The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-11
POLITICAL LIGHTNING.
s'S'' Makes n Remark or TwO-Call for
q Balm-Post Office Declarations.

ssS' Makes Remark or TwO-Call for
q Balm-Post Office Declarations.
Greenwood, s. c., April 9, 1884,
Rev. Mr.. Watson will begin q revival meet
May.
Saturday evening and elected the following
delegates TO Birmingham e. A. &. Waller,
T. F. Riley and j. A. Milling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Miller and their
bouncing Ward, are on visit TO their parents
here.
Our people worshipped in the Methodist
church Sunday. The Baptist pastor was sick
and the Presbyterian was at Presbytery in
Mrs. Carrie MCGEE and children have re-
turned from an extended visit TO Darlington.
MFR. c. II. E. Ortman, who foi several years
has run our bakery, has removed to Ander.
son.
The State should be the very last paper TO
ridicnle Gov. Tillmans country volunteers.
II the refined and educated infantry In Col
umbia had responded, there would have been
no necessity for putting company OF Back
woods Countrymen" In charge of the telegraph
office who did not know but that We loo had
W. r. Mckinney consoles the defeated can
didates for the post Office by Offering them
work on his Mullen farm, leaving them his
speckle steer when he goes fishing, and his
possum dog while he sleeps. He guarantees
bis dog to tree only fat possums and up small
trees
In view of recent relations disclosing the 10.
sse State Il may be Interesting TO know that
persons closely identified with the executive
household were offering Is cents for copy OF
that paper after the supply had been exhaust
ed on the day the suppression was spoken of.
NY informant was in q position 10 know and
we do not doubt the correctness Of his state
ment.
The now famous Cal. Caughman says: 81
have an adherence, an utter detestation of
violence and Its perpetrators" His repent
ance comes TOO late to be OF service TO VIII
Leaphartt.
the Greenvilie News parading It's editor. A. B.
Williams, before the people as the self-ap.
pointed adjuster and intercessor-the Nest or
of the Darlington troubles. and the Safe
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Gage have returned from
an extended trip TO Lewisdale.
Hon. Geo. job nson stopped over In town for
short s as for MeGo
political fences, which seem TO be In some
what dilapidated condition.
Mr.. Louis Henderson has moved into the
Pruitt house, and Mr.. j. B. Mosley has tax en-
charge Of the Park house.
The Maxwell Guards returned home Friday
delighted with their trip. They all speak In
people, but II the young ladies OF either place
lavished any smiles on them they are too
modest to boast OF It.
Col. Ham Brooks. Of Edgefield, was on our
For once in my life am with the majority
| the defeated candidates for the post office.
Governor Tillman will be the best ad dvertised
man who-for the first time-ever entered the
United States Senate, unless Congressman
Breck enridge aspires and Is elected 10 the
Senate at the same time.
If there ever has been any blind tigers in
IGreenwood-and l am sure there has been
| since the enactment Of the dispensary law-1
am prepared TO say on the autority OF Till
| NANTES, that they were run by Tillmanites
and negroes. / know OF some other towns
have no doubt that Mr.. Nance maks a good
Sheriff, but as censor over q private corre-
spondence he Is somewhat deficient. / think
smember Of the Abbeville Rifles will bear me
out In this.
Railroad crossing-X-l lookout for the cars
while the bell rings and the whistle blows.
Governor Tillman says he is at the throttle
and is going In on time. Ants clear the track
| or get run over.
Senator Butler has never In my knowledge
been accused Of being novice in politics.
Bis adroitness is shown by the way he reels of
nis campaign b9noom6e. From Washington
servativss. He works for the former and
talks for the latter.
The war Of bullets being over, now We are
over the why's and wherefore's Of the fight.
the prorogatives OF q governor and the duties
Of the military. Now give heed all ye people
who want TO be instructed along this line. i
6L0 III tOG b bpeClhl COuEb0 III uluL6Ey ldHs
Now that young Gaillard has turned up
safe and sUund, without q scratch, 1t Is III
order for the Hon. D. H. McGill To correct, by
card or otherwise, that portion Of his.caustic
speech, in which he declared that he had been
found bleeding and wounded In q ditch and
shot TO death BY q mob. II the declaration
was false and inHamatary, its correction will
be manly and soothing. Will he apply the
balm?
Tie suspense Is ended and the post Office
plum, once 80 luscious, but now somewhat
specked by age, has at last fallen In the hands
OF Mr.. L. M. Moore. He is q gentleman In
every way worthy 70 receive II, and am aure
he will be efficient and acceptable to our peo-
pie.
Though not appointed, am not seriously
disappointed. ] will simply oountermand
my order for new suit of clothes for installa.
tion purposes and continue business at the
same old stard.
To those who supported me. am and ever
will be profoun ndly grateful. For those who
opposed me. haven't an unkind thought even
hat lone, solitary gentleman who is boast
ing around town that he defeated me by
writing letters derogatory to my fitness Tor
the office and In defamanation OF my char
acter, has my sympathy.
would be q pitiable creature, indeed, II my
charity could not hide more Of his faults than
| q poetage stamp could Of his slander.
count myself fortunate to have made only
one known enemy. s.