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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION
Some OF the Questions which will be
Discussed at Atlanta,

ATLANTA, GA, May 1.-THE National
commercial Convention is assuming nm
Importance far beyond the antic:pations
of its original promoters. The Cover
nors of States, who arc authorized to ap-
point two delegates at large from each
State, arc selecting men Of very high
character, and the names of fourteen cx-
Governors are already rccored as dele
gates. The commercial bodies also are
appointing their best men to represent
them. The Convention does not con-
vcne until Tuesday, 10Th instant, and
yet over thirty delegates have already
arrived, and eight more were expected
to- day.
The following programme has been
agreed upon: The morning session on
Tuesday will be devoted to organization.
Addresses Of welcome will be delivered
by the mayor Of the city and Governor
of the State and Henry w. Grady, of the
Constitution, which will be responded
to by Ex-Governor j. II. Gear, Of Iowa,
Gen. Il. Brinkcrhotf, Of Ohio, and Hon.
Darwin r. James, Of New York. The
first question will be represented and
discussed by Gen. \. II. Lawton, Of Gcor-
gia, as follows: "Do public interests re-
quirc Congress to enlarge the policy of
treaties between the United States and
foreign countries, encouraging recipro-
city in trade and the more effective cx-
tradition Of fugitivcs from justice ?''
On the second day, the morning scs-
sion, Ex-Governor Standard, of Mis-
souri,. will present the following qucs-
ton for dicussion "Does the public
interest require the enactment by Con-
grcss of n uniform bankrupt law?" At
the Wednesday afternoon session the
Hon. S. Dana Horton, 6f Ohio, will pre-
sent for discussion the question, Does
the public interest require temporary
suspension of the compulsory coinage Of
silver p At the morning session on
Thursday the Hon. John Is. Gordon will
present for discussion the question,
docs the public interest require ma
tional control of railway transporta-
ton ?" Thursday will be devoted to un-
finished business,
There is n great interest herci in rcSarj
to the action Of the Convention on the
question OF the bankrupt law-the city
being almost unanimously opposed to
such law. The list Of delegates includes
many of the ablcst financial and COM
mercial men of the country and their
discussion and action upon the questions
presented will be watched with great
interest. -NcrS and Courier.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
An Eight. Ounce Baby.

There was an increase in the num-
bcr of tenants living at 400 Third ave-
nue.. New York. Up to 5 O'Clock on
Tuesday morning there were only twcn-
ty six persons in the house, all of them
asleep at that hour. Mrs. Anna Veirinc
gave birth to little stranger 20 little
that even the smallest sunbeam that crcpt
through the half closed shutters was
larger than the new conner. 1t was n
girl, and as weighed by the attending
physician by the old fashioned scales.
pulled down just eight ounces.
An eight ounce baby, alive and kick
ing, was thing so uncommon in the
doctors practice that he sank back in
chair astonishcd. then arose disappoint-
ed and laid the child by the side of it's
mother. 1t was scarcely e2l inches
long from the crown Of the head to its
feet, fully developed. 1t cried Justify,
just as much larger baby would. Mrs.
Veiring is the mother Of four we'll de-
vclopcd children, the eldest being
stout lad sixteen years old, who works
rs plumbers helper. There is moth
unusual about the other children who
are Of the ordinary size. Mrs. Vicring
is thirty -four year old, a typical German
woman, with round Hcshy face and
red cheeks.
The eigbt-ouncc baby is an exact coun.
terpart Of an ordinary child. When
born its little head measured IA inches
from forehead to back, but it gradually
swclled out until it assumed the size of
ten-ccnt ball. Hair not less than an
inch long covered the scalp and a stray
wisp hung down over the ear, which
was perfectly formed. II was almost
too small to be measured.
Such chubby little face, with spark
ling, pca-like eyes, was probably never
seen. The mouth look cd liked stretch
ed button hole in lady's glove, and the
nose. was the size ofa small china doIls.
The rest Of the body was round and,
with soft, velyoty musles. The arms
and legs were perfect, the fingers and
toes were equipped with nails, and. as
the doctor putt, the baby had everything
but teeth. The foot measured three
quarters Of an inch from the tip efthe
great toe to the heel. A sheet ofletter
paper would have covered it completely.
and bed an ordinary cigar box would
have heen almost too big. It took a
long time to convince the neighbors that
lit was . real, live, baby, and not . curios-
(ityS for q dime museum.
The Doctor carefully wrapped IL up III
/ : pad of wsdding, and in structed the
Ennsae place 4 h6twater bsg 81 sacis
bottJ tJe AZ sxcetcnetig { watSrs sand
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27

Freight trains on this road NIL carry passcn-
gers; passenger trains run through to Dan
ville and connect with Virginia Midland rail
way to all eastern cities, and Mt atlanta with
all lines diverging. No. 50 leaves Richmond
3 Is m and No. 81 arrives there 10 III; 81
leaves Richmond Mt 2 90 m, o3 arrives there
at 90 a. n. The local frcights stop at above
stations from 20 to 80 minutes.
Buffet Sleeping Cars arithout
change: On trains Nos. so and 81, New
York and Atlanta, via Washi,. ston and
Darville, Greensboro and ASleville; on
trains Nos. So and SO, Richmond and
Danville, Washington, Augusta an,fNcw
Orleans. Through tickets on sale at
Charlotte, Grcenvillc, Seneca, Spartan
burg and Gainesville to all points south.
southwest, north and cast. Il connects
with \. Z. railroad to and from Athens;
with n. f. to and from Tallulah Falls;
C with III. Air Line to and Fl ON Elbcrton
and Bowcrsville; Il with Blue Ridge to
and from Walhalla; with c. and G. to
and from Greenwood, Ncwberry, Alston
aud Columbia; f with A. &, S. and S..
u. & G. to and from Hendcrsonville
Alston, &C.; q with Chester and Lcnoir
to and from Chester, Yorkvillc and Dali
las; h with n. G. division and c.. C. &
A. to and from Greensboro, Ralcigh &c
EDMUND BEHKLEY, Supt.
N. Slaughter, Gen. Pass. Agt.
A. l.. Rivcs, I'd V. p. and Gen. Man.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
The Hero OF the Dime Novel in Real
Life.

G. A. Boyd, or Brockforti, becomes on
further acquaintance even moro interest
ing than he was before. IIe occupied
an ordinary cell in the Jail last night
and was restless and sleepless. To-day
he spent his time pacing up and down
the corridor::or dropping hclplcssly in
small rocking chair he had procured.
To member Of the Bar to-day he
made pretty full confession. He had
collapsed from the first and remain I'd
utterly broken down, detected, haggard
and shattered. This is the substance of
his story as it has been furnished to me.
lie isa professional forger, and since
his early youth has been connected
with number Of other professional
forgers. The mem bers Of the combina-
ton have understood each other in, all
their dealings, have worked together at
times and have afforded each other as
sistance. when detection Z, came. The
membershavc been9bound not to expose
each other, ihut.tolbears alone Whatever
punishment they received. Boyd shas
boon concerned With others. ii, very largo
forgcries, amounting to over SAC, goo
The reqnisition papers when sent here,
will not give any index to the amounts
he has obtained by this means. The
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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27

A. With South Carolina railroad te and from
Charleston; with Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta railroad from Wilmington and ali
psints north thereof; with Charlotte, Colurm.
bia and Augusta railroad from Charlotte and
all points north thereof. B. With Asheyiiie
Gud Spartaaburg railroad from and for points
In Western N. Carolins. @. With Atlanta and
gharletts div Richmond and Danville railway
fer Atlanta and all: points south and west.
GtSB6drd Easterx Time.
"a. 3. TALCOTT, Superintendent.
Il II. 9LAuSArxH, Cent Passenger Ast.
q ,. OAHpwHEL. ASST Gent Pass. ARt.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
NO. 35.

barley juice was prepared, and the lit
tic babe took perceptible quantity Of
nourishmcnt. When the doctor left the
house both mother child were doing
niccly.--N. Y. World.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27

#Daily fDaily except Snnduy.
Tickets on sale Mt Greenwood to all points
at thu ough ratcs-bnggagc checked to dcsti-
nation. Connections made Mt Greenwood
with G. e. &. Il. r. f. I. CHARLTON, q. p. A..
Augusta, Ga.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
Yet, so,ne op,ect 70 a railroad Ia

Tho Air Line Railroad annually pays
into the treasury nf this county $500
as taxes Ina few moro years We will
mot owe cent on the bonds, and Il will
have 81 pay tribute ID our childre,fs
ssi;ssss ,'ss s;sss ssss s Z flasIl
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
4 TLANTIC COAST LINE,

PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.,
Wilmington. ". C., May nth, 1854
FAST LINE between Charleston and
Columbia and Upper South Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
COLUMBIA AND Az
w GUSTA RAILROAD,

So Going Sou Ii No48 40 40
Leave Wilmington. o 80 pm II 10 p M
Arrive at Florence. 80 4 M 2 20 n m
Arrive ut columbia $500. 6 40 n IN
Going North NO 43 No47
Leave columbia. ......... 10 90 p IN
Leave Florence. A so m SO n nj
Arrive at Wilmington. z 40 pm 80 n III
Train NO. 43 stops at all stations: Nos. IS
and Al stop only at Brinkley's, Whitcvilc
Bennington, Fnir Bluff Marion, Florence,
Timmorsviilc, Sumter, camden junction ard
Eastovcr. Passengers for columbia and all
points on c SGnR,C, C & A X R, Aiken juno
tion and all points beyond, should take No. 4S,
night express Separate Pullman slccpers
for charleston and Augusta on trains 4S and
IL. All trains run solid between charleston
and Wilmington.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27

Solid Trains between Charleston and Column
bin, s. c.
J. +. DIVINE, r. NJ. EMERSON.
Gcn'l Sup:t. Gcn'l Pas. A gent.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27

TOLCMBIA A ND
~ GREENVILLE RAILROAD.
On and after October 5, 1884, PASSENGER
TKAIss will run as herewith indicated upon
this read and its branches.
Daily, ercspf SUNDAYS.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27

DICHMOND AND DANVILLE
~ RAILROAD.
Passenger Department nt.-On and after MAY
10th, 1885, passenger train service on the A.
and c. Division will be rs follows:
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27

Dress !Ge6dsS PlAids, Enslish checks. all
ss.a SoSl + HSns Ss .I!Ss f.sn .ss saSsRsss g
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
COUTH CAROLINA

- HALLWAY COMPANY.
Commencing Sunday, Sept. 7th, 1884, at
IS m, Passenger Trains will run Is follows
until further notice, eastern tinle:''
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-27
A Dime Novel in Real Life.
THE SENSATIONAL ARREST OF C. A.
BROCKFORD IN COLUMBIA.

A Pennsylvania Forger Recognized by
his PhOtOgrnph-Iiis Career in COlum-
bia Business Cfl cles and fn Columbia
S0ciety-A Church -GOer and n Lady's
Man-Married, but Passes as Single.
He Escapes and is Recaptured.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Truth Will Prevail.

Men who take no notice of ISLANDERS di-
rected against themselves act wisely. If
only they can possess their souls in patience
and sit down in quietness and self-control,
when they are misunderstood or misrepre-
sented, they may rest assured they will gain
a much more certain and easy victory than
ifthey insist upon doing battle with all
whom they regard as their enemies. The
truth is great and it will prevail, says an old
Latin proverb.
One may 60 further, and say that, after
all, the truth hardly needs to be helped by
us. It will make its way by its own
strength. So when the angry storm ol
slander RACES, when jealousy has begotter
fierce and bitter passions, which in turn
have armed themselves with cruel weapons
of falsehood and malice, wise men will learr
the wisdom of letting things alone. Let the
storm blow past: but do not bruise yoursel
in fruitless attempts to hurl back the re
morseless blast. Leave it alone, and it will
shrek around you harmlessly; and by-and
by the hurricane will lave blown itself out
and you will be exactly where you were be
fore it began to rise-that is, provided yol
have the wisdom to let it alone.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Wesleyan College.

The Fall term Of Wesleyan College COM
mences Wednesday next.
As new president, Isaiah Trnfant, A.
M, takes charge Of the college it is not out
Of place to make some reference to that gen,
tleman's antecedents. Mr.. Trufant takes
charge of Wesleyan College with an unusu-
ally fine record as an educator. He has
been for long course of 80 years engaged
in educational matters. His most recent
charge was as principal of Miami University
of Ohio, which Mr.. Trufant had leased from
the trustees, and quickly established col
lego preparatory school, having an enroll
ment of 101 names on the school book.
There was a full faculty of seven profess
sors.
Among Mr.. Trufant's pupils are gradu-
ates and students entered at all our great
universities including Yale, Dartmouth,
Baudoin, Amherst Princeton, Rutgers,
Ann Arbor, Brown, etc. The new presi-
dent of Wesleyan College claims, with pride,
that he has never yet had pupil fail in his
matriculating or university course
Inquiry as TO the present outlook of the
college elected the response that the pros
poets of Wesleyan College are very bright.
Mr.. Trufant, who appears personally to be
a warm hearted, courteous, gentleman is
most sanguine of the future of the college
and undoubtedly as thugs look, it will be
no fault of his if there is not new awaken
ing for the future of that once popular Wi.
mington school.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Quarantine Duties.

Some idea may be gained of the exacting
duties of a q --7ra tine Asses, sl7s=qss -sasst-
speaking people that the term ''reconstrl5-
tion" means constructing again, with all
idea of the introduction of any rev element
in the contemplated structure strictly elimi-
mated by the literal value and etymology of
the term.
To claim that the word has any 9th
er significance, however commonly or mex
actIy it may be used, proceeds from careless
and inexact usage of it.
When the General Assembly, last Spring,
ordered that ''the Levy Court of New Cas-
tie county shall have and is hereby granted
full power aud authority to reconstruct the
bridge over Third street etc, there was no
mention of a new structure-yet new con-
struction (uot reconstruction) is what is be-
ing done, and is what is in contemplation
also-this last being demonstrated by the
oral testimony of Messrs. Haman, Hickman
and Mackey at the recent public meeting of
the Levy Court in Wilmington.
Appeal is made to the citizens of New
Castle county and specially to those of this
city, whether the Bridge Committee of Levy
Courtmen IS not stepping beyond the law
and unauthorizedly expending the public
money?
Additionally, it is true that Section 8 of
the General Assembly enactment provides
for the appointment of commissioners to as
sess damages for condemnation of land for
approaches to said bridge, but this clause,
if we understand plain English, refers to
the clause Immediately before it ''that if it
should seem advisable to change the loca-
tion Of the bridge, etc, now no change
Of location has been made, therefore there is
no need of assessing or buying land to serve
as approaches to the bridge, and there.
fore, the committee is not empowered tC
build new approaches or introduce any new
construction, but restricted to reconstruc
ton of the old bridge as Clause 1 di
rects.
But the above is criticism SIM y upon Tho
the application of the letter of the law as
passed by the General Assembly, and +,
which the Levy Court should rigidly b,
held. Outside Of this did our citizens need
any explanation of the meaning aud applca.
ton of these clauses, or did they habilitat
themselves in the dense cloak of culpable
and we fear intentional misapprehensiun o
these clauses, as the Levy Court has appar
emily done, we should iu all candor refe
back to the understanding of the question
as it was discussed last Spring in the Gener
al Assembly, among the people, and in tn
press-it was we'll understood then, ther
) was at THAT time no misapprehension Of th
/ term reconstruct" as it was then used
} From the source referred to our memor
{ affords unanimous verdict that we all ur
derstood Reconstruction" to convey tn
idea of repairing-and the sense, now sac
died upon the term reconstruction, Q
building new bridge was not aloue na
contemplated in the final settlement of til
4 question, but was distinctively ruled ou
and SO, plainly understood by all,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Still Improving.

Mr.. II. c. Mahaffy, the manager of the
telephone Company, ever solicitous for the
interests of his patrons has, with his charac-
teristic enterprise induced the Western
Union to place in the Telephone Exchange
one of their instruments, SO that the custo-
mers of the Exchange can now send tele-
phonic messages at any hour of the night.
As the Morning NesOs pertinently stated a
few days ago, ''It is not often one wishes to
use the telegraphic service at midnight, but
when necessity arises for its use, it is wan
ted very badly"
Mr.. Gerry Mynich, who has been with the
''Western Union" for some years will at
tend to both the telephone and telegraph
ic service from 10 p. m. to Ia. m.
Our people have an exalted appreciation
of Mr.. Mahaffy's diligence in giving us such
perfect facilities for the dispatch ofbusiness.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Phonographers' Club.

1t has been suggested by some gentlemen
who have already acquired degree Of pro-
ficency in the Photographic art, to form a
club for evening practice during the coming
autumn and winter.
The association would be distinctively not
for the purpose of teaching beginners but to
afford those who already know something
of photography an opportunity Of keeping
alive their knowledge of the art.
Shorthand writers will understand that
the disciples of any of the standard systems,
that of Benjamin, or Isaac Pitman, of
Graham, or Muuson, or in fact any system
would be eligible for this class or club, as it
is simply one of practice, reading and wri-
ting ones own style, whatever that may
be.
There are numbers in this city whose pres
ent knowledge of shorthand needs only such
practice as is here suggested, to give them
an opportunity of fair development in
photography.
Any desirous of joining the club are re.
quested to address 81. Travers Jones, Will.
MINeToNIAN office, Exchange Building,
or, to call at Room s, Exchange Building,
when opportunity will be afforded to ex
change ideas upon the subject,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Base.

The officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co., state that they still have vague and
lily defined opinion that there is connec-
tion between the explosion of the FELTON,
and the opposition line of steamers.
1t is well to state, however, that no one
beyond the precincts of the lunatic asylum
sympathize with the Pennsylvania Co., in
their maddeuing theory. 1t is authortatively
stated that some two weeks ago Super
intendent Carter made the declaration, on
| the part of the Penna. r. r. Co., that, he
| would break down the opposition travel on
the river even if his company had to reduce
the fare to practically nothing.
Now in case Captain Wilson had been as-
saulted on the streets would any one
for a moment, have thought of charging
Mr.. Carter with the crime, notwithstanding
his expressions Of business hostility.
The insinuations of the railroad monopoly
are too base for consideration and they are
bearing their natural fruits viz: larger pat
ronage for the steamers Wilmington ane
Brsndywine, and diminished traffic for th'
pormandizipg railroad company.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
The Levy Court.

Has the Levy Court encompassed its
sworn obligations to the citizens in its &C.
tion of Thursday morning?
Let us see what principle OF integrity and
fidelity TO the trust which the people placed
in its care has been outraged.
Under whatever evasive parleying and
talk the deliberations of the Levy Court
upon the Third Street Bridge question were
cloaked, this point is clear, as result, that
the Levy Court is false to its trust in con-
doning, (and worse still, sustaining) MIR.
Hickman and his colleagues.
There was final uDd erstanding last Spring
that no new bridge construction was to be
undertaken. All that was to be done was
repairing-and that to the extent of SO, 600
In direct infraetion of that ruling and order
of the Court, $1,000 has heen expended
mostly towards new construction; plaus
contracts, specifications and proposals for {
new iron structure to cost, at the ratio al
present initiated, 100000, have been under
taken. The committee has done this anC
has been sustained by majority vote of tbs
Levy Court members.
1t is clear that the Court is culpable il
voting thus. Clearly its own past ruling
have no binding effect upon its own execu
tive committee. 1t is evidence of mos
shameful weakness on the part of the Court
The Levy Court has shown itself helples
in the hands of those of its members VIII
wish to take things in their own hands.
And the people are helpless in the hand
} of the Court which refuses to exercise ths
| restraining power, which was entrusted
. it, as sacred trust, by the citizeus.
Deserted ON all sides by those whom the
+ elected as the guardians of their interest
a the citizens look around and see no redres
: whatever. 1t is a serious state of thing
: and that is about all that can be said
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Special Notice.

We have just received notice that there
will be exhibited in this city within short
time the largest aud best assortment of Eng
ish goods ever offered to the trade.
The creditors of the large and well known
firm of Arnold, Bright & Co., of Mapches-
ter have shipped to this country and will
sell by private sale their immense and var
led stock of fine dry goods, consisting in
part Of rich silk, mohair, and other dress
goods, Paisley, camers hair, Ottoman, In
dian aud Cashmere shawls, West of England
broadcloths, fancy Cassimeres, Scotch,
French and English tweeds, Moscow beav-
ers, Carr's meltcns, fine diagonals, ETC.
Large Assortment of Fine Body Brussels
Carpets, Thlee-ply Ingrains, Flannels,
Shcetiugs, etc.
Mr.. Thomas +. Gallagher the business
manager for the creditors, will be in this
city on the com ng Tuesday to secure suita-
BILE halls to accommodate his line Of goods,