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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-30

Thos. Wen, while driving a rabbit from
hollow log, near Liberty, Ind, was mis-
taken for 0 wild turkey, and shot by q
party Of huniers, His injuries Meserioua,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-30
RELIEVING rHE PRESIDENT
or All EmbArrAssmentiu iu Regard to Attend
Ruco at the Funeral.

Ok AL EmDAFrhhImontlu lu AokhrN TO AIouus
Ruce at the Funeral.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2S.-Hon. VIM. h.
English and other personal friends Of Mr..
Hendricks have been in receipt Of tsle-
grams from prominent men at Washing
ton and elsewhere, expressing the opinion
that it would be unwise and injudicious
for Mr.. Cleveland to leave Washington
under the present circumstances, even to
attend the funeral Of the Vice-P President,
and sugges ing that it would be grace
full thing for Mrs. Hendricks and her
friends to say to him in dispatch that,
while they would bs grati6ed at his at
tendance, his failure to come in
the present condition OF affairs
would not be considered at all
disrespectful. This feeling has increased
very notiCeably in the last twenty.
four hours, and this evening messages
were sent tsigned by both Ms. Hendricks
and Hon. Oscar B. Hord, Mr.. Hendricks
law partner, and Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Arrangements, to the President,
making the st$tewent indicated above.
They declined To give these opt fqr publ.
cation, saying that the delicacy Of the
matter and the fact that the decision rest
ed alone with the President, made it
proper for the contents Of the dispatches
10 become PUBLIC through him alone. It
is the understand here, howeYer, that
President Cleveland, thus relieved of the
embarrassment OF staying away, will not
come, although no definite declaration TO
this effect has been received.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-30
IN THE CAsKET.
Tho Numerous Floral TributsS-To Lie in
state To-day.


State To-day.
indianapolis, Nov. 2S.-This afternoon
the body OF Vice President Hendricks was
dressed, and after being placed in the
burial casket, was carried down stairs to
the front parlor, where it will remain until
tomorrow. Around the room on tables
and mantles are beautiful floral devices,
sent in by sympathetic friends, and on the
coffin is large pillow Of white flowers
with the simple initial "H." The casket
rests near the window, and through the
darkened curtains but little light falls upon
il. The face OF the dead man retains very
much Of its natural appearance, and aside
from the closed eyes and rigid muscles the
presence OF death Is not shown conspiCu-
ously. Only the intimate friends Of the
family were admitted to the room, and to.
night the house was closed entirely to
callers. This morning Mr.. r. II. Parks,
the sculptor, took plaster mask OF the
face and succeeded in securing very fine
impression, from which he will model q
bust for the family.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow the local mill
tary companies will march to the resi-.
dence, and with the Metropolitan police
force, will escort the remains OF the Vice
President to the court house, where they
will lie in state until Monday evening.
The body will rest in the Catalalque in the
middle OF the main corridor, which will be
covered with black serge, and over 1t all
will be black silk canopy, while both the
interior and exterior Of the building will
be heavily draped in mourning.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-30

The Trouble the Fluid Caused at Social
Gathering in KAuAWhA County.
| OpTespondeIee ofu IFLklltoe,oeT.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
Common Roads.
Southern World.

. ' 49,
In the midst Of the almost universal desire for ra.
roads and widespread conviction OF their importance
to the progress and development OF the country we
are Understanding the Importance OF Sood conarn
roads the highways Tor wagons and other private ve
hicles. IS
We 10 net wish to be understood discounting the
advantages Of railroads to country but we believe
It is susceptible Of proof that even more impor;
the people to have good wagon roads radiatng rom
all the market towns. Railroads are specially nsefbl
In developing business In cities and towns common
roads III developing the back eounsry--away Jaw fon
towns and railroads. 80. ~
But how are we to have good common roads Z is the
question 1t is quite certain that the present system
OF opening and keeping roads 10 repair that prevails
never give us good roads. On the contrary, as the
country grows older and more thckly settled, the
roads grow worse The more need fos good roads the
they In the greater art ~ sns
sprng there is hardly stretch Of ten miles of dirt
rad that would be considered passable II IN England
or Scotland any Of the more advanced countries
We do not presume to even sketch the outlines ol
plan by which We may accomplish such laudable
object There ought to be and Is wisdom enough IN
will only demand it Even BY the present wsy-tor
IL cannot be properly called system-cnough labor
is annually expended to little purpose to make an
instructive beginning under well ordered and scten-
tiic sys'em. -
But when we add to the labor 80 expended the i'm
mense amount of extra wear and tear of vehicles,
draft animals, tune consumed by slow travel ana
multiplied trips the sum total would pay grod IN;
terest on bonds for money euicient to convert al!
the roads In the country into hrst.cass roads, and
keep them in order perpetually. Stt s.
Why hot utilize the convict labor OF the country
ten been asked, but nsssr satisfactorily answered A
great deal might b. said on this subject but nothing
can be done until the people be made to realize
the importance Of the subject. ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
There are few Men who Could not Es
tablish Better Case of Insanity.
GreeuC1lLe NeuS

Mr. W. G. Benet, of AbbcvI'le, in his speech In de-
fsnse of Ferguson devoted much time to denouncing
the OF the newspapers regarding his client and
his associate, Mr.. T. B. Gary, was moved to make q
perambulating watering pot OF hmref by bis unc"n-
trollubc tho wrongs Of the innocent vic
tim OF petit NAL. That may be oil right. The two
gentlemen are clever lawyers and, no doubt had q
right to make MI the capital they could for their c
ent But this Ferguson case Is one Of the few we
have known of in which the newspapers have q right
to take sides and demand the defendants life In be.
half Of the law abiding people Of the State The cor
rectucss Of the testimony printed has not been de-
MED. That testimony shows that Ferguson commit
It'd wanton and malicious murder and that his de-
fence was so ridiculousy imsy that the intellectual
weight and gravity Of able counsel s required to pre-
vent It from being broad joke. If Ferguson goes
free. any drunken desperate with means to employ
counsel mny fill bis skin with whskey, kill any man,
woman or child In Abbevile and feel secure. There
are very few men anywhere who could not establish
better case Of insanity than Frrguson's. II that
case Is to 60 record precedent nob"dy will he
safe and the SANDER that human life is not reagrd
or secure In South Carolina will be more SLAM
der 1t will be proved fact,
The newspapers have the right to speak out In this
remarkable and peculiar case and to urge the solicitor
to disregard precedent If necessary, and keep Fcrgu
son In iail the balance OF his life hang him. Pub
lie policy and private SAFETY demands that II can
not punish murderers as they lesrrve we canse them
as much Inconvenience and discomfort Us wo legaliy
can.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
Surely Something Is Wrong.
EnfLen NosspnUer

Ferguson has been tried again or at least an effort
has heen made to try him and produced nistrial.
This Is the second nisrln in this The first jury
stood ten for acquittal and two for conviction. The
last Jury stood seven for conviction and five for
quittal. What is tn become Of this cases This Is o
question which is hard TO answer The general i'm
preston is that Furguson has committed murder but
two jurcs failed to say 1t Is just such work ne
this that gives rise to lynch law. II the law cannot
he enforced by its officers the people think they have
The right take 1t into their hands and execute
Lynch law is odous. The only thing that will can
keep down is the due and just execution Of the law
in Courts of justice If neglect refusal to perform
duty in this lies any where tits at the door Of the
Jurors who refused TO agree to O verdict of guilty.
The defect Is not in tho law, as great many people
seem to think. 1t is not in the officers Of the law.
For the Judges and Solicitors of the State are able,
conscientious, and shrink not from duty. Are jurors
afraid to convictP If 50, we ought to abandon the
jury system and let the Judges, who not afraid,
pass npon the guilt or innocence Of prisoners Are
Jurors corrupt9 1t is hard to think this. The pre-
sumption is that they neither corrupt nor afraid.
They are selected because they supposed to be
qualified for the position they occupy. Surely some
thing is wrong either In the selection Of jurors or In
the material which is frequently selected Wherever
the defect is 1t ought to be remeded. Otherwise we
connot evade the horrible and barborous practice Of
lynch law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
How to Get Trade In Summer.

Entering the store of prosperous city mer.
chant yesterday, a gentleman, stranger in
town, expressed surprise at the busy at the
busy scene that greeted him. He Inquired OF
the proprietor how 1t was that he was getting
mere than his share of business In these dull,
midsummer days. The merchant replied:
81 attribute the excellent business do every
summer to just two things First, I advertise
bargains, and keep my store before the pub
lie, second, when the public sails satisfy 1t by
keeping my advertised promises. 1t cost me
sc, COO to learn this lesson, and 1t has paid me
at least S25,O00 During three successive sum.
mers during the hard hears that followed
1873 I ran behind in this store on an average
$1,000 every year. made up my mind that
there was business to do and that would do
it. In the middle OF the worst and duliest
year that we had, when clerks were absent on
their vacations and half Of the force In the
store was idle, started in and spent 81 200 In
advertising midsummer bargains, remnants,
old stock, and as on. Within q week my
store was so full of business that had to send
for every clerk who was away and added TWO
extra clerks. That year, instead Of loss OF
81 600 in the summer, made $4,000 besides
what paid for advertising. I have keptit
up ever since. That was the most expensive
lesson ever learn ed, but 1t WAS the most In
structive aud the most remunerat1Ve. III l
had to start In business agaiC, as poor as
started, I would make rule 10 spend at least
one-half of what my rent cost In advertising
in home papers. I would not waste 1t in
cheap methods, but I would spend 1t judi
ciously and In the best and high-priced de-
partmcnt and in the best and largest papers,
Albdny Evening Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
Industrial Exhibition Of the Agricu1'
tural Society of South Carolina.

We have received list OF the Special pre-.
miums to be awarded ut the Centennial Ex-
hibition OF the Agricultural Society. to be
held in Charleston, commencing November
@. 1855.
It is the desire Of the compittee in charge
of the exhibition that each and every county
in the State should be represented by an ex-
hibit of some kind, and II Is especially desir-
ed that Abbeville should send something.
The managers of the exhibition want samples
Of all products Of the farm. forest and streams,
and would also like manufactured goods OF oil
kinds to show what our county Is doing IN
that direction samples of the minerals OF
our county are also wanted.
They would like to have samples OF NIL kinds
Of shelled grain, (not less than peck OF each
kind), ear corn, fine stalks OF corn with ear
on, stalks Of cotton, sugar cane and sorghum,
small grain of all kinds In the sheaf sweet po-
tatoes, Irish potatoes, vegetables of al! kinds,
fruits, wines, preserves and pickles.. In act
they want to show all the products OF our
comfy, and want any and everything which
will do our people credit. II necessary, they
are willing to pay fair price for any Of the
above articles.
There will also be an exhibit Of Woman's
work and 1t is sincerely hoped that the ladies
Of our county will take part In the same: The
railroads will transport all articles for the ex-
hibition Free Address E. l.. Roche, Secretary,
Charleston, s. c., who will gladly furnish any
other desired information.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
Terracing W.. Surface Draining,
Seneca Free Press

During the summer season. the continual cry OF the
farmer is, more rain, more rain Yet he does all
In his power by surface draining to convey away the
water that Providence sends Not only does be turn
away the water but In bis effort to got rid Of II he
throws away the most productive part of his SOIL for
water which flows from the surface carries with 1t
nearly oil the soluble manures For proof OF this you
only to look In the low places where tho washes
ars obs,ructed by fences. logs any kind Of dams
that will cause the escaping water to stand long
enough to deposit the rich sediment which 1t has
broue eht down from the hills; here You find soil
almost equal to that OF the best bottom lands. II
had no other means of preserving land would much
rather mako dams In the low places than ditches on
| the hi-sidee.
Our iorefathers have for the lust century been i'm
| poverishing their lands and themselves by surface
draining. They have spent the better part of their
lives toling to make the aluyial soil which forms
along all creeks and rivers, and we are now buying at
$40 ton n ertzers) some Of the same soil that
our fathers once aboed 50 hard to remove from these
billy lands by drain ditches.
Our people ore now giving some attention to ter
racing, and before discussing methods, It will te well
terracng the water which falls upIa the land retain.
ed there for certain time until II by eyapora
tion, and by gradually sinking into the earth.
1st. Water is natures universal solvent, retaining
It upon tho land till 1t has time To- dissolve whatever
is valuable as plant food. to be taken up by the
root-fbres Of the growing vegetables.
| end. Winter freezings will loosen up saturated
soil much better than one that Is dry Every parti-
Gle Of matter that the water enters Is by hard freezing
burstcd into fragments This gives deeper and finer
soil
Srd Water Is the necessary agent for the decompo-
stun Of vegetable matters, SO by retaining waller up
on the land all the sula roots Of the previous crop
and much vegetable matter upon The surface, Will be
rotted and converted into manure In one winter.
4th Rain wafer snow &C., are thought to contain
some fertzlng properties which will be left Ia the
soil by this prpcess.
Each farmer ought to terrace parts Of his land
this fall which will enable him to learn what adyan-
are to be gained by this process and also to est-
! mate the cost or such work. Various instruments
are sold for the purpose Of leveng If the leveling
instruments are found to be costly dozen farmers
can club together and buy one.
Where erracing cannot be done, the next best plan
and probably the best plan, will be to SOW alternate
strips Of sloping land in grass. The spaces between
the land sowed can he cultivated in grain while the
grass will be equally as profitable, and will save the
land to o considerable extent from washing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
The Failure OF Juries to Perform their
Duty, the Peril of the Hour.
Aiken RecOrder

Those alleged to have been connected with
the Culbreath lynching have been promptly
arrested and are now In Jail. 1t now remains
to be seen whether the juries will do their
duty, These deeds of violence which are so
dangerous to the safety Of society and 80 det-
rlmental to the best interests Of our State. ore
directly traceable to the failure of the juries
Of our country to perform their d9ty: The
law and evidence are treated with indifference
sacred oaths are disregarded, and personal and
extraneous circumstances not before the Court m
entimes rendered which are nothing more
than fragrant, shameful instances OF bare
faced perjury. This wrong doing is not pecu.
liar to any county or State. but the tendency
is the same everywhere in this country. AS
necessary result, jury trials are growlngin In dis
repute with each successive year and the ele-
ments of uncertainty in the administration
Of the law are assuming such volume and
magnitude that no one believes that crimi-
nal will suffer, however plainly the evidence
may convict him. If he be person Of wealth
or Influence and able to secure the services Of
a couple or so Of shrewd and popular lawyers
It Is a melancholy reflection upon our repub-
lican institutions which must cause every
thoughtful person the gravest regret and the
deepest concern.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
The r.. II. Election in Aiken.
GEdneGeid Advertiser.

The friends Of the Cumberland Gap Rail:
road were very much surprised at the result
CT the recent election in Aiken. 1873 maiarlty
against voting the tax scotches, If 1t does not
kill, the present scheme for building this
road The present scheme we say, for with q
different scheme and with q never firing and
always pushing President and Board Of d.
rec,ors, this grand possibility will yet be a
success: President Hagood has called meet
ing of the Stockholders, to be held at Aiken
on the 4th November, at which the annual
election Of officers will take place. Let the
friends of the road elect new men, and go 10
work with renewed vim. It cannot be posi-.
BILE that the failure Of Aiken to vote tax OF
$4,000 will forever kill this grand trunk line
Of 40 miles length. II Charleston promised
to take S5O0.OOO Of bonds provided all the town.
ships along the line would vote per cent n t.
$40 600 expected from Aiken be made up by
subscription? Or cannot Charleston be in
duced to waive the condition RS TO Aiken A
Mitchell would build the road, Aiken to the
contrary notwithstanding. And we hope a
Mitchell will arise for the occasion and, rs the
Nes0 York Sun said on a memorable occasion
1--WE may be happy yet"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
WRONG SUCCESSFULLY RESISTED.
Resrets that there SheHId Have Been
objection to their Building Kali
road at Other Peoples Expense.
Journal and RerietU.


Once more the opponents OF the c.. c. 6. &
G. Railroad have gained the victory ana tnai
by decisive majority. There are several
things in connection with this election Wnlcn
we have to regret
First, much bad feeling and personal AMI
mostly were manifest during the canvass. Ii
Is sad that men cannot differ on question o'
mere dollars and cents--cannot hold dlScoro'
ant opinions as to what Is for the best advan'
tage to the town-without personal friction
sistently, with our regret, urge those VINO
thought and worked with us to forget and for
give all unpleasant personalities of the can.
and hands in working In other ways for The
upbuilding OF our teautitii town. If It is nn.
pleasant to be defeated, 1t Is not hnmiliating,
for we may defend ourselves from the charge
Of being whipped az ain Indignant Contedero .h
war; "No. sir, we were not conquered but
overpowered by numbers
Secondly, we are sorry to see men attrihut
ing improper motives 10 each other. why
terests In voting for subscription when &C.
knowledge that I vote against 1t for my own
interests? And why should I charge MIR. G.
with shaving some axe to grind" when the
only explanation Of his difference % WIN NJ, me
am. And why may not Mr.. d. oppose the
road for other reasons than because quarters
80 fit his eyes that he cannot see, around
them, dollars and ten dollars ahead. we are
sorry that so much Was said about ones own
PERSONAL Interests any how, and SO little regard
was paid to the good Of the community at
large.
Thirdly, we regret that the colored voters
were SD assiduousiy courtcd, and that they
were taught so fQrctbiy their power ana use
ut tunes when the whites are divided.
Fourthly, we regret that Aiken has once
more declared against her true Interests. we
advocated subscription simply because we he
Iteved we were doing Aiken most service. The
result Of the election has not changed our be:
lief. Our regret at the result is no ieetlng OF
mere personal Shagrin, but sorrow at The lack
of enterprise i'll our town. We confess that
we can see no bright future for Aiken until
she becomes more aggressive; and while she
lags behind, others nre moving dhead.
Well, since we are dcfeated.or rather over
whemed by numbers" we submit 10 the pup
lie arbitration, and hereby cheerfully pledge
ourselves to 20 into any other movement
which contemplates greater prosperity TO our
county and Its attractive county seat AIKEN
Aiken! Aiken always, for better, for worse
for veal or woe? Dun, spc'i spero.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
The Needs Of a Prosperous Town.
Marion Star. -

There is one thing reduced to practical
certainty-A town never did. never Will, new
able p prpoportions pti % On single line Of railroad,
especially is this so now the country Is being
interlned by railroads. At least, II prosper
Gus awhile its race Is soon run anu u seuies
down into dull, tagging and stagnant condt =
tion. Business attention Is directed toward
other places, and the area from which Its sup.
support Is derived Is continually being cir,
cumscribed until the amount r,t OF Dusncss Mson Is
Ia feartully In danger at this point JUST now.
Already the trade of the northern part Of the
county is directed in another way and II the
tn ence to Little Rock is built any one can SEQ
that Marion, in its future prospects, Is pre-,
scribed, fated. VIII our people fold their
hands In silence and suffer this to be 80? :.
died out? Will they not awake from such In.
excusaLle lethargy, seize the golden opporti
nifty contribute literally Of their means, bnihi
other connectional lines and thereby thwart
such impending doom? The advantages oe
bringing the road from Gibson, Via Clio. and
Little Rock 10 Marion are simply incalcula-
bly, rs may be easily shown.
Will not some of our liberal minded, lead
ing spirited business men at once set aoout.fn-s
auyurating measures and securing the RleaAs
for speedily bringing about such q desirable
rout? ..,,S ~,
only forty.three from Marion to Gibson. and
the people of Marion and Marlboro Counties
are only asked to contribute just, forty-three!
thousand dollars with the assu nee that tho
road shall be built. The town OF Marion It:
self, In extra freights saved In one year, would
we'll nigh save that amount of money. the
direct result of competition.
We cannot believe, we dare not believe,
that the people of Marion and adjacent coun-
try will let the opportunity pass afiordlng
them a shorter line by rail northwnrd.x The
road from Marion to Gibson and ON to HAM
let will connect with shorough line to Ports
mouth, and open wide the do9r north where
In addition to shorter hne eompetttion VIII
# the road now spoken Of from &C Conway be
son and Marion road southwark through
Brlttons Neck across Little Pee Dee rtsor to
Port Hurrefson, on Great Pee Dee. This
would bring about the development sof the
Southern portion,,of our county which has a.
fine resources perhaps rs to be found In any
comfy. We would then have an outlet
sonthward and o through line from Ports-
mouth North to Port Harrelson in the South
"a ready and easy access from deep to- deeps,
north to south. -fSgEsZfS$ -