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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
Bloody Work..
The NEGROES TEAR UP a RAIL
ROAD AND WRECK A TRAIN,
A NUMBER or MEN KILLED.
Houses Burned,
AUGUSTA, GA, Sent. ID.

AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. 10.
Mrs. Alonzo Harley, who lives near
Silverton, Aiken County. South Caro-
lima, was assaulted at her residence
last Friday by two negro men. Har-
ley was at work on his farm, and Mrs.
Harley was alone with her son, aged
9 years, and an infant 3 weeks old.
She was knocked down two or three
times. Her screams and those Of her
boy alarmed the negroes, who fed.
When the report Of the assault on
Mrs. Harley became known, the
peighboring citizens assembled and
made search for the negroes, one OF
whom was arrested and shot. The
other negro escaped. On Saturday a
warrant was issued for his arrest.
The warrant was placed in the hands
of q constable, who, with the aid of a
posse of whites, attempted to make
the arrest, which was resisted by a
large crowd of negroes, said to be- POO,
armed with shot guns and Winches-
ter rifles. Sunday the excitement
continued, both whites and blacks be-
ing fully armed and watching each
others movements.
There are reports of a skirmish dur
ing the day, in which two or three
persons were wounded. Toward
night a compromise was agreed upon,
both parties agreeing to disband and
retire to their homes. The negroes
agreed to surrender the colored man
who made the assault on Mrs. Harley,
and deliver him over to the authori-
ties at Aiken. With this understand
ing the whites dispersed, and while
retiring to their homes it is reported
that several of the latter were am
pushed and shot by negroes. The
city is full of rumors as to the number
killed, but there is nothing definite.
LATER.-It has been ascertained,
UP to this hour, that a passenger train,
from Augusta for Port Royal, which
left this morning at 8 o'clock, has re-
turned. Proceeding to jackson Sta
ton the track was found torn up and
a freight train, which left here at 6
o'clock this morning, was found
wrecked. The negroes had possession
of the road. Superintendent Flem-
of the Port Royal Road, has
the state of affairs to Gov
ernor Chamberlain, asking him for
troops. He also applied to Lieutenant
Barnhardt, of the United States army,
stationed at Hamburg, for assistance.
A number Of citizens have left for the
scene of the disturbance, which is
about twenty miles from Augusta, on
the Port Royal Road.
The latest report from the scene of
the riot in South Carolina is that one
white man is wounded and six negroes
Nothing authentic has been
The city is full of rumors.
-Rcgister.
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A Windmill Campaign.

Nothing could be more dismal or UNI
satisfactory than the end Of the cam
paign against the Sioux. During the
many weeks of summer the troops lay
idle with the foe in front OF them, only
to begin their march as autumn APP
preached to find no foe before them.
The Sioux campaign has been only
a pretence from the beginning. Moth
ing like fighting has been ever at
tempted. There have boon inactivity
in camp and hard and severe march
ing in search Of an invisible foe. Ter
rvs unsuccessful attempt to find Sit,
ting Bull was reported by the Herald
SOME days ago Yesterday we printed
the story of the equally unsuccessful
attempt of Crook. Aud Crook it seems,
is more unfortunate than Terry. With
seven days march before him he had
~rations for only two days, and that. too
after much privation and hardship.
The story which will follow can scarce
" fai! to he one of much suffering and,
nerhaps, of starvation, 1t is impossi-
ble TO look back upon this campaign
with anything short Of chagrin. Had
it not been for the fate of Custer we
Wtll doubt whether there has
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
Meeting Of the Lebanon Labor Re-
form Association.
Editor Press and Banner

Editor Press and Banner:
Below, for the consideration of 9TH
err clubs, I hand you minutes of the
proceedings of the Lebanon Labor
Reform Association on last Saturday.
Cotton bagging has been a grievous
sin in this community and has done
us as much injury financially as the
carpet-baggers, and as we hope in
November to clean out the foreign
scum polite, we invoke the aid of all
good men in condemniug their domes-
tic fungi:
A meeting of Lebanon Labor Re-
form Association was held at Thos.
Mann's well on Saturday, September
9th. inst. DR.. J. w. Thomas, Presi-
dent, took the chair, and called the
meeting to order.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed. The follow
ing resolution which was introduced
at the last meeting but laid over for
the action of the club at its next meet
ing was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That 1t is the sense Of this Asso-
allowed to trade or traffic In seed cotton or
olher farm produce under any circumstances
whatsoever.
In order the more effectuallly to car
ry out the intent of the above resolu.
ton, the Executive Committee SUBJ
mitted and recommended the follow
ing as Il supplemental resolution:
Resolved, That the member of his Assocla-
ton consider themselves u vigilance Com
mittee to watch the handling Of cotton and
other farm produce and report 10 this club
! pytry case where they SuSnnct 6iShnneEfv
we pledge ourselves to sustain ono another
and invoke the cooperation OF oil honest
citizens to aid US in putting it down.
Captain L. J. johnson and others
supported the resolution in pointed
and earnest speeches, referring to the
manner in which this community
has suffered for many years by the
illicit traffic in seed cotton and other
farm produce. Heavy blows were
dealt the cross road merchant van-
pires, who have for years with impu-
nifty, at the expense of their neigh
bors, regardless of the wrongs they
are committing and the sufferings they
are causing M already impoverished
people, taking in seed cotton and all
other farm produce from irresponsible
and thieving negroes, either at night
or in open daylight. The resolution
was unanimously passed.
On motion, the Secretary was direct
red to request the Editor of the Press
and Banner to publish the above pro-
ceedings of the club.
J. w. THOMAS, President.
E. EDWARDS, Sec'y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
Take Heed.
and RuuncrJ

Editor Press and BaDncrf
Believing that our zeal and pnthV-
siasm may relax, aud knowing from
past experience that we have often
been SO elated with momentary suc-
cess and victory, and afterwards CALM
" set down and esult over the Veto
rics achieved, until the enemy would
have time to rally and re-attack and
consequently our brilliant victories
would vanish and oftsptimes terui-
nate in . shameful spd inglOrious de-
feat let us then from this knowledge
Of denr-bought experience press on
ward and upward with all the pomp
and terrific grandeur of q victorious
urny until we plant our banners ppl
the once glorious, but now vile and
polluted State House, and DECLARE the
lest enemy banished from the soil OF
our beloved Carolina. Our great OBJ
ieet should be- to excite or indulge q
portion of our race who are yet un-
moved or indifferent toward tho efforts
being made by rs lip the present Jpn
portant STRUGGLED to come forward anu
contribute Immediately their aid and
shoY tn the opposite party that We are
aunit; and then the enemy will quail
as ha never has before, and our victo-
~ will I've an easy and glorious Que:
How then shall we reach this class Of
iu%diSidnals? Shall we threaten To
ostracise themP or Shall We provoke
them to do their hpty? ! think the
last method will accomplish it in ma
h. cases and We glust not cease day
or njght until it j. done let the
press throw hot shot and we will do
lie same until they are completely
Gislodged and forced to enter our
ranks where they should haye been
long sgo, snd then the eolored raee
viii lose orc Of their strongest props,
aud numbers of them will soon be
foeking TO our banners 10 swell
our vote jp November which will re-
suit jim the grandest victory our PEOPLE
ever Witnessed, bringing with itReace:
happbaess, and good will to ali:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
Letter From Colonel Thomas.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 9th, 1885,
Gentlemen Your esteemed favor, in
viting me to address the democratic
meeting to be held in Abbeville on Sept,
18th next, has been received.
For the honor conferred, which is the
more highly appreciated because, az
you we'll know, / am not in political
life and seek no political preferment,
accept my Acknowledgements. It would
give me pleasure to be with my friends
on that occasion and I would regard it
a privilege to address the meeting. But
nv present duties in connection with
nv educational work, will prevent my
attendance. The Institute resumes its
exercises on the 18th inst, and my post
of duty on the 10Th will be here.
Were it in my power, I would enter
actively in the present canvass, and ask
my countrymen to hear me even from
the mountains to the seaboard. But I
must forego this wish Of the heart ind
content myself with labors for the StLte
in another sphere, and with CIV ing
only some occasional blows on the polit-
ical field. Allow me, however, to as.
sure you of my hearty sympathy with
the grand popular uprising that now
shakes the State from centre to circum-
ference. The cause Is q great one. It
looks to the salvation Of an ancient
commonwealth and anoble people. The
plan Of campaign IL wise. The standard
bearers are true and trusty. In my
Judgment, the path upon which you
have entered leads to ultimate victory.
T see with exultant pride that the State
is aroused as it has never before BEEN
that its great heart, quickened under
the influence Of patriotic fervor, has
sent the warm blood coursing through
all the veins of the body polite. This
shows that there Is soul In the move
ment. And I see further that the
masses are abreast with the leaders or
perhaps ahead. This presages victory.
I thank Heaven that the political
trumpet in South Carolina now sends
forth no uncertain sound. Let 1t sum.
mon to the political work Of the hour
all that the State has Of virtue and IN.
telligence. Let it echo and re-echo until
the entire manhood Of the State Is
aroused. Let the decree 60 forth that
the present infamous regime must and
shall go down. It is unphilosophical.
1t is illogical. It contradicts history,
defies reason and challenges divinity.
Tell my countrymen Of old Abbeville,
whom I had the honor of addressing in
kindred campaign In 1858, that l have
kept my loyalty, my love, my zeal for
our mother State; that my political
principles and my political faith are
Unchanged that as l declared then, go
T declare now ; there IS no reason to
doubt the end in South Carolina. The
issues forced upon the whites by the
partisan craftsmanship of dominant
national party, must result In the tri'
umph of those moral and mental forces
that always prevail ip a normal condi'
ton Of society. The manhood of the
State, fully aroused and rightly direct.
ed, will save the State. The policy OF
the Democracy is that of reasonable
but ~resolute seIt:asseTtion.
am, Gentlemen,
Very truly yours,
JOHN P.THOMAs.
To Messrs. J. T. Robertson, h. r,
and others, Committee.
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been war in the Black Hills at all.
Certainly the majority of the troops
never SAW the enemy, and the conf
mauders apparently knew so little of
the braves they expected % meet that
when they return to flndthelrlate Toes
at the reservations they will not even
be able to say who were and who were
not in arms against them. Like Don
QuiXotc, they have been fighting
windmills, with this advantage in the
Don's favor. that he saw the windnlills
against which he was contending. II
we have no stronger evidence against
the Sioux than Crook or Terry can at
rori ihshall he compelled TO forgive
our rclfb,others, and tell them to he
good children till they are resdy to
fight us sgain.-Ncw York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
Sherif's Sale,

SAS4 ~
James T., Lemuel L., Laurence p,
Preston L. and Sallie M. Guftin.
against
Charles w. Gufin, Admir-, and Anna
E. Guffln.
Order Of Probate Court. =,
10y virtue Of an order to me direct
Id ed in the above stated case, !
viii sell at Abheville Court House on
the I'd Of October, 1875, the real estate
of Charles B. Guffin, decd, contain
ing eight hundred acres, more or less,
bounded by lands of Col. T. G. Perrin,
Estate John Shillito, Charles White,
J. NJ. Edwards, and Others.
Terms Cash, purchasers to pay fol
papers and taxes for the current year
L. p. GUFFIN, Sheriff A.'C:
Sherif's Office, I'd Sept. 1875.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
Carry the News to Tat.

The Radical government in thevil-
lagos of Abbeville, Aiken aud Kings
tree have been overthrown. and good
Democrats. elected to administer the
municipal affairs. This il but the en-
tering wedge. This is the Democrat
ic leaven which is permeatiug the
whole State. The Democrats, with
their colored allies, ire determined to
cary South Carolina this year. These
small elections are but the mutterings
of the approaching Democratic thun-
der. All We who are intrndersand ad-
venturers, be warned in season, and
begin to pack up carpet-bags. Regis
FRI.
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the election last Monday this majority
was reduced 5000 ; thus infusing re-
newed vigor and activity into the
Democratic ranks. We can we'll at.
ford to hurrah for Vermont and Maine.
This is only the beginning of the end.
Three Democratic victories will come
next-Ohio, Indiana and West Vir-
ginia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
Fer Governor.

Fer Governor.
WADE HAMPTON, OF Ricb>land
Asr Laeaseeant Eovcrno....
w. b. SIMPSON, of Lar.aens.
For Attorney-Gcnrol.
JAMES CONNER, Of Charlie ston
Fer ConpMeHer-EeneraL.
JOHNSON HAGOOD, of B. .rnwell
For State Treasure r..
S. /. LEAPHART, of 'aichland.
For Secretary Of State.
A NJ. SIMS, Of. York,
For Inspector General.
Il. w. NOISE :, Of Sumter.
For Superintcnd nt of Education.
H. S. THOMP son, Of Richland.
For Congr| IS, THIRD District.
ID. w. Al Ken, Of Abbeville.
For so ~itor, Eighth Circuit.
). >. W 'THRAS, of Abbeyille.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
W.
ERSKINE COLLEGE.
DUE WEST, s. @.

"HIS 10 one of the oldest institu-
in the State. The location Is
high and healthy, the population
around moral and correct; the tempta-
tons to vice and crime are few, COM
pared with those that exist In large
town and cities.
SESSION AND VACATION.
The College Session commences Old
the first day of October, and closes on
the first Wednesday Of July. The
Session is equally divided, without In
termediate vacation, into two Terms:
the second commences on the third
Monday of February.
It Is very important that students
should enter or return to College a
the beginning of the Session, since
an absence of O few days at a time,
when q new branch of study is COM
menced, seldom fails to embarrass the
whole course, and some are unable to
make up the loss.
EXAMINATIONS.
Students are required to stand q writ
ten examination on every branch or
textbook completed during the whole
course. The intermediate examina-
lions occur irregularly through the
as the different branches or sub
fects are finished.-The final examine
lions covering such branches and sub
iects as have not been previously fin
ished, begin on Thursday before the
first Wednesday in July, and close OH
the following Tuesday. The exami-
nations are open to the public.
EXPENSES.
These include Tuition, Board, wash
ing, Lights, Fuel, Books, College and
Society fees as follows:
Certificate of Scholarship in the $780,.
600 Endowment, which pays Tuition
one year..... .... .........".......... ~
Board, $l2 per neutrality-suspicious. 1l2
Washing, SIPS per month...".".".. II
Lights and Fuel per year..""" ~ =
College aud Society Fees, per year,
(average), about.....-.....".:..:.- D
This statement may be sufficient to
satisfy inquiries, which are frequently
made in respect to the necessary ex.
penses of u student at this place. Ev-
ery one knows that clothing, pocket
money, and all matters Of this sort.
depend entirely on the indulgence of
the parents and the habits Of their
cons, The only possible way, in many
cases, to avoid heavy and often ex-
travagant store bills, Is for the parent
or guardian to deposit with some mem.
bel of the Faculty just the amount Of
money he or she wishes to be spent
in these incidentals. We have given
above the necessary expenses Of the
I~nstitution, and 1t Is unfair to charge
the College with heavy expense when
really they are such in no proper
ne. For Catalogue address
WIN. HOOD.
Secretary Of Faculty.
September s. 1875, st.
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Something Definite.

The returns from Maine, like those
from Vermont show HI increased
Democratic vote. Since the organiZa-
ton of the Republican party. in each
Presidential election, Maine has aver
aged 5000 Republican majority. AT
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
For the Senate,
J. e. MAXWELL.

For the Senate,
J. G. MAXWELL.
FOR House OF Representatives.
r.. X. HEMPHILL.
w. X. BRADLEY.
j. A. CONNER.
WILLIAM HOOD.
r. L. MOORE:
Far Sheriff:
]. Y. JONES.
For School Commissioner.
+. A. WEIR.
Hr Ecrk of the CURT,
NJ. G. HEIGLm,
FIR Probate Judgc.
J. FULLER \
For County Commissioners.
ROBERT JONES.
G. NJ. MADISON.
r. A,
For Coroner.
S. w. COCHRAN.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
100 BUSHELS

ok ROwED SEED BARLEY, the
= best in the world, at Sits, for sale
J. F. C.. DuPRE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
For Solicitor.

We are authorized to announce A.
BLYTHE, ESQ.,, as a candidate for re-
election to the office Of Solicitor Of the
Eighth circuit.
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The Press and Banner.
Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1876.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President.

For President.
SAMUEL J. TII.DEN, of New York.
For ITce- president.
THOS. A, HENDRICKS, OF Indiana.
For Electors. State ut Lmyc.
EAM'L MCGOWAN, Of Abbevil!c.
JNO. a. WAGNER, of Charleston.
For ElecYor from Third District.
WM. WALLACE, OF Richiand.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08
Circuit Court.

Yesterday afternoon the case of Elizabeth
Downs os o. j. Dimck was called. Mrs.
Downs, it will be remembered, had re-
freshment stand at tie fair grounds in the
fall of 1874, aud after the fair. and while
she was moving her things back to the city,
she got into dispute and row with Mr.,
Dimick. who assaulted her with poker,
giving her IN unmercitul beating and
breaking her arm. For this Mrs. Downs,
wants $4,000 damages The following is
the jury in the case;
John Aster. r. III. VermilIion, j. II.
Kirsch and T'hos. Campbell, Of Rock Is
land j. S. Knowles, Yuma; ", Matthews,
A. K. Brown, Black Hawk; John Wixon,
Moline; Andrew Park, Coal Valley; z. Nj.
Wake, Coe; j. Z. Smith, Cordova; Ii. ".
Deal, Rural.
Up to o'clock this afternoon only Two
witness had been examined.
VIM. Jackson, Esq, of the firm of
Sweeney & Jackson and Q. NJ. Osborn,
ESQ.,, of the firm of Osborn & Curtis, ap-
pear for the plaintiff, and Kenworthy &
Beardsley are for the defense
Benjamin Brown, of Mercer county,
plead guilty to three counts of selling
liquor without license and was sentenced
to so days in Jail and to pay fine of $50
States Attorney Parmenter for the people
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08
Jefferson Davis's Letter.

In this paper will be found CORES
pondance between Mr. James Lyons, of
Virginia, (the old fossil who presided at
the O'Conor convention, organized to beat
Greeley and elect Grant, II relation to the
relative merits of the feds and the con-
feds as to the treatment of prisoners of
war. We publish it merely as matter of
history, at the same time we suggest
to those fellows Davis, Lyons, Blanton
Duncan, Uncle Benny Wright & Go. who
were so anxious to beat Greeley and elect
Grant that, unless they have been employ
ed by the Republicans to play the same
game over again, they had best keep their
mouths closed The country understands
perfectly we'll the motives of Blaine Il Go.
in trying to create a political prejudice
between the people of this country, and
what on earth Ben Hill, Jeff Davis q Co.
want to help them for is more
than we can perceive-unless they are in
the pay of the Republican party. Certain
it is that they are only helping widen
the sectional hate of the war and helping
reflect the corrupt Republican ring to
another presidential term. The Demo
Gratis should treat Hill, Davis & Co, as
allies to the Republican party. That
what they are in fact-whether inten-
tiunally or not.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08
Yves" Hartzel and the Cambridge
House

Mr.. J. w. Hartzell has moved his fami-
ly to Cambridge, where he takes the pro-
rrietorshiy Of the Cambridge House. He
has been ia business in this city for
over two years and it can be truthfully
said that no man in this city has made
more friends, in so short a time, than
"We5" Hartzell. He is honest, impartial,
good naturcd, and always ready to help his
friends. Many of our citizens will miss
him from their midst.
Tvs" had considerable experience as a
hotel man before his connection with the
Rock Island House, having been pro-
prietor at hctel at Newton. Iowa, for
some years. lie intends running his new
hotel III frst-class style, and will make
many improvements. Before he left he
called at THE ARGUS office and ordered a
handsom hotel register for his new house,
and also directed that The DAILY ARGUS
be sent to his address, believing that bis
guests wanted ne,os as we'll as good bed
| and something to eat. He has made a
good start in business and THE ARGUS
and large number of our citizens wish
| him success.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08

The directors of the public library have
figured out that the city owes the institu-
tor $4,520,40 on taxes ordered levied
during the past four years, and Messrs.
Burial, McMaster and Connolly have
been appointed a committee to obtain the
stamps from the city reasurer-which
the same are not likely to be forthcoming
in hurry. OnlOn.
And what's the reason they can't get it?
Because the water board ring has used up
all the money in rebuilding the water
works. They have not only used UP the
library money but they have used up the
$4,000 raised to form a nucleus of fund to
erect a city hall in Uniop Square
Through the incompetence. extravaganza
and mismanagement of the water board
ring the puElic'library is deprived of its just
dues, and the city hail fund has been taken
to foot bills caused by their inability to
manage public matters properly. They
have been more intent on embarrassing the
peoples mayor than in promoting public
pood