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TO THINK OWN SELF UK TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS TUM NIGHT THE DAY, THOU OANS'T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY JA YNES, SUE LOK, SMITH & STECK. WAI .II AL-LA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPT. 26. 1000. NEW SEK IES, NO. 130.-VOLUME lil.-NO. 3?. Cant We Sell You a Hat? EVERYTHING NEW IN MEN'S HATS-LIGHT DRIVING HATS, DRESS HATS, GOLF OR OUTING HATS, WITH FANCY BANDS, AS WELL AS A COMPLETE LINE OF STAPLE HATS, DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. COME IN AND INSPECT THE LINE RIGHT THROUGH ! P?e4r. C. W. BAUKNICHY. GREAT SLAUGHTER SALE. Goods Must go Regardless of Cost Now is Your Chance. 6-ccnt finality of Lace to close out at 1 cont. 10-ccnt quality of Embroidery to close out at cents. IO ami l'i.'-cont quality of Figured Lawns to close out at 6 cents. Good grade of Chocks to close out at -U cents. '20, 25 and 30-eont quality of Piques and Welts to close out at 10 and L2j cents. Good grade of Bed-Ticking to close out at 5 cents. 50-cenl quality of 72 inches wide Organdy to close out at 80 and 37.1 cents. f)-cent quality of :{ Sheeting lo close out at 3 cents. MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SHOES. ?- ll Mill HW doh lot of Ladies' Oxfords, regular price $1.25, to close out at 00 cents. Joh lot of Ladies' Oxfords, regular price $2 and $2.50, to go at 98c. Lot of Children's Slippers that sold for ?1 and *1.25 to close out at 50o. and 7f)c. Men's line Shoos from $1.20 to $4.50, all styles. Big lot of Ladies' Filio Shoes, in all styles, to close out at ?8o. Big lot at $1.50, ?2 and up to $8.50, Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing! The largest and host selected stock in Ocpnco county at prices that can't bc beat. Ile sure to see. .ny all-Wool .Men's Suit. Others sell it foi ?7.50 ; my juice $4.08. See my other suits from $2 to ?15. Men's extra pants from '18c. to $5. Children's Suits from 05 cents to ?5. Cali lit any body in a suit from a 3-year-old boy to the man that wears a 18 coat. Bo sure to give mo n call if in need of anything in the Clothing lino. The largest and best selected line of .Men's and Hoys' Hats and Caps at prices to suit the customer. Cents' Furnishing Goods a specialty. Crockery'nutl Tinware Stoves and Furniture-tho largest stock io Oconeo county. Stoves from $8.50 to $G0. ICvory one sold hy me is guaranteed or money refunded. FURNITURE. Suits of three noces-Drossor, Washstand and Bedstead-from ?7 to ?50. Bedsteads from $1.50 to $12. Iron Bedsteads (in stock) from ^:?.OS to ?12. Bureaus from $-1 to ?15. Kitchen safes from $1.08 lo $5, Lounges and Couches from $d to ?15. 2f) different styles of I dockers from ?1 to $6. Pictures, Easels, Hugs, Tallies and everything in the Furniture line at tho lowest prices. HEADQUARTERS ON GROCERIES! 10-pound box of Standard Tobacco at $8. 3 cukes good Laundry Soap for 5 cents. liest Flour on tin market :.t tho lowest prices. When in Sciio ut gi .c me ;i call. Holiest dealing and courteous treatment is my motto. A Pair ol Tlllmans. In Iiis campaign speech at Kershaw Col, Jini Tillman told tho v..ins thal ho was a consist(mI member of tim Prcsby toi'ian church. ?Whim thc campaigners roach od Cail noy several of thom gol togo!her mi a hotel pia/./1 and entered into ft social conversation. An ncipiailtanco turned to Col. Jim ami twitted him about his (daims to church membership. "That isa fact,'' insisted Col. Jim. "1 am a consistent member ol' the Crosby terian church." Senator Tillman, Who was silling a few feet away, heard the remark, and, turning to his nephew, he asked: "What makes you tell such a il-ll d n lie as that, lilli?"- Vorkvillo Kn rpiirer. Dewitt's Little Kn ri y Waurn are pl'Oinpt, pallatahle, pleasant, powerful, purifying little pills. J. W. Hull. What is Militarism. Defend?is of the administration willi i to know what ls militarism? The answer IS easy to lind. Lvery time you Stamp a telegram, a bank cheek Ol' any other paper ol' value militai ism sticks to the tongue, lu one item we have a burdon of hundreds of millions placed upon the public. And that is only the beginning. Poisonous toadstools resembling i mushrooms have .caused frequent deaths I this year. Ko sine to use only the genuine. Observe the same care when you ask for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Choro aro poisonous counterfeits, Do Witt's is tho only original Witch Hazel Salve, lt is a sale and certain cure for piles and all skin diseases. J. W. Hell. Cotton Advancing. Cotton is already soiling for I" taints in this market ami I heit; are good rea sons to believe that there will 1)0 a still further advance in price Tho single fact that there is to day a greater scar city of cotton in England than nt any lime since I he ci vd war is sufllclont to causo the price to advance, hut when in addition lo the abnormally small supply of old <a>tton in England, there is a short crop in this country and an increasing demand lo supply home mills, the price cannot tail to remain high throughout the season. Colton is to-day moro valua ble than it has been within lt) years and the market is advancing instead of de clining as it was in IM Mt. There will he, of course, sharp lined nat ions from time to time, throughout tin; season due to speculative influences, but tho needs of the consumers will ho the controlling factor in the determination pr loos, and no permanent (badine is possible until another and huger (nop of cotton is made and marketed.- Sumte. Watchman. Ihren Wives and f liirty-Four Children. Ci i IfKltl'OKDTO.V, Nf. C., September 12.-Ari Carrier, a negro who resides in this town, is the father of ill children, all but three of whom aro living. Ile has been married four times and three of Ids wives are living. Mis hist wife, who is living in this tow i, ha;. Il children; ono wife was so'd during slavery and taken to (JoOlgia and is now in At lanta, another died and another is in South Carolina. Carrier s St? years of tige. -The Atlanta Semi-Weekly ?Tournai and TlIK Co Ult I KU for $1,60 a your. When lo Stop Advertising. An Knglish journal requested a nulli tier of its largest advcrtisers to give their opinions concerning tin; right time lo ?top advertising, and the following re plies wert) received : When the population ceases to multi ply and tho generations that crowd on after you and never hoard of you stop coming on. When you have convinced everybody whose life will touch yours that you have better goods and lower prices than they can get anywhere else. When others stop making fortunes right in your sight solely through tho direct uso of the mighty agent. When you forget tho words of tho shrewdest and most successful men con cerning the main causes of their pros perity. When younger and fresher houses in your line cease starting lip and using the newspapers in telling the people how much l"-?'?'! they can do for them than you can. When you would rathe; lutvu your own way and tail than take advice and wilt. An additional hint might bc given in I beso words : When you have decided t<> .shu' Up shop for good. ? The sweet potato crop is said to be ex- j ceedingly short this year in all sections of the South, and those who succeed in making a surplus above theil own needs should be able to dispose of them at re munerative prices. Tho most dainty ami effective pills made are DoWitt's Lillie Karly Uiscis. They are unequaled for all liver and bowel troubles. Never gripe. .1. W. Kell. Thc Up-Coiintry and tho Whees. Tho State Officers foi" tho next two years commoiioiUg wi til .January will nome from tho following counties: Thc Oovornor from Hampton; tho I ii on tenant Oovornor from Kdgctiold; state Treasurer from ['"airfield; Comp troller (lonOral from llorry; Superintend ent of iodination from Richland; Secre tary of State from Colinton; Attorney (louerai from liarnwotl; Adjutant Ooti? eral from Kershaw; mm Railroad Com missioner from battrons. The Piedmont section is rat lier con spicuous hy its absence from tho list. Perhaps tho pendulum will Swing back our way by tho time of Ibo next oloO tlon.-Greenville News, September l ltb. M CUIItS Will Hf. Alt flSt FAILS. Ea kal UOst Cough Myrup. TMUM UOOd. Uno fffi Fri 111 limo. Suhl tiy ilriiKKlnti._ ?EM Thc appointments to tho scholar ships tO tho Medical College in Char leston were announced last week. Gov. Mcs weeney has made a depart tim in thc matter of the appoint* menis. Ono of liitt appointments is n young woman from Charleston, the li rsl of her sex to bo given an ap pointment to tho Mcdioal College of the State by any Governor. I let name is Miss Annabella K. Prentiss. The Carnival to be bold in Sparlanburg tooms lo be ou a fair road to success. Tho subscriptions for that purpose have idready amounted to about $1,200 and coy continue to come in. TEXT BOOKS ADOPTED. r Slate Board of Education Complete its Work Soulhorn Histories Selected. Tho State Hoard of Education mot in Columbia bust wook and agrood upon tho text book H to bo used in public MC bool H. Tho following in tho list, tho Ilrst flguros hoing tho price to dealers ami tho soc oud tho oxchango prico: Johnson's Koadora-B. F. Johnson & Co., Hichmond, Va. First Header, 10o., 7o. ; Second Koador, 24c, 10c.; Third Header, 27o., 12o.; Fourth Koador, 30c, 15c; Fifth Koador, 48c, 20c. Leo's Histories-B. F. Johnson & Co., Ku hinom], Ya. Now Primary,cloth, 40c, 17c; Now School, cloth, OOo., 26c.J Now School, clotu, 08c, 28c. 1. Wboolor's Graded Studios in Eng lish-VV. ll. Whoolor * Co., Chicago, 111.-32c, 20c 2. lluohlor's "A Modern English (iratn mar"-Nowion &? Co., Now York, (pro vided index bo made)-15c, 25c .'!. Hold & Kellogg's High School d am mar-Maynard, Merrill A Co., Now York-18c, 25c Frye's (ieographies-(Jinn & Co., Now York: 1. Introductory, 31c, boards, 17c. 2. Advanced, 75c, boards, 37o. Tan's First Hook of Physical Geogra phy, (special edition for South Carolina) -Macmillan it Co., Now York-87c cloth, 55c Arithmetics-Wentworth's: 1. Klomentary, We, 10c. 2. Practical, 30c, 18c. Brook's Montai Arithmetic, 22c, 14c. Wentworth's Algobras: 1. FirstStops in Algebra, 48c, 21c. 2. Now School Algobra, OOo., 45c Geometry-Brook's Elomontarry, ROO., 32c. Physiology-Hutchinson's: 1. Otu- Wonderful Bodies, 22c, ile 2. Our Woudorful Bodies, 38c, 10c 3. Physiology and Itygiono, SOc, 45o. Nature Study and Agriculture-Wil son's Naturo Study in Klemoutnry Schools : 1. First Koador 28c, 21c 2. Second Header, 28c, 21c A Manual for Toachors, 72c. Bn*'ey's First Lessons with plants, 32c. Bailey's Principios of Agriculture, $1.00, 75c. Music-Tho Normal Music Course! First Kendor, 24c, 10c. Second Header, 45c, 30c Third Koador, 30c, 24c. Songs of tho Nations, 45c, Mc. Drawing-Normal Course in Drawing - Books Nos. 1. to 3, 72c por dozen, 58c per dozen. Books Nos. 4 to 0, $1.25 per dozen; $1.08 per dozen. Blank Drawing Books, 54c, por dozen, 43c. per dozen. Copy Books-Tho Natural Systoni of Vertical Writing: Numbers 1 to 0, 5 cents each; OOo. per dozen. Numhora 7 to 8, OJc each; 80c. por dozen. Tho Oraphic System of Practical Pen manship (slant writing): Numbers 1 to 0, largo siv , 4Se por dozen. Numbor 7, 00c. por dozen. Numbers 1 to 8 and tracing, ;i0c. Civil Government-Poterman's Ele ments of Civil Government-Hie, 30c Composition and Rhetoric-Williams' Composition and Rhetoric by Practice Mc, 30c General History-Myer's General Hlotory -tl.20, 72c. Supplementary Hoadors-First, 22c, Ile; Second, 20c, 15c; Third, 40c, 20c. ; Fourth 48c, 24c; Fifth, 50c, 28c. Tho following wore adopted for library and literature study: English Classic ScrioB. The Hivorsido Literature Sorics. Star Scries. Macmillan's Pocket Knglish Classics. Historical Tales. The following wore adoptod for a teachers' course White's School Management. White's Elements of Pedagogy. Landon's School and Class Manage ment. Spoiling books-I. Knglish words as Spoken and Written. IL Monson and Glenn's Spoiler and Definer. South Carolina History-Chapman's History of South Carolina. Dictionaries-Webster's Dictionaries, A. B. C. Handy Dictionary, 15c, Oe Primary Dictionary, 54c, 30o. Common School Dictionary, 54c, 30. High School Dictionary, 74c, 48c. Academic Dictionary, $1.13, 75c Maps-South Carolina map-Rand, McN'ally Series of Maps. Tim Qovornor and Superintendent of Kducation have been ompoworod and di rected to lix tho bonds of tho companies. Mr. McMahan has furnished tho fol lowing information, which will ho of mooial interest: 1. The adoption to expire July 1, 1000, tiler all schools aro closed and just before thoy aro oponed. Tho present lato of expiration is Novombor t, after most or all of the schools have bogan md when, therefore, a chango cannot ho (Otiorally effected. (a). A chango in tho new hooks will not bo forced until .Inly I, 1001. Moneo lie present school sessions may continue IV I th thc old books. (h). Exchange (reduced) price? for new inok-i auld to pupils that haw thu old books will continue until November 15, DHU, after which time all tho schools liavii.g opened and every pupil having had a chance to get rid of his old hook, 311 Uro uniformity will prevail in tho lOhools. (Section 3.) 2. Price to dealer is to be printed on Dach book. Tho county superintendent In tho counties where thorn aro county lepositorlos (nearly all the conid ios) will retail the books at this price. Tho pri iratO dealer will add Ills profit, (Sections I and fi.) 3. During tho period of adoption if an adopted book is sold or oven offered for ?ale at a lower prico anywhere iu tho world, that lowest prico i? to booomo tho contract price iu South Carolina. This was not in tho old contract, but is rc quirod in most St at es that havo rocoutiy mado adoptions. Many of tito books adopted in this Stato in 1893 for seven yoars aro now sold olsowhero at lowor prico, though wo liavo boon hold to our contract prico. By this clauso in tho uow contract this Stato is ut onco as sured of as low a rato as now provnils anywhere olso. For instanco, wo aro offered tho prices latoly accepted by TeimoBsoo and Washington in their Stute .dopt ions. (Section 0.) .1. Hooks in tho county depositories (sold nt actual cost by tito county supor intondonts) aro to bo taken up at cost by tho publishers whoso books nro substi tuted. This is a protection of tho school fund which by Act of tho Legislature has boon invested in books for sale at cost. (Section .">.) ii. Publishers pay freight and dray ago on all books whore as much as $25 worth is ordered at a time, and pay snell trans portation charges where tho orders aro ?IB small as $10 v orth,if ordered by county mporiulondonts. This small limit was put bocauso if the only books used from DUO publisher should bo copy-books or dgebras, dealors might havo to order a small quantity and should not bo ro ijuircd to pay tho freight. It would not bo just to tho publisher, howovor, to allow a dealer to harass him with a $5 )rdor on which tho froight might moro than equal tho profit. Tho limit in tho old contract was $100 ind many county superintendents have Doon compelled to pay the freight and tdd a few cents to tho prico of each book. (Sections 1 and 2.) While sumo changes in histories havo joen demanded tho patrons of tho schools hardly expected that any other mangos wore necessary. Tho board, lowevcr, thought di fi?rent, and ovory text book has been changed. Patrons cv i 11 foot tho bills, but will doubtless congratulate themselves that another chango will not bo mado in soveral years. -Columbia Record, Septcmbor 14th. Doos it Pay to Buy Cheap ? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds s all right, but you want something that viii rolievo and euro the more sovoro and langerons results of throat and lung roubles. What shall you do? (?o to a vanner and moro regular climate? Yes, f possible; if not possible for you, then n either caso tako tho ON I, Y remedy .hat has linen introduced in all civilized ?ountries with success in sovcro throat md lung troubles, "Hoscheo's Gorman Syrup." It not only heals and stimu atc? tho tissues to destroy tho germ lisesso, but allays inflammation, causes iasy expectoration, gives a good night's est, and cures tho initient. Try ONE Kittie. Recommended many years by di druggists in tho wo; ld. For salo by I. II. Darby, Walhalla. A Big Doctor Bill. One of tho handsomest fees ever >aid a general praetioner in his country for services in a ingle case will be received by )r. J. N. McCormack, of Bowling ?reen, for his attendance upon Wil lam Goobel after he was shot at ?Vankfort. Arthur Goobel, brother of ho dead Governor, and his devisee tndcr the will, has placed a claim igainst the estate of thc late Governor Joobol for *10,000 for Dr. McCor mick's services. William Goebel's ;reat ambition was to be Governor >f Kentucky. Ile and Dr. McCor mick had long been close friends and vhon Goobel was shot Dr. MoCor naek was one of the first physi tinns to como to his assistance. The round was ti mortal one, but, reali/. ng Goebel's ambition and knowing hat if life could bc prolonged a few lays the Legislature would decide ho contest, ami that Goobel would irohably be declared Governor, Dr. dcCortnack took every slop known o science to stem thc ebbing tide. >r. McCormack used a salt solution o stay thc How of blood lost by ie mor rh ago. When Arthur Goobel .rrived bc requested Dr. MeCor nack to remain in Frankfort with Tis brother and not return to his tractico itt Bowling Green, The lector willingly consented to do so nd, until Goobel died he worked vith him night and day. Look at yourself I Is your face covered with pimples? Your skin rough and blotchy? It's your liver I Aycr's Pills arc liver pills. They cure constipation, biliousness, and dyspepsia. 25c. All druggists. Want your inoUttftOliO or bruni n lieiuitlful lirown or rlrli lilaok V Thru mo BUCKINGHAM'S DYE whilteVs, Hypnotism as a cure for the liquor ,nd tobacco habits is being put to iractieal and scientific use by Kev leorge H. Cutten, pastor of thc Iowan! Avenue Baptist Church sew Haven, an' ii rly centre tish on tin; Yale toot . eleven. Tn? Cou m un and tho Atlanta Constl utloil and tho Homo and Farm one year or tho ?um of $2. DEATH OF JACKSON'S SURGEON. Dr. Hunter McGuire ,Dlod in Richmond, Va., After a Long and Painful Illness. RICHMOND, VA., Septombor 19. Dr. Hunter McGuire, tho chief Bur geon on Stonewall Jackson's staff, ind ono of tho best known surgeons ill tho country, died hore this morn* ng at 10 o'elock. This eminent Bur ?eon was stricken with paralysis vbout six months ago and never re ?overed. Dr. McGuire entered the Confcd ;rato army as a private soldier, en .oring in a regiment in Jackson's irigade. He was assigned a place in tho medical staff. A short time ?ter he was made the head of tho nodical department of General.I aek on's army and was present willi hat officer when ho received Iiis alai wound near Guinea Station. Ie performed tho operation made leeessary thereby. Just before the ?utbreak of tho war he was a stil leilt at the Jefferson Medical Col ege, Philadelphia, but as soon as it vas recognized there was to be war ie left for Virginia. Upon his arri val here, with a number of other t?d?nts, McGuire was given a cor lial reception by the local authori ics. Dr. Hunter McGuire was one of ho most eminent surgeons in the louth. He headed tho movement vhich brought from Philadelphia o Richmond sonic 300 Southern nodical students during the exoite uent incident to the John Brown aid ; had filled the chair of surgery ti tho Medical College ot Virginia nd founded thc Univesity College f Medicine here. Ile was the au hor of severn1 important medical v'orks, bad served in leading posi- i ions in medical and surgical organ i- | ations of the country and was chair man of tho history committee of the Irand Camp of Virginia, Confeder- 1 to Veterans. ] Tho emergency bags sont by a church , :icioty to Kansas soldiers in tho IMiilip inc8 contained among tho necessities a 1 ox of DoWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, tho , 'ell known euro for niles, injuries and kin disoases. The ladies took caro io < btaiu tho original DoWitt's Witch [azol Salve knowing that all tho ootlii irfoits ure worthless. .1. W. Holl. i Let us Agree to Disagree. ATLANTA, GA., September 19.- 1 atlanta Camp, No. 159, United : !on fed erato Veterans, at its last 1 looting adopted a resolution, couched i strong language, taking execp lons to a resolution passed at the 1 ncent encampment at Chicago of lie G. A. H. relative to Southern :;hool histories. It was held hy ?ie G. A. H. resolution that many of . ie histories used by Southern i shool children gave a partisan view i f the historical facts of the civil 'ar. ? After giving briefly several inoi- 1 onts in the war tho resolution dopted by tho Atlanta Camp con ludes : i "In the language of the resolutions | f the Grand Army we, of the South, | Iso call upon all patriotic citizens t i aid in banishing from our schools | ll I'ooks and teachings of a partisan, t motional or disloyal character, but | '0 remind our fellow citizens of the | Irand Army of the Ropllblio that so j mg as tho Northern schools are | lippi ted with hooks that teach that \ ie war between the States was or- ( aniseed rcbolliop, designed to des- < .oy the Union ; that JeiTorsoi) Davis i as the arch traitor, (while John i Irown was a hero and martyr;) that ; lobcrl IS, Leo, Aldert Sidney John- i on and Stonewall Jackson were I nilly of treason ; that Semines, 1 atlnall, Buchanan and Waddell t ere wicked pirates, and the South rn armies were hands of rebels, the t loption of these resolutions by the t rand Army of tho Republic is hut I hollow farce. I "Tho resolutions themselves teeni ( '?til partisan anger and misrepic- ? intalion, Whenever the unfair t artisan books of the North aro cor- i ?Ctod ard all evidences of hatred 1 f the South eliminated therefrom it ti ill then be time enough for our \ Irand Army friends to call for re >rm in the matter of Southern his )ries." Th oro is moro catarrh in this section ( f tho count'" than all oilier diseases nttogotlu , until tho last few years was Supposed to bo i nen rabin. For a icat many \ears doctors pronounced it local disease, and prescribed local nun lies, and by constantly failing to cure ith local treatment, pronounced it ?li ll able. .Science has proven catarrh to' a n constitutional disease, and it tlioie iro requires constitutional treatment, all's Catarrh Curo, manufactured by I''. , Cheney St Co., Toledo, Ohio, is tho dy constitutional euro on the market. ; is taken internally in doses from toil ! lops to a teaspoonful. 11 acts directly ll the blood and mucous surfaces ol' tho ,'stem. They Offor OHO hundred dollars! ?r any case it fails to cure. Send for reniais and testimonials. Address K. J, CHUNKY & Co., Toledo, ohio. Sold by druggists, 7? cents. Hali's Family Pills are tho liest. THE OLD MEN NOT FORGOTTEN. Tho Legislativo Halls Still to Havo tho Bone fit of Their Wisdom. A few days ago The Journal pub lished an article showing that tho young men had come to tho front in a marked degree in the last election. lt was shown that in sevoral coun ties young men, many of thom novices in politics, had won positions over old and experienced politicians. Especially for the Legislature was it the case that the new talent provod tho most potent in tho campaign. Particularly noticeable wore tho triumphs of IC. L. Hemden, nomi nee for ?Senator in Oconeo county, and Lewis Dorroh, nominee for the House in Greenville. lint tho obi men were not forgot ten in tho last election. Elderly men who were in politics before tho war have been sent to the Legisla ture by handsome majorities. This h a most gratifying sign, becauso it is a recognition of approved worth, while no abiding backset to youth ful ambition. As an instance, Capt. A. II. Dean was nominated for the House in Spnrtanburg. Greenwood sends to tho House, over his own protest, Capt; J. 1 lamp den Brooks, one of the gentlemen of thc old school, who still runs a planta tion in thc good old way. Ho is a brother of the noted Preston Brooks, a Congressman from this State, famous beforo the war and for whom hundreds of South Carolinians have been named. Col. Hebert A. Thomp son is a nominee from OootlOC county. He was a legislator, Ordinary of Piekons District, and editor before tho war and an almost constant par ticipant in politics since. Hon. Wm. II. Parker, of Abbeville, is another member of thc next House who was prominent in thc old ?lays. He was i Commissioner in Equity in the T)0s ind a member of the House in tho 70s. In the polities of later years Oapt. Brooks and Mr. Parker were Conservatives and ?ol. Thompson a Ile for mor. Mr. Parker is a promi nent dispensary man. It is a good sign to see the patri ?rchs conscripted to serve the people ivith thc ripened experience of many years. They add dignity to tho leg slativo councils and show that worth md faithfulness are appreciated by ?ho people, and that factionalism is io mo! e.-Spnrtanburg Journal. .-? # ?- ?. - - - What Governor Sayers Says. HOUSTON, TKXAS, September 19. -Governor Sayers to-night wired the following statement to the " 30 ainted Press : "Thc situation to-night in all parts )f the stricken district, so far as known to nie, is improved and will I believe, should we have fair weather, continue to improve. Tho method of distributing the benefac tions of the people has becomo sys tematized and bas been reduced to Mo lowest expense possible, and in .his I have had thc hearty and vol intary assistance of the railway, ox >ress, telegraph and telephone com uiiiics, all of whom have promptly uni without charge transmitted sup dies and messages, besides eontrib tting to the relief of the sufferers, ?alveston is being managed by itH >Wn municipal authorities, sttppli? non tod by tho assistance of com nittecs coin posed of its best citizens md also by tho aid of General Scurry. I am also informed that tho United Stales Marshal, Dr. Grant, ins rendered ami is rendering most /alnable aid. The loss ol' lifo occasioned by the dorm in Galveston and cist where on he Southern coast cannot bc less ?han Pi,(HUI lives, v. bile the loss ol* pro icrty will probably aggregate ?'20, 100,000. Not withstanding this severo dlliolion, I have every con lld once hat the stricken districts will rapidly evive, and that (?alveston will, from icr present desolation and sorrow irise .r'ith renewed strength and igor. -* . A Coal Panic in New York. Xi.w Vouk, September 10.-? Tho loni merchants ol' this city and brooklyn have decided that thc ?rico ol' stove cud ol' ?ill grades rom to dav on will be *7 per ton. Phis is an a.hunco of $2 ti ton with it a week. Steam coal linsadvanced run $2.()u to s I .fi? since Saturday. The object of thc dealers in raising he pi icc to s7 is to stop thc people, yho sectn to have been seized with miiic on account of the great strike, rom buying. Tho coal tuen say they lo not w ish to become tied up with )rdoi'8 without knowing whether it ?viii be possible to make a delivery, riley now have ti normal supply, which at thc present time they cannot mercase on account of the strike.