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published every thursday. F; CLINKSCALES, \ Editors and V. 0. LANGSTON, j Pbopbietobs. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1RS0. TERMS: OKSYKw'Ri.. m_~_81.00. DC months._......- 7?io. ANDERSON! Mib Llvest City in the State?Full of Ener F,y, Enterprise and Progress, and En /? .flowed with most Favorable Sur? roundings, and the Finest Climate ? "to be found In South Carolina. ? ' offers promising Homes to - ' those Seeking location, both for Business. ~""and Health! ?]^^H?e trust we may be pardoned for say .Ing/ a few words concerning our city, wnfch-justly merita all implied and ex ipressed in the above head lines. We in . vite bur readers to a careful examination of onr record, and see if we do not have ^?good reasons for cheering ourselves a 4; little ocijasionally. No ono can find a . more'promising field for location than is ?::--;no^;'open in-the - City of Anderson. There are more goods sold la Anderson ' than in any city in the np-conntry?more cotton, more fertilizers, more horses and ^idules, more wagons and buggies, and f^jnwe money-passes,hands, and is turned ,over tad over again. More bouses'have been built, more money appropriated to " 'public enterprises, and a greater increase in population gained in oar city than can be show:i in any town or city oi" her size - in South Carolina daring the last five .'years.. r^.'-r . .. A MAGNIFICENT HOTEL, - The pride of the traveling public, as well as of the citizens of Anderson. 2) '^unsurpassed in beauty, grandeur, com v for t and management. The record of the first three months has proven more satis? factory and prosperous, and shows a bet |f;ter patronage; than its builders had dared bgto; hope for or expect. ^ ^'^? ?THE ANDERSON COTTON MILLS, ^.f Will ;begin work in a - few. days?the machinery, is nearly all in place, the op? eratives are moving in every day, and the cotton is already pc.rcl.ased and in the |: /Warehouse; op. the spot ready for use. An ;- immense amount of money has already -\ been pat in circalation by the Anderson Cotton Mills, and the work has just bare ^lyJbegun.- It is confidently expected that g?e present capacity will be doubled if -;'. not threbbL^d in the near future. - THE MASONIC TEMPLE |f.fii;a'stractare that does credit to the fra . ternity, and has put in circulation in this ^County, over fifteen . thousand dollars. the work ?has not yet ceased; for the ,;?;Gpem * Honse is still to be completed. F?ppfat<this will be( done in a few weeks at > farthest,, and then Anderson will be able ^J^^ecwjB.and accommodate the best vv ccnipahiesi thus giving those who desire l?^-to-d?, ah opportunity of hearing and 5|;^seeing the best Operas. and other enter* toinmemte. - . ; ? A SHOE FACTORY '^'?J& Anderson is now a certainty, the con-, extract for. the erection of. the buildings is %?mm betogiarranged, and the work will ljegin;at once. A lot has been purchased ^LL"in the" eastern pprtion'bf. the city border ing on the C. & G; Raiiroad. The sum ?^o? fifty thousand dollars has been suhi ?K scribed by the Anderson Shoe and Leath ???er Company, and is now being paid in by installments. .. $?. . , : WATER WOEKS. ^^^.d^connjdlJaascomDleted a contract :^ with Messra.'Roddy & Whitner for the nstruction of water works in Anderson, .us adding to our city another indication f prosper ity, and an evidence of progress, enterprise will be completed ere ?5fie clouds (v?f Summer) roll by." ..; ELEfTEIC -LIGHTS. - ' g>VOajr stieete are to be lighted by electrici* \,; tylas scon as the work can be done. The f^\wiitract"nas'. already been entered into, ^^ui'f the other arrangements are now be? ting made. Within the last year an iron foundry < Has been erected, in our midst by one; of " purimosfc progressive citizens, Dr. R. F. ivver; who also has his Machine Shop, with all the modern appliances, in full ilast; and is doing good ,work. He is ^^plarod" either '"'to. make or repair all ^'kind^ of machinery on short notice, or ^f?raishi any kind of casting/well worked '^ftom 'good material, and while one can .' get any kind .of iron work he wants' from Dr. Divrer/s shop and foundry; he can y also be supplied with woodwork or lam i ber by the ' &'<i, sullivan' maist?fact?bing co., V.': ? ; .... . Who. are well-equipped with the best machinery to do all kinds of wood work. OIL AND FERTILIZER CO. The Anderson Oil and Fertilizer Co. has roven a success in every way, giving its stockholders large dividends, and our farmers a market for their cotton seed, and supplying them with a high grade ilizer. 'WS5'' AIi ICE FACTORY In our midst keeps us all cool amid the hurry and worry of so much posh and lergy and enterprise. This is under the t ^control of our fellow townsman, J. H. i f^Tbwnsehol who makes, everything he -" touches prosper. He is one of the inven? tion of the process of manufacturing ice : Xbj which it can be accomplished in mach v less time than heretofore. Many other establishments exist in our - city, such as James E. Barton's lumber > :yard; planing mill and wood work shop, i?and'Bobert A. Mayfield's corn mill, lumber yard and wood shop. But our people are not satisfied with merely material progress. Within the last year a first-class FEMALE COLLEGE Has been established and located in the ?1 heart of the city, on one'of the choicest 'lots. Though the first year of its exist v';ence is not yet closed, its friends feel iiiery much encouraged by an attendance of mere than one hundred pupils, and Pother evidences of success, and purpose ; ' to push its claims and enlarge its capaci and-accommodations, with a firm hope ~jat it will Boon be ranked as one of the; [leading Colleges of the country. ~7 THE PATRICK MILITARY INSTITUTE j .Cannot bo excelled as an institution for :the training of young men. Its manage* ment is first-class in every particular, and its students always take a high rank , when entering other Colleges from it. pSfc There are several private schools in ^Anderson which make our educational "facilities as good as the best. ^?.'j^or* would we stop with the material a and intelleotoal progress above chroni? cled. There are fine churches In Anderson, each with large congrega? tions, and amid the advance along other lines, the Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists have built commodious, comfor? table and magnificent church edifices, which speak well for these congregations. The other congregations (the Episcopa? lians and the Catholics) have comfortable but not costly houses of worship. These are public enterprises, and do not include many elegant store rooms, magnificent residences,.and commodious warehouses recently erected in our midst, and still the good work goes on, for the I sound of the saw and hammer can be heard.in every portion of the city, and on almost every street houses are being built. There are now in course of erection, 1 and to be built during this Summer, about 1 twenty residences in onr city. Still, there are other enterprises talked of and one j will soon take definite shape. Now, can anybody blame as for throwing up our hats and shouting, hurrah for anderson. This work above mentioned has cost not less - than $800,000.00, and all or very nearly all of this vast sum of money has been raised in Anderson County where our people made it and saved it. Not? withstanding this wonderful outlay for a city of our size, there is still on deposit in our two Banks over $350,000. Stranger, come over and see if what we say is not true, and if you have any money to put into an enterprise in a live city, take Anderson for that city and invest it here. Both the rich and those of small means are invited to cast their lot among us. We can furnish you promising fields for investments and' plenty of work tp do. All that is essential to ensure success is for you to do your part and be willing to help, and then all will go well.' Surrounded by rich and productive fields, managed by live, progressive far? mers, Anderson cannot do otherwise than move forward. mm_ Mr. Hugh Wilson has just celebrated his thirty-first anniversary as proprietor of the Abbeville Press and Banner. Accept our congratulations, Bro. Wilson. May you live to celebrate that many more anniversaries, and may you contin? ue to make the Press and Banner what it has always been, a model newspaper. The neighbors of Senator Ingalls are disgusted with his course at Washington. It lookB very much like they feel inclined to leave Mm at home next time. The time is coming when bitter tongues i and hateful spirits will not be the sure ! passport to place, even in Kansas. In the first year of the Administration President Harrison has made or sanction? ed over 34,000 changes in postmasters for political reasons. This is the same Elder Harrison who said in his letter of accep? tance that "fitness and not party service should be the discriminating test, and fi? delity and efficiency the only sure tenure of office^"_ Augusta, Ga., has over $10,000,000 in? vested in cotton mills and other manu? facturing industries, and all are prosper? ous, paying handsome dividends and yearly extending their output. In 1870 the United States census gave Augusta less than 16,000 population. In 1880 the census reported less than 23,000. The census of 1890, the Chronicle claims, will give not less than 46,000 people. Hon. J. H- Earle Suggested for Gover? nor. Mr. Editor: You will pardon and permit a few suggestions in reference to onr coming election for State officers, es? pecially, the office of Governor. In the first place, our people should bear in mind the fact that our State debt matures now in the near future, and our chances for 'refunding it at a much lower rate of interest should be constantly held in mind. It is believed that with a conservative administration of the State government, and judicious legislation, this debt can be refunded at 4 or 4} per cent, interest. Could this be affected, we could thereby save the State at least one hundred and fifty thousand dollars per annum, a con? summation we should most earnestly de? sire. To accomplish this, we should have at the head of our State government a man of affairs, one whose patriotism is only equalled by the soundness of his judgment, whose conservatism is recog? nized by all parties, and yet whose sym? pathy with the people, in their demands for reform, is known and read of all men throughout the length and breadth of the State. Such an one could unite all the variant reform element of the State, and lead the people to a victory that would result in lasting good to all classes. We know of no man whose life and character more completely meet the requirements than Joseph H. Earle, of Samter. Born, reared and educated in the Piedmont belt, now a resident of the middle coun? try, he is by experience and association the fittest representative of the best sentiment of the State. As he was once a resident of this County, it would be the next best thing to honoring one of our own citizens. . Son of A Farmer. Official. All petitions or memorials to the Uni? ted States Congress, from Alliances ox Unions, should be mailed direct to our National Secretary, J. H. Turner, No. 511, Ninth St., Washington, D. C. This is important for the following reasons: 1. That this office may have a record of all such petitions, their subject matter, the number and residence of petitioners, etc. 2. Our National Legislative Commit? tee, appointed at St. Louis, and whose duty ft is to look after all matters pre? sented by our order of a legislative char? acter, will thus be enabled to take cogni? zance of and give personal attention to the wishes of the brethren thus presented. The bill embodying tbe essential features of the subtreasury plan as adopted by tbe St. Louis meeting, and which has been introduced into both Houses of Congress, is now being mailed as ranidly as possi? ble to the Secretaries of all the Alliances or Unions of the country, together with other printed matter of an important character. The matter thus mailed is earnestly commended to the immediate attention of the brotherhood. All papers friendly to our cause are respectfully requested to copy the above. By order of L. L. Polk, Preat. N. F. A. & I. U. J. H. Turner, Secretary. ? "After many weeks of figuring," writes an Illinois newspaper man, "fifty two Decatur families, including many of wealth and position, have united in a novel manner of living. They have joined together to maintain 'a co-operative boarding house, the expense to each per? son for the best of food and cooking being not more than $2 50 a week, or eleven cents a meal. The ladies take charge a week about in turn and buy all tbe food, while a paid housekeeper attends to the details and service. Another similar es? tablishment is projected." Major Colt Declines the Nomination. Major James C. Coit, who was nomi? nated for Lieutenant Governor by the Farmers' Convention last week, has written the following letter to Capt. Shell, Chairman of the Executive Com? mittee of the Farmers' Association: Cheraw, S. C, April 2, 1890. Captain G. W. Shell, Chairman, and others, Executive Committee of Farm? ers' Association. Gentlemen: Having waited a reason? able time for an official notification of the action of the March convention in placing my name before tbe people as a candidate for the position of Lieutenant Governor, and not having received such notice, I deem it not improper to address this communication to you. While I fully appreciate the unsolicited compli? ment which has been paid me, and de? sire to express my thanks for this evi? dence of confidence, yet I am satisfied that my name was put forward under a misapprehension. It cannot be doubted that the purpose of the convention was to place upon the ticket men who were in full sympathy with the letter of the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Farmers' Association (Captain Shell) in calling the convention together; men who fully endorsed the platform adopted and who could and would can? vass the State upon the issues therein made. Without referring to any objections I had to the letter of Capt. Shell, or my views as to the policy of making nomina tions at this time, it will be sufficient for me to say that I do not fully endorse the platform, and for this and other sufficient reasons cannot enter upon a canvass in its support, as required by tbe eleventh section of the platform. In justice, therefore, to myself, as well as in justice to the body whose execu tive you are, I beg leave to withdraw my name from the ticket suggested. This action will also relieve you of all embarrassment in substituting a man who will represent the views which pre? vailed in the convention. It is but proper for me to say here that I am wholly identified with the agricul? tural interests of tbe State, and am in full sympathy with the farmers in their efforts to better their condition, and to this end am heartily in favor of their taking an active part in the control of legislation, both Federal and State; hut all must admit that honest differences of opinion as to the means and measures which will furnish the needed relief may well exist between men actuated by the best motives and seeking the accomplish? ment of the same ends, I am, gentlemen, very truly and respectfully yours, Jas. 0. Coit. The Supreme Court or tbe United States Confirms Mr. Clemson's Will. The Supreme Court of the United States has rendered its decision in the famous Clemson will case. Tbe decision, which was announced in Washington, yesterday, sustains tbe will, affirming tbe decision of the lower eourts. Information of the action of the Su? preme Court was received in this city yesterday in the shape of a telegram to Wells & Orr, of counsel for the defend? ant in the case, from James H. McKen ny, Clerk of the Supreme Court, as fol? lows : "Washington, April 7. 'Decision in the case of Lee vs. Simp? son affirmed with costs. "Jas. H. McKenny, "Clerk Supreme Court." This decision from the highest tribu? nal in the land sets at rest the question of the validity of the bequest by the late Thos. G. Clemson of the Fort Hill prop? erty, once the home of John C. Calhoun, to the State for. the establishment of an Agricultural College. The State having already accepted the bequest, the trus? tees of the Clemson College have only been awaiting tbe decision of tbe Supreme Court iu the will contest to begin the active work of building the institution. Now that the court of final appeal has sustained the will, the trustees are at liberty to carry out the act of the Legis? lature establishing the college. A meeting of the Board will probably be called at an early date to provide for breaking ground for the buildings of the institution. The title of tbe case decided by the Supreme Court is "Isabella Lee, by her next friend Gideon Lee vs. E. W. Simp? son," the defendant being the executor of tha estate of the late Thomas G. Clem? son. It was heard before Chief Justice Fuller in Charleston in tbe spring of 18S9 and afterwards carried before tbe Su? preme Court at Washington, where after argument of a motion to that effect a few I'weeks ago it was advanced on the docket and written argument submitted on both aides. The attorneys in the case are Leroy F. Youmans, of Columbia, and James P. Carey, of Pickens, for the plaintiff, and Smy the & Lee. of Charles? ton, and Wells & Orr, of Greenville, for the defendant.?Greenville News, Blh inst. Cap!. TUIman Says that be Said "IT%? To the Editor of the News and Courier: It has been said that "truth never over? takes a lie." If this is printed among your locals, on the last page, or is kept out of the weekly, thousands will never see it who read your editorial to-day. merely desire to make a little correction in the report of my speech made last Thursday in the Conventipn. Your Reporter makes me say: "If you ask me to lead this fight, you call upon me to lead a forlorn hope ; but you will have at your head the only man who haB the brain, tbe nerve and the ability to organize the common people against .the aristocracy," Now, the acoustic properties of the hall of Representatives are known to be abominable, and I will not charge in? tending misrepresentation, bnjel distinct? ly said : "If you ask me to lead this fight you call on me to lead a forlorn hone, and if I am. tbe only man who has brain," etc. Nearly all tbe sins in tbe decalogue have been laid at my door, but no one has ever accueed me of being a tool ,* and to have spoken as I am made to do by your Reporter would convict me of egotism so arrant and disgusting as to leave no doubt that I have gone mad and lost my senses. I have not seen the full report of my speech in the News and Courier, and there may be other inaccuracies that will require correction. But if the warfare thus early begun is to be along this same old line, I shall ask the people to reserve their judgment till I am heard on the stump, and I will ignore under-handed and unfair methods altogether, I am, air, yours respectfully, B. R. Tillman. Roper'ft, S. C, March 29,1890. Yery Ghostly Conviviality. April never comes but that I think of a prominent local politician of the West Side, who was born in this month, and who, some years ago, left one of tbe oddest willB on record. Among its curi? ous provisions were that instead of being buried, he should be dissected and bis skeleton carefully preserved and mount? ed ; that on the skull ehould be written the names of five women he had loved during his life time, and upon his birth? day a supper party should be held by his friends, at which his skeleton should be brought out and christened with cham? pagne. He left a small fortune, and his instructions are followed out to the very letter every year. His friends include a score of physicians, writers and politi? cians, who meet on his birthday night, have a good supper, at which his skele? ton occupies a chair, and, when the toasts begin, they pour a glass of wine over the varnished skull. The names are still there, but blurred and faint, though, strange to Bay, not one of the bearers of them is yet dead. When the conviviali? ties are over, the remains are locked up for another year. The friends, however, are passing away, and of the original forty only twenty-Beven remain.?New York Star. ? The Czar of Russia drinks fire quarts of champagne a day. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. augusfa, Ga., April 1?Constable Bennett, armed with a warrant author? izing bim to attach a trunk of a negio woman for debt, made a horrible dis? covery this morning. While waiting at the depot for the arrival of the woman's trunk a baggage wagon deposited it on the platform. The officer seized it and opened it to investigate its contents. As he did so he was astounded to find the body of a woman packed closely in the box. It was that of the woman whom the warrant was issued against. She died last night and was being shipped off to relatives in a trunk, as she was so poor that her friends could not buy a coffin for her. Charleston, S. C, April 4.?Charles? ton will put in a bid for the site of the Sullivan-Jackson fight.' The Pastime Athletic club, of this city, which is com? posed not only of the sports but of maoy of the solid business men of the city, are thinking about getting the big man to come down here and wipe up the floor with the nigger. There are no laws on the stat? ute books of South Carolina against prize fighting, and in addition there are a score or more of islands within easy reach of tbe city, affording splendid bat? tle grounds. There is a large fleet of steamboats and tugs in the harbor, and any one of the neighboring islands se? lected for the purpose could be reached in an hour or two. The Pastime club would easily raise Beveral thousand dol? lars to pay the necessary expenses of the principals and their followers. The matter has not yet taken definite shape, but the subject is talked about consider? ably in sporting circles. Springfield, III, April 5.?Adjt. Gen. Vance has returned from the south? ern part of the State, where he was sent to investigate the damage by the cyclone of March 17, and has made his report to Governor Fifer. The report says that at Metropolis one woman was killed and fifteen were wounded, but none mortally. The damage to property at Metropolis is $80,000, to farmers in the vicinity $20, 000. The citizens are repairing the damaged houses rapidly. The homeless are all cared for, and there is no immediate suffering. In Grand Tower, Jackspn Co., two persons were killed and four mortally wounded. Two of the wounded have since died. Thirty-seven were more or less seriously wounded. Nineteen hous? es were destroyed arid families rendered bomeiesa, There are no vacant houses, and churches are being used as hospi? tals. Eleven persons were wounded at. Campbell's Hill. Summerville, April 5.?A serious and distressing accident occurred here last night at the depot about 10 o'clock. As tbe through night freight from Char? leston was passing through the town Ben Perry, the eldest son of Trial Justice R. W. Perry, a promising boy of about 16 years of age, in company with some others, was walking and playing along the South Carolina Railway track near the crossing on Main street and Railroad avenue. He unfortunately stepped upon I a rock, his ankla twisted and in falling his legs slipped beneath the passing train and his right leg became terribly mangled. His brother, Archie Perry, ' and a companion who was with him with i wonderful presence of mind drag? ged him from under the wheels of the rapidly moving train. Shortly after? wards he was taken home by his father, assisted by some friends and placed immediately under the surgical treat? ment of Drs. Prioleau and Frampton, who deemed it absolutely necessary lo amputate his right leg below the knee. The veins and arteries of his left leg are badly bruised and injured also. He bore, it is said, the effects of tbe accident and surgical operation with remarkable fortitude. . Denver, April 2.?Rawlins County, Kan., near the Colorado line, has pro? duced a horror that is exciting all West? ern Kansas. Fiank and Grocian Chle board settled two miles southeast of At wood five years ago, and were afterwards joined by their father and mother, two sisters and a brother, Joe. The mother died suddenly in 1887 and was buried by the family in great haste, the neighbors knowing nothing of the affair until after the burial. Tbe father disappeared about a year later, and was gone Beveral weeks befoie it was known in the neighborhood. Mary, the wife of Grocian Cbleboard, whipped Joe severely on December 25tb, 1889. He complained to tbe neighbors and threatened that if they punished him again he would t all how Grocian and Mary bad killed his mother. Joe ate an apple the next day which his sister bad given him, and shortly afterwards was seized with symptoms of poisoning by strychnine. Grocian took the boy on his back and was met by the neighbors on the Atwoot) and Oberlin road, of whom he inquired: "What is the matter with my brother. ? He is as stiff as a board." When asked where he was going Grocian replied he was going for medicine. On this same road, near Har? per's house, which was about one mile from Chleboard's, was an old well known as .the Horn Well. It was long ago abandoned and 180 feet deep. It is believed that into this well old man Cble? board was thrown, and now a dozen other mysterious disappearances are remembered. The well will be given a thorough overhauling. The strange part of the thing is that the well has been filled at intervals and the Chleboard's always did the filling. Lynching has been threatened. It is believed to be another Bender cose. Chicago, April 6.?Marcus C. Stearns, one of Chicago's oldest and wealthiest residents, attempted suicide at his hand some Michigan avenue residence to.day. He fired four bullets into bis head, pro? ducing wounds from which recovery is impossible. One shot, fired into tbe moutb, almost split his tongue in two. For some time Mr. Stearns has been in depressed spirits. It is surmised that his depression was due to the recent death of his favorite daughter, the wife of Ex Mayor Carter Harrison. Mr. Stearns was one of the leading.members of tbe board of trade and has an estate worth perhaps $1,500,000. Union, S. C, April 6.?One of the African Baptist churches had a baptizing last .Sunday about a mile from here. Several hundred negroes gathered to see the proceedings. After the baptizing tbe crowd assembled in the second story of a large wooden building. Just as tbe preacher was in the midst of his sermon, the floor gave way, and down came the preacher and the co?gregdtion, while some were left hanging to the walls. For a few minutes the confusion broke up the meeting. A great many negroes were hurt very badfy. One old brother had his jawbone broken and a sister had her ankle sprained. It Caused Indignation. Birmingham, Ala., April 6.?Church circles in this city were yesterday stirred from centre to circumference by an edi? torial in tbe Christian Advocate, the organ of tbe Methodist church. A magnificent new church is being erected by the Episcopal church, and to assist in raising money the ladies of that Church are getting up a kirmess. The Christian Advocate contained the following edito? rial : ''The rigors of Lenten piety have about subsided, and tbe next thing in order now is the kirmess, a sort of inter? national dance, with some of the most infamous and degrading features of the 1 german attached. Such things are bad enough when carried on by men and wo? men of the world, but when inaugurated , and patronized by a so-called church it is a positive disgrace to the name of I Christianity. A church that will do such i things for the purpose of making money : is rotten at tbe very core and ought to be stamped out of existence by the aroused \ righteous indignation of an outraged public." This has aroused intense feeling, and it is impossible to Bay what the outcome will be. 1 ? The tornado which swept through 1 Louisville on Thursday last was almost 1 identical in its course, and in the direc- < tion from which it came, with one that . played havoc in the same city in the year 1835. flCM T"l'~T:'Tr""*"ir What Reforms 2 A great deal has been said and written about retrenchment and reform, and extravagance in the management of affairs in South Carolina has been re? peatedly charged. Now, it is a very easy matter to make wholesale charges of extravagance, and to cry reform, and to deal in generalities, Our people are in a stale of unrest and seem to want something, and it is a popular thing to preach extravagance and to talk about the reforms that are needed in a general way, and many pretended friendB of the farmers are riding this hobby because the mass of the people are pleased and tickled with such stump oratory. We want to see this matter brought down to facts and figures. What reforms are needed? Please Bpecify. Let u3 know where there has been extravagance, and where there can be retrenchment and reform. The editor of the Herald and Neivs claims to be a reasonably reasona? ble man, and be is sure that he favors the strictest economy in the management of the affairs of State, that will secure to the people an honest and efficient ad? ministration. Now if these so called reformers will just specify and show us where there is extravagance and where there can be reform, we will give the influence of thiB paper to show up the extravagance and bring about the reforms. But we want more than wholesale charges and generalities. The only, thing that we have seen specified is salaries of State officers. If the State officers, as some one has said, would work for nothing, there would be no appreciable difference in the rate of taxation. Tbe question that should engage the attention of our people now is the fund? ing of our State debt, a large portion of which falls due to 1892. Nearly all of the State tax that we pay goes to pay the interest on the State debt. We are now paying six per cent, interest on this debt of about six millions, which makes $260,000 annually. Now, ifithis six millions of debt can be funded for four per cent, there will be a saving to the taxpayers annually of $120,000. This is an item that would be an appreciable saving to the taxpayer and in forty years would be a saving nearly equal to the whole debt. It is thought that the State debt can be funded for four per cent, if wise coun? sel prevails. But if we throw our State in confusion and shake the confidence of the financial world in the stability of our State government, it will be difficult to fund the debt at a low rate of interest. We need financial statesmanship now. This is a big question and one that should receive the attention of our states? men. We shall expect Mr. Tillman in his canvass of the State to specify what re? forms can be made and what he pro? poses to make.?Newberry Herald and News. ? The tendency of the age is to move fast, as the following narrative shows: Two German engineers propose rapid transit by means of three continuous platforms moving along the streets side by side. The lowest of these platforms is four inches high and moves at a uni? form speed of five feet per second. Any ordinary pedestrian can, they state,mount this platform from the ground without difficulty, and from this he can with equal ease step on to a second platform four inches higher than the first and moving twice as fast. The passenger thus acquires a speed of ten feet per second, and, stepping on to the third platform in the same way, he is carried at a speed of fifteen feet per second, or ten miles per hour, to his destination, where he steps off by degrees as he got on. ? Here is a little Bible silhoutte done by that master hand, Sam Jones: "My ideal of a man is John the Baptist, who jumped on a king and stomped the very feathers out of him. When he was. put in jail he said he would stay there until the ants carried him out through tbe keyhole before be would modify anything that he had said." MILLINERY GOODS. IHAVE opened a large Stock of Spring Millinery. A nice line of Ready Trimmed Hats &c, &c. , wbich I am sell? ing remarkably cheap. Get prices else? where, and come and see my stock and hear prices. Thanking you for past trade, I am, Respeotfully, P. ERSKINE, Pendleton, 8. C. April 10,1890 40 1 ESTRAY NOTICE. ON Sunday night, March 30th, a black mare MULE, about 14 hands bigb, and about five years old,with a small white spot on one of her hips, estrayed from my place. Any information concerning ft will be thankfully received, and a reward will be paid for its return to me, GRANT DAV'S, Honea Path, S. C... Or Bl'eckley & Fretwell, Anderson, S. C. April 10,1890 40 1* NOTICE. Office of County Commissioners, Anderson, S. C? April 8,1890. WE will let to the lowest bidder, on the 25th instant, at 11 a. in., near J. C. Stribling's, the Building of a Bridge a cross Eighteen Mile Creek. Also, at Pendleton Factory, at 11 a. m. on the 2Gth instant, the Building of a Bridge across Three and Twontv Mile Creek. B. C. MARTIN, Chm'n., A. W. PICKENS, W. T. McGILL, Board Co. Com. Anderson Co., S. C Per E. W. LONG, Clerk. April 10,1890 40 1 "VTOTICE TO CREDITORS. -Ll All persons having claims against the Estate of Peter R. Brown, deceased, arc hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. P. H. BROWN, Adm'r. April 10,1890 40 3* A Joint ^Resolution To Authorise the Board of Regents of the Lunatic Asylum to Enquire Into and Report Upon Suitable Localities for the Establishment of an Asylum for the Colored Insane, and also to call for Do? nations of Lands for such Purpose. SECTION 1. Be it resolved by tbb Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sit? ting in General Assembly, and by the au? thority of the same, That the Board of Re? gents of the Lur.atic Asylum be, and the same are hereby, charged with the follow? ing duties: First. That prior to the first day of July, 1800, the said Board of Regents shall cause to be advertised once at each County Court House in the several Counties of this State in one newspaper published at such Court House, or if at any County Court House no newspaper is published, shall cause to be advertised as official notices are usually advertised at such places, a notice to the eil'ect that the policy of establishing a sep? arate State Asylum for the colored insane has been under consideration by the Gene? ral Assembly, and that said Board of-Re? gents has been empowered to receive from Counties, communities or persons in this State bids or proposals to donate at least three hundred acres of land, with or with? out suitable building*, or money to be used in the purchase of the same, one or more, or all, for the purpose of establishing such institution within the County which shall submit a bid or proposal which may be accepted by the General Assembly, and the said Board of Regents shall report to the next General Assembly all such bids or proposals as may be submitted punuant to Buch notice. Second. That the said Board of Regents shall also make enquiry in at least two of the Countias of this 3 t?te for tracts of land, of the area above named, adapted for such purpose, and shall report to the next Gene? ral Assembly the result of such enquiries, and tbe price of such lands as they may mention in their report. Approved December 23d, 1889. Office South Cabolina Lunatic Asylum, Columbia, S. C, March 31,1890. In pursuance of the dury imposed by the above "Joint Resolution," I now re? quest that all propositions relative to the same be sent Dr. P. E. Griffin, Superinten? dent, in time to allow the Board of Regents to make up their report as required by res? olution for the Legislature. B. W. TAYLOR, President of Board of Regents. April 10, 1890 40 1 mi JAMES F. WILSON, DENTIST, HONEA PATH, - - S. C. NITROUS OXIDE given for the pain? less extraction of teeth. Office, up-stairs, over Milford, Callaham & Co.'a. Store. April 10, 1890 40 _3irt? THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Mrs. TS. C. Shifllet and Mrs. Emma Burton, Plain? tiffs, against Milton W. Ciillesple, A. W. Sca wripht, Elizabeth Seawright, Jas. R. Soawrlght, Welborne Tanksley, Sarah E. Tanksley and A. W. Seawright, as Administrator of the Es? tate of Mrs. Rcbeeca Gillcspie, deceased, Dc fendanls.--Suramon3 for Relief?Complaint Serv To tho Defendants above named : YOU are hereby summoned and required tonn Bwer the complaint in this actfon, of which a copy Is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, Anderson C. H., S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fall to answer tho complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs In this action will apply to the Court for tue relief demanded In the complaint, Dated, Anderson S. C, April 1st, A. D. 1800. BREAZEALE & LONG, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. [seal] M, P. Tbiudle, c. c. p. To the Defendants Jamps R. Seawright, Welborne Tanksley and Sarah E. Tanksley : Take notice that the Complaint in this action, together with the Summons, of which the forego? ing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, at Anderson C. IL, in the County of Anderson, in tho Stato of South Carolina, on tho 1st day of April, 1800, and Is for the partition of Land. No personal claim is made against you. BREAZEALE A LONG, Plaintiff's Attorneys, Anderson, S. C. April 10,1800_40_6 WANTED ! AWHITE woman, with recommenda? tions, as house-keeper and cook. One of middle aged and without a family. For furtherparticulars apply at the Intel? ligencer office. April 3,1890 3D NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of William P. Norris. deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. W. H. GLENN, Adm'r. April 3, 1800 30 3 Estate Notice. ALL persons indebted to the Estate of the late John E- Peoples, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, und those having claims against the Estate to present their claims, properly proven, for payment within the time prescribed by law. S. JOSEPHINE PEOPLES, SYLVESTER BLECKLEY. JOSEPH J. FRETWEL, Executory March 27, 1800 38 3 COnON SEED OIL MILLS WE are making various sized from the PLAN? TATION MILLS of 5 tons to the large city mill of 50 tons per day. Our mills have all the latest modern improvements in machinery, and produce tho very best results. Send for circular. CARD WELL MACHINE CO., Richmond, Va. March 20, 1890 37 4 ZDISSOLTTTIOISr Having by mutual consent determined to dissolve Copartnership, we offer our? ENTIRE STOCK FOR SALE, WITHOUT REGARD TO COST. WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY ! AND in order to accomplish our purpose we must and will sell our Qoods in tho next Thirty Days. Come to seo us, and we will convince you that our Goods will be sold at Goiminf Bargains* April 10, 1890 McCULLY, CATHCART & CO. 40 TO THE PUBLIC. HAVING PURCHASED THE LIVERY AND SALE STABLES Of the late John E. Peoples, I will continue the business at tbe old stand on WEST BENSQN STREET, and ask a continuance of the liberal patronage be? stowed upon my predecessor. I Have a Fine Stock of BUGGIES, WAGONS, SURREYS, HARNESS, MULES, HORSES, On hand that can be bought at a Bargain for Cash, or on Time with proper security. I expect to give my wbole time to this business, and will be assisted by Messrs L. L. GAILLARD and JOHN D. BEARD, who will always be ready and will? ing to serve any one wbo may need anything in our line. The LIVERY BUSINESS will be kept Btrictly first class, and satisfaction guaranteed to every customer. Very truly yours, J. L. McGEE. DISSOLUTION. The Firm of McGEE & LIGON has been dissolved by mutual consent, J. L. McGee retiring. All persons indebted to said Firm will come forward at once and settle. J. L. McGEE. R. S. LIGON. K, H. LIGON having bought out the Firm of McGee & Ligon, he begs leave to call special attention to his? IMMENSE STOCK OF FLOUR, Which he is closing out REGARDLESS OF COST. Fifteen Hundred Barrels from $2.25 per Barrel up. R. S. LIGrOISr To the People of Anderson and surrounding Counties I WAR IS NOW OPENED! On the old System of High Prices, and it is only a matter of Time for that system to vanish into Ohlivion. BuYERS already throng the Store, and are astonished how RIDICULOUSLY LOW the Prices are at the? GREAT SALE OF BANKRUPT STOCK - OF - DryGroods3 Clothing, Shoes, Hats, AT ABOUT SIXTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. MR. W. C. KEITH, MR. LOUIS SHARPE, and three young Ladies of Ander? son, will be pleased to show these endless Bargains to their many friends. Come at once to the sale on Granite Row?next door to Wilhite ?fc Wilhite's* Drug Store. D. C. FLYNN, LEADER OF LOW PRICES. ASTONISHING, BUT ACCURATE, Are the following Low Prices at the LADIES' STORE. Come and Investigate matters in the Millinery Line. HaTS from 20c up to $2.50?untrimmed. No. 12 RIBBON only 10c. FLOWERS: and PLUMES at all prices- GAUZE aud TULLE in solid and fancy colors. Now go to the other side, where you will find ROBES, SUITINGS and DRES9 GOODS in all the new shades and designs. SILKS! SILKS! CHINA SURAHS and BROCADES from 50c to $2.50 per yard. VELVETS at 20c and upwards. Just Btep around to our WHITE GOODS counter and examine these CHECKED MUSLINS, varying from 5c to 35c. APRONETTE! APRONETTE! with fancy bor? ders, in varioua designs, from 12Jc to 30c NECESSARY NOVELTIES. ?JTJSX LISrr^JIV t Ready-made TENNIS SUIT3 from 50c to $2.00. JERSEYS, BLOUSES and Chil? dren's KILT SUITS in all sizes, colors and qualities, from 50c to $2.50. Misses' and Ladies' CORSETS as low ns 25o?also look at our Special Ventilating. Latest styles in PARASOLS ! THREAD GLOVES at 10c. Ladies' Hemstitched HANDKER? CHIEFS only 5c, leading to our specialties at 25c and 30c. LACE and EMBROIDERY beginning at 2c and running to $1.25 per yard. I have just returned from the Northern Markets, and carry? NOTHING BUT STYLISH GOODS. ^Sf? All orders promptly iillcd. Miss Lizzie Williams. WE GIVE YOU, ONE AND ALL, A Cordial Invitation to come and inspect our NEW SPRING STOCK! SPRING, 1890, Will long be remembered for its Pretty Goods, and we have used every means to select for you only the Choicest things of the Season! Our Millinery Department We are Proud Of! EaCH day briDga orders from the neighboring Towns of Greenville, Seneca, Beiton, Spartanburg and other Town?. Several orders have been received from other States. Why is this ? Simply because we carry the largest Stock of Milli ry in Upper Carolina. We can fit you up with as stylish a HAT as can bo built in any of the larger cities. Trimmed Hats from 20c up. Flowers, Ribbons and Laces in endless variety. Leghorn and Lace Flats are favorites for the little ones. The Famous Hibben Hat?New York's latest fad?is our specialty. Be sure and Hpe our French Pattern Hats. In this Department you will find always on hand a complete stock of Butte rick's Patterns, We are Butterick's agent for Anderson, and you can't buy them except through us. DRESS (3-OOIDS This Department is replete with all the choice things of the Season. French Pattern Suits at $8.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00. A Lady buying one of these will have theouly one of the kind, us they are all different. Trimmings 'to match all Bhades. Mohairs in all the popular shades, Half wool Dress Goods at 7Jc. WHITE O-OOIDS. This Department is our pet?we are always tempted to buy pretty White Goods whenever we see them. We bought a Tremendous Stock, but they are pretty and cheap. India Lawn at 5c, 10c, 15c, 20c, up to 50c. Plain India Linen at 5c, 9c, 10c, 12] c, 15c, 19c, 20c, 22c, 25c, 30c and 50c. Full stock of the New Hemstitched Lawns.. Novelties in Bordered Lawns, 42 inches wide. This makes a big saving in making a dress. VanDyke Flouncinga and Edges are the correct thing for the season. Laces of all kinds. Drapery Nets 50c, 75c, up to $2.00. Parasols from 25c to $10.00. Our Puritan Silk Sun Umbrella is warranted by the manufacturers not to split. Gloria Parasols at 95c. Mourning Parasols. Full line of Low Cut Shoes. Our line of Oxford Ties is complete?75c, ?1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00. Patent Leather Dongola. Glace, Kid, Goat in Common Sense and Opera Toe. We have scarcely commenced to tell you of our Stock, but our space is already taken up, so we will have to finish next week. Yours truly, Manager. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE ASSORTMENT BRUSHES. Of every kind, size, style and p:rice, right from the largest Brush Factory in the United States, and can save you money on them. Also, an Elegant Line of Stationery at very Close Figures, SEEDS! - Such as Lucerne, Clover, Millo Maize, Meadow Mixture, Golden.,Beauty Corn, Melon and Garden Seeds of every kind always in stock. Remember oifr For Sick Headache, Biliousness, Constipation, &c, is positively guaranteed to CURE or money cheerfully refunded. Try a bottle, and see w'jat relief it bring*. Only 50c. For sale also by Campbell Bros., Belton, S. C. No. 4 Hotel Block. TODD BROS,, Druggists. HELP THE POOE! AND BY SO DOING HELP YOURSELF. WE havn't got the largest Stock of Goods ia the City, nor near as much cash as we would like to have, but we are receiving a well assorted line of General Mer? chandise, consisting of Prints, Ginghams, Muslins, White, Check and Colored Lawns, Checked Organdies, Challies, Worsteds, Linen Chumbrays, (all colors and will not fade,) and all Staple Dry Goods. A new line of Felt ami Straw Hats, and Shoes of every de scription, which we propose to sell by our SHORT PROFIT SYSTEM. A BIG CUT IN PRICES.?We have 800 Barrels good sound Flour, (more than we are able to carry,) and in order to swap it for the Cash and make things lively, have cut from ten to forty cents a barrel, viz: $3.?0 Flour for $3.35 ; $1.00 for $3 76 : $4.25 for $4.00; $4.75 for $4.35; $5.25 for $4 85. Granulated Sugar 14 lbs. to $1.00, Brown Sugar 16 lbs. to $1.00, good Rio CoITee 5 lbs. to ?1.00, Rice 18 to 25 lbs. to $1.09, Grists 40 lbs. to $1.00, Molasses 23c to 55c a gallon, Tobacco 23c to 40c. Try onr "Yellow Jane" Tobacco at 40c?pure, natural leaf, and claimed by dyspeptics to be perfectly harmless. 3 lb. Can Tomatoes 10c, 2 lb. Can Okra and Tomatoes 15c, Bouquet Cake Soap 5c. We have sold 859 Barrels of our $1.00 Flour this season, and all who bought it will join us in saying that it is the best Flour for the money in the world. Our sales have surpassed our greatest expectations, aud we are gratofnl to our many frienda for their liberal patronage, and say como, keep coming. And always remember that we guarantee everything as recommended, and prices the lowest. KAY & BAKER. RAGS HAVE ADVANCED! We have a large stock of COOKING STOVES, WhICH we will sell EXTREMELY LOW for the Cash, or on Time for a good Note, and we will exchange a New Stove for your old one for the difference. Our Stock of? Crockery and China is Complete. Lamps a Specialty, Such as Vase, Library and Bracket Lamps cheaper than any one. TINWARE IN LARGE QUANTITIES, And at prices to suit the times. WE BUY RAGS AND PAY CASH FOR THPM, AND A GOOD PRICE, TOO. We also buy old Copper, old Brass, Old Rubber Shoes, and Furs of all kinds. PEOPLES & B?RRISS.* "BIO- DEI-A-Xi!" IT is only about a month longer now before wo give that Handsome Gold Watch away, so you had better buy all your CIGAJ'.S from u?, as it is POSSIBLE foi you to get the Watch YET. The 15th of April is the last day, and on April lGth some jody will certainly get it. Remember, all Cigars YOU PAY CASH FOR COUNTS. Hoping you will be the lucky man, Yours truly, P, W. TAYLOR & CO.