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?????The Press and Banner 1 ABBEVILLE. S.C. ;2?~Published every Wednesday at ?2 a year in advance. Wednesday, March 2, 1892. ( _ < Va fi2n#r,iiB? #Kn VviwomA Poill'lfv Of 1 " - - ? - . I<?n. Next Friday is tl?e day set apart for the ox- I ecutlon of Van Thomas alias Van Thomason. He is a negro from another county, and was j convicted of slaying nis comrade while cut- i ting cross ties for the U., C. & N. railway. The 1 body of the deceased was found in Coronaca ( Creek, in this county, 6ome days after they i had been together. Suspicions rested on Van J Thomas who had left the neighborhood before , the discovery of the dead body. The Governor offered a reward for his arrest and lodgment in jail. Some months afterward he ( was arrested in Sumter, we believe, and was brought to Abbeville jail about seventeen J months ago. For various reasons his trial 1 was postponed from time to time, and it was ! only at the last term of the Court that lie was ( convicted. The evidence was circumstantial, ( but pointed so strongly to his guilt that able ? kl. Ulwn ..r ?i.? COUU.stM were uuauic iu vu-m imu ui t>iv charge of murder, which it Is presumed, was , committed for no other "purpose than to (secure the ready money which the deceased, , had In his pocket, some $14. By the politeness of Jailor Willcerson the editor of this newspaper visited him last ' night In his cell, and enquired if he had anything to give out for publication. He said 1 that be had not, and did not want anything published as coining from him, but said that If we called alter hi- heard trom his counsel he mi^ht say something. He did not know if any effort bad been made t<> commute his sentence or to postpone his execution, as he had . not seen any lawyer since his conviction. The execution of this man excites sympathy because of his loneliness, and because 1 ' he is poor, and in a strange country, with no friend to visit Dim. He is a man in the full vigor of manhood. In good health, and talks well. Hisiigeis about thirty-ttve, He was married, but his wife Is dead. He has a daughter about eight years of age. Monroe Enquirer. Editor W. J. Boykiu or the Monroe, X. C., Enquirer peld a visit to Abbeville last Thursday, and was the hono^d guest of the Press % and Banner. He is one of the progressive newspaper men of the day, and is oue of the few who make money out of a country printing office. He is now collecting his accounts preparatory to publishing his subscription list as we did last year. He has a large sub_ scrlptlon list and up to this time the subscribers have made creditable payments. W'e do not recollect to have seen a better list. It embraces within a fraction of sixteen hundred names. We will at a future time republish the subscription list of the Press and Banner, and as the Enquirer and the Press and Banner publish the exact number of papers weekly, we hope that our readers will co-operatr with us in the effort to make a favorable comparison with our Old North State brother. The Re?lMt?r. Hon. Larry Gantt, of Georgia, has taken editorial charge of the Columbia Register, and will henceforth make his Impress on ihe paper. Mr. Gantt is a native of Abbeville, and has many friends here, who have watched with interest bis brilliant career in Georgia. He isan Alliance leader.and had his eye on a seat in Congress, but we see It stated In the papers, that he abandoned the idea, when his friends went off into the Third Party. He Ifc too good a Democrat for that, and then in the Third Party he would have been very lonesome. We welcome Mr. Gantt back to South Carolina. The PoliIleal Pol. We give all sorts of reading matter tills week. The Stralghtouts have a showing; a speech of Gevernor Tillman Is published, and an interview wiin Hon. John Haskell , completes the circuit. All these papers will be read with interest. We use our scissors on the State for John C. Haskell's Interview, and cut Tillinan'sspeech irons the News and Courier; tbe address of theStraightouts we presume is public property. ??The Next Crop. From the present outlook it seems that there will be very little decrease in the use of fertilizers, and no decrease In the acreage of cotton in Abbeville County. A few men ^nav reduce the acrence. but others will in crease the amount of cotton hind, so as to make the increase of cotton balance the low price. There is no doubt that more effort will , be directed to the production of the needed provisions. ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE. ? ? C. P Hammond <1- Co., Have Improved Machinery for the MhiiufRCtnre of Shoe*. One of the ionz felt neeeds of Abbeville and the up-country lias been supplied. C. P. '/ . Hammond & Co., are carrying t tie largest line of shoes, harness and leather of all kinds that any house In the up-country is carrying. Tn iirifillinn to ttipir nrounnt Ktnclf hnvo added the shoe manufacturing department and are turning out h grade of shoes which will surpass the northern and eastern shoe. They tan their omn leather and are thereby enabled to give to the nublic close figures. The capacity of the machinery i* 120 pair of shoes per day, but they will only manafacture 10 to 30 pair per day at present. They are so situated now that farmers may come in and give their orders for shoes aud get them before goinv: homp. They believe in home work and will always give the public such 1 work as they can guarantee. Their home* made work range in prices from $1.35 to SS.OO, and these figures will compete with any < northern shoe. They have also cut and shipped 70 gross of baine strings (10,800) this sea; son. Monday Is Sales Pay and they respectfully invite the farmers aud public at lame to call and see shoes beitiK made by the wholesale, butask that no one handle the machinery or get in the way of the workmen. This we thiuk la one step lorward for Abbeville. * ?? ? A LOSS TO ABBEVILLE. Kemovai or some or our west 111IzeiiN. Mr. A. W. Smith and family. nnd his mother Mrs. S. M. W. Smith, contemplate moving to Atlanta on the first ot April. This is a serious loss to Abbeville, and every one here regrets the departure of those lor whom they entertain the highest regard and warmest friendship. Mr. Smith is an active business man of the best integrity, and be goes to a larger field ol usefulness in the neighboring city which has now been brouuht so close to us by the completion of the (i., C. <t' N. Railway. We learn that the bonm-stead in Abbeville will not be rented,and that the house will he locked, which fact leads to the hope that they ir,ay soon return to the home ol their nativity and to the association of those who love them so well. I THE COTTON ACREAGE. I No Diminution or (be Acreage About | Williiijfton. I Mr. Benjamin E. Gibert of Willington was : la town yesterday. He thinks that The farm- | ers of his section will plant as mu< h land in cotton as ever before. He has heard some i larmere say thai they intended to increase | the acreage. While this Is true, it Is also certain that many farmers are making more ex- t tensive preparation for planting corn, pota- i toes, sorghum, etc., than they have heretofore i (lone. About the same amount of guano will j be used as was used last year. He says 'hat t the neuroes are obliged to raise cotton, and t that white men will raise but little else. < 3BBEEVEE,'S OBSERVATIONS. jj ' rhe Presidential Kncp ? A Western .linn May Yet Wet the I>emoerntie , Nomination?Oitr Finaneiel Condition ? Kail )l!iniij:eiiieiit ? Nearly Halt it Million Deficit?Who is Responsible ??Three S'olitieal Factions in the Party. ] The time for the collection of taxes has sussed, and we can now form tin idea of how jur re lor in government has been handling the people s money. I asked Hio Treasurer of A bbeville f'onnty ft Few questions the oilier day in regard to the II nances of the county, and lie gave mc the following intormution whic h he says is not lur out of the way. I did not eare for the ex-j net figures. The total taxes lor county purposes amount to about S 10,000, ami of thati iinount the railroads are charged with about fS.OOU. that has not been paid. I'.esides the deficiency of this 58,000, tlio treasurer s?vs that there will be a detieienoy of some Sl.SS)0 l.o 1,500, making in all at this tltrieadeficiency of over $9,000. The above figures apnly only to this county. There Ik about the same coniition of a Hairs all over the .state which would make an enormous delicti, reaching far over S200.0U0. County claims are being discounted at from twelve and a half to fifteen cents, Ironi the fact that the county is so far behind, and no :>ne is able to tell when tliere will beany money in the treasury to pay claims against the county. Persons who have done honest ind hard work for the county have to either wait a very, very long time for their money or go to tlie money lenuers and get them discounted at a runious rate. This too. at a time when our people never needed money worse. The teachers will have to wait for their money or do like the others, get their claim* discounted. Who is responsible for this state of affairs? And how did it happen ? The County Treasurer is not to blame. .Now let us see. In the first place, in.the campaign ol l?!t0. many promises were made by the reform candidates that if they were elected the taxes would be redueed considerably; but, after they were elected It. was found that there could be no reduction. The expenditure o. money was greater than it was before. It would not do to let the pcoplA know that this was the case, and It had to be covered up in some way. To do this the rate per cent, ol taxation was reduced; and an attempt was made to increase ttie assessment on Denies, railroads and tlie phosphate companies. The rate per cent, was put about a halt mill below the former rates which was not high enough to raise sutlicient money to meet the ordinary expenses ofthegovernment, and that hrouaht about the dellcieuey of the sl,'2i)0 to ?1,">IHJ that the treasurer mentioned By making the rule per cent, lower, it was, nououbt, thought that the people would be fooled, but the tacts are now coming to light, and they will soon be still more apparent. It was heralded with a ereat llourish ot trumpets last year that the assessed valuation of the property lu the State had been Increased some seventeen million ol dollars. That bubble has burst. Alter the railroads, the banks and the phosphate companies had made their returns to the auditors, and the County Hoards of Equalizations hud passed on and accepted the returns, the ComptrollerGeneral, Mr. ElLerbe, steps to the front and without any authority raises the value of the property meutior.oii to figures to suit himself. The btnks. the railroads and the phosphate companies would not submit to the conduct r\t \t I" l.'lturl.r. It.no nt.bn.1 tl,n wii,n< I.. 1 give thetn relief from tlie burdensome load ' that had been put upon them by tlie Comptroller General. The Circuit Courts sustained the banks and tlie phosphate companies, and required the various County Treasurers to g>. hack to the original returns and to collect the taxes on those. The Stale government appealed to the Supreme Court and itsustain- ' ed the rinding of tlie Circuit Judges, thus cut- ' tint: down tlie assessed value of the property ! millions of uollurs. , The matter so far as tlie railroads are concerned has not yet been settled, and they have ' not paid their taxes, and they are now in the j Courts asking relief They will not pay their 1 taxes till the matter is settled, and it wilI be ! month* before it is settled. In the meantime, : the States and the counties have to loss the ' use ol the money when they cannot atl'ord to [ do without it. It must be remembered that at the time Mr. 1 Kllertie made the increased assessments, Mr. V. J. Pope, a reformer, was the Attorney General ot the State, aud consequently the legal ! adviser of Mr. Kllerbe. It must, also, be re meiuhered that at the time the supremo ' Court r endered its decisions in these cases M r. , I'ope was on the Supreme Uench as Associate Justice, and that lie concurred inthedects- ' ions. They were right ant! he could not do ' otherwise. I do not mestn to attach tiny ' odium to htm, but simply to call attention to the Iact that the decision cannot be said to be a partisan decision. The had effects do not stop here, but they go ' a good deal further, if the, present tax iev.\ ' was based on these increased aasessrm tits, ii ! it was, then there will be another detic cnc> ' this year ot over S20.?,tKJ0? making in all ? di- ! Hcleney oi over $1(K>,(M?. lit.sales the very large iimoiint tliut has been lost by the un- j busioe-sllUe manpgementof iheCoosaw Com . pi'tiy hy Hit? Governor. I see no way to get over this trouble, and . unless it is overcome there will be slid more ! trouble in the matter 01 funding our sinkdent which becomes due next year. Theo seems to be some trouble about ihat niatter * now, but the situation will be still more coinplicated. if there is at tlte end of thisyearsniy lliius; like the deficiency that J have mentioned. It Is well lor us to understand these 1 tilings fully, and then no man can say iliat In the campaign oi tins year that lie did not nr.- . derstand the situation. Those men who recently signed the call for a convention of the Democints oi the.Male to , mett in Columbia on the tilth of March, to- ' gether with u meat numbers of ot/iers. see how matters tire drifting aud they desire to : rectify matters if tliey can. Every man in the Slaie who really lias ihe interest of the State at heart should attend that convention. There are diirerencesamoht: us that should be overcome iu older that file ! State shall not suffer. Let us be guided by ; the facts in the case and then we will not go ' wrong. iho>e politicians that have b? en ' tried and found wanting must be cast stsidi ' for other turn that, we have more reliance In Alieady. we are divided into three factions, and it we do not try to get together s:?on, we Will Shllt IO the ill Inrv of South ( umllnn III. well as our own individual interests. The Tillman taction, it we are to take the ?nymgsof men like Shell, Irby and \V. It Kvansas true, will not listen to anything tiut what is lor iheir.us well as Tillman's interest Tlie.v show no desire 10 make peace In the party. Self-interest Is their sole aim, regardless <>i the welfare of the .State. The straightout men are uneompromi.-ingly opposed to the re-election ot 'iillman. but stand ready to coiue lot ward and do good battle lor their State. The anti-Tillman faction believes in rescuing the State Irorn her present troubles by n vigorous tight within the lines established by the Ti Imatt faction, and tiiey are moving m that direction. There seems to be some little interest shown now as to who will be the next nominee ot the Democratic parly. Who are you for, Cleveland or Iltll? is often asked. Ills true that the contest dot s seem to be between those two men; but, at the same time, it is more than probable that if the contest is kept up, a western man w ill get the nomination. The papers state that there is a growing inclination to drop both Cleveland and Hill and take up a . Western man. There Is no doubl about the fact tlmt the eon I est in New York has created ill-feellm; between the two Democratic factions. This being thf case. 1 am of liie opinion that a Western man like Campbell, 01 l)hio, or some uood man who is in lavor oi tarrltl*reform, could carry New York in the general election with more ease than either Cleveland or Hill. We are dependent on neither for success. The welfare of the I'nitcd States and the success of the Democratic party does not depend on any individual man. PLAN TO SHUT OUT INTELLIGENCE. Imnnrfiknf llnnwtifkiiu <a lw> I 1 f l*nl to CaiHliiintOM tor State and , Comity Offices. i Cotton Plant. 1. Are you in lavor of abolishing tlie spec- si ial privileges enjoyed by National Hanks? 2. Areyou in favor of puttln^c the produ- i cers of cotlon on an equal looting wiin the s producers of silver and gold, by allowing I ihem to pledge cotton and land a? a basis for circulation, within safe limits? j Are you in lavor of restoring the vol- I nine ol currency to the same r.dio that it sus- I mined to liie population ami business of the ? country, when our public debts were con- i traded? * 1. Are you in lavor o( prohibiting the mon- 1 <trous system ol gambling in uirlmiiitital 'I products, that robs the fanner <if all his hard- i earned protit, and corrupts thu morals ol ihe i sou n try? 5. A re you in favor of the free coinage ol a silver? t i>. Are you in favor of prohibiting itie ownership of land by aliens, and the speculative lioidlnt! by syndicates ? 7. Are you in favor of a tarrilt" for revenue >]il.v,?nd lhut levied upon the luxuries rather limn the necessaries of life? 8. Are you in lavor of a graduated tax on incomes ? 9. Are you in favor of limiting! all State unil National revenues to the necessary expense* of Hie government, economically and honestly administered ? 10. Arc you in favor of election of United States Senators by direct vote of ine people? 11. Are you In favor of honest and just :>ut rigid control of railroads and telegraph lues? These questions embody the demands of :he Farmers' Alliance, and kindred organiz'i.ions of farmers and laborers; and to be nude effective they must enier as factors in Democratic clubs, primaries, and conven,lons. As arranged, the answer ol each rue-blue Alllancemcn would be "yes" to ev>ry one. p ' > . s ' St ; ; r.1 . < ill ABLE. POLITICAL PAPER. ION. JOHN C. HASKELL TALKS TO "THE STATE." IF.. ?..t,.... .. Illnln l!lr!iiirll<rni.U'll ril Talk, and Strikes Square Out From Ihe Shoulder. The State. The State to-day fnrnNhen some Interesting ending on the political situation, which will, io doubt, receive much attention from all 'actions throughout the Slate, whether it igrt'cM with their respective views or not. 'ol. John C. Haskell, member of I he Legisla> are from Highland county, member of the S'aiional Democratic Committee from South Carolina,and oneof the most prominent men n politics pi the State, returned to the city a ew days anoalter a stay In New York. Last lusiness. fie will return, however, before the ueetlng of the Irby committee. Jt is his reiume of tite [ olitical situation that the .State tuhlishcs toila.v. When a representative of the State called ipon Col. Haskell yesterday and asked for an nterview. lie lound the Colonel "up to his yes'' in work, tout he consented to ?lye his . lews on tlie present political situation. In response to the direct question propound>d toy the reporter as to what he thought of he political status of ntlairs In this state, as mtlimd on the political horizon, he said: ' Hie political situation, I think,is rather jad. It is very clear that, there is a strong opposition to Governor Tillman among the milking portion of those whofsupported l^itn ,wo years ago. I believe thatagood man, if miperly supported, could defeat him; tint lere Is a fuel which is a very unfavorable sign -the three principal papers of the State, .vhieh are all opposed to him, seem as sharpv onnosed to each other as tliev lire to Till iiail,aiid I leareach paper-will have its i*>lowers In l his antagonism anions themselves. "I agree fully wli.li the position that we should only light the evils of the Tillman adninist ration within the parly lines. I think my oilier course is perfectly hopeless. Tliere s no question about it, whether tbey did It .villingly or unwillingly, the majority of hose who took part ill the last elect ion voted 'or Tillman. Theie is no question that, how?ver outrageous certain features of the present constitution arc (and I think sonic of hem are infamous;. It war. adopted by n maorlty of the regular Democratic convention ji tlie State. Tlic people of tlie South would itivo been unanimous in pronouncing the Force Bill, If it had parsed, a* infamous, but ,hey would not have undertaken lo declare ,,11111. It IJV IUW ucruu>u It ? WJS IIIIJ UNI , "I think that, to-day, the party Is practlcnly divided, and the question is how to bring it together. It lias been divided, not by those ivlio oppo-ed Tillman but by those who followed him. Four years ago the men who 4:uce that time have been Tlllmnn supporters inaugurated the outrageous practice of holding secret caucuses during the session ol the Legislature and binding the members of the raucus to support those measures. In that way a minority would come into the House ivith a majority vote, though a large part of their vote, if it. had not been bound by the Mtueus. would have voted with the minority, which was excluded in the caucus. .'Mil were excluded who were not farmers, ;xcept those who went iu there agreeing to support blindly any measures advocated by III., inn\t\ri f v III' t ho r.ii'?ii.r< Miinv ?f Mi.. best limners of i lie Le.islaturc were excluded. The enII Issued recently lor the March convention whs signed by men who have always voted Willi the regular Democratic party. N'ut one of them could have gone into the caucuses which called themselves "Democratic caucuses." such Democrats as Judge Keriliaw. Judge NVailnce, Senator Butler, General [(ration and many others wouid not nave l>een eligible to these caucuses, yet. th'.< -c.ni us parly' undertook to absolutely dictate :ne policy of t he party. In other words they said lo these gentlemen and other like them: *\Ve idmit joii'vb been Democrats all your life; you ve been most active leaders in the rpsjeniration of the State; but Iroin this time on we will hold secret oath bound caucus es, dictate what shall he done, and whether >ou approve 11 or not you must follow us." "Die culmination of this was the convcnlion by which a fraud con\tried a minority in favor oi Tillman Into an apparent mnjorlly for him, and practically turned ihestale iver to a secret oaih-lioutnl organidation, which, by Its very terms, excluded men who iiave been for a generation the accepted leaders of ihe people. Hut how Ionic a party can 1st. which excludes absolutely iroin lisYounills its most distinguished members, it is hard losa.v. It will be contrary to human nature [or men of capacity and character to, for all lime, submit to follow the blind dictation ot ? ! 01 c ilk rilA'liSllPM ill tvliifMi f lioc li<n<u iw> voice. hut we cannot lose sight of t lie fact that the DemocraticorsanJzitlon Is regular. So matter hy what chicanery mid tricks the present rulers goi control of it, the majority it the people still look on itas the Democratic l?nrty and vote within ll.s lines. io break oil" Vom it or to go outside ol It. I* Io go against Litis majority, and to I li1 am opposed. "Hiiro ns'tho tusk is the only hope. In my tpimon. is to awaken ihe people, who have he right to say who shall be Ihe rulers, to Ihe in wort Illness of those who have succeeded in jelling into power. To tamely submit and make no opposit ion because we do not tlnnl; ive wiii succeed is tim>t cowardly and a most hi wise position to he taken. With such disposed persons I can have no sympathy. "I think tin: letter of Dr. .Maxwell comes learcr the mark than anything 1 have seen ; jui 1 think tie Is wrong?and I alii sure he A'id admit It when he looks into the matter time luliy-in saying that the credit of the <tate and' the prices id bo mis are not allected jy the present ailmiliistratioii. ""There is no doubt that tlie credit ol the Smith tieiierxliv Is s.erlously nIFectcil by the ow p'i?e of cot.ton and general depression ; nit, when we remember that the railroads are (linos) en lit el.v owned by Xew York capital,si<. some of whom are Ihe leading linanciers >t New York, it must he self evident that the ittenihts tooonress tli" railroads will hn re iented by these men. Tlicy are the ones who tr<- consul toil when capitalists want to buy Southern st-curlties. Our hunks depend almost entirely on New York capital for the money with which the business of the ooun:ry is carried on. New York hankers keep thoroughly ported us to the condition of affairs in this State; and when wo see the ..'oinptroller, who is recognized as speaking with Tillman's voice, attempting wliit the L'oiirts have wli linut dissent pronounced to he illegal uttempls at oppression, we find a ready xpianation of I If fuel that New York hanks nave heen very slow to give accommodation to the ha >ks in this State. Insurance companies are among the heaviest lenders of money ii the State, and they, too, have felt the oppression of the present administration and resent it. "I have henru much or these thinps, asl iiave been it) New York for the lustsix weeks, onstantly meetins and conferring witli the parties who are most, active in Southern enterprises. I believe that tin; conmicl of the ;ourts in enjoining the Illegal course of this ( ounn man (the Comptroller; will haven very inppy ellVct; and nothing will have a better ,'treet than the tact that Associate Justice i'opo has justified the confidence of tits Irieiids, who opposed him politically, in his [>ei>onal integrity and desire to muiiiUiiti the lltrnlty of the law . "I am confident when the people arearou'ed hey will correal these evils themselves. 'j\? :o outside of the party and try to convert hem by attack inn tliein and denouncing hem as if the.v were a part of Tillman's gov:rnment is'a great mistake. "My experience is the last Legislature enibles me to say this: Tlie Legislature, with ,*ery few exceptions. was composed of strong tdherents of Tillman, and with hut- few exception* they had no experience In le-risuiive work. Any one who has served in the Jeglshiture knows that u new member, what* never his capacity may he, is very ineilicient ttitiI lie learns the forms, so to speak, and lie s liable to l>e misled. The last. Legislature vhen It came down i"ll Into the hands of Tilliihii and periiaps the worst set of demigojjues who followed him that ever sat withii the Hulls of the (general Assembly. I>urng the early part of the session Ihey hlindly oliowed orders; but. before the end of the list session things commenced to change, as ndicuted by the election of Mr. Jones for Speaker. He was recognized as u conservative mctnoer. and Iihs made a mosteilicicut md impartial presiding oiticer. "At ilie last session the change became nore maiktd: the men who at. ttie first s<-s noli 1 jitl assumed lo lead, and for ti while <1 id end, luttl little or no Intlueuue. Tillman's 11 en sure."', where they were unwise, were reeded l>y l eavy majorities, and when this a*t Legislature adjourned it would compare yvoralily with any other Iti which I have versal. I helieve that, the niaji rity of tlietn f they could live over their terms again vouhi refuse to Uo any ot the tliinus w'lich lave brought opprobrium upon the Mate. change among them convinces tin: t hat it s only ti <|uestion of work and netting good net) to Icad. "\\> cannot win with ft negative man, l>e:anse lie has given offense to nobody; we cerainly cannot win it those who voted ag ibist ['illmaii last year are to he kfpi out of the ounclls of the parly, while men who were he associates of the Scott mid Moses gang are veicoined Willi open arm* into the most .se:ret councils of the party. "1 think we certainly cannot win if those eritlemea on the other hand. a.-Kiime to hemselvcs tlie right to be called Straignt'" Jetnoerais and denounce those of us who dls, greed with them im "Snbinissionisls" and lie men who voted for Tillman as "un-I>eniorntic.'' in their opinion of Tillman and iriy and that Bang I Join fully; I think they re a disgrace to the tttatcaml the Stale will ie held ics,)onsiiiie for putting such men in IllrV illlU ht Ilie m roil;.'!* uiry nave ureii hi nwgil to Jo; t>ut at tlio same time I think listI I lie iivn who did il have got to undo it. "To in IK about UUl'cren i. liictloiiN, each lmviiK a voire; in ihe nominations is toitiMirHde at. The people of liie Stale who, whatever heir former position has been, are now preiired to oppose Tillman and his methods and oi k for the good of the .State must come toethi r as one and work together, or the peo le wlio are disposed to change will very ua ) -,\?v - J*./'",- v J turally think that they hnd bet ter let things j be us they are. (if.s. kahlk's letter. I "Colonel, what do yon think about the let" Iter of (ien. Kurle? was asked. "I don't understand Gen. Earle's letter; I hardly think he could have meant it in the only sense that I see It can hear. It is a lot of platitude having no mean In*;, so far as I can i |See. He says that we should not slander TillI man. This means nothing or It means that ' the gentlemen who Issued the call, In their I very temperate statements, have uttered j slanders against Tillman. Upon its face. If I j didn't, know Gen. Earle. I should say that he I was a supporter of Tillman ; I do not think that Is poyslnle. I think, too, that hexloes I not appreciate the difference In position that a candidate nominated by a representative ! body of the whole State will occupy trom candidates of former years who came out on j their own motion. At the last election we j had two gentlemen, each worthy of the ofllce of Governor, opposed to Tillman and opposI ed to each other. "If we hav?* a convention here?the wisdom of calling t Ids March convention we are discussing?we will at least have a man selected by a large representative body; if they select a positive mau with no damaging antecedents, and support hiin heartily, I think there Is a fair chance of his winning, provided we have no dissension in our own ranks." |THE HASKELL COMMITTEE, | They iNitiie Tlieir Proniiiicliunento? I Objection to (lie Oath which Hinds I<> Slick to the Nomination A (>a;> MiiHt lie Left Down Tor lliem? Arraignment oT Evil Moerw - faithful to the Principles of 76. Greenville Daily News. Columbia, 8. C.. Feb. 24.?The 'straightont'" committee hold two meetings Today and tonight issued the following: | "To the Straighiout Democrats of South I Carolina: "The approach of the contest of 1S92 has | summoned your committee to its post of duty. I "A brief survey shows the faction that usurped power in 1890 standing amid the ruins of the democracy of 1876 upon a prostrate State and ruling over a suffering people. Instead of relaxing, the coll of party rule has been tightened and freedom or election at ihe primaries of the dominant faction has been destroyed by requirements and oaths which will exclude men who have sellrespect and love of liberty. The promises put forth by the faction dominant in 18!)0 have not tie n fulfilled. "The evil and the wrongs which the straightout democrats loresaw In lSiiU and against which we warned our fellow democrats, have come to pass. "On the other hand the false charges and cries of treachery raised against us have lalleu to the grdiii.d. "The good and faithful voters who were controlled by technical party rules and forced to vote for the nominee of the usurping faction against their will, or to refrain Iron) voting aualnst him, have had time to learn bow valueless is a party when not controlled by principle and represented by worthy men. "We appeal to those who laced the fire and bore the brunt in 1SU0 to stand firm to their party and their iilgh principles in 18!hi, and we call upon nil good democrats to join in the tight against wronsx and oppression. We urge the siraightout. democrats anil all who are ready to act. with tlu*in 10 cling to ttieir colors and stand firm, He not mlsltjii by the .blandishmen's of power or the bribes of office to surrender your independence but standing true to principles lo.vai to the grand democracy oi 1X70 and earnest in the struggle for the wetlare of our Stale, coutlnsie Ihe tight against the taelion which lias robbed the people of their sovereign right < ( self government and brnngm nothing but disaster and evil repute upon the Stale. "There Is difference of opinion on the part of many good men. We say m>lhfng against those who are sincere but, much as we may respect them personally, we urge upon our party to resist allurements to Join the dominant faction In order to defeat it and not to submit to tyranny to which no allegance is due, nor to do evil that good may come of it. Your committee urges jon to be palleut and remain steadfast awaiting the time when your service can render good to our common country; and bea-sured lhat when the time for action comes those to whom you have entrusted Ihe standards of your party will summon yon to duty and perhaps to victory, but always lor principle. "We appeal to our fellow democrats of all factions and all classes lo hear the truth and HO UK JUKI ice. *> * KITK I III* gllllU Ol I lie WIIOIC people. We recognize the great interest of our State to be agricultural mid while we refuse to be subserved to secret caucus or class legislation, we arc earnest, in our desire to promote Hint interest upon which the welfare of our Slate is largely dependent. We seek no oflice, we ask no reward, save the consciousness ot having done our duty. We will battle in the ranks for any good man or men put Jorivard by the democracy provided we cuu vote as democrats, governed h\* the principles ol 1870. ami be freed from the tyranny of iMr existing ruies and constitution of the taction now in pnwer. "By order of I be committee. "Wm. H. Lvli-s, Chairman." "A. E. (5oszai.es. secretary." The committee adjourned subject to the call ol Lhe chiiirmun. TROY'S TIMELY TOPICS. The Sick?The 1'relly?Wliat Happenoil to Citptniii XCi 11 jr? Mimic?JIuIcn ?Xegrncs-And Otlacr Things. Troy, s. Feb. 20,18it'. Mr. W. T. liradley is still sick with grip. He has had a v?*ry severe at tack. Mrs. W. K. Bradley, who has been visiting i*ol!iiivt>s In A hlii-vl I'|> <-nnie Inline Njit.milii v night. MKh Nt-Ilie Pres?ly, who Is teaching the Bradley school, cainc home Friday. Miss Kitic Robinson returned to Duo West Saturday. iMr. 1$. 11. Tiiguart went to Greenwood Saturday on business. The Methodists have an orsran now, and we know they will liave unotl music, with Miss Kitlie Herman as organist. Mr. Arch Tittle's mule not frightened yesterday una threw him, bruising htm considerably. Mrs. J. S. Burnett and Mr. .Tames Tittle are visiting In Lincoln, (in. Our temperance entertainment which came off lust Friday evening whs a success. It consisted of tableaux,dialogues, music, Ac. -Mr. \V. P. V/idemnn had charge of the nui>ic, and it is not necessary to say It. was fine, an his reputation is known from the mountains to the seaboard. The play was postponed on account of our Patriarch belli:; sick, and lie was an important, character m the play, hut you nil listen soon to see It advertised and come*. Tills goes to prove that the bluest part of the town turns on our much beloved patriarch's head. Our town was full of divines yesterday. Itev. T. W. Sloan never preached a more appropriate sermon than lie did in the mornlm; oil the judgment, and Hev. J. (4. llender.-on In the aitcrnoon, taking for Ills text, " lie sine your sins will llnd you out." and at, night Itev. Mr. Mclvenzie, of the U. 1*. church, ol Salem, New York, preached an excellent sermon. His text whs, "What shall it profit a man if lie shall gain tlie whole world and loss his own soul." If we were not benefitted it wa? our own fault. Our town is blessed Willi goou preaching. tapt. J. N. King loll oil Patterson's bridge !n?t week, breaking Ills collar bone. Mr. Parker, who lias heen working wllli Cupl. King, Kot into u dispute with : negro. Hi' killed Hie negro lor live minutes, und wanted to bit him again. Cnpt. King paid him up and let him 1:0. Mr. McKellar and daughter. of Greenwood, are visiting relatives in town. Mis* Moiiie Tittle spent Saturday and Sunday Willi her father. Mr. Luther Mullinax can now be found on his farm. This is a good example. Now let some more of our y.oung men get at something. It will not do to loaf all year. Nick, j THE KING'S DAUGHTERS. * <?rent l*rf|?aralloiiH for ? SgilemlJil entertainment in the Court House. The King's Paiii.'liters are making great I preparations for the success of the entertain-1 incut which they piopose to give In the Court j House in about three weeks trom this date. | The variety sind extent of 1 lie program, the beauty and charm 01 tlin ladies in their graceful acting, f lit! superb deportment of the gentlemen iff the performance of their respective j parts, will all combine to make one of the| mo>t pleiisatit evenings tiiiit we ha\eever liad i in t tie Court House. Tne opening attraction will he t lie artistic! nrranuemciit of the slaae on whieh will ap !>?->( * more than twenty trained little female' choristers, dressed tn white, reminding us ot I tin* ni'nels. and wlio will sing a sweeter bona than has been heiinl by lite sons of men since the time when the stars sang together. The chief play of the cventim will be an In- j Icr< stliin little drama in which, among oilier things, the presumption <>1 a bachelor] goes lor untight? where all the sell-con celt, of a lord of creation i<< taken out of him by the | power of woman's eliurm?where in turn the prond ^iiitor kneels to woman's uncnm;iicr-' alile will, and becomes an abject snilor lor favor in thesisjhtnf her Irresistible loveliness, i DlU'creiil pieces of instrumental mu-lc will tlw. ....#1 I. ?.n J i in: I'K'fii III, II nil l. l.l|'li:i_ I I l.-Mllllt.-llin ; sit intervals will furnish tin opportunity fori members of the audience to a>;t each ii part in j in original drama, which we hope may end as ' satisfactorily to each, as will the play upon the stage. "All the world's a fitnge, And all tho men and women merely player?." / . V I ^ ' rf toostaSkg farms, j THE EVILS OF SPECULATING IN FUTURES.! Spoocli of lion. R. R. T2II:nati at Now-' berry l.iml Saturday. February 27, Onn I? <vt.l..h II? Totlu ?mn? 1 III ? IIIVII m | Wholesome Truths in the Most' Emphatic Manner? He is Afraid I the Row of Promise Will Hcjmrt From I's. News and Courier. Newuekry, February 27.?About six hundred persons assembled in the opera house here to-day to liear an address from Governor Tillman. He was Invlled by the County Alliance Mime two or three weeks ago to discuss the question of the reduction of the acreage ol cotton and kii'drcd subj.-cts. and not to discuss politics. There were a good many colored people present. Tiie Governor was not looking well, and did not speak with his usual vim and vivacity, hut the audience gave him ihe best of attention, though there was no display and l>ul 111tie enthusiasm. The large part of the audience was from the country, but I here wus a good sprinkling of towif people. President Sligh, of the County Alliance, presided .over ihe meeting and introduced ihespeaker. He explained the object of the meeting and spoke of the various conventions that had been held by the farmers of the cotton-growing sates to olsscuss the same question. It was a pleasure to him preside over this large meeting and to introduce the distinguished speaker,a man well known throughout other Siaies; a farmer to speak to farmers. The very lad that he is here shows that he takes an Inierest in you and lias au appreciation of the people over whom he has the honor to exercise the functions of Chief Magistrate. (Applause and hurrahs lor Tillman.) Governor Tillmnn said that, he wnsjust out of bed: that yesterday lie-hud ventured out for the first time in ten days, and but for the fact that he did nut' want the people tn come here and be disappointed he would not be present. ' I am always |*ind :o respond to the call of the citizens of any county to meet and confer with them on any subject affectlnir ttie public. I am here to discuss the agricultural outlook and kindred subjects. It is a broad quesion. Agriculture is the basis of all wealth, the foundation on which society resU>. I am also told that I am not expected to touch on politics. The subject is a very dry one, although of far more Importance than any other. It attects every household. We have a superabundance of advice and Hood counsel. Shakespeare says "I can easier tell twenty men what were good to be done than to be one to follow my own teachings." We are confronted by a condition that, is gloomy Indeed; never, at least since 1865, has It been more so. I have beard it siiid in the forties a similar condition existed, so far as the price of cotton Is concerned. But. then every regulated farm was self-sustaininir. They had nothing to buy except some luxuries, shoes lor tlte family, etc. We have reversed the condltons then existing, and in large measure looked to one crop to buy almost, everything we are compeli?*u to have. The present condition of over-production of cotton was ioreseen by me several years ago, and predicted in a public speech at Jteunettsvllle seven years ago, when I undertook to bring about a change so far as discussion could do it. "We have almost driven our peoDle to the culture of cotton alone. IIow? One of the greatest engines to bring about the condition was the enactment of the lien law, which placed credit on the future crop, even before It. was planted. It placed ttie honest and the dishonest, the intelligent and the ignorant men on the same basis. It placed the ralslngof the crop in thehands of those wtio make profit out of it by speculating in the product. Our rents look for so much cotton, and the liens look ior so much, and as a consequence our people were forced to raise It.. "Oar legislation Is largely responsible for our condition. The ell'ori to make that with which to buy everything else, opeclally where the negro was dominant, brought a demand for thestock law. ;\Ve concluded that we couldn't make any money out of stock, and wliv keep up the fences? I am a strong advocate of the law and believe It to be a blessing If properly used, but after the law wns enacted the ellbrt to raise stock censed. Thereafter we turned our attention more to cotton nnd the blessing was turned into a cu rse. We need a summer pasture. We ean produce bac.ou and be?*f ns cheap here aa In the West, I Iinve lalsed hogs myself and kepi strict account, and they did not. cost me as much as the Western bacon, but iliere are other! Up. We st>eml for uutno alone, in this State, over 88.OHO.liOU annually. The making jot" home manure has become a forgottoa art. ! We kill grass nine months in the year and then turn around and buy Northern hay. "For* seeing this condition, we haveendeavered to put. on foot Cletnson College, where our yountr men can be taught the importance of a diversltled Industry; but what are we to do now wiiile we are waiting for Clem.son to start? It is a very si tuple case. The only road we can now follow with salety Is to produce less cotton and make our farms self-sustaining. Speculation and depression In the money market have In some decree caused the low ] J>J IL'U, Dill ?Vt IIUVC f'lUUULTU I1IWI C UWblWII IIIUM I the world will consume. But you say we are ; in debt, and cannot gel money except out of cotton, t'un you pay debt* when you pay more for raising cotton than you uet for it? If there Is not a radical change starvation Is Inevitable. That is the long and short of It and the whole of it. "The condition is produced by two thlnzs. Too much time Is wa-ted in idling and hunting uumc and running rabbits. We must work six days in the week. Too much time is lost that should be devoted to malting manure and Improvements. There must he more industry, and you must raise your rations at. home ami make cotton the surplus. "As to the financial question there nro two causes for the low price of cotton. One was the demonetization of silver, and the other IheJ conduct of our national affairs in the interest of Wall Street. Wo are to-d:i\ being used as hewers of wood and drawers of water I lo makea few tnen richer. We me largely rej sponsible for th!f> state ot affairs. We should practice economy. 1 have pointed out what i we should <lo at home; but what about the .other? This I* a big country. Vast interests i are Involved; diversified and conflicting In tprestp. The agricultural Interests, l?y reason j ofa lack of organization, and on account 01 ' ignoinuce, Is being systematically rc?l?f>ed |itiroi)K? the tarlir in I lie iuierest o I'Wall . street. ' "The Alliance-sprang Into the arena like n | giant, and spreiid over the State like lire j through a sedge field. If it, does not go too far and ask unreasonnblc things; if it does noi | demand centralization, as some claim it does; j if its demands arc not unreasonable, and i there Is the danger, grent. and lasting heuefits I will follow. I am afraid that the bow of prom' ise will depart. If we are reasonable and sub: sidize ihe newspapers witb the truth, it' we do ; not get all we ask w? will at least get somethins;. We must not quarrel about Ihe means, I but we must get there. j "Look at the condition of p.flairs In Washj inglon. The Democrats with a larg>s majority are split Into tactions. There comes In your diversified interests. What suits the . I icmncrats of Massachusetts docs not suit the ! Democrats of South Carolina. "Whether there shall be a split from the old I part ies or not I cannot say ; but ccrtain ly the I trend of things is In that direction. Until it does happen, we, who are to-day confronted by the Republicans with their luree bill and iK.irrit tlnminflfIrtn linvn <>nt ttt wruiwt hv tlu< Democratic party of I lie Northeast, who have* helped us to prevent tlie.se things. There I should bound can betsojn?t antagonism beI lueen thu farmers anil any other class. Uni less the tanners are prosperous every other | interest must sutler. There may be a dispute I as to how we are to reach certain points, but ! for (ioil's sake don't let us quarrel about reach! inu that point.'*' j SpeaKltur about the SI. 1j<>uis Convention land the Third Party ho said ihal. lie did not believe we would have any Third l'arty In South Carolina yet; buthedld not know what might coine. Self-interest might force us to go with the Northwest; but until thai time dkl eoine we had to stand together for God, I for home and tor native land. I The Governor spoke for thirty-five minutes. Only once during the delivery of his speech was he interrupted by applause. His speech was well received. % President Sllgh presented some resolutions on I he cotton acreage question. [ Col. Klllson S. Koltt, who was In the audience, rose jo speak on the resolutions. He said he recollected the tiroe of '!> *>, when cotton was at its lowest price, and that he eonld go even larther back than that timespoken of liy our distinguished Governor. He did not] believe we had, yet. reached the bottom. He' did not propose to give them any counsel, hut proposed to go on as in years past, and raise everything he could on ilie farm, making cot ton his surplus crop, and those tanners pursuing a similar policy could make money at llveevnts. lie hud no doubt that not only .our financial system hut that of lite whole world was wrong. There had been piogr-ss in everything else, but our financial system was tiie same as in the days of Abraham. I When Abraham bought the buriiil ground 01 tils beloved sarah he paid for it with four hundred shekels in sold. Just at this juncture Dr. Sampson Pope walked across the stage tospeak to Governor Tillman, and the audience seemed restless, and Col. Keltt suspended liis remarks. I)r. Pope asked a suspension of the pending resolution to otter 11 vote ot thanks to Governor Tillman tor his aolo addiess. President Migh's resolutions were then adopted, as follows: Uesolvtd. That in mass meeting assembled, on thc'JTtli day ot February, IV.hJ. we. theciii si anil 10, of Newberry Coitnly, do adopt the following views ami principles, believing tluil Ifiht.-y were properly carried out they would prove <iii i ll-.-otivc remedy for Hie condition of those evils which'liitve brought upon our Southland such wtdespcad disaster and linuncliil ruin. I. The acreage of cotton should be reduced not so inucn with a view oi decreasing the crop that higher prices might Vie obtained, for " " V ' '."A we do not believe that the very low price or cotton at tbe present time c?n be accounted for on the ground of overproduction, but more wilh a view of giving the rotton former more time, more land, more labor, more fertilizers and betfer attention to tlife raisin? of the cereals adapted to our soil, ri-alizi ug as we do that ur.iin. with the roughness Unit it, brings with l!, meant! more and better live stock, more and heller manure, better land, more meat, more mlik and buticr, more poultry and ez-rs. All of which are needed on the farm and W'* li cannot be purchased by the farmer will, t ,w cotton without being met by llnaneial run. 2. Rentals of land and credits extended should not be based ex'-iusivuiy upon comm. Hy such a course hundreds of thousands ot bales of co I ton are raised by thousands of farmers, who, instead of producing anything like asufllcieupy of farm products necessary for man and bea>t, produce little else than cotlon. Such a system Is not only ruinous and detrimental to thp Interests of this class of farmers, but its different efl'ect are felt, as a seneral thinu, by all other farmers and citizens of this country. The most effective way of reducing the acreage of cotton would by to change this system. :!. The times and the condition of the country demand the practice of economy on tbe part of every larmer to enable him to pay his debts to brim; him to that much desired position in life when lie can pay cash as he goes, thus enabling him to buy cheaper, to hold and control to a measure Ills cotton crop and other products of the farm, keeping him out of the hands of speculators and doingaway with the necessity of borrowing money at a high rale of interest, or, what Is still worse, of obtaining credit on a mortgage for food products that should be raispd on his own farm. If tbe price of cotton ever did lustify tills, the Southern cotton grower. In borrowing or obtaining credit at i> higher rate of Interest to enable him to make cotton, certainly that time has passed and it now should be apparent to all that the farmer can not stsnd for any length of time a higher rate of rate of Interest or a dear credit. A judicious use of commercial fertilizers connected with a Judicious purchasing of the same is a question that, has no negative to It, but there can be no such purchasing ot commercial fertilizers when the farmer neglects the making of stable and barn yard manure, the trowing up on the soil and turning under of vegetable matter with Judicious system of farming and the proper care of ills land, 4. Money is scarce and tight, and labor Is poorly rewarded. Under existing conditions few. If any, can buy and pay for a farm out of uio nei. earnings m me name, aim uiesu mi liters not very greatly In debt must economize as they have never before done to enable them to pay their debts. Now we know that there is a cause tor all this, and we firmly believe that it dot*8 not altogether come from mismanagement on the part of the tanners, but that the financial system and policy of our Government are greatly at fault and have largely contributed In bringing on tbls coun try tlie presentdeplorableeondltlonof affairs. Therefore, as citizens and farmers, while we believe It to be our Imperative duty to practice, teach and encourage a reduction in the acreage In cotton, the raising more largely ol the cereals, the improving of our live stock and farms and hotpes, the rigid- practicing of economy and the doing of any and all other things connected with.our farms and farm work in order to bring to our country a more prosperous condition of affairs. that we at the miiui' time as citizens, responsible from citizenship and loving our country and homes and firesides as we do. feel it Just as incumbent upon us to teach and use our influence In correcting all other evils detrimental to our interests, and esDeclally that which we helieve to be a ruinous financial system of the Government In the best way that can be shown to us and to do It all with a patriotic view and desire of man, woman and child, every city, town and rural home throughoutour beautiful Hunny South, and causing this ereat Southern land, this God-given heritage of ours, the 'and of i he .irave and the home ol the free, to blososom as the rose and to he filled with a teeminu,smiling, happy and prosperous population. The meeting then adjourned. Governor Tillman returned to Columbia onthearternooo train. NEWS FROM NINETY-SIX, Pretty Women ? Preachcrs?Doctors? Not Advertising Tor n Detective? County Commissioner* ? Strange Disappearance?Cabbage Plants by the Thonsand. Ninetv-Six, 8. C., March 1, 1892. Col. Walllngtord was In town last week. He says ho In Helling mules cheaper and on heller terms than ever before. He Is located ut Greenwood now, and will be glad 10 see his old friends. Miss Conly,the beautiful daughter of Mr. Robert Conly. of Edgefield, was up last week visiting the Misses Littleton. The New York Stale Convention lias met and elec'.ed delegates to the National Convention. They are Instructed to voters a unit for Hill. New York people know better than anybody else who can carry New York. It has always been considered ihe pivotal Stale and the rest of the country bad best adopt their advice and vote forHlll. The Rev. W. P. Pearson will begin a series of meetings at the Presbyterian church in this place to-morrow night (Wednesday, 2nd instant) to continue for several days. The Rev. Dr Beattie, of the Theological seminary will preach on Sunday at II n. m. Dr. H. M.Julian and wife lett last Thursday for Cairo. Nebraska, where he will permanently loeate. Dr. Julian Is a fine physician and will leave South Carolina with the best wishes of a great many friend*. The grain crops in this community are looking tine. Manor Fortune, a very worthy colored man was found dead in bis bed a few mornings ago. A Jury of inquest fouud that death resulted from nHtiuai causes. Mr. John Watkins, a prominent citizen of Cbappeil.s neighborhood, very mysteriously disappeared several days ago and up to this time no traces of him have been discovered. Ho give nis wile about s;o), all tne money n** had and left after kissing her. to be gone only u short lime. It Is believed he committed suicide by drowning. Don't forget the mpptinsr. Ninety-Six nec<is u revival. Our people are getting callous and cold. Come out and hear some preaching Ninety-Six was ahead one day last week. A tin tinker, an umbrella fixer aud hat cleaner were all hereon the same day. The finances ol the nlaee will not admit of such scoop*. Mr. T. C. Lipscomb received several thousand cabbage plants from Charleston on last Saturday. They were distributed throughout the town aud country and our people will have greens If they can only get a little meat now. Our town council wrote to Miyor McMaster last week In reference ton detective to look up some whiskey eases. He did not send the detective, r>ut we notice tbe matter was puoiMied In the State. Is It possible that the Mayor of Columbia could be guilty of handins; out "confidential" correspondence tor publication? Of course if the town council >i Nluet.v--*>ix wanted the services of n detective, they would not be tools enough to want it published in a daily newspaper. We would respectfully call the attention of the honorable Board of County Commissioners to the condition of the bridges over Wilson's creek. Nearly two months ugo they were washed away and though on tlio most important thoroughfare coming to our town they are still unrepaired, It would only take I wo or three days at most to do the work necessary, yet the people ?>n the north side of Wilson's creek are forced to travel two and three miles out of the way to eel to town. Too mueh time, Major Nance, given to the bidder. (>ur people are mad and justly so. East End. LOWNDESVILLE'S LIFE. Quarterly MoeUnjr---FrrmorH* .Movement?The Weather ? Oilier Matters. T.owndesvillo. S. (J.. Fob. 21. 18!?2. The first quurterly conference for Smyrna SUU ton was held Saturday and Sundiiy. Presiding Klder Rev. J. U. Campbell lu I lie chair. This whs his first visit to our town. His social qualities together with Ills preaching ability, stave to him a high position in (lie estimation of our people, and also tilves promise of a very pleasr.nl as well as profitable four year's stay in this district. .Mr. J. (J. ITtickahee of Anderson returned Friday nisht for a sometime stay, to the home of his parents lu this place. Our whole section was visited by a very heavy rain Saturday night, and on Sunday our streams were considerably swollen. I Miss Nannie Johnson and .'Miss j.ncin .Mo<rly alter spendIng several weeks among kins-j men in our community returned to their An-J derson home Saturday. l>r. J. Cr. Johnson went to Anderson for a| few days visit Saturday. Miss Klin Del I after spending a week :it thei home of Iter brother-in-law, Mr. Win. Moore,! returned to her Abbeville home Monday. Mr. H. Herry Allen of the of Allen >vc Conley look a business trip to Anderson Tuesday. Mrs. Lantie Huekahee who is in charge of a flourishing school at Willingion, closed her lew days vl>it to relatives here and returned to her duties Tuesday. Mr. A. V. Harries of <'harle?ton was here for a day or tuo. then on to Klbeit. Un., to visit itio family of liis brother-in-law, Mr. J. ] '. Harper. Mr. I. II. MeAHa, president of the farmers association oi this township, calls a meeting j of that body for next >4 itnrilay, March 5tli, at j %2 o'clock p. m. All members of that orjian-) izatlon ami all others interested are ici|ue.--t- j eil to aHend. The meeting will be held in i this place. Miss Jen n ie Harper returned to her home! here with the family of her brother, Mr. K. W. Harper, last week. An occasional warm day causes our town to put on considerable life In bringing out the I trliH'i*lrK Ivi 11 tiln v?rs_ from ! ihflr winter quarters, and our good ladles dike an outing in promenading and riding. The disagreeable east, wind at this writing forcibly reminds us that old winter has not yet ended Ills reign for this time. Troupe. .-V.riJwi HMJJL-X. i I , "I GREENWOOD'S BUM. LIFE AND ANIMATION IN THE CITY. . i ? The Wiiy a t;oo?J Man Lost a Good 91 u 1??'Wl?I?h??y Chenp PrIntfii|t? Orphanage-Dcath^-Politlcal Pot Xewspapem The Way It 1m IJone?Xew Editor?How to Dl?? pose of Lazy H unhands. Greenwood, S C., Feb. 29,1892. Rev. R. F. Miller had a valuable mule killed by the train lust week, the accident v^hs from ' . ? xross carelessness on me part 01 iue driver. His own statement Is that he was watching another frightened texm and let hln own walk on the crossing directly In front of toe approaching train. Mr. L. H. Bunnell of Abbeville wan In town % Sunday. Dr. J. B. Huahey Is fast coming to the front as a rising physician. A considerable amount of whiskey In beingsold by some one. There was more drinking than usual In town Saturday. I am Informed that a call to. the conservative County Democracy win be Issued this week. The agent of a street working machine has been exhibiting Its operations on our streets during the past week. It seems to do the work well bat I am not informed whether our council purchased or not* In another column will be found a most excellent article from Geo. B. Wendilng In New York Herald, In defense of the Jew. In view of their recent pefte-mtlons of which all have read, Mils article will he specially Interesting, and will probably disabuse the mind" of the more ignorant of the erroneous Idea that the -v Jews are an Inferior race, and inore dishonest tbau the Gentiles. lOwlng to circumstances the publication of the piece referred to Is deferred to another week.?Edllor Press and Banner.] "It Is the cheaj?est I have ever known" In the verdict of all who have any Job work done In the Press and Banner office. . One of the best sign wrltprs who has evpr been here is a negro from Birmingham. He has palutcd a number of signs already, and Is still here. He isjet black but possesses rare talent for the business. , Saturday night was rough on nervous people who live in rickety bouses with loose bllnas. Little Willie, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Wells, has been very low for several days with pneumonia but is now convalescent. If men must fight, the old fashioned "flst and skull" way is the best. It is comparatively bloodless, and is not productive of widows and opbuns. That's the way our Greenwood folks settle their difficulties, but we have no patent on tt, other towos can do lllrouriuo tDllhnnf InfrtnuomMnt J Rev. j. L. Vass has received valuable pack- J ages of bedding for tbe orphauage from (be W. M. S. or the Donaldsvtlle Baptist Church, "nil the little girls of Donaldsvlile." On the death of Aunt Mary Washington on the 22nd Inst., at the age of 84 years, this coin-. ciderit is related, Mie bore Washington's family name and was born and died on his anniversary. Mr. Thomas Moore is now ticket agent and operator at R <Sc D. depot, yice Mr. Meet/., removed. Our people regret to hear of the sudden death of Dr. T. A. Hudgens ol Honea Path on last Thursday evening. Tbe anticipated call has been issued, and meets the approval of our people generally. Most of them, however, are disappointed that there was not Incorporated in it a demand for * primary, but they recognize the wU-dom and a'Mltty ot those making it and are' not kicking, besides there is nothing in tbe call to prevent such a demand being made when the conven tlon assemoles. Of course tbe 'bosses" won't grabt It, but as has been suggested, It would give them an opportunity of refusing, which would place tbem In an unenviable position before their own constituency. three-fourth9 of whom are in favor of a primary, then loo it might be tbe means of uniting the "conservatives" and "straightouts" on a conservative platform thus nulled with a uood "farmers' movement" man at tbo head of our ticket we could win anyhow. Mr. Percy Harizog had a very narrow escape trom serious injury by runaway horse last. Friday. Judging from his recent productions our ep1kramie friend "Neeny" may yet have his name emblazoned among tbe galaxy of poets, as Francis Lawrence Bally. The friends and readers ol both papers regret to see the State and Greenville News acting so ugly toward each other. It really gives room for the Tlllmatiltes to make capital of II, in various ways, most probably by saying Itlsnpait of the programme of tbe opposition ; as leading matter it Is neither pleasant nor prod table. M?n,tluln/T l\la /tnmmlcol/in trial Inn. tice Ker has transacted considerable legal buslufss. It Is said of him thai he presided with dignity and ability. 1 Kev. s. Ij. Vass received six orphnnage appllcationsfrom one family-one day last wee.j, tlie eldest bring but 12 years old. Saturday was a very husyday In town. In fuel, trade has b?-en good all the month. My good friend R. C. Glllam (Mrs. G. ob> * Jeets to the word venerable as Implying age) se ms to appreciate the difficulties that beset a second rate reporter, I never meet him, that he hasn't an encouraging word?a friendly criticism. How helpful It. is to have, along with a Just commetid itlon for whatever Is rood, our imperfections pointed oat, by oar irlemla whom we know are In a position to see them. Mr. J. H. Callaham of Honea I'ath was In town on business last week. Mrs. Glover of Troy who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Dr. Smith returned home Monday. , i\? I a vropchnll Inlrlnirlv rpmnrbed thn nth<-r ilny, that a part of bis mission, to Coronaci Wiih to help Mr. J. M. Mtijor Tlllmanlze that section. Wnen he gets through with Col. Dave Aiken. I'll hear his report. I suppose there Is uo truth whatever In the nuly report uolmr the round of the press from .Modoc via Edgefield and Savannah. Dr. Mill wee's old family horse Gig. Is no more. He died Thursday at the advanced une of 23 He had probably heard more ser- . inons i han mom men at that a<e and certainly knew the geography of the surrounding country better. I am frequently asked how I manoge to work every day and still gather so much news. I am often deficient, but such a* I have Is easy enough of expianation?My best friend Is a popular dress maker. She bas been absent most of ihe week uence my paragraphs are not voluminous. Messrs Smith ?fc Wern have moved their stock of goods back to Newberry. Messrs. G. F. Wern and Smith, their salesmen, have made themselves vtry popular with our people, and both have hosts of friends here who regret to see them leave. There Is a movement on foot to organize a band here; we have the the material and the iixkii'Uinmiiii. I There will be n mass meeting in the Presbyterian Church next Sunday afternoon, under J the auspices of the Y. M 0. A. for the pur- <j pose of raising funds for the relief of the fam- W ine stricken districts of Russia. m Rev. E. J. Forre-ter's 11 rtie daughter has so m far recovered front ber recent lllnesti as to be M able lo he up. ' ' WDeacon K. M. Allen has undertaken the nr- W duous hut important work of revising the M Biiptlst Church roll. w To?-ounty Commissioner Nance I am re- ? quested lo say ttiai som?s or the roads In this J section are in a very bail condition. My in-# forinnnt Is a doctor who travels them all. U do not Know to which ones lie refers. T Mrs. A. H. McNeill has a nice six room house lor reut centrally located and the ouiy on? In town vacant. Prof. G. C. Hodges has assumed editorial charge of the Observer. Heing a ripe scholar, possessed with marked ability and rare attalnmenis, a terse, pithy and forcible writer, ; no man is Letter qualified and equipped to | liuttle successfully in the Journalistic arena than he. And we hope for the Observer a bright future, and to see it take rank with I the leading papers of the State. I The sta'e Is famous as a "scooper" but the i greatest ot all other "scoops" was the publication In udvance of its more favored contem> porarles the official correspondence between | Governors Norhern and Tillman. It will be I an oil day for news, when a little boycot prevents editor Gonzales Irom getting the truest, freshest and brightest. However strange or startlingau editorial paragraph in the Stale may appear, the proverbial "that's so" may be applied. Mr.?. Frank Leslie Wilde Is very much exercised about the sedentary habit ot her hus! hand. She has always had an "eye to business" but will strike it richer than ever before If she only succeeds In getting her husi banu to work Justa litlie?If Its only to cut |stove wood, draw water. Ink the pressor play the "devil" in theofttce?it will greatly augment the sale of her publications to offer her recipe as a premium. I know several good ladies, who don't even subscribe for their church paper, but would gladly take Mrs. Leslie's highest paper for the purpose of getting a recipe guaranteed to make a husband work, S. A. I iTE^ E A.IST - AND Terra Cotta Wells, AT (.'It EAT EXPENSE I AM NOW PREpared to sink wells through clay, quick sand and rock to any desired depths. Curbing the clay down to rock with heavy Arte si,ui ? niu^ni iron i i|?, i>i nu uiiiit ineaus i.s it possible to >:el down to the water bearing .strata except with n Drill Machine. I would be glad lor parties falling to get water on hccount of rook or quick stand to communicate with me. 1 expect to continue sinking the Terra t'otta Weils where desired, and claim that in ten year's experience 1 have sunk inoie and given more general sat islam lou than any man in the Slate I am no M)um,ier, here to-day probably in Texas next week; consequently my guarantee is of some < llefct. Address. C. M. CALHOUN, March 2,1892. Greenwood, S. C.