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Uttt of mry 10,000 persons in Cope Colony, South Africa, there are 4403 person* who ere engaged in agriculture, the aggregate number being 572,483 ipersoiM. of whom 889,61?1 are males and 188,848 females. Some argue that the deepest place In the ocean will be found to correspond almost exactly with the height of the high* est mountain. This theory has been disproved within the last year; ocean depths 10,000 feet deeper than the htight of Mount Kveregt baring been found. i ??? | The .value of the British mineral out** pot declined nearly $10,000,000 in 1891. MJt k * only keeping company," com* jfth.-.Waits the San Francisco Chronicle, MMBk ' * "* 'duciioa In the United States." . , The critics ot fruit-growing in Califor^pis, ere advised by the San Francisco v Chronicle to road the story from Fresno of the yield of two and a half acres of seedless Sultana grapes. One hundred tons of grapes which will produce $4000 in raisins is a pretty good return for labor and time expended in this little ineyard. It may be regarded r.s somewhat sin* gular that Sir Walter Scott's novels are almost as popular in Paris as are the novels of the eminent French novelists. Translations of his romances are found on every bookstall in numbers, ^and the Paris Municipal C >uncil has recently^ * shown its appreciation ot the author 'himself by naming a short street aftei him. ' A gentleman of lolsure in England has just built a dairy, the like of which has never been seen. The building, which is of Carrara marble, is fitted throughout with electric light, and all the motive power for separator* and churns and washing purposes is supplied by electricity. The opening of the edifice was performed with great ceremony by the ' Lady Mayoress of London. i In Missouri fifty-seven per cent, of tho males of voting ago are foreigu born, in 1 Vf* Wisconsin.fifty-two per cent., in Indiana twelv^^K^oeD^^^tJhog^^^^w^h^ thirty-three per cen.. of the males of ' voting age are foreign born. There are noarly 20,000 colored voters in Ohio, 13,000 in Indiana, 18,000 in Illinois an 1 0000 in Michigau, but comparatively few in Wisconsin and Minncsotu. t' The British Royal College of Physicians has passed a resolution to the effect that ''this college regards the sale and purchase of practices or the transfer of patients from one physician to another for a pecuniary consideration among fellows or members of its body as contrary to the traditions and practice of the college, interfering with tho freedom of patients, and derogatory to tho position of a physician. The New York Times maintains that "agriculture is the mo3t profitable iudustry.in existence. The silver mines that are now gutting a dollar's worth of silver, as measured by common business standard, for seventeen cents, are not more profitable than a good far.11 well manured. Taking the present prices of all farm products and the cost of them, the profit is quite as goo i as those of the richest mines, but, while every dollar taken from these is reducing the deposit, the farm is inexhaustible and will continue to yield its profits as long as tbe world exists in its present form, and after that time has elapsed there will be no far.11s required. B it as the mine is made to pay only by the most skillful working by scientific mining experts, so the farm must be worked in the same way or it cannot be made as profitable as it may be/| A feature of life insurance in tlx Wost, notes the New York Post, is tiio growing inclination of wo:ncn to take out endowment policies that they may have an income to fall bick upon when old age overtakes them. Tnis, it see in, is the motive of most women who insure themselves. Occasionally one of them insures her life for the benefit of heirs, but such a practice is rare among those who are compelled to work for u living. Not many years ago a woman who took oul ad insurance policy was thought to bj unusually 14progressive," but nowadays be may carry a heavy risk without exciting much comment. A well-knowi Milwaukee heiress, Miss Lizz'e Plankinton, has her life insured for $30,000, and the wife of a prominent Chicago in uraoce man pays premiums on a policy of $50,000. An incident of the extension of the business among women is naturally the appearance of female agents in competition with men. In Milwaukee there are two young womer who make a comfortable living as insur ance solicitors, and they find many patrons in their own sex. DEMOCRATS WIN! So It Will Be "Four Years More For Grorer." Reports From All Along1 the Line Show How the Great Election Went. New Yobi Citt .?The pivotal ?!ate has been torn up, politically, from centre to circumference, and from the returns, Cleveland and Stevens>n are emerging as victor*. New York city, complete, give* Cleveland 174,88.1, Harrison 98,700. Cleveland'* majority, 70,125. The World claims New York, Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey and 8 vote* in Michigan for Cleveland. 1,312 districts outside of New York and Brooklyn give Cleveland 157,214, Harrison 182.078. Jh * _ GBOVER CLEVELAND, OF NEW YOKK. The result of the vote for Assemblymen iu this State: Democrats 72; Republicans 50. This insures the election of u Democrat to the United States Senate'to succeed Htscork. Oswego city, complete, giver Cleveland a majority of 450, a Democratic gain ol 584. 150 districts out of 048 in Brooklyr give Cleveland 31,181, Harrison 14,181. Indications point to a majority for Cleveland of 25,000. From the returns already received from different wards in Albany there is a Democratic loss. The sixth ward gives the Republican nominees for Assembly a majority of 10, when it normally gives a Democratic majority of 200. In tire fifth ward Harrison has 24 majority against a majority of 180 for Cleveland iu 1888. 380 districts out of 018 in Brooklyn give Cleveland 45.780, Harrison 88,045. It is estimated that Cleveland's majority south of the citv line will reach 75,QUO. * y Returns now show the fo!? vwing result in the vote for Congressmen in yew York State: Democrats elected, pthioctstlc loss of 2 adi.al h. btkven90jl New York, (Later.)?Returns show that Cleveland has carried New York, New Jersey Illinois. Connecticut nnd Wisconsin, with Virginia and West Virginia doubtful. Delaware is Republican. Cleveland is therefore elected. sol'tii caroi.ina. Charleston*, S. C.?With the possi ble excep ion of the seventh district, South Carolina returns n solid Demacrtic delegation to Congress and chooses n'ne Cleveland electors. The congressional delegation will stand as follows: 1 ? W. II. Brawlcy (re-elected ) 2 - W. Jasper Talbert. :i ?A. 0. Lattimer. 4?G. W. Shell (re-elected.) r,?T. J. Strait. 8?John L. McLaurin. In the seventh district the candidates arc E. W. Moisc, Democrat, and G. \V. Murray, colored, Republican. The dis trict has a very large colored majority. It is represented in the present Congress by Wni. Elliott, Democrat, who received 51,700 votes against 4,700 cast for two Republican contestants. It is possible that Gen. Moisc may secure the election, thus making the delegation solid as now. Colombia.?Partial returns from six counties, Cleveland 51.058:. Harrison RKS V^' I BENJAMIN HARRISON. VfROIMA. Chart.otti?vii.i.k, Va.?Returns pour ing in upon the State committee here leaves no doubt that Virginia has gone Democratic by probably 10,000. From every point in the State the indications point the same way. This town for example, gives Cleveland 504 majority?a gain of 5120 over 18HK; Albemarle county gives Cleveland a majority of 1,700?increase of 1,000; Roanoke City givrs ii 0 Democratic majoiity- a Democratic gain of 7251, and Roanoke county give 55 )0 Democratic majority, a Democratic gain of 687. From oibet parts of the State like lesulta are reported. The congressional [delegation will be solidlj Democratic as follows.1?W. A. Jones, (re-clectcd.) 2?D. Gardiner Tyler. 3?Geo. D. Wise, (re-elected.) 4?Jas F. Epps. (re elected.) 5?Claude A. Stvanson. 6 ?Paul C. Edmunds, (re-elected.) 7?Chas T. O'Ferrall, (re-elected.) o?ri. a. ffcvri-uim, ^re-ciwieu.j 9?Jas. W. Marshall. 10 ? II. St. George Tucker, (re-elected.) The delegation in the present House is solidly Democratic. KORTH CAROL nt A. Charlotte, N. C.?Hcturns show a Democratic majority in North Carolina and the State ticket headed by Eliaa Carr for Governor.elccted. Mecklenburg Democrats by 20,000 majority. Solid Democratic congressional" delegation probably elected. Legislature Democratic. Htatesville gives 40 Democrntes majority; 4 years ago it gave 20 Republican majority. The Republicans have carried Person aud Rockingham counties. on to. OoLUMncB.?Early scattering returns indicate that Ohio has gone Republican by more than 2o,0Q0. NEW HAMrsniRE. Manchkstf.h.?Returns from thi9 State will be very late. Hie counting under the Australian system delays matters beyond all expectations. Returns from twenty scattering towns and one ward of this city show uniform Republican gains, which if continue J will give Hairisou whitelaw he 11). the State by over 3,000. Indications favor the election of illair, Republican, in the first congressional district and the election of Smith, Republican, for Governor. ii.t.inois. Ciiicaoo, Ii.t,.?The Chicago Tribune concedes Illinois to Cleveland. The Chicngo Daily News claims Illinois for Cleveland bv over 20,000. The State i%now claimed by the Democrats at majorities ranging from twenty to thirty thousand. indiana. Indianapolis.?The Slate has gone Republican by at least 10,000 majority. connecticut. Hartford?Demo ratsjelsim the State for Cleveland by 1,000. i>ro election of State olliccrs by people. The Legislature is Republican. michigan. Detroit.?Forty precincts, outside of Wayne county, give for Governor Rich, Republican.4.1137; Morse. Democrat,4,000. Ewing, People's party,392; Russell, Prohibition, 45. mississippi. Jackson.?Returns meagre; Cleveland carries the State I by ' probably 20,000. The Democrats claim election of all Coucrcssmen. weaver's showing. Denver, Cot.o.?Weaver ha? swept Colorado from or*4 end to the oilier. His plurality will be nearly 10,000. Waite, the Po, ulist candidate for Governor, is apparently elect*d. The congressional delegates will undoubtedly be Pierce and Hell, Populists. New Mex'co elects the Democratic tick t except Catroa, Republican, who is elected t) Congress. In Wyoming the Republicans have eir ricd the day, and in Idaho the Populist* claim the State. california, San Francisco, L\.?Cleveland has a piuality in this city of 7,000, which is overcome however by Harrison's plurality in other parts of the state, and California is conceded to have gone Republican . estimates on the next senate. New Yoke.? Indications point to the balance of power in the Tinted States Senate being in the hands of the Populists 01 Farmers' AMinnec. The Democrats appear to have gained control ot the Legislature on joint ballot in four States which are now rcpre-ented bv Republicans in the uppci house. The Populists claim to be able t > elei t three new Senatois. 'Ibis will change the standing ol tlie dilterent partts in llic Senate from 47 Republicans, :$(> Democrats anil two Farmers' Alliance, to 4:? Democrats, 40 Republicans and 5 Farme s' Alliance. Complete returns on the vote for members of the Legislature of several of the Northwestern States arc not to be had, but the Farmers" Alliance appeir to have a sufficient number of these States to give them the balance of power. THE EXPLANATION OK TIIK MATTER. Omaha, Nbii.?The Nebraska returns aie still fragmentary. 'I he Weaver electors will carry the State by over 5,000. Crounse, Kepublican. for Go ctnor. wil probably g t 5,000 plurality, also Majors itcpublican for I/eutenuit Governor. NEW JERSEY. Trenton?Cleveland lias carried New Jers y by 5,000 and Wert7, Democrat for Governor elected The Ilepub'ican! elect Congressman in the 1st. '2d and fitl districts. soi -rn <"Ar.ni.iNA. C'ii viii.kston N. (' The vote 5 Cleveland. 00,000; II 11 i on '20,000 Weaver '2,' 00 ? WOOD***.' Mn.?Avm-4f. C. Piyw, ex-Chalrmin of the Republican State Committee, f, concedes Wisconsin to the Democrats. a iowa. 4 Du Moines?Returns no* coining in rapidly increase Harrison's plurality to 80,000. Anti Prohibition Kspublicaus t] hare returned* to the party, giving the * Republican ticket gains. Tie Leader a (Dcm ) says Iowa is Republican by a ? small plurality. * morth dakota counts Sioux Falls?Returns are unpnce denilt slow. The outlook is that fTea er has carried the State by 1,000 major- |t itv and Pheldon, Republican, is sleeted w Gorcrnor. k complexion of the fiftt-twtkd con- * oeess. " publicans and 7 Fusion jsts or Farmers' Alliance. Rhode Island failed to elect cl?bcr candidate for representative, T! but the probabilities favor the choice of two Republicans. This would innke the totnl opposition vote in the IIouso 1M m and the Democratic majoiity 02, a lo?s oi of 46. tli at.aiuva. j* Birmingham, Ala.?It is estimated that Cleveland's majority In Alabama will ex eced 30,000. The Democrats have elected all their niuc congressmen. w watson defeated. g Tn MPSON, Ga?The tenth district of si Georgia gives Black 5,000 mnjority ovei y< Watsou. si blkkdiko kansas. C Topeka, Kan.?Tho Rcpublirnn Stntc a' central c mmittcc claim 8,000 Rcpubli w cin mnjority in Kansas, while the chair- w in li of the Populist committee claim* tin- *1 majority for I ne l^inuiists ^nTOTTeKt% all Congressmen ami a msjority in the " coming Legislature. Returns are coming fj in very slowly. Jj illinois. t Chicago ?The returns from lllino's aie still incom^bte but all iudications point p to the carrying of the Ptste by Cleveland ft and Stevenson by a plurality of from 8,- p 000 to 10,000, though that party is claim- e} i?g 20,000 to 25,000 majority. california again. a Pan Francisco.?About two thirds n of the vote of California gives Harrison 07,850; Cleveland 90,738; Wearer 17,805. ? The indicati ons now are, that the * State will give Cleveland a plurality of " abou 3,000. The Democrats elect Geary ^ in the first congressional district, Cam- v inetti in the second, Muguirc in the ^ third and Cannon in the rixth district The Republicans.elect Ildbcrn in the n , fourth, Loud in thfiji/th and Powers in u the ft-venfE JEnBY BIMPfON ELECTRO. K Topeka, Kan.?The Republicans haw a majority of the legislature on joint ballot of four?three in the IIoiirc nml one in the Senate This will probably ^ be increased by two or three. The Rc- * public*!)* have elected three Congress- H mcu from the fir.-t, second and fourth 1 districts, and the populists have elected * their candidates from the third, tilth, sixth and seventh districts. Brodcrick's majority in the fifth district is over 3,000. Funstou's in the second is over 1,000 and Cu tin' in the fourth is about 3,000. The Populist congressional majorities are Hudson, third, 2,000; Davis, fifth, 000; Hakcr. sixth, 2,0 0; Jerry Simpson, scvcuth, 2,000. All Peo, le's party Co igressmen arc elected by greatly reduced majorities. carter to iiarrtson. New York?Chairman Carter, of the Republic in nation V*...unit tee, sent the following telegram to President Hani son: The re;urns show that wc linreln-en defeotcd by a pronounced majority. The defeat can only be nttrihut d to a reaction agnrnst tin: progressive policies of the Republican party. (Signed), Thomas IT. Cameo, Olaii man." SIIJFFTtKO FROM WEAVER TO IIAI'.P.I.SON. New York ?L test returns transfer couth Dakota's elcc'oral votes from the Weaver column to the Harrison column. Tois makes the totals as follows: Cleveland, 3>0. Harrison, 110. Weaver, 28. I >1 ASPAf ni'*ett9. Boston. ? A careful tevis'on of the press returns of the vote for Governor in Ma?snehu-etts was mailt. Tlie result shows that Russell h s .a plurality of 1>937an f.xtra sefpion ok congress INRVi l AIM P.. Washington.-^Amongst the immedii nte eonscijuenres of the verdict at the jiolls, the strong probability of the Fiftythird Congress being onlle I in extui session immediately after inauguration is already being discussed here. Aiiixtr.i session of the Senate is alwny< called at the beginni g of a new ailniin isfi ntion to I confirm the cabinet ollieers and the n< w diplomatic representative of flic United States abroad. But the present e'ertion i hav ng turned on questions of domestic i policy it is obvious to experienced political leaders of a 1 parties that nn extra sess'on of both houses of Congress will inevitably resul'. Secretary of the Treasury Foster, amongst others, admits this. TIIR PIIBSIDBNT'S FUTUKK RESIDENCE. roston ?"Is it true tlist President II .rrison talks of taking up his residence i in Boston?" said a reporter to J. It. Mc, Kee, the Pr^sidcnt's^Lai-in-law. ' It is too early to reply aeSiHely," said Mr. McKre, "but if the President leaves ' Washington a d if the efforts of mvself > and M s. SIcKee can prevail he may come, lie was, up to u short time ago, at least, firmly determined to return to r Indianapolis at the close of his official career where almost his whole life has ^ been passed. With a mai at his ag\ , too, it is greatly a matter of associations, and it would be hard for him to leave In iaoapolis, for which he has always had a great liking, a.d go to another s place, where the associations would be ? new, and perhaps ent rely different from those tn the rtlH hrone " kobtb carolina. Rai.kioh, N. C.?The Intent return* roni the Fifth Congressional district inirate, almost beyond doubt, thnt A. H. i. Williams (Dem.) has been defeated ar Congress by the Republican candiate, Thomas Settle. Settle ia a sen of lu late Judge Settle, of Greensboro, nd is a young uian of extraordinary b lity for his years. He has been twice lected solicitor of his judicial district. .11 the other eight congressman are Den.*crats. Cleveland's mnioritj i? NS.OOO fki.t i.irk going to a wkddt (o. Nkw York ?President-elect Cleveind and Mrs. Cleveland attended the redding of Miss Virginia Coudcrt and Ir. Frederick II. Benedict. Mr. end Ira. Cleveland's intimate friendship with be Benedict family is well known. Tlin r> dding took place at the residence of bo bride's parent*. Mr. and Mis. Fredriek R. Coudcrt. Archbishop Corrigan MeUtcd at the ocrcmoniis. THE ARIZONA KICKER. ha Edit** Speak a Frankly of His Work-in the Campuign. A Summing Up.?For the Inst four onths the Mayor of tliia town (who is iraelf) and the editor and proprietor of ic Kicker (who is also ourself) bus b cu ?fore the electors of this Senatorial Istrict as a candidate for State Senator, ow that we arc elected it is pcihups ell to do a little summing up. First?The office did not seek us, but e laid our pipes and made a successful rab at it. The idea that the office tould seek the man was all right in the ?nr 480 B. C., but it hasn't Itcen worth nicks iu this country since Christopher olumbus discovered it. That was what iled us for about ten years?we were aitkig for some office to seek us, and 'C wore mighty poor clothes and didn't t down to a square meal once a week. niiiUg iiawyss iiwif iim ^ 1 ie nomination, we planted our wires >r a pull in every direction. The fact int wc are honest, respectable, and all >. K. as men run, ami that the |opposion couldn't even get up a decent lie bout us, wns ail right tou certain point. Cyoud that we had to shell out cash,tap keg of whiskey here nnd there, and romise to take care of about fifty he 1rs who really ought to lx> doing time. Third?Up to date we have been shot t four limes; two attempts have been lade to assnssinate us; we have been ombarded with cats, rabbits, eggs, nnd ther fruits of this prolific; soil; two atempts have been made to steai our inning mule; we have received three inferial machines nnd twenty-one threatenag epistles. On the otlcrlmnd, wc have rounded two of the opposition who had loubted our vcrncity when we were lyng, and filed at three others who 'got way. We have aided to break up three aeclings, licked two of the opposition pcakers, nnd kept such a . corner on the leroscne market that only our side could i?ld torchlight parades. Fouith?Wc have used every effort to lown the opposition and get there with ?oth feet, nnd know that we arc solid iad it been left to us at the outset we hould have preferred a epiiet campaign ivith no shooting. We should have elcced to go^before the people as an humble itizcu possessed of a fair shave of the ardinal virtues. We should have Reused to buy up the old soakers or n me lown with a dollar for a corrupt ion fund, rhc politicians wouldn't have it that vny, however We were in the hands >f our friends, and they didn't want any lew ideas introduced into the campaign. Wc feel a hit sorrv for the omiosi.inn candidate. While he was totally unlit for the otiiec and should never have been nominated, he has put in his time and noncy and will be left dead broke and completely discouraged by the result. IV e also feel sorry For the good men unong the opposition. .They have Hid ibout us, and whooped it up in various vuys as a duty they owed the party. It ,v?s going rather strong when they delured that our father was hanged for nurder And our mother used to be a )ocr slinger, but it whs in the line of duty m?l only what might be expected in poltir s. Agricultural Crop of South Carolina. Capt. Angus P. Brown, of Colombia, S f\, formerly connected with the agricultural department and r.ow on the weather bureau of the St to, makes the folios ing estimate of the agricultural crop of the State for this year: mi. 1890. Cotton? Ai r. uk'\ ! 1,'iCI.IW 1,61.5,501 a leltl, pounds lint, I I "hi T?iai yicia, bate*. I 511,sto t&i.uo Corn ? Acrcage, I I.7IG.I9I t. GIT. <99 Vlelil. bushels, ' 1.1 Total vtelil, bmhets, ??,llo.ilb IG.IG9.II6 lllce? AerenKC. 81.110 71.619 Vlebl. bushels, I SI Total yield, pounds, I0T. IGS.Siij C?.?!< 911 Wheat Acreage, I lG/.Tfl 158.019 V leld, bushels, I 7 Total yield, bushels. 1.179.5W 5*,9,715 Oats? Acreage, I 351,050 32M08 Vb'ld. bushels, I II TntSl yield, bushels, J 4,631,?'<t 9,807,07s Sugar eane ? Acreage, I 4,859 3,1'G Yield. gallons, I ! * Total yield. I HVO) .5I9.29J Sorghum ? Acreage. I II,5 I |0.J8! Yield, gallons. HI Total yield, gallons, I l.iGl.feS) 899,:!;) TOIOU to - ! Acreage, ] 4.01 1.9VI Yield. pounds. I 8O1 Total yield, pounds, I 9,59",<ti?i 8wet |K)t?itoe?? Acreage. I 53.7UI 4U.T/J Yield, bu.ih*ls. 1 lit Total yield, bn- heln, G.19l.lv.) 3,968 716 I'n j Acrcagp. ' l*i,#00 I YleJti. bushel*. 'i Total yield. Iiutlipi*. - MVCU * V8II Irish pot itops Acreage. 15,100 I C.66I YlPhl, bushel*. I Ml | Total ylel*. btithels. j J,3U.GU> j Captain Ilrown says that it is practically imposible for him at I his time fo give any reliable figuies concerning the watermelon, fruit, pea vine and fodder crops. The redact on of the acreage in cotton as well as the small r use of fertilizers. he said, con ribu ed t > the small crop. The heavy rains and drought alto hcl.cd to bring about a shoi t cotton crop. The other crops ali show a good incrcas of acreage and jield. The menhade i fisheries of t'no 1* lit" 1 S'a'.es annually yield *\jrU> of fertil zerr and oil. The Sunny South Oleaned and Epito Imj mixed. All the N?wa and Occurences Printed Alii Here in Oondensed Form. The Governor of T<oulaiana has ussrnn- O cd control of New Orleans. the! The total rail* aye of Sou'h Carolina bus, railroads is 2,531.08. larg A new cotton mill l?aa been incorpor- m0 ntcd to build a mill at Dillon, 8. C. The new Pilot Point cotton mills at > Raleigh, N. C., will begin operations Jnu Ut gov Tbo Alliance Tobacco Warehouse Co., Uni at Ainherst, Va.. declared an annual div- of t idend of HO per ceut. A Genuuu Insurance Co. has been or- ^ panized by Charleston, ft. C., Tcutoulc ... I citizen*. . j A collision Thursday night, near Babtf, 40g Miss., betwccu two freight trains in- jjX| stantlv killed the two engineers. Both r0p, are said to hive been asleep. g^v, A bill hns passed in the Georgia Leg- wna islnturc endorsing the efforts of Thomas oon I'. Stovnll. I. W. Avery and C. P. Goodyear in establishing direct foreign trade '' nud urging citizens and railroads to help t'101 the project and aid in building up profit- rcm able and permanent lines of steamships Krri from foreign lands to Southern ports for ,u,t* dir.ct Ponthein export and import trade. nov At Orlando, Fla , a party while drill- j? ing a well for the ire factory, bronglit up f a (plantitj of pebble phosphate rock. The m specimens averaged about 05 per cent. | f phosphate. The depth at which these deposits are found is littl feet, almost too deep for profltahle mining unless found in large quantities. A Knoxville, Tena., wholesale iner- [By chant, who deals almost exclusively in 1 "'3timi*Y)f' rV*7m nnnnn: buna and in Texas, says trtat the mo t of p his goods are manufactured from North too Carolina clay, and he has ns nice a line per of goods as anyone in the country. Why '1 then should we not mine out own kaolin, 1 manufacture and use our own ware, in- tin stend of paying tribute to tho railroad J companies ami the States of Ohio am) leel New Jcr#ey? J A freight-ear famine is bothering the Southern toads, and it is stated that ( about the only places that have nil the act cars needed are the Florida citi s, to ecu which a hrgo nuin' cr have been sent to coi await fruit shipments, nud New Orleans upi The fdiiiuncnts of cotton, lumber. oi?? an iron, molasses nnrt sugar have all been rushed upon the Southern lines to such h'f au extent as to he in a measure tes, onsible for the delayed1 traffic. I'1 The citizens of Abbeville, H. C., by . ^ the disnlny of a liberal und progressive J.V spirit, linve added the important Indus- ' try of Inrge railroad shops t> their thrlv- u<! ing town. The shops will he built by . ' the Georgia, Carolina & Northern Hail- c r. ad, which is part of the .Seaboard Air I.ine system, and will, it is thought, necessitate an outlav of about *100,000. pas The Montieello Wine Co., of ('bar- [(jf ottesville, Va., has made the largest vin an( urge in its history this year. The total amount of various wines is 08,000 gallons (|1( against Oil,000 gallons, the greatest in 1|I)( any preceding year. Nenrly $o, <)<)<) has j,, been expended in purchasing new casks. r The work of bott'ing and racking is now V(1| in process. iticliuiond, Va., merchauts liavc been swindled by fern do shoplifters. j e .Isines W. Eirlc, one of the principals fre in the shooting scrape at Holland's store, Auderson county, died Friday after- in noon. This is the third death in the so case, and the negro that wns ?hot is ha seriously hurt. James " " Karle was a bn young unmarried man, a.. \ of excellent toi character. he It is reported that during the past th year the Kissimmre hand Co., reclaiming over .r)00,0'j0 acres of swamp land in yi< Florida, nod that even more will be re claimed this yotr. They have op ncd I'? navig.ition from 'Ci^siiiiinO', by iiie way tir of the lakes, to the Gulf, a distance oi flOO miles. ' elf industrial Activity m tne aontn. Mlj 'I'lif oi'Mioi/al ion of new entcrnriscs in cr t e Sojth is being steadily cariied forward. The past week has witnessed some rli important accessions to the already large gc list of new cone rns, which will he a m fea lire of the closing quarter of 1892. The Manufacturers' Itocord suininari/.es th these nf follows: Marlin (Texas) Ice & hlectric Light Uo , capital stock $80,000; tie $50,000 sugar relinery at Cot ton port, La., Lyman, Fuller Post Co., of Hnliimorc, ti< for eonstinotion purposes, capital stock all $10,09.1; Texas Coal Tnr & Xshghaltuui gr Co , n' liallas, Texas, capita! stock $50,000; Bell county Boiler Co., of Helton, as Texas, capital stock $80,000; General m Merchandise & Trading Co.. Covington. w< Ky., capital stock $50,000. General Land Si Improvement Co., Covington, ta Ky., capital stock $50,000; Automatic Car Seal Lock Co., Covington, Ky., cap sn ital stock $80>,000; Charleston (\V. Va.) to Ice Manufacturing & Cold Storage Co., capital stock $|0'?,000; Pennsylvania pi Zinc Iron Co , to build an oxide of zinc cr plant at Roanoke, Va , Josiah Holmes to nr huild a lolling mill at Cumbciland, Md., tl Not th Galveston (Texas,^Hosiery A Wool ol Scouting Co, capi'id slock $25,(00; Parngoiild (Ark.) Holler mill, capital ji stock $12,000; Coles F.iic Expander ?V Header Co., Ilmper's Fcrrv, W. V?., CI capital slock $18>,000; Queen City Drug ir Co., Charlotte, N. C., capital stock $20,- 0 000; railroad shops at Pine Bluff, Ark., Walker Copper & Mi ingC'o , Covington, Ky., capital stock $2,000,000; Agate Copper & Mining Co , Covington, Ky., capiral stock $0,000,000; Linden Place tl: Oil Co., Covington, Ky., capittl stock f? $100,000; Kenton Water Co.. Covington, fe Ky., enpitd stock $100,000; Eubank h< Car Poor Co , Little Itock, Ark., capital di stock $100,000; $.10,000 inside blind, qi etc , factory at Central ( ity, W. Va., at Southwestern Fuel (Jo , Fort Worth, tr 'lex s, capital stack $.10,000: a new rol- b< ling mill for Anniston A'a., and two h iron furnaces for Bessemer, Ala , arc also mentioned (< p The Duke of Marlborough Dead. London.?The Duke of Marlborough was found dead in bed Sundav morning, aged 43. " a tortent Infbrmatioi OetMnedFto?^ ^ 0?p. Reader*. lance Obit Chat and News of the Great Ordar From all tba * lUtN, bio State Farmer'* Alliance held ir annual fctatc convention at Co'um- . , on November Oth. There wss a e attcndence and an ent luminal ic ? 'MMtt he German ay atom of at ate inanranoe wnrkingmon ia being widely dla? ted. It ia a practical function of eminent. It will l?o an iaaue in a ted Statea campaign before the plow , he preaent century. e * * * e !ol. Robert Gatea on behnlf of tho r.cna of Metnphla haa been very active . ^ lecuring and preparing for. th? com - j| session the NaflonaK xmsivo nndVomnlcto arrangement* aro rirted as due to hi* energy and per- i' fitiun', assisted by B. G. Wist, who appointed to represent the national i ml t tee. ** ** et us come together forgetting that re over was a political cu-iva**, and ember thnt|thc Alliance is the f irmer*' f it rescivo force for good and tight* *\ justice, and that 7t? mission will er bo accomplished while thoio is evil >c utct and wrong to bo righted, it bovo politics, ulwtvo business, abovo personal infirmities and in worthy the yers and support of all nartriotlc clt is becauso it iH tlm only hope for the doiu of posterity. ****** AN INCOMR TAX. lion. T. E. Watsw.j 'his incomo tax law passed Congress ly its term* all iucotnc* in exeess of 0 and under $10,000 wero taxed at 0 cent,, over $10 ,000 at 5 per coat. 'iiia was surely very moderate 'ho tax was collected uudor the intal revenue system. *rom this source the Government colted $2,741,857 in 1800. 'or the fiscal year, ending Juno 30, 4, it collected $20,394.733. )j tho third day of March, 1805, tho was amended sons to substitute 5 per it for tho 3 per contoutho smaller in* ires,and 10 per cent. for tho S per cent. on the linger ones, commencing with mHH income of *1000. * lT??lcr these nets the Oovenmout col'ted $1)9,060,017. in 1H00 this tax yielded $72,082,1105. 1807 it yielded $00,014,420. In 1870 the law was amended. Tho c was diminished in effect one half. <.> ic amendment also provide 1. that the . -j was to expire with the year 1870. ., . III 1808, $41,455,500 was ttic; sum colted. Iii 1870 it win $111,801 857. On Iyl4, 1870, the tax was extended one ir, and reduced to 2J p r rent. Phis was repealed by an net which ?sod tho Hennte January 20, 1871, and House on March 3, 1871. Thoyeis 1 nays were n it taken in the IIoiihu. Taxes already due before the r6pcnl of : net continued to be collected in 1871 '^1 '^5 I 1872 and 1H7J. '1 he last wcro not till 1877. rho total amount collected under this y moderate income tux was $114(1,000, 8. Docs anyone doubt that it would now practical to collect enough revenuo >m this s ,urce to run the Government? Fortunes have so nmn/.tngly increased tho hands of the millionaires; profits stupendous have accumulated in the nds of Standard Oil magna'c*. co.l rons, railroad king", sugar trust operars, steel and iron combines, that a good, avy tax on Incomes above $10,000 ? o tax growning heavier as the income is larger?would be phenomenal in its ?ld. The reisons why such a tax would bo ttcr than any wc now have are sutli niiv obvious. 1. It would put the burden ni tho iss most able to In nr it. 2. It would put the support of the ndinis*ration upon those who derive tho entcst benefits under the laws. .1. It would interest the most powerful iss in the cause of economy. Jtich men t particu'nr when they know thnt they . u?t foot the hills 4. It would put the pension debt on ,c men who got rich oft the victories of i? soldiers 5 It would discourage the ncciiiuult>n of enormous fortunes aid would # ford a legal method of checking thu owth of cone ntra cd weal h C. II would abolish the t nil, which, a system of collecting tsx s is the ost costly, one-sided a d moil trous the orld ever saw. 7. It would supplant internal revenue xrs upon whiskey and tobacco?which injects ot taxation sli ul<l lie relegated i the States. H. It would give to t x oppressed peoIc till over the land a relief mm t 10 ushing htp'den of indirect, c .wnrdiy id illegal taxes which arc wrung from inn in the name of the law for benefit privileged classes. Tltc nations of Kuropo recogni/.g tho utic: of tho inc me tux. In Knglrtnd it \ it-Ids about $00,000,DO annually; ii Austria, $12,000,O00; i It.lv, $i">, 0 0,' 00; in I'riH-in, $:)0, ?0,000. Kot a Good Field for Concert*. PiTTSBOno, Pa. ? Sixteen members of le Snlvntiou Army, who we:* ?" ' r h Iding a stre t meeting and inter:ring with vehicle traffic, were- given a larintr on the charge of diisracrijr cs:: act and were all discharge!. They re jested permission to engage in prayer ad song in tho presence of tho mag sato, but he refused, saying: "I don't elievo you cou d muko any converts ere." ?wmmm . ' | inccunrc sysic... oi inc vyOiumous 5h"o) Consolidate Street Railway Cora* any was tied up Wednesday morning y a stnkc of conductors nnd motormon, : is understood to be due to tho disiis-nl of a conductor who refused UijfoaS**' epi a ; p'tigg. d" dime. ?ix huiuffcd icn arc affected.