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C. : THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1892. let Conservative Counsel Prevail. e is much to be deplored in the ' condition of our beloved State. .*.;on is anomalous in many uere are divisions, dissen .".".'ons ia the Democratic t our erst-while leaders / political action: others light against Tillman mes: whilst the Ti 11 mplacently resting on rilant and jealous c>f ron. whatever source hal Iiis forces. And s we might add ictions also in the tere are the Brav ster factions, each .r's supremacy ami ort on the home clio:, of a President geth< r and vote a .solid . Can we say the same lie factions? op to t:iink of the far sand results of ourpohti d party fealty during this election year, surely none j that it is high time for conser ve counsel to . -cail in the Dcmo vAiie household. As in the domestic relations of life it luv mo mn^sny in c/"Cry well regulated household for the members to leam to bear and forbear for the sake of the greatest peace and pros perity vi the whole: equally so in the political shouid each endeavor, by j mutual concessions, to effect an honora ble -.adjustment of differeuecs for the sake of good govern mt nt and the public welfare. There cac no good accrue from fight- ; ing over the battles of 1890; but, on the j contrary, great harm may be doue. 1; may be true that Tillman isa firebrand in the Democratic ianks. and personally is aa 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,J >"lieve. would have ..onie sooner or later ! Tillman never been horn. In \^'.') tiie people were ripe for reform in the State Government, ami Tillman was sim ply ti:e head and front oi the movement The results of his administration are not all that could l?e wished, but the cae-' > which led to bis election in IS90are still dear to the masses of trie people, and there should be no step backward uni il th?- reforms are accomplished, ''."he place* to make the fight for these measures is w -^"-jiJ^ijoj^of members of Jl)i<- Legis "tie concern ong as a Leg servative meas led. Witli a good _:CX OM1'' do haiti; evenS? I. therefore, wc se? I norcas\? ioircr*..g a further diviskm ia thc D?mocratie ranks by making a 2>tTsoi>.al fcght on him. Being merely an incident ?v the movement in rv,., years more he wiU retire from the Executive Mansion as those before him have done, and some one. probably more acceptable t.? all classes >>!" crazers may be selected from tin- reform ranks. Th?- measures embodied ii: *!?e platform ot 1890 will be enacted into law before the movement ceases to be a controlling power iu the politics of the State, and the sooner this fact ts realized the better for ali con _ Letting Bown tiie Bars. Cn Monday the I'nited Mates Snj.renn Court rendered three inportanl decisions in cases brought to test the validity of certain Acts "f the last Congress. In e*?ch case the decision was in favor of the Government and sustaining tin- A. jjs of Congress. I;i one ease it was admitted that the engrossed Act. w hich was signed by the President, did not contain an important Section that had passed both the House ami Senate. The congressional journal furnished-ampleproof <.:' tin- omission: bu: it is held that any part of an Act passed, engrossed and signed by the Pr?sident becomes a law. This decision will, doubtless, cause our national legis lators to keep a watchful eye oh engrossed Acts :>?? see that their pet measures arc not doctored by some careless ..i dishouesi clerk or committee, and that- tbustlie parts signe?! by the Presi dent would fall far short of the legisla tion proposed in the original bill. Another case was against the lottery law fotest the provision which makes one who mails obnoxious mail matter liable to proseruti?>n. both in the district where mailed as well as its receipt or destination. The constitutional point involved was thai no person can bc tried for an offence, except in the place whera committed. In sustaining this law- the Court holds that the transit of such mat ter through the mails constitutes a con tinuing offence from the time oi mailing to delivery, and consequently the Gov ernment can ? lect whert it will try an offender. This is a far-reaching piece of legislation, and being thus construed, may seriously imperil the liberty ol th? citizen. One may be arrest**] in South Carolina and carried *o y .?.< <?. Califor nia tor trial, provh. ' his matter was addressed to persons ii. those sta. - s. The third was tiie famous "moquorum"' ease, in which speaker Reed counted a quorum <>f members present, but not vot ing, in order to pass one of McKinley's tariff Act>. The I'nited States < treuil Court for the Southern District of New York decided against the constitution ality of the "no quorum" method of par liamentary procedure, bur this decision is reversed by the Supreme Court. One thing is certain, that the trend of these decisions is toward the removal of barriers to legislation, which have here tofore existed: it has been thought, too, in the interest of the people and the gen eral welfare. Thus within twelve months have these Acts been passed by Congress and upheld by the Supreme Court. Some of them, and especially the McKinley tariff bill, are inimical to the interest of the people at large. The practical lesson to be learned from all this is that the people must elect men to Congress who will respect their interest and preserve the constitution of our fathers. Wm. Sanford Brown. Esq., of Ander son, died at his home in that., city on Tuesday morning, 1st instant aged forty four years. He was attacked with paralysis only a few days Wfore his death. He was a prominent member of the Anderson bar. 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 delega te 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. TLe ladies of the State are organizing and enterrag 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 I>t each and every one feel that they Lave 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, ?th 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- j lina an expression of their preference for ? President. The correspondents were : instructed to see as many voters as pos sible, to se*.ure an expressic of their choice for President and to "make no effort in any way to in?luence their opin ion.*' This was done and the returns published. The total number interviewed so far as the returns are published is 4.093, fully two-thirds of whom are farm ers. Of this number 3,154 expressed their preference for Crover Cleveland as the standard-bearer of the Democracy, and 362 declared for Mr. Hill, with the balance scattering between Boies. Gray, Polk ami others. Thus it seems that the ; "plain people*' want Grover for I'resi ; dent. GoiMir Tilta's Speech at Newtan. HE TALKS WITH THE FARMERS. No Politics in lt. [Charl ?ton Sews and Courier.] NEWBEKKY, February 'SI.-About six hundred persons assembled in the opera h ?use here to-day to hear an address from Governor Tillman. He was invited by the County Alliance some two or three weeks ago to discuss the question j of the reduction of the acreage of cot j and kindred subjects, and not to dis cuss politics. There were a good many : <i people present. The Governor B is not looking weil, and did not speak vvii - isual vim and vivacity, hut the "audience tjave him the liest of attention, though "here was no display and but lit tle enthusiasm. The larger part of the idienpe was from the country, but there in? good sprinkling of town people j present. ' j 1'residen^-cC-zJ^tfif ..thc County Alli-j ance, presided over the nu rv..- -', nd in' fj tr? du? ed '.'::<? speaker. Ile explained nuT object of the meeting and spoke of thei various conventions that had been held by the fa: mers of the cotton-growing States to discuss the same question, lt was a pleasure to him to preside over this large meeting and :<? introduce the ilistinguished speaker, a man wed known ' I : throughout other States; the best adver tised man in the State; a farmer to speak to fanners. The very fact thai he is Itere j shows that he takes an interest in you l ami has an appreciation of the people over whom he has the honor to exercise : tiie functions of Chief Magistrate, j Applause and hurrahs for Tillman]. Governor Tillman said that he was just . ut of bed: that yesterday lie had ventured out for the first time in ten ?lays, and hut for the fact that lie did not want the people to come here and be . - ippointed lie would not be present. " I ai!i always glad to respond to the call '.: tin- citizens of any county to meet and confer with them on any subject affect ing the public. I am here to discuss thc agricultural outlook and kindred sub jects. Lisa broad ?luestion. Agricul ture is the hasis of all wealtn. the foun dation on which society rests. I am also told that I am not expected to touch on poKticts. 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 L<""? counsel. Shake.peare says *] can easier tell twenty men what were good to he done than to be one to follow ur' own teachings." We P "e con fronted by a condition that is gloomy indeed: never, at least since 1S65, lias it been more SO. I have heard it. said in j tiie forties a similar condition existed, so far as thc price of cotton is concerned. But 'hen every regulated farm was self sustaining. They had nothing to buy ex cep1 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 of ? cotton was foreseen hy me several years I ago, <and predicted in a public speech at! Bennettsville seven years ago. when ll und? rtook to bring about a change so far' tis discussion could do it. " We have almost driven our people to j the cu'H?irc of cotton alone. How? One' ot tlie greatest engines to bring about! the condition was the enactment of the! i: :i ?aw. which placed credit on the future crop, even before it was planted, lt placed the honest and dishonest, the intelligent ami the ignorant men on the same basis, lt placed the raising of thc crop in the hands of those who make profit <>ut i-f it by speculating in the product. Our rents b>ok for so much cotton, and the liens look for so much, and as a consctjuence our people we.c force " to raise it. "Our legislation is largely responsible for ?mr 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 make j any money out of stock, and why keep ap the fences? lam a strong advocate of the law and believe it to be a bh;ssing if properly used, but after the law was enacted thc effort to raise stock ceased. Thereafter we turned our attention more to cotton and the blessing was turned into a curse. We need a summer pas ture. We can produce bacon and beef as cheap here as in the West I have raised hogs myself and kept strict ac count, and they did not cost me as much as the Western bacon, but there are other ills. We spend for guano alone, in this State, ever ?3,0O0,000 annually. The / making of home manure has bec< forgotten art. We kill grass nine n ia the year and then turn around ai Northern hay. "Foreseeing this condition, we endeavored to put on foot Clemsoi loge, where our young men can be t the importance of a diversified ind but what are we to do now while v; waiting for Clemson to start? 11 very simple case. The only road w now follow with safety is to pr less cotton and make our farms se! taming. Speculation and depressi the money market have in some 6 caused the low price, but we have duced more cotton than the worlc consume. But you say we are in and cannot get money except out o? ton. Can you pay debts when y?t more for raising cotton than you ge it? If there is not a radical change vation is inevitable. That is the and short of it and the whole of it "The condition is produced by things. Too much time is wast? idling and hunting game and nu rabbits. We must work six days ii week. Too much time is lost that si be devoted to making manure anc proveraents. There must be more ii try, and you must raise your ratioi home and make cotton the surplus. "As to the financial question then two causes for the low price of co One was the demonetization of si anil the other the conduct of our nat atfairs in the interest of Wall street, are to-day being used as hewers of \ and drawers of water to make a few richer. We are largely responsible this state of affairs. We should ] tice economy. I have pointed out 1 we should do at home, but what a the other? This is a big country, interests are involved; diversified conflicting interests. The agricull interests, by reason of a lack of or{ zation, and on account of ignoranci being systematically robbed through tariff in the interest of Wall street. "The Alliance sprang into the a like a piant, and spread over the S like fire through a sedge field. If it > not go too far and ask unreason things; if it does not demand centrai tion, as some claim it does; if its mauds are not unreasonable, and the the danger, great and lasting benefits follow. I am afraid that the bow promise will depart. If we are rea able and subsidize the newspapers i the truth, if we do not get all we we will at least get something, must nut quarrel about the means, we must get there. "Look at the condition of affain Washington. The Democrats wit! large majority .are split into facti? There comes in your diversified intere What suits the Democrats of Massae setts does not suit the Democrats South Carolina. "Whether there shall be a split fi che old parties or not I cannot say; certainly the trend of things is in t direction. Until it does happen, we, are to-day confronted by the Repu cans with their force bill and r.e domination, have got to stand bj Democratic party of the Northeast, v have helped us to prevent these tb.il There should be and can be no just tagonism between the farmers and ; other class, Unless the farmers are pi perous every other interest must suf There may be a dispute as to how we to reach certain points, but for Gc sake don't let us quarrel about reach that point." Sj n uking about the St. Louis Conv ti/>n and the Third Party he sa.d that did not believe wo would have any Tl: Party in South Carolina yet; but he i not know what might come. Self-inl est might force us tu go with thc Xor west; but until that time did come had to stand together for God, for ho and for native land. ?'ii'M Vernor spoke for thirty-f .'; "^?/T?T\ once during the delivc of Iiis speech was he interrupted by : plause. His speech was well received. Col. Ellison :*>. Keitt, who was in t audience, rose to speak un the reso tiona. He said he recollected the til of '65, when cotton was at its low< price, and that he could go even firth hack than that time spoken of oy o distinguished Governor. Ile did n believe wc had yet reached the bottoi Ile did not propose to give them a: counsel, but proposed to go on as years past, an J i-aise everything he cou on the farm, n uking cotton his surpl crop, and those farmers pursuing a sin lar policy could^make money at fi rei:ts. He had no doubt that not on our financial system but that of tl whole world was wrong. There had bei progress in everything else, but oi financial system was the same as in tl days of Abraham. When Abraha bought the burial ground of his belov< Sarah he paid for it with four hundn sh< kels in *;old. Just at this juncture Dr. Sampsc Pope walked across the stage to spe? to Governor Tillman, and the audiem seemed restless, and Col. Keitt suspend*, his remarks. Dr. Pope asked a suspei sion of the pending resolution to offer vote of thanks to Governor Tillman f< his able address. President Sligh offered the followii resolutions w Weh were adopted: Resolved, That in mass-meeting assen bled, on the 27th day of February, ISO: we. the citizens of the Eastern portior of townships Xos. 0 and 10, of Xewben county, do adopt the followinr viev, and principles, believing that f the were properly carried out they woul prove an affective remedy for the cond tion of those evils which have brougl upon our Southland such widesprea disaster and financial ruin. 1. The acreage of cotton should b 1 reduced not so much with a view c decreasing the crop that higher price might be obtained, for we do not believ j that the very low price of cotton at th present time can be accounted for on th ?ground of overproduction, but more wif { a view of giving the cotton farmer mor j time, more land, more labor, more fei j tilizers and better attention to the rai* j ing of the cereals adopted to our soil I realizing as we do that grain, with th j roughness that it brings with it, mean more and better live stock, more an< better manure, better land, more meat more milk and butter, more poultry an( eggs. All of which are needed on tin farm and which cannot be purchased b] the farmer with low cotton without beinf met by financial ruin. 2. Kentals of land and credits extender should not be based exclusively upor cotton. By such a course hundreds ol I thousands of bales of cotton are raisec j by thousands of farmers, who, instead of producing anything like a sufficiency ! of farm products necessary for man and beast, produce little else than cotton. Such a system is not only ruinous and detrimen* to thc interests of this class of farmers, but its different effects are felt, as a general thing, by ali other far mers and citizens of this country. The most effective way of reduci::"? the acreage of cocton would be to change this system. 3. The times and the condition of the I country demand the practic of economy on the part of every farmer to enable him to pay his debts to bring him to that much desired position in life when he can pay cash as he goes, thus enabling him to buy cheaper, to hold and control to a measure his cotton crop and other products of the farm, keeping him out of the hands of speculators and doing away with the necessity of borrowing j money at a high rite of ?Everest, or, what is still worse. Of 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 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 | is poorly rewarded. Under existing con ditions few if any can buy and pay for a j farm out of the net earnings of the same, and thos6 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 cause for all this, and we firmly believe that it does not altogether come norn 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 largely of the cereals, the improv ing of our live stock and farms and j homes, the rigid practicing of economy and the doing of any and all other things connected with our farmers 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 lappiness to every man, woman and child, every 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 thc free, to blossom as the rose and-to be filled with a teeming, smiling, happy and prosperous population. ?g$"* BLACK-DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation. 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You will certainly receive the greatest weekly newspaper published in the South for , one year, and there will never be a year : when a great newspaper will bc more ; interesting than this one. Address all communications to THE 1 CONSTITUTION, Atlanta. Ga. WOSTKR, S. C., Dec. 19. 1891. Sirs: I wish I could let all who are suffering >m any Nerve disrase know just how goo<! your remedy is. My son used it one year, and is cow the stoutest child I hare. With many thanks, I remain yours, H. A. TATE. CnxE, i, PA., Dec. 23,189t. I have not had one of my bad spells since I com menced taking your medicine, six months ago. THURSY ELMORE. ?i!iLADF.t_rHiA, PA., Jan. 2,189?. I personally knote of two cases of Fits, onr case of St. Vitus1 Dane? and one of lier evus Prostrction cured by this remedy. C. A. WOOD, Treasurer American Publishing House. If you are afflicted with nts, St. Titus' Dance, Insomnia, ot any other Nerve trouble, we wfll send you One Bottle Free, all charges prepaid by us. 'live Age, Post-Office and State. Address SALL CHEMICAL CO., fest Pfc, Pi Annual Report of the Treasurer of Oeonee County. TREASURER'S OFFICE, OCONEE COUNTY, "WALHALLA, S. C., Feb. 22, 1892. To His Honor J. H. Hudson, Priding Judge Eighth Judicial Circuit, Februaiy ?Term, 1892: I would most respectfully Leg leave to make the following report of claims paid on account of County and School Funds in Oconee County, on ac count of fiscal year commencing Novem ber 1st, 1890: ROADS AND BRIDGES. 2?o. Amount. 1J W Stribling, assignee ;.. .$1,000 00 2 W A Lowery, assignee. 1,000 00 3 JW Strib?ng, assignee. 153 00 4 G H Craft. 873 00 . 5 W J Stribling, assignee. 146 00 7 J R Jones. 6 50 IC Isaac Brown. 12 00 24 S P Tannery. 10 00 26WJH?X. 2 75 30 H F Alexander, assignee_ 91 50 33 J A Johns. 5 00 36 JD Verner, assignee. 156 8S 38 L H V Hobson, assignee.... 15 00 39 C W Pitchford. 20 00 40 Edward Gantt. 52 32 42 J R Erskine. 4 00 44 A B McGuffin, assignee_ 29 00 45 J D Yerner, 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 56JTLyles. 5 75 63ABearden. 4 00 64 J E Crooks. 16 00 68 J G Lanning. 8 00 69 C C Thresher. 1 00 70 W J Neville.... 10 25 71 W J Neville. 15 90 78 A B McGuffin, assignee. 6 00 SUBGolley.. 13 75 SO M Nicholson. 25 87 84 BF Moore.-.. 10 00 SO 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 O^Edward Gantt. 5 00 05 James Seaborn, assignee ... 3 50 97 C W Pitchford, assignee.... 12 00 100 J E 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 lOSWHDeaton. 40 00 112 J J Harbin.3 00 113 RLSymmes. 25 117 W BF Corbin. 4 00 HS Alex Cannon. 38 50 122 C Wendelk:n. 5 00 123 A Bearden. 20 75 127 ET Alexander. 16 00 .230 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 & Hail . 15 00 138 R T Jaynes, assignee. ' 1 50 141 H A Leroy. 16 85 14S W T Jaynes. 95 00 152 O II Schumacher, assignee.. 31 70 160 E F Alexander. 2o OD 164 L A P Nicholson . 10 05 165 N W Grant. 29 75 166 O II Schumacher, assignee.. 30 95 169 E Sanders. 3U 00 172 Henry Childers. 1 50 1S2 J A Ivester. 1 00 L83 K Y ry Lowery. 1!? 54 1S7 G W Gignilliat. 15 00 193 H D A Biemann. 10 0) 196 J D M Dillard. 9 01 Total Roads and Bridges.$4,628 S3 <IIKIUFF. ll W W Moss. 840 00 14 J D Yerner, assignee. 37 25 19 W W Moss. 25 00 31 W W Moss. SO 00 140 WW Moss. TS 65 155 W W Moss . M 00 177 W W Moss. 5:; 90 190 Nield ? Harrison, assignee. 47 SO r.<4 II I) A Biemann, assignee .. 114 05 Total Sheriff. 87*7 2.". ( OCTY COMMISSIONERS AM) < I.KKK. 6 A P Crisp. 830 10 15 Janies Seaborn, assen?e- 10 40 46 J D Verner, assignee. 44 40 55 J \V Sholor. 87.50 82 C L Reid, assignee. 22 80 !?; (' W Pitchford, assignee.... 3'.' 00 134 J M Hunnicutt. 110 00 150\VNCox. 110 00 151 O II Schumacher, assignee.. 15 31 163 J M Hunnicutt. 94 SO Total County Com. and Clerk, 8504 31 TRT>V- JUSTICES AND CONSTABLE^. 17 TS Fennell. 813 34 25 E L Herndon. 10 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. 6 35 58 W C Barker. 2 90 00 TW Ballenger. ll 85 73 D S Craig. 20 80 76 H A H Gibson. 42 42 S5 L O Phillips. 5 30 90 J R Earle, Jr. 34 2.'> 114 A C Stone. 2 00 115 J Ii Sanders. 20 00 136 R T Jaynes, assignee. 3 50 142 T W Ballenger. 9 60 14.') A M Brown. 5 10 14<; T S Fennell. 20 00 1 11' J W Mason. 56 90 Hu .1 J Woodall. 35 0u 171 J J Woodah". 3 00 173 T W Ballenger... . 13 65 174 S E Johns. 50 W 35 J J Woodall. -5 00 185 C W Pitchford, assignee.... 134 60 lss E E Yerner. assignee .. .. 45 75 192 II D A Biemann. 53 35 Total T. J. and Constables,. - 87<li 55 POOK HOUSE AND 1'OOK. 27 A B McGuffin. 825 0(1 20 O II Schumacher. 17 20 to D W Jaynes. 2 0C lil A B McGuffin . 100 00 119 J J Keith . 1 50 j 129 A P Crisp. 7 50 . 137 R T Jaynes, assignee. 1 65 j 153 O II Schumacher. lo>? 83 1154 A B McGuffin. 50 00 168 H S VanDi viere. 26 7C 175 S H Johns. 2 0C 176 J J Haley. 9 95 17'.1 M H McJunkin. 3 00 1C7 S M YanWyck. 4 00 Total Poor House and Poor.. 8417 3:J PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 53 J H Barnett. 837 7c 121 Burton & Simpson. 10 90 181 John Kaufmann. 14 0C Total Public Buildings. 862 K CLERK OF COURT. 8 James Seaborn. 882 6C 20 James Seaborn. 109 5C Total Clerk of Court. $192 IC JURORS, WITNESSES AND CONSTABLES. 18 February Term. 8549 1( 37 July Term. 455 6i 59 R M Cain. 2 4( 62 A Bearden. 1 0C 66 A Bearden, assignee. "1 0C 67 WM Brown. & ! 75 JR Earle, Jr. 4 5( 94 S H Bearden. 9( 102 WS Pritchard . 1 CK 124 A Bearden. 41 125 A Bearden-. Ti 126 A Bearden. 7( 128 P A Brown. 1 2< 157 J F Davis. 7; 158 H J Myers. 1 7i 159 H L Brandt. 1 <X 167 0 H Schumacher. 1 30 Tot?tl Jurors, Wit and Con. $1,023 90 CONTINGENT. 10 James Seaborn. SI 95 . 22 Richard Lewis. 3 00 21 James Seaborn. 21 55 22 J D Yerner, assignee. 18 00 ?3WJ Stripling. . 13 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 79 C Hesse. 75 83 C L Reid. 19 15 9S C W Pitchford. 8 43 99 Dr J M McClanahan. 15 00 106 S P Stribling, assignee. 15 00 110 W J Bramlett. 22 75 12? D B Darby. S7 50 143 Richard Lewis. 15 00 144 John M Baldwin. 3 50 147 T R Norris. 1 00 161 S J McElroy. 5 00 162 J il Hunnicutt. 14 50 184 J W Quillian. 5 00 1S6 D Oelkers, assignee. 25 30 189 Nield & Harrison, assignee, 15 00 191 H D A Biemann. 24 30 195 Dr Burt Mitchell. 15 00 Total Contingent. 8422 03 COUNTY AUDITOP. AND BOARD EQUALIZA TION-. 13 A P Cox.: . 83 00 57-E L Herudon. 300 U? 88 J M Whitmire ..... 5 90 91 E A Perry. 4 40 109 F F Sharp. 3 20 178 F D Rothell. 5 00 ISO M H MeJunkin . 5 10 Total County Auditor and Board of Equalization. 8320 40 BOOKS, STATIONERY AND PRINTING. 9 James Seaborn. 8 50 139 KEOWEE COURIER. 64 75 156 Oconee News. 50 00 Total. 8115 25 CORONER. 74 D S Craig. 8 50 116 J B Sanders. 17 00 Total Coroner. $17 50 * RECAPITULATION. Roads and Bridges .$4,62$ S3 Sheriff. 727 25 County Commissioners and Clerk 564 50 Trial Justices and Constables .. 705 35 Poor House and Poor. 417 35 Public Buildings. o? *">5 Clerk of Court. 192 10 J uro rs. Witnesses and Constables 1,023 90 Contingent. 422 03 County Auditor and Board of Equalization_. 52?*> 40 Books, Stationery and Printing, 115 25 Coroner. IT 50 Total.$9,203 09 Respectfully submitted, A. p. ci;isp. Treasurer Oconee County. [Concluded next week.] D. OELKERS' Store Headquarters .FOR Seasonable Goods, T)K\ 6?ODS AND NOTIONS. SPRING STOCK* A UKI VIN? I DAILY. HARDWARE AND FARMING IMPLE MENTS. A Complete Stock of Groceries. A FLNE LINE OF CANNED GOODS. Irish Potatoes, Extra Fine. IF VOU WANT BARGAINS, THEY ARE GOING AT THE STORE OF D. OELKERS. February 4. 1892. 5- ly DO YOU 1{ EAD? ( If so, this Offer is ( Intended for You! WK HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE WHET CONSTITUTION, The Great Southern Weekly, published at Atlanta, by which wt- are enabled to offer it with our paper for OSE YEAR for only $2. This oiler hists onlv a short while. Now is your chance to ?et ALL THE XEWS OF THE WORLD AND YOUR HOME PAPAR AT A VERY LOW PRICE. Every clubbing subscription at this rate is entitled to a chance ar The Con stitution's $10,000 Distribution for 1.S92, details of which will be found else where. This is the most remarkable combi nation offer ever made. Every home should receive its Local Paper lirst. and after that, it should have the best (?ene ra! Newspaper, bringing every week the news of the world, and overflowing with the choicest special features, such as the Weekly Constitutiou, published at Atlanta. Ga., and having a circulation of 156,000. $2 Gets Both Papers. o y A % o ? ^ co -MANUFACTURED BY The Wilcox & Gibbs Gnano Co. CHARLESTON, S. C., QsrJL Hod WWBm?sfttm GREATEST CL?THIIG SALE -EVER ATTEMPTED BY ANY HOUSE -IX THE CITY OR STATE. -0 OWING TO TUE DEPRESSION OF the money market and cf the price of cotton, I have decided to close out my stock REGARDLESS OF TUE COST. This is earlier than any house has ever attempted such sales. The usual time is February. Counter No. 1 contains 250 Suits that sold for S10 to Sl.">, will now be sold for $7.50 cash for your ' hoiee. Th is is the best offer ever made in this city by any house. No odds or tnds, but a good run of sizes. This is your opportunity to invest if you want a BARGAIN. Counters Nos. 2 and 3 contain 500 Suits in Sacks and Cutaways, formerly sold from $15 to $25: now you can have your choice for $10 cash. These count ers show values that have never been offered by any one. No trouble to make a selection or get a perfect r?t in these Tailor-made Garments when you have the regular run of sizes to select from. I want money and the room. This stock must be sold, and if you are judges of bargains, you will not dela}-, bul ? ome and licit) move them. In addition to the above I have placed 25i) pairs of PANTS on a counter, wliich sold at $5 and st!; now you can take your choice for $3.50 cash. . This is the best line of BARGAINS IN PANTS. Remember these goods are nc of this fall's stock, and will be sold for cash. None of these suits are allov,-cc?* to go out on approbation. M. E. KIN ARD, 120 Main Street, ' COLUMBIA, s. c. December 24, 1S9L Reduction in Price OF FURNITURE, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. WARDROBES; BU REAUS, BEDSTEADS. MATTRESSES, TABL ES. C H AIRS, SAFES, SPRINGS, CRADLES. CHILDREN'S BEDS, TRUN DLE BEDS. COFFINs;. Will be sold at the lowest ligures. CUPS and SAUCERS, BOWLS and PITCHERS and a line lot of PORCE LAIN PLATES will be sold at a bargain. All GLASS and TINWARE at low prices, and one lot of BEAUTIFUL GLASS at a little more than HALF PRICE. On hand we have LADIES' HATS, FLOWERS and RIBBONS, OSTRICH TH'S and PLUMES of latest styles. Also, some WOOL ROLLS, and 1,000 PAPERS FRESH GARDEN SEEDS. S. M. VANWYCK & CO., West Main St.. Walhalla, S. C. .Ian nary 21, 1892. HARD TIMES Ended. I HATE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE AND FRESH STOCK OF Seasonable Goods. SHOES, SHOES ! In SH< >ES I cannot and will not bc tr? dersold. So when you need SIIOF1' mc a call, as I handle nothing hut S SIMES. My stock of will arrive in a few days. j Hardware . For the Fanners-Plow Sto ' : Handles. Blind Bridles, Plow Erne Back Bands, ?fcc, very cheap. Just received a Car Load <if FANCY FLOU which will he sold very cheap. Fresh Garden Seer Seed irish Pot' j I also have a nice line ranging from 50 cents to 5 Call and sec my Goods an Yours respectfully, C. W. PITCHFGx^ February H. 1S92. New Goods. The Norman Carroii Co. ,j\ RE receiving their Spring: and Summer Stock of Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, &c. CLOTHING : pretty line of WHITE and ? REAM DRESS GOODS, very cheap. HARNESS, SADDLES, LUIDLES and al 1 pa rts of same. HARNESS OIL. A large lot of JEWELRY, SILVER, CHINA and GLASSWARE, cheap. Remember the OLD RELIADLE NOR MAN'S DRUG STORE PURE an?! FRESH DRUGS always arriving. RIO COFFEES and TEAS cheap at NORMAN'S. February ll. 1S92. G??L^TTHE?P -TO SUIT THE HARD TUES! -o IF YOU WANT GOODS CHEAP TO SUIT THE HARD TIMES. ( ' VLL ON C. W, BAUKNIGHT. I AM Now RECEIVING MT: PRING STOCK. WILL HAVE A NICE LI GOODS AND NOT I ? A FEW DA! SHOES: SUOL5> My stock of SHOES is large and va which I can and will sell very low. I have a large stock of FARMING IMPLEMENTS and alwavs carry a large stock of GROCERIES, which I sell at very close figures. I keep a nice lot of GARDEN SEET Call?n me when you come and I can interest you. Ve>ry respectfully. C. W. BAUKNK February IS, 1S92. Sli'i De?i Pori . .. WARREN PF January 21, IS?.