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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
RAIL ROAD PROSPECTS,

Since our last issue, al! the towns
along the line of the C., C. G. & C. II. II.
have been heard from, except Aiken.
Edgcfeldi, speaks cautiously, but we
have no fear that she will be behind
any other of the places Interested, when
the time for action arrives.
We are at n loss to understand the po-
) sition taken by the Columbia Reyiste,
in regard to this Road. 1t Processes to
be amazed that tho city Of Charleston
and tie NeMs and Courier should en-
courage this enterprise rather than the
Midland route and gruvely argues that
the c., C.. G. & C. r.. T., can be Of little
use to Charleston, but would rather
accrue to the benefit Of Augusta. The
line of u Road lies through Aiken,
Edgefeld and Abbevillc-Conntics
large, and rich i'll agricultural products.
One Of them-Edgefcld is the largest
cotton producing County in the State.
by reason OF Aiken's proximity to Au-
gusta, and the TACT that tkc e.. C. & A.
aud the A. & X. Roads traverse Edge.
, field and Ahbcville, by far, the greater
part Of the cotton Of these two counties
goes to Augusta, or at any rate does not
20 to Charleston. How then can it fail
to be to Charicston's interest to open Nh
to her trade this splendid country now
in sore need of competing rail roads.
10 our thinking, the question is a sim
pie one. We cannot sec how that cit y
can afford to lose this opportunity to Sc
r a route that may, and witt, propc,
energy Will be extended to meet that
Western connection. the accomplish
ment Of which has been her dream 70,
more thar half a century.
We have nothing to say in opposition
to the Midland Road on the contrary,
VIC shall rejoice to see it bull; we do
not understand that the two roads arc
~antagonistic, hence, We cannot under.
stand the position taken by the Re3ix-
Ter in hostility to the c., e. q. & G. r. Il.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18

days in the County Jail, he conccives it
to be imperative upon him, to %inflict,
what every n present, including the
jurors who found him guilty, regard as
IN o~utragcous punishm The negro
was not represented l,y counsel, aud The
ease vent against him o by lcfaul,
Shan other wise.
The only remedy now is with
his EHcellrncy. the Governor. ans
we hope he will take occasion t,
inquire into It and exercise, Ms soon
rs possible, his executive clcmcncy in Il
'asc where every incentive to justice
and7mercyascem'to dcmand-it.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
CRITICISMS,

A great many Journals Of the State
have criticised in unmcasurcd terms the
action Of the jury in the Ferguson trial
for not being true
to their oaths and to the facts Of the case,
all OF which We think there is strong
Humiliation for. % '.
But the Register comes with the
strongest 'of air criticisms The desire
to be novel, and different, perhaps. from
NIL others, leads mel to strange con-
illusions, sometimes. 1t says:
1t is very easy for public journals to
"%lampoon courts and ~juries who do not
Is find vcrdicts and render decisions to
"suit the terrgonr conclusions,o of dicta-
~"torial. high-handei newspaper doctors
"of law; but We see in such sort Of
Journalism n grave abuse, amounting
" to n positive obstruction Of JUSTICE"
We hold that neither judges, attorneys,
nor ~iuries are above the fair criticisms
of honest journalists. and if the purpose
is subscrvcd-of calling the attention of
the proper officers Of the law to the
abuse complained of-thc highest good
will be attained. This very end is sug.
gestcd by the Register; and how COM
nlcnts upon " state Of affairs, tho like OF
which was never known or even sug-
gastod i'll this County before, can amount
to n positire obstruction Of Justice VIC
fail to apprchcad.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND GAP AND
CHICAGO IL. II. reg

. 4: meeting Of the directors Of the
above road will be held at the Charles
ton Hotel on Tuesday evening, March
81, ut 3 y. H., and the committees Of
conference will meet n similar COM
mittce Of Charleston business men the
next day. The fourth Of March is his
loric, and we hope prophetic Of the inau-
=ura,ion of n union between Charleston
and the up country which will roll ducats
int" that city and develop the incxhaust-
ible Of the garden spot OF South
Carolina-thc Savannah side of the Stat.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
THE RIGHTS or NEWSPAPERS

In the heat Of argument, much can b.
passed by unnoticcd. especially if what is
saidrefers to All o~pponnrnt; but why som"
Of the counsel for tho dcfruse in the
Ferguson trial should go so much ont Of
their way to abuse newspapers, tx to MS a
mystery, AZ it seems so uuwarrnhtcd, un-
called for, and unnecessary. The papers
represented at the trial, had certainly
made no attack upon either the counsel
or their client, and rs n rule had rcfraincd
from expressing any special opinion on
this case. 1t must have been their mere
presence then, which acted rs IL rcd flag
in q bull-fght, and goaded them on to
desperation.
Al journalists, We do not think We
have a right to pry into every man
private affairs, and publish them to the
world, but when anything Of Il public
nature takes place, the right Of news
paper men to be present, is now unchal-
lengcd. All assemblies, and meetings
of o public nature recognize this fact,
aud invariably provide c~onvcnienccs for
reporters and invite them to be present.
The public, knowing his to be the case.
naturally expect from the newspapers
full reports Of all these transactions, and
feel that they arc being cheated out Of
their rights whom the papers refuse or
neglect to give them such information.
Knowing these facts, and feeling that
the public had n right to know what was
going on in II court Of justice, The writer
Of this article, was present NIL The time
during the trial Of John C. Ferguson, rs
. reporter for TIE MESSENGER. His
object was merely to report The facts,
and he s%tudiously abstainsd from cx-
pressing any opinion or. those facts. In
deed, this paper has never expressed an
opinion on the merits Of this case, but
1t docs not propose to keep back any
facts Of a public nature, at the dictation
Of any one We were not present at
the trial spoken of, 'thirstins for blood
nor with any attempt to force any verdict
upon the jury, but there, in the discharge
of what we considered our simple duty
as honest journalists for q jealous pub
lilo. ,- ...... 3d. !
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
INCONSISTENCY.

As intimated last week, We wish to
call attention to the Observation-Disclosures
on Sam Johnson, colored, found guilty
OF petit larceny, and sentenced by Judge
Presley for this hcinous (?) offence to
n years Imprisonment in the State
penitentiary.
Admitting the guilt Of the prisoner,
OF which there is serious doubt, we are
sure all thinking men will regard the
punishment as oppressive when com.
Par"d with other sentences imposed at
th'' sane time for much graver offences.
In two cases, one Of an assault and
battery with intent to kill, and the other
Of larceny Of live stock, Of which there
was no doubt. as both parties pleaded
guilty, the Judge imposed the same
punishment. Does the offence Of steal
ing 1926 rank in ::%heinousness with the
two just mentioned? Is it not a mock
cry Of justice, that this negro should
be sent to the penitentiary because of
the neglect of the Trial Justice who
should have tried the case, and If found
guilty. sentenced him for thirty days in
the County jail? The poor darksy was
not responsible for this neglect; and
yet because forsooth. no comes before his
iHonor'Ju Judge Presley, who knows IL the
court below had done it's duty. the punish
ment would not have exceeded thirty
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
FoUEINDg
0 LADIES ONLY.

Il " endorsed by the best Phrsi-
clans "nd Druggists ut it's home.
Il HE-NEDI that Mr.. e. W. O'Ncil, Good
wa'cr' Ala, says raised his wife from III
invatid,s bed, and h" believes sarsd htr Efr.
4 HE-NENT of which a prominent Allanta
merchant said 81 would have given $5OO
rs soon as | would a nickle for what two
bottle. Of your medicine did for my
4 RENEUI in regard to which, =. ]. Cas-
sells NJ. d.. Druggist Thomasvillr. Ga,
saws. ~ can recall Instances in which IL
GG.Fg'aea r,fi'f' after nN tie u~rul rrmtIit.
Il RE-KEDI about which DR.. r.. -. F.rr.,,.
l~.aGran"r, Ga, writes: Il have used for
the last 20 years the mchicin. rou are nut
ting up aud canSidcr it the best combine
non ever gotten together for ihc disease for
which 1t is recommended.
Il HE II M about whic, DIR. Joel Branhan,,
Atlanta, SAID: "Ikarr eramin<d II. Pr,
rtPr, and have II" hesitation in advising its
use. and confidently it,"
Il which tho Rev. II. Is. Johnsur.
near Marietta, Ga, says he has used in his
family with the 'utmust satisfaction" who
found it to he just what it is rrrn,,,ncui,d.
n Hk -MEUl Of which Prrnbrrton, Iycrsou
q prnnison say: " have be on selling
IT Tor many years, with constantly incr.a,-
Ing sales. The article is a staple xith US,
and one "f ubxolmfs mrrit."
Il REMEDY Of which Lamar. Runkin,S LIZ
mar say " sold 80 gross. in four
months, and never sold it in any place but
what If Was wantol nwnin."
Il fE -HED| by which DIR. Banch, Of L.-
Grange, Ga, saws: II cured one Of the
most obstinate cases of VIC AKIora MEN
STRrArIoN that ever came within nv
know ledge. with II few bottles"
Il HE .HEO OF which DR.. j. G.. uuyS. .intu-
snlS!, Ala. SAWS: Il nm. fully convinced
that 1t is mnrivalrd fur that class Ut dis
eases which 1t claims to cure
4 about which Mai. John G..
: WHITTIER, of Atlantis, well and fsvnraL,v
known NIL over the; United STATES az n Gen
trnl Insurance Agent, says: Il used this
remedy before The war, on Il large ,lania-
ton on II great number OF cases, a1rnvs
i EENEDI about which Mr. J.. W.
Strange, ot Cartcrsvillc, Gu., ccrtifes that
one b"ttlc cured two members of his fumi-
~ Of menstrual irrcgulari,y Of many years
This Great Remedy is
BEADFIEL.p'S FEMALE IsEGvLirnR
Send for ~trcutise on the Health and Nappi-
ness of W oman, mailed free.
Hradhcld Regulator CO., Box 70, Atlta, Ga.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Drawer 3.
Atlanta. GA, 159 w. 22d St, n. Y, and
1908 Chestnut St, Philn.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
The ~! Ha't o. f.ri, Cal" Nr,u
r. SnOnk ut Annapolis.

VI: vAr. February 1f.-rhis ommu-
nifty was greatly shocked and saddcned
to h"nr of the death of Cadet Marcns +.
S'n""k, AT Annapolis. Maryland. He
was appointed as II cadet ut tho instance
of congressman Dihhlr. He was get
tin" al"n" so finely that he was about to
he promoted. II" had enjoyed robuSk
health up to iiv" DAYS h~fnrr his death,
when he vas affected iy II slight sore on
his car, which SON extended To his
head and which III" ].l"r.nrS called crv-
SlT"'aS. ~SHtirgcr::S dad not consider
it d~an@crnrS.N"l did not deem It nrrrs-
sary to irfo"m il parents al,on, his cnm-
diti"n until Friday. WIFE,. his father re-
c'ir"d ':isra CT a>!:ina what DISPOSE
ton should he ma,lr u: his body. whicl.
Is expected to r"ac!, h:rr hy express nr
Mon,.y.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
TIRE NEW ROAD TO CHICAGO.
Edgcflcld Puts her Shoulder to tho
whccl and Makes n Liberal Sub
scription to II Carolina, Cumbcr-
land Gap and Chicago Railway. "a.

4 meeting of tho citizens of the town of
Edgeticld was held in the Court House on tn.
AZ, dty of February, 1885. On motion of Mr..
o. Sheppard, Mr.. J. j.. Addison was requested
to take the chair, and Mr.. E. a.. Glover WAS
requested to act as secretary. Mr. Addison
stated that tho object Of the meeting WAS Ia
discuss the resolutions of the town Of Able
vile, passed on January 81, in regard to mid
ing in the construction Of the Carolina, Cum
bcrland Gap and Chicago Railway After dis
cussinn and upon motion Of b. w. Bcttis, Esq.
the following resolution was PASSED
H<s"frea, That We, the citizens of Edgcfcld,
III unison with the other incorporated towns
along the line Of the road, uicdge Ourselves
t" raisc IN amount in cash money equal in
amount t" the assessed value Of the taxable
property 81 our said town, to mid in the con-
strncti"n of tho Carolina cumberland CAP
and Chicago Railr"ad. beginning at Aiken:
provided, that tho citizens of Charleston
subscribe an amount equal to that raised by
til: Incorporated towns along the line.
On motion Of Mr.. D.. Shepherd, the Chair
a emmittee OF six to attend the meeting of
the directors OF the road ut Charleston, to be
called, and that three nf the com be
residentstcf the town and three be- resi-
dents along tho line Of the road above the
town.
On motion, the s~ecctary was requested Ia
prepare an abstact Of the proceedings of this
meeting of the citizcus Of Edgefipld aud for
ward copies thereof to the secretary of tho
meeting ofthe citizens nf the tow OF Able
vile, and I" !Ht .N."s and L:,"r;trari til.
Edychcld ale. rEsar. Requesting the said
new spa rrrs to publish I'll. sane.
Tn m"'i"n. the secretary was further re-
qucstrd t. correspond with the secretary of
the meeting u, AGbcrili.. and ascertain more
fui!y the views. wishes aud intentions Of the
citizens of Abhcvillc w thu. premises.
The chairman uppointrd the following com
mi:tce to attend the meeting of the bnnr ri
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
(altlwcllS and CnlhOuuS.

7" TIE EJifor IF tie N.mx anu Cnnritr:
! desire tn learn something Of the Caldwell
family, Of whici, Martha Caldwell Calhoun.
the mother nf john &. Calhoun wus II mem
Der. May l nsk. through your columns,
whether any of vour readers can tell me the
name of Mrs. Caihoun's father, and his tcIu-
ton I" The Rev. James Caldwell, who was
murdered nj Elizalrtht"wn, y. j., in 1881
! shall BIZ glad al>o To learn. of any pub
LEGATIONS relating To the history of tn. C.ld-
we'll family "f Virginia and The Carnlinas in
general. HAwTuORSE UILL.
Louisville, Ky, February IL, 1883.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
LENT.

To-day is Ash Wednesday ard the
beginning of Lent. During tho coming
forty days tho faithful nrr expected to
fast and pray. Aside from its religious
character, the D.! enicn Season is; from n
sanitary point Of view. a wise observance.
1t comes in the spring Of the year, when
it is wise to change the diet and abstain
from rich food.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18

There seems to be no longer any
doubt that Chinese Gordon was killed
when Khartoum fell into the hands of
FL Mahii. This eccentric man, but i'll
trcpid soldier, has fallen a victim TO
England's weak md yacillating policy.
While she delayed and hositated, tho
Mahdi lnid his plans and captured I've
CITY.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
Musical DrumnrcrS.

The passengers M the Iaurcns down train
Saturday enjoyed a scrcnadr. The passengers
were all men. and the most of them drummcr..
IT was Il pleasant. jovial crowd. full of fun and
merrimcnt. An imrromrtu uuartritr wa. or
gained. will, Capt. Hale ny leading Soprano
and Maj. Tnliy Branch rs first bass. old
black joe" "God-hv-, my lover, gooL-bvc'',
and other popular airs were rendered will,
pleasing effect. and Maj. Branch sang Il A.lu
w'Iic, brought dnwa the coach, 80 to
srcak.-.N fmhrrry Ohs,rr,r.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18

a good aSSortm"n. nf tnr following
named articles may hc had Il. the store
of White Brothers Table Linens Tow.
els, Blankets, Sh"c!ings, Bed I';chinys
Countrrpanes, Furniture Prints. Carpet,
and Rugs. lit
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18

Republican party by the nose or the
.Sena'r ~ the tail. H. is not the only
Government employe who needs reform
in heroic tlos"S. J..R Il.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
LAW CARD.

WE have this day formed a partnership for
w the practice Of law under the firm name
Of CAsoN 4 BosHAM. Mr.. Dor ham has re-
tired from the Masters office and will devote
his whole attention to the practice.
Si5'Ofic-, O'Neil Range.
SAM'L. &. CASON,
n. J.. BONHAM, in.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18

y fresh lot Of Citron. Currants, Nuts
Candies. Apples and Oranges just re
ceivcd ut Speed II. Lowry's.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18

Fine Table and Hall Lamps at VS.
Cothran & Co..
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
NO.29.

The gharry driver with whom l Travelled
Il few mouths later, told me that our late
companion had been engaged to some
estimable young man or other for long
time prior to her narrow escape that
he, the said young man, on hearing of
her adventure and deliyerance, became
almost delirious with joy, fastened to
side with congratulations most elusive,
and improved the occasion by suggesting
the advisability of an immediate alliance.
History does not record whether consent
was given to this arrangement, but in
order to conclude my little story in an
orthodox sort of way | will assume n
certain amount Of responsibility and say
that the marriage contract was duly rati-
fed, beyond a doubt that they thus be-
came united and lived happily
ever afterwards, teaching their children
to rise up every morning before breakfast
and bless the stranger to whom they
owed-well, to say the least, quite good
deal,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
The Fate of the FIimnam.-

A tlimaam flopped from lillamaloo,
Where the pollywog pinkled so pale,
And the pipkin piped a petulant pooh"
To the garrulous gawp of the the gale,
ooh, woe to the swap of the sweeping
swipe
That booms to the bobbling bay"
The glugling glinked to the glimmering
gloam
Where the buzbuz BUNDLED his bee
Where the flimham fitted all hecked
with foam
ooh, swither the swipe with the swelt-
ering sweepw
She swore as she swayed in a swoon,
And a doleful dank dumped over the
deep,
To the lay of the limpid loon
Eugene Field in Chicago news.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
DREAM.

Here comforted of pilot stars they lie
In charmed dreams, but not of void
nor lea,
Behold ship! her wide yards score the
sky;
She sails steel-blue sea.
As turns the great amassment of the tide,
Drawn of the silver despot to her
throne,
So turn the destined souls; so, far and
wide,
The storms deep claims its own.
Still the old tale. These dreaming islam.
ders,
Each with hot Sunderbuds, some
what owns
That calls-the grandsires blood within
them stirs;
Dutch Java guards his bones.
And these were orphaned when Il leak
was sprung
Far out from land when all the air was
balm;
The shipmen saw their faces as they
hung,
And sank in the CLASSY calm.
These, in an orange-sloop their father
piled,
Deck laden deep she sailed from Cadi2
town;
A black squall rose, she turned upon her
side,
Drank water and went down.
They too shall sail. High names of alien
lands
Are in the dream, great names then
fathers knew:
Madras, the white surf rearing on hcI
sands,
Fen they shall breast it too.
See threads of scarlet down fell Roa creep
When moaning winds rend back hel
vaperous veil
Wild Orinoco wedge-like split the deep,
Raging forth passion pale;
Or blue berg at sunrise glittering, tall.
Great as town adrift come shining OF
With sharp spires, gemlike as the mysti
Clear city of Saint John.
| Jean Ingelow.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
Stealing From American Authors.

Writing on the subject Of Interna-
tional Copyright fifteen years ago,
Mr.. James Parton began his essay
with striking statement, us is his
custom : "Therc is an American
lady living at Hartford, in Connecti-
cut, whom the United States has
permitted to be robbed by foreign
ers oftwo hundred thousand dollars.
Her name is Harriet Beecher Stowe.
BY no disloyal act has she or her
family forfeited their right to the
government of the United States.
She pays her taxes, keeps the peace,
and earns her livelihood by honest
industry she has reared children
for the service of the Common
wealth she was warm and active
for her country when many around
her were cold or hostile in Il word,
she is Il good citizen. More than
that she is an illustrious citizen.
The United States stands higher to-
day in the regard of every civilized
being in Christcndom because she
lives in the United States. To
that American women every person
on earth who read Uncle Toms
Cabin incurred personal obliga-
ton. Every individual who be-
came possessed of II copy of the
book, and every one who saw the
story played mo theatre, was bound
in natural justice to pay money to
her for her service rendered, unless
she expressly and formally relin-
quishcd her right,-which she nev-
er has done" Mr. Parton's state
mcnt of the case is vehement, but
his estimate of the loss to Mrs.
Stowe, owning to the absence ofany
way by which she could protect her
rights in foreign parts, is none too
high. Because the people Of the
United States have not chosen to
give protection here to the works of
foreign authors, Mrs. Stowe has
been robbed by foreigners, and the
extent Of her loss is quite two hun
drcd thousand dollars. The extent
of the loss of Irving, Cooper, Long
fellow, Hawthorne, and of the many
living Americans whose writings
aro read eagerly on the far side OF
> the Atlantic, is many times two
hundred thousand dollars, and il
increases every day.-Opcu Letters
.. The CENTURY for July.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
POINTERS FOR ADVERTISERS.

Don't expect an advertisement
to bear fruit in one night.
You can't eat enough in a week
to last you a year, and you can't ad-
vertise on that plan, either.
The enterprising advertiser proves
that he understands how to buy,
because in ADVERTISING he knows
how to sell.
People who advertise only once
in three months, forget that most
folks cannot remember anything
longer than about seven days.
fyou can arouse curiosity by an
advertisement, it is a great point
gained. The fair sex dosen't hold
all the curiosity in the world.
Quitting advertising in dull times
is like tearing out a dam because
the water is low. Either plan will
prevent good times from ever COM
ing.
Trying to do business withouta adj
vertising is like winking at a pretty
girl through pair Of green goggles.
You may know what you are doing
but nobody else does.
Enterprising traders are begin
ming to learn the value of advertis-
ing the year round. The persisten-
cy Of those who are not intimidated
by the cry of dull times, but keep
their names ever before the public,
will surely place them on the right
side in the end.-Poultrvman.