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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27
A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE.
Verifying Our Statement that $1,000
Property Had Been Damaged
NE~TN'
$3.50.

Editor Press and Banner:
DEAR SIR-i notice In your paper OF tne
10th paragraph headed. Damaged by the
Earthquake" in which you have nude some
great mistakes and injustice to Charleston.
ask you to make the following corrections
1t is true that tho person owning the prop
erty you speak OF has offered TO take sl,60o ior
it several years aSn, but that person ana the
agent who manages il really believed IT TO be
cheap at s., ,2U at the time they proposed TO
sell at s., ,6tU and for reasons which l Will not
give was willing To- make the sacrifice. On
the lot were three houses or at least one brick,
one frame house and one brick kitcnen:
The brick Kitchen was entirely demoliSheu
and the two-StOry brick house SO badly DAM
aged that the city authorities ordered IL TOOK
down or made Safe. which can only be done
by tearing down u large part OF the house.
The wopd house was badly damaged by the
chimnays falling on shed rooms and roof be-
side running the plastering. The agent who
manages this property says that II Is The
worst damaged property on that street, BE
sides there has been more than S3OU spent In
repairing this property over IN and ABOVE Wnat :,,
the cyclone last year since IT was offered 1or
:, 60U.
You surely have forgotten that I stated 1t
had been insured for $2,i0 until the last year or
50 the insurance has been reduced to $2,n'N.
think you will admit that nc person o! or
dinary business capacity would have thclr
property over-valued when they know that IN
case Of lire they cannot even recover the full
value of the property burned.
am as strongly opposed to the State being
in any way responsible for the rebuilding of
the ruined City by the Sea as you can he, but
still am always for
FAIR PLAY AND JUSTICE.
Abbeville, Oct. 20, 1856.
NOTE BY THE EDIToR.-The above needs
no reply. Fair Play and Justice" admits all
that we said, viz: that the property had been
Offered at $, GO and that 1t had been damaged
lg5O. TIE matter OF insurance needs no con.
sideratlon. The insurance companies seldom
or never pay, all the policy on which they
take premium. Twoncghbors Of our friend
recently lost their dwellings by fire. Neither
were paid anything like the full Insurance.
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The Earthquake at Suunmeryillc.
Nems and Courier.


SuMMERv1LLE, October 2a,-The most sc.
we're earthquake since Aug. 81 visited sum
mrrville To-day at 2:l5 7. NJ. 1t was preceded
Mt 5:2O q. N. by a. Somewhat sishtcr. shock.
Tue afternoon shock caused considerable
damage In the way of cracking nearly all of
the chimneys which had been rebuilt since
August 81.
Tic relief committee held q meeting TO-
night and find that at least srvpnty-livc chinl-
neys are SD badly damaged that they VIII
have To come down. They estimate the dam
age to buildings at three thousand dollars.
a number of gcysers have been discovered
where an oily water spouts up continuously.
The water has an odor similar to that of kcro-
sene oil and is accompanied by fine sand Of
different cOlors.
The people of the town are thoroughly
worked up again, am great uneasiness Is felt
by nll.
THE duration of the shock is estimated at
from twenty to thlrty seconds, and It's force
was so great that persons found II exceeding
~ difficult to open doors or get out of their
houses to what they considered safer locali-
IT, and some cases are reported where per
SONS were thrown down by the shaking Dur
ing the day numerous slightcr shocks have
bppn felt.
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TEA TABLE TALK AT TROY
A Birds Eye View Of the People and
the Lively Little Town.

TROY, 8. c., Get IS, 1856
We have had several shakes In the last
Mr. Jeff. Pyles, of Augusta, is on visit to
@ friend at this place.
Messrs. Davis, Chiles, Burnett, Kennedy
Taggart, Pressly and Chiles went To Augusta
the other day. From oil reports they had
Mr. 6. G. Calhoun was in town Saturday.
Mr. Calhoun took the first degree In masonry
in the evening of the same day. ,,,,
Mr.. J. NJ. Visanska spent Sunday In Aope
Mr Charlie Lyon, of Abberile, passed
through town Sunday.
Hon. !. E Bradley was In town Monday.
Prpsby tcrinn church Sunday. Mr.. Bradley as
sisted DR.. Sloan in his meeting at Cedar
Springs.
Mr. Smart preached very interesting ser
Mrs. Giles, of Green wood, is visiting rela
tives IN town.
Mr. j. NJ Kennedy says he is the best look
ing young man In town:
Mr., a. j. Davis and Miss Jennie McCaslan
will be married Wednesday, 9th.
We notice your correspondent from Brad
ley says Mr.. Blum. our butcher, VIII move
to that place. Mr.. Blum says, Me no move
from Troy"
Tho farmers are pretty we'll through picking
cotton. If the present dry weather con inues
they will get through the first Of December
Tie best county paper In the State-the
Mr. McKeliar will commence his school
next Monday.
Messrs. White & Co., have ginned over three
hundred bales Of cotton this Full.
A negro boy nine years of age broke into
Mr.. j. VI. Chiles' store last week. A sound
whipping was the penalty.
hfr j. +. Wideman, Mr.. w. T. Bradley and
Judge McCaslan, are attending Court this
week.
Mai. Glover lost fine cow Saturday night
which fell In ditch.
We would call the attention of our coun
Gil to the bridges in the place, also to oul
streets.
Horse buck rides seem too be all the go with
our young ladies.
Good crops will be made In this neighbor'
hood. Mr.. J. &. little says he Will make be
tween 25 and 80 bales with two plows.
Now AND THEN.
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THE SAVANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD.
Cuttin- Freight Rates to New York
from AnlerSou--Whnt Competition
Is Doing for Anderson IL May DO
for AbbeyiIIe, When We Get Our
Neu Raad-
AuOustn Chronicle.

ANDERSON, s. C., Oct. 2l.-Somc lively cut
ting has been going on of late between the
Columbia aud Greenville and the savannah
Valley railroads. Las; season our rate to
dred ON cotton from here To New York. That
was when we had no competing line and was
entirely at the mercy of the c. d G. Now the
rnte has been reduced to siH,y-four Last
year Anderson shipped nearly twenty thous.
aud bales of cotton tuke the same number OF
bales as n basis of calculation and average
them at $50 pounds each aud we have saving
OF twelve thous, nd and six hundred dollars or
difference Cf siXty-thrce cents per bale OF
course this Is only Il small portion OF the To-
TIL amount it saves us, for we ouppoSe re.
freight i'm the same proportion. At one time
we had some doubts as to whether the Savan-
nah Valley would injure or improve Ander-
son, but with these facts staring us IN the
face, we are bound to acknowiedgc tnat u
will be of almost inestimuble benefit.
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This leaves s69s7.90 to grade road SO
miles from river to Grecnvilie.....$ G.9N.0O
Yours truly, i. NJ: POPE,
Secretary and Treasurer.


Secretary and Treasurer.
Nncty-SIx, S. c.. Oc&. 18th, lSSB.
N1NETY-SlX, S. c., Oct. ia great deal has
been said and written lately in regard 70 The
financial standing Of the A., G. q W. railroad,
also IN regard to he proposed transfer oil IL To
the Tennessee company. President Hammelt
has written one or two articles, your Railroad
correspondent from this town scvciHl and one
or two from johnson. The last l saw was
from your Grernville man, saying Capt. Kirk
was in GIcenrille ami said the matter was
not correctly reported. We were not IN debt
and had enough assets to pay I'LL llabllltleS
and finish grading the road.
As the meeting IN the 18th will be one OF the
most important the CO lipany has or ever VIII
have, | think each township that Is interest
ed should send as delegates, the very Drsl
men they have, men OF ability, integrity and
good Judgment These men arc tU c.Ccl pre-
sidcut, board of directors, &c.
They are also to decide as TO whether we
shall accept the offer OF the Tennessee COM
pany or not. 1 think these men should he
men who are open TO conviction. They
should Take the proposition Of the Tennessee
company aud examine it carefully. Then
make II most thorough examination OF tile
financial standing-oar liabilities and assets.
Then, rs men Of business, decide whether II
Is best 10 accept their proposition or to con-
tinue on as we are: But If these Delegates
come here on the Hlh with their minds 50
poisoned against this Tennessee company las
some are trying to have donr) that they are
going 10 refuse this oller though it should be
to our interest TO accept, they may give Inc
road q blow that it will be long time, II
be used in selecting your delegates and every
thing work for tho best. ] hope all papers IN.
tercSted in the road will give some notice OF
this-the Monitor, at JohHSion, AbbcrilIe,
IMurrnS and Grecnrillc papers, aus the ROAD
runs through these counties. ,,,o,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27
THE SYNOD AND DR.. WOODROW.
A TcIcgraphic Request TO Resign ana
a Prompt TclcGraphie Refusal.

C1IERAw, O5obcr 2e.--In accordance with
the resolution of the Synod DR.. Woodrow has
Atmidday nm answer was received f.nm DIR.
Woodrow, decinidg tn resign under the cir
cumStnncrs. The Synod then PASSED resou-
the other SA mods, the board of directors OF
the Theological Seminary request him to re-,
sign, and if he shall not accedc the board
slinri declare the professorship vacant. Cen
orally the action of Synod has been an en-
dorsemrnt of the acts q: The General Assem-
bly,. synod will adjourn f might, the Wood
row matter having been disposed Of:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27
County Raised Stock.
Mccormick Adrdnce.

Mr.. w. H. WhitIock, OF this county, tarrr
drove OF young horses and mt1es to Augu +.
IN recently and disposed of them ut gt cd
prices These animnls were raised on his
plantation near New Mark ct, and are as gOHt
as any that come from the West. All OF them
sod we'll, one bringing S215.
Mr.. Whitlock Is well pleased with his cXper-
In. .ent ut stock ruislng and will continue 1t on
lur.cr scale. Others might take conn ge
from his success and give the business tar
tr!nI. We wouid like 10 hear from others on
this subject.
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B 4lance.............

] cid not take the trouble to find out how
much OF the two ieries was collected, or
where the money goes. The percentage OF
mistakes aud nulla-bOna returns is about the
same in both years. Judge.
IL will be claimed that there IS q large surplus
I'm the treasury. Well, so there was, cSlimat-
I'd last October ut s23i,G00 in round numbers.
But it, Is the Rccum mulaton of several years, If
not of 1879, alone; and, besides, we taxpayers.
who are not taX-eai crs, are afraid OF large sur
pluSses. They hcgct extlavagancc, and i'll the
lace of the grinding poverty OF the people Il
a single cent more than was absolutely need
TO administer the government with efficiency
and economy. For whose benefit Is bis large
surplus kept any way? The banks with
which II is deposited? DO these banks ever
lend any Of this money for which the State
rates? Who will answer, ''Small taxpayer
and the Neus und Courier have the floor. -,
a few more words and am done. 'S1lall
Taxpiyer" says ! am n "eader who has as
sunicd the duties OF reiorlnation,' and the
nominees Of the Democratic party, In their
Srartanburg speeches, nave dghined my
charges by Undertaking to relufe or dsproVc
them. They are honoringa poor farmer, who
voices the sentiments and wishes of his fcl-
lows over much. am no prophet nor the
srn Of O prophet-am nothing but plain,
blunt man, who tells his thoughts and views
straight ut the mark-but predict That If the
Iegi>lature at It's next session, does not grant
relief and give us "rctrenchmcnt and re-
form" and pay some heed to our just de-
Inands, the Farmers movement" which
some have vainly imagined Was dying, Will
sweep the State, two years hence, as II mas
state nominees can better employ themselves
in pointing out how and what to 90 to give re-
lief TO the people than to defend the Demo
cratic party. They were nominated under the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27
INCREASE, DECREASE AND PERCENTAGE.

The report of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley Railroad for lSSl-S5 only covered six
months, while the figures for lSS5.S6 apply to
the whole year. This accounts for the great
increase In the reported earnings Of this new
line. No report OF the income of the Georg G
town and Lanes Railroad In 1SS4S5 has been
made, and therefore that for lSSl->6-amount'
lug to Sl7, ,T:;653-is not given In The table.
These tigurcs show that in 1886 eleven
railroads Increased their income, while there
was Il decrease in the cnse Of eight others
Two railroads were not in operation In lSSI-eS
are reported In the returns for lSoJ-S6.
The income OF all the roads In lSS5-SG was
SGill $50, against S6 G5, ,3G7 In 1SSi-S, net In
crease of s2L5.alsl, or within fraction of
per cent. The GeOrgctown and Lanes figures
are not Of course included In this summary.
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impression that this would he the purpose Of
the coming Administration. The next cam
palgn we will have the speaking before the
nomination. and then you will see crowds,
sure enough, and we will spell reform with q
big ar"
Roper's, S. G., Oct. 16, 1856
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27
Report of Railroad Earnings for the
Year Ending July 81, 1856.

sioner's office has prepared for the Nems and
Courier Beaureau the following table, showing
the income of the railroads oi the State for
the year ending July 81, 1886, as compared
with the previous year:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27

Sunrry Of Election,

The following supervisors of election have
been appointed for Abbevi!lr county by the
United States Circuit Court, judge Sinnnton,
presiding: I,cmncratlc-J. c. Miller, u. g.
Baker, Wyatt Aiken, Lafayette Shrpparl, J.
N. King, l.. a. shannon, J. ID. McDill. G. 81
smith, u. G.. Calvert, John Lyon, Jamcs Goth
ram ir w r. Erul1cy.
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ASSETS SOUTH sAlUDA RIVER.
SfI.Dl0.00
Leaving a deficiency south Of the Saluds

Leaving a deficiency south Of the saluda
River OF s}l,372lO.
There has been no sale OF bonds for cash for
moro than 10 cents on the dollar, excepting
the one bond reported al 30 cents, and placing
the bonds and notes at % per cent. discount,
which is good collections on subscription
notes leaves debt south OF Salllda River OF
thirty y-one thousand three hundred and seven
Iy-two dollars and ten cents, S3l,372l0) the
debt OF the road that was reported after the
meeting OF the Directors on the lIth OF Sep
tember. The calculation WAS made by Presi-
dent Hnr!mntt. gave to him S0,GF.l0 of the
liabilities and chief engineer kirk gave the
balance making them So, 10000. The estimate
of the chief engineer for grading from Nine.
ty-SiX to JohnSton-0 mllcs-is (30,0N) thirty
thousand dollars. The bonds OF The three
townships of the thirty miles amount 70 (S;D,,
8N) thirty thousand six aundred dollars, and
are not included in che nssets or liabilities, as
one equals the other.
THE ASSETS OF THE ROAD NORTH OF SALU-
DA RIVER.
Sullivan Township....-..........." 100
Dunklin TOWnSn1p Il,JU.Uu
yak Lawn Township....... S,60].OO
Piedmont and Pelzer Mant Cos..... .... l5,u93 w
S,3OUGO
Suppose that we can tllie the assets north OF
the S;lluda Ri,c to pav the liabilities south
of the Suludil River, ~ face value; and not
take off the 30 per cent. discount ON the bonds,
as the former price.
Liabilities in excess o. assets south
Saluua ,oiZ lO
And on hand to grado the road 36
@ ~
bonds north of The Saluda River,
the same rs other bonds were sold
at. 9,3"V'
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Now lei 1t he borne In mind that the whites
pay nearly the entire taxes. To illustrate
iO0 persons In South Carolina pay S.SS but
this amount Is actually paid by 80 OF the l00-
making SI.57 to each. In Georgia 100 persons
pay 500 but this amount is actually paid by
s. of The lOO-makIng $500 to each. And 80 on
for the other States named. . -.
There is still another consideration. We
should consider not only the burdens OF tax
alton, but the benefits also. South Caroline
has free schools open three months and 9
half; she has very Inferior school houses; she
pays her teachers $3.50 u month. Pennsyl'
vapiu, New York and Massachusetts, have
elegant school buildings; they run the full
term; and they pay their teachers three 0i
four times as much u month as South Caro-
lima does.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27
MORE ABOUT THE ATLANTIC, GREEN
VILE AND WESTERN RAIL-
Way COMPANY.
A Card From Col. Pope, Secretary
and Treasury.
Enterprise and Mountaineer.l


AS various statements haze been made In
regnrd to the assets and liabilities OF the At
luntic, GreenViIlc and Western Railway Com
pany, will you please publish the following
I,tgusta Chronicle, dated Greenville, 5. c, Oct.
18TH, from u star cincnt made by w. J. Kirk,
Esq, Vice-presi dent and chief engineer:
"He says the condition OF the road has been
misunderstood by the public, the assets avail
able being amply sufficient to complete, the
grading and pay every doIlr OF the debt"
give you the assets AMI liabilities OF the
road In two sections p Tor TINS reasGh 1 hoe flps, h
bonds sold with the exception OF one
bond for five hundred dollars at so cents on
the dollar, and used south OF tile Snluda.
Second, the bond north OF the Saluda River
cannot be used to pay the debt of the road un.
I'll the grading is completed through the town
ships that have voted the Tux. "Section 4, the
amended charter: That sufi1clent amount
complete the grading through the county or
township in which 1t Is subscribed"
LIABILITIES OF THE ATLANTIC, GREENv1LLE
AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
SOUTH OF TIE sALCDA RIVER.
ry sos per 13s5.Oo
nrer salary sOS. 407.s7
Amount due the auditor, sa.ary 5000. S7.7j
Oct. r. 100000
A C"kesbury divIsion....................... 66e32
Amount due Alex. Stewart & Co.,
Ninety-Six division ....".........-....." GIL 30
Amount due w. E. Sullivan Co.,"... l,2.5.]6
Amount due engineer coros.......-..- 6S2.lO
Estimate chief engineer finish grad
ing through C0keshury Township. 90cO.00
Estimate chief engineer grading from -
Johnston to Hamburg .................: q ,NO.0O
s atlorneys M or @ }ees""..........r...... w 5,OOOo1
S45,3S2.lO
ASSETS SOUTH sAl'UDA RIVER.
Amount bonds on hand Nnety|Six
...S 1,2uuoJ
A Tuwnsbip % W % 4Ooo.Oo
Amount notes on nTrenton................. 1,70O.00
Amount notes on JOhnSt Jn......"..." 3,lS3.UU
Amount notes q. w. Turner and 9TH
@.oov.o'
slSGS0.OO
Less 25 per cent. discount on bonds o 49,
and note. .....,.............." 4bio.Vo
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FACTS WHICH TELL.
Colonel Richardson --- The Figures
which lie ftses nHd the Figues
which he Ignores.
NaDberru O5se'ucr.

Ne105erry O5se,ucr.
Col. Richardson does not, OF course. Intend
to deceive the people-as 1.-The politicians do
by his comparisons; nevertheless 1t Is a
fact that, standing alone, his comparisons are
misleading. For instance. he says the per
c0,,itn tax In South Carolina is Sl.S3 and In
Georgia $780, He stops there. and leaves the
impression that taxes re. therefore, heavier
burden In South Carolina than in Georgia.
He should 60 further and show not only the
average per capita wealth. and the proportion
of taxpayers. We shall do this for him, by
presenting three points OF comparison which
enter into the question.
What Col Richardson docs say:
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CAPT. HUGH L. FARLEY Is III.
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Mclllu's Infant food al Speed S Neuncrs.1c-G
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And on hand to grade the road 36

Now take OIL 81 per cent. on $500
bonds north of The Sauda River,
the same rs other bonds were sold
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should the Blame Rest Upon Char
lesion or Upon the Up-CoHntry !
Should the Up-COuntry be Charg-
ed with Fostering g Sectional y
Feeling Because the Mountains
nre Not willing to Yield Every
thing to the Demand Of the City
by the Sea?
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-12-07
SPECULATIVE.
An Ex plAnation Of the stock Boom
Virginia F~oOtlight.

An Explanation of tiae stock Boom.
Virginia FOOtIgAt.
We propose 70 be thoroughly impartial
ADD dispassionate In the discussion Of all
matters OF human interest. Ia no sense
ol the term arc VIC either bull or bear with
fsgard to our present all absorbing topic
--iho stock boom-And every thing We
learn, whether favorable or ~unfavorable,
We propose to deal il out ~ news matter,
pure and simple.
We yesterday listened to something that
seemed most reasonable. When the old
sad richest bonAnzas stopped their yield, a."
explained the speaker, "Con. Virginia and
California mines were extracting 1900
sons Of ore daily. The bonanza firm was
working 10 mills. Orders we're received
one day along this entire line 10 close
dosn all OF those mills but two.
Nov, ihe question arises. how could 9
aine, or two mines. yield 1, 800 tons of ore
sNiy Tor any length Of time and virtually
g'hf out in oEe day. Shut the mills
a'snl Have The information go out that
nefs 10 nothing left IN the mines 10 sight!
Ma not al all probable. Bat I'll tell you
sas'i think In explanation OF this stock
s'on' me management did not work out
=! had. but reserved Q lot for future
"isfence, Now, II any one can explain il
uit,"
Ws have given this gon,Ieman's words
nearly correct az possible. People are
.uAlous to know how ignorant the man
sssment has been OF the value Of the
pfopsrty. Stockholders want 10 know II
sley have been led to believe that their
ssauonds were nothing but plate. AZ co.
S.nsFs 10 = property regulated by statute
sniol eoverna the rights Of ownership In
.ssefalsy. II the law was worth Q chew OF
@0soco. they would force an explanation
na' would either acquit or convict those
saaa nov stand iff . most questionable
.sa., II those who now stand In q mos
fashionable light had any respect fol-
Nv tney would SEQ 10 10 that they 80.
giaed themselves-they would explain
y ,ney knov aboutit in q manner thai
"uld DO understood by all.