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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
The Failures in Charleston.

The suspension last week OF the firms
Of James L. Adger 4 Co.. and George II.
Walters, following so close or the failure
of Geo. w. Williams Il Co., has cast q
gloom over the commercial horizon OF
Charlestonjus at tho time when her bus
iness prospects were Frightening. Com
ing at the very beginning of the busy
season, just as the crops are on the way
to market, and when merchants are MAX
ing preparations for the fall and winter
business, the failures, to be regretted at
any time, are peculiarly inopportune at
this iuncturc. But the cloud has 4 silver
lining, and the gloom will immediately
be disnellcd. Unfortunate though the
failures are, the commercial integrity o.
the suspended firms is unimpeached, not
a whisper is brcathed about dishonesty
And the other mercantile firms OF
Charleston IRE still able to maintain the
supremacy of our commercial capital
and to show that she isnOt simply the
City by the Sea, but the Queen of the
Sea. Let our merchants and farmers re-
member the strong facts exhibited by the
Ncws utd Courier in the tabulated state
mcnt of the business condition of Charles
ton. AS sure as the Ncws and Courier
said it, the tide has turned in tho affairs
Of Charleston which is going to lead her
on to fortune and assured prosperity
and it was only to be expected that some
of her mercantilemen would, like Moses,
find themselves unable to pass over into
the promised land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
The Bryce Murder.

"Give a dog a bad name and hang him"
is a proverb peculiarly applicable to the
Southern States in general and to South
Carolina in particular witness the COM
ments of the Northern press on the muir
der Of Bryce. \ foul murder it was, and
the perpetrator will soon pay the penalty
with his life; but the Northern newspa-
pers see in it much more than ordinary
murder:-they see in it the climax of po-
litical persecution and have c%atalorucd it
in the gallery Of the horrors of the Bloody
Shirt. Even fairmindcd and sometimes
impartial journals like the NeU York
Herald can only SEQ this Bryce murder
through a Bloody Shirt, bloodily. There
is no use arguing against sectional pref
udices. The Northern mind has two fix
ed opinions-that there is a civilized
North, and that there is a barbarous
South. Nothing we Southerners can do
is right in Northern eyes: nothing done
in the North is wrong. The South has
got a bad name. The pious North-why,
murder, adultery, fornication and all un-
.clcanness have fled away from it and left
it pure and sweet. There is another
proverb, you see,-"The man who has the
nam of rising with the sun may lie in
his bed till ten."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
MIR. Stuart's Letter on High School
Education.

We take pleasure in earnestly COM
mending to the attention Of u readers
and of all interested in public education
the letter we publish in to-day's issue
from the pen Of Mr.. BENZ. r. Stuart, prin-
cipal of the Charlie ston Graded High
School. It is q valuable contribution to
the literature of public education. No
subject is engaging the attention Of the
thoughtful men of our State at the pres
ent time more than the proper distribu-
ton and application Of u enormous
public school fund and we think Mr..
Stuart's suggestions as to the establish
ment of Graded High Schools i'll every
county, to be supported partly by fees and
partly by the school fund, admirable and
practicable. Nor do we see any constitu-
tional obstacle to the establishment of
such schools. As Mr.. Stuart points out,
our Constitution plainly recognizes the
existence of schools supported 'ln part
by the public fund. This recognition
shonld do away with any constitutional
objection which our school authorities
may have hitherto entertained against
such a system of schools. The letter is
full of practical and wise advice and it
will command the thoughtful attention Of
our legislators and educators.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
Result of the McNinch Trial at Laur.

Tho famous case of the State against
McNinch for the killing of Kilsore, oc-
cupied FIVE days of the Court last week.
The trial commenced on Tuesday.
Considerable trouble was experienced IN
empannelling the jury, and the panel
was not complete until after two days
time had been consumed. The counsel
for tho defence exercised to tho full e1-
tent tho right to ''challenge.' and to put
Jurors on their roir dire. Many were un-
able to swear that they had not express
ed or formed an opinion in the case, and
of course wero ordered to stand aside.
The case was handed to the jury Satur-
day night, and in u short while a YER
dict of equity of manslaughtcr," was
rendered. The public was disap-
pointed, great indignation was felt
at the verdict of the jury, lynching
was freely discussed by the ~by-standers,
and at one time such a result was deem
ed probable.
AS q general rule we believe that juries
discharge their duties correctly, but we
fear that sympathy for the living may
sometimes lead them to forget the enor-
nifty Of the crime which has boen perpe-
trated against the dead. The safety OF
the citizen depends upon a just enforce
ment of the law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24

WASHINGTON September l9.-The secretary
OF the treasury issued to-day q circular au'
thorizing the treasurer OF the United states
and the assistant trcasurers at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, baltimore. Cincinnatii
Chicago, st. Louis, New Orleans and san
Francisco, To pay ont gold coin, as well as Sill
YER coin and notes, upon current obligations
of the Government, and upon advances 10
disbursing officers rs may be convenient ana
practicable.
ST. PETERSBURG, September I'm. DAM
LODI, an eminent Russian engineer, has. com
tnenccd a work by which 1t Is Intended ~
unite the Black and Caspian seas by connect
Ing varIous rivers. Large parties or work
men havc been dispatched from Astrachan.
NEW YORK, September l0:-Mr. Langstnfi
in his appeal for funds for the work OF the
Towards at Memphis says! "The amount re-
uuired to provision those living In camps WHO
cannot return to their homes until the cpl
demic ceases, will not be less than SlO0,0Oo..
The amount required to cohtinue the work
of tho association cannot be definitely. estl-
mated. We believe that about s8OiON Will be
needed.
EXIT THE EoUINox.-The rain continued
TO fall all day yesterday, and up TO 5 L! A; AZ
inches OF water had fallen. The WING which
continued to blow from the northeast had
moderated TO twelve miles an hour. and the
storm signals had been ordered 10 be taken
dOwu,-Neus and Courier, Monday ..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
Death of Thomas NJ. Cox Of Greenville.

Yesterdays G~reenville papers bring
the sad intelligence of the death of
Thomas NJ. Cox of tile firm of Cover,
Cox & Markley. After q long and pain
full illness he died on Monday 22d inst.
The high praise which both the Green
vile daily journals pay him is justly
due to him. We knew him we'll and
were proud to be counted among his
friends. a sincere Christian, a business
man of sterling integrity, a genial and
cultured member of society,-the town
of Greenville may we'll mourn her
loss. Christ Church, too, will miss
Thomas Cox, the church he loved 80
well and served so faithfully. Those
only who have seen him in his beautiful
home surrounded by his family can tell
how heavy is the loss sustained by his
wife and children. He was about sixty
five years of age, and had been actively
engaged in business in Greenville since
1894,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
A Bloody Revenue ARRAY.

COLUMBIA, September q. Collector
Brayton received a dispatch from Spar
tanburg this afternoon which stated that
special deputy collector and United States
deputy marshal 7. j. Dayis was 0 mt
h~alf-past 5 o'clock this r%ftertoon by }. Is.
Panther, while serving a bench warrant
in North Carolina, but which had
been made serviceable in this district by
Judge Bryan. Panther was shot III the
tanburg. DRyis's thigh bone was badly
broken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
The Bridge Across Saluda.

Much interest in the lower part Of the
County is being manifested in reference
to this public work. In conversation
with Captain Madison we learn that a
bridge at swansy'sF Ferry or at Boseman's
Mill will equally benefit the two towns Of
Ninety-Six and Greenwood, and that the
preference that either town may have for
either place should not be a cause of COM
plant from the other town. IT the bridge
is built at Boseman's Mill q new road
will be opened to Sims Cross Roads.
This will make the bridge about equidis-
tant from Greenwood and Ninety-siX. IF
il is built at Swansy's Ferry, the benefits
would still be equally distributed be-
tween these towns.
At Swansy's Ferry the stream is..150
feet wide, and to bridge it there, will re-
quire two piers about "a feet above the
foundations, with about rs feet of bridg-
ing on each side. at Boheman's Mill the
stream is 100 feet wide, requiring three
piers for q bridge at this point, SO feet
above the foundations, and as an APP
proach on this side, about one hundred
and fifty feet of bridging.
The first crossing on the Saluda in this
County is at Erwin's Mill, where a new
and splendid bridge is being built; five
miles below is Maddox's bridge; six
miles further down is Rasor's bridge; and
from this bridge to Smiths Ferry is eight
miles. No other public crossing is to be
found on the river until Neely's Ferry is
reached, twelve miles lower down. Five
miles below Neely's Ferry is Swansy's
Ferry, and four miles below Swansy's
Ferry is Watts Ferry, which is four
miles above Island Ford, or the Abbeville
and Newberry line. From this it will be
seer that all the bridges arc in the upper
corner Of the County. 1t would seem
but fair and just that the interests of the
lower part of the County be served to the
extent of at least M good bridge conve-
niently situated. We have no doubt that
the citizens Of Greenwood and Ninety
Six will act h%armoniously in agreeing to
designate a place for the erection OF a
bridge. Half a loaf is better than no
bread, and a bridge anywhere is bet
ter than no bridge at all.
The County Commissioners are willing
TO make an appropriation, if the citizens
on this side will make a liberal contribu-
ton, and provided, also, that the County
Commissioners and citizens of Laurens
will do the same. We know nothing GER
tainly Of the feelings of the Laurens Com
missioners, but it is feared that they may
not be as willing to build the bridge as
our Commissioners are. One of them it
is said is a merchant at Cross Hill, who it
is thought may not be anxious for the
bridge at Bozeman's Mill. Of this, how
ever, we have no direct information, and
1t is quite possible that the Laurens Com
missioners are a ready to build the
bridge as We are.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
More Ugly RumOrS.

That our friends Of the Greenwood and
Augusta Railroad may know what is be-
ing said about them III Columbia, we copy
tho following paragraphs from the
Charleston News and Courier. The state
ments they contain are news to us. We
were under the impression that every
thing was moving OH smoothly with the
convicts.
"CoLUMp1A, September 1s.-The tenth
monthly secret session Of the board of
directors of the South Carolina Peniten-
tiary was held in Columbia to-day. l
called as usual, and sent in my card as
the representative of the NewS and Cou-
rier. and it was returned to me with the
endorsement that the meeting was of a
private nature, and no representative of
the press was to DE admitted. Enough
is known of their proceedings, however,
to Justify me in saying that the principal
subject Of discussion Was the terrible
death rate and the alleged bad treatment
of the leased convicts, and especially
those hired by the Greenwood and Au-
gusta Railroad Company. About n
hundred out of two hundred and twenty
five are stated to have died within the last
year."
COLUMBIA, September l0.-rhe board
of Penitcntiary directors are still in ses-
sion with CLOSED doors. l learn to-day
that charges of cruel treatment of on
victs will be brought against some of the
~lessees, if not at this at some future meet
ing and that at least two judges in the
State will take cognizance Of this shame
full matter. hnd that they will do so jim
obedience to 4 request made some time
ago by Governor Simpson in a circular
addressed to the Judges, asking for sta
tistics in regard to the increase and de-
crease of crime in all parts Of the State"
1t seems from the following paragraph
which is also from the New. and Courier,
that there is a probability Of a personal
difficulty growing out of this matter:
"The board of Penitentiary directors
has adjourned and its members have
gone home. In connection with the in
vestigation just held by this Joard I am
reliably informed that high words passed
between Col. Lipscomb, superintendent
of the Penitentiary, who objected to the
investigation, and Gen. Tillman, who was
in attendance. Both CT the gentlemen
are known to be men Of unquestioncd
courage, and it is possible that the end
of this ugly business has not been reach
cd"
Mondays News and Courier has the
following item, setting Col. Lipscomb
right on the record:
"a blunder of the types in our Column.
bia dispatch OF Saturday did grievous in
Justice to Col. Lipscomb, in representing
him as opposing the investigation of the
alleged bad treatment Of the Penitentiary
convlcts, when, in fact, he is exceedingly
DESTROYS that the investigation should be
thorough and searching. 1t gives us great
pleasure to set Col. Lipscomb right upon
the record"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
The Savannah Valley Bailroad.

There will be a meeting of the corpora
tors of the Savannah Valley Railroad at
Anderson Court House on Wednesday,
the LIST of October next at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ. The friends Of this important enter
prise are requested to be present. AS the
Abbeville townships have already voted
the tax, we hope those who have charge
OF the enterprise will look after the in
terests Of our people in the matter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
Our Public School System:


The TYnnsboro Ne1ps, in the course Of a kind
but careful criticism OF tho recently PUBLISH
ed address Of VIC. Benet, ESQ, Of Ab5eyilie,
on public education, characterized MI. Benet's
suggestion of q fee bill instead OF land taxa
ton as impracticable. The Ab6erMe Press
and Hammer, OF which Mr.. Benet Is editor, re-
plies by instancing the case OF the .Abbevi!le
Graded School, which Is supported partly by
fees paid monthly by tho parents and other
patrons. The school had on It's rolls l25 pu'
pills, and was kept open ten months, the ex.
penses amounting to 81 ,s0O, OF which the PUP
lie School Fund furnished only $3.50, while
the fees collected from the patrons supplied
the balance OF sl,420. The other Public Schools
in Abbeville County were closed for lack oil
funds at the end or four and O half months.
Commenting on these facts the Press and
The people OF Abbeville, by paying up their
school fees, kept open for ten months 9 much
better school than the public fund could pay
extent the benefit OF that public fund. What
the people of Abbeville have done, the people
Ut other towns and villages in South Carolina
will do. They will pay school fees for q good
school. We believe that the colored people
are not averse to paying school fees. Indeed
we can pointto More than one c0lored school
in Abbeville County kept open longer h the
public school term by fees voluntarily paid,
one such colored school being In our town. No
doubt there are difficulties in the way OF q
fee-blll system but we think they are not
more numerous than those attending Il local
tax system; and no one can complain Of the
hardship; injustice n oppression OF school
fees. while he can well and Justly so complain
of q local tax: Under q fec bill system those
only who have children at school have to pay;
under q local tux system all owners Of proper
ty have fU pay; and in this State the class that
has most property has fewestc children"
Tho success o: the Abbcville school speaks
we'll for tho intelligence and public spirit OF
that community, and the opportunity IS open
to every community similarly disposed to so
and do likewise; but the question remains
whether, in proportion to the cost, as much ia
lone for the promotion Of the cause VI public
education by the volunteer system OF Able
Vile as by the local taxation system now In
force In Charleston. II ID not disputed that
the fee bill graded schools are better than our
unassisted public schools, but are they better
schools than could be obtained by local taxa
ton, and Is the cost more equitably distribu-
ted? This Is the question really to be decided,
and It's practical decision rests Mt last with
the voters of the State. The people on whom
school taxes fall heavily arc in o small minor
ity compared with those to whom fee bills
would be either an impossibility or a very Sc.
rious burden, and, therefore, we have little
doubt that the decision will be In favor OF To-
cal taxation, without any regard whatever to
the abstract question of the relative advan.
tages Of the two gysten1si
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
Grant at Home.

General Grant has returned from his
extended tour. He arrived in San Fran
cisco on the Goth instant. That city was
wild with excitement over the event, and
extended the distinguished guest every
conceivable hQt1ur.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
Interesting Article.

In another part of this issue Of the
Press and Banner may be found quito a
readable article from our old friend Xxx
A.bbevillian." We hope that our subs
scribers may read it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24

Charleston Is now ina ferment over the
Democratic nomination for the mayorala
ty. Sale and Courtney arc the candidates
and a bolt is threatened under certain
c~ontinpencieS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
Mondays News and Courier has the
following item, setting Col. Lipscomb
right on the record:
Second to no Paper in the South.

Our friend Colonel Pope of the Regis
ten is a good judge of newspapers and
knows how to say aplcasant thing, as the
following will testify:
"Mr. w. C. Benet, the talented co-editor
of that stirring and able weekly, the 40
6eville Press and Banner, paid us the
compliment of a visit the evening before
last. Mr.. Benet and his senior, the veto
ran of the Carolina press, Wilson, tnay
well be proud of their Journal, for it is
second to no paper of its kind in the
South which reaches our table,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
$50, 1000, 900 for Atiefican Grain.

LONDON, September l0.-Thc Dahy Stand
ard in its financial article this morning says :
at Is estimated that the maximum amount OF
gold required to redress the balance or trade
against Great Britain for present and pro
s~pectiye imports OF grain and cotton Will prob
nhlY exceed six million pounds"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24

The anderson Journal will please take
notice that men have been shot for less
offences than that of throwing "Colonels'
at the heads Of privates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24

Colonel Pope Of the Register writes a
two-column paragraph on common sense
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24
Senator ynnce -.sHis Views Regard.
ing the Next Presidential Ticket.

.aWhat do you think of Mr., Tilden's chances
for the presidential nomination? 2"
HI think II the South has Its soy he viii not
be nominated. He has been wonderfully
mixed up in trickery and mean transactions
To put him In tho field IL would be necessary
to Keep men constantly IN the stump defend
Ing him oil through the South: I do not wish
to be understood as saying that be has no
should choose him the South would not bolt.
It would lay aside all personal feeling in q
campaign and would work together for the
ticket. It would be with as O choice between
two evils, and rather than live through an:
other Republican administration we could
stand Uncle Sammy. Yet his nomination
would be q ~deplorable event, and hope We
shall be able to do BETTER"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24

~ proved December 24th, ISIS, notice is
hereby 8 iysii that this Office will Eeopen
for the collection ef Taxes Monday, l5sli
ssptember and WI remain open until
ortossri sists ssespt tl'e'days inciidedta
the sct1eduie of appointments made be-
loW
'sase rer Sen'am o axes y y
Follows:
state: purpose, ..s,. Mills.
County, s:.:i ~. 49,. !. s
Past ladebtsdness,.. 49,. q
Pnbiie Fsnce,.-.a....-
Schoolse... .as,2
r ", beg 81 ,A.S na'lls
oa laa s,
feaa' O. fSive re- centum
will be added 70 tsaid Instaliment.
al repie,iiuG unpaid on the lsts
oay SIS ss,'.us VIZ ,ns !,
Rendlty of liseea Per Centdfa,
and WILDE collected by distress or other
wise until 18th Noyemb Der; after that
,date tho Gounty Pfsasurer will prucsed
toycsllscts by lev and sale as provided by
LAW. =
Ta.ex ne psvab,s in
an x,i,a. 80 r.,,a.
~ ~
ca "a s,,sa. ~
Ts.,s.s So. n, ss
No. "a e.. r,,t,
80. - 49,.
sa,s s,
AANs
R6t Tai
and sefasiffGor filling to pay the SAND
viii be indicted before q Trial Justice fol
amisdsrdsanor and upon conviction shah
be firedGotmorethan ten dollars, besides
eos,s, q y Imprisonment inshe County
!, n,a., i Attommods,.
AZ
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24

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