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I~. -i I Vd~)- rn~D V lb IIJIb ~J~1 F t Wvtt I rtfll ESTABLISHED 1805. NEWBERRY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1893. PRICE ~1.5O .A_YEA~R CLEVELAND'S INAUGURAL. A Manly, Honest and Straightforward De Hlverance-Let Everybody Read It. MY FELLOW CITIZENS: In obedience to the mandate of my countrymen, I am about to dedicate myself to their service under the sanction of a solemn oath. Deeply moved by the expression of confidence and persDnal attachment which has called me to this service, I am sure my gratitude can make no better return than th. pledge I now give, before God and these witnesses, of unreserved and complete devotion to the interests and tle welfare of those who have honored me. I deem it fitting on this occasion, while indicating opinions I hold con cerning public questions of present importance, to also refer to the exis tence of certain conditions and ten dencies among our people which seem to menace the integrity and usefulness of their government. While every American citizen must contemplate with the utmost pride and enthusiasm the growth and ex pansion of our country, the sufficiency of our inst,tutions to stand against the rudest shocks of violence, the wonder ful thrift and enterprise of our free government, it behooves us to con stantly watch for every symptom of .insidious infirmity that threatens our national vigor. The strong, man, who in the contidence of sturdy health, courts the sternest activities of life and rejoices in the hardihood of constant labor, may still have lurking near his vitals, unheeded, the disease that dooms him to sudden collapse. It cannot be doubted that odr stu pendous achievements as a people and our country's robust strength, have given rise to heedlessness of those laws governing our national health, which we can no more evade than human life can escape the laws of God and nature. Manifestly nothing is more vital to our supremacy as a nation and to the beneficent purposes of our gov ernmenm than a sound and stable cur rency. Its exposure to degradation should at once arouse to activity the most enlightened statesmanship; and the danger of depreciation in the pur chasing power of wages paid to the toilers, should furnish the strongest in centive to prompt and conservative preception. In dealing with our pres ent embarrassing situation as related to this subject, we will be wise if we tenper our confidence and faith in our national strength and resources with the' frank concession that even these will not permit us to defy with im punity inexorable laws of finance and trade. At the same time in our efforts to adjust differences of opinion we should be free from intolerance or pas sion, and our judgment should be un moved by alluring phrases and un vexed by selfish interests. I am confident that such approach to the subject will result in prudent *and effective remedial legislation. In the meantime, so far as the executive branch of the government can inter *vene, none of the powers with which it is invested will be withheld when their *exercise is deemed necessary to sustain our national credit or avert national financial disaster. Closely related to the exaggerated *confidence in our country's greatness, *which tends to the disregard of the rules of national safety, another danger - cnfrontN us not less serious. I refer to the prevalence of a popular disposition to expect from the operation of the * government especial and direct indi * vidual advantages. The verdict of our voters, which con demned the injustice of maintaining protection for protection's sake, en joins upon the people's servants the duty of exposing and destroying the - brood of kindred levils whch are the unwholesome progeny of paternalism. Tbis is the bane of republican institu tions and the constant peril of our government by the people. It de ~grades to the purpose of wily craft the plan of rule our fathers established and bequeathed to us as an object of our . love and veneration. It perverts the patrotic sentiment of our countrymen and tempts them to the pitiful calcula tion of sordid gain to:be derived from their government's maintenance. It undermines the self-reliance of our people and substitutes in its place a dependence upon governmental fav oritism. It stifies th'e spirit of true Americanism and stupiles every en inobling t.rait of American citizenship. TIhe lessons of paternalism ought to be unlearned and a better lesson taught, that while the people should patrioti cally and cheefully support their gov ernment, its functions do not include the support of the people. The acceptance of this principle leads, to the refusal of bounties and subsidies, * which burden the labor and thrift of a portion of our citizens, to aid ill-ad vised or languishing enterprises in which they have no concern. It leads also to a challenge of the wild and reck less pension expenditure, which over leaps the bounds of a grateful recogni tion of patriotic service:and prostitutes to vicious uses the people's prompt and generous impulse to aid those disabled in their country's defense. Every thoughtful American must realize the importance of checking at its beginning any tendency in public or private station to regard ft ugality and econo my as virtues which we may safely outgrow. The toleration of this idea results in a waste of the people's money by their chosen servants, and encour ages prodigality and extravagance in the home life of our countrymen. JJnder oar scheme of government the waste of public money is a crime against the citizens, and the contempt of ornr people for economzy and frugal ity in their personal raFairs deplorably h saps the strength and sturdiness of our m national character. P It is a plain dictate of honest and good government that public expendi tures should be limited by public neces-ity, and that this should be measured by rules of strict economy; d ;d and it is equally clear that frugality a among the people is the best guaranty 0 of contented and strong support of free ti institutioLs. One mode of misappro- a priation of public funds is avoided when appointments to office, instead of being rewards of partisan activity, are awarded to those whose efficiency f promises a fair return of work for com- t pensation paid to them. To secure fit ness and competency of appointees of office, and to remove from political ac- a tion the demoralizing madness for t spoils, civil service reform has found a place in our public policy and laws. c The benefits already gained through c this instrumentality and the further usefulness it promises, entitle it to the hearty support and encouragement of all who desire to see (.ur public services a well performed or who hope for the elevation of political sentiment and purification of political methods. The existence of immense aggrega- t tions of kindred enterprises and com binations of business interests, formed b for the purpose of limiting the produc tiou and fixing prices, is inconsistent with a fair field, which ought to be open to every independent activity. t, Legitimate strife in business should not be superseded by enforced concession to the demands of combinations that have power to destroy, nor should people to T be served lose the benefit of cheapness which usually results from wholesome C competition. These aggregations and J combinations frequently constitute con- h spiracies against the interests of the .b people and in all their phases they are F unnatural and opposed to our Anieri- ti can sense of fairness. To the extent 'W that they can be reached and restrained 0: by Federal power, the general govern- n ment should relieve our citizens from cl their interference and exactions. t< The loyalty to principles upon which t] our government rests positively de mands that equality before the law w which it guarantees to every citizen 0 should be justly and in good faith con ceded in all parts of the land. The f9 enjoyment of this right follows the d badge of citizenship wherever found, tl and, unimpaired by race or color, it a appeals for recognition to American manliness and firmness. Our relations with the Indians located within our gi borders impose upon us responsibilities a we cannot escape. Humanity and sl consistency require us to treat them P with forbearance, and in our dealing u with them to honestly and considerate ly regard their rights and interests. 0 Every effort should be made to lead b them through the paths of civilization 01 and education to self supporting and ini- a dependent citizenship.In the meantime 0 as the nation's wards, they should be A properly defended against the cupidity n of designing men and shielded from u every influence or temptation that retards their advancement. The people of the United States have decreed that on this day the control of their government in its legislative and executive branches shall be given to a political party pledged in most positive a terms to the accomplishment of tariff reform. They have thus determined in 0 favor of a more just and equitaple sys-h tem of Federal taxation. Tbe agents they have chosen t o carry out theiry purposes are bound by their promises, ti not less than by command of their masters, to devote themselves unre- t mittingly to this service. t While th1ere should be no surrender of principle, our task must be under-0( taken wisely and without vindictive- c ness. Our mission is not punishment, ti but the rectification of wrongs. If in a life time burdens from the daily life of our people, we reduce inordInate and t unequal advantages too long enjoyed, ,y this is but a necessary incident of our h return to right and justice. If we exact from unwilling minds acquiescence in the theory of honest distribution of the fund of governmental beneficence of our task, we shall hardly be excused: and-if failure can be traced to our fault or neglect, we may be sure the people d will hold us to a swift and exacting ti accountability. The oath I now take, to preserve, b protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, not only impressive- b ly defines the great responsibility I e assume, but suggests obedience to Con stitutional demands as the rule by v wbich my official conduct must be IP guided. I shall, to the best of my ability and within my sphere of duty, preserve the Constitution by loyally t4 protecting every grant of Federal power in it contained, by defending all its restraints when attacked by impatience ti and restlessness, and by enforcing its c limitations aod reservations in favor of the States and the people. Fully impressed with the gravity of tF the duties that confront me, and mind- t) ful of my weakness, Ishould be appalled n if it were my lot to bear unaided the re- u sponsibilities which await rne. I am, - t however, saved from discouragement p when I remember that I shall have the a support and counsel and co-operation si of wise and patriotic men who will a stand at my side in Cabinet places or 3 will represent the people in their legis- t1 lative halls. I End also much comfort si in remembering that my countrymen are just and gracious, and in the assur ane that they will not condemi those who by sincere devotion to thbeir service deserve their forbearance and approval. ~ A bove all, I know there is a Supreme ~ Being who rules the aff'airs of men, and whose goodness and mercy have always rj followead the American people; and I s now He will not turn from us now if 'e humbly and reverently seek his owerful aid. FEATURES OF THE INAUGCRAL. The characteristic feature about the iaugural was the clear, steady and ex flient enunciation with which it was elivered, and the absolute absence of ay gesture. Mr. Cleveland gave no tLher emphasis to his remarks than E jat derived from the emphatic tone t nd determined nod of the head with I hich he at times stated some of the I iore forcible passages of his oration. [e spoke without notes, and tur ned 'om one part of the assembled crowd I > the other, sometimes addressing the iultitude in front of the stand, and 8 ien again turning to the side and 8 Idressing himself more particularly I > the people on the stand. 9 In the confusion caused by the t owding, lack of observance of the 8 ind; it was impossible, for persons r ithin forty feet of Mr. Cleveland to >llow his remarks from beginning to t 3d. The people on the piaza imriedi- I tely in front could hear part of the lient features, and whenever they 'gnified by cheers approval of special I arts of it, the demonstrations were tken up by persons further removed, E ho were unaware of exactly what had I een said. The reference to the currency a riestion provoked considerabte cheer- r ig, but the loudest approval was given ie tarif section. The President began r ie delivery of his address about 1.30 'clock, and it occupied twenty-five s inutes. HE OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED. At the conclusion of hss remarks Mr. I leveland turned around to the Chief 0 ustice, who was attired in the robes of t is office, to take the oath prescribed E y the Constitution. Chief Justice l uller and the other persons near to i ie President removed their hats, and I ith bared heads listened to the taking t the oath of office, which was pro- F Dunced by Chief Justice Fuller, in f ear a voice, Mr. Cleveland assenting >it by bowing his head and kissing e ie Bible. I The oath taken by the President is a hat is known as the Constitutional 5 ith and reads as follows: a "I do solemnly swear that I will I .ithfully execute the office of Presi- K mnt of the United States, and will, to 0 e best of my ability, preserve, protect a Ad defend the Constitution of the t1 nited States." ti The Bible used in the ceremony was d ven to President Cleveland by his t: tother, forty-nine years ago. By his 1i ecial request, it was eight years ago tA it to the same service for which it was t] ied to-day. a After the inaugural ceremonies were s4 7er the Senate returned to its cham- d r. A committee was ordered to wait v ithe President of the TInited States, d id to inform him that the Senate was d ganized. Senators Blackburn and v lison were appointed as such corn- F ittee, and at 2:10 the Senate adjourned c til Monday at noon. a NEW MEN ONLY NEED APPLY. resident Cleveland Will Appoint No Man is to Office Who Served Under Him . During His First Admin istration. WASHINGTON, March 9.-Represent- it ive Springer of Illinois, who was one - f the Presidents callers to-day, asked c: m if the rule of not appointing men h ho had held office under him four is ears ago was to prevail, as reported- a he President replied in the affirma e, and when asked if the rule was t ifiexible, Mr. Cleveland responded ti at it would be so substantially. tl here might be exceptional and extra- c edinary circumstances which might b tuse some departures from it, but he >uld not call to mind many possibili- ~ es to justify the change from the i licy decided upon.n Mr. Springer ask if the rule was also >apply to fourth class postmasters. v Er. Cleveland's response was that- hes ad not thought about that, but he ve the decided impression that it 'ould prevail to as great an extent as assi ble to those small postmnasterships' a TH E PLUMS BEGIN TO FALL. I WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Presi- tl ent to-day sent the following nomina- t< ons to the Senate: Josiah Quincy, of Massachusetts, io a Assistant Secretary of State. Robert A. Maxwell, of New York, to a e Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen- f< -al. Isaac P. Gray, of Indiana, to be En- 1. oy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- a tentiary of the United States to Mex- I o.e Patrick A. Collins, of Massachusetts, a >be Consul General of the United e tates at London. Ed ward Mansfield Shipp, of Virginia, I >be Assistant Surgeoin in the Navy. I ANDIDATES FOR POSTMAETERSHIPS WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. YM ASHINGTON, March 9.-Postmas r General BisselI is accredicted with ~ ie announcement that no local busi- I ess men need apply for postoffices nder his administration. He objects >commissioning local business men as ostasters, for the reason that the etual duties are permormed by irre io~sible and often incompetent clerks ( ad -substitutes. Postmasters under :i Ir. Bissell must promise to devote 'l eir entire time to the work and per-: f nlly keep strict office hours. t ALL IN THE FAMIY. WASHINGTON, March 9.-Secretary arlisle to-day appointed his son, La an Carlisle, chief clerk of the Treas ry, vice Stokes, resigned. Now your blood should be purified. 'ake Hood's Sarsaparilla, the best prir medicine and blood purifier. 2 CAROLINA AT THE CAPITOL. L High Compliment to Hampton-The Senate Requests President Cleveland to Appoint Him Railroad Commissioner. [Special to The State. WASHINGTON, March 7.-Gen. Wade lampton has bad, perhaps, the high st compliment paid him by the mem ers of the Senate that could have been aid, and he will, without doubt, re aain in Washington four years as, tailroad Commissioner. I have the oformation directly from one of the .ading members of the Senate, who as signed the paper. Gen. Hampton, s he has said all along, would not eek an office, and until to-day knew othing of it. The leading Senators ot up a request in the Senate chamber D President Cleveland, asking him to ppoint Gen. Hampton Railroad Com aissioner. It has been signed, so the enator tells me, by every Senator in be body, with the exception of, per aps, Irby. It has been placed in Mr. ,leveland's hands by the Senators. fy informant adds: "President(Cleve ind has said that he will give Gen. fampton anything that he wanted. inee he would not make known a reference, his friends did it for him, nd the appointment will soon be an ounced." Gen. Hampton is still here, and will emain for perhaps a week longer. E. J. W. ENATOR BUTLER DEFINES HIS POSI TION IN THE PATRONAGE FIGHT. WASHINGTON, March 7.-Senator rby's attempt to throw all the blame n Senator Butler for dragging the fac onal fight in South Carolina over the tate patronage matter to Washington, as caused much comment, and made necessary for Senator Butler to ex lain his position. When I saw him -day in regard to the matter, he ex ressed surprise at the reports sent )rth by the Tillman men, and said: "My position in regard to the Fed ral offices in South Carolina ought to ave been thoroughly well understood, a I have made no concealment of it ince Mr Cleveland's election. I have aid, and now repeat, that, as far as I ad any voice in regard to them, I did ot intend to proscribe any good Dem crat in South Carolina because of his etion in the last State election, and 2at I would not permit any Democrat ) be proscribed on thit account. I id not wish to transfer to Washington :e factional differences in South Caro na, but to do everything in my power ) unite them. If I had been met in 3at spirit by all my colleagues, as I m gratified to say I have been by me of them, we should have had no ifficulty in adjusting the differences rhich unhappily exist. But when I iscovered that some members of the elegation proscribed every Democrat rho chose to differ with them in the ist election and since, and who exer ised their own judgment as to men nd measures, I determined, as far as could, to see justice done to all par es. I do not know what source of iformation Mr. Cleveland and his abinet will seek in making up their iinds as to who they will appoint in nuth Carolina, but whenever my opin mn is requested I will advise them ankly. I shall certainly not dis barge a grave public duty by lot, as as been suggested, nor will I enter Ito any bargains to secure any body's ppointment." senator Butler further states that 2e conference was held at the invita on of Senator Irby, and he gave to e public his own version, without 3nsnlting any one else present. "If I ad known," said he, "that it was to ave been made public, I would 'have ad a stenographer present. I regard as a violation of every implied agree ient." The war against Senator Butler has irtually begun, though he has gone > far as to try and get Irby appointed > the chairmanship of a committee. don't think Irby will get anything. Senator Butler is going back home a soon as the executive session is over. Fe has been assured by Col. Talbert diat he is not going to be in the Sena >rial race, though it would make little ifference. Both Senator Butler and Congress ian Hemphill refuse' to say anything bout the probable successful officers >r the State. I heard to-day, from a thoroughly re able source, of an astounding and nd very amusing proposition thiat satimer made at the patronage confer nee. It was that one Tillman man ud one Conservative be appointed to ach postoffice, allowing them to draw ay for the work and divide it equally. le made the proposition in all serious ess. The Tillmanites are making every pplicant for office say whether he oted for Tillman or not before they ign petitions. E. J. W. RBY AND TILLMAN MAKE A SECOND CALL UPON PRESIDENT CLEvE LAND-OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST. [Special to The State.J WASHINGTON, D. C., March 8.-South ~arolina affairs here continue to be riteresting. The reason for Governor 'illman's remaining over is now per eetly clear. He was not satisfied with be formal visit paid to President Cleve md a few days ago; so to-day, about 2:.30 o'clock, he and Senator Irby put n their best and drove out to the Vhite House. They remained some ime, having a private interview with he new President, who was not so ong time ago "the tool of Wall Street." ['he conference was evidently about he State patronagre, and these two leaders undoubtedly gave Mr. Cleve land to understand that they had claims upon him, on one theory gr an other. But what transpired remains a secret between the three. Both Till man and Irby endeavored to keep their visit quiet, and when asked about it they said they had agreed to say noth ing to any one. They seemed to be in excellent humor when they returned, and Governor Tillman remarked that some of those who were smiling about them eating crow would grin before the end came. I hear that Senator Irby was abusing the President to-day before this visit. From a remark dropped by Governor Tillman to-night, that he could not sign a petition for any one till he knew how Cleveland would act in recogniz ing his side, I judge the conference was unsatisfactory. Senator Trby says he is not going to talk any more about politics. This morning, about 10:30 o'clock, Senator Butler and Congressman Braw ley visited President Cleveland, and managed to secure an uninterrupted private interview of some duration. When they left they went to the vari ous appointive departments and had similar conferences with the heads thereof, evidently bearing directions from the President for them to hold off. There is a singular condition of things up here. Perry and Cal. Caughman have gone over to Butler's side and the Tillman men are very bitter against them. Senator Irby is threatened with a case of pneumonia, and he and the Governor remained quietly in their rooms this afternoon. The Governor expresses himself as delighted with his success in the railroad case and the bond matter. The Governor left for Columbia at 10:43 to-night, by the Richmond and Danville vestibule. Supt. McBee's private car left last night, "Bunch" aboard; so there is no more bamboozling ahead for the Gov ernor. When the facts about the high com pliment paid Gen. Hampton by the Senators became known to-day, the old warrior-statesman warmly con gratulated by his scores of friends. About 1 o'clock ex-Congressman Dib ble came around and took the General on a ride of several hours. Gen. Hampton seems to appreciate the com pliment very much. Mr. Dibble says it is one of the most flattering ,compli ments ever paid to an ex-Senator. Irby says he was not asked to sign the request. The rush for the offices continues. J. F. J. Caldwell, of Newberry, is here, with strong endorsements for the Italian mission, the salary of which is $12,000 a year. There are three or four other applicants from other States. Mr. Caldwell has lived in Rome, speaks the Italian language, and is very famli 4ar with Italian affairs. He was in Italy at the time of the Garibaldi move ment. Judge Bacon is applying for his old mission-Paraguay and Uruguay. It has been many years since South Caro ina has had a chance at the European missions. The only diplomatic appoint ments she has held in recent years were those of Judge Bacon to South America and Gen. Kennedy to China. She will laim three this time. J. C. Hemphill is the third man referred to. He is officially announced as an applicant for the mission to the Court of St. James. The special committee of the Demo cratic caucus appointed to make up the Senate committees is expected to report to-morrow. There seems to be no cance of Irby getting a chairmanship. Col. J. J. McLure of Chester, Dr. A. P. Jordan- and Gjen. John Bratton ar rived here to-day. The latter holds a good place in the race for revenue col lector. Dr. Landrum of Spartanburg, has also arrived, to look after a place in the medical department of the govern ment. Dr. Pope is going to remain here with Irby. He has not yet filed his application for marshal. He would not ask a single Conservative to sign it. Cal. Caugh man is still here, getting his voice in training for the test.for reading clerk of the Senate. Irby is still pulling for Earle for dis trict attorney. He received all of Earle's papers last night and will pre sent them in person. Irby, when asked to-night if the statement that he was going to resign the State chairmanship were true or not, said: "Personally, I might be very much inclined to do so, but there are political reasons which have made me decide that I would not. The main one of these reasons is that our people will not let me give it up. I have plenty of precedent in this course. Murphy of New York holds both posi tions; Carey of Wyoming, does likewise, and Barbour of Virginia, held both till his death." SmIles of the sunny south. [Atlanta Constitution.1 Editor Pat Walsh says that a chew of tobacco taken by a Georgia man changed the complexion of Cleveland's cabinet. [New Orleans Picayne.] The poker-player does not use vis iting cards when he is calling. [Galveston News.] Somnetim.es a man is so deep that he is absolutely without foundation. All the elements which nature re quires, to make the hair beautiful and abundant, are supplied in Ayer's Hair Vigor. This preparation keeps the scalp free from dandruff; nrevents the hair from becoming dry and harsh, nd makes it fibile and glossy. SALVATION FOR THE FARMERS. There's Money on the Farm if You Go At It -M Right-A Practical Lesson In Successful Agriculture-A Ninety-Six Farmer Clears One Thousand Dollars Per Mule on a Three Male Farm. [Special to News and Courier.] C NImTY-Six, February 18.-There F are a great many farmers throughout t the State who seem to think that there is no ready money in a'ything butI cotton. Now in order to relieve those who are laboring ubder this impres sion, I desire to call attention to the various crops produced last year by p Mr. H. P. Galph"n, a prosperous far- I mer of our town. The lands cultivated t are the old Cambridge lands within a d mile of this place. Mr. Galphin has h hi just furnished me with the following tu statement and therefore it can be relied upon as correct. He says he produced h last year with three mules the follow- ei ing crops: cc Ov 40 acres, 801 bushels corn at 65 cents..$ 520 And 8,000 bundles of fodder, estimated.. 109 al On "0 acres, 25 bales of cotton at $33 per i bale ................ ...... 875 Un 7.5 acres, 1,701 bushels of oats at 50B cents..................... 850 On 25 acres, 1,600 bales of clover hay at hi 75 cents............. ................ . ........ 1,200 di On 5 acres, 403 bales of pea vine hay at 50 cents....................... 200 I Grand total for all crops...................745 w It will be seen from the above table l that the clover crop is far more valua- t ble than either of the other crops. He c realized nearly twice as much from twenty-five acres in clover as he did sp from fifty acres in cotton, besides there PC is very little expense attached to its to production. Every farmer should have his barn filled with clover hay. Pl It is an excellent feed for all stock, m especially cattle. Milk cows thrive on si it. It increases the flow of milk and S' produces beautiful rich yellow butter. re Mr. Galphin has fattened and killed t several fine hogs and says that he has plenty of this valuable and indispensa- p ble article of food to supply him this d year. I did not ascertain from Mr. Galphin H the amount of his expenses incurred in m producing these crops, but it would be te afe to say that he cleared over and d, %bove all expenses at least $1,000 to the W mule, which must be admitted by all is very fine farming. If every farmer would adopt Mr. Galphin's plan we would have no use for the Alliance to aor the Ocala platform, the sub-treas- at iry bill or nothing of the kind, but fo would be a happy, independent people, vi Lnd the cry of oppression and hard -ri imes would be a thing of the past. at [ simply give this, hoping that it may be prove beneficial to some poor farmers g Lt least who have been sticking to fr4 heir cotton idol in neglect of all other fa, rops. H Just before mailing this Mr. Galphin at isked me to add in addition to the di bove crops that he made 30 bushels of hi arley and 100 gallons of sorghum. Cc ANNALS OF NEWBERRY. f re Kind Words of Appreciation from an U Esteemed Contemporary. Ci - hi There is now in press at Newberry av he index and other concluding por- s< ions of an 800-page 16mo. volume pi whose laudable purpose and scope are tb mplied by its title. It is the most lii pretentious- work, we believe, ever de ~urned out from the press of an interior sa Lown. The "Annals of Newberry," by at he late Judge John Belton O'Neall, in ippeared a few years before the war. rhe work contained a comprehensive m~ review of persons and events in New- H berry County frsom its earliest settle- di nent. h Mr. John A. Chapman, A. M., of pc Newberry, a facile and experienced so mthor on historical subjects, incorpo- C. rating Judge O'Neall's volume as the fo forepart of his own, and by gathering of uip the thread of events exactly where to Lt fell from tbe stricken hand of his S4 predecessor, has now produced an ex- M~ iaustive and invaluable work of history in embodymng every matter worthy of re- F1 ord in the prolific career ot one of the most restlessly vigorous and versatile :ounties of the State. We recently, in these columns, re- te pined the mortifying absence of any-t thig which might be classified as au- er thentic and connected Southern history re from the availabilities of our own day, ~ and, still more, from the recourse of cI that future judgment before which the t presentment of our motives and acts as te i people, to be fairly made, must ap- o pear in the form of recorded fact. As , it is, except for the laudable and all too i little imitated zeal of Mr. Chapman, t the State which, as much as any other, e ba envolved the volatile integrals of P~ bistory at eyery epoch, possesses to day r~ nothing half so suggestive of her won- ai drous relation to events as the vivid T suggestiveness of her vacant archives. Let us not vainly hope that the t plucky and painstaking devotion of the t publishers, Messrs. Aull & Houseal, of the Newberry Herald and News, whose tenacious labor and faith have evolved this standard contribution to the needs A of the time, may inspire in every other County of South Carolina capable and patriotic minds with competent and persistent hands to undertake similar labor with the ambition for like results. n In this way, perchance, when the sev eral works have been collected into a. homogeneous whole, the further and it desirable task of condensing from them P a compact but complete chronicle of it South Carolina, to date, may afford st inspiration for the contemporary his torian.-Aiken Journal and Review. "I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor fort a number of years, and it has always W given me satisfaction. it is an excel- n lent dressing, prevents the hair from er turning gray, insures its vigorous growth, snd keeps the scalp white and P can."-Mary A. .Tacksn. Salem, Mass. of STANDING BY HIS FRIENDS. ore About the Distribution of the Federa Patronage. [Special to News and Courier.] WASHINGTON, March 9.-Presiden leveland proposes to take care of hi: ncere friends in the distribution o ederal patronage. He demonstrated iat fact in all the appointments h4 is thus far announced. In appoint g Mr. Robert Maxwell, of New York urth assistant Postmaster-General h( aces on guard over the fourth-clas )stoffices one of his most devoted muti-snapper" friends. All of th( ithful Cleveland men in Washingtor -nigbt are rejoicing over the Presi ,nt's action, and they expect to se( m follow out the*sanie policy in fu. ,re appointments. The South Carolina Democrats, wh( Lve been true to the President foi ght years past, are very much en uraged at the present outlook. The5 e also gratified at the consideration e President shows to Gen. Wad( ampton and Representative Hemp 11 and others who called on him to ty by special appointment. General ampton spent nearly half an hom ith the President in his private office is afternoon, and the political situa )m in South Carolina was fully dis ssed. Later in the day the Hon. hn J. Hemphill was also accorded a ecial interview, and he sustained the sition taken by Gen. Wade Hemp n. It is known that the President aces a high estimate upon the judg ent of these two gentlemen, and be les that he expects to rely to a con lerable extent on the advice of Rep sentative Brawley in dealing with e situation in South Carolina. Editor J. C. Hemphill visited the stoffice and interior departments to y and had pleasant interviews with essrs. Bissell and Hoke Smith. Mr. emphill will leave Washington to orrow night, stopping over in Ches r, and arrive in Charleston on Mon ly. R. M. L. ADE HAMPTON AND IRBY AT THE WHITE HOUSE. [New York Sun.j WASHINGTON, March 8.-Ex-Sena r Wade Hampton and ex-Represent ive Dibble of South Carolina called c the purpose of arranging an inter aw with' the Presidett at a later pe >d. While the two South Carolini .s were. waiting for Secretary Thur r, the door opened, and In walked nator Irby and Gov. Tillman, also m South Carolina. The Tillman ,tion and the followers of General ampton are not on speaking terms, d Gen. Hampton has a profound Blike for Senator Irby, who succeeded m in the Senate. The four South Lrolinians sat glaring at each other r a few minutes until Mr. Thurber turned and put an end to the em .rrassing situation. Representative alberson of Texas, who has a vein of imor in his composition, and who is rare of the political controversy in auth Carolina, was present, and took ,rt in the situation. In referring to e matter afterward to a South Caro ma man who inquired for some of the tails of the meeting, Mr. Culberson id he noticed that GSen. Hampton Ld Senator Irby did not "swap chew. g tobacco." Another interesting caller was Post aster A. H. Mowry of Charleston. e was appointed by Mr. Cleveland Iring his former Administration, and is the only first-class Democratic >stmaster who served through Harri. n's entire term. Last December,-Dr. ur, a colored man, was nominated r Mr. Mowry's place in recognition his services as a Harrison delegate the Minneapolis Convention. The ~nate refused to confirm him, sc owry continued in office. He is will. g to accept a reappointment. VE THOUSAND POSTMASTERS RESIGN. [New York Sun.] WVASHINGTON, March 8.-Postmas r-General Bissell made the statement -day to one of his Congressional call. s that he has already received the signations of 5,000 postmasters. ost of these are officials of the fourth ass, who are simply taking time by e forelock, as they have no fixed rm, and are removed on the advent a new Administration just as fast as *eir cases can be reached. Included the 5,000) resignations, however, are e names of many postmasters whc ceived their appointments from the esident, and it is regarded as very markable that they should he sc mxious to give up their commissions bese officials have evidently not sard of President Cleveland's decision allow all public officials to fill oui eir four years' terms. THE sENATE DEMOCRATIC. Cflear Ma'jority Over All Shades of Polt teal Combinations. [New York Sun.] WASH INGTON, March 6.-The roll i: >w complete, and the fact is apparent 'en to the Republicans, who do not e easily, that there is a clean major y of Democratic Senators over Re iblicans, Populists, Indocrats, Silver es, and all other species of political atesmen. The Senate of the Fifty. ird Congress includes 45 straightout emocrats out of a total membershii 88. No combination can outvote uis solid Democratic column, and hen the session adjourns, which wil) > doubt be in the course of the prnes. it month, the Democrats will be ir >ssession of the committees and the alcesnf the Seate. Melange. Balloons, dynamite, steel plate and smokeless powder, also 100-ton guns -just think of the enormous size-are likely to be fully tested in the next European war. These huge guns will require more than nineteen hurdred pounds of powder to drive their two thousand pound cylinders, freighted with hundred of bullets, to the objec tive points. When will the nations establish a high court of arbitration upon the Geneva precedent? The battalion of mounted Marylan ders, who acted as an escort for the Cleveland and Stevenson Clubs, cap tivated and captured all who saw them in the brilliant presidential procession at the inaugural in Washington Satur day the 4th. It was a battalion of hand some Maryland girls, and their beauti ful faces were suffused with blushes when they reached their journey's end. The young ladies were all related to the gentlemen who formed the clubs. It was one of the most notable features of the august occasion. The blushes were caused by the admiration their appear ance elicited. Submarine communications from Europe, recently, told that on the 4th instant the citizens of Sandgate, a coast town in Britain, were startled from their sleep with the etinge sen sation of their houses slipping away to the sea. "The town was built upon a cliff foundation. Two hundred houses were destroyed by this movement of the earth. The trouble covered a square mile." The inhabitant! fled for their lives to neighboring towns. There has been a great deal of this land-sink ing or sliding of late years, but mostly confined to districts where mining ope rations are carried on. And now comes "Mahummet"Webb, a native American, who has ret2rned from India a confirmed Theosophist. He proposes to organize a society, pub lish a paper, erect a mosque and seek converts to Islam. He will surely get them, as we seem to be in the'.apostasy,. so many of the people of the United States being apparently ready for any departure! For what with transeenden talists, modern spiritualists, free-lovers, passional attractionists, elective-affini tists, nihilists and Mormans, there may be room for a Mussulman colony. They may not be very much worse than ag nostics or iconocasts generally. Pneumatic tubes, by which postal packages are sent from the main office to the sub-office in Philadelphia, at the rate of a mile a minute; and conversa tion comfortably carried on through the telephone at a distance of twelve hundred miles, as between Boston and Chicago, are to be followed by a tele phonic newspaper, as per patent in Germany. The claims are that "the paper will be ably edited and the news transmitted to subscribers through the instrument by strong and clear, yet soft voiced speakers." We will suppose the case of an affluent and luxury-loving - subscriber, something also of an inva lid, who is seated in his sumptuous apartment listening to the voice of a good reader as he pours the ne.vs into his waiting ear. Without the effort at reading the telephonic patron will be all the more able to exercise his mind. Durin~g the summer-solstice, in addi-~ tion to this literary luxury,where would he "be at," regaled in a rocker with an automatic music-box,beneath his chair, a Japanese fan above his head, and an atomizer, filling his room withi minor-keyed music and delicious air! But, seriously, the possibilities of the telephonic paper, suggests the necessity of the press of to-day adopting the epi gramatic style of writing. There is too great a volume and variety of news to deal with these days, to longer submit the columns of the newspapers to volu-a minous dissertations, captions contro versy, personalities, etc. The average reader has time only to read a bare statement of facts, written for truth as well as for history. SANs SoTcr. No WVater In Daniel Webster's. LBoston Daily Globe.] Dr. Ellis, when a young man, was commr.issioned to escort Mr. Webster to. Charlestown, where the orator was to deliver his famous address on the dedi cation of the Bunker Hili Monument. On th'e way over Mr. Webster inquired, as they neared the end of the bridge, whether it was possible to secure a lit tle brandy that the Senator might have before making his great effort The young clergyman to whom this inquiry was addressed in a confidential tone piloted Mr. Webster to the house of a Boston merchant who lived in Charles town. This merchant was so embarrassed by the honor of the great sta'esma.n's presence that he brought out not one but several decanters of the best liquor he had in the house. Mr. Webster carefully searched out the vessel con taining the brandy, and poured from it a drink that to-day would bc gene rally termed "a bath," and drank the liquor in a few complacent gulps. The anxiously obliging merchant inquired of Mr, Webster whether he would not like a glass of water. The Senator looked np calmly, and in his most magnificent cones replied, urbanely: "I thank you, sir, but I am not thirsty!" Close Observation. [The Southron.1 fo "Come, now, Mamie, it's timefo you to go to bed." "I don't want to go to bed." "But you must. Don't you know all the chickens hv oet e! "e,btthe old henwetobd with them."