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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-26

Mis-. W.. II. WILSON, Of Florida. 1t Is eH
pcctcd, will visit friends in .Abbcville during
tho month OF July.
! THE School Commissioner requests those
having school claims for February 10 prescn,
them ut once.
BRrcE's HOTEL furnishes Jurors at 81 mpcl
day Court week. Bed rooms we'll ventilated
All fiist-claSS.
READ Hampton's speech. and then read
what has been said about 1t by the various
newspapers
literary club have postponed their
meeting until Friday night week, June 4th
prOXiinu.
DON'T fail to read Beecher's sermon in this
issue. 1t Is 4 good one, aud fully worth the
reading.
MIR. I. T. WARDLAw Is now supcrintcnd'
Ing Il copper mine in Wilkes County, Georgia.
TAX PAYERS will take notice that this Is
the last week for paying the May instalncnt.
DR.. J. W. PARKER Of Columbia, us on Il Wis
it to Mrs. r. +. Parker, at the Central Hotel.
Mrs. ARCHER has just returned from an
extended trip to Augusta and Newbcrry.
Miss. DUBosEo of Washington Georgia, Is In
Abbeville. visiting the Misses Noble.
THE business of Abbcville village Is better
than usual ut this season OF the year.
Nix. j.. W. ROBERTSON has sold quite n
number OF excellent vehicles lately.
NAP GORDON, an industrious colored man,
lost u mule last Monday from bots.
Mn. HoYT and family {, Rome, Georgia,
are on n visit to Colonel Cothran.
THE Doctors met yesterday, preparatory TO
having an annual celebration.
Nix. jon W. MCCoLLorGH Is temporarily
employed in the Clerks office.
DIR. BoSSER's health is Improving since he
went to Glenn Springs.
Mrs.. T. {. COVER Is visiting friends and
relatireSi In .Abbcville.
Nix. HENRY HILL now supplies the town
with ice.
DIR. MARSHALL drivcSa new turnout.
WE had fine rains last week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-26
Press and BANNER.

| Editors Press n Banner:
Some time during the fall OF 1911, Governor
Richardson published o request for all TIC
general officers OF the State militia, with theii
Respective STATS. and TIE different uniformed
volunteer companies to meet him In Coluinr'
bid on an appointed d;!y in full uniform dur.
military pageant, Mt which 1 had the pleasure
Of :, participating. Many OF them, per,
htIS nearly all. the general officers and
stafs and several Uniformed companies re:
spon;led to the Governors request by their
appearance. Among them the artillery OF
Columbia, then Capt. Shatier; The Richland
Volunteer Rifle Company. Capt. r. H. MnXcy,
The Richland HusSars, troOpof cavalry. Capt.;
den, Capt. James Polk Dickinson. who after
wards went with the Palmetto Regiment &c
Mexico rs It's Lieutenant Colonel.
Field officers of the Palmetto Regiment;
Col. i. NJ. Butler, killed IN battle In Mexico
L~irutenant Colonel james Pork Dickinson
killed in battle In Mexico; Major A. II. CLAD,
den, who returned from Mexico In command
of tie remaining remnant IN Semlanccl OF .
regiment. and lost his life Mt Shiloh, IN inc
with whom I had the pleasure Of being per
sonally acquainted from his boyhood. was
killed Mt Fredericksburg A drawer man never
drew sword In my country or any service: Oh
smelt villainous salt petrc with less leur. Tho
military parade was undoubtedly the grand
est affair of this kind the State has ever wit
messed; General McDGthe commanded. Max
Gregg then quito q young Colonel. was III
command Of his regiment the Odd South Caro-.
lima Militia. There Was an ex-militia Cap
tain in the ranks, by the name Of Manning,
who was not very friendly to GregG's. election
az Colonel. ! think they had been rival cum
didates, however be THAT as 1t may. for some
reason or without u reason. he seemed TO be n
little sore headed and was disposed To be
somewhat boisterous In the ranks. Gregg,
not tOlerating such q breach OF military disci.
plinc, ut first used mild language In trying to
pacify him, but falling In that course. he be.
came more percmptory, md ordered his Adj
jutnLt to depute u file OF men to arrest Nan.
ming, disnrm him and remove him from the
ranks and keep him under arrest tn sun.
down.. In his order to the Adjutnnt to arrest
Manning, he said, and Ii he "resists subdue
him ct his peril" Although nearly 40 wears
they may be found In OthellO Act LIST. Scene
Ind. which have served to begct q train Of
thoughts Of mcn and things, some Of Which
| We're pleasant enough, and others that nre
otherwise. which I suppose go 70 make up tho
incidents in the life OF almost every mail ald
N too. Respectfully submitted,
JSO, +, OSBORNE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-26
THE ERROR OF LOCAL CLUB NOM.
NATIONS.
Every Citizen Should be Allowed to
vote for His Choicc-The Folly OF
Allowing a Local Club to Bind a
whole County to Vote for any Par.
ficular Candidate.

Editors Press and dnn
notice In your paper recently several artl-
Giles on primary elections, and from your mr.
ticlcs 1t appears that yon think the Primary
| system Is 1raught with corruption and fruud
You say;
ut Will be remembered that in one OF our
| elections that Cokesbury had two or three
candidates for the Legislature, and according
to the rules then in existence the club was
! under the necessity OF expressing n choice,
which choice as Il matter OF course ruled two
excellent men on the track"
You also say &;
al Lowndesville there were two good men
whose friends desired to bring forward for tho
Legislature at the primary election. The
members Of the club chose one, and practical
Is said to the friends of the other in every
part Of the county, that they had no right 10
vote for him." &c.
Now in my opinion that falls very far short
OF the true meaning Of tac primary system.
Suppose Cokesbury and L.owndcsville both
! have two or three candidates for the Legisla-
turc, and each club expresses lis preference
| tor one OF them, that does not prevent other
clubs from expressing their preference, If 1t
| should bc for some other candidate. \ rep
rcSentativc Of CokcSOury or OF IowndcSville
may not be q representative OF AbbeVlllc
| County. Therefore I take 1t, that q majority
Of the voters o! the county have n right TO Sc.
lect their representative. So with all county
| offices for instance q man might be unani-
| imously nominated by his local club for an Of
flee or representative, and perhaps could not
get one.tcnih Of the votes In the other clubs
of the county, and then perhaps there are
others. who could not get the nomination IN
! their own clubs for I'm office, when If left to 4
! majority OF the voters Of the county, they
. would say he * the man for the office SO IL q
! man gets tho unanimous vote OF his own club
II does not say that he Is prc-cmincntly the
man for the Office, or IL he fails to get 4; noin-
nation in his own club does not say that nc
ought not to have the office. for there are To-
cal prcIudiccs as we'll as local preferences.
Tie idea OF one local club bringing out q
man and virtually binding all the other clubs
to support him because he Is the choice of
that club. Is prcp0StcrouS, and 1t IL us much so
for voters not to vote for the man OF their
| choice simply because he waSno brought out
by his local CLUB. TLe primary gives every
voter the right to vote for his choice whether
he be brought out by his club or not. T..
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Desth Loves o Shining Mark.

It, bectsacs our sad duty u announce the
'dc.sh OF o0e OF the fnirest, sweetest. and pur
1>t young ladies OF Cox eSbury. Miss Lily
Glass Is no more. The following communities
zion contains the sad intelligence or thefacts
as to her death:
"~CoKEsRCRr. May 9th. 1850.
about 4 o'clock this morning Miss Lily
Glass OF CoScSbury in attempting to kindle q
fire I'm the cool stove. caused the explosion
OF a lighted lamp. The burning oil va,
Thrown all over her and she was quickly en-
welcomed Ia flames. she ran into her mothers
room. Mrs Glass and her daughter Miss Julia
tried to smother Out the fire but her clothes
were entirely burned Off her person. Her
whole body was hutnt to 4 btackencd crisp
her ewes were closed. aud her face burnt be
vond recognition. She died In a few hours
Mrs. Glass and Miss Julia are painfully burn,
about the hands and arms but not dangerous
~ Mrs Glass however Is terribly shocked and
Ok In convulsiOuS."
The sudden death uf this educated. accom-
plished, and lovely young lady. has cast q fu'
neral pail over the village OF Cokesbury. and
many hearts at Ahbertile respond to the feel
ing Of sorrow which pervadeS the neiChbor-
hood in which she ltred. Rorn and bred Il
lady, she had endcs,red herself TO n large cir
Gle Of friends who are grief-strickcn Mt hcI
death. Her beauty OF person. her lovely
character, her charming intellect. and her
Christian mecknesS rendered her the Ideal OF
female perfection.
-'She is not dead,-the child OF our Affection
But zone unto that school
Where she no longer needs u poor prOtcc-
And Christ himself doth rule"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-26
The Coming Man.
NeUs and Courier.

One OF the first results of the capture OF the
Illinois Convention by Grant is the somer.
slult thrown by the New York Herald. 1thnd
been n steady opponent of the third.term and,
out OF spite at some fancied slight, had per-
sisted In speaking OF Gen. Grant us the cx-
President. without mentioning his name.
The work lone at springfield, On Thursday,
wrought up the iiprdM to thcs point OF an
nouncing on Friday that Grant would be the
Republican candidate, and by the next morn
Ing IL had become enthusiastic on the sub
ject "Gen, Grant Is the only tit candidate for
the Presidency. or course, we do not mean
by this that no other citizen OF the United
states would make q good administration
But those who are best qualified refuse TO run
against him, declaring their opinion of his
superior fitness. The practical choice lies be-
tween him and his immediate rivals. and In
this restricted field we have. no hesitation IN
saying that he Is the only hit candidate"
This flop of the Hcrnid Is significant az an in
dicatiOn of the influence exercised by LoSan's
successful raid In Illinois on persons who
have no settled opinion beyond q desire 10 be
on the winning side.
The vote claimed for Gen. Grant by the Her.
AID on Saturday was as follows:
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bordeaux Notes.

MI. s. Mcintosh and Mr.. Henry BUushilon
ate some watcrniclonS last week which were
the savings of last year.
We are sorry TO inform our friends that the
eve sight OF our distinguished citizen. DR.. Gil.
bert Is iust becoming impaired. Hell n ma
OF fine talent, high culture, aud has had Out
few SuperiorS or equals in bordeaux. He Is
capable at doing much good for Bordeaux In
the future. His friends would greatly mourn
the loss of his sight.
Mr.. T. b. Morlsnc has n French Bible lI0
years old. III is about three times rs large Hs
any common size Bible, and he says 1t could
be bought.
negro woman carried x dozen eggs to Mr..
r. y. DalliS' store some time ago, and told Mr..
Dallis 10 let her have one pound OF soap. )
Yards calico, one handkerchief. and If there
was any left to give 1t 10 her In snuft.
Rev. j. +. Watson says In all OF his travels
lie has never found 4 plucc that he admired
more than bordeaux.
Green Callahan. colorcd. has made $4,000 In
Bordeaux since the war by farming, and Is
now ready to buy another plantation. lie Is
an honest. up right negro, ana ms character
stands unStnined before wliitS and black.
Died on the 10th Of May. l-Sl, Mr.. Geo. W.
Mitchell. wife OF DR.. George Mitchell. She
was born on the 18th OF August, Isis. and lived
q consistent member OF the Methodist church
ut Republican, until the day Of her death.
She expressed u Willingness todie, and was re-
signed to the will Of Heaven. but she desired
to look upon Ill the faces Of her loving chill
drcn before death sealed her RS his victim. but
I1 '" W.
were in Arkansas, SOM In Georgia. and some
In South Carolina. Mrs. Mitchell was IL good
, wife, IL kline mother, and was loved by all
| who knew her. Mr.. I. +. Mitchell. who Is II
| merchant Mt Lincoln Court House, Ga, was
! tue ouly son that saw her breathe her last.
, Her funeral was preached by Rev. A. g.. liar.
mon. Mr.. Harmon looked over the large con-
grcgation, and said that he could not count
over three that were playmates with the de-
ceased sister. lie impressed the young folks
Of the solcnlnity of death, and told them thai
II they lived three score years and ten, II was
! but q short time.
Died on the 18th Of May, 1850, Mrs. Cornclia
Edmunds, Of Lincoln county, Ga, and was
buried at the Edmund's grave yard near Ma.
pleton, s. &. She and her husband Mr.. James
EdmundS were horn and raised In SOuth Car
olina and moved to Georgia about eight years
AGO. and there she lived until death separated
her from earths habitation. She was II llith.
full member of the Methodist church and died
In tl,at faith. Before She died she called hcr
only sister to her bed side. II told her that
| she Intended going to sleep. and requested
her not TO wake her but to let her sleep. Her
sister made every attempt to- wake her, but
all In vain. The strong hand Of death com
manded her to cross the river though her wa.
tiers were dark and her pillows high.
j. NOMRAIi.
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Railroad Through Due West.
Associatc Reformed Presbyterian.

We hone Cur readers will not be alarmed,
The announcement which we have just made
is liable to be misunderstood The railroad ] Is
only prospective. but the prospect ~ pretty
On last Thursday evening, Hon. W
X. Bradley made n stirring appeal at the
College Chapel in behalf Of the projected rail
road in which he urged Its great Importance
and convinced the most skeptical thatit could
be built. The proposed route Is from q point
the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad Via
Abbeville G. Fl. and Due West: to Bolton on
the G%rcenvilIe md Columbia Railroad, and
the Blu Ridge, which. instead Of penetrating
great labor and expense. 1t Is expected To
scale in triumph. Tie citizens of Abbeville
and adjoining Counties are required to pre-;
pare the road for the rails. which VIII pc laid
by Profs. Hood, Young. Kennedy. and Dr.
Gricr. who were all in favor OF the road. al
night, our distinguished visitor wasscrenaded
by the College Band. /.
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Religious Interest Wanting In Yigor.

That the religious Interest IN THIS c0mmu-
nifty Is wanting IN vigor OF development Is
evident to all. The different prayer meetings
s,re very thin'y attended and the congrega-
tons are ~listless. Would 1t not be well for
the ministers OF tn churches and the leading
members to hold K consultation In the inter
eat, not OF sectarianisIn, but OF Christianity,
with q view OF adopting some course or ac-
ton which might raise us up out OF the Dc.
plorable state OF iukewarmnesS. II the fire Is
burning, why should 1t not burn brightly.
II seems to us that Il union prayer meeting.
where all Christians can meet and pray spec
tally for the gift of the Spirit In the revival of
the churches. would be In the right direction.
~-Eeopee Courier. 4 good way to dcvelopc
Interest in a prayer meeting. and to promote
Christianity, would he for the minister to "x-
hibit temper, insult the members of a thinly
attended prayer meeting, and dismiss them
summarily because so many were absent.
Such II course would no doubt inspire each
member to work with zeal In bringing delin-
qucnts to the church.
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The Stores to be Closed ut Six O'Clock,

Or and after 3lSt inst and until the first OF
September proxilmo. we, the undersigned
merchants Of Abbcville agree to close our
stores at 6o'clock p. NJ, saturdays excepted.)
]. Gittleson,
G. A. Douglass,
J. ID. Chalmers.
White brothers.
w. Joel Smith & Son,
Jas. \. Bowie,
W. T. Penny,
Wardlaw & Edwards,
Hill & Thomson.
Cunningham & Tcmpleton,
+. H.. Mcbride,
X. VI. Haddon & Co.,
Il. w. Barnwcli, .
7. R%oSenburg & Co.,
Mcdonald 4 Co.,
Quarles & Co.,
Jones & Miller,
Norwood Brothers,
j. KNOX.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-26
Going TO Cincinnatti.

The press gang OF South Carolina will In all
probability go to the Democratic National
Convention which meets in Cincinnati in
June. This will be y delightful trip for poor
country editors like ourselves who have never
been further from home than Hodges Depot.
The only fear tina we have about ourselves Is
that we may getlost In the big town. and bc
unable to lind our way back TO the cars on
the return trip. In that event. we will In adj
vance bid an atfpctionatc aud n final adtcu TO
all the delinquent subscribers to the Press
and Tanner.
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The ~EnumeratOrs.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF CESSCs,1
FIRST DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Rock HILL, S. C.. May Is, l&O.

Rock HILL. S. c.. May Is, 1880.
This Is to notify the following named emu
merntors of Abbeville county 10 call at thcll
respective post Office to receive their com
mission, oath, instructions and avs, which
will issue from this office at once. To VII:
Lconldas d. Conner, town OF ADbeSllle
Enumeration District No.. |.
Joshua Y.Joncs, AbbCyille township. Emu
meration District No. 2.
John II. Mcclellan, Cedar Springs township
Enumeration District No..
James II. Widemnn, Indian Hill township
Enumeration District No. /.
Edward COwan, bordeaux township. Emu
mcration District No. 5.
Robert A. NcCnslnn. Calhoun's Mills town
ship. Enumeration District No. @.
Thos q. Enrlght, Magnolia township. Emu
mcration District No. 7.
L.. C.. Maulden. IOwndcsville township
Enumeration District No. 5.
VIM. D. Mann, Diamond Hill township
Enumeration District NO.0
f.. Hyatt Edwards. Duo West township
Enumeration District No. To-.
Joseph #. johnson, DOnaldsville township
Enumeration District No. II.
Jnmes L. Prltchard, Cokesbury township,
Enumeration District No. II.
b.. II. Herndon, Greenwood township. Emu
mcration District No. II.
Addison w. Lynch, Ninety-six township
Enumeration District No. IL.
Elias l.. Tolbcrt, White Hall township.
Enumeration District No. Is.
Thomas N. TOlbert, Smithvillc township.
Enumeration District No. 10.
q. NJ. Hodges, Long Cane township. Emu
G. j. PRIDE, Supervisor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-26

The 20 votes Of Alabama have followed the
AZ votes OF Illinois. giving Grant 1913 votes. or
Sc less than q majority. 1t Is now believed
hat the threatened rebellion in New York
and Pennsylvania will c0me to naught. In
that event "a votes must be added to Grants
score. ,
the Republican candidate, nominated with
enthusiasm, and most likely by reclamation,
on the first ballot. This puts the nomination
of Tilden out Of the question. Even his stout
est friends know thu the South will not be
"solid," for the Democratic candidate, If the
opposing nominees are Tilden and Grant.
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1Olil, W.
The whole number of delegates to the State
Convention is l6l. and 81 votes are necessary
to nominate. or the l0l delegates already
elected, Gen. Gary can count on only nine,
and Gen; Hagood can count on 60; IT., the .,t ANIL far
Gen. .Hagood If no third candidate be In the
nomination: Of the e.; 81 delegates haSs 1s yet yet to t6e be
delegates Will vote squarely against the nomt-
nation Of Gen. Curry: II they respect me
wishes and opinions Of the Democrats of this
county. .
There is not as decided an expression of
opinion on the subject of nominating candid
ates for State officers In June as we expected.
Ten Counties, |. e., Marlboro, Abbeville,
Greenville, Horny. Chester, Lexington, Oconee
Edgeficld. Marion and Anderson, are opposed
to early nominations, and the Counties OF
Barnwell, Aiken and Kerslaw have INSTRUCT
ed their delegates to vote for nominations by
the June Convention: Ten Counties have t sXr
10 assume thu the delegates from those
Counties are ut least rs lik kelly to be In favor OF
nominating as againstit.
Since the above was put in type Charleston
has elected four Gary delegates
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Newspapers.
(Ne,Cs and Corrier.)

There is no.hins speculative IL we'll estah.
lishedEncwspaper property: A. newspaper is
hard to build up, but 1t Is proport!onately
dificult to pull down. It Is an aggregation Of
atoms, and It's segregation, under the most
favorable circumstances, takes years ana
Years. The met that it depends on thousands
of customers for success Is It's protection.
No two groups of men think alike, and what
displeascs one set pleascs another. Even I'M
prudent management cannot seriously lnJurc
n ncwspaDer. so long as 1t does not tread upon
the toes or too many Of Its readers Mt the same
time. Where 1t loses In one direction 1t gains
in another. There is indeed only ono way In
which n newspaper can enectually destroy
Itself, and that Is by disappointing, and con-
tinuing to disuppOint. the general cXpecta-
lions of It's readers rs n whole.
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The Count for Governor.
Ncus and Carrier.

The additional reports from the Countie'
confirm the deductions from the reports pub
Iished n week ago. Gen. Gary Is surprisingly
weak, and, according TO reinstatement sent t
MS. has not carried q single county besides hi
own. Up to this time reports have been re
I0i votes ii the State Convention. The pre-
ferences Of the delegates from Horny, L'eNing
ton and Marion Counties are not Known u
rs. and we class them as unknown.
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Mr.. J. W. Trowbridgc paid Anderson n visl
last week for the purpose Of entering bushes!
here as n merchants broker. He expressed
himself as greatly pleased with Anderson
and was surprised to find the tow as large q
1t IL. He thinks the Anderson newspapers q.
Importance of the town. Mr.. Trowbridgo OK
meets To begin business here soon, and we wish
him abundant success.-Anderson htcttgcn
cer.
The experimental survey Of the Savannah
Valley Rnilrond wns begun ut two o'clock Oh
Wednesday, the 10Th Instant: The frst I'M
was begnn from the Grccnvillc and Columbii
Railroad depot, in the town OF Anderson, ant
the second will be run from the Blue Ridg'
dcpot. The corps will probably be outr6on
one month on this survey. n work Will D.
begun upon the road as soon as 1t Is located.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-26

For Sheriff.

The numerous friends of SHERIFF DUpRE
respectfully nominate him for reelection,
subject to the approval OF the Democracy nj
the primaries. Without ostentation. firm;
fearless, Of mature years, fully. acquainted
with the requirements Of the law, he has
alike protected the interests OF the I!alntitl
credit to himself and bencfitto the people at
large, We confidently ask his reelection:
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Taxes. Nav %. 1850.
The Sermon.

This week We publish from the christian
Union another OF Bccciicr'S sermons. Read
IL and he edited. Next week We hope to give
our suhscribers an opportunity to read one OF
Talrnugc's finest ruuOnS
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State Treasurer.
n,J,,.,I.n 1fo+.otf,.,I

Our nomination OF Prof. Hood for this po-
siiion is received with great popular favor.
We nrc glad to note this, NJ he is a gentleman
of great financial experience, unswcrvlng IN.
tcsrity. and would make the State O capital
Treasurer,