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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
SANDER and Abuse.

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ana 9ctT'ct'oh "! lG"soi o' lhcii occupy lis
l'ufiic l'"SItloH UT aiioM 'i'E tiiclr names W W
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l;lIi'll'ln'r feature III recent ponies, ana In
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nav n"ci nut ili'" cremation as 10 !ilr PEI
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II canuluhtc lor rc-clcctlol, anu thiS rluicE-
l'uS report was hilli'u 20 utlcaI Mr. BLaaieS,
VINO WAS an 'Splrlnl Ior inc Sclainrlai nom
linlioh. y prompt uelllal from INC dclegi-
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w a.i"liti county v",.'lu'.'c I"l lhc lLrS-
LH'aa'ie nlni.uu II county Enuich. IN LEV
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
APPOINTMENT Of Sheriff.

Mr.. r. E. Hill has received notice from
the Secretary of State, that His Excellen-
cy, the Governor, has appointed him
"Sherif Of Abbeville County to fill the
vacancy caused by Ii flight Of jones'"
with notification that his commission will
issue as oon as he files his bond and
qualities. This, if the Secretary speaks
good English, wo presume settles the
Sheriffalty of Abbeville County for the
unexpired term of two years, as it has
been clearly demonstrated thai a "vacan-
cy" cannot be filled by two bodies at the
same time. Mr.. Hill will give bond and
qualify without delay. Mr.. Hill is per
fectly competent in every respect to fill
the office. His ability, fidelity, and en-
ergy will make him a officer who will
give the highest satisfaction to the Bar
and to the people. His father held the
"Ordinary's Office" in this County for scy-
enteen years, and up to the defeat
of the Democratic party by the
Radicals, he filled that Office with great
satisfaction to everybody. His son Rob-
ert inherited all Of his honesty, adj
administrative ability and business ca
pacity, which will enable him to make as
GOOD an officer as can be found within the
limits of the County.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
The Due West Meeting.

A correspondent of the augusta Chron,
icle and Sentinel has this to say Of the
big meeting which came off at Due
West last Thursday:
"Abbeville is thoroughly aroused, and
on Thursday there was Il repetition oi
the meeting at the beautiful and "classic'
village of Due West, or, as 1t was for
mcrlv known, De Wits Corner, and by
corruption now called Duo West.
write "classic' because here the Erskinc
College and Due West Female College
are both located. Both are in a flourish
ing condition, and reflect honor upon the
"SccedcrS' who own them. Though
these colleges arc UNCONVENTIONAL there
is nothing scctarian about them. The
advantages they offer are great and 7 am
glad to chronicle the fact that they a.e SO
literally ~patrOniZcd by all denomina-
tons. Abbeville county is prc-cminent
for the number and high grade of her
schools and colleges, and it is to these she
is indebted for the intelligence and pro-
gressive spirit Of her citizens, who in
this respect take front rank in the State.
But I started out to tell you about the
meeting at Due West. The red shirts, as
usual, Swarmcd into the village, as well
as large numbers Of colored people.
Ample and extensive preparations for
the great occasion had been made by the
citizens under the Craftsmanship of +.
w. X. Nance, who puts his whole soul
in what he undertakes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
The S!andering Campaign.

The readers of the Press and Banner
will find good reading in an article we
quote to-day from the Columbia Register
on SANDER and abuse. Our contcmpora-
ry wisely deprecatcs the dcmoralizing
tendencies manifested III many corners
of our State during the current political
campaign. A lying spirit seems to be
abroad in South Carolina scattering SLAM
ders, calumnies and abuse to the politi-
cal hurt of good men. The rule seems
to be-the more shining the mark, the
more foul the slander,-thc better the
man, the more bitter the abuse. Never
in the history of the country were the
ears of the people more open to the teach
ings of the demagogue, never were our
intelligent voters more easy to be gullcd
and duped. Our people will do we'll to
profit by the advice of the Register, Or
the time will speedily como when they
will look in vain for good, respectable
and wise men to represent them. The
politics Of this State, if this reign of
malignant envy, detraction, backbiting
and SANDER is not soon ended, will be
degraded below the level of the pothouse
politics of Five Points and the Bowery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
G. ~ 4. II. II.

Gen. Bradley, President Of the Green
wood and Augusta Railroad, was III town
last Saturday. He reports the work OF
grading as progressing much better since
tho weather has moderated. In a little
while the company will get an additional
force of convicts, when the work will be
pushed with redoubled energy. The tax
which is now being collected will enable
the company to finish the work at an car
ly day. Twcnty-and-a-half miles have
been finished. Seventeen miles arc yet
to be graded between Greenwood and the
River where Il friends in Augusta arc
to meet us with the work. Reports from
the Chronicle and Scntinel indicate that
the work is progressing in a very salts
factory manner..on tho Georgia side.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
Public Spcaking---Arc we Looking
upI

From our exchanges we arc lead to
fear that the character of our political
speeches are not up to the tone and
literary merit that the people OF
South Carolina would have required
of q public speaker before the war.
The speeches of our leaders, if they
arc not able, should at least be pure.
While many of olll!r politicians look
to the Governor forTolitical opinions,
we think an equal number should
initiate his simplicity Of style as wei!
as his careful avoidance of any thing
that may have the semblance OF I'M
purity. We do not rccollect OF his
ever having had to resort to prolanll!
or coarse anccdo'c s to command the
attention of his hearers. The use OF
profane language by public speakers
has become too common, and its cl-
fccts may be seen in u political meet
ings. If the orator may use pro1ane
language with impunity, the auditor,
who may be little stimulated, need
not hesitate to do the same thing, even
in the presence Of Il wives, Il
sisters and our swecthearts.
The conduct Of speakers and audi
tors is such, We are led to believe, that
in some localities of South Carolina,
it is nothing amiss for ladies to re-
main away from u political meet
ings. A fearful commentary indeed.
Our public speakers, like the press,
have a great influence on the morals
of the people. AS nothing profane
or coarse should appear in print in a
newspaper, neither should an orator
utter that which would shock the
modesty or the religious scnsibilitiea
of the most refined and devout.
In this connection we may be per-
mitted to refer to the common prac-
tice of some ministers of the gospel
while in the pulpit, of lightly men,
tioning the name Of Him before
whom all the earth should keep 81
lence. We are strictly e%njoined never
to speak that name except in reveren-
tial awe, and yet some ministers take
that name on their lips dozens OF
times during the delivery Of a single
sermon. Does their high Office en-
cuse them from a strict obedience OF
the command forbidding the taking
of that name on our lips? Again, in
ordinary conversation with a mill
lister, he frequently tindsopportunityt to
use that name oftener than the &C.
knowledged most irreverent man he
may meet. Should this be so?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
Wednesday,, Sept. rs, 1873
Death of Mrs. Gen. Samuel NC
GCWan.

Our town was filled with deep anX-
iety in the early part of last week
when it was known that Mrs. Nc
Gowan was seriously i'll. That ankle
ty deepened into gloom at the an
nouncement Of her death at half past
six O'Clock on Thursday evening, 18TH
Sept. On the following day at three
o'clock, the tolling of the bell sum-
noned relatives and friends to Trinity
Church to perform the last sad Offices
of friendship and respect. The burial
service of her church was read ana
thereafter the funeral cortcJe proceed
ed to the family barying-ground III
Long Cane c%hurchyard. There she
was gathered to her people, II her
dust now sleeps with kindred dust
where so many Of the Wardlaw ianll-
Nv lie entombed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
The Adopted School Books.

Tho following are the books adopted by
the state Board Of Examiners for ll>c III the
public schools i'm this State;
READERS Reynolds Series; -\pl!etOn's
Series.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First Steps: formers
Primary; tOrncil'S intermediate southern
cdiIioni; MaurH'> Manual Geography Mau-
rvs rEN steal geography.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Primary United
States: Swinton'S tOn,lrn:ri United States:
Holmes tontlrli>"l tinted States; Swim
tons Outlines Universal History; Daridsun's
South %:irOlinH.
Grammars p~llncirnhos' lan"lh"" Les
sons: 0ErcHcrluS' Primary GrInim"r;
puack"nlIu>, En"li>h Grnmlii,r: p~uark"nboS
~I:ng!isi, t"mro>iIiOn; Quack cnl'o>' Compost
ton and ltilrtOrir.
Sprllrr>-SwintOnS Irilm"r: Swlnton +
word Book Wr>tIakr :.HFi Test Wnrds.
Copy acknowledgements Series; Arplctcns
Series.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Series; RobinSon's
Series.
Dictionary-WebStrr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
The Governors Speech at G~reenvilic.

Our people did not have the pleas
ure of hearing a speech from Cover
nor Hampton at III big meeting ON
Saturday, the l4th inst, but they can
now read in the Press and Banner,
his great speech at Greenville on the
18th. We are sure that it is unneces-
sary to do more than call attention to
the fact that it is in this copy of the
Press and Banner to insure a careful
perusal. Democrats and Republicans
will find interesting matter therein.
Apart from the sound sensible advice
and wise statesmanlike thought OF
which the speech is full, it is remark
able for the purity and strength of its
English and for the grace and digni-
t. Of its style.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
Abbevllle Graded School.

Owing to the fact that the necessary
repairs OH the school building will
take longer time for completion than
was expected, the Trustees have de.
termined to postpone the opening OF
the school from the lst to the eth Oc'
tober.
The entertainment formerly adver'
tised to be given next Monday to raise
money for the repairs and school fur
niture, is also postponed. Notice O
it will be given in our next issue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25

Having had ten years experience rs aliqr0r
dealer, and being familiar with all the brands,
hc<i,lrS having Il practical knowledge OF what
is choice, he is fully Able to supply all who
wish II pure article either aS II beverage or for
ru,.Iiril,:ll purposes OF anything they desire
in his line of goods, which consist of the
following:
Rye WhiSkcy, Port Wine.
E0urIun Whi>kry, Madeira Wine,
corn. tSwcrt and sour Sirrry Wine,
maSlll Malaga Wine,
CrySialiiZrd Corn, tatawha Winr,.
NJ. Rum, Scuppernnng Wine,
Centennial Rum, CInrrl Wine,
old Crow WhiSkcy, Lincoln County WhS'y
Sc0ich and Irish Whiskey, fine Imported
Gin, Champagne, French Brandy.
The above goods will he sold in quantities
to suit purchasers, at prices from two TO ten
dollars Il gallon.
Parties desiring Christmas supplies will do
well 'osN' "' '" a. REQUEST.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
BattIes of the Wilderness and Spot
sylvania Court House.

Sylvania Court House.
We are glad to be able to furnish our
readers this morning with q most in
teresting extract from the October
number of the South ern Historical
Society Papers,-being Gen. Samuel
McGowan's official report of the bat
ties of the Wilderness and Spotsyl-
vania. So many of our gallant towns
mans brigade were sons of Abbeville
County, the account of those bloody
battles can never fail to be interesting
to the readers of the Press and Ban
ner. And at many a fireside within
our borders the perusal of the report
we publish will cause the tear tc
course adown the cheek of many q
veteran-the tear Of gratitude, o.
proud remembrance, of tender recol'
lection for brave comrades slain. OF
all the fierce struggles of the war,
fruitful in glory and fearful in blood
shed, those battles are unsurpassed
"The Bloody Angle" then described
by lines of death-dcaling fire stands
out a unique picture in the gallery o;
war.
We are informed that the stump OF
the tree cut down by myriads OF
musket balls, referred to by General
MCGOWAN, has been uprooted, remov-
ed to Washington and is now on en-
hibition there at the War Depart
ment. 1t was displayed at the Cen
tennial Exhibition at Philadelphia as
a remarkable evidence of bravery and
endurance of soldiers in battle. 1t
certainly affords the highest evidence
possible of the intensity and duration
of a musketry fire, and of the devo-
ton of the soldiers who could stand
such q fire. But it must not be for
gotten that it was not the Federals,
but the Confederate soldiers who re-
ceived that fire. The tree stood within
"the Bloody Angle" a few steps in rear
Of the Confederate trenches, and every
ball which struck it was discharged
from q Federal rifle, and passed over
the ''boys in gray" and struck the
tree in their rear.
Col. A. r. Butler, now the Honor
able Senator from Aiken County, then
commanded the First South Carolina
Regiment, was very near the tree,
witnessed the whole process Of "scal-
ing" and saw it when it fell upon and
injured some of his men. The diam
eter of the tree was measured by the
sword of General Wilcox and found to
be twenty inches. The incident is
perfectly well authenticated and is
certainly one of the most interesting
in the annals Of a. Th ere are
many famous trees, but not one that
we wot of-not the Royal Oak Of Eng
land, nor the Charter Oak of America
can vie in historical interest with the
bullet-sawn oak of the Bloody Angle,
Let the Federal government give il
an honored place among the spoils Of
that bloody war let it be preserved
as proof of the terrific power and con-
centration of the fringe of the North
ern soldiers. But it would be a strange
reversion Of title TO glory if the
pierced and jagged stem Of that So
|. cred tree should be regarded as re-
bounding to the honor of the Federals,
instead of as a signal proof of Con-
federate bravery unmatched in war
like story.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
The Worst Has Passed.
\ MARKED DECREASE IN
DEATHS IN MEMPHIS AND
NEW ORLEANS.
The Weather in the Crescent CITY
Cool, Cloudy and Threatening Rain
-.Namcs Of Some who are Dead
and Gone.

-N'WS HHd tDHiiCf..
NEW ORLEANS. September l9.-ncaths
~. cases reported 100. of winch ia were
prior to the 10Th instant.
The weather i cooler, cloudy and
threatening r..in. The deaths reported
from noon to i +. NJ, are %, cases So, OF
which Il date prior 10 the 18TH instant.
Among the new cases are George ROotrS,
with Brown Il Jones, and James Molcr-
NY. trlcgraplIrr.
Sister D0rclIa, Of the St. Vincent o.
plmn Asylum is dead Sister EStcile IS
very low. The death list includes four
teen children undrrScvcn. The Pc"yHnc
reports the dcathof Henry Loeb, aprom-
iincnt merchant, aud Carl Hosea, INC
prcSliliwItatrur. superintendent iloblli-
son of the New Orleans and Mobllc liail-
road, having arranged with the Mobile
and Jackson County authorities, all mails
will pass through as heretofore.
T.. G. Jacobs. with \. Thompson x Co.,
died this morning.
Yesterdays Memphis Report.
MEMPHIS, September l9.--Sincc yes
tcrdav noon - deaths have been report
ed. Among the new cases are ID. u. III.
| Force, of Hot Springs, Ark; DR.. l..
inns. of Los Angeles, Cal, and George
ID. Iandrum, youngest son OF The KEY.
:. L,andrum. nr. Hiram Pcarcc, OF Gin
%cinna,i. died last evening. Chief o. po-
lice Althry is cauvalcScinE. Yesterday
he made his first appearance since he WaS
taken sick. Luke T.. Wright, who had
been canvalcscing, took 4 relapse.
Two More Cases in Mobile.
MOBILE, September l9.-Thc Board oil
! Health report Officially this morning wv"
more cases of yellow fever on the lHh.
Both terminated fatally. These cases "c-
Cured in the same part OF the CITY ~
those previously reported.
The Death of Mr.. Sam Bard.
BATON R0rGE, September IL. EN-
Governor Sam Bard died last night OF
yellow fever. Although his family were
absent he received every attention. and
constantly urged that they be not inform
cd of his illness, ~ he hoped that nc
! would recover. Deaths three, new eases
thirty-onc.
The Fever in Other Places.
CANTON, September l9.-Thc fever is
abaiing.
MonGAS CITY, September l9.-Thc fc'
! yer is increasing. There have been nine
; cases and seven deaths in the last forty
eight hours. Total cases 60, deaths Il
covered ii.
NEW ORLEANS, September ia let
ter from PattcrSOnvillc says that at La
gonda plantation twcnty-nlnc cases o
fever and eight deaths have occurred
The proprictors, Messrs. Clarke u Steele
are dangerously ill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
Sept. IL, 1878, At.

MRS. HOPSON PINCKNEY'S
WI BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
FOR YOUNG LADIES at N. w. Cor.
Wentworth and Rutledge Streets, Char
lesion, s.. c. Offers the advantages of O
Finishing School, combined with the
comforts OF q refined home. Competent
Professors employed in all the usual
branches of useful and of ornamental.
education. The Fall Term will open tho
LIST Monday in October. For terms ap-
ply to the Principal.
Sept. Is. 1873 At.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
Court Of the United States
FOR THE
Western District of So. Ca.

IN BANKRUPTCY. S.
In the matter Of s. G. Riley and William
Riley, BanHrupts, Western District Of
So. Ca, So 30.
THIS is to give notice thaton the 10th
l. day of Septemb Der, 1878, O Warrant OF
Bankruptcy was issued out Of the District
Court of the United States for the West
ern District of. South Carolina,
against the estates of 8. G. Riley and VIII
liam Riley, partners under the style
of s. c. Riley & Brother at Mulberry
in the County Of Abbeville in said
District adjudged Bankrupts on their
own petition, that the payment Of any
debts and the delivery of any property
belonging, to such Bankrupts to them
or for their use and the transfer Of any
property by them are forbidden by law
and that q meeting Of the creditors Of
said Bankrupts, to prove their debts and
to choose one. or more assignees Of their
estates will be held at a court Of Bank
ruptcy to he holden at the Registers Of
flee on Main Street in the City of Green
vile before James II. Whitner Esq,
Register in Bankruptcy for said District
on the tn day Of October, 1873 at IL
o'clock NJ.
J. B. DILL,
Deputy U. s. Marshal, as Messenger.
Sent. II. 1S7S. 2t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25

himself no rest, but In response to an ear
nest invitation rendered him by a committee
of colored men, he delivered q second and ap.-
prOpriate speech to the colorcd people Mt
nirht i'm the Courthouse. The cheering
witch marked It's close and was continued on
the streets for half an hour after he had re-
turned to his hotel, afforded ample evidence
of the wholesome effect Of his words: 80
C. Mex.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
Model of Newspaper Enterprise.

The Press and Banner gives a most adj
mirable report of the political meeting
there. 1t is a model of newspaper enter
prise.-Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-25
Important Notice.

7 n consequence OF the increasing popularity
beg 10 caution all intending purchasers
against the detestablc trickery OF would be
respectable dealers, who in some nnder-hand.
ed manner VIII procure q white and knowing
ly put 1t In bad condition and offer 1t cheap
to create q prejudice against It. J. L. Simp-
son or Abbevtlleis our only authorized dealer
for counties OF Abbeviile and Laurens, and no
by us, and all White Machines, sold by him
are warranted by US fora yeats. BY buying
from him purchasers will receive the latest
improved and genuine White Machines.
Yours truly, I
WHITE SEWING MACHINE co.
Cleveland, Ohio.