The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-21

A grand Railroad Combination, that will
give another through line from the great
Northwest to the Atlantic coast, by way of
Savannah, has been all the talk In ticorgia
railroad circles for sOmc time and Is now put
down as an accomplished fact. Gov. Joe
Brown and Col. +. W. Cole, The two great
Southern railroad kings, are the moving Spir-
It's IN the combination and the roads en-
braccd in IT. will give an unbrOltcn line. VIZ
tually under the control of one management,
from st. Louis to Savannah The friends Of
the combination and the lines embraced In 1t
have great financial power, and they conf
IDENTIFY expect that in Il very few years the
| line will compete successfully with the three
other great lines TO the Atlantic coast-thc
! Erie, the Pennsylvania Central, and the BAL.
tim0rc and ohio. When in successful opera
alton IL will have the advantage Of each OF
these lines, in that the greater part of the
will be none of The snow blockadcS that arc
so troublesome on the Northern lines. If
successful, the whole South will feel the bcnc-
tit of this great enterprise.
"SENIoH' AND "JUNIoE.'-Wc should like
to know whom the -V"ube1ry Ncrs considers
as its senior editor. The firm maine Is Bon
ham Il SimIkins, yet in their editorials that
paper refers to Mir. SimkinS IT'S the Senior Ed
itOr. our understanding Il, That the first
name in the firm Is the "SrniO!" without any
reference whatever to the respective ages Of
the parties. For instance if Hlr. inlkin
were to retire from the firm and the oldest
IIl'tI III .NC"D elIN ~ w ltNf ilS BltNSt s"i.
Bonham would he the "Scninr' partncr.-
| Press ana Rnnncr. The understanding of the
Press dmd Banner is, as 1t usually Is, correct.
The editorial II has reference 10, Is doubtless
that on the Abbrvllle Banquet. In 1t by Il
mistake either Of editor or printer, Mr.. Bon
ham was made Junior and Mr.. SiinkinS the
Senior. Mr.. lionham is Tor shall we say nr0sJ
the ScniOrof the .Ncubt1rY Nc'cs, and perhaps
the Senior any way you take him.--NcWdcrry
Nc,rS.
REAL CASE OF IIYDROPI1oBIA-TII: "MAD
STOSE"OF 80 AvAII.-.A we'll known phy-
sician in t,atawba county writes, under date
of the 18th, as follows: - was called tnScc II
white hoy to-day, nincycars old. the only son
and child of the family, who was bitten by
TO have been afflicted with hydroplobia, and
] found the little fellow suffering intensely
from that terrible disease, The father of the
boy had used the mad stone thor0ushi!
within y hours after he was bitten. but II
seems to have had no effect IN this case. IL
will not do to rely on the mad stone in sncl
cases. This case IS ut Oxford Ford, Catawba
county."-Ch07loftc Observer.
THE CENTENNIAL LIBERTY POLE.-lt Is
learned that II force Of Air.1ine l~tallroad en-
pioycS arrived at Kings Mountain yesterday
10 prepare for the erection OF the liberty fi:.S
pole, which Is to he placed on the highest
pOint of the mountain, and itself to be lSD
icct high-thc ~tallest, it is said. ever erected
in the United States. The company, with us
well known enterprise, has undcrtakon TO
begin the centennial boom by This coniribu-
ton, and to add to 1t Il flag which Is to be
thirty feet long. h undertaking Is much
greater than the "crcctorS' had supposed, or
than any one else would imagine, and Will
cost several hundred dollars. WcundcrStanu
It is the purpose of those who have charge ol
the matter to begin work as soon as the poles
can be obtained. They propose that 1t shall
be seen from both Charlotte and Columbia!
Charlotte Observer.
We gave the report of dame rumQr yr,stcr-