The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, August 19, 1885, Image 2
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THE NEWS AND HERALD. '
WIXXSJBORO, S. C.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 19. : : : l*S5. j
JXO. S. REYNOLDS. )
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m L.XcDOSALiy. I
Thk stook show at Xiiioty-Six was a i
great success. The display of blooded j
horses and fine catile was magnificent, j
The cotton worm ha? made its ap-;
pearancc in several sections of the j
State. We are thankful that Fairfield j
lias escaped this pest.
Tiie spread of cholera in Spain and
? i i. I
trie SOUinerii-pm i ui nituw is Itatii... |
The total number of deaths from this j
cause iu infected districts is .07,000 i
persons.
Tiie Railroad Commissioners of the
State have made their report of the j
condition of roads in the State. The !
figures show a most prosperous condition.
A telegram from Richmond announces
the death of Coi. Thomas
Bodatnead, a prominent railroad man.
Col. Dodamead was for some years
superintendent of the Greemiile and
Columbia Railroad iu this State.
The President issued a proclamation
on the 10th inst., prohibiting the erec-1
tion of fences around the public domain
and ordering the removal of all fences
now-existing without legal right. This
cljnt flOTflinst the cattle
kings. _
The cholera is still raging in various
portions of Spain and France with
fearful results The epidemic is visiting
all fashionable seaside resorts, and
the press call upon the government to
use every effort to alleviate the national
calamity.
There were twenty-six newspaper
correspondents in the Soudan, representing
different papers of Europe.
Out of this number only six lost their
lives. The others now propose to
erect a monument to their comrades as
a slight token of remembrance.
Ouk Kershaw neighbors are enthusiastic
on the subject of railroads. It
is a great pity that the enthusiasm does
not extend to our county. It is proposed
that the countv of Kershaw
subscribe $125,000 and the town of
Camden $25,000.
General Hancock, in thanking the
troops who took part in the funeral
ceremonies of General Grant, took
occasion to mention specially the
^ Southern troops who assisted in the
pageant. Prominent among these were
the First Virginia Regiment and the
Gate City Guards of Georgia.
A petition is being' extensively circulated
in Massachusetts appealing to
the Secretary of State to use his influence
in behaif of Riel who is under
sentence fco be hung on September 18.
The appeal is made on the ground that
he is an American citizen, and there
fore is entitled to the influence of the
American government.
At the request of the new Exposition
Company to have South Carolina represented
at the "Fonth American Company's
Exposition in New Orleans
next winter, Governor Thompson has
appointed Colonel A. P. Butler to
represent this State. The object of the
Exposition is to develop trade relations
between Mexico, South and Central
America and this country.
The New York World, a few days
ago announced that the task of raising
?100,000 for the completion of the
Statue of Liberty pedestal had been
finished. The World has taken a livelv
interest in the enterprise, and is to
be congratulated upon its success. It
now announces that it will devote its
energies to raising funds for the erection
of a monument to General Grant
in Riverside Park.
It is proposed to erect a monument
jointly to the memories of Lee
anh Grant. We think that there has
alacady been a snfficicncy of sentimental
gosh from Southern sourccs
over Gen. Grant, bill when it takes
this form it becomes a piece of monumental
folly. Lee and Grant were the
exponents of ideas diametrically opposed
and not even death can make
them coincide.
Maxwell the St. Louis murderer
who was arrested in New Zealand
some time ago arrived m ouu r rancisco
a few days ago in charge of an
official. He positively refused to make
any statement respecting the horrible
crime of which he is charged. He says
he was advised by his counsel not to
open his mouth except to put food in
it, and he adheres strictly to this advice.
He is said to be looking very cheerful
and sayshe never felt better in his life.
The official in charge will ta.k hitn
East without further delay to si and
his trial, which no doubt will be
watched with interest by the public.
General Sherman, in conversation
with a newspaper coxrespondent a few !
days ago, said that when he dies he
does not want as much demonstration
made over him as was made over his
dead comrade, General Grant. He
says that the spot where he is to be ,
buried is already selected and paid for,
alongside of his children in St. Louis,
and they can drive a stake to mark his .
last resting piacc. We hardly think it (
necessarv for the General to feel at all i
uneasy, he will scarcely have as much
noise made over him as was made over
General Grant. We certainly will
keep as quiet as possible.
In the House of Lords, on the 13th i
inst., the Marquis of Salisbury moved :
a vote of thanks to the soldiers of the <
army and navy for their gallant ser- ;
vices and bravery in the Soudan. In i
support or ms luouuu im revicwt-u :
their conduct during the war in the :
Soudan, and paid a glowing tribute to ;
Generals Wolselev, Graham, Gordon,
Stewart and Earle and other officers i
who took part in the expedition, and
for the valor and perseverance with
which they stood the desert campaign.
v
TlwiMrt n-ncj o t i/-?*%< ? 1? in r\f 1
Liberal leaders when the moiion was
adopted.
Dukixg the past two weeks reports
of the appearance of catipillers have
come from various sections of the
South. With the present agricultural
outlook, the best the country has had
for years, it would be a matter ot
serious regret should the crop be en
uangereu irorn mis cause. ?\ leuiung
exchange has^taken the trouble to in- j
vestigatc the reports thoroughly, the
result of which shows that the appear-:
ance of the caterpillar is too late to
effect materially the present crop, and
that they have appeared in localities in
which the cotton crop is far tin rest advanced
and therefore there is little
danger to be apprehended from them.
The effect of the past five months of
jjotnocrauc ruic upon uiu cjuihu js
summed up by a prominent Southern
politician as follows:
Mr. Cleveland's attitude toward the
South has not been such as to please
a very large element of. the Southern
Democracy, but it has been such as
will best advance the interests of that
scction and finally strengthen the party j
throughout the country. The party
workers who were waiting to swoop
down upon the offices and get as much as
they could in the scramble, arc disappointed
and out of humor. In some
cases, remarkably that of Louisiana,
rue minority lacuon 01 ujl* puny uus
been recognized to the utter exclusion
of the great body of the practical politicians
who have been peddling ballots
at the polls. But the offices, it is said,
have gone as a general thing to men
against whom no objection could be
urged, ana the hand of the Administra- j
tion has been extended to strengthen
the conservative Democrats who are
seeking to purify politics throughout
the South. In inost cases the local
Federal offices have been turned over
to the Democrats, but not to the
"craftsmen,'' to be used as political
tools. The result has been to give the
nenr.lo in that section confidence in the
I t ?
Administration. This is particularly
the case with the colored people, who
find, instead of the bulldozers they expected,
that the men they respect most
are being put in power.*
The Laurensville Herald calls attention
to the fact that Mr. A. B. Williams,
of the Greenville News, is a candidate
for aldermau. This fact would not excite
especial notice, were it not for the
very high ground heretofore taken by
the News against an editor's running
for office. The editor of the News
justifies his action on several grounds.
He says he is a candidate only at the
request of his friends?which, we
understand, is also true of all other
candidates. He says that service on
the City Council is a public duty. Just
so most members of the General Assembly
regard their office strictly in
the line of their duty. Nevertheless,
there are now in Greenville eighteen
candidates for alderman, while only
six can be elected.
For our part we have always considered
the editorial avowal of no wish
forofRcetobe rather an affectation. "We
believe that some offices can be held by
editors without a sacrifice of independence,
though not without embarrass
ment. For example, Alderman Williams
may Had himself troubled to
make his course as Alderman entirely
consistent with his duty as a journalist.
Up will certainly be surrounded
with the same kind of difficulties
that he would encounter if he were in
the Legislature?the Council having*
to perform strictly leg-* ^aiive functions.
But we believe that neither the
city nor the News will suffer because
he has the confidence of his fellowcitizens,
to be evidenced by his election.
We cannot well understand, though,
how a severely straighrout Democrat
can rnn on any one of the three independent
tickets now in the field in the
city of Greenville. For our part we
are unable to distinguish between Independents
in a city election and Independents
in a county or a State election.
The good people of Greenville,
in iornriririfr tlif Demnftratfe. nrwailiza
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tion in their city elections, are setting
a very bad example to the rest of the
State.
T. C. Ciaston.
Oar community received a terrible
shock in the announcement of the
suicide of Mr. T. Chalmers Gastsn,
late Solicitor of this circuit. lie had
been in Atlanta under treatment of his
brother, Dr. Gaston, for dyspepsia.
W?4: Kmflnai* lpff Kim in Inc r^nm hut :
when. he returned funnel Mr. Gaston i
absent. lie had gone to a boarding
house a few doors below, engaged a
room for the night, asked for water to
wash, and before the servant had
reached the bottom of the stairs a shot '
was heard. On the door being forced i
open the prostrate body of Mr. Gas-,
ton was found in blood, with a pistol
shol in his head, inflictcd by his own
hand. He loft- a note stating that lie
would rather die than live a lunatic
or an Imbecile. The dreadful deed
wax done at twq o'clock on Saturday
afternoon.
This sad event has cast a gloom over
our community where Mr. Gaston
was extremely popular. A courieous
gentleman, an excellent lawyer, his
loss will be a serious one, not only to
his native town and county but to the
entire State.
The entire people of this county
regret his untimely death, and deeply
sympathize with his sorrowing family.
When such men as Chalmers Gaston
commit such a deed we can draw the
veil of charity over some poor wretch
driven by desperation to the same act.
Women as Teachers.
The Sews and Courier of Tuesday
contains an interesting editorial, based
upon the remarkable proportion existing
between male and female teachers
now in attendance upon the exercises
of the Normal Institute at Charleston, I
and with what rapidity the women are
coining to the front as teachers in the
schools of the State. There are now !
nffpnrlinop fhr? Institution twn hrmrirpH
and thirty-nine women and only thirty I
men. Of conrse as our esteemed contemporary
observes, this does does not
represent the proportion of teachers
in the State, but it certainly does show
that the ladies of the State are taking
advantage of every opportunity to'
equip themselves mtirc thoroughly for
instructing by the most improved j
methods the youth of the country.
This certainly shows that the women
of the State are gradually growing:
more independent and am not only im- j
proving themselves, but are contribu-j
ting in no small proportion to the en- J
lightenment .and advancement of the j
country generally.
Unlike the men of the country who
are at liberty to enter any profession,!
and naturally are more fitted for the j
harder work, they are restricted by
| many inings unci 111 many ways iu u
| very few callings in life. Women arc
' naturally better fitted to govern the
young than men. They are endowed
with feelings tenderer and an all wise
Creator has especially fitted them for
governing children. From this fact
we believe that they will compare favorably
with our best male teacher?, and
for young pupils they arc far superior.
In some of the Northern States they
are beginning to enter other professions,
but from the simple fact that in
them, they will be thrown in contact
with men of every class in t he routine
business they should find employment
more conjenial. We are glad to see
women of the State making themselves
independent by teaching. The influence
which they will necessarily gain over
j their pupils will do much to purify the
: morals of the country, and fit men and
women much better to perform their
mission among their fellowmen.
TUE CITADEL ACADEMY.
Messrs. ?,aao7s: in your issue 01
the 11th iust. we notice the name of
our very efficient and worth Superintendent
of Education (Col. Coward)
suggested, to fill the vacancy in the
Citadel Academy, caused by the resignation
of Col. J. P. Thomas. While
we admit that no more competent person
could be selected to fill the vacancy,
yet we think it would be doing injus
tice to the cause of popular cducatjou
to deprive the State of the services
of one so well qualified to
discharge the duties of the office of
State Superintendent of Education,
and one so acceptable to the people of
the State, both white aud colored. Not
because we love the Citadel less, but
because we love popular education
more, would we regret to see the present
Superintendent of Education give
up his position to take charge of the
Citadel or any other institution of
learning. During his administration,
educational matters have gone on
smoothly, qnietlv and progressively,
and we hope and believe he will be
retained in his present position so long
as he is willing to serve the people.
There are many in the State who could
take charge of thG Citadel, but few
who would suit the position of State
Superintendent of Education. Col.
Coward is tbe right man in the right
place, and let us keep him there as
long as we possibly can. c.
FARXISG IX MARLBORO.
Impressions of a Fairfield Man, Formed
from Actaal Observation.
Messrs. Editors: Thinking your
readers might like to hear something
of our trip to Bennettsville, I will
attempt, very briefly, to gratify them
through your columns. The proceedings
ot the Agricultural Society, having
been already published, shall be omit^
ted in my account, with the simple
statement that I found them highly
entertaining and instructive.
Preston once said that South Carolina
was the garden spot of the world,
and Marlboro county was the aspara_
v - i _ il . 1... mi. _ xi l
gus oeu in ins ^aruen. jluu nisi pari,
of this state is patriotism?the latter
part is, relatively, truth. The lands
are very level, the slopes being sufficient
only to carry off excess of
water without causing erosion. The
soil is a sandy loam eight or ten inches
deep, with a clay subsoil. The cleared
iands occupy a very small part of the
countv. The rainfall is much srreater
than with us -only one drought being
reported in twelve years. These conditions,
of coursc, give an immense
agricultural advantage, which the people
are using with consummate skill.'
Intensive farming has almost banished
the extensive, system. Deforesting
the country has ceased, and every
assistance science can give is gladly
appropriated. They have realized that
Knmnp ic< fKfl ?> y%/> /in ft vtrwi r\f* n n/>_
UUIltUO Id l?JV/ Ct?/CU '^Ctu U |'I VUUV"
tive soil, that mineral manures are
valuable only in conjunction with
humus, and that the amount of fertilizers
economically applicable is in direct
proportion to the quantity of humus
in the soil. To obtain humus the peavine
is employed to an extent very
surprising to one not familiar with the .
county. 1 saw no grain land lying
fallow?all was in peas; three rows of
peas in every row of corn, and some,
of the ccrn land even broadcasted with '
them.
These farmers have also learned the
value of rotation?corn and peas, oats
followed by peas, and then cotton. The
result is tnat an immense amount 01
commercial fertilizers, jcotton seed ar.d
cotton-seed meal, can be profitably
applied. As an instance I will give
the method of manuring pursued by a
very fine farmer?Mr. Stackhonse?as
described by hiru before the Society:
For corn, distance six feet by two and
? Ot-?rv1lAO^?A? in ftfA
<V nail) ill CI/ All U11I1 nrv
hundred pounds of a high grade ammoniated
guano. The second application
is made in drills 011 each side of
corn when twelve inches high and
consists of three hundred pounds of
cotton-seed meal and two hundred
pounds of acid phosphate. Total, 700
pounds. This is on upland corn which
will inaSie fifty bushels per acre. For
cotton, the rows arc five feet apart.
Fifty bushels green cotton seed and
fou:" hundred pounds acid phosphate.
aa1-Kahc>a Koc Ann Af ftrnnftr
JJJLI nao vuv? uviu vi bi>v.uwj
acres that will make forty bales.
Oats are manured, generally, only
with a top dressing of nitrate of soda
in the spring.
The result oi this skillful forming is
apparent everywhere, and appears
miraculous to a native of Fairfield.
Large fields of luxuriant upland corn,
every stalk doing its duty with one or
two "heavy ears. Hundreds of acres of
nns huflv r*f
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which is pregnant with a five-hundred-pound
bale. Everything by its
neatness bears the impress of progress
and prosperity, and gives to our people
a lesson of hope or despair, I scarcclv
know which.
The farmers are elated and happy,
and take an active interest in all that
pertains to their vocation. Their first
called meeting for the formation of a
County Agricultural Club was attended
by two hundred persons?ours by
barelv twentv. composed m-inciDallv of! t
merchants. (Thanks ftfr their consid- j t
crate cooperation.) In this connec- j
tion, Messrs. Editors, allow me to urge j <
upon our farmers the great need of \
meeting and discussing our wants and i
plans. Let us put our heads together i
and with a resolution bom almost of ?
despair attempt to elevate our calling -
to a position more digmueu and noble | i
than the so-called learned professions? i
as it in reality requires more learning, 1
skill, judgment and energy than all the 1
professions. Let every farmer in Fair- ]
field come to our next meeting in i
Winnsboro next salcsdav, and give us i
at least the benefit of his presence, j
The manufacturer, the railroads, the ' <
merchants and the professional men j ]
all have organizations explicit and im- 1
plicit, while the poor farmer, who owns <
nine-tenths of the State, stands before I
them, disorganized and almost de- <
moralized. j. m. s.
Til K "OLD SIXTH" IX VIRGINIA. <
How tlie SnruivorB and th?ir Friends Spent j
their Time and Enjoyed the Frolic.
Messrs. Editors'. A condensed account
of the recent visit to Richmond
by the Survivors of the Sixth and
Twelfth Regiments and their friends ,
may not be uninteresting to your read- ;
ers, since there were many members of '
these commands who were unable to
join with their comrades in a visit to
those fields on which deeds were done ,
which have wreathed in inynortelles 1
the names of the soldiers of South Carolina.
It is useless for rae to go into
the history of the battle of Seven
Pi nes ?
"For its fame, on brightest pages,
Penned by poets and by sages,
Shall go sounding down the ages."
This battle was one in which the 1
Sixth South Carolina Regiment plucked
from the hand of Fame the fairest
flower which blooms in the wreath of
glory won by them on rnanv hard
fought fields of battle. My duty is to
tell of a peaceful, quiet voyage made
bv those who were actors in this bloody
drama to the fields made sacred by the
blood of their heroic comrades. Major
Woodward was placed in command of j
the organization. The veterans com-1
posed one company and the Gordon
Light Infantry the second.
At half-past three on Wednesday
they embarked on the special train
which was to take tiiem to Kicbir.ond.
The greater portion of the journey was
at night. Although the crowd was an
orderly one, there was too much excitement
to give any chance for sleep,
so the party amused themselves wi'h
singing, camp stories and good natured
badinage. Of course the veterans
were not very curious to see a Virginia
tobacco field, but there many
youngsters 011 board to whom it was
a <rpwt. <Mirinsif.v. After manv false
alarms their curiosity was gratified by
a sight of a broad field of the villainous
weed. One young fellow asked an
old veteran if he thought the train
would stop long enough for him to go
out and pick a few cigars, as he hadn't
had a smoke since he left the Boro.
The veteran replied that it was not the
kind of tobacco that bore cigars, but
that there was a peculiar kind of cabbage
from which cigars were made.
"Innocence Abroad" novo a sign or
disappointment and collapsed.
At 7.30 a. m., Thursday, the train
rolled into Richmond. The Howitzers
of Richmond awakened the echoes
with a salute of thirteen guns in honor
of the visitors. The Camp Lee Veterans
took charge of the^Sgrvivors
and the Gordon Light Infantry were
captured by the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues aud escorted up to>vn to
breakfast?the Survivors to the old
Exchange Hotel, the Gordons to the
St. Clair. After a hearty breakfast the
excursionists were escorted to the train
for Seven Pines, which point they
reached about 10.15 a. m. The column
was formed under the command of
Major Woodward, with the Survivors
in front, the Lee Camp in the centre
and Gordon Light Infantry in the rear, \
and were marched to the battlefield.
The ranks were broken and the party '
accepted an invitation from Captain J
Jones, e?f the National Cemetery, to .
visil ine grouiius. micr suuuuiug -au
hour in strolling through the beautiful
cemetery wherein rests all that remains
of 1,257 Federal soldiers and looking
over a collection of relics which has i
been made by Captain Jones, the vis- i
itors were recalled by the drum to the j
stand to hear Gen. Bratton's address, i
The Lee Camp Veterans were invited
to seats on the stand. Major Wood- ;
ward then introduced Gen. Braiton, ;
the orator of the occasion. Gen. <
Bratton is so well known as an elo
quent speaker to your readers that it i
is sufficient to say that the speech on (
the battle of Seven Pines was in his
best style. Xoar readers wiii nave an ,
opportunity of reading the speech, as
it is to be jmblished. .
After Gen. Bratton concluded Ids j
speech Col. Rion was called upon and <
read a letter from the Colonel of the '
"Bncktails", a Pennsylvania "Regiment, '
which had several times met the Sixth 5
011 battlefields. Many expressed dis
appointment at not meeting their late ;
adversaries. (
Col. Rion was followed by Col. i
Phillips of the Lee Camp." He said he 1
was glad to be allowed to extend a 2
welcome to South Carolinians as they
were bound by a peculiar bond to the
Virginians. South Carolinians werf
the first to come to the defence of Vir- J
giilia's soil and the last to leave, and '
the debt of gratitude owed by Virginia ?
could never be paid. Fighting side by *
side in the darker days the soldiers of *
the two States were indissolubly linked 1
together and neither time nor accident ]
of flood or field conld ever tear them 1
asunder. 7" le war is over, and it be- j
comes us as vanquished _to accept J
gracefully the position. Forget tne 1
animosities of the past, remember only ^
its glories, and North and South march c
forward in progress and improvement. *
Lieut. Spitzer of the Veterans also *
delivered a very neat speech of we!- *
come 10 the Carolinians.
At G p. m. the excursionists returned 1
to Richmond, where they were received =
by a committee from the. Board of s
Trade and the Lee Camp, and the Gor- s
flnnc xvpro f>srnrtf?d hv frhp Rip.hmnnd 1
Light Infantry Blues and Companies J
D and E of the First Virginia Regi- J
ment to the armory where an elegant 1
collation had been "prepared. President
Blankenship and Mayor Carrington .
welcomed the crowd and Gen. Bratton ,
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UUU JLW1VU IC^UCU \J11 ucnaix vx uic
Carolinians. After doing full justice ,
to the good things the party returned
to the hotels, where they rested for a ,
little time preparatory to seeing the 1
sights of the city by gaslight.
It was whispered among some of the
youngsters that the biggest thing in j
Richmond was a new variety of ''alii- ^
gator" on exhibition at the Theatre t
Conriaue. Of course they took a great j(
interest in natural history, and were 0
anxious to see this particular specimen. ^
But, alas! when they reached the hall
they found that all of the front seats j
had" been reserved for the "bald heads" _
from boutu Carolina, and all occupied. ^
Wtf know* that in this State age is a
prerequisite for preferment, but we do
think that when we get beyond the i<
confines of South Carolina the 3'ouug I
men should be given some chance. At l]
home the "bald heads" claim the posi- fi
tions of honor and dignity and profess c
to set the youngsters examples, We a
i.U.jij.m.- ,im ,n n 'M,nnnif
hint they should practicc abroad what j
hey preach at home.
A hard rain on Friday threatened to !
Jisarraiige the plan oi' entertainment!
vhich our hosts had mapped out for J
is; but in spite of the rain the party j
?VCi u j/itiww hi i/?i i ciiiv* umvii |
ill the places of interest about the city
?Hollywood Cemetery, the Reservoir,
he Old Soldiers* Homo and the < api:ol,
then to Richmond's famous and j
favorite resort, the Old Pump House, i
where they had an elegant lunch, fol- I
owed by numbers of speeches and |
oasts. This visit to the Pamp House
is said to have been one of the most i
trying ordeals which had been imposed ,
5ii the soldiers, both young ami old,'
aevertheless they were all able tore
turn through Franklin street in good
jrder, and when they readied the hotel
their eyes were as bright and step as
steady as on parade.
After a visit to Mr. A. C. Seegars,
m old Twelfth Regiment veteran, who
entertained the crowd, the party tils- j
pcrscd, some to go to Baltimore, ?onie |
to Washington, and some to witness
the funeral ceremonies of Gen. Grant,
while others decided to remain for one
last lingering look at the sights of
Richmond.
The people of Virginia have long
enjoyed a reputation for hospitality
[11 such glowing colors has this virtue
been painted that many doubt that the
half could be true; but now the Survivois
and their friends are unanimous
In /lAnl.ieliwr tli-it u'At'Hc foil ntfnr!y* in
Ill UtlyJlU UJ? 111141/ U VI *4C 1UII U?l.v? 'J * ? |
conveying any idea of the royal welcome
extended to them, llidmir.nd j
has imposed on them a debt which i
can never be repaid and which will
never be forgotten. a. t.
South Caroliua at West l'oiut.
The cadets from South Carolina at
the United States Military Acadedy at
Wp?t Point, nrn (If)?!!''- well. Ill tlie
class recently graduated South Carolij
na had no representatives. In ilie
present first-class .Tohn A. Towers, of
South Carolina, the only representative
trom South Carolina, in a class of
eighty-three members, stands eighth
on the list. In the present second
class, which consists of seventy members,
John M. Jenkins, of this State, is
seventh, and T. Q. Donaldson is
thirtieth. Thomas S. Lucas was on
sick leave during the examination and
tnereiore con in not uc examined, in i
the present third class Henrv Jervev,
of South Carolina, stands first, and |
M. C. Butler, Jr., thirty-sixth, in a}
class of eighty-two members. In the
present fourth class the applicants have
only just been examined, and, of
course, there is no standing given.
These ratings are taken from the official
register of The Academy.
A Walking Skeleton.
Mr. E. Springer, of Mechanicslmrg,
Pa., writes: "I was afflicted with lung
lever and cbscess on lungs, and reduced
to a walking skeleton. Got. a free
trial bottle of Dy. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, which did
me so" much good that I bought a dol- j
lar bottle. After nsii><r three bottles, I
found myself once more a man, completely
restored to health, with a hearty
appetite and a gain in flesh of 48 lbs."
Call at AlcMaster, Brice & Ivetchins
Drug Store and get a free trial bottle
of this ceaiain cure for all Lung Diseases.
Large bottles $1.00.
The Death of Miss Perrin.
Miss Eunice C. Perrin, of Abbeville,
familiarly known as "Nunn," 'died at
the residence of Dr. C. A. Henderson,
McBec avenue, this city, on Sunday
night. She had been ill with consumption
for time and came here six weeks
ago hoping lo gain strength in the
mountain air. She was taken to the
Hotel de Gower a month or more ago,
but was brought down 011 Saturday
on her way home. She was sleeping
with her mother and died without
waking, so peacefully and quietly that
Mrs. Pcrrin only discovered her death
on waking at 11 o'clock, and being
alarmed^to find het* cold.
Miss Penin was twenty-three years]
old, and was much beloved by a wide
circle of friends at her home and he.re.
She was the youngest daughter of Col.
James Perrin who was killed while
leading Orr's regiment of rifles,
C. S. A. ller sister married the Ilev.
John Gass, formerly of this eitv. The
remains were sent to Abbeville yesfera
_ /Y *77 _ ir * 111 7.
aay morning.?vrreenvuie jxews, jljlul
inst. ...
Thousands Say So.
Mr. T. W. Atkins, Girard, Kansas.,
writes: "I never hesitate to recommend
your Electric Bitters to my customers,
they give entire satisfaction and
are rapid sellers." Elcctric Bitters are
the purest and best medicine known and
will positivevelv cure Kidney and
Liver complaints. I'urity the blood
and regulate the bowels. No family
can afford to be without them. They
will save hundreds of dollars in doctor's
bills every year. Sold at fifty
nents a bottic by McMaster, L>rice &
Ketchins. " *
Hie licit Endorsers arc Banks Themselves.
An endorsement of the hfcjh repute which
lb UCOC1 VCUIJ <Vl? JiUIIHJ I >T1IC1C IU
follows the even tendor of its way), is
shown by the fact boldly advertised by the
world famed Louisiana'State Lotterv, that
rhe New Orleans National Bank, Louisiana
National Bank, State National Bank
jrGermania National Bank, all leading
Banks of New Orleans, La., will receive
my registered letters or postal orders ac:ompanying
orders The ne>it drawing
'the 184th), will occur on Tuesday, Sep;ember
8, for any information of which
id dress M. A. Dauphin, Jsew Orleans. La.*
Tom Moore's Tobacco Crop.
Col. T. J. Moore, of Spartanburg
jonnty, has about 35 acres planted in
obacco, and says that thus far it has
riven him no more trouble than an
iqual acreage of cottcn. The time for
opping is, however, now at hand and
opping and picking olT the worms is
perhaps the most troublesome part of
ts culture. It comes, however, in
lugust, when crops are laid by, and
abor is plentiful. Colonel Moore says
hat there is no crop in the world
vhich will better dovetail with other I
:ropsand thus afford constant employnent
for farm laborers thau tobacco.
!t is set out when the ground is too
vet to plough, or hee; it is worked
)rincipally in the summer when there
s nothing" else to be done, and it is
fathered and out of the way in time to
ow the land in grain* when they
Kaii 1A lio cntuii Tnhnwn 5? nrnhnhlv i
iot more profitable than cotton when
vorked exclusively, but when worked
n connection with cotton and grain
he proceeds become almost net profits.
?The best medical authorities acknowledge
the great value of Avers
Cathartic Pills, and frequently precribe
their use with the utmost confilence,
well knowing that they are the !
Bost effectual remedy ever devised for
liseases caused by derangements of j
he stomach, liver ana dowcis. '
?According to a telegram from San
Francisco, Maxwell, the alleged murlerer
of C. Arthur Preller, now says <
hat iu due time he will produce Preler
alive and well and show where he
ot the body found in the trunk. ;
ifaxwell asserts that the bodv in the
runk was bought by himself and
'reller and left in the" hotel for the
purpose of procuring the the insurance
aoney upon Prellcr^s life.
?Do you wish a beautiful complex-1 *
du? Then use Avers Sarsaparilla. '
t cleanses and purifies the blood, and I
iiereby removes blotches and pimples j
rom the skin, making it smooth and
lear, and givingit a bright and healthy |
ppearauce. *11
A Marvelous Story i
TOLD IN TWO LETTERS.
FROM THE SON: ,
" Gentlemen: My father resides at Glover,
Vt- He has been a great sufferer from Scrofula,
and the inclosed letter will tell you what
a marvelous effect
Iyer's Sarsaparilla
has had in his case. I think his blood must
have contained the humor for at least ten I
years; but it did not show, except in the form j
of a scrofulous sore on the wrist, until about I
five years ago. From a few spots which ap- 1
peared at that time, it gradually spread so as j
to cover his entire body. I assure you he was j
terribly atfiictcd. and an object of pity, when
he began using your medicine. Now, there are
few men of his ago who enjoy as gooa iieaim
as bo lias. -1 could easily name lifty persons
who would testify to tiio facts in Lis case.
Yours truly, "VV. 3L Phillips."
FROM THE FATHER: pleasure ana j
a duty for me to state to you tlio benefit I
havo derived from the use of
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
Six months ago I was completely covered with
a terrible humor and scrofulous sores. Tha
humor caused an incessant and intolerable
itching, and the skin cracked so as to causa
the blood to flow In many places wnenever
I moved. My sufferings -were great, and my
life a burden. I commenced the use of the
Sarsaparilla >n * pal last, and have used
if regularly sifc j tnat time. My condition
began 10 improve at once. The sores havo
all healed, and I feel perfectly well in every |
Tcspect?being now ablo to do a good day's
work, although 73 years of age. Many inquiro
what has wrought such a cure in my case, and '
I tell them, as I havo here tried to tell you,
AVer's Sarsaparilla. Glover, Vt., Oct.
21,1SS2. Yours gratefully,
hruaar Phillips."
AVer's Sarsaparilla cores Scrofula
and all Scrofulous Complaints, Erysipelas,
Eczema, Ringworm, Blotches,
Sores, Boils, Tumors, and Eruptions of
the Skin. It clears the blood of all impurities,
aids digestion, stimulates the action of
the bowels, and thus restores vitality and
strengthens the \yhoIcf system.
T?r?rt>lP"^ rv
Dr.J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists; 51, six bottles for 55.
w mwmi
ONE CAR-LOAD OF WESTERN
Horses ni lares
\ ' v- -
ALL WELL BROKEN TO DOUBLE OR
SINGLE HARNESS, AND AMONG
THEM A FEW WELL GAIT ED
SAD&LK-HORDES,
ALL OF WIIICII WE WILL SELL LOW
FOR CASH, OR WILL EXCHANGE
THEM FOR GOOD HEAVY MULES.
ST PARTIES WANTING EITHER
TO PURCHASE 0? TRADE WILL
FIND IT TO THEIR INTEREST TO
CALL ON US AT AN EARLY DAY.
A. WILLIFORD & SON,
Winnsuoro, S. C.
raiAP ??
UJWt.JUMJl U U V JUCJ.
Anpst Mm
PALM LEAF FANS ONE CENT
F A TFT.
FIGUEED LAWNS FIVE CENTS
A YARI).
ONE CASE FKUIT OF THE LOOM
BLEACHED GOODS JUST- RECEIVED.
PI {ICE LOW.
LO W CUT S110ES-L A D1ES' AND
GENTS* PRICES REDUCED,
AT
THE' CORNER STORE!
J. J/. BEAT 1 & BRO.
SPRING7
ANNOUNCEMENT!
MY STOCK OF SEASONABLE
GOODS IS COMPLETE !
IIIAYE A FULL STOCK OF STAPLE j
AND FANCY GROCERIES. '
CANNED GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY j
I invite a trial order of my parched Rio j
Coffee. I sell you any quantity you want
and weigh it when you buy it, and you
don't have to pay for the paper * is
wrapped in.
j.m; suppiy ui iiiiiuuig i
Plows, Plow-Stocks, Ilames, Tract-s, BackBands,
Hame-Strings, Spades, Shovels,
Forks, Iloes, both Brades and Handled,
Grain Cradles, Grass Blades, Ileel-Screws, i
Lap-Rings, Repairing Lir.ks, etc., etc. <
Choice Tennessee Flour, Boiler' Patent
and Family Grades.
Sugar cured Hams, Meal and Grits.
Wheat Brail, Garden Seeds, Seed Irish
Potatoes.
A share of the trade respectfully solicited.
?? -M- M W * *7< "W i ,
JLfc. lXt>Xi?i
T.T. IIMPKJX'S
Coil* AXD RYE WHISKIESl
Iiave for years enjoyed an enviable r.-puta- j
;ion for their fine flavor, their ripeness and |
:lieir absolute purity. The larjie and con-!
ftUlllUY llieiCUMII.U (ICIiltlUU ^ lASiuuuaitC
Drooi i hat the high st;uwanl of excellence
s being maintained by him in every par.icular.
" Junei'-am
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CAPITAL PKIZK.S7.j.(KK>.j:
Tickets only So.00. Shares in Proportion.
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
" irV do hereby certify that we xuoerrixe.
the arrangement* for all the Monthly and
Semi-Annual Drawings of The Louixana
Stats Lottery Company, and in person mnnagc
and control the Drawing* the/metres,
and that the same are coralvcted with honesty,
fairne** and in good faith toward all
parties, and ire authorize, the Company to
use this certificate, with the fac-ximiua, of our
signature* attached, in its advertisement
Commissioners.
Incorporated in 18G8 for 2.1 years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes?with a capital of $1,000,000?to
which a reserve fund of over ?0.">0,000 has
since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made a part of tiie present
State Constitution adopted December 2nd,
A. D. 1879.
The only Lottery cter toted on-and en.
dorsed by the people of any State.
It never scabs or postpones.
Jts <?ran<* Single Xuraber Drawings
oI. a nirtnthlv.
ASi>LOUlU Oi?PORTl'XlTY TO
W I \ A FOKTI XK. NINTH GRAND
DRAWING. CLASS I. IN THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC. NEW .ORLEANS. TUESDAY. SKPTEM15EK8,
1883?184d Monthly Drawing
CAPITA!.. PRIZE, 375.000.
100,000 Tickets at Five Dollars Eacli.
Fractions, in Fifths, in I'roportion.
LIST OF PRIZES.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE $73,000
1 do <10 25,000
1 do do lo.ooo
2 PRIZES OF SCiiOl 12,C0f;
5 do 200) 10,000
10 do looo lo.ooo
20 do 500 lo.ooo
KM (10 200 2o,000
300 do loo 30.000
500 do 50 23,000
lOOO 'Jo 25 25,000
9 Approxlmailon Prizes of $730 c,T5o
9 do do 5<>0 4.500
9 do do 250 2,250
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i'joi rii/.ca, aiuuuuiiu^
Application for rates to clubs should lw made
only to the office or the Company la New
Orleans.
For further information write clearly, {riving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orcers. or New Yo-k Exchange la ordinary
letter. Currency by Express (Ml sums or
$5 and unwards at our expense) addressed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.,
or M. A DAUPHIN.
GOT Seventh St , Washington, D. C.
Make P. 0, Money Orders payable
and address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
OR
LOUISIANA NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.,
STATE NATIONAL BANK,
' New Orleans, La.,
GERMANIA NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans. La.
: Still v Ciearlff Bit
WE ARE STILL SELLING OUT OUR
entire stock of
DKY GOODS
HOSIERY, GLOVES, ETC.
THE GREATEST BARGAINS
?EYElt OFFERED?
IN THIS1 TOWN !
CORSETS,
CORSETS, CORSETS.
Now is tlir time to buy COltf ETS. Our
entire stock of OXK HUNDRED CORSET*
AT COSTBALL'S
HEALTH,
BOX-TON,
IIERCUEES,
PEN AUG,
GLOBE,
MAY QUEEN, -
LANGTRY,
and NURSING CORSETS.
All to J>e CLOSED OUT.
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HOSIERY.
LADIES', HISSES' AND CHILDREN'S.
We propose "CLEARING OUT" our
entire stock of Hosiery.- You can get some
GREAT BARGAIN'S in these gocds.
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C;.SIIMERES, XUN"'S VEILING and
other Dross Goods yet to be sold,
PERCALES, FOULARDS, Fto., at
cents, well worth 12% cents.
o
HAMBURG EDGINGS and LACES are
selling rapidly. Call early and see the
bargains in those -/ocds.
An elegant lot of MARSEILLES
QUILTS at a!! pii? es to l?e closed out.
MCMANTER. r.iiICK ? KF.TCH1N.
INSURANCE!
"T-VTOTTT3 A -NXr^TT! I T
_! L.N W -rU.W_t.-l?UN i i
Have your Policies written at J. F.
McM ASTER'S LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE
AGENCY. I am agent for the
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
of New York?the largest Life Insurance
Company in the World. Policies
issued, payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually
and annually. I also write
FIRE IXSURAXCE POLICIES
in first class companies. All losses paid at
once on presentation of proaf.
GIVE ME A TRIAL.
J. F. McMASTER.
JuiyTf xC>n
SOTJuOWER
SMOKING TOJ3AUCO
A.S FINE AS ANY SMOKING TOBACCO
NOW TO BE HAD.
For sale bv
W, E. AIKEN,
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-DEALER IX?
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC WINES,
LIQUORS, CIGARS, CIGARETTES,
TOBACCO, &C., j
HAS IX STOCK AND OFFERS TO A
SELL LOW FOR CASH ONLY, THE
FOLLOWING SUPERIOR ARTICLES,
TO WIT:
? . .*
Genuine Imported Dupny, Otard &
Co. Brandy.
Genuine Kentucky Whiskey. The
Kentucky 6ello.
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. ,
Genuine Ginger Bi andv.
Genuine Blackberry Brandy.
Imported Sherry Wine.
Imported Port Wine.
Fine Old Apple Brandy.
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C_A_SE O-COIDG. 4
Mumm's Champagne (Genuine Im
ported.) i
Dupuy, Otard & Co. Brandy (Genuine
Imported.)
Fine Holland-Gin (Genuine Imported.)
Old Kentucky Whiskeys.
Hosteler's Bitters.
Angnstora Bitiers.
Oceola Indian Bitters.
Carolina Tola-Balm.
Natrolitic "Water. *
Seltzer Water.
Cla'ret Wines.
French Cordials.
Bass's Pale Ale.
Thnnanfs Staut Porter. . ^
Vienna Export Beer.
v
Lager Beer, in bottles. tV
Soda Water. ? ' ^^8
^rGinger Ale.
Sarsaparilla. # m|
Ross^itoyal Ginger Ale. -/ fl
T~* ~ ^3
ON DRAUGHT (COOL.) - g
Tivoli Brewing Co.'s Lager Beer. .J
Mott's Sweet Cider. *
Mott's.Crab Apple Cider.
vw (^rsE
Will open again for the season of 1885,
and I will be pleased to serve the pub}ic
and my for/ncr custom ai reasonable
prices and with dispatch.
TOE ONLY POOL and BILLIARD J
| fAltLUit li\ TOWX-OX WHICH
| friends tray enjoy themselves at small
Land living rates.
Very respectfully, ?
! ' F. W. HABEXICI5T.
ICE. ICE. ICE.
I have received lately 4<\aoo pounds of
Lake, Kenneb?c lUyey and Manufactured j ;
(from pure spring water) ICE. I will
offer the sauiG to the public of Winnsboro
and the surrounding country at reasonable Ji
prices, viz:
Three 20-pound tickets fDr $1.00.
Eleven 10-pound tickets for $2-00.
Eleven 5-pound tickets feu- ?1.00.
) Twenty one 2^-pcuud tickets for $1.00, * 9
Over fifty pounds and under one hun- m|
dred pounds at one and one-hall cents a ^
pound. '-"^1
To those wishing more than a hundred
pounds at a time special prices wiil be
given by applying at the WIXXSBORO
ICE HOUSE. > J
/%B
llespectfully.
F. HABEXICIIT,
Proprietor.
DSfcSOIXTILOX. 1
The partnership -ueretofor^ j j
existing between the undersigned, under \ ?
the firm name of A. Wiixipokd & (;o., is tf|
this day dissolved by mutual consent. All
liabilities of the firm are assumed by
Q. D, Willikokd & Cot. and they arc
authorized to coilect all claims.
A. WILLIFORD,
K. H. SIMPSON,
a. w. brown. ' m
Winnsboro, S C., July 25, 1SS3. .
CO-PARTXERSHIP NOTICE.
THE UNDERSIGNED DAVE THIS
day formed a co-partncrship under the
firm naiue of Q. d. Wili.ifokd & Co. j
They will continue the business of A. _M
4.1,^ .i. i mi /ifl
?i iiiiivm. V<VJ. <n? Hlf; UlU &UVXIU. JLIwy 4^/
hereby assume all liabilities of the firn> of 1
A. Wiiliford <Sj Co.: ami all persons indebted
to tlve old firm will make payment
to the new^ " II
Q. D. WILLIFORDj
K. II. SIMPSON, - i
A. \Y. BROWN. J
Winnsboroj S. C.s July 18&5.
Augll"p
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