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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-11-29
The Shooting at Fines.


One Of those unfortunate affairs,
which have been so numerous all over
America for years past, was the shoot
ing 1T Fines saloon, OH Wednesday
night. Two friends, who had been
playing ten pins for several hours to-
getiler, leave the bowling alley, enter
the bar, and 20 up to the counter with
u view of tossing dice to decide who
shall pay Il bill, both stimulated with
II driilk-one jubiiaut over his success
al the paslime in the bowling alley
below the other All excitable man at
best, ifritated by his defeat, becomes
again defeated. A laugh at his ex.
pense, his irritation, Increases, and
hard words spoken. III astonishnent
the victor at the bowling alley assures
the defeated man that he e%Dtertains
no i'll Telling against him, but words
ensue, then blows. the interference of
friends the irritated man becomes
more excited over the effort Of friends
to prevent the taking Of life, but the
hot blood is up, reason. gone, pride, an
ger, revenge, all the worst passions
aroused, the pistol is resorted to, and
men who but q moment before had
been friends, are arrayed against each
other in deadly strife. III an instant,
one in the full vigor of early: manhood
far1s-a wounded, bleeding body-to
the floor, but to be removed to his
home to linger for few days, and then
pass away forever. 1t Is the old story.
Nobody to blame, or If there is, it
is hard to say who 1t is, unless it be
that enemy, that curse Of manhood,
John Barleycorn. ,i,-a:.
There is no political significance in
this unfortunate STAIR. Both men are
Republicans ); the n a State Senator,
the other the deputy Sheriff of the
County of Richland.
Senator Cochran is out upon bail
and Nj. Dent is slowly sinking into
his grave. Let us draw the curtain
here, and regret it, as we all do. This
is the most that can be said and done,
and nothing O can he said to the
advantage of anybody.-Register.
The wounded man has since died. .
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The Canvassing Board.

The Herald correspondent inter.
viewed neaaly all of them at the Jail
The most that could be gotten out OF
them was that they were there, and
were endeavoring 10 make themselves
comfortable. They were sure that oul
they would get and that very soon,
AS to the mode of exit they were as ig.
norant IL the average convict in the
P%enitentiary.
Comptroller General Dunn remark.
ed that their counsel, would take steps
for their release, but he was not aware
of the nature of the proposed proceed.
ings.
Secretary of State Hayne said-"I
guess our friends outside will get US out
somehow. I have no fears of that
He claimed that the Board has not dis.
obeycd amy order of the Court. He
maintained that the law was OIL their
side, and that they were determined
hot TO recede from their position or
~ of them said, 1--WE wont purge
worth cent" Hayne said he would
not he surprised if the Supreme Court
would release them itself on Monday,
rs by that time the court would be
ashamed of its action and abandon
its POSITION"
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for +. c. Dunn rs Comptroller, and
for J. Is. Tolbert as Superintendent Of
Education. The error, if error, was
in the ballots. These votes were not
cast for u. c. Dunn or J. r. Tolbert,
but the Board, assuming the intention
of the voters, ordered the votes to be
counted for candidates. other than
those whose names were on the bal
lots. Where the error was a clerical
one, and adverse to the Democrats,
the Board did not allow it. Where
the error WAS in the ballot itself, or in
the votes, tn" error, being adverse to
the Rcbubliuans, was corrected, not
only without authority, but in fla
grant disobedience to the injunctions
of the Court.
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AN OFFICER KILLED.-A fatal
shooting aifray took place on Monday
night on Broad street, in Charleston,
in which George Shrewsbury. chief of
the detective police, lost his life at the
hands Of Frank Johnson, the assistant
clerk of the guard house. The ball
entered the brain and he died in a
short time. Johnston discharged three
shots Mt Shrewsbury, and Shrewsbury,
it is alleged, fired one shot al Johns
tor. The difficulty was n of long
standing. The deceased was a light
colored man, Johnston, who is a
white man, a. taken into custody.
A NEEDED Accommodating is
q loud call all over the country for a
constitutional amendment by which
the people of the United States can
vote directly for President and Vice
President. If such were the case now
there could be no dispute about who
was elected. Mr.. Hayes might be
yjven all three of the States of Florida,
Louisiana aud South Carolina, and
then Tilden would be ahead fully a
quarter of a million Of votes.
Hot drinks should be avoided in day
time during cold weather, as they have
q tendency to weaken the lungs n
affect the throat. Take DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup for all cases of coughs,
colds, and hoarseuess.
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Two large cargoes of railroad iron
are ell route to the S~partanburg and
Ashcville Railroad. President Dun
can expects before long to finish this
important link between the great West
and the "City by the Sea-"
MIR. J. NJ GAMBRELL sayes that lie
can give important information on
tie subject OF matrlnony. Those de-
string 10 make such alliances should
consult him Immediately, as lie will
remain i'll town only a few days long
er.
Mr.. S. w. COCHRAN gave us the
benefit Of his buggy and fine horse one
day last week. 1t is II Of the fastest
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The supreme court Of Indiana has
recently decided that if Il promise oI
marriage il by its terms not to lie per.
formed within II year, it is void unless
reduced to writing and signed by the
partIes.-Erchonyc. If a young lady
should consent to marry US, we would
not ask her to wait six weeks, but
would urge her to "hurry up the
cakes"
Why should wooden, rather than
cotton, be worn next to the skin in
cold weather? Because it Is u slow
conductor of heat-it does moi let the
natural warmth of the body readily
escape.
Life insurance agents have ceased
to make their visits to Lancaster since
they found out the quality of the
whiskey the bar-rooms keep here.-
Lancaster Lsdgsr.
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G.s!a T.. P. GUFFIN,
Sheriff Abbevllle County.
Sheriff. Office, Nov 6. 1875.
The State Of South Carolina.
- County Of Abbeville

In the Court Of Common Pleas.
William 81. Brooks, Blaintif,
agsinst
Lisa Wier, William A. Wier. and
others, defendants.
BY virtue Of the Judgment OF the
Circuit Court the above case, I will
SELL. for cash, at Abbeville Court
House, on the FIRST MONDAY IN
DECEMBER next, al public auction.
the tract Of land on which David
Wier, c0lored. resided at the time Of
his death, and on. which the defend
ants now reside, adjoining lands Of
Robert j. CiieatlIim, Mrs. Emaliue.
Pnrsley and others, containing :
One Hundred and Fifty
five Acres,
more or less. on Calhonn's Creek, wa
ters of Little River. in Abbeville
County. ... 1rr .
L. p. GUFFIN,
~ Sheriff A. c..
Sherif's Office, AbbcviIle,
18th Oct. 1878, Aft "
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The Florida Count.
ORIGINATING STEARNS AND
HIS THE BOARD.

The Board to Begin the Count at
Once-Hupcs of a FAIR Verdict
The Radicals Neutrality-suspicious.
In a Quandary.
Especial dispatch to the constitutional
TALLAHASSEE, FLORlDA., Nov. %.
The democrats scored another vict0-
~ to-day. Pending the decision Of the
judge on the mandamus and INDUCTION
cases, the returning board announced
its purpose 10 or organize at once. and
REGIN TO COUNT ON MONDAY
at twelve O'clock. This unexpected
backing down from their defiant and
iIsolent position of two days ago, on
the part of the republicans. has given
the democrats great hope. Governor
Stearns Is checkmated in his fragrant
attempt ut uSurpation. and has abulI.
doncd it, and The board driven from
its dangerous purpose of to-day. will
convene eight days before it will bc
obliged to make up lis verdict. This
will give them plenty of time to make
their case out fully aud particularly.
There are many democrats who be-
Iieve that they will secure
A sQUARE-OUT VERDICT
for Tilden from the returning board,
80 irresistible and crushing is the proof
they will bring before it that Tilden
has fairly carried the state. There are
others who believe that the republic
u leaders have determined to count
the three doubtful states for Hayes, in
spite of the proof that they have gone
for Tilden, and that Carolina is the be-
ginning of a fragrant revolution
AIRY scheme of which Florida will be
THE ENDING.
In any event, the committee will
bring before the board, and thence to
the country, absolutely conclusive
proof that Tilden carried Florida fair
~ and decisively. I should not be
surprised to see the board decide that
Tilden is entitled to the electoral
votes. We are certain that Cooke will
be honest and we have some hope that
McLin and Cowgirl are not irrcdeema-
bly, bad. H. w. G.
by Associated Press.
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 25.-The board
Of canvassers received notification this
morning from the secretary of state,
who is eX-OtficiO a member Of the
board and charged with calling it to-
gether, that they must meet at ~
o'clock p. III. Monday to canvass the
votes of the State. The judge has not
yet decided the injunction and mall
cases now pending before him,
and this action Of the board seems to
obviate the necessity of the decision,
rs this will be doing precisely what the
democratic managers prayed the court
to command to be done. The board
will admit a committee of FIVE from
each of the political parties and the
chairman of the two state committees
to the decision. A decision as to the
admission Of newspaper correspond
ents has not yet been decided. Oil
ciul returns are now oil in, but the re-
will hardly be reached before the
9Th of December, when by law Of the
United States, the electors certificates
must be issued.
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T ARRIVALS.

ALsToN HOUSEHOLDS Wells, s HAM
mcrslag, Henry Myers, Philadelphia
Walter 6 McClcllcn, Atlanta; e + Kel-
Ter, Baltimore; W Laughlin, Charleston
w w Mars, E A Mars, Calhouns Mills
DR. r. s Beckham, Capt J NJ White,
Lowndesville; J ] Gamb-el, S G Cason,
Maj A B Wardlaw, Benz Barnwell, Alb
bcville; S Mccullough, Honca Path;
J NJ Mathews, Nincty-Six, + A Crow
thcr, Antrcvil'e; Jas H Wideman, Mill
Way; II NJ Johnson, Due West DIR
Finley Cokesbury, l. & Ligon, Due
West; w Tribble, Anderson, Erwin
Clecklcy, J L Baskin Jr, Miss Alice
Baskin, Monterey.
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The South Carolina Robbery.--Views
Of Northern Journals.

Of Northern Journals.
NEW York, November %.
The Times says the South Carolina
Board of Canvassers recognized some
what late the mistake in submitting
their action TO the review and control
of the Supreme Court. In issuing its
orders to 4 judicial body of entirely
independent Jurisdiction, that court
was guilty of a manifest usurpation.
In conserving to argue the case before
the court, the Board Of CanvasSerS
gave these orders the appearance OF
validity which could not otherwise
have been claimed for them. The
clear intention of Il majority Of the
Supreme Court was to do the work Of
the Democrats at whatever sacrifice of
constitutional right and common JUS
tioe.
The World says the Board of Can
vassers yesterday stole the electoral
vote of that State Openly from the Su-
preme Court with the avowed object of
offering it to Hayes. The robbery was
brazen and shameless. 1t rests with
the American people to decide whether
they will surrender the control TO
their government to such hands, or
maintain their liberties, self-respect
and prosperity by enforcing the enc
dies of the law against a lawless con-
spiracy without a parallel in our an
nails.
The Herald says by this very sharp
practice, if the Supreme Court cannot
support its authority, which the board
have deficd, the State must be counted
for Hayes. The audacity of this act
betrays great desperation. If undone,
in the curse of justice, it will stand
as q monument of infunly.
The Post says the best thing the
South Carolina Board of Canvassers
can do is to re-assemble. The country
will not be satisfied with their pro-
cecdings, which look like sharp prac-
tice. we admit that the Supreme
Court itself is not free from a suspi-
cion of sharp practice. No appear
ance of judicial sharp practice, how.
ever, can excuse the sharp practice OF
the Board of Capvassers. In the first
place, the conservative opinion Of the
country demands respect for the judg-
ments of the constituted tribunals. 1t
is better that a decision which Is wrong
shall be obeyed than that it shall be
disObeyed, even to secure O right end.
The proceedings of yesterday in South
Carolina will not convince the u
try that the anvas is honest and
fair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-11-29
Public Sale
OF
House andLot.

BY virtue of the power and author
ity conferred on me as mortgage, I'M
mortgage made by JOHN NJ. GAM
BRELL, on the eighth day Of JAN.
UARY, Ammo Domini, 1875, l will
sell at public auction for cash. on the
FIRST MONDAY of DECEMBER
next, within the hours Of official sales,
at Abbevills Court House, In the
County OF Abbeville, and State Of
South Carolina. the house and lot IN
the town Of Abbeville. now occupied
by John NJ. Gambrell, containing two
acres, more or less. and bounded Ivy
lands of Robert H. Wardlaw, the lot
of Mrs. s. E. DeBruhl, and the An
derson Road. 49,,
The purchaser must pay for titles:
If the terms of sale shall no be I'M,
mediately complied with, the said
house and lot will be re-sold on the
same day at the risk Of the former
purchaser.
VIM. Il. BROOKS,
Mortgage.
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le Press and Banner.
AbBEVILLB, =. 9.
BS HUGH WILSON,

IERMs-Twc Dollars a year, in advance
or boilers and Fifty Gents, if pay
HDrtNTlsEMENrS will ln inherited a!
- ratc OF One Dollar per inch for the
: ! insertion and Fifty Gents for each
's~-nSrluent insertion.
Greatly reduced rates will be given to
sh'Se VINO advertise by the quarter or by
the year.
All obituary notices, tributes Of respect.
ana other matter of 4 personal or private
nature Will be charged for at the usual
advertising rates.
Nothing which may he written in NAL
ice Snail appear IN these columns at any
price.
Our Job Dep artment
a. we'll supplied With material for Job
work, and our as ,ortmcnt of new job
stTpe is as good as can be found in any
country Office. Tie Proprietor is a prac-
tical printer and will give his personal
attention to this cla& Of work. Our
work compares favorably with the same
class of work executed anywhere, and is
always nutat the lowest living rates.
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MARKET

NEW YORK, November 27.-Cotton
quiet and firm ; sales l~,655--uplands l2s;
Orleans - SIG.
SAVANNAH, November 27.--Cotton
tirm-middling liz;
CHARLESTON. November N.--Cotton
tirlncr-- nliddling lltal2.
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ONSIGNEES

EXPRESS J G Haskell, p Lesesne,
J II Knox, r W Cannon, Leon Ferry,
w + Stanley, J S Wilson. Christian Il
Wilson. VIM Hill. L Noble, J w Les
ly, J J Moseley, Thos Breazeale, + i
Parker, E L Taggaat, NJ Q McCaslan,
q A BreaZoah,
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Thompson's majority. 40

Thompson's majority. 44O
During the partial comparison Of
the statements of the County Canvas
sers with the returns of the precinct
managers, and during the. process of
tabulation by the Board, the exist
ance Of clerical and other errors affect
ing the vote for the candidates for the
three Offices I'VE have named was made
manifest. Their errors were: that
votes cast for Conner as Attorney-Gcn-
eral, had been counted for Conner as
Comptroller-General, that votes cast
for lIagood as Comptroller-General
were counted for Kagood as Attorney
General, that votes were cast for F. G.
Dunn, supposed to be intended for IT..
G.. Dnnn, and that votes were cast for
J. b. Tolbert, evidently intended for
j. r. Tolbert. The allowance and
correction of these particular errors
would not change the result as to
Comptroller-Geiiera but would give
the Republicans the Superintendent of
Education, and would elect the DEM
ocratic candidate for Attorney-Gener-
al.
In thtir report or Certificate to the
Supreme Court the Board of Canvass
ers called attention to the fact that
votes intended for r.. G. Dunn, "a
member Of the Board had been cast
for +. &. Dunn, and votes intended
for John Il. Tolbert (Rep.) had been
cast for John 3. Tolbert. They rec
commended that the votes respect
lively he counted for r.. &. Dunn and
John r. Tolbert, which counting
would elect both Dunn and Tolbert.
They said nothing Of the errors az
fecting Hagood and Conner, and con-
fined themselves to recommending
corrections that would elect two of
their W candidates. Without u
Of these corrections the Democrats
elected the Comptroller and the Su-
perintendent of Education with .all
these corrections they elected the
Acknowledgement and Comptroller !;
with the partial correction recon-
mended by the Board they elected
neither Acknowledgement, nor Comp
troller. nor Superintendent of Educa-
ton And this partial and partizan
correction Was undertaken by the
Board on "Wednesday, pending the de-
cision of the Supreme Court, and GER
tliicdlcS vi eiecllUH were OrQtreu 10
be issued upon the basis Of that par
tial correction.
This would he had enough, if the
s0-called errors which the Board nm
dertook to correct were of the same
class as those which the Board did
not correct. But there is a wide diff
ference between them. The errors af-
fecting the Democratic candidates for
Acknowledgement and Comptroller
General, which errors, when allowed,
will elect them, arose in this way
The precinct managers, at a precinct
in Barnwell, in beginning new lines,
while keeping tally of the votes, acct
dentally changed the heading of the
lines so as to read Conner for Comp
troller-General," instead of l"Conner
for Attorney-General," and "Hagood
for Acknowledgement" (instead of
"Hagood for Comptroller- Gencral.' ~
There was nc misprinting of the bal
lots. The error was made by the
managers, as the ballots show. This
the Board refused to correct. The en-
ror they did correct vas fundamental.
\ certain number of votes were cast
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What they think about it in Washing
ton.

=
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1876.
The administration has not yet de.
cided what steps, if any, shall be- taken
in regard 10 the arrest, fuc and i'm
prisonment of the Board Of Canvass
ers in South Carolina. The At
torney = General doubted SOME.
what the reliability Of the report as ii
came by associated press, and was u r
prised at the imposition of the fine.
He seemed to understand that the ease
was in settlement there by the parties
in interest on the spot. The
expressed blythe several lawyers
in the Cabinet yesterday. at
itssession is still! entcrtainedriz
That the Supreme Court of
South Carolina has no jurisdic-
ton in the premises, and has no
right to direct the imprison ment of
the Canvassers for contempt. Mem
bers of the Cabinet and other leading
republican politicians say to-day, that
the Court has exceeded its authority,
and its judges may possibly find them
selves in trouble should they not abide
by the settlement supposed 10 be under
way.
WHEN THE ELECTORS MEET.-By
section 135 Of the revised statutes of
the United States it is provided that
the Presidential electors for each State
shall meet and give their votes upon
the first Wednesday in December in
the year in which they are appointed,
at such n1anp in each citv ne the I.eniS-
lature of such State shall direct.
The moralizing editor of the atlanta
Times, in writing up q runaway horse,
uses the following picturesque smile
HE passed along as if OH the wings
of the wind, and treated all obstacles
with as much contempt as the Radi-
Gals do law, right and truth"
TWEED arrived in New York last
week.
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Final
The State Of South Carolina,
T. County of Abbeville,
81 Sheriff 4 Sale.

DavidrLewie, Plaintiff; tn
tI,. - against SIS a7
Garrison A.. Visanska, Defendant,
/. Wolf Rosenberg, Respondent,
:. re- ;Es.4t against 5 ~ N
David Lewie, Appellant.
BY. virtue OF the Judgment Of fore-
closure Of the Circuit Court In the
former case, and of the Supreme
Court IN the latter case, I will sell, as
the property Of the said Garrison A.
Visanska, OF Sale Day in December
next, at Abbeville Court House, the
tract of land, known a. the
BELCHER PLANTATION ..e,
situate In Abbeville County, adjoining
lands Of Thomas Thomson, Mrs. Me-
Comb, and others, containing one
thousand and fifty acres, more or less.
Terms of Sale.-One-fourth of the
purchase money to be paid in cash,
and the balance, with interest from
day of sale, to be paid in six months
from the day Of sale, and to be secured
by bond with personal security, and
mortgage of the premiees.
..&t j.aa T.. p. CURTIN, y
Sheriff Abbevllle County.
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What a Difference 1t Makes Whose
Ok IS GOrcd!

The Charleston NeWs and Courier in
a clear and forcible article relating the
facts of the actions of the State Can
wasting Board. shows how inconsist-
emily these partizans have acted.
This Board, a majority Of whom were
candidates, reported to the Supreme
Court, amongst other things, that the
vote for Attorney General, on the
face of the returns of the County
Canvassers, was:
For Conner, Dem .....91, l39
For Elliott, (Rep.).."-....9l ,l46
L.. Flliott's majority $685.. 7
That the vote for Comptroller Gener-
al, in the same way, was:
For Hagood, (Dem.).... ...9l,114
For Dunn, (Rep.)".......9O,S5S
Hagood's majority...... 256
That the vote for Superintendent of
in the same way. was:
For Thompson, (Dem.)...9 81 SAP
For Robert, (Rep.)...".~9O,l1
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Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1875.
For u. S Senate.
Gen. Sam'l W.cGoWe.n
OF ABBEY lille.

What we must do in the E eent n,
Hav es, Election.