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r PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE. Our Deplorable Financial Flight J)uc to the Sherman Act?lit Hoi I Operation* ? Prompt ami Unconditional Repeal Demanded. Washington, Aug. 8.?The following is the uie.-sagc of President Clevc'nnd sent to Congress at 12 45 p. in to-1ay. The existence of an alarming and extnordinsry busine.-s situation, involving the trelfkre and prosperity of all our people, has coastr?lne 1 me to call together in extra session oftho people's representatives ia Congresst to the end thai, through a.wise and pat riot ic exercise oi the legislative duty with which they solely are charged, present evils way he mitigated and dangers tbrea'ening the future may be averted. Our unfortunate financial plight is not tho result of untoward events nor of conditions related to our natural resource?, nor is it traceable to any of ilie affections which frequently check natural growth and prosperity. With plenteous crops, with abundant promise of remunerative production and manufacture, with unusual invitation to safe investment, und with satisfactory assurance to business enterprise, suddenly liuancial distrust and fear have sprung up on every side. Numerous moneyed institutions have suspended brcause abundant assets were not immediately available to meet the demands of frightened dej osilors, surviving corporations and individuals are content to keep iu baud the money they are usually anxious to loan, and those eognged in legitimate business arc surprised to find that the sccuri'ies they offer for loans, though heretofore satisfactory, are no lunger accepted; values supposed to be tixed are fast becoming conjectural, and loss aud failure have invaded every brnuch of business. TUB SHERMAN LAW TO BLAME. 1 believe these things aro principally chargeable to Congressional legislation towelling the purchase aud coinage of silver by the general government. This legislation is eoibodied in a statute passed on the 14ili d vy of July, 18'JO, which was the culmination of much agitation on the subject involved, and which may be considered a / truce after a long struggle between the advo/' catcs of free silver coinage aud those intend iug to bo more conservative. Undoubtedly the mouthly purchases by the government of 4,600,tK)0 ounces of silver, enforced under that statute, were regarded by those interested iu silver production as a certain guaranty of its iucrense iu price. The result, however, bos been entirely different, for immediately following a spasmodic aud slight rise the price of silver began to fall after the passage f the act, aud has since reacted to the lowest point ever known. This disaD pointing result has lod to renewed and persistent effort in the direction of free silver coinage. Meanwhile, not only arc the evil effects of the operation of the proseut law constantly accumulating, but the result, lo which its execution must inevitably lead, is becoming palpable to all who give the least heed to tiuucciil subjects. This law provides that in payment for the 4,500,t)l) ouuees of silver bullion which the Secretary tf the Treasury is commanded to purchase mouth'y there shall be issued treasury notes redeemable on demand in gold or silver coins, at the discretion of the Socretary of the 'ireasury and that sail notes may be reissued. It is, however, declared in the act to be the established policy of the United States to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio, or such ratio as may be provided by law. This declaration so controls the actiou of tho Secretery of the Treasury as to prevent his exercising the discretion nominally vested in him, if by such action the parity betweeu gold and silver may ?c uuiuiucii, muuiieaiiy, a reiusai ny tnc Secretary to pay these treasury notes in go'.d wouiil necessarily result in their discredit and depreciation, as obligations payable only in silver, aud would destroy the parity between the two mctnis by establishing a discrimination in favor of gol l. Up to tlio lotli day of Ju!y, 1803, these notes bad been issued in payment of silver bullion purchases to the amount ?147,000,000, while all but a very sniali quantity of lit s bullion remains uncoined aud without usefulness in the Treasury. Many of the notes given in its purchase have been paid in gold. This is illustrated by tlio statement that between the 1st day of May, 1802 and the loth day of July, 1893, the notes of this kind issued in payment for silver bullion amouuted to a little more than ?14,000,000, and that during the same period About ?49,000.000 were paid by the Treasury in gold for the redemption of such notes. The policy necessarily adopted of paying these notes in gold has not spared the gold reserve of ?100,000,000 long ago set aside by the government for the redemption of other notes, fur this fund lias already been subject to the payment of new obligations, amounting to about ?150,000,000, on account of silver purchases, and has, us a consequence, for the first time since its creation, been encroached upon. DEPLETION OK UOLlt MAI'S EASY. We have thus made the dep'clion of our gold easy, aud have tempted other and more - pprcc'a'ive nations to add it to their stock. ; hit the opportunity we have offered has i beeu neglected is shown by the large . omits of gold which have been recently i iwn from our treasury aud exported to lii -re- se the financial strength of foreign i a'i ma. The excess of exports of gold over a.! imports for ftlic year ending June 30, 1?'.?3. amounted to more than eighty-seven . d a half millions of dollars, between the i-i day of July, 1890, and the 15th day of J ily, 1893, the gold coin nnd bullion iu our 1 reasury decreased moro than one hundred sin I thirty-two millions of dollars, while firing the same period the silver coin and bullion in the Treasury increased more than mis hundred and forty-seven millions of dollars. Unless government bonds are to be c instantly issued and so'd to replenish our exhausted gold, only to be again exhausted, it is apparent that the operation of the silver purchase law, now in force, leads in the direction of the entire substitution of silver for gold in the government treasury, and ihis must be followed by the payment of all government obligations in silver. At this stage gold and silver must part company, and the government must fail in its established policy to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other. Given over to the exclusive use of a currency greatly depreciated, according to the standard of the commercial world, wc would no longer claim a place among tlio nations of the first class, nor could our government claim a performance of the obligation, so far us such obligation has been imposed upon it, to provide for the use of the people the best and safest money. If, as mnny of its fricuds c'aiin, silver ought to occupy a larger place in our currency and the currency of the world through general international co-operation and agreement, it is obvious that the United Htntcs Vwill not be ia a position to gain a hearing in favor of such an agreement so long as wc are willing t > continue our attempt to accomplish the result single-handed. Tint SITUATION A XUTSUKLL. The knowledge in business circles among our own .people thai our government cinnat make its fiat equivalent lo intrinsic value, nor keep inferior ino icy on n parity with superior money by its own independent effort, has resulted ia such a lack of confidence at home in the stability of currency values (hot capital refuses its nid to new enterprises, while millions are actually withdrawn from the chmiicls of trade and commerce to become idle ami unproductive iu the hands of timid owners, foreign iuree% V tois a? especially alert, and not only decline tA purchase American recuritie*, but roako haste to sacrifice those which they already uhte. . It docs not meet the situation to say the apprehensicn in regard to the future of our finances is groundless, and that there is no reason for lack of confidence in the purposes or pownr of the government in the premises. The very existence of this apprehension and lack of confidence, however caused, is a menace which ought not for a moment to be dlsregared. l'ossib'y, if the undertaking we have in band Were the maintenance of a specific and known quanti y of silver at a parity with gold, our ability to do so mit;bt be estimated and gauged, and perhaps, in view of our unparalleled growth and resources, might be favorably passed upon, llut when our avowed endeavor is to maintain such a parity in regard to an amount of silver increasing at the rate of $50,000,000 yearly, with no fixed termination to such increase, it can hardly be said that a problem is presented whose solution is free from doubt. The people of the United 8tates aro entitled to a sound and stable curreocy, and to money tccognized as such on every exchange and in every market of the world. Their government has no right to injure them by financial experiments opposed to the policy and practioe of other civilized states, nor is it justified in permitting an exaggerated and unreasonable rcliaucc on our national strength and ability to jeopardize the soundness of the people's money. This matter rites above the plane of politics. It vitally concerns every business and calling ond enters every household in the land. There is one important aspect of the subject which especially should never be overlooked at times like the prcsont. HOW THK LAnoKK.lt Sl'FFKRS. When the evils of unsound finance threatens us the speculator may anticipate a liar a ai i A# VCSfc glliucrcu 11uui iuv uhoiui iuiio ui uiuvia. The capitalist may protect himself by hoarding, or may even find profit in the fluctuation of values, but the wage earner?the first to be injured by a depreciated currency and the last to receive the benefit of its correction?is prnctically <lofenceless. He replies for work upon the venture of confidence and contented capital. This failing him his condition is without alleviation, for he can neither prey on the misfortunes of others nor hoard his labor. One of the greatest statesmen our country has known, speaking more than fifty years ago, when a derangement of tbc currency had caused tommeroial distresa, said : '-The very man of all others who has the deepest interest in a sound currency, and who suffers most by mischievous legislation in money matters, is the man who earns his daily bread by his daily toil," These words are as pertinent now as on the day they were uttered, and ought to impressively remind us that a failure in the discharge of ouv duty at this time must especially injure those of our country, the men who labor, and who, because of their number and condition, arc cniitled to the most watchfulcarc of ihcir government. immkoiatk rki.ikf dkmakdbd. . It in of the utmost importance that such relief as Congress cnu atl'ord in the existing situation be afforded at once. The maxim, "He gives twice who gives quickly," is directly applicable. It may be true that the embarrassment lrom which the business of the country is suffering arises as much from evils apprehended as from those actually existing. We may hope, too, that calm counsels will prevail and that neither the capitalists nor the wage earners will give way to unreasoning panic and sacrifice their property or their interests uuder the influence of exaggerated fears. Nevertheless, every day's delay in removing one of the plaiu and principal causes of the present state of things enlarges the mischief already doue and increases the responsibility of t lie government for its existence. Whatever" else the people have a right to expect from Congress, they tuay certainly demand that legislation condemned by the ordeal oi three years as a disastrous experience shall be removed from the books as soon as their renresensatives can legiti mately deal with it. as to tariff reform. It was my purpose to summon Congress in special session early In September, that wo might outer promptly u|>on the work ottaritf reform, which the true interests of the country clearly demand, which so large a majority of the people, as shown by their suffrages, desire ami expect, and to the accomplishment of which every effort of the present administration is pledged, ilut while tariir reform lias lost nothing of its immediate and permanent importance.and must in the near future engage the attention of Congress, it has seemed to me that the financial condition of tiie country should at once, and before all other subjects, be considered by your honorable body. I earnestly retoinmend the prompt ropeai of the provisions of the act passed July I I, 1890, authorixing the purchase of silver bullion,'and that other legislative action may put beyond all doubtor mistake the intention and the anility ot the government lo fulfill its pecuniary obligations in money universally recognized by all civilized countries. grovkr cleveland, Executive Mansion, August 7, IS'JJ. Bishop Capers Pit in Charge.?The following communication of the Right Rev. Bishop Howe lo the members of his iliocese, trnnsfering authority over the same to his Assistant Bishop, the Rev. Ellison Capers, was given to the public yesterday : Saluda, N. C., July 25, 1893. To the Standing Committee of the Diocese of South Carolina?Dear Brethren: Under the provisions of the law of the Church I have assigned to the Right Rev. Ellison Capers. D. D., the Assistant Bishop of the diocese, 'all such duties as properly belongs to a Bishop in the Church of Gol within (he diocese of South Carolina.' and accordingly 1 hereby withdraw the authority and commission which 1 gave to the standing com mitfce, whereby that body wus cluly exer! cised the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese. Given as above dated under my hand and seal. W. B. W. Jlowo, Bishop Diocese of South Carolina." The Aumixo of Constabef.s Excites tiie Puiimc.?Cohunbin, August 5.?The official statement male through the press this morning that the Slate's constables were going to be armed with Colt's revolvers and instructed to uso them whenever they deem it neccssnry hus been considerab'y talked of. For some reason there seems to be an idea that somebody is going to get hurt as a result of the instructions to the constables and that some innocent person will probably be made to suffer. Although there has been no breach of the peace ij Columbia, the idea*hero seems to be that the tension of public feeling is drawn to its utmost extent and that it would be as unsafe for the constables to attack anyone a) it would be for nn outsider to attack a constable. Altogether the situation is regarded as unsnfe, and people are afraid that some hot-headed person will precipitato trouble. Of course all law-abiding citizens are in favor of allowing the constables to go along with their work uninterruptedly and would discounte nance any attempt to interfere with thero, but if a constable or the friends of the saloon men start the row there is liable to be considerable trouble. It would be well if constables and citizens alike wouhl keep an even temper and let things get along quietly.?Sunday News. Tub Excitement in Sumter.?Sumter, S. C., Aug. 7.?Sumter is on the </?/ vive this morning and developments of a startling nature arc expected. It is sure that nine of our citizens will be arrested soon, and it depends upon who makes the arrests and the manner of making tbem whether there will be any excitement. Constable J. It Fant, of Anderson, is in the city in charge of the constables, and ho seems to be the right man in the right placo. lie is conservative and rays that reports of Thursday's riot were very much exaggerated. No raids will be innde today, so we are reliably informed. Governor Tillman's utterances upon tbo shooting down of citizens has been severely criticised on the streets, and many prominent men arc very indignant at his efforts to stir up strifo among our people. The same blood runs through the veins of our people as coursed through the veins of the patriots of 1770 and 1801, and tyranny will he dcilt with uow as then.?Columbia Journal. $fie JDec^fy Union "?imc8. R. M. STOKBhT - Editor Friday, August 11, 1893. SUBSCRIPTION, (1 60 PER ANNUM POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. The 1'. 0. will be opened for business from 8 A. M. to 6.00 P. M. The Money Order Department will be opened for business from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Mail going East will close promptly at 12.40 P. M.; going West 1 P. M. The mail will be taken from the street box each day at 12.40 P. M. Any inattention or irregularities should re reported promptly to the P. M. R. W. HARRIS. P. M. New Advertisements. Barbecue at Lookhart. Primary Election.?A. C. Lyles. To All Indebted.?T. L. Hames. Land for Sale.?Dr. R. S. A. Pearson. To Carpenters.?County Commissioners. South Carolina College.?.Tames Woodrow. Summer Clearance Sale.?Graham & Sparks. Send for Your Watches?Albert Williamson. Lost Notice to Road Overseers.?County Commissioners. tfieif Any teacher in Union county desiring to start a school library will pleaso write to II. L. Scaife, Union, S. C. Ladies Undervests 6c each, for cash, at GRAHAM & SPARKS. ? fogr Two keys upon a patent brass key ring, found at Robioson & Allen's shop last Monday, have been left at this office for their owner. We regret to state that Mrs. Wilkins, wife of Mr. W. D. Wilkins, Railroad Agent at this place, is now lying at the point of death, from that dread disease, consumption. A Picture of the Jonesville High School can be had by sending 50 cents to E. JAY ATWOOD, gkjy*' We regret being called on to announce the death of Mr. Jas. P. Qibbes, a gentleman well known nnd highly respected in this town, as a salesman for Johnson, Crews & Co., of Charleston, which event occurred in thai city lost Saturday night. jgisgf Mr. W. H. Wallace, the retiring Editor of the Newberry Observer, offers his half interest in that flourishing paper and complete job printing office for sale. We don't know of a finer business opening for a wide-awake young man of tact and talent, with industrious habits, than to step into Mr. Wallace's place in the Obttrver office. JGCol. R. C. Watts has sold his interest in the Laurcnsville Herald to his talented parmcr, Capt. T. B. Crews. While we are not fully in political accord with the Herald we have a high personal regard for Col. Watts and Capt. Crews. They are honest and true men. deserving the confidence and respect of the people in whatever position they may occupy. 1 Lot of Summer Dress goods worth 10c yard, now selling at oc to close them out. GRAB AM & SPARKS. The County Commissiones held their monthly meeting last Tuesday and transacjed much important business. We consider the present Board of Commissioners equal in every respect to any board the county has ever had. Its business is transacted in a strictly bueincss-like manner and every iutere-t of the county properly guarded. Bksf" Mr. Thos. C. Scott, of the Thornwell Orpliauagc, colled on us last week. He has been with that truly philanthropic institution ever since it was started, and has worked hard and constant fsr its welfare. The orphanage is richly entitled to the support and confidence of every man and womau with magnanimous hearts and properly appreciating the behests of pure and ennobliug christian charity. We are glad to hear that Mr. Seott left Union quite pleased with the liberality of her citizens. Mr. Wallace C. l'c:glcr, au industrious young Farmer, living just below this town was so horribly gored by a bull last Wednesday afternoon that it is not probable he will recover from it. It seems that Mr. Peigler had chained the hull around Lhn linrna to n troa ot?.l moo in the act of putting some c'otli under the chain to keep it from rubbing the animal's head, when thebru'e turned upon him and tossed him in the air, one of his horns penetrating the lower part of his stomach and body, terribly tearing the skin of the ablomen and bruising his body in a horrible mannor. The animal had been worked some years by Mr. Peigler, and was getting old and vicious, and Mr. I'eigler had frequent warnings that he had become dangerous. J5f5y We havo often seen and heard of boys being egged on to a fight by their schoolmates, but tlie charge that a United States Senator and the Adjutant and Inspector Qcneral of a State wfro "egged on" to mortal combat by certain '//(influential newspapers is too contemptibly absurd and too insulting to the honor of those gentlemen to be accepted by any but abject politicians. It certainly has no weight with those who know the two men. In the first place, they are not such fools as to allow newspapers politically opposed to them to egg them' on to do an act that would cause thriu to forswear themselves, forfeit their offices and deprive them of the right to hold office thereafter. Brave men require no prompting or eggiog on to defend their honor and good name, but would be very likely to indignantly say to any officious interloper, from either side, an Oi hello said to lago an J Ktulerigo, "Were it my cue to fight, I .should have known it without a prompter. 1 L it Ladies Slippers, only certain sizes left, which we will close out for the cash at less than cost, at GRAHAM & Sl'AKKS Giiassiioj'I'kr Pest in Alaiiama.?Anniston, Ala., Aug. G.?Grasshoppers have appeared in great numbers in Choccolocco Valley, five mile* Southeast of this place. Corn, cotton, grasses, vegetables and every green thing have been destroyod on miny farms, and even trees and shrubbery arc not spared. The leaves are eaten olT and the trees left perfectly bare. ? PersonalsMr. and Mrs. W. H. Sartor are recrea'ioj in the mountains this hot weather Mrs. F. M. Fan la enjoying the coo breoies at Saluda. Mr. George Monro is having a msnth' rest from bis constant duties in the bank in the mountains acoompanied by his wife. Attorney General Townsend spent a daj or two at home this week, to rest. Th< arduous and exacting duties of the M^jor' office appear to agree with him admirably If it is true that "praotice makes perfect,' we think the Attorney General's offioia practice sheuM make him a perfect lawyer Mrs. M. E. No well and son, of Gafiney are visiting Mrs. N's rister, Mrs. II. F Soaife. Miss Frances Murphy, of Charleston, 1 visiting Mrs. W. M. Gibbes and Mrs. Elmiri Rodger, at tho Union Hotel. Mrs. J. C. Farrar, of Lockhart, is visitin; her daughtelr, Mrs. D. F. Arthur. Misses Marie Clifford and Lillie Harri have returned from their visit to Laurent Mr. C. J. Purcell, of Newberry, paid hi brother, Mr. J. J. Purcell and family visit this week. Mr. D. C. Flynn came over from August last Tuesday, to see his family, who ar spending the summer with Mrs. Jas. Grant Miss Corrie Whiteside has gone on a visil to friends and relatives at Dorroh, Lauren county, Mrs. Morrison and Miss Mamie Morrison widow and sister of the late Robert Morri son, are visiting the family of Mr. Ira Harris Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Sarratt, of Gaffney are visiting their daughter, Mrs. 8. M. Rice Jr., ?. U. Mr. S. called on us and made u feel happy. Mr. I. D. Page, of Jonesville, called on u last Monday and left us with a $1.60 smile 01 our face. Mr. J. D. JrfTories, of Asbury, called on u last Monday and deposited bis annual cou tributioa to the support of the Times. Misses Mary an! McCarlcy of Winnsbon are visiting their friend, Mies Josie Garner at her heme at Pinckney. Mr. S. Means, of Florida, is visiting th< family of Capt. A. II. Foster. Mrs. Dr. Means, of Spartanburg, is visit ing the family of Mr. W. E. Thomson. I have made arrangements to go to Geoi gin after the 15th of August. So anyon wanting work don't try to make yoursel believe I am going to stay nere this fall, fo you will be disappointed. Now, if you wan some of the finest work proeurable iu th State, come before August 15th. Remember, the price is in the reach o everybody?the finest Glace Cabinet Photo for $2.50 per dozen. I wiil finish nnd deliver a'l work befor leaving the place. E. JAY ATWOOD. If we had the power to oontrol th action of Congress now assembled for th ostensible purpose of enacting measures fo relieving the present financial and busices depression of the country, we would say t that body, first, pass a graduating incom tax law ; repeal the 10 per cent, tax on th State banks, that would give us a soun< flexib'c home currency, with proper am rigid restrictions thrown arouod the Siat banks ; increase the volume of circulattaj medium to $o0 per capita; repeal the Shei man law, and nllow free coinage of silve upon a parity of 15 to 1 of gold value. There can bo no great objection, in ou opinion, to the free coinage of silver ; but w never have been ablj to discover how that i going to benefit the common or laborin classes of the people. We can see plainl, how it will benefit the Western States am their silver mine owners. It has never bee contradicted that the coinage of all the silve produced io thfa country would not increas the circulating medium more than 85 cent per capita. The politicians and mine own ers have got the people to believe, howevei that England has been robbing the Souther farmers by buying their cotton on a cbea silver basis an 1 selling it on a high gol basis. Well, let us try free coinage. W don't see that it can do the South any harm and it will, without doubt, do some othe section of the eountry considerable good. We don't expect to see one dollar of gold silver, or paper money come to the Sout! beyond the amount of what we have got t sell, and if an increase of currency will giv us a corresponding advance in the price c cotton or other products that we may hav for sale, we shall be benefitted, provided that, from the sunt cause, the prices < everything we have to buy (and that's nearl every thing we eat, drink, wear and use) i not increased correspondingly. There i always two sides to an argument, and w cannot help thinking that the 8outher farmers have allowed themselves to beoom unduly excited upon political theorist amounting to vagaries, whioh give them n promise of any practical relief at present and it is only problematic as to what goo they will produce. c6 TJ ? ai ao aj 5 -?3 t) 1 PS co 2 ? a ? * *3 IJsE ** 2 3 3 ~ - ? "c if _ JO ? . S ?8 o <* Ifo E a s J.j s ? .2^1 i g~ 55 < .3 3 V&si"! 8or8 a 3 - ^ <a ? - ?"* ? S*32'fcs2-3'2'? .5 "U 0 *-??!?:? ?-? .-M| -s?s g-g.. *?~;=5Ml* ? { s g eg ">ss S-OT3S a * * JiS-aal-S iS3 ss-S . ? ? ? There have been eight oriminel assault upon helpless women in Chester count/, Pa. since Ma/ 1. The citizens are considerin (he advisability of a little 1/nching. We find the above in a Philadelphia papei Surely there must be something in tb atmosphere to cause suoh a shocking in crease in the number of "oriminal assault upon helpless women." in every seotion c iho country. It is barily possible that th Columbia indignation meeting or the ed toriais of South Carolina papers upon tli Denmark lynching, oonld have incited th outrnges in Chester, Pennsylvania, and i other djttint States! A srjiaM lot of Men's Straw Hats, which w will ct/osc out at most any price for the nei 15 'ays for oash, GRAHAM ft SPARKS. j f Enforcing the Dispensary Law g "The spirit of outlawry with which the dispensary law is regarded in aome cities of , this State must bo crushed. The Regiiter believes that a great mijori'y of the citiseos of South Carolina will back Governor Tills man in whatever heroio measures he may t think necessary to adopt to make the dispensary and the dispensary officials properly respeoted. Most of the good citiaens of ' South Carolina think the dispensaries are a ^ a. great improvement upon the open saloons." r s You are right, Mr. Register. The Dispen- t) sary Act is a law or the State, and whether ' we approve or disapprove of its mandates, d it is the patriotio duty of every honest, lawabldiog citisn of the slate to not only obey them, but re?peotfully countenance every '. worthy and respectable officer apointed to enforce them. The great danger of opposis lion to the law generally, lies in the charao- n a ter of tho men selected to enforoo its details. ? We very seldom see a prudent, discreet and g gentlemanly officer molested or insulted ^ while in the discharge of the most unpleoss ant official duties. How imperative it is, I. theo, that great care and prudence should s be exercised to seleot tho coolest and most n a discreet men to discharge the delicate duties tl required of constables under this new law a that naturally meets with opposition because e it is intended to enforce radical changes in 11 the habits and customs of a majority of the L people and will destroy a long established P s business.. We have no sympathy with the violent and , insulting action of the crowds of Charleston ft| - and Sumter, towards tho State constables. g, i. It was wrong in principle and policy, and Q , will probably recoil with Berious conse- R i, quences upon those cities. In Charleston s they have already seen their mistake and taken steps to correct the mischief done. w s Wo, however, think, from what we have n i read of the occurrences, that the difficulties t( were caused by hasty and indiscreet action o 8 on hoth sides, But. be that as it mnv. we ci - do not think Got. Tillman's display of firearms for the constables -with threats to in> struct thoso officers to shoot down citizens 0 who insult or molest thorn, is at all calcula- 0 ted to impress iho people with greater respect t( e for those officers or to prevent difficulties c hereafter. ^ The law is so unusual and many of its w provisions appear so arbitrary, un-democratio and un-American, that we cannot expect u c the people to fa'l in love with it at first eight, 4 f consequently great allowance should be tnado q r for indiseretions In opposing unnecessary p 1 harshness or rudeness in executing those de- ^ tails which may appear as innovations upon n if personal rights and the confiscation of per- a s sonal property. In that rational view of the situati-n, official respectability, prudenoe C and forbearance in enforoiug the law will do ^ more to allay excitement, crush so-called c outlawry and create respect for the law than 8 ? all the Colt's revolvers and official mandates * V _ that can be issued to the constables. r ^ f Correspondence of the Times. fi 0 Progressive Joneavillo ? c Jonksvillk, August 7th.?We have had c good rains in our community and tho crops j are doing fine. A few complain of a little n too much rain for cotton. I see the cotton * is shoddiDg some, but 1 don't think it will c amount to much. It really has more fruit tl _ on it than it can carry through. a Mrs. Pack lloguu, of West Springs, who f( was sent to the lunatic asylum a few months r since, died there last Thursday. Her re- 11 mains were brought up on the train Friday ? r and buried at Dogansvipe Saturday, in the li presence of a large circle of relatives and c e friends assembled. ltev. D. Tiller pors formed the service. g Mr. D. W. Fowler and his daughter, c _ Miss Ileaunic, are in the mountains of North , Carolina for a while. Mr. R. A. Whitlock aud wife have re- f o turned from West Springs greatly improved e r by its healing waters. e Mr. J. L. McWbirter and family are at Glenn Springs for a while. 4 Miss Carrie Southard bos gone to Cross i- Keys on a visit, and Willie Southard has , gone to Clifton to visit relatives. q Mrs. E. 1). Cumptsey, of Columbia, is visiting the family of 1). W. Fowler. P Messrs. Crawford & Uriggs have returned d from Charleston, where they sold their care load of oattle at very little profit, so they i. s&y- Prof. E. R Aycock and bis "gude" wife r attonded the State Teachers' Association at Spartanburg last week. Mrs. M. E. Dritton I, also attended. ? Mr. D. A. T. Farr and family have gone over to their summer home on Paoolet for 0 abcut a month. e Mrs. Hallic Lindsey is visiting the family .r of J. II. Littleiohn near OnwdnvaviUe Hot. D. Tiller tilled his appointment here e yesterday morning. '? The colored people are having a big time >f here now. Their August meeting is one ot . great preparation with them. They were almost like an army of locusts yesterday. 8 I know an old gentleman who says for every foggy morning in August there will e be a snow the following winter. There was n a fog this morning. If anyone v? ill take the pains to count the fogs they will know " how many snows we will have next winter? >> perhaps Telephone. ? Just Retribution.?"Did you hear about ' Andy?" asked one remini-ceut Westerner d of another. "No?" "Well, Andy made a strike of sixty-five thousand dollars at Cripple Creek. As soon as he got the money in his hands he went down to Denver and blew it in. Rum cards and fun. You know how it is. The morning that he woke up sober and found all his money gone he set out to punish himself by walking to Cripple Creek. He wouldn ' borrow a cent. A fellow who was teaming .or me evertook him and offered him a lift, but he wouldn't get in, and be plugged along, muttering to himself: "Walk, curse yer, walk. Blow in your dust, will yer ? Then walk, you fool. It'll do you good. No, you needn't stop at no spring. Ain't you drank enough ? Qo dry, you son of a gun. Light out and . walk, you durned jaokass,' And he did. ' {n Flaoeante Delicto.?Greenville, S. C., August 2.?A special to the News from Williamston, S. C., says that that night John Hicks caught his wife in a comprosing position with Jeff Reynolds near that tnwn s Hicks emptied both loads of his shotgun t ,t into Reynolds' Bide and abdoipen, ioflioting e g wonnda which will cause death. All the parties were respectable people, and ihe woman had not been suspected of wrong t doing, llicks will probably not be arrested c e aud public sentiment upholds him. Rey- 1 nolds himself says Hicks did right. i s t A LkADBR.?Since its first introduction, i Electric Bitters has gained rapidly in popu- t * lar favor, nntli now it is clearly in the lead ( i- among pure medicinal tonios and alterative, e containing nothing which permits its use as e a bevorage or intoxicant, it is reogoized as I the best nnd purest medioine for all ail- 1 " meats of stomuch, liver or kidneys. It will ( cure eick headache, indigestion, constipa- t lion, and drive miliaria from the system. < e Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or { ;l the money will be refunded. Price only t 60c. per bottle, Sold by 1). P. Posey 1 * TEACHERS' COLUMN. J AS. L. STRAIN, Editor, Etta Jane, S. C. MBS. B. G. CLIFFORD,) ^Assistants. L. W. DICK, ) Arithmetical A squirrel cost 15 cents; a rabbit and bird oat 8 times as much as the squirrel; tbe abbit and squirrel cost 2 times as much as is bird. Find the cost of eaoh. IIow long will 6 men require to build 6 oats, if 7 men builJ 3 boats in 12 weeks. .#. What art is to the world of matter, litera ire is to the world of mind. Great ideas t>avel slowly and for a time oiselessly as the gods whoso feet were shod ith wool. .? ? It is to us a perpetual wonder that any hild'8 love of knowledge survives the outiges of the school house. e? That man will be a benefactor of his raco ho shall leech us how to manage rightly te first years of a child's education. Greek is perhaps the most perfect iustrulent of thought ever invented by man, and s literature has never been equaled in urity of style and boldness of expression. Tbe studont snould study himself, his station to society, to nature and to art, and hove all, in a'l, and through all those, he bouhl study the relation,of himself, sooiety, ature and ait to God, tho author of them II. Oue-lialf of tbe time now almost wholly 'astcd, in couutry schools, on English gramtar and other higher branches attempted at >o early an age, would be sufficient to teach ur children to love their country and beDttie its loyal and life-long supporters. He who would understand the real spirit f literature should not select authors of any no period alone, but rather go to the fountin head, and trace the little ril's as they ourse along down the ages, broadening and eepeoing into the great octan of thought hicli men of the present are exploing. It is indeed an uninviting task to bubble p sentiment and elaborate thought in obeience to corporate laws, and not infreuently these children of the brain, when srnded before the proper authorities, show y their meagre proportions that they have ot been nourished by the genial warmth of willing heart. The true literary man is no mere gleaner, illowing in the rear and gathering up the ragmcnts of the world's thought ; but he oes down deep into the heart of humanity, patches its tbrobbings, analyzes the forces t work there, traces out with prophetic oresight their tendencies, and thus standing \r above bis age he holds up the picture of rhat it is and is to be. The old necessities have passed away ; we ow have strong and living languages ; rich o literature, replete with high and earnest liought?the language of science, religion nd liberty?and yet we bid our children eed their spirits cn the life of the dead ages Dstcad of the inspiring life and vigor of our wn times. We do not object to classical oaming?far from it?but we would not iave it exclude the living present. New Rules ron the Dispensary.?Columiia, 8. C., Aug. 4.?The dispensary rules iave been amended so as to require appliants for liquors to state in their requests or whom and whose use the liquor is want* d, and whenever an application is falsely nade for the use of a minor or for a person rho uses intoxicating liquors to excess a rarrant will be sworn out by the dispenser gainst said person. County dispensers vill not be governed by a physician's certiAatc in making sales at night, but by their mowledge of the applicant and his character or truthfulness. The dispensary must not te opened after hours except in bona fid* Uness, requiring liquor as a medicine, and rliere a physician's certiAoate is presented, lis character must be considered before filing Loaded Down wrru Silver.?Washingon, August 5.?Inquiry at the treasury deinrtment elicits the information that the government has now on hand about 130,XX),000 ounces of fine silver, costing $118,XX),000. The c linage value of the bullion in hand ij about $167,000,000. If this vero coined the government would realize a >rofit of about $48,000,000, against which lilver certificates could be issued. It would ake, however, it is stated, with the present linage capacity of the United Slates mints, ibout five years to convert Ihis bullion into lilver dollars. Silver certificates, by law, sould only be issued on profits as coined. Alabama's School Tax.?The Legislaure of Alabama has presented to the vote of be people a constitutional amendment proriding that the school taxes of the wbite )eopte shall be devoted to the education of he white ohildren, and that the schools fur he blacks shall receive for (heir support >nly the taxes paid by the colored people. If this amendment is ratified there is a dark tutlook for the colored children. It is ostlnated that now fully 85 per cent, of the noney spent on the colored sohools comes rut of the white people's pookets. Barrrtt is Trolblk Auaix.?Spart&n>urg, S. C., Aug. 4.?C. P. Barrett was ar o?tod to lay by United States Marshal Kirby 'or tampering the mails. There are two iharges against him nod Commissioner Calrert fixed the bond in each case at $1,500. t postoflice deteotive has been here two veeks working up this and other cases.* liarrett bad not given bond at sunset. Marihal Kirby has him in safo keeping. As Historic Cannon.?Greenville, Ohio, tug. 5.?Eight miles north of this city today lohn NefF found a cannon captured from St. 2t^ir'n soldiers by thfc Indians during the -etreat from Fort Reoovery to Greenville in 1791. A derriok was used to extrioate it 'rom a hole eleven feet deep. It is brass, lix feet long and shoots six pound balls. ? Cotton Sbkd ano Hmtp R P tfin.r ?r hia city, has been frequently asked whether totton seed products will fatten sheep. Ife im reoently tried the experiment. Thirty iheep were penned and fed thirty days on totton seed meal and hnlls. They not only -elishrd the d;et but took on flesh with re* narkable rapidity, gaining an average of hirty pounds apiece.?Qrtenvillt Ntiet. Bucklkn's Arrica Salvk.?The best lalve in the world for Cats, Bruises, Sores, Jleers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Jhapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all ikin eruption.?, and positively cures Piles, >r no pay required. It is guaranteed to jive perfocl satisfaction, or money refundtd. Price 2j cents per box. For sale by 8 F. Pos y. t # Correspondence of tbo Tikis. Children's OnJ at Selom Sunday Sehoel. Etta Jans, Aug- 7.?The children of 8alem Sunday School and North Pocolet, generally, together with a large delegation from Western York scored a success at Salem church last Saturday in the observance of "Children's D?y." At 10 o'olock the grounds were literally covered with vehicles of all kinds, whieh had brought their contributions of living freight as well as edibles for tbo occasion. The Blairsville Cornet Band, under Captain Wil'-ie Piexico, was present in fall feree. The rendition by the ohoir of "It Is good to be here" followed by musio by the band, was a signal that the exercises were about to open. The superintendent anoounoed the program and invited all the ohlldren irrespective of school or denomination, to take seats on the right and left of the pulpit and in front, while the band took its position in the gallery and the ohoir on the front pews Jof the middle aisle. . The choir sung "Jesus, blessed Beck of Ages," and Prof. W. F. MoArlhur, of Qsffney City, led in prayer. The superintendent then welootnod the children and invited all who felt an interest in the occasion to take part in it. lie feH assured that a triumphant viotory wss In store for the chjldren when he looked into the faces of the representative, people of Union, York and Spartanburg counties thero assembled. The first exercise was by seven girls representing tho seven colors of the rainbow, to-wit: Mattie Estes, red; Mollie Bratton, orange; Montie Davidson, yellow; Ethel Struiu, green ; Oregon Eates, blue; Jessie Strain, indigo; Mattie Lee, violet. These inarched into tho ohuroii eaoli wearing a badge of the color she represented. The next exercise was by 15 girls, the van guard of the "Little Crusader'sArmy." These marched into the church in sing'e file, saoh one displaying a palmetto fan with one of the letters making up the words, "Little Crcsauers," headed by Sam Strain oarrylng tbe flag of the Saleui Sunday School, on url.Snk urn a a 1 ,?r<TO VollnUT flUr fthftfA it. Wfhfl Bethlehem in blue, and below Calyaky in red letters. This line was counter-marched and halted in front of the pulpit. At the command "front face" anl "display your colors" the coogregalioa could read on the fans held up by the children "Little Crusaders." The other children marched into the churoh in "column of twos." The choir sung "What a githering of the faithful that wilt be," and the children then sung "NVhat a friend we have in Jesus." The congregation sung, "Praise Qod from whom all blessings flow," and Professor MoArtbur led in a speoial prayer for the children. The 1st olass exercise?"Jesus our light" ?sweetly recited by fire children. Choir sung : "When the voyage of life i* ended," followed by music from the band. 2nd olaas exercise?"Our hope is in Christ,"?recited by six children. The choir sung: "My hope is built on nothing less," followed by the band. 8rd class exercise?"Jesus our Saviour"? recited by seven children. Choir sung, A "Now crucified with Christ 1 am," etc., fol- 4 lowed by music from the band. J 4th class exercise?"Jesus our shepherd" H ?rtci'ed by seven children. Choir sung, ^ "Down by the Cross where the S tviour died. 5th class exercise?"Jesus our Master," recited by six children. Choir sung, "Lo ' the golden fields are smiling," Tbe superintendent anuonnced that the exercises of the Salem school were now olosed, and that an opportunity was open for other eohools who had anything to say or to do. But there being no response he introduced Mr. Q. B. Fowler who made an excellent address to the children, and also to the older persons, expressing his hearty approval of tbe exercises and complimenting all for the good work they had done. At the conclusion of bis tomarks, Prof. W. F. MoArthur gave a short uuuress in which the echo ars and all others present reoeived soma substantial food for thought. Both of the speakers were listened to with attention as were the whole proccediogs of the day. The superintendent andounoed that the hour for diuner had arrived, and that the visitors inviied be taken care of by the Saleui school, also that the afternoon would be spent in the most pleasant way possible by each oue present. He then thanked tho congregation fur their kiad attention during tho exorcises. The congregation arose and sung, "Meet me there, meet me there," fol lowed by the band with "God be with us till we meet again." And thus closed one of the most delightful occasions ever witnessed at Salem during its long and successful history. No one felt happier than the superintendent did when the oldest and best citizens of the county?both male and female?grasped his baud and congratulated him upou the success of the occasion, while he could read in their eyes a burning zeal for a just and holy cause. The ouly decorations of the church was a rainbow 18 feet long spanning the speakers stand. On the upper edge on the violet color stood in largo white lot'ers: "1 Will itemcmber My Covenant widi Thee." Above the raiubow was ?*Welcome, ' and under it hung the banner of the Salem Sunday Soheel,~ which was made and presented to Uie sohool by Mr. F. C. Willard, an employee in the Timk.i office. The rainbow was the handiwork of Mrs. May Kstes, Mrs. Mildred MoDaniel and Miss Linwood Miller. It was made up of the seven different oolors. Ksch child woie a badge exquisitely executed in the Tiuas job printing office. Dinner, watermelons and a pleasant time generally, were enjoyed after the congregation was dismissed. *./ In the a rove, in the afternoon. Miss Rllu I? A. Garner read an adlress to the ladle*, after which the band played several pieces and then bid adieu to the people of Helen and North Paoolet. The members of the Blairsville Corbet Band are among the best families of Yqrk county. They are the wqrthy depcendaqtq of noble parentage ar>d we bespeak for theq) the patronage of our people when their *err vices are required. A prominent citizen said he thought the superintendent ought to call for a vote of thanks to the choir who had been so hard worked all day and had done eo much for the saojess of the occasion, llo was prompt* ly informed by the superintendent that tke ohoir belonged to the Sunday School and * they were home folks aod had only done their duty as (hoy understood it. Vox. Tub Bahhktt Swindlk.? Spartanburg, Aug. 7. ? The preliminary examination against C: P. Barrett aod J. W. Owens, he* gan Saturday. One witness, J. II. K. Jennings, was sworn. Today five others test Ifled. Two of these said that Barrett tried to get them to open poBtoffioes in the ooun* try, stating that they could make money by i\ They refused when they understood that the methods were doubt fill if not fraudulent. They were 0. P. Lowe and W, G. High. A. 8. Jaokson and William Hatcher, neighbors of Owens, gave damaging testimony against Owens and Barrett. H. J. MoEiratb, en ex-posimM>er, also showed that both these defendan s were very crooxea. oevern omer witnesses are to be examine i tomorrow. Barrett if fill in jail unable to procure bond. Judge Hudson has filed a supplementary opinion in regard to his last decision In the Darlington dispensary case. He says, among other things, that Justioe Pope's order was not intended to dissolve his (Hudson's) previous order of iq}unoiion, but was intended to stay proceedings; also, that J. B. Floyd, the dispenser, was guilty of eon* tempt in violating Ids order of InJonetiOQ and violatiog Justico Pope's %rit of superset dens. The decision (too* n t alter the amtui of the owe ( 0 f ^