The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-05-15

The Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cirnutii CUmmcrciat says: The Republican
congressional Campaign Committee lntenu
to make u thorough canvass oi ten or Hiteen
in tho South winch are undouDtcu"
/, Republican, but have been for the past lew
Years ui.owed TO go by default. Northern
OF prominence will be sent to these dis
trlcts 10 speak. and money Will be used 10
bring out voters and To employ men 20 Watcn
the POLLS to prevent ballot box StufnnS ;uid
the counting out process. We do not KNOW
what they term undoubtedly republican,
but ii they mean Counties where there is a
black majority, .Abhcvil!c county Is one OF
them. Ii they como here 10 stir up strife be-
tween the whites anu the blacks they viii
likely become dlSgustrd with the business
and retire from the office oi mcddier. We
have had enough Of scapc-goatS here ana
will give them such Il reception as they little
Irc.ll,. We do not intend 10 give up Able.
Vile county To the control Of he negroes, ana
the sooner the Northern political auFenturer
nnds this out the better Tor him.
A number of young gentlemen left the vii
lac last Friday afternoon with SENS, &c,
Ia he present at the lcttin.-OTt Of the MILL
pond of MIR. ~. II. Morton, Ia catch u wagon
load or so of fish. one party seemed Tor con-
siderable tine and Caught 40 I!Sli. otncrs
caught u few specimens OF the iinnE True.
Those Of our friends who went without lunch
felt like they would have been the better OF
their suppers before they got back the next
morning.
OUR friends Of the Philomatllcan Literary
Society of Due West have our thanks for an
invitation to participate in the festivities OF
their Ihirty-SiNth Anniversary y, on the 2Slll
of lime. AT : O'Clock in Il!c evening. The
handsome printing OF Tie ticket indicates Il
commemorative progress III our h~elThpors. We
shall cndravOr to Do present on me occasion
promises to DC both pleasant and instructive.
DIR. w, C. Brown, Of Anderson county, was
a, our Court to testify in the great railroad
case. He says this l. the first time That he
has been ut .tbbevilic since the war, but
that ne has been here heap Oh tUicS bc-
fore the war. lie was Il leading ltcpudiallon
list in the last Legislature and will likely run
on his laureis in that line for senator this
Fall.
LITERARY CLUR.-Out Of re-
spcct to the memory Of HonorableT {. Per,
rim. the members Of the club have detcrh'lnra
to suspend the regular meeting for this
month. which WAS ; nave b 'el hcldon ~
day evening at the house OF. Capt. l.. w.
White. The next meeting Will therefore DC
held on the evening OF Friday 18th June.
KrLLED.-The guards killed one of the pris-
oncrs in attempting to make his escape from
the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad last
y edncsdaS. The guard shot at him nine
times. The last shot was fired Il distance OF
one hundred and thirty yards. taking effect
Ia the body of the fugitive, killing him In
stantly.
THE sound of hammering is heard In the
tA1-NaTu. NttttlllclS utS SA'Ski'S " s''NN -
which jeff David is 70 be hanged out OF pub
lie view, as the law wisely directs. We are
glad that 40 longer will our town be hiled
with the throngs hat used TO be attracted to
public executions.
REV Mr., NORRIS, a promising young min
is!er OF the gospel who recently graduated at
The Thco,Ogirai seminary ut Columbia
preached in the Presbyterian church Mt this
place last sunday night to liar se and alten-
live congregation Of worshippers.
A.. L.. Sn- |v..-..xg.r
presents his readers with q likeness OF his can
didatc for Governor. We expect TO see the
'phiz" Of each candidate appear in the col
umns o: that paper as soon as his artist can
complete the Job.
Mai. r. +. Whitncr, Of anderson at present
declines to become q candidate" Cor senator OF
Anderson County. We know Of no man In
Anderson who would make u better Senator
than the Major. We should like to see him
elected.
WE are in reccip' Of an invitation to the
Anniversary celebration OF The Adcipiilah
Literary society OF Thurman University,
which takes place next Friday evening. We
should he glad to attene If possible.
It seems that III" Ncwbcrry Democracy de
not regard the instructions of the State Dem
ocratic Executive committee In regard TO the
swearing Of either voters or candidates. Sen
Sib'e.
The DUr1in0tOn .Ne,rs heads its account 81
Robert Emanuel properly thus-"Fengennce
on q murderer" and then goes on 70 tell how
the Sheriff took the prison ont OF the reach
Of the vulgar gaze, and hung MIN.
WI regret to learn that Mr.. Amos Morse
contemplnteS leaving our Town In July next
We are sorry to lose so good a citizen. III
, has n host of friends in Abbeville whose gOot
wishes will follow Mr.. Mo- se.
THE scaffnld anon which Jeff David is eX
pccted to he hung next Friday, from the out
side. has quite the appearance of m Ordinar.
stable or barn. The dangerous works are II
the inside of the building.
SICK.-We regret to learn that DR.. w. NJ
Taggart, OF Monterey. a most c~Xccllcn
physician and u prominent citizen, is nov
seriously Ill. We wish for him a speedy re
covcry.
WE hank the Calhoun Literary Society O
Woffnrd college for q remembrance in connec
ton with their celebration which occurs OF
Tuesday evening, the llth Of June.
MR.. Fl. w. Films member of the senio
class of the Theological Seminary at Colum
bia, South Carolina. will lecture ut BETH:
church, next Sabbath, May IL.
REV. Mr.. KERsHAw. and Messrs. W. I
| Parker and O.. r. Calhoun attended the bio
cesar Convention in Charleston last week
representing Trinity church.
II. Fl. WARDL4tw, ESQ. left AhbcvilIc OF
Monday morning en- Tor knoXVllle, Ten
nrssce, to attend the General Assembly q
the Presbyterian church.
We are indebted to Mr.. w. c. Latimer. o
Johnston. -. u, LOT IL CCpS 3'ytt'
Monitor which paper has recently been nov
ed from Batesburg.
GEN. MCGowAS, Col. Cothrn7, and r. No
BILE, ESQ.,, went to Columbia on Monday t
attend the Supreme Court.
W. JOEL SMITH & Son have excellent Gov
peas for sale. Buy them n try them, The.
are only second to red oats.
JEFF DAVID is mad about the manner ir
which be Ia expected to shuttle eff this morta
coil next Friday.
The editor OF the a. Puuer doesn't waste
n,uch OF his time writing editorials or locals
Sor bis paper.
DEAp.-One OF the convicts died in toe
last Saturday night.
The Aston House boarders are ~luxuriating
in snap beans
It is suggested that all confederate soldiers,
under someo officer or their own choosing, join
the procession. We newer say ex-Confeder-
ate. We detest the phrase.-Ed1efeka Adver-