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IIMl? I II ?IIM The Press and Banner Wednesday, June 23,1886, Literary Club. The Literary Club mot at the house of Judge Uotnran last Friday night, George C. Hodges In the chair; T. C. I'errin, Secretary; essayist \V. 1*.Calhoun, Esq?Subject?"The Negro Problem." .Mr. Calhoun took the ground that thut Xesro is a failure, as a tenant, as a laborer, as a citizen, as a voter, and in every other respect. The essayist said he would like to throw a veil over his moral dclin<|Uenies. but to do this would not be right, and he therefore enlarged on the immoralities and imperfections of the race under discussion. The essay was discussed by L. \V. l'crrm, 0. T. Calhoun, Solicitor .1. 1,. Orr, Hon. J L. Youjnans, M. L. lion ham. Jr.. J. W. Thomson, Judge CotJirao, .Jud-e MciJowan. K. li. (iary, "\V. li. Bradley, L. W. White, A. \V. Smith, \V. Miller, W. A. Lee, Judge Kershaw. T. 1'. Thomson, nearly all of whom opposed the position assumed by the essayist. The next meeting will t>e at tin; house of t-ieorgeC. ltr?ii,?f>? .1 s. l'errin. essavist?Subject?"The iShakeperean-Hacoiiion Theory.'' Too J<nte. We are extremely sorry, but it Is n fart that we Have much matter that we cannot publish this week. It is a physical impossibility for ns to set up a whole paper on. Tuesday Jiisrht, Correspondents will please do us tue kindness to send their favors as early as posMble. When so many del.iy until Tuesday nUht we cannot print it all. Everybody in t he office worked all last night in order to tret in as much as possible, but still we have mailer enough left over to make a good paper. Please consider the sorrows of the prirter who is anxious for news all the week, and who is overstocked on Tuesday night. Will otirhichly prized correspondents send their Javors In on Saturday or Monday, when they yandoso. Late or important news is thankfully received at any hour. * - * ? n..> IToiillh. jiri * a r??v? t v v??. ???- . The Board ?>f Health have met ami organized. H. T. Tustau, chain nan. J. M. (Jmnbrell j wcretary, Dr. K. F. Gary physician. G. A. Vlsanska, J. Allen Smith, members. Citizens are requested to go to wojk at once and clean up their premises, as the Hoard of Health hopes to be saved the unpleas.m duty of reporting anybody's lot in an unclean condition. Let it be understood that special attention will be given topis; pens. If any are found In u bad condition they will he reported. It is the imperative duty of our citizens to preserve the health of the town. Let us all join in tlieeflb.it. True Bill. Tn the case of the State against A. T?. HamWln, W. H. Cox, Thomas Sutherland. Gits. Williams B. L. Clinkscah's, and Huekabee, allot this county, charged with riot at the house of J. It. Nelson, near Honen Path, | nil account of which we published last week,] t he grand jury at Anderson returned a true! bill yesterday. Tha case has been continued j until the next term of the Court at that place nt tim unn.shnt w<iuml from which A. B. Hamblin is now wittering, and which | disables him from attending. ?. Meeting of Rnilrontl Directors. The Di recto if? of the Carolina, Cutni>erlnnd (iap and Chicago Railroad tnet last. Wednesday morning. The following ottlcers were ciected: President?R. E. liowen. Vice-President?T. G. CroftSecretary and Treasurer?T. P. Cothran. Executive Committee?R. E. Ik)wen. ex-offlcio, J. S. Colli run, T, G. Croft, A. H. Gregg. ' Excelsior." The essay on this subject will appear in due time. Mr. A. D. Kennkhy, of Due West, will rnn, during commencement week, a full line | of Hacks to and from Donalds, and will be pleased to serve all who wish to go to Commencement. Terms reasonable. Mits. Margaret Hammond, wife of W. .T. Hammond, of WliHe jack neignoornono, > died last Monday, after <i lingering illness, | aged about sixty years. A meeting to form an arricultural club t will be held a ML Carmel next Saturday af-j ternoon at three o'clock. All farmers are re<1 ties ted to be present. Thk Inlantof Mr. and Mrs. >Yr. C. Bcnet Is very sick. They went away with it yester- | day in the hope that a change of air would be | well for it. Maj. H. P. WiriTSER, of Anderson, a good | candidate for Judge of the Klghth Circuit, was in town last Thursday night on legal business. Miss Hwrm. McTxtosh has returned /mm thc"\VH'iamston Female College, where f-he took a high stand in her classes. Mr. AimtEK CALiforx now occupies the hnm" near the Episcopal church, recently owned and occuplcd by Mr. Lee. The Greenwood Democratic club, it is said, will nominate Judge (.'othran for Congress at their meettlng next Saturday. Mr. A. B. Hamuli* isa'l riclit. so far as his wound Is concerned. It is thought now that it Is not a serious wound. Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rich-] ey, dlod last Sunday of cholera infantum,! a^od three years. Barney, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Hammond, died lust Wednesday of cliol_ * ern intantum. Messrs. Seat,, Mrli.waine ?fc Co. are! building a carriage repository on the Alston | House i6r? THEinfantdnuKhter r?f Mr. and Mrs. George | Shi Hi to, died lust Friday night of cholera in- I Inn turn. Miss Katie Parker has returned from | Columbia, where she has been attending school. Coi.. M. O. Toi.man and Miss Susan White) are reported as engaged to be married to-mor-! row. Dr. Withkrspoon o( Now Orleans will j preach in the Presbyterian church next Sun-j day. Mr. and Mas. Thos. P. Cothran are gone | to Home, G<"orgla, on a visit, to relatives. Miss Brucv White, of Greenville, is ouai visit to the Misses Chalmers. Hon. J. X. Lii\scom?, candidate for Congress, was in town last week. Mil J. Calhoun Marshall has returned from his trip to Florida. Mrt. W. J. Rogers has been on a visit to I Ills family. Kev. J. Lowrie Wilson has been made a! T>. n. I Mk. Graydon's now dwelling is going up. Hon. W. K. Stonky is iu town. NOT GUILTY. The Slnyor of Arthur JI. nciiwlicl Is i Arqulttrd of the Charge of .>Iurder. Tlte evidence In the ease of the State asralnst! John 0 Ferguson, und>*r elm rue of murder in I the kllllnu of Arthur M. Benedict, on the21th j of December, 1&S4, is familiar to the people of Abbeville county, and no rehearsal of it at present Is necessary. This was the fourth time the form of a trial has been none through Wltti. At each of the other trials a mistrial wis recorded, but on Friday night last, June JS, 1856,the conclusion of the legal j>r<w:cedings against hlui was reached iu a verdict of "uot guilty." the jfijy. J. F. Clink scales, John H. Thomas, J. \V. Itoa^on. Eli Link. J. I>. Etlieridge, li. O. Bell, <i. W, Calhoun, J.O. Evans, L. t\ Hark n ess, W. o. Cromer, Josephus Bowcn, Arthur iiass. TIIE VERDICT. The Indictment wns handed to the Jury at about seven o'clock in tl?** ereninjr. when they | were loeked'ln their rtMiin. At midnight tho1 Jury reported to the bailiffs or d<-puty sheriff that (hev had agreed on a verdict. The accused and I he .1 ndge were .sent lor, and at VJ:I0 Judge Kershaw was ou>the Hench. Solicitor, attorneys prisoner and scvtral others were present. The jury room door was opened, when the Jurymen Ill?-d in and took their seats. Alter they had been policil they were asked if they had n greed upon a verdict. The foreman replied that they had, whereupon he handed the indictmcnt to the C'terk, who read sis follows: "Thesjjiteof South Carolina against John O. Fergusson. Indictment?murder. '.Sot Guilty.' JOHN ! '. CLIX Ks(? AI jKS, Foreman." TIIK .Il'RY COSCJUATri.ATK FEUGtTSOS. The prisoner was i turned lately released, ine jurors were dismissed, ami the Court was adjourned. The accused was in or near the dock, when nearly or quite all of (he jurors at once surrounded him, congratulating him at his acquittal, shaking-hands with him, and manifesting much pleasure at his release JYom tlie charge which liad hteu preferred against him. jiemakk3 between fbiiotsos ano the soMcrroit. As Solicitor Orr and others passed along the aisle near where Ferguson stood, Ferguson *aid to the Solicitor: "Are you satisfied now ?" To which Solicitor replied : "Yes; Mm; jury to>is found you not guilty, and 1 am satisfied." The Solicitor continued nioviug toward tue <l<M>r (hiring the Mute this was Wing mi?l. Ferguson suiswcred: '"I don't believe si word of it." Hy this time the Solicitor hail movetl a litUe way from Ferguson. "Jf be heard the last remark, be made no noifee ot It, aud gave uo cvidtjacc of bis having heard it. iwimui ihiiw*il??ini ! ? ! THE OLD HISTORIC FORT. iTHE GLITTERING STARS WHICH SURROUND IT, AND REFLECT ITS GLORY. | The ((nick Eur ami the lErady Pen ol n CorrrspoiHlrnt who Makes an In Icrosjiii^ of the litis.r 1,1 ft A ho ii t Mncl.y-Six ? An Inviting Field for Candidates. where i?c ! Subscription Pnprn will l?e Pre' | sontoil. ami where the Vote* ol' mi <>ood old Church Deacons ean l>< HoughI (or a Trifle?A Prohibition Straw?Many Personal >'otices, ami Other Matters. Ninety-Six, June 21,ISSfi. ("apt. Kirk was in town last wecU looking after the interests of tlie railroad. He had ! just returned from Hamburg, where Sullivar I iV Co., are working, lie thinks the grading from that place to .Johnson's will lie comidel ed by August lAth, and they will put on the erosslics and lay the iron at onec. Alex. Sin art A- Co., are {letting along nicely with the Ninety-Six division. 1'roi. Craves, who taucht our sehool last year, has been in town spending a few c'ayf i with friends. Some of the railroad contract j ors took a gr^at fancy to the l'rofessor. ! The Uev. Mr. Carter and family, who have j r?ruu fin a mug viml n? irnm-wT, m\?v.- * vuu led. Mr. Carter Is a tine preacher sunt pastm j and his many friends were glad to weieonu > liiin back. I Miss Bessie Watts, of Laurens, was in town | last week visiting friends. ! Capt. J. II. Hrooks has purchased a fine imi ported Merino buek from L)r. J. JJ. Watts, ol I Laurens county. j Messrs. Ueorge W. Buchanan and J. Blaine Sample, of Greenwood, weie in town last Sunday. Capt. It. F. MeCnslan is linppy over the birth of a tnree-qiiarter Jersey lieiiercalf. We have seen ii and it is tine. The Ninety-six Agricultural and Stock Fair has been reorganized. The Fair will be held on August the lath. We hope ail friends ot [ the enterprise will go to work and get their stock, ?Vc., ready. We must try and make a better exhibit, than we did last year. Dr. W. A. Sanders, late of Concordia Lodge A. F. M., has affiliated witli Eureka Lodge No. 47, at this place. fhe many friends of Mr. Thnd. Duokett regret, to hear of his death. We were personally acquainted with him and no better boy or nicer young gentleman has ever lived unions us. His family have our slncerest sympathy. Misses Laura and Emma Dial, two charming .voting ladies from Laurens have been spending several Jays wnn tlicir menu .uiss Mattie Calhoun. Mr. and Mrs. James Rogers, Jr., are absent attending the commencement exercises ol' cooper Limestone Institute. I)r. P. H. Calhoun, of .McCormlck, was down visiting his mother and famiiy last Aveek. The first through train since the Hood passed up last Wednesday, and our people t urned out to welcome It as lan old and long absent friend. It won't do to be without railroad facilities .Silo, the fine Norman Stallion of Mr. E. Y. Sheppard, has been brought back to Abbeville. lie has spent the Spring season at Augusta, (ia., where lie was very much honored and admired. We are hearing every day from persons at a distance who propose to exhibit siock at our Fair. We hope tlie people will bear it in mind that we give 110 premiums. The lllne and I ted ribbons will be lied 011 best and second best animal or article exhibited. The crop of Spring oats is very fine in some localities, especially so around Ninety-Six. Upland corn could be no better. Bottoms have suffered from the freshets and but little bottom corn will be made unless the seasons are unusually favorable from now on. The lot lowing resolutions were adopted nt the last meeting of the Narrow Oitugc Telegraph Co.: W H KICK AS, An Allwisc Providence has removed from our midst our beloved companion. Thaddeus o. Duckett, therefore be It Resolved, That the members of this Company, at a reirular meeting assembled, have learned with feelings of sincere regret of the death of our brother operator, Thaddeus O. Ducket t; In .1,0 ,ll?l,nr,w nf lite <lllllt*; as operator, lie was always distinguished for his promptness, zeal and fidelity to the interests of the Company: Resolved, That with Ills parents and friends we sincerely mourn his loss; ]{'-.voiced, That a blank pane in our journal lie Inscribed to his memory, and that these proceedings be spread upon the minutes; Itexotved, That, a copy of these resolutions be sent to his lamily. w. s. nor, Kits, J. S. WILSON, Committee. Mr. R. L. Pratt's fine young stallion, Itex, has been returned to his owner alter having been in the hands of an experienced trainer for-more than a year. This Hue young horse is ilesiiued to make his mark. We will expeet to see all the candidates for ollice front I^aurens. Newberry, Kdgelie'd and Abbeville at our Fair. We promise they shall not. be bored with subscription lists. Mr. Milton A. Watson, from Itidge Springs, Kdgelield county, has been up several days visiting relatives ami friends. Miss Laura Wilson and Mrs. Lontr, of Verdery, were visiting at Dr. Wenek's last week. Col. Gaines, of the Augusta Chronicle, was In our eitv one day last week in the interest of that sterling paper. Col. Gaines is an industrious, conscientious newspaper man and representing as In: does one of the best of Southern dailies, he can all'ord to spread himself. He secured some ten or a dozen subscribers for Ills paper and established a regit lar reporter in our town. He deserves success ami we believe he went away gratilled that lie had been here. A very "largecontingent" of the voters of Ninety-six township want to vote for farmer Tilman candidates at our primary election. Trot them out. IJecauseof an unfortunate disappointment we were prevented from attending tlio Commencement exercises of the (ireenwood Female College. As soon as we had the opportunity, however. we sought ail interview with .some friends who were present, and from them gathered ji little information. They were perfectly delighted and report a grand success. Everything passed nil' nicely. The .speeches were line, and the Greenwood people treated them in handsome style. (Ireenwood has always prided herself on her schools, and justly so, lor no town of its size in the State has had inorc or better teachers. Mrs. C. 1>. Sadler, widow of the late John Sadler, died at her residence near NinetySix last Friday at an advanced aac. We hope the candidates will not forget to tell us about their Prohibition ideas. Our people want to know, and must know. Messrs..!. S. Klnirli, J. Q. 1'ylcs. and It. L. Stuart of Coronaea worshipped at the Methodist church at this place last Sunday. The meeting at the Mcthodi.-t church will continue for several da vs. The He v. J)r, Lander and Mr. Creitsburg will conduct the services. Don't forget to give nn eye to your stock and put them in llrst. class condition for the Fair. It will pay you. So don't bring them hen;, and so home ashamed of your neglect. Prof. Lovejoy, on account of the incaslos, has abandoned the reception which was to be held on the 2->th inst. Capt. James X. King is a candidato for County Coinniis>ioner ane will bnsoannoaneed in tin- papers next week, lie is a good uiun und will make a tine oltleer. KAST END. The Ninety-Six Stock Fair. The Ninety-Six Agricultural and Stock Fair was reorganized on tl-e r,tli inst. by the election of tiie following otlicers : President?James ltog?'rs. Jr. Viee-PresidfUts trom Abbeville County?L. M. Moon-, \V. II. Fra/.ier, I',. Y. sheppard, William Johnson, Joel .S. liaiiey, 11. F. Fuller and J. F. 0.1 iiil're. Vice-Presidents from Kdgetleld County?1\. S. Addison, J. Mel). Kinard, W. I* I>urstand (). F. Cheatham. Vice-President from Colleton County?Col. \V. 15. Utsoy. V ice-Presidents from Newberry County?A1i Ion Johnson, Joseph Jenkins, W. 11. Smith and P. il.Koon. Vine-Presidents from LaurensCounty?John 1G. Williams, J. H. Humbert, J. Wash Watts, J. T>. M. Sbaw and J. 15. Walts. ; Secretary and Treasurer?I. T. Miller. mwrauinus?w . 1j. .vnuerson, -ir., ami C. 1*. Itolicrts. Chief Marshal?James X. Kinjj. Kxcmtive Committee? F. M. Pope, 11. F. McCuslan, .Ins. II. Hire. (Jeo. M. Anderson, II. It. Tumor. J. 1'. l'hillips, I.. M. Moure, 11. I?. Fruit. K. s. Hale. \\\ H. Frazier, K M. Lips, comb and l>r. J. J. lto/.i'inaii. I The Fair will be held at Ninety-Six on the 110th of Auu'ust. The hooks for entry will l>e I opened by the Ilrst of J uly. J. T. MILLKU, Secretary. Columbia's I>ileli. Greenville iWtr*. J The Columbia city eouneil lias resolved t" pay the penitentiary board S'2'Ki for theoontliiI nance of work on the canal this month, and 1 ? **) a month hereal'terTliut mueli of the statement is good, and il I it stopped there everybody in the State would | applaud * 'nlmubia's piueU, wish her {food luck I and lavor the canal, lint it docs not ston | there, unfortunately for ihe State at lame. and. as we believe, lor Columbia. It goes on I to say: "The amounts thus advanced to be refunded out of any surplus earnings of tiic pcnitcntia^ | ly available for that purpose.'" I in oinrr words, iin- penitentiary. lor tun ex ! penses of which tin- people of the whole Stall j contribute, instead of turning its snrpltu ( earnings into the common fuml to ease tin common burden of taxation, shall use them i to repay Columbia money expciitRil on an enI ternrise lor Columbia's lu-iiellt, whU'li will, il completed, enable Columbia cotton mills t?i compete with unfair advantages with otliei I mills in the Stale which have been built by , private enterprise ami courage uuU at private 1 cost. TROY AND AUGUSTA. ; Tlie Trojan* and (lie Fountain City !!o,rs .licet on the lliniiionil?Ail Interesting Account of tl?c I'rlemlj ly Contest. I Tro.v kIill holds her reputation among tlie r leading ba.-e ball towns in I he South, as will I be seen by the following account of two ex ecllent f!nines played hereon last Friuny and ? ' > I,< <!. siinnteur ...v. , | chilis oi August a and the 'l'my base ball club. ' The following niv the names and positions hold by the mcfi in each club: .! Troy?Abcrerombie, short stop; IJtes, see'ondba^c: Noel, first, base; Kennedy, ealeh; llarkness, pitch ; Khcpp?rd, third base; Ua ! vis, left lield; Chiles, right iield; Smart, ceni ter field. . Augusta?Carpenter, short srop; J. Senn, 1 second base; V. Kenn, first base; .Barrett, |catch; Wiseman, pitch; Kalbtleish, third Ibase; Hopkins, lefttieid; Baker, right field; r tJreen, center field. > Our boys were well aware that in order to secure a victory over tlie Fountain City chib J they would have to play tlielr best. Tlie first same was called by Umpire Laster, of Augns" til, on Friday aflernoon at four o'clock, the I home team going lo the bat. The Trojans ' i soon proved to be equal to any professional ! i sluggers, making a score of nine runs in the , first inning. Augusta could not find Hark * .. ...ii/i I iicss curves out seoreu our run on ? ? ? ' j throw l>y one of the home team. The best j playing was done by clubs in tlic 4tli, otli and i Oth innings, when each team was treated to it 'Idish ofgoose et!gs. Harkncss and Kennedy | j the battery for Troy, piayed a great panic un! tsi Kennedy's broken linger was badly hurt ' I again, whieli forced forced Harkncss to ordiJ nary pitching after the sixth inning, and 11 which allowed Augusta to run their scorc up to thirteen runs. Wiseman and Barrett, the J battery for Augusta, are excellent hall play' Iers and did some good work. II.id the homo team not pounded Wiseman so in the first in' ning it would have been a closely contested 'j game. Jlarkness struck out twenty and Wiseman thirteen men. A singular filature I in this game was that no batter received I his base on called balls. Harkness hit two | three-baggers and two two-baggers, bringing in three men with one bit, auu placing five runs to his credit during the game, smart hit for one three bagger and one two-bagger. Kennedy, Wiseman and Abercrombte each hit a two-hngtrcr. The wonderful left, band catch by Neel on tirst base elicited long rounds of applause from the spectators. Carpenter, AugiiBtn's short slop, is a one-armed man and one of the strongest men on their team. The following is the score by innings; I Troy '.) 2 l 0 o n 4 :l 0?10 j Augusta l J l o u o s i? i?! > i Tlie second panic was called by Mr. Bonner j of Due West acting as umpire on Saturday | morning at 8 o'clock, Augusta going to the j but. Tli ey were retired in one, two, three orI der, not being able to '-take in" ilarkncss' j down curve. Troy met with nearly the same I fate in the first inning, only one base hit being made otf Wiseman, hut the runner was "sent to grass" on second base. The victory in the second game was not so easily won by Troy. 'J hey didn't seem to "catch ! on" to VVideman's curves, making the snectaj tors leel like otiering "a dollar lor a hit.' Ah- < j ererombic, Barrett and Smart hit for two-bag- < gereach during tho game. Smart's fielding i was superb, taking in three difficult flics in I I center field. Augusta's first baseman did j some beautitul playing, Both umpire's gave i ] universal satisfaction. The following is the i | score of the second game by innings: Augusta .0 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 1- 9 I Troy 0 1 2 1 -1 0 4 0 *-lti 1 The visitors were entertained by the citl* < j zens of Troy who hope they enjoyed their vis- J it and will play our team soon again Jf it is (any consolation to them I will state that a j | gentleman from Charleston who witnessed j both games said there is little doubt but that I the Troy eluli could defeat t he KM wans of Ills , ! city, which is considered the crack amateur | club of the (State. Our club is trying to com- , I l>icte arrangements to attend the grand base ; ball tournament at Laurens on July Tin. i J. M. V. NEWBERRY SPEAKS. >. I I A Voire for Judge Cotliran anil ttic Primary Elect ion?What civ berry's "Contingent" Will I>o if It Has an Opportunity - "War 1 Horses'* and Lawyers. 1 Nkwkf.uuy, S. C., June 21, 1SSG. i Etlitc/r Prefix and JJuiuier: | Not all the voteis of Newberry by any ! means approve of the position of one of our j local papers In appealing to county pride in j selecting a candidate for Congress, and in appealing to tno tanners of the various counties to unite 011 ;be candidate of its cnoice as a farmer in preference to a man like Judge Cothran because bo is a lawyer. Very many of us, and those whose votes would weigh I most were it the custom to weigh votes In- I stcad of counting them, agree with President Cleveland and Judge Cothran that "public < Oltice Ik a public trust,'' and that candidates 1/ lor otlicc should be sought solely with regard 'J j to their character and capacity for perform- I ing its duties. Our other local paper the ObI tmroer, I judge is about right when it says a 1 I pretty large contingent of our voters are not i | satisfied with either of the candidates from < i our county, and if they have opportunity of 1 doing so, will show this by their votes in the < primary election. This is what makes the op- < I position to the primary so strong with the j triends of certain candidates. They know ^ I their men have no chance lu a primary, but p ! hope by manipulation to succeed In acuiiven-I i I lion. ! I do not have the pleasure of knowing 11 I Judge Cothran personally, or his views on 11 i the various important questions pending in 11 I Congress, and which are likely to be the leadling issues for the next few years. J'.ut from 11 j the general reputation of the man, 1 should |j I have far more confidence in his acting wisely j > 011 them, than I should have lu any other J candidate whose name lins been mentioned. L The time has passed 111 our opinion for "old ) t war horses," and "spoilsmen." We now re- 1 otilrc instead enlightened statesmanship, t we want representatives who look to the future, not the past; who favor Civil Service 1 1 llcform, tarill' reform, and sound money; not j t j men who would still have us "sulk in our ' I tents," and tight over again the battles of the t | war. We have some members of this kind I I ..o\r in l YmifTPKK. .'ind tt is to be honed not 1 'only mat they will be returned, hutaiso that I their hands will be strengthened l?y t lie clec- i ! tioii of others of Iii?: character, as I have ill- i i tic doubt Judge Coihrnn would bo. I a:n an ! ardent friend of I ho "fanners' movement" r ! audexpeclcreiitgoud from it. Hilt it it is lobe t used to excite one class of our people against ? another, and to pit "old war horses" against f such men as J mice Colli ran because lie hap- < ; pens to be a lawyer, it will do harm Instead i j of jiood. Let us Insist on having the numiiia- I \ j tion by primary election and I have but lit-|l tie doubt Judge Cotbran's nomination will ] i j be ftssured.and that you will see quite a con- < side-ruble "contingent" from Newberry. > X. < Note uy tiik Editor.?We would correct an error into which our correspon .cut seems | I to have fallen, namely: That Judge Cothrau j 1 I himself is not "a war horse." The Judge has j j a war record which is second to none, lie j j was mustered into service as a private in j Orr's 111 lies at sandy Springs in July, 1861. j He was with his command from that time i ! until the surrender, except such times as he 1 i was unable for duty. He was severely j ( wounded at Second Manures, Chancellors- < vllle, iind Noel's .Station, and surrendered with his command at Appomattox in 1SC-3. j Xew <>amc of Cards. The card-loving classes have a now game | whicli bids ftiir to pin progressive euchre to i tilt* wall. It Is decidedly the jollicst game of I curds yet Invented. It i< called "Hearts," and j was brought from New York a lew weeks ago hy a commercial tourist of renown, "llonrts" i is somewhat similar to whist, except that, the' 1 | essential element of the game is to have no; I heart left in your hand or i u the tricks you i i may yet have captured at the conclusion of j1 i tlie game. The curds are dealt as In whist; i s suit must he tollowed. There Is no trump? |1 i the idea of each player being to get- rid of all i ; the hearts he may have and avoid being com-!) ! pelied to take in any of his neighbors. in tiiej' ell'ort to <lo this consists the fun. Any whist'1 | player can see how easy lie can he loaded up ; with his neighbors hearts it' he have loiigj; suits of other cards or high cards of any kind. 11 At the conclusion ol the playing the player i' I who has been saddled with the lowest hearts i I rakes in the pot, which is a chip for each heart! I '?or thirteen in all. one beauty of the game. I j is that unlike whist, one can chatter and talk, < land the dreadful struggle to avoid capturing i hearts leads to no end of merriment. The;1 i eairie of "Hearts" will soon be a erase?cspo-' i j chilly among the ladies, for whom it has great ! tasciuatlou. Whilncr SiiK^slcd for I Tin- Anderson correspondent of the ('liar-1 I lost on AVics run! Oiurirr writes the following j1 j anions other things under date of June lili: ! 'I "The open letter from .Incite Cothraii,j 'I which has heon inthiished in the newspapers H | of this Cotisrrrssional district, announcing I P! that lie will accept. the Congressional nonii-l , nation of this district, if tendered him, will i | douhlless create a stir anions the candidates for that ollice. Incase the movement now ' j on foot, to send Judge Cothsirn to Congress,'* should succeed, causing a vacancy oil the | 1 Bench, 1 am satlslled that the district cannot 1 1 furnish a better man for tiie vacant judge-! ' ship than .Major !!. F, Whltucr. of Anderson, i '! lie is learned in the law, having devoted his I 1 life entirely to his profession; he is courteous j "and considerate, a polished gentleman, and' ; hv his peculiar Illness would lend dignity to| ' , I IK* M"lil'll lllKirail III inMimiuii iimiii II. ! for Whilner will newer scramble lor ion, 1 i hut known a* lie is to the lletieli and liar of ; theSlate, Soiilli (':trolinu would do honor lo ] herself l>y honoring him with the ermine." I i - - am - ? ? ('oloreel lawns and Crinkle; Srerstickcr call goes will he used for cheap wash dresses. jWuiJE. 12 ell. S-Ji n?WII [ Ilium mil? ? THE SEVEN HILLED CITY. WELL PRESERVED NOTES WHICH .ARE OF INTEREST. ^ _ ti , < M. nuvaicnnu vau?'ty nuuriMiu? IVlckcd Engineers Xot only tlie Trains on Sunday, but Actually ]>!oiv lite Wliistlr I.oiiil r.uougli | t? Disturb the ('luirrh Slocpors? ] A Xarrow Kscitpe from Itrinviiiii^ ! ?l>oInyo?! Mails, ote. j I.<)"\VM)ivsvn,i,K, s. C June U, 18SG. Editor llrrxs itiul Maimer. The recent rains have Inconvenienced ouri people in more ways than one. I lenities the j very heavy damages done to tlie farmers, and especially to their bottom lands, we have suffered the inw.nvcnicnce of having our mail* very Irregular. In fact, Lowndesvllle has been isolaicd for the past two weeks, and her j citizens will rejoice when the m idges on the mnil route are rebuilt. The nridiros arc to be | let this week, and it is to be hoped that they I will 'be built atonce. I The Savannah Valley llallroad has at last been linished to this place. The rump* were removed from J<atititers on last Saturday loj this place, and the work is prosressins very satisfactory to the Contractor. The truck will i be laid to Union church by to-night, and the next station (Cooks) will be reached by next Monday. The city council are bavin? sotn-i improvements made in the town, and judging from c the revenues tliey have collected in the past ? month, they might do well to make further 1 ...n~.uMnni.il! 1 \l"e hope tin; country people near the depot j I will enjoy the stay of Capt. Wndley and his't crew. Imagine the sweet summer morning j'' sleep tlmt they so much indulge in will now 11 hnve to be dispensed with, at least, for a week j * or t wo. f A Railroad is n grant convenience, hut like t every thing else It has Its nuisances. The cit- ' izens of this town are not infallible, when it t comes to keeping the Suhlmth day hoiy. hut they do not approve of the manner In which ' the Hail road authorities allow tlioir engines f and train running on Sunday and "blowing I' ateveryjnmp." To a churc h going people, it ? seems like anything else hut civilization, and j t the Railroad authorities should cease such a 1 violation of theSahbath. I I heard a young man say a few days since, * "that l,o\vntlesville seemed to have a supply of Journalists." He suggested the publication f of a newspaper some w here within the bor- ? clers of the 'township, to be called "The Na- <' lion News." I think tlie suggestion it pood ? one, and hope some of our friends will agitate the matter. Two of our young men made a very narrow escape from drowning, while, trying to make arrangements to cross the mall last week. , The baltcau wits turned over in the ml.Idle of , liocky river, by striking a raft, and tlieyonng! rnf.n left 10 contend with water twelve feet I, (ioep. All hough tlicy had their clothes on, | they succeeded in Retting iifshore. s The lie v. F. Auhl, preached nr. excellent ser- ( mon yesterday morning in the Methodist c L-hureh. HoscleeteU for his text IJev. 20lh t chapter and 12th verse. The speaker was just ( forty minutes in delivering his discourse, and li showed much thought ami study. r . Mr. \\\ A. Latimer, of Augusta, Oa. enme up s on the Hrst passenger train -nf the S. V. 11. It, ^ lothis place last Thursday. Mr. Latimer, ,| will remain a week or more with his relatives ; ^ nnd friends. He is always welcome to this L Ills native land. I m One of "M. D's" is very fond of walking the |. streets until his lady friend returns from 1 sluirch In order to speak a 'parting word." | f 1'he nights arc pleasant enough for "sueh,"|0 !?ut whatahout these hot days? He careful s Dr. or the Town Marshal will he after you. j J. About, two o'clock yesterday one of the "Or- i nhants'' was seen resting In his "Mother Ilult-1J iiard." They certainly know how to inaugu- L rate comfort. Tills section will have no candidate out he-:, forcr the poople this year. Prof. J. H. Frank's school is out. Ho will | j! now devote Ills time to more important mat- ,J icrs. ? j OTHER ITEMS OF LATER DATE. 1 ii ? Ii One Mnn Contemplates 3Ia1rlni?my. j, kikI Another Thinks of Going In-ill to llic Dry (iooilN lousiness?The: Cars K|ii-eilhiK Townril Anderson? 1|( The Dark Corner Comes oil an Kx-, I ciirsion ? Sees the Town, and is"' Willing' <o Die? Fine Jersey <"nlf|j ?The Charms of Music?The Dan- , I gcr of hltclicN, etc. I.o'vniirsvii.f.r., : >.? ..] lino si, hvmi. i < Mr. Bolll) Allow recently lost u valuable; c horse. !n We tliink IL i< now about lime to expect nil- 1 >ther "professional" visit )rout mime of the J /tnint/ men from Abbeville, iis court has n?l- ' r ourncil clown there, they might make it pro- c liable for a few ilays up here. i c Mr. 15. K. H? ek who has been connected in "J >nsine>s with llie J. It. White & Co., ot Au-jr tustu Georgia ims been l.crc for a low days, 11 -ontcniplatlnggoing inlo tlm dry goods busi-. ?i less anions us, us we are always glad to wol-1?" onus oner gel ic enterprising; business men in | i1 air town. |l Mr. Chi Ids representing J M. Berry of An-i 1 rusta sold some goods in this place las1; week, j s I'll ere wo several irrvj/rtnnibte drutiimem I n town during the week. Colonel 11. H. Jones of th2.Savannah 1Vetiv, las been her:- writing up our Railroad and .own, also taking subscriptions to his valuajlo paper. ? The Savannah Valley Railroad is now com-1 7 rioted to Vinegar Mai Ion about nine miles ibove this pi ice. Some of the Railroad men : my, they expect to reach Anderson by tlieJth i J luly, others, about loth, others still aiiout 1st J, \ugust. Thfir^slatt'inesMs tire ko conflicting,;" hat it is impossible to say when they will j cach there. It is very evident t hat some oi l lii-in handle the truth verj ejirelessly. Thero was a litt lo one hone excursion from j' v'incgar Station to our city on Saturd iy eve. { he brave sons and fair dnlighters of the , Dark Corner" speut the time while here, in , aking in the town, among litem, we saw , iOve's young dream, represented by several "j ou pies. i' Our town has recently been "dccorated" j" vlth a number of racks lor the convenience I?, if our horse back friends. j V The sidewalks have recently been worked iml widened?except in one place?which I' ....... 11.. t l.nm ?l>>u'!inlv lb,I Inwei i s nd of street, the sidewalk is only abcut two i J! cot wide, wilh shade trees n the center. I|| anno! see how si young iiinn, while walk- : tig along by moonlight, with his best, girt .rill avoid a collision, wllh one of the many ,rees in his way. I would most, respectfully f isle your most honorable bJdy, the cliy eoun- { II, to sec to the matter, and have the side-IJ' ivalk widened, so as to avoid the fatal con so- j i! juenccs of a collision between a moon-struck | s. pouth and a tree. The young men of the place, realizing that j 'music hath charms," areergani/.lng a llniss ! ['and. Knowing that wo have as good mate- J ial of which to make a hand, as is to be j ' ound in the State, we wou.d predict a brill- " ant future lot them. j Air. H. L. Aloorheail, with a view of improv- \ Ing his stock has recently purchased of Mr. C ' H. l'iiinlz.v of Augusta (ieorgla a line ten' J.' uoiiths old .Tfi'soy fiilj?Malvcrno lVJV.i.." IV hose pedigree traces to sonic of the best jIo?h! in Hit! United Stales. We are glad to cc our farmers taking an interest In fine stock. c One of our farmers, while "painting the t [own a deep vermilllon" showing oil' the n rotting qualities of his flue horse some days li ilnee crossed a ditch which made a complete 11 ivreek of his vehicle. He :s now anxious to H lose out the remains in a job lot to any en- 11 ;erprislng cltlzcn who may want to increase'r lis taxable property. j c Xecesxity of trusses. There is no good reason why every farmer !, in the land should not mine grass enough for fl lis own use. We cannot r xeuse ourselves lor .. neglecting the grasses because we cannot raise j due grass, lor there arc gn sscs adapted to the' oil tiiid climate of Mouth Carolina, just as ? valuable as blue grass. The misfortune is we look upon our grasses j is nuisances, ileriuuda, one of the most val-1 s liable grasses we have, is by most of us eonsld-! r red good enough to bole the levels of thefij Mississippi in place, hut not stood enough for a jnr lb-Ids and pastures, its great tenacity of ji lile, which should recommend it is made a se- jo rfoiis objection. Jt is perennial, nutritive, | o relished ii.v all kinds of stock and everything I reeding on it fattens rapidly. It makes good ! a pasture In the extreme South every month in j ii [he year. W'lieu out and dried, it makes a; 11 most excellent hay and is more profitable i ( than a crop of cotton. IJuf. as the floods can-; ii not kill it, nor the hot, dry summers of the i s South, nor tramping, nor in nil ease* plowing, j ;i we arc warned lo keep it at a distance. Jts's merits are considered fan-Is. For the sat no j r reasons we could lind fault with blue grass, t In many instances it lias teen turned over in I y I lie spring, the land cultivated in corn, with-: jut killing it. Hut. 1 must confess that talking does not al-j ways ('fleet revolutions, however wisely it ^ may be done. , j( Kxample is sometimes, if not always, belter |' than ureecpt. When a problem Is demon- s -tinted belore one's eyes there is no disputing J' it. Kvery 111:111 wanls to do the best he an,! and when he is shown a new way, that is de- ^ cidedly an improvement over the old one, or 1 y what lie lias uecil liseu to, m- win auopi, n.|. i'lifii lift, some take the lead anil adopt new* j. ways, make use of the grasses, unil stop the leak that is milling our land. A ('rrlr.in Cure lor IM-iiiikeiuicss. j s Valued at S5, and certainly worth il ii'elli";! eieiit, is the 'Certain Cure lor Drunkenness , J Sulphate of iron, live grains; magnesia. Ion i1 grains; peppermint Water, eleven draehms ; j spirit uf nutmeg, one drachm; twits- a day. | Tn is preparation aetsa as ton It-and sti inula lit, j and so partially supplies the plaee of the ac-i > customed II.iuor, anil prevents t hat absolute physical anil moral prostration that follows aj ( sudden breaking oil from the use ol stlmu- ^ latlug ilrlnlis.?C/iicayo Herald. I DEATH OF PROF. MILLER'S MOTHER. lilornenl by nil tlio Christina Ornrn, She Sinks Into nn Honored Grave. Camden {Ala,) Home llxdcr. Mrs. Sarah I'ressiy Miller, one ot the besi iuown and most higlilv esteemed citizens of .'am den, Ala., died at tiie residence of her son, r. N. Miller, Ksii., on tho morning of the Gtli )( June, 1881. Iler death was I lie t- rmination >f a gradual decline of health which hail been ong in progress and which, though not at,en?tc<l hy any considerable amount of acute iiiflering, and, we might even say, without positive pain, was nevertheless, from theconinement inflicted, 110 ordinary discipline for Jhristinn patience and resignation. .Mrs. Miller was horn In Abbeville county, south Carolina, on thc2iih of December. 1827. <he was n daughter of Samuel I'ressiy, M. 1)., ind Elizabeth Hearst Press ly and eamo to kVilcox county, Ala., with her parents when lie wa,? small. She w.is sent back to the old state to finish her education at the Female ,'ollcgt! at Due West, and after returning to iVilcox, was 011 the i'">tti of August, 1K-1G, unit d by mnrringe with Hev. John Miller, D. D., iftcrwaids .so well and widely known as thcooglan, pastor, preacher, educator and a man >f general political wisdom, she was well iiilted in mind, disposition and character, to fho hnlti ftf c?w?li n nmn nnrl tin rlnnht. loisclcssly, and unelalmingiy, by maintainng the quietude and happiness of his home, lid much. not. only In removing difficulties hat would otherwise have been in his way, nit in positively pushing him forward tovard the success that lie attained. She gave the greater part of her time and aire, as great numbers of the best women eviry where do, to the duties of her household, t was at home as daughter, wife, mother, icighbor, sister, friend, thatsho displayed her >eautiful character; beautiful in quietness, :cntleness, meekness, peacefulness, modesty mil sincerity ; for with all these priceless virues she was eminently adorned. Though defended from a stock eminent for learning, loqtience and influence, she was as unpreendingas the most nameless plebeian, and .hough possessing great capacity lor the keen si. humor, she so controlled that ordinarily elentless weapon, as at the close of a life of nore than fifty years, to leave not a wounded eellng among all her many associates. Her nfiuence was uniformly good. She kindled, luring her life, no tires of ill-will to lmrn af.er her death, tint only those of affection and rlcndship, and by self-denial and devotion to ler children, she has left, in tlie heart of each )f them the indelllble impress of goodness. When death comes, tlie humblest arc the createst. Site died knowingly, deliberately md fearlessly, trusting unwaveringly and exlusiveiy In the Imputed righteousness of tlie ;reat Redeemer. 10. 1). McD. High X*rlce<l Fowls. When n person inquires tlie price of n thoringhbred fowl und is told ho can purchase one hr 35 to $10, nine out of ten persons will .be tagi;ercd u little unless used to the handling if poultry, its eares, prices, etc. Hut. reason u nonient and figure It out and convince yourelf, that it is not only the best thins to do, nit an absolute necessity If you wish (o intchso your meat or egg production. At first, hough, It does seem like u good deal of mony to put into a single fowl, when common owls can be bought for from xlfty to seventyivc cents apiece. Suppose, however, the per011 wishing to purchase is a shrewd man, and o asks the question, "Can I aftord it?" lie Iocs not stop to simply ask the question, but Ignres out the correct answer: "I raise," lie ays, "one hundred chickens each summer, 'hese will dress in the fall about four pounds icr head. If I buy that Wyandotte cockerel .ml cioss it with them, I will get a meatier liicken, with less waste, that will dress from I me to one and a half pounds inoic on the nine feed. Let us take the lowest figure and Mppose our one hundred chicks will weigh Ivc pounds apiece; that will make five bunIred pounds ot poultry, a gain of one liunIred poniids. Poultry is worth from twenty | o twenty-five cents per pound call it twenty, .'lie hundred pounds at cents per pound will ie &fl>. If I can buy that cockerel for 55 I will ic315 In by the transaction. And thai is not II. These fowls being meatier will bring from me to rive cents more n pound?call Hone?I .1111 II Ye II 111 1II I'l'U (lUUIIIIB ill, IJIIC u-lll jiiii loiind would be S"i. This added to t.ho $V> mikes $J) clear profit over and above the eo*t if the cockerel. I cannot allbrd not to buy iiin. or, we will suppose he cures more for iars than he docs for dressed poultry, and he s i|uestioiiing whether or not he can allbrd to my a white or brown Leghorn for $5. "My lens," he argues, "produce about seven dozen tr^s per year, and 1 keep one hundred?that s seven hundred dozen eggs per year. They iring me on an average twenty-live cents per ozeii. T,et me sec: seven hundred times wenty-live cents is one hundred nndseventyIve dollars. Yes. that is It. They bring one itindred and seventy-live dollars per year. If cross this Leghorn in with my liens the pnlHs from the cross will lay about ten dozen ggs per year. At twenty-live cents pcrdozn, that would lie$250,or S7*> more for eggs In ne year by laying out for a cockerel. I'll nice him. I cannot allbrd not to have him." iow this hypothetical case is easily made a eal one, the supposed advantage from a purhnscof a thoroughbred male to Improve the oninion flocks of a farmer is not exaggerated, 'lie reality of this advantage is recognized in especttoall stock, but more so in regard to 'oultrv. because mmiliHimatlon is more fre Itioiif." Ami it is the superiority of the Ihoritghbred over rniniimn stock, and the power I. has of transmitting Its own valuable quiiliies, which make tiie special value fancier* at. upon their stock. They ask more for such lock because it is actually worth more. The Knee for Consross. ycwherry Observer. The congressional race In the 3il District Is citing inlereslinu. The announcement that udge Cothraii would he a candidate lias a used quite a Hurry among some ol the ricnds of the other candidates, lie is known d he a stroiifr man, and that he will be hard i> heat. The fact that Judge Cothran Is an ihlxivillc man is l>cing used against him. !ut tiiat Is not a valid objection against liim rany other candidate from Abbeville. The ole question should he the fitness of the resivctivecandidates for the position to which lif.V aspire. None of the candidates has any J lalm on the otliee, and a Congressman in not i) be elected with a view to gratify any parIcularcandidate. The mass of the people; re not interested in the political aspirations | f any individual. They want a man for Coiiressman who can best serve the District and lie country. The fntclUgmcer speaks ofj udgc Col li ran "thwarting me launaoicnmniton of other gentlemen"?a most remarkable : luteuient truly. What have the people to do; ;ith candidates' "hiudable ambition"? of-1 ees are not In-stowed lis a reward for anuli-1 ton. And If there is any ambition about it, /by not as laudable in Judge Cothran as in lie rest ? Judge Cothran will very likely make no ef>rt to get the office. lie soys, in a letter pubIshed in this Itsue, that If the people desire Is services in Congress he will not decline. Ve hear agreat deal about "the office should cek the man, not the man tbe oilice." Judge lot brail Is not seeking the office. The appeal that has been made to class preidice will have no weight. The people do ml want an officer because he is a lawyer, or fanner, but because he is best tilted lor the tlice If farmers believe a lawyer is the best nan, they will vote for him. If lawyers beleve a farmer is the best man, they will vote >r him. In other words, the people will vote jr the man and not for his profession. [Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Skm.] Coi.rMiifA, S. C., June 0.?The State demo l lllic ex ecu iivu iivm a sil l * *, M-nnnni uci o .> erday which lasted until midnight. The leeting Was culled lor the purpose ol' organlziifr the democracy to thwart the farmers in heir movement for a new deal, which is tendng to disrupt the party. Another object of lie meeting was to declare auainst the primay system, which Is being adopted '.nthe'fhlrd nngressioiml district against party rules, 'in; recent farmers' convention held in title Ity has greatly alarmed many democrats in lie State, and the oltiee-holders are very tmas.v 011 account of the demonstration made y the fanners against the present State administration, iiml tiiey will use every effort to vercome Karnier Tillman In the approtieiing campaign. The State convention has been ailed to meet in Columbia on August -lib. We are requested by the Greenville New* lo ny "that .Mr. Orr whs named as Judge I'othan's successor by the Ntws, without a re- j . .... I.I... ..I ...Itl...,,i dvicc or knowledge of anybody. The sublet has not, .so far us we know, been spoken f in any way or even alluded to by Mr. Orr rllils personal friends.*' We take pleasure in complying with the hove request, at. the same time, we had icard Mr. Urr's name mention in this con-; icetion. before we saw tiio suggestion of the irr."uvillr. Sews, und it looked very much as I' there was a plot somewhere, and there was tune reason for thinking so as Mr. Orr's i riends-mailo liim Solicitor t'othran's succes- | ur, ami might like to make him Juduc Colli-1 :>n*s successor, which cannot, be done unless hey eh ct J udgc Cothran to ("or jjress or some j ther position ami create a vacancy. Georgetown Jui'jttircr. Tlio yrirhrrn/ Ihrahlmid Xctrs argues that Ibbcvillc has mouopli/.i-d the official honors; mgenongh, anil- requests that County to; taml aside ami let the others have a reprc-, cutation in Congress. The J're**ami J'amur cry properly replies that It is the man, and ] 10I the place, which should determine the election. It deprecates the introduction of rliat It calls "geographical polities," and I Hires that the ikmidIc of the District should w> left untramnieled In choose thebestaml! troiippst man for t ho oilier, regardless of his I atitudeahd longitude. This is sound doerino. In order to apply it fnllv, it would; com I hiil I he candidate should he nominated | ?y j>rlin?irles; or hotter still, the delegates to ho < 'oinrressional Convention should be olec-j ed hy the primary plan. I will sell my stock of parasols ami fans lti| inr cent, less than mark price during Court veok. \V. ] :. Iioll. Ik! r<aee Uounein^ for fronts of dresses in white, ream and tun, with narrow luces to match. iVtu. ii. Del I. A DOCTOR'S DEADLY DEED. ? * AFTER CHEATING EDITORS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS HE DETERMINES TO KILL THEM OUT. A Doctor Kirimiontl, nho is not Onr IVodor KJcliinond, Varies the l'snnl Methods l>y Whlrb the Medlcnl Profession ICncourages the Under* taker's Business. SS'eu-.i and Courier. St. Joseph, Mo., June is.?At ii o'clock tills morning as Col. J. \V. Strong, manager of the llernhl, was sitting In tlie eounling-room with his buck to the door, Dr. S. A. Richmond entered and, drawing a revolver, tired. The shot struck the victim in the left side of the neck. Strong staggered towurds the back of the office. Kichiuuud fired two more shots nnd Strong fell. Richmond then turned, walked outside, and when Rome twenty feet trom the itonr placed a revolver to his temple, tired and dropped to the sidewalk. At the time ot the shooting Strong was engaged In conversation with an unknown man and wns totally unconscious of the approach of an enemy until he was struck by the bullet. Richmond drove up to theofllcc In his carriage. He is said to have alighted coolly, and to have walked to the lleruld ofticc door without exhibiting any signs of excitement. When he came back, after shooting Strong, he found thai the carriage had been driven away, nnd It was then lie shot himself. Strong fell, struck by two bullets, one of which struck him In the neck, ranging upward Into the brain. The otlujr struck him in tlie back, ilUU IS Ul'IICYl'U IU 1IHVC jJCHUVI?lCU Ul* IIUIU. He died five minutes after the first shot. The bullet with which Richmond shot himself took effect In the left temple, and as yet it Is impossible to tell whether it will prove fatal or not. The trouble which lias resulted so fatally is solely of Klchtnond's own making. He has I long been known as the discoverer and manufacturer of "Samaritan Nervine," and has uc"i? an extensive advertiser, and has had an enormous business In ills nostrum. Some Ave months ago he disup]>earcd from thiscommunit.y and left a lot of papers, evidently the work of either a knave or a hopeless lunatic. He charged Col. .Strong and other prrmir.ent attorneys of this city with having ruined bint, ami indicated that he hud ended his career in the river. At thai time opinions differed as to his condition, some regarding him insane and others believing him simply working a ruse to obtain 885,000 insurance on his life. Since then lie had become hopelessly insane. The deed ol to-day proved his lunacy beyond a doubt. Col. Strong leaves a wife and three sons,.the eldest of whom Is John 1'. Strong, editor' In chief ol the Herald. The Colonel was 01 years Dili, <1 lil\> ) tl Utv |H Wif>NUII, tlllU ? lllilll %? !?/ has been very prominent in the Republican l>arty of Northwest Missouri for nearly thirty years. His home originally was Jacksonville 111.1 where he has u large number of friends and relatives. Greenville Xew.i. There is a kind of horrible humor In the Inst desperate act of Pr. 8. A. Richmond, the Samaritan nervine man. In the first place lie hud gone mad while making tons of a medl! cine alleged to be a cure for everything. In I the second, he slaughtered a newspaper man J and committed suicide, having been made In his business by newspaper advertising and having swindled two-thirds of the newspa'. pern in the country. The jVYrtct has been mourning for Dr. Richmond to (he extent of about 876 two years. It has no tears left to shed. Grass, Grass, rnss. Even In the South, where the grasses are least cultivated, there are more vuluable grasses to be found growing wild, both native land foreign, than In any other part of live i world. Have we native grasses adapted to I x^.wlltu.. ,.r ?j#\l I <1 11.1 /.Itmnto rifAwDnu tliut tlio overflows of the Mississippi cannot ; drown and grasses that will nut starve on j ; poor liill sides where tlie chemist cannot And i hiiy plant l'ood. We have grasses that neither | iieat nor cold enn stop crowing. We have i grasses for liay, for pasture, for wet land, for try land, for rich land, for poor land, for clay I land, and lor sandy land. There are no con- j ! dition of soil that we have not a grass to suit. | There is 110 excuse for a single bare place on i any farm In the South, foi' Lepedcnza will j grow everywhere. Jf one beast in the South J for one day goes without enough grass to sat-1 1 isfy its want*, cither winter or summer, it is 1 not because tlie land will not grow it. but. because man does not cultivate it. Because the ! people of the South yearly spend millions ot money for commercial fertilizers, we must not conclude that the land will not grow surtijcient grass, almost without any expense to j the planter, to support cattle, hogs, sheep and horses to make manure enough to almost doj lawny with tiie necessity of using commercial fertilizers. Nowhere else are good lands so j j arc so small as here in the South. Yet .no| where else lu the world Is so much land b<?ing ; ruined by the plow as here. Kvery State has I its thousands oi acres on the eve of being j ruined. Nowhere else is there so little land i subject to waste from cultivation'!!! com pari-1 : son to the level land, than here. Nowhere 1 else in the world Is there less necessity for the 'ruin of the hill land than here. Wc have more level land than we can work, instead of our hills being preserved for nasture for fruit, and timber, they are plowed from year toyear until ruined, ilow long this is to tustdcpends 011 the course of our leading .Jarmere. That it has lasted long enough no one will deny, ; but how to stop it and give the grasses a1 I chance to make the waste places once more 1 gtoduce in abundance, is one of the problems 1 of the hour, and which we have assembled to j solve. | That our annual cotton and tobacco crops I would bring as much money in the aggregate j 'if tliey were one-third less, their history for' ! the last twenly-tive years will show. One-j | third of the land devoted to grass would im| prove it and give 11s as much money, even, if we neither pastured nor cut the grass, Hut | the grass would bring us an annual income, enrich our land, increase the yield of ouc j crops per acre, and consequently make us prosperous and happy. j Some will say this is impossible, that wc must go on In the old way, neglecting stock | and grass, and wearing out our lantls; that we need money, and that nothing will bring it so<|tiickly and easily as wheat, cotton and tobacco. There arc, I know, instances without number where these crops have made money for the planter, but that they have paid the country at large as well as the grasses it would be difficult to prove. What is Cheat? There has been considerable discussion lately among our luriuers 011 account 01 the differing opinions as to what cheat was and whether it was a scperate and distinct grain, I or was simply defective wheal. As to what ! it is and what was its origin is a question upon wnich our best farmers widely dlfler. ; Some are of the opinion that it is simply 1 wheat which from some cause failed to grow i wiih the regular grain, while others hold to the opinion that it is a separate grain not | akin to wheat. The whole question is fully [discussed by the botantlst of the United States Agriculture Department in reply to a letter from a large grain grower of Illinois, inquiring for Information in regard tc It. The I first tiuotlon asked by the correspondent is ! whether wheat under any circumstances will ] I change to cheat. To this the botanist (In re' port of the Agricultural Department of lftel) (replies that under 110 e.ircun.siances will I wheat change to cheat. To substantiate his I opinion the botanist says that why it comes j ui? so abundantly in wheat fields is that there Is always more or less cheat growing In wheat I Ileitis and as a necessary consequence there is I always some growing from self-seeding. As a I consequence of Its growing in wheat fields, j and being cut with the wheat, there is always I more or less cheat seed in thj wheat. It Is aj hardier plant than the wneat and cold winkers will not kill it-out, where it will com-1 ! pletely freeze out the u heut. It growns more I vigmusly and will "sioat out*' what may I have been left of I he wheat. | in reply to the question, what is cheat ? the | botanist says that cheat, has a weU-known I botanical name. Jt belongs to the genus Jlronnts, iliul is nearly related to the Fescue I grass, and is not closely related to any of the common cereals. There are about forty species of llromus in different parts of the ( world, and the species commonly known as ( cheat is JlrvmitsM-catiiHM. The difference be-' tween this specie and wheat is very great; ; and a elmmie of one of the other would be a, great violation of the laws of nature, and] i would be without a parallel either In thesinimal or vegetable kingdom. In concluding * i*|s repiy no says mm n i> ub-( lliict cereal, uiiiJ that it would bit just hs pro ! per to claim that, a sparrow would change toj u I'.awk or a beech to an oak as to claim that wheat will change t'? cheat. Several specimens have been sent to the department | where it. was claimed I hat cheat was {.'rowing | from a grain of Wheat, but In every instance j it has been round that it was merely the! plants closely entangled, luu without any structual connection. Some claim that it will appear in abundance in tlclds of wheat where there was never known to be cheat, but if it Is a decided question that it is a different cereal altogether we can hardly see how it can come I'mm wheat. U'e would be clad to hear from some of our farmers ou the ! question, 1?T Wir.soN has tiiiished repairing nnd remodeling his collages al. i.itte Mnuudtain | springs, and is now ready to accommodate j visitors. The virtue ot this water |s too well I known to need any recommendation. All that is iK'i'i's>ary toprovrits medicinal qualities is to give it a trial. Sure curu for dysdcpsia and general debility. Mt:s. ! :. I*. K knnkiiV, of I'uo West, will ho ; pri'piri'il during t'oinnii'iii'i'ini-nt week to accommodate any and all who may desire eat-i imt or sleepimr iiecomniodations. Tahle sii|vj plied with all tin; dclieaelus of the season. I I Call aud sec licr vom>c!f. j Itcdnced Rate#. Colonel Coward hns isfitied the following cli? cularjlor the information of teachers attenuing the State Normal Institute. Hod need rates of travel have been ofletert by i lie railroads in the state on the following terms; South Carolina Railway, Charleston and Savannah Railway, Atlantic Const Line (from Charleston only,) Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad and brandies, Columhla and Greenville Railroad anil leased lines: Full first class /"are going.; return free on presenting to conductors certificates of attendance from.the otHce of the State Superintendent of Education. I Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line, Port Royal and Augusta Rail way, Aueusta and Knox ville Railroad, Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad, Greenwood. Laurens und Spartanburg Railroad, Atlantic- Coast Line (except from Charleston): Regularfure golugj return at rate of one cent per mile; certificates of attendence from the office of the State Superintendent oC Education to entitle teachers to purchase return Uekets at rate named. The roads composing the Atlantic Coast Line In South Carolina are the Wilmington* Columbia and Augusta. NorthenHtorn. Cberaw and Darlington, t'heraw and Salisbury, ; Central of South Carolina, Georgetown and I ijUlilp. ( . ( . lledircM mid. Tcrraco*. t The loss sustained by.the country by the frequent heavy ralnsandoyertlowlng streams Is incalculable, and ,1 think this great low might, in a great measure.-be prevented by the construction of hedges, and terrace which may be made at a trllliug cost. 1 ?ug? gent the following as a cheap plan to construct hedges tn a creek or river bottom subject to ovei'llow: Open deep furrow* with a turn plow, at right angles with the stream, and, ab proper distances apart, plant willow poles, v horizontally In the furrows, and throw tho earth back with a plowi In a short while numerous sprouts will spclng up, which shouldbe cut back until a thick, stout hedge Is form ed, which will deaden and partially arrest the water, causing a deposit'of -trash and sediinent, restoring the loss caused by previous overflows, and greatly enriching the land bythe formation of terraces between the hedge*. If willow poles can not be procured conveniently, I think common plnm-bushes planted in the ditches would probably answer as well. On hillsides, the plum hedge would be tho proper thing, with orchardgrass sown among the bushes to hold tlie earih more securely. l'lats of ground thus hedned and terraced, whether on low or upland, could be easily anjl cheaply converted into pastures by merely Inclosing the ends. I make these suggestion* believing that millions might be saved by . their adoption. New goods, new goods, I will rebelve two 1 eases ol millinery goodB this week. \V.' E.' j Hell. 6-9 , CONSIGNEES. Expbehs?N. R. Schmur, H. M. Haddon, J. F. Miller, Perrin.d:Cothran, Parker&McGov? an. W. A. I<ce, Speed <fe 'NtMilI'er, J. Klugli, Mrs. J. H. Lullmer, Mrs. Mary. Perrin,.A. M. Richardson, Mrs. E. 0. Brown, Willie Farr, If. \V. Cannon, T. P. Cothran FkkkjIit?Dr. Jus. A. Baskln, Jas. A. Reld, 8. \V. Crowell. . .. ?. v CANDIDATES. ' ;*|?|| FOR THE STATE SENATE. The many friends of Gen. ROBERT R.' HEMPHILL annonnco him as a candidate' Tor the State Senate, from Abbeville County, subject to the action of tho Democratic primaries. - ' ; 23*1 rnn nur t rnrcf irrnnr run inii juLuioiidiuivi? ; Wo are*'authorized 'to announce Colonel ORVILLE T. CALHOUN as a candidate for a, seat In the House of Representatives. , , . We arc authorized to announce Hon. W. H. PARKER, nsucandidate for re-election to a seat In the House of Representatives. . j ' We are authorized to announce ELLIS G.' I ORAYDON, Est)., as a candidate for noinina| tion for the House of Representatives by the Democratic party at the Primary Election. . Toil PROBATE JUDGE. - mc -i 1 We are authorized to announce J. FULLER" LYON, Ks?;.f as a candidate' for rc-clectlon to' the office o( Probate Judge at the coming election, subject to tbe action of tbe Democratic primaries.- ' FOR COUMY AUDITOR. Wo are authorized to announce Capt. J. T." PARKS as a candidate for recommendation for County Auditor, subject to tbe action of the Democratic primaries. 1 ? ; ^ FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ' . . .. ' . r. ? Capt. JOEL W. LITES Is nnnonnced as a fMindtdate for Countv Commissioner, suliiect to the action of tbc Democratic primaries. Tkoy. The Donaldsvllle Democratic club unani-' mously nominateCapt. O. M. MATTISON as" a candidate for County Commissioner, at tho ensuing election, subject to the action of the* primary election. * The many friends of JAMES A. McCORD" announce him as a candidate for re-election.' to the office of C'oanty Commissioner at >tho coming election, subject to tho action of tbe Democratic primaries. FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. . We arc authorized to announce Captain E. COWAN as a candidate for Connty School* Commissioner. . . m ip, GREENWOOD. S, C. ' The UNDERSIGNED Is now prepared to do ail kinds of repairing with neatness and dispatch. New work made to order ou shortnotice. Undertaking. TNOW offer to the public one of Ihe lnrcest and most varied sttn-ks of BURIAL goods in I'pper (Carolina. With nil experience of over ten yours 1 harp and will carry constantly on hand a fare fully selected stock of from liftv to one hundred ISCHIAL CASKS and CASKETS, consisting of METALLIC, WALvir-c imiv itiom hiiskw'ooi) nnd cheaper grade ('otiiivs.* ilEAItaiK furnished on application. EMBALMING A SPECIALTY. ANYONE desiring to preserve the body of a deceased friend or relmive with theirnatural appearance lorn week or ten days can do so by applying to the undersigned. Ordon* by telegraph or mail promptly filled. W. V. BLYTH. Orecti wood, S. ('., June 28, lS^fi. Application for Charter. Sorrn Carolina, A hukvi t.LK COUNTY. \rorrCE is hereby given that tiiirty days il alter date, we, members of Little Mountain Presbyterian ehnrch will appl.v to M. U. Zelgler, Esij., Clerk of Court, for a Charter of lueoruorntlou for said church. J. \V. BLACK, K 1). KAY. J. C. BLACK. J. II. BKOOKS. SAMUKL KNOX, J!. \\\ WILLIAMS, J. \V. 1K)\VEK. Juno "I, lSSii. it Restaurant, HAITIK AI?AMS has moved her llpslanmnt from tho hcml.v <'ornor to Main .street, in Knox's building, where she will fur?nish ko'hI meals at ail hours. J uuu 'iJ, 1S^(Ji V.; s iViii