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[et Conservative Counsel Prevail. e is much to be deplored in the coalition of our beloved State. .;-*n is anomalous in many aere are divisions, dissen sions in the Democratic c our erst-while leaders ? political action; others tight against Tillman mes: whilst the Tiil mplacently resting on filant and jealous of r.mi whatever source hal his forces. And s we might add actions also in the ere aro the Dnie ster factions, each .r's supremacy and but on the home ot iou of a President gether and vote a solid . Can we say the same dc factions? op to think of the far s and results of ourpoliti u ?.arty fealty during this election year, surely none chat it is high time for conser ve counsel to prevail in the Demo cratic household. As in the domestic relations of life it becomes necessary in every well regulated household for the members to learn to bear and forbear for the sake of the greatest peace and pros perity of the whole; equally so in the political should each endeavor, by mutual concessions, to effect an honora ble adjustment of differences for the sake'pf good government and the public -Welfare. There can no good accrue from fight ing over the battles of 1890; but, on the contrary, great harm may be done. It may be true that Tillman is a firebrand in the Democratic ranks, and personally is an element of discord and antagonism to many right-thinking people. But. after all, he is only an incident of the upheaval of two years ago. which, we believe, would have come sooner or Liter had Tillman never been bora. In 1S9C the people were ripe for reform in the State Government, and Tillman was sim ply the head and front of the movement. The results of his administration aro not all that could be wished, but the causes which led to his election in 1890 are still dear to the masses of the people, .aid there should be no step backward until the reforms are accomplished. The place to make the fight for these measures is - ?b? pWtion of members of ,the Legis .tie concern ong as a Lcg servative meas .ed. With a good even . Tillman cL therefore, we see no rea*. ior eic-vr^ a further division in the Democratic ranks by making a personal fight on him. Being merely an incident of the movement in two years more he will retire from the Executive Alansion as those before him have done, and some one, probably more acceptable to all classes of citizens, may be selected from the reform rinks. The measures embodied in the platform of 1890 will be enacted into law before the movement ceases to be a controlling power in the politics of the State, and the sooner this fact is realized the better for all con cerned. Letting Down the Bars. On Monday the United States Supreme Court rendered tiree inportant decisions in cases brought to test the validity of certain Acts of the last Congress. In each case the decision was in favor of the Government and sustaining the Acjjp of Congress. In one case it was admitted that the engrossed Act, which was signed by the President, did not contain an important Section that had p:issed both the House and Senate. The congressional journal furnished ample proof of the omission ; but it is held that any part of an Act passed, engrossed and signed by the President becomes a law. This decision will, doubtless, cause our national legis lators to keep a watchful eye on engrossed Acts to see that their pet measures are not doctored by some careless or dishonest clerk or committee, and that thus the parts signed by the Presi dent would fall far short of the legisla tion proposed in the original bill. Another case was against thc lottery law to test the provision which makes one who mails obnoxious mail matter Kable to prosecution, both in the district where mailed, as well as its receipt or destination. The constitutional point \ involved was that no person can be tried for an offence, except in the-plac* where committed. In sustaining this i*w the .Court holds that the transit of such mat ter through the mails constitutes a con tinuing offence from the time of mailing to delivery, and consequently the Gov ernment can elect where it will try an offender. This is a far-reaching piece of legislation, and being thus construed, may seriously imperil the liberty of the citizen. One may be arrested z a South Carolina and carried k> Maine or Califor nia for trial; provided his matter was addressed to persons in those States. The -third was the famous "no quorum'* case, in which Speaker Reed counted a quorum of members present, b at not vot ing, in order to pass one of McKinley's tariff Aets. The United States Circuit Court for- the Southern District of New York decided against the constitution ality of the "no quorom" method of par Kamentary procedure, but this decision is reversed by the Supreme. Court One tiiing is certain, that the trend of .decisions is toward the removal of l't?rs tolegislation, which have here LM?xistedr it has been thought, too, ia the InWes&oi the people and the gen eral welfare. Thus within twelve months ?ave these Acts bees passed by Congress ' ! upheld" by the Strpreme Costrt.. Some ??em, and especially the- McKinley bill, are- inimical to. the interest ' Ie at large: " The practical-lessor learned from aH this is that, iermusfr elect, mes to Congress . ii%tssipj^^ and j >nssSasKOa'Qf:otir fathers. :^Owir, Esq.v..; of. Ant The World's Fair. We have been requested to bring the matter of the World's Columbian Expo sition again before our people. The World's Fair Convention for South Caro lina, which has been called to meet in Columbia on March 10th and 11th, will form plans for the proper prosecution of the work of securing exhibits from this State at Chicago. It is desired that a full delegation from all parts of the State be present and participate in the discussion and aid in adopting the pro per programme. It is suggested that a meeting of the citizens be called to elect a delegate to the convention. The railroads will give a rate of one fare for the round trip, thus enabling the delegates to attend without much expense. The ladies of the State are organizing and entering upon the work with praiseworthy enthusiasm, and if the patriotic sons of this glorious com monwealth will do all that lies in their power, no citizen of South Carolina will have cause to be ashamed of her exhibit. Let each and every one feel that they have a personal interest in this matter, and each contributing his mite, will swell the grand total to a surprising magnitude. Do not let us sleep over this matter, but be thoroughly awake to the importance of the undertaking, and show the world that South Carolina is alive to all opportunities to advance her interest, and that her citizens are ready to wel come within her borders all who may wish to make their homes herein. We suggest that a meeting of the citi zens of Oconee county be called to meet in Walhalla Court House on Saturday, 5th instant, at ll A. M., to elect dele gates to the Columbia Convention. A Newspaper Canvass. The Charleston News and Courier, through its correspondents in every county in the State, on last Saturday obtained from the people of South Caro lina an expression of their preference for President. The correspondents vee instructed to see as many voters as pos sible, to secure an expression of their choice for President and to "make no effort in an}- way to influence their opin ion/' This was done and the returns published. The total number interviewed so far as the returns are published is 4.(liv), fully two-thirds of whom are farm ers. Of this number 3,154 expressed their preference for Grover Cleveland as the standard-bearer of the Democracy, and o(>2 declared for Mr. Hill, with the balance scattering between Boies, Gray, Polk and others. Thus it seems that the "plain people" want Grover for Presi dent. ______________ Governor Tillman's Siesel at Merry. HE TALKS WITH THE FARMERS. No Politics in lt. [Charleston Xews and Courier.] i XEWBEKKY, February 27.-About six : hundred persons assembled in the opera h Duse here to-day to hear an address from Gqyernor Tillman. He was invited ; by the County Alliance some two or i three weeks ago to discuss the question i of the reduction of the acreage of cot ? ton and kindred subjects, and not to dis i cuss politics. There were a good many :* colored people present. The Governor ; was not looking well, and did not speak - with his usual vim and vivacity, but the i 'audience gave him the best of attention, though there was no display and but lit ? tie enthusiasm. The larger part of the [ audience was from the country, but there i -~ * g?ood sprinkling of town people present. President ~ z^'^s:jfn^^ flnm**-. '-u*. ance, presided over the troduced the speaker. He explained th^ object of the meeting and spoke of the various conventions that had been held by the farmers of the cotton-growing States to discuss the same question. It was a pleasure to him to preside over this large meeting and to introduce the distinguished speaker, a man well known throughout other States; the best adver tised man in the State; a farmer to speak to farmers. The very fact that he is here shows that he takes an interest in you and has an appreciation of the people over whom he has the honor to exercise the functions of Chief Magistrate. [Applause and hurrahs for Tillman]. Governor Tillman said that he was just out of bed; that-yesterday he had ventured out for the first time in ten days, and but for the fact that he did not want the people to come here and be disappointed he would not be present. "I am always glad to respond to the call of the citizens of any county to meet and confer with them on any subject affects ing the public. I am here to discuss the agricultural outlook and kindred sub jects. It is a broad question. Agricul ture is the basis of ail wealth, the foun dation on which society rests. I am also told that I am not expected to touch on politicts. The subject is a very dry one, although of far more importance than any other. It affects every house hold. We have a superabundance of advice and good counsel. Shakespeare says T can easier tell twenty men "what were good to be done than to be one to follow my own teachings.' We are con fronted by a condition that is gloomy indeed; never, at least since 1865, has it been more so. I have heard it said in the forties a similar condition existed, so far as the price- of cotton is concerned. But then every regulated farm was self sustaining. They had nothing to buy ex cept some luxuries, shoes for the family, etc. We have reversed the conditions then existing, and in a large measure looked to one crop to buy almost every thing we are compelled to have. The present condition of over-production, cf cotton was foreseen by me several years ago, and predicted in a public speech at Bennettsville seven years ago, when I undertook to bring about a change so fax as discussion could do it "We have almost driven our people tb ; .the culture of cotton alone. How? One . of the greatest engines to bring about theconditionnasthe enactment of the lien law, which placed credit on the 1 future crop, even before it was planted. It placed the honest and dishonest, the intelligent and the ignorant men on the same basis. It placed the raising of the crop in the hands of those who make profit out of it by speculating in the product. Our rents look for so much cotton, and the hens: look for so much, and as a consequence our people were forced to raise it "Our legislation is largely responsible for our condition. The effort to make that .with which to buy everything else, especially where the negro was dominant, brought about a demand for a stock law. We concluded that we couldn't malte any money out of stock, and why 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 wis enacted the effort to raise" stock ceased. Thereafter we turned our attention more to cotton and the blessing was toned mto a cursed JWe need a summer pasr tar?. W#can produc? bacon and beef as cheap here as in the West I have |; raised hogs myself and kept strict a'c I count,.and th?yrd?dnotcc*t meas much I as the-Western:bacon^ spend foi g^u^alone^ in, ?is: ?e, over $$ffi,(m,: ovv&?j. ; The making of home manure has b forgotten art. "We kill grass nim in the year and then turn around Northern hay. "Foreseeing this condition, I endeavored to put on foot Clem.' j lege, where our young men can I the importance of a diversified i: but what are we to do now while waiting for Clemson to start? very simple case. The only road now follow with safety is to less cotton and make our farms taining. Speculation and depre the money market have in some caused the low price, but we hi dueed more cotton than the wo consume. But you say we are and cannot get money except out ton. Can you pay debts when i more for raising cotton than you it? if there is not a radical char vation is inevitable. That is t and short of it and the whole of i "The condition is produced things. Too much time is wa idling and hunting game and : rabbits. We must work six days week. Too much time is lost tba be devoted to making manure i provements. There must be mor try, and you must raise your rat home and make cotton the surplu "As to the financial question tb two causes for the low price of Cue was the demonetization of and the other the conduct of ouri affairs in the interest of "Wall stre< are to-day being used as hewers o and drawers of water to make a f richer. We are largely responsi this state of affairs. We shoub tice economy. I have pointed ou we should do at home, but what the other? This is a big country, interests are involved; diversify conflicting interests. The agrie interests, by reason of a lack of zation, and on account of ignora being systematically robbed thron tariff in the interest of Wall street "Thc Alliance sprang into the like a giant, and spread over the like fire through a sedge field. If not go too far and ask unreai things; if it does not demand cent tion, as some claim it does; if mands are not unreasonable, and t the danger, great and lasting benet follow. I am afraid that the b promise will depart. If we are i able and subsidize the newspaper the truth, if we do not get all \ we will at least get something must not quarrel about the mean we must get there. "Look at the condition of affc Washington. The Democrats y large majority .are split into fa There comes in your diversified int What suits the Democrats of Mas setts does not suit the Democr South Carolina. "Whether there shall be a split che old parties or not I cannot saj certainly the trend of things is ii direction. Until it does happen, w are to-day confronted by the Re cans with their force bill and domination, have got to stand t Democratic party of the Northeas* have helped us to prevent these t There should be and can be no ju tagonism between the farmers an other class. Unless the farmers ar( perons every other interest must ? There may be a dispute as to how i to reach certain points, but ?or sake don't let us quarrel about rea that point." Speaking about the St. Louis Cc tion and the Third Party he said th did not believe we would have any Party in South Carolina yet; but h , not know what might come. Seif est might force us to go with the !> , west; but until that time did con had to stand together for God, for and for native land. ' -4J Dun vernor spoke for thirt ^-i.... v^iiiy once u\iirirg>r the de of his speech was he interrupted bi plause. His speech was well receiv< Col. Ellison S. Seitt, who was in audience, rose to speak on the re tions. He said he recollected the of '65, when cotton was at its lo price, and that he could go even fai back than that time spoken of by distinguished Governor. He did believe we had yet reached the bot He did not propose to give them counsel, but proposed to go on a years past, and raise everything he c on the farm, making cotton his sm crop, and those farmers pursuing a s lar policy could make money at cents. He had no doubt that not our financial system but that of whole world was wrong. There had 1 progress in everything else, but financial system was the same as in days of Abraham. When Abra! bought the burial ground of his bel( Sarah he paid for it with four hum shekels in gold. Just at this juncture" Dr. Samj Pope walked across the stage to sj. to Governor Tillman, and the audi? seemed restless, and Col. Keitt suspen his remarks. Dr. Pope asked a sus] sion of the pending refution to off? vote of thanks to Governor Tillman his able address. President Siigh offered the follow resolutions which were adopted: Resolved, That in mas3-meeting ass bled, on the 27th day of February, 1 we, the citizens of the Eastern porti of townships Nos. 9 and 10, of Newbe county, do adopt the following vi. and principles, believing that if t were properly camed oat they wo prove an affective remedy for the coi tion of those evils which have brou upon our Southland such widespr disaster and financial ruin. 1. The acreage of cotton should reduced not so much with a view decreasing the crop that, higher pri might be obtained, for we do not beli that the very low price of cotton at present time can be accounted for on 1 ground of overproduction, but more w a view of giving the cotton farmer rn? time, more land, more labor, more ? t?lizers and better attention to the n ing of the cereals adopted to" our s< realizing as we do that grain, with 1 .roughness that it brings with it, mei more and better live stock, more a better manure, better land, more me more milk and butter, moro poultry a eggs. All of which are needed on t farm and which cannot be purchased the farmer with low cotton without bei met by financial ruin. 2. Rentals of land and credits extend should not be based exclusively up cotton. By such a course hundreds thousands of bales of cotton are rads by thousands of farmers, who, inste; of producing anything like a sufficien of farm products necessary for man ai beast, produce little else than cotto Such a system is hot only ruinous ai detrimental to t?ie interests of this cia of fajmers, but its different effects a j felt, as a general thing, by all other fa I mers and citizens of this country.^ TJ most effective way of reducing, tl acreage of cotton would be to chanf this system. 7 - 3. The times and the condition of tl country demand the practic of econom on the part" of every farmer to enabl him to pay his debts to bring hi t that mach desired position in life whe j h? can pay cash as he goes, thus enablin j Mm to buy cheaper, to hold and contre i to aineasurs rds cotton crop .and ethe j products of. the farm, keeping him on i o? the hands pf speculators and doinj away with the necessity of borrowing j money at a high rate of interest, or, what is still worse, ot obtaining credit on a mortgage for food products that should be raised on his own farm. If the price of cotton ever did justify this, the Southern cotton grower, in borrowing | or obtaining credit at a 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 j farmer cannot stand for any length of time a high rate of interest or a dealer 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 of commercial fertilizers, when the farmer neglects the making of stable and barn yard manure, the growing up on the soil and turning under of vegetable matter with judicious system of farming and the proper care of his land. 5. Money is scarce and tight, and labor j is poorly rewarded. Under existing con ditions few if any can buy and pay for a farm out of the net earnings of the same, and those farmers 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 j cause for all this, and we firmly believe that it does not altogether come from mismanagement on the part of the far mers, but that the financial system and policy of our Government are greatly at fault and have largely contributed in bringing on this country the present deplorable condition of affairs. There fore, as citizens and farmers, while we believe it to be our imperative duty to practice, teach and encourage a reduc tion in the acreage in cotton, the raising more iargely of the cereals, the improv ing of our live stock and farms and homes, the rigid practicing of economy and the doing of any and all other things connected with our iarmers and farm work in order to bring to our country a more prosperous condition of affairs, that we at the same 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 correct ing all other evils detrimental to our in terests, and especially that which we believe 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 bringing prosperity and happiness to every man, woman and child, r . -y city, town and rural home throughout our beautiful Sunny South, and causing this grand Southern land, this God-given heritage of ours, the land of the brave and the home of the free, to blossom as the rose and'to be filled with a teeming, smiling, happy and prosperous population. 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If y ou are afflicted with JPUti St TUHS* Danes, Insomnia? or any other Nerve trouble, we will *snd you One Bottle Free, all charges prepaid by. us. Give A?e, Post-Office and State. Address HALL CHEMICAL CO., fest Ma,, Pa kunial Report of the Treasurer of Oconee County. TREASURER'S OFFICE, OCONEE COUNTY, WALHALLA, S. C., Feb. 22, 1392. To His Honor J. H. Hudson, Presiding Judge Eighth Judicial Circuit, February Term, 1892: I would most respectfully beg leave to make the following report of claims paid on account of County and School Funds in Oconee Cour, cy, on ac count of fiscal year commencing Novem ber 1st, 1890: ROADS AND BRIDGES. A'o. . Amount. 1JW Stribling, assignee.... .81,000 00 2 VT A Lowery, assignee. 1,000 00 3 JW Stribling, assignee. 153 00 4 G- H Craft.. S73 00 5 W J Stribling, assignee. 140 00 7 J R Jones. G 50 16 Isaac Brown. 12 00 24 S P Tannery. 10 00 26WJHix. 2 75 30 H F Alexander, assignee- SI 50 33 J A Johns. 5 00 36 J D Verner, assignee. 156 SS 3S L H V Hobson, assignee_ 15 00 39 C W Pitchford. 20 00 40 Edward Gantt. 52 32 42 JR Erskine. 4 00 44 A B McGuffin, assignee_ 29 (X) 45 J D Verner, assignee. 50 00 48 H L Brandt. 24 40 49 A C Stevens. . 25 75 50 S H Snead. 3 00 53 S W Cox, assignee. 34 25 56 J T Lyles. 5 75 63 A Bearden. 4 00 64 J E Crooks. 16 00 68 J G Lanning. S 00 69 C C Thresher. 1 00 70 W J Neville. 10 25 71 W J Neville. 15 90 7S A B McGuffin, assignee. 6 00 51 J B Colley. 13 75 SO M Nicholson. 25 87 54 B F Moore. 10 00 S6 N A Lusk. 8 00 87 J J Pickens. 154 00 S9 J R Earle, Jr. 32 50 92 J B Hill and Gantt. 12 50 92 Edward Gantt. 5 00 95 James Seaborn, assignee ... 3 50 97 C W Pitchford, assignee.... 12 00 100 JE Orr. 7 00 101 H Blackwell. 15 00 103 L D Stribling. 16 22 104 W J Stribling. 6 00 105 S P Stribling, assignee. 2 00 107 C M Ridley. S 00 IOS WH Deaton. 40 00 112 J J Harbin. 3 00 113 RLSymmes. 25 mWBFCorbin. 4 00 HS Alex Cannon. SS 50 122 C Wendelkin. 5 00 123 A Beardeu. 20 75 127 E T Alexander. 16 00 130 R A Gilmer. 12 19 131 James Phinney, assignee ... 4 00 132 J J Vissage. 0 00 133 Jesse Lay, Jr. 20 00 135 Smith & Hall . 15 00 138 R T Jaynes, assignee. 1 50 141 H A Leroy. 16 S5 148 W T Jaynes. 95 00 1152 O H Schumacher, assignee.. 31 70 160 E F Alexander. 20 UP 164 LAP Nicholson . 19 05 165 N W Graut. 29 75 ?66 O H Schumacher, r?sign?e.. 30 95 169 E Sanders. 3?) 00 172 Henry Childers. 1 50 182 J A Ives ter. I 00 183 RYH Lowery. li? 54 1S7 G W Gignilliat. 15 00 193 H D A Biemann. 10 00 196 J D M Dillard. 9 61 Total Roads and Bridges.?4,62! 83 SIIKI?IFF. ll W W Moss. S40 00 14 J D Verner, assignee. 37 25 19 W W Moss. 25 00 31 WW Moss. 30 00 140 W W Moss. 7S 65 155 W W Moss . SOO 00 177 W W Moss. 53 90 liHJ Nield ? Harrison, assignee. 47 SO 194 il I) A Biemann, assignee .. 114 05 Total Sheriff. -u. $727 25 COLTTY COMMISSION!-:^ AXD CLERK. GAP Crisp. $39 10 15 Janies Seaborn, assignee_ 10 40 4(1 J D Yerner, assigiee. 44 40 55 J W ????!<>r. s: .50 82 C L Reid, assignee. 22 80 9<; G W Pitchford, -ssignee.... 3D 00 134 J M Hunnicutt. 110 00 150 WN Cox. VJ) 00 151 O II Schumacher, assignee.. 15 31 1G3 J M Hunnicutt . 94 SO Total County Com. and Clerk, S564 31 TRIAL JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES 17 T S Fennell. ?13 34 25 E L Herndon . JO 41 34 T J Carter. ll 85 41 W J Deaton. 20 00 43 Allen Gantt. 5 30 47 J R Earle, Jr. 33 33 51 W J Deaton. G 35 5S WC Barker. 2'."' 60 TW Ballenger. ll 85 73 D S Craig. 20 SO 76 H A H Gibson. 42 42 85 LO Phillips. 5 30 00 J R Earle, Jr. 34 25 114 AC Stone. 2 OiJ 115 J B Sanders. 20 00 136 R T Jaynes, assignee. 3 50 142 T W Ballenger. 9 GO 145 A M Brown. 5 10 146 T S Fennell. 20 00 149 JW Mason. 56 i>0 170 J J Woodall. 35 00 171 J J Woodall. 3 00 173 T W Ballenger. 13 G5 174 S H Johns. 50 00 35 J J Woodall. 35 00 1S5 C W Pitchford, assignee.... 134 60 ISS E E Verner, assignee .. .. 45 75 192 H D A Biemann. 53 35 Total T. J. and Constables,.. 870? 55 POOR HOUSE AND POOR. 27 AB McGuffin. $25 00 29 O H Schumacher. 17 20 65 DW Jaynes. 2 00 111 A B McGuffin . 100 00 119" J J Keith . 1 50 129 A P Crisp. 7 50 137 R T Jaynes, assignee. 1 65 153 O H Schumacher. 160 $3 154 A B McGuffin. 50 00 16S H S VanDiviere. 26 70 175 S H Johns. 2 00 176 J J Haley. 9 95 179 M H McJunkin. 3 00 197 S M VanWyck. 4 00 Total Poor House and Poor.. $417 33 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 53 J H Barnett. $37 75 121 Burton ?fe Simpson. 10 90 1S1 John Kaufmann. 14 00 Total Public Buildings-... $62 65 CLERE OF COUBT. 8 James Seaborn. $82 60 20 James Seaborn. 109 50 Total Clerk of Court. $192 10 JURORS, WITNESSES AND CONSTABLES. 18 February Term. $549 10 37 July Term. 455 65 59 R M Cain. 2 40 62 A Bearden. 1 05 66 A Bearden, assignee. 1 05 67 W M Brown. 35 75 J R Earle, Jr. 4 50 94 S H Bearden. 90 102 WS Pritchard . 100 124 A Bearden. 45 125 A Bearden. 75 126ABearden. 70 128 P A Brown.? 1 20 157 J F Davis. 75 158 H J Myers... 175 150HLBrandt. 100 167 0 H Schumacher Total Jurors. Wit. and Con. 51,023 90 CONTINGENT. 10 James Seaborn. SI 95 12 Richard Lewis. 3 00 21 James Seaborn. 21 55 22 J D Verner. assignee. IS 00 2:3 W J Stribling. 10 25 28 W J Bramlett. 5 00 32 O H Schumacher . 5 65 54 H F Alexander. 13 00 61 G W Hays. 5 05 72 W J Neville. 43 40 70 C Hesse. 75 S3 CL Reid. 19 15 98 C W Pitchford. ? 99 Dr J M McClanahan. 15 00 106 S P Strilling. assignee. 15 00 HOW J Bramlett ... . 22 75 120 D B Darby. ST 50 143 Richard Lewis. 15 00 144 John M Baldwin. 3 5?. 147 T R Nords. I 00 161 S J MeE. roy. 5 rm 162 J M Hunrucutt. 14 50 ] 184 J W Quillian. 5 00 186 D Oelkers, assignee. 2"> 30 189 Nield ? Harrison, assignee, 15 00! 101 H D A Biemann. 24 30 195 Dr Burt Mitchell. L5 00 Total Contingent. S422 03 COUNTY AUDITOI; AND COARD EQUALIZA TION. 13 AP Cox.: . $3 60 57 E L Heradon . 300 00 j SS J M Whitmire. 5 90 91 E A Perry. 4 40 109 F F Sharp. 3 20 17S F D RotheH. 5 001 180 M II Mc Junkin . 5 10 Total Comity Auditor and Board of Equalization... . $326 40 BOOKS, STATIONERY AND PRINTING. 9 James Seaborn. > 50 j 139 KEOWEE COURIER . 64 75 1?H Oeoiice News. 50 ! Total. $115 25 CORONER. 74 D S Craig. S 50 116 J B Sanders. 17 00 Tota 1 Coroner. SIT 50 * RECAPITULATION. Roads and Bridges .S4.62S S3 Sheriff. 7-J7 L'5 County Commissioners and Clerk 561 30 Trial Justices and Constables .. 705 55 Poor House and Poor. 417 Public Buildings. 62 65 Clerk of Court. 192 LO Jurors, Witnesses and Constables 1,023 90 Contingent. 422 03 County Auditor and Board of Equalization. 326 40 Books, Stationery and Printing. 115 25 Coroner . 17 50 Total.?9,203 09 Respectfully submitted, A. P. CRISP, Treasurer Oconce County. [Concluded next week.] D, DEIK Store -IS Headquarters .FoR Seasonable '?tr, ^ Goods. DRY GOODS AND NOTION^ SPRING STOCK ARRI VTN<. DAILY. HARDWARE AND FARMING IMPLE MENTS. A Complete Stock of Groceries. A FINE LINE OF ( 'ANNED G< >< >DS. Irish Potatoes, Extra Fine. IF YOU WANT HAR!; VINS. THE! ARE GOING AT TH E STORE < >F D. OE Liv ERS. February 4. 1892. 5-ly DO YOU READ ! _s \ If so. this Offer is ( Intended for You! WE UWE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH rnE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, The Great Southern Weekly. published ar Atlanta, by which we are enabled to offer it with our paper for OSE YEAR for only $2. Th:s o? er : sts only a short while. Now ;> \(> ir chant e toget ALL THE NEWS Ol THE SVORLD AND YOUR HOME PAPAR AT i VERY LOW PRICE. Every clubbing subscription ar this rate is entitled TC a chance ar The Con stitution's $10,000 Distribution for 1S?)2, details of which will be found else where. This is the nio^t remarkable combi nation offer ever made. Every home should receive its Local Papei i!:>r. and after that, it should have the best (?ene ral Newspaper, bringing every week tin news of thc world, and overflowing with the choicest special features, such as the Weekly Constitution, published at Atlanta, Ga., and having a circulation of 156,000. $2 Gets Both Papers. 0 *y A % o -MANUFACTURED BY The Wilcox & 6ibbs Gnano Co. CHARLESTON, S. C., CL fa?tet GKEATKST CLOTHING SALE -EVER ATTEMPTED BY ANY HOUSE -IX THE CITY OR STATE. OWING TO THE DEPRESSION OF thc money market and <>i the price of cotton. I have decided to clos>> out my stock REGARDLESS OF THE COST. This is earlier than any house has ever attempted such sales. The asnal time is February. Counter No. 1 contains 250 Suits that sold tor S]<? to $15. will now br sold for S7.5? I cash foryourckoiee. This is tho best oller ever made ia this city by anj house-. No odds or ends, but a good run of sizes. This is your opportunity lo invest if yon want a BARGAIN. Counters N<>>. z and 3 contain 500 Suits in Sacks and Cutaways, formerly sohl from?15to $25: DOW \ m can have your choice for ?10 cash. These count ers show values thar have nevei ij^en offered by any one. No trouble to make a selection or get a perfect St in tiiese Tailor-made Garments v.;..-:: y?>u haye the regular nm of sizes to seleci from. I want money and the room. This stock must be sold, and if you are judges of bargains, you will not delay, bul ame and help move them. In auditio:) to th-- above ! have placed 250 pairs of PANTS on a counter, which sohl at $5 and $U: now you can take ;.<?:;:. choice for $3.50cash. TKisis the best line of BARGAINS IX PANTS. Remember these g<>ods arc new. of this fall's stock, and ? HI !?. sold for eas .. None of these suits are allowed ;.? go out on approbation. M. L. K INA HI). 120 Main Street, COLUMBIA:, s. C. December ISOL. sips. Bargains, Bargeins ! Reduction in Price j OF FURNITURE, CROCKERY AND I GLASSWARE, WARDROBES; BU REAUS, BEDSTEADS; MATTRESSES, TABLES. CHAIRS, SAFES. SPRINGS, . CRADLES, CHILDRENS BEDS, TRUN ! DEE BEDS. C< ?FFTNS. Will be sold at: che lowest figures. ! CUPS and SAUCERS. BOWLS and I PITCHERS and a tine lot of PORCE I LAIN PLATES will be sold at a bargain. Ali GLASS and TINWARE at Low i prices, and one lot of BEAUTIFUL GLASS at a little more than HALF PRICK On hand we have LADLES' HATS, : FLOWERS and RIBBONS. OSTRICH j TH'S and PLUMES <>i latest styles. ; Also, some WOOL ROLLS, and 1.. : PAPERS FRESH GARDEN SEEDS. S. M. VANWYCK & CO., West Main St.. Walhalla. S. C. .January 21. IS92. Ended. 1 I HAYE.JUST RECEIVED A LARGE AND FRESH STOCK ? >F Seasonable Goods. SHOES, SHOKS ! In SHOES I cannot and will not bc un dersold. So when you ??ced S HOF me a cali, as ! (tandie nothing but SHOES. Mv stock of Spring Di] Coads aid Notion will arrive in a few d ... Hardware tor mc ranne,. Handles, Blind Bridies, Plow Back Bands, &e:, veiw, cheap. Just received a Car Lea< of FANCY EL?I Fresh G?jden Se Seed Irish Pot ranging fr-MU 50 cents to Cai! and see sm ' . .. : C. YV. PITCHFt/av. February i i. ? New Goods, The Norman Carroll Co. ARE Spring and Summer Stock GI' Shoes, Dry Goods. Notions, Millinery, &c. < 1.' ?THING '? A pretty line r>f Wi UTE and CREA-\ DRESS G< M >DS. very chea] . HARNESS. SADDLES. BRIDLES and all par., of same. HARNESS OIL. A large lot of JEWELRY, SILVER, CHIN V and GLASSWARE, cheap. Remember the OLD KEiLIARLE NOB MAN'S DRUG STORE. PURE and FRESH DIH'os always arriving RIO COFFEES and TEAS cheap at NORMAN'S. February 11, 1892. GOODS CHEAP -TO SLIT TDK HARD HIES! IF YOU WANT GOODS CHEAP TO SUIT THE HARD TIMES.CALL ON C. V/. BAUKNIGHT. I AM NoW RECEIVING Mv >PRING STOCK. X WILL HAYE A NICE Ll GOODS AND Non A FEW DAT SHOES: S II OJ? * My stock of SHOKS is large and va which I can and will sell very low. I have- a large steck of FARMING IM PIGMENTS and always carry a la ruc stock of GROCER I KS, which I sell at very close figures, ? keep a nice lot of OAKDEN SEE! Call on me when you come and I can interest you. Very respectfully. C. W. BAUKNK February 18. 1892. WARREN PF January 21? IS?. ,.