The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23

maSNlead we 20 so With q 1uD CaEo4l-
no heart beating at every pule truAto
home and true to Carolina. /Tieeour-
teous gentleman II who has been
every inch a soldier; 0Gf~frieAd-an and
foe, alike admire; onef for whom his
last boy in gray would have gladly
laid down his life; who never
sighted an humble man in all his
life, and never WINGED before the
tproudest.
We put our matchless man before
the Stateand the world. ceiling sure
he is ~ noble a CaroULjan \as ever
drew u blade. True ~ his friends,
generous to foes, fearless in theE dis
charge Of duty ; just, wise, humane.
We feel that the whites adore him,
Nand the colored people of the State,
slIaulu they give him their support,
wilfNind that he will 'never 60 back'
on them, and that he will prove the
best andtruest friend they ever had
GreenuiAe1AeM
Gen::wggs Htam pfon, one of the
most illQstrious men of the period, is
r&QvernspDf tpe South
Canotna DEMOCRAT. HeNhfill rally
theTfull interchangeable Bte of the
State W"'ingtonf sar. ~
[<NEw. .TAeHHas.-t4ssMfss CARRIER
and Miss Rooney dosnot return to the
Due West Female College, their pla-
ces have been filled by two other la
dies. For the Art Department Miss
r. NJ. True, of New York, has been
secured Miss True is o daughter OF
a Methodist minister, belongs to- a
family of Artist, and is a graduate OF
Cooper Institute, New York, the best
Art School in America. She comes
highly recommended. For the Vocal
and Instrumental Music Department
miss Jeane v. LEGAL, has been en-
pf63ed. Miss LEGAL was educated at
81 Mary,srtEpiscopai,) College, Raj.
LetsH, n. C. She has taught several
Years in the>South, in the best schools,
giving the highest ~satfsfaction. She is
a young lady of bde appearance, ac-
Accomplished manners, and an elegant
Singer and performer, The new
teachers are both first-class in their
departments, and will add tothe repu.
tation of the College.-A. r. Rresby'
terian. ~
LYNCH LAW IN CHEsTERFIELD.z
Wehave been informed that, on SuF.
day, Hhe 9Th instant, in Chesterfield
county, near the Kershaw line,
(LyncheS creek.) a negro man assault
ed and attempted to outrage~the per
son of q little white girFof clever
wears of age, Nand then stabbed her.
The scoundrel fed into North Carroll
ma, but was secured and captured
and being brought back, was identi'
fled by the little girl>ss the guilty par
ty and confessed his guilt. y meet
ing of the citizens without 1gapd t.
race, was CALLED and, thy qdestjof
being nut to a vote, it was Unanimously
decided that the fiend should've put t.
death without form or ceremony. tlt
was accordingly taken out dnt- 3snfg
-Landcn Journal.
We are informed that Gov. Cham,
berlain slated on East evening that the
arms tlht were clhndcstinel3 shipped
to New6errM on list Mondayi in u box
marked "Rricu4urAh IMPLEMENTS
we're nJt Issued by WaFahthority OF
Win .hG kntowledge, and chat he has
ordered xhe Sheriff. of thati county tt
take possession ofIthem and forward
them to hlumbiaf Iii now Adjutant'
fs% q ! "'v'''' ff"'" to "pe@k out =
A Corn THIEF CAUGHT.-A+hegrC
named Evander Page was found last
Thursday morning about six miles
south of this place with three loads OF
shot in various parts of the body. He
SAYS that he had visited the corn field
of Mr.. Vincent GodhCld on the previous
night, when ne was suddenly fired up
on. He saw no one in the field at the
time, and does not know who fired the
shots. He is in a critical condition,
hand his corn stealing days are no doubt
drawing to a close. Next.-Merehdn'
and Farmer.