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with which your Honor is familiar, which
render it improper in me to express my feel
inos nc fnlIv ne T MIGHT wish TO do: And I
shall % contnynt mrself with sionifvino NV en-
t;nuIv aynroscoJ hv nv hrCh,ers who have
LIE o,dIS.S rSsso, CD ~ tbo So Cn,rt' ' MY
| Rnt this T will be suffered To add, 7 knew
young Mabry from his early boyhood.
| It CHANGED some ten years ago that ] was In
xSe3 by te 6gafoers @ o inc tSer eiasses in
Grenls and attn and 10 award the priZe To
| the successfui stndnnt. Alter n hard and try
inT eyominntinn thc classical medal was won
by young lad. whose Intelligent @ lace an ana
nG stil u',soM roM, weii"Wonn@ Tucien Ma.
hrW ;rhat incidont notnr,iJv led me- To take
Sn1,o irtarest e., hiS nornn- and n prenored
mo 10 hear of his sucrcsses nj Wofford College
and the iJnivcrsitv of Virginia. On his re-
| turn from the University Law School, not
vot bcinr of age. hc continued his course OF
stIdv i'm INV Office. reading law with me for
niThf nr nine monihs until hc was admitted
tn practicc
ITnvjnr n,rriod ,vbnn worry younp he seem.
ed r. snSImIn himself from, Social lie. and to
mipcle less viii his fcIiows and brethren OF
th, E,r Than is i,snal' One saw less of him
than one cynrcteI i'm n younc LAWYER SO tai
cntnd cnr, I and 20 nromisin"' lint what inter
course had with him showed me that Lu-
| Glen Mabry was yonng man of uncom mon
parts, bright, Intelligent. highly educated,
and still educating himself. for he was Il great
short, he had the attainments, the tastes and
the habits of a man Of scholarly mind.
Others have spoken with truth OF his cour-
meanour, the charm Of his conversation, and
his faithfulncss as Il friend. Nor have they
hol, of ',a rt,.,S c horn au DIT ~"
oe"' Vi "''N ""''' Du''
Though his foes speak III Oh him
| lie was lrlcno 10 me.
And 1 therefore most heartily second the
resolutions which, with unusual beauty and
Appropriateness, lave been offered by the
| Chairman of our Bar.
Mr. W. n. Srfyaon shia
May it please your Honor-It was with
| feelings Of profoundest sorrow that l heard
Of the death Of ID. Lucien Mabry. / feel that
| In his death have sustained q personal loss
| It was my pleasure to have been intimately
acquainted with the deceased since his early
| boyhood / ever found him noble, generous,
and brave. Endowed by nature with grand
intellect, he had In him every element OF sue
cess. How sad then. that in the very begin
ming OF what promised to be a brilliant
career. he should have heen so suddenly and
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Alnaca Frock Coats in all Sizes. Z. Rosen-

Alpaca Frock Coats in all Sizes. I. hosen-
berg " Co.
HEADQUARTERS for fine tobacco and cigars.
Speed Drug Stolc.
\ beautiful line OF Plaid lawns at Haddon,s;
These goods are new and low In price. Gail
before the assortment is broken.
Now is the time to buy "Indestructa6le
Fast Black Siste thread Hose you can hho
them ut Haddons.
\ big reduction in the price Of Mems. La
dies and ChildIcns sShocs--especially Iii BOOTS
and line Footwear. Smith Il Son.
\ new lot of clothing just received. Moth
Ing but bargains. +. Rosenberg & co.
Call and see the bargains that H. NJ. Had-
don 4 Co, are Offering for this week.
SILK larasos at veryl low prices at Had
dOnS.
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Liquor without License--.An Acqutt-
tai and n Mtstrial.

Preston b. Calhoun had to answer to the
charge Of selling liquor without a license In
the town of Nc Cormick. The first case tried
resulted in an acquittal in short order by the
jury.
The second case hung fire. and the jury
The jury seemed to have taken the view OF
the matter that 1t was not whiskey but a
medicine that Mr.. Calhoun had sold.
The jury IN the first case was:
q. P. O'Neall, foreman, J. F. Hamilton, w.
p. Devilin, p. \. Roche, w. r. Boyd, G. Perry.
man, +. l.. Waldrop, d. w. Thomas, Eb.
Sharpton, w. r. Dunn, A. NJ. Erwin. R.. H.
Burdett
The jury in the second was:
j. II. Morrah, foreman, ]. F. Clinkscales, D..
S. Jones, J. D. Alewine, r. B. Haddon, A. q.
Bowman, $. NJ. Flemming, S. Q. Bolts, II. W..
Lawson, q. McD. Cater, +. i. Morrah, P. A.
Gown. Messrs. Benet and E. b. Gary for de-
fendaat
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Free Graded Schools i'm Other Places
Manning Times.

NQURWy IweS.
IL may be news to some OF our readers TO
know that diffiulties are sometimes expert.
enced In other towns, in the free graded
school business. Anderson is place far larger
and more wealthy than Manning. The last
issue of the Anderson Journal says
The petition asking for convention OF tax-
payers TO consider the propriety OF levylng a
specinl tax to establish graded school, hav-
inr failed to secure the signatures OF n ma
iorlty of the resident freeholders OF the city,
the school trustees will not order the cohVen-
tion.
Camden, too, is n place of consderabe
wealth; yet that town Is not able to run Il
free graded school, as the following rom the
Waipree Messenger shows:
The school trustees OF District No. i, have have
announced the fact that the graded schoois
will close on the 3lst inst Unfortunately
this demonstrates the fact that five mills tax
together with the poll tax. Is insufficient to
run our public schools nine mohthS IN tne
year. Ill,
1t will be many years before Manning will
be able to have u free graded school.
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The Spartanburg Herald.

This contemporary Is the happy posessor Of
new and splendid Campbell press, and has
added immensely to the Job printing depart,
m ent, with stereotyping outfit, etc. That pa
per says:
ave are ready to commence q daily paper
whenever the city wants It,"
Spartanburg ought to have daily, and VIC
have no doubt that with proper encourage.
ment that. Brother Jones would give the
Spartans lively daily.
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Come to Judgment-..Mercifu Senten
ces of Convicted Sinners.

The Criminal business OF the term having
been finished, the convicts were brought Into
Court on Friday morning, to receive theil
sentences, and 1t is pleasing to note the fac1
of Judge Hudsons more merclful sentences
| than have sometimes been inflicted by our
Judges.
| Edward Browne. house breaking and lar.
ceny, six months in the penitentiary.
Allen Partlow and Gilbert Huff, house
! breaking and larceny, three years each.
Andrew Norman, grand larceny, one year.
Jerry Brown, larceny of live stock and also
grand larceny, two years in one case and one
year in the other.
Pink Floyd, 1nanslaughter three years.
Hudson Butler, grand larceny, nint
months.
Frank Young, carrying concealed weapons
nine months or $50 and cost, also for assault
or battery, with infant to kill, nine months
and one hundred dollars and costs.
Enoch Franklin, entering railroad car and
larceny, one year.
William Tollison, Alias William Ware
burning untenanted house, eighteen months
Thomas LomaX, William Lomax, and VIII.
liam Wimms, carrying concealed weapons
each thirty days in county jail or $50 and
costs.
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nesses at this time To prove this a certif.
cate signed by DR.. F. E. Harrison as to Mrs
Lyon was read and one by DR.. l.. L. Hill IN
regard to Alice Donaldson.
Judge Cothran-"We think that by these
affidavits we have brought ourselves within
the rule"
Mr.. .Ansel-"The State is ready and anxious
to 90 to trial but If the defendant complies
with the rule Of the court, he is entitled to a
continuance.
Judge Hudson-"This issue Is an awful one.
The homicide is OF recent date and in the face
OF those affldavits will not force the case to
trial. I never knew any one charged with
murder committed just on the eve Of court
forced to trial when there was anything like
"A showing for a continuance. I will not try
the case. will not force the case to trial."
Solicitor Ansel-"I would like to have the
certificates fled"
Judge Hudson-'Let the certificates be
fled"
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In Washington, Georgia, they have two
is for protection, and the
other is for free trade. The question Of the
tariff will not down.
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We will give you such prices on trlm-
mincs silk as was never heard of before, r..
NJ. Haddon & Co.
Remember, we guarantee our p. Cox and
Ziegler shoes, TO be as good as tile best, prices
considered. r. NJ. Eaddon & Co.
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Clothing and hats cheaper than you ever
saw them before, at Smith & Sons.
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The following are the no bills:
Hudson Butler, breach Of trust; :.
Harrison Young, entering railroafcar;


Pleaded Guilty of Grand Larceny.
Jerry Brown. charged with grand larceny,
came into court In his own proper person and
pleaded guilty.
Partners In Crlrncs--.TwO are i'm the
Penitentiary, One is in the HON.
my Pot, and u Price is Set for the
Head Of the Other.
The next case tried was that OF Allen Part
low and Gilbert Huff, charged with arson
house breaking and larceny;
The following are the jury In the case:
Il. Bolen, Allen foreman, D. ;. Jones H. B.
Haddon. G. c. Dusenberry, a. u. Bowman, j.
L. Wardlaw, w. Z. Daniels. John NJ. Mabry,
McD. Cater, S. NJ. Flemming, r. H. Cochran
S. o. Bolts.
This is the famous Mount Carmel case
which led to the murder Of one OF the parties,
Tut DanSford. This case and the murder OF
Dams ford, reads like dime novel romance,
but it is true and and horrible case all
around.
The testimony shows that Bob Partlow, Gill
bert HUFF, Allen PartlOw, Tutt Danstord and
others broke into the store OF w. n. Mercicr
& Co., ut Mount Carmel.
Tut made clean breast of the matter and
Implicated his partners in the affair. Allen
Partlow. Bob Partlow, and Gilbert Huff were
arrested, but Bob Partlow, who seems to be
the leader of the gang, made his escape. llcir,
cumstances are to be believed Tutt Dansford
was murdered by Robert Partlow, and the
friends OF the other parties in order TO keep
him from testifying against them.
On trial 1t was shown that the prisoners
we're among those who broke into the
the store and that they stole goods therefrom
TO the amount OF one hundred and sixty nine
dollars. The jury found them, guilty of
house breaking and grand larceny. The So.
licitor and Graydon & Graydon appeared
for the State and Messrs. Parker i McGow-
an and Benet e. CaSon for the the defence
The capture OF Robert Partlow, the leader
in crime, in this case, Is now in order, and 1t
is hoped that the good people of Mount Car
mel may be in good time, relieved of the
presence of this outlaw, who threatens ven
geancc against the lives and property of the
people or that section Of the County,
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A Bad Law.

The drainage law Of South Carolina seems
to US to be an iniquitous one. 1t practically
gives q mans neighbors, with the concurrence
OF the County Commissioners, the power tt
confiscate, or to take from him his lands, al
their own sweet Will.
The law requires landowners to "remove
from running streams upon their lands al
trash, RATS, and timber, during the months O.
May and September" For violation o
this requirement fine Of not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars may be imposed.
The County Commissioners are required
when a landowner or renter shall complain
TO enforce the law, and TO have the streams
cleared at the o,0ner's erpense.
Section 1883, gives the County Commission.
ers absolute power to destroy the citizen.
SECTION llSla. Whenever any landowner
or owners in the Counties aforesaid owning
lands on any stream as above provided, shall
tice given them BY the County Comm ission-
ers, as above required, or when any such
landowner or owners shall he absent from the
State and his or their agent or tenants shall
neglect for thirty days after notice from the
County Commissioners to clean out such
stream or streams, as above required, or il
such landowner or owners shall reside be-
yond the limits OF the State and have no
for two months after the receipt of notice
from the County Commissioners by register
ed letter to have such streams so cleaned out
1t shall be the duty OF the County C0mmis.
sioners to employ hands and have such
streams thoroughly cleaned Of all trash
trees, RATS. and Timber through the lands OF
the person or persons so in default, rs eco
nomically as the work can be properly done
and the expense Of such cleaning shall be, and I!
hereby, made q first lien upon the lands Of Suci
persons in preference 10 all other liens up0n Mt
same, except debts due the State. to be recov
cred by the County Commissioners by suit IN
any Court OF competent jurisdiction.
Comment is unnecessary. but we may bt
pardoned for saying that complaints have al
ready been lodged In the County Commission
ers office against the following named persons
and they will be indebted to the County Com
mlssioners, II they see that the law is not mad
an engine OF oppression.
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The Lyon.Mabry Homicide.

AS soon as the case of Jim Gambrel was
disposed Of, on Thursday morning, the case OF
tho state against John !. Lyon. charged WIN
murder In the killing OF his step-son-in-la law:
-. Iucien Mabry, was called. That time hnd
been set for the beginning of the trial, and dur.
ing the short delay in finishing up the cese of
Jim Gambrell, the public interest in the case
was such that every available foot of space In
the Court room was filled to jam. Both
white and black were present, and all listen
ed with cagernesS to every word that might
excite any interest at this term Of the court.
People were here from remote sections, who
seemed not less Interested than the cit
liens of the village.
the prosecution and the defense, and the trial
of this case would bo of more than usual in
terest. Messrs. Benet IL CasOn, Messrs. Gray
don Il Graydon, and Col. j. j.. Orr, have 6cen
Cothran Messrs. Parker IL McGowan, and
Col. f, b. Gary, have been employed for the
defense. This is a strong array OF counsel,
and the case may be expected to be fully de-
against the accused. When the Judge read
the "State against John I. Lyon, murder"
the Solicitor had the witnesses for the prose.
cution called, and then announced that the
State was ready to 60 to trial, whereupon Hon
j. $. Cothran, the senior counsel for the de-
fense, said:
"May it please your Honor, 1t is usual in
these cases 10 have the witnesses OF the DC
PENDANTS called, but rs we will ask for con-
tInuance of this case we will not do so, TO-
day, in part for the reasons given the other
day but we think that we can relieve the
court Of any responsibty IN regard to th9He @
bring us within tho rules OF court"
Here an affidavit was read, which was
signed by the accused, stating that the teStl-
mony of Mrs. Eliza Lyon, and Alice Donald
could not 60 to trial without them, and That
they were both too unwell to attend as Wit
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May IT please your lIonor-lt is hard to sit
silent on this sal OCCASION, ana yet me mar
rnwju% circumstances surrounding til" sud-
den taking of OF our young brother make II
difficult to utter the thoughts which ARISE III
our minds. Not unfrcqucntly In the recent
from orr ranks Of young brethren Of the Bar.
chi down untimcly in the flower OF youth,
ere vet time had been given them to rcAil%c
the hopes which had been raised W their
character, talents and ambition.
sad iu,lerd were those occasions when we
lamcntrd the two early deaths OF those WHO
died in their beds in the course oi nature.
Uuspcaliubly saddcr is this memorial meeting
in which we have assembled to make lOrnl;ll
regard of one of our number VINO, IN
the yipor OF young manhood, on II peaceful
May morning, was, without q word OF warn,
ing, by the hand OF his iell"w-hah' htlr'c"
headl0ng into a bloody glavc.
There are reasons OF u professional nature,
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One Prisoner Acquitted, But the
Jury Made u Close Call for Him.

Jim Gambrell was put upon his trial
charged with carrying concealed weapons In
shape OF brass knucks.
The Jury to try him for this was:
II. w: Cannon foreman,J j. Wesley Deaton,
J, l.. Wardlaw. II. H. Cochran, ID. :. Benson
Jr., p. 4. Roche. &. p. Perryman, Eb sharp.
ton, j. q. Hamilton. d. ]. Raborn, +: L.. Wal;
drop, II. II. Burdett. Messrs. ID. II. Magill
and f. b. Gary for defendant.
This was a contest really between Hodges
and Cokesbury. Jim Gambrell colored boy
was the leader OF the Hodges crowd and Jim
Jnmison the leader Of the Cokesbury crowd
They met at the public well at Hodges.
There was contest between the leaders,
COX esbury came out on top. Then Cokesbury
had q warrant issued for Gambrell for carry
ing concealed weapons. CokeSbury swore
knuclss from his coat pocket and strike Jim
JamisOn with them. Hodges, was on hand
for n position to see everything that took
place. and to see the hand Of Gambrell, but
they could not and did not see him Will
any knucks. 1t was about six of one and
half dozen of the other. SThe jury found fol
the defendant.
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WILSON'S CREEK.


]. C. Young, Mrs. NJ. f. Galphin,
Pinson Bros, G. NJ. Kinard.
w. Fl Parker, Thos. S. Chatham,
Henry Sadler, G. w. Calhoun,
John G. Griffin, Mrs. CharlotteCalhoun.
James c. Gutfin, Jas. G. Floyd,
DIR. J. T. BoaZman, NJ. NJ Holland,
Addison Cothran, w. S. Richardson.
Yancy SherarL, Mrs Margaret Marshall,
Clair Starnes,s Thos. Waller,
Jefferson Floyd, w. B. Merriwether,
Madison Richardson, Richard Floyd,
Thos. T. PinsOn. Robert n. Griffin,
Mrs. Polly FooShe, George A. Cromer,
Elizabeth Moore, George +. Holland
John Gaulden, Mrs. Lou Griffin,
W.. L. HUFF, Charles Waller,
6. NJ. Anderson.
LITTLE RIVER.
r. NJ. Pratt =. Rosenberg e Co.,
j. r. Tucker, Mrs. B. A. Clement
NJ L. Hollingsworth, Mrs II. X. Barmore,
L. NJ. Pratt, Mrs. Julia =. Clement
Thomson&Q Quarles. .ExrMrs. ]. E. Harden,
John r. Miller. John l.. Kennedy,
Mrs. E. A. Robertson, j. w. Maynard,
Ed. Wilson, /. l.. Porter.
Sam Gordon, Samuel IeRoy,
Mrs. Ina Stelts. Lewis LeRoy,
Mrs. Josephine A. Martin.
JoHNsoN's CREEK.
Samuel King, N. w. Kay,
Mrs. Julia A. Martin, u. w. Bell,
n. F. Johnson, r. P: Davis,
u. c. Ashley, Wesley Brooks
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT.
CASES WHICH WERE TRIED SINCE OUR
LAST ISSUE.
All Sorts Of Sinners at the Bar OF
Justice -. The Jurors Who Tried
Them, and The COnvicts Who
Got MercifIIl Justice.
Prepared by w. p. Calhoun, Esq, for the Alb
beville newspapers.l

Since our report last week the business o.
the Sessions Court has been finished, and We
herewith give few notes Of the different
cases. The work Of the Court progressed
with unusual speed. The Judge, the Bar, the
Court officers, witnesses and everybody else
connected with the business of the Court
was prompt, and no delays were occasioned
Taking up the account OF the proceedings
where we left off last week, we present the
case Of the State against Enoch Franklin.
He Broke Into the Car, and Learned
Counsel Couldn't Save Him.
Enoch Franklin, charged with breaking
into railroad car was put upon his trial
w. e. McGowun and +. B Gary defended him
and the following is the jury that tried him
Allen, J. l.. Wurdluw, ]. D. Alewine, j. +.
ClinkscitleS, ID. - Benson, W. Z. Daniels, u.
e. Dusenb berry, r. b. Haddon, W. a. Boyd.
The evidence was plain against the accused
and he was found guilty.
Ably Defended, bu: the Jury Said He
Stole the Mule.
Jerry Brown, was charged with stealing a
mule worth one hundred dollars from
W.. j. Milford. The following is the jury that
tried him:
G. P. ONeal, foreman, P. A. Gown, W. p
Devilin, a. NJ. Erwin, +. L. Morrah, K. II.
Burdett, Joel c. Weir, u. ]. Rabron, j. H.
Morrah, z. Kennedy, G. p. Perryman, p. A.
Roche.
The defendant was unable to procure the
services of a lawyer and the offence being Il
very grave one the presiding Judge requested
Mr.. Thomas Z. Thomson 10 defend him. Mr..
Thomson is young lawyer OF ability,
and this was his first case on the criminal
side OF the court He handled the case we'll,
and put up an alibi as one Of his defenses.
His address to the jury was good one. 1t
was dignitied, quiet and we'll considered
Verdict guilty.
TRUE BILLS
Since the last Issue the following true bills
were rendered last week IN the Sessions
court:
p. b. Calhoun, selling liquor without Ii.
cense;
William LomaH, Thomas LomaX and Will
liam Wimms, carrying concealed weapons;
Jerry Brown, grand larceny;
james Gambrell, carrying concealed weap-
ons;
Hudson Butler, grand larceny;
Press jackson, larceny from the field;
NO BILLS.
The following are the no bills:
Hudson Butler, breach of trust; :.
Harrison Young, entering railroafcar;
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MIR. +. Is. Gary said

May 1t please your Honor would be mn
true 10 the feelings which prompt me, on TINS
occasion, were not To add my trihutc 10 inc
worth of our deceased brother.
j was. perhaps, more Intimately aSsociatrd
with him than was any other nlemher at the
Bar, and can truthfuly say that ny ms un,
iimniv death. have lost Il true and Il valued
friend.
"Though modest, on his unembarrasSed brow,
Nature had written "gcnllcnan.'
Endowed with robust constitution, genial
manners, and mind richly stored win
Information. he seemed pecuiElriE "eh
equipped for the journey OF life;
But in an evil moment. your honor, the Sill
yer cord has been loosrd and our young
friend has gone to his long home.
We who have spent so many momcmlS OF
pleasant companionshp with him Will not
soon forget his noble traits.
l think It fitting that TINS court should
pause in its laburs, and lay aside lis docket as
a tribute Of respect To the memory oi the &C.
ceased.
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- 800 s.
THE DURHAM MARKET.

Our breaks have been light since
last report, nothing special happen
ing, The quality of tobacco re.
mains about the same. Buyers ART
anxious for a season. They desire
to prepare for the warm weather
They have orders which they ART
anxious to fill. Reports from tn,
country are to the effect that plant.
are looking well and the usual
quantity will be planted in some
counties, while Others will drop of
IS per cent.
Mr.. T. d. Neal, Of Richmond. wa,
on our market Friday. He has ,
big list ofpatrons in North Carolina
Gov. Fowle has appointed Capt
W. 7. Gray, of Winston. Colone
OF the Bird Regiment vice Col. Z. J
Parrish resigned.
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A wUman's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that by a lady In this
county. DIse' Sc fast ned its clutch.
es upon her md for seven years che
withstool its severest tests, but her
vital organs were undermined and
death seemed eminent. For three
months she eoughed in ,tssantIy and
could not sleep. She bought Of u q
bottle Of DIR Kings New Discover,
Tor Consumption and was 70 much
relieved on taking first dose that she
slept all night and with one bottle
has been miracuIously cutd. Her
nape is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus
write W. q. Hamrick L. Co, Of Shell
by. y. Get q free trial bottle ai
iSlacknalls Il Sons. DIV