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r LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. WEDXESD A V, SEPTEMBER 29, : : 1SXG. Tekmsok The News and JIeicalix? TrI-weeKIy edition, loaruonarsper annuT/i, in advance. Weekly edition, two dollars per ann um in advance; two dollars and fifty cents per annum, if not paid in advance. Uatk> for Advertising.?One dollar per inch (solid minion) for the first inser^ ficn, and rifty cents per inch for eacli subMtetit insertion. These rates applv to advertisements of every character, and are )-;. va!-'.e strictly i*i advance. Obituaries . i. iribut : > of n-.-Njii'i-t are charged for as .Marriage notices, and t amioui.eements of deaths, are pub five, a:i<l are solicited. Liberal terms i ; i-.>:?t:?ict advertisements. r?- VdverZisiMueixf**. Earthquake?Uroeschel & Co. Fanners, Take Notice?Jas. Pagan. Stolen?J. D. Jacobs, Peak's, S. C. Fall Ope'ning?J. L. Mimnaugh & Hr Sale and Feed Stables?A Wiliiford r& Son. Tax Notice?James Q. Davis, County Treasurer, w. Announcement?Wm. C. Bee & Co., Charleston, S. C. gi?' . ?.cai lirk'lii. fflT ?Messrs. Connor & Chandler are repairing their store inside. ?A hundred and one bale-? of cotton " - - i were rcccivcu ncrc 011 oiuuruuy. ?Prof. 11. Means Davis, of the r South Carolina College, is visiting friends and relatives in town. ?The crowd in attendance upon court continues to he large, as the proceedings arc quite inteiestiug. ?Wm. II. Lylcs, Esq., and J. M. McMastcr, Esq., of the Columbia bar, r> ; were in attendance upon court TuesWt ?The first oysters of the season arrived on Tuesday, and as the weather * was somewhat cool, they found a ready sale. * ? The "Regulators" after a brief period of rest were out again 011 Frifetaw, day and Saturday nights and did some mm xiu^iu wuia. ~ ?Messrs. R. J. McCarley & Co., cotton buyers, have removed from < their old stand to the store next to Groeschel & Co. ?Messrs. A. Williford Son have a new advertisement in this issue r which ail who arc interested would do well to notice. ?Next Thursday, the 30th September, being the Day of Atonement, the stores of our Jewish friends will be closcd on that day. ?Many of the rabble who keep dogs expect them to eke out their existence by nosing around people's houses con P? sural ng eggs and every other eatable within reach. ?The liabilities of the firm of P. Landccker & Bro., who made an assignment on Monday, are about six thousand dollars. Nominal assets rhit-c thousand. ? The new guns for the Gordon V .Lug tit Infantry have arrived, and will be distributed to the company at once. They are of the latest pattern United j States army gun. ?Cotton sold here on "Wednesday at from Si to cents. These figures | . go to prove what we have often said, that Winnsboro is one of the best cotrton markets in the State. ?The north-bound train was crowded on Monday with excursionists returning home, who had taken advantage of the cheap rates to visit Charleston and see the earthquake sights. ?"We call especial attention to the advertisement found in another column ^ in regard to a stolen horse. All good citizens should make an endeavor to bring the guilty party to justice. r?AYe call attention to the new advertisement of Messrs. J. L. Mim<!c Co. They are prepared to j do the best for their customers, and j* persons will do well to give them a * .call. ?The work of digging the new cisincf in tVrmf rvf t!ir? Ailrpn hotel has been completed and it is now ready to be walled up. When comt pletcd it will be one of the largest in town. ?Mr. W. B. Creight will please acWtt cept our thanks for a basket of very By line turnips. They are decidedly the finest we have seen this season, and show that he thoroughly understands their cultivation. ?Samuel Barber, the counterfeiter who was taken from this county to Greenville for trial last week, was found guilty and sentenced to lmprisHfr onmcnt in the Albany penitentiary for a term of two years. ?Fall goods arc coming in rapidly, I and our merchants are tastefully arranging them in their stores. We S hope they will find a ready sale for them, and the best way to accomplish this is to freely advertise through the jfflF columns of Tiie Xewsaxd Herald. W ?Mr. T. K. Elliott is looming up as one of the successful farmers around town. Out of a field of six acres he has already gathered .two bales of cotton, and expects, with favorable ? weather, to get four more. A bale to rj uie acre is a goou crop ior mis or any other year. ?Cotton has been coming in rather f slowly this week. The weather has been so favorable for picking that most of the farmers arc trying to get all out the field that is possible in order that the sample may be better. The crop, we learn, promises to be betterin most %w^L,n[,, sections of the county than was ex^"pected. ?We hear on all sides talk of hard times. "Why is it thus? The crops this year are very near an aver age. .Reports from Northern points indiI catc unusual activity iu trade, Southern merchants constitute the majority of the traders, and from the low price of the necessaries of life, we believe the county to be in as prosperous condition as formerly. 10 to some misunderstanding among those interested, the jnrors in this Court were present on Monday f prepared for duty. Their services ' were not needed, however, on that day. As each day of Court costs the county about $60, there should be some understanding as to the time the jurors are needed. They are put. to some expense in attending Court, aud it is only right that they should aftend ^ only when wanted. sa, nrraaram?mr. ji.? ra mnw ? Af*> TTr'frvihM jjl4? X. * BuechcJj a native of Germany, was given the right of citizenship on Saturday by the Court now in session. Ilis application was made throngh Messrs. Gaillard <fc Reynolds. Tax Notice.?We call special attention to the advertisement of onr county treasurer found in another column. He informs the people of the county the date that lie will visit different places when lie will be glad to receive their dues to the government. Be prepared for him and don't let the penalty attach. 0 Hymeneal.?On Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, Mr. Jas. M. Smith and Miss Katie L. McCreight, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at Scion Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. D. E. Jordan, D. D., in the presence of a number of friends and relalives, ix fter the usual congratulations the happy pair took the south-bound train for Honea Path, S. C'., where fhftv will snenri a r>nrf of thfiir honev moon with relatives. "We wish tbem much joy. Tiik Earthquake.?Our citizens in common with others thought that the earthquake was over, but several distinct shocks have been felt in town this week, as well as in other places. One of them was pretty heavy, but no damage was done. "We learned that it was heavier in the city by the sen, but the citizens of that city are goingahead with their improvements, and with the determination to make the city even more beautiful than before.. Read the advertisements of some of its merchants in another column. Personal.?Miss Emma McCrorey, ofGladden's Grove, is visiting relatives and friends in town. Miss Martin, of Monticello, is visiting friends in town. Mr. G. W. Crawford returned on Sunday from an extensive trip to the Northern summer resorts. The Rev. B. II. Grier, brother of Dr. W. M. Grier, of Erskine College, who has for sometime been supplying the pulpit of the A. R. P. church at New Hope, this county, is visiting friends in town. Capt. J. H. Clarke, of Camden, was in town on Monday attending Court. Death.?"We are pained to announce the death of Mr. Mitchell L. Owiugs, a highly esteemed citizen of our county, which occurred at his home near Salem church 011 Thursday morning at * o'clock. He had been suffering from heart disease and asthma for some time, which caused his friends consid erabie uneasiness. * or several weeKs they had thought his case quite serious, and as a consequence his death was not wholly unexpected. lie was about sixty-two years of age. His remains were interred in Salem church yard on Thursday evening in the presence of a host of friends. He leaves a family and a host of relatives to mourn his death. In his death the county has lost an able and faithful citizen. Makkied.?Mr. J. Byers Douglass, j formerly of "VVinnsboro, but now of "Whitesvllle, Florida, and Miss Becky Belle Hicklin, of Blackstock, were united in marriage on Thursday at the residence of the bride's mother at Blackstock. The Rev. "W. G. Nevill, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Blackstock, performed the ceremony in beautiful and well-chosen language. The happy couple then received the heartfelt congratulations of their assembled friends. The ceremony took place at 2 o'clock, and immediately af terwaras the bride and groom took the train for their future home in Florida. We extend to them our best wishes tor their future happiness and prosperity in the "Land of Flowers," and regret that Fairfield loses a beautiful daughter and a useful citizen. TTJITIOy A T 310 T7XT ZIOX. Messrs. Editors: In order to cor- i rect a misapprehension as to the! charges for tuition in the Mount Zion | uraciea ocnooi mis --session, i wish iu , make the following explanations? There are,two separate schools in operation tinder the same corps of teachers, viz: The Public Graded School and the Mount Zion High School?one under the control of the board of trustees of school district No. 14, the other nnrlpr fhp control of the trnstees of the Mount Zion Collegiate Institute?the whole managed, however, by the two boards acting together. In the Graded School are taught only those branches prescribed by the State law, viz: spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, grammar, geography and United States history. These studies are free to all in school district Xo. 14 between the ages six and eighteen years, that being the limits fixed by law, and there is not now nor ever has been any charge for tuition in these studies within these limits. All studies of a grade higher than those above mentioned belong to the High CAVI/-VA1 AT* pAllorpIota /lonorf^onf mul tJVUVVi V/4 VVAIVQIUIV uuvuvj V*A*V?. tuition fees are properly charged therefor. These fees have been fixed very low, much lower, I think, than in any similar institution in the State, so as to bring them in reach of any one desiring to obtain a higher education than is furnished by the State in the free school. The charge of fifty cents as a contingent fee applies all pupils In both schools alike, and is in no sense a tuition fee, but is intended to meet expenses for which the State does not provide, and for which the trustees an; not allowed to pay out ofschool fuuds. In all the arrangements made anct plans adopted, the trustees have aimec' solely at securing the highest degree o:~ efficiency and greatest practical bene fit at the*lowest possible cost, a result, which could only be attained by the; union of the two schools as above stated. J. C. Caldwell, Ch'inn. Board Trustees Xo. 14. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt "Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin T7I i.: -J JM'upuuus, &uu JJV&aiavcij vuiwxii^ or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by McMaster, Brice & Ketcbin ****** iammmamm *m \ ! t'OVRf bP G&ZEBAL ktiSHjSS: I The Coiift of Geb^i'al SeSsidil; was ; Convened on iMondaV momihg-} with ! Judge A. P. Aldrich pi'fcsiding: After | a brief charge by his Honor; to the j grand jnrv, who were now serving : their third term, Solicitor McDonald ; handed tnem a number of i.idictments ! to consider. After an absence of u j short while they returned with the fol! lowing true bills: The State against Vincent Jordan, assault and bat I cry with intent to kill; Lizzie Xeil and Mariam Posey, larceny; Stephen Myers, larceny of ^rain j from the field; Sandy Robertson, rape: ! Charles Coleman, larceny of live stock; ! William Bonlware, petit larceny; Wesley and Matt Dawkins, larceny from from the field: Primus Hopkins, larceny of live stock: James Johnston, murder; Xelson Walker, carrying conI TTonnnn T?pnhpn "RtVhinKrtn_ JLS j sault and battery with intent to kill. The first case taken up was that I regainst Vincent Jordan, Messrs. Rags! dale & Ragsdale for the defense. Verdict?"Not Guilty." The second case taken up was the i one against Lizzc 2\eil and Marlatn j Posey, same counsel. Verdict? l\Sot j Guilty: The last case disposed of on Monday was against Stephen Myers, >ame counsel. Verdict?"Guilty." On Tuesday morning the case against Sandy Robertson, as above charged, was taken up, Me.srs. Ragsdale <fc Ragsdale for the defence. Thi* ca3c attracted considerable attention, being one for rape of a colored woman. After a thorough discussion of the case, the jury rctumciha verdict of 'Guilty, with a recommendation to mercy." Upon the advice of counsel, Charles Coleman pleaded guilty. Thf> rflsfi nu-ainst William Boulware was next taken up, Messrs. Douglass <fc McDonald for the defence. Verdict ?"Not Guilty/' This closed the business of Tnesdav. On Wednesday the first ease taken up was against Wesley and Matt l)aw! kins, as above charged, Messrs. Douglass & McDonald for the defence. ! Verdict?"Not Guilty." The next case taken up was against Primus Hopkins, same counsel. Verdict?"Guilty." The grand jury, after their final prej sentuient on Wednesday, were discharged by his Honor. un r riuuv iiiurimig uiu ul two Staie rs. James Johnston, charged with murder, was taken up. Our readers are familiar with Die circumstances of the crime. From the eviI dence it appears that there was ilifeeling between the nrisoner and Mr. J i Free, on account of the alleged intimacy between Mr. Free and the mother of the prisoner. Some time Jast HoosmKop .Tflmtc .TrtVincfmi w.ifi shot and severely wounded by Mr. Fre<?, of which he was found "not guilty" by a jury at the February term, of the Court. Threats of taking life had been made 011 both sides, and on the 20th of May the threats of James Johnston were carried out, and resulted in the death of Mr. Free. After the homicide James Johnston left the county, and a reward of $150 was offered by the Governor. He was captured some months ago and lodged In the county jail to await his trial at the present term of the Court. Messrs. Ragsdale & Eagsdale represented the defendant and made a noble fight for his liberty. After an absence of about , twenty-five minutes the jnry returned a verdict of "Guilty, with a recommendation to the mercy of the Court." The prisoner showed considerable feeling during the progress of the trial. This concluded the business ofFriday. The following have been convicted Aft/5 iiuu dciiL^ii^u. Reuben Robinson, assault with intent. to kill, eighteen months in the penitentiary or a fine of $100. Primus Hopkins, larceny of live stock, two years in the penitentiary. I .James Johnston, murder, sentenced to be hung on the 29th October, 1886. Xelson Walker, carrying concealed deadly weapon, six months in the pen itcutiary and a fine of $50. Sandy Robertson, ^rape, imprisonment in the penitentiary during his natural life. Charles Coleman, larceny of live stock, plead guilty, one year in the penitentiary. Steve Meyers, stealing from the field, one year in the penitentiary. The Court of General Sessions then adjourned sine did, and the Court of pamman PIaoc? ytto c r*r\ nttfinorl VVlUUlVli JL iUUO ?TUO WUT^UVU* [ADVERTISEMENT.] A CARD FROM COL. JXO. B. DAVIS. Messrs. Editors: Not long since Senator Woodward published a card in yonr paper, wherein he charged that S. JR. Rutland, member-elect of the present, and Democratic nominee of the ensuing Legislature, once belonged to the Union League, and rrVnl/i cr\ pftnnoMod thp Kprtflinr AS Chairman of the County Democratic CI nb, engaged him as a spy to report the secret actions and schemes of Ms confederates, and paid him therefor; and further charged that while there a spy in the interest of the Democrac]', he -was also a beneficiary of the bounty of his Republican confreres. Per contra, Mr. S. R. Rutland, it is alleged, stated during his recent canvass, and particularly in his address at Feasterville, referred to in Senator ! Woodward's card, that, in the canvass | preceding the Democratic primary of JLOOIj OClitttUl UUUUT>illU >Y?13 111CUU1J i to his personal aspirations, and wrote ! to .gentlemen in different parts of the county, soliciting thei:* support of his protege's candidature. It is further alleged that Mr. Rutland in his Feasterville spcech declared he was not a kVl /% *VS ?\.\M A Av* T An/VII A A ? 4 A ujcinucL ui IUU JUCO^UU his engagement with Senator Woodward to so connect himself for a specific object. It is believed the foregoing is a proximately correct, if not full, presentation of the status of this controversy. There is clearly an issue oi veracity between the parties to it, although, as is well known to the public, there is a written agreement by them II I' IIWMBmiWMiflW iMjiiil'iH to let tap matter rest until me canvaso is ended. The canva3C is ended, and : j 7 j it is respectfully suggested to them that ' a portion, at least, of the voters of the old county are not satisfied >Vith this < disposition of the affair. These ofii- j ccrs occupy positions of the highest consideration and honor in the gift of \ j the county. Their characters should i ! be unsmirched by falsehood, or the I suspicion of falsehood, or other tinbe- j : coming or inconsistent acts. Jlore ! light is needed. A plain, dispassion- J | ate statement of the facts and the evi- ' i dence, their constituents have a right ( J to, and do, demand. As Senator ; [ Woodward's card in the county paper j stands without a response through the j : same channel, it is clearly in order for TTrm R 1? Rutland to renlv. ( Jxo. B. Davis. j | Monticellu, S. C., Sept. 16, 1886. ITEMS FROM JiUCKUEAD. . Messrs. Editors: Cacoethes scriben! di has taken possession of me to-night, | hence this intrusion into your sane- ( j turn. The earthquake has been the ! j absorbing topic for the last fortnight, j ' and words cannot express our sympathy for Charleston and Suminerville, and our thankfulness to God for de- < liverance from a like fate?for we 1 y y v.* 4 ua f were rociceu, very percepuuiv u? mv | same mysterious visitor. "What a , j peculiarly aicesome sensation it pro- ] i duced! That this earth, our emblem j f of solidity and firmness, should be so j { shaken by uuseen power, surely ought to make us feel our own impotency, in i contrast t? the awful power of God, and show the wisdom of planting our tfeet upon the "Solid Ttock", against I which the winds and waves of time heat in vain. 1 uotton, or which ine iarincrs iui;g i ago ceased to expect more than half a crop, is opening, and the laborers pick in a mechanical way?the boisterous song and laugh being conspicuously absent. The negroes thought the earth- i quake the beginning of judgment. The protracted meeting at Rock Creek, in which the pastor was assisted by the Rev. Mr. Mahon and the Rev. ."Mr. Waite, resulted in four accessions J-thc church. Much regret was ex- : pressed that the Rev. Mr. Carpenter, ' of your town, could not attend. There is a good deal of sickness of : a .malarial type prevailing and our physicians are kept busy. Well, the election is over and some J are disappointed at the result. It i seetus to me th at the winning words of the more youthful candidates put. It.. 1 1 3 ~ J ~ I into ine uacKgruunu uit; ueec?f m ui? brave scout, who, after the lapse of twenty years, so modestly asked the suffrages of his countrymen. Perhaps a few glances of retrospection will bring1 him "to the front" with better results next time. Also the gallant color-bearer, who caught up the flag as the sixth man was shot down, and bore it aloft through the battle's din. I echo "Farmer John's" sentiments? the South Carolina University should be sustained. It was the Alma Ma(er of our fathers, and is ready to perform tne same good omce ior meir sons. Hare yon seen the pamphlet issued by the notorious J. Hendrix McLane, and palmed off on the public as a Grange document from the Feasterville Grange? Suffice to say, he is at his old trade of abuse of the people of South Carolina. i The "wee sma' hours" are drawing nigh, so I lay aside my pen to seek "tired nature's sweet restorer?balmy sleep". noyick. [The above communication was unavoidably omitted from our last issue. ?Eds.] I ~ r TIIE CROPS. Jfessrs. Editors: In my last I ex pressed an opinion that Fairfield would not produce the present year more than a half crop of cotton, taking a : full crop as a basis, and 10 per cent, of com. I noticed, traveling by rail , from Blairs on Broad River to ."\Vallacevilie, no perceptible improvement in cither. I discovered upon arriving at and near Dr. J. M. Glenn's, a* : marked difference in the maturity of the cotton plant, as compared with that higher up Broad River, the former , being much forwarder?more than < half open, and the yield much greater. 1 Dr. Glenn rode me over a portion of his cotton crop, and I thought it an average one. We counted on a lot i near his house, 150 bolls of cotton on : one stalk, thinking 125 might mature, . of the Peterkin variety, and the lot might yield 2,000 pounds per acreWe thought the nrcsent season from three to four weeks later than u?ual. > As an evidence of the fact, Dr. Glenn 1 produced an old register in which he had recorded the result of many crops, and we "noticed in it the sale of twentythree bales of cotton made September 13th, 1SG0. This was not an usual early fall. He avers that he does not j believe that amount of cotton was prepared for market in his entire township the presant year at that date, and furthermore that he believes j there is not corn sufficient of the 1 prescDt crop to ieeu jus uuise, ( between his residence and Long Run i church, a distance of four or five ; miles on the public road, for one year. ] Besides, I fear the quality of corn the present year is deficient. I examined \ partially a crop, lately gathered from i unland. near Lvles Ford, and found it very poorly grained. I thought it was covered with double the amount ^ of shuck of usual years. I fear plant- 1 ers will be disappointed in the yield 1 of late cotton. It requires double the time to mature cotton in September and October as in July and August, ' so also with corn. 1 I hope the patrons of my history of ] Fairfield will not dispair of its com pletion. I have been awaiting further material, and besides my feebleness < lmf narmif mrt *rv a c r? f Vi A * >Y JL11 UV/U jJ^llllll l/W v aoo tut county as I would desire. Yet I hope 1 with the aid of correspondents and J others, to complete it for the press , before the j year transpires. Hoping ; you better times, I am as heretofore, ' yours resfectfully, w. e. " P. S. The crop between Wallace1 ville and Winusboro, I thought nearly 1 an average of cotton, an improvement ' since the 1st July. The corn crop has i improved also. "vv. e. f n?i mil?i n" Xj GltA&b JVliT FRESESTltEXT. Tr, rTie ti'nWnrnhlp J P. A hi rich. Pi'"" siding Judge: The grand jury in and for the Couny aforesaid beg leave to submit their Inal presentment for the September rerm, 1SS6, of said Court, as follows: We have duly considered and passed ipon the several bills of indictment submitted bv the Solieitor. We have e'xatnined the several pubic buildings, and find them generally :n good condition. The ceiling of the main room in the 2ourt House is in bad condition, and it should receive immediate attention. The county jail we find to be a wellordered establishment. The prisoners wp nrrtvirlprl for as the law reouires. A committee of the grand fury visited the County Poor House, and from their report we find that the inmates ire properly provided for. The prcs2nt Keeper seems to have discharged [lis duties faithfully and efficiently. Of the public roads in general we :an make no satisfactory report, owing to lack of specific information. The road leading from the residence of Reuben Motley to the Columbia road we present as "being in bad condition. The road leading from "Waterec Church to the residence of W. II. Mitchell, along the land of Edward P. Mobley, is also reported to be in very bad condition. The road leading along the land of Win. R. Rabb has upon it a bridge r\t*oi- o oovtoin millr tvrVlifth hvirtO'H ifi reported us as being in dangerous condition. We recommend that these matters touching the condition of the public highways be at once brought to the attention of the Count}' Commissioner?, in order that the neccssary repairs may be made without delay. The books and records of the several County officials are found to be neatly and satisfactorily kept. We recommend that some system be adopted, in the management of the County finances, that will insure the prompt paymenr, m money, 01 an toe expenses incident to the sessions of this Court. If practicable, a sufficient portion of the moneys derived from the ordinary County tax should be set apart to meet these expenses. It appears to the grand jury that the fees now allowed to witnesses summoned to testify in causes before this Court are insufficient In many cases these fees are insufficient to pay the reasonable expenses actually incurred by the witnesses in attending upon the sessions of this Court. We recomAt. L il.Irt f Alt K A Vvi*A1irp])f f A UlULiU UJUl LiJi5 maun IV the attention of the General Assembly, in order that the law may be amended as the wisdom of that body shall suggest. 'Ia closing their labors for the current year, the grand jury congratulate the people of the County upon the satisfactory condition of our public affairs, and upon the unobstructed administration of the law through our Courts of justice. J. R. Dellexey, Foreman. A Confederate "Kam." In the game of war the opposing armies strive to outwit each other. Each strives to gain, by hook or by crook, information of its adversary's movements, and neither hesitates to mislead its foe. "All is fair in war" is the motto, as Admiral Porter found out, when he tried to gain information about a ram which the Confederates were said to be building somewhere up the Red River. Meeting a man near Fort de Russy, which the admiral's aim-boats had demolished, lie said to him: "Well, stranger, I hear you have a Confederate ram up here somewhere. Whereabouts is she?" "Lcmme think," said the native, scratching his head. "Yes, tliar is a ram 'bout eiglit miles above hyar." "Is it a powerful one?" asked the admiral. "Well, I reckon you'd think so ef you seen it It's the all-firedest strong tiling I ever seen, an' I reckon as buttin' it 'uu knock them ar bows of yourn into smithereens." "How large is it?" "Wall, it's 'bout the biggest thing I J 11 00 ? U'rUl dci;n. "Tell me all about it," s:iicl the interested admiral. "Wall, gineral," answered the man, "that's easier said than done. It's an all-fired buster, an' kin beat all creation at buttin'. That's all I know about it "I seen it on Mr. Whitler's place, as I told you, eight miles above hyar; an1 one day, w'en I was up thar, thar war a bull weighin' twenty-eight hunder; an' as soon as the bull seen the ram. he 'gan to paw the airth an' throwed up his tail, an1 the ram put down his head, an' the bull bellercd, an' they went slap-dash at each other, an' ef that ram didn't knock daylights out o' that bull, an' knock his tail out by the roots, an1 his horns off, an' lay him out as flat as apancakc, I'm a liar!" "But," said the admiral, "I am asking you about a Confederate ram?a vessel, covered with iron." "Wall, gineral," replied the man, "I don't know nothin' 'bout any Confederate ram: but I'm sure the one I seen could knock the bow of them ar turtles ov yourn afore you could wink, an" I reckon he must be a Confed'rit ram, seem' he war born in these parts." The simple native, as the admiral subsequently learned, was a Confederate office:; in disguise, who thought he would play a little joke upon the inquisitive Yaiikee.?Youth's Companion. Col. Nicholas S:nith, the great American professional beauty, is a native of Shelby County. Ky.. r.ml "was born so." The Louisville nays that in his youthful ycrr- was his daily habit to stand before his mirror and exclaim: "I thank thee, O God. for this magnificently handsome face.,: It was the late Richard Grant White who described Pauline Markham's voice as "vocal velvet" An Old Citizen Speaks. "\r? t *\r \rA? iUl. <J. itL. .LWXllO, <111 U1U ICOlU^Ill; Ul Rome, Ga., says that he had been badly troubled with Kidney Complaint for a ureat many years a:id with Eczema for three years; at times could scarcely walk and had tried many remedies without benefit, until he began taking Electric Bitters md anointing his hands and feet with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. This treatment afforded him <rreat relief and he strongly recommended "Electric Bitters to all who suffer with Kidney Complaints, or need a Blood Purifier. Sold by JIcMaster, Bricc fc Ketchin. * EXAMINATION OF TISACnJSJKS. The.following Circular has been received from Col. Asbury Coward, State Superin tendent of Education, and is published for the information of all concerned: The next examination before County Boards of Examiners will be held on Friiay, October 1,1886. In this connection, I would call your attention to the following resolution of the state Board of Examiners, already pub lished in Circulars Xo. 5 and <>, Series of L88-": ".Resolved, That the State Superintendent Df Education be requested to prepare, in Fiitiiro nnl-ir rmo cot nf niiP5tir>n? fnr nil three grndes for use by the County Boards of Examiners, and that applicants for County Certificates of Qualification be required" to make a general average of not less than 80 per cent, for a first grade certificate, 70 percent, for a second grade and 60 per cent, for a third grade; and not [ess than 40 per cent, on anyone branch." jonx BOYD, E. B. RAGSDALE, JNO. S. REYNOLDS, County Board of Examiners. Sept'21f2x2 CT?UM "in .rtifi j'i'r t.WWMMltjMi read this : ?In vit'V of tbe well-known fact that so many of the so-called fine whiskey are but a vile compound of Essential Oils and common rectified spirits, producing mixtures totally unfit for consumption, I deem it proper to call the attention of consumers to the merits of Ir W. Harper*s Celebrated Xelson County, Ky., Whiskey, which, absolutelv pure, is made from fine selected grain and fully matured by age. Sold only by T. T. LUMPKIN, Winnsboro, S. C. Septl4xf3m. ANXOUXCEItfEXT. \\TE BEG TO ANNOUNCE TIIAT T V our facilities for earning on business have not been interrupted by the earthquake. Consignments of Cotton, Rice and other produce will meet prompt attention as usual. WM. C. BEE & CO., Cotton and Bice Factors and Commission Merchants. Charleston, S C. Sept 25-iin STOLEN, ON Sunday last, from Mrs. E. M. Boyd, a heavy built, bright sorrel IIORSE, with heavy tail, one white hind foot and white spot in forehead. At the time it was stolen had on a good leather saddle with one stirrup tied. Was stolen by one Ben Mitchell, alias Joe Burroughs, a light genger-cake-colored negro, weighs about 165 pounds and has uneven front teeth. It has been learned that he passed through r*Yj "\fnrirlai- nicrlif: F.iViornl rr>. ward if returned to J. D. JACOBS, Peak's, Lexington County, S.,C. 2?T"Any information will be thankfully rcctivcd." Sept25flxl FARMERS, TAKE NOTICE ! N'OW is the time to buy the BLUE GRASS SULKY PLOW, and to procure good Seed Wheat, Engines, Cotton Gins, the Star Cotton Press and Cotton Seed Crusher. I am agent for the Southern Cultivator nml DiV;"/> 7r*>. nn >i? T <1 An'f Itmv amr farmer can do without this valuable journal. Those who don't know ezcrythinr/ about farming will be benefitted more than Si.50 per annum by reading wliat maybe found in each number of the Farmer." I have also a choice lot of new Clover Seed and other Grasses. Sept23-Gw JAilES PAGAN. ? KKinvrvx: VftTiTP J.1VAAVJU* PIIILIP LANDECKER and ADOLPII LANDECKER, copartners doing business under the firm name of P. Landecker & Bro., have this day executed tome a deed of assignment for the benefit of their creditors. In pursuance of this assignment a meeting of the creditors of said P. Landecker & Bro. is called, at my office, in Wiunsboro, S. C., on Wednesday, September 29, 188(3, at 10 o'clock, a. m. ISAAC 8. WITHERS, Winnsboro, S. C., Sept. 20,1S8(3. Sept21fxtd Assignee. SALE MB HID STABLES. NOTICE. ALL PERSONS BUYING STOCK from us last spring and winter and giving their notes payable on the 1st October and the 1st November, 1S8G, will please prepare to meet said notes, as full payment will be required, and will force collection .? :.i ?/u?? ,1..^ 11 liUL JttUU WllCli UUC. >? C Win taxvc SIVV/A. at the market value in payment. "We still have those SECOND-HANDED COLUMBUS BUGGIES on hand, and two TWO-HORSE WAGONS, which we will trade for mules or horses. We still have a few MILCII COWS, which we will exchange for horses or mules or beef cattle. A. TVILLIFORD <fc SOX, WINNSBORO, S. C. TAX NOTICE. Office of Coljtty Treasurer, j) J? AIKFI tjLtV bUlj.Vn, / "WlXXSBORO, S. C., Sept. 22, 1SS6. ) THE BOOKS OF THIS OFFICE WILL open to receive the taxes for the fiscal year commencing 1st November, 1S85, from the fifteenth day of October to the fifteenth day of December, 1S8G, after which date a penalty of fifteen per centum will be added. The statute prohibits an exten sion of the time for paying without penalty. The rate per centum is as follows : School Districts Xos. 1, 2,4, 3, G, 7, 8, 9,10.11,12, 13, 15 and 1G?for State, mills; for County, 3 mills; for Constitutional School Tax, 2 mills. Total, 10% mills. School District No. 14?for State, ~>\? mills; for County, 3 mills; for District School Tax, mills: for Conslitutional School Tax, 2 mills. Total, 11% mills. School District Xo. 17?for State, HiliJd* iui vuuiuj j *j imiio, ivi x/ijinv/u School Tax, 2 mills: for Constitutional School Tax, 2 mills. Total, mills. A poll tax of one dollar is required of all male persons between the ages of 21 and GO years of age, except those now exempt by law. These taxes are payable in the following kinds of funds and no other: Gold and silver cvn, United States currency, National Bank notes, and coupons which shall oeconie payaDie during wc year j.?oo on the valid consolidated bonds of this State known as "Brown Bonds", and on the bonds of this State known as "Deficiency Bonds": Provided, however, That jury certificates and the per diem of State witnesses in the Circuit Courts shall be received for County taxes, not including school taxes. T ?.211 mIaaac am 4-1*/* JL Will \i5iu tiiC iuuuwiu^ i^iatvo vii iuv days specified: "Woodward, Friday, October 13. Buckliead, Monday, October IS. Feasterville, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 10 and 20 (12 o'clock Tuesday to 12 o'clock Wednesday). D. G. Ruff's Store, Friday, October 22. JnnVIiicvillf* Ofttohftr Monticello, Wednesday, October 27. Gladden's Grove, Friday, October 29. Ridge way, Tuesday, November 2. Centreville, Wednesday, November 3. j Bear Creek (Cooper school-bouse), ! Thursday, November 4. ! Blythewood, Friday, November 5. JAMES Q. DAVIS, County Treasurer. Sept25fxlaw2v/ NOTICE FOK FINAL'DISCHARGE. I will apply to the Judge of Trobate of Fairfield County 011 October 19, 1S86, for a final discharge as Executor of the Will of John Campbell, deceased. JXO. W. CAMPBELL, Septl4flx3 Executor. mm ruin fil l r?7m dm nr IlUiHiii > rirwn iiTiniaiwp MOtfJfT 7JOy CdUJEOIATE INSTITUTE. 'I'UIE next session of the Mount Zion ColX legiate Institute and of the Graded School Will open on Monday, the 13th day of September, 18S6. The following able and experienced Corps of Teachers have been employed for the year, viz: Prof. W. IL Witherow, President, and Principal Common School Department. rroi. a. d. Dunn, Assistant, classical Department. Miss E. S. Obear, 1st Assistant, Common School Department. Miss S. Lilla Beat}-, 2nd Assistant, Common School Department. Miss X. A. Phinney, 3rd Assistant, Common School Department. Miss Fannie Jordan, Music Department. Mrs. R. C. Gooding, Drawing Department. A substantial and well-arranged brick building has just been completed, containup: eight large, well lighted and ventilated school-rooms, furnished throughout with comfortable seats and desks and other necessary apparatus. Thus, the Trustees are enabled to offer to the youth of our i own ana uouniy a gooa opportunity 01 obtaining: a practical education at very low rates. The curriculum is designed to'meet the wants not only of those who wish to prepare for a more advanced course in any special department, but also of those who by a special conrse of one or two years wish to prepare for the practical business of life. 11ATES OF TUITION. IX COMMON SCITOOL DEPARTMENT. I Pupils between 6 and IS years, Free. Pupils over IS years, $1 per month, in advance Pupils from other School Districts, Si per month, in advance. Higher English Course, 51.50 per month, in advance. Scientific Course, ?2 per month, in advance. Classical Course, $2.50 per montfi, in advance. A contingent fee of Fifty Cents will be required of all pupils at the beginning of the term. For catalogue and other information apply to the President or either of the undersigned. JA5. H. KION, Chm. Mt. Zion Trustees. J. C. CALDWELL, Chm. Bd. School Trustees, Xo. 14. is.ug.JTXia.wzin SHOES! SHOES. WE WISH TO CALL ATTENTION TO OUR SPLENDID STOCK OF THREE-DOLLAR MEN'S SHOES, EITHER LACE, TIE OR BUTTON, WHICH CANNOT BE BEAT. ALSO, A FINE LOT OF MEN'S SHOES, AT oo rrn r?T7i"> T) a tt> X JDXt JL ^LJLXV. WE HAVE ALSO A FINE LOT OF LADIES', MISSES' AND BOYS SHOES. ALSO, A LARGE AND CHEAP STOCK OF r 4 i*wi?i?si5 MJ A9L. A?K7 BOOTS -AND SHOES. U'MASTBK. BRICE & &ETCHIN. EARTHQUAKE! SLIGHTLY FRIGHTENED BUT STILL IN" THE RING. TIIE GRAND JURY, in their last session, in examining public buildings, found that the House of GROESCHEL & CO., Stood the shock of the earthquake better than any hoi^ge in town. Also found that they give the Biggest Drink and the Largest Meal, iviiu >uu v;axi iicivv; iiiuic iuu jwo utuu^jr j than at any house in town. Also found that the house of GROESCIIEL & CO. is the most convenient place in Winnsboro. On one side you can get Brugs and on the other side Medicines. Therefore we recommeud the public to patronize them. ROBIXSOX CRUSOE, Foreman. NELSON'S HOTEL. COLUMBIA, S. C. ST NEAR TO BUSINESS PART OF CITY. ZST Hot and Cold Baths free to guests Situation quiet. The only First-Class Hotel Columbia run at $1.50 per Day W. M. XELSOX, I OWNER AND PROPRIETO ??iwarn mm TT^i ?anSam ? iMf a WIT" 1886. I LIQUORS, I ALES, PORTER, CIGARS, ETC., ETC. Genuine Imported Cognac Brandy. Genuine Imported Holland Gin. Genuine Imported Port Wine. Genuine Imported Sherry Wine. Fine Old Kentucky Belle, Bourbon. Choice Old Cabinet Rye Whiskey. The Celebrated "Davy Jones", Bourbon. vj Choice Old N. C. Apple Brandy. Old Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey. Pure New Englaud Rum. Pare Blackberry Brandy. Plantation Rye and Corn Whiskey. Lager Beer. Mott's Pare Apple Cider. Soda "Water. Ginger Ale. ijassaparilla, Etc. CASE GOODS, BOTTUED. Pure Imported Cognac Brandy. Pare Imported Champagnes. Pare Imported Port "Wines. . Pure Imported Sherry Wine. Pare Imported Holland Gin. Pare Imported Ginger Ale. Pare Imported (Stoat) Porter. Pure Impoi'ted "Bass" Ale. Pare Imported Angustora Bitters. Best Bohemian Export Beer. Old "Kentucky Belle" Bourbon. Choice Old Cabinet Eye "Whiskey. Choice Tulu Balsam. Tulu Rock and Rye. Stuart's Gin and Buchu. ? = Old Reindeer Claret Wine. S. R. & J. C. Mott's Pure Apple Cider. Duffy's Pure Malt "Whiskey. Quaker City Malt "Whiskey* TOBACCO, CIGABS AND CIGARETTES. Thanking the people of Fairfield for their past patronage, I aui now readyto offer for cash a well-selected stock of goods in my line, and will be pleased to have their further patronage. F. W. HABENICHT. THE ONLY Pool Milliard Parlor L\ wmSBOBO. F. W. HABENICHTPROPRIETOR. Tnn i TnTii Tnr> i lUJCi! iUU! My Ice House has just been filled with pure clear Lake Ice, which I will sell as low as possible. F, W. HABEXICHT, JuIylTfxCm PROPRIETOR ADVERTISERS can learn the exact cost r j 1: r oi any proposeu uuc ui advertising in American papers by addressing Geo. P. Rowell & Co., Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce St., New York. Send 10c ta. for lOO-Fage Pamphlet. EST&IXE FOR SALE. A FIFTEEN-HORSE Steam Engine and a Saw Mill for sale. G. H. McMASTER. Aug 13-flxG THIS PJLPEE