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KEOWEE COURIER. PUBLISHED EVEBY THURSDAY MORNING. B. A.. THOXPSON. D. A. S2?TH. H. T. JAY?CES. - - - BT THOMPSON, SMITE & JAYNES. TERMS: For subscription, Sl.50 per annum, strictly in advance; for six months, 75 cents; for four months, 50 cents. Advertisements inserted at one dollar per square of one inch or less for the first insertion and fifty cents for each sub sequent insertion. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines. Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal character, when admissable, and Announcements of Candidates will be charged for as advertisements. Job Printing neatlv and cheaplv execu ted. < j Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the requirements of Cash Payments. WALHALLA, S. C. : THURSDAY, J???RCH 2, 1893. " THE STATE HUMILIATED." Able Utterances on the Recent Railroad Cases by an Independent Paper. [When the railroad tax cases were first brought before Judge Simonton he held that the court had jurisdiction in all the cases. The Supreme Court of the United States decided, on appeal in these cases, that the Federal Court had no jurisdiction where the amount involved was less than $2,0(t0, and dismissed the cases. Thereupon the Sheriffs of Ander son, Aiken, Abbeville and Newberry levied tax executions for taxes less than ? $2,000 on the property of the railroads. These Sheriffs, when brough" into the Federal Court in Charleston recently, were fined $500 each, held for contempt of the Federal Court, and the decision of j Judges Goff and Simonton appears to be directly at variance with the decree of \ the Supreme Court of the United States in such cases.] [Charleston Daily Sun.] We are bound to say that we consider as most unfortunate the result of the preliminary skirmish between the State and the United States Courts on thc question of the liability and status of insolvent corpoiations in the hands of receivers as regards their relations to the sovereign power of the State and its hitherto scarcely disputed prerogative of assessing and collecting the taxes it j deems necessary for the purposes of gov- j ernment, for this was the issue which was really passed upon by Judges Goff and Simonton in the United States Cir cuit Court yesterday, no matter upon j what side issues thc question was ! branched off through the ramifications ; . o i of legal technicality and the application j of inconclusive precedents. We reitera e what we have said before, J that we deem the administration to have made a fundamental mistake when it j attempted to discriminate against an\ I species of property and to levy an unequal tax thereon. But two wrongs 3o not make a right. This question admittedly was not under discussion. The Supreme Court bad. after due pro cess, declared this court without iuris diction to enter into the merits of that question. Those of the corporations . which were so1 vent were debarred by its decision of further stay of the State's hand. Not so the insolvent corporations. The very court whose jurisdiction to pass on the question w is overruled declared that its instrument and-organ the receiver who held the property of the insolvent corporation which 1 ad been committed to its charge-was a compe tent judge to decide upon the merits of the question which it, the principal, had been denied the right to inquire into, and that in this indirect- and scarcely merit worth;? way it could and did obtain that jurisdiction over the subject matter i which it had been denied the right to ', come by directly. This may be law; it. can scarcely be equity. One would naturally think that in j passing upon a question so far-reaching and vast in its results, so utterly revers- j ing all ideas of cominan justice and j equity, and opening the door to such a i train of abuses as may readily be con ceived of, the august and learned court j would have kid down some unquestioned and salutary principle of law to warrant its policy; that it would at bast produce ? clear and unambiguous precedents com- i pelling its action. There is. however, no adequate priaci- j pie stated-only the assertion that "re-1 ceivers are not bound to pay a tax in their judgment unlawful, without the order of the court;" no precedents quoted which are of "conclusive authority*' "all of them of persuasive authority," ; merely. It does not become us io question the stem, unbending integrity and impar- \ tiality of the honorable aud unimpeaeha- j ble judges, but may we not, with all :e j respect ask if it would not have been I the par: of human wisdom, in view of the universality O? human weakness, for them t to have viewed with suspicion prece-j dents, which, to them, were merely "per- , suasive," considering, as they were una voidably compelled t<> lo. that they were j sitting in review of a matter in which, as | they construed it, the very authority which they exercised had been set aside and defied, its process had been ignored. I audits jurisdiction not only questioned after being asserted, but overruled and reversed by a higher court? What have we, then, established by these "persuasive" precedents and this faulty logic cn uncertain principles of law, which defeat equity and justice? We have the assertion that the receiver of an insolvent corporation can question the legality of a tax assessment, tnd deny the sovereign and summary power of the State to collect its revenue, where not only the private citizen and the sol vent corporation cannot, but where the court itself, of which the receiver is the mere agent, is denied the jurisdiction to question such legality, except, as now held, in this indirect manner. But if the court is right in its virtual decision that the statutory right of a receiver, under thc Federal law, to ques tion the legality of a tax assessment at his discretion and to obstruct its collec tion is paramount to the hitherto gene rally accepted doctrine of the sovereign and essential right of the State to exer cise its taxing; prerogative without out side interference, we are sure we are not extravagant in thinking that this prin ciple in law has not been so well estab lished anfl understood in the past that it should have obtained universal accept ance without possibility vf question en the pain o? ?*?ver<: punishment to those who should so far presume upon the patience of the court. On what principle or policy, not too ! Draconic for this modern age, does the court, then, in this case ignore the admo-, nitioa of a great law-giver, whose pre cepts, though not in the books, are some times little less than divine, to season jus- ! tice-with mercy in the case of the Sheriffs, I who believed, howe ?r mistakenly, that j they were performing their duty in carry- j ing out their instructions? Was it a case and circumstances under ; which such severe penalties could be wisely imposed on them, considering that their crime was merely constructive &t the worst? Ij'it not enough that the State is enlightened with regard to the erroneous- [ ness of its former views? But the neces sity is als? fouad to impress it on her by ' such severe and plenary discipline of her executive agents and instruments. Has it come to that pass where a State can not test her sovereign rights by effectual, nay, aggressive, action without having before her eyes the unworthy fear and threat of punishment? As we have said before, we regard the outcome of these cases as very unfortu nate, even if it was the only legal solu tion. It is unfortunate, we think, for the railroads, inasmuch as it is essential for them to have the good will of the people, and the impolicy of antagonizing them, as they must stand by the State, would seem apparent, as suggested in his speech by the able and judicial-minded counsel of the respondents, Mr. Samuel Lord. It is unfortunate to see some of ' our people so obviously swayed by prejudice and passion as to forego their traditional and life-long principles of State and national relations-whether correct or incorrect-not as an act of judgment, but through the influence of political and personal pique, and to gloat over and triumph in the discomfort and humilia tion of the mother State for any reason. These things we deplore. - We deplore the injection of political prejudice, how ever slightly, into the discussion of ques tions before the courts. And we wish to be understood that this sentence is only intended generally and is without refer ence to the United States Court. But it all tends to widen, intensify and perpetu ate the division among our people and to hand down a feud which should have terminated with the immediate contest which provoked it. HERE'S FOR A COMPROMISE." Under this caption the Greenville Neics, of Sunday, says: The esteemed State hoists the flag of '.no compromise." It demands that all Federal offices be given to straight and stalwart Sheppard and Orr men-that weak kneed Conservatives and Tillman ite converts and men of unknown posi tions be all barred. It insists that the line be drawn and that all the Federal offices be given either to Tillmanites or Conservatives. We do not know whether or not the Greenville ?Yew?? would be classed by the State as "weak kneed." We have our own opinions on that matter. This newspaper is, however, thoroughly in favor of a compromise and a fair divide all around. The masses of Gov. Till man's supporters are not radicals or poli tical plunderers. They are good people and are as honestly anxious for the well being of the State and as much inter ested in it as the State or the Greenville News or anybody else. We do not wish to treat them as foes, and could not do it if we wished to. When people of the same race, the same party and the same interests have had a quarrel, concessions and compro mises, involving no surrender of principle on either side, are the only proper meth ods of restoring peace. Peace is surely desirable for every reason. We do not intend to surrender to the Tillmanites and confess that we have been wrong and they right, nor would we ask them to make such confessions and surrender to us. We believe the people on both sides are anxious to get together. We know it is of tremendous importance that they should get together. So long as the present breach and bitterness con tinue the S ate is in very serious danger. To adopt che expressed policy of the State is to play exactly into Gov. Till man's hands. He knows that there arc no differences of principle among the Democrats of the State. His organs and spokesmen are unable to name one point of essential difference. Gov. Tillman knows, or should know, that he has been an expensive failure: that so soon as his record is calmly and honestly studied he will have to go. It is to his interest to keep alive bitterness and factional feel ing and heat. His purposes would be ! served just as well-better, perhaps-by the drawing of the line against his fol lowers as by the drawing of the line against his opponents. The Greenville A'eic* is against Tillman because it is for South Carolina and the great Democratic party. For the same j reason it opposes the ostracism of any j Demon * because of his honest opinions ' in State politics. We hope to sec the line drawn only so far that care will be taken that each, side of the line will have an equal share with the other side in South Carolina. We do not wish to see a conquered peace. We wish to see a peace secured by the good feeling of the good people of both sides so that the strife of the last three years j may be remembered only to be avoided in the future. Extreme and violent men of both s' 'es j should be left out. Men whose allegi-, ance to the Democratic party and doc- ? trine is doubtful and wavering, and who are not sound to the core, ought to be rigidly excluded. Men who have labored to stir strife for their own advantage ought to be denied all favors by people and President. All the offices, Federal and State, should be divided with precise equality between the two factions. They should be given to moderate, fair minded, sober men. who are true Democrats and who have taken and held their positions from hon est sense of duty. There arc plenty of such men in both factions. We should all work together to have factional lines broken down in this State by 1S?U, so that the white people of our State may again be a solid, invincible host, working and thinking together for the State and the party. That is a patri otic hope and purpose, the only one we can see our way to hold; for continuance of the conditions of last year means an inevitable split and fearful disaster. These Tillman people are South Caro lina white men. They cannot be whipped or bulldozed or bullied into a peace. We would be ashamed of them if they could be. We are equally sure that the anti Tillman people cannot be driven or forced j by threats or pressure or starvation. The thing to be doue is for each side to drop its arms, prove its purpose to deal justly with the other and agree on a peaceful union on fair terms, each for giving and forgetting somethings, each surrendering some of its claims, or even its rights, for the sake of the State. The Greenville Neics is one anti-Till ; man newspaper which favors compromise and a fair division of the offices and peace and unity in 1S94. Furthermore, we happen to know that many of those with whom the Greenville gVcwshad the honor to labor during the last campaign-men who with voice, and pen, and purse, and time, and at serious financial and per sonal risk, helped Sheppard and Orr, and would do it again if necessary-believe and feel as we do. The State, Columbia: "Congressman elect Talbert spent Monday in the city. He is known to have said some very hard things about the present administration while here, but when seen by a represen tative of The State and asked for a talk on political matters and a forecast of the future, he said he had not been keeping up with the current events of late as be should, and just at present he did not care to talk much. He intimates that he will have considerable to say shortly. He went to Washington last evening imd will return in about ten days. 7t ia reported that he will be in the next Sena torial fight against Gov. Tillman and Senator Butler." ", ' Letter from Washington. [Special Correspondence Keowee Courier.] HC USE OF REPKESENTATrVES U. S., \ WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2S, 1S9S. ) A few more days and the Fifty-second Congress will be numbered with the things that were. Both Houses have all that they can do within the short time yet remaining. The proceedings are peculiarly interesting. Nearly every member has some pet bill or scheme on hand, and every day there is a lively struggle for recognition. Private bills stand a very slim chance for want of time. The Senate amendments to the various appropriation bills provoke a good deal of discussion in the House and the opposition may be so strong as to result in a failure to pass. Some fear that an extra session will be the result, but there is a disposition on the part of a very large majority to avoid such ' a necessity. The silver question was again debated in the House the latter part of last week under the Senate bond amendment to an appropriation bill, and Mr. Bland em braced the opportunity to again relieve himself on another silver speech. Anti-option bobs up so frequently that it is beginning to be looked for daily. Defeat has no terrors for Mr. Hatch, who seizes every opportunity for bringing up his pet measure and of giving it an airing before the House. There was a dead lock in the House last Tuesday over the car coupler bill, which resulted' in an all-night session, with no good accomplished. The Ways and Means Committee will report a bill to abolish the duty on tin, which, under the McKinley bill, will go into effect July 1st. It is hardly possi ble for this to become a law at this ses sion, but it will do no harm to make the effort to relieve the trade of the onerous tax. Thc Sundry Civil Bill gives much anx iety and may fail to become a la- \ It carries a number of provisions vhich cannot be dispensed with, as the appiv priations end with July 1st. If the op ponents to the amendments resort to ex tremes and bring about a dead lock and prevent its passage, the departments of the government would then be at a stand still for want of funds. The silver men in the House mav have strength enough ! to prevent its passage. They cannot h-^pe to get rid of the Senate amendment and rather than take any risk may defeat the bill. They are fighting the amendment au thorizing the sale of $">0.000,0<X) of bonds to keep up the fund for redemption pur poses. The Treasurer already has the right to issue the bonds. The amend ment only provides for a lower rate of interest, and it is hard to see the sense of so strong opposition. If their tactics force an extra session and Mr. Cleveland orders one directly after his inauguration, the most of the old members, who have been elected, will be here looking after private matters. The newly elected are coming in every day and will likely re main until after the inauguration. The Hawaiian treaty is not having easy sailing. Thc opponents are very deter mined and it is now supposed that it will be very difficult to get a two-third vote thereon in the Senate. . It is very likely, too, that it will be sent to the House for consideration. It is true that the Senate has jurisdiction of the matter, but some of the items of the treaty refer to mat ters over which the House also has au thority, and on these accounts may come before that body. Some time ago there was a proposition to admit four more Territories to State hood. We hear very little of the matter now. The Republicans may fear that these, too, may be added to the Demo cratic column. Since the Senate is Demo cratic it is possible that they do not feel the need of help and that owing to the shortness of time the proposition has been postponed for consideration here after. After the 4th of March the Demo crats will be in control of all branches of the government The Kansas muddle is almost settled. The Populists will respect the decision of the Supreme Court as to the legality of the Republican House. A new Sena tor will be elected who. in any event, will be a Democrat. There seems to be great disappointment at the withdrawal of Waggener from the race, but the Repub licans are determined not to be defeated and have about settled upon Col. Ros sington as thc most available man for the place. He is a stalwart Democrat and in every way competent for the position. It seems If extraordinary inlluences have been at work in this matter and many are the surmises as to the sources and ! causes of the influences which induced Mr. Waggener to withdraw so suddenly. This closing week of the Fifty-second Congress .viii be one of rush and hurry and of clashing of rival measures. Leg islation is backward and every effort will be made to advance the appropriation bills. The result may l?o that the con fiimation of Judge Hanchett and con sideration of the Hawaiian treaty will go over to the next session. There is very great activity at the headquarters of the Inaugural Commit tees. The arrangements are nerly com plete, and such as are not yet finished will be pushed to completion. The city is rapidly filling up and every train brings in large additions to the throng. An immense crowd is expected and this inauguration bids fair to be the most brilliant on record. The Democratic organizations and the military will soon j begin to pour in to swell the already large crowd. The Avenue began last week to \ put on her gay attire and every ?lay adds to the display. The Cabinet still continues to be the subject of discussion. The two last : appointments are loudly applauded and 1 meet with universal approbation from j both political parties. Mr. Olney has j been but little known in politics, bot is a j Simon-pure Dem?>crat of extraordinary lability and in full sympathy with the ' administration to be inaugurated next Saturday. Mr. Herbert is so well known and so thoroughly identified with naval at?airs as to require no comment. His appoint menthas given universal satisfaction to j Democrats and the Republicans are well i pleased with the appointment. Mr. Her ' bert is.fully up with naval matters and ! an advocate of placing that department j on a first-class footing, and that the navy of the United States shall be the first in strength and efficiency among navies. The House was very much gratified hy the appointment and manifested their appreciation in the hearty reception given to Mr. Herbert when he entered the hall the morning after his appointment. Thc House passed the Indian appro priation and the car coupler bills to-day. The sundry civil bill was sent to con ference after a long debate thereon. Mr. Hatch's special pet, the anti-option bill, was called up, pending which the House adjourned. ALPHA. The historical records commission, at their meeting in Columbia Friday night, found that the work of collecting these records from the English government official records has been making fair progress. There have been received twelve volumes of manuscript relating to the early history of the State, covering the period from 1063 to 1727. It is their intention to get all these records from England to supply a gap in those now in possession of the State. The collection is being made by Mr. Stainburg in Lon don, and the commission passed a reso tion requesting him to send monthly statements of his expenses, so that they may be exactly informed as to how much is being spent out of the $4,000 appro priated by the State. Secretary Tindal says that he cannot tell at present whether that amount will be sufficient or not. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, February 27.-The popu larity of the new Secretary of the Navy was evidenced in the House this morn ing by a remarkable scene. Col. Herbert i came in a few minutes after the House : "met and modestly started for his seat. '. The first member who espied him clapped ; his hands. Immediately every head was : turned and like a storm a great roar of i applause went np. Mr. Outhwaite, who had the floor at : the time, announced that he would give the gentleman from Alabama five min- < utes to reply to the recognition which the ; House had accorded him. Col. Herbert simply said that the de monstration touched him more than he ? could express and thanked the House i from the bottom of his heart. Every- I body is delighted with the appointment. Mr. Cleveland could have selected no ; man with whom the House would have been better satisfied, although there are i those who think he should have selected : one free coinage man in his Cabinet. As it now stands, every man who goes into 1 the Cabinet is a goldbug. The appoint- i ment of Mr. Olney for Attorney General is decidedly satisfactory. He is said to I be the ablest lawyer in Xew England. 1 Here are some expressions about the i Cabinet: i Speaker Crisp-It is a very good Cabi- ? net, and a satisfactory one, I guess. lam < very glad that Mr. Herbert was taken for ] the navy portfolio. i Mr. Turner, of Georgia-It is a very 1 good Cabinet. t Mr. Bingham, of Pennsylvania-It is a 1 strong Cabinet. I am very much delight- i ed with Mr. Herbert's appointment. The ( Cabinet has this peculiarity and this sat- t isfaction. It is the first which has ever 1 been announced before the 4th of March, t I like that. It is a personal Cabinet and I is chosen for fidelity of its members and ' that is a point about it which is not 1 always apparent in a Cabinet. 1 Representative Livingston, of Georgia ' -Mr. Herbert's appointment is a num ber one appointment and will please my < section of the country thoroughly. They 1 are thoroughly satisfied wu h Cleveland, i but there is a division among them upon thc appointment of Mr. Gresham. I 1 want to say this, that the South has not i been recognized since the war in the de-. ? partaient of agriculture. We have a 1 peculiar climate and our products are 1 peculiar and we have had no man in the i office who was thoroughly conversant ? with the production of cotton, of sugar, t of rice and tobacco. I do not know Mr. t Morton, but I judge from thc newspaper J accounts of him that lie is a practical as 1 well as theoretical agriculturist, and will j < give satisfaction. This matter of Mr. ( Cleveland's political family is one that ( ought to be left entirely to him. He 1 ought to be not only responsible, but the ( privilege ought to be extended to him ( without stint, to make up his political . family just as he pleases. < Representative Coombs, of Xew York- 1 I like particularly thc appointment of < Mr. Herbert. Repr?sentative Crosby, of Massachu- ? setts-I think that the appointments a? i a whole are the very best that could have < been made. As soon as I bad learned who would be in the Cabinet, it occurred to me. that the proper men had been ap pointed, ard that a President never had made appointments of men who excelled in ability those who will compose Mr. !1 , t Cleveland's Cabinet during his second administration. With reference to the appointment of Mr. Olnej' as Attorney * General, it is. in my opinion, the best < that could be made. I know him per sonally and have been brought in con tact with him during my term of service when he was counsel for the Boston and Maine and other railroads. I regard him as in many respects the ablest lawyer in . Xew England. His appointment will reflect great credit upon Mr. Cleveland j, and be entirely satisfactory to men of . both parties. ] Senator Pugh said: "My relations with Mr. Herbert have always been of the most friendly and pleasant character. He is a man of 1 ability and well equipped by long service i in the House Naval Committee, for the i efficient discharge of the duties of Secre- 1 tary of the Navy. I am constrained to i believe that the ruling motive for Her- ] belt's appointment was the courage he displayed in being the only member from Alabama who voted against '.?0 per cent t ot his constituents on thc free coinage of < silver. Mr. Herbert is the only Demo- 1 erat of prominence in Alabama who < agrees with the enemies of free coinage. : There is not a man in Cleveland's Cabi- j < net from the South or West win. repre- j ! sents his State or the Democratic party | I on the silver question. If it is Cleve- i ' land's purpose in making his Cabinet a ' unit against 00 per cent of his party to I disrupt or muster it into thc service of ' the nioin v kings, e is doomed to the . most signal failure." ! To these comments ex-Speaker Iiccd. : of Maine, added this characteristic cap sheaf-I think that Cleveland changed his mind about appointing me to a place in the Cabinet because of some speech Hill or some other Democrat made about mc. I am disappointed. The selection of Mr. Herbert to be Sec- , retary of the Navy in Cleveland's Cabinet is the cause of much satisfaction among the bureau chiefs and other officers of the ] service on duty at the navy department. ? Mr. Herbert's long service as Chairman and as a member of the House Comniit tee on naval affairs, have given him a personal acquaintance with a great num ber of officers and the sentiment is uni versal among them that he is admirably | equipped for his new duties. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The appointment of Richard Olney as Attorney General was a great surprise here. The fake dispatch sent out from Brookville. Penn., was believed to he true at first. However. Mr. Olney is said to be one of thc ablest lawyers in the country and the Xew Eugland men are delighted with his appointment. Ile isa rock-ribbed Democrat. TBE MONEY QUESTION. The sundry civil appropriation bill has passed thc Senate and is now back into the House with thc Sherman 3 per cent bond amendment. To this Mr. Bland and indeed, all the free coinage men in the House, are bitterly opposed, and an effort will be made to non-concur in thc Senate amendments and send the bill to conference, but the opponents to thc Sherman amendment declare they will not agree to that. They will demand the consideration of the bill as amended in the House, and should it appear that a majority of the House favors the amend ment, there are a hundred free coinage men who declare they will filibuster until the 4th of March before allowing it to pass. Mr. Bland and his followers are determined. The Missourian seems to believe that should that amendment pass Mr. Carlisle, when he becomes Secretary of the Treasury, will immediately issue bonds, and by such action the enactment of a free coir age law by the government will bc postponed indefinitely. Mr. Bland believes if" the free coinage men hold out the demand from the moneyed men for the repeal of the Sherman silver purchase law will be so great that they will agree to free coinage or something very near it to succeed in having this Act repealed. The indications are that the advocates cf the 3 per cent bond amendment will have to recede from their position or else the entire bill will be killed and that will make an immediate extra session of Congress an absolute necessity. South Union Correspondence. TCGALOO, S. C., February 27, 1883. DEAR COCKIER: The farmers have doue very little work so "far because of the fre quent rains. ' Considerable oats were sown during the pretty weather last week, however. Our farmers will use a smaller percentage of commercial manures than formerly, and Mr. F. M. Barton speaks of abandoning them altogether. We hear less talk of tobacco culture than was common last spring and infer that the experiment will not be prose luted further. The secret of success and profit in tobacco growing lies in curing the crop. Mrs. S. M. Crawford, who has been seriously ill for some time, does not improve, and hope of her recovery has been given up. Mr. Joe McJunkin is preparing to build .1 handsome residence. Miss Reedie Cromer, who is teaching in Anderson county, spent Saturday aud Sunday with her parents. Mr. John W. Shelor has sent his cele brated horse, Seneca Bismarck, to Sparta mcLother points in Georgia. Sam Harris, a colored man, who since n's freedom-twenty-seven years-had ived on Mr. John W. Shelor's farm, died rather suddenly last week. He was ibout TO years of age. At his birth he vas the property of the Harrisons, then :ommonly called Harris, wiio settled the slace near here on the Tugaloo, moro .eceutly known as the Wm. Bibb's place. IVhen J,he war closed Sam was the prop arty of the late Morir?n Harbin and took ;he name of his former owner. Ile was i good farmer, strictly honest in ail his lealings and always encouraged the prac tice of correct morals arnon;; his race, j [ie always voted with the D?mocrate, loing so of his own choice. Ile was a Methodist in his reli>,.on and Iiis body .vas buried at Rethel colored church. If ie was black and obscure his correct ife is worthy the meed of praise here liven. Mr. W. L. Thomas, lately of Frang? i :i :ounty, Ga., lia? opened a stock of goods 1?re, which is proving to be a conven euee to our people. Mrs. Mollie Gibson, wife of Mr. Thomas ! ... Gibson, died at her home on the 20th 1 nstant, after an illness of but three days, ^hc was born and reared in this neigb )orhood, being a daughter of Mr. Wil lam Jolly, who some twenty years ago , noved to Gordon county, (ia. Mic vedded Mr. Gibson in IS68 and was in ;he forty-seventh year of lier .ige at her ieatl). In 1862 she joined South Union Japtist church and ber whole subsequent ' ife was in beautiful harmony with her >rdination vows. That humility and not ?tentation is the prime ornament of the Christian was amply exemplified in her ife. But if she bore a quiet religious lemeanor s1 e was none the less earnest >r consecrated. She was indeed a good vornan and will be sadly missed outside ?f the desolated home. Besides her hus >and she leaves four sons and three laughters. Her body was laid to rest ar H>uth Union, the services being con luctedby Rev. W. W. Leathers, of West ninster, in the presence of a laige con :ourse of sympathizers. * Card of Thanks. MESSRS. EDITORS: Allow me to titanic ny neighbors and friends for their houghtful kindness during the sickness md death of my wife. They have been nost kind.-generous and sympathetic, foi which my children and I wi!! ever bc ?rateful. T. L. Ginso.v. Tugaloo, S. C., Feb. 25, 1S93. School Notice. Thc patrons of Tokeena District No. 2 ire called to meet on the first Saturday n March, the 4th instant. The object of he meeting is to elect a new Board of | Trust?es and to attend to other impor ant business. Come one, come all, and let us have a full turnout. L. 0. BRUCE, C. B. T. -mm^ "Al! sw*~ ?<.-.>.. Accpt pimples and jlotches. These never fail to indicate an mpure condition of the blood, which nay be thoroughly cleansed and renewed iv the use Ayer's Sarsaparilla. The nost efficacious and economical of blood purifiers. --* - PICKKXS, S. C.. February 2.".-One of :he most ancient, or one of the most mod ;rn, stills was brought into Pickcns ves le rd ay. It was found by the revenue ?fficers in Reedy Cove. Its capacity is ibout fifty gallons. The sides are made >f poplar plank deftly tongued and grooved and gradually narrowed to the :op. The bottom is made of sheet iron. I [t is not known what kind of cap was used, but competent judges say that liquor made in this still is of the finest quality. The thing when placed in the >treet"was mistaken by several for a well top. The raiding deputy will now have to provide himself with a gimlet as well ts a cleaner.-Corr&fjHmdenee Crt i ntilh To Repeal Hie Sherman Aol. [New fork World.] I The World is able to state that a majo- ? rit}' of the members-elect to the new House of Representatives are in favor of passing a bill to repeal the Sherman pur- j chase law. Thc Democrats, who will control the House by a large majority, are pledged to repeal by the emphatic declaration of their party in its national platform. The Republicans are equally pledged by their professions of sound money principles to aid now in undoing the mischief worked by their party's mis take of 1S90. The strong men in both parties urn earnestly in favor of repeal. They will be reinforced on March 4th by on administration anxious t<> }?et this menace and hindrance out of thc way. A ??reful inquiry shows that they will have a majority of all the members to support them. The only problem will be to secure a vote on the direct question of rej eal. That will depend first upon the character of the rules to be adopted by the new House, and secondly upon the way in which the committee on rules shall use its authority. LAUREN'S, S. C., February 2^.-in the Court of Common Pleas to-day a verdict for $5,000 wa?, rendered against thc Port Royal and Western Carolina Railroad in favor of Dora Madden. Miss Maddenis claimed to have sustained serious bodily injuries while getting out of a car at High Point, in this county. Thc com pany was charged with negligence in not providing a stool to assist passengers in alighting. A person is pi ematurely old when bald ness occurs before the forty-fifth year. Use- nail's Hair Renewer to keep thc scalp healthy and prevent baldness. Thomas Cobb Jackson, one of the r?ost prominent young men of the South, son of Capt. Henry Jackson, of Atlanta, and grandson of Gen. Henry R. Jackson, of Savannah, committed suicide in Atlanta on Thursday night. He and Lewis Ked wine, the defaulter, were warm friends, and it is supposed Redwinc's troubles unbalanced Jackson's mind. P. T. E. Smith was paying teller of the Wilmington, Del., First National bank. He is now in jail. Short $55,000. One car of genuine red rust proof oats, six hundred barrels flour and a large lot of X. O. molasses, sugar and rice, bought for cash before th^ late advance, which we will sell cheap for cash, or on a credit until fall. The Carter Merchandise Co., Westminster, S. C. CoLX-MBiA. S. C., February 27.-The Industrial and Wage-workers" Democratic League, recently organized to fight ;he 'Tillman administration and its "various class legislation attempted and enacted by the Legislature at its recent session," has gone to work in the most systematic manner, enrolling names and making plans for thc next campaign. Substan tial books containing information con cerning the purposes of the league and several hundred blank pages for the enrollment of members and keeping the minutes of sub-league meetings have been printed. Already 1,000 of these books are in use in formed leagues. GKI:XAI>A, MISS., February 25.-Thurs day night a party of white caps went to the house ol' T. A. Anderson, in Carroll county, with the intention of whipping him. .Iame> McMahon, one of the party, entered the house, pistol in hand. An derson shot and killed him and thc others beat a hasty retreat. Anderson had a preliminary trial ami was discharged. Biicklen's Arnica Salve. The best Salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped bands, chilblains, corns, and all skin emptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per box. For sale hy the Norman Carroll Co. New Advertisements. GOODS CHEAP Enough Will Sell Themselves. Fine Roller Patent Flour, $4.5u a barrel : Good Roller Family Flour, $3.75 a barrel; New Orleans Molasses. 'S> and 35 cents a | gallon: Plow Lines lor half a cen ta foot;; Pot Ware, 4 cents a pound; Brass Hound i Cedar Buckets, S> cents each; best quali ty Rifle Powder. 25 cents a pound; best' Axe you ever used fur 75 cents: heavy Dress li.lids. 5 and ll cents a yard ; Outing Flannel. 5 cents a yard: best yard wide j Sateens, IO cents a yard; standard Hick ory Shirting, S cents a yard: yard wide, soil finished Bleach i ngs, S cents a yard; | ladies* fancy colored Hose. 5 cents a pair; besi la-t black Hose, lo cents a pair: good Cotton Ilanii Towels, tl for 25cents; gund everyday Suspenders, S cents a pair; heavy wool .leans. 20 cents a yaru : wool Jersey Shirts. 50 cents each: Cotton Out ing Moris. 25 cents each; white Linen Shirts. 50 centseach; Silk and Velvet Dollar Cravats for ?" cents each; regular fifty cen! Cravats for 35cents; big hu of Linen Handkerchiefs for 5 cents each: ladies* line Dongola Hutton Boots foi SI.50: India Kui Boots, with patent lea ther tips, fur $1.35; big line of grain and kid. Lace or Button Shoes, for $1.00; win.;.- stock, . alf skin, ladies' everyday Simes. lined throughout, for-SI; calfskin hand-made Shoes for 75 cents: men's whole souk Brogans forSScents: Mil waukee oil grain shoes for $1.25; Con gress and Lace Gaiters for $1.25; 1><- ..' linc Hats for 20 cents; Men's best two dolhi nats for SL25. These are all good solid values. The best goods for the money ever shown in this part of tin; country. If you lived in the largest city m America you could not do Letter. 0. Furber Jones. STORK AT TO.TIA*WEE. Ma: ch g. 1093. DON'T forget we make a specialty of SIIOES and atc opening every day an elegant line of Shoes for'he coming spring in ali the new colors and styles. Buist's Garden Seeds. Iii- h.: of BUIST'S GARDEN SEEDS. GOLDEN DENT CORN foi the field. Kastern IRISE POTATOES, GARDEN Tool.s. GUAXO DISTRIBUTORS and various other seasonable goods. Golden Dent Seed Corn. Give us a call and be sure that vou buv a little of BUIST'S GOLDEN" DENT KIHI.!) CORN". H will ripenand become hard before the orv summer comes on. Tue Baft all fell. ' fours truly, ?J. COM & CO, SENECA, S. C. March :'. 1S93. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE NOTLRVP. Best Calf Shoe In the vrorld for the price. W. L. Douglas shoesaresoldeverywhere. Everybody should wear them. It ls a duty yon owe yoorsell to get the best value tor your money. Economize In your footwear by purchasing W. L. DouglasShoes.whlca represent the best value at the prices ad vertised above, as thousands can testily. eS~ Take >"o Substitute. -?C Beware of frnud. Sons Renulno without W. L. Douglas name and price stamped on bottom. Look tor lt when you buy. W. L. Douglas, Brockton, Mass. Sold by F. E. HARRISON, WALHALLA, S. C. March 2. Iv..::. \J au<? Opium Hablt? IP cured &t heme with I outpain-Boolcofpar ? ticulars sent FREE. B.M. WOOL LEY.M. D. ?SM -Til-~ " ??, B Atlanta, CrScqliM^WhlteballSt. 1M THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, \ COIXTY OF OCON'EE. j IN ."HE COURT OF PKOBATE. VTOTIOE is he?by given that applica i\ tion will be made to the Judge of Probate of Oconee county, at Walhalla Court House, S. C., on Monday, the 3d day of April, 1S03, for leave to make a final settlement of the estate of John H. Stapel, deceased, and thereupon to be discharged from all further liability therefor. A. G. STAPEL, Administrator. March 2,1S93. . 9-it AX ORDINANCE, . TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE TOWN OF WHLnALLA FOR THE YEAR 1898 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. . BK IT ORDAINED by tlie Intendant and Wardens of the Town of Walhalla, in Council assembled, and hy the authority of thc same: That a tax t<> cover thc period from January 15th. 1893, t<? January IStli, 1S94, for the sum and in the manner hereafter named shad Kc raised and paid into the treasure of the Town of Walhalla hy che 30th day of June next: SECTION 1. The sum of thirty cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed value of real and personal property foi ordinary town purposes; also the sum of 50 cents on each .me hundred dol?ais of assessed value of real and personal property for interest and retiring of rail road bonds. SEC. 2. Ten dollars a day by any itine rant trader or auctioneer offering for sale within the Town of Walhalla any goods, wares and merchandise, at auction or otherwise, to be paid each ?lay in advance : Provided,-the provisions of this Ordi nance shall not apply to the ordinary dealers in county products. SEC. .>. On al! circuses and oilier shows a tax of one to om.- hundred dollars per day. in the discretion of the Intendant, shall be paid. SEC. 4. i >n each and every hilliard table and on each and every pool table kept for profit a tax of ?5. bagatelle table ?5, and ten or nine ?.in alleys?5, in advance, before license for using the same shall be granted, ami any person opening such establishments, without find obtaining license for the sann-, shall be tined for each day they are ken: open a sum not exceeding $5. SEC. 5 On each and every keeper of livery or sale stables thc sum of ?25 for tho year in advance, and no person or persons shah lei out for pay in anv man ner any horscj wagon or other vehicle without paying thefol??wing tax: Each one horse and vehicle, ?10: each two horses and vehicle, *\~>: this section not being designed to affect ?haying. Si:.-, ii. On each and every dray where any balding is done for any one, other than the owner thereof, the sum of ?5 for the year in ad vain ... SEC. 7. On each and every meat market, butcher stall or wagon the sun; of ?10 per year, payable in advance, provided that any one wishing^ dispose of beef, mutton, vea!, pork or goat at retail may do so by paying si for eveiy beef or 50 cents f??r each mutton, hog. goat <>r cali, unless the same be sohl in hulk. SEC. S. (?II each and every person who shall open any room. lent, booth or ear tor the purpose of taking photographs, daguern.types or other likeiies.se> the sum of ?10 for the year; ?5 for a less period'than one year. SK?-. :?. That each and every person liable to road duty, under Tin- laws of the State, other than m misters of the Gospel, teachers oj* schools and students, shall work ?>n the str.-ets ten ?lays (or pay at the rate of fifty c<'tits a ?lay; under th?' direction of the Intendant ?>r some one in his stead, under the same penalties as prescribed by the laws of the State for any refusal or neglect t?> perform said work: Provided, that any person shall j be permitted to pay ?rn or before the 15th j day of April a commutation of ?4. SEC. b?. That the tax on rea! and per- [ sonal property, as provided tn Section 1.1 shall be paid according to the assess ments, made by the Board of Assessors, consisting ?.f three persons, to be appointed by the Intendant; Provided, that in every case anv party shall have the right ?>i an appeal from such assess ments or valuations to ile- Town Council any tim?; before the lirst Wednesday in April next. Any property in town ?m the lirst <>f May. not returned to the County Auditor; is to be liste?! by thc Town Treasurer for taxation. SEC. ll. All tax.-s herein levied (?weept such taxes. licenses an?! assessments as are required to be paid before entering on tlie business hereinbefore mentioned) shall he paid on <>r before the first ?lay of July next, am!, if an\ person persons shall fail, refuse or neglect payment ?if taxes herein levied within the time speci fied, the Treasurer of the Council is hereby authorized and required t?> add fifteen per cent to the amount of tlie tax to the person thus neglecting or refusing, and. if th?- tax ?nd penally thus imposed are not paid within twenty ?lays, it shall be the iluty&f ?he Treasurer to issue i executions therefor immediately ami <."!-: lect the same in ?lue process, or be tined ?s" for each case of neglect. T?wn of Walhalla, wherebj-j the peace and good order of the town may j be impaired, <>r the convenience of other persons interfere?! with, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable at the discretion ?.f the Intendant within thc ? limits of his authority. SEC. 13. Be it further Ordained. That! all places of business*or amusement n nst be closed on the Sabbath ?lay. and the violator ?>f tlds ordinance shall bc sub ject to a penalty of ??5. SK?-. 14. Be ir Ordained, That any per son riding or driving upon tin- sidewalks or leading a hors?- thereon, except t<> cross the same at a regular crossing, or placing any obstruction which may impede a free passage, shall h.- punished at the discretion of thc Intendant within the limits of hi.> authority. SEC. 15. Ile it Ordained. That any per son caught in the act of public indecency on the street shad be guilty . >! a misde meanor and be punished at th?' discrel cn of t?ie Intendant within the limits of his authority. SEC. 1?'?. P>e it Ordained, Thar any per son convicted of keeping a disorderly house within chelimitsof the Town ol Walhalla, snail, upon conviction of^such offence, be lined a sum ho l?-ss than ?25 nor more than ?*5o. ami the owner oi lessee of any dwelling house or other building situated wi thin said imo ?rpomte limits who lets or subdets any such dwelling to any person or persons. t<> !.?. used as a bawdy house or house ?.:" pros titution, shall, upon conviction, pay a tine of not l?'s> t'.ian ?5 nor more than s:;?>. for every day npon which such house or building may be used <>r kept, and i>? otherwise punished within the discretion of the Intendant within the limits of his authority. SEC. IT. Any person or persons who shall beguiltyof fighting, rioting, using profane language, or other disordcrlj conduct within the incorporate limits shall be subject to a tine au-! imprisnn ment at the discretion of the Intendant within the limits of his authority; SEC. 1*. lr shall be th- duty ff the Marshal to arrest all persons guilty ?>f misdemeanor or lighter crimes within the incorporate limits of the Town of Walhalla, by violation of ?he laws of Hie State .>:' South Carolina, o,-.. nee county. <>r hy violation ?.: any Ordinance of the Town ?.f Wal halla an?! bring then: before the Intend ant <>r a Warden acting in his >t. a?!, who shall have such power to pa-s such order in the premises as. in his opinion, justice may require, consistent with "the autho rity of the I Council in SUcll ?-ase provided. SEC. 19. licit furtherOrdaincd, That it shall be tlie duty <>f the Marshal or Policeman, after tin arrest <..' any per ron, whose violation of any law inter feres with tin* peace and good order of thc Town of Walhalla, or tin- conduct or the person arrested after the arrest is made is such as to impair thc peace ami good orderof th?-t?>w u. ;<? closely confine such person and produce him as herein after directed for examination or proper administration <?f criminal justice as the case may require. SEC. ti<>. lt shall be tlie duty of the Marshal to preventbaUplaying and other amusements by a collection of boys or men in the Main Street of ?he Town of ' Walhalla, and he is. to effect rids, author ized to arrest all persons so engaged and bring them before the Intendant for examination and punishment. II?- shall 'also disperse any crow?! assembled .>;, the sidewalk. SEC til. He shall arrest all persons j found throwing lin bads, or shooting ; guns or pistols or other fire-arms, or tire ! cru?'kers and sling-shots, within the I incorporate limits of the Tow n of Wal halla anti bring them before che Intend ant for examination and punishment, by tiue not "less than five dollars. SEC. 22. Any persons fount! guilty of injuring shade trees by luffing horses thereto or otkerwi?. inside the incor poration, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding ?5, in the discretion of the Intendant. SEC. 23. The Marshal is further author ized to arrest any person found on the streets between 10 o'clock P. M. and 5 o'clock A. M., who cannot give a satis factory reason for such presence on the streets during these hours. SEC. 24. It shall be a misdemeanor foi any person to cut trees on any of tne streets of Walhalla. SEC. 25. That any person who shall bc guilty of running a horse or mule on Main Street shall be subject to atine o? imprisonment, at the discretion of th? Intendant within the limits of his autho rity. ' SEO. 26. That any person or person^ ; baying claims against the town must pre- ^ ; sent them within 00 days or the same will be debarred from payment, unless a satisfactory excuse is rendered. SEC. 27. That any dog running at large within the corporate limits of the town, between the 1st of August and the 1st of October, without a muzzle, is liable to be . seized and retained by the Marshal for a period of twenty-four hours, during which time his owner can redeem him by ; paytng the sum of two dollars, and, if ! not so redeemed, the dog is then to be : killed. SEC. 28. All residents and owners of i property within the corporate limits are expected to keep their premises in. a . clean and healthy condition, and any one failing to remove nuisances, when ! requested to do so, is subject to be fined ! (ive (?ol?ais and cost of removing same. SEC. That it is unlawful for any person to leave melon rinds or other such trash on the streets of this town, and any person so doing and r .-fusing to remove the same is liable to be arrested and pun ished within the discretion of the Intend ant. SEC. 30; Resolved, That ad laws enacted by the Council heretofore, not in conflict wit fr these Ordinances, are cousidered in full force, and that earl! and every one of these Ordinances shall lie in full force after the publication of the same. Done and ratified in Coun cil and the .Seal of the corpo ration of the said Town of Walhalla affixed thereto this 'the oth dav of Fel marv. 1893. II. D. A. ?di-:M.ANN. Intendant. J. BBAMLETT. Clerk Council. WJE will have FRESH BEEF every \> day and FISH AND OYSTERS . ?nee a week at our market, next door above the Post Office. Call ai d see us. Will collect accounts cverv Saturday. .Moss & CREXSHAW. Februarv ISPS. 0-:;m T w o?ate oi South Carolina, OCONEE cory TY. COURT OF COM.MoN PLEAS. I bt MMOXS / FOB ) RELIEF. Russell Duke. Plaintiff against W. P. Looper, Defendant To the Defendant: Y"Ol' are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in ! this action, which was filed in toe Clerk's I Office, Oconee county. South Carolina, on the 3d day of January, IS?3. and t(> serve a copy of your ai:swer to the said : complaint on the subscriber at his office lat Pi. kens Court House. Ninth Carolina, i within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusiveol tic day of such ser ' vice: and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, thc Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the com?.hunt. Dated January A. I). 18i>3. [L. S. JAMES SEABOBX, C. C. P. J. H. NEWTON. Plaintiffs Attorney. To W. P. Looper, Defendant, take notice, that the summons and complaint in this action was filed in the Clerk's Office for Oconee county, v..re of South Carolina, on the 3d dav of January. 1893. J. H. N'EWTOX", Plaintiff's Attorney. January 5, lv'.-:?. ;-ow Ai BOOR'S OFFICE; I W w.n.u.r.A.S. C.. February 15, lSi>:). j" Hp HE following Boards of Township I Assessors, composed of the gentle men whose names appear below, are hereby notified to meet at the Auditor's, office, at Walhalla, S. C.. on the mentioned below, for the pm po.-" '_.; assessing the value of property of-^--> different townships in the county for?^^ liseal year 1892-98: >'\ - CEXTEB-ii. ff. McJunki:;. X. v Brewer. Jarees W Beardeo. on-Toesda \-. Mareil 7th. SEXEI A-S. Y. Stril^ag J. C. Al 'xander, on TCiR TCOALOO-O. t. Wa^Sv -j-u_ bright. A. Zitnmerm:.,.-^' .,ns\(:l.^!:-'.^;,?l March SthT Ki.ou EB-? A. Perry. W. II- Reeder. II. Frank Robertson.on Th ursdav, March itt h. P; I.ASKI-M. II. Lee. Ons C. Arve. thomas Bjbj?i > Marchi^ Svmmcs. Davis Fridav. March George Matthison, on Th ursdav, March '..th. CHA CTOOOA - Robert Crane. S. G. Conlev, "t Pith. WHITEWATER-J. Mat. Whitrnire. W. R. F. ( olbin. F. I.. Moody, on Friday, Marci: loth. ' Tlie County Roar?! of Equalization will meet on Tuesdav, March 14th. W. T. GRUBBS, County Auditor. Februarv 10. 1893. 7-td Sheriff's Sale. I )Y virtue of an execution, issued from I) the Court of Common Pleas for Oconee county. South Carolina.. I will sell, to the bighest bidder, for cash, on salesday in MARCH. 18t#, between the legal hours of sale, at thc Court House door rn Walhalla. S. C.. the following 1 Personal Property. tO-wit: Four Side Lamps. 1 bound Table, 1 Washstand, 4 Chairs. I Pole Axe. i Gal : lon Pot. ! j Gallon Pot 2-Water Backets, Li Glasses. I Square Table, 1 Brace and Bit. 1 Minor. 1 Wash Tub. I.i-v:. .! on as r!ie property of M. A. Dockius at the suit <-f the Augusta Brew ing Company; li. F. DOUTHIT. Sheriff . >conee county. Februarv 10. LS9S. C. mr. VTTINTER GRAZIXG and RUST \\ PROOF OATS at Ci) cents per bushel. io Tons of choice Pea Vine. Crab 'and cherokee Grass Hay. county raised. 0 idee young half .?elsey Miik Cows. 3.000 bundles of splendid Bottom Fod ! der. All for sale at hard time prices bv J. P. STK1BLIXG. Richland; S. C. Februarv 9, 1>0:1. Winter Clothing to be closed out cheap. $3.85 Suits from up. All heavy, good qual ity. . Give us an early call and see our stock. Call on us for Tobacco.Bed Can vas. Very respectfully, C. L SEID & SON. February 16,1893,