Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, May 04, 1899, Image 2

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?Kl m OJROOAY MONNING. e'uBBoniPTioNVsB i .00 P?? ANNUM! .KFT Comnhinioatior.s of a porsonal 0T?el?.mu'i?Qd ?or asAdvertisements. uv* Obituary notices and tributes of reboot, ot not 6V?r ono hundred words, will bo printed froo of charge AU ovor that number puiBt bo paid for at tho rato wa??Ju*'T"1' h t0 accomPRuy lyil^UAY, mtAV 4, St BOBS ARE PROPERTY. Tho Supremo Court bas rocontly do elded that in our State, a dog U personal , property, Tho question ns to "whother a dog is property arose in a caso against a ifdirond for tho nogligout killing of a fox dog, alleged to bo worth $70. Judge Watt*, in the Clrouit Court, sustaiuod a doinurror to plaintiff's complaint, boKl irig that a dog ia not property. The Supremo Court rovorsos this ruling and tesu? thu caso baok for a now trial. . ? BY Tilt JUNIOR EDITOR. Mr. F. M. Allon, ono of tho proprie tors of tho Groonwood Journal and tho South Carolina Baptist, has sold his in ' terost lu thoso papers to tho ltov. A. MoA. Pittman and tho papers mentioned, . will both, in tho futuro, bo edited and ?>~? published by Messrs. Pittman & Gard ener. Mr. Allon has only boon in tho Hold of journalism since 1S00, but during that limo ho has built quito a reputation for ability and integrity. Ho has published two of tho best papers in tho Stale. Wo regrot to soo biUi loavo tho Hold of jour nal) un, but wo fool suro that in tho por son of Dr. Pittman bo linds n worthy suooossor, who is a man of much ability and quurgy, and who will lill woll tho place whioh ho assumes. . ' Both tho Journal and tho South Caro .?V;' lina Baptist will bo in good hands, whilo ' :, tho tadd papors aro under tho control of Drn. Pittman and Gardnor. Dr. Plttmnn has boon tho travoling ngont for tho Snnth Carolina Baptist, since its estnb . lisbmont, and has proved himself to bo a hustler aud agontloman of Ono parts. Wo fool nud trust that tho Baptist, under tho con* -ri of those ominont gon tlomon, will 11 ignoro tho Baptists of Ooonco as tho Baptist Courier has soom ingly dono. Wo wolcomo Dr. Pittman into tho flold of journalism and fool suro that tho papors, which aro to bo under his con trol, will have abundant success. Parsnip Complexion. It docs not rcquiro an oxport to dotcot tho Biifforor from kidnoy trouble. Tho hollow chocks, tho sunken oyes, tho dark, puffy oirolcs under tho oyes, tho sallow parsnip-colored complexion indicates it. A physioinn would ask if you had rboumatism, n dull pain or acho in thc back or ovor tho hips, or a burning or scalding in passing it; if aftor passing I hero is an unsatisfied feeling, as if it must ho at oneo repeated, or if tho uri no bas a brick dust doposit or strong oaov. When those symptoms uro prosont, no time should bo lost in removing tho causo. Dolay may lead to gravel, catarrh of tho bladder, inflammation, oausing stop . ,P?isC, and Bomotimos requiring tho draw ing of tho urino with instruments, or may run into Bright's disoaso, tho most dangorons stago of kidnoy 1 rouble. Dr. Kilmor's Swamp-Root, tho groat discovory of tho ominont kidnoy and bladder Bpooialist, is a positivo remedy for such discasos. Its reputation ?B world-wido, and it is so easy to got at any drug store that no ono nood suffer any length of timo for want of it. However, if you pr* or to lirut test its wonderful morits, mention TlIR KEOWKE COURtRR and write to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottlo and book tolling nil about it; both sent absolutory freo by mail. Black Diamond Nows. Another cablegram bus boon received from Hon. T. 0. Dickinson, calling for some papers of tho Kentucky lino of tho Black Diamond needed to close up tho deal in London. These papors woro promptly forwarded and will roach Lon don by tho first steamor. Unless some thing altogether unforosoon presents itsolf, this will complote all papors nsked for by tho syndicato, nnd doubtless con tracts will bo duly signed nt an early day.-Dover (Ky.) Nows, April 27. * * * Hon. - Wm. Kirkby, who has boon going ovor tho lino of tho Black Dia mond in tho South, will arrive hero to day, after having spent Sunday with his family nt Toledo, Ohio. Tinco survey ing corpB aro now in tho flold in South Carolina making tho pormanont survey. T??G wo?k ?? progressing, niuuly there and tho pooplo aro taking a deop interest. Col. Boono is now at Carlisle, Ky., clos ing up some business relativo to tho road and will arrivo boro in a day or so to look after tho map work and other matters,-Dover (Ky.) Nows, April 27. * " * nu no, OHIO, May 2.-Itisaimouncod that Toledo is to bo tho Northern termi nus of tho Black Diamond system. Tho road is to bo built from Port Boyal, 8. C., and tho ontiro distance is to bo doublo-traokod. Tho system is also to have a lino of lako steamors at this omi nnd an ocoan lino from Port Boyal to Llvorpool. Tho ostimoto mado of tho cost of construction ?B $f>(l,000,000, and there will bo no bonds issued, tho ontiro oapital hoing furnished by a British syn dioato. * # * Andoraon Advocato, May 1st: "Chief Knginoor Cronshaw, of tho Black Dia mond, with Hon. J. lu Tribblo, loft this oity last Friday morning for Port Royal to begin tho nurvoy and location of tho lino." * * * CG'.. P.K. SicCnHy.Chlof Enginoor Cron shaw and Mr. J. Ii. Tribblo, representing tho Black Diamond Railroad, arrived in Booufort last Saturday. An informal mooting was had with prominentci ti zens to discuss tho situation. Tho visiting gentlemon bavo mado a good impression and Beaufort pooplo aro oiithnsiastio ovor tho prospoots prosontcd. lt's a 8lgn of Ditnnor when pimples, blotches and eruptions appear on tho skin, no matter bow slight. It warris you that your blood isn't puro. Heed tho warning whilo thom is yot timo: olear up your system and purify the blood by taking Dr. Piorco's Golden Medical Discovory. It rouscn ovory organ into natural action, purifies and enriches tho blood and through it oloansca and invig orates tho wholo system. It attioks all scrofulous, skin and scalp disease in the right way--by purifying tho bloood, -~>-~^????---. For tho murder of a woman of his own 1 neo a negro waa shot to death in jail at Galena, Kansas, by a mob of nogroos. CrirtVv'v?Uw ?uniiay ?cno?i Comeliiion. j Delegados ico tho ?uiuth ?ntoruntloi.al, .Sunday aohqol convention, which ad journed iii ?tmfcU? ??tiljruwj olg/ri ?mOr a most successful mooting, began to leave tho city on Sundayt and tboso who did not leavo Sunday toole their doparture Mouday. The convention, NY hieb ha? just closed, waa one of tho moat successful in the hiatory of the organization of the International Sunday School Workero, and waa also ono of the largest ever held. It was as interesting as it was aueceaaful, and the indications aro that its results will bo far reaching. Moro than 1,500 delegates attended tho convention, and these were ontor tained free of ohargo by tho ohmeh poo* plo of Atlanta. Atlanta throw open her doors to tho delegates and their impres sions of the oity woro of a most flatter ing nature. At tb is convention there was trans acted probably more Important business than ever markod any previous conven tion of a like nature, and tho leaders are well pleased with their results. Tho meetings in Atlanta began Tues day with tho session of tho international lesson oo?iiiultteo and olosed Saturday evening with tho final Bossier*, of tho convention. Thc first business mooring of tho convention was hold Wednesday evening, and Ihren sessions wove hold each day until tho dose. During that period a great numb or of important reports woro rendered and tho work for tho next throo yoars was mapped out by tho oxooutlvo com mittoo. Tho convention was marked by tho largo number of excellent papors that woro road and addresses that woro mado. Thc delegates displayod unbounded in terest and enthusiasm in tho nrooood ings Of tho convent ion and tho Ci and opera house was Ulled with thom ovory day. At times largo numbors of visitors woro turned away, hoing unable to mud seat s in tho auditorium. Atlant? was honored by thooleotlon of Hoko Smith as prosldont. Tho dologatos wore entertained iu At lanta's usual hospitable manner and woro woll ploasod with tho oity. Espe cially was this true of those who carno from tho far north, and bad no idea that Atlanta was such a largo and progroBsivo city. While tho conventions of tho coming years may bo largor than tho uno noni iu Atlant?, it in hardly probablo that any of thom will provo ns pleasant and ac complish ns much work. Tho next convention will moot in Don vor, Colorado. What pcoplo say about Hood's Sarsa pnrilla is that it cures when nil other remedies fail. Thoroforo you should tako Hood's Sarsaparilla in proforonco to all othors. Hood's Pills euro biliousness. Mailed for 25 couts by C. I. Hood ?fe Co., Lowell, Mass. Advice to Rounlon Visitors., CHARLESTON, May 3.-Intending visi tors to the United Confederate Votorans' Kennion in Charleston next week aro urged hy tho committoo of arrangements to ojigago accommodations in advance of their arrival, and thus avoid tho rush and inconvenience wbioh will bo aura to ocoiir if thoy dolay doing so until arrival in tho city. If intending visitors will Write or wiro lt. P. K vans, chairman, at onoo. instructing him oxnotly as to tho numbor in tho party and prico of nccom modations wanted, bo will try to secure it. It is advisable that partios of- four or moro bo mado up for each room, nsspneo for n singlo porson or couples is now Bcarco and tho committoo can hotter ar range for tho comfort and convenience of small or largo parties of friends room ing together, and at muoh moro moder ate prices. Thoy aro proparcd to house in this way 25,000 moro visitors at $1 to $2 nor day oaoh for lodging and board and 50 cents to $1 for lodging only, loca tion govorniug prices. A Frightful munder Will ofton canso a horrible burn, scald, oirt or bruise. Pucklon's Arnica Snlvo, tho host iir tho world, will kill tho pain nnd promptly heal it. Cures old sores, fovor sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns and all ukin eruptions. Pest pHo euro on earth. Only 25 couts a box. Curo guaranteed. Sold by nil druggists in tho county. At Nash vi Ho, Tonn., on Sunday, Mn lono Tliomas, a suburban saloon kcopor, shot and mortally wounded Policoman Dan Summitt. Tho ofllcer had chased n gang of negro loafers away nnd Thomas became vory angry and turned lils bull dog loose on tho ofllcor. Summitt Bhot tho dog and Thomas thou shot Summitt throo timos. Ono ball shattered his pistol hand, auothor bioko au arm and tho third ball passed through Summltt's chest from right to loft. ASH VOUSi DOCTOR! , Ask your physician this ques tion, "What is thc one great remedy for consumption?" ? He will answer, "Cod-liver ?i oil." Nine out of ten will : answer the same way. Yet when persons have '? consumption they loathe all ?* fatty foods, yet rat is neces sary for their recovery and , they cannot take plain cod i ; liver oil. The plain oil dis turbs the stomach and takes '? away the appetite. The dis- i agreeable fLhy odor and taste make it almost unen M durable. What is to be done ? 1 This cuesti?n was ans? j wered when we first made | I SCOTT'S I i EMULSION , of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypo- J phosphites. Although that j I was nearly twenty-five years ! ago, yet it stands alone to- j ii day the one great remedy I for all affections of the throat I and lungs. The baa taste and odor have been '? taken away, the oil (bell ha? been partly digested, and the most sen : siHve stomach object* to lt rarely, i Not one in ten can take and digest ; the plain oil. Kine out of ten can i ; take SCOTTS EMULSION and di gest lt That's why it eurea so : ; many cases of early consumption. I j Even in advanced cases lt brings comfort and greatly prolongs life. Soc. ?nd ll .00, ?lt druggist*. SCOT T & DOWN B, Chcmltu, Ntw YorV. ?c?noo Hom Rent? an O?flce-froo Sohontr. ship In Converso Collogo. SKNKOA, Mc\y 2.-It is oxpootod that tho Ooouoo' Now?, under tba editorship o? II9U. E. K. Vernor, will* move to Sonooa this weok. Hopes that lt will be eminently OMCOOBH?UI are outortainod. Tho room formerly used by Mr. F. M. Cary as a cotton o fi lc o has boon rented for use as a printing office, and will bo enlarged. As Chairman of the Educational Com milloo of tho South Carolina Fodoratlon cf Womau'a Clubs, Mrs. Jautos H. Adams, of Seneca; has Boourod from Proaldont 13. F. Wilson, of Converse Col lego, a isohol^rship at this noted institu tion. The soholarship to bo at the dis posal of this body of women is a oom pli mont to thora as well as to the brilliant chairman of tho Educational Committee, Tho members of tho Baptist denomi nation are fortunate in that thoir pastor is now a resident in their midst. Rev. D. W. Hiott aud family moved hore last wook and woro handsomely pounded. Mr. F. M. Cary, superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday fi oho ol, attended tho International Suuday School Con vention, hold at Atlanta last week, and received much bonoflt from its sessions. Mrs. W. J. Luunoy has roturnod from a long visit to different parts of Georgia. Mr. and Mrc. Amos W. Adams and children, former rosldouts of Sonooa, but now living at Uartwoll, Qa., spout a day or two of this wook boro. Mrs. J. B. Brown has givon up hoi boarding houso nnd will board in thc family of hor son-in-law, Mr. J. H, Bryan. Miss Mary G?II?BOU, of Richland, spont last wook with Mrs. W. O. Hamiltou. Mrs. M. M. Sitton is on a visit to Wil liatnston. Mrs. Farmer has roturuod to hor home at Andorson, aftor visiting Mr. aud Mrs, W. S. Hunter. Dr. W. H. Nardin, a promiuont physi cian of Andorson, was tho guost of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Adams Friday night. Mra. W. P. Roid, Johnson Roid am' Miss Mary Julia Roid will bo absout fron town somo timo, visitlug Atlanta ant Canton. Mr. W. M. Hoke was in town Friday returning to Atlanta from Andorson whore ho wont to nttond tho Hoard-Nar din wedding. Miss Margaret, Tribblo, a toaohor a Sandy Springs, spout Saturday at tb homo of hor uuolo, Mr. R. M. Tribblo. It is a matter of regret to the mau; friouds of Dr. E. A. Hinos that ho hat boon confluod to tho houso sovoral day with a slight illnoss. Miss Bossio Wilsou is upending a woo' with tho family of her brothor, Rov. ? L. Wilson, at Westminster. Rov. W. T. Capors preached at th Episoot ll church Sunday moroni) Communion sorvicos followed tho soi mon. Mr. John K. Livingston, who has hoe in Savannah during the cotton season has returned to Sonooa. A number of tho friends of Mir Francos Lowery gavo hor a surprit party at her homo Friday ovoning. Mrs. J. B. Brown has gone to Andoi Bon, owing to tho extremo illness < Major A. R. Broyles at that placo. Sonoca will probaly Bond a largo nun hor of representatives to thoapproaohiii Confederate Veterans' Reunion at Cha leaton. MAHY E. SWANN. SRNKOA, May 8.-A telegram was r coivod boro to-day announcing tho doat of Major A. R. Broyles, at Andersoi this morning at two o'olock. Ho resid? in Sonooa sovoral yoara, whoro ho hr many friends who regret to hoar of h death. Ho was a nativo of Andorsc oounty, but has resided in this couti' for tho last twenty years. Major Broyl represented OcoilOO OOUIity in tho Logi latino ono term. Ho was a just nu and had tho con?ldouco and ostooni of wido oirclo of friouds. M. K. s. Many old sold tors now fool tho off ec of tho hard Borvico thoy endured durll tho war. Mr. Goo. S. Anderson, Rossvillo, York county, Penn., who sn tho hardest kind of sorvico at the fron is now frequently troublod with rho mat ?sm. "I had a severe attack lately ho says, "and procured a bottlo Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It did much good that I would liko to kin what you would chat go mo for ono doz bottlos." Mr. Andorson wanted it bo for his own uso and to supply it to 1 friends and noighbors, ns every fnmi .".bond havo a bottlo of it in thoir hon not only for rheo mat is,m, but lanie bac sprains, swellings, outs, bruises ni burns, for which it is unequalled. V salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; II. B. ZI merman, Westminster; W. J. Luntu Seneca. Qon. Hampton's Rosldonco Burned. Tho residonco of General Hanipti just oast of tho olty. wns burned to t ground this morning botwoon 2 and o'clock. Tho li?mes woro discovered tho Bleeping inmates by reason of i smoko and boat, but luckily in timo savo thomsolvos ns well ns some of 1 furniture nnd household of?oota. 'I aged Gouoral had boon unwell for novo days and lind to tako to his bod. Ho v nuable to walk and had to bo carried < of tho burning houso by colorod n who had boon aroused, and placed i ohair at a safo dist anco away, whore Bat and witnessed tho fiamos slowly Btroy his dwolling and muoh of its val bio contenta. Tho Uro originated about tho samo plnco it did twico bently, kitchen part, one of which inoi ont Bros tho agod warrior himself st pod. Tho Bro may havo boon of inc diary origin, though it is thought t moro likely it originated from a kital flro. Tho Bro was discovered by Gonoral, who saw a light which at fl appeared to him as hoing tho break day. Ho hobbled to a door and foi tho wholo houso ablazo. Among iossos woro nomo valuable historical 1 pomonal papers kept in a dosk. 'J library consisted of about 0,000 volut and somo of tho books burned oannoi roplaood, among thom hoing ono prln a few years aftor tho invention of printing press. Tho Gonoral had a v vain.-bin English saddlo willoh ho ti throughout tho war and whioh ho pri vory highly. This was lost. Much tho family sllvorwaro was lost. Th wns not a cont of innuranco. Oom Hampton is living temporarily in a sr houso on tho promisos. Tho groal sympathy was expressed by overyb over tho serions loss to tho Gonoral, ; somo onthusinstio old Confcdn imm ntoly began talking of building him other house, showing tho deep rofl thoy have for their old chieftain. lumbla Record, May 2. Dologatos to tho Baptist Convontio Louisville will got roducud rates. T ots will bo on sale tho 0th and 10th ?tante, Asi 35x<u)Ucsii ?O??it?inatlon. The pleasant method nud beneftoial effeota of tho well known remedy, BY nv i* OF Fros, manufactured by tho CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa tive principios of plants known to bo medicinally laxative and presenting thom in the form most refreshing to the taste ami ii eco ot able to the system. It ls tho ono perfect fetrong-ttienlng laxa tive, cleansing tho system effectually, dispelling colas, headaches end fevers gently yet promptly and enabling ono to overcome' habitual constipation per manently. Its perfeot freedom from every objectionable quality and sub stance, and ita noting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without woakonmg pr irritating thom, make it tho ideal laxative* In tho process of manufacturing figs aro used, es they are pleasant va the taste, but the moo U h ml qualities ci tho remedy aro obtained from senna and other aromatio plants, by a method known to tho CALIFORNIA Fia SYRUP Co. only. In order to get lie bonoflchd offects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full ) mme of the Company printed on tho front of evory paokago. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP OQ. 8AM FRANCISCO, OAT... LOUISVILLE, KY. . NKW TORS. N. V. For Bate by ?ll Dntgglsto.--Price 50c. per bottle. NEGROES TRY TO LYNCH FOREMAN. He .Yudo a Ruling to Which Thoy Objected Mob Visited His Houtio. CHATTANOOGA, Tonn., April 80.--A oorwd of forty nogroos, omployod at tho Citioo furnace limestone quarry, noar tho Goorgia Stato lino, at a lato hour last night attomptod to lynoh their foroman, also a nogro, whoso namo could not bo learn od. Tho mon wont to the foreman I houso, noar tho quarry, armed with pistols and guns nud made an effort to got In tho house, fairly riddling it with bullets. Fortunately tho houso wes located noar tho woods at tho foot of Lookout Moun tain and tho foreman and his family os oapod from tho roar door into tho sido of tho mountain, protootod by tho darkness, but woro followod by a volly from tho in furiated mob. Traces of- blood woro found this morning along rho mountain at this poiut and it is behoved that ono or moro of tho family woro woundod, and perhaps some of thom woro killed. Owing to tho isolation of tho locality whore tho riot occurred thoro woro no white o?lcora to bc had and tho riotors havo esoapod arrest so far. Tho foreman had not rotnrnod at a lato hour to-night. Tho mon woro angry with biro bcosuso of some ruling ho had mode at- tho quarries. Spain's Greatest Need. Mr. It. P. Olivia, of Barcolonia, Spain, sponds his winters at Aikou, S. C. Weak ?ervos had caused sovoro pains in tho back of his hoad. On using Elootrio Hit ters, Amorlca's greatest blood and norvo romedy, all pain soon loft him. Ho Bays this grand medicine is what his country needs. All America knows that it ourcs livor and kldnoy trouble, : .iriilos tho blood, tonos up tho stomach, strength ens tho nerves, puts vim, vigor and now lifo into evory muscle, nervo and organ of tho body. If wonk, tired or ailing you need it. Evory bottle guaranteed, only fit) conte. Sold by all druggists in tho county. A Big Railroad Deal. CHARLESTON, April 21).-Tho Southern Railway Company to-day closod a deal by which it gains control of tho South Carolina ?fe Georgia road and its loasod lines, tho Augusta Southern. Tho doal has beon onginoorod by Vico President A. B. Andrews, of tho Southern. The terms of tho arrangement s made havo not yot boon given out in dotai), but it is somi-oflloiaily stated that tho Southern has talton a 30 years' lonso of tho propor tlos montionod and will ontor upon tho control of thom at midnight to-morrow. The price paid tho Parson pooplo for tho loaso is not yot known, but it is undor btood that tho Southern will at onco bogin oporating a doublo daily sorvico botween this city and Greenville nod Co lumbia. Tho lonso of tho South Carolina ?fe Georgia to tho Southorn carries with it absolute control of tho Augusta South ern Lino, but tho Ohio Uiver and Char leston, tho other leased Uno of tho South Carolina & Goorgia road, is not included in tho doal. Orders woro at onco issued from tho Washington and Now York ofll cors of tho Southorn syston: continuing oxisting ofllcials of tho loasod linos in Borvlco and directing thom to report to tho propor dopartmonts of tho Southorn, Tho deal h regarded boro with much favor by tho uuslnoss int envi s of tho city, especially as assurances havo al ready boon received that Charleston is to bo mado a leading Southern Ballway ter minal poiut from this tim. on. Vico President. A. B, Androws Bald to-night that tho South Carolina & Georgia would bo equipped at om e with steel rails and the most improved lolling stuck, Through passenger trains will bo put on bu*.woon this city and tho Piedmont soc t ion of Carolina, and a through frolght sorvico, via Asheville, will bo inaugurated botween this port and thc Mississippi valloy. All indications point to tito, fact that 'charleston is about to bocomo tho loading South Atlantlo port of tho South er!: Railway system, Tho Rotleotlons of a Married Womnn -aro not ploasant If she ls delicate, run down, or over worked. Sho fools "played out." Hor smile and hor good splrite have taken Hight, lt worries her hus band as well as horsolf. This is tho timo to build up hor strength and cure thoso woaknosses'or ailments willoh aro tho scat of her trouble. Dr. Plorco'fi Fo vori te Presort pttoh regu lates and promotes ail tho propor func tions of womanhood, improvos digostlon, enriches tho blood, dispols nohos nnd pains, melancholy and norvousiioss, brings refroshing sloop, and rostoros health and streiigth. It's a safo romo dial agotit, a tonio nnd norvino or norvo food, designed by a regularly graduated, oxporioncod and skillod specialist, to euro thoso disorders and dorangomonts incident to womanhood, 2 tn sales ex ceed by far thoso of ab ot her modiciiios for women. Information was rocoivod in Momphis, Tomi., Sunday night thal Willis Soon, a negro aged about 30 years, wno takon from tho jail at Oscooln, Arkansas, Sun day morning at 1 o'clock and hanged in tho jail yard by a mob of forty mon. Soos was in jail on a ohargo of barn burning, After hoing suspondod in mid-air twice tho negro confessod to tho crimo of which ho was charged and ho was thon hanged, Sovornl houses havo boon burned in tho neighborhood of Osceola ucent i v and this is given as tho reason for tho mob taking tho law into its jurls (jiotlou, il?ANT UFR, KV be orous and healthy, mus? have Phosphoric Acid ai;d Nitrogen. These essential elements are to plants, what bread, meat and water are to man. Crops flourish on soils well supplied with Potash, ,< Our pamphlets tell how to buy and apply fctllixero, and are freo to all. 0BSU1AN KALI WORKS, 93 UMBAU 5*., New York. NEWS NOTSH. Biitt vt Hiluu Item? (*h?rtc*cd Dow? fo* th? Mondo? of the Courier. A board lug hall of tho Classical Insti tuto, at Baiabe-.g, was destroyed "ny uro Sunday' morning. Origin uuknown. Loss ?3,000. Governor Ellorbo'e condition is again a Eouroo of worry to un frionds. Latest reports aro to tho offoot that ho is not doing woll at ali. An excursion train on tho Bay Bail road jurupod tho track ut Bosonbaur'H Corner, Now York, last Sunday. Throo woro klllod and twouty wouuded. Henry Qnuuaway, a woll-kuown saw mill man of.Ardmoro, Indian Torritory, was stubbed to doath Sunday by Wm. Wathnn at that plaoo. Wathau Burron derod aud claims eolf-dofouBO. ? Esau Joneon, a negro boy about 12 years old, wag killed by n freight train on tho Charleston ?fe Savannah railroad last Saturday? near JaokBonboro. Ho was aalcop on tho traok.' Two Cuban boyo, who arrived at Sa vannah on tho Ward linor Havana, bound for Tuskegee), Alabama, to outor Booker T. Wnsningtou's Bohool, have boon loBt. A soaroh is being mado for thom. Tho Charleston Auditorium has boen llniBbed and turuod ovor to tho city council. It will scat 7,000 portions aud IB tho largest hall of that kind in tho Stnto. Tho Confederate votoranB will moot in that building. Tho Unttod Statos oruiso* Now Orloans I? scheduled to leavo tho Brookly^ Navy Yard on May 7th. Sho ls to go to Now Orleans for tho purposo of permitting tho olty she ls named for to soo hor, aud tho mon and crow have anticipated a pleasant voyogo. Mr. Wanton S. Carr, who for yoars wan oonnootod with Wright's hotol and v?hb wnB woll known thoroughout tho State, died at 4 o'clook thiB morning. Ho had boon in bad health for a yoar or two and af tor so long a sorvioo as hotol clork was compollod to givo up businoRS. -Columbia Bcoord, May 2d. Near Lowndosboro, Ala., inst Satur day ovoning, Sam Powell was instantly killed by Frank McCoy, hoth colorea. Tho diflloulty aroao from tho umpire's doo?H?ou in a basohall gamo. Tho ovi deuco sooms to ohow solf-dofonso and in tho proliminary examination it ia thought McCoy will bo discharged. Two desperadoes, who hold up sovornl mon noar Brigham City, Utah, Saturday night, woro brought to bay by .a posso in tho hills oight milos from Ogdon Sunday. A battlo took placo, in willoh Capt. Brown, of tho Ogdon polico foroo, ami ono of tho robbors woro killed. Tho othor robbor wns captured. Mrs. Anno E. Goorgo, of Canton, Ohio, wau triod for tho mordor of Q. D. Saxton, tho brothor of Mrs. McKinioy. Tho trial lasted 22 days. Tho jury delibe rated on tho caso nearly 2-1 hourB and ac quitted hor. Sho ihfj heroine of tho hour. It is not statod whothor sho will go on tho Btago, write a book or marry ono of her attorneys. Ono milo abovo LaFayotto, Ga., on his farm, Cnpt. A. I?. Snow, postmaster at LaFayotto, was Htruok by a freight train Monday morning and instantly klllod Ho was trying to got out of tho way of a runaway team and nttomptod to cross tho traok when ho waa struck. His nock and arm woro brokou and hiB body was badly bruised. Mrs. M. Ii. Mandalay, a wealthy lady of Son Antonio, Toxaa, wifo of a Hunga rian nohloman, who was banished from his country twonty-flvo or thirty yoars ago, was murdorod and hor body burnod in that nineo last Sunday. Robhory is believed tO have 1)0011 tho illCOUtivO, and a Mexican laborer, who worked on tho !>1. ..v , Yum uuuii arrowtuu on suspicion. Mrs. Mondiirsy's homo was found to ho on Uro about 2 o'olook A. M., and in tho ruins hor body was found badly obarrod ?nd covoro'l with knife wounds. At Skaguay, AluBka, tho Chilkat In dians aro on tho war-path. Last Sunday 20 buoka, armod with riilos, gathered from their sovoral villogoB along tho Chilkat, ri vor and maronod to Kooky Point, oight milos from HainoB* Miflsion, whoro eight white mon woro blasting rock for a trail to Klnkwan, a distance of twonty-llvo milos. Tho Indians drovo tho whites away. It is undorstood that, partios who aro opposed to tho construe tion of tho now trail havo incited tho Indians to mako trouble. Unitod Statos troops havo boon sont to tho icono. I havo boon a suiToror from ohronio diarrhoea ovor sinco tho war and havo usod all kinds of modioiuos for it. At last I found ono romody that lins hoon a suocoss os a oure, and that is Chamber Iain's Collo Cholera and Diarrhoea Bom ody.-P. K. Grishom, Ganrs Mills, La For salo by W. J. Lunney, Seneca; H. B Zimmerman, VVostmin?tor; J. W. Boll, Walhalla._ Spain is Paid $20,000,000. WASHINGTON, May 1.-Spain has boon paid tho *20.O0O,00O provldod in the treaty of peace signed in Paris and ratified by both government.,. This is tho lnat. r>f flolal not in all tho poaco negotiations. Tho Stato dopartmont to-day sont word to tho French ambassador that tho war rents woro in hand and would bo turned ovor to him at any timo. Shortly bc foro ll o'clock M. Cambon Btrollod ovor to tho stato dopartmont. Ho was alono and no oxtr? pfOoauU?? wuy i al. eu guard tho tranafor of Buoh a largo amount. Soorotary Hay rocolvod tho ambassador in tho diplomatio room, where tho transfer took p?neo with littlo formality. Tho ambassador handed Soorotary Hay a formal rccoipt, which lind boon nlroady proparod. --?oo? i ? ? - A Negro Kofloots on 8oulhern Women. SynAOUflK, N. Y., May 2.-Tho Hov. A. J. Callus proaohed lost night at tho A. M. li. Zion ohuroh, colored, on tho raoial troubles in tho South. Ho said that tho whito womon of tho South had not protooted their own chas tity. HT mado a ploa for tho orgnnlza lion of ooiorod mon; said that250,000 mon woro Bole to oarry arms and prodioted that if tho murdorors of colored mon in tho South did not ooaso thoro would bo a conflict botweon tho hlaok and whito mon of tho South. Ho said that bin I brethren lu tho South looked to the ' North for salvation, . 'fe PRY Cooba DEPARTMENT. ( CLOTHINQJ^EPARTM?NT. 2,600 yards of Itellroad Sheeting, w?rih4o.; my prico, ? 50 Mot?'? Suite, the $5.00 k|nd; ?ypttco, ?^. july 2?>. J Big lot of Men's Suite at $6.00, $7.tf0, $10.00, $12.60 and 4,6Wyardfcof ^ftrd- widoSheetiug, tho (Jo. kind, my price? f $15.00. ! , mly4o. ' . J Big Hue of Extra Pants, bought from, the railroad coru 4,600 yards of Yaxxl-wido Soa Island 8heotiog, worth Oe.; \ pany, not damaged, gohig at ouo-half prico. [ny prioe, only 4{c f Boys' Crash Suits at only 50o. 8,000 yards of Co. Chocks going at ?nly 4o. A Hig lot of Moya? Snlteat $1.00, $1.26, $1.60. a?id np to $4.00. 2,500 yards of 10o. Chovlote; my prloof only lo. \ I can suit wovbody, from a three-yoor-old boy up. 8,000 yards of Wo.'Cheviots; my price, only t?o. * f MOTinw? ntTDAnVMriuT 2,600 yards of Yard-wide pVoalea, very host quality, at J j NU 1 lOWb. UBPAK ! . jnly 7o. \ Hose from 2Jo. per pair to 40c. 8,000 yards of 8Je. Linon Grass Cloth going at only 5o. ? K. & Cl. Corsets from 50o. up, in all styles. 2,000 yard? of 6o. Calico going at only oj?. A Ladios' Summer Undorvcste from 6o. vo HCe. 1,200 yards of 82-i;ioh Madras, tho loe. quality, at only lOci f Mon's Summer Uudervests from 10o. to 60o. , Dig lino of FJgure? Lawns, tho 61c. kind, at only 6o. ? Ladios' and 'Joni's Holte in all stylos, from .tOc. up. Big Hue of Figured ? awns, tho 12io. kind, at only 8io. \ I have ono of tho largest linos of Ties, Scarfs-and Cravats Big Hue of Linen Crush, from 7c. to 20o, f evor shown in Oooneo oounty. Gents' and Ladies* Club Big line ot Prinoo's Buck ut only 10o. ? Tios. lu ail oolors. at 28o; Gonts* Four-iu-Band and Puffs, Big lino of Organdies, in all colors, from 7c. to noe. \ in all colors, at prices to match tho timos. 76 dlftoroot WaiBt Patterns in SHk, at 60o. and 75o. fl My lino of Collars and Cliffs ie up to dato. Big Hue of DimitloB and Piquo, from 6e. to 25o. ?I Laee Curtains from 76o. to $1.60; Windon Shades from Big lino of Wool Drees Goods, in all styles and qualittoo. J| lOo. to 76o. eaoh; Curtaiu Poles at 26o. to 40o. i? MEWS SHIRTS, IN ALL STYLES, FROM 25c TO $1.25. Hats. My Sprhig llae is all is, and at tho low est Cash Pi icc:,. Gents*.Straws from 5o. up to $1.50. A full lino of Folt Uate in Light Brown >r Black at "any old prioo.'* Como and seo my stock boforo buying. Men's Ladies' Stoves. Soo my ?8.00 Stove, with 22 piocoR ?lever n hotter ono sola for $10.00. Soo my Now Entorprlso, guaranteed for live yoaiB, at $16.00, $18.00 and $30.00. Shoes, Shoes, Children's Shoes. Romomber-Every pair I soil you is guarautood to bo aa ropron?ntod. Ladios' Fino 8hoos from 08o. to $3.50, in all toes and styles, in Black or Tan. Genta' Fino Shoes from $1.26 to $4.00, In all stylcB, Blaok or Tau. Big lino of Ladios' and Gents' Oxfords, in all styles, from $8.50 DOWN. Children's Shoes in proportion. . . ?Furniture, 200 Oak Post Bodstoads from" $1.26 up. 200 Solid Oak Bedsteads from $2.00 to $5.00. 26 Bure?is H >3.?0 to $4.00. 12 Soil Oak Drossers at $7.00 and. $10.00. Suite of 8 ptooos-Bureau, Wash Stand and Bedst ^d, $0 00 to $-16.00. 16 di if ci i,nt styles of Bookers from $1.25 to $8.50. .Home-made Chairs ut 2?O. Solid Oak Cano-Bottom Chairs at 60o. Kitobon Safos from $?.25 to $4.50. tt lu nocd of any Furniture bo sure to oall on mo. Coffins and Robes. Everything in tho way of Undertakers' Supplios is kopt by mo. AH ordors will bo Ulled promptly, night or day. GROCERIES! I am headquarters on GROCERIES, Ballard's Flour is always kept by me. Every sack guaranteed pure wheat. GIVE ME A CALL WHEN IN NEED OF ANYTHING. HONEST DEALING IS MY MOTTO. J. H. ADAMS, Seneca, S. C. McKinley to Dowey. NKW Y?BK, May 1.-At tho unvy yard to-day Prosldont MoKinloy soot tho fol lowing cablogrhm to Admiral Dowoy: "May 1, 1800. "Dowoy, Manilla: "On this, tho anniversary of your groat victory, tho people of tho United Statoa unite in an oxprossto>\ of affection and gratitude to yoursolf and tho bravo oill oors and mon of your Hoot, whoso bril liant nehiovoinonts marked nu opooh in history and which will livo in tho annals of tho world's boroio doods. (Signed) "WILLIAM MCKINLEY." A Pleasant Surprlso Is in store for you when you buy Dr. Pierce's Ploosaot Pcllots. Ii you ovor took tho ordinary livor pill, big and hulky, nasty too, you'd approoiato a good thing, OBpcoially whon it is sugar-contod, tiny ns a mustard Bood but vory offf JVU^ Othor things hoing oqual, tho sma: ost is tho boat in liver pills-boneo "PU asant Pollots." Tlio negro who outraged Mrs. Wil liauiB ia still at largo, but a not is hoing drawn around him whioh may speedily end in bis capturo. Tho onds of justice ronuiro that tho facts shall not bo mado ?uio?ic just yet, but it appears now that io is bottor known in tuts vicinity than was imagined for sovoral days after bo committed tho orimc. Ono of Iiis nainoa is Robert Clinksoalos, but bo has nu as Bortmont on hand to snit ovory omer gonoy.-Groonvillo Mountaineer, May .H. A banquet was tondorod Vico Prosl dont A. B. Androws and Frank S. Gan non, of tho Southern Railway syBtom, at tho Charleston (S. C.) Hotel Monday night, by tho railroad mon of that olty. Two hundred mon Bat down to a foast that cost $10 por plato. Major J. O. Homphill, editor of tho Nows and Cou rior. presided. Spooches woro mado, pledging co-oporatlon botweon Charles ton end tho Southorn Railway. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. : : ?A xi ii s s I leel-iM\ Ski I H A VIC opened up a ilrst-olass Blaok L smith and Whool-wriglit Shop in Walhalla and am propared to do all kinds of ropairing, such as Buggies, Carriages, Wagons, Horso-shooing, &o. Special attention givon to ropairing maohinory of all kinds. Painting a spooialty. Now work mado to ordor. All work guaranteed satisfactory. Glvo mo a oall. Respectfully, J. K. SMITH. Ralow Potts' Stable, near Depot. May 4, 1800. 8-m T^CAWPIJGN AGAINST "POTATO BUGS" WIIJTJ soon bo oponod, and I have all tho munitions of war, all tho best for mulas for proparlng insootioidos, spray ing mixtures, ?fee Tho first thing to think of is "BugDoath." I will noll you tho matorial and toll you how to uso it. My stook of Drugs and Druggist's Sun dries is always complote. J. H. DARBY, Druggist. W. PITCHFORD CO.'S STORE AND YOU WILL FIND A Nico, Clonn Stock of Dry Gooda, Notious, Shoos and Slippors, Hats, Trunks aud Valises, Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hardware, Groceries, Paints, Oils and Varnish, Stoves and Itangos, Saddles, Harness and Bridles, Lap Hobos and Buggy Umbrollas, &o. Cotton Sood Moat and Hulls, Bran, Hay and Corn. CL W. WWEWmW&M??D OOBIPAIfY? WALHALLA, S. C. LOWERY, BYRD & C?.'S PRICE LIST. Straw and Crash Hats @. 10 to 50 couts oaob. Ladies' bow-out Shoos (fl). OOo. to por pair. Mon's Dress Shirts @. 85 conto to $i oaob. Mon's Undershirts ?. 25 to 50 conts oaob. Ladies1 Undorvests?. 5 to 15 conts each. Tor?alo @. 7 to 124o. por yard. Long Cloth (fl). 10 conto por yard. Whito Organdy ?. 12i conts por yard. Whito Cambrio @. 9 couts por yard. Call and oxamino our goods and we will oonvinoo you that you got good valuo when you trad o with us. Wo handle noos, Hool Swoops, IMows and other farming tools. Buy a Victor Swoop. It will ploaso you. Lowery, Byrd & Co., SENECA, S. O. . NOTICE. fil HE TOWN TAX BOOKS aro now X open at C. W. Baukuight's Store. All taxes must bo paid by Juno ilrst, or penalty will bo added. JAS. THOMPSON, Clork and Troasuror. May 4, 1899. 18-21 Spring Cleaning. YOU glvo your houso and farm a good deaning up ovory flprhig. Why not give yourBolf ono, too? Your system nooda lt after going through tho bad win ter season as muon as your houso doos. Wo havo tho Medicine that does tho work; and doos it wo1.!, too, It contains in ovory bottlo all of tho best Drugs known to bo useful as system-ronovators. Como and soo, and lot us show it to you, nntl common sonso will do the rest. All it costa is OOo. and OOo. a bottlo. You oan't afford to do without it. And if you aro Just gotting ovor tho grip wo can help you in that, too. It costs ?B notliing to show yon our Modioinos-in fact, wo tako pleasure always in doing it. SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS ! I havo a splondid line of Season able Goods, and invito my friends to givo thom a por usai boforo dookling to buy olsowhoro. My* Laces aro l}o. to lOo. n yard, and Kmbroldory 2jo. to 10o. Whito Kid Bolt?, Handkerchiefs and Hosiery. Big lino Tinware at. old prices, though tho markot is 25 to 40 por cont advanced. A now erato of nico Stapln Orook ory at Walhalla, and a big lino on hand hero. Low Cut Shoos and Oxfords. I havo a beautiful Uno of Two-button Oxfords for children, misses and ladies. Bo suro to so6 them. Grocorios, both fanoy and staple. I havo bought ?J8 bags of Coffoo in tho last 50 days, and havo sold quite lot of it to appr?ciative? customers. Come and got your share before lt is gone. Now for thoBo good fat Hams and Poultry and Country Produoo in gonoral. You can got oash or mor ohandiso for thom. Bomombor. I buy most any quantity and am In, the markot all ibo yoar round. Bring me your carly drying Chiokons and gol good prioos for thom. Kgga and Hens ospcoially in demand. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Yours tndy, SENECA, S. H Li Ci SENECA AND