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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

The invitation by the United States
to foreign powers to make treaties OF
arbitration with us, as the American
nations have done, has been acknowl-
edged by England, France, Russia,
and others, but none have accepted,
so far as we know, except the Swiss
federation. of Peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Punishment is rarely necessary for
a horse unless he be vicious. In that
case YOU may have Il long fight before
you, against odds of superior strength
and endurance. Kindness and pa
ticnce will accomplish much more
dram contrary Treatment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Mr.. Walter D. Sever, young mer-
chant of Columbia, was thrown from
his buggy June 4th, by a runaway
horse apd seriously injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

A strange epidemic is raging IN
Kansu, China. Also an unknown
sickness in Foochow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

At Kirin, China, April 2l, forty
ships were burned and eleven persons
lost their lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

It is something past finding out that
a boy who Will 60 in swimming a
dozen times a day makes such terri
bre pother when he has only his face
and hands washed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

The night has q thousand eyes,
The day but one;
But the light of tho whole woriu ulcS
With the setting sun.
The mind has Il thousand thoughts,
The heart but one:
But the light OF IL whole life dies
When love Is done.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Begin the day with prayer, beloved.
Nothing else can SO tit you for life's
duties, or arm you against its tempta-
tiOus.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Twenty-seven d'oceses having ap-
proved DR.. Brooks is declared electeo
to the Bishopric of Massachusetts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

God is very near the humble, trust,
ing soul; so near that the mana OF
faith can always lay hold OF Him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

nICIIARD CAN'T, is now prepared TO do
H. ali work in his department in the pest
manner and ~ reasonable charges. Monthly
customers shaving, hair cutting and sham.
poong 81 per month. Rasors hone9 anu put
In the best condition for % cents each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Notoricty is froth that intoXicatcS
shallow men and women.
The critic., 1891-02-20
Letter 10 Houston P0Sf'

We rs body represent a victorious
army, but with n victory so incomplete
that the one consummated at Appomattox
will only be as an incident in history, as
compared to the one that Is in our power
as body land ours only to achieve. The
distance between the hearts of the soldiers
who fought each other for four long years
in honorable warfare is extremely short,
and the foundation of all true friendship,
respect, was laid at the mu2zle of CON
vincing rguments-loaded guns.
Our method is q simple but sure one,
viz: Extend the hand the short distance,
take that of the Confederate soldier, invite
him TO seat by our camp-lires, make him
n member of our Grand Army of the Re
public, and we will oblterate all sectional
lines. Destroy the occupation of the poht-
ical fanatics of the North and South who
commenced the war, Cheered while others
fought, and are still doing their best to
continue IL.
DO this, comrades, and then, through
able representatives, go to the halls of
Congress and demand from our Govern
ment, who through us has become able to
lie generous, place on the pension rolls
for our MANNED and cripple comrades of
the South.
Do this, and we merge the love and lc-
vOtion chat has commanded the admir-
alton of the civilized world) for Il cause
loved and lost into one that was loved aud
won-thc emblem of which is the tlag of
our common country.
DO this and we will have captured the
hearts OF the Confederate soldiers, and
through them that OF the Southland rem
dered impossible the dcnunciation of any
soldier ON the simple grounds that he
did his duty, and lacked the discretion
that would have kept him lmharmed.
Who of us ever questioned the purity of
the motives that actuated Robert II. Lee?
Who of the South ever did 50 of our own
illustrious dead, General Grant? And yet
the ranks of both armies were full of men
who did their duty in their humble
sphere as well rs those whose names
will illuminate the pages of history for
all time.
DO this, comrades, regardless of the
howls of the staff officers, who attained
their rank and distinction without the use
of gunpowder; also Of the man who was
protected by the arms of mother during
the war, and will be readily recognized by
his milify cut suit of blue or gray and his
solitary idea that the war is not over.
Do this, comrades, and we will add a
million men to our ranks who will defend
our flag through love and gratitude, where
now they would do so through sense of
duty only. w. C. MORRILL,
Late Thirty.sevcnth Illinois Volunteer
Veteran Infantry.
AUSTIN, TEXAS Feb, If,
The critic., 1891-02-20
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Ndtionql-.s. II. Byers, oskaloosa, Iowa; N.
Des Moines; A. u. Mitchell, Richmond, Ind |;
i. d. Day, Duluth, Mimi; Miss Anna NJ. Platt,
Chicago.
Mtty0p0litan-R. b. Gray, st. Louis; W. g.
Crcnshaw, Virginia; +. A. Monbray, Charlotte,
N. c.: Il. ii. Austin, II. n. Dickinson, Atlanta;
$. Avelcs, Philadelphia.
81. James-F. n. Bowen, New York; Alonzo
W. Green, Spencer, Mass; William J. Bricn,
Ir., baltimore; Edward II. Kirsam, Brooklyn;
$. S. Kennedy and wife, Monongahca City, Pa.
Judge Henry Riyes, Eureka, New; b. A. El-
llott and wife, ID. X. McIntire, Pittsburg; John
J. Nollurer, Lewiston, Idaho; Theo. NJ. Wood
land, Newark; s. A. Patterson, Philadelphia.
Riggs-Gcorge Ioadly, jr., CINCINNATI; James
4, jackson. Littletops n. II; Miss EliSaDeth ,,;.l
NY.
lVeickers-E Eugene ID. HOFFMAN, Bozaman,
Mon; C.. G. Kimball, Hartford; W. e. Cox,
Helena, Mon; f. Du Pont, Wilmington, Deli
j. NJ. Chalfant and Miss Chalfant, Kennett
Square, Pa.
Wo,mhy's-A. B. Grubb, Philadelphia; An
gustus Rup, A. l.. Rotch, Boston; James II
Drummond, New York.
Arlington--H Lambert, Louis Whitmon
Rochester, N. Y. Z. Il. Hoffman, w. b. lloltre
o. II. Power, Montana; d. Mickles, j.. II, Car
riDgtOn, New York; John ID. Bliss, Phlladel
phia; X. A. Robertson, jr., Providence.
E6Jitt-H. II. Goodcll. Amherst, Mass.
George II. Utter, Westerly, X. l.; ii. l.. Fol
som and wife, Boston;. Mr.: and Mrs G. J: Pat
terson, Brooklyn; John Babcock, ID. Waite
Brown, New York.
| Hotel Johnson--Mrs. Roberts, Miss Crowell
Baltimore; II. G. Barnes, Miss Annie Kountz
| East Liverpool, Ohio; A. II. Anderson, Ken
Y. NS'SSy' y. George E. h'-'m''d and wife, b'''h'y'
The critic., 1891-02-20
PERSONAL.

Senator. elect Brice of Ohio is very often
taken for Hebrew, but General Ben lie
Fevre his close friend, says that Mr.. Brice
comes Of Scottish stock, and his father
was Scotch Presbyterian clergyman.
senator-elect Kyle of South Dakota will
be another young member of the Upper
Chamber at Washington. He is only 81
years old. He was born in Illinois, was
graduated at Oberlin in 1878 in the CLASH
cal department, but spent three years
more there studying for the ministry.
Between 1881 and 1856 he labored as
missionary in Utah and Colorado under
Congregational auspices. He then settled
in Ipswich, South Dakota, where he was
a pastor. Last year he removed to Aber-
deem.
Already three Philadelphians have mar
ried into the Astor family--Miss Paul,
now Mrs. VIM. Waldorf Astor, considered
one of the handsomest young matrons in
America Coleman Drayton, who married
Miss Astor, and Miss Willing; and IL Is
already prophesied that through this in
fluence there will doubtless be more
than one other alliance between lead
ing families of Philadelphia and New
York.
Mcissonier was regarded as one of the
wealthy artists of the world, and yet il is
possible that the sums which he obtained
Tor his work have been exaggerated. AT
the present prices" observes the Paris
correspondent of the London World, "his
works may he estimated at total value
of some 50,00O,0O of francs, but the
PAINTER did not receive for them more
than one.tenth of that sum. The differ
ence represents the margin which has re-
suited to the profit Of dealers, spectators
and amateurs
General Thomas Fenwick Drayton died
in Florence, s. C., February IS, in his Sith
year. General Thomas Fenwick Drayt0n
was born in South Carolina in 1907. He
graduated at West Point in 1923, aud
served IN garrison in jefferson Barracks,
Mo-. and Newport, KY, in lS28-32, and
then ON typographical duty, but resigned
on August 10, 1895, and became a civil en-
gineer IN Charleston, Louisville and Gin
cinnati. He was also planter in 81.
| Luke's parish, South Carolina, in 1S3j-0l
was a State Senator in 1886, and presi-
! dent Of the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad in ls53Gl. At the beginning Of
| the war he entered the Confederate SER
vice, was commissioned brigadier-gen-
eral, and commanded the Confederate
forces ON Hilton Head Island at time Of
the Port Royal expedition, in which his
brother, Captain Perciyal Drayton, com
manded Union vessel. After the war
General Drayton settled down to farming
in Georgia, and in 1873 was made presi-
dent Of the South Carolina Immigrant
Association ana removed TO Charlotte,
NC.
The critic., 1891-02-20
WHILE THE IRON WAS HOT.


Rive Creditors Collected from q
Speaker at n Revival.
SPRINGFIELD, ONO, Feb. 20.-At Vienna,
this county, great astonishment and some
amusement VISA created by an incident
just before the closing exercises of re-
vival. Several conversions had been
made, joy was supreme, and hymns had
been sung with great fcrvor. Excitement
was at its highest pitch and the Rev. Mr..
McColm called for testimonials of the love
of the Lord.
John Smith, farmer owning 200 acres
of land rated as worth 500, 900, and known
rs the largest sheep raiser in this Con-
gresslonal district, was among the first to
respond. He said brothers and sisters,
you all know me. have lived with YOU
FOR years here. Let us do right. want
to always follow the narrow path. If |
have offended any one here, let him
speak, and | will make reparation; and,
furthermore, want to pay all my debts.
If there is any one here that ] owe, let
him step forward and ! will pay him ten
fold"
AS soon as he concluded five young
men, headed by Roy Carly and Noah
Jones, marched up to him and demanded
pay for work they did for him six months
previous. The audience looked on IN
ama2ement. Smith pulled money ont of
his pocket and paid each man what he
claimed wac duo him.
The critic., 1891-02-20
GENERAL JOSEPH f. JOHNSTON.
a Hero and a Patriot.

From mo chicago Herald.
Among the thousands Of kilograms the
death of General Sherman brought TO his
family, this one will attract most the at
tention of the world:
"WAsmSogoE, Feb.i1.
ITO the Misses Sherman: Intelligence of
General Sherman's death gricves me
much. sympathize deeply with yon in
your great bereavement.
"Josrru u. JOHNSTON"
General Joseph Il. Johnston. like Gem
cral Sherman, q West Pointer, saw in
fcalty to his State duty Sherman found
in fidelity to nation. Each was honest.
Each obeyed bis conscience. Each
planned and fought. Sherman rose from
obscurity at the outbrerk of the war to
the greatest glory at its close. Johnston,
humliated by the civil authorities of the
Confederacy, was afterward instructed by
Lee to gather together the fragments OF
other commanders armies and drive Sher-
man back out of Georgia. History has
told the result. Johnston handed his
sword to Sherman after Lee had placed
his in the hands of Grant. Had Sherman
survived Johnston the same soldier cour-
tcsy would have inspired him to indite a
like message of manhood and sincerity.
Their fighting ended with the war.
From such heroic natures lesser men
decline to learn the lesson of true hero
ism, true patriotism. The war is still to
be fought, If not with force. with force
bills by
Many dutoous and kncc.c .crooking knavc.
That. doting on his own obsoquious bondage,
Wears out his time, much like his masters ass,
For naught but proyender.
For such valiant warriors history will
have no place. Neither soldiers nor Amer
leans, they cannot comprehend the obi
| CATION of cultiyating in peace the brother
| hood disturbed for Il time by war. John
ston lingering at 81 mourns like true man
| the captor to whom he gave his sword,
| and whom he found so true an American
| that afterward and for all time he gave
| fellow-countryman.
The critic., 1891-02-20
SAYS Villas IS A CRIMINAL.
a Minnesota Judge Objects to His Con
ilrmation ms n u. $. Senator.

"A M1nnesOIu Juupe ODJectS tO CDn-
frmation ms n u. s. Senator.
Specici 10 Chicdqo HeTdid.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1G.-Judge Welch of
this city will make an earnest effort to
prevent Mr.. Villas from taking the oath of
Office as United States Senator on the
ground that he stands convicted of crime.
\ protest will be entered just before he
takes the oath, and the protest will be
based ON the familiar story that in 1879
the Insurance Commission of Wisconsin
charged Mr.. Villas and his co-directors in
the Madison Mutual Insurance Company
with appropriating to their own use and
without authority Of law the surplus
funds of the company. 1t is charged also
that Villas never controverted the same in
any manner. IL will also be set forth that
in 1879 an action was begun against Villas
and his co-directors in the company in the
Dane County (Wis.) District Court at the
instance of Seth Bartlett, one of the al
legged members of the company.
Villas, 1t is claimed, was charged with
the embezzlement of large sum of money,
to which charge he failed to answer ex-
cept by demurrer which was overruled,
and this point is to be elucidated in Wash
ington. 1t will be further set forth that
at the time the case was to come on for
trial Villas opened negotiations with Bart
lett, privately, for settlement of the
suit, paying Bartlett, it will be charged, a
sum of money, supposed to be 81 900, all
his attorneys fees and the costs Of the
suit, requesting Bartlett to keep the matter
secret. Judge Welch says: "You can say
for me that will put up bond of $4,000
If Villas wants to bring libel suit against
me that the things charged against him
are true" Before the election at Madison,
Wis, Judge Welch sent copies of his
charges to every Democratic member of
the Legislature,
The critic., 1891-02-20

Mr.. DAYA's references to HOWARD CAR
ROLL in connection with the latter's new
journalistic enterprise recall the days OF
reconstruction, when CARROLL was work.
ing for the New York Times and doing the
Southern outrage business for that paper
in bis most tlorid style. 1t was in the
latter part of September, 1874, that CAR
FOIL first went to New Orleans. The White
League, composed chiefly of the dandies,
cIubmen and society swells of the city,
had Just overthrown the Republican State
Government, thrashed the State troops
Under command of General LoSGsTEEEr,
driven General KELLOGG into hiding in the
Custom House and installed the Demo-
cratic claimants all over the State. CAR
ROLL and MosEs HANDY arrived by the
same train. CARROLL represented the
Times and HANDY the Tribune. When
they reached there the city was IN some
confusion. The Democratic Governor had
been installed and the deposed Governor
was still in the Custom House
The State troops were scattered
to the four winds and, pending the organ
izauon of temporary police force, the
city was taking care of itself. The streets
were alive with all sorts OF rumors. Gen
sral EMORY had come in with regiment
or two Of regulars and speculation was
rife as to what would happen next
II was at this interesting iunctlre that
HANDY conceived the idea Of getting a rise
out Of CARRoLL. He was a Virgnian, had
Leen on the Southern side during the war
and, as was quite natural, soon became hail
fellow well-met with all the old gray backs
in town. Beside that, the Tribune was al
that time hostile 10 the reconstruction
measures, to military interference ~
elections and the carpet.bag establish
nlent in the Southern States. No wonder
that HANDY was welcome at all tn,
bivouacs, the clubs, the newspaper office
and the haunts Of the White League genor
ally.
The information he impaired t.
CARROLL during those few days which
intervened before the restoration
of the Kellog government woult
have put to shame the story of. thl
massacre Of st. Bartholomew II
CARROLL protested that he didn't see
any carnage from the hotel window
HARDY would mournfully invite him 4
take q stroll about. the back streets. II
The critic., 1891-02-20
MOTHER EVE COULDN'T WRITE.
Neither Can Mrs. Noonan, but She
Knuws Enough to Sell Apples,

Ntttner Chn MIS-. NOOnan, nut she
Knows Enough to Sell Apples.
New YORK, Feb. 20.--The civil service
examination of five apple women who
have been petitioning Railroad Agent
Doane for permission to resume their
business ON the immigrant barge Erie at
the Barge Office, has been indefinitely
postponed Ellen Mccormack and Jane
Noonan, the chief competitors for the
job, met Just outside the iron gates yes
terday and had talk about the impend-
ing examination.
Mrs. Mccormack remarked that her
success at the examination was assured,
as she was the only one of the five apple
women who could write. Mrs. Noonan
said she didn't see what connection there
was between the ability to write and the
selling of apples, She was pretty sure that
Eve the original apple woman, could not
write. If she (Mrs. Noonan) couldn't
write, she could wipe up the floor, accord
ing to the civil service rules of the Mar
quis of Queensberry, with any McCor-
mack that ever sold bad apples to poor
immigrants. Mrs. Mccormack construed
Mrs. Noonan's remarks as a challenge,
and in moment apples were whirling
about the heads of the contestants like 50
many crazy comets. Bystanders put q
stop to the engagement before it had q
chance to become serious.
The critic., 1891-02-20

CARROLL objected that the White League
certainly wouldn't slaughter defenceless
creatures who had ceased their resistance
and surrendered, HANDY would reply that
perhaps the White League were not doing
II in person, but that the butchery was
going on. lie implored CARROLL not to
mention these revolving facts in his tcle-
grams. He pointed out that the telegraph
operators would tell on him, and that,
even IL they didn't, the dispatches
would be telegraphed right back to New
Orleans, he would be identified and ruth
lessly put to death. He implored CARROLL
not TO try to leave town while public feel
ing was so violent, but to stay quietly In
his hotel and try to look like a sugar
planter until things quieted down. Mean
while he would give CARROLL all the news
himself. Then, at all sorts of unexpected
moments, he would burst into CARRoLL's <
room, shuddering with horror, and relate
some ghastly assassination he had just wit
messed around on Barrone or Diuphin
street, dwelling on the sickcning details
until CAMRoIL's eyes would dilatc almost
to bursting.
OH HANDY gave CARROLL a great deal
in that piping month of September, 1874,
and when he finally let up on him, and
CARROLL began to mix with the White
Leaguers in the Boston, Orleans and La
Tdrieie clubs, the latter would think of
HANDY rolling merrly back to New York
grinning in his sleeve, and his fingers
would vork copvnloiva la tho hro
pauses between drinks as though longing
to bury themselves in HANDY's sangune
whiskers and make trouble for them.
The critic., 1891-02-20
WHIPPED BY REGULATORS.
Two Men of Bradfordsville, FIogget
by Vigilance Committee.

by a Vigilance Committee.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 20.-Eigh
masked men rode ont to the houses of Jack
Gribbens and William Brown, near
Bradfordsville, on Monday night, dragged
them ont of their beds and unmer-
cifully whipped them. Then they were
released with the warning that they must
behave themselves in the future. Crib
bens came to Lebanon Tuesday and en-
deavored to procure an attorney to prose
cute some of his assailants, whom he
claimed to be able to identify. All law
yers refused the case.
The reasons for this have been variously
given Some say that the regulators had
threatened to deal with any lawyer prose
cutting them, and that through fear they
refused to handle Gribbens case. Others
assert that the good people are in sympa-
thy with the regulators in their efforts Ia
rid the country of bad characters, and II
was this that prompted the lawyers Ia
leave the matter severely alone. What
ever may have been their reasons. Crib
bcns has not yet been able to secure
counsel.
The regulators visited Tuesday night
the house of George w. Bright, who live,
near the former victims. Bright seemed
to have been apprised of their approach
for when his yard was entered he opened
fire on them. Notwithstanding his deter
mined defense, six of the regulator.
pushed their way in and dragged him
out, Bright pleaded with his captors
saying that he was under bond to appear
at the present term of the Federal Court
and did not want his sureties to suffer.
Finally AN agreement was reached that
Bright should leave the State within fly,
days. This he is said to have already
done. Bright has q wife and twelve chill
dren dependent entirely upon him fol
support. Though his reputation is not OF
the best, II is claimed by his friends that
the bad opinion of him is undeseryed
The identity of the members Of the ganl
does not seem TO be an entire secret.
The critic., 1891-02-20
WRECKED IN VINEYARD SOUND.
Three Vessels Go Ashore-Two Were
from Hnltlmore.

from Baltimore.
NEw BEDFORD, MASS, Feb 20.-The alb
sencc Of the Vineyard Sound light vessel
from her station since Sunday caused
three wrecks Wednesday night, two on
Sow and Pigs Reef. off Cuttyhunk, and
one on Hen and Chickens Reef, near the
Hen and Chickens lightship.
The three-masted schooner Charles +.
Sampson, bound to this port from Balti-
more, went ashore on Hen and Chickens
Reef at 7:30 o'clock. Captain Surren was
bothered by the absence of the Vineyard
Sound lghtship. The vessel made eight
feet of water III twenty minutes, and,
swinging broadside to the heavy sea,
drifted across the ledge into deep water
The crew escaped in boats with scarcely
any clothing, and went on board Hen and
Chickens lightship.
A wrecking sloop arrived in port to-
night and reports saving two sailors, and
the sChooner's cabin-house has been
washed away, and that is breaking up
and will prove total loss. Peter IL.
Crowell of Boston, who Is largely inter
Csted, is her agent, and will come here
o.dny.
Schooner Gardiner G.. Deering, Captain
Swain, Of Bath for Boston, from Balti-
more with coal, went ashore on the Sow
and Pigs Reef at 1886 Wednesday night.
His crew were rescued by the ffe.saving
crew at Cuttyhunk. Yesterday wreckers
stripped her of all her rigging and sails.
AT a. III. yesterday the schooner
Hunter, bound from New York eastward
with cargo of whiting, stood into Vine.
yard Sound. Captain Kelsin discovered
the absence of the Vineyard Sound light
vessel, but, making Cuttyhunk light all
right, he kept ON his course. Discovering
thp green side. liphts of the Gardiner Deer
ing, which had not been put out when
the vessel went ashore, he thought she
was vessel coming out of the sound, and
ordered his vsssel kept off to avoid a col
lision.
AS n result he went about 200 yards to
the northward of the Deering, and now
lies high upon the rocks. The schooner's
agent is ID. j. Purdy of st. John, N. b.,
and Captain Kelsin has wired for advice.
The Vineyard Sound lightship was towed
TO her station by the United States steam.
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