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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-14

JEFF nAvtD.-Jcr David has
, respitcd. this time until Friday, lItAin nee"
Der next. The last respite rXpiredNrPtr.ii-
day 9th inst. This is now The fifth tin.Fil.
| hats been rrSpitru,-tlIat is To SLY the day'c.
his execution has been appointed six diflci
cnt times, counting the first. His cnunSc
believes in the justice of his cause, and is ul
firing in his efforts in behalf OF his client.
PUBLIC SCIIouiS.-Thc Rules and ltcSula
tiOu> made 10y the County Board for lNSu :r
la our column today. We are glad To So
that The salaries OF teachers are increased
We RAIL the attention OF teachers and trustee
10 thc Rules.
WE had the pleasure uf a cal! last wcci
from our esteemed correspondent "Qull
Nunr." No man has ever written more q
better articles for the Hf&s und BdHncr. III
is Il >plcIdi newspaper man.
ME-. BEurESr Is to leave .Ahbcville fnl
Charleston This week. lie intends 10 en-
gage ia The grain and ilnUr business III
Charleston. Success 10 him.
TuE"wrI ticket was carried in Greenwood
This time. while the dry ticket gained The
dnyat und."$,-hy one vote.
Miss SAL.LIE tS"uTr, whose mind was SC
badly clicrie! from Il severe attack OF the lc-
Yer. * Hrw we'll.
OUTS i number OF candidates for the
teachers' examination to-day arrived IN town
Yesterday.
ENE>. II. j.. MCGOWAN, Of I.aur"nS. is al
present in Abbevi.le visiting her friends.
tt arrive, one car load OF meat, at Hill &
Thomson.
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Sherif's Sale,
w. W. Golden against Ed llagaIl.

w. ". Golden against Ed llagan.
Execution.
pY virtue of an execution to me dirccted, IT
ID the above stated ease, | will sell l." tnt
highest bidder, at public auction, ~itnin tn'
LEGAL hours of sale. 1T Abbcvllle Court House
on Monday, the 2nd day of February y: u. leS
the following described property, to wit: =.
All that trilct or parcel OF land, situate. !!
ing and being In the county OIL Aboefllle
south Carolina, and containing
ONE HUNDRED AND
ACRES,
more or lcss, and bounded by lands or RoDcr,
Hagan, Fuyctt Bowie, A.. j. Mckee ane
others. .
Levied on and to be sold rs the property. o
Ed IIagan, TO satisfy the aforesaid eAecutlol
and costs.
JIG DUPRI,
Sheriff A.. c.
Office, Abbcvllle c. HIS. e.,
Junuu,y q 1SSl
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Sheriff. Sale.

Sheriff g Sale.
VIM. Chamberlain and Adcline Chamberlain
against Cornelia Crawford.
Execution.
DY virtue of an execution to me directed, IN
ID the above stated case, l will sell to the
high est bidder, At public auction. within the
LEGAL hours of sale. at Abbcville Court House,
on Monday the end day of February. A. u:
lSSO, NIL the interest of Cornelia Crhwloru
in the following described real estate, 10 VII
TWO HUNDRED ACRES,
more or less, known rs the Fed Edmundf
Tract, bounded by lands OF DC. Jcn'
nings, l.. ScarleS, James Callahan ana Others
ONE HUNDRED ACRES,
more or less, known rs the johnson Place,
bounded by lands of j.. Searlcs, estate OF Fed
Edmunds, deceased, and others.
TWO HUNDRED ACRES,
more or less, known MS the Fife Place, bound
ed by lands Of VIM. Harmon, Harmon & tM-
munds and others. ali being in the County o.
Abbcyillc, Stale OF South Carolina, on waters
of Little River, waters Of Savannah River
Levied on and to be sold as tho property Of
Crawford to satisfy the aforesaid cS'
ccution and costs.
TERMS Cash, and tho purchaser to pay FOL
papers. n,,Dp
Sheriff A c
Shcrlf's Office, Jams, 1850
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. SoAOs
Sharp, Smith x Co. against George W.Jones
Execution.
DY virtue Of an Execution 10 me dlrectru
- in the above stated case. ! Will sell 10 tht
highest bidder, ut public auctloh, wIti tin,.n
on Monday, tie ind day of February. A: D
lSso, the following described property: 10 VIII;
All that tract or parcel of land, situate, iSIne
Carolina, and containing
TWO HUNDRED ACRES,
moro or less. and bounded by lands or Jas
c. razor, Allen Dodson. b. c. Hart ano
others. ,,o,ortv NJ
Levied on and to be sold as the propertE -
CcutiOn and costs,
TERMS Cash. nrppr
Sheriff 4 c
sherinrs Office, Abbevillc c. H., S. e"
Iup m lSSl.
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Sherif's Sale.
VIM. Whitlock against Thos. Young.
B.p. Norris against Thos. Young.

Wm. Whitlock against Thos. Young.
B.. |. Norris against Thos. Young.
Executions.
by virtuc of sundry executions TO me direct.
ID cd. in the above stated case, l Will sell &c
the highest bidder, Mt public auction, whit
the legal h ours of sale, at Abbevliie our
House on Monday, the End day Of February
A. ilo -. IiSso. tho following described property
70 Wit: All the interest of Thomas iount
In the Mill property, known as Young ane
divers Mills on Rocky River near Lowndef
vile, Consisting in part of Merchant Mill
Mill. Gin House and contents, and
SIXTY!THREE ACRES,
of land, more or, less, bounded by lands o
Massaion Bell, Berry b. Allen, Robert Hutch
inson and others. Levied on and sold as IN
property of Thomas Young W satisfy TIT
] C DUPRE,
SAC
SheriG's Office, Jan 10, 1880
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I..AUltl;NS BRANCH

I.ACRENS BRANCH.
Iaurcns l5ranc Trains leave Iaurcns {. II
nj ".uUa. m. and Nc~Dcrry 1T 400 p. m, dui
ly except Sundays.
Iiic up and down Trains o. the main
Strri. make close connections nj Columbia with
the UP and down p;! Passenger Trains on
the South Carolina ltliirnal and with the
Tn rough Freight Trains. with Passenger Tar
attached, on the Wilmington, columbia and
lucuSta ltailr0ad, and at Aston with the
trains of the S~parlanburg, Union and Column
hia ItaiirOld for Union. SrarlanGurg, Hen.
,~lcrsonvillc, .tshcNille, &C.. Nr.
Il. Ii. TEMPLE.
General Superintendent.
J. i. MEREDITH, VI lstrr Transportation.
JAbHH NuRruS. JH.. G-n"ral Ticket Agent.
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Chicago Tribune: A John Bull re-
Gently came to Chicago, and was ad-
miring all he saw Of our enter
prise and sagacity, but. didn't
think he'd settle here, as there. was no
law securing the right Of hentail:"
"Ah," said his friend, "but you should
try one Of our cocktails"
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AbbeCillc has some as prosperous business
firms lis can b. found anywhere. and among
their number we would mention McsSrs. ".
Joel Smith & Son. whose business has s;eadi-
" increased from the beginning of their career
as merchants Last week IN consequence OF
Gupreccdcnted sales their stock WIS so much
reduced that the senior member of the Rr,l
went !o market Il second time AND laid in an
other large supply OF goods. These gentle
men now have in their store the fullest assert
mcnt OF everything that the housclIrepcr or
the farmer may desire. 4. nuinhcr of polite
and accommodating clerks stand ready and
anxious to serve the public When In want
OF anything, don't fail 10 give this firm 4 call.
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BIRTHS.
T ARRIVALS.

At Abhcvillc, January I, lSS0, Mrs. ]. r.. F.
Wilson, q son.
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A Yassar girl wrote home: Dee
Paw-paw; we study Latin TO- owahs q
dav. Fwench seven up and science
evan 30 loung. The good matrons
nevah let us 60 owet. Won't you send
me my leggins and skates for q pop
little girl who lives IN the village!
Don't forget the heel straps.
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Two bosoms with q single thought
discharged themselves OF that thought
as follows: "Araminta, petit" what,
Charles dear?" what dreadful COWS,
lovey!" Eth, sweete?" II said,
what dreadful COWS, darlingt" "Oh,
did YOU, nv oWn?" "Yes, duckey!"
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"The other day when q Detroit
grocer spelled sugar "s-hu-g-e.r" o
; friend pointed out the word and re-
marked: ''That word isn't spelled
quite right" "Hal I see" laughed
the grocer, zone would think had no
education" And he crossed 1t out
and wrote s-h-u-g-o-r.
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Charivari tells Of o negro named
Domingoin one ofthe French colonies,
who, speaking Of the advantages OF the
Christian religion, said: There was
@ time when I knew nothing Of God
or the devil, but now I know and love
them both.
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A happy thought that never oc-
Cured: Mother lin continuationc
And so the wicked Pharaoh ordered
that all the baby boys should be killed
Madeleine - But mammal didn't
any of their mothers say they was
girlsl
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A furrier wishing to inform his cus-.
toners that he recast their old furs.
into fashionable styles, wound up his
advertisement as follows IN. B.
Capes, ~victorines, &c., made up for Ia
dies in fashionable styles, out OF their
Own skins"
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That was an irreverent and rtbald
youth, who, to his aged parent desir.
inc to retire from the retail trade and
take q Government position, said:
"You in the post oficel Nice old
party you'd be in the post office.
What could you do in a post Office
except to stand In the doorway with
your mouth open for folks to wet pos
tage stamps on your tongue?"
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A Silver City New young lady,
who has O passion for pretty babies,
toa little four-year-old angel who has
q bran-new sister: II say, bub, won't
YOU give me your baby sister, + love
little babies" Young hopeful: NO,
I tant." Young lady (wtnking at her
young MANI: why, sonny, why.
won't you give the baby to me?'
Hopeful Indignantly: Fly, he'd
'tarve to death; your dress opens be-
hine." Painful silence tor the next
fifteen minutes.
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Sherif's Sale.

ShcrlT's Office, Abbcvllle c. HIS. e.,
January 8, 1850
The true northerner., 1880-03-19
Arizona.

Not one of our Territories has so un-
happy reputation as Arizona. 1t is
generally known as the region Of which
the story is told about the soldier, who,
having died there, went to Hades, and
found it so cool by comparison that he
returned for his blankets. This illus
tration reflects the popular idea, and its
abominable climate is generally thought
to be in harmony with everything else I;
but Arizona is better than it has been
represented, having much improved
within q few years, through natural
development and in the character of its
settlers. The southern portion has been
regarded as the worst, many persons
having declared il unfit for civilized
beings. People who have lately gone
there have no such opinion. So far
from being desert, the surface is q
succession of mountains or broken
chains of mountains, with vide inter
vening plains and valleys, marked by
heavy undulations. Below these, and
along the streams, are bottom lands
The true northerner., 1880-03-19
The Greatest Bridge In the World.

The total cost of the Brooklyn bridge
up to the present time, including the
land damages and the purchases of real
estate, has been over 81, ,250,0O0. De-
Quoting everything except the cost of the
actual structure, the outlay on the bridge
has been about $8,000,000. The orig
inal estimate of the expense, made in
1867, was 81, 100000. But in this esti-
mate no allowances were made for land
and land damages.
Up to this time, however, the con-
struction of the bridge alone has exceed
ed the original estimate of cost by the
amount of about 81, 900, 900, and when
the work is completed, even if the pres
ent exceedingly favorable contracts are
carried out, the excess will be upward of
100000 and the total expenditure will
be over $13, 100000.
This will make the Brooklyn bridge
by far the most expensive bridge in the
world. But it is unquestionably the
boldest undertaking in the way of bridge
structure ever attempted. It's central
span across the East river, from tower
to tower, is 1885 feet long. 1t is nearly
600 feet greater than the now-widest
span-that of the bridge at Cincinnati
across the Ohio.-NeU York Sun.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19

The Supreme Court of Illinois has
decided that n charivari party isan un-
lawful assemblage, case of murder in
that connection having come up
from De Kalb county. Some twenty
years ago similar decision was rem
dered in the case of ex-Gov. Bebb, OF
Ohio, then citizen of Illinois, and who
was defended by Tom Corwin. A party
of country louts charivaried his premi-
ises upon the occasion of his daughters
marriage; he warned the party of; they
refused to 60; he shot into the crowd
and killed man.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19
Curious Features OF the Blue Ridge
Range.

The Blue mountain range, which runs
through the State of Pennsylvania, pre-
sents some curious features in its physi-
cal geography. 1t is divided by a river
every twenty-seven miles. From where
the Susquehanna river passes through
to the Swatara river is twenty-seven
miles. The distance from the Swatara
to the Schuylkil is twenty-seven miles.
1t is twenty-seven miles from the
Schuylkill to the Lehigh; and the Della
ware cuts the hills in twain at the Water
gap, twenty-seven miles further on. A
large lake lies in hollow in New Jer-
sey, twenty-seven miles from the Della
ware. A person starting from Homes
dale, Wayne county, Pa, to drive to
Bushkill, Pike county, will have drive
of sixty-two miles. It is twenty miles
to Blooming Grove. Reaching Milford,
he will be twenty miles from Blooming
Grove. At Dingman's he will be forty
nine miles from his starting place, and
still twenty miles from Blooming Grove
At Delaware he is fifty-four miles from
Honesdale, and Blooming Grove is
twenty miles distant. At Bushkill, his
destination, he is sixty-two miles from
his starting-point, and yet the finger
board tells him that it is "To Blooming
Grove twenty miles"
The true northerner., 1880-03-19

For the first time since 1874 there is
to be what is called general election
throughout England, Scotland, Wales
and Ireland for members of Parliament.
Both parties have enlisted in the cam
paign with vigor and energy, and have
issued their platforms. The canvass
will be short one. The elections will
take place some time in April, and the
new Parliament will assemble in May
The British House of Commons con-
sists of 652 members, elected by al BIZ
trarily classed districts. Thus, repre-
sentatives are elected in counties" !"
"boroughs," and universities" Cities
are classed as boroughs. The strength
of the Tory and Conservative party is
to be found mainly in the English coun-
ties where the large landed estates are
situated. In the present House the
Conservatives have fifty majority.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19

The Detroit Post and Tribune pub
fishes returns from al parts of the
State, giving encouraging reports rela-
tive to the condition of the wheat crop.
Out of all returns only eight or ten are
decided in their tenor that the wheat
crop is seriously injured. A very few
others note the fact that some damage
has been inflicted, but not as yet to
such an extent but that about an aver
age yield may be expected. The other
returns are very encouraging. 1t is
true. however. that March is always the
trying month of the year for the wheat
crop, and much injury may yet be suf-
fered.
The jackson Patriot is informed by
one of the leading temperance men of
that city that the Attorney General of
the State has expressed the opinion
that constitutional amendment can
not be voted upon at the spring town
ship elections. II this be so, the pro-
posed amendment of the Prohibition
lists, forbidding the manufacture of any
thing that can intoxicate within the
limits of the State, it will be impossi-
BILE to submit to the people until the
State election following the next ses-
sion of the Legislature, or November,
1882, because, the last Legislature hav-
ing ordered the vote TO be taken in
April of this year, it will, of course, be
incompetent to vote on the matter in
November next. This probably defeats
the scheme, as also the proposition to
increase the Governors salary.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19

THE Government official organ of
Portugal is grati6ed by a rumor that
the United States intends to found
commercial colonies on the west coast
of Africa. 1t is not the policy of the
United States to found commercial
colonies. Probably ths most the Gov
ernment will attempt to do will be
through Consuls or commercial agents
to open up new avenues of trade in
which American enterprise may enter.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19

covered, as the mountains and mesas are
all the year round, with luxuriant
growth of several kinds of grass, on
which cattle continually feed and fatten
The mesquit, abundant everywhere,
supplies fuel, and the high mesas. ad-
joining the mountains, are overspread
with oaks growing, as apple trees do, in
orchards. The gorges are filed with
pine, jumpers and yews, and divers saw
mills are cutting lumber which sells at
$40 per l 1000 feet. Society is as good
as it is in any new mining section on
the Pacific slope. Schools and church
es have been established throughout
the Territory, which is rapidly settling
with educated and Industrious people,
farmers, mechanics and professional
men from New England. Minnesota,
Texas and California. And they are
opening farms, nurseries, vineyards, as
well as shops and offices. Its mining
resources are steadily developing, and
all the indications are of future pros
perity.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19

SIcILIAN brigands recently carried
away son from his father, at Vale
della Vita, promising to restore him on
payment of 5000 francs. The father
gave information to the police, and by
their activity the brigands were discov-
cred, and a cave near Caltabellotta was
named as the place where the boy was
to be found. The father and the SOL
diers, on entering the cave, found the
bones of the lad lying about, the flesh
having been eaten away by dogs and
vultures. The boy had been murdered
by the brigands in revenge for the sup
posed treachery OF the father in giving
information to the police.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19

Mr.. w. II. VANDERBILT, who is fit
ting up an art gallery in his New York
residence, was in Baltimore recently to
inspect the well-known private collec-
ton of paintings owned by MIR. Wal
ters. Previous to this visit Mr.. Van
derbilt had not spent day in Balti-
m ore since 1885, being at that time a
boy of II years of age. On that occa-
sion he saw a mob sacking the house of
Reverdy johnson in Monument square,
and throwing his furniture out OF the
windows. The riot was brought about
by the failure of bank for which Mr.
Johnson was counsel. The city after
ward compensated him for his loss.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19

GEN. RUGGLEs, of Virginia, thinks he
eau control the elements by the aid of
an appropriation" He claims that the
diffused mists passing over wide regions
or localities suffering from unusual
drought may be readily consolidated
into rainfalls by conclusions and vibra-
tiops artifcially produced. The method
contemplated by Gen. Ruggles' patent
is to send into the clouds skeleton bal
looms filled with cartridges of dynamite
or smaller explosive materials, and to
explode the contents by magnetic elec-
tricity through light metallic wires con-
Meeting the balloon with the earth.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19
John GaylOrd Wells.

John Gaylord Wells, who died in
New York city not long ago, was the
author of "Wells' Every Man His Own
Lawyer" of which over 100000 copies
have been sold in this country. He
was originally printer in Connecticut,
and among others who learned that
art with him was Mr.. Robert Bonner,
of the Ledger. He was the inventor of
elastic type for printing on hard sub
stances, ard of several other ingenious
contrivances, and spent $4,000 in pro-
tecting his patents in the courts. Sew
eral fortunes were made and lost by
him. In January, 1878, he sprained
his ankle in stepping from a curbstone,
which rendered amputation necessary,
and from the effects of which he never
recovered.
The true northerner., 1880-03-19
BITS OF INFORMATION.

THE first gold mine in the United
States was discovered In South Caro-
lima in 1890.
The ancient Egyptians were the first
to embalm the dead. They believed
that the souls of the dead, after many
thousand years, would reinhabit their
bodies if they were preserved entire.
Some of the bodies buried 5000 years
ago are perfect to this day.
Few people realize the fact that
America widens at the north until it
reaches out into the ocean so as to be
within thirty-six miles of Asia. In Sc
we're winters Behring's Straits are fro
zen over, and animals frequently pass
on the ice from one country to an
other.
Why the nine of diamonds is COM
monty called the curse of Scotland is
thus explained: Diamonds, being an
ornament to the crown, were merely
mark of royalty. 1t was legend that
every ninth king of Scotland was q
tyrant who, by civil wars and intestine
commotions, involved his country in
trouble and division. Hence the say
ing
"OLD Rosin the Bow" was popular
song forty years ago. A Natchez (Miss.)
paper thus spoke concerning its author,
several years ago: "The name of this
song is, properly, odd Rossum, the
Beau" 1t was written by Col. w. h.
Sparks, formerly of Natchez, and who
is still living at Monroe, La. @Old
Rossum" was somewhat after the Beau
Brummel order, and particular friend
OF the Colonel.
The strongest of all known substan-
ces is iron. Made into best steel, rod
one-fourth of an inch of diameter will
sustain 5000 pounds before breaking
iron wire, 5000 pounds; bar iron, 1000
pounds; cast iron, 1000 pounds to
5000 pounds; copper wire, 8, 1000 pounds
silver, 1000 pounds; gold, $500 pounds.
Wood which will bear a very heavy
weight for minute or two will break
with wo-thirds the force acting long
time. A rod of iron is about ten times
as strong as a hempen cord. A rope an
inch in diameter will bear about two
and one-half tons, but in practice it is
not safe to subject il to strain of more
than about one ton. Half an inch in
diameter, the strength will be one
quarter as much; a quarter of an inch,
one-sixteenth as much, and so on.
The Suez canal, connecting the Med
iterranean with the Red sea, was
opened for navigation Nov. II, 1859; it
is ninety-two miles long, aud of varying
width, the narrow portions, which COM
prise the greater portion of its length,
not permitting two vessels to pass each
other. There are numerous sidings,
however, which afford room for the ves-
sells to pass or cross each other. Yes
sells measuring 430 feet in length and
drawing twenty-five feet nine inches oi
water have safely passed through the
canal. The actual cost of the canal was
fl7,518,729, exclusive of Gi,36O, ,OOC
bonds issued to pay coupons on shares
in arrear during part OF the period OF
construction, or, in United States cur
rency, about $94, 100000.