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ghe $Ie.gI Sesenger. H UDGENS, IIAGOOD& 0, Prop'rs. A. W. HUDGENS, 1 it J. R. UAGOOD, EASLEY, S. C., OCT. 12, 1883. ALUTATORV 'Time rolls his ceaseless course, and along that course are mile stones marking the eras of frovn ing adversity and smiling prosper ity. The question naturally arises which of -the mile stones has turn ed up ? The universal answer is, that of appalling misfortune. The great crop failure of '83 will ever have its place in the history of our nation. Farming, which consti sutes the very back-bone of our country's weal, has met with a sad fate. The losses we deplore, but the lesson of 'experience will teach us like none other.' The happy anticipations, so fondly fostered of seeing a full crop saved this Fall were blighted by the summer's drought. The )ecuniary coudition of our County is not a favorable one. TIre is not much money on the market, and what amount there is, will not be in rapid circulation, save where the force of necessity revolves it. Apparently then, all enterprises tay seem to be of no consequence. Money is usually at their foundation, and in as much as it is so scarce, there will be ut few undertaken. But however strange and unnatural this enter prise might seem to some, we uin dertake it. To us but little pe cuniary benefit may accrue. The realization of this fact, however, shall not cut short our efforts to make this an interesting little pa peCr. Surely it will be nurtured in the arms of enterprising Easley. For here 'the lines seem to have fallen to us in pleasant places,' and we need something to insure their con tinuance, andl to tell abroad of their significance. Through the tact and energy of our citizens, Easley assumes a "'bold front.." To-day she is far in advance of other towns of her age, andl can compete strongly with others, which though older in years, are not the weightiest in the scales of Potent influences. Step by step she is mounting the ladder of pros perity. Already her glory wvil1 prove perennial with coming ages. T.here are monuments that point high, heavenward, to insure her lasting fame ; and truths of her greatness which, 'like the torch when shaken, .shall shine all the more.' We are glad 'that it is our province to hold these trutps up before the public ; to and*knoftherm to writ'e of them as they stsad daz zling-in our sight. Behold thatno ble institution of learning;. a thing of the past, of the living present, and we trust, of the futur; a magnificent result of the ener gies of a people whose motto is: Press onward! press upward! Their motto is being ean-ied out. Many people are doing their share; the efficient Professor MOORE and the accomplished Miss HENRY are doing theirs. Throngh their in strurmentality large numbers of children are being enlightened, and are making diligent search for hid den truths. None could remain undcr their instruction without making the discovery of them. Nearly eighty pupils beckon to the call of the school-bell, and are ma king no mean efforts to "drink deep of the Pierian Spring." There are yet other people in the County who should at once em brace this privilege of educating their children. You know not what an 'occasion is drifting by.' Look to it people! Again, think of the privileges of worship. TwNo nice, comfortable churches inside of the Incorporate limits, and one not far out, all of ferinig their superior advantages. We might go on eulogizing at length the privileges of Easley, as for instance, the accommodations offered to the traveling public, at our well kept hotels, and by the livery stalAes, but will say more on these subjects anon. We commend nour little journal to the attention of the people, and earnestly solicit their subscription andl patronage, feeling that we will give you "value received" for your money. We know the times are hard, and many licks are made for the well-earned dollar, but let philanthropy he your guide, and show your appreciation of' this new enterprise, which will do its share in the upholding of IIONOR, JUs TICE and TRUTH. -Rev. R. II. GuRIFITH, in a let ter to "The Baptist Courier," speaking of his recent visit to this County, says: "I found the roads in fine condi tion. By the way, it occurred to me that it would be a good thing for some of the counties in the low er pa*rt of the State to send their road-commissioners up to Pickens County, and make them serve a thorough apprenticeship in the art of roadl-working. It seeris that dhese people do not work their roads on the "lick and a prormise" plan, and I should judge that theyv do not have nineteen overseers in every twenty hands that work on theroad." While our roads are not so good as they might be, Yet our people can enjoy what comfort there is in the thought of not having theI ost roads in the State. -Below we give. the controversy pending between A. M. Howell, Re. porter for the Charleston News and Courier, from Greenville, and C. P. Barrett. U. S. Commissioner, of Pick ens County : COMMISSIONER BARRETT. A Square Denial of All "Crooked .ness" in His Office. PICKENs C. H., Sept. 29. To the Editor of the News and Cou ier: Your-Greenville correspondent, "A. M. 1." in an article of date the 27th; and which appeared in the News and Courier of the 28th, among other things said : ",Nothing has been devel oped here as to the reported resigna tion of District Attorney Melton. Un der officials are divided in opinion as to whethe'r or not the resignation has ta ken place. There is also a diversity of opinion as to the probable cause of the resignation, if it has really occurred. The crookedness of a certain United States Commissioner of Pickens coun ty, whose official acts are said to-have undergone department inve.ttigation, is a matter that bas been an open se cret here for some time past. This is doubt.less the person whom It is said the District Attorney is called upon to prosecute for offleial misconduct. C. P. Barrett is his mine." In reply I will simply state that, my office, as well as that of every other officer connected with the D)epartment of Justice in South Carolina, was in vestigated last spring by a special agent, as required by the last Con gress. But that any "crookedness" now, or at any time hereofore, ever existed or was (eveloped, so far as the condict of imy office is coiceried, I positively deny. HInce, the intimationi t hat the District Attorney has been calfled ipon to prosecute me for offlcial iniscondiict is gratuitous and without any founda tion whatever. Respect fil Ily. C. P. BARU:r'r. Re(ply of A. M. H. to Mr. Barrett's Card. [Special to the News and Courier.] GRKEEN VILLE, October 4.--The card of United States Commissioner C. P. Barrett. of Pickens, published ini The News and Courier of yesterdIav, caus es considerable laughing in th'e sleeve in this loca lity'. His characterization of the information given by your Re porter In The News and Courier of the 2bth uilt., as gratuitous and with out any foundation whatever. is regarn dled as a most remarkable reply to tihe serious charges against Mr. ~Barrett that are fast becoming common rumor here andl elsewhere. It is told of him that a large number of cases heard by him dlurin~g tihe present year were brought upon warrants that wer'e prIo curedl in blank from a deputy collector of internal revenue while the said dep uty collector was drunk. Thle p~ublic will better understand this kind of crookedness by an allusion to the facts that deputyv collectors are the only .persons authorized to swear out warrants against offenders against the United States Iuternal revenue laws, and that commissioners before whom the eases ,are heard and deputy marshals who execute the warrants get their fees from' the Government: whether there is anything in the ease or not. It will 1e remembered that Disi triet Attarney MQlton was unusualy sever'e in his critleisms upon thme con.' duct sof commisiloners for the ,great nurpher of.trival' cas lieard and 1or multiplying ceages.hiisbI recent speech before thme District Court In asking for an order callIngin all warrants' Issued prio'f.61ouly ist 1883. In that speech the dlitrlt attiorney said that over. 60 per centum of the cases brought before a certain commissioner during a quar. ter had been dismissed. It is under stood that the commissioner referred to was Mr. Barrett. Aside from the fact it can easily be shown that the issuing of three or four warrants against one defendant within a very short space of time, sometimes only a day-interven ing between two warrants, has been a practice of Mr. Barrett's official ca reer. The person accused of any con nection with illicit distilling can, for instance, be arrested upon four or five different charges. It Is an easy matter therefore, to multiply cases and the fees of each of the cases are the same while properly all the charges should be included in one warrant, and the whole cost of the Government should be that of one case. During the last term of the District Court here fifty-tharee cases were tried of which number twenty-five resultea in the acquittal of the defendants. Mr. Barrett's account against the Gov ernment for the quarter, I am inform ed, was $1,900, and, of course, Mr. Bariett did not send upi all the cases. Whether It is true or not that the Dist. Attorrey had been called upon to prose cute Mr. Barrett a report to that effect reached G reenville. With this amount of (hita upon which to base wvhat was said, it will hardly be contended that the information given by ine was -rat itous. A. M. -1. One and All, ROBINSON & WYATT E1ASLEY, S. C., Has just received their Fall and Winter stock of goods, consisting of ' D 'Ef 41 - s Notions, Clothing, JHard ware, Gr'oceries andl Grocers Drugs. Oi&"ive us a call andl we will b~e sure to sell to you i low~ prices are decsired1. Oct 12-12mi THlE Dry Goods Emporium oP DR. J. W. QUJILLIAN, Easley, S. C., Still lives, andl( he desires to thank the public for their liberal patronage in the past, andl say to them that his Stock of Notions, Ihts, Caps, Boots ann Shoes, HardJ ware, heavy and Fancy Groceries, Paints, Ol)ls, Glass and Dye Stuff's, are complete at PAN IC PRICES To the Ladies I desire to say that my Fall Stock of Millinery has just com'le im, embracing all the Latest Novelties, and Latest styles of H~ate, Bounets, Ribbons and Neck wear, all at ROT TOM PRICES. MigCall and see me and you wvili be pleased. Oct 12--12m BLACKSMITHIING In all its branohes, done by JAME~S .ROSEMONI'. Easley, S. C. Give himitecall and eatisfaetion will begiven,,oth~ass to-work andl charges.j