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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Letter from EasIey's Station.

Editor Press and Banner:
AS have for some TIME past been
travelling over the counties of Able
vile, Anderson and Pickens, [ send
YOU a few dots with regard to crops,
&c. T have found everywhere good
stands of corn and cotton, and almost
in every instance they have been well
worked up to this time, yet the wet
weather has somewhat retarded the
farming interest and General Green
is now bringing up full forces which
will cause desperate struggle for the
victory. In Abbeville County il
seems that the farmers took the al.
vice of the Press and Bonner last Fall
and sowed down large area in small
grain which I think 3 very prudent
action on their part, and the only
means of redeeming lost and ruined
country. Red oats in Abbeville seem
to be a speciality and the crops arc
fine. Willie Piclens and Anderson
are leading in corn and wheat, Abbe-
Vile consoles herself by having horse
food for one year.
While have felt the deepest inter
est III the goOQ people OF ApoeFiiie, i
find situated as / am in Pickens that l
have many warm friends who are
ever ready to lend helping had to
those who are disposed to do right.
The Press dnd Banner is looked up
on in this section as one of the best
papers in the State, and all wonder
that it can be published for so small o
sum. Below 1 annex the name Of a
gentleman who wishes you to send 1t
to him. AS ever, yours,
W. G.. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
A Warning to Bows.

IT has long been known that it was
inju0icious for any one to 60 into the
water to bathe just after eating q full
meal, but it is not so we'll known that
the practice may result in death.
This latter fact seems to have been
demonstrated by the recent death in
Bristol. England, of boy thirteen
yeass old. He had never had fit, and
is believed to have been in perfect
health. When found in the water the
crown of his head was just above
the surface, and he was standing in
STOPPING position with his face just un-
der the water. At the place where he
was the water only three feet four
inches deep, while the boys height
was four feet nine inches. The tenn
pcrature of the water was seventy-siX
lleprees. The medical testimony dis.
closed the fact that the deceased had
eaten heartily before entering the wa
ter. or at least ,he had not given his
food time to digest. He had vomited
q large quantity of food and when
found his mouth and throat were full.
The opinion was expressed in the
medical testimony, and endorsed by the
verdict of the jury, that death result
ed from epilepsy, brought on by the
dangerous practice of entering the wa
ter Immediately after eatlng q meal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Wednesday, July 10, 1876
Democratic Primary Nominations.


Some seven or eight of the Demo
cratic clubs in pursuance of the reso
luton adopted at the last meeting o
the central club, have made nomlna'
tions for the respective offices to be
filled at the next election, which after
being submitted to the central club
are to he voted for at primary elections
to be held subsequently in the respec'
tive clubs.
Some of the lists of nominees have
tho merit of distributing the several
candidates throughout the County
men who have been selected either on
account of their being well known to
the people of the County, or of being
the best representatives of the respec-
tive sections. These tickets are gener-
ri in their selections and are designed
to apportion the offices among the best
qualified, due consideration being
given to the claims Of ali the sections.
But in q majority of the tickets so
far nominated, sectional feelings
seem to have controlled, and the Sc
lections have been chiefly local; OF
men who are not known beyond their
own neighborhoods; at least not suf-
tciently known to fnrnish u guarantee
of qualification, and to give them a
claim to the sutfrages of the people OF
the County.
The consequence Of this action will
be, that.there will be almost as many
candidates to he voted for as there are
clubs, and If the same system is con-
tinued in the primary elections, and
each club votes for its local favorites,
the largest club will elect its candi-
dates with perhaps majority OF less
than hundred votes. Yet these are
to be presented before the people OF
the County as their choice for the res
Dective offices, and to be supported by
them at the coming electious.
The majority of the clubs are yet
to make their nominations, and with
this view of the Importance OF the
concentration Of votes in the matter
of making the nominations, ana OF
selecting the best men from the sever
al sections, so distributing the names
on eacl ticket, that due regard should
be had to qualification and to neigh
Jorhood representation, we trust
that there will be change IN
the Iule of selection -discardine
local preferences, and making
the ticket Morc general. This
system Of primary nominations is yet
untried, and we think that it will de-
feat the great .osIject,of its adoption il
it fails to give us candidates who will
command the confidence and enlist
the ardent support of the people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Let us Publish n History of Abbe-
vile OuntY. ."

An esteemed citizen has promised
to give us some historical facts III ref
ercncc to the early settlement OF the
Savannah side of the County, which
will no doubt be read with great inter
est. AS there has never been any his.
tory of Abbcville County published
We think the centennial year good
time to put all historical matters on
record, and any one in possession OF
matters Of interest will confer 4 favor
on the County by handing them to the
Press n,ad Banner for publication. If
the old people of each portion of the
county would contribute something
we would be enabled to publish an in
tercsting history Of our county, and
possibly at a future day we may pub
iish it in book form, that the history
of our county and the personal remin-
iscences of our old people might never
be lost. Facts and circumstances re-
lating to the lives Of our old and hon
ored citizens would be treasured by
the present and future generations.
The "Reminiscences of Abbeville by
a former resident are, as far rs we
know, remarkably correct 9Rd are
read with much interest.
Let every one contribute so,Eethine
by putting on record the facts that
may be knoYu to each. II
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Notice GrangCrs.

Editor Press and Banner:
The next session of the County
Council of Changers will be held at
Level Land on the 26th inst, at 4
o'clock.
All oranges represented on the floor
will be required to give all accurate
statement of its working condition
and also the condition of its growing
crops embraced within its territory
A full attendance is required, as this
will be the most important council ev'
er assembled in Abbeville county ;
questions will be discussed which
look to the building up of the county
to its original prosperity. One ques'
ton will be discussed which every
man, woman and child, out of and in
the order are specially interested
And it would be we'll for each grange
in the county to be represented, SC
that the action of the Council can be
quickly spread throughout the county
J, Y. JONES.
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J. +. IzLAR, Secretary
Indian Fighters.

Since the terrible slaughter of Gen.
Custer and his command by the In
diaus, we learn that the Government
will call upon Il number of the colored
military companies in the South to
volunteer for the purpose of prosecu-
ting the war against the hostile sava-
res. The Government believes troops
who have had experience IN the drill
and manual of arms aie much better
than raw recruits, This will give our
colored companies All opportunity to
distinguish themselves and perhaps
get scalped. Although the disadvan-
tages the Indians will labor under in
this respect is very great, because af-
ter the colored trooper is shot down
and while he is having the bloody
knife run around his cranium cutting
loose the top knot, the Indian Will
have to take it in his teeth in order TO
get it. started, during which time q
more fortunate comrade will have an
opportunity of killing the Indian.
| This fact alone may have induced tie
I Government to call for colored troops.
We learn that the Douglass Infantry,
of this city, will probably be among
the companies called for, in which
case the boys will no doubt respond
PROMPTLY -COnStitutiondlist.
Perhaps the "bloody Eleventh" will
be tempted to volunteer. Their servi'
ces might be spared for the campaign
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Donno,lsviilc.

The lettef Of our Donnaldsville cor
respondent was accidently mislsld un'
til it was too late for publication, we
can only find room for the following
items.
BUSINESS Is dull; crops are general
ly looking good, especially corn. The
weeks rain in June injured the crops
the wheat crop turning out badly. We
have heard of q man sowing Z! bush
els of wheat and making 2 bnshels,
another 6 bushels and making7. One
sowed II bushels and made about 20.
Mr.. J. w. RowI.ASD's fine dwell
ing will be finished some time soon.
I GUESS the railroad company is
going to fix up the we'll and platform
soon, as q car load of plank was left
here this morning. If the platform
and depot are not fixed soon, it is
thought they will fall, as both are III
a bad fix.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Free Lectures

DIR. Barker delivered free lectures
in the Court House on Monday and
TUESDAY evenings on the subject OF
phrenology, which highly interested
all those present. The Lectures will
be continued for ten nights, free OF
charge, all may come. The Doctor
was here some eighteen years ago and
then delivered lectures and sold charts
to those desiring them. The Doctor
has recently been spending some time
in Spartanburg, Greenville and An
derson, where we learn he did q fine
business and was we'll spoken of b!
the newspapers. The Junior has vis
tied his room at Wicr's Hotel and ob
tained chart. Among other things
he said that he ought to get married
This is leap year-won't the ladies taxi
the hint?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Echoes from Mount Carmel.

MIR. S. G.. CAsoN, of your village,
will deliver a Temperance address al
the Masonic Hall in Mt. Carmel on
the first Saturday i'll August, at l0
O'Clock A. NJ. The public are invited
to attend.
FRIEND JoHNsToN's plantation
still holds place in the picture. II
it, could have been priced up, South
Carolina had been represented at the
Centennial.
WE are glad to see that the Trottcr
Shoal ''Dottern still rings the changes.
while there is life, there is hope"
TIE store of Mr.. J. E. Caldwell, of
Mt. CARMEL, was visited few nights
ago by a Radical thief. This. ..blatanl
wool-dyed congo expects this Summer
to have good time spouting politics
and eating stolen meat.
IT is reported that some of The
young men about Mt. Carmel 60 to see
their sweethearts every Sunday.
Would they not do we'll to make note
of the Fourth Commandment.
TWENTY-FIVE weddings is all that
Mr.. Thomas Firth can count at his
house since 1866. If all reports are
true he can make another notch on his
stick in few days.
A RADICAL school teacher at Mt.
Carmel has come to grief He regrets
that his monthly "dipn into the pub
lie bag is over. The taxpayers of the
county have ordered him to the field.
THE Savannah River planters in
the vicinity of Vienna are not chewing
as much tobacco rs they formerly did.
They will be ready to settle their
liens in the fall, and roll up a good
vote for white mans government in
November.
Miss JANE ROGERS, the mute
teacher who has been spending some
months in Mt. Carmel teaching Miss
Lucy Rogers, the mute daughter. of
Mrs. G. II. Rogers, has now returned
to her home in Spartanburg' Miss
Rogers is one of the best teachers we
ever saw; she was one of the teachers
in the Spartanburg Institution, and
expects to return when the session
opens.
Mr.. JACOB FIRTH was soldier in
the war of 1872. He claims that peach
tree tea is the best medicine known to
1.-The Materia Medica. He takes a dose
fevery morning and has been married
twice.
I'll E little "niggs" in this settlement
have turned their attention to catch
ing July flies, since the tax payers
have barred out the old frauds and shut
up the educational shops.
ORACLE
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STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMIT.
TEE.
Scale of Representation and Rules
for the Appointment of
nnIopotpS.

Scale of Representation and Ruies
for the Appointment of
Delegates.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee at their late meeting in Colum-
bia, adopted the following:
Rooms DEM. STATE EXEC. CON-, I
COLUMBIA, July u, 1876 !
A convention of the Democratic
party of the State of South Carolina
will be held at Columbia OH Tuesday,
the 18th day Of August next, at I
o'clock p. NJ, to announce platform
cf principles, nominate State officers
and electors for President and Vice
President, and to consider such busi-
ness as may be brought before it.
In accordance with the resolutions
heretofore adopted, the Convention
will be composed of delegates from,
the several counties in proportion to
the number of members to which each
county is entitled in both Housee OF
the General Assembly under the new
app0rtionment, viz: Abbcville 3 del
egates, Aiken 5, Anderson S, Barn
we'll 6, Beaufort 7, Charleston 10
Chester 4, Chesterfield 8, Clarendon g.
Colleton 6, Darlington 5, Edgeticld G.
Fairfield i, Georgetown 3, Greenville
S, Horny 8, kershaw 4, Lancaster 8
IIaurens 4, Lexington 8, Marion 3,
Marlboro 8, Newberry 4, Oconee 3 Or
angeburg G, Pickens 8, Richland g.
Spartanburg 5, Sumter 5, Union 4,
Williamsburg /, York 5.
The delegates will be required tc
present credentials from the central
organization of their respective coun'
ties.
1t is recommended that the county
conventions instruct their delegates tc
the State Convention to hold con
ventions at Columbia at the same time
for the nomination Of Congressional
candidates, and judicial conventions
for the nominations of solicitors fol
their respective congressional and ju'
dicial districts.
JAMES CONNER,
Chairman State Exec. Committee.
The following resolution, adopted
by the committee, is published for the
information of the county organiza'
tons.
cso,ye Il, That the committee rec
ommend to the conuties TO make nc
nominations for county offices OF
members of the General Assembly un'
til after the meeting of the State Con-
ention. JAMES CONNER,
Chairman,
J, +. IzLAR, Secretary
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hntrevilIc Items.

IuAyE been asked why [ did no
report the proceeding Of the Demo
cratic club and also the School Distrlc
Meeting at Antrevillc: | would say
that it sis lhc honorable secretary,:'
place to do so; he is emineutly guam
| fed, if he had the time. At thell
next meeting they should elect a sec
retary whose time is not SO pre-occu'
pied.
THE writing paper which was sem ser:
out of the Press nN BGnncr olllce
some time ago to the Antreyllle report
er has not reached him yet. IN the
language of my kind friend VINO re-
ceived it, "it is little too thin," (the
tale which he tol,D; the reporter ala
not want any paper.
w. Y. has given q vacation in his
school and. is now slashlng around
loose.
THE deputy Post Master hasa fond
ness for squirrel hunting; he carries
an old gun which has not been loaded
in six months.
TWAS glad to see that you allowed
your scribblcrs to write Oh both sides
of the paper; it will save time, trouble
and paper, and my communications
will not be 80 large as to attract the
attention of the suspicious.
DIAMOND Hill township levied q
tax of two mills all were well'pleased
with the exception of few fools.
WHAT has become of that non com.
pos ancntis who attempted to report
from First Creek. The probability is
that he died of mental exhaustion, OF
the vacuum in his Uranium being sud
denly filled with ali item which was
combustibe. an explosion took place
which caused his demise; but he is
not missed.
OUR Antreville reporter expects to
start to Walhalla about the Goth, to be
gone two weeks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19

SOAP CURE FOR Hoe CHoLERA.-
4 year ago I bought six hogs from a
drove of twenty that were dying with
cholera, and found OH driving them
home they were affected; They
yomitcd often. I put them with
twenty-five of my own raising, and
boiled some corn in weak lye from
ashes, used soft soap in their slop from
the kitchen, and I never lost one,
while the last of the drove [ left died.
| have one now which took it q month
AGO, SO bad it would eat nothing; 1t
seemed blind. I cured it by using
one dose of common soap, made thin
with water, pouring it down with q
tin cup, by holding the hog OH lie
k.-Erchange
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Personals.

VISITORS. - Messrs. Walker and
Springle, of Charleston, are visiting
Mrs. Calhoun's family, at Rosaline.
Mr.. Tilman Wardlaw, Of Charles
ton, is stopping with his aunt, Mrs. K
&. Perrin
Gen. Bratton, of Fairfield, and Mr.
Clarence Cunningham, recent gradu'
ate OF Princeton, are at Mr.. Mobiles.
Miss Holmes, of Charleston, is o
guest at DR.. +. Parker's.
Messrs. David and T. Perrin Ward
law are spending a little while with
their parents. :.
Mr.. H. B. Gillespie, Of Mississippi,
is back in Abbeville visiting his broth
er and sisters.
RETURNED.-Misses Ida and Ellie
Allen, after an absence of twelve
months, have returned to their moth
er's, where they will spend some time.
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Abbeyille, S. c., July IS, 1876.

CoKEsBuni, S. c., July II, 1876.
NOTICE is hereby given that the An
~ nual Camp-meeting Of the n. NJ: D.
church. will commence at aplaco called
Tabernacle, in Abbeville comfy, OH tho
3d day of August next said day being
the lst Thursday III the month. Among
the divines who arc expected to be pres:
ent, are tho distinguished Presiding Ed
or. Rov. 4. Weston; Rows. {. w. Mos
sell and r. Ii. Cain.
Dear friends it is highly hopeful thu!
YOU will begin now to build and rebuild
your tents so as to have every thing III
GOOD trim for the OCCASION. Tho ediiica
ton of the church and tho conversion o.
the unregenerate-being our chief object
we cordially invite both the prepared ano
tho unprepared to como and be benefit
ted. Yours Fraternally,
NJ. NJ. NANCE, Pastor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Democratic Nominations in Abbc-
vilic County.

hCiaOEa6t 80
viIic County.
The following nominations have
been Rtade by the several Democratic
clubs of the County, so far as heard
from:
Solicitor-J. S. Cothran.
Senate-J G Maxwell, Thos Thorn
son, S MCGOWAN, Rev J n Young.
House Of Representatives, A Con.
ror, w \ Lee, p II Bradley, John E
Bradley, John Morrah, w D Mars, J
w Perrin. ID w Aiken, r r ElemphiIl
II H Harper, Dr. J a Robinson, j n
Rice, Dr J L Pressly, Z Cowan, d.
Beckham.
Probate Jndge-W H Parker, ] T
Lyon, J w Perrin, West Jennings, Il
J Robinson, NJ 0 Talmon.
Clerk w Lesly, II P Quarles
Wakefield, w NJ McCaslan, West
jennings, Jack Hammond. ..
Sheriff-R J Robinson, J Y Jones,
DR. Beck kham, John c Chiles, VIM Mil
Ter.
School COMMISSIONER \ Wier, J
M. White, G Hemphill, r A Nc
Caslan, Dr. w Thomas.
County Commissioners-R Jones, G
NJ Mattison, W X Bradley, A l. Me.
Caslan, J S Gilbert, B Y Cobb, II NJ
Young, J Y Jones.
Cor0ner-S W Cochran.
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Tbc Fort MouItrie Centennial.

We arc indebted to Mcssrs. Walker,
Evans & Cogswell for Part Second''
of its illustrated account of the Fort
Moultrie Celebration, containing a
rrabhic sketch Of the stirring events
of the occasion. and q full report OF
the speeches of General kershaw,
Gov. Chamberlain and others. The
pamphlet is neatly gotten up, and is
designed to pcrpetuate the memory OF
one of the most glorious battles Of the
Revolution.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
The Concert ON Friday Night.

The concert ofthe Silver Cornet
Band, OH Friday night was one of its
best exhibitions aud attracted perhaps
the largest crowd of the season. The
refreshments We're furnished by the
ladies of the Methodist church, and
the tables were well patronized. The
musical entertainment presented an
agreeable variety; and skilfully execu-
ted piano solos and accomplishments
together with charming songs from la
dies and gentlemen, lent substantial
aid to the sweet music of the Band.
Cakes, ice-eream, and other delicacies
with cooling drinks, added their
charms and made the evening very
pleasant one. The receipts amounted
Including doors and table to 500.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Hog Cholera Recipes.

Iuse a preventive rather than a
cure. My remedy for several years
past has been coal tar and any knld OF
soft grease, mixed in equal quantities,
and rubbed on hogs, say once month,
or as often as they get lousy, will keep
them in good condition outwardly
use copperas, turpentine, salt and ash
es, soap suds, &C., though there is
nothing better taken inwardly than
coal tar. I have not had case OF
cholera among my hogs since [ have
adopted the use of coal tar with them.
-ErcRangc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
Organization OF n Bible Society Mt
Providence. Church, Lowndesville.

Pursuant to appointment, the Rev.
Edwin y. Bolles, District Superin-
tendent of the American Bible Socie-
ty for South Carolina, preached q SER
mon on the 10th inst, in Providence
church, Lowndesville, S. c., and or
ganized a branch Bible Society, aux
iliary to central Society at Abbeville
Court House.
The following officers were elected
Presidcnt-Rev. II. G. Ligon.
Vice e-President-T.' II. Cunningham.
Secretary and Treasurer-J. B. Le-
Roy.
Executive Committee.-Rev. r.. G.
Ligon. II. II. Cunningham, j. B. Le-
10y, w: A. Lesly, J. j. Kennedy. -
II. II. Cunningham was elected del
egate to the District meeting.
Adjourned to meet OH first Saturday
in July, 1877.
r. c. LLGON, President.
J. G.. CARLISLE.
Sec'y pro. tenn.
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Democratic Meeting.

TIME President of each Democratic
club in the County Is requested to
meet me mt tho Court House on Friday,
the 4th of AUGUST, at 10 o'clock q. m.,
being the last Friday before Sale Day in
August, to consider some matters OF i'm
portance to the political interests Of the
County. In caso the Presidents Of clubs
cannot attend, some other officer OF tho
club will be substituted. Every clul
must be represented.
J. s. COTHRAN,
President County Club.
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Primary Elections.

Editor Press and Banner:
SIRs: There seems to be a difference
Of opinion in this section rs to whcth'
er or not those who do not belong to 9
Democratic club have the right to vote
at the Primary Election. | am OF the
opinion that none but members OF the
club have the right to vote. VIII you
give us your opinion of the matter.
. Yours, truly, raw
J. WILLIAMS BLACh.
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Postmaster General Jewell has re-
signed. Grant wanted the Office for
antoher, and intimated that the rcsig-
tration would be accepted:
Blaine has been appointed Senator
from Maine in the place of Morrill,,
made Secretary of the Treasury.