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r > i.OC A L ii> it LLIUfi. t Wednesday, April 30. ; : : 1890 Xew Advertisements. Millinery?D. Lauderdale. Head This? II. Landecker. Notice to Creditors?'T. I). Feaster, Executor. Ltcal Britr:*. 2 ?Mr. T. W. fluff has nearly <x?tnf pleted his house. ? Mr. J. it. Curlee, of Greenbrier, has moved into his new residence. ? The Waterce Prize Clp.b will meet at Mr. T. L. Johnston'?, the second Friday in May. ?"VV'e are glad to see that Mr. t xr viKrktf is atrjifu an after* a I fj lililVIM -v ?x short indisposition. ?A horse belonging tu Mr. I?. "W. Phillips ran away on Tuesday and broLe his leg?that is the horse's leg. ?Mr. (J. A. White has opened his soda water !\?un', where everything in that line can be had. Call and see 1 him. : Tl?/i Trnrti (Vltmeil are HOW 011- ! gaged in reparing the pavement on w College street. It is a good step, for F thev needed it. * ?We learn from some of the farmers that i he frost of a few days ago has killed the cotton that has come up, K necessitating a replanting. " ?The business agents of the Farm J A mat KnrO nil MolldlV it AJUAWUt (UVl MV?v W.. # 11 o'clock in ;hc Court Houte. Business of importance was transacted. ?Mr. Jones Moblev, who clerked for a long time in the grocery establishment of McCarlev & Co., is now in the employment of Mr. J. 0. Boag. ?Mr. William Wylie killed a wild turkey a few days ago, winch weighed nineteen pounds when cleaned. Can that De Dear .' rairuwu at the top. -Messrs. J.T. Wallace, of Yorkville. ^and J. J. McLure, of Chester, have recently beeu elected directors of the ''..-..i;.... uiiiinir *inii Mann cuulll v^aicrikiu .ui?iu?, > ... . factoring Company. ?The people along Cow lioni road j Kay? that Mr. M'M.knowsa good thing when he ;-ees it, and that he is right in speaking of the prosperity in and around that neighborhood. ?On Thursda , at 3.30 p. in., the ^ _ Oil Miil ihut down. Parties desiring k.iMc miitwi w,i int-al and ammo .ciuted goods should get ihem at or.ce, t as the supply is limited. ?The Amateur Ulub will play & Alice Gray on next Monday night, and a good performar.ee may be exit;cLed. The money realized is to be sent to the Davis Monument fund. _ ?The Board of County Commisf t-ioners held their regular monthly meetirg on Wednasday. They were engaged for several hours, owing to a - ? - * Kn fAfQ thorn jjrcnc umcuin ui uudiucos vuviv vuvu?. ?"It is useless to sing the old song" of large stocks of goods, says H. Landecker, for "old and youDg all over the country know it." He has r* fcought Hendrix's stock of glass and ^ crockery. ? ? ?Mr. Delavau E. Ya'es, Supervisor of census, was in town Friday, look T-* . ring after the census business, tie has not yet made his appointments of feuumorators, but thinks he will hare the last completed this week. ?Mr. E. Ten nan t, ono of our citizens, has been under Dr. Evans' treatment for deafness, caused by nasal catarrh, fie is improving nicely. Dr. doesn't have to get reference* away ifrom honis, but have them right here.* ? The latest in the line of cigars fchown us by Mr. Milieu on ^ Wednesday. It is a novelty and quite original-the peculiarity consisting in the weed having a knife blade wrapped | in the filler. How the worlu is ad V aui>ui? ? ?Min Finch was before Justice C Cathcart ou Monday making application for a peace bond. He was required to give bond in the sum of $50. Brooks Montgomery was also before the Juttice on the same charge, but ^ no bond,was required of him. ?The G. L. I/s have decided to go to Richmond on the 29th of May to jraV the unveiling of the Lee monument, V if the contingent of twenty-four men Hp can be raised. Go by all means, boys, and show your respects to the memory ^ of the greatest soldier of the age. ?Dr. Glenn will please accept our thanks for some of his liybridyzed cotton seed. "We are sorry to leam -that the Doctor is not so well just now, and hope that he will soon recover and send us some more of his very inter nesting articles on agricultural subjects. ?We are authorized to state that the -railro*d will make reduced rates to f and from Eidgeway 011 the Ord of [ May, from Columbia as far ag Chester, for convenience of those wishing to attend the meeting there on that date. The speaking will begiu at eleven o'clock. ?Silas Paulding's mule ran away on Saturday on Congress street and ^ came very near sroing, wajjon and all, f " into Mr. S. C. McDowell's grocery V store, and was only prevented by Mr. Jas. Elder with the assistance of a tree, against which the wheel of the \wajfon struck. V* ?We learn that the Quarry Company - ' 1 W lias so mucn worK. un u<tnu mat * | great many more stone-cutters had to i be procured. Twenty-five or thirty more Scotchmen Trill arrive in a few ' > days. The railroad leading from -Rockton to the Quarry has been put in excellent condition by the Quarry Company. ?John Potter and James Nickolson, Who were arrested and lodged in jail a ! few days ago on the charge of assault j | and battery at the quarry, were re- ! leased on Monday on bail. They were J Fboih said to be participants in the fracas that took place on Saturday night, which resulted in the shooting of Rob!. Nickolson and the beating of Mr. Wm. Rutland. i ?Capt. W. G. Jordan is the recip lent of a handsome picture of the 1 Barton Light Infantry, of "Waynesboro, " Ga. Dr. II. B. McMaster, formerly of our town, has been elected second Lieutenant of this company. Dr. i McMaster was for a long time an officer in the G. L. I.'s. It is the sani i i _ : f old story. "Wherever the G. L. I.'s [ go they arc made officers. ?The latest novelty in the chewing gum trade can be seen in front of Dr. ~\Y. E. Aiken's drug store hanging on a post. It is a very unostentious looking machine. Should you have a nennv and desire :t stick of srum take it mid drop it in the box and out couies your chew. Cull and give it a trial. Don't forget to take your girl with you, for every woman i<= struck on chewing gum nowadays. ?Capt. W. G. Jordan lias in his possession a copy of a picture of Genl. Robert Crawford, ?f the British Army, taken over a hundred years ago. This General was a grand uncle of Capt. Jordan on his mother's .<-ide. To the reader of the Irish Dragoon, thi> picture would have special inteie-:t as it was he who figured with Charlie O'Malley in the Spanish war. ?Dr. Evans has con? lude 1 to make his liftfldnnaHcrs In Winnsboro for a short time. Iiehas tieated with succcss quite a number ot the best people in our adjoining Counties. The Doctor has rooms at the Wiunsboro Hotel, where he will be pleased to see tbe afflicted. Persons desiring to see him should call early a* he wil remain only two weeks. Th? Doctor ireats nasal catarrh, dyspepsia aud other chronic diseases- . * ?Policeman Gilbert paid Morris' Photograph Gallery a visit on Monday for the purpose of having a picture of Andrew Phillips struck oil". Phillips i? now in jail on a charge cf violating a contract. He answers very closely to the description of a man v*ho is "wanted in Union County for assaulting some woman at or near Fish Dam. The Governor has offered a reward for the assailant. Mr. Gilbert thinks he has Ciged the right bird. The photograoh has been sent to the Sheriff of Union. ?Andy Brice. who left Mr. Wy lie's some time ago for Mississippi, lias returned again to his old home. He says he thinks he "will stay. Andy says he was three weeks on the road, that the Mississippi River is all over the whole country, and there is no way of moving around unless you can get a boat, and boating about to find your cotton patch is not the tiling foY one who lias lived on high land. He says farther that there is not one of ail the families who left liere who are satisfied, except James Snake "VVylie, who was fortunate enough to get with a man who let him have two mules and two cows. Andy is not very enthusiastic over his Mississippi trip as may be expected. After the luck he met with he thinks that all the others will be back before long. A Call Meeting.?A call meeting of the County Alliance will be held at tVm fYinrf TTaiiqp on Fridav. the 9th of May, at 11 o'clock a. m. Delegates will take notice. Business of importance. AV. L. Rosbokouuii, Chairman Executive Committee.^ Deaths.?Mr. Frank Clark lost by death his little child on Tuesday night. The interment took place at the MethT ft" _ 1 _ J ociisi CDiircn oil ? eunesiu&v uiachiwh at 5 o'clock. News reached town on "Wednesday morning of the death of a child of Mr. Frank Brown. Meeting of the Executive Committee. ?The Executive Committee of the Democratic party of Fairfield County met on Saturday. Atter some discussion the following resolution was passed: Resolved, That in the opinion of the Executive Committee it is unwise and injurious to inaugurate toe political campaign of 1890, at this early day, and it is eminently recommended to the various Democratic Clubs in the county not to organize for tbe campaign until advised so to do by the County Executive Committee, and not to participate in their organized capacity lit meeting for public debate which are not authorized by the regular constituted Democratic authorities. The Hook and Ladder Company.? The colored Hook and Ladder Company held their anniversary meeting in the Town Hall on Friday night and elected the following officers: President?T. A. Goode. Vice-President?S- M. Evins. Secretary?C. R. Thompson. Treasurer?P. A. Wright. f\? i tt* iir \ n... ui rectors??*. \v . .orowii, iviicn C?rr, George Brown, liobert Ellison. Axemen?William Smith, James 2*1 cCants. Solicitor?Center Gibson. Mr. R. J. McCarley was present and made them an interesting speech, telling them of the duties, etc., of a fireman, which will no doubt redound to the sr?od of the whole community. Personal.?Miss Mattie Mackorell, of Biackstock, is visiting her lister, Mrs. H. Y. Milling. Miss Lula Blain is spending a lewdays in town with friends and relatives. Mr. y. \V. Doty returned home on Monday night, after quite a stay in the capital. He reports good sales. Mr. H. L. Elliott, Jr., returned to Columbia on Tuesday, alter spending a Jew days with his parents in town. Capt. I. X. "Withers has received an invitation to deliver an oration before the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association of Fort Mill. Mr. E. B. Itagsdale left on the 5 o'clock train Monday morning for Laurens, to attend the wedding of Mr. S. B. Crawford, which takes place this evening. ?Mr. W. T. Crawford, of Shrieveport, La., ix paring a visit in town. Mr. Crawford left with his brother on Monday for Laurens. Mr. W. H. McBride Smith is in town on a short visit. Mr. Smith has for some time been engaged in the Moffatt Manufacturing Co.. of Ches ter, S. (J. Mrs. S. S. Wolfe, after a pleasant visit often days with friends in Charlotte, N. C., returned Friday. Mrs. La Bruce Sampson, of Georgetown, S. C., is visiting Mrs. Ulvsse G. De.sportes. . i Ermixie.?Miss Etia Wolfe has succeeded in filling out the caste for the opera Erminie with good voice* and home talent. The fact that Miss Etta Wolfe is directing this entertainment is a guarantee that the people of town and county have a rare* treat in store. It is quite an undeJtakii-y to yet lip an opera, such a? Ermiuie. *ui l. place the size of WimifrlxM'u v.i'li home t:?lei<t, but our conimunity never talis win u once it is committed to a tiling. Pinafore was a hucce.-s, a howling success, and the Kirmesa was wonderlnl. Dut those who have taken part in iCrsninic should remember thai these entertainments weie .-uccesstul because those j who understood them work d v.Mir- j infflv to make them t-o. This, we feel i sure, will be d in* :?yain in Erminie, and that the home talent *vill be sufficient to bring out this beautiful little opera. The Penitentiary Farm. At the Jast session of the Legislature the directors of the penitentiary -were authorized to purchase a farm upon which the convicts may be worked. Forty thousand dollars were appropriated for the purpose. Accordingly a sub-committee was appointed by the board to advertise and purchase the necessary lauds. Upon this sub-committee was placed Director Anderson, of this County. Three tracts of land were offered, the True Blue plantation in Orangeburg, the Taylor place in Richland, and the DeSaussure place in Sumter. The owners of the True Blue and Taylor places asked 840,000. while the De Saussure place was offered at $25,000. This latter place Director Anderson considers more valuable than the others, and will probably cast his vote for its selection. There are claims that the place nearer Columbia is best suited on account of the proximity to the penitentiary, but, as Capt. Andercrvti covc it ia fn 1 if tins i< an advantage and it certainly is not sufficient to overcome the difference of $15,000 in the prices. Economy is the cry in public affairs at present, and should be, and we agree with Capt. Anderson in his efforts to save the public treasury the nice little sum of ?15,000 in one lump. TUE FAlillEES' COSFEKEXCE. Nothing Wrong it-ems to Have lteen Done ?An Aildreeis Issued to the People. Columbia. Dril 23.?fSnecinl.l ? The meeting of tins conference of farmers in Columbia to-day was very successful. Twenty Counties were present by delegates, and ten more by letters endorsing the movement. Mij. Woodward called the conference to order at 12 m., then was the much talked of "counter confercnce" in session. Capt. Iredell Jones, of York Comity, was made chairman, J and Co.onel J. J. Dargan, of Snmter, secretary. A committee of five was appointed to draft an address to the Democratic farmers of the State. After an adjournment of a few henrs, met again at 5 P. M., when the ad.dress was read which calls on the people to stami by the Democratic party, and in which the party is 3troDgly defended, especially its method!!. Unity and calmuess are urged. From the spirit shown at the conterence, it is not probable that Mr. Tillman will be given uninterrupted stvav Jo repiesent things as he chooses without some reply. v. h. m'm. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT From Bethel Sabbath School, Fairfield Circuit, S. C. Conference. "Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father to remove from our midst our friend and brother, Nathan C. Robert son, who for a long period has been connected with our Sabbath School as a teacher. Therefore, be it resolved: 1. That we sadly miss the presence of our brother and his counsel and instructions, but we bow in humble submission to our Father's will knowing flint. is too wise to eiT. too frood to be unkind. 2. That we will cherish his memory and hereby record as a Sabbath School our appreciation of liis services while with us as a teacher in this school. 3. That we pray the sustaining1 grace of God may be with his wife in her loneliness ana deep sorrow. 4. That the secretary record these resolutions in our Sabbath School journal, and that a copy be sent to the bereaved wife, also to the "Winnsboro News and Herald and Southern Christian Advocate. J. L. Cauthen*, I). G. Ruff. Ul!JSSJCJUAiO Jtrvtt. i/jrc. . Messrs. Editors: Will Capt. Till, man answer the following questions at the Ridgeway meeting on the 3rd day of May? 1. Who are the aristocrats? What is your opinion of the aristocracy of this State? 2. Do you still consider the Citadel a dude factory? If so, why? If not, W1JJ XIV/L* 3. What is the difference between the State House ring and the Tillman ring? 4. Name the Railroad Commissioners who have been tamed, so to speak. 5. Dotrt you think your suggestion as a candidate for Governor ?i minority suggestion? If not, why not? 6. Did you ecer say, "I do not want to be Governor of the State, but simply a Trustee of a S. C. State Agricultural College?" By answering the above you will oblige a clod hopper. J CARD. 3,fcs*r.s. Editors: The issue of your paper containing the article by "Fairfield" and the rejoinder of "Fair Play" reached me subsequently to the posting of my last article on "Tillmanistn" or l snortiti nave mciuueu m u ?iini, follows. ''Fairfield's" charge ot disloyalty to the Democratic party is general. ' It appeal s in the issue following the one containing my first article. - Probably I am not hasty in nsammug mat ac reiers, m pait, iu mc. If be does, in reply I have to state, that my life has been spent in Fairfield, I am mow well advanced into the evening of life, and atn well known by ; many of my feliow citizens. I confii dently submit to those, who know me most thoroughly, and to the candor of an intelligent public, whether or not the conduct of ray life, and the senti 1. .?.. M/ianflif unKI < C r?l"? itr. UlCIll5 U1 Ail > ictgunv ^uuiiw-vv? ?? tides sustain bis charges of disloyalty on rnr part or the innuendos of "Fairfield." Is "Fairfield" ns-ured of the propriety of his posiiioii in publishing such nr;ides iiii.-ubx-i ibfd by his name. IIaysk McMkkkin. .\iu:itu:elln. April *2/i. KKASTKKVILLK KAI!MKI'.S' TJ I.L.MAN C LITIS. At the request of Messrs. T. W. Travlor and, M. D. C. Colvin, the farmers of this section met at Feasterville Saturday, the 2Gth inst,, at 3 o'c-lock P. M.j for the purpose of organizing a farmers' club, to be known us the Feasterville Farmers' Tillman Club. x? _ n _ ,1 jljiu juceuiig was caueu iu viuti by Maj. C. "W. Faucet te, who acted as temporary chairman, and, was also unanimously elected president, but declined to serve 011 account of being president of the Crosbyville Alliance, fearing that the time of meeting with each organization would conflict. The following officers were then unanimously elected and proceeded to trans act business : President?T. W. Travlor. 1st Vice.President?J. B. Prospt. 2nd Vice President?D. P. Crosby. 3rd Vice President?E. C. Ilouze. Secretary?Robt. II. Jeffares. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted: 1. That the members of this club heartily endorse the action of the Farmers' Convention which was held in Columbia on the 27th of March. 2. That this club meet the fourth Saturday in every month at 3 o'clock p. m. There were some very interesting talks made by Messrs. C. AV. Faucette, D. P. Crosby, T. ~\Y. Travlor and E. C. Ilouze, and also some suggestions by some others. All present nnite an interest ill the meeting. Notwithstanding the busy season "of the year, there was a good turnout, twenty-two present, who came forward without a single exception and enrolled their names on the list, and three who could not attend sent their names as members. Had it been generally known, doubtless there would have been a larger attendance. The following is a list of the members. T. W. Travlor, M. D. C. Colvin, J. B. Prospt, D. P. Crosby, E. C. TT/hico AV TiVm^ttrv .T K". Atenhfrn son, Henry Jeffares, T. 1). Owings, H. C. Coleman, AV. J. Crowdcr, AV. B. "Wright, J. H. Kerr, C. E. Waters, W. Y. Coleman, F. V. Avers ,Cr. IL Jenkins, T. R. Jenkins, L. Feaster, T. E. Dye. C. S. Porter, D. R. Coleman, Dr. Charles Rabb, Robt. R. Jeffares. FKOSPBK1TF ALONG THE COW HOIty ROADMessrs. Editors: In returning from the funeral of our lamented friend N. C. Robertson, at Bethel M. E. Uburcli, i tooK trie ww iioru ruuu and whs much pleased with the appearance of the country which in thoroughness of cultivation surpasses any part of Fairfield County. For four or five miles nearly all the land on both sides of the road is in a complete state of cultivation with very few gullies or washes, though the land is rolling, and in other counties would be called hilly. The road runs on a ridge the land falling on on botn sides. It is said that most farmers in that locality make from 10 to 15 bales of cotton to the plow annnally. Though the land originally was only second grade it now stems to be equal to the best cotton land in the county. Nearly all this section was covered with old field pines which have now been cleared off. The soil which is gray saud and gravel underlaid with clay seems peculiarly suited to the growth of old field pine* of unusual size. These lands, if level as those in Eastern Carolina, uiight be improved continuously so that in a few years one might, as in Marlboro County, at one view see 1000 acres yielding 1000 bales annually. But in spite of the mellowness of the soil and the good preparation, there must be a constant 6trn?gle to keop thete lands from going the vr&y of all Fairfield lands. Continual planting in cotton will exhaust the humus, gullies will make inroads and the margin of profit will grow less. To prevent this it may be necessary to increase the acrcage of oats, rye, corn and pasture. Most of the lands are terraced ana if oats, rye and corn be planted in strips or belts and not in separate fields, the damage from heavy rains may be mitigated. IIow does it come that this neighborhood is the most prosperous of any in Fairfield? First, ihe granite quarry there has increased the price of land and turned into money many piles of rocks which before were only nuisances to their owners. The quarry has also for several years paid to employees from $50 to $200 a day, much of which money has percolated through the community and added to profits on many things. Second like, begets like, a few good farmers in a neighborhood grow to be many. Third, the excellence of the roads bring the farm and the market together and by diminishing expense increases profits. The final reflection is that the building of the railroad from the Falls to Alston and from Shelton to Camden will develop and enrich many neighborhoods in Fairfield to a much greater degree than has been done in the Green Brier and Mossy Dale err: try for they will open np lands, richer for corn and cwtton and possessing possbly ^1 n?nfl ItK /\r* r*t hftp nofn. slipcilUl iuiuciai wvftuu v/i winvi * <**?*. ral advantages. MrM. Remarkable Rescue. Mrs Michaei Curtain, Plainfield, 111., makes the statement that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery lor Consumption; she bought a bottle and to lier delight found hetself benefited from first close. Lhc continued its use and after taking ten bottles, found herself sound and well, now does her own housework and is as well as she eve;- was. Free trial bottle? of this Great Discovery at ATcMaster, Brice & Ketchin's Drug Store, large bottles 50c. and $1.90. * IJucklen's Arniac Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, liruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chepped Hands, Chillblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and p<>sitively cures Piles, or no pay required It is guaranteed to give perfect s .tisfaction, or money refunded. Price 2:5 c?nis pei box. For sale by McJIvjV; Hrice & Keteliin. / * m e 3IR. ME A RES BEPZIES To Major T. W. Woodward's Letter. Tri- Weekly Xews and Herald, April 20. ! Major T. W. Woodieard' Sir?You have seen tit to publish in the issue of the County paper of the the *22ud inxt. an article purporting to be a reply to a courteous letter I addressed you in legard !o souie arrangements nrouo-ed lor the proper man agement of the public meeting hero, in wliich you had previously accepted an invitation to participate as one of the speakers. I pass over any reference to your extraordinary conduct, from the standpoint of a gentieinan, in printing a reply to a letter of politcnes without notifying me even of your intention to make vour letter public, and even tbeu not quoting any more of mine to you than vould serve the object yon ?o plainly bad in view. I pass that over, for 1 am convinced fram your action in this matter that you are incapable of realizing your indelicacy. But as it has been made a means of flinging a s-lur upon this County Alliance by alleging a most false and unwarranted charge that its secretary was inducing it to participate in politics as an organization, your article is calculated to bring that body and myself into opprobrium. f Innnn T o m hhWPV^!' 1*A 11C3IWC A. i?iu mv < ?! ?. - w luctanily, to deneuuce the method you have taken to evade lacing Tillman at this place, by an unprovoked and ingeniously concocted attack upon me in the press of the State?not to speak of the fact, gravest of all I charge against you, that if you had not suppressed my entire letter it would have plainly shown that my only purpose in writing you was courteously to inform you of J the action 1 naa uesirea on inc part ui your own sub-alliance, iu the matter of these committees, so that if your view did not coincide with mine you would have the opportunity to prevent your Alliance appointing their portion of the entire committee. If the statement you make in the outset i? true as to a partisan nature of the meeting which invites Capt. Tillman on the one side and yourself and Gen. Bratton on the other, to "divide time" in a joint discussion, your previous letter of acceptance precludes you from any withdrawal except upon weighty reasons, unless you are willing t.-> inMir thfi ins! criticism of the %v ?*" u?" citizens of your County. They have unanimously cho-en you expressly for the purpose of protecting them from vicious and "appalling" schemes, if you think them so, of men alleged to possess selfish designs upon the commonwealth, and time and again charged by you to be daugerous to the prosperity of the people you represent. You must feel thatj ou are justly liable to this charge of delinquency in the discharge of your duty as you profess to understand it, when you assign as a reason lor peremptorily uecuinug 10 meet Capt. Tillman face to face the inconsequential fact, as you allege, that ibc Alliance has been lugged into it. As a good Alliance man you must know that, it you beliave yourself when you state that reason, vour duty is all the more to appear, and, in|iddition to exposing the wickedness of Tillmauism in the State, denounce the equal wrong you allege will be perpetrated upou the Alliance body. But I do not believe any one in this Connly is so blinded by prejudice as not to see through your subterfuge. You could not have possibly meant j as truth the insinuation that any orders to bring the Alliance into this campaign as an organization had been directed to me as its secretary; arid, instead of an unnecessary eulogy from yon of Gen. StacLhouse, in which, by the way, you take occasion entirely to misstate his stand in the matter, you owe this Alliance an apology, in my opinion, for using it a? a flimsy excuse to desert your post of duty on the 3rd of -Hay. Your reason for not appearing here is ail tbe more iauacious irom me xbul i that this very month the County Alii- [ ance, whose" meeting you attended, passed vigorous resolutions, which were published, to suppcrt as candidates only those who favored their peculiar views upon political subjects. As yet I have heard 110 pruiest on vonr part of such a wholesale violation of eaths you speak about?in fact, I believe you favor tbe resolutions. As to your concluding- sneer that I and others arc desiring to ride into office on Tillman's shoulders, such charges are cheaply made, and cau be treated with contempt. They come with pxauisite <n-ace from you who have so often been favored by the people and yet have suffered disappointment. Respectfully, R. A. Meares. Ridgewav, S. C , April 23, 1890. A LITTER FROM MAJ. WOODWARD. Tri- Weekly JSrews and Herald, April 29. Mr. lL A. Meares, Ridgcxcny: Sir?I must have bit yon a hard lick - - * ?_ - TT judging Dy tne nowi you mane. iuu also seera a little riled, so to speak, and I don't blame yon, for it was rather mean, I confess, to break up that nice iittle private political shebang you were running 0:1 your own hook, for vr>nr own purposes, and when a fct. v tllce seemed so near. But you rnnsn't be angry, Richard, my boy, it will happen so sometimes. "The b?<st laid schemes if mice and men gang att aglee." Don't be discouraged by this little backset, but pick your flint and try again, for you have made great improvement in your elnrtA AO TWO J.U1C Ui SUUllC JJUllUtl*u onn,5 ?vu vuiuv amongst us, and should persevere. Yes, it is hard to have your trotters knocked from under you in this rather ruthless way, and I hated to do it, but the time has come when things must be unmasked for the good of Democracy, and there is now too much at stake to mince matter?. I had no objectian to you playing the role of biy Ike in the Alliance, nor of your being chief cook and boitle-washer in matters political and otherwise, nor to I vour having: made your advent amongst us from your Yaukee school fulmiuatinjj anathemas and "pronuuciamcnto" against methods and men, although some ef the latter were here battling for Democracy whilst you were chewing gnm in jour natire State, but I conld not stand that insidious attempt which you made upon the Alliances, knowing as I did that it would result in the destruction of the order, it allowed to go nnrebuked. In this day of Tillmanism you are perhaps not so much to blame after all, for there was much of official hope and promise in your scheme, but you had no business to let me catch up with you. In lieu of the "apology" demanded for your Alliance, let me suggest, a monetary i schemc which will, I think, pay them better. And I urge its consideration, having heard that your transcendent JinnncUriiuj ability on which so much rel'ance was placed has failed them. - i iue pian is iui>. uuvu uiu hiu^c-.>uy Alliancc purchase the iren-.'hi/ secretary of lhe (,'onmy Alliance at not above par and then sell him for what he thinks he is worth, and I guarantee that the stringency of '.he money market in and around Ridge way will be lifted forthwith. A few general observations now, if you please. Why was it that you called for committees from three Alliances when there were four fineDemo cratic clubs just as close? Mr. Tillman is coming as a Democrat, not as an Alliance man, nor in response to the invitation of citizens as you would have us believe, but to urge his personal claims as per a programme mapped out by Mr. Shell, in fact, commences his regular State canvass. Was it because you dreaded to have such influences at work around? or was it because you were not "indelicate''* enough to ask the members to attend what might ?be the funeral ot their grand old mother, the Democratic party? If the latter, I commend you, for it is evidence that there is some good in you after all. But you are so "biggity," so to speak, and w?n't wait till you learn our people and their ways, and hence it is that you are continually putting your foot, into it, and keep your friends* always uneasy. I suspected all along that you were writing Mr. Tillman to come over and help out your school commissioner boom by gettihg up one for himself, and I now have the authority for sav ing- that your letters persisted in did materially influence ihe matter. To a man up a tree these things look a little peculiar. I3ut "what ?f tha; Tillman campaign club you called for? How sirange it is that the president of a Democratic clnb should be more concerned about the formation of a rival organization than in the rehabilitation of one, with so much of glorious Democratic achievement behind it as thnt at Ridgcway. No, sir, it is useless to denv it, actions speak louder ?" ?..a miii.iA UiUU ciliv.1 lllio >v IIVUU UJlli^ 10 too plain. Every nnjtur.diced mind and even unbiased man will hold you guilty of the charges preferred by me, and will include you with the other prominent Tillmanites in the Stale in one ban.l of revolutionists, reckless of consequences to others, willing to jeopardize the unity of Democracy, even white supremacy itself, to get office. Bat a garbled version of your letter was published. If that letter wasn't a crafty insidi eus attempt to mveigie me finances into this purely personal partisan issues, not by orders from the (Jouuty Alliance, but by personal officiousness, then I am ignorant of plain English, and will have to doubt the learning of several in and around town who saw it in its entirety and agreed with me fully. Yoa can't dod^e the conclu1 sion, not mystify the issues by even the adroit use of that circumlocution mill which you usually run so successfully, nor will you scare it away by raising your hack feathers ferociously as you "did. Yon stand convicted of all the charges made against you, and I reiterate the whole catalogue, after sober reflection, which I have given to the case. This is just in keeping with a cranky, wishy-washy, fly-up-thecrcek sort of a fellow anyhow, with the vanity of Lucifer and the brass of a cast monkey. You say "I was unanimously chosen for the purpose of protecting inv fellow-citizens from vicious and 'appalling' schemes/' etc., etc. Great Scott! I hear there were tour men at the meeting, three of them spoken of for office, but they were "unanimous." X think it is plain that they aspired to three different offices. It is a fact notorious in the County that I always held myself subject to the demands of my people, in season and out of season, at any time and at all times. But you caught me napping', I confess, and for the first time in my life I found myself not "protecting my leiiow-ciusens" Dut iignriug as a placard to advertise an insurrection in the Democralic party and and serving the purposes of a pettifoggy little tar heel lawyer who having been an officeholder ever since he caine amonget us, now proposes to play reformer, "jiue the band" and "rotate" himself into jl better place. You are "courteous," very. Why didn". you write me before you wrote my Alliance to appoint this committee, especially as I was sixteen miles away from them? This is another exhibition of the meddlesome, officious, badmannered course which you have pursued ever since your advent in the tTT. . . _ i. 1-^3 L ^ 1 uoutuy, wnat ngm nau you iu ue arranging Mr. Tillman's meeting for him anyhow? He has a regularly appointed campaign committeeman "here, whose business it is to attend to this? Even he is complaining of your olEciousness; but you can't keep your hands off things to save your life. I wonder that you haven't burnt off the fingers of both hands poking them ' ? a J ? > XT/>^ o ?*A1 n 1IILU XJUt Icll [JUliS ill U1 vai vuua. So far so good. But you have reserved the worst for the last and are going to consign mc to your eternal "contempt." Xow, Dick, don't do this, we are brethren, you know, and besides this, I think X shall be able to survive the infliction; be compassionate, be considerate for the ills of others; don't be "indelicate"; give me another chance, and I promise you never again to publisha ujmcaU,: letter from you, unless it contain, like the last, matter of public concern, or to furnish news for drv papers, or because the spirit ' i. . /I ~ Z i \ moves me iu uu u. Very truly yours, m T. W. Woodward. "FAIRFIELD" XOW CALLS "FAIR FLAY" TO TASK. Tri- Weekly JSeics (aid Herald. April 24. Messrs. Editors: It was not my purpose to take the initiative in stirring up a newspaper contraversy, when the communication 01 the iytn iU5i was written; for such debates tho? they have a beginning, seldom end until the patience of the reader is exhausted and editorial courtesy is worn threadbare; to say nothing of the effect such de bates have noon the tempers uf the participants. That the communication would touch some sore spot the writer well knew, and that the poorest cause will always find s.n advocate is an old and true maximc, so no surprise was felt when "Fair Play:? came to the front. As uFair Play" takes exception at some portions of my commuuication, denies some and doubts others*, and misquotes others, I will ask you to permit me to trespsss a little further upon your time and space. "Fair Play" charges upon me, an attempt to misrepresent Capt. Tillman; but he does not point out the misrepresentation except in one instance, and thai one he says is too trivial to be serious-; ly considered; but I would not misrepresent Capt. Tillman even in a trifle, so I wiil slate that the reporters of one of the papers at least, in the State reported him as saving that the Convention had nominated the "only man in the State who had brains enough and nerve enough" to lead the fight against the Democracy. Now Capt. Tillman denies this, so the issue is between nim and the reporter; and the public is left 7 I ill Bill I HI I m I?Tra-T Highest of all in Leavening Power.? H. jszszgm) ABS0UU1 to believe either as it may see fit to be-1 lieve. "Fairfield" does not charge "a projected split," but asserts that in his opinion there is now a present existing split in the Democratic party; and that the Tillman Convention was not a Democratic Covention. The test for admission was not allcgiance to the Democratic party, nor were its methode -v + V. "TV A IxUlJSiSLC'll YYJLlll JL/^UJVuau^ mvuivug* Now let me state plainly the reasons which iinpell me to the conclusion that the Democratic party is divided. In the first place the Democartic party up to the lirae of Tillman's advent had been composed of all classes and conditions of men united in one compact body, banded together, in the first instance, for the purpose of redeeming the State from Republican rule, the maintennnw nf Ancrln Sfixnn cnnremaftV. and vw r* v j for the purpose of establishing a pure, uncorrupted and incorruptable government. This party, we believe, succeeded ir. its aims when Wade Hsmpton was inaugurated as Governor; this aim of the Democratic party remained unchanged through all succeeding administrations from Hampton's inauguration down to the present time, and we believe that this aim of the partv has been attained, and that we have had a fair, houest, impartial and economical administration of the government since 1876 to the present time. Now this party in power by whatever name you may call it, has been denounced it the call for the Tillmau convention, as extravagant in its administration and corrupt in its management; its representatives have been charged with being "bamboozled and tamed" by rich corporations, and that instead of administering the afiairs of the State in the interest of the people, they are, it is charged, run in the interest of corporations and for the benefit of a rinsr of office-holders who form an "aristocratic oligarchy." Now these office-holders have been put in offi.ee by the Democratic party as the duly accredited reDresentatives of the Dem ocratic party, and that party has for the last fourteen years endorsed the actions of these representatives. Now the followers of this new movement claim to be better than this party, and above its actions, they claim to be nncorrapted, "pure and undefiled;" while the others are corrupt and extravagant; thus is a clear line of demarcation drawn, two classes formed, and new methods and new tests adopted by one class. Now which has the best claim to tne oia name 01 jjemocrat? So is it the class who adhere to the old methods, who believe in the old creed, or is it the one breaking off Trom old creeds, old methods and old palicics, and establishing something new? Now it is claimed that the followers of the new movement will abide the results of the Convention, suppose the Democratic Convention refuses to endorss, or to act upon "the suggestion" of the Farmer's Convention ? The followers of the new movement must either submit quietly and J return to the Democratic ranks there to consort with men they have denounced as dupes, and submit to the man fhov VlQTTA /? I a V A/"} ICJUCl OUIJJ' WA IUWU vuw; ~ ^vv?M*vvi corrupt, or they must go the way blazed out by others. It they continue to consort and affiliate with the followers of the old leaders they stultify themselves, if they refase to do so, they must either form a third party, or become Republicans. So much tor my opinion of the "split" and my reasons for tninkiug there is a "split." Now as to the policy of "denouncing the farmers as a. class as being Independents," this charge does not tnnrh m<v as I have not denounced them as independents. I did charge those farmers who support this new movement as being supporters of an independent movement. "If that be treason make the most of it." I know and every one else knows that the new movement is not supported by a majority of the fanners of the State, as will be seen when the August convention meets. I admit that lam familiar with the history of Judas, Arnold, Chalmers, Mahone and SlcLane, and other historical characters; but not more so than the average mau of ordinary intelligence, who believes that we should know the ways of the wicked in order to avoid them. And if "Fair Play" had "a speaking acquaintance" with their histories be would not have such "an excellent acquaintance" with the new movement; for he would quicklv see the strons: resemhlanfip. tf.vistiuor between them. There is no telling1, however, whether this would have saved him, for auy one who in this age of civilization and in the light of "Christianity thinks the world 11 too rough on the poor Jeic'' who betrayed his Master and Saviour, could scarcely be saved from Tillmanism. I know 'little about the call issued by T. W. Woodward, Iredell Jones and J. C. F. Sims, but the Tillman Convention claimed to represent the farmers of the Statu, and these gentlemen being farmers and believing in the integrity and honesty of the Democratic party, I suppose desire to disclaim any connection with the detractors of that party. The gentleman styling himself "Fair Play" has learned the lesson taught by his "political boss well, and seeks by veiled insinuation and indirect innu endo to cast adeubton my connection, past and present, with the Democratic party. As he does not know my identity, nor does the public, it would be a waste of time to protest it, and such a protestation, in my case, would not be necessary, as I am not connected with auv new movement in the Democratic party or out of it. The gentleman quotes me as saying that "men are to be judged by their present actions;" bet be does not give mv whnlp sp.ntpnc,f>. and then woes on to say that "this is the asuai plea of a reformed convict." I have not invoked this maxim in my behalf, so the point is lost. I will give him another maxim more germain to the matter in hand. Men are to be judged by their present actions, for the plea of "previous good character" is the last defense of th? nnrcpentant and unconvicted thief. FAIRFIELD. April 22.1890^ Happy Hoosiers. Win. Timmons, Postmaster of Idaville, Ind., writes: "Electric Bitters has done more for me than all other medicines combined, for that bad feeling arising from Kidney and Liver troubles." John Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same place, says: ' Find Electric Bitters to be the best Kidon.l T Jrnr morlp 1V?P fppl liVp a new man." J. \V. Gardner, hardware merchant, same town, says: Electric Bitters is just the thing for a man who is all run down and don't care whether he lives or dies; he found new strength, good appetite and felt just like he had a new lease on life. Only 50c. a bottle, at McMaster, Brice & Ketcliin's Drag Store. * esggrr- for the blood, SJ8*? Weakness, Miliaria, Indigestion and Biliousness, take brown's iron bitters. It cures quickly. For sale by all dealers in i medicine. Get the genuine. U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17,1889. M Baking J n mI rowticr "ELY PURE J| FLAY COXES AGATy. Tri-WceJdy News and Herald, April ?0. Messrs Editors: "Fairfield" says it was not his "purpose to take the initiative in stirring up a newspaper controversy." Again, he says, he "would not misrepresent Capt. Tillman even in a trifle." Row truthful: Sambo, when canght with stolen e^gs; "25b sah 11 neber tuc nuthin in my life. I is as innocent as a chile unborn," bat clap your hand on his hat and the contents coinc running down his face in frill irianr AUi( V IV IT ? , "Fairfield" says in His "opinion there is now a present existing split in ' gk the Democratic party." And have you a real live opinion, "Fairfield?" It must be very lonesome rattling aronnd in 'your cranium. Catch it. Keep it. You will need it before this 3 campaign is over. - .i So you would not misrepresent Capt. Tillman? Poor fell?w, you would not because you could not. The people know him verv well by this time: Such vaporings might have misled in the past. "Fairfield" quotes from some reporter that Capt Tillman said "he was the only man who had brains enough and nerve enough to lead a winnii g fi *ht." Yet who that reporter is, even he blushes to name. But for the benefit of the public we will do so for him. 'Tis the correspon^ ^nAflAco on/1 i UClit U1 tUCll opvlitag auu xlum?wvu.~ ; ^ late journal, the Keics and Courier. As nearly every paper of any importance was represented in the press gallery on the day of this memorable Convention, we hardly think ifc possible, at least probable, that such a significant remark conld have escaped their hearing, only to seek lodgment in the ever ready ears of this wily Spaniard. As to a question of veraci- _ 4 tv between Captain Tillman and this man of treacherous breed, the people Will not long hesitate. "Fairfield" hears a noise in his dwelling, and afraid to make examination into the premises, lays flat on his back, and yells lustily, "burglars! J burglars!" when the noise otty ema- 1 nates from one of his own household. "This party (i. c. Democrats) in power" has" been denounced. Who says so? Only "Fairfield." one who really desires not to misrepresent Capt. Tillman, would make such a -4 charge. Capt. T. has abused the I actions of certain individuals, who are temporarily ac me ueau ui me pan. >. We might as well charge all our opponents tvith being jaundiced simply becaase "Fairfield" has such an infection. "Fairfield'' denies the logical deduction from his premises in the first article, thai those who participated in either of the farmers meetings were not Democrats. I am not surprised at it, nor am I more than amused by his nhanrra nf nrtfliflAn that hp TTljiflP ftll farmers in favor of either of those meetings independents. T&is shallow device was so apparent, and besides some of them may have asked him some very ugly questions concerning his ignorance of the party that redeemed the State. , > - ^ This is a "tiew movement" is it? Where was "Fairfield" in '76 and since? Some of ua have a distinct recollection that "reform" was the hfltrlp err when we .trained the victory A oyer Chamberlain and his infamous crew. "We will not be surprised, however, if "Fairfield" denies he ever heard it before. For Judas denied his Master although fresh from his presence. Listen to what the Veiled Prophet says: If the August Conventioa does not endorse Mr. Tillman, and his followers continue to consort and affiliate with "the followers of the old leaders, they would 'stultify' themsalves.-r This certainly is not the case in the Democratic party, however, it r - *?u-L? amy u c z/t outers % jl'ouuciu uv^o uui , J seem to be acquainted with this fact, "It would be a waste of time to protest" his "connection, past and present, with the Democratic party." I ^ believe you, "Fairfield." But when a man arrogates to himself the role of public censor he should at least have some knowledge of the subject he so audaciously aspires "to discuss. He seems to feel sorely thi&point. I only , _ pitched a .stone intoJfce darkness, heard a yelp, and I kPw at once that I had struck one of t^'se mangy, crip [pled curs, who mo& do congregate and hover around their master's kitchen, to catch some chance crusts that mayhaps fall from his table. The cur is an animal sui generis. He takes his master's kicks and cufis and fawns upon him. There are too many of these pests in the present administration. "Fairfield" thinks because we have had an economical government in the Js dim past, it follows that we are blessed -IT- u T_ Ur. WXtU SU'-JU JUVVV. 1U VIUC1 wuivio, uc I pleads "previous good conduct" should be taken as evidence ?f the present. Ia this instance I wili agree with him that the "plea of previous good conduct is indeed the la?t"?resort "and refuge of the unrepentant and unconvicted thie?" A Our, opponent, in his mental poverty, to climax his eloquent (?) discourse, has appropriated the words of the immortal Henry, which have hitherto never been quoted save in the nnnca r\( liVtarftr frao riOAf?Vl and frt>(* V/AUO^ VI 41 Wi ) li VV U^vvvm ??? *?vw thought. But he - here seizes upon them as a fit fire in which to biud tighter the irons that have alreadybeen so ignominiously forged about us". "Fairfield" quotes scripture, as the devil did before him. Surely he "stole the livery of heaven to serve the devil in." Judas did not steal the Lord's supper nor the table cloth. "Fairfield" hogs down everything in sight, wraps the cloth about'him and poses fia ?. ornardi&n ano-el to Demoeracv. The statement that the farmers' movement is in the minority we emphatically deny, and challenge "Fairfield" to show foundation whereon such a brazen assertion is based. It seems strange that those who have been crying for "facts, facts," for so long a time, should, when an opportunity is offered for a' joint debate," slink unconditionally to the rear. However much we regret haviug i J ?J iJ: ueen ura?geu iutu luis uiacuooiuu, n indeed discussion it may be called. Yet if "Fairfield" would "so elect we would prefer, if it is to be continued, that it be done under other than nommes des plumes. fair play. 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