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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-29
The Stock Law.
aiken Courier Journal,

NV WV W W
The Legislature at It's last session enacted n
stock law applicable to the counties of Able
vile, IaurCns, Union and Ncwberry. and
made provisions by which the voters Of any
county may adopt the law. 1t would havc
been well to have made the law general Mt
once. II will continually he coming up and
occupying the attention Of each session Of tho
Legislature until done.
The primary object of government and law
Is the protection Of the persons and rights OF
the citizens. The operation of this law takes
away no rights, but secures all In the full en-.
joyment OF property rights. The opposition
to the stock or no fence law, has come mainly
from the poorer class OF farmers and %tcnnants
who are not the owners Of lands, but are the
posScssors OF some stock. Their objection is
that such a law will dcbar them the privilege
rendered worthless and they thus partially
robbed of their property and n profitable
means of living. We believe one effect of the
aw will be the placing Of 4 home within the
reach of all. Every. farmer should own the
land he cultivatcs, but many nave not the
means to purchase three or four times as
many acres as they wish TO cultivate. Under
existing laws. they must do so in order to
have timbercd lands to furnish rails to en-
clos his fields. On many farms there arc
many fertile acres that are valuclcss, be-
cause too isolated to fence. These acres repre-
sentso much dead capital, and as long as the
able. The imnens tracts of land cultivated
under the slave system, will never he divided
into small farms until the enactment of a
stock law. Our country can enjoy no real
prosperity until populated with small far
mcrs engaged in a diversified production. 1t
Is conceded that small farms pay best, and
are more valuable. because of their improve
ments, which are worth moro in proportion
to the number of acres, than those of larger
ones. On an average, Scventy-fivc per cent.
OF the capital OF every land owner Is lock cd
up in lands that yield no income. This of It.
self would kill any other business, and works
a hardship to tenants by raising the price of
rents on the few acres he cultivatcs, to pay
the taxes and interest on the capital invested
In the timbered adjunct to the farm. We
would remind the landlcss working man
whose ownership Of stock causes him to OPP
pose the enactment Of the stock law that
land to them Is OF moro value, without stock,
than stock without land.
Small farms and cheap homes will attract
population from abroad, and will tend to To-
cate here the rising generation Of native pop
~ulation, and fill our land with u sturdy class
of yeomanry, who being owners OF land
will have something to live and die for. whose
honest integrity and Independence will be
the best safeguard Of the republic.
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Rules and Regulations for the Bet.
ter Conducting Of the Free Public
School Spstcm in A%bbevlile County
during the Year 1879.
/. The public schools for white pupils
and col0red pupils respectively shall not
be nearer each other than four miles.
Provided, that where there arc already
established separate schools for males and
females, in such case or cases the School
Trustees may continue the Same as pub
lie schools. Provided further, that where
there are school-houscs nearer than four
miles which in the judgmentof the Trus-
tees would subscrve the public good if
used as public schools, in such case or
cases, the Trustees may place the schools
nearer each other than four miles, but
not nearer than two miles.
2. The public schools for the current
year shall be continued at least six
months, consecutive or otherwise.
3. Teachers in public schools shall be
required to teach all the school days III
each calendar month, and to teach not less
than six hours in each day exclusive Of
the dinner hour.
4. The minimum number Of pnpils
that shall cntitle a teacher to diaw full
pay shall be fifteen. In cases where the
number falls short of the minimum, the
Trustees shall %apportion a per capita
share.
5. Tho maximum pay of teachers i'll
public schools according to grade of GER
tificatc shall not exceed for
First Gradc.--Thirty-two dollars per
month.
Second Grade.-Twcnty-four dollars
per month.
Third Gradc.-Sixtccn dollars per
month.
6. Pupils transferred from one school
district to another shall be paid for by the
school fund of the district from which
they were transferred, per capita accord
ingto the number of pupils in the school
they attend.
I. The public schools shall open OH the
first Monday in February, 1879.
s. Teachers in such schools as may have
begun their session prior to the first Mon-
day in February and have received pupils
on the pnblic school foundation, shall be
permitted to reckon time backward so as
to receive full pay for six months.
n TS,,l, fooxln- cho11 no r,anI1irnn m en-
ter into a contract signed by himself and
all or a majority Of the Trustee of his
school district, and no pay certificates
shall be approved unless such contract IS
made.
10. The school Trustees Of tho respect
i've school districts shall hold a meeting
at least seven days before the opening OF
the public schools, at which they Shall
place and designate abe schools and APP
point the teachers.
II. TIE foregoing rules and regulations
are subject to correction and change at
the discretion of the County Board of Ex-
amiucrs.
II, A copy Of the foregoing rules and
regulations shall DO furnished to each
School Trustees and each public school
teacher, and published i'll the County
papers.
BY order Of tho County Board, the
School Trustees of the County, in Con-
yention assembled concurring.
f. CRAWFORD,
l.. w. WHITE,
w. G.. BENET,
County Board Of Examiners.
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FLAS Fl e S
OF
SHI0N N.
-:O:-

WE BEG RESPECTFULLY TO AN
nounce to the Trade, and especially to
the ladies, that having felt the necessity of u
complete Dry Goods department in our busi-
ness. we have embarked In this line.
We now have every Onvenience, and are
prepared to keep n nice line of goods. Our
aim Is to he able to supply, rs nearly as we
can, all the wants of our customers and
friends with least possible cost to
them. Ourbuyer has given close attention to
think we have, a stock of goods that will both
please and give "value received" for every
purchase made.
w. usk nurticulor attention to Qnr
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RcaSsessment Of Land.

AN ACT to Provide for q ReassCssment of the
Real Estate of this state, TO fix the Stand,
ard ut which Property shall be assessed, and
to Amend the Law In Relation to the Or
ganlsution OF the State Board Of EqualiZa-
ton. =.
Be ii enacted by the Scnatc and House Of
Representatives of the State of South Carroll
M, now met and sitting In General ASSEM-
bly, and by the authority of the Samc:
SECTION |. That there shall be q valuation
and assessment of all lands. and M improve-
mcnts thereon, within this State, by tho
proper authorities, In the year one thousand
eight hundred and scv%cnty-nine, ut the same
time that the assessment of personal prorer-
tip Is made, and In the manner and according
to the rules prescribed for the assessment OF
Real Estate.
SEC. 2. That all property shall be valued
for taxation at It's true value In money, which
in all cases not otherwise specially provided
for by law, shall be held to be as follows, TO
wit for personal property the usual selling
price, on the usual terms of similar property
at administrators or executors snle at the
place where the return is made; and for real
property, the usual selling price, on the usual
terms of similar property ut sales for pnrtl-
ton under the order OF the Court. at the place
where the return Is made. II there be no
usual selling price, at what IS honestly bcllev-
cd could he Obtair cd for the same ut q fair
sale under the conditions before mention
ed.
SEC. 3. The State Board of Equalization
shall consist of one member from each coun-
ty of the State, to he selected for the rcSpcc-
tive counties, by the county board Of equali-
cation for the year In which the State board
conveneS, nj the selection certified to the
colnptroller-general on or before the meeting
of the State board.
SEC. 4. The comptrnller-gcncral shall SUBJ
nit the said certificates or election, and the
abstracts of real property transmitted to him
by the county auditors TO the State board
when it c0nvcnes and shall transmit It's de-
ciSions to the county auditors, who Shall
forthwith conform their actions thereto.
SEC. 5. All acts and parts OF acts lncnnsist-
ent or %repugnant to this act are hereby re-
Icalcd.
Approved December 81. 1873.
Having had ten years experience as q liquor
pcalcr, and being familiar with all The brands,
besides having Il practical knowledge of what
is choice, he is fully able to supply all who
wish Il plro article either a. Il beverage or for
medicinal purposes, of anything they desire
in his line Of goods, which consist Of the
following:
Rye WhiSkcy, Port Wine.
Whisky, Madeira Wine,
Corn, sweet and sour sherry Wine,
maSh,) Malaga Wine,
CryStallized Corn, Catawba Wine,
y. f.. Rum, ScuppernOng Wine,
Centennial Rum, Clarct Wine,
Old Crow WhiSkCy, Lincoln County Whsy
Scotch and Irish WhiSkcy, fine imported
Gin. Champagne. French Brandy.
The above goods will be sold in quantities
to suit purchasers, ut prices from two to ten
dollars Il gallon.
PARTIES desiring Christmas supplies will do
A. DEQCEST.
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A Suggestion.

AS many Of u country exchanges fill
their first and fourth pages with dead ad-
vertisements, and miscellaneous matter
set in leadsd long primer, would it not be
we'll for them to make arrangements
with the anderson Inteltigencer to print
these pages for themP The selections in
that paper are remarkably good, while
the typographical execution of the work
could not be improved. With plenty of
matter already set for their own paper,
and a fast press. the Iateltgencer is bet
ter prepared to do this work than any
other paper Of our acquaintance. and we
presume thu ~proprietors would be salts
fed With . very small proat;-ifs0 the!
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The Teller Subcommittee In Charles
ton.

The Charleston Neus and Courier has
published interesting and full reports Of
te proceedings up to date of the Teller
stigating Committee that has been at
e1s tring the last few days in Charles
ne investigation of the Commit
tee so far has been confined to Charleston,
Sumter, Williamsburg, Bichland, and
Hampton Counties. Judging from APP
pearances, it would seem thatthe Repub-
licans have been more active than the
Democrats in getting up testimony. 1t
may be they have been made more vel
come, who knows? The Subcommittee
is modelled after the approved and Illus
trious eight-to-seven pattern and consists
OF three Republicans, Teller, Cameron,
and Kirkwood, and two democrats, Ran
dolph and Mcdonald. They have heard
witnesses day and night for a week, chief
" republicans. A careful perusal Of The
testimony makes us conclude that the re-
publican witnesses if allowed to have
O p enough would be suroto hang them
selves and their party.
The proportion which their direct evil
dence bears to the hearsay testimony they
have offered is as Falstaf's bread to his
sack. Even Teller himself seems to be
tired of and to have little faith in the cad
less repetition of outrages which the wit
nesses "heard Of" of the cannon loaded
with ten-penny nails which nobody saw
loaded or fired, and Of all the usual raw
head, bloody bones stories that Sam Lee,
Coghlan, Spears, Hanna and the other
witnesses, white. yellow, copper, and
black related to the Committee. On the
other hand the testimony of such men as
Gen. Hagood, Maj. Buist, George Bryan,
ESD, and other gentlemen has dissipated
into thin air all the wild statements OF
the radicals.
The famous tissue ballots, atlas little
.jokers, alias kiss tickets, alias onion
peel tickets, alias little Hamptons, have
figured largely in the investigation, and
nobody has been hurt. 1t was shown
%conclusively that they were used as a
protection for colored democrats against
intimidation by their radical fellows.
Abbeville county has not yet come into
court, and Alb. Titus and ALT. Butler are
enjoying q weeks stay in Charleston.
Pressly's letter published in last weeks
Press aad Baaaer, aad copied by the
city papers, has evidently ,eft those rad
icaI Othellos without an occupation,
Still their powers Of invention are con-
siderable, and it would not surprise us
to hear sensational news of the election
in Abbeyille, from both Alb. and ALI
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Supreme Court Decisions.

We will commence Tuesday morning to
reports of tue decisions rendered by the SUI
preme Court of this State. The decisions are
reported officially, under the supervision OF
Albert NJ. Boozer, Clerk of the Supreme
Court, and their accuracy as they appear In
these columns may be relied upon by the
legal fraternity. The decisions will be print.
ed as fast as they are delivered, or within q
few days thereafter, SO that lawyers and their
clients can promptly obtain the benefit Of
this Observation-Disclosures.
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Sherif's Sale.

Margaret c.. Lyon vs.. James Fl. Widcman.
Execution.
DY virtue of sundry executions to me d.
ID rccted I'm tn above stated case, l VIII
sell at Abbcvllle G.. H., on Sale Day In Feb.
uary nXct, within the legal hours OF sale the
following described Real EStnte, to VII;
Q. The Homestead Tract, continuing
600 ACRES
more or less, and bounded by lands OF w. Z.
Cothrau. Edwin Coz md others. Levied on
rs the property OF james II. WIdclnan at the
suit OF Margaret &. Lyon.
TERMS.-Cash.
]. T. c. DuPRE,
s. A. G.
Abbeville G II. sc
January 7, 1878.
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A pumnhICt Free.

The Murray Hill Publishing Company, l29
East 18th ST., New York city. will send by
mail Il large pamphlet entitled EVIDENCES OF
DR.. Foote's Success as Il writer and practition-
or af medicine, and Il catalogue of all their
Notwithstanding enough for several
wccks-if you will but enclose one letter
stamp to their address.
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Is the ttStock LAW, LII Force {

Editors Press ami Banner:
If the Stock Law took effect from tho date
Square and Streets of Abbcviile are filled
with hungry, Dlcating, grunting, cows, goats
and swine They have been for ten years an
intnlcrable nuisance. On last Monday, our
venerable Sheriff came near meeting with n
serious accident from n huge stone thrown ut
an old 'raZor back ow, who after having
eaten six dozen eggs, nine pounds of butter,
u handled basket, and a peek of cotton seed,
had quietly taken her seat on the buggy
cushion and was wiping her face with the
butter cloth, and repeating, "for what we have
received may wo be profoundly grateful
Are the Town Council afraid to put the Stock
Law into execution: Then why Is not this
nuisance abatcd
4 TAX PAYER IN THE TOWN.
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Sherif's Sale,

Sheriff S Sale.
The Trustees of the Estate of DR.. John De La
Howe, IN re John =. Reid and Jane T. Bu-
kcr, vs.. WIN. II. .Tasgart, James Taggart,
mud James McCnslan.
Execution.
ny virtue of an Execution to mo directed In
- the above stated case, / Will sell at Able
Vile Court House OH saleday In FEBRUARY
next. within the legal hours Of sale, the fol-
lowing described Real Estrte, viz:
FOUR HUNDRED ACRES
OF land, more or less, bounded bp lambs OF w
j. Smith, the Cabball place, W. II. Taggart
James Tuggurt, Jr.
Levied on as tho property Of James Taggart
deceased, ut the suit Of the above named
plaintiffs.
TERMs.-Cash, purchaser to pay for papers
j. +. Z. DuPIE.
$. A. c..
AbbevIlle G.. H.. S. G..
9th January, 1873.
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BEwARE OF INVITATIONS.
Sherif's Sale.

The Trustees of the Estate Of DR.. John d.
La Howe VS.. II. y. McCaSlan.
Execution.
ny virtue Of an execution to me directed
. in the above stated case, l will sell at Alb
beville Court House OH s,lcday In February
next, within tho legal hours Of sale the fol
lowing described Real Estate, viz:
FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES
of land, more or less, bounded BY lands of NJ
o. McCaslan, Dr. A.. r.. Widcnan, and others
Levied on as the property OF II. A. McCa$
Mt the suit Of the Trustees of the Estate O
DR.. John De La Howe.
TEItMS.-Cash, purchaser to pay for papers
j. F.. e. DuPkE,
S. 4. G.
Abbevillc c. H., s.. c.
9th january, 1879.
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Clerks Sale.

w. II. Parker, Assignee, Plaintiff,
against
NJ. ]. Tolbert, T. N. Tolbort, A. H. Morton
Defendants.
Judgment of Foreclosure and Order of Cour1
to sell lands, &c.
ny virtue of an Order Of Court TO me d.
ID rected, ! will sell on salCday In February
1870. at Abbcrille Cou House. within tho
legal hours of sale, the following Real Estate
in two or more separate tracts, If deemed
advisable, upon consultation with the par
tics,) to wit:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LANE
situate, lying and being In Abbevllle Comfy
South Carolina, containing
ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY Ql4o.
ACRES,
more or less, and bounded by lands OF Estate
of John Griffin Reid, Daniel Thomas, w. G.
Hunter, the LaurcnS Lands, and others, sit
uute near White Hall, on Cow Head Creek,
waters of Hard Labor Creek.
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash, or as much as may DO necessary to
pay onc-half of the debt and interest, secured
by mortgage of the lands described, and
costs, and any taxes due thereon, and the
balance ON u credit Of twelve months, with
from day OF sale, taking from pur-
chaser bond and mortgage TO secure credit
Purchaser to pay for papers zrrc,vD
G. C. 7. A. C..
Clerks Office,
Ian & 1870
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TIE latest insult the Presinent has Of
fcrcd to the South wasin the appointment
of tho notorious disturber of the peace,
Sam Lee, as Post Master at Sumpter.
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Sherif's Sale.

Edmund Cowan ct al VS. William G. Neel.
Executions.
Try virtue of sundry executions to me dl.
- rcctcd i'm the above stated case | will sci,
at Abbevillc Court House on Sale day In Feb
uary next, within the legal hours of sale, Tho
following described Real Estate, viz:
THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES
of land more or less, bounded by and of w
NJ. Mc(uslan. J. J. Shank, Mary Watson ant
others.
Levied on as the property Of William G
Nccl at the suit of Edmund COwan ct al.
TERMS-CASlI. Purchaser to pay for pa
pcrs.
s.. \, e.
Ahbcvillc, c. II. s. e.
january II, 1879.
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Sheriff g Sale.
Sloan and S%eignious, VS.. John II. Tolbcrt, 1.
N. Tolbcrt and f.. l.. Tolbert.
Hurrant on agricultural Lien.
ny virtue of q Warrant to me directed In
Is the above stated case. l will sell at Able
Vile Court House. on Sale day In February
next, within the legal hours of sale, the fol-
lowing described personality, to wit:
FOURN ) BALES OF COTTON.
Levied on as the property of John II. Toll
bert, T.. n. Tolbert and f.. l.. Tolbcrt at the
suit of Sloan and Seignious.
TERMS-CASH.
J.. +. &. DuPRE,
s. A. G.
Abbevillc, c.. HI. S. G..
January Is, 1879.
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Sherif's Sale.
Sherif's Sale.
J. T. Baskin VS.. J. y. Sitton.

J. T. Baskin VS.. j. y. Sitton.
Execution.
EY virtue of an Execution to me directed
. in the above stated case, l will sell al
AbbcviIlc Court House :. g., on Snle Day III
February next, within the legal hours o
sale; the following described Real Estate, t.
wit:
ONE HOUSE AND LOT
In the town of Due West, $. G., containing
TEN ACRES more or less, bounded by lands
of W.. G. Brock, II. c. Sharp, and Main Street
the suit Of J. 7. I5askin.
Sold at the risk Of the former purchaser.
TERMS CASH. Purchaser TO pay for pa
pers. j. F. Z. DuPNE,e,
s. ~. G.
AbbGvillo G.. H., s.. c.,
Ian IL. lSI0
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Agents Sale.

Agents Sale.
Jones.
Foreclosure of Mortgage Oh Personally.
DY virtue OF the mortgage in the above
u stated case, l will sell ut Abbcvillc &. H..
within the legal hours Of sale, ON Monday
the third day of February next, the follow
ing described property, to wit:
One ID Eight Horse Power Engine,
One Cd Sixty Saw Cotton Gin,
One Cd Brooks Cotton I'rcss.
Seized as the property of Silas Jones, and
J. K. Jones, under IL mortgage to Sloan &
%Scignlous.
TERMS CASH.
J. +. G. DupItE,
SlIcrill, us Agent.
Abbevlllo c. IL, S. c.,
Jan, Ii. 1879.
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The Ellison S. Keitt Libel.

NEW YORK, January 2'.-1he jury In the
suit of Ellison $. Kcltt, Of Ncwbcrry L. H., $.
G., against the New York Times for SO,ON
damages for an alleged libel, this evening
rendered q verdict for tho plaintiff for six
cents.
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Mr. II. s. Farley has rclinquishcd the edi-
torial control OF the Straight Out. ut Is now
nearly twelve months since the Straight on
frs, Illuminated the political horizon" and
during all that time Mr.. Farley has been lts
alitOr
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SYMPTOMS of a Diseased Liver.

DAM in the right side, under the
l edge of the ribs, increases on pres.
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top OF the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss Of appe'
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen.
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally a considerable loss of men,
Dry, accompanied with a painful SEN
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains OF
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly sensa-
ton of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that sxcr-
else would be beneficial to him, YET
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he &strusts
every remedy. Several Of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex.
listed, yet examination Of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR.. C. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive Of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and as
a simple purgative, they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a rcd wax seal on the lid,
with the impression DR.. McLANE'S Liver
PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER PILLS bear
the signatures of c. McLANE and FLEMING
Bros. or the wrappers.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. G.
McLANE'S LIVER PILLS, prepared by Elem.
ing Bros, OF Pittsburgh, Pa, the market being
full Of limitations Of the name McLane,
spelled differently but same pronunciation.