Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, October 31, 1889, Image 2
KEG WE IO COU Ul ER.
tl. A. THOMPSON. 1). A. SMITH. lt. I-. JAVXKS.
BY THOMPSON, SMITH & .IA Y Mis.
THURSDAY, OCT. 31, 1889.
Proposed Republican Election Laws.
I
A Washington coi respondent of
tile Chicago //< ra hi in a reeent eom
muiiiention gives an mulline ?d' (lif
Sherman bill, wliieb prt?pt>ses, iii
effect, lt? plaee in llie hands of ibo
President of thc United Stales the
power to scour'1 'I.lection >it' a
House of Ucprcscnlativcs whose
majority will he in politieal sympa
thy with himself. Ile says:
Senator Sherman's infamous bill,
which is said to be the joint product
of himself and thal other areli !
champion of centralization and mo-I
nopoly, "lliU" Chandler, provides
that after .May I, I K'lti, (.11-.| : 111.1
regulation* ot elections for Repre
sentatives in Congress shall be taken !
from the several Stati s ami placed 1
lintier the direel :? ut li-I \ of tin
President of the United State-. Thc
machinery by which ihi- revolution
is to ho effected may h. .hm de
scribed :
I. A board ol' live Slate canvass
ers ill each State, lo be appointe.I by
the President, "by ami willi I In- ap
proval of ibo Senate."
ii. An electoral boar.I of three
members in o- ch Congressional dis
trict, :?!>o to ie appointed by ; lu
President, willi thc. approval of thc
Semite.
?1. A registrar for each precinct or
election district, to bc appoint. .! I.y
tile electoral boar.I nf undi Congres
sioimi tlist rici.
.I. Three judges of election for
each precinct or electoral district, t.
be appointed hy lhe electoral bonni
of each Congressional district.
?. Two e|erk> of election for euell
precinct or election district, lo be
appointed hy the judges of election
therein.
(?. A board >>i cain : - ?ers in < ach
county, city, or corresponding po
lil ?cal division, lo be designated hy
the electoral board of each ( 'ongres
siomtl district fruin among the judges
of clot lion.
This proposed law would alone
create an anny of lill(l,(lliil I 'doral
ollicc-hohlers t.. be added (ot he 'joo,.
(mn w h.. are already more or li *s al
thc bidding of the Kxceudve. 'rion
are 1*2 State-. :'..'." ( oiign ssional .li
Irids, aiul (esiimatetl ? |(K?,iniii r|ec
t i- in product - in the l'iiitod Sinti -.
Sherman proposes, t herefon :
fix |-j Mat.- i uivassi i -. pi
:!x:;:'.o < 'ong. dist. . !.. total hoards wm
I \ too,m KI rcgisl rars.IOO.OIMI
.".XIOO.OIMI judges ol election. . :...?... ...
?ix loo,ooo dei ks . >: clct lion
Total.lilli,-.'!!!)
ll is highly probable that sonic
such schemes as ibis are hutching in
lilt- minds of certain I ?. publican
loaders, who are willing lo establish
u monarchy, ii need i.e. in order lo
capture, by moans >.t the colored
Vote-, several -eal- in llie I louse of
1 ieple-eiil al ive- thal ale now lit!.I
by Soot bel ii I ?em. .. ra!-. Tin- whole
mensure, while it would operate in
all lin- Mal. -, is aimed din-el ly al
the South fm- llie purp?? .< of reduc
ing her t" :i coiidit ?ott of polit ?cn!
vassaling!- t.- tho lb-publican party.
Hut w e belie! e ii improbable t hat
any such wickedly devised -du un
win o\ er suce! !-d.
por thc pasl c nt ur;. I lu- Legisla
tun - nf each Sta!.- have regulated
lite t ?mes, plai-i - ami manner of
elect nig I ?c presen I a I i \ ? - in ( 'ongn-ss.
lt lins worked .. ll. and every p..--i.
ble tlf..rt W ill 11 o ll b I less be Ilia.le by
thc I lenioerats lo .1> ;'. at this r?volu
i inii.'iry project.
Ml'. Sliernian -,i\ th : it is die
intent ion of thc I{epublieaiis t .< put
this if.onslrous meas u-e into an en
net mcul in i inte lo govern lhe Con
grossional elections .f |> io, If da v
succeed, I'resith'iil Harrison will
have the privilege and lin- ph asitrt
to create tIn- gn al I '- h i I election
machine ami lake out ol' I ht- hatul
of thc Slate- mid the pi opie lill
righi l ui control of the eh-el iou of
their licprcscntutivc -, I hereby ena
bling him lo porpot uale him elf as
President undi ibo people umiM
rise in their might and overthrow
the dictator ami his satellite.-.
This scheine i- a speen - > .! eeii
1 ra li/.a liol i an.I Usurpation (hal we
do liol believe il. . American people
will-ever brook, lt is om- of the
most monstrous pr. positions ever
brough! indore ( 'ung n . timi \ el
the H e pu I il ?ea 11 s make lui -i er, I of
their purpose t.. push il I brough
thal bo.ly. IL ir Senator Sherman.
He says:'
I f necessary. wc will make a
(.:iueiis measure of ii, am] din- hohl
?ill weak-kneed lb-publicans in line.
There must be n.> backsliders. If
we uro to have election reform, par
ticularly in the Solidi, sonic such
min., ..1M,n\ ns those proposed in the
bill Vb Hi?" 1 intn.duce.l las! .la.mary
must bc rtpsm-lod lo. Now is Hie
lime lo secu>^' legisint i. w hilt
we have both ^branches of ( onoress
and tito Ivxcoulnv*'
Thus i< sonni lc** <J ^ thc toe in of
war ?ind ol' danger toVa-prcn nial v.
government, lt i- I ?ut Viv asonable lo
presum?- that thc I h-nn/?er alie niinori
tv will throw them.Aol vi - into die
breach when thc a -huit is made, ami
timi this infamous ciie.'m- will m v i r
become a law, if they can |> issibly pre
.. ... H Cor thom no lillibnsti .tMg
will bo loo desperate when invoked
for the laudable purpose nf self-pre
servation ami du- perpetuation ni
re prese ni al ive America ii governinenl
in its pristine purity. Thc revolu
tionists will be resisted with all lin
power of llio minority at ever%>
stage of tlu-assatili when the) ut
l v-1111 . t lo twist1 tin' rail's for enslave
mont of the minority, winni tiley en
deavor to unseat Democratic mein
hers in order to increase their work- j
iug majority, and li tinily, if that
point he readied, on tho hill itself.
Tho Prize Acre of Corn.
There were about eighty contest- j I
ants in South Carolina for lite pre ' 1
inium of ?1,000 offered by thc State ?
Department of Agriculture and I liv ]
. \ me pto i H Ayrhrulturirt for t lie best ?
aere of corn. A number of contest- j ?
ants have had their acre measured -
and have reported lite same as fol- '
lows:
Mr. J. Snelling, of Ihirnwcll couti- I
tv- |::i bushels.
li. T. tiillespie, Vork county- 110 j <
._'-7i> bushels. :
li. Keesc, < leonco county- I Ho 1
bushels, 2.'l pounds,
li. M. Allis. Vork county HM 'I
bushels, ."> ipiai l s.
\V. li. If. (Jas.pio, .Marion cornily ?
s."> bushels, I pounds.
.Major A. II. White, \ ork county
-81) bushels, :; pounds. -x
Kdwiu Ilarper, Cieoriictown conn
ly -7'? bushels, I peek, I ipl.'irts.
Wylie King, Darlington eoiuHy
los bushels on I { acres, or 01 7
bush, ls lo the aere.
.lanes McCutchcn, hingst roo,
Williamsburg county 0n| hush,.;-..
Washington heller.
( I'Vom our I {i . "_r 111 ; i r Correspondent.) j
1 i
WASMINCTON, Oetober *20, lv^'.t.
.Mr. Harrison has been happy (his!1
week, compared In what lie has been
i I
lor several weeks past, not withstand
ing thc kicking of the Illinois Sena
tors al (he appointmeul o. Mr. Kanni '
lo be Commissioner of Pensions. It
, . . . . (
is only lair H> tlx- new ( omtnissioncr
lo say that th?' Senators do not 1
?eel lo hint personally, but thev
blaine Mr. Harrison for appointing
him without consulting them, and
besides, (hey ohjeel lo Mr. Haunt's
being credited lo Illinois winn he
lias been ?t resident of Washington
or ninny yen rs. I hit all this is 1 .
nothing t. Mr, Harrison when com- '
pare.I to thc torment lie was dailv !
going through in trying t.> lind a
man who w as big enough, who would
consent t>. lake Tanner's vacant seat.
? hie would suppose thai this np- '
[.ointment would have ended tho
pension sean.lal. but ? n the ci>nI rn rs
the scandal has hardly begun, as the
public Will see a little later rill.
There is :i seeming disposition on
ibo part of the ollieials of the In
terior department t.. shield some
body thal is bound to result ill trou
ble. For instance, when a list ,,i
I he employ?es of the I'erndon Oflice
uh., had their pensions revoked h\
Tanner, was published ibis week,
len or twelve names, including I hat ,
of First Deputy Commissioner Smith,
wh.. gol more limn $(?,(1(111 arrear-1
ages, u . re h it . .it'. The w hole t ntl h
about i his business will ne\ er be
known Hm? a Congressional investi
galion i - hehl, a II. I it is eei t ai 11 1.1 1..
luld. lu the incant ?inc the disinter
ested public is wait i Hg to see if Ctu
missiouer Ifauin proposes t.? .lis
ehnrgo lim.Ilieials whom Secre
tary Nobie has . p.-iily charged with
fraudulently obtaining money from
t lu g ,\ eminent.
The board -.i' pr..?noli..11 ..| Hie
World's Kxposition of I^'.i-J, com
posed 11 representatives from nearly
all I he States, held au enthusiast ic
meeting; hen.1 this wi ck. A ne ii.ot ial
lo ( 'oiiglcss, setting forth the a.Iv an
I agi - of holding tho Kxposition in
W.-islington, ami calling attention to
lin- fad thal it is lo be a national
celebration ami should liol be eoii
I rolled by local corporations, was
unanimously adopted ami will be
brough) lo Hie atienli.if ( 'ongross
as -....M ?is the se.sion opens. The
hoard called on the Presid? ni lo gel
his help. Ile gave them a diplo
matic aie-wer, not deeming il good
policy at I his 1 ?nie !?> openly fa vor
any par? ?ciliar localil \. lt i- know 11,
however, that Mr. Narri on i- hearti
ly in favor of W ash'nigloti.
The lighl for the Speakership of
llie House may now he considered
as open. Mr, Cannon has been hero
fol" sollie tillie, i.'iltl the ot luis will all
be IM IC in a fi w .lav s. M r. ( 'an
tion's friends ligure thai Mr. I,', ed
Will go ? ll IO I ?ie r:il iel I s willi 7 '1 Vote-,
illirie, II li -s than I he number neces
sary to nominale, while Mr. Cannon
will -1 :t I'l willi !.*? votes, Thc) da i in
(hal I {et d's voto w ill fall off after
llie I i l's 1 ballot, alni Cannon's in
en uso until lie gets (he nomination,
'l . mr correspi .intent helie\ cs that
Peed, win. is secretly supported by
ibo administration, will be nomi
nated before the fourth ballot is
reached in the I It-publican caucus.
lieprti 'lila! ive I buick, of Tnim s
see, nni.oiinees his purposi !.. ?utri>
CHCC il bill in Congr? ss repealing the
Civil Servile lau, aid lo force il lo
a Vide, if possible. If such a bill
ev er gels bc fi ?re lin- I louse, pari v
lilies w ill h. .! conn) l'..i nindi, as ii
has opponent s Ms well a- friends on
both sides of the House.
Non. lioger Q. Mills Ins arrived
m tho city for tim winier. His du
ties will liol be a-arduous during (lu
coming session as thoy were al thc
last. .Mr. Mills docs not think that
any legislation of importance will he
passed hy lins Congres.
t hief Justice Kulkr lins put a
stop to the talk of nominating him
for President in 1892 by stating
positively thai under no circumstan
.cs will he allow the use of his name
in that connection. And to clinch
hr nutter, he has told a friend that
ie would not accept the nomination
f unanimously tendered him. Ile
s entirely satisfied with his present
losition.
Secretary Noble sneeringly speaks
>t 'l auner as a "back number." He
? li??tibi remember (hal he will hinisoll
ir a "hark number" one of these
lays, lt is always the fate of oilier
udders.
ijo22,000,000 is the amount that
'.ingress: will be asked to appropri
?e lo continue the building of thc
tew vessels for llie navy.
l'Ii v School CoMtnilssloncr's State
uieut*-*Unex|ientleil Money-?- Schoo
Dist rids, fee,
,ilKsA?.-i, l.lil tous, : ?ii ;i copy o
our paper, a few week i ago, lin.
Internent was made by Mr. S. I*
?Uribling, the School Commissioner
li.it lhere was something over >-.>()(
if utiexpendetl money in the treasury
>f this amount hr says the sum o
;'Jiio was intended lo have a Norma
school for tlie training (d' teacher!
I u rino th?'summer, bul thc Unan
IM liol think thr teachers manifest
. I sullicicul interest in such ?I schon
o justify thrill in expending il lo
liai purpose. This is not surpris
ng. lt is not to be expected tba
hoy -hoiil,I. The truth is, Un
? achers arr discouraged. They ar
o j.riv paid they have no induce
nents io take any interest in Norina
ir .HIV other kimi of schools. Th
'on i in issi? mer kindly suggests tba
his unexpended money lie used t
li fray the expense of the Scion
)istriots, ?.tc. This is very consul
rate in him ; but one should be just
io fi ?rc he is generous. "Thou sha!
lot muzzle the mouth of thc ox," i
hr comm.'iml of ( bul, and if an
limi er was over worthy of his hit
? i- the teacher. Would it not hav
icen moro reasonable, more in ai
oi'dance with justice, had Mr. Stril
ing suggested that ibis money li
ise.l to defray thc expenses of il
loni* teachers win. tread through co]
nd rain and mud with scared
? ?i ii j o ii s.i t i, m enough to pay fi
heir shoes-/ Kxpcnsc nf the Sebo.
>islricts, indeed! Mow abs ur
vhen so many teachers ure cryit
or I heir hard earned money! < b
von!.I suppose that with all M
-t rib ting's experience in the sehn
.oi tn his sympathies would lie wi
he teachers, lt is some consolath
.. know thnt thnr is yet a lilt
vmpathy existing among the tone
-rs. The pay they gol is not cot
nensurale willi the work they i
I'liey have lo endure so much, pi
brough sii.-h tribulations beb
ley gel tli.ir money, lhal th
.von h I scarcely be human, did th
lot sometimes console i ?Ile alioth
If I here was u< > im ?ney in thc t rc
try, if each (cacher, according
.'..ade, without any favoritism
..rlialily, had receive.1 thc -MI
ie ree I I I.-ige of what there was, tlc
iViuil-l 11 .i \ i ? lu en no murmuring a
e. dissatisfaction, As il is, .]
ivonhl grumble ami Moses would
noved with indignai ion. h is i
-robable lhal either of thom e
aught school. I lad they done
hey Would in v er hav e susi .lilied
eplllatioll they have. No,
?siribling, it you please, sir, rei
mb-r your suggestion and Iel jusi
IM- linne, though the heavens I
At least show the teachers that
sympathize with tln iii ami appreei
llieir efforts. Unthcr suggest I
lin- III.i Ap eldo. I money be paid
ii.. wie? have so nobly earned
When thi- has been done, then
liol uni il I hen, should il be used
lefrny.the expenses nf School I
i rids. K. * . i
[" . i n i -. n ? i ? N ? r i x i . i : i ?. 1
( harjics (hal ('imbi uni bc Prove
Sonic lime ago a warrant
-worn ..ut fm- Seth \\ . Scruggs,
lilis di y, fur a long lime il gov
nieiil stnivkecpcr and gauger
Walhalla, on charges nf v iolati
if different sod inns of thc rev??
laws .itulc Mr. Scruggs was lil
i,i- po-itioii under tin1 gnvernin
The e . anio up f,,r a prcHmil
i-xainiiialioii several weeks ago
fore Commissioner Hawthorne,
w as colli inned awail ing l ui llier
lonee. Tin* continued hearing a
rame up yesterday and Comm ?ssh
Hawthorne disini ;;;cd Mr. Sern
lin evidence being very insulin
rh arly v ?a.licit ing him ami pro
him 1>. hav e been a model ami 11
w ort hy < -ll' rr of thc gn\ emmet
ftninvUti Xrirtt.
? .?
Thc recent elei-l ion- in K ru lie
; ulled in a cninplele I ri ii I ii [ di of
public IllisJII. Till' hopes of
Mona rel i i-I s o| ali sha? les ap pe
be iilterlv ovcrlhrowii, and
foundations nf llie lb-public 1
io assume an appearance of s??l
mid durahilil v.
ST. PAUL, Minn., October '28.
Hon. I,. Ii. lien, of .Miles City, .Mont.,
is in this city. Ile says thai in
Western .Montana the grass is liter
ally withered away for want of rain.
Many thousand head of cattle have
starved io death for want of grass
and famished for water. Ranchmen
are paying over $20 and $25 a ton
for hay, and in a week or two it will
he impossible to get it at any price.
Water is being hauled in some cases
as far as twenl v miles.
lil lt MI NO ll AM, Ala., October '28.
Saturday morning over 500 colored
emigrants passed through here from
North Carolina en route to Arkansas
and Texas. 'They say large numbers
will follow later on. A leading pas
senger agent states that no less than
10,000 colored people have left ('ani
lina and Georgia this fall and gone
West. The reason they "ave is dis
content ami poor crops. In one of
the parties Saturday was a distin
guished personage, Groat Spirit of
tin! Sky, an Indian chief, formerly
with tho Catawba Indians of North
Carolina. Ho is ooino- lo the Ch??ro
kee nation, where he wants lo settle.
Ile has two wives and seventeen
children, win? accompany him.
"So you m-e the new girl," said
tin* boarders to the new waiter; "and
liv what name aro w e to rail you ?"
"Pearl," said the maid, with a saucy
loss of lier hoad. "()," asked a
smart boarder, "are you the pearl of
great pri?e?" "No; Fm thc pearl
thal was east before swine." There
was a long silence, broken only by
the lui/./, of ihr ll i os iii the inilk
pilclier.
New Advertisements.
Remember
That UT ANO NOT KS and nil other.
TRANSACTIONS are due NOV KM UKI! i
|ST. So collie ililli settle lip so We call
pay ami keep up thc equilibrium,
We are always anxious to buy
Cotton j
Al the IIIUIIKST PRICK.
A ml wc want all I ho
COTTON SK KI)
I
we can gel for the
SUNKCA OIL MILL,
at
20 Cents 4?er Bushel, Cash.
W. A. STROTHER k GO.
WEST UNION, S. C.
I Iclober ::i.
Merchant Tailor.
Ml Kl )K l? M K TIIK1I.Kl'III.. late
I (lei in.HIV. a professional tailor, is
prepared to no ?HIV kind of work in his
line on reasonable terms. Uive him a
i all at his olin.ll Main st reel. nest door
In Hank. Walhalla. S. I '.
? letober :il, issn. I M?
Patents,
( "a void and Trade
Marks obtained,
ami all l'aient
business conduct
ed for MonicuATi-:
I KKKS. Our office is opposite V. S. l'aient
I Ollice and wc cnn secure patents in less
j time and al lessons! than those remote
1 fruin Washington. Scud model, drawing
j or photograph, with description. We ad
vise, if patentable ?r liol, free of charge.
Our fee liol due lill patent is secured. A
Lu i I I: ll.v. 'Ihm to ol.tain Latents,"
w iib naines nf actual clients in your State,
count v or town soul tree. Address,
C. A. SNl >\V A CO.,
Opp. Psi toil I (Mice, Washington, | >. r.
Hm Mill. Cotton Oin iii
KNOWN AS THE WAXXKK'S MILLS,
situai.-il I miles South of Walhalla. S.
( '.. als.. acres nf small grain, corn and
cotton lands, ?f desired, are for ron I for
a lorin ol years. Machinery and build
ings in good (.riler. Apply for (erins lo
(.. WA NN Kit, Proprietor.
( ?Hoher L'l. I SSI I. |:? lt
T
1 llK County Commissioners of Ocouec
county will, on lin Mb day of NOVKM
KKK NKNT.nl fluir ollice in Walhalla.
S. i .. Iel to lb . lowest responsible bid
dor Ibo cont,.,ct to remodel uni repair
thc dwelling le n c at the Poor Karin.
! Sealed bids will I .. ri ccu . il bj Ibo un
ihn signed al Hie ..iii.-.- m I il the lt h day
of November, Issn, Plans ami spoollloa
lioiis for said ttorls can bc soon bj calling
?ll the ollice. .1. W. Ml K.I.I 111,
clerk of Hoard.
Cc I ober 17. Issi?.
?ia ::i
NOT!CK !
;\ LL persons indebted lo inc will
please c ome forward ;it once and settle.
Non will timi meal. Seneca. S. C.. al tho
I >r. I lavis' obi stand.
(?nano and Acids siro due. so come at
.nee ami save un- Ibo (rouble of hunting
! von Up.
Youls Iriilv,
L . T>. I l A Y I K
Oe tobo I 17. Issn.
s KN KC A. s. C.
12 lin
I lillk II riM;
MPUI? ll lillie
--I hilve just received an entire new stock of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing,
Notions, BOOts, Hardware
and
Groceries,
And i am sidling them so cheap that people say "WONDERED!.."
Conic anti see mo and he con ?need. I don't intend to hi' undersold.
-HEADQUARTERS
For Country Produce of all kinds. Highest market price for Chickens ami Kggs.
(?ive mc a call, aud if you can't timi me, John will lu* on hand ami will he only
too glad to serve you.
Respectfully,
I>, OBLKEBS.
Walhalla, S. C. October 21, ISSI?.
M. W. Coleman & Co.,
Headwaiters ?or Fine Goods.
Since last week wo havo had another shipment of DRESS coons, in nil Wool
Serges, nil Wool Henriettas, and Kinbrojdcred Hohes, tho
ii Beautiiui anti Stylish Goods ol die season.
Silk Velvets ami Plushes, in all the fashionable shades.
In Black Dress fabrics, WO lui VU Henriettas, Drap d'Alina, Camel's Hair Twills,
Indian Cashmeres and all Wool Hannels.
Also, a full lino of Second Mourning Ciders, in same goods, with and without
side hands. These are
BE AU TI F IT I j ?rOOI>S,
And yon must soe them before you buy
-WM HAVE. A BEAUTIFUL LIN K Ol''
WRAPS, DIRECTORS COATS AND JACKETS,
Ai! new ami nobby. Our real Blush Jackets are as handsome as can he fourni
tn the Slate, ami at less than city prices.
SHOES.
In SHOES wt- still have a full line of Ladies' Kine Hoods, of R. P. I {ced A Cu.,
Monngnhu, Bay A: Co. and Lynn Union Shoes.
Don't miss a pair of 11 onie-M ade B BOCA NS al *l. .-'.">.
(?nod Copper Tip Child's Shoe tit 2fl cents.
I Men I y of standard Prints at I cents per yard. ?
Come and seo our stock.
Yours truly.
!U W, g?LEEQ?li % 00.,
SENECA, S. C.
(lctoher IT. ISSU._
FALL AND WINTER
Millinery,
liions, Dress Goods, Sloes,
THE LAT HST THIXH IN LADIES' WEAH.
Miss Lewi.-,, of Allanta, has charge of thc MILLI Xii HY.
Sat ?sf act ion g uara ut ceil.
I hope lo seo thc smiling faces of all my ubi customers and a great many nii\\
ones.
ll. ll. CAMA K,
Seneca., S. C.
Money to Loan
os Improved farm lands. In sums ol' $:tiM)ni.il
o i. w un ls. l.ouns repayante in small annual In
KlalliiH-nlM lliroilKll a i io rim I ul six yean, thus
uiiahlini; MK' Imrrnwer to payoff lils liulcliied-1
ness williiml exhausting Ins crop mi any nun
year. Apply i>> STItlltl.l.NtS ?; IIKUNDON,
Attorneys, Walhalla, S. <\ Itel, ttl, issn.
FORECLOSURE SALE.
jVjoTH'H is humby given Dint limier
ll and by virtue' of lim power mid au
tinnily eon ferrel I in a mortgage by .1. K.
Dawson lo ll. D. A. Uicmaun, bullring
date Hie Killi day of Mareil, IST/, (lilly
curt? lied ami recorded m tho office of
l?egister Meslie < 'oilveyaiiee ot Coonee
('utility, in Hook (', pag'es :MU-7-?*, I will !
sell, to the highest bidder. III publie nilC
lioii, al Walhalla < 'oort House, on sale-!
?lavin November next, between the. le
gal hours of sale, the real estate, de- j
scribed in said mortgage as follows, to- 1
wir,: AU (hat certain tract or lot of land,
lying and being situated in the village of
West Cnion, and containing one acre,
more or less, hy a survey made hy Cen.
W. fc\ Ervin, thc sam?' being a part of a
linet ?d' land known as the West Union
tract, in the. county and State aforesaid,
and being I bc same I tact I bought from
Itenjaniin N. .Mitchell, also my frame
dwelling house ami outhouses now
standing on said lot; also that piece or
parcel of land adjoining the above men
lioned lot, containing one acre, more or
less, being the same thal I bought, of
Capt. John C. Neville; both Ibu above
lots are hound hy lauds ?d' Jacob Schro
der, Henry Stucke ami ('apt. John ( '.
Neville, the saul mortgaged premises lo
he sold to satisfy a balance duo mi the
mortgage debt ami Hie expenses of the
sal?;.
'I'Eh.MS. ( ash. Purchaser lo pay ex
Ira for papers
JOHN c. NEVILLE,
Assignee ol' Mortgagee.
(Midier IO, IsS'.l. il ll
Public Sale.
1)l'i:sl'.\N"r lo a.der nf the Court ;
. >l ( '< 111) 1111 Ol Pleas ol' ( Iconee count v. j
I will sell, lo the highest bidder, at Wal
halla Court House, mi MONDAY, the Ith
?lay ol" November, ISSI),all the judgments
and choses in action belonging lo thc!
estates of William I.. Keith and Elizabeth
ll. Keith, appraised doubtful or worth
less. Terms cash.
J. J. NOI?TOX,
Surviving Executor.
( Mobcr lo, ISSO. Il-.it.
CITATION.
IN THU COI UT or PltOllAYK.
Ill IticiiAitn Lr.wi?, Ji m;.; or Pnou.vri:.
VViiKitKAs, W. A. Holcomb has made
suit lo meto grant him Letters of A?l
1 minist rat ion of the Estilles and Effects
of J. H. Holcomb and P.. A. Holcomb,
; deceased
These are, thereto) ', to cite and ad
mcnish all and singular the kindred ami
creditors of thc said .1. H. Holcomb and
E. A. Hillclimb, ?lecease.il, that they hu
and appear before me. in the (.'our! of
I'roba le, lo he held al Walhalla Court
House, s. c., un Saturday, the nih day
of November, lNHt>, aller publication
hereof, at tu o'clock in the forenoon, tu
show cause, if any they have, why Un
said administration should not he grant
cd.
Hiveii limier my hand and se il this the
-1st dav of October, Anim Domini ISSU,
111 < ' 11 A Kl) LEWIS.
Judge of Probate of ( inmcc ( 'mini v.
1 Hid ober 21, issn. .1.1-21
Master's Sales.
STATK Ol-' SOUTH OAHOLINA. I
( Icox KU Cm MI. S
IN rm: cor KT OK COMMON PI.KAS.
Pl AN I tn judgments ol' foreclosure
ililli decrees ul sale in Mic following cnti
tlcil cases. I will sell, un salesilav in
NOV KM H Kl! NKXT. lutlie highest'hid
der, iii I run I nf Walhalla Court House, at
public outcry, (luring Hie legal hours ut'
sale. Hie following (Icsci'ibcd real estate.
OH thu tCI'IIIS specified iii lin respective
eases,I nw il :
lo Hie ease, nf Kohcrt A. Thompson, as
agent nf Lydia Neal, against A. C.
Hrown anil c. L. Leid :
All that piece, pan el or Tl!ACT < IK
LANI), situate in Ocouue county, in the
State aforesaid, on branches of Oeonee
creek, waters of Little Uiver, containing
Two Hundred Acres,
i ne ne or less, and adjoining la ml s ol' Mis.
] M. .1. I li own. David Duncan, K.I i ja h Den
Ion, Kiley place and others.
THUMS-One-third cash on thu day of
' sale, the balance un a credit nf one year,
I with intern; ;, thu credit portion lo bc se
I Cltrud by a bond of the purchaser and a
i mortgage of t'ne premises. Purchaser lo
? pay for papers.
.lohn K. Mickler, I'lainlill, against .lames
Seaborn, as administrator, el al.. De
fendants--CIIMPI.AIXT roi: KKI.II.I .
All that piece, nal eel ,.r TH A OT OK
; LAND, whereon .lohn C. Klinge lived al
? Hie t ?me of his decease, situate, lying and
being in I he county and Male aforesaid.
; on waters nt Crooked Creek ami Little
Liver, adjoining lands of Lewis Mulgan.
W. .1. Dollie, estate of H. K. Knox and
ot hers, i oiitaining
One Hundred and Fifty Acres,
nmre ur less.
Th. KM s OK SAKI'. Cash. Purchaser
In pay ex I ra for lilies.
A. c. Knu t ami < . W. Hunt, as executors,
Plaintiffs, against ll. A. ( nie. et al..
I iel em la ii I s ( o u i 'i. \ i \ i MU: Ki.;.na.
All that piece, pared or TUA HT OK
LAND, situate, lying and being in the
county and Stale il ircsaid, near Seneca
City, S. C., and known as Lol Nu. I, nf
the hume fillet, of the real estate ul
Hansom Hunt, deceased, as subdivided
and platted by C. A. Magee, surveyor, un
' the '.Md October, I SSH, and containing
24 3-10 Acres,
j more or less, adjoining lands of -
Liinipkin, T. A. McCarlev and others.
TKKMs OK SALK-Cash. Purchaser
In pay exI ra for I ?I les.
In casu nf Lydia Neal, Administrai rix,
I against W. T. Unod and Joseph C.
Kmerson.
; All thal piece, parcel or THAI T < >K
I LA ND, situate in Oeonee county, on thc
wafers of Little Uiver, containing
One Hundred Acres,
more ur less, and adjoining lands now or
foi nierly owned hy Levi N. liohins, .1. .1.
. Norton and others, being thc tract nt
laud conveyed lo the defendant, W. T.
Hood, by .1. Hurlston Morgan, and lying
i near thc' Woolf Slake.
' TKHMS < IK SAKI'.. ' Hie Hoi.I cad, on
Hie day nf sale, and balance mi a credit
nf twelve lUOIllllS, li. he scilircil by a
bond of thu purchaser and mortgage of
the premises. Purchaser lo pay extra
fur papers.
(liven under my hand and seal the 7th
dav of ( n t.da r A*. I>.. Issi).
I L. S. I inOHAKD LKW IS, Master,
j October lo, ISSU. ||..||
K- K- K
DON'T M KAN
Kill King Kotton,
Hui U ?loci? incanMiat thu
KB0WB6 Kort Knewspaper
Says for you lo
Kum Kwick Kurnal
And buy Hmso things your gund and
faithful wife waubs or
Keep Kennverins Kaptain
Until your houso is woll furnished and
Kundertnldc for Kuz/.lns and Kumpaiiy
-OH
KliEP KITCHENS KLliAR
Of old Stoves and old
Kooking Kulch Knocked
To pieces und
Kum and Kntcli some Know
Prices of Cooking.and Heating Stoves,
Furniture, Doora and Sash, Ac, or
Keep Klean Konsciences
Hy paving what you owe that man
TODD,
?t Seneca.
October 17, ISS?.
TO LET, " THE CEDARS."
Iwill rent my cottage, opposite Kauf
mauu's Opern House, to a careful ten
ant. Family without small chil
dren preferred'. Thc house is nicely lin
ixltcd inside and painted throughout.
I Minds on every window. Terms $0.28
per month. Apply at Norma's Drug
Store. Itcspcel fully,
V. h. NOI5MAN.
October 21, issn. 4:t-tf.
Final Settlement.
VTOTICK is hereby given thal I will ap
1> ply to Hiehard Lewis, Kst|., .Judge
of Probate for Oeonec county, S. C., at
hisollice in Walhalla, S. C.. for leave to
make Html settlement of thc estates of
huey F. Orvhl nu- Cain and Mary Cyn
thia' F. Ki cnian m r Cain, minors, on
Kridav, 22d dav of November next, at 11
o'clock A. M. ' ASA I.FATHFKS,
tiuurdian.
( Ictobcr 2 I, ISSI?. 4;l-4t
Tax Notice.
THKA.SUItKlt'S oFFKF,
WALHALLA, S. C., October 1st, issn.
T
1 11 F hooks for the collection of taxes
for thc liscal year commencing November
Ist. ISSS, will bc opened on thc billi of
October and close bit h of December,
I sst i :
Slate tax .."ii Mills.
Ordinary county tax ..".j.
Special county tax.I
School tax.ii
Special School Tax in Seneca
Cruded District.:?
AU males Ind ween 21 and 50 years of
agc, md exempt by law, $1.00 poll tax.
I will attend at (he places named and
the limes speeilied below for the collec
tion ol' laxes ?uni on ail other days at Hie
Court House:
Fort Madison, October Kith, until tho
departure of Hie noon train.
Westminster, October Kith, alter the
arrival of the noon train to the departure
nf the noon I rain on 1 he 171 h.
Itichland, < Ictobcr 17th, alter Hie arrival
of the noon train.
Seneca, i Ictobcr IStli and luth.
Cherry Place, October '-'1st, lo to 12
A. M.
Adams Cr??ssing, October 21st, 2 lo I
P. M.
Sitton's Mills. October ?2d, IO lo 2.
Fair Piny, < lolohor 2:;d. Ki to ::.
South I nion. < Ictobcr 2-1 th, S to IO.
Haley's Store, October 2-1 th, ll lo 2.
Ililli Falls. I ictobcr 2.'.th, IO lo ll.
Sal..m. i Ictobcr 2.">!h. I to
billie hiver. < leloher 201 h, !> lo ll.
Mrs. Kaiikins", Oct ober 2iit h. I to:!.
Abd l;?d.ins*. October 2Slh, hilo 12.
.lonas Phillips'. < Ictobcr 2Sth, 2 lo I.
D. F. Carter's, October 20th, tl lo lt.
\V. F. Welborn's, October 20th, 2 lo !.
Taxes are payable in gold and silver
coin. United Stales currency. National
Hank Notes and Coupons which shall be
come payable during tho yoni issn on
thc consolidated bonds of this State,
known as " I'.t own Hoods," ?md t he
hom. , of (IK-Sinti- known as " Dcllcicncy
Bunds," mill on any other bonds which
may bc issued by authority of any Act
nf Mic (u ncial Assembly passed al its
lasl session.
Fi fl cen per cenl penally will attach on
all unpaid laxes on December loth, I8S0.
I nl'oi mal ion as lo laxes cheerfully
given by mail. Please enclose stamp for
reply.
J. W. UOLLEMAN,
Treasurer Oconee County.
New Stoic Now Goods.
ON hand CHOCK KUY, CLASS AND
TIN WA UK, of latest slyles und
newest patterns. Decorated ('humber
Sets, sl.oo; Tin Chamber Sets, ?1.7?.
Cups anti Sane?is from 2f?c, up. Dish
pans from ldc. up. Funnels and Measures
from fte, up, Mai king Pols, 2.V. Sunups,
20c. up. Waiters from I ."ic. up, etc., el?.
Will hailer tor Cotton lings, Wool, Hees
wax, ?-te. Can also sell Fngiiics, (Jins,
Presses, Cann Mills, K va porn tors, ('?der
Mills. Wagon Scales, Corn Shelters, Huh
her Helling, (lubber Piping, Har bed Wire
Fencing, ( 'ombinalioii renee nod Sausage
Mills and Stlll?ers. t all and see mc.
Prices low. Heavy Hoods delivered at
residences.
V. F. MARTIN, Ap;ont,
Hell IJuihlhig, Walhalla, S. C.
N . H.-Hooks of Account straightened
up or posted af mod?rale rales.
< Ictobcr '?, ISS0, lo :hn
Annual Meeting
County Commissioners.
rilli F. County ' 'ommissioners of Ooonco
I cornily will hold their annual meel
on TU KS |) A V. the .'dh day ol November,
Issn, al 11 o'clock A. M. All persons
holding claims ol' an\ chai.icier against
Ocoucc county, which have mil been
presen)ed, will deposit the same with
Hu- undersigned on or before Hie Isl dav
?.| November, ISSO, so that (hey may ho
examined ami ordered paid at the annual
meeting. .1. w. SIIKI.OU,
Clerk of Hoard.
i ?ci..ho in, issn. -li- it