
been that of many Of our white citizens
who leave comfortable homes to 90
West.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
Southern Pacific Railroad.

The newspapers of the South are dis
cussing the interests of this section in
the objects of the railroad convention
which is to meet in st. Louis this
month. The South is vitality interested
in the Southern Pacific Road, and all
Southern representatives would favor
government aid in that behalf but fears
are now entertained that the proposed
convention will be controlled In the in
terests of Tom Scott and the Pennsyl-
vania Road, with st. Louis as termi-
nus, and thus the route be located to the
prejudice of Southern interests.
From presentappearances, Col. Scotts
points are st. Louis and the
35th parallel Of latitude.
Properly alarmed at these indications,
one of our Vickshurg exchanges says !:
mot only has it been conceded that the
32d parallel is the natural route-being
shorter, moro feasible, and penetrating q
more desirable country-but the claims
of the South to purely Southern line
have indicated this parallel as the true
one. Already hundreds of miles on
this parallel have been constructed and
are in working order. Ten of the
Southern States have declared for tho
32d parallel. The West and East have
their line westward from st. Louis
already. The Northwest has received
grants Of untold millions in lands for
the benefit Of that gigantic fraud called
the Northern Pacific, and thus the
claims of all sections have been on
swered favorably but those of the South:
Co.. Scott, having become embarrassed
by his connection with the lines tend
ing in this direction, has turned his
attention elsewhere, and to-doy finds
his interest not only severed from, but
opposed to, that of the Gulf States.
Hence Southern journals are running
their delegates against Scott's designs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
Railroad Accident.

A frightful accident occurred on
Wednesday night, 17inst on the Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
near Pine House, about twenty-five
miles from Augusta. After the regular
passenger train left Columbia W. Wednesday
afternoon for Augusta, it was followed
by train of empty cars for Augusta.
The two trains rolled along at the rate
of about twenty miles an hour, one fol-
lowing closely on the other. The pas
senger train had just reached sideling,
and was just about to stop, when the
second train came rushing along, and the
engine telescoped the ladies' passenger
car throwing 1t and the smoking car
from the track. A terrible scene fol-
lowed. The ladies' car was filled with
passengers. Men, women and children
were jammed together - wounded
crushed and bleeding. After few mo-
ments' confusion, windows and doors
were broken open, and the passengers
emerged from the wreck. It was then
discovered that while many were bruis-
ed seriously, but one life was lost-that
of Charlie Nightengale. bright and
lovable child, about six years old, son OF
William Nightengale of Brunswick, Ga
The conductor of the passenger train
was not to blame, but great indignation
has been aroused against the criminal
negligence of those in charge of the
other train.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
Startling Facts.
Never n Total Failure of Crops in
South Carolina.

There is more gold in tho old fields of
South Carolina than has ever been dug out
of the mines of California! Every acre OF
South Carolina will yield annually, if its
surface in broken six inches deep, fifty
dollars clear of ali expensea. Wear out ev-
ery acre of laud in the State, and let it lie
for fifteen years, and it will be as good as
it was when the virgin forest was first cut
down. The farmer has fewer difficulties
with which to contend in South Carolina
than in any other State in the Union. New
er, since tho State was first settled, in 1910,
has there been total failure of the crops
if it was too dry for the uplands, tho bot
toms made tremendous crop; If 1t was
too wet for the lowlands. the uplands
brought forth in handfuls. This is fact
which is often ignored.
1t is worthy to be remembered, that 1t has
never been known that an Irishman ever
came to South Carolina who did not accu-
mulate considerable fortune, provided he
was not drunkard. 1t did not matter how
poor he was when he came; if he would
abstain from whiskey, he grew rich.
Another startling fact is, that nine -tenths
Of the farmers of South Carolina do not
work more than eight months of the
twelve, and that they spend moro during
the four idle months than they make dur
ing the eight months that thcv work. This
is one cause of tho hard times. With far
mers rs with other men, tho devil always
finds some mischief for idlo hands to do.
1t Is a fact to be deplored, AS class, think
much about their occupation they are not
fond Of making exporiments.-Eo orkvllle
ENQUIRER.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
Antrcvi!le Dots.

McAdams & Black, of Antreville
have received large stock of goods
which they will sell cheap for cash
Putronize your old friends.
Rice went to the State Fair He, ne
doubt, saw sights that would astonlst
any backwoodsman
If that clerk ut the Center of Gravity
waits for the young ladies of Antreviile
to propose, he will be left out In the
cold. Some of them want to marry, ii
is true, but they have q choice in the
matter.
A big quilting came off at Dick Dun
cans, on the 18th, in honor of Preston
Shaw, who aims at marrying soon.
Wanted-Some information concern
ing Mac, of Rocky Mingo. Any infor-
nation leading to his sudden and unac'
countable absence from the Antreville
Club, will be thankfully received.by the
Antreville reporter.
A horse-trading convention convened
at Albert Hamblin's OH Saturday last.
There was no trading done until the
whisky arrived, and then there were
two trades made in five minutes.
We expect in our next to have several
marriages to report. The wedding trim
mings have been purchased.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
! GOOD SHOWING FOR ABBE-
VILE.
An Improving Condition Of our Affairs

The County has been run within the
appropriation, less the sum of 81, 1856.
This small deficiency has been caused,
frst,-by the dscontinuance of licenses
which. if continued, would have pro-
duced revenue large enough to pay the
whole deficiency; if the County Com"
missioners had granted licenses to re-
tail, there would have been no deflclell.
cy-thc Board could easily have covered
this deficiency, but thought it better to
increase the taxes one mill, than TO en-.
courage and foster all the evils incident
to such traffic, which position we Know
all the good citizens of the County Will
heartily endorse.
Second - by the increased Court
expenses. Which can not be con-
trolled by the County Commits,
soners. In looking over the account
Of the Commissioners, we are struck
with the magnitude of the item tor
"Court expenses" $3,l57.35, which, IN.
creased by the account of the Sheriff
for dieting an transporting prisoners,
&C., S2,4l5.70, makes the enormous ag-
gregate of $5,572.O5, to which must De
added about $500 of the deficiency un-
paid. This item is onc-third OF
the whole expenses OF the county, anu
we are sorry to say, is increasing, crery
ycdr. This matter must be looked after.
The law must be amended, if possible:
Fewer constaLlcs should be appointed
for attendance on the sessions, fewer
witnesses bound over, and we must
earnestly beg and implore Trial Justices
not to institute so many State cases.
Many Of them arc pressed 6y parties 10
grqty riya'e ;s Gs'ce ebo1G @'1 oy not 6 be e als
lowed in any case.
The present Commissioners have run
the County last year at a less cost by
Sc, 100000, than any previous year since
the war. This is progress-this IS lln-
provement in the direction of economy
and reform. 1t is All important matter
to have shown by experience that the
County can be run for $4,000 per an
mum. We hope this lesson will not be
forgotten in the future.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
Our State Fair.

Our brethren of the State press seem
to concur in voting the late Columbia
Fair failure, and assign number OF
reasons for it's success-the want of suf.
ficient advertising-scarcity of money
lack of interest, owing to the number
of County Fairs-want of liberality on
the mart of the ailroads-unconcern OF
Columbia, &C., &c.
Among these reasons we cannot as
sign any weight to that which would
regard the County Fair as al obstacle IN
the way of its more pretentious sister:
We should rather value her as useful
and necessary handmade, furnishing
the support on which the other is to
grow. Did the Abbeville Fair dull the
interest of her people in the State exhi-
bition, and was she not better repre-
sented than Counties which had no
exhibition? The interest in the state
Fair grows by what it feeds on, and the
County Fair is one of its chief auXll-
iaries.
The Register thus expresses the short
comings of Columbia in the premises:-
A fair is in itself only moderately at
tractive, and the town took no pains to
make itself attractive or to hold out in
uuCeIueulS III LHC PCoPA0 W ''SAI'''
is a great mistake and poor economy in
Columbia. It should be its policy to DC
on good terms with the up-country, ana
by its interest in what concerns the
whole State to counteract the feeling
which is entertained towards it on &C,
count of its being Radical centre and
stronghold. Our citizens and business
men should reconsider this matter. 1t
will be to their advantage in every point
of view that we shall have as many
conventions, meetings, fairs, exhibit
tions and everything Of the kind as we
can possibly get. We should make
them all welcome, 1t would pay
if Columbia hotel keepers, omnibus
men, and all others who in business
way come in contact with visitors,
would reduce their usual charges and
profits. 1t would be we'll if Columbia
offered few special premiums to be
competed for. We trust that when the
time comes round again for fair, we
snail witness more enlightened and
liberal spirit towards it on the part of
our citizens.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
The Whisky Ring.

It is estimated that the government
will recover one and a half millions by
the proceedings against the Whiskoy
Ring. With regard to the implication
of some of the Presidents household,
the 81. Louis Times remarks:-
"Corbin sold to Jim Fisk and Jay
Gould the secrets of the Government,
which led to Black Friday and its wide
spread disasters. Another Presidential
Col. Dent, procured the
appointment of Poor Henry Clews as IS
financial agent Of the Government, and
the dismissal of the Barings, which led
to the loss of as yet undiscovered mil
lions, and now we are asked to resent,
as suspicion too horrible to be enter
tanned for a moment, the charge that
Orville Grant was member of the ST.
Louis Whisky Ring. Aspur Judgment
has not been warped by MUCH official
we shall be obliged to think
that in accordance with the fitness of
things the charge is quite likely to be
true.n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
News Items.

THE National Grange is in session at
Louisville, Ky.
THE State Tax Union meets on the
fourth Tuesday in Nqvcn,ber.
THE Grand Division of the Sous of
Temperance met in Charleston last
week.
Whoever il was that called 9 sausage
IN ground hog has made the best pun
of the current month.
One of the sons of Queen Victoria
has placed himself at the head of the
temperance movement in England.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, of the
Ncy Tork Heruld is said to be engaged
to a handsome daughter of wealthy
Cuban.
SOME ladies of Chicago have been
poisoned by wearing the striped or ZEBRA
Stockings. The arsenic used in tie col
oring did it.
TIE .Ncu York World deprecates
any trouble With Spain now on the Gu
ban question, and INDUCES the hope.
that our centennial year will be one OF
peace.
THE Epizootic is disappcarins-the
attacks were generally OF a mild charac-
Ter. A mess of onions placed in a
horses feed trough will prove soVer-
eipn remedy.-N'cwbcr1y Herald.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 10.
In the Brigham Young case it is the
opinion Of the attorney general that the
woman in question violated the laws OF
the United States in marrying Brig
ham Young, therefore could not avail
herself of her own wrong.
Alta meeting of the South Carolina
Club, held in Columbia on "Wednesday
last, the following officers were elected:
Geo. Johnstone, President, j. T. Sloan.
Jr., r. G.. Watts, r. Means Davis. AL
fred Aldrlch and Eugene B. Gary, Vice
Presidents; W. G. Fisher, Secretary,
and Wylic Jones, Treasurer,
THE last Grand Jury of Greene coun-
ty officially asked their representative
in the Legislature to urge the passage
of n law imposing tax Of one dollar u
head on dogs, add a tax of five dollars
on each pistol in the county, the pro-
.ceeds to he applied to educational pur-
poses.-ANantu Constitution.
4 PROPOSITION. \ writer in the
Christian I,teHiycnccr agrees to pay all
the bills to support the home and for
a:vn missionaries, with q magnificent
remainder, OUT of the waste in tobacco
used by protesting Christians, and pro-
poses that the whole of this waste be "a
magnificent offering to the Lord"
"Jerusalem oak" well-known
weed, which is the base of all worm
medicines, is good thing for fattcnIng
hogs, give it to them freely, and it will
free them from kidney worms, which Is
the difficulty, in nine cases out of ten,
when hogs arc unhealthy and fail to fat
ten. Some years ago we put up ten
Young hogs. fed them on corn boiled
with /, few ashes, and gave them plen-
ty of Jerusalem oak, and when Killed,
they averaged two hundred and fify-
eight pounds each.
In q recent lecture the Rev. Robert
Collyer told the following aDecdote:
He was at chiltlren's party one Christ
mas eve, and, seeing little boy sitting
in one corner and not dancing, he ap--
preached him, and asked why he did
not ioin the others and dance. "I'm
not danthing." said the boy solemnly,
:"becauthe don't think danthing is the
great end Of life" Now, you know,
added Mr.. Collyer, "if that was my boy,
I should think he was meant for mill
ister, but I should he sorry for the
church that had to take him.