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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
Important to Merchants and others In
tereSted.

John Doe made advance to Richard Roe
In 1879 and to secure himself took an agrlcult-
ural lien bearing date 18th January 1879 which
| was delivered to the Clerk on the 18th of jan
, uary 1879, and by him 50 marked and indcXeu
by tho names of the parties. the amount OF
the advances and the date Of its entry In that
office, but as soon as 1t was done Doe took the
! lien out of Clerks office and kept 1t In his pos
session. ItocEold q bale Of cotton, to Mcqueen
and Doe brought M action before Il trial JUS
tice to recover 1t. who rendered Judgment IN FL
vOr of Doe. Mcqueen appealed and the Court
of Common Pleas set aside the Judgment
obtained IN the Court of trial justice. Nc.
Queen then appealed TO the Supreme Court
which sustained the Judgment OF the Court OF
Common pleas.
In the decree Of the Supreme Court filed
30th July 1850. several nice legal questions arc
discussed, which are not necessary for our pur'
pose to quote here. The Court says.
When papers are placed on file In q puplic
Office they become public records, open TO the
inspection OF the public. under proper reg
ulations, but II private individuals are ut lib
erty to remove Them whenever they see Mt
they necessarily loose their character rs pub
lie records.
"a paper is said to be filed when 1t is deliv
cred to the proper.o officer and by him received
to be kept on file,
In brief the Supreme Court decides that 6
lien to serve the purpose for which 1t was in
tended must remain in the Office of the Clerk
We therefore advise those who have hnt
liens indeXed and then taken them out OF thu
Clerks ~office.to return them at once, If they
wonld nave them be q security for the ad
yanceS made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

We ore authorized to announce Dr.. NOSES
E. TAGGART as candidate for election to u
seat in the House OF Representatives.
WE are authorized to announce
B. II, UEHNDON ns q candidate for Legisla-
turc.
The many friends Of JESSE 8. MCGEE ESQ,
respectfully nominate him MS a suitable per
son 10 represent Abbcville county In the
O of Representatives.
Believing DR.. F. F. GARY to be a suitable
man to represent Abbeville county In the
House of Representatives, we hereby n0ml-
nate him for tina position. DEMOCRATS.
In view OF the many defects In our laws reg
ulatlng labor, and other subjects, ~nlcI nov
agitate the public mind, we nominate W. n:
BLAKE of Greenwood, for o seat IN our next
House Of Representatives. Mr.. Blake IS one
OF our most successful planters, ana KNOWS
the wants of planters. and has the talent nnd
education to present and enforce their inter
est. 40" Nshlf'
We nrc hereby authorized TO announce the
name OF OIHVILLE T.. CALHOUN, Esq, as q
candidate for the Legislature.
We are authorlzcd to announce Hon. ]. d.
NEEL rs q candidate for reelection 70 the
Icrislnture. MANY FRIENDS.
We are authorized to announce w. II.
PARKER, Esq, as candidate Tor the LcGis'
laturc.
The friends OF Capt. WESLEY A.. BLACK,
of Level Land, respectfully nominate him ma
q suitable person to represent AbDcVllle
county in the House Of Representatives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
The Naughty Sparrow.
du1usfu Chronicle,

ITUDUHtK
The English sparrow, OF which q few pairs
were brought here some months ago, have
multiplied so fast of late that in many portion
ofthIs city they are complained of rs q positive
nuisance. Mnny citizens have found itneces
sary To close up the ornamental open work or
their residence to prevent the little chlrpcrs
from building their nests there, while theyart
II perfect terror to the horticulturallst, rs they
destroy all his grasses and figs MS fast as they
ripcn. Wherever tho spnrrows congIrcgate
that loculity Is given wide berth by the rest
of the fcathcred SOngstcrs. who arc one by ont
drIYcn OFF by these ugly little rascals.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
Teachers, Association.

The meeting Of the Teachers .ASSnci alton o
this county will take place ut Greenwood I"
day and tomorrow. 1t will be u most inter
cSting occasion, as excellent addresses and cS
saws are expected from our most experience
tcachcrS, and the exchange of ideas. and pin
ions will be very beneficial TO our teachers, a!
of whom should be present. The people o
Green wood have made arrangements for th"il
accommodation and will entertain them will
their pr0verl,ial hospitality. Many Of oul
citizens will be in attendance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
RainnY On The Mar.nath.

We observe from our exchanges that this
-'po!iShed" cX-CongreSSman has whcticd his
knives and is ready for action, In CiIcraw
last week, In one of his accustomed harangucs
he used these words
II say that we mean to have our votes fairly
counted, or We mean war, and war to the
knife" .
Bless your innocent soul, Raincy, we intend
to have all the negro votes properly counted
in this county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
For School Commissioner.

Thu friends of COL. NJ. o. TOLMAN respect
fully %nou him as q candidate for ounty
School Commissioner.
Af,cr two years of faithful service in tho
office of School Commissioner, his frlSnds
would announce Mr.. DAVID CRAWfof'L
us n candidate tor reelection.
The many friends of CAPTAIN L. COWAN
rcspectfully announce him rs n candidate foi
office of School Commissioner ut the ensuing
election.
Mr.; ". B. Acler Is announced MS q candi.
date for School Commissioners AZ me mex
election. MANI fitiEIHl9.
THE friends OF W. D. MANN OF Mountain
View announce him rs a candidate for the or
flee of School Commissioner ut the next cleo
tiOu.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

MAD DoG.-!A twelve year old daughter OF
Mr.. Edward King, residing about four miles
from %Greenville, was bitten BY n nlad dog yes
terday evening at dusk, The dog bit her
finger and her left side just above the hip Bit
lug through her clothing. He had bitten sey-
eral other dogs, and gave such unmlstakablo
evidence Of the rabies" that he was inlincdi-
ately killed. Mr.. King came to town to CON
suit wlth.Dr. r. {. Long, and they together
it was 100 late to do anything for the child.
1t is hoped that the virus was not sufficient
to cause a dangerous result, The dog was the
property Of q negro living In neghborhooa
Of Mr., Kings
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

little d~aughterof SamueliPrcssly aged six
Years, died last Wednesday at his home near
Groggy Springs.
Mrs. PROF. HOOP of Due west is IN New
berry, visiting relatives.
DIR. JOHN THOMPSON Of Grconvillc came
to town last Friday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
For Clerk OF Court.

The friends Of CAPT. w. f. COTHRAN o
Midway. announce him ms candldi.lc i3r IN
Office Of Clerk of Court. He will abide tho re
suit of the nomination Of tho Democratic par
ty. and will support its nominees.
Editors Tress and tanner:
We learn that several candidates are out 10
Clerk OF the Court. We'do not believe Una
th1n the present incumbent Major ZElGLEl
who. ali will acknowledge. has discharged
the duties of the Office with fidelity, etficien
cy and satisfaction. H0 Is emphatlcally 9TH
right man In the right place."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

I.lIu tOtul . ~
The exports Of the staples were $40, I24 GO against
sly,t3U 801, Gil increase. Of 4lJs, 223. The imports
from foreign ports were s2Oo,GI7, against Sl3l,ls i"r
liz. One la:t worthy Of notice is that cotton On inc
l,t of september. lo>u, is quoted At II, while On the
same date Of lsIyi it was llGtllt.
Tbs r,cveyts II uplauds during 1850 were 4aA.!>2, OF
whi:li BIG 145 were over the South Carolina l.ailrOad.
The exports to foreign ports were 30, ue2, aud coast
wise lJO. sGS. The receipts are 80. S94 less than in lSI9,
&c, 55 OF the decrease being III the arrivals by the
Suuth Carolina l;ailroad, while lhUsc on the Moth
Eastern Railroad have ihcrrased. The exports oil cot.
! ton to both foreign and coa'twise ports have decreased
the tUtul. loss being about 1000 bales. The receipts
, and experts Of sea island cotton have increased COLI
sldcrably.
The receipts Of rice show m increase over the pre-.
ccding year Of about !5,UuD tiercrs.
The receipts OF rosin "rd spirits of turpcntine also
show = very considerable Increase.
Tie exports Of phosphate rock nc largely %incrcas.
ed coastw ise, but not enough to supply the ia!lilg Oh
in foreign, the entire exports being 2i,NO tons lei
than in 1859. -
The receipts of corn, hay, oats and Hour were all
greater than last year, being less however than pre-
yiuus years. They wcre-c"rn, AS lis Gusicls hay,
1873: and oats, To-, lN bushels.
1000 V, sscls visited the port during the year, o
which, BY were foreign.
The city owes 44,I75,4:0ys9, on which the interest |!
a. &c, 64O.u4 the income last year being sG5O,OOo,. :h'
expenditures under the appropriation bills %SGfS,6iO.
The earnings of the South Carolina Railroad Tor thu
six months ending June 50, We're;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
For Sheriff.

The numerous friends Of SHERIFF DUpRE
subject to the approval Of the Democracy al
the primaries. Without ost entation, firm
fearless, of mature years, fully acquainted
with the requirements Of the law, he. has
alike protected the Interests OF the Plaintiff
and Defendant, and has filed the office with
credit to himself and benefitto the people a
large, we confidently ask his re-e!cction.
EOX POPULI
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
For CongreSS.
For ReDrtsentatiyc.

wv TsT aIE EN- ms n candidate for re-elec-
ton to Congress from the Third congressional
DIgtrict-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
For Auditor.

For Auditor. ,
Wo arc authorized to nominate Captain j.
T. PARKS for county Auditor.
We hre authorized to announce
II. COCHRAN as q candidate for County Nu'
ditor.
Believing that the suggestions OF zone OF the
people" NJ to the mode Of filling the offices OF
Auditor and Treasurer, should and Will DC
adopted by the Central Club, the friends Oh
John r. LYON hereby announce him ns n
candidate for the position Of County Auditor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

REys. 7. 1. BONNER and Calvin PRESLEY
were In town yesterday.
BRUCE's HOTEL will furnish a good square
meal for Is cents.
Go to Bruce's Hotel. Board and lodging ut
80 per month.
DUE WEST Is enthusiastic on the new rail
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

Our informant, rs we have since learned
from high authority, was mistaken in his
statement, that the Board OF County Com.
m~iS<ioncrS, had made al appropriation OF
five hundred dollars for the bridge of WATTS
ferry. They did make nm appropriation ,ol
the bridge at BnazmanS ferry. hut as 10 the
bridge, which Mr.. Smith Is building, no ac-
tlon has been taken by them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
BIRTHS.

At Phoenix, S. G., August 81, 1850. Mrs. He
MosClcy, q son.
At Abbcvillc. on September 4, 1880, Mrs. L
B. Gary, q son.
At Long Cane, August &c, 1850, Mrs. John c
Bradley, u son
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
%CharleStOn'S Trade.

The Ncus ana Courier publishes the annual com
mcrcial revir " for the Charleston, which Is synnIstZ'
ed in the following statement Of receipts and ynlEes
during the fiscal year 1SSO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
TAX NOTICE!
TnEAsuRER's OFFICE,

Total, Mills.
Poll Tax, S1.00.
In all cases whore tho May tistallnent
has not been paid a
Penalty OF Five Per Centum
will be added to said Installment.
All Taxes remaining unpaid on the 1st
day of November will incura
Penalty of Fifteen Per Centum,
and will be collected by distress until 18th
day of November; after that date the
County Treasurer will proceed to collect
the samo by levy and sale as provided by
law.
Taxes are Payable in
tho following kinds of Funds and no
other:
Gold and Silver Coin,
United States Currency, and
National Bank Notes,
Jury and Witnesses Tickets will be ia
ken for County Taxes as provided by
law.
Parties liable to
and refusing or failing to pay the same
will be proceeded against as for a misde.
meanor, and upon conviction "shall be
fined not moro than ten dollars, besides
cost, or by Imprisonment in the County
jail not exceeding thirty days."
In Accordance
with the Act of Assembly, approved De-
cember %, 1879, which requires County
Treasurers "To attend at certain places
for the collection of Taxes" I will attend
at the following places on tho days desig'
mated. To wit:
Ninety-Six, Monday 9th September,
10 30 q. m. until arrival of up train, Tues.
day the 18th.
Greenwood, Tuesday 2sth, from arri'
val of up train until sam hour Wednes'
day Goth.
Hodges, Wednesday Goth from arrival
of up train until Same hour Thursday
the 30th.
D%onaldsvillc, Friday the LIST day Of Oc'
tober.
Due West, Saturday the End day Of DC:
tober,
Long Cane Township On Monday the
4th October. at Gilgal church.
Smithville Township at Evans Mill, or
Tuesday tho 5th October.
White Hall Township at White Hal
Wednesday the 9th October.
Indian Hill Township at Chiles' Cross
Roads on Thursday the 18th October.
Cedar Springs Township at Ceda,
Springs, Friday tile 9Th October.
Abbeyille C. H. Saturday the 9th Octo'
Der.
Diamond Hill Township, at.Wm. Wick
liffc's, Monday the 18th October.
Lowndesyille, Tuesday the 18th Octo.
Der.
Magnolia, at IIester's store, Wednes
day the 18th October.
alhoun Mills, Inursday Tic l4tn NC
tobe-.
McKittrick's Mills, Friday the 18th DC
tober.
The balance of tho time up to the Is
November I will be in the Office at th
Court House.
The Tax payers Of Lowndesville, Mag
nolia and Calhoun Townships are mott
fed that the s. V. R. r. Tax will be col
lected at the same time.
All information as to Taxes freely Civ
ell by mail or otherwise.
]. w. PERRIN,
County Treasurer.
Sept l, 1880. ct
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

Total TfoI 9cl.Ss Sooo,OV-'ii
Showing on increase Of 1876 per cent. In earnings IN
freight, 3l2 per cent. in passenger earnings, anu Ia
her cent. frCin earnings from all sources.
. The tonnage carried WAS 1+6,3U7 In 1850, against
III, 4UO in 1879, Ill increase Of ~ per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

For Judge of Probate.
The citizens OF Abbeville county ANNOUNCE
J. FULLER LYON, for reelection us Judge
Of Probate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
For County Commissioner.

We arc authorized to announce Mr.. u. '
DOWTIN Is Il candidate for CoIoner
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08
SMITHS SCR0FULA SYRUP
-AND--.<
OF TIE BL0OI

They are not coarse, disgusting alcoholic
Of those curative agents which are known
and acknowledged by tho Medical Profession
TO possess the greatest Influence In the treat
mcnt OF
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

power. Carriers was awfully shocked.
He patted Inks back and said: "Inever
knew it affect anyone SO before. can
take quantities of it. See herer' and
he took AN immense pinch. And then
he went it: Hutchakachoo- cachoo-
cachoo-choo-c hoo"' and then the same
thing over again. There they both
stood and sneezed until they had almost
loosened their hair at the roots and felt
as though they had been through a
Neutrality-suspicious.. Squire Ink was the
first to get able to speak: what does
this mean, sir?" he yelled; "I-cachoo
-I--I-don't kno-cachoooor replied
Carriers. Don't know. Sir, III teach
you TO practice your internal arts on
me" and he grabbed Carriers and
hurled him from the window, and then
he seized the snuff, jumped out, and
forced Carriers to inhale lot more of
it. Then he left the unhappy Carriers,
and three policemen who came along
picked him up. But he sneezed so that
they couldn't hold him, and, when,
after he had partly Gained down, they
got him into a drug store, he sneezed
six bottles off shelf, and the next day
while he was in bed at the hospital, he
got notice from Ink that he was sued
for fifty thousand dollars damages
Boston Post.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30
Facts About Elephants.

REV. Mr.. COLLINS, naturalist, twen-
ty-five years resident in Ceylon, saws
that elephants there live about $50
Years, and "come of age at forty.
There are three sizes of them in the
same herds. and when they are young
the size that they will attain is pretty
nearly known by the number of their
toes. These which grow to the largest
size have eighteen toes, five on each of
the two fore feet, and four on each of
the hind ones. Those which grow to a
medium size have seventeen toes, five
on each of the fore feet, and four on
one hind foot and three on the other
The least size of elephant has sixteen
toes, five on each fore foot, and three
on each hind foot No Singhalesc ele-
plant has fewer number than sixteen
toes. The mahout, or elephant driver,
rules his elphant by means Of an iron
hook, with which he touches a most
sensitive part behind the ear, which
causes the most unruly elephant to be-
come submissive. When Mr.. Collins
was in Handy, an elephant which had
killed its keeper. and which had been
shot in the head before it could be cap
tured, had to undergo the operation of
having the bullet extracted, which was
performed by the native doctors, the
elephant lying quietly down while the
mahout kept his hook on this sensitive
part. The elephant drivers are
drunken set of men, and sometimes,
while drunk, will treat their charge I'M
mercifully. and the elephant itself is an
animal which bears grudges-the result
being that nearly all elephant-keepers
are sooner or later killed.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30
Not in the Play.

THE humors of the stage are ofttimes
impromptu and entirely unforeseen A
resi- mule was recently one of the at
fractions in the play of the Forty
Thieves" as produced in Virginia City,
New. The result is described by the
Chronicle as follows:
mo sooner had Ali came out of the
cave with his bags of wealth, and at
tempted to put them on the back of the
beast, than he began his part of the
performance. He let fly with his heels,
kicked the shavings 0he supposed
riches) out of the bags, kicked down
the cavern. kicked down the whole for
est, kicked down the wings, kicked the
end of the bass-viol, leaning against the
stage. TO pieces, smashed the footlights
and finally doubled up Ali by planting
both feet in the pit of his stomach. A
rope was fastened around him and he
was dragged off BY the united strength
OF the company"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30
Up 10 SnuG.

THERE are mean men in the world.
men who would ruin another's chance
of earning Il livelihood, just for joke
MIR. Carriers is the victim OF one of these
men. Mr.. Carriers is dealer in catarrh
snuff which he peddies about in boxes.
The snuff is compound perfectly
pleasant to take and very eiiicacious.
The other day Mr. Garter called upon
Squire Ink, the lawyer. who is very
irascible and is 4 great sufferer from
catarrh. He urged Squire Ink to try
the snuff, assuring him that one applica-
ton gives instant relief, and that il was
so pleasant 10 take that one would never
know he had tried it. After repeated
assurance on this Inst point, Squire Ink
consented TO test the mixture, and Mr..
Carriers produced box and said:
Take u very large pinch" That box
had been tempered with by some iiend
who had filled il with red pepper
Squire Ink oheyed. He took an enor-
NOUS snuff OF IL Then he sneezed.
Ii wasn't a single sneeze. but a sue
cesSion OF awful achoos" that seemed
of sufficient violence to yank Squire
Inks head oa. Tears flowed from his
ewes, and when he would check the
thing Tor a minute. il was only that il
might commence again with redoubled
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

"A Bloomington, Illinois, young man
who is described as an amateur cornet-
player, was not allowed to practice in
the house and hence shut himself up in
the stable to play. He had only struck
a few notes of See that My Graves
Kept Clean" when horse kicked him
in the head, killing him instantly. We
don't go so far as to say that it was right
that the young man should have been
killed, but that horse could make out Il
very good case if he was human A little
carefully considered kicking will do more
to make life devoid of suffering to poor
dumb animals than all the Berghs that
ever were born.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

Boast not thyself, o denizen of the
city. that thy summer has been inexpen-
siyely passed at the home of thy country
relative. for even now that relative
hath said unto his wife and his sons wife
and unto his daughters and his daugh-
ters' husbands and unto his cousins
even unto the third and fourth genera
lions: ''Lo. the winter approacheth,
and William will be pleased TO see us in
his city home, where theaterS. lectures
and such ike vanities do beguile the
time. Let us flee urto him, every one"
And they will come, as sure as Christmas.
Verify, they will have their revenge
Boston Transcript.