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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
Wednesday,, Dec. 4, 1879.
The Grccnville and Columbia Rail-
road.

AS every reader of a newspaper could
make a better paper than the editor u"cS,
80 every editor knows more about run
ming a railroad than those having charge
of il. With this understanding we nope
IF we do no good, that We may give OIL
fence to no one. Twenty years ago, the
trains ran on the Greenvillc and Column
bia Railroad in much the same manner,
as thew do at the present day, but with Il
different regulation as to the SchcduIe
and the amount of money demanded Tor
the privilege Of riding in the coaches
drawn by the great iron horse. linen
nearly everybody coming to the Court
House from D~onaldsville, Hodges, Green
wood and Ninety-SiX came by the rail-
road. but now it is seldom that a pasSen-
yer from ci,hcr of these places is seen ON
the cars bound for Abbcville. The rea-
son.. we believe is, that a less accomlno-
dation is now given whilca higher fare Is
charged than citizens at these places can
afford to pay-thc present rates beng
about equal to prohibition. The way til"
trains run from Ninety-Six and Green
wood to Abbcville, would compel q pas
senger to remain over two nights. From
Ninety-SiX to Abbevillc the fare is one
dollar and fifty cents each way, or three
dollars for the trip. This with hotel bills
is practically prohibition. Although
there are every month in the year a
dozen or more Of the citizens of that
town and vicinity at Abbcville---thcrc is
not, on all average, II passenger 4
month on the train from that place, be-
cause of the high rates charged. ~ citl-
zen of that town said to us only a few
days ago if they could come and go for
one fare, that no man at Nlnety-SlN
would drive his horses here, but would
come by the train. Tic samc is true OF
Greenwood, and Donalds. Three dollars
NAV not be too much to carry a man from
Ninety-Six to Abbcville and back, but il
is more than the citizens will pay, and
hence, as far as the local travel is concern
ed the trains come and 60 empty.
n great COliOldtiou SNS ioSSo "
thing by having the good will OF its Gus
toners. AS it is, the people as 4 rule.
have not much friendship for the road.
By reducing the fare to a price which the
people can pay, they will be more friend
ly to the road and the road will receive d
handsome revenue from its liberality in
showing an accommodating and an oblig-
ing spirit.
1t is altogether a mistake to suppose
That the railroad can compel the Local
travel 10 pay high rates. The high rate
encourage the citizens TO keep horses and
Duggies, and When they haven't got this
means of travel, two men can hire d
horse and buggy to come here for less
than the railroad will bring them.
Let the road adopt the plan Of giving
return tickets from any Of the dcpots ill.,
the County, to the Court House anc
back, and the receipts of the compan!
will be much larger than now, and the
expense will not be increased.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
Arrest of Cater Scrogglns.

Last Friday night about eight O'Clock
Cater Scroggins of the "Nation' was
brought to the Abbeville Jail by Captain
Hoffman, United States Revenue officer.
MI. J. +. G. DuPre, the jailer and Sher'
if elect, asked for a commitment in wri-
ting. This the Captain did not have,
when the jajler declined to lock up the
prisoner unless ordered to do so by some
competent authority. Captain Hoffman
was then about to so off to seek the Shcr.
III or the Commissioner when Mr.. II. II.
Byron, United States Commissioner ap-
peared on the spot and gave an order fol
the prisoners confinement, which is IL
these words:
"Ofice of L. S. Commissioner.
"A%bbeville, S. c. Nov. %. 1873
s'The Sheriff Of Abhevillc County, $.
c., will receive the body Of Cater Scrog-
gins, charged with conspiracy and him
safely keep until discharged by due course
Of law. II. II. Byron, a.. - ..
"U. s. Commissioner 5. c. District.
Between one and two o'clock on Satur-
day we called at the Jail and requested the
jailer to be allowed to interview the pris-
ouer. 10 this the jailer replied that he
had been ordered to let no II see him.
adding that he would consult Captain
Hoffman as to whether the newspaperrc-
porters should be denied access to the
prisoner. About four o'clock we me-
Captain Hoffman when he said the pre-
1imipary trial wOuld take place in q few
minutes before Commissioner Byron a!
the Office of Miller's Hotel where he
would be pleased to have us attend anG
hear all the evidence. He said he desired
to let us know the eXactfacts of the whole
matter.
Appearing at Miller's Hotel at the ap-
pointed hour with paper and pencil We
met the Captain and Commissioner By
ron in the office, when Mr.. Byron said.
sowing to the lateness Of the hour the pre-
liminary examination would be postpon-
ed until Monday morning. The exaini-
nation would be public then, but hat he
would not like to have published the
names of any parties whom the prisoner
might implicate in this affair, as it NIGH,
be the means of defeating the will OF JUS
tice. He also said that lie had no desire
to Sput the prisoner to any unnecessary
trouble or hardships, thatif sufficient ev-
idence wa found against him to bind him
over to the United States Court he would
be released on reasonable bail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
The G-ecnvliIe News versus The Press
and Banner.

The Grccnrillc Daily NemS of last Sat
urday contained 4 long editorial article
p%urlortlng to be a reply to our leader OF
the previous "Wednesday on the so-callcd
.'rcccnt rcvenu troubles III AbbcvIllc
COUNTY," in which we took occasion to
refer to our co-tc,nporary's Sunday
morning lecture on obedience TO law.
The Gr".ariiie Wees concludes its article
thus: "W'r call upon the Press dnd B"h-
7icr to publish our fins: article and this,
in reply" Our readers Will find IN
another column the first article which
we regret we omitted to publish last
week. With so much of Il co-tcmpo-
rarv's "call uponth Press dtd Banacr,'
we chccrlully comply. 1t should have
been laid before our readers in our last
issue: for. as our readers know, il is moi
our habit TO present only II side OF a
question. Justice, fairness, good taste
and the courtesy of the press all demand
thu. any article on which we M~nimadrert
or BASS s.ricturcS in these columns,
should appear side by side with our
criticisms upon it. We therefore publish
the "lirst article" But when the Green
viNe NcWs asks us to publish its article
of last Saturday, it asks too much. De-
cencv and good taste forbid its appearance
in the Press und Banner. Not to speak
of lis violence and %ill-tcmper, lcmarka-
bile in a journal that lectures Us on the
'.courteSics of the press it has so ne
cuss-words in it, expressed and under
stood, which we cannot print. y curse
which hot and burning from the
lips of an angry man is sometimes per-
missible and p~ardonahic; but profanity
in print, a curse in cold black and white,
is different thing altogether, and is in
excusablv vulgar. We do not shrink
from any respectful discussion. let it be
as severe rs it NAV, but the article lin
roply'' would require to be cxpurgatcd
before we could publish it.
AS to the "animus exhibited by the
Press and Bunner" towards the people
of Grecnville, which the GrccnDiWe NeWs
speaks of, We can afford to forgive Il
contemporary that piece of untounded
back-bitinS. The people OF G~reenville
have known the Press and Banner longer
than they have the Daily NcmS, and they
know that they have not i'll the press OF
South Carolina q warmer friend than
ourselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
In Court Circles,

Senator Bruce. Of Mississippi, is a
bright mulatto. Recently he married an
octoroon, who is said to be pretty and &C.
complished. The Senator has plenty OF
money and the twain have just returned.
or are expected to arrive at an early day,
from a trip to Europe. Washington soci-
ETY. is now exercised as to whether they
shall be received into Court Circles. II
is asserted that Mrs. Hayes has determin-
ed to show her that courtesy due to lone
in her station. The majority Of the Re-
publicans are puzzled to determine on
their course in Ibis matter
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
Three Cheers for Rice.

Our worthy representative from Nine
ty-Six, Col. James H. Rice has done the
handsome thing and won the gratitude OF
his constituents by introducing a bill into
the Legislature in reference to stock. We
learn that this bill has been carefully pre-
pared, and is an improvements on the An
derson fence-law. Laurens and Abbe-
Vile Counties are included in the bill and
we learu that it will be so amended as to
include Newberry County also. AS no
law that could be passed would benefit our
people half as much, Colonel kice will
mt his constituents under an everlasting
debt of gratitude, if he succeeds i'll get
ting his bill through.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
ITO j. F. c. DuPrc,
"Shcritr AbbcYiIle County, S. c.

III ~
Hunt came to this county last sum
mer to run a still for Lindsay Scott at the
mill formerly owned by Young d Oil
YER. He is from mountains Of Georgia,
and is supposed to be 4 professional dis
tillcr. After he quit his job for Scott, he
procured Il still and about the goth Sep
lember set it up on Hill Island in the Sa-
vannah river, below Cherokee Ford.
On account of the inconvenience of ac-
cess to his customers, about tho middle
October he moved it over in the fork OF
The rivers, where he pursued his Illicit
avocation until twelve o'clock Monday
night. His still had become a nu!san ce,
and we are informed that one of the best
,itzens Of the county felt it his duty to
inform Collector Brayton of the fact. 1t
is said that another citizen Of the county,
whose good name is without blemish,
felt called upon to make a report of John
Hardcn'S still. which was also a nuisance.
We learn that much curiosity has been
excited among some of our citizens as to
who have made these reports. On this
subject We would say that it meters not
who madeth reports. Our good people
must be glad to have the Illicit tralilc in
whiskey stopped, but while this is true
VIC know that u people are sorry for
the severity of the penalty reedlcssly
incurred by those who violated the rcvc-
nue. laws.
The best citizens Of tho county will
sustain the officers in a proper discharge
Of their duties, but we protest in the good
name of Abbcville county against the
e~xtravagant reports and outrageous tcle-
grams sent to Washington and to the AS
sociated Press of the country OF a slight
indiscretion on the part of t~houShtlcss
young men. We are certain that n great
wrong was intended by the perpetrators
of the practical joke that was played Off
on the Revenues two weeks ago. The
account of the affair as telegraphed was
yrievous to our people, who felt injured
at the report and insultcd at the uncalied
Tor and undignitied remarks Of Commits
sioncr Raum,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04

When men stop their subscription tn Local
r."c, becs1s they are "too poor" tits a fearfu,
refiection upon their energy and industry
Nynety-SfS Guordtaa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04

PERsoNAL.-The Concord, n. C., Rc1i1cr
saws: "lter. Ncill f.. Prcsssly. Of COdd:c
Creek, a recent licentiatc of The Assncintc
Reformed Presbyterian church, stnrtrdThurS.
day ASA missionary to Mexico. There was Il
large %asseInblugc of his friends at Coddlc
Creek church, Wednesday, to hear his fare
well discourse. Ills father, the Rev. pr. John
+. pressly, delivered an able and feeling adj
dress to the congregation and the young nlln'
lister, The congregation made the latter Il
handsome present." The best wishes OF tho
pcople OF Winnsboro go with Mr.. Pres sly and
his charming wife in their noble work. May
profitable soIourn in their new field, and a
safe return home on the completion of their
Iabors.- WimnsbOro Nc,OS and Herald.
The AbberiNe Press and Bonner Of last week
publishes O very interesting oral essay, by
The Hon. 4. Burt, before the Abbevllle Litcra-
ry Society, on the history Of Abbeyillc coun-
ty.-PtcEens Sentinel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
Another Commitment.

Yesterday afternoon the Revenues sent
to the Jail at this place, three men .charS-
ed with violation of the evenue laws,
under commitment of Commissioner
Byron, the following being Il copy:
coffee of L. S. Com'r,
".Abbcvillle, Dec. 3, rs.
"Tlle Sheriff of Abbevillc County, $. {.
will receive the bodies of Singleton Hunt,
Henry Patton aud Benjamin McGreer,
and them safely keep until discharged by
due course Of the law.
.II. ii. D. BYRON,
"U. 5. COm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
The Governors Message.
A THOUGHTFUL AND PRACTI-
CAL STATE PAPER.

Measures Recommended for the Re-
lief of Taxpayers and of School
Teachers; the Early Opening of the
State University, the Improvement
Of the Militia system, n Stock Law
and the Utilizing Of Convict La
Dor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
PENAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

The reports of the officers Of the penal and
charitable institutions will give yOu all ncccs-
sary information as to the condition and
wants of these institutions. ] have had an
opportunity recently of visiting the Lunntic
ASYLUM, and ] must congratulate the State In
Il board of regents who are most zeal
condensation to the alneliorutiOn of the coI-
dillon of the unfortunate inmates OF that in
stitution.
This board, rs we'll as the superintendent III
charge md his assistants, deserve the grail
tude of the people. The report made by the
board will be sent in at an carly period and
invite yuur careful attention TO Its contents,
and, if our burdened treasury can possibly
bear IT, spare something to the humane OBJ
jccts suggested for the benefit Of this strick-
portion of our people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04
STATE OF SOUTu CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE IAMBER,

The message of Governor Simpson present.
cd to the Genera! Assembly yesterday Is as
l1nWS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-04

The Speaker announced the following rs tne
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
Messrs John y Kennedy. j. Murray, CJC
IIutson, Mcltissick. Charles X Miles. 4 l.
]C i!"TIfiSni { Il Y ca Mnnisv " II bo RI an''e' JAMES
Committee on Ways and Means-Mrssr
! George l. BUST. GcorgeJohnstone, W Clerc-
1@ 5Sim c Fafbf Hjoe j ,J @ nlq + rieka uh" JOIN + &
committee on judiciary -Messrs Samuel
Mc(iowan, Charles II Simonton, b II Rut;
i IS"sIn join j Hrmphiii, Henry A GalIlnrd,
John j Dargan, T II Cooke.
committee on Federal Religions - MeSsrS
nnvnnt, ] 3 Wigrins' Jerome ? chnsc. = {
Ecklardt, TC Moody, Ira i. Shoemaker, l.
Committee on Claims-Messrs Fl y Shaw, J
NJ Bell, Isaac VI %IIutsor, J II Rice, J G Rich
ards. William Henderson,, T n Edcns, rs
Bricc, Geo K Cherry.
Committee on MilitaryIIMcsSrs d + Rnt-
Simons, Jr., ID p Sojourner, John p Richard
son, J ID Kennedy, l. w Cannon, 1 Mil
Ter.
tombstone, r 4 Chllds, r II Cooke. . Barber,
w " Scurboro, Charles NJ Green, L u Rich
ard.on, William IIaltiwangcr, George X
Walker.
Committee on Roads. Bridges and Ferries
McSsrs CO Henderson, q Icnpliart. W An.
drryon. Joseph \ Miller, John Dcwbcrry, W
T Fife, John > Bowman. holnns Jones. u NJ
IIanlrr.
Committee on Railroads Mrssrs r w
Shand. Thomas J Davies, Thomas Jones,
John Gon7alrs. II II Rodgers, G. : MattiS"n,
John G Sccgers. J Il IAambson, { Glow
nry. =,
Bacon, Charles II SimnntOn, I NJ Hutson, Il
r HemphIll, John W Carlisle, NJ l. Donald
son, q lIulicr, y + Anderson. W Nj Davis.
Committee on Internal Improvements
Mcssrs Henry y Gnillard, j. MEG ClarkSon,
John NJ Beatty, William Henderson. JudSon
Brodic, Charles NJ Green, W T Bowen, Hast
ings CAN'T, Willinm Swails..
Committee on Public Buildings-Messrs j B
Humbert, Charles S Madison. A s j Perry. Il
r Fillmore, MI Keller, w J Lawton, William
Marce, l. B Stephenson, John a Elklps.
Muller, George r Walker, Isaac G Mckisslck,
rs Bricc, G L Mcneil, j w Beasely, w *
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-06-28
VARIEDADES.
Ell CORISTA.

No Sc sabe a punto fio quien ha side
antes, 81 ell hombre la voz.
Esto parece un desatino q primera Wis.
ia, pero q segunda Sc convence cual-
quiera de que la duda es muy iustif-
cable.
Todos hemos leido, suponiendo que
todos sepamos leer, que Dios, creador
del mundo Y fundador de la casa de los
Adanes, cansado de vivir solas consigo
mismo, 6 de no tener un fosforo para en-
Gender un cigarro, dijo un dia Fiat lur,
y aparecio ell alumbrado p1blico uni
versal de millares de soles, segun Sc
cuenta por los astr6nomos ydemas b,goS
de la ciencia perturbadora.
La voz de Fiat lur fu6 anterior al
nombre.
Pero es verdad que entire la voz
divina y la yoz humana, media la misma
distancia que entire la voz de un cantan-
to de primo co1fello y la de un corista.
Ell corista es muy posterior al hombre:
es un ser que no .puede vivir solo;
necesita, por 10 menos, del concurso de
otros tres cuatro individuos de onabos
sccoS, como los anuncian on los carteles
de las companias lfricas.
Ha sido durante muchos amos ell
objeto principal de los trabajos
investigaciones de los mGsicos mas
cientifcos de la escuela flosofca. la
formation de coros con una sola perso-
na de cualquier sexo.
Los empresarios de zarzuela han es-
tudiado, por primera vez en- su vida, pa
ra conseguir la misma economic.
Sin embargo, ell problema permanece
sin resolver. Para formar un coro es pre-
ciso ell concurso de tres q mas coristas.
Ha sido in1til que Sc le lame cuerpo
de coros para que Sc acostumbre ell p1-
blico al coro economico, porque 4 no ser
por Ell aliciente de los cuerpos buenos
que ahora forman los susodichos cuer.
pos de coros en- todas parties, DO tolera-
ria ell pals indignado la falta de voces.
Todos ustedes saben 10 que es un co.
rista un hombre que yivo cantando, que
canta para viyir, que pasa la existenoia
en- un berrido.
Dos 8 tres pesetas de musica transe.
unite, una garganta forrada en- asfalto.
que produce sonidos q capricho de un
maestro, y pone el grito en- ell cielo q la
menor cosa, segun Ell argumento requie.
re.
Por consiguiente, un corista es una
cosa que esta entire el cantante = ell
instrumento.
La educacion musical del corista, ese
cantante oil por menor, generalmente es
esmsrada le canta una romanza 8 le
cuenta unromance al sol que sale: po-.
dra suceder que no conozca la escala
natural, pero de SECURE conoce Ia de
Milan, aunque no sea mas que en foto-
graiia,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-06-28
! no instruido: no es digno de serlo.

y no instruido: no es digno de serlo
| 15 de Mario de I761.
La otra manifestation verifcose en- e
circo de caballos, que lleva el nombre
de Circo americana, y fie todavfa mas
estrafalaria que la del teatro de la
Gaite.
En- medic de la arena levantabase una
especie de catafalco cargado de flores
Era ell CAIRO sobre ell cual la estatua de
Voltaire debia ser Nevada 4 la plaza de
Chateau-d Eau, 81 tan ridicula proce-
sion no hubiese sido prohibida. Veian-
Sc on la sala multitud de banderas ma
sonicas, descollando una tricolor coro-
NADIA con un gorro frigio,. en- la que Sc
LEILA: 80 de Mayo de 1873 Las escue-
las Aplastemos al infame. Inscription
verdaderamente infame que demuestra,
10 mismo que ell discursc de Victor HUI
go y de los demas oradores, que 10 que
50 pretendio en- ell centenario no flle tan
to honrar 4 Voltaire como insultar Je-
suciisto.
La function del chocolatero Menier
comenz6 Ell ell circo con una marcha
hAuul'i eoNaLo pJi ~ oIduSSth Iu Se-
guida NJ. Daurent Pichat senador, pro-
nuncio un discurso que en- Espana cali
ticariamos de yerdaderamente progre.
sista. NJ. Pieha, concluy6, como era
iusto, saludando q la santa revolucion.
Despues de este discurso hubo nue.
vo golpe de musica en- seguida varios
oradores tomaron la palabra. NJ. Thule,
medico individuo del ayuntamiento de
Paris, hizo un largo res1men de la vida
de Voltaire Ell pueblo impacientado
oblig6le suspender ell discurso para
que tocaran las musicas.
La fiesta termin6 con un desfile de-
lante. de la estatua de Voltaire al son de
la Marsellesa.
Las iluminaciones fueron escasas Y
en- Ia mayor parte de los
barrios no Sc veia una lamparilla; sola-
nente un tabernero de In isla de San
Luis habia colocado sobre ell r6tulo de |
su tienda el busto de Voltaire adorna-
10 de flores. Dentro de la taberna ha-
Dia muchos partidarios de Voltaire.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-06-28
TeIegranas yia San Thomas

Nueva- York, JUNO 22.-Un des-
pacho de Berlin para ell Tines dice
que Sc ha traslucido que Inglaterra,
Russia y Austria han conyenido en-
fjar los Balkanes como frontera Sur
de Bulgaria. conservando Turqufa
ell derecho de fortificar varios pasos.
Sofia Sc incluira en- Rumelia y
Varna en- Bulgaria, quedando Bur
gas baJo ell gobierno turco. Las from
teras septentrionales de Montenegro
y Seryla Sc restringirin, mediante
una compensation territorial Dor el
Sur. = llegada de telegramas de
Constantlnopla y alguna preston por
parte del principe de Bismarck, dfx
cese que han estrechado d Russia "a
convenir en-el arreglo.