The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-05-14

Mrs, Small n dvertiSes millinery.
Married BENJAMIN |. fInhG,s .
April 2-F. w. Davis is crushed and killed
! bel Wecn the cars o. Greenwood.
Caleb Burton was killed by the falling OF a
burning tree.
The Charleston Hotel-K eepers Raisc
the Price OF Board to $500 n Day,
and Keep tho Crowd Away.
The National Democratic Convention IL in
session. The hotel keepers OF the city pre-.
pared for twenty thousand guests. and
doubled the price Of board. Result, fifteen
The Williamson Springs Hotel open. Can
accommodate $40 guests. II. T Tusten, mana
Died, Mrs. F. F.. H. Withersroon:
May 1.-The National Democratic tonven'
ton adopts resolutions, which cnuses the with
drawnl OF u majority Of the DELEGATES rom
South Carotina, Gcorgln, Florida, mississippi
! Alabama. Louisiana, Texas and Arkansns.
HbcI.sNaintment OF J. l.. Orr. OF South taroli:
ma, General 0TSeast-a Ais:opi aud Q
ernor Wood, of Illinois, commissioners 10 ne
gotiate The purchase VI the woman posses
siOnS.
NAV ll-S, u. Hodges will collect taxes.
Horse ran OF at COkesbnry, dashed hugsy
against tree. killed q three year Old child oi
NJ. Steans.
A. MCGOWAN Gives on Account Of His
Stewardship--In Response, In En-.
dorsed with Acclaniation and 10Y
important Resolutions.
Public Meetings Mt Abbcville-J. F. Mar
shall. chairman. j.. E. Calhoun. ser.ctnry. >.
! Mct;ow.n, gave reason wliicl, induced a Inn
jorIty OF delegations tn withdraw from Ma
tional Convention, and said: aiter the re-
vpntion. they bnll0ttcd tifty.seren To
nominate n President. but rs they had cnine
to II dead lock, they adjourned 10 meet IN lmi.
timore. 18th June. The retiring dele :nfes
formed themselves also into Il convention
They did not. however, undertake to non'i.
naie &, President, but adjourned to mcet al
Richmond. Va. aiou, the time Or ne BAH,
more Convention, and have published tall
for the States TO send delegate. there, Thns
G. Perrin "hailtd with ~accIanntinn and Joy
the glorious newF IA announced BY General
! McGownn." He also, "rejoiced tn know iha,
the North had been made to show their name
equal protection In the territories. . a
/ right step has now been taken In The rignl
direction. anu let us not be turned neither u
the right nor to the left by t. se'nctive
offers that nn.y hereafter be held out ny iht
non-slave holding States. "On motion o.
John A. Calhoun 1t was unanimou'ly, re
solued, That we have heard Will SATISFACTION
OF the action Of the southern STATES. IN win
drawing from the National Deniorratic Con
approve said aciIon, and endorse the plat
form by them adopted" On motion or Capt
John 7. Parks. 1t vas Resoiucd; Il = q meet
held ut this place on the first Monday In jun
next, for the purpose Of considering the qu"s
ton or sending delegates 10 II state Conten
ton. to provide for II full re~pres'ntion OF TN,
State In the Democratic convention To u
held In Richmond in June next"
Andrew Simonds "dvertises for proposals
for the erection of n hank building. -.
Married. David +. Bousby. Margaret l.. At
kins.
Cotton. 7 10 I0k cents.
May Is T. c. Perrin calls for District meet
7. A. Hoyt Installed pastor Presbyterian
Public we'll dug. Shade trees set out on thu
I. Branch and F.. Parker form partnership
drug business and prnciicc medicine:
B. +. Perry md l.. Brozer criticised for no
Withdrawing from the National Convention
In charleston.
Robert Gordon, Elizn Robertson: ..
Third Party Convention. Bnltimore,Ioh
Bell, Tenn, nominated for Presidents; Eowar'
Everett. Vice President.
May 25-Cuve discovered upper rart q
county -suppn-ed To he occupied by rnnawn!
uvErCps-senrrh instituted. Two runaway d's
cnvereue both run and were shot-one BE-
long to Tncs. G. Perrin died. DR.. iarbor
ough's negro may recover,
w Z. Preston dead.
Arthur Simpkins vi3dlcates his course u
withdrawing from NatIonn! Convention.
{. v. Barnes. dealer In drr,gE and medicine
at iowndcsvilic.
Contract for erecting hank awarded :" s
Henry Jones. s',1oo, Gust OF lot slWo. D.
MARRIED. Thos. A. cat"r.|.C. Giles.
June 1.-Samnel W. Melton. nnnlversar:
JESSE DeSl NH. Of FlorIdn. tnok refuge un
der n tree during storm, Limb fell injurip
him. so thnt he died. ~
Mrs. F. Cobb viii accommodate II llmilc
Jnnes-Dwelling Of Robert Lites destroye'
.Jnmes F. Watson died from accidental dis
charge Of a gun In his own hands.
The State COnvention..One of Able
vilIe's Distinguished sons Gets Ill
:, Irish Up, and Another Draws tn
skirts of His Garments Abou
Him.
Stnte Convention. Stormy session. B. n
Wilson. X. B. Bnylstnn, =. MCGOWAN, declire'
nomination to Richmond Con tcntlon. NJ
Gownn said: 1--WE lave heard 1t said amonl
other things, TINT the S"utl, nrolinn dciega
ton cnme out Of the Charleston Convention
! win ropes around their necks, but In refer
ence to this and such offensive impu,a!ton
we shy to every nun IN SOnth Carolina that !
l. h,lsr. We have heard II said here and else
whore that the delegates to Charleston nni!
represented n mere strin of south 'Hrolini'
r. Is mere mnttrr OF opinion, hut we Dcllc.
the allegation TINT we lid not rrprrsrnt th
majority OF South Carolina Is not true. ~
You have damned our action by mint prnisa
You have said no credit was due US. a!thong!
we have done what YOU pprnvf AMI non
that under an avalanche OF abuse and odium
We have not pressed ourselves NJ Oh you, hu
sat spectators I" The scene. we ny no" UNI
y0u have good men md true, aid we hop
you MAJ make the most OF the platform. nn'
that You may unite the South and present
srcc'ncle OF y party from Maine to Itxas 1r
blmtk Rcrui,iirans. More in sorrow ihan Ii
anger, we, the late delegation o the Sihi
ut large, Withdraw our names, ana yiciu u
those whom you mny select rs delcGhi.s I
Richmond. Armi.tead Burt tm deo!inlng
nomination ny delegate SAID: Tile diSavnwrt
ever having hcen or now being n Nht'onn
Democrat. He wns brought up NulIher ~
the feet Of Gamalirl. He desired that M
name should not In any way be brought ih''
Samuel jordan made a speech at Ahbeviilt
on Snleiay. He believed aIl sorer"iGniy re-
Sides in tie people II The United STATES. H'
thought the Federal Constitution a Safeguard
to all our rights.
June l5-Letter OF ". I: Ynncey,,
June 22-T!lt: Alfred Wardlaw bore on IN =
Love aud Beauty.
Died, John II. Anderson.
June 70 departure Of T.. 4. Hoyts family
John &. Breckinridge md Joseph Lane &C
cept nomination Of Richm"ni uC,%aaeT Ste
phen A. Douglass and BcnJrmin Fitzpatrick
Abraham Lincoln, Republican candidate
for President. ,
I. Bonner, b. johnson. j. X Tarrant, Charlie
Married.. John Grny. Lizzie Jones.
Died, Elizabeth Buchanan
Moore & Quaife, selling on at cost.
July 13-F0r reasons which his friends vii
understand. DR.. T. ]. -WRrdiaw declines u
continue tic canvass for q seat In the mex
Legislature. -.
died in South Carolina College.
Fourth anniversary OF common schools II
Charleston. G.. G.. Memminger Introduces S
MCGOWAN. who delivers II speech.
b. Mcneil Turner back In AbbevIllc. Re
ceived unanimous call from PreSbyterians.
Due West and Cokesbury..Their SchoI
dents,
Due Yves, Junior MISUNDERSTANDING
sn%%% &c r W; n" Sr": 1 fGEk r;;ra MnesT' a s. bbe SlnfE
mcrs. Newbcry; G. T.. Chiles. Abbeyllle. W
]. Dennis, Richmond, - =. o.. Drcnnan
Gwinn, Butts county, Ga; J. Hamilton
Chester; G.. W. Hines. Bainbridge, Ga. j.. X
Kirkpatrick, sharon. y. C.: r. 4. Lyon, Ah
%heville; Robert II. Armstrong; Louisville
Married, Patrick y. Wilson, Frances Thorn
ton, Lafayette Edwards. Ora Slanscll..
July 3|-Litcrlry Exercises at Cokesbury-
Alumni, j. Felix walker, orator. AZ nigh
j. D. DeBow spoke. w. $. Dogun, J. +. Ma
shall. ". l.. Hodge, H.. 4: Jones. Charlie
Smith; , R Y S5n B"yd' e G. T. i: E MiysIs;, =; f: Fray s. +
! Gary, were also speakers. c. W. Boyd, annua
address before Ero>ophic Society.