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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-27
The Lien Law.

The following Is the lien law as passed by
the present Legislature. II il no improve
nirnt over Tie oid law and will do. no doubt,
a> much damage to tic State as its prcdcccs-
sOr.
SECTION /. That il any person or persons
shall make any advances OF money, corn,
cnrn meal, corn fodder, hay, oats, bacon, salt,
pork, salt beet. salt fish, lnUlaSScs, guano, mrti-
icinc or agricultural implements to any per-
son or persons who are engaged or about TO
engage In cultivation of the soil, the person
or persons so making such advance or adj
ranccS shall be entitled to q lien on the crop
which may be made during the year upon
the land Ill cultivation of which the advances
SO lnhdc have been expended in preference to
all other liens existing or otherwise. except
that when, under the provisions Of this act,
advances shall be made to Il tenant oriaborcr.
the landlord of such tenant or laborcr shall
have II preferred lien Oh the lien created un-
der this act or otherwise. and no portion of
the crop raised, as is contemplated by this
act, shall be removed from the premises on
wiiici! raised until the rent due the landlord
shall have been first paid and discharged.
Provided, an agreement in writing shall be
entered into before such advance is made in
shall be specified the quantity OF cn, h
OF the above specified commodities To he adj
vlnced or in which Il limit shall be- fixed, be-
You'd which the advances if made from time
TO time during the year shul no 20. which
agreement shall he filed in the office of the
register OF mcSnc c~OiircyanccS In the county
In which the person to whom the advance
are made resides within thirty days from Its
date.
SEC. =. 1t shall he the duty of the person or
persons receiving such advances to deliver
TO the person or PERSONS making the
said advances, after the payment and salts.
faction OF tho lien for rent. IL any exists, all
crops Us rapid y as gathered and prepared for
market, until said lien is fully satisfied, after
which time the remainder of said crops shall
be freed from said lien.
SIC. 3. It shall be the duty OF the person or
persons making said advances to apply the
proceeds Of I'LL crops and portions of crops dc.
liHrrcd by the person or persons receiving
such advances to the satisfaction Of the lien
hercinbciorc authorized, and to notify the
person or persons receiving such advances
whenever the same Is paid and discharged.
SEC. 4. In case amy attempts are made tC
defeat the lien hcreinbcfore provided for. II
may he forccloScd in the manner peovidcd
by law for the foreclosure Of liens for rent. ,
SEC. ). II either OF the parties TO the said
lien shall violate the provisions Of this act
the party so violating shall be deemed and
held guilty OF 4 ~lni>dcIncunor. and upon con-
riction thereof in any court OF competent
jurisdiction, Shall he fined or imprisoned IN
the discretion OF the court.
SEC. Il. That this act shall be and remain o
force. for two years from the ratification
thereof.
SEC. =. All acts or parts of acts Inconsistent
with or supplied 10y this act are hereby re
pcalcu.
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Another Surprise and Pounding.

There are seasons, when certain cpidcmicS
are especially prevalent. The present season,
l. one in which churches are disposed To visit
their pastors and surprise them witliliberal do
nations of appropriate and varied articles,
with or without weight, as supplies much
needed in !; parsonage.
nSirCrnw wood, =. G., on the evening of the
10Th of February, the families Of the PrrSby-
church anne to the house OF the pastor at
tended by a number OF families Of Baptist
and Methodist churches; every one bearing
some Offering which WAS deposited on Il large
table in the dining roOnl. The burdcncd Ia
bic was again and again surrounded by tho
stream 81 visitors as they came forward and
laid their gifts on It,. which when taken to-
ge;hcr included. hams, Hour, sugar, coffee,
beef, mack erc!, SardinrS. salt, pepper, starch,
soap. potatoes, cheese, butter, cabbages canned
f, nit and other articles. Many. expressions OF
sympathy were given to the afflicted member
OF the pastors family, whiica number OF an
ticleS were especially presented to her. .A>Sr,-
RANGES were thus given by the people to the
pastor, that they esteemed him very highly in
love for his works sake, and this WAS the
more gratifying, as II came from rcprcScnt:i-
tivcS from all the churches OF the town.
While many tokens of respect at various
ines had been given to the pastor, by the
members of his charge. yet this last exceeds
them all, in thai IL WAS not confined to those
who are mrinbcrS of his own church. The v;i-
riety OF the contributions was large and cSpe-
cinliy appropriate.
About half past nine o'clock the pleasant
visitors with many expressions of love and
esteem retired leaving the family to the CHI
joyImcnt OF the supplies SO freely given.
With many thanks to retiring friends and
with thanks to the Giver of I'LL good, and
PRAYER for Ills blessing upon the giverS and
receivers; the family retired to rest.
PASTOR.
Greenwood 5. G., Feb. 81, 1873.
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FROM COLUMBIA,

The Codifying Commission--Lcvylns
Il Tax to Pay Past Indebtedness
Probable Fate OF the University Bill
1.-The Fraudulent Bonds to go where
the Woodbine Twiucth--Thc Mex,
Tax Levy to be 8 Mills.
From a letter received from Mr.. Hood last
night which We cannot publish for want oI
room, VIC make tho following extracts;
The desire to elect Cooke as one OF the tndi-
flying Commission is almost universal. There
arc many other gentlemen named !or tn'
place, almOn"St whom no one likely 10 nc
more prominent than Hon. l.. [. Perrin, OF
.Abbrvillc.
Our worthy and watchful Senator, DR.. May
well, informs me that in his opinion the
University bill will not pass the Senate.
The fraudulent bonds will likely be climi-
mated. The Abbevillc delegation are :; UNI
on this question. ~,
The tax bill will come up soon. The levy
for State purposes will likely be six mills nl:i
for Schools. Total eight mills. The PHI
for two installmrntS rs II was liSt
ycar,-thc first payable during the month ol
May, and the second during the month OF
October. The first payment Will be optlohai
but the failure to pay will carry Il Slllali
pclaitS over u tNc Sccolu terlh. - w
pay in October will increase the penalty.
Payments will not be forced, however, until
18th November.
The County commissioners have asked for
Il levy of onc-and-a-lialf mills to be applied
10 the payment of past indebted
ness. The Committee of Ways and Means
will recommend Il levy Of one mill for hat
purpose. AS the past debt OF the county Is
large, and some of tcrc;Ltcd probably eNlrlv-
agtntly. it is hoped that one mill will enable
the commissioners to settle most OF Their
claims satisfactorily with the creditors. The
levy for current expenses in the county will
be three mills rs usual.
The Press amt Banner is coming regularly
. to the delegation, and read with much
or course we do not all agree with
all it says, no more than II agrees with all We
| have always regarded 1t rs natural, and
probably essential to the activity. OF society
Tor men to disagree OH somr OF the issues they
haSe TO meet.
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On part of House.
Hon, Thomas Thomsnn-

The Eighth Circuit can point with pride to
thelr representative or the bench. There
have been wide differences Of opinion IS
70 the policy OF displacing the Old Judges.
rms matter has, however, been settled BY The
Legislature, and we are sure none can 1ues.
t5on tnc eminent htness Of Mr.. Thomson.
disciplined his faculties by a long course OF
a,i.gent study. The law, always u jealous
mistress hns found In him o most loyal sub
Ject. Retiring In hi%sdisposition he has natu.
tnraily found delightful solace In the seclu.
sion OF his office. Not forsaking the society
OF men, but prclerring tho company Of noble
thoughts and the legacy of recorded wisdom
ne has used his time to the best advantage.
forf9rty years a lawyer. he has always com.
manded = large and lucrative practice. No
breath OF suspicion has ever touched his gar.
ments, and those who know him best pay The
highest testimony TO his worth. TO Intricate
and profound knowledge OF the law he unites
a wide and critical acquaintance with classic
ana modern literature. Unbending in his In
tegr1ty;, or robust physical frame, Iaborious In
ms habits, rapid and clear In his perceptions,
aDie and eloquent in the application OF the
principles Of law, he will he an ornament to
the BENCH Nincty-Siz Guardian.
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ing pens, paper weights, letter clips, bill
files, rubber bands, paper cutters, sponge
cups, envelope openers. inkstands, ink
vents, slate pencils, rulers, magic ivory
pencils, magic leather pencils, magic
black pencils.
Fine horses, mules, carriages, buggics
and harness.
sUNDRIEs.
Egg coal, cords oak and pine wood, and
irons, tenders, shovels. tongs, CRATE bas-
kets, stoves and pipes, coffee higgins, tea
pots, saucepans, cooking stoves and utin-
sis, tin buckets and wooden buckets. tin
cases, backing, backing brusheshes,
jugs, bags, demij0hns, lead pipes, Ian
terms, brooms, fruit jars and c~lastics,
kegs, wash tubs, wash boards. cork
screws, slop pals, busters and dust pans,
foot tubs, Manila paper, h~and-saws,
files, axes, water coolers. granite cham
bers, bed pans, coffee mills, axe.helves,
stove polish.
CONCLUSION.
Your committee feel assured that no
language, by way of comment, would add
force to the simple statement of facts at
tending this era of revelry, embracing
peculation, embellishments and robberies
Of a character hitherto unknown in South
Carolina. The perpetrators arc covered
with infamy and disgrace, and should be
pursued during their natural lives with
the sword Of Justice hanging by o thread
over their heads.
But in justice to the honest taxpayers
of the State, what can bo said to reiievs
those merchants and dealers who partici-
pated in Their profits arising from such
stupcndous frauds! The testimony snb-
mitted shows. that these persons either
were reckless OF tie interests of the peo-
pie of the State, or winked at, or colluded
with the robbers to fleece the peopIe-a
collusion as humiliating as the facts are
disgracefui and culpablc.
We regret to place this on record: but II
is true, and the facts as proved Justify
your committee in joining with the good
people OF the State in dcnouncing such
conduct now and forever.
JOHN r. COCHRAN, Chairman.
H.A. MEETZE.
On part of Senate.
s. DIBBLE.
g. MULLER.
j.. G. BLUE.
On part of House.
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The associate Reformed Presbyterian whose
editor was a strong advocate OF Cooke III the
late. judicial contest, is constrained To say {:
..AS Is stated elsewhere this week, Col. ThOs.
Thomson, OF Abbcvillc, has been elected ono
OF the Circuit Judges Of the State. Col. Thorn
son Is not a graduate of the South Carolina
College, nor even OF II college, We believe.
and yet he Is emincntly fitted, In the judg-
ment of all who know him. for the bench.
He has for years been reckoned among the
foremost lawycrsof the up-country. he Is an
elder In the Presbyterian church.. and Will
bring to the performance of the duties OF his
Office not only Il mind naturally acute and
discriminating and well stored with legal
lore, but high moral principle and incorrupt-
iblc integrity. South Carolina has but few
better men than Col. Thomson. We feel free
opinion Us to the political struggle which re-
suited in Col. ThomSon's election
Hon, THOMAS G. PERRIS.-It gives us great
Measure to see the name Of MIR. Perrin men
Toned in connection with the commission IL
codify the laws. He Is In the fulness OF pro-
fessional strength, and. OF the most laborious
and painstaking habits. II would be n grlce'
ful act, indeed, for South Carolina to remem,
Der one, who has served her so long and
faithfully. The name OF such n man would
DC n guarantee to the bar and the people thal
the work was well done.-Ninety-S1 Guard
ian.
PRESS BANNER.-Of our exchanges
none or more welcome or receive better at
tention than the Press and Banner. hugh
Wilson Is Il good editor, and has the pluck 10
call things by their right names. II IL nap
mems to be a shade, he does not call II an eXca'
vntor or hand earth Observation-Disclosures ana
Farmer.
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The Press and Banner.
Wednesday, Feb. ~, 1878.
Death of n Prominent Physician.

Dcatn OIL 4 frOmlncht fh!Slclah.
DR.. James Mabcv of this County, died OF
disease OF til. heart and congestion OF the
brain, ut his residence six miles cast of .Ahbr-
willie court house. last Saturday morning, !i-
ter an illness Of some ten hours, At the age OF
81 Years.
The Doctors death was quit" sudden and
unexpected. He was n .Abhcriilc on Friday
afternoon in his usual health {; ate dinner ut
home about four O'Clock. Going to bed at
nine O'Clock in his ordinary health. he w;tS
taken Ill at midnight. IrS. Keller, Marshall.
Tcmplctun. Parker and Thomas j. Mabry
were sent for, but before the arrival of any.
except the first named physician, the pulse
OF him who had so often succorcd others,
had been Stillcd in death.
The deceased commenced life poor, and,
chiefly through his own cNcrtions, was elia-
blcd to get IN education ut COkeSbury. Fin
i>hing a literary course. he studied law In the
office Of McssrS. 7. {. Perrin 4 Samuel Me
Gowan at Abbeville, and was, when quite
young. admitted to the Bar. Subsequently
he conceived the idea that the practice or
medicine you'd be more in accord with his
inclinations, and later in life. by cultirating ii
love for that profession whose followers de-
vote themselves to the amcliorati0n of the
suffrrings to which mankind is destined. he
developed a natural talent and brought into
action y native skill which reflected credit
upon himself and proved Il blessing 10 the
community in which he lived. After teach
ing school two years 1T Clear Spring Academy
ing he entered the rhiladclphia Medical Col
lcge. where he graduated in lSl. Returning
10 .sDDcNllie SoVTt IiOuSc liz SooIi t'oh IL
high stand. and since that time his
success rs Il practitioner has been equal
To that Of any other physician in the
County. In his profession he possessed the
finest discerning powers and an almost nm
crrIng judgment. Endowed with the highest
sense OF honor his devotion to his patients
WAS as earnest as it was unfaltrrin@.
while the frequent consultations to which
he WAS called by his brethren of the
medical profession furnished the highest cNi.
dencc OF their confidence in the acuiencSS of
his perception. the correctness Of his dag
nOsiS, and the efficacy of his prescription.
Tho death of SO eminent d physician III the
midst of his usefulness is 4 public loss, and
one universally regretted.
In his financial transactions he was not
less successful than IN his medical practice.
Although his accommodations previous TO the
close of the war were swept away in 1860, yet
from u lucrative practice and by SagaciouS In
VcStnrcntS he leaves Il handsome estate.
The Doctor was twice hurried. His first
wife. Miss Stevenson, lived only Il short time
after marriage. In lSf0 nc married Miss
Julia Keller, who, with two childrcn-a son
and n daughtcr-survivc him. For several
years nc had been II member Of the Meth
0dist Church ut Gilgal. Rev. Mr.. simmons
conducted the funeral service on Sunday ut
Ebenczer church. after which the remains
were consigned to the grave.
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Fire at Ninety-Six.
Two Stores Burned Last Night.
From our Nincty-SiN Reportcr.l

TUESDAY, February u, 1878.
About l. O'Clock last night \ fire broke out
In the FOuchc building, owned by Mr.. We.
Fouche, and situated on the North side of the
railroad 1t extended East, destroying the
Tolbert brick building. which is owned by Mr.
J. L. huInatc. Both buildings were entirely
consumed, together with u small wooden
structure in rear Of the Tolbcrt building. Tho
loss of the above covered by insurance. The
Fouchc building was occupied by Mr.. J. r.
Jarrett, who lost everything, barely escaping
with his life. One OF the back rooms in the
Fouchc building WAS used by DR.. Bozcman us
al office. His loss will amount to about two
hundred dollars. The Stocks of Hill Il Co.,
4. :. Russell, and Mc(ihcc 4 Hodges. were
somewhat damaged by removal, but are COW
cred by insurance. The fire WAS accidental.
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made out in the names of fictitious per-
ons for large amounts passed upon by
the committee on contingent accounts,
and pay certificates drawn for them and
delivered to different members. He rec
ognized No. / referred to in evidence OF
A. D. Jones as u Of that class. 1t calls
for 81, l25, and he thinks 1t was given to
w. II. Jones, q member from George
town. 4 large number of accounts were
made out in the name Of John Williams,
sergcant-at-arms, among them Nos. So
and 81, amounting to 5,4332 OF, also Nos.
81 to Ill, inclusive, amounting TO Sl5,-
$50 0S.
While Mr.. Williams was being KAN
incd he said: II know nothing of most
of these accounts. I allowed my name to
be used to assist the members from time
to time. Bowley, Dennis, Thomas and
others were frequently benefited by the
Use Of my name. The State received no
consideration whatever for the certificates
issued in the payment Of these accounts.
I did not know my name was used so
often, nor for such large amounts, until
now. I am sure it was arranged by in
Producing q legislative claim in my name
and adding the words and others to it
thereby getting it passed without creating
any suspicion that it was a fraud. / re-
member the $500 account; that was for
the committee on contingent accounts: l
think they took $500 apiece. They
promised n $500, but never gave it to
me-
Your committee cannot undertake to
cnumerate all the accounts submitted
with this report, but will refer you to a
few rendered by Messrs. Kinard and w.
D. Love e. Co., dealers in dry goods, and
to those Of Messrs. Strauss q Bro, d.
Eps.in, VIM. Robinson, dealers i'll cloth
ing.
Clerk Jones in referring to the accounts
rendered against Scrgeant-at-arms Viii
liams, says: ut seems he was appealed
to by those who were naked and he
clothed them, by those who were hungry
and he fed thcm."
O. We append statements Of prices paid
for articles by our Legislators in lSG9-7O,
and in 1S7l-72. The contrast will show
a rapid development of taste cultivated
at the expense OF principle.
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Primary Elections VS.. Caucuses.

The people are rcbcllins against caucus
nominations. They think ii unfair for Il
dozen men To assemble and name u cnndi-
date, or candidates., for whom the whole cUul-
~ must vote, or he denounced rs "indrpcnd-
cntS.' This thing of caucus rule and party
dictltiOn is about played out, and the people
arc claiming the right TO act and VOTE as they
please. The nominees for public Office, from
this ont, must be the choice Of the people. and
nottllc cut-tnd-dried nlanipulatiOnS OF Il fcw
interested partiSanS and wirc-pullrrS. who
have pet scheincs to carry GU; or aSesto
grind. We are in favor of party organization
and, TO some extent, party machinery for
carrying out and perfcctlng the campaign al
ralSemcntS; but the people must have IL
II must be SO arranged that the nominees for
office must. :s near rs may be, accord with
the expressed choice OF the voters, otherwise
we will constantly be annoyed with splits
and divisions. If the various clubs through
out the State would meet, nominate canui-
dates for the State or CountyGOnvcntion, as
the case may be, and then submit these nouni-
nations 10 the people assembled in primary
elections, then the result might be Sutisllc-
tory. The Nominating Conventions then
would be composed Of men fresh from the
varied interests Of different communities. as
well as the consolidated interests Of the
whole. The primary election not only repre-
scnts the rule of the nnjority, but ii Is the
true and lons-reccgnized Democratic rule,
that has worked so well in all parts of the
United States. These primary elections
should not be used forthe purpose OF n0minu-
ting candidates for office, but for clccting
members of the convention, whose duty it is
to make the nominations. This plan avoids
the possibility OF interested parties carrying
out their partisan ends, and overriding the
will of the people; and there is no surcr
method to defeat the expression of the popu-
lar will, that Is found in the proposition to
nominate candidates directly through pri-
mary meetings. If this rule were adopted,
nothing would be easier for any one, devoid
of principle, and pandcring to corrup pit and
selfish ends, to impose upon the people Il set
OF candidates who would in no sense repre-
sent their Jews. 1t would only require the
trickery and management of Il few bold,
daring and unprinciplcd dcmagogues to carry
their end against the people, and effect this
result. 1t Is scarcely possible that this could
occur under the system Of convention nUmi-
nations, or. ut least, the danger OF such Il
contamination would he very much lcSScnrd.
Under the convention rule, every community
and every separate interest would be eprc-
scented by Il small, compact and intelligent
body Of men. who meet for consultation. and
who are directly responsible for their action
to those by whom they were CHOSEN. by
such Il course as this, the public sentiment
finds most convenient and forcible express
sion, conflicting views are reconciled. and the
best interests Of the country pronlotcd.-Piot
mir
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Hon. NJ. G. Butler. Senator from South Car.
olina, will deliver the anniversary Grafton
before the Euphemian md Philomathean L.
terary. Societies OF Erskine College, Due West.
at their Commencement, July 8, 1873.
Two weeks ago friend Bailey, Of the Green
Vile Enterprise and No~untaineer asked why
we offer no suggestions recently, as TO how to
printa country newspaper. II he had read In
our issue OF that same week IN article headed
NUNS the Word" he would not have asked
the question.
PRINCIPLE VS.. PoL1cY.-Why does not
some aspiring legislator introduce O bill to
make the use Of this expression q statutory
offence, punishable with death ?-Niiety-Tx
Guardian. , ......
Hugh Wilson, Esq. the genial editor of the
I1'ess and Bannsr paid our sanctum n visit
est papers In the State, and lacks only q wife
To make him the happiest man cXtant. May
he be supplied in this particular before long
Ninety-Six Guardian.
Captain James Rogers. Of Nincty-Six drew
ten dollars In a lottery last week.
NJ. l.. Bonham, Jr., has been appointed In.
spector General on the staff Of Major General
Lipscolnb, with the rink Of Lieutenant Colo
nj.
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Making an aggregate of......S20,:i6S
MYTHS ttAND OTHERS

Mr.. Jones says these "myths" were
pushed through under cover of 'and
Others and that 'tEe number was SO
great it would have been foolishness in
him to have made inquiries concerning
lie also says if he had placed
any impeachment in tho wayof certificates
being issued to pay this class of claims
he would have lost his position, and that
in some instances the only supplies
furnished was the paper OH which the
account was made out. Sergt. Williams
testified that vouchers and accounts were