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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-30
The Choice ut Cincinnati.

CINcINNATI, Thursday Tune "a.
No one who witnessed the proceedings OF
the National Convention to-day can doubt
the wisdom of the choice hat has been made.
The cool Judgment OF q large body Of the del
cgates, particularly of those from the South,
was that Mr.. Buy ard. In view OF his position
as n civilian and his record as a statesman,
was the strongest candidate; but 1t was felt
that Delaware would be regarded rs a strictly
Southern State, and he ms n Southern man
and that his lover speech would be mercilcss
ly used by the Stalwarts as q means of rum
ming the campaign on the old sectional lines,
The reliance was In an appeal to the sober Sec
ond thought OF the people, rather than to
their emotions. There was no fire and force
in the Bayard movement. II was strictly de-
liberate and unsentimental. Yet there was
no idea that Hancock was the coming man
until his name Wal presented to the Conven-
ton yesterday. The delegates who nomina-
ted him fianked the objection that he liz a pro-
fessiona1 soldier by showing that, at great
risk TO himself and In defiance Of an almost
omnipotent political party, he had subordi-
mated, as the soldier OF a Republic should. the
military power to civil authority. In burn
ing words they told toe story Of his services
to the Union and his devotion to the Consti-
tuition, making him the candidate In
whom the whole country could repose conf
dence and against whom the serpent OF sec
tioual hatred could not raise It's head. The
enthusiasm WAS spontaneous and grew y
strength every hour yet when the Coslyen-
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Due West Last Sunda Y.

The annually recurring and important
exercises and ceremonies connected with
Erskin College and the Theological Semi.
nary ofthe Associate Reformed Presbytcr.
ian Church were begun last Sunday fore.
non. Rev. S. B. Jones D. d. Of Pend
Teton, delivered the bacca!aureth sermon,
He is all eloquent preacher and practical
man, and the two were combined in his
excellent sermon to the young men as thu
subject Of bearing the yoke in ones youth
In the afternoon, Rev. Jno. B. Adgel
D. D., Of Pendleton preached the
annual sermon to the students Of the
theological seminary. His text was,
"They became vain in their imaginations,
and their foolish heart was darkensd.'
Tho learned divine discoursed from
this text on the: tendency Of modern
thought and opinion, and his treatment
of the well-worn subject was 40 vigorous
fresh, and interesting that he held his large
audience in unbro ken attention from til,
opening to the close.
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John Kelly.

The Cincinnati Convection has O its
work and given us a ticket for the success
of which we can labor with enthusiasm,
and the assurance of graSping the prize
if we win 1t. The Cincinnati Convention
in all respectsdid we'll. But the best it
did, next to making nominations, was the
rejection of John Kelly's impudent de-
mand that the Tammany delegates should
be admitted in 10 the Convention. The
Committee OH Credentials reported by a
large majority against these delegates,
but their friends on the Committee sub
mitted a minority report. In the argu-
ment before the convention an advocate
of the majority report said in substance:
Kelly comes here with his hands reeking
with the blood of the Democratic party
of New York which he slaughtered by
boiling the nomination Of the Conven-
ton, in the action of which he participant
ed. before. the nomination, and demands
recognition from this His demands
were all the more imprudent by reason of
the tact that he dared to threaten that if
thci Tammeny delegates were excluded
they would put a separate electoral ticket
in the field. He even refused to pledge
himself that if admitted to the Cnnven-
ton, he would abide by its nomination.
There is but one way to meet cxigencies
of this character in any sphere, but par
ticularly in politics, and that is to crush
out the cause, and that is what the Con-
vention did to Kelly. 1t "sat down. on
him, with all the weight of heavy major
ity of the Convention and all of the con-
domination and scorn of the National
Democracy there represented. The Con-
venlion laughed at his threats and his
delegates were refused admittance. The
result will DO that he will find the back
bone of his strength in New York broken
and the Democratic electoral ticket will
be elected. Atleast Kelly cannot prevent
It. He recognized this fact, Is soon as
the nomination was made end signified his
determination to support. Had the con-
yention temporized, and admitted a part
of his delegates, as was urged, he would
have been emboldened, and if the nomi-
nations, had beeen distasteful to him in
all probability would have then left the
Convention.
The refusal of the Convention to recog-
nize him destroyed the prestige of his
pain to trade faction-and Kelly was
sharp enough to know it, and to accept
<ha eifuafion.
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A little before l2o'clock the bulletin an
cock arrived. A few moments later the
American colors were flung to the breeze
from the staff on tho NEWS and Courier
building. The City Hall and Station
houses followed suit, and, as the news
spread, bunting was flung to tho beecze
III every direction. The armory of the
Lafayette Artillery displayed the French
~colors, and that OF the Montgomery
Guards the green colors of Erin. In the
! meantime a detachment of the First Reg
iment of Artillery, Fourth Brigade, was
hastily called out. BY 2 o'clock q platoon
of the Washington Artillery, two guns,
under the command Of Lieut. II. ii.
Riggs, and one of the Lafayette Artillery,
two guns, under the command of Lieut..
b. Mmntoue, assembled OH tho Citadel
Green, where the guns were unlitnbered.
Tho guidois OF the two companies flank
Cd the battery OH either side, and as soon
~ the new had been received Of the COM
pletion Of the ticket a salute of 100 gum
was fired. Mr.. J. W. Barnwell, the Dem
ocratic county chairman, sent the follow
ing dispatch to Governor Hampton at
Cincinnati:
To Governor Wade HAMPTON:
Nominations give universal satisfaction.
A salute OF one hundred guns is now tir-
ing. JOSEPH w. BARNwELI,
County Chairman.
The "ticket' was warmly received in
| Charleston by all the Democrats; in tict
it met with an endorsement which SEEM
ed to be more genuine and more enttu.
siastic than any that has ever before been
given to tho National Democratic nomi-
nations. Said one prominent gentleman
who has watched the course Of events
very closely: at is an overwhelmingly
strong nomination tho strongest thai
could have boon made. Even tho mosl
unblushing Stalwart would hesitate tc
call the man who, having had his horse
shot under him ut fredericksburg, led
his column on foot through the brunt o.
the battle, Il rebel. Hancock will lead US
to victory" The sentiment seemed to be
very generally endorsed, and the Demo.
Gratis Of South Carolina may be depended
upon to carry their State for Hancock ant
English.
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The Fourth District.

The time is drawing near for the nomina.
ton Of n candidate for Congress from the
District. Col. John II. Evins will, We
be u candidate before the District
Convention. We have nothing
Mr.. Evins; but he has had the office
for the last four years, and we think there are
other men in the District who deserve promo
ton. Prominent among these We will. with
his knowledge, mention MAJ W. Wood
ward, Of Fairfield. Maj. Woodward Is n sound
Democrat. which We regard as the first pro.
secondly, a man Of capacity and character.
He Is, thirdly, q man OF boundless popularity
and ono OF the most effective stump speakers
in the State. a quiet farmer and unOstenta-
tious citizen, who has always discharged ev.
cry duty with efficiency and fidelity, his nom
would carry JOY to the hearts of thou
sands OF his admirers both In and out of the
District. Give us q drawing candidate like
TO count the votes in November to find out
what his majority is.-Cumden Journal.
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AGAINST GARFIELD.
What the Republicans Think In the
Interior of New York.
fNe,o York Sun.1

l~'S" @S' l e.
June 2l.-Ther real feeling toward
Garfield entertained by Republican leaders
In this state Is beginning TO show. Itself
through the thin disguiscs under which 1t Ii
RE great body OF the New York Republi-.
cans were warmly enlisted either FOR Grantor
Blaine. Each faction fully believed It's CHIEF
would be nominated at Chicago. The unex-
pcctcd result was o sore disappointment pOtn
TO the apostles Of the third term and Tue CEN
turions or the plumed knight. Never were
longer faces seen than those that nlled tne
streets when the news arrived Of the rout OF
the Grant and Blaine forces and the success OF
the Garfield stampede. Only one class OF Re-
publicans pretended to be pleased. Those
were the handful Of Federal ofiaiais who foi-
lowed the fortunes OF sherman. -.
And how Is 1t now after the Lapse OF a week?
Tho feeling has widencd till u covers centrai
and western New YORK. ~ mas aeeponea
II has not abated among those who mad STAKE!
their all on Blaine. And even the scattered
henchmen OF Sherman begin to beliefe that
iintrusted his STANDARD ut Chicago. Indeed, It
is safe to assume that from Albany 70 buHaio
pretty much the only Republicans exhioitlnS
Ilceful and hearty pleasure a. Garnelas IAN,
get up another ticket II Grant had won at
Chicago. or who would have scratched Blaine
ut the polls if he bal been tue nominee.
The Grant men feel the most. d blalne
men feel the worst. The former are indignant
The latter are sad. AS deep anger abides lon-
ger than superficial grief, therefore the third
Term ranks will furnish the greater share OF
those whose detection from GARFIELD VIII en-
dlrc 10 the end. The nomination OF Gen. AT
thur for the Vice Presidency does not alter
this view Of tho situation, nor will 1t appeaSe
the bitter portion Of the malcontents. He
was not put OH the ticket to strengthen ~
but to rub the caustic into the skin OF the
Ohio Republicans who had forced Garneid
down the threats of the Grant leaders In inc
Convention. The tnird-termers In the New
York delegation could dictate the candidate,
and they named the man whom sherman,
HAYES, GARFIELD, and that school had REMOVED
from the Collectorship OF the metropolitan
mort. Another very powerful reason leo Nj.
tonkling to select Gen. Arthur for thls place.
Next winter the Legislature elects q senator
In Congress to succeed Mr.. Herman. The Re-
publicans fully expect TO be able TO choose
Mr., Conkling's colleague. Gen. Arthur Wasa
formidable candidate for that once. Mr.
Conkllng prefers another man. But Gen. Ar.
thur had rendered great services to the Grant
wing of the party, and he must be led out or
the war by a path that would crafty his pride
and cancel hfs claims. The unexpected nom
inntiOn of Garfield made room for Arthur;
and, quick as a flash, Conkling showed him
into the opening. 1t may help a little In
some quarters; it will hurt moro In others,
II does not strengthen the Chicago com0ina'
ton.
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West Point Cadetship.

See Congressman Aiken's notice in our
columns concerning The examination O
mo examination comes off at Cokesbury,
aSnieasant place, situated near the centre
~ Third District, where candidates
ran get cheap board. The day fixed Is
Thursday I'D July. The examining
hoard are Prof. Ligon of Anderson, and
MI. Benet of Abbeville !; DR.. F. F. Gary
Of Cokesbury being medical examiner.
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WE offer our coincidence to Mr.. n
! Mrs. Sassard who has been bereft OF their
infant son Templeton. The little one
was buried on Tuesday, the services were
held at the house of the parents.
NEXT Wednesday the 9TH. of July, the
Abbcville Medical Society will celebrate
its Anniversary. Addresses Will DO de-
livcred in the Court House at IL a. NJ, TO
which the whole public arc invited.
L. ii. Mob ride, Secretary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-30

Professor w. Robertson Smith. of the Aber
deem Free Church College, Theological Semi.
nary has been on trial before the Free Church
Courts for heresy during the last few years
There has been an apparent reluctance on the
part OF his friends to bring the questions real
~ ut issue fairly and squarely to trial; but we
suppose this has at last been done. AS the re
suit, 1t Is stated In n telegram that Prot. Smith
has been reinstated In his professorship. o.
course this means that the Free Church AS
sembly has decided that he may with its sane
ton teach his peculiar views touching the Bi.
BILE. This will be sad news TO all true Presby'
terlans-to all who believe that the whole
the Sacred Scriptures "are given by inspira.
tion of God, to be the rule OF faith and life.'
The Free Church OF Scotland has been regard.
ed az the stronghold Of orthodoxy in that
land but II the new contained In this tele.
graphic statement is true, the glory OF that
church Is departed ; 1t can no longer be look
ed upon as the church Of Chalmers n Cand-
lish, and Guthrie and Hamilton; as the
church which has been conspicuous as the de-
fender Of the faith once delivered TO the
saints..Soathern Presbyterian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-30

The indications are that Col. John r. Abney
will nave no opposition for the nomination
for Solicitor OF the Fifth Circuit. This is as IL
should be, for Col. Abney has proved himself
q highly accomplished and faithful oficer. In
our Judgment, he would be the choice Of Ker-
shaw county against the field for the position.
-Cu1tdeu Journal,
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Farmer Seymour: Chorus Of Scribes,

(NeU York HeTQtQ)
Hc-1 am the farmer Of the Deerfield farm.
Thcy-And q right smart farmer, too!
Hc-IOu arc very, very kind, and you know
that I'm inclined
To submit to an interview.
They've are very, very kind, and we know
tina he's inclined
To submit to an interview!
Hc-1 know to talk of crops, Of barley and
OF hops,
And good advice to give 10 meu Of sta.
ton.
Thcy-He knows to talk OF crops, OF barley
n of hops.
And prime advice to give unto the ma,
lon
Helm office, 1t is true, I've had a turn O,
two,
They-What! never?
Hc-No. never!
Thcy-What! never?
He-Well, hardly ever!
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columbia Register.]

CINCINNATI, June 24.-Artcr the Ohio com
mittcc had waited OH the New York delegn.
ton and urged 1t to stick to Payne, some de-
bate followed, when W. II. G. Whitney, SON
in-law Of Judge Payne, withdrew laync's
name. Pending the choice Of another man,
adjournment was taken until this morn.
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ton Unanimous.

Mack, OF Indiana, moved to make HIM.
cook'snomination Unanimous. Heexpressed
tue deep feeling OF his State for Hendricks,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-30
The Work Accomplished.
4 STRONG TICKET NOMINATED AND
THE PARTY UNITED EVERY
WHERE.

General W. s. Hancock, of Pennsylva.
mia, the Nominee for Prcsident-His
Nomination Made Unanimous W
H. English, Of Indiana, Unanimous.
ly Nominated for Vice President
General Wade Hampton Speaks for
the Solid South - Kelly and tie
Tammany Delegates Pledge Their
Support to the Ticket.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-30

Mr.. Pulitzer, of Missouri, moved that the
Convention now proceed 10 the nomination
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Inward Consrntulates Hancock.

OF CH1S GUY, tIlu "iieu RpploaCllcu t"'
evening in reference to the nomination
said he thought that the Convention hat
done it's work well and that Gen. Han
cock was q strong candidate, his military
and civil record being unblemished. Flo
called attention 10 the fact that Delaware's
vote was cast for Hancock in the C0nven
ton of 1868. Mr.. Bayard heartily en-
! dorses the ticket, and has sent u congratu'
latory telegram to Gen. Hancock and re
ccived a reply. Owing TO the disappoint'
ment at Bayard's defeat there is little en-
thusiasm here rs yet over the nomination
but the Democrats generally think it 4
strong one and next choice to Bayard.
Ex.Confederates in Richmond, Va.
Fire u Salute.
RICHMOND, VA, June 24.-Thc nomi'
nation of Hancock was received here
with great enthusiasm. 1t is generally
conceded that the ticket is the strongest
that could have been put in the field.
Ex -Confederate soldiers upon receipt OF
the intelligence of Gen. Hancock's nomi.
nation fired a salute of 100 guns.
A Salute in Wilmington.
WILMINGTON, n. G., juno "a. The
nomination of Hancock was received here
with enthusiastic demonstration by the
DCtIlOCIatS. a. NtC hSh'S, VIZ WV
Cape Fear Light Artillery arc firing a sa-
lutte of 100 guns i'll honor OF the event.
Knoxville Fires AWAY.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June "a. - The
nomination of Hancock Is received with
great satisfaction here. A salute of 100
guns was fired by ex-Confedorutes from
the battery of the University OF Tennes-
see.
How the Nominations were Received
in Charleston.
All Charleston awoke yesterday morn
ing to find a well-devcloped boom for
Hancock. That Bayard was the personal
preference of the Democrats of this City
and State for the Presidency there can be
no manner of doubt, and yet, when tho
bulletin of Monday night brought Gen.
Hancock prominently to the front as a
candidate, the best thinking men III the
Democratic ranks here openly expressed
the opinion that he would, perhaps, be
the strongest candidate that could be put
in the field. The bulletin bourd of the
News and Courier was crowded as early as
8 o'clock in the morning, and, when the
first dispatch was bulletined at 8 A. NJ.
predicting tho nomination of Hancock,
great satisfaction was expressed. From
that hour, as each succeeding bulletin ar
rived and was posted up, the crowd con-
tinued TO increase, until it became so
dense that those who had "front seats"
were compelled to read the bulletins out
aloud for those who could not get near
enough to read for themselves.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-21

Mr.. r. W. PARKS, president oil the
Panama railroad company, on Monday last
made an address before the house commit
tee on railroads, which ought to attract
very general attention. He pointed out the
fact that the trade of the western coast OF
South America amounts to $200,OO0,o0O
per annum, and that it was monopollzed al
most entirely by English steamship compa'
MES. Owing to this monopoly all, or near
ly all, of this great trade goes to Europe
Mr., Parks thought the greater part OF 1t
should come to this country, and would
come, he thinks, if the proper means were
taken to secure it. Mr.. Parks pointed out
some facts which tended to prove why
American steamship lines have thus lar
been unable to compete successfully for tins
trade His purpose is to secure subsidy
for steamship line plying between New
York and Central and South America.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-21

CURIOUS cases are constantly coming up
in the courts. Two, one in Name and the
other in Michigan, have recently been de-
cided by the supreme courts of those states
In both of the states mentioned there are
laws prohibiting work or business Of any
kind on Sunday except that which is neces.
sary or that which relates to charity. In
Michigan man subscribed twenty-five
dollars for the purpose Of purchasing
church building. The subscription was
made after church services on Sunday.
The man refused to pay on the ground that
the subscription was unlawful, because 1t
was made on Sunday. The court held that
the subscription came under the head of
charity, and must therefore be paid The
The Maine case was somewhat different
A man living in the city of Portland went
out for walk, and during the walk stop
ped for glass of beer. On returning, a
defect in the sidewalk caused him 10 fall,
whereby he received serious injuries. He
sued the city for damages The city claim
ed that it was not necessary that he should
90 for a walk on Sunday, and that there
fore, under the Sunday law, the city was
not liable for the injuries which he sustain
ed. The court held that walking on Sun
day was perfectly lawful. The judgment
was against the city.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE INDIAN QUEsTloN-THE GERMAN AWARD
ABOUT THE PATENT OFFICE COMMISSION

i
ABOUT THE PATENT OFFICE COMMISSION
ERsHIP
WASHINGTON, April 18th, 1880
The Indian question and the German
award bill have engrossed the attention Of
congress during the greater part Of the
week. Both questions are too well worn to
be very vigorously exciting, Millions are
expended every year, TO clothe and feed the
red men SO that they will be peaceable and
refrain from taking scalps and cattle, and
burning squatters' huts. 1t is possible that
II the same bride were given the burglars
foot pads and common thieves all over the
country, we would realize quantum of
domestic peace and security that would
prove the home charity the better of the
two although no enthusiast, even il this
sentimental age, will advocate it. II, then,
nobody will defend the least bad of two
policies what should become Of the worsel
1t is a principle long established in nature,
and written in laws, that human being
must be honest and work, and that maraud-
ers and brigands, no matter how wide
they pitch their tents, must yield to the be-
nign encroachments of civilization. Ia the
light and might of civilization the Indian
has no more right to the soil over which he
roams than the prairie wolf and grizzly
bear, If he is an animal of superior intel
ligence, he is also tieud Of more diaboiC.
al cru city.
The bill to carry out the agreement Of
the interior department with the Utes pass
ed in the senate on Monday by 81 to IS,
This measure was most vehemently resisted
by western senators, who desire to open all
available Indian reservations to white in
dustry or cupdity though, singularly
enough the two Colorado senators were
found on opposite sides, 1t was also op
posed, on the final vote, by Mr., Edmunds,
on the ground Of its uuconstitutionality as
infringing on the treaty making power of
the executive. The agreement requires the
assent Of three.fourths of the utes. and
one Of the difficulties pointed out by Mr..
Edmunds is, that they are divided into
three separate communities, compelling
any one Of which to bulge by force, be.
cause out voted By the remainder would