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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
DROCI,AM NATION.
STATE CT SoUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DErARTNEST.(

Whereas information has been rccciv-
cd Mt this Department that an atrocious
murder was committed in the County
Of Abbcville, on or about the 18th day
Of March, a. ID. 1885, upon the body Of
Pres Murchison by ISiah Wright. AID
that the said Isiah Wright has fled from
justice:
Now, therefore, |, Hugh S. Thompson,
Governor Of tc static Of South Carolina,
in order that justice may be done and
the majesty Of the law vindictatcd, do
hereby offer a reward of One Hundred
Dollars for the apprehension and deliv-
cry to the Sheriff Of Abbcvillo County,
Of the said Isiah Wright. Sand Isiah
Wright is a dark mulatto, abont 8 feet
10 inches in height md weighing 1GO
pounds. He is about 25 years Of age,
and is quick in his movements. In tes-
timony whereof. | have hcrcunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State to be affixed. at Columbia. this Esd
day Of March, a. ID. 1885. and in the one
h undred and ninth year Of the Indcpen-
ence tho United States Of America.
HUGH S. THOMPSON.
BY the Governor:
/ JAS. n. LIPSCOMB, :.
Secretary Of State.
March 25, 1851 II
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
"WHAT WILL HE do WITH TIP"

MI. Pearson Of New York City, hack
ed by an immense and highly rcspecta-
BILE following Of the business men of
New York, Democrats and Republicans,
asks of President Cleveland the re-np-
pointment to the Office Of Postmaster of
that city. In connection with this crisis
of political history the question so full
of gravity c%onfronts the solid man of
Buffalo, "what will he do with it 2"
It was doubtless easy for the President
to have forecast phdt to do e1ith ii,
where a,acancy occurs in an office filled
by q rabid republican partisan OF when
to remove inefficient servants Of the
public. The question as to how vacan-
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

The whole matter in Il nutshell, is Thu, if
the towns and counties along the line will do
their part i'll subscribing II sufficient amount
to grade the road, Charleston willtakc enough
OF the bonds t" buy the iron and lay it down,
and the south Carolina Hallway will transport
the materials free OF charge and furnish the
rolling stock necessary until the rt nd gets on
4 firm basis. The towns and counties along
the line will shortly be- asked 10 subscribe to
the proposed road, ana should they fail TO re-
sp0nd. then Charleston will have ~nn,iin- 20
do with it. So the whole matter unA rests
with the people along the line of road and the
question is. ""h.l nre they going to Ito about
it 2-JOurUGi amt Rrriem.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
FAIRPIiAY.

What was the purpose of the Press
and banner Extra D.? Was it to forcsta!l
signing the petition for the vote L? Let
us have fair play!" -Entra Of Ness.
enger, March SS.
The object Of the Press and Banner
Extra was to forestall the signing of the
petition for the vote. That and nothing
else. We acted in s%elf-defence. Now,
as we have answered your question:
frankly and unequivocally, will you an
swer two for us? Why did tho pro-
~jectors Of this movement wait untilafter
the issue OF our papers to agitate this
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The opponents "i the Cumberland
Gap profess to be very confident Of the
defeat Of the subscription o! s per cent.
Why then do they object to an election?
That would be the readiest way Of kill
ing the project, and making way for
their owntfschemes. They are incon-
+sistant. They oppose signing q spe-
.tition for an election which they ase'cer-
tain they IAN carry.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

cies should be created has been settled
by the President in his various utteran.
ces upon the subject but here is a diff
Guilty, .unthought of, how shall this va
cancy be filled. His announced policy
as to the creation Of vacancies, is
strikingly similar to that of jefferson in
1901, "No man who has conducted him
self according TO his duties would have
anything to fear from mo, as those who
have done i'll would have nothing to
hope, be their political principles what
they might
Again Jefferson says. "1icmovals must
be as few rs possible, done gradually,
and bottomed on some malvcrsation or
inherent disqual;fication.'
Again Good me to whom there is
no objection, but n difference Of politi-
cal principle, pructiccd on only as far
rs the right Of II prirote citizen mill
j"st..fM, arc not proper subjects Of re-
moval.' Offices filled by such men MS
these should be subjected only to the
gradual operation OF deaths. designations
and aspirations of terms, when it is en-
pected that the democratic Isaac shall he
duly carried ur to the altar and s~acrific-
ed upon the official Jchovah-jirch.
But this is a very different state Of af-
fairs. Mr.. Pearson is a Republican.
He is from all accounts a man Of ire
%proachable character and signal ability.
is said that the management of the
New York post office under his admin
istration has cXcellcd in perfection of
every detail anything that has ever been
seen in New York before, and that he
has made in every respect n model nest
master. 1t is hardly possible to con
ccl'c in favor Of the re-
i"ctanItTT departing republican official,
: udc the rules Of the civil service re-
form, and without doubt the eyes Of the
Nation are upon the President, watch
ing to sec Whnt lie Kill do riM IL. Is
Mr.. Pearson the only man in New York
who can fill the New York post Office ?
If 50 then re-appoint him and for the
sake Of the proper distribution of the
mail retain Mr.. Pearson. But he is not
par excellence, the Post Master of New
York. There are many faithful and
ready democrats who have been eager
and anxious for the ''posish" many days,
and we think n Of them ought to have
it. 1t is m acknowledged custom of all
parties, certainly among the Republic
cans. to fill vacancies with men Of their
own faith, ard President Cleveland NAV
very well initiate their example in this
instance. We fail to see wherein any
Of the rules or principles of the civil
service reform would be violated by de-
cling to re-aproint Mr.. Pearson, and we
do see how VIC would receive and merit
the scorn of Republicans by n boot-lick-
ing policy which would confess the ina
hility of our party to supply capable
men and Il %simpering hypocritical toady-
ism to 4 very strained construction of
civil service reform. Mr.. Pearson was
! appointed for four years, his term will
soon expire, then tie United States will
have performed its part Of the contract.
and Mr.. Pearson in his application for
rc-appointmcnt should stand upon a
footing with the democratic aspirants,
equal in all respects a V in sympathy
with the powers that be.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
U%nrivalcd Display or Millinery,

Was witnessed on yesterday
at tn" Mammoth Dry Goods
House. Of r. NJ. IIad.on & Go.
Their store was artistically and
most beautifully decorated,
grnndly displaying many beau
tifnl and costly goods.
In Millinery and Notions. we do
not think the display could bc
cxccllcd anywhere. This was
undcniahly proven by the al
most innulnerablc throng of
ladies who crowded their store :
\,all day 4
Their sales were fine, and alto
gethcr it was the grandcst dis
play in this line, ever srcn in
old Abbevillc.
April 1-tf 81
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
MORE HONORS AWARDED.
Three Foreign Ministers and all from
the SOuth.

Especial Dispatch to the News and Courier.l
W~ASHINGToN, March 3O.-The Presi-
dent to-day gave three important foreign
missions t" the South. In making the
dIstribution l. remembered Virginia bv
Sclecl'ng in:h"ry NJ. Kelly, Of that
state for tn" italian mission. Going
'a'th"r down tue coast he stopped at
North Carolina and designated Ex-Gov-
Thomas Jefferson Jarvis to represent
this country in Brazil. He then passed
through South Carolina without stop
ping, and crossed owes into Georgia and
awarded tn" Russian mission to Gen.
Alexander X. Lawton. N~otwithstnnd-
ing tn" Tact that the latter State had now
renewed two Important foreign mis-
SONS. the President could not leave it
without exhibiting some further evil
drncc that he considered Gcogia the Elm
pre- State Of the South, and there upon
he appointed Evan. =. Howell consul ut
Manchester, England.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
rSlNISTIils MOTIViGS."

The following letter has been sent us
for publication:
Editors Messenger:
G~ENTLEMEN: In yoarissue Of the 25th
%ulti,no, | find the following paragraphs:
''Ilas the editor Of the Press 0ntl
Banner any personal interest in build
ing l. road. other than the C. C. g. and
CT,
In reply, I would say that | nave no.,
and any assertion or intiina:ion that /
have, is without foundation in fact. I
trust that you had 10 sinister ~u:ctivr in
making the iuSinuaiion against u .:o:npe-
titor who has always tried to treat YOU
fairly and honorally, and from whom
you could have so easily asccrtainci his
views. Respectfully,
EDITOR Press AND BANSEr.
We don't know exactly what Mr.. Viii
son means by "siniStcr motivcs.'' Per
haps he means the motives with which
he published in the Press anil Tanner
the following words, as applied to the
advocates of the Cumberland Gap Road.
If those are "sinistcr motivrS' VIC
promptly deny that any such have actu-
atcd us. Here are the extracts from the
Press Und Banner:
"Will they take our property to build
their road ?
The stockholders Of r railroad ask
you to give them the right to sell your
bed to raise money for their road.
Lay your hand on your heart and say
if you would extort nancy from the
widow and orphan. merely to build a
road to Aiken or Montmorcncie on the
South Carolina Railroad.
Ask contributions of money to send
missionaries TO convert the heathcn to
Christianity. Sell out your Christian
nci%hbor to raise money to build y rail
road TO Aiken.
Shall a minority Of our citizens lvnet
TIC pEopSStT & the minority, and a !
proprietor to the building Of their rail-
road
Yon have given Schofcld years Of
time, then can yon not give us at lcnStu
day Of grace, before laying violent hands
upon II property, and apprOpriating it
to the building of your road, in which
we arc not interested.
The widow and orphan. the struggling
poor, and all who may be involved in
this great debt, certainly deserve Your
consideration, and "! hops. that :,u non
ey may BE- cXiu:tv,l from any distressed
citizen to crafty your pride in the pro-
motion OF your enterprise VIZ cu is at
least of questionable benefit to the COM
mulity. and which cannot exist ~ q S,ia-
organization.'
no, sir. We had no such "Sinistcr
motives" We were discussing a public
question and wanted to know If thn zeal
which marked MIR. Wilson's advocacy
was induced in any way by motives Of
personal interest. He says not. That's
quite sufficient. We are glad t. pub
lish his denial. What he says of his
conduct as n competitor is quite true in
so far MS it relates to the MESSENGER
And he will admit that we have not been
loss fair and honorable toward him.
This is not the question involved. And
as all the questions Of tho MESSENGER
were answered by the Press and Ban
ner in its last Issue NE DO not under
the mOtiUeS with which this one
is deferred to this late day. We trust he
l. -
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
Watches, Clocks and JcweIry.

MIR. II. d. REESE, Of Abbcvlllc, is prepared
Clocks and ~Jcwclry, and will pay all express
charges on work sent 10 him from stations Oh
the c.. and q road. He ALWAYS keeps in stock
a handsome line Of Jcwelry and Plated Ware
mt moderate prices. Send in your orders,
Address. H.. ID. REESE, Abbcvillc. 8. G..
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
n. f. Rogers,

wholesale dealer in Corn, Flour, Meal, Mca..
Hams, Lard, Bran, Salt, Molasscs, Sugar,
Coffee, Rice, Sonp, &C., will deliver goods at
any point on railroad 1T Abbcville prices.
Before buying always ask for priccs, M wa
have advantages that few up-conntrY NOR
chants have. A. L. RoGEns.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

Fashionable Millinery at Bell & GAL
phin's.
Look at that all wool Cashmere for
40 cents peryard, at Bell & Gnlphin.
II you want a stylish hat or bonnet
get Miss Eugenia McCartey to Ak it up
for you at Bell & Galphin's.
Satchet Powders, the most delightful,
at w. s. Cothran & Co.
White Lawn, 40 inches wide. for 10
cents per yard, at Bell & Galphin.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

BY the way, Abbeville is now ahead Of every
other county in the State with five weekly
newspapers-threo at Abbcvillc, one q: Due
West and one ut Mccormick. The last is a
new cntcrprisc-the .Adrancr-and it's first
issue promises well. Abbcvillc could organ
ize a press convention of it's own if its five
editors could ever possibly agroc on any one
point.=GretnriWe Nens.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

and reserved that have not vet
been developed. Let these energies be
cxertcd, and these resources properly
applied, and we form the basis for gath
cring together the elements that will Gre
ate a wniriwiud of power.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

We very respectfully tall the attention Of
County Commissioners, to the miserable
condition of our Wagon, or Post Roads, in the
Dark Corner" some Of them are almost i'm
and arc sadly in want of elbow
grease to put them in coalition for travel. Our
friends are full of complaints.-Ad-
-
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

Refreshments ut the Palmetto.
Thomas McGettigan, Of the old relia-
bic Palmetto Saloon, invites his many
friends to give him a call during Cont
week. The Palmetto Saloon is we'll
stocked with first-class refreshments.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

Again, when the enterprise anguish
cd and hope was about abandoned, Alb
beville revived it, brcathed life into it,
awoke the interest and INVOKED the aid
Of all the towns along the Road, and
whenif we work in harmony with
those towns there is good reason to be-
lieve the road will be built some people
pull back, and want to abandon the
whole scheme. This has always beon
our trouble, we fly from n scheme to
another, before we have fairly tried the
first. If Greenwood had been rs easily
diverted from her purpose as VIC are the
A.. & X. would not now be built.
Now whoever heard Of any people
having somebody else to build n railroad
for them who did absolutely nothing to
assist the building. What right have
we to expect others to put money into n
road that we are not willing to grade and
cross-tie? We can surely do that much,
and if we do there will be no difficulty
in having it equipped and made ready
for use. Let us see what resources we
have available Aiken will subscribe 5
per cent. Of her taxable property, we do
not know the exact amount but certainly
it will not be less than Abbcville's, which
is in round numbers $575,0OO; the 9TH
er towns and townships will subscribe
the s per cent. the account will stand
thus
Aiken $575,0O0, at s per cent. $27,750
E~dgefield, (townships,) $4,000
Troy,sbout $4,000 at s percent. $500
Abbeville, &575S0O0at s per cent. 27,7sO
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
Hll,5W

There are to be graded between Able
vile and Troy about 8 miles,
between Troy and Edgefeld, 2G
Egdefeld and Aiken. 4
Total 50 miles
Now it will be conceded that
$1,000 a mile is a fair estimate of what
IT, will cost to grade and cross-tie the
Road.
Then we have as
subscriptions, $111,5OO
80 miles to grade
ut $4,000 a mile, : 10000
Margin on bonds, 5 $500
Now it is said if the Roal is built to
Abbeville it will never go further.
Why the upper end is the easiest part of
the work. See the figures:
Due West subscription, $lG,455
Williamson. 1900
Bolton, 10000
Honea Path, 5000
Pickens, 10000
Total, G3,455
With 2119 miles to grade
ut $4,000 a mile, $4,000
Margin, 2O,455
The Road is bound to 60 on. If it
reaches Abbeville it's course can't be
stopped. Due West herself will grade
the whole distance between Abbeville
and Due West. Oh that VIC had some
of her spirit. Surely then it is practi-
cable for US to grade the Road. And if
it is who doubts that VIC can get it ir5Sncd
and equipped If we adopt any other
line we shall have identically these
same difRculties. Let Us cling to our en-
terprise and not waste or throw awa5
the money we have pnt into it. The
Road can be built if Abbcville stands
by it, and does not desert the post she
first took,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
THE SITUATION.

The Railroad situation has not altered
materially since last week, except thai
we believe fhc passion incident to tho
argument heretofore has died out to n
great extent, and men are beginning to
look at this question purely from the
standpoint of reason. and "busincss."
AS will appear by the extracts that VIC
publish to-day, from the Aiken, Edge
field, Pickens and Easley papers. those
papers, and those places are wide awake
to the Importance of putting their shout,
ders to the wheel. They understand
fully that We need expect no help from
anybody unless VIC help ourselves;
and they arc preparing to do it. Prl-
vate adviccs from Due West and Troy
assure us that those two places are carn-
est in the behalf Of the Road. And
thus it appears that Abbcville alone, of
the towns along the line is Indifferent
OF Opposed to the Road. Abbcvillc,
which &vas the parent of the scheme, is
now sought by some to be put in the at
titude jof rcpudiating her w off
spring. That lamcnted and public spir-
tied citizen, the late Maj. W. X. Bradley,
first advocated the extension Of the Bel
ton and Easley Road through this section,
and on to a connection with Aiken on
one hand and across the mountains on
the other. AS long as he lived he la
bored earnestly for the accomplishment
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

II President has appointed Gcn.J
scph l.. Johnston Rail Road Commits
sioner.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
How the Tax Would stand.

Flr1t year., moan On $50 $50.
Kali road tax, annual payment Oh nrin,
cipal, 30.
Town tax, $50.
State and County tax 10 mills, lc.OU.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
School Commissioners.

The I gular meeting of the Board of School
Commissioners was held last night, President
Brown in the chair. The secretary reported ex-
pensesd during the month of May amounting to
$lO5, 245. IS. From the treasurer's report balances
in different funds were shown to be, on June l,
as follows; special fund, 81 500. "a; library fund,
S11, 638. 76; tuition fund oyerdrawn. $l2, $50; total
balance, $40, 28S SO. Since the LIST day of June
the bank account of the school board was over
drawn to the amount of So, 229. 20. Mr.. Merritt, Of
the finance and auditing committee reported bills
amounting to 81, 175. %. which were ordered paid.
The library committee reported that the circu-
lation of books during May was IL, 1892, a decided
increase over the circulation in April last and
that in May last year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06

Charles r. Kappes, Glendale. Montana; James
Coggess.all, Kentucky; g. E. Meigs, Massachu-
sets; II. II. Quackenbush. Auburn; Charles
Lippincott and wife, Philadelphia; e. g. keu-
than, w. Foster, Goodland.
Grand Hotel: r. M. Lockhart. Waterloo; w.
Franklin; Joseph N. Davidson, Whitestown;
Norman Beckley and wife, Elkhart; A. w. Rey-
nolds. Monticello; r. J. Kruger, Michigan City;
). A. HOPPER, Warsaw; Cornelius Wheeler, Mill
waukee; j. b. Hill, Baltimore.
Bates House: r. s.. Gano, Lewisville; James
Boyce. Muncie; C. E. Doyle. f. Sullivan, Peru;
J. L. Radcliff. Morris; w. w. Alexander, I. c.
Palmer, O. p. Clark, Richmond; e. Slauson and
wife, Huntingdon; John g. Davis, Washington;
VIM. Beers, Delhi; Eli Parkham,4 Kokomo;
Thos. II. Morris, Michigan City; Henry Spur,
Fort Wayne; James McLantry, Evansville; John
Y. Speers. New Harmony; Charles 7. Sprague,
Lawrenceburg; Amos Shinkle, Boonville; w. A
Carter, Madison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
THE CITY In BRIEF.

The new State-house contractors were paid
$3S, 207.84 yesterday for work done during May.
Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, A. and
A. Rite. will confer the degrees, 10 to IA, inclu-
size, this evening.
Elder A. W. Bartlett will hold a Bible reading
in the Military Park. Sunday, at 4 p. NJ. Sub
ject: THE Great Prophecy of Daniel"
VIM. Monroe, as the guardian of Minnie M.
Sanford, qualified yesterday. as did Wilbur L..
koyar, guardian of David S. and Elmer Bloomer.
Miss Ketcham's art school and Plymouth In
stitute drawing class will picnic and sketch at
Broad Ripple to-day. They will 60 up by
steamer.
Herman vondessee and Albertine Schneider,
Harvey Baldwin and Matilda j. McMains, Lewis
Becker and Nora Haufain were granted license
to marry yesterday.
The executive committee of the State Board
OF Agriculture, met yesterday to attend to some
of the business preliminary to the arrangements
for the next State fair.
The fifteenth annual reception of Mrs. Prices
school will take place at her residence, No. 4O7
North Illinois street, June 9, at s O'CLOCK. Form
er pupils and friends are invited.
Albert P. Ritz, alleging that a machine for
making spokes for wheels sold to him by defend
ants did not work as satisfactorily as represented,
has brought suit for $500 damages against Had
ley, Wright & Co.
The Indianapolis Light Infantry will give an
exhibition drill at the Virginia-avenue Rink,
this evening, to which their friends are invited.
The team selected for the grand drill at Phila-
deiphia, July 4, will give the exhibition.
Geo. Fl. Chapman Camp. Sons of Union Vet
Grams, organized last night by electing the fol-
lowing executive officers: w. A. Walker, pres
ldent; Gustave +. Pfaffiin, vice-president; Eddie
kenned, secretary; Benz. Wheat. treasurer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Of Interest TO Wheelmen.

Everything is in readiness for the bicycle
tournament of next week, and a large attend
ance is assured. Mr.. Wilcox, of Chicago, him.
self a recognized expert, has examined the track,
and says it is as fast as any in the country.
These tournaments have been very successful
in the East, and have drawn large crowds every.
where.
Woodside, who holds all American records
over eleven miles, who rode two miles in five
minutes, forty-fve and three -fourths seconds,
and twenty miles in one hour and five minutes,
and fifty miles in less than three hours, and who
IS the acknowledged champion of Ireland, rides
a ffty-nine-inch wheel that weighs twenty-six
pounds. He is a solid built man, but otherwise
has not the appearance of an athlete.
Brooks. who holds the ten-mile championship
of the United States, belongs to a bicycle riding
family. Five brothers and a sister are all fine
riders. The sister is but a child as yet, and rides
a forty-inch wheel. Brooks rides a fifty FIVE
inch Ridge Racer, weight twenty three pounds.
He will made a hot race against Woodside,
Jones, Wells and Dolph for the Indianapolis
prizes,