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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
The Presidents First Ycfa

In me Senate the first veto message Of Mr.
cleveland was read. 1t was of A bin c,ncnnn
ing the rank of an army officer An Albany
SMILE nil "no hsara 1t read remarked with u
NleveIand's Albany vctocs--a thorough and
rains-tak'ng mastery of the subject, the care.
iul consideration OF every part Of it, nil tend
ing to an irresistible conclusion. And thouyh
, ,na I ,Ia Is a petty "nc,' he added, you no
as ia~noriously worked out as though It con-
T Thr inc most Important public Questions.
Inc PRESIDENT Is fond of writing yrtoes h..
Is d. nome IN that business. he sent in two
aand Gc :" '"e legislature about one hundred
49," Ivy teio messages, and unless he has
greatly changed he will send several d.zrn tn
inc present C"ngrcss.'-Nem lork W.raS
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
FARMERS CLUB.

Elsewhere we publish from the Me-
'tum, a call of good and true farmers
and men for a meeting Of farmers on
Saleday to organize u farmers club. AS
we have said before it clearly behooves
the farmers to do what the followers
of every avocation and industry do,
viz: organize for their protection and
the advancement Of their interests.
The representations Of such Il body as
this will be cannot fail to be heard
with respect and attention. The signerS
Of this call are good men and we arc
sure their actions and those of their as
sociates will be digniicd and proper and
to the best interest Of the farmers we
trust. Much con be done by
cooperation which is beyond the
power Of any n man. We hope that
from the discussion and deliberations OF
our farmer friends, there may he
evolved good results to them.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Faithful to the ;>ng:".

In a letter received from Capt. r.. T.. Till
man yesterday he bcgs us 90 say tina, the
nar,herSr movement i'll this State is not aimed
't the Dcn"r:"'t. party that the far1nu,s
Wiio are 'n>"'>> 80; III this movement are
the party ranks "a, HE primaries and in conyrn,
a."h ana that It they arc whipped they will
vote the Democratic ticket and try To bs morr
successful next time.
lhis a proper and patriotic view to take of
the subject. No one in the So. 49, 80" "
p,cctea Tor a moment that Capt. Tillman nnl
'h"se associated with him ever Intended e,
organize a rebellion against the Democratic
party. but the assurance from him thai they
nave 10 such intention will, we are sure, have
Il goo" effect aPon that class of politicians
VIII" have been looking forward to some diyis9
ION IN tae party as II means of gratifying
their political ambition.-News anil C1;r:nS
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Spend Year Money Mt Home.

The custom that prevails among some mo-
pic, OF sending off to New York Or elsewhere
to buy what they want, instead of buying il
at home, is an apt illustration of the chief
cause OF lreland's misfortunes and Irish
poverty.
The landowners Of Ireland collect their rent
and spend it in England or on the Continent.
ana thus drain the resources of the country
without any return. If the money paid the
irish landlords were spent in Ireland where it
The men who patronize foreign markets when
they could get what they want at home are
Playing the part of the Irish landlord ON a
small scale. "
One may have to pay a little more at a home
ton of what he spends at home will Ind
its way eventually back to his own pocket.
Spend your money at home where Won
make it and thereby help those who helm
you.-Nsoherry Observer p
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

IDEAL OF trouble and anxiety since the war for
MS new guardians made u Goooi of him.. but
now therc arc forces at work tn I will snonrr
Or ia'er settle him down where his nature and
=. assign NM. 1t Is Il slow process but
slowly. VIZ "'"s si'""
ohe thing Is sure, The negro has one and is
~" uo'nS il vast amount of useful. progress
s.'e WORK at the south. lie does ali the
heavy work of building railroads and canal.
ahn mining for ore, and cutting timber. unJ
making cotton and rice, and sugar cane iin
Is II willing worker and makes no Strikes and
mas no envy of the rich. He is thu rniy crru-
ture that is absolutely without ,nvr ~ tia
rich. lie will steal to rrutifv ;mmn"r"t
wants hut not from envy. lie ha, No, conn.,
h'uhi'i' IN his nat"rr. In fact. he has more,
respect for il ric! nan than Toy !. 200; orn nr
Tor n'mscsf. The great ISSUE between ~capitnl
ana iapor does not concvrn him or disturb him
"r disturb his SAUNDERS. have rrr,t rn'
spect Tor our white laborers, our farmers and
!hechanics: all the svmpathies of my ma
ture arc with them, but when | read of their
enaSaions ana dcmandS--as made upon Mr..
M~cCormick--I am Disguised with lnhnr
unions. When they tell him ht must not en-
pioy anybody outside of their unions, it
snocks the Judgment of mankind. ] admire
ms spunE Tor shutting Town and turning them
az out. l. saw MIR. Sam Noble do that once at
nome: Inc union sent Il committee to wait
upon him and notify him to ID discharge an ap-
p.cnt.nce, ana never forget the towering
rage and indigna,. IN that took possession of
nun; they got away from there quick and he
aischargcd the whole concern for insulting
hlin with such demand. Labor and capital
nave got to work together in harmony and
eacli must be reasonable. If capital was al
ways KIND and considerable there would be
i,ttle need of unions. If labor was never
l'hperlous nor unreasonable it would alwa w
get the sympathy of mankind.
put we Will not solve the negro problem
right away. Let us wait II few DAYS longer.
me chalhgang is diminishing in numbers.
aho yet saw a convict on the train last week
i"r Stealing Il b~lacksmith's punch that cost
ten cents. For like of that we could have
almost half the race in shacklcs within the
next twelve months-and we could thin ont
.he white folks powerfully if all the chcatings
were punished. We are mean enough ali
round, but il l had the dead sure proof on
ina darky who stole Carl's gun Christmas
while was away off in Florida, | wouldn't
pother the courts with him but I would tic
nm up behind the barn and give him forty
lashes save one, and he would lee those gun
alone the next time. We arc morally certain
VINO did 1t and have reason to believe H.. in
tended to bring it back after he had his b;p
rabbit hunt with the other niggcrs, but he rot
scared and don't do it. He didn't mean to
steal 1T. but the gun is gone all the same. A
good whipping gives more satisfaction all
round than the chainganS, and costs less
WHY "''o less money. BILL Arr.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
THE c., G. G. & G. X. r.

"A card from Col. r. L. Bowen, to Mr.
W. II. Parker of this place, says that the
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Caro-.
llna' Cumberland Gap & Chicago Rail.
way, has not been called as yct Somo
were under the impression that the meet.
ing had been call ed for the 24th instant
out this it seems Vas a mistake. Notice
OF the meeting will be given ii. ample
time to allow all who wish to attend r.
orange to do so.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Representative Perry On Free
Trade

In response 10 tho letter addressed
oy the executive committee of the Free Trade
ASSOCIATION to the congressman from South
Carolina, Congressman Perry has sent Tho
following reply:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, March s, 1886.
Is. Means Davis, chairman executive com
mittcc Free Trade Association Of South Ca1
DINA.
Dear Sir-Your favor of the 4th inst. Is
To hand and its contents have received INV
serious consideration. While theoreticaIlv n
tree trader believing that every man should
nave inc right to buy where he can buy cheap
est ana sell where he car Sell dearest, am
not prepared to say that free trade is %practica-
bic or desirable at this time. am not pre-
paced to say that free trudc is prnctirabie or
desirable ut this time. am not prenar.d IN
say That the burden of direct Ia Ration hy which
the revenues of til. government would
have to be raised, if we had an
solute free trade, would not be greater upon
a State situated as South Carolina now is
imam II the revenue should be raised under a
just ana wise tariff on imports.
am, however, heartily in accord with the
onJect OF your association in securing Il
revision "f the present iniquitous tariff md
IN securing "a traiff for revenue ONLY know
that some southern cotton manufacturers favor
such a tariff, aud / believe it will be TO tbir
interest I" do so. The pressure of business
now upon ME as Il member OF congress-. and
winch IL likely to>exist for some time, renders
IT. l'u:"ssShis for me- to fix anv.. specific time
az winch l can have the honor Of discussing
tits" t'a'trrS win my constituents, but l shall
wan myself OF the earliest opportnnit y. of
doing So.
Respectfully,
". II. PEKay
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

The most remarkable atmospheric
p~nehonena ever known Oshkosh.
WIS, occurred ut 3 p. IN. Yesterday. II
had been light, though slightly cloudy.
%hsn suddenly, ut the hour named.
uarkl,ess began settling down and in i've
minutes 1t was as dark as midnight.
General CONSERVATION prevailed. Pco-
PIE on the streets rushed to ahd fro.
Teams dashed along, and women and
ch'!dren beat precipitate retreat, into
cellars. All business ceased until liehta
could be lighted. Not q breath of mir
was stirring. The darkness lasted from
e'shs TO ten minutes, when it passed off
seemingly from west to east.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
March % 1886.
!CROAKERS.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Augusta Chronicle, who is none other
than the brilliant cacile and graceful
Randall, who, writes over the name of
~. R.. r." seems to be sadly disgruntled
over the position Of the President 80
ward his party. u. R. r. sees nothing
but danger, disaster and defeat for the
Democrats because that the President is
not in accord with the party. Presages
Of dire woe and trouble burden every
one Of his letters from Washington.
Truly it makes US quake to read them.
We trust that our gifted and cTst while
genial friend has not become politically
a hypochondriac. We hope has not be-
come a ''croaker." W. used to enjoy
his brilliant letters from Washington so
much that we hate to see them spoiled by
his complainings and %repinings. Moro
over we never did like a croaker-ex-
cept n when she and / were young
. We know some people who
are forever croaking, complaining and
crying that everything is wrong taxes
are too high, the State is going to the
bad-the times are hard, merit is
obscured, and altogether life is hardly
worth the living. And yet, they suggest
no remedy for teh evils they so bitterly
complain of. Though the opportunity has
been given them to rectify these wrongs
they have done nothing towards the
accomplishment Of so desirable an end.
This rs the history Of all croakers and
grumblers and goodness knows we have
had enough of it. So we hope our
friend ~. r. r. won't join that band.
tits wholly foreign to his naturally sweet
and sunny temper.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
CHARLESTON, 8. c., March 10th. 1886

C"Pt. Is. rs. 1tttmdm, Uumburg S. c.:
Dear Sir:-I regret exceedingly to saw that
we do not think it best to publish your reply
to Col: Lipscomp's letter. We refraincd frori,
publishing Lipscomb's letter when it was sent
to us, for the reason that it was of so personal
a nature that We did not think it wise or best
,or the good OF the farmers and the people of
the State to encourage a CONTROVERSY of
this kind. Having refused to publish Lip
scomb's letter, | think you will agree with me,
that for The same reason which induced me to
Keep his letter out Of the Nrws and Cnu,ier
we should also decline to publish yours. If
Lipscomb's letter and the letter which Won
have now sent us would end all controversy,
would bc glad to change my decision but as
l am almost sure that the publication of
these letters would result in a long ~contro-
versy, have concluded that it would be best
t." keep the columns of the Nems anu Courier
as free as possible from such Objectionable
matter.
l. hope You will appreciate the reasons
which have led Inc to this conclusion.
enclose your MS, which perhaps you may
wish to use elsewhere.
am, yours very sincerely,
j.. G.. HEMruILL.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

Inc Legislature. at its last session
amended the game law, and for the
benefit .! our readers we print the sec.
ton which is as follows;
1T shall net be lawful for anv ner.
sons in this State, between the LIST dav n
April m the LIST day of November. in
any year hereafter, to catci, XIII or
lnJure, or to pursue with such intent, or
10 sell or expose for sale wild turkey.
partridge. dove. woodcock or pheasant:
and any person found guilty thereof shuli
pe nned not less than slO, or be imprison-
not less than 10 days, which fine, if
imposed shaii go M half thereof to the
ih,ormer and the other half thereof to the
senool innd OF the County wherein the
was commit, d.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

We saw in an essay read not Ions
since before a Teachers Institute. the
statement made that there was no his.
tory Of South Carolina suitable to the
purposes Of a school. This ought no,
to DO. Ramsay, s:mms and others have
written histories Of certain periods Of
the States existence which are intense.
y interesting, But which teachers saw
are not adapted to their uses. Events
lave occurred within the memory Of the
generation fast passing away more
momentous than this State has witnessed
or encountered since the war Of hide
pendence. To the generation comm,
OF the story Of these events is a secrat
rs wholly unknown. Is there not some
son or daughter Of South Carolina
possessed of the proper qualifications
and knowledge to write a suceicnt, clear
history Of the State which may be used
in. our schools?
War stories and accounts of b.,,,os
and actings and doings of some. ono
particular man we HAYS in plenty. But it
seems the teachers need for their
aschnlars something more than these.
Gould not Col. Coward write .sueh .
hack 2 OrProf. Means Davis, or Mai.
Harry Hammond? All Of those are
learned mon. versatile, and graceful
writer's. To some snch man there lies
waiting On opportunity to achieve fame
AMI q accomplishing Z patriotic dirty to
fcning generations.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

Senate Joe Brown made one of his
pam, practical level headed talks in the
Senate the other day on the Ednunds
controversy with the President. Among
other good things Senator Brown said
"lhe people, the high court of appeals.
VIII order a non suit in the case of Goo.
r. Edmunds Il Co., Republican mana
gers Of the Senate against Grover Cleve-
land President Of the United States.n
That puts its tcrsely and we'll.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
LABOR VS.. CAPITAL.

From a time, "beyond which the
memory of man runneth not" there has
always been q conflict between labo,
and capital. The latter has usually
been victorious, bnt there is now an
enormous conflict being waged, the
result Of WHICH is doubtful in the ex-
IRENE.
The "hewers Of wood and the draw.
ers OF. watcr' as they delight to call
themselves, are at last realizing the
truth Of an old maxim, as old as the
hills, which says. Elm union there is
siren 9Th in every branch Of industry.
They hqyc adopted various ways Of pro-
tectips themselves. but the most sue
cessful n as yet, has proved to be the
"boycott." 1t is carried on in this man
ner, when Il capitalist who EMPLOYS
labor is guilty Of a violation of anv of
the rules of the Knights of labor, he is
bottled that unless he mends his WAYS
in a certain time, the members Of the
AhiSht o. laoor Will not only refuse to
work fog hilp or patronize him but will not
patronize any person who does so. AS
the organization numbers thousands
this becomes a very powerful weapon
n it success is astonishing beyond
measure. Used with discretion we do
not object to the modern "boycott." but
the great danger lies in it's abuse, We
are afraid labor cannot stand power. A
taste OF power affects labor, as human
blood does the tiger and it will have to
WELD it universally or not at all. It
will we are afraid, be satisfied with
nothing but unlimited power for the an
of capital. or its W utter
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Charles Smith and others against james n.
COCHRAN.

Charles Smith and others against J.mes n.
Cochran.
by virtue Of Sundrv executions +, ~. ii;
recteu IN the above stated case. [ will vol, :,
me highest bidder. N, public auc,inn' w;,h;U,
the legal hours of sale. ut AbbcyilI.' f;n,r,-
n nusc ON Monday the ifs dav Of Auril. Al
1857. All the right, title and Interest "r las.
n. Cochran i'll ANA tn The i%olluwiu.r ,i.s,..;;I's'i
real estate, to Wit: One t,ac, ur ,,,rc,i ns
land lying and being in Abb.yiu,. c,,,,t W
STATE "f south Carolina, containing ~
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES
more or less bounded by lands of the ..stut. of
uhliip trofher, estate nj McNury, DR.. 4. p.
b'0zcr and others Also
TRACT NO. :.
bounded by the above named tract 1oh,
Strawhorn, estate of Faschul Hugh and nth-
ers' containing
THREE HUNDRED ACRES.
more or less. Also all that fIous. .pd To.
!" ana near the town Of Hodges, containing.
SEVENTY ACRES.
more or less. bounded by lands of J. y. Cocb-
ran, estate OF DR.. W. c.. Norwood ani nthur,
anu Known AZ tho McNary place.
Levied IN and to be sold to satisfy +,,o
ABOVE executions against j. y. Cochran md
costs. TEKMS-Cash. '""
j. F. c. DuPRE,
Sheriff A.. G..
' Mar. l3, 1886.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

Inc friends Of DR.. Armstrong in tho con-
srega1t"n ct st. Philips are still standing nm
10 mn, IN every way. a few DAYS AFRO NTH
messing OF the vcstry IL committee was an
pointed to call upon him and make n tender IF
sny pew in the church to him aud his family
ttet OF eharge' for as long a time as they see
nro "sGt. Since then the ladies of the
congregation, who, during all of his trouble
ia, oeen his strongest supporters, hay.
tented Il residence, furnished it and proyidrd
ane same with a years provisions. Tie house
mIS p'acca at his disposal and DR.. Armstrong
NJ soon take possession Of his new hone
me project to build him u new church j. sI;lj
peing fav"rably discussed, and it is believed
that the requisite amount of monrv cn,, !"
easily Observation-Disclosures. ""Ae
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

Quite a sensational story comes to us
through q passenger, that about fifteen
OF twenty cramps boarded the Charles
ton ana savannah train near Yammussee.
auu Ynen ordered by the conductor to
pay refused to do so or to get. off the train,
apu TOOL possession OF the train and rode
unei near Charleston. They did not
s%tte'nptto harm the p~assengerc. the mial
70 express, only wanted to beat a ride.
ihey gotof near Charleston and turned
ne rain over in good condition to the
conductor.-Augastd Chronicle.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

we learn that an attempt was made. ON.
a. iaSt week to wreck u freight train ON the
Soiunhoia and Greenviilc R~uilr.nd. u shnrt
alsiancc below Honea Path. An old rail lint
aiau oeen discarded from the road was placed
the cningter failed to see it until h. wus uI'!'
upon 1t. Fortunately it gave way under ,i,.
weight OF the engine, being cut in two ns If
ny Il cnlsel, and the train was saved r,,n .
sMash.up. The evil-doer is unknown, but DO
tn ;us snon'a Dc spared to discover and bring
ragc.-i nIers0n Journab. wv
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
think be only too clearly disproven when i

MINK 6e only Too clearly disproven when it
assemblies.
1t will be no joint summer meeting of uoliti-
clans to 'make a slate There will be no :frea
pa sses," and lacking those two familiar fen
lures, perhaps Col. Lipscomb does we'll to
turn his back on us. 'Tis a pity, but | SUD
pose we common people must preforce do with
out him. Let the farmers of this State SEQ
that good and true men no politicians or office
seekers, arc sent to this convention and it will
mark an epoch in the history of South Caro-
lima. If any county can find a better man
who is not a farmer than it can among farm
ers, by all means let the farmers of ,hn,
county send him. We want the brains and
patriotism and honesty of the State to come
together and take charge of it.
Il. Il. TILLMAN
/. 81 hope those papers which have pub
lishcd Col. Lipscomb's manifesto will in com
mon decency allow the people to see my reply
ana Judge between us. b. K. T.
Hamburg, March 6, 1886.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
SHERIEF'S SALE.
franc's NJ. Pope, OF. al against VIM. C,
EOuche.

Francis NJ. Pope, OF. al against VIM. G..
| Fouche.
ny virtue Of Sundry Executions to me di-
reeted, in the above stated case, I will sell to
the highest bidder, at public auction, within
the legal hours of sale, at Abbevillc Court
House: on Monday. the fifth day of April, A.
1850, the following described properly, to
lying and being in the County Of Abbcyille''
South Carolina, and known as the Homestead
tract and containing
SIX HUNDRED AND F1FTY-sIX ACRES,
more or less, and bounded by lands of John
Fouche, W. I. Henderson,, Mrs. Thos. Stew.
art and others.
Also one Store House and Lot in the town
square,, Ut. nj. ~
" Leyied on and to be sold as the property Of
W. y. fonche, to satisfy the aforesaid Execu-
tons and costs. TERMS7Cash.
1.F. G. DrPRE,
Sheriff A.C.
March 8. 1856.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
"A Captains Fortunate Discoverv

lap. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, plying
netWceh Atlantic City and y. Y, had been
troubled with Il cough SO that he was una bIS :"
S,eep' ana was induced to try Dr.. Kings NV
discovery for Consumptioa. 1t not ouiy ynyc
nlin instant relief, but allayed the extreme.
sim;I.rI IN ms breast. His children we're
same happy effect. DR.. King New Discoxerv
Is now the standard remedy in the Coleman
nousei"id and Oh board the schooner. Free
Irial Bottles OF this Standard Rcn,,dv NJ
Cothran 4 Perrin drug store. q"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

Mr.. j. S DAILY has assumed control Of
the Greenwood Light and changed the
name to the Tribune. Mr.. DAILY as ed
ltor OF the Edgefeld Chronicle showed
himself a thoroughly we'll equipped
and able journalist. lie will yivc
Greenwood n good paper and We hone
GREENWOOD will give him IL good sun
port We welcome Mr.. DAILY to Able
vile and predict a brilliant success for
him at Greenwood.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

On motion it was ordered that the Chair
man appoint a committee of three TO memo
r,ai,ze me Legislature of the State to pass an
act Tor the compensation of Township assess
ors tor heir services. The Chairman apvuint-
ca or. I: a, G. Waller, Dr.J. L.. PRESLEY and
Or. W. NJ. Taggart to constitute that commit
tee.
cali of the Auditor.
j. T. PARKS, G.. N.
Secretary. C~ha;rm,n
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Board Of. EQUALIZATION.

The Board organized by electing G. NJ. Mat
tison Chairman, the Auditor acting MS sccre-
tary. Upon a call for complaints petitions
'or rGouctions OF value were presented by
Est. j.; Allen Ramey, 500 reduced ON land.
IhoS. r: Thomson, $l60 reduced on land.
= =. Riley n" reduction was granted.
On motion no change was made on Railroad
prop - tv from the present valuation.
IOWnShlp, and reSulted Ms fnllnws
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

Mr.. is. r. T'illman has written a reply
TO the letter Of Col. J. n. Lipscomb. AS
we published the Lipscomb letter so now
we publish the Tilllman reply. In the
lnu'" the latter is in good temper and
Tree from personalities.