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:'0' ;C " THE NEWS ATsD HERALD. WINNSBORO, S. C. wednesday. april 29. : : : 1s85. rXO. S. BEYXOLVS. ) W ef>:r.>KS. TT. McDOSALD. J It is rumored *bnt not generally believed that General McClellan is being urged for the Chinese mission. Goverxo?. McDaxiel has declined to accept the bids offered for the new issue of Georgia bonds. The bids were low, ard consequently rejected by the Governor. ; Isaac V. England, publisher of the j New York Sun, died on the 25th inst. He was city editor of the Tribune during the war, but since 1868 has I been the publisher of the Sun. It is now.?Scertaiucd that the deficit of Mr. John L. Stoval, bookkeeper of j the Georgia Chemical Works, is much larger than was at first supposed. So far the examinations shows a shortage j of about thirty-six thousand dollars. J It is stated upon pretty good authority that Governor Cameron will call nn pvfra session of the Virginia Lesris ~ " = ~ latui-e at an early day to consider the recent decisiou of the United States Supreme Court on the debt question. A prominent prohibitionist says that his party is already planning the cam:??? paign for 1888. He says that the candidates will come, one from the strongest Northern State, the otber from the strongest Southern State, and mentions Senator Colquitt as one of the probable men. London was the scene of another dynamite explosion on the 2od inst. At? otfamnf iroe rnnrlp In blow 11H the AU UWlVtU^I. V?MW Admiraiitv office. It occurred iu the secretary's department, and his personal unpopularity seems to have been the cause. No one was hurt very seriously, and comparatively little damage done to the buildings. ^ ii - L 11 ' Fish, the convicted Marine Rank wrecker, in an interview some days ago expressed the only consolation which he had in jail, and that was that V where he went Ward should go also. Ee is bitter against Ward, saying- that "I would go through all I have suffered?and more?if it would clear the path from all obstacles to the final overthrow of that man." -?>* - The treasurer of the United States, Hon. A. G. Wyman, has tendered his ' resignation to Secretary Manning to take effect on the first of May. It was accepted. C. If. Jordan, formerly cashier of the third National Bank of New York, has been appointed to fill the vacancy, and has entered upon the discharge of the duties incumbent upon that officer. At a late meeting of the Cabinet it was decided to appoint General LawIon to the Rassian mission, notwith' standing the fact that he was thought to be ineligible by some. The Attorney General was of the opinion that n , he was eligible. General Lawton was" notified of his appointment _bnfc~ he v SPnr. a. conferred, but begged leave to decline. -?' . : i rp >giw v/ It is stated that the Government of the United States is to have a new great seal. It has been discovered that the seal in use -at present is fanlty in several respects. A new one to correspond in every respect with the provisions of the statnte will soon be bronsrht into use. It is strange that the seal used since the &>ur.daiion of the Government is found defective at so late a day. ii= 01" President Cleveland has appointed Gen. H. I. Hunt to be Governor of the Soldiers' Home at Washington. General TTnnt commanded the troons in South Carolina in 1876, and a made very favorable impression upon our people. A bill was passed retiring him, but it was not approved by President Arthur and thus failed to bccome a law. The appointment made by - President Cleveland is aju?t reward for the services of so gallant a soldier. |q> <ej i* The London Daily News speaking editorially has the following to say in reference to an amicable settlement of _ . the difficulties now existing oetrceen England and Russia: "We wish we could encourage the idea that negoiiations with Rnssia are tending tow ard the preservation of peace, bat we fear the reverse. Xo disposition is shown by Russia to retreat from the false position she has assumed. Forbearance has been pushed to its limits, and nriU hoar little further extrusion on the part of England." General Grant has been improving steadily for the past ten days, and has been able to take several drives through the parks of New York. Col. Fred Grant remarked a few davs ago that if the General continued to im| prove for a month he would be stronger than he has been for a year. Mr. Joseph "W. Drcxel has tendered the use of his cottage near Saratoga aud i arrangements have been completed forj the removal of General Grant and his whole family to that place. It is to be hoped that he will strengthen and regain his usual health bv the change. ' The last issue of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian announced a change in its editorial staff, the Rev. J. M. Todd, who is so well known in our midst, withdrawing on account of Tiic labors in "Erskine College. He is sncceeded by the Rev. Jno. T. Chalmers, the present pastor of the Associate Reformed church at this place. Mr. Chalmers will not enter fully upon his duties until the first of July. No doubt the Presbyterian will be kept up to its present high staudard as oue ot tne oesc religions papers m uie country. We wish it continued success. A delegation of Georgians called on President Cleveland a few days ago and urged him to accept a pressing - *?Me3aatm&G3?KamaC*1msnQ3ita&&M)aKm0ai&&&i invitation to Visit Atlanta during the session of the Commercial Convention, to be heid in that city in May. He ni.Amif'n/l frt /lAtlCTrloi' i liO mottmv 14&13 vaiiov/u wv iiiv "We hope he may find it convenient to accept the invitation, and -while he is on a Southern trip, we hope to have him in the Palmetto State. It is not often that, our people, get to see the Chief Magistrate of the Nation, and trie anxiety is mcruaseu iiuw smuu v?c have a Democratic one. Let him i come and see for himself what a country we have in the Sunny South. Fkkd Douglass in his address before a colored audience in Washington ' on the lGth inst., said that the Repub| lican party in the last campaign ceased I to be the party of grand mora! ideas. S In thai campaign they sought victory | in a way far below the ordinary level, I as it had made political plunder the chief object and end. He eulogized President Cleveland, and complimented the course he had laid down in his inaugural address. It was as good as the course mapped out by Lincoln and Grant. lie holds a very lucrative position in the District of Columbia, that of Recorder of Deeds. We wou- j dcr if Mr. Douglass would not like to j continue in office? His tally would j seem to indicate that fact. The President has recently had a very free conference with prominent Democrats in reference to Federal appointments. The Washington correspondent of the New York Graphic says: He emphatically renewed his civil service declarations, but added, also, that the Federal offices in the several States would be filled as they fell in or proper cause for removal was fonnd to exist by citizens who are in line with the Administration. The President said the party would be satisfied and the non-partisan public also. There were far more important reasons, he declared, for deliberation than there were for haste. It is just probable that if Congressmen and others would go home as early as possible the work involved in the changes needed would proceed more rapidly man is now inc case. Ix conversation with Wvlie McCrorcv, the negro who stabbed Mr. Wade Hicklin in Chester county last week, we gathered the following: It seems that the difficulty originated about some trivial matter, which resulted in the cutting of Mr. Hicklin. After the difficulty, according to the statement of McCrorev, a number of men came to the house where he was and beat him up, threatening to kill him. After using him up pretty roughly he was taken up to Bascomville and given ten lashes with a wagon whip and told to leave the country and never return. His shnwpd fhaf he hnd hecn beat up considerably, but whether this was received in the fight with Mr. Hicklin or done by other parties is a question upon which we will not attempt to pass. He camc down to see the Solicitor and made this statement. He wanted to prosecute the parties concerned in the riot. This is only bis cfofAtnon^ A-f l\nf if if ->e ClUkVUiWUk VX (UW U11UVU1VJ J UUU u ll> 10 true certainly he is entitled to the protection of the law.- Parties who attempt to take the Jaw in thrir own -h&ads-_^hooWv -?tfii&r^the just conseqaences. Military preparations continue in England. The ammunition manufactories of the government have been rina&L* to supply the demand. A number ojrjnavaie manufactories of arms and ammunition have refnsed to work for Russia and have tendered their services to the English anlhorities. The Standard speaks editorially of the war situation as follows: The extreme tension in the relations between England and Russia - continues, but as yet there has been no absolute diplomatic rapture. This is the*least disquieting form in which the truth can be told. The deadlock is not a whit less serious because the day passed without bringing a crisis. It is no longer a question of disputed frontier. We believe negotiations on that subject are for the moment set aside. Satisfaction for the Penjdeh incident monopolizes the whole regard of the ministers and ambasadors. The more it is discussed the more hopelessly remote appears the prospect of an agreement. In demanding satisfaction England is simply telling mischievous firebrands, who shelter themselves nnder the authority of the Czar, that if they persist in the okl game they will no longer plav it with impunity. m n ? cr ..i i / i i lit i^uruu/iu o/Juriu/t nas uiu ioilowing to say of the New Orleans Exposition: Visitors to New Orleans are generally pleased with their visit and well paid for their time aad trouble. There is some complaint as to the South Carolina department. While the exhibit is creditable there seems to be 110 one present to welcome visitors ana snow them around. When one goes to the departments of the Western States a polite agent will meet hi n and give him much information in regard to the State he represents. When the South Carolina department is approached no one is seeu and the visitor has to guess at things. This ought not to Ihj so. It is rather late now to remedy it when the show is nearly over. This state of affairs has been reported by two sets of visitors two weeks apart and who visited the Exposition several days. Visitors from this part of the State find the same fault with the management of the Exposition. It is certainly to be regretted that this state of affairs has existed so long without being remedied. Onr exhibit is one of the best there, and no pains should be spared to show visitors the whole exhibit. The 2Feics and Courier contained a few days ago an interesting editorial on capital punishment. It reviews t some length the effect upon the public miud, when it is known that a fellowbeing is to die by the hands of the law. The fact that a man is appointed to die on a certain day excites the sympathy nf flia r>nKlir? ftnn pttipIIs frnm tho memory the crimes of which the condemned one may be guilty. In closing it suggests what should be the feeling of the public, Mid how people should look upon one who has been condemed to die. It says: On such occasions too often is religion made ridiculous, callousness to crime is engendered, and the finer lines of right ana justice are obscured in the mirids of the spectators. Too often the jfigi nl'fi ii mm r r criminal goes to his death supported by a certain bravado, or the calmness that comes of desperation. Could the full horror of the spectacle be obvious to the eye, then the death of the murderer might be a warning and an example full of admonition to the wrongdoer; but when he wears the air of a marlyr, is supported by the whispered encouragements of comrades, and the fleeting yet poignant sense of his own importance, what impression for good can possibly be produced? If a man must die to expiate his prime, if the laws of the country and the <rood of the community demand it, why, then let him die. But let it be the solemn, just and terrible death awarded to the malefactor by the stern hand of the law, whose majesty has been offended, and not the theatrical display which outrages the feelings of all within knowledge of the event, and has no effect other than to harden the hear!, pervert the sense of right, and lower the moral tone. A Challenge Declined, For some time a difficulty has been brewing between ex-Representative Whilthone, of Tennessee, and Governor Porter, recently appointed Assistant Secretary of State. The former gentleman some time ago was interviewed by a representative of the Washington Post, and said things which were considered disparaging by the Assistant Secretary. The interview was extensively copied in Tennessee, whereupon Secretary Porter wrote an article to the Memphis Avalanche in wivch he said that Whitthone had served in Congress and was therefore known in Washington, and as both men were known in that ?cute it was not necessary to comment upon the interview. The ex-Representative thereupon sent a friend to Washington and asked Governor Por~ ter to "go outside ot the United States and explain the matter." Governor Porter read the note handed him by the friend of Whitthonp, and, after reading it, told him he supposed he would consider it no affront if he handed it back to him; so he returned it. It is useless for us to say the public will admire the course taken by the Assistant Secretary. It should be the ! course pursued iu the event of any challenge. When wc find men occupying high positions who have sufficient courage to dechine a challenge certainly no one will be considered a /VMrrovrl n>!u> fnllnTtro cr?r?li <a <wni*C/? Such an example will do more 10 crush out this relic of barbarism than any laws which might be passed for its suppression. The County Convicts. The trial justices of the State have been given the power to send persons who have been convicted of crime to the county jail for a term not exceedins: thirty davs. Manv persons con vioted of minor offenges are sent for a much shorter time, when they prefer going to jail instead of paying a fine. The sentences are generally made in the alternative, either to be confined in the county jail for a certain number of days, or pay a. fine of a certain namber of dollars. In a number of cases me prisoner preiers to go 10 jaw and live at the expense of the county, and as a general rule Ibis-living is far sj^noMo^Ujciog^aT"home. What do men carc for being sent to jail when they are guilty of these minor offenses? They live as well there as at home, and at no expense. Is this such a Dunishment as was contemplated bv the law? We think not, for in reality it is no punishment whatever. The majority of such criminals come from the colored race, but it makes no difference whatever from what class they come they should be made to work while serving their sentence. To keep them in jail is an expense upon the hrmfist rvpnnlfi who nav for thoir board. Is this justice? What do criminals care for simple confinement when they rest at ease? The honest taxpayers of the county have a right to demand that where the law is violated the violator shall be punished. These convicts should be made to work and be of some benefit while serving their sentences. Our streets and county roads could be greatly improved if these criminals were made to work and earn their own living while serving a sentence of the court. We claim tbat in the majority of cases imprisonment in the county jail is not a punishment, and we trust that the day is not far distant when such convicts will be made to work and support themselves, notwithstanding the fact that they are confined, iustead of taxing A, B, C, ctc.?the honest citirr^nc aP fKft ortntif** fA onnr\At*f fkom 1 n vi iug wuntj tv ouj.;j^vit tuuui m their idleness. Tlxe Virginia Tax Coses. The United States Sopretce Court reached its decision on the Virginia coupon cases on the 20th inst. The opinion was prepared and delivered by Associate Justice Matthews and decides the points involved in tfie cases agaimt the State, and in favor of the bondholders. It seems that in 1871 the State of Virginia passed the funding A . s. J 1 i. A. t. * A - ! .1 _ jtvcc, ana oy vxnae 01 irns Act oouas were issned, the coupons of which were made receivable at and after maturity for all debts, and for the payment of all taxes and demands due the State. The Supreme Court holds that the terms of this funding Act created a contract between the State and the individual bondholders; that the coupons should be received for all demands due the State, and that it was the duty of every tax collector to so receive them. In 1882 the General Assembly of the State passed an Act to provide for the more efficient collection of revenue to support the government, the payment of the expenses of the State and interest on the public debt, the terms of said Act enumerating what kind of funds should be receivable for the payment of taxes, licenses, etc. This Act required all tax collectors to receive snch funds and none other. By this Act thecouDons which were srood from the pas sage of the funding Act iu 1871 up to tbe passage 01 tne act 01 iooz ior we payment of all taxes were not receiva? ble by the tax collectors after the pas'sage of tbis Act, The cases just decided by the Conrt involved the validity of the contract between the State and bondholders created by the funding law of 1871 and the constitutionality of the law of 1832. The Court holds that a valid contract was created in 1871 arid that the passage of the bill of 1882 was unconstitutional, as it violated that section of the constitution of the United States, which prohibits a State from passing any law impairing the obligation of a contract. The tax collectors as agents of the State had no right to refuse the coupons for the payment of taxes and to seize and^ell the personal property of the holders of said coupons. The Court was as nearly divided in the opinion of the cases as possible. The Chief Justice and Justices Bradly, Miiler and Gray dissented from the opinion of the Court, Justice Bradly delivering the dissenting opinion. The Railroad Commission 4 A few days ago, Judge Witherspcon decided that the County Treasurers could not collect from the railroad companies the amounts assessed upon them for the salaries, clerk-hire, officerent and other expenses of the Railroad Commissioners. It seems to us that whatever difference of opinion there may be as to the legal correctness of Judge Witherspoon'sjudgment (though we think he is right) uo fair-minded man, and especially no lawyer, c*u question the justice of this decision. It seems to us to be against common right, as it certainly if^against common sense, to make corporations^?in, addition to the taxes they pay] the^samf as individuals?provide the salaries and expenditures of State officials whose duty it is to hold these corporations in check, and regulate their income. There would be about as much reason in taxing hospitals to pay the Boards of Health. Judge Witherspoon's decision leaves the Commissioners to be paid by the State. Judging from many circumstances, it is highly probable that tlift Leoislatare will not make the necessary appropriations. We hope they will not. Now we have the decision of the Supreme Court, rendered last week, sustaining the decree of Judge Kershaw in the case of theEailroadCominmiesioners vs. The Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad Company. This decree was to the effect that any interference, by 4l?A PAnsm'.lftlAnAH? MflfflP l/UU V^uiliuiiaoiuii^i a tuiu buv i aiuo charged as freight on any article which in any part of its transit crosses the State line, either coming into or going out of this State, is unauthorized by the statutes of this State, and is forbidden by that clause of the United States Constitution, relating to "corn merce between the States". This decision is a finality, and it applies as well to passenger rales as to freight charges. By far the greater part of the business of railroads consists of tran^ porting passengers and freights which cross, or have crossed in their transit, some State line. When we take from the Commission this part of their* work, it may be said of each Com?rnssioncv'-iO*fefili9J?-ee^apatiOTJ?s gone"? ,3s well as bis pay! The results embodied in these decisions cause us neither surprise nor | regret. The constitutional objections sustained by the Supreme Court were urged when the Commission was created, in 1882, but were unhe??5e& The arbitrary powers then given to the Commission were to a large extent taken away by the same Legislature that bestowed them. Now the Courts have interposed to strip the Commission ot what little real authority was left to it. The State generally has become tired of the Commission; and in many cases it is insisted that it ha3 worked to the injary of the interests -.?* il "1 ui ilk; peopie. The News and Herald has always maintained that there should be one Railroad Commissioner?an officer with advisory powers?not an officer or a board vested with the powers of a court, determining questions, in the first instance at least, without evidence or uoon one-sided evidence! There should be one State officer, paid by the State, without the cumbersome and expensive incidents of a "Commission". He should be a man experienced in railroad matters? this, as much for the protection of the O C? /^AmmAn Tnafino fA fKo corporations. Such a Commissioner, like the Massachusetts Commissioners, should have no power to legislate, by fixing rates, or in any other form, bat should be advisory to the Legislature and the Railroads. An officer with such powers only would, it seems to ns, he quite equal to the task of corrftf.fino anv abuses that mi?rht arise. Such, we believe, has been the experi/n?/va yyP on/1 /\tV\nr? \rt?V? 1 r? cuuo u1 maooauuuoguo auu vbuct u?gui? prosperous States. Such an office would not violate well known and firmly established laws ef trade, which the public good requires to be "let alone". a deluxe in tern Gainesville, Tex., April 24.?The most disastrous flood ever known in this vicinity visited Gainesville on Wednesday and continued with little abatement*throughout Thursday. Pecan and Elms creeks which empty into Trinity river, just below the city, rose witii ieariui rapiany in lae mgni. About 4 o'clock in the mcrninga number of houses in the bottoms were 8w?pt away, the occupants fled for their lives, leaving everything behind. One child was drowned, bat there is reason to fear loss of several other lives (row. above town. Three houses passed down the stream from which, ahove thfi rush of waters, cries of dis tress were plainly heard. The loss of live stock in the vicinity is very serious. Carcases of horses, cows and sheep are passing by at freqnent interval?. The engine house at the water works is submerged. The damage to the town and property along the river aggregates many thousands of dollars. What 30 Days Did for a Memphis Batcher. Opposite the Mississippi and Tennessee depot we found Mr. H. L. Schmidt. He was born and raised in '' --J? -- - 1 A* mis CUV as a uuiuucr. tuc ivm, drawing of The Louisiana State Lottery he invested $5 itf tickets, receiving five one-fifth tickets, and of these three drew prizes?one, No. 84,980, drawing $5,000.?Memphis (Tenn.j Avalanche, March 24. * ?Recent statistics show that there are nearly a million more females than males in Great Britian. l . ; \ THE CONFEDERATE BOND CEA2E. | Mr. Denjamln's Schema for Dividing the j Scoret Service Balance Among the Cred- j itors of the Confederacy. [From, the i\eics and Uaumr.j The unsolved enigma of this decade has been the motive inducing the demand in England for certain'Confederate bonds. Conjectures have been made numerous, but none pointed to a logical reason for the fact that worthless Confederate obligations, which had for fifteen years filled dusty chcsts and trunks in Europe and in the South, suddenly commanded from closemouthed snecnlators a Drice caualliwr several percentum of their par value. Preposterous stories as to the cause of the demand have been circulated, only to leave the public unsatisfied and curious for a solution of the problem. There has been no explanation of the reason for the cessation of the demand, and the ultimate disposition or the bonds purchased and sent to London iuis not been authoritatively announced. After a vast deal of inquiry and conjecture the matter remains as it Degan?a tantalizing mystery. Chance has just afforded me an explanation of the whole business?an explanation which I can announce with confidence, because it is complete and logical and consistent with every phase of the boud speculation, bnt chiefly because it comes authoritatively from one of the few men iu the United States who have been from the first cognizant of the facts and of the meaning of the "So-called "craze." He has been closely connected with the bond operations, but now that they have been completed he gives me the facts, with the understanding that his name be_withbeld from publication. Judah r. .Benjamin, Secretary of State of the Confederacy from 1862 until its collapse, was the originator of the plan bv which a demand was created for the bonds, aud to bis shrewdness is attributable the complete success of the project. To begin at the beginning: Several departments of the Confederate Government?such as the ordnance, quartermaster's and medical purveyor's, had enoAiol fnn/ls rrr?fV? ITm\*nrv/ion OJ^Vvml iUliUO UV/^UOl IA<* 4 *1 1VU XiUI VJ/VUil bankers for the purchase of supplier, which could only be obtained in Europe. This was well known, and the members of these departments and their agents were also known, so that when the United States Government sacceeded to the assets of the Confederacy the remnants of these funds were surrendered to it by those who held them. There was one fund, howover, which escaped surrender because of the mystery enveloping it, and this was the secret fund of the Confederate department of State. At different times the Confederate Congres?, in eoeeiAn lot*rra oiimc? i vivu iaig^ cuuto iv/i secret scrvice, the intention being, of coarse, to apply this money in foreign countries so as to aid the Confederacy and embarrass its adversary. The fund was used to influence "officials of of other countries in some degree to aid the State department in its efforts to secnre recognition for the Confederate States, aud occasionally to assist other departments by smoothing the way for purchases which were difficult. The members of the secret service were not known to the public. I have been shown a list of the principal ones, but am not permitted to print it. Several were very prominent men identified with Confederate diplomacy, aud bore high characters. Others I had never heard of before. London and Paris were the chief points of secret ^rvic&~ac&?itfr Thej?_^&as?1anagl. 1 at" Brownsville, Texas, on the Mexic^ " border. The principal deposits of -1 service money were" in London and Paris hanbc Thp fnnnrfn trprp nlarrpr! fn thp , credit of citizens of Great Britain and France, who were friendly to the 'South. The understanding with them was that they would assume no responsibility, but would honor drafts to the extent "of the money in bank. At the close of the war th'ere were large Miexpended balances of secret service money to the credit of these parties. There was one account of niue hundred thousand dollars, which seems to have been overdrawn, as against it was charged two hundred and forty-two thousand Dounds sterling. The bal ances of different deposits at the close of the war were as follows: One of less than three hundred pounds, one of three hundred and nine thousand pounds, one of fifty thousand pounds, and one of five hundred pounds. Then there was one of two thousand dollars, one of a hundred thousand dollars, one of four hundred and fifty-eight thousand dollars, and a huge one of three million, seven hnndred and nineteen thousand dollars. The total balance due the Confederate Government at the time of its fall was about five million and eighty thousand dollars. The men who had this money deposited in their name were honest". They did not make way with the assets of the dead Confederacy, but they were puzzled to know what to do with them. Mr. Benjamin, as Secretary of State of the Confederacy, knew these agents, and during his residence in England consulted with them as to the disposition of the money. It was agreed that ii ouuuiu yo duncuu^i^u iv/ tu^ %j uitcu States. The question was then, how to disburse the money so as best to benefit those entitled to it. It was concladed that the people who had given their means to the Confederacy for its bonds were entitled to these (the Confederacy's) assets. The aggregate" of the funds was ascertained, and a calculation was made as to how far it would co in r>avin<* the interest on the bonds, because, of course, it was impracticable to declare a dividend on the principal. Publicitywas to be avoided. Secrecy was indispensably. It was decided to pay off the unhonored coupons, beginning with those last dne by the Confederacy during its existence. These were the coupons falling due January 1st, 1865. men toe oaiance was 10 oe appnea 10 the payment of the next coupons falling due. The bonds were advertised for. To cover the real object of the movement it was hinted that the bonds were to be held by speculators, and that suit was to be instituted against the United States for their payment. This abusing idea gained great prevalence. The bonds were readily obtained, and all of the January, I860, coupons were paid, simply by the purchase of the bonds for the" amount of these coupons and their subsequent destruction. The remainder of tbe fund was absorbed by the partial payment of the coupons next due, in the order of their presentation. Very few of the men who dealt in the bonds knew what was the object of the purchase. The circle managing the scheme was revy small. Mr. Benjamin's master mind conceived it and securod its fulfilment. He handled none of the money, and none was paid to his order. Nobody in the secret made money out of it. The purpose was simply to return to the creditors of the dead Contederacy a part or their money. The whole transaction is now closed, as all the Confederate assets have been disbursed. Confederate bonds are no longer in demand. The public can now understand why bonds lacking certain coupons were worthless and unsalable. This is a correct solution of one of the most interesting puzzles of the age. Tf Hfr Rnniomni lirorl If rcAnl/1 nr\t have been given to the public. 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CHEESE AND MACARONI. COFFEES?The Celebrated Slomaja, Old Government Java and Graded Ilios. TEAS?Green and Black. MOIP.'S CHOW-CHOW", Mixed Pickle, and a fresh and well assorted lot of Canned UWUj FOR THE LAUNDRY?French Starch: enameled. Try it. Call and examine before buying else where, ?>. R. FLEMIKM. UTOTICE. PPROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING SUPplies at the Poor House for the present year, cr until November 1st, 1885, at the lowest rate of interest on cash prices will be received at the office of the County Commissioners up to 11 o'clock Tuesday, May 5tb, 1885. By order of the Board. J. B. BOYLES, Clerk. Apl8fxtd i ...... -7> . --- -r' / * ' x . \m iark JLUI U. lUUU. F w mmm JL. Ff. iimJUlUUllij ?DEALER IN? FOREIGN and DOMESTIC WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, CIGARETTES, TOBACCO, &C., I HAS IN STOCK AND OFFERS TO SELL LOW FOE CASH ONLY, THE FOLLOWING SUPERIOR ARTICLES, TO WIT: Genuine Imported Dupuy, Otard & Co. Brandy. Gennine Kentucky Whiskey, The Kentucky Belle. Genuine Imperial Cabinet Whiskey. Genuine Golden Grain Whiskey. Genuine Silver Brook Whiskey. Genuine Our Option Whiskey. Genuine David Jones Whiskey. Genuine North Carolina Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey. Genuine Domestic Gin. Geuuive Ginger Biandy. Genuine Blackberry Brandy. Imported Sherry Wine. Imported Port Wine. Fine Old Apple Brandy. I The Maximum 10c. Cigar. The Kangaroo 5c. Cigar. The Quakeress 5c. Cigar. The Tilly Clnb 5c. Cigar. The Photos 5c. Cigar. The Great Expectation 5c. Cigar. The Dude 2?c. Cigar. Kinney Brothers' Straight-Cat Cigar ettes. Kinney Brothers' Sweet Capor^I i ^^^--(Jlgarettes. Kinney Brothers' Half Capcral Gigar** ettes. Duke of Durham Cigarettes. Sitting Bull Cigarettes. Ponges Dnrham Cigarettes. Dixie Qaeen Chewing Tobacco. Nal's Magnet Chewiug Tobacco. Duke of Durham, Smoking Tobacco. Royal Darharn Smoking Tobacco, > CASE O-OODS. i / Mumm's Champagne (Genuine Imported.) Dapuy, Otard & Co. Brandy (Genuine r a 3 \ imporiea.j Fine Holland Gin (Genuine Imported.) Old Kentucky Whiskeys. Hostettcr's Bitters. Angustora Bitters. Oceola Indian Bitters. Carolina Tola-Balm. Nalrolitic Water. Seltzer Water. Claret Wines. French Cordials. T%~ 1? A ?>ass a jrmc Tennaut's Stant Porter. Vienna Export Beer. Lager Beer, in bottles. Soda Water. Ginger Ale. Sarsaparilla. Ross's Royal Ginger Ale. ON DRAUGHT (COOL.) Tivoli Brewing Co.'s Lager Beer. Mott's Sweet Cider. Mott's Crab Apple Cider. THE ICE HOUSE Will open a^ain for the season of 3885, and I w ill be pleased to serve the public and mv former custom at reasona ble prices and with dispatch. THE ONLY POOL and BILLIARD PARLOR IN TOWN-ON WHICH friends cay enjoy themselves at smali and living rates. Yerv respectfully, F. W. HABSraCHT, Ar*931v NOTICE, "Rmc rnp T>rvr r*t" ctatt s vn i A' VJ.k MUJ'l X VI kJXAJJIAJ V. A and 2 of the Market, and for oil, lamp fonts, chimneys, wicks, glass for lanterns, burners, and matches for the street lamps, from 1st May. 1885, to 1st 3Iay, 1886. will be received up to 5 o'clock, p". ni., Thursday, Aprii 30th, 1885. Council reserves the right to reject any and all bid. By order of Council. L N. WITHEKS, Clerk. Apl8fxtd k 1 * % a ftkl U?j v ?" ??j ; P1^ s-w fiO S tani Si 1| . HH " fSH.' U si S2 M K^? 2.^ ?H j_i ^ 2 h -z r f; ? HS M r ** hg ^ . a ?? O h > ? [ Wv| W S> O ^- '- 5$| > SS kj:;-3i ? 1% * 2 ? 1 ? H 1 ?| * ari 2 <g ' 0 gw i o A o GO S E* C? v SO ri V- 5l n'r1 id O ' . . '" s? -S ' 5 \ Tfr) 0 W , (JE* 1 i 3 ! ? * S ? S >?i . ^ . i t< g a? ! 131 P" Jh o I M sz is # r rn B I tan O ^ ?0 .~1 - - ^ el ?2 fp W s??! ^ w /-s Pf- P? 9 TSl m 3 go . = o . H ^ IT IS A FA.GT. SPRING DRESS aO^^|| Lupin's Black Tamise and Gazelle Cloth. n ' ??~"~ - \ *"'* ". ','-f. MUSLIN AND CALICOES? | .v . \ - yy m ASK TO SEE OUR 5c. LAWN. ASK TO SEE OUR 5c. CALICO. - .v-- . .. \ - BEMEMBBB OUB SHOES. TOP QUALITY, BOTTOM PRICES - - % I > I . AT THE CORNER STORE. J. M. BEATY & BRO* ATLANTIC COAST LINE. i r V\. .V PAfifflT.Rrfl'C'O T?T?-DA-DTHrPTO^ a aawvm ii v *j+m \ tA noAlii illl . WILMINGTON, N. C., OCT. 6, 1884 INEW I^ECTE ?BETWEEN? Charleston and Colombia and Upper South Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. . GOING NORTH. Leave Charleston 7.06 a. m. ! Leave Lanes. .8.40a^m. Leave Sumter 9.48a. m. -* " Leave Columbia 1L00 a. m. Leave Winnsboro. 2.31 p. m. Leave Chester 3.45 p. m. i Lieave ioricvillc. 5.35 p.m. Leave Lancaster 6.25 p.m. Leave Rock Hill 5.00 p. m. Leave Charlotte 615 p. nu * GOING SOUTH. Arrive at Charlotte LOO p. m* " > ? C Arrive at Kock Hill..... 2.00 p.m* *' Arrive at Lancaster 9.00 p. Arrive at Yorkville 1.00-p. m? Arrive at Chester 2.4 Arrive at Winnsboro 3.4H Arrive at Columbia *sMk Arrive at Smntpr Arrive at Lanes...!!! ?! Arrive at Charleston JSj Solid trains between CharleaM lumbia. 9 J. F. DTVTXE, T. M. 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