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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-08-19

THE Virgins Republicans, or q ma
jority Of them, decided to support the
Malone Republican ticket, and their very
boisterous and inhsrmonious convention
at Lynchburg broke up without making
any nominations. There is great dissstis-
faction among the honest Republicans,
who say they will In no event sanction
Malone or his ticket. The vote In the
Presidential election last year stood .
follows Regular Democrat, 96.4isi Ms
hone ticket, 81 1877; Straight Republican,
5000. These figures would Indicate the
election Of the Malone ticket this year,
until We come 10 consider the real state Of
Affairs. In the Presidential canvass Ma
hone claimed that he was Democrat Of
Democrats, and even went 90 fer as to ask
the endorsement Of the Democratic Ns-
tional Committee. He put out regular
electoral ticket for Hancock. and had the
General been elected, Malone would have
still claimed to be q Democrat, but as he
was not, the desire for spoils outwsighed
his principles, (if he ever had any, and
the result was an ignoninious sell-out TO
the administration. The Democrats had
not found him out then, else he would
never have succeeded in drawing thirty
odd thousand voters from their ranks, and
now that his infamy has been fully demon
strated, HE support must come principally
from the Republicans. who have been
urged on by the administration to carry
out the terms Of the bargain and sale. But
Thousands Of them will not DO parties to
the disgrace that reputation will bring
upon the State, and will therefore vote for
the Democratic candidates. The outlook
10 cheering to those who value the proud
reputation Of the Old Dominion, and we
are fully convinced that a brighter day is
shortly 10 dawn on her.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-08-19

VIII practice his profession IN Rcckcastle aud
adjoining counties and In the Court Of Appeals.
Special attention given 10 collections.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
The Republicans and the South.
Nashui lie american.

Mr.. Aiken, OF South Carolina, spoke words
OF %soberne>s and truth when, after turning q
point neatly upon the Republicans, he said
the South would never again submit TO such
governments as came near destroying their
Interests In 1872. Re ,.ublicanS will find II haid
to answer his charge that the white vote was
us much suppressed In 1872. as the negro vote
appeared to be after that time. But the most
important statement made was when he SAID
the Northern Republicans might again en-
broil the South, but whatever fate bef>ll, how
ever bard the burden to bear. however long
the contest, however painful and destructive,
the stronger would G. lie out of 1t In the end
successful and the weaker the real anu the
greatest sufferers. II the American people
leave their race problem where 1t is, 10 the
people II most concerns, 10 those who best UNI
uerStand IT,, the two ruces Will slowly work 1t
out, aud the result will he right and the result
just. We are glad Mr.. Aiken made thee re-
marks, because they are strictly the truth.
and it Is now time that we have no such pru-
dence as requires suppression Of the truth or
silence concerning great interests. We have
for some time argued. as Mr.. Aiken argued,
that the South can and will take care OF itself,
and I'm doing SO the South will be guarding
the best interests of the whole country. IL
will wage no war, engage In no secession, seek
no fUrcibie settlement, but 1t will go strH1ght-
forward on the path OF lawful resistance, grow
ing In wealth, in population, finding u"lly
new allies among the capitalists and business
classes of the world, instructilg the Northern
people In their own interests and savinG them
II ON their own Ignorance OF this isStle-a
learned ignorance more dangerous aud lie
structive than all the iilitcracy Of the South.
In this way, enlbroil the South rs they Will,
they will only clog, while they will not with
all their %clngging rctard the wheels of mattel.
al. intellectual and moral progress In the
South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
Beautiful Tribute.

The Ecrshaw Gazette, In the Court proceed
Ings OF last week, publishes the following
beautiful tribute, 10y Judge Aldricii, to tho
memory Of the lamentcI William NJ. Shan
non, who was slain in a duel with Colonel
Cash. At the close OF his charge to the grand
jury the Judge said;
me to pay a feeble tribute To the memory OF
my lifelong friend. 1t makes me very sad to
miss the genial iaac and the hearty welcome
Of the good, the brave, the gentle shannon. ]
friend, a more patriotic citizen, u nobler gen.
lcnlaii never adorned society.
AS q citizen, he YVES eYeralive to the we'll be,
Ing OF the community; earnest and energetic
In every good WORK, whether to promote It's
moral, intellectual or material advancement.
AS a lie lslator, wa'chful, alert and always
faithful and punctual in the discharge or Ills
duties TO his constituency and the state.
Asa lawyer, able, learned, cOnscientiousan and
pains-taking.
AS a soldier, gallant, mindful OF his duty,
preserving discipline without harsliness. care.
lul of his command, and devoted to the cause
In which lie periled his HE.
need not tell you. who met him continual
ly In your daily walks, what q gentleman he
was, so kind and c0urtly, so accomplished and
dignitied, SO mindful of all the amenities OF
lie. All me! no one could have been taken
from your social circle who Is so generally
mourned and leaves so great y void.
dare not speak Of him as Husband and Fa.
ther. Voice and words would both fail me did
I venture across that sacred threshold.
He has left you, gentlemen. a bright exam
Pile, which 1t will he well for you to teach your
children to follow; for. no matter what the
changes and chances TO arise in the future.
Kershaw county will hardly ever produce a
citizen whose example is more worthy to be
emulatcd than the blaIneless career Of the la
mentcd Vim. NJ. shannon. In all the relations
of lifa-a man whose memory will ue loved
and rcvered when we are forgotten in the
dust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
Failure to Establish a Bureau Of Ag.
riculture.

A dispatch from Washington 10 the Boston
Herald, dated : til says: The bill creating the
bureau OF agriculture into an executive de-
partmenf, and Its head into q secretary Of
agriculture, wns defeated In the House to-day.
Mr.. Aiken. of south Carolina, q member Of
the agricultural committee, whose pet measure
IT was, moved its passngc under suspension
Of the rules. He secured without trouble the
majority required 10 second his motion, but,
after the half hours debate allOwcd by the
rules, he was unable to muster the twO-thirds
requisite to a suspension of the rules
1.-THE speeches made on the bill, with the
exception Of one by Chairman Covert Of the
agricultural committee. Il sensible Long Isl
and lawyer. the only member Of the commit
tee. who signed the adverse minority report,
were strongly In favor of the pnSstge. Fol-
one halfhour the agricultural interests of the
were ulprrrnoSt In the minds of the
representatives of the people. In short, two
minute speeches, Messrs. Aiken, McCord.
Dunncl and other grnngers urged the impor'
lance OF the farmers and the proprlety ofcon'
stituting their peculiar division of the exc
cutivc government Il department cOteqral with
all other departments. Mr.. Dunncl went FUR.
ther thar the others, and urged the creation
of u department Of industry, which would
have supervision not only Of agricultural
but OF all other industrial Interests OF The
country. Despite all the talk, however, the
bill failed to receive enough votes and Is dead.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
The LORDS Prayer.

When the elder Booth was residing III Bal
timore, a piOns, urbane Old gcntleninn OF that
city. hearing of hisgieat lowerof clocutionl,
one day invited him to dinner. although nj
ways deprecating tn" stage and all theatrical
p.rioi nllnces. 4 large company snt down at
the table, and Oh returning to drawlng-rnoin
once of them asked Booth, as a special favor to
them all, 10 relnat the Lords prayer. He
81 niicd his willingness to crafty them, and
all cy eS were fixed upon him. He slowly and
reverentIy arose from his chair, trembling
with the burden OF two great conceptions
He had to rralizctht character, attributes and
presence OF the Almighty being he was To ad-
dress. He was to transform himself into a
poor SHINING, st umbling, benightcd, needy
pardon. light and guidance. Says one OF the
company h was present: 1T was wonder.
f Il to watch the play OF emotions ~convulsed
his countcnnce. He became deadly pnle, and
his eyes turned trembling upward, were wet
with teurs. AS yet he had not spoken. The
silence could he felt; 1t had become absolutely
painful. until ut last the spell was broken as
If By an electric shock. rs his rich toned voice
Syllablad f prth. Our Father, which art In
Heaven" etc., with a pathoS and tervid sol
emnity which thrilled all hearts. He finish
ell; the silence continued; not n voice was
heard. not q muscle moved In his rapt audi
encc, until, from Il remote corner of le room
n Subuued sob was heard. and the old gentle
man, the host) stepped forward with stream.
ing eyes and tO!icring frame and seized Booth
by the hand. sir said he IN broken accents,
lyon have atfo"de ! me u plelsur1 for which
my whole future life will feel grateful. l am
an Old man. an'leveryd ~ from boyho0d 10 the
present time, | have REPEALED the Lords pray
er: but | n.ver heard 1t briore, never!!' lyon
are ri !ht.' replied B 10th; to re ID that prayer
rs 1t should lie read, "a l>ed me the seve' est
study and labor for thirty years, and | am far
from satisfied with my rendering OF that won.
de:1ul production" Hardly one person in
ten thousand colnprehends how much beauty
tenderness and grandeur can he condensed In
Il space 81 simple. That prayer OF Itself sutti.
cirn'ly illustrates The truth Of the Bible, and
stamps upon it the seal Of dlvinity.-Aui
u1lcc,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
Barnwell Court House Sixteen Years
Ago.
Sentiue[.l

Or Inst Saturday, sixteen years ago, the Fed
erul army, under command of the notorious
Gen. Fitzpatrick, entered the town uf Barn.
well. after q skirmisI ut Suikehatchie will
about forty or tifty men Of Gen. whecler's cav
airy. IL was just at our dinner hour when the
niuin body. ten thousand men entered the
town, depopulaled Of all its male citizens ex.
ccpt nbUut q dozen old gentlemen. Houses
wert ransncke ed, stock slaughtered, horses TAX
Ell, and carriages and other vehicles filled with
rolled away; meals taken from
the fire partly cOUkel, fences t ,rn down. and
the fiery torch applied to some Of our finest
buildings. Women and children were terri
fled. and Iookc cd to he turned out homeless, To
endure the bitter weather then prevailing;
and when night came the sky In every direc-
ton was reddrned by the glare, and the al
Inosbhere filled with the fumes OF stolen bR-
con. being prepared for the thousand enemies
TO the little group Of helpless children, though
brave yet ut the mercy OF the army. The fol-
lowing morning Fitzpatrick and his staff rode
ponipOusly to the Court House, and sat on
their horses while the torch was applied, after
which the march onward was resumed. On
the 9TH day OF the same month, about 2o'clock
Ger. Davis corps Of 5000 men entered the
town. and by 2 O'Clock the following dry, had
reduced every building OF Importance to ash
es, and cleaned every smoke house and pantry
In town OF the last dust of meal. 1t was on
this day that the Sentinel office was fired, by q
dirty little Pennsylvania villain, and cOnsuln-
ed, with Il large quantity Of type, q magnif.
cent press, and other material. That week OF
February, 1866, tested the nerve OF our coun-
try, and has lett O sad impression with al sur
riyNrg
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
The Inauguration of Mr.. Garfield.

The authorities at Washington are making
great preparations for a grand inauguration
on the 4th - March, at Washington ~"
'1r". as are { .rrinc exc"r- n rates from oil
inc important lines. The price fto!n Green
Vile and Columbia. VIC believe Is $500. But
so fur as we have heard no inducement Is of.
fercd on the Columbia and Grcenville Rail
road. We tbink il Is to be regretted that our
Railroad authorities do not join in offering
excursion rates. The occasion will no doubt
be OF much interest 20 all who may go, and
we think that all who can afford II, will make
this q paying trip. a Washington cores
pondclt, among other things says:
with the exception OF about $1,000 which
was to he expended for fireworks, the money
necessary for carrying out the plans OF the In
au.ural committee has all been subscribed.
From alviccs received by the committee, the
inaugural ball promises To be II grand success.
and every effort Is being set forth to make 1t
the most elaborate affair OF the Kind IN the
history of the country. The new National
Museum, in which the ball is to he given, Is a
building OF one rom, but Il little less In size
than the National Capitol, covering two ana
three-eiphtIs acres of ground. A dressed pine
flooring Is now being laid throughout the hhil,
which is now being waXet. Tn limit OF tie
number OF tickets Of admis>iOn-H,HUNpr
yides for about six va uare feet to each person.
u " - fS'N' t"N $50 N'S N'N.
crowded. The cloak room Is being systematic
cally arranged In order to meet all require
mentS and avoid annoyance. The room Is
heated with steam and lighted with gas. The
music will he the best that can be secured. A
band Of 10 musicians from the l%asl has al
ready been contracted for. In view of the eX-
pensc attending the preparations, no cnInpli-
inentary tickets will be issued, excepting Ia
Prcsident.elert Garfield and his family. The
work OH the decoration OF Pennsylvania ave.
nue. will be begun ut once, $4,000 having been
given for that purpose. The escort OF the
P~residentc.ect will consist OF about 2D,G0 mi.
Iitla and Il companies Of REGULAR troops and
marines. Previous TO the ball Il reception Will
be held In the Museum building. BY General
and Mrs. Carried, President and Mrs. Hayes
and General and Mrs. Grant. General Han.
cock has also been Invited TO take part In the
reception, and 1t is thought from assurances
received by the committee that he Ill accept:
General Sherman will be grand marsha of
the parade, and will make the presentations
at the reception.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
The Peaceful Press.
(Greenritic lNetrs.)

Our esteemed contemporaries, the Cblumbsa
Register and the Il ,,de'son Journal are still "at
IT," The latter replies to the insinuhtion re-
.gnrdins "a punpy" with some general remarks
Touching "a fiopearcd old hound" preiared
by an elaborate and appropriate quotation
from the Scriptures. Let MS keep this thing
straight und sec exactly how the South Caro-
lima press stand: The Register and the Ners
and courier hate ench other dcvoutly; the
Reoister and the Daily Ne,ps arc temporarily
at peace: the Ncws and Courier has 6:ocknded
The Daily Np,ps, and the latter go-ils.you-plense
delights to prod it, esteemed content
porary In the ribs at every opportunity; there
II open war between the W,nnshnro .N"Ws and
Herald and the AbberiUe 4Ietiinm: also be-
tween the Mrdium and the Dniiy Ners: the
Medium and the Register are not on speak Ing
terms, and there Is not that warm affection
between IT, and The Ne'rs and Courier that
chalucterizcs other birdlings In their little
whitc-wingcd peIccin the shape OF he
<fbbeUiYe Press ana Banner has fled from the
field of rarnase, and the Anderson journal and
the Register are exchanging canine epithets.
IL Is time to call II halt. some of
the Language that has recently been flying
lowers the formerly high tone not on
ly Of the Journals themselves but OF the peo-
pie. II ali other means lail, we shall Start u
to repeal the anti-duclllng law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16

one who wants to be a nobler man, and is willing 70 b
q nobler man. and hungers Tor nobility Of soul, and 10
willing tn open his soul TO G,sa. say, I" know thee nit;
but thou kn0west me: make me better" will guar.
antee 81 h q man. lie 10 on tie very center path OF
the Christian life. Whoever calls on God. who 10 his
Father ~ love him 40 a'child. and to help him to overs
c,u,e the animal in him. bis passions and a~prttitss,
tho ssductions Of The world. and to We him immor-
taIity, and make him worthy u that Immortality, not
BY works Of righteousness which he shall d., bat BY
those fruits which he shall produce In h~im-whoeyer
dues that and longs for holiness, and fGr God that he
iuay be holy, need not DO afraid Of what men say Of
him..
IT IS BITTER TO BE CALLED An rsyrDEL
and b. with God than to be called orthodox and tra!a
with the devil.
Do not be afraid Of what you may be called; but
above everything else, be afraid that because you are
In the church. and Jon have never rrbelled aesinst any
theology. and are regular in all your devMlionS you
may therefore feel that you are . Christian, aud arc
sufr; for Ch, fst'anity Is q living thing. There 10 no
Christianity In btOkB; nr creeda 0r cSt-c isms. Chris
tianity is in the heart q inan. 1t cons SITS In loving
th. Lori thy God with oil thy heart, and thy neighbor
IS thyself. Build your whole life ON Christ. and lie In
bis very bosoln, and for you viii walt glory and honor
and immortality.
To this u G In the soul@rot 10 the saints nor to III.
churches. but IN this life-i call every man. Count
yourself rot unworthy Of such . life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
A TRESTLE.
Seriors Accident on the Charleston and
Savannah Railroad.

The Savannah Ncus, OF the 18th says: The
freight train, No. 6. on the Charleston and Sn.
vannah Railroad. which left Savannah mt half
rast seven O'Clock on Thursday night, met
with a very serious accident near Hardceville.
While passing over the savannah river trcStle
md within three hundred yards of the abut-
ment OF the bridge on the South Carolina side,
the trestle gave way and the engine and twen-
Nv cars went to the bottom and were very
much damaged. Some two miles or more OF
The trestle were KNOCKED down, and the wreck
was serious. The wood-passer on the freight
train had his back very badly hurt, possibly
n fracture OF the spine, and the engineer and
fireman were seriously injured. Information
was al once sent to the city; and at 2 o'clock.
LEFT en- q special train for the scene OF disaster.
He made q thorough inspection Of the DAM
age and reported by telegraph to Col: H. s.
Haines the extent OF thedainage. During the
morning, Col. Haines. with u large force OF
workbench, proceeded to the wreck, and II Is
hoped that the damage VIII be repaired In a
few days, 10 US to enable the transfer OF pasen-
gers aud mails ut least. which Is impossible
}uSt now. When the damage will be repaired
il is difficult TO say, but every effort will be de-
voted 10 opening communicated as Soon as
possible. A notice has been issued that there
will I've no truins for Charleston over the road
until further notice.
accident Is supposed to have been caused by
the breaking OF an axle Of one OF the freight
cars. which knocked one Of the benches Of the
tr%estlework out OF its place. This weakened
the connecting benches and caused the col
lapse of about two miles OF treStilng, which
sank quietly into the swamp with the engine
and train Of cars still upon the track. No one
was hurt, ana the cars escaped with little IN
Jury. The tain was in charge of Conductor
e. G. Murphy, and the engine(N 20. ~ was driv.
en- by MIR. James Wilkinson. There were
twenty loaded freight cars attached to the ell
cine. At the place OF accident there are alto
scfher four and onc-thirl miles of trcstling.
about two-third Of which Is on tn" south Car;
oiina side OF the river: Where ths 1T,in fell
In the Seiyh OF the trcstling WAS about ten
rnatrron tie ground. The train waShhnutt~C
hundred yards from the solid ground when
the crash came, and IL is SAID that the engt-
neer saw the track giving. way behind him,
hut too late To save his train.
"The trestling which fell in was built about
the year 1859: II was well aas put cou ,9Enstef' o 81
Reaches held together ty long wood stringcrs
or stills. the whole braced with e'9ss-ties; IiiI
snperstruc.ure was supported ~ piles well
srfven into the marshy ground below. ana
S,rmine a Substantial and steady lounuatlon:
11.hs CONNECTING timbers were 50 strung that
when ore bench Of the trestiins gave WAY II
nrILcd with great force upon the other hencli,
a. and. destroying their perpendicular, caaseo
tnc two miles - s~iveaway.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
DEMOCRATIC DESERTERS.
Thrilling I~nyectire Delivered In the
Tennessee Legislature.

There was a long deadlock on the election OF
United States Senator, which, having been
II, was followed by another on State otfl-
GERS. After eighteen ballots for Secretary of
State two or three Democrats voted for the
Republican candidate, and elected him. This
70 movcd an old gentleman that he broke out
In the following burst of e~loquence:
"Mr. Prcsident-I am Oh old man and have
climbed the hill Of time. crossed It's npex, and
am fastening dow the western slope. But l
have never seen and never expected to see the
scene presented here to-day. ! hHv heard OF
traitors, but never dreamed that there could
be Il Democratic traitor. Behold the sicken-
Ing scene before US. ThegcnIus Of Democracy
weeps at the sickcnlng sight: The Republ'-
cans applaud the dcserter. I.know these re
publlcuns. They are high-strung and high
toned gentlemen. and while they acrcpt the
act they will turn upon the traitor as Cesar
did in the Gallo war upon the drscrter that
came into his camp and exposed the position
of the opposing army, nnd say TO them /:
.Audio god dicis scd conten,no deserto' UNI II
hear what you say, but despise The traitor
The 1Euer Of scorn Is pointing at them now.
They will be laid down In infnmy so deep that
1t will faint their blood and becnme II leprosy
in their famiIics. 1 vnte for Mr.. Snodgrass,
whose Democracy Is as pure MS the limpid
streams that leap from crag 10 craS among his
native mountains"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16

you. If s-nd you 10 the penltehtIary IL VIII
inflct II pain on them l would like to avoid,
and 1t would be an indelible stain on you;
one under winch it would be hard TO reinstate
yourself In the good opinion Of the people
among whom you live: perhaps you had best
move away from the memory Of your wrong
doing. But I will not send yuu TO the peni.
Tertiary. The sentence Of tile Court Is, that
you be confined IN the county Jail iof the splice
OF six months.
At the Solicitors suggestion the Judge add
ed The alternative Of q fine Of SlW and the costs
of the prosecution.
Marshall Davis convicted Of assault and bat
tory. Mr.. Magill submitted In hehalf OF the
defendant prison err q statement that he Was u
person of very weak mind and hardly re.
sponSibIc for Ills acts. The Judge sentenced
him t., pay q fine Of 80 or go to jail for 30days.
Nc further business In the Sessions Court.
which was then adjourned, aud the Court Of
common Pleas convened. The jurics had
been dismissed until Tuesday and the ha lance
OF Thursday was spent In calling calenders 2
and b and l.,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
0ur COnrrcSSmcn.

We learn that Republicans high In political
circles say that Aiken aud Evins will be seat
cd, but that the seats Of O'Conner, Tillman,
and Richardson, will be given TO their Radical
contestants. We arc Inclined to accept this
as the true solution Of the difficult
les now hesctling the South Carolina Con-
gressmcn-elcct. A Republican Ilouce Of Rep
rcscntativcs will douhtlcssly give place to
OF the defeated Radicals. BY unseating
TiilInan. O'Conncr and Richardson South Car
olina will again ha c Republican majority
OF representatives at Washington.