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Edenfield Advertiser Tl'OS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10,1897. Cubans are wining victories. Charleston is arranging for "a direct steamship line to European por:s. Clemson College already has over three hundred students en rolled. Gen. Huguenin, the last com mander of Fort Sumter, died in Charleston last week. President McKinley has called a special session, of congress to con vene on Monday, March 15th. Just as McKinley entered the White House door Cleveland bade h im farewell and went a-fishing. An examination of applicants for departmental positions at Washington will be held in Co lumbia, March 24. An English syndicate is buy ing property in North Carolina ard Georgia, with a view to de veloping gold mines. Terrific windstorms accom panied by heavy rains are repor ted from England, doing much damage on land and sea.4 Congress has appropriated $50, 000 to the naval station at Port Royal, and $4,000 to the naval hospital at the same place. A cyclone struck Tennessee on Friday, unroofing houses and de molishing church steeples in Nash ville and neighboring towns. March fires have begun'to blaze. On the third instant the Spartan burg machine shops were burned, 1038 $50,000, $10,000 insurance. An explosion of gas which leak ed from two great six-inch main pipes killed six persons aud in jured fifty others in Boston last week. No sign yet of yielding on the part of Greece Her government declares it will be oblitered from the map of Europe rather than abandon the Christians of Crete. A convention of cotton planters of the South Atlantic States will assemble in Aueupia.on March i?Ttir.-jreou?cnon oi~he acreage will be urged upon all farmers of this section. The energy and spirit of Fitz hugh Lee has accom pished the fair trial of all Americans imprisoned in Cuban prisons, those found in nocent to be released, those guilty to be expelled from the island. The 4th of March was a charm ing spring day in Washington, and President McKinley was inaugu rated with much pomp and splen dor. Hi3 speech ca the occasion indicated that with the exception of higher tariff his policy will not differ materially from that of his predecessor. Dan Murphy, the convicted mur derer of County Treasurer Copes, of Orangeburg, was to be hanged If.st Friday, but was granted a re spito of twenty days by Governor Ellerbe, through the influence of Murphy's brother, a policeman of Augusta, who is making efforts to save him by proving his innocence of the crime. If an express train moving at the rate of forty-five miles an hour were to stop suddenly it would give the passengers a shock equal to that of falling from a height of fifty-four feet. Should the reform movement in South Carolina sud denly cease to move, a worse shock would be experienced-down breaks, boys. The Mexioans have been anger ed by the visit of the committee sent from the United States to ne gotiate for the return of the flags captured by the Mexican troops during the war of 1847. The newspapers of that republic are indulging in very intemperate language and there is even talk of war, which may or may not result in active opposition to this coun try. The left wing of tho great mon asteiy of Sf. Bernard has been demolished by an avalanche, Fortunately, no lives were lost nor was any one seriously injured, but the monks occupying the monastery were in serious danger for some time before their safety was assured. When the great masses of snow and ice descended upon the building the occupants took refuge in the part of the building which remained intact and from there were able to dig a tunnel under the snow, through which they crawled Most of them were severely frost bitten. THE COURT. Judge James Aldrich presides at this term of our court. His charge to the Grand Jury on Monday morning was plain, practical, and complete. Solicitor Thurmond appears for the first time on his native heath as the States prosecuting officer. We ehall tell iater how ho acquits himself of the charge placed upon him by his constituents. Tillman R. Denny of Johnston is foreman of the Grand Jury. Before proceeding to business, the matter of the legality of the jury, Borne of whom live in Green wood county, was in an informal way called to the attention of the court. Whereupon Gov. Sheppard read the act creating Greenwood county, and the Judge decided that the jury had been legally listed and drawn, at least so far as the March term is concerned. AN OXYGEN DRUNK. For those who are in search of novelties oxygen intoxication will perhaps commend itself, says the New Era. It has the merit of be ing out of the ordinary, but can be obtained through the medium of a new machine designed for family use. Of course, it is not intended that families should use machines to get drunk, but they can do so if they desire. One of the machines will furnish two per cent, of extra oxygen to a whole house if desired, but for ordinary purposes one-half of ona per cent, would be ample. Two per ctnt. would unduly ex hilarate the inmates, causing them, to skip around and behave them selves in a manner too undignified. Thero aro other uses for this novel apparatus. One of the machines placed in front of the furnace door in winter will make the fire much hotter and save a large part of the fuel. To the Churches of Edgefteld Association. DEAR BRETHREN : The conven tional year of the Southern Bap tist Convention is fast drawing to a close. South Carolina Bap tists have been asked to oontribute their quota of funds to the Home and Foreign mission Boards for purposes of missinaey enterprise. We are far short of our apor tionment up to date, and I write to snggest that a general effort be made throughout all the churches of old Edgefleld to do their full - - -o-o - the last of April. The third week in March from the 14th to the 31st has ?been set apart as a week of self-denial in behalf of the Home Mission Board. Let us all observe it for Christ's sake and give the price of the sacrifice to missions. Then make a special effort for Foreign missions in April. Brethren the support of the gos pel, which is the power of God un to salvation to the believer, must be our chief aim, for the spread of the gospei at home and abroad is the very purpose and object of the gospel at home and abroad is the very purpose and object of the constitution of a church. If we fail in this we fail in the object of our organization. G. W. BUSSEY. Where I rye Resembles Calhoun. The other day I walked into the Senate gallery and found that the roll was being called on the question of considering Morsels Liquor bill. Frye was in the chair, and while Harris, Hill and Aldrich all know more about parliamentary law than Faye, he is the best presid*ng officer the Senate has known since John C. Breckinridge. Frye follows the rule of Calhoun, perhaps the greatest officer in the history of the Senate, not excepting Aaron Burr. Calhoun would not permit one [ Senator to refer to another Sera tor asumy friend from Virginia" or as "the gentleman from Mas sachusetts." The correct phrase j was "the Senator from Virgiuia" of "the Senator from Maesachu- ? setts." It is said that it was worth ; a journey aoross the coutinent to ( hear Calhoun announce a vote in j the Senate. There was more of the Roman in his look than in ( any other public man of our ? history. His eyea burned like ' coals of fire and there was dignity enthroned in every lineament and i movement. When Calhoun anoun- I ced a vote, he said in a voice that ? penetrated the further most; recess of the chamber: "Senators, on . the question the yeas are-and the nays are-, The ayes have it and the motion is "greed to." Frye is the only man I have 1 ever seen preside over the Senate ?rho announces a vote with that impressiveness we can imagine , Calhoun empl lyed, and it is doubt- '. ful if even Calhoun could utter the word Senator with more TO) ; tuudity than Frye give?? to it. Liens on Crop with Note for sale at this office. ARCHER AGAINST TILLMAN. Unique Character in South Carolina Wh May Yet f cure a Seat in the National Senate. A MINISTEE FOE GOVEENOE Will Make the Race as the Radi cal Opponent of the Present Radical Regime-The Basis of His Proposed Campaign. New York Times. Columbia, S. C., March 6. There was a time in the history of South Carolina when it was an easy matter to say who would be the next Governor or Senator. A close corporation attended to these inatterB with a mutual understand ing that the members should take turns at office holding, and there wae no trouble whatsoever about it. Wheu C was slated it was un derstood that D would have it next time, and D. was satisfied and happy. Now things are changer1 Since the advent of Tillman and his ism, the only [hing that E *->d F are positive about is that n er of them has the slightest sh,.. .7 for anything whatsoever-a very unhappy condition of affairs for these gentlemen, as well as for G and H and their successor who would have been. But, while politics in the Palmetto State is in this muddled condition, and it is as a rule, uuasafe to predict an} ^hiug, i is interesting to note an impression that has been growing for some time that the next Gover nor may be a miuister of the Gos P . . ' South Carolina has had a great many different kinds of Gover nors; the day was when only a wealthy man could aspire to the position, and then there came a day when war records were neces sary pah-sports, and more recently a day when unqualified indorsa ment of the farmers and their mjvoment was a test. But South Carolina has been heard of more oPen in connection with a certain rt_nark which one of it3 Governors is alleged to have made to a Gover nor of North Carolina than in any othor, and it is safe to say that her people have never even thought if elect"' :g a mini ter to the Chief . lagis..; cy. But tnere now is a poss:bility that might be considered a pro bability, that Gov. Ellerbee will be succeeded two vears hence by the Rev. J. H. Archer, al; present Senator from Sparenburg County. Gov. Ellerbee is .known to be in very bad health, and there are fears that he will not live to fill out his tel i: auguratioi ' for seven u?rtoa f consumpt cumb to t) . of his te McSweene., -ii t expired term. Miles McSeeuey would never think of being elected Governor himself, and there would be a vacancy to fill when he retired. For tnis Mr. Archer is understood to be an applicant. He will, it is almost certain, oppose Gov. El lerbe if he is in the race, with some hopes of success, and it is positive that he will have a good showing at the place if Ellerbee is r ot in the field. Mr. Archer, who is the re p:- itative of the denominational col 0e faction in the State, is a peculiar political figure. Nothiug had ever been heard of him out side of Spartanburg County until he waa sent to the Senate last year to fill out au unexpired term. An obscure Baptist miuister, who had about retired from the field of ministor'ai work, his only politi cal po:'t'o i was out) of opposition to the State colleges, which have been a favorite target for aspiring politicians for the past seven ye. s. Upon his appearance in tht Senate he proved a genuine surpiise. A tall, slim, wiry-looking man, with a scrub of a beard and a tan gle of iron gray hair, attracted very little attention until he took a part in his first debate* Then the old members, who had regard ed him as a harmless "hayseed," discovered that they had struck a tartar. With vie rs decidedly ex tre JO and as decidedly original, and with a style of delivery that reminds one of that of John J. Iu f,alls, ho threw himself into every debate with telling effect. He::eboth an iconoc'ast and a pessimist, he b s ass- :d an un' ual position, but unuL a" posit.'ons seem to be popular with the people who eleci Governors in this State, and Mr. Archor may be decided on as the man to pit against Tillman four years hence, when a combined ? effort will be made to shake loose ' bis already weakening hold upoa the people. The test will be made upon tho Gubernatorial race, however. If Archer should win in that, the visitors in the Senate Gallery at Washington may yet see an un ;ombed individual flourishing* a pair of long, bony arms to accent the proposition that Thomas Jefferson might have been all right in his day, but that day had pas 3e?, and that the Senator from karolina had tho floor. Important features of the April Magazine Number of The Outlook tvill be Gen. James Grant Wilson's 'Historic Utterances of General Grant," with several unique fac simile illustrations and portrnits, [ind Sir Walter Besant's 'The Higher Life of London," richly il lustrated. ($3 a year. The Out look \>mpany, 13 Astor Place, New ork.) Now is the time to sub cribe for the Advertiser* Senator Tillman Heard From. Senator Tillman created quite a stir in the Senateon last Monday when the armor plate question was brought up for discussion as the following press dispatch will show : "Senator Tillman of South Car olina provoked a turbulent scene when he charged that the armor plate manufacturers had their paid agents in that body who were robbing the government. The charge was resented by Senator Hawley of Connecticut,whereupon Tillman said monopolies have this Senate in their victims pocket." Senator Hawley at this charge half rose from his chair as though he would interpose an objection, I then changed his raine! and sank back. "I would hate to say, or even in sinuate," Mr. Tillman continued, twirling his glasses in his baud, "that these armor plato mauufac ?ures have their p^id agents in this Senate." Then Mr. Hawley rose, begin ning : "Does the Senator dare?-" Mr. Tillman too'* the words from his mouth. "I dare to Bay," he shouted, "that so far as I can see there are things t ere that can be explaiued on no other theory." "If the Senator da:res to 6ay, or even to insinuate, such a disgrace ful thing, he says what is uuture and what is unworthy of a gentle man." Mr. Tillman replied very delibately that "the gal led jade winces," auc. it looked lor a time as though a personal conflict was imminent, until Mr. Hawley was escorted to the cloak room. "Although a member of this Na val Committee," begun Mr. Till mai., who followed Mr. Eikine, -and although I have given as much time to this question as I could spare from my other duties. 1 am notable to give the Senator as much information as he wants. '4But, I am able to say," he add-* ed with emphasis, "i.bat no recent expenditure of the government has been s j reeking with fraud and so disgraceful to those con nected with ii. When Secretary Whitney made tho first contracts for armor plate it was understood ,that those enor mous prices were to be paid only for a time and on account of the great expenditure necessary to turned: "To that I can only say it is tte galled jade that wiuces." Senator Hawley turned pale and trembled visibly. ''If the Senator applies that to me, I have a suffi cient answer," he said angriily. Two or three other Senators gathered around Senator Hawley, endeavoring apparently to calm him. Finally he walked with them into the cloak room, while Senator Tillman continued his speech. "I don't want to say anything, harsh," he said; "God knows I've got enough vitriol in me now." Going on with the subject of ar mor plate, he said he could see no explanation for the state of affairs except that the manufacturers had their friends in the Senate cham ber. There was proof that the government was to be looted to the extent of two or three millions, yet Senators said: "We can't help it." The trusts had the government down and their hands in its pock ets, yet if any one opposed them, if any one proposed that the government do its owu work, make its own armor plate, Senators were quick to bring out the awful spec tre of socialism, said Mr. Tillman. "The country's eyes are on us. We are already disgraced because we do not hasten to do the bidding of Wall ?treet fast enough. The touch of the button between Wall street and the Senate seems to have been broken somewhat lately and so the metropolitan press is set upon us to whip UH into li ue."l Dentistry. I Respectfully beg my patrons to remember my appointments at TRICN roN' on Wednesday of each and every week for dental work, which will be executed in accordance with the latest methods. No charge for consultation. MANLY TIMMONS, D. D. 3. . . Nov. 21, '96. Edge?ield, S. C. 30 YEARS' EXPERIENCE. M TRADE MARKS, DE8ICN8, COPYRIGHTS ?to, Anyone sending a sketch ard description may quickly iiacortaln, free, whether an Inrentlon la probably patentable. Communient Inna strictly confidential. Oldest agency forsecurinK putouts in America. We hare a Washington otllce. Patents taken through Munn & Co. rocelya special notice In the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, beautifully Illustrated, largest circulation of any scientific tournai, weekly, termsfeOO a year: 11.50 slr months. Specimen copies nnd HAND HOOK ON PATENTS sont free. Address MUNN & CO., 2I?1 Broadway, New York. Bring your Job Work to this office* Low prices. We Offer You a Remedy Which Insures SAFETY to LIFE of Both Mother and Child. 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Bishop ou Criminal Procedure, Vol. 1 a id 2. Wharton on Criminal Law, 3 vols. Willcock on Corporations. Williams on Executors. Hill's S. Carolina Reports, Vol. 2. Chitty'a Blackstone, 2 vols. Stepheu on Pleading. Wills on Circumstantial Evidence. Foublanque on Equity, 2 vols. * Chitty on C?nlracts. ?Paschal's Annotated Constitution. Martindale'* U. S. Law Directorv (1374.) Brevard's Reports, Vol. 2. Hale's Please of the Crown. Greenleaf on Evidence, Vol. 1. Cb*:* ~:r OFFICIALLY REPRESENTS United Confederate Veterans, , United Daughters of the Confederacy* The Sons, and other Organizations. 11.00 . yttr. Twa SampUs, Four Two-Cent Stamp?. S. A. CUNNINGHAM, SPECIAL REDUCTION in Clubs with this Paper, 1W3^ NCW YORK BRANCH ^??3?w?^?t For Sale at all County Dispen saries. .Auditor's Notice. I will be at the following places on the days below mentioued to receive tax returns : Red Hill, Monday, Jan. ll. Collier's, Tuesday, Jan. 12. Cheatham's Store, Wednesday, January k3. Clark's Hill, Thursday, January, 15. Parksville, Saturday, January 16. Plum Branch, Monday, January 18. Quarles', Tuesday, January 19. Longmires, Wednesday, Jau. 20. Dall ?son's, Thursday, Jami ry 21. Kirksey's, Friday, January 22. Williams' Mill, Saturday, Jan. 23. Haltiwauger's, Monday, January 25. . Meeting Street, Tuesday, January 26. Pleasant Lane, Wednesday, Janu ry 27. Trenton, Thursday, January 2S. Tohuston, Friday, January 29, Edgefield C. H., from Jan. 30th :o Feb. 20th, 1897, after which ime 50 per eent penalty will b?. idded to the ?alue of all property >f parties who fail to make tax re ,ururs. J. B. H ALT! WANGER, Auditor. The Langley M'fg. Com pany, until further notice, will purchase cotton ?J cent under Augusta market quotations on day of de livery, at Langley, S. C. THOMAS BARRETT, JR., Nov. 10-If. For Sale THE IIuiet-Thomas tract of land in the northwest fork of the Chap pells and Edgefield roads, containing ibout twenty-seven acres. B. LAWRENCE. lt Augusta, Ga. BIG ADS AND BIG TALK. MAY CATCH THE MINDS OF SOME, BUT ALL GOOD BUYERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE Right Goods and the Hight Prices, There have been some awful Smash-ups among the Manufac turers and Jobbers which has enabled us to buy Goods Cheaper tfiau ever before, consequently can save you from Twenty-th c to Fifty Per Cent. On everything in Dry Goode, Clothing, Shoes and Hats. We have done so, are doing so to-day, and will continue *o do so, regardless of what others may do or say against us. All the argument in the world would not induce you to trade with us if ourprices were not right. A COMPARISON IS ALL WE ASK and we are satisfied we will please you. Everybody respectfully in vited to call and see what we can do for them. Very respectfully, A. J. BROOM, THE LEADER OF LOW PRICES. Oct. 21-1896. W. J. RUTHERFORD & CO -DEALERS IN BEICK, LIME, CEMENT, BEADY HOOFING, 4C. Corner Washington and Reynolds Street Oct. 20-6m. A New Year's Greeting! JEWELRY, SILVER NOVELTIES, WATCHES, POCKET BOOKS, DIAMONDS, TOILET AR TICLES, CLOCKS. BRASS TABLES, CUT GLASS, FINE UMBRELLAS. Send for our 1897 Catalogue. WM. SeHWEI6ERT & 0O-: - JE WE LEY, 702 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., er Cent Off FOB lething ? ls than money. Jan. 25th to Feb. 25th, Sith iii Angosta Cotton Gins ai Large StocR of Eliges, Cfjeap ai)? Goon. S OMB?DH \IR0N WOBKS AND l-KJWiuRr?U i SUPPLY COMPANY. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. Get our Prices before j'ou buy. ALWAYS IN THE LEAD /. c. LEVY & co., TAIL O R- FI7 CL 0 THIERS, AUGUSTA, - GEORGI/]. Have now in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING The largest stock ever shown in Augusta. We aim to carry goods whicj are 10t only intrinsically good, but which also, in pattern, style, and finish, gratify a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same time, we ann to nake ourprices sn low the closest buyers will be our "steadiest customers Colite attention to all. A call will be appreciated. I. C. LEVY & CO. rAILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA. GA YOUR ATTENTION / _ TtT YOU JMEED:=-. M Steves, Stove Pans, Stove Pipe, Tinware, Well Backets FANCY G:?IOOERIES, Loaded Shells, Canned Goods, Confectionaries. Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. LARGEST COOK STOVE FOFTTHE MONEY. Coffee Pots, Milk Buckets, and Covered Buckets made from the best of Tin in the market. Repairs for Cook Stoves I sell, kept in stock. Call on or address CHA.?. A.. AUSTIN, J"OPinST3TOISl*, s. o. Jixo. H. Fearey, -DEALER IN Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, S49 Broadway, Opposite Daly's Dry Goods Store, AUGUSTA, GA., Sterling Novelties and Gold Watches, From $15 to $150. Dec. 16-tf THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR. EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. VOL. LVII. NO. 13.